06x02 - A Ruin with a View

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Shortly after his arrival to the Hoenn region

Ash met an aspiring new Pokémon trainer named May.

Now, together, they're on their way to Oldale Town

where Ash will register for the Hoenn League.

Pikachu, since Oldale Town is so close

you wanna race the rest of the way?

[AGREEMENT]

- 'Hey, hold up a minute.' - Huh?

You're walking too slow.

If I knew you'd run the whole way

I wouldn't have offered my help.

What are you talking about?

I just wanna get there before it gets too dark.

Hmph!

I did have a bike.

You know, I guess there's no harm

if we slow it down just a little bit.

[EMBARRASSED]

That's right.

♪ A kid from Pallet Town with a brand new world to see ♪

♪ Don't know what's ahead but it won't get the best of me ♪

♪ There's so much to learn and battles to be won ♪

♪ I've advanced so far and still there's always more to come ♪

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "A Ruin with a View."

- Ash? - Yeah?

I always thought that Pokémon were supposed to stay

inside their Poké ba*ls, right?

I guess so, but Pikachu likes it better

hanging outside with me. Right, buddy?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Huh?

I haven't gotten any complaints from my Torchic yet.

Uh, come to think of it

I barely know anything about this Torchic.

Then what you should do is look it up

in that new Pokédex you just got.

Oh, yeah.

Well, it says here that Torchic

is a Fire-type Pokémon, and its attacks are..

- Hey, look at that. - At what?

Aw!

POKEDEX Azurill, the Water Ball Pokémon.

Azurill is able to throw its tail like a lasso

using the momentum to move about.

[UNSURE]

It's so cute. I want it.

Then try and catch it.

Alright, I'll just grab me a Poké Ball.

- And throw it. - Uh..

No, not like that, May.

[CONCERN]

Oh, yeah! I caught my first Pokémon.

[APPEARING]

[ANNOYED]

Hey, what gives?

Well, you're not gonna catch anything that way.

Why not?

I threw an empty Poké Ball at it, didn't I?

First, you have to battle the Pokémon and weaken it

then you throw your Poké Ball.

Right, I know.

Time for a Pokémon battle!

Torchic, I choose you.

[APPEARING]

[EXCITED]

Now, what are those attacks again?

Torchic.

[FOCUSED]

[PAINED]

That wasn't good. Torchic, are you okay?

[CONCERN]

[MOCKING]

[FOCUSED]

Whoa! Torchic, not so fast.

Wait for me.

AZURILL/TORCHIC [PLAYFUL]/[FOCUSED]

[FOCUSED]/[PAINED]

Okay, next time, don't do anything until I tell you to.

[SAD]

Hey, what're you crying for? Come on.

May, if you don't hurry, it'll get away.

Huh?

[UNSURE]

[FOCUSED]

Alright, Torchic, use your Peck Attack.

[PECK ATTACK]

[FEAR]/[EXERTION]

[PECK ATTACK]

MAY 'Over there, Torchic.'

[SHOCK]/[FOCUSED]

No. Wait for me.

AZURILL/TORCHIC [AMUSED]/[FOCUSED]

[EMBER ATTACK]

AZURILL [PAINED]

[PROUD]

[SHOCK]

[ANGRY]

[WORRIED]

- Torchic. - Whoa!

[WATER g*n ATTACK]

[PAINED]

[STUNNED]

- Huh? - Huh!

Torchic.

[ANGRY]

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[THUNDERBOLT ATTACK]

[SCARED]

[DAZED]

Torchic, say something. Anything.

See, Fire Pokémon like Torchic are weak against Water Attacks.

I feel terrible.

What should I do about this, Ash?

Don't worry, May.

Once we get to the Pokémon Center

you can have Torchic's energy restored, right there.

Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go.

I wonder what all those rocks are for.

Huh?

It looks like it might be a bunch of old buildings, Ash.

[AWE]

ALDEN Well, actually

these are the ruins of Oldale.

I'm Professor Alden, and I'm here investigating them.

- Hi, my name's Ash. - And my name's May. Hello.

