Trovitopolis City

fter traveling what appeared to be a desert, the gang arrived in a city.

"I wonder what city this is?" Ash asked.

"This is Trovitopolis City." Tracey said. "It's the largest city on west Mandarin City."

"Finally, a nice city to rest in." Misty said.

"And a good place for us to eat and get supplies." Ash said.

Just as the group was about to walk over to the city, the ground above them gave way and they fell through a hole in the ground. The reason for that was Team Rocket having set up a trap to catch their Pokemon, but it failed.

When the gang regained consciousness they realized they were in a tunnel leading to the sewers.

"How in the world did this happen?" Ash asked.

"I don't know." Misty said. "But I want to get out of here."

The gang started walking to try and find a way out.

"Trying to get out of here won't be easy." Tracey said. "Sewers have many twists and turns like underground tunnels."

Just then Tomo spotted something in the underground river.

"What is that?" He asked.

It seemed to be two big vines shooting out of the water. The gang was frightened by this.

"Let's get out of here!" Misty shouted.

They ran out as fast as they could to get away from the giant vines. Suddenly Tracey saw light and a step ladder.

"That must be the exit." He said.

The gang climbed the step ladder one by one until at last they were out of the sewers.

"Phew we're safe." Misty sighed.

"What in the world was that anyway?" Ash asked.

Suddenly the gang was surrounded by the police.

"You four are under arrest." Jenny said, while some policemen handcuffed them.

The gang was quickly thrown in jail.

"What did we do to deserve this?" Misty asked.

"Yeah, and it couldn't have anything to do with us being in the sewers." Tracey said. "Something's not right."

A few minutes later, Officer Jenny opened the jail cell.

"You are free to go." She said.

The gang was relieved.

"I do hope you aren't releasing them." A voice said.

It was a middle-aged man with a big mustache.

"Yes I am, Mr. Mayor." Officer Jenny said. "These four are just passing through to get to the gym on Trovita Island."

"I don't want any word of this creature getting out." The mayor said. "So they should stay locked up until next week."

"Sorry Mr. Mayor." Officer Jenny said. "But these kids haven't done anything wrong, so I can't keep them locked up."

The mayor knew that Officer Jenny was right, so he didn't bother arguing with her anymore. He turned to the kids.

"I don't want any of you to leak anything about that sewer creature to the public." He growled.

"Why can't we?" Tracey asked. "It's the truth after all."

"Because I say so." The mayor replied. "And if you do I will arrest you for endangering public safety."

"What do you mean?" Misty asked.

"I'll explain." Officer Jenny said.

Officer Jenny led the group to the Mayor's office and explained everything to the gang.

"The truth is you kids aren't the only ones who have encountered that strange creature in the sewers." Officer Jenny said. "Lots of people in Trovitopolis City have encountered the creature. It hasn't hurt anyone, only taken food. Mr. Mayor intends for us to capture it, but there are nearly 500 miles of sewers under the city and 5000 manholes, so capturing it will not be easy."

"That's why we need to take drastic measures." The mayor said. "An election is next week. And if word of this creature gets out, I'll be ruined."

"You don't need to get so upset about it, since the creature is only taking food so it can eat." Misty said.

Just then there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." The mayor said. It was Nurse Joy at the door and she looked very angry.

"Mr. Mayor." She said. "I've heard of your plan and I don't like it. You can't go through with it."

"This plan is my business." The mayor said. "So just go back to your Pokemon Center."

"What plan?" Ash asked.

"The mayor intends to send a SWAT team into the sewer to capture and destroy the creature."

Ash turned to the mayor after hearing this with slanted eyes.

"No way!" Tomo shouted.

"That's cruel!" Misty shouted.

"Are you out of your mind." He growled.

"It could be a new species of Pokemon!" Tracey shouted.

Officer Jenny didn't like the plan either.

"Mr. Mayor, that plan of yours is illegal." She said.

The mayor was getting angry.

"Enough!" He shouted. "I am the mayor of this city and I will do what I see fit!"

Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey accompanied Nurse Joy to the Pokemon Center.

"I don't like that mayor." Tomo said.

"Neither do I." Misty added. "A mean man like that doesn't deserve to be mayor."

"You're right about that." A voice said.

A middle-aged man with short brown hair was in the Pokemon Center with them.

"Oh hi Thomas." Nurse Joy said, introducing him to the gang. "This is Thomas."

"I take it you've heard of the mayor's plan?" Nurse Joy asked.

"Yes I have." Thomas said. "And it doesn't surprise me one bit that he would think of something cruel like that."

"I take it you know the mayor well?" Misty asked.

"Yes I do." Thomas nodded. "I've known him since we were kids and even as a kid, he was cruel and selfish to both humans and Pokemon."

"You weren't friends were you?" Tracey asked.

"Absolutely not." Thomas shook his head. "He always bullied me and my friends when we were kids. And whenever we had Pokemon of our own, he would always insult them."

"If I didn't know better." Ash said. "I'd think the mayor is only concerned with his reputation and nothing else."

"You're right about that." Nurse Joy nodded. "And being elected mayor again is his only concern now. He has put up campaign posters all over the place and also built a statue of himself."

"Well he's the least of our worries now." Ash said. "We need to find that creature before the SWAT team, or they'll destroy it."

"I agree." Thomas said. "And I wish to find it with you."

Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey agreed to let Thomas join their search.

Thomas and the gang went to the manhole that the gang came out of some time ago.

"Good the SWAT team isn't here yet." Thomas said. "So now's our chance."

They all went down the stepladder one by one until they were in the sewer.

"Okay so how do we start looking for it?" Misty asked.

