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Warning: Though this 1st part looks innocent enough it will turn into a dark and gory theme in part 2. You have been warned!
Nightmare Realm
Part 1
It's a beautiful sunny day as we join our three young heroes walking along a wide path over a few meadow covered hills. But it's starting to get late, and our heroes are hoping to find a Pokemon center soon to rest for the night.
"Hummmmmm…. ahhh! Man it's been a long day. I sure hope we can find a Pokemon center soon." says Ash as he stretches out his tired muscles. "Pika Pika." Pikachu agrees. "Hey Brock, are there any listed in the travel guide?" asks Dawn. "I'll take a look." says Brock as he reaches for his Seno region travel guide. He opens it up and turns to the map page. "Hmmm. Looks like there's one in a town not too far from here. In fact it should be just up over the next couple of hills." says Brock. "ALL RIGHT THEN! Let's go!" says Ash as he pumps his fist into the air. He then starts running down the path. The other two give chase.
Within a few minute the three each the outskirts of the town. They all see a welcome sign. "WELCOME TO REM TOWN." "Rem town huh. Odd name for a town if you ask me." says Ash. "Says here that this town is famous for a special jewel with the power that gives you the best good night's sleep in the world. Hundreds of people come here monthly with sleep disorders to help get some sleep." explains Brock. "A town with a jewel that helps you sleep eh? Sounds perfect for us. Right Piplup?" asks Dawn. "Pip Piplup!" agrees Piplup. "Well might as well find the Pokemon center." says Ash. With that the three head into town.
As the three walk down the main street they walk through a market street winding up for the day. Some last minute shoppers are hustling about while some shops have already closed up for the day. But as they round the corner to go down the street with the Pokemon center, Dawn bumps right into someone. Both parties fall backwards. "Dawn! Are you OK?" asks a concerned Ash and he goes over to help her up. "Ow. I'm ok. Just a hard landing on my butt is all." says Dawn as she's helped up. "Ah! Oh no what about the other person?" says Dawn very concerned.
"Mayor Gladdy! Are you ok sir?" asks a middle aged woman. "M-Mayor!?" says Dawn with a scared jitter in her voice. The three watch as a tubby middle aged man with a mustache wearing a dark purple "mayor-like" suit and top hat is slowly helped up by the woman. "I'm ok Catherin. Everything is still in one piece." says the tubby mayor with a grin. "Oh my gosh sir! I'm so sorry!" says Dawn with a panic as she bows repeatedly. "Hey don't sweat it. I'm not hurt. Bumping into people is a natural occurrence. And it's sometimes unexpected." says the mayor with another big grin. "Oh. I'm still very sorry." says Dawn.
"It's ok young lady really. I'm Mr. Gladdy. Mayor of REM town. And this is my secretary Mrs. Catherin Jane." says the Mayor. "Hi I'm Ash! I'm from Pallet town, and this is my partner Pikachu." "Pikachu!" say Ash and Pikachu. "I'm Dawn. I'm unfortunately the clumsy one apparently. And this is my partner Piplup." "Piplup!" say Dawn and Piplup. "And I'm Brock." says Brock. "Well it's a pleasure to meet all of you. So are you here to help yourselves get a good night's sleep?" asks Gladdy.
"Well not exactly. We're just staying the night since it's late. See I'm on my way to get my next Gym Badge." says Ash. "I see. Well you couldn't have picked a better place to sleep in. So where are you folks staying tonight?" asks Gladdy. "We were going to the Pokemon center to eat and then sleep for the night there." says Dawn. "Oh Poppycock! I won't hear of it. I have plenty of guest bedrooms in my place that go unused, so why not spend the night at my house? It's closer to the REM pearl so you'll get an even better night's sleep!" says Gladdy with another big grin. "Sure why not!" says Ash with a big smile himself.
"Hey wait. Is the REM pearl that special jewel we read about in the travel guide?" asks Dawn. "It's certainly is! It's our town's special sleep aid and pride and joy. Would you three like to see it?" asks Gladdy. "Oh can we!?" asks Dawn with an enthusiastic tone. "Sure. It's located in our Town Hall's museum which is right next to my house. The museum doesn't close for another thirty minutes so it should be fine." says Gladdy. "Oh wow! I can't wait!" says Dawn. Ash and Brock look at each other with a sweat drop on their heads. They know Dawn just can't resist the lure of pretty things.
