EVERYONE: PokéPark Panic (COMPLETE!!!)

[Jared DiCarlo]

What’s up, everyone? Happy New Year! To celebrate the occasion, I decided to write a story that’s a little different from what I normally do. A few days ago, I bought PokePark 2: Wonders Beyond, and I became completely taken by its unique setting and plot line. Well, I’m not gonna reveal too much, so, you’ll just have to wait and see where this is headed....


PokéPark Panic


Chapter 1



The space-time continuum is a marvelous thing. There are countless possibilities of what it might contain. Some say it leads to alternate dimensions, while others say that the slightest mishap could cause it to fall apart.

For one man, named Cyrus, breaking it was the last thing he wanted to do. He had tried to summon the legendary Pokémon, Dialga and Palkia, but all he did was get himself sucked into a wormhole. He spends nearly ten years drifting through time and space, until, finally, a bright light envelops him.

When the light disappears, he finds himself on a sunny beach. A nearby sign proclaims, “Welcome to Seasong Beach!”. It is unlike any other place he has ever been. The ocean water is sparkling clean, completely untainted by humans. Speaking of which, there doesn’t appear to be anyone else around. Cyrus ventures down the shore to look for help. Before he can walk too far, something else catches his eye; an unusually shaped rock. He picks it up, and then continues his walk.

Voice: Hello there!
Cyrus: [surprised] Who goes there?!??
[The voice is that of a small Pokémon he has never seen before. It has a small seashell on its chest.]
Cyrus. What are you? Are you a Pokémon, or something else?
Pokémon: My name is Oshawott! Welcome to PokéPark!
Cyrus: PokéPark???
Oshawott: Uh-huh! Right now, you’re in the Cove Area! This is Seasong Beach! Is there anything we can do to help, sir?
Cyrus: As a matter of fact, there is! My name is Cyrus, and I was wondering...can you give me the fastest route to Veilstone City?
Oshawott: Hmmm...I’ve never heard of it. Is that in the Crag Area?
Cyrus: What are you talking about?!? Aren’t we in Sinnoh right now?
Oshawott: Nope! I have no idea where that is!
Cyrus: Oh, my! I must have fallen into another dimension! Listen, you have to help me get back to Sinnoh! I promise that I’ll give you a reward!
[Oshawott’s eyes light up like diamonds.]
Oshawott: Now that you put it that way, of course I’ll help you! I think I know somebody who can solve your problem!
Cyrus: Well, take me to them!!!
Oshawott: Okay. But first, let’s have fun!!!!!
Cyrus: Fun??!??

For the next two hours, Oshawott gets Cyrus to partake in various activities with the other Pokémon, such as chasing Axew...

Axew: Ha ha! You can’t catch me!
Cyrus: Slow down!!! My legs weren’t built for running!


Hide-and-seek with Wynaut....

Cyrus: A-ha! There you are!
Wynaut: You found me! Why not?

And last, but not least, a fistfight with Krokorok...

Cyrus: I win!! You lose!!!!
Krokorok: Rats! Youse is tougher dan I thought!

This goes on for a while, until Cyrus reminds Oshawott of his promise.

Cyrus: This was fun and all, but I believe you were going to find someone who can get me out of here.
Oshawott: Oh, gosh! I almost forgot! Come on! We’re going to see Darkrai!
Cyrus: Darkrai????

Oshawott leads Cyrus into a bizarre portal. It takes them to a dark, twisted land, full of creepy looking Pokémon. Then, they head into a grand palace. Inside is none other than Darkrai himself!

Darkrai: Oshawott, my old friend. What brings you to my humble abode?
Oshawott: This guy right here says he needs your help!
Darkrai: You’re a strange looking Pokémon.
Cyrus: [chuckles] No, I’m not a Pokémon. My name is Cyrus. I’m the leader of Team Galactic. I was sucked into a wormhole and landed in this universe. Is there a way you can bring me back to my universe?
Darkrai: Hmmm, it’s possible, but I’ll need your help too, Oshawott.
Oshawott: Me?
Darkrai: Yes. Help me say the special teleportation chant. You know the one, right?
Oshawott: I sure do!
Cyrus: I promise, though, I’ll be back soon! Then we can continue with our game!
Oshawott: Oh boy!
Darkrai: Well, here goes nothing....
Darkrai and Oshawott: Dominatus simmer sand, bring him back to his own land!
[Cyrus disappears with a flash]
Darkrai: I think we did it. Well done, Oshawott!


Team Galactic HQ

[POP! Cyrus reappears in the middle of Team Galactic HQ.]

Cyrus: Ah, I’m back!!!! Did you guys miss me?
Charon: Boss, where have you been? We’ve been trying to find you for almost ten years!
Mars: I missed you soooooooo much! Gimme a hug, Cyrus!
Cyrus: Ermm...no thanks. Listen up! I have to tell you guys where I’ve been!
Saturn: Don’t leave us hanging, where did you go?!?
Cyrus: After getting sucked into that wormhole, I floated through the space-time continuum for what seemed like an eternity. Then, I landed in a wonderful place. It was called PokéPark, and the Pokémon could talk to me! And they got Darkrai to send me home!
Charon: Are you alright, boss?
Saturn: All that time he spent in there must have gone to his head.
Cyrus: Stop laughing! It was a very real place!
Jupiter: Sure it was! And I’m the queen of Sinnoh!
Cyrus: Charon, you’ve gotta send me back! Please! Never before have I felt as happy as I did when I was there!
Charon: If this place is as real as you say it is, then I should easily be able to send you back. Just let me make a few adjustments to my Teleport Watch.
Cyrus: Please hurry up! They’re expecting my return!
Charon: Oops! Ummm...I think I broke it.
Cyrus: Curses!!! How will I get back there now?
[Suddenly the rock that Cyrus has been holding starts to glow.]
Charon: That rock is glowing!
Cyrus: What’s inside?!?
[The rock hatches like an egg, and out comes a Pokémon shaped like a star.]
Pokémon: Let’s play!
Charon: I recognize that Pokémon anywhere! That’s Jirachi, the legendary Wish Pokémon!
Cyrus: Legendary, you say? It’s no Dialga or Palkia, but it’ll have to do for now. So you can grant wishes, huh? I wish I was back in PokéPark!
Jirachi: PokéPark? I will send you back there!
[POP! Cyrus has vanished again.]
Charon: Now that you’re all alone with us, how about you help us with a few “experiments”????
[Jirachi screams and flies out the window]
Jupiter: He got away, sir. Now what do we do?
Charon: Forget about him. We don’t really need him, anyway. Let’s delve into more important matters now...


Meanwhile, in Hoenn, our heroes are having a nice picnic by the beach. An old friend has come to visit them; Manaphy, the Prince of the Sea, whom they had previously saved from the evil pirate, Phantom.

Brock: Manaphy seems to be enjoying himself.
May: He looks so happy! Want some more PokéBlock?
[Croagunk pushes Manaphy out of the way and takes the PokéBlock for himself.]
Brock: Croagunk, that wasn’t very nice!
Max: Hey, guys! Look up in the sky! Something’s coming this way!
[It turns out to be a Jirachi traveling at a ridiculously fast speed. It hits Brock in the head and lands on the grass.]
Ash: It’s a Jirachi!
Jirachi: [moans] Bad things....bad things are coming this way....must get home to PokéPark...
May: What’s PokéPark?
Jirachi: My home.....must get back home....
Max: You can teleport, right? Why don’t you take us there?
Jirachi: Good idea....let’s go!
[POP! Ash and his friends disappear!]

-Seasong Beach-

Cyrus has already reappeared in Cove Town and is currently signing himself up for the next Battle Tournament.

Oshawott: Which Pokémon will you use for the Tournament?
Cyrus: Let’s see....since I like you the most, I’ll pick you!
Oshawott: Yay!
Cyrus: And I’ll also be using....that big red guy over there!
Audino: That’s Krookodile, the strongest Pokémon in Cove Town!
Cyrus: Strong is my middle name! I’ll take him!

Ash and friends run into Cove Town, where they come across all of the commotion.

Ash: I wonder what’s going on here?
Brock: Look at that guy over there dancing like a Totodile!
Ash: Hey, that’s that guy from Team Galactic, Cyrus!
Max: Who’s he?
Brock: Some crazy dude who wanted to control the universe. He broke the space-time continuum and fell in a wormhole, and I guess this is where he landed.
May: He looks like bad news!
Cyrus: Oh, it’s you two again! You’re the kids who stopped my plans to control Dialga and Palkia, along with the three Lake Guardians, Uxie, Azelf, and Mesprit!
Ash: Are you trying to take over this universe, too?
Cyrus: Goodness, no! I was just about to enter their Battle Tournament in the Crag Area!
Ash: Tournament? Can I enter?
Audino: Okay. Just enter your name right here.
Ash: You can talk?!?
Audino: Of course! All of the Pokémon here can talk!
Brock: I’m entering too!!!
May: Me too!


-Crag Area Colosseum-

Rhyperior: Step this way, folks.
Ash: Cool, a Rhyperior!
May: A Rhyperior? What’s that?
Brock: It’s the final form of Rhydon!
Max: I didn’t know Rhydon even had another stage.
Rhyperior: Ugh, don’t even compare me to that poser! Rhydon is such a wimp! He can’t even make it into this contest!
Brock: So, Ash, which Pokémon are you going to use?
Ash: Since I left Pikachu back at Professor Oak’s, I’m going to use Greninja and Snorlax.
Brock: Well, I’m using Geodude, Croagunk, and Marshtomp!
May: And I’m just going to use Manaphy!
Ash: But they said you were allowed to use up to three Pokémon.
May: Not me! Manaphy is pretty strong. I’m sure I can rely on him to get me through!
Max: Don’t do it! You’re making a mistake, May!
May: You worry too much, Max. Besides, you don’t even have any Pokémon to enter in this contest.
Max: That’s where you’re wrong! I’m going to use Jirachi as my Pokémon!
Jirachi: We’ll win! We’ll win!
Cyrus: Don’t count on it, children! I’m going to beat all of you! See you there!
Sandile: Follow me, boss! The entrance is dis way!


Psyduck: Ladies and gentlemen-Psy! I’m your announcer, Psyduck! Welcome to this year’s annual Battle Tournament-Psy! Our first competitor is Garchomp, along with his associates, Lucario, and Hydreigon. Their challenger is Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town-Psy!
Ash: I’m gonna win!
Referee Sawk: Let this match begin!
Garchomp: You go first, human.
Ash: Greninja, use your Water Shuriken!
[Greninja shoots one at Garchomp, but Garchomp is able to break it up!]
Garchomp: Haw haw! You call that a move? That was pathetic!
Ash: Oh, really? Show him what we can do, Greninja!
[Then, Ash-Greninja makes his appearance!]
Psyduck: Incredible-Psy! I’ve never seen anything like this!
Ash: Greninja, use Water Shuriken again!
[This time, Water Shuriken is successful, and Garchomp falls over.]
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!!
Ash: Alright, who’s next?!?
Hydreigon: Grrr!!!! Hydreigon angry! Hydreigon use Dragon Pulse!
Ash: Oh, no, you don’t! Snorlax, time for our secret weapon!
[Ash pulls out his Z-Ring]
Ash: Use.....PULVERIZING PANCAKE!!!!!
[Snorlax jumps up into the sky, and comes right back down on Hydreigon. Hydreigon is crushed and unable to move, so....]
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!!
Hydreigon: Hydreigon sad....
Ash: Looks like we’ve just got you to deal with now, Lucario.
Lucario: The aura is with me.....I’ll use Power-Up Punch!!!!
[Lucario attempts to use it on Snorlax, but his punches barely make a dent in Snorlax’s body]
Ash: Way to go, buddy.
Lucario: I’m not giving up, though. Now I call upon....AURA SPHERE!
Ash: Oh, no!
[Aura Sphere manages to knock Snorlax out, who then falls right on top of the referee.]
Sawk: [muffled] YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!!
Ash: You deserve a break, Snorlax. As for you, Lucario, I’ve got something else in mind for you!
[Ash reaches into his pocket and swaps his Z-Ring out for another one]
Ash: My friend Lana gave this to me. How would you like to become its first victim?!? Greninja, let our powers combine, and destroy that Lucario!
Lucario: NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
[BOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!]

