"Joey, how long are you going to keep staring at that tower?" Ask a voice with long white hair and wears red clothes. "If we don't hurry up soon, then there's no telling what mom will do to us."
"Inuyasha, I'm trying to figure out what that tower is doing here in the first place." Said Joey, with his long silver hair, white kimono, and white boots. "Every time we go near that tower, it's like keeping intruders out of treasure."
"Will you hurry up?" Ask Inuyasha, "I'm starving, and you're wasting your time looking at the tower."
Jack and Pikachu arrived right close to the village, but then spotted two figures staring through the bamboo forest with an open gap. Jack and Pikachu hides behind the trees, and stares at the two figures.
"A fiend?" Ask Pikachu, whispering.
"I think so." Jack whispered, "Let's get the first one." Pikachu nods.
They both tiptoe close to Inuyasha, just to make sure Inuyasha does not notice Jack and Pikachu's scent.
Inuyasha growls a little and said, "Well, when you're finish, I get the best meat before…" But then, Inuyasha is grabbed by Jack and Pikachu, and pulled behind the big boulder, "YAGH!" Jack and Pikachu start beating up Inuyasha without noticing it's him.
"Huh? Brother?" Ask Joey, looking behind, "Inuyasha, where'd you go?"
"YAGH!" Inuyasha shouts. Joey heard his old brother's voice, and looks behind the big boulder. "Hey! Stop it!"
"Not happening, you monster!" Jack shouted.
"Jack? Pikachu?" Ask Joey. Jack and Pikachu stopped fighting Inuyasha, and stare at Joey.
"Cousin?" Ask Jack, surprised, and he looks down at Inuyasha. "Whoops. Uh, sorry?"
Inuyasha snaps out of it, and gives Jack and Pikachu a death glare. "Jack! Pikachu!"
"AAAAGGGGHHH!" Jack and Pikachu runs out of here and through the bamboo forest.
"Why you!" Inuyasha shouted, chasing Jack and Pikachu, "Come back here!"
Joey crosses his arms, shaking his head, "Inuyasha, leave them alone."
Since Inuyasha finished chasing Jack and Pikachu, Joey got Jack and Pikachu back to spot with Joey and Inuyasha staring through a gap. Inuyasha wants answers, and Jack explains them both a story he's been through, and wondering if he saw a badge flown by here.
"Huh? A badge?" Ask Joey. Jack nods. "Sorry, Jack, but we haven't seen a badge flown by here in days, months, or years."
"Hmph! You tell me!" Said Inuyasha, turning around.
"Inuyasha, at least help them." Joey demanded.
"Whatever, I'm out of here." And Inuyasha leaves Joey with his cousin and his cousin's Pikachu.
"Figures. It's just liked him to be stubborn." Said Joey. He looks at his cousin, "I'm sorry, Jack. You know him."
"I remember." Said Jack. "So, again, are you sure you haven't seen a badge flown by here?"
"Again, no." Joey replied, crossing his arms. "The Orre Region was fine until more monsters and demons showed up."
Jack looks at Pikachu, "So, Hadean has been here." He looks at his cousin, "Cousin, can you tell where are those fiends coming from?"
"Now that you mention it." Joey looks at the gaping hole on the bamboo trees. "You see that tower?" Jack and Pikachu through the hole. "That tower has been bugging me since my thirty-first mission started while you were gone."
"So, that happened like?" Ask Jack.
"One year ago, that tower popped out of nowhere like some kind of magic. And I wanted to see what's in that tower for decades."
"Did you have a look inside?" Ask Pikachu.
"I tried." Joey replied, "My team and I tried to go in, but we couldn't through."
"Why is that?" Ask Pikachu, "Is it lock?"
"No." Joey replied, "The door was open, but it's the ledge and a moat we tried to jump. It's pretty long, so we tried to jump to the other side. But then, something pulled us down, and I should know. Gravity is not supposed to affect because I'm a half-Saiyan, half-demon."
"If it's not gravity, then it has something to do with either anti-jumping," Jack said, "Or anti-flying. But this is ridicules." Jack pulls out a map, "I'm sure that tower must be guarding something. And if it is not magic, then I don't know what is keeping you and your team down on water."
Pikachu brought up an idea, "Then maybe what if we try without using either jumping or flying."
"What do you mean without jumping or flying?" Ask Joey.
"What if you had something to attach to something, and swing to the other side?" Ask Pikachu.
"Like a grappling hook?" Ask Jack, "My grappling hook?" Pikachu nods. "I don't know." He looks at his cousin, "Can you show us where the tower is?"
