Episode 134: Wobbu-Palooza
A few days came and went since meeting Gary again, so Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Ethan, Pikachu, Angel, Togepi, and Quilava walked down a path and came across a fork in the road.
"Well, this is where I leave you guys again," Ethan said.
"It was great seeing you again, Ethan," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
"You too. And when we meet again, let's have a battle," Ethan said.
"Sure thing, Ethan. I'm not going to pull my punches with you," Sora said.
"It wouldn't be fun if you did, Sora," Ethan said.
"Quilava," Quilava said.
With that said, Ethan said his goodbyes to his friends and continued on his own way towards Ecruteak City.
A little later, Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi have made a small stop by a river. Sora decided to do some fishing before taking off while Kairi and Tracey got some water to fill their canteens. Sora suddenly felt a tug on his fishing pole.
"I think I got something," Sora said, reeling it in. Sora gave one good yank as a fish-like Pokémon came right out. It a light blue, piscine Pokémon with saucer-like eyes, and a mouth with four pointed teeth. There are two dark stripes on its back that resembles the barrel of a revolver. It has a single pelvic fin positioned like a revolver's trigger, two small pectoral fins, and a dorsal fin near its mouth resembling a gun's front sight. In addition, it has two caudal fins, the bottom of which resembling the butt of a gun and the top resembling the hammer. All of its fins except for the dorsal fin are white. Kairi, Tracey, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi saw the Pokémon coming out of the water.
"What is it?" Kairi asked.
"It's a Remoraid," Tracey said. Sora took out his Pokédex and scanned it.
Remoraid, the Jet Pokémon
Type: Water
Remoraid sucks in water, then expels it at high velocity using its abdominal muscles to shoot down flying prey. When evolution draws near, this Pokémon travels downstream from rivers.
"Let's make this a water battle," Sora said, putting his Pokédex away. He took out his Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Totodile!" Totodile came out to battle Remoraid. "Use Ice Fang!" Totodile came swimming at the Jet Pokémon with Ice Fang ready to go, but Remoraid dodges and fired Bubble Beam, hitting him hard. Remoraid then fired Water Gun, hitting Totodile in the face. Remoraid then fired Aurora Beam. "Dodge and use Scratch!" Totodile dodges Remoraid's Aurora Beam and swam towards Remoraid and scratches it. "Use Water Gun!" Totodile fired Water Gun, but Remoraid fired another Aurora Beam, blocking Water Gun. They both held on, but Remoraid overpowers Totodile's Water Gun and pushes back and hits Totodile. Totodile is knocked out, so Sora called Remoraid back. "Remoraid is stronger than it looks. And it looks like I'm gonna have to go with you, Pikachu."
"Pikachu," Pikachu said, stepping in.
"He's not going to back down just because you have an Electric-type Pokémon like Pikachu, Sora," Kairi reminded her boyfriend.
"She's right. You'll have to rely on speed to win against that Remoraid!" Tracey said.
"Speed, you got it!" Sora said. "Pikachu! Get ready to move when Remoraid does!"
"Pika," Pikachu said. Remoraid fired Psybeam at the Mouse Pokémon, so Sora gave the order.
"Quick Attack!" Sora ordered. Pikachu dodges Remoraid's Quick Attack. Remoraid fired Bubble Beam, but Pikachu dodges again with Quick Attack. Remoraid kept on firing Psybeam, Aurora Beam, Bubble Beam, and Water Gun at Pikachu. Pikachu kept on dodging, but he eventually got hit. Remoraid was getting exhausted from all the times he fired his attacks. Sora saw it as an opportunity to end it quick. "Okay, Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fired Thunderbolt and shocked Remoraid, resulting in a knockout. Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it. Remoraid flows inside and the Pokéball wobbles around and around. Stars swirls around the Pokéball to confirm the catch. Sora's Pokémon Box goes off asking him if he wants to keep Remoraid with him. He chose to keep Remoraid in exchange for Scyther. Sora picked up his new Pokéball and smiled. "I got myself a Remoraid."
