Kanto Starters

Right now Ash, Misty and Brock were having trouble walking through a non-path forest. 
"Ash you need to learn how to read the map right." Misty complained. 
"Excuse me Misty." Ash replied. "But you looked at the map with me earlier." Misty and Ash were about to have an argument with each other, when Brock cut in. 
"Okay that's enough." He said. "Come on, we are all tired now. So let's take a break and then we'll figure out what to do." Ash and Misty had nothing against that.
They had a break by a very small stream. Just then Misty saw a Pokemon by the stream. 
"Hey look a Pokemon." She said. Ash checked it on his pokedex: Oddish, the Weed Pokemon. It often plants its root feet in the ground during the day and sows seeds as it walks about at night. 
"I'm going to catch it." Misty said. 
"Really?" Ash asked. "Even though it's a grass type, and not a water type?" 
"I know it's not a water type," Misty said. "But it's so cute, so I'm catching it. Go Seel." The white sea lion came out of its Poke Ball. "Use aurora beam on that Oddish." A rainbow colored beam shot out of Seel's horn and hit the Oddish directly. "Now use Headbutt." Seel butted the Oddish with its head and that knocked out Oddish. "Okay go Poke Ball."
Just as Misty's Poke Ball was about to hit Oddish, a vine came out of nowhere and whacked the Poke Ball away. 
"Hey what happened?" Misty asked. A blue-green Pokemon, with a big green bulb on its back came out of the grass. 
"No way!" Ash gasped. "It's a Bulbasaur." He took out the pokedex Bulbasaur, the Seed Pokemon. It bears the seed of a plant on its back from birth. The plant sprouts and grows with it. Bulbasaur used its vine whip to knock Seel out. 
"Oh no Seel." Misty said, running over to it. "Are you okay?" 
"Okay my turn." Ash said. "Spearow I choose you." Spearow stretched his wings out, ready to battle. "Use Drill Peck." Spearow's beak turned white and spun like a drill. Spearow was just about to peck Bulbasaur, but Bulbasaur threw some leaves from its bulb to attack spearow and it stopped Spearow in its tracks. 
"Quick use Aerial Ace." Ash said. Spearow charged at Bulbasaur, but Bulbasaur whacked Spearow with vine whip into a tree. Spearow was dazed. Then Bulbasaur and Oddish ran away together. Ash ran to Spearow and asked it if it was okay. Spearow nipped Ash's fingers in response to say it was okay. Ash returned Spearow to its Poke Ball to rest.
After Bulbasaur and Oddish ran off Ash, Brock and Misty continued to walk on. Just then they came to a wooden bridge. 
"That's odd." Brock said. "This bridge doesn't appear on the map." 
"Should we cross?" Misty asked. 
"I think we should." Ash answered. "Besides someone might be living on the other side. And if they are, they could help us." Misty and Brock thought that was a good idea.
When they started to cross the bridge, the bridge wasn't exactly stable; so they had to hang on to the ropes, while they walked. Suddenly a big gust of wind rocked the bridge and the bridge ropes snapped. Everyone screamed in alarm. Ash managed to grab the rope very tightly and Misty grabbed his right leg. Brock grabbed onto the rope as well, but he lost his grip and fell into the river. 
"Oh no!" Ash shouted, worried for his friend. 
"Quick Ash!" Misty shouted. "You have to pull us up fast." With a good strong grip on the rope, Ash managed to climb himself, Pikachu and Misty up onto the cliff. 
"Phew that was close." Ash sighed. 
"Come on." Misty said. "We better go and find Brock."
Ash and Misty were trying to look for Brock, but trouble was in the way. Apparently someone had put traps along the path and Ash and Misty kept falling into the traps. 
"This is ridiculous!" Misty exclaimed, after Ash helped her out of a hole. "What's going on here?" 
"I don't know." Ash replied. "But I think these traps are here for a reason and not just for a prank. Come on let's keep going, before we run into any more traps." Even though they tried not to fall into any more traps; luck was not on their side. Ash tripped another trap, but instead of a hole, it was a net tied to a tree. 
