S2 Ep1: Truth

(DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POKÉMON OR BEN 10! POKÉMON BELONGS TO GAMEFREAK/NINTENDO! BEN 10 BELONGS TO MAN OF ACTION STUDIOS/CARTOON NETWORK STUDIOS/WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY).

(Somewhere in the woods at night, an army base of operations rests. A small control building overlooks three large platforms, each with a big, sealed hatch. Suddenly, yellow beams shoot down at the hatches, electrifying them to open. Missiles rise from them and travel up the beams. A decorated man bursts into a control room. A light is flashing red, his less-decorated colleague is sitting at a console, worried).

Intercom: Security breach! Red Alert!

Army Higher-Up: I did not authorize a launch... Abort! Abort!

Army Worker: We are not launching the nuke, sir. Something is pulling them out of their silos! (The missiles fly up in pairs to a gigantic spaceship floating in the sky. In a large hangar room with missiles and rockets, an explosion in a doorway startles the armed men inside. Clouded by smoke, a familiar robotic pincer fires a laser at one of the men, knocking him back. More lasers hit the other men. Two Orbeetle Robots fly forward into the room. Behind them steps...Necrozma! But not as we know him: His Black Prism body was shinier than Ash saw, and his Claws were Sharper. He walks around the room, seeing. While his back is facing away, a blast suddenly blows up a Orbeetle next to him. Necrozma spins around and blocks the next shot with his Iron Defence, pushing him back. As he lowers his arms).

Necrozma: You... (Two men in white suits, and Helmets and a Pokémon in Black Glasses face him, both in helmets and carrying serious-looking weapons).

Ultra Ranger #1: It is over, Necrozma!

Ultra Ranger #2: You are going down!

Pokémon: For good this time!

Necrozma: Ton have tried, NONE have succeeded!

Ultra Ranger #2: Until now, slimeball. (The second one runs forward).

Ultra Ranger #1: Lysandre, wait!

Pokémon: No! ("Lysandre" keeps running. As Necrozma leaps in the air, Lysandre plants his feet down and shoots at him with his rapid-fire Blaster. Necrozma avoids all the shots and lands a Night Slash to his head. His helmet falls to the ground. Lysandre's partner, and his Pokémon looks up to see Necrozma trap the youthful man with flaming red hair in a headlock, pointing his own Blaster at him. As they stand off, a robot Orbeetle hacks a small console on a missile. It displays "LAUNCH READY" and an alarm sound).

Necrozma: Back away or watch one of your cities be in ruins! (Lysandre's partner, and Pokémon looks up as a door in the ceiling opens directly above the missile, aimed at the peaceful night sky).

🎵 It started when an alien device did what it did 🎵

🎵 And stuck itself upon his wrist with secrets that it hid 🎵

🎵 Now he has superpowers, he is no ordinary kid 🎵

🎵 He's Ash 150! (Ash 150!). 🎵

🎵 So if you see him, you might be in for a shocking surprise 🎵

🎵 He'll turn into a Pokémon before your very eyes 🎵

🎵 He's slimy, freaky, fast, and strong, he is every shape and size 🎵

🎵 He's Ash 150! (Ash 150!). 🎵

🎵 Armed with Abilities, he is on the case 🎵

🎵 Fighting off evil from Earth or Ultra Space 🎵

🎵 He'll never stop 'till he Beats them in Battle🎵

🎵 'Cause he is the baddest kid to ever save the day 🎵

🎵 Ash 10! 🎵

(Their standoff continues).

Necrozma: Put the weapon down. (Pointing Lysandre's Blaster). NOW! (Lysandre's partner drops his rifle).

Lysandre: You cannot just let it get away! (Then the Pokémon belonging to Lysandre's Pokémon spoke up).

Pokémon: Yes!

Ultra Ranger #1: Never said I would, kid. Use Shadow Ball! (Out from his arm, Lysandre's partner fires a surprise laser blast. And the Pokémon used Shadow Ball! It knocks the Photo Geyser out of Necrozma's hand, and Stuns Necrozma, as he was readying to use it on Lysandre, giving Lysandre the opportunity to get out of Necrozma's grip and push him away. Necrozma steadies himself, as his Orbeetle behind him finishes the hacking sequence. The console now reads "LAUNCH", and the missiles starts spewing smoke).

