128: Fighting Flyer With Fire
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All that remains to be done now is to step inside and do battle for the first badge needed to gain admittance to The Johto League....
but surely Ash needs to do something else first, go off on some other little adventure or get distracted by something or fall over on his own stupid face and get rushed to hospital or something, right?
Actually no, Ash is going to put all that behind him and step inside to face his destiny.....
"Not so fast young man!" speaks up a sexy voice, as YES YET AGAIN Ash is distracted from his quest. Twisting about, the twerps find themselves facing Jesse and James of Team Rocket, dressed in dark pants, white shirts and black bow ties with red arm bands, wearing glasses which reflect the light back at those looking at them.
Still, it's a pretty paltry disguise, even Ash isn't stupid enough to fall for this one, is he?
OH MY GOD HE IS!
The little punk hasn't got a freaking clue in the world, and just stares dumbly at Jesse and James as they inform him that all potential Violet City Gym challengers must first answer a survey.
"What kind of survey?" El Stupido asks.
"And excuse me," says Misty politely, "But are you connected with The Gym in any way?"
"Don't we look like we're connected with The Gym," grumbles James.
"You look like ushers at the cineplex," replies Brock deadpan, infuriating Jesse.
"We're not ushers!" she snaps, "We're with The Pokemon Bureau!"
"I've never heard of a Pokemon Bureau," Ash gapes stupidly.
"I've got a bureau back in my bedroom," suggests Misty weakly, proving you do grow to be like your lover after time.
"IT'S NOT THAT KIND OF BUREAU!" yells Jesse, getting fed up with these punks and their lack of respect, "It's the Governing Agency in charge of inspecting all challengers Pokemon!"
"We have to be sure they meet all Violet City Gym standards!" chimes in James.
"I never heard of this, did you?" Misty asks Brock as Ash and Pikachu gape at Jesse and James with matching El Stupido expressions.
"No!" replies Brock forcefully, folding his arms over each other to look authoritive despite just admitting her doesn't know anything, "But it sounds pretty official."
"We'll start!" cries Jesse, leaping forward and picking up Pikachu, "With this one!"
She darts back to James' side where they examine Pikachu closely, commenting that it's too bad, but it's another Grade B Pikachu.
"It's buggy, bleary-eyed and blubbery!" adds James, before they turn to face Ash.
"Well it's a good thing we caught this Pikachu before something terrible happened," Jesse informs Ash.
"Sorry, but we'll have to confiscate it!" James adds, and they turn their fine asses on the twerpy trio and start heading away.
"Wait a second!" yells Ash, putting his arm forward but not doing anything.
"Gotta run!" laughs Jesse.
"Our rides waiting!" adds James as the two of them rush around the corner and emerge seconds later in the basket of their Meowth Balloon.
"HUH!" cries Ash, astonished, "IT'S THEM!"
Clap.
Clap.
Clap.
Clap.
Well done, Ashy, you broke the case.
"Prepare for trouble!" laughs Jesse as the balloon floats above the street, "It's too late for you!.
"And make it double!" adds James with a laugh, "We've got Pikachu!"
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jesse!" cries Jesse, pulling off her disguise to reveal that, shock horror! Yes, it is Jesse!
"James!" adds James, pulling off his disguise and revealing to a disbelieving world that it is indeed James!
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light, light, light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!"
"Meowth, that's right!" cries Meowth, bouncing up into sight ahead of Pikachu, held in a glass cage with a light-bulb set into the top.
"I thought it was you!" lies Brock angrily.
"Yeah, but now what do we do?" rhymes Misty inappropriately.
"Thunder-shock 'em Pikachu!" cries Ash, finishing off this little interpretative Dr. Suess.
"CHUUUUU!" chu's Pikachu, but to no avail as all it does is light up the light-bulb.
"Go ahead," laughs Jesse, "Shock around the clock if you like!"
"That's because our little insulated jelly-jar puts Pikachu in a current jam!" quips James brilliantly.
"We're smarter than we look!" giggles Meowth happily.