"Pi, Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
"That was a great catch, Sora," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Thanks, Kairi. Now to feed Totodile with a Sitrus Berry and he'll be healed," Sora said. "In fact, I'll Remoraid one, too." Sora has let out his two Water-type Pokémon and he fed them the Sitrus Berries for Totodile and Remoraid to recover. "Doesn't that feel better, you two?"
"Wobbuffet!" A Wobbuffet said, suddenly coming from the nearby bushes.
"A Wobbuffet?" Sora asked.
"You don't think Team Rocket's around here, do you?" Kairi asked.
"Eevee," Angel said.
Several other Wobbuffet came out from the bushes around them. Some of them all have red markings, resembling lipstick.
"Wobbuffet everywhere," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Where are they all coming from?" Tracey asked.
"Wobbuffet," the Wobbuffet all said, gesturing the trio to follow them.
"They want us to follow them," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
They followed the Wobbuffet back to a town where there were more Wobbuffet along with some Wynaut. The townspeople all were wearing a Wobbuffet t-shirt.
"This is amazing. I have never seen so many Wobbuffet in one place," Tracey said. Just then, a young man with a Wobbufett with bushy eyebrows.
"Hey there, you three. Welcome to Wobbuffet Village," the young man greeted.
"Wobbuffet," his Wobbuffet also greeted.
"Wobbuffet Village?" Kairi asked.
"Toge?" Togepi chirped.
"It's called Wobbuffet Village because everyone in town has a Wobbuffet of his or her own," the young man explained.
"I guess that sounds right since the whole place is full of Wobbuffet," Sora said.
"Don't take this the wrong way, but why would anyone want to have a Wobbuffet?" Tracey asked.
"How could we not? Just looking at a Wobbuffet is enough to warm up your heart," the young man said.
"I see what you mean," Sora said. "I can see it right on your shirt."
"Oh, this would be part of the Wobbuffet Festival," the young man said.
"Wobbuffet Festival?" Sora, Kairi, and Tracey all asked.
"Since you're new in town, I'll be more than glad to explain. The Wobbuffet Festival is our way to honor Wobbuffet," the young man said.
"Sounds like fun," Kairi said. She turned to her boyfriend. "Sora, how about letting out your Wobbuffet just so he could join in on the fun."
"Good idea," Sora said, taking out Wobbuffet's Pokéball. He threw it up in the air. "Come on out, Wobbuffet!" His Pokéball opened and his Wobbuffet emerged from inside.
"Wobbuffet," Sora's Wobbuffet said.
"You got yourself a fine-looking Wobbuffet," the young man said.
"Thanks. Had this Wobbuffet ever since he was just a Wynaut. Isn't that right, Wobbuffet?" Sora asked.
"Wobbuffet," Sora's Wobbuffet said.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket have arrived into Wobbuffet Village, barely alive from their starvation.
"So weak, so hungry," Jessie said weakly.
"I wish we've eaten something in the last chapter," James weakly said.
"Being blown away by Pikachu's Thunderbolt after our robot got cut down to size by cherry blossom petals doesn't put food in our stomachs," Meowth said.
"Wobbuffet!" Wobbuffet said, popping out once again.
"Ugh, why are you always showing up when nobody wants you! I have met a lot of Pokémon in my day, and there's none more annoying than you!" Jessie hissed. Several other Wobbuffet came out from the bushes. "I must be hallucinating from hunger or I'm seeing Wobbuffet coming out of the bushes."
"If you are hallucinating this, then so are we," Meowth said.
Just then, an obese woman along with an obese Wobbuffet came walking up to them with a smile.
"Hello there. That's a wonderful looking Wobbuffet you got there," the woman complimented.
'Well, yes, I do admit we do a bit of wondering about it," Jessie said.
"It's so inspiring to know that people like you comes to visit year-after-year with their Wobbuffet," the woman said. Team Rocket looked at them with a puzzled look on their faces. "Come on. My house is just down the road." They looked at each other with a puzzled look on their faces. They followed her back to the house and sat down as she prepared a meal for her guests.
"I don't get it. Why would everyone in town want to have a Wobbuffet?" James asked.
