05x41 - The Cave of Ice

[bunniefuu]

male narrator: As our heroes
take their final few steps

toward the Blackthorn Gym,
we find Misty and Brock

doing their best to keep up
with a very excited Ash.

- Hurry, Pikachu.
- Pika!

- What's the rush, Ash?

- The gym isn't going anywhere,
you know, so you can slow down.

- The sooner I get
to that gym,

the sooner I get
to the Johto League.

- Pika.

- Hey, Pikachu,
you see something?

- Pika, Pika.
- Huh?

- Oh, look at that.

- A Dratini.
- It's so cute.

- Togepi.

- Dratini, the Dragon Pokémon.

Dratini sheds its skin
as it grows,

often doing so while hidden
behind large,

powerful waterfalls.

- It seems weird
that such a rare Pokémon

would be out here sleeping
like that.

- [whimpers]

- [roars]

[all scream]

- Gyarados.

- Hey, what'd you
do that for?

- Pika...

- [roars]

- Gyarados, that's enough.

- Huh?

- What is it that you want
with that Dratini?

[singing]
- Pokémon

- No time to question my moves

I stick to the path
that I choose

Me and my friends
are gonna do it right

You'll never see us
run away from a fight

To be a Master is my dream

All I've got to do is believe

And I believe

I've got a chance to win

I'm on my way to victory

- Pokémon

- I can be a Champion

If I just believe

I'm on a Master Quest

Master Quest

I want the whole world to see

And I believe

I'm gonna be the very best

'Cause all I've got to do

Is believe in me

- Pokémon

- [whimpers]

- I'm very sorry.

Gyarados was just
protecting Dratini,

and we certainly didn't
mean you any harm.

- Oh, that's okay.

- It's nice to meet you.
My name's Clair.

- Hi, Clair.
My name's Ash.

- Pikachu.

- Hi there, I'm Misty.

- Togepi.

- My name's Brock.
You can call me Brock.

But to be totally honest,
Clair,

since everyone else
calls me Brock,

you can just call me
your boyfriend.

To think, someone with
the beauty of a Sunflora

has the passion
of a Magmar.

- Dratini.

Gyarados, Dratini's begun
its migration.

We've got to follow.

- [snarls]

- But, my sweet.

Please wait up for me.

- You mustn't go.
- Huh?

- Today is much
too important a day.

If you leave now,
I'm afraid we're going to have

serious problems.

Ah!
[all gasp]

- Hey, mister.
- Did you hurt yourself, sir?

- Let me put it this way.

I'm still in one peace.
Get it? Peace sign?

Peace? Peace sign?

[laughs]

- Oh, no. Where did it go?

My treasure, have I lost it?

If I've lost it...

Maybe I didn't bring it
with me.

There you are,
you little rascal.

- Excuse me, what is that?

- It's a Dragon Fang.
- That's pretty cool.

- This is the family treasure

that's been kept
in the Blackthorn Gym forever.

Part of my job
is caring for it.

I work for Clair
at the Blackthorn city gym.

- Does that mean...?

- Is Clair the Blackthorn
gym leader?

- Mm-hmm. And preserving
Blackthorn City's history

is just one of our
many duties.

- That is so cool.

- Pikachu.

- [squeaks]

- Legend has it that long ago
a fierce Dragon Pokémon

terrorized the residents
of this area.

Our city's first gym leader
defeated that dragon

and took one of its fangs
as a keepsake.

- Oh, wow, so that Dragon Fang
must be...

- The actual fang
from that Dragon Pokémon.

- Yep, that's what
the legend says.

This Dragon Fang has been
handed down

from generation
to generation.

I was running to remind Clair
that today is the day

we perform
the purification ritual.

- That sounds important.

- Pika?

- It is by far one of the most
important duties

any gym leader can have.

- Ah, what a great way
to chill out.

- Team Rocket has found
our place in the sun.

- Speaking of chilling,

these fabulous sunglasses
have made me oh, so cool.

[wind gusts]

- Mm-hmm.

- Ah!

- [squeaks]
- Huh?

- Is that a Dratini?

- It's teeny weenie.

- All my life I've dreamed
of catching a Dratini.

Dreams can come true.

James, catch it
before my bubble bursts.

