Episode Forty-Five
In the previous episode of Pokemon, Amanda and her friends made their way back to Pallet, where they ran into Ash, Brock and Misty. After telling them about the hologram that Michelle had received, both sets of heroes made their way to yellow Island, with Amanda's group flying on Fearow, and Ash's group on Charizard. Of course, Team Rocket tried to stop them, and as usual, they were thwarted in battle. Now, our six brave heroes stand in front of the entrance of the base ready to carry out their big rescue mission.
"This is it, guys." Said Brock. "The mission will be tough, and it's likely that we'll end up in a good amount of battles. No matter what happens, though, let's all try to stick together."
"Brock's right. If any of us get separated at any point, we could easily get captured." Said Michelle.
"And we don't want that happening, do we?" Amanda asked. Everyone in the group shook their heads.
"All right, then let's make our way in." said Ash. They all took a deep breath and were about to head inside when they ran into their first problem.
"The door's locked." Said Mark.
"Team Rocket must be trying to keep us out deliberately." Said Misty.
"We'll just see about that." Said Ash. He quickly grabbed a Poke Ball and tossed it toward the door.
"Squirtle, I choose you!" he cried. The small water type turtle appeared in an instant flash of light.
"Squirtle squirt!" he cried.
"Squirtle, use your Skull Bash to break down the door." Ash instructed. Squirtle nodded and faced the door. He backed up a few feet, then lowered his head and rammed toward the door. Unfortunately, he only succeeded in hitting the door with his head before flying backwards onto the ground. Squirtle sadly shook his head.
"Squirtle." He said in a disappointing tone, which meant 'It's too strong for me.' Ash sighed and recalled his water type.
"That's okay, Squirtle. You tried your best." He said.
"Looks like it's my turn to try now." Said Mark. "Bulbasaur, come on out!" The dual grass and poison type appeared instantly.
"Bulbasaur, grab hold of the doorknob with your Vine Whip to try and force it open." Said Mark.
"Bulba!" Bulbasaur cried out. He shot out his vines and wrapped them around the knob. He pulled and tugged at the door but it still wouldn't open. Bulbasaur unwrapped the vines and sighed.
"It's all right." Mark said kindly, and he recalled the grass type to his ball.
"How do we get it open now?" asked Michelle.
"With some psychic power, that's how." Amanda answered, and she grabbed one of her own Poke Balls.
"Kadabra, I choose you!" she cried. The psychic type appeared in a flash of white light.
"Kadabra, I want you to concentrate on that door and try to use your telekinesis power to open it." Said Amanda. Kadabra closed its eyes and pointed at the knob. A blue glow emitted itself from his eyes and the glow resulted in the door opening.
"Wow, that actually worked." Said Misty.
"Great work, Kadabra." Said Amanda. She gave him a friendly head pat before returning him to his Poke Ball.
"In we go." Said Brock, and the six of them made their way inside in building. It didn't take long for Amanda to feel a chill going down her spine.
"It feels kind of scary in here, doesn't it?" she asked.
"Pika." Pikachu whimpered, which meant 'I'm feeling a bit scared myself.'
"Eevee." Eevee squealed, which meant 'I don't like this place.'
"Don't worry, once we get my dad out of here, we'll all be able to go back home where it's safe and sound." Michelle assured her partner. Hearing that made Eevee feel a little better, but she and Pikachu were still frightened. Mark then pointed up to the video camera that were attached to the ceiling.
"I don't know about you, guys, but I feel like we're being watched." He said.
"Come to think of it, I'm feeling the same way." Said Misty.
"Well it's too late to turn back now." Said Brock. "Let's keep moving." They continued to walk down the corridor, but they did so slowly. Unknown to them, Conrad and Sally were indeed watching the group.
"So, the brats made it inside after all." Said Sally. She was clearly unimpressed.
"What do we do now?" asked Conrad.
"We'll need to make sure that they stay out of the way." Said Sally. She then took a quick glance over at the closet that was behind them. "I think I know just how to do it." She gave a smile, and then an evil laugh. The group of six were still exploring the first room when Pikachu noticed something that looked a lot like one of Amanda's Poke Balls.
"Pika!" he cried, which meant 'Check this out!'
"What is it, buddy?" Amanda asked. Pikachu pointed to what he had seen and led the group over into a corner.