"What were these people thinking?" Jessie asked.
"No much if you ask me," Meowth said.
"I hope you have a big appetite," the woman said, carrying a plate of roast beef sandwiches and hamburgers for her hungry guests. "You must be anxious to get to the Wobbuffet Festival, but you could stay a few minutes and have yourselves a snack!" Their mouths watered as they gazed at the food.
"We're just delighted to meet people who loves the same thing as we do," Jessie said.
"That special Pokémon," James added.
"Wobbuffet," Meowth said, doing a Wobbuffet's face. They didn't waste time helping themselves to the meal and wolfed them down like they never saw food before. She offered a hamburger to Jessie's Wobbuffet.
"Eat up, sweetie," the woman said.
"Wobbuffet," Jessie's Wobbuffet said, taking a bite of the hamburger.
"Isn't that nice?" The woman asked.
"Wobbuffet," Jessie's Wobbuffet said.
"We are really lucky to have a Pokémon like a Wobbuffet with us," Jessie said, still eating.
"I don't remember you ever saying that, Jessie," James whispered.
"Lulu, I was wondering. Is there going to be a lot of food at the Wobbuffet Festival?" Jessie asked.
"Yes, and lots of Wobbuffet, too! And just so we can tell who's who, I'm going to put this on you," Lulu said, putting an orange headband on his head. Team Rocket tries to hold in their laughter and they burst out laughing. "I think you look adorable."
"Looking good, Wobbuffet," James said.
"It suits you alright," Jessie said.
"It's Wobbu-eautiful," Meowth said.
"It looks like your friends likes it, too," Lulu said.
"Wobbuffet," Jessie's Wobbuffet said.
"As soon as you're done eating, I can show you the festival symbol," Lulu said.
"The festival symbol?" Team Rocket asked.
They got their answer when they saw a giant statue of a Wobbuffet.
"It's gigantical!" Meowth said.
"The people in this town are very proud of it," Lulu said.
"The people in this town must be out of their minds," Jessie deadpanned. Lulu looked at her.
"What did you say, Jess?" Lulu asked. James and Meowth jumped right in.
"She just said, they must be nuts for Wobbuffet," James said.
"And we're just as nutty about Wobbuffet as you are," Meowth said.
Meanwhile outside of town, three delinquents are standing and looking at the Wobbufet and Wynaut and the whole town below.
"Just look at 'em down there," the delinquent with the long cyan hair said.
"While they were preparing for their little festival, we were doing some serious training," the delinquent with the big spiky hair said.
"But none of them were ready for us," the delinquent with the blonde hair said.
"Let's have some fun," the delinquent with the long cyan hair said pulling out a Pokéball. "Go Hitmonlee!" The Pokéball opens and lets out his Hitmonlee. The other two took out their Pokéballs and threw them.
"Go Machoke!" The delinquent with the blonde hair called out.
"Go Primeape!" The delinquent with the big spiky hair called out.
"Let's do it!" They all said as they set off to cause trouble.
Back with Sora, Kairi, Tracey, and the Pokémon, they spent some time playing with the Wynaut and Wobbuffet. Sora's Wobbuffet didn't have a problem fitting in at all.
"I had no idea Wobbufet could be so fun," Kairi said, pushing a Wobbufett on a swing. The young man introduced himself as Nario. Pikachu and Angel were playfully chasing another Wobbuffet.
Suddenly, a villager came running up to Nario in a frantic panic.
"Nario! Nario! We got trouble!" The villager said.
"What's wrong?" Nario asked.
"It's Annie! Someone attacked her Wobbufett!" The villager exclaimed. This got the trio's attention.
"Attacked?!" Sora exclaimed in shock.
"Where are they?" Nario asked.
"By the river!" The villager said. They all raced to the river and gasped to see a little girl crying over Wobbufet being beaten up.
"What happened, Annie?" Nario asked.
"We were playing by the river when three bad men and their Pokémon came and hurt my Wobbufet," Annie cried.
"This is horrible. Who would do such a thing?" Kairi asked.
"Someone who obviously doesn't have a conscience," Tracey said
Another villager has come to the scene.
