Jorrin lay on a convenient grass bank he had found near the campsite. In the distance he could hear the drunken singing of his team mates. They had been told that it was about a three hour drive but of course the road had been closed due to Diglet undermining it so they had been pointed to a rough mountainous path and told that it would be at least two days until the road was repaired and the Diglet driven off. So the sergeant had of course ordered them to drive up the path and now their primary vehicle was stuck. So the sergeant had ordered them to set up camp. Jorrin had stayed around, helped set up camp and make S'mores for a while before he had chosen to slip away and relax under the moon. He relaxed for about half an hour before he heard something in the bushes. Something that apparently thought it was sneaking. He waited for several seconds before springing to his feet pistol drawn and aimed at where he thought it was "Stop moving… Now," A small figure mostly hidden by shadow and leaves froze then burst into tears. Jorrin paused and pulled a flashlight off of his belt 'click' light shown and showed a small blood stained Cubone. "Oh…" It looked very hurt, if he was any judge one of its arms were broken and it had countless smaller wounds over its body "It's ok little one you can come here." He said soothingly. "Cubone!" it snarled shaking its bone club at him. "Sarge let this creature rest." He ordered drawing Sarge's pokeball "Butterfree!" Butterfree swept over the Cubone releasing a delicate powder. The Cubone swayed and then fell forward. Jorrin ran over and picked up the little creature "This Cubone should still be with its mother." He murmured to himself, and then he shrugged "Graveler attack." he glanced around warily, if there were Graveler in the area. "Go Balboa! Go Farsight!" "Graveler!" "Fearow!" Both of the pokemon stared at him. "Both of you establish a parameter and don't let anything into it. Balboa take anything that comes over ground!" "Graveler!" Balboa lumbered off among the rocky landscape "Farsight don't let a single Pidgey threw!" "Fearow!" Farsight shot straight up and started circling. "Sarge I don't want him to wake up while I'm working this gash" Jorrin traced a gash on the Cubone's side. "So stay close." He drew yet another pokeball "Vulcan!" "Growlithe!" Vulcan sniffed the Cubone resting in Jorrin's arms. "Guard this creature until I return." "Growlithe." Jorrin began to search around and within ten minutes he had a small pile of wood. "Light it Vulcan." "Growl." Vulcan breathed fire onto the small wood pile catching the dry wood almost at once. "Well done. He pulled out another pokeball "Valantime." "Wartortle." Valantime appeared. "Fill this pot full of water." He ordered pulling out a collapsible pot and assembling it. A burst of water filled the small pot. "Vulcan boil it." Several minutes later he pulled out a sponge "Sarge apply another dose." "Butterfree!" Butterfree flew over and the gentle powder fell sending the Cubone into a deeper sleep.
"Ok then." He carefully cleaned all the dirt off of the small creature as he was doing so he noticed a brand a capital R branded into its skull mask. "What." Rage began to build but then he calmed himself he could murder the code breaking son of a bitch who did this later. He pulled out a needle and thread sterilized it in the water and began work sowing up the gash. If he judged correctly the gash was none to deep and should heal up pretty well so after he was done (and the Cubone had gotten two more doses of sleep powder) he began to apply potion to the smaller wounds noticing multiple tooth marks some of the wounds looked like Ekans bites so after he was done applying liberal amounts of potion he applied an antidote syringe. "Can't hurt." The work went uninterrupted for another two hours before he heard both Farsight and Balboa sound the alarm. He pulled all the pokeballs he could off of his belt "Go!" Hermes, Trac, Mickey (Raticate) and Sting (Beedrilll) appeared. "Follow me Vulcan defend the creature." He could hear the sound of Balboa's battle cry and he ran towards it. A number of men in team rocket uniforms surrounded the Graveler "Wait!" One of them shouted pointing "He's one of ours." The men relaxed "Balboa calm down." He ordered, the Graveler looked wary but relaxed. One of the rockets approached him a young woman with blonde hair and dark brown eyes. He recognized her from mount moon "State your name, rank and purpose." She said coolly. "Only if