Missing: Professor Carolina, Mr. Moore, Misty, Lance
Kanto, Johto, Hoehn, and Sinnoh each had someone missing. And for most... it wasn't a big deal. But each of them... had someone who cared very much about them.
In Kanto, we find a traveler who's looking to see an old friend of his.
"I bet Misty can't wait to see us, Pikachu!" Ash Ketchum said with a smile on his face. "It's been such a long time."
"Pi-pikachu!"
But the gym in Cerulean City was awfully crowded.
"Hmm... I wonder what's going on."
Officer Jenny was standing at the entrance to the Gym, explaining that the gym was not accepting challengers today.
"Excuse me... Officer Jenny?"
"Sorry young man, but if you want to challenge the Cerulean Gym Leader, you will have to come back another day."
"But I'm just here to see Misty..."
"Like I said... If you want to chall-oh. You're just here to see Misty? Uh... well... eheh..."
"What's wrong?" Ash asked.
"Pi-pikachu!"
"Well... it's just that the gym leader has gone... missing."
"Missing?" Ash shouted. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN MISSING?"
"Well like I said. She vanished into thin air. We've organized a search party, but haven't been able to find her."
"Silence!" came a harsh voice from behind officer Jenny, followed by a whip. "I know where to find your friend."
"What?" Officer Jenny said. "IF YOU KIDNAPPED HER THEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE IN..." But before she could finish, Officer Jenny was once again hit by the whip.
"Like I said... SILENCE! If you want to find her, come with me."
"Anything to help a friend."
"I will explain everything later, so I only have to explain it once. A von karma is... very efficient you see."
With that, Franziska opened up a portal, and she and Ash (with Pikachu at his side) walked through. And where they ended up next...
"Stupid Franny... telling me to go get someone by myself. Efficiency... pfft. I'm so efficient that efficient is my middle name! Duke Efficiency Nukem!"
But there he was... in Kanto. At the Dragon gym.
"I eat Dragons for breakfast."
"Then come at me!" Clair said. "Gyarados go!"
"AHHHHHH!" Duke screamed. "I DIDN'T MEAN IT LITERALLY!"
"Return Gyarados!" Clair said. "I guess you aren't a...worthy challenger."
"Listen. I'm just here to kick ass and take names, and I'm all out of kick ass. So uhh.. you wouldn't be Clair, would you?"
"That would be me."
"And you are missing your cousin, Lance. Right?"
"Yep!"
"Sweet! I got some more kick ass left! Anyway if you want to find him come with me."
"I can't shut down my gym to go looking for my cousin. I'm sure he's just..."
"He's at the top of this tower. Tartarsauce or something like that. Never could remember the name. Anyway, come with me to find him. Franny will explain everything."
With that the portal opened up, and Clair reluctantly followed the lovable oaf.
Meanwhile... Ash and Franziska found themselves in Hoehn. Because Franziska did not trust Duke to go to Hoehn. For fear of 'hot' jokes all the time.
"Grr... where is that Grandfather of mine!" Flannery shouted at nobody in particular.
"Silly girl!" said Franziska, as she whipped her with her whip.
"Hey that hurt!"
"If you want to find him... follow us."
"I'd listen to her." Ash said.
"The boy is smart. Now come! We have to go meet that bumbling oaf..."
With that, the three went back through the portal... and found themselves with Duke Nukem, Clair, and Cynthia.
"Wow. Flannery is TOTALLY HOT!" Duke said.
Franziska quickly whipped him for making the joke she had desperately been hoping to avoid. "Fool! Anyway. You'll find your friend... your cousin... your grandfather... your grandmother... at the top of Tartarus. Come with us, if you want to find them."
With that Franziska opened up the portal.
"I'm coming Grandpa!" Flannery said, pokeballs in hand.
"That's not the way I wanted her to say that..." Duke said to himself.
"I'm going to save you Grandmother. Don't worry. Sinnoh can do without it's champion for a little while..." Cynthia said, entering the portal next.
"Guess I"m next." said Clair. "Dragonair, Gyarados... and of course Kingrda. This tower will regret the day it took Lance."
Finally... Ash. "Come on Pikachu!"
Pikachu jumped on Ash's shoulder before he entered the portal. "I've got a secret weapon. I'm glad I thought to go pick him up before we left.."
"We're done here." Franziska said.
"So where to next, Frann-ouch!"
"I take away all your kick ass now."
"Aww man. And just when I had got some more."
Duke and Franziska went through the portal as well. With a bit less kick ass than before. But Duke would earn some more. He just knew he would. He just wasn't sure how.