Episode 18: Here Come the Squirtle Squad

Hana and her friends continue to make their way to Vermilion City. Not long ago, Hana saves Charmander's life and the Pokemon decides to join them. Along with the Pokemon that used to belong to a mean trainer. The group continues to walk on the train, suddenly, Hana feels her foot sink into the ground causing her to become confused. Diana and the others become confused. Suddenly, the ground breaks from under them and they fall inside a pitfall, and it's kind of deep.

Diana whins, "No! Not another hole!"

"Ow! I landed on my head!" Chase says.

"It must be a prank," Akira says.

Diana says, "Someone has a bad sense of humor.

"Who would play such a rotten trick? Besides Team Rocket," Hana asks.

Suddenly, five small Pokemon stick their head from above the hole and begin laughing. They are small light blue turtle Pokemon with short legs, with a shell, brown on top and yellow on the bottom. All of them are wearing sunglasses though the rest around round one is triangular. What's more, they're laughing.

"Those are squirtle," Hana says.

Then uses her Pokedex and Dexter says, "Squirtle, this tiny turtle Pokemon draws its long neck into its shell to launch incredible water attacks with amazing range and accuracy. The blasts can be quite powerful."

"What's so funny? We could have been hurt!" Diana sternly says.

"Pikachu!" (I agree!) Pikachu angrily says.

"Squirtle squirt! Squirt Squirt Squirtle!" (Zip it girly! And the same goes for you, rodent!) The squirtle with the triangular sunglasses says.

Pikachu becomes annoyed.

Hana sighs, "He decides to speak, but it's insulting."

"What did that squirtle say?" Diana replies.

"Well uh…" Hana says.

This catches the squirtles attention confused and shocked.

The Squirtle with the triangle sunglasses asks, "Squirtle, squirtle squirt squirtle," (Hey you, the only with the pink hair.)

"Me?" Hana says, confused.

"Squirtle squirtle squirt?" (You can understand us?) The Squirtle leader says.

"Um yeah. You told Diana to zip it and call her girly, and you said the same goes for my Pikachu," Hana says.

"Hey!" Diana angrily says.

The squirtles are shocked to witness this human girl is able to understand what they're saying. Suddenly, they hear the sound of what is like a police siren.

"Squirtle Squirtle! Squirtle Squirtle Squirtle!" (It's the cops! Lets retreat for now!)

The squirtle then runs away at full speed. Hana and the others are confused, but they can see that they hear someone coming this way. Just then, a familiar face, Officer Jenny sticks from the hole. And another is a girl that looks like Officer Jenny, but about Hana's age, she is wearing a blue shirt with a blue skirt.

Officer Jenny asks, "Are you guys alright? Has anyone been hurt here?"

"Officer Jenny!" Hana says.

"Just in time, can you get us out?" Akira asks.

The girl brings out the rope, "Don't worry, we'll get you out."

Soon enough, Officer Jenny and the young girl helps them get out of the hole. Turns out, the girl is Abigail Jenny Ruby Andrews, but she likes to be called Jen. What's more, she is also Officer Jenny's daughter. They all meet in the Police Station.

"Officer Jenny. Jen. Can you tell us about those Squirtles?" Hana asks.

"Yes. Who you saw is a Pokemon gang calls itself the Squirtle Squad," Jen says.

"Squirtle Squad?" Diana says confused.

"I've never heard of a Pokemon gang," Chase says.

"They're all Squirltes who were deserted by their Pokemon trainers," Officer Jenny says.

"Deserted?" Hana asks, sadly.

"That's right. They don't have a trainer so they just run wild and play tricks on the whole town. It's really kind of sad because if they had somebody to care about them, they wouldn't have turned out to be as bad as they are. It's a real shame," Officer Jenny says.

Jen sadly says, "Yes. What's more, I actually saw three of the Squirtles who are being abandoned by their trainers right before their eyes. They call them weak and get rid of them. I tried to help them, but they ran away. I feared that the damanange was already done. And yet, I've been trying to find them and help them ever since."

Hana and the others become concerned about the squirtles that have been abandoned by their trainers.

Then Hana has an idea, "Maybe we can help."

The two Jenny's look at Hana with confused looks.

"That's a good idea. We can help Jen find the squirtles and show them that not all humans are bad. And maybe, Hana can catch a squirtle while we're adding it," Diana says.

Jen smiles and says, "Thank you."

After leaving the Police officer, Hana and the others begin to help Jen with coaching the Squirtle Squad. The first place they head to is a large lake. Akira brings out his fishing pole and throws the lure that is shaped like a Pikachu's head into the water.

