Abra and the Psychic Showdown
We join our heroes once again on the road to their next destination to Saffron City. But they find themselves lost when they walked through a dark forest.
"So THIS is the way to Saffron City, huh, Misty? I knew we shouldn't have listened to you, now we'll never get out of here!" Ash yelled
"As if! Your sense of direction is so bad, you can't find yourself in a mirror!" Misty argued back
"You crack mirrors!" Ash insulted
"Pika" Pikachu said
"Saur" Bulbasaur added
"You big baby!" Misty spat back
"That's enough, guys! You two don't want to stand here and insult each other like this." Brock said as he attempts to break up the fight
"Yes we do!" Ash and Misty yelled
Soon, Ash, Brock, and Misty start to argue
"Here we go again" groaned Green
Jake can only facepalm at his friends' argument
"Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur added embarrassed
Before he can go in and break up the fight himself, he heard giggling. This also caused Ash, Brock, and Misty to stop their squabbling also. The gang turn to see a little girl bouncing a ball
"Who is that?" Green asked
"I have no clue" Jake replied
"Saur" Bulbasaur said confused
"Uh, hello! Do you live around here?" Ash asked the girl
But the girl just giggled and runs off.
"Hey! Please don't runaway!" yelled Ash as he begins to chase after her
"Wait for us, Ash!" Jake said as he and the others chase after him
Ash continues to chase the girl.
"Wait! We need directions!" he called "Wait up"
Ash screams when he finds himself at the edge of the cliff. He lost his balance and falls off
"Bulbasaur!" he cried as as he lets out his Bulbasaur
Bulbasaur then uses Vine Whip to catch Ash
"Phew" he said in relief
His friends then arrive
"Ash, are you alright?" Jake called
"Yeah!" Ash replied as his Bulbasaur pulls him back up. "That was close"
"Yeah. You almost fell off a cliff" Green replied
"Hey! What about that cute little girl? Where'd she run off to?" Misty asked
"I don't know" Jake replied
"Beats me. But take a look over there." Ash said as he points upfront. The gang sees a light up city
"Ow wow! It's beautiful!" Misty said
"I second that!" added Green
"We finally made it" Jake said
"Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur replied
"Saffron City" Ash said
"Sabrina's the leader of the Saffron City gym. You defeat her, you win a Marsh badge." Brock informed
"Yes! Look out Sabrina! Here we come!" Ash yelled
"What he said!" Jake added
The gang then walked through entrance to Saffron City
"This is what I call a city" Ash said
"You can say that again. It looks nice" Jake replied
Suddenly, firecrackers go off which startles the group
"What's going on!?" Green yelled
"This must be some kind of ambush!" Brock yelled
Just then, two hula girls appeared and puts leis on both Ash and Jake while giving them both a kiss on the cheeks
"Congratulations, winners!" they said with a giggle
"Winners!? There's something real fishy about this!" Ash yelled
"Yeah! I don't remember winning an award just for coming into a city. That's just plain ridiculous!" Jake added
"There's a simple explanation." the second hula girl said
"It just so happens you're the millionth, millionth and first, millionth and second, millionth and third, millionth and fourth, and millionth and fifth visitors to Saffron City!" explain the first hula girl
The hula girls then begins to dance. Both Jake and Bulbasaur looked at them with suspicion in their eyes while their friends smile at this
"Oh, boy! Looks like our luck is starting to turn good!" Ash yelled
'Talk about Déjà vu' thought Jake as he recalled the time when they were given a free cruise ticket to the St. Anne by two school girls back at the Vermillion Harbor which was later revealed to be a trap set up by Team Rocket.
