Author's Note: Here is the next installment of Sailor Moon & Pokémon Unite!! This chapter picks up just after the Inner Senshi and Generals have been re-united. It will take you through the Senshi's return to Tokyo. I hope you all enjoy!
Several weeks have passed. Ash has gotten his eighth badge and is now in the Pokémon league. After being a torch bearer for the Moltres flame torch, Ash is majorly pumped to win. He speaks to Professor Oak and brings his Krabby to his lineup. Ash is facing Mandy. Mandy sends out Exeggutor while Ash sends out Krabby. Ash comes within inches of losing, but, just after Krabby defeats Exeggutor, Krabby evolves into Kingler. Mandy sends out Seadra and Golbat, both of which are defeated by Ash's Kingler. Ash is the winner!
Ash's second battle comes down to the final Pokémon for each competitor. His opponent chooses Nidorino and Ash chooses Squirtle. Squirtle rolls away to come back with a blast of its water gun and the finishing touch, a skull bash.
Ash fights Jeanette in the fourth round. She sends out a Beedrill, Scyther and, surprisingly, a Bellsprout. Ash counters with Bulbasaur, Pikachu, and the biggest surprise of all, Muk. Muk smothers Bellsprout for the victory.
Later that day, Ash meets a young boy named Ritchie who he becomes fast friends with. Team Rocket kidnaps their Pokémon and the boys work together to get them back. They later find out that they will face each other in the fifth round. It comes down to the final Pokémon for each boy. Ritchie chooses his Pikachu, Sparky and Ash chooses Charizard. "Charizard, ember," Ash commands. Shockingly, Charizard obeys Ash (yes, you're reading right; you can now have a heart attack and be placed in the CICU STAT with all the fluids). Sparky throws a thundershock at Charizard. It weakens Charizard slightly. Ash then commands Charizard to use its' flamethrower. Sparky uses a swift attack, but is done in by Charizard's fire spin. Ash is the winner!
The next day, Ash and Gary face off. They come down to their last Pokémon, Ash's Pikachu and Gary's Nidoking. Several well-timed quick attacks, a swift attack and a perfectly timed thunderbolt secure the Pokémon League Championship for Ash.
He has just been made a Pokémon master by beating all other competitors, including Gary, his long-time rival. Gary says, "Ash, I guess I was wrong about you. You are worthy of being called a Pokémon master." He puts out his hand. "Congratulations. I guess it's not so bad that I lost to you, especially since one trainer from Pallet Town won. I'll just have to train harder so that I can win next time around."
"Good luck, Gary. I'll be watching you."
* * *
The next day, Professor Oak is having a party for Ash and Gary at his home. All of the Senshi are there, as are Misty's sisters and Brock's family and most of Pallet town, including Ash's mother. Everyone is enjoying the party when, suddenly, bombs start exploding. The Sailor Senshi and Generals transform, as they see Aluminum Siren and Lead Crow, while Ash releases Charizard to battle Team Rocket in the air. Charizard refuses to battle until suddenly, the table of food he was heading for is destroyed by a bomb. Charizard is furious! He takes off to battle Team Rocket. Several minutes later, he has defeated them (big shock-Team Rocket lost)! A short time later, in the midst of cleaning up the mess caused by Team Rocket, Gary comes upon a person pinned under a tree. Little does he realize that it's Ash's mom. Gary sees a Snorlax nearby and calls it over to lift the tree up. Once it does, Gary drags Mrs. Ketchum out from under it. That's when Gary realizes that it's Ash's mom. With the help, once again, of Snorlax, Gary gets her to his grandfather, Professor Oak. "Grandpa, help!" Gary screams.
Professor Oak runs to Gary only to see him gasping for breath and very upset. "What is it, Gary, what's wrong?"
Gary points to Snorlax. "I was cleaning up in the back and found a person trapped under a tree. I saw this Snorlax nearby and got it over to me. It got the tree up and I dragged the person out from under the tree."
"Why are you so upset, Gary? You did a good deed?" Professor Oak questions.
"Grandpa, look at who it is—it's Ash's mom! And it looks like she's barely breathing! We've got to do something! I just made up with Ash after all these years of fighting and I don't want him mad at me because I took too long getting his mom help."
"You're right, Gary. I'll get Mrs. Ketchum to the emergency room. You go find Ash and meet me there. Oh, Gary, tell everyone I'm sorry, but the party is cancelled."
