This two-part episode is dedicated to the Pokémon 20th Anniversary. Train on!

Episode 48: Attack of the Clones Part 1

In some dark room, a group of scientists veiled in shadows are hard at work. One of them, seemingly the leader, paces the room back and forth as the others work away at their computers. One suddenly declares, "Mr. Morimoto! I think we have it! I think we've cracked the genetic code!"

This excites the lead scientist. He leaps over to that scientist's station and looks over the display on his computer. "By Arceus…we have…" He is utterly shocked. "Twenty years…I've spent the last twenty years of my life on this program…and it's finally coming to its completion. Project Viginti is finally coming to its fruition…" He steps up towards some sort of large glass cylinder in the center of the room and puts his hand on its surface. "And it's all thanks to you, my friend…" Inside the cylinder is a Pikachu. This is no ordinary Pikachu though. The bottom of the black tips on its ears are spikey in pattern instead of flat. The Pikachu is unconscious and hooked up to various electrodes and probes. It appears to be suffering intense pain. Morimoto continues, "We will create life…"

Ash and Pikachu are running through a city. Ash shouts back, "Come on guys, we're going to be late! He said we have to meet him fast!"

Behind him, Brock, Brenda, and Misty are struggling to keep up. Misty shouts, "Some of us aren't gifted with the infinite energy you seem to have, Ash! Why don't you slow down!?"

Ash looks back again and shouts, "Ha! I'll never slow-!"

While being distracted by looking backwards, Ash crashes right into someone. Ash gets knocked back. He quickly gets back up and brushes himself off. A voice says, "Ha, as clumsy as ever I see, huh Ashy-boy?"

Ash looks up to see that the person he crashed into was his once rival Gary Oak. He exclaims, "Gary!"

On this momentous day we join our heroes as they meet up with yet another blast from the past. What a great way to celebrate today's occasion!

Gary grins. "It's good to see you, Ash." Brock, Brenda, and Misty catch up. Gary nods towards them in greeting. "Brock, Misty."

Ash says to Brenda, "Brenda, this is Gary Oak, he's Professor Oak's grandson. He and I were rivals back during the good old days in Kanto and Johto."

Gary laughs. "Ha! Rival? To be rivals you'd actually have to be somewhat of a challenge to me."

This bugs Ash. "Hey, in case you forgot, I beat you in the Silver Conference!"

Gary laughs. "Calm down, I'm only kidding. Same old hot-headed Ash."

Ash does clam down, but still seems to resent the statement. He gets over it and asks, "So why'd you tell us to meet you here?"

"Gramps told me that you'd be coming by here about this time. I thought you'd want to know that there's a special Pokémon tournament being held today."

Ash completely cheers up. "Pokémon tournament!? I'm in!"

Gary chuckles. "I figured as much."

Brock asks, "What about you Gary, are you entering?"

"Nah, you know me. I gave up on all that stuff back after the Silver Conference. I'm here working with a Pokémon research company." He looks back to Ash. "Well, if you want to enter, you'd better get moving. Registration closes soon."

Ash steps up to the registration counter and declares, "I'd like to enter the Pokémon tournament."

The girl at the desk nods. "Certainly, may I see your Pokédex?" Ash hands her his Pokédex and she plugs it into a computer. All of Ash's statistics appear on the screen. She removes the Pokédex. "Alright, we're all good to go. You're entry number is 151, the first round battles will begin in twenty minutes. Good luck."

Ash grins with determination. "I don't need luck, I've got skill on my side."

Brenda asks somewhat doubtfully, "Do you really have enough skill, though?"

Ash turns his cap around. "I know I do."

And apparently he does, as the next thing seen is Ash's face being shown at the very top of a tournament bracket. He's made it to the final round.

Ash, along with Brock, Brenda, Misty, and Gary, are in some sort of waiting room. Ash says, "You see, my Pokémon and I made it all the way to the finals. Plenty of skill."

Gary than points out, "I hate to burst your bubble Ashy-boy, but you might have a problem in the final round."

Ash looks to him. "Huh? What's that?"

"I've noticed that throughout the tournament so far, you've only used four Pokémon. I'm betting that that means that they're the only Pokémon you have on you right now. Well the final match is a full battle. You need six Pokémon to compete."

Ash plays it off as if it's no big deal. "I knew that. I have a plan."

