Chapter 144: The Final Round Of Festival Begins And Misty Win The Contest

(Suddenly, the bell rings to begin the final round.)

(The announcer says.)

announcer: "Well, we're down to the finals!"

Fiorella: "Si. Finals are fantastico,"

(Fiorella says.)

announcer: "Undefeated Eastern division champion, Misty, battles undefeated Western division champ, Jessie, for the Queen of the Princess Festival title! Who will be the victor?"

(the announcer says.)

(But Jessie shouts in rage.)

Jessie: "I'm gonna be the victor! What kind of stupid question is that?!"

(The announcer is left speechless as James and Meowth cheer for Jessie on their side.)

(James cheers.)

James: "Jessie! Jessie! She's the best!"

Meowth: "Let's go, Jess!"

(Meowth adds, waving a flag.)

(Jessie calls out.)

Jessie: "Arbok, go!"

(Misty calls out.)

Misty: "Pikachu, go!"

announcer: "Misty's opening the battle with Pikachu, but Jessie's Arbok may have the advantage!"

(The announcer says.)

(But Jessie says with a vicious glare.)

Jessie: "May have?!"

(The announcer sheepishly says.)

announcer: "Jessie does have the advantage."

(At the battle field, Arbok is coiling around Pikachu.)

(Misty calls out.)

Misty: "Thunder Shock, now!

(Pikachu uses Thunder Shock and Arbok is out cold.)

(Jessie angrily says.)

Jessie: "Weezing, get that Pikachu!"

(Weezing floats onto the battlefield.)

(but is short-lived by Pikachu's thunder and is soon knocked out.)

Jessie: "That was a lucky shot!"

(Jessie says, angrily.)

(Then calls out.)

Jessie: "Go, Meowth!"

Meowth: "Meowth can handle anything!"

(Meowth says, heading to the battlefield.)

(One again, Pikachu shocks Meowth with his electric attack.)

Meowth: "Except for a Thunder Shock from that Pikachu,"

(Meowth says, feeling dizzy and falling to the ground.)

(Seeing what happened, James says.)

James: "No! Jessie can't lose!"

Jessie: "I, can't believe it's over!"

(Jessie says, upset and gritting her teeth.)

announcer: "Looks like the battle's over!"

(The announcer says.)

(But suddenly, Meowth says.)

Meowth: "It's not over."

(That catches Jessie's attention.)

Meowth: "Not yet. You still got that Lickitung you caught, Jess,"

(Meowth says.)

(Jessie soon realizes that Meowth is right.)

Jessie: "I forgot! Lickitung!"

(and take out Lickitung's Pokeball.)

(James agrees.)

James: "That's right! You can still win! It's not over as long as you have a Pokemon left!"

Jessie: "I can almost taste victory,"

(Jessie says, determined.)

(She throws the Pokeball and calls out.)

Jessie: "Lickitung, go!"

(With that, Lickitung comes out of its Pokeball, catching Misty and the rest of our heroes by surprise.)

Misty: "Team Rocket has another Pokemon?"

(Misty says, surprised.)

(The Announcer says.)

Announcer: "Looks like it's last licks for Jessie and her Lickitung!"

(Mew brings out her Pokedex.)

Mew: "When did Jessie catch a Lickitung?

(Dexter says.)

Dexter: "Lickitung, the Licking Pokemon. A Normal Type. It uses a tongue that is more than twice the length of its body to battle, as well as to gather food."

(Misty advises Pikachu.)

Misty: "Pikachu, be careful and make sure that that Pokemon doesn't give you a tongue lashing."

Jessie: "You can lick Pikachu! Lickitung, go!"

(Jessie calls out and Lickitung charges.)

(Misty calls out.)

Misty: "Pikachu, use your Thunderbolt!"

(Pikachu charges, but is stopped in his tracks by Lickitung's tongue.)

(Lickitung licks Pikachu and is paralyzed.)

Mew: "Oh no, Pikachu!"

(Mew says, worried.)

(With Pikachu stunned, Lickitung uses its tongue to send Pikachu flying to Misty.)

(Misty picks up Pikachu.)

Misty: "What's wrong, Pikachu?

(The announcer says.)

announcer: "Pikachu is too dizzy to stay in the action! Lickitung is leading Jessie to a major upset!"

Fiorella: "This is exciting!"

(Fiorella says.)

(Seeing what has happened, Mew and the others realize something seeing the display.)

Mew: "Misty's in trouble,"

(Mew says.)

Brock: "Yeah. Jessie might pull it off."

(Brock says.)

(Jessie cheers for herself.)

Jessie: "Hooray! I did it!"

James: "You're almost there, Jessie!"

(James happily says.)

Meowth: "They won't be able to stop you unless Lickitung gets tongue tied!"

(Meowth says.)

(Misty then calls out.)

Misty: "Oddish, go! Use Razor Leaf!"

(Oddish charges, but Lickitung is able to attack back and licks Oddish.)

(causing it to be paralyzed.)

(Then throws it back to Misty.)

Misty: "Oddish!"

(Misty panics.)

(Jessie cheers.)

Jessie: "Two down and two to go!"

Mew: "Oddish can't beat it either?"

(Mew says.)

Brock: "If Misty doesn't think of something fast, she's gonna lose this battle and the contest!"

(Brock says.)

Tomo: "This is trouble,"

(Tomo replies.)

(Misty then calls out.)

Misty: "Alright, Vulpix, go! And use your Flamethrower attack!"