"They're not as smart as they think!" growls Ash, who is smart enough at least to know that to get out of this jam is going to take the finesse and stubborn refusal to face reality of a sexual predator, that most perverted of Pokemon, Heracross!
But Meowth knows all too well how to handle sexually frustrated Pokemon (that's a story for another day, gentle Dodgers,) and he pulls out a specially prepared jar of super-sap which he lets fall to the ground below, smashing it open and letting the sap run free. Heracross instantly falls prey to his baser instincts and, like a heroin addict in a men's restroom, gets down on his hands and knees to lick up the gooey fluid that'll get him his next fix.
It looks like Team Rocket have achieved their victory at last, when who should swoop down but.... evil looking man in a hand-glider!
Yes, Evil Eddie swings by the Meowth Balloon and instructs his Hoot-Hoot to swoop down and pull Pikachu out of Jesse's grasp, which it does.
This is potentially bad news for Pikachu, given that owl's usually eat rodents, but the evil looking hand-glider grabs Pikachu from Hoot-Hoot, thanks it, then settles down for a landing as an enraged Team Rocket look on, incredulous that anyone could ever steal what they rightfully stole first.
"Arbok! Come here!" snaps Jesse and, in one of the dodgier scenes you'll ever see, Arbok slides up from beneath and behind her and looks over her shoulder.
What was Arbok doing out of his Pokeball? And what the hell was he doing down there? And how do we get the pictures?
She demands Arbok use it's poison sting attack on the hand-glider, which it does, tearing holes through the fabric and sending the evil looking kid into a tailspin.
But as evil as he looks, he ain't going down like that, and the punk leaps away from the glider and calls out his Pidgeot, which swoops beneath him and flies him up towards the Meowth Balloon.
That's a Pidgeot, Ash, you could have used your Pidgeot to fly up after Team Rocket but.... oh yeah, you just let your Pidgeot stick around the Veridian Forest, and even after going back to Pallet Town you never bothered to go back and get it, did you you little punk ass mother-bitch.
"That glider's misguided if he thinks he can get away that easily!" yells Jesse, and she and James turn to Arbok, "Poison Sting again!"
Pidgeot spins to avoid the stings, then flies by the Balloon and tears it up in blatant disregard for the lives of the inhabitants, even if they are supposed villains.
"UH-OH!" cries Meowth.
"We got clipped and ripped!" gasps James.
"Our balloon!" cries Jesse, "Burst too soon!"
"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"
Once these three lives have been potentially snuffed out forever, Ash cheers and dances (evil little shit, in't he) as the evil kid lands his Pidgeot and hands Pikachu over to Ash.
"I believe this belongs to you?" he asks as Ash pulls the jar away and greets Pikachu.
"Am I glad you're on our side!" the little punk laughs, little realising he'll be facing off against this guy within the next ten minutes or so.
They compliment Evil Kid on his Pidgeot, which is bigger than any they've ever seen, far bigger than the one Ash used to have.
"You used to have a Pidgeot?" asks Evil Kid, and Ash excitedly tells him about how he and Pidgeot fought off an evil Fearow (neglecting to mention he'd attacked the Fearow with a rock back when it was a Spearow and thus was responsible for the whole thing) near his home town of Pallet.
"Someday I'll go back there and see my old friend," says Ash happily, also neglecting to mention that he was recently in Pallet Town after a long tour of The Orange Islands and never once did he even think about going to see Pidgeot.
And what about Primeape? Or for that matter Misty's Horsea and Staryu? They have feelings too, Ash, they want their trainer's back as well!
But hurtful neglect aside, the Evil Kid compliments Ash on the obvious rapport he and his Pidgeot had had before he callously tossed it aside.
He then goes on to tell them wistfully of how much he loves flying Pokemon and how he wants to be known as the greatest Flying Pokemon Trainer who ever lived. He explains that ever since he was a little boy he wanted to soar amongst the clouds in the sky, and now that he has flying Pokemon he can live his dream.
He then goes off on an evil tirade, complaining that people are constantly underestimating Flying Pokemon and thinking they're weak against electrical attacks and so-forth and such. It gets him really mad, which in turn pisses off Misty, throwing off the shackles of Togepi's mental apathy to complain that Water Pokemon never catch an even break as well.