The hula girls were then leading the gang inside a building
"Right this way to the grand prize room." the first hula girl said
"Please, step lively." the second hula girl added
Just as the gang was walking in the building, the second hula girl grabs Pikachu with rubber gloves while the first hula girl grabs Bulbasaur
"Thank you for your Pikachu." the second hula girl said in James' voice
"And thank you for your Bulbasaur" the first hula girl said in Jessie's voice
The gang turn in surprise as they saw this
"Hey! Put them down!" Jake yelled as he and Ash runs up to them only for Jessie and James to put their hands on their faces
"You won a trip through the warp tile!" Jessie said as she and James shove them into their friends and they land on a warp tile which teleports them away
"That was easy" James said
The gang were then teleported in a strange room
"Well that happened" Green said as they both stood up
"What's going on here? If this is the grand prize room, then where are all the prizes?" Ash asked dumbly
"Don't you see, Ash?" said Jake "There are no prizes!"
"Yeah. The only thing we won is this trap!" Misty added
"There aren't any doors or windows in this room." Brock said
"Then how do we escape?" Green asked
"It has to be this warp tile we're standing on" Jake said
"Bingo! The warp tile is the only way in or out of this room, there's no way to escape." Jessie's voice said
"What are you talking about?" Ash asked
Then a television screen was lowered down. The gang looked as it turns on to reveal Jessie and James
"Good evening! You're watching the premiere "Prepare for Trouble, Make it Double" Show" they said as they begin to remove their disguises
"It's Team Rocket!" Ash yelled
"Who would've guessed" Jake said until he realizes something "Oh gross! They kissed us!"
He and Ash both made retching sounds as they ripped off their leis. Jessie and James then begins to recite their motto
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all peoples within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James"
They then notice the gang kneeling at a table while drinking tea completely ignoring them
"Hey! Don't sit there ignoring us!" they yelled
"Their show is pretty boring." Misty said
"I concur" Green added
"Yeah. Who wants to watch a show about bad guys rambling on about themselves?" Jake asked
"It'll get cancelled pretty soon." Ash said
"We're boring?" James asked
"Just you wait. We'll pull off something they or anyone else won't soon forget, because we have something that'll grab their attention." Jessie laughed as she and James stepped aside to show Meowth holding Pikachu and Bulbasaur tied up and gagged. "Because now it's time for our special guests'..."
"Farewell performances!" Meowth finished
"You better give Pikachu back, right now!" Ash demanded
"And the same goes for my Bulbasaur, you thieves!" Jake added as they ran to the screen. But as they did that, the screen suddenly turns off
"Hey! Where are you going?!" Ash yelled
"Turns it back on right this instant!" Jake said
In the room that Team Rocket was in, both Jessie and James are trying to get the signal back
"James, something's wrong." Jessie said
"Turn it on!" Meowth said
"We can't! Nothing's working!" James replied
"Dat's what happens when you work with amateurs." Meowth muttered until he notices something. "Huh? Hey, you guys!"
"Can't you see we're a little busy right now?" Jessie said
"Yeah. But who's da kid?" Meowth asked as he pointed forward
Jessie and James then looks to see the same mysterious girl that the gang had encountered
"How did you get into this room, little girl? You don't belong in here." Jessie said
"You can't just come barging in here." James added as he and Jessie begins to march up to her
The girl then glows which causes them to freeze in place
"I can't move! I'm f-f-frozen!" James said
"So am I!" Jessie added
"You want me to turn down the air conditioning?" Meowth asked nervously
Unbeknownst to them, the little girl untied both Pikachu and Bulbasaur and teleports away
Back in the room the gang was in...
"Team Rocket, give me back Pikachu!" Ash demanded
"And give me back my Bulbasaur!" added Jake
They then heard giggling and they turn to see the same little girl holding Pikachu and Bulbasaur
"Pikachu!" Ash said
"Bulbasaur!" Jake said
"So, it's you again!" Ash said to the girl
The girl puts them down and they all ran to their trainers
"Are you the one that saved Pikachu and Bulbasaur?" he asked
The girl nods her head at the question
"Thank you so much. We owe you one" Jake said
"Bulbasaur" his Bulbasaur said
Just then, the girl begins to glow much to the gang's surprise
"We better watch out. That's no ordinary little girl!" Misty warned
"So, what is she, then?" Ash asked
The girl then points at the group which causes them to glow
"W-What's going on?!" Green asked
And then, they were warped from the room
The were then transported outside and landed on the ground.