Necrozma: You are too late.

Ultra Ranger #1: Wrong, my timing's perfect. Night Daze! (The man kicks his rifle up into his arms and fires a green projectile at Necrozma. It opens into a net and pushes Necrozma and his Orbeetle into the missile, sticking them to the side of it. The Pokémon used Night Daze, damaging the engine to kick-start the engine into flying. Necrozma tries to wrestle out of it as the missiles starts launching).

Necrozma: NOOO! (The missile rises out of the hangar).

Lysandre: What are you doing? (The man takes off his helmet, and the Pokémon removes the Black Glasses revealing themselves to be Mohn Ketchum, with a youthful face and blonde hair and his Pokémon Zoroark).

Mohn: Sending Necrozma out with a 'bang'.

Zoroark: A Big Bang that is.

Necrozma: KETCHUM! (The missile flies straight into Necrozma's ship, exploding it).

Mohn: And then, kablamo. No more Necrozma.


(Mohn, in the present day, tells the story to Ash, Pikachu, Iris, and Axew while driving the Northern Star).

Mohn: Or so I thought, until today.

Ash: Woah! You were a Hero?

Pikachu: For real?

Mohn: I was just a guy doing a job...

Zoroark: And I was just his Partner.

Iris: Excuse me, but exactly what was that job?

Axew: Yes. What was it? (Mohn and Zoroark pause, then look on).

Mohn: We called ourselves the Ultra Rangers. Officially, we did not exist. We were the guys who fixed the problems no one else could. Extraterrestrial. Extrasensory. Extraordinary. (Those same men in the White suits are in a sewer, firing blasts at Pokémon creatures of multiple different shapes and sizes).

Ash: So, all this time I have been going Hero, I have really been following you! And I am an Ultra Ranger in training!

Pikachu: Cool.

Iris: And you both knew about the watch the whole time?!

Axew: You too Zoroark?

Mohn: Not really, just rumor and scuttlebutt, I was surprised as you all when it turned up on Ash's wrist.

Zoroark: Biggest Surprise of our lives.

Iris: You always told us we could tell you anything, Grandpa. Guess you did not feel the same... (Siren's echo behind them. Mohn pulls the RV to the side and lets ambulances and police cars pass him).

Ash: All right! Could be a chance for the Ultra Rangers to go 'back to work'!

Iris: Ugh. You should start by unclogging that hairball from your brain, "Mr. Ultra Ranger".

Ash: Ahh, you are just jealous 'because you are not part of the family business! (He sticks out his tongue).

Mohn: There is no "family business", mine and Zoroark's Hero days were over a long time ago.

Zoroark: Though to be honest, it has been fun fighting bad guys with you kids. (Ash jumps out of the RV).

Ash: Well, mine are just beginning!

Mohn: Ash, wait!

Pikachu: Hold on!

Ash: Time to Sceptile! (Ash activates the Pokétrix, turns the dial to Sceptile, and slams it down. He looks at himself in the RV's side mirror).

Golduck: Aw! Golduck?! What a "rip-off". ... (Golduck hears a fire truck coming and runs into the road, hitching a ride as it zooms past the RV).


(The fire truck arrives at an exceptionally large hotel. A couple people are outside, having evacuating. The driver gets out of the truck and speaks with the manager).

Hotel Manager: There's s-some kind of creature inside, tearing up the place-! (The manager suddenly feels water raining down on him. The driver looks behind him and sees Golduck on top of the truck, spraying a hose upward and letting it fall).

Golduck: Sorry, just needed to moisturize. (He drops the hose and leaps to the hotel entrance).


(Golduck enters the hotel and looks inside. Aside from the water fountain in the middle of the room, everything has looks tossed and turned over).