Within a few minutes the group arrives at the town hall, and enters through a side door which is the entrance to the museum. "Hello there Mayor Gladdy. Are you here to look at the REM Pearl again?" asks the desk clerk. "Yup. Going to show it to a few visitors." says Gladdy. It's a small museum. A few artifacts here and there, and some inscriptions telling of the town's history. Finally the group comes up to a small pedestal in the middle of the museum with a large glass case on top of it. Inside it is a rather large 1ft diameter white orb.
"There it is. It REM Pearl." says Gladdy. "Wow! It's beautiful!" says Dawn with sparkles in her eyes. "So Mayor Gladdy did a huge Cloyster make this pearl?" asks Brock. "Actually Brock it's not a pearl at all." says Mrs. Jane. "It's not?" asks Dawn with disappointment. "Nope. It's actually a smooth shinny white meteorite." says Mrs. Jane. "A meteorite?" they all ask in unison. "Yes. The story goes that a long, long time ago, when this town was nothing more that a small hamlet, there was a huge meteor shower. During this meteor shower one small meteor slammed into the ground right where this pedestal stands today. When the people of the hamlet tried picking it up after it had cooled down the crusty rocky layer broke off revealing the smooth shinny white rock you see here. Pretty soon they realized that the meteorite actually helped them get better sleep. And thus the hamlet grew in size and fame over time to the town we have today." explains Mrs. Jane.
"Wow! Amazing!" says Dawn. "Yeah cool story. But what caused it to be white, and how does it help people sleep?" asks Ash. "Well we're not sure what made it white, but we do know, through scientific study, that it gives off strong Alpha waves on the exact frequency that living creatures have while asleep. The Alpha waves the REM pearl gives out causes REM sleep to last longer and thus helps rest and the heal the body better. This is also why we named the meteorite and our town the REM pearl and REM town. Because of better REM sleep." explains Gladdy. Gladdy then looks at his watch. "Well speaking of which; the museum is going to close in a few minutes so why don't you all come on over to my house now? We'll have a nice dinner then show you to your rooms." says Gladdy. The group then walks out of the museum.
Meanwhile, peaking in through a nearby window….. "Did you hear?! That marvelous meteorite can do wining wonders for someone suffering from a sleepy sickness." says James. "Well if that's the case then this beautiful beauty could use it more than you two lugs." says Jesse. "Well I have a better idea! What if we were to pooch that perfect precious pearl and give it to the boss as a super slick souvenir?" says Meowth. "Go on." says Jesse and James. "Well running the Team Rocket machine everyday must be a tough exhausting job. If we were to give it to the boss, he'd be able to sleep soundly every night. I can see it now. The boss sets the stone on his night stand next to his bed and wakes up refreshed and ready to go every day. He'd surely say 'It's all thanks to Jesse, James, and Mewoth that I'm able to wake up every morning refreshed and ready to take on the day. I'll give them promotions that have never before been seen in Team Rocket!'" says Meowth.
"What a wonderful idea!" says Jesse. "Hip! Hip! Hooray! Promotions are coming our way!" the three say in unison. *POP* "Wabafett!" cries out Wabafett. "Hey! Who are you three?" comes a voice from behind the three. They spin around to see who it is and see a man wearing a black custom Team Rocket uniform. "Oh wait. You guys must be the operatives working here in the Seno region; Jesse, James, and Meowth." says the other Team Rocket member. "That's right and just who are you!?" asks Jesse with some arrogance. The man smirks. "The name's Billy. Billy Kid. Professional Team Rocket thief." says the black clothed man. "Wait you don't mean THE Billy Kid?! The Boss's personal rare item stealer?" says James. "That's right. And yes I'm here to steal the REM pearl for him." answers Billy. The three get a defeated look on their faces. "There goes our promotions." says Meowth. "Well If you're willing to assist me in this heist I'd be more than willing to put in a good word for you with the boss when I get back." says Billy. "Really!? We'd be more than happy to! If it means getting on the boss's good side then who could say no!?" says Jesse. "Good. Come with me." says Billy.
