Poke-mental Cases By Cullen Pittman It was a pretty day in Pallet Town. Our friends Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu were taking a nice walk when they came across a busy street. There they saw a policewoman directing the traffic. "It looks like Pallet's now got our very own Officer Jenny", said Ash. "And she's the most beautiful of them all!" sighed Brock who was glowing redder than a Magmar. "Sigh", groaned Misty as she pulled out a notepad marked BROCK'S CRUSHES and marked it for the 64th time. She then looked up from her pad and saw Brock stepping out into the street. "Brock! What are you doing?!" she shouted. "Are you crazy?!" yelled Ash, "Get back here!!!" "Pika pi!" shouted Pikachu. But Brock wasn't listening to any of them. He just kept walking in a daze heading closer to his latest crush. He suddenly woke up when he heard a lot of crashing and a lot of honking and cursing. "Just what do you think you're doing buster?!" shouted an angry Jenny. Brock and Jenny were surrounded by a swarm of wrecked cars and angry drivers. "Wow, Brock just started Pallet's first scrapyard", said Ash. "You're under arrest for jaywalking, disrupting traffic, and looking at an officer funny!" said Jenny as she handcuffed Brock. "Oh yes!" smiled Brock. "Throw away the key so I can be your prisoner for life!" Ash, Misty and Pikachu just fainted. * * * * * * Next we see our friends sitting in a police station waiting to see what will happen to Brock. "You've really done it this time hormone boy!" grumbled Misty. "You were lucky that you didn't become street pizza!" "I just don't know what came over me", said Brock, "Why would I just walk out into a busy street like that?" "It's your obsession with every beautiful girl you see", said Ash, "Every time that happens, you always end up getting all of us into trouble!" "Pika pika pi!" scolded Pikachu. "Oh come on", said Brock, "Since when did my innocent little crushes get all of you into trouble?" "There was the time you got us involved in that Pokemon gang-war because of that pretty gang member", said Misty. "And that time you made me dress up like a Mr. Mime just to impress that ringmaster girl and you got me whipped, humiliated and captured by Team Rocket and you didn't seem to care!" shouted Ash. "Pika pika pi! Pikachu, pi Pika!" shouted Pikachu reminding Brock about the time he ordered Ash's Butterfree to choose the female Butterfree of a pretty owner just so they'd meet. "And I'll never forget that time you told Nurse Joy that you'll take that dumb Psyduck off her hands and I was the one that ended up being its owner!" growled Misty. "Hey, are you even paying attention to us?!" Brock was just staring at Jenny who was bending down looking through her bottom file cabinet. "Maybe I'll get lucky and she'll send me to a woman's prison", smiled Brock. Ash and his friends just fainted.(THEY SEEM TO DO THAT A LOT IN THE SERIES!) "I was listening to your little conversation", said Jenny, "So it was puberty that corrupted this poor boy into a life of crime." "Please don't send him to jail", pleaded Misty, "We'll get him neutered if we have to!" Brock just sat there silently gazing at Jenny while Pikachu waved his paw in front of his face. "I'll tell you what", said Jenny, "I'll let him off with a warning if you'll take him to this place." She handed Ash a flyer. "Puh-sychiatry for People and Pokemon", read Ash. "Uh, Ash that's psychiatry", said Misty. "The P is silent like in Psyduck. "Okay", smiled Ash, "Psychiatry for eople and Okemon, right Ikachu?" Pikachu and Misty just groaned. "This institution has the power to break the worst habits out of people and Pokemon", said Jenny, "Whether it's smoking, drinking, nail biting, nasty tempers, and they're doing a special on uncontrollable hormones today." "We'll do it!" said Ash and Misty snickering wickedly. They turned around and found Brock gone. "Brock, come back here!" shouted Ash. "Forget it!" shouted Brock as he started to run out the door. Ash quickly released his Bulbasaur who used its vines to snare Brock. "No! You can't just take my hormones from me!" cried Brock who was struggling to break free, "They're all I've got in my empty life!" * * * * * * Meanwhile, James and Meowth were in a very tall tree picking purple berries and putting them into a huge basket while Jessie was lying under the tree. "I don't see why we have to pick these berries just because Jessie suddenly has a craving", complained Meowth. "I don't even like purple berries", whined James, "But violet berries I can handle." "Will you two meatheads quit chattering and keep picking?!" shouted Jessie, "I can get pretty cranky if I don't