(Originally posted on 8/2/4)
Pre-chapter Conversation
"Ahhh… It's good to be able to post again." I said, stretching my arms. "I swear, it's torture having to wait a week to be able to post, especially when you have to wait until MIDNIGHT!!!" I roared with heavy hate and dislike. I took a deep breath. "Anyway, I guess I should be kinda glad I was blocked." Izzy raised a confused eyebrow at me.
"What do ya mean?" He asked.
"Well, if I was able to post last week, I wouldn't have had a conversation planned for this or the next chapter, but now I do." I turned to the camera. "Any who, The Big Day was pretty good. It was shorter than the other three RP movies, but it wasn't bad by any means. It was pretty funny though." I chuckled. "The way Lars' first diss got screwed up by Pi and Sputz. Heh, heh, heh…"
"I guess that was pretty good." Izzy said with an uncaring shrug.
"Or how about—Heh, heh—Mommi's teasing? Hahahahahahaha!!!" I laughed heartily.
"Heh. Anyway, don't you think we should get started?" Izzy asked.
"Yeah, yeah." I waved a dismissive hand. "Oh wait! Otto's attempts to postpone the wedding! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" I held my sides as I tried to keep standing.
"Ok Boss, that's enough." Izzy hissed angrily.
"And then—HAHAHA!!!—Otto screaming bloody murder not once, but twice! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!" I finally fell as I rolled around on the floor. Izzy was looking pissed.
"Boss…" He growled.
"And the references!" I struggled to say. "The Merryland Mansions!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" I banged the floor.
"Boss…" Izzy said through gritted teeth. He was holding his shaking fists at his sides.
"And then Lars falling into the 'lava!' HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!" Izzy shook violently while smoke came out of his ears.
"WHY YOU—!" He roared before calming down. He then whipped out his mallet and turned to his pokémon. "Sadie, cover your eyes. I don't you want you to see Daddy at work." The meowth covered her eyes.
"Meow."
Izzy grunted while raising the mallet above his head. I was oblivious to the whole thing.
"And then—HAHA!!!—And then! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! And then—!"
::WHAM!!!::
"®.® Pat, I wanna buy a vowel…" I groaned as I stumbled around dizzily. I then fainted. Izzy threw the mallet over his shoulders.
"Ahhh… I feel cleansed." He then turned to the camera. "Since the boss is currently out of commission, I'll give the summary. The last chapter in this triple update is the second of our last four parodies. This one is a parody of the episode 'Battle aboard the St. Anne,' in which Ash & co. go on a cruise liner. Likewise, Sam and many other anxious trainers will take the cruise to the site of the Pacific League competition. Will they get there without any mishap? Enjoy!"
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Rocketmon Ch. 11: Battles aboard the S.S. Pineapple
(A/N: If you're wondering about the rating, it's because of one of the jokes in this chapter. I'm sure it's safe to use it in a PG setting, but I don't want to risk getting in trouble, again.)
Sam rode his bike at top speed to the Ocean Shores pokémon center and ran inside when he got there.
"Mr. Rocket…I…need…my…pokémon…healed…" He panted.
"o.O;;;; Ok… Let me have them, then." Ray replied. He was wearing his doctor's uniform. Sam caught his breath and handed him the poké balls and Pikachu. Ray paged for Tito and gave him the pokémon to be healed.
"It'll be a few minutes before they're healed." He said.
'He must've had a tough fight at the gym.' He thought with a smirk. 'I hope Otto and the others didn't beat him too badly.'
"I also need to register for the Pacific League." Sam said.
"Oh that's nice—WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!" Ray yelled with complete shock.
'There's no way he beat the pokémon I lent them!' He thought. Sam gave Ray a confused look.
"Are you ok?" Ray cleared his throat.
"Uhhh… Ahem. Yes, I'm cool. Now I'll need to see the four badges in order to verify your entry."
"Alright." Sam replied. He dug into his pockets and pulled out the Skateboard, Surfboard, Roller Blades, and Mountain Board badges. Ray stared wide-eyed at the badge representing his gym and gave a scowl.
'They lost… I'm so gonna have a talk with them when I get the chance!' He thought with a growl. Sam gave him another confused look. Ray chuckled nervously.
"Uhhh… I mean, let me see your pokédex to complete the procedure!" Sam sweatdropped and did as he was told. He handed Ray the pokédex. Ray hooked it up to the nearby computer and typed a few commands. After a beep, he disconnected the pokédex and gave it and Sam's badges back to him.
