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Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or its characters. Author's Notes: Here's my first fanfic,
retouched. Here it is, the last five chapters, with paragraphs and
all! Heart of Lead, Heart
of Gold (Part 2) Chapter 6 The two boys slept cramped together in a small and narrow bed.
Pikachu slept on one of the bedposts. The night wasn't so peaceful. One of them was always
falling off the bed and the other was always tossing, turning, and snoring.
And they even heard the jingle of a bell in the hallways. They woke up with the sun shining in their faces and a crowd of
little children around them. "Augh!" yelped Ash, as he jumped out of the bed.
The children giggled at him. "Good morning everyone," greeted Brock, and he gathered
all of his siblings into a great hug. "Were you sleep-walking last night?" he asked one of
the little girls crowding him. She held up her hand to show a little
bracelet with a bell attached to it. "I thought so." "Father sent us to get you both to breakfast!" the
siblings chorused in unison. They grabbed their arms, pulled them out
of bed, and led them to the kitchen. The table was already set, and the kitchen smelled like pancakes.
Everyone's mouths were watering. "Breakfast is ready!" announced Flint, and everyone ran
to the table and ate their breakfast. Misty awoke to the sound of the birds chirping and cooing outside
in the garden. Togepi uncurled himself (because he usually sleeps all
folded up) and yawned. She then heard a knock on the door, so she got up to see who it
was. She opened the door to find that there was nobody there, she
looked around and then down to see a tray of food. There were some
muffins, a cup of tea, and a bowl of food for Togepi. I guess she also studied how to cook for people and
pokemon, she thought to herself. Misty carried the tray inside and began to eat. Breakfast filled everyone's appetites, it seemed that Flint
learned to cook through trail and error. "Hey, Brock, let's go back to the gym and see if Misty's
still there." "Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Just let me get my
stuff." Brock ran back to the room to get his backpack. Ash, Pikachu, and Brock left the house and walked towards the
gym. It wasn't a very long walk, and they were both anxious to see the
"secret garden". They arrived at the doors and stepped inside. Ash showed
Brock the way to the back door into the garden. Brock couldn't believe what he saw! It was breath taking.
He then saw the wall. So this is what was behind the wall,
he thought to himself. He then saw Misty come out a small cabin carrying Togepi, and
they both ran to her. "So, Misty, how was your stay here?" questioned Ash. "It was wonderful! You both should have been
here!" she exclaimed. Both of them groaned in disappointment. "I can't
believe I missed this!" they both complained. "I see that your friends are here," said a serious
voice. All of them turned to face the speaker in surprise. It was
none other than Roxanne. "Would you like them to get out of here?" said Misty
nervously. "They're your companions, and as I said, do what you
wish." "Can we get a tour of this place, please?" Brock asked
politely. "I'll only do this for courtesy, but not for you."
And so she led them around the garden/forest. "This place
was made by me, and my pokemon. We built it together," Roxanne
explained. Just then, she took out a pokeball from her pocket and threw
it. A Dugtrio emerged from the ball. "Trio!" the three moles called out. "Dugtrio helped me plough the soil, and care for it.
He even helped these trees grow faster and taller. Dugtrio,
return." And she held out the ball and Dugtrio returned to it as a
beam of red light. She went on showing them the rest of the area, and then she
finally showed them the hot spring. "Dugtrio dug a pit first and then
dug all the way underground to find a source of water. The water that
filled in was cold, so I used my Growlithe to heat up the water." "Can we give it a try?" asked Ash excitedly. Roxanne then turned to Misty. "They are your
companions, do what you want," she told her. And she walked off to
another small cabin that was hidden by some trees. "Well, you guys can use the hot spring, I guess. You
two can change in my cabin." She then pointed them to where she
was staying. They both changed into their trunks and both got in. It was
so relaxing and warm, they gave out a contented sigh. Misty soon came into the spring, changed into her bathing suit,
to join them. "Don't worry about Togepi. He's asleep in my
cabin," explained Misty. "I wonder what she has against us?" pondered Brock. "Maybe she just likes girls better than boys?"
commented Ash. "Maybe that's it." Ash and Misty soon got tired of sitting around in the spring, so
they got up to walk around the garden. Brock was left alone. He sat in the water at the far end of the spring, where it was
shady because the foliage nearly hid him. Suddenly, he saw Roxanne at
the other end, but she couldn't see him. A Growlithe was barking
happily at her feet. "Okay Growlithe, remember, even though the water is hot, you
can only swim in it for a short time," she said softly and kindly to it. "So, what do you think of our new guests? I already
know about Brock, and he sounds very nice, not like you-know-who, but that's
another story." The Growlithe barked at her. "I know I
have an image to uphold, but he is nice, I just don't know why I sometimes
have to be so mean. I guess I do have a little crush on him, but that's
just our secret." She then blushed a little, though not much.