get my cravings satisfied!" "Which is every day!" sighed Meowth. "Shut your Meowth!" shouted Jessie as she started throwing acorns at her teammates. "Maybe these will motivate you lazy slugs!" She kept throwing acorns while James and Meowth started picking like crazy. However, one of the acorns hit the basket causing it to fall making a loud splat. "Why do I suddenly smell berries burning?" asked James. They looked down and found Jessie completely covered with purple jam except for her face that was burning red with rage. "It looks like I'm about to lose another life!" said Meowth nervously. "Why you complete simpletons!!!" screamed Jessie. "This'll teach you to mar my incredible beauty!!!" She quickly pulled a chainsaw out of nowhere and started to cut down the tree. "Wait Jessie!" pleaded James, "Count to ten before you do anything you'll regret!" "123456789", shouted Jessie, "and one more inch makes TEN!!!" And the tall tree suddenly fell causing James and Meowth to land safely into a field of prickly Sandslashes. * * * * * * "I tell you Meowth, one of these days that temper of Jessie's is gonna kill us!" moaned James as as he was plucking the Sandslash needles from Meowth's fur. "Maybe we should put her in a match against ice Pokemon", said Meowth, "Her boiling point attack could melt them all down into slushees!" Both he and James snickered. "Hey ho, what's this?" said Meowth as he picked up a flyer that was lying on the ground. "Psychiatry for people and Pokemon", read Meowth, "If you or your Pokemon are suffering from problems, disagreements, anxieties, or bad habits that need breaking, come on over and our specially trained psychiatrists will make a new man, woman, or Pokemon out of you." "This is perfect!" yelled Meowth, "I bet this place will cure Jessie of her temper and we can finally do our evil deeds in peace!" "Are you insane?!" gasped James, "Do you know what Jessie could do to us if we even mention, let alone suggest such a thing to her?!" "Relax James", smiled Meowth, "cause I just got me an idea!" and he yanked James down to his level and started whispering something. "Ooooooh! I like it!" said James as he giggled like a schoolgirl. "WHERE ARE YOU, YOU TWO LUNKHEADS!!!" screamed Jessie's voice, "I'M NOT FINISHED LASHING OUT MY ANGER AT YOU!!!" "Okay, I'll talk to her while you make the appointment", said Meowth as he headed over to Jessie while James pulled out his cellular phone and dialed the number that was on the flyer. * * * * * * Ash, Misty and Pikachu along with Bulbasaur who had Brock still wrapped up in its vines had arrived at the entrance of the psychiatry center. "Well Brock, are you ready?" asked Ash. "We don't really have time for all this!" said Brock nervously, "The Pokemon League Games will be starting in about a month. You'll end up missing a whole day of training!" "For once I'm on Ash's side!" said Misty, "You need this therapy for your sake and for all of our sakes too!" "So you wanna take away my love interests so I can grow up to be a lonely, bitter, old man right?!" shouted Brock. "Oh no, we do want you to find the right girl someday", said Misty, "Just not every strange girl you meet." "Yeah", said Ash, "What will happen if you fall in love with a strange girl that you end up mistreating your own Pokemon?" Brock suddenly went to a daydream. He was eating dinner in a fancy restaurant with a beautiful girl. "Oh Brock", said the girl, "I'm so glad that you understand how I hate Pokemon so much." "What's a Pokemon?" asked Brock who was under her spell. Outside, all of Brock's Pokemon were freezing in the snow-covered street. Even Vulpix's flames were too weak to keep them warm. Just then a limo stopped right next to them where a Meowth was living it up drinking milk mixed with champagne. Geodude approached the Meowth begging for some change while the Meowth only replied, "Get a trainer!" and the limo drove off leaving the pour four in a cloud of smoke. Brock woke up from his fantasy feeling guilty. "Okay guys, you win", he sighed. "I'll go in quietly." "You can release him now Bulbasaur", said Ash. Bulbasaur unraveled its vines causing Brock to land on his head. Ash and Misty grabbed his ankles and dragged him inside. When they got to the front of the desk, they found a man wearing a labcoat. "Greetings, I am Dr. Frenzer Cranium", said the doctor in a proper voice, "You must be the young man who has the wild hormone problem. Well after we're through with you, you'll never want to look at another pretty girl again." "LET ME OUTTA HERE!!!" screamed Brock as he was about to run away until Ash and Misty tackled him. "Don't make me bring out Bulbasaur again!" shouted