C. Cowboy: hey guys! I came up with this idea about the forth time I saw the Spider-Man movie, yes the forth time, and it is that damn good. Anyway, this starts off with Ash, Misty, Brock, and Pikachu on their way to Goldenrod City, where Misty has been asked to fill in for Whitney as the Gym Leader. But, en route, Ash comes across a couple of things that change his life forever. A/M fans don't shoot me yet; it's just starting out, ok? Now, lets 'swing' into the story. Read and Review!
Disclaimer: I don't own Spider-Man or Pokemon. If I did, I'd be rich as hell.
Chapter 1: Changes
TRHQ, Goldenrod City:
"How's the experimentation going, Professor?" Giovanni said, walking toward an old man in a white lab coat.
"We have yet to successfully copy the Mew genes used in the Mewtwo project, but we have had minimal success in the 'Super Pokémon' project."
Giovanni scowled slightly "Minimal?"
The old man nodded "Yes, only one Pokémon has survived the radiation therapy. Do you wish to see it sir?" Giovanni nodded, and the old man led him into another room with a glass cage in the center, "This Spinarak is the only survivor of the project." The large cage was filled with cobwebs and hanging in the center was one green and yellow spider-type Pokémon.
"Very interesting, Professor, what can you tell me about it?" Giovanni said, looking at it through the glass.
"Well, Sir, its natural abilities have been amplified fifty fold." Then the door flew open and Jessie and James walked in, "Boss, you have a phone call from Agent Hobgoblin." James said, carrying the phone. After all their recent failures, Giovanni brought them to the main HQ to give them assignments 'more on their level'.
Giovanni nodded and grabbed the phone "Yes."
"This is Agent Hobgoblin reporting in." Said the voice on the other end.
"What have you to report?"
"The group is going to spend a few weeks in Goldenrod City. The girl has been asked to fill in for the City's Gym Leader, no sign on when the boy will make it to the Indigo Stadium again."
Giovanni nodded, taking in the knowledge, "Stay with them; if the Ketchum boy is half the trainer his father was, he will be back at Indigo in no time. Just try to keep them from finding TRHQ, do you understand?"
The voice was silent for a moment, "Yes, Sir, I'll do what I can. Hobgoblin out."
Giovanni clicked off the phone and almost blew a gasket, "DON'T OPEN THAT!" He screamed as Jessie and James opened the glass cage.
"Hey, Jess, what do you think is in here?" All of the sudden, the Spinarak leapt out of the cage and up through the air vent.
"DON'T LET IT GET AWAY!" Giovanni screamed.
Jessie and James looked at each other "Ummm… too late, boss."
A few hours later, five miles south of Goldenrod:
Ash and Misty were in the deep part of the river, swimming and playing together. "Face it, Ash, I'm way better than you!" Misty said, splashing him again.
"What? No argument yet?" Brock said, walking up.
"Where'd you disappear to, Brocko?" Ash asked, looking ashore at the older boy.
"I just went to look for… some wild fruits and berries. Yeah that's it… fruits and berries!" Just then, a rustling came from the bushes.
"What was that?" Ash asked to no one particular.
"Probably just the wind, Ash." Misty said, stepping out of the river and causing Ash to completely forget about the noise. He couldn't help staring at Misty in her little, blue bikini. "I'm going to go get changed; be back in a few, guys." Misty said, walking into the forest with her backpack.
"Ash, close your mouth unless you want bugs for lunch." Brock said, teasing the younger teen.
Ash shook his head, "I don't know what you're talking about!" Brock, Pikachu, and Togepi just laughed at him, "Whatever you say, Romeo, now go get some firewood for tonight." Ash nodded and ran into the woods.
Ash walked around, picking up sticks while humming the Pokémon theme when he heard a familiar voice. "Why are you still running around with that loser?"Ash looked around the tree in front of him.
'Gary?' he thought. Ash looked and saw Gary standing there WITH Misty. 'What's going on?'
"Hey, he is my best friend, so stop calling him a loser!" Misty griped at Gary, causing Ash to smile.
'That's my Mist…WHAA?' Ash thought as Gary slowly moved closer to Misty.
"Ok, what ever you say, baby…" Gary said as he kissed her and shattered Ash's heart at the same time. The broken shards of his heart were further crunched as he saw her put her arms around him and kiss back.
'No…' Ash thought as he threw down the wood in his hand and ran off.
Gary then broke the kiss, "Why haven't you told him about us?"
Misty looked down sadly, "I…I really care about him; he's my best friend, and he really, really hates you and I don't want to ruin our friendship."
Gary just nodded, "What if he finds out on his own?"
Ash ran deeper and deeper into the forest, tears flowing freely down his face. He finally stopped at a tree and began to pound his fists against it; little did he know that a Pokémon was watching him. Slowly, a Spinarak slid down on a web line and silently landed on Ash's shoulder. He then felt something crawling on his shoulder and reached to see what it was. When he pulled it into his view, he let out a scream, scaring the little arachnid-pokemon. In fear, the Spinarak bit into Ash's hand, jumped away, and scurried off. Ash cradled his bleeding hand when his whole body began to tingle, "What's…happening… to me...? Was…that… a… poison…sting…?" Ash stuttered as his vision went blurry and he collapsed.
The next morning…
"BROCK! BROCK! WAKE UP!" Brock slowly started to stir and looked up from his sleeping bag, "What are you doing, Misty?"
Misty just shook him harder, "BROCK! ASH DIDN'T COME BACK LAST NIGHT!"
Brock finally realized what she was saying and shot up, "WHAT? Ok, let's split up and look for him!"
Pikachu shot through the woods in his own direction, following his master's scent, "PIKAPI!" Pikachu called out for Ash for in his native tongue and then he saw him lying on the other side of a gorge.
Ash slowly started to stir. He looked around and saw Pikachu, feeling really weird, almost light as a feather, "Hey, Pikachu!" He said as he waved. "What is it, Pikachu?" Ash asked, noticing Pikachu's shocked stare when he felt a strange buzzing feeling in the back of his head, and on instinct jumped into the air, doing a back flip and narrowly missing a group of five Beedrills in a dive bomb attack. Ash landed on the side of a tree and hung onto the side by only his toes and his fingertips. Still going by instinct, he pointed his palm toward them and touched his middle fingers to his palm and somehow shot a web-like string, completely immobilizing four of the offending bee-type Pokemon. The remaining Beedrill came around for another attack run, and once again, Ash leapt into the air and swung around a tree limb 'til he settled into a squatting position on the top. He then pointed his fist toward the beedrill and shot several needle-like projectiles toward his aggressor. Each of the needle-like missles found a home in the Beedrill's body, sending it to ground unconscious.
Ash then jumped to the ground and looked at the five bee Pokemon and the predicament he had put them in. Ash then pulled out Dexter and pointed it at the Beedrills, "Dexter, name the attacks used on these Pokémon."
The minicomputer was quiet for a moment before its voice spoke out 'It appears to be a Wrap attack utilizing webbing and a Poison Sting attack. Both attacks appear to have been performed by a high level Spinarak.'
Ash stared in shock, "Webbing? Poison sting? A-A Spinarak? What...what's happening to me?"
To Be Continued…