Woody's Pokémon Journeys
Crisis at the North Pole! (Part Two)
(AUTHOR'S NOTE: "Crisis at the North Pole!" is a two-partner, meaning that this episode has two parts.)
Narrator: On the day before Christmas Eve, Woody Bauza and his friends: Arven, Mordecai, Faith, Drew, Pinky, Brain, Moose, Zee, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot were tasked to save Christmas from the evil clutches of Team Rocket, Kanto's most villainous team ever. But things took a wrong turn when Daruka decides to destroy Christmas for everyone in the entire world, so it's up to Woody and his friends to save Christmas!
Bullwinkle: [on Moose's Rotom Phone] Moose? How are you doing today?
Moose: [putting on his fur coat and gloves] We're gonna be at the North Pole soon. It's getting cold on Yakko's boat.
Bullwinkle: You don't say. I'm glad you called me because today is Christmas Eve, but Daruka's threatening to ruin it for everyone without a Pokémon battle!
Moose: [gasps in shock] What?!
Bullwinkle: It's true! Daruka escaped from prison two days ago and is threatening to hurt Faith and her friends without a battle. I can't be with you today because I'm gonna be too busy hanging out with my parents. Mom, Dad, put me on speaker!
(Bill and Vera came over.)
Bill: [with his Sawsbuck] Bullwinkle, what's wrong?
Bullwinkle: Daruka's going to destroy Christmas for everyone in the entire Pokémon world!
Bill and Vera: [in unison] What?!
Moose: Well, we better go. Pinky and the Brain order donuts from Krispy Kreme.
[Rotom Phone shuts off, then turns back on]
Arven: Who were those guys?
Moose: Those were Bullwinkle's parents, Bill and Vera Norman.
Arven: They sound like nice parents.
Moose: They sure are.
Woody: I wonder where that Impidimp is.
Moose: I forgot to tell you this. Peonia is teaming up with Santa's Impidimp to save Christmas.
Woody: Such brave fellows.
Yakko: We're here, the North Pole!
Dot: Land ho!
(Song: The Challenge of Life)
"Rise if you're prepared for the challenge
(Rise to the challenge)
Rise if you're a champion at heart
(Rise to the challenge)
Take my hand, we'll train as one
And triumph together
(Rise to the challenge)
Nothing's gonna stand in our way
Stronger and stronger we'll
Rise to the challenge of
Life
Pokémon!"
(End of The Challenge of Life)
(The scene changes to show Woody's Pikachu, Oinkologne (Male), Pawmot (Male), Koraidon, Appletun, Armarouge, Clodsire, and Skeledirge, alongside Woody himself, jumping into the air, alongside Faith and Floragato, Oinkologne (Male), Pawmo, Shelgon, Togetic, Ceruledge, and her Typhlosion (Hisuian Form). Geoff and Houndoom, alongside Finizen, Veluza, Capsakid, Bramblin, Miraidon, Flamigo, Litleo, Foongus, Tandermaus, Fuecoco, Oricorio (Pa'u Style), Nymble, Grafaiai, Smeargle, Bellossom, Skunktank, Cetoddle, Swirlix, Slurpuff, Musharna, Banscream, Iron Bundle, Calyrex, Spectrier, Jynx, Gourgeist (Average Size), Polteageist, Misdreavus (Aevian Form), Zapdos (Galarian Form), Horsea, Seel, Jellicent, Snorunt, Snowlow, Glimmet, Munchlax: {Delta Form}, and Snowrong also appear alongside Woody and Hydro, with Bullwinkle and his Quaxwell, Oinkologne (Male), Greavard, and Rabsca appearing alongside the trio.)
Faith and Mordecai: [both reading the title] "Crisis at the North Pole - (Part 2)!"
(The scene changes to show the North Pole.)
Yakko: [wearing his winter coat, brown snow pants, and brown snow shoes] Now that we're at the North Pole, we must walk 5 miles to his workshop.
Faith: 5 miles?! Yakko, you know how tired I get when walking that much!
Yakko: Hmm, you're right. There's gotta be a Pokémon we can use for transportation!
