GUARDIANS OF POKEMON

Disclaimer: No, I don't own Pokemon or any of its characters. Any original characters are mine, however.

Seventeen legendary guardians

possessing powers far beyond comprehension

will soon arise and protect the world from a deadly force...

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Sniff sniff. Green could smell something odd as the Guardians rested in the Pokemon Center. Everyone could smell a weird odor, but they remained silent about it. Finally, Green screamed, "Where's that smell coming from?!" Misty laughed, "Maybe it's coming from you!" Green sniffed herself and gasped, "Oh no! I think it is me! When was the last time I took a bath?!" Misty laughed, then sniffed herself and yelled, "What the hell?! I smell it on myself too! I could have sworn that we had a nice long bath at the Seafoam Islands!" Misty then saw a purple smudge on her back and covered her nose, "It's coming from this sludge!" Everyone stared angrily at Ritchie who smiled and asked, "What's wrong, guys?"

#38: BATHTIME

Brock walked up to the lovely pink-haired Nurse Joy and asked, "Would you happen to know where we could take a bath..." Joy answered, "Well, actually..." Brock interrupted, "Together...?" Joy slapped Brock as Tracey took his place. "What that crazed nut was asking was if there was a bath here that we could use." Joy said, "I'm sorry, but there is no bath here in this Pokemon Center. However, if you would like to take a bath, I suggest using the public bathhouse a few blocks down." The words "public bathhouse" repeatedly played in Brock's head. He then thought, "Hmmm... if everything works out, I might get my way after all..."

Brock proclaimed, "We will, nay, we must go to this bathhouse!" He saw that everyone had left the Pokemon Center and yelled, "Guys! This is getting old!" He followed the others to the bathhouse. Upon entering the bathhouse, the Guardians found it empty aside from the cashier.

"Slow business day?" asked Brock who gladly paid for the baths. The cashier answered, "Actually, the guests have been complaining about the water content. They say it's slimy, but what should they expect going into a public bathhouse? Of course, there are going to be some dirty people oozing up the water, but others shouldn't mind." Brock ignored whatever the man said and continued thinking about the bath. "Hehe..." drooled Brock.

The Guardians headed into the bath. In front of the bath, there were two doors. One had been specifically designated for the men, and the other was for the women. Brock cried, "Separate baths?! But I thought..." Sakura scolded, "What did you think, Brock? It's like this, so people like you don't cause too much trouble. So just behave!" The girls walked into their bath as Brock held up his hand and screamed, "No!"

In the men's bath, Brock looked angry while the other boys relaxed in the hot water, which for some reason had some purple stuff sticking in it. Separating the two baths was a single stone wall. Brock grumbled, "Stupid wall, the sole reason for my unhappiness." Tracey laughed, "Ha ha, Brock. I bet you wish that the wall would just be destroyed." He thought about what he just said and sighed, "Crap!"

Brock hugged Tracey and said, "Hey, you actually came up with a good idea for once! Rock..." Tracey yelled, "Wait, Brock! You can't just go around destroying everything that angers you! Your powers were meant to be used for good, not for evil!" Brock sweatdropped, "Where's the evil in a little peep? Come on! I know you want to see Sakura just as much as me!" Tracey blushed and yelled, "Hey! At least I'm not a pervert like you!"

Dash then yelled, "Brock! Can't we just enjoy this bath? If you destroy the wall, the girls will stop trusting us and we'll never get a chance with them." "You're right, " said Brock ceasing his attack. He then started climbing the wall and said, "Secret peeping is the only way to go!" Dash yelled again, "Wait! I'm coming too!" Brock cheered, "Alright! You're all man like me!" Dash then called out to Ash, "Are you sure you don't want to look either, bro? Otherwise, I'll be the only one who gets a peek at Misty's hot body." Ash sweatdropped, "I'm perfectly fine where I am, Dash." "Suit yourself."

