RGBY - Vol. 2 - Mask of Ice Summary - A familiar foe is hunting them...
2.9 - Surge's Invitation
"Trio! Trio! Trio!" Dugtrio moved through the cave. Several Digletts followed behind. "Diglett! Diglett! Diglett!"
As the Mole Pokemon moved outside of the cave along, Red, Green, Blue and Yellow stepped out looking at the light.
"That was faster than I thought. Really is a shortcut." Red smiled.- Story Stats
"Let's hurry to the Vermillion Gym!" Blue rushed out of the cave, seeing the city just nearby.
Vermillion City, the biggest port city in all of Kanto holding the prized SS Anne and SS Aqua. The city held many of Kanto's beautiful warm beaches, the sun shining brightly at this time of the day. Blue rushed into the Vermillion Gym without a second thought as Red, Green and Yellow followed.
"Wait Blue!" Green said. "I think Surge's gyms has…"
"Whoa!" Blue jumped back surprised.
An electric barrier popped out of nowhere between two metal pillars. Blue looked around noticing a lot of metal pillars all across the gym.
"What madman sets up all these kind of traps!" Blue looked annoyed.
"I am! Hahaha!" A large man of a muscular build sporting spiky blonde hair stepped in, wearing sunglasses and a big grin on his face, sporting green camo pants and a green tank-top.
Blue saw Surge stepped in as the electrical traps all shut down. Right next to him was Silver, looking normal and fine.
Silver spoke. "Hey guys. I…"
Blue quickly hugged him, feeling relieved as she smiled. "Your alright!"
"Uh… yeah." Silver looked a little surprised at Blue's startling reaction.
"Oh… what is this?" Surge eyed the two with a big grin on his face. "You two ah couple."
"Um… what?" Silver gulped.
"Hey you!" Blue glared at Surge's face.
"Yeah little miss? What…"
Blue raised her fingers, pinched Surge's cheeks, stretching his ears, poking his forehead repeatedly, eyeing Surge suspiciously.
"Wh… what are you doing?!" Surge spoke as Blue stretched his eyelids to get a closer look at his eyes.
"Seeing if your that sharp-teethed guy!" Blue said.
"Sharp-teethed guy? ERGH!" Surge gritted his teeth annoyed, shouting "GET OFF!"
Blue looked started by Surge's shouting, backing off immediately.
"Whoa! Sorry." Blue regained her balanced.
"What's she talking about? A sharp-teethed guy?" Silver said. "You didn't mentioned anything about that over the phone."
"Um... Silver?" Yellow said. "You might find some of the stuff hard to believe…"
"That's impossible!" Silver shouted, crossing his arms. "The real Mask of Ice is long dead! Pryce already succeeded his goal under that persona! He basically won if you think about it! He has nothing to obtain being the Mask of Ice!"
Green spoke. "That's why we think he's possibly a second Mask of Ice. A copycat mirroring the original Mask of Ice."
"A… second Mask of Ice?" Silver looked puzzled.
"Hmm… interesting…" Surge said. "Tell me something. Can he wield ice very well? Beam ice from his hands, his feet, create mist?"
"Uh… yeah." Green said. "He can create ice clones, form mist and illusions through ice somehow. How do you know this?"
"Hmm…" Surge thought about it. He spoke. "I don't know if you guys remember or if I even told you but I encountered the Mask of Ice myself, got the help of Morty, the Gym Leader of Mahogany Town."
"Yeah. I remember." Silver said. "You used Gold's personal belongings and Morty's psychic powers to see into the future."
"Yeah." Surge said. "This Mask of Ice sounds like a huge expert in manipulating ice. I'm going to guess through Ice-Type Pokemon no doubt."
"What are you saying?" Red said.
"If he's anything like the previous Mask of Ice I've encountered." Surge explained. "Than your culprit is someone who could master Ice-Type Pokemon! There's no way he can just beam ice on his own! There must be ice-type Pokemon underneath that cloak like the one Pryce used!"
"It does make a lot of sense." Blue said. "And unfortunately Pryce appears to be missing too… I don't think it's a coincidence the fact that the Mask of Ice appeared and Pryce disappeared."
"Are you saying it is Pryce?" Red said.
"No… rather..." Blue said. "I think someone's framing him!"
"Framing him!?" They all said.
"Makes a lot of sense." Surge bluntly spoke. "Pryce tried to fool everyone that he wasn't the Mask of Ice by appearing at the Gym Leader Tournament while his Pokemon created an Ice Clone of himself. I would assume the Mask of Ice, if he ever went public, would try to have Pryce framed for his actions."
"Well… who else can master Ice-types?" Green spoke.
"Um… well…" Yellow spoke up, a possible candidate came to mind. "The only ice-type master I know of in all of Kanto and Johto other than Pryce is… Lorelei of the Elite Four."
"Lorelei?" Red said. "I can't see her as the Mask of Ice… I think…"
"Maybe someone out of Kanto or Johto?" Green said. "The Hoenn region is closeby to the Sevii Isles."
"True…" Red gulped.
"It's definitely not her." Blue said.
"Why do you think?" Surge said.
