NT. ICIRRUS CITY GYM - MORNING
In the GYM, HILBERT sends out his SWADLOON. The gym leader, a gawdy looking many named BRYCEN, looks confused. His CRYOGONAL - a floating snowflake Pokémon - dives forward as Hilbert suddenly recalls Swadloon and sends out ARCHEOPS.
HILBERT (V.O.)
Swadloon needed to gain experience so she could evolve into a Leavanny, so I decided to be cheap and switch her out immediately so she could get some sort of experience from the battle without actually fighting. Cause using her against Ice types? Big no no.
Archeops and Cryogonal exchange blows - Cryogonal fires an ICE BEAM that freezes up the bird. The ice blocked-Pokémon hits the grond and the ice shatters, leaving Archeops KNOCKED out. Hilbert recalls Archeops and sends out his DEWOTT, SHELDON.
QUICK Shots of the battle as Sheldon uses RAZOR SHELL to knock out Cryogonal. Brycen sends out a VANILLITE - a floating ice cream cone. FREEZE-FRAME on Hilbert's face as he LAUGHS at the ice cream Pokémon.
HILBERT (V.O.)
Remember how I said that the Klink we saw in Chargestone Cave was the dumbest Pokémon I'd ever seen? Scratch that. This Vanillite takes the cake.
(pause)
Gettit?
(beat)
Cake? And ice cream?
(Kricketune noise)
Meh. Moving on...
The battle starts - Sheldon DEFLECTS an Ice Beam from Vanillite with one of his scalchops - it flies back and hits the ice cream cone Pokémon. Dazed, Vanillite barely has time to notice Sheldon fire a WATER GUN right at its face.
HILBERT (V.O.)
I won my seventh badge after a quick scare losing Archeops. Sheldon sweeped him pretty good and when I sent out Swadloon next -
EXT. ICIRRUS CITY - MORNING
Outside the gym, Hilbert throws a Poké Ball - and a tall LEAVANNY pops out instead of Swadloon. He does a victory dance while Iris rolls her eyes.
HILBERT (V.O.)
- She was evolved. Gained enough experience and happiness to turn into Leavanny. I'm SUCH a genius...
A loud RUMBLE interrupts the festivities. Hilbert recalls Leavanny into her Ball, and he and Iris rush toward the noise.
On the other side of a half-frozen lake, there's the DRAGON SPIRAL TOWER. It's a massive tower, very old, crumbling as we speak. But it's still oddly beautiful in a way, mostly because of its awe-inspiring height and the way it towers over the lake. TEAM PLASMA guards stand on either side of the entrance and a small bridge is there for safe crossing.
IRIS
It's the legend. Both dragons are rumored to have split here - if Team Plasma's here, then -
HILBERT
(getting it)
- N is too. And he's gonna summon Reshiram.
They cross the bridge, heading toward the...
EXT. DRAGON SPIRAL TOWER - CONTINUOUS
HILBERT, IRIS, and SHELDON are greeted at the end of the small bridge by the Team Plasma GRUNTS.
HILBERT (V.O.)
Iris and I had to beat the Plasma grunts before we could gain entry -
QUICK shots of Iris's DEINO and Hilbert's DEWOTT, SHELDON, attacking the grunts' Pokémon (a TRUBBISH - trash bag Pokémon - and a SOLOSIS - floating cell Pokémon).
HILBERT (V.O.)
- Which was easy. No wonder they're only "grunts".
Hilbert, Iris and Sheldon make their way inside.
INT. DRAGON SPIRAL TOWER - CONTINUOUS
"DRAGON SPIRAL TOWER" FROM BLACK & WHITE OST plays on a loop here -
As soon as HILBERT and IRIS enter - both in HERO MODE - their moment ends abruptly. The floor ggives way underneath them and they FALL -
INT. DRAGON SPIRAL TOWER - DUNGEON - CONTINUOUS
- BAM!
HILBERT, and IRIS look up - it was a long fall for both of them. AXEW pops out of Iris's hair to check and see what happened, clearly stunned by the fall. SHELDON lies flat on his back, coming to his senses.
