Later on that evening, Nyasu came back, the fire stone in his paws. Musashi praised him and took it from him. "Why did you need the fire stone, Musashi?" Nyasu asked her.

"That's part of the surprise," Musashi said.

"Yeah, well," Nyasu said, slightly annoyed. "It's a good thing I'm not a fire Pokemon or I would've evolved the moment I grabbed this thing! So, what's the big plan anyway Meow?"

"Well," Musashi began, drawing in the dirt with a stick. "We are going to break into the compound, interrupt any wedding that may be going on, and take our Kojiro back."

"Uh huh," Nyasu said skeptically. "You make it sound so easy. That place is like a fortress! How are we going to just 'break in'?"

"That," Musashi answered. "Is where our surprise friend comes in. I'm sure he would love to help Kojiro." Nyasu gave another confused look and Musashi laughed. "Sleep Nyasu. We'll need our strength for tomorrow, trust me."

"I can't sleep now!" Nyasu cried. "I'm all pumped up!"

Musashi yawned. "Then, apply that energy towards inspecting our Nyasu balloon," she told Nyasu. "Make sure it's ready to handle our trip for tomorrow."

"Roger that!" Nyasu agreed and bounded towards the balloon.

The next morning, Musashi was up early. Nyasu was with her and nervously looking around. "Do you think Kiteruguma will be back in time?"

"I hope so," Musashi answered anxiously.

Just then, Kiteruguma landed from out of nowhere with a high pitched squeak. The dust cleared and Musashi and Nyasu looked to see Kiteruguma place someone onto the ground.

"Is that..." Nyasu said, squinting his eyes. "Gar-Chan(Growlie)?"

Gar-Chan approached Nyasu and Musashi excitedly. Musashi smiled and pet the firedog Pokemon on the head affectionately. She kneeled down to face him. "I knew you'd come help us," she said to him.

"Soo.." interrupted Nyasu, "Gar-Chan is the surprise we need to help us infiltrate the fortress?"

"Not yet," Musashi said confidently. She looked back at Gar-Chan. "There's something I need to ask of you for Kojiro's sake," she said. "We need all the fire power we can get and I know it will take someone who knows Kojiro and knows how to stop his parents and Rumika. I have a fire stone. I know it's asking a lot of you. But will you evolve to help us?"

Without hesitation, Gar-Chan barked in agreement. Musashi smiled and thanked him. "All right!" she cried. "Let's do this and be on our way!" She ran off towards the base to go grab the fire strone. When she returned, Musashi adorned a sleek black dress that trailed off in a slight train.

"What the heck is that?" Nyasu asked.

"It's my battle dress," Musashi answered defensively. "I need to look good when I go into battles like this.

Nyasu met her with a skeptic look. "Right, more like someone needs to outshine Rumika dress. Let's get going!"

Kojiro once again stood in front of the mirror in his room. Before him, a sad man with a sharp black suit stood. His expensive shoes shined in the mirror, along with the light bouncing off his diamond cufflinks. I don't even recognize this poor sap Kojiro thought miserably. I don't think I ever will.

A knock at the door caused Kojiro to jump. It was Hopkins. "We're ready, master Kojiro," he called through the door. Kojiro called back to him and made his way as slow as possible to the door. As he made his way down the stairs to the lavishly decorated backyard, Kojiro took note of how he felt. It was like a dream, like he wasn't even in his body. Yet for some reason, he went along with everything. I wish this was a dream Kojiro thought. That way, I would know that eventually, I would wake up and this would be over.

He began walking down the aisle to take his place at the altar. He waited there numbly, contemplating his future when the music began and Rumika appeared from the doorway. Despite her looking absolutely beautiful in her expensive dress, Kojiro was utterly terrified. Tears began to form in his eyes. Not from happiness of seeing his blushing bride, but from absolute horror of what was soon to follow.

Everyone began to "ooh" and "Ahh". However, a sound in the distance caught Kojiro's attention. What was that? Kojiro thought. Fireworks already?