What has happened before: An eerie calm peace has swept over Nerima.
MissingNo's revival is felt by various people.  And Jessie has acquired
Mewtwo.

Opening Theme : Pokemon 152 - ? 2000 Opening Theme

So you wanna be a master of Pokemon?
You got the skills to be number one?
(A downward shot of a brown Pokemon Stadium floor and then it moved up
into a three dimensional Pokeball. It then splits apart and the logo
"Pokemon 2000" shoots out. Shots of several different Pokemon light up
the screen)

I gotta take, the ultimate step, got the courage to be bold,
to face it out, and not forget the lessons that I hold
(A shot of Misty, Brock, Ranma, James and Tracy watching Ash as he
stands in a pillar of light. A shot of Ash and Pikachu facing off
against Ritchie and Sparky.)

I wanna go, where no one's been, far beyond the crowd
A shot of Ranma and Ash, leaping high into the air, doing a
full three sixty rotation in the air, followed by Brock, Misty, Tracy
and James. A shot of Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy zooming by in a
motorbike.)

Learn the way to take command
Release the power within my hand
(A downward shot of Ash, Misty, Brock, Tracy, James and Ranma releasing
Pokeballs that seem to hover at chest height)

We're all living, in a Pokemon World
Pokemon
(A sequence of shots of Staryu squirting a long stream of water, then
Snorlax swiping downwards, and then Charizard swoops down and opens its
mouth in a bellow.)

I wanna be the greatest Master of them all
Greatest Master
(A shot of Ash and Pikachu on his shoulder looking up, and then a long
downward pan of several people, Duplica, AJ, Hiker and several others
with Ritchie at the bottom is shown.)

We're all living, in a Pokemon World
Pokemon
(A shot of Ranma and Misty shaking their heads, and then the screen is
filled with Marril, Venonat and Scyther.)

So you want to beat all the rest and be better than all the rest?
(Ash throwing a Pokeball, followed by James. A shot of Jessie in a dark
sky, laughing while the lightning crashes around her.)

So you wanna be a Master of Pokemon, do you got the skills to
be number one?
(A sequences of shots of Water type Pokemon using watergun, fire types
using firespin and then a shot of Giovanni pointing into the screen,
then a shot of Cassidy and Butch, arms crossed, and then a Sandshrew
jumps into view.)

We're all living, in a Pokemon World
Pokemon! I wanna be the greatest Master of them ALL!
(A spinning shot of Jigglypuff about to sing, then Bulbasaur jumps into
the screen, followed by a Slowbro who starts to glow before Squirtle
headbutts him away, and then is chased away by a Magneton, and then
Pikachu leaps into the screen, and then unleashes a powerful Thunderbolt
attack. The Thunderbolt rockets out from a shot of the earth, and then
the logo Pokemon 152 - ? 2000 appears with two Pokeballs encircling it.)

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 6: 2 B A Master

The day had passed without any complaint from the peanut gallery, and
Kuno had amazingly, stopped his chasing after Misty, deeming her the
love of Ash. Something was up.

Ranma's hands slammed into the dummy, sending up a shower of straw dust,
his arms blurring into his speed technique he was so fond about. In the
other side of the dojo, Ash practiced the simple forms of the Tendo
Style of Musabetsu Kaikouto Ryu.

He had steadily refused Ranma's training, simply because of the first
lesson of the Saotome Musabetsu Kaikouto Ryu. As someone had pointed out
to him, the Saotome style was a MIDAIR style, and the first lesson was
hitting the midair. Specifically, falling off a roof.

Ash wanted to be in top shape for the League, but not so much that he
could leap tall buildings in a single bound.  Besides, he had enough
pain when that stupid pig came around and started to bite on his rear.
Ash had the severe urge to let Pikachu zap him. Painfully.

As he went through the kata, Misty came in, and he stumbled, falling to
the ground.

Misty was dressed in a gi as well, and seemed a bit weary. "Hi Ash!"

Ash got up and asked, "say Misty, are you going to learn Tendo style?"

"Nope!" she exclaimed to his shock. "I'm learning from Ranma!"

"When did THIS happen?" Ash sputtered.

"Since you went on that date with Ukyou," she shot back.  "I felt that I
need some more muscle. Now if you'll excuse me..."

Ash watched her go and his resolve tightened. "If Misty can take it, so
can I."

Seconds later, the sound of Ash hitting the ground painfully was heard.

"That hurt..."

<><><>

Brock sat down on his futon and started to page through the
Pokecalendar. As his eyes alit on the page in front of him, he stopped
and gasped. "ASH!"

Ash and Misty charged into the room and he held up the calendar. "We're
only a month and a half away from the Pokemon League! We have to get
back to Pokemon Island!"

