08x32 - Island Time

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR With the Pokémon Grand Festival behind them

it's Ever Grande City and the Hoenn League Championships

that are now front and centre in the minds of our heroes.

Two more weeks and we're gonna show the Hoenn League

what battling is all about.

It's you and me, right?

[DETERMINED]

Man, May sure knows how to take her sweet time.

Max, when it comes to girls and shopping

there's no such thing as time.

- 'Hey, guys.' - May.

You will not believe what just happened to me.

- What's up with her? - What is it?

- Tada. - Huh?

I won four airline tickets to Ever Grande City.

You know, I think this is a sign

that I'm gonna become a first-class Coordinator.

Sure looks that way.

There's nothing more first class than traveling

on our very own chartered flight.

Yeah, how cool is it they were rafflin' off airline tickets.

Now, we'll get there a lot earlier than we would've.

Yep.

And you'll have plenty of time

to get in some extra training.

JESSIE 'Ladies and Gentlemen.'

- Huh. - Welcome.

I do hope you'll enjoy your rather long flight today.

You see, there's been a slight change of plans

and we're now on our way to Team Rocket Headquarters.

[gasping]

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ From the earth the land the sea and sky ♪

♪ They can never win but they sure can try ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Oh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ From the stars and the ancient past ♪

♪ They come to play but they'll never last ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Island Time."

What do you mean we're going to Team Rocket Headquarters?

A bit slow, eh? Watch this. Hah!

Hello, Twerpies.

MEOWTH/JAMES Guess who?

- Team Rocket. - Aah!

[SHOCKED]

Our Operation Raffle Racket was a beauty.

- A phony raffle? - Hey.

That means you guys tricked me.

Genius, Twerp.

Though not as genius as we.

That raffle was sheer brilliance.

Just relax now, as we transfer ownership of Pikachu.

ASH/MAX Oh.

- Oh. - Oh. Oh, no.

[grunts]

I can't lift it.

Pikachu, Thunderbolt, now.

[DETERMINED]

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]/[SURPRISED]

Pikachu.

[grunts]

We spared no expense for this plane.

I cleaned out every account.

I even sold off James' complete bottle cap collection to boot.

[gasps]

Don't tell me you spent all the loot we saved

by livin' on berries all year?

And sold all my bottle caps to boot?

[groans]

And what do you think gives you the right?

[screaming]

The stick. Grab the stick.

Right. Grabbing.

[James grunts]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Oh? Huh.

And now, let's get back to heading to headquarters

and then, land this posh plane on easy street.

MEOWTH/JAMES Ain't it sweet?

[EMPHATIC]

MEOWTH/JAMES Uh-oh.

Excuse me. What are you two doing?

We're not supposed to be landing yet.

Yeah, but our gas tank's got other plans.

Now, excuse me, but weren't you in charge of jet fuel detail?

For your information, I did go out and buy fuel.

- Look. - Huh?

JAMES 'One measly tank?'

MEOWTH 'That ain't enough gas to grill a hot dog.'

[PANICKED]

[all screaming]

We're flyin' right into lots of turbulence.

Who cares about that? Just push it on through.

You heard her Meowth, push.

MEOWTH 'I am pushin', pushin' our luck.'

I guess this is it.

I just wish, I'd eaten a whole lot more candy.

Hey, don't give up.

We can still get ourselves out of this mess.

Maybe, but it's not looking so good.

Meowth, island, h*.

So that's where we're puttin' her down.

[groans]

Oh, wow, is everyone okay?

Yeah, and I'm free.

It must have been the force of the landing.

Thank goodness.

Are you okay, Pikachu?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Wonder where we are?

Sure isn't Ever Grande City.

Looks like some sort of island.

I guess. But what island?

ASH/MAY/MAX/BROCK Huh?

Guys, look. It's a Venonat.

You're really here. Thanks so much.

- Ah! - A Venonat that talks?

No, no, look, I'm human.

And Robin's my name.

I'm so super glad you all came here to help me.

Oh, yeah? You've got some nerve.

Yeah, how selfish can you get?

Can't you see who the needy ones really are?

You're right. Guess I was wrong.

Wait, you've been on this island alone?

Yes, feels like forever.

