Disclaimer: Pokemon do/does not belong to me, never has, and never will. (At least not yet.)(Mwahahaha!) D.J Thunderston, and Ashly Greene are my personal characters (My babies, almost!) and please do not use them without my permision. If you want to ask me questions, or just chat with me about Pokemon, you can e-mail me at pamcam@sprint.ca Now sit back, and enjoy the show...I mean, Story. "Duplica?" "Hmm?" "Where'd you learn to drive like that?" "I didn't." "Iiieeeeeeee!!!" "What?!" Duplica complained, eying her two frightened companions. **************************************************************************** "Pika-Pi! Pika-ka-ka! PI!" (Shut up! Stupid Bas****! No!) "Now, you stupid rat!" The Rocketeer comanded, snapping a whip in Pikachu's direction,"Do a thunder shock!" "Pikachu pi-pi-PI!!!" (I said NO!!!) CR-r-Aat-Kk!!! The whip landed firmly on Pikachu's cheek, forcing him to use thunder shock. Unfortunetly, the Rocketeer didn't let go of the whip, and the thunder shock travelled up the weapon, and into his body. The force of the thunder shock had been small and insignifigant, but as Pikachu saw what he was doing, he kept forcing more and more power into his enemy's body. A few moments later, it was all over: The Rocketeer was dead, and the smell of burning flesh hung heavily in the air, choking the small yellow rodentia beyond sight and sence. Slipping into unconciousness, Pikachu looked up to see Giovani's return, and a new feeling of terror filled him to the brim. The last thing that Pikachu heard, was an evil chuckle, and Giovani saying: "You can be useful to me, with that kind of power, my pet." Then darkness; darkness, and nothing more. **************************************************************************** "Come on! Come on! Hurry up!" Ash groaned, hopping from one foot to the other, in total impatience. "Well, hold on, Ashy-boy!" Duplica purred, batting her eyelashes at him,"You know we have to disguise ourselves more than the costumes." She was pulling Ashly's long black hair back into a bun, and at the same time, was pulling Ash's now shoulder lengh hair into a ponytail, while trying to braid her pigtails. In the end, they all looked like real of Team Rocket. "Okay, Ditto. We need you to transform into a really tough Pokemon." Duplica commanded. Ditto smiled and nodded. "Ditto!" it replied, as it changed shape, into a... **************************************************************************** "Pika-Pika..." Pikachu whispered in despair. He was locked in a cage with a baby Eevee, and a Growlithe no bigger than himself. "Eee-Eevee, Eeeveeeee Eee-Eee." the Eevee murmured, rolling its tiny brown eyes back, and drawing a picture in the dust with its small dewclaw. What he ment was 'Forget it, there's no way out.' "Pi-pikachu?" (Wh-whatdya mean?) "Growlithe growl grr-grr-growlithe." (We've tried and it's locked tight.) "Eevee, Ee-ee-ee. Eevee eevee,EE, eevee." (We're in here for good. We're his, EH, pets.) "PI-K?!!!" (Wah-at?!!!) "Grr Growlithe Growl growlithe, GROWL." (You heard right my friend, PETS.) "Pi pikachu?" (But why?) "EEVEE, ee eevee eevee ee, eevee." (BECAUSE, we have special powers, that's why.) "Pik?" (Huh?) "Ggrrowl Ggrrowl Ggrowl! Growlithe growl growlithe, growl..." (You sure ask a lot of questions! I'm the only Growlithe who can use water gun, and Eevee...) "Eeeeeeveeeeeee! Eevee eevee eevee." (Hahahahahah! I'm the only Eevee who can use Razor leaf.) "Growlitthhhhee..." (Annnnddd...) "Eeevvee, Eeee ee eevee ee eevee Eevee Eevee eevee ee ee eevee." (You are the only Pikachu with a Thunder shock powerful enough to kill a man.) "Ka-ka-kachu...!" (N-n-no...!) "Growl, growl!" (Oh, yes!) This made Pikachu work harder at the bars. "Pi!Pi!Pi! Pi pikachu, pikachu pi ka chu!" (No!No!No! I have an owner, and he'll tear their guts out when he finds me!) "Eeee, EE eevee ee." (Sure, IF he finds you.) **************************************************************************** ...a Mr.Mime! "Mr.Mime!" it said proudly. Ash, Ashly, and Duplica fell down anime style. "I thought I said a REALY