The First Face-Off/Showdown part one

My name is Sara Cicero, I am one of a group of Pokémon Trainers from legend and this is how it all began: police captain Klegghorn takes Phil Palmfeather to the station for questions about me and my fellow Trainers as well as the Mighty Ducks, Phil being the Ducks’ manager. The two men are in the captain’s office.

Phil: Listen Captain, I don’t know what I’m doing here. If it’s about that parking ticket, I had a broken leg and handicap sticker…

Klegghorn: I don’t wanna hear your troubles, Phil, I wanna hear about Ducks and Pokémon.

Phil: Hey, call their PR agents.

Klegghorn: Six hockey playing Ducks and kids who train odd critters appear out of nowhere and show whenever there’s trouble. Spill it, where are they from, another planet?

Phil: Not another planet, babe. A whole ‘nother universe…

Flashback, Phil tells our origin stories, there is the Pokéworld orbiting space, it looking similar to Earth.

Phil (VO): And in it, were two planets, one was run by humans with four digits and amazing creatures with elemental powers called Pocket Monsters or Pokémon for short.

Zooms into the park of Viridian City where kids and their Pokémon are playing and battling together.

Phil (VO): Which is what they named it after: The Pokémon World or Pokéworld. And the greatest and most powerful of all Pokémon were only of legend, among them is Mewtwo.

The statue of Mewtwo stands in the middle of the park and at his feet are Mew wearing a cap, Celebi and Jirachi.

Phil (VO): The greatest Pokémon Master and the most powerful Pokémon of all. He saved the Pokéworld from evil aliens called the Saurian Overlords hundreds of years ago, but nobody knew if he, his little buddies or army of powerful Pokémon really existed. And they still argue about it.

There I am, the brunette on the right with a purple and yellow rattlesnake in front of me, I was having a Pokémon Battle with my best friend, Jeff Bonehead who had a large blue duck in front of him.

Sara: Ekans, Poison Sting!

Jeff: Golduck, Slash attack!

My Ekans and Jeff’s Golduck attacked with Ekans spitting white barbs from her mouth and Golduck slashed with his claws. My little sister Eilony and her pet Squirtle, a bright blue turtle with a brown shell, were watching from a bench nearby.

Eilony: Mewtwo, we learned about him in history class, Squirtle.

Squirtle: Squirt?

Eilony: Yeah. See, the Saurian Overlords conquered everything. The poor universe didn’t know what to do ‘cause they had evil powers no Pokémon can fight against. But Mewtwo’s pal, Deoxys created this awesome cap that can see through the invisible shields. It wouldn’t fit him so Mew mostly wore it, its power can be activated through the brim on the front and the strap on the back.

She gets off the bench and starts acting the battle out.

Eilony: So, Mewtwo, his little friends Mew, Celebi and Jirachi, Deoxys and an army of legendary Pokémon hunted down the Saurians with the Cap, and kicked them into another dimension, and the crowd went wild!

Squirtle: Squirtle!

Squirtle came to her, Jeff and I turned to her as our Pokémon are exhausted.

Jeff: Jeez Sara, you really kicked my butt with that Ekans.

Sara: Ya want a real hero, Eilony, check Jeff Bonehead. He’s the best student in seventh grade and not many beat him in a Poké-battle.

We walked to her and Squirtle after taking out Pokéballs then point them to Ekans and Golduck, turning them into red light which go inside the Pokėballs.

Sara: Besides, all the stories about Mewtwo, the Cap and all that stuff, they’re just myths.

Jeff: I hate to say it, but she’s right.

Eilony: But Sara, Jeff, it’s said Mewtwo will choose Pokémon Trainers to take their place.

Sara: Relax El, the Saurians were wiped out at least a millennium ago.

Phil (VO): Meanwhile, the second planet had ducks, they called it Puckworld in honor of their hero, the legendary hockey player, Drake DuCaine. He was the ultimate team captain.

Fades out of the Pokėworld then to Puckworld, a blue planet with puck-shaped asteroids circling nearby, also a constellation looking like a duck face. Zooming into an outdoor ice-rink with the statue of Drake DuCaine in the middle. Then cuts to anthro ducks playing hockey, everyone kids and adults alike.

Phil (VO): Like Mewtwo, he saved Puckworld from the Saurian overlords a millennia or two ago and no one knew if he existed either. And they still argue about it to this day.

Scene fades to two young adult ducks Wildwing and Canard play hockey with the former’s teenage brother Nosedive skating around. Wildwing was goalie while Canard shot pucks at him.

