Chapter 30: Memories Gaining

Marble explored dark & dank tunnels, with Dratini slithering by his side. “Do you think we are getting close?” said Marble.
“Tiiii.” Said Dratini as if it were saying yes. Dratini slithered up at faster pace. “Dratini! Dratini!” said Dratini, as if asking Marble to follow it.
“Dratini? What do you smell?!” asked Marble following. They turned left, and entered a door. Inside, was what appeared to be a giant metallic swimming pool, the water completely drained. Dratini slithered down into the tank, and sniffed around. Marble inspected the room, and there was a type of machine connected to the sewage system of the tank; cigarette butts tossed all over the place indicating someone was recently here. Marble made out the edges of a large door on the wall, connected with the tank. “What is, or was this for?” Marble asked himself. Dratini slithered back up the slick, steep tank.
“Dratini!” said Dratini.
“Dratini…” said Marble. “Do you think your family has recently been here? Say “Dratini” two times if the answer is yes.”
“Dratini Dratini!” said Dratini, practically telling Marble “yes.”
“But they aren’t here now…” Marble pointed out. “I wonder, if whoever was here recently emptied the tank out, and releasing your family…”
“Tiiiii.” Said Dratini, looking down. Marble started to walk out of the room.
“Come, Dratini.” He started to say. “Lets explore this complex more, maybe we can find more clues!” Dratini looked back up and slithered out the room with Marble. Suddenly, from around the corner, a big, shadowed figure emerged and ran into Marble, knocking them both back. Marble squinted, and in the faint light, me made out two humans with a Red R on their T-Shirts, and a Meowth.
“YAAAHHH!” the Trio Screamed, and Marble screamed back in unison. Again in unison, Marble and the Trio jumped up and ran away from each other.

“Charizard, use your speed, not strength and you could win!” Ash said, attempting to encourage his Charizard, with Charizard not acknowledging its trainer. Charizard started a battle with Mewtwo’s own Charizard. After a few moves and sky battling, it seemed apparent Charizard wasn’t winning.
“This is no good.” Said Brock. “Charizard isn’t listening to Ash’s strategy!” Jake glanced over to Ash with a rather vexed look.
“Ash, why isn’t your Charizard obeying you?” Jake chastised to Ash.
“I don’t know!” responded Ash. “Charizard!!!” Ash screamed, and Mewtwo’s Charizard, using Seismic Toss, smashed Ash’s Charizard to the ground. “Charizard!” Ash shouted, as he ran to comfort his Dragon Pokemon.
“Ash, I’ll bet you don’t even DO anything about it do you?” Jake shouted, and Ash ignored.
“Hahaha.” Mewtwo laughed. “Now that I’ve proven myself as the World’s Strongest Pokemon Trainer, we can go to Step 2.” Suddenly, a swarm of strange, black Poke Ball’s filled the room. “I’m going to steal all your Pokemon, and clone them!” Mewtwo said, for some reason choosing not to keep his plan a secret.
“Ah! Oh no!” shouted Jake!
“What should we do?” asked Adam.
“Oh no! It’s already happening!” shouted Brian, as his Pikachu and Tangela was stolen away. Squigglystuff and Pinko stood no chance and were very quickly captured.
“Squigglystuff! Pinko!” shouted Adam. He looked out for his Charizard and noticed Blaze was protecting Ash’s Charizard from the assault.
“You’re not getting my Pokemon, Mewtwo!” said Jake, grabbing Beedrill and Porygon, and cradling them. “Wait, oh no! Pikablu!” he shouted, as a big swarm of Dark Poke Ball’s floated around it. “Pikablu! Thunderbolt!” Jake commanded, and Pikablu successfully attacked, but a larger swarm of Dark Poke Ball’s approached, one eventually landing and capturing Pikablu. One by one, each trainer’s Pokemon were stolen by Mewtwo’s Dark Poke Balls.
“PIKACHU!!!!” screamed Ash, who started to chase a particular Dark Poke Ball out of the room, leaving Mewtwo alone with the eight Pokemon trainers, all their Pokemon now stolen.



