Was I faster this time? I think I was. Well anyway, Happy Pokeshipping day! I think it's awesome I was able to update on this official day (that was made official by people I don't know lol) just because I think it's awesome. Also, this chapter is another request chapter I promised a long time ago to LooneyTunerIan of deviantART, so I hope this one comes out better than the one before, I definitely tried my best to make everything fit with my storyline and get as many elements as Ian wanted involved as well. Now...anonymous reviews.
Guest1: We'll see what I do.
Guest2: Is that so? Pretty cool! xD
BlueHoundoom: Here ya go!
Pokemonguy8: Glad you liked it, and I'm glad I could be an inspiration to you! Maybe I'll check it out!
Anna: Neither can I. xD
Guest3: Maybe...
sparky1001: I'm glad you're ok with Charizard losing, my explanation in the last chapter seems legit, but that's all in the eye of the beholder I guess.
Guest4: No divulging secrets here, but I WILL say that it'll be six-on-six. Not eight. Sorry. :(
Without further ado, enjoy!
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Chapter 54
Misty's POV
What an experience we had in Snowpoint City. First, we run into the Gym Leader, who happened to be an old friend of Zoey's, then Ash barely manages to beat her in her Gym Battle…where even Charizard couldn't beat her Abomasnow! I had to admit, Ash hasn't been training a whole lot with Charizard, since he has to take care of Riolu, Chimchar, and his whole Sinnoh team. And like I had observed once before, these Sinnoh Gyms are incredibly strong. I'll be sure to tell Ash that he has to do some serious training with Charizard so he can get his power up to par with the competition again, especially since he'll be going up against Paul in a few days. And Paul…what a story with Paul…right after Ash received the Icicle Badge from Candice, Paul came walking up, demanding a Gym Battle. Well Candice obviously couldn't comply since she had just used her Gym team against Ash, so she rescheduled the battle to the morning after. But then an exchange of words between us and Paul made Candice realize that Ash and Paul's rivalry was much more hostile and serious than Dawn and Zoey's rivalry. We explained the situation to her on the way to the Pokémon Center, since she had to heal her Pokémon after the battle.
She was quite honestly shocked, and also horrified. And she would eventually get her own shot at Paul since she had been able to see firsthand how awful Paul really was when he ridiculed Ash's methods at beating her. What really ticked her off though, was the fact that Paul had admitted that he had humiliated Maylene, and as it turned out, Candice was a good friend of Maylene's, and she did not appreciate hearing that Paul had been cruel to her. If Candice was determined before, it had been multiplied tenfold now. The next morning, we all went down to get breakfast after Riolu woke us up because he was hungry, as the parents that Ash and I had evidently become, taking care of the baby Emanation Pokémon together, we went to take care of the young Pokémon's hunger.
But then Paul came down, and Riolu leaped into Ash's arms and tried to hide his face in Ash's chest, he was reading Paul's aura…and he didn't like it. After a few remarks back and forth, Paul walked out of the center, and we all smiled sympathetically at Riolu as the Emanation Pokémon sighed in relief. And at the same time, Zoey walked in, and she had a smug grin on her face, I never asked her why though. But then, the atmosphere lightened a bit when Dawn looked out the window and saw that Paul's older brother Reggie was outside talking to Paul, and we knew that Reggie was nice guy, so we hurried outside and said hi…but almost as soon as we got out there, a huge structure flew over our heads, and Ash identified it as the Battle Pyramid from the Kanto Battle Frontier, and when Paul heard that Ash had beaten it, I thought his eyes were going to fly out of his head in shock.
Ash was excited at the idea of seeing Brandon again, so Reggie offered to drive us all to where the Pyramid had landed…during the trip…I realized something that I never knew before…apparently…Brock actually had someone he really cared about…her name was Lucy, she was a Frontier Brain too…I knew that Ash had a Frontier Brain that had a crush on him, but I never knew that Brock had a similar experience…I did feel sorry for Brock, even when someone returns his affections, it somehow finds a way to not work out, whether it's his own fault or other circumstances cause it.
But Brock eventually perked back up, and we made it to the Battle Pyramid where Brandon was waiting for us. What a charming man Brandon was, I knew who he was since we worked in the same region, but I never actually met him before…he told me that he recognized me from when the Cerulean Gym got back on the map thanks to my return as the main battler…I couldn't help but blush when he told me how I'd blossomed since last time he saw me…everyone was telling me that, even my sisters…I suppose it's true…
Anyway, all of a sudden Paul walked up to Brandon and demanded a battle with him, and of course, Brandon accepted. And we were so graciously allowed by Paul to watch the battle, and we walked into the Pyramid to do so. Oh yeah, Candice had shown up by then, did I mention that? Anyway, Brandon started with Regirock, and Paul started with Magmar, but he immediately withdrew his choice and switched out to a Hariyama, who was of course a fighting-type. Well…we knew how Paul battled, and Ash knew how Brandon battled…and long story short…Paul got swept…in a six on six Pokémon battle. All Brandon needed to take out all six of Paul's Pokémon, were his Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.
And I honestly couldn't believe, after seeing Brandon take down Paul with little to no effort whatsoever, that Ash had been able to defeat Brandon a year ago. Just watching, seeing how polished and how powerful a trainer Brandon was, I tried to imagine Ash beating him, I just couldn't do it! As much as I didn't like it, Paul was a more powerful trainer, and he had more powerful Pokémon than Ash did. The only thing that Ash has that Paul doesn't, is a relationship with his Pokémon. Maybe that was the difference maker, I dunno. Brandon gave Paul a lecture after it was all over, and the cruel trainer couldn't do anything but bow in humility to the obviously superior Pokémon battler. None of us had ever seen Paul look so defeated, as he walked out of the Pyramid and tried to keep his composure.
We all followed, and Paul informed Candice, without looking at her of course, that she could expect to see him show up for their Gym Battle. Candice nodded and agreed, and then the unthinkable happened…no, not the stuff with Hunter J, Regigigas, and Brandon turning into a statue, oh no, I've gotten used to weird stuff like that happening…what was unthinkable…was that Reggie and Brandon together convinced Paul and Ash to have a six on six battle! And what was even more shocking, was that Paul wholeheartedly agreed to it! I guess after taking a beatdown from Brandon, he needed something to recover his pride, and evidently he saw Ash as a good choice to do. Well one thing's for sure, I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure Ash is more than ready to go up against Paul…that is if he ever lets me help him!
Normal POV
"Where's the next stop Brock?" Ash asked.
"Um…" Brock opened up his guidebook and looked through it, "Well if you want, we could stop here at Talhasee Town and take a break."
"A break is good," Misty cut in, "I need to discuss battle strategies with Ash."
"Misty, come on." Ash whined, "I have a plan ok?"
"Would you mind letting me in on it?" Misty placed her hands on her hips, framing her annoyance at the situation.
"I will Mist! I will! Just not right now is all, I have to place the finishing touches on it is all!" Ash exclaimed defensively, his hands up to try and repel Misty's wrath.
"You know Misty, killing Ash before his battle with Paul would really defeat the purpose of even going to Lake Acuity." Dawn said, hoping she could bail one of her trainer mentors out of a jam.
"Oh fine, I'll kill him after." Misty huffed and turned her head, but almost immediately turned it back towards Ash, "All I want is to be able to help you prepare for your battle against Paul, you heard what Reggie said! Paul's gonna make sure to be ready for whatever you throw at him, especially after that beat down Brandon gave him. Paul is coming for you, to try and humiliate you the same way Brandon humiliated him."
Ash smiled and put his arm around Misty's shoulders. She tried her best to look unamused, but anytime Ash showed her affection, she found it difficult to resist, "I appreciate it Misty, I do. And I promise, I will discuss it with you, but for right now, just relax, we're gonna take a break after all the drama in Snowpoint City, ok?"
After a moment, Misty settled down and smiled back, "Ok Ash."
"Wow Ash, you're getting good at this." Brock laughed.
"Coming from you, that's not much of a compliment, seeing as the way you handle girls is to drool all over them." Misty countered for her boyfriend.
