Chapter 4
Ash ran to his fallen buddy.
"Pikachu, Pikachu!" He shouted. "Are you alright? Pikachu!" They then heard an evil laugh. They all looked, and saw Mega Alakazam. Beside him were Umbreon and his other lackeys.
"Foolish Pokémon!" Mega Alakazam said. "He just doesn't understand." Ash got up, and ran to the mega Pokémon.
"What did you do to him?!" He demanded to know.
"I simply used my Psybeam attack on him. I didn't want to do it, but he forced me. He simply doesn't understand."
"Understand?! Understand what; that we can't be friends with our Pokémon? Well, I have news for you, but yes, we can! I don't know about you, but that's the joy of traveling with them; we bond with them, and make them our friends! Not all trainers are bad, some are good. You won't know unless you give them a try!"
"I'm sorry." Mega Alakazam said. "But, I disagree 100%. Now," He looked at his Pokémon henchmen. "Put these trainers back in their prison cell." The lackeys were about to put Ash and friends away, when a voice spoke up.
"WAIT!" The Pokémon understood the voice perfectly, but the humans didn't. Poppilo ran in.
"Who's that Pokémon?" Serena wanted to know. She checked her Pokedex.
"No data found." The Pokedex replied. The humans were all shocked. "Another new Pokémon?" Bonnie beamed again.
"Awesome!" She responded with joy. "We're meeting so many cool Pokémon today!"
"What do you want?" Mega Alakazam questioned.
"I'm here to stop you." Poppilo stated. Rowlet and Litten were confused.
"But, Poppilo," Litten said. "Aren't you against this too?"
"I was, but I'm not anymore."
"What do you mean?"
"Ever since you and Rowlet left me, it got me to thinking. Despite me and the Professor having different goals, I miss him so much!" He began having tears in his eyes. "He cared about me, cared for me when I was sick. He believed in me when I couldn't. He said encouraging words, and never was mean to me. I would be happy going to a trainer who's as nice as him." He wiped away his tear. "Which is why I can't let you do this. I was just like you. I thought trainers ruin their Pokémon's lives, and can never be truly be friends, but I was wrong. Can't you see these Pokémon and trainers want to be friends? Why can't you see that?" Mega Alakazam looked at Ash and friends.
"So, you really like this trainer, and others like him?" Poppilo nodded.
"If you give them a chance, then, yes. Yes I do." Pikachu then woke up. Ash and friends, and all the other Pokémon were happy.
"Oh, Pikachu!" Ash said, picking him up, and hugged him. "I'm so glad you're okay!"
"Pika!" The yellow rodent agreed, hugging his trainer back. Ash's friends and the other Pokémon smiled as they saw the touching scene unfold in front of them.
"Mega Alakazam!" Mankey called, running to his boss. The mega Pokémon looked at him.
"What is it, Mankey?" Mega Alakazam wanted to know.
"Look who I found outside." Mega Alakazam looked around. He was confused. He didn't see anyone new in the room. He looked back at Mankey.
"Mankey, there isn't anyone besides these trainers and Pokémon here." Mankey looked and panicked. He furiously looked around.
"But, I swear they were right here!" The monkey Pokémon protested. "Oh, where are they?" Bonnie was confused.
"What's Mankey so worked up about?" The little girl asked.
"I don't know." Clemont admitted. "But whatever it is, it's very worried about something."
"Looking for us?" a familiar voice asked. Everybody looked. It was Jessie. By her was James. Meowth and Team's Rocket's other Pokémon beamed.
"It's Jessie and James!" The cat spoke, "I wondered where they were!"
"Prepare for trouble," Jessie began, starting their motto. "Hypnotizing us, and leaving our Pokémon to fend for themselves is your game?"
"Make it double," James added. "Well, we're here to tell you that's we're here to steal you and your friends as our claim!"
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all people within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of brainwashing trainers."
"To extend our reach to stop you is a no brainier."