"The Mask of Ice's fighting style is very different from Lorelei's." Blue explained. "Lorelei's consist of heavy range attacks, defense and speed. She's basically all out power outside of the defenses. This one uses deception and tricks."
"Hmm… someone like Koga or Agatha? They fit that category well…" Green said.
"Your wrong Blue." Surge bluntly spoke.
"What? Why would you think that?"
"Actually… I agree with Surge." Silver added. "The original Mask of Ice's fighting style was very different from Pryce's fighting style at the Gym Leader Tournament which just added more to the belief that they were possibly two separate people. You don't think this Mask of Ice would do the same, master a different fighting style?"
"Now that you put it that way…" Blue said. "It could be Lorelei…"
"Still…" Red said. "We shouldn't discount Pryce as a possible candidate, even if he seems like he has no motive."
"True." Green said. "So what do we do in the mean time. The Mask of Ice says he would be here but it appears he hasn't shown up."
"Hahaha… that's easy!" Surge smiled. "You guys could participate in Vermillion City's festival tonight!"
"There's a festival in Vermillion City tonight?" Yellow said.
"Yup. It's a festival celebrating Vermillion's Anniversary, since it's founding on these beaches."
"That sounds like a great way to kill time!"Red smiled. "What should we do now though…"
Surge smiled widely. "I have an idea. We could battle again. Your Poliwrath vs my Electivire!"
"Electivire huh? It evolved from an Electrabuzz no doubt." Red grinned at the challenge. "But are you so sure about that? Last time my Poliwrath went up against your Electabuzz, it got defeated real badly!"
"Hehehe…" Surge grinned back. "All the more excited for his rematch! He's learn quite a few tricks up his sleeve since evolving into an Electivire."
"Ho ho. I like the idea. It's been a while since I've had a real battle. Maybe I should go all out." Red grinned.
"All out? I'm pumped and ready!"
"Mhmm… that sounds good and all." Blue interrupted. "But you can have your battle tomorrow. I could use a shower from all that traveling so were going to go find a hotel now."
"What but…!"
"That's a good idea." Surge sighed. "Hotels tend to run out fast here, Vermillion City being a popular tourist spot and all."
"Yup." Blue spoke. "Which is why we are going to look for a hotel right now!"
"Hehehe…" Red smiled nervously. "That's a good point."
"May I suggest a spot." Surge said.
"Uh… sure?" Blue said.
"You can go to the hotel northeast of Vermilion." Surge smiled. "It's also a spa resort for trainers and their Pokemon. It used to be a construction site taking too long at one time but now it's finished. They gave me and potentially three other friends for reservations, but I'm always busy ship-building, gadget-making and gym-renovating so you guys can have it since the reservations are going to expire next week. Hate for it to go to waste."
"Oh… um… thank you!" Blue said.
"Man. You've really changed a lot." Red smiled. "Whatever happened to your loyalty to Team Rocket?"
"Huh… that? That's long in the past kid. I don't do that anymore. I now own a ship-construction and travel company." Surge smiled, pointing his thumb to his chest. "You have nothing to worry kid."
A tall white building complex stood on top of a rocky hill surrounded by grass as the sun shined bright on the five friends at the hotsprings behind the hotel. The hotsprings was split into two sections by a large wooden fence, one for guys and the other for girls. Red, Green and Silver relaxed in the hotsprings with their fellow Pokemon on one side and Blue and Yellow did so on the other. Yawning, stretching or simply laying laying their head back with their eyes closed, their bodies soothed in the calm misty waters.
"I could use a break." Red laid out his arms against the stony-edge. "Reminds me of the time I was at the hot springs in Mt. Silver."
"The place where you came to heal your injured hands right?" Green spoke, his eyes closed.
"Yeah. Are you guys feeling great?" Red turned to his Pokemon.
"Pika…" Pikachu smiled pleasantly spreading his arms out on the side of the pool, his cheeks blushing as he wore a folded towel over his head.
"Poli! Venusauuur. Espeon!" Poliwrath, Venusaur and Espeon relaxed warmly in the pool.
"Snoooor…" Snorlax slept in the pool.
"Aero... aero…" Aerodactyl slept outside of the pool on the warm rocky-flat surface.
"What about you guys?" Green spoke.
"You relaxed guys?" Silver looked to his Pokemon.
"Kazam. Gold. Ora. Scizor. BZZZzzzZ." Green's Pokemon relaxed deep in the waters, each wearing a folded towel over their heads.
Like Aerodactyl, Charizard slept peacefully outside of the Pool. Then their were Silver's Pokemon. A blue crocodile, a dragon-like seahorse, a dark red-crested weasel bearing sharp claws, a big crow and a brown bear all peaceful relaxed in the hotpsrings, each wearing a folded towel over their heads.
"Ferali. Kngdrraaa. Weav. Craaww, Ursa…" Feraligatr, Kingdra, Weavile, Honchkrow and Ursaring all nodded happily.
"GYAAAARR!" A shiny red Gyarados roared happily to Silver on one giant end of the hotsprings.