"No not again!" Misty shouted.
While in the net Ash and Misty became really worried about Brock. 
"I hope Brock is okay." Misty said. 
"I wouldn't worry about Brock." Ash said. "He has his Pokemon with him. They'll protect him." 
Just then they heard a voice; "Ahoy there!" It was Brock. 
"Brock you're okay." Ash said.
"Please get us out of this net." Misty begged. Brock cut the rope, with a hunting knife. 
"Thank you." Misty said. "But what happened when you fell into the river." Brock explained that while he was being washed away by the river, a beautiful girl rescued him. "Come on I'll introduce you to her."
Brock led them to a small wooden cabin, where a blue haired woman was tending to some Pokemon. 
"Oh are these your friends?" The woman asked. 
"Yes." Brock answered. "Ash, Misty this is Melanie." Brock explained that Melanie took care of wild Pokemon that had been injured or abandoned. 
"Oh." Misty said. "So Melanie's a Pokemon doctor and her cabin is like a Pokemon Center." 
"Not exactly." Brock said. "iI's more like a health spa, where these Pokemon can stay and rest for a bit and then be on their way." Ash became suspicious about something. 
"Do excuse me." He said to Melanie. "But we noticed some traps in the forest. And I was wondering if they were there for a reason." Melanie apologized and explained that the holes, nets and broken bridge were to keep Pokemon trainers from reaching the hidden village, to make sure that they don't capture any of the Pokemon. Ash understood, but he became worried about something. 
'Would the traps keep poachers and thieves away though?' He wondered.
Ash's thought was right; Team Rocket had heard about the hidden village and wanted the Pokemon for themselves. James passed Jessie and Meowth some black glasses. 
"What are these for?" Jessie asked. 
"Put them on." James said, who was already wearing a pair of black glasses, "And look ahead of you." Jessie and Meowth put the glasses on and looked at the path. 
"No way." Meowth said "Those are traps."
"It's a good thing I got these glasses." James said.
"Where'd you get them from anyway?" Jessie asked. 
"I nicked them from Team Rocket's lab." James said. "They were going to give them to some other Rocket agents. But I nicked before I did." 
"That was a smart move." Jessie said. 
"Thanks." James replied.
Meanwhile Ash, Misty and Brock were helping Melanie care for the Pokemon. Ash was tending to a Staryu, a Caterpie and two Ratattas. Brock and Melanie were tending to a Paras and Weepinbell. Misty was talking to the Oddish she battled earlier. 
"I do apologize for hurting and scaring you like that." Misty said. "Melanie told me you were abandoned, because your trainer thought you were weak." Oddish nodded and waved it's leaves in response; saying it forgave Misty. 
"Thank you Oddish." Misty said, rubbing it's head. Just then Misty got tackled by something. It was the Bulbasaur they met before. 
"Ow what was that for?!" Misty shouted. Bulbasaur was growling at Misty; it wanted her to leave the village. Melanie, who saw what just happened, ran over. 
"I do apologize for Bulbasaur acting like that." Melanie said. "It thought you were trying to take Oddish away. You see Bulbasaur here is the village's bodyguard and it doesn't trust trainers that much." Ash was watching Bulbasaur and thought it was a really remarkable Pokemon; 'It would be nice to have a pokemon like that.'
Suddenly a mysterious shadow was flying over them. 
"What's going on?" Ash asked. They heard Team Rocket's motto. Team Rocket was riding their balloon. 
"Who are they?" Melanie asked. 
"They are thieves, who like to steal other people's Pokemon." Misty answered. 
"What are you doing here?!" Brock shouted. 
"What do you think twerp?" Jessie smirked. "We're here to take the Pokemon. Show them Meowth." Meowth pressed a button from the balloon. A huge vacuum hose came from under the basket. It suddenly started to start sucking up. 
