Narrator: The story you are about to see is fictional.



Narrator: The crimes are made up, but the characters are real.

[In the streets of New York, Marsha walks toward the studio]

Marsha: [narrates] It was Thursday, 12:37pm. Only three days before the start of 2012. I don't care what they say about this so called "2012 phenomenon". It's like Y2K. Nothing serious happens. I was working the day watch out of ACME Crime Net. The captain is Greg Lee. My name is James. I'm a singer.

[She enters the studio]

[In the alley, Marsha finds Ash and Alvin playing ping-pong]

[Marsha clears her throat]

[Ash and Alvin react, and the ball bounces out of sight]

Marsha: Hi, boys. Ping-pong?

Ash: Yep.

Alvin: Well, there goes the ball.

Marsha: Alvin, Greg told me all that happened yesterday. Are you all right?

Alvin: Sure, Marsha. Brittany and I used ourselves as bait to catch a pair of kidnappers. The kidnappers only did it for ransom.

Ash: Why don't you show us some scenes from yesterday's show to explain the whole thing.

Alvin: Why not?

[Clips of the previous side-fic are shown]

Alvin: [voice-over] Greg told us there were reports of kidnapping in Central Park's Wollman Rink. While we went undercover there, I thought of planning to use myself and Brittany as bait to lure the DigiDestined into our trap. Why? We had homing devices on our watches so the Digivices can lead the DigiDestined to us. And so 'twas done. Although Tai and Mimi had a little run-in with a biker gang, WarGreymon and Lillymon took care of all three of the bikers' partner Digimon, and they took the bikers into custody. Tai went undercover in the kidnappers' house, and put them in bracelets. The NYPD helped us free the hostages, and boom! The kidnappers were convicted.

[Back to the present]

Marsha: Thank goodness no one was hurt.

[Greg enters]

Greg: Afternoon, Marsha. Alvin. Ash.

Marsha: Enjoying your new position, Greg?

Greg: Yep. Listen. We've had reports of a mad poacher in the Black Rock Forest in Orange County.

Alvin: In my home state of California?

Ash: I think he means Florida, Alvin.

Greg: Neither. This forest is in the western Hudson Highlands region of New York. The poacher's evil deeds are causing a frenzy. A lot of animals and Pokemon are panicking, particularly this one. Just came down from ACME Photo Recon.

[He shows a picture of a Tropius]



Ash: Hey, I know that Pokemon. It's a Tropius.

Alvin: A Tropius?

[He looks up Tropius]

Dexter: Tropius, the Fruit Pokemon. Tropius spend their days feasting on fruit. They can use the leaves on their backs as wings and fly.

Alvin: I suppose we'd better get to Black Rock immediately. Simon, Theodore, and the Chipettes have gotta hear this.

Ash: Ditto for Iris and Cilan. Hey, Pikachu!

[Pikachu, who is sleeping in the corner, awakens and runs up to his trainer]

Pikachu: Pika-Pi!

Ash: We've got an emergency at the forest. I'm gonna need your help.

Greg: Now, if you'll look to your right, you'll see your new mode of transportation.

[Ash, Pikachu, Alvin, and Marsha turn to their right side and notice a group of ACME Scooters]

Greg: Your new ACME Scooters.

Marsha: These are excellent, Captain!

Alvin: Tai was right about these scooters.

Ash: Neat-o! Greg, how old do you have to be to drive these scooters?

Greg: No license required. Just have to be an ACME detective.

[Simon, Theodore, the Chipettes, Iris, Axew, and Cilan enter]

Simon: Something wrong?

Alvin: Nothing wrong at all, Simon. Check out these babies!

Theodore: Cool motor scooters!

Brittany: [gets on her scooter] They're wonderful!

Iris: [gets on her scooter] Don't you think this is a beauty, Axew?

Axew: Axew-Axew.

Cilan: Sure adds quite a lotta flavor to this organization, Captain Lee.

Greg: They all come with sirens, navigation, the works. Now you can get to your criminals with ease.

Ash: [gets on his scooter] Whattaya say, guys? Let's head into Black Rock Forest and find that poacher!

Alvin: [gets on his scooter] Lead the way, Ash!

[The others get on their scooters, and they rev up the engines; they drive off]

[Cut to the road to Hudson Highlands]

Marsha: [narrates] We were on our way to Black Rock Forest to find the poacher responsible for all the chaos. The forest is a privately-owned nature preserve in Orange County, mostly in the town of Cornwall.