“Hmmmhmmmhmmm.” Laughed Mewtwo. “Do you see?” he asked. “Do you see, that you cannot win?” he rambled with no real clear intentions.
“What do you actually plan on doing?” asked Corey.
“My clones were created through the same process I was.” Answered Mewtwo. “Like I was to my parent, my clones will have power far superior to your Pokemon.” Mewtwo smiled wickedly. “After your inevitable loss, me and my clones will take over the world!” As Mewtwo finished boasting, a quick gleam of light caught the corner of Adam’s eye. Adam quickly looked and saw a figure up high outside a window, holding a reflective shard. Knowing it may have been spotted, the figure shifted away and out of view.
“Hmmm.” Said Adam to himself.

Chapter 29: Mewtwo Strikes Back: A Retelling

The Nine Pokemon Trainers could not believe what they were seeing. Their host of the magnificent party, turned out to be a Pokemon, one they have never even heard of. The Pokemon, previously identified as “Mewtwo”, was a tall, purple, bipedal cat Pokemon, with a tube going around its neck. This Pokemon seemed eerily familiar to Jake. He remembered when he explored Viridian Forest, and had encounter what looked to be a similar figure. Mewtwo walked off the elevator, and greeted his guests with a heartless smile.
“You! You’re claiming to be the Greatest Pokemon Trainer?” shouted Matthew.
“A Pokemon can’t be a Pokemon Trainer!” shouted Fergus.
“Foolish humans, you do not know what you’re talking about.” Said Mewtwo.
“It can talk?” asked Ash.
“I know what you are!” said Brian. “You’re the clone Professor Sashkatch told me about!”
“What?” said Mewtwo, and launched a psychic wave at Brian, instantly causing him to fly through the air at super speed and knocking him unconscious upon impact of the table.
“What did he mean, “Clone?”” asked Corey. “It seems we now know your secret. Looks like there’s been a change of plans!” Corey concluded with a sarcastic smile.
“Fools.” Said Mewtwo. “You actually think you’re threatening me?”
“Oh yes, we do!” said Jake, grabbing a Pokeball from his belt, and releasing the Pokemon in it.
“Scyther!” said Scyther upon fully materializing from its energy form.
“Attack Scyther!” commanded Jake, and Scyther cried and launched towards Mewtwo. Mewtwo lifted his arm and clenched his fist, making Scyther immovable.
“Scccy, Scccy!” said Scyther, struggling to break free of its Psychic Binds. Suddenly, its body was forced to fully relax with its sickles to its sides, and was lifted down to the ground, laying it down.
“Scyther!” screamed Jake, concerned for his Pokemon. “What have you done to it!?” he asked Mewtwo.
“I’ve temporarily paralyzed him. I’m not playing games. It’s time for all of you to know, I am in control.” Said Mewtwo cruely.
“Let’s go Porygon!” Jake commanded, grabbing Porygon into his hands. “Ice Beam!”
“Porygon, Porygon!” said Porygon, as it revy’d an Ice Beam attack from its beak.
“Again, Porygon!” commanded Jake, aiming Porygon to the ground. Porygon launched another Ice Beam, blasting it and Jake into the air. “Now, Psychic!” ordered Jake, which took control of the area around Jake, successfully landing him safely on the roof of a structure.
“I told you, I’m not playing games!” Mewtwo cusped his hands and started to charge dark energy into a ball. Suddenly, a pair of vines launched at Mewtwo and tied up his arms. “What?” said Mewtwo, struggling to release itself from the vines, until it was lifted off the ground by Blaze, Adam’s Charizard.
“Time to answer some questions Mewtwo.” Said Matthew.
“I don’t think so.” Said Mewtwo, and a psychokinetic wave shot through the air, causing Blaze to lose its grip, releasing Mewtwo who floated through the air with an angry look in its face. Using his arms and Psychic Power, Mewtwo tossed Jake, Matthew & Adam to where it tossed Brian, and binded the four so they would cause no more trouble.
“What are we going to do?” asked Adam.
“Right now, Mewtwo seems adamant in its plans.” Said Matthew.
“Guys, I know what Mewtwo is.” Said Brian.
“And I… I’ve seen it before!” said Jake.
“It seems we all know something about this…” said Matthew.
“I don’t! I don’t know anything about Mewtwo!” Adam responded.
“Wait, Matthew, you know something we don’t?” said Jake.
Matthew paused, thought for a moment, and said. “I didn’t think much of it, but I had a dream, where a “Psycho” predicted this party would be the beginning of an “Orchestration”.”
““Psycho”?” asked Jake.
“”Orchestration”?” asked Brian.
“Guys, I think for now, we should let Mewtwo have his way.” Began Jake. “Maybe he’ll reveal his weakness, or we can find it out ourselves.”
“Right, we should put together what we know! Maybe it will help figure everything out…” said Adam.
“So that settles it? We leave everything alone for now?” asked Jake. Adam nodded, then Brian, then Matthew. “Okay, then.” Jake finished, and the four walked back up to the crowd watching Mewtwo talk. From out of three elevators, a Venusaur, a Charizard, and a Blastoise joined Mewtwo, each appeared to have distinct face paint on.
“Like most other trainers, I too started with Bulbasaur, Charmander & Squirtle…” Mewtwo said with his monotone voice.

