06x29 - Ready, Willing, and Sableye

[bunniefuu]

NARRATOR It's another challenging day as our Heroes continue

their training in preparation for Ash's Dewford Gym rematch.

But of course, nothing is more important than a good meal.

What kind of sandwiches are you making Brock?

Yum. The delicious kind.

PIKACHU/FORRETRESS/MUDKIP [EXCITED]

TORCHIC/TAILLOW/CORPHISH [EXCITED]

Okay, everyone, calm down.

Give me one more second

and they'll be done.

Hey, I know what.

How do you feel about helpin' me

with the salad, Corphish?

[AFFIRMATIVE]/[EXERTION]

'Start by cutting the veggies.'

[EXERTION]

[EXERTION]

ASH/MAY/MAX Look at that.

PIKACHU [SHOCKED]

[EXERTION]

Awesome!

You're really good at this.

[IMPRESSED]

[FOCUSED]/[EXCITED]

Wait, Corphish. Not the sandwiches.

They're already cut up.

Corphish, that's enough.

[EXERTION]

Well, dig in.

ASH It's different anyway.

Well, I can say this is the first time

I've ever eaten my sandwich with a spoon.

Corphish, this is all your fault you know?

I hope you at least feel bad about it.

[NEGATIVE]

Uh, from the looks of that happy face

I'd take it as a big no.

I really gotta do something about Corphish's attitude

and fast.

PIKACHU [AGREEMENT]

[PROUD]

♪ A kid from Pallet Town ♪

♪ With a brand new world to see ♪

♪ Don't know what's ahead ♪

♪ But it won't get the best of me ♪

♪ There's so much to learn and battles to be won ♪

♪ I've advanced so far and still there's always more to come ♪

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪

ASH "Ready, Willing and Sableye."

[instrumental music]

James, where are we? Check the map.

Well, according to this we're looking at an old gold mine.

Gold mine?

Yes, but apparently it's been many years

since it gave up any gold.

Yeah, but at some point

this must've been a mountain of treasure.

Treasure mountain?

Now, you're speaking my language.

Imagine building my dream house of a lifetime

using nothing but gold bricks.

[laughing]

But, Jessie, aren't you forgetting

that this mine hasn't handed over any gold

since goodness knows when?

Listen, mister defeatist

don't you think there might be an untapped vein or two

begging to be tapped?

Aah, the thrill of the hunt

mixed with the sweet smell of success.

Wow, I 'think I'm picking up that happy smell too.

Well, I'm not.

And then, if we give that gold to the boss..

I am listening.

- Our big promotion. - Yes.

We're talking power.

- Yes. - All our debts are history.

We'll build bases for every day of the week.

Sweet.

[AGREEMENT]

Now, let's dig our way to fame and fortune

if we have to do it with our bare hands.

[music continues]

Look.

That old trolley there

looks like it's still got some life in it.

I'd say so.

So let's put that old tub to work.

[AGREEMENT]

I don't know anymore.

Maybe we should leave this creepy cave.

Creepy's right.

This joint's haunted, wanna bet?

Cool it, Meowth. You know how that stuff scares James.

[AGREEMENT]

And who asked your opinion?

TEAM ROCKET Huh?

What's that?

Now, I'm scared.

Not my fault.

[MENACING]

[screaming]

Brake.

[MENACING]

A ghost.

It's a ghost.

Mommy, help me.

Reverse.

That's great.

So now you believe me, huh?

[MENACING]

Huh?

[MENACING]

[SALUTATIONS]

Ahh!

Help!

[STUNNED]

SABLEYE [UNSURE]

SABLEYE [SALUTATIONS]

SABLEYE [SALUTATIONS]

[CONCERN]

I couldn't tell what that was, could you?

It's haunted, Meowth was right.

[AGREEMENT]

Hey, where is Meowth?

I fear the worst, Jessie.

I'm afraid that awful ghost has kidnapped poor Meowth.

Probably. Leave it to Meowth to mess up the plan.

I guess. But now we have to go back in there to get him.

ASH 'Here we are, guys.'

- Huh? - Huh?

This will be a great place to do our training.

No way. The Twerps.

Come on.

[PANIC]

[EXERTION]/[PANIC]

So, Max, you heard this place used to be a real gold mine?

I'm pretty sure.

But the PokéNav doesn't have any information about it at all.

Looks to me like this mine's been abandoned

for a really long time.

