The Year of Rocket's Revenge
Session: March, Part 4 (03.21.06/02.28.08)


The fifth...

The fifth...

We've found the fifth at last...

And so willingly the fifth gives up...

The fifth will make a great test subject...

After the fifth, there will only be four...


Thursday, March 14th, Pewter City Gym

"Graorrrrrr!"

"Raiiiiii!"

Onix and Raichu were exhausted, as the battle was beginning to take its toll on them. Brock and Surge both seem to be equally as affected, sweating profusely.

"The rumors are true..." Brock thought to himself. "Lieutenant Surge has to be one of the strongest gym leaders in the Kanto region, even if not THE strongest! I don't know how much longer Onix or I can go..."

Unable to stand up to any more stress, Brock lost consciousness, fainting on the spot.

"Oh my God!" Cassie cried. "Brock!"

Cassie ran over to check on the fallen gym leader, right past Onix, who seemed surprisingly stunned by this turn of events. Surge reached into his pocket and pulled out a cell phone with which to call for an ambulance.

"I need a paramedic at the Pewter Gym, pronto!"


"Okay, let's get him out of here."

Brock was awake and aware of what was happening as the gurney he was lying on was pushed into the ambulance. Though he was too weak to turn his head... or move any other part of his body, for that matter... he knew that Lt. Surge, Cassie, and that professor that was with them were watching him being taken away.

"Please be okay..." he heard Cassie plea.

A minute later, Brock was secured inside the ambulance and the doors were closed, with his father Flint aboard and by his side, as it pulled away. Forrest and the rest of Brock's siblings solemnly made their way into the house, leaving Surge, Cassie, and the professor standing outside the gym.

"Do you see what you've done now?" Cassie yelled at Surge. "We pushed him too much! This isn't safe!"

"And how you do you know he wasn't faking it since he knew what we were up to?" Surge shouted back.

"I don't believe it! You're just like..."

"Actually, I've got a different conclusion," Professor Geissler cut in before Cassie could finish her sentence. "As in a certain side effect..."

"That's it! That means Brock has gained access to the abilities of the Celebi-rus Syndrome not just once, as previously believed, but twice!"

"Which makes it even more troublesome," Surge noted. "That means if he had used it one more time..."

"We would've killed him!" finished Cassie. "Were you willing to go through with this if you knew that were a possibility?"

"Hey, he agreed to it!"

"Only after you practically tied one hand behind his back! Look, from now on, we've got to make informed decisions and make sure to not test those who've exhibited to extreme symptoms twice already!"

"And how do you suppose we go about doing that, little missy? May I recall, all three of our fifth legendary candidates have exhibited signs of fainting. One of whom, if you've conveniently forgotten, is YOU!"

Cassie sighed in defeat. "I suppose you've got a point. As much as I hate to continue on, the risks may be necessary if we're to find this fifth person."

Surge smirked. "See? I knew you'd see it my way!"

"That doesn't mean I won't stop a test if I think one of their lives is in danger!"

"Whatever you say, girl..."

"May I suggest cutting to the chase and locating the other two candidates?" Professor Geissler spoke up.

Cassie muttered something about Surge under her breath, then took out her Pokédex and pushed a few buttons before reaching the screen she wanted.

"Okay, according to Silph Company databanks, Giselle Gravelpot has taken up residence in Goldenrod City, while Shingo Macintosh was last seen a few days ago in Azalea Town."

"They're not too far apart..." Surge noted. "Maybe we can get them both in one fell swoop. Looks like we're heading for the Johto region!"

Surge started walking in the direction of the nearby airport.

"But... what about Brock?"

"He's almost a full-grown man!" he exclaimed without turning around. "He can recover without our help."

Cassie and the professor sadly, though neither seemed enthralled by Surge's lack of concern for a fellow gym leader.


"C'mon, Misty!"

Using the last of her stamina and strength, Misty gritted her teeth and pushed through the pain as she ran the last 100 meters as hard as she could and reached the finish line. Ash pushed the button on the stopwatch he was holding, and smiled after seeing the results.

Misty was bending over, hands on her knees, gasping for air - hard to do in the somewhat thin air atop Mt. Pyre, even with her wearing just a yellow shoulder-less crop top and black biker shorts. She stayed that way for about fifteen or twenty seconds, even as the pain in her legs began to become obvious once again.

