Lickitung's Tongue
By: James Nickerson E-Mail: bartchar@hotmail.com
Author's Note: In this story, Ash has Pikachu, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Charmeleon, and Pidgeotto.
CHAPTER ONE: LICKITUNG'S TONGUE
One day Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu were on their merry way towards
Cinnibar Island when Ash said, "I can't wait to beat, um ...... which gym
trainer am I going to fight next?" Misty and Brock poked in and said, "You don't even know what gym trainer you're going to fight next???!" "Yes I do! It's the um .... the Marsh, no. Well um,..." Pikachu started to point at Ash's torso and stand on his tiptoes acting big and moving around. Ash said, "Don't bother me Pikachu. I'm trying to think. Hmmmmmm." Pikachu ran up to Ash and Thundershocked him making him glow like a bolt of lightning. "Pikachu! What was that for!?" Ash whined. Pikachu pointed at his torso once more and said, "Pika,
pika, pika, pika, pikachu." Ash looked at what Pikachu was pointing at and saw it was a Pokéball. He threw the Pokéball and said, "Go Pokéball!" "Char Char!" It was Charmeleon! "Oh, I know what badge it is now!" Ash boasted, "It's the um, well the umm....the um, um, um, the Charmeleon Badge!" At that Brock and Pikachu both fainted, "And the trainer is um, well.... Charmeleon!" Brock and Pikachu started to hit their head on the ground. Misty cried in a fury, "YOU IDIOT! CHARMELEON ISN'T THE NEXT GYM TRAINER! CHARMELEON IS A POKEMON, NOT A GYM TRAINER!" Ash said in a haughty tone, "Well I knew that. I was just testing
you guys." "YOU DID NOT KNOW THAT! THE GYM TRAINER YOU'RE GOING TO FIGHT NEXT IS BLAINE AND YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO GET THE VULCANO BADGE, AND WHAT MAKES
YOU SO SURE YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT, HUH???!!!" "Well I was just sayi-" Ash said until he was interrupted. "YOU WERE JUST SAYING THAT YOU WERE GONNA LOSE TO BLAINE THE FIRE POKEMON TRAINER ON CINNIBAR ISLA.... Oh no, I just remembered Cinnibar is an island! How are we going to get there? I'm not going to get wet,
I won't be able to-" "Calm down Misty. I know a way to get there." Brock
interrupted. "Just follow me." "Misty, why don't you go back to whatever planet you came from." grinned Ash. "BECAUSE YOU OWE ME A BIKE, YOU LITTLE ROTTEN KID!!!!!!" screamed Misty. "Oh yeah, I almost forgot. By the way, Brock, where re we?" questioned Ash. "Well, by my calculations we're exactly, um, I think we're lost." Brock said in a voice of stupidity. "YOU MEAN WE'RE LOST!!!???"
Misty said in an angry tone. "Hey, guys. What's that up ahead?" Ash asked.
"It's a wild Lickitung!" cried Misty. "All right, a Lickitung!" yelled Ash. He paused, then asked, "What's a Lickitung?" "Ask Dexter," suggested Misty. Ash took out his Pokédex. "Lickitung. A rare Pokémon that, when attacked, its tongue stretches out and wraps around its opponent's body, leaving a strange tingling feeling. Approach with caution, as Lickitung is scared very easily and will run away at a fast pace." "Wow, I've got to catch it!" cried Ash.
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Meanwhile in a bush not so far away Team Rocket was plotting. "Wow, we've got to catch it!" cried James. "I know what we can use!" yelled Jessie. "The Team Rocket Foolproof-Super-Ultimate-Lickitung-Catching Kit! "He he! Meowth, come over here! He he he!" Jessie and James both laughed.
