What has happened before: The battle of Juuban intensifies as martial
artists from Nerima join in the fray, followed by a group of evil
Digimon, and the Digidestined Yolei, Cody, Davis, Willice, and Michael.
On Spiral Island, the Extreme Digidestined faced off Piedmon,
Machinedramon, Devimon, and Myotismon.  They were all defeated, but a
last resort attack by Piedmon reduced the remaining heroes to Ash,
Ranma, and Genki.  When all seems like the end, Ryoga shows up with the
Red Disc containing the Phoenix.

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 and Digimon Fan Fiction
                    Developed for the new Millennium

                          Pokemon 152 - ? 2000

                         written by Shaun Garin
                         co-written by WarChild

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

Episode 18 : Jogress Transformation - 3 Hearts as 1 Part 1

Nadoka was not by any means, a slouch when it came to her swordsmanship.

She was considered, by many of her peers and other such grandmasters, a
grandmaster of the family style, passed down through generations of her
family. Her style was unique, able to slash open walls, carve roasts,
tear bindings, and even cut a hole into solid titanium with one slash. 
A slash that most would think impossible because it seems that she 
could simply make one pass, and then, like most of her frequent 
sparring partners, solid oak logs, would fall into neatly cut strips. 
Or diced, or peel off the bark of the log itself, or even, yes, carve a 
picture of a siren into it.

Nadoka, was, simply put, GOOD with a sword.

For generations, her family's sword style was passed down, through,
strangely enough, an all male family line, each taking up the same 
name. The hilt itself of the Katana of Light, was unique in it's 
perspective. For instance, when it was received by the child of the 
originator of the style, it mutated into a basic broadsword, gently 
balanced. The child was very very good with the sword, but usually 
relied on his, ahem, other abilities than the sword.

Throughout the centuries, the style had even earned respect even on the
then Massive Empire of Jurai, as a long time ago, a man bearing the
family name had fought Kasuhito Masaki and won. It was a battle worthy
of battles, as the man had incorporated his own style, Hiten Mitsurugi
Battojitsu into the already insanely powerful swordsmanship style. Yes,
it was Himura Kenshin. He, unlike the others, was a first cousin to the
original bloodline, and thus, was rather suitable for swordsmanship. 
The Sakabutu he carried was NOT the family sword, but rather a sword he  
had crafted for his own family line if and when he married. The true 
Katana of Light, was always passed down the main family line from 
generation to generation, all children no matter what gender, 
maintained the sword style of their ancestors.

But yet another trait was passed down. In many ways, the family was
rather... odd, even compared to the Kunos, who had foolishly, tried to
copy the unique sword style that they had displayed. With disastrous
results. Suffice to say, Kuno has nothing on Nadoka. He was painfully
pathetic when compared to the grandmaster.

The trait in question, was actually a type of stupidity that manifested
itself in many ways. This, in turn, made most of them rather.... unique
in their dispositions.

The trait was passed down to Nadoka who also inherited the rather
airheadedness of her family. Most of the time, it manifested itself in
her rather skewed version of Manly. In other words, she just was as
loopy as any other of the major players in Nerima. She just showed it 
by carrying around her blanket wrapped katana.

But there was no denying her skill with the sword.

The style included a lot of fancy acrobatics, severely modified for the
women of the family who also had learned the sword. Flips, dodging, and
all the other types of attacks and techniques, all parried the double
assault by Butch and Cassidy. The pair of Higher class Rocketeers were
unawares that with the newly added firepower, ninety nine percent of
their marauding forces had been cut down, unconscious, tied up and
dragged through the portal to jails in the Pokemon Islands in either 
the Kanto Region, the Orange Island Archipelago or the Johto Region.

Nadoka spun away, parried Butch's strike to the stomach, whipped her
light blade to her back as she blocked a strike from Cassidy, and 
ducked as the pair of enchanted weapons struck each other, rolling away.

