Episode 93: Only in My Dreams!
Today we join our heroes…wait…what's going on here!?
It's the middle of the day, in the middle of nowhere, but Ash, Brock, and Brenda are all fast asleep on the floor. The reason for this is immediately apparent, as Jigglypuff stands in front of them, singing. "Jig-galy-y puff, jiggaly-y-y puffffff." Once it finishes singing, Jigglypuff quickly realizes that its audience has fallen asleep. This angers Jigglypuff, causing it to puff itself up. It pulls the head off its microphone, revealing the marker inside. Once it holds the marker up into the sky, it promptly begins to leave graffiti all over the faces of Ash, Pikachu, Brock, and Brenda.
Well isn't this just great? How am I supposed to give you an episode when our heroes are asleep!?
Ash, who has his face covered in humorous markings, tosses in his sleep and mumbles, "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt…"
That's it! Let's take a look into the world of dreams!
The scene now zooms into Ash's face, and then fades away. When everything fades back into view, the scene has changed. Ash now stands out in the middle of a vast field of grass. He and Pikachu are battling against none other than the Tenno League Champion, Galileo, and his Dracosmic.
Ash commands, "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
"Pikaaaaa chuuuuuu!"
Galileo counters, "Dracosmic, block it with Light Screen!" Dracosmic raises its screen of light, but Pikachu's Thunderbolt is so powerful that it breaks right through the barrier, and continues on to hit Dracosmic.
Ash cheers, "Yeah! That's a hit!"
Galileo asks, "Dracosmic, can you keep on fighting?" Dracosmic looks fine at first, but just as its about to respond, it falls to the ground.
Ash leaps up in excitement. "We did, Pikachu! We're now the Champion of the Tenno Region!"
Galileo shouts to Ash, "Congratulations! You are obviously the most powerful trainer I have ever seen! That was an amazing battle!"
Out of nowhere, an Alakazam appears, apparently having used Teleport. It looks to Ash and says, "Alakazam!" It hands an envelope to Ash.
Ash takes it, and opens it, pulling out the letter inside. He quickly reads over it and says to Pikachu, "Someone invited us for a battle, but it doesn't say who."
Alakazam asks, "Kazam?"
Ash looks to it and nods. "We're up for any battle."
Alakazam nods back. It then holds up its spoons, and suddenly Teleports them all away. When they reappear, it's in the middle of an empty arena with a battlefield.
Almost immediately, an amplified voice declares, "Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, I have watched your journey from the beginning, and I think that you are finally ready to face me in battle."
Ash asks, "Who are you!?"
A man steps into the arena. He wears outlandish red, gold, and black clothes with a cape. His hair is bright orange and ridiculously spikey. He proclaims, "I am the Pokémon Master, and it is time for you to face me for my title!"
Ash pulls out a Pokéball. "To become a Pokémon Master is my dream! We will battle you, and we'll win!"
The Master grins at Ash's determination. "Let's find out then."
They both take their places on the field. Somehow, the stadium is suddenly filled with an absolutely massive crowd, all of them cheering at the top of their lungs.
The Pokémon Master pulls out a Pokéball, or rather, a Master Ball, and throws it. From the Master Ball emerges a Giratina in its Origin Form.
Ash is surprised to see a Legendary Pokémon.
The Master asks, "What? Are you afraid?"
Ash's surprise turns to anticipation. "No way! The chance to fight a Legendary Pokémon is amazing!" He throws his own Pokéball. "Heala, I chose you!" As ridiculous as it looks, tiny Heala going up against the giant Giratina, Ash and Heala don't seem worried in the slightest. Ash starts the battle by ordering, "Heala, use Cross Poison!" Heala leaps at Giratina, and having such a large target, doesn't miss. Heala slashes its poison-coated claws at Giratina. Somehow, this sends Giratina flying backwards.
Giratina recovers quickly, but something looks a little off. The Master realizes, "You just Poisoned Giratina. I guess we'll have to make this fast. Giratina, use Dragon Claw!" The red tips of Giratina's wing-tentacles glow purple, and it lunges at Heala to attack.