[In the forest, the poacher, Stan Slade, with a net in hand, catches a herd of panicking raccoons, foxes, and forest Pokemon with the net]

Slade: This is much easier than taking candy from the average baby. When Mr. Vorstein gets wind of this, he'll make me the richest poacher on Earth!

[The ACME gang notices Slade from behind a tree]

Ash: Shh. We gotta try and surprise him.

Jeanette: Leave it to Scizor.

[She extracts a Pokeball, opens it, and out comes her Scizor]

Scizor: Scizor!

Jeanette: Stop that poacher.

[Scizor dive-bombs toward Slade]

Slade: Whoa! A Scizor?!

[Scizor cuts the net, setting the animals and Pokemon free]

Scizor: Scizor!

Slade: Take this!

[He throws a rock at Scizor, but Scizor knocks it back with Metal Claw; the rock suddenly lands on what seems to be a hill, but it soon moves and opens its eye; it is actually a Tropius]

Tropius: Tro?!

[Scizor notices Tropius]

[Tropius fires a Hyper Beam at Scizor, hitting him hard]

Scizor: ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR!!

[He hits the ground]

Jeanette: Scizor!

[She and the rest of the gang run up to Scizor; Jeanette recalls him]

Slade: So, you must be that group of ACME pipsqueaks Mr. Vorstein told me about.

Ash: Who are you?!

Slade: Stan Slade, professional poacher. I heard about you meddling kids from Karl and Klaus Vorstein.

Alvin: So, you work for him, don't you?

Slade: He recently hired me to cause chaos in the forest and bring him the animals and Pokemon so I can make millions.

Eleanor: What you're doing is harming these poor creatures!

Alvin: Especially that Tropius up there!

[He points to the enraged Tropius up in the air, firing Leaf Storm repeatedly]

Slade: Ah! One of the rarest ever known: Tropius! Never mind the other Pokemon or animals. This one's worth more than millions!

Marsha: [extracts a Pokeball] I'll show you! [tosses the ball] Hoothoot, I choose you!

[Out of the ball comes a Hoothoot]



Hoothoot: Hoothoot!

[Brittany looks up Hoothoot]

Dexter: Hoothoot, the Owl Pokemon. Hoothoot usually only come out at night. Their nests are likely to be found in the trees of forests.

Ash: You never told us you had a Hoothoot.

Marsha: I caught this one during the summer.

Slade: [tosses a Pokeball] Braviary, attack them!

[Out of the ball comes a Braviary]



Braviary: Braviary!

Alvin: That bird's crown of feathers looks sort of familiar to me.

[He looks up Braviary]

Dexter: Braviary, the Valiant Pokemon, and the evolved form of Rufflet. Heedless of danger, Braviary fights fearlessly and relentlessly. It can easily fly while gripping an automobile in its talons.

Alvin: So that's what my Rufflet's gonna look like when it evolves.

Iris: You'd better be careful, Miss James. Your Hoothoot might be too small to handle that huge bird.

Marsha: I'll use any Pokemon to defeat this poacher. Hoothoot, Take Down!

[Hoothoot strikes Braviary w/said attack, taking recoil damage in the process]

Braviary: Braviary.

Slade: Piffle, piffle, piffle, lady. Braviary, power up with Hone Claws!

[Braviary powers up his talons w/said move]

Marsha: Hoothoot, use Air Slash!

[Hoothoot fires said attack at Braviary, who dodges]

Slade: Braviary, Crush Claw!

[Braviary strikes Hoothoot hard with his claws, causing Hoothoot to faint]

Marsha: Hoothoot, return!

[She recalls Hoothoot]

Marsha: You guys better take care of that Tropius before it wrecks the whole forest! I'll handle Slade.

Alvin: Leave this one to me. [tosses a Pokeball] Charizard, I choose you!

[Out of the ball comes his Charizard]

[Charizard roars]

Alvin: Tropius doesn't stand a chance. Charizard, Flamethrower!

[Charizard fires said attack at Tropius, who dodges and fires Air Slash at Charizard, who gets hit]

Alvin: Eleanor, you got any Pokemon that know Ice-type moves?

Eleanor: Piece of cake, Alvin. [tosses a Pokeball] I choose you, Dewgong!

[Out of the ball comes her Dewgong]



Dewgong: Dewgong!

Eleanor: Dewgong, I know it's not easy for you to battle on land, but try and use Ice Beam on Tropius!

Dewgong: Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeew-- [fires said attack at Tropius] --GONG!