Ash laughs and introduces everyone, himself, Misty and Brock, and the evil kid shakes his extended hand, introducing himself as Falconer.
DAMN! EVEN HIS NAME IS EVIL!
But that's not important, as he also reveals himself to be.... the Violet City Gym Leader!
Okay, who didn't see that one coming?
Well, Ash, Misty and Brock didn't, but they don't really count.
Heading up the elevator (YES! ASH HAS FINALLY ACTUALLY STEPPED FOOT INTO THE FREAKING GYM!) towards the roof, Falconer explains that this may be a little weird, as he's never actually made friends with a challenger before a battle before.
Still, friends or not, they'll each have to battle their best to defeat the other he explains to Ash, who readily agrees. Who said he was their friend anyway? People who so casually toss around words like friend and battle are generally very evil people, and our suspicions are only confirmed when we get to the roof.
"WELCOME!" he cries in best 70's villain tradition as sinister music plays, "TO THE VIOLET GYM!"
Yes, he has a roof-top gym and, waiting above for him we find a small army of robed martial art's trainees..... he truly is EVIL! This is so cool!
"They must be his cheering section," Misty stammers nervously over the crowd, seeking out any who might have raped and murdered Ash's sister or be capable of crushing a man in two with his bare arms.
John Saxon would be proud.
"Are you all right, Ash?" asks Brock, knowing in his heart of hearts that even at his best, Ash ain't no Bruce Lee.
"Sure," smirks Ash confidently, "We come to win a badge, not a popularity contest.... right Pikachu!"
His little French Rodent also smiles confidently, secure in the knowledge that when fighting an evil mastermind on his rooftop battleground while surrounded by his army of evil martial arts warriors, it's always the black guy who dies and gives the other confidence to fight on to victory. Given that the closest thing to a black person they have is Brock, Pikachu is feeling pretty safe.
The battle begins for the Zephyr Badge, each Trainer allowed to use three Pokemon each.
"I'm ready!" cries Ash to the referee's question, then turns to sneer arrogantly at the evil Falconer, "And you better be ready too! Ready to hand over a Badge!"
"I wouldn't count on that my friend," The Evil Falconer replies smoothly, evily, "There's a reason I'm the Violet City Gym Leader, you've seen what my flying Pokemon have done for you.... now you're going to see what they do.....TOOOO YOU!"
With that he tosses out his first Pokemon, HOOT-HOOT!
"That's no surprise," murmurs Ash dangerously, really getting into the Martial-Art's Hero routine, a little different to his usual Action Hero Ash bit true, but still fun, "But I've got a surprise for him! I choose you, CHIKORITA!"
Well.... that was a surprise.
Not quite as surprising as Chikorita's response though, as it ignores the battle and the sinister quips being traded back and forth to leap onto Ash's shoulder and snuggle happily against him.
We guess nobody told Chikorita the love scene comes three quarters of the way through the movie.
"Bad choice," growls Falconer evily, "I thought you of all people would know that Grass Pokemon are weak against Flying Pokemon, HOW could you forget that if you used to have a Pidgeot!"
"Hoot-Hoot!" agrees Hoot-Hoot.
"Yeah," growls Ash back, "Well I thought you of all people would have known that you don't always judge by type!"
"CHIKA!" snaps Chikorita snottily at the evil Trainer, not liking it's bitch being spoken too so roughly. What Falconer doesn't know, of course, is that Chikorita is tuned in pretty strongly to Ash's bullshit factor, and thus was able to defeat both Bulbasaur AND Charizard in their first encounter. And anything that can take Charizard has GOT to be respected.
The battle begins and Ash makes the first move at Falconer's insistence, ordering Chikorita to use it's Vine-Whip attack, countered by Hoot-Hoot's bravely flying away.
"We can't let it get away!" snaps Ash, "Use Vine-Whip again!"
Hoot-Hoot climbs high in the air to escape, then dives and tackles roughly against Chikorita, slamming it with it's peck attack to try and knock it out.