"This is one of the places where the Squirtle Squad hangs out," Jen says.

"You know alot about the Squirtle Squad, huh," Hana says.

"Yes. When the Squirtle Squad formed, I decided to do what I could to learn about their behavior. When I told my mom about what happened when they were abandoned, she can understand who the Squirtle Squad were behaving this way," Jen says.

"Is there anything you can tell us about the Squirtle Squad?" Diana asks.

"Yes. The Squirtle Squad are pretty powerful turtle Pokemon. There is this one Squirtle that is stronger than the rest. You'll notice that one of the squrtle's sunglasses is different from the others," Jen says.

Akira then remembers, "Now that you mention it, one of them did wear triangle pointed sunglasses. What's more, that one seems to be giving orders to the others."

"That one is the leader of the Squirtle Squad. In fact, he's the one who gathered all the Abandoned Squirtle around here and they formed the squad you see before you," Jen says.

"Did you ask the people in the town about it," Chase asks.

"I did. But it's not going so well," Jen says.

"What do you mean?" Hana asks.

"Well, the Squirtle Squad have caused all kinds of trouble. Stealing food, graffiti, destroying property, and all kinds of trouble. I told them what I saw and the reason why they're doing it, and they were able to understand. But… I'm worried. If the Squirtle Squad doesn't stop, I'm afraid the people in town are going to take matters into their own hands," Jen says, sounding very worried.

Chase says, "And you worried they'll end up hurting the Squirtle Squad or send someone to capture them."

"Yes," Jen sadly says.

"Don't worry Jen, we'll find the Squirtle Squad and try to help them," Hana says.

"Thanks guys, you're the best," Jen says.

Suddenly, Akira's fishing line begins to move and one of the Squirtle of the Squirtle Squad sticks his head out of the water.

"I caught something!" Akira says.

Hana and the others turn their heads to see one of the Squirtles sticking its head out of the water and spraying the group with water. Soon, Hana, Jen, and the others are soaked and wet.

"I'm soaked!" Diana says.

"Me too," Jen says.

Pikachu and Alistar shake the water off of them.

Hana asks, "What in the world was that for?"

"I have no idea," Diana says.

Before they can do anything, Hana and the others find themselves tied by a lasso. They turn their heads to see the Lead Squirtle and the gang has them captured.

"Great. They got us," Akira says, annoyed.

Sometime later, Hana and her friends are being held captive by the Squirtle Squad. Even Pikachu and Alistar are tied up. In fact, they're all tied to a boulder. And the Squirtle Squad are eating the food they have and taking their backpacks and place them close to their side.

"Those Squirtles are not only strong, but who knew the Squirtles are good with knots," Diana says.

"Seems that they're very cunning too," Hana replies.

They watch as the Squirtle continue to eat the food they have. They already eat the food from Akira and Diana's bag.

"Squirt Squirtle," (This food is great!) The Squirtle says.

"Squirtle!" (Yeah!) The lead Squirtle says.

"Seems that they really like the food we made," Hana says.

"Yeah, but some of the food is for our Pokemon," Chase says.

Diana says in concern, "Hana, aren't Latias and Latios still in her backpack?"

"Um yeah. I'm worried what will happen if they look inside," Hana says.

Just then, one of the Squirtles takes Hana's bag and opens it to get some food. When the Squirtle sees the eyes of the Latios and Latias, Squritle panics and scrambles back causing the others to get spooked. Soon, the two baby Pokemon fly out of Hana's bag.

"Wow! A baby Latias and Latios! And they're cute!" Jen says, surprised and amazed.

"Yep. They're my little ones," Hana says.

Latios and Latias fly to Hana and happily answer, "Lati!" (Mommy!)

"Hi sweeties, I see you both are up from your nap," Hana says.

Latios and Latias smile and look down to notice the rope. Together, they both bite the ropes and pull them off. Soon, Hana and the gang, along with the Pikachus are free.

Diana says, "We're free!"

"Thanks Latias. Latios," Hana says.

"Lati!" (Yay!) Both baby Pokemon happily say.

Chase hurries and grabs their backs as he says, "You can eat what you have."

Then hurries to the others.

Lead Squirtle angrily says, "Squirtle! Squirtle Squirt Squirtle!" (Hey! If you think we can let you humans leave, you're nuts!"

"What's he's saying?" Chase asks.

"He said, 'If you think we can let you humans leave, you're nuts!'" Hana translate.

"Come on Squirtles, we're not like those humans who abandoned you. We love, cared, and are friends with Pokemon, especially Hana," Akira says.

"That's right. Hana actually helped injured and abandoned Pokemon. She even caught those who were abandoned by their trainers," Diana says.

