Ash and his friends sat in a small circle, contemplating on what their next move should be. Misty was glancing at Ash, who was looking at Brock, who was looking at Gary, who was looking back at Misty. All of them exchanging looks until the tension became unbearable. Ash spoke up first with a question he had in his head the whole time. "Hey Brock, Misty…I have a question." He asked. They looked at him questioningly and so he continued. "How…did you guys rescue us? I mean…I was sure we were goners once we hit the floor." Misty chuckled to herself. "That's a funny story actually. The day I heard on the news that Pallet Town had burned down, I had called Brock, hoping he was home and that you were okay with him. Thank god he answered, but he said he had no idea on your well being since he had just left you." Brock nodded. "Yeah, I had told her to come over right away to Pewter City Hospital to see you, but she couldn't seeing as her gym challenges had her booked until a few days ago, which is understandable."
Misty's head sank. "I felt really bad about not coming right away. After the challenges were over, I told my sisters to take care of the gym while I was gone. Making it here, I saw Brock and his family was in some sort of distress and that is when he told me about what you guys have been through and that you had left to help Gary. I had a bad feeling about that and told Brock I was chasing after you. He agreed and we ran after you guys and into the hospital. For some reason it looked like it was about to cave in. When we ran inside, we felt tremors and almost got trampled by dozens of doctors, nurses and patients. We ran to the stairs and saw a huge hole above us and what looked like you two hanging. Suddenly, you guys fell and I guess lost consciousness. I sent out Psyduck and thank god *nudges Psyduck* it caught you using his Psychic move. We were about to leave with you guys when we heard somebody moaning from above us and saw it was Professor Oak, slumped over the edge of the hole. We had got him down and took you guys back to here."
"Ahh I see...Haha thanks guys. Without you, all three of us would have never recovered." Ash smiled. Gary nodded. "So you guys didn't see Babidi there when you came?" Brock shook his head. "Not a trace. He was gone when we got there." Gary balled his fingers into fists and slammed them down on the floor. "Damnit! Not only did we lose him, he got another Pokémon of ours. He keeps getting stronger guys and its only been a few weeks. At this rate…he'll take all our Pokémon and destroy us in no time." Professor Oak came over to his grandson and put his hand on his shoulder. "Now don't go thinking like that. I'm sure you kids will think of something and stop this madman before any of that can happen. You guys are very resourceful and reliable. I have full confidence that you guys can win." Ash nodded. "And besides Gary, Babidi did say he has to attack a few more times. We're going to get him way before he can do anything that can seriously harm the whole world…By the way…who did he say was his next target, Brock?"
Brock sat back in the chair he was sitting in and thought. "Oh I remember! I think he said Tracey. Professor Oak, would you know where he could be?" The old mad shrugged. "I have no idea. I haven't seen the fellow since a few days before the fire. He tends to go on his own expeditions sometimes to get out of the lab and check out what nature has to offer, but he would have been back by now so I don't see why we haven't gotten in contact with him lately." "I know where he is." Misty said. "He went to Vermillion City to catch some pictures of the ferry festival. I believe he should be coming back tomorrow though." "So it's settled then. We're going to Vermillion right?" Ash asked. The rest of them nodded. Forrest walked in just then holding a sheet of paper. "Hey Brock! I think you need to see this." He handed Brock the piece of paper and Brock's eyes grew wide. "Guys…this is the same paper Ash received from Babidi. He's asking me to bring all my Pokémon to Mt. Chimney as well. I guess it wasn't a solo invitation." "So…are you going to do it?" Ash asked. Brock glanced down at the note then back at his friend. "If you are, I'm right there with you." They clasped hands and shook.
Professor smiled and got up. "Good, bring the fight to him. Show him we aren't backing down. First thing first however. Ash and Gary…you guys have to go to my lab and get a few things. I don't think the lab should be too badly damaged considering our systems are prepared for an indoor or outdoor fire. Once there, you have to get: 1. your Pokémon and 2. The brand new invention I and my team have been working on. It's called the Store-All Bag. As the name states, it can store a lot more items than the normal bag. In addition, you can also carry up to 100 Pokémon! I don't see why folks would want to carry that many Pokémon at a time, but I guess it's perfect for a situation like this. There are 6 of them and they are prototypes so be careful because if you lose one, there aren't any replacements unless one of you want to share. But anyways…the keys for the Poke Balls and to the room where the bags are held are in my office."
