SUPER
POKéMON
Jay faces Duplica.
Episode XXXIII
The Transformation Gym
Jay Barial
Chapter One: The New Plan
Teria gave an annoyed sigh. "Failure. I can not believe that Mike, Nick, Kelly, and Fire Kat were able to fail at something so simple . . . when they didn't even know about it to screw it up even more easily!" Teria slammed his fist on the table.
"Are your 'troops' not getting the job done?" asked The Master. He chuckled as he walked around Teria's desk. Teria and The Master were in the Rocket Boss's office in the main Team Rocket base/gym.
"They're not troops," muttered Teria. "They're idiot Pokémon trainers who couldn't cut it, so they asked to join me to get away from reality and to get away from their parents and to get away from capturing Pokémon easily. Now, they're suppose to get skills and capture Pokémon for me, it's really simple. They're thieves."
"Well then maybe you should get troops," suggested The Master. "I already have my second in command ordering the elite troops to uncover something that could destroy the entire experiment." The Master looked through a window and at the tank containing the "experiment" that it and Teria were working on.
Teria sighed. "What should we do in the meantime to get Team Rocket to battle with Jay?"
"All ready done." The Master smirked. "I have one of my other troops stirring up some trouble in the Imitate Kingdom. There's a wild Borlax there causing some trouble. And where there's trouble, Jay, Dee, Agua, and Ultram are there to make things right." The Master chuckled and looked at The Experiment again. "That's what I like about Jay. Always trying to help others. It's his one true flaw."
Teria smiled. "Flaws. I see that a lot these days. And when I saw flaws, I see an especially load of flaws with Team Rocket and Group Missile. I'm wondering how Giovanni, one of the original Rocket Bosses, put up with it. Put up with these . . .flaws." Teria looked at The Master. "Let's just hope that your, what did you call them . . . troops, don't start coming up with flaws."
The Master gave an angry growl, and its eyes flashed ready to cast some sort of beam of power. "I could kill you here and know."
"Oh, I know." Teria stood up on his desk and spread out his arms. "But you won't. You need the Team Rocket Scientists to finish it, perfectly. And it'll be perfect with me around. Plus, Team Rocket is some what helpful in our situation." Teria sat down. "So you see, I do have power over the all powerful 'master' . . ." He smirked. "Besides, from what I've heard from Fire Kat . . . the whole Lugia thing . . . resurrecting Agatha . . . switching Chris at the Orb Gym . . . you aren't the perfect leader."
The Master then gave another angry growl and teleported out of his lair.
* * * *
Mew, Psycho, and Mewtwo all hovered around in a circle up in Mew's hideout hidden in the clouds of the sky.
"Why isn't Haunter with us?" Psycho asked curiously. "If the three of us aren't here, you or The Master just usually want to see Mew."
"Well, things have changed . . . Psycho," replied Mewtwo bitterly. "Our little Haunter has failed one too many times."
Mew gasped. "You killed him?"
Mewtwo shook his head. "He's just in training again. In the meantime, The Master has assignments for you both."
"You say that as if they were separate assignments," murmured Psycho.
"They are." Mewtwo turned towards Psycho. "You, my little crazed Pokémon, are going to go to Thunder's Point."
Psycho frowned, or attempting to since he also seemed to have a crazy smile on his face. "Isn't that where the legendary Thundeer rests, frozen in a deadly statue? I don't want to go there. If I wake it up, The Master would kill me!"
"Oh, but that's the plan," said Mewtwo. "You are suppose to awaken the electric beast, and then a team will come down and capture the shocking deer." Mewtwo turned to Mew. "Ah, my young Mew, all you have to do is get the Borlax outside of the Imitate Kingdom hyper and angry, and your job is done."
Mew nodded, did a little spin in the air, and teleported away.
Psycho nodded and lifted himself in the air. "Just because they're both Mews . . . sorta." Psycho teleported to Thunder's Point.
Chapter Two: A Boring Welcome
Jay, Dee, Agua, Ultram, Fire Orb, Pikachu, Pichu, Litatra, Mewie, and Ultra and walked out of the forest surrounding the Hydra Village, where Jay had earned the Hydra Badge.
The group emerged into a giant castle-like Kingdom.
"Well every, feast your eyes on the Imitate Kingdom," said Ultram, walking forward, with Pichu in his arms and Pikachu at his side.
"Whoa," murmured Dee, walking forward with Fire Orb hovering next to her. "It's amazing. It's a shame Jason isn't here, he'd probably love it. Plus, there's gotta be some great Pokémon stores out here."
Jay, walking with Litatra in his arms, Mewie hovering next to him and Ultra by his side, headed towards the Kingdom too. "Plus, you said there's a gym there. Can always earn another badge!"
Agua frowned then looked around, realizing she was all alone. "See, this is why I like being in the middle of the group! I don't have to worry about being left alone in the front or the back." She sighed, the looked around. The others were way ahead of here. "See what I mean! Hey guys, wait up!"
* * * *
As the group walked around in the Town Square, outside of the actual castle, there seemed to be some what of an earthquake.
"Talk about something exploding," muttered Dee.
"That or there's a big giant ball of some kind, rolling around the town . . ." Jay, Dee, and Agua all looked at the rambling Ultram. "Maybe I should have stayed with Crystal and the others . . ."
As the giant group continued walking through the town to the Pokémon Center, an incredibly large, giant brown thing when running by.
"Anyone else see that giant ball!" cried Ultram.
Jay rolled his eyes. He turned to one of the town's people. "Um, excuse me sir, but what was that thing that just went rolling by?"
"That was Borlax!" cried the man. "It comes around every once and awhile, but it doesn't usually do this. I guess that giant sloth has reached its ultimate boredom and doesn't want to fall asleep and evolve."
"Borlax, eh?" wondered Agua. "Jay, whip our your Pokédex."
Jay . . . slowly revealed his Pokédex (not whipped out) and turned it towards the giant thing rolling down the streets.
"Borlax," said the Pokédex, "a hungry Super Pokémon. This is the pre-evolved form of the Pokémon, Snorlax. Borlax usually sits around and eats while time passes. The reason why most Borlax aren't usually found is because when they fall asleep, and Borlax will evolve into Snorlax. Evolves into Snorlax."
Ultram nodded. "A Borlax can't become . . . sane so to speak, or become de-bored at all, and when it falls sleep, it quickly evolves, which is why most people don't use sleeping attacks on it."
Jay frowned. "Are we going to have to . . . you know . . . save the town guys?"
Dee, Agua, Ultram, Pikachu, and Ultra all turned to Jay.
"And why wouldn't we?" asked Agua.
