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Bubbles, Croissants and Pizza: Misty In Europe
By Globie
Three
Rome...
Misty and Scott walked off the plane, and into Rome Airport's
concourse. They looked around, and it was crowded. The two slowly made
their way to the terminal, where their luggage await them.
Once outside, Pikachu climbed out of Scott's hat, shook off
some of the sweat drops from his fur, and climbed onto the top of
Scott's hat, and looked out into the crowds, helping Scott and Misty
find the right luggage belt.
Finally, after fighting through the crowds, swearing and
screaming, and being electrocuted around 17 times, Misty and Scott
arrived at the luggage belt. They got their luggage, and pushed and
shoved their way to the exit.
Once outside their airport, everything continued to go
downhill. The express train to downtown Rome had broken down
because of a power failure, the taxi stop was a war zone, and
the bus stop was crowded.
They looked at the map, and when they saw the distance, the
immediately ruled out walking. Finally, they decided to take the
slower local train instead. It cost less, but it was less comfortable,
and more crowded.
Meanwhile, not far away...
"Jesse, are you sure it's today?" Butch moaned. "I'm hungry.
Let's get a pizza."
"Yeah, Jesse, let's get a pizza." Cassidy added.
"Come on! We've been watching this crummy place for two hours
now!" James chimed in.
"Shut up, all of you!" Megan snapped. "Misty and Scott are
around here somewhere."
"Can't you all take your minds off food for a second and help
us look for loser-girl?" Gary snarled.
The Vatican, later that day...
"Misty, what are we doing here at the Vatican?" Scott snapped.
"We still haven't even had lunch yet!"
"Who cares? Let's find someplace in the Vatican." Misty
replied. "It's all the same stuff anyways."
"Well, suit yourself. I'm going to explore Rome myself."
"What? You can't do that!"
"Oh, yes I can."
"Scott, don't leave me here!"
"Too bad. I'm outta here."
Scott disappeared around the corner, and Misty gave chase.
After a few minutes, he stepped across the border (Yes, there is a
border between the Vatican and Italy), and disappeared into Rome.
Misty huffed, and went back into the Vatican alone.
She went into St. Peter's Basilica, and imagined herself
with Ash walking down the aisle, ready to get married. She did it
again, but this time, with Scott. But then, she realized that he
would never love her.
She sighed, and went on exploring the Vatican. But then,
just as she was about to leave the cathedral, a bunch of masked
local TR members jumped out from behind the pillars, surrounded
her, and knocked her out cold.
Roberto's Caf=E9, somewhere in Rome...
On the patio, Scott was finishing his lunch. He had set a
second chair, hoping that Misty would follow him all the way here.
He finished dessert, and there was still no sign of Misty, or any
of her Pokemon, anywhere.
Just as he was about to pay the tab and finish the rest of
the soda, Togepi and Starmie (They both had miraculously escaped
the TR squad) stumbled up to the caf=E9. Togepi jumped into Scott's
arms, and started to cry.
(Poke-talk ON)
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Togepi: Toge toge toge! (Help, mommy's gone!)
Scott: What?
(Starmie nods)
Scott: What's the meaning of all this?
Togepi: Briiiiii! Togepi toge togepi! (Please, TR's captured my mommy!)
(Starmie nods again)
Scott: Oh, why did I leave her at the Vatican in the first place. I
should have known those TR scum buckets would be after her...
Togepi: Briiiiii! (Let's go!)
Scott: OK, lead the way.
(Starmie points to the Game Corner)
Scott: You mean TR's taken Misty to Game Corner?
Togepi: Briiiiii! (Yes!)
Scott: C'mon, guys, don't kid around, TR's wouldn't take her out to
Game Corner!
Togepi: Toge toge togepi! Toge togepi toge toge! (They're inside
there! Come on, follow me!)
Scott: All right...
(Togepi runs toward Game Corner, followed by Starmie and Scott)
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(Poke-Talk OFF)
Togepi rushed into Game Corner, and when Scott entered, he
saw rows after rows of slot machines, games, and a prize stand that
exchanges all kinds of goodies, including live Pokemon such as
Dratinis, Staryus and Tangelas.
Scott looked around, and saw a mysterious person guarding
the entrance to the back storage room. A watch beeped, and the
guard left his post. Scott, Togepi and Starmie snuck in, and what
they saw was shocking.
The whole place was shipping live Pokemon, and also serving
as the local TR HQ. And inside the office, was Gary, who was looking
rather flustered and angry. Then, Scott noticed that Misty was there,
tied to a chair.
Then, suddenly, alarms went off, and titanium gates closed
off the exits. Guards were running around, and Scott knew that the
guard had seen him sneak into the HQ. He rushed into the office,
and confronted Gary.
"Well, if it isn't loser-girl's boyfriend!" Gary shouted.
"I am NOT her boyfriend!" Scott snapped. "Now, let's get
down to business...Vileplume, go!"
"Let's go, Arcanine!"
"Vileplume, Poison Powder!"
"Arcanine, Fire Spin!"
"Not this time, Gary...Vileplume, Solar Beam!"
The Solar Beam wasn't much, but it was still powerful.
Arcanine was overwhelmed by the intense solar energy, and was
burned badly. Suddenly, sirens were heard outside, and Police
were rushing into the HQ.
Erika, Lt. Surge and Sabrina appeared, and Gary started
to run toward a gate. Once he entered, the gate slammed shut,
and helicopters were heard on the roof. Lt. Surge untied Misty,
and the others rushed onto the roof.
There, they saw a black TR chopper take off, with Jesse
in the pilot's seat, and Gary in the other front seat. "We'll
meet again, Scott and Misty, real soon!" Gary shouted on the PA.
"You can bet on it!"
