Disclaimer: I do NOT own Pokemon or associated characters.
Note: This story came to me in a previous dream...wow...I loved the original idea, and just had to write it down! So, (c) 2003 Satokasu Suki.
Fantasy Generation
It looks like today, our heroes are on the path to the long awaited Johto League! But where exactly are they headed?" the narrator opened.
"So where are we headed, Brock?" Ash turned to Brock as he stopped walking. Brock scanned his map.
"I think we're headed towards Ciport City. It says here that Ciport City is the home of first-class restaurants and tropic lifestyles."
"Ciport City? Sounds fun, huh Ash?" Misty spoke up, smiling at Ash. Ash smiled back, giving her a thumbs up.
"Sure does! I could sure go for a small vacation!" he said, pumping his fist in the air excitedly.
"With warm sunny skies, and cooling breezes, nothing can stand in the way of a small vacation, right? I mean, all trainers deserve a break sometimes!" the narrator spoke up.
"Pika pika!" Pikachu agreed happily.
Ash chuckled at Pikachu, before ruffling its hair gently. "I'm pretty eager to go, too, Pikachu!" Ash laughed. Pikachu grinned. "How far is it until we get there?" Ash questioned.
Brock looked at the map, and then glanced up at Ash. "Unfortunately, it will take us about an hour."
"An hour?" Ash whined with a frown. "I want to get there now!"
"Chu!" Pikachu agreed with a frown.
Misty thought of something, a smile forming over her lips before she shoved Togepi into Brock's arms. He looked at her questioningly, but she ignored him.
Misty poked Ash twice on the shoulder. Ash turned towards her, and she grabbed his hat.
"Hey!" Ash called after her as she ran with it down a large grassy hill. "Hey, that's my hat!"
"Just try to catch me, Ash!" Misty called as she continued to run.
//Ohhh, Come and try to catch me.
//Ohhh, Catch me if you can.
//Ohhh, Come and try to catch me.
//Ohhh, Catch me if you can.
//Come on come on, catch me now, catch me Pokemon. Can you come and catch me, can you now? You can't catch me anyhow.
Misty was still far ahead and now Brock and Pikachu joined Ash on his quest to catch Misty. They were all laughing as they ran.
//Get up, let's see what you're made of.
//Bring it on -- you know I'm not afraid.
Misty was far ahead of him as she stopped and put his hat on her head playfully. She pulled down her eyelid and stuck out her tongue teasingly. Ash grinned at her determindely.
//There's no way that you can slow me down now,
//It's time to show you what I'm all about.
Misty continued to run and Ash followed, slowly gaining on her.
//I'll never give up when the going get's rough,
//I know I'm gonna make it through.
//To just try would never be enough,
//I'll show you there's nothing that I can't do!
Pikachu was then right behind Ash, and Misty was only a few steps ahead.
//Ohhh, Come and try to catch me.
//Ohhh, Catch me if you can.
Pikachu jumped off of the ground onto Ash's shoulder. Ash laughed as he outstretched his hand toward Misty's shoulder.
//Ohhh, Come and try to catch me.
//Ohhh, Catch me if you can.
Ash lept towards Misty, and it resulted in him falling over top of Misty. "Gotcha!" he yelled in triumph. They both laughed and Misty placed Ash's hat back on his head.
"It looks better on you, anyway," she said with a grin and he smiled back.
"I gotta hand it to ya, you run pretty fast," he said, looking into her eyes.
"You too," she smiled, looking into his eyes too.
Ash was still on top of Misty. Ash turned away, blushing once he realized his position. Misty blushed too and turned away uncomfortably. Ash jumped up off of Misty quickly, blushing deeply. Misty stood up beside him with a deep blush that matched his.
"Hey look," Ash said, turning to a sign that read 'Ciport City'. What a smooth subject change! "We're here!" he said happily, hugging Pikachu in his arms.
"Yep, that was my plan," Misty said with a matter-of-fact tone. She smiled at him, and then frowned. "Hey, wait a second..."
Ash turned to her to find out what was the matter, and she continued, "Where's Brock and Togepi?"
