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Chapter 5 – Is it a test… Or a pest…?

Joyce and Nahïm are walking down the road, well on their way to the Team Rocket Base. Nahïm: "Boy, oh boy… Robbing Birch was quite fun! All thanks to my genius plan…!" He smiles greatly. Joyce gets irritated: "YOUR genius plan? Sure, though I'm the one who actually DID it!!" Nahïm couldn't care less: "Yeah sure… Whatever…" They walk in silence for a while, enjoying nature's woods. Nahïm: "My pokémon need to rest… Actually. They're quite tired from our mission…" Joyce gets a sweat drop on her face: "Mm… So you finally realised…?" She tries to hide a smile. Nahïm gets annoyed: "Look, I CARE! All right! I'm not heartless… For as far as I know it…" Joyce laughes: "No…! You're just a fiery person… That's all!" Joyce walks ahead. She didn't feel like arguing now. In the distance she spots something: "Look! Over there! It's the Team Rocket base!!" She is pointing towards it. Nahïm comes rushing to her.

"Finally, I can get some rest!" he says. Joyce smirks, and says: "First to get there, gets the bed!" She starts running. Nahïm sighs, he's way to tired to run now! Suddenly another member of Team Rocket jumps out of the bushes. Joyce stops running, just in time! She almost bumped into him! She backs off. "Not so fast!" the guy yells, "You rookies can't get past ME! I'm known as the Sentinel. And.. If you wish to enter the base… You MUST defeat me in battle!" He laughs devilish. Joyce is angered: "Sentinel? My ass! You blocked my way!! Belossom, now! Use Sleep Powder!" She lets out Belossom, who starts spreading a Sleep Powder. "Xatu, go!" the Sentinel shouted, "Take that Sleep Powder!" Xatu appears and falls asleep. He immediately wakes up again. Joyce is confused: "Huhn??" She looks at Nahïm with a questioning face.

"Hmm, strange…" Joyce shouts to him: "How the hell did THAT happen!?" Nahïm shakes his head and says: "Check your pokédex then!" Joyce turns back to the battle and lets out Mudkip. "You do it! I'm busy fighting!! Mudkip, use your Tackle!! Belossom, charge your Solarbeam!" Nahïm catches it and opens the thing. An electronic voice comes out of it. It displays a picture of Xatu. "Xatu. The mystic Pokémon. It has the enigmatic power of foreseeing the future. Some people in different lands have long believed that Xatu are emissaries from another world." Joyce waves him off: "WHATEVER!!" In the meanwhile, Mudkip misses his Tackle. Nahïm listens on and then tells Joyce: "Dexter also mentions that Xatu has an ability, called Early Bird. That's why the Sleep Powder failed!"

Joyce gets annoyed because Nahïm keeps disturbing her in her battle: "Ugh! Mudkip, use Water Gun!" The sentinel sees it coming: "Xatu! Use Shadow Ball!" Mudkip rapidly avoids it and makes way for Belossom. She shoots her Solarbeam. It is a direct hit! Nahïm sighs: "Not very effective… Remember? But I have a plan though… Vaporeon, GO!! Use your Ice Beam!" Belossom gets hit by Xatu's Aerial Ace, who avoids Vaporeon's Ice Beam. Joyce shouts: "Mudkip, use Tackle again!" The Sentinel feels desperate: "Xatu, use Teleport!" Joyce is thinking, as Nahïm tries to make Vaporeon hit Xatu. "I got it! Belossom, use Sweet Scent!" Nahïm looks puzzled: "Huh, why?? C'mon, tell me! We don't have much time!" Joyce ignores him and looks closely where Xatu is.

She sees her plan works; Xatu can't resist the smell and gets closer. Joyce orders Mudkip to use Tackle. Her Mudkip scores a critical hit! Nahïm nods, he gets it… The Sweet Scent was just to lure Xatu towards them. He shouts: "Vaporeon, finish it with Iron Tail!!" Vaporeon scores a critical hit as well. Nahïm shouts: "The time has arrived!" He grabs to the back of his belt and takes one Snag Ball. "I'm stealing that Xatu in the name and glory of Team Rocket!!" He throws it and the ball starts beeping when Xatu is inside. Joyce is shocked: "Noooo!! I want it!!" Just when the pokéball says ping, Joyce grabs it from the floor and runs off. She makes a dance of joy: "Yay, I GOT IT!!" Nahïm gets angry, and not JUST angry. His head turns red.

