Disclaimer: My bid for the ownership of Pokémon lost, therefore I do not own it.
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
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[Sign Language]
Chapter 2: Confrontation! Pokémon Center!
362:04:01:18:34
Viridian City Outskirts, Kanto Region, Kaiyou League Federation
Glancing worriedly at the small pokémon in her arms, Ash was able to feel that his condition was stable and he wasn't getting any worse, but still, she wanted to get him as fast as possible to the Pokémon Center. She could not help but blame herself for his condition, she was the one who threw the pebble at the Spearow that started the whole mess. She would have to make it up to him, once he was better.
Looking up she saw that she was nearing the town, thought she did not recognize this part of Viridian City, having never entered the city from this direction. A few minutes after entering the town, she heard a message being broadcasted throughout the city. "Citizens of Viridian City, we appreciate the work you do." Spoke a female voice that Ash thought she recognized as coming from an Officer Jenny. "It's about time for dinner." Ash could not help but wonder what the point of announcing that was. "Moving on, there have been pokémon abductions..." 'Could Team Rocket be behind those' Wondered the young girl. "within the surrounding area. Please use caution!"
Outside of Ash's sight and inside a police booth, the Officer Jenny who was making the announcement saw what she felt to be a suspicious person, lightly limping closer holding an injured pokémon in their hands. "Huh...Speak of the Devil..." She murmured to herself. Watching the figure move closer she was able to notice that they weren't paying any attention to their surroundings, so had probably not noticed the police booth right in front of them. She decided to confront the figure once they were closer.
Once the small figure of the child passed by, she extended her arm forward and grabbed them by their jacket collar. "Please wait!" She said with a pleasant smile, there was no need to be impolite, she thought.
362:04:01:18:39
Viridian City, Kanto Region, Kaiyou League Federation
Ash was brought out of her thoughts when she felt her collar get grabbed and pulled back while hearing an older female voice speaking to her. "Please wait!" Said the voice she recognized as coming from an Officer Jenny. The older woman had a standard police uniform, with a cap on that partially covered her teal-colored hair. Her eyes were an warm amber color.
"Suspicious people will not pass." The officer continued pleasantly. 'I'm not suspicious or anything.' Ash thought, but as much as Ash would have liked to disagree with being called suspicious, she knew that she likely looked it. She did wonder how to get across that she needed to get Raijin to the hospital, and fast.
Before she could think of any way to get her message across Officer Jenny took note of the condition of the Pikachu in her arms. "What horrible injuries." She said, "I feel sorry for it." Which made Ash feel worse than she already did, knowing they were her fault.
"Hurry, show me your identification." The older woman ordered with some urgency. 'Identification?' Wondered Ash, as she tried to remember if she carried any. Before she could take any action Officer Jenny continued, "You are holding a pokémon, which usually goes in a Monster Ball, in your arms. If you don't have any proof of identity, I'd have no choice but to mistake you for a pokémon thief." She finished by pointing at a sign that held the badly taken pictures of a man with lavender colored hair and a woman with long magenta colored hair, both wearing white outfits with a big red letter 'R' over their chests.
Looking at the pictures Ash could not help but wonder if they were rather flashy members of Team Rocket. And after a few moments of thought she did remember one identification she carried with her, and using her right hand grabbed the Pokédex that emerged from her bracer and handed it over.
With an air of excitement, the older woman quickly grabbed the Pokédex and said, "This is..." Then for reasons unknown to Ash she held it up and posed with it while exclaiming, "A Pokédex. This will be the proof." Then bringing the Pokédex closer to herself once more, she started pressing buttons. "Let's see, like this...look."
"This Pokédex was received by Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town.," Enunciated Dexter, "who is striving to be a Pokémon Trainer. Also this Pokédex can't be reissued if lost or stolen, so use caution. Issued by Professor Oak of Pallet Town."
"Huh, you're the fourth person to come from Pallet Town today." Hearing her words, Ash could not help but reflect, "'So Gary and the others already came through.' Before she could give it any more thought though, Officer Jenny once more spoke up, "Now's the time to hurry, right?" All Ash could do was nod in agreement.