"Ok. You're entered. In a week, the cruise ship, the S.S. Pineapple, will leave from Ocean Shores Harbor to Honolulu, Hawaii, the site of the Pacific League. It's the only ship available that goes to Hawaii. You MUST get on it."
"Right." Sam nodded. "So where's my free ticket?"
"Free ticket? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ray laughed. Sam sweatdropped. "You have to BUY your own ticket, remember?!" Sam waved a dismissive hand.
"No prob. How much can one lousy ticket cost anyway?"
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"O.O;;;;;;;;;;;; THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" Paula yelled. She, Sam, and Pikachu were at the ticket booth at the harbor. "YOU EXPECT ME TO PAY THAT MUCH MONEY TO SEND MY SON TO SOME TOURNAMENT!?!?!" The man in the booth sweatdropped.
"It's not my fault, ma'am!" He said. Paula grabbed the poor guy by the collar, glared at him, sighed, and tossed him back into the booth. Sam and Pikachu sweatdropped.
"Mom would make a great wrestler." Sam said.
"Pika." Pikachu nodded. Paula turned to them and laughed nervously.
"Aw come on! You don't really mean that!" She yelled before her face turned dire. "I'm sorry, Sam. That's way too much money to pay for you to go. Maybe next year." Sam's face drooped. He had to wait a whole year before he can find out about this whole dimension thing, as well as finding out what's wrong with his friends and how to get back home.
"It's alright, Mom. I understand." He said.
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A week has passed and Sam was sitting on a bench at the harbor, watching many confident-looking trainers walk by. He sighed.
"Looks like they're all getting ready to go on that cruise to the Pacific League competition." He said to Pikachu, who was sitting next to him. He sat for a few more minutes when…
"Aw, look at the widdle Squid!" Lars teased as he stepped in front of Sam. Thankfully, he didn't have his cheerleaders with him today. "Sad that you're too poor to go to the Pacific League? Pahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!" Sam glared at him.
"Oh, and I suppose you have enough money to get a ticket?" Lars smirked and reached into his pocket.
"Read 'em and weep!" He produced a ticket and waved it in front of Sam. "It helps to have a dad in the pokémon biz! Got it free of charge! See ya later, dork! I'm gonna be the Pacific League champion! Pahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!" Lars laughed as he continued walking to the ship. Sam got up.
"Come on, Pikachu. We're going home." Pikachu jumped on Sam's shoulder as he started walking. He got a few feet forward when…
"Congratulations! You're way lucky!" Two female voices yelled, startling Sam. He turned around and sweatdropped BIG time.
In front of him were two girls wearing Japanese schoolgirl uniforms. They were both wearing white lipstick. The one on the left had familiar shoulder length hair, but it was blond. Sam looked at the other one and sweatdropped even more. The girl on the right was wearing a familiar pair of sunglasses, but the hair was all different though. "She" had a full head of orange hair.
'¬.¬;;; You have GOT to be kidding me!' Sam thought as he crossed his arms. "So, what are you selling?" The girls giggled.
"Not sell, like give." The girl on the left said in a valley girl-like accent.
"Cooooooooool!" The "girl" on the right said with the same accent.
"Here!" The left girl said, handing Sam a ticket. He looked at it and gasped.
"Wow! A ticket for the S.S. Pineapple!? Wait, what's the catch?"
"Like, there's no catch!" The left girl said. "This ticket is totally free!"
"Cooooooooool!" The right "girl" said with a grin.
"Free? What's the price?" Sam asked. The girls fell over.
"Like, you don't understand." The left girl said, starting to lose her patience. "It's totally free. To-tal-ly freeeee!"
"Coooooooool!" The "girl" wearing the shades said.
'¬.¬ Just who does he think he's kidding?' Sam thought, looking at her. He turned to the left girl. "Why are you giving this away?"
"Like, I really wanted to go to the Pacific League, but I uhhh…" The girl said, looking for a plausible excuse. She turned to her companion. "Got a date with my girlfriend here!" Both Sam and the other girl looked at her with wide eyes.
"Oh really?" Sam challenged with a smirk. It was clear he was enjoying this. "Can you prove it to me that you two are a couple?"
'He wouldn't!' The left girl thought as she tried to find her voice. "Uhh… Wh-what did you have in mind?"
"Oh nothing major." Sam grinned. "Just give each other a little kiss, on the lips!" The other two sweatdropped. The girls turned to each other.
"Guess we have no choice." The left girl whispered. The other one gulped and glared at her.