Ash looked around frantically. "I don't know..." he said slowly, looking towards his shoulder to where Pikachu was. He gaped. "Whaa! Where's Pikachu?" he asked, his eyes bulging.
"I don't know..." Misty said with a concerned expression. "Togepi! Brock! Where are you?" she called worriedly with a frown.
"Pi-ka-chu!" Ash called loudly. His voice echoed along the mountains in the distance.
"Pikachu was just here a second ago!" he said frantically.
"And I gave Togepi to Brock..." Misty said slowly. "Do you think they were all kidnapped?" she asked Ash. "Who would do such a thing?" she added sadly.
"Team Rocket!" Ash said putting his balled fist into the palm of his other hand.
Misty scrunched up her face. "Team Rocket? Why would they kidnap Brock?"
"Well I can see why Pikachu and Togepi would be kidnapped..." Ash said slowly. "Hey! Maybe Brock was kidnapped so Team Rocket could persuade him to tell them where we were...so they could steal our other Pokemon, too!"
Misty considered the idea. "Maybe..." she said thoughtfully. "But they've never done anything like this before..."
"You're right," Ash nodded slowly. "But maybe they were sick of loosing so they thought of something new," he added.
Misty nodded. "Maybe..." she repeated. "It's up to us to find 'em!" she said determindely.
"Right!" Ash nodded in agreement. "But...how do we find them? They could be anywhere!"
"Well they must be close by...othewise, how could they have stolen them so quickly?" Misty suggested.
"Yeah..." Ash agreed. Suddenly, a near by pay phone rang loudly.
Ash and Misty exchanged glances, before Ash walked towards the phone and picked it up. "Hello? This is Ash speaking."
Misty angrily put her hand on his head and shoved him towards the ground. "You're not supposed to say you're name, Ash! It could be you-know-who!" she whispered loudly to him.
"Right..." he said drowzilly on the ground.
"Sorry about that," Misty said in a low, disguised voice that resembled Ash's slightly. "My name isn't actually Ash...some of my friends just call me that. My real name is uh..." she paused, panicking to think of a name.
"It doesn't matter what you're name is," the voice on the other end said. Misty's eyes widened at the voice. It was low and deep, and it said the words slowly and carefully. It almost sounded like the voice was in slow-motion.
Misty signaled for Ash to come and listen to the voice. He stood up and put his ear to the phone beside Misty.
"M-may I ask who's speaking?" Misty asked reluctantly, still disguised in Ash's voice, glancing at Ash nervously. Ash glanced at the phone skeptically.
"Um...my-my name is..." the deep voice seemed to be panicking. "Well, just call me 'Deep Voice'," it replied calmly.
"Okay...Deep Voice..." Misty started. "Why are you phoning?" she asked curiously, still in Ash's voice.
Ash and Misty listened attentively. "I am phoning because I want to help you on your quest to find your friend Brock, and your two closest Pokemon," it replied.
"What?" Misty broke out of Ash's voice at into her own. "How do you know about that?"
"Let's just say that I have connections," it replied impatiently. "I will give you clues along the way, and you will get equipment that will help you."
"Equipment? What is this, some sort of mission?" Misty asked, in her normal voice again. "I-I mean...what do you mean, equipment and clues?" she asked again, in Ash's voice.
Deep voice didn't seem to care about Misty's sudden voice change, as it continued calmly. "You will need special equipment that will come in handy, and I will give you clues now and then to help you."
"Okay..." Misty said slowly, in Ash's voice. "So what's our first clue?"
"Your first clue is as followed," Deep voice paused to cause more anxiety between Ash and Misty, and then continued, "amidst Ciport City, there is a store with a spinning blue roof. Go inside to find a surprise."
"What kind of surprise?" Ash spoke up, and Misty glared at him for speaking. He squirmed out of the way as she focused her attention on the phone again. He moved back to listening in.
"Just...a surprise. You'll see then," Deep Voice sounded rushed. "Now proceed, Ash and Misty! Good luck!" it said quickly before the loud monotonous sound filled the phone, that meant that Deep Voice was no longer on the other end.
Ash sighed angrily. "What kind of clue is that?" he asked impatiently, putting his hands on his hips.