Chapter 44: The Mountains of Mystery

"Eeyaa! Eeyaa! Eeeeyya!" said a random creature, as John descended into the Mountains of Mystery. He was not at the summit, but he felt he should explore some. He took off the Char-Jetpack and it transformed not into Charmander, but to Charmeleon!
"Meleon!" said Charmeleon.
"What? Charmeleon? You're evolution was pretty quick!" John said.
"Meleon!" said Charmeleon with a smile.
"Okay, lets explore a bit before it gets too dark." John said, and he and Charmeleon walked into the trails.
The sun was setting on the horizon, it was about 25 minutes before all light was gone. "Charmeleon, I better recall you now!" John said.
"Meleon!" said Charmeleon. John recalled his Charmeleon and continued walking. John was getting a little frightened, he was always used to having electricity, and he didn't have a flashlight. Forgetting he could send Charmeleon back out to use its fire-tail, he instead heard a noise.
"TWANG!" said the noise, and John was quickly flung up and hung upside down, he had stepped on a trap!
"Yabba, Yebba YAho HEY-ey!" said a strange few voices. From a shaking bush, three small identical figures emerged carrying spears. They were clearly triplets, and they wore skirts made of grass and had face make-up on.
"Who are you guys?" John asked, and all of a sudden, he felt extremely drowsy, and fell right to sleep.