Officer Jenny then proceeded to grab Ash by her hand and pull her into the police booth and towards the garage on the side. She sat her down in the side carriage of her motorcycle before opening the garage door. "Going full speed with turbo." The older woman said before taking off at full speed.
362:04:01:18:43
Viridian City Airspace, Kanto Region, Kaiyou League Federation
Soon after the motorcycle disappeared in a cloud of smoke, a fishing hook lowered from the sky and lifted up the wanted poster towards two people flying over head in a Meowth-shaped Balloon. The female of the two grabbed the poster and looked at it. "These are our wanted pictures." She was dressed in a white shirt that left her stomach exposed, the shirt had a large red letter 'R' that covered most of its front, she also had a white miniskirt on. Most of her arms and legs were cover by a pair of black boots and gloves. Her magenta hair was very long and seemed to curl up at the end. Her eyes were blue.
Looking at the pictures, the other responded, "Such a crude photo, you can't tell enough of my face." The man had lavender colored hair and green eyes, he was dressed in a man's version of the same outfit the woman wore.
"I guess the police from the countryside really don't understand beauty." The girl responded.
"It cannot be forgiven." Announced the male.
"It shall not be forgiven." She answered.
Holding up a red rose the man spoke up, "We'll show our power to these heathens of Viridian City."
Before the girl could reply, a third voice spoke up, "Showing our power would be nice, but our target is rare pokémon. Don't forget that." The one who spoke was a small upright cat-like being with a golden coin on it's forehead, otherwise known as the pokémon Meowth.
"There's no way," Began the woman, only for the man to finish, "We'd forget."
Turning around the Meowth spoke once more, "Coins before cats, pokémon are coins too."
He was answered by both of the humans at the same time, "Let's do this."
362:04:01:19:49
Viridian City Pokémon Center, Viridian City, Kanto Region, Kaiyou League Federation
After over an hour of ridding they were finally approaching the Pokémon Center, by this time the sun had already fallen. "There it is." Spoke the teal-haired woman. As they got closer to the front stairs of the Pokémon Center. Ash wondered when she would stop as she saw no attempt to slow down despite the nearness of the building, she soon received her answer.
"This is an emergency, no need for authority." The officer exclaimed, "Let's go!" And with those words she proceeded to jump over the stairs with her bike and turning sideways skidded all the way to the front desk, barely missing the front doors as they opened automatically.
"Brief the situation." Ordered a pink haired nurse from behind the front desk. Officer Jenny immediately responded, "Delivering a severely injured pokémon."
During their talk, Ash had gotten off the motorcycle and moved to the front desk so as to allow the nurse to see Raijin. "The pokémon is of the Pikachu type, eh?" The young nurse asked upon seeing it.
Taking out the egg from her backpack, Ash pointed to it too. "The egg is an emergency too?" Asked the pink-haired woman. Ash nodded at her. Turning to the side the nurse began to tap at the keyboard while speaking out loud, "Stretcher! For an electric pokémon with minor injuries! Another for a unknown egg!"
Before anything more could be said 3 Chansey came out from the Emergency Room door, 2 of them pushing a stretcher, the third went over to the egg. Once they arrived the nurse took Raijin from Ash's arms and placed the Pikachu on the stretcher while allowing one of the Chancy to take the egg from the young girl.
"It'll be alright." The nurse told the worried looking trainer, then addressing the Chansey, "Hurry to the Emergency Room." All 3 immediately headed in that direction, one carrying the egg, and the other 2 pushing the stretcher. "I will now begin the treatment." Then looking at the child she asked, "And you are?"
Officer Jenny answered for her, "The pokémon's owner. An ambitious Pokémon Trainer by the name of Ash."
Looking at the quiet, but miserable looking trainer, Nurse Joy spoke up, "You should reflect on your actions. First of all, if you want to become a Pokémon Trainer, you must not let it fight to the point where it has so many injuries." Her words made Ash flinch and feel even worse about herself, 'It's not like I had a choice.' She thought. "What you can do right now is pray for the pokémon's safety. Leave the treatment to me."
