To Be A Master…A Legend
Chapter 4-Pika Problems
Greg and his Sandshrew make their way through the thick foliage of the
Viridian Forest, trying to find their way to Pewter City. Greg hears a
faint sound from some bushes not too far from him.
"Did you hear they Sandshrew?" Greg whispers.
Sandshrew nods. They take a couple steps toward where the noise came
from.
"Lets find out what that was." Greg says softly.
Greg pulls back some branches slowly and looks over to the other side.
Greg and Sansshrews eyes widen. There is a flash of light then a
scream.

Bobby, Lilly, Dex, and Barry are standing, looking around.
"Where did that scream come from?" Dex asks.
"I dont know…but it sounded like whoever……or whatever made it was in
real pain." Lilly comments.
Suddenly, the group sees Greg and Sandshrew running toward them. They
are both chared black and seem to be scared to death.
"GREG…SANDSHREW!! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!" Bobby exclaims.
Greg and Sandshrew drop to the ground and catch their breath.
"Was it you two who screamed a moment ago?" Barry asks while helping
Greg up.
"Yeah." Greg answers. "Well, what did this to you?" Lilly questions
him.
"A whole pack of wild…wild………" Greg falls silent.
"Wild what." Dex asks inpatiently.
"Wild Pikachu." Greg says with his head lowered.
"PIKACHU!" Everyone elclaims.
"A Pikachu beat you and your GROUND Pokemon, Sandshrew up?" Dex asks,
trying to hold back a laugh.
Greg's head shoots up and he looks at Dex with a cold stare in his
eye.
"Not A Pikachu…it was a GROUP of Pikachu. And these were no ordinary
Pikachu. They are strong……very strong. Sandshrew and I would have been
able to handle them if they were any regular Pikachu." Greg explains.
"Come on Greg. Do you expect us to believe that there is a group of
Pikachu that is stronger then normal?" Lilly asks, crossing her arms.
"Yeah Greg, do we look ike idiots to you?" Bobby adds.
"Listen…if you dont believe me, then I can show you." Greg says
sternly.
"This I gotta see." Barry says, almost laughing. Greg leads the party
to where he had his run in with the Pikachu.

Greg and Sandshre cautiously make their way towards the place of their
bad experience. Bobby and the group follow closely behind.
"Do you guys really believe his story?" Lilly asks the group.
"Not really…but if there is something out here, I'd like to see it."
Barry answers.
"I believe he got attacked by some Pikachu. And I would like to try
and catch one." Dex states.
"Me too." Bobby adds.
Suddenly, Greg stops in his tracks.
"Over there." Greg says, pointing at the same bushes he had looked
through. Bobby and the group slowly make their way toward the bush.
Greg and Sandshrew dive behind a small thicket on the other side of
the path. Bobby slowly reaches up to the bushes and grabs to different
branches. He sighs.
"Here goes nothing." Bobby says quietly.
He pulls back the branches. What the group sees is astonishing.

(This next scene, which consists of Pokemon language, will be
transalated so you know what the Pokemon are saying)

A Pikachu wearing a small green uniform scurries up to the thrown
where his leader sits. The leader Pikachu had a crown of leaves and a
red cape on.
"(Sir, more humans have been spotted to the east.)" The Pikachu in the
green says.
The leaders ears perk up. He looks at the soldier.
"(More Pokemon trainer?)" He asks the soldier Pikachu.
"(Yes sir.)" The soldier replies.
"Very good. You know what to do.)" The leader says with an evil smirk
on his face.
"(Sir yes sir!)" The soldier says, then scampers off.

