"It's a good thing we made it to this island before Harry lost consciousness." said Ash.
Ash and Hermione were sitting by an unconscious Harry Potter. They had been sitting there for the past half hour waiting for Harry to wake up. When Harry didn't show any signs of getting up they agreed that when an hour passed they would go to look for a Pokemon Center.
They didn't know which island they had landed on, but they weren't disturb so they figured that the island was deserted.
"I'm hungry." said Ash as his stomach growled. "I wish that blimp served food before Team Rocket showed up."
Hermione stared at Ash with her mouth slightly open. She couldn't believe anyone could be so stupid. Then again, Ash was the typical guy.
"What?" asked Ash as he tried to read her expression.
Hermione knew that it would be rude to tell Ash her true thoughts. So she decided to cover up the truth.
"Um." she said. "I was thinking that if you're so hungry we can go to the Pokemon Center. Harry could rest there as well."
"Good idea."
Ash and Hermione walked over to Harry and pulled him to his feet. They each placed Harry's arm around their shoulders half dragging and half carrying him. Pikachu and Umbreon led the way.
They walked on for miles not seeing people or other Pokemon. The trees they were walking by didn't bear fruit and the only water they had seen was from the ocean. This island felt deserted.
Hermione groaned and came to a stop.
"Can we take a break?" she asked. "Harry's heavy and my feet are killing me."
"Okay." said Ash.
They laid Harry gently on the ground and Hermione sat down next to him. Umbreon and Pikachu moved closer to the others.
"We've been walking for miles and still no sign of civilization." said Hermione. "This must be a deserted island. And if the island is deserted then there's no Pokemon Center."
"No Pokemon Center!?" repeated Ash in horror. "If there's no Pokemon Center… then we'll starve!" he finished dramatically.
Hermione sighed. Was food the only thing on Ash's mind?
Nearby bushes rustled getting everyone's attention. Hermione stood up getting ready to battle just in case it was a wild, dangerous Pokemon.
Tourist suddenly came out of the bushes. They were all caring cameras and wearing Hawaiian shirts and they were heading straight towards Ash and Hermione.
They were suddenly tossed aside along with Harry and the tourist began to take pictures of Umbreon and Pikachu. The tourist were posing in each picture, but the two Pokemon had a look a fear on their face.
After a few snapshots, the tourist departed leaving Ash, Hermione, Harry, Pikachu, and Umbreon alone.
"That was scary." said Ash as Pikachu leapt into his arms for protection.
"If those were tourist," said Hermione thoughtfully. "Then this island isn't deserted after all. There could be a place for Harry to rest up ahead."
"Then I say, let's go!" said Ash.
They went over to Harry and lifted him off the ground. They began to half drag and half carry him towards where they hoped was civilization.
But it was forty-five minutes before they arrived to what looked to be the entrance to a theme park. They were exhausted and was groaning with each step they took. Only Pikachu, who was riding on Ash's shoulder, was just fine.
"We made it." gasped Ash. "Only a few more--"
"Welcome to the Pokemon Theme Park!" said a young woman with a wreathe around her neck.
There were several other girls and they all surrounded them as they placed wreathes around Ash, Hermione, Pikachu, Umbreon, and Harry's neck.
"This is a Theme Park?" asked Hermione.
"That's right." said one of the girls brightly. "The best theme park on Tangello Island."
"Tangello Island?" repeated Ash. He then looked at Hermione. "So this island isn't deserted after all."
They continued on through the island looking at all the festivities going on. There were a lot of tourist taking pictures, merchants selling souvenirs, and many people battling against each other.
"How about after lunch we go do some battling?" Ash asked Pikachu.
"Pika." said Pikachu nodding. "Pi?" it said as its ears stuck straight up in the air.
"Hm? What 's the matter, Pikachu?"
They stopped as a wail reached there ears. It sounded like someone was in trouble. The cry came from the direction of the beach. They looked towards the beach and saw three boys and a large blue Pokemon. One of the boys was sitting on the Pokemon and the other had a stick in its hand. The Pokemon looked hurt.
They watched as the boy with the stick said something before whacking it with a stick. The Pokemon cried out.
"That's awful." said Hermione. "We got to do something about it."
Hermione let go of Harry's arm causing him to fall sideways on top of Ash. She ran down to the beach just as the boy whacked the Pokemon with a stick again.
"Quit hitting it!" she said as she came to a stop a few feet from the boys.
"Breon!" said Umbreon catching up with her.
"Who are you?" asked the boy sitting on the Pokemon's back. "You can't tell us what to do."
