A/N: I'm so so sorry! I was so busy with school, learning since the test week is coming up, that I didn't have time for this story! I'm so sorry, I know it's no excuse. I still wanted to thank you all for your support for my story, all the favorites, follows and especially, all the reviews! (though there are less reviews for last chapter then I'm used to…) Anyway, enjoy!
To Haley Here it is! And thanks for reviewing!
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Leave It To Brocko
Chapter 8
"Team Rocket!" Misty and I exclaimed simultaneously.
"Team Rocket?" Gary said, with a hint of recognition.
Leaf just stared at them, obviously wondering who they were and what they were doing here.
Then after a moment, Ash echoed, "Team Rocket? Whe-"
His eyes widened and he pointed a finger at them. "Team Rocket! I knew it was you! I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!"
He crossed his arms and seemed very pleased with himself. Misty glared at him, then smacked him on the back of his head.
"No you didn't!"
Rubbing his head, Ash turned to face Misty. "Yes I did!"
"No you didn't!"
"Yes I did!"
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
Face palming, I glanced at the others. Gary had one eyebrow raised and Leaf stared at them, slowly comprehension dawning on her face. Pikachu plopped down with a sigh, giving the other Pokémon a look that said There they go again.
I was about to interrupt their bantering, when suddenly-
"SHUT UP YOU LITTLE TWERPS!"
We all stared in shock at the red-faced, fuming Jessie. If it was possible, I would say smoke was coming from her ears.
"Ahum," she said, straightening and then jumping in a pose, "Prepare for trouble!"
A moment passed, before the short haired stewardess – James – realized that he actually had to say something. He sprang in a pose, arms wide. "And make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation!" Jessie said, an evil smile forming on her face.
"To unite all people within our nation!" James added.
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
They actually still did this? They were still following Ash? And they still said their motto's and everything? Oh Arceus…
"Jessie!" Jessie exclaimed, suddenly wearing her Team Rocket uniform. How do they change so fast?
"James!" James added, wearing his uniform too. On the other hand – glad they change that fast... imagine what horror if we saw them naked. Or more precise, James.
"Team Rocket blasts of at the speed of light!" Jessie continued.
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" James finished.
Now they were both standing shoulder to shoulder, arms crossed and both smiling evilly. A few seconds passed, and they still stood silent and smiling. Again seconds passed. And they still didn't move. It was creeping me out. Big time.
Jessie's eyes flashed dangerously and then I heard her saying something through her clenched teeth.
She repeated it, a bit louder, but still inaudible.
"MEOWTH!" she suddenly yelled, scaring us to death. James, who stood next her, now lay on the ground, groaning and clamping his hands over his ears.
The short pilot with his weird moustache – Meowth in disguise – came running out of the cockpit, holding the fire extinguisher, yelling, "Where's da fire?"
Jessie face palmed, before exploding.
"YOU MISSED YOUR CUE, STUPID CAT!"
Meowth cowered and then threw away his disguise, jumped in a pose and muttered, "Dat's right."
This only seemed to anger Jessie more, and she clenched her fists to give the Cat Pokémon a good punch in the face. Her fist was about to collide with Meowth's face – I wanted to turn away, not keen on seeing the display of violence – when Jessie suddenly froze.
James was standing again, and had placed one hand on Jessie's shoulder, causing her to froze. She turned around, facing James, her face red – whether it was from blushing or anger, I did not know – and looked him straight in the eye, challenging him to do something about it. He just stared back at her, and after a minute she relaxed and removed her fist from the close proximity of Meowth's face, who breathed in relief.
James gave her a small smile and she, after a moment, smiled back. They stood like that for a minute or so, smiling and staring in each other's eyes, causing Meowth – and the rest of us – to eye them suspiciously.
Suddenly realizing that they were being watched, James removed his hand from her shoulder, and they turned away from each other, flushing red.
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no and again oh no. They couldn't be in love too, right? Not them too? Was I the only one who didn't have a girlfriend? Oh man, this was depressing.
I glanced at their blushing faces, and felt a now-familiar urge coming up. NO, I told myself sternly. I was NOT going to help them. Absolutely NOT. It would solve a lot problems, a voice whispered. No, no, I would not. No more Team Rocket trying to steal the Pokémon. No, no, no. No more explosions and accidents. NO. Finally free of that annoying motto. I. Will. Not. Help. Them. No more falling in their stupid tra- Okay, okay, I'll see what I can do, 'kay? Happy now? Very, the voice answered pleased.
Now I think about, isn't talking to yourself the first sign of going crazy?
I sighed, knowing I had lost. Right, another couple I was supposed to match, while I can't even find a girlfriend myself.
"And now," Meowth announced, pulling out a canon like device from nowhere, "We'll steal yar Pokémon!"
We all broke out of our daze: Jessie and James pulled out similar devices, Leaf and Gary stood protectively in front of their Pokémon, Ash grabbed Pikachu and Misty balled her fists, glaring at the trio.
"No way we'll let you!" she yelled.
"Oh, you think you can defeat us, little twerpette?" Jessie smirked, firing the canon.
A net shoot out from it, effectively trapping three Pokémon, including Misty's Marill.
"No!"
"Oh yeah!" James grinned, and then fired too.
A few well-aimed shots and a poorly-aimed one later, all Pokémon except Pikachu were trapped. Oh, and Gary was tied down as well.
"You look pretty ridiculous, Gary," Leaf grinned, barely containing her laughter. Ah Leaf, always positive.