Meanwhile at the Mayor's residents a little while later….. "Ahhh! That was a great meal Mayor Gladdy! The orinberry pie was particularly good." says Ash as he pats his full stomach. "I'd love to get the recipe for those Poppin pudding treats as well." says Dawn "Well I'm glad you enjoyed it Ash and Dawn." says Gladdy. "And I thank you too! I'm always glad to cook for guests." says a lovely wavy green haired young woman with green eyes as she walks into the dinning room. "WOW!!! What a beautiful gal!" says Brock "May I introduce my daughter Glenda." says Gladdy. Brock then runs over to her and takes her hand. "Your cooking is divine! Just as good as mine! Let's say me and you try and cook up a romantic relationship with each other. *SLAM!!!* "Ahhhh! Just as soon as I get through defrosting….." says Brock as he collapses to the ground after being hit with Crogaunt's Poisonjab. "Crogaunt-gaunt-gaunt." giggles Crogaunt as he drags Brock away.
"Eh heh heh heh. Sorry about that. Brock tends to do that to every pretty woman he sees." says Ash with a sweat drop. "Well I'm flattered that you all think I'm pretty. But it's getting late. May I show you to your rooms?" asks Glenda. "Ok. After a meal like that a good night's sleep is just what the doctor ordered." says Ash. "This way please." says Glenda. The four head up stairs to a long hallway with seven guest bedrooms. Glenda opens one on the right to a pinkish room. "Dawn this will be room for the night if that's ok." says Glenda. "Wow! It's perfect!" says Dawn. The room has subdued pink wallpaper with a single bed, a vanity mirror on one side and dresser on the other, a big chair in the corner with a window facing toward the town hall beside it and a personal bathroom also with matching pink decor. "And Brock and Ash, this will be your room." says Glenda as she opens the door directly across from Dawn's. It matches the décor from Dawns room, only it's in ice blue and with two twin beds.
"This will do just fine my lovely. Your beautiful face shall be what gives me a restful night's sleep." says Brock as he takes Glenda's hand again. Ash grabs Brock by the collar. "Come on! It's time for bed Brock. Thanks Glenda. Good night!" says Ash as he yanks Brock in. "Good night." says Glenda as Ash closes the door. "And Dawn I hope you have a good night's sleep also. Of course I really don't need to say that do I?" says Glenda with a smile. "Ha ha! Guess not. But thank you anyway. Good night." says Dawn as she closes the door. Thirty minutes later Dawn walks out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel and drying off her hair with another. "Wow it feels so good to have a shower in a nice bathroom for once. I mean using a Pokemon Center's shower is ok but it just seems just so…. public." says Dawn. "Lup. Piplup." says Piplup as it watches Dawn change into her PJs. Dawn gets under the covers to her bed while Pipplup lies down in the big chair with a blanket. "Good night Pipplup." says Dawn. "Lup." says Piplup. Dawn then turns out the lamp beside the bed.
Several hours later in the middle of the night, Billy Kid, with Jesse, James, and Meowth in tow, make their way quietly to the side entrance to the museum. When they reach the door Meowth speaks up. "So how do you suppose we go about getting in there to steal that there REM Pearl?" "Heh. That's the beauty of it. WE don't have to." says Billy. "Huh?" the three say in unison. Billy then holds up a superball. "Come on out Darkrai." he says. The superball pops open and out comes a Darkrai. "Whoa! That's one scary Darkrai." says Jesse. "Ok Darkrai, just as we practiced." says Billy. The Darkrai nods its head and then sinks into the nighttime shadows. Within a moment it reappears inside the museum in front of the pedestal with the REM Pearl. It then holds its hand out and a single flame of Willowwisp appears. It places it on top of the glass case and slowly melts through the top off of it. After the molten glass cools Darkrai reaches in and grabs the REM Pearl.