Ash. "Nurse Joy", said Dr. Cranium, "Why don't you take this case right here?" Brock suddenly got up and slowly walked over to the pretty Nurse Joy who had just entered the room. "You're definitely the prettiest of all the Nurse Joys!" sighed Brock. "You must be Brock", said Joy, "My sisters and cousins have told me all about you. I see that I have my work cut out for me." She grabbed Brock by the ear while he followed her by floating in the air. "She definitely will have her work cut out for her!" sighed Misty. "Dr. Cranium", said Ash, "I've heard that you also give psychiatry for Pokemon too." "You are correct young man", said Dr. Cranium. "One time a child brought in a Squirtle with a serious drinking problem. It was always sneaking into the boy's father's liquor cabinet whenever they were asleep. The result was a Squirtle that shot booze bubbles at its opponents. That poor boy would've lost his Pokemon license if he didn't get his Squirtle treated here." "That's great!" said Ash excitedly, "I have this Charizard here that just won't listen to me. Can you get it to remember the time when it was a friendly little Charmander and my friend?" "But of course", said Dr. Cranium as he took the Pokeball from Ash. "Chansey, take care of this one please." "Chansey", said the Chansey as it put the Pokeball in its pouch and left. "Your Charizard will be just fine", said Dr. Cranium, "Would you all like to check on Brock's progress? Just enter that hallway and you can see everything through the window in there." "Sure", said Ash, "But aren't you coming too?" "No, I'm expecting another patient at any time right now", said Dr. Cranium, "It's a girl who's supposed to have a nasty temper." "Why does a girl with a nasty temper sound familiar?" asked Misty. "Have you seen yourself on TV?" laughed Ash. Misty just gave him a whack on the head. * * * * * * Meanwhile, Team Rocket was crawling through the ventilation shafts of the psychiatry center. "So you say this place is loaded with problem filled Pokemon?" asked Jessie. "You got it Jess", said Meowth. "These Pokemon will probably be too messed up to put up a fight. They'll be easy stealing!" "I like it!" smiled Jessie who was now feeling happy, "But that still doesn't let you two clowns off the hook! Once we steal all those Pokemon, I'm still gonna beat you senselessly!" "Uh, here's the spot", said James as he nervously pointed to an open hole in the shaft leading to a room. "Ladies first", said Meowth. Jessie leapt out of the shafts and landed into the room. "Prepare for trouble!" shouted Jessie waiting for James to come down and say his line. "To protect the world from devastation?" said Jessie puzzled. "Uh, to denounce the evils of truth and love?" said Jessie. "James you jerk! Why aren't you down here saying our sacred motto with me?! And where's all the Pokemon?! There's just some guy in a white suit here!" "You must be the girl with the highly explosive temper", said Dr. Cranium, " When Mr. James told me that you'd be coming in this way, I didn't think he was serious." "WHAT?!!!" screamed Jessie. She reached into the shafts and yanked out James and Meowth by the throats. "Just what is exactly going on here?!" she shouted, "And you have exactly one second to answer before I kill you two!" "We're doing this for your own good and ours too!" cried James. "Yeah", sneered Meowth, "You're totally impossible to work with! But this nice doctor's gonna cure you of your shorter than average temper. "TEMPER?!!!" screamed Jessie. "I do not have a temper! And I'm gonna prove it to you by skinning you two turncoats into real coats!!!" Dr. Cranium pulled out two Pokeballs from his labcoat and a couple of Machokes popped out of them. They grabbed Jessie and strapped her to a table. "Just you wait!" screamed Jessie, "As soon as I break loose, I'm gonna destroy this looney bin and all of you in MMMGGPLH!!!" One of the Machokes had stuffed some cotton into Jessie's mouth and then they rolled her off somewhere. "Doctor, can you really make Jessie more coolheaded?" asked James. "But of course", said Dr. Cranium. "If your friend doesn't walk out of here with a smile on her face by the end of the day, I'll eat my diploma!" "I hear those things are high in fiber", said Meowth. * * * * * * Ash, Misty and Pikachu were looking through a huge window where they saw Brock and Nurse Joy sitting across from each other at a small table. "Now tell me Brock, what do you think of when you see this?" asked Joy as she held up a card with an ink-blot on it. "I see a beautiful woman in a bathing suit sitting in a deckchair getting a beautiful tan", smiled Brock. "Funny, it looks like a Butterfree