"I'll leave the rest to you," Spoke up the officer while saluting the nurse. "I will return to guarding the city."
"I always appreciate your efforts." Smiled Nurse Joy.
"It's just my duty." Replied the slightly embarrassed officer, but then became even more mortified, "Oh no..." The she continued mareepishly, "I left my post empty."
Amused the nurse said, "You should lock up when you leave." Causing the officer to laugh in awkwardness before leaving. Then the nurse once more addressed the younger girl, "Well, I'll be closing the door to the treatment room." Saying thus, the nurse walked through and the doors closed behind her.
'Raijin...' Thought the young girl. Then not knowing what to do she sat down near the Emergency room doors waiting to hear about her partner. It would be some time later when a Pidgey clock announced the time to be 8pm through repeated callings of "Poppo".
Not having anything else to do but worry, she decided to distract herself by verifying just what her Cherish Ball had caught in the river. Taking it out, she saw the katakana spelling Hinbass. This surprised her as she did not know there were any wild Feebas in Kanto.
Deciding to get know the surprising catch she went to a fish tank that was near the side wall of the Pokémon Center and released the fish pokémon within. Placing the device into its active state she threw it at the tank where it opened, and in a red beam of light, released a pokémon into the water. The pokémon was mostly a light brown color with patches that were darker brown. It's fins where blue and rather tattered looking, the fin on its back looked like an arch. It's lips were big, pink, and looked to be set in a permanent frown. It's eyes were very large and looked gloomy. Not even the most charitable person would have many, if any good thing to say about its looks.
"Fee...bas?" (Umm...hi?) Was the shy but happy response from the female water pokémon within.
"Hello! My name is Ash, I'll be your new trainer if you'd like." Ash spoke gently with the rather shy fish.
"Fee fe babas?" (You want to be my trainer?) Responded the pokémon in a surprised tone, that almost covered the shyness of the voice.
"If you would like, I would love to have you come with me." Ash replied.
"Feebas bas." (I would like that.) The Feebas spoke so softly that Ash barely heard the response and could only understand it , due to her Aura, and the surge of happiness the pokémon felt at being wanted. As for the pokémon herself, she felt no surprise at her trainer being able to understand her, as she was rather young, and everyone she had met could understand her, so why would humans be any different?
"Why are you so surprised at me wanting you to come with me?" Ash asked, wondering why the young Feebas had felt so much happiness for just being wanted.
"Fee feebas basfe ee bas." (I'm a Feebas, everyone knows we're ugly, most pokémon consider us, useless. And the only other Feebas I met, said humans felt the same.) Was the hesitant answer from the pokémon .
"That's nonsense! While, in a way, it's true that there are some pokémon that are physically more appealing, true beauty comes from the inside. And with Aura I can tell that you truly are very beautiful. As for being useless, there's no such thing as a useless pokémon, only a worthless trainer." Ash spoke with great conviction and desiring to make the young fish feel better about herself. "In fact, how would you like to help me show the world how useful a Feebas can be, and how they too can be beautiful?"
"Fee?" (How?) Despite herself, the young Feebas was curious at how she could bring about such a thing.
"While most people prefer to be Pokémon Trainers, and I myself want to be one of the best, there are others that seek a different path. The path of a Pokémon Coordinator. Instead of fighting by trying to overpower each other like trainers, a coordinator will instead fight with elegance and beauty, making every move look beautiful while still being effective. If you participate in Pokémon Contests with me, we'll show the whole world your beauty, we'll show them your usefulness. We'll go together all the way to the Grand Festival and win it too. And then no one will be able to say anything bad about Feebas again. After all, one Feebas could accomplish that, go all the way to the top, above many others most would consider more beautiful, so could any other if they were with a good partner." Ash looked at the young pokémon who seemed to be affected by her words, "So what do you say? Want to do this with me?"