Golduck: Okay, who is the punk giving us creatures a bad name?! (A Black and whitish-cream color Pokémon with red eyes and a drooling teethy mouth rises to Golduck' words. It stands up and roars ferociously! ...Except it is about two feet tall and not threatening at all, just an Raticate (Alolan Form) by itself). ...PFFT-AAHAHAHAHAH! (Golduck laughs and laughs and laughs. Eventually, the Pokémon used Dark Pulse on Golduck, knocking him over. Getting up). You picked the wrong day to be a Pokémon, friend. (Golduck leaps toward it, but the Raticate dodges and Golduck goes sliding across the floor, knocking into the fountain. He gets up and spots the Raticate on a pillar. It snarls and leaps into the fountain. It uses its Rain Dance attack at Golduck, but Golduck gladly lets himself get water sprayed). Ahhhh. That is just a breath of fresh air to me!


(Outside the hotel, the Northern Star arrives on the scene. Iris, Axew, Pikachu, Mohn, and Zoroark get out and approach the manager).

Iris: Anybody happen to see a giant, talking fish come by here?!

Axew: Or anything like that?


(The Pokémon climbs up a pillar, snarls at Golduck and leaps into the darkened room. Golduck goes after him, carefully exploring around. He does not notice a man with a rifle, and his Pokémon, also exploring around, and the two come back-to-back, knocking into each other. They turn around and gasp at seeing each other).

Both: AAH! Who are you?! Who am I? Who are you?! (The man quickly blasts Golduck back with his laser rifle. He lands in a room service desk as the Man's Pokémon growls fiercely at him).

Man: Looks like today's my Lucky day. Two Pokémon for the price of one. (Golduck groans). Just sit tight, 'fish stick', I will be back in a minute. (The man spots the Raticate and shoots at it. As he runs off with his Pokémon, Golduck picks up a nearby pitcher of ice water and pours it on his head).

Golduck: (Sighs). You gotta love room service. (The man and his Pokémon look around for the Raticate next to a bookshelf. The Raticate watches him from atop the shelf and kicks it down onto the man and his Pokémon, incapacitating him. The Raticate jumps to the ground and hollers in victory. Golduck quietly sneaks up behind it and traps it in a small safe). Not bad for a "fish stick", huh? (The Pokétrix times out. The man and his Pokémon start lifting the bookshelf off them).

Ash: Um, (Making his voice deeper) gotta go! (Ash runs to Mohn, Zoroark, Iris, Axew, and Pikachu at the front door).

Mohn: Ash, are you all, right? (Pikachu jumps onto Ash's Shoulder).

Pikachu: Are you okay Ash?

Ash: Barely! A kind of nutjob in there nearly roasted me! (The man and his Pokémon get up and looks over to them. His eyes light up).

Man: Mohn?! Zoroark?!

Mohn: Lysandre! (The two runs to each other, hugging and laughing).

Ash: Do you know this guy, Grandpa?

Pikachu: Who is he?

Lysandre: Well, you could say that. We used to be partners! (Ash and Iris exchange a look).


(Outside the hotel, Lysandre shows the Ketchum's his sleek blue car. It looks dated).

Lysandre: Yes, she is not much to look at, but it is better than that old Northern Star of an RV you used to drive! (Then Ash asks).

Ash: Hey Lysandre? (Ash points at Lysandre's Pokémon Partner). What Pokémon is that? Since I have never seen it before.

Lysandre: It is a Pyroar. Been my Partner for the last 20 years ago. Since, I needed a little companionship, and a little protection since a Pokémon can attack you at any given moment.

Pyroar: Hello there.

Mohn: I suppose you got Pyroar after we said goodbye to each other all that time ago. (Mohn guessed, and Lysandre nodded. Then Mohn asked his old friend). So, how are you?

Lysandre: Surprisingly good, considering I just bagged an Alolan Form Raticate. Seems like old times.

Ash: You bagged it?! As if! It was Gold- (Mohn stops him and steps forward).

Mohn: Raticate, huh? Well, I have not seen one of those since the one we caught terrorizing Goldenrod City years ago.

Zoroark: Yes, me neither. (Lysandre closes his trunk, with the boxed Pokémon inside).

