Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 2: Two Degrees Of Separation
In Route 202...
Dawn was riding on her bike, then parked it and ran down the hill.
"Piplup!"Dawn called out. "Come on out!"
The pokeball opened and Piplup came out.
"Piplup!"Piplup chirped.
Together, Dawn and Piplup sat near a rock, watching the clouds float in the sky.
"Piplup, I am psyched and all, but I'm starting to wonder what a new Pokémon trainer, like me does."Dawn remarked.
"Pip?"Piplup asked.
"It's a deal!"Dawn giggled with a wink. "Let's catch a Pokémon!"
Pokémon!
Pokémon!
Scene shows Ash and Pikachu in the tree and watching the flying Sinnoh Pokemon in the sky.
It's all about the challenges.
It's a brand new game and a brand new world.
Then Paul and Ash glaring at each other, while Denise glared at Amy.
Their Pokemons did the same.
Camera showed Dawn wearing a pink dress, while Denise wore a fancier magenta dress.
They took out their pokeballs showing Buneary, Piplup, Eevee and Ralts.
New rivals as you fight for survival.
Nothing can stop you, Diamond and Pearl.
Pokémon!
Denise's Shinx tackles Zoey's Glameow.
Aipom fighting Gym Leader Roark's Cranidos.
It's all about the battle.
You gotta play smart.
Palkia in a big cliff and Lucario watching it, then the fighting/Steel Pokemon turned around and saw another Legendary Pokemon in a snowy background,Dialga.
You gotta move faster behind every win there's a chance to begin, again!
You gotta take it all if you wanna be a Master...
Pokémon!
Pokémon!
Scenes shows Dawn and Denise sitting down, while leaning against a large pokeball, Brock, Ash and Pikachu sat at the top of it.
It's time for adventure, Diamond and Pearl.
We can change the world.
Pokémon!
Back in Route 202...
A wild Pokémon appeared, which was a brown rabbit with yellow fur on its ears and on its body.
"A Buneary!"Dawn gasped as she pulled out her pink Pokedex.
"Buneary, the Rabbit Pokémon." Dawn's Pokédex said. "By quickly rolling up its extended ears, it can launch a powerful attack against its opponents."
"We have to watch out for those ears."Dawn stated. "So, here's the deal."
Dawn then explained to Piplup how you catch a Pokémon by weakening it, and then attempt to catch it.
Piplup nodded with understanding and prepared to battle.
"Alright then, Piplup!"Dawn shouted. "Use Bubble Beam!"
Piplup shot out mass of bubbles at the wild Buneary, but Buneary dodged the move with a bounce and it landed right behind Piplup.
"Peck attack!"Dawn ordered. "Buneary's right behind you!"
Piplup made another rapid attempt to strike Buneary, but the rabbit pokemon just moved out of the way and knocked Piplup out with dizzy punch.
"Are you okay, Piplup!?"Dawn asked worriedly as she rushed to her penguin pokemon.
As Dawn tried to shake Piplup awake, Buneary bounced on Dawn's face and hopped away.
"Ow...that hurts, how do you feel?"Dawn whimpered while rubbing her nose.
Piplup became sad for not helping Dawn to catch Buneary.
"H-Hey! Don't let it get to ya! Everybody makes a mistake, the first time around!"Dawn assured, then wondered how her sister was doing with her Turtwig. "I wonder if Denise is doing okay, though."
Meanwhile...
Denise was riding on her bike in a forest pathway with Turtwig on the little basket.
"Turtwig, do you know what a Pokemon Contest and a Pokemon Gym is?"Denise asked.
Turtwig looked at her in confusion.
"Turtwig?"Turtwig asked.
"A Pokemon Contest is really cool."Denise responded with a smile. "And a Pokemon Gym is where the Leader tests trainer's strength and skills between trainers and their Pokémon! My dream is to become a Top Coordinator like my mum and a Pokemon Master. If you get all the eight Gym Badges you can enter the Sinnoh League, so lets work hard and get many pokemon as we can."
"Turtwig."Turtwig answered with a smile.