TOUGH Pokemon, Ditto!" Duplica yelled, getting up. "Mime! Mime!" "Oh, try something else..." she sighed. It changed into a Charmeleon. "Ehhhnnhh..." Ash said uncomfortably. He had had some BAD experiences with Charmeleons. Duplica noticed. "Try something a little less...hot." A Garydos. "Too big." A Golduck. "Ehhh...no." A Nidorino. "Too pointy." A Primeape. "Perfect!!!" Duplica, Ash, and Ashly chorused "Prrahhh!!!" it agreed. "Now how're we asposeda get in?" Ash muttered, kicking the wall of the gym. They were at the Viridian gym, Team Rocket headquarters. "Well, we can sneek around until we find an open window,"Duplica stated,"or a laundry shute, or..." "We can use the front door." Ashly replied. "Oh, right!" Duplica giggled."Sure, if you want to it the easy way..." Ash and Ashly sweat-droped. **************************************************************************** Back in Pallette... "Gary!" Prof.Oak exclaimed,"Have you seen Ash Ketchum's Pikachu?" "Now why would I have seen that loser's rat?" Gary asked, crossing his fingers behind his back. **************************************************************************** Before they entered the gym, Ash made a phone call. Clearing his throat, so it was lighter, and un-recognizable to anyone, except his close, personal friends and family, (i.e: his old voice, from when he was Ash Ketchum.) he dialed his mom's number. An achingly familiar voice answered. It was misty. "Hello?" "Misty..." "Huh? How do you know my name? Just who is this?" "It's Ash." "Wha-at?!" **************************************************************************** Misty and D.J were still staying at Ash's house, helping Mrs.Ketchum in any way they could, mainly helping her cope with the loss of Ash. That's when they got the phone call. Misty answered. "Hello?" She asked. "Misty..." "Huh? How do you know my name? Just who is this?" "It's Ash." "Wha-at?!" "Listen carefully. I'm Viridian City. Team Rocket has Pikachu, Don't ask me how, but they do. I need you to get here as soon as possible, alright? Bring D.J and my mom." "But..." Misty started to ask, but Ash cut her off. "Please, just do it!" "Alright, I'll do it..." Misty said uncertainly. She was about to say more before the line went dead. "Hey! D.J! Mrs.Ketchum!" Misty yelled,"We're going to Viridian city!" ******************************************************************* Ash Ketchum looked at the I.D paper in His hand. 'Matt "Yomattosha" Anderson'. The name He had been using for the past 4 and a half years of his life, on Velensia Island...His new home. Ash swallowed painfully. And then he made a final call. **************************************************************************** "Ring Ring Ring! Ring Ring Ring! Phone call! Phone call!" "Hmm." Brock muttered, picking up the phone, annoyed. He and Nurse Joy had been out on the porch, kissing, and the phone ringing had destroyed the mood completely."Hello?" "Brock!" **************************************************************************** "Brock!" Ash gasped into the phone. He was afraid. **************************************************************************** "Who is this?" Brock frowned. "It's...Matt." "What?! Matt?! Is something wrong?" "Yeah, you could say that..." Ash replied."Team Rocket has Ash's Pikachu. Ashly and I bumped into Jessie, James, and Meowth, and they told us!" "That's terrible!" "Yeah, and we need you and Nurse Joy to come to Viridian!" "But, WHY?" "Never mind!" Ash said impatiently,"Just say you'll come!" "Okay, we'll come..." **************************************************************************** "It's all set." Ash said quietly."They'll come." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oh, Wah-ooh-ah! I'm done this dang-fang chapter, at long-last! And it wasn't easy, either. Oh, I guess I'll see ya in part 8. Hee-ahs a preview, hunnysuckle! Ash gets into TR headquarters, but getting out, ALIVE, is the hard part. Misty, D.J, his mom, Brock and Nurse Joy come, but...what is Ash planning to do? You'll have to read and find out! So stay tuned!