Previously, Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu were heading in the west for Ash's final frontier symbol before the champion. "I can't wait to fight the final frontier brain in Sinnoh before the champion battle" said Ash. "I know, it will be exciting" replied Serena.

"Yeah, but sadly, we still have a bit of a ways to go" said Ash. "True" replied Macy. Then, Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu all reach a fork in the road with three paths. "Which way should we go"? Asked Ash. "Pika" replied Pikachu pointing to the left.

"Well, if you say so, Pikachu" said Ash. So, Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu go the left path. However, the left path ended up being wrong. "Drat" said Sakura. "Yeah, I know" replied Macy. "Well, let's try the right path then" said Casey.

"Right" said Ash. So Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu then try the right path and was successful, as they saw more landmarks. "Thankfully, that was the right way" stated Ash. "Yeah, I know" replied Casey. "Well, hopefully evil organizations aren't following us" said Casey.

"You know they probably are" said Ash. True to Ash's word, there were two villains from Team Rocket following them named Cassidy and Butch, who don't give up. "We will steal Ash's Pokemon to make money" said Butch. "Yeah, I know" said Cassidy.

Now back to Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu as they continue on. Pikachu then looks back and happens to see Butch and Cassidy's footprints. "Pika" said Pikachu to Ash. "What is it, Pikachu"? Asked Ash.

Pikachu then pointed to the footprints. "Whose footprints are these"? Asked Ash. "I have no idea" said Macy. "Well, it looks like someone is following us" said Serena. "Yeah, we better be careful" said Ash. "Agreed" said Sakura.

So, Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu then continue on to the Battle Castle, making sure to be careful. Meanwhile with the traitors, one of them were regretting the way they treated Ash. The traitor who regretted the way he treated Ash is none other than Brock.

I can't believe what I have said before, I don't know why I said that stuff about my friend, Ash. Why would I ever do that to him, thought Brock to himself. Brock then decides to abandon Misty, Dawn, May, Iris and Max. Brock then leaves to find a phone to call Ash and apologize to him.

"Hey guys, where did Brock go"? Asked Max. "I don't know" said May. Then, Brock left them a note saying I have come to realize that Ash's friendship is more important than yours, and so, I'm leaving and I will never return to you five. "Whoa, what is with the sudden change in Brock"? Demanded Max angrily.

"I know, well, forget about him, at least we still think Ash is pathetic" said Misty. "True" said Dawn. "Well, let's go have fun without Brock or Ash or any of them" said Iris. "Agreed" said May. So, Misty, May, Dawn, Iris and Max all go have fun without Brock and now Brock is no longer their friend.

Now back to Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu as they continued on. Then suddenly ….. "Halt" came a voice. "Great, I recognize those two voices" said Ash. "Same here" replied Macy. Then, Butch and Cassidy show up. "Prepare for trouble, and make it double, here's our mission so you better listen, to infect the world with devastation, to blight all people in every nation, to denounce the goodness of truth and love, to extend our wrath to the stars above, Cassidy, and Butch of course!

We are Team Rocket, circling the earth day and night, surrender to us now, or you'll surely lose the fight. "Raticate" replied Raticate. "Great, just what we need, it's Cassidy, and Biff" said Ash. "I know, right" responded Macy. "IT'S BUTCH, BUTCH" said Butch angrily. "What do you want"? Asked Serena angrily to Butch and Cassidy.

"Same thing we always want, to steal your Pokemon" said Cassidy. "Yeah" replied Butch. "Like that would ever happen, Pikachu, use thunder, now" said Ash. "Pikachu" said Pikachu. Then, Raticate got zapped. "GRRRR, Raticate, use super fang, now" said Cassidy. Raticate then tried using super fang.

However, Ash told Pikachu to use quick attack, and Raticate was sent flying. "Alright Pikachu, use thunder, now" said Ash. "Pikachu" said Pikachu. "No, we are blasting off" said Butch and Cassidy. "Serves them right" said Casey. "Yeah, I know" said Sakura.

"I'm glad they went blasting off" said Ash. "I know, right" said Serena. "Well, let's keep going to the Battle Castle, now that Butch and Cassidy are gone" said Sakura. "Agreed" responded Casey. So, Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu continue on their way to the Battle Castle.

Then, they found a place to stay at the Pokemon Center, of course. "Let's stop here, for the night" said Ash. "I agree" said Sakura. So, Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu all stop for the night. "Let's eat dinner" suggested Serena. "Agreed, I am pretty hungry" replied Ash. "Well then, it's settled" said Serena.

Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu then ate dinner while Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura and Casey's Pokemon were healing from Nurse Joy. Pikachu, was of course, eating ketchup while Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura and Casey were eating Burgers for dinner. "These burgers sure are good" said Ash.

"I know, these burgers taste amazing" said Macy. "So, should we head to bed, after we are done eating dinner'? Asked Sakura. "Sure, we need our rest to continue on to the Battle Castle" said Ash. "Alright" responded Sakura. After dinner and the bill was paid, , Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura and Casey then collected their other pokemon, since they were fully healed.

Then, as , Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu were about to head to sleep, suddenly … "Ash" said Nurse Joy. "What's up"? Asked Ash. "There's a phone call for you" said Nurse Joy. "Oh ok, I wonder who could be calling" said Ash. "Well, let's find out" said Casey.

"Right" said Sakura. So, , Ash, Macy, Serena, Sakura, Casey and Pikachu then went to the phone and discovered Brock was on the other line …..