Pre-chapter Conversation
Izzy, Sadie, and I are in one of the locker rooms in Aloha Stadium. You could hear the screams of the crowd above.
"Here we are in the second to last chapter of the fic!" I yelled over the noise.
"Wait a minute, today's Wednesday! What happened to ending out the fic with a double update on Friday?!" Izzy asked. I shrugged.
"I would've ended out the fic on Friday if the site was in read-only mode, but it seems that it's not."
"I thought the site was supposed to be locked yesterday and today." Izzy said, scratching his head. Again, I shrugged in response.
"Beats me what the deal is. Sometimes I wonder who runs this site. How can they be so irresponsible?" I started. "Last month, they were supposed to introduce two new kinds of e-mail alerts. What happened? They said nothing about it since that announcement and no new alerts. And now, we're still able to update the fic, despite what they said. It's crazy! Between the strict rules and the irresponsibility, you'd think this site was run by a bunch of three year-olds." Izzy rolled his eyes.
"Ignoring your personal grudge for a minute, how about we get to business?" He asked.
"Must you always rush me?" I sighed before turning to the camera. "Anyway, at long last, it's time for the last battle of the Pacific League! Izzy Vs. Sam. Will our hero win and get back home? Or will he fail and be doomed to living with the pokémon forever? Find out now!" I turned to Izzy.
"It's time for your battle, Izzy. You ready?"
"Oh yeah!" Izzy replied, clenching his fist. "I may not have the power of the legendary or shadow pokémon, but I'll still claim victory! Let's go, Sadie." He walked off to the field.
"Meowth!" Sadie cried as she followed Izzy.
"Enjoy the battle, folks!" I said, waving at the camera.
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Rocketmon Ch. 18: The Final Battle
"…And that's what happened." Sam said to his friends, who were staring in utter disbelief. They were sitting at a table in an outdoor restaurant. Sam had just told them everything that happened. The trio's mouths were hanging dangerously close to the ground.
"Y-you mean to tell me that we were possessed and tried to steal your pokémon?" Reggie asked cautiously. Sam nodded.
"And you came from an alternate dimension?" Otto asked. Again, Sam nodded.
"And we're in Hawaii?" Twister asked with a grin. Sam rolled his eyes and nodded. "Sweet!"
"Anyway, I have to beat that guy in the battle this afternoon." Sam said. "It's the only way I can get back to my own dimension."
"We'll be right there to cheer you on, Sammy!" Reggie said with a thumbs-up.
"Yeah! That shoobie won't know what hit him!" Twister added. Sam grinned and nodded.
"Thanks a lot, guys."
"One thing though." Otto started. "What are we like in the dimension where you're from?" Sam put on a thinking pose.
"Pretty much the same as here, actually."
"Oh come on! There must be something different about our other versions!"
"I'm serious. You guys are—" Sam stopped right there as he got an evil grin on his face.
'Why not have some fun?' He thought as he prepared to speak.
"Actually, there are tons of differences." He continued. The rest of the group looked at him expectantly. Sam turned to Otto. "You are the suckiest athlete in Ocean Shores." Otto blanched.
"You're kidding." Sam shook his head, trying to hide his smirk.
"Oh how I wish I were. In my dimension, you beef it almost all the time. To make matters worse, you have a major balance problem when it comes to surfing and you have an acute fear of heights." Otto sweatdropped and laid his head on the table.
"What about me?" Reggie asked, slightly afraid to find out. Sam put on a fake thinking look as he turned to her.
"You are the biggest gossip in school." He stated plainly. Reggie's eyes widened. Not receiving a verbal response, he continued. "You hardly skate and you strut around in the latest fashions to the guys."
"No way!" A blushing Reggie said with an unsure tone. Sam nodded gravely. That was when he dropped the bomb.
"You also let them call you—" He took a dramatic pause. "—Regina." That did it. Reggie fainted after hearing that one. Twister nervously turned to Sam.
"A-and wh-what about m-m-me?" Sam had an evil, mischievous glint in his eyes as he turned towards the former Rocket. Twister paled as he shook his head sadly.
"I'm afraid you're the worst case of all." He said, trying desperately to hide his grin.
"Is it really that bad?" Twister asked with fear heavy in his voice. He just wanted to leave the information unknown, but pure curiosity drove him forward. He gulped as he awaited Sam's answer.
"Well, for one thing, you absolutely love getting homework." Everybody's eyes widened at that. Even Reggie got up from her dizzy spell to gawk at Sam. Twister was especially speechless. Sam continued with his fun.
"You're almost always at the library, you eat fish at this restaurant Raymundo owns, and probably the strangest part of all, you have a secret laboratory hidden behind a bookcase in your room and Lars always comes and blows stuff up." That whole thing caused poor Twister to scream bloody murder, getting the attention of everybody around the group. Otto and Reggie looked at each other, then at Twister. The siblings then turned to Sam with a glare. The blond haired kid gulped.
"You made all that up, didn't you?" Otto asked.
"Eh heh heh heh…" Sam nervously chuckled. Even Twister figured it out as all three advanced on him. "Well, I did tell you your alternate selves were the same as here, but you didn't believe me." He and Pikachu started backing up.
"Get him." Reggie growled.
"Ahhhh!!! Wait a minute!" Sam yelled as he and Pikachu ran away. The trio gave chase.
Later…
The crowd's roars were positively earth-shaking in Aloha Stadium.