"OK, Grandpa." Gary gets the microphone (a miracle that the PA system's still in tact) and says, "Everyone, can I have your attention? I'm sorry, but due to the destruction caused by Team Rocket, the rest of the party is cancelled for everyone's safety. I'm really sorry about this, everyone. Ash, if you can hear this, please come to the pond by the stage. It's important."
A few minutes later, Ash comes flying in on his Pidgeot. "What's the matter, Gary?"
"When I was cleaning up in the back, I came across a fallen tree………" Gary tells Ash what happened.
"My mom! Is she ok?"
"I don't know, Ash. She wasn't breathing too well. Grandpa took her to the hospital in Pewter City."
"Pewter City! How am I gonna get there quickly? It took me days the first time!"
"Ash, there's a way to get there quickly," Zoicite says.
"Really? How?"
"The Senshi henshin and use the Sailor Teleport," Ami says.
"Good idea, Amy," Ash replies.
The Inner Senshi transform while the outers, Generals and Sailor Starlights stay to help clean up. "Moon Eternal…Mars Crystal Power…Mercury Crystal Power…Jupiter Crystal Power…Venus Crystal Power…MAKE UP!" Moments later, the Senshi stand where Usagi, Rei, Ami, Makoto and Minako were. Usagi says, "Ash, stand in the middle of us and you'll be teleported with us."
Ash nods his head and as the Senshi are preparing to teleport, Misty comes running over and says, "I'm coming, too" Mars and Mercury separate their hands so Misty can join Ash in the center. "I wouldn't let you go through this alone, Ash. I love you too much." Misty goes over and embraces Ash.
"Thanks, Misty. You don't know how much this means to me."
Luna says, "Now everyone, concentrate on Pewter City." The Senshi close their eyes and think of Pewter City. "SAILOR TELEPORT!"
Seconds later, the Senshi, Ash and Misty arrive in Pewter City, near the hospital. They rush into the emergency room. Seconds later, Professor Oak comes over to them. "Ash, you're here!"
"What's wrong with my mom?" Ash asks.
"When she got pinned under the tree, your mom's ribs got broken. The broken ribs caused one of lungs to puncture and also caused massive internal bleeding. She's in the Operating Room right now. The doctors are doing everything they can to save her, but I have to warn you. They don't know if they can stop the bleeding in time. She lost a lot of blood. She might not survive."
"I'm not even going to think about the negative right now. My mom's a fighter. She'll survive."
"Ash, don't do that to yourself. If you think like that and she doesn't make it, the pain will only be that much worse for you," Makoto says.
* * *
An hour later, a doctor comes looking for Professor Oak and sees him with Ash, Misty and the Sailor Senshi (still in Sailor fuku). He pulls Professor Oak off to the side. They talk for a minute and Professor Oak goes over to Ash. "Ash, this is Dr. Marks. He was in charge of operating on your mom. He'd like to speak with you."
"Ok." Ash turns to the doctor. "Hi, Dr. Marks. I'm Ash Ketchum. How's my mom? Is she gonna be ok?"
"Ash, I don't know how to tell you this, but we lost her. Her injuries were too severe and she had lost too much blood to save her. We did the best we could to save her, especially since we knew who she was."
"My……mom's…………dead? No! You're lying!!"
"Ash, it's true. I just saw her body. The doctor's telling you the truth. I'm sorry," Professor Oak says.
"Dr. Marks, what did you mean when you said you 'did the best you could to save her especially since you knew who she was'?"
"Don't you know who her husband is?" Everyone shakes their heads no. "Her husband is a very powerful man. Not only is he a gym leader and the owner of the Pokémon theme park, Pokémon Land, he's also the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni."
"WHAT?!?!? You mean my dad is the guy in charge of Team Rocket? The same Team Rocket that has been trying to steal Pikachu since day one?"
"Yes, Ash. Didn't you know who your father was?"
"No. All my mom told me was that my dad left us when I was around a year old. She didn't tell me why, though. All I know of my dad is that every year, I get a card and present on my birthday and Christmas."
"Oh. Well, if you wait a little while, we'll call your dad and see if we can get him over here," Dr. Marks says.
"OK," Ash replies.
Dr. Marks walks away. A few minutes later, a female doctor is walking by Ash, Misty and the Senshi. She sees the Senshi and immediately runs over to them. "Oh my God! You're Sailor Moon! My daughter watches your show." Usagi gives the woman a strange look as if to say 'who are you?'. The woman replies, "I'm sorry. I should've introduced myself. I'm Dr. Price. I work in Pediatrics. Say, can I ask a favor of you and your Senshi, Sailor Moon?"
