Archeops In The Modern World!

*(This episode has a different page name since the total amount of episodes in the entire series is clearly undecided.)*

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**Archeops In The Modern World!** (化石復活！古代怪鳥アーケオス！！, *Fossil Revival! Ancient Mysterious Bird Archeos!!*?) is the (TBA) episode of Season 8 and the (TBA) episode of the *Guardians of Harmony* series overall.

## Summary

*Our heroes stop to visit the Burst Guardians on their way to Nimbasa City, just in time to witness an amazing event: Fennel uses a special Pokémon restoration machine to restore an Archen from a Plume Fossil!*

*The ancient Pokémon has some trouble adjusting to its modern environment, rejecting Cheren’s specially prepared food and complaining in an ear-splitting voice. Flying also proves difficult for Archen, even though it’s the ancestor of all Flying-type Pokémon. This gives our heroes and the researchers a monumental opportunity to witness the historic birth of Pokémon flight! At first Archen struggles to get off the ground, even with help from the owned Flying-types and the winged Guardians—but after it evolves into Archeops, it takes off easily!*

*Meanwhile, Fennel’s machine has drawn the attention of Team Rocket, who hack into it to steal the data. They also try to catch Archeops, but after losing a heated battle, they withdraw to celebrate their data-stealing success with Doctor Zager.*

*Worried about how Archeops will survive in the modern world, Fennel, Aurea and their friends start making plans to create a proper environment for it...and then they discover the purpose of its persistent cries when three other Archeops appear! And so, united with others of its own kind, Archeops happily goes off with its new friends, and our heroes bid them a fond farewell.*

## Plot

Aurea shows the Guardians a Plume Fossil she received courtesy of Nacrene City Gym Leader Lenora. She reveals that the Fossil was once the ancient Pokémon Archen, the oldest Flying-type. The Burst Guardians plan on restoring the Fossil using Flori-chan's Dream Mist. The machine is then activated, scanning the Fossil's genetic code and then creating Archen. With her camera at the ready, Aurea films the historic moment as Fennel opens up the machine and reveals a fully restored Archen. A seed seems to fall off of Archen's plumage. Initially, Archen tries to fight off the Guardians, confused and using Peck on everyone. Nanette loses control despite her attempts to calm down the Archen but instead, they run right into each other. Archen wears herself out and falls asleep. Aurea then scolds Nanette for getting too pissed at the wrong time.

Meanwhile, Team Rocket uses a super sonar to listen in. Jessie is impressed that Aurea thought to use the Dream Mist to restore an extinct Pokémon to life. James is already trying to hack into the Professor's database. Dr. Zager then appears on the computer screen and orders the Rocket trio to get the priceless information no matter what.

Later, Cheren enters the room with some specially-prepared Pokémon food. His friends hush him as Archen is still fast asleep. Fennel turns to the other Burst Guardians and adds that this new development will really help her Pokémon origin research. Aurea explains that even though Archen is the ancestor of all Flying types, it cannot fly. She hopes that studying Archen will reveal the origins of flight. The sound of Archen's cry is already a breakthrough, thrilling everyone. Suddenly Archen wakes up and starts screeching, causing the seeds that appeared when she was revived to start sprouting. Archen's uses a Dragon Breath which narrowly misses Cheren and shatters a window. Ash restrains Archen trying to calm her down, which she does. Ash attempts to feed Archen, but she spits it out and escapes through the broken window and into the outside world. Archen makes her way over to a nearby fruit tree but spits out the tree's fruit as well. Aurea is impressed by Archen’s climbing abilities, but notes they don't actually know what it eats. As Archen hops back onto the ground, Musha greets it. The Guardians watch in intrigue as Archen starts flapping her wings, taking it as a sign that she wants to learn to fly. Fennel suddenly notices Amantia's Harmony Mark (placed on the skirt), and Amantia admits she earned it a few weeks ago, much to her delight.

Aurea films as the main Guardians transform and send out their Flying-type Pokemon to help teach Archen to fly. Iris brings out Emmy to help and she uses Attract on her own accord which fails, indicating that Archen is indeed a female. Instead of helping Archen, Emolga uses Volt Switch to force Stunfisk out, and due to curiosity, Archen uses Peck on Stunfisk, causing it to become surprised and use Thunder Shock. Archen uses her cries again while the sprouting seeds start growing more, turning into a tree. While learning to fly, Archen starts to fly for short distances. Aurea, Fennel and the other Burst Guardians notice the same cry while reviewing their footage, and Elfreda remarks that it must have some significance. Archen cries out in happiness causing the growing tree to grow even larger breaking the lab machines and going right out of the window. Archen climbs up the new tree to eat the new fruit (only for Dragonet and Casty to want some as well and the two start fighting with her over it) and ends up loving that fruit. Archen cries out in delight and evolves into Archeops. Archeops quickly takes to the sky, showing that she can fly to everyone.