With a few hand signals from Billy the Darkrai starts heading off to the back of the town hall. "Hey where's it going?" asks James. "It's headed to the town hall's chimney. Since the REM Pearl can't meld into the shadows, Darkrai has to bring it up out the chimney." says Billy. "Why can't we just unlock the door and let it out through here? Like so." says Meowth as he takes one of his claws and easily unlocks the door. He grabs the handle and begins to pull down. "NO YOU FOOL!" nearly screams Billy. But it's too late. The door opens and almost immediately *RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!* goes the alarm. Billy, Jesse, and James all punch Meowth on top of the head. "Way to go idiot! You set of the door sensor alarm! You NEVER just go walking in though the front door!" says Billy.
"Darkrai use Nightshade on the alarm!" commands Billy. Immediately two dark lightning bolts shot out from Darkrai's eyes and slam into the Alarm bell, destroying it. Darkrai then flies out the now open door and drops the REM Pearl into Billy's hands. Come on you three. Remember what I told you earlier. If something were to go wrong I'm counting on you three to slow down and stop any pursuers. Got it!" orders Billy. "Yes sir!" says Jesse, James, and a three head lumped Meowth. The four then start running to the nearby forest.
Dawn jolts awake and sits up quickly in her bed. The sound of a loud bell is ringing through her ears. "What's going on?" she asks trying to speak over the bell. Suddenly the bell goes silent. Dawn has a confused look on her face. "What in the world was that all about?" she asks. "PIPLUP! PIPLUP!!" screams Piplup. Dawn looks over and sees Piplup madly pointing toward the window. "What is it Piplup?" asks Dawn as she runs over. She looks out the window and receives a shock. "Team Rocket?" she says to herself. "But wait who's that with them?" she says as she notices another man with a black team rocket uniform. Then she sees what he's carrying. "Ah! They've got the REM Pearl!" she yelps. She watches as they run down the street toward the nearby forested area.
Dawn runs out of her room to see a sleepy Ash walking out of his. "What's going on?" he asks in a sleepy daze. "Ash! Team Rocket's stolen the REM Pearl!" Dawn nearly shouts at him. "What!?" he says in shock. "I saw them from my window! They're getting away! We have to go after them!" says Dawn again. "Right!" agrees Ash. Within a couple of minutes the group runs out of Mayor Gladdy's house. Mayor Gladdy and Glenda are already across the street with Officer Jenny in front of the town hall. "Mayor Gladdy!" yells Ash. "Oh Ash, Dawn, Brock! It's terrible! Someone has stolen the REM pearl!" says Gladdy with a very saddened look on his face. "We know. And we know who it was. They're a group of thieves called Team Rocket. Dawn saw them running away with the REM Pearl." says Ash. "You saw them!? Which way did they go?" asks Officer Jenny to Dawn. "They ran down this street toward the forest! If we hurry we can still catch up to them! Follow me!" says Dawn. The group, lead by Dawn, then starts running to the forest area also.
Within a few minutes the group has entered the forest. "This forest isn't very deep. There's a clearing not too far ahead. They must have some sort of vehicle to get away in." says Glenda. However the group doesn't get too far into the forest when suddenly a hail of Bullet Seed pellets and several Hidden Power orbs slams into the ground between Dawn and the others. Dawn gets thrown forward while the others get thrown backwards. A small fire erupts between them. "What the!?" cries out Ash. "Ah ha ha ha haaa!" comes the familiar cackling laugh of Jesse and James from above. The group looks up and sees the familiar Meowth balloon hovering just over the forest. The group sees that they already have Carnivine and Yanmega out ready to do battle. "Is that the sound of twerps I hear?" "I guess we can instill some fear!" start Jesse and James.
"CHUUUUUUU!!!!" Suddenly a Thunderbolt shoots up at them but barely misses the balloon. "HEY WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA INTURUPTING OUR MOTTO!!" yells Jesse. "We don't have time for your dumb motto Team Rocket! Give us back the REM Pearl!" shouts Ash back. "Sorry! But no. Just try and take it from us!" says Jesse. Dawn then thinks to herself "Wait a minute. Why would they attack us out of the blue like this if they have it? Wouldn't they just run away?" Suddenly something pops into her head. "Wait! Where's the other Team Rocket member? He must still have it!" yells Dawn. Jesse, James, and Meowth make a shocked look. "What other Team Rocket member?" asks Ash through the flames. "I saw another Team Rocket member from my window run off with them with the REM Pearl. He must be on ahead. I'll go try and stop him!" yells Dawn. "Ok! We'll handle these three losers and be right with you. Good luck Dawn" yells Ash.
