05x14 - Throwing in the Noctowl

[bunniefuu]

male narrator: Back in Transit
Town on Red Rock Isle,

Ash, Brock and Misty
make plans

to attend a gym battle
in Olivine City.

- Hey, Janina.

- Hi, Ash.

- So did you happen to know
if Jasmine's ready

for a gym battle yet?

- Oh, yes.

Sparkle's feeling
a lot better now.

Its tail is all lit up
again and everything is fine.

- Okay, then we'll catch
the next boat to Olivine City

and meet up with you guys
tonight.

- That's great, Ash.

Then I'll go and help Jasmine
get the gym ready

for tomorrow morning.

- All right.

- Pika!

- Bye, Ash.

- A gym battle.

Now I can finally fight
for my sixth badge.

- Pika, Pika.

- [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

- 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

- I believe

- I'm gonna be
the very best

'Cause all I've got to do
is believe in me

- Pokémon!

[all gasping]

- The ferry is supposed
to be here.

- Pika.

- Maybe we missed it.

- Or maybe it just
hasn't come back yet.

- Hey.

I wonder if that guy
knows something.

Uh, excuse me?

- What is it?

- Do you know where's the ferry
is to Olivine City?

- Can't say for sure,

but it left here
about an hour ago.

- I knew it.

- What about the next one?

- Leaves at the same time
tomorrow morning.

[all gasp]

- But I can't wait
until tomorrow morning.

- So then tell me,
young man.

What's the big hurry?

- I have an important gym battle
in Olivine City

first thing
tomorrow morning.

- That so?

There's a courier service
down the road a bit.

I bet they could fly you over
there on the Hoothoot Express.

- The Hoothoot Express, huh?

Hey, I have a Noctowl.

- Folks miss the boat
and I get new customers.

Dressing up as a fisherman
really pays off.

- What?

- Uh, I hear they run

two flights a day
to Olivine City.

If you hurry
you'll make it.

- That sounds perfect, Ash.

- And we'll get there
way ahead of time.

- Yeah.
Thanks, mister.

Mister?

Uh...

Uh...
- Pika.

- Is that it?

- It must be.

There's a picture
of a Hoothoot.

- I don't know.
It looks pretty deserted.

- This place is kind of creepy
if you ask me.

- Hello?

Is there anyone here
who can help us?

Anyone?

Huh?

- Hi.
Welcome to Hoothoot Express.

- Oh!
- It's the fisherman.

- My pilots have the day off,

so I'll be flying you
over myself.

To folks around here,
I'm called "Wings" Alexander.

- Thanks, Wings.

We're in kind of a hurry,

so do you think we could leave
right away?

- Pika, Pika.

- Hmm.

Back when I was
a young man,

I trained day and night
to be a Pokémon master.

And nothing beats
a good gym battle.

- Yeah, the last one got
cancelled, so I just can't wait.

- We'll leave shortly,

but first we must take care
of a little business.

- Huh?

- I need some help
with my Pokémon.

- Wait!

- Wow.

What a collection
of Pokémon.

- Mm-hmm.

You know, I've devoted
my entire life to Pokémon

and the adventures.

I have stories that would make
even your hair turn white.

Yeah!

Now, Hoothoot, go.

- Machoke.

- Hoothoot.
- Scyther.

- And with my old friend
Hoothoot battling with me,

there wasn't a Pokémon trainer
for miles who didn't fear us.

[laughs]

What?
Huh?

So you kids are gonna
give me a hand with my chores?

- You bet; the sooner they're
done the sooner we can leave.

- And taking care of all
these Pokémon by yourself

would be a big job.

- And I'm always happy
to help.

There's nothing like cleaning
out a smelly Ponyta stable

that gets me in the mood
to watch one of Ash's matches.

- Now that's what I call
a true-blue friend.

Hmm, and to show you my thanks,
the airplane ride is free.

- That's awesome.
Thank you, sir.

- Mm-hmm.

Well, it's the very least I can
do for a future Pokémon master.

- Wow.

- You know, they sure don't
make them like this anymore.

- What a cool plane.

- Time to climb aboard, kids.
- Great!

- Oh.

- Pika.

- Uh, Wings?