"Well ladies and gentlemen, it's been a great conference, but all good things must come to an end." The announcer started. "We present to you the final match of the Pacific League!" The crowd cheered. "First up, hailing from Ocean Shores, California, is Sam Dullard!" The doors on the right end of the field opened, allowing Sam, Pikachu, Otto, Twister, and Reggie to step through.
"Sam is being accompanied by his coaches, Otto & Reggie Rocket and Twister Rodriguez, brother of runner up northern division champion Lars Rodriguez. These three are former members of Team Rocket, thanks to this morning's Hockey match. The team of Sam, Lars, and Keoni, the Pacific League gym leader, completely devastated the trio, winning the match five to four." Sam and Pikachu stood at their section of the field as Otto, Twister, and Reggie sat at a nearby bench.
"Young Sam has defeated all ten of his opponents in the southern division with his team of pokémon. Can he defeat his opponent and claim victory?" The doors opposite Sam opened, allowing Izzy and Sadie to enter.
"Next up, hailing from Goldenrod City, Johto, is Izzy! This young trainer flawlessly defeated his opponents in the northern division with his team of powerful pokémon. Will he become the next Pacific League champion?" The crowd roared as Izzy and Sadie took their positions. Both trainers glared at each other.
"Izzy! I will defeat you!" Sam yelled as he grabbed a red & white poké ball with his right hand. "I want to go home to my own dimension!" Izzy chuckled.
"We'll see if you're strong enough to beat my team of pokémon." He said as he grabbed a silver poké ball with his left hand. "Just remember, if you lose, you'll stay here forever!"
"That's not gonna happen!" Reggie yelled.
"Yeah! Sam's gonna wipe the floor with you, shoobie!" Otto supplied.
"Go get him, Squid!" Twister added. Sam grinned at the support his friends provided.
"Trainers begin!" The ref yelled, holding up both flags.
"Let's see you deal with this." Izzy said as he made the wind up. "Tyrannitar! Start me off!" He tossed the ball. The dark type that appeared gave a frightening roar.
"Go! Starmie!" Sam yelled as he tossed his ball. The starfish appeared.
"Ha! Sam has already beaten a tyrannitar!" Otto yelled.
"Yeah! He'll beat yours with no problem!" Twister added. Izzy snickered at them.
"He may have beaten the one your boss gave you, but mine is much more powerful."
"We'll see about that." Sam said. "Starmie! Hydro Pump!" Starmie aimed all of its points at Tyrannitar and fired.
"Tyrannitar! Faint Attack!" Izzy ordered. Tyrannitar ran towards the water attack.
Just before Starmie's Hydro Pump can hit it, Tyrannitar disappeared and appeared on the right side of the stream. It disappeared again and reappeared on the left side of the attack. It continued disappearing, gradually getting closer to Starmie. When it disappeared one final time, the dark type reappeared above Starmie and whipped the water type with its tail. Starmie was pushed back far. It had to drag its bottom points along the field in order to stop itself from going out.
"Oh man, that was close." Sam wiped some sweat off his head.
"Crunch attack!" Izzy yelled. Tyrannitar roared as it ran towards the water type with its teeth bared.
"Use Thunderbolt!" Sam ordered. Starmie jumped off the ground and spun in the air, causing it to crackle with electricity. It zapped Tyrannitar, effectively stopping its attack. The rock type moaned in pain as the electricity crackled around it. "Now use Hydro Pump!" Starmie drenched Tyrannitar, badly damaging it further.
"Tyrannitar!" Izzy yelled, trying to think of an attack. "Hyper Beam!" Tyrannitar charged energy and blasted the water type out of the field. Sam had to duck to avoid getting beaned by his own pokémon. Starmie made an indent in the wall.
"Starmie is out of the match!" The ref yelled, holding up the red flag. Sam called Starmie back and took out another poké ball.
"Go! Victreebel!" He tossed it and his evolved grass type appeared. "Stun Spore!" Victreebel raised its leaf and a yellow fog emanated from its mouth.
"Oh crap! Tyrannitar's still recovering from the Hyper Beam!" Izzy hissed to himself. The panting Tyrannitar breathed in the Stun Spore and staggered around in a daze.
"Now use Razor Leaf!" Sam ordered. Izzy looked on with horror as Victreebel launched a flurry of leaves that struck Tyrannitar hard. The dark/rock type fell in defeat.
"Tyrannitar is out of the match!" The ref yelled, holding up the green flag. Izzy's mouth was agape as he called back his pokémon.
"Meowth?" Sadie asked as she turned to her master. Izzy shook his head.
"I'm fine." He said as he unclipped another silver poké ball from his belt.
'How could one of my pokémon lose against him!?' He thought as he prepared to toss the ball. 'There's no way he's real strong.' He smirked. 'Well, it's time for a little barbecue.'
"Charizard! Help me out!" He tossed the ball. In a flash, the fire/flying type dragon appeared, much to Sam's surprise. The blond shrank back as the pokémon roared.
"Hang tough, Sam!" Reggie yelled.
"You can do it, Squid!" Otto cheered.
"He can?" Twister asked.
"Twister!" Reggie and Otto yelled. Sam sweatdropped and shook his head before turning back to the battle.
"Victreebel! Stun Spore!" He said. Like with Tyrannitar, the grass type raised its leaf, releasing its paralyzing attack.
"Charizard! Take this battle to the sky!" Izzy ordered. Charizard roared as it flapped its wings, causing the Stun Spore to be blown away. It then flew up into the air.