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts of at the speed of light!"
"Get ready for a Pokémon fight!" Meowth jumped in front of them.
"Meowth," He piped in. "That's right!"
"Wobbuffet!" Wobbuffet jumped in, joining in as well.
"Team Rocket!" Serena cried out. "What do you think you're doing?"
"We're going to do what we always do, twerpette." Jessie told her. "And steal all of these Pokémon as punishment for brainwashing us, and making as leave our dear, sweet, Pokémon all alone." As she said this, she hugged Gourgeist.
"Gourgeist!" Gourgeist piped in.
"We would've done this no matter what." James added. "Because, you know, that's just how we roll."
"And with a talking Mega Alakazam, the boss will idolize us!" Meowth put in.
"You will never get these Pokémon!" Ash shouted. "We should have never trusted you! I knew you guys would be trouble!"
"Same goes for me!" Pikachu shouted at Meowth. "I knew you'd betray us! You always have, and you'll never stop."
"And yet you did trust us." Jessie pointed out. Ash and Pikachu realized that she was right.
"You know," Bonnie put in. "She has you there."
"Some people and Pokémon just never learn." Meowth said with a shrug. His human and Pokémon friends agreed with a nod. Meowth then pointed at Mega Alakazam.
"Enough chitchat!" Meowth commanded. "Mega Alakazam, come with us!" Ash held a hand before the Psychic type.
"No, Mega Alakazam." Ash said. "These people are bad guys; don't go with them."
"Pika!" Pikachu added. Ash looked at his Pokémon.
"Ready for a fight, buddy?" Pikachu nodded.
"Pika!"
"We don't have to end this in violence." Jessie said. "If you come with us right now."
"What if I don't?" Mega Alakazam challenged.
"I'm afraid you don't have a choice."
"Then I'm afraid you can't take me. I belong to someone. And you can't just have any Pokémon you want. That's stealing, and stealing is not right." Jessie growled.
"THE NERVE!" She shouted. "DON'T YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE? WE'RE TEAM ROCKET; STEALING IS WHAT WE DO!"
"And do you succeed?"
"Ooooohhhhh!" Meowth and James oohed at the same time.
"Burn!" The cat Pokémon said. "He got you there." Jessie shot a look at them.
"Shut up!" Jessie snapped at them.
"Don't worry, Mega Alakazam." Ash assured the Pokémon. "We'll make sure that Team Rocket doesn't take you, or any other Pokémon."
"Pika!" Pikachu said, determined. Sparks flew from his cheeks, showing that he meant business.
"Oh, you want a fight?" Jessie stated. "Then you got a fight!"
"Inkay!" Inkay put in. '
"Gourgeist!" Gourgeist added.
"Wobbuffet!" Wobbuffet joined in. They, along with their trainers, were all ready for a fight.
"Inkay, Psybeam!" James ordered. Inkay nodded, and used the attack at Pikachu.
"Pikachu, dodge, and use quick attack."
"Pika!" The mouse nodded, dodged, and used quick attack.
"Keep using Psybeam until you hit, Inkay!" James told Inkay.
"And you keep dodging, Pikachu!" Ash ordered his pal.
"And you help Inkay with your Shadow Ball, Gourgeist!" Jessie commanded.
"Gourgeist!" Gourgeist nodded, and released its Shadow Ball. Pikachu dodged that as well.
"Keep doing it!" Jessie shouted. Gourgeist kept it up. Pikachu dodged them all.
"Now Pikachu, use your Iron Tail!" Ash commanded once Pikachu got close to Inkay. Pikachu jumped up as a Psybeam, and Shadow Ball was about to hit, and used Iron Tail on Inkay. Inkay gave out a cry as it flew back, and fell to the ground.
"Alright!" Ash congratulated. "Good job, Pikachu!"
"Pikachu!"
"Pikachu; look out!" Serena shouted.
