This first One-Shot is kinda based off of some scenes from the movie Ice Age, which is owned by 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, enjoy!
Zack's Icy Experience
It was a nice snowy day, and a Machop, that used to be a human being named Zack, was walking in the cold snowy ground happily, but the silence of his walk was interrupted by an unfamiliar sound.
"What was that?" Zack asked as he looked ahead to see that the sound, that sounds like the cry from a baby so he ran over to the cave, and he was shocked by what he saw.
In the cave was a Hydreigon flying a little above a scared baby... a human baby as the Hydreigon asked himself, "Now where did this little pipsqueak come from?"
Zack was shocked when he saw the scared human baby as he thought, "It-It's a human baby!? How did that little guy get here, I thought this world had only Pokemon in it? It doesn't matter, I've gotta save the little guy!" Then he ran into the cave and smacked Hydreigon on the head with a good Karate Chop, dazing him and also calming the baby down a bit.
"I like pie!" Hydreigon said, dazed from the Karate Chop Zack gave him as he fell to the floor, then the baby laughed and clapped his little hands.
"There's gotta be a way to get this little guy back home with humans." Zack said as he picked the baby up and walked out of the cave, and then it occurred to him, "I know, I can get Totodile and Absol to help me with the little guy. I'd better get back to Pokemon Square." and with that, Zack began to run back to Pokemon Square with the baby in his arms.
Once he made it back to Pokemon Square, which had a bit of a blanket of snow around it as well, Zack made it back to a building that looked like himself, a Machop, as he said, "Okay, I've made it back to the Team Revolution base. I just hope Totodile and Absol are home."
Then he went inside and saw his two teammates, Totodile and Absol, locked in a game of checkers.
Absol then moved his piece, "King me." but instead, Totodile got mad and swatted the board away.
"Uh guys?" Zack called to get their attention as Totodile and Absol turned to him.
"Hey Zack, where have ya been buddy?" Totodile asked happily, then he noticed the baby and asked, "Hey are you trying to earn some extra money by babysitting?"
Then Zack explained what happened before he came back, and needless to say, Totodile and Absol were shocked by what they've just heard as Totodile exclaimed, "Wow, so you weren't the only human after all!"
"Yeah, but Gardevoir told me that I was here to help save the world, so how did this little guy get here, and still as a human?" Zack asked while the baby crawled around the team base.
"I don't think this is the best time to wonder that. You said you saw this little one in a cave in the snow scared by a Hydreigon?" Absol asked while the baby crawled back over to them.
Zack nodded, "Yeah, I don't know what would've happen to this little guy if I hadn't knocked Hydreigon away. Now all we have to do is return this kid to his parents."
"But we don't even know if his parents are here, or where they're going for that matter." Totodile pointed out just before the baby pulled on his tail, "Ow!"
"Hold on, Last night, I did see a couple of unfamiliar faces going down Frosty Forest and down a different path away from Mt. Freeze. Their bodies were covered in coats, so I guess that they might be the baby's parents.
"A path away from Mt. Freeze?" Zack and Totodile asked in confusion.
"A path that leads to a place called Glacier Canyon. I've been to that spot before I've met up with you two, and there are times that the path leading there closes up with snow. So my guess is that his parents should still be there. But, one never knows what to expect down the path to Glacier Canyon." Absol explained as Zack looked at the baby who just unknowing flung a pan of berries as they hit the three members of Team Revolution in the faces, covering them in berry juice.
"Cute, real cute." Totodile said before licking some of the berry juice off his face while Zack and Absol just wiped it off their faces.
"I guess we have no other choice." Zack said as he walked over to pick up the baby, then he gave him to Totodile before he told his team, "Guys, we're returning this little guy to his parents, so we're off to Glacier Canyon. Absol, since you're the only one out of the three of us that's been down that path before, it's up to you to lead us down that path."
Absol nodded, "You can count on me."
"Hear that little guy? We're gonna take you back to your Mama and Dada. In the name of Team Revolution." Totodile told the baby before he made funny noises to make the baby laugh.
"Okay Team Revolution, we're off to Glacier Canyon!" Zack declared as he opened the door.
"Right!" Totodile and Absol nodded before the three of them went out the door with Totodile carrying the baby as they head off on the road to Glacier Canyon.
And so, Team Revolution set off from Pokemon Square to Glacier Canyon with Absol leading the way.
As they walked in Lapis Cave, the baby then began to poke Totodile a little, but Totodile just shook it off.
