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The US Journey Prologue
By Xen
It had been 7 years since Ash Ketchum started on his journey to become a pokemon master. For six years Ash had remained the pokemon champion of the Indigo Isles (That's the name for where they live). A lot has changed since he started his Journey from Pallet town. When Ash was not defending his title he captured more pokemon. Ash and Misty finally admitted their love for each other and started dating each other. Brock started his own breeding center in Pewter City where he became very successful. Also three years ago team rocket headquarters was discovered and its members had been arrested, so Ash didn't have to worry anyone capturing Pikachu ever again. All seemed that things where going well for Ash, but Ash was depressed. Ash was becoming bored out of his mind. He got tried of every trainer he meet challenging him for his title. But soon Ash would find his wish for a new adventure to come true.
Note: I like to take this extra space to show people A new idea for a battle system I have made for this series. I did this because writing battles take to much time and space. Here is an example match between two trainers with one pokemon.
Battle mode: Trainer1 vs. Trainer2:
Trainer1 uses Pikachu HP 220. (Shows the pokemon in use and it's health. I will make up Health as I go along)
Trainer2 uses Jigglypuff HP 198.
Pikachu: Thundershock-50 (shows attack and how much damage. I think you can do the math yourself.)
Jigglypuff: Pound-75.
Pikachu: Quick attack-75.
Jigglypuff: Sing-Pikachu is a sleep (attack that disable like Sing prevent movement)
Jigglypuff. Pound-75.
Jigglypuff Body slam-Pikachu fainted. (Pikachu is now fainted.)
Trainer 2 wins. (Battle ends.)
That how my new battle system works. If it contains moves that I made up I will explain the move at the end of the story. Also if dialogue appears again that means A) a new pokemon is being used B) a special event will happen or C) something else important.
I like feed back if anyone thinks this good or not.
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Part1: Ash's Wish
Ages:
Ash-18
Misty-19
Borck-22
"Ash wake! Today's your birthday and your friends have arrived." Ash's mother was trying to wake her son up. "Pikachu. Can you wake up Ash." Pikachu nodded and jumped on to bed.
"Pikkkkaaaaaaaaaaaachuuuuuuuuu." Pikachu shocked Ash into waking up.
"Ugh...What is it? Good morning Mom. Morning Pikachu.... What time is it?"
"It's Ten o'clock." Ash jumped out of bed sending Pikachu flying.
"Ten. I got to get to Prof. Oak in a half-hour. I got to get ready." Ash rushed into the bathroom. Ash mother shakes her head.
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It was five after eleven when Ash and Pikachu arrived. When they got there, they found Prof. Oak waiting for them at the door. "Oh, hi Ash. I see that you're late as usual. I guess your going to be late for own wedding if you keep this up."
"Sorry I'm late. Have the others waited long."
"No. There out in back. Let's go see them." Ash, Pikachu, and Prof. Oak went into a room where Misty, Brock, and Gary where waiting. Ever since Ash beat Gary for the title of pokemon master, he humbled and quit pokemon training for acting. However Gary still acted somewhat a jerk.
"Hey Ash. We thought you would never arrive. For the greatest pokemon master you have very poor timing." Gary said.
"Hey quit Gary. Or do you want to challenge my timing in a pokemon battle." Ash replied. Gary mummers something and shut up down.
"Say Ash, happy birthday." Brock says.
"Yeah, happy birthday."
"Thanks guys."
"Say you look a bit depressed. What's bothering you." Brock asked.
"It's just that I'm getting bored, that's all. I mean all that I do now is just defend my title. I can't even go looking for new pokemon with the media following me."
"That's right me and Ash can't go anywhere with out a photographer following us." Misty said.
"It's just that I miss the adventures that we used to go on. Our journey was sure fun. Would you believe that I actually miss team rocket trying to steal Pikachu."
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
"No I don't you kidnapped."
"You must really be bored then." Brock nodded knowingly.
"I just wish I could go another journey to be a pokemon master." Ash sighed.
"Well then Ash, I might have your answer." Prof. Oak said.
"What is Prof. Oak." Ash asked with hopes rising.
"Well I found out that there is a new pokemon league."
"A new league? Where is it?" Ash was getting excited.
"The league is in the US. Over the past few years pokemon has started to appear in the US, as well as some new species. Also since their enough trainers there, they started a pokemon league."
"A new league. A new challenge. That sounds just like what I need." Ash stands up and starts pacing. "I'm going to the US and become their new champion."
"Ash." Misty interrupted his dramatic speech. "Are you nuts! Not only are still champion here, but you can't afford the trip there." Ash's hopes were just shot down.
"Your right. I haven't thought about that." Suddenly the doorbell rings.
"I wonder who that could be?" Prof. Oak went to the door. "Ash there are some people here to see you."
"I wonder who is here to see me?" Two figures enter the room.
"What in the?"
"It can't be!"
"Team rocket!!"
To be continued....
Is it really team rocket? Will Ash go to America? How will he get there? Find out in The US Journey part 2.
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Part 2: The Proposal
"Team rocket! I thought you where in Jail." Ash said as he saw his former enemies.
"Wait a minute. That's James, but that's not Jessie It's Jessiebell." Misty pointed out. She was right. James was there and the woman he was with was really Jessiebell and they both weren't wearing the team rocket uniforms. James just smiled at them.