Lysandre: Yes, well, good thing I was around. You know, "Once an Ultra Ranger, always an Ultra Ranger". Do you ever think about getting back in the game, Mohn? Zoroark? You know, relive the glory days?

Mohn: No thanks, I am retired. And so are the Ultra Rangers.

Zoroark: So am I.

Lysandre: Yes, thanks to you! Once you took Necrozma out of the picture, the work just seemed to dry up. It was then I got Pyroar as you know.

Mohn: Eh, just doin' our job.

Lysandre: Yes, anyway... Looks like things are picking back up again. In fact, I am starting my own freelance Ultra Ranger business!

Pyroar: It is going to be a very Profitable. (Lysandre looks over to Ash, Pikachu, and then notices his arm).

Lysandre: Wow. Cool watch! It looks so familiar...

Ash: (Holding it up). It ought to, it is the Poké-!

Mohn: Oh, look at the time! Well, we need to go. (Mohn and Zoroark steer Ash and Pikachu away. Iris follows with Axew). Nice catching up with you, Lysandre. Happy Battling!

Zoroark: Nice Seeing you again Lysandre. Good to meet you Pyroar.

Pyroar: The Honor is mine. (Lysandre and Pyroar raise an eyebrow as they leave).


(In the Northern Star, Ash feels the need to ask his grandfather).

Ash: I do not get it! How come you did not tell Lysandre about the Pokétrix?

Pikachu: Isn't Lysandre your friend?

Mohn: That is on a need-to-know basis only, Ash. The less people or Pokémon know, the better.

Zoroark: Trust Us.

Iris: Guess That is your answer to everything, is it not, Grandpa?

Axew: I suppose secrets are important to you both.

Ash: Hey... Why do not we start up the Ultra Rangers again? You, Zoroark, me, Pikachu, Lysandre, and Pyroar! We would be super Pokémon butt-kickers!

Mohn: Ash, it is flattering you appreciate what we did, but you cannot bring back the past. (A monitor suddenly opens from the drink compartment and shows a broadcast from Lysandre and Pyroar).

Lysandre: Mohn! Zoroark! If you are out there, I need help! Two Big-Hearted Pokémon, tearing up a meat processing plant on Highway 44!

Pyroar: Hurry!

Mohn: Big-Hearted Pokémon? (The Northern Star makes a U-turn and drives down the other road).

Ash: All right! The Ketchum's are back in plumbing business! (Mohn looks at him worriedly but does not correct him. They park at the plant, its front doors torn wide open. As they get out, they hear a roaring echo from inside).

Iris: I do not like the sound of that...


(They walk through the plant. Mohn opens a curtain to a room with conveyor belts and hung-up meat carcasses. Inside is Lysandre, and Pyroar on the ground).

Mohn: Lysandre!

Zoroark: Pyroar! (Mohn and Zoroark help them up).

Lysandre: Mohn! Thank goodness you showed up. Two Pokémon, nasty! We are gonna need a little of that ol' magic!

Ash: No worries, we are on it! (Through a door and a cloud of steam come two big mutt-like creatures).

Iris: (To Ash). Friends of yours? (Axew gets a worried look on his face).

Axew: Oh Boy! (The creatures approach them).


(They have cream-colored fur and white-tipped plumes, but their shaggy fur and hair leave no trace of doubt: They are the same species as Stoutland).

Ash: Stoutland's! Likely I can talk with them! (Turning on the Pokétrix as Pikachu jumps off his shoulder into Iris' arms).

Pikachu: Hold on a minute!

Mohn: Ash! (Ash has already slammed it down and turned into Stoutland).

Lysandre: That is why I recognized that watch... It is the Pokétrix!

Pyroar: You were right Lysandre all along. (Stoutland "nods" to Lysandre, and Pyroar before he leaps in front of the two mutts. They exchange a couple of growls and snarls. One of them extends its slobbering mouth, shakes its head, and extends it again. It slams the ground and outwardly ends the conversation).

Iris: What did you say?

Axew: Yes what?

Mohn: Big-Hearted Pokémon never were big on small talk, even with their own kind!

