After lunch Team Beat-Them went on another mission this time they were told to go train in the Machoke Training Facility. They went through the normal area and they all leveled up five levels. "Time to head back to the base" Nicole said. "Sure" Teddy said. The four went back to the base just in time to see all the other Teams running to the briefing room. "Where is everyone going" Nicole asked. "There is another Team that joined" Vulpix said. "Hello everyone" Steelix began as the four ran to get to the room "please welcome Team Rocket-Star". "Team Rocket" Lucas said shocked. "Team Star" D said unhappily. "Everyone just calm down" Nicole said as they ran into the room.
There in the middle of the room were three pokemon a Houndour: Billy, a Sandslash: Jack and a Poliwrath: Butch. "I know those guys" D whispered "They are bad guys that steals people's pokemon". "Same with Houndour" Nicole whispered back "WELCOME". That got everyone's attention, the three pokemon looked at Nicole, but Nicole just smiled. "And who are you" Billy said. "We are pokemon that just started today" Nicole said. "Hmm well isn't that nice" Billy said before leaving the room with his friends.
There was one more mission for the day, so Team Beat-Them made haste to help the pokemon in danger. "According to Steelix there is a Jumpluff who is stuck in a tree" Nicole said. "Hey that is the forest" Teddy said pointing. "Let's go" D said. "Let's go calmly" Lucas said. As they came closer to the Foggy Forest they got very, suspicious of the trees around them. "Hey guys I am thinking of learning Iron Tail" Nicole said "What do you think". "Yeah could be useful" Teddy said. "Yeah and I will come with so I can learn Ice Beam" Lucas said. "You guessed it I was thinking of going to see Nidoking and Queen" Nicole said. The four crept along the forest, and they could not relax there was something wrong with it.
The next second twenty pokemon surrounded the four of them. "What is going on" D asked. "It is a monster house" Lucas said. "Whatever let's just beat these Sunflora, Breloom and Oddish quick and continue our mission" Teddy said using ember. "Peck" Lucas said. "Quick Attack" Nicole said. "Tackle" D said. The pokemon were sent packing and the four continued through the forest just as cautious as before. There was a cry for help, so they all ran forward towards it. "Oh no guys" D said. "There are tons of Poocheyena" Nicole said. "We just need to combine our attacks" Lucas said "Like during a pokemon contest". "Bubble, Ember, Thundershock, and Razor Leaf" they said. All they managed to do was anger the Poocheyena "I feel like Professor Birch when we rescued him" Teddy said running away. "Oh yeah I remember that" Lucas said.
After running around for a bit Nicole got tired of running and instead of using a thundershock she used a thunderbolt. "Wow" Teddy said as he learned flamethrower. "BubbleBeam" Lucas said. "I still only know Razor Leaf" D said. "You will learn" Teddy said. With three new moves learned the team finished their battles. "Help" a voice said in a tree. "I got it" Teddy said using his monkey hands to climb the tree. He came back with a Jumpluff. "Yeah another job well done" Lucas said. The four returned back to base with Jumpluff. "I want you to have this" Jumpluff said giving Team Beat-Them a Reviver Seed "Sorry to say, but the money goes to the base". "Oh well" Teddy said.
"Teams assemble" Steelix said. "Team Leaf" Ivysaur and Bayleef yelled. "Team Freedom" Hitmonchan and Kirlia yelled. "Team Shockers" Flaffy, Noctowl and Dewgong yelled. "Team Flaming" Cyndaquil and Vulpix yelled. "Team Razor- Sharp" Turtwig and Machop yelled. "Team Invincible" Snivy and Gastly yelled. "Team Beat-Them" Teddy, Nicole, D and Lucas yelled. "Team Rocket-Star" Billy, Jack and Butch said.
"Now time for the Rescue pledge" Steelix said. "We all must do our Best to Aid and Protect no matter what. It is our jobs to help people and our mission to never give up. We are here only because we want to not because we are forced to. So let's do our best" Everyone yelled.
After dinner Nicole and Lucas went over to Nidoking and Queens shop. "Hello" Nicole said. "Why hello" Nidoqueen said popping out of nowhere "What can I do for you". "My friend and I want to learn new moves" Nicole said. "Well which moves do you have in mind" Nidoking said coming up behind them. The two jumped as they turned around to see Nidoking "Ice Beam and Iron Tail" Nicole said. "Well Pikachu's can not learn ice beam and as for Piplups they shouldn't learn Iron Tail" Nidoking said. "No I mean I want to" Nicole said. "Calm down, we were only kidding" Nidoking said "Follow me".
Nidoking showed how to use Iron Tail and found a friend of his to show Lucas Ice Beam. After two hours of practicing they went back to the base. "Wow that was tough" Nicole said. "You are late" Steelix said as he waited for Nicole and Lucas to get in "Battle me".
"Let it Begin"
Lucas used his bubblebeam, and Nicole used her quick attack. "Okay, I am going to use Iron Tail" Nicole said. "But you only just learned it" Lucas said. Nicole jumped into the air to deliver an Iron Tail except it failed just as Nicole was about to hit Steelix. Nicole bounced off Steelix and hit the floor; Lucas used Bubblebeam to weaken Steelix. "Enough" a voice said. A pokemon walked in, it was the guardian of aura it was "Lucario" Steelix said "Lucario sir what are you doing back so soon". "Hmm" Lucario said "Leave them I will defeat them personally".
'Ohoh' the two thought. They followed Lucario to the locked room and watched as he used Force Palm to open the door. "What were you thinking" Lucario asked. "We were late because we were learning new moves" Nicole said. "Not that" Lucario said "the only way to graduate from beginners to intermediates is to beat Steelix in a battle". "Really" Lucas asked.
"Yes and no one in all my years of being a rescuer has so stupidly tried to take Steelix on the day after they arrive" Lucario said "Actually I am surprised when you tried to use Iron Tail". "Yeah well I thought it might come in handy" Nicole said. "Ahh I see" Lucario said "How about you" Lucario directed himself to Lucas. "I am learning Ice Beam, you know for dragon types" Lucas said. "I see it is almost as though you have done this before" Lucario said "But I talked with my friend Ferret and she said you two acted very strange". "Well…" Nicole began. "I do not wish to know all I want to know is why are you a rescue team" Lucario said. "To figure things out and more importantly help pokemon" Nicole said. "If not a good mind then a good heart is enough for me" Lucas said. "I see" Lucario said "Good Night".
Lucas and Nicole went to bed and noticed the others had fallen asleep. The two climbed into their bunks and fell asleep until Loudred came to wake them up the next morning.