- One second, son.

- Huh?

Wait a minute.

Is this...?

- Yup, that's the Hoothoot
from my younger days.

With all we've been through
together,

there's not a better
co-pilot.

- Wow.

- So it evolved
into a Noctowl, huh?

- Yes, but now the Noctowl's
getting on in years,

it's spending most of the day
fast asleep.

- I wonder what
it's dreaming about.

- It's probably dreaming about
all the gym battles it fought

in the old days.

- All right, everyone.

It's time to fasten
our seat belts.

- We're on our way
to Olivine City.

- Pika.

- Here we go.

[engine sputters]

Hmm? What?

Uh-oh.

Looks like I must've
forgotten to fuel it up.

all: Huh?

- Oh.

- Whoa.
Big drop in pressure.

I think we're in
for a nasty storm.

[all scream]

Just a little turbulence.
No worries.

On second thought.

- What's going on here?

- Prepare for trouble and...

- Make it-- Whoa.

- This isn't really
the time.

- No, we started it;
now let's finish it.

- So make it double.

- Just give them
the short version.

- Okay.

- Surrender now,
prepare to...

- I surrendered already.

- Hmm.
- Hmm.

- Never trust those
Internet weather forecasts.

- Oh, don't blame the website.
You're the pilot.

- A pilot should
be counted on

to guide their vessel
through any squall.

- You miscounted.

[airplane whirring]

- Huh?
- What's that sound?

- An airplane.

both: Hey! Hey!

Please come rescue us.

- Do you guys
hear something?

- Yeah.

- It's coming from outside.

- Huh?

- Help us!

[all screaming]

- Team Rocket!

- Pikachu.

- Okay, now that you've
established who we are,

rescue us.

- We'd like to call a truce
and put an end

to this petty rivalry
once and for all.

- Well, the thought is nice.

- I don't know.
- They're lying.

- Pika.

- We're not lying!

- We're a kinder,
gentler Team Rocket!

- Wobbuffet!

- Huh?
- Wobbuffet!

- Need I say more?

- Mayday, twerps, Mayday.

- Wobbuffet.

- Looks to me like they're
in pretty big trouble.

- Let's give them a hand, kids.

- Huh?

- Don't care how much mischief
they make on the ground.

Up here it's my duty as a pilot
to help anyone in distress.

That's the law of the skies,
my young friend.

- [snoring]

- I understand.

Yeah, let's go.

- Yeah.
- Let's help them.

- Jiggly.

Jiggly.

- I really can't explain
why we're so despicable.

- Mountains of therapists
have tried and failed.

- We beg your forgiveness.

- Well, I guess it's okay.

- But I'll be keeping my eye
on you until we land,

so watch your step.

- Yes, we understand.

- And stay away
from Pikachu.

[all snickering]

[together] We wouldn't dream
of touching little Pikachu.

- Maybe Team Rocket's
not so bad after all.

- That's right.
A big misunderstanding.

- Wobbuffet.

- Huh?

- Togepi!

- All right,
no cause for alarm.

Togepi,
just hang in there.

- Meowth, I don't care
if you have to wrap yourself

around that little egg.

You better not let anything
happen to Togepi or else.

- Gotcha.

- Togepi.

- [panting]

- That was close.

- Togepi.

- Huh?

[rumbling]
- Ah!

- What is it,
Mr. Alexander?

- There's some sort of problem
with the plane.

Go and take a look
out the window.

both: Ah!

- The propeller's
falling off.

all: Ah!

- You got the nerve to call this
a rescue plane?

- That's right.
It is.

And over the years it has flown
many rescue missions.

My goodness,
where does the time go?

It seems like yesterday
when we first took to the skies.

I guess it won't be long
before we both have to retire.

- Uh, excuse me,

let's take that trip
down memory lane another time.

- She's right.
Please try to stay focused.

- I'll take care of this.

- Who's that Pokémon?

It's Mankey.

- Help him out, Crobat.

- Thanks, Crobat.

Bulbasaur,
I choose you.

- Bulba.

- Use Vine Whip
to tie down the engine.

- Bulbasaur.

- Now the other one's
falling off.

- Go, Bayleef.

Vine Whip, now.