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"OK Pikachu, remember what I told you. Make sure its tongue doesn't get you and you'll get me a new Pokémon!" Just as Pikachu was about to fight the wild Lickitung an ugly purple Lickitung walked out and mumbled to the bushes, "This is stupid!" A hand reached out and said, "Shut up and get out there!" Then it pushed the purple Lickitung away. "Hey, something's fishy!" thought Ash.
Brock said, "That doesn't look like a Lickitung!" "I don't think it does either." said Misty. Ash took out his Pokédex and pointed it at the purple Lickitung. "Meowth. A cat Pokémo-" Ash shut his Pokédex and cried, "It's Team
Rocket!" "Prepare for trouble!" "And make it double!" "To protect the world from devestation!" "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!" "Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!" "Surrender now or prepare to fight!" Then the purple Lickitung said, "Lickitung, I mean Meowth, that's right!" The Lickitung started to chase after Meowth in love. It wrapped its tongue around Meowth and squeezed him tightly. Ash's Pokédex popped open and said, "A mating ritual for Lickitungs. They wrap their tongues around their love and if their love can stand it, they mate and become life partners." "I would let Lickitung squeeze you dry, but I wanna catch it and become a Pokémon master!" cried Ash. "Pikachu, Thundershock!" Pikachu turned bright yellow as he summoned electricity and directed it to Lickitung and Meowth. Meowth screamed in pain as Lickitung squinted and just stood there squeezing Meowth. "OK, Pikachu, give it a Thunderbolt, followed by a Flash attack to blind it!" Pikachu used Thunderbolt and his, Meowth's, and the wild Lickitung's body
started to glow as a lightning bolt struck Meowth and the wild Lickitung. Meowth twisted in agony and screamed in pain. Lickitung let go of Meowth and looked at Pikachu angrily. Pikachu got scared and stiffened up. "Flash, Pikachu!" cried Ash. The Lickitung started to charge. A large beam of light lit the area and everybody saw Lickitung stop and walk around blindly. James yelled,
"Hey, no one, absolutly no one messes with our Meowth! You're gonna pay!"
"Yeah!" added Jessie. Meowth got up, shook his head, and said, "What happened?" Lickitung shook his head just like Meowth, saw him, and fell in love again. Its tongue started to creep up to Meowth. Meowth saw it and yelled, "Not again!" He then ran towards Jessie and James. He was running so fast that he knocked them down into the purple paint they had used to paint Meowth up like a Lickitung. They got up, saw that Lickitung was chasing them all now, and ran off screaming. "You're not going to get away that easily! Pikachu, use Agility to get in front of them so they don't get away!" cried Ash. Pikachu ran super fast and hopped in front of them. Team Rocket ran in the other direction, but the Lickitung stayed put. "Pikachu, use your Thunder attack and give it a real shock!" commanded Ash. As Lickitungs' tongue extended to wrap Pikachu, it started to rain and the clouds overhead turned black. Pikachu surged with electric energy. As Lickitung wrapped its tongue around Pikachu, it got a nasty shock and screamed in pain. The Lickitung ran away, but ten lightning bolts struck the earth and shocked Lickitung. Lickitung screamed and twisted in agony. As Lickitung limped away the sky turned blue again and was filled with sounds of birds fluttering and singing. Ash cried, "Follow that Pokémon!" They chased after it and came upon a dock filled with fisherman. They saw Lickitung lying on the ground screaming in pain. "Pokéball, go!" yelled Ash. The Pokéball hit Lickitung. It wobbled once...twice...thrice...four times!!! "Yes, we got Lickitung!!!!!" yelled Ash. "Pi pikachu!" grinned Pikachu. He and Ash both did the peace sign. "Where are we?" Misty asked, bewildered. Brock looked around, and said, "I think we're at the Fishing Game Area. Let's ask that man
in the booth over there."