"Fee!" (Yes!) Was the surprisingly determined response from the aquatic pokémon. "Then tomorrow we'll begin to train for the contest being held here in Viridian City in three days. And I promise you, together we'll show the whole world to respect Feebas." Thinking for a moment, Ash then continued, "Assuming you don't have a name already, how would you like to be called Shuurei? In my native language it means either beautiful or graceful."
"...Fee..." (...Yes...) Stuttered the exceedingly complimented and happy pokémon. If she had not been a fish, tears would have probably been leaking from her eyes.
The Cherish Ball in Ash's hand took that moment to glow softly before the golden inscription on it turned to dust and fell off, only for it to be replaced with the katakana for Shuurei. Looking at the Monster Ball, Ash could not help but smile. "You know, it was really fortuitous that this Monster Ball fell into the river." She told her new companion. "This specific Monster Ball is called a Cherish Ball, and it's the rarest type of Monster Ball in existence. They are only to be handed out at very special and rare events. They are each individually numbered, and there currently exists less than 20 in the whole world. They are used to commemorate very special occasions and memorable encounters, which describes out meeting. This specific one, is serialized as number two, being the second Cherish Ball to be created by Professor Oak." The fish pokémon was happy at the thought of such a special device being hers, she would have smiled, but she was incapable of producing such an expression. "Why don't you rest? We'll begin training early in the morning, and since we have so little time to prepare for this contest we'll have to train hard." After hearing Shuurei's agreement , Ash returned her to her Cherish Ball to rest.
Looking around Ash saw the four reliefs behind the main desk, she knew of who they were. The upper left one was done in red stone, this was the Goddess of Fire, Moltres. Next to it done in blue was the Goddess of Ice, Articuno. Below Moltres in green stone was the God of Thunder, Zapdos. And in the last panel was an Arcanine done in yellow. She assumed the artwork had been done long ago when people believed Arcanine to have been one of the gods too. Seeing the Winged Mirages reminded Ash of her encounter with Ho-oh. Before she could think any further on it, she was interrupted by the standard ringtone of Kanto phones, which she considered to be equal parts amusing and annoying.
"Ring Ring Ring! Ring Ring Ring! Phone call! Phone call! Phone call! Ring Ring Ring! Ring Ring Ring!"
Before it could continue, she activated the phone. Prior to being able to decide how to answer whoever was on the other side, she heard her mentor's voice from behind her. "I'm here! I'm here!" Turning around she saw the Arcanine panel lower itself revealing another screen dominated by Professor Oak's lab equipment being used to boil ramen, she could not help but sigh, at the familiar sight of equipment misuse. Behind that though, was the backside of the professor. "Ash, it's me, Oak."
Using Dexter to send her response, knowing that it would be written on the professor's screen, she directed her thoughts at her bracer. "Is that ramen, Professor Oak?" The surprised professor looked behind himself and noticed he'd activated the wrong camera. "Oh shoot, the camera's..." The screen went blank for a few moments, before being replaced with a different angle from in front of the man.
"I just read your message. It seems that you've reached Viridian City. That true?" Ash could not help but sweatdrop at the question. "Professor, where are you calling?"
"Viridian City!" Was the prompt response. Then seeming to realize something, "Oh right, if I'm calling you, Ash, then that's Viridian City."
"Well, it's the Pokémon Center."
The professor closed his arms and nodded, "For now you've done well. It's a small step for Pokémon Trainers, but it's a large step for you. I did not know what to expect from such a large career change, but I guess even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then." 'Did he have that little faith in me, or am I reading too much into his words?' Ash wondered. Before she could think any more on it her mentor continued speaking, "The more Pokémon Trainers that set off from Pallet Town, the happier I am. I'll gladly help out!"
Then with a look of excitement he asked, "So, how many did you catch with your Monster Balls?"
Thinking for a moment, Ash answered, "The entire Spearow flock I sent you, which was forty one pokémon, a Pidgey and a Rattata, plus a Feebas, and an egg from an unknown pokémon. So forty six, including Raijin, which is the Pikachu you gave me."
