With another new Pokémon egg joining them, our heroes were heading to New Bark Town to deliver it to Prof. Elm and have Ash be signed up for the Silver Conference.

As of now, everyone was having lunch near the cliffsides.

Taking a bite out of her sandwich, Molly looks at the green Pokémon Egg they got from Bill with her curiosity getting the better of her.

"Why won't you hatch already? I want to know what you are." Molly said annoyed.

"Molly you can't rush this stuff." Ash laughs at her antics. "It takes a while for a baby Pokémon to hatch."

"But I'm tired of waiting." Molly said in a huff.

"Mime!" Mime Jr. mimics her actions.

"Molly it's like when Ash first got Gaia's egg. Patience is key not just for Ash but for all of us." Brock chuckles.

"And while you are patient, don't you wanna think what kind of Pokémon we got?" Tomo asks.

"Well yeah it could be anything. That's why I want it to hatch so I can find out what." Molly said.

"Well it's not like it'll hatch by saying, "Oh magic egg, please hatch so we may see the little bundle of joy." Misty said joking.

"Yeah maybe if I hold it close I'll work my magic powers and hatch it." Ash jokes as he holds the egg under his shirt.

Everyone except Molly laughs, who crossed her arms, pouting.

Suddenly to everyones surprise the egg suddenly started to glow bright.

"Uh guys I think the egg just hatched." Ash said.

"You're kidding." Tomo said as Ash lifted his shirt and everyone sees small, green reptilian Pokémon with rocky skin. It has a blunt spike on top of its head red scales cover its diamond-shaped belly, and there are several small holes in its body.

"I don't believe it...my brother is a Pokemon Hatching Master!" Molly said with stars in her eyes.

"Uh Molly, Ash didn't..never mind." Misty shook her head.

"Just what is it?" Tomo asks as Ash takes his PokéDex out.

"Time to find out." He said opening it.

"Larvitar, the Rock Skin Pokémon. Larvitar generally hatch deep within the earth and take a long time before coming to the surface."

"It's even better than I imagined." Molly said walking up to Larvitar waiting for it to open its eyes but they just stayed closed. "Hey why isn't he moving?"

That gotten everyone's attention. Brock puts a hand onto the newborn and gasped. "Woah, it's body temperature is really low even for a rock Pokémon." He said alerting them. "We best take it to a Pokémon Center and fast."

"But we're still too far from New Bark Town." Ash said.

"There should be another one nearby." Brock said looking at the map.

With quick pace, everyone followed Brock's directions and headed to the nearby Pokémon Center and gave Larvitar to Nurse Joy.

Wrapping Larvitar in a blanket, Nurse Joy puts it on a bed.

"You were right to bring it here. Larvitar's body temperature is much too low, but I can't seem to find anything else wrong." She said.

"Is there anything you can do to help Larvitar?" Ash asks.

"Well, I could contact Prof. Elm about this." Nurse Joy suggested and went to the computers.

In New Bark Town..

Prof. Elm was currently away from his office as he was meeting actually meeting with Prof. Oak at the port but he had some traveling companions with him.

"My so this is Johto, quite a sight." Tomo's father said walking off the boat.

"It certainly is nice to be back." Spencer said walking behind them.

"I wonder how our kids are doing?" Tomo's mother said.

"I'm sure they're quite alright. Don't forget Ash is looking after them." Prof. Oak.

"Professor!" Looking over they turn to see Prof. Elm waving to them, and right by him was Jimmy, Vincent and Marina.

"Ah Prof. Elm, it's a pleasure seeing you again." Prof. Oak said shaking his hand. "Oh these must be your trainers?"

"Hi there I'm Jimmy and these are my friends Vincent and Marina." Jimmy waves.

"It's nice to meet you Prof. Oak." Vincent said.

"We've heard so much about you." Marina smiles.

"And I've heard the same from Prof. Elm as well. I'd like you to meet Ash's mother, Tomo's mother and father and Molly's father." He said greeting them.

"It's nice to meet you all. Are you some of my Ash's friends?" Delia asks.

"Yeah we're pretty good but that doesn't mean I plan to lose to him at the league." Vincent said.

"He's a great guy, but he's going down." Jimmy agreed.

"You guys are way too motivated." Marina rolls her eyes.

"It's quite alright, nothing wrong with a little rivalry." Prof. Oak chuckles. "Why it's like when my grandson Gary and Ash used to compete in everything when they were younger."

"I don't suppose any of you kids can tell me how my daughter's doing?" Spencer asks.

"Or our little Tommy?" Tomo's mother asks.

"Tommy? You mean Tomo?" Jimmy asks confused.

"It's a long story, but yes." Tomo's father said.

"They're both doing great. In fact Tomo competed in the Whirl Cup not too long ago." Prof. Elm said.

"Really?" His parents asks surprised that their son competed.

"Yes, Ash has really been a positive influence on both of them." Prof. Elm smiled.

"Oh that's my Ash for you." Delia smiles hearing the news about him. "I just can't wait to his face when he gets here."

Walking to Prof. Elm's lab Tomo's mom noticed the sad expression on her husband's face.

"What's wrong sweetie?" She asks.

"Tommy's growing up, he's becoming quite the young boy and where were we during any of that?" He sighs.

His wife frowns too. "You're right.."

"I've got to make this right, even if it was your..." Before he could finish his wife glared at him with her scary eyes. "I mean my fault."

Meanwhile back at the Pokémon Center...

It began storming and raining where the others were. Placing a heater in front of Larvitar it was still shaking as it slept when Nurse Joy walked in.

"There was no answer at Prof. Elm's lab, but I sent an email." Nurse Joy said.