(Just then, a mysterious Pokémon approached the Warner siblings. It was a Stantler, but it had green antlers instead of yellow ones. In contrast to its appearance, it had black berries growing on its antlers, as well as its fur becoming white.)
Pinky: Egad, it's a Wyrdeer!
Brain: Pinky, you numbskull. It's supposed to be a Stantler. Besides, Wyrdeer come from the Hisui region.
Faith: It's a white Stantler! But why is it white? [pulls out her pink Rotom Phone]
[Faith's Rotom Phone chimes]
Faith's Rotom Phone: "Stantler, Epochian Form. The Reindeer Pokémon. An Ice and Grass type. Stantler's diet consists of many different Berries found throughout various regions, depending on where a Stantler lives. The Berries it eats were said to have changed its appearance, causing different Berries to grow on its antlers."
Faith: The Berries it ate changed its form, turning it into a white Stantler?
Geoff: Whoa, a Stantler from the Epoch region is rare to find in the North Pole.
(Faith gets into Stantler's back.)
Faith: Let's ride, Stantler!
Woody: Are you coming, too, Miraidon?
Miraidon: Mirai!
Moose: [sighs sadly]
Mordecai: What's wrong, Moose?
Moose: My Zorua isn't with me for Christmas Eve.
Mordecai: Don't worry, Moose. I know something that can cheer you up.
(Mordecai gives Moose a plush version of Moose's Hisuian Zorua.)
Moose: [blushes] Thanks, Mordecai.
Mordecai: No problem.
(Mordecai kisses Moose.)
Brain: Gosh, and I thought the "Brinky" franchise would bet better than "Moosecai".
Pinky: Aww, a Hisuian Zorua plush.
(A box of Krispy Kreme donuts dropped on Faith's head.)
Faith: Ow, my head.
Brain: Before we hit the road to the North Pole, let's have breakfast.
Pinky: Good idea. We can't stay focused with empty stomachs.
Brain: Here's a Santa donut for Faith and a snowman-shaped donut for me. And another snowman donut for Faith.
(Everybody ate their donuts and it was time to go to Santa's Workshop.)
Brain: Let's hit the road, Pinky.
Pinky: Onward, to the North Pole! Troz!
(Meanwhile, at the North Pole…)
Daruka: Get in there, Santa!
(Santa is tied and gagged and was seen shut in Daruka's Team Rocket hideout.)
Daruka: You're safe with me, Santa. Safe with me, indeed.
Santa: [muffled speaking]
Daruka: Thought you could escape, huh? [pulls out a gun]: You move and you get killed! Then Christmas will be mine, all mine!
(Santa stays in the chair behind Daruka as the Eeveekyu takes out her Team Rocket-themed Rotom Phone.)
Santa: [muffled] Help! HEEEELLLPPPP…!
(Later…)
Yakko: Keep up the great work, Stantler. We'll be at the North Pole in no time!
Stantler: [Epochian Form] Stant!
(Suddenly, a snowstorm began.)
Mordecai: What was that?
Woody: It's a snowstorm! I wonder who's making that snowstorm.
(A Vanilluxe was seen causing a snowstorm.)
Faith: It's a Vanilluxe!
Woody: I've never seen a Vanilluxe before. [pulls out his orange Rotom Phone]
[Woody's Rotom Phone chimes]
Woody's Rotom Phone: "Vanilluxe, the Snowstorm Pokémon. An Ice type. Vanilluxe can create violent snowstorms when the both of its heads become angry. Its body temperature stays down at 21 degrees Fahrenheit."
Woody: How did this Vanilluxe get here? [gasps]: It must've been brainwashed by Daruka!
Faith: So that's why Vanilluxe is angry!
Vanilluxe: [preparing to use Blizzard] Vannilll…!
Faith: Vanilluxe is about to use Blizzard on us!
Lexie: Leave it to me! [sends out her Blaziken] Blaziken, you're up!
[Poké Ball opens up]
Blaziken: Blaziken!
Woody: Who's that? [pulls out his Rotom Phone]
[Woody's Rotom Phone chimes]
Woody's Rotom Phone: "Blaziken, the Blaze Pokémon. A Fire and Fighting type, and the evolved form of Combusken. Blaziken uses its fire-charged fists to strike its prey down and the flames from its body are released during battle. It can leap through buildings over 30 feet tall with its powerful legs."