"There was another Wobbufett attack!" The villager called out. They gasped and they went over to a shack by the same river.
"They took us completely by surprise! The three of them came out of nowhere and before I could stop them, they did this to my Wobbufet!" The middle-aged man explained.
"Wobbufet," the injured Wobbufett said weakly.
"Don't worry, Wobby. Just take it easy!" The middle-aged man said.
"Three of them," Tracey said.
"What kind of Pokémon did the attackers have?" Sora asked.
"They had Fighting-type Pokémon with them! A Hitmonlee, a Machoke, and a Primeape," the middle-aged man said. Nario thought for a moment.
"This sounds vaguely familiar," Nario said stroking his chin.
A dozen more Wobbufett and Wynaut were mercilessly attacked.
Meanwhile, Team Rocket were sneaking around the festival's storehouse.
"This is the place where they keep the festival's food," Jessie said.
"I almost feel guilty stealing from the people who fed us so well," James said.
"All we're doing is cutting out the middle-man," Meowth said.
They peaked inside and their mouths watered.
"Food!" Team Rocket said with glee.
"It's all ours for the taking," James said.
"So, let's take," Meowth said.
"Over here!" Nario's voice called out. Team Rocket turned around and saw Sora, Kairi, Tracey, and the Pokémon running with Nario.
"It's the twerps!" Jessie said. "Quick!"
"Over there! Someone is sneaking around the festival's storehouse!" Nario said. They stopped and saw Team Rocket holding up small shrubs, trying to pass themselves off as shrubbery. Sora just does a face palm.
"Oh, come on, even for you three jokers, that's a poor disguise," Sora said.
"I told ya these ain't gonna work," Meowth said.
"So, it was you three after all!" Tracey said.
"Hey, how dare you accuse us of wrong-doing when we didn't even do anything!" James said.
"Just so you know, these people went out of their way to befriend us," Jessie said.
"And they're gonna unfriend us if they hear we're trying to-" Meowth said, but Jessie and James silenced him.
"Is everything wrong, Jessie?" Lulu asked, showing up.
"Oh, I'm so glad you came, Lulu," Jessie said.
"These kids are accusing us of doing something wrong when we didn't even do anything!" James said.
"Hold on, for once my finger's not pointing at you," Sora said.
"Sora, it's a group of three, and they fit the category," Tracey said.
"Tracey, don't you remember the description Annie gave us earlier?" Sora reminded the Pokémon Watcher.
"Sora's right. They couldn't have done it," Kairi said.
"How would you know?" Tracey asked.
"Three things. One: they were all guys. Two: they have Fighting-type Pokémon, a Hitmonlee, a Machoke, and a Primeape. Three: there's no way they could plan this out without a possibility that they'll blow it," Sora said.
"Oh, right," Tracey said, feeling embarrassed.
"There's no way they could do such a thing since they have a Wobbuffet of their own," Lulu said.
A young woman came running up to them.
"There was another Wobbufet attack!" The young woman said.
"Another one?" Nario asked.
"It was my cousin's Wobbuffet and it happened in the middle of the park," the young woman said.
"See? Told you it wasn't them," Sora said.
"I guess you're right," Tracey said.
"Count yourselves lucky that you're off the hook for now," Kairi said. Sora, Kairi, Tracey, and the Pokémon took off to the festival symbol.
"Good luck with catching the real criminals," James said.
"Now that they're gone, let's get down to business," Jessie said.
"And stealing's our business," James said.
Over to the festival symbol, another Wobbufet is sent flying in the air.
"Wobbuffet!" A young man gasped.
"I betcha you didn't know Wobbufet can fly like that," the punk with the cyan hair said.
"You again?" Nario exclaimed.
"So, you're the ones who are attacking all of these Wynaut and Wobbufet," Kairi said.
"That's right, red. Got a problem with it?" The punk with the cyan hair asked.
"You bet we do," Sora said.
"Why don't you leave them alone?" Kairi asked.
"What did they ever do to you?" Tracey asked.
"Yeah. What gives you the right?" Sora asked.