Usagi says, "What is it, Dr. Price?"
"Can you come to the Pediatric ward and spend a little time with the kids? They watch your show all the time. You're their hero."
"Let me check with the others first." The girls huddle together a few steps away. "What do you think, girls? Should we do it?"
Minako says, "I guess we're on TV here like Ash and company are in our world. Why not? If it makes some sick kids cheer up, then it's worth it." The rest of the Inner Senshi agree with Minako.
Usagi and the Senshi separate and go back to Dr. Price with an answer. "We'd be glad to."
"Is Tuxedo Kamen in the area as well? I'm sure the children would love to see him, too," Dr. Price says.
"Give us a few minutes to contact and get him. We'll be right back," Venus says. The Senshi go outside and Venus calls the other Senshi. Chibi-Usa responds.
"What's wrong, Minako-chan?" Chibi-Usa says.
"Nothing's wrong, Chibi-Usa. Can you get Mamoru-san for me?"
"OK," Chibi-Usa replies.
"What's wrong, Minako-chan?" Mamoru says as he takes Chibi-Usa's communicator.
Minako explains the doctor's request to Mamoru who agrees to transform and come back with them. "OK. Give us a couple of minutes and we'll be there. Minako out."
Minutes later, the five Senshi arrive at Professor Oak's home. Gary, the Generals and the rest of the Senshi come running over to them. "How is Mrs. Ketchum?" Gary asks.
The Senshi are silent, looking to one another. Mercury finally responds, saying, "She's dead. Her injuries were too serious. They couldn't stop the bleeding in time. She'd lost too much blood. Ash isn't handling it very well. Thankfully, Misty's there with him."
A few short minutes later, the Inner Senshi, accompanied by Tuxedo Kamen, return to the hospital. Dr. Price is waiting at the entrance for them. "Thank you so much, Sailor Moon. You don't know how much this will mean to the children."
"No problem, Dr. Price. It's our pleasure to make some sick children's day."
A short time later, the Senshi and Tuxedo Kamen are walking out of the Pediatric Unit. "Again, thank you all so much," Dr. Price says. "I can tell by the looks on the children's faces how much they enjoyed meeting you."
"We enjoyed it, too." Dr. Price walks away from the Senshi. They head back to where they left Ash, Misty and Professor Oak. Usagi says, "Has Ash's dad arrived yet?"
"No, he hasn't. They contacted his assistant an hour ago. She said he was in the middle of a battle and would come as soon as he finished the battle."
"Hopefully, he'll be here soon," Mars says.
Seconds later, the senshi hear someone say loudly to the people at the desk, "Where's my wife? I got a call that she was here."
"Please sir, calm down. What's her name?"
"Elizabeth Ketchum."
"Professor Oak goes over to Giovanni. "Excuse me, is your name Giovanni?"
"Who's asking?"
"My name is Professor Oak. I brought Mrs. Ketchum in."
"Then yes, I'm Giovanni. How is my wife? Is she going to be ok? Where's my son?"
"Ash, please come over here. Ash, this is your father, Giovanni. Giovanni, this is your son, Ash. I'm sorry to say this, but your wife died. She had extensive internal injuries. She lost a lot of blood and the doctors couldn't stop the bleeding in time to save her."
Giovanni falls back into a chair. "Elizabeth's not dead. You're lying to me. She can't be dead. We were going to celebrate our 13th anniversary next week."
Professor Oak says, "Giovanni, your wife was at my home with most of Pallet Town celebrating Ash's victory in the Pokémon league. Team Rocket members showed up and started throwing bombs. My grandson found her when we were cleaning up the destruction they caused."
"What? My own people caused my wife's death?" Giovanni practically screams.
"Yeah, dad," Ash says.
"Do you know who it was, son?" Giovanni questions.
"How could I not? The same two who've been trying to kidnap Pikachu for over a year—Jessie and James," Ash replies angrily.
"I should have known it would be those two. They screw up every job I give them. When I left them in charge of the Viridian City gym for a short while, they ended up blowing it up and then blamed it on the kid they fought."
"I was the kid, dad. They rigged the towers to give shocks when the trainer's Pokémon was getting beat up and then, when I defeated them fair and square, they started throwing blaster bombs which destroyed the gym."
