Given Knuckles' belligerent nature and attitude, and the general ill will that Ash's friends had for him... what should have come next was Knuckles and Rouge vs. Pikachu, Cyndaquil, and the others, round 2, while Team Rocket quietly snuck off.
Of course, what really happened was that Jessie opened her mouth.
"Oh, no! We're taking this gem, and we're not losing today!!" Jessie declared dramatically, neatly focusing all the attention of the others on her and her team. "So you'd better Prepare for Trouble!"
"And Make it Double!" James added, taking his cue.
"To Protect the World from Devastation!"
"To Unite all People Within Our Nation!"
"What the heck do you think your doing?!" Rouge demanded, interrupting the motto.
"Hey! Don't interrupt the motto!" Arbok hissed, aghast.
Knuckles shook his head to clear up his utter amazement. "I don't care about that! Thunder Arrow!!"
A blast of lightning fell from the sky, neatly striking Team Rocket. However, neither Mobian was expecting the sudden, inexplicable explosion, sending the Pokemon Thieves flying...
"How rude! We didn't even get to finish the motto!" Jessie complained.
"Sssome people jussst have no sssenssse of drama, Missstresss." Arbok complained.
"Look at all the colors, dude!"
James looked worriedly at Weezing. "That doesn't inspire confidence..."
"Don't worry, Master! I'll always be with you!" Victreebel said, embracing James once again.
"You know, with all of us talking now, this exit bit seems longer..." Meowth noted.
"Ummmhmmm." Wobbuffet nodded.
And finally, all together... "Team Rocket is Blasting Off Again!"
Meanwhile, back on the ground, Knuckles and Rouge where just staring in shock at the situation. "That's... never happened before..." Knuckles said.
Ash shrugged. "It happens all the time to them."
Rouge blinked. "You're kidding?"
Misty shook her head. "No. It seems, any strong attack, and something explodes, and they go flying."
Knuckles and Rouge tried to wrap their minds around that idea.
Then light flashed off the Chaos Emerald.
"The Emerald!" Knuckles cried, diving for it. Pikachu Reciprocated in kind.
Rouge sighed. "Here we go again..."
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