Brock face-faulted, but immediately recovered, "I guess I'm getting the leftover frustration then. Ok, go ahead Misty, anything else?"
"Nope." Misty smirked, "I have a relationship of my own to enjoy, you can try whatever you want."
"Oh, so…if I decide that I wanna hit on…that girl over there!" Brock pointed to a cute girl that was busy talking to a friend, "You won't yank on my ear or bash my head in with your mallet or…" Brock was cut off.
"I get the picture Brock." Misty rolled her eyes, "It really doesn't matter anyway."
Oh? And why's that?" Brock asked, an eyebrow raised suspiciously at Misty.
"Because I do not have to do anything anymore. That's what Croagunk's for." Misty smiled to herself, and almost on cue, she heard the groaning of Brock on the ground after being jabbed by Croagunk, "The prosecution rests." Misty giggled.
"The defense needs rest…" Brock groaned.
"Well we can rest here," Dawn said, "Look!" she suddenly pointed towards a sign, "Talhasee Town! We made it!" The group walked into town with Croagunk dragging Brock along, and they looked around at the scenery, "Wow, this is a really big town, check out all the skyscrapers!"
"Yeah, sure is impressive." Ash added. But suddenly, the group heard hoots and hollers coming from down the road, and they identified the sound as a gang of bikers riding over, "Whoa, watch out!"
The bikers surrounded the four teens, who immediately made a move for their Pokéballs just in case these bikers wanted trouble. But then the bikers made a path for two more bikers, apparently the leaders of the gang. One of them was a male, with fiery orange hair with yellow highlights so it looked like his hair was a flame, with a headband keeping it up. The other, a female, with long forest green hair; they both were wearing leather jackets, which made them look like legit bikers. "Hey, do three of them look familiar to you Tyra?" the male leader said.
"I think you're right Chopper!" the female replied.
"No way…" Ash said in shock.
"Ash, Misty, Brock? That you?" Chopper asked, as he hopped off his motorcycle and confronted the teens.
"Chopper? Tyra?" Misty asked.
"It is you! Awesome Ash and Mighty Misty!" Tyra exclaimed.
"Awesome Ash and Mighty Misty? Can someone please explain to me what's going on?" Dawn asked in confusion.
"These guys are the Bridge Bike Gang, from back in Kanto! Ash and Misty became honorary bikers after they helped a sick Shellder get its medicine!" Brock explained.
"The real question is, what are you guys doing here in Sinnoh?" Ash asked.
"You haven't heard?" Chopper said proudly, "We've become a for real biker gang! No more goofing around, we're the real deal now!"
"Wow, sounds awesome!" Ash exclaimed excitedly.
"Yeah…except…" Tyra sighed.
"What is it?" Brock asked, confused by the sudden change of atmosphere.
"No worries Tyra, we'll take those posers down just like we do every other time." Chopper said confidently, placing his arm around Tyra's shoulders.
"What are you talking about Chopper? What's going on?" Ash asked.
"These losers named Whopper and Myra have been trying to take us down for years now." Chopper said, "They got all upset because they wanted to name their gang the 'Bridge Bike Gang', but we took it first."
"They vowed that one day they'd beat us, and claim the right to be called the 'Bridge Bike Gang'." Tyra finished. Just then, another gang of bikers appeared, and the two leaders of that group barged through all the others, and they looked almost exactly like Chopper and Tyra, with the exception of their hair colors. "Speak of the devils." Tyra spat.
"Whaddya guys want?" Chopper growled, "Our meeting isn't until later tonight."
"We know," Whopper snickered, hopping off his motorcycle to confront Chopper, "We just wanted to remind you that the Pokémon Rumble is tonight, and in case you and your pea brain forgot, it's in the back alley near the Pokémon Center."
"Pea brain?" Chopper snarled, "Why I oughta!"
"No Chopper!" Tyra held Chopper back, "Don't let them get to you!"
Whopper laughed heartily at the sight, "Big man can't take a little insult? Some biker you are!"
"We'll see who's the real biker tonight; we'll beat you down just like we do every year!" Chopper growled at his rival.
"Oh no Chopper, trust me, this year's gonna be way different." Whopper got back on his motorcycle and started the engine, "I can't wait to see the looks on your faces when you meet our ace in the hole!"
"Oh and…" Myra spoke up suddenly, "Not showing up at all means you forfeit, and it's an automatic win for us!"
"Don't worry; we'll be there for sure." Tyra snarled.
"Well then, we'll see you tonight! Move out!" Whopper signaled for his gang to motor away, and in doing so, the antagonistic biker gang made a huge cloud of exhaust that left the remaining group coughing, as they listened to Whopper and Myra's gang laugh as they sped off.
"That was just plain rude!" Dawn coughed, as she tried to find some decent air to breathe in.
"That's just the kind of people they are, but we'll beat 'em!" Tyra said determinedly.
"That's the kind of attitude I like to see you have Tyra!" Chopper laughed.
"I dunno Chopper, they seemed pretty confident," Ash said, "Aren't you at least a little worried about that 'ace in the hole' they mentioned?"
"Nah, trust me, we've got this in the bag, maybe we should remind you just how awesome we are as battlers!" Chopper grabbed a Pokéball and tossed it out, and Tyra followed suit. Immediately, A Golem and a Cloyster emerged from the Pokéballs, and shouted out their names with pride.
"Whoa, awesome!" Dawn pulled out her Pokédex to scan the two Pokémon.
Golem, the Megaton Pokémon. Once a year it sheds its bedrock shell and grows larger…Cloyster, the Bivalve Pokémon. Its shell is incredibly strong and resistant to a bomb. Its shell only opens when it attacks." the Pokédex chirped.
"Hey, Golem and Cloyster! Man, they sure look a lot stronger!" Ash exclaimed.
"That's because they are stronger! Hey, I have an idea! Why don't we have a warm up battle? Tyra and I could use a good battle to get ourselves pumped for later!" Chopper suggested.
"Sounds great to me!" Ash replied excitedly.
"Why don't we make things a little more interesting?" Tyra said with a smirk.
"Interesting how Tyra?" Chopper asked.
"Let's have a tag-battle, you and me…versus Awesome Ash and Mighty Misty." Tyra suggested.
"You wanna go up against Ash and Misty? Boy are you guys gluttons for punishment." Dawn laughed.
"Oh please. We're not worried about a teeny little Charmander and a dopey Psyduck." Chopper bark-laughed.
"Don't get ahead of yourself Chopper; you guys aren't the only ones who've gotten stronger over the years." Misty replied confidently.
"Oh yeah? Well then let's see your Pokémon, who do ya got for us?" Chopper guffawed.
"Lemme show you!" Ash reached for a Pokéball and tossed it out, "Now Grotle, I choose you!" Grotle emerged from his Pokéball and shouted his name, and he stomped the ground with purpose, making it rumble a little.
"Now it's my turn!" Misty also reached for a Pokéball, "And this time there won't be any Psyduck-based distractions!" Misty launched a Pokéball, "Misty calls Vaporeon!" Vaporeon emerged and stretched out upon release, and then she glared at her opponents as she awaited Misty's commands.
"Ok then, looks like you've become a somewhat legit trainer," Chopper teased, "Maybe this'll be interesting."
"Whaddya say you two? First team to fall loses?" Tyra said.
"Sounds good to us." Ash replied determinedly.
"But keep in mind, we've become a potent team, this won't be as easy as you think!" Misty added.
"You guys need a referee?" Brock asked.
"What, you kidding? We're bikers! We don't need a ref! Let's just get it on!" Chopper bellowed.
"Don't worry Brock, this won't take long." Ash said, waving off his friend.
"Think so huh? We'll show you! Cloyster, let's start with 'Icicle Spear'!" Tyra ordered. Cloyster immediately fired a barrage of thin barbs of ice at the two opposing Pokémon.
"Dodge it!" Misty countered.
"Brace yourself Grotle!" Ash shouted. While Vaporeon leaped out of the way of the incoming attack, Grotle lowered his head and took the attack dead-on, able to endure the hit with his awesome defense. "Nice job! Now, use 'Energy Ball' on Cloyster!" Grotle fired, and Cloyster groaned in pain as the super-effective attack took its toll.
