Pokémon/Ranma ˝: Ultimate Evil, Ultimate Power

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"Yes. But the harbor is to the south. And we need a boat to take us to Indigo Plateau."

"That's easy for you to say. Water Pokemon are your specialty." Brock sighed happily as he sat back on the couch and took a sip from his soda. He loved not getting involved in these fights between Ash and Misty. Which were almost frequent these days. Of course, everybody knew that the two Pokemon Trainers were really fond of one another. But of course, they would never come out about it.

"This is the life, isn't it, Pikachu?" Brock asked the gold-colored electric Pokemon who was resting next to him on the couch.

"Chaaa," Pikachu cooed. That was its way of agreeing. Laying on Pikachu's back was Misty's egg-shaped baby Pokemon named Togepi. But when Ash and Misty's argument started, it got startled and it fell off Pikachu's back and onto the couch. Brock picked it up and placed it back on Pikachu's back. Togepi has just recently learned that Brock and Ash were also its parents. But unlike Misty who was its "mother", the boys were kind of like uncles.

"You wouldn't know how to find your head with a map, a compass, and a seeing eye dog."

"No. No, I won't. And while I'm on a roll, you never said when I am going to get repaid for my bike."

"Hey look, if it wasn't for your bike, Pikachu would be in the hands of Team Rocket."

"All the more reason why I feel that I should get a new bike. Or at least receive money to buy a new one."

"And what if you do get a new bike? What would you do with it? In case you haven't noticed, Cerulean City isn't exactly a hop, skip, and a jump away from here."

"Hey," a random trainer called. "Do you mind turning it down? My Squirtle's trying to sleep." He referred to the squirrel/turtle Pokemon which had pulled in its head and legs to sleep.

"NO!" Both Ash and Misty yelled at the trainer. The force of the shout sent the trainer, Squirtle and all, back thirty feet. Then they continued their argument. Brock sighed. This time, it was a sigh of defeat.

"Such as the result of anyone who gets caught in the middle of their fight," Brock commented. Noone was safe from Ash and Misty's squabbles. Even at the Pokemon Center in Lavendar Town. Pikachu calls them "lovers squabbles."

"I see some things never change," a voice behind Brock said. Brock turned around and Pikachu opened its eyes (causing Togepi to fall to the couch again) to see a middle-age man with white hair and white lab coat standing in front of the reception desk. Brock immediately recognized him. It was Professor Samuel Oak, the Pokemon scientist from Ash's home town of Pallett.

"Looking for you three," Prof. Oak replied. "Is there any way to break them up?"

"I think so," Brock said then nodded at Pikachu. Pikachu got up and let loose a thunder shock that sizzled both of them.

"If you two are done playing World War III, we have a visitor." Brock pointed behind him to Prof. Oak.

"I need your help," Professor Oak said. "Come with me, I'll explain on the way."

"Viridian City?" All three asked. The three Pokemon Trainers followed Prof. Oak out of the Pokemon Center. Out in the front, there was boat. They all hopped in and rode to the main island where a white jeep with the words "Pokemon Research Center, Pallett Town" on the door waited for them. With Brock in the passenger seat and Ash and Misty in the back (the later-mentioned arguing about who got the front seat until Brock casually got in), Professor Oak took off.

"I have been asked to teach about Pokemon to the citizens of the world. I need some trainers to come with me to demonstrate battles and other stuff. I immediately thought of you guys."

"Two. There names are Kojiyoshi and Ayako. I've asked them to meet us at the Viridian International Airport. I've also asked your old friends Sabrina and Duplica to join us."

"First of all, Misty. I made a mistake. The name is Nerima and second, I do know that it's been famous for disasters."

"Disasters?" There was a touch of fear in Misty's voice and Ash didn't look so brave either.

"Relax," Prof. Oak assured them. "Most of the disasters are for some reason concentrated to the west in the residential area. We'll be staying in downtown, to the east."

Soon, they arrived at the airport. Ash, Misty, and Brock were surprised to see Bill, the Pokemon Researcher from the lighthouse. Prof. Oak explained that Bill would be taking care of his lab for the time that they're away. They watched as Bill got into the jeep and took off back to Pallett Town. Upon entering the airport, Prof. Oak waved to a group huddled by the check-in terminal.

There were three girls and two boy. The oldest and tallest of the girls had jet-black hair, calculating brown eyes, and a look that would've frozen a Primeape in its tracks. But now, the sneer was gone. It's been gone since Ash broke the psychic spell that Sebrina was under using Haunter.

