Pokemon
Heroic Heart and Super Soul
Episode 9
The Fork in the Journey
Tom: One more chapter till this marathon is done.
Sara: We got some readings in. A signal has been received.
Tom: Let's check it out. (Hits the touchscreen buttons.)
Static comes in.
Tom: Let's try to boost the signal. (Hits a few more touchscreen buttons.)
Static "Hello? Anyone out there? This i..." more static.
Sara: I do have something from it. I think it's "Rogue"?
Tom: As we try to decipher this. Let's get the show on the road! (Hits the touchscreen buttons.)
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A Pokemon gets hit by a Thunderbolt and falls over fainted. "GO POKE-BALL!" Ash exclaimed as he threw it, after turning his hat. It bounced off the Pokemon and withdrew it. Shaking for a few seconds it stops, making its dining sound. Ash picks it up. "Caught another." he said as he opened his dex and put the button in the circular hole, hitting buttons.
It beeped twice. "Roggenrola!The Mantel Pokemon! They were discovered in an earthquake fissure, inside each one is an energy core. Compressed underground. It's as hard as steel. It has a tendency to walk in the direction sound is coming form. The hexagonal shaped hole is its ear." the dex said. Before Ash could remove the poke-ball, the black ring around it shined a white-light. It was there it vanished.
This startled Serena as she flinched. "Wh-where'd your p-poke-ball g-go?" she asked.
Ash looked to her. "Once you capture your seventh Pokemon! The poke-ball gets teleport-ed to the Professor where you received your starter." he told her.
"Huh! So that's where they each go." Dawn said.
"Haven't you caught your seventh one yet?" Ash asked.
"Afraid not! When I got here. I didn't go out into the woods. I only went to Cerulean, once I found out they had water shows." Dawn told him.
"Seems like we're hitting a Pokemon center next!" Iris exclaimed.
"How do you figure that?" Misty asked.
"A lucky guess." Iris replied.
They began for the nearest Pokemon Center, heading in the direction of Vermillion. Enjoying the sights of nature and Pokemon it wasn't long before they arrived in Vermillion. When they did, they went straight to the Pokemon Center. Going inside, they were greeted by Nurse Joy.
"Hello, and welcome to the Pokemon Center!" she greeted them.
"Hey Nurse Joy. Do you remember me?" Serena asked.
"Huh? What do you mean?" Nurse Joy asked.
"Don't you remember me from Veridian?" she asked.
"I'm sorry, but I've been here for a few months." Joy told her.
Serena was completely confused, thinking this is the same Nurse Joy. "Forgot to tell you. All the Pokemon Centers are run by a Nurse Joy." Ash told her.
"You're kidding, right?" Serena asked.
"I'm afraid not." Joy said and brought her a picture. "You see! There are multiple Joys that run the Centers." she informed her. "This picture was taken at the festival months ago. This one is me, right next to my cousin." she told her.
"Wow, that's a lot of Joys." Serena commented.
"How did you not know?" Iris asked.
"Sorry! This is something I'm new to." she told them.
"Don't worry! Even I first began to learn that there's multiple Joy's." Dawn told her.
"Let's not forget Jenny's." Misty said.
"A lot of them too?" Serena asked.
"You got that right." another female voice said. They all looked to see Officer Jenny walk up. "I'm here for my Growlithes monthly check up." she informed Joy.
"That time once again. I'll be surprised if it doesn't need any in the future." she commented as she took the Pokeball.
Ash handed most of his on over and went to the computer video-phone. The others did the same with theirs and followed him. "What's up, Ash! I thought you'd hand all your Poke-balls to her?" Iris asked.
"Not this one. It's deserved a break and will get more wide-open self-training where he's going." Ash informed her. He dialed a number and it rang until a person appeared on screen.
"Hello! This is Professor Oak speaking." Professor Oak stated.
(Beat) In a loud whisper: GOTTA CATCH 'EM, GOTTA CATCH EM, GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL! POKEMON! (Regular) I WANT TO BE THE BEST, THAT NO ONE EVER WAS! TO CATCH THEM IS MY REAL TEST. TO TRAIN THEM IS MY CAUSE. FOR EVERY NEW JOURNEY I FACE, OFFERS A NEW CHALLENGE. FROM NEW FRIENDS, TO NEW RIVALS! NEW POKEMON WITH NEW ABILITIES. BE A HERO, BE A HEERROOO. IT'S IN YOUR SOUL. BE A HERO. BE A HEERRROOOOO. THE POWER IS IN YOUR SOUL. JUST TAKE IT IN YOUR HAAANNNDD! POKEMON.
Both Serena and Iris were surprised. "You know Professor Oak?!" they said in unison.