Butch lowered his weapon and said, "are you just delaying the
inevitable, woman?" His eyes narrowed. "Or are you mocking all of us,
the Great Team Rocket?"

Nadoka narrowed her eyes as she stanced. "I beat Jeremy and Janet 
twenty years ago, child. I can take you two down easily."

"Then lets take the kid gloves off, shall we?" Butch and Cassidy 
dropped back, allowing a momentary breather.

(BGM : Duel of the Fates - Star Wars Episode 1)

The three circled, their blades humming in raw power. Butch, reached up
and removed his jacket and gloves, allowing for more freedom. Cassidy
removed her jacket and gloves as well. They brought up their weapons,
the energy playing across Butch's steel blade and the raw humming of 
the red beamsaber that Cassidy held.

Nadoka nodded, reached up and pulled the clasp of her kimono. It 
dropped to the ground, revealing a tunic and pants in blue, soft black 
boots. She raised her sword, the energy of the blade humming with raw 
power, the sword in an unfamiliar stance.

Then, Butch attacked. Their blades clashed together repeatedly, 
creating a ringing harmony of energies as the sounds of thrumming  
blades were heard. Nadoka jumped an attack, parried a swipe and using 
her considerable strength, somersaulted over Butch, landing and swiping 
at his unprotected back.

Butch jerked forwards and swung hard around, his blade connecting with
hers.

Cassidy smirked and leapt into the fray, her energy blade clashing
several times.

Nadoka, used to multiple opponents, slammed her blade into the ground,
causing a shockwave that threw them off their feet. The Rocketeers
rolled to their feet and Butch raised his sword.

"Dark Lighting!" He pointed the blade at Nadoka who raised it to 
deflect the energy attack. The electricity bounced off as more bolts 
were fired. It was like a scene played out in Star Wars as she charged, 
flipping into their defenses, reversing her movement as she went into a 
spiral cut.

Cassidy grunted as she felt the blade nick her arm, a drop of blood
falling to the ground. "Damn bitch!" she snarled and charged the older
woman, their energy blades humming as they cut, thrust, and attacked
with renewed vigor.

Nadoka reached out with her swordsman senses, probing the younger
defenses with the sword. Then, she saw her chance as she cut at an
angle, the top of the beam saber shearing cleanly off. Cassidy shrieked
and stumbled backwards, dropping the hissing sword.

Butch wasted no time, and charged. His attack sheared off a lock of
Nadoka's hair as she deflected it, and then with a yell, slashed at the
hilt of Butch's sword.

The black electricity arced across the battlefield as Butch dropped the
sword, crying out in pain from the shock delivered from the broken
sword. In an instant, the energies that were enhancing them were gone
as they found themselves at swordpoint. "Do you concede?"

The pair exchanged glances and nodded. "We... concede." Butch said,
allowing himself to be cuffed by an Officer Jenny.

Then, a roar of flame cut into the place where Nadoka had vacated
immediately as the two battling creatures, Muu and Phoenix took a low
dive, Phoenix trailing him, blasting away with his flames.

Muu rounded on him and roared out, a ball of dark flame impacting on
Phoenix.

Phoenix was thrown into a store, the store collapsing.

Muu smiled as the Phoenix crashed into the store.  Then his eye caught
something.  Nadoka and her sword.

"Human," he roared, "if you wish to live longer, hand me Swordbeaker!"

Nadoka blinked at the giant dragon-like creature.  "What are you
talking about?"

Then as Muu was about to demand again, the Phoenix came out from the
destroyed store, shrieking. Phoenix slammed into Muu, driving him into
the middle of Juuban Park.

Muu roared as he got up and started to fire at the dodging Phoenix.
"This is not OVER!" he took to the skies as he chased him up onto the
Island. Then, after a moment of silence, the skies went black.