"They deserve it! They're weaklings!" The punk with the big spiky hair said.
"You asked what the Wobbufet ever do, well I'll tell you," Nario said. "About a year ago, these punks came into our village to cause some trouble. They use Fighting-type Pokémon, but instead of actually training them, they sent them to attack our village to build up their strength. They caused loads of damage and they eventually ended up at Lulu's house and that was their mistake. They thought they were tough. They underestimated her Wobbufet and she beat them good."
"And we told you were wouldn't forget it," the punk with the cyan hair said.
"We never forget," the punk with the blonde hair said.
"It's payback time for beating us the last time," the punk with the big spiky hair said.
"So that's why they came back here! It was just so they can have their revenge!" Tracey said.
"You guys are just plain disgusting!" Kairi said.
"You're also pretty low to do this!" Sora hissed.
"I should go get Lulu and Officer Jenny," Nario said as he left to get help. Sora, Kairi, Tracey, and the Pokémon stayed behind to deal with the punks.
"We've been training all year and this time we're a lot stronger," the punk with the big spiky hair said.
"Just ask those wimpy Wobbufet," the punk with the cyan hair said.
"They'll tell you exactly how stronger we are," the punk with the blonde hair said.
"Did you actually train them or did you just have them break a few windows?" Sora snapped at them.
"You already proven your point now get lost!" Kairi said.
"We're not going anywhere until we have whipped every single Wobbufett in this crummy town," the punk with the blonde hair said.
"And the score isn't settled until we do," the punk with the spiky hair said.
Back in the festival's storehouse, they packed up all of the food into one giant sack.
"And that's the last of it," James said.
"With all this food, we can have our own private Team Rocket festival," Jessie said.
"Wobbu, Wobbu," Wobbuffet said.
"They're at the festival symbol!" Nario said from outside. They peaked out the window to see Nario with Lulu, Officer Jenny and their Wobbuffet.
"I never thought we'd see those three again," Lulu said.
"And it couldn't come at the worst possible time," Officer Jenny said.
"Wobbuffet!" Officer Jenny's Wobbuffet said.
Wonder what's going on?" Meowth asked.
"So, who's next? Who wants to try their luck?" The punk with the cyan hair asked. "Maybe that Wobbuffet right there!" He points to Sora's Wobbuffet.
"I wanna try my luck," Sora said.
"With you?!" Two of the punks exclaimed.
"Now, why would we waste our time with some little kids like you?" The punk with the cyan hair asked.
"You afraid of losing to us?" Kairi asked.
"We're ready to prove to you how brave you aren't!" Tracey said.
"You wanna prove how strong you are, then show us how strong you aren't," Sora said. The villagers tried to tell them they couldn't battle.
"So, it's a three-on-three. Let's have some fun! Hitmonlee!" The punk with the cyan hair called out.
"Go Machoke!" The punk with the blonde hair called out.
"Go for it, Primeape!" The punk with the big spiky hair called out. Three fighting-type Pokémon got ready for battle. Sora, Kairi, and Tracey threw their Pokéballs.
"Go! Gligar!" Sora called out.
"Let's go! Sunflora!" Kairi called out.
"Scyther! Go!" Tracey called out.
"Hitmonlee! Mega Kick!" The punk with the cyan hair ordered.
"Gligar! Use Night Slash!" Sora ordered. Gligar was about to attack when whistles are blown.
"Stop! Nobody is battling anybody!" Officer Jenny called out.
"You can't have a Pokémon battle here," Lulu said.
"Why not?! We're giving them what they deserve for attacking everyone's Wobbufet!" Sora said.
"We had a feeling you'd show up," the punk with the cyan hair hair.
"We'll battle you too, lady! And this time, we'll run both you and your Wobbufet out of town!' The punk with the big spiky hair said.
"Nobody is battling anybody!" Lulu called out.
"Why not?" The punk with the cyan hair asked.
"All Pokémon battles are strictly prohibited during the Wobbufett Festival," Officer Jenny said. Sora, Kairi, and Tracey realized what they almost did. "Wobbufet never attack first. So, to honor that spirit the founders of the festival forbids Pokémon battles during the festival. That's the tradition and nobody is going to break it."
