Chapter 76 Into the Computer
When Ash, Pikachu, and Greninja arrive at Agate Circus, they decide to enter the circus to find Terra. But all they find is Samson.
Samson: Yo. How's your little rescue operation going? Not gonna lie, I'm a little anxious for Agate City to be reopened. This whole half-circus, half-shelter thing is for the birds. Uh, no offense to Ciel.
Before Ash can say anything, Ciel also walks into the room.
Ciel: Oh, Samson, what brutish slander are you muttering about me now?
Samson: I was just telling Ash about the thong you're apparently wearing.
This causes Ash and Ciel to blush in embarrassment, and Ciel seems to be offended.
Ciel: Right, we're going to try this again, you and I. (Leaves and walks back in again) Hello, Ash and ever-cordial Samson. How are you each on this fine day? (Notices the Battle Pass - Gravity in his hand) Oh? Ash, I see you've obtained another Battle Pass. Terra's, is it? That is somewhat unfortunate. You see, we don't actually know where she is.
Samson: She's been disappearing for days at a time for a while now. And as you might imagine when she's around, everyone in a fifty-mile radius tends to be keenly aware of her.
Ciel: Of course, the question does remain as to just where she has been vanishing. There aren't exactly a lot of options, and we can safely rule out Agate and beyond thanks to the sleeping spell.
Ash: (Realizes something) Agate City...she was the one who found Cain and me there and brought us there...she shouldn't have been in there without falling asleep herself, right?
Ciel: Oh, please. Terra's very presence is an inherent detriment to sleep.
Samson: You would know, huh? Got that position number 52 on deck?
Ciel: At any rate! It does make sense for her to traipse about Agate if she is perhaps looking for the source of the signal she was tracing.
Samson: Not really. She said it was in Ametrine.
Ash: Um...guys, I think that the Team Meteor Agent Titawin is actually Terra, that's what I've found back in Ametrine.
Ciel: Why, that's nonsense! They would never accept a girl like that with all of her... Rawrness, and her generally maniacal deviance. Just think about what you're saying, darling!
Samson: Actually, it might not be impossible. For instance-
Before Samson can say anything, Terra walks into the room and gives Samson and Ciel a kiss, much to their surprise.
Terra: awwwright, furgot you dun lyk that stuff in the publx AYE AYE AYE AYE CAPTAIN SHIERU, WE SAVE IT FOR WHEN I LAND IN YO PORT TONIGHT
Ciel: Don't just make stuff like that up!
Terra: SO, SUPPERONI BOYS AND GIRLS AND PERSONS OF NONDISCRIMINATE GENDER IDENTITY?
Samson: We were just discussing the possibility of you being a member of Team Meteor.
Ash widens his eyes at Samson's obliviousness, he just spills the beans without even trying to ask first.
Terra: u wot m7 (Laughs) LEWL THAT'S THE BEST THING I'VE HEARD ALL THIRTY SECONDS (Walks towards the Computer)
Ciel: So it's not true, right?
Terra: RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWR! what are we talkin bout again lol
Samson: (Surrounds Terra with Ash and Ciel) Does the name Titawin mean anything to you?
Terra: that's the uhhh desert planet, right? from Star Forces Episode LXIX: The Versus of Evil
Ciel: Titawin was the name of a Team Meteor agent. But that's not you, right?
Terra: lmao i never lose, i only titawin
Ciel: Terra, answer us properly. You are not a member of Team Meteor, correct?
Terra: well duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 'course i am, bitchezzzz.
Ash, Samson, and Ciel are surprised that Terra just admitted that she's a part of Team Meteor.
Terra: aww yeh they alllll checkin' me out now. mah humps, mah humps...
Ciel: If you really are with Team Meteor, then why?
Terra: LISTEN UP KIDS, IT'S TRAGIC BACKSTORY TIME! (Spotlights shine on her) OK SO. A long time ago, when I was just a wee lad... My father was a famous doctor who lived happily with his wife, but one day! A burglar broke into our estate...And killed them both. I was left alone, in the darkness... Only a single creature appeared before me, but when it did, I knew my purpose. I knew I would dedicate my life to fighting crime across the city under my secret identity...
Samson: Terra, that's literally the plot of a superhero comic. Try again.
Ash: Wait, what? Superhero Comic?
Terra: (Frowns) aw bitchtits i been found out but das okay. cuz they'll NEVER find me here! (Turns around and starts typing on the computer)
Samson: What, exactly, are you doing?
Terra: awwll set. les do dis. M3G4T3RR4, JACK OFF! EXECUTE!
Just then, the computer flashes and Terra suddenly becomes digitalized and goes right into the computer, much to everyone's surprise.
Ciel: I... beg your pardon?
Samson: Please tell me she didn't just escape into that big-ass computer.
Ciel: All right. She didn't just escape into that computer.
Samson: Thanks. (Walks towards the Computer and checks the screen) I guess it works like storing Pokémon on a PC. And it looks like it's waiting for a "Player 2". Ash, I think that has to be you.
Ash: Wait, you mean I have to go into the computer and chase after Terra?