"How did we wind up back outside again?" Misty asked
"I think we can thank our mysterious little girl for that" Jake replied
"Bulbasaur" Bulbasaur said
"Yeah. That little girl must have done something to get us out of there." Ash said
"We should be okay, as long as we don't have to win anymore prizes." Brock said
"You said it" Green said as they all stood up
Ash looks around and then notices a large building.
"What's that?" he asked
Then, a man who was jogging, appeared behind them
"You've come to Saffron City and you don't even know Sabrina's gym?" the man asked
"So that's Sabrina's gym" Ash said
"Looks like that girl teleported us in front of it" Jake replied
"Bulbasaur" his Bulbasaur said
"If you're trying to enter the Pokémon League, you two, this is one gym I suggest you stay away from." the man warned
"What do you mean?" Jake asked as he and Ash turned around but only to see the man jogging away
"Where is he going?" Ash asked
"I have no idea" Green replied as she watched the man jogging
"But that is strange. I wonder why he told us to stay away from this gym" Jake said
"I don't get it either. But we gotta compete here. Without a Marsh Badge, we can't get into the Pokémon League" Ash said as he and his friend walks up to the gym entrance. Once they got in inside, they see that the gym is empty.
"Where is everyone?" Jake asked
"Saur" Bulbasaur said confused
"That's weird. Everyone's gone! Hello?" Ash called out as they walked into the interior of the gym
"There's something creepy about this place." Misty said
"I have to agree. Something about this place is sending chills down my spine" Green added
The gang then notice a nearby door.
"I wonder what's in there" Jake said as they went over and peeked into the window
They see a bunch of people in white coats doing different kinds of experiment at some tables. One of them was trying to guess what is on the card
"A circle" a man said
"A star" the other man replied as he showed him the card causing him to groan
Then a woman was focusing on the spoon and it bent
"What kind of place is this?" Ash asked
"And what are they doing?" Jake also asked
Just then, a man comes up to them
"What are you kids doing here?" he asked
The gang turn to see the man. He was wearing a white lab coat like the others and is wearing a mask. The gang then walk up to them
"We're here to challenge the Saffron City Gym Leader and earn the Marsh Badge" Jake said
"What he said" Ash added
"You two want to challenge the great Sabrina?" asked the man
"Sure do" Ash answered
"Excuse me, but what are all those people doing in that room?" Misty asked as she points to the door
"Humph. You know so little and yet you wish to challenge the great Sabrina." the man said
He then takes out a spoon and begins to concentrate. The gang watch as the man begins to focus as hard as he can. He was focusing so hard that his head turned red and then, the spoon slightly bend. The man begins to pant
"Are you okay, sir?" asked Green
"You look like you got a headache" Ash said
"Fools! It's telekinesis. You can't control a Psychic-type Pokémon completely without using telekinetic powers." the man answered
'I think this is what this gym specializes in' thought Jake
"Is that what those people are practicing in there?" asked Green
"Indeed" the man said
"That's what you think. Telekinesis is okay, but I have my own secret method for bending spoons.." Ash said as he takes the spoon. He then uses his hands to bend the spoon.
"Muscle over mind!" Ash said with a laugh
The others are embarrassed by this
"This just got awkward" Jake said with a facepalm
"I know" Green added
"Saur" Bulbasaur said as it shook it's head
"Embarrassing." Misty said
"Just pretend we never met him before." Brock replied
"Pika Pi" Pikachu said
"Now, hurry up and take us to Sabrina so we can start the match!" Ash said
"Yeah. We want to see the gym leader!" Jake added
"As you wish" the man replied
The man opens the door and led the gang into a battlefield
"Here we are" he said
The gang gasped at the sight of the battlefield in the gym
"This is more like some kind of temple then a Pokémon gym." Brock commented
"Whatever it's like, I don't like it." Misty said as she shivers in fright
"A little scary if you ask me" Green replied nervously
The man then knelt down in front of a gate
"Oh, great Sabrina! These strangers have come who wish to challenge you! Though I don't know why you'd waste your time on this group of losers." he said with a laugh
Jake couldn't help but glare when the man called them losers. Then, the little girl from before appears. The gang gasped as they saw her
"It's the little girl that brought back Pikachu and Bulbasaur!" gasped Ash
The girl's eyes then glows red and causes the man to glow and begin to writhe in pain.