"Seems like your Red Gyarados loves it the most Silver." Red smiled. "Reminds me of my Gyarados. I hope he and Misty are fine."
"I'm sure they are Red. I bet they're plotting their escape now." Silver said. "Even then. I don't think the Masked Man would dare hurt them, from what you explained, he considers them too valuable as hostages."
"Yeah…" Red sighed, the word 'hostages' didn't make him feel better to him. He shifted his head, looking at his relaxed Pokemon, then he spotted the tall wooden fence nearby. "What do you think the girls are doing?"
"I don't know." Green spoke. "Bathing naked like us in the hot springs."
"N.. naked?" Red and Silver blushed red at the idea.
Green looked at them oddly. "You guys must be in the hotsprings too long looking like that?"
"W…what!? Um… it's nothing!" Red looked nervous.
"Yeah... it's nothing." Silver looked elsewhere.
"Oookay." Green looked clueless.
Red quickly changed the subject. "Um… w… what do you think the girls are talking about?"
"I don't know. Girl stuff?" Green said.
"What's girl stuff?"
"Again. Don't know." Green said. "Perfume, make-up, that sort of stuff?"
"Wow Green." Silver sighed. "You have a lot to learn about women."
"Aren't… women into that sort of stuff?" Green found Silver's comments questionable.
"I mean yes… but they wouldn't talk about such stuff all the time!"
Meanwhile in the girl's area.
"I just found the perfect perfume from the shop in the hotel!" Blue looked excited as she rested her body deep in the waters of the hotspring.
"Um… yeah… that's great Blue but…" Yellow rested in the pool, looking bored. "Can we talk about something else other than perfume or makeup? I don't mean any offense but it can be a little boring…"
"Yeah. I guess so." Blue sighed. She looked to her Pokemon. "Are you guys alright?"
"Blast. Nido. Clefable! Wiggly! Gruff! Ditto." Blastoise, Nidoqueen, Clefable, Wigglytuff, Granbull and Ditto all relaxed well in the hotpsrings all wearing towels on the top of their heads.
"What about you guys?" Yellow smiled at her Pokemon.
"Chu!" ChuChu swam underwater as her snorkel and heart-shaped tail stuck out.
"Dodrio! Oma. Raticate! Free!" Dodrio, Omastar, Raticate and Butterfree all relaxed in the hotspring wearing towles on the top of their heads.
"Golem…" Golem snored encased in his rocky shell away from the hot springs water.
"He looks pretty peaceful inside." Yellow looked at Golem.
"Hey… " Blue spoke.
"Um… yes?" Yellow nervously spoke, noticing Blue wore an evil grin up-close to her.
"Is there anyone you really like?" Blue grinned.
"Uh… whaaat! No. No one at all!" Yellow quickly shifted her eyes elsewhere.
"Oh! There is someone!" Blue grinned further, taking the nervous eyes as a yes. "Is it Red?"
Yellow just sat there silent, her eyes looking to the water, keeping her mouth shut as her face grew redder and redder.
"Well?"
"Uh… well… um… I don't know about that! Red and are just close friends since kids." Yellow gulped. "I mean I look up to his personality, heroism and his love for Pokemon…"
"And the way he held you in his arms." Blue smiled. "Shirt. Less."
"Uh…" Yellow's face grew a cherry-red.
"It's like something out of a fairytale!" Blue smiled. "Not to mention Red must've really worked out! He showed off some decent muscle while holding you! Not too much muscle though. That would be gross of course."
"Uh…" Yellow's face became as red as a strawberry.
"You do love him!" Blue smiled. "I knew it was obviously more than just a little crush!"
"Wait?" Something just occurred to Yellow, her face turned normal. "What's the difference between love and a crush…"
Blue looked at her snickering.
"Uh!… I mean! Um! Just curious!" Yellow gulped nervously. "What is the difference between love and a crush hehehe?"
"You DEFINITELY love him!" Blue smiled widely.
"Please don't tell!" Yellow looked frightened. This was Blue after all.
"Girl! Of course I won't tell him! I always wanted to be someone's wing man! Or wing girl! Whatever." Blue smiled.
"Wing… girl?"
"Yup! You're going to tell him!" Blue pointed at her.
"Wwwwhaaat?!" Yellow's face froze at the idea.
"I mean Red could be the one but… see… there are so many ladies interested in the former Pokemon champion."
"Um…" Yellow gulped at the idea.
"Not to mention I think he has a crush on Misty you know."
"Is it really okay to talk about Misty… she's…"
Blue sighed. "I know. Missing. But you're still going to have to tell him sooner or later."
"I don't know. Misty was the one who gave me Omastar… isn't that kind of…"
"Nah. Your right." Blue said. "Which is why you should tell him after Misty is found. Does that put your mind at ease?"
"No! What am I supposed to say! Red! I like you!? That's just… I mean…"
"Wait!?" A voice shouted from the boy's side. It was Green's voice. "What was that!?"
"Heard what? Anything interesting girls?" Red shouted over the wooden fence.
"Eep!" Yellow gasped.
"No. Were just talking about this cute boy I saw!" Blue shouted back.
"Wait! What!?" Silver shouted from the other side.