When it is all over, Lucario lies on the ground, unconscious.

Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!! This round’s winner is Ash Ketchum!
Psyduck: Did you hear that, folks? Ash is now moving on to the semi-finals-Psy!

In the shadows, a mysterious Pokémon watches the proceedings......


Author’s note: Who will win the Tournament? Will it be Ash, Brock, May, Max, or Cyrus? What is Team Galactic’s new plan, and how will it affect our heroes? All these questions and more will be answered next time!

This chapter featured the (imaginary) voice talents of:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May, Audino
Eric Stuart: Brock, Hydreigon, Snorlax
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus, Lucario, Sawk
Billy Bob Thompson: Greninja
Mike Pollock: Charon, Rhyperior
Marc Thompson: Sandile, Krokorok, Krookodile, Saturn, Garchomp
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Lisa Ortiz: Oshawott, Mars
J. David Brimmer: Darkrai
Dan Green: Psyduck
Erica Schroeder: Axew, Wynaut
Eileen Stevens: Jupiter
Bill Rogers: Croagunk
Yuri Shiratori: Manaphy

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 2

Brock: Alright, I’m next!
Psyduck: Brock and his Pokémon will be facing Lapras, Muk, and.....who’s that mysterious Pokémon-Psy!?
[A shadowy Pokémon appears on the field.]
Max: What’s that?
Ash: Let’s see what Dexter says.
PokéDex: Marshadow, the Gloomdweller Pokémon. A Ghost and Fighting Type. Specific details about this Pokémon are currently unavailable, but it is rumored to be found in the Alola Region.
Ash: I’ve never seen a Pokémon as strange as that before.
Brock: Whatever it is, I’m gonna have fun taking it down! But first, I’ll take care of Muk!
Muk: Gwarrllggghh...get inside my mouth.....
Brock: I’m...not quite sure how to respond to that.....but, in any case, Croagunk, use Poison Jab!
[It works, and Muk falls apart]
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!!
Brock: Alright! I knew you could do it, Croagunk!
[Marshadow gets angry. His face turns red, and he telekinetically throws Croagunk off to the side, rendering him unconscious.]
Brock: Croagunk, no!!
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!!
Psyduck: And that does it for Croagunk!
[Marshadow giggles. His face returns to its normal color.]
Ash: Be careful, Brock! That Marshadow looks pretty tricky!
Brock: Relax, I’ve got this! I choose Marshtomp!
Psyduck: Brock has called out his Marshtomp! Let’s see what this leads to-Psy!
Brock: I’ll take out Marshadow later. Marshtomp, use Mud Shot on Lapras!
[Marshadow uses his psychic powers to shield Lapras from getting hit.]
Lapras: You missed me, big boy. If you come over here quietly, I promise I’ll let you hit me this time!
Brock: Marshtomp, try getting Lapras’ shell!
[Marshtomp jumps in the air to try to get Lapras from behind, but he lands on one of the shell’s spikes.]
Psyduck: Yikes, that’s gotta hurt-Psy!
Lapras: Careful, now! My shell wasn’t made for playing around on!
Brock: That’s not funny! You could have hurt Marshtomp!
[Marshtomp gets an angry look on his face. He stares down Lapras, and is then surrounded by a bright light.]
Brock: Marshtomp, what are you doing?
May: I think he’s evolving!
Brock: No way!
[When the light vanishes, Marshtomp has been replaced by a Swampert!]
Psyduck: In a shocking turn of events, Marshtomp has evolved into a Swampert-Psy!
Brock: Now take down that Lapras once and for all!
[Swampert creates a gigantic Mud Shot which knocks over Lapras like a bowling pin.]
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!!
Brock: Now there’s just one left.....YOU!!!!!
[Marshadow’s face turns green]
Max: Now he looks really mad!
Psyduck: Marshadow has taken a drastic measure and converted to his Zenith form-Psy!
Ash: Zenith form? What’s that?
PokéDex: When Marshadow gets all worked up, its flames turn a light green color, becoming what is called Zenith Marshadow.
[The newly-transformed Marshadow lunges at Swampert and engages in a fist fight with him. None of Swampert’s punches seem to be connecting, however.]
Brock: Why can’t he hit Marshadow?!?
Ash: Remember, Brock, Marshadow is a Ghost Type. The punches are going right through him!
Brock: Aw, nuts!
[Zenith Marshadow picks up Swampert, spins around for a little bit, and throws him at Brock and Geodude with such force that it launches all three of them out of the Colosseum!]
Sawk: THEY’RE AAAAALLLLLLL OUT!!!! Marshadow wins this round!
Max: Poor Brock....
Ash: Don’t worry, May. You’ve got Manaphy on your side. You can beat that Marshadow!
May: Thanks, Ash! In fact, that’s just what I’m gonna do!
Psyduck: Our next competitor is May-Psy!
May: Manaphy, try and use Heart Swap!
[He does, but not with the results that May was hoping for...]
Manaphy: [in Psyduck’s voice] What’s going on-Mana?!? I’ve switched bodies!
Psyduck: [sings Manaphy’s song]
May: Manaphy, you swapped the wrong bodies! You were supposed to switch Marshadow with yourself!
Manaphy: Sorry-Mana! I’ll try harder next time!
[Marshadow takes advantage of the situation by using Drain Punch on Manaphy.]
Manaphy: Mana-I’m getting dizzy....
[Marshadow throws Manaphy off to the side, knocking him out.]
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!! Once again, Marshadow wins!
[At this point, the Heart Swap wears off.]
Psyduck: Phew, I’m back in my own useless body-Psy! Anyway, Marshadow is again our winner!
May: [tearfully] Not even a Pokémon as strong as Manaphy could beat that thing??? How powerful is Marshadow?!?
Max: I’ll take care of him for you, sis! I’ve got Jirachi by my side, and he’s pretty powerful, too!
Jirachi: Let’s do it!
Psyduck: Young Max is our next competitor-Psy!
Max: Uh-oh, it looks like he’s about to use Drain Punch again. Dodge it!
Jirachi: Whee! You can’t catch me!
[Marshadow chases Jirachi all over the Colosseum. Finally, he traps him in a corner.]
Jirachi: Max, he’s trapped me! What do I do now?
Max: Use the power of your true eye!
[Jirachi unleashes psychic energy from his true eye, while Marshadow creates a Hyper Beam. The two attacks connect and create a big explosion. When the smoke clears, both Jirachi and Marshadow are out cold.]
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE BOTH OUT!!!! But since Jirachi was the first to use his attack, Max is the winner!
Max: Awesome! We beat Marshadow!!!
Psyduck: Young Max gets to move on to the next round-Psy! Our next competitor is Cyrus!
Cyrus: Move aside, children. Now it’s my turn!
Brock: He might be evil, but I hope Cyrus moves on so you can beat him, Ash!
Max: I’m sorry, but he’s going to be facing off against me!
Ash: No, I’m pretty sure he’ll be fighting me!
Psyduck: Facing off against Cyrus will be Snivy, Tepig, and Dewott-Psy!
Cyrus: This should be no problem! Krookodile, take care of that Dewott first!
Krookodile: Sure thing, boss!
Dewott: I’ll get you with my Razor Shell!
[Dewott tosses his Scalchop at Krookodile, who then crushes it with his bare claws.]
Dewott: Nooo!!! My Scalchop!!!
Krookodile: Guess you’re not so tough now, are ya?
Cyrus: Now finish him off with Focus Punch!
Dewott: [cowers in fear] I want my mommy!!!!
Krookodile: Take THAT!!!!!
[Dewott faints]
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!!
Psyduck: Krookodile has defeated Dewott-Psy!


Back in the other dimension, Charon and the rest of Team Galactic are monitoring Cyrus via the newly-rebuilt Teleport Watch’s built in transmitter and camera.

Charon: What does that moron think he’s doing?!? He’s actually having fun!!!
Saturn: How dare he!!! Fun is good, and he’s not supposed to be good!
Jupiter: It looks like he’s turned against us!
Charon: Indeed, so I think it’s time for a new leader of Team Galactic.
Saturn: Pick me! Pick me! I’m the smartest!
Mars: No! Pick me! I’m the prettiest!
Jupiter: Pardon me, but it is I who is the prettiest!
Charon: Settle down! I’m not picking any of you! The one who will be in charge is myself! Now, get to your stations! We have another dimension to visit.......


This chapter featured the (imaginary) voice talents of:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock, PokéDex, Dewott
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus, Sawk
Dan Green: Psyduck
Carter Cathcart: Marshtomp
Darren Dunstan: Swampert
Michael Haigney: Geodude, Muk
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Lisa Ortiz: Mars
Marc Thompson: Krookodile, Saturn
Rachael Lillis: Lapras
Bill Rogers: Croagunk
Mike Pollock: Charon
Eileen Stevens: Jupiter
Yuri Shiratori: Manaphy
Koichi Yamadera: Marshadow

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 3

Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!!
Psyduck: And Snivy is eliminated-Psy!
Cyrus: Now, there’s just this little runt left! Get rid of him, Krookodile!
Krookodile: With pleasure, boss!
[Marshadow uses his powers to make Tepig gigantic. The crowd is unsure what to make of this, unaware that Marshadow is trying to fix the fight. But Cyrus knows exactly what is going on....]
Cyrus: Somebody’s trying to fix the fight! This Pokémon isn’t supposed to be that big!!! Oh well, I’m certain we can still beat it, right?
Krookodile: [shuddering] This is nuts! I’m getting out of here!
Cyrus: Wait! Come back!!!!!
Psyduck: Psy! It appears that one of Cyrus’ Pokémon is forfeiting the match!
Cyrus: I’ve only got one left! Can you do it, Oshawott? You’re a Water Type, right?
Oshawott: I’ll try!
[Oshawott throws his Scalchop at Tepig’s legs. It just bounces off of them without making a mark. Tepig, meanwhile, is still confused as to why he has suddenly gotten bigger.]
Tepig: What is going on here?!!?? I can’t see my opponent!
[Oshawott sneaks around behind Tepig, and notices Marshadow controlling his actions.]
Oshawott: A-ha! Gotcha! Take this!!!!
[He throws his Scalchop at Marshadow, throwing the Gloomdweller Pokémon off-balance. This causes Tepig to shrink back to normal size. Seizing the opportunity, Oshawott defeats Tepig for good by blasting him with a Bubble Beam.]
Sawk: YOOUU’RREE OUT!!!! Cyrus is the winner of this round!
Cyrus: In your face, Marshadow!!!! Your attempts at sabotage weren’t good enough to stop us!!!!