"Maybe I shouldn't act like this, I don't want to get hurt again." Brock listened carefully. Wow, she actually likes me. If
it's a secret, I shouldn't mention it, he thought to himself. "It seems that nobody's here. I think I'll take a dip
too. I'll just change." So Roxanne left to go to her cabin. After a while, she came back in a dull grey swimsuit and a bucket
full of water. I guess from here she kinda looks and acts nice.
Maybe I should go over there and be friendly. He got up from his spot and half walked, half swam to her. Roxanne saw him, and she blushed, but hoped that it looked like
the heat from the spring made her look flustered. He came closer to her, smiling with his hand out to help her in.
Brock was getting closer when she suddenly grabbed the bucket and
poured its contents over his head. The water was freezing! "AHHH! What did you do that for?!" Brock yelped. "That's for trying to get your hands on me!" Roxanne
replied harshly. She was back in the same mood. "I just trying to help you into the spring!" "I don't need any help! Hmph!" She suddenly
walked away briskly and the Growlithe followed after her. Brock was left shivering until the hot water warmed him up.
He was left alone and confused. Chapter 7 Team Rocket was (clumsily) trying to climb the wall that
surrounded the garden. "Ahhh! Catch me!" cried James as he almost made
it over the wall. Instead, he fell to the ground with a crash.
"Umph! Why didn't any of you catch me?!" "Huh? Were you saying something?" asked Jesse.
"What did you see over the fence?" "Well, I'm not telling you, not after an apology." "Meowth!" And with a blur of two paws, there were
scratch marks on both of their faces. "Apologize to me for wasting my
time! Meowth!" "Aghh!" the two cried as the pain set in. "Tell me, what did you see back there?" asked Meowth. "Well, I saw lots of trees, some plants, and even a hot
spring! If we got rid of the owner, we could get that wonderful place!
Unfortunately, I also saw those annoying brats with our Pikachu!"
described James. "Let me see!" cried both Jesse and Meowth. They
jumped on James' head to see over the large wall. "Oh, my." "Wow." "It's
beautiful!" were what James could hear between his two team-mates on his
head. They finally got down. "Well James, you're right! It would be wonderful to
get that place to ourselves!" complimented Jesse. "Pokemon and a paradise! This will surely please the
boss!" cried Meowth. I thought I also saw a glimpse of the owner, but it can't
be her, thought James. "What are you staring off into space for?" asked
Meowth. James snapped out of his thinking. "Oh, nothing." "Good. Now let's get to work." Brock had changed and was frantically tried to look for Roxanne
and finally found her tending to some plants in a corner. "Listen, I didn't know what that was about-" "I finally accept your challenge! It was that earlier
insult that finally convinced me that I should have that match with
you! Let's get into the gym!" "I just heard that they're getting into a match! Now's
the time to put the plan in motion!" announced Meowth. "Since when were you the leader of this operation?"
snapped Jesse. "I'm the boss' top cat, so I'm always the leader of you two
idiots! Let's get moving!" The lights shone brightly onto the rocky fighting arena.
The competitors were on opposite sides of the area. Ash and Misty both sat on
the spectator's seats and watched silently. "We shall both use four pokemon each!" declared
Roxanne. "Let the match begin!" Brock reached from his belt, threw his pokeball and yelled,
"Vulpix, go!" The fiery fox appeared on top of a stone
pillar. "Growlithe, go!" yelled Roxanne as she threw a pokeball
from her pocket. The same Growlithe from earlier appeared. It
jumped onto another pillar. "Vulpix, tail whip!" Vulpix wagged its six tails,
and Growlithe watched it, hypnotized. Ash, Misty, Pikachu, and Togepi cheered on from the stands. "Snap out of it Growlithe! C'mon, give it your fire
spin!" The orange and black dog shook its head to recover from the tail
whip. It barked, and from its mouth, it released a tornado of fire. "Vulpix, cancel it out with another fire spin!" Vulpix opened its mouth and released a another fire tornado. The two spinning fires collided and released a huge explosion
that knocked out both pokemon. Brock took out another pokeball. "Onix, go!"