"Chikorita! Fight back with Razor Leaf!" cries Ash, and Hoot-Hoot again flies high to escape the attack. Falconer orders it to climb as high as it can and then Dive attack to finish Chikorita off, but Ash's patience pays off as he orders Chikorita to dive aside at the very last moment, avoiding the attack.
"Do it again," hisses Falconer evily, and then gets even eviler as he roars, "AND DON'T LET IT GET AWAY!"
Hehe, he's so evil it rocks!
Ash tries to use Hoot-Hoot's own forward momentum against it, calling for Chikorita to use Vine-Whip, but Hoot-Hoot dives out of the way and smashes into Chikorita, sending it flying and knocking it senseless.
Ash hugs the poor, lovesick little Pokemon close to him and it's soon pretty clear that it's playing up it's injuries. For one thing, it once got slammed into the side of a mountain by Charizard and refused to give up, secondly it just wants Ash to hold it close.
Regardless, because of it's love-sickness the first battle is lost and Hoot-Hoot is named the winner.
Misty and Brock worriedly confer as Ash calls Chikorita back into it's Poke-Ball, and Falconer takes the opportunity to taunt Ash, telling him that he warned him Grass Pokemon were no match for flyers.
Ash growls, then turns to his tough little French Rodent, telling it, "You're up next, Pikachu."
"Piiii-ka!" growls Pikachu, getting into the whole sinister one-liners thing.
Pikachu and Hoot-Hoot face off and the battle begins, Hoot-Hoot trying a tackle but getting totally disoriented by Pikachu's speed as it uses Agility.
"Hoot-Hoot! Climb before it uses electricity!" warns Falconer, and Hoot-Hoot begins moving up in the air as Pikachu charges it's electric sacs.
"Pikachu, Thunder-Bolt!" cries Ash.
Hoot-Hoot has climbed high, but Pikachu is no ordinary Pikachu, as Team Rocket can attest, and it's electric attack climbs higher, smashing into the Owl-Type Pokemon and sending it crashing to the ground, where Ash mercilessly instructs Pikachu to finish if off with a Quick-Attack.
Pikachu charges and slams Hoot-Hoot into Falconer's arms, the evil trainer unable to believe it was beaten so easily. Knowing that strangers are watching, he pretends that it doesn't bother him and tells Hoot-Hoot it did a good job and deserves a long rest.
Yeah, a dirt-nap right you evil Falconer you!
You'll be having Roast Hoot-Hoot for dinner tonight!
Misty and Brock are immensely pleased over Ash's victory, but worry over who Falconer will evily choose next, it's sure to be a Flying Pokemon, Brock warns, and proves how wrong he is a second later when Falconer calls out Dodrio.
"Unfortunately for you, no one has ever beaten my Dodrio," warns Falconer, you guessed it, evily, "Once they start battling they soon learn that three heads are much worse than one!"
"Ahhh, very interesting," mutters Brock smoothly, indicating he has no idea what to make of this bizarre choice. "Absolutely," agrees Misty, indicating her own bewilderment, "Very interesting!"
"I'm not scared!" snaps Ash forcefully, indicating he's shitting his pants, "Everybody knows Dodrio can't fly!"
Falconer just smiles an evil little smile and says, "If that's what you've heard than everybody is wrong."
"THEN YOURS CAN!" gasps Ash, forgetting to be all sinister and quiet in his childish astonishment.
"Begin!" orders the referee, and the battle begins.
Pikachu tries Agility again, but Dodrio matches it move for move, which could leave the battle going all night. We only have 6 more minutes, however, so Ash calls for it to use it's Thunder-shock.
"Fly Dodrio!" cries Falconer, and Dodrio leaps so high in the air it almost looks like it IS flying.
Coming back down, it uses it's Fury Attack to peck angrily at Pikachu, who is knocked back with a little French squeal of pain. Falconer sees victory imminent and calls for Dodrio to press it's advantage, using it's Drill Attack to drive their beaks hard into Pikachu's soft, chubby little flesh.
"This victory is going to be mine!" hisses Falconer with evil intent, "That's it Dodrio! Finish it off with your Tri-Attack!"
