>We join Team Rocket as they flip through books about pokémon. They appear to be searching for a way to capture Pikachu.Jessie: I got it!
James and Meowth: What?
Jessie: It’s simple! All we have to do is use a pokémon that has an advantage against Pikachu’s electric attacks!
James: And which is that?
Jessie: Well, using my superior brain…
James and Meowth: (under their breathes) Oh boy…
Jessie: I concluded we need… a ground type!
>Then, Team Rocket knelt down and made circles in the dirt looking depressed.
Jessie and James: But we don’t have any ground types…
???: Sandshrewsandshrewsandshrew…
Meowth: Huh? Wat’s dat?
>Something busted out of the ground, knocking Meowth in the head.
Meowth: Meouch!
James: Hey, a Sandshrew!
Jessie: Isn’t Sandshrew a ground type?
James: Yeah! Let’s catch it! Go Victreebell!
Victreebell: Tree!
James: Victreebell, Slam attack!
>Victreebell leapt into the air and came down on it’s victim, James’ head.
James: Arrgghh!! Get it off! Get it off!
>James ran around in circles, trying to get Victreebell off his head. Jessie and Meowth sweatdropped.
Meowth: Oh goody, now what?
Jessie: Never send a complete idiot to do a woman’s job. Go Lickitung!
Lickitung: Licking!
Jessie: Lickitung, Wrap attack!
>Lickitung lashed its tongue at Sandshrew, who quickly went underground.
Meowth: Huh?
Jessie: Where’d it go?
Lickitung: Licking?
>Sandshrew burst out of the ground underneath Lickitung, knocking it sky-high.
Lickitung: TUNG!
Jessie: That’s it! Go Arbok!
Arbok: Charrrrrrboka!
>Sandshrew once again dove underground.
Arbok: Char?
Jessie: Oh no, not again! Arbok, follow Sandshrew underground!
Arbok: Charrrr!
>Arbok dove into the hole Sandshrew made. A few seconds later Arbok shot out of the hole and went into a triumphant pose.
Jessie: Great job Arbok… But where’s Sandshrew?
>Arbok’s proud face then turned to spiral eyes and it collapsed. It had cuts, scratches, and bandages all over his back. Sandshrew popped its head out from the hole and looked at Jessie and Meowth.
Sandshrew: Sand!
Jessie and Meowth: Aaah!!!
Jessie: Quick James, let me borrow your Weezing!
>As James ran by with Victreebell still on his head, he passed the pokéball with Weezing inside to Jessie.
Jessie: Go Weezing! Smog attack!
Weezing: Wee-eezing!
>Sandshrew freaked out and barrowed into the ground. Weezing shot smog into the hole. Underground, Sandshrew was quickly digging to escape the smog. Meanwhile aboveground…
Meowth: Hey! I see a hole forming!
Jessie: The Sandshrew’s coming up. Get ready to catch it.
>Sandshrew burst from the ground high into the air and landed on Jessie’s head.
Jessie: Yeow! You stupid mouse!
>And just to make things worse for our favorite idiots, the smog Weezing was shooting blew out of the hole and sprayed Jessie and Meowth in the face. They fell down out cold as James continued to run around with Victreebell on his head. Weezing sweatdropped.
James: Get it off! Get it off!
>Later…
Jessie: Ha! This plan is foolproof!
>Jessie and Meowth were hiding in the bushes, watching an apple they had put on the road.
Meowth: Haven’t you learned your lesson with these holes yet?
>Jessie bonked Meowth with her mallet.
Jessie: Shut up Meowth! This time I know it will it’ll work! When Sandshrew goes for the apple, he’ll fall right into our cleverly concealed trap!
Meowth: Yeah… sure…
>They watched as Sandshrew walked over to the apple, picked it up, ate it, and walked away.
Jessie: HUH?
Meowth: I knew it.
>Jessie runs over to the pit trap and jumped on it over and over.
Jessie: Grr… this stupid thing won’t move!
>She stomped away and fell into where the hole actually was. Meowth walked over and looked into the hole.
Meowth: Forgot where the hole was again, huh?
Jessie: (climbing out) But that was a foolproof plan!
Meowth: Foolproof, but not Jessie proof.
>Jessie knocked Meowth into the hole with her mallet. Later, Meowth was dressed up in a Sandshrew costume. Jessie was holding a pokéball while another was close by Sandshrew.
