Me: Hey everybody! We're nearing the end of the fic!
Izzy: YES!!!!!! =D
Me: Yep! Just two more chapters to go after this & we're all through! Now let's start this thing!
Izzy: YAY!!!! =D
Me: Woah. It's creepy seeing you with a grin.
Izzy: =D
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The Young Master's Quest Ch. 23: The Party
(WARNING: This chapter is Extra, extra Large! So, enjoy!)
Saturday morning…
Everybody was busy putting the finishing touches on the ballroom for Prince Israel's birthday party. Everyone that is except for the prince himself. He was in his room watching cartoons.
"Come on Bowser! Don't let Mario get that cape feather!" Israel yelled at the screen.
(A/N: In my sick, twisted little world, they still show Super Mario World & other game related cartoons.)
In the city, Ash and the group (plus Prince Kalani) were trying to find gifts for Israel. They were at the local mall trying to find something.
"So do you guys know what you're going to get my brother?" Kalani asked.
"Sure do!" Misty replied.
::::Flashback::::
It was early Friday night as Ash, Brock, and Misty entered a room in the castle.
"So Misty, what did you want to talk about?" Brock asked.
"Well, you remember that vow we made with Israel in that forest?" The two males nodded. "Well, I was thinking that since he gave us those master balls, we should get him something to remember us by."
"Yeah sure. We'll do that. What time should we go?" Ash asked.
"I was thinking early tomorrow so that we'll have time to get ready for the party."
"Fine by me." Ash & Brock said at the same time.
::::End Flashback::::
"What are you getting for Israel, anyway?" Ash asked Kalani.
"I'm thinking of getting something nice and expensive for my brother. Like the most powerful computer in the world. One so powerful that it would never slowdown or freeze for anything."
"o.O;;; And how do you plan on affording it?" Brock asked.
"Well I AM a member of the richest family in Johto. Besides, I got Dad's credit card." Kalani replied with an evil grin.
"O.O;;;" Went the rest of the group.
At night…
The caterers arrived at the castle. The guests came too. The guests weren't permitted to enter the castle until after the fireworks display. Everyone that arrived were looking for someone. The royal family (minus one person) was stationed on a platform overseeing the audience.
"Now then, we'll be getting on with the fireworks display shortly." King Israel said.
"Hey! Where's Prince Israel!?" A random person yelled.
"He's still preparing for the party." The king replied.
Up on the eightieth floor of the castle, Prince Israel was in a black suit and he was wearing his crown. He was fully prepared for the party. There was one thing missing.
"Which cape shall I wear?" He asked himself. He opened his regal armoire & inspected his many capes.
"Hmmm… Should I wear the black cape with red on the inside or the black cape with purple on the inside?" Israel asked himself. "Tch! No contest!" He took the black cape with purple on the inside. He walked to the balcony to watch the fireworks. Considering that he was so high up, he had the best view of the fireworks.
After the beautiful fireworks display, the guests were brought into the castle to enjoy their cocktail hour before dinner. Eight of the Johto gym leaders walked up to Ash & Co.
"Hi everyone." Ash said. He shook all of the gym leaders' hands.
"So where's Israel at?" Jasmine asked. Ash was about to speak when a flourish of trumpets sounded.
"Presenting the prince of Johto, Israel III!" A guard at the top of a staircase said. Another flourish of trumpets was heard as Israel came out through a door with Sadie on his shoulders and proceeded down the stairs. Aside from the previously mentioned articles of clothing, Israel was holding a black cane with a sapphire on the top.
(Me: Hmmmm… A black cane with a sapphire on the top. I want it!!!
Izzy: Well ya can't have it! =P
Me: We'll see about that.)
When Israel got to the bottom of the stairs, he looked around for the object of his affections, or at least somebody he could make out in this mob of people!
"Izzy darling!" Israel heard someone say. This person had a southern accent. A woman with red hair and blue eyes approached him. Israel took one look at the lady & armed a master ball. It didn't matter to him which one it was, just as long as it got rid of the current threat to his home & pokémon.
"What's the matter dear? Don't you remember me?" The woman asked with concern in her voice. Israel then recognized the person & he put down his weapon.
"Hi Jessiebelle. I'm sorry. I thought you were someone else for a minute there." Israel said as he shook hands with Jessiebelle. It was then her turn to arm a poké ball.
"You little side-winder! You didn't answer any of my E-mails."
"Oops. I'm sorry again. It's just that I got back home last week & I've been too busy to go online." Israel said with a nervous grin. His eyes then widened. "Wait, how many E-mails DID you send?"
"Oh, about five thousand."
"O O;;;;; Five thousand!? And you didn't take the hint after the first hundred!?"
"Well who told you to leave home without a laptop!?"
"I…! Damn! Good point…" Israel said dejectedly. "I really need to get myself one."
"Ta da!!!" Jessiebelle yelled as she gave Israel his gift. It was wrapped in paper that had a lot of vileplume pictured on it. Naturally, he tore off the wrapping paper & squealed with joy when he saw a brand spanking new laptop.
(Izzy: "Squealed?"
Me: ::Shrugs::)
"Yay! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Israel yelled as he jumped around for joy.
"No prob."
"So, you getting any snacks?"
"Nope. I just wanna mingle around for a little bit."
"Ok. See ya." Israel said as he made his way past the crowd to the pile of presents that were on a table.
After placing the laptop there, he made his way to the refreshments stand, which was in front of a window. When he got there, he started to fill two plates with food. One for him and the other for Sadie. He noticed only five people working the table. Well, actually four people & a meowth.
'Hmm… That meowth must be the caterer's mascot.' He thought as he piled some Swedish meatballs on his plate. Israel then took a closer look at the woman who was in front of him.
"T T" that was the look he was giving the red haired woman.
"o o;;;;" went the lady.
"T T You look familiar. Have we met?"
"Uhh… Nope. I've only seen ya on TV." The lady quickly lied.
"=D Oh ok! By the way, love the meowth ya got there. It's cute." Israel said. Sadie then hissed at the lady. "Sadie! What's the matter with you? You'll have to excuse my meowth. She gets a little antsy around strangers." Israel then carried the two plates away from the stand.
