16x23 - Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!

[bunniefuu]

[gasps]


- Professor Juniper, over there! - Oh!


Ah! Look at that!


Is it possible the Light Stone could be behind there?


No, that's not possible.


- Huh? - Unless, of course, it is.


[groaning]


♪ It's the next chapter the ultimate goal ♪


♪ Ready for battle brave and bold ♪


♪ I know we're gonna make it


♪ We will find a way


♪ Oh oh we've come so far


♪ We've fought so hard to get where we are ♪


♪ Oh oh we belong together


♪ It's always you and me


♪ Pokémon ♪


ASH "Ash and N, A Clash Of Ideals!"


NARRATOR Continuing their journey


to the White Ruins


which may contain important data concerning Reshiram


our heroes now find themselves in front of Dragonspiral Tower!


ASH Wow! It's huge!


[AMAZED]


And amazing, standing up close like this.


[AGREEMENT]


It's said this tower is the oldest one in Unova


but no one really is able to say when or by whom it was built.


[AMAZED]


[CURIOUS] Huh?


Hey there, everyone!


Are you by any chance close friends of Professor Juniper?


We are. But why?


When you say Professor Juniper..


The truth is we're actually friends with Professor Juniper


and her father, Professor Juniper!


It is easy to get confused


with both of them being professors, right!


I happen to be the elder Professor Juniper's assistant.


And he's waiting for you at the White Ruins.


So does that mean you came all the way out here to pick us up?


MAN # 'Of course! Come on, get in!'


- 'Lucky us!' - 'Awesome!'


CILAN 'Thanks a lot!'


Okay, let's move!


MAN # 'Shall I contact Lord Ghetsis?


BARRET 'After N shows up.'


MAN # 'Right!'


JESSIE 'So the White Ruins are about


to have Twerpish visitors.'


JAMES I couldn't care less


about ruins, per se.


But the Light Stone is another story.


It looks like Team Plasma shares your enthusiasm.


That transmitter I planted is transmitting like a champ!


'We'll know just what those dopes are doing.'


Soon, we'll grab Pikachu!


As a bonus, the Light Stone, too!


I can't wait to stop Team Plasma.


I'll use my Fury Swipes to make noodles out of those g*ons!


'So how are the ruins excavations going?'


MAN # Well, we may have actually


made a monumental find!


ASH/IRIS/CILAN Monumental find?


Cool! So tell us what this find is!


Ha, ha, ha! You'll see for yourselves soon enough!


ASH/IRIS/CILAN 'Aw!'


Wow! So these are the White Ruins!


[EXCITED] This place is humongous!


[AGREEMENT]


It's like tasting an ancient, exotic spice


for the very first time!


Oh! Look!


'Timburr and Conkeldurr!'


AXEW [EXCITED] 'And there's a Golurk!'


PIKACHU [EXCITED]


We never would have made it this far


without their combined strength.


They're excellent excavators!


Wow! I wish N could see all this!


Mmm.


Let's move along!


The monumental find I mentioned is this way!


ASH/IRIS/CILAN 'Right!'


Man, this place is really confusing.


CILAN It's like a complex recipe


with lots of ingredients!


MAN # We haven't fully excavated


the entire site yet


but the White Ruins are by far the largest we've found to date!


It feels like you could get totally lost in here.


[NERVOUS]


- Hmm. - 'Professor Juniper!'


- Hmm? - Great to see you again!


No! Stay put!


- Don't take another step! - Huh?


JUNIPER 'If there were any danger.'


[groaning]


Oh, yeah!


I guess you still have a way with words, professor.


[AGREEMENT] [chuckles]



You haven't forgotten rule one for adventurers, have you?


"Act after I finish my thought." How could we?


You're exactly right! And thank you for coming all this way!


No. We thank you!


You're the one who invited us!


So please, professor, tell us about this great discovery!


Well, take a look at that door.


- Huh? - Huh?