"Pika?" Pikachu looked at the upcoming Shadow Ball. It hit him before he could dodge it. The rodent flew to the ground. "PIKKAAAAAA!" Ash and friends gaped.
"Pikachu!" Ash shouted.
"Braixen, use Flamethrower!" Serena told the fox. Braixen nodded, and used Flamethrower.
"Dodge it, Gourgeist!" Jessie ordered. Gourgist dodged it.
"Pin Missile, Chespin!" Clemont ordered. Chespin used Pin Missile.
"Nuzzle, Dedenne!" Bonnie shouted. Dedenne nodded, and used Nuzzle on Gourgeist as Gourgeist dodged Pin Missile.
"Gooo!" Gourgist said in pain as paralysis affected it. Ash and friends were delighted.
"It's paralyzed!" Clemont observed.
"All right, Dedenne!" Bonnie cheered. "You did it!" Dedenne looked back at her, and smiled.
"Denne!" It said.
"That won't stop, Gourgeist!" Jessie said. "Right, Gourgeist? You can still attack!" Gourgeist replied, and nodded. "Good, now, Dark Pulse!" Gourgeist nodded. It tried to use it, but it's paralysis got the best of it, and it felt pain.
"Gourgeist!" The Ghost Type said in pain.
"Yay!" Bonnie cheered.
"Come on, Gourgeist!" Jessie urged her Pokémon. "Fight through the pain, and use Dark Pulse already!" Gourgeist tried, but the pain was too great. Inkay regained conience.
"Alright!" James cheered. "Inkay, use Tackle!" Inkay tackled towards Dedenne.
"Charmeleon!" Charmeleon whipped Inkay back with its tail.
"Wortortle!" The water turtle added, using rapid spin on Gourgeist. The two Pokémon both went flying to the ground.
"You are bad people." Mega Alakazam said to Team Rocket. "Stealing Pokémon from their trainer friends. You must be punished." And with that, Mega Alakazam let out a Psybeam attack at them.
"Wobbuffet, Mirror Coat!" Jessie ordered. "Gourgeist, Shadow Ball on Pikachu."
"Wobbuffet!" Wobbuffet saluted, and began to use Mirror Coat.
"Gourgeist!" Gourgeist used Shadow Ball.
However, Mega Alakazam's Psybeam was so fast that Wobbuffet couldn't counter it on time. The Psybeam made contact, and it caused an explosion. Team Rocket and their Pokémon flew out of the building.
"Well, at least we're blasting off with our Pokémon" Jessie observed.
"Yeah!" James added. "I can't imagine blasting off without them."
"Although, winning with your Pokémon, and getting Pikachu once and for all will be nice too." Meowth pointed out.
"Wobbuffet!" The blue Pokémon just said.
"LOOKS LIKE TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Meowth, Jessie, and James shouted at the same time. There was then a ding and a temporary star the sky.
"Bye-bye!" Bonnie called after them. "Wouldn't want to be you!" She blew a raspberry.
"Denne!" Dedenee put in. Serena gasped.
"Pikachu, look out!" She cried. All of them watched in horror as a big chuck of the building fell towards the electric mouse.
"Pika!" Pikachu tried to get out of the way, but it was too late. The big chuck of debris had fallen on top of him. "PIKKKKKAAAAAA!!"
"PIKACHU!" Ash yelled. They ran to the Pokémon. "Pikachu, Pikachu!" Clemont winced.
"Ouch!" He observed. "That has got to hurt!"
"Guys," Ash told his friends. "Help me lift this off of Pikachu." And with that, he and his friends, along with their Pokémon started lifting the chunk off the yellow mouse. They tried and tried, but couldn't free Pikachu.
"It's no use." Serena said. "It's just too heavy."
"But, we can't give up!" Ash said. "My friend needs help. Come on, let's do it again."
"But, Ash," Clemont told him. "We're exhausted! I'm so tired that I can't even invent something to help us with this."
"Allow me." Mega Alakazam offered. He used his Psychic to lift the big chunk off of the mouse.
