Ch 3

 

CAPTURE

 

            Here comes the rest...Please don’t forget to mail me: zeynep_5@yahoo.com . Thanx for reading anyway...And those characters do not belong to me, they are owned by the producers of Pokémon.

 

            Misty and Ash had had a big fight, and Misty had left. Here is the rest...

 

          Misty stopped running after getting far enough. She wasn’t holding her tears back anymore. She was getting even worse when she thought that all that time she was being nothing more than a burden for Ash. It was the worst day of her life. The person who she thought to be her best friend didn’t like her, didn’t even want her with him at all. She sighed.

“ (What’s happening mommy?)” asked Togepi. “ (Where is Pikachu? Where

are Ash and Brock, my daddies?)”

          “Daddies?” said Misty, laughing. Then she told Togepi about the fight and what Ash had said to her. She also told how deeply her heart was broken. “…and we are on our own from now on, Togepi.”

          Togepi looked at her mother with loyalty. Misty, began crying again, remembering Ash didn’t like her at all.

         

Pikachu ran after Misty till she was out of sight, but that was in vain. When he couldn’t run anymore, he stopped and shouted “(Misty! I’ll miss you…)”.

Then he returned to Ash and Brock. Meanwhile, Brock was yelling at Ash.

“What kind of a person are you, Ash? How stupid are you? How can you say such things to your friend? Let alone saying those to a friend, how can you shout at a lady like that?”

“Lady…” Ash murmured. Then angrily, he added: “No problem, OK? We do not need her. She is not someone so special. I won’t feel her emptiness. Got it?”

“But I will!!” Brock yelled back. “She was nearly my sister, Ash! Oh, why do you always have to have such fights?..”

Ash still didn’t care. Who was Misty anyway? A stupid brat. His friend. Best friend. Ooops… She was…

Pikachu, who saw him not caring got really angry and shocked him as a punishment. “Pi kaa chuuu!!!” “Pikachu… Ooooww…. Why have you done this?”

“(You deserved it. I loved Misty. Now she’s gone, just because of you!)” answered Pikachu, who loved Misty in his own way.

“I cannot understand what is so special about that witch!” shouted Ash, walking angrily. “She is just a trouble maker!!”

Then he noticed Brock and Pikachu’s angry faces. “OK.” he sighed. At last, he gave up being mean about Misty. “Tomorrow, we’re going to  follow her path, and find her. Tomorrow. I won’t talk to her anyway.”

“No, Ash, you owe her an apology.”

Yes, it was nearly evening, the sun had begun to set. They might have got lost if they had tried to find Misty at that time of the day. They decided to camp there that night.

 

Misty had begun settling down for the camp, too, by that time. Then she tried to sleep, but it wasn’t possible. She had understood how helpful her friends were when she was left alone in the forest at night. There were sounds of bugs everywhere. “Damn!” she thought. “Ash, Brock and Pikachu would protect me if they were here now…”

 

It wasn’t different for the others also. Neither Ash, nor Brock could sleep. Brock sighed. “Where is Misty now? I don’t feel well.”

“Never mind. She is more of a man than we are. She can look after herself.”

“I wish Misty was here.” continued Brock. “She could tell us about her dreams of being famous one day, and make us sleep.”

Ash didn’t reply. He turned away and began to think about Misty. Although it had not been such a long time since Misty was gone, he started to feel her emptiness. Was he really missing her or what…?

 

“Meowth, why don’t we go and get Pikachu now? Look, they’re all asleep.” whispered James.

“Yeah, c’mon!” Jessie agreed. They both looked at Meowth, the cat Pokémon. Meowth was thoughtful.

“Not yet.” it muttered. “Guys, I have a wonderful plan, and we can’t fail this time.”

“To capture that Pikachu…”

“Yes. That twerp’s gonna beg us to take his Pikachu.”

“Well, then, Meowth, would you mind enlightening us about that ‘wonderful’ plan of yours?” asked James again, curiously.

“Soon, guys. I will tell you soon.”

 

Next morning, Misty woke up, feeling herself very happy. “Good morning Togepi. Good morning Brock, Ash…” Her happiness faded instantly. “Oh…I’ve forgotten they’re not with me anymore. Anyway, c’mon Togepi, let’s eat something and go. To…” She stopped again. She was so angry that she couldn’t think of where she would go if she left Ash. The only thing she thought while she was leaving that she had to get away from that boy. “Well, I will return to Cerulean City maybe…But no, my sisters will tease me if I return without being a great trainer. OK. I will travel on my own to be a water Pokémon trainer. God, that stupid Ash hasn’t paid for my bike yet. Ash…” 

 

It was nearly the noon. Ash woke up because of the bright light irritating his eyes. He then took a look at his watch.

“Wooaaaaa!!!! Brock, Pikachu, wake up! You too, Mist…” Oops, he had forgotten that Misty was gone.

“Wassup  man?” Brock was awake by then.

“Pika?”

“Guys, it’s already the noon. We are late. Why couldn’t we wake up earlier anyway?”

“Because, Ashy Boy, Misty was the one to wake us early in the morning.”

Ash didn’t answer. Why Misty all the time?

After having a breakfast (or a lunch), they started following Misty’s path. However, they couldn’t catch up with her, as Misty was a fast walker. They lost her traces after a while.

 

Team Rocket was following them, being followed by another mysterious two…

 

By all that time, Ash was greatly feeling Misty’s emptiness. He remembered Misty in everything he did. And there were Brock and Pikachu complaining all the time. Brock was feeling as if he had lost his sister, but he was still hoping to find her.

