INT. BUNKER - INTERROGATION ROOM - DAY
HILBERT stirs awake in a metal seat.
HILBERT (V.O.)
I was startled. I woke up in a place unfamiliar to me. I had only remembered falling into the Vileplume but nothing more...
Hilbert starts feeling around his body in a sudden panic, but relaxes once he realizes that his pants are still on.
HILBERT (V.O.) (CONT'D)
I had to be cautious. I wake up in a creepy white room, propped up in a chair... I just had to be sure I wasn't stripped nude or anything.
IRIS (O.S.)
Don't worry, you're still clothed.
Hilbert's surprised by the voice - so familiar. He turns and sees IRIS stood in the doorway, grinning childishly. She looks so young and alive and it's an obvious attraction for him.
HILBERT
...I know you wish I wasn't.
(beat)
What are you doing here, Iris? Where's Hareta?
IRIS
Is that any way to say hello? I miss you? Or are you too cold to care? I'm working as an appendage for the International Police.
HILBERT
And that Vileplume...?
Iris looks disappointed that she's not getting anywhere with him emotionally.
The door opens, and both Hilbert and Iris's attention are thrown to it as we see a young man steps inside. A Pikachu on his shoulder, it's RED!
RED
...Is mine.
Hilbert looks on in surprise.
HILBERT
You?!
RED
Yeah, me. Red. I'm working undercover as a Pokémon fossil excavator. You stumbled into my trap just as I planned.
IRIS
Well not exactly as he planned, he expected your little pal to get curious and for Vileplume to suck you two in, but I guess him tripping over a rock worked well too.
Hilbert can sense her mocking tone so he makes a mocking face as she speaks. Once she finishes, she rolls her eyes at him.
IRIS (CONT'D)
Such a kid. Nothing's changed.
HILBERT
(heavy sarcasm)
It's nice to see you too, Iris.
Something's telling us they're not exactly on good terms-
HILBERT (CONT'D)
So what were you after us for? The murder of that politician? Because trust me when I say we didn't do it.
RED
Oh, I know. That's why we caught you. To put you under protection.
HILBERT
And why couldn't you have just talked to us? You had to Stun Spore us, really?
RED
(shrugs)
Iris insisted.
Hilbert's eyes narrow at Iris, who smiles wryly.
IRIS
I just figured it'd be fun to watch you squirm.
Hilbert's not liking this-
HILBERT
So where are we anyway? And where's Hareta?
IRIS
We're in a bunker underneath Pewter City... Your friend's in the cafeteria already. He woke up first, Red's already spoken to him.
RED
Our enemies are a terrorist group known as Team Rocket. They attacked the latest Champion's Conference and have taken our nation's Elite Four hostage. We've been trying to get help from other countries, but we've discovered a leak that's making the International Police not exactly the easiest group to trust right now. So now we're working underground, and we're going to fight back.
HILBERT
How do you know about that conference when those are top secret and only those who are invited know about it?
Long pause.
RED
I was invited.
HILBERT
I can barely believe you're a member of the International Police let alone on the VIP list for the Champion's Conference...
RED
One could say the same about you. Don't be so quick to judge.
HILBERT
...You're right. Touche, touche...
(beat)
So what, we're just holed up here? I have goals, I have a life-
(on Iris, who rolls her eyes)
I'm not just gonna sit here and-
IRIS
(interjecting)
I have a suggestion.
HILBERT
Okay.
IRIS
Red and I have a mission to fulfill but since I've dealt with you before, I think it'd be best if I went along for the ride... I'll come with you and your friend, for protection. It's obvious you two can't stay out of trouble without some sort of supervision.
HILBERT
And yet us two stayed out of trouble when we traveled together? Funny. I have a suggestion to your suggestion. We go to this Team Rocket's base and kick some ass.
IRIS
Nice suggestion to my suggestion. How about I suggest a new suggestion to the suggestion you suggested to my suggestion? I suggest we have a plan first. Besides, we haven't made progress on where they are exactly yet.
(to Red)
Do you have a suggestion to Hilbert's suggestion to my suggestion?
RED
I don't have a suggestion to Hilbert's suggestion to your suggestion. But I agree. It's the whole reason why I asked you to come with me, so it's not really your suggestion. Wouldn't that originally be my suggestion, which you claimed was your suggestion, which Hilbert suggested changes to your suggestion so I suggest that-
HILBERT
(irate)
How about we stop saying "suggest"?
Long pause. About five seconds.
BEAT.
Mumbling:
HILBERT (CONT'D)
You know about the robots, right?
IRIS
...Yes. That was our mission. We were going to let the gym leader's know, but apparently Brock of Pewter is in Cerulean City with its gym leader, Misty. So our first stop would be there.
HILBERT
I'll do whatever I can to help you stop these losers. I wanted to win badges and now I'm gonna be stuck saving the world - again. Let's make this quick so I can become Champion, okay?
IRIS
(mocking him)
Gonna' give yourself another impossible goal? Wanna defeat Team Rocket in two days?