"Hey, you're not getting off that easy!" Chopper shouted, "Golem, help Cloyster out by unleashing 'Fire Punch' on Grotle!" Golem lumbered forward and raised its fist to punch Grotle with the fire-type attack.
"No you don't! Vaporeon, 'Water Pulse', go!" Misty ordered. Vaporeon cut Golem off and fired an energized ball of water, which knocked the rock/ground-type onto its back and caused it to roll backwards until it ran into Cloyster who set it back upright. "Who's tough now?" Misty smirked.
"Looks you like you guys really have improved, but I bet you weren't expecting this!" Chopper nodded at Tyra, who nodded back at him.
"What are they up to?" Dawn wondered.
"I dunno, it's been a long time since I saw Chopper and Tyra in action." Brock replied.
"Get ready Mist, there's no telling what these two have planned." Ash tensed up as he waited for what Chopper and Tyra would try.
Misty did the same, and gave the same warning to her Pokémon, "Stay on your toes Vaporeon."
"Now!" Chopper and Tyra shouted in unison, "Protect Cannonbolt'!" Golem picked up Cloyster and threw it at Grotle and Vaporeon, and Cloyster activated 'Protect' as it hurtled towards them.
"Oh man! Grotle, watch out!"
"Vaporeon, dodge that!"
The two Pokémon tried to get out of the way, but the radius of the 'Protect' due to Cloyster's size was too much for them to dodge, more so for Grotle than Vaporeon, who got clipped by the attack rather than getting hit directly like Grotle, who had gotten knocked down by the impact. "Whoa, I don't believe it!" Dawn exclaimed in shock.
"There's a combination I've never seen before. Golem threw Cloyster like it was a cannonball, and since Cloyster was using 'Protect', there was no way for Grotle or Vaporeon to counter!" Brock commented.
"That's our signature move, there's quite literally no way for you to stop Cloyster when it's using 'Protect' like that…so…what are you gonna do now?" Tyra laughed.
"Misty, we're stuck!" Ash said, "We can't stop Cloyster from coming while it's using 'Protect' like that!"
"Maybe not…" Misty replied thoughtfully, but then she came up with an idea. "Ash, we can't stop Cloyster, but maybe we can redirect it!"
"What do you mean?" Ash asked.
"Just follow my lead." Misty replied.
"Are you two done with your little conference? We still have to take you two down before tonight you know!" Chopper barked.
"Keep your jacket on, we're ready!" Misty spat back.
"Good! Then so are we!" Tyra shouted, "Ok Cloyster, get ready for 'Protect Cannonbolt' again!" Cloyster activated 'Protect' once more and was picked up by Golem.
When Golem raised Cloyster up over its head, Misty made her move. "There! Quick Vaporeon, use 'Water Pulse' on Golem!" Vaporeon ran as fast as she could and launched the ball of water at Golem, who was unprepared for the quick move, and flung Cloyster into the air by accident.
"Oh no, Cloyster!" Tyra cried worriedly.
"I get it!" Ash exclaimed in realization, as he watched Cloyster fall back down to earth, "Grotle, use 'Rock Climb' and knock Cloyster back to where it came from!" Grotle's claws extended out and he roared a battle-cry, as he ran forward and head-butted the Bivalve Pokémon inside its shield and sent it flying towards the still recovering Golem.
"Vaporeon, up and over!" Misty shouted. Vaporeon heard the order and leaped up onto the shield and then jumped back down, and watched as Cloyster crashed into Golem and left both Pokémon reeling. "Yeah, that's the way!"
"Incredible!" Brock exclaimed in shock, "Grotle used 'Rock Climb' to give himself the leverage he needed to bang Cloyster into Golem!"
"Yeah! Leave it to Misty to realize that while in the 'Protect' bubble, Cloyster could be bounced around like a pinball!" Dawn laughed.
"Come on Golem, on your feet!"
"Keep it together Cloyster!"
The two Pokémon forced themselves back to their feet and stared down Grotle and Vaporeon, "This ain't over yet!" Chopper said determinedly.
"Then let's finish it!" Ash shouted back.
The four trainers were about to bark out their finishing moves, when all of a sudden four police cars arrived and surrounded the biker gang, sirens wailing and lights flashing. Then Officer Jenny came out with seven other backup officers, guns raised and aimed at Chopper and Tyra, "Alright you two, return your Pokémon and keep your hands where I can see 'em!" Officer Jenny demanded.
"Uh, is she talking to us?" Ash asked.
"Not this time…" Misty replied in shock.
Chopper and Tyra returned Golem and Cloyster and did what they were told, despite the fact that they hadn't done anything to warrant the criminal treatment, "What seems to be the problem officer?" Chopper asked.
"You're under arrest!" Officer Jenny pulled out a pair of handcuffs and took a few steps towards Chopper and Tyra, before being cut off by Ash and Misty.
"On what charge?" Misty asked angrily, her arms spread out to block the police officer.
"Yeah! These guys may look mean but they're really nice guys! What could they have done to make you have to arrest them?" Ash added, following Misty's lead.
"These two have been committing a series of crimes in this town and several adjoining towns and cities for the past few weeks, and they've finally stayed in one place long enough for us to catch them!" Officer Jenny replied. Officer Jenny's statement got the entire biker gang to begin whispering to one another, debating whether her claim could be true or not.
"Hold it! We haven't done anything!" Tyra shouted angrily.
"Oh this has gotta be Whopper and Myra's lame way of making us forfeit the match tonight!" Chopper snarled.
"I suggest you both keep quiet and make it a little easier on yourselves, the more you talk, the worse it's gonna be!" Officer Jenny suggested strongly.
Chopper clenched his fists, but then a gang member whispered something into his ear, and the biker leader stood down and allowed Officer Jenny to cuff him and Tyra. "Guys, we're gonna go along with this, we'll sort this out."
"But Chopper…the rumble!" one of the bikers exclaimed.
"Yeah, what'll we do without you guys? Whopper and Myra will clobber us!" another biker added.
"No they won't…" Chopper looked at Ash and Misty, who both raised eyebrows at him, "You'll be in the capable hands of Awesome Ash and Mighty Misty."
"What?" the couple exclaimed in bewilderment.
Before they could question anything, Officer Jenny had placed Chopper and Tyra into the back of her police car, and the squadron drove off towards the local jail. "What just happened?" Dawn asked absent-mindedly.
"I think Ash and Misty were just made biker gang leaders…" Brock replied in the same manner.
The whole gang of bikers closed in on Ash and Misty, who now had their backs to each other as the bikers got uncomfortably close. "What do we do then?" a biker asked sincerely.
"Uh…" Ash couldn't think straight at the moment, luckily, his other half was quicker when it came to thinking on the spot.
"You guys get ready for the…rumble…" Misty hesitated since she had to try and recall what the later event had been referred to as, "We'll go to the jail and talk to Chopper and Tyra, with any luck we'll be able to sort things out in time for them to lead you to victory against your rivals."
"You heard Mighty Misty!" a biker shouted, "Let's go guys!" the bikers all got on their motorcycles and sped off, whooping and hollering at the top of their lungs and leaving a cloud of dust in their wake.
Ash and Misty coughed as the dust cloud overtook them, and when it dissipated they dusted themselves off, and were finally able to see their other friends clearly again. "Thanks for the save Mist." Ash said.
"Yeah…but now it's out of the frying pan and into the fryer, I got the bikers off us, but now we have to put up with being the leaders of that unruly bunch." Misty replied.
"You guys can't be biker gang leaders!" Dawn exclaimed with concern, "Have you seen them? They're…they're…" Dawn couldn't think of the right word, but Misty had her covered.
"Animals?" the redhead suggested.
Dawn pounced on the word like a football player chasing a fumble, "That's just the word I was looking for!" she exclaimed, snapping her fingers, "What are you gonna do?"
"We're gonna do what we said we'd do, we're gonna head to the jail and talk to Chopper and Tyra, something must be going on for something like this to happen again." Misty replied.
"At least this time it's not you guys under arrest this time." Brock commented.