As Jessie and Meowth watch Archeops take flight through their binoculars, James has now finished copying all of the Fossil restoration machine’s data for Dr. Zager. Team Rocket soon strikes, with Yamask using Night Shade to destroy the ancient tree. Nanette becomes insane and attacks with a beam of light, though Yamask counter with a Shadow Ball. Jessie's Woobat then tries an Air Slash, but Fennel (in her Guardian form) destroys the attack with her own sub-attack. Thunders fires an Electro Ball which gets destroyed by a Shadow Ball-Night Shade combo. Iris calls everyone's attention back to the raging fire engulfing the ancient tree. So Ash decides to switch gears, and brings out Roggen and Osher to put out the fire. Team Rocket uses an electric net to capture the Archeops, which enrages her, using Dragon Breath to break free and attack them. Jessie and James realize they have met their match, so they recall their Pokémon before fleeing in a smoke haze. Aurea then yells at Nanette that she went way too far, but Fennel slaps her before another problem can occur.

Osher and Roggen managed to extinguish the flames, though the tree is now completely destroyed. Archeops begins crying out, which attracts a flock of Archeops to her. The Burst Guardians are surprised to see the thought to be extinct species. Everyone says their goodbyes to her and the flock flies away. Meanwhile, Dr. Zager informs Team Rocket that even though they failed to capture Archeops, they were able to obtain all of the data that was needed.

## Major Events

* The Guardians meet up with Aurea, Fennel, Elis, Sonia, Delia, Catherine, June and Elfreda again.
* Amantia reveals to Fennel that she earned her Harmony Mark.
* Team Rocket steals data about Fennel's Fossil restoration machine.

## Characters

### Main Guardians

* Nanette Daisy
* Marina Daisy
* Julia Dreamwalker
* Mikey Evoli
* Glorysia Melody
* Elizabeth Storybook
* Nina Aarden
* Ash Kecthum
* Will Brennan
* Emily
* Madoka Kamane
* Sayaki Miki
* Mami Tomoe
* Homura Akemi
* Kyoko Sakura
* Nagisa Momoe
* Natasha Flowerton
* Maya Aquaheart
* Hilary Lightfield
* Alison Garfield
* Hilbert Miller
* Hilda Mari
* Bianca Tulip
* Cheren Harkabune
* Iris Scaleheart
* Nate Miller
* Rosa Mari
* Tara Tuft
* Coby Haggard
* Elisa Orchidton
* Amantia Rosetta
* Madison Dansa
* Neveah Riverton

### Pokemon

* Pikachu (Ash's; Thunders)
* Meowth (Team Rocket)
* Axew (Iris's; Axi)
* Tranquill (Ash's; Quility)
* Oshawott (Ash's; Osher)
* Roggenrola (Ash's; Roggen)
* Emolga (Iris's; Emmy)
* Stunfisk (Nate's)
* Woobat (Jessie's)
* Yamask (James's)
* Munna (Fennel's; Musha)
* Musharna (Fennel's; Flori-chan)
* Archen (evolves; debut)
* Archeops (newly evolved; multiple; debut)

### Villains

* Jessie
* James
* Dr. Zager

## Trivia

* The **Harmony Color** announced before the ending in this episode is **Dreaming Purple**.
* Aurea and Fennel blush a few times in the episode and even nuzzle their cheeks in one scene. If Julia interrupted their moments of platonic love, one of their berserk buttons would have been pressed in this episode.
* The main villainous quartet doesn't appear in this episode due to appearing less often in this season, since Team Rocket is much more serious and dangerous in this season and somewhat takes over their role in many episodes.

### Errors

* After Archen attacks Ash's head and later jumps on Iris's head, Iris's eyelashes disappear for a split-second.

### Dub Edits

* In the English dub, Aurea claims Archen is the ancestor of all Flying-type Pokémon and that it can't fly. In the original Japanese version, she only speculates that it is the ancestor (especially since there are many Flying-type Pokémon that are not birds, such as Hoppip or Emolga, and would logically not be descended from Archeops).
* In the English dub, Iris tells Emmy that she told her not to use Volt Switch. In the original Japanese version, she tells Emmy that she shouldn't use it.
* In the original, after they try to steal some fruit from the ancient tree and comically fight with Archen over it, Powalie-chan and Shitasakan-chan both let out a loud burp that lasts for a few seconds while the former sticks her tongue out and shows Archen the chewed-up fruit just to piss her off. This is cut in the English dub, but Archen becoming furious is left in.

### Easter Eggs

* While watching the flying lesson since she can't transform at will, Neveah remarks "The Pokémon stays up because it doesn't have time to fall," a reference to a famous quote by Oriville Wright (one of the Wright brothers), "The airplane stays up because it doesn't have time to fall."
* Dr. Zager's Harmony Mark (a crescent moon in a circle, which is surrounded by rings that give it the appearance of an atom) resembles the logo for the series *Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius*. This seems to imply that his everyday magic-user powers revolve around gadgets and electronics.
* As the Guardians watch the Archeops fly away together, June says "They're heading off to a land of green, leaves, and life." This is a reference to the opening narration by the narrator in *The Land Before Time*.