<><><>

(BGM : Qui-Gon's Noble End - Star Wars Episode 1)

Phoenix rose into the air, pursued by Muu. Muu reached his target,
and grasped Phoenix around the wings. Phoenix screeched as Muu turned
around and started to speed towards the Island. The pair crashed onto
the Island, and Muu saw his chance. "DARK DISASTER!" Muu reared up, and
spat out a darkness that was so black, all light was sucked into it.

"Get DOWN!" Ash found that his words died in his throat as the he knew
for a fact that nothing would spare them from the energy blast that
would quite possibly take their lives. He raised his arms in a futile
attempt to shield himself as with Ranma and Genki to no avail.

The energies impacted and all went black.

<><><>

"What do you think's happening up there?" Davis looked up, wishing he
had some kind of telescope or binoculars to see the dramatic battle way
up above the skies of Spiral Island.

"I hope Ranchan's alright," Ukyou said, allowing a field medic to patch
up her bleeding arm.

Elsewhere Joe and Kari were tending to Sailors Mars, Mercury, and Venus,
while Matt and Tuxedo Kamen(who arrived unannounced) helped up Eternal
Sailor Moon.

"Thanks. Looks like I owe you guys again." Eternal Sailor Moon remarked.

"Guys, what were you thinking? Taking on all of Team Rocket by
yourselves?" Kari said.

"Yeah, I mean, although it has been twenty five years since we've been
together, shouldn't you at least waited?" Joe added.

"Well, you know Jupiter, she always jumps into battles without
thinking," Sailor Mars answered. She earned a half hearted punch from
Jupiter.

"Still, it is our duty to protect the citizens from being harmed,"
Sailor Mercury added.

Suddenly, the top of the Island exploded, sending bits and pieces of
land raining down into the already ruined district. Everyone took
shelter as the remains of the battlefield up above rained down in a
terrible hail.

Tai swallowed. Suddenly, a figure came flying down, followed by many
others. Tai fought the urge to throw up as he recognized the mangled
bodies of the Digidestined. Shampoo took one look at the bloody face of
Brock and turned, immediately throwing up.

"Oh my god...." Nurse Joy, one of the field medics who had came through
the portal, rushed over and checked the bodies one by one. Then, with a
final snap of her medical kit, she stood and shook her head, saying,
"They've been dead for nearly fifteen minutes. I'm so sorry everyone,
there's nothing I can do now."

"She's right," Sailor Mercury added, having scanned the bodies. "I 
don't think even Sailor Moon can help them."

"You don't really mean that? Do you?" TK pleaded.  Sailor Mercury only
shook her head.

"Like, what's going on here?" came a voice. The group turned to see 
many of the Gym leaders walk out of the Portal. "Looks like the battles
over," Daisy said with an airy tone.

Violet nodded. Then, her eyes fell on Misty who was laying, her body
broken. "OH MY GOD!" She shrieked. "MISTY!"

The sisters rushed forwards, only to be caught by Drake, Lance and 
Gary. "It's too late," Gary murmured into Daisy's shoulder as she held 
her in place. "She's been gone for a long time."

Lilly broke free of the group and knelt down beside her sister. "Oh
Misty, why'd you have to do this?"

Sabrina had a cold look on her face, no emotion on it whatsoever. "The
battle had casualties. This, is but something that was unavoidable. 
Now, we have to prepare for the worst."

Unnoticed by the others, Sabrina has caught Sailor Pluto's eyes.  'So,
you been here all this time,' the guardian of time thought.

"Over there, LOOK!" Sailor Neptune shouted.  Everyone turned to face 
the descending island.  It soon settled down, ramps opening up from the
bottom spikes.

<><><>

The three found themselves in a void. The void was colored with the
spectrum as they stood, all shielding themselves from the blast that 
Muu had unleashed.

Ash slowly lowered his arms, looked about and said, "Are we dead?"

"I don't think that being dead allows you to talk to each other." Genki
looked about, frowning.

