PokeWing Z, Dimension Rifters: the Movie, Chapter 1
A special Dimension Rifters movie by Dustin M. Dixon, Caleb McGlone, and Rob Volzke
We own nobody in this movie aside from Riku, Wayne, and Janine. Everyone else belongs to their respective owners. With that said, on with the story!
Fade in. The location is Amity Park, seven years after the exploits of Ash and friends to bring about a peaceful world. While Amity Park had remained largely unchanged, there was one big difference. A statue of Ash Ketchum and his compatriots now stood in the town square for the sun to reflect on and, in a way, shine its light upon the saviors of the entire universe. As the statue seemed to glow in the sunlight, one man stood, admiring its beauty. This man wore a black trench coat, faded blue jeans, and a green long-sleeved shirt. His red hair no longer adorned his head, but rather his face, in the shape of a neatly-trimmed goatee. He looked down at the stump which used to be his right arm, then at the part of the statue which depicted his missing arm seven years ago…
"Heh…did a lot of stupid things back then, that I did…" the man laughed. He turned and started to walk off, when the familiar form of Botan careened toward him from the sky.
"Look out!" Botan shouted. The man just laughed again as he sidestepped the out-of-control ferry girl, holding up his left arm to stop her. As she crashed into it, the man instinctively drew his arm back toward himself, kind of trapping Botan in an embrace.
"Uh…" Botan commented slowly.
"Oh! Right, right." the man quickly released his grip on her, allowing her to her feet. "Sorry about that."
"It's fine." Botan commented. "How's life without your right arm?"
"About what can be expected." the man replied, pulling out a cigarette and sticking it in his mouth. Seconds later, he pulled his lighter out and proceeded to light up.
"Those things'll kill you, ya know…" Botan commented, eliciting another laugh from the man. "What?"
"Nothing…it's just…she said that to me too, seven years ago." the man chuckled as he took a drag from his cigarette.
"Oh, sorry…didn't mean to dredge up any memories of the past…"
"If it bothered me anymore, I wouldn't be laughing. Ash…changed me." he said, pondering what the last Kamoa was doing right at that moment.
"He changed all of us, Wayne. You more than others, obviously." Botan let out a chuckle of her own.
"Yeah, that's definitely true...but enough reminiscing for now. What brings you to Living World?" Wayne asked.
"You guys have a new assignment from Enma." Botan handed Wayne an envelope, presumably containing the details of the assignment.
"…" Wayne wordlessly took the envelope and read the contents. "…What?"
"We don't know what it is exactly. Ash had one or two run-ins with it. Both ended in MASSIVE destruction." Botan hung her head.
"Well…looks like we'll all be reuniting to fight this thing!" Wayne smirked. "Tell us where to shoot it and we'll have it dead in a matter of minutes…seconds, even."
"Don't be so quick to dismiss it as another harmless enemy…after all, Ash had trouble keeping its rampage contained."
"I wasn't dismissing it, just stating that we're nothing to sneeze at when combined."
"…A valid point. You might want to go gather the others." Botan advised.
"I'm already halfway th—" Wayne cut off as he disappeared in a flash of light, obviously a show of his immense physical speed, which had only grown in the seven years since he fought alongside Ash against the forces that sought to tear apart the Dimensional Universe.
"Borrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiing…" the man sitting on the left side of the couch said, as he stared at the broken television. "Riku, did your daughter really have to blast it?"
"Shut it, Fenton. My princess gets her way or the highway, capice?" Riku grumbled.
"Well you're buying a new TV next time you get paid…" Danny's eyes narrowed in frustration.
"Fine, whatever…" Riku sighed, then turned toward the door as he heard a knock. He stood up and walked over, opening the door to see Wayne standing there.
"Huh…what're you doing here?" Riku asked.
"New assignment from Enma. We're gonna head northwest and help Ash out against a new opponent." Wayne explained, a smirk on his face.
"Did you say Ash?" Danny asked excitedly. "I've been waiting around on him to get his ass back here so I can show him how much better I've gotten!"
"Well, we're gonna have to—" Wayne cut himself short, his eyes widening enormously as he did so. Riku's eyes also widened in that moment.
"What's going on?" Danny looked confused.
"Forget what I just said. Whatever we're fighting…it's HERE." Wayne said in horror.
"Oh shit!" Danny shouted, leaping to his feet. The three of them raced outside immediately, looking around frantically for whatever this…thing was. Seconds later, they saw someone familiar dart by at breakneck speed. Though he'd gotten taller and his black hair had grown out, the man who just flew by them was definitely Ash. Before they could holler after him though, the three friends saw a black figure chasing after Ash. The figure had a vaguely humanoid shape, but absolutely no hair or any definable features. Without saying a word between each other, the three took off in the direction that the figure had chased Ash.
"Shit!" Ash shouted, as he blazed across the afternoon sky of Amity Park, trying to fly away from the thing which was chasing him. "I gotta get it in there…"
"Ash~!" came Danny's shout, as he, Wayne, and Riku caught up to the last Kamoa. "Where the hell are you going? You never run away!"
Ash wordlessly flew forward at a faster pace until he finally saw his destination below the five of them. Suddenly, he screeched to a stop, prompting his friends to do the same. He turned to catch sight of the being flying toward him. He finally acknowledged Danny.
"Who said ANYTHING about running?! HEY UGLY-ASS!" he shouted. "FRESH MEAT DOWN THERE!" He then rocketed through the roof of FentonWorks and into the basement, the figure right behind him. He passed a very off-put Jack and Maddie, quickly shouting out "SorryaboutyourroofifIlivethroughthisI'llfixitfory a!"