to me", said Joy looking at the card. Brock wasn't really looking at the picture. He was imagining Joy in the position he just described. "Oh Joy, your arms are looking a little red", said Brock taking out a bottle of suntan oil, "Here, let me lather you up!" He grabbed Joy's arm and started squirting oil all over it. Just then Brock suddenly got electrified. "Pikachu, what did you do that for?!" asked a singed Brock. He suddenly saw Pikachu outside the window on top of Ash's head realizing it wasn't him that shocked him. Brock looked up and saw a Magnemite hovering over him. "I'd like you to meet my assistant", said Joy as she wiped the oil off her arm with her apron. "Every time you lose control of yourself, Magnemite will let you know." "It looks like you might have some competition Pikachu", said Misty. "Pika!" said a jealous Pikachu. * * * * * * James and Meowth were looking through another window where they were watching Dr. Cranium sitting next to an angry Jessie who was still strapped to the table. "All right Jessie," said Dr. Cranium, "I'll say a word and you say the first thing that comes to your mind." Doctor: "pumpkin" Jessie: "Smash" Doctor: "Jam" Jessie: "James" Doctor: "uncle" Jessie: "and" Doctor: "bark" Jessie: "Meowth" Doctor: "hotel 1" Jessie: "into" Doctor: "peace" Jessie: "SMITHERINES!!!" James and Meowth held each other in fear after they put all of Jessie's words together. "Maybe you'd feel better talking to Petey Pikachu", smiled Dr. Cranium as he held a Pikachu hand puppet up to Jessie's face. "Hello Jessie-poo", said Petey Pikachu in a squeaky voice. "Can I be your friend please?" "PIKACHU!!!" shouted Jessie as she broke free from her straps and grabbed the puppet while squeezing the circulation out of Dr. Cranium's wrist. "Now I got you you little rodent!" "AUUUGGH! LET GO! LET GO!" shouted Dr. Cranium not realizing he was still speaking in his Petey Pikachu voice. "Where are your electric shocks now?!" laughed Jessie. "Don't tell me the all mighty Pikachu has lost his power?!" Just then, a flock of Magnemites flew into the room and shocked Jessie unconscious. Dr. Cranium looked sadly at his poor mangled puppet. "Maybe we should get the Doc some mustard packs for his diploma", said Meowth. * * * * * * Ash and his friends were now in a computerized room operated by Joy. They were watching a shirtless Brock standing on a treadmill. He had wires attached to his chest and back and a strange looking visor over his eyes. "This test will show us how serious his hormone problem is", said Joy. She activated the treadmill and Brock started walking slowly. He suddenly found himself walking through a beautiful field where Pokemon were roaming freely. He smiled as he passed the Pidgeys and Butterfrees flying high and free and the Mankeys and Sandshrews running peacefully through the grass. "He sure seems happy", said Ash as they watched Brock walking without a care in the world. "He's not looking at pretty girls through that visor is he?" asked Misty. "No, not yet", said Joy as she checked the blips on her monitor. "He seems to act normal and relaxed when he's near Pokemon. Now let's try this program", and she turned the dial on her computer. Brock then found himself walking on a beach and in front of him was a truck driving slowly. In the truck were six beautiful girls in bathing suits waving at him. "Gotta catch 'em all!" shouted Brock as he started running full speed on the treadmill. The blips on Joy's monitor were dancing around like crazy. "I don't believe it!" said Joy reading the chart, "He must be going at least 40!" "He must really like Pokemon that much", said Ash. "I don't think that's what he's gawking at", said Misty. Brock now had his arms out like he was trying to hug something. The treadmill started to spout out smoke and sparks started shooting out of the monitor. "TAKE COVER!" shouted Joy as she tackled Ash, Misty and Pikachu onto the floor. The monitor exploded in one big BANG!!!" "This is more serious than I ever imagined!" said Joy. They all looked at the damaged equipment and Brock who was lying on the floor. "Why am I in a blizzard?" asked Brock as he was looking at static through his visor. * * * * * * In another room, Jessie was seated at a table with Pokemon shaped holes on the top. Next to her was a bin filled with Pokemon shaped pegs. "I'm too old to be playing with blocks!" she shouted. "The sooner you fill those holes, the sooner you can leave this place forever", said Dr. Cranium. "Oh, all right!" grumbled Jessie as she grabbed some pegs. She tried putting a Voltorb peg into a Staryu hole and a Snorlax peg into a Bellsprout hole with no luck at all. James