"Yeah." said the boy with the stick. "We don't need you to tell us how to handle our Pokemon."
"We're getting ready to challenge the Orange League." said the third boy.
"The Orange League?" repeated Ash as he arrived dragging Harry along with him.
"Let's show this girl that she's not the boss of us." said the third boy pulling out his Pokeball. "Beedrill go!" he said throwing the Pokeball.
The sight of the Beedrill made Hermione angry and a bit frightened. She remembered getting attacked by a horde of Beedrill not to long ago.
"Hitmochan, I choose you!" said the boy on the Pokemon's back.
"Let's show 'em, Spearow." said the boy with the stick throwing a Pokeball.
"Hah!" said Hermione. "I can beat you three with two hands behind my back." Hermione grabbed a Pokeball. "Pichu, go!" she said throwing it.
"Pichu." said Pichu happily.
Ash set Harry down and stood by Hermione's side. "Get in there Pikachu." he said.
"Pika!" said Pikachu standing besides Pichu.
Pichu suddenly turned red in the face and started dancing around Pikachu. Pikachu looked confuse as Pichu began to dance closer to it.
The boys laughed.
"Pichu," called Hermione. "We're in the middle of a battle."
"Pichu?" said Pichu as it looked around like it just realized it was in a battle. "Pichu." it said seriously as it got in a fighting stance.
"Spearow," said the boy with the stick.. "Show them your peck attack."
"Pichu, thunder shock!" said Hermione.
Spearow came in with a peck attack, but it was hit harshly with Pichu's thunder shock attack. With Spearow being a flying type, Pichu's thunder shock was really effective.
"Beedrill, twin needle attack." said the third boy.
"Pikachu, thunderbolt!"
Beedrill came in for a twin needle attack, but before it could even get close, Pikachu launched its thunderbolt attack. Beedrill fell harshly onto the ground.
Meanwhile, Hitmochan was sneaking in for a surprise attack.
"Look out!" said Hermione.
Hitmochan was about to prepare a mega punch attack when it was hit by a jet of water. Hitmochan was knocked into its fellow Pokemon, who knocked into the three boys, and they were blasted out of sight.
"Who did that?" asked Hermione.
They all began to look around for their savior. The only person they spotted was Harry, but he was unconscious. They looked at Umbreon, but Umbreon couldn't use water attacks.
"Hey, Ash!" called a familiar voice.
They both turned and saw a red-headed girl running towards them. She had green eyes and was carrying a Togepi in her arms. She came to a stop in front of them and smiled. Staryu landed right next to her.
"What are you doing here?" asked Ash.
"I'm here on vacation." answered Misty. She turned to look at Hermione. "Hi, Hermione. It's nice to see you again."
"Same here." said Hermione.
Misty then ran over to the Pokemon and knelt down.
"This Lapras is hurt." she said. "We got to get it to the Pokemon Center." She stood up. "I'll go get Nurse Joy."
Ash and Hermione watched as Misty ran off to go get help. Staryu followed behind her.
She returned with Nurse Joy at her side five minutes later. Nurse Joy wasted no time placing pills inside of the weak Lapras' mouth. Lapras wailed.
"I'll have to bring it to the Pokemon Center." said Joy as she placed a hand on its forehead.
"But Lapras is to big too lift." said Ash.
"Don't worry. I have a pick up truck that we can use. I'll bring it over." Nurse Joy turned her attention to Harry. "You can bring your friend along too. It looks as if he could use some rest too."
Once they got back to the Pokemon Center, Nurse Joy settled Harry into bed then took Lapras out back where there was a pool it could rest in.
Ash, Hermione, and Misty went down to the cafeteria for a large glass of lemonade. They sat in silence for a while taking sips from their lemonade. It was refreshing especially after spending so long in the hot sun.
Ash took a large gulp of his lemonade and let out a pleasant sigh. He placed the empty glass on the table and looked up at Misty who was sitting opposite of him.
"So, how long are you on vacation?" asked Ash.
"I go back to Cerulean City tomorrow." she answered. "I've had such a nice time here." She then sighed. "It's going to be exhausting going back to the gym with my sisters."
"I was on my way back to Pallet town so that I could deliver the GS ball to Professor Oak." said Ash.
"The GS ball?"
"It's a special Pokeball that Professor Oak told me to fetch from Professor Ivy." explained Ash pulling the gold and white Pokeball from his backpack.
He passed it over to Misty and she examined it closely. As she looked at the mysterious Pokeball, Nurse Joy approached their table.
"Hi, Nurse Joy." said Hermione. "How's Lapras?" she asked.