JUNIPER 'From what I can understand'


'of the ancient hieroglyphs etched on this mural'


'behind that door lies a most important something'


'related to the Legendary Pokémon, Reshiram!'


ASH Is that the one with the statue


in the Village of Dragons?


IRIS It's the Legendary Dragon type


said to control fire!


CILAN And the legend says it


generates flames from its tail


that can burn through anything!


And to think that more information


could be behind that door!


Yes! That would be a monumental discovery, indeed!


Well, we won't learn anything


until we first get beyond this door.


'From my research so far, I've learned that the door'


was sealed by a specific method.


And I'm happy to say I've already figured out


a way to break the seal!


- Huh? - Fantastic, professor!


JUNIPER That is, if it works.


[groaning]


Listen till the end.


[AGREEMENT]


But I'm ready to give it a try! So please, observe!


'First this, then this slides here'


'then to the left, and now up.'


[AMAZED]


[SURPRISED]


It appears I've done it correctly!


- Ah! - Alright!


JUNIPER 'Fascinating!'


This seems to be the remains of a dormant volcano.


What is that?


That's the Light Stone!


ASH/CILAN/IRIS The Light Stone?


JUNIPER 'Or it's just a round rock.'


[groaning]


Do you know what the Light Stone is?


IRIS Some say it's Reshiram


transformed into another shape.


Huh? "Reshiram in another shape?"


That means we could be seeing the actual Reshiram


right here in front of our eyes!


Perhaps. Let's get it out of here for a closer look.


[SHOCKED]


N 'What's that?'


That's where you've been, Reshiram.


Thank you for bringing me here.


It's dangerous from this point on.


You should return to the forest.


[HAPPY]


Barret, sir, that light.


- Analyze it, quickly! - Yes, sir!


MAN # Professor,


you're not hurt, are you?


Hmm? No, I'm just fine!


And since the stone's back to normal, let's go!


MAN # /ASH/CILAN/IRIS Uh, right!


Okay, I'll go and get the analysis equipment!


That's great, thanks!


- Now, then.. - Huh?


PIKACHU [EXCITED]


So professor, is this really the Light Stone?


Well, although I can't be one hundred percent certain


without a closer analysis of the molecular structure..


No, this is not the Light Stone!


[SHOCKED]


Is something I can't say for sure just yet.


[groaning] Hold on!


If he just told us there's no proof


that it's not the Light Stone..


Then that means there's a good chance


it is the Light Stone!


Agent Barret, my analysis shows


that the burst of energy was from the Light Stone.


So it is real.


Let's report this to Aldith and Lord Ghetsis right away!


- Right! - Okay.


So if you've really got the Light Stone


how do you change it back into Reshiram?


I don't know just yet.


But here's what the White Chapter


of Pokémon Mythology has to say!


JUNIPER When a person appears


who is searching deeply


for the truth, Reshiram will appear.


At first, Reshiram will battle


with that person as a test of their strength and heart.


And if it decides that person is a Hero


it will pass on the wisdom it has accumulated



over thousands of years and then bare its fangs


against the Hero's enemies.


From that point on, Reshiram will treat the Hero


with kindness, as a parent would treat a child.


But although the person called the Hero


will be able to attain great riches and power..


...the goodness in their heart will be lost!


'And the country built by the Hero will be consumed in flame.'


What was that?


N Then, Reshiram will depart.


Wow, it's N!


He's finally shown up!


Understood. Continue surveillance.


We'll arrive on location in ten minutes.


BARRET 'Roger!'


Lord Ghetsis!


So this is precisely what I thought.


I promise you, this time N will be secured!


GHETSIS He had better be.


'Oh, and Doctor Colress..'


Yes, Mr. Ghetsis?


GHETSIS 'What is the status


of the completed device?'


COLRESS 'No problems whatsoever.'


So, when Reshiram appears, you know what to do.


Yes, without a doubt. Hmh!


GROUP Who's that Pokémon?


GROUP It's Golbat!