She stopped when she felt the familiar touch of her windbreaker being placed on her back. She rose to a standing position and started slipping one arm, then the other into the sleeves as her boyfriend smiled next to her.

"You're... enjoying this, aren't you?"

"Isn't being in such great shape fun?"

Ash reached over and gave Misty a peck on the cheek. She quickly pulled away before he could get into the normal routine of following up with a bear hug.

"No wonder you always make me go last... you wanna take advantage of me when I'm too exhausted to object."

Ash chuckled. "I can't help it. You're a turn-on when you're all sweaty like that."

Misty smirked slyly. "You know, there are OTHER ways of making me sweaty."

"Such... as?" Ash raised his eyebrows suggestively.

"ANY WAY THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE ME RUNNING A MILE-AND-A-HALF EVERYDAY!" Misty yelled.

She tried to bop Ash on the head, but he avoided it and started running down the trail. Despite her exhaustion, Misty chased after him, nearly keeping up in step. As they disappeared out of sight, Pikachu shook his head in dismay from the short stack of bleachers at the finish line.

"Pika pika chu...," Pikachu thought, falsely led to believe that the two were past these 'childish antics.'

"Young teen love is hard to figure out sometimes, isn't it?"

Pikachu turned around and look a couple of rows back. He saw a man with blue-green haired sitting there. A long, flowing white cap was wrapped around him, obscuring pretty much the cardigan and the purple pants he was wearing underneath. The ensemble was topped over with a large white beret on his head. Upon seeing the gentleman, Pikachu ran up to him and plopped down on the man's lap. He smiled in response as he began gently stroking the fur on Pikachu's back.

"Chaaaa..."

"Ash is right... you do love your back rubs, don't you?"

"Pika," nodded the yellow mouse.

Wallace then turned his attention back down to ground level, as Ash and Misty had returned. They were still running - that is, until they got to the finish line, where Misty tackled Ash to the ground. Once down, the two playfully tumbled about, turning one way, then the other, taking turns being the one on top.

"I expected it of Ash, but I thought it would take weeks for Misty to become just as carefree. It felt as if she had just arrived yesterday..."


Two weeks ago...

"Ash, wait, where are you taking me?"

"To the top of the mountain, of course!"

Ash pulled Misty into the white light and out of the tunnel. Back out in the bright sunlight, they continued onto a mountain path leading up to the summit. Along the way, they passed numerous Pokémon gravestones. Many were gathered in a makeshift graveyard on a grassy knoll near the tunnel's exit, while a few others were scattered along the sides of the trail. Misty was fearful of where her boyfriend was taking her, but she was just as scared of the thin ledge they were on, especially with them being several thousand feet above ground level. Looking back over her shoulder, she saw Pikachu slowly catching back up to them. Misty was a little surprised, especially given that at the start of their run, she and Ash had initially left Pikachu 'eating their dust,' so to speak.

The moment they reached the top, Ash swung his arm forward. Catching Misty off-guard, she ran right past Ash. Before the momentum could completely become hers, Ash released his grip on her, sending her stumbling a few feet more before she came to a skidding halt. As Misty breathed a sigh of relief, Pikachu reached Ash and took an exhausted seat next to his best friend.

"That was fun, wasn't it?"

"FUN? WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA, ASH KETCHUM?"

"You want to know what I've been up to, right?"

"What you've been up to? Ash, you were kidnapped right before my eyes a month ago! Why are you acting as if that whole thing never happened?"

"That would be up to me to explain," stated another voice.

Misty turned around and saw a gentleman with a white flowing cape covering his body casually walk towards them.

"I will start by introducing myself, Lady Vaporeon the Second. Or should I say... Misty Waterflower, the tomboyish gym leader of Cerulean City!"

Misty was taken aback. "How... how did you know my name?"

"My dear, my name is Wallace. I'm a master Water-type trainer, the ex-gym leader of Sootopolis, and the current reigning Hoenn Pokémon Champion!"

"Champion... you mean the Grand Champion that all of those villagers were talking about?"

Wallace nodded. "I am one and the same."

Misty squealed with delight. "Oh my God... I've heard so much about you! You're an inspiration to water Pokémon trainers everywhere!"

"Thank you, my dear. Yet, I'm pretty sure you're not here to meet me on friendly terms."

Misty blinked, then quickly remembered that she was extremely agitated after meeting the man who kidnapped Ash.