"Because I have a gym leader to defeat?" replied Jay.
Dee grabbed Jay by the ear and pulled him along. "Come on little Jay, it's time for us to defeat a Borlax."
Chapter Three: Tuffy's Attitude
Jay, Dee, Agua, and Ultram all stood in front of Borlax, with their Pokémon standing next to them. They had managed to trap the giant Pokémon in the corner.
"Sorry Borlax, this is the end of the line!" shouted Jay.
"The 'end of the line,'" whispered Ultram to Jay.
"It's was a last minute line, what did you expect me to say?" replied Jay. "A long announcement about how we're going to stop it and capture it."
The girls cleared their throats. "Let's battle already!"
Ultram nodded. "Go Lickitung!"
"Butterfree, we need you!" said Agua.
"Beedrill, go!" said Dee.
The giant tongue Pokémon appeared with the two bug Pokémon flying to the sides of it.
Jay smiled. "My turn!" Jay flipped open his Pokédex and rearranged his team. "You should be all rested up and listening now! Tuffy, I choose you!" Jay threw a Super Ball in front of Lickitung and in front of the other Pokémon appeared the Clefable/Wigglytuff mixture.
"Tuff!" growled the Pokémon.
Dee sighed happily. "That's always nice."
"Yeah, don't see a lot of Tuff these days," said Agua.
Ultram chuckled. "Your Tuffy's a little bulky if you ask me Jay. You should let her out of her ball more often."
Jay rolled his eyes. "Yeah, we haven't seen Ultra and Raichu in ages!"
Dee slid over to Jay and whispered, "That's because they're being trained by Jesse back at Current City."
"Lickitung, take down," ordered Ultram.
"Butterfree confusion!" ordered Agua.
"Beedrill, fury attack!" ordered Dee.
"Tuffy, body slam!" ordered Jay.
"Licki!" Lickitung launched itself at the trapped Borlax and rammed into it. Unfortunately, Lickitung just bounced off the Borlax.
Butterfree's confusion attack just made Borlax scratch its head for a moment then leaped up and use fury swipes on the poor butterfly.
Beedrill was too scared to attack and hid behind Dee.
But Tuffy leaped at Borlax, attempting to body slam it, but she just bounced back. The fact that her attack failed enraged Tuffy and she began using her double slap attack, but that wasn't affecting Borlax that much.
"Well, this is a bust," muttered Ultram.
"We'll need to use your fighting Pokémon," said Dee. "Rocker and Fighter should be able to handle this."
Jay nodded. "Right."
"Uh, Jay," said Agua slowly, "can you calm that balloon fairy down? She's losing it that she can't defeat Borlax. The only way she could is if she sang to it or something."
Tuffy suddenly stopped trying to slap around Borlax, and smiled brightly. She turned to Agua and said, "Tuff tuffy tuff."
Agua frowned. "Heh, no need to thank me."
Tuffy started to sing, but Jay quickly yelled, "Ultra, disable!"
"Tra!" Ultra focused his powers to freeze Tuffy in a frozen state and lift her up into the air.
"Lax!" growled Borlax. The extremely large Super Pokémon took this moment to roll out of the Kingdom.
Jay frowned. "Now Tuffy's not listening to me. What's wrong with me?"
Ultram began coughing. Within the coughing, Jay could have sworn he heard his friend couch "self-centered."
"Maybe," said Dee, "your professor could help us Jay. With our Borlax problem and with your Tuffy problem."
Jay nodded. "Right, let's head to the Pokémon Center."
Chapter Four: Thundeer and the Thunder Point
Psycho frowned as he reappeared in an underground cave. Thunder Point, which was an underground cave under the Lost Forests, was filled with many ground and extremely strong electric Pokémon. There were dozen of giant electric rods sticking out of the ground, which were still sparking with electricity. The electricity was probably coming from the nearby Scarlet City.
"Where's this stupid Thundeer suppose to be hidden?" murmured Psycho, hovering around Thunder Point. He glanced around. "Thundeer is suppose to be frozen in a rock hard statue."
Psycho hovered along, when suddenly an Electabuzz appeared in front of the crazed Pokémon.
"Buzz!" growled the wild Electabuzz.
Psycho sighed. "What do you want?"
The wild Electabuzz leaped at Psycho, trying to give one of The Master's generals its thunder punch, but Psycho quickly teleported out of the way. Psycho reappeared behind Electabuzz.
"Need to act faster 'buzz!" Psycho slapped Electabuzz in the back of the head a number of times, and its head began swelling up. "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I hurt you?"
Electabuzz turned around, and gave Psycho its thunderbolt but Psycho had already teleported away.
"Buzz? Electabuzz buzz?" wondered the wild Electabuzz, looking around for where Psycho had teleported off to.
"Hey, up here smart guy!" Psycho was hovering around at the top of Thunder Point. "Psychic attack!" Psycho gave the Electabuzz his psychic attack, slamming the electric Pokémon against the wall.
"Buzz," moaned Electabuzz, collapsing.
Psycho sighed contenfully. "One less problem to deal with." He looked around. "Now where's this Thundeer Statue?" He frowned. "I can't find it . . . well, at least not with out some help."
Psycho hovered down to the injured Electabuzz. He laughed evilly. "I'll just use my mind control to make you find the Thundeer Statue for me!"
The injured Electabuzz suddenly got up and started walking down Thunder Point.
Psycho smiled. "If you can't find something, then just use your powers to make someone else find something." Psycho hovered after the Electabuzz.
Using his powers, Psycho cloaked itself and the Electabuzz, so they wouldn't have any more wild Pokémon encounters.
They finally reached a point in the cave in which it was pitch black, except that there was a small light up ahead.
"That's just great." Psycho sighed. "I really didn't want to do this, but they leave me now choice. Flash!" Psycho created a brilliant flash of light, lighting up the rest of the cave. Where the small light was coming in was the location of the Thundeer statue.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz," mumbled Electabuzz, still tired from his encounter with Psycho.
Psycho smiled. "You go first."
Electabuzz nodded, without control over its body. It walked ahead, falling into several traps, and being slammed into several things, and some invisible walls and illusions. Luckily, Psycho's psychic powers were able to revive Electabuzz so that it would be able to get passed the rest of the traps.
When Electabuzz finally reached the statue, the statue gave an odd yellow glow. Suddenly, the statue's antlers gave a blast of electricity frying the Electabuzz.
Psycho frowned. "Oh well." Psycho hovered towards the Thundeer statue safely. Then he set up a reflective light screen, so he'd be safe.
The Thundeer statue's antlers began glowing and shot a blast of electricity at Psycho, but it just reflected off of the light screen and hit the statue. The statue began breaking away and revealing the thunder deer, Thundeer.