"Well I guess…that's our cue to get going Gary." Ash said as he stood up and stretched. "C'mon Pikachu! We have to get everyone." The yellow mouse jumped onto Ash's shoulders and licked his cheek. Gary followed Ash's lead and they both walked out towards Pallet Town. Misty ran after them and stood in the doorway. "Ash! Please…be careful!" Ash turned around and looked Misty in her eyes. They were a beautiful shade of blue and the tears in her eyes made them glisten. Whoa there. Ash why are you thinking these thoughts about Misty? It's…Misty. Better just walk away and not think about. He put his thumb to show Misty that there was nothing to worry about then he trailed behind Gary.
Pikkon stared at the manifestation in front of him in horror. WHAT…WHAT IS THIS!? WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS!? He felt a shortage of breath and a dizzy spell hit him almost making him throw up. The 'manifestation' in front of him looked like one of King Yemma's Hell Minions with a huge black tail and long purple fangs dripping out of his mouth. His body was serpent-like but still had his appendages. The creature looked up from its chained capture and gave Pikkon a menacing hiss, flicking its forked tongue at him. It sent chills down his spine. What did they do to you? I guess I'll never know if I stay here. Time to do some more exploring.
He ran out the room and down the hall, still passing rooms with funny names. He didn't dare look inside another one however. Once was enough. He passed a few more doors and found himself at a dead end. This can't be? There has to be a staircase somewhere around here. Hmm… He searched the area and found a loose stone slab in the wall. He pushed on it and suddenly a chunk of the revolved and a hidden staircase was revealed. "Well then…I guess that's my invitation to go up." Pikkon silently spoke. He carefully stepped on the stone steps, trying not to make any noise in case of what could be waiting once he got out. Once he got to the top, he saw another hallway. This one was much shorter and had a huge light at the end of it. Loud screams, growls, and screeches from unknown sources were coming from the light source. Pikkon walked down the corridor. As he passed the doors with the weird names again, he felt a horrible dark energy emitting from each one. Much worse than the ones downstairs. It was like a black void in his stomach that can never be filled. Sweat dripped from his head until he swore he created a trailing salty river behind him.
He reached the opened room that the bright light shone from and quickly stopped when he heard people talking. He stayed to the edge of the wall and peeped his head around the corner to listen. "Plan Pokémon Destruction is going smoothly Lord Babidi." An old husky voice had said. Babidi! It is him! But what is he doing here in this place? "Yes, Dr. Gero. I have stolen hundreds of those humans Pokémon and it will be time soon to take my revenge on those horrid earthlings who stole away what should have been mine!" Babidi hissed. "Do you have all the necessary Pokémon needed to create our ultimate Para-Fusion Creations?" Dr. Gero asked while continuing to fumble on a strange contraption. Pikkon looked at it and saw a little blue monster on an amputation table having its arms cut off by some kind of laser. It groaned in pain. The really scary thing happened after that as Pikkon saw Dr. Gero pull out a box of what looked to be purple rats with really sharp teeth. The doctor grabbed two of them on the table and lasered off their limbs as well, killing them. "No not yet. Getting them is hassle, considering that teleporting to that dimension and then brainwashing the Pokémon and others takes a lot of my energy out of me. I should get them soon though. You just worry about the machinery and stuff." The little blue monster seemed to grow restless. "Hold still my child. I'll have you fixed up in a second." Dr. Gero reassured it and went about his business off taking the lasered off rat limbs and reattaching them onto the monster. Pikkon looked closely at the monster and realized…