Jessie: Okay Meowth, get in this pokéball.
Meowth: What?
Jessie: If Sandshrew sees you get in this pokéball, he’ll go into the one next to him. Mankey see, Mankey do!
Meowth: Forget it! I ain’t goin in there!
>Jessie threw the pokéball at Meowth, who wacked it back at her right in the face.
Jessie: Grr… How dare you damage my face!
>Jessie was once again about to use her mallet on Meowth when another pokéball to the face, this one thrown by Sandshrew, beaned her.
Meowth: Ha! Well your Mankey theory was right!
>A bit later, Jessie James and Meowth were chasing Sandshrew. (Oh, and James still had Victreebell on his head. Poor guy. ^_^) Soon, they cornered Sandshrew at a dead end. The mouse pokémon sweatdropped.
Jessie: Ha, ha! Now we got you!
Meowth: You’re our one-way ticket ta catching Pikachu!
James: Can anyone help me out here?
>Sandshrew was very scared, but then it started to spin very quickly.
Team Rocket: Huh?
>While he spun, Sandshrew started to glow.
Jessie: What’s that little bugger up to?
Meowth: Uh oh…
>When Sandshrew stopped spinning, he looked a lot different. He had quills on his back and looked sleeker.
???: Sandddddddslash!
Meowth: Sandshrew evolved to Sandslash!
>The Sandslash curled up into a ball and spun towards Team rocket.
Jessie: Aah!
Meowth: Oh no!
James: What’s going on?
>Sandslash connected, sending Team Rocket high into the air.
Team Rocket: Looks like Team Rocket’s blasting off againnnnnnnnnn!
>The Sandslash barrowed into the ground. Meanwhile, the real heroes of this fic; Ash, Misty, Tracey, Tia and Pikachu were about to enter the next town when Pikachu saw something close by.
Pikachu: Pika pi!
Ash: What is it Pikachu? Hey! A Sandslash!
>Ash got out his pokédex.
Dexter: Ding! Sandslash, a mouse pokémon. The quills on its back allow it to pull off impressive attacks. It is also an exceptional digger.
Ash: All right! I’ll catch it! Bulbasaur, go!
Bulbasaur: Bulba!
Ash: Bulbasaur, use your Razor Leaf attack!
Bulbasaur: Bulba!
>Bulbasaur flung some leaves at Sandslash, who wacked them away with Fury Swipes.
Ash: Bulbasaur, Vine Whip!
>Bulbasaur shot out its vines and binded Sandslash.
Sandslash: Sand!
Ash: Now’s my chance! Pokéball, go!
>The pokéball whizzed through the air and hit Sandslash in the head. It opened up and trapped Sandslash inside.
Ash: Yeah! I got Sandslash!
Pikachu: Pi Pikachu!
Bulbasaur: Bulbasaur!
Misty: You did it Ash!
Togepi: Toke!
Tracey: Nice work Ash!
>Tia wrapped herself around Ash.
Tia: You did it once again my love!
>Ash sweatdropped and wiggled Tia off him.
Ash: Thanks you guys! Come on; let’s get to the pokémon center!
>As the good guys enter the town, Team Rocket, who were stuck in a tree near where Ash caught the Sandslash, were all shocked… expect for James who still had Victreebell on his head.
Jessie: I…I don’t believe it.
Meowth: After all we went through in this fan fic trying to snag Sandslash, the twerp goes and nabs it no problem.
Jessie: So… how are we going to get out of this tree?
>Nearby, a bush rustled. Out of the bushes popped out a Scyther. It looked up at the tree and saw Team Rocket.
Jessie: Hey Scyther, could you get us down?
Scyther: Scy!
>Scyther slashed the tree’s bottom clean through with a cut attack.
Jessie and Meowth: Uh oh…
James: What’s happening?
>The tree tumbled down to the ground. Jessie, James, Meowth and Victreebell popped out of the leaves with bumps all over their heads.
Jessie: That’s not quite what I meant…
>A mean glint shined in Scyther’s eyes.
Team Rocket: Huh?
Victreebell: Tree?
>Scyther flew at Team Rocket with its blades ready to strike.
Team Rocket: AAAAHHH!!!
Meowth: First we get up a tree, now we get cut from da story!
>Victreebell was so freaked it jumped on James’ head again. Team Rocket took off with Scyther hot pursuit.
To Be Continued…
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