Yay It's chapter 7!!
I have to tell you though, this chapter ain't that big XD
Chapter 7 – Calling Claire
Nahïm sighs: "I'm bored… When do we arrive at the Devon Corp.?" Joyce looks up at the sun. Lucky for her she's wearing sunglasses. "Mm… Any minute now, I hope!" She sighs and looks at the water flowing by. Nahïm kicks a bench on the boat. "I'm BORED and THIRSTY and… Hey… What's that over there? Looks like a battle!" Joyce looks in the direction where Nahïm points. "Where?" Nahïm points at the shore: "Lets go check it out!" Joyce totally agrees: "Okay, but first… Lets get off of this stinking boat!" Mudkip is dizzy and Belossom pukes. She's seasick… Nahïm: "Okay… That's just gross…" Finally, the boat gets to the dock. Joyce puts Belossom back into her pokéball and stretches her arms. She picks up Mudkip and straightens her ribbon.
When they get off of the boat Nahïm says: "We need a new transport over the seas…" Joyce interrupts: "Yeah, I sure DO agree… Boats stink… And my poor Belossom can't handle the waves…" Nahïm goes on: "…But first… Lets check out that battle!" He runs off of the plank, attached to the boat. Joyce runs after him and winks: "I totally agree!" Mudkip: "Mud, mud!"
"Okay Grovyle, use Leaf Blade!!" Nahïm and Joyce look from a distance. Joyce takes off her sunglasses and shouts: "LOOK!! It's a Grovyle… WOW!! And his trainer aint to bad either!" Nahïm folds his arms together: "Not better than me!" Mudkip gets a sweat drop. Nahïm clearly doesn't understand what she's talking about. Joyce walks to the handsome trainer, still holding Mudkip. When she gets near, she hands him over a card. "Hello handsome…" she says, Mudkip nods. The trainer is in shock, clearly. Someone of Team Rocket would actually approach him like that? He grabs the card, puts Grovyle back in its pokéball and runs off. The other trainer is long gone. "Aaaaack Team Rocket!! RUN AWAY!!" Joyce waves them off and shouts: "Call me!"
Nahïm starts laughing: "Now THAT's gonna make my day!" He rolls over the floor, laughing. Joyce's face is covered with anger markings, as is Mudkip's. Joyce turns to Nahïm and shouts: "Ugh! You irritating… !!" She drops Mudkip and goes to sit on a bench nearby. Mudkip looks sad: "Mud…?" She kicks Nahïm and quickly walks to Joyce. She jumps on her lap. Joyce hugs her Mudkip: "Hey sweetie!" Nahïm gets up from the floor and walks to them. "Hey… Don't blame me for the laughter! I've seen how stupid you've done. You would even laugh at yourself!!" Joyce secretly wipes away a tear. She looks at Nahïm and says: "Why… Why doesn't anyone stay put for us… Instead of running away… Are we THAT terrifying?" Nahïm nods and says: "Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner!!"
Joyce stands up, still holding Mudkip. She tries to ignore Nahïm and says to herself: "Well, I want to find a pokécentre." She walks off. Nahïm walks after her and stops her. He apologizes: "Okay, enough is enough. And… Before we go into a pokécentre, we need to change clothes. We can't walk in looking like this! We'll be noticed and in no time they'll warn the police…" Joyce nods, she says to Mudkip: "Can I borrow your ribbon please?" Mudkip nods. Joyce pulls it off of Mudkips neck. She ties her hair into a ponytail and attaches the ribbon. She pulls a dress out of her bag. "What do we have here… A dress! Now… Where can I change clothes?" Joyce sees a bush nearby and changes herself behind it. Actually, she just pulls the dress over her clothes…
Nahïm: "Ugh… But hey, I'll use Torchic to hide the R on my shirt… How d'you like my jacket, by the way? And the bag? Bought them both on the ship!" Torchic comes out of his pokéball and Nahïm picks him up. Joyce jumps out of the bushes: "Ta daaaaah!! How do I look?" Mudkip claps his paws, while nodding: "Mud, mud!" Nahïm starts laughing: "You look like the ghost from Christmas past…" He bursts out of laughing. Joyce ignores it and says: "Why thank you! Let's go now!" She picks up Mudkip and walks towards the pokécentre. Nahïm mumbles to himself: "That's supposed to be an insult…" He shakes his head, as does Torchic. He starts walking.
Joyce stops right in front of the pokécentre and says to Nahïm: "I know!" She winks at him and walks into the pokécentre. Nurse Joy asks: 'Well, hello! How can I help you?" Outside, Nahïm stops right about 2 metres in front of the pokécentre. "How convenient! The pokémart is right next door! He goes in. Inside the pokécentre, Joyce hands over her pokéballs and Mudkip. "Heal my pokémon please…" The machine behind nurse Joy starts beeping and light comes from it. Nahïm enters the pokécentre. There was no interesting stuff inside the pokémart for him. Joy: "Here you go" Joyce grabs the pokéballs and puts them in her bag. Then she picks up Mudkip and turns around.
"Hey, where were you? Let me guess… In the pokémart" Joyce asks Nahïm. Nahïm nods: "So… How do I look?" Apparently there was something he changed… He covered his Team Rocket shirt with a different one. Joyce looks at him and says: "Mm… Nice! Like… NOT!!" She angrily turns around. Nahïm shakes his head and walks past Joyce. "Okay, I deserved that… I'm going to heal my pokémon now, though…" Joyce walks to the monitors on the right. "Sure, go ahead! I'll go call Claire." Nahïm lifts his shoulders and says: "Whatever!" Then he turns to nurse Joy: "How can I help you?" Nahïm puts his pokéballs on the counter, along with Torchic and says: "Can you heal my pokémon?" Joyce picks up the phone and dials Claire's number. Then the monitor lights up and Claire's face appears. Through the phone Joyce hears: "Oh Joyce! Is that you?" A smile appears on Joyce's face.
