Here's a draft of the first part of the second movie, of the Poke' Wars 
Trilogy.  I know it's been a while in coming, but I still need to make some 
more adjustments.

                              POKE` WARS

                               Episode V
                       TEAM ROCKET STRIKES BACK

                     Adapted by Damien (SAMAS) Hailey
                             from a story by
                              George Lucas

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away...

It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the DeathOrb has been 
destroyed, Rocket troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base 
and pursued them across the galaxy.

Evading the dreaded Rocket Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters led by 
Brock Stonewalker has established a new secret base on the remote ice world 
of Hoth.

The evil lord Rock Vader, obsessed with finding young Stonewalker, has 
dispatched thousands of remote probes into the far reaches of space...

EXTERIOR: GALAXY -- PLANET HOTH

A Star Destroyer moves through space, releasing probe robots from its 
underside.

One of these probes zooms toward the planet Hoth and lands on its 
ice-covered surface. An explosion marks the point of impact.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- METEORITE CRATER -- SNOW PLAIN -- DAY

A weird mechanical sound rises above the whining of the wind. A strange 
probe robot, with several extended sensors, emerges from the smoke-shrouded 
crater. The ominous mechanical probe floats across the snow plain and 
disappears into the distance.

EXTERIOR: PLAIN OF HOTH -- DAY

A small figure gallops across the windswept ice slope. The bundled rider is 
mounted on a large Rapidash. Curving plumes of snow rise from beneath the 
speeding hooves of the four-legged beast.  The rider gallops up a slope and 
reins his fire horse to a stop.  Pulling off his protective goggles, Brock 
Stonewalker notices something in the sky. He takes a pair of 
electrbininoculars from his utility belt and through them sees smoke rising 
from where the probe robot has crashed. The wind whips at Brock's fur-lined 
cap and he activates a comlink transmitter. His Rapidash shifts and moans 
nervously beneath him.

Brock: (into comlink) Echo Three to Echo Seven. Ash, old buddy, do you read 
me?

After a little static a familiar voice is heard.

ASH: (over comlink) Loud and clear. What's up?

Brock: (into comlink) Well, I finished my circle. I don't pick up any life 
readings.

ASH: (over comlink) There isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a 
PokeBall. The sensors are placed. I'm going back.

Brock: (into comlink) Right. I'll see you shortly. There's a meteorite that 
hit the ground near here. I want to check it out. It won't take long.

Brock clicks off his transmitter and reins back on his nervous steed. He 
pats the beast on the head to calm it.

Brock: Hey, steady girl. What's the matter? You smell something?

Brock takes a small device from his belt and starts to adjust it when 
suddenly a large shadow falls over him from behind. He hears a monstrous 
howl and turns to see a Primeape lunging at him ferociously.

Brock: Aaargh!

Brock grabs for his pistol, but is hit flat in the face by a huge claw. He 
falls unconscious into the snow and in a moment the terrified screams of the 
Rapidash are cut short by the horrible snap of a neck being broken. The 
Primeape grabs Brock by one ankle and drags him away across the frozen 
plain.


EXTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE ENTRANCE -- DAY

A stalwart figure rides his Rapidash up to the entrance of an enormous ice 
cave.


INTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE -- MAIN HANGAR DECK

Rebel troopers rush about unloading supplies and otherwise securing their 
new base. The rider, Ash Solo, swings off his bird and pulls off his 
goggles.  He walks into the main hangar deck toward the Millennium Pidgeot, 
which is parked among several fighters. Mechanics, and various Poke` droids 
hurry about. Ash stops at the Millennium
Pidgeot where his Raichee copilot, Chupika, is welding on a central
lifter. Chuie stops her work and lifts her face shield, growling an 
irritated greeting to her boss.

ASH: Chuie!

CHUPIKA(irritated):  Pika!

ASH: All right, don't lose your temper. I'll come right back and give you a 
hand.

Chupika puts her mask back on and returns to her welding as Ash leaves.


INTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE -- COMMAND CENTER

A makeshift command center has been set up in a blasted area of thick ice. 
The low-ceilinged room is a beehive of activity.  Controllers, troops, and 
droids move about setting up electronic equipment and monitoring radar 
signals.  General Anthony straightens up from a console at Ash's approach.  
His Hitmonchan looks at Ash.

ANTHONY: Solo?

ASH: No sign of life out there, General. The sensors are in place.  You'll 
know if anything comes around.

ANTHONY: Commander Stonewalker reported in yet?

ASH: No. He's checking out a meteorite that hit near him.