"Now to put you under wraps," said Psycho. Psycho began murmuring something, and used its hypnosis attack, but a blast of water hit Psycho slamming the psychic Pokémon against the wall.
The water attack, possibly a hydro pumps, appeared from a small glowing creature. Then, the creature used the hydro pumps to create a giant hole in the roof of the cave. Thundeer leaped out of the cave, escaping.
"Mewtwo and The Master aren't going to like this," murmured Psycho, teleporting away.
Chapter Five: Check-In Time
"A Borlax destroying the Imitate Kingdom?" murmured the professor. "That's something new. They usually aren't this violent to cities; they usually keep their distance. If they attack anything, it's usually other Pokémon that have their food."
Jay and the others had decided to contact Professor Oak Jr. at the Pokémon Center for his best advice on what today about the enraged Borlax.
"So this is unusual for a Borlax to be doing?" asked Ultram.
The professor nodded. "Maybe there's something wrong with this Borlax in particular. Do you notice anything unusual about it?"
"Besides that fact that it was rolling its fat butt everywhere . . ." Jay slammed his Pokédex shut, before it could finish.
Jay smirked. "I actually have several other questions too." He held up his Pokédex. "Is this thing suppose to be so loud and noisy!"
Dee, Agua, Ultram, Pikachu, Fire Orb, and Pichu all rolled their eyes and walked away. "Let's let Jay handle his personal problems alone."
He glanced back at his friends and shrugged. "Because this thing has had a really annoying personality, which has only sometimes been helping us. It's like having a fifth person in the group."
"Hmmm." Professor Oak Jr. glanced at it. "Make it say something."
Jay sighed and opened up his Pokédex. "Ramble on 'dex."
The two waited for the Pokédex to say something . . . but oddly enough, it was speechless.
"He sounds . . . very interesting," replied Professor Oak Jr. "It's suppose to have a personality, but not the way you describe it. Are you sure it is even talking, or maybe you're hearing things."
Jay flinched. "But it said something before! About the big butt!"
"Oh, I thought that was Agua." Professor Oak glanced at Litatra and Mewie. "How are your new baby Pokémon doing?"
"Mew e!" said Mewie happily.
"La tra!" agreed Litatra.
"They're doing great, though they have run into some trouble." Jay recalled the problem back in Sparse Town when they had run off. "Nothing I can't handle." He winked. "Pichu's doing fine to with Ultram. But . . . I recently noticed something."
"What?" asked the professor.
"I have Ultra, Litatra, and Mewie . . . Dee has Fire Orb . . . Ultram has Pikachu and Pichu . . . but Agua doesn't have any creature close and personal to her." Jay sighed. "I dunno, I feel kinda sorry for Agua that she's alone."
"That's her own problem Jay, and there's nothing you can do to help really," said the professor. "If she opened up to one of her Pokémon, like the rest of you have, she'd have someone close to her like that. Anything else?"
"Two things," said Jay. "What is your best advice with Borlax?"
"Get it before it attacks the city again," said Professor Oak. "This may mean putting it to sleep forcing it to evolve into Snorlax."
"One more thing." He held up a Super Ball. "How come Tuffy is getting so fat and won't listen to me! I should be able to control it now because I have enough badges." He held them out. "I have nine."
"You've caught up to Blake," said Professor Oak. "Of course, that's because he's been busy with a small mission especially for me." He glanced at the ball. "Tuffy was acting a little bit weird for awhile, but I was with it for so long I never noticed it getting fat."
"Why do you think it enlarged?" asked Jay.
"Probably because it is angry because you ignore it so often," said Professor Oak Jr. "When it was Puffy it wasn't the most used Pokémon, and when it finally evolved into Tuffy you never used it or tested to see if it was listening to you until now."
Jay frowned. "Is there any other reason?"
"There's one, but it's probably very unlikely." Professor Oak Jr. glanced around. "Are you near Celadon City yet?"
"We're in the Imitate Kingdom solving this problem," Jay replied.
"Then you should probably stop at Duplica's Gym for the Morphing Badge," suggested Professor Oak Jr. "I have to go, you should too. Try stopping Borlax and win another badge."
Chapter Six: The Team Rocket Plan
Mike sighed. "You know guys, we haven't done much recently."
"That's not true," murmured Nick. "We've been defeated, that's something."
"Something positive," growled Kelly.
"Hey, dummies, we have something on the screen!" Fire Kat was piloting the Fearow jet. "We've found the Imitate Kingdom!"
The other three Team Rocket members rushed to the screen that viewed the skies and the towns and forests below. "Are the twurps there!"
Fire Kat shrugged. "It's a Kingdom, you can't just spot them from the air. They'd have to be extremely large and bulky to be seen from the sky."
"Then let's land," suggested Kelly.
"That's what I'm doing!" growled Fire Kat. Suddenly, the fiery feline gasped in horror. "Ack! It's a Borlax!"
Mike and Nick glanced around. "I don't see it!"
The Fearow jet slowly stopped for some strange reason. "What's happening!" cried Kelly.
"The Borlax!" shouted Fire Kat. "Mike, get Gengar to check out what's outside."
Mike nodded. "Gengar go!" Mike threw a Poké Ball and there appeared the ghost Pokémon. "Gengar, find out what's going on."
"Gar," agreed Gengar. The ghost Pokémon lifted itself up and went through the roof of the jet. Outside, Gengar found that a tree was stuck to the jet. Gengar lowered itself down to the tree and was surprised to see a giant sloth holding onto the jet.
"Lax." Borlax turned to the Gengar. "Borlax!" The Borlax leaped at Gengar trying it use its fury swipes, but ended up falling down to the ground below.
"Gengar," murmured Gengar, giving an Anime sweat drop. Gengar lifted itself into the Fearow jet and explained to Mike what had happened.
"Well, Gengar says a Borlax was holding onto our jet but it let go," said Mike. "Then it tried to attack Gengar, but it leaped into the air and fell to the ground. It didn't sound like the smartest Borlax."
"Borlax aren't smart period," replied Fire Kat. "Usually, a smart Borlax is one that's been altered by humans in some way or another." Fire Kat smiled. "If we captured a Borlax, then the boss will reward us greatly!"
"Right!" said Nick. "Then let's fly down below!"
Kelly whacked Nick over the head. "You're not allowed to make important decisions." Kelly smiled brightly. "That's my job as the female of the group! Now, let's fly down below and catch that Borlax!"
"Right!" Fire Kat moved the Fearow jet down into the forest below and landed. The group walked out and looked around. "Where's that Borlax!"
