Jesse GS the II
I was frozen today!
Thanks for the heads up, pokeplayer - I edited my original, at least. Anyway, let's keep this moving (we're getting closer to the conclusion now)...
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Cut to the sewer beneath the basement. Misty, May, Max, Brock, Dani, and Yoshi walk through a large pipe, their feet splashing in the inch of water below them.
MISTY: Now, let’s see...if we just came in through that hole over there, then that ladder up ahead should lead us to the next room.
She points at the ladder hanging from the ceiling in front of her.
BROCK: Okay, but how do we get the cover off?
YOSHI: We push like heck.
The six trainers approach the ladder and ascend it one by one. However, Misty and Brock wait at the bottom for a moment. Misty seems concerned about something.
BROCK: Is something wrong?
MISTY: Well...I’ve been thinking about what’ll happen when we get to the Pokémon. I mean, who’s gonna break the news to Ash’s team members?
BROCK: Oh...well, it won’t be easy, I’ll admit...but why don’t I do it? You seem troubled enough by it as it is, I wouldn’t want you to have to talk about it again.
MISTY: Thanks, Brock...that’s very considerate of you.
Dani yells down from the top of the ladder.
DANI: Hey, you guys, we’re not doing this for our health!
MISTY: Sorry!
Misty and Brock climb up the ladder to help.
Cut to the bathroom, several floors up. Meowth climbs on top of the sink and looks at his reflection in the mirror.
MEOWTH: I really gotta get that charm back...it’s like I’m naked without it.
Meowth looks down at the rest of his body.
MEOWTH: Then again, I’m always naked, aren’t I?
He starts pacing back and forth on the sink.
MEOWTH: You know, I’m starting to wonder if I was too hard on Jessie and James...they really seemed sorry, after all, and I have spent a lot of time with ‘em...no, I can’t forget the principal aspect at work here - they didn’t treat me with enough respect! It’s high time I left them while I’ve still got my dignity!
Not looking where he’s going, Meowth steps off the side of the sink, trips on the lever on the toilet tank, and falls into the bowl with a splash. The toilet flushes, taking Meowth down with it.
Cut to the dark room. Laura unlocks the door and flings it open, still carrying Ash and Pikachu.
LAURA: Now you stay in here with your...
Laura looks around and sees that everyone else is gone.
ASH: My what?
LAURA (infuriated): Where did they go? I locked them up in here ten minutes ago! They couldn’t possibly have...
Suddenly, Laura spots the open manhole in the center of the room.
LAURA: Rrrgh! I was hoping they wouldn’t find that!
She begins climbing the ladder down to the sewer. Ash and Pikachu lean against the wall.
ASH: So, should I just wait here for them?
LAURA: Oh no you don’t! You and your rat are coming down here with me!
PIKACHU (offended): Pikachu?
ASH: And what if I refuse?
Laura pulls out her gun again.
LAURA: Then you’ll have to answer to this little baby.
Ash gulps again and follows Laura down the ladder. Pikachu goes with him.
Cut to the sewer. The other six trainers continue to push on the manhole cover with great difficulty. Finally, it begins to move.
MAY: Bingo! We’re that much closer to our Pokémon!
They all stop suddenly when they hear a rushing noise. They look at the smaller pipe jutting into their pipe as the rushing gets closer. Finally, a huge flow of water shoots out of the pipe, carrying Meowth with it. He splatters on the floor of the pipe, dripping wet.
MEOWTH (gasping): Never...again...
MISTY: Meowth? What are you doing here?
MEOWTH: What, you think I didn’t get captured along with everyone else? I’ve been tryin’ to make my escape for the last hour!
MAX: And you thought you’d flush yourself to freedom?
MEOWTH (pointing to the pipe): I didn’t mean to do that, you idiot.
Suddenly, splashing noises are heard coming from further down the pipe. Everyone turns to see Laura, Ash, and Pikachu walking towards them. Misty’s face lights up at the sight of Ash.
MISTY (excited): ASH! You’re still alive!
ASH: Misty!
Ash tries to run towards the ladder, but Laura puts out an arm to stop him.