Just then, there was a rustle on a bush causing Denise to stop her bike and Turtwig went off it.
Then a familiar brown fox pokemon appeared.
"Eevee!"
"Hey, it's the Eevee I saw yesterday!"Denise remarked as she took out her Pokédex.
"Eevee, the Evolution."Denise's Pokedex said. "Eevee has an unstable genetic makeup that suddenly mutates due to the environment in which it lives, radiation from various stones causes this Pokémon to evolve."
"Hey Turtwig, I think that Eevee should be our first new Pokemon friend for the catch."Denise suggested confidently.
"Tur Turtwig."Turtwig replied in agreement and stood in a fighting stance.
Eevee noticed this and prepared to fight.
"Turtwig, start with Razor Leaf!"Denise ordered.
Turtwig sends sharp-edged leaves at Eevee, who dodged it.
Eevee threw a Shadow Ball at Turtwig.
"Quick, dodge it!"Denise ordered.
Turtwig quickly dodged the smokey ball.
"Turtwig, use Absorb!"Denise ordered with a smile.
Turtwig surprises Eevee with its nutrient-draining attack causing the Evolution Pokemon to grow weak.
"Alright!"Denise shouted and took out a pokeball. "Go! Pokéball!"
Denise threw a pokeball at the Evolution Pokemon.
Eevee got trapped inside the pokeball, it shook for a few times and then stopped.
"We caught Eevee!"Denise laughed. "Turtwig, you did it!"
Denise cheered as she picked Turtwig and hugged him.
Turtwig blushed as it cheered, too.
Denise picked up her pokeball and Eevee came out.
"Hello again, Eevee."Denise said kindly and looked at Turtwig. "Turtwig say hello to our new friend."
Turtwig greeted Eevee with a smile, who smiled back at him.
"Aw, you guys are so cute."Denise chuckled sweetly and realized something. "Oh, we should go and see how Dawn's doing."
She stood up to go to her bike, but when she turned around it was gone!
"Huh? Hey!"Denise yelled in anger. "Who took my bike!?"
In the Other Side...
Dawn and Piplup once again failed to catch a Pokémon after the depressing failure against Buneary.
The two of them saw a wild Burmy in a grass cloak.
Piplup managed to weaken Burmy, but Dawn wasn't thinking fast enough, causing Burmy to escape.
But the two of them got their courage back as they decided to try again.
However just as they were about to move, they heard a rustle on the bushes.
It revealed to be Pikachu!
"Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon, it can generate electric attacks from its electric pouches, located in both of its cheeks." Dawn's Pokédex buzzed.
"So, it's an Electric Type Pokémon."Dawn said. "It's not a very good type advantage for a Water Type like Piplup, but hey..."
She looked at Piplup, who held its fist out.
"Alright! Take it from the top! Piplup! Use Bubblebeam!"Dawn yelled.
Piplup unleashed its Water Type move, which was destroyed by Pikachu's Thunderbolt.
"Whoa! So, that's what a Thunderbolt looks like!"Dawn said with a hint of surprise. "Alright, Piplup! Use Peck!"
Piplup jumped as his peck glowed white and sharp on Pikachu.
Pikachu again used Thunderbolt, shocking Piplup, and burnt Dawn's bike.
"My bike! It's extra crispy!"Dawn said in shock and glared at Pikachu. "Thanks a lot! I'm definitely catch you after that! Lets go pokeball."
So, she threw a Pokeball at Pikachu.
But, to Dawn's surprise, the Pokéball bounced away from Pikachu, causing Dawn to catch it.
"Hold on! If that doesn't work, you already must belong to someone else, maybe?" Dawn asked.
Pikachu grew a little frightened as it began to run away, only to be cornered by a Seviper, Cacnea, and Dustox.
"What are they all doing here?" Dawn asked.
Just then, Meowth appeared. "They're my Pikachu crew!"
When Meowth talked, Dawn was surprised as she checked her Pokédex.
"Meowth, the Scratch Cat Pokémon."the Pokedex said."It sleeps a lot during daytime, and during the nighttime, it becomes active, moving around, in its territory."