Then the baby poked him again, so Totodile smiled and poked the baby back, then the baby frowned as he poked Totodile again, then the Big Jaw Pokemon frowned as he poked the baby again.
Soon Totodile was having a poke fight with the baby, which annoyed Zack as he called behind him, "Don't make me come back there!"
"Hey, he started it!" Totodile yelled as the baby poked him in the nose.
"I don't care who started it, I'll finish it!" Zack said as they kept walking.
Once they made it out of Lapis Cave, and also stopping the little poke fight as well, Team Revolution decided to take a route that was away from Mt. Blaze which would also get them to the Frosty Forest, but when they did, they hit a bit of a fork in the road.
"You're lost, aren't you Absol?" Zack asked with a dull look on his face.
"No, I know exactly where to go." Absol replied in annoyance.
Totodile then noticed a Sneasel in front of them, sharpening his claws, so he told the other two, "Let's ask that guy for directions." that made the Sneasel turn to them in confusion.
"No Totodile, I don't need directions." Absol declined.
Zack sighed in annoyance, "Fine, I'll ask him." Then Zack walked up to Sneasel and asked, "Hey, do you know the way to Glacier Canyon?"
"Glacier Canyon? Just go down the right path, then take a left to the Frosty Forrest, turn left from there, and you're on your way to Glacier Canyon. Oh, and if you've hit the Frosty Grotto, you've gone too far." Sneasel explained while pointing to Team Revolution's right.
"Thank you, let's go guys." Zack said as he and his team went down the right path, leaving Sneasel alone.
"Now what kind of business do those three have with a place like Glacier Canyon?" Sneasel asked himself, then he shrugged and went back to sharpening his claws.
As they continued down the path to Glacier Canyon, the baby started to cry, and continued to cry as they continued down the path.
As they walked further down the path, Totodile was no struggling to hold the baby who kept crying while Zack had his hands on his head to try and block the noise as he said, "Oh, you've gotta make it stop! I can't take it anymore!"
"I've face off against Ghost-Type Pokemon that didn't complain this much!" Absol said, quite annoyed with the crying himself.
Totodile was holding the baby upside-down as he said, "The little guy's squirming up a storm!"
"That's because you're holding him wrong!" Absol told his teammate.
"Watch his head Totodile!" Zack yelled.
"Just put him down!" Absol said as they made a stop to check the baby.
As Totodile set the crying baby on a tree stump, he grumbled, "Sheesh, pick him up, put him down, make up your mind. Damn that white Pokemon mutt!"
"What did you just say!?" Absol yelled in offense.
"Don't say that, there's a kid here!" Zack scolded before they turned their attention to the crying baby.
Absol got a good look and noticed something as he told his teammates, "Guys look, his nose looks a little dry."
"That must mean something's wrong with him." Totodile said.
"Someone should give it a little lick, just to be safe." Absol suggested.
"I'll do it!" Totodile volunteered as he picked the baby up again.
Then Zack realized something else as he tried to stop Totodile by saying, "Whoa, hang on a second! He's wearing something humans call a diaper!"
"So?" Totodile asked with his tongue sticking out.
"So what do you think happens to it if he poops?" Zack asked with his arms crossed.
His teammates realized what he meant as Absol went, "Oohhh."
Totodile put his tongue back into his mouth as he pointed out, "Humans are gross!"
Zack felt offended by what Totodile just said, but he did a pretty good job at hiding it as he said, "Okay, you, check for poop."
"Hey why do I have to be the poop checker?" Totodile complained, really not wanting to do a job like that.
"Because you're an idiot." Absol answered with a dull look.
"Because you're the shortest one out of all three of us here, and because I'll smack you hard with my Thunder Punch if you don't!" Zack added while glaring at Totodile who stepped back a bit.
"Why else?" Totodile asked, and he shouldn't have.
"NOW TOTODILE!" Zack yelled angrily.
"OKAY OKAY, jeez, someone needs some anger management." Totodile mumbled as he went over to check on the baby, "Ew, yuck! Ew! Oh boy, what have his parents been feeding him?" Totodile then held the diaper and began to move around, "Okay, look out! Hot stuff, coming through!"
"Hey, watch it!" Zack said while flinching a little.
"Stop waving that thing around!" Absol scoled while flinching a little when Totodile came his way.
"I'm slipping, I'm slipping!" Totodile said, then he gave off a playful grin as he tossed the diaper into the air as it opened up and landed on Zack's face as he screamed and quickly got the diaper off his face and tossed it to the ground. Totodile then laughed as he held the baby, "It's clean! I got ya good Zack!" then he laughed some more while the baby cried.