"Plus, Hana actually saved a Charmander which was lied to by his trainer to stay on a rock and during a storm. If Hana hadn't come along, Charmander wouldn't have pulled through," Chase adds.

The Squirtles look at the trainer Hana, shocked and surprised. A human saved a Pokemon from the verge of death.

The Lead Squirtle asks, "Squirtle squirt? Squirtle Squirtle Squirt?" (Is that true? So what's the story about that?"

Hana says, "It's kind of a long story."

Chase then notices, "Hey guys, it seems that the Squirtle Squad didn't get all of the food. How about I whip up something for all of us."

"Good idea. I'll give you a hand," Diana says.

"Me too," Jen says.

Hana turns to the Squirtles, "I know you already ate some of the food, but would you like some?"

The Squirtles nod their heads in reply.

"Okay. It went something like this," Hana says.

Meanwhile, in one of the stores, the people in there are buying some food, supplies and such. Suddenly, the doors burst open to reveal Team Rocket.

Jessie shouts holding a bazooka, "Alright, freeze!"

"These are ice packs we're gunning. I mean, ice guns we're packing!" James says, holding a gun.

One of the customers exclaims, "It's Team Rocket!"

"Cool. We're just like those super villains in the comic books, except better looking," Jessie says.

Then James says, "And even meaner."

Then Jessie says, "Listen up! We want all the flash powder you've got!"

"And a large roll of dental floss," James adds.

"What do you need them for?" The shop owner asks.

"You want to get rid of the Squirtle Squad, don't you? The flash powder will scare them out of town! The floss is for our teeth," Jessie says.

Soon enough, Jessie and James walk out of the store. James carries the box of flash powder while Jessie holds the Bazooka.

"Ciao, for now," James says.

"Farewell!" Jessie says, and fires the weapon in the store.

Surprisingly what explodes in the store are whte confetti or flower petals. Team Rocket hurries to the Balloon where Meowth is at.

"Hurry guys, before the cops come!" Meowth says.

"We know Meowth," Jessie and James say.

They climb inside the balloon basket and the Balloon carries them away from the area.

Jessie laughs, "This is perfect. We'll use the flash powder to get rid of the Squirtle Squad and grab the twerps Pokemon to boot."

"It's a good thing we saw them getting carried away by this Squirtle Squad when we did. And we know exactly where they are," James says.

"And then, we can swipe all their Pokemon," Meowth says.

Back in the cave, Chase, Jen, and Diana make some lunch for everyone and are having lunch with the Squirtle Squad. After hearing the story, the Squirtle Squad is surprised and amazed by Hana's bravery. Testifying from Pikachu and the other Pokemon, Hana has been helping a lot of Pokemon, she can understand them, and has been raised by them.

Jen says, "This food is really yummy. You're a great cook, Chase."

"Thanks, but you and Diana helped me out with it," Chase says.

"I think it's been good that we became good friends with the Squirtle Squad," Akira says.

The Lead Squirtle says, "Squirtle Squirt! "(Yeah. You humans are okay!)

One of the Squirtles notices Jen and says, "Squirtle Squirt Squirt Squirt," (And I remember on the day me and my two buddies were abandoned."

Hana turns to Jen, "I think the Squirtle recognizes you."

Jen nods her head, "Yes. I am. It's very nice to see you again."

The three Squirtles who remember Jen look at each other with confused looks.

"I've been watching over you for some time now, and well… I know you don't trust humans because of what your former trainers did, but I want to help you. I saw how amazing your moves and skills are. I would be very happy if you can accept me as your trainer," Jen says.

Then shows a soft smile, "But it's really up to you, and you can take your time too."

The Squirtle look at each other and see that Jen seems to really care about them even go so far as to watch over them from a distance. Suddenly, they hear a loud explosion.

Hana asks, "What was that?"

"It's coming from outside. Let's return the Pokemon," Chase says.

Everyone agrees and returns their Pokemon to their Pokeballs. Luckily, they're able to finish their lunch. Hana puts Latias and Latios in their backpack so they'll be safe. Then they hurry outside to see the Meowth hot air balloon, and a familiar group of Pokemon thieves.

Jessie:

To protect the world from devastation.

James:

To unite all peoples within our nation.

Jessie and James:

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie:

Jessie.

James:

James.

"It's Team Rocket!" Chase says.

"What do you creeps want?" Hana demands.

"It's simple twerpette, we're here to capture your Pikachus and the Squirtle Squad," Jessie says.

"What?" Jen asks, shocked.

"You can thank the people for giving us some flash powder and floss, we're going to have a big bang," James says.

