Chapter 3:The Second Hostage.

The days seemed to fly by and I couldn't wait for Team Rocket to come along.We were all there to wish Copycat luck when she decided to leave.That night,Prof.Oak had just gone to his room and we were sleeping downstairs.The Jolt Master had beaten us to the couch,and the two chairs were Anonymous 2003 and Bayleef's territory,making the floor everyone else's resting ground.I was the only one awake.I could never sleep right away,no matter how hard you tried.

A sudden noise caught my ear and I lay absolutly still.Three shadows slank past us and up the stairs,opening Tracey's bedroom door and going in.In my excitment,I got up and made my way to the stairs,bumping Pikachu as I went."What are you doing up this time of night?"I stared at him about five seconds,then said."It's morning.And I'm up because Tracey's going to get caught by Team Rocket."Pikachu looked a little confused."I thought you told me you liked Tracey."I smiled shyly."I do.But.It's not like Team Rocket's going to hurt him.If they do,they'll have to deal with me."Convinced,Pikachu followed me up the stairs and we peeked in.Tracey was thrashing wildly and we saw Jessie and James trying to keep him still."He...hel....help."Jessie and James' shadows picked Tracey up and started for the door.

Pikachu and I backed away and raced down the stairs.We threw ourselves on the floor and lay completly still,but a sudden movement from Pikachu blew his cover.Jessie let go of Tracey and pounced on him.Pikachu fought back,trying to get free,to no avail.I sprang up as well,fingers outstretched like claws,and landed on top of Jessie.Caught by surprise,Jessie loosened her grip on Pikachu,who pulled away.James put Tracey down and went to help her.Meowth stayed with him to make sure the ether-filled cloth didn't fall off his face."Pikachu!You gotta wake everybody up!"I squawked,attempting to keep a hold of Jessie.Before Pikachu could,however,James had gotten to us.

He pulled me off and Jessie recaptured Pikachu.We thrashed wildly in their grasp and I noticed nobody had woken up.Being closest to me,I softly kicked SulliMike23 in the head."Wake up!"I squawked.The next thing I knew,I was sitting on the floor,beside SulliMike23,who had finally woken up."What's going on?"he yawned.I was going to tell him,but then I remembered Pikachu.By that time,everyone else was awake."Why are you yelling?""Keep it down,they're some who are trying to sleep!"I was searching for Pikachu when we heard a door slam from upstairs.The lights turned on and we saw Prof.Oak looking down at us from the stairs."Who's been yelling?"everyone looked at me.I silently pointed at myself."What's the meaning of all this racket?""Racket?"I asked."Don't you mean Rocket?"

Cliffhanger! At least I think it is....Anyway.Did you like this part?E-mail at Lotzafeather@aol.com