“All right, we’ll go to the Safari Zone and have a little chat with the owners there. Hopefully they’ll know at least something about the safari ball that shrunk Ash. May can stay here and protect Ash while she and Joy wait for Kurt to arrive from Johto.” Brock said. Brock, May, and Max put one hand out towards each other.

“Ready for action?” Brock asked. Max and May both nodded and slightly lowered their hands down with confidence. With that, Brock and Max left the Pokemon Center with Ash’s safari ball. May was left by herself with Ash now sitting on her shoulder. Joy offered her a room to stay.

“May, would you like to stay in one of our private rooms? It’d be great if people didn’t find out about the small problem your fellow trainer is going through.

“Must everyone use the word small so often?” Ash said to himself.

“Sure.” May said. She then followed Joy into a hallway at the back of the center.

Meanwhile, outside the Pokemon Center, Team Rocket watched as Brock and Max walked out and back towards the path that led to the Safari Zone.

“Well, there go two of the twerps.” Jessie said.

“Yes… yet the girl is still inside.” James said.

“James, are you thinking what I’m thinking?” Jessie said.

“I’m thinking that as inexperienced as she is compared to the others, I think it would be wise if we sprung a suprise attack on her. At least… that’s what I think.” James said.

“And swipe that Pikachu to boot!” Meowth said.

“Wobbuffet!!!” And with that, Team Rocket made their way inside the center.

Inside one of the private rooms, May laid comfortably on the bottom half of the bunk bed. She had placed Ash on her chest area as she smiled down on the shrunken trainer. Since they were all alone (technically not since Pikachu was with them), May felt like getting to know Ash a little better by asking him a few things on her mind.

“So, Ash. How long have you been a Pokemon trainer?” May asked.

“Oh… over three years now. But it feels like forever since Pikachu and I left Pallet Town.” Ash said.

“What was life like in Pallet Town?” May asked.

“It was a rather quiet place. There were only a handful of people besides my mother to wish me good luck on my journey. It’s not like in your home where you and your parents are quite the stars.” Ash said.

“Do you ever miss your home?” May asked.

“Always. It’s tough leaving home to go on a long journey to become the greatest Pokemon master of them all. It’s especially tough on my mom. She’s always wishing I would stay home for a change, but she understands. She’s always there for me.” Ash said.

“And what about your father?” May asked. Ash didn’t answer for a few seconds as he turned his head away from May’s. She had a concerned look on her face.

“My parents divorced only months after I was born. I never got to know him much.” Ash said, softly.

“Oh… I’m sorry.” May said.

“It’s okay. Though I do wonder why you’re asking me so many questions about myself.” Ash said.

“I was just curious. We have been together for quite some time, you know. I just wanted to know a little more about yourself.” May said.

“I see.” Ash said.

“I can’t really explain it right now… it’s just… this feeling that I have towards you. Not just over the way you are now… but you as a person, overall.” May said. Ash didn’t say anything as she looked upward now, as if she were remembering some event from a short while ago.

But all of a sudden, screams could be heard outside. May quickly turned her head towards the open hallway.

“Sounds like trouble!” May said. She quickly got up, forgetting to pick up Ash as he fell off her and onto the bedsheets. May ran outside as Ash jumped onto Pikachu’s head and rode onto him as they approached the lobby. There they saw Team Rocket running around with a slew of Pokemon trapped in nets and the trainers tied up in a corner. Nurse Joy was already standing there.

“Let those people go! And their Pokemon!!!” Joy shouted.

“No can do, sweetums.” Jessie said.

“We want to make a good impression for our boss!” James said.

“Yeah, just to show him that we don’t always screw up!” Meowth said.

“Wobbuffet!!!”

“Stop right there!” May shouted as she ran up beside Joy, “Up to no good again, aren’t you?”

“No good? What do you mean? We’re making good for a change!” Meowth said.

“Yes. So prepare yourself for trouble up until the night!” Jessie said.

“Make it double once you get the words right!” James said.

“To protect the world from devastation.” Jessie said.