"I got bored of him though." Blue shouted.
"Oh… um… good!" Silver spoke. "I mean keep searching Blue! You'll find the one!"
Blue sighed. "These fences aren't that good for keeping chatter out."
"Hmm?" Yellow noticed ChuChu standing to the wall.
"Chu!" ChuChu spoke to the wall.
"Pika!" Pika spoke from the other side.
"Awww… those two love-mousses are calling out to each other!" Blue smiled at the two.
"Chu!" ChuChu climbed up the wall.
"Huh…" Blue and Yellow looked at the ChuChu climbing over the wall.
Yellow's eyes widened in terror. "ChuChu!? That's the boy's side!"
The two girls each wore a towel cloth over their bodies, running into the boy's side of the hotsprings.
"Is this really a good idea!?" Yellow said.
"Would you rather have the boys return your Pikachu to the girl's side?" Blue said.
As they entered the boy's side, they saw a lot of mist cloaking the hotspring, and shadowy figures walking to where they were.
"Uh… what… what are you two doing?" Red walked to them, wearing a towel covering his lower body.
"Eep!" Yellow looked away blushing, her hands deep in her hair as the last thing she saw was Red's chest. She could hear Blue's words echoing in her head. "Shirt… less…"
"Uh… are… are you alright Yellow?" Red looked at Yellow, standing there frozen and red. "Do you need anything?"
"Nope! Nope! I'm fine! Where's ChuChu!" Yellow continue hiding her face.
"Playing with Red's Pikachu." Silver came over wearing a towel over his lower body. He spotted Blue standing there with a towel cloth covering her entire body from under her arms reaching almost to her knees. Silver quickly glanced elsewhere. "Um... I think you girls should put some clothes on before other... well... guys see you."
"Aw. What a gentlemen you are Silver!" Blue giggled. "But were fine."
"Why is Yellow's face red?" Green followed behind, wearing a towel over his lower body.
"Oh it's nothing." Blue smiled. "It must be the hotpsring and…"
"Ooooh." Green's eyes snapped. "I finally get it."
"Huh?" Yellow snapped out of it.
"You do?" Red turned to Green.
"I-I'm sorry?" Blue looked confused.
"Well now that explains a lot why her face turns red." Green spoke. "Yellow has a crush on..."
Blue gritted her teeth, clenching her hand into a fist, angrily punching Green in the shoulder.
"Ow!" Green angrily shouted, looking startled by Blue's punch. "What did you do that for!?"
"Snor? Aero? Char?" Snorlax, Aerodactyl and Charizard all opened their eyes upon Green's shouting.
Sun no longer shined on the Sunshine city. Instead the moon glowed brightly across the many stalls and shows displayed in a straight line. People happily walked across the streets holding food, smiling at loved ones, enjoying the games as the five friends walked across the streets wearing t-shirts, shorts or for Blue's case, a red flowered-towel as a skirt, the summer-style clothing they wore from Cerulean.
"Wow." Yellow smiled.
"Yeah." Green looked a little surprised. "I guess it's something to expect from the biggest port city of Kanto."
"The food looks delicious too…" Red looked at a man making ice-cream cones.
"Pika…" Pika drooled at all the food he could see.
"Chu…" ChuChu drooled at the food alongside her mate.
"You want some ChuChu?" Yellow smiled at the Pikachu couple.
"Pika! Chu!" Pika and ChuChu smiled, nodding their heads.
"Okay! Let's get some!"
A tower of ice-cream holding different flavors stood above the stalls. Pika and ChuChu walked across the festival holding the tall ice-cream cones in their little paws, the Pikachu couple taking a bite out of the first scoop.
"Pika! Chu!" Pika and ChuChu stood happily, their eyes sparkled, feeling the vanilla flavors exploding in their mouths.
"Wow. They really like ice cream." Red smiled.
"Yeah…" Yellow smiled.
"Hmm?" Blue noticed a little shop. She saw people shooting water out of guns shaped like Squirtle. "That looks fun. Hey Silver! Let's try it out!"
"What?" Silver felt his arm being pulled by Blue's grip.
"There they go. I guess it's just Red, Yellow and me." Green sighed with his eyes closed. He opened his eyes and noticed Red and Yellow were missing. "Huh."
"Excuse me!" A woman shouted.
Green spotted a group of people holding recording devices and camera's rushed to Green.
"Yes?" Green looked at the crowd, looking a little uncomfortable at the camera's.
"Is it true Red was originally supposed to be the Viridian Gym Leader." One man held up a microphone.
"Is it true you knew what went down in Kalos! What exactly happened there!" Another man shouted.
"Is it true your dating Diantha, the Pokemon Champion!… Hey!" A woman shouted.
The news reporters looked puzzle as they found Green already leaving, ignoring their questions.
"Come back here!" The News Reporters chased after Green as he walked off into the busy crowd.
"Ding! Ding! Ding!" An alarm went off.
"Wow!" The host said. "You both have quite good aim!"
"Yeah." Blue smiled holding the Squirtle gun. "I happen to own a Blastoise and my friend here owns a Kingdra. Aiming water-type attacks with precise accuracy is kind of our thing!"