(Me: Wait a minute! I thought Meowth was supposed to be waiting for a signal!
Jessie: Yeah well, we changed our minds!
James: Besides, the balloon is remote controlled.)
"Whew! That was close." Jessie said.
"It's not over yet, Jess. We still have a long way to go before we implement the plan." James said.
An hour or so later, everybody had dinner & they went back to the ballroom for dancing & music.
"Augh! Not again!" Prince Israel groaned as he pushed his way through the crowd to find Jasmine or any of his other fellow gym leaders. He bumped into Ash & Misty.
"Finally! Someone I can talk to! Do you guys know where the other gym leaders are?"
"Ummm… They're over there." Ash pointed to his left after looking around.
"Thanks. I'll see ya later then." Israel replied.
"Yeah. Misty & I are gonna go get some air." They then separated.
Israel made his way past the crowd & finally reached the gym leaders.
"Hey guys! Long time no see!"
"Hey. Happy birthday!" They replied & went back to their conversation. Everyone that is except for Jasmine.
"Hi Jasmine…" Israel drooled.
"Hi." Jasmine replied.
"Umm… Would you like to dance?"
"Sure." And for the first time, they held hands. Israel was blushing furiously. They then proceeded to the dance floor.
At Team Rocket's part of the ballroom…
"Now!" Jessie yelled. All the lights then went off. Everyone gasped as some song started to play.
Outside…
Ash & Misty were walking through a hedge maze.
"Nice night, huh?" Ash asked.
"Yeah." Misty replied.
"I need to tell you something!" They both said at the same time. They then laughed at each other.
"You go first" Misty said.
"Ok. Ummm… This is hard to say, but I love you." Misty was shocked by these words.
"A-Ash. Do you mean it?" Misty asked. Ash nodded.
"Oh Ash! I love you too!" She yelled. They then shared a kiss under the moon's light. After what seemed like an eternity to them, they separated to catch their breaths.
"Wow…" They both sighed.
"Let's go back to the castle. It looks like things are really picking up." Ash said. Misty looked at the castle & noticed lights of many colors coming from the ballroom. Then they walked back hand in hand.
(A/N: I know what you're gonna say. In my defense, let me say this, I stink greatly at writing romance although this is my first fic with romance in it.)
Back at the party…
(A/N: Oh yeah! A song is coming up so this part will be in play format. Enjoy!)
::Guitar solo::
Jessie & James: ::Comes up on stage:: You know us as Team Rocket & we fight for what is wrong. We're tired of our motto, so we thought we'd try a song.
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!
Both: The speed of light, prepare to fight!
::A bunch of lights shine::
Meowth: ::Appears on stage in front of Jessie & James:: Meowth, that's riiight!
::Piano::
James: I am the handsome one...
Jessie: I am the gorgeous one...
Both: ::While rolling in a ball with Meowth, Arbok, and Weezing:: Looking good is lots of fun! We get some things wrong, but we keep rolling along!
::A bunch of pictures of the whole team is shown::
Jessie, James, and Meowth: We want to capture Pikachu, we hope to do it soon, and when we do, we'll be the new stars of this... ::Holds up their fists in the air:: fanfic!
::A quick guitar solo and the lights come on, signaling the end of the song::
"BRAVO!!! BRAVO!!!" Prince Israel yelled as he was whistling & yelling. "ENCORE! ENCORE!" Needless to say, he was the only one cheering.
"Umm… Thanks, but we would really like to try and steal your pokémon now." James said. Israel's face then got serious.
"T T Sing some more NOW!!! Otherwise…" He snapped his fingers and the doors opened, revealing ALL of the castle's guards. "I'll be forced to sic these guys on you."
"O O;;;;;; Hit it!" Jessie yelled and the next song started to play.
The boss: ::On a tape recorder:: This is the boss, and I'm sick of waiting. I want Pikachu! And this time, don't screw it up!
Backup singers: ::On same recorder:: Prepare for trouble
Make it double
Prepare for trouble
Make it double
James: We'll be the richest rogues of all time
Jessie: Creators of a grand design
James: I'll be the king!
Jessie: I'll be the queen!
Meowth: I'll be the joker... of crime!
Backup singers: Prepare for trouble
Make it double
Prepare for trouble
Make it double
Jessie: To protect the world from devastation
James: To unite all peoples within our nation
Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth & love
James: To extend our reach to the stars above ::Israel held his left hand in the air::
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!
Jessie: Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
James: Surrender now or prepare to fight
Meowth: That's right!
Backup singers: Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Jessie & James: We're gonna capture Pikachu! ::James laughs::
Backup singers: Prepare for trouble
Make it double
Prepare for trouble
Make it double
James: We're Team Rocket and we fight for what is wrong
For mayhem and madness and rare pokémon
Jessie: I'm so gorgeous
James: I'm always the man
The boss: You're just the players in my master plan
Backup singers: Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Jessie & James: We're gonna capture Pikachu! ::James laughs again::
James: We're always gonna try it
No one can deny it
Backup singers: We can cause a riot in Sunday School
James: Ooh, a riot! ::goes back to singing::
We'll have you believin'
Truth can be deceivin'
Jessie & James: 'Do unto others' is our golden rule! ::James laughs::
Jessie: ::Not singing:: This is our most ingenious plan ever! If I do say so myself!
James: ::Not singing:: Even WE couldn't screw this one up Jessie.
Meowth: ::Not singing either:: Would you two stop yapping? Here they come!
At those words, Ash & Misty entered the room after pushing past all the guards.
"The HELL!?!" They both yelled.
Backup Singers: Prepare for trouble...
Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, and we're gonna capture Pikachu
Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, and we're gonna capture Pikachu
Team Rocket's Rockin'
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Team Rocket's rockin!
::Screen shows Team Rocket blasting off::
Jessie, James, and Meowth: Look's like Team Rocket's blasting off again! ::Song ends::
"Yeah!!!" Israel yelled as he whistled some more.
"That's it! Let's do it team!" Jessie yelled as she threw her microphone at the floor.
"Right!" The other two members said as they all jumped up & tore off their caterer uniforms to reveal their Team Rocket uniforms.
"Prepare for trouble!" Jessie started.
"Make it double!" James supplied.