"'Course I do. I've known him all my life." he told them. "Hey Prof. Oak! It's me, Ash." he said.
"Oh, Ash! It's great to see you again. How's the journey going?" he asked.
"Been going great. Caught up to seven Pokemon. Plus, why aren't you on your trip?" he asked.
"Got plenty of research for the time being. Besides, other scientists are getting in research as well. I'll be heading back soon. Probably in a week or two." he told him. "Besides that, I have received your seventh Pokemon and I'm interested in he others you caught." he told Ash.
"I'm only sending one back in exchange! I'd like to train Roggenrola for a while." he informed Prof. Oak.
"I'll send for 'em. I'd also like to see what's on your dex. All the current Pokemon you caught." Oak said.
"Sure thing." Ash replied and inserted his Poke-dex.
Oak hit a few buttons on his computer and picked up a walkie talkie. "Hey Tracy!" he spoke.
"Yes Prof. Oak?" he replied.
"I need for you to send me Roggenrola." he requested.
"On it." Tracey replied, his voice coming through the talkie.
As Oak looked through the data and gathered all he needed. "So I see. Four are newly caught, two are acquired, one has been previously caught." he noted.
"That's the one I'm wanting to exchange." Ash informed him.
"Hmm, right!" Oak replied. "I want you to leave your dex in the computer. I have data to store on that is essential to help you. Won't take too long." he told him. Ash left it there and Roggenrola came in. "Ah, there you are. Ash is doing an exchange to train you." he informed the rock Pokemon. The Pokemon jumped up and down, saying Rog, excited. Oak aimed the Poke-ball. "Are you ready?
"Rog-rog. (Yes yes.)" it replied, giving what looked like a bow, but it was a nod.
"Here we go." he returned the Pokemon and put it on the transport. "Ready when you are, Ash." Oak said.
Ash put the ball on the transport as well. "Same here." Ash replied.
"Begin." Oak stated. Ash pushed two buttons and a zapping white light hit the ball, consuming the ball. Withdrawing it, seconds later another Poke-ball was put in the same spot from a white zapping light.
Ash picked it up and showed Oak. "It's complete. How's the dex?" he asked.
"Good to go." Oak replied.
Ash removed the dex. "Thanks Professor. Bye." Ash said to him before he turned off the screen. He extended his arm and the ball burst open. The Pokemon looked around a bit until it looked at Ash.
"Rog rog. (Hello there.)" the Rock Pokemon said.
Ash went down to its level. "Nice to meet ya. I'm Ash." he said as he introduced himself. The others did the same.
"High! I'm Misty." she said.
"I'm Dawn." she said.
"The name's Iris." she said.
"Mine is Serena." she said.
"Wait till the others meet you." Ash said. That's when they heard the healing sound and went up to the counter.
Nurse Joy handed them their Pokemon. "They're all in great health." she informed them.
Iris picked up Axew and put the Pokemon on her shoulder. The Pokemon went into her hair. Pikachu jumped onto Ash's shoulder as he grabbed up his Poke-balls. "Let's have them greet Roggenrola." he tells them. They all head outside.
Back at Professor Oak's, a few minutes prior, he received the Poke-ball from Ash. He picked it up and looked at it. "Let's get a good look at you." he said and faced it away from himself. The ball burst open and the light dispersed after the Pokemon was out.
"PID-GEOOO! (I'M HERE!)" Piegeotto said as it expanded its wings.
"My, my. Aren't we excited. Hello there, Pidgeotto. My name is Professor Samuel Oak. It's nice to meet you." he said, introducing himself. Pidgeotto faced him and bowed his head, for respect. "I'd say that Ash sent you here for a break. Including to let you gain an open field training. It's a pretty big property. As well as needing a bit of expansion. Especially due to more new trainers. It's what I'm thinking on." he tells him. He leads him downstairs and lets him outside. "Here we are." he told him.
Pidgeotto spread his wings and flew high. As he did Oak went through his property and saw that a lot of areas were full. He even spotted a few areas that could give way to any earthquake. "Seems like I have some things to work on. Possibly in a few months. This place does need to be expanded." he finished and began for his lab.
With Ash and those, they were outside and released their Pokemon. "As a future Pokemon Master. I've learned that when a new Pokemon has been caught. The others need to meet 'em. So everyone. Meet your new team member." Ash told them. They all looked at Roggenrola and came up to greet the Rock Pokemon.
"Seems like everyone will be getting along." Iris commented. They all watched the Pokemon and let them play and began to talk.
"Tell me this, Ash. Are you going to retake the gyms.?" Dawn asked.
"Actually, I don't have to. If I don't want to." he told her.
"What do you mean by that?" Dawn asked.
"Simple. I already have the gyms badges. All I'm doing is going on another journey. Completely different and a brand new challenge." he told them. "What about you, Dawn?" he asked.