"Lapras is doing fine." she answered. "It's resting in the pool. Your friend Harry is awake and doing alright as well. I gave him some tea. You can go and see him if you want."
"Thanks, Nurse Joy." said Ash then he said to the others, "Let's go see Harry."
They finished their lemonade and then made their way to the room that Nurse Joy had allowed Harry to rest in.
When they arrived, Harry was sitting up in bed holding a steaming cup of tea. He looked up at them as they approached the bed.
"Hi, Harry." said Hermione. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." said Harry, but his voice sounded hoarse. He looked over at Misty. "Hey, Misty."
"Hi." said Misty. "What happened?"
"I'm not sure." answered Harry. "I guess I used more energy than I had when I tried to fly."
"Fly?"
Harry sipped his tea and looked out of the window. From the position of the sun Harry could have guessed that it was now in the afternoon. He looked back and saw the others staring at him. He didn't say anything, but sipped some more tea.
"We're on Tangello Island." said Ash. "This is the island you crashed on."
"Well," said Harry. "At least we're not drifting off in the ocean."
He drained his cup and placed it on the side table. He swung his legs over the bed and stood up. He stood there for a minute testing the strength of his legs. He was able to remain steady.
"Are you sure you should be getting up?" asked Hermione as she moved closer to Harry just in case he fell.
"I'm fine." replied Harry in a hoarse voice.
"I think you should take it--"
Hermione was interrupted by a knock on the door. The door opened and Nurse Joy stuck her head in the room.
"Sorry to interrupt," she said. "But there's a phone call for you, Harry."
"Okay." said Harry. "Thanks."
They all went down to the lobby and over to the telephones. Nurse Joy pointed to the phone that the caller had called.
Harry sat down on the stool and looked into a black screen that had the word 'hold' on it. Harry's friends gathered around him as he pushed a button on the screen causing the hold to go away and revealing Voldemort.
"You're the one who's calling him!?" said Ash in surprise.
Voldemort frowned.
"I was hoping that this would be a private call." he said. He looked at Harry. "It's nice to see that you've arrived safely to Tangello Island and you didn't fall into the ocean."
There was a pause.
"How did you know about that?" demanded Harry.
"Are you following us?" asked Hermione coldly.
"No, girl." answered Voldemort. "I have better things to do to follow a bunch of pre-teens around."
Harry doubted that.
"What do you want?" he asked.
"I've noticed that your Poke-Power have reached the next level."
"Next level?"
"Yes. You should now be able to transform into Pokemon that you have captured before."
Harry stared at Voldemort not believing a word he was saying. Every time Harry spoke to Voldemort, Voldemort had tricked him into doing something he didn't want to do. He was tired of it.
"I'm out of here." said Harry standing up.
"Wait." said Voldemort. Harry stopped. "Just try it. It's not a trick. All you have to do is give the command."
"Oh?" said Harry. "And what's the command?"
"The command is 'Pokemon change' then you say the name of the Pokemon." answered Voldemort. "Go ahead. Give it a try."
Harry didn't know what Voldemort was up to, but it wouldn't hurt to test out the man's theory.
"Pokemon change, Umbreon." said Harry.
Harry felt as his body began to transform. He didn't feel any pain. He just felt a tickle. When the transformation was complete, he was smaller than usual and was down on all fours.
He walked over to a mirror that wasn't too far from the phone and examined his self. He was the same size as Umbreon and was of the same coloring. He could still see the lightening bolt scar on his fore head and his eyes were green instead of red.
"That's so cool," he heard Ash say.
Harry opened its mouth to say 'it sure is', but he ended up saying, "Umbreon."
"He can't talk?" asked Misty.
"I guess he can understand Pokemon now." said Hermione thoughtfully.
"He can." said Voldemort. They all turned their attention back to him. "He can also use the abilities of that Pokemon. But there is a downside."
"Breon?" asked Harry.
"Yes, a downside." said Voldemort. "The longer you stay transformed the more energy you use. So I recommend you only transform when you're in top shape."
Harry transformed back into his human form and walked back over to the phone. He sat down.
"Why are you telling me all this?" he asked staring into the red eyes. Voldemort stared back.
"…I can't tell you right now." he answered. "But someday, when you're older, I will tell you."
Harry hated that saying. Most of the adults in his life always told him that he was too young to have certain information. It made him angry.
"That figures." said Harry hoping to get Voldemort mad enough to tell him. "I knew a bitch like you wouldn't know anything."
Everyone around him gasped at his offensive language. Voldemort, however, just smiled.
"I bet you'd love to get your hands on me now." challenged Harry.
