Previously on Pokémon Ranger: The Gijinka Mission:

Thanks to Prof. Hastings and Summer's intuition, it is revealed that the current leader of Team Flare is none other than Ghetsis Harmonia, former leader of Team Plasma, and the new guy in Team Flare whom is the only grunt-level individual to know the reason for creating gijinkas is Purple Eyes! If that isn't bad enough, Purple Eyes gets a promotion to Team Flare Admin! Will the power go to Purple Eyes' head, or will he stay content with being a subordinate? Find out now!

At an undisclosed location…

"We have reports of Pokémon Rangers disrupting our plans, Boss. How should we proceed?" Purple Eyes asked Ghetsis. "Proceed as planned. Head to the Daybreak Ruins and create more gijinkas." Ghetsis responded, without a hint of emotion in his voice. "As you wish." With that, Purple Eyes left the room.

Back in Cocona Village…

"How is a power struggle within Team Flare a bad thing?" Ralph asked, confused. "It would mean either one of two things: Team Flare dividing into two different factions or Purple Eyes killing Ghetsis to gain control." Ben said, concerned.

"Would Purple Eyes REALLY kill the Boss?" the grunt asked. "Yes, he would. He almost killed the mastermind behind the catastrophe here in Oblivia a few years ago in order to gain control of the world. It wouldn't surprise me if he tried to kill this Ghetsis guy." Summer said acidly.

"Isn't there a way we could stop that from happening?" a voice said from behind Summer. It was the Kricketot gijinka. "I don't want to know that a man has been killed because he was trying to use us gijinkas for something."

"The only way to prevent it is to storm their base of operations." Summer said. "I'll take you there." the grunt offered. "I don't want to be caught in a war between the Boss and Purple Eyes."

"Thank you." Summer said, grateful. "What is your name?" "I haven't used it since I became a member of Team Flare, but my birth name is Mark." the grunt, Mark, replied.

"And I'm Kenny. Nice to meet you." the Kricketot gijinka, Kenny, said happily.

"Nice to meet you too, Kenny. My name's Summer." She said. "This is my Partner Pokémon, Ukulele Pichu." "Pichu!" Pichu said.

"I'm Ben, and this is my Partner Pokémon, Staraptor." Ben smiled. "Staraptor!" it said.

"I'm Ralph." Ralph said, grinning "Sorry about screaming earlier. I'm not used to gijinkas."

"I forgive you, Ralph. Honestly, I'm not used to it either." Kenny said sheepishly.

"My name is Hastings. But you can just call me Professor." he said.

"I'm honored to meet you, Professor." Kenny said.

"The honor is mine, Kenny." the professor replied.

One hour later…

"Everybody ready?" Summer asked the rest of the group, which consisted of herself, Ben, Pichu, Staraptor, Mark, Sandra, and Kenny. They all nodded. "Then let's go. Mark, do you mind leading us there?"

"Not at all. The base is on Mitonga Island. Follow me." Mark started to lead them, but stopped as The Union blocked the way.

"What now?" he mumbled. "I'll help!" a voice said and Lapras ran towards them.

She stopped dead in her tracks when she noticed Mark's uniform. Mark took note of this.

"Don't worry. I'm helping these guys get to the base that Team Flare has. I'm not going to work for Team Flare any longer." he said in a comforting voice.

"I'll hold you to that." Lapras said. "There's a bit of a problem though… I can only carry three people across at a time."

"Would you be alright with making multiple trips?" Summer asked.

"If you're asking if I mind making multiple trips, no I don't mind. If you're asking if I physically can make multiple trips, then yes so long as I take two or three at a time." Lapras replied. "Who's going to ride first?"

Mark, Kenny, and Ben volunteered to ride across first. Lapras transformed at the water's edge and the first group set off. Ben's Partner, Staraptor, flew across overhead.

Soon, Lapras had returned and the remaining trio of Summer, Pichu, and Sandra climbed aboard to ride across.

They made it across safely and proceeded towards Tilt Village, a small community on the western edge of Mitonga Island.

Will a power struggle be averted? Is Purple Eyes truly content with being a subordinate? Find out as we continue on!