Seishin: Pa pa pa-la pa pa pa-la pa

A smoky haze and bags under her eyes

Pa pa pa-la pa pa-

Omega: What are you doing?

Seishin: Panda Hero. Rob loves it.

Omega: Seishin, he's not here, and this is the pre chat to Trix's story.

Seishin: What's your point?

Omega: My point is that our author is too lazy to write himself into a fake chat, but somehow has enough interest to write us in. So that we can insult him. And for the record, Matryoshka's better.

Ohirume doesn't own Pokémon or Ben 10. Even though Ben Tennyson isn't even in this story.

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Enter the Trio
No, the annoying one

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Ash ran as fast as he could with Pikachu in his arms. He was panting like Soot was the last time she tried racing Quick Attack. He finally saw Viridian City up ahead and smiled in triumph. Then this happened:

"Where do you think you're going?" Officer Jenny said as she grabbed Ash by the collar and glared at him.

"Pokémon *huff* Center." Ash said as he tried to catch his breath.

Jenny's stopped glaring, "Oh, sorry. I thought you were stealing that Pokémon. There have been reports of thieves in the area. Also, not a lot of people come into a city with a Pokémon in their arms instead of in a pokéball."

Ash didn't care. He was too focused on Pikachu, "Uh-huh, sure. Can I go now?"

Jenny nodded, "Sure. But I'll need to see some ID first."

Ash quickly pulled out his Pokédex and handed it to the officer. She opened the device and hit a few buttons. Ash's picture appeared on the screen as the device responded, I'm Dexter, a Pokédex programmed by Professor Oak for Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum of the town of Pallet. My function is to provide Ash with information and advice regarding Pokémon and their training. If lost or stolen, I cannot be replaced.

Ash looked at the machine with a deadpanned expression, 'Town of Pallet? Really Oak?'

Jenny started talking again, "You know, you're the fourth trainer to come here from Pallet town today."

Ash looked at her; dumbfound, "Officer Jenny, I'm sorry to interrupt, but I need to get Pikachu to a Center. Now."

Jenny looked at him with a smile, "Well why didn't you say so?"

Ash's eye twitched, 'She can't be serious.'

Jenny pulled her motorcycle out from behind a wall and jumped on, "Come on. There's no time to lose."

Ash deadpanned and sighed before jumping into the side car. The motorcycle sped off towards the Pokémon Center. It came up in the distance at an alarming rate.

"Hey! Aren't we gonna slow down?!" Ash called up to the driver.

Jenny grinned while looking ahead, "No time! This is an emergency!"

Hearing that, Ash grimaced and crouched down to cover Pikachu. The motorcycle burst through the doors and left skid marks on the floor.

Not hearing any glass break, Ash looked back at the door. It was still standing … and in one piece.

Ash blinked in surprise, "Wow. Strong door."

Nurse Joy glared at Jenny, "We have a parking lot, you know."

Ash ran up before the cop could respond, "It's my pikachu! He's hurt! Please help!"

Nurse Joy looked down at Pikachu with a worried expression. She turned towards the hallway behind her and shouted, "We need a stretcher for a small Electric-type!"

A pair of chansey ran in on either side of the stretcher, placed Pikachu on it, and wheeled him off. Ash sighed in relief.

Nurse Joy took this moment to scold Ash, "Next time, try being more careful. The fact that you got Pikachu here when you did was pure luck. Pushing your Pokémon like this is incredibly irresponsible."

Ash was too tired to argue, "Noted." He pointed back towards a couch, "If you need me, I'll be over there."

He walked over to the couch, laid down on it, and passed out. Nurse Joy blinked in surprise; not expecting that response.

Jenny got back on her bike and saluted with a smile, "Happy to help." She sped off through the doors again.

"Use the parking lot next time!" Joy shouted as she left.

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*Soot and Misty; earlier

After the rain stopped, the two girls started making their way towards Viridian. Neither were happy.

Misty groaned, "I can't believe I have to walk all the way to Viridian City, just to get my freaking bike back."

Soot sweat dropped, "Yeah? Well I can't believe my dad threw me into a tree."