Nosedive: Drake DuCaine, he totally ruled, Canard. The Saurian Overlord had conquered everything, it was game over for the entire universe, man. ‘Cause they had like these evil magic powers. But Drake DuCaine invented this crazy, golden mask…

He stole the mask Wildwing was wearing.

Nosedive: That could see through their invisible shields. So he hunted down the Saurians with the Mask right? He kicked their scaly butts clear into another dimension, and the crowd goes wild! Yeah! Whoa!

He fell over backwards.

Canard: Man Wildwing, I couldn’t get a single puck past you today.

Wildwing: You want a real hero, Nosedive, well check out Canard Thunderbeak, he’s the best student in school and nobody beats him on the ice. Besides, I heard all the stories about Drake DuCaine’s mask, Dive, they’re just legends.

Nosedive got back up, brushing the ice shreds off himself.

Nosedive: Legends? Wake up and smell yourself, man, we’re talkin’ about the most totally awesome duck who ever quacked. Flat out.

Wildwing: Relax, baby brother, the Saurian Empire vanished centuries ago.

All three ducks skated home.

Phil (VO): But for once, Wildwing and Sara were wrong. Because a few days later, the last surviving overlord escaped the prison.

On a large monitor screen was the Pokémon World being watched by an orange bulky, humanoid Aklyosaurus-like lizard. He turned to an eight-foot red lizard.

Orange lizard: We’re in range of the Pokéworld, Lord Draguanus.

Draguanus: Prepare to de-cloak. Now!

His ship, the Raptor and a lot of armada robots appeared and flew toward the Pokėworld.

Draguanus: (Chuckling evilly) After untold centuries, I, Draguanus, the last of the Saurian Overlords, have escaped the dimensional prison, in which my ancestors were imprisoned.

He turned on his big screen and on it were many people and Pokémon battling together.

Draguanus: And now the ones who follow in Mewtwo's footprints shall pay for what he did to them.

Orange lizard: Heh-heh. You ever met Pokémon, Chameleon?

The Chameleon, a slightly short, lanky green lizard, morphed into Hamlet with a duck skull in hand.

Chameleon: I, Siege? You ask if I ever foreseen Pocket Monsters?

Then morphed again with his head being of Groucho Marx while his body is the same as his true form.

Chameleon: Well, now that you mention it, no.

Siege: I heard most of ‘em can be vicious.

The Chameleon morphed into his true form while a tan-gray lizard with horns wearing a mage-like robe and carrying a long staff with a duck skull at the top appeared out of smoke.

Mage: This is a mistake, Lord Draguanus. If we do not use the dark powers of our ancestors, I predict a dismal outcome.

Draguanus: This conversation is closed, Wraith! Technology freed us from the dimensional prison with my new gateway generator, and technology will crush the Pokéworld flat!

He pounded his fists on the console making the screen static. The evil ship zooms into the skies above Viridian City.

Kid: Raticate, Hyper Fang…

(Shooting)

Both kids: (Cry out)

Draguanus started blasting everything, buildings and trees with people and Pokémon running off in panic. The lasers destroyed the statue of Mewtwo.

People: (Screaming)

Phil (VO): The Pokéworld people didn’t know what hit them, Draguanus was just plain bad.

Returns briefly to reality, a pizza delivery car drives off outside the station and Klegghorn comes into the office with a pizza box.

Klegghorn: So the kids who train Pocket Monsters get attacked by a dinosaur named Draguanus, right?

Phil: Bingo, you got it, babe.

Klegghorn: Well, then what happened?

Phil: What else? He took over the planet.

Klegghorn sets the pizza box on the desk as they both eat while Phil continues his story. Flashback, Jeff had just ducked behind a bush as the Hunter Drones walked past him.

Jeff: (Panting) Huh?

He peeked out and saw a Treecko about to be blasted by a Drone! It points its blaster at the Grass-type Pokémon.

Treecko: Treecko!

Jeff: Hang on, little guy!

He jumped in and bravely saved Treecko by scooping him in his arms, and ran off again carrying him in his arms.

Jeff: (Panting) Hang on, Treecko, I won’t let anything happen to you.

Treecko: Tree?

He ran into a cave in Mt. Moon and lost the Drones.

Jeff: (Sighs of relief)

Treecko: Treecko. Treecko, Treecko, Tree.

Jeff: Are you saying I was really brave saving you like that?

Treecko: Tree.

Jeff: No prob. Huh?

He saw a strange light up ahead, they went toward it. Soon enough when coming there, they found…

Jeff: (Puts Treecko down) Mew? Celebi? Jirachi?

Mew: Mew.

She gives Jeff a gold and purple cap.

Jeff confused: What sort of crazy hat is this? Huh?

Just then, a glowing sphere floated into Jeff’s hands, and turned into an orange Pokéball.

