What has happened before : Ash, Misty and Brock stumbled upon Tokyo,
Nerima Ward, where they took up residence at the Tendo Dojo. Along the
way, Ash captured P-Chan, and Misty ran afowl of Shampoo who is trying
to kill her, WITHOUT the Kiss of Death. Later, Shampoo caught Siamese
and Brock captured Farfight'ed, two rare and near extinct pokemon. As
soon as they returned home, Ranma and Genma start to pose as 'Ranko' and
'Mr. Panda', when a woman comes to the Tendo Dojo.

Opening theme : Pokemon 152 - ? Theme

(Opening shot, Ash is standing in the arena of the Elite Four,
spotlights trained on him. He raises a Pokeball to the sky, the light
glinting off the ball.)
I wanna be the very best
No one ever was,

(A pokeball soars towards a small Caterpie, catching it with ease. The
shot changes to shots of Ranma, Akane and Ryoga, all with a Pokeball in
hand)

to catch them is my real task,
to train them is my cause
(Shots of Charmander, Squirtle, Ash and Pikachu riding on a Lapras. A
shot of Ash and Pikachu standing beside Ryoga, Brock,
Misty, Ranma and Akane.)

I will travel across the land
searching far and wide
(Shots of Ash and Pikachu racing across the fields beside a Aricane and
Rapidash. Changes to a shot of Ranma tossing a Pokeball, a Charmander
emerging out.)

these Pokemon do understand
the power that's inside
(An open Pokeball sucking in a Pokemon, and closing.)


Pokemon
Gotta catch 'em all
(A dramatic pan backwards, showing Ash, Ranma, Misty and Brock standing
in a stiff wind, a huge Minotaur like creature, its arms upraised with
snarling fury against the black covered sky.)

It's you and me
I know its my destiny
(Ash hugs Pikachu. Happosai, Cologne and Oak stands behind the Nerima
crew as they fight. Ash twists his red League cap behind his neck. Misty
flaring up and firing a beam of ice towards a building where it explodes
with incredible force.)

Pokemon
Oh you're my best friend
In a world we must defend
(Shots of Oak, Jenny, Joy, Ash's mother, Jessie and James along with
Meowth and Gary sticking a Pokeball into the screen.)

Pokemon
Gotta catch 'em all
Our hearts so true
(Akane and Misty hugging Ash and Ranma respectively. Brock running after
Ukyou for a date.)

Our courage will pull us through
You teach me and I'll teach you
(Final scene the whole cast, Ash, Misty, Brock and Pikachu standing in
front of a curved row of Ranma and Akane in the middle, Ryoga and
Shampoo beside them, Ukyou kneeling in the front of the crew. Panda,
Oak, Cologne and Happosai at the sides, Team Rocket off to the side,
arms folded, their Pokemon out as the camera pans back to show
everyone.)

Pokemon
Gotta catch 'em all
Gotta catch 'em all

POKEMON!

                    A Pokemon, Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction
                    Developed for the new Millennium

                          Pokemon 152 - ? 2000

                         written by Shaun Garin
                          revised by WarChild

                   based on an idea by Kahlil Noriega
                   written with the authors permission

Episode 3 : The Rocket Strikes Back

Saotome Nodoka, the matriarch of the Saotome family looked down
disapprovingly at her shapeshifting son. "Really Ranko-chan, getting wet
at any available convenience? And dressed like THAT? Really, come
along."

Ranma tried to protest but Nodoka would not have any of it and she
grasped her slender wrist, and dragged her upstairs, a package within
her arms.

Misty finally blinked. "What's this about?"

Akane sighed in disgust. "Ranma and Ojisama are afraid of Auntie
Saotome."

"Why?"

"Seppuku act." At the Pokemon trainers shocked looks, Akane elaborated.
"When Ranma was just a baby, Genma made him sign a seppuku act to turn
Ranma into a Man Among Men. Now because of Ranma's curse and Uncle
Genma's cowardness," At Genma's name, she scowled, "they have to hide as
Ranko and Mr. Panda."  Then she smiled wickedly. "At least Uncle Genma
gets the short end of the cooking."