Misty flinched before laughing nervously, "Right, talking Pokémon. Still getting used to that."

Soot chuckled, "Well, think about it like this. Pokémon are smarter than you might think. If it weren't for the creativity thing, we'd probably be the ones in charge now-a-days."

Misty laughed nervously again before realizing what the Dark-type said. She raised a brow, "creativity?"

Soot looked up at her and nodded, "Yeah. Pokémon aren't naturally as fast thinking and imaginative as humans are. You humans come up with all kinds of crazy ideas and useful gadgets that would take most Pokémon years to understand."

Misty blinked in surprise, "I- Never realized that."

Soot shrugged calmly, "Well, you wouldn't be the first. Most humans and Pokémon have forgotten about that fact entirely."

"Wow, that's a lot to take in all at once." Misty replied; feeling a little dazed.

Soot chuckled again, "Yeah, it can be weird. But, for the record, that rule isn't really set in stone."

Misty looked at her in confusion, "What do you mean?"

Soot looked up at her again, "Well, it's usually in the cases of human-raised Pokémon or Pokémon-raised humans. And yes, it happens. Wild Pokémon gossip a lot." She looked up thoughtfully, "By the time I was 3, I started getting weird ideas … well, in general. It took some getting used to." She smiled softly, "But I'll never forget that huge smile on dad's face when I first told him."

Misty smiled softly, "Your dad sounds like a pretty nice g-" She cut herself off when she saw her bike in the road. The entire thing was burnt to a crisp.

A shadow cloaked Misty's eyes, "Soot. Remind me to kill your dad."

Soot stared at the bike in shock, "Alright. But I get the first hit."

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*Viridian City Pokémon Center

Ash sneezed and woke up immediately, 'Someone's talking about me. I've got a pretty good idea who.' He groaned.

Ash looked up at a clock and found he'd only been asleep for about an hour. He groaned again as he sat up. He looked towards the ER and saw that the light was still on. He became worried but shook it off, 'Nurse Joy knows what she's doing.' He tried to reassure himself, 'He'll be fine.'

In an attempt to take his mind off it, he walked over to the phone and dialed up his mom.

Delia appeared on the monitor with a smile, "Ash, how are-" She stopped and frowned, "Sweetie, what's wrong?"

Ash smiled in response; not wanting to worry her, "Nothing's wrong. I'm just a little tired."

Delia's eyes narrowed, "Don't lie to me, Ash. What happened?"

Ash frowned before sighing, "It's been a long day. Soot and I got separated, and Pikachu's hurt."

Delia frowned, "Oh, Ash."

Ash looked down with a sad expression, "Maybe I wasn't as ready as I-"

"Stop." Delia interrupted; catching Ash's attention, "Ash, you made a mistake. Just like everybody does. What's important is that you learn and improve. You can't beat yourself up after one bad day."

Ash smirked slyly, "How many fortune cookies did you have to dig through for that?"

Delia turned away sourly, "Not important." She turned back and the pair chuckled for a bit. Delia smile softly, "But, it's true. One mistake isn't going to decide your whole life. You get back up when things take a turn for the worst."

Ash smiled softly, "Thanks mom." He sweat dropped, "I'm not sure how that'll help with Soot, though. She's going to be furious when she finds me."

Delia smiled, "Well, she forgave you for eating all of her favorite-"

"Please don't remind me." Ash interrupted; deadpanned, "I'd rather just forget about that."

Delia chuckled. Her attempts to embarrass her son never failed.

She smiled softly and continued, "But in all seriousness, you're her father, Ash. Nothing you do will ever make her hate you." She stopped and reconsidered her statement, "Well, not for that long."

Ash deadpanned, "Gee, thanks." He sighed, "I think I should go ahead and call the professor. He might want to know about this."

"Alright. Love you, sweetie. And don't forget to change your-"

"Love you too, mom!" Ash jumped in before he hung up while blushing.

After a second, Ash's eyes widened in shock upon realizing what he just did, 'Oh boy. I should not have hung up like that.'

After cooling down, he called Professor Oak.