"Leave it to me, Jack." Said Joey. Joey guides Jack and Pikachu to where the tower is. "We'll take a left from here, and go straight until you find a moat."
"A moat?" Ask Jack, "So much for the element of surprise."
"Indeed." Joey agreed. Joey comes to a halt. Jack and Pikachu were about to go on, but Joey grabs Jack and Pikachu from behind and said, "Stop! This is far enough!"
"What wrong?" Ask Pikachu, "Why can't we go any further and reach to the place?"
"Jack, Pikachu, if we go any further," Joey explains, "Thieves will try and ambush us."
"Thieves?" Ask Jack and Pikachu, surprised.
"Yes. We're dealing with Sound Ninjas, and they're guarding that tower." Joey points, "That tower is a bit far, but remember, Jack, there are also those fiends you've encounter, and wolves." Jack and Pikachu swallow their saliva. "But you have me around, so make sure you gather enough supplies, okay?"
"Alright." Said Jack. He looks ahead, "The sooner we find a way to get over there; the better can get to that tower."
They come back to the center of the Village of the Flames, and discuss a plan of getting to the tower, and having Jack get the fourth badge. It won't be easy since did mention he tried to get to the tower, and his older brother wouldn't even make it.
"Okay, so we know the tower has a barrier," Jack remembers, "It has a powerful magic ability to disable flying and jumping higher. So the only way to get to the tower is by getting to the other side by tools."
"Jack, since you have a grappling hook," Joey said, "Maybe we can try and get to the other side without flying or jumping." He looks through his mission scrolls, "And that tower is part of my mission, an A-Rank mission."
"A-Rank mission?" Ask Jack, "I'm guessing Ninjas hidden in the Flames couldn't get through?"
"They tried many things, Jack." Joey replied, "Jumping, Flying, Hooking to some kind of object to get to the other side. All those failed to get to the tower, and end up swimming in the water."
They try to think of a way to get to the tower without getting caught by rouge ninjas in the forest. "Well, we don't know until we get there." Said Jack. "Why don't we got check it out right now? We got time."
"Okay. I think we could give it a shot." Said Joey, "But we need to come back here just in case, okay?"
"Right." Said Jack. Jack, Pikachu, and Joey hurry to the bamboo forest, and follow the path to get to the tower. "Just need to get through the forest by those bandits, and reach to the tower."
"Here we go." Said Joey. Jack, Pikachu, and Joey make their way on the road, being away of ninjas and wolves from popping out. "Just a few long way, and we'll make our way to the tower."
"Cousin, I think we have company!" Jack called.
"Jack, brace yourselves!" Joey called. Jack pulls out two Poké balls, and brings a yellow duck with a bad headache, and a pig monkey with a small bad attitude. "Psyduck! Mankey! Are you ready?"
"Rouge ninjas." Said Joey.
"I am so going to have fun with this." Said Jack.
"Jack, they're fast." Said Joey. Three rouge ninjas appeared from the trees, and fight against Jack and his Pokémon. The first rouge ninja pulls out a kunai knife, and stabs Jack. Jack took small damage from the knife.
"You call that wound?" Ask Jack. "That's nothing." The second rouge ninja goes after Pikachu, and tries to stab Pikachu with the same kunai knife. Pikachu felt a small scratch. And the third rouge ninja tries to scratch Mankey with the kunai knife. Mankey takes a small scratch.
"Don't be fooled, Jack." Joey said, "They play big tricks and jutsu to outsmart you."
"Tricks, huh? Watch this." Said Jack. He calls, "Mankey, show them your real power."
Mankey charges in on the first rouge ninja, preparing its arm, and chops first rouge ninja. The rouge ninja is chopped hard, and goes down.
Next, Pikachu charges up electricity, feeling his red cheeks with static, and zap the second rouge ninja with Thunderbolt. The static shocks the second rouge ninja, and falls in defeat.
Jack begins to concentrate its energy, aiming at the last rouge ninja, and said, "Fire!" The second rouge ninja is hit by flames, but almost down on the floor. Psyduck goes to the last rouge ninja, and scratches with its fins. The last rouge ninja falls to the ground, defeated.
There are no ninjas left, Jack and his Pokémon won the battle. The ninjas dropped five hundred Gils on the ground, and put the money in his wallet.
"Showoff." Said Joey. "You have too much talent."
"It takes practice, cousin." Said Jack. "Are we going to the tower or what?"
"Alright," Said Joey, "But how about those wolves?"
"Here we go again." Said Jack, prepared. "Bring it on, wolfies!" Four wolves appeared from the forest, and growls at Jack and his Pokémon. "Pikachu, go for it!"
