>We join our heroes as they reach Portland bay, the seaside town. Here, Ash will learn that Team Rocket isn’t the only ones after Pikachu!

Ash: Okay Brock, how do we reach Cinnabar Island from here?

Brock: If we can get a ride on a boat, we can get there in no time.

Pikachu: Pika! Pika!

>So they set off to find a boat. But they didn't have much luck.

Misty: None of these boats go to Cinnabar Island! Now what?

>While our heroes looked bummed out, Togepi saw something that caught its eye.

Togepi: Bri! Bri! Tokebri!

Misty: What is it Togepi? Oh wow!

Ash: What's up Misty? What are you looki.... oh wow!

>They saw a guy with a giant pokémon.

Ash: I'll just have Dexter analyze it...

Misty: The pokémon or the guy?

>Everyone else crashed down.

Dexter: Ding! Lapras, a transport pokémon. This pokémon is used as a waterborne "horse" to ferrypeople across bodies of water. Lapras has qualities of both ice and water pokémon.

Ash: Wow! I wish I could find one of those! I'll go ask him were he got it! Come on Pikachu.

Pikachu: Pi!

>Ash walked up to the guy

Ash: Uhh...excuse me, but I was wondering where you got that Lapras.

Guy: Tuh! This Lapras is one of the rarest pokémon in the world! I got this from a friend, didn't say where though.

Ash: Well there's no need for tuh! I just wanted to know where you got it!

Guy: Why do you need a Lapras for anyway?

Ash: I'm trying to get to Cinnabar Island but there are no boats that go there right now.

Guy: Hmm....well I, The Great Larry am getting tried of raising this Lapras anyway. I'd be happy to trade it for something.

>As soon as Misty heard the word "trade" she bolted over to where Ash and Larry where. In the process she squashes Ash.

Misty: You wouldn't want a Psyduck by any chance would you??????

Ash (under Misty's feet): Now I know how grass feels...

Pikachu: Pika Pika?

Larry: Nah I already have 3 of those! I'm looking for powerful pokémon!

Ash: Well, I have a , you need one of those?

Larry: Nah, I'm looking for a....

>Larry saw a small yellow thing by Ash's feet.

Larry: That! Right there! A Pikachu!

Ash: WHAT?

Misty: HUH?

Pikachu: PIKA?

Togepi: TOKE?

>WHOA! (Sorry, I felt left out)

Larry: Yeah, I'll trade you my Lapras for your Pikachu!

Ash: No way! Pikachu and me are pals!

Pikachu: Pikachu!

Larry: You're making a big mistake kid!

Ash: No I'm not!   :P

Pikachu: Chu!

Larry: Grr...How dare he do a smilie at me! I'll get that Pikachu somehow....

>Meanwhile in the bushes, someone else has their eyes on Lapras.

Jesse: Look! A Lapras!

James: If we get one of those, that'll really impress the boss! We could get a raise!

Jesse: Or a promotion!

Meowth: Uh, one question. Whose idea was it to use the fake bush for a spying place?

James: Me!

Narrator: Meowth scratched James' face.

Meowth: Why would you put it here ya team rocket scientist????

James: This is the place that the cops would least expect us to hide!

Meowth: In the middle of the beach?!?

James: Well, no cops have seen us right?

>Just then, something poked James' back. It was Officer Jenny rocking a pair of handcuffs on her index finger. So our favorite morons did their best
impersonation of Carl Lewis. Ok, now back to the good guys...

Misty: Wow Ash, that was pretty mature of you to turn down that Lapras for Pikachu, but how will we get to Cinnabar island now?

Ash: I'll think of something.

>At the Pokemon Center...

Misty: Have you thought of it yet?

Ash: I know what we'll do...I just haven't thought of it yet.

>Everyone else sighed out those little mushroom shaped air thingies. Now let's shift the time to 11:35 pm...The good guys are staying at the center to rest and it appears they're talking in their sleep.

Ash: Zzz....that makes my 200th pokémon...zzz..

Misty: Zzz...zZz...aww come on Ash, it's been a whole 2 minutes since we last kissed...Zzzz...

Brock: ZZzzz....it's ok all you Nurse Joys, their is plenty of Brock for everyone...zzz...ZZzz

Pikachu: zzZ...pika, pika, pika,...zzZ...pika, pika, pika...