The towering rock snake appeared between the stone pillars. "An Onix, this is interesting. Rokbit, go!"
She threw another pokeball from her pocket. From it appeared a small
rabbit made out of rocks. It was small compared to Onix. "Wow! I never saw pokemon like that!" cried Ash.
He whipped out Dexter from his pocket and pointed it at the pokemon. "There is no information on this pokemon," said Dexter
blatantly. "Rokbit-" she was about to yell when suddenly the
lights turned off and then on again. Everyone paused to see that two
dark figures appeared. "Prepare for trouble!" "And 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 blast off at the speed of light!" "Surrender now, or prepare to fight." "Meowth! That's right!" "James," Roxanne whispered to herself. "What wonderful pokemon we have here today! We'll
gladly take all of them, especially Pikachu," said Jesse. "When will they ever learn?" muttered Ash and Misty. Team Rocket suddenly saw Roxanne. James saw Roxanne and her Rokbit, and said, "Maybe we should
be leaving now!" "What's wrong James, are you chicken now that one of our
plans is going right?" taunted Jesse. "That's the gym leader? Do you know her, James?"
Meowth surprisedly asked. "S-s-sort of. N-n-now let's g-get those
p-p-pokemon!" he stammered in fear. He almost couldn't move
because of fear. "James! You finally married Jessebelle and took over
Team Rocket! That just burns me up, and seeing you again is steaming me
off!" yelled Roxanne. "Rokbit, rage tackle!" Rokbit began to run quickly at Team Rocket. Jesse and
Meowth could only laugh. "Arbok, go!" "Weezing, go!" And
Team Rocket released their pokemon. "Ch-ch-arrrbok!" hissed the purple cobra. "Weezing!" cried the grey gas-ball. "Meowth! I think I'll take CHARGE of this!" called
Meowth. He held in his paw a bomb. He then threw the bomb at the
small stone bunny. The bomb gave off an explosion, and when the dust
cleared, there lay the unconscious pokemon. "Arbok, wrap!" commanded Jesse. Arbok wrapped
itself around the Rokbit and dragged it over to Jesse. She threw a
pokeball at it, and it went inside. "Hahahaha! Where are you now
without your 'powerful' pokemon? C'mon! Let's get out of
here!" "No!" cried Roxanne. "W-w-weezing! Smoke screen!" stammered James.
Weezing released some thick and noxious green gas. Ash released Pidgeotto and it blew away all of the gas. Team Rocket was gone! Chapter 8 In the middle of the arena was a single red rose and a note.
Roxanne picked both of them up. The note read: If you want to see Rokbit again, please join Team
Rocket! We can be the best team together! James. Roxanne took the heart shaped badge pinned on her vest. She
opened it. It was actually a locket with James' picture in it. "Ha! That was too easy," commented Meowth as they
hid in their wrecked balloon. "James, why did that girl suddenly turned that rock rabbit
on us, and how does she know you?" asked Jesse. "Yeah! What was that all about?" chided Meowth. "Well, if you both must know. It happened just after I
was hired by the boss, and before I was teamed with you two..." began
James. FLASHBACK James is walking alone in a forest, in his uniform. The sun
was beginning to set and the green forest had an orange hue to it.
"The boss said that I should steal only rare pokemon from
anyone! I just can't find anyone to steal from!" Suddenly he hears a girl's voice, coming from behind the bushes.
"Finally! My first successful steal. In fact, my only steal!
I can prove myself to the boss!" He parts the bushes and sees a young girl with a statue of a
bunny. "Well, we better go looking for our next match! If we
win again, we can buy ourselves seeds for our garden!" the girl
says softly to the rabbit. James stares at her, his cheeks turning pink. He begins to
step towards the girl. The rabbit hears James footsteps and turns
towards James, it stares at him. "Who are you?" asked the girl. "I-I-I'm James. Who are y-you?" he stuttered
nervously. "I'm Roxanne," she introduced herself, and gently
patting the stone bunny, said, "this is my Rokbit. What are you doing
here?" James calmly composed himself. "I'm just going on my
own pokemon journey. I'm looking for new pokemon to capture," he
lied. "What is an unprotected lady doing out here? Shouldn't
you be at home?" "I'm just out here training my Rokbit, and as far as I know,
you can't catch any around here. This is one rare pokemon. As for
being at home, I'm an orphan, these woods are my home." Instead of stealing the pokemon from her, maybe I can get
her to join me and give the Rokbit to the boss! "Why don't you join me on me pokemon journey?" "Thanks for inviting me, but this place is my home." "Then I hope you don't mind if I hang around with you for a
few days." "I was just starting on building a new cabin, you know, for
the travellers. I'm almost done, so I guess you could spend the next
few days here." So she led him to a small clearing with two cabins. That night, they both enjoyed each other's company. They
spent the night talking and Roxanne learned why he ran away from home,
because of an arranged marriage that he didn't want. He especially ran
away from his controlling fiance, Jessebelle. That day, they were having a picnic together in the clearing. "Actually, my pokemon journey is my job," said James. "Oh really?" Roxanne replied curiously.