"And how does Deep Voice know our names?" Misty asked him curiously.
Ash shrugged. "I dunno. But we don't have time for that! We have to go to the store with the spinning blue roof!"
***
Later, at the store with the blue spinning roof...
"Well, here we are," Ash said loudly, in the store. No one seemed to be there, and it was pitch black inside.
"Yep," Misty said equally as loudly, trying to look around but failing due to the darkness. "I wonder where Brock, Togepi and Pikachu have been kidnapped to?" she added loudly.
Suddenly the lights flashed on. Ash stood in front of Misty and put his arm out protectively.
"Hello?" he said, looking around. It looked like a huge futuristic spy kind of store.
A man appeared from somewhere in the right corner. "Hello. You two must be Ash and Misty, I presume?" Ash dropped his protective arm. The man had short brownish grey hair, showing that he was an older man. He was wearing a shiny grey lab kind of jacket, and big thick eyeglasses that shielded his eyes.
Ash and Misty exchanged glances. "Yeah. We're on a mission to find our friend and Pokemon, and we were told to come here," Misty spoke up.
"Do we know you...?" Ash asked him curiously.
"I don't know. Do you? It's hard to tell these days," the man said in a riddle type way.
Ash scratched the back of his head. "Huh?"
"My name is Professor Coal," he changed the subject rather quickly, "and I will be providing you two with our finest equipment. I have it ready for you in the back," he said, adjusting his glasses.
"Nice to meet you, Professor," Ash said with a small smile. "And what sorts of equipment do we need for this mission? Can't we just use our Pokemon?"
"Pokemon..." Professor Coal echoed. "Who needs Pokemon, when you can use the finest equipment to ensure prevail?"
Misty rolled her eyes and put her hands on her hips. "Well thank you for the offer, sir, but we'll just use our Pokemon, thanks," she said, as she began to shove Ash out the door with herself.
A small bead dropped on the ground in front of them. Misty didn't take notice to it, and kept shoving Ash forward. Ash suddenly hit what seemed like an invisible wall. He winced and fell over.
"Ash!" Misty cried, bending over and checking to make sure he was okay. She picked up the small bead and the invisible wall disappeared. She glared at Professor Coal.
"What do you think your doing? He could have been hurt!" she said angrily, standing up to face the Professor.
"Who says I'm not?" Ash said drowzilly from somewhere on the ground beneath her.
"It's harmless to you kids, but in the most dangerous times - this little invention comes in handy," Professor Coal grinned proudly.
"Harmless?" Ash snorted from the ground, rubbing his now red face. Misty helped him up from the ground.
"I'll go get the equipment," Professor Coal announced, disappearing from the room.
Misty shrugged. "Whatever. Let's get out of here, Ash," she said, grasping his hand and slowly walking towards the door. She opened it.
"Huh?" Ash and Misty said in unison, noticing they were in the same room.
"Wha--didn't I just--" Misty was at a loss for words, as she turned to look at the door but it was gone.
"Thought you could just get up and leave, huh?" Professor Coal smiled at them.
Misty frowned, a little scared. "We want to leave. We're not interested in your equipment," she said firmly.
"Oh, but you are," Professor Coal said in an unusual tone that scared Misty.
"Ash," Misty whispered to Ash. "We have to get out of here...use your Pokemon to battle him!"
Ash nodded, reaching for a Pokeball and then frowning. "What?" he panicked, looking all over his belt for his Pokeballs. "What have you done with my Pokemon?" he glared at the Professor.
Misty's eyes widened before she checked her red bag for her Pokeballs. Hers were gone too. "And what have you done with mine, too? You creep!" she yelled at the Professor.
Professor Coal frowned. "No need to get testy, Misty," he said. Before either of the teenagers knew what was happening, they were in the air. Ash helplessly kicked around.
"Let me down!" he yelled.
"Do you think this is some sort of joke?" Misty asked Professor Coal angrily.
"No," he answered simply, as they landed on the ground safely. "I'm just showing you the powers of my equipment. They will help you."
"Fine," Misty sighed. "If we take your equipment, can we leave?"
"Yes."
"Then we'll take it all," she said.
"Great," he grinned.
--End of Chapter One—
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