"But Ash can't enter it because he only has six badges!" Misty
exclaimed.

"And without two more, I can't enter the Pokemon League!" Ash finished.

"Pikachu!"

"Ash?" It was Professor Oak outside the door, "I just discovered that
you might be late for the Pokemon League and I know something or someone
that might help. Come outside."

Ash, Misty and Brock followed the elderly man downstairs and there was
Mrs. Saotome, and elder Cologne. Nadoka nodded and said, "We have heard
about your plight and know about the new policy. You may battle against
me for a Psyche badge." She held up a badge that was shaped like an
infinity sign.

"I am a League Master as well," Cologne said from atop her pole. She
held up a badge that was shaped like a blue comet, with the tail
extending to the right. "This is a Ki badge, the badge of my own gym
back on Pokemon Island. We will fight for this one as well."

"Are these legal?" Misty asked, looking at the shimmering badges.

"Very." Nadoka replaced it on her kimono and strapped on a belt of six
pokeballs. "They will gain you an audience with the Elite Four."

"Alright!"

<><><>

Battle I, Ash VS Nadoka

<><><>

"We will have three Pokemon per battle. Best two out of three."

Ash tipped his hat and took a ready stance on the other side of the
water pond.

"Kadabra, GO!" Nadoka wound up and threw the ball.

"A Kadabra!" James exclaimed. "I remember that from
Sabrina's gym!"

The ball split open and a psychic pokemon appeared with a "Kadabra!"

"Ash! Fight smart!" Brock called from the porch.

"Right! Bulbasaur, GO!" The ball opened and the plant pokemon appeared.
"Bulba."

"Bulbasaur!" he shouted, "Focus energy!"

Bulbasaur started to glow a blue color. Nadoka calmly ordered, "Kadabra,
Psybeam."

The beam of multicolored light burst from its eyes and arced towards the
Bulbasaur. Misty, Brock and James gasped.

"Bulbasaur, Agility! Combine with Tackle!"

The Bulbasaur moved so quickly, that it disappeared from view.  Ranma
finally took notice and blinked. "Nothing can be THAT
fast," she said, her ego fading.

"What's the matter?" Misty asked, nudging him in the side.

"Yeah RanKO," Akane put in, grinning, "you'd think that you were jealous
of Bulbasaur."

On the battle field, the Kadabra soared out into the sky and landed with
a painful thump, and promptly fainted. "All right!"  Ash exclaimed.

"Kadabra return!" The Pokemon was recalled with a thin beam of energy.
She shrunk it down and pulled out another one. "Pokeball GO!"

The ball split open and a blue duck with sharp talons on its webbed
appendages appeared. "Golduck!" it exclaimed.

"Ahh! A Golduck!" Misty shouted.

Ash fished out his pokedex and flipped it open. <Golduck. The evolved
form of Psyduck. Its power is extraordinary, with the ability to use
psychic attacks without relying on its headache. It is also a water
type.>

"So, a water type as well. Well then, I got this covered. Bulbasaur,
Vine whip!"

The vines emerged from its back and shot out. The Duck blurred and
suddenly, it appeared in front of Bulbasaur. "Golduck, Disable!"

Bulbasaur suddenly stiffened and its vines dropped to the ground. Ash's
mouth dropped open.

"Golduck's psychic attack is powerful," Brock commented.

"I know the feeling," James lamented. "I got hit by that darned
Psyduck's Disable and Confusion attacks too much."

"Golduck, Confusion. Follow up with Psychic."

Golduck started to glow more and Bulbasaur started to float upwards into
the air.

"Incredible. Saotome, your wife is most formidable."

The Panda grunted derisively.

A wave of psychic energy lanced out and struck Bulbasaur. Ash gasped and
ran to his Bulbasaur, catching it as it landed. "You okay?" he asked.

"Bulbasaur."

He carried the Pokemon to the side and set him down. He stood up and
pointed his hand towards the Golduck. "Pikachu, I choose you!"

Pikachu jumped up from the sidelines and leapt high into the air with a
"Pika!"

"Pikachu, Thunder NOW!"

"Pikaaaaaaaa PIKA PIII!"

The lightning bolt lanced down from the heavens and struck the Golduck.
It sizzled for a second before toppling over. "YESSS!" Ash shouted
happily as Pikachu landed in front of him, his paws curled up in fists,
electricity still crackling on its cheeks. "One more and I win a Psyche
Badge!"

"Golduck return." Nadoka stored the Pokeball in her kimono and smiled
warmly. "We still have one more Pokemon to go." She pulled out a
pokeball and expanded it. "I choose... Butterfree!"

"Beee freee!" Butterfree came out. Brock stared. "But a Butterfree isn't
a Psychic Pokemon!"