Marshadow silently slinks away, having been defeated again.

After a few more matches where Scraggy wins over Scrafty, Area Keeper Samurott beats Krokorok, and Queen Serperior beats Pignite, the first half of the tournament is complete.

That night, the competitors relax at the Cove Town Hotel, where those who participate in the tournament can unwind after a long day of fighting.

Max: May, aren’t you going to get in the pool?
May: I can’t. I’m taking care of Manaphy.
Ash: You’re no fun! Come on, you two, let’s go have fun without her!
Jirachi: Yay! Swimming is fun!
Ash: I thought Brock was gonna come swimming with us?
Max: He’s kind of...busy right now....

On the other end of the pool area, Brock is trying to flirt with a Meloetta...

Brock: I’d like to sing your songs, baby. Come with me and we’ll make beautiful music together!
Meloetta: Hmmph! How rude!
[She slaps Brock in the face, and rushes over to her boyfriend, a big, mean looking Tyranitar]
Tyranitar: What are youse doin’ wit’ my girl? Makin’ goo-goo eyes at her, are ya? Well, if youse mess wit her, den youse mess wit me!!!

Tyranitar kicks Brock, sending him sailing across the room, until he lands with a splash in the pool.

Brock: [dizzy] Mommy, can I do the dishes tonight????
Max: [chuckling] He never learns, does he?

Meanwhile, Cyrus is in the hot tub bragging to several female Pokémon about how he is going to win the tournament.

Cyrus: They might as well call the rest of this tournament off. I’m going to sweep the whole thing!
Chansey: Tell us more, big boy...
[Then, Area Keeper Samurott intrudes on the conversation by sliding into the hot tub. All the girls leave Cyrus and rush over to him.]
Samurott: Don’t be too sure of yourself, old man. For, you see, I’m the clear favorite to win!
Cyrus: And what makes you so sure of that?
Samurott: I’ve won this tournament more than anyone else!!! Nine times, as a matter of fact!
Oshawott: You tell ‘em, Samurott!
Cyrus: Ahem!
Oshawott: Oh, um, I’m, uh, going to help you win, Cyrus!
Cyrus: That’s what I thought you said.
Samurott: Oshawott, I’m very pleased that you’ve decided to fight without my help this year. You’re maturing very well.
Oshawott: Thank you, master. But, don’t think I’m not going to go easy on you tomorrow!
Ash: [shouting from the pool] Oh, yeah? Well, I’m going to beat both of you! I may not have my Pikachu with me, but I’m still the strongest trainer here! Tomorrow, my first match is against Scraggy, and I’m going to use Hawlucha and Gliscor against him!
Max: You’re lucky, Ash, because I’m going up against Queen Serperior! They say she’s pretty tough!
May: Don’t worry, Max. I’ll let you borrow Blaziken. With his flames and Jirachi’s speed, you’ll be unstoppable!



The next morning arrives, and that means it’s time for the Tournament Semi-Finals!

Psyduck: Welcome back, everybody-Psy! We’ve now come to the Semi-Finals! The first one will be between Scraggy and Ash! In this round, competitors are allowed to use different Pokémon, so Ash has decided to bring out Hawlucha, along with his Gliscor-Psy!
Scraggy: Nobody’s ever beaten me! Especially not a dopey-looking bird like that!
Ash: Just you wait! Not only is Hawlucha a Flying Type, he’s also a Fighting Type!
[Hawlucha beckons for Scraggy to come over to him]
Scraggy: What’s he doing?!?
Ash: I think he wants to talk to you!
[Scraggy reaches his hand out. Hawlucha grabs it and starts flying him around the Colosseum, to wild applause from the crowd]
Scraggy: I’m scared of heights! Lemme go!
[But Hawlucha shakes his head. Then Gliscor comes by and takes a swipe at Scraggy. This knocks Scraggy back to the ground.]
Scraggy: No fair! He used two Pokémon at once! I call foul on this!
Sawk: Well, there’s nothing in the rules that says he can’t.
[Gliscor uses Screech and nearly deafens the entire area in the process. This is enough to make Scraggy faint.]
Sawk: Do I even need to say it? Scraggy is out!
Psyduck: This round goes to Ash-Psy! He will now be moving on to the Final Round!
Ash: Way to go, you two!
[Ash’s two Flying Types embrace him]
Psyduck: Next up, we have Max, Blaziken, and Jirachi vs. Queen Serperior!
May: Take good care of Blaziken, Max! If he gets so much as a bruise on him, you’re going to get it!
Max: You can trust me, sis! After all, I’ve got Jirachi to help me, too!
Jirachi: Don’t worry, we’ll win!
Brock: At least you’re not taking on that Samurott. He’d knock out Blaziken in one hit!
Sawk: Before we begin, let me just warn you that you can’t use Jirachi to make any wishes during the match. That would result in an automatic disqualification.
Max: You don’t have to worry about that! I probably won’t even have a reason to!
Serperior: Shall I start things off?
Max: Go right ahead!
Serperior: Leaf Tornado!!!
[Jirachi flies out of its way, but Blaziken isn’t so lucky. He takes a Direct Hit from it. Thankfully, he only suffered minor HP damage, and is able to get back on his feet.]
Jirachi: This is fun! This is fun! Let’s play some more!
Max: Okay! Blaziken, use Flamethrower!
[Before it can reach her, Serperior blows the fire out with Leaf Storm]
Brock: Boy, she’s tricky. Maybe that’s why she’s a queen.
May: You can do it, Max! Knock her block off!
Max: Jirachi, distract Serperior! I’ve got an idea!
[While Max converses with Blaziken, Jirachi flies over to Serperior]
Jirachi: Wanna beat me?!?
Serperior: I would certainly like to!
Jirachi: Then you gotta catch me first! [flies away]
Serperior: Come back, you little runt!
Jirachi: Nya nya nya nya nya! I’m faster than you!
[Serperior is too focused on Jirachi to realize that Blaziken is about to deliver a particularly brutal Blaze Kick. She never sees it coming....]
Psyduck: Psy!!! That’s gotta hurt!!
Serperior: [grunts] But I’m not done just yet! Take this, you overgrown chicken nugget!
[Vine Whip is unleashed on Blaziken, but he has a trick up his sleeve. The next time the vines hit him, he sets them on fire. Serperior is forced to retract them, all while trying to blow the flames out. She also makes the mistake of leaving the field, which is a big no-no.]
Sawk: And Serperior is out!!!!
Serperior: What?!!??
Sawk: According to the rules, if a contestant leaves the field at any point during the battle, they automatically forfeit! Sorry, but, that’s the way it goes!
Serperior: But...but...I’m royalty!!! I deserve to move on!
Sawk: Security!
[Two Machoke guards come to escort Serperior away]
Psyduck: Well, that was certainly an interesting battle-Psy!!! Max moves on!!
Max: Awesome! We did it, Jirachi!!!
Jirachi: Yayyyy!!!
[Blaziken gives Max a dirty look]
Max: Oh, and you helped too, I guess.


Psyduck: The final match of the Semi-Finals will be between Samurott and Cyrus! After this, a brief Tie Breaker will be held to determine who gets to take on Ash in the Final Round!
Cyrus: That’s going to be me!!!
Samurott: No! It’s going to be me!!!! I’m the strongest one in the whole Cove Area!!! Why else would they make me the Area Keeper?!?
Dewott: [in the audience] Go, Samurott!!! Kick that old guy’s butt!
Cyrus: Krookodile already bailed on me, so it looks like I’ve just got you, little one.
Oshawott: I don’t want to hurt Samurott! He’s my hero and teacher!!!!
Cyrus: Look at it this way: if you beat him, he’s going to be impressed with your skills. He might even make you the leader!
Oshawott: Well, now that you mention it, okay!!!! I’ll do it!!!!
Cyrus: Ready to duel?
Samurott: You bet I am!
Cyrus: Oshawott, use Water Gun!
Oshawott: Water Gun? But that’ll only make-
Cyrus: JUST DO IT!!!!!
Oshawott: Fine!
[Oshawott shoots a jet of water out, which Samurott ends up swallowing.]
Samurott: Ah...nice and refreshing!
Cyrus: You call that a Water Gun?!? Try it again!
[Oshawott tries it again, but Samurott swallows that one, too.]
Oshawott: It failed!
Cyrus: Once more!!!
[Yet again, the same thing happens]
Oshawott: It’s no use! Now look what it’s done to him!
Samurott: Hahahaha!!!!! All that water has certainly made me feel good!!!! In your vain attempt to defeat me, you’ve only made me stronger!
[Indeed, Samurott has gotten slightly more muscular after absorbing the water’s power]
Cyrus: Why didn’t you tell me this was going to happen?!?
Oshawott: Because you kept ignoring me!
Samurott: Now...let me show you what a real Water Gun looks like!!!!
[Samurott takes a deep breath, lets his cheeks fill up with water, and then spits it all out at once! It’s so powerful that it knocks Cyrus and Oshawott off their feet and flowing out of the Colosseum.]
Sawk: THEEYY’RREE OUT!!!!! The winner of this match is Samurott!!!
Samurott: Haw haw haw!!! I am victorious yet again!!!!
Psyduck: Now it’s time for the Tie Breaker-Psy!!!! The winner gets to take on Ash in the Final Round!!!
Max: I’m gonna be the one who takes on Ash!!!
Samurott: Don’t be so sure of yourself, child! There’s a Blaziken on your team, and we all know that Water Types are strong against Fire Types!!! I’ll defeat him for sure!
Max: But I’ve also got my secret weapon, Jirachi! He’s gonna take care of you!
Samurott: That pathetic little thing?!!?? Give me a break! I eat Pokémon that small for breakfast!!!
Jirachi: Do not insult me...my powers are just as strong as yours...
Samurott: Oh, yeah? Well, how’s THIS for an insult?!?
[Samurott jabs Jirachi with his horn. It hits right next to Jirachi’s true eye.]
Jirachi: AGHHHHH!!!! THE PAIN!!!!
Max: Jirachi, are you okay?!?
Jirachi: [weak] He...got me...
Max: Keep trying, Jirachi! I believe in you!
Samurott: It appears as though your “secret weapon” is having a slight “weapons malfunction”!
Max: What is your deal?!!? I heard you were supposed to be wise, but you’re just a big bully!
Oshawott: He’s right! You’re not acting like yourself! What happened to you, Samurott?
[On closer inspection, Oshawott notices that Samurott’s eyes have a dead look in them. Then, he puts two-and-two together, and realizes that someone (or some Pokémon) must be controlling him.]
Oshawott: I know you’re there, Marshadow! Stop using my master as your puppet and show yourself!
[But Marshadow isn’t anywhere inside the Colosseum. Instead, he is up inside a balloon with some shady looking characters.]
Max: What’s that balloon doing up there?
May: Did Team Rocket follow us here or something?
[A short, balding man slides down from the balloon, who turns out to be none other than....]
Charon: Cease all the fighting! As of right now, this entire universe is under the jurisdiction of Team Galactic! I am Charon, your new ruler!
Cyrus: Charon, why did you follow me here? And why are you calling yourself the leader?
Charon: While we were monitoring your actions back in our universe, we couldn’t help but notice that you’ve gone soft.
Saturn: And that is something we do not tolerate on Team Galactic.
Mars: So we’ve had no choice but to let you go!
Jupiter: Whether you like it or not!
Charon: It’s that simple.
Cyrus: But...you can’t get rid of me!!! I was the one who founded Team Galactic! This team is mine!
Charon: Saturn, get this man out of my sight!
Saturn: Yes, boss!
Charon: As for you, Marshadow, thanks for leading us to Cyrus. Your reward will be a spot on our team!
Cyrus: I knew it!!! I knew there was something suspicious about that Marshadow!!!! So, he has been fixing the matches, hasn’t he?
Charon: Yep! As soon as this little guy informed us that you were going to be in the tournament, he set to work on fixing things so that you wouldn’t win! You got lucky when the kid beat him, but then we switched to Plan B, which was to use one of the other competitors as our puppet to keep you from making the Final Round!
Cyrus: That would be Samurott, right?
Charon: Yes. And now that he has defeated you, he is no longer needed. Marshadow, release him from your mind control!
[Samurott suddenly comes to his senses. He notices that he has hurt Jirachi, and rushes to help him.]
Samurott: What have I done?!? I’ve hurt a Legendary Pokémon! Please forgive me, child!
Max: It wasn’t your fault. It was those Galactic creeps that made you do it!
Cyrus: You know what? I’m glad I’m not on that team anymore!!!!! All the time I spent in that wormhole made me rethink all of my life choices. From now on, I want to help preserve Legendary Pokémon, starting with this Jirachi!
Brock: Wow, I didn’t know that Cyrus had that in him!
Ash: I’m not sure if I trust him, but he sounds sincere enough.
[Then, the leader of the Crag Area, Emboar, shows up to see what all the commotion is]
Emboar: What’s all this? Who are these guys?
Charon: I am Charon, and these are my associates, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars. We are Team Galactic!
Emboar: What do you people want?
Charon: We’ve come to merge this universe with our own!
Emboar: But that’s impossible!
Saturn: Not for us, piggy boy! In just a few hours, our two universes will start to combine!
Samurott: You can’t! Do you know what will happen if you do? It could rip a hole in the space-time continuum!
Charon: Trust me, we know all about that! Right, Cyrus???
Cyrus: Shut up!