Ash shouts, "Dodge and use Ice Fang!" Heala leaps to side, and then bites down on one of the wings. "Now, let's show them your Dragon Claw!" Heala unclamps it jaw, and leaps back, only to lunge forward right away for another attack.
The Master orders, "Shadow Force, now!" Giratina vanishes instantly.
Ash looks around, and notices what can only be described as a distortion in the fabric of space to Heala's right. Ash warns, "Heala, it's coming out to your right! Be ready for it and use Venoshock once it shows itself!"
Moments later Giratina appears to attack, but Heala is ready and spews a wave of poisonous fluid at it. The liquid splatters across Giratina, dealing massive damage due to Giratina's already Poisoned status. Giratina falls to the ground and skims the floor.
Ash cheers, "Alright, Heala! Way to go!"
The Master recalls Giratina and proclaims, "This battle isn't through yet! Here's my next Pokémon!" He throws yet another Master Ball, and from it comes a Rayquaza. It roars loudly.
Ash says to Heala, "You take a break, you deserve it." He switches it for another Pokémon. "If Rayquaza is the master of the sky, then let's use Eagladiator!"
Eagladiator appears. "Eaglaaaaaaa!"
The Master grins. "And don't think this is all you have to go up against!" He pulls up his loose-fitting sleeve to reveal a bracelet with a Keystone on it. "Let's do this, Rayquaza! Mega Evolve!" In a brilliant display of light, Rayquaza transforms into Mega Rayquaza. It roars even louder than before.
Ash continues to be unfazed. He commands, "Eagladiator, up in the air, now!"
The Master shouts, "You too, Rayquaza!" Both Pokémon take to the skies, flying straight upwards. The Master is the first to order an attack. "Rayquaza, use Dragon Ascent!"
Ash shouts, "Eagladiator, let's show them your Brave Bird!" Both Pokémon perform complex aerial maneuvers and end up in a head-on charge at each other, both cloaked in harsh lights. The Pokémon crash into each other headlong. From the resulting smoke, both Pokémon bounce to either side.
The Master quickly follows up, "Rayquaza, Dragon Pulse!" From its mouth, Rayquaza attacks with a blue projectile from its mouth.
Ash thinks fast and orders, "Eagladiator, Aerial Maneuvers to dodge, and then go in for a direct attack with Sky Uppercut!" In a burst of speed, Eagladiator vanishes from one point in the sky, and appears in another, completely avoiding the attack. It then disappears again, reappearing straight underneath Rayquaza's head. Once there, it swipes its glowing wingtip upwards, delivering an uppercut so powerful that Rayquaza is sent hurtling even higher into the sky.
The Master shouts, "Let's see how you like this one then! Draco Meteor!" Rayquaza quickly manages to regain flight control, and fires an orb of orange energy straight upwards. This orb then explodes into hundreds of smaller projectiles that fall everywhere. The chances of dodging every single one seems low.
Ash, however, does not seem worried. "Keep up the Aerial Maneuvers, climb your way up to Rayquaza!" With one burst of speed after another, Eagladiator climbs upwards in a zigzagging pattern. Before long, it has actually appeared above Rayquaza. "Talon Grapple, now!" Eagladiator begins an onslaught of jab from its powerful talons, landing one solid hit after another on Rayquaza, who is much too large to get out of the way. It roars in pain, and then plummets to ground.
The Master recalls Rayquaza and declares, "Very impressive, but I still have one Pokémon left, and it's the most powerful of all of them! I'm sorry Ash, but this is where our battle ends!" Throwing his third Master Ball, a luminous body appears. The light quickly dims, revealing the Pokémon to be Arceus. All of its Plates, including the previously unseen Pixie and Sun Plates, orbit around it.
Ash smiles broadly, eagerly anticipating the challenge ahead. He recalls Eagladiator and looks to Pikachu. "So, what do you say? Are you ready for this?"
Pikachu nods. "Pika."
"Alright then, Pikachu, I choose you!" Pikachu leaps off of Ash's shoulders and onto the field. "Use Thunderbolt!"
"Pikaaaaaa chuuuuuuu!"
