Pt 2: Things Are Not Always What They Seem
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"Pika pi!" Pikachu sensed something.
 
"What is it Pikachu?" Ash asked. "What do you sense? Is someone close by?"
 
"Quite right, Ketchum." It was Misty! But she looked like she was in a trance.
 
"Misty! I'm so glad to-"
 
"Silence! I am not the Misty you once knew. And if you want her back, you must 
battle me! And don't think you're left out of all the fun, Pharaoh! If you want your 
friend back, you'll have to duel me!"
 
"Yami this is bad! What should we do?" Yugi asked.
 
"Oh don't worry. I've got plenty of plans for him." It was Joey! But he looked like 
Misty. Joey pulled out a tranquilizer gun and shot Yami, Yugi and Ash!
 
When Yami came to, he was handcuffed to an anchor and it kept electrocuting 
him! Below him, Ash and Yugi were chained together to the anchor on one side 
of the pier, and Joey and Misty on the other! Yami was hundreds of feet above 
the ocean, and then he noticed Téa and Brock were strapped to a chair, also 
chained to the anchor! Kaiba was there too, along with his brother Mokuba and 
guess what? They too, were chained to the anchor! 
 
Misty said, "I'll explain the rules. Ash and Misty will have a Pokémon battle, and 
Joey and Yugi will have a duel. Ash and Misty will be given 30 minutes to finish 
their battle. If no winner is decided when that time is up, you will be pulled into 
the ocean. However, if your teammate wins and you lose, only you will be pulled 
in. The same goes for Yugi and Joey, except they get an hour because a duel is 
longer than a battle. Are you ready? Then let's begin!"
 
"Ash!" Yami called. "You can win this! Believe in your Pokémon!"
 
"Go, Swellow!" Ash yelled.
 
"Swellow!"
 
"A Swellow, huh? Not bad. Go, Marill!"
 
"Marill mar!"
 
"Swellow, use Aerial Ace!"
 
"Dodge and use Bubble!" 
 
"Look at that. Our plan is working perfectly!"
 
Ash was confused. "Who said that?"
 
"Prepare for trouble and make it double."
 
"Don't tell me…" Ash began.
 
"To infect the world with devastation."
 
"To blight all peoples in every nation"
 
"To denounce the goodness of truth and love."
 
"To extend our wrath to the stars above."
 
"Cassidy!"
 
"And Butch!"
 
"Team Rocket, circling Earth all day and night."
 
"Surrender to us now or you'll surely lose the fight."
 
Yami was now very confused. "You guys seem different than the last time we 
met."
 
"Uh…Yami. They are different. That's Butch and Cassidy, not Jessie and James. 
These two have better plans than Jessie and James."
 
Cassidy said, "Looks like the kid has a new friend. And we have a new ally! I 
think his name is Marik Ishtar or something…anyway, you'll never defeat us! This 
plan is as good as gold!"
 
A weakened Yami said, "Release Joey and Misty or else!"
 
Yugi called to Yami. "Yami don't say anything! Ash will win his battle and I'll win 
my duel! I just hope I can do that without putting Joey in danger…"
 
"Marill, use Water Gun!" Misty commanded. 
 
"Oh no! I almost forgot! Swellow, Gust attack!" Ash yelled.
 
The battle raged on and by the time 10 minutes were left, Misty had all of her 
Pokémon left and Ash only had Pikachu.
 
Kaiba said, "Marik is a coward and so is that Team Rocket! This little stunt should 
be part of Death-T!"
 
"I know Seto. But what can we do? The last time this happened the Rare Hunters 
threatened to push the button and cause the crate to fall on Téa! And they'll 
probably do it again, this time including Brock!" Mokuba pointed out. "We've got 
to escape and help Yami, Yugi and Ash!"
 
"And free Joey and Misty." Kaiba added. 
 
Meanwhile, 3 strangers met in an alley in Battle City…
 
To be continued…
 
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