The second of the girls was Ash's size but wore her blue hair in two short braids. She had eyes that were neither blue or brown, but both. That was Duplica of the House of Imite, striving to become the greatest Ditto master.

The last of the girls had dark green hair pulled back into a pony tail, and black eyes.

What was unusual was the boys. They looked exactly the same. Were they both Kojiyoshi? Were they twins?

"Sabrina, Duplica," Ash called. The two trainers hurried over to them. "Great to see you."

"Misty, Brock," Sabrina said smiling. "I hope you forgive me for turning you into dolls."

"Hey, that was months ago," Brock commented as he went into his "hit on cute girls" mode. "Let's let bygones be bygones. As a matter of fact, I know this little place where we can..." Sabrina's eyes glowed and Brock was suddenly twenty feet off the ground.

"As you wish," Sabrina replied. Brock fell to the ground like his Pokemon specialty, rock. The others laughed for Brock landed right in a garbage can. Ash and one of the boys yanked Brock out by the feet.

Prof. Oak then turned to the two boys. "Which one of you is Kojiyoshi Yokihama?"

"Then who are you?" Prof. Oak asked. The boy glowed and transformed back into a Pokemon. A Ditto.

"Ditto," the pink Pokemon cried. Duplica picked up Ditto and hugged it. "Ditto's been practicing his human transformations," Duplica explained. "He's getting pretty good at it, don't you think?"

"Oh, Ash," Sabrina said. "there's someone who wants to see you." Sabrina took out a pokeball and threw it on the ground. The ball burst open and the red energy took the form of a purple Haunter.

"Haunter!" Ash high-fived the ghost Pokemon. "Great to see ya, buddy!" Haunter's eyes suddenly popped out and Haunter started juggling with them. Everyone burst into laughter. Prof. Oak came over just as Haunter popped its eyes into its mouth. The eyes slid back into their rightful place above his mouth (well, that was where they were most of the time). He lead them over to the customs terminal.

"What's that?" Ayako asked. Prof. Oak pointed to a sign over the customs terminal:

ALL POKEMON MUST BE PLACED EITHER IN POKEBALLS OR IN CAGES TO BE PLACED IN THE CARGO HOLD. NO POKEMON WILL BE ALLOWED ONTO THE PLANE. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

Ditto transformed into a female version of Kojiyoshi. Sabrina called Haunter back into its pokeball. That only left Pikachu and Togepi.

"Pika-pi, pika-pikachu?" Pikachu said with tears in its eyes. (Ash, does that mean that I have to get in my pokeball?) It looked like a yes since Ash really looked depressed.

Pikachu groaned. It never liked staying in pokeballs, even if it was for a moment. It was cranky when it first met Ash at Prof. Oak's laboratory because it had to be in a pokeball for most of the time.

Misty frowned too. Togepi didn't even have a pokeball. Misty thought it was too young to stay in a pokeball.

"Uh-oh," Brock, Misty, Duplica, Sabrina, and Prof. Oak all said at the same time. Whenever Ash gets one of his ideas, someone ends up hurt or in real embarrassment.

Ash zippered up his jacket and picked up Pikachu. He then placed Pikachu inside his jacket.

Misty frowned. She didn't have a jacket to zip Togepi up in. And she knew that the customs agent would want her to put her backpack on the conveyor belt. Misty looked down at Togepi's baby face. It stared back at her, curiously, wondering what she was thinking.

"Excuse me sir," Misty said in a polite and sincere voice. A voice that Ash and Brock have never heard before or at least, not in a long while, not since she confronted the giant Tentacruel at Porta Vista. The customs officer turned around and Ash and Brock felt their jaws drop. It was Officer Jenny! Or one of the Officer Jennies anyway.

"This Togepi is too young to be put in a cage. And I don't have any pokeballs to put it in. Could you please make an exception this time only?" Misty then did something that Ash and Brock never thought could happen. Misty's eyes began to swell up in tears and she gave Customs Officer Jenny a "Bambi face."

Jenny looked at the other customs officer who looked back at her and nodded. "All right. But next time, get a pokeball for it." The customs officer motioned Misty to step through. As Misty was about to, Jenny suddenly placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Wait, miss," she called. She motioned to her backpack and pokebelt, then to the conveyor belt.

"Oh yeah." Misty blushed. She put Togepi down and took her backpack and pokebelt off. After placing it on the conveyor belt, she went to pick up Togepi but found it missing. The other guard looked at her curiously. Misty frantically looked around, finally spotting Togepi at the other end of the conveyor belt. She mentally kicked herself for realizing she put Togepi onto the conveyor belt. With a wave to the customs officer, she went through the gate.