He heard the crackling of a fire, and he felt really warm. He opened his eyes to find himself tied up and in a cage. His mouth was gagged so he couldn't speak. He was in what looked like a campground, a blazing bonfire lit the dark, moonless night. His four Poke Ball's weren't at his side, instead they were placed on a flat boulder opposite of him.
"OOka chaka, OOka OOka chaka!" said a chanting voice. The three triplets John saw before he fell unconscious appeared. They were lunging up and down as they walked. Suddenly, the sound of a whistle blew through the area.
"Yabba, Yebba YAho HEY-ey!" said the Triplets, and they got into position, rolling out a red carpet for their Chief.
"Clefairy... Clefairy..." said voices coming from the distance, and on top a golden throne carried by six Female Clefairy, was a man in a Chieftan Headdress, a bone through his nose, and he had on war paint. The Clefairy's struggled to carry the throne, and eventually placed it down adjacent to the Caged John. Suddenly, the Chief spoke.
"Good morning, Worm your honor!" said the Chief. "The subject of our discussion this night, was caught red-handed tresspassing, tresspassing on our sacred grounds. This will not do." He looked at the Triplets. "Jury what is your verdict?" he asked them.
"Kill, kill, kill!" said each Triplet.
"The Jury has spoke!" the Chief jumped off his throne and approached the cage John was in. "Since, my friend, the jury has decided your fate, I sentance you to death!"
"Mmmfff! Mmmmffff!" John said angrily, really wanting to point out this isn't how a trial is supposed to work. All of a sudden, the sound of a whistle blew.
"Huh? Nuts, you're here right?" said the Chief.
"Yabba, Yebba YAho HEY-ey!" said the Triplets, whom have been identified as the Nuts.
"Yahoe, Yahoe!" said a new voice. From around the corner, a little green bird flew around with its tiny wings, its large, yellow eyes glowing.
"MMmmmff?" said John.
"Yahoe, what business do you have hear?" said the Chief.
"Yahoe!" said the creature identified as Yahoe. Suddenly, from its beak came a key. Yahoe took the key from its beak with a hand coming from its wing, and opened the cage.
"Whaaaat? Do you really think so?" asked the Chief.
"Yahoe!" said Yahoe.
"Well, this changes everything!" said the Chief, and he went in and untied John.
"Ungh! How could you do this to me? Do you have any idea who I am?" John asked.
"You're John aren't you? You were the one Yahoe predicted would come and guide us!"
"Hail, John!" said the Nuts.
"Yahoe!" said Yahoe.
"Huh? Uhhh..." John said.

Chapter 43: Expedition Planning

John stood before the open manhole, looking up at the Mountains of Mystery, just as we had left him. "Now to figure out how we're going to get up there." John said, for the Random TM's wouldn't be enough, he needed supplies. John explored the streets of Pewter City.

In a rather rundown part of town, John saw what appeared to be a midget in a trenchoat. He approaced the midget and the midget flashed him, opened up his trenchcoat to his naked body. The sight would have disgusted John, had it not been for the fact he was looking at the body of a Charmander. John was witnessing a Charmander Flasher. "What the hell is this?" John asked.
"Charmander!" said the Charmander.
"Why are you doing this? Don't you have a trainer?" John asked.
"Char, Char." Charmander said, shaking its head.
"Wow, for some reason, you've been abandoned, and are now flashing? Are you crazy?" John asked.
"Char, Char!" Charmander strangely said.
"You know what? Me and my Pokemon are going to the Mountains of Mystery to find treasure! Come with us!" John offered to Charmander.
"Charmander!" said Charmander, and it threw off its trenchcoat and went to John's side.
"Okay, for now, I'm going to need you to get inside this Poke Ball." John said, tossing a Poke Ball to Charmander, and officially capturing it.

It was around 4:30 in the afternoon. John was having a snack at a McDonalds and had all four of his Pokemon out.
"Okay guys." John spoke with his Pokemon. "We need to figure out how we're going to get to the Mountains. I'd rather not walk, but I don't want to use a helicopter since it might scare off the rare Green Pokemon."
"Mankey." said Mankey.
"Slowpoke!" said Slowpoke.
"Oh, sorry. Mankey and Geodude, meet Slowpoke and Charmander."
"Slowpoke!" said Slowpoke.
"Charmander!" said Charmander.
"Now, Mankey, I'm sure by now you know that, as my starter Pokemon, you are my sidekick." John said to Mankey.
"Mankey!" said Mankey.
"Geodude, you are going to be the official item creator. If I ever need a new item, I will make a Random TM on you to do it!"
"Geodude!" said Geodude.
"Slowpoke and Charmander, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with you yet. If you have any ideas, let me know and I will consider.
"Slowpoke." said Slowpoke.
"Charmander!" said Charmander.
"Okay guys, lets go!" John said, leading his four Pokemon out of the McDonalds.

All of John's Pokemon except Charmander were in their Poke Balls. He and Charmander were looking up at the Mountains of Mystery. It was a half an hour to sundown, and John felt it was time.
"Okay Charmander, you're going to get me up to the Mountains." John said, taking out a Random TM and writing onto its label "Transform into a Jetpack." John broke the TM on Charmander, and it crackled away.
"Now Charmander, Transform into a Jetpack!" John ordered.
"Charmander!" said Charmander, and it transformed into a Jetpack just as it should!
"Alright! Way to go Charmander!" John said, congratulating the Pokemon. John put on the Char-Jetpack and fluttered up to the Mountains of Mystery, wondering if he could solve the Mystery himself.