“To unite our peoples within our nation.” James said. (I would hope you know what’s coming by now)

“To denounce the evils of truth and love.” Jessie said.

“To extend our reach beyond the stars above.” James said.

“Jessie!”

“James!”

“Team Rocket… blast off at the speed of light!” Jessie said.

“Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, fight!” James said.

“Meowth! That’s right!” Meowth said.

“Wobbuffet!!!”

“You won’t get away from this, Team Rocket! I’ll make sure of it!” Ash shouted from atop Pikachu’s head.

“Huh? Did that little toy just talk?” James said.

“It even looks like that master twerp.” Jessie said.

“Never mind about what’s on Pikachu! Just get that rubber ball ready to take it from her hands!” Meowth said.

“I won’t let you! Torchic, go!!!” May shouted as she threw her Pokeball. Once it hit the ground, out came Torchic in all its happy glory.

“Torchic! Peck attack!” May shouted. But Torchic stood still. May immediately realized why it wouldn’t budge a step.

“Oh… I forgot. Team Rocket didn’t call their Pokemon out yet.” May said.

“You might as well save your strength, little one, because we’ve already got what we came here for.” Jessie said.

“Plus a bonus in the form of that Pikachu!” James said. He then threw another net over at Pikachu, which this time was one made out of rubber. Pikachu knew this and tried to get away, but it was too late. Pikachu, along with the shrunken Ash, were both trapped underneath.

Pikachu tried shocking the net, but only succeeded in shocking Ash who was still laying on top of the creature’s head.

“Great… it figures they would use a rubber net on Pikachu.” Ash said to himself.

“Meowth! Grab Pikachu! We’re blasting off again!” Jessie said.

“This time in a good situation!” Meowth said as he grabbed the net and dragged it along the ground. Ash turned back over to May, who watched hopelessly as Team Rocket made their escape.

“May! Get Brock and Max! You’ll need all the help you can get to rescue me and the Pokemon!” Ash shouted. May just nodded before they were all completely out the door.

After Team Rocket ran as quickly as they could through the green fields that seperated Lilycove City from Fortree City. The team figured the vast forest that lay to the north of Fortree City would provide a good hiding place just in case the twerps were following them. Finally, after traveling several yards into the heart of the forest, they stopped running and began to admire their collection of stolen Pokemon.

“Look at all of them, James. We struck gold this time around!” Jessie said with an evil smile.

“What do you mean? None of them look gold-colored to me.” James said. He then got slapped by Jessie.

“Aarrrgh… you know what I meant, dumbbell!!!” Jessie said.

“And the best part is we got Pikachu as a bonus!” Meowth said. Ash then jumped off from Pikachu’s head and approached the edge of the net.

“Listen up, Team Rocket!!! When I get out of this net, Pikachu and I will teach you a lesson you’ll never forget!” Ash shouted. The trio then turned their attention towards the shrunken Ash.

“Oh, look… the toy’s insulting us.” Jessie said.

“Hey, Jess. Maybe that is the real twerp and not some miniature voodoo doll that we could’ve sold ages ago.” Meowth said.

“Meowth’s right. A toy wouldn’t go that far, would it?” James said.

“Well, he is toy-sized. So why not have some fun with it?” Jessie said.

“Sounds good to me!” Meowth said.

“Wobbuffet!!!”

“All right, I’ll get it first!” James said. But just as he and Meowth started to run to the net, Jessie stopped both of them with a slap in their faces.

“Owww… what was that for, Jess?” James said.

“Yeah, why put a hold on such a cruel thing?” Meowth said.

“Haven’t you two forgotten? This is a job for me and my womanly charm.” Jessie said.

“Your womanly charm?” James echoed.

“Of course. The twerp is so fine-looking even if he doesn’t take care of his Pikachu. Surely he can’t resist someone like me… especially when I used to dream of doing something like this one day.” Jessie said.

“You mean you were destined to fall in love with Ash one day?” Meowth said. Again he got slapped for uttering such a dumb thought.

“No, you dimwit! There isn’t any way he can resist saying no to my foot.” Jessie said before she walked towards the net.