"I'll be able to help! Snake Glare, go!" Nick threw a Super Ball, revealing his altered Arbok. "Snake Glare, use your eyes to find that Borlax."
"Glare," hissed Snake Glare in agreement. "Snake glare . . . snake glare . . . snake glare." The snake looked around and then stopped and nodded repeatedly.
"It's that way," murmured Kelly. She selected a Poké Ball. "Vileplume, I choose you!" She threw the ball and revealed his fully evolved Oddish. "Vileplume, use your petal dance to trash into the Borlax! Let's go!" The two darted into the forest. As they were running together they suddenly burst into an open field and-
"Plume!" cried Vileplume in terror.
"Oh no," moaned Kelly.
In front of them were tons and tons of Borlax, just sitting around eating. They all turned their focus towards Kelly and Vileplume.
"Maybe if we don't move they won't see us," whispered Kelly.
The ground began to rumble and a giant Borlax rolled into the area. It seemed to be the lead Borlax of the group. It looked angry and enraged for some strange reason. It gave a mighty roar and all the Borlax rushed towards Kelly.
"Talk about a smart Borlax! Vileplume, run!" Kelly and her Pokémon ran right back to the ship.
"Back so soon?" asked Fire Kat.
"Hurry up back into the ship and let's fly!" shouted Kelly running up the ramp.
As the Fearow jet began to take off, it suddenly fell to the ground. On top of the ship were tons of Borlax, forcing the ship to the ground.
Chapter Seven: On the Track of Borlax
One of the people in the Kingdom had seen Borlax roll into the nearby forest, which gave Jay, Dee, Agua, and Ultram somewhat of an edge.
The group and their Pokémon, excluding their baby Pokémon who were left back at the center, headed into the forest, searching for the Borlax. To make their search go a bit quicker, Jay and Dee were going to take the air while Agua and Ultram took to the ground.
"Winger, I choose you!"
"My Pokémon will be you, Articuno!"
"Gyaronix, we need you!"
The two bird Pokémon appeared, and then appeared the giant water/rock/flying serpent Pokémon. Jay and Ultra hopped onto his Pidgeot/Fearow mixture, while Dee hopped onto her legendary ice Pokémon and held her Fire Orb, and Agua and Ultram climbed about the Gyarados/Onix combo with Pikachu in Ultram's arms.
Winger and Articuno took off, while Gyaronix charged forward into the forest.
The group eventually found Team Rocket's Fearow jet (Articuno had spotted it in the air) and decided to stop Team Rocket before they interfered with their plan to stop Borlax.
"Articuno, frost bite," ordered Dee. She glanced at Fire Orb. "Hang on tight."
Articuno spun around the Fearow jet, slowly freezing it so Team Rocket couldn't escape. Then Articuno flew up above the jet and beak first, dived at the jet shattering it to pieces.
"Ultra, psytoss that scrap away!" ordered Jay.
Ultra used his psychic abilities to hurl the pieces of the jet into the sky, sending Team Rocket blasting off again.
Jay glanced down below and Agua and Ultram were waving their hands signaling for Jay and Dee to land.
Winger and Articuno quickly landed and were recalled. Jay and Dee caught up to Agua and Ultram who were in an enormous field opened field.
"I see no Borlax," commented Jay.
"Lax." Up ahead a Borlax was rolling towards the Imitate Kingdom.
"There it is!" Agua waved her hand. "All right guys, hop onboard!"
Jay, Dee, Ultra, and Fire Orb all nodded and climbed onto Gyaronix.
"Follow that Borlax! Full speed ahead!" shouted Agua.
"Grrr-onix!" Gyaronix nodded and used its speed to chase after that Borlax. Within several seconds Gyaronix had made it across the field and was attempting to make it to the Borlax.
"Gyaronix, take down now!" ordered Agua.
Gyaronix went at full speed and rammed into the Borlax. Unfortunately, Gyaronix bounced off the Borlax.
"Borlax lax?" Borlax turned around to Agua's Gyaronix and leaped at it.
"Ultra, light screen now!" ordered Jay.
"Tra!" Ultra stood on top Gyaronix's head and held out his hand projecting an invisible wall. Borlax slammed into the light screen and fell backwards.
"Psychic," said Jay.
"Fire blast," said Dee.
"Hydro pumps," said Agua.
"Thunder," said Ultram.
The four Pokémon hit the Borlax with some of their most powerful attacks knocking out the giant Pokémon. But it was ready for some more so he kept on body slamming the light screen until it shattered.
Dee frowned. "Damn."
"Pikachu, thunderwave!" shouted Ultram.
"Chu!" Pikachu shocked Borlax with paralyzing electricity, freezing it right in front of the group. But the Borlax slowly began rolling forward.
"Hypnosis attack!" shouted Jay.
Ultra nodded and shot hypnotic waves at the Borlax. It slowly put Borlax to sleep and it began to glow. Borlax quickly evolved into Snorlax and fell fast asleep and rolled down the hill back to the field.
"That was easy," murmured Dee.
"Well, that's because we aren't done yet!" Agua pointed ahead. "Look!"
Up ahead, rolling along, tons of Borlax were heading towards the Imitate Kingdom. A whole "army" of them, ready to attack the whole area, and they were all led by the same Borlax that had attacked before.
Chapter Eight: Stopping the Borlax
"Well, well, well!" shout a familiar voice from Jay's pocket. "Looks like someone has a little problem!"
"Shut up," growled Jay. He pulled out his Pokédex. "I hate you, why didn't you say anything when I told you!"
"Because it's just so much more fun to bug and annoy you." The Pokédex gave a small sigh. "Well, I have a suggestion to help stop Borlax problem, that doesn't involve evolving."
"Take his help!" ordered Dee, Agua, and Ultram.
Jay frowned. "Oh yeah." He gave a deep breath. "What's your idea?"
The Pokédex chuckled. "Ha, you've finally caved in. Okay, here's the idea."
* * * *
"Ultra, Tuffy, Psyghost, Spida, Lightnin, Orb, I choose you!"
"Fire Orb, Solar Orb, Psybird, Feargost will be my Pokémon!"
"Whirlpool, Ice Orb, we need you!"
"Ultimate, Pikachu, Electric Orb, I summon you!"
The fifteen Pokémon appeared in front of their trainers. The group was outside of the area that was the exit to the Imitate Kingdom. They were attempting to stop all the Borlax with a combine light screen attack.
Jay walked forward. "All right everyone, we have to work together to stop these Borlax before they hit town!"
Ultram pushed Jay out of the way. "To make a long story short – Light screen now!"