Samson: You know the most about the situation, and you should be strong enough to fight her. We'll follow you if possible, but it looks like this console only accepts two "players". Talk to me whenever you're ready and I'll see if I can get you in there.
Ash nods, but before that, he notices the Telecom as he quickly rushes there for Ame, but much to their surprise, the one who answers the call is actually Delia.
Ash: Mom? Is that you?
Delia: Glad you picked up. Ame and I heard from Cal about what's going on. We never would have thought Terra of all people would be a Meteor. I mean, I never liked her anyway, so whatever. Ame patched into her computer after we heard there was something up with it, and we can see it reporting her presence. I'm not going to question how she managed to enter the computer world at all; that girl already defies logic. Ame is running an analysis right now.
Ame: (Walks into the screen) I've done it. Ash, can you hear me? The results are strange. It looks like the computer environment is set up to simulate an old video game. In this game, attacks are physical or special based on what type they are. Plus, the Special Attack and Special Defense stats are treated as a single value- it looks like it works off of whichever stat is higher. Finally, the Dark-, Steel- and Fairy-types seem to have been erased. This all sounds familiar, right?
Ash: Yeah, it sounds like the year when I started my journey. It changed after I went to Johto and again in Kalos...
Delia: Keep these things in mind when you're in there. I know you can do what's necessary. Good luck!
Ash: Okay, thanks Mom, Ame.
After Ash ends the call, Pikachu is looking at Ash, and Ash assures him not to worry.
Ash: Pikachu, I'm sorry, but I have to leave you here because Terra is a Ground Type Leader. Don't worry, Ciel and Samson can take care of you for this time being.
Pikachu can only nod, and Ash recalls Greninja from his Poke Ball that he finally got back in Ametrine, and then he turns to Samson.
Samson: All right, all I should need to do is this...
Just then, Ash closes his eyes and feels himself being pulled into the computer, when he opens his eyes again, he finds himself at the Kanto Region's Indigo League gateway.
Ash: Is this Kanto? But this place is black and white...looks like I'm the only one with the colors...
He decides to ask a person inside, but what he said really confuses them.
Person: You can pass here only if you have the VOLTBADGE. Oh! That is the VOLTBADGE! Go right ahead!
Ash is confused as he continues forward, and he finds himself on Route 23, so he continues to walk further ahead.
Person: You can pass here only if you have the CANOPYBADGE. Oh! That is the CANOPYBADGE! Ok then, please go right ahead!
Ash: (Looks at the badges) Wait, they are Reborn League Badges...so this is actually like a gym battle with requirements? (Walks forward and stopped by the third person)
Person: You can pass here only if you have the COCOONBADGE. Oh! That is the COCOONBADGE! Ok then, please go right ahead!
As he continues to walk, he finds a dead end with a person standing in front of him, and he knows what the person is going to say.
Person: You can pass here only if you have the OMENBADGE. Oh! That is the OMENBADGE!
Terra: RAWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRR!
Just then, Terra comes out of nowhere as she slams the mallet on the man, and Ash quickly jumps out of the way before the mallet hits him.
Ash: (Gasps) Terra?
Terra: awwwh boobiecakes, i missed. hashtag wut, hashtag ever IMA POUND YOU NEXT TIME winkyface RAAAAWWRRRRRRRR!
She starts to mess up the ground, causing some objects or other stuff to appear, and Ash also notices a ladder as he knows that he can use that to escape the place.
Terra: HEH. YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME NOW. PHYSICS, AWAYYYY!
After Terra leaves, Ash is really confused.
Ash: I still don't get what the hell is going on...
Ash climbs down the ladder and finds himself at Mt. Moon, and the people inside aren't looking at Ash's badges, instead, they are trying to attack him with Pokemon. Ash has to battle them to fight his way through. But just as he finds the exit, he turns around to find himself back at Reborn.
Ash: Wait, this is the Opal Ward! But I was just in the Mt. Moon...not the Grand Hall...
As he walks forward, he finally hears a voice that he wants to hear.
Person: You can pass here only if you have the BLIGHTBADGE! Oh! That is the BLIGHTBADGE! Ok then, please go right ahead!
Ash knows that there will be six more of them, and he tries to find his way through, but none of the bridges are able to let him through, and he also finds a place with a lot of misplaced tiles, and he finds a staircase inside, but he finds himself now at Team Rocket's hideout.
Ash: Team Rocket's place? Oh man...
Ash was the one who destroyed Team Rocket when he comes back to Kanto after defeating the Alola League, they have been a thorn, and Ash is asked by Lance and the other Champions to stop them once and for all. He knows that the place is filled with teleporting panels and he hates it. But he still has to do it, and once he gets outside, he finds himself in Lavender Town.
Person: You can pass here only if you have the RIMEBADGE! Oh! That is the RIMEBADGE! Ok then, please go right ahead!
Ash sighs as he has to find the exit in this town.
I'll end the chapter right here, as you can see, Ash is now inside the computer as he is trying to find Terra and get his twelfth gym badge, as well as learning more about Team Meteor from the crazy girl. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be continuing the computer world and battle Terra.