"And that blabberbox won't tell you about, was not only the cream of the Poké-crop, I'm the king of the cuties, too!"Meowth said.
Then, Jessie and James, of Team Rocket came out of the bushes, glad to see Pikachu almost captured.
"Eureka!"Jessie sneered with a smirk.
"Looks like we struck Pikachu gold!"James snickered.
Then the evil trio saw Dawn with her Pokeball.
"Little girl, you really shouldn't be playing around with Pokeballs like that, you know."Jessie stated with a smirk.
"Huh?"Dawn asked in confusion.
"You might 'Poké' a Pokémon size out!"James joked.
"Wobbuffet!"Wobbuffet agreed.
"There is no room in this forest for yet another thief."Jessie commeted. "We've been after Pikachu so long, we're trademark!"
"But, thanks to your unwilling, you made our job much easier!"James explained.
That made Pikachu annoyed as he shocked the trio with a Thunderbolt.
"Oppose to cute little rosy super-charged cheeks, that leaves the closest to branch!" Jessie muttered.
The trio recovered quick, which allowed James to order their Pokémon to attack Pikachu!
Pikachu managed to dodge every attack, but grew very exhausted and weak.
Dawn couldn't stand to watch all this happen. "Piplup use Bubblebeam!"
Piplup used bubblebeam blowing Seviper, Cacnea and Dustox away.
Dawn and Piplup went in front to protect Pikachu.
"Who are you? Their Mom?!" James asked with annoyance.
"Look! This Pikachu doesn't like you, whoever you are!"Dawn retorted.
Team Rocket smirked as they began their motto.
"Prepare for trouble, are you out of the room?"
"Make it double, those ones who are the real corps."
"And evils hold the galaxy!"
"Sent here to fulfill our destiny!"
"With Meowth, that's me!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reaches to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Meowth's the name!"
"Whenever's there peace around..."
"Team Rocket..."
"Is there!"
"To make everything worse!"
"Wobbuffet!"
"Mime Mime!"
"Never heard of you."Dawn admitted.
That made Team Rocket fell down in awkwardness.
"The nerve of that twerpette!"Jessie muttered. "Not knowing who we are!"
"I wonder if she knows where we are?"James asked as he stood up.
"Just outside of Sandgem Town."Dawn answered.
"The Sinnoh region."James said in realization. "How could I forgot!"
"You never could grab long distances."Jessie admitted.
"Thats why she doesn't know anything about us."James said with a smile. "There's no Team Rocket breech."
That made Jessie and Meowth sneer with triumph.
"I find it awfully hard to believe that this Pikachu belongs to you!"Dawn stated. "For starters, why isn't Pikachu safely inside its Pokeball?"
Jessie ignored the question, deciding to steal Dawn's Piplup!
"Seviper! Use Wrap!"Jessie ordered.
The Poison Type Pokémon wrapped its coil around Piplup, squeezing him.
"Piplup!" Dawn gasped.
"Say, that blue Pokémon looks catch-able!"Jessie said with a smirk.
"And with the Pikachu to the boss, yellow and blue will make some green!"Meowth remarked.
"Piplup use Bubble Beam!"Dawn pleaded.
Piplup tried to attack, but couldn't with Seviper tightening the wrap.
Dawn was getting scared.
How is she going to save both Piplup and Pikachu at the same time?
"Eevee! Use Shadow Ball!"A female voice called out. "Turtwig! Use Razor Leaf!"
A Shadowy ball and sharp-edged leaves blasted Seviper out of Piplup's wrap prison.
Dawn turned to see Denise with her two pokemon running towards the commotion.
"Denise! Great timing!"Dawn replied and was relieved to see her twin sister.
"Sorry it took so long, Dawn."Denise apologised looking at her twin. "Me and Turtwig got busy with Eevee."
"Not too bad for two kids, but now it's time to show you both, why Team Rocket is feared by lots of little kids over at the Kanto region!"Jessie stated.
"Let them to cry in our evil ways!"James shouted.
"Show them what he means, gang!"Meowth admitted with a smirk.