All of the Pokémon used their small psychic abilities to build up an invisible wall protecting the outside of the kingdom. All the Pokémon created the giant light screen except Tuffy, who was still in a very, very bad mood.
The light screen covered the entire entrance to the Imitate Kingdom.
"Ultra, use your ultra shocker," said Jay. "Lightnin, tri-attack!"
"Fire Orb, raging fire," said Dee. "Solar Orb, solar blast!"
"Whirlpool psychic attack," said Agua. "Ice Orb, blizzard!"
"Ultimate, psytoss," said Ultram. "Pikachu thunder, Electric Orb ultimate shocker!"
The eight attacks went straight through the light screen and bombarded the "army" of Borlax. The attacks eventually drove away the Borlax herd, even their leader couldn't control them and convince them to come back.
One Borlax, the leader, walked up to the screen. "Bor lax! Borlax lax, lax! Boor!"
Psyghost and Lightnin chuckled. "Yeah, same to you!"
Jay gave a confused look. "What'd he say?"
Lightnin chuckled. "He just said that he'd be back. And that he has three humans and a Fire Kat held captive and that they'll never see the light of day now."
Jay moaned. "Team Rocket."
Dee nodded. "We'll have to go after them."
"Why, just curious?" asked Ultram.
Agua punched Ultram in the arm. "Because they're humans too. They're just very bad humans. But humans they remain, and it'd be cruel to let Borlax kill them – torture them maybe yeah – but we can't let them kill 'em."
"Right!" Jay walked forward and then-
THUD!
"Ow!" cried Jay, walking straight into a light screen.
Tuffy chuckled evilly.
Jay shrugged. "I can handle this. Tuffy, return!" Jay recalled the Clefable/Wigglytuff mix into its ball and then walked forward again.
THUD!
"Ow!" Jay frowned. "He's still has the light screen opened."
Ultram walked through and walked back. "It's only effecting you. You should probably just hang out here while we take care of them."
Psyghost nodded. {I think that our Haunter friend is behind some of this. The leader Borlax is in control of the group, so I'm guessing Haunter and Psycho are controlling it. You'll need me to undo their doing.}
"Cool," said Ultram. "You can come with me."
Jay tossed Ultram the Super Ball. "Don't for get to return it!"
"If the screen's still opened, then we don't need our Pokémon to keep on projecting the shields," said Dee.
"So we can recall them?" asked Agua.
"Right," said Dee. She held out four Super Balls. "Return!"
"Right, return!" Jay, Agua, and Ultram recalled the rest of their Pokémon into their balls.
"We gotta split," said Ultram. "Go check out a gym, if there's one here!"
Jay nodded. "'Kay. Go get 'em."
"Right!" Ultram, Dee, Agua, Fire Orb, and Pikachu and nodded and headed into the forest, leaving Jay and Ultra behind.
Chapter Nine: Duplica's Challenge
Jay walked back into the Imitate Kingdom's Pokémon Center. He decided to let Litatra and Mewie stay at the center while he searched for the gym. But, after checking out every single house he had found: Nada!
Jay sighed and sat down on a chair in the center. "I'll never find this stupid gym."
"You're Pokémon are healed," said the nurse. She walked over to Jay handing him the five Super Balls and Ultra. "Would you like your baby Pokémon back?"
Jay shook his head. "I'm searching for the gym here."
The nurse chuckled. "That shouldn't be too hard, considering that Duplica's gym is the center of attention here."
"Huh?" wondered Jay.
The nurse pointed to the castle in the middle of the kingdom. "Duplica's castle is also her gym. You should be careful though, she's a deadly gym leader."
Jay smirked. "Not as deadly as the gym leaders I just faced. Lance and Mace were tough opponents, but she can't be that hard."
"That just shows where your skills lie," said the nurse. "If you were able to beat them, then you are good enough to fight the toughest attackers. You'll have to learn how to defeat yourself in this match." The nurse walked over to the phone. "I'll call her for you, so you don't get any trouble getting in."
"Okay," said Jay, picking up Ultra. "So I should just go to the castle?"
The nurse nodded. "Good on ahead."
* * * *
Jay and Ultra walked up to the castle and knocked on the knocker on the gate. The two waited for a moment and they opened up.
The walked forward and an Ultra around Jay's Ultra's size walked up.
"Ultra! Tra ra! Ult tra ra?" The two Ultra were saying the exact same thing and mimicking each other exactly.
Then, two other Ultra that looked exactly like Jay's Ultra walked up. The three Ultra mimicked Jay's Ultra and then they ran off.
"This all seems hauntingly familiar," thought Jay aloud. "We have to chase after those Ultra- Ultra, where'd you go?" Jay's Ultra was already chasing after the three Ultra. "Hey, wait up!"
Jay and Ultra chased the three Ultra straight into the opened doors of the castle. They ran down the halls until they reached the main room, which had the familiar Poké Ball painted on the floor of it. The same Poké Ball that's on the arenas of Pokémon Gyms.
Then, the three Ultra walked over to some guy . . . that looked exactly like Jay.
"Who are you!" the two Jay shouted at once. "No, who are you?"
"Tra," whined Ultra.
"I am Jay of Meager Village!" shouted the real Jay. "I am here to earn the Morphing Badge from the gym leader Duplica!"
"And I am Duplica of the Imitate Kingdom!" shouted the fake Jay. The fake Jay pulled off the costume and revealed a blue hair girl and smirked. The three Ultra in front of her transformed back to their original forms. One turned back into a Double, the other turned back into a Mew, and the third crawled up into Duplica's arms and transformed back into Ditto. "I am the holder of the Morphing Badge, an official Pokémon League badge. I accept your challenge. It'll be a four on four Pokémon."
"Fine by me!" said Jay. "I'm ready when you are."
"Great, then let the match begin!"
Chapter Ten: Ultra versus Ultra?
"I'll choose my Pokémon first to give you a little edge." Duplica nodded and pointed at Jay. "Mew, I choose you!"
Her Mew hovered forward, ready to face Jay's Pokémon.
Jay smiled. "In that case, I'll choose my best Pokémon against your rare one!" Jay nodded and pointed at Duplica. "Ultra, I choose you!"
Jay's Ultra darted forward, ready to face Duplica's Mew.
"Ultra, slow it down with thunderwave!" ordered Jay.
"Agility," said Duplica.
Ultra shot electricity at Duplica's Mew, but it was able to evade the attacks with its great speed.
Duplica smiled. "Now for the fun to begin. Mew, transform into Ultra!"
Mew nodded and its figure began to shimmer. As if it were evolving, Mew changed into Ultra.
Jay frowned. "You didn't even change it into a Golem or an Attacker or something? You must be a bad trainer."