THAT'S CELL! NO…it's too small…But it looks just like him! THIS IS CRAZY! What should I do? Go in and- He was interrupted by someone coming up an elevator inside of the room. When the elevator door opened a long white tail slithered out. Pikkon then saw Frieza step out of the shaft and hover his way over to a nearby seat. "Hello there good doctor and Lord Babidi." He slimed out of his mouth. "Hello Frieza. Where have you been?" Babidi wondered. "Well that slimy Namekian Slug had thought he sensed someone crawl their way into the hideout. We searched around; however there was no one to be found. I think when you gave him more power; you've given more cowardice too." Frieza chuckled. Babidi laughed as well. "Now, now Frieza. Be nice. If someone were to find this place, I'm pretty sure we have nothing to worry about. Your increase in power should more than suffice for any mere mortal." Pikkon's eyes lit up. He felt more sweat pour from his green skin. Why am I so scared all of a sudden? I…I've taken down Broly, Frieza, and Cell among others once before easily! But…this…this power I'm sensing… It's unreal! I can tell easily from the small amount of power Frieza showing that I have no chance against any of them...Well maybe Dr. Gero but I'm not sensing any energy input from him. I just don't know…
"Dr. Gero how much longer until the fusion chambers are ready? I need them to be done soon so they can be moved to the other parts of Dimension A. They need to be there NOW!" Babidi snapped. "Yes, My lord. I will have them up soon. BUT I need more test subjects sir. The ones downstairs are creatures created from those chambers and none of them turned out right. I need a bigger supply of them so I can test at will and be more accurate on my calculations." Dr. Gero calmly said, trying not to upset his 'master.' "Okay Doctor. I will get those subjects for you. However, I expect your work to be twice as fast and the results to be twice as positive! Do I make myself clear?" Babidi sneered. "Yes sir. Crystal clear…you overbearing twit." Dr. Gero mumbled under his breath. "What was that?" Babidi snapped. "Oh nothing sir! I was just trying to get this adjustment right hahaha!" Dr. Gero smiled sheepishly. Frieza looked at the two and smirked.
Pikkon was still shaking though. I have to get out of here. First, let me warn West Kai of what is going on here so he can relay the message to King Yemma. He concentrated and looked for his mentor's energy signal. Finding it finally, he started to calm down and let his mind do the talking. "West Kai! West Kai! Are you there?" West Kai was sitting nearside Grand Kai's pool with the other lower Kais when Pikkon's voice scared him, making him spill his latté all over him. "WHAT! PIKKON YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD REASON THAT YOU CALLED ME BECAUSE NOW I WASTED A GOOD LATTE!" "My apologies sir. We have an emergency! Tell King Yemma that I have found Babidi and the others' hideout. They are planning some kind of hostile takeover of the Earth and they're stealing all sorts of living things like hell minions, humans and these creatures called Pokémon to create weird experiments for their plan. I'm coming back in a second. I don't think I can defeat them…they seem much stronger than before." "What do you mean you can't defeat them Pikkon! YOU'RE THE BEST WE HAVE UP HERE!" "I'm sorry West Kai. I…I…" "You…you what!? Pikkon! Pikkon! Are you there!? PIKKON!?"
Pikkon turned around to see Broly, the legendary super saiyan right behind him. "Well now…it seems we have a rat Lord Babidi." He grabbed Pikkon by the throat and nearly turned him red in the face. Before Pikkon could pass out, Broly threw him in front of Babidi and the others, who had surprised looks on their faces. "Well well well. It seems like the Slug's senses were working! How long have you been here Pikkon?" Frieza laughed. "You know him?" Babidi asked. "Yes. Actually I and Broly know him. Right you monkey?" Frieza smirked. Broly nodded. "Yes. He's a strong adversary…well he was." Babidi clasped his hands and smiled. "Oh really. Mwahahaha. Let's use him as a test experiment Doctor! Hurry fetch the Lotad and Unknown O!" Dr. Gero turned around and gasped. "Unknown!? Do you understand how unpredictable using those Pokémon are Lord? Who knows how those results will turn out?" Babidi leered at the doctor. "Are you defying me Dr. Gero? Because remember…your life is in my hands…" Dr. Gero sighed and walked over to the container containing the Unknown O species and Lotads. "Okay, Pikkon. Get ready haha."
Myles: Oh gawshh! Pikkon can't catch a break can he?
Ash: Am I gonna fall in love with Misty?
Misty: Is that A PROBLEM!?
Ash: NO! NO! IT'S JUST-
Misty: IT'S JUST WHAT ASH KETCHUM!?
Goku: I'm glad I'm married…