"Pika Pika, Pi KA, Chu Chu, Pi CHU!"

"Togepy, Togepryyyyyy!"

Ash looked down at Pikachu who was conversing with Togepy.  "What'cha
talking about Pikachu?"

Pikachu looked up and said, "Pikachu, PIKA! CHU CHU, PiKA Chu!"

"Can you understand any of that?" Akane asked curiously.

"Some of it. Pikachu? You're saying that you don't agree with the idea
of seppuku?"

"PIKA!" Pikachu said, holding up two fingers in a V for victory.

Just then, a slightly sour Ranma came downstairs, dressed up in a dress,
petticoats and her pigtail pulled out and combed out. Her skirts rustled
with delicate rustles. Everything was perfect, save for the scowl on her
face. Brock started to zone out until Misty whapped him upside the back
of his head.

Nodoka came downstairs, a broad smile on her face. "There now
Ranko-chan, is that better?"

"Sure, just dandy," she said, scowling darkly.

Nodoka sighed softly and looked upwards, to be met by Misty's eyes. "And
who is this young lady?"

"I'm Misty Waterflower."

"Well Misty-chan, why do you have such a daring outfit? Really, a young
girl shouldn't be going around in short shorts, a thin yellow t-shirt
and suspenders."

"Well, aheh, I travel a lot and a dress would be too cumbersome," she
said, rubbing the back of her head embarrassed. "I'm a Water Pokemon
trainer."

Nodoka frowned and it seemed like she was thinking. "Pokemon? I think
I've heard about things like that."

AS if to punctuate her thoughts, Psyduck jumped out of his ball with a
loud, "PSYDUCK!"

Misty resisted the reflex to pound Psyduck with her bag like she usually
did. After all, it didn't affect much inside. As if Psyduck could get
dumber. "That's Psyduck."

Suddenly, a flash of multicolored light emitted from Nodoka's sash in
her kimono, and a white light appeared from it, forming into a creature.
"Mew."

Ash stared and checked his Pokedex. <Mew. The Rarest Pokemon in all the
world. This is a one of a kind Pokemon, not found to be caught by any
Pokemon Trainer or Master.>

Nodoka blushed sheepishly. "I guess my secret is out. I am Saotome
Nodoka, Pokemon League Champion. I trained Pokemon on Pokemon Island
just off the side of Japan before coming here to live."

"Pokemon Island? You mean that we live on a huge island?" Ash looked
confused.

"Yes. It's usually clouded in mystery, and to normal people, it is just
Okinawa. But to the people who can see beyond anything, it is filled
with creatures called Pokemon." Nodoka smiled and drew a bag from her
sash, filled with two hundred and fifty Poke balls and handed it to Mew.
"Mew was the first one I caught after starting with Pikachu. I gave
Pikachu to a well known Pokemon Researcher a while ago."

"Who was it?" Brock asked, combing Vulpix's tails.

"A man called Professor Oak in Pallet Town. He loved Pikachu."

Suddenly Pikachu cried out, "PIKA PIIIII!" and leaped into Nodoka's
arms. She looked surprised but then hugged Pikachu tightly.

"PIKACHU!" Nodoka hugged the cute little Pikachu tightly and Ash looked
on in wonder. "Pikachu, it IS you!"

"Pikachu?" Ash turned to Nodoka, "You were Pikachu's trainer before me?
Then how come he was so unresponsive before I
gained his trust?"

"Pikachu is a free spirit. He only fights when he wants to, and when he
wants to defend his friends and family. Pikachu is very loyal," Nodoka
reached up and scratched Pikachu's ears. He smiled and settled down into
Nodoka's arms, throwing off sparks of electricity with the pleasurable
sensations. "Pikachu will only obey someone that he loves. You have
gained his love, young...?"