This chapter featured the (imaginary) voice talents of:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock, Dewott
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus, Sawk
Mike Pollock: Charon
Lisa Ortiz: Oshawott, Mars
Marc Thompson: Saturn, Gliscor, Krookodile, Tepig
Erica Schroeder: Serperior, Meloetta
Dan Green: Psyduck, Samurott
J. David Brimmer: Emboar, Tyranitar
Emily Jenness: Chansey
H.D. Quinn: Hawlucha
Jason Griffith: Scraggy
Eileen Stevens: Jupiter
Darren Dunstan: Blaziken
Koichi Yamadera: Marshadow

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 4

Meanwhile, back in Sinnoh, three scientists, named Ted, Joey, and Mark, are monitoring some unusual magnetic activity.

Ted: I’m picking up a disturbance in Veilstone City. I’ve never seen the likes of it before.
Joey: That’s funny, I’m picking it up too.
Mark: What do you suppose it could be?
Joey: I don’t know, Mark, but I think we’d better let Cynthia know about this.
Ted: Yes! She’ll know what to do! I’ll call her up right now!

Some time later, Cynthia pulls up in front of the lab, accompanied by her Garchomp.

Joey: Oh, thank goodness you’re here!
Cynthia: What seems to be the problem, sir?
Mark: Come inside and I’ll explain everything.
Cynthia: It had better be important. I’m supposed to have a conference with the Sinnoh Elite Four in two hours!
Joey: Well, that’s just going to have to wait, ma’am! Our computers are detecting a magnetic disturbance in Veilstone City!
Cynthia: Veilstone? That’s the city with all those meteorites, right?
Ted: Yes, it is. But we’ve determined that the meteorites have nothing to do with this. On our map, the disturbance appears to be coming from inside this old warehouse on Main Street.
Mark: Ted, you’ve gotta see this! The disturbance is growing!
Ted: Say what?
Mark: It’s getting bigger!
Cynthia: Let me see! Oh, my goodness, you’re right! It’s outgrown the warehouse!
Joey: We have to get there, right away!
Mark: But we won’t make it there in time!
Cynthia: Yes, we will! I’ll drive us there!
Ted: Not so fast, but if you think I’m going to sit next to that Garchomp, you’ve got another thing coming, missy!
[Garchomp growls at him]
Ted: Ehhh...on second thought, maybe I will come along....

Thirty minutes later, they arrive in Veilstone City. A giant pink ball of energy is growing out of the old warehouse. It sucks the building’s walls into a portal, taking them to parts unknown.

Cynthia: So, that’s our problem, right there.
Mark: What is it?
Ted: It appears to be a hole in the space-time continuum!
Joey: Looks more like a portal to me.
Cynthia: We’ve got to investigate further! Garchomp, come with me!
Ted: Where are you going, Miss Cynthia?
Cynthia: I’m going into that portal!
Mark: Are you crazy?!!?? You’ll never make it back if you do!
Cynthia: It’s something that I must do!
Joey: Don’t do it!!!!!
[Too late! She has already disappeared into the portal.]
Ted: Don’t worry, she knows what she’s doing.
Mark: I hope you’re right, Ted. In any case, we’d better go find those Elite Four guys!


-Crag Area, PokePark-

Cynthia and her Garchomp end up in an icy area. Nearby, a huge arena looms over them.

Cynthia: Look at that arena, Garchomp! I think we should go get a closer look.

They go to investigate, and they find Ash, Brock, May, and Max being held hostage by Team Galactic and a mysterious Pokémon that they’ve never seen before.

Charon: Saturn, take these children away! As for Cyrus, I’d like you to keep an eye on him, Mars.
Mars: Alright, sir!
Saturn: Follow me, kids! We’re going back to our universe! Won’t that be fun?
Ash: It won’t be if you’re there!
Brock: Let us go!
Saturn: What’s the word I’m looking for? Oh, yeah, NO!!!
Mars: Come with me, ex-boss! I promise I’ll take good care of you.
Cyrus: Please, you’re making a big mistake! You can’t keep going back and forth between our universes! It might lead to unspeakable consequences!
Mars: Ah, save the smart talk for later!
Charon: Hey, where’d that Jirachi go?!? You’re supposed to bring him back too, Saturn!
Max: Wherever he is, I hope he’s far away from you!


Back in Sinnoh, the Elite Four have been gathered together by the scientists.

Aaron: Is there a reason you nerds brought us all here?
Ted: How rude! I’ll have you know that this is a matter of utmost importance! Cynthia has gone missing!
Bertha: Not THE Cynthia?!? Our champion?!?
Mark: Yes! She’s disappeared into a portal to another dimension!
Flint: I assume you want us to go and find her while you stay here and sit on your butts?
Joey: Of course not, you idiot! We’re going to help you!! Besides, I know all about portals.
Mark: Says the guy who thought that Dialga was some type of medicine!
Joey: Shut up! Want me to show them that poster of Candice you have in your bedroom?
Mark: [frowns] No....
Lucian: Enough with the fighting! Let’s go save our champion!!! The fate of Sinnoh rests in our hands!

Meanwhile, the portal is continuing to grow in size. It has just finished swallowing up Veilstone City, and is now heading into the countryside, where it comes across a small house, where a certain purple-haired young man and his older brother live....

Paul: What is that thing?!!?? It’s sucking up the countryside!
Reggie: I don’t know, but we’d better get all the Pokémon inside!
Paul: There’s no time! It’s closing in on us!
Reggie: Of course there’s time! You’re too concerned about yourself to go help them! Leave this to me!
[Reggie runs out into the field and tries to save as many Pokémon as he can before the vortex swallows him up.]
Paul: Reggie!!!! Noooo!!!!!!!


Author’s note: Now things are getting complicated! I’m sorry this chapter didn’t have much of Ash and friends in it, but I wanted to start focusing on the subplot. This chapter also features my first times writing for two of my favorite Sinnoh characters, Cynthia and Paul!


This chapter featured the (imaginary) voice talents of:

Veronica Taylor: Ash
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Mike Pollock: Charon, Ted
Emily Jenness: Cynthia
Marc Thompson: Mark
Lisa Ortiz: Mars
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus
David Lapkin: Lucian
Wayne Grayson: Joey, Flint, Reggie
Christopher C. Adams: Aaron
Julian Rebolledo: Paul
Katsuyuuki Konishi: Garchomp

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 5

-Crag Area-

Cynthia and Garchomp continue snooping around the Colosseum’s back hallways. Team Galactic Grunts are patrolling every single entrance. They will have to try some more sneaky methods of escaping....

Cynthia: It looks like we’ll have to find another way out of here. We can’t let those guards see us!
Jirachi: I will help!
Cynthia: Huh? Who’s there?
Jirachi: I am! I am! I want to help you!
Cynthia: You’re Jirachi, the Wish Pokémon, aren’t you?!?
Jirachi: Yes, yes!
Cynthia: What are you doing back here? The guards are going to come looking for you soon.
Jirachi: I’m hiding from them! I don’t want to go back outside!
Cynthia: Don’t worry, little one, I’ll get you out of here. My name is Cynthia. I’m the champion of the Sinnoh Region. But where are we now?
Jirachi: Crag Area.
Cynthia: Crag Area? Hmm, I’m not familiar with that name. Is this in the Kalos Region?
Jirachi: No, this is PokéPark!
Cynthia: There’s no such place! At least, not that I’m aware of....wait...could it be? Have I fallen into another dimension?
[She has no time to think about this, however, as a Grunt turns the corner]
Grunt: Hey, whaddya doin’ back here?!? Dis is a restricted area!
Cynthia: Looks like this is our cue to leave!
Jirachi: Let’s go! Let’s go!
[Then, the scrolls on Jirachi’s head light up, and the three of them are teleported away.]
Grunt: Well, now I’ve seen everyting! [the grunt proceeds to commit suicide]

Cynthia, Garchomp, and Jirachi reappear outside of the Colosseum, right on top of Saturn!