"Razor Leaf!" Victreebel targeted Charizard and fired a flurry of leaves.
"Charizard! Burn those leaves with Flamethrower!" The fire type reared back and launched a stream of fire, effectively ending Victreebel's attack. It didn't stop there as the attack headed towards the grass type.
"Jump, Victreebel!" Sam cried out. The pokémon did as it was told, dodging the attack.
"Now's your chance! Iron Tail!" Izzy yelled.
Charizard dove down towards the still-airborne Victreebel as its tail glowed brightly. When the fire type was within striking distance, it gave Victreebel a mighty whip of its tail, causing the grass type to crash into the field. Victreebel caused a small crater to form. It had a dazed expression on its face.
"Victreebel is out of the match!" The ref yelled. Charizard gave a loud roar as it landed on its side of the field. Sam called back Victreebel and grabbed another poké ball from his pocket.
"Go! Pidgeot!" He tossed it and the fully evolved bird appeared.
"Alright! A mid-air battle!" Izzy cheered. "You know what to do, Charizard!" Charizard nodded and fired a Flamethrower attack at Pidgeot.
"Pidgeot! Mirror Move!" Sam ordered. The eagle-like pokémon opened its beak and fired its attack at Charizard. Both attacks collided, causing an explosion. When the smoke cleared, Charizard was nowhere to be found. "What the—"
"Look!" He heard Reggie yell. Sam looked up and saw Charizard getting ready to dive bomb Pidgeot!
"Fly Pidgeot!" He yelled. Charizard dove as Pidgeot flew up. "Pidgeot! Wing Attack!"
"Charizard! Flamethrower!" Izzy commanded. Charizard opened its mouth and fired its attack.
"Pidgeot! Dodge and attack!" Sam said. Pidgeot moved out of the way, causing the attack to miss. It then soared and struck the dragon with its wings. Charizard roared in pain as it backed away. "Now use Aeroblast!"
"Charizard! Dodge and use Fire Blast!" Izzy ordered. Pidgeot flapped its wings and fired a hard gust of wind at Charizard. The fire type quickly ascended out of the way and fired a man-shaped fireball at Pidgeot.
"Mirror Move!" Pidgeot opened its beak and fired the same attack Charizard used. The explosion that occurred when they collided shook the entire stadium. When the smoke cleared, both pokémon were still airborne. Sam noted that Charizard was getting tired.
"Charizard, don't give up! Iron Tail!" Izzy yelled. Charizard got its second wind as it flew up to Pidgeot and swung its glowing tail hard, sending Pidgeot into a dizzying dive. "After it!" Charizard dove after the bird.
"Sam, ya gotta do something!" Otto yelled.
"Quick Pidgeot! Fire an Aeroblast!" Sam said.
Pidgeot opened its eyes and turned towards Charizard. It quickly flapped its wings, generating a huge blast of air that knocked the dragon down towards the ground. Pidgeot righted itself and landed as Charizard crashed into the field. The dazed expression it had only meant one thing.
"Charizard is out of the match!" The ref yelled. The crowd roared after seeing the battle.
'How can this be!?' Izzy thought. 'I must be losing my touch.'
"Charizard! Return!" He held up his poké ball and Charizard was brought back for a long rest. Izzy clipped the ball and grabbed another one. "Gyarados! Fry this bird!" He tossed it. As soon as the ball landed, it opened, revealing the water dragon, who delivered a deafening roar. Reggie gritted her teeth.
"Destroy that freak of a pokémon, Squid!" She roared, causing Otto and Twister to sweatdrop.
"Pidgeot! Whirlwind!" Sam said. Pidgeot, who was panting, complied as it jumped up into the air.
"Heh. This won't last long." Izzy said with a chuckle. "Gyarados! Thunderbolt!" The water type roared as its body crackled with electricity. Pidgeot made to use its attack, but it got struck by the lightning. It collapsed as a result of the attack and the previous battle with Charizard.
"Pidgeot is out of the match!" The ref yelled. Sam called back Pidgeot.
"Go! Pikachu!" He said.
"Pika!" Pikachu said as it ran into the field.
'Hmph! Does he really think I'll allow myself to lose on a technicality like double weakness?' Izzy thought before putting on a grin.
"And what are you smiling about!?" Otto yelled at him. Izzy's grin turned into a full grown chuckle.
"I was just thinking about the irony of this next attack." He answered before pointing at Pikachu. "Gyarados! Surf attack!" The quartet gasped.
"Woah! I didn't know pokémon can surf!" Twister yelled with a grin.
"I didn't know they made surfboards big enough for a pokémon like Gyarados." Reggie said.
"But I don't see a board…" Sam said. Izzy snickered again.
"I'm afraid that's not how the attack works." He said with a malicious smirk. "Do it, Gyarados!" The pokémon obeyed its master. It roared as its eyes glowed blue. A few seconds passed before the entire stadium shook. The entire group shrank back as they noticed a giant wave coming in over the stadium wall.
"Wh-what's going on!?" Otto asked.
"Are you crazy!?" Sam yelled at Izzy.
"Just taking care of business." Izzy replied as the entire audience screamed in terror. "Hey Boss! Let's go!"
