02x02 - A Scare in the Air

[bunniefuu]

[theme song]

♪ I wanna be the very best

♪ Like no one ever was

♪ To catch them is my real test ♪

♪ To train them is my cause

♪ I will travel across the land ♪

♪ Searching far and wide

♪ Each Pokémon to understand

♪ The power that's inside

♪ Pokémon ♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ It's you and me

♪ I know it's my destiny

♪ Pokémon

♪ Oh you're my best friend

♪ In a world we must defend

♪ Pokémon

♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ A heart so true

♪ Our courage will pull us through ♪

♪ You teach me and I'll teach you ♪

♪ Po-ké-mon

♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ Pokémon ♪

NARRATOR Today our heroes are on their way to Valencia Island

to bring back a mysterious Poké Ball for Professor Oak.

Now the only problem is

how do they get there, and fast?

BROCK 'Look at all that ocean, look at all that sand.'

And think of all those pretty girls.

[laughing]

Well, now we have to figure out how to get to Valencia Island.

I don't care how we get there as long as we get there fast.

I want as much time in the sun as possible.

I gotta work on my tan!

[STRUGGLING]

Okay, we're all set!

[STRUGGLING]

I'm pretty sure I got enough snacks and stuff

to last us at least a couple of weeks!

A couple of weeks?

How long is it gonna take us to get to this place?

If we have to walk I think about a month or so!

The guidebook says if you go by blimp

it takes less than a day!

Less than a day?

I wish we had enough money to go by blimp.

Don't you, Pikachu?

[STRUGGLING]

MAN # 'And we have another big winner!'

Congratulations, Ma'am!

Here's a set of beautiful refrigerator magnets.

Just bring your register receipt and take a chance.

You could win our grand prize blimp trip

to beautiful Valencia Island. Hurry-hurry!

Did he say blimp?

Alright! A free trip!

Now we'll get to Valencia Island in no time.

You really don't think you're gonna win

that free trip, do you?

He won.

It's our grand prize round trip blimp flight

to Valencia Island for three.

[groaning]

Oh, well, I guess you can't lose them all.

[IMPRESSED]

ASH "A Scare in the Air."

MEOWTH My name is Meowth.

I'm covered with fur.

That's why I get hairballs.

'Did you call us, sir?'

Meowth. Jessie. And James.

Effective immediately

the three of you are being transferred

to Team Rocket's Dirigible Division.

- The Blimp Brigade? - The Blimp Brigade?

Really?

The Blimp Brigade, as you put it

serves a unique and important purpose in our organization.

Onlyspecialoperatives are chosen for this duty.

Oh, Boss.

You have no idea how honored we are.

[crying]

BOSS 'Remember. I'm counting on you.'

Don't let me down.

- Thank you. - What a tremendous honor.

The Boss really likes us after all.

Alright, let's show the Boss

that we're as valuable as he thinks we are.

- Right. - Right.

[CONTENT]

The only duty those three simpletons are fit for

is the Blunder Brigade.

'I haven't had any repairs done'

'to those old blimps for decades.'

They're completely unfit to fly.

About the only thing I have maintained on those blimps

are their insurance policies.

[chuckling]

[CONTENT]

[instrumental music]

[gasping]

ASH I never saw a blimp this close.

BROCK It's bigger than I thought it'd be.

PIKACHU [AMAZED]

[EXCITED]

It looks kind of old and beat up, though.

You think it's okay to fly?

ASH 'Of course, it's okay to fly.'

'It's not beat up, it's just broken in.'

You're not here for a blimp ride, are you?

Yes, sir, we won round trip tickets

to Valencia Island on the blimp.

Huh? You kids are brave.

How much are you getting paid?

- "Getting paid?" - What do you mean?

Is there something about that blimp we ought to know?

Look, that blimp's so dangerous

everybody says it's haunted by a g*ng of ghosts.

I wouldn't fly on that thing if you paid me a million bucks.

- Attention, please. - Attention, please.