"Ah, Ash. How are things going?" Professor Oak said while looking the wrong way.

Ash snickered, "Wrong camera, professor."

The man flinched, "Oh, sorry." The screen adjusted to show Oak's face, "There we are. Now, how are things?" He frowned and blinked in surprise, "Wait, where are Soot and Pikachu?"

Ash frowned, "Soot and I got separated on Route 1. Pikachu's hurt and being taken care of by Nurse Joy as we speak."

Oak frowned, "Sounds like a rough day."

Ash sighed, "You don't know the half of it."

"Well cheer up. Nurse Joy's the best of the best when it comes to Pokémon care." Oak said as he tried to lighten the mood, "As for Soot, I'm sure she's fine. You two have been in much larger scrapes."

Ash chuckled lightly, "Well, I can't argue that. Also, I just got off the phone with mom. She just gave me one of her old 'fortune cookie pep-talks'."

Oak laughed, "Good to hear. I'm sure it'll work itself-"

"YOU IDIOT!"

Ash turned to see Soot charging at him. Before he could respond, she headbutted him in the gut, and slammed him into the wall; cracking it in the process.

Misty flinched upon seeing this happen.

Ash looked at Soot and chuckled nervously, "Hey Soot. How's it goin'?"

Soot glared at him, "How's it goin'? HOW'S IT GOIN'? We jump off a waterfall, you throw me into a tree -forcing me to hide in a cave- in the middle of a storm, no less, leave me to wonder if you're still alive, and the first thing you ask is 'HOW'S IT GOIN'?"

Ash looked down in shame.

Soot pushed up against him; softer this time, "Never do that again." She said in a soft, but angry, tone. "I don't want to lose you too."

Ash hugged her, "I'm sorry Soot."

Misty just watched in surprise; her destroyed bike still on her back. She couldn't bring herself to interrupt.

Oak just sat there and watched. Although he couldn't hear anything due to the receiver being on the floor. He hung up; knowing he wouldn't be continuing his conversation with Ash.

Soot looked up at Ash again, "One other thing. You, kind of, microwaved Misty's bike."

Ash looked at her in confusion, "Misty?"

"Hey." Misty said calmly with a raised hand.

Ash looked over and flinched when he saw the bike, "O-oh. Right. Sorry about that."

Misty smiled softly, put down the bike, and walked over to help him back onto his feet, "Don't worry too much, it was an emergency." Ash relaxed a little before Misty continued, "But you're still paying me back for destroying it."

Ash flinched; knowing he didn't have enough money left over for that. Before he could answer, he heard a faint ding and turned to see the light above the emergency room had turned off. Pikachu was wheeled out on the stretcher. He had bandages all over, was hooked up to a car battery, and had a flashing lightbulb strapped to his head.

Ash ran over to the stretcher, "Pikachu. How do you feel?"

Pikachu looked up at Ash with a weird smile on his face, "Ash! You're here!" He cocked his head and squinted, "Why are you a hitmonlee?"

Ash blinked in confusion, "Pikachu?"

The Mouse Pokémon looked over at Soot. He smiled and waved, "Hey, the blue persian came back. Hi, kitty."

Soot stared at him in confusion. She looked over at the nurse, "Is he okay?"

Joy's eyes widened at seeing the Pokémon talk but she recovered quickly, "Oh, we gave him a mild sedative. He should be back to normal in a few minutes."

Pikachu raised a digit on his paw and cried out, "What the gardevoir said!"

Ash and Soot started laughing.

Misty looked at them in confusion, "what's so funny?"

The pair flinched; remembering that only Soot should have been able to understand the Electric-type.

Soot looked back at her with a smile, "Oh, Pikachu was just calling everyone another Pokémon. Nurse Joy, a gardevoir. Me, a blue persian. Dad, a hitmonlee."

Misty started laughing, "Okay, that is kind of funny. It must be pretty convenient to be able to understand Pokémon like that."

Ash flinched, "Understanding Pokémon? Whoever heard of something so crazy?"

Soot nudged and glared up at him, "I think she meant me, dad."