"Ash Ketchum from Pallet."

Nodoka smiled as she heard the boy's name.  'Ketchum, it has been awhile
since I heard that name,' she thought as she picked up Mew and her bag
of Poke balls. "How about we have a match? I have not used many of the
Pokemon for a long time."

"I thought that the Masters couldn't fight," Brock said.

"It can be done. But not for the title of Pokemon League Champ. How
about two on two, at the same time?"

Ash nodded and they headed out into the yard, facing each other from
across the Koi pond. Suddenly...

 PREPARE FOR TROUBLE!
 AND MAKE IT DOUBLE!

Ash groaned. "Not them again!"

Three two figures, dressed in white, red and black stood atop the wall.
One is a red haired woman, and the other, a purple haired man.

 TO PROTECT THE WORLD FROM DEVASTATION
 TO UNITE ALL PEOPLE'S WITHIN OUR NATION
 TO DENOUNCE THE EVIL'S OF TRUTH AND LOVE,
 TO EXTEND OUR REACH TO THE STARS ABOVE

 JESSIE

 JAMES

 TEAM ROCKET BLAST OFF AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
 SURRENDER NOW, OR PREPARE TO FIGHT!

 MEOWTH, THAT'S RIGHT!!!

Jessie smirked at Ash. "Hand over your Pikachu and no one will get
hurt."

"You can't have Pikachu," Ash cried out in rage.

Nodoka, on the other hand, started to study James. Just then, a mental
image formed in her head. "James? Little James?"

James looked down at her, a surprised and confused look on his face.
"Who asks?"

Nodoka stared at him intently. "Are you the little James with the rich
parents? The one I used to tend to before moving to Japan?"

James' eyes widened with recollection. "AUNTIE NODOKA!" He barreled down
and hugged his paternal aunt with feverish force. She hugged back
tightly. "It's so good to see you again Auntie!"

"AUNTIE?!" Everyone chorused in shock.

James released his aunt. "Auntie, so you've been here for the past
eighteen years when you left Pokemon Island?"

"Hai. And why have you joined Team Rocket, young man? I knew you loved
freedom from your crazy parents but this is a bit overdoing it, is it
not?"

He looked sheepish. "I sorta like the life. Is Pikachu with you?"

Nodoka's face took on a look of mock sadness. "James, don't you know
that you and your partner are trying to capture the same Pikachu that I
trained? The one you love so much as a child?"

James facefaulted. "I didn't know you traded Pikachu auntie."

"Well now you know. Pikachu? Come meet the little boy you loved so
 much."

Pikachu cautiously stepped forward and jumped onto Nodoka's head and
sniffed James. Satisfied that this was the same James, he jumped atop
his head and stretched out. Nodoka smiled. "He remembers you."

"Wonder why Pikachu never noticed him before?" Ash asked quietly.

"We were always running away from Team Rocket too much to find out,"
Misty answered.

Jessie impatiently tapped her foot. "Forget the reunion James, lets
fight!"

"Do we have to?" he whined. "We never succeed and this is the first time
in eighteen years I saw auntie."

"Then you have to fight against the three of us," Meowth said, baring
his claws.

Jessie pulled out two Poke Balls. "Arbok, Lickatung, GO!"

James frowned and threw out his Pokemon. "Weezing, GO!"

"Pikachu, Bulbasaur, attack together!" Ash commanded.

"Mew, attack!"

"Arbok!"

"Lickatung!"

"Wheezing!"

"Pikachu!"

"Bulbasaur!"

"MEW!"

"Meowth!"

Two seconds later, the female of Team Rocket plus a snake, cat and,
er...whatever, flew off into the distance with the cry, "Looks like Team
Rocket is blasting off again!!"

James looked worried. "I hope she doesn't land too hard."

"Don't worry about Jessie," Nadoka said, hugging the young man. "If
anything, they should be able to land properly."