"Whoa!" Bonnie observed. "Wonder why we didn't let him do this before. Bet we all feel pretty stupid about now." Ash turned to Pikachu.
"Pikachu," He said. There was no answer. "Pikachu." Still, no answer. "Pikachu, come on, buddy, talk to me!" He began to cry. "Come on, buddy; you can't die on me! Pikachu, Pikachu!" There were tears on his friends' eyes, along with their Pokémon, and the other Pokémon in the room. Bonnie ran to her brother. Clemont comforted her. Even Mega Alakazam had tears steaming down his face.
Looks like I was so wrong about this. Mega Alakazam observed in his thoughts. I guess trainers and Pokémon can be the best of friends! Seeing this scene is truly heartbreaking. Looking at them, I can tell, this trainer and Pokémon have been friends for a very long time. This reminds me of the good, fun, times I had with my trainer. It's a shame things have to end like this.
Oh, Pikachu! Ash thought through heartbreaking sobs. We've been through so much together. Please, don't tell me it's all over. He then got flashbacks to all of their good times. He remembered the time he and Pikachu were laying down together after he electrocuted those Sparrows, him hugging Ash when Ash thought they had to go their separate ways with the other Pikachus, Ash saving him when he had amnesia, Pikachu getting better on their first day in Hoenn, and their many battle victories.
I thought I had to say goodbye once before. But, I never thought I had to do it again, and this time forever!
"I now know that trainers and Pokémon can be friends forever." Mega Alakazam said to Ash. "I'm sorry. I'm so, truly, sorry." Ash resumed on crying.
Pikachu's ears then moved. Dedenne saw this.
"Dedenne!" The little mouse cried out in joy. Bonnie looked at him.
"Huh?" She wanted to know. "What is it, Dedenne?"
"Dedenne!" Dedenne pointed to Pikachu. Bonnie, and the others did too. Pikachu's ears moved again. Ash noticed this.
"Pikachu?" He questioned. Pikachu looked at Ash.
"Pika!" He said. Ash beamed with joy, wiping away a tear. Pikachu jumped in his arms, and they hugged.
"Oh, Pikachu, I thought I lost you forever!" The whole room burst into happiness from all around.
"I'm glad you have your friend back, young trainer." Mega Alakazam told Ash. "Ash, Pikachu, may you be the best of friends always."
"We will!" Ash promised.
"Pikachu!" The electric mouse promised as well. Mega Alakazam then turned serious. "Now, I have to reunite with my forever friend." He looked at the three Kanto starters and the new Alola starters. "But, first, allow me to take you all to your friends."
Mega Alakazam and the others went to the rooms with the trainers trapped in Pokeball Prisons, and used Psychic. All of the trainers were happy as they got out of their cells. They then all went off to find their Pokémon.
"I hope they find all of their friends." Mega Alakazam said to no one in particular.
"Wartortle!" They heard someone yell. "Yo, buddy!"
"Ivysaur!" Someone else shouted.
"Charmeleon!" A third voice shouted as well. The Pokémon and humans all looked, and the three Kanto starters all beamed. It was their trainers, Trevor, Shauna, and Tierno! The Pokémon all ran to their trainers. When they were all close enough, they all leapt up, and embraced their trainers in hugs. Their trainers hugged them back.
"Oh, Ivysaur; I missed you so much!" Shauna said to her Pokémon.
"I thought I'd never see you again!" Tierno added.
"Welcome back, my friend!" Trevor spoke to Charmeleon. Ash and friends all smiled. Tierno noticed them.
"Oh, hello, Ash." He greeted. They all said their hellos.
"Thank you for finding our Pokémon." Trevor said to him. Ash shook his head.
"I didn't find them." He told him. "They were with Pikachu and our other Pokémon."
"Oh, they were?" He looked at the electric mouse.
"Thank you, Pikachu."
"Pikachu!" Pikachu responded ("No problem!")
"Well, we better go."