LAURA: As happy as I’m sure this reunion is, I’m afraid I have to cut it short. You see, there’s still the small problem of you all being alive, and I’d like to remedy that as soon as possible.
MAY: You don’t scare us anymore! Our Pokémon are right on the other side of this hole, and once we get to them...
Laura laughs sinisterly.
LAURA: Perhaps, but I’m more interested in what’s on the other side of this hole.
She points to the end of the pipe, at which a large door with a revolving handle is located. She begins to walk over to it.
LAURA: For, you see, when I had this house constructed, I also knew that after I destroyed the world’s Pokémon, I wanted to live a nice, comfy life, so I had a swimming pool installed. And where there’s a pool...
She begins unscrewing the handle as the trainers, Pikachu, and Meowth watch in horror.
LAURA: There’s bound to be a filter!
She wrenches open the door, sending gallons upon gallons of water rushing out. She hides behind the open door to avoid getting swept away. Ash, Pikachu, and Meowth scramble up the ladder as the water barrels down on them. They narrowly avoid being carried away down the pipe.
ASH: Why aren’t we going anywhere?
MISTY: Keep pushing!
The trainers continue to push on the manhole cover. Laura, holding onto the top of the door, looks at them evilly.
LAURA: Don’t even think about it!
She jumps off the door and dives after them. As she drifts by the ladder, she grabs hold of one of the rungs and begins to climb. Ash and the others keep pushing until, finally, the manhole cover slides off the hole.
ASH: Yes!
They work their way out through the top of the hole as Laura continues to climb.
LAURA: Come back here and die already!
MEOWTH: Not today!
As Laura places her hand on the top rung of the ladder, Meowth extends his claws and slashes her fingers. She withdraws her hand in pain - and in doing so, loses her grip on the ladder. She falls into the rushing water below as Ash and the others replace the manhole cover. As soon as it’s back in place, Misty jumps up and hugs Ash.
MISTY: Oh, Ash! Thank God you’re all right!
ASH: Yeah, I didn’t think I was gonna make it at first. But clean living prevailed!
Brock taps Ash on the shoulder.
BROCK: Hey, take a look at this!
Everyone looks around to see the shelves of Poké Balls and the giant net of Pokémon.
PIKACHU (amazed): Pikaaaa-chu...
MEOWTH: You’re tellin’ me...
ASH: Well, come on! We can’t just stand here, we’ve gotta find our teams!
The trainers run down the first aisle of shelves.
ASH: Guys! Where are you?
MAY: Is anyone from my team down here?
BROCK: Anybody?
There is no answer.
DANI: Well, it’s not like these balls are gonna open themselves.
YOSHI: You mean we’ve gotta throw every single one of these things until we find our Pokémon?
MISTY: You know what, let’s come back to this later. I say we free the wild Pokémon first.
MAX: Good idea.
The trainers return to the net where the wild Pokémon continue to struggle. As soon as Ash and May are present, Swellow and Beautifly squeeze to the edge of the net and call for their trainers.
ASH: Hey! Swellow and Beautifly are in there!
MAY: Quick! Somebody cut the net!
MEOWTH: I tried that already. It’s made out of wires, and unless you got something strong enough to break through metal, I’d say you’re out of luck.
MISTY: Well, there’s gotta be something...
Meowth thinks for a moment.
MEOWTH: Wait a minute...this is all wild Pokémon. That means...yes! They’ve gotta be in here!
Meowth suddenly jumps onto the netting and climbs to the top.
ASH: What’s he up to?
MAX: It better be something beneficial.
Meowth reaches the very top of the net, puts his paw in his mouth, and whistles. After a few seconds of struggling, two familiar Pokémon emerge at the top of the crowd - Jessie’s Arbok and James’ Weezing.
ARBOK: Chaabokka!
WEEZING: Weez-ing...
MEOWTH: Hey guys! Remember me?
Down below, the other trainers are amazed.
MISTY: Arbok and Weezing!
MAX: Who?
ASH: They’re the Pokémon that Jessie and James used to own before they came to Hoenn.
BROCK: To be honest, I liked them a lot better than the Seviper and Cacnea they have now.
