Duncan, Crystal and Kamon were still walking through the desert. "When are we getting out of the desert?" questioned Duncan.

"Just five more miles," assured Kamon. "We can do it!"

"But you're the one who can easily adjust to temperatures like this," said Crystal. "We're not meant to adapt here."

---

Duncan, Crystal and Spike grew exhausted and thirsty. Kamon and Axel were shocked to see that they passed out from heat exhaustion. "Oh, no! What am I supposed to do now?"

Kamon saw that they were near an oasis, then gave them water to keep them alive. "We've got to get help. Put this helmet on, Axel. Call for help!"

Axel then rushed through the end of the desert. One hour later, he returned with a search party.

"We have a problem here," said Kamon. "My friends passed out from heat exhaustion."

---

In Lavaridge, Duncan, Crystal and Kamon relaxed in a hot spring. Flannery, the town's Gym Leader, was resting there as well. "Feeling better?" asked Flannery.

"My brain's all fried," said Crystal, still dazed.

"The temperature was starting to get to me, too," admitted Kamon. "At least now we're refreshed." He then climbed out of the spring, dried himself off and picked up his Hawaiian shirt.

"Where are you going?" asked Duncan.

"I'm going to Mt. Chimney."

"The cable car's not running at this time," said Crystal.

"I'll climb up."

"You don't know your rear-end from your forehead! How would you know how to climb?"

---

Nevertheless, Kamon walked toward Mt. Chimney. He remembered that Tabitha and Courtney would welcome him there.

He then started to climb up the rocky mountain. Amazingly, he could do this easily. It was lines and angles he had to follow. He wondered if Tabitha and Courtney would be giving him a warm welcome.

Duncan and Crystal looked out from Lavaridge City. "Look!" shouted Duncan. "Silver's climbing up the volcano!"

"He could hurt himself," said Crystal.

"I don't think so." Duncan saw that Kamon was climbing up perfectly. "He seems to be able to do it."

"We'd better take the cable car and catch up with him."

"It's broken, remember?"

"We'll wait until it's fixed."

---

Meanwhile, Kamon had reached the top. He saw the cable car gears. They were apparently out of order. No matter, Kamon could just fix them. He saw a toolbox along with a piece of paper (presumably the blueprint) and went to work. Soon, the machine was fixed. He jumped down to the ground below, managing to easily land on his feet with little shock. Tabitha and Courtney were surprised as they saw Kamon.

"Whoa!" exclaimed Tabitha. "How'd you do that?"

"What?"
"You jumped from a high ledge," explained Courtney.

"I had to get down here."

"People generally use ladders or staircases," said Courtney. "They don't jump down below."

"Well, there are no ladders here," said Kamon.

"In any case, you're not really supposed to be here," said Courtney. "So just stay casual."

---

Duncan, Crystal, Spike and Axel rode up the cable car. "Hey, it works now," said Duncan. "Somebody must have fixed it."

"Lucky us. Too bad Silver missed it," said Crystal. "He could have gone up with us."

---

Tabitha and Courtney led Kamon to the Mt. Chimney crater. "It's hot in here, so don't stay in this spot for too long," warned Courtney. The sweat somewhat came to her forehead. "Ya got that?"

"Yeah, but I don't feel anything." Kamon knew that his body could quickly adapt. He then found that the others had finally caught up with him. "We're going into Team Magma's hideout."

"I'm not so sure, Silver," said Duncan, skeptical. "They might be like Team Rocket."

"Well, Tabitha and Courtney are our friends now," said Kamon. "We can trust them."

---

"You've got a good place to live in," said Duncan. He was amazed to see how Tabitha and Courtney have risen through ranks again, like they did in Team Rocket.

"Remember, we sneaked you through," said Courtney. "So don't alert anybody to your being here."

"Who's your boss?" asked Crystal. "I hope he's nice..."

"Oh, you don't wanna meet him," warned Courtney. "He's mean to people like you."