"Bombs away!" Jessie and James say and drop the bombs to them.

Akria shouts, "Hit the deck!"

"Quick! Run for cover! Head for the cave!" Hana screams.

"Hurry!" Diana sscreams.

The group runs to the cave as fast as they can. Jen quickly picks up three of the Squirtles and hurries to the cave. Hana quickly turns her head to see the Lead Squirtle is on his back and struggles to get back up.

"Squirtle!" Hana screams.

Hana hurries to help Squirtle, but Team Rocket throws two more bombs from the tree..

Hana runs and reaches for Squirtle, "Squirtle!"

Hana lands on top of Leader Squirtle as the bombs go off sending out a large explosion.

Jen screams, "Hana!"

The dust clears off to see Han and the Leader Squirtle are okay, but are covered in dust and bruises.

Hana grunts in pain as she asks, "Hey, Squirtle. Are you okay?"

"Squirtle," (You saved me,) Squirtle says, astonished.

Just then, Team Rocket throws two more bombs off the balloon basket.

Akira screams, "Here come two more!"

Hana says, "Save yourself, Squirtle. Run for it."

This makes Squirtle more surprised.

The next moment, Squirtle lifts Hana in the air as he screams, "Squirtle!"

"Squirtle?!" Hana says, surprised.

Squirtle carries Hana high above his head and runs off as the bombs explode. Then jumps high in the air as he carries his savior.

"Look out!" Diana calls out.

Hana and Squirtle crash into the cave as they are caught by the others. From above in the balloon, Team Rocket doesn't see the Squirtle Squad or Hana and the others.

"No more Squirtle Squad! The town's gonna give us medals and we'll be heroes!" Jessie says.

Suddenly Hana's voice calls out, "Not so fast!"

"Who said that?" Jessie says, confused.

They soon look up to see Hana, Pikachu, and Squirtle.

Confused, Jessie asks, "Weren't they?"

"Didn't they?" James says, shock.

Meowth asks, "How did they?"

"Squirtle, Water Gun attack! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Hana calls out.

Pikachu and the Lead Squirtle answer, "Pikachu/Squirtle." (Our pleasure.)

Pikachu and Lead Squirtle use their powers at Team Rocket. When they combine, they become a powerful beam of water and electricity. The attack destroyed the balloon, and electrocuted Team Rocket in the process. Soon, Team Rocket is being blown away.

Team Rocket screams, "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!"

Soon, the smoke begins to rise even more, and is now causing the forest fire close by. Soon, Hana and the others notice.

Hana exclaims, "Oh no!"

"A fire!" Jen exclaims.

"The blast must have set it off," Akira says.

Just then Officer Jenny arrives at the scene and says, "If it keeps burning, the whole town could go up in smoke!"

"Don't worry Jenny. I've got an idea," Hana says.

Jenny becomes a bit confused.

Hana then turns to the Lead Squirtle and his gang, "Listen. If you Squirtles work together, you can combine your Water Guns to put out the fire!"

The Squirtle Squad nod their heads and get to work putting out the fire. Soon, the Squirtle Squad put out the fire and saved the forest and the town. After that, a ceremony is being held and Officer Jenny gives the Squirtle Squad a certificate.

Jenny announces, "And so, we gratefully award this certificate to the Squirtle Squad. Thank you all for saving our town from the fire. Because of your skill and bravery, we proudly appoint the Squirtle Squad the town firefighters.

Soon, the Towns people gave the Squirtle Squad black and white color jackets and one is carrying a pole with white and black ribbons. Not only that, the four of the Squirtle Squad accept Jen to be their trainer and they also become a team too.

Lead Squirtle crosses his arms and says, "Squirtle."

Sometime later, Hana and her friends are walking down the path.

Diana turns her head and says, "Hey guys. That Squirtle is following us."

Soon enough, Hana and her friends turn to see the Lead Squirtle of the Squirtle Squad.

Squirtle calls out, "Squirlte! Squirtle! (Hang on! Wait up!)

Hana turns to Squirtle and asks, "Would you like to come along with us, Squirtle?"

"Squirtle," (Of course.) Squirtle answers.

Squirtle removes his sunglasses to reveal the purplish red color eyes and is showing a big smile. Hana bends down as Squirtle runs into Hana's arms.

"Welcome to the team, Squirtle!" Hana happily says.

"Squirtle," (Thank you.) Squirtle says.

"Guess I've caught a new Pokemon!" Hana happily says.

"Yeah. Right into your arms," Diana says.

The group begins laughing with smiles on their faces. With a brand new Pokemon on their side, Hana's family has gotten bigger. And so, they continue to travel to Vermilion City. As the Journey continues.