Back at the top of the net, Meowth explains his plan to Arbok and Weezing.
MEOWTH: So, on the count of three, you two hit it with the Acid, got it? But take it easy, try not to hit any of the other Pokémon, okay?
ARBOK: Chaa!
WEEZING: Weezing weez!
MEOWTH: All right - THREE!
Arbok and Weezing let loose with their Acid attacks. Slowly, it starts to burn a small hole in the net. Meowth moves out of the way, then looks down at the trainers and gives an OK sign.
MEOWTH: It’s workin’!
Ash and the others look on with anticipation. Their expressions change to those of great dread when they hear the loud “clang” behind them. They turn around to see Laura, dripping wet and seething, standing at the open manhole and breathing heavily.
LAURA (outraged): This...ends...here...
ASH: Laura!
MEOWTH: Guys, pick it up! We ain’t got much time!
Arbok and Weezing start attacking harder, and the hole in the net gets bigger. Laura grabs a tranquilizer gun leaning against the wall, cocks it, and fires towards the net twice. The darts shoot through the hole and plug Arbok and Weezing in the stomach. They stop attacking and begin to sway back and forth.
MEOWTH: Oh, come on, you two, don’t give up! You were almost there!
But the two Pokémon fall over, asleep. Meowth lets go of the net and falls toward the floor. Misty catches him.
LAURA: You kids have put my plans on hold for the last time! Well, that does it! I’m gonna see to it that you don’t disrupt my plans ever again!
Laura readies the tranquilizer gun again.
BROCK: Wait!
Brock steps forward.
BROCK: Before you do whatever it is you’re about to do, I’d like to say just one thing...
He turns around and heads for the elevator.
BROCK: BOOK IT!
Ash and the others follow suit. But Laura is too fast for them, and manages to plug each trainer, Pikachu, and Meowth in the back with a dart. They begin running slower until, finally, they can’t even stand up and drop to the floor. Laura walks over with a look of pure malice on her face and throws the gun aside.
LAURA: Going up...
She drags the unconscious trainers and Pokémon to the elevator one by one, then hits the “UP” button, shoves them all inside, and begins her ascent up to the main floor of the house.
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To be continued...
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Cut to the sewer beneath the basement. Misty, May, Max, Brock, Dani, and Yoshi walk through a large pipe, their feet splashing in the inch of water below them.
MISTY: Now, let’s see...if we just came in through that hole over there, then that ladder up ahead should lead us to the next room.
She points at the ladder hanging from the ceiling in front of her.
BROCK: Okay, but how do we get the cover off?
YOSHI: We push like heck.
The six trainers approach the ladder and ascend it one by one. However, Misty and Brock wait at the bottom for a moment. Misty seems concerned about something.
BROCK: Is something wrong?
MISTY: Well...I’ve been thinking about what’ll happen when we get to the Pokémon. I mean, who’s gonna break the news to Ash’s team members?
BROCK: Oh...well, it won’t be easy, I’ll admit...but why don’t I do it? You seem troubled enough by it as it is, I wouldn’t want you to have to talk about it again.
MISTY: Thanks, Brock...that’s very considerate of you.
Dani yells down from the top of the ladder.
DANI: Hey, you guys, we’re not doing this for our health!
MISTY: Sorry!
Misty and Brock climb up the ladder to help.
Cut to the bathroom, several floors up. Meowth climbs on top of the sink and looks at his reflection in the mirror.
MEOWTH: I really gotta get that charm back...it’s like I’m naked without it.
Meowth looks down at the rest of his body.
MEOWTH: Then again, I’m always naked, aren’t I?
He starts pacing back and forth on the sink.
MEOWTH: You know, I’m starting to wonder if I was too hard on Jessie and James...they really seemed sorry, after all, and I have spent a lot of time with ‘em...no, I can’t forget the principal aspect at work here - they didn’t treat me with enough respect! It’s high time I left them while I’ve still got my dignity!
Not looking where he’s going, Meowth steps off the side of the sink, trips on the lever on the toilet tank, and falls into the bowl with a splash. The toilet flushes, taking Meowth down with it.
