submitted by masaka - Mar 31, 2002
This was one of the better stories I wrote, involving those "lovable" characters from Pokemon. I also attempted a sequel for The Process Board involving shrinking, but it never got past a first part. In any event, here we go...
Ash, Misty and Brock, after days of wandering, had finally arrived at Lake Yashima, a somewhat isolated area that offered a Japanese view of true beauty. All three trainers had decided on spending a day at the lake for various reasons: For Misty, to train her water Pokemon, for Ash, to catch several rare Pokemon, and for Brock to simply eye the brunettes at the resort. They were truly exhausted and started running towards the resort. Suddenly, three figures appeared out of nowhere. Two wore white jumpsuits with R's on them, the other was a Meowth. 'Oh no, not them again!' moaned Ash. It was there blood enemies, Team Rocket members Jessie, James, and Meowth. 'That's right twerp, now's the time to prepare for trouble. And while you're at it, make it-huh?' James had stopped in middle of his lines for TR's infamous motto. Jessie glared at him, about to chew him out for stopping, but then saw what had silenced him. A wild Pokemon had stumbled into the middle of the road. It looked almost like a Porygon, but was more metallic, stood on its hind legs, and on its chest was the image of a clock face. Ash immediately consulted his Version 2.0 Pokedex, in hopes that it would identify what could only be a Johto Pokemon.
The electronic voice sprung to life. 'Rollback, the age altering Pokemon. It utilizes psychic techniques to remove or add years on whatever it encounters in order to neutralize what it considers a threat.' Ash and co were amazed at the description, but Jessie shook her head. 'Oh please, like that worthless Pokemon could make me older or younger.' The Rollback looked at her and frowned. 'Why, I bet it even couldn't-' Jessie suddenly stopped in mid sentence, seeing the Rollback make several motions at its chest with its hands. She then felt a chill and tingling pass through her body. She suddenly noticed that James seemed taller to her, and that her entire uniform felt loose on her body. She turned towards her fellow team members and yelled at them to attack, but her voice sounded high-pitched and James and Meowth stood dumbstruck. The Rollback smiled, and used its psychic powers to project a transparent mirror in front of Jessie. The image that stood back at her caused her mouth to drop open in amazement. Jessie now had the appearance of a preteen playing dress up in her mother's clothes, her breasts were deflating, and she had to step out of her knee high boots.
The Rollback immediately, made several more movements with its hands. The Jessie they had known was gone, leaving a young girl of ten struggling to keep her now huge uniform on her smaller frame. She peered into her jacket, took one look at her know girly breasts, and started bawling. It was Misty who finally spoke up. 'Listen you bully, I know Jessie insulted you, but you didn't have to be a bully and go-' The Rollback glared at her and waved its arms around. Misty suddenly felt a chill and tingling and suddenly noticed that she was as tall as Brock. She further felt her already tight shorts and tank top become even tighter. Her breasts and curves then became more defined. By the time the Rollback had waved it arms again, Misty had been transformed into a young woman of seventeen, dressed in clothing on the verge of being ripped to shreds. Ash, Brock, and James all eyed her and suddenly blushed when Misty glared at the bulges emerged from below their waists. The Rollback was suddenly engulfed in a bright flash of light. When the light cleared, it was gone, leaving behind a group of shocked Pokemon trainers.
To Be Continued.
The Rollback Rumble Part II
Following the Rollback's vanishing act (and an attempt to calm down a regressed Jessie and snap Misty out of her admiration for her womanly curves) the trainers had immediately made two stops. The first was at a department store in the Lake Yashima mall in order to secure proper clothes for their companions. They had ignored the stares from the other customers at the regressed Jessie in extremely baggy clothing and the progressed Misty in tight, ripped clothes. They managed to secure miniature and larger versions of their normal fashions and after changing and paying for them, had proceeded to the Pokemon center to contact Ash's mentor, Professor Oak, in order to see if he could shed any light on their predicament. They had hoped that the Pokemon researcher could successfully believe their incredible tale.
Luckily, Oak did. 'Yes, the Rollback, while rare, has been known to regress or progress anyone who makes insulting remarks at it. There really isn't much more that I can tell you, though. As I said, they are rare and thus, researchers like myself have not been able to gather much information on it. Its just like with the hunt to find Mew and-' the professor trailed off for as moment. 'Ash, was your Pokedex switched on during the entire encounter?' he asked suddenly. 'Yeah, Professor. Why?' Oak grinned. 'Since Rollback has characteristics of psychic Pokemon, it is possible to track it using the Pokedex's built in scanner, the Rollback's energy waves, and the recorded pattern.'
Jessie and Misty perked up at the sound of this. They both asked if it was possible. 'Yes, Professor Westwood, the designer of the Pokedex, was working on such a program so that it would be possible to track wild Pokemon in reserves like the Safari Zone. Of course, I'll need him to send me the program so that I can download it to your Pokedex. You can then capture it and then use it to restore Misty and Jessie to their...' Oak was interrupted by a scream from outside the center. Ash's Pokedex suddenly blared to life, displaying the Rollback entry again. 'Its here!' yelled the trainers. They rushed outside to see several fleeing pedestrians, some falling out of their clothing, others bursting right out of it. Ash stopped in front of the Rollback. 'Time for a battle!'