"I was in jail, but I'll explain later. There is something else that we wish to discuss." They whole gang was too confused to say anything, so he just continued. "Jessiebell honey why don't you explain."
"We would like to, being James and I would like to fund, that being Ash, to complete in the US pokemon league as our sponsor."
"Wait." Ash finally managed to speak. "Why would you guys want to sponsor me and how did you get out of jail and." He pointed to James. "We thought you hated her." He points over to Jessiebell.
"Well sugar it looks like we have to tell them our story." Jessiebell said. James sighed.
"Well ok I'll fill you in our little story. You see when team rocket was asserted, me and Jessie had a plan to avoid jail time. Using my one phone call, I called my parents saying that if they want me to continue the family line they best get me out of jail. So with the help of some fancy lawyers I got out of jail. Also as a bonus they also eased my criminal records so as not to ruin the family name."
"And justice has once again is severed." Misty said in a mock tone.
"I still don't see what this has to do me. And why you married Jessiebell."
"I was getting to that. Since I was freed, I stated phase two of our plan. I asked my parents if I could see my partner one last time. They agreed eventually, but only if Jessiebell came with me. Of course this was part of our plan. You see our plan was to switch Jessiebell with Jessie, thus getting rid of her and getting my partner back. Two birds with one stone." We see a flashback showing a James and Jessiebell in jail meeting Jessie.
"So your saying that Jessiebell here is really...." Brock was sentence was cut off.
"Is really Jessie we all know and love." Jessie pulled a pin form her hair and it converted back into her hairstyle.
"Wait then what happened to Jessiebell." Misty asked.
"Well now she is now serving my prison sentence."
"And I couldn't be happier." James chimed in happily.
"Then how come Jessiebell didn't say anything about going to prison or switching places." Ash said.
"Well before I picked up Jessie I got a Hypno. With it I hypnotized Jessiebell into thinking she was Jessie and that she belonged in prison."
"I'm actually surprised that one of your plan worked. But I don't see what this has to do with you two wanting to sponsor Ash in the US pokemon league." Brock said.
"Well both of us thought that we put you kids though a lot of trouble and we would like to pay you back. When we heard that a new league had started we thought funding Ash be prefect. But if you accept we have one thing to ask." James said.
"And that would be?" Ash said.
Jessie and James kneeling said. "Please let us join you." The gang face vaults.
"Why would want to join us?" Misty asked. Jessie and James stood up.
"You see first off, James parents are driving us crazy and second is that we think it would fun to go off into a adventure once again. It really is boring being rich. We can't do any thing even remotely fun."
"Wow I guess Ash wasn't the only ones bored with settling down." Gary said.
"So what do you say. Allow us to sponsor you?" James said again begging in front of Ash.
"A chance to have another pokemon journey. Another chance to have a adventure." Ash said to himself. "Ok I accept your offer."
"Thank you Ash. This would be our first step to righting our past wrongs. Also the offer's up to the others if they want to join." James said.
"There is no way I'm letting you go Ash. Beside I always wanted to see America. I'm in." Misty said.
"Well I like to join you, but I staring in a new series and I wouldn't want to miss that." Gary said as he left.
"I have my breeding center to take care, so I can't leave. I guess I'm out on this adventure."
"Well it wouldn't be the same without you buddy." Ash said.
"You kids know I'm too old for travel, as well as I have my research. But I can give you the address to my niece in the US. She is also a pokemon researcher and can store your pokeballs for you, since the transport system won't work over such distances. But when you're there Ash, can you catch me some new pokemon for me to examine?"
"Ok Prof. I'll do that."
"But Ash what about your title." Misty asked.
"Oh I can resign the title and the league will hold a tournament to find a new champion."
"Well then if all major details are over with I guess where starting a new adventure." Jessie and James smiled.
"I guess were off on to a new adventure."
Wells then don't it looks like the gang is off to a new adventure. Find out what happen to them in the next part of the US Journey."
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Part 3: And so it begins
As we recall Ash had received funding form the most unlikely of sources, and now that he has funding he can finally go to America to compete in the US league. After resigning his master title for the Indigo Isle Ash set off to the airport. We see Ash and Pikachu waving good bye to his mother.
"Take care Ash. And remember to change your underwear." Ash sweatdrops.
"I will mother." Ash and Pikachu head to the airport.
We now go the airport to see Ash, Misty, Jessie, James, and Pikachu awaiting their flight. "So what time is the plane going to leave." Misty asked.
"In about a hour." James noticed Ash's large bag that he was holding. "Say Ash what's in the bag?"
"Oh that's my pokeball bag. All my pokemon are in this bag. When we reach Prof. Oak niece I'll drop them off there."
"That's a very large bag."
"Yeah I have gotten many pokemon over the years."
"How many do you have in there?"
"I have about 60 species, but I have over 135 individual pokemon."
"My that's is a lot of pokemon." Jessie said eyeing the bag strangely.
"Jessie!" James yelled at Jessie.
"Sorry. Old habit."
"Say I didn't ask this before, but where is Meowth."
"We don't know. When team rocket was busted they took all the pokemon we had. We haven't even seen our own pokemon let alone Meowth for years." Jessie said.