Dawn turns and starts running. "There's no way we're going to let you try and stop Billy Kid! Carnivine! Use Vinewhip to catch the twerpet!" calls out James. "CarniVINE!" *Sawooooosh!* cries out Carnivine as it let's loose a Vinewhip attack. "Ok Growleth come out and uses Flamethrower on that Vinewhip!" calls out Officer Jenny as she throws a Pokeball. A Growleth pops out, lands on the ground, and immediately unleashes a Flamethrower. The two attacks meet and the first couple of feet of Carnivine's Vinewhip gets burned. "VIIIIINE!!!" screams Carnivine as it reels in its Vinewhip and starts to blow on them. "Thanks Officer Jenny!" calls out Dawn as she starts running deeper into the forest again. "HOW DARE YOU! Yanmega! Sonicboom!" "And Carnivine use Bulletseed!" shout Jesse and James. "Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" "Growleth use Ember!" shout Ash and Officer Jenny. The four attacks meet and a large explosion and smoke cloud erupt on contact.
Meanwhile, with Piplup on her shoulder, Dawn makes her way through the forest and arrives in a small clearing. There ahead of her is Billy Kid getting ready to make his escape on a motorcycle. "Hold it right there!" shouts Dawn. Billy looks over and sees Dawn. "That girl was with that Mayor today. Darn those other three. They can't even slow down one girl?!" Billy thinks to himself. "Sorry kid I got no time to mess with you!" he shouts. "Give back the REM Pearl you thief!" shouts Dawn. "MAKE ME!" Billy shouts back. Billy starts up the Motorcycle and peels away across the grassy clearing. "Piplup! Use Whirlpool!" shouts Dawn. "Piiiiiiiiiiiipluuuuuuuuuup!" cries out Piplup as it forms a whirling mass of water and then throws it at the motorcycle. The swirling mass of water slams into the grass just ahead of Billy's motorcycle. The grass, now slick with water, causes the motorcycle to skid and throws Billy off. He lands on the ground with a thud.
"Why you…." mumbles Billy as he slowly stands up. "Last chance Billy Kid! Hand over the REM Pearl." demands Dawn. Billy has a very mad look on his face. "YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT! Come out Darkrai!" shouts Billy has he throws his superball. The superball pops open and out comes Darkrai. With a muffled growl it looks directly at Piplup. Piplup's face goes a little pal as it sees the scary face. "Pull it together Piplup! Use Bubblebeam!" orders Dawn. "Nightshade Darkrai!" orders Billy. The two dark lightning bolts and the flurry of bubbles crash into each other and let off a loud explosion. "Darkrai use Shadowball!" orders Billy. A dark glowing energy sphere forms between Darkrai's hands and it then throws it at Piplup. "Piplup! Dodge and use Whirlpool!" shouts Dawn.
The nimble water bird Pokemon easily sidejumps the sphere and let's go another swirling mass of water. "Darkrai! Maximum power Whillowhisp!" orders Billy. Ten large grayish flames appear and then start to spin around Darkrai counter to that of the whirlpool. Darkrai throws the Whillowhisps all at once at the Whirlpool. The two attacks crash into each other and instantly flash into a cloud of steam. The steam cloud forces Darkrai to lower to the ground. "Now's our chance!" says Dawn to herself. "Piplup! Use Peck!" orders Dawn. Billy smirks. Piplup runs at Darkrai in a full sprint as its beak starts glowing and extends to twice its length. It jumps up and lunges at Darkrai. Darkrai holds its ground as Piplup unexpectedly flies right through Darkrai's body. Darkrai then spins around and catches Piplup by its right foot. Needless to say this shocks Piplup and Dawn.