[Tropius gets hit by the attack and freezes]

Alvin: Good shot! Now, Charizard, melt and weaken Tropius with Flare Blitz!

[Charizard becomes enveloped in flames and strikes Tropius w/said attack]

[Tropius hits the ground, but suddenly powers back up with the sun]

Alvin: What on Earth?!

Simon: Alvin, Tropius is using Synthesis! Depending upon the weather condition, its power is restored by a certain amount. And look at the sun!

[Alvin looks up at the bright sun]

Alvin: Then that means...

Simon: Yep. Sunny conditions restore Tropius' power by at least two thirds of its base power.

Alvin: Crud! Thought we had it this time!

[Back at Marsha's battle with Slade, Marsha's Swellow strikes Braviary w/Aerial Ace]

Marsha: Good shot, Swellow! Now, use Giga Impact!

[Swellow becomes surrounded by pink aura and flies toward Braviary]

Slade: Braviary, use your own Giga Impact!

[Braviary flies toward Swellow w/the same attack; both Pokemon strike, but Swellow suddenly hits the ground and faints]

Marsha: Swellow, no!

Braviary: BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAV!!

Slade: My ultimate Pokemon is unstoppable. Count on it!

Marsha: [recalls Swellow] No Pokemon is unstoppable. Not even your boss' Darkrai.

Slade: Darkrai will just keep getting stronger, no matter what plans you make. Just surrender!

Marsha: Never. [extracts a Pokeball] I may not be as experienced as Ash is, but I'm a nut for birds.

Slade: Just to make it easy on you, and more fair, I'll save Braviary for last.

[He recalls Braviary]

Slade: I'd love to enjoy knocking out the rest of your Pokemon with 3 of my other Pokemon. [tosses another Pokeball] Throh, go!

[Out of the ball comes a Throh]



Throh: Throh!

Marsha: You made a big mistake, using a Fighting-type against an expert on Flying-types.

Alvin: Hold it. You might wanna get the straight facts about Throh.

[He looks up Throh]

Dexter: Throh, the Judo Pokemon. Throh have a tendency to throw around larger opponents. Its power increases when his belt is tied.

Marsha: This one won't be a problem. [tosses another Pokeball] Dodrio, I choose you!

[Out of the ball comes her Dodrio]



[Dodrio squawks]

Slade: It may not be as easy as you believe. Throh, Storm Throw!

[Throh strikes Dodrio w/said attack]

Marsha: Dodrio, use Drill Peck!

[Dodrio's beaks spin like drills and strike Throh w/said attack]

Throh: THROH!

Slade: Try this! Throh, Stone Edge!

[Rocks emerge from the ground around Throh and spin around; Throh fires each rock at Dodrio]

Marsha: Dodrio, Double Team!

[Dodrio multiplies, and dodges every rock]

Marsha: Now, use Attract!

[Dodrio fires said attack at Throh, hitting him; Throh falls madly in love with Dodrio]

Slade: No fair!

Marsha: I guess it never occured to you that my Dodrio happens to be a girl. Dodrio, Aerial Ace!

[Dodrio strikes the defenseless Throh w/said attack; Throh hits the ground and faints]

Slade: Throh, return!

[He recalls Throh]

Slade: [tosses another Pokeball] Snover, go!

[Out of the ball comes a Snover]



Snover: Snover!

Simon: Could be a 50-50 against a Flying-type.

[He looks up Snover]

Dexter: Snover, the Forest Tree Pokemon. Having had little contact with humans, Snover are inquisitive and curious.

Simon: I heard that this one's a Grass-and-Ice-type. Even though Ice-types can beat Flying-types, Grass-types aren't as lucky. Marsha and Dodrio may still have a chance.

Marsha: Simple as that. Thanks, Simon. Okay, Dodrio! Use Double Team for defense!

[Dodrio multiplies again]

[Back at the battle with Tropius, Tropius faces Jeanette]

Jeanette: Since Scizor is worn out, I'd better use one of my own Fire-types. [tosses a Pokeball] Typhlosion, I choose you!

[Out of the ball comes her Typhlosion]

Typhlosion: Typhlosion!

Brittany: Let me give you a hand, sis! [tosses another Pokeball] Altaria, I choose you!

[Out of the ball comes her Altaria]

Altaria: Altaria!

Brittany: Altaria, begin with Ice Beam!

[Altaria fires said attack at Tropius, who dodges]

Jeanette: Typhlosion, Flamethrower!

[Typhlosion fires said attack at Tropius, who dodges]

Jeanette: No!