ANTHONY: (indicates radar screen) With all the meteor activity in this 
system, it's going to be difficult to spot approaching ships.

Taking a deep breath, Ash blurts out what is on his mind.

ASH: General, I've got to leave. I can't stay anymore.

Princess Misty, standing at a console nearby, is dressed in a short white 
combat jacket and pants.  She overhears their conversation and seems 
somewhat distressed.

ANTHONY: I'm sorry to hear that.

ASH: Well, there's a price on my head. If I don't pay off Snorlax the Hutt, 
I'm Poke-chow.

ANTHONY: A death mark's not an easy thing to live with. You're a good 
fighter, Solo. I hate to lose you.

HITMONCHAN: Mon, chan...

ASH: Thank you, General.

He turns to Misty as Anthony and Hitmonchan move away.

ASH: (with feeling) Well, Your Highness, I guess this is it.

MISTY: That's right.

Misty is angry. Ash sees she has no warmth to offer him. He shakes his head 
and adopts a sarcastic tone.

ASH: (cooly) Well, don't get all mushy on me. So long, Princess.

Ash walks away into the quiet corridor adjoining the command center. Misty 
stews a moment, then hurries after him.


INTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE -- ICE CORRIDOR

MISTY: Ash!

Ash stops in the corridor and turns to face Misty.

ASH: Yes, Your Highnessness?

MISTY: I thought you decided to stay.

ASH: Well, the bounty hunter we ran into on Ord Mantell changed my mind.

MISTY: Ash, we need you!

ASH: We?

MISTY: Yes.

ASH: Oh, what about you need?

MISTY: (mystified) I need? I don't know what you're talking about.

ASH: (shakes his head, fed up) You probably don't.

MISTY: And what precisely am I supposed to know?

ASH: Come on! You want me to stay because of the way you feel about me.

MISTY: Yes. You're a great help to us. You're a natural leader...

ASH: No! That's not it. Come on. Aahhh -- uh huh! Come on.

Misty stares at him, understanding, then laughs.

MISTY: You're imagining things.

ASH: Am I? Then why are you following me? Afraid I was going to leave 
without giving you a goodbye kiss?

MISTY: I'd just as soon kiss a Charizard.

ASH: I can arrange that!

Angrily, Ash strides down the corridor as Misty stares after
        him.

ASH(shouting): You could use a good kiss!


INTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE -- ANOTHER ICE CORRIDOR

A familiar stream of beeps and whistles herald the approach of Vultoo-Detoo 
and Togepio, who appear around a corner and move along an ice wall toward 
the main hangar.

TOGEPIO: Don't try to blame me. I didn't ask you to spread Embers around the 
room. I merely commented that it was freezing in the princess's chamber.  
But the walls are made of ice, it's supposed to be freezing!  How are we 
going to dry out all her clothes? I really don't know.

VULTOO: Vulpix!

TOGEPIO: Oh, switch off.


INTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE -- MAIN HANGAR DECK

The two robots stop at Ash Solo's space freighter. Ash and Chuie are 
struggling with their central lifters.

ASH: (to Chuie) Why do you take this apart now? I'm trying to get us out of 
here and you pull both of these.

CHUPIKA: Pikachu!

TOGEPIO: Excuse me, sir.

ASH: (to Chuie) Put them back together right now.

TOGEPIO: Might I have a word with you, please?

ASH: What do you want?

TOGEPIO: Well, it's Princess Misty, sir. She's been trying to get you on the 
communicator.

ASH: I turned it off. I don't want to talk to her.

TOGEPIO: Oh. Well, Princess Misty is wondering about Master Brock. He hasn't 
come back yet. She doesn't know where he is.

ASH: I don't know where he is.

TOGEPIO: Nobody knows where he is.

ASH: What do you mean, "nobody knows"?

Ash glances at the fading light at the entrance of the ice cave as night 
slowly begins to fall on the planet.

TOGEPIO: Well, uh, you see...

Ash jumps down off the lift, as Togepio follows him.

ASH: Deck Officer. Deck Officer!

TOGEPIO: Excuse me, sir. Might I inqu-...

Ash abruptly puts his hand over Togepio's mouth as the deck officer 
approaches.

SAMURAI: What do you wish, Commander Solo?

ASH: Do you know where Commander Stonewalker is?

SAMURAI: I have not seen him. It is possible he came in through the southern 
entrance.

ASH: It's possible? Why don't you go find out? It's getting dark out there.

SAMURAI: With all haste, sir.

Samurai leaves hurriedly, as Ash takes his hand off Togepio's mouth.