Zoroark: More Combative than anything else really. (Stoutland starts running away. The two mutts chase after him. As they give chase, one leaps at Stoutland. He senses it with his ears and leaps up, catching a chain suspended in the air. After missing, the mutt hits a metal crate, tipping the barrels sitting on top of it. The mutt looks up as the barrels spill pink liquid and guts all over its face).

Iris: Gross! (Meanwhile, Stoutland looks to the base of his chain. A piece of meat is stuck to it. The second mutt walks up to it and grabs it with its mouth, pulling the chain apart. Stoutland watches it break and grabs another chain in midair. That one ends up pulled apart too. He grabs another, and another. Eventually, he leaps on to a conveyor belt. The mutt climbs on to face him. It pins Stoutland down; up ahead at the end of the belt are two spiked rollers, crushing and tenderizing the meat that goes through it. Lysandre runs over to the conveyor's controls and hits a button. The conveyor stops just in time. Lysandre pulls a lever on the console and a chained meat moves toward them, knocking the adult mutt off Stoutland. He then leaps down and meets with Lysandre).

Lysandre: What are partners for? (The two meet up with Iris and Mohn and run for the curtain door. The first mutt suddenly leaps in front and blocks their way. As they back up, Iris, Axew, and Pikachu spin around, as she Gasps. The other mutt is right behind her, Axew, and Pikachu).

Iris: Do not suppose you have ever...considered becoming vegetarians? (The two mutts have them cornered. Right as they leap in for the kill, a piercing soundwave fills the entire room. The two mutts fall to the floor and grip their heads in pain. The source of the sound comes from a device in Lysandre's hand).

Lysandre: Sorry about that, Ash. (Stoutland is also reeling). Only way to bring down the Big-Hearted Pokémon.

Mohn: (out of breath). Yes. Lucky for us, you had a Sonic Pitch Whistle with you. (Eventually, the Pokétrix times out and Stoutland turns back into Ash, still holding his ears as Iris, Axew, and Pikachu look at him worriedly but say nothing).

Lysandre: So... all the stories are true. The Pokétrix really does exist. And Ash, quite good moves out there! You remind me of your grandfather back in the day!

Pyroar: I am extremely impressed. (Ash runs up to Mohn).

Ash: Really? (Mohn sees in the corner of his eye).

Mohn: Lysandre! Pyroar! Look out! (Behind them, one of the mutts got up and batted them to the ground. Lysandre's pitch whistle drops to the floor, at once crushed under the foot of a mutt. The two roars at him when something catches their attention). Why do you not pick on someone with more meat on his bones?! (Mohn angrily drives a forklift into them and jumps out as it speeds and crashes into another room. As Mohn gets up, so do the two mutts. Mohn quickly presses a button, and a blast door comes falling, trapping the mutts in the room for good. For good measure, Zoroark attacks them too).

Zoroark: Take this! (Zoroark strikes both Mutts with Sludge Bomb, weakening them further, knocking them out).

Lysandre: Just like old times, eh? Well, I would say this is gonna be the beginning of a new partnership.

Pyroar: With new and Old Friends. (Lysandre extends his hand and Pyroar extends a paw. Mohn and Zoroark look at him a little hesitantly).


(Back at the now lit-up hotel, Lysandre relaxes in his room with the Ketchum's).

Lysandre: It is fate that we all met up. (Ash excitedly digs into a bowl of shrimp as Pikachu is eating a bowl of Pokémon Food. Iris reads to herself and Axew. Mohn and Zoroark are the only one standing, as he looks around the very fancy-looking room).

Mohn: Wow, ritzy suite. Had to cost a pretty penny...

Lysandre: Just a little 'thank you' I negotiated for helping the manager out with his Pokémon problem. And trust me, this is just the tip of the old Pokémon iceberg! You know, Ash, you would make a great Ultra Ranger! You too Pikachu.

Ash: (Mouthful of shrimp), I would? (He and Pikachu smile at this).

Pikachu: Really?

Lysandre: Sure! A real chip off the old block! We would all make an effective team. With your powers, Mohn's experience, our Pokémon's abilities, and my instincts, we would be an unstoppable team. What do ya think?