'You see, I used to be a traveling salesman'

'for a multi-national corporation'

'and I travelled to different towns'

'all over the world by boat.'

Then one day, we got caught in the most violent

and terrible storm I'd ever seen.

Apparently, everyone else on board was able to be evacuated

safely, that is, everyone but me.

Wait for me. Help. Aah!

ROBIN Since no one had seen me go overboard

I thought I was a goner for sure.

And suddenly, this Wailmer miraculously scooped me up

and saved me, when I awoke

I found myself being carried to an island.

The one we're on now, Wailmer Island.

That's its name?

ROBIN To be totally honest with you..

...I named it Wailmer Island myself.

BROCK I'm sure it's not easy living here alone.

- It must be hard work. - Yeah, I guess so.

'Although with plenty of food and lots of Pokémon around'

'I hadn't really thought of it that way.'

WAILMER [FRIENDLY]

Look, it's a Wailmer.

Is that who rescued you?

Yes, I owe that Wailmer my life.

Wow.

Wailmer, the Ball Whale Pokémon.

Wailmer loves to startle people by storing water inside its body

then expelling it through its nostrils.

[PLAYFUL]

This Wailmer loves coming around to play.

Looks like you two have gotten to be really good friends.

Enough already.

A man and his Wailmer, how touching.

My heart is warmed and my tummy filled.

Now, there's just one thing to do.

Blow this joint.

[EMPHATIC]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Later.

Wait, where are you going?

WAILMER [CONCERNED]

No sense wearing out our welcome.

We have places to go, things to do.

- That's right. - But where will we go?

- What will we do? - Just leave it to me.

I know my way around these islands.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Hmm?

[screaming]

JAMES Is this what you meant by around?

[screams]

[grunting]

WAILMER [INTENT]

[screams]

Are you all okay?

ROBIN Say something.

[groans]

A whirlpool ate us.

And it was bigger than a million of your Wailmers.

Yeah, they're big alright.

You see, this island is surrounded

by powerful whirlpools.

I once tried to escape from here on a raft

pulled by my Wailmer friend

but it was smashed into pieces in no time at all.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Oh, really.

Thanks for the heads up, buster.

Hey, you should have known there were turbulent winds

after all you went through.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Of course we did.

Oh, no, that must mean ships won't be able to get near

this island either.

Wow, so does that mean we're gonna have to live

on this island forever?

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh. Forever?

[screams] That is unacceptable.

I can't live in the wilderness.

I've spent my life as a spoiled brat from the city.

And us Meowths don't answer to no call of the wild.

[DISTRESSED]

Hold on.

That means I won't make it to the Hoenn League, ever.

[DISAPPOINTED]

- Stop. - Huh.

There's no reason for us to give up.

- Yeah? - Do you have an idea?

- Look there. - Huh.

BROCK We'll convert that airplane into a ship.

Convert it? How?

[CURIOUS]

Yeah, a well-built ship just might hold up

and get us past all those whirlpools.

But, how are we supposed to build a ship without any tools?

Don't forget, we've got our Pokémon to help us out.

What about fuel? That plane's on empty, remember?

We could make all the fuel we need out of trees in the forest.

Alright. Then let's all work together.

And we'll build a ship.

[ENTHUSIASTIC]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

[CONTENT]

- Umm. - Ah.

[CONTENT]

[PLAYFUL]

[MERRY]

One more, there.

Fresh air, good times, and a whole lot of fun.

This island's great, don't you think? Hmm?

[FRIENDLY]

Well, hello, Chimecho.

[MERRY]

Your joy is making me sick.

What's so much fun about picking vegetables?

- It's way too organic. - Come on. Cheer up.

Why the grumpy face?

[MERRY]

Those Twerps is why.

Look at us, working side by side with those chumps.

Chumps is right. Big goodie two shoes.

Workin' with those losers is just askin' for trouble.

But I honestly fail to see that we have much of a choice.

- What do you propose we do? - That's easy.

We get off this island and do it Twerpless.

- Huh? - How can we do that?

As soon as that ship is ship-shape

we steal it and Pikachu too.

I like your thinking, Meowth.

And, if we wait for the right moment, we could pull this off.