The group walked to the local jail, and stopped in front of the entrance, "Another visit to a jail, I hope this doesn't turn into a regular thing." Dawn groaned.
"Yeah, seriously, it's almost as if SOMEONE wants us to keep dealing with all these dramatic frame ups." Ash then felt a sharp twinge in his head, "Ow!"
"What happened Ash?" Brock asked.
"Sudden headache…weird…" Ash mumbled.
"Maybe you're overthinking things, let's just deal with this situation and move on." Dawn suggested.
"He could be hungry; it has been a while since we ate." Brock added.
"As much as I'd like to eat, we gotta take care of Chopper and Tyra first." Ash said, "Here we are."
The group walked into the prison and saw a man working on the computer, "Excuse me." Brock said, getting the man's attention, "We're here to see Chopper and Tyra."
The man shrugged and pressed the button that raised the bars to the entrance of the prison, "There's no time limit, right?" Dawn asked, remembering the last visit to a prison they had.
"Time limit? The man asked, "What kinda question is that?"
"I'll take that as a no." Misty figured. The group walked into the prison, and found Chopper and Tyra moping around in their cell, "Uh, hey guys."
"Hey! What are you guys doing here?" Tyra asked, "You're supposed to be getting ready for the Pokémon Rumble!"
"Yeah, about that…" Ash said, "You put us in charge of your biker gang? Guys…we're not bikers. And even if we were, we have no idea what a Pokémon Rumble is!"
"Yeah, even I've never heard of one." Brock added.
"There's a reason for that." Chopper said, "Pokémon Rumbles aren't exactly the most…legal events to hold." he said, rubbing the back of his neck.
"Wait a sec…you're telling us that Rumbles are illegal?" Misty snarled, "You're trying to make us lead your biker gang in something that is against the law?"
"It's not against the law exactly, it's just that the Pokémon League doesn't recognize a Rumble as an official type of battle." Chopper replied.
Misty raised an eyebrow at the two with her arms crossed, "Ok…you know what? I really don't care at this point."
"You guys gotta help us!" Tyra pleaded, "We won't be outta here until we convince Officer Jenny we're innocent!"
"And given her attitude, that's gonna take a while." Chopper scoffed.
"We're not bikers!" Misty exclaimed, "Even if we knew how to rumble, Whopper and Myra wouldn't take us seriously!"
"Hmm…" Tyra scratched her chin thoughtfully, "I have an idea Chopper…" she smirked, "I think Awesome Ash and Mighty Misty need to be given a major makeover, you know, so they turn into real bikers!"
"Great idea Tyra!" Chopper agreed.
"Whoa, real bikers?" Ash asked excitedly.
"Calm yourself Ketchum." Misty warned her boyfriend, then turned her attention to Chopper and Tyra, "Alright guys, we'll help."
"Thanks!" Tyra said gratefully.
"Ok, I've been quiet because these two are your friends…but now I gotta say this…" Dawn seemed about ready to explode, "Are you guys crazy? These two are doing nothing short of asking you to take over a biker gang and not only take part in an illegal battle, but lead a whole biker gang in one!"
"Relax Dawn." Brock said.
"No, she's right." Tyra replied, "We are asking a lot of you guys."
"But we're friends." Ash said, "And that takes precedence over everything else. We'll take care of everything for you."
"Yeah…just one thing…" Misty said, "You still haven't explained what a Rumble is."
"Oh yeah. Well, basically a Rumble is just like any other Pokémon Battle, except the trainers don't give any orders. The Pokémon have to battle it out by themselves, the last one standing wins." Chopper explained.
"I can see why the Pokémon League doesn't like Rumbles, that's definitely not the way a battle is supposed to work." Brock said.
"No problem! We go, let Charizard and Gyarados have a field day with Whopper and Myra's Pokémon, and then if we have a little spare time, hunt down the crooks that framed you guys!" Ash said cheerfully.
"Oh, is that all?" Dawn scoffed.
"Alright guys, sit tight, we'll be back." Ash and the others turned to leave.
"Hold it you guys!" Chopper exclaimed suddenly. The group stopped in their tracks, "You forget one very important detail."
"Yeah! The gang needs people who actually look like bikers leading them." Tyra looked Misty over and scratched her chin, "You look about my size, I've got just the thing!" Tyra rummaged through her bag, which of course had been searched by the police before being given back to them, and she pulled out a black t-shirt with a Zubat on it and tossed it to the redhead, "That should give you a headstart, but the gang still has a lot of work to do with you."
"And as for you Ash, take my jacket, it's practically a necessity for any biker." Chopper took off his leather jacket and handed it to Ash, "Alright, we've done our part, the gang'll take care of you from here!"
As the two looked at their new clothing accessories, Dawn was having a fashion anxiety attack, "They're hideous." She whispered.
"Ok guys, we'll do what we can." Misty waved farewell to the two bikers, and the group walked out of the prison.
"Have a nice day you guys!" the man at the desk said. Once the teens left, the man went to the phone next to him and dialed a number, "Yeah, we got 'em…but now we have another problem."
Meanwhile, the group was walking through Talhasee Town, looking for the biker gang, but at the same time, hoping they wouldn't find them. They weren't exactly looking forward to what was going to happen when they found them, "You guys aren't really gonna wear those awful things are you?" Dawn asked.
"What choice do we have? We have to at least look the part." Misty sighed.
"I don't think it's so bad, it's actually kinda exciting!" Ash commented.
"Speak for yourself." Misty spat, "I'm so not looking forward to this."
Suddenly, the teens found who they were looking for…or rather, they found them. "Hey guys!" a biker shouted, as the whole gang of bikers surrounded the teens once more, "What's the story on Chopper and Tyra?"
"Well…they won't be able to make it out in time for the Rumble…" Misty said hesitantly.
The gang groaned in disappointment at that, "But!" Ash exclaimed, "We're gonna lead you guys to victory, so no worries!" Ash expected a roar of approval from the gang, but all he got was a few scattered mumbles, "Hey, what's wrong?"
"See…the thing is…" a biker spoke up, "You guys don't look like bikers."
"Don't act like bikers either." another biker said. The other bikers mumbled in agreement.
"Uh…well…we're not bikers…" Misty said, suddenly nervous that the biker gang would revolt, "But we are great battlers with great Pokémon!"
"Well that's good, but if you're gonna represent us, you gotta at least…look like us." the bikers closed in on Ash and Misty, making the trainers start to panic.
"Hey, what do you think you're doing?" Dawn shouted. One of the bikers looked at the coordinator calmly, motioning for her to relax, then set his attention back to Ash and Misty. "Brock! Do something!"
"Ash…I think we're in trouble." Misty gulped. Ash nodded in agreement. Suddenly the two trainers were picked up by two bikers, and they carried them away, "Hey! Put us down!" Misty demanded.
"Don't worry guys, we're just gonna go and get you set for tonight, time for you to get a makeover!" one of the bikers explained, earning a roar of approval from the rest of the gang.
The two bikers placed Ash and Misty on separate bikes and got on, "Guys! If Ash and I aren't back in a couple of hours, call Officer Jenny!" Misty shouted over the roar of the revving motorcycle. Misty shouted in fear as the gang sped away, leaving Brock and Dawn in a cloud of dust.
When the cloud dissipated, the two teens coughed and dusted themselves off, "Is it bad that I'm getting used to that?" Dawn asked.
"Yes." Brock replied simply.
"Pika." (Ditto.)
That little squeak got the attention of Brock and Dawn. They looked down and saw Pikachu standing there, giving them a perplexed look, as he couldn't understand why they were staring at him, "I thought you were with Ash." Dawn said.
"Pika pika." (Not a chance.) Pikachu replied, shaking his head aggressively.
"Yeah, I wouldn't wanna be in their situation either." Dawn said, "So…now what do we do?"
"Dunno, guess we could go to the Pokémon Center and wait." Brock suggested. Suddenly, Pikachu sniffed the air, and then got down on all fours and growled, cheeks sparking in anger, "What is it Pikachu?" Brock asked. Pikachu pointed towards the nearby intersection, and they saw the all-too familiar trio sneaking around the corner, "Team Rocket…what are they doing here?" Brock wondered, "You wanted something to do Dawn? How about some recon?"