"I'm glad, Gary bet me one million Pokédollars that you would not catch a single one." Ash internally smirked at the face her childhood friend would have once he discovered he lost that bet.
"By the way professor, I'm sending you a video under my highest encryption, you know my code. See it when you can, I'm sure you'll be amazed. I recorded it just after the storm ended earlier today."
"Highest encryption? Must be very important." Was the serious response from the old man.
"In a way yes, but there's no hurry on it. But do keep it in a safe place." Before she could say anymore she saw Professor Oak suddenly look to the side and exclaim, "Ah, the ramen's overcooking." He quickly left the screen before coming back after a second, "I await our next call. So long." Waving he once more left the screen, but his voice could still be heard. "What's with this phone not turning off?" Once he finished saying this the screen turned off, as if it'd heard him. Ash could not help but silently sigh, the old man would probably kill himself with his carelessness if he did not have his assistant there to take care of him.
"Ah, hello." Spoke a young girls voice from behind where Ash stood. Looking behind herself she saw a young girl, who looked to be a year or two older than her, she had orange hair held in a side ponytail and green eyes, a yellow shirt that left everything below her belly button exposed, and very short blue jeans that only covered her hips, and barely at that, the jeans were either held up by suspenders, or those were a fashion statement. If the latter, Ash didn't know what kind of statement it was. The girl also seemed to be walking a bike by her side. All in all, the girl looked very much like a tomboy, not that Ash could say anything about that, as she knew most people would mistake her for a boy, but she'd done that on purpose.
"I'm Misty, Misty Waterflower, and you?" The girl spoke politely while bowing slightly to Ash in greeting.
Returning the bow, Ash made a motion to indicate her inability to speak. Luckily the older-looking girl seemed to understand. "Oh, what brings you here?" Misty asked before realizing that she'd probably not be able to get an answer she'd understand. Ash just pointed at the Emergency Room.
Misty looked at where the "boy" had pointed and saw the Emergency Room sign, then looking at the state of his clothes, she took a guess. "Was your pokémon hurt during the storm?" Ash, knowing it would be hard to explain simply nodded, as it was true in a way.
Before they could make any further attempts at communication, the Emergency Room light turned off and Nurse Joy emerged carrying an incubation chamber with the egg inside, and with a Chansey at her side pushing a stretcher with Pikachu laying in it, along with what seem to be some type of medical equipment for electric type pokémon.
Walking over Ash used sign language to speak with the nurse, knowing from prior experience that she understood it.
[How's Raijin? Is he ok? What about the egg, I'm really worried about it, I found it while falling down a waterfall, and I tried to protect it from the fall in the river at the bottom, but I'm not sure how well I did. And do you know from what species it is?]
Looking closer at the trainer that until that moment she'd assumed was a boy the nurse spoke, "Oh Ash, didn't recognized you earlier. Raijin's no longer in critical condition." Then with pride she continued, "There hasn't been a pokémon the doctors and nurses of the Pokémon Centers couldn't save. Right?" She finished with a smile. "As for the egg, you took amazing care of it, there's no damage to show from the fall you took down the waterfall. As for its species, I don't know. I don't recognize the markings. But that's not too surprising, pokémon eggs are a relatively new field of studies." Then smiling at the younger girl she asked, "Shouldn't you know more about them than me?"
It was then that Misty spoke up, having gone over too when the nurse exited the Emergency Room. "Just as you'd expect from the Pokémon Center." Then addressing the trainer at her side she asked, "So your name is Ash?"
Ash nodded her acknowledgement at the girl, then replied to the nurse, [Thank you very much, Nurse Joy.]
"Now you just need to wait for him to rest in his room. I assume you wish to remain by his side?" Ash nodded. Then looking at the Chansey she addressed them, "Thank you for taking care of Raijin."
"Chansey!" (You're welcome!)
Before anything else could be said an emergency alarm started ringing throughout the town, followed by Officer Jenny's voice speaking over it. "Emergency! Emergency! Something is invading Viridian City. I fear for pokémon abductions." The message then repeated itself.