Ash chuckled nervously, "Oh, right."

Misty raised a brow, 'weird.'

Before anyone could say anything else, a siren started blaring.

ATTENTION! WE HAVE SIGNS OF POKÉMON THIEVES IN THE CITY. PLEASE BE ON THE LOOK OUT AND BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS.

Soot looked up with a frown, "That can't be good."

A pair of pokéballs burst through the roof of the Pokémon Center and smoke started pouring in through the holes.

"Get back!" Ash shouted in alarm. He pulled Pikachu alongside him.

The pokéballs burst open and released a koffing and ekans. They looked towards the group; smiling stupidly and hissing respectively. A pair of voices started laughing from the smoke.

"Prepare for trouble!" a female voice said.

"And make it double!" a male voice followed. They continued switching off like this.

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth! Dat's right!" a meowth jumped down, finishing the speech.

Everyone just stared at the trio in confusion as they tried to process what the freaking Yvel they just witnessed.

Soot blinked in surprise, "Dad, I know human is my second language, and all, but-"

"Yeah, I'm just as confused as you are." Ash said; scratching his head.

Pikachu started laughing and clapping his paws, "Ash, make the funny clowns sing again!"

Meowth glared at the Mouse, "Hey! Who're you callin' clowns ya rodent?!"

Misty looked down at Soot and pointed at the Normal-type, "Do you know him, by chance?"

Soot looked back at Misty and her eyes narrowed, "Does it sound like I have a speech impediment?"

James blinked in surprise and looked towards his teammate, "Hey, Jessie. I think that weird Pokémon can talk like Meowth."

"I'm a mightyena, stupid!" Soot shouted.

Jessie smirked and put a hand to her chin, "I think you're right, James. Just imagine what the boss will say if we brought him something like that.

Meowth glared at Soot, "Hey, quit tryin' ta steal my spotlight!"

"Keep it!" Soot shouted back, "I don't want it if it means hanging out with those two!"

Nurse Joy glared at the intruders and shouted, "What do you think you're doing here?!"

Jessie laughed; trying to sound maniacal, "What does it look like? We're here for rare and powerful Pokémon."

"Well you're wasting your time!" Nurse Joy shouted; still glaring, "This facility is for the sick and injured! You should just leave now!"

James waved a finger with a smirk, "Not so fast." He pointed at Soot, "That mighty-una seems pretty rare to us."

"MIGHTYENA!" Soot shouted in annoyance.

Meowth smirked, "So we'll be takin' it!"

James raised an arm, "Koffing!"

Jessie followed suit, "Ekans!"

The two Pokémon charged forward.

Soot smirked wickedly, "About time I got some action."

She crouched down and prepared to pounce. And then Ash ran over and tackled her out of the way. The two Poison-types shot past as they missed their target.

Soot glared at Ash, "Dad! What are you doing?!"

Ash didn't look back; focusing intently on their opponents, "Think about it, Soot." He whispered, "Their trainers only called out their names and these two knew exactly how to respond. That kind of thing takes a lot of training. These two could be way out of our league."

Soot considered that and nodded, "Okay." She stood up, "So, what do you suggest?"

Ash glanced back at Team Rocket for a split second before looking back at their Poison-types.

"Right now, we should get everyone to safety. We'll need more time to come up with a real plan."

Soot nodded, "Right." She grinned up at him, "So, how about we open up this thing?" Soot said before gesturing to the zipper on her back.

Ash looked back towards Pikachu and the others, "Not yet. Right now, let's just go with a smokescreen."

Soot pouted, "Fine."

Team Rocket started losing their patience.

"Koffing! Ekans!" Jessie shouted, "Why are you just standing there?! Get them!"

The two Pokémon complied and charged again. Ash and Soot dodged. Soot took this chance to fire a Shadow Ball at the ground; kicking up enough dust to hide them.

Ash ran over and grabbed Pikachu's stretcher, "Come on!" He ran down the Center's main hallway.

Misty, Soot, and Joy followed. When the dust settled, Team Rocket stared in shock.

"Did they just-" Jessie started in a daze.