"I see so you don't have any pokemon."
"No we have two on us. I have the Hypno I used on Jessiebell and Jessie has her Vileplume. Also I still have Growly but he's staying behind to keep a eye on my parents in case they start acting strange."
"Wow. To be separated form the pokemon you raised. I guess you know what it feels like when you steal a pokemon from someone."
"I guess. And we can't replace them because no pokemon could be like Arbok or Weezing." James starts to sob and Jessie argues with him. Ash looks over to Misty who hasn't said anything for a few minutes.
"Say Misty what you staring at?" Ash asks.
"That women over there." Ash turns to look. "No don't look it's rude." Ash was going to say something but thought against it.
"So what about the women?"
"She just looks really familiar, that's all." Misty quickly looks away. "Oh man she saw me look at her. She's coming this way." The strange women walked over.
"Say aren't you Ash Ketchum the pokemon master?" The woman says.
"I was pokemon master. I resigned recently to compete in the US league."
"Same old Ashy boy. As was looking for a fight" The two gave the women a strange look. "I see you don't remember me. It's me Duplica." The two give a shocked look.
"Wow you grown Duplica." Ash was right. Form the little girl to she was, Duplica became a very gorgeous woman. Her face looked much the same, but she wore her hair straight down unlike her previous hairstyle. "So how you been doing."
"Well I'm heading to America to further me career in the entertainment field. Me and Ditto are going to start a career as a comedy act."
"Wow that's nice for you. I hope we can see your act sometime." Misty said.
"Say you two the planes are boarding and we don't want to miss it." James said taking his bags.
"Well we'll see you later Duplica." Ash said.
"I don't think it will be that soon. Were on the same flight." Duplica pointed out.
"Well then it will be sooner then expected." Misty laughed. The group of trainers entered the plane and took off headed toward America.
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When the plane landed they found themselves in LA. "So this is LA. Wow it's so beautiful." Misty said as she looked out the window.
"Um...Misty before you can look upon paradise you must go though hell." Duplica said as she pointed at the torment known as the airport safety check.
"This is nuts! This is going to take forever." Actually it took about two hours but it seems forever for them. After they went though customs and found their bags we find them in the parking lot.
"So do go find a rental car." Ash asked. James slightly chucked.
"You must be kidding. Remember you're our sponsor now. We have things like this planned out." James points to a large van with a guy standing next to it holding a sign. On the sign read 'James Silph.'
"That's our ride."
"Why does the sign say 'James Silph'?" Ash asked. The rest face vaulted.
"That's my name Ash. I am James Silph future head of Silph Co."
"All this time your family owned the pokemon industry and you joined team rocket?" Misty asked.
"What can I say. Pokemon is in my blood."
To be continued....
Stay tuned for US Journey part 4. Note: If you follow the series this can make sense. Since Silph Co. was never part of series one can guess that the richest family in the world would own the richest industry in the world. And what is the most successful industry in their world? Why no other then Silph Co., So James parents must be the owners of Silph Co. thus making him the future owner of Silph Co. Does it make any sense? Who cares it goes with the fanfic, so it really does matter.
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Part 4: New friends, New foes, New rival.
"So this van is ours." Ash said eyeing their new ride. The van was black and quite large.
"Yes it is. And of course it's full of extra's features." James opens the van to reveal an even larger interior.
"What are those machines for?" Misty asked pointing to a machine on the right side of the van. The machine was in two parts. One part had a small screen and the other had buttons and dials and on top had a little area that looked like it could hold a pokeball.
"That one with the screen is a pokemon radar."
"What's a pokemon radar?" Ash asked.
"A pokemon radar is a device which can find any pokemon within a 100 foot radius. When we where in team rocket we used this to track you."
"You mean you tracked us with this." Ash said examining the machine.
"Like you think we actually followed you your every move."
"Well then what this do."
"That's a mini pokecenter. It can heal one pokemon at a time like the machine at a pokecenter does."
"We also have AC, power steering, and a lot of extra features in this van."
"So what do we do now?" Misty asked.
"First we have to go to Prof. Oak's niece to drop off my pokemon."
"Say can I come too?" Duplica asked.
"Why do you want to come?" Jessie asked.
"Well I need to get to my new agent and I need a ride. So can you just drop me off there?" Duplica says acting as cute as possible.
"Well I don't see what harm there could be in that. You can come, but first we have to drop off the pokemon." Ash said.
"Okay everybody in." Jessie said as she hopped in the driver's chair.
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About an hour later Ash and crew reached the address of Prof. Oak nice. Ash walked up to door and knocked. The women that opened the door looked to be in her mid thirties. "Hello, you must be Ash. I'm Prof. Oak's niece Deborah. Come in." We cut away to inside the house where the rest of the gang is there. "So Ash you wish compete in the US pokemon league?"
"Why yes I do..."
"You can me Deborah. Even though I'm a professor, I prefer being called Deborah."
"Well ok. Yes I do wish to compete in the league."
"Well I going to tell you the rules."
"But we already know the league rules." Misty said confused.
"I know, but there are some different then Indigo league."
"Like what?"
"Instead of carrying six pokemon, the league allows you to carry seven. Also I'll warn you that the gym here will be much tougher then the Indigo Isles."