"Forgive me, great one! It's not my place to decide whom you battle!" the man yelled. The glowing then stopped and the man begins to hightail out of the room.
"I told you there was something really strange about her!" Misty said
"Right, but who is she?" wondered Brock
"Are you the Saffron City Gym Leader, Sabrina?" Jake asked
The girl nods her head as she giggles
"Sabrina! Me and my friend demand official matches to compete for Marsh badges!" Ash demanded
"Mmmhmm. I'd like to have a match. You'll go first, Ash" the little girl said
"Well that was easy" Ash said with a grin
"But if you lose, you have to be my friends and let me play with you and some of your friends" the little girl said sinisterly
Jake and Green both gulped as she said that. Bulbasuar looked on nervously
"Be your friends? Okay, you bet!" Ash replied as he looks to his friends "You all gotta have a little more faith in me. Even if she does have some telekinetic powers, she's still only a little girl."
His friends become shock as they look ahead
"Just don't let your guard down, Ash." Brock said as he points forward
They turn to see the gate open up to reveal the little girl sitting in the lap of an older woman sitting on a throne. This is Sabrina, the Saffron Gym Leader
"So, now. Time for us to play." she said
Suddenly, the doors closed much to the gang's shock. Jake looks back at the woman
'Oh boy' he thought nervously
Ash was facing off against Sabrina
"So, you are really Sabrina, the gym leader." Ash said
Sabrina floats out of the throne and lands on her side of the battlefield. The lights turn on
"One on one. An all out match. Agreed?" she asked
"Agreed" Ash replied
The little girl that Sabrina was holding let's go of a Poké Ball. It floats
"Come out, Abra." Sabrina said
The Poké Ball thrusts forward and opens. Out comes yellow Pokémon
"Go get em, Pikachu!" Ash ordered
Pikachu did that and races into the battlefield to face Abra
"Pi Pi Pi! Pika Pikachu!" Pikachu said as he got ready to fight. But he then notices Abra just sitting there and not doing anything. Pikachu was confused. He then begins to circle around Abra
"Pika Pi! Pikachu!" Pikachu said to his trainer
"I'm confused" Green said
"I don't get it! Nobody sends a sleeping Pokémon out into a match! Maybe she's making fun of me!" Ash yelled as he takes out his Pokédex to scan Abra
Ash's Pokédex: Abra, a Psychic Power Pokémon. It sleeps eighteen hours a day, but employs telekinesis even while sleeping.
"That makes sense" Green said
"Telekinesis?!" Ash yelled in shock
"Be careful" Misty said
"No problem! Pikachu, Thunder Shock!" Ash ordered
Pikachu begins to charge his attack. But just as he does that, Sabrina's eyes glowed red which makes Abra's eyes open and glows red also. Pikachu then unleashes Thunder Shock at Abra, but it disappears into thin air. Pikachu was surprised by this, but Abra then appears behind him which startles him. The gang gasped at this
"It teleported itself!" Misty said
"It sure can. That's what makes Abras so hard to capture in the wild" Jake said
"Childish fools." Sabrina said as she begins to glow. Abra then glowed and evolved. The gang gasped at the sudden evolution.
"What's that?" Ash asked as he points his Pokédex at the newly evolved Pokémon
Ash's Pokédex: Kadabra, a Psychic Pokémon. The evolved form of Abra. Employs powerful telekinetic attacks.