"Wobbufet," Office Jenny's Wobbufet said.
"I seriously didn't know that," Sora said.
"That's why no one is fighting back," Kairi said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"So please, you will have to save your battle until after the festival," Lulu said.
"We won't have the battles if that's the rule," Sora said.
"You three know the rules and now get going!" Officer Jenny told the punks.
"You heard what Officer Jenny said. Get out of our village and don't ever come back!" Lulu added.
"We came to whip all your Wynaut and Wobbufet and that's what we're gonna do!" The punk with the cyan hair said.
"You can't order us around like kids," the punk with the blonde hair said.
"We'll leave this dump when we're good and ready," the punk with the spiky hair said.
"And if we can't whip the real Wobbufet," the punk with the cyan hair said before he and his cohorts turned to the festival symbol. "We'll whip this one instead!" The townspeople gasped.
"They wouldn't dare!" Lulu exclaimed.
The punks ordered their Pokémon to attack the festival symbol. Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi were appalled by this sight.
"Man, this is crossing the line," Sora said.
Team Rocket were watching the destruction taking place, but Jessie was disgusted by the event.
"I can't believe those folks aren't fighting back," Meowth said.
"It may be a festival rule, but it's utterly ridiculous," Jessie said.
"Yes, but it shows how much the townspeople loves and respects their Wobbuffet. It must break your heart to see the festival symbol take such a beating," James said.
"Wobbuffet," Jessie's Wobbuffet said.
"And you must hate it to see those other Wobbuffet get ruffed up, too," Meowth said.
"Wobbuffet," Jessie's Wobbuffet said.
"Hey, why should we get involved into this? It's their problem, so let them sort it out," Jessie said.
"But Jessie, the townspeople were so nice to us. And the twerps would do the same thing, wouldn't they?" Meowth pointed out. Jessie knew Meowth was right. She didn't like it, but even they had some good in them.
Sora grits his teeth, getting angered by their actions. Sora wanted to stop them, but he couldn't do a thing about it.
"If only there was a way to stop them. If only Riku, Ethan, or Gary were here. They would put a stop to this," Sora said in his thoughts.
Just then, Mime Jr came falling from the sky and bounced on the heads of Hitmonlee, Machoke, and Primeape, making them fall off the festival symbol.
"Mime, Mime!" Mime Jr said.
"Hey, what the hell was that?" The punk with the spiky hair asked.
"Prepare for trouble, we're on the way!" Jessie said.
"Make it double, we're here to save the day!" James said.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples to our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! That's right!"
"Mime, Mime!"
"What kind of gang are you?" The punk with the cyan hair asked.
"The kind of gang that chases other gangs like you out of town!" Jessie said.
"So, how about you three make like a drum and beat it?" James asked.
"We're not going anywhere!" The punk with the blonde hair said.
"Then we have a problem. Because if you don't beat it, then you'll make our Wobbuffet very unhappy," Jessie said.
"Wobbuffet!" Jessie's Wobbuffet said.
"You tell 'em, Jess!" Lulu said.
"What are they up to?" Sora asked.
"The people of the town and the spiky haired kid stood up for us, so we'll stand up against you," James said.
"So, we'll be having a Pokémon battle against you, and if you three lose, then you will leave," Jessie said.
"Pokémon battles are against the festival rules," Officer Jenny said.
"Who cares about rules? We don't," Jessie said.
"Some rules are meant to be broken, you know," James said.
"And we're here to break 'em," Meowth said.
"We don't care about rules either!" The punk with the cyan hair said.
"We'll battle you here and now!" The punk with the spiky hair said.
"Let's go, Machoke!" The punk with the blonde hair said.
"Primeape, come on!" The punk with the spiky hair said.
"Let's go, Hitmonlee!" The punk with the cyan hair said. Team Rocket took out their Pokéballs and threw them.
"Arbok! I choose you!" Jessie called out. Arbok came on out.
"Cha-bok!" Arbok hissed.
"Go! Victreebel!" James called out. Victreebel came out and chomped on Meowth. "Let Meowth go!"
