07x03 - Let Bagons Be Bagons

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR Still headed toward Fallarbor Town

we find our heroes stopped on the shores

of a lake, waiting for a very special friend.

[EXCITED]

- There she is! - Hmm.

Hey, Misty!

[HAPPY]

Hey, you guys!

[HAPPY]

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Every Trainer has a choice ♪

♪ To listen to that voice inside ♪

♪ I know the battle may be long ♪

♪ Winners may have come and gone ♪

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ And this dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet the challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced Challenge ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪

♪ This dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This shows that you and I ♪

♪ Will be the best that the world's ever seen ♪

♪ Cause we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "The Princess and the Togepi."

MISTY So how've you been, Pikachu?

[HAPPY]

How about you, Ash? Brock?

- Great! - Great!

So, uh, how's the Gym Leader life?

Oh, busy.

My big sisters are all so generous.

They like to give me all the work.

You must be May.

And you're Max, right?

- Hi, there! - Hi, to you too.

- We've heard so much about you! - Hi, Misty.

[HAPPY]

Cool, a Togepi.

Adorable!

POKEDEX Togepi, the Spike Ball Pokémon.

Togepi is said to exude a relaxing aura

that grows stronger when treated nicely.

[HAPPY]

It's thanks to Togepi

that I was even able to meet up with you here.

ASH 'Whoa, it's an invitation to the Togepi Festival.'

A gathering of all Togepi Trainers. Hmm.

MISTY And it's being held in this hotel.

ASH Well, let's go! Ha ha ha--

- Hold it! - What's wrong?

Hey, I'm the one who's invited.

Since I heard you were here

I thought I'd invite you all as my guests.

But you can't get in unless you're with Togepi and me.

Those are the rules.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Welcome, my children.

We represent the Togepi Festival Operating Committee, yes.

We have the distinct honor

and great pleasure to be your guides today.

- Oh. - A darling Togepi.

Yes, indeed, darling.

[CONFUSED]

JESSIE Now, my Togepi Festival invitee.

JAMES Only one Trainer and one Pokémon, please.

MISTY Yes, but excuse me..

- No excuses. Chop-chop! - No excuses. Chop-chop!

ASH Hey, Misty!

JAMES You'll be staying in the VIP room.

JESSIE With your very important Pokémon.

- Ta-da! - This is a VIP room?

Yes, just make yourself at home.

But where are you two going?

Togepi is ours!

[EXCITED]

We've got them both, Meowth.

- Pull out. - Aye! Aye!

Time to take off. Argh!

Ha ha!

[screams]

PIKACHU [SCARED]

[gasps]

- Misty? - She's in there, Brock!

Misty!

PIKACHU [WORRIED]

[grunts]

Grab on, guys!

PIKACHU [URGING]

[grunting]

It's time for more of "May's Expeditions!"

Oh, please!

Are we moving, Togepi?

[UNSURE]

But where to?

[UNSURE]

[NERVOUS]/[CURIOUS]

- Huh! - Huh! That was close.

No, that was great!

Ah, we're right on course.

Meowth, steer us straight into that sandstorm.

Hang on to your beach towels.

A sandstorm?

How are we gonna get through that?

What? What do you mean through?

Get ready for a big hit, guys! Grab something!

[screams]

Could this be the last expedition for May?

Come on! Would you please just give it a rest?

[grunting]

[SCARED]

[SCARED]

Well, that was easy.

A day at the beach. Maintain altitude.

- Ready? Prepare for landing. - Aye aye, sir.

- And there it is. - Aah!

MEOWTH 'The Mirage Kingdom.'

There's a town.

[CURIOUS]

- Huh? - Huh?

MAX 'We're headed right for it.'

Huh?

Hmm, we're stopping.

- So, a pleasant flight? - We hope so.

I'm pleased to announce we have arrived

at the Togepi Festival Stadium.

Hmm.

[CONFUSED]

Huh. Huh?

Welcome to Mirage Kingdom.

- Mirage Kingdom? - 'Misty!'