Chapter 42: Who is the Assassin?

The Pokemon Center was at its usual every dusk. Pokemon Trainers went in and out, and some were staying in the hostels. In the lobby, Misty & Brock were sitting down, and Jake was walking around the Pokemon Center, hoping to hear some news regarding Ash's Charizard.
"WHERE'S MY CHARIZARD! WHERE'S MY CHARIZARD!" squeeled Ash as if he were a little child.
"Don't worry, your Charizard is going to be fine." said the friendly Nurse Joy with a smile.
"What? It was that simple?" asked Jake. "Charizard's tail fire was completely put out!"
"Yes, but we could fix that." Nurse Joy said. "We have pyrocologists!" she pointed out.
"Huh." said Jake, realizing he worried about the fate of Charizard over something so easily fixable. "Well Ash, consider yourself lucky. I know that someday, Charizard will obey you again.
"I know it will to." Ash responded.
All of a sudden, the lights went out.
"Oh no!" said Brock. "I think I know what this means.
"Hahahahahaha!" said a familiar laugh.



Prepare for trouble!
And make it double!

Two adults in matching white t-shirts with the Letter R on it, accompanied by a Meowth appeared.

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.
Team Rocket, blasts off at the speed of light!
Surrender now, or prepare to fight!

"Meeeeowth!" thats right! said the hissy-voiced Meowth
"Team Rocket!" Brock and Misty said in unison.
"What do you want now?" asked Ash.
"Look, nows not a good time!" Jake said.
"Tsk Tsk." said Jessie. "Now's the perfect time to capture your Pikachu."
"You see, the boss is really down about something right now." said James.
"And if we capture Pikachu now, he'll give us a big promotion!" said Meowth.
"I don't think so!" said Jake.
"Alright then, we'll have to fight!" said Jessie. "Goooo Arbok!"
"And go Weezing!" said Jakes.
"Chaaaa-bok!" said Arbok.
"Weezing Wee!" said Weezing.
"Okay then." Jake said, grabbing a Poke Ball. "Let's go, Scyther!"
"Scyther!" said Scyther, released from its Poke Ball.
"Now Scyther, Slash!" Jake commanded, and Scyther was not at his side. Instead, Scyther had flown over to Jessie, and was embracing her.
"Aaaah! Ewwww, get this thing off of me!" screamed Jessie, disgusted at the bug rubbing against her.
"Hey, wait a minute Jess." said James. "This Scyther looks familiar. Isn't this the same Scyther Team Rocket raised at the Casino?" James asked. "Scyther, attack with Slash!" James commanded to Scyther.
With an angry look in its eyes, Scyther launched toward Jake, seeming intent on harming its own master, when all of a sudden, it changed its mind and Slashed at Arbok & Weezing.
"Wait, on no!" said James.
"Time to finish you!" said Jake. "Go Pikablu!"
"Pika!" said Pikablu.
"Ice Beam, Pikablu!"
"Pikaaaaaaa-BLU!" said Pikablu, blasting its cold beam at Team Rocket, freezing them and blasting them off out of the Viridian Pokemon Center.
"Can we ever have a break?" asked James.
"Where did that kid get that Scyther?" asked Jessie.
"Why do I get the feeling big changes are coming for us?" Meowth randomly pointed out.
"Whatever, we're blasting off again!" the three said in unison. *Ding*