"Trainers huh? You two sure make a good couple!" The host smiled.
"Couple? Um.. No." Silver spoke. "Were nothing like that."
"Were just two very good friends." Blue grinned.
"Yeah." Silver calmly nodded.
"Okay than." The host grinned. "Which prize do you want?"
"Ooh!" Blue jumped excitedly, pointing at a small sky-blue turtle doll. "I'll take that Squirtle doll! Reminds me of my Blastoise when it was just a little Squirtle! He was my starter Pokemon!"
"I guess I'll take that Totodile doll." Silver pointed at a small sky-blue crocodile doll. "Reminds me of Feraligatr since he was a starter."
"You both own two water-type starters? Are you really sure your not a matching couple?" The host snickered.
"Yes." Silver looked annoyed.
"Thank you sir!" Blue held the Squirtle doll in her arms with a wide smile. The excited girl then spotted a cotton candy machine nearby. "Oh! Let's get some of that!"
"Um… sure!?" Silver felt his arm being pulled by Blue again as she ran to the cotton candy machine!
Pika and ChuChu, chased each other happily around the leg's of many adults and children, squeaking and smiling. Suddenly the two mouses's bumped into a short man.
"Oh dear! Look at you two adorable little Pikachu's!" The old man grabbed the two Pikachu's holding them in their arms.
"Pika? Chu?" Pika and ChuChu looked at the short bearded old man sporting a Top Hat and sunglasses in a black suit and tie.
"Ooooh! You two are just so adorable together!" The Old Man smiled.
"Hey look!" Yellow gasped in surprise, recognizing the old man next to Alakazam.
"Oh! I remember you!" Red smiled.
"Huh! It's you two!" The old man smiled, holding on to his cane.
"Kazam!" Alakazam smiled at the two.
"You're the Pokemon Fanclub Chairman of Vermillion City!" Yellow smiled.
"Pika!" Pika smiled, recognizing the old man.
"And you're that Alakazam I rescued back when you were a Kadabra!" Red smiled.
"Yes! I remember you two! You saved my cute little Abra from Team Rocket Red!" The Chairman pointed to Red. He then pointed to Yellow. "And you're the boy, I mean girl who saved Vermillion City from that dreaded dragon tamer, Lance!"
"Yeah…" Yellow could still remember Lance, striking terror and destruction into the city of Vermillion years ago.
"Although..." The Chairman continued. "I suppose I should let the past go since Lance and the rest of the Elite Four have changed their ways."
"How is Alakazam." Red said. "I know you like it when Pokemon are cute and small Chairman."
"Fine! Fine! Actually Alakazam's new psychic power has been a real boost to my life. Getting the toothbrush, the TV remote, cleaning and cooking at the same time!"
"Uh… your using Alakazam for house work?"
"Yes! I help too of course! Ain't that right Alakazam!" The Chairman smiled to Alakazam.
"Zam!" Alakzam smiled, nodding his head.
"Anyways. What are you two lovebirds doing?"
"L-lovebirds?" Red's faced blushed a slight pink, nervously smiling. "Oh um... were not a couple or anything."
"Y…yeah." Yellow added, her face also blushing a slight pink.
"Hmm…" The Man scanned the two up-close, noticing the two stuttering were also the trainers of Pika and ChuChu, that Yellow looked awfully a lot like ChuChu with that pink flower on her head. "Really?"
"Y…yeah…" They both stuttered.
"Okay!" He smiled, putting the two Pikachu's gently down on the ground. "That's fine! Personally I'd still ship these two Pikachus! Anyways, enjoy you two! I'm heading to the arm wrestling contest!"
"Arm wrestling contest?" Red smiled. "Sounds fun! Where do I sign up!"
"Anyone can join. You just use a Pokemon and arm wrestle a machine arm and get points by the time limit! It's just a few blocks away from here."
Red and Yellow walked through the crowd following the chairman, spotting the arm wrestling machine up-front. Red noticed Green and his Alakazam were there, up first at the machine.
"Hey Green!" Red smiled.
"Huh. Oh hey. Your doing the arm wrestling thing too?" Green commented, his hands deep into his pockets as he stood near Alakazam.
"Sure am!"
"Okay right after me I guess. Show what you got Alakazam!"
Alakazam nodded holding the machine's arm on a table.
"Start!" The host near them shouted.
"Kazam!" Alakazam's eyes and wrestling arm glowed blue with psychic energy. The Alakazam slammed the robot's arm into the table in less than 2 seconds!"
"Wow! Amazing!" The Host shouted in the microphone.
"Using moves are allowed?" Red said.
"Yup! Your up next kid!" The Chairman said.
"Hey guys!" Blue walked up the group, dragging Silver's arms.
"Oh man…" Silver looked exhausted. "It's hard… keeping up… with her…"
"Hey! Hey guys!" Another voice called out.
The group looked to the right, it was Jack! The swimmer from Cerulean.
"I see you heard about Vermilion's Festival too!" The Swimmer smiled.
"Yeah we did!" Red smiled back.
"What about the rest of you? Are you going to participate in this contest?" The Chairman asked.