Alvin: Let's try poisoning it. [tosses another Pokeball] Crobat, I choose you!

[Out of the ball comes his Crobat]

Crobat: Cro!

Alvin: Cross Poison!

[Crobat fires said attack at Tropius, hitting it]

[Tropius regains health with Synthesis again]

Alvin: It's no use! No matter what we try, Tropius just keeps recovering with Synthesis!

Ash: Pikachu, try using Thunderbolt!

Pikachu: Pika.

[He leaps up in the air]

Pikachu: Pikaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-- [fires Thunderbolt at Tropius] --CHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!

[Tropius gets hit hard by the attack, but soon shakes it off; it fires Leaf Storm at Pikachu, who dodges]

Ash: Hang on, Pikachu! [tosses another Pokeball] I choose you, Roggenrola!

[Out of the ball comes his Roggenrola]



Roggenrola: Roggenrola!

Jeanette: Ash didn't tell me he had one of those.

[She looks up Roggenrola]

Dexter: Roggenrola, the Mantle Pokemon. Due to being compressed underground, its body is harder than iron.

Jeanette: Take down that Tropius, Ash!

Ash: Roggenrola, use Stone Edge!

Roggenrola: Roggenrola!

[It fires Stone Edge at Tropius, hitting it]

Tropius: Tropius!

[It fires Leaf Storm at Roggenrola]

Brittany: Hang on, Ash! Altaria, Dragon Pulse!

[Altaria fires said attack at Tropius' attack, blocking it]

Alvin: Charizard, use Overheat!

[Charizard fires said attack at Tropius, hitting it]

Alvin: Direct hit!

[Tropius recovers again with Synthesis]

Alvin: Will this never end?!

[Back at Marsha's battle, Dodrio strikes Snover with Drill Peck]

[Snover faints; Slade recalls it]

Slade: Lucky you. [tosses another Pokeball] Solrock, go!

[Out of the ball comes his Solrock]



Solrock: Solrock!

[Alvin looks up Solrock]

Dexter: Solrock, the Meteorite Pokemon. As it thrives upon solar energy, it emits bright light during battle, as well as heat waves whenever it rotates.

Alvin: Be careful, Marsha! This time, Solrock won't be so easy.

Marsha: Dodrio, use Attract!

[Dodrio fires said attack at Solrock, but nothing happens]

Slade: James, you bozo! Attract don't work on genderless Pokemon! Not even Solrock!

Marsha: Jeez!

Slade: I wanna make this quick, so the last battle will be more fair and square. Solrock, Explosion!

Alvin: He's crazy!

Solrock: [glows] Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool-- ROCK!!!

[It causes a giant explosion, which hits Dodrio hard; after the smoke clears, both Dodrio and Solrock have fainted]

Marsha: Some suicide move. [recalls Dodrio] Dodrio, return.

[Slade recalls Solrock]

Slade: Now both our strongest Pokemon will meet face-to-face.

Marsha: [in her mind] He's right. My Skiploom won't do much against Braviary. Pidgeotto's my last hope. [aloud; tosses another Pokeball] Pidgeotto, I choose you!

[Out of the ball comes her Pidgeotto]

[Pidgeotto screeches]

Slade: [tosses his first Pokeball] Braviary, back to you!

[Out of the ball comes his Braviary]

Braviary: Braviary!

Marsha: Let's end this. Pidgeotto, Gust!

[Pidgeotto fires said attack at Braviary, who gets hit]

Slade: Braviary, Aerial Ace!

[Braviary strikes Pidgeotto w/said attack]

Marsha: Aerial Ace!

[Pidgeotto strikes Braviary w/said attack]

Marsha: Nice shot! Now, use Brave Bird!

[Pidgeotto becomes surrounded by blue flames; it flies toward Braviary and strikes him w/Brave Bird, taking recoil damage in the process]

Braviary: ARY!

Slade: Braviary, Crush Claw!

[Braviary strikes Pidgeotto hard w/said attack]

Slade: And if you're wondering why this Crush Claw is more powerful than the last, it's because of its Sheer Force ability. Any attack with a secondary effect cancels that effect and ups the power of the attack by 30%.

Marsha: No!

Slade: Now, Braviary, Hone Claws!

[Braviary powers up with said move]

Marsha: Hang on, Pidgeotto! Use Aerial Ace again!

[Pidgeotto strikes Braviary w/said attack, but Braviary knocks it backwards]

Alvin: Marsha!