"Who would leave an empty Poke Ball just sitting around on the floor?" Ash wondered.
"I don't know, but I'm not passing on the opportunity to get something for free." Said Amanda. "I'll just scoop this up and….." But before she could even finish her sentence, the "ball" jumped out of her hand and stared at her angrily.
"That's no Poke Ball!" Misty cried.
"That's a Pokemon!" Mark exclaimed.
"Which kind of Pokemon is it, though?" asked Michelle.
"Let's see." Said Amanda. She quickly flipped open her Pokedex for more information.
"Electrode, the Sphere Pokemon. Electrode's diet mainly consists of consuming electricity that is generated from the power plants where they live."
"This is no power plant, though." Said Ash.
"Maybe to Electrode it is." Said Brock.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt attack now!" cried Amanda.
"Pikachu!" yelled the electric type rat. He unleashed his powerful bolt and gave Electrode a powerful strike. Electrode responded by giving a white glow, which was followed by a powerful blast.
"What was that?" Amanda wondered.
"That was Electrode's Explosion attack." Said Brock. "While it's very powerful, it has an unfortunate side effect of knocking itself out." Sure enough, Electrode was sprawled out on the floor with swirls in its eyes.
"Poke Ball, go!" Amanda cried, and she threw an empty red and white sphere at the Electrode. The Pokemon got sucked into the ball via a beam of red, and after a few shakes, a ding was heard to indicate a successful capture.
"Great work, Pikachu." Said Amanda. She gave her best friend a high five, while the Poke Ball that had captured Electrode was teleported to Professor Oak's lab.
"I didn't think I'd be catching any Pokemon on this mission." Said Amanda.
"Sometimes surprises like that can be a good thing." Said Ash.
"You're certainly right about that, Ash." Said Amanda. They got out of the corner and made their way into the next room. It contained a few cells, but none of them were occupied, which gave Michelle a bit of a sigh of relief.
"I wonder how big this building is." She said.
"Based on what we saw on the outside, I would say that it's pretty big." Said Misty.
"That's not a lot of help." Said Amanda. "Her dad could literally be anywhere in here."
"What we know for sure is that he's not anywhere to be found on this floor." Said Brock. They kept walking, and as they explored the area, they made sure that no wild Pokemon were in the vicinity.
"Okay, the coast is clear." Said Amanda.
"That's what you think, twerp." Came a gruff voice in front of them. The group looked ahead and saw a Team Rocket grunt standing in front of the door that would lead to the next floor. Michelle gave a nervous gulp.
"I warned you guys that this would probably happen." Said Brock.
"Let us through!" Ash demanded.
"No chance!" the grunt cried. "Get out at once."
"We can't!" Misty protested. "We're on a very important mission here!"
"And this is where your mission ends, pretty lady." Said the grunt.
"This is no time for compliments!" Amanda cried. "Let us pass or else!" The grunt thought for a second before standing aside and unblocking the door.
"That was easier than I thought it'd be." Said Michelle. Right as they were about to go through the door, however, the grunt suddenly ambushed them again.
"Thought you just sneak past me, huh?" he yelled. He then grabbed a Poke Ball from his pocket.
"Sandslash, go!" he cried. The ground type appeared instantly in a blaze of light.
"Sandslash!" it cried.
"If you want to get past me, you'll have to beat this Sandslash." He said.
"I intend on doing just that." Said Amanda. Pikachu started to charge at Sandslash so that he could battle it, but Amanda stopped him.
"It's a ground type, Pikachu. Your electric attacks won't work." She said. She grabbed another ball off her waist and opened it.
"Kadabra, I choose you!" she cried. The powerful psychic type appeared instantly and readied itself for battle.
"Sandslash, use your Fury Swipes!" the grunt ordered. Sandslash stuck out its claws and got ready to swipe away.
"Kadabra, use your Teleport." Amanda ordered. Kadabra quickly disappeared right as Fury Swipes was about to land, leaving the grunt confused.
"If you think you can pull a fast one over on my Kadabra, you're mistaken." Said Amanda. "Kadabra, Psybeam attack now!" Kadabra shot a powerful pink beam right at Sandslash. The ground type took the hit, which knocked it down on the ground and resulted in Sandslash fainting. The grunt growled and recalled his Pokemon.