Jeff intrigued: An orange Pokéball with the symbol of courage on it. Gah!

It opened, a bright light beam shot out and created an orange neckerchief on Treecko’s neck.

Jeff surprised: What the heck’s goin’ on?

The Pokéball then shot out a green beam which turned into a hologram of Mewtwo.

Mewtwo: I am Mewtwo.

Jeff slightly confused: Hi, I’m Jeff Bonehead.

Mewtwo: I know, my friends and I have been watching you, and we agreed you are not like any other, you are pure at heart, which makes you one of the Chosen Pokémon Trainers.

Jeff: Chosen by you?

Mewtwo: As well as Deoxys and Darkrai.

Celebi: Bi-Bi-Bi, Celebi, Celebi, Bi-Bi. Celebi.

Mewtwo: Indeed, he had the courage to rescue Treecko from Hunter Drones. The object you hold in your hand is called a Pokécom.

Jeff: So that’s what this thing is.

Mewtwo: That Treecko is your Pokémon Buddy, only the Leaf Stone will Evolve him to Grovyle, and when your Crest of Courage glows while in that stage, he will become Sceptile. The rare and mystical Youth Stone will turn him back to Treecko.

Jeff: Wow.

Mewtwo: Now Jeff, you must gather your friends; Sara Cicero, her sister Eilony and Josh Morrison. I must go.

Jeff: Wait, where ya going?

Mewtwo: Come Mew, Celebi & Jirachi. And remember, Jeff, only those who prove themselves pure of heart will be the Chosen Trainers. Now farewell.

Mew: Mew!

The Mewtwo hologram and his Buddies disappeared, Treecko went to Jeff.

Jeff: Treecko.

Treecko: Treecko, Treecko, Treecko-Tree, Treecko.

Jeff: (Picks up Treecko) Are you sayin’ we should gather Sara, Eilony and this Josh Morrison guy?

Treecko: (Nods)

Jeff: (Light smile) O.K.

A week later, Eilony and I were in line of the work camps with a Charmander and her Squirtle beside us.

Sara: El, what are we gonna do?

Charmander: Char.

Eilony: I don’t know, sis. We hear about the Chosen Trainers, but where are they?

Squirtle: Squirtle.

Sara: I don’t know, maybe they’re just a myth, like Mewtwo.

We stopped for a moment and looked at the Pokécoms we had not knowing what they are. Mine being gold and hers red.

Sara: And I still don’t know what these doohickeys are, and why they made neckerchiefs around Charmander & Squirtle’s necks.

Just then, something grabbed my shoulder and pulled me into an abandoned alleyway, there Eilony and I found…

Sara: Ack! Jeff! Where’ve ya been?

Jeff: I’m one of the Chosen Pokémon Trainers.

Sara: The Chosen Trainers? They really exist?

Jeff: Yep, and you are two of ‘em.

Eilony: We’re the Chosen Trainers and didn’t even know.

Jeff: There’s also a kid named Josh Morrison.

Sara: Never heard of him.

Jeff: Me nether. Those doohickeys are Pokécoms, Charmander and Squirtle’s neckercheifs are their communicators. Anyway, I found it, Sara, in a cave in Mt. Moon.

He took out of his backpack the Cap.

Jeff: The Cap, Mewtwo’s Cap. And with it, we’re gonna take down Draguanus.

Eilony: Wow Jeff, I’m in!

Jeff concerned: Well, I don't know, Eilony, fighting Draguanus will be dangerous for a third grader and…

Sara defensive: Hey man, in case you forgot, she’s a Chosen Trainer too.

Jeff: O.K., but you’re responsible for her safety. So ya in?

Sara: Yeah.

Treecko was talking to Charmander and Squirtle about it too.

Treecko: Treecko, Treecko, Tree?
(Subtitles: You guys in too?)

Charmander: Charmander, Char. Charmander?
(Subtitles: I sure am. How ‘bout you?)

Squirtle: Squirtle! Squirtle-Squirtle-Squirtle!
(Subtitles: You bet! Saurian butt-kicking time!)

Treecko: Treecko!
(Subtitles: All right!)

The three of us went off with our respected Pokėbuddies.

Phil (VO): Jeff had two Chosen Trainers down and just one more to go.

Scene fades to a blond kid and his Pokémon Buddy Bulbasaur fighting off Drones.

Phil (VO): His name; Josh Morrison, one of the nastiest punks in the Kanto region of the Pokéworld. But since he became a Chosen Trainer and Draguanus invaded, he turned over a new leaf.

Josh: Bulbasaur, Vine Whip!

Bulbasaur: Bulbasaur!