"No, I'm a good trainer," said Duplica. "I'm going to beat you at your own game by being you! Choose your attack!"
"Ultra, thunder shocker!"
"Mew, thunder shield!"
"Tra!" Jay's Ultra sent a blast of electricity at Duplica's Mew. But the small psychic Pokémon had already put up an electrical shield that was only absorbing the electricity.
Jay smirked. "If we overpower the shield, it'll explode! Ultra, use your ultra shocker!"
"Mew, ultra shocker," said Duplica.
Ultra created a blast of electricity and shot the enormous blast of electric energy at Duplica's Mew. But the Mew had already absorbed the energy from the thunder shield and converted it to its ultra shocker attack. The two ultra shocker attacks hit each other in midair, but Mew's ultra shocker was able to overpower Ultra's and the two blasts of electric energy hit Ultra.
Jay frowned. "Slam attack!"
"Agility!" shouted Duplica.
Ultra tried diving at Duplica's Mew, but it was too quick for him and kept dodging his attacks.
Duplica smirked. "We can defeat you easily. Mew, agility-slam attack now!"
Jay smiled brighter. "We can defeat you easily. Ultra, teleport-slam attack now!"
Ultra tried teleporting behind Mew and slamming into it, but Duplica's Pokémon managed to use its seed to dodge the attack. Then Duplica's Mew tried getting behind Ultra, but Jay's Pokémon used his psychic abilities to dodge the attacks.
The kept for awhile until Duplica's Mew slipped up and hit the edge of the arena, slowing it down.
Jay's Ultra took this moment to teleport in front of Duplica's Mew and slam into it. The blow crushed Mew into the wall.
"Shocker attack!" said Duplica.
Jay smiled. "Psytoss!"
Duplica's Mew sent the blast of electricity at Jay's Ultra, but he used his psychic powers to turn around that blast and it hit Mew, paralyzing the Pokémon.
"Metronome!" ordered the two trainers.
The two Pokémon waved their fingers back and forth until they each chose a random attack. Duplica's Mew sent an ice beam at Ultra, while Jay's Ultra sent a ranging fire attack at Mew. Ultra's raging fire melted the ice beam and hit Mew hard.
"Mew, return!" Duplica held out the Poké Ball and recalled her Pokémon. She gave a satisfied smirk at Jay's Ultra. "You did well, but it looks like your Ultra's tired."
Jay frowned. "Ultra will fight until the end."
"Tra!" agreed Ultra.
"Fine." She glanced down at Double. "All right Double, I choose you!"
Chapter Eleven: Tentablast versus Tentablast?
"Double, struggle," ordered Duplica.
Her small Double leaped at Ultra and hit it in the face. Jay's Ultra stumbled backwards and hit its head back against the wall.
Jay frowned. "That was cheap!" He picked up Ultra then selected a Super Ball. "Now you're asking for it! All right Tentablast, I choose you!" He threw the Super Ball revealing the Tentacruel/Blastoise mixture.
"Double, transform into Tentablast," said Duplica.
"Double!" said Duplica's small Double with a nod. It began glowing and grew into the giant Tentablast.
Jay smirked. "Can't beat me! Tentablast, take down now!"
"Are sure about that?" Duplica gave a warm and happy smile. "You shouldn't underestimate your opponent, especially when you're fighting yourself. Double, withdraw then harden."
Duplica's Double popped back into its shell then its shell glowed and hardened over. Jay's Tentablast bashed into Duplica's Double, but ended up just hurting itself.
Jay sighed. "Tentablast, sludge attack!"
Duplica smiled. "Freeze whip!"
"Blast!" Jay's Tentablast inhaled and shot a toxic sludge at Duplica's Double, but its tentacles shot out and quickly froze over the sludge.
"Skull bash now," ordered Duplica.
Jay raised an eyebrow. "Skull bash now!" He smirked. "Let's see if you can beat me at this."
They bother entered their shells and launched themselves at each other, head first. The two collided, but they just shook off the hit.
"Tackle attack," said the two trainers.
The two tackled each other, but they kept on blocking each other's attack. It was useless, the attacks weren't effective at all.
Jay sighed. "This is stupid! Ice punch!"
"Prefect," said Duplica. "Counter with body slam."
Jay's Tentablast tried punching Duplica's Double, but Double managed to jump up into the air and body slammed down onto Tentablast.
Jay frowned. "What! Tentablast, freeze bomb!"
Duplica shook her head. "No, no, no. Double, poison punch."
Tentablast shot five freeze bombs at Duplica's Double, but it was able to punch right through the bombs and punched Tentablast.
"Slash!" shouted the two trainers.
The two Pokémon slashed at each other, and their two claws met in the air.
"Spinning tackle," said Duplica.
Duplica's Double shot back into its shell and hit Jay's Tentablast in the face, making it fumble and fall backwards.
"Finish it off!" said Duplica. "Bite attack!"
Double leaped at Tentablast and bit right onto Tentablast's forehead.
Jay frowned. "Tentablast, return."
Chapter Twelve: Lightnin versus Lightnin
Jay held out the Super Ball, and the red beam recalled Tentablast. He quickly drew a Super Ball. "Now you're really gonna pay! Lightnin, I choose you!"
"I'm ready to go boss," said Lightnin, as he emerged from his Super Ball.
"Thunder!" said Jay.
Lightnin nodded held out his mechanical hand, which shot a blast of electricity with send Duplica's Double falling to the ground and transforming back into its original state.
Duplica smirked holding out a Super Ball. "Double, return." She grabbed another Super Ball. "Now you're really gonna pay! Morpher, I choose you!" She threw the Super Ball revealing the familiar transforming Super Pokémon.
"Morph, morpher morph!" growled Duplica's Morpher.
"Transform into Lightnin," said Duplica.
Morpher's body shimmered and glowed as it grew into the mechanical Lightnin.
"Tri attack!" shouted the two trainers at once.
The two Pokémon shot a blast of fire, ice and thunder at each other. The two attacks collided in a giant explosion.
"Swift attack," said Jay.
"Duo attack," ordered Duplica.
Lightnin held out his hand and shot out five stars straight towards Duplica's Morpher, but Morpher shot out leafs and blasts of water from his hand. The two attacks hit the other with full force.
"Quartet attack," commanded Duplica.
Jay frowned. "Please hold up. Lightnin, light screen!"
Lightnin held out his hand that projected a light screen, while Morpher shot a hyper beam, psybeam, nightshade, and solar beam at Lightnin. The blast hit Lightnin's light screen and slowly began cracking it.
"Agility!" shouted Jay.