"Hitmonlee! Use Rolling Kick!" The punk with the cyan hair ordered. Hitmonlee lands a roundhouse kick onto the Cobra Pokémon.
"Use Headbutt!" Jessie ordered. Arbok headbutts Hitmonlee hard.
"Machoke! Use Karate Chop!" The punk with the blonde hair ordered. Machoke came rushing at Victreebel and lands a heavy chop.
"Victreebel! Use Razor Leaf!" James ordered. Victreebel fired Razor Leaf, but Primeape punches the leaves out of the way of Machoke.
Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Pikachu, Angel, and Togepi were speechless at what they were seeing.
"Am I seeing things or are they doing a good deed for once?" Sora asked.
"Pika?" Pikachu asked.
"I don't think we would be seeing the same thing if it wasn't for real," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Wobbuffet," Sora's Wobbuffet said.
"Arbok! Use Poison Fang!" Jessie ordered. Arbok came at Hitmonlee with his whole mouth emitting poison.
"Hitmonlee! Use High Jump Kick!" The punk with the cyan hair ordered. Hitmonlee gave Arbok a kick and goes down for the count.
"Machoke! Seismic Toss!" The punk with the blonde hair ordered. Machoke grabs Victreebel and jumps in the air. Machoke swings Victreebel around and threw him down to the ground, resulting in a knockout.
"These punks are tougher than I gave them credit for," James said.
"You're telling me," Jessie said.
"Looks like we've just finished off all of your Pokémon," the punk with the blonde hair said.
"I think you're forgetting someone! Wobbuffet! I choose you!" Jessie said.
"Wobbuffet!" Jessie's said. The punks and the Pokémon laughed at the headband.
"Ooh, I'm shaking!" The punk with the cyan hair said, laughing.
"Maybe Wobbuffet would have looked more threatening if we took the headband off," Jessie said, regretting leaving it on him.
"This is perfect. We get to beat up another Wobbufet," the punk with the cyan hair said.
"It's like a present wrapped up with a ribbon," the punk with the blonde hair said.
"It's like Christmas," the punk with the spiky hair said.
"Hitmonlee! Use High Jump Kick!" The punk with the cyan hair ordered. Hitmonlee came at Jessie's Wobbuffet with a kick ready.
"Wobbuffet! Use Counter!" Jessie ordered. Wobbuffet uses Counter and Hitmonlee's kick attack bounced off.
"Machoke! Use Karate Chop!" The punk with the blonde hair ordered. Machoke came at Jessie's Wobbuffet with a chop ready to go.
"Use Counter again!" Jessie ordered. Jessie's Wobbuffet uses Counter again to reflect Machoke's attack.
"Primeape! Use Dual Chop!" The punk with the spiky hair ordered. Primeape came at Jessie's Wobbuffet with its hands glowing green.
"Counter!" Jessie ordered. Wobbuffet reflects Primeape's attack.
"This isn't working!" The punk with the blonde hair said.
"We can take that Wobbuffet down if we all try it all at once," the punk with the cyan hair said.
"Right," the other two punks said.
"High Jump Kick!" The punk with the cyan hair ordered.
"Cross Chop!" The punk with the blonde hair ordered.
"Use Dual Chop!" The punk with the spiky hair ordered.
All of the Fighting-type Pokémon all came at Jessie's Wobbuffet all at once.
"Counter!" Jessie ordered. Jessie's Wobbuffet uses Counter and sends the three Pokémon flying into the sky. Sora whistled.
"Who would have thought a Hitmonlee, a Primeape, and a Machoke would go flying?" Sora asked.
The punks have clearly lost the battle.
"So, would you be staying for the festival?" Lulu asked. They turned around and saw the angered looks in their eyes.
"No way! We're out of here!" The punks said as they ran away. The Fighting-type Pokémon fell back down and they followed their Trainers back into the forest.
"It's good to see someone else running away for a change," Jessie said.
"You're a winner, Wobbuffet," James said.
"Wobbuffet," Jessie's Wobbuffet said.