Cynthia: Now that’s what I call a perfect landing!
Max: It’s Jirachi!
Jirachi: Max!
Brock: Forget Jirachi, CYNTHIA’S HERE!!!!!!!!!
May: Isn’t she the champion of Sinnoh? I remember hearing about her when I was competing in the Wallace Cup.
Max: Well I’ve never heard of her.
Brock: WHAAAAT????!!!!???? YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF CYNTHIAAAAAA????!!!!???? In case you didn’t know, she’s only the most beautiful and talented Pokémon Trainer in the whole world! She’s won the Sinnoh League Championship 14 times, and is frequently found at her local library doing research about Legendary Pokémon!
[Cynthia blushes, while her Garchomp just facepalms]
Cynthia: [laughs] Well, you’ve certainly caught up on your research.
Brock: Did I miss anything important?
Max: Yes, you forgot to add the part where I drag you away into the equation!
Brock: CALL ME SOMETIIIIME!!!!!!
Ash: So, um, how did you get here?
Cynthia: A group of scientists called me up to investigate some magnetic anomalies in Veilstone City. When we got there, a big vortex was swallowing everything up! I wanted to find out what was causing it, so I jumped in, and, well, here I am! Turns out the portal was just a pathway to this universe.
Ash: Did you find out what caused the vortex yet?
Cynthia: No, Ash, I didn’t. But, as we speak, it only continues to get bigger. If we don’t contain it, it might eventually swallow up the whole world!
Saturn: [muffled] Can you please step off of me....?

-Sandgem Town-

The three scientists and the Elite Four have presented their case to Professor Rowan.

Rowan: That vortex must be contained at all costs! What is its current status?
Joey: Well, it’s just finished devouring Veilstone City, and is now on its way to Lake Valor.
Rowan: In that case, please evacuate all tourists from the area of the lake! You know how busy Lake Valor is at this time of year!
Mark: Just one minor problem; it’s also spreading westward towards Celestic Town!
Rowan: We’ll have to split up! Aaron and Bertha will help me evacuate the lakeside, while you geeks will accompany Lucian and Flint to evacuate Celestic Town. Is that understood?
Bertha: Yes sir!
Rowan: Alright then, let’s move out!!!
Joey: Okay! Hey, wait a minute....we’re not dorks!

-Celestic Town-

Flint: Everybody, get out of here!!! A giant vortex is coming this way!!!
Lucian: Run away if you want to live!!!!!

Eveyone panics and runs for safety, except for an elderly woman standing in front of the local museum. This woman is Professor Carolina, who also happens to be Cynthia’s grandmother.

Joey: Hey, lady, you’ve gotta leave right now! This town is under a mandatory evacuation!
Carolina: I’m not leaving without my dear granddaughter Cynthia! I can’t find her anywhere!
Lucian: Your granddaughter isn’t in this town! She’s been sucked into that vortex!
Carolina: Oh my goodness!!!! That can’t be!!!
Mark: Sorry, but it’s true. She sacrificed herself to save us all.
Carolina: This is terrible!!!! I’m never going to see my Cynthia again!
Flint: Don’t worry, lady. We’ll save her! Come with us, and you can help!
Carolina: Thank you, young man. You’re a real sweetheart.


-Valor Lakeshore-

Rowan: Attention, tourists! Get out of here immediately! A giant vortex is coming this way!!!
Aaron: All tourists please evacuate in an orderly fashion! No pushing!
Bertha: Is that everybody?
Rowan: Yes, that’s everybody.
Aaron: Whew! We saved them all. And not a moment too soon! Look over there!

The vortex advances over the horizon....


-Colosseum-

Charon has converted the interior of the Colosseum into his own personal base. All of the Pokémon inside have become his slaves.

Charon: Oshawott, bring me another glass of water!
Oshawott: Yes, master.
Charon: Nice and refreshing! Samurott, bring me a footstool!
Samurott: But we don’t have any footstools in here!
Charon: Who said anything about using furniture? Bend over!
[Charon rests his feet on Samurott’s head.]
Samurott: This is so humiliating...
Charon: Mars, how is our “VIP” doing?
Mars: He won’t talk! I’ll fix him!
[She repeatedly punches Cyrus in the face]
Cyrus: Let me go!!!! I’m innocent!!!
Mars: Shut up!!!
[She resumes punching him]

This chapter featured the (imaginary) voice talents of:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Emily Jenness: Cynthia
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Mike Pollock: Charon, Ted
Wayne Grayson: Joey, Flint, Galactic Grunt
Marc Thompson: Mark, Saturn
Sean Reyes: Professor Rowan
Rebecca Soler: Professor Carolina, Bertha
David Lapkin: Lucian
Christopher C. Adams: Aaron
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus
Dan Green: Samurott
Lisa Ortiz: Mars, Oshawott
Katsuyuuki Konishi: Garchomp

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 6

-Lake Valor-

Rowan, The Elite Four, and the scientists have reunited by Lake Valor.

Rowan: The vortex is drawing closer. Our whole world as we know it is about to come to an end!!
Bertha: Who could’ve done this?!?
Rowan: Isn’t it obvious, Bertha? This is clearly the work of those criminals, Team Galactic!
Carolina: But their leader was sucked into another dimension! How can they still be active?
Mark: Maybe there’s more to those guys than meets the eye....

-PokéPark-

The two dimensions are starting to merge. Buildings from Veilstone City and Celestic Town suddenly appear in Cove Town, while people who were unfortunate enough to get sucked in land outside of the Colosseum. Charon, of course, is delighted that his plan is working.

Charon: Excellent!!! Our two worlds are merging together, just as I planned!
Cyrus: This is madness!!! Listen to me, you’ve got to stop this before it gets worse!!!!
Charon: Hey! I didn’t say you could talk!!! Mars, you know what to do!
[Mars punches Cyrus in the face again]
Charon: I can’t stop it now! Not after I’ve come so far!
Cyrus: But once the two worlds are finished merging, our world will cease to exist! We can never go back!
Charon: You don’t seem to understand, sir. The human race has polluted our Earth for centuries, ruining all of our natural resources. This world, however, is devoid of all that. We can make this world into what our world used to be like, before it was ruined.
Cyrus: You’re crazy!!
Charon: I’m not crazy, I’m just a mad genius!
[Saturn runs into the Colosseum, looking a little worse for wear]
Saturn: Sir! Our prisoners got away!
Charon: What?!!? But how?!!!??
Saturn: SHE helped them....
Mars: Who’s “she”?
Saturn: Cynthia!!!!
Charon: The champion of Sinnoh?!?
Saturn: Yes. It would appear that she got sucked through the vortex.
Charon: Follow them! Don’t let them escape the Crag Area!
Saturn: Yes, sir!


Meanwhile, Ash and the gang have left the snowy mountains and are now at the Stone Fort.

Jirachi: Getting...weaker....
Max: We’ve gotta get Jirachi some help!
Ash: There’s probably a Pokémon Center in Cove Town! We have to hurry before Team Galactic finds us!
[Then, Brock’s Croagunk pops out of his PokéBall]
May: Brock, what’s up with your Croagunk?
Brock: He senses that danger is coming....
Ash: The last time your Croagunk acted like this was when he...oh no! Saturn’s Toxicroak is coming!!!
Brock: You guys go on without me! Croagunk and I will take care of Saturn! As soon as we beat him, I’ll meet up with you in Cove Town!
Cynthia: Be careful, Brock!
Brock: [giddy] Ah, yes, anything for you, my dear Cynthia...

A few minutes later, Saturn arrives, PokéBall in hand.

Saturn: Well, well, well, if it isn’t the boy with the Croagunk. It’s been a while since I’ve seen your little friend.
Brock: I should warn you, though. He’s not the same Croagunk he was back then. In fact, he’s gotten a lot stronger!
Saturn: Oh, really? This sounds interesting. Come on out, Toxicroak!
[The two frogs stare each other down like in an old Western flick]
Saturn: Ready?
Brock: I’m ready! Croagunk, use Poison Jab!
Saturn: Pathetic! Toxicroak, use Poison Jab, too!
Brock: Oh, but this isn’t any old Poison Jab!
[Croagunk twists his hand before delivering the move on Toxicroak]
Saturn: Impossbile!!! How did you teach him to do that?
Brock: I didn’t. He came up with it on his own.
Saturn: Grrrr!!!! Toxicroak, use X-Scissor!
[Direct Hit!]
Brock: Agh, Croagunk!!!!!
Saturn: [chuckles] Now I’ve got you where I want you. Use Sludge Bomb!
Brock: Get him with a Brick Break!
[Croagunk leaps over the Sludge Bomb and Brick Breaks Toxicroak right in the head! It’s super effective!]
Brock: Way to go!
Saturn: My Toxicroak’s HP is almost gone! I’m calling him back to my PokéBall! No matter, I’ll just use someone else.
Brock: Lemme guess...Golbat? I’ll just defeat that easily!
Saturn: Oh, no, it’s better than that. I’d like you to meet....
[His next Pokémon is a Kadabra]
Brock: Kadabra?!!??
Saturn: That’s right! My Kadabra is the most powerful Pokémon I have! It will be a cinch taking you down! And don’t even think about using your Croagunk against him, because Kadabra is strong against Fighting Types!
Brock: How am I gonna get myself out of this one?

-Cove Town-

Ash, May, Max, and Cynthia finally arrive in Cove Town. The layout looks a little different from the last time they were there only a few hours ago.

May: That’s strange. I don’t remember there being a museum in Cove Town.
Ash: Wait a minute! I’ve seen that museum before! That’s the Celestic Town Museum!
Cynthia: But what’s it doing here?!?
Max: Forget the museum, where’d that gym come from?
Ash: That’s the Veilstone City Gym!
Cynthia: Do you know what this means, Ash?!!??
Ash: Um...urban renewal?
[May and Max faint]
Cynthia: No! It means that our worlds are merging!!! The vortex that sucked me in must be getting bigger! I just hope that my grandmother is alright.
Max: Who’s she?
Ash: Cynthia’s grandmother is an archaeologist who helped us out the last time that Team Galactic attacked. She works for the museum, and she may have been in there when it got sucked in.
May: Only one way to find out! May’s Expeditions is on the case!
Max: Oh, brother.
Cynthia: May, Max, you two go find a place to heal Jirachi. Ash and I will go look for my grandmother in the museum.
May and Max: Yes, ma’am!
Ash: You’d better hurry! Jirachi doesn’t look too good!
[The heroes split up and go off on their quests]

-Colosseum-

Charon looks up at the sky and grins as more and more objects from the other dimension come through the vortex.

Charon: Not much time left for our world....it’s all going according to plan.....

Author’s note: So many unanswered questions! Will May and Max be able to save Jirachi? Will Ash and Cynthia find Professor Carolina in the museum? Will Brock take down Saturn? Will Cyrus redeem himself and defeat Charon and the rest of Team Galactic? Find out next time!

This chapter featured the (imaginary) voice talents of:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Emily Jenness: Cynthia
Mike Pollock: Charon
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus
Marc Thompson: Saturn, Mark
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Rebecca Soler: Carolina, Bertha
Sean Reyes: Professor Rowan
Lisa Ortiz: Mars
Bill Rogers: Croagunk, Toxicroak

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 7

-Celestic Town Museum-

Ash and Cynthia enter the Celestic Town Museum (now located in Cove Town) with the hopes of finding Cynthia’s grandmother, Professor Carolina. They don’t find her, but they do find another familiar face....