362:04:01:20:42
Viridian City Pokémon Center, Viridian City, Kanto Region, Kaiyou League Federation
Meanwhile flying just over the Pokémon Center, where the thieves from before. "The alarm came late." The girl told the others.
"But how rude to call us a gang of pokémon abductors." The boy replied, "Our name is Team Rocket."
"We'll let them remember that terror." The girl answered.
Then the Meowth piped up, "Do it! If we do this well, the boss will run happily in the garden, and the cat will have coins in the heating table."
"You don't need to say that, we're on it!" The humans declared, "Assault! Koffing! Ekans!" Saying so, they threw two Poké Balls to fall through the Pokémon Center's sky light. Upon breaking through the glass and falling to the ground both Monster Balls released the pokémon within. These being, a purple roughly spherical floating pokémon with pores over its body that constantly released foul gas and a purple snake that had a yellow band near its head and a small rattle tail. The Koffing proceeded to release its gas all over the receiving room.
Covering her mouth, Misty spoke, "What is this?"
"If you ask us about whatever," A female voice answered her from within the smog.
"Our answer will be the world's compassion!" Replied a male voice from besides the other.
"To prevent the world's destruction!" Enounced the female as the smoke moved away from in front of her allowing the 2 children and the nurse to see the speaker.
"To protect the world's peace!" Declared the man as he too was slowly uncovered by the smog, being revealed to be holding a red rose in front of his face.
"We penetrate the evil of "Love" and "Truth"!" The magenta-haired woman exclaimed.
"The lovely, charming Villains!" Called out the lavender-haired man.
"Musashi!" Responded the woman as she held up her right arm.
"Kojirou!" The man continued.
"Flying across the galaxy, the pair from Team Rocket!" Musashi said.
"White Hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!" Kojirou answered her , as both humans and their 2 pokémon posed together.
"What they said!" Came from a fifth figure which dropped down between the others. This one was a Meowth.
'What in Arceus name?' Wondered Ash.
"What about it?" Asked Misty.
"These guys don't quite get it." Musashi replied.
"I can't get it if I don't ask." Misty responded.
"Our target are pokémon" Kojirou interjected.
Ash glared at them. Seeing the look, and the pokémon in the stretcher besides her, Musashi spoke up, "Pikachu? Our target isn't an electric mouse like that." Kojirou continued her line of thought, "We only choose rare pokémon."
"Wait!" Nurse Joy finally spoke up, "This Center doesn't have such pokémon."
"This place is full of sick pokémon." The female villain countered, "If we help ourselves to them thoroughly, there might be a rare one amongst them."
"You're starting to get on my nerves." Misty exclaimed.
"We're not afraid..." Was Musashi's immediate response, followed by Kojirou, "...of anything."
"I want coins thrown before the cat." Meowth suddenly spoke up.
"It's your time to shine, Koffing!" Kojirou told his partner pokémon. Said pokémon once more levitated around releasing smog.
Using the smog as cover the three girls who'd been attacked ran way. As they were running Ash noticed the Ekans destroying the videophone in an attempt to cut off communications. The three girls entered the Monster Ball storage room. Soon after getting into the room the power was cut to the Pokémon Center.
"Wh...what?" Asked Misty.
"They cut the power." Responded Nurse Joy, "but it's alright. We have our own Pika power." 'Pika power?' Ash could not help but wonder.
Hearing electric zapping from the back of the room, all three looked towards the area to see small bolts of electricity rising from near the floor to a collector that emerged from the ceiling. The bolts were quickly increasing in frequency and power, until they were enough to bring the Pokémon Center's power grid back on.
Looking at the area underneath they could see a group of 9 Pikachu running around a track, while firing their electricity off, all the while they were chanting in tandem, "Pika pika chu chu! Pika pika chu chu!" Which Ash took to be some kind of cheer as she could get no meaning from it.
"There's so many Pikachu!" An amazed Misty enounced.
Now that the power grid was working once more, Nurse Joy did not waste any time in activating the Emergency Pokémon Transfer System.