TOGEPIO: Excuse me, sir. Might I inquire what's going on?

ASH: Why not?

TOGEPIO: Impossible man. Come along, Vultoo, lets find Princess Misty.  
Between ourselves, I think Master Brock is in considerable danger.

INTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE -- MAIN ICE TUNNEL

Samurai and his assistant hurry toward Ash as he

enters the tunnel.

SAMURAI: Sir, Commander Stonewalker has not come in through the south 
entrance. He may have neglected to check in.

ASH: Not likely. Are the speeders ready?

SAMURAI: Not yet. We are having some trouble adapting them to the bitter 
cold of the climate.

ASH: Then we'll have to go out on Rapidashes.

SAMURAI: But Commander Solo, the temperature is dropping much too
rapidly.

ASH: That's right. And my friend's out in it.

BUG CATCHER: I'll cover sector twelve. Have com-control set screen alpha.

Ash pushes through the troops and mounts a Rapidash.

SAMURAI: Your Rapidash will freeze before you are able to reach the
first marker.

ASH: Then I'll see you in hell!

Ash maneuvers his mount out of the cave and races into the dark bitter 
night.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- ICE GORGE -- DUSK

The jagged face of a huge ice wall sits gloomily in the dim twilight of a 
Hoth day. Brock hangs upside down, ankles frozen into icy stalactites, his 
extended arms within a foot of the snow floor.  He opens his eyes as a 
chilling moan of the Primeape echoes off the gorge walls. Brock pulls 
himself up, grabs hold of his ankles, and futilely tries t unfasten the 
throngs. Exhausted, he drops back into his hanging position. As he hangs 
there, he spies his lightsaber lying near a pile of his discarded gear, 
about three feet out of reach.  He focuses on the saber and, as his hand 
strains toward the weapon, he squeezes his eyes tight in concentration. Just 
as the Primeape looms over Brock, the lightsaber jumps into Brock's hand. 
The young warrior instantly ignites his sword, swinging up, and cuts himself 
loose from the ice. He flops to the snow in a heap. The startled creature 
moves back, his giant yellow eyes blinking. Brock scrambles to his feet and 
throws out a PokeBall.

BROCK: Onix!

        The giant rock snake wraps itself around the Primeape, squeezing it. 
  The Primeape passes out, and Brock captures it into a PokeBall.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- ENTRANCE TO ICE GORGE -- DUSK

Brock staggers out of the gorge into the dark and snowy twilight.  Weak and 
exhausted, he stumbles down a snow bank.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- SNOW PLAIN -- DUSK

A small, lone figure riding a Rapidash races through the hostile vastness of 
snow and cold. As it runs, the Rapidash's legs kick up large clouds of snow 
and ice into the snowy air.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- OUTSIDE ICE HANGAR -- DUSK

Vultoo stands in the falling snow, beeping worriedly. Togepio moves stiffly 
over to him.

TOGEPIO: You must come along now, Vultoo. There's really nothing more we can 
do. And my joints are freezing up.

VULTOO: Vuuull...

TOGEPIO: Don't say thing like that! Of course we'll see Master Brock again. 
He'll be quite all right, you'll see. (to himself) Stupid little 
short-circuit. He'll be quite all right.
Togepio turns to go back inside the main hangar as Vultoo mournfully keeps 
his vigil.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- SNOW DRIFT -- DUSK

The wind is blowing quite strong now. Brock struggles to stay upright, but a 
blast of freezing snow knocks him over. He struggles to get up, but he 
can't. The young warrior from Pewterine drags himself a couple of feet and 
then collapses.

INTERIOR: REBEL BASE -- MAIN HANGAR DECK -- ENTRANCE -- NIGHT

Princess Misty stands inside the dark entrance to the Rebel base, waiting 
for a sign of the two Rebel heroes. She shivers in the cold wind as, nearby, 
Chuie sits with her head in her hands. In the background, Vultoo and Togepio 
move through the doors.  A Rebel lieutenant moves to Major Derlin, an 
officer keeping watch with the princess.

JR. TRAINER(Male): Sir, all the patrols are in. There's still no contact 
from Stonewalker or Solo.

TOGEPIO: Mistress Misty, Vultoo says he's been quite unable to pick up any 
signals, although he does admit that his own range is far too weak to 
abandon all hope.

Misty nods an acknowledgment, but she is lost in thought.

DERLIN: Your Highness, there's nothing more we can do tonight. The shield 
doors must be closed.

He turns to the lieutenant.