"Absorb it with your Light-Type form!" The Sun Plate is absorbed into Arceus, turning parts of it body gold and bright yellow. As Electric is not very effective against Light, Pikachu's Thunderbolt does little damage.
"Now use Dragon-Type Judgement!" Arceus changes types again, now becoming purple and green in color. A magnificent orb of light is created above Arceus' head, which then breaks apart into millions of spears of light, which fly straight up, and then rain down across the field.
"Dodge it all with Quick Attack!" Pikachu manages to dash fast enough avoid every single spear of light. "Now use Volt Tackle!"
"Pika pika pika pika pika pika pika…"
Just before impact, The Master shouts, "Now Ground-Type!" Arceus absorbs the Earth Plate, and becomes brown in color. Pikachu rams into it, but does absolutely nothing. The Master grins, seeing that he now has Ash in corner. "Use Earth Power!" Arceus slams its front feet into the ground, causing eruptions to burst out from it, Pikachu is caught in one of these eruptions and flung into the air.
"Pikaaaa!"
Ash encourages, "We can still do this, Pikachu! Regain control and use Hallowed Lightning!"
The Master laughs. "Come on Ash, we both know that you're Electric-Type attacks can do absolutely nothing to harm Arceus while it's in its Ground Form!"
"We'll see about that! Do it, Pikachu!"
Pikachu begins to gather energy. "Pika, pika, chuuuuuuu!" It hurls an absolutely massive, much larger than normal, orb of electricity at Arceus, who makes no attempt to dodge. The orb explodes, and a gigantic bolt of lightning comes down from the sky, striking Arceus. Pikachu nimbly lands on the ground, and looks to the smoke clouding Arceus with anticipation.
When the smoke clears, Arceus is down on the floor, unable to battle.
The Master's eyes widen. "How is that possible? Electric-Type attacks have no effect on Ground-Type Pokémon!"
Ash grins. "Anything's possible when Pikachu and I put our minds to it!"
"Well then, I guess this makes you the world's newest Pokémon Master."
The audience in the stadium goes wild with cheering. They all chant, "Ash! Ash! Ash! Ash! Ash! Ash!"
Ash proudly proclaims, "I have become the very best, like no one ever was!"
Ash mumbles something about being the best in his sleep. He looks quite content with himself. Now it's on to Brock.
Brock's dream looks pretty normal. Brock is walking through a city by himself. Nothing seems amiss. Suddenly, somebody shouts, "Someone help! My Pokémon needs help!"
Brock runs to the source of the cry and finds a woman leaning over a collapsed Gardevoir. Brock instantly notices the attractiveness of the woman. With overexaggerated bravado, Brock proclaims, "Do not worry miss, for I am a Pokémon doctor!"
She looks up to him. "Really? So you can help my Gardevoir?"
Brock nods confidently. He sets down a doctor's bag that he didn't have moments ago and digs a stethoscope out of it. He puts it on and uses it on Gardevoir. "Miss, can you tell me what happened to your Gardevoir?"
"I wish I knew. We were just walking and it suddenly collapsed."
Brock moves the stethoscope around a little, making close observations, and then nods. "I know what's wrong."
"Really, doctor? Can you help her? Can you help my dear Gardevoir?"
Brock nods. "There is only one medicine that can cure this ailment."
"What is it?"
When Brock returns to view, he is suddenly and inexplicably dressed in a colorful, frilly, and flamboyant outfit with a sombrero. He now has a mustache and holds two maracas. He answers, "Music."
The woman's eyes widen. "Oh my."
Then a Latin rhythm begins to play, and Brock begins to dance in sync with it. Then he sings, "So la la la, look at my smiling face, there are lots of girls, I'm in my happy place, so la la la, this is my paradise'll live on. Oh-lé-Yeah-Yo-Mmm. Oh!"
Somehow, Brock's Ludicolo and Sudowoodo have appeared from nowhere and become Brock's back-up dancers. After singing the last verse, Brock stops singing for an instrumental break. He continues to dance and swing around his maracas, as do his Pokémon. Then, Gardevoir has suddenly gotten up and is dancing with them.