Nadoka just smiled at him. "Butterfree, stun spore."

The bug pokemon started to flap its wings hard and spores started to
spread from its wings. Ash thought hard for a second before saying,
"Pikachu, Agility! Combine with Swift!"

Pikachu launched itself towards Butterfree and avoided the cloud of
power. Its body blurred into a star-shaped projectile as it slammed into
the Butterfree. As it toppled over, Nadoka commanded it, "Butterfree,
Psywave!"

The psychic energy slammed into Pikachu like a brick wall. The tiny
rodent pokemon toppled backwards and spun on its feet dizzily.
"Pikachu!" Ash shouted in concern. "Are you okay?"

Pikachu shook its head. "Pika pika!"

Ash smiled. "Okay, lets finish it! Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

"PikaaaaaaaaaaCHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!"

The power erupted from the Pikachu for a second before the Butterfree
collapsed. A round of clapping and applause erupted on the sidelines and
even the Dojo crew applauded.

Nadoka walked over to him and put the infinity symbol on his palm. "Here
is the Psyche Badge. May you wear it proudly."

<><><>

Battle II : Ash VS Cologne

<><><>

"One on one." Cologne fished out a Pokeball in her robe and expanded it
in her shriveled old hand. "Go Hitmonchan!"

"A Hitmonchan!" Ash grinned. "Then I choose..."

Suddenly, his belt flared and out popped Charizard. It roared angrily
while snorting great black rings of smoke. "Charrrr!"

"Charizard?" Ash, Misty and Brock echoed.

Ranma, in his female form, stood up and stared. "What in the name of
Kami-sama is THAT?!"

"Ranko," Nadoka chided, "That is a Charizard. This will be an
interesting battle."

Ash grinned and shouted, "Charizard, Flamethrower!"

The huge dragonlike Pokemon reared back and spit out a long melting
flame of fire at the Hitmonchan. "Hitmonchan, Fire Punch!" Cologne
commanded.

The Hitmonchan's hand flared and ignited with flame. Flame met flame and
they clashed with tremendous force, spitting up a choking dust cloud. As
Ash's eyes cleared, there was Charizard and Hitmonchan in armlock. He
smirked. "Charizard!
Seismic Toss!"

Charizard grabbed his opponent's hands and flew up into the air, and in
the middle of the sky, started to spin the Hitmonchan about in the air.
Faster and faster it went before Charizard threw down Hitmonchan,
straight into...

A panda and girl suddenly became a overweight and stupid man, and a
egotistical boy with the wave of hot water that sprayed them when the
Hitmonchan shattered the waterpipe. Nadoka blinked. And blinked again.
She wasn't dreaming. "Ranma? Genma?"

Genma went into his Crouch of the Wild Tiger (Patent Pending) and
started to prostrate the Samurai woman and League Champ. "I'm SORRY! I'M
SORRY!"

Ranma took another approach. "I'd been meaning to tell you about this
mom but oyiji..." he cast an angry glare at his father, "told me about
that damned seppuku act."

Nadoka burst into tears and grabbed her son in a great hug. "Oh Ranma! I
never wanted to follow up on that decree! As far as I'm concerned,
you're manly enough. Besides," she stepped back and looked him over, a
smile on her face, "Colonge told me a while ago, before she knew about
the sepekuu pact."

"HUH?!"  Ranma declared.

Ash, on the other hand, was celebrating. "Charizard, return!"

The Pokemon was recalled back and Cologne recalled her own. "That was
impressive Ash.  It's been awhile since a Trainer has put up a good
fight. The last time when someone young has beaten me was when Nodoka
here became the League Master at the age of 15.  She had put up such a
valient effort worthy of the Amazons."

"Wait a minute, you knew Ranma's mother?" Brock asked.

"I was Colonge's protege as I took her place as one of the Elite Four.
Duties back in her village required her departure.  We corresponded once
in a while, considering mail service to the village was terrible,"
Nodoka explained.

Genma blinked.  "You knew this old ghoul ALL ALONG?!  YOU KNEW
EVERYTHING ALL ALONG?!"

Cologne whapped Genma with her staff.  "Of course.  She just pretended
not to, hoping that her son would be the honest person he should have
been. Besides, she wanted to make you squirm."  Genma just cowered.

"Mom, if you knew that I was Ranko, then how come you put me through all
that?!" Ranma asked.

"I guess I wasn't thinking too clearly when I did that.  I did it to see
how resistant you were, and if you're not resistant, maybe I could have
taught you to be more femimine, in hopes you would respect other women,"
Nodoka explained.  "Apparently, that didn't work as well as I thought."