DERLIN: Close the doors.

LIEUTENANT: Yes, sir.

The lieutenant walks away. Chuie lets out a long, mournful howl. At the same 
moment, Vultoo begins a complex series of efficient beeps.

TOGEPIO: Vultoo says the chances of survival are seven hundred 
seventy-five...to one.

MISTY(sadly): Never tell me the odds..


Misty stands praying to herself as the huge metal doors slam across the 
entrance of the ice cave. The loud booms echo throughout the huge cavern. 
Chuie lets out another suffering howl.

TOGEPIO: Actually, Vultoo has been known to make mistakes...from time to 
time. Oh, dear, oh, dear. Don't worry about Master Brock. I'm sure he'll be 
all right. He's quite clever, you know...for a human being.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- SNOW DRIFT -- DUSK

Brock lies face down in the snow, nearly unconscious. Slowly he looks up and 
sees a Scyther.  Besides the Scyther stands Oak Kenobi, barely visible 
through the blowing snow. It is hard to tell if Kenobi and the Scyther are 
real or hallucinations.

OAK: Brock...Brock.

Brock: (weakly) Oak?

OAK: You will go to the Cinnibar system.

Brock: Cinnibar system?

OAK: There you will learn from Mew, the Master who instructed me.


The image of Oak fades, revealing a lone Rapidash rider approaching from the 
windswept horizon.
Brock: (groaning faintly) Oak...Oak.

Brock drops into unconsciousness. Ash pulls up and leaps off his mount. He 
hurries to his snow-covered friend, cradling him in his arms. Ash's Rapidash 
lets out a low, pitiful bellow. But Ash's concern is with Brock, and he 
shakes him urgently.

ASH: Brock! Brock! Don't do this, Brock. Come on, give me a sign here.

Brock doesn't respond. Ash begins frantically rubbing and slapping Brock's 
unconscious face. As he starts to lift the youth, Ash hears a rasping sound 
behind him. He turns, just in time to see his Rapidash stagger and then fall 
over into the snow.  Ash carries Brock to the moaning horse. Then, with a 
final groan, the Rapidash expires.

ASH: Not much time.

He pushes Brock's inert form against the belly of the dead
        beast.

Brock: (moaning) Oak...Oak...

ASH: Hang on, kid.

Brock: Cinnibar system...

Ash ignites Brock's saber and cuts the beast from head to toe. He quickly 
tosses it's steaming innards into the snow, then lifts Brock's inert form 
and stuffs him inside the carcass.

ASH: Ugh...

Brock: Cinnibar...

ASH: This may be a little disgusting, kid...

Brock: (moaning) Mew...

ASH: ...but it will keep you warm...til I get the shelter built. (struggling 
to get Brock in the carcass) Ooh...

Ash looks down and sees a lone PokeBall lying in the snow.  He picks it up 
and places it in Brock's hands.  The wind has picked up considerably, making 
it difficult to move. Ash removes a pack from the dead creature's back, 
taking out a shelter container. He begins to set up what can only be a 
pitiful protection against a bitter Hoth night.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- SNOWDRIFT -- DAWN

Four snub-nosed armored snowspeeders race across the white landscape.

INTERIOR: SNOWSPEEDER COCKPIT

There is only one pilot in the enclosed two-man craft. He concentrates on 
the scopes which ring his cockpit.  He hears a low beep from one of his 
monitors.

ROCKER: (into transmitter) Echo Base...I've got something! Not much, but it 
could be a life form.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- SNOWDRIFT

The small craft banks and makes a slow arc, then races off in a new 
direction.

INTERIOR: SNOWSPEEDER -- COCKPIT

The pilot switches over to a new transmitter.

ROCKER: (into transmitter) This is Rouge Two. this is Rouge Two. Cap'n Solo, 
so you copy? Commander Stonewalker, do you copy? This is Rouge Two.

There is a sharp crackle of static, then a faint voice.

ASH: (filtered over receiver) Good morning. Nice of you guys to drop by.

ROCKER: (switching transmitters) Echo Base...this is Rouge Two. I found 'em. 
Repeat, I found 'em.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- SNOWDRIFT -- DAY

The small shelter Ash set up is covered with snow on the windward side. A 
makeshift antenna rests gingerly on top the snowdrift. Ash spots the 
snowspeeder approaching in the distance, and begins waving his arms 
frantically at the tiny craft.

INTERIOR: REBEL BASE -- MEDICAL CENTER

Chanseys adjust a mass of electronic equipment. A switch is thrown and a 
sudden blinding flash obscures Brock in a bacta tank filled with a thick, 
gelatinous slime. He begins to thrash about, raving in delirium.