The second verse begins, "La la la la la la, I kinda like this song, la la la la la la, why don't you sing along? La la la la la la, I sing my la la la, for the girls. For! The! Girls! Yeah! Mmm!"
At this point, everyone all around have joined in, and it's like one big musical number. At the appropriate beat, Brock shouts, "Everybody!"
Then everyone starts signing together, "So la la la, look at my smiling face, there are lots of girls, I'm in my happy place, so la la la, this is my paradise'll live on. Oh-lé-Yeah-Yo-Mmm. Oh!"
Everything comes to a sudden stop when Jigglypuff, appearing angry, steps into view. "Puff!"
Brock asks, "What's this, you wish to challenge me!?"
Jigglypuff nods. "Jiggly!"
"Bring it on!"
A spotlight appears on Jigglypuff as aa soft guitar melody begins to play. Jigglypuff sings, "Jig-galy-y puff, jiggaly-y-y puffffff. Jig-galy-y puff, jiggalyyy."
Somehow, no one has fallen asleep, then a disembodied voice begins to sing, "Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, with trouble brewing or laughter in the air, with a smile, with a sigh, with all the right stuff, there are so many times when a song is just enough. Magical powers in the lush grass in the shade of Mt. Moon, make the song... soothe you, the power of the melody moves you."
During the last bit, Jigglypuff begins to sing again in a duet, "Jig-galy-y puff, jiggaly-y-y puffffff. Jig-galy-y puff, jiggaly-y-y." It them happily declares, "Jiggly!"
Brock nods and strokes his chin. "I see, you are a worthy adversary, but I will not be beaten so easily!"
Everything goes pitch black, and Brock proclaims, "A one-woman man's what I wanna be. Stay by her side so faithfully. I would if I could, but it's just no good, cause there's two perfect girls for me!" A spotlight suddenly reveals Brock, who's now back in his normal clothes and holding a microphone dramatically. An upbeat, rockabilly tune begins to play, and Brock sings, "Jenny, oh Jenny. Joy, oh Joy. A one-woman man's what I wanna be, But there's two perfect girls for me. Hey, hey! Whoa oh! Officer Jenny, oh can't you see? You can lock me up and throw away the key."
Some background singers sing, "Lock me up!"
"Oh Joy, the diagnosis is bleak. When I see your face, my knees get weak. This can't go on, enough is enough."
"Enough's enough!"
"I've gotta pick one no matter how tough. It's time for eeny-meeny, miny-mo. But wait a second!"
"Wait a second!"
"What's her name? I've just gotta know! I've just gotta know!"
The background singers begin to chant, "Jenny, Joy, Jenny, Joy..." while Brock sings.
"Jenny, oh Jenny! Joy, oh Joy! A one-woman man's what I wanna be, but there's two perfect girls for meeeeeee!" He makes an exuberant pose with his microphone as he sings this last part.
Jigglypuff walks away in defeat, knowing it's been beat. Everyone all around cheers for Brock. Brock shouts, "I am the greatest singer of all!"
Then Ash appears from nowhere and asks, "Care to prove that?"
Brock nods. "You bet I am."
Ash smiles slyly. A steady beat begins to play, and he then declares in voice that is not his own, "Okay, guys, we gonna rap some Pokémon!"
Brock smiles, anticipating Ash's challenge. He responds, also in a strange voice, "You just do the singing. I'll take care of the hard part!"
"Let's get it on!" Ash then sings, "I want to be the best there ever was. To beat all the rest, yeah, that's my cause."
Brock then raps, "Electrode, Diglett, Nidoran, Mankey, Venusaur, Rattata, Fearow, Pidgey, Seaking, Jolteon, Dragonite, Gastly, Ponyta, Vaporeon, Poliwrath, Butterfree!"
Ash picks up, "Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all… Pokémon! I'll search across the land, look far and wide. Release from my hand the power that's inside."
"Venomoth, Poliwag, Nidorino, Golduck, Ivysaur, Grimer, Victreebel, Moltres, Nidoking, Farfetch'd, Abra, Jigglypuff, Kingler, Rhyhorn, Clefable, Wigglytuff!"
"Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all, Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon!"
"Zubat, Primeape, Meowth, Onix. Geodude, Rapidash, Magneton, Snorlax, Gengar, Tangela, Goldeen, Spearow, Weezing, Seel, Gyarados, Slowbro!"
"Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all!"
Brock interjects, "Yeah!"
"Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all!"
"Yeah!"
"Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon! Ow!"
"Kabuto, Persian, Paras, Horsea, Raticate, Magnemite, Kadabra, Weepinbell, Ditto, Cloyster, Caterpie, Sandshrew, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Golem, Pikachu!"
"At least 150 or more to see. To be a Pokémon Master is my destiny!"
"Alakazam, Doduo, Venonat, Machoke, Kangaskhan, Hypno, Electabuzz, Flareon, Blastoise, Poliwhirl, Oddish, Drowzee, Raichu, Nidoqueen, Bellsprout, Starmie!"
Talking again, Ash proclaims, "Woo! We're at the halfway point, doing great so far!"
Brock demands, "We? What's all this 'we' stuff? I'm doing all the hard work!"
Ash shouts, "Break time's over, here we go!"
"Metapod, Marowak, Kakuna, Clefairy, Dodrio, Seadra, Vileplume, Krabby, Lickitung, Tauros, Weedle, Nidoran, Machop, Shellder, Porygon, Hitmonchan!"
"Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all!"
"Yeah!"
"Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all!
"Yeah!" He continues, "Articuno, Jynx, Nidorina, Beedrill, Haunter, Squirtle, Chansey!"
Ash interjects, "Pokémon!"
"Parasect, Exeggcute, Muk, Dewgong, Pidgeotto, Lapras, Vulpix, Rhydon!"
"At least 150 or more to see. To be a Pokémon Master is my destiny!"
"Charizard, Machamp, Pinsir, Koffing, Dugtrio, Golbat, Staryu, Magikarp, Ninetales, Ekans, Omastar, Scyther, Tentacool, Dragonair, Magmar!"
Ash speaks again, "Whoa, catch your breath, man. Shake out those lips."
Brock adds, "It's downhill from here, just 24 more to go!"
"Now it gets tricky, so listen real good!"
Brock resumes, "Sandslash, Hitmonlee, Psyduck, Arcanine, Eevee, Exeggutor, Kabutops, Zapdos, Dratini, Growlithe, Mr. Mime, Cubone, Graveler, Voltorb, Gloom-"
"We're almost home! Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all, yeow! Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all, huhh! Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon! Yeeaahh!"
"Charmeleon, Wartortle, Mewtwo, Tentacruel, Aerodactyl, Omanyte, Slowpoke, Pidgeot, Arbok - That's all, folks!"
"Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all."
"Ooooh! Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon."
"Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all."
"Ooooh! Gotta catch 'em all, Pokémon."
"Catch 'em, catch 'em, gotta catch 'em all."
Then both sing together, "Gotta catch 'em all... Pokémon!"
Everyone breaks out in extreme applause for the two.
Who's that Pokémon!?
It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers.
Back in reality, Brock hums the tune to the last song in his sleep. Next in line is Brenda, who seems to be squirming a bit in her sleep.
In her dream, she finds herself walking down a narrow, dark, and seemingly infinite corridor. She appears nervous. She calls out, "Hello? Is anybody there? Ash? Brock? Anyone?" There is no response. A faint melody begins to play somewhere behind Brenda. She quickly turns around and sees a door behind her. "Wait, I never passed a door…" She slowly approaches the door.
The melody sounds like something that would come out of rusty music box. It gets louder as Brenda approaches the door.
Brenda takes a deep breath, and then slowly opens the door. The next room looks to be some sort of abandoned playroom for a child. Judging by the dust and cobwebs, no one has been here for a very long time. In the middle of the floor, an antique music box sits and plays. A small metal Clefairy dances around on its top.
Brenda cautiously walks to the music box and picks it up. The moment she touches it, the music stops playing. This startles Brenda enough to cause her to drop it. The music box cracks open upon hitting the floor. A shadowy substance begins to pour from the broken box, and horrific voice shouts, "Get out! Leave this place!"