[gasping]

Please, have your tickets ready.

Passengers may now begin boarding.

Uh, but what about the ghosts?

What ghosts, sir?

Those guys told us that a whole bunch of ghosts lived in there.

Oh, they must've been from a rival blimp-line.

Come on, now, it's boarding time.

Please, have your carry on luggage ready for inspection.

The Boss must have put us on this detail 'cause he knew

those kids was comin' out here to take a blimp ride.

Heck, we'll really take 'em for a ride.

Right this way. Watch your step.

But don't you want to see our tickets?

Don't worry, we're upgrading you to first class anyway.

JESSIE 'Get set for take off, everyone.'

[instrumental music]

[CURIOUS]

[OVERJOYED]

[PAINED]

[water gurgling]

[SHOCKED]

[FURIOUS]/[STARTLED]

[door creaks]

Ah.

ASH Hey, I thought they said this was first class.

MISTY 'This looks like last class to me.'

[creaking]

Whoa. Ha-ha-ha..

For a second, I was afraid the floor was gonna colla..

[screaming]

Hey, where did the ground go?

You gotta help me up!

MISTY 'Ash, grab my hand.'

BROCK 'We've got you.'

[groans] Thanks for saving me, guys.

That was a close one.

Ah, I see you're all relaxing.

- Buzz off! - Hmph.

Ladies and gentlemen, dinner is now served.

[HAPPY]

Ugh. This soup is ice cold.

Uh, it's an old Eskimo recipe.

Eskimo?

Yes, our chef.. Ow!

[chuckling]

[SURPRISED]

[grunting]

Hey, what's goin' on here?

And what kind of pilot's flying this thing anyway?

- Good questions. - Good questions.

You're askin' me who's flyin' this big bag of gas?

- Uh-huh. Uh-huh. - Uh-huh. Uh-huh.

Yeah. Well, don't look at me.

I'm here slavin' over a hot stove

tryin' to keep passengers happy.

If it's not you..

That means we haven't had a pilot since we took off.

The blimp's flying itself.

[gasping]

Huh?

Nobody home.

Well, one of us has to steer.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH You.

- I don't know how. - I can't even fly a kite.

We just got to follow the instructions in this manual.

I'll check under "No pilot."

[screaming]

The manual says you can't keep a blimp

from wobbling all over the place

unless you got ballast.

'The blimp has a big t*nk of water up front and one in back.'

'If you let water out of one t*nk, that end rises up'

'cause it gets lighter.

Very interesting. Just make the front go up.

There's a lever that lets the water out.

[grunting]

Here goes.

[SURPRISED]

[EXERTION]

- Aah. - Aah.

[screaming]

MEOWTH 'That's too much. Let some out the back.'

[screaming]

'Now, you let too much out of the back.'

JAMES 'I'm doing the best I can.'

[screaming]

More out the front.

'Not that much.'

[screaming]

PIKACHU [PANICKED]

[screaming]

PIKACHU [PANICKED]

We're finally on the level.

JESSIE I feel seasick.

MEOWTH Don't you mean blimp-sick?

Oh. Look.

'We're heading into a huge storm cloud.'

What'll we do?

Quick, let some water out of the front t*nk.

Maybe we can fly above it.

[STRUGGLING]

[EXERTION]

The lever doesn't seem to be working.

- The front t*nk must be empty. - But that storm.

We've got to think of something fast.

Our only hope is an emergency landing.

All we got to do is hit that button there.

JESSIE What does that do?

When you push that button, all the gas gets let out

of the blimp, and we land in the ocean.

We can't do that.

The Boss is counting on us, and if we fail

we'll be drummed out of the Blimp Brigade for good.

We can't mess this mission up.

They'll take back my Blimp Brigade uniform.

As long as we capture Pikachu

the Boss won't care if we sink this stupid blimp or not.

You're right, Jessie, and then we'll be heroes.

All we need is Pikachu, doo-dah, doo-dah.

'All we need is Pikachu, Pikachu Hooray.'