And that's why, it couldn't be more perfect.

What do you mean by that, Ash?

[instrumental music]

BROCK/MAY Ah.

Wow, the lights are still working?

This is an awesome place to test our courage, you guys.

I don't know.

Come on, I'm not sure we should be messing around like that.

No, this will be good. It's part of training.

I think it's important to get a big scare into Corphish.

But what good would that do?

After a good scare, I betcha Corphish will settle down

a whole bunch. Just wait and see.

So that's your big plan, huh?

Well, I'll be amazed if it actually works.

It will work alright and here's how we're gonna do it

[whispering]

Wow.

I think your plan's really gonna work.

You're coming along too, Max, aren't you?

You know, May, you're always the first one

to buy into these crazy plans.

ASH 'That's great, guys.'

'I knew I could count on you.'

PIKACHU [EXCITED]

Oh, how quaint.

There's no place to test ones mettle like an ancient mine

with goblins, right?

Right. But there really are ghosts in there, Jessie.

They may be Twerps but I still think we should warn them.

Not a chance.

One boo out of that awful thing and they'll fly out of there

just in time for us to grab Pikachu.

[AGREEMENT]

- Ah. - Ah-huh.

[intense music]

Okay, here we are in the cave and everything, so now what?

Easy, all we have to do now is dress up like ghosts

and then we can scare Corphish.

Put this on.

You're kidding me, right?

[intense music]

[groans]

[SALUTATIONS]

I'll do what you say, just don't hurt..

Hey, you're a Sableye, ain't ya?

SABLEYE [AFFIRMATIVE]

Okay, glad I know my Pokémon.

SABLEYE [URGING]

So you're saying, you just like scaring humans

and you didn't mean no harm? Is that it, huh?

Guess you're really not such a mean and nasty dude after all.

SABLEYE [AFFIRMATIVE]

SABLEYE [CONTENT]

You know, I didn't eat all day.

SABLEYE [CONCERN]

Ow. That hurts. What are you feeding me, rocks?

Get over it. Wasn't that funny.

SABLEYE [AMUSED]

I see, you want me to stick around here for a while

'cause you don't get too much company, that right?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

MEOWTH 'Okay, you got it.'

So, wha-what is this place anyways?

SABLEYE [EXERTION]

So this is the control room from back in the days

when this mine was working.

Uh-oh.

That's a couple of them Twerps out there.

SABLEYE [AMUSED]

What? To you they're just another couple of suckas'?

SABLEYE [AGREEMENT]

You never get tired of playing them scary practical jokes

do ya?

SABLEYE [OVERJOYED]

Yeah, you want me to go along with you

and help you to scare the Twerps for good?

SABLEYE [AGREEMENT]

Huh.

[thinking] If I can get this joker to help me

find all that treasure before Jessie and James does

then I'll get that big fat promotion first.

Yeah, I like the sound of that.

You got yourself a deal.

Let's scare them.

SABLEYE [EXCITED]

[intense music]

Wonder if May and Max are ready to go?

Now, Corphish, I choose you.

[APPEARING]

Hold on, we're not battling this time, Corphish.

CORPHISH [CONFUSED]

Today, we'll be testing your courage.

Time to check out what you're made of

by exploring around in this creepy cave.

[ANNOYED]

ASH 'You making fun of me?'

[AFFIRMATIVE]

You'd better watch that attitude.

It's been said there're ghosts down here, you know.

[AGREEMENT]

MAX/MAY [howling]

Hey, sounds like one now.

[SCARED]

'What are you gonna do, Corphish?'

PIKACHU [AMUSED]

Max, ready to have some fun?

Like I have a choice?

[groans]

- Whoo! - I'm a ghost. Boo!

[PANIC]

MAX We're scary.

[PANIC]

It's working, Corphish's so scared.

[AMUSED]

[howling]

[SCARED]

[EXERTION]

[groaning]

[SHOCK]

[ANGRY]

Hold it, Corphish.

We were just testing your courage, that's all.

[CONCERN]

[ANGRY]

MAX/MAY Whoa!

[EXERTION]

Stop, Corphish, that's not the way out of here, come back.

[URGING]

[groaning]

Well, that was a real blast, wasn't it, May?

I know, I had no idea Corphish would attack us.

[MENACING]

[screaming]

[MENACING]

- A ghost! - Hey. Wait a minute.

Huh?