"They never run out of ideas." Ash said. "Come on we have to get the Pokemon to safety." He grabbed Staryu, Melanie grabbed Weepinbell and Misty grabbed Oddish. They all ran to Melanie's cabin. Just as Ash was about to enter, he saw Bulbasaur struggling through the strong wind. He gave Staryu to Misty and gave Bulbasaur a hand. Soon they were all inside the cabin. 
"If those twerps think hiding in the log cabin will work think again." Meowth smirked. "Our vacuum will suck them all up." Bulbasaur climbed up onto the roof and vine whipped the hose. Ash sent out Spearow.
"Use whirlwind!" He shouted. Spearow made a powerful whirlwind and blew Team Rocket's balloon away. "Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
After the trouble with Team Rocket was over, Melanie thanked the group for their help. She turned to Ash. 
"Ash I have something to ask you." She said. She picked up Bulbasaur. "I would like you to take Bulbasaur with you." She explained that it was time for Bulbasaur to leave the village and get out into the real world. "These Pokemon shouldn't stay here forever, they need to leave soon and grow up into the world. So please take care of Bulbasaur." Ash accepted and asked Bulbasaur for a match. Bulbasaur accepted the challenge. Ash used Spearow for a rematch. "Use Peck attack." he said. Spearow pecked at the Bulbasaur like crazy. Bulbasaur used Razor Leaf to blow Spearow away, but Spearow flew up to dodge it. 
"Now it's time to use your new move, Sky Attack!" Ash shouted. Spearow had a white energy surrounding it and charged at Bulbasaur. That caused Bulbasaur real pain and dazed it. "All right Poke Ball go!" Ash said. The Poke Ball hit Bulbasaur and ding, Bulbasaur was caught and sent to Prof Oak. 
"Thank you Spearow." Ash said. Spearow squawked with glee. But then he started to glow white, then he grew bigger. When the light faded, Spearow was now a big dark brown bird, with a longer beak. 
"Spearow evolved into Fearow." Brock explained. Ash rubbed Fearow's beak in affection and Fearow enjoyed it.
Ash promised Melanie that he would take good care of Bulbasaur. 
"I know you will." She said. Brock asked Melanie if he could stay and help her with the Pokemon; the truth was he liked her. But Melanie said to him that he could continue on his journey. Just then Oddish walked up to Misty and rubbed its leaves against her. 
"Huh what's wrong?" Misty asked. 
"It seems Oddish here wants to go with you." Melanie said. "So would you take care of it?" 
"If that is what Oddish wants I'll do it." Misty said. She tapped a Poke Ball on oddish's head and soon Oddish was caught. Brock ended up taking a pokemon too. The Weepinbell he had taken care of, grew affectionate towards Brock and wanted to stay with him, so Brock caught it. With new Pokemon in tow, Ash, Misty and Brock bid farewell to Melanie and set off.
----After encountering the hidden village, Ash, Brock and Misty were trying to find Vermilion City again, but they ended up lost again. Ash was checking to see any new Pokemon were around, but he only saw Spearow. 
'I already have Fearow.' He thought. 'So I don't need to catch any of them.' Misty was complaining like a little girl, because they were lost. 
"Where are we?!" She shouted. Ash had a good look at the map. 
"Well we seem to be in the middle of nowhere." He said. "But Route 24 will take us to Vermilion City and we seem to be on the right path for it." Misty perked up on that. 
"Let's get the show on the road then." She said.
Just then she saw a dark shadow on a rock and screeched. 
"What is that?" Ash asked. "Pikachu can you see what that is?" Pikachu hopped off Ash's shoulder and hopped on to the rock to have a look. It turned out to be a red lizard, with a flame on its tail.
"That's a Charmander." Ash said and took out the Pokedex: Charmander, the Lizard Pokemon. The fire on the tip of its tail is a measure of its life. If healthy, it's tail burns intensely. If not, its tail burns lightly.