Lightnin leaped out of the way just as the quartet attack blasted through Lightnin's light screen.
While Lightnin was still airborne, Jay shouted, "Hyper beam!"
"Right!" Lightnin held out his hand and shot a blast of energy at Morpher, which was a direct hit blasting Morpher and the ground. Lightnin landed weakly on the ground.
"While Lightnin's recharging, quartet attack," said Duplica.
Morpher nodded and shot the four moves again and blasted it at Lightnin, sending it flying backwards.
"Lightnin, quartet attack!" ordered Jay.
Duplica smiled and gave a wink. "Reflect."
Jay's Lightnin shot the hyper beam, psybeam, nightshade, and solar beam at Morpher, but it had already projected a light screen that reflected the attacks back at Jay's Lightnin.
"Reflect!" ordered Jay.
Lightnin nodded and created a light screen in front of him that reflected the attack back to Duplica's Morpher. But the attacks just kept on bouncing back and forth between the light screens. So the two Pokémon slowly moved in towards each other until they were only acouple of feet away (the attacks were still bouncing back and forth).
Duplica's Morpher took one more step forward and then the attacks all collided creating a giant explosion which sent the two Pokémon flying backwards and cracking their light screens. Lightnin lay weakly on the ground, while Morpher was slowly transforming back.
"Return!" said the two trainers.
Chapter Thirteen: The Final Round –
The Transformation Battle
"Looks like we're down to our last Pokémon," said Duplica, as she glanced down at her Ditto. "Now you'll face the full transformation fury of my first Pokémon! Ditto, I choose you!"
"Ditto!" said the transforming Pokémon happily as it walked forward.
Jay frowned. "That's what I was gonna say, might as well say it anyway." He cleared his throat. "Looks like we're down to our last Pokémon. Now you'll face the full transformation fury of the first Pokémon I caught! Morpher, I choose you!" Jay threw a Super Ball, revealing the familiar face of his Morpher.
"Morpher morph!" growled Morpher as it appeared from its Super Ball.
"A transformation battle showdown," said Duplica. "This should be fun. It's a shame though, no more mimicking you. May the best transforming Pokémon win."
"Alter attack, transform into a mix between Mewtwo and Rhydon," said Jay.
Duplica smirked. "Ditto, transform into Fighter."
The two Pokémon began glowing brightly and changed into an (ugly) mix between Mewtwo and Rhydon, while the other changed into a Fighter.
"Psychic-quake," said Jay.
"Agility," said Duplica.
Morpher used its psychic abilities to create a deadly earthquake filled with blasts of psychic energy. But, luckily Duplica's Ditto leaped out of the way of the blast.
"Explosive punch!" said Duplica.
"Light screen," ordered Jay.
"Morph!" Morpher held out his hand and created an invisible wall, but Ditto leaped up and created a punched the screen that created a giant explosion. The explosive punch blasted right through the screen shattering it and punching Morpher.
Jay thought for a moment. Maybe the only way to win is to fight it with the transformation attack! "Return to normal state and transform into Psybird," ordered Jay.
Morpher glowed and returned to the original bloby state and then transformed into the legendary Psybird.
"Rock slide," ordered Duplica.
"Combine agility and sky attack to take it out," said Jay.
Fighter curled up into a ball and slide across the gym floor, then leaped up at Morpher. But, Morpher dodged the attack then started glowing with a fiery rage. It used sky attack and blasted right through Fighter.
"Return to normal state," ordered Duplica. "Then, transform into Zapdos."
"Ditto!" Ditto returned to normal then began to glow and transform again into the legendary Zapdos.
"Thunder!" shouted Duplica.
Ditto flew over Morpher and shot a blast of electricity at Jay's Pokémon, forcing it to fall to the ground.
"Return to normal state then transform into Jynx!" ordered Jay.
"Mor," moaned Morpher. "Err." Morpher glowed and returned to normal then transformed into the human-shaped Pokémon.
"Morpher, blizzard," said Jay.
Morpher inhaled and shot a blast of cold air containing some icicles that sent Ditto flying against the wall.
"Ditto, return to normal state and transform into Arcanine," said Duplica.
Ditto nodded and returned to its bloby state, then quickly transformed into the fully evolved Growlithe.
"Morpher, light screen," said Jay quickly.
"Fire blast!" shouted Duplica.
Jay's Morpher created a light screen to block Ditto's attack. Ditto shot a star-shaped blast of fire at Jay's Morpher. The fire blast managed to smash the light screen and the blast hit Morpher badly injuring it.
"No, Morpher!" cried Jay. He rushed over to his Morpher. "Morpher, no!" His Pokémon was weakly transforming back, meaning that it had fainted. He stood and nodded, knowing that it was fine. "You did well, Morpher, re-" As he was about to recall his Pokémon, Morpher started glowing and growing. "No Morpher, don't keep on transform."
Duplica raised an eyebrow then frowned. "Oh no, it's not transform."
"Huh?" wondered Jay, as he slowly stepped back. Morpher was growing larger and larger until it stopped.
"Change," growled Jay's Morpher.
"It evolved," mumbled Duplica.
"That's Changie," shouted Jay's Pokédex from his pocket. "A transforming Super Pokémon. Its transforming powers have extended. It now knows the infamous attack, Metronome and Mimic, making this one of the most ultimate Pokémon."
"Ditto, fire blast!" ordered Duplica.
"Mimic," said Jay happily.
Ditto (as the Arcanine) shot a blast of fire at Changie, but Changie (in its regular form) managed to shot a blast of fire at Ditto. Changie's blast of fire overpowered Ditto's, and the two blasts of fire went back at hit Ditto.
"Metronome," said Jay.
"Changie change!" Changie focused shot leech seeds all around Ditto, trapping it and draining it of its powers.
Duplica nodded. "Nice moves. Ditto, return."
Chapter Fourteen: As the Battle Ends . . .
Helping for the Friends Begins . . .
Duplica recalled her final Pokémon and glanced at the happy Jay, who was hugging his newly evolved Pokémon, Changie.
"Yeah! Thanks for evolving Changie," said Jay happily, hugging the transformation Pokémon. "I'm glad we've been friends for so long. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have earned my tenth badge."
"Speaking of which." Duplica walked over to Jay and handed Jay the badge that looked like a Ditto. "You've earned Morpher Badge."
Jay held out the badge. "Yeah! Just two more to go! But where will I go to get 'em." He glanced around and suddenly remembered. "Shoot! I totally forgot about the others." Jay recalled Changie into its Super Ball. He picked up Ultra. "Sorry Duplica, I have to run, my friends are probably in trouble."