"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!" She landed perfectly.
"James!" Same for him.
"Team Rocket! Blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Meowth did a graceful back flip and landed on Jessie & James' shoulders.
"Meowth! That's right!"
"Now! I want your pokémon!" Jessie yelled at Prince Israel.
"Hold it!" A female voice yelled. Everybody looked over at the refreshment table to see the blonde woman & the green haired guy standing on top of it. They jumped into the air & ripped their catering uniforms too, revealing black Team Rocket uniforms.
"Prepare for trouble and make it double!" The blonde said. "To infect the world with devastation!"
"To blight all peoples in every nation!" The green haired guy said.
"To denounce the goodness of truth and love!"
"To extend our wrath to the stars above!"
"Cassidy!"
"Butch!"
"We're Team Rocket, circling Earth all day & night!"
"Surrender to us now or you'll surely lose the fight!"
"That's right!" They both finished.
"Give us all of your pokémon or else!" Cassidy yelled. The five Rockets closed in around Israel & Jasmine.
"Crap! We're surrounded!" Israel yelled.
"Pikachu! Go use Thunder!" Ash ordered. Pikachu hoped off his shoulders and ran towards the stage, running on people's heads in the process. When Pikachu got close enough to the fight, it jumped up & hit EVERYBODY with its attack.
"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Everyone yelled as they were sent into the air. They all landed in two separate areas. Israel, Jasmine, Sadie, James, Meowth, and Butch were propelled over to where the refreshments stand was. Jessie & Cassidy were tossed in the middle of the ballroom.
"James dearest!" Jessiebelle yelled as she ran towards James. Unfortunately for her, she ran into Jessie & Cassidy, who were staring at each other with much hate.
"What are you doing here!?!" Jessie hissed.
"Well I'M trying to catch the biggest prize in Team Rocket history." Cassidy replied.
"Hmph! I got news for you sister, I'M getting those pokémon!" Jessie yelled.
"Oh yeah? We'll just see about that."
"Excuse me? Have you seen my future husband James?" Jessiebelle asked as she entered the soon-to-be battlefield. The other two ladies turned and looked at her.
"AHHHH!!!" Cassidy shrieked. "I'm seeing double! Two Jessies! Double the hag action!" The other two sweatdropped.
"Uhhh… Yeah. Anyway, what are YOU doing here of all places!?" Jessie asked.
"Well, I was here to wish my friend Israel a happy birthday and then you & my fiancé & that dirty meowth came & ruined everything!" Jessiebelle screamed.
"Hey! Leave my friends out of this! And James doesn't want you, in case you didn't get the hint at the estate." Jessie countered. Jessiebelle shrieked.
"That's it! Let's go!" She got out her whip.
"Fine with me. I've been wanting to get revenge since that day." Jessie replied as she got out her mallet.
"Hey! What about me? I wanna smash Jessie too!" Cassidy yelled as she was looking for anything that can cause bodily harm.
(Me: Here! Let me help!)
::Poof::
A paper fan appears in front of Cassidy and she picks it up.
"Huh?"
(Me: Well you said you wanted to SMASH Jessie.)
"- -'' Next time, I'll watch what I say."
(Me: You do that.=) )
The three ladies stared each other down while preparing to start the cat fight of the century.
(Me: ::Gets some popcorn:: This'll be fun.)
"Rowwww!" Jessie yelled while showing her claws—err I mean—her nails.
"Hiiiisssssssssssss!" Jessiebelle hissed while doing the same thing Jessie was doing.
"........" Cassidy licked her hand & rubbed it on her face.
"o.O;;;;; Well she's certainly the odd ball out of the three of us." Jessie observed.
"I concur." Jessiebelle said.
Then all three of three of them charged at each other.
At the refreshments stand…
"Ouch! Ash is really gonna feel my wrath for making that rat attack me!" Israel yelled as he got up. His suit & crown had some burned spots on them. He got up & dusted himself off. He then remembered Jasmine.
"Are you alright Jasmine?" He asked as he helped her up from the floor.
"Yeah I'm alright." Jasmine replied. She was surprisingly unharmed. "Thanks for helping me back there."
"No problem." Israel said.
::::Flashback::::
Pikachu was about to launch its attack.
"Jasmine! Sadie! Come here! Quickly!" Israel yelled. Sadie jumped into his arms & Jasmine came to him. The prince wrapped his cape around the two females as the thunder attack hit them.
"Ugh!!! Don't worry! I'll protect you!" He said through clenched teeth. Jasmine blushed, at least before they all took flight.
::::End Flashback::::
Sadie jumped on Israel's shoulders. She was unharmed as well. Our villains, on the other hand, were charred.
"I'm broiled." James said.
"Well done." Meowth said.
"Medium well." Butch said.
They got up and looked at their mutual enemy and at each other.
"Truce?" James & Meowth asked.
"Truce." Butch replied. They all shook hands.
"Ok. You & Jessie & that blonde bimbo, whoever she is, trespassed into my home. You shall be PUNISHED & THROWN TO THE LAVA OF THE FIRE POKÉMON CORRAL!!!!!!!!" Israel roared. "Guards! Deal with this NOW!!!"
Suddenly, a whole swarm of guards appeared in the circle. They started to advance on the three Rockets.
"Go! Primeape!" Butch yelled, tossing a poké ball.
"Go! Weezing!" James yelled as he tossed his poké ball. Both pokémon appeared.
"Primeape! Dynamic Punch!" Butch ordered.
"Weezing! Smog attack!" James said. Both pokémon went to attack the guards. One by one, they were taking names.
"NO WAY! I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!!!!!" Prince Israel yelled, sounding like Dr. Robotnik. "Guards! I want them dead or alive. You now the way I like this done."
More guards poured into the area. This time, they were packing heat.
"O.O;;;;;; We're done for!" James & Meowth yelled as they clung to each other. The guards started to get their guns ready.
"There's no way I'm dying here! Primeape! Dynamic Punch!" Butch yelled. Primeape charged at the guards and they all went flying.
"HE'S NOT GONNA GET AWAY WITH THIS!!!" Israel yelled, acting like Dr. Robotnik again. "It's my turn now." He took out a silver master ball.