Pikachu charges up electricity, feeling his red cheeks with static electricity, and zap the first wolf. "Ka-CHU!"
The first wolf becomes electrocuted, and howls in defeat. Next, Mankey grabs the fourth wolf, jumps up high, and comes back down by a toss. The fourth wolf is tossed hard, but still standing on its four legs.
Jack pulls out a card and said, "Bomb Card." A bomb appeared on his right hand. Jack throws the bomb at the three remaining wolves, and the bomb blows up. Three wolves are caught by the blast, but the fourth wolf falls in defeat.
The second wolf charges at Pikachu, and bites hard. Chomp! Pikachu withstood the attack, and stays strong. Next, the third wolf charges at Psyduck, and bites hard. Chomp! Psyduck didn't feel much pain, and stays strong.
Psyduck concentrates its mind, focusing on the third wolf, and blast Confusion on the third wolf. The third wolf howls in pain, and falls to the ground defeated. Pikachu charges up the last electricity, and zap the last wolf with Thunderbolt. The last wolf howls in defeat.
There are no more wolves left to fight. Jack and his Pokémon won the battle. Pikachu, Psyduck, and Mankey are becoming strong! Jack found five hundred more Gils on the ground, and put the money in his wallet.
Jack puts Psyduck and Mankey back into their Poké balls, and continue through the trail with his cousin and his Pikachu. There, they've reach to the moat of the tower, and something on the other side to help Jack, Pikachu, and Joey to get across.
"There it is, Jack." Said Joey, "This is the tower I was talking about." Jack looks up, and saw the whole tower that tall. "Tall, isn't it? It's called the 'Festival Tower'."
Jack looks at his cousin and asks, "Festival Tower?"
"That's right." Joey replied. "You said the badge was flown by here, right? Well, I think that badge might have something to do with this tower."
"Then let's get across." Said Jack, pulling out his grappling hook. "This should be a piece of cake." Jack swings the hook around, "This should be easy. First, I'll throw my hook to that poll right there." He tosses the hook straight at the poll, spinning the hook around and around until it stays attach to the poll. Jack pulls the rope. "Piece of cake."
"That was a bit easy." Said Pikachu.
"Next, we'll swing to the side, get on the wall, and climb up." Said Jack. "Hold on tight." Joey and Pikachu hang on to Jack, and Jack jumps to swing to the wall.
"Jack, why are we just doing this?" Ask Joey, "Don't you think that the walls would staying still?"
"Sure, why?" Jack asks. He climbs up on the walls, but feels a slip, and hangs on to the rope. "Whoa!"
"See?" Said Joey, "Ninjas tried climbing on the walls, but it's slippery."
Jack looks up, still noticing that the hook is attached to the poll nice and tight. "Then we'll climb up on the rope."
"Okay." Said Joey, climbing up the rope. "I'll meet you up ahead." Jack and Pikachu follow Joey up to the poll, Joey climbs up on the ledge, and Jack and Pikachu climb up the ledge. "Made it."
"Who ever knew this grappling rope came in handy." Said Jack. "Okay, now all we need is to get to the tower, grab the badge, and get out of there."
"Right." Joey agrees. "Just to give you some help, Jack, Lucario and I agree to help you get that fourth badge."
"Thanks, Cousin." Said Jack. They follow the path of the trail to the entry of the door, and saw a huge gate in the way. "Look at that. How are we going to get in?"
"I have no idea." Pikachu replied.
Joey goes to the gate, and asks, "What's the problem?"
Jack points at the gate, "That gate!"
"Alright." Joey cracks his knuckles, and pounds the gate very hard. Boom! Boom! BOOM! The gate finally opens, leading inside the Festival Tower. "Phew. We're in." They go into the tower, and prepare for their biggest challenge.
But, unaware of going inside, it seems a man with dark hair, a suit of wolf fur as clothes sneaks into the tower, and ready to have a feud with Joey.
Meanwhile, inside the tower, Jack, Joey, and Pikachu will have to be prepared when it comes to enemies and fiends. But, Joey looks back at the door, and feels like someone is following the group into the tower.
"Cousin, what's wrong?" Ask Jack.
"Joey, do you felt that?" Ask Joey, aware, "Someone is fooling us."
"Well, we'll have to be careful." Said Pikachu.
"Okay, let's go." Said Jack, going up to the door. "Since I have my grappling hook, I can get through the obstacles; while you go on ahead and fly around, okay?"
"Alright." Said Joey, and he throws a card at Jack. "Here." Jack catches the card. "If you and your Pokémon are in danger, call us, okay?" And then he disappears.
