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Episode Twelve: The Squirtle Squad A Twisted Version Of Pokémon Episode 12 A colourful group of clothing made their way down the dirt road path. Ash happily marched with a wide smile on his face. His throat vibrated a gleeful signature tune known to the world of Pokémon. Daisy followed her brother's lead, the two siblings humming harmonically. Kelly stood in the back of the group adorning her typical black/gray/gray-blue headphones that blared music just barely audible for those who stood around her. Strangely enough, her usual little jig was missing from her walk; instead, her head was staring down at the ground. A slight frown curved her lips, displaying a wariness to the ground. Mistico tilted her head, noticing her friend looked awfully cautious. "Kelly, are you, like, okay? You totally seem upset about something?" she asked. Kelly nodded. "I'm fine. I'm just a bit scared about falling down another hole." SNAP The colour drained from Kelly's face, looking forward at Ash's foot. Brock and Misty dispersed to the side of him and Daisy walking in front of him, looking at the hole Ash's foot was suddenly in. After a pause, another loud snap opened another gaping hole in the ground. Possibly the fifth one they had fell into that day! They tumbled into the ditch, squishing each other awkwardly. It had been a few days since Ash had caught his Charmander. His confidence was on a high rise, catching (or rather befriended) two Pokémon only a few days apart from each other. The group had finally gotten out of the forest and onto a path through an almost wide open field, only to find a bunch of well covered pits hidden among the path. The more they fell, the more their bodies ached. "NO! Not another hole!" Misty glanced upward at the open sky above. Brock grabbed his head. "Ow, I landed on my head." "Pikachuuu..." Kelly lifted up her head a bit, before feeling the lowest layer of her hair being pulled. "Oooooooowwww!" she cried. "Can you guys get off my hair, please?!" The layer of people scrambled over each other, attempting to clear space to find ground. Eventually the six humans and one Pokémon stood up. Ash rubbed his butt, groaning from the pain. "It must be a prank," suggested Brock. "Someone has a bad sense of humour," Misty followed. "Who would play such a rotten trick?" "Team Rocket?" Kelly stood up shaking out her hair. She closed her eyes, mouthing the words "water" and "fire". A blue and orange aura flashed for a second around her body before disappearing. Just as Daisy opened her mouth to most likely let out an overdramatic rant, five light aquamarine Pokémon wearing sunglasses peered into the hole, laughing. "Who are you?!" yelled Brock. "What's so funny? We could have been hurt!" shouted Misty. "...I think they're Squirtle," mumbled Kelly. "Squirtle?" asked Daisy, looking up at Kelly. Kelly pulled off her right hand glove, tapping onto the little Pokélet screen. Blue tinted, pixelated text appeared on screen. Kelly poked the option that read Pokédex, quickly scrolling down to the Pokémon that were staring down at them. She knelt down next to Daisy, showing the younger girl the screen. Daisy grabbed Kelly's hand, pulling it closer. Her eyes scanned the Pokédex entry that laid under the image. "Ooooh," Daisy said, nodding. The gang of Squirtle pulled away from the hole, giving room for the group to jump up and climb out. "Dangerous practical jokes are nothing to laugh about!" Ash stated. "Pikachu!" The group climbed out, facing the laughing gang of Squirtle. Ash slipped his Pokédex out from his pocket, opening it up to identify the Pokémon for himself. "Squirtle. This tiny turtle Pokémon draws its long neck into its shell to launch incredible water attacks with amazing range and accuracy. The blasts can be quite powerful." Ash's eyes slightly gleamed, but not to the extent they had with Bulbasaur. The boy lifted his Pokédex into the air, saying his inner thoughts out loud. "With my very own Squritle, Gary will never beat me! Go Pikachu!" The yellow rodent ran forward, sending a blast of lightning towards a Squritle adorning Wayfarer-style sunglasses. Just as the lightning bolt was about to strike it, another Squritle, one of four wearing teashades, jumped in front of the middle one from the right. The turtle Pokémon yelled in pain before the electricity stopped flowing through it. It sunk to the ground, looking slightly burnt. "Squirtle, Squirtle!" said the one with the Wayfarer shades. It looked over at Pikachu, who began approaching it, repeating its name. "Pika!" "Squirtle!" The two Pokémon were