"What is your job like?" "I collect pokemon for my employer. The job pays well, and I
would like it if I had a partner." James took another bite out of
his sandwich. "I am looking for a way to make some money to feed myself
and Rokbit here." She tapped at the pokeball on her belt.
"Actually, I really like you. I would be happy to be your
partner, but let me think about it." And she began to turn pink in
the cheeks. "I actually like you too!" he confessed.
"And now that we know the truth, I feel much better!" They both laughed and went on eating. "I should be leaving now," said James as he began to
leave the clearing. "Have you made up your mind yet? Because
if you don't, here's a picture of me to remember." James reached
into his pocket and pulled out a grey heart pin, and inside was picture of
himself. "This was part of my dowry," he said sheepishly. "Well, I should get out of this place and travel more,"
she replied wistfully, taking her present. "I can tell you how you
can get the job. Just give the boss your Rokbit. It's extremely
rare, and that's all that he wants." Roxanne was shocked. "Give away my Rokbit?! I
can't do that, we've been together for a long time!" James suddenly became nervous. "You should give it
over to the boss! I could lose my job!" "Is that your job? Stealing other people's hard earned
pokemon!" "To tell the truth, yes!" "Then I won't have any part of this! And to think that
I wanted you for a boyfriend! Good-bye!" Roxanne turned away from
James and began to walk briskly away from him. "Koffing, go!" James threw a pokeball and out
came a gas ball. "Smoke screen!" he commanded, and Koffing
released a dark green gas. Roxanne couldn't see what was going on
around her, and didn't notice that James took Rokbit from her belt. James and Koffing ran out of the smog and were almost out of the
clearing. Until Roxanne yelled, "Rokbit *cough* go!"
The pokeball in his hand glowed red and out came the bunny pokemon.
"*cough* Rock throw!" Rokbit turned its back to James and Koffing, and it popped its
tail into the air. A new tail appeared and Rokbit kept popping it up
into the air. It stretched its ears out to catch all the tails.
It bent its ears forward, and like a catapult, hurled the pile of
stones on its ears at James and Koffing. They were thrown high into the sky and were seen as a bright
sparkle. PRESENT Ash, Pikachu, Misty, and Brock listened intently. "That's how I met James," Roxanne ended her story. Chapter 9 Roxanne showed them the note. "I have to get Rokbit
back. I know that Team Rocket would never control her. She knows
who I am." "I'll help you find your Rokbit," offered Brock. "Count us both in!" added Misty and Ash. "Pi-pika-chu!" "No, I can't let you guys do that. I mean, I can't get
you involved. This is my own problem, I'll handle it myself. I
guess a life of stealing pokemon won't be so hard. Now please
leave." "But-" pleaded Brock. "I said leave now!" Roxanne ordered. Her voice
nearly choked. They left her alone in the gym. As soon as they were gone,
she began to cry. Meanwhile, Team Rocket was getting ready to meet their boss.
They found the old electricity mill and set up the communications
system. On the screen, a dark figure sitting in a chair and wearing a
suit appeared. "What have do you three have to report to me
now?" the figure asked impatiently. The dark figure had a deep and
intimidating voice. "Team Rocket reports that we have a new pokemon for you,
boss," replied Meowth nervously. "It's about time that I got a decent report from you
idiots. Your failing streak has worn down on my patience." "Oh, we assure you that this new pokemon won't be a
disappointment," said Jesse. "And we even recruited a new member!" exclaimed James.