"Thanks." Said Jack, putting the card up. "I will need this." Jack goes up to the door, and opens it. "Here goes." Pikachu gets on Jack's right shoulder, and both Jack and Pikachu go into the next room.
In the lobby, Jack and Pikachu found two rouge ninjas patrolling the room. "What the?" Ask Pikachu. The first rouge ninja comes in, and calls for back up. Jack throws two Poké balls, and summons two Pokémon.
One Pokémon is a yellow duck with a bad headache, and the other Pokémon is a pig monkey like with a bad temper. Four rouge ninjas come to fight. The first rouge form hand signs, and blows fire at Jack. Jack takes a small hit of fire damage, and remains strong. Two-rouge ninjas charge in on Pikachu, form hand signs, and blows out ice at Pikachu.
Pikachu withstood the attack, and stand strong. And the last rouge ninja goes after Psyduck, and blows out a fire attack at Psyduck. Psyduck is hit, but remains strong. Now it's Jack and his Pokémon's turn.
Mankey charges at the first rouge ninja, prepared its arm, and karate chops the first rouge. The first rouge takes massive damage, and goes down. Next, Pikachu charges at the second rouge ninja, readying its tail, and then slam the second rouge ninja hard. The second rouge takes a big hit, and falls in defeat.
Jack goes after the third rouge ninja, and attacks with his sword. "Fra! Agh! Fra! YA!" Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! The third rouge didn't stand a chance, and falls in defeat. And lastly, Psyduck goes up to the last rouge ninja, and scratches the rouge ninja. The rouge ninja is scratches, and goes down.
There are no more rouge ninjas left. Jack and his Pokémon won the battle. But that was a bit too early, for the four rouge ninjas come in battle and fight. "Sheesh!" Said Pikachu, surprised, "They just won't quit, will they?"
"Well, a fights a fight." Said Jack. "Let's take them down!"
The first rouge ninja goes after Mankey, and cuts Mankey with a kunai. Mankey takes small damage, but remains strong. The second rouge goes after Jack, and attacks with a kunai. Jack takes a small hit, but remains strong. And then two rouge ninjas go after Psyduck, and cut Psyduck with kunais. Psyduck takes a small cut, but remains strong.
"Here we go again." Said Jack. "Mankey, you want one?"
Mankey goes after the first rouge, and kicks below. The first rouge takes a big hit, and goes down. Pikachu charges at the second rouge, and slams the second rouge hard. The second rogue is hit and goes down.
Jack charges at the third rouge ninja, and attacks. "Fra! Hu! Ho! YA!" Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash! The fourth rouge ninja didn't stand a chance, and goes down. That leaves to the final rouge, because the last rouge ninja can't withstand against physical attacks.
Psyduck waddles up to the last rouge ninja, and scratches the last rouge ninja. The last rouge ninja goes down, for no more rouge ninjas are left. Jack and his Pokémon won the battle again. Jack found four thousand Gils on the ground, and put the money in his wallet.
"Okay, that was a bit intense." Said Pikachu, "But I liked it."
Jack returns Psyduck and Mankey into their Poké balls, and put the Poké balls away. "The only way to solve towers is by going up."
"Need a hand?" Ask Joey.
Jack and Pikachu look at Joey and replies, "Nope."
"Alright." Joey flies up to the top, and waits. "How are you going to solve this?"
"Is there a pole up there?" Jack called.
Joey looks at ledge, and sees a pole attached to the ledge. "Yep."
Jack pulls out his grappling hook, and spins the hook around. "Hang on, Pikachu." Pikachu gets on Jack's right shoulder, and hangs on. Jack tosses the hook up to the pole, and the hook stays attached. Jack and Pikachu climb up on the rope, and climb up on the pole. "There we go."
"Let's go, Jack." Said Joey. Jack and Pikachu get over to the next floor, and found a door. Jack opens the door, and everyone enters into the next room.
It seems the next room has a bridge over some kind of river. But then, one of the rouge comes in on Jack, and attacks. Jack throws his Poké balls, and summons Psyduck and Mankey back out. Four rouge ninjas appeared in battle.
"Them again?" Ask Pikachu, "This is getting annoying." Two rouge ninjas go after Jack, and attack with kunais. Jack takes small damage, but remains strong. Two other rouge ninjas go after Mankey, and attack with kunais too. Mankey takes small scratches, and remains strong. "That's it, I'll do it."
Pikachu charges up electricity, feeling his cheeks with red static, and then zap the first rouge ninja. The first rouge becomes electrocuted, and goes down.