"That's right... why did you kidnap Ash? And did you have me come here so I could be part of the plot? Ash, did he force you to bring me up here?"

"Force?" Ash replied. "I WANTED to bring you up here!"

"It's very complicated," Wallace admitted. "Perhaps this would be better explained over... a little tea?"


Wallace, Ash, and Pikachu led Misty to the other side of the mountaintop, where she saw a three-story wooden alpine hut adjoined to a fenced-off area that resembled an outdoor training facility. She also saw a strange, sombrero-clad Pok?on dancing near the front door.

"I wonder what that Pokémon is," Misty stated, pulling out her Pok?ex.

"Ludicolo, the carefree Pokémon! Ludicolo is a water- and grass-type, and is the evolved form of Lombre. Upon hearing an upbeat and cheerful rhythm, Ludicolo can't help but dance for hours and hours."

"So it... likes to dance?" Misty concluded.

"Ludi... Ludicolo!" it shouted as it rocked back and forth.


A few minutes later, Misty was clenching her fist in anger as she sat at a glass dining table with a freshly-poured cup of hot tea in front of her. To her left, Ash and Pikachu seemed to have drifted off into some blissful world as they sipped at their cups. Meanwhile, across from her, Wallace sat, still flashing a smile that hadn't left his face since he introduced himself.

"I DIDN'T COME HERE TO SIP TEA! I CAME HERE TO RESCUE ASH!"

"But Misty," Ash spoke up. "I don't need rescuing. And besides, the tea's pretty good!"

"I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE TEA!"

"My, your temper's just as Ash described it," Wallace admitted.

"YOU HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING YET, BUB! BETTER START GIVING ME ANSWERS!"

"Uh... very well."

"Maybe I should," Ash interrupted. "She might believe it more if I tell her everything."

"This oughta be interesting," Misty griped as she crossed her arms over her chest and one leg over the other.

"I guess I'd better start with the kidnapping..."


February 1st, Saffron City

A brown-haired man in a suit emerged from the limo's back seat and walked over to the duo.

"I'm looking for Ash Ketchum and Pikachu."

"You must mean me," Ash deduced, glancing at Misty, and then down at Pikachu.

"Pika?"

"Your flight leaves in 45 minutes, sir," he told Ash. "We have to leave now if we're going to make it."

"We'd better hurry then... hey, wait! What about my backpack?"

"We have a second team on the way to pick up your things. They'll bring it with them on the next flight out."

"But my Pokéballs are in there..."

Before they knew it, Ash and Pikachu were shoved into the back of the limo. Seeing this act of roughhousing, Misty began to get suspicious.

"Hey! Didn't you hear him? And why are you being so rough on him if you're representing the League?"

"We're just in a hurry to make this flight, so if you don't mind..."

"I DO MIND!" Misty yelled defiantly.

The man closed the door, and the limousine pulled away from the curb in a hurry, with tires squealing as it barreled down the nearly empty street. Inside the limo, Ash and Pikachu found themselves face-to-face with a raven-haired girl dressed in nothing but black, as if she was going to a funeral. Her face was obscured by the black translucent veil attached to her hat.

Suddenly, an Exeggcute hopped out from behind her and released a dose of Sleep Powder into the air! Before they knew it, Ash and Pikachu slumped down in their seats, both snoring away.

"Exeggcute!" the Pokémon cried, bouncing up and down on the seat.

"Good work," the girl said as she lifted her veil to reveal that she was wearing a mask over her nose and mouth to avoid accidentally inhaling the powder. "My mistress apologizes in advance..."

She then reached back and knocked on the glass separating the back from the front. The window opened downward just enough for sound to pass between the two halves of the limo.

"We're on schedule."

"Yes, miss."

The window then closed back up and the driver started heading for the airport.


"You're finally awake..."

Ash Ketchum came to and found himself lying on an examination table.

"Wha?"

Sitting up, Ash noted that he was dressed in nothing but hospital scrubs, though surprisingly, his official Pokémon League cap was still on his head. Looking left, Wallace was sitting on a stool about ten feet away, leaning backwards against the wall.

"Who are you? And where's Pikachu?"

"My name is Wallace. I'm the champion of the Hoenn League!"

Ash gasped in astonishment. "Champion... you're a champion?"

"As for Pikachu, he's just fine. My 'partner' is bringing him here as we speak."