- I'm all over it.
Weezing, go.

- Weezing. Weezing.

- Set sail
for that Dratini.

- Huh? Ah!

[coughing]

- So much for the bubble.

- Hey, you.
- Huh?

- If you harm so much as
one scale on Dratini's head...

- What would you do?
- And who are you?

- I'm the Blackthorn
gym leader.

- Gym leader?
- Gym leader?

- I don't care
if you're the gym teacher.

That Dratini is mine,
sister.

Go, Arbok.

Go. Poison Sting attack.

- Gyarados,
use Hydro Pump now.

- Looks like Team Rocket's
blasting off again!

- Are you okay,
my cute little Dratini?

- [whimpers]

- You're gonna be
just fine.

- Miss Clair.
I'm so glad that we found you.

- Clair, stay there.

- You have to come back with us
right away.

Have you forgotten today's the
day of the purification ritual?

You must purify the Dragon Fang
in the lake water

for the sake
of all Dragon Pokémon.

This day comes only once
every three years.

- Yes, I know that,

but I can't go and leave Dratini
alone right now.

At this moment Dratini's
preparing to shed its skin.

Dratini's completely
vulnerable

and needs someone
to provide protection.

- I get it.
So that's what's going on here.

- Pika.

- [whimpers]

- Look. Dratini woke up.

- We've gotta follow it,
Gyarados.

- [snarls]

- But, Miss Clair,
the ritual!

[panting]

- Maybe we should go too.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Looks like you can't get
much further.

All right, Gyarados,
return.

- Miss Clair,
you know that this ritual

has to be performed
some time today.

Please come back.

- Whoa!

- How clumsy. Thank you.

You're so kind, really.

[laughs]

[sighs]

- I guess we'll just wait
for Dratini

to shed its skin, huh?

- It seems there's no other
choice.

- It'd be wrong to ask
for a gym battle now, right?

- Pika.

- [giggles]

- There's that cute little
Dratini.

I won't rest
until I'm snuggled up

with that darling baby
Dragon type.

- Take a number.

Seems the twerps
have the same idea.

- They're always messing up
our plans.

- There isn't a brat
in the world

that's going to come between me
and my Dratini, am I clear?

- I'm sure that rarity would
raise a pretty penny

on the open market.

- Or we could just give it
to the boss,

and then he'd call us even.

- No way!

Nobody's going to get
that Dratini except me!

- Wobbu!

- What?
- Huh? You don't say.

- Meowth, please translate
Wobbuffet's warblings.

- Since that gym leader
is Dratini's owner,

we need a good plan.

- Hmm.

- Wobbuffet.

- Here, I brought lunch.

I knew we'd be following Dratini
for a long time,

so I made a lot
of these sandwiches.

- They sure look delicious.

- Thanks a lot.
These are really good.

- It's a delightful contrast
of textures, colors, and flavors

as one would expect
coming from you.

- Pika, Pika.

- Please, have one.

- All right then.

If I have to follow you around,
I'll need my strength.

- Excuse me, Clair?

Once Dratini
has shed its skin,

would you face me
in a gym battle?

- A gym battle?

- Yeah, I just need one more
badge from the Blackthorn Gym,

and then I can participate
in the Johto League.

- Wow, I'm impressed.

Of course, I'd be happy
to battle you.

- That's really great.
Thank you.

- I see that you have
a Glacier Badge,

so you must've been to
the Mahogany Gym, am I correct?

- Yeah.

- There was a crazy rumor

floating around
a while back

about a red Gyarados
causing all sorts of trouble

in Mahogany Town.

- That's a true story,

but things
are all right now.

- Lance, one of the Elite Four,
was there,

and he saved everybody.

- Really? You saw Lance?

- You bet we did.

- The name's...

Lance of the Pokémon G-Men.

- All that anger
isn't Gyarados' fault at all.

- Yeah, put the blame
on Team Rocket

and that machine that forced it
to evolve.

- Soon, my friend. Soon.

I'll help to rid you
of all your pain.

Dragonite, use Hyper Beam.

- [roars]

- I'll take good care
of Gyarados, just as you would.

- And just like Dragonite,
Gyarados will be my friend.

- That's great, Lance.
Thank you.