"I was thinking more along the lines of sight-seeing…but I guess this'll do." Dawn sighed. The two teens followed the Team Rocket trio into a dark alley, and they gasped when they saw Jessie, James, and Meowth talking to the two bikers who confronted Chopper and Tyra earlier, "It's Whopper and Myra!"
"It worked! Chopper and Tyra are in jail!" Myra laughed.
"Perfect, which means when we take down whatever rejects their gang throws at us, we'll embarrass them so badly that they won't even want to be bikers anymore!" Jessie snickered.
"Yeah…but…there is one snag." Whopper said.
That comment got Jessie's attention, "What snag?"
"Our inside man found out that Chopper and Tyra have four friends that visited them in jail…they could be trouble." Myra replied.
Jessie just smirked, "Oh please, obviously some leftover biker bozos trying to convince the cops that their friends are innocent. Nothing to worry about!" Jessie said dismissively, "Now the only thing left is to get ready for tonight, where we will put the Team Rocket Riders on the top of the proverbial heap!"
"Yeah!" Whopper and Myra roared their approval, pumping their fists with excitement.
"I just can't believe dat you guys are gonna bring back your biker personas back." Meowth commented.
"I'm actually very excited! Little Jim and Big Jess were who we were at the peak of our lives!" James exclaimed.
"And even dat's not impressive." Meowth mumbled to himself.
"Hey! You better shut up!" Whopper snarled, "It was Big Jess and Little Jim's idea that we frame Chopper and Tyra to ruin the gang's reputation!"
"And once they take down the Bridge Biker Gang, they'll lead our new Team Rocket themed gang to terrorize Sinnoh!" Myra added.
"I don't need you two to tell me da plan! I helped come up with da plan!" Meowth hissed.
While the group argued more, Brock and Dawn had heard every word, "We shoulda known right away that Team Rocket was behind this!"
"We gotta tell Ash and Misty!" Brock was about to lead Dawn away, but he bumped into someone…someone he really didn't want to. "Uh oh…"
"Brock, do something!" Dawn whimpered.
"Whadda you two think you're doing?" the biker growled.
"I think we're escaping!" Brock exclaimed, "Pikachu, 'Thunderbolt'!" Pikachu acknowledged Brock's order and zapped the biker until he was nice and crispy, "Let's go!" the two teens ran off, but they were soon surrounded by the rest of the biker gang, "Looks like we're trapped."
"Well well well, if it isn't the oldest twerp and the youngest twerpette, looks like we'll have to keep you two captive until we take down the Bridge Biker Gang, and then we'll snag…" Jessie stopped talking when she realized Pikachu was running off, "Stop that Pikachu!"
Several of the gang chased after the electric mouse, while three others stayed behind to take Brock and Dawn to holding cells. "I hope Pikachu can get away." Dawn said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Pikachu's dealt with worse." Brock assured.
"These guys aren't gonna give up are they?" Pikachu thought to himself, as he continued to run from the gang of thugs. "Let's see if another 'Thunderbolt' will get these guys off my tail!" Pikachu leaped up and blasted a powerful shock of electricity at the gang of bikers, and most of them fell to the ground from the shock, but there were still a choice few who were able to keep going. "Pi pika!" (Oh come on!)
"That's not gonna keep us away!" the biker growled, "We're gonna capture you for Big Jess and Little Jim!"
"If I hear those names one more time I think I'll lose it." Pikachu thought, "Enough games, time to lose these creeps." Pikachu unleashed the power of 'Quick Attack' and sped away from the leftover bikers, leaving them in his dust. "Now to find Ash and Misty!"
Speaking of the couple, they were currently in a very dark, musty store with punk rock music being blared over the in-store speakers at a painfully loud level. The bikers were busy dressing Ash and Misty up in various outfits, all of which made Misty squirm with disgust. "Ok, let's try this again." A biker sighed wearily, "Myra comes up to you and pushes you down, what do you do?"
"I get back up and smash her head with my mallet, duh!" Misty replied angrily, needless to say she wasn't enjoying this pop quiz on top of the awful clothes she was being forced to try on.
"No!" the biker yelled in annoyance, "Forget the 'mallet' or whatever, if you have a mallet, that's a baby weapon!" the biker got up and pulled something out from behind his back, "You see this? This is a crowbar! This is a weapon bikers use!" Suddenly the biker found himself on the ground, holding his head in pain.
"And this is my mallet, this is the only weapon I'll use! See how well it works?" Misty spat back, crossing her arms with her mallet still in hand.
"Whaddya think Misty?" Ash now came out in his third biker outfit, he had tried on two others before, and Misty had been utterly revolted by them...and this outfit was no exception.
"I think the same as I did with all the others! It looks awful!" Misty stressed.
"You're not making this easy Mist." Ash whined.
"I don't blame you Ash, I blame this whole mess we're in!" Misty then directed her attention to the biker that had since recovered from her attack. The older man had taken it upon himself to transform Ash and Misty the Pokémon Trainers into Awesome Ash and Mighty Misty the bikers…but he was by no means prepared for Misty's stubbornness. "Why do we even have to do this? We agreed to lead you guys into the rumble and beat your rivals, we did not agree to be subjected to this sort of treatment! You dress us up in these clown costumes, try to tell us 'how to be bikers', which apparently means you have to be as mean and nasty as we possibly can, I mean what's next? Taking candy from babies?"
"Actually we tried that once…we didn't like it much." the biker admitted.
Misty's jaw dropped and she just threw her hands in the air in defeat, "I can't do this anymore Ash, if you wanna be a biker, you're gonna be a biker without me."
"But Mist, I need you, I can't beat Whopper and Myra by myself!" Ash said.
"I don't care! I'm not a biker! My sisters would make better bikers than me! At least they have the 'all about me' attitude that is apparently required to be a biker!" Misty replied.
"That's not what being a biker is! Bikers are just rough and tough trainers who understand that when the time comes, rules are meant to be broken!" the biker tried to explain.
"Oh, so let's say that you need something from a store, and you can't afford it, does that mean you break the rules and steal it? No! Just no!" Misty was about to walk back into the changing room and get back into her regular clothes, when Pikachu rushed in, panting to try and catch his breath. "Pikachu, where have you been?"
"Pika pika, Pikaka pi Pika-Chu! Pika pi pi pika PiPi-kachu!" (We got trouble, Dawn and Brock have been captured by Team Rocket!)
"What? Team Rocket's here?" Ash exclaimed. Pikachu nodded. "Misty, we gotta help them!"
"Any excuse to get outta here!" Misty replied.
"Pika chu!" (Hey wait!) the electric mouse shouted.
"What is it Pikachu?" Ash asked.
"Pikakachu pi Pipichuka pika pika chu!" (Whopper and Myra are working with them!)
"What? Whopper and Myra are working with Team Rocket?" Ash growled.
"So they must be behind Chopper and Tyra getting arrested!" Misty snarled, "Why those no good, rotten creeps! I'll pound the living daylights out of 'em and then some!"
"Hey, now there's a biker attitude!" the biker said approvingly, "Maybe all you gotta do is channel that temper of yours."
"That's not biker attitude, that's me being worried about my friends!" Misty exclaimed.
"That's exactly what I mean! Being a biker is more than just being rough and tough! We look out for each other! And anyone who hurts one biker, hurts all the bikers! And when that happens, we make sure they don't get away with it!" the biker said.
"In that case…" Misty grabbed a pair of badly frayed denim shorts, which were made that way on purpose, and held them tightly in her fist. "Call me Mighty Misty!"
Meanwhile, Brock and Dawn were having their own issues. "I can't believe it's happening again!" Dawn whined.
"Believe it." Brock replied, as he struggled to break free of the bonds that held him and Dawn strapped to two chairs. "It's no use." he sighed.
Just then, Jessie, James, and Meowth walked in with smug grins plastered on their faces…and also horrible biker gear on their bodies. "Looks like the twerp patrol couldn't make a clean getaway this time around." Jessie snickered.
