01x02 - The Pendant That Starts It All (2)

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My name is Liko. I came to
Indigo Academy in the Kanto region,

hoping to learn more about myself.

I was so excited to see so many
Pokemon I'd never seen before.

It's my first time living in a dorm,
and when I first entered the room...

ANN LAUGHS

I'm not great at housekeeping.

Ann's a really fun girl.

I hope we can become friends.

Then there was the part
I was most nervous about.

After the welcome ceremony,

we're going to do the thing!
Do what thing?

What thing do you think?

Our partner Pokemon!

And Liko.
GASPING: Here!

OK, so it's super important
that I make a good first impression.

Go ahead.

Meow!

Sprigatito is my first Pokemon.

You're the cutest!

But...

SHE GASPS

..it's all over the place.

Most of the time, I have
no idea what it's thinking.

Use Leafage!

Meow.

WEAK SQUEAL

Come down!
It's too dangerous up there.

Meow...

SPRIGATITO SQUEALS

LIKO GIGGLES

My life became a flurry
of new experiences.

And then one day...

Nice to meet you.
You're Liko, aren't you?

..a suspicious person
came to see me.

And if one random stranger
wasn't enough...

EVIL LAUGH

I've found you!

SQUEALING

..that's when things
got really chaotic.

He started a Pokemon Battle.

ROAR

Use Psycho Cut!

On top of all that, the pendant
Grandma gave me started glowing.

What is going on?

# When you lead with your heart

# It's so scary at the start

# But that's the hardest part

# And trust me, it gets better

# I finally know where I belong
Where I belong

# This is the way that we grow strong

# I've got a feeling

# With you, I'm becoming me

# I'm becoming me. #

WHIMPERING

Meow!

SHE GASPS

Meow!

Huh? Huh!

SCREAMING

WEAK MEOW

Huh? Charizard?

Hey, you two.
Try not to be so reckless.

That's kind of what
I've been saying to Sprigatito.

That being said, I got to admit,

I like your courage.

Honestly, this is all so weird.

And with everything
that's been happening,

maybe I'm just a weirdo now, too.

But for some reason,
it feels like...

..this is the start
of something big.

BELL TOLLS

Sorry, pal.

We'll battle some other time.

Charizard.

ROAR

SQUEALING

Just hold on tight, all right?

WHIMPERING

We just leapt straight from
the school roof

into an endless night sky.

And now it almost looks
like we're flying into the moon.

I was able to take that step
because I had Sprigatito by my side.

SHE GIGGLES

It's pretty amazing, huh?

HIGH-PITCHED MEOW

That glowing light was...
the pendant. Given the situation,

what are your orders now,
Amethio, sir?

Ceruledge, return.

Let's go. Sir.

ALL: Go, Skarmory! Go, Corviknight!

Did I imagine what happened
back there?

With everything going on,
I sort of got carried away and...

Hang on a minute!

I know this guy saved me,

but who is he
and where is he taking us?

Hey, um, excuse me, Mr...

..you can just drop
me off now, please!

What was that? Did you say
something? Well, um, I was saying,

you can drop me off now, and...

What is that?!

Oh, that? That's our airship,

the Brave Olivine.

Reset the wing deck.

We're coming in.

Two-point landing.

SPRIGATITO MEWS

Thanks for the ride, Charizard.

You made it.

We were starting to worry about you.

PLAYFUL MEOWING

So you're Liko, huh? Yeah, but...

..how exactly do you know who I am?

Who are you people?

Unbelievable.

Have you seriously not
told this kid anything?

Um... Did I forget?

Wait. What did you do
to get her here? Friede!

Now, hang on...

CHATTER CONTINUES

So his name is Friede.

PLAYFUL SQUEALING

Huh?

SQUEALS CONTINUE

Fuecoco...

..and Pawmi!

Whenever I see Pokemon like this,

my heart starts racing
and I just melt!

What are Pokemon
from Paldea doing here?

What, you mean these two?

They came aboard at some point
during our travels

and they're not the only ones.

Check it.

CHEERFUL CHIRPING

All these Pokemon seem
so relaxed and happy.

Maybe... Maybe these people are OK.

Sorry for not
introducing myself yet.

The name is Molly.
And you can call me Murdock.

That Pokemon over there
is my partner Rockruff.

Ruff, ruff!

SPRIGATITO SQUEALS PLAYFULLY

It looks like Sprigatito
has already made a friend.

PLAYFUL CHATTER

They're all so cute!

No, no, no, no!
I can't be doing this.

I need answers.

Um... Excuse me.

Hold that thought, kid. It looks
like we got incoming guests.

I think it's them.

"Them" who? Heading to the bridge.

It's time to go.

Noctowl, they're not giving up.

Take point on airspace security.

UNEASY CHIRPING

Friede, who's this "them"
you're talking about?

What happened at the school?

We can talk about that later.

I need you on the lookout.

Molly, take care of
Liko and the Pokemon.

You can count on us.

Um, Orla's freaking out a bit.

She says there's some
kind of big storm moving in.

We'll deal with it. Charizard,
let's get to it. Come on!

FAINT ROAR

LIKO WHIMPERS

Rockruff, return.

He wasn't able to ask my questions.

I can't just go along with things.

I have to figure out
what's going on.

Orlo, we need full power now.

I'm working on it.

I'm sending backup.

Charizard, engine room.
Do your thing.

SOFT ROAR

Yeah. I'll be there soon.

WHIMPER

Oh, great. You're here.

Is that it?

Storm ahead. What are your orders?

We're almost caught up.

We stop them here. Sir!

CLUNK

Oh, the power is out?

Come on.

This is really not the time.