Axew looks BOTHERED, looking around the darkness with a tough face. Hilbert pulls out a Poké Ball...
HILBERT
I'm gonna get Archeops out so we can get the heck outta-
From the darkness, an enormous RED, DINOSAUR-esque face EMERGES and CLAMPS its jaws onto the hood of Hilbert's sweater, YANKING him into the darkness. He SCREAMS and Axew JUMPS forward -
IRIS
HILBERT!
Axew's mouth GLOWS blue and he releases the DRAGON RAGE attack - illuminating the room as it collides with the thing that snatched Hilbert - Its mouth OPENS and Hilbert SKIDS across the floor.
He sits up slowly - looks up at the DRUDDIGON that gives an ANGRY roar.
IRIS (CONT'D)
Axew, use Outrage!
Axew's EYES EXPLODE in a BLUE FIRE. An ENORMOUS, UNEARTHLY ROAR from deep in its body - the Druddigon CHARGES and uses DRAGON CLAW, throwing Axew through the air. In midair, Axew's body is surrounded by blue flames and SHOOTS forward like a rocket, slamming into Druddigon's chest and knocking the massive dragon backward. Axew gets up, and GLOWS in a white light - EVOLVES into FRAXURE. Taller, and fiercer.
IRIS (CONT'D)
Oh my god! Axew EVOLVED!
Fraxure and Druddigon exchange roars like it's some sort of contest - like two dinosaurs ready to battle - and they CHARGE, RAMMING into each other. Druddigon SPINS - a DRAGON TAIL attack right to Fraxure's face. Fraxure falls RIGHT next to Hilbert, who screams and tosses out Archeops's Poké Ball. He climbs on the large bird's back. Hangs on tight.
HILBERT
Archeops, use Fly! Swoop in and hit Druddigon in the face...!
IRIS
DON'T! Never interrupt a battle between Dragon's, they'll rip you in half and use you as a peace treaty to end the battle!
HILBERT
(smirking)
So, which one of you uglies is taking my legs?
IRIS
I'm not kidding!
Fraxure rushes the Druddigon, they wrestle back and forth. Fraxure clamps down hard on its arm and Druddigon rears back with an angry roar, throwing Fraxure across the room. Druddigon, dazed, starts to sway back and forth. Iris throws a Poke Ball with an angry yell. It shakes, shakes, shakes. And then LOCKS! Druddigon is hers!
Hilbert recalls Sheldon into his ball and sends out Archeops again. He ushers Iris to hop on, she hesitates... and then recalls Fraxure and leaps onto Archeops's back behind Hilbert. She wraps her arms around his waist and Archeops FLIES toward the open area they fell in through -
INT. DRAGON SPIRAL TOWER - CONTINUOUS
ARCHEOPS flies HILBERT and IRIS up the spiraling stairwell - way up to the top - past numerous PLASMA grunts who look on in awe.
INT. DRAGON SPIRAL TOWER - TOP - CONTINUOUS
They land at the end of the enormous stairwell, where they see N and GHETSIS.
GHETSIS
We have company...
N rounds on them. He smirks.
N
It's too late. Reshiram is already on its way!
The sun FLARES up in the distance - TIGHT on Hilbert's face.
GHETSIS
There's nothing you can do to stop us.
Suddenly, a massive WHITE dragon swoops through the sky -
Hilbert and Iris back up - Iris takes his hand. He looks surprised, but SQUEEZES hers tightly in response -
HILBERT (V.O.)
We were scared, and thought we were gonna die, so don't judge...
The duo back up fearfully as RESHIRAM lands on the tower, and Ghetsis climb on its back - and the gigantic dragon takes off into the sky - before disappearing...
IRIS
What now?
HILBERT (V.O.)
It all came down to exactly what N thought it would.
(beat)
Truth versus ideals. Black versus White.
Hilbert swallows - it's a long pause before he finally says...
HILBERT
...We fight.
END "DRAGON SPIRAL TOWER" LOOP.
SMASH TO BLACK.
HILBERT (V.O.)
...A war was about to begin.