He whipped out a Pokeball from his belt and threw it into the air. 'I choose you, Charizard!' The ball opened with a blare of energy, forming in the shape and then revealing itself to be the great fire dragon. 'Charizard, use your flame-thrower!' Ash's Charizard opened its jaws and let loose a blaze of fire. The Rollback, however, deflected the blast with a light screen attack. The Charizard roared something at the Rollback, which it must have considered insulting for it glared its eyes and suddenly, started moving its arms in the manner that it had altered Jessie and Misty's ages. The Charizard was engulfed in a glow similar to that of when a Pokemon evolved. It began shrinking and within a few seconds, the glow faded. Ash's mouth dropped open in amazement and wonder. His Charizard had been reduced to its first stage form, a Charmander. The Rollback began laughing and vanished once again in a brilliant flash of light, leaving stunned trainers and a confused Charmander in its wake.
To be continued...
The Rollback Rumble: Part III
An hour had passed since the battle with the Rollback. They had contacted Professor Oak., who in turn had contacted four other legendary figures of Pokemon research: Professor Elm, Oak's student, Professor Westwood, the designer of the Pokedex, Professor Ivy, an old colleague of Oak's, and Kurt, the creator of the Pokeballs. All had been most interested in the de-evolution of Ash's Charizard. "This confirms that the Rollback is capable of altering more than just a person's age; such a specimen would be a unique chance to study new Pokemon physiology and powers." said Oak. The others nodded in silent agreement. "However, we can't ignore the problems its been causing. Therefore, it is a priority to capture it now, before any more trouble arises. I entrust that task to you and friends, Ash." The young Pallet Town trainer nodded. "I'll do my best Prof. But still...if it was able to de-evolve my Charizard-"
Oak leaned forward on the screen. "Ash, I have faith in you. After all, you made it into the top sixteen in the Indigo League and beat the Orange Crew in the Orange League." Ash's face was a mixed strain of feelings. He looked up at his mentors. "Alright, when do we begin?" "First, we're sending you tools necessary to battle and capture the Rollback. Kurt is sending a modified Pokeball that should be able to contain it. Westwood is sending the tracking program for your Pokedex. Elm and Ivy are sending new information for the Pokedex that might come in handy. Finally, I need you to transfer one of your Pokemon to me so I can send you your Muk. After all, Rollback is Psychic and poison types have the advantage. We're sending it now and Ash...Good luck"
Within a few moments, all that they needed was there. Ash opened the Pokedex and initiated the tracking system. He started at the screen, frowned, looked again, and put it down slowly. "Guys, its-" Ash never finished his statement. The Rollback had appeared out of nowhere and had launched an energy blast as Ash. Luckily, it hit his backpack, which instantly became worn out, old, and falling in tatters. "Must've been and aging blast" he muttered. He ducked behind a desk and whipped out a Pokeball. "I choose you, Muk!" The ball snapped open and within a moment, the poisonous blob known as Muk joined the battle.
"Muk, use your sludge attack." But before it could, the Rollback launched a blast. Amazingly, the blast bounced off the thick sludge of Muk's skin and narrowly missed the Rollback. It glared at the Muk and launched its blasts at a fiercer rate. "Guys, send out your other poisonous Pokemon; Muk can't do it all alone!!" yelled Ash. Brock nodded and sent out his Zubat. "That thing is going down" a high pitched voice yelled. Everyone turned to see Jessie launch her Arbok into the fray. James' Weezing and Victrebell followed. Ash added to the team his Bulbasaur. "Misty, send out your- will you cut that out!!" He was looking at Misty admiring her figure once more in the windows.
A series of blasts caught his attention. He looked back at the fight...and almost got hit by an unrecognizable mass of Pokemon. Muk, Arbok, Victrebell, and Weezing and been de-evolved into Grimer Ekans, Bellsprout, and Koffing and Bulbasaur and Zubat were no more than a tired, old Venusaur and Crobat. He saw the others crouched behind the service desk. The Rollback didn't notice him; it seemed more intent on taunting the regress and progressed Pokemon. Ash flipped out the Pokedex and was amazed at what the diagnostics showed: the Rollback had been severely weakened; the modified Pokeball could be used now. "But if anyone approaches him..."
Suddenly Ash had an idea. He started taunting the Rollback, acting as childish as he could be. When the Rollback finally had his attention, he yelled at Misty and Jessie to get out there. The Rollback launched at a blast at him; Misty and Jessie blocked it for him. Amazingly, nothing happened. The Rollback became highly agitated and tried again. Still nothing happened. "Its just as I thought" said Ash after this had gone on for a moment. "Rollback's aging or de aging effect is not permanent; but even so, one has to wait it out, and while that happens, even the Rollback's attacks won't work on the victim. Professors Elm and Ivy's research was correct..."
The Rollback nodded, understanding and knowing what Ash was saying. But it refused to admit defeat. It tried to launch another blast, but nothing happened; it had used up all of its energy. "All right Pikachu, use Thunder!" yelled Ash. The electric rodent leaped into the air, sparks crackling across its cheeks, and grinned at the terror in the Rollback's eyes. "PIKACHU!!" For a moment, the entire building was ablaze with electricity. Then it vanished. The Rollback was knocked out. Somberly, Ash threw the modified Pokeball at it, its form disappearing inside in a flare of red energy. The Pokeball rocked for half a minute, trying to hold the Rollback long enough to subdue it. It was a long wait, a wait Ash hadn't felt since he'd caught his Primeape outside of Celadon City. Finally, it stopped. The Rollback was his.
A white blast suddenly emerged from the ball. When it was clear, Ash stared on in amazement. The regressed and progressed Pokemon were back to their original states (including his Charizard) as were Misty and Jessie. Misty was sitting in her now gigantic clothing, bawling that her womanly curves were denied to her for another eight years. Jessie was struggling to get her now ridiculously tight outfit off, glaring at the stares of her two blushing comrades. And as for Ash, he held the Pokeball, knowing that his quest in the land Johto had just become a bit more interesting...
The End