"Hey! Give it back!! I'm delivering that Xatu ASAP to Giovanni! Got that!! GIVE IT BACK!!" Joyce turns her back on him: "No! I want to give it to him!!" The Sentinel shakes his head: "Why don't you just give it to him together?" Joyce doesn't want to hear it: "Mudkip, come back! O shut up you! Belossom, now! Use your Sleep Powder!!" Mudkip returns to her pokéball, Belossom comes out. She uses Sleep Powder. Joyce picks up Belossom and makes a run for it. After a little while Nahïm and the Sentinel both wake up. Joyce had picked up Belossom to soon… Nahïm scratches his head, while the Sentinel says: "You have past the test! You're now able to get to the base!" Joyce walks back, though in a little less hurry. "Hmm? A TEST??" She is still holding Belossom, who gets a sweat drop. The Sentinel goes on: "Giovanni asked me personally to test your teamwork! And you two cooperate nicely!"

Joyce drops Belossom and folds her arms. She stares at the Sentinel and says: "I don't think so! It's ME who does the hard work here! Humph!" The Sentinel looks confused, Nahïm explains: "Oh, don't mind her… She's only jealous of me, that's all!" Joyce turns her attention to Nahïm now. He quickly says something to avoid conflict: "Well, let's deliver that Xatu to Giovanni and heal our pokémon!"

Joyce interrupts: "No, I got a better plan! You bring back your lending pokémon Vaporeon to Giovanni, and I'll go give him the Xatu!!" Nahïm gets angry, and so does Vaporeon: "Hey, no fair!" Joyce turns her back on him and explains: "After all, you HAVE your partner pokémon now… Torchic…!" Nahïm rubs his head: "Oh, I haven't thought about that… I should bring Vaporeon back…"

Joyce puts her thumb up: "Yes, that's the right thing to do…" Nahïm laughs: "Like NOT!!" Joyce is amazed by his behaviour today: "WHAT?! You can't just steal a pokémon from OUR BOSS!!" Nahïm turns his back on her and goes on: "I'm feeling like a rebel today so… I'm not giving Vaporeon back!! Besides… We have bonded together… Don't you see?" Joyce turns her back on Nahïm too: "Okay, well fine! If that's what it is with you, then I won't give back Belossom either!!"

Nahïm goes on: "Even though I'm a HOTHEAD, my flame for my pokémon will keep burning… And never go out… So… I can't part with Vaporeon!" Joyce turns around, Nahïm does the same thing. Joyce got a sweat drop on her face, said: "Right…" and turned away again. Nahïm: "And I'm sure Belossom feels the same way about you!"

"Well, since I'm the Ice QUEEN… What? Really? … I never really gave a thought about that…" She looks at Belossom, and Belossom looks back. They both look confused. They give it a thought and shake their heads… They don't really have a bond… Then all of a sudden, the Team Rocket Delibird comes flying by. "Deli, deli!" he shouts. He lands on a rock nearby. Joyce walks towards him: "Hmm, what are you holding sweetie?" The Delibird gives his note to her. Joyce pets it: "Thank youuu!" She rolls it open and shows it to Nahïm. "Take a look at that!" she says. Inside, there's a message from their boss… Giovanni. Nahïm reads it out loud.

Nahïm and Joyce,

I'll give you Vaporeon and Belossom as a gift.

Though, since you have been violent to our rules…

You MUST do something in return!

Do NOT disappoint me!

Giovanni.

Joyce pulls a painful face: "Ouch, that sounds harsh… Tough at least we can keep them now!" Nahïm nods: "Yeah, but with a string attached…" Joyce thinks out loud: "What is it that he wants us to do?" She taps her head. Nahïm: "Stealing pokémon, I suppose…" Joyce hates it when he does that: "Doh, obvious!" Nahïm ignores that last sentence and says: "I have a new pokémon in mind for you, by the way… How about an Absol!?" Joyce is thinking: "Absol huhn… Sounds… off… I'm an ICE QUEEN remember… I want ICY pokémon!" Nahïm nods: "Wich you're really good at… IT CAN LEARN ICE BEAM YOU FOOL!" Joyce nods: "Thank you!" Nahïm shakes his head and goes on: "It can even learn Blizzard if you'd want to!"

"Cool!!" she shouts. Nahïm nods: "I know! But first… I need to give Delibird the Snag Ball. So give it to me!" Joyce grabs the Snag Ball out of her pocket and gives it to Nahïm. "Here you go, Delibird!" he says. Joyce bows her head and waves: "Bye Xatu… I'll miss you!" Then, after wiping away a tear, Delibird takes off with the Snag Ball. Joyce gets her sense back and says: "Well, c'mon!! What are we waiting for?! Lets go heal our pokémon, fast! And then go get me an Absol!" Nahïm nods, he has to agree: "Yeah!" he shouts. They both run off in the direction of the Team Rocket Base.

The Sentinel sees them running off together. He nods and says: "Oh, they'll make a good team together. I'm sure of it!" Then he starts walking towards the Team Rocket Base as well.

Well, this is the end of Chapter 5!

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