"Cool I always wanted a Charmander." Ash said, ready to take out a Poke Ball. But then Brock noticed something. "This Charmander looks a bit in bad shape to me. Besides I don't think this Charmander is on a rock for no reason." Ash asked Pikachu to ask Chamander what was wrong. After Pikachu spoke to Charmander, he told Ash what Charmander said. 
"I get it." Ash said. "Pikachu says that Chamander is waiting for someone to come and get it." 
"So you think it belongs to someone?" Misty asked. 
"I don't know." Ash said. "If Chamander says so, it must." 
"Then we better leave and let it's trainer take care of it." So they set off and left Charmander alone.
While they walked alone the path, Misty saw a building ahead. "Look the Pokemon Center." 
"Then that means Route 24 isn't far" Ash said. Suddenly it began to pour with rain. 
"Hurry." Ash said. They rushed into the Pokemon Center before they got soaking wet. There was a nice blazing fire in the Pokemon Center. Ash, Brock and Misty sat around it for a while to keep warm, and then they had some nice hot soup. But Brock had doubts in his mind. 
"I wonder if Chamander has been picked up yet." He said. "I mean what if it's trainer just left it there." 
"But surely Charmander wouldn't wait around this long and in this weather, would it?" Ash asked. 
"No I don't think so." Brock said. "I'm sure it's trainer has picked it up now."
Laughter interrupted their thoughts. A blue haired boy that nearly looked like a cowboy was sitting with a group of six other boys. They were admiring the blue haired boy's Pokemon. 
"Wow, you're the man Damian." A boy with dark brown hair said. 
"Hey didn't you have a Charmander too?" A boy with spiky hair asked. 
"Yeah I had one." Damian replied. "But that thing was so weak it couldn't even weak a simple bug type Pokemon." Ash, Misty and Brock looked crossly at Damian. 
"I don't like his attitude." Misty said. 
"All Pokemon start off weak when captured." Brock said. "That's why if a Pokemon trainer works hard, Pokemon can be strong." 
"So what did you do to it?" The spiky haired boy asked. 
"I left it on a big rock in the woods." Damian replied. Ash, Misty and Brock looked at each other in shock. 
"I lied to it saying I would come back for it later." Damian smirked. "It's probably still waiting for me on that rock." Both Damian and the six boys laughed.
Ash, Misty and Brock were furious. 
"I can't believe that guy." Misty said. "Treating his own Pokemon like that." Brock was cross and was about to get up from the table, when he heard a snarl. It was Ash. He got up from the table and stomped to where Damian was sitting. He tapped Damian on the shoulder and punched him, giving Damian a nose bleed. 
"Hey what was that for?" Damian asked, with blood pouring down his nose. 
"You know why!" Ash shouted. "You lied to your Pokemon and just left it in this rain. You're a Pokemon trainer and yet you treat your own pokemon like garbage. You disgust me!" 
"What I do to my own Pokemon is none of your business." Damian said. 
"Yes it is." Ash said. "Especially since I'm going to get that Charmander." He turned to Misty and Brock. "You two stay here, oh and tell Nurse Joy what just happened". He grabbed a raincoat and umbrella and dashed out into the rain with Pikachu. Misty and Brock were amazed by Ash's anger, but knew that Damian deserved it and they told Nurse Joy all about it.
Meanwhile Charmander was still waiting for Damian, even while it was pouring with rain. It was holding a big leaf like an umbrella and was hoping the rain wouldn't put out it's flame. Just then it heard a rustle in the grass. A Spearow had been staring at it and was just about to scratch it with its claws, when they heard a voice. "Pidgeotto Quick Attack." It was Ash; he had arrived just in time. Pidgeotto charged into Spearow, frightening it away. Ash held its umbrella out to Charmander. 
"Charmander." He said. "I know I'm not your trainer. But I'm getting you out of this rain now." Charmander hesitated for a moment, but agreed for Ash to pick it up. Ash picked up Charmander, held the umbrella over both of them and ran as fast as his could straight back to the Pokemon Center.
Misty, Brock and Nurse Joy were waiting for Ash, when he burst in through the door. 