you do." "I am lieutenant Indigo and I am hunting a stray Cubone. Now you." "I am Corporal Jorrin Smith and I intend to stop the hunt." Her eyes flashed "What do you mean by that… Corporal?" "I mean that I have found a Cubone that has taken a number of wounds I have repaired the damage and captured the Cubone by team Rocket law it is mine." She glared at him "I order you to return our property!" "No." "Then I'm afraid I'll have to take back what's mine." Jorrin smiled coldly "Go ahead same circumstances only now I'm stronger and am not bound by the laws of the pokemon league." Indigo frowned confused for a second before comprehension dawned "Yes that's me." Said Jorrin "Now I suggest you run. You have broken team Rocket code I am duty bound to take steps… One way or another." Indigo's eyes flashed at the not so implied threat. "It'll be my word versus yours." "True enough… Attack!" All of Jorrin's pokemon attacked. Hermes began to beat its wings hard and a blast of wind sent Indigo flying backwards. Indigo rose to her feet cursing and threw a pokeball "Pinsir show them what it's all about!" The rest of her team began throwing pokeballs as well. Jorrin slipped backwards and pulled out his radio "Sergeant! S.O.S!" "We're on our way." Came from the radio. Jorrin drew his pistol and shot one of the team Rocket grunts in the leg "All team Rocket members except Indigo surrender and you may escape!" He heard a mingled shout of surrender and defiance and was glad to see a large part of Indigo's forces running for the hills. From behind him he heard the drunken battle cries of his team mates as they drove the other Rockets back. Their pokemon proved to be no match for Jorrin's own and were quickly defeated leaving Indigo with her back against a rock. "You are under arrest for violation of the team Rocket code." The Sergeant was drunkenly slurring. "That's a lie I was attacked without provocation!" "I disagree." Said Captain Hornet's voice from Jorrin's radio. "I heard the entire thing." Jorrin grinned "Now it's your word versus mine and Captain Hornet's." He said smugly "and you've already failed once. Now breaking the team Rocket code by attempting to forcefully take another Rocket's capture then attempting to assault that Rocket… That certainly doesn't look good does it." Then his eyes hardened "Take her sergeant." Ordered Captain Hornet.
Captain Hornet pushed the off button on her radio grinning broadly. "If he manages to also take down the museum I think I'm promoting him." She said. "Such a foolish custom that he has to start out at such a rank." Said a figure from the shadows. Captain Hornet nodded "I know. I assume you saw the whole thing." "Of course he was out away from his camp apparently to escape the drunken sergeant you assigned him to when a stumbled acrossed a wounded Cubone child. He rescued the thing and spent a long time working on its wounds after he sent out a Graveler and a Fearow to guard the area. He assumed it was a Graveler attack but showed many signs of rage when he noticed a Rocket brand on its head but he calmed and began to work on the wounds using his pokemon to boil water and keep it asleep. Lieutenant Indigo was noticed by the Graveler and within several seconds they started fighting Jorrin won." Captain Hornet nodded "Lieutenant Hornet has a lot to answer for then." "Yes." "It's good to see you didn't interfere." "You know I'm duty bound to drive her insane or kill her at this point you know." "Please don't if Giovanni gets his hands on her you won't need to."
Officer Jenny crept threw the underbrush Misty was on one side and their team was behind them. "Why is it that we can never just attack?" Asked Misty quietly "He said to sneak up and catch them by surprise." "Catch them by surprise? After we loudly shout out our presence and order them to surrender?" Jenny paused for a second "Good point." In a matter of minutes they reached the team rocket hide out. Officer Jenny pulled out a microphone "Calling all Rockets this is the Cerulean police force-" "And Pokemon Gym!" Misty interrupted "Yes and Pokemon Gym we have you surrounded! Surrender or we are required by law to use lethal force!" "Voltorb!" A Voltorb shot over the makeshift fence that surrounded the base and landed in front of Officer Jenny. "Son of a bitch!" She shouted and jumped backwards. Bang! A crater and a number of mechanical pieces were all that remained of the Voltorb. "So I think that's a no on the whole surrender thing." Remarked Misty calmly.