"How can they that different?"
"The gym here are not based on type, but on fighting styles or themes."
"Like what themes?" Ash asked.
"Like my mother would give all the secrets to a loser like you." A voice said. The group turns to the voice to see a young kid at about seventeen years of age.
"Roy! You know better then to talk like that." Deborah sighed. "I like you to meet my son Roy Oak. He just started going on his pokemon journey."
"Aren't you a bit old to be starting our journey." Jessie said eyeing the young kid.
"I would have started sooner, but you have to be at least sixteen to start collecting badges."
"Does he seem familiar or what." Misty whispered to Ash. Ash nodded in agreement.
"Well I like to stay and chat, but I got to become the new pokemon master. Smell ya later." Roy said as he left.
"It's like a younger version of Gary." Ash said.
"Sorry about that. Roy always idolized Gary and always blamed you for not letting Gary become pokemon master."
"Just what I need. A rival that wants me with a vengeance." Ash muttered.
"That's true. All that Roy's ever done is train his pokemon nonstop for the last few years. He wants to be pokemon master so you can't."
"Don't worry I don't think he'll be that much of a brother to us." James says.
"Well I think we should be heading to the first gym, so I can get my first badge."
"Wait you forgot something." Deborah said.
"What is it?" Ash asked.
"I forgot to update your pokedex. Can I have it?" Ash handed over his pokedex and Deborah put it into a machine. A few seconds later the machine split out the pokedex. "There. Now your pokedex has been updated to the new species that are found in North America. We found quite a few species but there are still a few that are undiscovered."
"Gee thanks." Ash said taking back his pokedex. The gang headed to front door when they heard a strange sound.
"What's that sound." Misty said.
"It almost sounds like a missile or something." James said. Just as he finished saying that the right wall of the house blew open. The gang ducked forms the debris. When the dust settled, two figures where standing at the hole in the wall.
"In the name of team rocket surrender your pokemon." One of two said.
"Or face the consciences." The other said
"What in the? Team rocket I thought you guys said that you're the only member that got out of jail."
"That can't be! The only member that couldn't have been captured would..."
"Would be me." A third said. A small figure emerged form the hole.
"It's Meowth!" They all said.
"That's right."
To be continued....
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Part 5: Rocket Reunion
When we last left off Ash had dropped off his pokemon at Prof. Oak's niece Deborah. Just as the gang was about to leave they discovered the biggest surprise. The surprise being that there is a new team rocket and Meowth is back. We find our heroes standing on one side of the room and team rocket stand on the side blocking the way out.
"Meowth your alive?" Jessie said looking at her former comrade.
"As you can see I am very much alive and doing very well." The cat pokemon replied.
"I thought all of team rocket had been asserted?" Misty said.
"That is true. All human members of team rocket had been asserted, but I wasn't because I'm a pokemon."
"And who are they?" James said point at the new rockets.
"You mean Tiger and Kitty?" Meowth said walking up to his servants.
"Why don't you know your own kids daddy?" Kitty said looking at James. This sent the group into shock. "And you're our mommy?" She pointed to Jessie.
"Dad? You don't look a thing like me." James was right about that. Tiger was a tall man and very well muscled. His hair was black that had a military cut and face hard like stone. Kitty was smaller and leaner then Tiger but also well muscled. Her hair was pale silver and went down to her point (like a blade) and her face was soft but her cold blue eyes didn't show the same thing.
"How can I be there mother."
"Actually you would be Kitty's mother and you be Tiger's father." Jessie pointed to Jessie first then James. "You see after team rocket was asserted all the gang's pokemon was put into a pokemon center to keep us safe, but little did they know I had all this planned out. I was able to convince the pokemon that the humans had tried to use us as their weapons and that now we would use them like did us"
"That's not true. You know that pokemon would never do evil on propose.." Ash said.
"That would of been true, but even the situation the pokemon believed me and I started the new team rocket."
"But what about them? And why do they calls us their parents?" Jessie said getting ticked off at this stand still.
"I was about to get to that. You see now that I have troops I needed some technology and a base to start ruling the world. Luckily I happen to know the location of the team rocket labs that the cops never found out."
"That's true. It was rumored that a few buildings of team rocket had never been discovered." Misty said.
"Well they did exist and I knew their location. When I was there I discovered these two." Meowth points to Kitty and Tiger. "You see in a way there are your kids. It seems team rocket was trying to create it own army using the DNA of there members."
"You mean their clones."
"In a way they are. But these where the only two created, so I had to make do. I reprogrammed them to obey and named them myself. But enough of this, hand over the pokemon and we may just let you live."
"Meowth, you never killed anyone." James said with a slight hint of fear in his voice.
"That was before. I have abandoned the weak and useless ways of the old team rocket and created a team rocket that will win because we won't lose no matter what.
"You know if these are your friends I hate to see your enemies." Duplica said dryly.
"Well I'm not going to let just take my pokemon. Let's battle." Ash said as he threw a pokeball.
"There is no way were going to let you take our pokemon." Misty said as she joining Ash.
"Well then it looks like play time begin." Kitty said as threw in a pokeball.
"Were going to beat you down." Tiger threw his as well.
To be continued....
Next time on US Journey part 6 the first battle.