"Piplup! But how?" asks a dumfounded Dawn. "You idiot! Darkrai is a Ghost type! Normal and direct attacks like that have no effect! And it's going to cost you! Darkrai use Nightshade." orders Billy. Darkrai lets lose with a Nightshade attack at point blank range and doesn't let up. "PIPLUUUUUUUP!" screams Piplup. "No Piplup!" shouts Dawn. Piplup continues to shake because of all the damage it's taking. "Piplup try using Bubblebeam again!" shouts Dawn. Through all the damage it's taking, Piplup manages to open its beak and unleash a furious Bubblebeam attack. The Bubblebeam slams into Darkrai's face and explodes. Darkrai howls and drops Piplup on the ground. Piplup hits the ground hard while Darkrai gets thrown back out of the explosion cloud while rubbing its face.
"Come on Piplup! Darkrai's hurt! Get up!" commands Dawn. Piplup slowly starts to stand back up. "He's not hurt as much as you think." says Billy. Darkrai takes its hand away from its face. "We'll just see about that! Piplup! Use Bubblebeam!" commands Dawn. "Piiiipluuuuuup!" caries out Piplup as it lets out another Bubblebeam. "Darkrai use the shadows!" orders Billy. Darkrai quickly drops to the ground and merges into the nighttime shadows causing the Bubblebeam to way overshoot. "Ah where'd it go?" says a panicked Dawn. "Ok Darkrai! Shadowball!" orders Billy. "Careful Piplup! It could come out anywhere!" says Dawn. Piplup franticly looks around trying to see where Darkrai will emerge. Unfortunately, while its head is turned, an arm shoots up in front of Piplup with a Shadowball ready to fire. "Piplup! In front of you!" cries out Dawn. But it's too late. The arm slams the Shadowball right into Piplup's face and explodes.
Piplup goes flying out of the explosion cloud. "Ah Piplup!" cries out Dawn. She runs up and catches Piplup in her arms. "Piplup are you ok?" she asks in a panic. Piplup doesn't respond; it's been knocked out cold. "Now that, that's over with, I'll be leaving now." says Billy. Dawn grits her teeth. "I don't think so! I'll use my Bunnirie's Icebeam to freeze you in place if I have to! One way or another I'm going to get back that REM Pearl!" shouts Dawn as she pulls out her Bunnirie's Pokeball. "Darn this girl just won't quit! Looks as though I'll have to use THAT." says Billy to himself. "I'm sorry to do this to you young lady, but you're leaving me with no other choice. Darkrai….. use NIGHTMARE REALM on the girl." says Billy sternly. Darkrai glances back at Billy for a second as if to confirm that he wants this done. It then turns back to Dawn.
"I WILL stop you! Bunnirie! I choose…." Darkrai quickly sinks into the shadows once again, causing Dawn to stop mid-throw and mid-sentence. Dawn quickly looks around to try and find the Darkrai, but to no avail. Darkrai then shoots up out of the ground shadows right in front of Dawn and grabs the sides of her head before she can react, forcing her to look at it face to face. Darkrai's eyes then glow a bright red. "W-What are you….do….ing….?" trails off Dawn. Her body starts to go limp. Her eyes start to go out of focus and half close and then start glowing a bright red themselves. Within moments Dawn's resistance to this attack completely stops. Darkrai lets go of her head and she slumps to the ground with a thump.
Billy lets out a small sigh. "Heh. A shame really. She was cute too. Darkrai return." he says coldly. Darkrai beams back into the superball. Billy takes one last cold look at Dawn, then walks over to his motorcycle, picks it up, and gets on. He starts it up and peels off again. But just as soon as he does he hears some screams and then Team Rocket's balloon suddenly comes crashing down in front of him with half of the balloon on fire. "What the!" is all he can get out before crashing right into the basket of the balloon. Billy goes flying over the basket and crashes hard on the ground. The REM Pearl also goes flying out of his motorcycle, up over the basket, and rolls up just in front of him. "Give us back the REM Pearl Team Rocket!" comes a shout from the forest. Billy slowly looks over and sees the other meddlers come running out of the forest. Billy slowly starts to stand up. He grabs the REM Pearl and then watches as the group of people come running at him.