“James… when was the last time Jessie thought of herself to be so gigantic?” Meowth said.

“Not since we joined Team Rocket…” James said.

Ash backed away towards his Pikachu as Jessie got closer to the net. She was intimidating before as a result of being with such an evil organization, but to see her towering over him almost like the Silph Company Building was an overwhelming feeling. Especially since there was no telling what cruel tactics she may use on him. Jessie slowly lifted the net and released the shrunken Ash from Pikachu’s grip. Ash struggled in Jessie’s hand as she held him tightly.

“Heh heh… just look at the little toy struggle.” Jessie said.

“Aaargh… let me go!” Ash shouted. He tried biting Jessie’s hand to loosen her grip, but it wasn’t of any use considering her hands were gloved.

“You know I’ve always wanted to have a miniaturized Pokemon trainer with me. It’s like all those little dolls that I used to collect.” Jessie said.

“You had a doll collection?” James said. Once again, he got slapped for saying something dumb, though it was also to make sure James didn’t get anywhere close to Ash. It must’ve been the GTS thing in her, after all.

“Gee, I wonder how good Pokemon trainers taste?” Jessie said. Ash could sense what was coming, and he feared for the worst as Jessie started to open her mouth.

But all of a sudden, a huge gust of wind could be felt from behind the two. It was enough for Jessie to drop Ash as she fought to get the hair out of her eyes. Ash landed back on the ground and scrambled to get back to his Pikachu before she would notice that he was gone. When the gust died down, Jessie looked everywhere before turning to see May standing there! Along with her Beautifly, Officer Jenny was standing there as well with a Vileplume at her side.

“Ack! What are you two doing here!?” Jessie said.

“Yes! We thought the forest was a great place to hide!” James said.

“Well, that would normally be true unless of course the Sweet Scent of my Vileplume was able to detect your presence. Not to mention your every step of the way.” Jenny said.

“And my Beautifly was the one that created that gust of wind, which distracted you from hurting Ash and all those Pokemon!” May said.

“Unbelievable! Those little squirts screwed up our perfect plan!” James said.

“Well… as long as we possess all the Pokemon, you don’t stand much of a chance.” Jessie said.

“I wouldn’t bet on that.” May said with a smile. Jessie had a confused look on her face before she turned and looked over at the net full of captured Pokemon. There was a Forretress right there rapid spinning the net off the ground!

“Ahhh… what’s that thing doing!?” Meowth said. Then they saw Brock step out from the pile of Pokemon.

“Now who would you say is outnumbered?” Brock asked.

“Arrrrgh! Enough of this! Seviper and Dustox! GO!!!” Jessie shouted, throwing two of her Pokeballs out towards the ground. Seviper and Dustox both came out.

“You go escort the Pokemon out of here while I take care of Team Rocket.” Jenny said to May. She nodded as she went over to the pile of stolen Pokemon. Jenny pulled out another Pokeball and threw it to reveal Bellossom. As the two-on-two battle got under way, May approached Ash and Pikachu as they laid down on the ground. May kneeled down in front of Ash.

“Are you okay, Ash?” May said.

“Yeah. I was almost a part of Team Rocket’s feast had you guys not shown up.” Ash said. Max walked up and stood behind May to deliver some good news.

“We found a way to cure your condition, Ash. Kurt sent us an apricorn through e-mail that can allow you to return to normal size.” Max said.

“Ah! That’s great!” Ash said.

“Now, hurry! We need to get out of here. I’ll protect you.” May said. Ash, smiling over the fact that May was taking special care of him every step of the way. He watched with even more relief as May opened up the zipper on the top of her blouse, which revealed the middle of her vast chest. May allowed Ash to jump into the crevice and hide in between her mammary glands until they got back to the Pokemon Center.

Back at the battlefield, Brock had already left to guide the stolen Pokemon back to the nearby Pokemon Center where they could be returned to their proper trainers. As Max went with him, May stayed behind and watched as Jenny was having moderate success against Jessie’s Seviper and Dustox. She felt it was time she finished the job.