Cut to the dark room. Laura unlocks the door and flings it open, still carrying Ash and Pikachu.
LAURA: Now you stay in here with your...
Laura looks around and sees that everyone else is gone.
ASH: My what?
LAURA (infuriated): Where did they go? I locked them up in here ten minutes ago! They couldn’t possibly have...
Suddenly, Laura spots the open manhole in the center of the room.
LAURA: Rrrgh! I was hoping they wouldn’t find that!
She begins climbing the ladder down to the sewer. Ash and Pikachu lean against the wall.
ASH: So, should I just wait here for them?
LAURA: Oh no you don’t! You and your rat are coming down here with me!
PIKACHU (offended): Pikachu?
ASH: And what if I refuse?
Laura pulls out her gun again.
LAURA: Then you’ll have to answer to this little baby.
Ash gulps again and follows Laura down the ladder. Pikachu goes with him.
Cut to the sewer. The other six trainers continue to push on the manhole cover with great difficulty. Finally, it begins to move.
MAY: Bingo! We’re that much closer to our Pokémon!
They all stop suddenly when they hear a rushing noise. They look at the smaller pipe jutting into their pipe as the rushing gets closer. Finally, a huge flow of water shoots out of the pipe, carrying Meowth with it. He splatters on the floor of the pipe, dripping wet.
MEOWTH (gasping): Never...again...
MISTY: Meowth? What are you doing here?
MEOWTH: What, you think I didn’t get captured along with everyone else? I’ve been tryin’ to make my escape for the last hour!
MAX: And you thought you’d flush yourself to freedom?
MEOWTH (pointing to the pipe): I didn’t mean to do that, you idiot.
Suddenly, splashing noises are heard coming from further down the pipe. Everyone turns to see Laura, Ash, and Pikachu walking towards them. Misty’s face lights up at the sight of Ash.
MISTY (excited): ASH! You’re still alive!
ASH: Misty!
Ash tries to run towards the ladder, but Laura puts out an arm to stop him.
LAURA: As happy as I’m sure this reunion is, I’m afraid I have to cut it short. You see, there’s still the small problem of you all being alive, and I’d like to remedy that as soon as possible.
MAY: You don’t scare us anymore! Our Pokémon are right on the other side of this hole, and once we get to them...
Laura laughs sinisterly.
LAURA: Perhaps, but I’m more interested in what’s on the other side of this hole.
She points to the end of the pipe, at which a large door with a revolving handle is located. She begins to walk over to it.
LAURA: For, you see, when I had this house constructed, I also knew that after I destroyed the world’s Pokémon, I wanted to live a nice, comfy life, so I had a swimming pool installed. And where there’s a pool...
She begins unscrewing the handle as the trainers, Pikachu, and Meowth watch in horror.
LAURA: There’s bound to be a filter!
She wrenches open the door, sending gallons upon gallons of water rushing out. She hides behind the open door to avoid getting swept away. Ash, Pikachu, and Meowth scramble up the ladder as the water barrels down on them. They narrowly avoid being carried away down the pipe.
ASH: Why aren’t we going anywhere?
MISTY: Keep pushing!
The trainers continue to push on the manhole cover. Laura, holding onto the top of the door, looks at them evilly.
LAURA: Don’t even think about it!
She jumps off the door and dives after them. As she drifts by the ladder, she grabs hold of one of the rungs and begins to climb. Ash and the others keep pushing until, finally, the manhole cover slides off the hole.
ASH: Yes!
They work their way out through the top of the hole as Laura continues to climb.
LAURA: Come back here and die already!
MEOWTH: Not today!
As Laura places her hand on the top rung of the ladder, Meowth extends his claws and slashes her fingers. She withdraws her hand in pain - and in doing so, loses her grip on the ladder. She falls into the rushing water below as Ash and the others replace the manhole cover. As soon as it’s back in place, Misty jumps up and hugs Ash.
MISTY: Oh, Ash! Thank God you’re all right!
ASH: Yeah, I didn’t think I was gonna make it at first. But clean living prevailed!
Brock taps Ash on the shoulder.
BROCK: Hey, take a look at this!
Everyone looks around to see the shelves of Poké Balls and the giant net of Pokémon.