HILBERT
Hey, I made the impossible possible last time, didn't I?
Iris giggles.
IRIS
I guess you did. Come on, your friend's been whining for you. Or at least I think he's talking about you...
INT. CAFETERIA - DAY
HARETA's made himself at home in the cafeteria. He's got an entire plate of food and he's chowing down like a pig. HILBERT, IRIS and RED enter. Hilbert smirks at Hareta, amused. The kid hears them enter and he gives a happy grin.
HARETA
...There you are, Sherbert!
Hilbert rolls his eyes.
HILBERT
(dryly)
Yep. That's me. Sherbert.
Iris giggles.
IRIS
C'mon you two, we're leaving.
HARETA
Going where?
IRIS
We have a few locations we need to get to. First stop? Cerulean City to meet with the gym leader - and then we're gonna make a quick stop at the Power Plant. Hilbert, send out Archeops so we can fly there.
Hilbert puts a hand behind his head and chuckles awkwardly-
HILBERT
Funny story, actually...
IRIS
What, were you stupid and decided for a "fresh start" so you left all your old Pokémon in the PC? Because there's a PC here if-
RED
(interjecting)
No, Team Rocket took his Pokémon.
BEAT.
IRIS
Well, do you have any?!
Hilbert pulls out three Poké Balls and sends out RAICHU and CHARMANDER (CHARLOTTE).
Iris doesn't look impressed.
IRIS (CONT'D)
Well none of them will help us fly.
(to Hareta)
What about you, kid?
Hareta sends out PACHIRISU, SKITTY, CROAGUNK, and PINECO. Pineco suddenly SELFDESTRUCTS and once the smoke clears, Hareta's on his back, sprawled out and dizzied. All of his Pokémon are knocked out too now.
IRIS (CONT'D)
Ugh. Red, can we borrow one of your Flying-types? You're staying here right?
RED
Yeah, since you volunteered and we need someone operating the Mancave down here.
IRIS
Mancave? I thought we agreed...
RED
It's my mancave, beeyotch. I miss having one since I left Mount Silver...
(clears throat)
Anyway, Charizard's capable of flying. Let me ask him if I can loan him to you...
Red lets out his CHARIZARD, the final evolved form of CHARMANDER. It is a bipedal, orange, Dragon-like lizard and has a long tail with a fire burning at the tip. It has extremely sharp claws, a long neck, and two horns protruding from the back of its head. The front of its two wings is teal, while the back is orange like the most of its body.
Red fist pumps excitedly, giving an energetic speech to the massive orange lizard-dragon.
RED (CONT'D)
Wanna' fly my friends around? Iris'll take great care of you...
Anxious, Charizard blasts a Flamethrower right in Red's face. Once the smoke clears, Charizard starts rubbing his massive head against Red's chest like a puppy, whilst a soot-covered Red shoves the lizard's head away, shaking his fist as he yells:
RED (CONT'D)
Okay okay, all you had to do was say you'd miss me, sheesh!
He recalls Charizard and looks at Iris. Blinks.
RED (CONT'D)
...That was a no.
IRIS
And our friend doesn't have any Flying-types either.
HILBERT
Friend?
IRIS
I have someone to introduce you to.
Hilbert and Hareta follow Iris...
INT. BUNKER - LIVING QUARTERS - CONTINUOUS
...into a LIVING QUARTERS, where a boy slightly older than Hareta, but younger than Hilbert and Iris, sits on an uncomfortable looking bed with his legs moving back and forth, his feet planted on a SKATEBOARD that he constantly moves to keep himself occupied.
He wears a red and black hoodie over a black t-shirt, with baggy black basketball shorts. His name? CAL.
On his shoulder is a purple monkey, with beige color on their faces, ear insides, belly, feet and tails. On its face is a constantly cheeky smile. Along their heads are large, oval-shaped ears and a cowlick. The most famous feature of this arboreal Pokémon is the three-fingered hand on the end of its tail. She's an AIPOM. In Cal's arms, which he holds delicately, is a TOGEPI, a tiny egg Pokémon with colorful shape patterns on its shell. Meanwhile, chewing on his hood, is a massive blue and red alligator called FERALIGATR. Chewing on his arm is a tiny, bug-looking sand creature with beady eyes, an orange body, and stubby feet. A TRAPINCH.
CAL
This bed is like prison-comfortable...
He stretches, yawns, and yanks his hood out of Feraligatr's mouth. The gator grumbles, annoyed. Cal notices company -
CAL (CONT'D)
Oh. New people. Who are they?
IRIS
Cal, this is Hilbert and...
HARETA
Hareta! Nice to meet you sir!
Hareta rushes forward giddily and holds his hand out. Cal shakes it with his free hand.
CAL
Hareta? Cool to meet you. And Hilbert... Iris has told me a lot about you. Crazy to finally meet you.
HILBERT
Nice to meet you too...
(swings around)
...So wait, who is this kid?