Seviper, Cacnea and Dustox moved in to attack.
"Use Bubblebeam!"Dawn shouted.
"Turtwig use Razor Leaf and Eevee use Thunder!"Denise ordered.
Pikachu joined in the attack as Razor Leaves, Thunder, Thunderbolt and Bubblebeam blasted the three enemy Pokémon, causing an explosion on Team Rocket.
"That was a quick trip."Jessie said with a smile.
"Jessie is right!"James replied.
"We had a little look!"Meowth agreed.
"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"Team Rocket screamed as they vanished in the sky.
The two sisters and the four pokemon cheered.
"Yay!"Dawn cheered.
"Alright!"Denise chuckled in victory.
Turtwig, Eevee and Piplup cheered with Pikachu until the Mouse Pokemon fell to his rear end, panting.
The two sisters gasped in shock.
"Is that Pikachu okay?"Denise asked in concern.
"I don't think so."Dawn replied as she picked him up. "We better find a Pokémon Center and fast!"
"Eevee thanks for the help, return."Denise commented and made Eevee return to her pokeball.
So Dawn, Denise, Piplup and Turtwig raced down to a nearby Pokémon Center to safe Pikachu.
Afterwards in the Pokemon Center...
Nurse Joy checked Pikachu's health.
"This Pikachu is suffering from extreme exhaustion."She replied.
"A group of strangers arrived, trying to capture Pikachu."Denise admitted.
"That sounds scary, but I'm sure that Pikachu will have a full recovery, I do know about these things."Nurse Joy assured with a smile and winked.
"Thank you!"Dawn answered.
"We're so relieved!"Denise added.
"Piplup!"Piplup agreed.
"Turtwig!"Turtwig replied happily.
Dawn and Denise then decided to call their mum.
"That's wonderful! You two made a good choice with Piplup and Turtwig."Johanna commented. "Smart and cute, too."
"Piplup."Piplup responded.
"Turtwig."Turtwig said gently putting his head up in pride.
"So, have you been able to catch any new Pokémon yet?"Johanna asked.
"I tried, but so far, no luck."Dawn answered with disappointment.
"Only I managed to catch one."Denise admitted sweetly as she showed Eevee to her mum.
"Eevee."Eevee greeted kindly.
"Ah, an Eevee that's wonderful dear."Johanna said with a smile. "It takes a while until you get the hang of it! But once you do, you're going to have so much fun! Nothing's more exciting than looking for new Pokémon friends."
Piplup stood with pride.
"Piplup chill out."Dawn stated.
That upset Piplup off as he complained to Dawn.
"Well, you had some things on why we didn't manage to catch one Pokémon."Dawn retorted.
"Oh boy..."Denise said knowing what was going to happen.
"Piplup!"Piplup argued as he pecked Dawn. "Piplup! Piplup!"
Denise and her two Pokemon sweat dropped.
"Oh brother..."She muttered covering her face with her hand.
Johanna watched as her first daughter and her Pokemon fight with pecks and pointing.
"You know, I think those two were made for each other, don't you think?"She asked.
"Meow..."Glameow agreed with a purr.
Meanwhile...
Somewhere around the route, Ash and Aipom was still looking for Pikachu.
Aipom searched high up in the trees, but had no luck.
When Ash called her down, Aipom sadly shook his head.
"Oh man. When you want to find those guys, all they do is disappear."Ash said with a sigh. "I sure hope that Pikachu's okay."
He and Aipom sadly walked down the road, then laid on a grassy area, where they were called by the Sinnoh's Officer Jenny.
"Is everything alright over there?"Officer Jenny asked.
"Huh? Hey, it's Jenny!"Ash said as he and Aipom turned around.
Officer Jenny offered Ash a ride to Professor Rowan's research lab as Ash explained of what happened to his Pikachu.
"So, Team Rocket's in Sinnoh, huh?"Jenny asked.
"Yeah! I gotta find those crooks quick!"Ash replied. "They took my Pikachu!"
"Ash, Sinnoh is a big place instead of trying to find them all by yourself, why don't you leave that to me."Jenny suggested. "And I'll drop you off at Professor Rowan's place."
