Featured Characters (in order of appearance)

Robin

Ash Ketchum

Pikachu

Brock

Dawn

Max

May

Misty

Piplup

Batman

Batgirl

Jessie

James

Meowth

Giovanni

Joker

Harley Quinn

Superman

Scene 6 – Pokémon City Mishaps

Sean and Robin were flying through the air for some seconds, in what felt like a slow-motion sequence, before landing roughly on the ground. Luckily, the area they landed in was the Pokémon City play set. When the duo got up, they encountered Ash Ketchum and his Pokémon partner, Pikachu. Their friends Brock, Dawn, Max, May, Misty, and Piplup were present as well. They gang had witnessed Sean and Robin drop from the air.

Ash: (to Sean and Robin) "Are you guys OK?! That looked like a pretty nasty fall."

Pikachu: "Pikachu!"

Dawn: "Do you guys need a doctor?"

Sean: "We're fine!" (Grunts softly and rubs his left elbow) "Where's the Dark Knight?"

Max: "Who?"

Robin: "Batman!"

Brock: "Sorry, but we haven't seen Batman or anyone else since the separation."

Sean: "Really? I guess that means we beat him here, Robin."

Robin: "Looks like it."

May: "By the way, how did you two get into the air?"

Sean: "One of the villains dropped a bomb on us as we rode on Robin's motorcycle."

Robin: "Yeah; the bomb exploded right behind my R-Cycle and sent us both flying."

Misty: "Wow; that must've been quite the ride."

Sean: "You have no idea."

Just then, Ash shouted, "Look out!" When the toys looked behind Sean, they saw a black car coming toward them fast and moved out of the way. Sean looked back and saw the car, but before he had a chance to move, the vehicle slowed down and grazed him in his lower back. This caused Sean to yelp and fall frontwards on the ground. The car was revealed to be the Batmobile, with Batman and Batgirl exiting it a moment later.

Batgirl: "Hey, Batman, I think you hit something when you stopped."

Batman: "What do you mean?"

Batgirl: "I felt some kind of thump the very moment you stopped the Batmobile."

Sean: (on the ground) "That was me!"

Batgirl: (shocked) "Oh, my god! Sean!" (Runs over and helps him up) "Are you OK?"

Sean: "Yeah, I'm fine!" (To Batman, bitterly) "And you need to watch where you're driving!"

Batman: "I tried to warn you and the others to move, but the horn wasn't working!"

Robin: "The Batmobile has a horn?"

Batman: "Doesn't every car?"

Sean: "More importantly, Batman, why are you and your comrades here?"

Batman: "I heard that the Joker and Harley Quinn were over here."

Sean: "Why in the world would those two come to Pokémon City instead of Gotham City?!"

Batman: "How the hell would I know?! You're the leader, so you should know why!"

Sean: "But you're a professional detective! So shouldn't you know the answer?!"

Batman: (dramatic pause) "You know what? I don't ever know why you're our leader!"

Sean: "What are you saying? That you don't trust me?"

Batman: "As a matter of fact, I don't."

Sean: "…Well, I'm not surprised. I mean you rarely trust anyone, am I right?"

Batman: "Damn straight."

Ash: "Um, sorry to interrupt, but my friends and I have a situation of our own here."

Batman: (looks at Ash's Pikachu) "…Hey, kid, what is that thing on your shoulder?"

Ash: "What thing?"

Batman: "That yellow creature."

Ash: "Oh, this is my buddy, Pikachu."

Pikachu: (waves at Batman) "Pikachu!"

Batman: "What's your buddy supposed to be? Some mutated rat?"

Ash: (insulted) "Hey, don't you ever talk about Pikachu like that!"

Pikachu: (angrily) "Pika!"

Sean: "Okay, let's settle down for a moment!" (Sighs) "So, Batman and his companions are in Pokémon City because they heard the Joker and Harley Quinn might be here; I get that. But why are Ash and his friends here?"

Brock: "We thought Team Rocket might be here. It seems like a place they would come to."