Got any questions, comments, flames email me at XPapazoglo@aol.com
The US Journey Prologue
By Xen
It had been 7 years since Ash Ketchum started on his journey to become a pokemon master. For six years Ash had remained the pokemon champion of the Indigo Isles (That's the name for where they live). A lot has changed since he started his Journey from Pallet town. When Ash was not defending his title he captured more pokemon. Ash and Misty finally admitted their love for each other and started dating each other. Brock started his own breeding center in Pewter City where he became very successful. Also three years ago team rocket headquarters was discovered and its members had been arrested, so Ash didn't have to worry anyone capturing Pikachu ever again. All seemed that things where going well for Ash, but Ash was depressed. Ash was becoming bored out of his mind. He got tried of every trainer he meet challenging him for his title. But soon Ash would find his wish for a new adventure to come true.
Note: I like to take this extra space to show people A new idea for a battle system I have made for this series. I did this because writing battles take to much time and space. Here is an example match between two trainers with one pokemon.
Battle mode: Trainer1 vs. Trainer2:
Trainer1 uses Pikachu HP 220. (Shows the pokemon in use and it's health. I will make up Health as I go along)
Trainer2 uses Jigglypuff HP 198.
Pikachu: Thundershock-50 (shows attack and how much damage. I think you can do the math yourself.)
Jigglypuff: Pound-75.
Pikachu: Quick attack-75.
Jigglypuff: Sing-Pikachu is a sleep (attack that disable like Sing prevent movement)
Jigglypuff. Pound-75.
Jigglypuff Body slam-Pikachu fainted. (Pikachu is now fainted.)
Trainer 2 wins. (Battle ends.)
That how my new battle system works. If it contains moves that I made up I will explain the move at the end of the story. Also if dialogue appears again that means A) a new pokemon is being used B) a special event will happen or C) something else important.
I like feed back if anyone thinks this good or not.
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Part1: Ash's Wish
Ages:
Ash-18
Misty-19
Borck-22
"Ash wake! Today's your birthday and your friends have arrived." Ash's mother was trying to wake her son up. "Pikachu. Can you wake up Ash." Pikachu nodded and jumped on to bed.
"Pikkkkaaaaaaaaaaaachuuuuuuuuu." Pikachu shocked Ash into waking up.
"Ugh...What is it? Good morning Mom. Morning Pikachu.... What time is it?"
"It's Ten o'clock." Ash jumped out of bed sending Pikachu flying.
"Ten. I got to get to Prof. Oak in a half-hour. I got to get ready." Ash rushed into the bathroom. Ash mother shakes her head.
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It was five after eleven when Ash and Pikachu arrived. When they got there, they found Prof. Oak waiting for them at the door. "Oh, hi Ash. I see that you're late as usual. I guess your going to be late for own wedding if you keep this up."
"Sorry I'm late. Have the others waited long."
"No. There out in back. Let's go see them." Ash, Pikachu, and Prof. Oak went into a room where Misty, Brock, and Gary where waiting. Ever since Ash beat Gary for the title of pokemon master, he humbled and quit pokemon training for acting. However Gary still acted somewhat a jerk.
"Hey Ash. We thought you would never arrive. For the greatest pokemon master you have very poor timing." Gary said.
"Hey quit Gary. Or do you want to challenge my timing in a pokemon battle." Ash replied. Gary mummers something and shut up down.
"Say Ash, happy birthday." Brock says.
"Yeah, happy birthday."
"Thanks guys."
"Say you look a bit depressed. What's bothering you." Brock asked.
"It's just that I'm getting bored, that's all. I mean all that I do now is just defend my title. I can't even go looking for new pokemon with the media following me."
"That's right me and Ash can't go anywhere with out a photographer following us." Misty said.
"It's just that I miss the adventures that we used to go on. Our journey was sure fun. Would you believe that I actually miss team rocket trying to steal Pikachu."
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
"No I don't you kidnapped."
"You must really be bored then." Brock nodded knowingly.
"I just wish I could go another journey to be a pokemon master." Ash sighed.
"Well then Ash, I might have your answer." Prof. Oak said.
"What is Prof. Oak." Ash asked with hopes rising.
"Well I found out that there is a new pokemon league."
"A new league? Where is it?" Ash was getting excited.
"The league is in the US. Over the past few years pokemon has started to appear in the US, as well as some new species. Also since their enough trainers there, they started a pokemon league."
"A new league. A new challenge. That sounds just like what I need." Ash stands up and starts pacing. "I'm going to the US and become their new champion."
"Ash." Misty interrupted his dramatic speech. "Are you nuts! Not only are still champion here, but you can't afford the trip there." Ash's hopes were just shot down.
"Your right. I haven't thought about that." Suddenly the doorbell rings.
"I wonder who that could be?" Prof. Oak went to the door. "Ash there are some people here to see you."
"I wonder who is here to see me?" Two figures enter the room.
"What in the?"
"It can't be!"
"Team rocket!!"
To be continued....
Is it really team rocket? Will Ash go to America? How will he get there? Find out in The US Journey part 2.
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Part 2: The Proposal
"Team rocket! I thought you where in Jail." Ash said as he saw his former enemies.
