still in flashback...
Pikachu woke up, finding itself in the shadow of a planted tree, in the sidewalk of a busy town.
"I wonder what happened," Pikachu thought in Pika-language. "It's a miracle we survived that," it thought as it got up.
"Pika!" it exclaimed in surprise. "Where is everyone? I don't see Ash, Misty, Brock, or even Team Rocket."
Pikachu looked around. "This doesn't look like any city we've been to." Then Pikachu realized something. "What if...what if I'm the only one who got through..."
Pikachu sighed. "Anyways, no time to think bad thoughts. Last time I remember, we were out in the country somewhere. Maybe we were blasted all the way to the nearest city," it thought.
It went over to a person walking by, out of the shadows where it wasn't seen before.
"Pika? Pikachu, pikachu?" it asked.
"Wha-what's that?!! It-it, it can't be -- or whatever it's called?!! I must be going crazy, er...I'm getting outta here!" the person blabbered as he ran off.
"Pika?!" Pikachu cried in confusion, looking very startled.
Then, a crowd started noticing Pikachu.
"What's that?"
"That ain't lookin' like any animal I've seen!"
"What's an 'animal'?" Pikachu pondered.
"Hey, look, a Pikachu!!" a little kid said, running toward it.
"Stay away from that thing!" the kid's mom cautioned.
"Aww, why?" the kid replied carelessly, trying to grab Pikachu.
"Pika!!"
This was the last straw for Pikachu, and it ran off into a nearby alley. It met up with some stray dogs that chased poor Pikachu.
"What kind of Pokemon are these? I'll try a thundershock," it thought before yelling, "Pi-ka-CHU!" and shocked the stray dogs out of their wits. Of course, Pikachu only put enough to knock them out; it didn't want to harm anything if it could help it.
"Ha! They weren't so tough!" Pikachu thought, looking a bit proud. It ran until it was sure it was safe, and then it stopped and thought what to do next.
"It seems like I've entered some other parallel world where Pikachus don't exist - althought I wonder why that kid knew my name? - and has different Pokemon called 'animals'. I wonder what they are. Team Rocket sure got me trapped now, even though this seemed to be a mistake."
Pikachu considered some more. "Well, I can't stay in this little alley forever. I've got to find someone I can trust that won't freak out like everyone else did. But how?"
Then, it seems you passing by out of the alley.
"Hmmm...maybe, if I ask that kid....I've got a feeling that kid won't freak out. It's worth a try; I'll get nowhere staying here." It runs out toward you.
end of flashback...
"...you should know the rest." The Pokemon genius stops.
"Man," you sigh, "this is complicated."
"Yeah, tell me about it. We're not sure where Ash and the others are, and we don't know if they're together."
"Not to mention Togepi, and Psyduck," you add.
"Yeah."
"But there's one thing I'd like to know."
"What?"
You ask, "How can a giant blast get somebody to another world?"
"Well, I'm not completely sure, but my theory is that the blast was so strong that it somehow had some atomic thingie and got them here."
"Sounds outrageous," you reply, "but with Pikachu here, how can I not believe that?"
Pikachu nods. "Pika."
Then it looks surprised. "Pika!" it cries happily, running straight behind you.
"Who's there?" the Pokemon genius asks as both of you turn around.
"Oh!" you exclaim. "I can't believe it! It's Ash!!"
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