locked into what felt like a Western showdown. They glared into each other's eyes, raising tension between them. They took a few steps forward, never taking their eyes off one another. They repeated their names back and forth, as if they were growling. Squritle deeply frowned, slightly sweating. A siren suddenly popped up in the distance, causing the Wayfarer Squirtle to look alarmed. It turned to its buddies, commanding them like a gang boss. "Squirtle Squirtle. Squirtle Squirtle." The three remaining Squirtle picked up their fallen comrade and the gang of Squirtle fled, leaving the group of kids confused. "Pikachu?" "That was sure weird," said Ash. "Yeah..." Kelly nodded. A screech sounded behind them. The group turned to see an Officer Jenny making a quick stop on a motorcycle. She halted several feet away from where the group stood. "Are you guys alright? Has anyone been hurt here?" she frantically asked. Ash smiled. "Officer Jenny!" He approached the police woman. "Huh? Have we met before? Your face doesn't look familiar." "We met you back in Viridian City, remember?" A smile cracked onto Officer Jenny's face. She looked down at her slim foot, fixing her position to get off the motorcycle. "Oh, you mean one of the Jenny's. My cousins." "Cousin?" echoed Ash. "My cousins are all police officers. All of us look identical, plus we're all named Jenny." She took out a photo, displaying nine police women with identical looks in everything but the emblem on their hats. The front row sat five identical women, while the back displayed four. The group exchanged slightly disbelieved looks. "Talk about family resemblance," commented Ash, smiling. A sweat drop drizzled down the side of Misty's face. She turned her head towards Brock. "At least they remember all their names." "Nnn." Kelly shrugged. Daisy's mouth gaped open in surprise to seeing the image of nine identical women. "Woooow! That's amazing! It's like you're all twins. BUT! BUT! You're not! Oh, how coooool!" Officer Jenny slightly giggled. ★★★ The group and Officer Jenny stood inside of the police box. Officer Jenny displayed a photo of five familiar looking Squirtle on her laptop. "That Pokémon gang calls itself the 'Squirtle Squad'." "Squirtle Squad?" asked Ash, Kelly, and Daisy, all in different tones. Daisy sounded curious, while Ash and Kelly sounded skeptical in their own way. "I've never heard of a Pokémon gang," said Misty. "They're all Squirtles who were deserted by their Pokémon trainers." Everyone's faces dimmed. "Deserted?" echoed Ash. "They don't have a trainer, so they just run wild and play tricks on the whole town," replied Officer Jenny. "They graffiti on walls and steal food." She shifted her head, glancing down at the computer in front of her, displaying a montage of photos of the Squritles causing problems. "It's really kind of sad, because if they had somebody to care about them, they wouldn't have turn out to be as bad as they are. It's a real shame." Daisy's bottom lip quivered. "Those poor, poor Squirtle!" She brought her hands close to her mouth, with her eyes watering. "Abandoned by their trainers who didn't care for them, causing them to do cruel tricks to passing trainers! It's so, so sad! What a tragic story!" A slight smile cracked on Kelly's lips. She did a light face palm at Daisy's overly dramatic reaction. Daisy turned, her pigtails bouncing. She gazed up at her brother and Kelly, looking quite determined. "Brother! Kelly! You two need to catch the all the Squritle!" "But I don't want a Squirtle!" replied Kelly. Daisy began tearing up again. "But...but those poor, poor Squirtle, needing good trainers...Kelly! How could you be so cruel?!" "I'm not being cruel! How am I being cruel? Ash can catch all of them if he wants, but I don't want one! I don't really like the Pokémon in the first place." Kelly flicked her hands outward, her palms facing a bit more towards the sky and her hands at about chest level. She folded her arms, glaring down at the little girl. Ash clamped his fist, looking down at his younger sister. "I'll catch one of them, Daisy! Maybe all of them!" Daisy's teary eyes dramatically disappeared as her face lit up. "BROTHER! I knew you would!" She jumped up, hugging his waist. Ash patted his sister's head before the little girl let go. "Where do the Squritle live?" asked Misty. Daisy's mouth slightly gaped open. "Yeeeaaaah. Where do they live, Officer Jenny? My brother can't go catch one unless he knows the location!" Daisy added, sounding almost desperate with her last sentence. Officer Jenny frowned. "Nobody in this town knows." "NOOOOOOOOOO!" cried Daisy.