"Wait a minute. That's James, but that's not Jessie It's Jessiebell." Misty pointed out. She was right. James was there and the woman he was with was really Jessiebell and they both weren't wearing the team rocket uniforms. James just smiled at them.
"I was in jail, but I'll explain later. There is something else that we wish to discuss." They whole gang was too confused to say anything, so he just continued. "Jessiebell honey why don't you explain."
"We would like to, being James and I would like to fund, that being Ash, to complete in the US pokemon league as our sponsor."
"Wait." Ash finally managed to speak. "Why would you guys want to sponsor me and how did you get out of jail and." He pointed to James. "We thought you hated her." He points over to Jessiebell.
"Well sugar it looks like we have to tell them our story." Jessiebell said. James sighed.
"Well ok I'll fill you in our little story. You see when team rocket was asserted, me and Jessie had a plan to avoid jail time. Using my one phone call, I called my parents saying that if they want me to continue the family line they best get me out of jail. So with the help of some fancy lawyers I got out of jail. Also as a bonus they also eased my criminal records so as not to ruin the family name."
"And justice has once again is severed." Misty said in a mock tone.
"I still don't see what this has to do me. And why you married Jessiebell."
"I was getting to that. Since I was freed, I stated phase two of our plan. I asked my parents if I could see my partner one last time. They agreed eventually, but only if Jessiebell came with me. Of course this was part of our plan. You see our plan was to switch Jessiebell with Jessie, thus getting rid of her and getting my partner back. Two birds with one stone." We see a flashback showing a James and Jessiebell in jail meeting Jessie.
"So your saying that Jessiebell here is really...." Brock was sentence was cut off.
"Is really Jessie we all know and love." Jessie pulled a pin form her hair and it converted back into her hairstyle.
"Wait then what happened to Jessiebell." Misty asked.
"Well now she is now serving my prison sentence."
"And I couldn't be happier." James chimed in happily.
"Then how come Jessiebell didn't say anything about going to prison or switching places." Ash said.
"Well before I picked up Jessie I got a Hypno. With it I hypnotized Jessiebell into thinking she was Jessie and that she belonged in prison."
"I'm actually surprised that one of your plan worked. But I don't see what this has to do with you two wanting to sponsor Ash in the US pokemon league." Brock said.
"Well both of us thought that we put you kids though a lot of trouble and we would like to pay you back. When we heard that a new league had started we thought funding Ash be prefect. But if you accept we have one thing to ask." James said.
"And that would be?" Ash said.
Jessie and James kneeling said. "Please let us join you." The gang face vaults.
"Why would want to join us?" Misty asked. Jessie and James stood up.
"You see first off, James parents are driving us crazy and second is that we think it would fun to go off into a adventure once again. It really is boring being rich. We can't do any thing even remotely fun."
"Wow I guess Ash wasn't the only ones bored with settling down." Gary said.
"So what do you say. Allow us to sponsor you?" James said again begging in front of Ash.
"A chance to have another pokemon journey. Another chance to have a adventure." Ash said to himself. "Ok I accept your offer."
"Thank you Ash. This would be our first step to righting our past wrongs. Also the offer's up to the others if they want to join." James said.
"There is no way I'm letting you go Ash. Beside I always wanted to see America. I'm in." Misty said.
"Well I like to join you, but I staring in a new series and I wouldn't want to miss that." Gary said as he left.
"I have my breeding center to take care, so I can't leave. I guess I'm out on this adventure."
"Well it wouldn't be the same without you buddy." Ash said.
"You kids know I'm too old for travel, as well as I have my research. But I can give you the address to my niece in the US. She is also a pokemon researcher and can store your pokeballs for you, since the transport system won't work over such distances. But when you're there Ash, can you catch me some new pokemon for me to examine?"
"Ok Prof. I'll do that."
"But Ash what about your title." Misty asked.
"Oh I can resign the title and the league will hold a tournament to find a new champion."
"Well then if all major details are over with I guess where starting a new adventure." Jessie and James smiled.
"I guess were off on to a new adventure."
Wells then don't it looks like the gang is off to a new adventure. Find out what happen to them in the next part of the US Journey."
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Part 3: And so it begins
As we recall Ash had received funding form the most unlikely of sources, and now that he has funding he can finally go to America to compete in the US league. After resigning his master title for the Indigo Isle Ash set off to the airport. We see Ash and Pikachu waving good bye to his mother.
"Take care Ash. And remember to change your underwear." Ash sweatdrops.
"I will mother." Ash and Pikachu head to the airport.
We now go the airport to see Ash, Misty, Jessie, James, and Pikachu awaiting their flight. "So what time is the plane going to leave." Misty asked.
"In about a hour." James noticed Ash's large bag that he was holding. "Say Ash what's in the bag?"
"Oh that's my pokeball bag. All my pokemon are in this bag. When we reach Prof. Oak niece I'll drop them off there."
"That's a very large bag."
"Yeah I have gotten many pokemon over the years."
"How many do you have in there?"
"I have about 60 species, but I have over 135 individual pokemon."
"My that's is a lot of pokemon." Jessie said eyeing the bag strangely.
"Jessie!" James yelled at Jessie.
"Sorry. Old habit."
"Say I didn't ask this before, but where is Meowth."
"We don't know. When team rocket was busted they took all the pokemon we had. We haven't even seen our own pokemon let alone Meowth for years." Jessie said.