"Yeah it's me!" she says. Both of them start screaming in a joyful, though panicking voice. Nahïm turns around and gets a sweat drop. Nurse Joy finished healing his pokémon, so he takes back the pokéballs. He walks towards Joyce. Joyce: "Oh Claire, how've you been? Everything all right at the gym?" Claire nods on the monitor: "Yes, yes… We've had some challengers here while you've been away, though nothing we couldn't handle! Joined Team Rocket I heard?" Claire winks. Joyce responds: "Yeah… Actually I did… You didn't tell Lance, did you?" She looks kinda desperate. Claire smiles: "God no! Actually, it's just me and mom who know about it!" Nahïm interferes: "Make sure your grandfather doesn't hear it… I know a lot about the Blackthorn Dragon Clan!"
"Who's he?" Claire asks. Joyce whispers: "Oh, that's my fellow partner from Team Rocket" Claire looks confused: "Why you whispering?" Nahïm interferes again: "… If your grandfather gets air of the fact you've become a thief, he'll disinherit you…" He says the last with an annoying tone in his voice. Joyce responds to Claire: "If anyone knows, we're in deep shit!" Then she turns to Nahïm: "Like I'd care about that… I'll make my own living thank you! Besides, stealing is our JOB!! And Claire would share her part with me anyway… And vice versa of course!" Claire nods. Nahïm: "Don't worry, I wont tell you're from Team Rocket… For a large amount of money…" Both Claire and Joyce get a sweat drop on their face. He laughs: "Just kidding! I won't tell!"
"Is he always that weird?" Claire asks. Joyce gets another sweat drop: "I'm afraid he is… Though sometimes he's a hothead…" She shakes her head. So does Claire: "Like that'd be any different huhn?" They both laugh. Nahïm gets annoyed: "Like the two of you are perfect…" Claire and Joyce start laughing and say at right the same time: "Umm… YEAH!!" Claire winks to Joyce. Nahïm looks the other way: "Keep dreaming! I'm outta here!" Joyce shouts after him: "Sure, bye!" Then, Claire and Joyce go on with their conversation: "Aww, cute Mudkip you have!" Joyce nods. Mudkip blushes. Joyce has doubts about the situation at home. "Claire… How is our little Dratini doing?" Claire sees her earnest and happily answers: "Just fine, really… She's growing up!" She winks at Joyce. Joyce laughs, though stops immediately. She wipes away a tear. "I miss her!"
"Phew! Glad I'm out of there… Let's make way to Devon Corp." Nahïm says outside the pokécentre.
"You want me to send her to you? She's just a baby, though… If you want… I could! Just make sure you take good care of her!" Joyce looks really, really happy: "Of course I'll take care of her! Would you really send her to me?" Claire winks at her: "Sure, just say the word!" Joyce jumps into the air and says: "Aww, thanks! You're the BEST!! Please DO send her over!!" Claire goes to the back, and comes back with Dratini. "Hey, Dratini… Guess what… You can go with Joyce now… You want to?" Dratini starts purring loudly. "I thought so!!" Joyce starts hopping around, happy as if she's a 6 year old who gets a really big pony. Claire nods to Joyce: "She's coming right now!" She puts the pokéball in the sending machine and at both sides there's a buzz.
Outside, Nahïm finally has arrived. "Ninjask, you go and scan the area for me, okay?" He throws a pokéball and a flash appears. Ninjask comes buzzing out: "Ninnn!!" Then he throws another one. Another flash appears and now a Taillow comes out. "Taiillllow!!" Both the flying pokémon start flying around the Devon Corp. building. Nahïm smiles.
In the pokécentre…
"Yes, I see her pokéball! Thank you so much Claire!! I gotta go now though… Got some evil busyness to attend to" She sends her a wink and waves. Claire hangs up, and then Joyce hangs up the phone as well. The monitor now is pitch black. Joyce runs out of the pokécentre, holding Mudkip. She runs through the streets, straight to the Devon Corp. building. There, she stops to late and bumps into Nahïm. She apologizes: "Ow, sorry!!" Then she trips over her own dress and falls on the ground. Mudkip flies out of her arms and lands a bit further. Joyce crawls to her and picks her up. "Ow, I'm sorry Mudkip!" Mudkip forgives her and hugs her. Nahïm looks at Joyce sitting on the ground: "I'm scanning the area now. So take a seat!" He hides a giggle and looks up again.
"You don't need to! I'm sure we can get in safely!" Joyce shouts. She stands up and walks to Nahïm. "I don't think so… Devon Corp. was also targeted by Team Aqua and Magma…" Joyce is ready to change her clothes again and jumps into a nearby bush. Nahïm: "Hey! Not yet!! Wait until closing time! Mm.. Maybe it's smart to eat something first!" Joyce gets out of the bush again. She pulls a twig out of her hair. "I totally agree!" Mudkip nods: "Mud, mud!" Nahïm calls back Ninjask and Taillow. "So! Let's eat!!" He starts running. Joyce: "Hey, wait for me!" She runs after him, tripping over her dress every now and then…
Well, that's it for chapter 7!!
There will be more!!
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