"It would seem we really got the jump on them this time!" James added.
"And now dat we got one half of da twoip team, de other half won't be far behind!" Meowth also commented.
"Why are you doing this?" Dawn asked.
"Isn't it obvious?" Jessie replied, "As former bikers ourselves, we felt obligated to help this gang regain the respect that was underhandedly taken from them by our ex-friends Chopper and Tyra!"
"You guys aren't bikers! You barely qualify for intelligent!" Dawn spat back.
"You can blowviate dat junk all ya want! Da fact is we're not da ones tied to a chair, and you are!" Meowth cackled.
"Now, we'll just go and take down whatever losers are left in that Bridge Bike Gang, and start up an awesome Team Rocket gang of our very own! And then we'll find your other two twerp friends and snag Pikachu! Toodles!" Jessie walked off with James and Meowth, laughing heartily as they did so.
"Great. Now what?" Dawn huffed.
"We get some help." Brock started struggling to reach for his Pokéballs, but the ropes around him were too tight. "No good. How about you?"
Dawn had been trying to reach her Pokéballs as well, but just like with Brock, the ropes were tied too tight. "Nope. Sorry Brock."
"You two shouldn't even try. We wanted to use chains to tie you up, but Little Jim said that was cruel and unusual…so, we just tied the rope around you real tight." The guard said.
"Thanks a lot." Dawn grumbled. The coordinator slumped in her chair and began to sulk…but then she got an idea, "Hey you, guard guy!"
"What now?" the biker growled.
"I need water, I haven't had anything to drink since yesterday!" Dawn said.
"And…this is my problem because?" the biker guard asked.
"Because if I pass out from dehydration, Little Jim isn't gonna be happy with you, and I know you don't wanna deal with him." Dawn replied with a smirk.
The guard glared at the coordinator for a moment, but eventually conceded with a snarl and got up to get Dawn her water. "Ok, you got him to leave, but how are you gonna get us free?" Brock asked.
"Easy." Dawn snickered, "Brock, can I ask you a personal question?"
"Uh…weird time for a heart to heart…but ok…" Brock replied in confusion.
"Tell me exactly how why you love Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny…in excruciating detail." Dawn said with a smirk.
As expected, Brock went into girl-crazy mode and started spewing words, "What's not to love? They're both so absolutely beautiful in every way, shape, and form! Why when I see either one of them, my heart starts beating at about a million beats per minute, and once that happens, true love simply can't be…" Brock was rudely cut off when Croagunk appeared and jabbed him, "Stopped…unless…Croagunk…jabs me."
As painful as it was, the jab had done what Dawn wanted. Croagunk snapped the ropes and freed Brock from his chair. "Nice job Croagunk! Come on Brock, get up and untie me before the guard comes back!"
Brock rubbed his side and went to work on Dawn's bonds, "You had to go there huh?" he grumbled.
"Hey, it worked once! Why not twice?" Dawn replied in defense. Suddenly the guard came back, and he dropped the glass of water, causing it to shatter all over the floor, "Uh oh…uh hey…you dropped my water…" Dawn chuckled nervously.
The guard tossed out a Pokéball, and an angry Granbull emerged and growled at the two teens, "Sick 'em!" he ordered. The Granbull charged forward to attack.
"Brock!" Dawn cried.
"Croagunk, 'Brick Break', go!" Brick ordered. Croagunk jumped up to meet Granbull with a powerful downwards chop, and he effectively knocked out the antagonizing normal-type. "Now, take down that guard with 'Poison Jab'!" Croagunk acknowledged and jabbed the guard in the side, taking him down as well. "Great job Croagunk!" Brock turned his attention back to Dawn, and finally broke her free of the ropes, "Alright, let's get out of here!" Brock returned Croagunk to his Pokéball, and the two teens hurried to find Ash and Misty.
At that moment, just as the sun was beginning to set, the two gangs met each other in the appointed place. Whopper and Myra led their gang, while two random bikers led the Bridge Biker Gang. "So…where are Chopper and Tyra?" Whopper guffawed.
"Busy. Can we help you?" the opposing bikers snarled. Naturally they were all too aware of exactly what had happened to their biker leaders, and they also knew that it was Whopper and Myra's fault that it happened.
"Looks like they ran home crying once they heard about our ace in the hole!" Myra laughed.
"Introducing…the greatest biker duo ever known!" Whopper led his hand to the back of the alley, where someone threw smoke pellets, causing smoke to rise.
Jessie: "Is that the sound of wimps and losers we hear?"
James: "It sounds like them and they're already here."
Jessie: "On the wind!"
James: "Past the stars!"
Meowth: "In your ears!"
Jessie: "We're the toughest biker bunch!"
James: "And we have a hunch."
Jessie: "That we'll win for once in a while!"
James: "And that we'll surely make us smile!"
Jessie: "Jessie!"
James: "James!"
Myra: "Myra!"
Whopper: "Whopper!"
Meowth: "And Meowth, too! "
Whopper: "And if you ain't scared of us..."
Myra: "Listen up and fear."
Jessie: "We're now called The Team Rocket Riders!"
James: "Our name for our own biker gang..."
Jessie, James, Meowth, Whopper, Myra: "You hear?!"
Team Rocket had made their appearance; both Jessie and James were now wearing blood red t-shirts with an "R" on them, with black leather jackets over them. They also wore ripped up blue jeans, and black boots with spikes on the bottom, and on their wrists they wore spiked bracelets. Jessie made the biggest difference however, as her long, magenta hair was now hanging down all the way to her waist, with her bangs covering up her right eye, and a chain wrapped around her waist. One thing was for sure, they didn't look anything like they usually did.
"The Team Rocket Riders?" The Bridge Biker Gang members exclaimed.
"That's right!" Whopper said, "We decided to let you losers keep your biker name."
"Since our heroes, Big Jess and Little Jim showed up, we decided to honor them by giving our gang a new name." Myra explained, "The Team Rocket Riders!"
"And we love it!" Jessie, James and Meowth cackled.
"The Team Rocket Riders?" A teenage voice scoffed, "Yeah, right!"
"More like the Team Rocket Reekers if you ask us." A female voice added with a cool but soft tone.
"James, did those voices sound familiar to you?" Jessie asked.
"Uh huh." James gulped in response.
The Bridge Biker Gang members smiled as they stepped aside, and Jessie, James and Meowth saw two figures leaning against the walls. The figures looked like a boy and girl, who looked all too familiar to the Team Rocket trio. "It is them!" they exclaimed.
Ash: "You're the ones who should prepare for trouble."
Misty: "And while you're at it, make it double trouble."
Ash: "Usually we're good, but sometimes we're bad!"
Misty: "Which by the way, only happens when you make us mad!"
Ash: "We ride through the roads in the night or day!"
Misty: "Anyone who hurts our friends better run far away!"
Ash: "Ash!"
Misty: "Misty!"
Ash: "We're the Bridge Biker Gang, we give other gangs fright!"
Misty: "You mess with our friends, and you're in for a fight!"
Pikachu: "Pika!" (That's right!)
Ash, Misty, and Pikachu had emerged from the back of the gang, wearing biker gear that they had finally decided on once they heard Brock and Dawn were in trouble. Ash was wearing a shredded Gastly t-shirt, with faded blue jeans with holes in them. He had black gloves on his hands, similar to the ones he usually wore, and he wore his hat sideways. And to top it off, he was wearing Chopper's leather jacket. Misty on the other hand was wearing Tyra's spare Zubat t-shirt, on her arms were chopped pieces of cloth that went from her hands to her elbows. She was wearing the badly frayed denim shorts she had grabbed previously, with a white belt that was crooked. And finally she wore black and white striped socks that reached her knees, and old light brown boots; Misty had put her hair back in her side ponytail, which of course was longer than it was years ago.
"What are you two doing here?" Meowth asked, his claws extended for battle.
"We're here to help our friends!" Misty replied hotly.
"Speaking of which, where are Dawn and Brock?" Ash demanded.
"We don't have to tell you two twerps anything!" James replied.
"The great thing about being Team Rocket Riders, we answer to no one!" Jessie cackled.