"This is an emergency. Regulation of the Monster Ball Transport System has started up." The EPTS announced.
"Grab the Monster Balls right now!" Nurse Joy told the system. As ordered the device immediately began picking up the Monster balls in the room to begin teleporting them to safety. Connecting the system to Pewter City, Nurse Joy addressed it once more, "This is the Viridian City Pokémon Center. This is an emergency. I'm sending over the Monster Balls."
"This is the Pewter City Pokémon Center. Understood. Recovering Monster Balls." Replied a voice exactly like Nurse Joy's.
It was at this point that their time ran out, as the Koffing broke down the doors to the room scattering the Monster Balls all over the floor after crashing into the shelves.
"The Monster Balls..." Nurse Joy spoke worriedly after seeing them fall. As Ash bent to pick them up and place them in the Emergency Pokémon Transfer System Misty spoke up, "Throw them and fight! Hurry!"
Deciding it wasn't a bad idea Ash threw the Poké Ball she had in hand. To her disgruntlement a Pidgey appeared. Said pokémon promptly became scared at seeing the Ekans. She recalled it and thought, 'That's why I didn't want to use mine.'
"You can't win with that." An amused Musashi said from the doorway.
'Let's try again!' Ash thought. And putting action to words threw out a second Poké Ball. She sweatdropped at seeing absolutely nothing happen, aside from the apparently empty Poké Ball opening on the floor.
"Why'd you throw an empty one?" An exasperated Misty asked. The replay came not from Ash, but Nurse Joy, "Empty Monster Balls are also mixed in there."
Picking a new one from the floor, Ash once more sent it out only for another familiar pokémon to pop out.
"A small fry." Chuckled Kojirou. "That's right!" Agreed Meowth.
The Rattata took one look at the snake pokémon and became intimidated. Calling it back Ash thought, 'That's why I really didn't want to use mine.'
"Geez," Misty declared, while moving in front of Ash, "I'll buy you some time. During that time, run away with Pikachu." Then addressing the duo in front of her, "Mr. and Ms. Villains...I'll be your opponent."
"Oh dear, someone who doesn't understand anything has stepped forth." Was Musashi's dismissive answer.
"I'm the world's most beautiful girl, the name is Misty." Spoke the orange-haired girl as if simply stating a fact. 'At the very least, she doesn't have self-confidence problems.' Were Ash's thoughts to that declaration.
"Beautiful girl?" An amused Kojirou asked, "Misty?"
"Misty or not, she really doesn't understand anything." Responded Musashi, "Calling herself a beautiful girl."
"I'll make you understand!" Replied the now angry younger girl, pulling her hand back then throwing it forward she released the Poké Ball within it with a the cry of, "Go, My Steady!"
The Poké Ball's energy beam coalesced into the water pokémon Goldeen, a pokémon that was useless outside of water. Musashi, Kojirou, and Ash all sweatdropped upon seeing it.
'This is why I knew I could not use my pokémon!' Ash though.
"Return, Goldeen!" Misty ordered.
"What was that?" Musashi wondered out loud.
"A literal small fry." Was Kojirou response.
"Actually, that was a sample." The smirking younger trainer said, Ash could not tell if she was serious or covering up the possible mistake from before. "First of all," Misty continued talking, "a fish can't fight where there isn't water." Then seeming to notice that Ash was still there behind her addressed him, "Don't be careless. Hurry and run away."
Deciding to heed her advice, if for no other reason than to get into a room with enough space to move around freely, Ash left pushing the stretcher with Raijin in front of her. Unfortunately for her, both Koffing and Ekans followed her out. She ran all the way to the receiving room, where she accidentally pushed the stretcher against Misty's fallen bike, waking up her friend.
"Pika chu?" (What the?)
Before either he or Ash being able to say anything, a bunch of other Pikachu came over from some other part of the center and covered Raijin. It was around this time that the Team Rocket duo finally reached their own pokémon.
