"Woo-Ho, yeah!" Misty cackled, and she ran forwards and hugged Gyarados. Dawn pulled out Mamoswine's PokeBall, and quickly returned him.
"Well, congrats, I guess." Dawn mumbled. "You put up a great fight."
"I know, pity the same can't be said about you." Misty laughed. Dawn was about to retort, but she felt too defeated. With one last look at the pool, Misty and the grinning Gyarados, the coordinator turned and began to walk away.
"AAAHHH!" Dawn had been about to open the gate to leave the field, but she heard Misty screaming. She turned, and was shocked to see a strange machine rising above the trees. It resembled a Tentacruel, and had dozens of tentacles floating around, with six used as supports. Inside the red jewel, three figures could be seen.
"Oh god, not them..." Dawn sighed, and wasn't surprised when the figures began to sing..
Is that a voice I hear?
It's speaking to me loud and clear.
Floating on the wind
Past the stars
In your ears
Bringing chaos at a-
"Oh great, you lot have another new motto." Misty sighed, and both women tapped their feet as Team Rocket stayed inside their control box, scowling.
"Well, nice to see you again as well." James growled.
"We may have to take your Pokemon as you've been so rude." Jessie said, a thin smile across her face.
"Gladly!" Meowth laughed, and pressed a button. One of the tentacles stretched out, and quickly wrapped around Gyarados. Misty gasped, and pulled his PokeBall out, but the tentacle deflected it and pulled her Pokemon away.
"GYARADOS!" Gyarados roared, but was weak from the battle and couldn't move much.
"Come on Misty, let's show them what we're made of." Dawn said. She may dislike the red-haired gym leader, but she didn't want to see her Pokemon taken away by criminals like Team Rocket. Misty nodded, and the two pulled out PokeBalls.
"Go Starmie!"
"Cyndaquil, get into position!" With two flashes of white, Starmie and Cyndaquil came out.
"Don't think we can't counter!" James yelled. "Go Carnivine!" He attempted to send his grass type into the battle, but it bit him instead.
"Come on Yanmega, bring them down!" Jessie cried, and threw her Pokemon onto the field.
"Starmie, use Water Gun on Yanmega." Misty ordered.
"Cyndaquil, use Swift!" Dawn commanded.
"Carnivine, use Vine Whip on Starmie." James shouted.
"Use SonicBoom on Cyndaquil." Jessie boomed. Starmie fired a jet of water, but Yanmega expertly dodged it. Carnivine's attack sent the starfish into the air. Cyndaquil's Swift knocked both rival Pokemon towards the Tentacruel, and allowed him to dodge the SonicBoom.
"Use Icy Wind!" Misty yelled.
"Tackle Yanmega!" Dawn said.
"Fire an AncientPower at Starmie!" Jessie growled.
"Use Bite on Starmie." James said viciously. Starmie blasted Yanmega and Carnivine with snow, but they both pushed through and bit and fired at it. Cyndaquil jumped into the air and tackled Yanmega into the ground.
"Use Water Pulse on Yanmega." Misty said desperately.
"Try a Flame Wheel on Carnivine." Dawn called.
"Steel Wing on Starmie!" Jessie yelled.
"Bullet Seed on Starmie!" James cried. Starmie fired a ball of water, which turned into a wave. Carnivine grabbed onto Yanmega, and the two avoided the wave, leaving Cynadquil to be hit, cancelling out the Flame Wheel. Starmie was then struck by the two attacks, forcing it towards the Tentacruel.
"Goodie, another new addition!" Meowth smiled, and pressed a different button. Another tentacle grabbed the starfish, pulling it opposite Gyarados. Misty gasped, and then began to cry. Dawn stared at her, and then at Cyndaquil, who was smiling and not too badly damaged. Then, Dawn remembered something.
"What about your Psyduck?" She said. Misty stopped crying to let out a laugh.
"Oh please, he can only attack if his headache is bad." She groaned. Dawn sighed and was about to give up, but then she thought of something else. Quickly, she whispered into Misty's ear. The ginger slowly began to smile widely.
"Psyduck, come on out!" She yelled, and released her yellow duck.
"Psy Psy." Psyduck announced, perplexed about being sent out.
"Cyndaquil, use Swift on Psyduck's head." Dawn commanded.
"And Psyduck, take any attack that comes your way on your head.." Misty said, smiling brightly. Jessie and James exchanged looks.
"What should we do?" James asked.
"Well, if those twerpettes are stupid enough." Meowth said. Jessie nodded, and turned back to the field.
"Yanmega use AnicnetPower."
"Carnivine use Bullet Seed." The three Pokemon attacked, and a flurry of stars, green seeds and a white ball smashed into Psyduck, all hitting his head. Misty leaned in eagerly, and smiled as Psyduck's eyes began to glow blue.
"Now Cyndaquil, use Flame Wheel around the robot." Dawn cried.
"Cynda." Cyndaquil nodded, and his body turned into fire and he curled up and began to roll away.
"Psyduck, use Confusion." Misty said confidently. Psyduck stared at Carnivine and Yanmega, and their eyes flashed blue as well. They turned and moved towards the machine.
"What's going on...?" Jessie asked.
"Get back out there!" James yelled.
"Carni Carnivine."
"Yan Yan." The two Pokemon outright refused, and stayed around the tentacles. Cyndaquil was causing the grass around the robot to burn, his attack getting more powerful as he moved.
"Psyduck, use Psychic on Cyndaquil!" Misty yelled. Psyduck moved his hands around, and Cyndaquil rose into the air, still covered in fire. Psyduck then moved his hands around faster, and the spinning circle of fire began to spin rapidly around the robot.
"Gyarados, add some fire!" Misty shouted. Gyarados nodded, and fired a Flamethrower at Cyndaquil, making the Flame Wheel expand. Pysduck's eyes glowed brighter, and his hands began to glow as well. Cyndaquil was now moving exceedingly fast, and soon a tornado of fire had grown around the robot.
"Uh-oh." Team Rocket sighed together. The robot exploded, blasting them, Carnivine and Yanmega into space.
"Looks like we're blasting off again!" They shouted, and disappeared into the night's sky. Gyarados, Starmie and Cyndaquil landed safely, and the trainers rushed over and hugged them all.
"That went well." Dawn said, patting Cyndaquil.
"Nice plan." Misty said, but she avoided looking into her eyes. Dawn chuckled, and continued to pat her Pokemon.
"Dawn, Misty!" The two girls turned to find Ash, Brock and Pikachu running towards them.
"Are you alright?" Brock asked.
"What happened?" Ash quizzed.
"Team Rocket." The girls said, and exchanged looks.
"Why were you out here anyway?" Ash questioned.
"Oh, we were discussing dinner plans." Misty explained. She brought her Pokemon back, and then put her arm around Ash's and pulled him away, talking about the vouchers. Dawn scowled, and began to squeeze Cyndaquil so hard that flame burst out of his back, covering Dawn's face in ash. But Dawn didn't mind, she actually quite liked ash...

The last part is up next! What is going to happen: will Ash go on the date with Misty, or will he run into Dawn's arms? Tune in tomorrow to find out!