Brenda leaps up in horror and runs at top speeds out of the room. Even though she exited via the same door she entered, she finds herself in a completely different place than before. She's in a grand dining hall. She notices what looks to be a young girl sitting at the table, eating food.
Brenda breathes a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank goodness, someone else is here." She approaches the girl. "Hi there, my name is Brenda. Do you think you could show me how to get out of here?"
The girl completely ignores her and continues to eat.
"Hello? I'm talking to you. Do you hear me?" Brenda pulls the chair away that the girl is sitting on, but immediately realizes something is wrong. She pulled the chair, but not the girl. The girl still sits there, in the air, eating her food. And now with a closer look, unobstructed by the chair, it is apparent that the girl is pale white and semi-transparent. Brenda freezes up.
The girl slowly turns her head towards Brenda, twisting it 180 degrees without moving her body, and asks, "Would you like to play with me?"
Brenda shrieks, "Ahhhhhhhhhh!" She runs to the closest door, seeking escape. She's now back out in the infinite hallway. She keeps on running until she hears something behind her. She looks back to see a menacing formation of black clouds billowing about.
Then a voice booms, "Get out! Leave this place!" The clouds form into the shape of a monstrous apparition, and it lunges for Brenda.
Brenda runs forward as fast as she can, screaming at the top of her lungs all the way. The apparition pursues her, not letting her slow down at all. The hallway continues on and on.
Then the very floor beneath Brenda seems to melt away, transforming into some sort of glowing purple goo. Brenda notices too late and is sucked right into the goo. "Help!"
Brenda now finds herself falling through an infinite void of darkness. She can do nothing but scream and flail about. Then she notices that underneath her the apparition from before waits with its monstrous maw wide open. A screaming Brenda falls right into the mouth of the beast, and is swallowed whole.
Brenda suddenly wakes up in a cold sweat, panting. She looks around and notices Ash and Brock sleeping. She breathes a sigh of relief. "Whew, it was just a dream."
Suddenly, "Get out! Leave this place!" The apparition reappears behind Brenda.
Brenda screams louder than ever.
It's Darkrai!
In the actual waking world, Brenda is still asleep, and looks petrified with fear.
Nearby, behind some bushes and trees, Team Rocket has also fallen asleep, apparently having overhead Jigglypuff while sneaking up on Ash and the others. Even though they weren't in sight, Jigglypuff still managed to find them and marked up their faces.
The first dream to be explored comes from Meowth. He lies on Giovanni's lap and Giovanni slowly strokes his back.
Meowth takes a deep breath of complete contentedness. "This is the life…"
Back in reality, Meowth mumbles something about being the top cat in his sleep. Meowth's dream seemed to be going nowhere, so now it's on to Jessie.
Jessie is walking down a city street. Nothing seems out of the ordinary, at least at first. But then other people begin to walk by. All of these people, every single one of them, is Jessie in some form or other. Mostly, they differ only by the clothes they wear, but there are also Jessies of all different ages and sizes.
One of the Jessies passes by the first Jessie and tips her hat. "Good afternoon, Jessie. You look gorgeous today."
Our Jessie responds, "And so do you, Jessie, as always."
From across the street, another Jessie calls, "Hey, Jessie! You ready for today?"
Jessie looks over and calls back, "Of course I am! This day was made for me!"
Then a child Jessie runs up to our Jessie and asks, "Miss Jessie, could I please have your autograph?" She holds up a pen and photo of Jessie.
Jessie takes a hold of them, and signs. The picture now says, "The only way to be this gorgeous is to be born like this, and you were." Jessie's overly-complicated autograph is signed below.
Child Jessie reads this, and a smile lights up her face. "Thank you!" She runs off to show her lookalike friends.
Our Jessie continues on her way. Before long, she has made it to a gigantic gathering of Jessies in the street. They're all gathered around a central stage.