This got Harry an eerie chuckle from the dark man.
"But I will." said Voldemort. "I won't say when, but be on your guard."
Voldemort hung up the phone and ended the connection. Harry stared in the screen. What did Voldemort mean? Was he coming after him to kill him, or just a friendly battle.
"Good news." came a voice.
They turned around and saw Nurse Joy standing behind them.
"Lapras is doing fine." she said. "It can go back to the ocean."
"That's great." said Ash.
"The only problem is that I have so many patients to take care of I don't have the time. So I'm hoping I can count on you to take it back to the ocean."
"Don't worry, Nurse Joy." said Misty. "You can count on us."
They went outside to the pool area where the truck they had used earlier was parked. Harry and Hermione sat in the trunk while Misty and Ash approached the water.
Lapras was sitting in the water bathing itself. It looked up at Ash and Misty before backing away fearfully.
"Come on, Lapras." called Ash. "It's time to go back to the ocean."
"Just climb onto the back of the truck." called Misty.
Lapras let out a wail, shook its head, and retreated further down the pool.
"Why isn't it coming?" asked Ash.
"I can guess from the fact that Lapras doesn't like humans." said Hermione. "Especially after those boys were treating it. Not to mention that this Lapras is a baby."
"How cute." said Misty.
"There's nothing cute about it not wanting to come with us to the ocean." said Ash.
"Ash, you have to see this from Lapras' point of view. Lapras is a baby and was attacked by humans. Now ask yourself, would you trust humans?"
"I…guess not."
Harry laid down on the trunk. He felt a brisk wind as he looked up in the sky. He noticed something floating in the air and was slowly falling towards him. It looked like a flyer.
The flyer landed on his face. He took the paper off his face and sat up. He looked at it. There was a picture of a Pokeball and four symbols that looked kind of like gym badges. One the top of the page in bold letters read the words 'The Orange League'.
"I didn't know the Orange Islands had there own league." he said aloud.
"Harry," said Hermione impatiently. "We can think about the Orange League later. We have to get that Lapras back to the ocean."
"Right." he muttered as he let the paper go.
The wind blew it into the air and it slowly drifted away. Harry turned his attention back to the baby Pokemon. It was now lapping water from the pool.
"I have an idea." said Ash moving towards the truck. He step inside so that he was standing in the trunk. "I'll sing it a lullaby."
"Why would you do that?" asked Misty.
"Because Lapras is a baby," explained Ash. "And people sing lullabies to babies to calm them down."
"Good idea." said Misty. "Togepi loves it when I sing to it. Right?" she added to Togepi.
"Togepreee." said Togepi happily.
Ash went into his backpack and pulled out a marker. He held it to his mouth pretending that it was a microphone.
He cleared his voice.
"Go to sleep," he said singing off key and causing everyone to cover their ears. "Go to sleep. Go to sleep my little Lapras."
Lapras turned its head away from Ash and gave him a concerned sideways look. Harry knew the plan wasn't going to work. If anything, Lapras was scared instead of calm.
Hermione lowered the marker stopping Ash from continuing the horrible tune.
"It's not working." said Hermione. "We have to think of something else."
Lapras wailed and moved farther away from the group. It dove into the water ignoring the humans calling its name.
"Come back here." said Ash jumping down from the truck.
He pulled off his backpack, jacket, and hat throwing them on the ground. He then dove into the water and dived out of sight.
He was underwater for a full minute before he came back up, spluttering and coughing. Lapras came up after him.
"Come on, Lapras." said Ash. "I'm only trying to help."
Harry jumped into the water and swam over to Ash and Lapras. He stopped besides Lapras and put his hand on its back.
"It's okay." he said gently. "We're only trying to help you get back to the ocean. You can trust us. We're your friends."
Lapras let out a soothing sound. Suddenly there was an explosion and smoke filled the area. Harry kept his hand on Lapras' back. He felt as a net surrounded him and was suddenly lifted into the air with Lapras. They were both pulled forward and placed in another truck.
The net fell away, but before he could move, Harry was tied to Lapras, who was tied to the trunk of the truck.
"We caught a Lapras and the kid with the power of the Pokemon." said James.
"Let's get out of here." said Jessie.
"You're not going anywhere." said Ash climbing out of the water. "You're pathetic."
"Just watch us." said Team Rocket as they got into the truck.
Harry heard the start of the engine and soon Team Rocket was zooming away. Ash and the others were off in the distance then suddenly they were gone.