" I left the gym leader a note!" "You what?!" cried Jesse and Meowth in disbelief. "Hmm. A new member to Team Rocket. I hope that
this new recruit will be much better than you three." A sleek and
stately Persian appeared and nuzzled the boss' leg. "I want
perfection like this Persian." "If this works out, can your Meowth be top cat again?"
asked Meowth. "Maybe. Report back to me when you are done with your
mission, and it better be successfully." "Team Rocket out." The screen went black. "You better do some explaining, James. Or else."
Jesse held up a large mallet that would crush his head. "I still like her!" he confessed and began to bawl like
a baby. Jesse took her mallet and hit James' head. A large lump
appeared on his head, and he was out cold. "I hope that his plan better work," muttered Jesse. It was sunset, and Roxanne walked alone to the old electrical
mill. Bad guys have to have a hideout. I just hope that this is it,
Roxanne thought to herself. Soon, she reached the mill, ducked down, and looked through the
window. She saw James unconscious on the floor and a girl looking like
Jessebelle standing over him. She thought she saw the Meowth in the
corner talk. She could see on a control console in front of a big
screen was a pokeball. It must be Rokbit! She reached into one of the pockets on her vest to take out the
note and rose James had left. She then waited for the time to enter the
mill and confront Team Rocket. Brock followed Roxanne from afar as she reached the mill.
It was a relief knowing that he left Misty and Ash behind without them
noticing what he was doing. He jumped behind some bushes and spied on her. It seemed
that she took some things out of her pocket and was waiting for the right
moment to crash Team Rocket's hideout. He began to start liking her, after he told them her story and
after that secret confession of hers. She seemed to be the only girl he
could keep a cool head around. He suddenly saw her stand up and approach the entrance to the
mill. He got up and tried to move in closer. Roxanne felt angry at herself for doing what she had to do, but
Rokbit her first pokemon, and when they first met, they had an instant bond
that no one could break. With all her anger, she kicked at the door again and again.
She hoped that her kicking would startle Team Rocket. She then
gathered all of the courage she had inside her and waited. She glanced at the window to see that they were startled and that
James quickly got up to answer the door. He approached the door cautiously while rubbing the back of his
head. He opened it slowly, expecting an ambush, peeked through the
small opening, and saw Roxanne standing outside. She held in her hand the note and the rose. "I'm here for
your opening in Team Rocket. I've decided to take you up on that
offer," Roxanne said. "Uh, yes, come in," replied James as he fully opened
the door to let Roxanne in. She strode in nonchalantly and fixed James a cold stare.
She then looked around the room to see Jessebelle and the Meowth looking
suspiciously at her. "This is Jesse and Meowth," James introduced the girl
and the pokemon. So that girl isn't Jessebelle. I shouldn't care about
her or the Meowth. I should care only about getting Rokbit back. Roxanne nodded and said nothing. "This is the pokemon you're looking for," said Jesse,
and she pointed to the pokeball on the console. She took the pokeball threw
into the ground and commanded, "Pokemon, go!" The pokeball
glowed red, but nothing came out, the ball bounced into Roxanne's hands. "You'll have trouble trying to get Rokbit to obey you.
I wouldn't want you three to have the trouble of handling her," Roxanne
replied professionally. "Here, let me show you." She
quickly scanned the room and noticed that the Meowth was gone. She
quickly shrugged that detail off. She held the pokeball, and out came her Rokbit. She walked
slowly out the door, and Rokbit followed her. Team Rocket nervously
followed her outside. "My pokemon hasn't been out in a while, I'm thinking of a
match in order to keep it experienced and well trained. It would be
good if I showed you the power of this little pokemon." "James told us all about it. Maybe I should take you
up on that match." And Jesse took out her pokemon, Arbok. Brock saw that they were beginning a pokemon battle.
Jesse's Arbok hissed and tried to bite at the Rokbit. Arbok finally got
a bite at Rokbit, but coiled back in pain from biting the its hard skin.
Roxanne then commanded her Rokbit to finish it off with a rock slide attack.
And she won the match. The two opponents called back their pokemon. They were all
about to go back inside the mill when Roxanne turned around and began to run
the other direction. That stunt caught Jesse and James off their guard, it seemed too
late to catch her, but with a flash of fur, Meowth appeared in front of her
holding a bag of bombs. "Meowth! I don't think you're going anywhere with that
precious pokemon of yours! Now hand over the Rokbit unless you wanna go
boom." Roxanne quickly reached into one of her pockets, plucked out a
pokeball, and threw it. "Growlithe, go!" she shouted.
The fire dog appeared and barked at Meowth. "A known fact is that cats don't like dogs. Sick 'em,
Growlithe!" Growlithe began to run at the scared Meowth.