Up on the stage is yet another Jessie, this one wearing an elegant gown. Through a microphone, she announces, "My fellow Jessies, we all know why we're here today. We're here to honor the greatest among us, a goddess among us mere mortals. In a world as gorgeous as ours, it's hard to stand out, but this person has not only stood out, but she has rose to a whole new level. Please, would everyone give a well-deserved round of applause for none other than Jessie!"
Our Jessie runs up on to stage, blowing kisses to the audience, as they all clap and cheer as loud as they can. Someone shouts, "We love you, Jessie!"
Jessie shouts back, "And I love you too, Jessies!" Now up on stage, next to the announcer Jessie, our Jessie blows one last kiss and shouts, "The pinnacle of perfection has arrived!"
This is met with even more cheering.
The announcer Jessie says, "Jessie, because of your accomplishments in the fields of beauty and grace, we, the proud Jessies of the world, are delighted to present to you the highest honor a Jessie can receive, the Medal of Elegance!" She presents an intricately designed medal to our Jessie.
Our Jessie declares, "Jessies, I am beyond flattered that you have chosen me to receive this honor. In fact, I don't think I can accept this medal."
The audience gasps, unable to believe this.
Suddenly, Jessie snatches the medal from the other Jessie's hand and pins it to her shirt. "Just kidding! Of course, I accept it! I do deserve it, after all!"
The audience breaks out in applause. They all chant, "Jessie! Jessie! Jessie! Jessie!"
In her sleep, Jessie mumbles, "They love me…they really love me…"
This noise from Jessie seems to perturb James' sleep. Now it's on to his dream.
In his dream, a young man sits alone at his computer desk, typing away at something. He reads aloud as he types, "Also, the-" He's cut off when Team Rocket suddenly steps into view. The man shouts, "Hey! You're not allowed-!"
Jessie makes a motion, and Repiv lunges at the man to wrap around him.
"Stop! No! What are you doing!? Ahhhhhh!"
James proclaims menacingly, "This is what happens when you're not prepared for trouble. This website is now ours."
Repiv drags away the man, and Jessie, James, and Meowth move over to the computer and begin to type something. They read as they type.
Jessie types, "Prepare for trouble, we're on the internet!"
James continues, "Make it double, we're a viral threat!"
"To protect the world from bad fan fiction!"
"To fix what has been our depiction!"
"To assert our web-based domination!"
"To subject this story to our narration!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket surfs cyberspace at the speed of light!"
"Surrender this website now, or prepare to fight!"
Meowth shoves them aside and types, "Meowth, that's right!"
"Wobbuffet!"
"Mime mime!"
Team Rocket goes on to explain their presence on what seems to be an internet blog about a story.
Throughout the day, Team Rocket returns to the computer for various blog posts of all kinds. Sometimes all three of them step up and end up babbling and arguing with each other, and other times they go up by themselves. At one point, Jessie goes to the computer alone, and constantly puts on and takes off her Princess Jessileia costume as she seems to talk with herself. At another point, Meowth recites a plan, complete with a fantasy about Giovanni to the other two. James even recites piece of poetry to Mime Jr.
After a while, James and Meowth head off. Jessie says to Wobbuffet, "We're off to get lunch, keep an eye on the prisoner."
Wobbuffet salutes and responds, "Wobbuffet!"
Wobbuffet is left alone, standing resolutely next to a large cage. Inside of the cage, the man from the before sits. Only moments later, Wobbuffet doses off, falling completely asleep.
The man notices this, and reaches through the bars of the cage. He manages to grab the key ring secured to Wobbuffet's waist. Once he unlocks his cage and steps out, he takes a few cautious looks around. Once he's sure he's alone, he rushes over to the computer and starts to type something. He frantically types a plea for help, but then looks up when he hears someone coming.
Meowth is the first to see him, and shouts, "Hey! The prisoner escaped!"
James orders, "Get off that computer right now!"
Jessie sends Repiv back out and shouts, "Repiv, use Wrap!"
The man shouts, "Please, contact Ash Ketchum! He'll know what to-!" He's interrupted when Repiv wraps around him, and throws him back into the cage.
Sounding pleased with herself, Jessie says, "There, back in the cage where you belong."