Zack smacked Totodile on the head with his Thunder Punch, "Will you cut it out!?" the silly face on Totodile made the baby giggle, until Totodile shook it off, then it made the baby cry again.
"Hey do that again, he loves it." Absol said as Zack smacked Totodile on the head again, making the baby giggle at the silly face until Totodile shook it off again.
"You know, it's making me feel better too." Zack smiled while kissing his fist.
Totodile was still sore about being smacked as he walked over to Absol, held the baby up to him and said, "Here, you hold him dude." that only gave Totodile one more smack to the head, making the baby giggle as he tried to smack Totodile himself, only to have the Big Jaw Pokemon hold his arm firmly, which made the baby cry again as Totodile set him back on the stump to give him a new diaper, one made out of leaves.
"Here, let me try something." Absol said, standing in front of the baby as he covered his eyes with his front paws, "Where's the baby? There he is!" The baby blinked a couple of time while Absol covered his eyes again, "Where's the baby? THERE HE IS!" he got a little too close and made the baby cry again.
"Stop it Absol, you're scaring him!" Zack scolded while pushing Absol away from the baby.
Just then, they a growl from the baby's belly and Totodile knew what that meant, "Aha, the little guy's hungry!" then the baby cried once again.
"How about some milk?" Zack suggested.
"Ooh, good idea! I'd love some!" Totodile said happily.
"Not you, the baby!" Absol said.
"Well excuse me, but I happen to be thirsty too buddy!" Totodile argued.
Absol got close to Totodile's face, making him shake, as Absol then told him, "You're a little short to be mouthing off to me, wouldn't you-"
Zack had his eyes shut tight and his hands on his head again as he shouted, "ENOUGH!" that made the others stop what they were doing as it echoed throughout the area they were in, then Zack opened his eyes and sighed, "Thank you."
After getting the baby something to eat, Team Revolution continued on down the cold path to Glacier Canyon, and they were getting closer and closer.
They were now in front of a bunch of caves as Absol said, "Okay guys, it's not that much further now. All we have to do is go through one of these caves and we'll be in Glacier Canyon."
Zack sighed in relief, "Thank goodness."
"Ya hear that little fella? You're almost home." Totodile told the baby in his arms who laughed happily and clapped, then Totodile turned to Absol and asked, "So which way do we go?"
"Easy, the one right in front of us." Absol answered while pointing ahead of us.
"Good, let's go, I'm freezing my tail off." Zack said before they entered the middle cave.
As they walked in the cave, they didn't even know that they were being watched by three figures who snickered and quietly followed after them.
Then as they kept walking in the cave, Totodile suddenly shivered and then asked, "Is it my imagination or is this place getting colder and colder?"
Zack and Absol shivered as well while Zack replied, "It's not just you buddy, it's definitely getting colder in here."
"This could only mean one thing. Guys, I don't think we're the only ones in this cave." Absol said seriously, then they suddenly heard some laughter.
"You are correct, Mr. Disaster Pokemon!" three voices called out as Team Revolution had their guard up as the cold wind picked up a bit.
"We're so glad you three decided to visit us!" a buff voice called, which was one of the three voices from earlier.
"We've been waiting for someone like you to come here!" a scratchy voice added.
"Someone to come and have some fun with us!" a third voice finished as three figures appeared in front of them and they began to introduce themselves.
"Delibird!" the owner of the scratchy voice said, showing that it was a Delibird.
"Glaile!" the second Ice-Type introduce.
"And Abomasnow!" the owner of the buff voice introduced.
"Also known as the Icy Challengers!" all three Ice-Types declared, in odd poses, making Team Revolution sweat drop while the baby laughed and clapped his hands.
"The Icy Challengers? Well it's nice to meet you and all, but we've gotta return a baby to his parents, so could you-" Zack tried to explain, but he was interrupted by the Icy Challengers.
"We've heard a lot about you, Team Revolution." Abomasnow said, surprising the Rescue Team.
"About how you've saved many lives during your past adventures." Delibird added.
"How you've ventured through Sky Tower to get help from the legendary Rayquaza." Glaile added in.
"And so, we'd have to test you three ourselves. We issue three challenges! Lose and turn back and never return! Win and continue towards Glacier Canyon!" the Icy Challengers said together as Team Revolution huddled up.