Lexie: Blaziken, use Flame Charge!
Blaziken: [Fire Charge attack] Blaazzz..ikkkeeeenn!
(Blaziken surrounds itself with fire, knocking down Vanilluxe.)
Vanilluxe: [angered] Vanilli!
(The snowstorm continued, leaving Woody and his friends stranded on the North Pole.)
Woody: What do we do?! This snowstorm isn't going to stop anytime soon.
(Escape Through the Snow – Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team OST)
Faith: Look, I see a cave!
(There was a cave nearby, which was there Woody and his friends went.)
Mordecai: We should be safe in this cave until the snowstorm dies down.
(A Beartic growled at Mordecai.)
Moose: Was that your stomach, Mordecai?
Mordecai: Nope, it was from that after-taste from those donuts I had this morning.
{Beartic growling angrily}
Woody: It's a Beartic!
Blaziken: [saying, "Step away from Ms. Lexie] Blazi! Blaziken!
Faith: Hey! Leave Lexie alone. She's my cousin!
Arven: You know Beartic?
Faith: We met in the Crown Tundra.
Arven: So that's a Beartic. [pulls out his purple Rotom Phone] Let me see what he does.
[Arven's Rotom Phone chimes]
Arven's Rotom Phone: "Beartic, the Freezing Pokémon. An Ice type. Beartic uses its frozen claws and fangs to attack its prey. Because of its fierce appearance, it's known as the Snow-White Demon in lands with snow and ice."
Arven: At least it's not angry anymore.
(Encounter! Pikachu – Pokémon Anime OST)
Faith: You're gonna be fine, Beartic. It's just the wind howling through the snowstorm within its heart.
Beartic: Bear.
(Beartic hugs Faith.)
Faith: Aww, he likes me.
Arven: Actually, Beartic doesn't have any male parts so it's technically a female Beartic.
Beartic: [speaking through Faith's PokéComm] I'm sorry I attacked you kids. I just feel lonely.
(Tears After the Cloudy Weather – Pokémon Anime OST)
Beartic: It's all right. Say, are those two lab mice of yours, Faith?
Faith: Apparently, yes.
Pinky: [wearing a pair of pink earmuffs and a hoodless fur coat] Hello. Narf!
Brain: [wearing a hoodless coat with brown pants and a Russian hat above its head] Greetings, Ms. Beartic. I am The Brain.
Beartic: "Well, aren't you two the cutest mice around?"
Brain: I'm not cute!
Pinky: I'm cute through. Zort!
(Beartic gives Pinky and Brain a huge hug.)
Brain: Pinky, I'm in considerably awful pain.
Pinky: I'm not in pain, just a little numb.
(Brain bops Pinky on the head.)
Pinky: Ow!
Beartic: "If you'd like, I can show you guys to Santa's Workshop. Daruka sent her Vanilluxe to stop you guys from getting there."
Faith: We'd be delighted, Ms. Beartic.
Beartic: Please. Call me Beatrice.
Faith: Thanks, Beatrice.
Beatrice: As a Beartic, I have pretty fluffy fur.
(Beatrice the Beartic took Faith, Arven, Mordecai, Moose, Zee, Pinky, Brain, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot to Santa's Workshop. On the 4-mile trip, Faith looked at Beatrice's fur.)
Faith: Beatrice, can I go into your fur? I feel cold.
Beatrice: Sure. Just don't cut it off though, I hate it when people skin me for fur coats.
(Faith goes into Beatrice's fur.)
Faith: We made it to Santa's Workshop!
?: Not so fast!
(Daruka approaches the group, alongside her Vanilluxe.)
Faith and Mordecai: It's Daruka!
Daruka: You can't stop me from ruining Christmas for everyone! Now without defeating my Voltorb army!
(40 Epochian Voltorbs marched towards Daruka.)
Voltorb: [Epochian Form] Voltorb!
Woody: Are those… snowball-like Voltorb?
Mordecai: Nope, they're Epochian Voltorb.