"I have a Pokemon that can help with that." Ash released his Muk from his Poke Ball.

"Using Muk is a good idea." Tracey said. "Grimer and Muk are well known for living in sewers."

With Muk's help, the gang walked through the sewers to find the mysterious creature. They carried torches with them to light the way.

Meanwhile, the mayor had his SWAT team cover up every manhole and seal the sewer shut; that way the creature wouldn't be able to get out of the sewer. Nurse Joy heard about that plan and spoke to the mayor.

"Mr. Mayor I can't believe you sent your SWAT team to cover up every manhole in the city." She said. "Thomas and the kids are still in the sewers and they won't be able to get out."

"It's not my problem." The mayor said. "People shouldn't play in the sewers anyway. With the manholes all covered up the creature is now secured. I'll release them after the election next week."

Nurse Joy was getting angrier by the second with the mayor. So angry she wanted to hit him.

Back in the sewers, Thomas and the gang came to a dead end. Muk pointed to beneath the water.

"I can see an underwater tunnel down there." Thomas said. "We will have to swim through that."

Tomo returned Growlithe, since it was a fire type Pokemon. Misty placed Togepi in her bag to stay dry and Ash returned his Muk. The gang jumped into the water together and swam through the tunnel. They soon reached the end, but then the two big vines appeared in front of them.

"Uh oh." Ash said.

Thomas flashed his light to see where the vines were coming from. Then he suddenly saw what the mysterious creature had been all along.

The mysterious creature turned out to be a Bulbasaur; only this Bulbasaur was twice it's normal size.

"Unbelievable." Ash said. "I've never seen a Bulbasaur this big before."

"It's probably twice it's normal size due to living down here for so long." Tracey added.

"Hey, it's got a collar on it." Tomo pointed to the collar.

Bulbasaur's collar had a small bell on it. When Thomas saw the collar he gasped.

"I know this Bulbasaur." He said. "It used to be the mayor's Bulbasaur when we were kids."

The gang was surprised.

"But he got rid of it a few weeks after he got it."

The gang wasn't happy.

"How could he?!" Misty demanded.

Thomas walked over to Bulbasaur.

"Hey Bulbasaur." He said, kneeling down to it. "I don't know if you remember me but I'm Thomas. I met you when I was a boy."

Bulbasaur looked at Thomas, and then it remembered seeing Thomas as a boy. Bulbasaur walked up to Thomas and nudged his legs. Thomas smiled and hugged Bulbasaur; he realized Bulbasaur remembered him.

"When I heard your owner abandoned you I tried to search for you right away, so I could have you as my Pokemon. But I never found you. I'm sorry you were down here for so long, alone."

The big Bulbasaur wrapped it's vines around Thomas to return the hug.

"The one that really needs to apologize to Bulbasaur is the mayor." Ash said.

"I agree." Thomas nodded. "Let's confront him together."

"Yeah." Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey said at once.

Luckily for them, they managed to get out of the sewers the back way because it hadn't been sealed yet.

Back with the mayor, he stood in front of city hall.

"I will easily win the election with that creature taken care of." He said with a smile.

"Don't be so sure about that, Mr. Mayor." Thomas said.

The mayor was surprised to see him and the kids.

"How did you get out?" He asked. "I had every manhole sealed."

"The manholes were sealed." Thomas smirked. "But the back entrance of the sewers was a different story. Now let me introduce you to the sewer's mysterious creature."

He pointed to the big Bulbasaur by his side. The mayor looked at the Bulbasaur.

"That Bulbasaur looks familiar to me." He said.

"It should." Thomas said, angrily. "This is the Bulbasaur you got rid of a few weeks after obtaining it years ago."

"Ah that's right." The mayor said. "I left it in the sewers because it wouldn't evolve."

The big Bulbasaur lifted the mayor into the air with it's vines.

"Hey put me down!" The mayor shouted.

"Only if you apologize to Bulbasaur." Thomas said.

"Certainly not." The mayor refused to do so. "As the mayor I have to maintain my authority. I will not apologize to a Pokemon."

The SWAT team soon arrived on the scene.

"This Bulbasaur is holding your mayor hostage. Dispose of it at once." The SWAT team soon prepared to open fire on Bulbasaur.

"Oh no you don't." Ash growled in his dragon form before producing a stream of fire and sending them flying with a swing of his tail.

As for the mayor, Bulbasaur got ready to toss him away. The mayor tried to reason with Bulbasaur, but it was too late; the Bulbasaur didn't forgive him. So the mayor was tossed into the air and he landed on his statue, knocking it to the ground.

After that Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey got ready to leave Trovitopolis City. Thomas, Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy were there with them to see them off.

"I can't thank you kids enough for all your help." Thomas said.

"I can't either." Officer Jenny added. "And after today's events, there's no doubt we'll have a new mayor following the election next week."

"Just make sure the current mayor gets what he deserves once his term ends." Misty said.

"Don't worry I sure will after his cruel and selfish actions." Officer Jenny nodded.

"So Thomas, is Bulbasaur staying with you?" Ash asked.

"Of course." Thomas replied. "I'm never letting it out of my sight again."

Bulbasaur was happy to finally have a good, kind owner.

Ash and the others were happy for Bulbasaur as well.

"My friends and I heard there's a gym on Trovita Island." Ash said.

"That's correct Ash." Nurse Joy nodded. "It will only take you three minutes to get there from here."

"I will take you to the pier where the ferry is." Officer Jenny offered.

"Thank you." Ash said.

And so, with the mystery of the Trovitopolis City creature resolved and Bulbasaur finally having a good home after reuniting with Thomas Ash, Tomo, Misty and Tracey left Trovitopolis City for Trovita Island.