Things were once again getting quiet at the Pokemon Center, the power was back on and Ash, Misty, Brock & Jake were cleaning up the mess. As sudden as it was before, the lights went out again.
"Oh no, what now?!" said an angry Jake.
A sound of breaking glass filled the dark room, and a large silhoutte of a Weezing entered the room, exhuming heavy Smog from its Poison Bags.
"Oh no, not Team Rocket again!" said Ash, coughing at the Smog.
"Hahahahahaha." said a very ominous laughter, and another silhoutted figure appeared in the smog. He appeared to be wearing an overcoat. "So, you're Ash?" said the man.
"Who are you? What do you want?" asked Jake.
"I have been paid big money to kill you Ash." said the mystery assailant in a wicked, devious voice, as if he was going to win.
"I don't think so!" said Jake, who launched at the mystery figure.
"Muk, use Acid Armor!" said the person.
"Muuuuk!" said his Muk, melting into the floor and causing Ash, Misty, Brock and Jake to be trapped in their place.
"Oh no!" said Misty.
"This doesn't look good!" said Brock.
"Don't worry everyone, I'll think of something!" said Jake.
"Go Arbok, use Assassin's Needle!" said the mystery person, apparently identifying himself as an Assassin.
"Chaaaaaaa-bok!" said an Arbok, which was clearly more confident and experienced than Jessie's Arbok.
"Aaaaahhhh!" screamed Ash in the smog, his friends not seeing what is happening.
"My work here is done." said the Assassin, and the presence disappeared.
"We gotta get rid of the smog!" said Brock. Ash did not respond by releasing Pidgeotto like he should.
"Let's go, Porygon!" said Jake.
"Porygon!" said Porygon.
"Porygon, clear away the smog!" commmanded Jake.
"Pory!" Porygon said, shooting out a USB cord into a computer, and transformed into a vaccuum and sucked the smog away.
"Smog, deleted." said a feminine voice coming from Porygon.

The Smog had been cleared, but there was nothing good. Still standing was Misty, Brock and Jake. Ash was unconscious on the ground, his skin had turned very pale and he had a snake bite on his neck, venom dripped from it.
"Oh no, Ash!" said Misty.
"This, this cannot be!" said Jake.
It was a sight the three trainers were hoping to not ever witness, but it had indeed become a reality.
Ash Ketchum, the man who was destined to become the World's Greatest Pokemon Master, was dead.

Chapter 41: The Resistance

"Dugtrio!!!!!" said Giovanni's Dugtrio, causing a very heavy rumble in the gym, and a giant crack started to break the arena.
"Porygon!" said Jake, caught off guard by Giovanni's surprise attack. The ground was all dusty, not much could be made. Eventually, the dust cleared, and revealed Porygon was safely floating above the fissure. "Alright Porygon!" said Jake, disovering his Porygon can float.
"Oh no!" said Giovanni, realizing he is done for.
"Now Porygon, Ice Beam!" commanded Jake, and Porygon blasted a blue beam from its nose, freezing and fainting Dugtrio.
"Alright! We won!" said Ash.
"Great job Porygon!" said Jake, deciding not to point out to Ash that it was he who did most of the work.
Giovanni stood at the other side of the arena, clearly not pleased he lost.
"Are you going to give back Pikachu now?" asked Ash impatiently. Giovanni smiled.
"No, I have other plans." He said, pressing a button on the side of his throne. Just then, the two walls to the side of the room and the one in front opened to reveal around 70 Rocket Grunts. The Rocket Grunts tossed Poke Ball after Poke Ball, releasing various Pokemon, led by a Blastoise.
"Blastoise!" said the Blastoise, and the army of Pokemon charged to Ash, Misty, Brock and Jake.
"Oh shit!" said Jake. "Guys, we're going to have to use all our Pokemon!" he commanded.
"Right." said Brock. "Go Geodude, Onix, Zubat & Vulpix!"
"Geodude." said Geodude.
"Iwaaaaa!" said Onix.
"Creeee." said Zubat.
"Vulpix!" said Vulpix.
"Go Staryu, Goldeen and Psyduck!" said Misty, throwing her three Poke Balls.
"Hi-ya!" said Staryu.
"Goldeen!" said Goldeen.
"Psy-duck!" said Psyduck.
Ash turned his hat backwards and tossed five Poke Ball's. "Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur, Charizard, Squirtle and Muk, lets go!"
"Pidgeot!" said Pidgeotto.
"Bubba-SAUR!" said Bulbasaur.
Charizard did not say anything, and instead lazilly rested on the ground.
"Squirtle!" said Squirtle with its stupid nasally voice.
"Muuuuuk!" said Muk, having no experience in being a trained Pokemon despite being captured 3 months ago.