Nice to meet you both. So tell me.

Where are you two going in such a big hurry?

We are trying to find the Pokémon Center.

Ah, well, you're almost there.

It's just over this hill.

- Ah! - That's great, thanks.

Thanks a bunch.

[GRATEFUL]

MAY 'Nurse Joy, could you please help my Torchic?'

NURSE JOY 'No problem.'

'Let's see now.'

Does it look okay in there?

One more second.

Torchic's fine.

A good night's sleep is all your Torchic needs.

Thank goodness.

- Feel better now, May? - Mm-hmm.

[HAPPY]

I think a good night's sleep

would do you some good as well.

ASH/MAY Yeah.

[AGREEMENT]

- Hey, Ash? - Yeah, what's up?

Well, I was thinking.

Now, that I'm in a Pokémon Center

will you show me around?

Yeah, of course.

But I just need to make a call to someone before I do.

Hey, Professor Oak.

I just now got into Oldale town.

Wonderful, Ash.

It's always nice to hear from you.

I just finished registering to be in the Hoenn League

Professor, so I'm ready to go

and psyched for my first badge.

It sounds to me like another big adventure for you, young man.

- 'That's right.' - Huh?

We haven't been introduced yet, but I'm May.

Well, hello, May.

I'm Professor Samuel Oak from Pallet Town.

I know you, my brother never misses

any of your radio lectures.

And when I tell him that I've been

actually talking to you, he'll be so jealous.

Well, how nice.

Of course, I know that I'm just a beginning Pokémon Trainer

but I promise you, I'll work hard.

Well, May, with Ash right by your side

you should do very well.

I wish the both of you a safe and successful journey.

MAY/ASH Thanks.

GIOVANNI 'What? You're in the Hoenn region?'

That's right, still hot on the trail of that rare Pikachu

so that one day soon, that Pikachu will be all yours.

And now that we've tracked them down

we're ever so close to the capture.

'Cause when it comes to the honor of Team Rocket

there's nothin' we wouldn't do for ya.

Well, since you've taken the liberty of calling me

on my private line

I'm assuming that you have some good news, yes?

Well, the thing is..

A good detective work doesn't come cheaply

so our cash reserves are a bit low.

- Could we get an advance? - 'No.'

GIOVANNI 'You'll receive no more funds.'

[sighing]

'However, I do have'

'an opportunity for you.'

TEAM ROCKET Opportunity?

Although Team Rocket operates internationally

we haven't been able to set up operations in the Hoenn region

so if you three can successfully accomplish this

that's when we will talk money.

TEAM ROCKET We are going to start a branch office?

A direct order from the Boss himself

to achieve true greatness.

He's practically saying we're the next in line

to take over control of Team Rocket.

All those long harsh years

of struggling was worth it, because..

TEAM ROCKET Yippee! We've got a promotion. Yeah.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

[CONTENT]/[HAPPY]

Using those clowns will be worth it

if I can learn about the operations

of Team Aqua and Team Magma.

[laughs]

And this room is where the Trainers sleep.

- 'Wow! Not too shabby.' - 'Yeah.'

This is the lobby, where the Trainers

that stay here, hang out to share information.

Yeah? You mean, like where the malls are?

And where the best places to eat are?

And the best clothing stores are?

- And things like that? - Not quite, May.

They're all talking about Pokémon stuff.

TRAINER A 'I heard there's a new Gym Leader'

'over at the Petalburg Gym.'

- Huh? - Huh?

- Are you sure? - Yeah.

Hey, you guys, can you tell me who the new Gym Leader is?

Cool it, Ash.

May? I'm trying to find something out.

Can't you tell I'm completely starved?

- Let's go eat. - Uh, okay.

[HAPPY]

Mm. Yummy.

You know, these centers are really great.

Everything you could ever want in one place.

But remember, they're only here for the Trainers

so they can rest in between heavy training.

Well, you're getting ready for heavy training

and I'm training, too, right?

Uh, I guess, if you put it that way.

ALDEN The two weary travelers.