Reggie: Ash! What are you doing here?
Ash: I was about to ask you the same thing.
Cynthia: You’re Paul’s older, kinder brother, right?
Reggie: And you’re the Sinnoh champion, Cynthia, aren’t you?!? I’ve always dreamed of meeting you, miss! Don’t let anyone know I told you this, but, Paul had a major crush on you when he was little.
[Ash’s jaw drops]
Ash: [breaks out laughing] Boy, is that rich!!! Thank goodness Brock isn’t around to hear that, or else he’d have a new rival!
Cynthia: Anyway, Reggie, how did you end up in here?
Reggie: It’s a long story, but, to keep it simple, some big tornado thing sucked me into this strange world. I landed in this little village, and, after getting harassed by a Corphish that could talk for some reason, I came in here.
Ash: What happened to Paul?
Reggie: I don’t know. He just sat there while the vortex took me away.
Ash: Yep, that sounds like something he’d do.
Cynthia: Reggie, would you like to come with us? We’re trying to find my grandmother. I think that she may be able to solve this problem.
Reggie: Of course I would! And maybe she knows where Paul is!

The heroes exit the museum and meet up with May and Max, carrying a rejuvenated Jirachi.

May: Oh, Ash! It’s a miracle!
Max: We’ve cured Jirachi!
Jirachi: Yay! All better! All better!
Cynthia: How did you do it?
Max: We couldn’t find a Pokémon Center, but we did come across a Chimecho who used Soothe Bell on him. How convenient!
May: Ash, why is that guy staring at me?
Ash: Who? Reggie?
[Reggie stares at May with dreamy eyes]
Reggie: Hi....um....what’s your name...?
May: I’m May...and...uh...what’s yours?
Reggie: I’m Reggie...did anyone tell you how beautiful you are?
Ash: Oh, boy, here we go....
Reggie: It was fate that brought the two of us together. May, will you please be my-AGGGHHHHH!!!!!
Max: [drags him away] I already get enough of this from Brock, but, someone trying to make the moves on my sister? That’s too much!
Ash: Speaking of Brock, I wonder if he’s taken care of Saturn yet....

-Crag Area-

Saturn: Go on and make another move. We’re waiting...
Brock: [in his thoughts] Who should I use....I can’t use Croagunk because he’s part Fighting Type. Wait! I know who I can use!
Saturn: Have you picked a Pokémon?
Brock: I sure have! Go, Swampert!!!
Saturn: Swampert?!? Oh no!
Brock: Use Mud Shot!!!!
[Swampert launches a big ball of mud at Kadabra, which lands right on top of him!]
Saturn: Please, stop!!
Brock: Follow it up with a Water Gun!!!!
[The water washes away all the mud to reveal hives all over Kadabra’s body]
Saturn: Now look what you’ve done! My Kadabra has suffered an allergic reaction!
Brock: You’re kidding, right?
Saturn: No, I’m serious! My Kadabra is allergic to Swampert and all of its moves! Get it away from us!
Brock: I’m a doctor! I can save him!
[Brock reaches into his backpack and pulls out an epipen. He administers it to Kadabra’s arm.]
Brock: There you go, buddy. I’m sorry for causing this.
Saturn: Thank you for curing him...I...don’t know what to say, except.....GOTCHA!
[He slaps a pair of handcuffs on Brock]
Brock: What’s going on here?!?
Saturn: You just fell for my trap! I knew that you were a doctor, so I came up with that phony “allergic reaction” business to get you right where I wanted you!
Brock: How could I have fallen for that?!? I’m a failure!!!
Saturn: You certainly are! Now, follow me. My boss is waiting.
[He gets out a walkie-talkie to report his progress]
Saturn: This is Saturn. I’ve captured one of the brats, and am bringing him back to the Colosseum.
Jupiter: Excellent work, Commander. You have done well.

Saturn leads Brock away. Little does he know, Brock’s Swampert saw the whole thing....

-Cove Town-

Ash: What’s taking him so long? He should’ve been here by now.
May: You don’t think he got defeated, do you?
Ash: Nonsense! Brock is the greatest!
Max: Wait! Look down there! I can see somebody!
[A blue figure runs down the street towards our heroes.]
Ash: That’s Brock’s Swampert! Hey, Swampert, what happened?!?
[Swampert tries to communicate what happened in his own language]
Max: What’s he saying?
Cynthia: I believe he’s trying to tell us where Brock is.
Ash: You can understand him?
Cynthia: Of course I can. Now, tell us where he is.
[Swampert repeats his explanation to Cynthia]
Cynthia: Swampert says that Brock got captured by Team Galactic!
Ash: That’s awful!!!
Max: He may be an obnoxious creep sometimes, but he doesn’t deserve that!
Reggie: We’ve gotta save him! Cynthia, forget about your grandmother for now, because our new mission is saving our friend!
Ash: But that means we’ll have to walk all the way back there!
Max: Not necessarily. Hey, Jirachi, can you teleport us back to the Colosseum?
Jirachi: Teleport? Okay!

POP! With a flash, they disappear!


-Colosseum-

Charon: Welcome back, Saturn! I see you’ve brought along a guest.
Brock: Let me out of these handcuffs!
Saturn: Quiet! You’re our prisoner now! Mars, take this young man over to our “penalty chair”, where he’ll be keeping Cyrus company.
[Brock is tied up and forced to sit next to Cyrus]
Brock: I hate the penalty chair!
Charon: Well, too bad!!! You’re gonna stay there and like it!

Ash, May, Max, Cynthia, and Reggie witness these events from the shadows. They can’t believe what they’re seeing.

Max: Swampert was right! They have captured Brock!
May: How can we save him? There’s no way we’ll get past those guards!
Ash: Maybe not, but one of us can!
[Everyone stares at Max]
Max: What are you implying by that?
Reggie: You’ve got the power of Jirachi by your side! He can make you invisible so you can get past those guards without being noticed!
Max: That’s a great idea! Jirachi, make us invisible!
Jirachi: Invisible...? Okay!
[POP! Max and Jirachi vanish into thin air!]
Max: Did it work?
Cynthia: It sure did! Now you two can sneak in there and free Brock and Cyrus!
Max: Wish us luck, guys! We’re off to save the world!

Meanwhile, Charon is boring everyone with a long speech about how he became a top scientist for Team Galactic.

Charon: And that’s how I joined Team Galactic! But I wasn’t happy with being a mere scientist. I needed a more powerful rank! So, when Cyrus betrayed us to go off and play in Fairytale Land, I allowed myself to take over as the leader! And now, my evil plan is in its final stages! In just another two hours, our worlds will have completely merged together!
[snoring comes from the audience]
Saturn: Bravo, sir, you’re an inspiration to evil masterminds everywhere! A lot more than that traitor, Cyrus, ever was. I still can’t believe he would go out and leave us like that, after all we did for him!!!
[While they continue to sing the praises of Charon, Max is hard at work untying Brock’s ropes. After a few minutes, he finally gets them off.]
Brock: Huh?
Cyrus: Huh?!?
Mars: Huh??!!??
Charon: What happened to that boy’s ropes?!?
Mars: I didn’t touch them!
Jupiter: Neither did I!
Saturn: Nor I!
Charon: Was it you, Cyrus?
Cyrus: Does it look like that would be possible? I’m tied up right-Huh?
[Now Cyrus’ ropes are being untied]
Charon: What the?!!??
Mars: AHHH!!! Haunted ropes!!!!
Cyrus: [hammiest voice ever] YES!!! I’M FREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
Charon: What is the meaning of this?!?
[Max and Jirachi suddenly become visible again]
Max: What’s the matter, Galactic geeks?!? Did you lose something?!?
Jirachi: Surprise!!!
Brock: Max! You came to save us!
Saturn: If he’s here, then that means those other kids are here, too!!!
Charon: Marshadow, go look for them!
[Marshadow nods, and goes on a hunt for Ash and the others]

-Sinnoh-

The vortex has nearly devoured all of Sinnoh. Now, only the western part of the island is left. Rowan, the Elite Four, Carolina, and the three scientists look on in horror as the darkness approached them....


This chapter featured the (imaginary) voice talents of:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birmbaum: Max
Marc Thompson: Saturn
Emily Jenness: Cynthia
Wayne Grayson: Reggie
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Mike Pollock: Charon
Lisa Ortiz: Mars
Eileen Stevens: Jupiter
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus
Bill Rogers: Croagunk, Toxicroak
Maddie Blaustein: Kadabra (archive audio)
Darren Dunstan: Swampert
Koichi Yamadera: Marshadow

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 8

Our heroes escape the colosseum, but they don’t make it very far, because, at that very moment, a hole in the space-time continuum sucks them up and sends them on a journey through something that looks it came out of a Doctor Who title sequence. But unfortunately...

Cyrus: Wait!!! Come back!!! You’ve left us behind!!!!!
Jirachi: Where did they go?
Manaphy: [crying]
[Saturn and Marshadow approach them]
Saturn: Well, what do we have here? It seems our prisoner is trying to get away...

After what seems like an eternity (but in reality it was just five minutes), they land in a strange new world. It appears to be a city of some sort, with tall buildings lining the streets, and walls of people everywhere.

Ash: What is this place?
Reggie: Maybe we landed in New Tork City?
Brock: I don’t think this is New Tork City....but we sure as hell aren’t in PokéPark anymore.
Max: Wherever we are, I wanna go home! This place is giving me the creeps!
May: Don’t worry, Max, I’ll protect you. I’d be a failure of a sister if I didn’t!
Cynthia: This shouldn’t be a problem. We just need to go ask someone where we are.
[Ash approaches a young woman]
Ash: Excuse me, ma’am. Do you know where we are?
Woman: Sumimasen? Nani o itte iru?
Ash: Pardon me?
Woman: Watashi wa eigo o hanasanai! Baka!
[The woman walks away, but not before whacking Ash with her purse]
Ash: Ow!!!! You’re gonna pay for that, lady!
Brock: These people have an unusual form of communication.
Max: Yeah, I can’t understand what they’re saying.

At that point, two smartly dressed men materialize out of nowhere, and approach the group. They both have an symbol on their uniforms that says, “Nintendo”, whatever that means.

Man: Konichiwa. I am Mr. Satoshi Taijiri, and this is my associate, Mr. Ken Sugimori.
Sugimori: A pleasure to meet you.
Ash: Wait, you guys can speak our language?
Taijiri: Of course we can! Not berry well, but we can.
Sugimori: Follow us, please. We have much to discuss with you.
Brock: If you say so....

The group follows Taijiri and Sugimori back to their office.

Taijiri: Now that we are here, let us get down to business. Tell us what your problem is.
Max: How did you know we were in trouble?
Sugimori: We’ve been watching the whole situation on our monitors. And, besides, we know all about you, Max.
Taijiri: That is correct. You see, the universe that you live in was created by us. Right now, you are in the real world.
May: “Real world”? But I thought our world was the real one?
Taijiri: I am afraid not. You are just fictional characters in a multi-million dollar franchise that we created.
Cynthia: This is all very confusing. I think I need a second to take this all in.
Reggie: Yeah, I think my brain might have melted.
Sugimori: I will explain. The two of us noticed you were all in trouble, so we summoned you here to get you away from Charon and Team Galactic.
Brock: How did you do that?
Taijiri: We use our Magical Idea Pad. Whatever we write on it becomes a reality in your universe. Of course, sometimes, things happen that we can’t control, like the problem that troubles you now.
Reggie: Let me get this straight; you guys can make anything happen with that thing of yours? So why didn’t you just use it to get rid of Team Galactic?
Sugimori: That’s the problem. We can’t. Since we were not the ones who made them take over PokéPark, we have no way of stopping them. Sorry, but that is just the way it goes.
Brock: If you guys can’t stop them, and we can’t stop them, who can?!!!??
Taijiri: Of course you can stop them. You all just need to believe in yourselves.
Sugimori: We may not be able to stop the bad guys by ourselves, but we can help you defeat them.
Ash: How can you do that?
Taijiri: All we need to do is to create super battle weapons and armor for you guys. Then, you will be able to stop Team Galactic and their evil ways.