"Except us!" Ash growled.
"Yeah! I thought we had a rumble to take care of!" Misty added.
Jessie and James gulped silently, they knew that they were at a disadvantage against Ash and Misty, and they were at a loss for words. Fortunately, and also unfortunately, Whopper and Myra weren't. "You actually want to fight Big Jess and Little Jim? You're either really brave, or really stupid!" Whopper guffawed.
"No kidding! I say we get this rumble started! C'mon Big Jess and Little Jim, show these two posers who the real bikers are!" Myra exclaimed.
The whole gang began cheering on their two leaders, trying to drive them to victory, "Uh…would you excuse us a moment? We have to discuss our strategy!" Much to the confusion of the bikers, the Team Rocket trio huddled into the back corner of the alley to plot, "Ok, any ideas?" Jessie asked.
"I have an idea, I say we get outta here while we can and let dose two biker bozos go up against da twoips, dere's no way dat Seviper and Carnivine can go mano a mano wit their Pokémon." Meowth suggested.
"And did you see how upset they were?" James added nervously, "More than likely they'll be using their most powerful Pokémon, and that means Charizard and that terrifying Gyarados!"
"In that case, I think it's time for a change of plans." Jessie said. The Team Rocket trio hopped back to where they were before, "Alright, as the leaders of the Team Rocket Riders, we have come to an important decision! Our biker protégés Whopper and Myra now have the honor of crushing you twerps!"
"You know you can't beat us." Misty translated.
Jessie flinched, but refused to admit the redheaded Gym Leader was right, "That's not it at all! A leader always looks for ways to improve the people around her, and as leader, I choose to give these two aspiring young Team Rocket Riders the chance to do just that!"
"Awesome! I can't wait to bust some heads!" Whopper pounded his palm with his fist with excitement, "C'mon Myra, let's take care of these wannabes."
"Yeah, we'll show 'em!" Myra flanked the young man and sneered at the couple opposing them.
"When we beat you, you have to let Dawn and Brock go, understand?" Misty demanded.
"You're in no position to make demands, especially since you're in for one doozy of a fight." Whopper grabbed a Pokéball and tossed it onto the field. "You're the man Primeape!" Whopper's Pokémon appeared in a flash of white light, an angry Primeape who seemed burlier and angrier than most Primeape.
"Now it's my turn! Let's burn some rubber Blaziken!" Myra launched out her own Pokéball, and the tall fire/fighting emerged with a loud battle cry. "Make your move." Myra sneered at the opposition.
"Two fighting types…maybe Staraptor…" Ash thought out loud.
"No Ash," Misty broke the black-haired boy's train of thought, "We can't treat this like a regular battle, remember our Pokémon won't be getting orders from us, they'll be on their own. We've got to stick with our A-game." Misty reached for a Pokéball and tossed it out, "Misty calls Gyarados!" Gyarados emerged and roared in anger, as it towered over its two opponents.
"I knew it!" James whimpered, luckily for him no one noticed except for Jessie and Meowth.
"Alright then! Charizard, I choose you!" Ash launched his own Pokéball, and the mighty fire/flying-type emerged with a roar of his own, ready to battle.
"Time for a Rumble Riot!" all the bikers shouted.
The four Pokémon began fighting immediately after the announcement. Charizard had taken it upon himself to battle Whopper's Primeape, while Gyarados matched up against Blaziken to take advantage of type. Charizard led off with a classic, using 'Flamethrower' to test how well Primeape could move. Primeape responded by quickly dodging, bouncing off the alley walls and then unleashing a 'Cross Chop' that caused the dragon to stumble. Gyarados on the other hand was having trouble with Blaziken's agility, as its 'Hydro Pump' couldn't seem to connect. Blaziken on the other hand was able to answer back with a powerful 'ThunderPunch', which made the dragon roar in agony.
"This is your idea of rumbling? Primeape could beat this lame Charizard with his eyes shut!" Whopper heckled.
"And your Gyarados is as slow as molasses; even a Magcargo could outrun it!" Myra added.
After hearing the two bikers belittle them, Charizard and Gyarados looked at each other and nodded. Gyarados got in front of Charizard and activated 'Protect', and then Charizard stepped in and began lifting the energy shielded water-dragon.
"Ash…are they doing what I think they're doing?" Misty asked in shock.
"I think so Mist! That looks like Chopper and Tyra's 'Protect Cannonbolt'! Only way bigger!" Ash replied.
With a grunt of determination, Charizard managed to lift Gyarados over his head, and roared as he threw it at Primeape and Blaziken, who were powerless to stop it. The two biker Pokémon hit the ground after being flattened by Gyarados, and fought to try and get back up. However, Charizard and Gyarados surrounded the two Pokémon, attacks armed and at the ready. Needless to say, the Team Rocket Trio was getting antsy, "I think it's time for a not so hasty withdrawal." Jessie whispered to her two comrades.
"Good call." They replied.
The trio started to sneak away, but they were stopped when a biker noticed them, "Hey, where are you going?" he asked.
Team Rocket panicked, but Jessie was able to think fast, "We just wanted a better vantage point with which to observe this rumbly rumble!"
"Oh yeah? Lemme see!" the biker went over next to the trio, and smiled, "Hey you're right! This is much better! That's why we chose you as our leaders!" the biker exclaimed.
"Great." The trio sighed; it seemed that their escape plan had been effectively prevented.
"Give up you two, there's no way you can beat our Pokémon!" Ash exclaimed.
"Not by ourselves maybe." Whopper chortled, "Another awesome thing about being Team Rocket Riders…is that rules mean nothing!" Whopper made a signal, and suddenly there were several flashes of white light, and a whole army of biker Pokémon stood behind the two. "Now if you don't wanna get mugged, I suggest you stand down…if you do, maybe we'll beat you up with our fists instead of crowbars."
"This isn't good." Misty stated. But suddenly, more sounds of opening Pokéballs were heard, and the couple looked back to see their own army of Pokémon smirking at them, "What are you guys doing?"
The biker who went with them to the store spoke up, "Like I told you, we bikers look out for each other, even if it means that rules have to be broken to do it."
Misty smiled, and then turned back to Whopper and Myra, "So how's this gonna go down?"
"Let me respond to that, in the following way…" Whopper charged forward to take down Misty, but he was suddenly swept aside by what seemed to be a 'Whirlpool' attack. "Get me outta here!" Whopper shouted as he spun around in the water.
"A 'Whirlpool'…Dawn?" Ash looked around, and spotted Dawn and Brock running towards them, with Piplup and Sudowoodo flanking them, "Hey guys!"
"Ash! Misty!" Dawn hurried to join her friends, but stopped short when she saw what they were wearing, "Uh…what happened to you?"
"Uh…we're representing the biker gang…" Ash chuckled sheepishly, his hand now scratching the back of his neck.
"Ash, if I were to take a picture of you right now and send it to your mom, she'd lock you in a small closet until you were thirty years old." Brock laughed.
"Then don't." Ash quipped back, "You wanna join in this battle?"
"Wouldn't miss it." Brock replied. The breeder and the coordinator both joined in the standoff, waiting for someone to make a move.
Meanwhile, the Team Rocket trio was watching in horror at what was about to take place, "Jessie…I'm ready to leave now." James gulped.
"Yeah, it's time ta clear out!" Meowth agreed.
"Let's wait for the battle to get heated before we sneak away, maybe they'll forget all about us." Jessie said, hoping that what she suggested would happen.
"Whopper, are you alright?" Myra asked, hurrying over to her partner now that the 'Whirlpool' had worn off.
Whopper got back up and snarled at Dawn, he was extremely angry at the coordinator for humiliating him, "No…I am definitely not alright." Whopper turned to his gang, who were staring at him intently, waiting for the word. "Team Rocket Riders…attack!"
But before the gang could start fighting, Ash made sure to prevent actual fisticuffs, "Pikachu, 'Thunderbolt'!" Pikachu leaped off Ash's shoulder and shocked all the humans who were ready to attack, stopping them in their tracks, "Let's keep this between our Pokémon, shall we?"