"Sure!" Blue smiled, taking a Pokeball out of her bag.
With the click of a button, the Pokeball beam-opened Wigglytuff to the concrete floor!
"Wiggly!" Wigglytuff smiled.
"No." Silver sighed. "I think I'll take a break from these stalls."
"I think I'll sit this one out too." Yellow said.
"Okay." Red said. "Well than you guys can go do something else in the mean time."
"Well…" Yellow spoke. "I was thinking of checking out the petting zoo filled with smaller Pokemon."
"Hmm?" The Chairman jumped at the idea. "That sounds fantastic! I think I'll head there instead."
"You know… that actually sounds nice... and peaceful." Silver said.
"I think I'll come too." Jack walked forward. "I heard they have some Feebas there."
"Feebas!?" The Chairman looked puzzled. "Why would you want to see Feebas!? They're ugly and rancid looking!"
"Ugly… hehe…" Jack grinned. He could still remember a certain Gym Leader's son in Hoenn owning a long beautiful serpentine Pokemon. "You'd be surprised old man."
"Whatever! Let's go." The Chairman headed out.
"Okay! See ya there then. My turn!" Red beam-opened a Pokeball.
"Poliwrath!" Poliwrath flexed his muscle.
"Show'em what you got Poliwrath!"
"Poli!" Poliwrath nodded, placing his arm against the table, holding the robotic arm.
"Start!" The host shouted.
Poliwrath through sheer force alone, instantly slammed the arm down to the table.
"Wow!" The host shouted. "2 seconds as well! It appears we got two great trainers here! Youuuur tuuuuurn missy!"
"Alright!" Blue smiled.
"Wiggly!" Wigglytuff smiled.
"There are so many cute and adorable types of Pokemon discovered!" The chairman said. "Teddiursa! Ralts! Buneary! Lillipup! Espurr! Rockruff! All so cute and fluffy!"
"Uh-huh… can we talk something else other than cute Pokemon?" Jack sighed in boredom.
"Yeah… this is… kind of dragging on." Silver sighed.
"It's… alright?" Yellow smiled, not wanting to hurt his feelings.
"Um... well…" The Chairman try to think of a different subject, stroking his beard. "There's… um… well... Speaking of cute Pokemon! There's all sorts of adorable little bird Pokemon from the region of Unova!"
"Ugh…" Jack sighed.
"Hmm?" Yellow noticed something from an alleyway.
She stopped, her eyes focusing on something, no someone.
"H… Hoopa?" Her eyes widened.
"Hoopa…" Hoopa looked frightened, his eyes shaked constantly, and his rings...
The rings around Hoopa, looked shiny and clean with no marks o n them.
Yellow spoke. "His rings look... fixed."
"It can't be?" Silver spotted the Hoopa
"What can't be?" Jack looked at the alleyway.
"Oh! It's another one of Arceus's cute little creatures!" The Chairman frolicked to the shaken Hoopa.
"Um. Wait!" Yellow shouted. "Something doesn't look right about Hoo…"
A portal suddenly appeared, opening up behind Hoopa.
"Huh!?" The Chairman stopped.
A tall cloaked figure wearing an icy mask bearing fangs emerged from the portal gently grabbing the spooked Hoopa.
"Salutations… Yellow and Silver…" The Masked Man grinned.
"You!" Silver gritted his teeth.
The Chairman fell on his bottom in fear, recognizing the mask.
"Y… your… that other Team Rocket Leader! From Johto!" The Chairman gulped.
"The Masked Man…" Jack shook in fear.
"Poor little Hoopa…" The Mask of Ice backed into the portal.
"Hey! Come back here!" Yellow ran after the man.
"Wait!" Jack said.
"I'm going too!" Silver followed
"What!? Are you crazy!?"
The two jumped into the purple portal leaving the swimmer and chairman behind. Jack looked horrified while the Chairman got up, feeling relieved.
"Oh no! Oh no! OH NO!" Jack panicked. He stopped taking a deep breath. "Maybe they'll be alright!"
"Dude. They're fighting the Mask of Ice." The Chairman held onto his cane. "Those suckahs dead."
"Wh…where are we?" Silver looked around, bewildered of what surrounded them.
"I-I don't know." Yellow tried to remain calm and vigilant.
Everything looked so… distorted. The earth was dead, waterfalls? Rivers? The waterways flowed up or side-ways. Trees were held upside down, Yellow couldn't tell if they were standing upside down or not. The great beyond was a vast shady purple. The could see a hill forming into a cliffside, pouring endless water into a small pond of the massive floating island they stood on. To their other side, they could see a massive lake at another distance standing before a cliff-side, one that held no waterfall.
Yellow slowly walked towards the lake. She saw her own reflection, her blonde-hair and pony-tail, the pink flower, that same face... and two red piercing eyes staring above her.
"Huh!?" Yellow looked up.
There was nothing there.
"Congratulations." A voice echoed nearby.
The two turned their attention to the Mask of Ice holding the shaking Hoopa, standing on top of a cliffside of a waterfall pouring into the small pond.