"Clearly," Misty said to herself, remembering seeing Ranma for the first
time.

"Wait a minute, didn't you say were you one of the Elite Four?  Then how
come you returned to Japan?" James asked.

"Let's just say that's another story.  But I'll say this, before I
returned, I saw my sister get married to one of her best friends, and
settle down in Pallet Town," Nodoka said, as she turned to Ash.  "I
recognized your last name Ash, because that was the name my sister took
when she got married."

Ash and Ranma face faulted.

"You mean that Auntie Saotome is actually..." James started.

"Ash's aunt?" Brock finished.

"So," Ash said, staring into Ranma's blue eyes.

"We're cousins," Ranma finished, staring into his golden brown eyes.

Ash grinned and clasped his hand on Ranma's shoulder. Not an easy feat
since Ranma is about ten inches taller than he was. "Cousin Ranma."

"Cousin Ash," Ranma clasped his hand on Ash's shorter shoulders.

Ash suddenly tensed and thrust his arms up, producing the Ki Badge and
the Psyche Badge between his fingers. "YEAH! I GOT A KI AND PSYCHE
BADGE!"

<><><>

"The Pokemon League starts in a month and a half. I suggest that you get
going Ash if you wish to get there when it starts. And when you get
there, there will be a surprise waiting for all of you. Good luck." A
wide smile was on the wizened face of the Matriarch.

As Ash shouldered his backpack, Pikachu jumping into it, a cleared
throat got his attention. He turned about and saw Ranma there. "Oh, hi
Ranma."

"Ash, I wanna come along." he said slowly. "My mom said that I should
see the land of Pokemon Island. I hope you don't mind another person
tagging along."

"It'll be rough..." Ash started but Ranma cut him off.

"I'm used to rough."

"Ash," this was another voice. James. "I want to apologize for trying to
capture Pikachu. We've resolved our differences over the past few weeks
and I'd just like to see if we can bury the hatchet." The Ex-Team Rocket
member stuck out his hand. Ash looked it over before smiling and
clasping it in his own.

"Welcome aboard."

James grinned. "I already pumped up the balloon. We'll be in Pallet Town
within two days. Even with the addition of myself and Ranma, we can get
there."

<><><>

"Dress warmly Ranchan," Ukyou said, tying a scarf about his neck.

"Shampoo will miss you Aerin," Shampoo said. "Shampoo will also miss you
Brock and James." Both men blushed brightly.

"Saotome, come back. We need another rematch." This was from Mousse.

"Have a safe trip Ranma-sama," Kodachi said, bowing low.

"Ranma," Nadoka pulled a Pokeball from her pouch and tossed it to him.
"Here. It's a Hitmonchan. You'll need it where you're going."

The balloon, loaded with Ash, Misty, Brock, James and Ranma, started to
rise. Professor Oak and Cologne rose up on Pidgeots and soared off
alongside the balloon.

<><><>

And so our heros are finally heading towards the Indigo Plateau where
they will battle in the Pokemon League. But the true challenge is still
ahead. For Jessie is still under control of Missingno, Meowth, Arbok and
Lickatung is heading towards Japan, and where is Ryoga when you need
him?

This and more in the next Episode of Pokemon 152 - ?

End Episode 6 : To Be Continued

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

Gotta catch 'em all, gotta catch 'em all

ARTICUNO

JYNX

NIDORINA

BEEDRILL

HAUNTER

SQUIRTLE

CHANSEY

PARASECT

EXGGCUTE

MUK

DEWGONG

PIDGEOTTO

LAPRAS

VULPIX

RHYDON

At least 150 or more to see, to be a Pokemon Master is my destiny!

CHARIZARD

MACHAMP

PINSIR

RHYDON

DUGTRIO

GOLDBAT

STARYU

MAGICARP

NINETALES

EKANS

OMASTAR

SCYTHER

TENTACOOL

DRAGONAIR

MAGMAR!!

Gotta gotta gotta catch 'em all,

POKEMON!

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.)

Authors ending notes

Well, here's the end of the Nerima cycle. Now, armed with the
reassurance of new friends, a new cousin, and new allies, and more
importantly, more badges, Ash is heading towards the Pokemon League.

What will happen when Jessie, Happosai, Missingno and Mewtwo crashes the
party? More importantly, who will win? It's ASH VS GARY for the right to
fight the Elite Four!

Rewritten notes

Things change. And so do storylines. Will Butch and Cassidy get the best
of the group? Or will a certain fluff ball get to them first, and sing
them their Lullaby? Next time on Pokemon 152 - ? 2000.

Revision notes November 5, 2000(WarChild): Changed the conversation on
how Colonge lost her place as the League Master, as to reflect the new
storyline.  Other minor corrections.

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