Heellloooo trainers of all shapes and sizes! Welcome back! :D Time for a new chapter and all! Now this chater is one that I am very excited for you all to read~! So I hope you like it!

It had been a few days since they left Azalea Town. After a training session they all decided to break for lunch. Henry was enjoying a nice hot plate of pancakes, Alfred was enjoying a burger, Gilbert and Ludwig were eating some wurst.

Totodile, Drilbbur, Houndoom, and Hero were enjoying their Pokemon food.

Everything was nice and calm. A light afternoon breeze blew through the air. Nothing could ruin this perfect moment. Well at least that's what they thought. They heard a loud and familiar laughter.

The trainers looked around and looked up as they saw a shadow coming from above. An oh so very familiar blimp was over head.

"HEY! GUESS WHO'S BAAAACK~! I AM BACK STRONGER THAN EVER! I AM GOING TO STEAL YOUR POKEMON! THAN GIVE THEM TO THE BOSS! THEN GET A PROMOTION!" Taylor laughed and stuck out his tongue.

Henry stood up. "You're never going to take our Pokemon! Lets go everyone! We can easily take him down!"

"Yeah!" The other three cheered.

Taylor laughed and grinned. "Lucky for me I came prepared~" He took out a remote control and pressed the big red button before they could get in an attack. The bottom of the blimp opened and released a blue powder onto the four and their Pokemon.

Ludwig tried covering his face with his arm. "Darn! It's...sleep...powder..." He muttered before passing out on the ground.

The others passed out on the ground along with their Pokemon. Taylor laughs and puts on a gas mask and lowers his hot air balloon a little closer to the ground. He grinned and laughed.

"Looks like Team Rocket wins~" He grins.

~Some Time Later~

Henry groaned and blinked a few times as he opened his eyes. He looked around and sat up. "Guys...GUYS!"

The other three groan and stir awake. When they opened their eyes and looked around, they were surprised by a startling discovery. All their Pokemon were gone.

"THAT JERK! HE STOLE ALL OUR POKEMON!" Gilbert was VERY upset. He punched the ground and grit his teeth.

Alfred pat his back. "Hey! It's okay. We are going to find them! I know it!" He had a determined look on his face.

Gilbert looked at him and nodded. "Right...but how do we know which way to go?"

Ludwig rubbed his chin. "Well. Since he was in a blimp he is at the mercy of the wind...so we go that way!" He pointed.

They nodded, packed up their stuff and were on their way to find their Pokemon!

Elsewhere Taylor had landed his blimp and was enjoying a nice lunch with his Larvitar. The Pokemon were in a cage not to far away.

"Hahaha! The boss is so going to give me a really big raise when I send him all these Pokemon!" He grinned and took a bite out of his sandwich.

"Laaaar!" His Larvitar looked at him happily and ate his Pokemon food.

Totodile crossed his arms and was thinking, setting his sunglasses over his eyes. "Toto!" He jumped up. He turned towards Drilbur and pointed at him. "Toto! Totodile! Tooootodile!" He wanted Drilbur to use Metal Claw on the bars to break them.

Drilbur nodded and grinned. His claws started to glow a metallic grey and he slashed at the bars, effectively breaking them apart, creating a nicely sized gap for them to get out of.

Totodile jumped and a down, waving his arms and legs in the air. He lifted up his sunglasses and pointed forward. The four Pokemon got out of their cage and surrounded Taylor and his Pokemon.

Taylor was enjoying his victory and didn't notice their escape, that is until he was surrounded. He blinks a few times as he looked around. "Uh ooohhh..."

Larvitar looked around and stood up. "Lar!"

Taylor stood up and growled. "Okay! You all better get back before Larvitar and I put the hurt down on you!"

Totodile tilted his head. "Toto!" He inhaled and released a powerful Water Gun at Larvitar sending him back into Taylor who was sent flying.

Taylor and Larvitar were out of sight, therefore out of mind.

