I updated earlier than expected (takes about 30 minutes to write these chapters)...


Early next morning, just at dawn, the two trainers started heading to the tall Silph Co. building.

"Hey," said Mark, "No one's guarding the front door!"

"Yeah, because wouldn't everyone be spooked if Team Rocket members were standing at the entrance to Kanto's largest company?"

"Fine, I guess your right..."

They entered, and found that there was no secretary at the front desk.

"Weird..." commented Mark.

"Let's use the elevator," said Mira.

They went inside and pressed the top floor. When the elevator stopped, they marched out, and found out that there was no entrance to the chairperson's office!

"What!?" said Mira.

"Not so loud. We don't want to get caught."

Suddenly, as if on cue, a Team Rocket Grunt walks around the corner and says, "Hey, what are kids doing here?"

"Umm..." said Mira, "We wanted to visit the chairperson."

"Well, he's busy right now, and to reach his office, you'd need to use the teleport pad on floor 3. However, you won't be able to lock the door to that teleport pad room without this key." He then started waving a shiny card key in front of them. Mark grabbed it, and the two trainers ran to the elevator.

"Quick, press 3!"

Mira pressed the 3 button, and then rapidly pressed the close door button. Faster, faster, faster, FASTER! The door finally started closing, and the grunt was nearly at them. He reached his arm in, but the door closed, trapping it. The two trainers moved aside to avoid its reach. The elevator started moving. The arm went higher, and higher, and

Bzzt! THE FOLLOWING SCENE HAS BEEN ERASED FOR THE READER'S SAFETY, AS IT'S BLOODY, DISTURBING, AND DISGUSTING. Bzzt!

The elevator finally stopped moving, and the doors opened. They walked out, carefully avoiding the detached arm and puddle of blood. A locked door was just a few metres away, so they marched up to it, and used the key card. They went inside, and used the teleport pad, which led to another teleport pad, and they reappeared in a hallway. Screaming could be heard in the distance. "Yeah," said Mark, "This is the top floor."

Mira nodded, still pale from the disturbing event. They then opened the final door, and standing in front of them was a tall man, wearing a black business suit. However, a red "R" was sewed on it.

"Hello there. I'm surprised you made it this far. I, Giovanni, leader of Team Rocket, challenge you to a Pokemon battle."

"Let's go!" the trainers yelled, releasing all of their Pokemon.

Giovanni, then released his.

After 30 minutes, of confusing, 4-on-4 battling, all of their Pokemon were returned to their Pokeballs.

"Argh," said Giovanni, "We will meet again. At Celadon City to be precise." Suddenly, a Team Rocket member grabbed Mark from behind, and injected him with a syrum. (Sound familiar?) "I know who you are, Mira, hybrid daughter of Ash and Misty Ketchum." Soon after, Team Rocket evacuated the building with Mark, and Mira couldn't do anything about it.

She found Sabrina and had a word with her. "Well done, the gym should reopen tomorrow, but about Mark...he would be at the Celadon City Game Corner. There's a secret hideout there."

Mira nodded, and then started riding to Celadon City.

"Mark..." she mumbled, "I...l...love you...I'll get you back, at all costs."


Mark's gone, but don't worry, he'll be back. Possibly with another friend as well. However, he'll be different. Very different. (Don't worry, the syrum isn't experimental anymore, so what happened to Delilah won't repeat itself.)