Dodrio mouths open and beams of light shoot from each to form a glowing triangle and what looks to be a very cool move. Before it can happen, however, Ash takes a leaf from Dodrio book and orders Pikachu to jump high in the air, just like Dodrio did earlier.
Pikachu leaps onto the lead head's.... um, head.... and uses it as a springboard to leap high, high, HIGH into the air, almost as if it WAS flying.
"Dodrio!" cries Falconer, seeing victory fall from his grasp.
"Now finish it off with a Thunder-Shock, Pikachu," orders Ash with relish, and the stupid three headed bird just stands there and takes a beating as Pikachu blasts it hard.
It moans and shakes, then collapses faces forward into the ground, unmoving.
In a display of the chilling conformity Falconer has instilled in his followers, his army chants emotionlessly, "Let's go Dodrio! Let's go Dodrio!" with as much warmth and emotion as a George Bush Family Reunion.
"Come on Dodrio!" cries Falconer, "Show them how tough you are!"
Knowing it'll be tomorrows lunch if it doesn't, Dodrio staggers to it's feet and tries to continue the battle. Strangely enough, Chikorita never got the minute long opportunity to get back to it's feet after getting knocked on it's ass, what's so special about Dodrio?
Oh sorry, yes, House Of Evil Rules.
"No way!" gasps Ash, unable to believe Dodrio is getting up, "It can't keep going after that!"
As if hearing the words makes it so, Dodrio slams to the ground yet again, unconscious, and Pikachu is once again named as the winner of the match.
"WE DID IT!" laughs Ash as Falconer glares evily at him from beneath his draped forelock, which is reminding us more and more of that evil rascal Hitler with every passing moment. Pikachu is also relieved, but hardly as exuberant, dropping onto it's ass and sighing with relief.
"That's okay," he mutters, not even pretending to believe the bullshit he's spinning, "You showed plenty of spirit back there, Dodrio."
Dodrio is called back and Brock excitedly tells Misty that this is Falconer's last Pokemon.
"I think we all know what it will be!" snaps Misty.
And indeed we do, as Pidgeot is called out and Ash stares at it fearlessly (he doesn't have to fight the freaking thing, after all) proclaiming that he had a feeling it would be next.
"Pika," sighs Pikachu tiredly.
"Careful Ash!" cries Brock, "Pikachu looks pretty tired!"
"Yeah!" warns Misty,"Maybe you should use another Pokemon?"
"Maybe you're right," murmurs Ash, being very out of character and actually listening to Misty's good advice, "Do you want to take a break, Pikachu?"
Pikachu is as stubborn as Ash and The French combined, though, and vigorously shakes it's head no.
"All right!" laughs Ash, figuring that means Pikachu is still fresh and rearing to go. The battle begins and Ash calls for Pikachu to show them they never give up.
Pikachu uses it's Thunderbolt, but it runs out of power as Pidgeot flies high to avoid the attack.
"PIKACHU'S TIRED!" cries Brock, then really gives Ash some badly needed encouragement, "YOU CAN'T WIN!"
"Pidgeot!" sneers Falconer,"Finish it with Whirlwind Attack!" Pikachu fights the massives gusts of wind that Pidgeot flaps up with it's powerful wings, but even it can't fight the laws of physics for too long, and eventually it is knocked over and sent rolling towards Ash, who charges up to it's side in fright.
"Pidgeot, is the winner!" cries the Referee, not even giving Pikachu five seconds to recover, unlike the full minute that Dodrio got.
"I was afraid this would happen!" gasps Misty.
"I know," Brock agrees, "Ash only has one Pokemon left!"
"You did a great job Pikachu," Ash tells Pikachu, which has regained consciousness and should actually be allowed to continue battling if it wants, except the referee already decided it was totally beaten without a chance of ever recovering in time. Ash stands up, leaving Pikachu by his side, "You deserve a rest."
He turns to face Falconer and informs him of the obvious,"I've only got one more chance to win, and that's all I need."
Okay, gentle Dodgers, three guesses who Ash chooses to fight for him here, and three clues.
Clue The First : This episode is called Fighting Flyer With Fire.
