"Hello?" Keith answered, hoping it was somebody from America that didn't see his poor performance.
"Keith, this is Jean Todt. I know you feel bad about you performance at Monaco. Don't worry about it. We all can't have our first races be absolutely perfect." The long time Ferrari team boss said, trying to reassure Keith.
"So, if you're not firing me... what's up?" Keith asked,
"The team is heading to the Paul Ricard circuit in France for the first FIA 3 day test session. We need you here at the Ferrari HQ by 7 P.M. tonight so we can head to the track in the morning." Jean Todt answered,
"Oh. Is that the test in which you won't be charged a test and the FIA can see which cars need to be slowed down for better racing?" Keith asked. The FIA has granted all 11 teams three and only three test sessions during the season. This was made to cut costs in F1. Teams are allowed to use any track they want to test their cars. The FIA will charge the teams $7 million big ones if they have more than 3 tests as a penalty. Before the 8th and 16th round of the F1 season, the FIA holds a 3-day test session for all the teams if they want to. The FIA doesn't charge the teams a test because this allows the FIA to see what cars need to be restricted to get a level playing field and have a more exciting race.
"I'm impressed. For an American, you do know your rules. Bernie Ecclestone has given us permission to give you more track and car time after the FIA joint test. He thought you would need all the track time you can get before the Grand Prix of Canada in 2 weeks." Jean Todt said, noticing that Keith has been looking into a lot of F1 info during his short time with Ferrari.
"Is this one of your 2 testing sessions you're allowed to use?" Keith asked,
"Mr. Mosley has given us this test for you for free. They won't call it a test, since you need to get used to the car." Jean answered,
"Okay, then. I'll pack some things and I'll be at the base by 7." Keith said and hung up the phone. At least his job with Ferrari is still safe. He went into his room to pack some fresh clothes into an U.S. Army like duffel bag. It was 4:13 P.M. local time and he decided to grab a bite to eat in town. Later, Keith arrived at the Ferrari HQ and was on a jet with the rest of the team to France.
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After landing and making the trip to the Paul Ricard circuit, the team got a good rest before unpacking the cars for the first of 3 test days. As soon as the track was opened, Keith was the first driver out there, looking for all the track time he can get and get used to the car. During those runs in his Ferrari, Keith thought he'd seen something blue streak by the track at speeds that were faster than his car. This happened many times during the session and he just shrugged it off each time. After logging in 110 laps in 35 lap sessions, the team decided that Keith has done enough racing for the day and deserved to take the rest of the day off.
"Come on in, Keith. I think that's enough for you for one day." Ross Brawn said to Keith through the team radio, which was monitored by the FIA,
"Understood. God, my legs are going to fall off my body if I don't get out." Keith replied, as he sped down the back straight for the last time. All of a sudden, that blue streak appeared from out of nowhere and it zoomed across the track. It was so fast that Keith didn't have time to hit the brakes, so he just sped through it. This time though, Keith got a good look at the blue streak. It looked kind of like a giant dog.
Jesus Christ. My mind is going. Yeah, that's it. I need to get the hell out of this car. Keith thought as he entered the pits and drove his Ferrari into the garage. Once out of the car, he made his way back to the Ferrari motor home and overheard some of the drivers talking about that blue streak that Keith saw. Looks like he wasn't the only person seeing that thing.
"Then, I was in the 4th turn and I saw this blue thing whiz in front of the Renault!!! I slammed on the brakes and I got out, wondering what the hell that thing was." The Renault driver said as he told the drivers around him about the blue streak. That Renault driver is Tomas Scheckter, a former IRL Indycar driver who is Ash's replacement on the Renault team.
"From what I've seen, it looked like this giant ass dog! I think it was around 6'7" tall. I only caught a split second glimpse at it when I was braking for a turn after the back straight." Jos Verstappen, the driver for the Arrows team said, recalling his version of the blue streak encounter.
"Yeah! I saw this giant dog you're talking about too, Jos. That bastard took off like a bullet before I even got a good look at it." Sauber driver Jenson Button said, adding his accounts of the encounters by the other drivers.