Meanwhile, the girls enjoyed a nice chat with each other. "I don't trust him either," said Sakura. Katana said, "Maybe if he had a girlfriend, he wouldn't be the womanizer he is now." Misty laughed, "Too bad he's a loser!" The girls laughed. Misty then noticed that Green was missing. She gasped, "Where could that girl have gone off too?" Before Misty left to find Green, Dash managed to peek at her and nosebled. Brock stared at Sakura and drooled, "Such a beautiful figure." Suddenly, they lost their balance and fell into the water. Misty asked, "Did you hear something?" The others shook their head.

Misty left the bath to look for Green. Walking around the halls with only a towel, she found Green trying to sneak into the men's bath. Misty yelled, "Caught in the act!" Green gasped, "What? Oh, it's just you, tomboy. Don't mind me." Misty shouted, "Of course I'll mind! You're trying to get with my Ash while he's in the bath!" Green answered, "Maybe so, but what's your excuse? You probably had the same idea in mind!" Misty blushed, "I wouldn't stoop down to Brock's level!" She then thought about being in the bath with Ash. "Okay, I'm going in!" Suddenly, a guard walked near them and said, "What are you doing here near the men's bath, ladies?" Green sweatdropped, "Err..."

Brock thought, "Wow, that was one nice peek! But I'm way too tired to climb again! Though if I don't, I'll never get to see my goddess naked ever again!" Dash cried, "There must be a way!" Brock punched a rock with his fist crying, "I must see you again, Sakura!" The rock was pushed back a little as Brock gasped, "Well, look what we have here... a loose rock. If only I could push it, I could see Sakura." Dash said, "And I can see Misty." Upon hearing Misty's name, Ritchie then felt weird and recalled when they had met up back at the port near Fuchsia City. He then said, "Okay, guys. I'll help!" Brock cheered, "I knew we could trust you, Ritchie! So carefully, let's push!" Brock, Dash, and Ritchie pushed the stone.

Meanwhile, Tracey thought, "I can't stand being curious... Flying Power! Fly Wings!" He flew to the top of the stone wall and hid there staring at the girls in the other bath. Todd sweatdropped, "What's going on with everyone?" Ash replied, "They just haven't gotten lucky yet." "And you have?" asked Todd curiously. Ash drooped, "Umno." Todd asked, "What did you just say? You just slurred your sentence together."

Katana sensed others peeking at her and asked, "Are we being watched?" Sakura looked around, "I hope not. If Brock's here, I'm going to give him such an ass-whooping!" Chibi looked up and saw Tracey staring at them. She waved as Tracey shook his head in despair. Sakura asked, "Who are you waving to?" Before Chibi could answer, she noticed that Tracey hid behind the wall again.

Tracey's heart beated as he slowly crept up the wall again. Meanwhile, as Brock, Ritchie, and Dash pushed the stone, Tracey felt the wall move. He yelled at them, "Will you stop doing that before I lose my balance?!" Brock gasped, "Tracey! What are you doing up there?!"

Green and Misty were taken to a private office in the bathhouse. Green yelled at the guard, "We weren't even doing anything wrong!" The guard said, "Maybe, but I won't let you go until..." He took out a camera and said, "You let me take pictures of you." Green screamed, "No freaking way!" Misty sighed, "Just let him do it, if it means we can get out of here." The guard smiled and told them where to pose. Misty thought to herself, "I can't believe I'm doing this."

Sakura continued to rest in the water as Tracey blushed. She then gasped as Tracey hid. Sakura looked at the water and saw purple ooze around it. She yelled, "What the hell's wrong with the water?" Katana saw the purple ooze and screamed, "It's gross! It's no wonder that nobody wants to go here!" Suddenly, another girl walked into the women's bath as Tracey gasped, "Another woman's there!" Sakura recognized the girl and yelled, "Ash! What are you doing in here?!" Katana said, "But Ash is as a girl, so it shouldn't matter." Sakura sighed, "But still, he probably just came in here to stare at us." "That's not it," said Ash. "I just wanted to see why you yelled." She saw the purple ooze and thought, "Hmmm..."