[Mordecai's Rotom Phone chimes]
Mordecai's Rotom Phone: "Voltorb, Epochian Form. The Snowball Pokémon. An Ice type. Voltorb is often mistaken for a real snowball, which causes it to get thrown by many children. It's said that living in icy climates has caused it to become an Ice type."
Mordecai: That's not the least of our problems, Moose.
(Daruka takes out a Voltorb and uses the Snowball Pokémon to hit Moose and Mordecai.)
Daruka: Take this, you yellow protagonist!
Moose: [magically transforms into a set of bowling pins] Oh, no!
(The Voltorb hits Moose's head.)
Faith: Well, at least Moose got a strike.
[Bowling pins clatter to the ground; buzzer beeps]
Daruka: Sttttrrrike!
Faith: Ooh, that's gotta hurt.
Mordecai: You okay, Moose?
Moose: [off-screen] Finland!
Daruka: Christmas will be mine!
Woody: What do we do, Mordecai?
Mordecai: We give these Voltorb a strike of their own!
Moose: What are you doing, Moose?
Mordecai: I'm saving Christmas for Faith.
Pinky: Why don't we just burst through the door like in in those cool action movies?
Brain: Good thinking.
Pinky: We only got a 33.3% chance of saving Christmas.
Brain: Come on, we gotta save Christmas!
Pinky: Come on, you motherfuckers. Lerrroooyyy Jeeennkins!
Faith: Oh my God, he just went in.
(The door bursts open.)
Pinky: Not so fast, Daruka!
Brain: We're here to save Christmas!
Faith: And save Santa!
Brain: That, too.
Daruka: Oh, you're more than welcome to stop me, for I captured Santa and his Delibird!
(Santa and his Delibird were seen through Daruka's hideout, where the Eeveekyu, dressed as Ernest Biofield from the James Bond franchise, was seen stroking Giovanni's Persian.)
Buffy: You know Daruka, Moose?
Moose: I did. After my show ended on Nick Jr, I decided to become a secret agent, known as Double 0 Moose. Daruka decided to take Giovanni's place as the boss of Team Rocket and she threatened to kill me and my sidekick, Buffy.
Mordecai: I didn't know you had a secret life, Moose.
Moose: I did, but I was too busy with my spy missions to tell you, Mordecai.
Daruka: Faith, do you want to know why I want to ruin Christmas?
Faith: Um, yes. Why DO you want to ruin Christmas?
Daruka: Well, every year on Christmas Day, I get coal.
Faith: That's because you're a villain and villains don't receive Christmas presents when they're bad.
[Rock music begins playing]
Daruka: Allow me to explain.
(Song: "Thie Christmas" originally sung by Set It Off. Sung by Daruka Miller.)
Daruka: [singing] Oh my God, it's here, this awful time of year
How I hate the snow is falling,
Wealthy neighbors bragging about the gifts they're getting.
Jack! They say, let me see your gifts now! You're getting K-Mart clothes!
And then, I had a revelation!
This is my chance to sew their lips clean shut with fear
Because
This Christmas, I'll burn it to the ground!
This Christmas, Santa skipping town!
This Christmas, everything will change when they see the flames!
This Christmas day!
Christmas lights alive, lighting up the night
Meanwhile I'm inside my room, conniving though the cheer and laughter that resumes
Tonights the night, I have to do it right now!
So, I will strike when all's asleep
And creep, sneaking through your chimney!
Saint Nick is gone for now
Up on the housetop, gifts are mine!
Kiss your Christmas tree goodbye!
Because
This Christmas, I'll burn it to the ground!
This Christmas, Santa skipping town!
This Christmas, everything will change when they see the flames!
This Christmas day!
Oh, make fun of me, will you?!
Well I'll show you what true misery feels like!
You see, that's why I'm the one sad!
Everything burns!
(Daruka grabs a hold of Faith's neck and her Delta Milotic was seen out of its Poké Ball. It uses Shadow Ball to hit Faith's face.)
Daruka: [speaking] Hey everyone! Look outside your window! I have a surprise for you!
Imagine this!
One thousand gifts, and sixteen trees all lay in a heave in a cul-de-sac
{resumes singing}: I strike my match, and I drench the trail of gasoline
This Christmas
I'm ending the game
This Christmas
What a crying shame
This Christmas
Because…
This Christmas, I'll burn it to the ground!
