Previously, on "Pokemon Storm Gray"...

Misty opened a window and balked when she found the city covered in magenta. "Wow...the Axew's owner was right! Everything's turned deep pink!"

"What is the stuff that's painted the town deep pink?" Brock asked.

"It is actually Dream Mist produced by Munna's evolved form, Musharna." Prof. Fennel replied.

With Brock and Prof. Fennel occupied discussing Dream Mist, Ash decided to read up on Musharna:

"Musharna, the drowsing Pokemon. The mist emanating from their foreheads is packed with the dreams of people and Pokémon."

Episode 7b: Dreams By the Yard Full! (part 2)


Ash felt relieved to hear a police siren as Officer Jenny arrived on the scene. "I'd like you to recall your Pikachu--this way he does not come into contact with the Dream Mist." she began.

"But Officer, what if Tintri doesn't like being in a Poké Ball?" Ash wondered.

"Don't worry! I have a way to protect your Pikachu, and he can safely stay on your shoulder!" Prof. Fennel announced.

She held a tiny respirator and air pack before Ash. "Behold! A small Pokemon sized RespiAir system!"

"Thanks, Professor!" Ash smiled as Tintri took the air pack and slung it on his back.

[No different from those Air Paks on our Houen trip!] Tintri agreed as he fitted the mask, then waited for Ash to secure it.

"What about your Munna, Cassie?" Brock wondered. "Do we need a Munna sized respirator?"

"It's all right...Cassie won't be affected by the mist." Prof. Fennel explained. "Let's head for the Dreamyard."

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"So, what can you tell us about the Dreamyard?" Misty asked Prof. Fennel as the police car traveled through the city.

"The Dreamyard was originally a research facility for Pokémon energy." Prof. Fennel explained. Its most prominent project was investigating the possibility of harnessing clean energy through Musharnas. However, such research grew into an entire field, and many people ambitiously wanted rights to the project."

"And then?" Ash was interested.

"As Musharnas had to eat dreams in order to develop the energy, it absorbed the negativity of greed and misguided ambition." Fennel went on, "Eventually, it was unable to take the stress and caused an explosion. All the Musharnas then disappeared, and the research stopped."

Then she remembered something. "I returned to Striaton City when Cassie detected Cleo, my Musharna's presence."

As the car left the city, Brock noticed a strong magenta light coming from behind the trees. "There! The deep pink light's coming from the north!"

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"I can't believe how much data we're getting!" the female Plasma grunt smiled as she watched data from the machine flow in.

"Yeah...Lord Ghestis should be pleased!" the male grunt agreed.

The female grunt sighed when she heard a siren in the distance. "Great, the cops heard about our mission..."

Prof. Fennel gasped as the group emerged from the car. "This explains everything! The machine Team Plasma is using is causing residual energy to react!"

"Who are you, and what purpose does that machine have?" Officer Jenny asked the two grunts.

"Easy, Officer..." the male grunt explained. "We are using the residual energy at the Dreamyard to fuel Team Plasma's ambition of taking over Unova!"

Professor Fennel growled at the grunt's reply. "I will not be involved in such a research project! Science should be used to make the world better--not tear it apart!"

"Isn't this why we're here at the Dreamyard?" Brock smiled. "The connection between all Munnas, and all Musharnas?" Cassie trilled happily in agreement.

The group watched in horror as lightning bolts streaked forth from the ground, forming a pink veil in the sky. Gatrandis favel, secret, edena... came an ethereal voice.
Emusto ronzen fine el balaziis...

Fennel recognized the voice. "Cleo!"

Katoradis favel siicletu edena... Cleo continued singing as the pink veil parted, allowing her to float before the group.

Emusto koron zen fine, si...

As the final "si" rang through the Dreamyard, the machine finally exploded in a burst of rainbow light, returning the city and the surrounding area to normal.

The female grunt grimaced, and summoned a tiny blue ball Pokemon that resembled a bat. "Come on, Aire, let's go back to base!"

Fennel hugged Cleo as the two Plasma grunts warped away in a whirlwind. "Cleo, thank Arceus you're okay! I'm so sorry for what I put you through..."

I'm all right, Fennel... Cleo replied. It is these three travelers from Kanto you should thank for saving the city.

Fennel nodded. "Thank you all...for everything!"

"Aw, it was nothing!" Ash smiled as Tintri removed the respirator. "Just doing what I had to do to keep this place from snoozing forever."

Misty grumbled at the sound of an acoustic guitar playing the intro to a song. "You can sing for Fennel all you like once we get back in town..." she scolded as she dragged Brock away from Prof. Fennel, guitar and all.

"I appreciate the thought, but here's not the best stage for a concert." Prof. Fennel agreed as the group prepared to return to town...

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"...and about then, the cops showed up." the male grunt continued recounting what had happened to a pale green haired man in a long black coat with a cybernetically enhanced left eye. "The machine's overload awakened the Musharna, but then it sang this weird song, making our machine explode!"

"It doesn't matter that you lost the machine in such dramatic fashion." the man assured the grunts. "You did what you were told to do, and we got what we needed for our mission. That's all I care about."

"But, what happened to the data, Boss?" the female grunt asked.

"The data gathered from the Dreamyard has been successfully transmitted and sent for analysis." the man assured the female grunt. "You two are free to continue whatever recon and research you wish for now. But be ready for your next mission."

To Be Continued...