CHAPTER TWO: THE FISHY POKEMON
Our heroes have finally reached dry, or should I say wet, land at the
Pokémon Fishing Game Area. People are catching fish and Water Pokémon all over. "Yeah, I think we're at the Pokémon Fishing Game Area, allright." said Brock. "People are catching Water Pokémon left and right!" "Brock, if you're right, then we'll be able to catch all sorts of Water Pokémon!" yelled Ash. Misty jumped up and down in delight and called, "More Water Pokémon!!! That's just what I need!" "C'mon, we gotta get some fishing poles to catch some Water Pokémon!" grinned Ash. "Be quiet Ash, you don't even have any Water Pokémon!" yelled Misty. "Yes I do! I've got a first rate Squirtle, isn't that right, Pikachu?" argued Ash. "Pika, pika!" smiled Pikachu. "Well, well..." stuttered Misty, "Well, you owe me a bike!"
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Meanwhile, Brock was talking to the Fishing Game manager, a man with a
mischivious smile and a thin black mustache. "Um, could I get.." At the same time, Ash, Pikachu, and Misty were in a rage yelling at each other. "Oh yeah!?" "Pikachu!" "No way!" "Better!" "COULD YOU GUYS BE QUIET!!!!" yelled Brock. Ash, Misty and Pikachu stopped dead and their mouths dropped open. "OK now, could I get four fishing rods?" asked Brock. "Oh, you're lucky!" grinned the Fishing Game manager. "I only have five fishing rods left. Twenty dollars." "OK." Brock took out some money and handed it to the manager. He mumbled to himself, "Sure is expensive." "I'll take this one." Ash said and grabbed an old, rusty rod. "Pika, pika." said Pikachu, pointing at a shiny rod. "OK, I'll take this one." said Brock, pointing at an old, wooden one. "And I'll take this one." Misty said, grabbing a shiny, new rod. "Misty, I bet I'll catch more Poké..." Ash stopped talking when he couldn't find Misty. He looked around and saw she was already on the dock fishing.
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Meanwhile in a bush not so far away, Team Rocket was again plotting. "We're going to get that Pikachu this time!" growled James. "Be quiet James, you don't want to blow our cover!" yelled Jessie. "So, your plan is to just go up there and take Pikachu right in front of the kid?" said a sarcastic Meowth. "NO WAY MEOWTH!" yelled James. "Yeah, we have to say our introduction first." said Jessie. At that Meowth said, "You idiots! Don't you have anything special to catch Pikachu?" "We've got rubber gloves!" said a blusterous James. "And anyways, we want to keep this plan as simple as possible, so don't bungle it up!" said Jessie angrily. "Yeah, you remember what happened last time, don't you!?!" screamed James. "It's not going to work." mumbled Meowth. "Shows what he knows!" yelled James. "Oh, how did I get teamed up with these two losers!" cried Jessie.
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"Allright! I think I finally caught something!" cried Ash in delight. "Took ya long enough." said Misty, having caught ten fish. Pikachu had caught fifteen fish and Brock had caught twenty fish. "Uhhh...Uhh...It's a whopper! Probably a twenty pounder!" cried Ash. "I'm reeling it in! It's a...it's a... It's a..." At that Ash's fishing pole yanked up a... "It's a....!" cried Ash. "It's another boot!" giggled Misty. "That's number fifty-two, I think?" said Brock. "I haven't been counting." said Ash under his breath. BEEP BEEP! Ash and the gang turned around and saw a white van pulling up. BEEP BEEP! Everyone on the dock was looking at the van. The van opened and a whole bunch of women jumped out. "Come over here girls!" cried Brock, slumping over with his tongue hanging out. "Who are they?" said a puzzled Ash. "Gary Oak at your service!" came a voice. "Ohhhh! I should have known!!" yelled Ash. "So, it's you Ash!" said Gary in a snotty voice. He turned to the Fishing Game booth. "Could I get a fishing rod?" grinned Gary to the Fishing Game manager while handing him a