Totodile set his hands on his hips and grinned, feeling proud of himself. He pointed forward. "Toto!"

Drilbur came up next to him and tilted his head. "Driiiiil! Drilbur! Dril!" He was wondering what made him leader.

Totodile looked at him and shook his head. "Toto! Totodile." He adjusted his sunglasses. Since he had the cool shades and it WAS his idea for him break open the cage with his Metal Claw, so he figured that made him leader.

Drilbur shook his head. Soon the two started arguing over who should be the leader. Drilbur thought he was smarter and more qualified to be the leader. But Totodile thought he was the better candidate since he's been around longer.

Houndoom and Hero looked between them, sweatdropping.

Now before we continue with the story lets turn on the translations on for the Pokemon for now. So the readers can fully grasp what they're saying.

'And of course I have my very cool eye-gear which all good leaders have!' Totodile put his sunglasses back over his eyes.

'Pfffttt! Please! Those don't make a leader! I have been around the block a few times and I know what it takes to find our way back to our trainers." Drilbur waved his claws in front of Totodile's face.

'Should we do something...?' Hero tilted his head a bit to the side.

Houndoom sighed. 'I think we should just let them get it out of their system first.'

The two opposing Pokemon glared at each other and were head to head, literally. Then they looked away from each other, arms crossed.

'Okay! How about this! Hero, Houndoom! You pick who you want to follow.' Totodile looked at the two Pokemon.

Hero and Houndoom look at each other.

Hero sighed. 'Okay! I'll go with Totodile.'

Houndoom nodded. 'Than I shall go with Drilbur.'

Totodile nodded and started to go one way while Drilbur went the opposite. The two Pokemon followed.

Henry groaned softly and rubbed the back of his head. "I hope we find them soon...I'm starting to get worried!"

"Don't worry! Our Pokemon are smart! I'm sure they already broke themselves out and our looking for us as we speak!" Gilbert grins and pats Henry on the back.

Ludwig rubbed his chin. "I think we should split up. We might be able to find them faster if we do..."

Alfred nodded. "I agree! I think that's a good idea!"

Henry nods. "Alright. I'll go with Alfred!"

Alfred laughs and puts his arm over his shoulder. "Sounds like a plan dude!"

Gilbert grinned. "Than I am going with West! NOW LETS GO FIND OUR POKEMON!"

They all raised their fists and cheered. The two groups went off into different directions in search of their Pokemon.

"You think we're gonna find them?" Henry looked at Alfred.

Alfred blinked and looked back at him. "Huh? Of course we are! What kind of question is that? I know we're gonna find them!" He grins and gives a thumbs up.

Henry chuckles and nods. "Yeah! I know it! They're around here somewhere!"

Totodile was leading the way. 'Now because you followed me and not that dummy Drilbur we're gonna find our trainers real soon! I have great tracking skills!'

Hero nodded. 'I'm sure you do Totodile.'

Totodile adjusted his sunglasses and set them over his eyes. 'Don't worry! I bet behind these bushes we will see our trainers!' He jumps through the bushes and slowly looked down. Their was no ground under his feet and he flailed around and started plummeting. 'HERO! HEEELP MEEEE!'

Hero flew out from the bushes and dived down, then quickly grabbed Totodile in his talons and flew up. 'Don't worry! I got ya buddy!'

Totodile sighed in relief. 'Thanks a ton buddy...'

Hero sets him down on the ground and Totodile rubbed his head. 'Okay...minor set back...lets go this way!' He pointed in another direction and Hero followed.

Drilbur was leading Houndoom proudly. 'With me leading the way, we'll find our trainers in no time! So don't worry.'

Houndoom grunted softly and rolled his eyes. 'Right, okay...if you say so Drilbur...' He still believed it would have been better if they stuck together.