Next, Mankey charges at the second rouge ninja, and kicks below. The second rouge ninja is hit hard, and goes down. "Cousin, I think these ninjas are just too easy." Said Jack, prepared. "Here goes." He charges at the third rouge ninja, and attacks with his sword. "Fra! Ho! Agh! YA!" Slash! Slash! Slash! Slash!
The third ninja doesn't chance, and goes down. And last, Psyduck waddles to the last rouge ninja, and then scratches the last rouge ninja down. The last rogue ninja is cut down, and falls in defeat. There are no more ninjas left. Jack and his Pokémon won the battle. Jack found two thousand Gils on the ground, and put the money in his wallet.
Jack stares at the rouge ninja at the other side, and smirks, "I think that rouge would be easy to handle." Jack charges over the bridge, and after the rouge ninja.
But Joey shouts, surprised, "Jack! Wait!"
Jack continues to charge, but by shock, the rouge ninja, pulls out a chain axe. Jack is surprised. "Agh!"
"That's a Crimson Ninja!" Joey shouted. "Need help?"
"Oh yeah." Said Jack. Jack's Pokémon hurry over to Jack's aid, and Joey pulls out his Poké ball just in case.
The Crimson Ninja lifts the axe up, and spins the axe around and around. Jack and his Pokémon can't go near the Crimson Ninja, for the Crimson Ninja is prepared to attack soon with the spinning axe.
"I got it!" Pikachu shouted. Pikachu charges up electricity, feeling his red cheeks with static. Pikachu then blast a Thunderbolt at the Crimson Ninja. The Crimson Ninja becomes electrocuted, but remains strong. "Uh-oh!"
The Crimson Ninja stops spinning the axe around, but then tosses the axe at Pikachu. Slash!
"CHA!" Pikachu shouted, attacked.
"Pikachu!" Jack shouted, worried. "What happened?" He looks at the Crimson Ninja, and shouts, "Hey! What's the big idea, wise guy?"
"Be careful, Jack." Said Joey, giving Jack a warning, "That Crimson Ninja has a bad attitude, and will attack anyone right back like counter."
"Sheesh." Said Jack, surprised, "No wonder this ninja is stubborn." The Crimson Ninja continues to spin the axe around. "And what's worse. We can't go near with either attack or strike. Our only chance is special attacks." Jack remembers, "That's it." He calls to Mankey, "Mankey, standby."
Mankey standbys, and recovered a few health.
Jack holds his sword down, and said, "I'm ready." He gets into his stance, casting a spell on the tip of his sword. "Courage!" He chants a spell, and throws the spell up high. Something appeared from a portal, and jumps into battle. It looks like a lion with powerful fangs, long white hair, and golden eyes.
Jack, Joey, and Pikachu are surprised to see the Pokémon. "Jack, did you?"
The Pokémon goes up to the Crimson Ninja, charging up some kind of fire energy, and then blast out a fire attack at the Crimson Ninja. The Crimson Ninja takes massive hit, and goes down. The Crimson Ninja is defeated. Jack and his Pokémon won the battle. Jack's Pokémon are becoming strong.
"Jack, was that Entei?" Ask Joey.
"I think so." Jack replied. "That ghost really gave me something special."
"Jack!" Pikachu called, "Come look!" Joey and Jack got Pikachu's attention, and then by surprise. Mankey's body started to glow white.
"Is…is Mankey?" Ask Jack.
"Evolving?" Ask Joey.
Mankey's body started to change. Its body becomes furrier; it wears brown gloves, a big snout, brown boots, and now a big temper. "Primape!" The Pokémon shouted. "Pre! Pre! Pre!"
"Oh Zucion." Said Jack, surprised. "Primape."
"So, Mankey finally evolved into Primape." Said Joey. He looks at Jack, "Jack are you sure this is okay to have Primape around?"
"I'm sure." Said Jack, giving Primape a fresh apple. "I won't make the same mistake twice." Primape takes the apple, and eats it. "Primape is not that bad. All I need to do is give Primape food, let him finish the food, and he'll calm down."
"Nice." Said Joey. "The last thing I remember the time you were chased by the exact Primape."
Jack looks at Joey and said, "Yeah, thanks for giving me back my nightmares, Cousin." Primape taps on Jack's shoulder, Jack got Primape's attention, and Primape gives Jack the finished apple. "Thank you." Jack takes the eaten apple away, and throws the apple away. "Okay, we're all set."
"Can we move on?" Ask Joey.
"Sure." Jack replied. Jack pulls out two Poké balls, and said, "Return, Primape and Psyduck." Both Pokémon return back into their Poké balls, and Jack puts the balls away. "Right, let's go."