Mohn: I am thinking what an odd coincidence for a "Alolan Form Raticate". and two "Big-Hearted Pokémon" to turn up on the same day.

Zoroark: Seems a little weird to me.

Lysandre: Pokémon...go figure!

Pyroar: Same old, Same Old.

Mohn: I, uhh, need a little fresh air. (Mohn and Zoroark walk out of the room, frowning. Lysandre and Pyroar glare and prepare to leave as well, but first they put on Happy smiles).

Lysandre: Hey kids, order whatever you would like off the room service menu! (Lysandre and Pyroar leave the room).

Ash: NOW we are talking! (Iris and Axew keep her eye on Lysandre and Pyroar as they leave them).

Iris: Something is going on that grandpa's not telling us about. (Getting up with Axew). Come on! (Ash keeps stuffing his mouth while Pikachu stops eating).

Ash: And pass up free room service? No way, I am staying here!

Iris: ...Ah, you are right! It is by chance just a couple secret Ultra Rangers' mission! (Ash cheers up). Better if we just stay out of it... (Ash explodes out the door with Iris, Axew, and Pikachu).


(As they look around the parking lot, the Northern Star and Lysandre's car are nowhere to for anyone to see it).

Iris: No Grandpa or Zoroark.

Ash: And no Lysandre and Pyroar. But where would they go?

Iris: If Grandpa thinks that Pokémon weasel and those space mutts are coinciding, there is only one place to check out around here. (Ash quickly turns into Sceptile and picks Iris, Axew, and Pikachu up). Hey!

Sceptile: (Putting Iris, Axew, and Pikachu on his back). Hang on! "Pedal to the metal!" (He rushes off).


(At the Ultra Ranger base in Mount Moon, Mohn and Zoroark walk into a darkened room. They look to an empty pedestal).

Mohn: It is gone!

Zoroark: No! It Cannot be!

Lysandre: Looking for this? (Lysandre, and Pyroar stand behind him and Zoroark, holding up a hand Blaster-like device with a large Orange Diamond Crystal shaped lens at the end).

Pyroar: Would this be it?

Mohn: The Distortion World projector. I thought all those Pokémon were familiar. (Lysandre and Pyroar smile smugly). You stole the Distortion World projector to release the ones we caught back in the old days! (Zoroark growls angrily at them).

Lysandre: You both always were too smart for your own good, Mohn and Zoroark. But not wanting to join up with us was only plain dumb!

Pyroar: Completely Idiotic!

Mohn: Why are you doing all this?

Zoroark: How Could you?

Lysandre: Job security! So, we release a Pokémon, then get a hotel manager or mayor or whoever to pay us to catch it! Easy money...

Mohn: I am not gonna let you get away with this.

Zoroark: Me Neither.

Lysandre: Yes, I figured you might say that. Too bad, we could have made quite a team again! (Lysandre points the projector at him and fires it. Mohn and Zoroark drop to the ground, dodging a yellow beam. Behind him, the beam forms into a circular portal. A giant blue and green spider monster with spiked legs and a bubble helmet suddenly steps out from the portal and roars at Mohn and Zoroark). And do not worry, I will be sure to tell Ash how your last words to me were, how you wanted him to follow, in your footsteps as my partner! (Mohn and Zoroark look at Lysandre and Pyroar, then back to the beast's jagged roaring teeth. The roaring beast raises its claws at Mohn and Zoroark, ready to kill them. In the blink of an eye it swipes, hitting...the ground. Mohn and Zoroark are gone). What the-?! (Sceptile rushes past Lysandre and Pyroar, who turns around to see him having saved Mohn and Zoroark).

Sceptile: You are no Ultra Ranger! You are nothing but a big drip!

Lysandre: Ash! Listen to me, we do not need your grandpa! We could start back up the Ultra Rangers again! Just you and me...

Pyroar: What do you say?

Sceptile: Forget it! And there is nothing either of you can do to change my mind!

Lysandre: ...Sorry to hear that. (The beast finally rips its claws out of the ground and roars). Say hello to an old friend: An Araquanid! (As the Araquanid approaches the group on its pincer legs, Lysandre and Pyroar run away. It watches him go but puts its attention back on Sceptile, Mohn, and Zoroark. The three back up and angrily look to Lysandre, and Pyroar opening a door), I would love to stay, but we have A ton of work to do.