(Me: Huh? Oh yeah! ::Snaps fingers::)
Everybody in the stadium except for Pikachu and Gyarados were surrounded in a blue Water Shield. The tidal wave crashed into the stadium, quickly filling it up with water. Pikachu was swept into the current as the wave created a gigantic swimming pool! The people and Sadie were standing right where they were, unaffected by the strong current. They were able to breathe in their barriers. They were all looking at Pikachu, who was struggling to reach the surface. Gyarados was swimming around it like a shark ready to devour its prey.
"I got a question for you." Izzy said to a panic-stricken Sam. "How long do you think Pikachu can last underwater?" Sam looked incredibly nervous before he blinked and laughed hysterically.
"He's laughing?" Reggie asked in disbelief.
"The poor guy's gone nuts." Twister added.
"I don't really see what's so funny." Otto said.
"Hey! What's with the chuckles!? I'm the one who laughs!" Izzy yelled. Sam stopped laughing and took a deep breath.
"I think you overlooked the one flaw in your plan." He said. "WATER CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY!!!"
"O.O;;;;; OH CRAP!!!" Izzy screamed with a gasp.
"Pikachu! Thunder!" Sam ordered happily.
Somehow, Pikachu heard the command. It scrunched up its body and charged electricity. It fired its attack, which made the water glow a bright yellow. Gyarados roared in agony as it got struck with well over a thousand volts of electricity. The water drained out of the stadium as Gyarados laid motionless on the ground.
"Gyarados is out of the match!" The ref yelled as the Water Shields disappeared. Izzy was livid as he called back the giant snake.
"I can't believe I led myself into that trap!" He scolded himself. He then pointed forward. "Get out there, Sadie! Trounce that rat!"
"Meow!" Sadie said with a nod as she ran in the field.
"And Izzy starts off the second half of this championship battle with his meowth!" The announcer yelled. "After that deep sea Thunder attack, is Pikachu able to go on?" Pikachu looked like it was dangerously out of breath. Being underwater for so long must've weakened it.
"Pikachu! Return!" Sam yelled. Pikachu looked relieved to hear the order. It wobbled back to Sam's side as the trainer took out a poké ball.
"Go! Arcanine!" He tossed it and the pooch appeared. Sadie hissed upon seeing it. Arcanine was growling at the meowth.
"o.O What's with the stare down?" Twister asked.
"For the love of—" Izzy said, slapping his head. "You're a cartoon character and you don't know?"
"I'm in a cartoon?" Twister asked as he and everybody else looked at the camera.
"¬.¬;;;; No. You're actually a movie star." Izzy replied with sarcasm.
"Wow cool! Who wants my autograph!?" Everybody else fell over.
"Ugh! Twist! Cats and dogs hate each other!" Otto yelled.
"Can we get back to the battle!?" The ref yelled.
"Oops. Sorry." Sam and Izzy replied sheepishly.
"Arcanine! Flamethrower!" Sam ordered. Arcanine fired its attack at Sadie.
"Sadie! Mimic!" Sadie opened her mouth and launched a stream of fire at the pooch. Both Flamethrower attacks hit each other, causing the third explosion of the day.
"Now what?" Sam said to himself as he looked at the cloud of smoke.
"Pay Day!" He heard Izzy call out. Almost instantly, Sam saw some lights form in the smoke. A few seconds later, coins flew out of the cloud and struck Arcanine. The fire type got damaged, but not too badly as the smoke finally dissipated.
"Arcanine! Extremespeed!" Sam yelled. Arcanine shot off towards Sadie in a blur of red.
"Time to get extreme, Sadie! Mimic!" Izzy ordered. Both pokémon ran to the middle of the field and started butting heads at almost unbelievable speeds. The crowd roared as the two blurs crashed into each other over and over again.
"Arcanine! Go into a 360, then Bite!" Sam said. Arcanine jumped to avoid Sadie's tackle and spun into the air. It then bared its teeth as it targeted Sadie.
"Sadie! Back flip, then Slash!" Izzy yelled. The meowth skillfully back flipped away from Arcanine. She then landed and charged towards the fire type with her claws raised.
"Jump and use Flamethrower!" Sadie went for a swing, but Arcanine jumped out of the way and prepared to fire its attack.
"Go into an ollie and use Pay Day!" Izzy countered. Arcanine fired its attack. Sadie jumped and did a spin over the flames. She then tossed some coins.
"Tackle!" Sam ordered. Arcanine ran ahead, clearing the coins and rammed into Sadie, tossing her backwards. The cat flipped and landed on her paws. The crowd screamed for more extreme action.
"Arcanine! Agility!" Sam yelled. Arcanine zoomed all over the field.
"Sadie! Mimic!" Izzy said. Sadie also bolted around the field. Like a few minutes earlier, they butted heads, trying to take each other down.
'Heh. He's in trouble now.' Izzy thought with a smirk. 'He shouldn't have used Agility. Now Sadie can use that move for the rest of the match.'
"Arcanine! Flamethrower!" Sam yelled. Arcanine stopped to use its attack.
"Sadie! End this with Slash!" Sadie, who was now just a white blur, sped around Arcanine's attack. She seemed to go right through the fire dog as she stopped. She sheathed her claws as Arcanine fell.
"Arcanine is out of the match!" The ref yelled. Sam called back his pooch and looked at Sadie. She seemed to be really tired and out of breath. He then looked at Pikachu, who seemed to recover from its undersea fight.
"Go! Pikachu!" He said. Pikachu nodded as it ran into the field. It looked ready to fight as its cheeks sparked.