INTERIOR: REBEL BASE -- MEDICAL CENTER -- RECOVERY ROOM

Brock sits up in a recovery-room bed, weak but smiling.  Togepio and Vultoo 
enter the room.

TOGEPIO: Master Brock, sir, it's good to see you fully functional again.

VULTOO:Vul pix!

TOGEPIO: Vultoo expresses his relief, also.

Ash and Chuie make their entrance. The Raichee growls a greeting.
ASH: How are you feeling, kid? You don't look so bad to me. In fact, you 
look strong enough to pull the horns off a Tauros.

Brock: Thanks to you.

ASH: That's two you owe me, Brock.

Ash turns as Misty enters the room. He looks at her with a big, devilish 
grin.

ASH: Well your Worship, looks like you managed to keep me around for a 
little while longer.

MISTY: (haughtily) I had nothing to do with it. General Anthony thinks it's 
dangerous for any ships to leave the system until we've activated the energy 
shield.

ASH: That's a good story. I think you just can't bear to let a gorgeous guy 
like me out of your sight.

MISTY: I don't know where you get you delusions, laser brain.

Chuie is amused; she laughs in her manner. Ash, enjoying himself, regards 
Chuie good-humoredly.

ASH: Laugh it up, fuzz ball. But you didn't see us alone in the south 
passage.

Brock sparks to this; he looks at Misty.

ASH: She expressed her true feelings for me.

Misty is flushed, eyes darting between Brock and Ash.

MISTY: My...! Why, you stuck up,...half-witted,...scruffy-looking... 
Paras-herder!

ASH: Who's scruffy-looking? (to Brock) I must have hit her pretty close to 
the mark to get her all riled up like that, huh, kid?
Misty looks vulnerable for a moment, then the mask falls again, and she 
focuses on Brock.

MISTY: Why, I guess you don't know everything about women yet?

With that she leans over and kisses Brock on the lips. Then she turns on her 
heel and walks out, leaving everyone in the room slightly dumbstruck. With 
some smugness, Brock puts his hands behind his head and grins. Suddenly, in 
the distance, the muffled sound of an alarm is heard.

ANNOUNCER: (over loudspeaker) Headquarters personnel, report to command 
center.

The voice repeats the order and Ash, Chuie, Vultoo, and Togepio hurry out of 
the room, bidding farewell to Brock.

ASH: Take it easy.

TOGEPIO: Excuse us, please.

INTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE -- COMMAND CENTER

Anthony looks up grimly from a console screen. He calls over to Misty and 
Ash.

ANTHONY: Princess...we have a visitor.

The group hurries over to Anthony.

ANTHONY: We've picked up something outside the base in zone twelve, moving 
east.

SENIOR CONTROLLER: It's metal.

MISTY: Then it couldn't be one of those creatures that attacked Brock.

ASH: It could be a speeder, one of ours.

SENIOR CONTROLLER: No. Wait -- there's something very weak coming through.

Togepio steps up to the control panel and listens intently to the strange 
signal.

TOGEPIO: Sir, I am fluent in six million forms of communication. This signal 
is not used by the Alliance. It could be a Rocket code.
The transmission ends in static.

ASH: It isn't friendly, whatever it is. Come on, Chuie, let's check it out.

ANTHONY: Send Rouges Ten and Eleven to station three-eight.

EXTERIOR: HOTH -- SNOW PLAIN -- DAY

The Magneton moves past the smoldering ruins of station three-eight and down 
a ridge toward the Rebel base. It raises a large antenna from the top of its 
head and begins to send out a piercing signal.  The Magneton has spotted 
Chupika who, not thirty feet away, has popped her head over a snow bank. 
Instantly, the Magneton swings around, building up a charge of electricity. 
But before it can get a shot off, it is hit from behind by a Fire Blast, and 
explodes in a million pieces.    Ash Solo pats Charizard on the back and 
peers intently at the smoldering remains of the Rocket probe.
INTERIOR: HOTH -- REBEL BASE -- COMMAND CENTER

Misty and Anthony listen to Ash on the comlink.

ASH: (over comlink) Afraid there's not much left.

MISTY: (into comlink) What was it?

ASH: (over comlink) A Magneton. I didn't hit it that hard. It must have used 
Self-Destruct.

MISTY: (into comlink) Team Rocket.

ASH: (over comlink) Then it's a good bet they know we're here.

ANTHONY: We'd better start the evacuation.


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