"Partner? Wait... you're working for Team Rocket, aren't you?"

Wallace denied the accusation. "No. I'd never work with such lowlifes who'd want to upset the balance between our world and the Pokémon world."

"Then... you're with the Pokémon Trainers' Association!"

"Wrong again. They may fight with many of our best interests, but they do it in a way that's frowned upon. They're almost as bad as the Rockets. I, am in fact, working under the guidance of the Pokémon League!"

"The Pokémon League? If that's true... then why..."

Wallace sighed. "It was a matter of national security. Unfortunately, we're working on a top secret project that only you can help us with."

"Then why couldn't you let Misty come along?"

"Let's just say... we'd have a tougher time convincing her to be part of this than you. We'll let her in on it eventually... but you need to be prepared."

"Prepared?"

"Yes. What you're about to go through will require all your strength and determination. We're being ambitious with this project of ours, hoping to find a cure for the Celebi-rus Syndrome. Which, of course, you have."

Ash scratched his head. "What? Never heard of it. I didn't even know I had it!"

"Perhaps this'll convince you?"

Wallace turned on a TV that was sitting on a nearby counter and pressed play on the VCR sitting atop it. Ash was in shock when he saw a familiar scene on it.

The Viridian City gym battle.

"How did you..."

"Never heard of security tapes, have you? Surprisingly, they were found intact following the explosion. Of course, when we saw this event unfold, the League think it was best that the public didn't know. We intended to keep it that way until we figured out what condition you three had... and could discern out to cure you guys. Then, of course, came the Pokémon Junior Master Tournament."

"Marco..." Ash recalled.

"Exactly. Though very few people actually know of Marco's condition, you, me, Misty, Brock, and Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, and a few select others, the general public has been speculating ever since. The League is worried that if the truth was ever revealed, panic might set in amongst the populace. False rumors of how to contract the syndrome might be spread, and the curiosity and fear about you and the others could put you in grave danger."

"So what does this all have to do with you kidnapping me and Pikachu?"

"We think we might have found a cure. The problem is, it's untested."

Ash frowned. "And you want me to be the test subject, right?"

"Yes, though not in the way you think. It's not your typical cure, either. You and Pikachu will be put through a great deal of strain and stress. But if this works, you won't have to ever worry about experiencing something like that on the tape ever again."

"I don't know."

"The door's right there, Ash. You are free to leave whenever you wish."

Ash got up and took a few steps towards the door. He then stopped, coming to a realization.

"You're determined to find a cure, aren't you?"

"Yes, Ash. Yes, the League is. That's how much we care about you and your friends, all of you some of the brightest and talented trainers we've ever seen."

"So if I go, you'll probably try and get one of them to take my place here?"

Wallace sighed. "It depends on if the League wants to continue to pursue this. So I can't deny that..."

"Then... I'll stay."

"Huh?"

"I said... I said I'll stay!" Ash exclaimed, turning to face Wallace. "If the League's endorsing this, then I'm behind you 100 percent!"

The League Champion chuckled. "So that's your excuse, huh? So be it..."

The door into the room slid open, and Pikachu came running in, happy as can be.

"Pika pi!"

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu leaped up into Ash's waiting arms and the two spun around, hugging each other as if they had been apart for months rather than just hours. Then, the person who was taking care of Pikachu walked in. Ash nearly dropped Pikachu in surprise...

"You? It's... you?!"


March 1st

After regaling Misty with the rest of the long story, the gym leader was convinced as to reasoning behind Ash's 'kidnapping' and what was trying to be accomplished here on Mt. Pyre.

"So..." Misty concluded. "If I go through all of this, I'll be cured?"

Wallace nodded in cautious confirmation. "It won't completely cure you, but you should be able to make the symptoms and side effects go away until the syndrome completely dissipates normally on your 21st birthday."

"Think about it, Misty!" Ash exclaimed. "We won't have to worry about that Viridian City incident anymore! We can get to a point where it was nothing but a silly little nightmare!"

"And no longer having to keep our emotions in check?"

"Well... yeah."

Misty looked as if she was about to cry, but she wiped the tears away from her eyes before they could dribble down her face.

"Fine. I'll do it!"

"That-a-girl!" Ash rejoiced with delight, jumping up and wrapping his arms around Misty. "I knew you would make the right call!"

"Pika!" added Pikachu.

