Rocket'n the Boat: A New Misty

**"Rocket'n the Boat: A New Misty"**is the third chapter of *Pokémon Reset Bloodlines.*Ash wakes up in the Viridian Pokémon Center and reunites with Misty, right when the Team Rocket trio makes their entrance to attack the place. Just like in the previous timeline, Ash and Misty must fight them off to prevent them from stealing Pokémon.

## Plot

While in the waiting room, Misty muses about how she's managed to get by on her own, helped somewhat by the Nurses Joy and Officers Jenny from around the world. She also stares at a painting of the three Legendary Birds, reminiscing about a story of them being controlled by a warlord who was defeated by a Rotan knight, who would later mentor a squire named Aaron. Meanwhile, she wonders about the boy she rescued and why he feels so familiar to her, even though they've never met before.

Her thoughts are interrupted by Psyduck eating her doughnuts and Officer Jenny informing her that the boy she rescued is alright, but the Spearow flock (apparently one of the last remnants of aggressive Pokémon of old before Professor Oak's research changed that) that attacked him was gone by the time she got there, much to Misty's shock.

In Team Rocket's HQ, Giovanni congratulates Jessie, James and Meowth on a job well done, as they caught a flock of aggressive Flying-type Pokémon that their grunts could add to their arsenal, while musing that this was an unusual inversion of their antics and failures that more often than not would annoy him, yet he still kept them around for their loyalty and the fact they would sometimes be useful despite their apparent incompetence. He promptly sends them off to Viridian City to get more Pokémon.

Back in the Viridian Pokémon Center, Ash wakes up and sees Pikachu, whose speech he manages to partially understand without realizing. Misty then shows up and asks if they know each other, and Ash takes a while to recognize her due to her being taller and having a more curvaceous and shapely figure. He then recalls Arceus' words that he would be able to partially restore memories, realizing that Misty does not actually remember him and he's not sure whether he should tell her the truth or lie. Before he can give any answers, an explosion in the front of the center interrupts them.

The Team Rocket trio make their introduction with their motto, much to Misty's (but not Ash's) confusion. A battle ensues, with Ash sending Pikachu and Misty calling for Staryu to engage Jessie's Ekans and James' Koffing, respectively, with Meowth also joining in to try and sneak up on Pikachu from the back. Pikachu tries to defend himself with Iron Tail, but the attack flickers out and Meowth attacks him with Fury Swipes, triggering Pikachu's Static ability. Once again, Ash understands Pikachu's speech when he taunts Meowth over using that move against him.

Ash's Pokédex rings out an entry about Koffing, revealing how they could be prone to spontaneous explosions when exposed to electricity or heat, causing James to recoil in panic and refuse to keep attacking Pikachu. James recalls Koffing, but before he can gloat about it, Pikachu sends out a massive electric discharge that blasts the the trio through the hole on the roof they used to get in, becoming a twinkle in the sky.

Afterwards, Nurse Joy comes to thank them for getting rid of Team Rocket before Officer Jenny shows up late to the action. When Joy asks how she can repay them, Ash and Misty's stomach grumble loudly, so the nurse decides to order some pizzas for them.

About two hours later in Team Rocket's HQ, Jessie, James and Meowth deliver their report to Giovanni, musing about how much he enjoyed people getting punished and suffering for their own failures and incompetence, while also wondering how these three never winded up dead. After taking a memory device from Jessie's hair, he checks a recording of their confrontation with Ash. Upon seeing the boy, Giovanni suddenly stops and points at him, before assigning them to monitor him and report him of every single move he makes and everything he does, no matter how insignificant it might seem. While Jessie and Meowth immediately comply, James wants no part in it and has to get dragged out of the office by the other two, while Giovanni muses "So, it has finally begun."

## Continuity

* The Spearow and Fearow flock that attacked Ash and Pikachu is revealed to have been caught by Team Rocket. They would later be used by Butch and Cassidy's grunts in the Arnold Interlude side story.

* First references made to Sir Aaron.

## Characters

### Humans

* Misty Waterflower
* Officer Jenny
* Giovanni
* Jessie
* James
* Ash Ketchum
* Nurse Joy

### Pokémon

* Articuno (Picture)
* Zapdos (Picture)
* Moltres (Picture)
* Arcanine (Picture)
* Psyduck (Misty's)
* Meowth (Team Rocket)
* Persian (Giovanni's)
* Pikachu (Ash's)
* Staryu (Misty's)
* Ekans (Jessie's)
* Koffing (James')