"Nice work, Kadabra." Said Amanda, and she recalled her Pokemon.
"Onward we go." Said Michelle. The grunt was so mad about losing the battle that he didn't try to stop the gang. When they got to the next floor, they saw a few more cells on the walls. Michelle checked each of them carefully so she could see if her dad was being held in any of them, but they were all empty.
"Nothing here either." She said. With nobody to get in their way this time, they made their way into the next room. Amanda just about gasped in horror when she saw what was in front of her. Two people were wearing security guard outfits and were patrolling the room for any intruders.
"Guys, I think we're dead meat." Amanda pointed out.
"She's right. If those guards spot us, we're done for." Said Ash.
"Eevee." Eevee squealed, and she pointed to a pile of metal crates that were near the door.
"Good thinking, Eevee. We can hide behind there so that we don't get spotted." Said Michelle. They quickly ran over to the crates were and made sure that they were well hidden. The security guards were really Conrad and Sally in disguise, but the six trainers didn't know this.
"Any intruders in here?" asked Conrad.
"Not from what I can see." Said Sally.
"Excellent." Said Conrad. "Let's hope we don't run into those pesky kids." Said Conrad. They carefully walked up and down across the room to make sure that they didn't get spotted. Once they were sure that they didn't see or hear anything, they nodded affirmatively at each other.
"Everything looks good." Said Conrad. They were about to leave the room when they heard a sneeze.
"What was that?" asked sally.
"I don't know." Said Conrad. "It sounded like a Pokemon to me. I better have a look." He quickly ran over to where everybody was hiding and scanned his flashlight on Eevee. Michelle sheepishly waved at the pair.
"Is this Eevee yours?" Sally asked. She made sure to disguise her voice to make her sound like a guard.
"Yes it is." Michelle answered is a bit of a nervous tone. "Why is that important?"
"My partner and I are the number one security team in the entirety of the Kanto region." Said Conrad. "One of our rules is that absolutely no Pokemon are allowed to be in here unless they're in their Poke balls. If you have a problem with that, you can leave."
"Since when is it against the rules for a Pokemon to be outside of their ball willingly?" Ash asked.
"It's always been a rule in this place." Said Sally in her guard voice. She then looked over at Ash's Pikachu.
"Either that Pikachu goes in his ball or all of you leave." Said Sally.
"That goes for your own Pikachu as well." Conrad said gruffly to Amanda.
"For your information, neither of them like being in their balls. They like being out here with us." Amanda argued.
"Pika!" Her Pikachu exclaimed, which meant 'That's right!'
"You can't just tell us what to do with our Pokemon." Brock protested.
"Last I checked, yes we can." Said Conrad. He pointed to the door, motioning for all of them to leave.
"Since you don't want to follow the rules, you're all getting out of here right now." Sally ordered.
"I don't know about you, but these are some of the strictest security guards I've ever seen." Misty whispered to Mark.
"You can say that again." Mark whispered back.
"Hold on a second, guys, let me see if I can reason with them." Said Amanda. "All right, if you two really are security guards, then let's see your badges as proof." This caused Sally and Conrad to freeze in place.
"Uh, well….." they stammered.
"I'm waiting." Amanda replied impatiently. Conrad and Sally struggled to come up with an explanation. And then, who should come charging into the room but Jessie, James and Meowth. The three of them were also wearing the same security guard outfits.
"Conrad, Sally, what's going on?" Jessie asked them.
"Yeah, how come you haven't kicked these brats out of here yet?" Meowth demanded.
"Because, Meowth, I know for a fact that the five of you aren't really security guards at all!" Amanda cried out. She yanked off the outfits on all five of them to reveal their true identities.
"Team Rocket!" All six of them cried.
"How did you even know it was us, anyway?" James demanded.
"We've run into Conrad and Sally more than enough times that we can practically outsmart them by now." Said Mark.
"Which means that the five of you are in for some trouble." Said Misty.
"Did she just say the word trouble?" said James.
"I think I know where this is headed." Said Mark. Jessie, James and Meowth started reciting their motto.
"In my opinion, the six of you should be the ones preparing for trouble." Started Jessie.
"And just for fun, let's make it quadruple." Said James.
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all people within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Sally!"