Misty was missing them also, but she didn’t come back. Ash had gone too far this time, he had greatly humiliated her, he had to apologize to her, otherwise she wouldn’t come back. “I hope he will…” said Misty to herself under her breath.

 

“Meowth! Tell us your plan now, or I’m going to talk to Boss!” Jessie said in a threatening voice.

“I agree.” James supported her.

“OK guys, chill. I’m sure it will work now, and I’m telling you.”

James and Jessie gave all their attention to the cat.

“So, does this twerp miss the girl or not?” asked Meowth.

“Does he?” repeated James stupidly. Jesse gave him a bang in the head.

Meowth continued: “The girl means something to him. So, we will…Kidnap the girl. Then we will exchange the girl for Pikachu. How is it?”

“There’s only one small point you’re missing…” interrupted Jessie. “They have had a big fight! And they are not together anymore you stupid cat!”

“That does not matter. He still misses the girl, and that’s it. Here we go!”

James and Jessie said nothing, but nodded, desperately. And they began to follow Misty.

 

“Don’t you feel lonely, too Togepi? I still can’t believe he told those words to me…” Her eyes watered again. “Anyway…”

Suddenly, she saw two shadows.

“Who are you?” she demanded.

“Prepare for trouble.”

“Make it double.”

“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”

“TR blasts off at the speed of light.”

“Surrender now, or prepare to fight.”

“That’s right!”

“Team Rocket, it’s you!” cried Misty. “Well, just for your information, I and Ash had a big fight. I go alone from now on. Pikachu’s not with me also, unfortunately.”

Jessie, James and Meowth giggled.

“I know it all, my dear.” Jessie said in a consoling voice. “And you were right. He has gone too far this time.”

“How dare he could say such things to you, anyway?” added James.

“Brainless” commented Meowth.

Misty was startled at Team Rocket’s sympathetic attitude. Were they trying to be friends or what…?

“Well, what do you want from me, then?” she asked. Team Rocket laughed devilishly.

 

“Are you sure she has followed this path, Ash?”

“Of course. Misty’s afraid of bugs, so she won’t walk through the grass. She must have followed this path.”

“You know her very well, don’t you?”

“Brock, SHUT UP!!”

And Ash, Pikachu and Brock kept on walking.

 

“So, you say you’re gonna capture me?” Misty said, hardly preventing her laughter.

“Yes, you twerp!” and James held her.

Suddenly, there came another two in front of them.

“Prepare for trouble and make it double.”

“To infect the world with devastation”

“To blight all peoples in every nation.”

“To denounce the goodness of truth and love”

“To extend our wrath to the stars above!”

“Cassidy”

“Butch”

“We’re Team Rocket, circling the earth all day and night”

“Surrender to us now or you will surely lose the fight.”

“That’s right!”

“Raticate!”

“It’s you again!” cried Jessie.

“What do you want?” asked James.

“The girl” Cassidy giggled. “She will help us get that Pikachu.”

“But this was our plan!” shouted Jessie.

“It’s ours now.” Butch replied.

“I’m not coming with anyone!”

“Wanna try?”

After saying this, Jessie held on to Misty’s arm and began to pull her. Butch came and held Misty on the other arm. They both started to pull. James helped Jessie while Cassidy helped Butch.

All of a sudden, Butch pulled out a knife from his pocket and held it close to Misty’s neck.

“But you have weapons! That’s unfair!” shouted Jessie.

Butch touched the knife to Misty’s neck, and made a light cut.

“Aooooooooow!!! Heeeeeelp!!!!” Misty screamed. “Help me!!”

By the while, Togepi, who had fallen to the ground hid behind a bush and began crying.

Then, Cassidy sent Raticate, and it began to beat Jessie, James and Meowth. They couldn’t fight any longer, and fell down, fainted.

Butch and Cassidy dragged Misty, greatly harming her. Butch had covered Misty’s mouth with his hand in order to prevent her screaming.

After they got away, Togepi approached to Jessie, James and Meowth. Wouldn’t they help? No, they were all unconscious. Togepi began to cry again.

 

“Brock! Have you heard this?”

“The scream?”

“Yeah.”

“It was so familiar…”

“Misty!!!!!!!”

Ash, Brock and Pikachu ran in the scream’s direction. Ash would nearly lose his mind. Misty…If something bad happened to her…All because of him…

They stopped when they approached the place Misty was captured. There was Misty’s bag on the ground. And there was Togepi. And Team Rocket…

“What’s happening?!!” yelled Ash. “Where is Misty, what’s happened to her?”

Team Rocket was gaining back their consciousness.

“Slow down, Romeo…” told James, holding his head.

“What have you done to her, what happened?” Ash was shaking James.

“Stop, you twerp!” shouted Jessie.

“Ash, calm down.”  Brock said.

Ash didn’t seem to calm down.

“First, hand us Pikachu…” James was about to say when Jessie pulled him aside and told him:

“Never mind Pikachu for now. We have to take our revenge from Cassidy and Butch first. Then we will capture it.”

“So, we will work with them, you’re saying…We will help Ash…” James repeated.

“We have to. OK?”

“Hey, where is Misty?” Brock shouted.

“Well…Cassidy and Butch captured her…” explained Meowth, and then it told the whole story. Ash totally lost his mind when he heard they had knives. Even Brock panicked.

“Where have they gone!!??”

And so with Togepi in their hands, Ash, Brock, Pikachu and Team Rocket began to search for Cassidy and Butch.