"I'm sure we'll see you again." Shauna said. Ash nodded.
"I'm sure we'll see each other again." Ash agreed.
"After all," Tierno added. "We seem to bump into each other a lot. Heck, maybe, the next time you see me, one of our Pokémon will have evolved."
"Makes you wonder who it'll be." Shauna stated. "Well, bye!"
"Bye!" Ash and friends all said. They all bid their farewells, and Trevor, Shauna, and Tierno left with their Pokémon.
"We better go too." Rowlett spoke. Litten nodded.
"Right." He agreed.
"I don't know what trainer I'll end of with." Poppilo stated. "But I'm sure we'll be best friends right away.'
"And who knows?" Bunnelby said to him. "Your new trainer might like circus stuff as much as you." Poppilo shrugged.
"That'll be nice, but, I'll love my trainer either way." All of the Pokémon said their goodbyes, and the three starters parted ways. Ash and friends saw this, and said their farewells as well. Mega Alakazam bid farewell to his friends as well.
"Hey, Pikachu." Dedenne said. Pikachu looked at the little electric mouse. "Poppilo changed his mind about humans."
"Yeah," Pikachu agreed. "but, we didn't force him to. He did that all on his own." The Psychic type looked at them.
"Now, it's my turn to reunite with my trainer." He said.
Mega Alakazam led Ash and friends to the prison where a man was kept. Mega Alakazam used Psychic to unlock the lock. The man stood up, confused.
"Mega Alakazam?" He questioned. Mega Alakazam nodded.
"Yes, I am freeing you." He explained. The cage door opened, and the man was free. But, the man stay put.
"I don't understand, Mega Alakazam. You're freeing me?" The Psychic Pokémon nodded.
"I am sorry, Zane. I have made a great error. I was mad at you, and in doing so, I have made Pokémon and their trainers suffer. I understand now the special bonds between trainers and their Pokémon. Can you ever forgive me?" Zane smiled.
"Of course, buddy. That's what friends are for. I'm sorry, too." From now on, I'll consider your feelings, as well as my own." Mega Alakazam smiled as well.
"I'm glad."
"Awe!" Serena awed, marveling at the scene. "Isn't this sweet? They're making up."
"Yeah!" Her friends agreed.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu added.
"Dedenne!" Dedenne put in.
"Sorry again for what my Pokémon did." Zane said when they were all outside of the building. Mega Alakazam was back in his normal form, and no longer used telepathy. The Pokémon were all inside of their Pokeballs, except for Pikachu and Dedenne of course.
"It's okay." Serena said. "As long as our Pokémon are back with us safe and sound is all that matters."
"Well, we better leave." Ash stated. "I need two more badges until the Kalos league. I can't get the badges on my own. I need to count on my Pokémon for that."
"Same with the showcases." Serena put in. "It'll be Eevee's debut."
"Good luck with you both. Good luck now, and your future travels. And make a lot of new friends along the way, Pokémon or human." And with that, they all said their goodbyes, as Ash and friends continued on their journey.
"I still can't believe we met Pokémon from another region!" Bonnie said.
"I know," Ash said. "So exciting that there's so much in the world for us to discover. But, first, we need to battle the Kalos league." He looked up at his buddy. "Right, Pikachu?"
"Pikachu!" The electric mouse agreed.
"I just can't wait until I'm ten, then I can go on my Pokémon journey!" Bonnie said, and picked up Dedenne from her pack. "And of course, Dedenne will be my battling partner now and for always!"
"Dedenne!" He agreed, happily.
"But, you don't want to grow up too fast." Clemont reminded his sister. "You should be happy being little for as long as you can."
"I know." Bonnie agreed. "But, I still can't wait! And who knows? Maybe a new Pokémon will join our party sooner then we think!"
Knowing that there were even more new Pokémon to discover excited Ash. But, he had to take one step at a time. And he knew his friends, whether human or Pokémon would help him to reach his ultimate goal.