- Pikachu.

- That's what happened.

- Say, I didn't know Lance
was a Pokémon G-Man.

- Don't tell me
that you know Lance too.

- Why, yes, dear.
Of course.

- Lance did some training here
at the Blackthorn Gym

for quite a long time.

- It's the headquarters
for all up-and-coming

Dragon Pokémon trainers.

- I didn't know that.
- That's right.

Lance is a Dragon Pokémon
trainer, isn't he?

- I trained Lance for many
months at the Blackthorn Gym.

Or maybe I should be saying
that he was training me.

And so now I'm looking
very forward to battling

with an acquaintance
of Lance's.

- I am too, Clair.
Thank you.

- Pika, Pika.

- What have we here?

Look at that darling
Dratini.

- Well, I'll be darned.
You're right.

And quite a rarity too.

- We are truly fortunate
to see such a sight as this.

Oh, thank you,
thank you, thank you.

- Okay, let's move this along,
Jess.

- What do you say, Pa?
How about a picture?

- Well, Ma, that's not
half a bad idea.

Now say
"little whippersnapper."

- [camera shutters click]

- Oh, no.

I'm sure my smile
looked very unnatural,

and it showed that wrinkle
I have right here.

- Whatever you say, Ma.

- Darn, I blinked
at the wrong time.

- How's this?
- Uh, that wrinkle again.

- Yes, dear.

- Bad pose.
- Okay.

- One more, one more.

- Excuse me,
you two lovebirds.

- Yes?
- Yes?

- I'm sorry,
but could you be

just a teensy bit
more quiet, please?

- Eh?
- Eh?

- My Dratini is going through
a very difficult time

and needs to have
some rest.

- Land of Goshen,
we're sorry.

- We certainly didn't intend
to be a-bothering anyone.

- No problem. I understand.

- Now, Pa, we need to be
as quiet

as little church mice.

- If we keep very still,

would you mind if we had
a closer look-see?

- Of course. Please do.

- Well, I declare.
What a little pudding.

- Makes you want to just
reach out and grab it.

- It sure does.

- [squeals]

- All right, what's the meaning
of this?

- Prepare for trouble.
We're not crotchety and old.

- And make it double,
because we're youthful and bold.

- 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.

- Voilà. Jessie.

- Ooh! James.

- Team Rocket blasts off
at the stunning speed of light.

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

- Meowth in flight.

- Wobbuffet.

- Team Rocket!
- Pikachu!

- Hey, smoke gets
in your eyes.

[all scream]

[all coughing]

- Dratini's going to be
hanging around with us now.

- [coughing]

- Hey, come back.

- Bye-bye now.

- [squeals]

- They're getting away!

- Pika!

- What should we do now,
Miss Clair?

- We're gonna get it back.

I'll never let Dratini down.

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's Goldeen.

- See where it went?

- I thought I saw them
flying this way.

- Well, there's no sign
of them now.

- Togepi.

- Beautiful
and well coordinated.

- [grunting]

- Look at her go.

- We've got to try
and keep up with her.

- So let's go.

- Right.

- [laughing]

- [whimpers]

- That old codger routine
really worked.

- And did you happen to notice
how perfectly

I performed my role?

I should be up
for an Academy Award.

- Yes, but as supporting actor,
since I was the star.

And the Oscar for Best Actress
in a Starring Role goes to...

- Wobbu!

- Thank you.
My adoring fans.

And I can't forget you,
my little Dratini,

to whom I owe all
of my hard work and dedication.

- [whimpers]

- Ah!
- And you're a star, too,

but that doesn't mean
you have to put on a show.

If you don't cool it then
the show's over for all of us.

[all screaming]

- [panting]

- Dratini, I'm coming.

- Get your fur
out of my face, Meowth.

- As soon as Wobbuffet
gets off of me, thank you.

- [whimpers]

- Huh? Ah!

Wait, come back.

- [groaning]

- This is no time
for a swim.

Come on,
let's go play together.

- Stop!
- Huh?

- That's enough.

- Dratini's not yours.

- Pika, Pika!

- That's where you're wrong.

- Finders, keepers.
Losers, twerps.

- Wobbuffet.

- Go, Weezing.