“All right, Beautifly! Whirlwind those Pokemon poachers away!” May shouted. Beautifuly did just that, flapping its wings so much that it caused a powerful gust of wind to blow towards Team Rocket. They finally lost their footing from the ground as they went soaring through the skies as usual.

“Aaargh! Those little twerps beat us again!” Jessie said.

“And the worst part is that they even did it without the master twerp’s help!” James said.

“I guess no job’s too big for them.” Meowth said.

“But Team Rocket’s blasting off again!!!” They all shouted at once.

“Wobbuffet!!!”

May jumped for joy at her victory, almost forgetting that Ash was bouncing up and down in her chest. But he was able to take the pressure well. May finally took him out when the coast was clear. Ash rubbed his eyes as the sunlight beamed back in his eyes. He sat patiently on May’s hand as he looked up at both her and Officer Jenny from across. Pikachu was smiling as well, knowing that its master was okay.

“You did great, May. Your Pokemon battling style is truly aspiring for young girls like you.” Jenny said.

“Awww… thank you, Officer Jenny. But we should hurry back to the Pokemon Center so that we can cure Ash of this condition.” May said. She had told Jenny the story after she had reported to the Pokemon Center from Nurse Joy’s urgent call, so this wasn’t something that she was unprepared for.

“Yes, of course. Just follow me.” Jenny said, as they both walked back to the Pokemon Center in Lilycove City.

Back inside the Pokemon Center, Ash stood on the counter as Nurse Joy stood the closest to him. She was holding a piece of purple apricorn. Normally apricorns are molded and then technologically enhanced into Pokeballs, but in the case of the rare purple apricorn, it would be enough to help Ash out in this situation. Watching in the background was May, Pikachu, Brock, Max, and Officer Jenny.

“Ash, this purple apricorn is rarely found in the world these days, but Kurt was lucky enough to have one of these in his basement. All you have to do is sniff it and you will be back to your normal size.” Joy said.

“Huh? You mean I have to just sniff that and I’ll be back to normal size?” Ash asked. Joy nodded.

“The ingredients of this apricorn are very special, which is what makes it so rare today. Kurt says that this apricorn is the absolute best in case of emergency over malfunctioning Pokeballs.” Joy said.

“Okay, if you insist.” Ash said. Joy held the apricorn closer to Ash as he started to take a few small sniffs of its scent. He almost choked over its strong scent, but he eventually recovered and awaited the results.

“It should happen any second now.” Joy said. And true to Joy’s word, everyone watched as Ash was slowly regaining height. Bigger he grew as he was now about half the size of Nurse Joy. But before Ash could celebrate over returning to normal height, he could hear some ripping sounds in the background, not to mention his clothing feeling incredibly tight. Then he looked down to realize what was happening.

“Ack! My clothes are ripping off!” Ash shouted. He jumped behind the counter where Joy normally stood so that nobody could see any of his body. Joy took a peek to see Ash covering as best as he could with whatever shred of clothing he had left. But at least he was back to his normal size. Joy set the apricorn aside as she turned to deliver the good news.

“Well, everyone, it worked! Though not quite the way we expected.” Joy said. May and the others did their best to avoid laughing, only to have small giggles come out from under their noses.

“Ha ha… very funny, guys. Can someone please call my mom and tell her to send me a new pair of clothes?” Ash said from behind.

“Sure, Ash. I can do that for you.” May said.

“By the way, Ash. I want you to know that the Safari Zone confiscated the safari ball that was used to capture yourself, so I’m sorry that you can’t keep your Oddish.” Jenny said.

“It’s okay, Jenny. What matters is I don’t have anyone to step on me now.” Ash said. Pikachu couldn’t help but jump over the counter and give its trainer a hug knowing that he was back to his normal self.

Later in the day, Ash did finally get the new pair of clothes that he had asked from his mother. Once Ash, May, Brock, Max and their respective Pokemon were well rested, it was time to hit the road once again. For Ash… well, he once again had to watch out for any Digletts or Geodudes that are always likely to be stepped on by travelers, but given all that he had gone through today, he didn’t seem to mind.

GAME OVER