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Episode 30: Gone Apricorn!
"Wow..." the group gasped as Maize opened the back door, allowing them to see rolling hills and a vast forest filled with trees bearing many colorful fruits. Every so often a Rattata would romp by or a Butterfree would land on a flower to indulge in its nectar, but otherwise, the groves were quiet and peaceful.
"It's beautiful..." Misty finally broke the silence some moments later.
Maizie smiled. "If you'll come with me, we'll go explore the groves. Just take a basket if you plan on picking any Apricorns."
"I'm gonna pick any and every Apricorn I can find!" Ash cried before dashing over to a tree with black ball shaped fruits near the grove's entrance.
"Whoa there, pardner--those black Apricorns aren't even ripe yet." Maizie cautioned as she and the others caught up to Ash.
"What about those blue ones?" Ash asked as the group started down the dirt path leading into the groves, pointing out a tree with blue Apricorns on the right side of the path.
"Those aren't ripe either." Maizie replied, making Ash sigh.
"What about these pink ones, then?" Ash asked as the group approached a tree with pink Apricorns.
"Those should be ripe--pink Apricorns make Love Balls." Maizie began.
"Love Balls--you think they would catch Officer Jenny or Nurse Joy?" Now Brock was excited.
A blast of water from Misty's Pokemon answered his question. "Nice try, loverboy, but I don't think Poke Balls work that way." Misty scolded as Maizie gave Brock a towel, giggling all the while. "Now, behave yourself, and be a good example for Maizie!"
Meanwhile, Ash looked up at the towering tree dotted in pink Apricorns. "Next question--how are we supposed to pick the Apricorns, bud?" he asked Tintri.
[Well, we could try shaking the tree...] Tintri suggested as the others arrived.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you--wild Pineco like nesting in Apricorn trees, so you could get an explosive surprise." Maizie cautioned.
Misty sighed as Ash started gently shaking the tree. "Too late..."
Brock panicked when he saw blue-green, pinecone-like Pokemon with red eyes falling to the ground alongside the pink Apricorns. "Ash!" he cried as he hurried to try and catch the falling Pinecos. "Watch out for the..."
This was as far as Brock got before tripping over a rock and landing face first into the tree, which caused all the Pineco to explode, leaving him to cough up the soot.
"You okay, Brock?" Ash asked as he hurried to help his friend, blissfully unaware of just how dangerously close he had been to the explosion.
Brock coughed up some more soot before replying "I'm fine, but when someone says not to shake a tree, they MEAN don't shake a tree!" Ash nodded to show he understood as Brock coughed up soot, then consulted his Pokedex for more information on the small explosive Pokemon:
"Pineco, the bagworm Pokemon. It hangs from a tree branch and patiently waits for prey to come along. If it is disturbed while eating by someone shaking its tree, it drops down to the ground and explodes with no warning."
"NOW you tell me..." Ash grumbled as he and the others continued following Maizie, Brock coughing up soot all the while.
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"Okay...this is a red Apricorn tree, which make Level Balls." Maizie explained as the group approached another tree. "To safely pick the Apricorns without disturbing the Pinecos, only take the Apricorns on the lowest branches."
"Lowest branches...got it!" Ash smiled before motioning for Misty and Brock to follow him to the tree.
He did not, however, expect the ground to give way and fall into a pit! "WAUUUUGH!"
"How nice of you to drop by, try not to cause any trouble!" he heard a familiar female voice say.
"And if you do try and escape, the pain will be double!" a male voice agreed.
Ash's vision came into focus, allowing him to see Jessie and James staring back down at him. "Team Rocket!"
"Who'd ya expect? The Elite Four?" Meowth smirked as he lassoed Tintri and pulled him out of the pit.
"While you're thinking of a way out of here, we're gonna use our Vacuumax 3000 to take every last Apricorn here, and your Pikachu too!" James announced as Jessie stuffed Tintri into a shock proof jar.
"Hey, Ash..." Brock whispered. "Mareep and its evolutions can use the Rock move Power Gem...maybe that can make stepping stones for us to climb out of here?"