He stretched two vines out the sides of his bulb and whipped the drones to pieces. Josh putting his foot on the heap of scrap with his fists on his hips, standing in an over-the-top pose with Bulbasaur beside him.

Josh: Mechanical morons.

Bulbasaur: Saur.

The team was together in good-looking cloths.

Phil (VO): Jeff had his team; 4 commandos, including himself.

Eilony: Cool wardrobe, Jeff-man.

Sara: Jeff, where we goin’?

Jeff: To Draguanus' command center.

Josh: But no one’s ever seen it.

Jeff: (Puts on Cap) I have, prepare yourselves.

Sara: Man Jeff, you’re pretty brave.

Jeff: Well yeah, I um… (clears throat) The place is dead ahead.

He used the Cap to see Draguanus’ headquarters, the brim penetrating the invisibility shield.

Jeff: Let’s move.

Treecko: Treecko.

We followed Jeff while our Pokémon followed Treecko. We crawled under the shield then got in through an air vent. Jeff leading.

Jeff: Come on, let’s get moving.

As soon as we got to the end, we saw Draguanus’ goons!

Sara: (Gasps)

Jeff: Shh!

Siege: Huh? You hear somethin’?

Wraith: No.

They left and we sneaked in, coming out of the vent.

Jeff: Let’s go.

We went into a room with a statue of Draguanus in the center.

Josh: Now what, Jeff?

Jeff: Someone has to draw Draguanus out.

Sara: Can’t we draw straws or rock-paper-scissors?

Jeff: That’s what I was thinkin’.

All: 1, 2, 3…

We did rock-paper-scissors, I did scissors, Eilony and Josh did rock and Jeff did paper.

Sara: Ha! Scissors cut paper, sorry Jeff.

Josh: Hold on, rock smashes scissors.

Eilony: So everyone wins except Sara.

Sara: Aw nuts. How ‘bout one out of three?

Josh: Face it, kid, you lost fair and square.

Jeff: Besides Sara, you’re one of the best and most loyal Trainer I know.

Josh: Yeah, good luck, Sara. We’ll be right behind ya.

Eilony: I love you, Sara.

Treecko: Treecko, Treecko, Tree.
(Subtitles: Better go with her, Charmander.)

Squirtle: Squirtle.
(Subtitles: Good luck, bud.)

Bulbasaur: Bulbasaur.
(Subtitles: We’ll be right behind ya.)

Charmander: Charmander, Char.
(Subtitles: Thanks, you guys.)

Charmander and I went in.

Jeff: Now, we’ll give her a 20 second start and…

The doors close! The three Saurian goons appear!

Siege: All right, let’s ground these twerps.

Wraith: That’s a perfect idea, Siege.

He threw a fireball at them, but they brought out Pokéballs.

Jeff: Poliwhirl, go!

Josh: Let’s go, Hitmonchan!

Eilony: Butterfree, I choose you!

All of their respected Pokemon released from the Pokėballs and begun to battle. Meanwhile, Charmander and I were headed the main room, we saw Hunter Drones.

Sara: All right, Charmander, it’s metal butt kickin’ time!

Charmander: Char!

They started attacking us, but we fought back.

Sara: Charmander, Flame-thrower attack!

Charmander: Char!

He barbecued the drones by firing a large amount of flame from his mouth and defeated most of them.

Sara: Whoa! Charmander, Scratch!

Charmander slashed his claws at a drone, it fell to pieces. The doors opened to reveal Draguanus!

Draguanus: (Laughing evilly)

He used his cloaking devise to make himself invisible. The two of us started backing up a bit.

Sara: (Gasps) Draguanus.

Draguanus: How disappointing, I was hoping it would be that brat, Jeff and his slimy newt, Treecko, they’ve been causing me trouble for an entire week.

Sara: Uh guys, you’re supposed to be… (grunting)

Charmander: Char!

Suddenly we were both lifted into the air a foot or two above the floor, something grabbed my shirt front while Charmander was held up by the back of his neckerchief.

Draguanus: Oh them. Your friends and sister aren’t coming, nothing can save you.

Draguanus turned off the cloaking device and turned out to be the one holding us up.

Draguanus: Now you two squirts… are mine. (laughs evilly)

Soon, Draguanus had me strapped to a huge metal bull’s-eye with a laser pointing at me while he was at the controls and held Charmander in his right arm.

Phil (VO): See, Draguanus hated anyone snooping around his tower, so he was in a mood for termination.

Draguanus: This ray will fire a laser that’ll destroy you in a matter of seconds.

Sara: Let Charmander go!

Draguanus: Oh, I have no interest in your little fire salamander.

Charmander bit Draguanus’ arm, the part that is not covered by armor.