Ash reluctantly agreed, but knew he had to see the Sinnoh Professor to get Aipom's Pokéball.
In Professor Rowan's Lab...
"So...you're Ash, from Pallet Town."Professor Rowan said. "Professor Oak said a great deal about you, he send your Aipom's Pokéball for you and it just arrived."
He handed Ash, Aipom's Pokéball.
"That's great! Thanks, Professor!" Ash thanked.
"I wouldn't worry too much about Pikachu."Professor Rowan stated. "I've heard from two of my new trainers this morning that they've protected a lost Pikachu from a strange group that calls themselves, Team Rocket."
"You're kidding? Wow!"Ash said with a gasp.
"Aipom!"Aipom cried out hanging onto Ash's shoulder.
So, they called the Pokémon Center, where Nurse Joy picked up the call.
"Oh...Dawn and Denise? I'm sorry...but, the two of them left the Pokémon Center just as you called."Nurse Joy apologized.
"Did those two say anything about where they were going, Nurse Joy?" Ash asked.
"Not in so many words, but I believe that Denise said something about going to Jublife City to find Pikachu's trainer."Nurse Joy answered.
When the call was over, Ash ran out of the Lab.
"Wait! Where are you going!?"Professor Rowan called out.
"I've gotta find Dawn and Denise! I know the Pokémon Center is closely, right?"Ash said. "So that means that the two of them should be close by! C'mon, Aipom! Let's move!"
Aipom nodded in response and followed.
All Professor Rowan could think of was being worried about Ash, Dawn and Denise.
A While Later...
Dawn, Piplup, Denise, Turtwig and Pikachu were receiving a call from Professor Rowan.
"I've been trying to reach the two of you."Professor Rowan stated.
"Huh?"Dawn and Denise asked in unison.
"Pikachu's trainer is named Ash."Professor Rowan said. "He's on his way to meet the two of you, he was here, but he left."
"No problem, then!"Dawn said. "We'll re-trace back and then we'll be sure to meet the guy!"
"Alright then! Let's not waste any more time, then!"Denise said as she and Turtwig began to run. "Let's go!"
"I wish my bike wasn't very crispy right now..."Dawn mumbled quietly as she followed her sister.
Meanwhile...
Ash and Aipom were running along in Route 202 to meet up with both Dawn and Denise.
Just as the two were running, they heard a truck horn, honking by.
Ash stopped to see who was in the truck.
"Ash!"A familiar friend called out to him.
"Hey, Brock!" Ash replied, glad to see one of his best friend and companion.
"I guess great minds think alike."Brock joked.
"Do you two know each other or are you too friendly, Brock?"A woman asked Brock.
"Oh, you see, this is my old buddy, Ash."Brock answered. "I've been traveling with him for a long time."
"The name's Claudina!"Claudina said. "And in case you haven't noticed, I'm a pride driver in this big rig."
"Hi, nice to meet you."Ash replied politely.
Then, all of a sudden, Brock hung his arm around Ash, explaining on what he and Claudina were doing.
"Yeah! Claudina and I were on the road!"Brock said happily. "The road to happiness and true love!"
"Yeah... But, in a truck?"Ash asked.
"Ash, it's a long and complicated journey when you want to become the very best!"Brock said happily. "I was hitchiking for Pewter City when we hooked up! It was fate!"
"Whoa..."Ash said.
"It's been great seeing you pal."Brock said proudly. "And best of luck on everything you do!"
Then there was a phone ringing on Claudina's pocket, she picked it up, and realized that it was her boyfriend.
"Hi there, honey, I've been waiting for your sweet voice to call!"Claudina replied.
"HONEY!?"Brock asked in shock.
"Sure, I'll be right there, just as I get these eighteen wheels of mine can carry me!"Claudina promised.
She put the phone away and looked at Brock.
"I'm sorry for the interruption, Brock! But, that was my boyfriend on the horn and I have to high tail it to meet him, faster than a Volt Tackle!"Claudina apologized. "But, I know that you all will be fine! After all! You've got your bud!"