Hmm?

Uh, Ash! You guys!

[HAPPY]

- Are you okay? - Yes, I'm fine.

The Twerp, just great.

We don't take kindly to stowaways!

What's the big idea of bringing Misty here?

One of you better tell me what's goin' on.

I have a feeling I know.

[ANGRY]

Now, you'd better tell us who you are

this instant.

[chuckling]

- Okay! - Okay!

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble'

'now there's a surprise.'

JAMES 'And make it double'

'with our brilliant disguise.'

To protect the world from devastation.

To unite all peoples within our nation.

To denounce the evils of truth and love.

To extend our reach to the stars above.

- Voila! - Voila!

- Jessie. - James.

- Hah! - Hah!

Team Rocket blast off

at the speed of light.

Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, fight.

Meowth, that's right!

[AGREEMENT]

JESSIE So that's that.

Well, now, aren't you glad you asked?

MISTY Team Rocket!

You guys never change.

Still after Pikachu, I see.

- Uh, uh, uh. - Uh, uh, uh.

Nope, not this time.

We're mixing things up.

This time our eyes are on your Togepi!

MISTY/ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX Togepi?

[SALUTATIONS]

[AGREEMENT]

Let's get grabbin'!

[grunting]

MISTY/ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX Hmm?

- Colonel Hansen. - Behold!

- This Togepi is for you. - You see?

I told you we wouldn't let you down now, didn't I, huh?

[screams]

- Your plan is a failure. - Eh?

I instructed you to bring me a Togepi.

Not these Trainers.

Ah, so you're the leader!

Yes, that is correct, I am the Mirage Kingdom Leader

Colonel Hansen, and I need a Togepi.

You will hand over your Togepi

and leave my kingdom at once.

Togepi?

[CONCERNED]

- Not in ten million years! - In that case..

[FOCUSED]

- What's that? - Shedinja.

[EXERTION]

[screaming]

[gasps]

[whimpering]

You three bravehearts wait right there.

What did you do that for?

[ANGRY]

[chuckles]

[ANGRY]

Ninjask!

[whimpering]

[CURIOUS]

Misty, what's wrong?

She's never been a big fan of Bug Pokémon.

Bugs really bug me!

[laughs]

Okay, Max, take Misty and the others away.

- Huh? - But, Ash..

I'll take care of this.

[DETERMINED]

Mudkip, go!

[READY]/[DETERMINED]

- Misty, leave. - Okay.

- Ugh. - Hmph.

[ANGRY]

Ninjask, now!

'Shadow Ball!'

[SHADOW BALL MOVE]

Pikachu, Thunderbolt 'em.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

Water g*n, Mudkip!

[WATER g*n MOVE]

- Come on! - Let's go!

Hmm, get them.

Don't let Togepi near the queen.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

- Excuse me. - Hmm?

- What about us? - What should we be doing?

Hmph.

Why would they want your Togepi?

That's what I'd like to know.

Wanna save that for later?

How long do we have to keep running?

I don't know, May. I guess till we feel safe.

Oh, Ash, Brock.

[ANGRY]

MISTY/MAY/MAX Huh!

Oh, no! A bug!

POKEDEX Shedinja, the Shed Pokémon.

Shedinja possesses a hard, powerful body

giving it strong defenses.

- Huh! - What do we do, May?

I don't know. You think of something.

[whimpering]

I'll protect Togepi!

Corsola, I choose you!

[READY]

Spike Cannon, now!

[SPIKE CANNON MOVE]

[EXERTION]

- Huh! - It bounced right off.

That Shedinja's defenses are strong, wow!

'Here comes another Solar Beam!'

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

[screaming]

Togepi!

[PANICKING]

Huh!

Oh!

[chuckles]

Togepi!

[chuckles]

Finally, you've finally come here to be with me.

Togepi.

- 'Miranda!' - Huh?

Yes, what is it, my princess?

- Look, Togepi! - Oh, that's wonderful.

Yes, but the poor thing's been hurt.