"We have a lot of catching up to do, son."
"I know, dad," Ash replies. "Where have you been all these years?"
"Well, I went on my own Pokémon journey to collect some strong Pokémon. Along the way, I met up with a few members of Team Rocket that I had grown up with. They convinced me to join the team. I moved up through the ranks within two years. The old boss, Stefano, put me in charge of the operation at Silph Company and was pleased with the work I did there. He was very sick, and was dying. He pulled me out of Silph Company and put me in charge of the whole operation. The rule was that whoever was the boss of Team Rocket would also be the leader of the Viridian City Gym. I've been in Viridian ever since."
"Then how come when I was there, the Gym was closed?" Ash questions.
"The Gym is open once a year. Since the Pokémon league declared that the Earth badge is the highest badge a trainer can get, they decided to allow the Gym to only be open for one month out of the year. It takes a trainer about a year of traveling to get the other seven badges, and they all start in June, so the Gym is open throughout May."
"Oh, so that's why," Ash states.
* * *
Two days later, Ash, Misty, Giovanni, Brock, Gary, Professor Oak, the Senshi and Generals, and all of Pallet Town are coming from Elizabeth Ketchum's funeral. Giovanni, Ash, Misty, Brock, Gary, Professor Oak, the Senshi and Generals head back to Gary's house. Giovanni says, "Ash, what are you going to do now? I mean, now that Elizabeth's gone."
"I can't come live with you, dad?" Ash asks.
"No, son. I'm too busy between running the Gym, Team Rocket and everything else."
"What am I going to do?" Ash questions.
Mamoru speaks up. "He could come live with me in Tokyo."
"But if I did that, how would I be able to catch more Pokémon and see Misty and my friends? It wouldn't be possible."
"Yes it would, Ash," Misty says. "I'd go with you."
"But what about the Pokémon, Misty? We wouldn't be able to catch anymore."
"I might be able to help you with that, Ash," Setsuna says. "I am the Guardian of Time. We can go back in time to the Silver Millennium and place a male and female of all the Pokémon in the kingdom and when the kingdom is destroyed, they will be sent to the future with everyone else, so Pokémon can exist in our world as well."
"But what about Pokémon centers and gyms?"
"We could find several nurse Joys who don't have a Pokémon center to work at and put them in the Silver Millennium too."
Everyone discusses it for a little while longer and then they go about putting their plan into action. A few hours later, between them, they have all of the Pokémon.
Ash goes over to Giovanni and says, "Dad, are you ok with this? I mean, you've just lost mom and now I'm leaving you."
"Ash, I haven't been much of a father to you or a husband to Elizabeth since I left you guys ten years ago. If you stayed here with me, you'd never see me. I'm never home except to eat, sleep and shower. I'm always working. It wouldn't be fair to you," Giovanni replies.
"Now we just have to figure out how to get you and Misty into our timeline. Where are your parents, Misty?" Michiru asks.
"They're gone. They died in a car accident when I was five. My sisters raised me," Misty replies.
"We can work around that," Ami says.
"Misty, you can come live with me," Makoto says.
"Thanks, Mako-chan," Misty responds.
"Guys, I just figured out how to get us home," Ami says.
"How?" Seiya asks.
"We have to be blasted while doing the Sailor Teleport by Aluminum Siren and Lead Crow's youma."
"Are you kidding? We don't even know where they are," Chibi Usa says. Seconds later, Lead Crow, Aluminum Siren, Jessie, James, Meowth and the youma appear. "Never mind what I just said."
Ash has just run back out from his house getting clothing and anything else he will take with him to Tokyo. Misty has also just returned along with Mars and Venus from Cerulean City. They hurriedly say goodbye to their loved ones and head over to the Senshi. Mercury says to Lead Crow and Aluminum Siren, "If you want to go back to our world and Galaxia, direct your youma to blast us when we initiate the Sailor Teleport. Everyone else, get away unless you want to take a trip to Tokyo with us."
The Senshi form a circle around Ash and Misty and initiate the Sailor Teleport. As they shout 'Sailor Teleport!', the youma blasts them. When they open their eyes, they are in Tokyo. Pluto leaves them almost immediately to place the Pokémon in the Silver Millennium, around the time of the birth of Princess Serenity. She reappears a few minutes later and moments after she appears, a time wave passes over Tokyo. Instantly, a vacant lot suddenly becomes a Pokémon center and several people are carrying Pokéballs with them.