Pyroar: Good Luck with this one! (The door shuts behind them. The Araquanid swipes at the two; Sceptile rushes him, Mohn, and Zoroark away. Sceptile puts Mohn, and Zoroark down, before he runs back to face the beast. He dodges its swipes and slams, running off one way and quickly appearing at another to confuse it, rapidly hitting it in the head with Leaf Blade. As he fights, Mohn and Zoroark intuitively rushes to the wall of shelves next to them. They open a shelf and pulls out a silver remote-like device while Zoroark looks in another shelf).

Mohn: No. (He puts it back and looks in another shelf, then the one below it). No, no! (He runs the other way and pulls a device out from a shelf he can barely reach). Where is it? (Throwing it away). Where is it? (Sceptile continues to dodge and kick the Araquanid with Low Kick. It goes for another ground slam and misses, getting its hands stuck for a couple of seconds).

Sceptile: Grandpa, could you pick up the pace?! (Just as the Pokétrix starts beeping red, the Araquanid pulls out an entire slab of the floor and throws it at Sceptile. He is a victim by it and de-transforms laying on the ground).

Ash: 'Because I sure cannot...

Mohn: Got it! (Mohn pulls out an orb device from a shelf and throws it in front of the Araquanid. It spews out plumes of green smoke, which knocks out the Pokémon in a second. Mohn and Zoroark run over to Ash and helps get the slab off him).

Zoroark: Are you okay Ash? (Ash nods then he, Mohn, and Zoroark realize something that makes them say in unison).

Mohn, Zoroark, and Ash: Where's Iris?!


(In the facility, parked next to the Northern Star, is Lysandre's car. Iris, Axew, and Pikachu start looking at it, but notices a nearby elevator door blink. She quickly opens the car door and gets in before the elevator opens and Lysandre walks out of it with Pyroar. Lysandre returns Pyroar to its Pokéball. Then he gets in the car and tosses the Distortion World Projector in the passenger seat and laughs to himself).

Lysandre: Haha! And who says crime does not pay? (The car rises out on the platform and starts driving away. In the back seat, Iris, Axew, and Pikachu peek out from under a cloth, then puts it back down).


(The Northern Star quickly rises out as well. As Ash puts his seatbelt on, Mohn presses a button on the cup holder, which flips over to a panel with a lever. After he pulls it down, all the satellite equipment on the top of the RV folds up and retracts, as two big jet exhausts with extendable fins take its place. The hung-up wheel in back splits open and reveals a main thruster, and a couple of other fins and thrusters extend on the sides. The entire affair spews out flames, as the Northern Star goes absolutely FLYING down the road! Ash, and Mohn are stuck to their seats, while Zoroark has an arm around Ash's Chair).

Ash: (Straining). So, what is the number of Pokémon did you store in that "Distortion World" thingy?

Mohn: (Straining). At least a couple hundred. But it is a portal to an alternate dimension! In theory, it could have millions inside of it! (The Northern Star uproots a speed limit sign as it goes past).


(Meanwhile, Lysandre is calmly driving. Iris lifts the cloth off her, Axew, and Pikachu's head and sees the Distortion World Projector on the seat up front. She checks that Lysandre's not moving, silently takes a breath, and goes for it... Lysandre's eye darts to the side. As she grabs the projector, Lysandre grips her arm!).

Lysandre: Oh no, you do not. (They wrestle for it, Lysandre's one hand on the wheel shaking and moving the car. Suddenly, a truck, coming right in front, honks at them. Lysandre needs to let go of the projector and steer the car out of the way. Iris tumbles back in her seat, the projector in her hand, almost crashing into Pikachu, and Axew).

Iris: (Rolling down the window and poking the projector out). Better start thinking about a new line of work because this thing is going 'bye-bye'! (Quickly thinking, Lysandre presses on the brakes, causing the car to sputter and for Iris to drop the projector back inside. He lightly presses the horn, which flashes white).