Ah, these two are actin' screwier than usual.

Maybe the blimp gas is getting to 'em.

[groaning]

[CONFUSED]

Is everybody alright here?

I guess so.

How are you feeling, Toge.. Huh?

[screaming]

Misty, what's wrong?

Uh.. Uh..

Where's Togepi?

- Togepi disappeared. - Huh?

[thunder rumbling]

GROUP Who's that Pokémon?

GROUP It's Vulpix.

[HAPPY]

[thunder rumbling]

Hey, Togepi? Togepi?

Togepi?

Come on out, Togepi.

[WORRIED]

Togepi?

Togepi.

Togepi?

[CONCERNED]

MISTY 'Togepi.'

[EXERTION]

[CURIOUS]

[instrumental music]

[EXCITED]

[music continues]

What would Togepi be doin' in a creepy place like this?

[CONCERNED]

It's the only place on the blimp we haven't looked yet.

MISTY Togepi?

Togepi, are you here?

- Togepi. - Come on out.

MISTY 'Pretty please?'

- Huh? - Hey, did you just see that?

[CURIOUS]

Maybe it was Togepi.

Togepi.

- Where is it? - It couldn't have gone far.

BROCK Look down there.

What is that?

I sure know what it looks like.

Look, huh?

That blimp's so dangerous everybody says

it's haunted by a g*ng of ghosts.

I wouldn't fly on that thing if you paid me a million bucks.

It looks like this blimp really is haunted.

[EXERTION]

[SHOCKED]

There's no place left to look, Jess.

I know, James, it's like those kids

just vanished into thin air.

Maybe they're invisible like all the ghosts in here.

I've had just about enough

of your big Poké-mouth, mister!

If you want to be invisible just tell me! Well, do you?

Knock it off! Quit it! Cut it out!

I was kidding! Huh? Huh-ah..

Meowth, you look like you've seen a ghost.

I did. It's there, right behind you.

There's a ghost?

Right behind us?

[CURIOUS]

[screaming]

[SURPRISED]

[thunder rumbling]

This whole blimp must be full of ghosts.

Uh, I think we should try to get off this thing

'cause you guys look really scared.

We can't get off. We're a mile high.

And even if we could

I'm not leaving here without Togepi.

I'll battle ghosts or anybody else I have to.

JESSIE 'That's our cue. Prepare for trouble.'

Make it double.

[screaming]

[groaning]

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.

- Jessie. - James.

Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare to fight.

Meowth. That's right.

Team Rocket.

We have more important things to worry about now, so go away.

We're not going.

Hmph. And you're not going anywhere, either.

You're trapped this time

and nobody's leavin' this balloon

till we get what we want.

Now, hand over that Pikachu.

Oh, lets make this transaction..

A bit more exciting.

- Arbok. - Weezing, showtime.

[APPEARING]

[APPEARING]

Alright, Arbok, use your Bite Attack.

[BITE MOVE]

Pikachu. Thunder Shock, now.

[THUNDER SHOCK MOVE]

[PAINED]

[screaming]

Ash, you can't use shock att*cks in a blimp.

You're gonna make this whole thing explode.

That's a good point.

[DETERMINED]

Go, Geodude.

[APPEARING]

[EXERTION]/[PAINED]

[DETERMINED]

GEODUDE [EXERTION]

[PAINED]

Look, the storms gonna tear the whole blimp apart.

[thunder rumbling]

Togepi. Togepi, get down.

TOGEPI [CONCERNED]

JAMES/MEOWTH/JESSIE Huh?

[sighing]

JESSIE/JAMES Looks like Team Rocket's messing up again.

We can't let 'em get away.

MISTY Togepi.

ASH Togepi.

Togepi, please come down here right now.

[EXERTION]

MISTY 'Togepi, wait.'

Misty.

I know. Bulbasaur can help me keep my balance.

Right.

I choose you, Bulbasaur.

[APPEARING]

Bulbasaur, use your Vine Whip to hold Misty.

