Ash, Brock, and Misty were on their way to Olivine City when they saw a Pokemon village nearby and decided to go stay at the village for a while until they were ready to leave for Olivine City. Meanwhile, Team Rocket were above a ledge overlooking the Johto region. Wonder where they're headed? asked Meowth It's obvious they're headed to the Pokemon village. Which means there's sure to be plenty of grass pokemon for us to get our hands on. said Jessie Wobbuffet! said Wobbuffet, finally popping out of its Pokeball at the last minute (At the Pokemon Village) Hello. What brings you here? asked Melanie We were passing through and we just so happened to come across your village. said Ash Well, in that case, how does a little lunch sound to you and your Pokemon? I'm sure you must be hungry. said Melanie Yes. I am. I'm hungry for your love. said Brock, getting the wrong idea and flirting with her until his stomach growled. On second thought, some lunch wouldn't be a bad idea. said Brock Great. I'll go inside and make you all something and then after, i can show you the Pokemon. said Melanie Great! said Ash in excitement (After lunch) Oh how cute. said Misty, getting ready to pet the wild Chikorita on the belly until it swung its leaf on its head in defense Oh i'm so sorry. I forgot to mention Chikorita doesn't like having its belly petted by anyone who it thinks are strangers. said Melanie Oh. I wasn't aware. said Misty It's quite alright. said Melanie (Later that night) When Brock, Melanie, Ash, and Misty were all asleep, Team Rocket got to work using a mechanical Venusaur to capture Melanie's grass Pokemon. They caught her grass Pokemon off guard and her grass Pokemon tried to run to inform Melanie there were thieves outside but were snagged by a net that dragged them up towards the mecha where they disappeared before being trapped in a glass cage. As soon Melanie, Brock, Ash, and Misty realized this, they woke up and arrived outside to see the Venusaur mecha with Melanie's Pokemon inside the glass cage. Give me back my Pokemon! shouted Melanie I'm afraid we can't do that. replied Jessie As soon as we're through with you, we'll be taking your grass Pokemon with us to give to our boss. replied James You aren't going anywhere with them. Not as long i have anything to say about it. replied Melanie That's right. She's not about to let you take her grass Pokemon. added Ash, stepping forward Out of our way, twerp unless you want us to steal your Pikachu along with these grass Pokemon. snapped Jessie You're not stealing my Pikachu. replied Ash Too late. We're still going to anyways. replied Jessie A mechanical vine swung forward and grabbed Pikachu, placing it in the glass cage along with the grass Pokemon. Melanie stood there motionless, worried about her Pokemon until Ash encouraged her to get her Pokemon to slam against the glass holding cage. She agreed and finally took his advice. Before long, all her grass Pokemon slammed against the glass holding cage repeatedly. Even Pikachu pitched in and helped them to get free. Heracross. Help them out. replied Ash, sending Heracross in (The next morning) I can't thank you three enough for rescuing my grass Pokemon from those thieves. said Melanie My pleasure. said Brock, flirting with her one last time before being dragged away from her by Misty. Goodbye and thanks for everything. said Melanie, with her Rattata, Paras, and Caterpie down by her feet and her Chikorita in her arms. I wonder why that Chikorita wouldn't let me pet its belly. said Misty during their walk to Olivine City When a Pokemon like Chikorita feels as if you're a stranger, then that's a sign its body language is "hey i don't want to be petted right now". said Brock Melanie seems to be able to hold it with no problem. said Misty That's because Chikorita has known Melanie the longest and is used to her. said Brock With that, they headed on to Olivine City.