"You are so dead when we're through with this!" "She" hissed. They looked at Sam, who had his arms crossed and was tapping his foot.
"I'm waiting." The girls looked at each other again.
"If we don't do this, he'll suspect something." The left girl whispered.
"I swear, he's enjoying this somehow, although he has no clue who we really are!" The other "girl" hissed. They both closed their eyes and started to close the distance between each other. Just as their lips were about to meet…
"Augh! I can't do this! Just take the stinkin' ticket and go!" Surprisingly, it was the left girl who yelled that. She grabbed the other one's hand and ran off.
"Bust! Ha ha!" Sam yelled. "I knew they wouldn't go through with it!" He pocketed the ticket. "Come on, Pikachu. The boat leaves in a couple of hours. We gotta hurry up and pack!"
"Pika!" Pikachu yelled as they both ran out of the harbor.
Later…
From the bushes, the two girls watched Sam and Pikachu walk up the stairway to the S.S. Pineapple. The ship looked to be the biggest out of all the ships in the harbor. It looked to be at least twenty stories tall and was at least a hundred feet long. It looked like it was built for speed, despite its huge size.
"Yes! We got 'em!" The girl in the blond hair yelled in Reggie's voice.
"Don't I make, like, the hottest girl?!" The other girl asked with a silly smile.
::WHAM!::
"Unfortunately, you do, according to Lars." Reggie said, discarding her mallet. "Now let's go!" She dragged the barely conscious "girl."
"Owwwww…" The girl groaned in Otto's voice.
Reggie dragged him to the nearby lighthouse and entered. There, they changed into their Team Rocket uniforms, washed off the hair dye Reggie was wearing (Otto took off his wig as well), and met up with Twister, who was in his meowth costume, in the top room. They were standing in front of a computer.
"We got a call from Raymundo." Twister said, pressing one of the buttons on the computer. Ray, sitting down in a chair with Tito, dressed up as a persian again, sitting next to it, was displayed on the screen. "Hey Boss!"
"Have the tickets been passed out?" Ray asked, getting right to the point.
"Yes sir. The trainers were delighted to take them." Reggie replied.
"Was it really alright to just give all those kooks the tickets?" Otto asked, crossing his arms. Ray grinned.
"A small price to pay for what I'll get in return. My men have already secretly boarded the S.S. Pineapple. I want you three to lead the mission." The trio gasped.
"Us!?" Ray nodded.
"Once the S.S. Pineapple has gone far enough, a little past halfway through, you'll spring the trap and steal the trainers' pokémon. I'm counting on you three. Failure is out of the question."
"Aye, aye sir!" The trio saluted.
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Sam walked up to the ticket taker on the ship. He flashed his ticket to the man, who was wearing a blue uniform.
"Welcome aboard the S.S. Pineapple." The ticket man said, bowing. He then picked up a small wooden box from a pile.
"This is a gift for coming onboard." He handed it to Sam. Sam walked away from the ticket taker and looked for his room. After finding it, he set down his book bag. His surfboard and skate gear (which were already placed inside) sat by the bed. Sam placed the box on the nearby table and opened it.
"What are these?"
Inside the box were six stones. One was shaped like the sun. Another was shaped like the moon. One had a leaf imprinted in it. Another featured a lightning bolt. The fifth stone had a fireball on it. The last stone had a torrent of water pictured. Still confused, Sam took out the pokédex and pointed it at the stones.
"These are evolutionary stones." The machine buzzed. "Some pokémon require them to evolve. Take your little rat, for example." Sam looked at Pikachu, who was sitting on the bed. "If you give it a thunder stone, it will evolve into a raichu." He picked up the thunder stone.
"If Pikachu evolved, it would get stronger. Strong enough to win me the Pacific League." He said as he walked towards Pikachu. "But it won't be same." He stopped and held the stone up to Pikachu.
"What do you think? Do you want to evolve?" Pikachu looked at the stone for a moment before it whipped the stone out of Sam's hand with its tail.
"o.O Huh?"
(Me: Duh! I'm modeling your pikachu after Ash's, meaning you can't get a raichu.)
"-.-'' Aw man…" He put the stone away and put the box in his backpack. "Come on, Pikachu. Let's see what's there to do." He picked up Pikachu and walked out of the room.
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In the bridge, we see our captain and co-captain making final checks.
"Is everything ready?" A girl asked.
"Yes ma'am! Everything is ready!" A little boy replied. Wait a minute! Little boy? Girl? Who's there?!
"Are you sure, Little Scottie? The engines are filled up?" The captain asked.