>Meanwhile, a shadow peeks though the window.

Larry: Heh heh heh. That pikachu is as good as mine.

>Using a glasscutter, he made a small hole in the glass. He then opened the window by sticking his arm through the hole and unlocking it. He very quietly went through the window, accidentally stepping on Pikachu's tail in the process. Pikachu woke up suddenly and let out a thunderbolt in pain, zapping Larry.

Ash: Huh? What?....

>Ash saw a charcoaled pile of Larry next to Pikachu.

Ash: Larry? What are you doing here?

Larry: Go Lapras!

Lapras: Lapras-Lap!

Larry: Lapras! Blizzard attack now!

>Lapras let out its blizzard attack, causing Ash and the crew to be as frozen as a TV dinner. (Hmm… Pokémon TV dinners… they’ll probably do it) He picked up the Pikachu, (or should I say Pikacisle) and escaped out the window, leaving our heroes frozen. Then, Misty's backpack shook, and Psyduck came out. He saw Ash and his friends in ice.

Psyduck: Psyduck...duck-psy?

>Psyduck ran over to Ash's backpack and pulled out a pokéball and opened it.

Charizard: CHAR!

Psyduck: Psyduck-psy-psyduck!

>Charizard used his flamethrower attack, making the ice melt.

Ash: Whoa!

Misty: Akk!

Togepi: Toge!

Brock: Hey, what happened?

Ash: WHERE'S PIKACHU?

Brock: The last thing I remember was Larry's Lapras used blizzard on us. He must've taken Pikachu!

Ash: Oh no! Pikachu....

Misty (looking at Psyduck): Ugh… why couldn't he take Psyduck to...

Brock: I'll call the police!

Ash: Pikachu....where are you....

>Suddenly, a brown dog came in.

Scooby Doo: Ovr ere!

Ash: I said Pikachu. Not you.

Togepi: Py

???: Ha Ha Ha!

Ash: Huh?

Misty: What?

Togepi: Tokebri?

>You-know-who stepped in.

Jesse: Prepare for trouble!
 

James: Make it double!

Jesse: To protect the world from devastation,

James: To unite all peoples within our nation,

Jesse: To denounce the evils of truth and love,

James: To extend our reach to the sta-

>Meowth bonked both of them with a mallet.

Meowth: They already know how it goes!

Jesse: Ok, hand over Pikachu!

Ash: I don't have Pikachu! He was kidnapp...er...pokenapped!

>Everyone else crashed down

James: Who did that?

Ash: This guy with a Lapras. He...

Jesse: Say no more. When we tried to take his Lapras, he used its ice beam on us.

>We turn to see the backsides of  Team Rocket. (not very pretty) Their butts were ice cubes.

Jesse: Look at what that ice did to my hair! It's got mud and sand in it!

James: We want that kid to pay for what he did! But now we have a new reason to get him! He got your Pikachu!

Meowth: Yeah! Trying to steal Pikachu is our job!

Ash: But unlike you he actually succeeded.

>Meowth scratched Ash's face.

Jesse: Hey! We try our best!

James: If you're gonna be like that, we're not gonna tell you where Larry's house is!

Misty: Huh? You know where he lives?

Jesse: Of course! We followed him to his house to steal his Lapras!

Meowth: ..and seeing as how we're forgiving, we'll show you where he lives!

Brock: Wait a sec, why do you want to help us?

James: We're bad, not insensitive!

Meowth: Besides, if we don't save Pikachu, we wouldn't have a reason to follow you guys!

>Ash and the crew got in a huddle.

Misty: Can we trust them?

Brock: We don't have much choice.

Ash: I never thought we'd see the day when we would need help from Team Rocket.

Togepi: Bri.

Ash: Ok guys. Show us the way.

>Team Rocket lead the way to Larry's house. They all peeked through a window to see Larry trying to get Pikachu to get in a pokéball. He had a lot of ash on him. Pikachu must have shocked him a few times.

Ash: Ok here's the plan. Misty and I will go through this window, Brock goes in through the back and Team Rocket you guys will...

>It was too late. Team Rocket busted through the front.

Larry: Huh?!?

Jesse: Prepare for trouble!

James: Make it double!