Brock was next. "Excuse me," Brock said. "How are you related to the Jenny in Vermilion City?"

"Forgive my friend," he said. "He can be such a nuisance sometimes. So, what time do you get off?"

"I work the night shift," Jenny said smirkly. Her Vermilion City sister warned him about the boy who likes to hit on Jennies so Customs Officer Jenny knew how to handle him. "I don't get off until 5 in the morning. Besides, don't you have a plane to catch?"

"Oh yeah." Brock placed his backpack and pokebelt on the conveyor belt and went through.

Next was Duplica. Duplica was nervous because she was afraid Ditto would be found out.

But either Ditto's transformation is perfect or the scanners weren't designed to pick up transforming Pokemon. Either way, Ditto was cleared.

Prof. Oak was third. He showed Jenny his identification confirming him as a Pokemon researcher and she allowed him to pass without even putting his carry-on bag on the conveyor belt.

Sabrina did the same thing. Only it was a gym leader ID. She passed through harmlessly too.

Kojiyoshi and Ayako put their backpacks and pokebelts on the conveyor. With a wave to Officer Jenny, they went through.

"Hold it right there," Jenny called. She ran a scanner over him. It stopped at his stomach. Ash froze. Did Jenny find Pikachu? Ash felt Pikachu scurry around inside his jacket.

"Young man, open your jacket," Jenny ordered. Ash paled. Slowly, he unzipped his jacket.

Jenny ran her scanner over the inside of his jacket. The scanner beeped when it passed over his badges.

"All right," Jenny said. "You can go." After getting his lungs started again, Ash went through.

"I don't get it, Ash," Kojiyoshi said when they were out of earshot of Officer Jenny.

"I'm not sure," Ash replied. But Pikachu was no longer inside his jacket. But Ash could still feel Pikachu squirming around. Did Pikachu have a power that not even Dexter knows?

Could Pikachu turn invisible? Or use telepathy to make everyone think he wasn't there? That question pondered the Pokemon Trainer's mind as he followed his friends to the departure gate.

From behind a pile of suitcases, three pairs of eyes watched. They were Jessie, James, and Meowth of Team Rocket.

"If those twerps are going on an overseas trip, then we're going to follow them." Jessie announced.

"And members can get a ride anywhere in the world for free," Meowth added in its Brooklyn-type accent.

James slapped himself on the forehead. "Of course, I forgot. So where is this Team Rocket airfield?"

"In Fuchsia City." James and Meowth dropped to the ground. Fuchsia City was on the other side of Pokemon Island.

"To the balloon!" James cried. He was so excited that he accidentally tripped over the pile of suitcases that were providing their cover.

Officer Jenny came over to them. "I'm sorry, but you people will have to clean this up." Jessie and Meowth moaned.

As Ash and the others boarded the plane, Ash still couldn't find Pikachu. He hoped the electric Pokemon was all right. As Ash sat down, something inside his shirt moved. Pikachu hopped out from under Ash's shirt and landed on the floor.

"Of course," Ash said finally getting it. "When you found out that Jenny was going to scan me, you hid in my shirt."

"Pi." (Yup.) Misty sat in the seat next to him and Prof. Oak sat next to her. In the set behind them, were Brock, Kojiyoshi, and Sabrina. Duplica and Ayako were behind them with Ditto.

"So tell me, Kojiyoshi," Brock said. "Where do you come from." Kojiyoshi paled. He didn't want to tell Brock the horrible truth behind his origin. That he's been in more homes than a real estate salesman. He had to make up a fake home-town.

"Did I say Cerulean City? I meant Celadon City. And call me Yoshi. All my friends do."

"Hey Ash," Misty called. "Let me have a look." The redhead pushed Ash to the side and looked out the window.

"Yeah," Ash said distractedly. "Beautiful." Ash thought something was beautiful. But it wasn't the view (although that was pretty nice too, being about 1500 feet up). He pulled out a magazine in the pocket in front of them and started leafing through it.

{What's wrong with him,} Misty asked herself. {He's acting like he's going to an execution.}

{Oh man.} Ash was having his own thoughts. {I want to tell Misty what I really think of her but I'm afraid I might come out like a doofus.} The truth was that Ash had a fling for Misty. And the feeling was mutual. But of course, him being ten and her being twelve, the idea of a relationship was not even on their minds at the time. The only thing that was on Ash's mind was getting all of the gym badges (which he did) and becoming a Pokemon Master.