"I'm back with Charmander." He gasped. Nurse Joy ran over to him. 
"I'll take Charmander while you rest." She said, taking Charmander from Ash's arms. Ash took off his raincoat and sat down by the fire. He told Misty and Brock what had happened. 
"It's a good thing you got there in time." Misty said. 
"Yeah or those Spearow would have caused more damage to Charmander." Brock agreed. 
"What happened with Damian?" Ash asked. 
"He left some time ago." Misty said. "But don't worry Nurse Joy contacted Officer Jenny and reported him." 
"Good to know." Ash said. "I bet he treats his other Pokemon badly too."
All through the night Charmander rested in the operation room and Ash, Brock and Misty slept on the couches near the fire. When morning came Ash, Brock and Misty rushed over to the operating room to see if Charmander is okay. 
"There is no need to worry." Nurse Joy said. "Charmander has recovered and its flame is burning nicely." 
"That's good to know." Ash said, happy that Charmander has recovered, "But what about Damian? What if Charmander goes back to him?" 
"That is something for Charmander to decide." Nurse Joy said.
While charmander was still recovering Ash, Brock and Misty decided to set off. 
"I'm still wondering what Charmander will do." Brock said. "I mean Damian treated him badly." 
"That is true Brock." Ash said. "But Charmander is still loyal to Damian, that's why it's wondering." Brock agreed with Ash, with a smile.
Just then Misty felt the ground underneath her sink a bit. 
"Something feels weird here." She said. Ash and Brock went to see what was wrong when they all fell into a hole. 
"Hey what happened?" Ash asked. Team Rocket appeared before them and said their motto. 
"What do you want?!" Misty shouted. 
"What else?" Jessie smirked. "We want your Pokemon." 
"Forget it!" Misty shouted. Team Rocket pulled out a sort of vacuum machine. 
"This will suck up their pokeballs and Pikachu." James said. But before they could do anything a growl stopped them. It was Charmander. 
"What do you want?" Meowth asked. Charmander spoke. "It says leave those people alone." 
"Yeah right." James said. "Go away." Team Rocket were about to get back to their business, but Charmander blew flamethrower at them. Team Rocket got burned to a crisp. Charmander was about to blow another flamethrower, but Team Rocket ran away.
Ash, Brock and Misty got out of the hole and thanked Charmander. 
"Well I'm glad to see that you have recovered." Ash said. "You are a really powerful pokemon." 
"I agree with that." A voice said. It was Damian. 
"What are you doing here?" Ash asked, not happy to see him. 
"I'm here to collect Charmander." Damian said. 
"What the heck do you mean?" Ash asked. "You abandoned Charmander." 
"Yeah I did." Damian replied. "But since I did, it showed me that it had gotten strong." 
"Hang on a minute!" Brock shouted. "Tou don't deserve to have Charmander back. And since I'm pretty sure that you don't treat any Pokemon with care, you don't deserve to have any Pokemon." 
"I agree with that." A voice said. It was Officer Jenny; she grabbed Damian and handcuffed him. "I got Nurse Joy's phone call last night all about you. And I have heard from other Nurse Joy's and my cousins all about you. There were reports about you abusing Pokemon and this report is the last straw. Not only are you going to prison; you are also banned from being a Pokemon trainer." She took all of Damian's sixteen Poke Balls off him and gave them to Brock and Misty. 
"Please take them and Charmander to Nurse Joy for me please kids." She said to them. Then she took Damian away.
At the pokemon center Nurse Joy released all of Damian's pokemon from their Poke Balls. Damian had captured a Raichu, Growlithe, Persian, Vulpix, Tentacruel, Cloyster, Seadra, Vaporeon, Golem, Gengar, Golduck, Rhydon, Rapidash, Victreebel, Sandslash and Lapras. 
"It seems that all of these pokemon are okay." Nurse Joy said. 
"I'm relieved that none of them have been terribly abused." Brock said. 
"Question is what to do with them?" Nurse Joy asked. Ash had a word with Brock and Misty. 
