Me: Okay, guys and gals-I don't own Pokemon, 'cause if I did, then who knows where we'd be right now?
Ash: You're right about that!
Me: Don't make me hurt you right now-I've had a complicated day!
Ash: And I haven't? Who had to go up into the mountains and suddenly decide to find the Legendary Pokemon Articuno?
Me: You got a point there, but who had to carry heavy boxes and take things out of them?
Ash: (shrugs his shoulders) Who?
Me: (groans) Okay-your day was more complicated than mine!
Pokemon: The Power of Two
Chapter XI-Battling the Waves!
"He drives me crazy all of the time, he drives me crazy-he drives me outta my mind! So, why do I worry 'bout him, why do I care?" –Misty, Totally Pokemon CD
Last time, Ash was facing Bugsy in a two-on-two Pokemon battle with Charizard and Entei against Scyther and Scizor. Even though things started out rough, Ash pulled through and was able to defeat his opponent once again. Then, along the way inside the Union Cave, Ash revealed a Water Stone he had and gave it to Misty so she could evolve Poliwhirl into Poliwrath, but before she could, Cassidy and Butch came in. Luckily for them, Jessie and James found them and our heroes were able to make an escape by going deeper into the cave. Then, Poliwhirl finally evolved into Poliwrath only moments before she was hit by a Hydro Pump attack! It turned out to be Suicune, who was expecting a battle against the famed Chosen Ones. Ash wanted to face the Water Pokemon in a battle, but Misty wanted to have her own Water Pokemon face the Legendary Water-type. Now, Misty has to rely on her own skills as a Water Pokemon trainer in order to capture one of the last two Legendary Pokemon!
(Theme song; Fanfare starts as Misty says the name of the episode)
Misty: Battling the Waves!
Ash gasped in amazement as he and Pikachu stuck their heads out of the hole Suicune had created to see Violet City's borders!
"We're back, Pikachu! We've made it to where our Johto journey began…back to Violet City!" Ash said calmly.
"Pikachu!" The Electric-type nodded in agreement before his ears twitched in warning to an unknown presence.
"Ash, could you get out of the hole so the rest of us can get out there?" Misty asked irritably. Ash quickly hopped out with Pikachu clinging to his hat like usual.
"Where's Suicune gone to?" Brock asked, noticing the skies had turned misty on them. (A/N: Pun not intended)
"I don't know. I haven't been able to see 'cause of all this mist." Ash replied.
A second later, multiple bubbles were shot at Pikachu and Togepi from an unknown spot!
"Pi pi pi!" Pikachu used Quick Attack, dived upward and tackled Togepi from Misty's arms seconds before the Bubblebeam attack hit!
"Waaa-Pikachu! Togepi-are you guys okay?" Ash asked.
The two Pokemon turned back toward Ash and nodded.
"Pika!"
"Toge!"
A second later, Suicune, the Legendary Pokemon of Water, revealed himself from the mists, ready for action!
"Golduck, Poliwrath, GOOOOOO!!" Misty yelled out, tossing two PokeBalls high into the air. Two Pokemon emerged from them, also ready for action.
"Golduck!"
"Poliwrath!"
"Go, Golduck-Fury Swipes, now!" Misty demanded calmly.
"Golduck!" The Water-type revealed his sharpened claws on his webbed hands moments before he swiped at his adversary. The Legendary Pokemon roared in pain before stepping back and glaring at the Duck Pokemon. A moment later, his body glowed brightly before he swiped at Golduck with his hind leg! Golduck cried out in pain while dropping to his knees.
"That was a Mirror Coat attack!" Brock exclaimed.
"Poliwrath, use Submission!" Misty advised. The Water/Fighting Pokemon quickly curled up into a ball and rolled himself directly toward Suicune. Instantly, the agile Pokemon jumped up and dodged Poliwrath's attack.
"You think Misty can win this one, Brock?" Ash asked while holding Togepi for his girlfriend and bending down so Pikachu could hop up onto his head.
"The odds aren't in her favor, since it's Water Pokemon against Water Pokemon, but if she used Raikou, she'd have a chance."
Unnoticed by Ash, Misty and Brock, Jessie, James and Meowth were once again back in their restored hot-air balloon, watching Misty's Pokemon battle from above.
"Good thing we ditched Cassidy and Botch back in Azalea Town, right Jess?" James asked, a wicked grin on his face.
"Yes, and now that the twerps are busy with the redhead's battle, they won't even notice Pikachu disappearing until it's too late." Jessie said.
"Wobbuffet!" Jessie sighed with anger as she grabbed her PokeBall and recalled her Pokemon.
"Who said you could come out?"
"Poliwrath, return!" Misty yelled. The odds weren't in her favor, and she knew that. Poliwrath had just been taken down with a Hyper Beam attack only moments ago! Only Golduck could counter a Hyper Beam attack like that, and it wouldn't be nearly as powerful as Suicune's had just been.
"Toge…toge…toge…toge…toge…" Unbeknownst to Ash, Misty, or even Team Rocket, Togepi moved his tiny arms back and forth like a drumbeat.
"I choose…RAIKOU!" Misty sent out the powerful Electric-type to face off against Suicune. "Golduck, return!"
"Toge…toge…toge…toge…toge!" At that instant, Togepi's arms glowed brightly and a beam of light shot out and hit Suicune, immediately knocking him out! Everybody gaped in shock.
"Was that you, Pikachu?" Ash asked, looking up at Pikachu with a look of awe. The Electric-type shook his head.
"Pika."
