A/N: italics indicate thoughts. Gee I wish I were a fish and italics with stars around them denote translated pokemon speech. *Meowth, get a life!*. (Note: translated pokemon speech only occurs during a pokemon's pov, or a human who understands a certain pokemon..) And...this is more of a friendship fic than a romance, with hints of relationshippy stuff.
Being trapped in a building under a lake is no fun. Being trapped in a building under a lake with your worst enemies is the pits. Being trapped in a building under a lake with your worst enemies' toxic spewing pokemon is a nightmare. Fortunately for Ash and Misty, Jessie realized that she and James were getting hit with it too and made him recall Weezing.
Ash sucked in air gratefully and shook his head slightly to clear it of the poisonous fumes that had started to take effect. Then he brought up a pokeball and prepared to release Noctowl, but was stopped by Misty's restraining hand on his arm. He looked over at her in confusion.
"Think Ash," she commanded, "We're trapped under a lake. What if your pokemon punctures a hole in one of the walls?"
He looked around at the four blank walls, and up at the single light bulb on the ceiling. How Team Rocket had managed to get that to work he didn't know. All he knew was that they had tricked them again, and because of it they were stuck with them, for however long it took Pikachu to come with help--if it could even go get help. There was no guarantee that Meowth hadn't captured it.
As he couldn't release any of his pokemon for battle, Ash clenched his hands into fists and settled for glaring at Jessie and James, who were already glaring at Misty and him.
"This is all yours and your scrawny girlfriend's fault," Jessie hissed suddenly, "If you hadn't figured us out at the last minute and shut the door to keep us from escaping, we wouldn't be in this mess."
"Hey!" Misty growled, "Who are you calling scrawny? At least I don't have hair like yours!"
Jessie gasped. "Why you stupid little brat! How dare you insult my glorious, luxurious locks!"
"Glorious? Gloriously stupid."
Ash stared between Misty and Jessie as they continued to trade insults. He was startled when a bag of popcorn was thrust before his face. He looked over at James in surprise.
"Uh...where'd this come from?"
James shrugged. "We left it here on accident when we were setting up earlier. Have some, it's only a little stale."
"Uh...we're supposed to be fighting...aren't we?"
"Yeah, but it's more fun watching them."
"Yeah..." Ash took some popcorn and settled back to watch the girls.
"If you weren't so dumb, you would be able to control that wobbuffet (thanks for the spelling) of yours!" Misty said in response to the patient pokemon's appearance. Of course, just as she said that, Psyduck decided to join the fun as well.
"Ooh!! Psyduck!!"
"Psy? Psyduck?"
"Wobbuffet."
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"Now see what you did!" Meowth yelled, "We can't get dem back up now. How do ya like dat?"
*Don't blame this on me Meowth, you're the one with the stupid plans,* Pikachu growled out. *Now come on, let's go see if we can find some help*
"Toki-priiiiiii," Togepi chirped. Meowth stared at it and shook his head. He still couldn't understand the baby pokemon. Maybe because it was still just a baby. Then he looked back at Pikachu. Had it really said 'we'?. It made some sense though. In the past the two of them had worked together as an okay team.
"Okay," Meowth agreed, "Let's go!"
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Casey sighed as she kneeled beside Todd, trying to coax the baby pokemon out. The cleffa wasn't having any of it though, and backed further under the bed.
"Come on Mary, it's okay no one's gonna hurt you..." Casey stood up and looked back down at the older boy. "I don't think she's gonna come out yet Todd, maybe I'll just go and see if Nurse Joy can help."
She looked over at Melody who was standing against the wall, shaking her head. "She's too scared," the older girl said, "Thanks to that guy's loud mouth. I don't think anything can convince her to come out."
Casey frowned. "Yeah, well if you had been watching what you were doing instead of acting like you know everything, that guy wouldn't have yelled out with the pain. And his name is Brock."
"Brock?" Todd asked, getting to his feet also. The camera hanging on his neck swung a little with the motion. "I knew someone named Brock...he wanted to be a pokemon breeder or something like that."
"It's probably the same one then," Casey replied, "Maybe he'll know how to get Mary to come out."
"Cleffa!"
They all turned to see the baby pokemon standing at their feet blinking up innocently at them. She walked over to Melody and raised her tiny paws. The girl scooped the pokemon up and cooed at it for a while before shrugging.
"Well," said Todd, shaking his head, "Let's go get your pokemon checked over Casey."
Casey nodded and bounded out, Todd following close behind, leaving Melody with the baby pokemon. "You know Mary," she told it, "Sometimes I think you're more trouble than you're worth."
"Cleeefffaa!!"
Downstairs.....
"Your pokemon are just fine Casey, and in good shape," Nurse Joy said handing the pokeballs back to the girl.
"Thanks Nurse Joy," Casey enthused, "Now I can go challenge the gym leader!"
"Well, I think the gym's closed, but maybe not since Ash and Misty haven't come back..."
"Did you just say Ash and Misty?" Melody asked, walking over from the stairwell, "Ash Ketchum?"
"Why yes," Nurse Joy responded.
"And they went off....together? Without any other friends? I knew it!"
"Well they did have the pikachu and the togepi with them."