"I do recall something from earlier today. I saw this blue thing you speak of and the next thing I know, the wind shifted from blowing west to north in an instant. It was weird as hell." Jaguar driver Eddie Irvine said, adding more parts to this story.
"A giant dog, which is taller than Justin Wilson, faster than any of our cars, can accelerate faster than a bullet shot out of a gun, can change the wind and leaves behind this blue streak? Now I've heard everything." Williams BMW driver Juan Pablo Montoya said, not believing this nonsense about a giant dog with this power.
"Hey, I heard that!! I can kick all your asres!!" The tall Toyota driver yelled out. One thing young Justin Wilson didn't like hearing was tall jokes from the other drivers. Keith chuckled a bit and he decided not to add his sighting, so he went to the Ferrari motor home to get some rest. He really wanted to hang out with two friends from Formula 3000, Ronin Vertigo and Riley Jenius, but he was too tired from all that driving to even get up. So, Keith fell asleep for the rest of the session. For the next two days, Ferrari kept Keith in that car so he could get familiar with it. The FIA officials kept warning the Ferrari team about overstressing their new driver too much and ordered them to let Keith take a break every 50 laps or so. By the end of the 3-day FIA test, Keith made over 400 laps and could actually drive the car in his sleep if he wanted to. Overall, the FIA were very pleased on how the cars have been leveled out for a fair playing field and they made no changes. Most of the teams were talking about Ferrari's new driver and were shocked to learn that Keith did 400 laps in the car and not tire out. They had to watch that American from now on.
"Ow... after we get all this testing done, I want to soak in a hot tub for a week. I'm so sore." Keith groaned as he adjusted himself to his seat on the Ferrari jet. His body was very sore from all those laps he did and sitting in that car for hours. It was hard for him to move anywhere.
"I'm very impressed on how fast you've gotten used to the car, Keith. It took me 5 races until I got used to the Ferrari." Rubens said as they made the trip back to the Ferrari base. Keith didn't say another word for the rest of the trip. He just kept thinking about that giant dog that appeared so many times at the test.
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After returning to the Ferrari base, the team unloaded Rubens' cars from the transporter and loaded 2 more cars for Keith plus a few more engines. Then, it was off to Barcelona, Spain for that free 2-day session to get Keith comfortable with the Ferrari. It actually wasn't necessary for him to do that after the team made him do 400 laps at Paul Ricard, but they didn't want to miss out on a free chance to develop the F2004 chassis some more. So, Keith diligently made the laps around Catlunya as the team watched on, figuring out if they need to improve the front wing or need to make small changes to the rear of the car. Keith did make 4 50 lap runs during the day and the team got a lot of good data to improve the F2004. At the end of the first day, Keith was heading into the pits for the final time and there it was again. That very fast giant dog that was at Paul Ricard, appeared for a split second in his rear view mirrors before disappearing again. Keith slowed down to a crawl and wondered if all this driving was making him go crazy. So, he just shrugged it off and drove to the garage. On the next day, Mother Nature would come by. Luckily for the Ferrari team, they brought a lot of Bridgestone rain tires in case of the chance of rain for Keith's first ever rain test.
"Rain? Man, I haven't drove in the rain since Hungary 2003. This is going to suck real bad." Keith said as he watched the Ferrari team put the rain tires on the Ferrari,
"Well, there's always a first time for everything, Terrell." Ross Brawn said,
"Don't blame me if I crash the car at the first turn." Keith said as he got into the car. Moments later, he left the garage for the track. Sure enough, Keith had a handful trying to get control of the car through the wet corners. He almost lost it 3 times before settling down and getting into a racing rhythm. He made 30 laps before Ross decided that it was too dangerous for Keith to be making laps. The rain was coming down harder and the Ferrari team decided to pack up and return to Italy and give Keith the chance to sleep for a week.
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As soon as the Ferrari team returned to the base, a group of 5 men dressed in black with a red "R" on each of their shirts, saw the team unload the cars from the lone transporter. And those guys were not very happy to see a Ferrari, because those guys are members of Team Rocket. In late 2003, Team Rocket killed 3 F1 drivers and days later, the drivers of Formula One got their revenge against Team Rocket and nearly brought the Pokémon League to its knees. Kanto and Johto were devastated due to the fierce F1 blitzkrieg.