"It must've been Raikou's work. Go, Heavy Ball!" Misty said, tossing her last Heavy Ball in the air and watching as it hit Suicune and pulled him in. Everyone waited with patience as the Heavy Ball shook on the ground for a few moments before it stopped and pinged. Misty skipped over and picked up the PokeBall in her hands after collecting Togepi from Ash.
"I CAUGHT SUICUNE!"
"Toge-prrrrri!"
"Can't you use your own pose, Misty? Do you have to use mine?" Ash interjected heatedly.
"You don't have claim to that pose, Ash! Anybody can use it-me, Brock, Richie, Casey, even Gary and Team Rocket!" Misty retorted.
"GARY?! Why'd you compare me to him?" Ash cried as he stepped up to Misty, as if challenging her; she instantly rose to the bait.
"'Cause you two are the same-in a sense. You both have Eevee evolutions of two new Pokemon-he has Umbreon; you have Espeon."
"A pure Dark Pokemon, and a pure Psychic Pokemon." Brock said to himself.
"Yeah, but still-hey! Where's Pikachu at?" Ash yelled out, finally realizing Pikachu wasn't on his head.
"Pika pi!" Ash suddenly heard laughter above his head and he, Misty and Brock looked up to see Team Rocket's balloon!
"You're getting slow, kid! Must be 'cause of age." Meowth said.
"To protect the world from devastation…"
"…To unite all peoples within our nation…"
"…To denounce the evils of truth and love…"
"…To extend our reach to the stars above…"
"Jessie!" Jessie entered in while holding Pikachu captive in an insulated glass case.
"James!" James appeared next to Jessie, a rose in his hand and a smirk on his face.
"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, fight!"
"Meowth, that's right!" Meowth stood in between Jessie and James.
"How'd you three get out of the cave?" Brock said.
"With wits of steel and muscles, we devised a plot to escape our 2nd mortal enemies in order to catch up to our 1st mortal enemies and capture Pikachu!" James explained.
"Not today! Raikou, Suicune, GO!" Misty cried out.
Ash was like Misty-not one to be outdone by their significant other. "Espeon, Charizard, GO!"
The four Pokemon exited their PokeBalls, ready for action.
"Geodude, I choose you!" Brock said confidently.
"Geodude!"
"If you twerps want a battle, we'll be glad to give you one. Arbok, GO!"
"I choose you Victreebel!"
"Charrrrrr-bok!"
"Yaaaaaaaaaaah!"
"Not again-let go, you carnivore! You're supposed to be on my side, not eat me up!" James wailed.
"Espeon, jump on Charizard's back and go for it!" The Psychic-type instantly jumped on the Fire/Flying type's back and they both flew off toward the enemy.
"Raikou, Suicune, use Hyper Beam!" Both Legendary Pokemon opened their mouths wide and balls of white energy appeared.
"Entei, come out! Use your Hyper Beam, too! Three Legendary Pokemon are better than two!" Ash retaliated while smiling at Misty. The Fire Pokemon exited his PokeBall before revealing a ball of white energy in his mouth.
"Arbok, Poison Sting attack!"
"Charrrrr!"
"Victreebel, use your Razor Leaf attack!"
"Yaaaahhhh!"
Charizard and Espeon both dodged the poisonous needles and the razor-sharp leaves.
"Geodude, use Seismic Toss on Victreebel!" Quickly, the Rock/Ground type grabbed Victreebel and tossed the Grass/Poison type to the ground.
"Victreebel, return!" James recalled his Pokemon moments before he would've struck the ground.
"Charizard, use your Flamethrower!" "Espeon, use your Confusion!" Whereas Charizard sent a blast of fire at Team Rocket, Espeon used her Psychic power to hold them in place. At that instant, Entei, Raikou and Suicune fired their Hyper Beam attacks at the balloon, exploding it into pieces and shards, sending Team Rocket and their Pokemon flying, but mainly freeing Pikachu from his glass cage!
"How could the twerps catch all three Legendary Pokemon?" Jessie cried furiously as she recalled Arbok and Wobbuffet popped out.
"Maybe 'cause no one was here to stop 'em from doing that." Meowth replied.
"What about the balloon-it'll take us weeks to repair it!" James added.
"Wobbuffet!"
"We're blasting off again…"
"Wobbu…" (ping!)
"Great job, everybody!" Ash declared, reaching up and hugging Pikachu. "Misty-you're right. It shouldn't matter who does that pose, even if I did come up with it. Besides, I might have to teach our kids the pose one day." Ash partially meant it as a joke, but knew from the blush that appeared on Misty's face that she really wanted them to consider the idea of marriage.
"Marriage?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Ash gets the girl and gets married before me?! WHY?" Brock whined sadly as he sank to his knees. Ash, Misty and Pikachu laughed as the mist finally dispersed.
And so, three of the Legendary Pokemon have been captured, which means only Ho-oh remains in danger. Can Ash use all the skills he and his Pokemon have learned in order to capture this extremely powerful and extremely rare Pokemon, or will this adventure truly cost him his life?
A Pokemon trainer appeared back in Ecruteak City, covered in a brown cloak, only recognizable by his amulet around his neck and blue shirt. With him, he had two Master Balls secured to his belt.
"Knowing Ash and his girl, I won't need one of these PokeBalls to capture the last Legendary Pokemon, but I may need one for Ho-oh…and I don't care what Giovanni wants him for. He and Ash'll both have to fight me for it! There can only be one true Pokemon Master, and I'll be that Pokemon Master…by any means necessary!"