"Yeah, man, it's best for you not to know," added Tabitha.

"Okay, then, what do we do now?" asked Kamon.

"Let's go to the casino." Tabitha then gave the trainers red Magma hoodies. "Wear these, so you totally don't get us in trouble."

---

At the casino, Kamon looked at the various machines. There were many mechanical cycles running throughout the room. "I think I'll try the Roulette."

Kamon then inserted his wager of $100 into the money slot. This was the last of his money after car repairs. He saw the board moving and knew to win, he would have to put the ball in at the precisely right time. He picked one spot that was to be filled in with the ball - yellow Marill. At the right time, he placed the ball into the outer circle. It spun around and went into the spot. Yes! $1,200 came out of the slot. He pocketed the money.

Kamon then realized that he had found a way to make quick money. He then inserted five more balls into the Roulette, making more money in the process. He then stopped, seeing that he could overload the machine. He had made $7,200 in the process.

Duncan and Crystal were amazed. "Wow!" exclaimed Duncan. "How did you do that?"

"I just looked at the board and knew the exact time. So now I'd like to try blackjack. Gold, let's work together and share the money."

---

Kamon and Duncan then headed toward a blackjack table.

"The game is blackjack, young men," said the dealer. "Either one who gets the highest value worth of these cards wins, as long as you don't exceed twenty-one, or you lose and that's a bust."

"Sounds simple," said Kamon. "Let's play. We'll each wager $1,200."

Kamon and Duncan were handed cards facing the back. The dealer's cards were worth nineteen points.

Duncan and Kamon both flipped one of their cards. Duncan's card was a seven of hearts. Kamon's card was a four of spades.

Duncan knew all he would need was at least a nine to beat the dealer. But he was unsure which card to select. He flipped a six of clubs. Now he had thirteen points. It was getting risky.

Kamon scoped his cards. He would need sixteen more points to beat the dealer. He picked one that he knew was worth the most. An ace of spades. Now Kamon had fifteen points. Just five more to beat the dealer.

---

Crystal looked around. She hoped nobody would find out that she, Duncan and Kamon were here illegally. Somebody was talking to a guard, pointing... toward her! "They found out..." The guard then came toward Crystal, who ran off to warn Duncan and Kamon.

Duncan had exceeded twenty-one points, losing his wager, but Kamon, who had doubled his, beat the dealer, earning $4,800 in the process! "Yes!"

"Guys! Team Magma's been alerted to us being here!" yelled Crystal. "We've got to leave now."

The three then ran out through the halls and back into Tabitha and Courtney's room.

"We're loaded with money now," said Kamon.

"Awesome," said Tabitha.

"But now we've been spotted by Team Magma," added Duncan. "We need to hide."

"Hide?" asked Courtney. "They'll just ransack the place."

"Well, then, deposit our money so that they can't steal it." Kamon gave Courtney his debit card. "Don't get any ideas, now!"

"Okay, then." Courtney ran towards an ATM machine. A guard asked her, "Have you seen any kids wandering around here?"

"Nope, I haven't."

"Whose card is that?" asked the guard.

"It's my card. I just needed to make a deposit." Courtney deposited the money into the machine. After doing this, she pulled out the debit card.

"Give me the card, please."

"Not a chance, pal. I ain't giving my money to anybody except Tabitha." She pocketed the card and ran into her apartment, giving Kamon his card. "They're coming in here, so you'd better get out through the fire escape."

---

Duncan and Crystal climbed down the chain ladder from the apartment. The Magmas were trying to break in, the door pounding.

"Did you lock the door?" asked Kamon.

"Yeah, but guards can still get in anyway," explained Courtney. "So get yourself out of here, alright?"

Kamon climbed out through the window and jumped down, landing on the ground. "Guys, when you find out about anything important Team Magma is going to do, please give us a call, alright?"