[SALUTATIONS]

That's not a ghost, May, it's just a Sableye, a Pokémon.

[EXERTION]

Sableye?

POKEDEX Sableye, the Darkness Pokémon.

Sableye normally live deep within caves and eat rocks.

They use their sharp claws to dig through the earth.

[AMUSED]

We're scared nearly to death and that Sableye thinks it's funny.

You're right.

Here we are thinking we see a ghost

and Sableye's just laughing.

I'll show you.

Alright, Torchic, come on out.

[APPEARING]

Torchic, go.

Teach Sableye a lesson with Ember now.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[EMBER MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[LICK MOVE]

[PAINED]

Ah. No.

[STUNNED]

Okay, Torchic, return, now.

[AMUSED]

Nice. Slick scaring, kid.

You know, I'm starting to take a real liking to you, buddy boy.

Meowth?

And what are you doing in this cave?

Not that it's any of your bees wax.

But I'm here to push this button.

[gasps]

- Get us out of here. - Get us out of here.

[AMUSED]

You're right, this is fun.

BROCK 'So Corphish found out that the ghosts'

were really May and Max, right?

Huh, yeah.

PIKACHU [AFFIRMATIVE]

[ANGRY]

Guess your plan to test Corphish's courage failed.

Yeah. Instead of being brave it just got mad.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Anyway where are May and Max?

I don't think they've come out yet.

What?

They should've beaten me by a long shot.

PIKACHU [WORRIED]

I hope they're okay. We better go inside and look.

Yeah.

[WORRIED]

[dramatic music]

[Meowth laughing]

Well, well our next victims.

Are you ready?

Let's give 'em the scare of their lives.

SABLEYE [CURIOUS]

Of course, kid.

You and me are the best of friends.

And we're gonna have some more fun

scaring some more people.

SABLEYE [AFFIRMATIVE]

That's settles that.

Let's get going.

[EXCITED]

So, Meowth and Sableye are best friends?

Hardly, I'll bet Meowth's just tricking Sableye into helping

that's all.

Yeah, I bet you're right, Max.

I feel like we should help that Sableye.

Yeah.

[ANGRY]

Come on, Corphish, how long are you gonna stay mad?

While you're busy grumbling, you might wanna remember

it's partly your fault, that May and Max got lost?

CORPHISH [ANGRY]

Okay, not sure you needed to point that out.

CORPHISH [URGING]

A trolley. I bet that's May and Max.

[CONCERN]

[intense music]

[SHOCK]

Uhh. It's just an empty one, darn.

[LICK MOVE]

[SHOCK]

Was that you, Pikachu?

[NEGATIVE]

Really? Then who?

[SHOCK]

[MENACING]

[STARTLED]

Hear that?

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [PANIC]

You know, Ash, I've had the weirdest feeling

someone's watching us.

[LICK MOVE]

[gasping]

What's the matter, Brock?

[CONCERN]

I just felt something touch my neck.

I felt that too.

[CONCERN]

He-ya!

[SHOCK]/[SCARED]

But what do you think it is that's in here with us?

PIKACHU [WORRIED]

[ANGRY]

What Corphish? What's wrong?

[CONFUSED]/[EXERTION]

[SCARED]/[PAINED]

[grunts]

What was that for?

[ANGRY]

[PLEADING]/[EXERTION]/[PAINED]

Hey, Corphish. Knock it off.

Corphish, what in the world is the matter with you?

Looks like it's getting to the point

where they're all just fighting with each other.

But I don't know what we can do.

I know.

Torchic, go.

[APPEARING]

[PAINED]

Uh-oh.

Looks like Torchic hasn't recovered

from the last battle you guys had.

Torchic, could you use Ember to burn this net, please?

[AFFIRMATIVE]

[EMBER MOVE]

- Woah! - Woah! Awesome.

Thanks, Torchic, now you can go back inside your Poké Ball

and rest again.

[AFFIRMATIVE]

Hey, we should hurry and go help.

You're right. Let's warn Ash and Brock.

[THUNDERBOLT MOVE]

[EXERTION]

[ATTACK]

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [ANGRY]

Pikachu, Corphish, both of you stop that.

Now!

[SHOCK]

Pikachu? Corphish?

[Meowth laughing]

We just caught 'em fair and square.

SABLEYE [AFFIRMATIVE]

Meowth?

And the other one's a Sableye.

Ash, I'll bet those two are the ones who were

sneaking up on us back there.