(Sadly, Lickitung gets to Vulpix first with its tongue and paralyzes it.)

(Brock cries out in distress.)

Brock: "Vulpix, no!"

(The announcer says.)

announcer: "This could be one of the greatest comebacks in Pokemon history! Now Misty has only one Pokemon left to try to stop this Lickitung, or Jessie will walk away as the Queen of the Princess Festival!"

(Jessie happily says.)

Jessie: "Okay, Lickitung. Win one more and it's all you can eat on me!"

(However, Misty refuses to give in.)

Misty: "I refuse to lose, so Starmie, it's all up to you! Go, Starmie!"

(However, Psyduck comes out of his Pokeball and takes Starmie's place.)

Brock: "Psyduck?!"

(Brock says, surprised.)

Mew: "Here we go again,"

(Mew replies.)

Jessie: "It's kind of disappointing to beat such a pathetic Pokemon, but a win's a win,"

(Jessie says.)

(Then commands Lickitung.)

Jessie: "Slurp that Psyduck, and let's get going."

(Lickitung licks Psyduck, but it has no apparent effect.)

(That leaves Jessie confused along with the others.)

announcer: "This is incredible! Lickitung's Lick attack isn't working against Psyduck!"

(The announcer says in excitement.)

(Fiorella says.)

Fiorella: "Wow! Just like in the movies."

(Jessie angrily says.)

Jessie: "Lickitung, finish it off!"

(Lickitung Wraps it's tongue around Psyduck and squeezes it.)

(but not much of an effect to Jessie's confusion.)

(Misty happily says.)

Misty: "Nice work, Psyduck! Now it's time to fight back!"

(Then calls out.)

Misty: "Use your Water Gun attack!"

(But Psyduck isn't doing anything.)

(Misty sighs.)

Misty: "Oh, no. I knew this was too good to be true."

Jessie: "I'm not gonna let that little quack cost me this contest! Lickitung, prepare for Tackle attack!"

(Jessie angrily says, but Lickitung isn't doing anything.)

announcer: "I've never seen anything like it! The Pokemon are totally ignoring their trainers!"

(The announcer says.)

Mew: "This guy's never seen Psyduck. Just wait until his psychic powers kick in,"

(Mew says.)

(Lickitung tries licking Psyduck again.)

(but gets on its nerves, and soon begins to feel a bad pain in his head.)

announcer: "Something's happening. Psyduck doesn't look so hot,"

(The announcer says.)

(Fiorella adds.)

Fiorella: "Looks like it's got a headache to me."

(Mew calls out.)

Mew: "Misty. You know what happens when Psyduck gets a headache!"

(Misty then remembers.)

Misty: "That's it! Psychic power!"

(Then calls out.)

Misty: "Psyduck, use your Confusion attack!"

(Lickitung then tries the lick attack again.)

(but Psyduck performs Confusion on it's tongue.)

(Then sends it back to Lickitung, knowing it's down its feet.)

(Lickitung rolls back and sends itself and Team Rocket flying.)

(As they blast off, Team Rocket cries out.)

Team Rocket: "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!"

(Misty happily cheers.)

Misty: "I won!"

(The announcer says.)

announcer: "She did it! Misty has become our new Princess Festival Queen!"

Fiorella: "Misty is so magnifico!"

(Fiorella says, holding Psyduck wearing a crown and has a peace sign.)

(Misty then looks to see her prize and she is very happy.)

Misty: "Finally! I have my very own doll set!"

Pikachu: "Pi Pikachu," (Good job, Misty.)

(Pikachu says.)

(Eevee happily says.)

Eevee: "Eevee!" (You did it.)

Mew: "Good going, Misty,"

(Mew says.)

Brock: "Congratulations,"

(Brock says.)

Tomo: "Alright!"

(Tomo happily says.)

Misty: "I couldn't have done it, without Psyduck!"

(Misty happily says.)

(Later on, Misty has the princess dolls in a box and puts the shipping label on it.)

Mew: "You're sending it back home?"

(Mew asks.)

Misty: "Right back to the Cerulean Gym,"

(Misty says.)

(She grins and says.)

Misty: "I'd like to see the look on my sisters' faces!"

(Mew sheepishly says.)

Mew: "They'll be pretty jealous."

Brock: "I bet that's the best prize of all,"

(Brock says, feeling sheepish.)

(Soon, the Pidgeot Transport shipping company truck picks up the package and drives off.)

(Misty waves to the truck.)

Misty: "Be careful with them!"

(The Princess Festival has been eventful, Mew finally gets to join her first Princess Festival.)

(and Misty has won the contest and won the Pokemon Doll Set.)

(but she also had a good lesson.)

(She couldn't have done it without her friends, including Psyduck.)

(Meanwhile, Jessie is in the park and in tears for her loss.)

(She says in sadness.)

Jessie: "I lost, the dolls."

(Likcitung then licks Jessie, causing her to become paralyze and falls back.)

Jessie: "Thanks for trying to cheer me up,"

(Jessie says.)

(Soon, James and Meowth arrive wearing costumes.)

(Meowth says.)

Meowth: "Jessie?"

James: "Since you didn't win the real doll set…"

(James says.)

Jessie: "What are you?"

(Jessie asks, confused.)

(But soon realizes.)

Jessie: "Oh no."

(Suddenly, Team Rocket, human and Pokemon alike are dressed as the Pokemon Princess doll dress hoping to cheer Jessie up.)

(Soon, Jessie says.)

Jessie: "You're all just a bunch of living dolls!"

[To Be Continued...]