and Meowth were looking through the outside window and they saw Jessie getting madder by the minute. "Look at that huge vein on her forehead", said Meowth. "It's big enough to pop out like a tentacle and strangle the Doc." "Better him than us", said James nervously. "There's one way to get the best of Pokemon either living, dead or non-living!" shouted Jessie. She pulled a huge mallet out of nowhere and smashed all the pegs into the wrong holes taking the table down with it. "Interesting", said Dr. Cranium, "A violent temper can make one do the most impossible things like bring out huge blunt objects out of nowhere." "That's nothing compared to this!" yelled Jessie as she pulled out a huge bazooka and started blasting everything in sight causing Dr. Cranium to hide under the smashed table. Jessie then saw her teammates peeking through the window in fear. "Why hello you two traitors", smiled Jessie. "This is from Jesse with love!" she shot an extra-large missle at the two who managed to duck away in time. Dr. Cranium quickly pulled out his remote control and a door opened where even more Magnemites flew in. It took about 50 Magnemites to shock Jessie unconscious. James and Meowth got up and saw the destroyed room and window. "I'll just add all of this to your bill", called out Dr.Cranium. "I wonder if he has change for a penny?" said James. * * * * * * Brock was in a blank empty room dressed in a superhero's costume while his friends and Joy were watching him through a window above. "Okay Brock", said Joy through a microphone, "We're going to do a little role playing. You're about to see a holographic illusion in which you'll be a superhero who has to make an important decision. Are you ready?" "You bet!" smiled Brock, "And after this, maybe we can fly off to the Milky Way together." Magnemite shocked him for losing control. "Okay, I'll be a good hero", gasped Brock. Joy activated a button and Brock suddenly found himself in a quaint little countryside at night. "SOMEBODY HELP US!!!" called out some voices. Brock turned around and found Ash, Misty and Pikachu tied to a railroad track about to get hit by a speeding train. "WAAAUGH!!!" shouted Ash, "How did we get down there?!" "Uh, Ash" said Misty, "We're all still here in the control room. "Correct Misty", said Joy, "This is all an illusion just for Brock. I'm sure he'll do the right thing here." "Hold on guys, I'm coming!" shouted Brock. Just then, he heard a woman scream. He turned around and found a blonde woman in a sexy dress holding a broken heel. "The heel on my shoe broke!" she wailed. "Now I'll have to limp all the way to the beauty contest which means I'll miss the swimsuit competition! WAAAAAH!!!!" Brock quickly looked over in panic at his friends who were about to die then he gazed at the pretty girl he never met before who was about to miss her beauty contest. "I can only make one rescue", said Brock, "What should I do?!" He looked at the train that was speeding closer and closer to his dearest friends. Then he ran at full speed, picked up the girl and rushed her to her beauty contest. The real Ash, Misty and Pikachu fainted at the sight they just saw. "Wrong choice!" smiled Joy as she pushed another button on her control deck. A flash of light appeared and Brock found himself tied to the track with the train about to hit him. "NO! STOP! I DIDN'T MEAN TO DO IT!!!" screamed Brock as he shut his eyes waiting to be splattered across the country. When he opened his eyes, he found himself back in the empty room on the floor untied. "You see Brock", said Joy, "Your obsession of beautiful women can sometimes end up hurting your friends. I just wanted you to see how it felt when you were in their shoes." Misty angrily grabbed the mike from Joy. "How dare you choose some strange blonde over the lives of your dearest friends!" she shouted. "Hey, Nurse Joy said it was only an illusion", said Brock. "You all didn't really get hurt and besides, after this treatment I may not get another chance to play superhero to a pretty girl again." "Magnemite, give him an ultra-shock NOW!!!" screamed Misty and that's what Magnemite did. "Maybe he will get superpowers from all those shocks", wondered Ash. * * * * * * Just what am I doing in this big empty room?!" shouted Jessie. "Someone had better give me an answer or I'm gonna have to crack open every head on this planet! Starting with James's and Meowth's!!!" James and Meowth were watching nervously through the window above while Dr. Cranium was in front of them maintaining a control panel. "How is putting Jessie in an empty room going to help her?" asked James. "Just watch and see", said Dr. Cranium as he