Your one step to saving poor little Hoopa…" The Mask of Ice said.
"Give him back! Now!" Yellow shouted angrily.
"Or what? Your not much of a fighter… Yellow…"
"I will if it means saving my friend!" Yellow said.
"Is that so… your going to defeat me."
"Your darn right we will!" Silver grabbed a Pokeball from his belt.
"Yes! Yes we will!" Yellow grabbed all of her Pokeballs, throwing them into the air.
"Chu! Raticate! Free! Dodrio! Golem! Oma!" All of Yellow's Pokemon were ready to battle, looking determined as ever, to save Hoopa.
"Go Feraligatr!" Silver beamed-opened a bipedal blue crocodile onto the field.
"Feraligatr!" Feraligatr roared.
"Oh… You really do have me cornered. I guess nothing really will stop you from beating me." The Mask of Ice looked at those faces, those determined faces, with a grin. "Those determined… faces… to save a friend in need of help. Yes… nothing can break than determination, spirit, passion…"
"Yeah… s-so… hand over Hoopa and no one will get hurt!" Yellow said.
"Maybe…" Silver said. "I still want answers you imposter."
"Like you said!" Yellow shouted. "Were determined to save Hoopa!"
"H.. h.. hoo... pa." Hoopa shivered, eyeing Yellow from the Mask of Ice's hands.
"Yes… I guess nothing can really break determination… but…" The Mask of Ice glared at Omastar and Golem. "I did forget to tell you… something. Those are Brock's and Misty's Pokemon… right?"
"Y-yeah? D-do you know where they are?" Yellow gulped.
"Oma?! Golem!?" Omastar and Golem looked shocked, wanting answers.
"Of course. I'm the one who orchestrated there kidnapping."
Yellow remained calm at his answer but her two Pokemon...
"OMA! GOLEM!" Omastar and Golem stared at the Mask of Ice with vengeful eyes.
"Don't listen to him!" Silver looked to Golem and Omastar. "He's done his research! The Mask of Ice likes to taunt his enemies!"
"Yes… what Silver said is true and I do know where they are." The Mask of Ice explained. "Oh dear. I guess your even more determined to beat answers out of me."
"I don't know about a beating... but we will get answers out of you!" Yellow gritted her teeth, feeling an uneasy tension growing and growing as the Masked Man spoke.
"Well than, I guess that means nothing will truly stop you from getting your hands on what I know?" The Mask of Ice sighed. "Well… if nothing will stop you… I guess nothing will stop you from crushing your friends."
"W-what? Friends?" Yellow wondered what he meant by that.
"Come out…" The Mask of Ice spoke. "Gyarados. Steelix."
Yellow and Silver's feet suddenly shook against the earth shook.
"W-what is that!" Silver said.
"Oh no." Yellow looked afraid, horrified, as the two beasts erupted from earth and water.
"Chu!?" ChuChu looked worried and so did her other teammates.
A snake of diamond-hard steel erupted from the earth and a long serpentine dragon erupted from the waterfall! Each bearing the same whited berserking eyes of the Lanturn before!
"GYRRAAAARGH!" Gyarados roared angrily.
"STEEEEEEEEL!" Steelix roared angrily.
"No. Brock's Steelix… Misty's Gyarados!?" Yellow's body felt heavier, stepping back in horror.
The two great beasts looked at the puzzled duo and their Pokemon with great anger. Yellow could see a dark ghostly substance flowing into their eyes.
"They look sad… and angry." She stuttered.
"What did you do to them!?" Silver angrily shouted.
"You wanted answers? You get to me by doing that. You do that by defeating them." The Mask of Ice spoke. "What happened to that determination Yellow? You look… frightened…"
"Yellow?" Silver quickly turned to Yellow.
Her eyes shook with worrisome, her body froze in-place, hesitating to take action.
Yellow shouted, "Please! Do you recognize me!"
"Why Yellow. All Pokemon are loving and friendly creatures. Are you frightened of such large scary-looking Pokemon." He said, his hand placed upon his chin thinking. "No… Your not frightened of their big scary looks… your frightened… of hurting them? Aren't you Yellow?"
She backed away slowly, unable to command her Pokemon, shaking more and more.
"Yellow!" Silver shouted but Yellow couldn't hear his words. "Huh?" He looked to her Pokemon.
Her Pokemon looked nervous but determined to fight… everyone except for Golem and Omastar. Golem and Omastar were Brock's and Misty's Pokemon… and Steelix and Gyarados were their friends. They couldn't bear the thought of hurting them.
"Oh no… not her Pokemon too." Silver gritted his teeth.
"Oma! Oma!" Omastar slithered forward, trying to talk down to Gyarados.
"Golem!" Golem stepped forward, trying to talk down Steelix.
"Steelix. Gyarados." Mask of Ice ordered. "Destroy Yellow, Silver, their Pokemon. They mean nothing to you…"
"STEEEEEEEELL!" Steelix dived headfirst to Golem.
"GYRAAAARR!" Gyarados lifted it's tail.
"Golem!?" Golem moved out of the way as Steelix struck the earth near Golem.