Misty looks at him and says frankly, "And by that, you mean that you had no clue whatsoever, and are now going to run to the nearest Pokémon transporter and get Pokémon from Oak's lab."

Ash nods. "Exactly." He runs off.

Having solved his dilemma, Ash has now taken a position in the main battlefield in the center of a large stadium with a full audience. He and Pikachu stand ready for whatever comes next. Across from them stands another trainer, a tall and tough looking man. The man throws a Pokéball and releases a Dragonite.

Ash grins, and pulls a Pokéball out too, and throws it. Out comes his Greninja. Ash gives it some words of encouragement, and then the referee declares the beginning of the battle. Greninja starts the battle off by launching a Water Shuriken attack. The Dragonite flies up into the air with great speed to dodge. It then charges downwards at Greninja with a Dragon Rush. Greninja intercepts with an Aerial Ace and the two Pokémon collide.

As the battle rages on, Ash begins to have flashbacks of his experiences with Greninja. He remembers meeting it when it was just a Froakie. It leaps into battle to save Ash from Team Rocket using its Frubbles. Then he thinks about when it battled with Grant's Onix, and how it used its jumping abilities to climb a Rock Tomb attack and go in for a direct attack at Onix. Then he sees it Evolve into Frogadier in order to help him and Sanpei. He remembers its battle against Sawyer's Grovyle, and how evenly matched the two were. Finally, he remembers its Evolution into Greninja, and further transformation into Ash-Greninja.

Back in the battle, Dragonite is flying in circles around Greninja. It launches a Hyper Beam Attack. Greninja leaps out of the way with high agility, and then launches a volley of successive Water Shurikens at it, each one hitting. Dragonite falls to floor, knocked out. Ash and Greninja jump up in cheer.

The opponent reluctantly recalls Dragonite. He then throws a different Pokéball, sending out a Gengar. Ash nods, returns Greninja, and then sends out Krookodile. Krookodile makes the first move by running in to use a Crunch attack. Before it can make contact, Gengar fades away into nothingness. It then reappears behind Krookodile and launches a Shadow Ball Attack. It may hit Krookodile, but it seems unharmed. It quickly turns around and attacks with a close range Stone Edge attack, knocking Gengar back.

This sends Ash into a flashback sequence of his memories of Krookodile. He remembers the first time he saw it, when it was just a Sandile. It pops up out of the ground in the spa resort that Ash was at. He remembers helping it recover its stolen sunglasses from a group of Ducklett, and then it Evolving into Krokorok during a battle with Pikachu. Then its Krokorok and Pikachu's rematch battle, after which Ash invites Krokorok to join the team. The next memory is of its battle with Iris' Dragonite in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup, during which it Evolves into Krookodile and wins the battle for Ash. In the final memory, it's Ash and Stephan's battle in the Vertress Conference, Krookodile defeats both his Liepard and Sawk, winning Ash the battle.

Back in the battle, a surprise Shadow Punch attack from Gengar has just knocked Krookodile's sunglasses off. It panics for a moment and fumbles to put them back on. Once it does, it leaps in for a vengeful Crunch attack and defeats Gengar.

The opponent recalls Gengar and quickly sends out his next Pokémon. This time it's an Alakazam. Ash recalls Krookodile and sends out Infernape in its place. The battle begins when Alakazam uses its psychic powers to lift Infernape into the air. Infernape quickly counters with a Flamethrower, causing Alakazam to lose focus and drop it. Once on the ground, Infernape rushes in with a Mach Punch for a direct hit.

And so begins Infernape's flashback montage. Ash remembers his first battle with Paul, where he used Chimchar against Ash's Aipom. Then he sees himself during the Hearthome Tag Battle Tournament, when Paul refused to give Chimchar any orders. Ash took control of the situation. Immediately following that event, Paul releases Chimchar, and Ash offers it a place on his team. Then he remembers the first time he experienced its Blaze activating, when Chimchar was battling Paul's Ursaring. Ash had to calm it down by getting in its way and embracing it. He remembers it Evolving into Monferno during Ash's full battle with Paul, but then failing to defeat Electabuzz. He sees it using its Blaze once more, but managing to overcome its rage and then Evolve into Infernape. Lastly he sees Infernape mastering its Blaze and using it to defeat Paul's Electavire, thus winning Ash's Lily of the Valley Conference match with Paul.

