"As Ash and friends are walking through the mountains during their journey through other dimension, which is a long story, Pikachu is exceptionally happy. "Pika pika pika pika..." "Pikachu is sure in a great mood today." said Iris. "I know." said Ash, Pikachu's trainer. However, Pikachu's happiness doesn't last long when the ground starts shaking. A tree starts falling down and almost hits Pikachu. "Pikachu look out!" Ash warned his Pikachu. "Pika!"
"Pikachu are you okay?" Asked a worried Ash. After the sand clouds clear, a big machine appears and is holding Pikachu. "Whoa what's that?" Asked Iris. Once again, it's a contraption belonging to Team Rocket. " Prepare for trouble we're early today. The early bird catches the Pikachu they say." "Pika pi." "Pikachu!" "To protect the world from devastation, To unite the people within our nation. To pronounce the evil of truth and love, To extend the reach to the stars above. It's Jessie. And it's James. Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light. Surrender now or prepare for a fight. Meowth that's right. It's a machine they call the Apocalyptic Armageddon Mark One. (because it can do anything.)
"Pikachu! use you Thunderbolt now!" Ash commanded Pikachu. Pikachu launched a powerful Thunderbolt, but it had no effect. "Thunderbolt didn't do a thing!" exclaimed Iris. "Axew." "What is that thing made of?!" Asked Cilan. "Only the finest combination of insulated recyclables mix in with a bunch of rubber hoses." answered Meowth. "I'm getting Pikachu!" Ash said charging at it. "We'll help too!" Ash and friends charge at the machine; however, they fall into a pitfall dug by Team Rocket. "Looks like we're gonna win this time." said jessie. "The only blasting off we'll be going is to victory." said James. It seems that Team Rocket is winning until their machine starts sinking into the soft sand. "What's going on?" Asked James. "Maybe our Apocalyptic Armageddon Mark One has too much anything." After a short time the machine itself starts crumbling and then explodes, causing everyone to fly in the air. "Pikachu!" Ash tries desperately to catch Pikachu; however, Pikachu is much lighter than Ash, and so flies through the air much faster.
Later at beach city, the gems had just retreated from their mission. "Don't joke around, I said." complained Pearl. "Look out for Golithos, I said." "Come on Pearl." argued Amethyst. "Steven wanted to see what the rocks would do." "Sorry Pearl" said Steven. "Well you should be!" exclaimed Pearl. "Now we have to wait until the Golithos hibernate and tomorrow's our last chance find the Carbuncle Diamond before sunset." As he was walking out of the house, Steven was thinking that he'll never make a great gem. All of a sudden, he saw something fell from the sky. "PIKAAAAAA!" Steven caught the falling thing and it electrocuted him and he passed out.