"But where are we?" Ranma looked around and sighed. "If we're dead, 
then that means we failed. We failed at stopping Muu, and where ever we 
are, I don't even think we could get back." He slowly sank down onto 
some rubble that had made the trip with them.

Genki closed his eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose between his
fingers. "No  one could have survived that blast. Not even the Phoenix.
Not even us."

"He was our last hope," Ash said, wiping a tear. "Now... Muu's gonna
win. We're all toast."

"Without the Phoenix, what can we do now? What can I do now? Nothing."
Genki clenched his hand and slammed it into the void.

Ash got up from his seat and walked into the void. "He was our last
hope. The last hope anyone on this planet had. Now, he's gone, just 
like Mis....." his words were choked in his throat as sobs started to 
come to the fore. "It's not fair! No one should die...." Ash dropped to 
his knees. "No one."

Genki reached out and picked up one of the feathers lying in the void.
"We can't beat Muu..... no one can."

//Do not give up..... There is always Hope.//

Ranma looked up in surprise. "Did you guys hear that?"

//C'mon you blokes.... What's the use of givin' up? Bloody hell, you
three are NOT QUITTERS!//

The trio looked up in surprise. Eight people stood before them,
partially transparent, and all glowing. The first one was an elderly
man, his beard nearly going to his feet as he held a staff with an odd
looking end on it. The second, was a Voodoo doll, complete with candles
tied to his head and a nail thrust through his chest. The third was a
girl, dressed in red, her hair tied in a ponytail, a cheeky air around
her but still, holding a sense of elegance to herself. The last five
were Pokemon. The first was golden with black highlights on the wings, 
a feral look on his face. The second was more graceful, a chill wind
coming from him. The third and fourth were warm, the first one with
flames from it, the other one with a vaguely reptilian look to it with
wings. The fifth had a majestic crown of feathers on his head, and had
multicolored wings.

"So... you boys are gonna quit, are you?" The elderly man said, "well,
that's typical of the youth these days."

"And what if we are?" Genki snapped back.

The girl put her hands on her hips as she frowned disapprovingly. "My
mate Serge wouldn't have quit so bloody easily! You kids should be
ashamed of yourself, lettin' a littl' thing like DEATH slow ya down!"

"You just don't get it, boogum!" The voodoo doll did a little dance and
he grinned. "Love is always in the air! Truth! Justice! Hope! Light!
Those-um the things that make Love go round! Boogum-um!"

"Ash, do you remember me?" The Pokemon with the multicolored feathers
stepped forwards. "Think back, to the very first day you became a
Pokemon Trainer."

Ash's eyes widened. "I remember. There was a bird, soaring through the
skies. Dexter didn't have any information on him. That was when I saw a
really rare Pokemon."

"He was glowing with a sparkling trail behind him." The Pokemon smiled
at Ash.

"You were that bird!" Ash exclaimed in surprise.

The bird nodded. "I am Ho-oh, otherwise known as this worlds Phoenix. 
My companions, for once," he gave them a glare and the other three
elemental birds wilted under his glare, "are working together."

Lugia, the water type legendary bird, cleared his throat. "Muu can be
defeated. It has been done in the past. The future can still be 
changed, if you three are up to the challenge."

"He's right," the elderly man said. "each one of your have your own
powers within you. Ranma, you have strengths of Friendship and
Reliability within. These strengths had kept you strong in times of
hardship." he smiled, waving his staff once, sparkles moving through 
the air. "I have been watching you Ranma Saotome."

"Me? Why me? First Xellos and now you?"

The man chuckled. "I am Roudy Gabriev. These are my companions, Mojoy,
Schala; she likes to be called Kid, Ho-oh, Lugia, Zapdos, Articuno and
Moltres."

The three blinked.

"Roudy Gabriev?  The one who fought Joyrock?"

"The one who brought Lina Inverse to the past to do so?"

"The ancestor of Gourry Gabriev, possibly the greatest swordsman in the
world?"