Marsha: This is bad!

Slade: Braviary, Giga Impact! NOW!!

[Braviary becomes surrounded by pink aura and flies toward Pidgeotto]

Marsha: [starts tearing up] I can't let this happen! Not to my best Pokemon! Pidgeotto!

[Pidgeotto angrily flies toward Braviary with Brave Bird; both Pokemon strike, and the impact results in an explosion]

Slade: [laughs evilly] Victory is mine!

[Suddenly, a glowing Pidgeotto emerges out of the smoke]

Slade: What?!

Alvin: I don't believe it!

Marsha: Pidgeotto made it!

Iris: It's evolving!

[Pidgeotto evolves into a Pidgeot]



Pidgeot: Pidgeot! [screeches]

Marsha: Its beautiful! It's... It's Pidgeot!

Alvin: Marsha's Pidgeotto just evolved into a Pidgeot!

Slade: Mere evolution won't save you, James! Braviary, another Giga Impact!

[After the smoke clears, Braviary is stuck on the ground, but cannot move]

Slade: I said, use Giga Impact!

Alvin: It's over, Slade! Braviary can't attack immediately after Giga Impact.

Theodore: She's won this!

Marsha: Pidgeot, use Gust!

[Pidgeot fires said attack at Braviary, hitting him hard]

Pidgeot: Pidgeot!

[Its tailfeathers glow, and it releases a powerful gust of wind from its body, severely hitting Braviary]

Marsha: Did you just--

Slade: That was Hurricane!

Marsha: Pidgeot, that was amazing, learning Hurricane after evolving!

Pidgeot: Pidgeot!

Braviary: Bra-vi-a-ry...

[He slowly hits the ground and faints]

Ash and Alvin: She did it!

Pikachu: Pi-Pikachu!

[Slade recalls Braviary and is about to escape, when...]

Iris: [tosses a Pokeball] Excadrill, stop that poacher!

[Out of the ball comes her Excadrill]



Excadrill: Excadrill!

[He attacks Slade and pins him to the ground]

Slade: Lemme go! Lemme go!

Excadrill: Excadrill.

Iris: Now let's take care of Tropius!

[Marsha jumps onto Pidgeot's back]

Marsha: Let's do this together, Pidgeot! Brave Bird!

[She and Pidgeot fly toward Tropius; Pidgeot strikes Tropius w/Brave Bird]

Tropius: TROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

Marsha: Ash!

Ash: Pikachu, Electro Ball!

Pikachu: [gathers electricity] Pika-Pika-Pikaaaaaaaa-- [fires Electro Ball at Tropius] --CHU-PI!!!

[Tropius gets hit hard]

Ash: Take it from here, Alvin!

Alvin: Charizard, Flare Blitz!

[Charizard strikes Tropius w/said attack; Tropius suffers a burn ailment]

Ash: We'd better hurry before it uses Synthesis again!

Alvin: If we can't beat it, we can at least catch it! [tosses an empty Pokeball] Pokeball, go!

[The ball hits Tropius and catches it; the ball flies into Alvin's hand and shakes for 15 seconds; afterwards, it stops, and the light stops flashing]

Alvin: Yes! I just captured Tropius!

[Charizard fires a victory Flamethrower]

Slade: But, that was my gold mine!

Alvin: Not anymore. It's mine, and not for money. For battling and fun.

[Two NYPD officers arrive and grab Slade]

Officer 1: Good work, ACME. You did it again.

Officer 2: We've been after this guy all week. Let's go, Slade. Remember, you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in a court of law.

[They slap the cuffs on Slade and take him away]

[Marsha and Pidgeot land safely on the ground]

Marsha: We did it, guys. The forest is safe, and Slade's off to the clink.

Alvin: And what's more, your Pidgeot is fully-evolved now!

Marsha: Yeah. I'm real proud of you, Pidgeot.

Pidgeot: Pidgeot.

[The two embrace]

Marsha: [narrates] And so, with my Pidgeot fully-evolved, the forest animals at peace, and Slade finally behind bars, the day is saved once again. But we've still a long way to go before we can defeat the Vorsteins.

[Cut to a mugshot of Slade]

Narrator: Stan Slade was tried in Orange County, in and for the state of New York. He was convicted of a 140.17: Criminal trespass in the first degree, a 200.04: Bribery in the first degree, a 240.20 disorderly conduct, and poaching at Black Rock Forest. He was sentenced to 10 years in the Upstate Correctional Facility, and banned for life from all forests in the state of New York.