Miranda, could you please tend to it?

[CONFUSED]

[coughs]

[DOUBLE TEAM MOVE]

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt now!

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

- Was that Double Team? - 'Water g*n, Mudkip!'

MUDKIP/NINJASK [WATER g*n MOVE]/[EXERTION]

It's using Double Team too.

Uh, and using the smoke from the blast for cover.

But which one is real?

- Aah! - Ash, no!

Ugh!

[CONCERNED]

- Who made this hole? - I get it.

Those Ninjask, guess they know Dig.

They must've gone in right underneath us.

I'm going in there and I'm gonna find 'em.

[CONCERNED]

Right, come on, Mudkip.

MUDKIP [AFFIRMATIVE]

MAN # Did you say intruders?

Yes, Your Majesty! But not to worry.

Colonel Hansen has taken the lead of pursuing them.

- Majesty! - Please, not now, Miranda.

Yes, but, sire, it's urgent.

A Togepi found its way to the princess.

Togepi?

[chuckles]

There, see? You'll be fine.

[UNSURE]

Wonderful!

Now, the succession ceremony

can take place tomorrow.

Yes, mother.

- Huh? - Huh?

- Ah! - You see?

There, Your Majesty.

- Hah! - Look, father. It's a Togepi.

My stars! It is a Togepi.

[CONFUSED]

This is truly a miracle.

To think, a Togepi would appear at the perfect time.

Yes, and now I've found my perfect partner.

Truly, a miracle, yes.

[chuckles]

[CONFUSED]

- 'There you are!' - Huh?

[panting]

Togepi!

[HAPPY]

Hmm?

- Who are you? - What? Who am I?

- I wanna know who you are. - Yeah!

Why don't you tell us what's going on here?

Okay, so you want my Togepi.

[HAPPY]

- Well, give it back! - Ah!

Of all the impudent!

Majesty, I didn't know you were here.

- You! - Not him again.

Your Majesty, be careful.

These are the intruders we're looking for.

- Right. - Now, wait.

- Hold it right there. - Hmm?

You're the one who forced us

to come here in the first place.

You were saying something about needing a Togepi.

- 'Remember?' - Ugh!

Would someone please explain this?

Father?

- Hansen? - Sire!

- Please leave my presence. - But, sire--

You'll do as you're told!

Ugh!

[grunts]

[HAPPY]

There they are! Hey, you! You stuck up--

- Cool it, Ash! - Huh?

Something's not right.

Hmm.

[URGING]

MAN # So, this is your Togepi then?

Yes, sir, but what's that on Togepi's forehead?

That's where it was injured, so we treated it.

That's so nice!

- Thank you. - Hmm.

My name's Misty, and I'm the Cerulean Gym Leader.

I'm Sarah.

I'm the princess of Mirage Kingdom.

Wow, a princess!

It's an honor to meet you.

[HAPPY]

MAN # 'I sincerely regret having caused you so much trouble.'

Regrettably, Hansen has been disrupting things

all over the kingdom.

And now, it is apparent that he was plotting

to steal your Togepi for his own needs.

- Please, believe me. - Hmm.

We've never had any intention of stealing anything

from anyone. Especially, your Togepi.

The instant Togepi saw you

I knew right away you were its Trainer.

And then, I realized having a Togepi

come here for me was too good to be true.

Come here for you?

We must remove these youngsters

from our Mirage Kingdom immediately.

- Yes. - Prepare a ship.

- Yes, Your Majesty. - But, wait, please..

- Hmm? - Hmm?

Please, sire, can you tell us what this is about?

MIRANDA 'For centuries within our kingdom'

Togepi have been worshiped as our Guardian Pokémon

of liberty and peace.

Ever since the beginnings of our recorded history

it has been the duty and mission of anyone ascending the throne

to seek out and find a Togepi.

- Whoa! - Mission?

[CONFUSED]

Mission indeed.

And this is how Sarah's father

the king, earned his throne.

So then what happened to the king's Togepi?

Returned from whence it came.