Clue The Second : Ash has one Pokemon capable of beating the shit out of anyone and anything, including ugly-ass Dragonites.
Clue The Third : This episode is called Fighting Flyer With Fire.
Guessed it yet? Okay here's a fourth clue, it's name is Charizard, and it's one kick-ass Pokemon!
"I choose you! Charizard!" cries Ash as Charizard slams down to the ground in front of a sinister looking Pidgeot.
"So Charizard up now, huh?" says Falconer with a grin, "Things are finally going to get interesting."
So you're saying watching two of your toughest Pokemon get an ass-whupping from a cuddly, yellow, French rodent wasn't interesting enough for you, Falconer? Man, you evil guys are hard to please.
Charizard and Pidgeot face off... and the battle begins with both flying high into the air to face off.
Ash calls for Charizard to use it's Flamethrower, but Pidgeot dodges aside. Ash, being a one trick pony, calls for Charizard to use it's Flamethrower again, but thanks to Pidgeot's Agility it is able to dodge aside again and again and again.... and again.
"It's too fast!" cries Ash, deciding it's about time someone stated the obvious.
"Using Agility it reaches a speed of Mach 2," grins Falconer evily, "I suggest you give up before it's too late."
"We'll never give up, no matter what!" snaps Ash angrily at his evil nemesis, then decides it's time Charizard used a new, totally wild manoeuvre.
Flame-Thrower!
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Oh yeah, that's the same attack it's been using, isn't it.... um, I guess.... YOU SUCK ASH!
This time Pidgeot stays in place, using it's Whirlwind attack to knock Charizard's flames back onto it, burning and hurting it's body with.....
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HANG ON JUST A DAMN SECOND!
This is Charizard we're talking about, The Pokemon that once got thrust into the MOLTEN HEART OF THE VERY VOLCANO ITSELF! and came out unscathed.
Trust us, it can handle a little flame.
Charizard slams onto it's back into the ground and Falconer thinks he has them on the run, calling for Pidgeot to use it's Wing Attack to finish the mighty Dragon off.
Ash knows another fire attack will just come back on Charizard, so he calls for it to use a Flying Attack... but something's wrong! Charizard's wing is bent and it's in obvious pain, too much pain to even avoid Pidgeot's Wing Attack, which slams past it and knocks it over onto the ground.
"Why didn't Charizard fly away!" cries Brock, wishing he didn't have squinty eyes.
"It's wing!" gasps Misty, relegated to a side-line commentator, "It must be injured!"
"Charizard!" cries Ash, not wanting to lose to an evil villain in his own lair,"Please try to stand up!"
Charizard sits up angrily, more pissed off by it's broken wing than anything else.
"Time to finish him off once and for all, Pidgeot!" Falconer confidently proclaims, thinking he's got it won now, "Use Quick Attack, NOW!"
Pidgeot charges forward and slams hard into Charizard's belly, as Misty gasps that things look bad and Brock warns him he's in danger of losing the match.
"I know that, Brock!" gasps Ash, desperately trying to coax his cobwebbed brain into starting up again, "But I don't know what else I can do!"
"Forfeit," sneers Falconer.
"FORFEIT!" gasps Ash.
"It's supposed to be a Trainer's responsibility to judge whether his Pokemon can continue to battle or not," Falconer contemptuously tells Ash, wanting desperately to make his stubborn little opponent be forced to surrender, "And you've got a Charizard that can't even fly anymore.... WHAT'S THE POINT OF BATTLING ANYMORE!?! A Charizard that can't fly, can't win a match."
Ash has had just about enough of this evil, prejudiced, forelock wearing, fly-boy loving, hand-gliding punk, and it's time to teach him that a Charizard is never beaten until it's flame goes out.
"OH YEAH!" growls Ash, "Well my Charizard isn't a quitter and neither am I!"
Charizard stands up straight and glares at Falconer, who quickly drops his gaze and pretends to be inwardly introspective, "Whatever you say Ash, maybe losing this battle will teach you a lesson.... Pidgeot, hit Charizard with your best Quick Attack... NOW!"
Pidgeot slams forward at full speed as Falconer roars for him to FINISH IT, but it's not quick enough to stop Ash making a little speech.