"Don't forget about me, Conrad!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare for a big fight!"
"Meowth, that's right!"
"Now that your cover's blown, the least the five of you can do is let us pass through here!" Ash demanded.
"I'm afraid we can't do that." Said Jessie. "All five of us agreed that we had to do everything possible to keep you out of our way."
"On top of that, you ruined our best disguises!" Meowth cried.
"Oh please, those were the dumbest costumes I've ever seen in my life." Said Amanda. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt attack on these losers!" Pikachu unleashed a powerful jolt on all five Team Rocket members in an effort to teach them a lesson. Unfortunately, the attack didn't seem to have any effect.
"We knew you'd try to shock us so we made sure to wear shock proof clothing." Said James.
"Which means your precious Pikachu is grounded." Said Jessie. Pikachu was more determined than ever, and he readied for another attack when Amanda held up her hand.
"Pikachu, that's not going to work." She said.
"How else are we going to deal with them?" asked Mark.
"We'll have to run for it." Said Ash.
"Hold on, Ash." Said Michelle. "Let me try to reason with them."
"I don't think there's any inch of reasoning that works when it comes to dealing with Team Rocket." Brock advised.
"That's not going to stop me in the slightest." Said Michelle. "Say, guys, I have a little deal to offer you. If you let us go through, I'll gladly hand over my Eevee that Conrad and Sally want to much."
"Eevee!" Eevee squealed in protest, which meant 'No, Michelle, don't do that!'
"Quiet, Eevee, I'm trying to bargain here." Michelle whispered to her partner. "What do the five of you say?"
"Well, we have been after both Pikachu and Eevee for the longest time." Said Conrad.
"I don't even remember the last time any twerp was willing to simply hand over his or her Pokemon to us." Said Sally.
"What'll it be, Team Rocket?" Michelle asked. All five Team Rocket members thought over the offer that had been made to them. Unfortunately, a short while later, Michelle, Amanda, Mark, Ash, Misty, Brock, Eevee and both Pikachu found themselves locked up in a cell on the next floor.
"Some bargaining, Michelle." Said Amanda.
"Hey, I tried my best." Said Michelle.
"Well apparently, that wasn't good enough." Said Mark.
"Now we're going to have to think of a way to bust out of this cell." Said Misty. A flash of light emerged from one of Michelle's Poke Balls, and Psyduck popped out.
"On the plus side, at least they didn't confiscate any of our Pokemon." Said Mark.
"That's a relief." Said Brock.
"How can your Psyduck possibly help, though?" Amanda asked.
"I know exactly how." Michelle answered. "Okay, Psyduck, see if you can use your psychic powers to bend those bars and get us out of here." Psyduck nodded and looked at the bars. He placed his hands on his head like he normally did and…..he just stood there.
"Come on, Psyduck, do something!" cried Michelle.
"Michelle, yelling at him isn't going to help." Brock said gently. Psyduck looked harder at the bars.
"Come on, you dumb duck." Michelle whispered. Psyduck tried his absolute hardest, but despite his best efforts, he just shook his head and turned to Michelle.
"Duck?" he said. Michelle let out a sigh.
"You are totally useless." She said and returned him to his Poke Ball.
"I guess your Psyduck definitely has something in common with mine." Said Misty.
"What's that?" Michelle asked.
"My own Psyduck is a bit useless itself." Said Misty.
"Hey Ash, I think I have an idea." Said Amanda. "How about having both of our Pikachu use an electric attack on the bars of the cell."
"Great idea, Amanda." Said Ash. "All right, Pikachu, use your Thunderbolt attack!"
"You too, Pikachu." Said Amanda. Both of them stared at the bars and unleashed their powerful electric bolts. Much to their disappointment, however, the attacks did nothing. Both Pikachu were left in complete surprise.
"It's no good!" Brock cried. "Those bars aren't affected by electricity."
"There must be something else we can try." Said Misty. Amanda walked directly across the front of the cell, touching each bar with her finger. Upon returning to the rest of the group, a lightbulb went off in her head.
"I think I've got the answer." She said. "From what I can tell, the bars are made of steel. Since that can easily be burned by fire, we'll need to use a flame type Pokemon to melt them."
"Good idea, Amanda." Said Misty. "You really have a knack for figuring out solutions to problems. Now if only a certain other trainer could do that effectively himself."