Glad you made it safely.

- Uh.. - Oh, hi, there.

Yum! Something smells really good.

Spaghetti and meatballs

with garlic breadsticks on the side.

- 'Snap out of it.' - Hmm?

Work on being a good thief, not a restaurant critic.

Oh, yes. Right. Thanks.

Soon as we set up a Team Rocket shop

in the Hoenn region, we're number one.

Uh, but just a minute, since we're the only members

of Team Rocket in the Hoenn region

we already are number one, aren't we?

Hello! Slick thinking, James.

If you two lazy good-for-nothings

take that sort of attitude, Butch and Cassidy

will just slide on in and take over.

Jessie is right. Those no-good crooks.

You're so good with those morale-building pep talks.

♪ A shovel here and a shovel there ♪

♪ We'll soon be sitting in the Boss's chair ♪

♪ A shovel here and a shovel.. ♪♪

Professor?

Are those the same ruins that we saw

when we were up on that hill?

Yes.

And lucky for me, the Pokémon Center

has been generous enough to give me the use of this room

while I continue my research on those ruins.

'You know, there's a stone chamber'

'within the ruins, and legend has it'

'that it's a sort of bridge, or portal, between our world'

'and the ancient Pokémon world.'

Wow!

But because of its strange construction

any attempts to enter the chamber have caused it

to begin crumbling, so its contents remain unknown.

What do you mean by ancient Pokémon?

[CURIOUS]

Well, Ash..

I'm not talking about extinct Fossil Pokémon

like Aerodactyl and Kabuto.

I'm talking about ancient Pokémon that have been living

since ancient times, without changing at all.

Wow! How cool!

Most of the details involving ancient Pokémon

like where they lived and how they lived

are still a complete mystery to the world.

Guess it's all that mystery that makes it so fascinating.

Huh! There might be more to Pokémon than I thought.

Ancient Pokémon. I'd love to meet one.

[AGREEMENT]

ALDEN 'You just might get your chance, Ash.'

The correct way to enter the stone chamber

is written right here on this tablet.

- You're kidding! - Let's go, then.

Well, there are four keys needed to enter

that haven't yet been found, so I'm afraid

we'll have to wait just a bit longer.

Professor Alden sighted.

Good, then let's begin.

TEAM MAGMA Right.

I sure hope we find those four keys soon.

- Huh? - Huh? The lights.

ALDEN What? What is the meaning of this?

[ANGRY]

Professor Alden.

We would like you to accompany us

on a little journey to the Oldale ruins.

- I will not. - 'I'm sorry, Professor Alden.'

When the power went..

Oh. Uh.

Well, now, professor.

Would you like to change your mind?

Yes, alright, I'll go with you then.

- Ow. - Hey, let us out of here!

What do they want?

To get inside the chamber, I'll bet.

Do you know those people, Nurse Joy?

Oh, no, I don't.

But I'm sure they caused that blackout

by cutting the power here to the center.

Then, that means all of the Pokémon

treated here are in danger.

Wait, you mean my Torchic's in trouble?

We have to switch over to our reserve power right away.

To do that, we'll have to get out of here first.

PIKACHU [URGING]

[URGING]/[HAPPY]

An airshaft.

Pikachu, that's great.

TEAM ROCKET Tunnel complete! Huh?

Okay, so I was off by a smidge.

[ANGRY]

You mind telling me what you're doing here?

We're doing whatever we want to do.

You're looking at this region's top Team Rocketers.

Prepare for trouble, and make it double, and all that jazz.

Go, Arbok.

Weezing, you too.

[APPEARING]

[EXCITED]

[ANGRY]

[SCARED]

- Huh? - Why?

[ANGRY]

[shuddering]

Uh, we must've taken a wrong turn.

- Sorry for the confusion, boys. - Bye, now.

[laughing]

Hmph. So everything I heard about them was true.

[instrumental music]

- 'Ash, slow down.' - Huh?

Hey, May, why are you coming?

Why should I miss out on the adventure?

Now, what? Which way?