Sean: "Now that makes sense."

Batgirl: "Who's Team Rocket?"

Misty: "A group of annoying criminals who are always causing trouble wherever we go."

Batman: "How annoying are they?"

Misty: "Well…"

Just then, evil laughter was heard. At first, Batman thought the Joker was near. However, this laughter had the sound of three people. When Sean and the group looked up, they saw three shadowy figures standing on top of a building. Batman then said, "Who's there?!" The shadowy figures were revealed to be Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket. As the trio showed more of themselves, they began their own motto:

Jessie: "Listen, is that a voice I hear?"

James: "It speaks to me loud and clear."

Jessie: "On the wind!"

James: "Past the stars!"

Meowth: "In your ear!"

Jessie: "Bringing chaos at a break-neck pace."

James: "Dashing all hopes and putting fear in its place."

Jessie: "A rose by any other name is just as sweet."

James: "When everything's worse, our work is complete."

Jessie: "Jessie!"

James: "James!"

Meowth: "Meowth's the name!"

Jessie: "Putting the do-gooders in their place."

James: "We're Team Rocket."

All 3: "And we're in your face!"

When Team Rocket finished their motto, Sean and the rest were shown to have a mix of disturbed and annoyed facial expressions. Batman even said, "Okay; that may just be the lamest introduction I've ever seen." Sean replied to this with, "Well, those three are lame criminals." Team Rocket seemed unaware of (or simply didn't care about) the heroes' reaction.

May: "Those three just never seem to quit with their mottos."

Max: "That's for sure."

Misty: (to Team Rocket) "So, are you jerks here to steal Pikachu again?"

Jessie: (laughs evilly) "Sorry, twerps, but Pikachu isn't worth the taking for the moment."

Meowth: "Yeah; we're here to capture your leader!"

Dawn: "Our leader?"

Ash: "You mean Sean?"

James: "That's right. You see, there's a big reward for any villain who captures or eliminates the new hero—who so happens to be your leader."

Batgirl: "A big reward?"

Brock: "So that's what you three are after."

Jessie: "Bingo!"

Meowth: "And if you were smart, you would kindly hand your leader over to us."

Batgirl: "Fat chance!"

Robin: "You can't expect us to hand over Sean that easily!"

James: "Is that so? Then I'm afraid we have no choice but to—" (A phone suddenly rings; James takes out a cell phone and answers it) "Hello?"

Giovanni: (over phone) "What are you three doing?!"

James: "Oh, hey, boss! We found the new hero. Now all we have to do is—"

Giovanni: "Forget about that! You three nitwits need to get back here at once!"

James: "You mean right now? But what about capturing the new hero? We've almost got him."

Giovanni: "You can deal with him later! There's been a change of plans."

James: "But, boss—"

Giovanni: (shouts) "Get back here now!"

James: (defeated sigh) "Okay." (Hangs up and puts phone away)

Meowth: "What did the boss want, James?"

James: "He said he wants us to return to headquarters right now."

Jessie: "Right now?! But we're just about to succeed in something for once!"

James: "I know, but it's the boss' orders, and we can't disobey him."

Jessie: (sighs; says to Sean and the heroes) "Well, it looks like you twerps are off the hook for now. But we will get your leader!"

James: "Sooner or later."

Meowth: "See ya!" (Takes out a smoke grenade and throws it on the roof of the building)

After Meowth unleashed the smoke grenade, a puff of smoke came out and Team Rocket escaped. Sean and the group were confused over what just happened, since none of them knew the trio was called off by their boss, Giovanni. Just then, someone shouted, "Hey, wait!" It was Gary Oak, Ash's friend and rival, who appeared somewhat out of breath.

Ash: "Hey, Gary! What's going on?"

Gary: "Hey, Ash. I've been chasing Team Rocket for almost an hour."

Ash: "Why? What did they do?"

Gary: "They stole a Pokémon from my grandfather's laboratory!"

Brock: "They already stole a Pokémon?!"

Gary: "That's right."