The battle between Alakazam and Infernape rages on. Alakazam unleashes a rapid fire barrage of Psybeam attacks, but Infernape manages to dodge each and every one of them. It then becomes cloaked in fire as it charges at Alakazam with a mighty Flare Blitz. Alakazam is rendered unable to battle. Infernape jumps for joy and celebrates.

Getting annoyed, the opponent recalls Alakazam and sends in a Pidgeot. Ash recalls Infernape and replaces it with Sceptile. Sceptile attacks first by leaping at Pidgeot with a Leaf Blade attack. Pidgeot flies straight up to avoid the attack, it then flies straight down at Sceptile for an Aerial Ace. Sceptile leaps to the side and attacks with Bullet Seed as it does. This attack hits.

Ash begins to reminiscence about Sceptile now. He remembers battling it with Pikachu when it was Treeko and then catching it. He sees it Evolving at the same time as Guy's Loudred, and then battling Grovyle vs. Exploud. He sees it then Evolving again, this time to save its beloved Meganium. He sees it battling with May's newly Evolved Blaziken in the final round of the Terra Cotta Pokémon Contest, tying with it in the end. The final feat seen is during the Lily of the Valley Conference when a well-placed Leaf Blade managed to defeat Tobias' Darkrai, making it the only Pokémon in the entire conference to do so.

Back in the battle, Pidgeot is flapping its wings at high speed, creating a powerful Gust attack. Sceptile is doing all it can to anchor itself to the floor. With quick thought from Ash, it attacks with a powerful Solar Beam, knocking Pidgeot out of the sky. Sceptile wins the fight.

The opponent is angry now. He recalls Pidgeot and sends out a Raticate next. Ash once again recalls his Pokémon and sends out another. This one is Bayleaf. Raticate rushes in to attack with Hyper Fang, but Bayleaf keeps it at a distance by using Vine Whip to deter it. It then attacks with Razor Leaf, landing a solid hit.

And so Ash remembers his experience with Bayleaf. He remembers when he first met it as a stubborn Chikorita and how he saved it when it got lost in the cold. After that Chikorita grew very affectionate towards Ash, and quick montage of it cuddling up to Ash and leaping into his arms are shown, as well as its jealousy towards Pikachu. Then he remembers when it Evolved into Bayleaf so that it could protect Ash. Following that is a montage of it tackling Ash because it's too big for its own good now. The final memory is of its defeat of Harrison's Houndoom in the Silver Conference, where it used Vine Whip as a muzzle to stop its attack.

Bayleaf is now in the process of Body Slamming Raticate, the force of which knocks it out. Ash cheers, and Bayleaf celebrates by Body Slamming him too.

The opponent is down to his last Pokémon. He is absolutely outraged. He sends out a Venusaur. Ash struggles under Bayleaf's weight to recall it. Once he does he looks to Pikachu and nods. Pikachu nods back, and then runs out onto the field. The battle begins with both Pokémon launching an attack, Venusaur a Razor Leaf and Pikachu a Thunderbolt. The two attacks cancel each other out. Venusaur then slams its feet to the ground and summons a Frenzy Plant. Pikachu uses Quick Attack to dodge and weave around each of the massive vines. It then turns the Quick Attack into a Volt Tackle and rams into Venusaur.

Ash thinks all the way back to the very beginning. He sees the first time he met Pikachu, and it shocking him. He remembers having to drag it along with him, wearing rubber gloves to avoid shock. Then he thinks about Pikachu protecting him from the flock of Spearow, and how they first became friends. He remembers his battle with Lt. Surge, and Pikachu's refusal to Evolve or give up. He remembers almost leaving Pikachu behind so that it could live with its own kind, but Pikachu refusing this and coming back. Then it's when Pikachu defeated Drake's Dragonite and won Ash the Orange League. Then it's when it defeated Brandon's Regice, getting Ash his seventh and final Frontier Symbol. He remembers it fighting Tobias' Latios and defeating it, but also fainting itself in the process. He thinks about when it combined Electro Ball and Iron Tail in order to defeat Trip's Serperior at the Vertress Conference. Ash's completes his flashback sequence with a rapid fire montage of all the other great memories the two have made together.

Pikachu and Venusaur's battle is getting heated. Venusaur attacks with a Solar Beam, which Pikachu only just barely dodges. Pikachu tries to move in for an Iron Tail, but gets repelled by a Petal Blizzard. Venusaur then uses another Frenzy Plant. Pikachu leaps up into the air and begins to charge electrical energy. After charging for a moment it releases its newest attack, Hollowed Lighting. The orb of electricity hits Venusaur and explodes on impact. The moment it does a bolt of lightning comes down from the sky and strike Venusaur as well. When the smoke clears, Venusaur has been knocked out. Ash and Pikachu win the battle.