"King Lugia! Go!" He tossed it and the great bird appeared.
"Oh crap." Butch said.
Back at the cat fight…
"Home wrecka!" Jessiebelle yelled as she whipped Jessie.
"Prissy little powderpuff!" Jessie yelled as she bonked Jessiebelle on the head.
"Red haired nitwits!" Cassidy yelled as she whacked both Jessie & Jessiebelle with her fan.
"Blonde bimbo!" The two redheads yelled as they attacked Cassidy. They went back & forth like this for quite sometime. At least before the women's hair came into play.
"Ow! Don't pull my hair!" Jessiebelle yelled at Cassidy. She then started to pull the blonde's hair. Jessiebelle took it a step further & grabbed a cup of punch from a nearby spectator.
"Would ya like some punch!?" she yelled as she poured it all over Cassidy's hair.
"; ; My hair! You b&%&!" Cassidy yelled as she proceeded to choke James' "finacée." But where was Jessie this whole time?
"Hey! Over here, ya tramps!" Jessie yelled. The other combatants looked & saw the redhead. They then charged at her.
"Rocket Hair Whip Attack!" Jessie yelled as she did her trademark attack & whipped the other two ladies to the floor with her hair.
Back on the stage, the king & queen were watching the battles.
"WHOO! A pokémon battle & a cat fight! This is top notch entertainment!" King Israel said.
"Entertainment!? Are you crazy!? Your whole family & your son's pokémon are being threatened and all you can think about is 'this is top notch entertainment!?' Why?!" Queen Maureen yelled.
"The one with big red hair is cute." King Israel replied with a grin. The queen felt a vein pop.
"WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!?"
::WHAM!!!!!!!::
The king had a nice, fat lump on his head as Queen Maureen achieved demon mode.
"GUARDS!!!! ARREST BOTH THAT GIRL WITH BIG, RED HAIR AND THAT BLONDE WOMAN!"
"But ma'am, we're trying to address the situation regarding the prince and—" One guard said before he was cut off.
"NEVER MIND THAT! DEAL WITH THOSE TWO B&::%::$ NOW!"
"But—"
"NOW!!!!!!!!" The queen's hair exploded into flames.
"O O;;; You heard her! Charge!" The guard yelled. They all ran for the cat fight. Two guards each captured Jessie & Cassidy. They were struggling to get free.
"Meowth, NOW!" Jessie yelled.
Back at the refreshments stand…
"Da signal!" Meowth said as he pushed a button on a black remote control.
::BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!::
The Meowth balloon crashed into the wall behind the refreshments stand, sending everyone flying toward the opposite wall. King Lugia was flying in the air.
"Ouch…" Israel groaned as he got up from the mess of bodies. When he regained his sight, he saw Jessie, James, and Meowth climbing into the balloon.
"Everybody get up! I want those Rockets!" He yelled.
"Just five more minutes Mommy." Ash said.
"I said NOW!!!!!!!!" Israel yelled. Everybody got up. "Now my fellow gym leaders, defend my honor! Fight for greater justice." Everybody looked at him funny.
"Look, just kick their butts, okay?"
"YEAH!!!" They all yelled.
"Finally, some action!" Bugsy yelled. They all got their poké balls ready.
"Go! Dodrio!" Falkner yelled.
"Go! Scyther!" Bugsy yelled.
"Go! Miltank!" Whitney yelled.
"Go! Gengar!" Morty yelled.
"Go! Machoke!" Chuck yelled.
"Go! Steelix!" Jasmine yelled.
"Go! Piloswine!" Pryce yelled.
"Go! Gyarados!" Clair yelled.
"Go! Squirtle!" Someone said.
"Huh?" Israel asked, sure that he knew the owner of the voice. All the pokémon then appeared. "Alright! Who owns the squirtle?" Kalani then stepped out of the crowd. Israel gasped.
"Kalani! You're a trainer!?"
"Yeah. You're not mad at me, are you?" Kalani replied sheepishly.
"Mad at you? I'm happy for you! Congratulations!" Israel then hugged his younger brother.
"Awwwww!" Everybody went.
"If we're done with this Kodak moment, we have some pokémon to steal!" Jessie said. Everybody else turned toward her.
"We'll talk about this later. Alright?" Israel asked his brother.
"Yeah." Kalani replied.
"Attack!" Israel yelled. All the gym leaders (plus Kalani) started issuing orders to their pokémon. They got ready to attack.
"Now!" Jessie yelled. James pushed a button on a remote & all of the pokémon started to get ensnared in a net.
"We're not done yet!" James said as the net started coming towards Israel.
"Israel!" Jasmine yelled as she jumped towards Israel. She pushed him out of the way and got captured in the net with the pokémon. Israel was knocked out for the moment.
"A net? You're joking, right? Our pokémon can break through that thing!" Falkner yelled.
"Gengar can just phase through." Morty muttered.
"Well you're in for a surprise! Show 'em Meowth!" Jessie said.
"Right!" Meowth said. He took the remote from James & pushed a button. The net lit up & all of the pokémon and Jasmine got shocked. Everyone that is except for Steelix.
"This net is so strong that nothing can break it." James said.
"Also, as you just witnessed, this net can shock its victims with a lotta voltage!" Jessie said.
"Like this!" Meowth yelled and he shocked everybody in the net again.
"And if you know what's good for your pokémon, you'll stay away! We'll send the ransom note in the morning." Jessie said as the balloon started to float away.
"Israel! Help!" Jasmine yelled. That instantly woke up Israel.
"Jasmine!" He yelled.
"Israel!"
"Jasmine!"
"ISRAELLLL!!!!!!!" Jasmine's voice echoed as the balloon disappeared into the night sky.
"Jasmine! NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!" Israel yelled dramatically & he knelt down.
"Come on! We can still catch them!" Clair said.
"Yeah, but what about that net? If we get close to it, they'll just shock all the pokémon and Jasmine." Morty said.
"We'll have to take that remote from them." Bugsy said.
"HEEEEEEEEEELP!" A voice screamed.
"What now!?" Kalani asked. They turned towards the sound & saw the king & queen being kidnapped by Cassidy & Butch. "MOM! DAD!" Israel looked up.