"I see so you don't have any pokemon."
"No we have two on us. I have the Hypno I used on Jessiebell and Jessie has her Vileplume. Also I still have Growly but he's staying behind to keep a eye on my parents in case they start acting strange."
"Wow. To be separated form the pokemon you raised. I guess you know what it feels like when you steal a pokemon from someone."
"I guess. And we can't replace them because no pokemon could be like Arbok or Weezing." James starts to sob and Jessie argues with him. Ash looks over to Misty who hasn't said anything for a few minutes.
"Say Misty what you staring at?" Ash asks.
"That women over there." Ash turns to look. "No don't look it's rude." Ash was going to say something but thought against it.
"So what about the women?"
"She just looks really familiar, that's all." Misty quickly looks away. "Oh man she saw me look at her. She's coming this way." The strange women walked over.
"Say aren't you Ash Ketchum the pokemon master?" The woman says.
"I was pokemon master. I resigned recently to compete in the US league."
"Same old Ashy boy. As was looking for a fight" The two gave the women a strange look. "I see you don't remember me. It's me Duplica." The two give a shocked look.
"Wow you grown Duplica." Ash was right. Form the little girl to she was, Duplica became a very gorgeous woman. Her face looked much the same, but she wore her hair straight down unlike her previous hairstyle. "So how you been doing."
"Well I'm heading to America to further me career in the entertainment field. Me and Ditto are going to start a career as a comedy act."
"Wow that's nice for you. I hope we can see your act sometime." Misty said.
"Say you two the planes are boarding and we don't want to miss it." James said taking his bags.
"Well we'll see you later Duplica." Ash said.
"I don't think it will be that soon. Were on the same flight." Duplica pointed out.
"Well then it will be sooner then expected." Misty laughed. The group of trainers entered the plane and took off headed toward America.
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When the plane landed they found themselves in LA. "So this is LA. Wow it's so beautiful." Misty said as she looked out the window.
"Um...Misty before you can look upon paradise you must go though hell." Duplica said as she pointed at the torment known as the airport safety check.
"This is nuts! This is going to take forever." Actually it took about two hours but it seems forever for them. After they went though customs and found their bags we find them in the parking lot.
"So do go find a rental car." Ash asked. James slightly chucked.
"You must be kidding. Remember you're our sponsor now. We have things like this planned out." James points to a large van with a guy standing next to it holding a sign. On the sign read 'James Silph.'
"That's our ride."
"Why does the sign say 'James Silph'?" Ash asked. The rest face vaulted.
"That's my name Ash. I am James Silph future head of Silph Co."
"All this time your family owned the pokemon industry and you joined team rocket?" Misty asked.
"What can I say. Pokemon is in my blood."
To be continued....
Stay tuned for US Journey part 4. Note: If you follow the series this can make sense. Since Silph Co. was never part of series one can guess that the richest family in the world would own the richest industry in the world. And what is the most successful industry in their world? Why no other then Silph Co., So James parents must be the owners of Silph Co. thus making him the future owner of Silph Co. Does it make any sense? Who cares it goes with the fanfic, so it really does matter.
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Part 4: New friends, New foes, New rival.
"So this van is ours." Ash said eyeing their new ride. The van was black and quite large.
"Yes it is. And of course it's full of extra's features." James opens the van to reveal an even larger interior.
"What are those machines for?" Misty asked pointing to a machine on the right side of the van. The machine was in two parts. One part had a small screen and the other had buttons and dials and on top had a little area that looked like it could hold a pokeball.
"That one with the screen is a pokemon radar."
"What's a pokemon radar?" Ash asked.
"A pokemon radar is a device which can find any pokemon within a 100 foot radius. When we where in team rocket we used this to track you."
"You mean you tracked us with this." Ash said examining the machine.
"Like you think we actually followed you your every move."
"Well then what this do."
"That's a mini pokecenter. It can heal one pokemon at a time like the machine at a pokecenter does."
"We also have AC, power steering, and a lot of extra features in this van."
"So what do we do now?" Misty asked.
"First we have to go to Prof. Oak's niece to drop off my pokemon."
"Say can I come too?" Duplica asked.
"Why do you want to come?" Jessie asked.
"Well I need to get to my new agent and I need a ride. So can you just drop me off there?" Duplica says acting as cute as possible.
"Well I don't see what harm there could be in that. You can come, but first we have to drop off the pokemon." Ash said.
"Okay everybody in." Jessie said as she hopped in the driver's chair.
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About an hour later Ash and crew reached the address of Prof. Oak nice. Ash walked up to door and knocked. The women that opened the door looked to be in her mid thirties. "Hello, you must be Ash. I'm Prof. Oak's niece Deborah. Come in." We cut away to inside the house where the rest of the gang is there. "So Ash you wish compete in the US pokemon league?"
"Why yes I do..."
"You can me Deborah. Even though I'm a professor, I prefer being called Deborah."
"Well ok. Yes I do wish to compete in the league."
"Well I going to tell you the rules."
"But we already know the league rules." Misty said confused.
"I know, but there are some different then Indigo league."
"Like what?"
"Instead of carrying six pokemon, the league allows you to carry seven. Also I'll warn you that the gym here will be much tougher then the Indigo Isles."