Billy takes a quick glance at the fallen balloon and sees a semiconscious Team Rocket group with a knocked out Carnivive and Yanmega. "Darn fools can't even delay a pursuing group of meddlers!" he thinks to himself. As they approach the scene of the balloon crash, the group is shocked to see both Piplup and Dawn lying unconscious on the ground. "Dawn! Piplup! Grrrr! What have you done to them Billy Kid!?" demands Ash. "I merely got rid of a couple of obstacles in my way." says Billy with a smirk. "Grrr! You'll pay for what you've done today!" yells Ash again. "Billy Kid you are under arrest for breaking and entering, theft, and assault! Give us back the REM Pearl now and you'll receive a fair trial!" calls out Officer Jenny. "Heh! Do you really expect me to do that!? The REM Pearl is now the property of Team Rocket and I'm not about to give it up!" responds Billy.
Billy turns to start running away. "Oh no you don't! Pikachu use Thunderbolt!" "And Growleth use Flamethrower!" call out Ash and Officer Jenny. "Piiiii-kaaaaa-CHUUUUU!!!" "GROWLLLLL!!!" call out the two Pokemon as they let out their attacks. The two attacks quickly reach their targets. The Flamethrower engulfs the balloon basket's propane burner while the Thunderbolt hits the motorcycle. The Flamethrower causes the propane burner to explode while the Thunderbolt detonates the motorcycle's gas tank. The mighty blast causes Billy to lose his hold on the REM Pearl and sends him and the rest of Team Rocket rocketing into the air one way and the REM Pearl in the other. "No! The REM Pearl! The boss isn't going to like this when I don't bring it back!" shouts Billy. "Oh don't sweat it! We fail all the time and the boss never gets mad at us." says Jesse with a smile. "That's true! We've been sent packing by that prestigious Pikachu many times." says James.
"Shut it! This is all your fault you know! You couldn't even manage delaying them! There's no way I'll put in a good word for you now!" screams Billy. The rest of Team Rocket are a little stunned to hear that. "Well it doesn't matter now. They've already paid the price for interfering. Or at least they soon will be." says Billy calmly. "Well them's the breaks I guess. Guess there's nothing else to say but" – "WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNN!!!" "Wabafett!" *Sparkle!* says Meowth with the rest of Team Rocket and Wabafett. Meanwhile the REM Pearl is falling toward the group at a fast speed. "Oh no! The REM Pearl!" cries out Glenda. "I got it! Happinie! Catch the REM Pearl!" shouts Brock as he throws a Pokeball. The Pokeball pops open and Happinie lands of the ground. "Happinie!" It looks up and sees the REM Pearl falling fast. "Happ! Happ! Happ!" it yelps as it scurries from side to side trying to stay under the REM Pearl. It stands in the right spot and catches it easily. "Happinie!" it yelps happily. "Good catch Happinie!" says Brock.
"Dawn!" calls out Ash snapping Brock's attention back to their fallen comrade. Ash is already running over to Dawn. Ash reaches Dawn and rolls her over onto her back. "Dawn! Dawn are you ok? Speak to me?" says a near frantic Ash. No response. "Come on Dawn! Snap out of it!" says Ash again as he shakes her a then pops her on her cheek. But there's still no response. The only indications of life are her slow shallow breaths and a pulse. Her eyes are lifless though. With them only half open and glowing a bright red her look is a bit eerie. "That Billy Kid did something to her. Mayor Gladdy is there a human hospital in your town?" demands Ash. "Yes. It's a small five room hospital but it has all the amenities that a full sized one would have." answers Gladdy. "Good! Let's go then." says Ash as he picks up Dawn and starts running back to REM town.
End of part 1.
To be continued in Part 2.
Author Note: This is a little short story I decided to do to take a brake from my Stellvia fanfic and preparing for my Lucky Star Fanfic. I kept debating on whether to make this one long oneshot or split it into two or three parts for a long time. I finally decided to make it into two or three parts as I don't like my stories to go too far past 10 pages (Microsoft Word). Oh and by the way it's REALLY tough to type in the fancy rhyming way that Team Rocket always does. I just can't see how the writers can do it every episode…..
Story note: What does this mysterious attack called "Nightmare Realm" do? Will Dawn be able to recover or will she stay in a catatonic state forever…. or possibly worse. Be sure to read part two coming soon to find out. See you next chapter!