"Its unbelievable." Barry says stunned.
"Its a whole army of Pikachu." Bobby exclaims.
Lilly looks over to where Greg is hiding.
"Greg was right. These Pikachu must be super strong because of special
training." Lilly thinks to herself.
Suddenly, the group hears footsteps behind them. When they turn
around, they see that they have been surrounded by some soldiers of
the Pikachu army.
"I think we were spotted." Dex says suprisingly blandly.
"Did you find that out yourself or did the presence of the Pikachu
give it away little bro." Bobby snaps.
"PIKA PIKA-PIKA!" The Pikachu at the head yells.
"What did it say?" Barry asks no one in general.
"I said shut up infidel."A fimiliar voice says from behind.
The group turns around and see Jill, Matt, and Meowth Jr.
"Great." Lilly complains. "Just what we need right now. Team Dorket."
"I suggest you shut your trap little girl. We are here to catch these
Pikachu." Jill snaps.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING LITTLE!" Lilly shout has she jumps toward Jill
Bobby and Dex grab her arms and hold her down.
"What do you mean catch them?" Barry asks.
"Simple. These little rodents have been causing trouble for the super
secret Team Rocket HQ in this area. So we have been sent to stop them
before someone gets hurt." Matt explains.
"Too late for that. The Pikachu got Greg." Bobby says.
"WHAT! What did you do to him you smelly yellow rats!." Matt yells,
clenching his fist.
"Relax bro, they only gave Sandshrew and me a little shock." Greg
says, emerging from the thicket.
He is still shaking in fear, but no one seems to notice.
"Isn't it wonderful that your goody-goody brother surived, Matt?"
Meowth Jr. says sarcastically.
"Shudup." Matt states sternly.
He grabs Meowth Jr. by the tail and tosses him into a near-by tree.
"(ENOUGH OF THIS!! SHOCK THEM)" The head Pikachu shouts.
With that, a bright light fills the sky has the Pikachu army lets
loose their imfamous Thunderbolt.

A Rocket dressed in black with a large red R on the front of his shirt
enters the dark room where the leader of Team Rocket resides.
"S-sir." The Rocket hesitantely begins. "I regret to inform you that
the Pikachu army has taken Matt and Jill hostage. They also have 5
other non-rockets held captive with them."
The Rocket leader spins around in his leather chair. He has on a gray
business suit. The darkness covers his face so that it cant be seen.
And a Flareon sits on his lap.
"DAMN! I should of known better than to entrust that assignment to my
bumbling nephew, that she-dog, and their knuckle-headed sidekick."
He spins back arouns and looks into the darkness.
"Jack……send in the renforcements." TRs leader demands.
"Yes sir." Jack says has he exits the room.
TRs leader pets his Flareon for a moment.
"My presious Pokemon……its time we dispose of those troublesome
Pikachu."
He says.
He then begins to laugh evily.

"(Sir, the human tresspassers have been captured and locked in the
prisoner barracks.)" Stated the same Pikachu who had headed up the
pack the group saw.
"(Very good soldier. Remind me to promote you after we finish with the
trainer scum. Now…I want you to bring me their PokeBalls so they cant
use the brainwashed ones to escape.")
The leader demands.
"(Sir yes sir.)" The pikachu says has he runs off towards the
barracks.

"This is just perfect." pouts Lilly. "Here we are, stuck in a jailcell
with Team Dorket waiting for an army of Pikachu to figure out what to
do with us."
"Will you quit calling us Team Dorket you little twerp." Jill demands.
Lilly jumps up and gets in Jill's face.
"WHY DONT YOU MAKE ME!" Lilly screams.
"Maybe I should." Jill retorts.
Bobby and Matt pushes in between the two girls.
"Chill girls chill." Matt says.
"Yeah, we're gonna be in here together for a while. Lets at least try
to get along." Matt states.
"Those two are going to kill each other one day." Dex whispers to
Greg.
"Oh yeah." Greg agrees.
Suddenly, the door to the jail opens and several Pikachu walk in.
"Pi PIKA PIKA CHU pi pi CHU" The head Pikachu screams.
"What did it say Meowth?" Bobby asks.
"It said give us all you PokeBalls and Pokemon." Meowth translates.
"NEVER!" Dex exclaims.
But is immediately brought down by a Thunderbolt from one of the
Pikachus.
"I dont think we really have a choice." Greg says, taking his
Pokeballs off is belt.
Sandshrew tugs at Greg's pantleg. When Greg looks down, he sees that
Sandshrew is crying.
"Dont worry Sandshrew. When I get outta here, they will pay for all
this. We will take em ot like we always do."
Sandshrew cracks a smile has he is dragged off by three Pikachu.
"Very touching." Meowth Jr says, crossing his arms. :But I'm glad
they're taking that……hey…whataya doin?" Meowth is grabbed by three
other Pikachu and dragged off.
"Get your little rodent hand YEOOOOOWTH!" Meowth screams has the
Pikachu shock him.
Everyone falls into silence. It seems like an eternity before Bobby
speaks up.
"So……what do we do now?" He asks.
Right after he asks the question, the back wall to the jail explodes
into smoke and piecs of stone. When the smoke clears, several men
wearing black uniforms with red Rs stand there holding the groups
PokeBalls.
"Jack. I knew the boss would send you for us." Jill says with a smile
on her face.
"Oh goody. Saved by the bosses favorite lackey." Matt says, turning
his head.
"Quit whining you baby." Jack says has he throws everyone their
PokeBalls. "Nw hurry up you two. We gotta run these Pikachu off and
outta the Viridian Forest."
Meowth Jr appears from behins the group of Rockets.
"What do we do with the twerps?" Moewth Jr asks.
"We let them be for now. We got bigger fish to fry." Jack states. "You
guys better get outta here before it really hit the fan."
Jack, Matt, Jill, Meowth Jr, and the other Rockets run off into
battle.
"I think we should listen to them for once." Dex says.
"I think you're right. Lilly agrees.
"Alright. I got the perfect way to get away from here fast." Bobby
says, unlatching a PokeBall from his belt. "ABRA, GO!"
Abra pops out of its PokeBall and looks around at all the carnage.
"Abra, use Teleport to get us out of here." Bobby demands.
"Abra and the whole group begin to glow white then dissapear.