Draguanus: OW! Grr…

Charmander leaped out and scurried away to the master computer.

Draguanus: No! Not in there!

He went in and used his Flame-thrower on the engine. In a moment, the engine is so overheated, it blows up.

Draguanus: You little fool, the place is going to blow in 9 minutes!

Sara: Oops.

Draguanus teleported to the Raptor, while Charmander sliced the straps, freeing me.

Sara: C’mon, we gotta get the others!

Meanwhile, the others were fighting against the goons.

Jeff: Poliwhirl, Double Slap!

Poliwhirl: Poliwhirl!

Poliwhirl was slapping Siege hard multiple times.

Eilony: Butterfree, Psybeam!

Butterfree shot colorful beams from his antenna at Chameleon, making him dazed, Draguanus appears on Siege’s com.

Draguanus (over com): Siege, bring the others to the Raptor!

They teleported back to the Raptor just as Charmander and I come to the others. Before the Master Tower exploded, my Farfetch’d, Josh’s Golbat and Jeff’s Scyther flew us all out to chase the Raptor, holding onto us.

Jeff: There’s an open door! Let's go!

Our flying Pokémon dropped us there and we returned them to the Pokėballs, Draguanus saw us on his monitor screen.

Chameleon: Oops, I forgot to close the door!

Siege: Numbskull!

Draguanus: Then open the gateway to dimensional limbo! Now!

Siege pressed a button which made a laser fire out a beam, turning it into a swirling whirlwind. Draguanus turned off his screen. The others and I tried to avoid the whirlwind.

Jeff: I gotta stop it!

Treecko: Treecko!

Sara frightened: Are you nuts?

Charmander: Char!

Jeff: It’s the only way. (takes off the Cap) Take it, Sara, take…

Jeff and Treecko both get pulled into the whirlwind!

Jeff: (Yells)

Treecko: Tree!

Sara: Jeff! Treecko!

I grabbed Jeff’s hand and Charmander had Treecko, Jeff and I held the Cap and they looked at us with pleading eyes.

Jeff: Take it, you’re team leader now.

Treecko: Treecko, Treecko.

Sara: NO!

They let go and disappeared into dimensional limbo, Josh closed the door. I sunk to my knees holding the Cap and Charmander next to me with his claws on my side, comfortingly.

Josh: He and Treecko sacrificed themselves… to save us.

Bulbasaur: Bulbasaur, Bulba.

Eilony: They were the bravest leaders I ever knew.

Squirtle: Squirtle.

I put the Cap in my backpack, then Hunter Drones appeared then grabbed us, taking us away.

All: (Groaning & complaining)

They brought us to Draguanus in the cockpit, dropping us at his feet. But the Drones still guarding us.

Sara angrily: Draguanus! You’re the one who sent Jeff and Treecko into that weird whirlwind!

Charmander: Char!

Draguanus (sarcastically): Oh, yes. I feel so awful. (pats back of hand) Bad Draguanus, bad.

Josh: Just where are we going now?

Draguanus: I’ll show you.

The Raptor flew off in space, soon coming to Puckworld which was on the monitor screen.

Siege: We’re in range of Puckworld, Lord Draguanus.

Draguanus: See? The descendants of Drake DuCaine shall pay for what he did to my ancestors.

Sara: I bet he did the same to them as Mewtwo did.

Siege: Correct.

Josh: Yeah, that’s real nice, can we go back to the Pokéworld now?

Wraith: Oh, you three are not going to leave so soon.

Chameleon (morphs into Ralph Crandon): Yeah, you guys are gonna stay for dinner.

Eilony: Oh, what’s for dinner?

Draguanus: Roast duck.

It flew over Puckworld and started blasting everything.

Sara: Hey, can I push somethin’?

Siege: Why not? What harm could she do?

A Drone stepped aside allowing me to go to the console. I looked over the controls.

Sara: Hey, what’s this green one do?

I pressed it, an electrical stream came out of the ceiling and zapped Chameleon, making him all crispy and black.

Sara: Ooh, what about the pretty purple one?

Draguanus: Enough! Put them in a cell!

The Drone grabbed me, then took the three of us along with the Pokėbuddies away.

Draguanus: I’ll deal with those meddling kids later.

Within several weeks, Draguanus conquered Puckworld and created his work force. Among the line of slaves are Wildwing and Nosedive.

Wildwing: Dive, what are we gonna do?

Nosedive: I hear ya, bro. We keep hearing about the Resistance but where are they?

Wildwing: I don’t know, maybe they’re just a legend, like Drake DuCaine. It’s hopeless, we don’t stand a chance.

Suddenly, something grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him into an alleyway.