Meowth reached into his bag and threw a bomb at the dog pokemon.
Roxanne held up her pokeball and called Growlithe back before the bomb
could hit it. Roxanne then called back out her Rokbit. Meowth was about
to hold out another one of his bombs when a large Onix circled itself around
Roxanne and her Rokbit. Onix shielded them from Jesse and James on one
side, and Meowth with his bombs on the other. Roxanne looked over Onix and saw Brock running over to help them. Team Rocket quickly recovered the distraction and sent their
pokemon out, Arbok and Weezing. The two hideous pokemon were trying to crash
their way through Onix's hard skin. "Meowth! Don't just stand there! Throw the whole
artillery at that rock snake!" cried Jesse. Meowth began to swing the bag around, building its momentum.
Brock realized that if the bag of bombs was thrown, it would fall right
where Roxanne and her Rokbit were! "Onix! Open up the circle and let them get out of the
way!" Brock yelled. It seemed that Roxanne realized the danger too, and so she began
to run away as soon as Onix let them go. But Rokbit was paralyzed by
fear, it remembered what happened the last time it tangled with a bomb. "Rokbit! Come here!" called Roxanne, but it still
didn't move. Roxanne sprinted to Rokbit to pick it up and carry it away
from danger. As soon as she picked up Rokbit, Meowth let go of the bag and it
came hurtling towards them. Chapter 10 Brock kept running towards them to try and save them. "You fool! Save yourself!" screamed Roxanne. He continued running until he pushed them out of the way of the
bombs. Unfortunately, the bag exploded right where Brock was! A
large cloud of smoke and dust appeared. The explosion seemed to be so
strong that no one could have survived the blast. Onix roared a cry of distress at the loss of its owner and
whipped it powerful tail at Team Rocket. It hurled them high into the
sky. "Team Rocket's blasting off again!" they cried, and
they were seen as nothing more than a bright speck of light in the sky. Roxanne called Rokbit back into its pokeball. The dust from
the explosion settled and Roxanne saw Brock's still body lying in the grass. Roxanne realized that Brock risked his life to save her.
She ran over to him to see if he was alright. "Brock! Brock,
please! Are you okay? Say something!" she desperately cried. He fluttered his eyes open and groaned softly. He weakly
called Onix back. "I'm fine. Onix's hard skin somehow
protected me from the blast." He smiled and then fainted. Ash, Pikachu, and Misty were running towards them. They
were winded when they arrived. "We thought we could give Pikachu a recharge at the mill.
Then we heard the explosion, and we got really worried," explained
Ash. "Enough yakking! Let's get him to a hospital right
away!" said Misty. All of them were waiting nervously in the lobby of the
hospital. A familiar looking doctor approached them. "Doctor Proctor! The last time we met, we were helping
some injured pokemon. How are they doing? Are they okay?"
asked Ash. "I'm sorry, you must have mistaken me for my brother.
I'm Doctor Shoctor," he replied. "Your friend Brock
just has a minor concussion, and a few bumps and bruises. He'll be fine
in a few days." The video phone at his desk rang. He answered it to find
that Nurse Joy was calling. "Doctor Shoctor! I'm glad that I could finally reach
you! I would like to schedule a check up for next week. And maybe
this Friday we could both go out for some pizza together," flirted Nurse
Joy. "Well Nurse Joy, I'll see if I could fit you into my tight
schedule. I hope to see you this Friday then." He turned off the
video phone. "Well kids, you go see your friend in his room.
And tell him that he can go soon." All of them walked into the hospital room and found Brock sitting
on the bed. He seemed in much better shape, but he had some bandages
over his head and arms. "Hey guys!" he happily greeted them. "Don't
get worried about me, I know that I'll be fine." "That's great to know. Do you want us to get you out
of here right now?" asked Misty. "No thanks. Can you guys leave me alone with
Roxanne?" "Um, sure thing Brock," replied Ash. They left the room to let the two be alone. Both were
silent until Roxanne said, "I'm sorry for treating you the way I did." "It's okay. I actually know that you think of
me." Roxanne blushed bright pink out of embarrassment. "I
guess after you heard my story, you understand why I acted tough." "Yeah, so you wouldn't get hurt the way James hurt you.
But I wouldn't do that to someone like you." He flashed her
a weak smile. "I just had a lot of anger, and the only way to let it out
was through pokemon battles. "Roxanne sighed softly.