"Good idea..." Ash then heaved a Poke Ball skyward. "Luce, we need your help!"
[Looks to me you need a way out of this Diglett hole!] Luce smiled before creating a flurry of shining diamond-like projectiles, which embedded themselves in the pit walls to create a kind of stairwell.
"Thanks, Luce." Ash petted the tiny sheep Pokemon before recalling it. He then started up the stairway of Power Gems. Misty and Brock were not far behind, just in time to see Jessie, James, and Meowth go tumbling into a Diglett hole, making the shock-proof jar pop open and allowing Tintri to run into Ash's arms.
"You guys okay?" Maizie asked when she met the group.
"Yeah--wasn't our first Team Rocket pit trap, and probably won't be the last one." Misty assured Maizie as the reunited group continued down the path..
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"Here's a group of trees you can pick from, so help yourselves!" Maizie smiled as she led the group into a small clearing filled with Apricorn trees.
A low whir and a breeze got Brock's attention as he led the others to the tree. "Funny...was it supposed to be windy today?"
"That's no natural breeze, that's Team Rocket!" Misty screamed over the wind, pointing out Team Rocket laughing gleefully as a large fan-like device blew what they thought were Apricorns to them.
"To protect the world from devastation..." Jessie began
"And unite all peoples within our nation..." James smiled, twirling a rose in his hand. Ash just rolled his eyes at the now familiar motto he, Misty, and Brock had heard a million times before:
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!
"To extend our reach to the stars above!
"Jessie!
"James!"
"Team Rocket! Blast off at the speed of light!
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! Dat's right!"
"Should we tell the Rockets they're sucking up Pinecos instead of Apricorns?" Misty whispered, pointing out a flurry of Pinecos caught in the breeze.
Brock realized what would happen if the Pinecos did unleash their explosive power on Team Rocket, quickly took an arrow, and aimed into the airstream, being careful not to injure any of the Pinecos. "Brock? What are you--!" Misty wondered before Brock fired, neatly catching seven Pinecos on the arrow shaft before landing in the ground, leaving the Pinecos unharmed.
"I see--the arrows mimic tree branches, so the Pineco have something to hang from!" Ash smiled as Brock fired another shot into the wind to catch more Pinecos.
He turned to Tintri. "Okay bud, overload that fan with a Thunderbolt!"
[Okay, Rockets! This is payback for earlier!] Tintri defiantly called before sending a huge Thunderbolt at the large fan--shorting out its main power supply and hampering its ability to blow.
One Pineco saw an opportunity to attack. [I'm gonna save my friends and our tree from these hoodlums!]
"While that is a noble goal, it's also very dangerous." Brock explained as he fired another arrow into the breeze to rescue more Pinecos. Misty was already on the ground, helping Ash and Maizie pick up the Pineco filled arrows dotting the ground and carefully returning the Pinecos to the tree.
[Then, can I help you save my friends?] the Pineco replied as Brock set aside his archery gear to dig a Fast Ball from his bag--a gift from Kurt for rescuing him at the well a few days before.
"Just touch this, and you can come with me." Brock offered, holding the yellow and red striped ball out to the Pineco.
He smiled as the Pineco went inside with a flash of red light, moments before the fan exploded, sending Team Rocket flying into the air with a ping.
"Good riddance..." Misty smiled as she hung the last Pineco back on the tree. "Oh, did you capture a Pineco?" she asked.
Brock nodded as he gathered up his archery gear. "One of them decided it wanted to come with me."
He then let out his new Pineco for his friends to see. "I'm gonna name him Silver."
"That's a cool name!" Ash smiled.
"I like it too, but what matters is if the Pineco likes it." Misty reminded Brock.
"How bout it? You like Silver as your name?" Brock asked his new Pineco.
[I LOVE it!] Silver cried before unleashing an explosion of approval, making everyone laugh as Brock coughed up more soot.
"I'll take that as a yes..." Brock managed to whisper before coughing some more...
To Be Continued...
