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| | {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} are walking in an area called Grandpa Canyon when they see a large group of people walking with picks and shovels. [[Gary]] appears and explains that he and the group are here for the Fossil Rush, because of a great 'Pokémon Discovery'. Ash resolves to join in, so as to embarrass Gary by finding a [[fossil]] before he does. Jigglypuff also appears, ready to sing, but the group leave without noticing it. Ash and the group soon find a large area of the canyon where many people, including Gary, are digging. However, they also stumble across Team Rocket, who reveal (accidentally) their plan to blow up the canyon and steal all the fossils. As [[Meowth]] lights the fuse, Ash runs up to Team Rocket, and sends out {{AP|Squirtle}} in an attempt to put the flame out. Squirtle, {{AP|Pikachu}} and Ash chase the fuse, trying to put it out, while [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}} and their Pokémon try to stop him. Team Rocket then fall, and the resulting ball rolls into Ash and right beside the dynamite. As the fuse draws near to the dynamite, Pikachu panics and uses {{m|ThunderShock}}, causing the dynamite to blow. Ash, Pikachu, Meowth, Jessie, and James are left trapped in an underground cave, and only Squirtle escapes from the rubble. Hearing the explosion, [[Misty]] and [[Brock]] run to the pile of rubble and start digging out rock and soil with Squirtle. In the cave, the four humans and two Pokémon try to find a way to get out, but are soon confronted by Fossil Pokémon that they do not recognise. Ash checks his Pokédex, and the Pokémon are revealed to be [[p|Omanyte]], [[p|Omastar]], [[p|Kabuto]] and [[p|Kabutops]]. Jessie and James speculate that the explosion awakened them from thousands of years of sleep. Clearly angry, the Pokémon attack, but suddenly stop and run off. Originally joyous, the group soon realise why the Pokémon ran off: An {{p|Aerodactyl}} attacks, and grabs Ash. At the same time, [[Brock's Geodude]] had finally {{m|dig|dug}} a hole in the rubble. A small crowd has gathered to help dig out the rubble, only to see the Aerodactyl fly off with Ash and perch on a cliff. {{p|Charmeleon}} wants to {{pkmn|battle}} the Aerodactyl as Aerodactyl had earlier annoyed him, but the Aerodactyl ignores the request and insults Charmeleon. The anger this causes Charmeleon seems to cause him to [[Evolution|evolve]], into {{AP|Charizard}}. Ash is happy as he thinks that Charmeleon has evolved to rescue him, but then realises he merely wants to battle Aerodactyl for his own pride and has no thought of rescuing Ash. Meanwhile, [[Misty]] sees {{an|Jigglypuff}} and tells it to use {{m|Sing}} to make Aerodactyl fall asleep. Jigglypuff agrees and quite happily sings, of course sending everyone around to sleep. Aerodactyl, now asleep also, falls into the rubble and drops Ash in the process. However, Charizard manages to stay awake by covering his ears, and catches the sleeping Ash before he hits the ground. As Ash and the gang leave, Ash reveals that he had found an {{pkmn|egg}} at the site, causing the trio to fight playfully about who should get to raise and keep the egg. Meanwhile, Team Rocket are still trapped in the cave, with the sleeping fossil Pokémon only feet away.. |
| {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|friends}} arrived at a place where they saw many people digging for [[fossil]]s. They bumped into {{Gary}}. Soon after walking around, they discovered [[Team Rocket]] and their plan to blow up the place where the people are digging. Ash refused to let them do that and sent out {{AP|Squirtle}} to put the flame out. However, the flame kept going away and Ash had a hard time catching it. As the dynamite was about to blow up, {{AP|Pikachu}} used {{m|ThunderShock}}, causing the dynamite to blow. Ash, Pikachu, {{MTR}}, [[Jessie]], and [[James]] were trapped in the rubble, and only Squirtle escaped. Down where they are trapped, the four humans and two Pokémon tried to find a way to get out, but they were cornered by some Pokémon that were long extinct. They guessed the explosion awakened them. They looked angry and they attack but suddenly stop and run off. Then the trio realized what had happened. An {{p|Aerodactyl}} appeared and swooped up Ash. At the same time, [[Brock's Geodude]] had finally {{m|dig|dug}} a hole in the rubble. They looked inside to see Aerodactyl swooping out with Ash. {{p|Charmeleon}} decided to {{pkmn|battle}} Aerodactyl as Aerodactyl had earlier annoyed him. In the process, Charmeleon [[Evolution|evolved]] into {{AP|Charizard}}. Ash is happy as he thought that Charmeleon evolved to rescue him, but then realized it is because Charizard wants to battle Aerodactyl and had no thought of rescuing Ash. Soon after, [[Misty]] saw {{an|Jigglypuff}} and told it to use {{m|Sing}} to make Aerodactyl fall asleep. Jigglypuff agreed and sang immediately and everyone fell asleep. Aerodactyl fell into the rubble and the prehistoric Pokémon went to their slumber again. As Ash and the gang leave, Ash revealed that he had found an {{pkmn|egg}} at the site. Then, it showed Team Rocket still stuck in the rubble. | |
