Chapter 44: The Princess and the Togepi

As we begin this chapter, we see our couple running towards a figure, who was very familiar to Ash. The figure turned out to be Misty, his old traveling buddy. The old friends exchanged greetings, and Misty proceeds that she already knows May's name. Misty shows off her invitation to a convention for Togepi Trainers and approaches the hotel behind them.

Then, two mysterious people dressed in outfits with Togepi markings come up to Misty and take her into the building. Inside, the two people, who are actually Team Rocket, tell Meowth to take off. The building then collapses and a blimp starts floating away.

The couple then realize that Misty is in trouble and rush toward the rope hanging from the blimp. All of them manage to grab the rope and make their way into it.

The blimp goes through a sandstorm in a desert and reaches its destination, the Mirage Kingdom. Meowth lands the blimp in a landing area, and Jessie and James disguise themselves again. As Misty leaves the blimp, Ash and the others come out, as well as Jessie and James.

When asked for their identity, Team Rocket gladly recite their motto. Misty becomes furious at them, thinking that they were trying to steal Pikachu. However, Team Rocket tells them that they were actually after Togepi. As the battle commences, a man steps in with his Ninjask and Shedinja.

He demands Togepi, but Misty refuses to hand it over to him. He says that his name is Colonel Hansen. Hansen then orders Shedinja to use SolarBeam to demonstrate its power. Ash face Hansen with Pikachu and Mudkip, while Misty and May run. When he notices that the Togepi is getting away, he commands Shedinja to go after them.

Misty and May keep running until they reached a maze. Shedinja appears, freaking Misty out, but she is determined to protect Togepi. She sends out Corsola and orders it to use Spike Cannon. Unfortunately, the attack did not harm the bug Pokémon a bit. Shedinja attacks with another SolarBeam, hitting Misty so hard that she loses Togepi.

A girl in a blue dress discovers Togepi and notices how hurt it is. She informs the caretaker about her find and brings Togepi to a room for treatment. This girl turns out to be Sara, the princess of the Mirage Kingdom. When Sara brings Togepi to her parents, both are thrilled by it. At this point, Misty barges in and sees Togepi.

The queen thinks that Misty is trying to steal Togepi, but Sara quickly realizes that Togepi belonged to her. Misty thanks the princess for taking care of Togepi and proceeds to tell them that Hansen tried to steal it from her.

Meanwhile, Hansen states that he has a plan to steal Togepi and tells Team Rocket that they will be rewarded if they help him.

As Misty and company go outside the temple, Ash meets up with them. The princess explains the importance of Togepi to the kingdom. However, knowing that Hansen is set on trying to take Togepi for himself, she asks Ash and his friends to leave the Mirage Kingdom immediately for their safety.

However, as they were about to leave, they notice a large temple in the sky. Togepi was reaching for it and then it suddenly floats away. Hansen and Team Rocket appear. Shedinja fires a SolarBeam at them and Pikachu counters it with its Thunderbolt.

Sorry for the wait and I hope you enjoyed. I know there is not much to this chapter, but in the future there will be more to talk about and explain. Hope you enjoyed. Bye!