"Oh please! Sadie defeated a dog, a cat's natural enemy." Izzy scoffed. "What's makes you think she'll lose against a rat, a cat's food source!?" He laughed teasingly. Sam growled.
"Don't call Pikachu a rat!" He yelled. "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Pikachu started charging electricity.
"Sadie! Use your Thunderbolt too!" Sadie charged energy and both pokémon fired lightning at each other. The bolts crashed into each other. Both attacks lasted for a few minutes before they dissipated.
"Quick Attack!" Sam ordered. Pikachu charged towards Sadie.
"Dodge it!" Izzy said. Sadie jumped out of the way and darted around the field. Pikachu chased after her. When it caught up to the meowth, they both charged at each other. Pikachu skillfully evaded the cat's attacks and even got in a few hits. Izzy was getting fed up at the electric mouse's progress.
"Sadie! End this with Pay Day!" Sadie jumped up and prepared to toss some change.
"Pikachu!" Sam started, thinking hard about his next move. "Jump up and do a 009 into a Thunder attack!" Everybody else gasped.
"A double-O what!?" Izzy asked.
"Dude! You taught Pikachu the 009?!" Otto yelled with a grin.
"Oh man! I gotta get this on film!" Twister said as he pulled out his camera.
"Go for it!" Reggie cheered. Izzy growled.
"Grr… Sadie! Don't let it do that double-whatever!"
Sadie landed and jumped up again. She fired coins at Pikachu, who dodged the attack. It then ran up to Sadie and jumped up & off her head. Pikachu grabbed its tail and placed its hind legs over it as if standing on a skateboard. It then performed a backwards nine hundred degree spin as it started charging electricity.
"PiiiiiiiiiiiikaaaaaaaaaaaaaCHUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!" It roared as it blasted Sadie with the charged voltage. The meowth screamed in pain as she got struck. Sadie's body was smoking and crackling with electricity as she collapsed. Izzy gasped as the crowd cheered.
"Meowth is out of the match!" The ref yelled, holding up the green flag. Izzy felt tears stinging his eyes as he called back Sadie.
"I don't believe it… He took down my best friend." He said as he clipped Sadie's poké ball and grabbed another. Before he tossed it, he shook his head. "I can't believe I have such bad luck when it comes to dealing with pikachus."
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It was a couple of years ago in the Pokémon Dimension. Izzy, playing as the prince of Johto, was in the Turquoise Plaza hotel. He was staying with Ash, Misty, and Brock. They were to go to Platinum City, the city he lives, the next day. Currently, he was getting a soda with his meowth. He reached into his pocket when he discovered that he didn't have any change on him.
"Awww man! I don't have any change!" He exclaimed before snapping his fingers. "I know! Sadie. Use Pay Day."
"Meow." Sadie nodded & she started spinning around. She went faster & faster until she was a mini tornado. First, a gold Sacagawea dollar flew from the tornado. Then came a silver dollar. And soon, lots of coins were flying all over the place.
"Ok Sadie. That's enough." Izzy said after a minute or two. Sadie stopped spinning & she was panting heavily. The trainer gave her a look of concern. "Are you alright?"
"Meowth!" Sadie yelled as she gave Izzy a grin. He was still concerned about his pokémon, but he pushed the thought to the back of his head & got back to the task at hand.
There was a ton of change on the floor. Izzy picked up as much as he could & put the change in his pocket. He then walked up to the soda machine & made his choice on what he wanted to drink.
"Ahh! Cherry coke! My favorite." He said as he took a sip of his soda. "Let's go back to the room."
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At a different part of the hotel, Ash & Pikachu were walking.
"That was a great swim, eh Pikachu?" Ash asked.
"Pikachu!" The pokémon nodded.
Suddenly, they saw something down the hall.
"Look! It's Meowth! Probably trying to steal our pokémon again. Let's get him!" Ash said. Pikachu jumped and dashed at Meowth who, strangely enough, was walking on all fours.
"Piiiiiiiiiiikaaaaaaaaachuuuuuuuuuu!!!" The yellow mouse pokémon unleashed a massive electric attack. Meowth noticed the attack coming and stopped.
"Hey Sadie, why'd you stop?" Izzy asked confusedly. Just then, the attack came into view. It took all of Sadie's strength to push her master out of the way before the attack struck the cat pokémon.
"Roowwwwww!!!" Sadie yelled in pain.
"Umm… Oops." Ash said as he & Pikachu ran for it.
When the attack ended, electricity crackled everywhere.
"What was that all about?" Izzy looked around and found Sadie. "Sadie! What happened to you?" Sadie looked like she was unconscious. Her body was burned all over.
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'And then there was the other time…'
::::Flashback::::
It was the middle of an exhibition match the prince of Johto, Israel III, was having against Ash. The prince had just defeated the trainer's bayleef with his suicune, which was named Aqua King.
"My last pokémon." Ash said to himself. "Go! Pikachu!"
"Pika!" Pikachu yelled as it ran inside the perimeter of the field's barrier, which was a fence-like grid of yellow energy that stretched up to the sky.
'I should just keep Aqua King in and take care of Pikachu, but I want vengeance.' Israel thought while taking a quick glance at Sadie, who was licking herself.
"Aqua King! Return!" Suicune returned to its poké ball. "Go! Sadie!"
"Meowth?" Sadie looked at her master, who was pointing towards the field. Israel looked at her.
"Well? Go on." The meowth nervously walked to the field. It seemed apparent that she wasn't expecting to battle today. The barrier was raised and the battle resumed.