The next 15 minutes saw a tremendous all-out brawl between Team Rocket and Ash and his friends, and Jake. Eventually, the good guys won, and each Rocket Grunt retreated after their Pokemon lost their respective battles. Giovanni was left alone in the room, just as he was before.
"Are you going to concede now?" Asked Jake.
Giovanni looked, and quickly armed himself with a pistol he brandished out of his jacket pocket. "No, I'm just going to kill you now!" All of a sudden, a Zubat quickly flew to Giovanni's hand and grabbed the pistol with its mouth. "Huh?" Giovanni said, then reaching into his other jacket pocket, he pulls out another pistol. "Time to die!" he said, and the Zubat flew from behind him, and grabbed the other pistol like it did before.
"Zubat, SUPERSONIC!" commanded Brock.
"Creeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" shrieked Zubat, attacking Giovanni with supersonic waves.
"Yaaaaah!" said Giovanni, cusping his hands to his ears to cover them.
"Staryu! Swift!" said Misty.
"Hi-ya!" said Staryu, and shooting stars from its red jewel, Giovanni was getting hurt.
"Pidgeotto, Gust!" commanded Ash.
"Pidgeottttt!" said Pidgeotto, flapping its wings creating a gust of wind hoping to knock Giovanni away. Giovanni tried to resist, but Pidgeotto's Heavy Gusts blew him out a large window, breaking it in the process.

Ash, Misty, Brock and Jake exited the Gym, and found that Giovanni had been blown into a dumpster. Giovanni crawled out of the garbage, his head was so swollen and red, it was reminiscient of an overripe tomato.
"Alright! Fine!" said Giovanni. "You can have your wretched Pikachu back!" he said, apparently giving in to children beating him up. He reached into his jacket, and pulled out a Poke Ball and gave it to Ash.
"Alright! Go Pikachu!" Ash said. The energy released from the Poke Ball formed into Pikachu, its head and hands stupidly cowaring the Hell that was the Poke Ball. "Pikachu!" said Ash.
"Pikapi!" said Pikachu, happy to see Ash.
"I thought you were gone forever!" Ash said.
"Pikachuuu!" Pikachu responded.
"You're also the Gym Leader aren't you?" Jake asked to Giovanni. "Ash came here for a Badge. Since we beat you, give us badges!" he ordered.
"Alright, fine." Giovanni said. He pulled out of his Pocket an Earth Badge and gave it to Ash.
"Alright! I got, the Earth Badge!" said Ash, posing with his final badge needed to participate in the Pokemon League.
"Say, can I have a badge too?" asked Jake. "I mean, I haven't even been to Cinnabar Island yet, but..."
"You mean you don't even have seven badges?" asked Giovanni. "Then you shouldn't have even been able to battle me!" said Giovanni, breaking the forth wall.
"Oh, well... can I have the badge anyway?" asked Jake.
Giovanni searched through his jacket. "Now, where did I leave that Sawn-Off Shotgun?" he asked to himself.
"Nevermind!" and Jake walked off, with Ash, Misty & Brock following.

Meanwhile, back inside the gym, the Team Rocket's Blastoise was battling Ash's Charizard. Ash, Misty, Brock and Jake walked back into the arena to recall all their Pokemon. Charizard was in the heat of the battle, and Blastoise locked on, and blasted a mighty Hydro Pump, aiming at Charizard's tail.
"Lizardoooooo!" said Charizard, as Blastoise's Hydro Pump actually put out the flame on Charizard's tail, causing the Fire Dragon Pokemon to faint.
"Oh no! Charizard!" Shouted a concerned Ash.
"If we don't get it to the Pokemon Center quick, it'll die!" said Jake.
Ash, Misty, Brock and Jake rushed to the Pokemon Center.