"What? We followed it all the way to Italy? All the way to the Ferrari HQ?" One guy said as he and the rest of the men watched Keith being hauled away by some Ferrari guys,
"Stop whining. Giovanni gave us orders to execute any members of F1 if they interfere with our mission." The leader of the Team Rocket group said, reminding the 5 men of their objective.
"All this hassle just to catch a rare Pokémon?" Another Rocket asked,
"Not just any Pokémon! We're after one of the Legendary Dogs, Suicune of the North Wind to be exact. We've heard from the grapevine that a bunch of F1 drivers at some track in France saw Suicune at their test a few days ago." The leader answered,
"I saw Suicune once time. Then, I remembered that this Team Rocket PokéDex can keep track of Suicune. Now... it has to be here near the Ferrari HQ. My PokéDex is going mad right now." The Rocket with the PokéDex said as the little machine was going nuts with Suicune sightings,
"Let's wait until those guys go to sleep, then we'll finally get that Suicune." The leader said and the guys nodded in agreement. After night came to Italy, Keith Terrell was so weak from all that driving that he was having a hard time even walking. It was a 20-minute walk from the Ferrari HQ to his small apartment in town, but the team decided to let Keith have a break for all that driving by letting him crash in the old guest house and office where the late Enzo Ferrari used to watch the races when he couldn't go to the track. He just laid on the bed in one of the rooms and couldn't get to sleep. At least he just soaked in a nice hot tub for an hour to get rid of some of the pain. He was about to drift off when he thought he heard something outside the house.
"Damn you, Rubens. You ain't playing a trick on me." Keith said as he gingerly got up from the bed. He reached into his duffel bag and pulled out a police issue nightstick. If it was Rubens, he was going to make sure that the Brazilian will never play a trick on him again. Keith, wearing a brand new Ferrari racing suit, walked down the stairs and placed his left hand on the front doorknob and got a good hold on the stick with his right. He turned the knob slowly and when it latch moved away, he yanked the door towards him and swung the nightstick right through the air. Keith opened his eyes and saw that nobody was there.
That's it. I'm going crazy. Just send my ass to the funny farm back home in the States. Keith thought to himself as he just stared out to the small test track at the Ferrari base. He was about to close the door when he noticed something on the road. It looked like blood from what he could see. Keith kneeled down and touched the blood like substance on the road. Sure enough, it was blood... but from what? Was it blood from a person or a wounded animal? Keith looked to his left and saw that whatever was bleeding, left a blood trail that leads into the town.
"Hmm... I better call Rubens if I do find this person of whatever. It may need medical treatment." Keith said as he went back into the house. He came out a minute later with a high-powered flashlight and a combat knife, just in case somebody wanted to mess with him. He left a message for Rubens, who was still at the Ferrari base with Ross Brawn. With everything all set, Keith followed the blood trail in hopes he will find whoever or whatever is injured.
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The 5 Team Rocket members and their group of powerful Pokémon, have nearly put the Legendary Dog down for the count many times. Suicune kept on avoiding all the attacks as the Rocket pursued it, but Team Rocket's Feraligatr actually got in a lucky slash on Suicune, actually making a deep gash on the giant dog. The chase started one mile from the Ferrari HQ when Keith was trying to get to sleep. Feraligatr's lucky slash happened at the grassy area of the test track and Suicune actually lost them for a minute, resting for a second at the house where Keith was in. When Team Rocket came to the side of the house, Keith figured it was Rubens playing a trick. Moments later, Team Rocket continued the pursuit of Suicune into the small town where Keith's apartment was at. Right now, Suicune was trapped in a dead end alley.
"This is it for you, Suicune. You will now be a Team Rocket Pokémon!!" The leader said as his Arbok lunged at the weakened Pokémon, but Suicune wasn't giving up just yet and used its paw to smash Arbok into the wall. As this was going on, Keith was closing in on the fight. As he reached his apartment, he could hear Suicune cry out and a big blast occur just a block from his apartment.