"You take that back right now!" Ash yelled. Mark grabbed a Poke Ball and opened it up.
"Charmander, I choose you." He said. The fire type starter appeared in a blaze of light.
"Charizard, I choose you!" Ash cried as he threw one of his own Poke Balls. The fully evolved fire and flying type instantly appeared.
"Smart thinking." Said Mark. "Two Pokemon are much better than one."
"Charizard, you and Charmander both need to use your Flamethrower attacks to burn the bars." Said Ash. Charmander and Charizard opened their mouths nice and wide before firing off the strong fire attack.
"That's it." Said Mark. "Let's hope this works." Sadly, despite the best efforts of both fire types, the bars just wouldn't budge at all. Both Mark and Ash gasped in surprise.
"Those bars must be really strong if they can't even be melted by fire." Said Michelle.
"Charizard, return." Said Ash.
"Same with you, Charmander. Return." Said Mark. Both trainers recalled their Pokemon back to their balls.
"My turn to try something." Said brock, and he grabbed a Poke ball from his backpack. "Onix, go!" The giant rock type appeared instantly.
"Onix, use your Bind attack around the bars to pry them apart." Brock commanded. Onix obeyed and tried to force the bars off the ground. Although Onix was strong, the bars were too strong for him.
"Keep trying, Onix!" Brock cried. Try as he might, Onix just couldn't pull the bars of the cell off the ground.
"Onix, stop. It's no use." Said Brock, and he recalled his Pokemon.
"Anyone have any more bright ideas?" asked Misty. Michelle started to yawn.
"The only thing I want to think about right now is having a small nap." She said. "I'm feeling a little bit tired."
"Maybe we can try thinking of something else after we all sleep for a little bit." Said Amanda. Everyone closed their eyes and fell asleep on the floor. An hour and a half later, all the group members as well as the partner Pokemon woke up feeling refreshed.
"That was a nice nap." Said Michelle. She rubbed her eyes to get sleep dust out of them.
"Now, there's still the matter of the next idea to try and get out of here." Said Misty. "We've tried electricity, fire and psychic abilities as well as force removal, and nothing has worked."
"There's one thing that we haven't tried yet." Said Amanda. She grabbed one of her Poke Balls and tossed it. "Kadabra, I choose you!" The psychic type appeared in a blaze of light.
"What can Kadabra do that our other Pokemon can't?" Ash wondered.
"It has teleportation abilities." Amanda answered. "We can easily get out of the cell that way."
"Now that's what you call a really bright idea, eh, Pikachu?" Ash asked.
"Pika." Pikachu answered, which meant 'It seems good to me.'
"Kadabra, use your Teleport attack to warp my friends and I out of this cell." Amanda instructed. Kadabra glowed, and everyone was suddenly whisked out of the cell. When the teleportation stopped, everyone found themselves on the second highest floor of the building.
"That was a really smart idea, Amanda." Said Misty.
"Thanks, Misty." Said Amanda. "Excellent work, Kadabra. Return." She recalled her Pokemon, which got absorbed back into the ball via red energy.
"I think we might be close to finding my dad." Said Michelle.
"Let's hope so." Said Amanda. They all hurried to the top floor and looked over the block of cells that were there. Sure enough, in one cell in the middle of the block, was somebody who was looking dishevelled from having been held captive so long. Michelle's face instantly lit up.
"Daddy!" she cried. "Hold on, Daddy, we'll get you out of there in no time!" The moment they took a step, however, they were confronted by Jessie, James, Conrad, Sally and Meowth. Everyone gulped.
"Uh oh." Said Brock.
"So, looks like you and your friends managed to escape." Said jessie.
"I don't know how you twerps did it, but you ain't getting past us." Meowth claimed.
"That's what you think!" Ash exclaimed, and growled through gritted teeth.
"Looks like it's battle time." Said Conrad. "Golbat, go!" Golbat appeared out of his ball in a blaze of white light.
"Pikachu, you're up!" Amanda cried.
"Pika!" Pikachu yelled and readied himself for battle action.
"Pikachu, use your Thunderbolt!" Amanda commanded. Pikachu got ready to launch the powerful yellow bolt.
