Chapter 5- Friend or Foe?

	
	Ash stared in disbelief at the man in front of him. It was Gary! Gary! 

What was 

Gary doing here? He knew that Brock had said that he had joined the rebellion 

but he 

assumed they would never see each other. Actually he had hoped they would never 

see 

each other. Gary had matured in the last few years. He wore his long brown hair 

in a 

ponytail and a silver Pokeball dangled from his ear. He had grown taller and 

broader and 

was very muscular. But older or not it was still that same sneer on his face. No 

mistaking 

it. Ever since Ash had beaten him they hadn’t been the best of friends. They had 

never 

been the best of friends actually. They had always been rivals and Gary had 

almost 

always come out on top. 

	“Ashy boy” he said again “it’s so good to see you.” He had an unpleasant 

sneer 

on his face. Ash scowled at Gary and turned to face Brock. Brock shrugged his 

shoulders 

and gave him a sympathetic glance. 

	“C’mon” Gary said “let’s go.”

	“Aren’t we going to eat?” asked Ash.

	Gary rolled his eyes “never thinking past the next meal are you Ash?” 

	Ash’s face turned bright red as he angrily tried to come up with a 

comeback. He 

failed.

	Gary smirked; he liked putting his rival in his place. “In case you 

haven’t noticed 

Ashy, people are staring at you.” Ash hadn’t noticed. “That would be because you 

have 

Rocket uniforms on.”

	“Uhhh”

	“Ya real smart Ash. We have to go to the mall (if you could call it that) 

and get 

you some new clothes.” 

	They walked about a block and Gary told them to wait outside. They did and 

sat 

on the bench. Gary was right when he said it wasn’t really a mall. It had only a 

few stores 

and was small and dirty. A bit later Gary came out with clothes. Ash was pleased 

to see 

there was nothing to ugly. Gary had picked out for him just a pair of jeans and 

a black 

shirt. Brock’s and Scott’s outfit were relatively the same as his. He did notice 

however, 

that Gary had picked out a slightly revealing top for Robyn. She didn’t seem to 

care 

though. They wondered through the city and came to a small restaurant. 

	“Let’s sit outside” declared Gary. 

	“There are tables inside” said Ash.

	“I’m not blind” sneered Gary “it’s empty inside which means were be easy 

to 

overhear. Don’t be so dense.”

	Ash clenched his fists. Five minutes with Gary and already they were 
fighting. 

They approached a small table. Gary raced up to where Robyn  was sitting and 

pulled her 

chair out. 

	“Thank you” she giggled blushing.

	“My honor” he bowed. He sat down next to her and nearly shoved Ash down. 

Ash 

was forced to sit near Brock across from Gary. He could swear he was staring 

down her 

shirt. He had probably “forgotten” to get her a bra. 

	Ash glanced around there were people walking by and a fight provided them 

with 

plenty of noise. The only person close to them was a girl lying near a trashcan. 

When he 

pointed her out to Gary he just laughed.

	“She looks dead if you ask me. What’s she going to do? She’s just some 

homeless 

little brat.”

	Ash shot him a death glare but he ignored it. He proceeded to flirt with 

Robyn. 

Gary’s a jerk, Ash thought to himself. Gary motioned them in closer. They all 

leaned 

there head’s in and Ash could swear he saw that girl move but he was probably 

mistaken. 

	“Here’s the plan”

	Ash winced; why did Gary have to talk so loud. 

	“We are going to get Ericka outta Celadon City! She’ll help with the 

rebellion. 

And we will defeat Team Rocket.
	Ash groaned good plan. Real Good! “That’s brilliant Gary. No one outsmarts 

you.”

	“Hey,” Gary snapped “you haven’t thought up a plan either. And from what I 
hear 

you just joined.”

	“So?”

	“So you haven’t done anything. While I have been making plans and helping 

gym 

leaders and most importantly-

	“Hey,” shouted Robyn, suddenly cutting him off. “That girl’s listening.” 

And she 

was right the “dead, little homeless brat” appeared to be enthralled in there 

conversation. 

Brock stood up suddenly knocking down a chair. Some people walking by stared. 

The 

girl seemed to grasp what was going on. She Jumped up and shot away. Hmmmm not 

so 

dead after all.


Disclaimer-I do not own pokemon. Wish I did though…

Please review. That was my shortest part yet. The nest part should be relatively longer.