"Oma!?" Omastar was sent flying by Gyarados's tail.
"Golem! Omastar!" Yellow cried out to them.
"Yellow!" Silver run up to her. "You need to fight! Your Pokemon are going to get hurt if they don't!"
"I… I…" Yellow looked at the two.
"Oh… I'm not done…" The Mask of Ice lifted his arm.
"What!? Silver looked to the Masked Man shocked. "A mega bracelet!? Six of them!?"
"I found an interesting little idea from Kalos… I couldn't help but add these Megastones to my collection…" The Mask of Ice revealed six mega bracelets strapped to his right arm. "Gyarados. Steelix… MEGA EVOLVE!"
"GYRAAAAAR! STEEEEEEL!" Gyarados and Steelix roared violently as a corrupted purple energy poured into their bodies.
"Impossible!" Silver's eyes were shocked. "Mega Evolution only works if there is a bond!"
"Your right Silver…" The Mask of Ice gazed at the two. "Unless… you could find a way to force it out of them through years of experimentation and engineering…"
"What!?" Silver said.
"No… this-this can't be happening." Yellow froze.
Mega Steelix and Mega Gyarados eyed their violent gaze at the two. Silver looked at the steel snake and his floating shards of metal. He looked to the much larger Gyarados and his darker and more kingly-looking scales.
"Your going to pay for this!" Silver shouted.
"Whoo!" Blue smiled as Wigglytuff, as buff as a balloon, held her breath, slamming the robot arm less than 2 seconds.
"1 second! Amazing!" The host shouted.
"What?" Green said. "She just buffed Wigglytuff up before wrestling that arm."
"Weren't you the one who used psychic around Alakazam's arm." Blue smiled.
"He's got you there Green." Red nodded in agreement.
"That…" Green sighed. "Fair point."
"Tee! Hee!" Blue smiled.
"Hey guys! Yellow! Silver! There in trouble!" Jack yelled as the Chairman followed along.
"Trouble? What happened?" Red said.
"There was this portal thingy! We saw this golden imp thing! And they jumped into it! And! And!"
"Golden imp? You mean Hoopa! Where are they?" Red said.
"Oh. Their at this alleyway. You can follow us." Jack said.
The Chairman added. "Also they're fighting the Mask of Ice and Brock's Mega Steelix and Misty's Mega Gyarados."
"What?!" Blue looked angry. "WHY DIDN'T YOU START OFF WITH THAT!"
"Chu!" ChuChu ran away, barely dodging the Steelix's iron tail slamming to the earth!
Her Pokemon followed suit, dodging the chaos, awaiting orders from Yellow but she didn't respond. She just stood there in horror, terrified.
"Why… why is he doing this?" Yellow froze to her knees on the ground, confused and scared.
"Yellow! Get up!" Silver shouted at her.
Silver turned his head around, noticing Gyarados's violent eyes staring at him.
"GYYAARRGH!" Gyarados aimed his tail again.
"No you don't." Silver aimed his Pokeball at the ferocious beast.
The Pokeball flashed open, a giant red serpent emerged, crossing his red tail against Mega Gyarados's blue tail!
"GYYAAARGH!" A Red Gyarados swing the tail elsewhere, letting go.
"GYYAAARGH!" Mega Gyarados roared at the Red Gyarados.
"You coward!" Silver looked to the Mask of Ice... but he was no long there. "W-where is he?"
"Guys!" Red yelled.
"Huh?" Yellow looked behind her, seeing Red and Green shouting from the visible portal nearby alongside Poliwrath and Alakazam.
"Were coming in!" Green shouted.
Red and Green jumped into the chaotic world as their two Pokemon following. Blue quickly hurried with Wiggylttuff but...
"Yeah I…" Blue spoke, being cut off by the portal vanishing into thin air.
"Blue!" Red and Green yelled.
"What!? I can't get in!" Blue yelled from the other side from the alley.
"Wiggly!?" Wigglytuff cried.
"Oh dear." The Chairman spoke. "This doesn't look good."
"Our way out is gone." Green said.
"Nevermind that!" Red turned to Yellow and Silver. "Were here to help!"
"What is this place?" Green looked around as he ran. "Why does everything look so… distorted and empty?"
"Poli? Kazam." Poliwrath and Alakazam looked around.
"Huh!?" Red suddenly felt the ground shaking.
A massive wall of ice emerged between the four, separating Red, Green and Yellow, Silver on two different sides!
"Guys!" Green shouted.
"Were alright! You!?" Silver shouted.
"Yeah… " Red noticed someone from a distance on standing on top of this side's cliffside standing above the massive lake. "We found Hoopa. The Masked Man is here with us."
Poliwrath and Alakazam quickly took on their battle stances, preparing for whatever the Masked Man was about to unleash.
"Hehehe…" The Mask of Ice stared at them, rubbing his chin with one hand, holding Hoopa like a baby in the other.
The Masked man eyed Red and Green with excitement.
"Two challengers approaches…" The Masked Man muttered.
Red and Green eyed back at the Masked Man, looking furious.
"Let's battle." The Masked Man spoke, a bluish green-white Megastone shined through his clothes.