[URGING]

Hmm. That way, huh?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[URGING]

Hey!

'The exit.'

Wow! Your Pikachu is pretty smart, Ash.

Yes.

ASH The master key Nurse Joy was talking about.

I switched it over to reserve power.

- All set. - Great, Ash.

- Will you be okay, Nurse Joy? - You bet.

We're gonna go help Professor Alden.

Please be careful.

ALDEN What is the meaning of this?

Tell me. Why did you bring me here?

Why do you think?

We brought you so that you'd help us

gain access to the stone chamber.

Hmm?

It won't work.

If we try to force our way into it

the chamber will collapse.

But you yourself said the way in is written

on this little tablet. Is that right, professor?

That's true, but I also said

I need to have the four treasures as keys.

Of course. The keys?

- Here you are. - What?

Where did you..?

You see, we have friends in high places.

The only thing left to do

is to find out which key goes in which hole.

And you will help us with that.

- I won't. - Really?

Then I can assume that you don't care

about the fate of those poor people at the Pokémon Center.

You wouldn't.

We would and will, unless you obey.

So, what will it be?

[grunts]

[sighs] You win.

[screaming]

Whoa! Astounding.

'Incredible.'

These panels depict ancient people

'and Pokémon living together.'

'A miraculous discovery.'

Do you see the information we came for?

Not a trace.

I've recorded all of the data from the walls.

We've come up with nothing again.

Right. Let's pull out.

[panting] Huh? There they go.

PIKACHU [WORRIED]

- Professor! - Hmm?

- Are you gonna be alright? - Yes, I'm just fine.

What a relief.

Who were those guys anyway?

Prepare for very quiet trouble.

Make it a very silent double.

That's right.

Just look at what the Meowth dragged in.

Four shiny new treasures.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

- Huh? - Shh!

- You guys. - Rats.

Seems like we've been discovered.

Hey, you guys give back those treasures!

Arbok, go!

[APPEARING]

[EXCITED]

Pikachu, Quick Attack.

[QUICK ATTACK]

[PAINED]

Pikachu, Thunderbolt them.

[THUNDERBOLT ATTACK]

TEAM ROCKET Team Rocket's blasting off much too soon.

WOBBUFFET [AGREEMENT]

Good, they're back where they belong.

ALDEN/ASH/MAY Huh?

The sun's up.

[HAPPY]

Morning already?

MAY/ASH/ALDEN Huh?

[gasping]

- What's this? - Ah!

Well, let's take a look.

[gasping]

ALDEN It's an enormous underground water supply.

- It smells so fresh and clean. - You're right.

ALDEN 'I wonder if it leads out to sea.'

[gasping]

Great Scott! The ancient Pokémon Relicanth.

Relicanth?

[AMAZED]

I'll be. It is true!

'These ruins are a portal'

'between the present and the past.'

NURSE JOY 'May, I'm happy to report that your Torchic is as good as new.'

Oh, great. Thank you.

Okay, come on out.

[APPEARING]

[HAPPY]

Aw! I'm so glad you feel better.

Excuse me, Nurse Joy?

Did you find out anything more about those crooks?

Officer Jenny is doing everything she can

but so far, no clues.

That's too bad.

Well, I guess it's time for us

to head over to Petalburg City, right?

- 'Ash.' - Huh?

- Leaving so soon? - Yeah.

Hey, guess what?

I've been doing a little more research

over at the stone chamber.

And so far, every indication has pointed to ancient Pokémon

and man interacting peaceably.

Wow!

You've learned so much, and so quickly.

Hmm, I can hardly stop working, even to sleep.

'There are so many undiscovered secrets'

'in the world of Pokémon.'

I forgot.

I never found out who the new

Petalburg Gym Leader is.

- Hmm. I don't know. - Uh..

I'm going to my first Hoenn region Gym battle.

And that first badge is mine.

[EXCITED]

NARRATOR Able to witness the miracle of an ancient Pokémon

Ash and May discovered yet another part

of the mysterious Pokémon world.

And that's just the first of many new revelations

that await in the Hoenn region.

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