"Sadie! Slash!" Israel ordered.
"Pikachu! Agility!" Ash said. Sadie started to claw at Pikachu, but the mouse dodged every single strike. "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Pikachu's body started to crackle with electricity and shot its attack at Sadie.
"Sadie! Use Mimic!" Sadie's body then started to crackle as well and both pokémon used their attacks. The attacks collided and caused another explosion, engulfing the whole field in smoke.
"Now what?" Ash asked. He saw Pikachu standing, but where was Sadie?
"Sadie! Pay Day!" A few sparkles appeared in the smoke as some coins came towards Pikachu. It dodged a few as more started to come.
"Now use Slash!" Israel ordered. Sadie came out of the smoke and started to attack Pikachu as it was dodging the remaining coins. Sadie clawed at the mouse, not getting a single strike.
"Pikachu! Tackle!" Ash ordered. Pikachu bashed right into Sadie & sent her flying towards the barrier in front of Israel.
"Sadie! Screech!" The prince ordered.
"Roooowww!!!" Sadie yelled.
"Pika…" Pikachu groaned as the shrill sound entered its ears.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Ash yelled over the sound. Pikachu started to charge energy.
"Again? Sadie! Use Mimic again!" Israel ordered. The two pokémon used their attacks & caused the third explosion of the day. "Sadie! Slash that pikachu!" Sadie jumped out from the smoke and was approaching Pikachu fast.
"Pikachu! Thunder!" Ash yelled.
"PIIIIKAAAAAACHUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!" Pikachu roared as it did its attack. A bolt of lightning struck Sadie. She roared in pain as her body crackled with electricity & fell over.
"S-Sadie?" Israel stuttered. He studied Sadie's form from his part of the field. She didn't move an inch.
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"I never thought he'd get this far." Izzy glared at Sam.
"In a very unorthodox move, Pikachu has defeated Meowth and tied up the match again!" The announcer said. "Both trainers only have two pokémon remaining."
"I never thought you would actually beat four of my pokémon, but it ends now!" Izzy yelled as he prepared to throw his ball. "You can't beat my next two pokémon in a million years!"
"Then let's go!" Sam replied.
"Salamence! Destroy this pikachu now!" Izzy tossed the ball and the blue, four-legged dragon with the huge, red wings appeared.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Sam yelled. Pikachu charged energy and fired. Salamence scoffed and wrapped its wings around itself. Pikachu's attack struck it, but had no effect. "Huh?"
"GWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! What did I tell you!? Salamence is a dragon type! No pokémon types other than ice and other dragons can beat it and both types are hard to come by!" Izzy said before laughing again. Sam smirked.
"Come back, Pikachu!" He said. Pikachu ran back to Sam's side as he took out a poké ball. "Go! Tentacruel!" He tossed it and the jellyfish appeared.
"That's your other pokémon!?" Izzy asked with an amused grin. "It looks like I got this thing won!"
"Think again! Tentacruel! Ice Beam!" The brunet gasped after hearing Sam's command.
"Fly Salamence!" But it was too late. Tentacruel's central jewel glowed a bright blue and it shot a beam of frigid energy at the dragon. The beam collided and with a final roar, Salamence was incased in a block of ice. Izzy was dumbstruck. His mouth was hanging open.
"Salamence is unable to battle!" The ref yelled. The caped trainer called the dragon back.
'One attack… That's all it took…' He thought as he grabbed the ball containing his final pokémon. 'My last hope.' Suddenly, he was seeing red. A great fire blazed in Izzy's heart as he glared at the smug look on Sam's face and heard the cheers of his friends.
"I will win this!" He yelled as he reared back. "Come out, my final hope!" He tossed the ball. In a great flash, a nearly giant pokémon appeared. It had a yellow tail, tiny horn, two antenna, and huge, bat-like wings.
"Is that…?" Otto said with wide eyes.
"It is!" Reggie gasped.
"Woah! I didn't think anybody had that pokémon!" Twister said in disbelief.
"This is a real treat, ladies and gentlemen!" The announcer yelled. "Izzy's final pokémon is the rare, the almost legendary—"
"DRAGONITE!!!" Otto, Twister, and Reggie finished. Sam gulped.
"GWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! You're finished!" Izzy laughed. "You won't beat this pokémon!" Sam blinked as a sudden thought came to him.
"Dragonite's a dragon type… Tentacruel! Another Ice Beam!" Tentacruel's jewel glowed again and it fired its icy attack at Dragonite. The dragon roared in pain as the icy lightning crackled around it. Sam grinned as a tear came to his eyes.
"I'm finally going home." He said to himself. Izzy clenched his fist as he watched the attack.
"I refuse to lose." He said. "Dragonite! Fight back with your Thunder attack!" Dragonite, who previously had its eyes screwed shut, opened them as it roared. Its body crackled with electricity as it started pushing back the Ice Beam. Sam's previously happy expression turned to one of fear.
"No, Tentacruel! Don't let it push you back! Fight it!" He yelled. If Tentacruel had teeth, it would be gritting them as it increased the power of its Ice Beam.
"Ha! Dragonite, you're better than that! Full power!" Izzy ordered with a grin. Dragonite delivered an earth-shattering roar as it turned up the juice. Its lightning tore up part of the field as the attack closed the distance and found its target. The water type screamed in pain as it collapsed. Electricity crackled all around it.
"Hmph. So much for your strategy." The caped trainer said, crossing his arms.