- Weezing.

- Gyarados, go!

- [roars]

- Now Weezing,
Sludge attack. Go.

- Weezing.

- Gyarados, Hydro Pump.

[roars]

- [exclaims]

- Wow, that's strong.
- Pika.

- So that's what you can expect
from a gym leader.

- Wobbu.

- This isn't really the time
to be impressed.

- All right, Pikachu.

Give them a Thunderbolt now.

- Pikachu!

- Wobbuffet,
Counter attack. Go.

- Wobbuffet.

- Huh?

- [screaming]

- Oh, no, you don't.

[groans]

- Miss Clair, no!

- It's all right.

I'll protect you, Dratini.

What is it? Dratini?

- [whimpers]

- Well, look at that.

- Dratini's aglow.

- It must be shedding.

- No, Ash, it's evolving.

- Evolving?

- Oh, my.

- [squeals]

- You've evolved
into a gorgeous Dragonair!

- Oh, no!
- Oh, yeah.

- Dragonair,
the Dragon Pokémon.

Dragonair has the ability
to manipulate

the elements
as it wishes.

- [wails]

- [screaming]

- Behold Dragonair's
true power.

- All that time Dratini
was storing energy

so it could evolve.

- [squeals]

- This stinks.

Why is everyone so giddy
about its evolving?

It was much cuter and more
loveable the other way.

- You can't stop
progress, Jess.

And besides,
it's now rarer than before.

- The bigger they are,

the more dough those dragons
bring in.

- Fine, let's catch and sell
that pencil neck,

and I'll forget
I ever wanted a cute pet.

- You bet.
Okay, Weezing, Sludge attack.

- Gyarados, Hyper Beam.

- [roars]

- Weezing.

- [screaming]

- Dragonair, let's blow them
away with Twister.

- [shrieks]

- Whoa!

Looks like Team Rocket's
blasting off again!

- Wobbuffet!

- You couldn't have evolved
at a better time

if I had planned it.

- [squeaks]

- Looks like Team Rocket booked
a nonstop flight

on Dragon Air.

[laughs]

all: Oh, boy.

- Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge.

- [squeals]

- Where are you going now?

- Wait for me.

- Do you think
we should go too?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Ah!
- Pika?

- I've never
been here before.

- I think they call this
the Riverhead Falls.

- Beautiful.

- The water from these falls

flows down and straight into
the mouth of Blackthorn Lake.

- Dragonair must have
brought us here on purpose.

- For what, Clair?
- Pika?

- This is a perfect place
for the ritual.

- And we have just enough time
before midnight to do it.

It is time, Miss Clair.

- Then let's begin.

We ask the universe
to bring peace and happiness

to all dragons,

be they Dragons of the sky,
Dragons of the earth,

or Dragons of the water.

[all gasp]

- What's that?
- A Light Dragon.

- Really? Wow.

It went right up
into space.

- It looks like it just stopped
in midair

and then turned
into a star.

- Yes, once a Dragon Pokémon
becomes a star,

it watches over
all Dragon Pokémon.

At least that's what the popular
legend tells us happens.

- My friends, the ritual
has been completed.

And now as
the Blackthorn Gym leader,

it is my duty
to protect my honor.

So, Ash, I'm pleased
to face you in battle.

- Great. I'm ready when you are,
Clair.

- Pika.

- Well, the big day
is finally here, Ash.

Are you nervous at all?

- Togepi.

- Not at all.

I'm so ready for this match
I can hardly wait.

- Pika.
- Hey, look.

- It's the entrance
to Blackthorn City.

- I hope Clair's ready
for a good match.

Because I am.

- Pika!

narrator: As our heroes
approach the towering entrance

to Blackthorn City,

Ash's dream of the Johto League
Championship

burns brighter than ever.

Confident in his own
battling skills,

that all-important eighth badge
hangs in the balance.

Stay tuned.

[singing]
- There's no time

To question my moves

I stick to the path
that I choose

Me and my friends
are gonna do it right

To be a Master is my dream

All I've got to do is believe

And I believe

I'm on a Master Quest

Master Quest

I want the whole world to see

And I believe

I'm gonna be the very best

'Cause all I've got to do

Is believe in me

- Pokémon