one-hundred dollar bill. "Ohhh! Yes sir! Right away sir!" The Game manager gave Gary a beautiful, shiny, brand-new fishing rod. "Smell ya later Ash!" called Gary. He and the girls got back in the van and drove off, Brock calling, "Wait up, let the girls stay!" "Wait a second! I'm getting something on my fishing pole!" screamed Ash in delight. "It's probably another boot." sighed Misty. "I heard tha---", Ash said, but was interuppted by Team Rocket. "Prepare for trouble!" "Make it double!" "To protect the world from devestation!" "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!" "Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!" "Surrender now or prepare to fight!" "Meowth, that's right!" "Not Team Rocket again!" moaned Misty. "We're here to catch, I mean, take your Pokémon!" yelled James. He ran up and was about to take Pikachu when all of a sudden Ash pulled up his rod and a Magikarp flopped in front of James. James screamed like a girl and yelled, "Not a Magikarp!", remembering
what happened on the S. S. Anne. He kicked it into the water and started to run away screaming. "This time, you bungled up our plan!" cried Jessie to James as they ran away. Ash, Misty, and Brock all said "What was that for?" Pikachu pulled on Brock's leg and cried, "Pika, pika!" Brock looked and saw that his fishing pole was wiggling. "That's OK. Ash, you and Misty can take it. I've had enough fish." Ash jumped up and pulled on the fishing pole before Misty could even turn around. He pulled it up and saw that it was a Poliwag. "A Poliwag, it's so cute!" cried Misty. Ash took out Dexter. "Poliwag. A Water type Pokémon. At its earliest stage of evolution, Poliwag has strong legs for swimming but is not very well adapted for walking." "Allright! I've got to catch it!" cried Ash. "Pokéball go!" He threw a Pokéball at the Poliwag. It wobbled once...twice...thrice...four times! "Yes, I got a Poliwag!!" cried Ash as it teleported away. "You caught a Poliwag! I caught a Poliwhirl!" bragged a fisherman nearby. Dexter said, "Poliwhirl. The evolved form of Poliwag. It likes to walk more than swim and is a moderatly good fighter." "Wow, I want a Poliwhirl!" yelled Ash. "But first, let's go to the next Pokécenter so I can check on my new Poliwag and Lickitung!" "OK, that's a good idea." said Brock. "Wait a second, guys!" yelled Misty. "My rod is getting pulled! Uhhhhh...Uhhhhh...This is the biggest fish I've ever caught!" A gigantic fish jumped in the air and scared everyone. "Gyara, Gyara, Gyarados!" "Oh no! Not another Gyarados!" yelled Ash and Brock. Ash, Misty and Brock all ran as Gyarados tore up the dock behind them, screaming in a bloody rampage. It jumped up and over them, landing right in front of them. "Go, Horsea!" yelled Misty. "Horsea, horsea!" yelled Horsea. "OK!" yelled Misty. "Horsea, use Smokescreen and blind it!" Horsea puffed out smoke from its nostrils and squirted it in Gyarados' eye. "Horsea, use Agility and Hydro Pump until it faints!" Horsea started to move like lightning and rammed into Gyarados. It then dove underwater. Misty waited for seconds that felt like hours. Gyarados was about to use Dragon Rage when a cyclone came from beneath the water. It started to grow bigger until hundreds of blasts of water rammed into Gyarados. Gyarados ran away whimpering. Horsea popped out of the water and shook itself off. "Wow, you did it Horsea! You saved our lives!" cried Misty. Misty went to hug Horsea when it started to flash and grow larger. "Horsea is evolving into Seadra!" said Brock in amazement. Ash's Pokédex popped open and said "Seadra. A Water type Pokémon. It is very rare and is an extremely strong Pokémon. It can swim over fifty miles per hour making it one of the best swimmers in the world." "Return Horsea, I mean, Seadra!" yelled Misty as Seadra was sucked back into its Pokéball. "Look up ahead, guys! It's Sparkle City, the jewel of the Pacific Rim!" cried Ash. And so, our heroes move on towards their next destination.
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