James steps up to the computer. "Now just to delete what he was writing. I believe it's this button."
Meowth shouts, "No! That button will publish the post!" But it's too late, James has already posted it.
James realizes what he's done. "Oh no. What do we do now?"
Jessie shouts, "Delete it! Delete it fast! Before anyone reads it!"
James frantically looks around. "How!? How do I do that!?"
Meowth shoves him aside. "Let me do it." He looks everywhere, and quickly realizes, "I have no clue what to do…"
Jessie complains, "Well isn't that just great? What do we do now?"
James suggests, "We'll just have to make another post to try to appease the readers and tell them to pay no attention to this one."
Meowth nods. "Yeah, let's get right to that."
And so, they begin to type away again, and a new cycle of posts begins. At one point, while the others aren't looking, Wobbuffet sneaks over to the computer begins to furiously type away. He's quickly noticed and Jessie chases him off angrily. However, when no one's looking, Wobbuffet manages to sneak back and type just a little more, before leaving unnoticed.
Next, Jessie, James, and Meowth return to the computer, but this time all dressed in business outfits, apparently attempting to show off their skills in disguise. After that, they all begin to read something on the computer, and spend quite a bit of time doing this. At one point during this reading, as if to make fun of something they're reading, James pulls out an incredibly unusual wig. The wig is of unnaturally large and spikey hair, colored yellow around the forehead area, black in the center, and purple along the edges. Meowth and Jessie laugh at this.
Somehow, Meowth has now managed to set up an entire talk show set. He plays talk show host, while Wobbuffet is the guest. The two banter back and forth.
A little later, everyone is gathered around the computer, looking very excited. Something is about to happen. Meowth types and proclaims, "Alright, everything's ready for the upload. Once I press this button, everything changes for the better. Let's press it slowly and savor the moment."
James cheers, "I'm so excited. I can already feel the power washing over me."
Jessie adds, "With this update, we'll finally get what's coming to us."
But before anything can be done, someone shouts, "That you will, Team Rocket! Dracosmic, use Draco Meteor!" The website owner runs in with his Dracosmic, and the Dracosmic attacks as ordered.
Jessie, James, and Meowth all shout, "What!?" and then scream as the attacks knocks them away from the computer.
Then Ash appears and orders, "Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!"
Team Rocket moan, "Not the Twerp too!" Pikachu rams into them with its attack, and they shout, "No!"
The website owner asks Ash, "Shall we finish this together?"
Ash nods. "Let's."
Together, the two of them commands, "Attack now!"
The website owner orders, "Dragon Force!"
Ash orders, "Thunderbolt!"
"Dracoooooo!"
"Pikaaaaaa chuuuuuuu!"
The combined attacks send Team Rocket hurtling straight through the roof. They all shout, "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
James suddenly bursts awake with a panic attack. He fervently shakes Jessie and Meowth to wake them "Guys, you've got to wake up!"
Still half asleep, Jessie asks, "It's too early for this. What is it, James?"
"I just had the strangest dream. In it, we were nothing but character's in some nerd's fictional story, with no agency of our own. Everything we did was because some nerd who has nothing better to do with his time wrote it as such. We tried to take control of our own destiny and take over the story, but, in the end, we lost like we always do."
After a moment of silence, Meowth, without even bothering to open his eyes, asks, "Is that supposed to be some kind of metaphor for something?"
James asserts, "No, I'm talking straight. I'm having an existential crisis here!"
Jessie yawns. "You were dreaming James. Go back to sleep."
"But…it was so real…"
Meowth and Jessie, clearly wanting to go back to sleep, assert, "It was a dream." With that, they both fall right back to sleep.
James appears too unsettled to fall back asleep, until he says to himself, "Of course it was just a dream." He pauses. "It was...right?" He shrugs, and then falls asleep.
And that's it! The world of dreams can be a truly crazy place! Who would have guessed that's what we'd be seeing? Anyways, now that you've got your story, I've got to get going. The Narrator yawns loudly. All this dream watching has gotten me ready for dreams of my own. Until next time, sweet dreams!
To Be Continued…