Captain Hornet Smiled "Dumb asses." She said "I wouldn't be so sure." "What do you mean?" "There is darkness among them a darkness I dare not face." "You mean they have a dark type?" "Yes and I cannot risk my existence to that extent even for you." "I know I'll radio into command." "They have several psi wielding pokemon you will not be able to escape via teleport I think this will lead to battle." Captain Hornet scowled "Very well then." "Electrode!" "Son of a-" Her voice was drowned out as an explosion blew the team rocket gates off of their hinges and a blast of water slammed into the gate guard shooting him backwards. "Report to Giovanni!" She ordered the figure "Of course." With a blast of power the figure vanished. "Go Scythe, Go Violet, and Go Prize fighter!" "Scyther!" "Vileplume!" "Machamp!" "Kill." She ordered gesturing towards the enemy. Scyther moved with blinding speed and slit the throat of a Jynx. Machamp picked up a Golem and hurled it into the face of an Alakazam. Vileplume wafted poisonous vapors causing their enemies to keel over choking. "Psibeam!" Cried a voice Hornet knew all two well. A blast of psychic energy hit Scythe bringing him out of the sky. "Misty! Violet disable the Starmee!" "Vile!" Leaves shot from the Vileplume and blasted an out of sight pokemon. "Take it down Staryu!" Another beam of psychic energy brought down Vileplume. "Prize fighter!" "Machamp!" Prize Fighter threw a Geodude and took down another out of sight pokemon. Hornet pulled a pistol and shot a man in a police uniform taking him down. Around them the battle raged. "Alakazam!" Physic energy lifted up a Rocket's Arbok and brought it slamming back to the ground hard before it was hit in the face by a Koffing's sludge. Prize Fighter at this point was running towards Hornet who was dodging fire blasts from an Arcanine. "Machamp!" It roared grabbing her and swinging her over its shoulder with one arm. She pulled out two Pokeballs "Return!" Energy formed and Scythe and Violet disappeared. Holding her with one arm Prize fighter ignoring repeated fire blasts and other forms of ranged assault jumped up grabbed the top of the fence and leapt onto the head of an unfortunate police officer. It swatted the other police officers aside without pausing and ran off into the forest. Captain Hornet could see other Rockets doing the same. Several minutes later they reached the regroup point and ran down into a well hidden cavern.
Pointless interjection: The insanity of Jake Barnubus
Recruiter Sergeant Barnubus was backed up against a wall by several armed men. "Ma'am we have a sergeant over here!" Called one of them excitedly. Some quick thinking team Rocket member had set the command tent ablaze so around them bits of burnt paper fell. Misty's water pokemon were struggling to contain the blaze but it looked like at least most of the documents had already been destroyed. "Well then 'sergeant' you are under arrest for attempted murder, assault on an officer of the law, conspiracy to steal, conspiracy to murder and whatever else I can think of." Said Officer Jenny several seconds later. "Or you could try for immunity…" Barnubus grinned and looked up into his captor's eyes "Actually I have a get out of jail free card; I sunk your battle ship, Checkmate!" Officer Jenny paused "What?" "Your Mama so stupid she tried to plant a Bulbasaur!" Officer Jenny blinked "What?" "Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elder berries!" The rest of the police force were staring at him in shock. "Old MacDonald had a farm and you're the Miltank!" Officer Jenny turned to Misty who shrugged "My bet is he's faking it." "There are voices inside my head!" Said Barnubus enthusiastically. "Definitely faking it." "I like cereal!" "I mean there is no way in hell-" "I see dead people" "They would have had a sergeant with-" "IMA FIRIN MAH LAZAH!" "such a lack of mental-" "I stole a Bicycle!" "Security." Misty concluded "Shhh…" Barnubus said putting a finger to his lips "The Tornados are watching and they wear moustaches!" Misty turned to him and stared at the blank expression and stupid grin "My Mother live in Kansas." Barnubus said seriously. "Or it's possible-" "I was abducted by aliens when I was five!" "-that he was driven" "I've been working on the railroad!" "Completely insane" "God's a Mankee in the Celadon city zoo!" "By an" "My feet hurt because I stepped on Groudon!" "Outside force." Misty finished. Officer Jenny nodded "I like to think that Rhyhorn is the answer to world peace!" "I suppose your right Hornet does have quite a reputation" "I challenge you to a sword fight with bananas on the moon!" "for insanity around" "I am your father!" "Her." Jenny said trying to get a word in over the insane ranting Misty nodded "Looks like this poor bastard was-" "Do these pants make my butt look big?" "hit by a powerful ghost or physic creature." "Boldly going where no man has gone before!" "You do something with him he's useless to me!" Officer Jenny stormed away Misty turned and looked at her charge "Rubber penguins." He said seriously. "You're telling me." She said gravely.