He glared at her, gritting his teeth. "Get me out of here, this stuff is sticky."
"Women, children and Pokémon first, Gary," she grinned, before turning serious again and facing Team Rocket.
"What should we do?" Ash cried.
"Dere's nothing ya can do 'bout it, little twerp," Meowth said confidently, "Ya won't defeat Team Rocket dis time!"
"We have to think of something!" Misty said, staring at her trapped Marill.
"Think, think," I mumbled softly, obviously trying to think.
"I got it!" Ash exclaimed. … Okay, wait, Ash actually thought of something? Couldn't get any weirder now.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
The yellow Mouse Pokémon started to charge, but was interrupted by Misty, Leaf and me yelling, "Nooo!"
"Why not?" Ash asked disappointed.
"Because," Gary said from the ground, "we're in a small plane, we'll all get hit, not to mention that the plane will probably explode."
"Oh yeah," Ash said stupidly, scratching his head.
"Ugh," Misty mumbled, "should've known it was nothing."
"Hah," James said, sounding slightly relieved, "without your Pikachu there's no way you'll beat us!"
"But what if…" Leaf trailed off, grabbing and enlarging one of her Pokéballs. "Return, Bulbasaur!"
A red beam shot from the ball, hitting the Grass Pokémon, causing it to turn red too, before sucking it back in.
"We can just return them!" I exclaimed. I grabbed my Pokéballs too, and in a few moments only Gary's Pokémon were left.
Team Rocket only stared at us with wide eyes, flabbergasted how we could crush their 'genius' plan.
Misty, not wanting to be outdone by Leaf, grabbed a Pokéball, planning to releasing one of her Pokémon. Of course, Psyduck messed up again.
"Go-"
"Psyduck, duck!" the uncalled Duck Pokémon quacked happily.
"Not you, you stu-" she stopped mid-sentence, feeling Leaf's eyes on her back.
Face palming, Misty reluctantly muttered a command, "Scratch on that net."
I don't know why or how, but somehow Psyduck actually listened AND succeeded. Maybe Misty was just lucky.
Gary's Pokémon quickly freed their Trainer, and Misty listened to Gary's thanks, claiming it was no problem. Both Ash and Leaf were glaring at the couple.
In the meantime, Meowth had snuck off to the cockpit, and a minute later returned with three white backpacks. James and Jessie both grabbed one, and put them on.
"Well, twerps, you may have won this battle, but we'll win the war," Jessie said confidently.
"This battle," Misty snorted, while returning Psyduck, "all battles, you mean."
Ash and I grinned, remembering all too well them 'blasting off again'.
Jessie just glared, then pulled open the door of the plane. A strong wind blew in the plane, causing us almost to fall over.
"Are you mad?!" Gary yelled over the noise from the plane and the wind.
Suddenly the plane started shaking and grumbling, causing us all to fall down on the floor, except for Team Rocket, who were keeping themselves up by holding the wall.
"Ash, please tell me that was your stomach," I pleaded silently to the boy.
"Er… sorry, but no. I'm still hungry, though!"
Team Rocket laughed evilly, and Jessie said, addressing Gary with a smirk, "I'm not mad, little boy, I'm a genius!"
Then, at exact the same moment, James, Jessie and Meowth jumped out of the plane, with a faint, "Team Rocket is leaving again!"
Again a rumble and Misty, who had been trying to stand up, fell over again, landing on Ash.
I paid the now-blushing teens, who were trying to entangle themselves from each other, no heed, as I was crawling to the open door. I scrambled up, holding the wall, and tried to close the door. Subsequently I looked down – not a smart idea – and noticed in the blur of green from the trees three white flecks – parachutes.
That realization was quickly forgotten as I noticed something much more alarming then Team Rocket escaping.
The trees were coming closer. Fast.
We were going to crash.
Oh no, Arceus, I don't want to die yet. Not before I'm married, have four children, and am old and worn-out. Preferably in that order too.
I quickly closed the door, and, now the wind was gone, found it a lot easier to walk.
"Guys! They've sabotaged the plane! We're going to crash!"
"What!"
"No!"
"Pika!"
"C'mon guys, to the cockpit!" I tried to calm them down. To no avail of course, since I wasn't exactly calm either.
We hastened us to the cockpit, me in the lead. Suppose being the eldest does have some advantages. Like, having lived the longest life when you're suddenly going to die in a plane.
Sitting down in the pilot's chair, I saw red lights flashing and smoke coming from the control board. Hmm… red lights and smoke. Let me think… Nope, never a good sign.
The big window in the front showed very clearly how the trees were coming closer even faster. Not knowing what else to do, I grabbed the joystick, trying to steer away from the trees to even more trees.
The joystick wouldn't budge. It was stuck, I couldn't move left, right, or anywhere else. That was not good either.
I glanced behind me, at the four teens. Leaf had buried her head in Gary's chest, and he, pale faced and eyes wide with fear, had one hand on her back. Misty didn't seem to mind, as she was too busy trying to cut off Ash's circulation in his left arm, gripping on it as if it was a life buoy. Ash's lower lip was slightly quivering, maybe from pain, maybe from fear, and his face was as white as a sheet. With his other hand he kept Pikachu on his shoulder, even though it didn't need help to stay on it. The yellow Pokémon's eyes were wide, clearly showing fear.
I looked back at the ever nearing trees, and gulped, knowing that for the first time in my life and adventures with Ash Ketchum, there was no way out.
Brocko, we're gonna DIE.
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