Roudy laughed.  "The one and only.  Look I can't explain why your were
chosen, or why I been watching over you.  Time is running out.  You 
must awaken your spirits within!"

Kid walked up to Genki and folded her arms under her breasts as she
looked  at Genki straight in the eyes. "Look mate, I ain't one to be 
all nicey nice, but you've got the power Genki! Your name means 
'Energy!' You have the spirit within. Use it."

"Ash-um," Mojoy said, bouncing up to him, "you-um is the Child of
Destiny! Use the powers within you! You can do much, much more! Boogum!"

"And Ranma, the Child of Chaos, your power is derived from a much higher
power." Roudy sighed and straightened up, his bearing straight and
proud. "You three have a destiny, one that will affect this world."

"You're right Roudy," Ash said, getting up to a strong standing
position. "We can't be beat yet. Dad and Mom came back from being  
broken into little bits of data to defeat Apocylimon."

"I beat off enough problems to shatter a normal persons sanity. I'm
gonna find a way back and beat Muu." Ranma stood up, his cocky grin 
back on his face.

"And I can't give up." Genki grinned. "After all, I still have to beat
him in the past."

"Then you are all in agreement?" Roudy asked, raising his staff. "Then
gather in a circle and open your hearts and minds."

The three gathered in a circle, spreading their arms and closing their
eyes. The four took up positions, forming a magical circle as Roudy
slammed his staff onto the ground, a clear crystal ringing sound 
echoing in the air. "I, Roudy Gabriev Summon the Power." A orange glow 
rose from the ground, encircling his feet, the Crest of Courage rising 
from the glow.

Kid raised her Dagger and light burst from her Amulet. "I Schala Zeal
Summon the Power." A red magical circle appeared from below her feet,
the Crest of Love rising to meet its brethren.

"I, Mojoy, Summon-um the Power! Boogum!" A black magical circle 
appeared below his feet, the Crest of Reliability rising to chest 
height, matching the other two.

"I Ho-oh Summon the Power!" Ho-oh spread his wings as a Pink magic
circle appeared, the Crest of Light rising to meet the other three.
Lines stretched out to join the four magic circles. The lines flared
with all four colors as the other four birds joined their places,
creating yet another square that was slightly angular to the other one.

"I Lugia Summon the Power!" Lugia spread his wings, his flight spines
moving out into place as a green magic circle appeared, the Crest of
Sincerity appearing.

"I Zapdos.... Summon the Power." Zapdos shot his fellow warlords a
glance as the Crest of Knowledge rose from the yellow Magic Circle.

"I Articuno Summon the Power!" Articuno stuck his tongue out at Zapdos
as the blue light with the Crest of Friendship rising to meet the
others.

"And I Moltres Summon the Power!" A white magic circle appeared, the
Crest of Hope joining the remaining Crests. Lines of magical power then
stretched out and connected the remaining four circles. A circle of
light then blazed upwards as white light coursed through the bodies of
the three in the middle of the circle.

Then, Pikamon appeared before the three, same with two other forms, 
each holding a ruby colored object in their hands. "Ash, this is for 
you, the Fragment of Courage."

"Genki, your name means Energy. This is for you, the Fragment of

Energy." The red armored figure smiled as he gave the fragment, the 
same ruby color pulsing in the light.

"And Ranma, a Child of Chaos, the Fragment of Reliability is for you."
The last one, a slender wisp of a girl with her head covered smiled and
gave it to him.

"Use the Power of the Fragments to unite into One. When Three Hearts
Beat As One....." The three figures melded back into the void as the
three raised the fragments, the ruby red light shining in the darkness
of the void.

<><><>

"Fear me Mortals," Muu growled, hovering over the remains of Spiral
Island. "The reign of Muu has now begun." With that, hordes of Baddies
started to pour out of the hatches of Spiral Island.

"Oh man, not a FOURTH WAVE!"