"Well, didn't expect to run into something like this." Absol whispered.
"Well what do we do now?" Totodile asked as the baby grabbed his nose.
"They're not gonna let us through unless we go through with these challenges of theirs. I guess we have no choice but to play along." Zack told his teammates before all three of them nodded before turning to the Icy Challengers as Zack said, "We'll do it!"
"Good. Now the first challenge is a race around the cave against Delibird." Abomasnow said as Delibird stepped up.
"A race? In that case, I'll step up to the race." Absol said while stepping forward.
Challenge 1: Race throughout the cave
Absol and Delibird too their place at the starting line with the others standing in the sidelines.
"This will be a simple one lap race, first one to reach the finish line wins. Using your moves is not allowed, except for the moves that help boost your speed, outrun any Pokemon, and above all avoid the obstacles." Abomasnow explained, then he asked the racers, "Now then, are you ready?"
"Ready." the racers nodded.
"On your marks... Get set... GO!" Glaile yelled as Absol and Delibird dashed off and the race was under way.
Absol was running while Delibird was flying a little above the ground as the two ran through the cave, avoiding obstacles like any Pokemon living in the cave and shards of ice sticking out the walls, floors, and the ceiling while trying to outrace each other.
"Yeah, show'em Delibird!/You've got this!" Abomasnow and Glaile cheered for their friend.
"Go Absol, go!/Show'em your speed buddy!" Zack and Totodile cheered for Absol while the baby cheered in his own way as Absol was starting to get ahead of Delibird.
The two raced hard and as they saw the finish line in front of them, they picked up the pace as Delibird was slowing getting in front of Absol as Delibird closed his eyes and cheered, "YEAH, I'M GONNA WIN! I'M GONNA-" since he couldn't see where he was going, he crashed into a shard of ice as Absol quickly passed the finish line.
"And victory goes to Absol!" Zack and Totodile cheered as they gave each other a high-five while the baby cheered in his own way while Absol stood proud while panting as Delibird stumbles to Abomasnow and Glaile and seeing Staryus and Starmies.
"Not to worry, this is only one challenge. There's two more challenges left." Abomasnow smirked as Team Revolution got ready for the second challenge.
Challenge 2: Test Your Might
About 50 icicles were now in front of Zack and Abomasnow who were taking this challenge next.
"This challenge is something we'd like to call Test Your Might. The rules are that the challengers can use a move and only one move to break the icicles you see in front of you, no icicle is to be left unbroken, and whoever breaks all 50 icicles on their side wins the challenge!" Glaile explained as Zack and Abomasnow got ready to break some ice.
"Ready? Set... BREAK SOME ICE!" Delibird declared.
"Karate Chop!/Wood Hammer!" Zack and Abomasnow then began to break the icicles with their Karate Chop and Wood Hammer.
"Yeah, break that ice Abomasnow!" Delibird and Glaile cheered as as the challengers broke 20 icicles and are raring to go.
"Show them what your Karate Chop can do!" Totodile cheered while holding the baby, who laughed and cheered, in the air just as they got 15 more icicles.
Absol noticed that the recoil damage from Wood Hammer was beginning to get to Abomasnow as he thought, "Looks like I already know the winner of this challenge."
Abomasnow was beginning to feel the pain from recoil damage as he and Zack got down to their last 10 icicles as he kept chanting, "Gotta keep going! Gotta keep going! Gotta keep-" then as his forty fifth icicle, his hand slipped and slapped the icicle on the edge as it hit him in the face while Zack chopped down the last few icicles in front of him.
"And Team Revolution wins the second challenge!" Delibird declared while Zack pumped his fists in the air and gave off a victory yell as Abomasnow rubbed his sore face.
"I've gotta stopped chanting to myself when I'm close to the end of a challenge." Abomasnow muttered to himself.
Final Challenge: Chomp-Off
Another set of icicles were set in front of Totodile and Glaile as part of the final challenge.
"This is it, we're down to the final challenge: The Chomp-Off!" Abomasnow declared while some Ice-Type Pokemon who were living in the cave watched as well and began to cheer.
"Oh yeah, a chomping competition! I've hit the jackpot!" Totodile cheered happily.
Glaile chuckled, "Don't get your hopes up! I'm known as the best ice chomper around these parts!"
"Well I happen to be a top notch chomper myself!" Totodile said while showing his teeth.