Wallace smiled. "Okay then... I guess we'll have to prepare the other guest room. And then... Misty, we'll get started!"


Present day

"Just a couple more weeks... a few more and Ash's training regimen will be complete. Misty soon after. I'm sure they'll be glad to get to go home real soon."

Wallace then looked down and seen that Pikachu had decided to take a nap.

"I guess that applies to you too, Pikachu."

"C'mon, we're gonna be late!"

Wallace turned his attention down to the field again, and saw that Misty had gotten free and was now trying to pull Ash up off the ground. He was stubbornly refusing to, though.

"We're supposed to be improving our bodies AND minds, Ash!"

"But I hate studying!"

"No buts! You wanna remain dumb for the rest of your life? Let's GO!"

This time, Misty used enough force to dislodge Ash from the track and pull him to his feet. This time, Misty did the pulling as she grabbed Ash by the wrist and dragged him back towards the alpine hut.

"I swear, I thought you had matured..."


Friday, March 29th

Somewhere deep in an underground laboratory, a room was filled with scientists as they were scattered amongst several control panels, all making final preparations to conduct an experiment. In the middle of the room were two pods: one human-sized and one Pok?on-sized. At that moment, the two individuals that were going to be placed inside them stepped through the swinging doors that led into the lab. They were followed by a second human... an adult male. He stepped past the duo and into the bright lights surrounding the machine, the control panels, and his fellow scientists.

"They... are ready!" he announced.

"So are we, Professor Geissler!" one of the others shouted in response.

"Very well."

He then turned to the human and the Pokémon behind him.

"Are you ready?"

"Wak! Maro, marowak!" exclaimed Marowak, stepping forward.

"Of course I am!" exclaimed his trainer. "Someone as talented and beautiful as myself shouldn't be hindered from rising to the top because of some rare health condition!"

The beautiful maiden stepped into the light... it was Giselle.

"I still don't understand a lot about this disease," she stated aloud, "but it stands in the way of me achieving my place as Pok?on Master! I'll do anything to be cured! And Marowak too!"

"Maro!" Marowak nodded in agreement.

"The Pokémon League greatly thanks your participation in this experiment," the professor told her. "Good luck."


Minutes later, Giselle and Marowak were giving the thumbs up from inside the two pods, where they were strapped in. A couple of scientists were keeping an eye on their vitals while the rest stood in a 'ready' position.

"START THE DISSOLUTION CHAMBER!" Professor Geissler shouted.

The many scientists started pulling levers, pushing buttons, turning knobs, and other sorts of actions as they got the machine quickly running up to full capacity. A visible amount of electricity funneled into the pods, and Giselle and Marowak felt it coursing through their bodies.

"Maro maro maro!" Marowak cried in pain.

Giselle was gritting her teeth, desperately trying to keep her composure, though it was visibly obvious that she was hurting as well.

"Remember, this is all normal!" the professor yelled to them. "We're trying to force you into going into the 'merged state!'"

"AAHHH!" Giselle whelped. "It... OUCH! This isn't... EEEEEEEEE!"

"Sir, something's gone wrong!" one of the scientists exclaimed. "The voltage regulator's gonna kaput!"

"What?"

"I can't steady the voltage flow! It'll be in the overload region in seconds!"

"We've got to shut it down!" a colleague added. "We're putting their lives in danger!"

"Fine," the professor agreed, though regrettably. "Shut it down."

"Shutdown procedure initiated... access denied!"

"Try the override code!"

After a few seconds...

"Negative! Access denied!"

Suddenly, a high-pitched, ear-piercing scream filled the room. The electricity flowing through Giselle's body was too great for her to withhold her cries of pain anymore.

"I'm going to get her out of there!" yelled one of the younger assistants.

Reaching for Giselle's pod, the young man got a shock of his own when he discovered first-hand that electricity was flowing along the outside of the chamber as well.

"Vitals are dropping rapidly for both subjects!"

Then, without warning, all of the power went completely out in the room. Surrounded in pitch black darkness, no one could see what was going on.

"I think the lab's internal power surge protectors kicked in!" someone yelled.

"Anyone have a flashlight?" asked another. "We need to get the subjects out of the pod before the back-up generator kicks in and the chamber restarts!"

All of a sudden, there was a ripping sound. A ripping of metal. A strange aura of light... silver light... emanated from about where the pods were. It took awhile for the figure to come into focus, but once it did, Professor Geissler instantly knew what was going on.