"Why don't we take them?" He whispered to them. "I mean they seem too well trained to be released into the wild and we can look after them properly." 
"Yeah." Brock said. 
"Let's do it." Misty said. They told Nurse Joy that they wanted to adopt the Pokemon. Nurse Joy was surprised, but agreed. 
"I know that you three are fine Pokemon trainers." She said. "I cannot leave these Pokemon in better hands." Ash, Brock and Misty picked out who they wanted. Of course Misty picked out all the water Pokemon. Ash picked out Raichu, Vulpix, Gengar and Rapidash. He even picked out Persian and Victreebel, but decided to send them to his mother. 
'They will have a wonderful life with her.' He thought. Brock picked out Growlithe, Golem, Rhydon and Sandslash.
All that was let was Charmander, Ash walked over to it. 
"Hey Charmander want to come with me?" He asked. Charmander remembered how kind Ash was to it and agreed. So Ash kept Charmander as well. 
"I trust all these Pokemon with you." Nurse Joy said with a smile. Then Ash, Misty and Brock bid farewell to Nurse Joy and set off again.
----While continuing their journey Ash, Misty and Brock couldn't stop thinking about the experience they went through. 
"I find it amazing that we ended up with some new pokemon, in only one day." Misty said, who was happy with her new water Pokemon. 
"I'm just glad that none of the Pokemon were terribly abused." Brock said. 
"I'm just glad that Damian is getting what he deserves." Ash was not only with the new Pokemon he got, but was thrilled to have two Kanto starters; Bulbasaur and Charmander. 
"Hey Ash." Misty said. "Has your mom received Persian and Victreebel yet?" She remembered that Ash said he was giving his mom those two. 
"Yes she has." Ash answered. "Prof Oak said that she fell in love with Persian immediately and Victreebel is helpful in her garden." 
"That was nice of you to give your mom those two Pokemon." Brock said. 
"Well I figured mom would want some company around the house, since I'm not there." Ash said. "Besides I thought they would make great pets for her." Both Brock and Misty agreed that Ash was a good, kind kid.
Just then Ash felt the earth beneath him sink; suddenly they all fell into a hole. 
"Ow! That hurt." Ash said. 
"I landed on my head!" Brock complained. 
"Who dug this hole?!" Misty shouted. Five heads appeared over the hole and they all laughed. 
"Hey that wasn't funny." Misty said. "We could have been hurt." The heads just laughed again. Ash climbed out of the hole, to see who the tricksters were. The tricksters turned out to be five Squirtles, wearing black sunglasses. One Squirtle was wearing pointy sunglasses, while the other four wore round glasses. Ash took out his Pokedex: Squirtle, the Tiny Turtle Pokemon. It shelters itself in its shell, then strikes back with spouts of water at every opportunity. 
'Wow first Bulbasaur, then Charmander and now Squirtle.' Ash thought. 'How lucky am I.' He sent out Pikachu to battle them. The pointy sunglasses Squirtle, which was the leader of the Squirtles, stepped forward. 
"Squirtle." It said, ready for a fight. 
"Pika." Pikachu said, getting his cheeks ready.
Just then a siren was heard coming their way. The Squirtles scattered very quickly. Officer Jenny appeared on a motorcycle. 
"Is everyone okay?" She asked. "Anyone been hurt?" 
"No we're fine thank you Officer Jenny." Ash said. Officer Jenny brought them to her police station and explained everything. 
"Those Wquirtles are a gang called the Squirtle Squad." She said. "They are all Squirtles, who were deserted by their own Pokemon trainers. So now they pull pranks and steal from everyone. It's really sad; the truth is if they had caring trainers they wouldn't be like this."
The three heroes were taking a break in town. 
"Hey I've been thinking about those Squirtles." Ash said. "And I've decided to catch one of those Squirtles for myself." 
"Yeah I'll catch one too." Misty said. "I've always wanted a Squirtle." 
"But what about the other three?" Brock asked.