pushed a button. Nine doors suddenly opened and a pack of Ninetales came out surrounding Jessie. "I figured if the shock therapy won't work on her, maybe the burn therapy will." Explained Dr. Cranium. "Now this list you made of everything that makes Jessie angry is accurate. Right?" "You got it Doc", said Meowth, "And believe us, James and I had to learn all about that stuff the hard way!" Jessie stared at all the Ninetales wondering what was about to happen. Just then a hologram of a girl and her mother appeared. "Mommy, look at that scary old witch!" said the girl as she pointed to Jesse. "OLD WITCH?!" screamed Jessie. "Now don't call her that dear", said the mother. "She can't help being old and unattractive." "Why you miserable old crone and you little brat!!!" shouted Jessie who was turning redder than her hair. "When I get my hands on you," but then the holograms disappeared and one of the Ninetales blasted fire at Jessie until she was charred black. "You see Jessie", said Dr. Cranium through his microphone, "Every time you start to burn up inside, the Ninetales will burn you on the outside." "Why you miserable quack!" hollered Jessie, "How dare you do this to a member of the feared Team Rocket!!!" Just then, two Ninetales started to fire at her. Jesse started to rub the soot out of her eyes when she saw a Jigglypuff floating in front of her. It took out a marker, scribbled all over her face and took out a mirror. Jessie looked with rage at the handlebar mustache and stitches drawn on her face. "MY FACE!!!" she yelled, "That does it!!! Marring the world's most perfect face really bites the bullet!!!" That extreme burst of temper caused all the Ninetales to blast out at Jessie until she looked like a piece of curvy charcoal. "Could someone turn on the air conditioning please?" she asked sweetly. "She said please", smiled Dr. Cranium. "It looks like were making progress now." "He's right Meowth", whispered James, "That's as nice Jessie's ever been." * * * * * * Brock was lying on a couch where a Hypno had just used its hypnosis powers to put him to sleep. "I told this Hypno the kind of dream I wanted put in Brock's head", said Joy, "When he wakes up, he'll have a brand new different point of view about pretty girls." Brock suddenly found himself washed ashore on a deserted island. When he got up, he found himself surrounded by beautiful native women dressed in leis, coconut bras and grass skirts. "Oooooh! I've drowned and gone to Heaven!" said Brock smiling. The girls all started to dance around him while he shook his head to the beat. Suddenly, all the girls started to morph into Jynxes with extremely huge lips. "AAAUUUUGGH!!!" shouted Brock as each Jynx's lip started to cover his entire body until he was in complete darkness. When the darkness cleared, Brock looked down at his body and was shocked to find that he was wearing a red dress and high heels. He was really frightened when he found out he had the actual body of a girl. Just then, 20 Brocks appeared in front of him. "Hey there babe!" they all shouted at once. "Why not let Brock the Rock really rock your world!" The real Brock ran away in fear, which was tough when you're wearing high heels. * * * * * * Ash and his friends were watching Brock tossing and turning in his sleep. "That must be some nightmare he's having", said Misty. "Don't worry", smiled Joy, "He'll be a new man when he wakes up." "I just wonder if my Charizard is going through the same treatment", said Ash. "We can check up on it if you'd like", said Joy. "Hypno, you come and get me when Brock wakes up, okay?" "Hypno", said the Hypno as Joy led Ash, Misty and Pikachu into a hallway. They found themselves following Joy through a hallway filled with windows. Each window had a Chansey giving psychiatric help to a Pokemon. One room had a Chansey watching two Cubones hitting each other with padded clubs instead of bone-clubs. "I thought Chanseys were just nurses", said Misty, "I didn't know they were also psychiatrists too." "Even Pokemon have problems, bad habits and insecurities just like people do", said Joy. "All of the Chanseys here have been trained in the art of psychology." They saw one Chansey talking to a nervous Paras that was lying on a small couch. "What's wrong with that Paras?" asked Ash. "This poor Paras has the dellusions that a city in France had stolen his name", said Joy. Another room had a Chansey giving help to a Koffing. "This Chansey is trying to get this Koffing to stop smoking", said Joy. "Aren't Koffings supposed to shoot out smoke?" asked Ash. "No, this Koffing is addicted to cigarettes", said Joy, "Tobacco could be dangerous to a Koffing when combined