by Laeophile, RandomTask, and MTSowbug

    Sirius was talking with Clan Caterpie when he saw Trent run by on a Dodrio.
    Man, he’s really gone downhill after he lost to Gary, thought Sirius.
Rocket Trouble in Celadon City
    ---Scene Switch: Top of Café. Enter Jesse, James, and Meowth. Jesse is looking through binoculars---
    “Look at all those trainers, James. This could be our easiest catch yet!” she said gleefully. James nodded.
    “But Jesse, how are we supposed to win against all those trainers?” he whined.
    “We won’t have to battle them,” spoke Meowth. “We’ll throw this fishing net over them and pull them up! Then, using this specialized Pokéball Vacuum the boss gave us, we’ll suck up their Pokéballs!”
    “Meowth, stop saying our plan over again for no reason!” snapped Jesse. “We don’t have much time! Throw the net!”
    Meowth nodded and hurled the net over the trainers.
    “What the hell is this?” Random yelled. X knew instantly, “Rockets. I am sorry - I shoulda been more aware.” Sirius looked around the net. There were at least a dozen trainers and half as many Pokémon stuck under the net. Everyone struggled to get out but to no avail.
    Jesse and James stood on a ledge above the captive crowd. “PFTMIDTPTWFDTUAPWONTDTEOTALTEORTTSAJJTRBOATSOLSNOPTF” They announced. (ACRONYZED? SO WHAT?)
    James loaded the vacuum apparatus onto Jesse’s back and flipped the switch.  Pokéballs flew into the machine.  “I’m stuck” Insanellama yelped from the net. “My knives won’t pierce the net.” X cursed.
    Icy struggled through a small hole in the netting. He cheered when he came above the mess of trainers. “KACHU!” He shouted as he ordered Porygon to convert into a bird-like shape.  Porygon flew into the air to confront Team Rocket...
    Meanwhile, BAMF watched the whole scene unfold from the sidelines. As Icy ordered his Porygon to fight, BAMF saw his opportunity. He grabbed a loaf of bread and snuck up behind Icy. Icy was clubbed on the back of the neck and passed out.  BAMF smiled as he carried Icy away from the windy square and into an alleyway.
    No one noticed Icy’s absence as the fight with Team Rocket was escalating.
    Sirius struggled, but couldn’t escape the net. He turned to see his friends caught in the massive net.
    “Now’s our chance! Turn on the vacuum, Meowth!” commanded Jesse. Meowth flipped the switch. Sirius’s Pokéballs detached from his belt and were vacuumed upward. Random escaped from the pile to the side of the net and got an idea.
    “Go, Caterpie! String Shot, now!”
    “(That sound Caterpie makes...).” Caterpie jumped up and was sucked through the netting. Caterpie composed itself and shot out the strands of silk, clogging the vacuum. The vacuum struggled and gasped. Finally, it sagged downward.
    “Impressive, but not enough,” boasted James as he switched the vacuum to high power. The silk was sucked into the vacuum, as were a dozen Pokéballs. Sirius desperately held on to the Pokéball carrying his Seadra. He turned to see Cubone outside of the netting and running towards the vacuum.
    “Yeah! You can do it, Cubone!” encouraged Sirius as he let go of Seadra’s Pokéball. Cubone jumped onto the pile and then to the vacuum. He raised his bone to strike. Sirius held his breath and blinked. He looked up. Cubone was nowhere to be seen, obviously trapped in the vacuum. Sirius scratched his head. How could Cubone fit in such a small hole?
    “Damn... Come on everyone, use your Pokémon to fight!”
    Derrick, holding Paras’s Pokéball, threw it up out of the net. As Paras was released, it too was sucked in.
    “I think that’s all of them,” said James. “Let’s get out of here!”
    Jesse reached for the switch as Meowth started the balloon.
    Dern was trapped in the middle of the mass of trainers. He didn’t see what was going on, but knew that he needed to fight. He threw the last remaining Pokémon he had outside of the netting.
    “Snooor... laaaax...” yawned Snorlax as it slowly drifted upwards.
    Meanwhile Phoo was on the ground, looking upwards at the whole mess of trainers. The girth of the giant net did not reach Phoo, so he was free from confinement. But the Clan Caterpie group, which he had to follow, was in a big mess, along with other people.
    “Hmm... Well, this is unusual. So, in the spirit of the occasion... Aurelia, since your outside your pokeball right now, let’s have you get to work. Come along, now,” Phoo said. There was a great flash, and Phoo disappeared, along with Aurelia. After a moment, the cockroach and the Chansey appeared about 25 yards behind Team Rocket, in another flash.
    “Hmm.. Oh dear. It seems that there is too much suction here. Aurelia, hold on, I’ll set up a shield,” Phoo spoke. Concentrating very hard, Phoo generated a psychic shield around Aurelia, so that she would not drift away.  Phoo did not generate a shield for himself, as he had not the energy. “All right, now! Throw eggs at them!” Phoo shouted.
     Aurelia reached into her pouch, and started firing rapid-fire eggs at Team Rocket. Of course, this surprised Team Rocket very much. “Augh!!!  Cholesterol!!! Get it off, get it off!!!” Jesse shouted. Aurelia began to sing as she continued the volley.
    “Ah, well. This is going... well... hmm...” Phoo thought. But he had forgotten about the suction vacuum that had been generated. In a few moments, Phoo was launched through the air, for he had not protected himself with a psychic shield. Phoo flew off into the air, in a random direction.
     “Hmm... What should I say... in a situation such as this? Aw, yes.  ‘Darn the luck’ is appropriate...” Phoo said, as he became airborne. Aurelia did not notice, as she was attacking Team Rocket with glee. Phoo was launched downwards, toward the ground...

To Be Continued…

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