This Christmas, Santa skipping town!
This Christmas, everything will change when they see the flames!
This Christmas day!
(End of "This Christmas")
Faith: No wonder Daruka hates Christmas.
Daruka: And I've got a new partner with me.
Faith: "New partner"?
Daruka: [sends out her Nililego] Nihilego, go!
[Poké Ball opens up]
Nihilego: [warbling] Nihhilleee!
(Battle! Ultra Beast! – Pokémon Sun and Moon/Ultra Sun and Moon OST)
Woody: It's an Ultra Beast!
Geoff: It's an Ultra Beast like Guzzlord!
Woody: Nihilego, as in another Ultra Beast? [pulls out his Rotom Phone]
[Woody's Rotom Phone chimes]
Woody's Rotom Phone: "Nihilego, the Parasite Pokémon. A Rock and Poison type. Nihilego is an Ultra Beast that came from an unknown universe. It can infect people and Pokémon using a violent toxin from its body, causing them to become extremely sick."
Daruka: Attack with Acid Spray, Nihilego!
Nihilego: [Acid Spray attack] Nihilli!
(Nihilego sprays acid from its jellyfish-like body, poisoning Faith.)
Faith: All of a sudden, I'm not feeling well. [vomits out puke]
Woody: Faith-!
(Woody grows enraged at Daruka.)
Woody: What did you do to our friend, you bastard?!
Daruka: You heard what Rotom said. Nihilego can release toxic from its body, which can cause someone or something to be extremely sick.
Woody: I'm calling backup for this battle!
(All of a sudden, Regice appeared inside the workshop.)
Regice: Reggiiiii!
Geoff and Woody: It's Regice!
Regice: [angry at Daruka] Regi-!
Daruka: Um, Happy Holidays?
Geoff: Regice, use Blizzard to show that Eeveekyu a lesson!
(Regice unleashes an Ice Beam attack from its eyes, causing Daruka to be frozen solid.)
Mordecai: Chill out, Daruka. I'm sure Santa's got a present with your name on it. [laughs]
Daruka: I'll get you for this, Mordecai! You're nothing but a sly bird!
Geoff: Thanks for saving me, Regice!
Daruka: Nihilego, use Venoshock!
Nihilego: [Venoshock attack] Nihillll!
Woody: Pikachu, Thunderbolt that Nihilego!
Pikachu: [Thunderbolt attack] Pikkaaa..ccchuuu!
(Nihilego was electrocuted from Pikachu's Thunderbolt, paralyzing it.)
Geoff: Regice, use Hyper Beam to burst a hole to get Santa out of Daruka's storage room!
Regice: [Hyper Beam attack] Regiiii!
(A hole busted Santa's storage room, freeing Santa and his Delibird.)
Santa: Ho-ho-ho, thanks for saving me, Faith.
Faith: You're welcome, Santa.
Drew: I helped, too.
Faith: I didn't see you help.
Drew: I did help. I helped pack the presents on Santa's sleigh. Stantler helped, too.
Stantler: [Epochian Form] Stant!
Woody: Where's Regice?
Geoff: I caught him.
[Geoff's Rotom Phone chimes]
Geoff's Rotom Phone: Congratulations! Regice has been registered to your Pokédex!
Pinky: Um, guys? I hate to interrupt the celebration, but it's 9:00 PM. We gotta deliver Christmas presents to all the good boys and girls.
(Arven, Faith, Drew, Pinky, Brain, Yakko, Wakko, Dot, Moose, Zee, and Mordecai got into Santa's sleigh and they, including Delibird, delivered all the presents to all the good boys and girls of the Pokémon world, including the ones in Hoenn and Paldea. It was 12:00 AM, which marks it Christmas Day. The scene finally changes to Arven and the other 11 friends to see Santa.)
Santa: Thanks for saving Christmas, kids.
Faith: You're welcome, Santa.
(Santa gives Faith a Christmas present. On the tag it says, "To: Sharon. From Santa.")
Faith: A Christmas present for my mom?
Santa: Of course. She does take care of you after all.
Faith: [hugs Santa] Thanks, Santa, you're the best!