Ash is standing on the top of a podium. A man walks up to him carrying a large trophy. He announces via a microphone, "And it is our pleasure to declare Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town the winner of 20th Annual Aurora City Pokémon Tournament!" He steps closer to Ash and holds out the trophy. "As mayor of Aurora City, I hereby present you with…"

He trails off as everyone in the stadium seems to be pointing up towards something in the sky. He and Ash both look up. Floating above the stadium is a Pokémon. Not just any Pokémon. Mewtwo. In a sudden booming and commanding voice, Mewtwo declares for all to hear, "People of Aurora City! You have one hour to reveal to me the location of Project Viginti!

Ash says in disbelief, "Mewtwo…"

Watching from the stands, Misty and Brock both look to each other in shock. Brenda appears scared. Gary is the most dumbfounded of all. He stammers, "N…no…that's not possible…it's that Pokémon…"

Mewtwo concludes, "If those responsible for Project Viginti have not revealed themselves to me by then, your city will be destroyed!"

With that, people run like crazy to escape the stadium.

Ash, Brock, Brenda, Misty, and Gary are in a Pokémon Center. People are running frantically around in panic. Nurse Joy announces, "Please, everyone remain calm. There's no need to make such a panic." Her words do little.

Misty asks Ash and Brock, "So was that really…?"

They both nod in response. Ash finishes, "The same Pokémon we met in Johto…Mewtwo…"

Gary appears to be locked deep in thought. Ash asks him, "Gary, what's the matter?"

"That Pokémon…I never thought I would see it again…"

"You've seen Mewtwo before? Where?"

"Remember when I challenged the Viridian Gym?"

Ash nods. "You came out the most spooked I've ever seen you in my life."

"Exactly. Because I fought a Pokémon with impossibly powerful strength. That was the Pokémon I faced. I never thought I would see it again, but here it is."

Brenda is about to say something when she is interrupted by the booming amplified voice of Mewtwo from outside. "People of Aurora City!" Everyone runs outside. There they see Mewtwo floating above the city's skyline. "Your hour is up, and I have yet to see those behind Project Viginti!" He begins to charge energy in a field around him, preparing to use a massive Psystrike attack. Everyone in sight cowers in fear.

Just before the attack is released, another figure appears in front of Mewtwo. It's yet another Mewtwo. The first Mewtwo suddenly cancels his attack with the shock of seeing another. The second Mewtwo speaks with an arrogant female voice, "Project Viginti will not be yours!"

The first Mewtwo looks over the second. He scowls. "Nor will I allow you to have it." They stare at each other intensely for several moments.

Brenda says in shock, "There are two of them…!?"

Ash says in surprise, "I've seen that Mewtwo before also…in the Unova Region…"

The first Mewtwo breaks the silence by declaring, "None will stand in my way!" He raises an arm activates his psychic powers. Around the entire perimeter of the city, a psychic barrier is erected, blocking off the city from the outside world. Unfortunately, Ash and the group were standing right at the boundary, with the Pokémon Center being outside the main city. Ash, Brock, and Misty are trapped inside, Brenda and Gary are trapped outside. They all gasp.

The second Mewtwo declares, "You'll regret challenging me to a fight."

The first Mewtwo scoffs. "I regret nothing." Suddenly at the same time they both unleash their first attack, the first Mewtwo attacks with a Shadow Ball and the second with an Aura Sphere. The two evenly matched attacks collide and explode. After another moment of gauging each other, the two Mewtwo charge at each other with barriers of psychic energy around them.

Down on the ground there is massive panic as everyone trapped inside the psychic field desperately tries to get out. Brenda pounds on the barrier and shouts, "Are you guys okay?"

Ash looks to Misty and Brock, then back to Brenda. He shouts back, "Yeah, we're fine!"

Gary shouts, "You three have got to stop those Pokémon from fighting! With their power they could easily destroy the city in the crossfire! Brenda and I will work on getting through this barrier!"

Ash nods. He looks to Brock and Misty. "Well guys, I guess that leaves us, the original three."

Misty nods. "The three musketeers."

Brock adds, "The three amigos."