with its own poison." "Hey Ash, there's your Charizard" said Misty. Ash and Pikachu looked through the window and found Charizard strapped belly-down to a table while a Chansey was trying to reason with it. Charizard only replied by shooting angry shots of fire while a flock of Magnemites kept shocking it for its fiery outbursts of anger. "Poor Charizard", said Ash, 'It looks like its been shocked quite a number of times." "Pika", said Pikachu who felt sorry for Charizard and jealous of all those countless shocks those Magnemites could produce. "This Charizard sure seems like a tough case", said Joy, "But we have our best Chansey in there on the job." "Hypno, Hypno", called out Hypno who just walked into the hallway. "Ah, Brock is awake", said Joy. "Come on everyone. Let's go see the new and improved Brock", and they all followed the Hypno. * * * * * * Meanwhile, another Hypno was giving the same hypnosis treatment to Jessie. She found herself in a forest dressed as Snow White. She tried to speak but all that came out of her mouth were beautiful high- pitched notes. "LA LA LA LA LA!" sang Jessie surprised. Just then some Pokemon like Pidgeys, Rattatas, and Exeggcutes came up to her smiling and enjoying her beautiful singing. Jessie suddenly felt a brand new feeling inside of her. She was completely surrounded by Pokemon but she didn't want to capture any of them. She smiled as she stuck out her finger where a Pidgey perched itself on it. Then they both sang to each other. * * * * * * James, Meowth and Dr. Cranium watched Jessie smiling in her sleep. "Is that what I think it is on her face?" asked Meowth. "It's a smile!" said James, "But not the evil smile we've all grown to love." "I believe that Dr. Frenzer Cranium has done it again", said Dr. Cranium proudly. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some other patients I need to check up on. Please remain here with Jessie until she wakes up", and he left the two with the singing while sleeping Jessie. "Have we made a big mistake?" wondered James. * * * * * * Brock was sitting on the couch hugging his knees and shaking nervously. "Rise and shine Brock!" said Joy as she entered the room. Brock screamed at the sight of her and hid under the couch. "Brock, what's the matter?" asked Ash as he and Misty pulled him out from under the couch. Brock took one look at Misty and shouted, "AAAAAAHHH! ANOTHER EVIL GIRL!!!" He jumped up and clutched onto the ceiling like a spider. "I guess the Hypno therapy worked a little too well", said Joy. "This is terrible!" cried Ash, "We only wanted him to stay away from pretty girls, not Misty!" "What's that supposed to mean?!" growled Misty as she grabbed Ash by the coat. "Greetings everyone", said Dr. Cranium as he entered the room. "And how is our little ex-loverboy doing?" "Just look for yourself!" complained Ash. "He's now completely scared of all women, even Misty!" "He might have to be put in an institution that's run by only men thanks to your Hypno!" said Misty. "Oh dear", said Dr. Cranium, "Maybe I can set up another appointment for him a week from Tuesday." Suddenly, they heard a loud blast. Everyone except Brock ran into the hallway and found Charizard flying around blasting fire all over the place. "I don't believe it!" cried Ash. "Charizard is more reckless than ever!" A slightly burned Chansey stumbled into the hallway carrying a damaged Magnemite in its pouch. "Oh no!" said a worried Joy, "I guess all of that shock therapy has completely pushed Charizard over the edge!" "Will Charizard ever be the same again?!" asked Ash. "I know my center will never be the same again if we don't stop that thing!" shouted Dr. Cranium. He sent out his Machokes to restrain the raging reptile, but Charizard just threw them both across the room with a powerful seismic toss. Pikachu was about to thundershock Charizard. "No Pikachu!" shouted Ash. "Charizard's had too many shocks for one day! Squirtle, I choose you!" "Squirtle!" said Squirtle as it popped out of its Pokeball. "Use your water gun now!" commanded Ash. Squirtle squirted a jet of water at Charizard, but Charizard just shot a bolt of fire turning the water into steam causing Squirtle to duck into its protective shell. "Maybe three water Pokemon will stop it", said Misty as she jumped in front of Charizard and released her Goldeen, Staryu and Psyduck. "All three of you use your water gun attacks now!" commanded Misty. Goldeen and Staryu squirted water at Charizard while Psyduck just squirted its water in the air like a fountain. "Psyduck!" grumbled Misty. The water attacks didn't seem to put out the all powerful Charizard. It just swung its tail knocking away