(The Next Morning…)
Faith: Mom, wake up! It's Christmas morning!
(Moose, wearing his green and white-striped pajama shirt and pants, was woken up by Faith.)
Moose: Morning already?
Pinky: [wearing a blue long-sleeved nightgown] Good morning, Brain.
Brain: Good morning, Pinky. Merry Christmas!
Pinky: Merry Christmas, Brain. I got something for you.
(Pinky holds out a red box.)
Brain: [opens the box] I wonder what Pinky got for me, possibly another mug with his face on it.
(Brain opens his present, which turns out to be a Tera Orb of his own.)
Brain: A Tera Orb?
Pinky: You need a Tera Orb to Terestalilize your Pokémon.
Brain: Why, Pinky. This is very thoughtful.
Faith: You guys ready to open presents?
Arven: I am! / Faith: Me, too!
Floragato: Flora!
Sharon: [gives a present to Faith] This present is for you, Faith.
Faith: I wonder what it could be!
(Faith opens her present. Inside the present was a Poké Ball.)
Faith: A Poké Ball?
Sharon: Open it and see what's inside.
(Faith opens the Poké Ball and out popped an Eevee.)
Faith: It's an Eevee! [pulls out her pink Rotom Phone]
[Faith's Rotom Phone chimes]
Faith's Rotom Phone: "Eevee, the Evolution Pokémon. A Normal type. Eevee has the ability to evolve into eight different evolutions, which are called Eeveelutions. Its genes are believed to be the key into solving the mysteries of Pokémon evolution."
Faith: I love it. Thanks, Mom!
Sara: Turo encountered this Eevee near Artazon Town so he'd thought a new Eevee friend would be the right choice for you.
Turo: Sada, I'd thought it was a secret.
Sada: Well, not anymore.
Eevee: [pets Faith] Vee!
Faith: It's like Eevee and I are twins.
Brain: There's presents under the tree! Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
Pinky: I think so, Brain, but is Delibird the Santa Clause of the Pokémon world?
Brain: Well, they do bring presents.
Pinky: [gasps] Maybe there's another present for you, Brain!
Yakko: Sibs, guess what I got?
Wakko: What'd you get, Yakko?
Yakko: I got a new Poké Ball belt. My old one was getting worn out.
(Yakko takes off his old Poké Ball belt and throws it into the trash.)
Yakko: [puts on his new Poké Ball belt and puts Cobalion, Dewott, and Chatot's Poké Balls in the belt] That's more like it!
Dot: Guys, look what I got! I got a Rotom Bike for my Rotom Phone! It can function not only on land but on water.
Yakko: That's cool but not as cool as my new Poké Ball belt.
Wakko: [opens up a present, which has many desserts in it] Ooh, I got new desserts!
Sharon: This one is from Leon.
Faith: Please be classical music cds, please be classical music cds.
(Faith opens her presents, which are revealed to be different varieties of classical music, featuring Mozart, Beethoven, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky.)
Faith: Classical music by my favorite composers? Oh, Moose, you shouldn't have!
Moose: Well, you are always tired of hearing classical music in the middle of ads.
Faith: That's true.
Buffy: Moosey, I got you a Christmas present.
(Moose opens his Christmas present from Buffy. It was an orange bathrobe, white slippers, and three sets of bath bombs.)
Moose: Stuff I can use to take a bath?! Oh, Buffy, you shouldn't have.
(Everybody continued opening their presents. Geoff's Koraidon and Woody's Miraidon both have three big bags of Pokémon food.)
Narrator: With Daruka finally back in jail, our heroes were able to celebrate their crime-free Christmas. And as for Daruka, she got coal in her stocking. Fair enough, let's celebrate this wonderous time of year, as our Paldean journey continues!
(To Be Continued…)
THE END!
Another Christmas-themed episode complete!
(December 18th, 2023): After the next episode, "The Island of Life!", I'll be doing a Kitakami-themed story starting with "From Kitakami with Love – Part 1!" There, the heroes – Woody, Geoff, Lexie, Faith, Mordecai, Rigby, Moose, Zee, and Arven will meet two siblings, Carmine and Kieran. Stay tuned to find out what happens in "The Island of Life"!
I'll see you guys in a bit!