Wildwing: (Grunts) Canard! Where’ve ya been?

Canard: I’m what’s last of the military, I’m organizing a team of Special Forces for the Resistance.

Wildwing: The Resistance? They really exist?

Canard: Yeah. And we’re going to take out Draguanus.

Wildwing: How? No one’s ever seen him.

Canard: I found it Wildwing, in an ancient tomb in the mountains they call Twin Beaks…

He took the Mask of Drake DuCaine out of his bag and showed it to the brothers.

Canard: The Mask. Drake DuCaine’s Mask.

Nosedive: Whoa. Didn’t I tell ya, man? Was Drake DuCaine the main duck or what?

Canard: Beat it, kid. Before you get us all into trouble.

Wildwing; No. If you want me, then my brother’s part of the deal.

Canard: Very well, but you’re responsible for the kid’s safety.

Nosedive: All right, bro. This maximum serious par-te-te-ty.

Phil: Canard had his strike force, now all he needed was a team. They did exactly like the kids, gathering others to form the resistance. First up was Mallory McMallard, chief commando and weapon specialist.

Mallory: I hate machines.

Phil: Next Duke L’Orange, the most notorious jewel thief on Puckworld. Since Draguanus came, he put his skills to good use.

Duke: This food belongs to the people, not that tyrant, Draguanus.

Phil: Then Tanya Gertrude Vanderflock, an expert in science and technical stuff. She was so good, she could set the timer on a VCR.

Tanya: Scratch one oversized toaster oven.

Phil: And last but not least was Grin, he was so strong, he could bend steel just looking at it.

Grin: Pain is an illusion, (groans) an illusion that really, really hurts.

Phil: Canard had his strike force; five commandos and one kid brother.</i>

Everyone was in their battle gear and in a jet. It comes out of an underground hanger.

Wildwing: Where’d you get the cool set of wings, Canard?

Canard: It’s the last of the military Aerowings, (puts on the Mask) now let’s pay Draguanus a little visit.

They got to the Puckworld Master Tower, and landed, leaving Nosedive behind.

Nosedive: Yo! What about me?

Wildwing: Be a team player, little bro. Somebody’s gotta guard the ship.

Nosedive: I think I just got the short end of the hockey stick!

The hatch closed. The others went into the tower, coming to a closed door.

Canard: Grin, you’re on.

Grin: Mind… over metal. (grunting)

Grin got the door open in a heartbeat, they saw the Master Computer.

Duke: I saw this on the cover of “Better Homes and Super Villains”.

Canard: Tanya and Mallory, you shut it down.

Mallory: Tanya, I gotta warn ya, machines and me don’t get along too well.

Wildwing: Canard, these guys have special skills, but what am I doin’ here?

Canard: You’re gonna draw Draguanus out, so we can jump him.

Wildwing: Why me?

Canard: ‘Cause you're the best goalie I know. You’ll take on anything Draguanus can throw at us.

Wildwing: Did I ever mention I’m half chicken?

Meanwhile, my comrades and I are together in the cell. Our food supplies is gone and the food hatch has not opened in hours.

Eilony: Aw jeez. We’re out of food and Draguanus is gonna send us to a desert asteroid any day. What are we gonna do?

Josh: I’ll tell ya what we do: nothing! We’re doomed! Doomed! Doomed, I tell ya…!

Sara: Josh, shut up! I already thought of a way out. Ekans!

I released my Ekans from the Pokėball.

Ekans: Ekans!

Sara: Ekans, Acid. Open a hole in the floor, we’ll use it to escape.

Ekans spat a dark, burning liquid out her mouth, but nothing happened.

Sara: What? Ekans, return. (returns Ekans to Pokėball)

Draguanus (over P.A.): Oops, I forgot to mention, that cell is Poké-proof!

Back in the Tower, Wildwing went into the next corridor.

Canard: We’ll give him a 30 second…

The doors close and the Saurians appeared!

Siege: Let’s pluck some ducks.

Wraith: I have a better idea Siege, let’s roast them.

He threw a fireball at them, but missed as they duck in time. In the corridor, Wildwing saw Hunter Drones guarding the entrance!

Wildwing: All right, Wildwing. Let’s give the kiddies a thrill!

He blew two of them to pieces with the puck-blaster on his left gauntlet then threw another over his back. It crashed into the door, Draguanus came out and turned on his cloaking device, walking towards Wildwing who back up some.

Draguanus: How disappointing. I was hoping it’d be that pest Canard. He’s been causing me trouble for weeks.

Wildwing: Uh guys, you’re supposed to be right… (grunts)

He is lifted up into the air a foot or two above the floor.