<><><>

A ways away, Jessie, Arbok, Meowth and Likatung landed hard on their
heads. Jessie sat up in pain. "That James," she spat, "he's turned
against us!"

Just then, a elderly cackle came from behind. "Well I see you three are
in need of someone to help you." Jessie spun around to find a man who
looked old enough to be the grandfather of Methusala.

"Who are you?" she demanded.

"I'm Happosai, grandmaster of the Anything Goes Martial Arts, AND, the
oldest Pokemon Master of the world next to Cologne. I think you four
need some help, eh?"

Jessie grinned wickedly.

End Episode 3 : To be Continued

(Don't go away, the PokeRAP is next!)

Poke Rap

Loosen those lips, there's a 150 Pokemon, how many can you name?

SANDSLASH

HITMONLEE

PSYDUCK

ARCANINE

EEVEE

EXEGGUTOR

KABUTOPS

ZAPDOS

DRATINI

GROWLITHE

MR. MIME

CUBONE

GRAVELLER

VOLTORB

GLOOM

We're almost home!

Gotta catch 'em all, Gotta catch 'em all, Gotta catch 'em all,
Gotta catch 'em all!

Gotta catch 'em all POKEMON!

CHARMELEON

WARTORTLE

MEWTWO

TENTACRUEL

AREODACTYL

OMANYTE

SLOWPOKE

PIDGOT

ARBOK

That's all folks!

Closing Credits and Theme : The Time Has Come

I close my eyes
And I can see
The day we met
(A scene of Ash picking up a Pokeball and Pikachu escaping from its
inside. He picks up Pikachu and he zaps him.)

Just one moment and I knew
You're my best friend
'Do anything
For you
(A scene of Ash meeting Misty, Brock throwing a pokeball, and Ash
looking upwards, the camera panning backwards, into the sky.)

We've gone so far
And done so much
And I feel
Like we've always been together
(Scenes of Ash running along a beach, Misty, Brock and Pikachu trailing
along in the setting sunlight. A still photo of Ranma sitting atop a
cliff, that fades from brown and white tones to a full color picture,
his pigtail swinging in the wind. A constellation draws itself out on
the sky, Sagittarius the Archer. A shooting star arcs across the sky.)

Right by my side
Through thick and thin
You're the part of my life
I'll always remember
(A shot of Pikachu waving to the sky, his eyes glistening with tears,
Pidgeotto carrying Ryoga away. A shot of Ash's shadowed face, a stream
of tears dripping from his eyes. Ranma gathering Akane in his arms,
Ukyou wrapping a consolidating arm about Brock's shoulder. Ash sitting
down in the grass, Misty leaning on his shoulder, his jacket wrapped
about her shoulders.)

The time has come,
It's for the best I know it
Who could have guessed that you and I...
(Ash's face, haloed in a corona of light, Misty holding onto his
fingertips. He smiles at her, as the light brightens to a blinding view
and she collapses on the ground, sobbing.)

Somehow, someday,
We'd have to say goodbye
Somehow today...
...we have to say goodbye.
(Fade out.)

(A Magic Tech Production. A Shaun Garin Story.)

Notes on chapter : Well it didn't turn out the way I wanted it to be but
all's well. I can only account the shortness of this chapter to the fact
that I started a story that I'm really going to publish in the near
future. I can't tell you what it is since I wanna make some money on
this one. Not a fan fic, but an original fantasy story.

But I disgress. Thanks for the C&C everyone, it motivated me, seeing on
how I don't feel like getting a guest book as of this point in time.

As always, C&C should be directed to [email protected].  Praise and
comments taken, flames are extinguished by an Articuno.

Revised notes July 21 1999(Shaun Garin): I added the beginning. And for
those who know Misty's real last name, well, I made up the last name for
the sake of it. If anyone knows her real last name (if she has one),
email me at the mail address at the bottom of the fanfic page.

Revision notes November 2, 2000(WarChild): Fixed little bit on Nodoka's
past.  Professor Oak is older, not younger than Nodoka.

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