Duplica smirked. "Let me guess, with the Borlax?"
Jay nodded. "Yeah."
Duplica nodded. "They've been a little bit odd lately. You should probably head to the center at the bottom of the castle to heal your Pokémon first. I'll accompany you."
Jay smiled. "Thanks."
Duplica started walking, and Jay swiftly followed her.
* * * *
Quietly hiding at the top of the gym was Mew. He had watched the whole battle from start to finish.
"Well, I'm sure The Master will be pleased to know about this battle," said Mew. "This should be the perfect addition to the experiment." Mew shimmered and teleported away.
* * * *
As Jay waited in Duplica's Pokémon Center, he watched some TV and found out some interesting stuff on the news.
"It appears a giant hole has mysteriously appeared in the middle of the Lost Forests," said a news lady. "This hole was created by the deadly Thundeer, a Super Pokémon which had been hidden away but mysterious awoken again. Scientists have already captured it and are studying it in the nearby Meager Village. Once fully analyzed, this Pokémon will probably be given away to a Pokémon trainer."
Jay smirked. "Looks like after we reach Celadon City, we've going back to Meager Village."
He picked up the phone and dialed up Professor Oak Jr.'s number. "He professor, heard about Thundeer on the news. Are you really going to study it?"
The professor nodded. "Once fully studied, we plan to give it away in a Bug Tournament over at the Lost Forests' Gym."
Jay frowned. "So you won't just give it to me?"
The professor shook his head. "Sorry. Come over this way. If you want to earn another badge, Chris has left his gym and a new gym leader has taken over."
Jay smiled. "What about the Pokémon for Agua?"
"I've also looked into that too," said the professor. "Call me back later, I'll have it for her."
"Your Pokémon are healed," said Duplica. "Let's go help your friends Jay."
* * * *
The group hadn't gotten to far when suddenly it ran into an ambush of Borlax.
Ultram, Dee, Agua, Fire Orb, and Pikachu were taken away to the field where the Borlax dwelled. There, they ran into Team Rocket, who were trapped in cages.
Then, the group was thrown into a cage.
"Man, I really hope Jay's smart enough to go looking for us," murmured Dee.
"Should we really expect that much from Jay?" muttered Agua and Ultram in unison.
"Pi pika chu," agreed Pikachu.
"Orb," Fire Orb sighed.
Chapter Fifteen: Jay and Duplica to the Rescue
As they all waited, they heard an uproar in the crowd of Borlax below.
"I think someone's hungry," murmured Fire Kat, from the cage right next to the group.
They all looked up, and up in the sky was a familiar Winger. On Winger was a boy, a girl, and two Pokémon: An Ultra and a Ditto.
"It's Jay!" shouted Dee.
"And – lucky for us – Jay brought help!" shouted Ultram.
"Use your ultra shocker!" shouted Jay from his Winger.
Ultra stood on top of Winger's head and sent a blast of electricity down at the Borlax.
The girl turned to Jay. "Do it."
Jay nodded. "Right. Love your plan Duplica." Jay threw a Super Ball down to the ground. "Changie, I choose you!"
"Ditto, I choose you!" said Duplica.
Two transforming Pokémon appeared in the field below.
"Transform into Vileplume," shouted the two trainers.
The two Pokémon transformed into the familiar grass Pokémon.
"Stun spore now!" shouted the trainers.
The Pokémon shot yellow powder at the Borlax, paralyzing them all. All, except for the leader of the Borlax who was running for the Ultram, Team Rocket, and the others.
"Razor wind!" ordered Jay.
Winger shot a blast of sharp and which sliced through the cages.
Winger landed on the ground and Jay rushed to his friends. "Get away from my friends Borlax." Then he selected a Super Ball. "Tuffy, I choose you! Take down now!"
"Electric Orb!" Ultram threw a Super Ball, revealing his electrical orb.
"Ice Orb!" Agua threw a Super Ball, revealing her icy orb.
"Solar Orb!" Dee threw a Super Ball, revealing her sunny orb.
"Arctic freeze," said Agua.
"Solar might!" said Dee.
The two Orb shot their attacks at Borlax but they barely phased the giant brown Super Pokémon.
Jay frowned as Tuffy just sat down. Suddenly, the Clefable/Wigglytuff began glowing and a small egg shot out of it.
"Tuffy was pregnant," said Jay. "That's all it was?"
"Thunderwave," said Ultram.
"Orb!" Electric Orb shot a blast of electricity, paralyzing the Borlax.
"Take down now!" said Ultram.
Electric Orb bashed right into Borlax, but it didn't harm the giant Pokémon. Instead, Electric Orb went straight into its gut.
"Ultimate shocker!" said Ultram.
Electric Orb then sent a might blast of electricity inside Borlax, frying the Pokémon.
Ultram smirked. "Mega Ball, go!" He threw his Mega Ball at the Borlax, and quickly captured it.
* * * *
Back at the center, Jay, Dee, Agua, Ultram, Fire Orb, Pikachu, and Ultra all reunited with their small friends, and healed their Pokémon.
Jay had already called Professor Oak Jr. and explained what had happened to Tuffy and her eggs. Jay decided the Professor should raise the egg, because this wasn't really a place for more baby Pokémon.
While Jay, Dee, and Ultram were talking to Duplica about their next destination, Agua decided to call home.
"Hello, Aqua speaking," said her twin's voice through the telephone.
"Hey Aqua, it's just Agua," said Agua. "Just seeing how you are."
"I'm good," said Aqua. "Are you calling about the Pokémon Professor Oak Jr. recommended I give you?"
Agua gave a confused look. "Huh?"
Aqua held up a mini Slowpoke. "Soslow. The professor said it's be good if you had a Pokémon like Ultra and Fire Orb and Pikachu. So, I'm giving the baby Slowpoke the scientists gave me, since I already have Monsum as my close Pokémon."
Agua smiled. "Thanks." The transported started making noises and a Super Ball appeared on it. "That it?"
"Yup," said Aqua. "Take good care of Soslow. I gotta go."
Agua smiled. "Thanks sis." She closed the line and turned to her friends. "So, what's up?"
"Duplica says that it's still a ways to Celadon City," said Jay with a sigh. "We have to go through Lavender Town and all. So that's why she's giving use bikes to get their faster."
Agua smiled brightly. "What a day."
Dee looked at the Super Ball in Agua's hand. "What's that?"
Agua smirked. "A new friend. Let's get going."
Jay and the others (there's too many of them) have finally reached the destroyed Celadon City. There, they'll meet up with Patrick and Serebii once more and must fight against the fury of a legendary bird and the power of The Master. Read all this and more in Plant that Planto.