"What are you two doing and why aren't the guards on this!?" Prince Israel yelled. He looked around & saw the guards knocked out.
"As members of Team Rocket, we value our sense of preparedness, so we knocked them out." Cassidy said.
"Oh, and don't worry about the king & queen. We're just taking them for a ride! And if you know what's good for them, you won't come after us." Butch said.
"And who's to say we can't just get our remaining pokémon to attack you?" Chuck asked.
"How about this!?" Cassidy yelled while pulling out a gun. Everyone gasped. Sadie held on to Israel & Chuck's wife held on to her husband.
"Now, don't follow us or else, BANG! Also, bring us your pokémon in one hour." Cassidy then handed them a map, showing the location of their base. A black jet bearing Team Rocket's symbol then broke through the wall next to the hole Jessie & James made earlier. Butch & Cassidy then entered the vessel with the king & queen. The jet took off.
"This is madness!" Israel yelled while pounding the floor. Kalani was close to tears.
"What'll we do, Israel?" Whitney asked grimly.
"We're gonna get them all back. The pokémon, my parents, and Jasmine." The prince put much emphasis on that last name. The other gym leaders (plus Chuck's wife) gave him a knowing look.
"So what's the plan?" Everybody asked.
"Here's what we'll do. We'll split up into two teams. One team, the one with me in it, will go after Jessie & James to retrieve your pokémon & Jasmine." Israel started.
"Wait. What about your lugia?" Pryce asked.
"King Lugia should be returning in five…four…three…two…one…NOW!" In a flash of light, King Lugia appeared.
"Whaa!? But how!?" Pryce asked.
"No time for that! We have to continue planning. Fast!" Israel said.
(A/N: Umm… I think a flashback is in order. Enjoy!)
::::Flashback::::
"Well, this has been our greatest heist ever, team!" Jessie yelled triumphantly.
"Now, aren't you happy we decided to wait til now to strike?" James teased Jessie.
"Yes my dear prince! I'm happy!" Jessie yelled.
"o.O Huh?" James asked.
"Oh nothing." Jessie said trying to dismiss the current twist in conversation. "Ahh… A lugia, a bunch of pokémon that belong to gym leaders, and one gym leader herself. We got the perfect recipe for a ransom!"
"Yeah. And thanks to Meowth getting this electric net, we're safe from any attack!" James said.
"Yeah! Even if it did cost us a ton of dough, at least the boss will be happy." Meowth said.
"Maybe he'll forget about our debt." James said.
"You really think so?" Jessie asked.
"He'll have ta Jess! Otherwise, we'll sic Lugia on him!" Meowth said. The whole team gave a hearty laugh.
Down below in the net, Jasmine was looking back at the castle with a look of distress.
"Oh man. Who woulda known such a great night was going to end like this? I've been shocked & kidnapped. Worst of all, I'm away from my love." Jasmine mused.
"::Don't worry. The master will come to save you.::" A voice echoed in her mind.
"Who said that?" Jasmine asked.
"::Next to you.::" The voice said. She turned to her left and saw King Lugia.
"Are you the one who's talking to me?" Jasmine asked. King Lugia nodded. "What makes you so sure Israel will come for me?"
"::I know my master. He won't let any of his friends or their pokémon come to any harm.::" King Lugia replied.
"He doesn't really know me all that much. We've only been together a few times. Whenever the gym leaders were needed for something."
"::I can look into his mind. I can see all his hopes & dreams.::"
"Do you know if anything in there is related to me?"
"::I'd rather not say. It's better that you find out for yourself.::" Suddenly, a beeping sound is heard as the balloon passed over the castle walls.
"Lugia, what's happening?"
"::My master is calling me.::"
"Hey! What's with the beeping!?" Jessie yelled.
"Sounds like a pager. James is holding out on us!" Meowth yelled. He & Jessie turned to James.
"It's not me! I can't even afford one of those candy dispensers shaped like a pager!" James defended.
"So where's the sound coming from?" Jessie asked. Suddenly, a bright light was coming from underneath them.
"::My master will come for you Jasmine! Farewell!::" King Lugia said before he was teleported back to the castle.
::::End flashback::::
"Ok. The other team, with my brother in it, will go to Butch & Cassidy's base." Israel said.
"What!? Me!? Why!?" Kalani asked.
"You wanna save Mom & Dad, don't you? Besides, this'll be a good experience for you as a trainer." Israel replied. Kalani gave him a scared glance.
"Look, I have faith in you. You'll have Dad's special sky patrol unit to help ya. You'll also have some of Johto's greatest trainers by your side. And I'll lend you some of my pokémon to help." Israel said. He took out three master balls.
"Phoenix, Ice Master, Zap Master! Go!" He tossed them and his Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos appeared. Kalani gasped.
"You're lending me those pokémon!?"
"Yep. Remember, they're only to use for now."
"Right." Kalani replied.
"Now then, Kalani will offer these three pokémon to Butch & Cassidy for the release of Mom & Dad."
"WHAT!?" everyone yelled.
"Chill. I know what I'm doing. Once Mom & Dad are safe with the sky patrol unit, Kalani will call me on my poké gear. After that, there may be some fireworks. As in Team Rocket will send their pokémon after you. I'm sure you guys will now what to do."
"YEAH!!!" Everyone cheered.
"Now about the rescue mission for Jasmine & the pokémon, we'll need a stealthy pokémon who can snatch Jessie & James' remote. With it in our possession, they can't shock the pokémon. After that, we'll move in & cut down the net. Obviously, we need flying pokémon for this. Falkner, you're coming with me."
"Right." Falkner said as he walked to where Israel was standing.
"Everybody else, volunteer for either mission. Keep in mind, that for both missions, we need some flying pokémon. To defend the transport for Mom & Dad and to deal with Jessie & James." Israel said. Everybody then started talking amongst themselves.
"I'll go with Israel!" Ash, Morty, Whitney, and Brock said as they joined him.
"Ok. Everybody else go with the sky patrol. They'll be waiting for you outside at the outdoor stadium." Israel said. Everybody but the aforementioned trainers ran to the stadium.
"What about us?" Ash asked.