"Yes, Cousin Clio. The engines are filled and ready to go!" The co-captain replied cheerfully.
(A/N: I love my trickery sometimes. BTW, just to clarify, Scottie has no brothers or sisters. Using that knowledge, the only sensible thing to do was make them each other's cousin.)
(Me: O.O;;; Hang on a sec! What are two kids like you doing driving a ship?!)
"Oh we passed our boat tests with no trouble." Scottie said.
"Yeah! This'll be our first job as captain and co-captain!" Clio said.
(Me: Thank God I'm not going on that cruise!)
"The ship's unsink…unsink…it can't sink!" Scottie yelled.
(Me: ¬.¬;;; That's what they said about a certain other ship.)
"There's nothing to worry about!" Clio said. "Now co-captain, if everything's ready, raise the anchor so we can get going!"
"Right!" Scottie replied as he pushed some buttons on a console. The anchor raised and the engines started up. Clio took to the helm and adjusted the speed. The S.S. Pineapple started moving out to sea in a steady pace. The crowd outside cheered as the massive ship disappeared into the horizon.
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A few hours have passed since the ship left port and Sam was walking around the deck, taking in the sights. Many people were seen sitting on lawn chairs, tanning. Others were swimming in a pool. Sam stood by the railing and looked at the scenery. A flock of wingulls and pelippers was flying around the ship. He looked at the water and noticed a pod of wailmers and wailords swimming far from the ship. Geysers of water sprayed out from their blowholes. Other people nearby were taking pictures of the spectacle.
'Shoobies.' Sam thought. He turned his gaze to Pikachu, who was also enjoying the sight. 'It's too bad it doesn't want to evolve. I wonder which of my other pokémon can evolve from those stones. I'll deal with that later. Right now, I can go for some lunch.'
"Let's eat, Pikachu." He said as he walked from the railing.
"Chu." Pikachu said as it followed.
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On the roof of the bridge, where Clio and Scottie were fighting about something, the caped boy who showed up at the Bruised Man's Curve gym was standing, looking at the horizon with his arms crossed. Unlike at the gym, a pair of black tint sunglasses decorated his face. A gold pendant with a dragon engraved on it was around his neck. He was wearing a purple shirt and black jean shorts. A belt with six silver poké balls attached to it was situated around his waist.
'Finally. The confrontation will happen soon.' He thought with a malicious grin. 'The stage is set. Hopefully, the players have arrived and we can begin the final act on Oahu.' From behind, a meowth walked up.
"Meow, meowth me owth." The pokémon said with a feminine voice. The caped boy turned to the cat.
"Ahhh… So they're all here?" The meowth nodded. "Even Otto and the other two?" Again, the pokémon nodded. "Excellent. All there is to do now is wait. Come Sadie. Let's grab some grub and see what's there to do around here. Maybe I can beat someone at the arcade."
"Meowth!" Sadie chirped happily as she jumped on the boy's left shoulder. The kid walked off.
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"Woah! A skate park and a mini mountain for snowboarding!?" Otto's voice was heard from behind a piece of paper.
"And an indoor wave pool for surfing!? Cool!" Twister's voice was heard from behind the same paper. The paper was put down to reveal the two wearing blue uniforms. Twister wasn't in his meowth costume. "This ship's got it all!"
"What are we waiting for!? Let's go!" Otto yelled as the two started to run.
"Hold it!" Reggie yelled as she grabbed the two boys. She was wearing the same uniform they were. "You two aren't going anywhere! We got a job to do!"
"Aw come on, Reg!" Otto protested. "We're not even close to halfway through yet."
"Yeah! And look at this." Twister said, showing her the paper. Reggie's eyes lit up.
"Well, that dirt bike course sounds cool… Oh alright! Let's hit it!"
"Alright!" Otto yelled as they all ran.
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An hour later, we find Sam walking around a floor of the ship that was only used for pokémon battles. Fields littered the entire area and many trainers were battling.
"Guess they're practicing for the Pacific League, huh?" Sam said to Pikachu, who was on his shoulders.
"Pika." Pikachu nodded.
"HOLD IT!" A familiar voice yelled and Sam found himself looking at his rival, Lars. "What are you doing here!? I thought you didn't have a ticket!"
"I didn't, but two—ahem—girls came along and gave me one." Sam said, chuckling at the experience he had a little while ago. Lars glared at him and grabbed a poké ball.
"How about a battle, dork?" Sam groaned.
"Do we HAVE to?! I'm on vacation!" Lars sweatdropped, then put on a grin.
