Pokemon

REVELATION OF THE MASTER

Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon, never have and never will. I writing this because I love pokemon and I’m making no money off it whatsoever so don’t sue me!

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Epilogue: New beginnings

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About a half-hour later Indigo Plateau was swarming with news crews and police as they tried to report on what had happened and round up the dozens of Team Rocket members and their pokemon that had scattered about. Near the shrine one Officer Jenny escorted her handcuffed prisoners to her squad car as a smiling Jessie, James and Meowth watched.

"You fools! Team Rocket will triumph! It’s inevitable!" Cassidy shouted as she struggled against being pushed into the squad car.

"Yeah! You’ll never hold Butch and Cassidy! We’ll be back!" Butch yelled as he too was pushed into the car.

"By by now!" Jessie, James and Meowth said simultaneously in singsong voices as they waved mockingly.

"Hey guys," Tracey greeted as he walked up to them with Brock.

"We just heard the good news," Brock said in a pleased tone.

"Yeah since we’re giving the police all this info on where Team Rockets different bases are and how to reach them we’re getting off with a slap on the wrist," James said happily.

"Yup, just a few weeks of community service and we’re free an clear," Meowth added.

"And since Meowth is able to use Pay Day now all our money problems will be over," Jessie said looking down at the scratch-cat.

"Hey now I can’t make that much money!" Meowth corrected. "You’re both gonna have to get jobs ya know."

James leaped up energetically, "yeah! We could open up another beauty salon!"

"Or a fast food service!" Jessie added with just as much fervor.

"Hey Jess now that Team Rockets kaput do you think we can still use the motto just for fun?" James asked in a giddy fashion.

"I don’t see why not," Jessie replied with a smile.

"So you two are gonna stay together huh?" Tracey asked knowingly.

"Well yes," Jessie said blushing slightly, "and when we get married you’re all invited."

"Married?!" James cried in confusion and surprise.

"Yes," Jessie said as though it was already a fact in both their minds. "You do plan on marrying me right?"

"Well yes…" James said nervously twiddling his fingers. "Its just we haven’t even kissed yet…"

"I can change that!" Jessie said with a sly smile as she grabbed James by the collar and kissed him hard on the lips, spinning him around in the process before letting go. James fell away like a limp doll and was left sputtering on the ground with a silly smile on his face.

"Fight! Surrender now or prepare… to surrender now! Blast off or prepare to fight! That’s right. Prepare! Prepare! Hahahahahahaha!"

Jessie sighed, "I hope he doesn’t do that every time…"

"What about you Meowth?" Brock asked bending down.

"Are ya kidding? These two would be lost without me," Meowth said crossing his arms.

"So Meowth do you think you’ll ever evolve again?" James, now recovered, asked curiously.

Meowth closed his eyes as though in deep thought, "maybe… but for now I’m happy just being my old Meowth self. Oh, by the way where is the twerp err, I mean Ash? I never got ta thank him for turnen me back."

"Oh, he’s around…" Tracey said with a knowing smile as he looked toward the edge of the hill.

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As the sun slowly rose over the crest of the hill two figures sat before its warming rays simply enjoying each other’s company and the simple pleasures of being alive. Pikachu lay asleep beside them.

"I sure am glad this is finally over," Misty, her eyes closed and her head resting on Ash’s shoulder, said in a relieved tone.

"Yeah but you have to admit some of it was pretty exciting," Ash added. "The weird thing is it hardly even feels like it ever happened, I’m not even tired. The Master Ball healed everything."

"Which reminds me," Misty said opening her eyes and looking at Ash, "how come your hat didn’t come back when you were healed?"

Ash laughed in embarrassment and put a hand behind his head, "well I guess in all the excitement I forgot to ask for that when the sphere was healing everyone."

Misty giggled a bit and ruffled his hair, "that’s okay, I like you better this way." Ash smiled and leaned in to kiss her on the cheek when Brock, Tracey and the others came up to them.

"Sorry to interrupt you two," Brock said coyly, "but the Professor says we need to get going."

"Yeah let’s get back to Pallet!" Ash cried energetic as ever as Pikachu leaped up on his shoulder and agreed.

"So Ash how does it feel to know you’ll become the greatest Pokemon Master to ever live?" Tracey asked cocking an eyebrow.