ASH Hey, N! What are you doing here?


I detected suspicious activity by Team Plasma


and I sensed the presence of Reshiram.


Could be the Light Stone. It sounds like it to me.


Yes. It seemed rather sad.


- Who's this young man? - Well, uh..


I'm afraid it's kind of a long story.


He's N and he's a friend of ours!


A friend?


Professor, I'm aware of who you are


and I'd like to know what you're planning to do


with the Light Stone.


I'm going to take my time and investigate it thoroughly!


After all, Reshiram and the Light Stone


are part of my lifelong research.


Oh, I see. Then there's nothing else to say.


[gasps] [SURPRISED]


N, wait! Why did you do that?


I can't let Professor Juniper take this!


Why can't you?


Because, long ago, I witnessed Reshiram destroy Team Plasma


and then fly away!


I've always wanted to ask Reshiram why.


Why burn everything up like that?


What was it so angry about?


'And what does it think of people?'


Reshiram is bigger than life itself to me


and if it's angry with people, I want to quiet that anger!


I want all Pokémon to live in freedom.


I want to know what is the truth and what it is that is wrong!


I want Reshiram to show us the way.


So why don't you work with Professor Juniper?


He confirmed what I suspected!


The Light Stone is just an object


of scientific interest to him!


- That's not true! - Listen to him!


- Or maybe it is! - Huh! Uh!


Will you save that kind of talk for another time, please?


[AGREEMENT]


This is how it has to be!


Uh, N! Hey, wait!


PIKACHU [AGREEMENT] N! Come back!


Ash, please! Just let it go! Give it up!


But, N! I want to talk to you more about all this!


[screams]


Ash! Oh, no!


- Huh? - Don't move!


[both scream]


[SCARED]


- Ash, Pikachu! - N, no!


[grunting]


[PANICKING]


Huh?


Thank you, N!


[grunts]


[screaming]


Oh, no!


No way!


- What, what happened here? - They fell in!


- I'm going down there! - Iris!


You can't!


It's like a maze down there


and you'll only put yourself in danger!


- Professor! - I'm sure they're both fine!


Leave the exploration of the ruins to a pro like me!


Please be safe!


AXEW [WORRIED]


[CONCERNED]


[EXCITED] Hey, Pikachu.


Thank goodness you didn't get hurt!


[AGREEMENT]


Huh? Hey! Where's N?



I'm right here. Ash, are you hurt?


No. I'm fine. Thanks for trying to save me!


Oh, please, I really didn't do anything!


We were awfully lucky that the sand cushioned our fall.


Huh? What happened to the Light Stone?


The Light Stone landed over there.


[SURPRISED]


N It seems we tumbled down here


through that hole.


- It's blocked by rocks! - True.


Unfortunately, it doesn't look like there's any other way


to get out of here either.


ASH So, does that mean..


[rumbling] [EXERTION]


- What was that? - 'Don't move!'


CILAN/IRIS/JUNIPER Huh?


Team Plasma!


BARRET 'We have the White Ruins


completely surrounded!'


Don't do anything stupid.


We'll be taking the Light Stone with us.


Impossible! We don't have it!


We're aware that N took the Light Stone


and then fell down into the ruins.


Now step back!


[helicopter whirring]


That must be Aldith.


Inform her about the Light Stone situation immediately.


Yes, sir!


I've been thinking a lot since I last saw you.


Why do Concordia and Anthea reject people like they do?


'And why do Pokémon love you as much as they do?'


Love me?


I've been chasing after Team Plasma


for such a long time


and I've witnessed all kinds of relationships


between people and Pokémon.


People who treat Pokémon like part of the family.


People who work side by side with Pokémon.


And people who abandon their Pokémon.


Too many relationships to count.


But unlike myself, Concordia and Anthea


have never left their closed-off world.


I wish they'd learn more about the outside.


Hmm. [SAD]


Come here, Pikachu!


[HAPPY]


I want to know why Pokémon exist in our world in the first place.