Then we resume our scheduled trip to the headquarters

already in progress, guess what happens after that?

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Going with the flow and making all the dough.

We're rich.

[EXCITED]

'Eat as much as you want, guys.'

All of you worked super hard today.

[DELIGHTED]

Where's Munchlax, May?

Oh, I put Munchlax back in its Poké Ball

'cause I was afraid it might eat all of our fuel.

Oops.

[FRIENDLY]/[SURPRISED]/[INTENT]

- Whoa, Munchlax, stop. - Munchlax.

Here, have one of May's Pink Surprises.

[DELIGHTED]

[SLEEPING]

PIKACHU/SKITTY [RELIEVED]

[gasping]

I sure hope we don't run out of these things

before we got off of this island.

- Ah, don't worry. - Yeah.

'Cause tomorrow we'll be casting off.

Eat. There's plenty of food to go around.

Aye, aye. Got to eat up for the big day.

The day all us good friends are gonna get off of this island.

And we really do think of you all as our very dearest friends.

I guess you're right.

We've all been workin' really hard together.

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

Team Rocket seems a little too friendly, don't you think?

Hmm.

[moaning]

[CONCERNED]

What are you doin' up so early, Pikachu?

Huh, Hey.

What? What is it, Ash? What's wrong?

- Look, Robin's gone. - Really?

Wonder what he could be up to.

I'm really going to miss these beautiful sunrises.

But it sure is nice to share this one

with my dear old friend.

Won't be long, until we're saying goodbye.

'Robin.'

- Oh, good morning, guys. - How come you woke up so early?

I wanted to make sure I had plenty of time to say goodbye

to my buddy Wailmer here, that right, pal?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

After all, I do owe my life to the big guy

and I mean in more ways than one.

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX Uh?

Thing is, before I came here

my job was my life.

I was working / like I was some sort of machine.

'And all the while, I was just..'

'...going through the motions like sleepwalking.'

Not any more.

Having lived alongside the Wailmer on this island

I've learned the true joy of what life's all about.

Which is why I also love Wailmer so much.

That's really cool.

Hey, since you do love it so much

why don't you just bring it along with you?

Huh? Bring it with me?

[HAPPY]

Uh, I think it'd probably be best for it to stay right here.

'I mean, what would a Wailmer do in some filthy big city?'

ASH/MAY/BROCK/MAX Uh-ha, hmm.

I'm sure you're right about that.

[ALARMED]/[PANICKED]

- Two points. - Hah.

JESSIE Pikachu and the ship are ours.

I knew it.

But we worked together on that.

Prepare for trouble, we like to work alone.

Make it double, 'cause we're bad to the bone.

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. - And James.

Team Rocket sails the seven seas at the speed of light.

Surrender now or prepare for a water logged fight fight, fight.

Meowth, that's right.

[EMPHATIC]

[MERRY]

So, we're your dearest friends, huh?

Yeah, you thieves haven't changed at all.

Quick, Pikachu, Thunderbolt.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]/[SURPRISED]

JESSIE 'Right, we haven't changed.'

Like always, we're prepared for your lame electrical attempts.

And now...we're off.

ROBIN Wait, you can't use the ship now.

Why? Today's the day we were leaving anyway.

That doesn't matter, it's still not time to go yet.

JAMES Maybe not for you, but it is for us.

MEOWTH Buh-bye.

Pikachu.

JESSIE Hah. No whirlpool is gonna ruin my day.

Right. Full speed ahead right through it.

JESSIE/JAMES Yeah.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh?

That don't sound so good.

- Out of gas. - Yep.

Just like airplanes, ships need fuel to run too.

[screams]

We're on empty again?

Give me solar power.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Huh? We're going down.

[screams]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH We're going up.

PIKACHU/WAILER [SCARED]/[EXERTION]

Pikachu, I've got you.

[RELIEVED]

[screaming]

Are you okay?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

- Ah. - That's good.

Wish our ship was okay, though.

Those guys ruined everything.

We ruined nothing.

It was you Twerps who built a flimsy boat.

Yeah, that's right.

So we're takin' Pikachu and callin' it even.

Seviper, get in there.

[CONFIDENT]

Cacnea, you too.