all three of Misty's Pokemon. "Oh no!" cried Misty as she tried to get to her Pokemon but couldn't for Charizard had trapped her in a corner. Everyone watched in fear as Charizard was pumping itself up for a powerful fire blast to give to Misty. "Somebody do something please!!!" cried a frightened Misty. Ash and Pikachu ran into the room where Brock was still shaking in fear. "Brock, you have to help Misty!" pleaded Ash. "Your Onix is the only thing that can stand Charizard's fire!" "But I can't!" cried Brock, "Misty's a girl! If I help her, I could get hit by a train or even worse!" "You can't let your fear of women stop you from saving a long time friend!" cried Ash. "Please try and overcome it for Misty's sake!" "Pika, Pi!" pleaded Pikachu. Brock slowly got up and developed a strong face, took two of his Pokeballs out of his pocket and left the room while Ash and Pikachu followed him. Dr. Cranium and Joy held each other in fear wondering when Charizard was going to burn Misty. Just then, they saw Brock running with his Zubat and Onix following him. "Zubat, use your haze attack now!" commanded Brock. "Zubat quickly sprayed a thick fog around Charizard so it couldn't see a thing. Then Brock slipped past Charizard, grabbed Misty and got her out of harm's way. "You saved me Brock!" said Misty relieved. "Yeah, I did", said Brock , "And I'm still alive as well!" Charizard used its flames to burn away the fog so it could see again. Then it suddenly went black for Charizard when Onix slammed its rocky tail against Charizard's head. Everyone gathered around the unconscious lizard. "Is there any hope for it doctor?" asked Ash. "I predict that that conk on the head will restore Charizard to its old stubborn self", said Dr. Cranium. "Just keep it in its Pokeball for a few days and DON'T call me in the morning!" * * * * * * Later that day, Team Rocket had left the center. James and Meowth were walking down the street while Jessie was skipping happily. "I've never felt this good in all my life!" she sang sweetly. "In fact, I've never felt this good before at all. Thank you my dear friends", she said as she pinched both their cheeks. "I'm gonna treat you both to a nice dinner for introducing me to that wonderful doctor!" "Maybe this wasn't a big mistake after all", smiled James. "Now maybe we all can catch and steal Pokemon in peace", smiled Meowth. "Oh no no no my cute litle kitty", smiled Jessie, "Pokemon should be roaming free in the wild. From now on, we're all gonna donate our lives to helping, nurturing and freeing innocent little Pokemon from nasty trainers!" "We've created a non-monster!" thought James and Meowth worried. "By the way", asked Jessie, "How did you pay the doctor? I thought we were almost broke." "We just mailed the bill to the boss", said Meowth. Jessie's sweet smile suddenly turned into a sour frown with sharp teeth. Her eyebrows became hairy and veins started popping out of her head like crazy. "Why you brainless cheeseheads!!!" screamed Jessie as she grabbed her teammates by the throats. "We're already in enough trouble with his royal meanness! I oughta rip out both your spleens and stuff them down each other's throats!!!" James and Meowth just gave a grateful sigh of relief knowing that their fearful, I mean fearless leader was back. * * * * * * Ash and his friends were outside the center saying goodbye to Dr. Cranium and Nurse Joy. "Hold it", said Dr. Cranium, "I forgot to give you this." He handed Ash a bill with a lot of numbers on it. "WAAAUGHH!!!!" cried Ash, "Why is this bill so high?!" "Most of it is for the damage your Charizard did to my center", said Dr. Cranium. "Don't worry Ash", said Misty, "I'll just mail this bill to my sisters. After tricking me into doing their play for them a few months ago, I told them that they owed me. Heh heh heh heh!" she laughed wickedly. "Well you can be sure that I've learned my lesson", said Brock. "From now on I'll never go after another strange girl again." "Excuse me doctor", said a pretty voice. A pretty girl holding a Farfetch'd in her arms had appeared with the group. "My Farfetch'd has been having nightmares that its being harassed by a wascilly Wigglytuff. Can you help it?" "I believe I can", said Brock wrapping his arm around the girl's shoulders. "I happen to have a degree in Farfetch'd therapy which we can discuss over dinner tonight." "I don't believe this!" sighed Misty. "Well you can't expect him to quit cold Farfetch'd", smiled Ash. "Pika!" sighed Pikachu. THE END AUTHOR'S NOTE: I hope you've all enjoyed my first Pokemon story. If you really liked it, please e-mail me at wpitt@exis.net. I can't wait to hear your opinions. :)