"I'm going into contests here. Trying for top coordinator once again. This time, I hope to do more traveling alone." she told him.
"So you can be more independent?" Ash asked.
"How'd you know?" Dawn asked.
"Before May, Max, Brock and I went our separate ways. She said she wanted to do the same thing after our journey. She showed dependency on us and her brother and didn't want that." he told her.
"It's true though. I told my mom I was considering on joining up with you and Brock again. She informed me that I can't always depend on others when I go on journeys. So, I've decided to try to be more independent. Though, I now have the new Poketch." she told them an showed it. It is pink, with buttons above, below and to the sides. As two of the buttons were divided as two buttons. The screen looked more clear in a digital format with a plastic piece on the side.
"That's definitely new." Ash commented.
"So true. Slightly bigger, a few extra buttons. The plastic piece on the side of it can be used to scroll up and down." she said and demonstrated the scrolling feature by moving the plastic piece up and down.
"Any way you can make calls on that thing?" Serena asked.
"Afraid not. Doubt they would, since that would cost money for trainers." Dawn told her.
"How so?" Iris asked.
"Simple! With my Pokenav, I have to pay in order for me to call others. Even if it is updated, I still have to pay to make calls. They'd have to do the same thing with the Poketch's. OR they ask the parents to pay off the bill." she told them.
"Makes sense. After all, they did include a feature to where we can communicate each other. It's like a walkie talkie." she told them.
"Same with this. Let's get on the same frequency..." "Actually, they have it required to where the nav needs to sync with the Poketch, wirelessly." Dawn told Misty, needing to inform her.
They began to get the devices in sync. Wasn't too long until the devices were finished and they parted to do a few things. Ash decided to call Prof. Oaks again, to discuss a few things with him. Serena was watching Dawn as she practiced for a contest. Iris was relaxing in the tree with Axew.
"Ash my boy. What can I do for you this time?" he asked.
"I'd like to know what Pokemon to use. I know I have six on me. I'll be exchanging later on. I'm taking on the Frontier Gy..." that when Professor Oak began to shush Ash, heavily.
"Sorry, Ash! If you ever speak that out loud anywhere, trainers would be all over that in minutes." he informed him.
"You've heard of it?" Ash wondered.
"Of course I have. All the Professors have. We've been keeping a a major secret as well." he told him.
"Why didn't you tell him then?" Misty questioned.
"He may have wanted this, but never asked. Plus, I was due for a trip." Oak told them. "As for your Pokemon, I'd say use those that are third strongest for the first two. Including Pikachu. When you arrive I'll send you your Pokemon there." he told them.
"Why wait till I'm there?" Ash asked.
"So you can train your current Pokemon. Your third strongest will remain here and train till it's time." he informed Ash.
"Will do Professor Oak. We're going to rest up before we all head out." he told him.
"Very good, and since Misty's here. Can I ask hr something?" he requested.
"Sure thing." he replied. He let her sit down as he checked on his Pokemon.
"Yes, Professor Oak?" she asked.
"I must ask, Misty. Did you enjoy Tracey's visit?" he asked.
"My sister and I both did. Unfortunately, I was busy. He and Daisy hung out more. I didn't mind it though." she informed him.
"That's a darn shame. Hopefully next time you guys can get together." Oak said.
"Probably not 'till Ash finishes up with the next Pokemon League. I truly want to be there for him." she told him, as she put her hand to her heart.
"So you're traveling with Ash once again. Splendid! Gotta keep him in line. Try to get back to Cerulean soon. I know your sisters will miss you." he told her.
"When I can. Bye." she replied, before hanging up.
"Bye." Oak replied as he hung up.
Misty had a smile on her face and looked to the boy whom she loved. Ash was currently training with his Pokemon as she smiled at him. She went outside and joined him. Not long after the two were at the beach in their bare feet. The waves crashing and flowing over their feet. As they walked, the sun was setting right next to them. Ash spotted a seashell and picked it up.
Listening to the ocean briefly, he handed it to Misty. She did the same thing and gave off a sigh of relaxation. Ash smiled at her and they resumed down. As they did Ash splashed her. She laughed after she shouted 'Hey!' and they began a splash fight. As they did they laughed and fell onto the sand.
"I'm glad you're joining back up with me, Mist. It'll be great having you back." Ash stated.
"It'll be great to be back." Misty told him.
They sat up and looked at the sunset. Afterwards they went back to the Pokemon Center, where the other girls were waiting.
"There they are." Iris stated.
"You think they were on a date?!" Dawn said with a giggle. Serena was a bit bothered by this, she still didn't know why.
"Hey guys!" Ash said to them.
"You both were gone for a long time." Iris said.