"You got it, dude," agreed Tabitha.
The trainers ran through the crater. "It's so hot in here," said Duncan. "We can't stay for long, especially since Team Magma is after us."
Kamon, however, had a feeling Team Magma was up to something suspicious. And so, he called Flannery through his PokéNav. "Flannery? I've got a feeling that something's not right up here in Mt. Chimney. We've found Team Magma's hideout. We're coming down right now."

---

Duncan, Crystal and Kamon headed back down the volcano. There, they met Flannery. "Hey, there. I've been waiting for you."

"Good, because we've found Team Magma's hideout," explained Kamon. "We can't go back in there, since we've attracted attention."

"But we have moles in there who'll give us information," added Duncan. Suddenly, his PokéNav rang. He answered it. "Hello?"

"Hey, this is Courtney. We've been assigned to get the volcano to erupt."

"A volcano eruption?" said Duncan, getting nervous. "Are you crazy?"
"I ain't kidding you, kid," said Courtney. "We're going at the edge of the crater now."

"Okay, then. See you there." Duncan hung up. Wow, that was fast! "We've got to go back."
---

Everybody headed back into the volcano. The heat began to increase sharply. Molten magma began to rise up. On the other side was some sort of machine. "This is sick," said Duncan, angered that Team Magma would try to create a volcano eruption. "We've got to destroy that machine."

"Oh, no you don't!" shouted a Team Magma Grunt. "You're coming with me!"

Duncan and Crystal were attacked by ferocious hyena-wolf hybrids. Kamon dodged out of the way, managing to avoid falling into the magma below. "Come on, Axel, let's try to fight this guy." Axel then jumped toward one of the Mightyena, and stared it in the eyes. Kamon did the same with the wolves attacking Duncan and Crystal. The wolves suddenly calmed down. Kamon went over to pet them.

"Whoa, snap!" exclaimed the grunt. "You're too powerful for me. You scared them. I've got to tell the boss about this." The grunt then ran off.

"How'd you do that?" asked Duncan. "You calmed them down."

"I don't know. I guess I was born with it." Born? Kamon didn't have any memory of before he turned six. "In any case, let's destroy that machine. If I can fix the cable car, I can certainly un-fix this. But how do we get over there?"

Axel and Spike found a chain over the magma. It was taut to both sides. Axel carried Spike as he carefully tiptoed over to the other side.

"Why did the Pokémon cross the chain?" riddled Crystal. "To get to the machine on the other side!"

Wow! Axel was a great tightrope walker, too! Kamon then took baby steps and kept his balance as he crossed over the magma, which was rising. Kamon was starting to get burned.

xyzzy...

He used a wrench to bang the machine. Shrapnel flew out and into the magma.

"Help!" cried out Duncan and Crystal. Team Magma Grunts had grabbed them, taking them to their hideout.

"Hey! What the- We've been caught off-guard, and they got the jump on us!" exclaimed Kamon. He then punched into the machine's glass display with a rather large rock. He grabbed it. "Xyzzy!" he shouted. Kamon, Spike and Axel all disappeared back onto the base. "Oh, man, they got the jump on me and took Gold and Crystal. At least I got this rock."

"It looks like a piece of the meteorite stolen from Professor Cosmo in Fallarbor. As a consolation prize for reclaiming it, I'll give you this egg." Flannery gave Kamon a blue egg with white lines around it.

"So what will hatch?" asked Kamon.

"Maybe a new Pokémon," answered Flannery. "We'll try our best to save your friends." Suddenly, the volcano erupted. "Oh, no. I hope they didn't get killed!"

Kamon checked his PokéNav. Duncan and Crystal's could still be pinpointed. "Nope, they're in Team Magma's hideout, so they're okay."

---

Kamon rested that night. He didn't seem to rest peacefully, though. Memories were flooding in again.

He was in a room. It was raining outside. The man – Pantor. He was looking at him. A flash of light. Pantor was being attacked and killed by a Pokémon and Giovanni was watching!

Kamon awoke from the dream with the realization that he had recovered more of the memory than was shown by the fortune teller.