"Um excuse me." A voice behind them said. It was a boy, who was about the same age as Brock. "My name is Michael and I heard you were planning to catch the Squirtle Squad." 
"Do you wish to catch them too?" Ash asked. 
"Yes." Michael said. "The truth is I know some of the Squirtle Squad." Micheal explained that he actually saw three Pokemon trainers desert the Squirtle. "They kept on saying that Squirtle are no good, compared to their evolved forms." 
"But that's not true." Ash said. "Aquirtle can be just as strong as Wartortle and Blastoise." 
"I know." Michael said. "But those trainers didn't. So they tossed them away like trash." 
"That's horrible." Misty said. "No wonder the Squirtle play pranks on humans." 
"I wanted to catch them after the trainers left." Michael said. "But after what their trainers did, they didn't trust me and ran off. I still wish to capture those three Squirtle and raise them well, so do you mind if I come with you?" 
"Of course." Ash said. So they set off to the forest to find the Squirtles.
They found the Squirtles having a swim in a pond. Michael was about to step forward, when a net was suddenly thrown over the Squirtles. When the net caught the Squirtles, it zapped them. 
"Ha, ha, ha." Three voices said. 
"Oh no it's Team Rocket." Ash whispered.
"Who's that?" asked Michael, who was in shock of what just happened. 
"Nasty crooks who steal Pokemon." Ash explained. 
"Pretty nice work." Meowth said. 
"These nets did the job well." Jessie said. 
"The best thing is these nets are electrical." James said. "And electric beats water. Since we caught the Squirtle Squad with this net we should use this to capture water pokemon more often." 
"No you won't!" Michael shouted, who ran out from behind the trees, "if you think I'm letting you get away with this, forget it!" 
"Ha you and what army?" Jessie smirked. 
"This army!" Ash, Brock and Misty shouted together. Team Rocket was shocked to see them again. 
"Let those Squirtles go!" Misty shouted. 
"Not happening twerpette!" Jessie said. "Go Ekans." 
"Let's go Koffing." James said. 
"Leave this to me." Michael said. "Go Psyduck and Sandshrew."
Ash checked out the Psyduck: Psyduck, the Duck Pokemon. The pre-evolved form of Golduck. When a Psyduck's headache gets severe, it starts to exhibit odd powers.
"Ekans use Poison Sting." Jessie commanded. 
"Use Sludge Koffing." James said. 
"Psyduck use Water gun and Sandshrew use Swift." Michael said. While the fighting was happening the Squirtles were watching what was happening. Three of the Squirtles; which wore rounded glasses were looking at Michael. They remembered him; seeing him trying to rescue them brought tears to their eyes. 
'This human is so nice.' they thought. Michael commanded Psyduck to use Psychic and toss Team Rocket and their Pokemon away. And it did. 
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Team Rocket shouted.
Michael then had Sandshrew use Swift to cut the net. The Squirtle squad was free again. The three Squirtles that kept an eye on Michael walked up to him. Michael saw them and bent down to them. 
"I take it that you remember me huh?" He asked. The Squirtles nodded. "Listen Squirtles I know that what your trainers did was wrong, but I will never betray you or leave you. Come with me and let's become strong together and forever." He held out his arms to them. The Squirtles hesitated for a moment, took of their glasses, revealing teary eyes and jumped into Michael's arms. 
"I've caught you at last." Michael laughed. Ash, Brock and Misty smiled at the scene. Ash turned to the leader of the Squirtle Squad. 
"Do you want to come with me and become strong?" He asked. After seeing its mates with the other human, Squirtle decided it was time to disband the Squirtle Squad and be with humans again. Squirtle accepted the offer. Misty asked the fifth Squirtle if it wanted to come with her, and of course the answer was yes.
So all was okay in the end; Michael, Ash and Misty captured the Squirtle squad. And the Squirtle Squad finally had owners, who would care for them forever. After bidding farewell to Michael and Officer Jenny, Ash, Brock and Misty left the town to continue to Vermilion City.