"Holy crap! I am close. I don't think no human can do that!" Keith said as he entered his apartment to call Rubens. The 5 Rockets were getting really pissed off at Suicune and one of them sent out a Magneton and it used Thunderbolt to weaken Suicune even more. Since Suicune is a Water Pokémon, it doesn't like Electric attacks.
"That will weaken you even more, you damn mutt!!" The leader said as his Gengar started to beat Suicune down some more. Rubens got Keith's message and was now on the phone with him.
"I don't know what the hell it is, Rubens. First off, I hear this thing cry out and a big blast happens near my apartment. Then, this thunderbolt appears and there isn't a cloud in the sky right now!!" Keith said, telling his teammate everything that has just happened.
"Damn, that is weird. I have a bad feeling about this. Just stay at your apartment and I'll come down with Luca and Luciano." Rubens said,
"I can't wait here for you guys!! I want to see what the hell just happened over there!! I can take care of myself, Barrichello!!" Keith said and hung up the phone. He exited his apartment and made his way down the street to where the battle was. Rubens tried to call Keith again, but he was gone.
"Dammit, Terrell!! It has to be Team Rocket!! You don't know how to fight against those guys!!" Rubens yelled out as he slammed his fist on the wall. Ferrari test drivers Luca Badoer and Luciano Burti appeared just after Rubens' little fit.
"Hey, Rubens. What's up?" Luca Badoer asked,
"You guys want in on some Team Rocket beatings?" Rubens asked, knowing that Burti would love to get a few of those bastards for what they did to his countryman, Enrique Bernoldi.
"You don't have to ask us twice, Rubinho. Let's go!!" Burti said and the three picked up a few weapons to even up the odds. Moments later, the three sped off to Keith's apartment, hoping the American hasn't done anything stupid by the time they would get there.
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Suicune was now on the ropes. After Gengar's beating, it had no energy left to defend itself and Team Rocket could sense it a mile away. The Leader of the group walked towards Suicune as he reached into his pocket and took out a small Master Ball with a Rocket insignia on it.
"Let's see you escape from Team Rocket's version of Sliph's rare Master Ball!! Giovanni would love to have you work for Team Rocket!!" The leader said as he enlarged the Rocket Master Ball and was about to capture Suicune, but the Legendary Dog had luck on its side.
"Excuse me, boys. But, it's illegal to assault an animal in Italy." Keith Terrell said as he stood at the entrance to the alley with his nightstick in hand. His combat knife was tucked away in one of the suit's pockets. The Rockets turned around and saw this man wearing a Ferrari racing suit, looking for trouble.
"Who the hell are you, Ferrari boy?" One of the Rockets asked,
"Keith Terrell, better known as The Patriot to all the American viewers of Formula One." Keith introduced himself to the Rockets,
"An American? In Formula One?!! Giovanni will pay us handsomely for killing you!! Get him!!" The leader ordered and the 4 Team Rocket lackeys charged Keith. That was their first mistake because Keith leaped over their heads, landed behind them and used a devastating roundhouse kick on the Rocket taking up the rear. The sickening crack of his skull when Keith's foot made contact, was heard and the Rocket lost consciousness and fell to the pavement. Rocket #2 was next as he tried to take Keith out with a haymaker punch, but Keith dodged the powerful punch and got in a good whack at the guy's ribs with his nightstick. The Rocket yelled out in pain as the nightstick broke a few ribs and felt a very sharp pain as Keith hit the guy in the face with the stick, breaking his jaw and going on a one-way trip to the pavement. Rocket #3 knocked Keith's weapon out of his hands and actually got in a punch at Keith's face. Keith was a bit stunned as he wiped the small amounts of blood from his lip.
"Right back at you, New York City style!" Keith yelled out as he made a move on the 3rd Rocket. He ran up to him and let loose a fury of left and right punches, each one missed its mark due to the Rocket's small size and speed. This advantage however, would be used against him as Keith actually grabbed hold of the Rocket's left leg and slammed him hard into the pavement face first. The leader watched on as this American driver then broke his henchman's leg like it was a pretzel stick! Rocket member #4 was the last to attack, but he was caught in Keith's sleeper hold.