Jesse: To protect the world from devastation,

James: To unite all peoples within our nation,

Jesse: To denounce th-

Larry: Ok! Ok! I already heard your little poem today!

Jesse: Well, you better turn around!

Larry: Huh?

>Ash had untied Pikachu.

Larry: Grr.... Lapras, Rhyhorn, Gastly, Tentacool, Cubone, Poliwhirl, go!

Lapras: Lap!

Rhyhorn: Rhy!

Gastly: Gastly!

Tentacool: Tentacool, Tentacool!

Cubone: CuBONE!

Poliwhirl: Poli!

Ash: Go Pikachu!

Pikachu: Pika!

Brock: Go Zubat!

Jesse: Go Arbok!

James: Go Weezing!

Misty: Go Starmie!

Zubat: Zubat!

Arbok: Charrrrboka!

Weezing: Weez-zing!

Psyduck: Psy-y-duck!

>Misty crashed down. They then went into a BIG battle.  (By the way, Psyduck ran around in circles like crazy the whole time. ^_^)  Pretty soon everyone was worn out except for 2, Pikachu and Lapras.

Ash: You can do it Pikachu!

Pikachu: Pika...

Larry: Come on Lapras! Kick his butt! Ice beam!

>Lapras emitted a beam of ice at Pikachu. Who simply dodged.

Larry: Lapras you idiot!

>Larry hit Lapras with a whip. The Lapras let out a cry.

Misty: Hey! That’s wrong!

Brock: Do you do that to your pokémon all the time?

Larry: Of course. It’s the only way to get them tough.

Ash: That’s not how you’re supposed to treat pokémon! You gotta teach them with trust and love!

Larry: I don’t have to listen to you twerp. Lapras, Headbutt!

>Lapras looked at Ash, then to Larry.

Lapras: Lap!

>Lapras head butted Larry, sending him into the air. He fell down to the ground out cold.

Ash: All right Lapras!

Pikachu: Pikachu!

James: Well we did it!

Jesse: And you know what that means right?

Meowth: Yep!

Team Rocket: Get that Pikachu!

Ash: I'm sorry to do this since you helped save Pikachu but.... Bulbasaur go!

Bulbasaur: Bulbasaur!

Ash: Bulbasaur, combine Vine Whip with Seismic Toss!

Bulbasaur: Bulba!

>Bulbasaur wrapped Team Rocket up with its vines and threw them over the horizon.

Team Rocket: Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off againnnnnnnnn!

>That morning, Officer Jenny was taking Larry away to prison for attempted theft of a trainer’s pokémon and pokémon abuse. Before she left though she gave six pokéballs to Ash.

Officer Jenny: Here Ash, since these pokémon aren’t going to be used by their “trainer” why don’t you take them?

Larry: WHAT? Twerp, when I get out of jail, I’m gonna find you and get my revenge!

Ash: (ignoring Larry): Thanks Officer Jenny!

>Ash gave the pokéballs with Tentacool and Poliwhirl in them to Misty, and gave the Rhyhorn and Cubone to Brock.

Ash: Here, I thought you might like these! I’m gonna keep Gastly and Lapras myself.

Misty: Uh, Thank you Ash! (thinking) He’s such a nice guy…

Brock: All right! Thanks buddy!

Pikachu: Pikachu!

Ash: No problem! (lifts up Lapras’ pokéball) This Lapras will give us a ride to Cinnabar. Let’s go!

Misty: Ok Ash, but I think we may need to wait a while.

Ash: Why?

Narrator: Brock was talking to Jenny.

Officer Jenny: I don't care if you know my 37 other cousins, I don't want to go get some dinner!

>So we end our story with Ash and his friends as they ride Lapras to Cinnabar Island and to their next pokémon challenge. But meanwhile not far behind our heroes...

Jesse: Come on James! Row harder!

James: This is nuts! Why are we following them in an inflatable kiddy pool?

Meowth: Because you guys are too cheap to buy a decent boat!

>James wacked Meowth, causing him to fly backwards. Meowth managed to catch the back of the pool, however, his claws were out at the time creating holes in it.

All: Uh oh....

>The air leaked out and they flew everywhere from the pressure.

Meowth: This really blows!

All: Aaaahhhh! Looks like Team Rocket's blowing off againnnnnnnnnn!!!

To Be Continued....
 

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