The two men start writing down their ideas for the final battle. Then, a bright light surrounds our heroes.

Taijiri: Good luck, you guys!
Sugimori: We are counting on your success!

Our heroes disappear, and are sent back to their own universe to stop the Galactic creeps once and for all...

Author’s note: It’s been two months since I updated this story. During that time, I thought long and hard about how I should end it. I was stumped, but then, one day, the idea of our heroes meeting Satoshi Taijiri and Ken Sugimori came into my head. Some of you guys might call it a cheap gimmick or a Deus Ex Machina, but I thought it was the only possible way to set up the finale.

By the way, I must apologize if any of you are unintentionally offended by my depiction of Japanese people.


Cast

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Wayne Grayson: Reggie
Emily Jenness: Cynthia
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Yuri Shiratori: Manaphy
Ikue Ohtani: Japanese Woman
Nozomu Sasaki: Satoshi Taijiri
Ryō Horikawa: Ken Sugimori

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 9

-Crag Area-

Saturn: I’m back, sir.
Charon: Where are those children?!?
Saturn: I have no idea. They just...vanished.....
Charon: Let me get this straight....they disappeared? And do you expect me to believe that?!!??
Saturn: On the plus side, they did leave Cyrus behind by accident!
Cyrus: Ugh, I hate my life....
Saturn: And they also left these little guys behind!
[Saturn reveals that he has taken possession of Manaphy and Jirachi!]
Jirachi: Let us go, you bully!
Manaphy: [crying]
Charon: Shut up, you crybaby! You’ll be listening to us now, whether you like it or not!

Elsewhere in the Crag Area, Ash and crew reappear in the same place that they had been transported away from. This time, however, they are inside of giant robotic suits straight out of Gundam or Transformers. Thanks to the help of Taijiri and Sugimori, they are now unstoppable!

Ash: Behold, Ash-Tron 3000!!! I have the power to shoot electricity!!!
Brock: You can call me Breeder-Bot!!! My expert doctor skills allow me to throw giant needles at my opponents!
May: We are the Super Soldier Siblings!!!
Max: Our suit is specially made to accommodate the both of us!!!
Cynthia: I’m Champ-Bot!!! My suit emits special mind-signals that will allow other Pokémon to assist me during a battle.
Reggie: And I’m Robo-Reggie! I....don’t really have any special abilities.
Ash: And together, we are....

THE MECHA MARVELS OF MAYHEM!!!!

Brock: Okay, guys, let’s show those Galactic goons what we’re made of!!!
Ash: They don’t stand a chance against us now!


The Mecha Marvels break down the colosseum doors and stomp towards Charon and his cronies. But none of them look surprised or terrified for some reason.

Ash: Say your prayers, Team Galactic! For we are....THE MECHA MARVELS OF MAYHEM!!!!!
Jupiter: You can’t be serious.
Mars: Where’d you get those? A scrapyard?!!??
Charon: This is awfully amusing and all, but we still have the upper hand. You see, we have...THIS!!!
[Charon holds up Jirachi for all to see]
Jirachi: Let me go!!! Let me go!!!
May: Oh no!!! They’ve captured Jirachi!
Max: We must have left him behind when we were transported to the real world!
Saturn: That’s not all you left behind. You’ve let Cyrus fall into our hands as well.
Mars: [points to Manaphy] As well as your little baby!!!l
May: Manaphy!!! No!!!!
Charon: Jirachi, I would like you to make me a giant robotic suit to fight those kids with!!! One that will be far larger than their baby toys!!!!
Jirachi: I don’t want to!!!!
Charon: But...I WISH for it!!!!!
Max: Jirachi, try to resist it!!! Don’t grant his wish!!!
Jirachi: I...can’t!!!!

It is too late. The wish has been granted. Charon is surrounded by a mass of metal and flesh, which forms into a giant, hulking, mechanical beast of burden.

Charon: ALL HAIL THE CHARONATOR!!!!!!
Brock: How in the world can we stop that?!!???
Ash: I’ve got an idea....RUUUUUUUNNNNN!!!!!
Charon: NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE MAIN EVENT!!!! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LET’S GET IT ON!!!!!

Charon swings his robot’s arms, and blocks all the exits by collapsing the walls of the colosseum. Now, there’s nowhere for our heroes to run or hide.

Charon: SHALL WE BEGIN....????


Author’s note: This chapter is supposed to be a tribute to mecha anime, which is my favorite genre of anime (Except for Evangelion. That can go die in a fire.).


Cast:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Wayne Grayson: Reggie
Emily Jenness: Cynthia
Mike Pollock: Charon
Marc Thompson: Saturn
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Yuri Shiratori: Manaphy
Lisa Ortiz: Mars
Eileen Stevens: Jupiter

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 10


The final battle between our heroes and Team Galactic is about to begin!!! Who will emerge victorious? Let’s find out...

Charon: WHO WANTS TO TRY AND STOP ME FIRST?
Brock: I will! Needle-Knockdown, GO!!!
[Brock’s suit shoots out several giant hypodermic needles. But these are no ordinary needles....they are also ROCKETS!!!!! A few of them make their mark but they seem to have no effect on Charon whatsoever.]
Charon: NEEDLES??!!!???? HA!!!! YOU’LL HAVE TO DO BETTER THAN THAT IF YOU WANT TO STOP ME! STEEL SWORD OF HELL, ATTACK!!!!
[Charon slices Brock’s robotic suit in half. Now powerless, Brock tries to run for cover, but Marshadow turns him into a statue!]
Ash: What happened to Brock?!!???
Saturn: You have eyes, don’t you?!? He’s been transformed into a statue!
Charon: GREAT WORK, MARSHADOW!!! THAT KID WON’T BE CAUSING US ANY MORE TROUBLE! SATURN, PUT HIM IN THE AUDIENCE WITH THE REST OF OUR SUBJECTS!
[Saturn wheels Statue Brock into the stands, where all the other Pokémon have been chained to their seats so they can’t escape]
Charon: LET THIS BE A WARNING TO THE REST OF YOU KIDS!!! IF ANY OF YOU FALL OUT OF YOUR ROBOT, OR IF IT GETS DESTROYED, YOU GET FROZEN!!!!!
Max: I don’t wanna be frozen, May!!!
May: That won’t happen to you, Max. I’ll make sure of it!
Charon: WHO’S NEXT??!!!??
Reggie: I am!!! Prepare to lose!
[Reggie runs forward and starts shaking the Charonator’s robotic legs, to no avail. The legs suddenly grow thicker, and they kick Reggie away like a toy.]
Ash: Don’t give up, Reggie! You may not have any powers, but you can still beat him!!! Do it for Paul!!!
Reggie: [clearly moved by the mention of Paul] I...WILL!!!
[He charges at the Charonator, this time while swinging his robot arms wildily. Charon prepares to use his Steel Sword of Hell again, but Reggie punches it out of his hands. Unfortunately for him, the sword somehow magnetically draws itself back to Charon.]
Charon: DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT MY SUIT HAS MAGNETIC POWERS??!!?? HI-YAH!!!
[Charon takes a swing and destroys Reggie’s suit just like he did to Brock’s, while Marshadow takes this opportunity to rush in and freeze him.]
Ash: Reggie, noooo!!!!!
Saturn: Two robots down, and three to go! You’re really killing them out there, boss!
Mars: Go, Charon! You’re our man! If you can’t do it, then get your face out of here!
Cyrus: That’s not how that rhyme goes!
Jupiter: No talking, prisoner!
Charon: WHO’S NEXT?!!!???
May: We are!! Our suit is two robots in one, so you’d better be careful!!
Charon: Good! Now I’ll have double the body count!
Max: Separation Mode....ON!!!!
[May and Max’s suit separates into two robots. May’s is bigger, while Max’s is smaller, but with bigger fists.]
Charon: ARE YOU READY TO PERISH??
May: Bring it on!!!!


-Sinnoh-

Back in Sinnoh, the giant twister continues its deadly path of destruction. Professor Carolina, Professor Rowan, the three scientists, and the Elite Four prepare for the worst as it heads straight for them!

Rowan: Well, it looks like this is it...
Joey: Been nice knowing you guys!
Ted: Wait, what’s that up there???

Up in the sky, an unexpected visitor appears before them. It’s none other than....

Carolina: Arceus....?
Lucian: The god of Pokémon? Here???
Arceus: What is all this commotion?
Mark: In case you haven’t noticed, our universe is falling apart! That big twister thing is about to suck us in!
Arceus: Hmm...I must investigate this....
Aaron: What does he think he’s doing? Don’t go in there!

But it is too late! Before anyone can stop him, Arceus dives into the vortex....


Author’s note: Wow! What a cliffhanger! Now that Arceus has entered the picture, who knows what crazy stuff is gonna happen! Only I do, of course, but I won’t give anything away!

Cast of characters:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Mike Pollock: Charon, Ted
Wayne Grayson: Reggie, Joey
Marc Thompson: Saturn, Mark
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus
Lisa Ortiz: Mars
Eileen Stevens: Jupiter
Sean Reyes: Professor Rowan
Rebecca Soler: Professor Carolina
David Lapkin: Lucian
Christopher Adams: Aaron

...and Vincent D’Onofrio as Arceus

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

To thank you guys for being so welcoming towards my fanfics, this chapter is for you!

Chapter 11

Back in the real world, Satoshi Taijiri and Ken Sugimori continue to monitor the situation...

Satoshi: Things are not looking so good for our friends, Ken.
Ken: Indeed, Satoshi. We must send help right away.

Before they can do that, however, a fat nerd breaks into their office.

Nerd: This story is so boring! I know how to fix it!!!!
Satoshi: Who is this strange American man and why is he in our office?
Ken: I do not know, but he must leave right now!

The nerd ignores them and begins writing on the Magical Idea Pad.

Nerd: Heh heh heh, wait'll they get a load of this!!!!!


In the PokePark universe, Max and May prepare to take down Charon.

Max: Let's make every attack count, sis!
May: Taste our metal fists!
Charon: HYPERSONIC BEAM, GO!!!!
Max: Oh, I don't think so!

SMASH!!!! Max delivers a crushing blow to Charon's legs. Charon's robot stumbles around and falls on its behind.

Charon: THIS IS AWFULLY CUTE, CHILD, BUT I HAVE OTHER WAYS OF GETTING AROUND!
May: Say what?
[Rocket jets appear out of the robot's back, and the robot lifts into the air]
Charon: HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW?????
May: Not very much. Check this out!

May's robot produces a jetpack of its own. A mid-air fistfight commences between her and Charon. Nuts and bolts fly everywhere, with neither fighter giving an inch!

Ash: Way to go, May! Show that old man who's boss!
Max: You can do it, May!