My god!! This man is superhuman!! How did the F1 brass hide this young man from us for so long?!! If they had him with them last year, Team Rocket surely would have fallen!! The Team Rocket leader thought to himself as he watched the final Rocket fall to the ground asleep. He pressed a button on his belt, alerting the Team Rocket force stationed near the city to come to his position with a group of 20 well-armed Team Rockets members. This well planned operation to catch one Pokémon has been derailed by a Formula One driver from the United States. Keith picked up his nightstick and turned to face the leader.
"Okay, buddy... you want some? I'll beat you like the Yankees beat the Red Sox!!" He asked sternly, twirling the nightstick in his hand trying to intimidate him. The leader just ran his fingers through his brown hair and just laughed at Keith.
"You think you can beat me, you American? I like to see you try." He said, hoping to get Keith angry enough so he could make a bunch of mistakes in their fight. During all this, Suicune regained some energy and watched both Keith and the Rocket leader, just waiting to make a move to take both of them out. Right now, Suicune was looking at Keith.
That man with the weapon should be tired out from the fighting. I will have no problem eliminating him. Suicune thought as the leader and Keith charged each other to start the fight. The leader needed to stall Keith for a few minutes until the rest of the Team Rocket force shows up to kill Keith. Even though the leader has many years experience in hand to hand combat and fighting, Keith is younger, stronger and knows a lot about beating the shit out of your opponent with a nightstick. The leader was on the ground with blood running from a few big cuts on his face from Keith's boxer like punches. Before Keith knocked him out for good, Suicune pounced of Keith and smacked him hard against the wall. It took Keith a few minutes to figure out where that truck that hit went to, Suicune rammed its head at Keith's body, breaking a few of his ribs. The leader watched in horror as Suicune just swiped Keith away with its paw like he was just a rag doll, crashing hard onto the pavement.
"What luck!! Suicune is doing all the fighting for me!!" He said as the Team Rocket force arrived. Suicune looked down at Keith, who was now trying to get up with a fractured left ankle, a broken right leg and multiple injuries from the beating. Suicune was about to put Keith out of his misery and didn't see Keith jump onto his feet, yelling out as his body just writhed in pain with his nightstick in hand. As Suicune realized that Keith was still alive, it was too late as the nightstick cracked the side of the Legendary Dog's head, stunning Suicune slightly. With the adrenaline running in his veins, blocking out the pain, Keith took another big swing, directed at Suicune's front leg. This hit was much more harder because Keith was now fighting for his life and Suicune howled in pain as it fell to the ground. The nightstick cracked Suicune's leg, forcing it to fall to the ground. Keith's rage was in full effect as he started smashing Suicune's rib cage with the nightstick. He whacked Suicune so hard that the nightstick shattered upon cracking some ribs. The Rocket leader and the rest of the Rockets had to stop Keith before he killed off Suicune.
"We have to stop him!!" One of the arriving Team Rocket members said as he watched Keith just beat the crap out of Suicune,
"Hell no!! Have you ever seen an American pissed off before? Remember what happened on 9/11 to get them pissed off at those Arab countries?" Another new Team Rocket member asked as Keith yelled out into the night, scaring everybody around him.
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Rubens Barrichello, Luca Badoer and Luciano Burti exited the car near Keith's apartment when they heard Keith's war cry. They weren't that far away.
"Oh, shit. He got in a fight. Let's move!!" Rubens said as the three Ferrari drivers ran down the street. Seconds later, they spotted the Team Rocket transporter and 20 guys dressed in Team Rocket uniforms. Rubens' hunch was dead on and Keith was in for it. As soon as the adrenaline in Keith's veins was fading, the pain sharply returned and he fell to the ground next to Suicune. The pain from his broken bones were too much and the Team Rocket squad was glad that he went down.
"Okay, guys!! Capture that damn dog!! And somebody kill that guy!!" The leader said as one member readied a Team Rocket Master Ball, only to be stopped this time by Rubens Barrichello.
"Hey, Team Rocket!! You guys are not killing another driver!! Remember what happened last year?!!" Rubens yelled out as the 20 plus members turned to see Rubens, Badoer and Burti looking for a fight. The Rockets knew how it was and began to panic.