Episode 30: Gone Apricorn!
"Wow..." the group gasped as Maize opened the back door, allowing them to see rolling hills and a vast forest filled with trees bearing many colorful fruits. Every so often a Rattata would romp by or a Butterfree would land on a flower to indulge in its nectar, but otherwise, the groves were quiet and peaceful.
"It's beautiful..." Misty finally broke the silence some moments later.
Maizie smiled. "If you'll come with me, we'll go explore the groves. Just take a basket if you plan on picking any Apricorns."
"I'm gonna pick any and every Apricorn I can find!" Ash cried before dashing over to a tree with black ball shaped fruits near the grove's entrance.
"Whoa there, pardner--those black Apricorns aren't even ripe yet." Maizie cautioned as she and the others caught up to Ash.
"What about those blue ones?" Ash asked as the group started down the dirt path leading into the groves, pointing out a tree with blue Apricorns on the right side of the path.
"Those aren't ripe either." Maizie replied, making Ash sigh.
"What about these pink ones, then?" Ash asked as the group approached a tree with pink Apricorns.
"Those should be ripe--pink Apricorns make Love Balls." Maizie began.
"Love Balls--you think they would catch Officer Jenny or Nurse Joy?" Now Brock was excited.
A blast of water from Misty's Pokemon answered his question. "Nice try, loverboy, but I don't think Poke Balls work that way." Misty scolded as Maizie gave Brock a towel, giggling all the while. "Now, behave yourself, and be a good example for Maizie!"
Meanwhile, Ash looked up at the towering tree dotted in pink Apricorns. "Next question--how are we supposed to pick the Apricorns, bud?" he asked Tintri.
[Well, we could try shaking the tree...] Tintri suggested as the others arrived.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you--wild Pineco like nesting in Apricorn trees, so you could get an explosive surprise." Maizie cautioned.
Misty sighed as Ash started gently shaking the tree. "Too late..."
Brock panicked when he saw blue-green, pinecone-like Pokemon with red eyes falling to the ground alongside the pink Apricorns. "Ash!" he cried as he hurried to try and catch the falling Pinecos. "Watch out for the..."
This was as far as Brock got before tripping over a rock and landing face first into the tree, which caused all the Pineco to explode, leaving him to cough up the soot.
"You okay, Brock?" Ash asked as he hurried to help his friend, blissfully unaware of just how dangerously close he had been to the explosion.
Brock coughed up some more soot before replying "I'm fine, but when someone says not to shake a tree, they MEAN don't shake a tree!" Ash nodded to show he understood as Brock coughed up soot, then consulted his Pokedex for more information on the small explosive Pokemon:
"Pineco, the bagworm Pokemon. It hangs from a tree branch and patiently waits for prey to come along. If it is disturbed while eating by someone shaking its tree, it drops down to the ground and explodes with no warning."
"NOW you tell me..." Ash grumbled as he and the others continued following Maizie, Brock coughing up soot all the while.
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"Okay...this is a red Apricorn tree, which make Level Balls." Maizie explained as the group approached another tree. "To safely pick the Apricorns without disturbing the Pinecos, only take the Apricorns on the lowest branches."
"Lowest branches...got it!" Ash smiled before motioning for Misty and Brock to follow him to the tree.
He did not, however, expect the ground to give way and fall into a pit! "WAUUUUGH!"
"How nice of you to drop by, try not to cause any trouble!" he heard a familiar female voice say.
"And if you do try and escape, the pain will be double!" a male voice agreed.
Ash's vision came into focus, allowing him to see Jessie and James staring back down at him. "Team Rocket!"
"Who'd ya expect? The Elite Four?" Meowth smirked as he lassoed Tintri and pulled him out of the pit.
"While you're thinking of a way out of here, we're gonna use our Vacuumax 3000 to take every last Apricorn here, and your Pikachu too!" James announced as Jessie stuffed Tintri into a shock proof jar.
"Hey, Ash..." Brock whispered. "Mareep and its evolutions can use the Rock move Power Gem...maybe that can make stepping stones for us to climb out of here?"