Ash twists his cap around backwards. "Let's do this." They look towards the center of the city, where the Mewtwo fight in the air.

Misty asks, "Do you have a plan, Ash?"

Ash points to a tall building. "There! If we get to the top of that building, maybe we could talk to Mewtwo. If it remembers us saving its life, maybe we can get it to calm down."

Brock nods. "Sounds like a plan."

But after running only a short distance, they are stopped by a police barricade. An Officer Jenny spots them and orders, "Stop right there! It's dangerous to get any closer, please remain at the edge of the city!"

Ash turns to Jenny and pleads, "Please, you have to let us through. We know those Pokémon! We think we can get them to stop!"

Misty adds, "He's telling the truth Officer, please."

Brock adds, "Let us through, and I'll treat you to a date later." Misty hits him on the back of the head.

Jenny looks uncertain. "I can't just allow people to cross the police line willy-nilly. We're in full crisis mode right now."

Ash asserts, "We can stop the fighting. If you don't let us through, you're only going to make things worse."

Jenny sighs. "Alright. Fine." She moves one of the barricades to let them through. As they're going past she salutes them. Brock does a goofy salute back and then they dash off.

Also trapped in the city is Team Rocket. They watch the two Mewtwo clash via binoculars. Meowth declares, "Lucky day, lucky day!"

James, reading his mind, says, "Wait a second, you're not actually thinking about trying to capture those Mewtwo, are you?"

Meowth nods. "Of course I am."

Jessie objects, "But they're so powerful, we wouldn't stand a chance."

Meowth looks to the two of them. "You're not thinking this fully through. Don't you remember how much The Boss wanted Mewtwo? If he was willing to go through such lengths to just capture one, think about how through the roof he'd be with two. This is a red-hot opportunity we have to seize to get out of the monetary blues. We'll be rolling in the green stuff as long as we don't act yellow. Our reward would be so grand. I'm talking gold, silver, and crystals!"

Jessie starts to get interested. She asks, "How about rubies, sapphires, and emeralds? Those are some fiery valuables better than gold leaf."

James asks, "Or diamonds, pearls, and platinum? Those treasures have some true heart and soul."

Meowth exclaims, "I see no reason this should be black and white! We can have all of them!"

Jessie says with some glee, "I think this shouldn't be black and white, too."

Meowth nods. "That's the spirit! These Mewtwo are an X on our treasure map, so Y not catch them? I'm talking the alpha to omega of rewards! As the Sun rises on this new day in Team Rocket history, we will shoot for the Moon!"

James proclaims, "This is such an exciting prospect that I'll never end up catching any Z's any time soon!"

They all cheer at once, "Gotta catch 'em all!"

Who's that Pokémon!?

This Pokémon stores electricity in the electric sacs on its cheeks. When it releases pent-up energy in a burst, the electric power is equal to a lightning bolt.

The two Mewtwo continue to battle. They're first ramming into each other with psychic barriers. This proves ineffective and they both pause for a moment. They then both charge a field of psychic energy around their bodies. After charging for a few moments, they both release a powerful blast of energy in the form of a Psystrike. The opposing attacks barely do anything to their intended targets, but do cause widespread destruction to the buildings all around them. Windows shatter and bricks fall apart.

At once, both Mewtwo pause and declare, "Enough! This ends now!" They then both begin to glow intensely. Their shape begins to change. Then there's a flash of light. When it subsides, the first Mewtwo has become Mega Mewtwo X while the second has become the awakened Mega Mewtwo Y.

After inspecting their opponent for a moment, they go right back into battle, this time fighting in a much more dynamic way. They fly at high speeds zigzagging back and forth across the city's skyline. They trade volleys of Shadow Balls and Aura Spheres and always manage to deflect, block, or dodge the incoming projectiles. After trying this for a while, both raise their arms and attempt a Psychic attack at the same time. They mentally grapple with each other as one attempts to assert control over the other. There is a blast from this struggle and both are thrown back.

Just as this is going on, Ash, Brock, and Misty emerge on the roof of a nearby building. Ash runs out onto the edge of the building and shouts, "Mewtwo, you have to stop this! You're destroying the city!"

It's Pikachu!

On TV a news report is showing Ash standing at the edge of the building. A reporter says, "And now it would seem that a boy has stepped forward towards these mysterious Pokémon. What his reasons possibly could be are unknown."

All around the world there are people watching this new report. Serena is sitting and watching it. Upon looking closely she leaps up and shouts, "Ash, no!"