- Bayleef.

[all scream]

- If we don't keep the nose up
we could crash into the sea.

- Looks like Ash could use
some more help.

Poliwhirl, Staryu, go.

- Poli.

- Water g*n!

- [groans]

- Enough excitement.

- Pika.

- Yeah, looks like
we did it.

- Poliwhirl. Staryu.
Thank you.

- Is everything okay now?

- Until the next disaster.

- Oh, no.

There's something
on the wing.

- Huh?

- Jigglypuff.

[all scream]

all: Jigglypuff!

- Not now.

- It's starting to sing!

- If Jigglypuff
starts singing...

- We'll all fall asleep.

And it won't be pretty.

- Don't sing.
Jigglypuff, No.

- [singing]
Jigglypuff

Jiggly

Puff

Jigglypuff

Jiggly

Puff

[all scream]

- Wait, stop.
Bulbasaur, Bayleef.

- Crobat.

- [snoring]

- Jigglypuff

Jiggly

Jigglypuff

Jiggly

[squeals]

Jigglypuff.

Ah!

[thunder crashes]

- Ah!

- Bulbasaur.
Saur.

- What's going on?

This storm.
It's getting worse.

- [snoring]

- Noctowl.

In our younger days,
there's no doubt in my mind

you would've gotten us
out of this mess.

Go, Hoothoot! Go!

- Hoot!

- I can't blame you
for getting old.

I've even slowed down
a bit myself.

We'll always have memories.

- [snores]

- [groaning]

- Where's Jigglypuff?

- Huh?
- Huh?

- [grunts]

- Tug-of-w*r?

Whose idea was this?

- It doesn't matter.
Just keep pulling.

- So far so good.

- Hey, two Noctowl are
definitely better than one.

Noctowl, go.

- [chirps]

- Hey, that younger Noctowl's
not bad.

- All right. Way to go.

- Saur. Saur. Saur.

- Bay.

- Ah!

- Watch out!

- Careful.
That lightning is dangerous.

- Dangerous?
Don't be such a wimp.

- He's right.

We get zapped by electricity
all the time.

- That's it.

Hey, Ash.
Electricity draws electricity.

- Yeah. Pikachu.

- Pika.

Pikachu, use Thunderbolt.

- Pika.

Pikachu!

- Couldn't have done it
without you kids.

We'll be in Olivine City
in a few minutes.

- [laughs]
All right.

Hey, Ash, we're almost there.
Just a few more minutes.

- Great.
Let's keep an eye out, Pikachu.

Hold on a minute.
- Pika.

- If we're almost there,
we should be seeing some lights.

- This nice-guy stuff
is a drag.

- So let's go back
to our Team Rocket ways

and grab that Pikachu.

Pikachu.

- No.
- What do you mean no?

- Why don't we just
take it easy today?

both: What?

- It's kind of nice being nice.

- Nice and evil, right?

- I refuse to listen
to this.

- Hmm?

What's that?

The Shining Lighthouse.

Oh!
We've been blown off course.

All right,
everybody hold on tight.

- Huh?

[all scream]

- The Olivine Cliffs
are dangerous in the fog.

If it hadn't been for
the lighthouse in the harbor,

we would have flown
straight into them.

- Oh, thanks a lot,
Crobat.

- [groaning]

- There is a bright side:
at least we'll land safely.

- You got a point.

- Wobbuffet.

[all scream]

- Huh?

What happened
to Team Rocket?

- I guess it was their stop.

- I'm on a master quest

- Pokémon

- I'm on a master quest

- Pokémon

- Oh.
- Pika!

- Janina.

- Pikachu.

- There's Jasmine.

- Her Ampharos looks great.

- Togepi.

- Yeah, I can't wait
for tomorrow's battle.

- Pika, Pika!

narrator:
After a dangerous flight,

the Hoothoot seaplane arrives
safely in Olivine City,

where Ash will finally be able
to face Jasmine in a gym battle.

- Well, buddy,
just like old times.

- [grunts]

- 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

- I believe

- I'm on a master quest

- Master quest

- I want the whole world
to see

- I believe

- I'm gonna be
the very best

'Cause all I've got to do
is believe in me

- Pokémon!