"Good idea..." Ash then heaved a Poke Ball skyward. "Luce, we need your help!"
[Looks to me you need a way out of this Diglett hole!] Luce smiled before creating a flurry of shining diamond-like projectiles, which embedded themselves in the pit walls to create a kind of stairwell.
"Thanks, Luce." Ash petted the tiny sheep Pokemon before recalling it. He then started up the stairway of Power Gems. Misty and Brock were not far behind, just in time to see Jessie, James, and Meowth go tumbling into a Diglett hole, making the shock-proof jar pop open and allowing Tintri to run into Ash's arms.
"You guys okay?" Maizie asked when she met the group.
"Yeah--wasn't our first Team Rocket pit trap, and probably won't be the last one." Misty assured Maizie as the reunited group continued down the path..
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"Here's a group of trees you can pick from, so help yourselves!" Maizie smiled as she led the group into a small clearing filled with Apricorn trees.
A low whir and a breeze got Brock's attention as he led the others to the tree. "Funny...was it supposed to be windy today?"
"That's no natural breeze, that's Team Rocket!" Misty screamed over the wind, pointing out Team Rocket laughing gleefully as a large fan-like device blew what they thought were Apricorns to them.
"To protect the world from devastation..." Jessie began
"And unite all peoples within our nation..." James smiled, twirling a rose in his hand. Ash just rolled his eyes at the now familiar motto he, Misty, and Brock had heard a million times before:
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!
"To extend our reach to the stars above!
"Jessie!
"James!"
"Team Rocket! Blast off at the speed of light!
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! Dat's right!"
"Should we tell the Rockets they're sucking up Pinecos instead of Apricorns?" Misty whispered, pointing out a flurry of Pinecos caught in the breeze.
Brock realized what would happen if the Pinecos did unleash their explosive power on Team Rocket, quickly took an arrow, and aimed into the airstream, being careful not to injure any of the Pinecos. "Brock? What are you--!" Misty wondered before Brock fired, neatly catching seven Pinecos on the arrow shaft before landing in the ground, leaving the Pinecos unharmed.
"I see--the arrows mimic tree branches, so the Pineco have something to hang from!" Ash smiled as Brock fired another shot into the wind to catch more Pinecos.
He turned to Tintri. "Okay bud, overload that fan with a Thunderbolt!"
[Okay, Rockets! This is payback for earlier!] Tintri defiantly called before sending a huge Thunderbolt at the large fan--shorting out its main power supply and hampering its ability to blow.
One Pineco saw an opportunity to attack. [I'm gonna save my friends and our tree from these hoodlums!]
"While that is a noble goal, it's also very dangerous." Brock explained as he fired another arrow into the breeze to rescue more Pinecos. Misty was already on the ground, helping Ash and Maizie pick up the Pineco filled arrows dotting the ground and carefully returning the Pinecos to the tree.
[Then, can I help you save my friends?] the Pineco replied as Brock set aside his archery gear to dig a Fast Ball from his bag--a gift from Kurt for rescuing him at the well a few days before.
"Just touch this, and you can come with me." Brock offered, holding the yellow and red striped ball out to the Pineco.
He smiled as the Pineco went inside with a flash of red light, moments before the fan exploded, sending Team Rocket flying into the air with a ping.
"Good riddance..." Misty smiled as she hung the last Pineco back on the tree. "Oh, did you capture a Pineco?" she asked.
Brock nodded as he gathered up his archery gear. "One of them decided it wanted to come with me."
He then let out his new Pineco for his friends to see. "I'm gonna name him Silver."
"That's a cool name!" Ash smiled.
"I like it too, but what matters is if the Pineco likes it." Misty reminded Brock.
"How bout it? You like Silver as your name?" Brock asked his new Pineco.
[I LOVE it!] Silver cried before unleashing an explosion of approval, making everyone laugh as Brock coughed up more soot.
"I'll take that as a yes..." Brock managed to whisper before coughing some more...
To Be Continued...
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