"Huh." Jack said, scratching his head at what just went on.
As Ash approached the portal quickly, he was shocked to find the figure already standing there waiting for him. He screeched to a complete stop and gaped at the creature.
"H…how…?!" Ash's eyes widened, as he touched down on ground and stepped back cautiously. The figure just grinned maliciously before letting out a scream and charging at Ash, before everything went black…
*Dare by Stan Bush*
Fade in again, Amity Park in the present time: the year 2005. The specific location shown is the front doors of Casper High school. As the beginning 12 seconds of the song play, the image slowly zooms in until the front doors appear to be right in front of the viewer. At this point...
*Dare!*
The doors flew open as our hero literally jumped for joy out into the free world.
*Dare to believe you can survive!*
As he hit the ground, Ash broke into an excited sprint.
*You hold the future in your hand!*
Ash took another excited joy-jump as he let out a loud whoop.
*Dare! Dare to keep all your dreams alive!*
As Ash reached the point where the walkway met the sidewalk, Jazz pulled up in her red convertible.
*The power is there at your command!*
Jazz motioned for Ash to hop in, which he quickly obliged, hopping over her head and landing perfectly next to her in the passenger seat.
*Dare! Dare to keep all your love alive!*
Jazz pulled off at top speed, driving away from Casper High and toward Condo Ketchum.
*Dare to be all that you can be! Dare! 'Cause there's a place where dreams survive! And it's powering you on to victory!*
Jazz soon reached Condo Ketchum, stopping at the door as the song faded out.
"Spring Break at last…" Ash sighed contentedly. "A whole week of kicking back and relaxing has now arrived!"
"You mean a week of nonstop searching for the Spirit Stone, right?" came Enma's voice as he showed up on the screen of Ash's communicator.
"Can't hear you, I'm too busy taking it easy!" Ash plugged his ears with his index fingers.
"Jasmine, please unplug his ears."
"Yeah…not happening." Jazz said. "Look, he's had it rough, why not give him a week off? Besides, Wayne and Riku already figured out where it is."
"How did…ASH! Did you TELL her about Wayne?!" Enma shouted.
"Actually, Wayne kinda spoiled the whole surprise when he jumped off my roof to go fight Vexus last Thursday."
"Oh wait…I remember him mentioning that now."
"Why hide it, though? Did you think I couldn't keep it from Wayne that I knew he was the bad guy?" Jazz asked, anger evident in her voice.
"No offense, Jazz…" Ash spoke up slowly. "…But you're a LOUSY liar. If I told you, you might have tried to lie to him…and he's a human lie detector. I didn't want to put you in danger, even if at the time I thought you were an annoying bitch."
"Oh…" Jazz trailed off.
"Well…" Enma looked deep in thought. "Considering the facts, perhaps you knowing now isn't a bad thing."
"That's why I figured I'd go ahead and fill her in on all the details."
"Hmm…" Enma stroked his chin, still looking lost in thought. "You know, Jasmine's right. You have busted a lot of ass recently. Take Spring Break off. I'll send Riku and Wayne to find the Spirit Stone."
"Right, cool. Thanks boss!" Ash said enthusiastically. "So…what's the first thing I should d—" he was cut off by the loud, annoying voice of the Box Ghost shouting "BEWARE!"
"…That, maybe?" Jazz pointed her thumb at the Box Ghost.
"GOD DAMN IT." Ash grumbled, then hopped out of the convertible angrily. "HEY!" he shouted. "I'm gonna KICK YOUR ASS for dragging my mood down!"
"Come and get some, my non-box-wielding opponent! Your LIGHTNING-shaped sword cannot defeat my boxes!" the Box Ghost shouted, throwing an empty cardboard box at Ash, who sliced it clean in half.
"Hey, no fair! Save some for me, Ketchum!" Wayne shouted, suddenly running up and jumping into the fray, immediately kicking the Box Ghost in the chest.
"OOF!" the Box Ghost shouted in pain as the force from Wayne's kick sent him flying off into the distance.
"I SHALL RETURN TO PUT YOU ALL IN PINE BOXES!" he shouted, before disappearing as a twinkle on the horizon.
"Good riddance." Ash brushed off his hands. "Thanks man. Saved me the trouble of owning his ass."
"Yep." Was Wayne's simple response as he lifted his foot, examining his shoe. "Huh…it's gone."
"What?" Ash asked.
"There was a stain…I think it was leftover demon goo. It's not there anymore." Wayne said.
"Weird…"
As the Box Ghost continued to fly backward, a portal suddenly opened up, and he landed on a hard green floor. Around him were various portals into Amity Park, presumably of different time periods, as one of them looked completely destroyed. As he gazed at them, he paid no mind to the tiny speck that fell from his overalls and onto the body floating in midair next to him…
As Ash Jazz, and Wayne conversed, suddenly, a ghost holding a scepter with a clock adorning the top appeared before them.
"What the…?!" Ash said, assuming a defensive posture.
"Ash Ketchum, I presume?" came the voice of the ghost, sounding calm.
"Yeah, that's right. Who the hell are you?!" Ash asked.
"My name is Clockwork…" the ghost said. "And I need to borrow you and your friends."
"Danny told me about you briefly. Why do you need us?" Ash's eyes widened.
"Because without you…your world, as well as every other world out there…will cease to exist."