"It's Barrichello!! The Brazilian Team Rocket Beater!!" One of the Rockets yelled out. Team Rocket gave him that nickname after Rubens stormed a Team Rocket safe house in Olivine City with Justin Wilson. Rubens nearly killed all of the Rockets hiding inside and beat up 4 Officer Jennys while he was at it. Rubens became known as the Brazilian Team Rocket Beater by one of the surviving Jennys who seen him do his dirty work.
"Let's get them!! He only has two guys with him!!" The leader yelled out and the Rockets yelled out as they charged at Rubens. At least Rubens, Burti and Badoer were smart enough to arm themselves with weapons to even the odds somewhat. It wasn't long before Rubens put two Rockets to their knees with multiple pipe attacks. Burti had his hands full with a very strong Rocket as Badoer took out one Rocket member with a kick to the face. It was only a matter of time before Team Rocket overwhelmed the three Ferrari drivers and cornered them into the alley with an injured Keith and knocked out cold Suicune.
"Giovanni will be more pleased when I tell him we killed the Brazilian Team Rocket Beater and that American. It will give Team Rocket satisfaction knowing that we killed the Ferrari drivers!" The leader said as Rubens, Burti and Badoer prepared for the worst. Luckily, that wasn't going to happen.
"Over my dead body!!" A voice called out from the street. Rubens knew who that voice belonged to as Team Rocket turned to the street and everyone of them were scared to death. The Calvary had arrived and leading it was Ross Brawn with his arms crossed, just staring at the leader. Behind the Technical Director were over 50 Ferrari crewmen from Rubens and Keith's pit teams. Each of them armed with baseball bats and lead pipes. "Um, Rubens? How's Keith doing?" Brawn yelled out loud enough for Rubens to hear,
"They did a real number on him, I think. He got the shit beaten out of him real good. Looks like he won't be doing any racing for a few weeks." Rubens called out as he kneeled to Keith's side. Ross just nodded and turned to the men behind him. What they didn't know was that it was Suicune who beat the crap out of Keith.
"Should we let Team Rocket get away with this?" Ross asked,
"NO!!!" The team yelled out,
"Should we kick their asses?!!" He asked again,
"YEA!!!" The team replied,
"Well, go get those bastards!!!! Don't leave one alive!!" Ross yelled out and the Ferrari team charged at the frightened Rockets. They all tried to fight back, but the fierce blitzkrieg that F1 was now famous for was in full effect. The Rockets were double teamed, then triple teamed as the Ferrari crew assaulted them, showing no mercy. The leader broke away from a few Ferrari guys and made a charge at Ross.
"I'll kill you for ruining our plans!!" The leader yelled out as he and Ross locked horns for a battle,
"I'd like to see you try!! Think you're big men for killing our drivers, but you're all cowards when we take the fight to you!! I'll make this real short!" Ross yelled angrily as he pushed the leader to the wall and kneed him in the stomach. Suicune was coming to and all it could see was these men in red attack and then kill off Team Rocket members without a second thought.
Are these men angels of death? Why are they wearing red? Despite these injuries from that American, I must eliminate the leader of Team Rocket. I want to send them a message telling them it's a bad mistake trying to capture me!! Maybe, I can get that damn Eusine to stop following me!! Suicune thought to itself as it gingerly got up. At in the street, the leader had Ross Brawn locked in a submission hold. As Suicune readied itself for a pouncing attack on both men, Keith saw what Suicune was about to do. He tried to get up, but the pain was too much and his broken ankle and leg wouldn't let him stand.
"Ross!!! Get away!!!" Keith yelled out, but it was drowned out by the fighting sounds in the alley. Just as Ross got out of the submission move and was chocking the life out of the leader, Suicune made its move and charged at the two. Keith saw the enlarged Master Ball from earlier in the fight, grabbed it and chucked it right at Suicune. Before the Legendary Dog attacked both Ross and the leader, the Master Ball hit Suicune and opened up.
[NO!!! I won't be captured!! I won't!!] Suicune yelled out in the Pokémon language as it turned into a red energy mass and disappeared into the Master Ball. Keith saw Suicune disappear into that Ball as he dragged himself to the Master Ball as it shook many times before the lock got hold. Keith Terrell has caught Suicune!!! What a shock in Pokémon history!!! Keith Terrell did in just a few seconds what Suicune fanatic Eusine couldn't do in many years!! Catch Suicune!