"Tentacruel is out of the match!" The ref yelled.
"What an upset!" The announcer yelled. "Tentacruel was about to end the battle for Sam, but Dragonite turned all that around by launching an impressive Thunder attack. Sam's final pokémon is Pikachu. After the battles against Gyarados and Meowth, can it handle the towering Dragonite?"
"God, I wish he'd shut up." Sam muttered to himself as he called back Tentacruel. Pikachu walked into the field as it glared into Dragonite's eyes. Izzy laughed again.
"This'll be over in a few seconds. Get ready to spend the rest of your life here!" He started before pointing forward. "Twister!"
"What?!" Twister yelled. Izzy fell over.
"I meant the attack, not you!" He yelled before putting on the smirk he had earlier. "Do it, Dragonite! Twister attack!" Dragonite made to flap its wings to use the attack, but nothing happened.
"What the—? I said 'Twister!'" Dragonite tried to use its attack again, but it was no use. "What's the deal?! I'm your trainer, remember? And when I say 'Twister,' you better damn well give me Twister!"
"…Why would you want me, dude?" Twister asked with an eyebrow raised. Izzy fell over again.
"I meant the attack!" He yelled. "Now Dragonite, if you would be so kind, Twister that rat with your twisty goodness so you will claim me the trophy with Twister!"
"Stop talking about me already!" Twister yelled, getting angry.
"HE MEANT THE ATTACK!!!" Everybody else roared.
"Ya know, I think this joke has gone on long enough." Sam said, sweatdropping. "Anyway, look at Dragonite's wings."
"What about its wings? I don't see any—OH MY GOD! WHAT HAPPENED TO ITS WINGS!?!?!" Izzy yelled with wide eyes. The reason Dragonite couldn't use Twister (the attack!) is because its wings were frozen solid! The brunet cried animé tears.
"How could this have happened?"
"Tentacruel's Ice Beam must've frozen Dragonite's wings." Sam replied. Izzy glared at him.
"Thank you, Captain Obvious!" He said sarcastically. "I think everybody figured that one out!" He then slapped his head as a thought came to him. "Oh great! Now Dragonite can't fly!" Sam grinned at that.
"That's too bad. I'll accept your unconditional surrender now."
"Surrender!? I still got plenty of other moves to use!"
"Are we ever gonna get back to the battle?" Otto groaned.
"Yeah!" Twister (the kid!) and Reggie yelled. Both trainers shook their heads and focused on the task at hand.
"Dragonite! Dragon Claw!" Izzy ordered. Dragonite's claws were wrapped in fire as it charged towards Pikachu.
"Pikachu! Agility!" Sam yelled. Pikachu dashed forward. Dragonite went for a few swings, but Pikachu skillfully dodged each attempt. It ran behind Dragonite.
"Dragonite! Whack Pikachu with your tail!" Dragonite raised its tail and brought it down. Pikachu jumped out the way, causing the dragon's tail to crash into the concrete. "Grr… Ice Beam!"
"What!?" Sam yelled. Dragonite charged energy into its mouth & fired an Ice Beam at Pikachu. The mouse dodged it, causing the beam to create an icy spot on the field.
"Fire again!" Izzy yelled. Dragonite targeted Pikachu and charged energy.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Pikachu also charged energy. Both pokémon fired their attacks. They collided and caused an explosion. When the smoke cleared, Pikachu was nowhere to be seen.
"Huh? Where'd it go?" Both boys asked.
"Up there!" Twister yelled. Sam & Izzy looked up. Pikachu was up in the air! It must've jumped into the air during the confusion the explosion caused. It fell and landed on Dragonite's head.
"Hey! Get it off ya!" Izzy yelled. Dragonite tried to reach for Pikachu, but it was no use. It then rubbed its head on the ground. Pikachu still clung to its head. "I know! Use your tail!" Dragonite jumped up and brought its tail back. Pikachu saw it coming though and jumped off. The dragon type was happy to get the electric type off it, but it couldn't stop its tail! It got hit hard! Dragonite landed and started staggering around.
"Now's your chance, Squid!" Reggie yelled.
"Pikachu!" Sam started. "THUNDER!!!" Pikachu started charging energy for the biggest attack it can muster.
"PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The lightning bolt that crashed down onto Dragonite was the biggest one Sam, Izzy, or anybody else in the stadium has ever seen. The dragon bellowed in extreme pain. When the attack finally ended, Dragonite's body was crackling with electricity from the discharge, but it was still standing. Pikachu glared at the dragon as they both panted for air.
"Heh. I knew you'd be able to handle that one, Dragonite. Finish this off with Hyper Beam!" Izzy ordered.
Dragonite started charging energy for its ultimate attack. Sam and co. held their breaths as the dragon prepared to fire. Pikachu was way too tired to dodge. It took all of its strength just to stand up. Dragonite was about to fire when suddenly, it fell backwards. It landed on the ground with a loud crash and fired its beam straight up into the air. It exploded in the sky like fireworks.
"D-Dragonite…?" Izzy said in disbelief.
"Dragonite is out of the match!" The ref proclaimed. "The winner and new Pacific League champion is Sam Dullard!"
"Pika…" Pikachu sighed happily as it finally fainted. The crowd screamed as they gave Sam a standing ovation.
"Dragonite, return…" Izzy said dejectedly as he called it back. He slumped on the ground.
"I did it. I really did it…" Sam said before jumping up in pure happiness. "I DID IT!!!" He punched the air.