"I think they did." James followed; equally dazed.

The two humans and meowth looked down the hallway; livid, "THEY STOLE OUR MOVE!"

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*Ash, Misty, Nurse Joy, Soot, Pikachu

Everyone kept running. Except Pikachu who cheered during the whole 'ride.'

Ash glanced at the nurse, "Nurse Joy, please tell me there's somewhere we can hide."

The nurse nodded, "Up ahead. Follow me." She ran ahead of them.

They complied and followed her through a door on the left. Joy closed the door, locked it, and sighed in relief.

Misty looked around the room and blinked in surprise, "Are those pokéballs?"

The nurse nodded, "This is our pokéball storage room."

Ash looked at her in surprise, "Hold on a sec. There are Pokémon thieves outside and you thought it would be best for us to hide in the one room with the most Pokémon?"

The nurse went over to the computer in the room and started typing, "That's not the only reason we're here. In an emergency, we need to transfer all the Pokémon to another center. This takes priority."

Ash blinked in surprise, "Fair enough."

The lights went out.

"What now?" Misty complained.

Nurse Joy glared up at the lights, "They must have found out how to cut the power." She perked up and smirked, "But don't worry, we have pika-power."

She flipped a switch and the glass panel next to them lit up. About a dozen pikachu showed up on the other side and started running on a circular conveyor belt, "Pika pika chu chu. Pika pika chu chu."

Ash blinked and cleaned his ears. They're chanting didn't change. He glanced down at Soot. She looked just as confused.

Misty watched the Electric-types with a smile, "Aww, look at the pikachu. They look so happy." She perked up and looked back, "Hey, Soot, you can tell us what they're saying, right?"

Soot sweat dropped with a frown, "I'd tell you … if they were actually saying anything. You're hearing the exact same thing I'm hearing."

Misty blinked in surprise and looked back at the pikachu in confusion, "huh."

Nurse Joy got back to work on the computer. Another Nurse Joy showed up on the screen, "This is the Pewter City Pokémon Center. What's the emergency?"

"We're under attack by thieves." The Viridian Nurse Joy responded, "Prepare for emergency transfer."

The Pewter Nurse Joy's eyes narrowed determinedly and she nodded, "Understood." She glanced down and rapid typing could be heard on the other side. A few seconds later, she looked back up at the screen, "Ready."

Viridian Joy nodded and pressed a button, "Transferring now."

A mechanical arm unfolded from the wall and started pulling pokéballs off the shelves and loading them onto the transfer device. The pokéballs teleported the instant they reached the machine.

Soot blinked in surprise, "Wow. They have this stuff down to a science. I'm impressed."

Ash blinked too, "ditto."

Pikachu laughed hysterically at Ash's reply, "Hah! I knew you were a ditto!"

Ash sweat dropped. He was thankful none of the other humans could understand Pikachu. He was also wondering when the laughing gas would finally wear off.

A bang on the door snapped him out of his thoughts.

"Crag!" Misty shouted in alarm, "They found us."

Ash looked at the door and grimaced, 'It won't last long. We need to do something before they blow the door open.'

Ash's eyes widened, "That's it!"

Misty looked at him in surprise, "What?"

Soot looked too and smirked, "I know that look. You have an idea."

Ash frowned while pulling off his backpack and placing it on the floor, "Yeah, but it's one you guys might not like. Especially you, Nurse Joy."

The nurse glared at him, "What do you mean by that?"

Ash reached into his bag, "Well, it involves the door."

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*Outside the room; Team Rocket

James looked at the beat-up door with a grin, "Keep it up, Koffing! We're almost through!"

Koffing complied and kept ramming the door. Jessie, Meowth, and Ekans stood off to the side and watched.

"Dis is poifect." Meowth said with a sly smirk, "Once we get in, we'll nab dose Pokémon and da boss'll promote us big time."

Jessie grinned, "I can just imagine the look on Cassidy's face when I end up out-ranking her."

The snake just nodded.

All was going well until they heard a 'hiss.' And not from Ekans.