'Just passed these bushes and we'll be right there with them!' He jumped through the bushes and was with a cliff. He flailed around and tried to run back to the bushes, but their was no ground under his feet. 'HOUNDOOM! HELP! WRONG WAY!' When he started to fall he closed his eyes. Then he opened them when he felt something around him. Houndoom had wrapped his tail around him and was biting on the branch of the bush. He brought him back up and tilted his head.

Drilbur rubbed the back of his head. 'Okay...a minor set back...but don't worry!'

Houndoom sighed softly. 'If you say so.'

Meanwhile Ludwig and Gilbert were searching for their Pokemon.

"DRILBUR! WHERE ARE YOU?! COME ON OUT! IT'S YOUR AWESOME TRAINER!" Gilbert called out and sighed, rubbing the back of his head. "Man I hope we find them soon..."

Ludwig looked through some bushes and nodded. "I know...but I'm sure they'll be fine. They are smart and I am sure they will find their way back to us."

Gilbert nodded. "Ja I'm sure you're right! But don't worry! I will find them!" He looked around and blinked as he saw a moving silhouette. "HEY I THINK I SEE ONE OF THEM!" He laughed as he ran up to the Pokemon.

"GILBERT WAIT! You don't know if-" But it was to late. Gilbert then started screaming and came running past him. Ludwig blinked and looked at him. "Huh...?" He looked back and went wide eyed as he saw an angry Ursaring coming his way. He then started to run as well.

"YOU IDIOT! I WAS TRYING TO WARN YOU THAT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A RANDOM POKEMON!" Ludwig yelled at him.

"OKAY SO I MADE A MISTAKE JUST KEEP RUNNING!" Gilbert groaned and panted a bit.

Totodile looked over and tilted his head. 'Hey did you hear something?'

Hero tilted his head. "Well...now that you mention it, yeah! I did hear something. It sounded like screaming...hop on my back and we'll check it out!' Hero spread his wings and turned around.

Totodile lifted his sunglasses over his head and nodded before jumping on his back and holding tight. Hero took off into the sky.

Ludwig and Gilbert both gasp as they stop at the edge of a cliff.

"Crap! We are goners!" Gilbert gulped.

Ludwig grit his teeth. "We could battle...but I'm not sure how sturdy this cliff is...and that Ursaring looks pretty strong..."

Their was a rusting in the bushes and the Ursaring came out, growling and looking angry. He opened his mouth, charging an orange ball in his mouth.

Gilbert gulped. "It was nice knowing you West! It looks like this could be the end!"

Ludwig was trying to think of something. They couldn't jump off the cliff, the cliff wasn't sturdy enough for anymore weight either...could this be the end...?

"Braa..."

Ludwig blinked and looked around. "What...? Did you hear that...?"

Gilbert shook his head. "All I can hear is my life passing before my eyes! AND IT'S AWESOME!"

Ursaring was about to release a Hyper Beam, until he let out a cry and hit the ground.

The two brother open their eyes and jaws drop as they see Hero land in front of Them and Totodile hop off his back.

"Toto!" He looked back at them and lowwered his sunglasses over his eyes. 'Here to save the day!'

Gilbert cackled. "Looks like you guys found us! Glad you're okay! You guys can take on that Ursaring?"

Hero and Totodile looked at each other and nodded. The Ursaring stood up and shook his head. He let out a roar and growled.

Hero flapped his wings and went up in the air. His wing's glowed white and he flew at the wild Pokemon and hit him, sending him stumbling back. Totodile then used Water Gun to hit him in the face making him fall back on his back.

"Urrrrs!" The Ursaring stood up and shook his head. He huffed and walked away.

Ludwig sighed in relief. "Thank you, the both of you. Now lets go and find your trainers, as well as our Pokemon."

Hero and Totodile cried out happily and nodded.

Henry and Alfred were making a run for it somewhere not to far away. They were being chased by a bunch of Breedrill.

"YOU JUST HAD TO WAKE THEM UP DIDN'T YOU ALFRED?!" Henry looked at him.

"HEY I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE THERE! AND YOU WERE MESSING WITH THAT WEEDLE!"