Draguanus: Oh, your feathered friends aren’t coming. Nothing can save you.

He turns off the device while holding Wildwing up in one claw.

Draguanus: Now duck, you’re mine. (laughs evilly)

Comes to reality, Klegghorn gets doughnuts out of his file cabinet.

Klegghorn: Let me see if I got this straight; Draguanus took over the duck planet, just like he did to the Pokémon World, and when the Ducks tried to stop him, Wildwing got captured like Sara.

Phil: You got the big picture, booby. But you’re missing the subtleties.

Klegghorn: And you’re missin’ about a half dozen marbles!

Flashback, Draguanus had Wildwing prisoner, he was strapped to a platform below electrical rays!

Draguanus: When you hit those rays, you’ll be incinerated. (chuckles evilly) Yuck-yuck. I’ve always had a passion for crispy duck.

Wildwing: I don't suppose I could interest you in a pasta salad instead, huh?

Meanwhile, we were still in the cell, Josh got an idea.

Josh: I know! Eilony, ya got a hairpin?

Eilony: Yeah. (give Josh a hairpin)

Sara: Josh, what do you need a hairpin for?

Josh: Just watch, I saw ‘em do this in a movie once.

He tried to pick the lock with Eilony’s hairpin, but got zapped, turning all crispy and black.

Josh: YOW! Ugh…

Sara: Josh-dude, you O.K.?

Josh: I’ve… been… better. (scoffs) Stupid shock-lock.

Squirtle: Squirtle, squirt.

Josh: It’s not your fault.

He gives Eilony her hairpin while wiping the soot off his face.

Sara: (Snaps fingers) I know!

Josh and Eilony: What?

Pokémon: (Chatter)

Sara: There’s always the last resort…

I went to the cell, hung onto the bars and started yelling.

Sara: HELP!

Phil VO: Meanwhile, Nosedive was fed up with sitting on the bench.

Nosedive: If I could just get this heap in the air. Whoo-hoo, all right, Nosedive to Tower, here goes nothin’!

He covered his eyes as he pressed a red button. But when he uncovered them, he found out he just turned on the windshield wipers.

Nosedive: (Imitates buzzer) Wrong.

Back in the Tower, Mallory and Tanya went in the Master Computer and attached the bombs, but before they could set them off.

Sara off-screen: Help! Get me outta here!

Mallory: What was that?

Sara off-screen: Please! I’m too cool to die!

Tanya: It came from over there.

They followed my calls for help, and found us, I resorted to shaking the bars.

Sara: Come on, open the cell! Open it! Open it! Open it!

Mallory: Stand back!

The three of us and our partners backed away from the cell as Mallory blasted the door down with her puck-launcher. I went out and danced around.

Sara: Yahoo! I’m free! I’m free! (kisses floor, spits)

Eilony, Josh and our Pokémon walked out.

Eilony: Thanks for savin’ us, Draguanus was gonna send us to a desert asteroid.

Mallory: Don’t mention it.

Tanya: Yeah, it was nothin’.

Josh: Well, I’m Josh, this is Eilony and we were imprisoned by…

Mallory: Save the introductions, we gotta set the bombs.

We went back to the bombs with the two women.

Tanya: Now throw the toggle switch!

Mallory looked at them, clueless.

Mallory: Uh, toggle switch. Affirmative.

She mistakenly pushed the button.

Tanya: (Gasps) I said throw the switch, not press the button!

They ran off with us behind them.

Mallory: Switch, button, what’s the dif?

Tanya: About 9 minutes of escape time!

It exploded. Just when Draguanus threw the switch to send Wildwing towards the rays, he heard the explosion.

Draguanus: What the blazes?

He ran off. Meanwhile, the other ducks were fighting against Draguanus’ goons, Siege threw Grin, Canard was holding onto Chameleon.

Canard: Stand still, you shape-shifting sicko. Ugh!

Chameleon slipped out of his wings and morphed into a baby.

Chameleon: I’m only three & a half years old. (morphs into a huge muscle dude) Kids grow up so fast these days.

Wraith appeared in a cloud of smoke in front of Duke, he had a flame sword.

Wraith: Care to fight fire with fire?

He struck, and tore Duke’s shirt.

Duke: (Growls) Huh?

Wraith and Chameleon started walking toward him. Canard was on the floor with Siege swinging his club-like tail.

Siege: All right, duck, you’re lunchmeat!

Just then, Grin grabbed his tail and threw him against Wraith and Chameleon, crashing him into them. Draguanus appeared on the communicator.

Draguanus: Siege, bring the others to the Raptor at once!

They teleported back to the Raptor.

Canard: C’mon, we gotta find Wildwing.

Wildwing was really close to the rays!