Meowth blinked before calling out, "Hey, James! Did Koffing spring a leak or somet'in'?!"

James shook his head, "I don't think it's Koffing."

Jessie frowned, "Well, what else could it-"

She was cut off when the metal door burst from its hinges … in the wrong direction. James barely had enough time to grab Koffing and jump out of the way as the door became implanted in the wall behind him.

Inside the room, Misty stared at where the door was in pure shock, "Why do you even have those?!"

Ash shook the flames off the red gloves he was now wearing, "It's easier than matches. RUN!"

Ash ran out the door with Soot hot on his tail.

Team Rocket stared at the door in the wall and back at the escaping duo.

James growled, "I'LL MAKE YOU PAY FOR THAT TWERP!"

He ran after Ash with Koffing right next to him. His allies watched in surprise.

"I don't think I've ever seen James that mad before." Jessie said; wide eyed.

"Me Neit'er." Meowth responded, "Come on!" He shouted as he joined in the chase.

Jessie and Ekans followed.

Ash and Soot continued running back down the hallway and towards the lobby.

Soot looked up towards Ash worriedly, "Dad, are you feeling okay?"

Ash kept running, "Yeah. I'm fine."

Soot frowned, "Are you sure? It was risky using those gloves. You know what they do to you."

Ash still didn't look away from the hall ahead of them, "I'm fine, Soot. I didn't use that much."

Soot was still unsure, "Fine."

They reached the lobby, only to be cut off by Koffing and Ekans. The pair flinched and skidded to a halt.

Ash grimaced, "Crag! I forgot about the airducts!"

"We got you now, twoip!"

Ash turned around to see the rest of Team Rocket glaring at him. His eyes narrowed and he quickly raised his hands towards them.

"No way!" Soot argued as she grabbed Ash's arms and pulled them down, "You are not burning off any more blood!"

Team Rocket stopped glaring when they heard that, and their eyes widened in shock. Meowth looked up at his partners, "Did she jus' say blood?"

Ash sighed, "fine." He tore off the gloves, shoved them into his bag, and pulled the green one's back on. "What do you suggest?"

She looked over at the Poison-types, "You take Ekans and I take Koffing?"

Ash cracked his knuckles, "Fine, just be careful."

Team Rocket heard this and composed themselves.

"Koffing, let's do this!" James called out.

"Ekans, be ready!" Jessie called out as well; expecting Ash to send out another Pokémon.

Ash didn't do that.

The trainer ran forward, faster than they expected, and punched Ekans clean in the jaw.

Soot followed and threw a Sucker Punch at Koffing.

Both Pokémon were knocked out instantly.

Ash blinked in surprise, "Wow. We really overestimated them."

Soot glared at him, "No, you overestimated them." She sighed and sat down, "We let this drag out for so long."

"HEY, YOU CAN'T JUST DO THAT!" Jessie screamed at Ash.

Ash looked at her with a deadpanned expression, "You attacked a Pokémon Center. The rulebook went out the window a while ago."

James glared, "THAT STILL DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT!"

Soot looked up at Ash, "Why did we need to be careful, again?"

That was the last straw. Team Rocket had had it with Ash and Soot.

Jessie growled, "You know what?! Forget it! Maybe we can't get that wimpy-eyena-"

"YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE!" Soot interrupted.

"-but we can still get all the Pokémon in the room back there!"

Ash smirked, "You sure about that?"

James glared at him, "What do you mean?!"

Ash raised a finger, "Fun fact about Pokémon Centers: in the event of a crisis involving invasion and/or an attempt at mass thievery, the faculty's main priority is to evacuate all Pokémon to another center. The only downside is that it can take some time."

Meowth grimaced, "What?! You mean dat-"

Ash gave a huge, toothy grin, "Yup. There all gone. Soot and I were just here to give them time."

Soot snickered, "Why do you think we used the door like that? We needed to provoke you into chasing us." She stuck her tongue out.

Team Rocket just stood there; shocked beyond belief. They were outsmarted by some twerp and his dog.

"You'll pay for dat twoip!" Meowth brought out his claws and charged Ash.