"Here are the rules, each contestant may use only one move of their choosing to chomp through the icicles, and this challenge goes on for one minute. Whoever chomps the most icicles in under one minute wins!" Delibird explained, then he got ready to call it while Glaile got ready and Totodile licked his jaws, "Get ready... Get set... CHOMP!"
"Ice Fang!/Crunch!" Totodile's fangs were covered in ice as he and Glaile began to chomp up icicles as fast as they can using Ice Fang and Crunch.
"Come on Totodile, chomp those icicles!/ It's all you buddy!" Zack and Absol cheered while Abomasnow and Delibird cheered for Glaile as the two picked up the pace of their chomping, trying to outchomp each other.
As they both got down to only 10 seconds left, Glaile was trying hard to catch up to Totodile, who was still happily chomping icicles as Glaile thought, "I will not let anyone outchomp me! Time to pick up the pace!"
Glaile then began to speed up, but then, without warning, his tooth chipped on his next icicle as he had tears of pain in his eyes before he gave off a painful scream while Totodile kept chomping the ice when...
"TIME'S UP!" Abomasnow declared while Delibird flew up a bit to look at the chomped icicles.
"And so, with a new ice chomping record of 156 icicles... Totodile of Team Revolution wins the match! And thus, Team Revolution won all three challenges!" Delibird declared while Glaile jumped around, still in pain.
"YEAH BABY!" Totodile cheered while the other two Team Revolution team members and the baby joined in the celebration.
"Those guys are good, aren't they?" Delibird asked Abomasnow and Glaile.
"I guess they don't call themselves heroes for nothing." Glaile mentioned, still in a little pain.
"There's only one thing left to do, come on." Abomasnow said as he and his teammates walked up to Team Revolution, then he said, "Team Revolution, you've won all the challenges, you may now get to Glacier Canyon. But first, we have to ask you one last thing."
Zack raised an eyebrow and asked, "And that would be...?"
Then suddenly, Abomasnow, Glaile, and Delibird has sparkles in their eyes, and they looked as happy as a trio of kids in a Candy Store as they asked, "Can we please get an autograph? You guys are our inspiration!" That made Zack, Totodile, and Absol blink before they fell over while the baby laughed.
After giving the Icy Challengers an autograph each, Team Revolution have finally made it out of the cave and to a cold area with a great snowy view.
"This is it guys, we're in Glacier Canyon." Absol said while the baby laughed happily in Zack's arms.
"Awesome! Now we just need to find the little guy's folks." Totodile said as they walked around to find the Mother and Father.
"But this is a big canyon, how are we gonna find them like this?" Zack asked while looking around.
The baby then spotted something in front of them as he smiled reached his tiny little arms out to it while saying, "Mama. Papa." that got Zack's attention as he and the other two looked ahead to see two figures in winter coats.
Absol recognized them as he pointed to them and said, "I know those two. They must be the baby's parents." Absol said as the two figures turned to see that in the hoods were two human faces as they smiled once they saw the baby in Zack's arms.
"They're the only humans around, so those two must his parents." Zack said as they looked at the baby again.
"Well little guy, I guess this is goodbye." Totodile said sadly while giving the baby one last hug, "Just don't forget about us, okay?"
"We won't forget about you." Absol said with some small tears in his eyes while nuzzling the baby gently.
Zack then took the baby back into his arms as he said, "It's been fun. You'll always be considered an honorary member of Team Revolution." then he gave the baby one final hug before he gave him to the Mother who smiled gratefully at the three Pokemon while the Father gave Zack a necklace with a symbol for Fighting-Type Pokemon, Water-Type Pokemon, and Dark-Type Pokemon before the happily reunited family left to another great place in the world, leaving Team Revolution alone.
Totodile had tears in his eyes as he sniffed, "I'm gonna miss the little guy."
Zack then patted Totodile on the shoulder and assured, "We'll all miss him Totodile, but he's back with his parents, where he belongs."
"He's right, we did the right thing." Absol agreed while Totodile wiped his tears away.
"Yeah, I guess we did, but that kid would've been a great member to the team." Totodile said, then he smiled at his friends and said, "Well, come on guys, let's get back to where we belong!"
"Oh, good thinking there my- You're it!" Zack suddenly tagged Totodile and then ran off while laughing.
"Not it!" Absol yelled while running after Zack.
Totodile gave off a playful smirk, "Oh, you guys wanna play around? Well here I come!" then he happily ran after his friends.
And so Team Revolution began to playfully head back to Pokemon Square, knowing that their journey to bring a human baby back to his human parents will be in both their minds and in their hearts, forever.
The End