Meanwhile, Taijiri and Sugimori have succeeded in throwing the fat nerd out of the room.

Ken: Thank goodness that smelly American boy is gone.
Satoshi: Um, Ken, can you come take a look at the Magical Idea Pad?
Ken: Why? What is the matter?
[Ken's jaw drops as he sees that the nerd has written a bizarre series of ramblings about his favorite anime]
Ken: Oh no....


May: Do you give up yet?
Charon: NOT IN THE LEAST, KIDDY! JUST WAIT! BEFORE LONG, YOU'LL TIRE YOURSELF OUT!
May: Not if it happens to you first!

At that very moment, a bright light materializes in front of them. It turns out to be another giant robot, but this one is different. The pilot pops his head out of the cockpit, and takes in his surroundings.

Pilot: Where am I? And why do these people have a different art style from me?
May: Excuse me, sir, but we're kind of in the middle of a battle here. You'll have to move along.
Pilot: You wouldn't happen to be part of the Zabi family, would you? Because if you are, then I'm afraid you must be terminated.
Charon: WHO ARE YOU, ANYWAY?
Pilot: Who am I? Why, I’m Char Aznable, only the greatest person to ever pilot a Gundam!
Ash: What’s a Gundam? Is that a new kind of Pokémon?
Char: No! To put it in layman’s terms, it’s a-
[Char’s diatribe is interrupted by another flash of light. Out of it comes Astro Boy, who punches Char’s Gundam, causing it to fall apart like it was made of LEGOs.]
Cynthia: Um....what is going on here?
Ash: This is starting to freak me out!

But that is only the beginning. Soon after, all hell breaks loose, and reality itself starts to fall apart! Characters from many different anime franchises randomly appear on the scene, causing chaos and destruction.

Among these events, Astro Boy proceeds to battle Arsene Lupin III, Goku and Shinji rip their clothes off and perform an ancient tribal dance, Luffy has an epic card battle with Yugi Moto, Lina Inverse slices off Sailor Moon’s head, Amuro Ray and Yusuke Urameshi gang up on Char and severely cripple him, Edward Elric and Edward from Cowboy Bebop face off in an epic rap battle (of history), and, most disturbingly, Master Roshi dresses up in a muumuu and sings “CHA-LA-HEAD-CHA-LA” for all the ladies.

Charon: ENOUGH!!! ALL OF YOU!!!!! WILL ALL OF YOU INTRUDERS PLEASE GO BACK TO WHEREVER YOU CAME FROM SO I CAN DESTROY THESE CHILDREN?!!??
[silence]
Urameshi: Hey, this guy’s trying to tell us what to do!
Goku: Let’s get him! KAMEHAMEHAAAAAA!!!!!
Charon: OH SHIT!!!
[Charon’s cockpit breaks open, exposing his wrinkly old man face to everyone’s attacks]
Luffy: Gum Gum Pistol!!!!
Sailor Moon’s headless corpse: Ultrasonic Wave!!!
Yugi: Dark Magician, go!
Shinji: [cowers in corner]

KA-BLAMMO!!!!! Charon’s robot explodes, sending debris flying all over the Colosseum. The rest of Team Galactic run for cover, but are quickly rounded up by Cynthia and Garchomp. Marshadow is also captured, and is forced by Ash to unfreeze Reggie and Brock, along with unchaining the rest of the Pokémon in the Colosseum.

Brock: Huh? What happened?
Reggie: Who are all these people?
Ash: Thank Arceus that you two are alright!
Arceus: Did someone say my name?
Ash: Huh?

Arceus himself appears from a portal. Shit just got real....

Author’s note: This is the most fun I have ever had writing a chapter in any of my stories. Try and see how many of the other anime characters you can identify!

Voice cast:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Emily Jenness: Cynthia
Wayne Grayson: Reggie
Mike Pollock: Charon
Nozomu Sasaki: Satoshi Taijiri
Ryō Horikawa: Ken Sugimori
Sean Schemmel: Nerd, Goku
Steve Blum: Char Aznable
Justin Cook: Urameshi
Erica Schroeder: Luffy
Stephanie Sheh: Sailor Moon
Dan Green: Yugi Moto
Spike Spencer: Shinji

and Vincent D’Onofrio as Arceus

 

[Jared DiCarlo]

Chapter 12

Arceus: What is the meaning of all this?
Max: Ummm....we don’t know.
Brock: Why don’t you ask Charon? He’s the monster responsible for all this!
[Arceus turns his attention to Charon, whose battered body is currently lying on top of the wreckage of his Charonator]
Arceus: Is this true?
Charon: [shuddering] P-p-please, don’t hurt me, o great God of Pokémon! I was only playing around here!
Arceus: You call this playing around?!? Several Pokémon are injured because of your careless actions!
Char Aznable: And so is my spiiiine!!!!
Ash: How are we going to deal with Team Galactic? I say we leave ‘em here so they can clean up all the devastation they caused!
Yugi: I say we send them to the Shadow Realm!!!
[Everyone gives him blank stares]
Yugi: Well I thought it was a good idea....
Cyrus: No! I have an even better idea!!! Why don’t we drop them into a wormhole and let them know how it feels to be drifting in time and space for all eternity! Trust me, I know exactly what it’s like!

- Game Freak Offices -

Taijiri and Sugimori are watching this occur. They both know just what to do.

Ken: Well, why don’t we give him what he wants, Satoshi?
Satoshi: I’m way ahead of you, Ken!

Taijiri gets to work on the Magical Idea Pad...


- PokéPark -

Just then, a wormhole opens up behind Team Galactic.

Cynthia: Sayonara, Team Galactic!
Saturn: Wait, you can’t do this to us! We were going to rule the world!!!!
[Saturn gets sucked in]
Mars: I’m too beautiful to die!
[Mars gets sucked in]
Jupiter: [shrugs, and jumps in herself]
Arceus: And now, for the grand finale...
[Arceus picks up Charon and brings him over to the wormhole]
Charon: My brilliant plans!!! Ruined!!!!! YOU HAVEN’T HEARD THE LAST OF UUUUUUSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

Charon falls into the wormhole, which then closes up, sealing them away forever.

Silence falls across the Colosseum. Team Galactic’s reign of terror has finally come to an end.

Arceus: Now that that’s taken care of, let’s get all of you intruders back to where you came from.
Ash: No, wait! I’ve got a better idea!
[Ash whispers something to Arceus, who nods his head]
Arceus: Hmmm, I like the sound of that!

- Wormhole -

Charon: If this is how we’re going to spend the rest of our lives, then we’d better make the most of it.
Saturn: An eternity is a very long time.
Lupin: Hey, speak for yourself, man! We’re stuck in here, too, you know!!!
Charon: WHAAAAA??????
[The intruders have appeared in the wormhole]
Goku: So, um, how about a game of Go Fish to pass the time?
Charon: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!


- PokéPark -

May: What exactly did you do to them, Ash?
Ash: I asked Arceus to send them into the wormhole to keep Team Galactic company. Now they won’t have to worry about being alone!
Brock: I hate to break up the fun and games here, but, how exactly are we gonna get home? Our worlds are still merging!!!
Arceus: Not for long. My positive energy can cancel out the effects of the Time Vortex. All of the things that were sucked into this dimension will be returned to their proper place. Just hop on my back and I’ll take you back home.
Cyrus: Excuse me, young lady, but I believe this belongs to you.
[He hands Manaphy over to May]
May: Manaphy!!! You’re okay!
Manaphy: Happy!!!
Max: What about Jirachi? Is he alright?
Jirachi: You did it, Max! You saved PokéPark!
Max: Come here, you!
[The two embrace each other for one last time]
Jirachi: Promise me, Max. You won’t ever forget me.
Max: Of course not! We’ll be best friends forever!
Ash: Hey, guys! Arceus is getting ready to leave! Hurry up!
[Brock, May, Max, Cynthia, and Reggie clamber up onto Arceus’ back]
Ash: Cyrus? Aren’t you coming back with us?
Cyrus: Actually, I think I’ll be staying in PokéPark.
Cynthia: What?!?
Cyrus: When I first landed here in PokéPark, it changed the way I think about things. It was the first time in my life that I had ever felt like I was happy. No longer am I the evil, ruthless mastermind of Team Galactic. I want to spend the rest of my days helping these Pokémon, and, more importantly, have fun!
Oshawott: Yippee!! Now we can play forever!
Ash: Well, if that’s the way you feel, then who are we to stop you? Farewell, Cyrus.
Cyrus: Maybe someday we will meet again. But for now, this is goodbye.
Arceus: Is everybody ready? Hang on tight!!

Arceus launches into the air and disappears with a flash. Cyrus smiles as he turns around to start his new life in PokéPark.


- Lake Valor -

Professor Rowan, Professor Carolina, the Elite Four, and the three scientists await their doom as the vortex inches ever closer. But just as it reaches Lake Valor, it suddenly dissipates.

Mark: The vortex is gone!
Carolina: But how? Just a minute ago it was bigger than a Kyogre!
Rowan: Look up there!

Arceus reappears in the sky, but this time, he isn’t alone. Ash, Brock, May, Max, Manaphy, Cynthia, and Reggie all hop off of his back.

Ash: What a ride!
Max: Yeah, let’s do that again!
Arceus: Sorry, only one ride per customer.

Arceus lifts up into the sky and disappears once again.

Carolina: Cynthia! Are you hurt?
Cynthia: No, Grandma, I wasn’t hurt at all.
Aaron: Our champion is safe! Now we can have our meeting!
Reggie: Have any of you seen my brother?
Paul: I’m over here, bro!
Reggie: Thank goodness you’re alright!
Paul: [teary-eyed] I thought I’d never see you again...
Ash: Are you crying, Paul?
Paul: Uh, no! I’ve, uh, just got something in my eye!
Brock: Riiight....
Rowan: Now that everyone is safe and accounted for, what do you say we all go out for pizza?
Ash: Awesome!!

- Game Freak Offices -

Taijiri and Sugimori high-five each other on a job well done.

And so, another wild and crazy adventure comes to an end for our heroes. What will happen next time? No one knows for sure, but it sure won’t be as messed up as this one...as the journey continues!

THE END

Author’s note: THANK GOD I FINALLY FINISHED IT!!!! This is the longest I have ever taken to complete one of my stories. I started it on New Year’s Day, and it’s taken me until August to finish! But I’m kinda burnt out on writing stories for now, so it’ll be a while before my next one.

Voice cast:

Veronica Taylor: Ash, May
Eric Stuart: Brock
Amy Birnbaum: Max
Mike Pollock: Charon
Emily Jenness: Cynthia
Wayne Grayson: Reggie
Sean Schemmel: Cyrus, Goku
Nozomu Sasaki: Satoshi Taijiri
Ryō Horikawa: Ken Sugimori
Kerry Williams: Jirachi
Yuri Shiratori: Manaphy
Steve Blum: Char Aznable
Dan Green: Yugi Moto
Tony Oliver: Arsene Lupin III
Lisa Ortiz: Mars, Oshawott
Marc Thompson: Saturn, Mark
Sean Reyes: Professor Rowan
Julian Rebolledo: Paul
Rebecca Soler: Carolina
Christopher Adams: Aaron

and Vincent D’Onofrio as Arceus