"Falkner & I will fly on our pidgeot to the balloon. You guys will have to ride on a jeep to the nearest cliff so that you can catch the net after we cut it down." Israel replied. He led the group to the garage where a vast assortment of vehicles awaited them.
"Ok. Which one of you can drive?" Israel asked. Morty raised his hand. "Ok. You're it! Hop in and Falkner & I will take flight."
With the other guys…
"Ok. Israel said the sky patrol will be here. Where are they?" Clair asked.
"Oh yeah! I remember what to do now!" Kalani yelled. He took out a whistle and blew. A few seconds later, the ground rumbled as the field lowered into the ground.
After the field made its decent, the group was walking through a hangar, where many people in blue uniforms were walking around. They walked up to a tall man wearing a similar uniform & a bunch of pins.
"I am Colonel Smith of the royal sky patrol. What's seems to be the problem, your majesty?" The tall guy said, addressing Kalani.
"We're in trouble! These guys from Team Rocket came & kidnapped my mom & dad!" The prince replied.
"Please calm down. Team Rocket you say? We'll have to search out their base." Smith replied.
"Actually, I got the map to their hideout." Kalani said as he handed the map to Colonel Smith. He studied it carefully.
"Alright. I'll assemble a team & we'll take off shortly." Colonel Smith saluted Kalani & left.
A few moments later, Colonel Smith, Kalani & his group, and a team of ten sky patrol members were seated in a blue jet. It hovered a bit over the ground & flew up out of where the field was. They flew off towards Butch & Cassidy's base. The jet soon reached a group of warehouses.
"Which one is it, your majesty?" The pilot asked. Kalani looked at the map.
"The one of the left!" He replied.
"Alright!" The pilot responded. He steered the jet towards the left most warehouse. Suddenly a voice was heard on the jet's communicator.
"Ahh… I see that our prince was smart to come bring his pokémon." The voice belonged to Cassidy.
"Uhh... Actually, my brother is busy trying to get back his lugia from those other guys." Kalani said.
"Huh? But Kalani, we all saw—" Chuck started to say before his mouth was sealed shut by everybody else on board.
"Anyway, I want my parents released in exchange for these three pokémon." Kalani went to the door of the jet, while being held back by the colonel in order to prevent him from falling out. He took out the three master balls.
'Please let this work.' he thought as he opened the door & tossed the balls. The legendary birds then appeared in front of the jet.
Inside the base, Butch & Cassidy saw the image on their screen.
"Ugh! That ignorant punk! We said 'ALL of their pokémon!' I'm shooting them now!" Cassidy yelled as she turned her gun on the king & queen. Butch snatched the gun from her.
"Listen Cassidy, if we shoot them now, we won't get a single pokémon & chances are that we'll be killed. Besides those are legendary pokémon we're talking about!" He rationalized.
"And what if he pulls something?" Cassidy asked.
"This is a scared little kid we're talking about. He ain't gonna do anything." Butch said.
"That's what they said in the Home Alone movies and look what happened there." Cassidy muttered.
"Trust me." Butch said slyly.
"Ugh. Fine, but if something happens, you're telling the boss about this."
"Alright."
"Hey! Are we gonna do this or what!?" They heard Kalani yell. Cassidy ran to the screen.
"Yeah, yeah! We'll let ya in to make the switch."
"And to make sure you don't pull anything, I'm going in with some of my friends here." Kalani said. And to make his point clear, five sky patrol members showed up on the screen. Cassidy looked at Butch. He nodded.
"Alright. Land your craft & come in with the pokémon IN their poké balls."
The jet landed & Kalani and five sky patrollers walked out. They surrounded Kalani to make sure no Rockets snatch him to add to their "royal collection." They went inside the base & were led to a dark room in which a screen showed an image of the jet. A spotlight then came on, revealing the tied-up king & queen.
"Mom! Dad!" Kalani yelled. A few lights then turned on.
"Put down the poké balls slowly." A voice said. Kalani complied & put down the master balls.
"Now go get the king & queen." The sky patrollers walked over to the royal couple & untied them. They were knocked out, so two guards each carried them.
"Remember, if you don't bring the other pokémon here by sunrise, we'll be coming back for all of you." The voice said. Kalani nodded.
"Right." Everybody went back to the jet & it hovered in front of the base. Kalani walked up to the communicator & dialed the number for Israel's poké gear.
"Hello?" Israel answered.
"Brother, I got Mom & Dad and we're heading home." Kalani replied.
"Great! Ok. Hold your hands out." Kalani did as he was told.
"Ok. My hands are out."
"Right. Teleporting master balls now!" Instantly, three master balls appeared in Kalani's hands. "Kalani, you may wanna run now."
"Why?" Suddenly, an alarm sounded as a ton of zubats, golbats, and crobats flew out of the base.
"Uh oh. Gotta go! Bye!" Kalani said as he hung up the phone. "Crap! Take off!"
"We can't! They're everywhere!" The pilot said.
"Well guys, it's time to clean house." Clair said. The other gym leaders cheered as they walked to the door. Clair called out Dragonair, Pryce called out Dewgong, Misty sent out Staryu, Chuck sent out Poliwrath, and Bugsy sent out Spinarak. Dragonair & Staryu were floating in the air and the other pokémon were stationed on the roof of the jet.
"Dragonair! Get in there & use Hyper Beam!" Clair said. Dragonair charged & then fired its Hyper Beam, which knocked out a few zubats & golbats. The rest of the bats started to charge in.
"Spinarak! Use String Shot!" Bugsy ordered. Spinarak shot a beautiful string, which got some zubats stuck. The others were coming fast.
"Dewgong! Ice Beam!/Poliwrath! Dynamic Punch!" The two old trainers ordered. Dewgong fired a wave of its Ice Beam, which resulted in some bat-sicles, which would be a real treat for Batman! Poliwrath punched any zubats & golbats that got through the cold ray.
"Hmmm… Why didn't any of the crobats attack us yet?" Colonel Smith asked. Everybody else looked ahead of them & saw a group of ten crobats stationed at the back of the enemy formation. Bugsy looked closely & noticed one of them glowing orange.
"They're using a Bide attack!" He said.
(A/N: CAN Crobat use a Bide attack?)
