The Rockets were not driven out of Azalea Town yet. Arthur only managed to beat one of them. Numerous Rocket members emerged from the vans, and stormed towards Arthur and Sandshrew. "You shouldn't have meddled with us, kid!" one of the members said. They all grabbed a Poké ball from their belt, and threw them on the ground. Various Zubat, Grimer, and Koffing exited their Poké balls, all eager to teach Arthur's Sandshrew a lesson.

"Koffing, use Smog!" yelled various Rocket members to their owned Koffings.

Sandshrew curled himself up in order to ward off the poisonous gas produced by the group of Koffings. Arthur ordered Sandshrew to use Rollout. Sandshrew rolled out of the smog cloud, and went for the group of Koffing. A Grimer crawled in between Sandshrew and the Koffing though, and took the hit. Withstanding Sandshrew's Rollout proved to be tough for Grimer, but soon Sandshrew's move decreased in strength and Grimer managed to overpower him.

Grimer wrapped its goo-like matter around Sandshrew, engulfing Sandshrew entirely. Sandshrew tried to scratch his way out of the Grimer, but Grimer only laughed as if it were tickled. It was like Sandshrew was trapped in a gelatin pudding. How heavily Sandhrew may shook, he couldn't manage to free himself out of the Grimer's substance.

"Mannnectric!" a Pokémon cry was heard in the distance.

On that moment, an enormous blast of thunder hit every attacking Pokémon at once, fainting all of them instantly. The Grimer was struck as well, weakening it sharply. Sandshrew managed to claw his way out of Grimer's body. Arthur looked around.

"What… was that?" he said.

A Manectric landed in front of Arthur's mother. She smiled relieved. She had an idea whose Manectric it was. The Manectric growled towards the Rocket members, who retreated their Pokémon. They looked around for a trainer. Then they spotted a man in the distance. He walked towards the event, without saying anything.

"Marcus… You're here!" Arthur's mother said.

Arthur looked at Marcus. Who is this guy? And how does his mother know him? Marcus walked to Arthur's mother. He stroked her hair, towards the back of her head. "Are you okay, sweetheart?" he asked her. "Sweetheart? What the heck!?" Arthur thought. Arthur's mother nodded. Marcus turned toward the Rocket members.

"Team Rocket… you have no business here. Leave, before I make you." He said with a loud, strict voice.

Not a sound was heard after Marcus spoke, only the sound of the breeze that softly soared throughout Azalea. The Rockets where obviously intimidated, his Manectric defeated all of their Pokémon with a single devastating electrical attack. A car entered the avenue. The Rocket members made place for the car to stop. The door opened, and another man stepped out of the vehicle. He stepped towards the group. The Rocket members stepped aside, and let him walk through. He wasn't wearing a cap, like most Rocket members did. He wore shades, and a small earpiece. He was obviously a higher-up in Team Rocket.

"A Manectric? I never seen one of those in Johto…" he said.

"You're different than other Rockets, are you? Are you their leader?" Marcus grunted.

"Close. I'm a Rocket Admin. These Rockets answer to me."

"Heh. Then I'll kick your scrawny butt back to where you came from, together with your grunts!" Marcus grinned. His Manectric growled simultaneously.

"You're making a big mistake." The Rocket Admin said with a glare.

The Admin got his Poké ball ready. Marcus ordered Manectric in battle. Manectric let out a cry and jumped forward. "Heh… Clobber him, Onix." The Admin said, as he calmly tossed his Poké ball. A towering Pokémon emerged. Manectric stepped back of intimidation. "Oh, that's bad." Marcus said in himself. His Manectric was a strong Pokémon, but the rock Pokémon Onix had a major type advantage over him. They weren't about back down though.

"Manectric! Use Shock Wave!" ordered Marcus.

"Manectrrric!"

Manectric roared, and as he did, a wave of electricity was shot from his maw towards Onix. It struck the giant rock Pokémon, but it obviously didn't do a lot. The Admin grinned. "What a fool…" he thought. Marcus clenched his teeth. Arthur's mother looked worried. Marcus looked at her from his shoulder. He winked, assuring her that he had it under control. He turned towards Manectric.

"Charge yourself up using Charge!" Marcus called.

Sparks surrounded Manectric's body. The Admin nodded disapprovingly. He decided to let Onix sit his turn out.

"Use Shock Wave once more, Manectric! Fry it!"

Manectric let out a mighty roar, which started a thunderstorm. An enormous thunderclap struck Manectric, which caused it to become even more powerful. "That's more like it…" Marcus said. Arthur and Sandshrew couldn't look away from the spectacle. Manectric shot another wave of electricity at Onix, this wave being three times the size as the previous one. Onix's eyes widened. The gigantic Shock Wave attack hit Onix full on.

Onix let out a screech in pain. The pumped up Manectric managed to do the impossible; it damaged an Onix using only an electric-type move. "What!? How did he…" The Admin thought. The Shock Wave ended with an explosion. Onix continued to let out cries of pain. When the smoke dissolved, it became visible that Onix had burn marks all over its body. It hung over, obviously struggling to stay up. Onix lost its patience. The Admin noticed that.

"Angry, Onix? Use that, and put it all in an Earthquake!" The Admin ordered Onix.

An enraged Onix moved its head up in the air, and let out a thunderous roar. Its tail slowly moved from the ground. After using such a powerful move, Manectric could only manage to take a step backwards. Onix threw its tail down to the ground. The heavy tail smashed in the ground, leaving a giant crater. The ground shook and cracked heavily, even damaging some buildings. Manectric couldn't stay on its paws, and fell on its side. The ground cracked around Manectric, and launched Manectric up in the air.

"Manectric! No!" Marcus yelled.

Before Manectric could recover itself in the air, Onix closed in. Onix hit Manectric with a mighty swing of its tail. Manectric was thrown to the ground. Manectric was unable to fight any further.

"I'm done playing, buddy. Now, about your Manectric…" The Admin said.

The Rocket Admin was interrupted by static in his earpiece. A female voice was heard on the other side of the conversation.

"Nigel! Drop what you're doing in Azalea, and get over here in Ilex Forest!"

"In a minute, I'm about to steal a Manectric from some guy."

"I think we can beat that, Nigel… We found what we're looking for. It seems to be a legendary Pokémon…"

The Rocket Admin gasped quietly. He called back his Onix. Without saying anything, he turned around and walked to his car. The other Rocket members looked at him. "We're heading for the forest." Nigel said, and stepped inside his car. He drove off, and with him went most of the Rocket members in Azalea Town. Marcus called back Manectric. He stepped to Arthur's mother.

"Thank you so much, Marcus…" she said.

"It's nothing, Angela."

"Who is this guy? Why have I never seen him before?" Arthur asked his mother.

His mother and Marcus looked at Arthur. Sandshrew cocked his head sideward. Marcus looked at Arthur's mother.

"Angela?" Marcus said.

"D-don't worry, Marcus. Arthur… Come inside… There's something you need to know."