"We had to go for a walk and have a chat. Ash and I are going to be traveling together. What about you guys. Besides Dawn." Misty asked.
"I've decided to follow Dawn to a Pokemon Contest and watch her." Serena told them.
"I'm going to remain with her to help with her training." Iris stated.
"Guess I'm taking a break from teaching then." Ash claimed.
"What do you mean?" Iris asked, her upper-half arched over, eyes squinted as she slid in.
"He helped me out when I went in for Contests." Dawn informed her.
"Then why not travel together? Wouldn't it be easier?" Serena questioned.
"Not as much as you think. Ash is going around Kanto to get stronger and to challenge certain gyms. They're going to be tough." Misty told them.
That was when Nurse Joy came in. "Excuse me!" she exclaimed. They all looked towards her. "There's a phone call for Ash Ketchum." she informed them.
Ash went into the waiting room and picked up the phone. "Hello?" he asked.
A split second after he asked that, a face popped on screen. "Hello sweetie." Delia said.
"Hey mom! Did you enjoy the trip?" he asked.
"I most certainly did. I even brought a few souvenirs." she informed him.
"Did Prof. Oak bring anything back? He never told us." Dawn asks.
"He did discover a few fossils. Along with some stones. He allowed me to keep one as a souvenir." she informed and showed them.
They all saw it was an emerald necklace. It was an octagonal shape and had a central octagonal shape on the front and back. It was being held by a black string. "Oh my! It's beautiful." Dawn complimented.
"Thank you sweetie. Oak says it might be a fake. I didn't care. I see beauty in it." she told her then looked to Ash. "I still want you to be careful on your journey! I know that you're going on a new journey; but be safe." she told him.
"He will be. Don't worry. I'll be traveling with him and keeping him in line." she said to her with a giggle. Ash gave her a stern look. "Don't give me that look. I know how you are." she told him.
"Even I know him. Even after over a year." Dawn stated.
"Pika pi. (Too many for me.)" Pikachu said, jokingly.
Not too long after the whole lot found a fork in the path and was looking at each other.
"There's a contest in Saffron City! Serena can learn about Contests there." Dawn told them.
"As she does, I'll help her with training and being a medic." Iris said.
"I'll be off training as well to get back into the Indigo League. Hopefully, I'll be a better trainer." Ash told them.
"We will know as soon as we start." Misty stated.
"Let's meet up in Amber City! It's wonderful there." Misty said to them.
"Haven't been there since I was 7. Let's do it then." Ash said.
"Then it's settled! We'll meet up there. How long will it take?" Iris asked.
"I think a couple of weeks. I was by there two years ago. Haven't been by since." Serena said.
"How would you know that?" Ash wondered.
"You're right on that." Misty told her. They looked to her. "I've been there before. A few months ago, due to the fact I'm more used to walking." Misty informed them.
"We'll be seeing each other around then." Serena stated.
"Yep! Until Amber City." Ash stated, as they put their hands in and threw hem up.
As Serena, Iris and Dawn went in one direction, Ash and Misty looked on her nav. As they did, Misty pushed a few buttons. "Seems like we're going to Laurel City. That's where your new challenge is." Misty told him.
"Seems like it!" Ash said and looked ahead. "On to my first badge symbol." he stated.
"Pi pika! (I'm ready!)" Pikachu exclaimed.
"So will the others, buddy." Ash told him.
The three continued down the same path.
I WANT TO BE THE BEST, THAT NO ONE EVER WAS! TO CATCH THEM IS MY REAL TEST. TO TRAIN THEM IS MY CAUSE. FOR EVERY NEW JOURNEY I FACE, OFFERS A NEW CHALLENGE. FROM NEW FRIENDS, TO NEW RIVALS! NEW POKEMON WITH NEW ABILITIES. BE A HERO, BE A HEERROOO. IT'S IN YOUR SOUL. BE A HEERRROOOOO. THE POWER IS IN YOUR SOUL. JUST TAKE IT IN YOUR HAAANNNDD! POKEMON.
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Tom: Anything from that signal, Sara?
Sara: Doesn't seem like it. All we're getting is Rogue, Empire, Darth and a few other things.
Tom: Try to get the signal stronger.
Sara: Will do.
TOONAMI
Announcer: Premiering 2017 on fanfiction!
Sara: Tom! We have a problem. A meteor is heading straight for us.
Tom runs though the ship.
Tom: We gotta move the ship, Sara!
Announcer: Toonami and TimPrime1 present. In association with EVANAAML and Kids Network Studios.
Sara: Something is on board the ship.
Tom: I'm not liking the looks of this.
Sara: We're in trouble.
Announcer: Toonami: Intruder 2.5.
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Tom: That's it for this episode. More underway soon.