"How can they that different?"
"The gym here are not based on type, but on fighting styles or themes."
"Like what themes?" Ash asked.
"Like my mother would give all the secrets to a loser like you." A voice said. The group turns to the voice to see a young kid at about seventeen years of age.
"Roy! You know better then to talk like that." Deborah sighed. "I like you to meet my son Roy Oak. He just started going on his pokemon journey."
"Aren't you a bit old to be starting our journey." Jessie said eyeing the young kid.
"I would have started sooner, but you have to be at least sixteen to start collecting badges."
"Does he seem familiar or what." Misty whispered to Ash. Ash nodded in agreement.
"Well I like to stay and chat, but I got to become the new pokemon master. Smell ya later." Roy said as he left.
"It's like a younger version of Gary." Ash said.
"Sorry about that. Roy always idolized Gary and always blamed you for not letting Gary become pokemon master."
"Just what I need. A rival that wants me with a vengeance." Ash muttered.
"That's true. All that Roy's ever done is train his pokemon nonstop for the last few years. He wants to be pokemon master so you can't."
"Don't worry I don't think he'll be that much of a brother to us." James says.
"Well I think we should be heading to the first gym, so I can get my first badge."
"Wait you forgot something." Deborah said.
"What is it?" Ash asked.
"I forgot to update your pokedex. Can I have it?" Ash handed over his pokedex and Deborah put it into a machine. A few seconds later the machine split out the pokedex. "There. Now your pokedex has been updated to the new species that are found in North America. We found quite a few species but there are still a few that are undiscovered."
"Gee thanks." Ash said taking back his pokedex. The gang headed to front door when they heard a strange sound.
"What's that sound." Misty said.
"It almost sounds like a missile or something." James said. Just as he finished saying that the right wall of the house blew open. The gang ducked forms the debris. When the dust settled, two figures where standing at the hole in the wall.
"In the name of team rocket surrender your pokemon." One of two said.
"Or face the consciences." The other said
"What in the? Team rocket I thought you guys said that you're the only member that got out of jail."
"That can't be! The only member that couldn't have been captured would..."
"Would be me." A third said. A small figure emerged form the hole.
"It's Meowth!" They all said.
"That's right."
To be continued....
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Part 5: Rocket Reunion
When we last left off Ash had dropped off his pokemon at Prof. Oak's niece Deborah. Just as the gang was about to leave they discovered the biggest surprise. The surprise being that there is a new team rocket and Meowth is back. We find our heroes standing on one side of the room and team rocket stand on the side blocking the way out.
"Meowth your alive?" Jessie said looking at her former comrade.
"As you can see I am very much alive and doing very well." The cat pokemon replied.
"I thought all of team rocket had been asserted?" Misty said.
"That is true. All human members of team rocket had been asserted, but I wasn't because I'm a pokemon."
"And who are they?" James said point at the new rockets.
"You mean Tiger and Kitty?" Meowth said walking up to his servants.
"Why don't you know your own kids daddy?" Kitty said looking at James. This sent the group into shock. "And you're our mommy?" She pointed to Jessie.
"Dad? You don't look a thing like me." James was right about that. Tiger was a tall man and very well muscled. His hair was black that had a military cut and face hard like stone. Kitty was smaller and leaner then Tiger but also well muscled. Her hair was pale silver and went down to her point (like a blade) and her face was soft but her cold blue eyes didn't show the same thing.
"How can I be there mother."
"Actually you would be Kitty's mother and you be Tiger's father." Jessie pointed to Jessie first then James. "You see after team rocket was asserted all the gang's pokemon was put into a pokemon center to keep us safe, but little did they know I had all this planned out. I was able to convince the pokemon that the humans had tried to use us as their weapons and that now we would use them like did us"
"That's not true. You know that pokemon would never do evil on propose.." Ash said.
"That would of been true, but even the situation the pokemon believed me and I started the new team rocket."
"But what about them? And why do they calls us their parents?" Jessie said getting ticked off at this stand still.
"I was about to get to that. You see now that I have troops I needed some technology and a base to start ruling the world. Luckily I happen to know the location of the team rocket labs that the cops never found out."
"That's true. It was rumored that a few buildings of team rocket had never been discovered." Misty said.
"Well they did exist and I knew their location. When I was there I discovered these two." Meowth points to Kitty and Tiger. "You see in a way there are your kids. It seems team rocket was trying to create it own army using the DNA of there members."
"You mean their clones."
"In a way they are. But these where the only two created, so I had to make do. I reprogrammed them to obey and named them myself. But enough of this, hand over the pokemon and we may just let you live."
"Meowth, you never killed anyone." James said with a slight hint of fear in his voice.
"That was before. I have abandoned the weak and useless ways of the old team rocket and created a team rocket that will win because we won't lose no matter what.
"You know if these are your friends I hate to see your enemies." Duplica said dryly.
"Well I'm not going to let just take my pokemon. Let's battle." Ash said as he threw a pokeball.
"There is no way were going to let you take our pokemon." Misty said as she joining Ash.
"Well then it looks like play time begin." Kitty said as threw in a pokeball.
"Were going to beat you down." Tiger threw his as well.
To be continued....
Next time on US Journey part 6 the first battle.
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