"Fly up high, Golbat." Conrad instructed. Golbat flew up just high enough to dodge the Thunderbolt.
"If you think you can easily avoid Pikachu's electricity like that, you're way in over your head." Said Amanda. "Pikachu, keep firing until you hit Golbat." Pikachu kept launching his bolts, with Golbat swiftly dodging the move each time. However, it then made the mistake of getting too overconfident and flew right into a Thunderbolt to knock itself out.
"Golbat!" Conrad cried.
"My turn now!" exclaimed Sally. "Go, Arbok!" She threw her Poke Ball and the poison snake came out, which caused Jessie to smile a little.
"Wait a second, you have an Arbok too?" she asked.
"Yes, and I think it looks pretty good." Said Sally. Jessie had a look at it.
"Not bad, but wait until you see mine." She said, and sent out her own Arbok. The two Arbok glared at each other angrily.
"Woah, those two look like they want to battle each other to see who's the superior Arbok." Said Michelle.
"Arbok, what do you think you're doing?" Sally demanded.
"I could ask the very same thing of my own Arbok." Jessie countered, and they both pointed to the trainers.
"Go after them, not each other." They both ordered at once. Michelle got in position to battle with Sally's Arbok, while Ash readied himself to face the one belonging to Jessie.
"Well, twerp, who are you going to send out?" Sally asked.
"I know just the one." Said Michelle. "A Pokemon that I haven't used very much since getting it, but I think this is the perfect opportunity. Go, Ponyta!" As she was about to throw Ponyta's ball, however, Psyduck popped out of his.
"Psyduck!" he shouted. Michelle was less than amused.
"Psyduck, we've gone over this several times. You don't come out of your ball unless I tell you!" she yelled. "But, since you're out now, I guess I have no choice. Go." Meanwhile, Ash sent out his Squirtle to face off against Jessie.
"Squirtle, use your Water Gun!" Ash ordered. Squirtle fired his water at Jessie's Arbok, which scored a hit.
"Arbok, Poison Sting now!" Jessie ordered. Her Arbok shot poison needles at Squirtle, which hit him with slight force. Squirtle cried out in some pain.
"Squirtle!" Ash cried.
"Okay, Arbok, use your Wrap attack!" Sally ordered. Arbok squeezed himself tight around Psyduck and held him firmly.
"Psy!" Psyduck yelled.
"Oh no. Psyduck's in some trouble." Said Michelle.
"What do you say about your puny little duck now, missy?" Sally taunted. Michelle was really angry now.
"Psyduck may be a lot of things, but puny isn't one of them!" she countered in a raised voice. The pressure of the Wrap attack was getting to Psyduck's head, which caused him to start getting a headache.
"That's it, Psyduck." Michelle whispered. Arbok started to squeeze harder, and then, Psyduck's eyes light up in a bright blue, causing Arbok to let go of his grip.
"Confusion attack!" Michelle commanded. Psyduck used the attack's power to send both Arbok flying backwards toward the cell behind them. A frustrated Sally and Jessie returned their respective Pokemon to their balls.
"Looks like I'm up." Said James, and he sent out his Victreebel. Naturally, it tried to eat him immediately.
"Attack those kids, not me!" he yelled in a muffled voice. Meowth let out a deep sigh.
"You just never learn, do ya Jimmy?" he asked.
"Fearow, let's go!" Amanda cried and sent out her powerful flying type.
"Charizard, I choose you!" Ash commanded. His ace fire type appeared instantly.
"Victreebel, Vine Whip." commanded James. Victreebel shot his vines out at both Fearow and Charizard. Of course, the attack didn't do much of anything.
"Wing Attack, Fearow!" Amanda ordered. Fearow flew directly toward the grass type and delivered a powerful strike with his wings.
"Charizard, use your Flamethrower!" Ash commanded. Charizard opened up his mouth and launched a powerful fire attack, leaving Victreebel all black and crispy.
"Okay now, Amanda." Ash said. Amanda nodded and at the same time, they both yelled "Pikachu, Thunder attack now!" Both Pokemon fired their powerful electric strikes and sent all five Team Rocket members through the ceiling and into the air.
"So much for being security guards." Said Sally.
"Your only security was some insecurity!" Jessie countered.
"Hey, do we still get a bonus for this assignment?" Meowth wondered. Jessie, James, Conrad and Sally all just growled angrily at him.