Also watching is Clemont and Bonnie. Clemont is hard at work on some sort of machine, so he's not focusing on the TV. Bonnie pouts, "No fair, I want to meet those cool Pokémon too. Lucky Ash." She crosses her arms angrily.

Clemont looks up from his work. "Ash!?"

In a Pokémon Center, Iris is playing with Axew. Axew looks up a nearby TV and points. "Ax axew!"

Iris asks, "What is it Axew?" She looks up and gasps upon seeing Ash. She says with disbelief, "Such a kid."

Cilan is in the middle of a battle at the Striaton Gym, battling alongside Pansage. Cress and Chili burst into the room and Chili shouts, "Cilan, you have to see the news! Your friend Ash is on it!"

Cilan asks, "What has he gotten himself into this time?"

Sitting backstage is Dawn in her contest attire and Piplup. Dawn sees that several coordinators have gathered around a TV. She goes over to see what they're watching. Once she sees Ash on it, she shouts with panic, "Oh no, need to worry, need to worry!"

May walks through a mall of some kind. Max is reluctantly following her. He complains, "Are you almost done?"

May smiles. "Don't worry, just a little-" They both freeze as they pass an electronics store with TVs in the window.

In Professor Oak's living room, he, Ash's mom, and Tracey are watching the news. As soon as Ash appears, his mom leaps up and shouts, "Ash Ketchum! Get down from there, right now! It's not safe!"

Oak tries to calm her, "Now, now Delia, I'm sure Ash knows what he's doing."

Tracey nods in agreement. "He has to." Ash's mom doesn't seem convinced.

Also watching the TV through the window is Charizard and Bulbasaur. They look to each other and nod in unspoken agreement at something.

One other watching the news is Squirtle with the other members of the Squirtle Squad in a fire station. Squirtle removes its glasses for a better look and leans in towards the TV.

Ash's shout has gotten the attention of the Mewtwo. They both freeze in place and look towards Ash. With shock, both exclaim, "That boy!"

Mewtwo X has a flashback to the time Ash ran in between the attack being launched by him and Mew when they battled. How he sacrificed himself to stop the fighting. He then remembers when Ash brought him to a spring of renewal when he was extremely hurt from Giovanni's trap.

Mewtwo Y remembers how Ash did all he could to protect one of the Genesect while she was busy fighting the Red Genesect.

Mewtwo X asks, himself, What force of destiny has brought this boy before me once again?

Seeing that he has their attention, Ash shouts, "What are you two doing? I thought you were better than this! Your fighting with each other is destroying everything around you! You can't keep this up!"

Mewtwo X looks to Ash, and then back to Mewtwo Y. He declares, "I owe you for saving my life, but there is more at stake than you could fathom. This battle must go on."

Mewtwo Y declares, "For once you and I agree on something."

And just like that, they go back to fighting. Brock says, "No, this isn't good! If we can't stop them this entire city will be wrecked by nightfall!"

Misty asserts, "We have to do something else!"

Ash nods in agreement. He reaches down to his belt to grab a Pokéball. "Let's see what Infernape can do about this." But his hand grasps at nothing.

Misty asks, "What's wrong Ash?"

"My Pokéballs, in the hurry to see what was going on outside, I never picked them up from Nurse Joy!" He looks to Pikachu. "It's up to you then, Pikachu. We have to stop them."

Pikachu nods in understanding. "Pik."

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu jumps off of Ash's shoulder and into the air. "Pikaaaaaaaa chuuuuuuuuu!" It attacks with massive electrical attack spread over a wide range, catching both combating Mewtwo within it. Pikachu jumps back to Ash's shoulders.

Both Mewtwo are completely unharmed by the attack. Mewtwo X turns to Ash and proclaims, "You will not interfere!" As a warning shot, it creates a telekinetic burst right next to Ash, causing to lose his balance and fall back. As he does Pikachu falls forward. As Ash was standing at the edge of the building, Pikachu falls off.

Pikachu cries in terror, "Chuuuuuu!"

Ash shouts in horror, "Pikachu!" Without thinking twice he runs forward and leaps off the building after Pikachu.

Brock and Misty both shout, "Ash!"

Collectively, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie, Iris, Cilan, Dawn, May, Max, Tracey, Ash's mom, and Professor Oak, all watching Ash as he leaps on the news, shout, "Ash!"

To Be Continued…