"I knew you could do it," Lulu said. "You put a stop to those punks. Our village is grateful to you."
"But that doesn't excuse you for what you did," Officer Jenny said.
"You're right. We broke the rules," Jessie said.
"So, we're going to leave the village for that," James said.
"We hope your Wobbufet Festival goes smoothly," Meowth said. They get into their balloon and float up in the air.
"Those three are really nice," Nario said.
"Even if they have broken the rules," Lulu said.
"Nice? Them?" Sora asked.
"I find it very hard to swallow, too," Tracey said.
"Me too," Kairi said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Eevee said.
"Togepi," Togepi chirped.
"Wobbuffet," Sora's Wobbuffet said.
Sora saw the balloon lowering itself for a moment.
"Hey, what are they up to?" Sora asked. They saw them grab the sack. He noticed the hole in the sack. "Is that what I think it is!"
"That's the food for the festival!" Officer Jenny said. Lulu gasped.
So much for having some good in them!
"Those ungrateful jerks! I knew I couldn't trust them as far as I could throw them!" Sora said. Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Officer Jenny, and the Pokémon chases them out of the village. Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Noctowl!" Noctowl came out with a swirl of stars. "Use Peck on that balloon!" Noctowl flew up to Team Rocket's balloon and pecks the balloon, making it fall. They crashed on the ground.
"What was that about?" Jessie asked.
"Hey!" Sora called out. Team Rocket turned to see them. "I knew you three were up to no good as usual!"
"How could you steal from these people after they welcomed you with opened arms?" Kairi asked.
"Pika!" Pikachu growled.
"Eevee!" Angel also growled.
"Wobbuffet!" Sora's Wobbuffet also growled.
"Hey, what do you expect from Wobbuffet fans?" Jessie said.
"We do what we have to do to keep our rotten image up!" James said.
"And there ain't nothing ya can do about it!" Meowth said. Jessie and James took out their Pokéballs and threw them.
"Go! Arbok!" Jessie called out as Arbok came out with a hiss.
"Go! Weezing!" James called out. "Looks like we finally won!"
"Battling's forbidden during the Wobbufet Festival," Jessie said.
"So, you can't battle us!" Meowth said.
"Actually, the rule only applies within the village, so we're outside the village," Officer Jenny said, making them wince when they realized how right she was.
"Looks like you lose again," Sora said. "Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Pikachu fired Thunderbolt, shocking Team Rocket, resulting in an explosion.
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!" Team Rocket shouted as they go flying in the air. A star twinkles in the distance.
With Team Rocket dealt with, the food was brought back.
"Thank you for bringing the food back. I guess I shouldn't have trusted them," Lulu said.
"Don't worry about it. The festival's no longer has any worries," Sora said.
"Why don't you all stay and join us for the festival. Your Wobbufet is fitting in just fine," Lulu said.
"What do you say, Wobbuffet? Wanna stick around and have some fun?" Sora asked.
"Wobbuffet!" Sora's Wobbuffet replied.
"Thought so!" Sora said.
So, Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Pikachu, Angel, Togepi, and Sora's own Wobbuffet joined in the festivities.
Over to the punks, they kept on running and then stopped to catch their breath.
"How humiliating! Beaten by a Wobbuffet again!" The punk with the cyan hair said.
"And right in front of those people, too," the punk with the spiky hair said.
"It can't get any worse," the punk with the blonde hair said.
Trickster appeared before them. The punks noticed him.
"Hey, what's with that dorky mask?" The punk with the cyan hair asked.
"It ain't Halloween," the punk with the spiky hair said.
"Got something to say?" The punk with the blonde hair asked.
"You are going to die," Trickster said. The punks didn't take him seriously and they laughed it off, but their laughter then stopped when a giant snake appeared and swallowed them and their Pokémon alive. "Humans and Pokémon are all going to die."
Over to Team Rocket, they landed right on top of a mountain.
"You know, I think we should have been more grateful because we had some friends," James said.
"Please don't remind me," Meowth said.
"Maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all," Jessie said.
"Wobbuffet!" Wobbuffet said.
We'll leave them right at this point for now.