"So that would explain their lack of action in the battle." Pryce said.
"We better attack them before they're fully powered up! Staryu! Tackle one of the crobats!" Misty said.
"Wait!" Pryce said, but it was too late. Staryu rushed past the zubats & golbats and had its pick of the litter. It then charged towards the center one. That crobat then stopped glowing and swat at Staryu with its wing, knocking it out instantly.
"Staryu! Return!" Misty said as she called it back. All of the crobats then joined the battle. All of the pokémon started getting beat up. Kalani was huddled in a corner.
"Oh man! What'll we do now?" he said. Suddenly, he remembered his brother's words.
"Look, I have faith in you. You'll have Dad's special sky patrol unit to help ya. You'll also have some of Johto's greatest trainers by your side. And I'll lend you some of my pokémon to help."
"That's it!" Kalani yelled after that flashback. He went to the door.
"Go! Zap Master, Phoenix, and Ice Master!" he tossed the master balls & the legendary bird pokémon appeared.
"All right! I forgot Kalani still has Prince Israel's pokémon." Smith said. Kalani nodded.
"Yeah. And I'm gonna show these bums why they should respect the royal family of Johto! Zap Master! Thunderbolt!" Zap Master complied to its temporary master's order & launched an electrifying attack, which knocked out a few of the zubats and a crobats. The other trainers, who since then called back their pokémon, were cheering him on.
"Ice Master! Blizzard!" Israel's articuno blew a massive amount of snow, which froze and knocked out the remaining zubats, golbats, and five of the crobats.
"Phoenix! Fire Blast those last crobats!" Kalani ordered. Phoenix launched a flaming Blair Witch Project symbol at the remaining crobats, who were lined up like bowling pins. A strike sound was heard as they were knocked out.
"Yes! Now for one last attack, BLOW UP THEIR BASE!!!" Kalani roared at the three pokémon. Zap Master, Ice Master, and Phoenix fired a Thunderbolt, Ice Beam, and Flamethrower attack respectively at the base. It blew up & sent all of the Rockets soaring.
Kalani called back the three birds and everybody was cheering & patting him on the back.
"Thanks guys! Now let's go help out my brother!" The jet then flew off!
Back to Israel's crew…
(A/N: We're gonna be going a little back in time.)
"Take this walkie talkie with you. We can keep in contact." Israel said as he handed Whitney the device.
"Gotcha." She said while taking the walkie talkie from Israel. Except for him & Falkner, everybody was seated in the jeep. Morty was in the driver's seat, Whitney was in the front passenger seat, and Ash & Brock were seated in the back seats.
"Ok. Let's go!"
Later…
Prince Israel & Falkner were flying on their pidgeot.
"Do you think this plan will work?" Falkner asked.
"Which one?" Israel replied.
"Well, I meant this one, but I wouldn't mind hearing your opinion on the other plan as well."
"I'm pretty sure the plan regarding my brother will work. It really depends on Team Rocket's greed."
"I suppose. I mean who can resist getting a set of legendary pokémon?" Israel nodded.
"Yeah. Hopefully, they won't catch on to the plan. And about this plan, I'm fairly confident we can do this. Getting the remote is key though." The two were approaching the balloon. "Ok. Let's stay here for a moment." Both pidgeot stopped. Israel got out his walkie talkie.
"Morty. Can you hear me?" Down below, the jeep had stopped.
"Yeah. I hear you." Morty said.
"Ok. Sent out your ghastly. We need a distraction."
"Right." A flash of light was seen below them and a purple & black blur went towards the balloon.
At the balloon…
"I can't believe that twerp can just do that with his lugia." Jessie said grimly. The others nodded.
"Yeah. So much for the boss making me top cat again." Meowth said in the same tone as Jessie.
"At least we got a ton of strong pokémon." James said optimistically.
"So!? That's all meaningless without Lugia!" Jessie snarled.
"Jeeze! So much for optimism!" James said sarcastically.
"Hey, did it suddenly get darker than it already was?" Meowth asked. The two arguing humans looked around themselves.
"Hmmm… Must be an eclipse." James said. Meowth got out his farmer's almanac.
"But Jim, there's no eclipse scheduled for today."
"Then it's just a cloud Meowth! Chill!" Jessie yelled. Suddenly, a face appeared behind her.
"AHH!" James & Meowth yelled as they huddled together at one side of the balloon.
"What's with you guys?" Jessie asked. The other two were trembling.
"B-b-behind you!" Meowth said. Jessie turned around to see nothing.
"You two must be imagining things. Now let's get going." She turned around and saw the same face behind them.
"AHH!" She screamed and pointed at Meowth & James. They looked behind them & saw the apparition.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Back with the two pidgeot & their trainers…
"Ok. They seem to be distracted. Send out your hoothoot." Israel said.
"Right!" Falkner sent out Hoothoot & made it go to the balloon. Just then, Israel's poké gear rang. The prince put it on audio only.
"Hello?"
"Brother, I got Mom & Dad and we're heading home." Kalani's voice said.
"Great! Ok. Hold your hands out." Israel replied.
"Ok. My hands are out."
"Right. Teleporting master balls now!" Israel pressed the face of the poké gear. "Kalani, you may wanna run now."
"Why?" An alarm then sounded in the background. "Uh oh. Gotta go! Bye!" He said as he hung up the phone.
"I guess you were right about them attacking the transport." Falkner said.
"Yep. After dealing with Jessie & James for a few months & seeing some war movies, you start to think strategically." Israel bragged.
"Whatever."
At the balloon…
"Please leave us alone, you old ghost you." The trio said. The remote for the net was long forgotten & was laying opposite the trio.
"Blarg!" The face yelled.
"AHHHHHH!!!!!" The trio yelled again. Suddenly, Hoothoot came and grabbed the remote in its beak. The face then transformed into Ghastly & the two left.
"What the...?" The trio asked as Hoothoot flew back to the duo in the air.
"Our remote!" Jessie yelled.
"You mean 'our remote.'" Israel said. The jeep drove up to a cliff below as the balloon flew over head.
"Pidgeot! Wing Attack!" Both trainers ordered as their pidgeot flew at top speed toward the top of the net. They cut the net down & it started to plummet.