"They did it!"

"Did what, Professor Geissler?" a nearby assistant asked.

"They made it into the 'merged state!' The silver aura? It's coming from Marowak. He and Giselle are currently sharing the same body!"

"But without the pod and the electricity countering against their powers, that means..."

Marowak turned in the direction of where Giselle's pod lied and started using Thrash on it. The sounds of the pod being bashed and banged at filled the air.

"What's that Marowak doing? He could set off an explosion if he bashes in the wrong place! He could kill us all!"

At that exact moment, the back-up generator finally kicked in, bringing the lights back on. The chamber, though, had overloaded and, thus, did not turn back on, and neither did any of the related control panels. One thing that did work, though, was the pod's own safety mechanism, as it opened up, allowing the door to unlock and open. Unconscious, there was nothing to hold Giselle's limp body up as it fell forward, the life support electrodes and other attachments coming off in the process. The silver-glowing Marowak caught Giselle's body with his own two paws, keeping her from hitting the floor. He slowly guided the body to the floor, lying her face-up and safely next to the body of the lone assistant who had made an attempt to get her out - he was also knocked unconscious because of the heavy dose of electricity that he had received.

Marowak then growled in anger as the Pokémon turned towards Professor Geissler and the other scientists, who were anticipating what was about to happen.

"You don't think they would..." one said aloud, still hoping against the worst.

Then, as if a higher power answered the prayers, the silver aura around Marowak disappeared, and the Pok?on fainted. Sensing the danger to be over, Professor Geissler and a few of the others slowly walked towards the three unconscious bodies. They quickly checked the trio for vital signs. It didn't take them long to deduce what needed to be done.

"Get me some medics in here, NOW!"

End Session: March
Storyline to be continued in Session: April!


Author's Notes for 'Session: March':
I told you the ending would be shocking! Worth the wait, right? Oh, right... I guess I shouldn't be so excited given what just happened...

Anyone expected to see Richie again? I didn't... the return of Richie came as a last-minute add during the writing process, as I didn't want to have to come up with a random character-of-the-day to assist Misty. Then again, as one sees in Part 2, he exits as abruptly and awkwardly as he entered. Sorry 'bout that.

Do you guys like the slightly more aggressive tint Ash and Misty's relationship has taken? Given all they've been through, it does seem as if they're making up for lost time while making sure that they would never become separated again.

But while Ash and Misty's relationship has taken a turn for the better, you're all probably wondering... why are Arius and Cassie now willingly apart? Did the events of 'Session: February' really lead to the end of their romance? You'll have to stay tuned to find out the answer!

Did you recognize Professor Geissler? Or the girl in the limo in which Ash and Pikachu were taken away? Both have appeared in this fic before this session! There is a common thread that connects the two of them, and possibly... Wallace, the Hoenn League Champion? If you have been paying attention like you should be, you've probably figured out the connection. If not... shame on you! The answer will be revealed next month!

On that note, it was interesting characterizing Wallace since he never appeared in the anime series. Does mysterious, yet friendly sit well with you guys?

Another question to be answered... who is the person that Ash recognized after reuniting with Pikachu? Hmmmm...

Okay, be honest... how many of you deduced Giselle as being the fifth? If you noticed, I haven't given her a whole bunch of small scenes checking in on her throughout this fic for nothing! Biggest clue that should've tipped you guys off? Remember when a certain trio found Giselle lying unconscious in the middle of nowhere and Marowak was protecting her? Yep, that was the biggest clue pointing towards Giselle as the fifth!

Speaking of that 'certain trio,' hasn't it been awhile since we've seen them? Hmmm again...

For those of you reading this at don't forget to check out the uncut version when it comes out on my website in a few weeks! Lots of material had to be cut, including scenes with the 'fifth candidates' Cassie, Shingo, and Giselle! It'll also include an extended ending!


'Session: April' Trailer:
The last two months have given me time to think. I wonder if Giselle is still with Joe. Hopefully, she's finally forgotten about the whole Pallet Town deal. And I hope Gary's doing a good job as the new Junior Master. He finished behind me, in third place, so the League would've picked him as my replacement. Oh, and you know who I haven't seen in a long time? Team Rocket! As in Jessie, James, and Persian. Have they finally given up on Pikachu?

In 'Session: April,' I, Ash Ketchum, will get a harsh dose of reality...