Everyone, the Sailor Senshi, the Nerima Martial Artists, the original
Digidestineds, and the various trainers, tired and battered prepared to
fight. But suddenly, a huge magic circle appeared in the middle of the
battlefield. The light was awe-inspiring as everyone watched in
amazement. Strangely enough, camera crews around the world had gathered
in Juuban, and were now broadcasting the miraculous event that was
taking place.

In the middle of the light, three forms slowly took form.

Soon, the forms resolved into two Digimon and an unfamiliar red knight.
WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon surveyed the battlefield calmly as they
turned to face Muu.

Muu, surprised by the sudden appearance of the three, quickly regained
his composure. "So Digidestined, you have yet another trump card." He
sneered as he rose up into the skies. "This will be quick and relatively
painful."

"Not this time." The red armored knight raised a strange egg device, 
the front embossed with a strange symbol. It was flame red with silver
highlights.

"JOGRESS TRANSFORMATION!"

"THREE HEARTS AS ONE!" The three shouted, rising into the air, their
bodies glowing with red energies.

Tai looked down in surprise as the energy from his Digivice started to
pool itself into the egg. The rest of the Digidestined found their own
Digivices start to glow.

<><><>

Eternal Sailor Moon and the others gasped as the symbols on their
foreheads began to glow.

<><><>

All across the world, adults who had found their Digivices started to
lend their power, their energies coursing into the Egg they saw on TV.
Somehow, they knew it was right.

<><><>

Around the world, Children sent their wishes, hopes and dreams.

<><><>

The spirits of the Monsters called out, lending their souls for this
harmonious event.

<><><>

Digimon roared as they loaned their power.

<><><>

Pokemon leant their life forces to help them unite into one being.

<><><>

Skuld stumbled over the pile of wires and cables as she frantically
hooked together the biggest stereo system this side of Vegas. Finally
piecing it together, she wiped her forehead and stuck a CD into it,
selecting it to  Track 3. "Hope you guys appreciate this."

<><><>

(BGM : The Touch - Transformers the Movie)

It was miraculous.

WarGreymon started to condense into a single long arm, his shield on 
the back shifting into a shoulder guard. His face moved into a hand 
like position. MetalGarurumon underwent a similar transformation. The 
knight flared with radiant red light as his body floated up, the arms 
locking into place. A long cape grew from energies.

Then, light from all around the globe started to pour into the knight,
as the three fused together in harmony.

"Omnimon?" Tai exclaimed. Behind him, Koromon and Tsunomon were also
gaping.

"They Digivolved together!" Izzy opened his laptop and started to type.
Then, he retracted his earlier statement. "That's not Omnimon, that's
OmniPhoenixmon! He's a Mega Class Digimon. His attack, Rage of Flame
fires from the Metal Garurumon hand. A sword known as Razor Digisword
extends from the other hand."

OmniPheonixmon looked up at Muu, nodded and intoned the Challenge. "One
Shall Stand, One Shall Fall."

"Why throw your life away so easily?" Muu sneered.

"That's a question you should ask yourself Muu."

Muu snarled. "Fool! I'll tear you with my bare hands!"

End Episode 18 : 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 and WarChild Story.)

Authors Notes: (Shaun Garin) Oooh, cliffhanger. To get the feel of the
next episode, you MUST have "Dare" from the Transformers Soundtrack. I
really want to stretch this out but I can't seem to do it. Aw well,
better for me, less stress. Oi, WarChild! Two episodes to go buddy!

Authors Notes: (WarChild) Well, the end is near, or is it?  After all
there is still more to come with Pokemon Cross and Ranma Rebirth.
Already the episodes have been planned out, and a couple have been
written.  2001 is shaping up to be a exciting year here.

Next Time on Pokemon 152 - ? 2000: Omniphoenixmon vs. Muu.  'Nuff said.
The final battle of Pokemon 152 - ? 2000.  Don't miss it.

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