Batman: "Could somebody explain what the hell a 'Pokémon' is?"

Sean: "Pokémon is short for 'pocket monsters'."

Batman: "Pocket monsters?"

Dawn: "Yeah; they're creatures who are carried in these capsules called Pokéballs."

Batman: "Pokéballs? What the hell kind of world do you people live in?"

May: (annoyed) "Oh, brother, can we please ignore this guy?"

Max: (also annoyed) "I agree."

Misty: "So anyway, Gary, what Pokémon did Team Rocket steal?"

Gary: "I was about to get to that. They took—" (Suddenly gets shot in the head and drops dead)

Sean: (shocked) "Holy shit!"

Ash: (horrified) "Gary!"

After Gary dropped dead, the Joker and Harley Quinn appeared behind him. Joker was holding a pistol in his right hand (which he used to "kill" Gary), while Harley held a bazooka. As the duo approached the heroes, Harley aimed the bazooka at Sean's face.

Harley: (high-pitched voice) "Put your hands up, newbie! We're here to take you away."

Sean: "Can you at least get the bazooka out of my face?"

Joker: (sadistic voice) "She said to put your hands up, new guy!"

Harley: (to Joker) "You go, baby!"

Sean: "Hey, bitch! Get the bazooka out of my face!" (Harley smacks him in the head with the bazooka; Sean has a cut on his forehead, which starts bleeding) "Ah, shit!" (Puts a hand over the cut) "That freaking hurt like hell!"

Harley: "Shut up, newbie! Don't force us to do this the hard way!"

Brock: (whispers to Robin) "Who are those two clowns?"

Robin: (whispers back) "That's the Joker and Harley Quinn."

Brock: "Those two are Batman's archenemies?"

Robin: "Afraid so."

Joker: "Hey! What are you two whispering over there?"

Brock: (out loud; slightly frightened) "Nothing."

The Joker pointed his pistol at Batman and the heroes and said, "Okay, I want everyone to put their hands behind their heads and kneel down on the ground! If you don't, Harley will blast your leader to smithereens." Sean gave a slow nod to his team, signaling them to do what Joker ordered. Surprisingly or not, the heroes did so—even Batman and his sidekicks.

Joker: (laughs maniacally) "This is glorious! The master will be pleased."

Sean: (raises an eyebrow) "What master?"

Harley: "I told you to shut the hell up, shithead!"

Sean: (irritated) "That tares it." (Suddenly grabs the bazooka and snatches it away from Harley; Sean then sticks the bazooka in Harley's face) "How does it feel now, bitch?"

Joker: (points his pistol at Sean) "Harley, what the hell happened?!"

Harley: (uneasily) "I'm sorry, baby; this shithead took my bazooka away."

Sean: "Let us go, Joker, or I'll blast her!"

Joker: "I see. Good thing I prepared for this." (Opens his jacket, which reveals five grenades tied to a string; Joker tugs on the string) "Drop the weapon, kid, or else!"

Sean: "Or else what?"

Joker: (tugs on string harder) "Don't play with me!"

Sean: "Look, let's make a deal. If I drop the bazooka, you two leave and then we'll leave."

Joker: "Or you could give Harley and the bazooka to me, we take you, and then we'll leave."

Sean: "Fat chance." (To his team) "Get him, guys!"

Batgirl suddenly rose from the ground and threw a bat-a-rang at the Joker's left hand, causing him to release the string. The rest of the group then hurried off the ground and tackled him. Harley attempted to run over and save Joker, but Sean quickly hit her in the head with the bazooka, knocking her out. After that, Batman and his sidekicks tied up the Joker and Harley Quinn together. Once all of that was done, Sean and the rest tried to think of what to do with the two clowns. Also, Batgirl used a bandage from her first aid kit to put over Sean's cut.

Ash: (looking at Gary's body with guilt) "I can't believe those two killed Gary. He was one of the greatest rivals I ever had."

Brock: "Yeah, it's sad. Most of your other rivals couldn't really compare to him."

Dawn: "That aside, what are we going to with these two clowns?"