"I never ask you to do anything I know you can't do Charizard, and now I need you to FLY!"
Charizards wings flap up and his eyes grow wide with battle-lust before the mighty Dragon swoops into the ear, Pigeot's incredibly slow Quick Attack missing by a mile.
"Your Charizard may be able to fly, but can it fly fast!" sneers Falconer.
"OH NO!" gasps Ash.
Meanwhile Charizard turns in mid-flight and gets behind Pidgeot, which use's it's Agility Attack to quickly move behind Charizard, faster than the eye can see.
"Go Pidgeot!" orders Falconer, "Use your Quick Attack again! NOW!"
Pidgeot zooms forward, slamming into Charizard's belly and....
DOES NOTHING!
That's right, our bitch ain't going down like that and he's ready to kick him some Pidgeot ass. Just because it's fast doesn't make it strong, and now Charizard is right behind Pidgeot again.
But again it happens, and again and again, Pidgeot using it's Quick Attack to strike Charizard and retreat. It might not do much damage to the mighty Dragon, but it's effects are cumulative and it'll just keep doing it and doing it until Charizard falls.
Ash realises that Falconer is right, how can Charizard possibly defeat Pidgeot when it just uses the same moves over and over again, and then he realises that THAT'S IT! If Pidgeot uses the same moves over and over, it can be anticipated.
Once more Charizard flies behind Pidgeot and once more it uses Agility to get behind the powerful Dragon, but this time Ash is ready and calls for Charizard to turn and use Fire-Spin.
Instantly Pidgeot is surrounded by flames and flaps wildly in panic, trying to get away from the burning, burning fires of Charizard's fury.
"PIDGEOT NO!" cries Falconer in disbelief.
"HURRY UP ASH!" cries Brock, suddenly Ash's best friend again after telling him he couldn't win earlier, "DON'T LET PIDGEOT FLY AWAY!"
"NOW!" Ash cries to Charizard, "Grad hold of Pidgeot, and finish it off with a Seismic Toss!"
And Charizard does just that, zooming up to Pidgeot, grabbing it firmly and flying into the air, zooming around and around faster and faster until it seems to be encircling the globe itself, then zooming down and slamming Pidgeot HARD into the Gym Floor.
"Pidgeot get up! Pidgeot get up," the emotionless, conformist drones moan as one to Pidgeot. No five second, "It's over!" from The Referee hear, who allows Pidgeot time to recover. Pidgeot struggles to raise up to it's feet, but it's a useless attempt, it's fighting Charizard here and can't possibly win. It collapses back down to the ground as Falconer leaps up behind it, asking it's unhearing ears if it's all right.
"And the challenger!" cries The Referee as Misty grins foolishly behind him, "Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town is the Winner!"
"Congratulations, Charizard!" laughs Ash happily, a recovered Pikachu yelling a complementary, "Pi-KA!"
"ROOOOOAR!" roars Charizard, blasting flame into the sky in celebration.
Translation : Of course I won, I'm Charizard.
Ash, ever dignified in victory, bounces up and down chanting, "We won! We won!" over and over as the evil Falconer - crouched down by his defeated Hench-Pokemon - sees his evil empire crumble around his ears, brought down by a little boy.
As the sun sets, Falconer hands over the Zephyr Badge and Ash poses some more before the defeated evil master wishes Ash luck on his journey, promising to train harder to become the world's greatest Flying Pokemon Trainer.
You'll need to train your ass pretty hard, punk, you just got your ass handed to you on a stick by a stupid little kid.
And an ugly one at that.
But it's not all over yet, after all, we only got a little look at Team Rocket in today's episode, so let's see what happened to our beloved, true heroes.
Yep, there they are crashed in a forest, their balloon ruined and Spearow's pecking and attacking them mercilessly.
"Stop pecking on me!" moans James.
"I think mine laid an egg!" sobs Jesse.
"Dis is definitely for da boids!" moans Meowth.
And as the camera trucks away from the deflated balloon, we hear them moaning and owing away.... still, that's what you get when you cross into the territory of an evil Empire.
Just ask Al Gore.
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