"Fine." He put away the poké ball. "It'll only be that much worse when I beat you and your little rat at the Pacific League." He added a laugh for effect.
"Pika!" Pikachu yelled as it jumped off Sam's shoulder.
"Hey! Nobody calls Pikachu a rat and gets away with it!" Sam yelled. "Let's battle!" There was a glint in Lars' left eye.
"Suit yourself." He said with a shrug.
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"How are we battling?" Sam asked. He and Pikachu were standing on one end of a field. Everybody who was battling earlier stopped and decided to watch.
"Two-on-two, just like our first battle, shrimp-o." Lars replied from the other end. He picked up a poké ball.
"Go! Flareon!" He tossed it and the fire type appeared. Sam gasped at the sight of it.
"Where'd you get that!?" He asked. Lars laughed.
"Remember that eevee I told you about a while ago?"
"The one you bugged your mom to get at Girl's Day? Yeah. About a million times." Sam grumbled.
"I just used one of the stones I got for coming onboard on Eevee and it turned into this fine specimen. Now let's go!"
"Fine!" Sam said as he grabbed a poké ball. "Go! Starmie!" He tossed the ball and the water type appeared.
"Heh. I'm well aware of Flareon's suckiness against water, but that won't make a difference." Lars started. "Flareon! Bite attack!" The fire type charged forward.
"Uh-oh! And Starmie's part psychic…" Sam said. "Starmie! Hydro Pump!" Starmie fired its attack and hit Flareon dead on, but the fire type kept coming and bit the starfish hard. Both pokémon separated and they looked worn out from that one encounter.
"Grrr… Flareon! Flamethrower!" Lars ordered. Flareon jumped back and fired its attack at Starmie.
"Use Water Gun!" Sam ordered. Starmie aimed its top point at Flareon and shot its attack. The streams of fire and water clashed, creating a cloud of fog that covered the entire field. Sam looked around desperately for his pokémon and its opponent. He found Starmie, but where was Flareon?
"Flareon! Bite!" Lars was heard ordering. Sam looked around for a bit before he saw a shadow in the fog. Flareon popped out and lunged at Starmie!
"Quick! Thunderbolt!" Sam said. Starmie spun around while its body crackled with electricity. Just as Flareon was about to end the match, Starmie shot lightning at the fire type. It got hit and howled in pain before collapsing. The fog cleared and Lars stomped the floor in anger.
"Return!" He hissed as Flareon was brought back to its ball. He grabbed another one. "Go! Vileplume!" The grass type appeared. "Stun Spore!" Vileplume released the toxic powder from its flower. Starmie was exposed to it and started staggering around.
"Ha! Gotcha!" Lars laughed. "Now use Razor Leaf!" Sam looked on in horror as Vileplume launched a flurry of leaves and knocked out Starmie. The water type slumped over. Sam called it back and grabbed another ball.
"Go! Growlithe!" He tossed it and the pooch appeared.
"Stun Spore!" Lars ordered. Again, Vileplume sprayed its pollen.
"Not this time! Flamethrower!" Sam ordered. Growlithe reared back and fired at the pollen. The stun spore was hit and it dissipated. The attack didn't end there though as it headed towards Vileplume and hit it.
"®.® Viiiiiiiiiileeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!" The pokémon screamed as it ran around the field while on fire. The pokémon fainted and the fire was put out.
"Yes! We won!" Sam cheered.
"Groooooooowlithe!!!!" Growlithe howled happily. Lars muttered some curses as he called back Vileplume.
"Hmph! There's no way you'll win the Pacific League if you don't evolve your little mutt!" He said as he turned to walk away. "Later, much!" Sam called back Growlithe and left in the opposite direction.
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"Oh yeah… That was some race!" Otto yelled happily as he walked in the ship's mall (Hey, it's certainly big enough to fit a mall!). His uniform was covered with dirt. The mall was mainly filled with booths selling pokémon merchandise.
"Hey boy!" Someone yelled. Otto looked at a booth.
"You mean me, dude?" He asked the old man sitting there. The man nodded and Otto walked over. The old guy took out a red fish.
"Take a look at this." The man said as he handed Otto the fish. It flopped around in his arms.
"Woah! This thing's got a lotta energy!" Otto exclaimed.
"This is the king of all carp, a magikarp." The merchant said.
"Do I eat it?" Otto asked.
"No! You sell it!" The man yelled. He motioned for Otto to come closer. "Just between you and me, that magikarp's a pokémon gold mine."
"Gold mine?"