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" they all screamed. DING! Michelle then noticed a circular metal keychain beside her on the floor.
"Team Rocket must've dropped this when we sent them blasting off." She said. She quickly looked through the chain to find the key she needed. Right at the end was a shiny, silver key.
"I think that's the one." Said Amanda. They recalled their Pokemon and rushed over to the cell.
"Your nightmare's over now, Daddy." Michelle said. She grabbed they key off the chain and used it to unlock the cell door. Mr. Greenwood gave a sigh of relief as he got out.
"I'm so glad to see that you're okay!" Michelle cried, and she gave her dad a big hug. Pikachu and Eevee were both happy to see the two of them re-united with each other.
"My sweet, Michelle, it's been practically forever since we last saw each other." Said Mr. Greenwood.
"You two can catch up on each other's lives later." Said Misty. "Right now, we have to get out of here and head back to Pallet." Amanda called out Kadabra to teleport them to the outside entrance. Once they got back there, both Charizard and Fearow were called into service to fly the group back home.
"What have you been up to, sweetie?" Mr. Greenwood asked.
"I've been traveling around the region with my friend Amanda." Michelle answered. "She and I met each other back in the Viridian Forest when she was starting out."
"It's great that you have a friend to travel with." Said Mr. Greenwood. The two of them talked during the entire flight back to Pallet Town. Professor Oak was waiting for them upon their arrival.
"I'm glad to see that you all managed to carry out the rescue mission safely." He said. "And, there's two certain Pokemon here that have been anxious to see their respective parents again." Elekid and Togepi ran up to Amanda and Misty respectively.
"Were you both good for Professor Oak while we were gone?" Amanda asked. Elekid and Togepi nodded.
"They were both well behaved." Said Oak. "Now that the missions' over, what's the next plan of attack for everyone?"
"Michelle, Mark and I were planning to head to the Pokemon League competition at the Indigo Plateau." Said Amanda.
"Oh, I don't think you'll have to worry about that for a while." Said Oak. "The tournament doesn't start for another month, so you've got plenty of time to train."
"In that case, we're going to train hard, aren't we Pikachu?" Amanda asked. Pikachu firmly nodded his head.
"As for me, Misty, Brock and I are heading out to the Johto region." Said Ash.
"I wish the three of you could stay and watch me battle in the league here." Said Amanda.
"I know, but when you're a seasoned trainer, you always have to keep moving." Said Ash. "I'll be rooting for you, though."
"Thanks a lot, Ash." Said Amanda. "Maybe we might wind up running into each other in Johto."
"We could." Said Ash. "We'll have to see, though."
"All right, guys, I think we should take it easy for the rest of the day." Said Brock. "We'll head out tomorrow." The six of them had a big meal together at Professor Oak's that night, and the following morning, the two groups split up and went their separate ways.
"I think I'm going to head back to our house in the Viridian Forest." Mr. greenwood said to Michelle. "You can keep traveling with your friend if you want to, though."
"I most certainly do want to keep traveling." Said Michelle excitedly. Mr. Greenwood smiled at his daughter and began to make his way back home. Amanda, Michelle and Mark watched him leave together and waved goodbye to him. With the rescue operation now in the rearview mirror, Amanda can now focus on preparing for the Pokemon League competition. Will she be able to take home the coveted trophy? For the answer to that question, you'll have to tune in to the next episode!
TO BE CONTINUED
Amanda's Party: Pikachu, Fearow, Blastoise, Weepinbell, Arcanine, Kadabra
Michelle's Party: Eevee, Electabuzz, Doduo, Psyduck, Ponyta, Charmander
Mark's Party: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Jolteon, Gastly, Lapras, Nidorino
Amanda's Spare Pokemon At Oak's Lab: Rattata, Gengar, Magikarp, Butterfree, Zubat, Venonat, Tentacruel, Pidgeotto, Dratini, Clefairy, Scyther, Flareon, Nidoran Male, Rhyhorn, Goldeen, Dragonair, Snorlax, Machamp, Horsea, Seadra, Electrode
Michelle's Spare Pokemon At Oak's Lab: Gengar, Sandshrew, Nidoran Female, Poliwhirl, Tangela, Chansey, Shellder