When the Pikachu were all together on top of the stretcher, their cheeks began sparkling with electricity and they shouted, "Pika chuuu!" (Take this!) Launching a combined Thundershock at the villainous team, completely electrifying them. The attack also helped Raijin to recover thanks to his Lightningrod ability.
"Pikachu!" (I feel great!)
"Raijin!" Ash broadcasted in happiness and relieve at seeing her partner all better. Looking over she saw the slightly burnt members of Team Rocket fall the ground, just as the Meowth reached the area from wherever he'd been. "Oh, these guys..." He commented upon seeing Ash and Pikachu, "Well then, it's my turn." Then Approaching where Ash and all the Pikachu were, he commented, "Mice are my favorite food."
"Pika" (Sparks) Raijin suddenly told his partner, "Pika pika pika!" (Sparks, I need more sparks!)
"Sparks?" Ash thought towards her partner.
"Pika!" (Sparks!)
"Sparks? More sparkling?" Ash thought out loud, "I get it." Looking around herself and seeing nothing to get him the power he wanted, she went with the obvious choice, "Pikachu! Please release your strongest electric attacks at Raijin." And with a cry of their name the Pikachu once more delivered a combined Thundershock at Ash's partner pokémon, fully charging him plus increasing his special attack power.
"What's this?" The cat pokémon asked on seeing that all the Pikachu attacked one of their own, for no reason he could see.
"Don't underestimate Raijin for being a mouse. I'll show you Raijin's and mine true power." Ash broadcasted towards the Meowth, but this just served to confuse the pokémon as he had no idea where the female voice came, nor what a "Raijin" was. His thoughts though were interrupted upon seeing a Pikachu standing over the others with cheeks sparkling and a malicious grin on his face.
"Oh no." Commented the human members of Team Rocket, while the cat pokémon just said his name.
Jumping in front of Ash, Raijin began chanting to himself, "Pika pika pika...PIKACHU!" (Charge, charge, charge...THUNDERSHOCK!" With this cry all 5 members of Team Rocket were complete overwhelmed by the high voltage coming from the small rodent. This attack lasted for several seconds before the Koffing began to unconsciously release its smog which was rather unfortunately ignited by the powerful electricity causing a huge explosion that could be seen and felt from all over the city, the explosion destroyed most of the Pokémon Center. Team Rocket was also blown away in it.
It was at this point that Officer Jenny reached the Pokémon Center. Only for it to blow up right in front of her causing her to comment to herself, "Oh my! They did it quite flashily."
362:04:01:21:30
Viridian City Airspace, Kanto Region, Kaiyou League Federation
Flying through the city and hanging from a rope tied to their balloon where the charred members of Team Rocket.
"How could a cat lose to a mouse?" Cried the young adult woman with burnt hair.
"That Pikachu isn't normal." Responded the humiliated cat.
"More than normal, it's valuable." Added the human male, "Could it be...?"
"Could we maybe...?" Continued the girl.
"Maybe we could?" Replied the cat. Unluckily for them, before they could continue their "conversation" a hole opened up in the balloon causing them to fly off while screaming, "We're blasting off!"
362:04:02:6:45
Destroyed Viridian City Pokémon Center, Viridian City, Kanto Region, Kaiyou League Federation
It was early the next morning inside the destroyed Pokémon Center, in one of the few still working computers, Nurse Joy was conversing with her older sister, The Nurse Joy from the Pewter City Pokémon Center.
"Viridian City's pokémon have been recovered safely." The older one was saying.
"Thank you, Sis." The younger replied. "Those two and Raijin have headed towards Pewter City. But they'll have to cross Viridian Forest to get there."
"Ah, the young boy, Ash, didn't head towards Pewter City, he told me he was staying around to participate in the Pokémon Contest being held here in a few days." Officer Jenny suddenly spoke up from behind the nurse.
"Oh no! I told young Misty, that Ash had headed towards Pewter City." The local Nurse Joy replied, "And Ash isn't a boy, she's a girl." The nurse finished shocking the officer.
Almost out of sight, partially covered in debris were the burnt remains of a bicycle...