Piplup: (poking Dawn's leg) "Piplup."

Dawn: "What is it, Piplup?"

Piplup: (taps his chest) "Pip-Piplup."

Dawn: "Are you saying that you want to teach those clowns a lesson?"

Piplup: (nods) "Lup!"

Dawn: "Okay!" (Points at Joker and Harley) "Piplup, use Bubble Beam!"

Piplup: "Piplup!" (Shoots big bubbles at Joker and Harley, getting them wet)

Batman: (not amazed) "Bubbles? Really?"

Harley: (regaining consciousness) "Whoa, what the hell happened?" (Notices she and Joker are tied-up together) "Hey, baby, why are we all wet and tied-up?"

Joker: (aggravated) "We're wet because of the little blue penguin! And I don't think I need to explain the 'tied-up' part."

Ash: "Good thinking, Dawn. Now it's my turn. Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on those clowns!"

Pikachu: "Pika—!" (His cheeks begin to spark)

Sean: "No, don't!"

Ash: "Why?"

Sean: "The Joker has grenades in his jacket! If you electrocute them, the grenades will explode and kill us all!"

Ash: "Oh, right…"

Pikachu: (cheeks stop sparking) "Chu."

Misty: "You really need to think before you act, Ash."

Ash: (rubs the back of his head) "Sorry; I'm still mad at them for killing Gary."

Sean: (sighs) "Okay, guys, listen up! We need to head back to the hideout play set so we can tell the others some big news."

Ash: "What big news?"

Sean: "I'll explain when we get there."

Batgirl: "But what about the Joker and Harley Quinn?"

Sean: "We're taking them with us."

May: "We are?"

Sean: "Yeah, we are. While you guys were kneeling down, the Joker mentioned something that could be of use to us."

Batman: "I hope you're right."

Sean: "I am right! The only question, though, is how are we going to get them there?"

Just after Sean said this, he looked up and spotted Superman flying above them. He then developed an idea and called out for Superman to drop by. When Superman heard the call and swooped down, Sean asked him if he would carry the Joker and Harley Quinn to the hideout play set. Superman accepted the request, carried the tied-up clowns, and flew toward the hideout play set. Sean and the Pokémon gang decided to travel by foot, while Batman and Batgirl left in the Batmobile. Robin used his grappling hook to leave, since his motorcycle was wrecked.

A/N: Here's another chapter/scene! :D I told you Sean and Robin be OK. And as the title stats, a few mishaps occur in Pokémon City. =p

Boy, Batman was REALLY out of character here, wasn't it? He was like an obnoxiously exaggerated version of himself that you would see in a Robot Chicken sketch. :B Fret not though, because I've said before that there is a logical reason behind certain characters being OOC and a bit unlikable that will be explained in a later part of story. ;)

A few things:

1. If you're wondering why Team Rocket was using their Sinnoh region motto instead of their REGULAR motto, keep in mind this story takes place during the late summer of 2010. That's when the Diamond & Pearl saga of the Pokémon anime was going on-hence why no human traveling friends after Dawn are present. Also, Wobbuffet isn't with Team Rocket because I found no use for him in this story. :/

2. Just to be clear, I do NOT hate Gary Oak. ^^; I admit when I was younger, I USED to dislike him because he was an arrogant d-bag who often bullied Ash during the early seasons of the Pokémon anime. However, Gary is one of the few characters in the series to have actual development, and has since become a better person as it went on. While he still isn't one of my favorite human characters in the series, I've grown to like and respect Gary a lot more. The reason why he got "bumped off" here was mostly to build some tension for a few characters.

3. The versions of Joker and Harley Quinn in this story are respectively that of the late Heath Ledger from The Dark Knight and Arkham Batman video games. Why? Because I liked these versions of them the most during 2010. :p

Any feedback is accepted, including fair constructive criticism (but petty hate will NOT be tolerated!)

That all being said, I hope you enjoy and stay turned for more! :)

P.S. Just a heads up, the next scene will be the end of Act III