PIKACHU (amazed): Pikaaaa-chu...
MEOWTH: You’re tellin’ me...
ASH: Well, come on! We can’t just stand here, we’ve gotta find our teams!
The trainers run down the first aisle of shelves.
ASH: Guys! Where are you?
MAY: Is anyone from my team down here?
BROCK: Anybody?
There is no answer.
DANI: Well, it’s not like these balls are gonna open themselves.
YOSHI: You mean we’ve gotta throw every single one of these things until we find our Pokémon?
MISTY: You know what, let’s come back to this later. I say we free the wild Pokémon first.
MAX: Good idea.
The trainers return to the net where the wild Pokémon continue to struggle. As soon as Ash and May are present, Swellow and Beautifly squeeze to the edge of the net and call for their trainers.
ASH: Hey! Swellow and Beautifly are in there!
MAY: Quick! Somebody cut the net!
MEOWTH: I tried that already. It’s made out of wires, and unless you got something strong enough to break through metal, I’d say you’re out of luck.
MISTY: Well, there’s gotta be something...
Meowth thinks for a moment.
MEOWTH: Wait a minute...this is all wild Pokémon. That means...yes! They’ve gotta be in here!
Meowth suddenly jumps onto the netting and climbs to the top.
ASH: What’s he up to?
MAX: It better be something beneficial.
Meowth reaches the very top of the net, puts his paw in his mouth, and whistles. After a few seconds of struggling, two familiar Pokémon emerge at the top of the crowd - Jessie’s Arbok and James’ Weezing.
ARBOK: Chaabokka!
WEEZING: Weez-ing...
MEOWTH: Hey guys! Remember me?
Down below, the other trainers are amazed.
MISTY: Arbok and Weezing!
MAX: Who?
ASH: They’re the Pokémon that Jessie and James used to own before they came to Hoenn.
BROCK: To be honest, I liked them a lot better than the Seviper and Cacnea they have now.
Back at the top of the net, Meowth explains his plan to Arbok and Weezing.
MEOWTH: So, on the count of three, you two hit it with the Acid, got it? But take it easy, try not to hit any of the other Pokémon, okay?
ARBOK: Chaa!
WEEZING: Weezing weez!
MEOWTH: All right - THREE!
Arbok and Weezing let loose with their Acid attacks. Slowly, it starts to burn a small hole in the net. Meowth moves out of the way, then looks down at the trainers and gives an OK sign.
MEOWTH: It’s workin’!
Ash and the others look on with anticipation. Their expressions change to those of great dread when they hear the loud “clang” behind them. They turn around to see Laura, dripping wet and seething, standing at the open manhole and breathing heavily.
LAURA (outraged): This...ends...here...
ASH: Laura!
MEOWTH: Guys, pick it up! We ain’t got much time!
Arbok and Weezing start attacking harder, and the hole in the net gets bigger. Laura grabs a tranquilizer gun leaning against the wall, cocks it, and fires towards the net twice. The darts shoot through the hole and plug Arbok and Weezing in the stomach. They stop attacking and begin to sway back and forth.
MEOWTH: Oh, come on, you two, don’t give up! You were almost there!
But the two Pokémon fall over, asleep. Meowth lets go of the net and falls toward the floor. Misty catches him.
LAURA: You kids have put my plans on hold for the last time! Well, that does it! I’m gonna see to it that you don’t disrupt my plans ever again!
Laura readies the tranquilizer gun again.
BROCK: Wait!
Brock steps forward.
BROCK: Before you do whatever it is you’re about to do, I’d like to say just one thing...
He turns around and heads for the elevator.
BROCK: BOOK IT!
Ash and the others follow suit. But Laura is too fast for them, and manages to plug each trainer, Pikachu, and Meowth in the back with a dart. They begin running slower until, finally, they can’t even stand up and drop to the floor. Laura walks over with a look of pure malice on her face and throws the gun aside.
LAURA: Going up...
She drags the unconscious trainers and Pokémon to the elevator one by one, then hits the “UP” button, shoves them all inside, and begins her ascent up to the main floor of the house.
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To be continued...