But what's a Sableye hanging out with Meowth for?

[laughing] We're best friends, and that's friends until 'the end.

SABLEYE [AFFIRMATIVE]

MAY 'Liar.'

Huh?

Sableye, don't believe anything that Meowth says.

It's May and Max.

And you're alright.

Sableye, Meowth is only trying to trick you, I promise.

Yeah, he's just using you to capture Pikachu

and other Pokémon.

No. That's not true.

I just, uh, wanted to hang out with you

so we could have some fun playing that's all.

SABLEYE [CONFUSED]

Sableye, don't trust Meowth, no matter what.

I'll bet you didn't know Meowth's a member

of Team Rocket did ya?

SABLEYE [CONFUSED]

I'm not the liar.

They're the stinking liars that are trying to trick you.

So what are you waiting for? Just take care of 'em, pronto.

JESSIE 'Good work.'

[STARTLED]

Hey. Who's that?

JESSIE 'Prepare for trouble as we glide into view.'

JAMES 'Make it double because that's what we do.'

JESSIE 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.

James.

We'll cut the rest.

Way to go, Meowth, and all by your lonesome. I'm blown away.

I must say more than I would've expected.

[AGREEMENT]

- Team Rocket. - Not you again.

Sad to say, we found no treasure.

But catching Pikachu is treasure enough.

Got you.

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [ANGRY]

Well, guess the jig is up.

Bye.

SABLEYE [FURIOUS]

Now, time to say goodbye.

TEAM ROCKET Goodbye.

- Great. - Don't worry.

Taillow, let's go.

[READY]

Taillow.

Stop those guys.

[AFFIRMATIVE][PECK MOVE]

Stop that insidious pecking.

You're going to ruin my hair.

[grunts] It's a lot of work to get it this way.

Now you've done it.

But, Jessie, sweetheart..

[expl*si*n]

Thanks for the warning.

We've got to get out.

The ceiling's starting to fall.

- Oh, Max. - Hold me.

[FOCUSED]

[URGING]

Sableye?

I think it wants to help.

[URGING]

[intense music]

[groaning]

Well, that was close.

If that little shockwave you sent out hadn't a blown us away

we would've bought the farm too, so thank you.

Yeah.

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [WORRIED]

Wow, I feel bad

tricking Sableye like that.

Yeah.

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [UPSET]

I don't feel bad, 'cause it really wasn't our fault.

Well, it's certainly not my fault in any way, shape or form.

'What are you talking about?'

TEAM ROCKET Hmm?

Of course, it was all your fault.

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [EXCITED]

- The Twerps? - They're safe?

And Sableye is okay too.

Yeah, we're safe but no thanks to you.

Sableye helped us.

[ANGRY]

- Huh? - Translate.

It's saying that the ones who destroyed

its favorite place to play are in big trouble.

- What? - What?

Sableye, go and help out Pikachu and Corphish now.

[AFFIRMATIVE][EXERTION]

JESSIE 'Hey.'

[EXERTION]

TEAM ROCKET No, Sableye.

Corphish. Crab Hammer.

Pikachu. Iron Tail.

[CRAB HAMMER MOVE]

[IRON TAIL MOVE]

TEAM ROCKET Ahh.

[EXERTION][ATTACK]

Ahh. Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again.

WOBBUFFET [AFFIRMATIVE]

ASH Thank goodness that's over and everyone's safe.

Yeah, and we owe it all to Sableye.

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [GRATEFUL]

SABLEYE [HAPPY]

Even Corphish's thankin' Sableye, too.

Yeah.

Well, now maybe Corphish will settle down

a little bit more.

That would mean the courage test was a success after all.

SABLEYE [SALUTATIONS]

CORPHISH [SALUTATIONS]

SABLEYE [SALUTATIONS]

So long.

See you again someday, Sableye.

PIKACHU/CORPHISH [SALUTATIONS]

NARRATOR Well, maybe Sableye will run into Ash and the g*ng

when it finds its new Dewford Island hangout

but one thing's for sure

next time it'll know who its true friends are.

♪ Take a step and I'm on my way ♪

♪ Gonna start all over again ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Pokémon Advanced ♪

♪ I'm on my way ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪ ♪ Hero ♪

♪ Give me just one chance ♪

♪ And the future will decide ♪

♪ If there's a hero buried deep inside ♪

♪ I wanna be a hero ♪

♪ Pokémon ♪♪