"Yes. A magikarp lays one thousand eggs at a time. Each of those one thousand magikarp lay one thousand more." Otto started counting his fingers after hearing that explanation. "-.-;;; That's a billion pokémon."
"O.O A billion!?" Otto exclaimed.
"You can sell a magikarp for a hundred bucks. In a few generations, you'll make billions and billions!" Otto got dollar signs in his eyes after hearing that. "Now, I normally charge two hundred dollars, but because I like you, I'll throw in an egg laying kit, child care kit, and education kit for three hundred dollars."
"$.$ I'll take it!" Otto yelled, laughing.
"Ha ha! I'm sure you'll be a very rich man, a very rich man!" The merchant yelled. He then put on a devious grin.
'There's one born every minute.'
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The next day found our hero in the ship's ballroom. Sam was at a table, stuffing his face along with Pikachu. By the exit, the caped boy was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. Nearby, his meowth was stuffing her face with seafood. The kid looked outside. The sky was dark and the wind started picking up.
'A storm's coming.' He thought as he turned back to the party. He grinned. 'It's almost time for the REAL party to begin.' He snapped his fingers and started walking to the buffet table. Sadie followed close by.
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"You did what!?" Reggie yelled. She, Twister, and Otto were in an area outside the ballroom.
"But Reg, you don't understand!" Otto defended. "Magikarp's a gold mine. Even its poké ball is solid gold!" And he held up a gold poké ball.
"It's just gold plated!" Twister yelled as he snatched the ball out of Otto's hands and applied a pin to it. He scratched the ball's surface and gave it back to Otto. The smaller Rocket screamed when he saw a bit of red where Twister scratched it.
"Magikarp's a worthless pokémon that does nothing but splash around!" Reggie yelled. "How on Earth do you expect to sell it?"
"I was tricked!" Otto cried.
"I would've expected that kinda thing from Twister." Reggie started, ignoring the cold glare Twister sent her. "How did you manage to afford it, anyway?"
"Well, the advance on my salary didn't cover it, so I…" Otto started.
"So you did what?" Reggie asked.
"I used the advance on your salary too!" Otto finished with a grin. Big mistake. Reggie glared hard at him.
::WHAM!::
"YOU LAME-O! RETURN THAT STUPID FISH AND GET MY MONEY BACK!!!!" She roared as she pummeled Otto.
Later…
Many TVs turned on in a dark room. They displayed the many trainers in the ballroom.
"It's time." Ray's voice heard in the darkness.
On the ship…
The doors slammed shut and curtains were drawn. The trainers in the room gasped as the workers ripped off their uniforms to show that they were Team Rocket members in disguise! They were all wearing backpacks that resembled vacuum cleaners.
"Hey dude. I want my money back!" The beaten-up Otto said as he stumbled around past the many Rockets. Suddenly, he was grabbed from behind and pulled into the back room.
"Are you crazy?" Reggie hissed.
"But—" Otto started.
"WE GOT WORK TO DO!" Reggie roared.
The lights were dimmed. The trainers in the room gasped again. A few even screamed.
"This must be an after-dinner show." Sam said.
"Prepare for trouble!" Reggie was heard yelling.
"-.-;;; Or not…"
"Make it double…" Otto was heard with a less-than-enthusiastic voice.
On a table, a spotlight shone, revealing the siblings. They, like the other Rockets in the room, were wearing strange vacuum packs on their backs, as well as their Team Rocket uniforms. Reggie was standing as confident as ever, but Otto was standing with his shoulders slumped.
"Wonder what happened to him." Sam said.
"To protect the world from shoobies!" Reggie continued the motto.
"To unite all surfers within our nation…" Otto said.
"To denounce the evils of major beefs!"
"To get huge air in the stars above…"
"Reggie!" She gave an evil grin.
"Otto…" He closed his eyes grimly.
"Team Rocket grinds rails at the speed of light!"
"::Sigh:: Surrender now or prepare to face us in Hockey…"
"Twister! That's right!" Twister yelled with a grin as he appeared in his usual costume.
"Hmmmm… Cool, but I prefer the real thing." The caped boy said.
"Team Rocket will now take possession of all of your pokémon!" Reggie addressed the crowd. They started murmuring at the threat she yelled. The Rockets in the room turned on their vacuums and sucked the poké balls right off the belts of a good number of trainers. The crowd screamed in fright as their precious pokémon flew away from them.
"Give me your pokémon!" A Rocket yelled at Lars.
"No way, lame-o!" Lars replied.
"Don't make me take 'em!" Another Rocket yelled at Sam.