Ash called out Bayleef, Brock called out Onix, Morty sent out Haunter, and Whitney sent out Clefairy.
"Bayleef! Vine whip!" Ash ordered. Bayleef shot out its whips & held on to the net.
"Onix!/Haunter! Grab that net!" Brock & Morty ordered. Onix grabbed the net with its tail & Haunter grabbed the top of the net and held on for dear life.
"Oh, I hope this works. Clefairy! Use Metronome!" Whitney said. Clefairy wiggled its fingers while everybody else struggled with the net. It stopped and its eyes glowed blue. The net then glowed blue as well.
"A Psychic attack! All right!" Clefairy was starting to lower the net to the ground.
'Finally, I'll be reunited with my love.' Jasmine thought, looking at Israel. Just then, a hole ripped in the net & Jasmine fell out!
"AIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" She yelled.
"JASMINE!!!!!" Israel screamed as he jumped off of his pidgeot & followed her into the darkness. He straightened his body so that he'll fall faster towards Jasmine. He soon saw Jasmine, who was holding her hand out towards him. He then held his hand out in the similar fashion.
"Don't worry Jasmine! I won't let you fall!" Israel said. His hand was inching closer to Jasmine's.
"I know." Jasmine replied. Their hands connected & Israel held on to her tightly. He grabbed a silver master ball from his belt.
"Go! Dragon King!" He tossed it below him & Dragon King appeared. The two gym leaders landed on him safely.
"You ok?" Israel asked.
"Yeah. I'm alright." Jasmine replied.
"Good. Let's go, Dragon King!" Israel ordered. Dragon King started to fly up the cliff. Jasmine was hanging on to Israel & he blushed.
They then arrived on the cliff. The sky patrollers' jet was seen as both groups united.
"Hey guys!" Israel yelled. Everybody looked up and saw him & Jasmine waving. Dragon King touched down & Israel ran to parents, who were awake.
"Oh Mom! Dad! I thought I lost you two." He said as he hugged them both. He then turned towards Kalani. "So I take it the mission went well then?"
"Yep. Team Rocket's base is destroyed and Mom & Dad are safe & sound. Here are your pokémon back." Kalani handed Israel the master balls belonging to his legendary pokémon. "And you?"
"Our mission went by successfully. There's just one more detail to take care of." Israel replied & he turned around.
"Pidgeot, Zap Master, Ice Master, Phoenix, King Lugia, and Dragon King! Hyper Beam that balloon!" He ordered as he tossed the master balls of the four legendary birds. They appeared and all six pokémon started to charge their attacks.
"Oh crap! He's really gonna do it, isn't he?" Jessie asked.
"Well duh Jess! We DID try to steal his friends pokémon & one his fellow gym leaders!" James yelled.
"Yeah! How else did ya think he'd react!?!" Meowth asked.
"Duh! That's always the basic reaction!" Jessie said while slapping her forehead. By this time, Israel's pokémon had finished charging up their Hyper Beams. They fired & the beams combined into one super laser, engulfing the balloon in its light & creating a huge explosion, sending our favorite trio soaring.
"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off for the last time!" They shouted as they became a star.
(A/N: That's true. That was their last appearance in this story. At least for the time being.)
Israel called back his pokémon.
"It's over. At long last, it's over." He kneeled on the ground.
"Come on, son. Let's go home." The king said. Israel got up & went to the jet. A lone sky patroller took the jeep to drive back to the city. The jet took off as well.
Back at the castle…
The jet landed on the field & everybody got out.
"Thanks for the ride." King Israel said to Colonel Smith.
"No problem. I'm glad to see you & your family safe sir." Smith replied. They both gave each other a salute as the jet, and Smith, sank into the ground. Everybody else went inside.
"I wonder if the guests are still here." Maureen said. They opened the doors to the library.
"SURPRISE!!!" They heard a ton of people yell.
"Yep. They're still here." Everybody went back to the ballroom to celebrate the king & queen's rescue. They didn't mind the broken wall.
"Hey Israel, are ya gonna open your gifts?" Kalani asked. He and Israel were sitting with the gym leaders, Ash, Misty, and Brock.
"I had a long night. I'll open them in the morning." Israel replied. Everyone laughed. The older prince turned towards Jasmine.
"Jasmine, I kinda got something to tell ya."
"Yes? What is it?" Jasmine asked.
"Iloveyou." Israel said rather fast. His whole face turned red.
"I-Israel. Do you mean it?" she asked. He nodded.
"Oh Israel! I love you too!" She yelled as she hugged him tightly. Everybody did the wolf whistle as Israel was trying to break free from Jasmine's kung-foo grip.
A few minutes later…
"Ash, I have something to give you. Please wait a moment." Israel said as he left the room.
"Ok." Ash said. He turned to Misty, who was holding his hand. "What do you think he's going to give me?" Misty shrugged.
"I don't know, but it'll probably be good."
Israel came back a few minutes later with a black box held in front of him.
"Ash, in recognition of your services to the kingdom of Johto, I, Israel III, present you with this." He opened the box. A golden glow emitted from the box. When it subsided, the Jeweled Crown Badge was seen. Ash took the box.
"Yes! I got the Jeweled Crown Badge!" He cheered while doing his standard victory pose. "Does that mean I'm officially a pokémon master now?"
"Uhh… Nope." Israel replied.
"Huh? Why?"
"It's one thing to get the badge, but it's quite another to be declared a pokémon master. You'd have to defeat me in a match."
"Fine! I'll defeat you!" Ash declared.
"Hmph! That's what they all say. We'll meet each other on the field of battle tomorrow!" Israel said as he went to his room. Everybody else then retired to the guest rooms.
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A/N:
Izzy: ::While slapping me:: You overwrote this!!!
Me: ® ® It wasn't my fault.
Izzy: You should've made this into another two-parter!
Me: And I thought you hated two-parters. Oh, by the way, ::Snatches Izzy's cane from the party:: I got my new official magic author scepter! Now what!?
Izzy: - -'' Oy! Now it's gonna go all to his head.
Me: Silence mortal! Will Ash be able to defeat Prince Israel for the title of pokémon master? Find out next chapter! I promise I won't make it as long as this!