Finally, Green and Misty left the private office and ran to the men's bath. Green and Misty yelled, "We went through great lengths to see you, Ash! So you better bathe with me!" Todd gasped, "Women in the men's bath?!" Misty and Green saw Tracey at the top of the stone wall and Brock, Dash, and Ritchie, attempting to push the stone wall. However, there was no sign of Ash. Misty yelled, "Alright! What are you all doing in here?!" The three pushing the wall gasped seeing Misty and Green and accidentally pushed the stone at the bottom of the wall too far.

Suddenly, the wall started to shake and caused Tracey to fall from the top. With the bottom stone missing, the stone wall collapsed revealing both sides of the bath. As the boys and girls blushed staring at each other, they yelled, "Aaah!" Sakura covered her body and yelled, "Why don't you just take a picture? It will last longer." Todd took out his camera and took a picture of Sakura as she yelled, "Why you!" Tubs and buckets of water started flying around the room as Ash yelled, "Stop! Look where all our lust took us! We have bigger problems than being able to peep at each other! You should all feel ashamed! Now let's actually try to get something done and fix this water problem!" After the scolding, the other Guardians began to feel bad.

Tracey checked the pH levels of the water and found it to be acidic. He said, "This isn't good. If we were in the water any longer, our skin may have started to burn up. I wonder where this ooze is coming from?" He poked the ooze as it moved a little and stood up. It yelled, "Grimer!" The other Grimer got up. Everyone covered their noses from the stench. "So, the pool was covered with Grimer this whole time?! What kind of bathhouse is this?!"

The Grimer threw Sludge Bombs at the Guardians. Ash yelled, "Psychic Scepter Power! Psywave Confusion!" The Grimer became confused and missed in their aim of the Sludge Bombs. Misty followed up by yelling, "Water Power! Mystical Wave!" Ash gasped, "Misty! No!" The water overflowed and forced the Grimer out of the water. Ritchie yelled, "Poison Power! Poison Ball!" One Grimer was caught while the others fled back to the sewer.

The Guardians looked at the mess they had created. Tubs of water were spilled all over the place, the stone wall had been destroyed and sunk to the bottom of the bath, and the bath overflowed with water. Ash said to the others, "Are you all thinking what I'm thinking?" They nodded as Ash yelled, "Run!" They evacuated the Fuchsia City bathhouse in a hurry. They ran as far as they could.

On a giant television on a building, a news report caught the Guardians' attention. The reporter said, "According to recent news reports, the bathhouse in Fuchsia City was mysteriously trashed. Apparently, some group of vandalisers managed to break in and destroy the barrier separating the men's and women's baths. So you know what that means..." The Guardians gasped as the reporter continued, "I'm taking myself to the Fuchsia bathhouse! Someone cover for me!" He ran to the bathhouse as Ash sweatdropped, "I hope we all learned a lesson today." Brock replied, "That we're all just horny bastards?" Ash sweatdropped and said, "Sure, whatever..." Chibi then noticed that she wasn't holding Jupei and asked, "Hey, where's Jupei?" Meanwhile, Jupei had stayed in the bathhouse watching the women bathe and smiled, "I could stand being here a little longer!" He made a victory sign and laughed.

TO BE CONTINUED

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Preview of Next Episode:

Ash: Now that the madness is behind us, let's go to the Pokemon Center.

Tracey/Todd: That's good for pictures!

Jupei: It's a shame that we can't catch any of the Pokemon.

Tracey: Or is it?

Jupei: What you just said didn't make any sense.

Ash: Guardians of Pokemon #39: Safari For Love.

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Author's Notes: Well, another perverted episode has come and gone. Don't expect the whole series to be just that. I just wanted to add a few comic relief episodes for a nice touch.

About the rules of spelling, how I spell Ritchie may differ from the way you spell Ritchie (or Richie). Personally, that's how I'm used to spelling his name, just like how I spell Jessie with that extra I instead of spelling Jesse. Whichever way you spell it, it would technically be incorrect because his real name would be his Japanese one, Hiroshi.

And there you have it! Until next time!