Computerized Voice: Autopilot mode engaged. (Lysandre unbuckles himself and turns to the back. He grabs the projector just as Iris does. As they tug back and forth with Axew, and Pikachu watching worriedly, the projector accidentally fires. A yellow beam shoots out of the open window and creates a portal outside the moving car. Something out the back window catches Lysandre's eye: The Northern Star is now catching up to them. Mohn is angrily driving at the wheel).

Lysandre: (To Iris). Clever idea! We could use a distraction. (They both look at the portal, which finishes forming. A great flying creature shoots out; having no body except for a wisp coming out of a Small Stone, and a purple face forming out of a swirling purple fog. With green, crescent eyes that connect to a jagged mouth. Its pupils are composed of a spiral. Swirling around its face are green orbs with yellow centers... SPIRITOMB!).

Ash: Something tells me That is not the Mascot Pokémon of Sinnoh! (It flies into the Northern Star's windshield, blocking the view with its Swirling Purple Face). We need a little muscle to stop this thing! (Turning on the Pokétrix). Machamp of muscle! (He slams it down and shrinks in his seat...).

Elgyem: Elgyem?! Because I said "muscle", not "miniscule"! (The creature's Face breaks through one of the windows. Elgyem runs up it to the top of the creature and sees the "Stone" on the bottom of the body). Triggering the correct sequence of synapses should allow me a couple rudimentary motor control! Um... Sure wish I knew what I was talking about. (Nonetheless, Elgyem hits the Rock with Steel Wing. The Spiritomb shrieks and flies off the Northern Star. Elgyem tries to steer it away as the creature flails in the sky, making its way to Lysandre's car).


(In the car, Lysandre finally yanks the projector out of Iris' hand and turns around. The Spiritomb is now ahead and flies straight into his windshield. It breaks off the rear-view mirror (Among other things). and causes the car to spin out of control, slamming into the side railing of a bridge. Both Elgyem and Lysandre fall out of the car and onto the Bent railings. They lock eyes).

Lysandre: Back off, 'Cerebral Pokémon', or I will release every Pokémon in this thing!

Elgyem: Then you will be out of a job.

Lysandre: It does not have to be this way! We could all work together!

Elgyem: No way! This is one Hero who's NOT for sale! (Iris, still in the car with Pikachu, and Axew, looks over to the rear-view mirror next to her. Lysandre warms up the projector).

Lysandre: Well, then, you are all gonna be terribly busy.

Elgyem: Sorry, I am on summer vacation! (The yellow glow from the projector illuminates Elgyem's face. But, right before Lysandre pulls the trigger...).

Iris: Ash!

Axew: Here!

Pikachu: Catch! (Iris throws the mirror to Elgyem. He catches it and reflects the yellow beam, shooting it back at Lysandre. The projector sucks in Lysandre's body).

Lysandre: Nooo!

Iris: (Catching the projector). See ya!

Axew: So long!

Elgyem: And I for sure 'would not want to be ya'.

Pikachu: Me neither.

Iris: Who is next? (Iris smiles as the Northern Star arrives).


(Now, back at Mt. Moon, the Araquanid roars, before being a victim of the projector's beam and sucked back into it).

Mohn: And That is the last of 'em. (Mohn holds the projector and looks to Ash, Pikachu, Iris, Axew, and Zoroark standing next to him). ... And We are sorry we had to keep our past a secret for so long. We should have known we could trust you all.

Zoroark: Yes. Sorry. Can you forgive us?

Iris: It is okay...

Axew: Sure is.

Pikachu: We forgive you both.

Mohn: And for what it is worth, Ash, Pikachu, Iris, and Axew you both would have made a great Ultra Ranger's. All of you!

Iris: Hey, we are your grandkids! What do you expect? (Mohn and Zoroark smile. Mohn puts the projector back on the pedestal. It floats in place). What about Lysandre? And Pyroar?

Mohn: I bet there are a couple of things about this job we are better off not knowing. (The Ketchum's and their Pokémon take one last look at the projector, before walking out).

-To be continued-

Next time on ... Ash 150

The Cocoon