[CONFIDENT]

No, Cacnea, do I look like a piece of Poké block?

Let's go, Seviper, use Bite.

Cacnea, use Pin m*ssile.

[BITE MOVE]

[PIN m*ssile MOVE]

[ATTACK]

[PAINED]

- Seviper, no. - My Cacnea.

That does it. Nobody treats my Seviper that way.

Yeah, and nobody treats Cacnea that way but me.

[DETERMINED]

Can you give a Thunder Attack?

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[DETERMINED]

[THUNDER MOVE]

[screaming]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Enough.

- Can't we just get out of here? - Hmm.

We can use that Wailmer as a get-away.

- Alright. - Alright.

JAMES Up we go.

Get down. Wailmer can't carry that kind of weight. Stop.

We won't tell, if you won't.

[screaming]

ROBIN/ASH Ah. Now what?

It's lighting up.

- Doesn't that mean-- - Yeah.

Wailmer's starting to evolve.

Well, the bigger the better, right?

There's always an exception to that rule.

[screaming]

WAILORD [CONFIDENT]

My Wailmer evolved into a Wailord.

That's really cool.

Wailord, the Float Whale Pokémon.

Wailord is the largest Pokémon yet to be discovered.

It is able to jump high into the air

'creating gigantic pillars of water.'

[screaming]

This could be the break we've been looking for.

Its immensity could cut through that whirlpool like butter.

Yeah, take us through the whirlpools

oh giant Pokémon of the sea.

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Hmm?

[ANGRY]

[screaming]

JESSIE/JAMES/MEOWTH Team Rocket's blasting off again.

Alright.

Awesome, Wailord did a Water Spout.

It's really powerful.

[IMPRESSED]

[PLEASED]

Hey, Wailord. Think you can carry us all?

[INTENT]

Hold tight. Whirlpools straight ahead.

MAY/MAX/BROCK/ASH Alright.

[EXERTION]

Whoa, I hope these whirlpools aren't too much for Wailord.

You can do it, Wailord.

[INSPIRED]

[EXERTION]

[grunting]

[all screaming]

[ATTACK]

WAILORD [EXERTION]

- Alright. - We made it through.

And just think of all the power it took to do it too.

Yeah, this Wailord sure is somethin' else.

Hey, Wailord, thanks.

[GRATEFUL]

[PLEASED]

Hey, captain, take a look at that.

Hmm?

[indistinct chatter]

Stop all the engines. Get them on board, now.

Right.

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX/ROBIN Thank you for rescuing us.

[GRATEFUL]

Of course. I'm just glad that you're all safe.

You sure surprised us.

I've never seen anyone sail the ocean on the back of a Wailord.

Wailord, if not for you we never would've gotten off the island.

Thank you.

[PLEASED]

Probably time to say goodbye, huh, Robin?

I guess you're right. The big old city life is waiting for me.

[WARM]

[gasps]

[SAD]

Wailord.

Hmm.

- Robin? - Robin?

[CONFUSED]

You know, I'll be a lot happier back on the island.

But wait, you worked so hard to get off the island.

Yeah, what happened?

Living back on Wailmer Island

showed me what loving life is all about.

Back when I was living in the city

I never felt that way, not even once.

'It may look like the city's got everything'

'but nothing's there for me.'

'And though the island looks like there's nothing'

'it's got everything.'

So that's that.

I'm going back to the island with Wailord

and live life the way I want to.

Good for you.

Good luck, sounds to me like you're doin' the right thing.

Hey, take care of yourself, Robin.

Yep. You guys do the same.

ASH/BROCK/MAY/MAX We will, bye now.

You take care too, Wailord.

NARRATOR Making the fateful decision to return to Wailmer Island

Robin has given our heroes an important life lesson.

Something they'll take with them on their journeys

as they continue on toward Ever Grande City

and the Hoenn League Championships.

♪ Walking down this endless highway ♪

♪ With nothing but my friends beside me ♪

♪ We'll never give in we'll never rest ♪

♪ Advanced Battle is the ultimate test ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ Ohh oh-oh-oh oh-oh ♪

♪ I'm undefeatable ♪

♪ Oh oh oh ♪

♪ Advanced Battle ♪

♪ I'm unbeatable ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