Wildwing: Man, my feathers are starting to sweat.

The others came and saw him, Duke fired a grappling hook to the ceiling vent then swung down and grabbed him before the rays hit. The two returned to the others. Mallory, Tanya, my fellow Trainer and I came to all of them.

Mallory: Grab your socks, troops, in 30 seconds we’re all gonna be toast!

A wall exploded, we looked out it, and the Aerowing was gone.

Canard: The Aerowing’s gone! That kid brother of yours, he…

Just then, Nosedive appeared flying the Aerowing.

Nosedive: Yeeha-ha! Nosedive to the rescue!

Within a moment, we were all in the Aerowing as the Master Tower blew up with us flying away. The Ducks turned to my fellow Trainers and me.

Mallory: Say, what’d you say your name was, kid?

Sara: I’m Sara Cicero, that’s my kid sister Eilony, and that’s Josh Morrison.

Charmander: Char.

Charmander leapt on my shoulder.

Mallory: Aw look, how cute.

Charmander: Char, char.

Sara: Adorable, ain’t he? His name’s Charmander, he’s a Pokémon, like Squirtle and Bulbasaur.

Squirtle/Bulbasaur: (Chatter)

Duke: Poké-what?

Sara: Pokémon, that’s short for Pocket Monsters. They’re amazing creatures with special powers.

Tanya: I’ve heard about Pokémon, then that means you three are from the Pokéworld.

Josh: Yep. Hey, that reminds me, we didn’t know your names.

Canard: I’m Canard Thunderbeak, this is my best friend Wildwing Flashblade, and his brother Nosedive is flying the Aerowing. There's Duke L’Orange, Tanya Vanderflock, Mallory McMallard and Grin, uh… Grin, what’s your last name?

Grin: I don’t have a last name.

Canard: Oh.

Draguanus saw the Aerowing flying on the monitor screen.

Siege: Those feathered freaks are after us, and they stole your prisoners!

Draguanus: Then we shall escape them, as we escaped that dimension prison.

He opened up a dimensional gateway.

Wildwing: What the heck is that?

Tanya: His ship seems to be generating some kind of dimensional gateway.

Wildwing: Then we’ll follow him. C’mon baby bro., punch it!

Nosedive sped the Aerowing up right up behind the Raptor.

Siege: They’re still on our tails.

Draguanus: Then I’ll destabilize the gateway. Release the worm!

He released an Electromagnetic worm from a hatch in the Raptor! It started attacking the Aerowing.

Wildwing: What is that thing?

Tanya: Well, if I didn’t know better, I’d say that was an Electromagnetic worm!

Duke: Hey, if that thing gets big enough, it could swallow the entire ship!

Wildwing: We’ll have to jettison somethin’!

Tanya: With like what? Everything’s bolted down!

Just then, Canard opened the door, he was about to jump out!

Wildwing: Canard, what are you doing?

Canard: You heard Tanya, I’m gonna close that thing down!

Wildwing shrieking: Are you crazy?!

Canard: It’s the only way. (takes off the mask) Take it, Wildwing, take it. (gets grabbed by the worm, yells)

Wildwing: Canard!

Canard was pulled in, Wildwing held onto him as Grin held onto Wildwing. Both drakes held onto the Mask, Canard looked at his best friend with pleading eyes.

Canard: Take it, you’re team captain now.

And let go!

Wildwing: No!

Canard just disappeared into dimensional limbo just like Jeff and Treecko, Duke closed the door and the worm escaped.

Worm: (Snarls)

Wildwing just sunk to his knees holding the Mask.

Duke: He sacrificed himself… to save us.

Grin: Truly an evolved soul.

Josh: Eh, he was a jerk anyway.

Mallory hit him in the back of his head.

Josh: Ow! I was just kidding.

Sara: Bad timing, doofus. (sighs) There goes another leader, just like my best buddy Jeff Bonehead.

Eilony: Yeah, Jeff was the bravest leader we ever knew and his Pokémon Buddy Treecko was just as.

Nosedive: Uh guys, those dino-creeps are getting away!

Tanya: They must’ve past through the other end of the gateway.

Wildwing put the Mask in his hip pouch then came to Nosedive.

Wildwing: Then that where we’re going! Punch it, Nosedive!

Nosedive sped up the Aerowing, it went through the other end of the gateway, ending up in an unknown planet.

Mallory: Ugh, where’s the Raptor?

We flew past a billboard.

Wildwing: More to the point, where are we?

Male voice (VO): They’ve both got good points, just where are they and the Raptor? Find out next time on “The Mighty Ducks/Pokémon: the Chosen Trainers”.

To be continued…
Based on a true episode.