The group reappear about 50 yards away from the battle scene where
they can see and hear explosions and the sounds of Pokemon battle.
"Well, its time to head for Pewter. Lets let the Pikachu army and Team
Rocket duke it out." Greg states has he starts to walk off.
"Greg, wheres Sandshrew?" Barry asks."Oh yeah."
Greg removes a PokeBall and tosses it out. From it, Sandshrew comes
forth.
"The Pikachu put him back in his PokeBall when they took him away."
Greg explains.
The group suddenly hears something running toward them. When they turn
around, they see the leader of the Pikachu army running toward them.
But he is looking the other way and doesn't see them.
"Hey Bobby" Dex starts. "Why dont you catch one of these super-charged
Pikachu. It could really come in handy."
Bobby takes another PokeBall from his belt.
"Great idea. GO VULPIX!" Bobby shouts.
The fire fox appears just in time for the Pikachu to run head first
into him. The Pikachu gets up and looks straight into the eyes of
Vulpix. It seems ready to defend itself.
"Vulpix, open with a Quick Attack." Bobby states.
Vulpix charges at the Pikachu at full speed. But the Pikachu uses
Quick Attack too and the Pokemon collide headon. They are both dazzed.
"Are you OK Vulpix?" Bobby asks, concerned.
"Vulpix." It says, getting to its feet.
"OK, use Ember." Bobby says.
Vulpix begins to spn around, sending large sparks of fire toward the
Pikachu, who is burned. The pikachu tries Thundershock, but Vulpix is
able to avoid it.
"Confuse Ray, Vulpix." Bobby states.
Vulpix sends a ray of light at Pikachu, confusing it.
"Nows my chance." Bobby says. "POKEBALL GO!"
The PokeBall connects with Pikachu head on and closes up around him.
It seems to shake forever before the clng noise is heard, meanng the
Pokemon is caught. Bobby picks up the ball and holds it in the air.
"YYYYYES! I GOT PIKACHU!" He shouts, jumping in glee.
"I'm happy for you Bobby. You did a great job." Lilly says with a
almost evil smirk on her face.
Bobb instantly stops jumping up and down and turns bright red.
"Theres one way to stop his celebrating." Dex says.
"Its ti be expected, right Gre……huh" Barry says, turning around only
to see that Greg has already gone.
"Wonder where he went off to." Dex asks.
"I dunno. But I'm sure we'll see him again." Barry says.

~Later~

"LOOK EVERYONE!" Lilly shouts.
She points at a sign that says Pewter City- 1/2 mile.
"We finally made it."Bobby says happily."
"We can sleep in a nice soft bed tonight." Dex states.
"And get something other than beans and hot dogs for dinner." Barry
says, smiling.
After the group takes a few more steps, they see a spearow attacking a
helpless Rattata. Lilly picksa small rock off the ground and throws it
at the Spearow.
"Leave the poor thing alone you mean Spearow." She scolds.
Everyone is suprised when, instead of knocking the Spearow off the
Rattata, the rock opens and traps the Spearow inside it.
"That wasn't a rock, it was a PokeBall." Barry exclaims.
"Looks like you caught yourself a Spearow Lilly. Great job." Bobby
congradulates her.
"Oh well. At least it wasn't one of my PokeBalls I wasted." Lilly
says, picking the PokeBall up and placing it on her belt.

What a day for our group. Bobby gets a Pikachu and Lilly catches a
Spearow without even trying. And they are almost to Pewter City. Its
time for our group to try their hands at a Gym battle and the Pokemon
league. Will they do it? Find out in the next chapter of To Be A
Master…A Legend.