Suddenly, a police officers came up onto the roof, and
announced that there was a bomb in the building. Everyone jumped
off the roof as the bomb exploded, and landed safely onto a canvas
net.
The Colosseum...
Misty looked around. A crowd was dispersed all around
the ruins, trying to find perfect shots. Scott was wandering
around Rome, and only saying that he would meet her at the hotel
restaurant at 7.
Then, she found the perfect shot. She took out her camera
(which she bought at the Cerulean City Mall camera shop before she
left), aimed it carefully, but then, bumped into an another guy
with a camera.
"Hey, watch it!" Misty snapped. "I'm trying to take a picture
here, you know!"
"Misty Katsumi Waterflower?" The man whispered.
=09
"Snap Morgan?"
"Misty! What are you doing here in Rome?"
"I...I'm on vacation. You've changed so much!"
"You've grown too! I haven't seen you since we split up
after that town!"
"You mean Coriander Town, where we busted up TR's breeding salon?"
"Yeah! So, where's Ash and Brock?"
"I haven't seen Ash for two years. Last time I saw Brock,
it was at the Inter-League Challenge with the Asian League in Kuala
Lumpur last year...So, how's your life going?"
"Well, nothing too much, really. Working for some travel
magazines, that's all. Free travel included, you know."
"Really. Taken any pictures for your scrapbook of wild
Pokemon lately?"
"No, I've visited Africa...caught a herd of Tauros, that's
all. Too many people are catching 'em these days..."
"So, are you busy tonight?"
"Yeah. I've got a dinner to attend...How's about some coffee?"
"Sure."
But before they could leave, a bunch of tourists tore off
their disguises, revealing a small army of TR members. They blocked
off the exits, and then, a black helicopter with a red R on the
front appeared, with Jesse and James on board.
(Jesse) "Prepare for trouble..."
(James) "Make it double!"
"To protect the world from devastation..."
"To unite all peoples within our nation..."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love..."
"To extend our reach to the stars above..."
"Jesse..."
"James..."
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light..."
"Surrender now, or prepare to FIGHT!"
"Meeeeeeeeowth! That's right!"
"Team Rocket! You scum-buckets again!" Misty shouted. "We
don't have Pikachu!"
"Then where is it?" Jesse snapped. "Tell us, or else!"
"Or else what?" Misty snapped back.
"Why you puny little...James, prepare the bombs!" Jesse
snarled. "Throw them over!"
"Roger!" James replied. "Meowth, the bombs."
"Here they are!" Meowth replied, handing James a box.
James dumped the box's contents down into the Colosseum,
and Misty jumped out of the way. Snap pulled her away from an
another bomb, as James continued to pour down more bombs, box
after box after box.
Finally, Misty grabbed one as it was about to drop onto
the tiles, and hurled it straight back at the chopper, and into
the cockpit. It exploded in a fiery flash, and sending Team Rocket
blasting off again.
"There, that's that!" Misty huffed, dusting off her hand.
"Wow. How did you do that?" Snap asked. "Teach me how, oh
enlightened master!"
"Oh, Snap, quit kidding around."
"So, how's about that coffee?"
"Sure. Let's go."
The airport, three days later...
Misty checked her backpack again. Nothing was missing,
so she sent it through the luggage check, and keeping with her
the purse that Jessibelle had dropped at the airport back at
Nice, as well as all her Pokemon.
Scott had been acting strangely lately. Every three days,
he would disappear off by himself, and come back six hours later,
with two bandages, side by side, on his left arm. Every time Misty
asked, she got no reply.
With all the luggage checked, and 50 minutes left before
the flight leaves for Athens, the trio was free to grab a bite
before heading off to the gates. Now who was this mysterious
third person, you ask?
Of course, it's none other than Snap! Misty had convinced
him to come along, because they were all going to Greece anyway,
so why not make the trip a bit more merry with more people to
come along?
"So, Scott, you're from Canada, right?" Snap asked, taking
a sip from his glass of orange juice.
"Yeah. You're from Indigo Island too?" Scott replied.
"Uh huh. Where in Canada?"
"Vancouver."
"Oh, yeah. I've been there. I battled the gym leader there
once...he looked a lot like you."
"That's because it is me."
"You're the gym leader?"
=09
"Yeah, so believe it."
"No way."
"Hey, here's the badge to prove it!"
"So you are. What Pokemon do you have..."
"Oh, nothing too out of the ordinary...But I do have a
high level lineup of Starmie, Seadra, Dragonair and Wartortle."
"What levels are they at?"
"Last time I checked, it ranged from 75 to 93."
"That's powerful. Your Dragonair must have learned Dragon
Thunder Storm and Hurricane by now."
"Sure. But I don't use it very often. Too dangerous."
"I know. A friend of mine was in a Dragonair's Hurricane
attack once."
"Oh? What happened?"
"He barely made it out alive."
"I see."
"Well, I guess the flight's about to board."
"Yeah, let's go."
"By the way, what's with all those bandages?"
"Uh...nowhere."
=09
"C'mon, tell us. We're your friends."
"Better not."
"What do you mean?"
"Ah, never mind."
Snap got up, and placed the empty glass into the tray.
Scott followed, and Misty joined up with them, holding onto what
seemed to be a new bottle of perfume from the duty-free shop four
doors down.
The trio walked into the restricted area, and found the
gate. The plane was boarding already, so they scrambled into
line, stepping onto many an angry travelers' feet. Once on board,
it was the usual: Squabble over who gets which seat.
With that settled (Snap got the seat in the row behind
Misty and Scott), The plane soon took off, and Scott fell asleep
again. Misty got the urge to peel off the bandages off Scott's
arm, but she forgot about it, and fell asleep herself.
To be continued...