"I WAS JUST TRYING TO HOLD HIM!" Henry waved his arms around.

The two stopped when they made it to a river. The water was very choppy and would easily carry them away down stream to a waterfall.

"Well looks like we're stuck...no place to go." Henry turns to Alfred and sniffles.

Alfred sniffles and looks at him. "I know...it was nice knowing you!" They hug each other and shake as the Beedrill drew closer. Then they stopped as a Flamethrower created a barrier between them.

The two blinked as they saw the Beedrill fly away. They looked over and saw Houndoom and Drilbur.

"HOUNDOOM!" Henry smiled and ran over to them.

"DRILBUR!" Alfred also ran over. They hugged both Pokemon.

"Thanks a whole bunch!" Henry sniffled and let go. "We were goners! Thanks a ton for saving us!"

Houndoom nodded to them. 'It was no trouble really.'

Drilbur grinned and rubbed the back of his head.

Henry chuckles and nods. "Now lets go find the others!" He stands.

The others agreed and they headed back out on the look out for everyone else.

Hero was looking around in the air and had spotted them heading back into the forest. He flew back to the others.

Ludwig looked up as he saw Hero flapping his wings and pointing in the direction of where he saw the others heading.

"Right! Lets go!" Ludwig ran into that direction, Gilbert behind him. Totodile was standing on Gilbert's shoulders.

Houndoom set his nose to the ground and sniffed around on the ground. He caught a familiar scent and started to growl, crouching down.

Henry and Alfred looked at each other.

"Hey what do you smell Houndoom?" Alfred asked.

Then a laughter broke out and then a rumbling could be heard. From the bushes came Taylor riding in a big black Van with the Team Rocket R on the side, the heavy duty wheels cutting through the forest terrain with ease. He held an intercom and spoke through it.

"You guys thought I was done?! Well I got this super special van! You wanna know one of the cool features? THIS!" He laughs and presses one of the buttons on the dashboard. Part of the roof of the car slid open and out came two mechanical arms, each with a hand that grabbed Houndoom and Drilbur.

Alfred and Henry both looked at each other and nodded.

"Alright! Growlithe! Use Flamethrower at the arms!" Henry threw his Pokeball and out came Growlithe who released a stream of fire from his mouth and aimed at the arms. When it hit nothing happened.

Taylor laughed and grinned. "HA! SAW THAT COMING! These babies are fire proof!"

Houndoom and Drilbur struggled and tried to get out of the grasp of the hands.

Alfred grit his teeth and threw his Pokeball. "Okay Larvitar! Come on! Use Stone Edge!"

Larvitar was released and when the white orbs that orbited around him, they turned to sharp grey stones that he fire at the arms that held Drilbur and Houndoom.

Taylor grinned and pressed another button, making the arms bend and move, avoiding the stones. "I AM PREPARED FOR ANYTHING! See ya losers! Time to give these babies to the boss!" He pressed the gas and started driving, nearly hitting Henry and Alfred who returned their Pokemon and jumped out of the way just in time.

"HEY! GET BACK HERE!" Henry got up and started to try and chase him, but the van was to fast. He stopped when something rushed passed him.

"What was that...?" Henry tilted his head.

"Toto...!"

Henry blinked and quickly turned around to be tackled by his precious Pokemon. "TOTODILE! I MISSED YOU!" He hugged his Pokemon tight and grinned. He sniffled and wiped his eyes.

Totodile rubbed his head against his chest and smiled at him. "Toto!" He smiled and sniffled at well. 'Henry! oh my gosh! I missed you so much! I'm so glad you're okay!'

"Glad you two are reunited~" Gilbert grinned at his friend.

Henry chuckles. "So glad you found him! Team Rocket got to Alfred and I, and he got Drilbur and Houndoom..."

Ludwig shook his head. "Don't worry...I think a certain someone has this..." He glanced at Alfred.