Harry struggled against the rope trying to break free. It was no use. He was tied to tightly. If Lapras couldn't break free he didn't know how he was going to do it. He didn't think it was a good idea to use his Poke-Power. He was still weak from trying to fly to the island.
Lapras struggled as well and when it couldn't break free. It let out a whine.
"Be quiet, you big baby." said Jessie sticking her head out of the window and looking at Lapras.
"You're not going to get away with this." said Harry.
"Just watch us." said Jessie with a laugh.
"There they are!" said a familiar voice.
Harry and Lapras looked ahead. They saw Ash, Hermione, and Misty riding behind them on bikes trying to catch up. Ash looked determine to come and rescue them.
Harry watched as Ash got closer. Ash then stood up on the handles of his bike. He then leapt from the handle bars to the back of Lapras' back. He missed Harry's hand by an inch.
"Don't worry," said Ash petting Lapras. "You'll be free in no time."
Ash then leapt from Lapras back and to the roof of the truck. He then went through the open window of the truck and out of sight. Harry could still hear the battle going in the truck.
"Stop this truck!" he heard Ash say.
He then heard Pikachu use its thunderbolt followed by screaming. Suddenly the trunk became detached. The trunk banged against the truck
Harry heard the door to the truck open and Ash scream as he and Pikachu came falling out of the truck.
Ash grabbed onto the edge of the trunk and climbed inside on top of Lapras' back.
"Don't worry," he said. "We're unhooked.."
The trunk banged against the truck again. They heard Team Rocket scream and they all turned around. They were heading off the edge of a cliff.
The truck came to a stop, but the trunk bumped into the truck one last time, knocking the truck off of the cliff.
"That was a coincidence." said Harry.
Ash pulled on the rope, but the trunk went sliding in the opposite direction. They were heading backwards. They had to turn the corner, or else they were going to fall off of the cliff.
Ash got onto the side of the trunk pulling it, trying to get the trunk to turn. He struggled with it, but finally he got it to turn the corner.
Harry let out a sigh of relief. He hoped that they were out of danger because Ash looked exhausted.
"Pika Pi!" said Pikachu in panic.
Ash and Harry looked ahead. There was another cliff and they were on their way off the edge of it,
Ash continued to pull on the trunk trying to get it to turn again. Pikachu got on the side and tried to help. They were pressing their luck. They were lucky once and they weren't about to get lucky again.
The trunk went over the edge and they were falling. Lapras became detached from the trunk and Harry was detached from Lapras.
Pikachu grabbed on to Ash while Ash and Harry grabbed on to Lapras.
"We'll be okay." said Ash holding on to one side of Lapras. "As long as we stick together we'll be fine."
Lapras let out a happy sound.
Harry, Ash, Pikachu, and Lapras fell into the water and began to sink down to the depths.
Harry kicked as hard as he could and began to swim to the surface. The water broke and Harry began to choke as he breathed in the fresh air. He felt arms around him and he felt himself being pulled onto Lapras' back.
"Are you alright?" asked Ash as he let go of Harry.
Harry nodded and laid down with his head resting on Lapras' neck. Lapras began to swim forward.
"Everything's going to be alright." said Ash's voice off in a distance. "We'll be on shore in no…"
Those were the last words Harry heard before he lost consciousness.
After a long rest, Harry felt one hundred percent better. He was ready to leave the island.
"What do we do next?" asked Hermione. "We have the GS ball and we're all due back home soon."
"I've been thinking." said Harry. "I want to compete in the Orange League. I want to test my skills against gym leaders."
"That sounds fun." said Ash. "I think I'll compete too. We can even work as a team. If you want to." he finished sheepishly.
"Of course," said Harry. "I'm sure we can win it."
"I'll go too." said Misty. "All of us in this trip together, put their hand in."
Misty put her hand in first, then Harry put his hand on top of hers, followed by Ash's hand, and finally Hermione's.
"We're all in this together." said Ash.
Lapras called out from by the ocean. It wanted to go too.
"Of course you can come, Lapras." said Ash. "You can ride with me."
"Speaking of riding," said Hermione. "I don't think Lapras is big enough for all of us to ride on."
"I have an idea." said Harry. "Pokemon change, Pidgeot!"
Harry felt as his body transformed into a Pidgeot. He stretched his wings and flew over to the ocean and landed.
"Cool," said Hermione running over. "I get to ride with Harry."
"Breon." said Umbreon running towards Harry.
Hermione climbed onto Harry followed by Umbreon. Ash, Pikachu, Misty, and Togepi was riding on Lapras.
Lapras set sailed and drifted off towards the sun set. Harry flapped his wings and rose into the air. He followed Lapras out into the sea.