"Since the doctor said that you need a few days of rest, maybe we
could spend that time getting to know each other better." "I would enjoy that. Now let's get out of here." Brock got off the bed, took her hand, and they walked out the
door. Brock found out that he needed three days of rest, and he spent
most of it with Roxanne. Misty always made fun of their time together,
but it surprised her that Brock didn't give her a punch in the face for
taunting him. During their time together, they both learned of each others'
past and dreams for the future. Roxanne really changed and became more
of the opposite of who she was. Brock, for most of the time, didn't
become red-faced and clumsy like he usually was around girls. It was Brock's last day in Pewter City. Brock and Roxanne were talking and having a picnic in the garden.
The food that Roxanne cooked was delicious, and Brock even brought some
of his own recipes. "I already know that you want to be a pokemon breeder.
So what do you want to be?" Brock asked. "Well, I really want to be a pokemon researcher.
That's why in my spare time I study all that I can about pokemon. I
want tolearn more about my Rokbit," answered Roxanne. "The
facts that I have so far is that it is a girl and what her attacks are." "How did you find her?" "I was looking for a home, and I got lost in the rock cave,
off of Route Ten. It was really dark and I soon tripped on a rock, or
what I at least thought was a rock. I was really scared when I felt the
rock move. I felt it and held on tight as it suddenly ran out of the
cave. In the light, I found out it was Rokbit, and she didn't run away
like wild pokemon do. We immediately became friends, and that's how I
got her. She even helped me catch Growlithe and Dugtrio." "Wow! I hope that you learn all that you can about
Rokbit." Brock ate some rice and sticky rolls that were in the
basket. "These are really good! Not only are you smart, but
you can cook!" "Well, your cooking isn't so bad either." Roxanne
then looked at him nervously, thinking of something to say. "What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell
me?" "Yes. You've given me such a wonderful time. I
want to repay you by letting your father, Flint, become the gym leader of
Pewter City again. Your father will be busy with running the gym that
he won't have any time to take care of your ten siblings, so I want to be
their baby-sitter." "That's so generous of you, but I also have something to
give you." Brock reached into a pocket in his vest and pulled out
a heart shaped pin, but it was the colour gold. He opened it up to
reveal a picture of himself. Roxanne was so happy that tears welled up in her eyes.
"It's beautiful! Thank you!" She excitedly gave
him a hug, and just as quickly let go. She took the grey pin from her vest and threw it away. She
then took the golden heart, and fastened it on where the old pin used to be. That night, they all celebrated Flint's return as gym leader.
The dinner was held in Roxanne's garden, behind the gym. Roxanne and Brock cooked up a feast together, and almost everyone
enjoyed the food. Pikachu just stuck with a bottle of ketchup, and
Timmy ate his cold noodles. Brock's brothers and sisters took a quick liking to Roxanne when
they found out that she would be their baby-sitter. They forgot the
fact that she was the one who defeated their father. Roxanne led Brock away from the festivities and near her
cabin. She looked up at the starry sky and sighed. "This our
last night together. I just want to know, is this good-bye?" Brock took her hand in his and held it gently. "I
don't know, but I'm sure that this isn't good-bye." They stood there looking at each other, saying nothing.
Then their faces came together slowly until their lips met. They quickly pulled away, abashed. "I'm sorry. I
didn't mean to do that," they apologized in unison. Their faces turned
bright red, but realized that they both liked their first kiss. They smiled at each other and kissed again, and held it a longer
than before. The stars twinkled above them as their friends continued
to celebrate. That morning, our heroes gathered outside the gym where Roxanne,
Flint, and all of Brock's siblings there to wave them good-bye. Roxanne had changed her look, she wore the same clothes as
before, but everything was coloured red, and even her glasses were rose-coloured.
But Brock still thought that she looked pretty. "Remember, I'm in your heart," said Brock, and he
pointed at Roxanne's gold heart pin. "Here, take this," offered Roxanne. She handed
him her old locket, he opened it to find that there was a picture of her and
Rokbit inside. "This is to let you know that I'm in yours." They both kissed each other good-bye. Brock was sullen to leave his home and his new girlfriend.
But he knew that he would return someday, and he would be welcomed with
lots of love. END Author's Additional Notes: That's it! When I first
wrote this, I wanted to create a new pokemon, and to use a character with a
name pun. (I got the name from a knock-knock
joke.) Thanks for reading! |