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Ross Brawn finally choked the leader to death as the rest of the Ferrari crew, as well as Rubens, Burti and Badoer, took out the rest of the Team Rocket members. The Ferrari team has defeated Team Rocket!! After everybody caught their breaths from the fight, their thoughts now turned to Keith, who now passed out due to the pain and clutching the Master Ball in his hand.
"Goddamn. Rubens, call for an ambulance!! Terrell looks real bad!" Ross ordered as he kneeled down to see if Keith was still alive. Rubens reached for a cell phone from one of the Ferrari crewmembers. Ross felt Keith's neck and there was a pulse, so he's still alive. There was the sound of a radio coming from inside the Team Rocket transporter. Ross got up and left Keith in the care of the Ferrari team so he could check out the noise. Inside the transporter, he could hear Giovanni's angry voice bellow from the headset on the console.
"Dammit, Italy unit!! Respond!! I want to know if you have Suicune or have you killed that American!!!" Giovanni asked impatiently, waiting for word. The reply he got wasn't from any of the Italy unit.
"Your Team Rocket unit here is dead." Ross Brawn answered as he put on the headset and adjusted the mike,
"Who is this?!! Identify yourself!!" Giovanni ordered,
"My name is Ross Brawn, Technical Director for the Ferrari Formula One team. You do know about Ferrari, don't you?" Ross answered. He has heard of this man from what Ash Ketchum told Michael sometimes when the young man was here with the team. Now, Ross wanted to piss him off a bit.
"Ferrari!! Formula One!!! You bastards!! How dare you ruin my plans!!!" Giovanni yelled in pure rage. Formula One has ruined his chance to get the Legendary Dog, Suicune. Having Ash Ketchum and Mewtwo interfere with all of his plans for domination of the Pokémon world was bad, now he has to contend with a bunch of race drivers from different countries who race these powerful open wheel cars.
"Oh, about this thing. Our resident American has this thing you want. And if you ever send a force out to destroy us again, history will repeat itself." Ross said smugly and ripped the headset connector from the console. He exited the transporter as the paramedics arrived to get Keith to a hospital. After the police arrived to question everybody on what happened, the Ferrari team headed back to the base. No doubt that Mr. Montezemolo will want to know what the hell happened tonight.
"I just hope Terrell pulls through. I hate to see what Mr. di Montezemolo's reaction is if Terrell is dead." Ross said as he drove back with Rubens and the others,
"Don't say such things, Ross. The Boss is going to chew me out for not keeping an eye on him." Rubens said as they reached the Ferrari HQ,
"And what are you going to do with that ball that was in Keith's hand?" Ross asked as he pointed to the Master Ball with Suicune in it,
"I'll hang on to it for Keith. I just wish Ash didn't run away after Austria." Rubens answered, remembering what Ralf Schumacher did to Ash after the race.
"Ralf was going to kill him. He did the right thing, but I think he'll be a different young man if he ever returns to F1. It would be a waste of good talent if he didn't return." Ross said as they stopped the car and exited it. Over in Team Rocket's HQ in Kanto, Giovanni was beside himself. His plan was foolproof. It was going to be cakewalk, but it was all for naught. 20 of his best Rockets were now dead. All of them were killed by the Ferrari team. Giovanni thought that one of the Ferrari drivers has now captured Suicune and he'll never get that Pokémon now.
"Damn that Formula One!! By killing three of their drivers, they have unleashed their evil wrath upon Team Rocket. As the leader of Team Rocket, I will not let some foreign bastards defeat me!! Team Rocket will prevail and I will rule the world!!" Giovanni said as he punched his desk once and sat back down in his leather chair, planning which move to make against the Pokémon League, the Elite Four and his new hated enemy, the FIA Formula One World Championship.
End of Part 1
I hope that answers your question about how Keith captured Suicune. And for him, it nearly killed him. Part 2 will answer the question of how will Suicune get used to being a trained Pokémon and see how Keith and Suicune will get along.
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Mario Alvarado
3/10/2003
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