"Go Sammy! Go Sammy! It's yo birthday! It's yo birthday!" Otto, Reggie, and Twister cheered as they danced.
"He's done it, ladies and gentlemen!" The announcer yelled as confetti flew around the stadium. "Sam Dullard has defeated Izzy and became the new Pacific League champion!"
"Sam! You did it, cuz!" Keoni yelled as he ran in the field, followed by Lars.
"Heh. I'm glad somebody managed to teach that twerp a lesson." Lars said, giving Sam a thumbs-up. Sam walked over to Pikachu and picked it up.
"You ok, buddy?" He asked.
"Chu…" Pikachu nodded as it licked Sam's cheek. The blond kid smiled and walked up to Izzy, whose cards were spread around him.
"It's no use…" The caped boy started with his head bowed. "But why can't I defeat you?" Sam scoffed as everybody else walked up to them.
"Because… we're Pokémon Heroes!" He said proudly. "Now I believe you have to take me back to my own dimension." Izzy sadly got up and gathered his cards.
"Yes… A deal's a deal. I'll give you some time to say goodbye to your pokémon." Sam gasped.
"You mean I can't take Pikachu back home with me?" Izzy shook his head.
"Of course not. You have to go back to your rightful dimension alone." He said. "I'll bring you back at sunset. That'll give you enough time to attend the awards ceremony and say goodbye." With that, he left the stadium.
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"On behalf of the Pacific League, I hereby award Sam Dullard the trophy for winning the championship." The League organizer said as he presented Sam with a huge gold trophy. It had a poké ball on top and Sam's name was engraved on the trophy's base. The press then took pictures of him with his pokémon, who were fully healed.
After the awards ceremony, Sam, Keoni, Otto, Twister, and Reggie skated around the city, doing a massive number of tricks and stunts. They then went surfing and even played a little Hockey. Sunset came too quickly as the group walked along the beach. They saw Izzy and Lars talking. Sadie was with them. The trio turned and approached the group.
"I trust you got everything taken care of?" Izzy asked.
"Yeah." Sam nodded before turning to Pikachu, who stood by him. "I guess this is goodbye, Pikachu."
"Pika…" The pokémon said with teary eyes. Sam was getting misty-eyed himself.
"I'm sorry, but it has to be this way."
"Chu…" It nodded slowly. Sam picked up the mouse and hugged it.
"I never forget you." He then turned to his friends. "Well, it's been crazy, but it was fun getting to hang out with you."
"No prob, Sammy." Reggie said.
"See ya around, dude." Otto said.
"Thanks for the epic footage." Twister said with a grin.
"Yeah. Thanks for the great battle!" Keoni said. Sam then turned to Izzy.
"I'm ready." He said. Izzy nodded and held out his hands.
"First, give me your poké balls, pokédex, and badges." Sam did as he was instructed, handing the caped boy the items. Izzy put them inside a bag and pointed at Pikachu. "That too." Sam placed the electric type at the kid's feet. Pikachu waved slowly as Izzy took out a card. Pictured on it was Ocean Shores.
'Home.' Sam thought as Izzy began to wave the card.
"The chaos is averted. The fun is over. Send this kid back to his own dimension, before any of this happened. Unlink the two dimensions. Do it now!" The card began to glow brightly as he tossed it towards Sam. The card spun around him, causing a column of light to shine all around him. Sam turned and waved to everybody as he started floating up. He soon disappeared and the light vanished. Izzy turned to the group.
"Your dimension's Sam should be coming along any moment now." He said as he gave the bag to Reggie. Pikachu jumped on her shoulders. "See ya." He walked off into the horizon with Sadie.
'Hmmmm… That version of the Squid was a tough battler.' Lars thought. 'I need to find me a new rival.' He glanced at Otto.
"Hey Rocket Dork! How about a battle?" He challenged.
"You're on!" Otto yelled, grabbing Weezing's poké ball.
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Post-chapter Conversation
"NO! I CAN'T BELIEVE I LOST!!!" Izzy yelled, crying and banging on the floor. I shrugged nonchalantly.
"You're the one who was bugging me about you beating normal characters."
"Yeah, but that was because I forgot how sucky it is to lose!" Izzy yelled at me. I sighed exasperatedly.
"Well anyway, come here so you can say goodbye to Sadie." Izzy gave me a shocked look.
"WHAT!?!"
"Well yeah. We're unlinking the Rocket Power and Pokémon Dimensions. That means all the pokémon everybody had has to go back. That includes Sadie." Izzy stood up, tears quickly filling his eyes. He walked up to his meowth, who was nearby.
"Sadie…" He started, picking her up. "I guess this is goodbye for now. We'll see each other again, I promise."
"Meow…" Sadie replied sadly. Her own tears were threatening to fall as well.
"My only regret was that you had to lose…" He sniffled. "…Against a pikachu."
"Meowth…" Sadie hissed upon hearing that name. She got over it and purred as Izzy petted her head.
"Don't worry. I'll come back to the Pokémon Dimension someday. Til then, keep practicing for the next time you face a pikachu."
"Meowth!" Sadie said confidently. I sighed heavily as I snapped my fingers. In a dazzling display of stars, the meowth disappeared out of Izzy's arms. The brunet wiped his eyes as he walked off.
"That was so hard to do." I said sadly. I turned to the camera. "Anyway, stay tuned for the last chapter of Rocketmon."