"Wow. I never expected Abra to evolve just like that" Jake said
"Bulbasaur" Bulbasaur added
"That isn't fair! I thought this was one on one!" Ash complained
"But evolving during a match isn't against any rules! Be careful, Kadabra's really powerful!" Misty warned
"She's right, Ash. Something tells me this isn't going to be easy" Green said in worry
"This time you won't get away from Pikachu! It's against the rules to leave a stadium, even by teleportation! Pikachu, fill up this whole stadium with lightning! Hit it with your best shock!" Ash commanded
Pikachu unleashes the attack into the air and a barrage of lightning fell towards Kadabra. But Kadabra's eyes glows red and the controls the lightning. Pikachu was shocked by this
"Now what?!" Ash asked
"Confusion!" Sabrina commanded
Kadabra then directed the lightning using Confusion and towards Pikachu. The lightning has formed into a dragon as this happened. Pikachu tries to run away from the attack. Despite Pikachu's attempt to escape, the attack finally caught up to Pikachu and hits him. Pikachu then skids on the ground.
"Pikachu!" Ash yelled
"Oh no!" Jake yelled
"Saur!" Bulbasaur said in worry
"Psychic attack!" Sabrina said as her eyes glow red. Kadabra's eyes glow red as well as it uses it's Psychic attack to force Pikachu onto his feet
"That's right, Pikachu. Don't give up!" Ash encouraged
Suddenly, Pikachu starts to dance
"Look at that! Pikachu feels like dancing!" Ash chuckled
"That's no dance! Kadabra's using it's psychic powers to control Pikachu's body!" Misty yelled
"This is not looking good for Pikachu" Jake said with worry
Kadabra then uses it's psychic power to slam Pikachu onto the ceiling. The gang gasped
"Pikachu!" yelled Ash
Kadabra then made Pikachu slam back on the ground and back on the ceiling. The gang could only watch in horror at the brutality of Kadabra's attack
"Oh! I can't watch!" Green said as she covers her eyes
'This is just like back at the Vermillion City Gym' thought Jake as he watched Pikachu getting pummeled by Kadabra. Even his Bulbasaur was horrified at this
"Pikachu!" Ash yelled as he sees Pikachu continue to get beaten up. He finally couldn't take it anymore. "That's it! Stop the match!"
Ash raced onto the battlefield just as Kadabra stopped it's attack. Pikachu then lands on the ground. Ash then picks up his partner while his friends goes up
"Pikachu, are you alright?" Ash asked
"Ka" Pikach answered
"I. I forfeit" Ash said
"Be my friend. You promised I could play with you three." the little girl said as her eyes glowed
Suddenly, Ash, Brock, Misty, and Pikachu all glowed and got teleported away. Only Jake, Green, and Bulbasaur remained
"Guys!" Green yelled
"What have you done with them!?" Jake demanded
"I put your friends somewhere in a safe place where I can play with them" the doll answered. "But don't worry. You two will be joining them once I defeat you next"
"Not gonna happen. Ash may have lost his match to you. But I will avenge him and earn that Marsh Badge!" Jake declared
"Bulbasaur!" Bulbasaur yelled
"Bring it on, young Jake" Sabrina said with her eyes glowing red
To be continued...
Will Jake beat Sabrina next? Tune in next time to find out
Jake's Pokémon
Bulbasaur: (Tackle, Growl, Leech Seed, Vine Whip)
Vaporeon: (F) (Tackle, Quick Attack, Water Gun)
Pikachu (F): (Thundershock, Thunder Wave, Quick Attack, Slam)
Spearow: (Peck, Growl, Leer, Fury Attack)
Beedrill: (Fury Attack, Poison Sting)
Tentacool
With Professor Oak
Shellder: (Tackle, Water Gun, Clamp)
Sandshrew: (Slash, Dig, Defense Curl, Sand Attack)
Green's Pokémon
Squirtle: (Water Gun, Bubble, Tackle)
Eevee: (M) (Tackle, Quick Attack, Sand Attack)
Clefairy: (Double Slap)
Bellsprout: (Vine Whip, Stun Spore)
Tentacool