In our kingdom, it is Togepi's final departure

that proves beyond a shadow of a doubt

the right and duty of the current monarch

to rule the land, and in that way

Togepi has proved that Sarah's father has ascended

'to the throne to rule'

'as the proper king of Mirage Kingdom.'

Togepi sure is one awesome Pokémon.

Who would have known?

SARAH 'This would have been accomplished'

'in a ceremony to be held'

'in this very temple tomorrow.'

- 'But, alas..' - 'What ceremony?'

MIRANDA 'The ceremony giving the right to succeed'

'the throne to the one who seeks out Togepi.'

Sadly, I have not been very successful

in finding my Togepi in time for the appointed day.

And so without a Togepi

the ceremony cannot be performed.

I get it now.

My Togepi was taken for the ceremony.

It seems to me that Hansen was secretly plotting

to use your Togepi, so as to selfishly crown himself

the successor to the throne.

I also share in the belief that Hansen wants

the power of this Guardian Pokémon Togepi all for himself.

ASH/MISTY/BROCK/MAY/MAX Huh?

Misty? So, what kind of power does Togepi have?

[CONFUSED]

- Huh? - Worry not, my fair princess!

- Hmm. - Yes!

It is my one purpose in life

to rescue you from this political turmoil.

[grunts]

There's enough turmoil for one day.

Just like the old times, right, Brock?

Whoa, brutal stuff!

But I do like her style.

[screams]

Please, Princess Sarah

there's got to be something we can do.

No, you have all been exposed to enough danger already.

You must leave the Mirage Kingdom at once.

But without Togepi what will you do?

Don't worry about me, Misty.

- It will all work out. - Hmm.

[CONFUSED]

MAY/MAX/ASH/BROCK Hmm.

HANSEN 'It is my destiny'

'that I acquire the throne of this kingdom.'

'And with the power of Togepi'

'it shall be so.'

And the Mirage Kingdom shall face a new age.

[EXCITED]

- Hansen, the king! - I love it!

All hail the king!

[EXCITED]

Hear this, as soon as I have ascended the throne

and acquired my royal power as ruler of this kingdom

you shall also know great power as well as my thanks.

But first..

- Catch Togepi! - Catch Togepi!

[UNCOMFORTABLE]

We must have Togepi, before tomorrow's

succession ceremony commences.

Now, Misty, listen.

You must leave the Mirage Kingdom

before Hansen and his agents capture your Togepi.

[UNSURE]

Alright.

[screaming]

- Hmm? Huh. - Huh?

Hey, look over there, guys.

[gasps]

Unbelievable.

We were all just inside of that temple.

So, what's going on?

[CURIOUS]

- It's a mirage. - A mirage?

[AWED]

[URGING]

Ah! Togepi!

ASH Flying?

[FOCUSED]

- Could it be? - Yes.

Somehow, Togepi must have sensed

that beyond the mirage there is paradise.

Awesome.

[FOCUSED]

[DETERMINED]

- Huh! - Shedinja!

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Togepi! Ah!

[screaming]

Give up.

Hand over Togepi and pronto.

- Hansen! - Team Rocket!

Huh! No way!

My Togepi is staying right here.

Hmph. Fine then.

Shedinja, Solar Beam.

[SOLAR BEAM MOVE]

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt now.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

NARRATOR What strange and mysterious event is being foreshadowed

by the great temple

unexpectedly appearing in the sky?

As Hansen and his agents of evil close in on Togepi

will our heroes find within themselves

the strength to withstand the power of their attacks?

Stay tuned for a tale of mystery and intrigue.

♪ I will carry on ♪

♪ Yeah this dream will last forever ♪

♪ And this dream will never die ♪

♪ We will rise to meet ♪

♪ The challenge every time ♪

♪ Advanced Challenge ♪

♪ Yeah this dream keeps us together ♪

♪ This shows that you and I ♪

♪ Will be the best ♪

♪ That the world's ever seen ♪

♪ Cause we always will follow this dream ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