"Well it’s not certain yet. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from all this its that destiny or no destiny you choose whether or not you achieve it. I’m just going to keep training like I always have, as well as I know how."

"Yes, as long as you do your best you have nothing to regret," Professor Oak said wisely.

Ash then turned to see Lance walking up to him, the rest of the Elite Four standing behind their leader. He bowed slightly before addressing the young man.

"You made us all proud Ash, the world is indebted to you."

"Thank you sir," Ash sputtered as he attempted his own rather clumsy bow. Lance smiled slightly and turned to Tracey, Misty, Brock and Gary.

"Take care, we expect great things from all of you." He then turned to his team members; "in the meantime we have some cleaning up to do." They nodded each saying their own good-byes to the group as they walked away.

"And I don’t want to let all this stuff that just happened make me famous," Ash added seriously while Lance was still in earshot. "We all know that any of us would have done the same thing if we could have."

Lance nodded, "if that is your wish then we will honor it. We will simply tell the reporters that there was a Team Rocket uprising but with your help we were able to subdue them. They would probably not believe the full story anyway."

"Even if you don’t want the world to know about how you saved everyone the important thing is we know," Misty told him lovingly.

"And that’s what’s most important," Delia said as she bent down and hugged her son.

"I’m still going to give you a run for your money Ash," Gary said with a confident smirk, "prophecy or no prophecy."

Ash smirked back to his rival/friend; "I wouldn’t have it any other way." With that the two shook hands as Professor Oak chimed in. "Well come on everyone we’ve had a big night."

"Yeah," Ash said looking towards the sky, "let’s go home." Charizard roared happily as it scooped Ash up on its back and took to the sky. Ash used his available Poke Balls to return those pokemon of his who couldn’t make the return to Pallet swiftly. Misty got on Starmie, Brock on Onix, Professor Oak on Snorlax, Tracey on Rhyhorn, Gary on Arcanine and Delia on Pigeot. Jessie, James and Meowth ran up waving good by, Ash telling them that they were welcome to come visit any time. The large group then took off toward the rising sun and the wondrous futures that awaited them… in the incredible world… of pokemon.

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Some distance away behind a large outcrop of rock two figures stood. One held a small computer and seemed quite nervous.

"S-sir," the young Rocket stuttered, "its not safe here. We have to get away before they see you!"

Giovanni smiled and acted as though he had not heard his minion. He needn’t worry; it would be easy to escape from here amid the maze of tunnels he had built underground. His clothes were a bit torn and he still had multiple bruises and cuts from his battle with Ash.

The young Rocket meanwhile seemed increasingly stressed. "Sir how can you just stand there!? By the time the cops are through I estimate ninety percent of our members will have been captured! We’ve lost everything!"

"The boy played a fair hand," Giovanni said to himself once again as though he had not been listening. "Team Rocket will rise again, it is only matter of time… and next time the cards will fall in my favor. After all…" he said picking up a silver feather that had dropped from Lugia during the battle, he stared at it, the light glinting off its shiny surface as he smiled darkly, "who really knows what the future holds…"

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Ash and his friends went on to live long full lives and experienced many more adventures then could be listed here. There were always problems to solve, dangers to overcome and challenges to meet but no matter what some how or another they always got through them stronger and more hopeful then ever. Their legacies lived on, their lives never forgotten, through the centuries and millennia their examples inspiring generation after generation. So that those who went out into the world to start their pokemon journeys no longer wished to become the greatest master of all but to become as great as the greatest master of all time, Ash Ketchum.

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Notes:

Well what do you think? Just so you know that young Rocket member has no relevance to this or any future stories I may write. I just needed somebody to talk to Giovanni. I hope you found the interaction of Jessie and James to be in character, I think that a lot of the Rocketshippy fics make them sappier and more serious then they’d ever really be. Of course some characters had bigger roles then the others but I tried to include at least one scene for most of them that centered mostly on them as they all have their respective fans (I love em all.) I hope I succeeded. I also hope that I succeeded in making good Pokemon Battles, something I’ve found to be lacking in most fan fics. Hopefully the AAML was at the level where those who aren’t too fond of it can tolerate it and those who are fond of it see the AAML scenes as "in character." Well I am quite proud of this work, I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I did writing it.

POKEMON FOREVER!!!