Melody looked slightly downcast, but then she brightened. "I think I'll just go see if I can't find them and..." Whatever it was she had been about to say was lost as a pikachu and a meowth came running in.
Being trapped in a building under a lake is no fun. Being trapped in a building under a lake with your worst enemies is the pits. Being trapped in a building under a lake with your worst enemies' toxic spewing pokemon is a nightmare. Fortunately for Ash and Misty, Jessie realized that she and James were getting hit with it too and made him recall Weezing.
Ash sucked in air gratefully and shook his head slightly to clear it of the poisonous fumes that had started to take effect. Then he brought up a pokeball and prepared to release Noctowl, but was stopped by Misty's restraining hand on his arm. He looked over at her in confusion.
"Think Ash," she commanded, "We're trapped under a lake. What if your pokemon punctures a hole in one of the walls?"
He looked around at the four blank walls, and up at the single light bulb on the ceiling. How Team Rocket had managed to get that to work he didn't know. All he knew was that they had tricked them again, and because of it they were stuck with them, for however long it took Pikachu to come with help--if it could even go get help. There was no guarantee that Meowth hadn't captured it.
As he couldn't release any of his pokemon for battle, Ash clenched his hands into fists and settled for glaring at Jessie and James, who were already glaring at Misty and him.
"This is all yours and your scrawny girlfriend's fault," Jessie hissed suddenly, "If you hadn't figured us out at the last minute and shut the door to keep us from escaping, we wouldn't be in this mess."
"Hey!" Misty growled, "Who are you calling scrawny? At least I don't have hair like yours!"
Jessie gasped. "Why you stupid little brat! How dare you insult my glorious, luxurious locks!"
"Glorious? Gloriously stupid."
Ash stared between Misty and Jessie as they continued to trade insults. He was startled when a bag of popcorn was thrust before his face. He looked over at James in surprise.
"Uh...where'd this come from?"
James shrugged. "We left it here on accident when we were setting up earlier. Have some, it's only a little stale."
"Uh...we're supposed to be fighting...aren't we?"
"Yeah, but it's more fun watching them."
"Yeah..." Ash took some popcorn and settled back to watch the girls.
"If you weren't so dumb, you would be able to control that wobbuffet (thanks for the spelling) of yours!" Misty said in response to the patient pokemon's appearance. Of course, just as she said that, Psyduck decided to join the fun as well.
"Ooh!! Psyduck!!"
"Psy? Psyduck?"
"Wobbuffet."
"Now see what you did!" Meowth yelled, "We can't get dem back up now. How do ya like dat?"
*Don't blame this on me Meowth, you're the one with the stupid plans,* Pikachu growled out. *Now come on, let's go see if we can find some help*
"Toki-priiiiiii," Togepi chirped. Meowth stared at it and shook his head. He still couldn't understand the baby pokemon. Maybe because it was still just a baby. Then he looked back at Pikachu. Had it really said 'we'?. It made some sense though. In the past the two of them had worked together as an okay team.
"Okay," Meowth agreed, "Let's go!"
Casey sighed as she kneeled beside Todd, trying to coax the baby pokemon out. The cleffa wasn't having any of it though, and backed further under the bed.
"Come on Mary, it's okay no one's gonna hurt you..." Casey stood up and looked back down at the older boy. "I don't think she's gonna come out yet Todd, maybe I'll just go and see if Nurse Joy can help."
She looked over at Melody who was standing against the wall, shaking her head. "She's too scared," the older girl said, "Thanks to that guy's loud mouth. I don't think anything can convince her to come out."
Casey frowned. "Yeah, well if you had been watching what you were doing instead of acting like you know everything, that guy wouldn't have yelled out with the pain. And his name is Brock."
"Brock?" Todd asked, getting to his feet also. The camera hanging on his neck swung a little with the motion. "I knew someone named Brock...he wanted to be a pokemon breeder or something like that."
"It's probably the same one then," Casey replied, "Maybe he'll know how to get Mary to come out."
"Cleffa!"
They all turned to see the baby pokemon standing at their feet blinking up innocently at them. She walked over to Melody and raised her tiny paws. The girl scooped the pokemon up and cooed at it for a while before shrugging.
"Well," said Todd, shaking his head, "Let's go get your pokemon checked over Casey."
Casey nodded and bounded out, Todd following close behind, leaving Melody with the baby pokemon. "You know Mary," she told it, "Sometimes I think you're more trouble than you're worth."
"Cleeefffaa!!"
Downstairs.....
"Your pokemon are just fine Casey, and in good shape," Nurse Joy said handing the pokeballs back to the girl.
"Thanks Nurse Joy," Casey enthused, "Now I can go challenge the gym leader!"
"Well, I think the gym's closed, but maybe not since Ash and Misty haven't come back..."
"Did you just say Ash and Misty?" Melody asked, walking over from the stairwell, "Ash Ketchum?"
"Why yes," Nurse Joy responded.
"And they went off....together? Without any other friends? I knew it!"
"Well they did have the pikachu and the togepi with them."
Melody looked slightly downcast, but then she brightened. "I think I'll just go see if I can't find them and..." Whatever it was she had been about to say was lost as a pikachu and a meowth came running in.