Alfred was confused for a minute. "Wait! You mean?" He grinned. "Come on! He's gonna need some back up!"

Taylor laughed and smiled. "I so beat those little punk brats!" He blinks and looks at his rear view mirror. "What is that...?"

'Don't worry! The air force is here!' Hero's wings started to glow white and he rushed at the arms which he easily cut through.

Taylor stopped the van and growled as Houndoom and Drilbur landed on the ground. He quickly got out and gripped his Pokeball. "You punk Pokemon! Just wait!" He laughed and threw his Pokeball. "Come on out Larvitar!"

With a flash his Larvitar came out. 'You guys are gonna regret this!'

The three Pokemon looked at each other.

"Drilbur!" Gilbert called out as they caught up.

'Gilbert...?' He looked back and smiled, waving his arms around. He ran up to him and jumped into his arms. 'Gilbert! I finally found you! Don't go missing on me again!' He looked up at him.

Gilbert cackled and grinned. "Don't worry. I got ya."

Ludwig glared as he stood behind Houndoom. "Are you ready Houndoom?"

He looked back at Ludwig and smirked. 'Do you even have to ask? Anyone despicable enough to steal Pokemon needs to be dealt with immediately. Lets go!' He growled and looked forward, ready to battle.

Ludwig smirks lightly, almost as if he knew exactly what his Pokemon was saying to him. "I think we have the same thought running through our heads. Now lets go! Shadow Ball!"

"HERO!" Alfred ran up to his Pokemon and smiled. "It's great to see you again buddy!"

'Alfred! I feel the same way!' He landed on the ground and smiled at him, rubbing his head against his chest as Alfred hugged him tight.

Houndoom opened his mouth wide and formed a purple and black ball of energy in his mouth and fired it at Larvitar.

"Dodge! Then use Headbutt!" Taylor called to his Pokemon.

Larvitar avoided the Shadow Ball and ran up to Houndoom, hitting him with his head.

Houndoom grit his teeth and stumbled back, shaking his head.

"That's alright! Now Houndoom! Use Flamethrower!" Houndoom released a stream of fire at Larvitar, hitting him dead on and making him fall on his back. "Now! Shadow Ball!"

Houndoom growled and opened his mouth, but instead of a ball of black and purple energy forming in his mouth, a light purple orb surrounded in black and purple circles appears inside it. He then fires a beam of black and purple circles from the orb inside its mouth at Larvitar.

"That...was Dark Pulse!" Ludwig blinked and smiled lightly. "Good job learning a new move Houndoom!"

Larvitar cried out as he was thrown back into Taylor who fell back and hit the ground. He growled as he returned his Pokemon to his Pokeball.

"You'll regret that!" He hurries into his van and quickly makes a U-Turn and revs the engine. "You're getting it now!"

The four looked at one another and lined up side by side, along with their Pokemon.

"Drilbur! Use Dig!" Drilbur formed himself into a drill and dug underground. He came back up in front of Gilbert and grinned. The ground under the van's wheels collapsed and he was stuck.

"Okay! Totodile! Water Gun!" Henry points forward.

"Houndoom! Dark Pulse!"

The two Pokemon released both their attacks. The attacks twirled around each other and combined into a super powerful attack.

Taylor gulped. "Oooohhhh crap-"

BOOM

The van exploded when it was hit and Taylor was sent flying off. "LOOKS LIKE I'M ROCKETING OFF! JUST WAIT UNTIL NEXT TIME YOU BRAAAAAAATS-"

Ding

Ludwig looked down at Houndoom and hugged him around the neck. "It's good to have you back Houndoom."

'It's good to be back Ludwig.' He smiled at him and licked his cheek.

I do hope you enjoyed these translations. For now they shall be turned off again.

With their Pokemon found and returned, our heroes happily celebrated their return with their Pokemon too! Another hurdle jumped, and Taylor defeated yet again, our heroes continue their journey across the Johto region. What lies before them is still unknown! Continue reading to find out what happens next!