Chapter 40: Vs. Giovanni - A Historic Confrontation.

Jake led the way through the halls of Viridian Gym, eventually him, Ash, Misty and Brock made it to the arena where Giovanni waited.
"I've been waiting for you." said Giovanni with a wicked smile.
"Give me back my Pikachu!" cried Ash.
"This is what I've always wanted." Giovanni said. "Now I can get revenge on you, and your Pikachu."
"What are you going to do to Pikachu?" asked Jake.
"I'm going to evolve it!" Giovanni threatened.
"No!" whined Ash.
"Not if I can help it!" said Jake. "I challenge you to a tag battle. Ash & myself Vs You!"
"Hahaha, there's something about you trainers." Giovanni said. "Such arrogance." Giovanni grabbed a Pokeball from his belt and tossed it.
"Nidooooo!" said Giovanni's Nidoking.
"Ash, you go first!" Jake said.
"Right." Ash grabbed a Pokeball from his belt, then turned his hat backwards and tossed the Pokeball. "I choose you, Squirtle!"
"Squirtle!" Squirtle said in a stupid voice.
"Use your Water Gun!" Ash ordered.
"Squirt! Glubgubgubgub!" Squirtle responded, shooting out streams of water at Nidoking.
"Dodge and use Mega Punch!" commanded Giovanni.
"NidoKING!" said Nidoking, clenching it's fists and punching to Squirtle.
"Squirtle, Withdraw and use Skull Bash!" shouted Ash.
"Squirtle!" said Squirtle, launching at Nidoking at fast speed, eventually smashing into him.
"Now Water Gun!" Ash ordered. Squirtle blasted Nidoking with Water, causing the Ground-Type Pokemon to faint.
"Impossible!" said Giovanni.
"My turn!" said Jake. "Let's go Pikablu!" he said, tossing the Poke Ball that contained Pikablu.
"Pikablu!" said Pikablu.
"Persian, take out that rodent!" said Giovanni, showing no interest in the rare Pikablu, and releasing Persian.
"Nyaaahhh!" said Persian.
"Alright Pikablu, Water Gun!" commanded Jake.
"Pika!" said Pikablu, and gushing water out of its mouth. Persian got drenched, the cat Pokemon looking angry at this. "Now Thunderbolt!" said Jake. Giovanni and Persian looked unpleased at hearing that.
"PikaaaaaaBLU!" said Pikablu, zapping Persian to crisp, fainting it.
"Impossible! Persian!" said Giovanni. "Grrrr... Go Dugtrio!"
"Dugtrio!" said the triplet moles.
"Alright." said Ash. "Pidgeotto, go!"
"Pidgeottt!"
"Argh, this is no good! Return Dugtrio!" said Giovanni. "Go Rhydon!"
"Gwah!" said Rhydon.
"Pidgeotto, Gust Attack!" commanded Ash.
"Geot, geot, geot!" said Pidgeotto, shooting several gusts of wind to Rhydon, not fazing it in the least.
"Haha, Rock Slide Rhydon!" said Giovanni, and Rhydon kicked up and shot rocks to Pidgeotto, causing severe damage.
"Pidgeotto, return!" said Ash, recalling Pidgeotto.
"My turn." said Jake. "Goooo Porygon!"
"Porygon!" said Porygon.
"I know how to end this, Porygon, use Conversion." Jake commanded, having not done that move before.
"Poryyyyyy-gon!" Porygon said, melting its coloring to match the surroundings.
"Mega Punch!" Giovanni said, Rhydon launched towards Porygon, but missed the punch.
"Ice Beam!" said Jake, and in no time, Rhydon was out cold. "Hah, despite the disatvantage, looks like we're going to win!" said Jake.
"Lets go Dugtrio!" said Giovanni.
"Trio!" said Dugtrio.
"USE FISSURE!" said Giovanni with a grin.
"Oh shit!" said Jake.