"Pikachu!" Sam yelled.
"CHUUUUUU!!!" Pikachu yelled as it zapped the Rocket into submission. The crook yelled in agony as he collapsed, his body smoking all the while.
"If they want our pokémon, we're having a battle!" Sam proclaimed. "Who's with me?"
"YEAH!!!" The crowd cheered as they tossed their poké balls. Team Rocket sucked up a few more of them.
"Yes! Suck them up! Suck them up! Suck them all up!" Reggie yelled as some went into her pack. Despite the fact that some poké balls were sucked up, most of them did their job and released the trainers' pokémon. The trainers and the Rockets stood at both ends of the room, getting ready to make the first move.
"Pikachu! Thunder!" Sam ordered. Sam's pikachu, as well as many others, jumped in between the two crowds. They formed a pyramid with Sam's pikachu on top and fired a massive electric attack, shocking a good number of Rockets.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" They yelled as they were blasted to the other end of the room, where Reggie, Twister, and Otto were standing. The trio ducked to avoid their comrades.
"Man that was close…" Reggie said as she watched the chaos. Some more Rockets were dealt with by a massive Vine Whip attack, thanks to a pyramid of chikoritas.
"Don't stop! Get 'em, guys!" Twister cheered.
"::Sigh:: I'll just wait outside." Otto said dejectedly as he slumped outside. Reggie and Twister sweatdropped.
"What's his deal?" Reggie asked. Twister shrugged.
"Beats me, but he's missing the fun." While that little conversation was going on, about twenty or so more Rockets were dealt with by a Super Flamethrower attack, courtesy of a pyramid of growlithes and another group Thunder attack.
"Let's go! Fight back already!" Reggie ordered. The Rockets in the front line turned to each other and nodded before grabbing some poké balls.
"GO!!!" They all yelled. The balls were tossed. Many arboks appeared to do battle. "Poison Sting attack!!!" They all ordered. The snakes opened their mouths and fired thousands of needles at the trainers.
"Oh man! This is it!" Sam yelled as he covered his head.
"Kadabra! Reflect!" Three voices yelled. In three flashes of light, a trio of kadabras appeared. They each held up their spoons and concentrated. A wall made of orange light appeared and blocked the needles. Sam looked up and noticed three trainers standing in front of him. They were each wearing white robes.
"We'll take it from here." One of them said before turning back to the battle.
"Kadabra! Psychic attack!" The trio ordered. The kadabras again held up their spoons. The arboks in the front line glowed blue as they were lifted. They were then tossed towards the Rockets, who got tossed to the other end of the room. Another line of Rockets stepped up and grabbed their poké balls.
"GO!!!" They all yelled as they pitched the balls. A pack of houndoom appeared, much to the surprise of the psychic trio. "Faint Attack!!!" The dogs ran towards the psychic types while disappearing. The trio in the white robes looked visibly shaken as the dark types neared.
"Machoke! Mega Punch!" A few voices yelled. A group of machokes appeared to fight. They charged in and struck the houndooms before they can strike.
"Growlithe! Flamethrower!" Sam yelled. The pyramid of growlithes launched another fiery attack, which drove some Rockets back.
"Woah. These guys are pretty strong." The caped boy said. He noticed some Rockets making their escape and smirked. "Sadie! Group Pay Day!"
"Meow!" Sadie yelled as she jumped on a pyramid of meowths. They all fired tons of coins at the Rockets. They screamed in agony as they were pummeled with the coins.
"My turn!" Lars yelled as he grabbed a poké ball. "Go! Pidgeot! Whirlwind!" He tossed it.
When Pidgeot was released, it flew up into the air with a whole flock of its kind. They got close to each other and flapped their wings, causing a massive tornado to suck up the last few Rockets. They were blasted off into the dark sky. Everybody cheered at their victory.
(A/N: If anybody was confused, "Rockets" in that last scene referred to Team Rocket members and not Otto and Reggie, but you probably already knew that.)
"And that's my cue to find a lifeboat." The caped boy said as he and his meowth left the celebration.
"You guys are pretty good." Sam said. "We should be proud of our win today."
"What a drama queen." Lars said, rolling his eyes.
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"Ugh… I can't wait to get off this stupid ship." Reggie groaned as she and Twister crawled out to where Otto, still wallowing in self-pity, was waiting.
"Me too…" Twister added. Just then, the ship rocked, forcing Magikarp's poké ball out of Otto's hands. It rolled away from the trio.