"Fine." Whopper seethed, "Primeape, 'Hyper Beam' on those twerps!" Primeape acknowledged the order and fired a super powered beam at the teens, but the attack was repelled by a Cloyster using 'Protect'. "Now what?" Whopper shouted in frustration.
"You guys are pathetic." A voice said. Two figures were standing back to back in the shadows, and when the figures walked into the light, they were revealed to be none other than Chopper and Tyra. "Need a hand?"
"Chopper! Tyra!" Ash exclaimed, "How'd you guys manage to escape?"
"Well…it's not like they didn't know about it…I'm willing to bet Officer Jenny and her little helpers will be here any minute now." Tyra admitted.
"What?" Jessie, James, and Meowth all exclaimed at once. Suddenly the trio found all the attention being directed at them, totally contrary to what they wanted. Now they had to think fast, and that's just what Jessie did. "Don't let these two intimidate you, you're Team Rocket Riders! Ride them!"
"Exactly my intention." Whopper replied, "Alright Riders, it's battle time!" All of the Team Rocket Riders ordered their Pokémon to attack, and in turn, all the Bridge Bikers did the same, and nothing short of an all-out Pokémon war had just broken loose. As attacks flew everywhere, Whopper noticed Jessie, James, and Meowth sneaking away, "Hey, where do you think you're going?" he shouted. This time, Team Rocket didn't even bother to try and convince the gang that what they were doing was legit, they just picked up the pace, "Why those no good, rotten cowards!" Whopper growled. Whopper spotted Chopper ordering Golem to use 'Fire Punch', and sneered at him, "Well looks like the gang falls back on me, and I know exactly what I'm gonna do first." Whopper charged forward and tackled Chopper to the ground, pounding his face in with his fists, "You won't beat me again Chopper! You won't!"
Chopper fought back and kicked the insane biker leader off of him, but Whopper just came back at him again, "I will beat you, and this time I'll make sure you stay beaten!" Chopper grabbed the outstretched arms of Whopper and fell to the ground, using the momentum of his fall to make Whopper fall forward, and then kicking the biker up into the air and against an alley wall. Then he looked and noticed that Team Rocket had all but disappeared, "Hey Ash! Team Rocket's getting away!"
"Oh no they're not!" Ash shouted, "Pikachu, 'Thunderbolt'!" Pikachu acknowledged and zapped the Team Rocket trio, effectively blasting them into the sky, "Oh…well…maybe they are."
"I knew this was a bad idea, I just knew it!" Jessie squealed angrily.
"So the question comes up, whose idea was it again?" James replied.
"We both know da answer ta dat question, but it'd be in our best interest ta keep quiet about it." Meowth commented.
"We're blasting off again!" *Ping*
"I thought you said Officer Jenny was coming!" Ash exclaimed.
"I thought she was! I hope she is!" Chopper replied.
"Why? Won't she just put you into jail again?" Ash asked.
"Not if Whopper and Myra are still here, we'll have an alibi then!" Chopper explained.
Almost on cue, several cars drove up, all with flashing lights on top, and Officer Jenny came out with a megaphone, "Everyone freeze! This battle is over!" she shouted.
When the bikers saw that Officer Jenny and her police cohorts had the drop on them, they stopped ordering attacks. "Busted." One biker grumbled.
Officer Jenny came up to Chopper and Tyra, and then noticed Whopper and Myra, "Whoa…" even she was shocked by the resemblance.
"Told ya it wasn't us." Chopper shrugged.
"I'm sorry for reacting too brashly, you all are clearly innocent of the crimes you've been accused of. We'll take it from here." Officer Jenny then walked up to Whopper and Myra, the latter of whom was busy tending to the former, who was still recovering from crashing into the wall. "You both are under arrest for various crimes. Oh, that includes assault and battery since we found our real jail guard tied up behind the station. Your buddy's already in jail." Whopper and Myra glared at Chopper and Tyra before being taken away by the police officer. "You behave yourselves." She said before driving off.
Chopper then turned to the former Team Rocket Riders, who were without leaders now. "You guys clear out, start a new gang or something." He said. The bikers grumbled, but reluctantly decided to go with what Chopper had said. "Well, that's that."
"You were amazing Chopper." Tyra suddenly leaped towards the biker leader and gave him a passionate kiss on the lips, which everyone was shocked by…but especially Brock, who fainted out of sheer disappointment.
"Thanks babe." Chopper replied when the kiss was broken.
"When did this little love connection happen?" Misty asked.
"In the jail. Not a lot to talk about in there, so…some things were said." Tyra admitted shamelessly.
"Funny how things like that work out eh?" Chopper chuckled.
"No it's not funny!" Brock exclaimed, suddenly recovered from fainting, "What is it you like about him?"
"Well…I've always had a soft spot for bad boys." Tyra grabbed Chopper's arm and hugged it tight, "I always hang around with him because of how great a leader he is…not to mention he's handsome as all get out."
"I could be a bad boy if you wanted! And I'm a former Gym Leader! Quick, guys, where'd you buy those clothes? I'll buy the whole store; I'll do whatever it takes!" Brock was once again abruptly cut off when Croagunk popped out of his Pokéball and jabbed him, "Or…maybe…I won't." Brock fell to the ground and was dragged away by the poison/fighting-type.
"Uh…ok…" Chopper sweat-dropped, "Anyway, thanks for stepping up when we needed you guys, we owe you."
"Hey Chopper, I have an idea!" Tyra whispered something into Chopper's ear, and the biker leader smiled at what she said.
"That's a great idea Tyra." Chopper turned his attention to the two teens in the biker wear, "In honor of your services, we, the leaders of the Bridge Biker Gang, have decided to make you, Awesome Ash and Mighty Misty, the next-in-line leaders of the Bridge Biker Gang!"
The whole gang roared their approval at what was said. "Hey, that's awesome!" Ash exclaimed. "What does that mean exactly?" he asked.
"He means that when he and Tyra step down as the leaders, they want us to come and take over for them." Misty translated for her boyfriend.
"Oh." Ash smiled at his newly coupled friends, "I appreciate the offer guys, but we can't accept. See, I'm still working to conquer the Sinnoh League."
"And I still have my goal of becoming a water Pokémon master." Misty added.
Chopper sighed, "Somehow I figured." he said with a somewhat disappointed smile, "Well, we'll be rooting for you, and if you ever need help or anything, just give us a call, we'll be there faster than you can say 'bridge bikers'."
"Oh, and Misty..." Tyra said.
"Hmm?" Misty directed her attention to the female leader.
"Don't ever let him go; you got yourself a good one there." Tyra said.
Misty looked at Ash, provoking the boy to smile, "He's a work in progress." Misty replied teasingly, causing Ash to face-fault, "And you take your own advice, he's a good one too."
"Nope, he's a baaaaad one. Just the way I like it." Tyra smirked.
Misty smirked back, and together the group waved farewell to their friends and their gang, and headed to the Pokémon Center for a much needed rest, "Boy, what a day this has been." Misty commented after a while.
"Yeah, no kidding." Ash replied.
"Now that we're out of earshot of those guys, I just gotta say this…" Dawn got in front of the couple and placed her hands on her hips, "Can you guys please get out of those horrible clothes?" The group laughed at Dawn's outburst, and they continued on to the Pokémon Center, and tomorrow they'd get back on the road again, where Ash would take on Paul for an exciting full battle no one would want to miss.
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A/N: Yeah...so...what'd you think? Oh, no comments about the really big capitalized, italicized, boldfaced "someone" please, that was meant as a gag because Ian keeps asking for chapters like this. :P Anyway, I did my best Ian, I hope you liked it, and thanks for helping out with those mottos, those are a serious weak point of mine. xD If you guys want pics of Ash and Misty's clothes, look for Cleopatrawolf on deviantART...as for Jessie and James...you're on your own, it was a random deviant whom I forgot the name of. xD Oh yeah! Anyone who figures out where the name "Talhasee Town" came from gets a cookie from me. But i won't be giving any, it's too simple yet clever. xD No spoiling it Ian...I'm watching you...anyways...next chapter hopefully coming soon, happy Pokeshipping day!