[AGREEMENT]

[VINE WHIP MOVE]

Bulbasaur, hang on tight.

They're too busy worrying about Togepi to worry about us.

- Now's our chance. - Huh?

JAMES 'If one of us could walk across that beam'

'we could sneak up on Pikachu from behind.'

But look how high up that beam is, James.

And it's a long waydown.

This is a job for...Meowth.

Watch in wonder as I display an array

of feline agility and catlike mobility.

That little guy certainly has a lot of guts, doesn't he?

Guts, but not brains.

The light.

- Hang on tight! - Hang on tight!

[groaning]

Help!

'Get me a ladder, get me a trampoline

'get me a parachute.'

- Scaredy cat. - So much for guts.

Togepi, it'll be okay.

I'm comin' for you. Just don't move.

[SCARED]

[EXERTION]

Oh, no.

Hey, how did Jigglypuff get all the way up here?

No, please don't sing.

[WORRIED]

[PANICKED]

[screaming]

[screaming]

- A-ah. - A parachute.

You're a genius, Meowth.

[SINGING]

JESSIE Oh, no. Jigglypuff.

JAMES That song..

I'm going, night night.

Nice job, Bulbasaur.

[PLEASED]

Togepi, don't you wander off like that again.

[AGREEMENT]

Togepi, I'm just glad you're safe.

[AFFECTIONATE]

- Huh? - Huh?

MISTY 'What's that?'

The gas is starting to leak from those tanks.

We've got to try to land this thing fast.

Right. What's our plan?

We've got to work fast. Let out your Pokémon.

- What good will that do? - I get it.

Were gonna use their weight to help steer the blimp.

You got it. Come on out.

[APPEARING]

[APPEARING]

[screaming]

BROCK 'Onix, you're too heavy. Return.'

[APPEARING]

[APPEARING]

I can try to land on that island if they can get the nose down.

Okay, Ash, move all the Pokémon

'to the front of the blimp.'

Okay. Let's hurry up, guys.

[EXERTION]

BROCK 'Whoa! Too much. Head back!'

ASH Okay. Follow me.

BROCK 'Ash. No, that's too far.'

ASH 'Come on, guys.'

- 'Back the other way.' - 'Come on, guys.'

BROCK 'No, that's too much. The other way.'

[instrumental music]

ANNOUNCER 'Welcome, visitors, to Valencia Island.'

'We hope you enjoy your stay in our tropical paradise.'

Misty, we landed on Valencia Island.

No way.

[RELIEVED]

Hey, guys, are you okay?

[RELIEVED]

[HAPPY]

NARRATOR Despite Team Rocket's worst efforts

Ash and his friends have landed on Valencia Island.

Now, it's up to our young heroes to track down

the mysterious Poké Ball

and bring it back to Professor Oak.

I have a feeling it isn't gonna be easy.

ASH Don't go away, Pikachu's Jukebox is next.

[HAPPY]

♪ Viridian City

♪ I'm on the road

♪ To become the greatest Trainer ♪

♪ And I won't quit until I'm number one ♪

♪ Gotta be the one

♪ The --

♪ We keep on tryin' ♪ Tryin'

♪ And then we try some more

♪ To stay together

♪ And find a place worth fighting for ♪

♪ I'm on the road

♪ To Viridian City

♪ I'm on the road

♪ I'm on the road to Viridian City ♪

♪ I'm on the road

♪ To Viridian City

♪ We're on the road to Viridian City ♪

♪ Gonna meet my friends along the way ♪

♪ I'm on the road

♪ To Viridian City

♪ Come on let's go ♪

♪ I wanna be the very best ♪

♪ Like no one ever was ♪

♪ To catch them is my real test ♪

♪ To train them is my cause ♪

♪ Pokémon

♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ A heart so true

♪ Our courage will pull us through ♪

♪ You teach me and I'll teach you ♪

♪ Po-ké-mon

♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ Gotta catch 'em all

♪ Pokémon ♪