Ash was about to retaliate with his own claws when a bolt of electricity nailed Meowth in the side.

"Meowth!" Jessie and James cried out before running over to him.

"Yeah, take that!" Looking to the side, Ash saw Pikachu standing there triumphantly.

Ash smiled, "Pikachu! You're okay!"

Pikachu raised a paw -giving a V-sign- and smirked, "Duh, it'll take more than a few dozen spearow to put me down. Now, what the Yvel is going on here?"

Soot responded, "Pokémon thieves, they call themselves Team Rocket."

Pikachu glanced at the thieves, "Are they tough?"

Soot shook her head, "not at all."

"HEY!" Jessie cried out.

Pikachu frowned, "Bummer." He shrugged, "Alright, I'll get rid of them."

Meowth managed to recover and looked at the Mouse Pokémon warily, "w-whadda ya mean by dat?"

Koffing and Ekans came too and made their way over to their trainers. They stood guard in front of them.

Pikachu smirked, "Oh, nothing special. Just a few thousand volts."

Meowth grimaced, "W-w-wait a sec! Can't we talk about dis?!"

Pikachu's eyes narrowed, "We crossed that line when you attacked my trainer."

He snapped with the digits on his right paw and the pikachu from the conveyor belt jumped down from the wall behind him.

"Alright, guys. Let's do this!" Pikachu shouted with a raised paw

"PIKA!"

"NOW, THUNDER SHOCK!"

Pikachu and the others fired a massive Thunder Shock/Thunderbolt/whatever-they-knew towards Team Rocket and hit them dead on.

Team Rocket shouted as the electricity covered them. Koffing panicked and started using Smog. The volatile gas particles became heavily disrupted by the-

You know what? I'm not even gonna pretend you wanna know exactly how this works.

The Smog went Boom.

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*Officer Jenny

Jenny heard the alarm and had been searching the entire city to try and find the thieves. She wasn't having any luck. And then, a massive explosion erupted in the direction of the Pokémon Center.

Turning towards the source, Jenny could see five small objects being thrown from the smoke and into the night sky.

She blinked in surprise, 'What was that?'

She sped towards the source of the explosion at top speed.

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*Pokémon Center

The smoke cleared. Team Rocket was gone, the roof of the Pokémon Center had been completely annihilated and the glass door was, somehow, still there. The same couldn't be said for the windows.

Pikachu stared at what used to be a roof in shock, "Woah. We may have overdone it."

One of the pikachu looked at him; wide eyed, "We?! No-no-no, this is all on you!"

"Yeah, we were just following what you said. It's not our fault this happened." A female pikachu added.

Another pikachu pointed at him, "We were never here." The Center's pikachu all started walking back to the generator room.

Ash's pikachu stared in surprise as they walked away, "Wait! You guys can talk?!"

Ash put a hand on Pikachu's head, "Forget about them. They're not worth the effort if they just go and ditch you like that."

Soot walked over and sat next to them, "Yeah. With friends like them, who needs enemies?"

Pikachu cocked his head, "I'm not sure I'd call them friends at all." He said; not getting it.

Ash and Soot laughed.

"WHAT THE YVEL HAPPENED HERE?!"

The trio turned to see nurse Joy staring at the wreckage and gaping like a magikarp. Misty was standing next to her; too shocked for words.

Officer Jenny pulled up on her motorcycle, "Woah!"

Ash gulped, "This'll take some explaining."

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Ohirume: In hindsight, Officer Jenny's comments in the anime wasted a lot of time.

Seishin: Hey, you're back! Is the headache finally gone?"

Ohirume: Yukiro, it's never gone. Why do you think you exist?

Seishin: 'Exist', being a relative term, in this case.

Omega: Don't I know it.

?: Hey, what's going on here?

Omega: I'd tell you, Faux, but we just ran out of time.

Faux: But I-

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Edit notes: Time passage errors – the part about Misty and Soot heading towards the city happened three hours before Ash fell asleep. But, Ash reacted to their conversation immediately, despite having been asleep for only a half hour … I don't know what I was thinking. / regular touch-ups.