What is their meaning, and what are they trying to tell us?


Maybe there's a perfect place somewhere in the world


where people and Pokémon can live together in peace.


But thinking of the Light Stone as nothing more than an object


'of scientific interest shows that people still think'


'of Pokémon as creatures'


'that only exist to serve their needs.'


And it's all because of the arrogance of people.


Aw, come on.


What, am I wrong?


All that, "Making them serve us" stuff?


I don't know about any of that!


All I know is that my buddy Pikachu and all Pokémon


are friends that I care a lot about!


[HAPPY]


- Friends, indeed. - Yeah.


Anytime I've been sad or happy or really mad about something


Pokémon have always been there by my side through it all.


And that's why I want to learn more and more about Pokémon.


Because they're my friends!


That's the reason?


If we learn as much as we can about Pokémon


then that will help us become better friends with them!


[AGREEMENT]


So if it's true that Reshiram


can be transformed from the Light Stone


I want to become friends with it, too!


With Reshiram?


[chuckles]


MAN # 'This is Sigma Unit.


We are currently battling Golurk!'


'Reinforcements sent.'


So the Light Stone is down there?


BARRET Yes. Along with N.


ALDITH Assemble a team right away


to go down there and retrieve that stone!


Right!


MAN # Don't move!


- Ah! - Who are you?


[grunts]


- Stay right there! - Uh!


I wasn't planning to reveal my true identity


until Ghetsis arrived, but I have no choice.


Detective Looker of the International Police!


And you're all under arrest!


Amazing! You're Looker?


That's a real four star disguise!


- Why, you-- - I told you not to move!


Now drop the Poké Ball at once!


LOOKER Professor Juniper, Iris


and Cilan, go over there!


JUNIPER/IRIS/CILAN Right!



Aldith! GOLURK [EXERTION]


Some of the Golurk are still here?


[Aldith laughing]


Do you really think you can defeat a whole unit alone?


Whenever I make a move


the whole International Police moves with me!


So, rest assured, backup is on the way!


Well, then I say they'd better hurry.


- What's that? - Huh?


No, it can't be! The Pokémon control device!


[EXERTION]


[ATTACK]


You should be grateful.


You're witnessing first hand


the immense power of a device


that will change the entire planet!


A device that completely takes over the mind of any Pokémon!


You've finally perfected it!


- 'And that's not all!' - 'Huh!'


We can transform Pokémon into weapons!


IRIS/CILAN Weapons? Aah!


That's telekinesis!


Sorry, Golurk! We're fighting back!


You heard him, Crustle! Let's go!


[APPEARING] Dragonite, come on out!


[APPEARING]


[ATTACK] Crustle, Rock Slide!


[ROCK SLIDE MOVE]


[PAINED]


Dragonite, use Flamethrower!


[FLAMETHROWER MOVE]/[EXERTIONS]


- Clear out these troublemakers. - 'Right!'


Liepard, Hyper Beam!


[HYPER BEAM MOVE]


[screaming]


Looks like it's a party.


So, how long are we going to stand up here and watch?


Until Team Plasma gets its grubby hands on the Light Stone!


Which we'll then grab for ourselves


at the very last minute.


And of course, Pikachu, too.


I'm with you.


Until that last minute, let's just sit back


relax and watch the fireworks!


[ATTACK]


[PANICKING]


[EXERTION]/[CHARGING] [EXERTION]


- Dragonite! - Crustle, no!


[PAINED]


Did you hear that?


Huh?


Friends' voices. Their shouts.


Could Team Plasma be the cause of this?


Come on! We've got to get out of here!


[AGREEMENT]


'Right! There has to be another way out!'


- 'We've just got to find it!' - 'Let's go!'


NARRATOR As Team Plasma, N,


Team Rocket and our heroes


compete for control over the Light Stone


the ultimate victor hangs in the balance!


And just who that is, will soon be revealed


as the journey continues!


[theme music]