Brock had his mouth wide open.
"Well, I'll leave the two of you going along!"Claudina said sweetly. "See ya later, Brock! And thanks for the great lunch and dinner!"
She then drove off as the Kanto trainer watched with Brock still having his mouth opened..
"Alright, Ash! A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!"Brock yelled out, shaking up. "And these men gotta do it whether a woman or not in their side!"
"Yeah! That's what I like to hear!"Ash chuckled.
Then Brock notice Pikachu was missing.
"Huh? But hey...where's Pikachu, Ash?"He asked.
"Who knows..."Ash said sadly.
With that, he explained of what happened when he had arrived in Sinnoh, and how Pikachu was rescued by Dawn and Denise from Team Rocket.
"That Team Rocket won't quit, will they?"Brock asked.
"Here it is."Ash exclaimed, finding the Pokémon Center on the map. "There's a Pokémon Center up ahead where those girls found Pikachu! So, that way, we can ask Nurse Joy to see where they went."
"When it comes to Nurse Joy, let me handle it!" Brock said smoothly.
Suddenly, the two Kanto trainers saw Aipom fighting with another Pokémon!
The two boys ran to where Aipom was fighting.
"Knock it off, Aipom!"Ash stated. "This is no time for you to be picking in a fight! Stop!"
Just then, Brock noticed the one that was fighting Aipom.
"Hey, who's that Pokémon?" Brock asked.
Ash took out his Pokédex to see who was attacking his female Normal Type!
"Starly, the Starling Pokémon."The Pokedex said. "Starly normally travels in a flock, but when it is alone, it is hard to notice one."
"A Normal and Flying Type! Alright!"Ash said.
"Maybe we should catch it."Brock suggested.
"I think so, too."Ash admitted. "That way, we could look for Pikachu in the air! Aipom! I want to catch that Starly! So, I need your help!"
He took out a Pokéball as he got ready for the catch.
Aipom nodded and leap toward the air.
"Aipom, use Swift!"Ash ordered.
Aipom obeyed by sending stars at Starly, which exploded.
Suddenly, Starly uses a powerful Whirlwind attack, blinding not just Aipom, but Ash and Brock, too!
"That's Whirlwind! And a really strong one, too!"Brock stated and resisting the attack.
"Aipom! Hang in there, and use Focus Punch!"Ash ordered.
Aipom made an attempt to use Focus Punch, but it was interrupted by wild Starly's Quick Attack.
Now, Starly used Wing Attack, giving Aipom some more damage.
"Now Starly is using Wing Attack!"Brock warned, seeing the Flying Type move.
"I know that you can do it, Aipom!"Ash ordered.
Aipom finally punched Starly toward the air.
"That's more like it."Brock admitted.
This gave Ash the chance to throw his Pokeball and trapped Starly inside.
It shook for a while, then stopped!
"Alright! I've caught a Starly!"Ash stated with a smile and then stopped.
"What's wrong?"Brock asked.
"You know, Brock, when something like this happens, Pikachu's usually here with me."Ash answered and sighed looking at Starly's Pokéball.
Brock put a hand over Ash's shoulder with a reassuring smile.
"I know...but don't forget the reason that you caught Starly is to help find Pikachu."He reminded.
Ash smiled at that and nodded. "You're right, Brock...Starly, come on out!"
The Flying Type appeared, ready to help out his new trainer and began to flew off as the two boys followed him.
Meanwhile, Dawn, Piplup, Denise, Turtwig and Pikachu ran to find Ash, to reunite the Electric Mouse with Ash.
With Ash's first Pokemon from the Sinnoh Region Starly firmly on the team, our heroes head off to find Pikachu, Dawn and Denise! Will their paths finally cross?"
As everyone ran for the search, there was a purple haired boy who stood on a grassy hill with a evil smirk.
He had seen the capture of Ash's new Starly as his Elekid stood beside him.
"Hmph, well, if it was that easy, then who needs that thing?"the boy asked.
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Denise's Team:
Turtwig (Male): Tackle, Absorb, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder