Another chapter!
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Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks
Chapter 3
After three days of researching and continued mutterings of ‘If you weren’t my half-sister there would be no way in hell I’d do this for you’, Lance hit a match.
“Hmm… new trainer, Ashline Ketchum, no badges yet, hold that, battle for Pewter in progress… it says she had a Staryu, Starmie, and Goldeen, but only for about 30 minutes and then they kind of vanished into thin air… How odd. Actually, she still has a Starmie…”
Misty immediately zipped over to his side. “That’s her!”
“You recognize her?”
“She’s the one who pushed me into the stream!”
“Ah…”
“So of course she stole my pokemon!”
“I see…”
“Let’s send her to jail!”
“Hold your horses, Misty… I’d have to find your pokemon on her to justify anything, and you seem to have forgotten that I’m not a policeman.”
“So? You work for the government!”
“Yes,” Lance hissed through gritted teeth, “But I’m a Elite Trainer *not* a policeman! I’ll go investigate, but this is the only favor I’m doing for you *little sister*.”
“Thank you!”
“Shut up.” Lance turned and tossed Misty a poke ball. “Here’s your Seel. I’m going to investigate. Do *not* get in any more trouble, I’m not bailing you out again!”
With a sigh, the Dragon Master headed outdoors, released his Dragonite, and took off.
“Geodude, use Tackle!”
“Not so fast! Mankey, Karate Chop!”
Mankey’s Karate Chop dropped the Geodude to the ground as Ashline grinned. “Well, Brock? What did you say about having the match in the bag?”
Man, she’s kind of cute. That was Brock’s first reaction, but he couldn’t exactly say it, so he didn’t.
“You might have defeated my Geodude, but until you get Onix too you’re not getting my badge. Onix, go!”
“Starmie, I choose you!”
Starmie twitched. It knew it shouldn’t obey, but somehow, it didn’t seem to have a choice. Why? This wasn’t her mistress.
This was another mistress.
But a pokemon must obey its mistress, no matter who mistress is, right?
“All right, Starmie, Bubblebeam!”
The bubblebeam attack smacked into Onix’s face, right in the eyes. The snake of rock cringed and went down.
Brock sighed and handed over the Boulder Badge.
“Yatta! One badge!” Ash cheered.
Ekans uncoiled slightly from around her neck and licked her face.
“I love you too Ekans!”
The snake purred/hissed in a manner that only snakes can do. Yay! Mistress is a great trainer!
“I wouldn’t say that.” Ashline grinned. “I mean; I’m only level 15 according to the official report.”
So? Stupid bureaucrats don’t know real pokemon training.
“Guess you’re right, girl. So… where to next?”
“You’re not going anywhere kid!”
Ash stepped back, blinking.
“Prepare for Trouble!”
“And make it Double!”
“To protect
the world from devastation!”
“To unite all peoples within
our nation!”
“To denounce the evils of truth and love!”
“To extend our reach to the stars above!”
“Jessie!”
“James!”
“Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!”
“Surrender
now or prepare to fight!”
“Meowth, that’s right!”
“What?” Ashline asked.
“Hand over your pokemon!”
“Never!”
“Ekans, go!” Jessie said, throwing out her own snake.
“Koffing, use Smog!” James directed.
“Not so fast.” A different voice cut in. “Kairyuu, Hyper Beam!”
A Hyper Beam attack smashed into Koffing, sending it flying into a wall. A second attack sent Ekans and Jessie careening elsewhere.
Ashline turned.
An exceedingly cute red haired boy in a black bodysuit that clung to him like a second skin and his Dragonite were standing there.
Ashline developed hearts for eyes as she stared.
Lance walked towards her.
Oh my god, he’s coming towards me! Ashline nearly swooned right there and then. * Mew! My luck is finally changing! I’m woman enough to attract a man! *
Lance blinked, finally recognizing the star-struck look. * Lugia, no! *
“Um… are you Ashline Ketchum?
“Yes!” Ashline said a tad too loudly and enthusiastically.
“Ah, guessed right.” Lance grinned, causing Ashline to sigh again as she stared at him dreamily.
“Y-yes?”
“You fought a trainer named Misty a few days ago, yes?”
Ash began to shimmer with anger. “Oh yes I did! That selfish, welshing, horrible water trainer…” She continued to rant as Lance listened politely.
He soon picked out the sequence of events and nodded. Misty was in the wrong then, but Ashline trying to drown her was a bit extreme…
Not that he’d often wanted to do the same thing.
Well then, he’d choose something fitting.
“Well, Ashline, technically the pokemon are yours, but theft is a crime.”
“What are you going to do about it?”
“I’m going to…” An evil glint registered in Lance’s eyes, “Exile you for two weeks.”
“Um… what?”
“Strand you in Seafoam Islands for two weeks so you can reflect on your crime.” Lance said. “Of course, there *are* a lot of rare water pokemon there…”
Catching his drift, Ashline nodded.
“Well, of course I can’t leave you there alone, it’s not safe with Articuno running rampant. I’ll just have to accompany you to make sure you don’t die.”
Grinning broadly by now, Ashline took Lance’s hand as they climbed aboard Dragonair and took off.
Looked like this punishment wasn’t so bad…
End Chapter
Completed 11/14/04
Ash: Yay! Two weeks on an island alone with Lance! *hentai thoughts*
Lance: …
Phantomness: Ehehehe…