Excuse me... Sorry,
but earlier I was at school

and some guy showed up
and I didn't know him, but...

GENTLE SQUAWKING

They got here quick.

He was really suspicious,

and he started asking
about my pendant.

It's them.

The Explorers!

Hold up, you didn't
just say "the Explorers"?

Sorry to keep you waiting, Cap.

Should I drive?

Pika!

Nosepass, which way's north?

WHIRRING

Thanks, buddy.

Come on, Friede,
what are you doing up there?

Orla, can you get us
a little more speed?

GROWL

I'm kind of doing all
I can here, at the moment.

Right now, let's head straight
into that thunderhead.

Pika... Wait! You're going to
take us right into the storm?

Well, it might be the only way
to get those guys off our tail.

Besides, Murdock, this
is perfect weather for today.

Guess we're doing this.

Well, no turning back.

All depends on you, Orla.

Hey, no pressure or anything, right?

OK, everyone, let's get this done.

Charizard...

HE GRUMBLES AND ROARS

FUECOCO BUILDS UP TO ROAR

Thanks, Fuecoco.

GRUMBLING AND GRUNTING

Now, we're talking.

Starboard!

SQUAWKING

CRAZED SQUAWKING CONTINUES

Yes!

These people live exciting lives.

Wait. Are they flying
directly into the storm?

That seems way too risky.

What now, sir?

We can't afford to
lose sight of that pendant.

We'll use the airship to
shield us from the wind.

Follow me! Yes, sir.

Oh, Gramps, could you watch
"you know who"?

No trouble at all.

Excuse me, they're here!

The Explorers are here, Friede,

and they're trying
to board the airship.

Seriously?

How about you fold up the wing deck?

The power's out.

No choice, then.

Better hang tight.

Where are you going?
Got to do it manually.

Friede, are you all right?

I need you on the wheel, Murdock.

You got it. Let's go, Cap.

Don't go and push
us too hard, Friede.

You know that we've got
kids on board now.

OK.

GROWLING

Sorry, but I need to borrow
Charizard.

What?

Come on.

WHIMPERING

Hold on a second!

Those guys...

They're after the pendant,

which means they're after me.

Does that mean...?

Am I the fake character
of this story?

CRASH

I have no idea what's going on,

but I do know that
these poor Pokemon

are involved because of me.

They're in danger because of me.

And this pendant my grandma gave me.

GENTLE SCREECHING

Why did you run away?

I don't know, but...

But you do think that you can
trust the people on this airship?

I don't know.

Your pendant...

What was that light?

I don't know that, either.

You're full of things
you don't know, aren't you?

I guess, but I do know one thing.

Oh?

I sure can't trust YOU.

Not in the slightest.

SCREECH

Oh, what a naughty
little Pokemon you are.

Sprigatito! Stop it!

If it's just the pendant
you want, you can have it.

Just...put Sprigatito down!

Let it go. Yes, sir.

FEARFUL MEOW

At first our target
was just the pendant.

But it seems that pendant
has got a little secret,

and it seems that secret
has some connection to you.

So you're going to
have to come with us.

WHIMPERING

If I say yes,

this will all be over.

Well?

They will come with you.

Everything's going
to be all right now. OK?

WHIMPERING

This is good.

This is for the best.

Oh, no.

Liko!

Hey! What do you think you're doing?

Here we go.

Look after the Pokemon.

On it.

I'll handle this.

Don't do this! It's OK!

You can relax.

I'm not going to let anything
happen to you and Sprigatito.

He's saving me again?

Why?

So you guys are part
of this Explorers group

I keep hearing such
great things about, eh?

I am Amethio. And my name is Friede,

AKA leader of
the Rising Volte Tacklers.

Can't be much of a leader.

if you'd fly right into a storm.

You boarded my ship
without permission, pal.

Now that we've gotten what we
wanted, we're leaving. Eh...

..I'm afraid that's
not going to happen.

Then shall we continue
what we started earlier?

That's the spirit.

Charizard, return!

What is the meaning of this?

What do you think?

All right, Cap, let's go.

Chu! Pika, Pika!

Pikachu?

You should not take me lightly.

Right back at you, my friend.

I won't be pulling any punches.

Well, speaking of punches,
go, Cap, use Thunder Punch!

Pika!

GRUNTING

Hah. That barely
scratched Ceruledge.

Next, use Double Team! Pika!

ECHOING: Pika!

Ceruledge, use Psycho Cut!

FIRING

And now use Thunder Punch!

Quickly, Bitter Blade!

HE CHUCKLES

Pi....ka!

Pikachu!

Looking great, Cap!

Go! Use Full Tackle!

Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika, Pika!

FIRING AND GRUNTING

Ceruledge, use Psycho Cut!

GROWLING AND GRUNTING

I can't let this go on.

Stop it!

Please, stop!

I just...

I don't want to cause
you any more problems.

Huh? What are you saying, exactly?

I just don't want anyone
getting hurt because of me.

You heard her.

Sorry, but it seems that the
girl doesn't want your help.

I'm sure Sprigatito feels the same.

DISTRESSED MEOW

DISTRESSED MEOW

What...
What are you doing, Sprigatito?

What are you so...?

WAILING

I see.

I've been lying to myself.

Sprigatito knows it.

I get it now.

All right! Let's go!

Use Leafage!

We did it!

YOU did it, Sprigatito!

JOYFUL SQUEAL

CRASHING

FEARFUL SQUEALING

Sprigatito! Oh, no!

What now, Amethio?

The storm is going to
swallow us up, sir.

Time to retreat.
OTHERS: Sir.

Sprigatito...

Sprigatito!