IRIS
I was scouting for a... replacement at the Opelucid Gym, whenever I needed someone to take over. Grandpa Drayden's not getting any younger, so I need to train an apprentice of my own to take over when I'm gone. So I went off to find a distant family member of mine, and ended up tracing it back to Cal here. He's a successful breeder from the Johto region... He doesn't catch Pokémon you see, all of the Pokémon he owns were hatched from eggs he's raised in his Pokémon Trainer's School. I was pretty impressed when I went to visit his class...
INT. POKEMON TRAINER'S SCHOOL - DAY (FLASHBACK)
CAL is on-stage.
CAL
So this guy walks into an elevator right and he, uh... uh...
(wipes sweat off brow)
...he sees this sexy lady and he turns to his buddy and says "I'd like to take a Rhydon her."
BA-DUM-TISHHHH.
Off Cal's face, expecting uproarious applause... as tomatoes suddenly bombard the stage. He is hit square in the face, falling on his back.
PAN through the crowd, everyone boo'ing and throwing tomatoes, until we end up on IRIS: who's joining in with the crowd!
INT. BUNKER - LIVING QUARTERS - DAY
Cal smirks.
CAL
She's just being modest. I was terrible. Left only bad impressions... She totally crushed by dreams of being a comedian! No one appreciates proper skateboarder-slash-stoner humor in the big city!
Iris doesn't deny it.
CAL (CONT'D)
(clarifying)
Iris only brought me here because I'm family. And then she got dragged into illegal activity, and now here I am, a fugitive with the cousin-I've-never-met-before.
IRIS
We're not fugitives Cal, we're assisting fugitives, there's a difference! Besides, this will give us proper cousin bonding time...!
CAL
(frowning)
So where are we going anyway?
IRIS
Well, we'll have to either catch a Flying-type or do it the old fashioned way -
HARETA
Ponyta and carriage?
IRIS
No. We have no Ponyta's either.
(beat)
We're gonna' have to walk.
CAL
Or try catching a Flying-type. That could be a fun, team-building exercise, eh?
EXT. VIRIDIAN FOREST - DAY
IRIS walks while CAL skates on his skateboard around the forest while HILBERT and HARETA lounge in chairs, sharing a bag of popcorn. Iris sends out ZWEILOUS, a large, fierce black, two-headed dragon. The evolved form of DEINO.
HILBERT (V.O.)
Iris was trying desperately to catch a Flying-type.
Zweilous fires a Draco Meteor attack into the top of a tree. Suddenly, a flock of PIDGEOTTO and PIDGEOT fly out - diving right for Iris. They suddenly use Air Slash attacks to knock her on her back. When the dust clears and the angry birds (lol) fly away into the blue sky, Iris is left on the ground. Cal helps her up, and she angrily looks over at the lazy boys, unleashing her fury on them.
IRIS
You know, you guys could help!
LATER: Hilbert and Hareta search the forest for some Flying types now, too. Hareta starts making chortling noises. Iris and Hilbert give him 'WTF?' faces. Hareta notices and returns their expressions with a grin.
HARETA
I know how to talk to Pokémon! I'm using bird calls -
He continues. Hilbert, Iris and Cal look skeptical.
CAL
I don't think it's working...
BA-KAWWW.
A loud, shrill cry from the skies. Hareta pulls out a Poké Ball.
HARETA
It's coming!
A large, fearsome looking bird swoops down from the skies, with a sharp hooked beak and enormous, intimidating eyes. This is a FEAROW. Hilbert, Iris, and Cal's faces lose color while Hareta jumps up and down happily.
HARETA (CONT'D)
Told ya it'd work!
IRIS
RUN!
Hilbert, Iris and Cal take off while Hareta waits behind. As the Fearow swoops down, he wraps his arms around it and climbs on its neck. It starts to choke and gasp, flying higher into the air. Hilbert, Iris and Cal stop running (skating in Cal's case) and look up to Fearow, who's gliding erratically through the sky.
Suddenly, Hareta FALLS off of Fearow's back and goes hurtling down - he crashes through tree branches and leaves and hits the forest floor with a THUD. He sits up with a chuckle as Hilbert, Iris and Cal run over to him. Cal helps Hareta up with a laugh.
CAL
That was awesome!
Hareta wanders around, arms outstretched, dazed and dizzy, but grinning. Cal helps him stand.
HARETA
I wanna' do it again.
IRIS
Yeah, well we still don't have a bird-
HILBERT
Maybe we should just stick to the old fashioned way.
Iris sighs, disappointed.
Here we go. Plotz.
Iris, Red and Cal all work undercover for the Pokemon International Police! And they're after Team Rocket. It seems like Team Rocket has quite the grip on the Kanto region, they're a lot more powerful in this script than they were in the games. They're similar to their anime counterparts, with lots of connections. Sorry for the delay in updates, it's been a busy weekend!
PS: Yes, Cal is based on Gold. I just don't like using the colors for everyone's names, I find that not to work well in film format... I could've used Ethan, but I didn't. I went for Cal. :P