"Wait! There goes my next paycheck!" Otto yelled as he ran after the ball.
"Ahhh! There goes my advance too!" Reggie yelled as she and Twister followed.
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In the ballroom, everybody was worried because of the vibrations. Most of the passengers ran to the bridge. They started complaining to the captain and co-captain.
"Now everyone, calm down!" Clio said.
"We just hit some rough water." Scottie added.
"It's nothing to worry about. Besides, the ship's unsinkable, remember?" Clio said. The ship rocked again. The passengers looked to the right, where a lifeboat, carrying Clio and Scottie, was being lowered.
"Uhhh…we're just testing out this lifeboat." The captain said.
"But Cousin Clio, you said we were going to make our getaway." Scottie said. The passengers' eyes widened.
"Nice going, big mouth!" Clio hissed. The passengers immediately bolted for the lifeboats.
"Come on, Squid! We gotta get outta here!" Lars yelled at Sam, who just called back Growlithe.
"Thanks a lot, buddy." He said. The ship rocked again, forcing Sam to drop the ball. "Growlithe! No!" He ran after the poké ball, followed by Pikachu.
"Heh. Later twerp!" Lars said as he turned to run, but he stopped himself. "Ohhhh, but I can't just leave him here! Damn it! Wait up!" He turned and followed Sam.
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"Alright! I got it!" Otto yelled as he grabbed the gold plated poké ball.
"Finally! Let's get outta here!" Reggie yelled.
"Yeah! The ship's gonna sink!" Twister yelled. Team Rocket was about to leave when the ship rocked violently, tossing them into the ship's kitchen. They were knocked unconscious.
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"Whew! Got it!" Sam said as he grabbed the poké ball.
"It's about time! Let's go!" Lars yelled. The ship rocked violently again, knocking the two and Pikachu into Sam's conveniently-placed cabin. They were knocked out as well.
Outside…
Everybody watched in horror as a huge wave struck the S.S. Pineapple and knocked it upside-down. The once-proud cruise ship sank under the waves. Clio and Scottie gave a grimace.
"Ohhhh we're so gonna hear it when we get back to the mainland." Clio said.
"Who's we!? I quit!" Scottie yelled.
"Quit?! You ain't gonna make me deal with them alone!"
"Well, you were the one who was driving the ship!"
(Me: Ahem!)
"Oh. Right!" Clio said as she stood up. "If there's anybody who didn't make it safely off the ship, say 'I!'" Scottie sweatdropped. Nobody said anything. "Ok then! I guess everybody's safe."
"-.-;;; God, what a tart!" The caped boy said from another lifeboat.
"Guess we have to paddle the rest of the way to Hawaii, then." Clio said to herself. And so, the lifeboats left for Hawaii, unknowingly leaving behind our hero, his rival, and our villains in the ship.
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Post-chapter Conversation
"Well, this has turned out to be a turn for the worst." Izzy said. "Will Sam and everybody else make it out alive? Find out in the next chapter!" I groaned as I sat up.
"Oh man, what a trip…" I stood up while holding my head. "So anyway, continuing on the subject of the movie…"
"Boss!" Izzy yelled, getting his mallet ready.
"Calm down! I'm done with the comedy aspect of the movie!" I yelled. "Anyway, the action was pretty cool. Needless to say, the best part was during the competition at Zero Gravity Zone. I mean, all those impressive tricks and flips, not to mention the way the courses looked. Sam did pretty good, despite his track record. It's a shame Lars lost though."
"I guess that's what happens when you play a sort of villainous role." Izzy said with a sigh.
"Guess so." I said with a shrug. "But still, why did the movie have to be so short? They could've easily added more to it."
"Like…?"
"Well, like with Island of the Menehune—"
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" Izzy screamed at the memory of Chapter Four.
"¬.¬ —They could have talked more about Dani, Otto and Reggie's mom. I totally expected that with the wedding and all, our favorite siblings would be completely bummed out!"
"But they were."
"Not to the point that I wanted. I was expecting one of them or Ray to look through old pictures of Dani, you know, so that I can see her in full, lively color."
"Why would you wanna see her in color?" Izzy asked with an eyebrow raised. I shrugged.
"Curiosity? Also, they could've elaborated on the wedding and the contest a bit more." I shrugged again. "Oh well. Maybe they'll have a Mother's Day episode and they'll discuss Dani, like what they did on Rugrats for Chuckie's mom."
"Heh. Guess we'll see."
"Til Wednesday, folks!" I waved at the camera. I added through gritted teeth, "Unless something happens to prevent an update!"