"Let's hope he answers it soon." Misty said concerned when suddenly the power went out.

"What was that?" Molly gasps.

"Must be a power outage. I'll go check the generator." Nurse Joy said.

Nurse Joy grabbed her raincoat and ran outside. When she arrives she gasps to see lightning had struck the generator. "Oh no, the generator is destroyed!"

Inside, Ash looks to see Larvitar was starting to shiver.

"Hang on Larvitar." Doing the only thing he could think of Ash holds Larvitar close trying to warm him with his body heat.

"It's gonna need more than just that probably heat it up." Brock said he got an idea. "That's it." He pulls his Master Ball out. "Come on out Charizard!"

As his clone Charizard appears and let's out a small roar he turns to his trainer curious.

"Use your tail flame to help Ash keep Larvitar warm." Brock said.

Charizard sees Ash holding the newborn Pokémon, who looked cold and he nodded as he ignites his tail flame to make it abit large like a fireplace.

..

Meanwhile at Prof. Elm's lab, the two Professors and Spencer were having quite the debate while everyone else had bored expressions on their faces.

"It's very clear an environment is important for a Pokémon nature and behavior. I mean take the Red Gyarados found at the Lake of Rage." Prof. Elm says.

"Yes, but keep in mind Gyarados are naturally aggressive Pokemon." Prof. Oak said.

"No, you're mistaken, this Gyarados was even more violent than it's nature." Prof. Elm argued.

"So you're saying the environment should be taken into consideration?" Spencer asks.

"Perhaps we can talk about something else?" Delia suggests.

"Anything else." Jimmy adds but they were ignored.

"OK, being a Pokémon Professor is a big nono for me." Vincent sighs when they suddenly heard beeping from Prof. Elm's P.C. "Ahem pardon me gentleman." Vincent said interrupting the men's conversation. "As much as I love to hear more of this conversation any longer, Prof. Elm I think you just got an E-mail."

"Oh, well I wonder who it's from?" Walking over Prof. Elm opens up his P.C and gasps. "Oh no! The egg hatched into a Larvitar and is in serious danger, your kids are trying to save it!"

"What?!" All of them gasp standing up.

"We have to hurry, where are they?" Prof. Oak asks.

Back with the others...

They were sleeping around and near Charizard.

As Ash was holding Larvitar he stuggled to keep his eyes open before he slowly started to drift off to sleep.

In his dream, Ash saw a motorcycle racing down a mountain with a crate tried to it.

As Ash was holding Larvitar he stuggled to keep his eyes open before he slowly started to drift off to sleep.


In his dream, Ash opens his eyes to see he was in a room of darkness. "Where am I?" And that's when he hears a motor sound and everything around him began to rumble. "What's happening?!"

Suddenly he saw a motorcycle racing through the forest in the rain with a wooden box tied to the back of it.

When they drove over some rocks in the road, the crate fell from the motorbike and down a hill where it broke apart and revealed to be the egg Ash got from the Marine Laboratory as it falls into a raging river.

"Whoa! What's going on?!" Ash asks when he saw he soon found himself in a city as multiple people kicked the egg along the road paying no attention to it whatsoever. "Hey knock it off!"

But obviously they couldn't hear him. As the egg rolled onto the street a truck was about to run it over causing Ash to scream and just like that he woke up panting heavily.

"What was that?" Ash said looking down at Larvitar. "Did-did you go through all of that?"

"Lar.." The little rock Pokémon groan silently, though sounding like it was in some pain.

Ash held his grip onto Larvitar. "Poor little guy.." He frowns.

Then the door opened to reveal Prof. Oak, Elm, their friends and the parents.

"Sorry we're late!" Prof. Elm said waking everyone up.

"Prof. Oak, Prof. Elm? Mom?" Ash asked.

"Papa?!" Molly gasped.

"Dad? Mama?" Tomo gasped.

"Jimmy, Marina, Vincent?" Brock asks.

"Hey guys." Jimmy said.

"What are you guys doing here?" Misty asks.

"Well we were going to surprise you guys at Prof. Elm's lab, but then we got the email about the egg and came rushing over." Vincent said.

Ash held up Larvitar. "Well it's not looking good."

Once placing the baby Pokémon on the bed, they explained everything to both regional Professors.

"This Larvitar had a low body temperature when it first hatched and still continue to drop?" Elm asks.

"And you were warming it using various methods all this time?" Oak asks.

"Yes, but not one of them were successful." Nurse Joy said sadly.

"You all did a great job keeping it warm this whole time, but we'll take it from here." Elm said taking out a case full of supplies.

"In the meantime I suggest you all go to the kitchens and get some food and reconnect." Prof. Oak suggests.

Ash wanted to refute to help, but Brock held his shoulder. "We've done all we can, let them handle it now."

Ash looks to Larvitar one more time before he sighs. "OK."

In the center as Nurse Joy was making them breakfast Jimmy and Vincent took out their badges to show Ash.

"Check it out. Just won the Glacier badge last week. Now I have all 8." Vincent said.

"Same with me." Ash opens his jacket to reveal his 8 badges. "I beat Clair a few days ago."

"Sweet, looks like we're all going to the Silver Conference." Jimmy grins.

"Hey is "You know who" gonna be there too?" Marina whispered.

"Yep." Misty nods.

"So Molly, Prof. Elm tells me you've become quite the little helper when you helped him evolve his Seadra." Spencer said.

Molly nods with a proud smile. "With a little help I got Kingdra to finally learn Dragon Pulse, and he loves being with me."

"That's my girl." Spencer smiles.

"So Tommy, Prof. Elm told us you were in the Whirl Cup." His dad said sitting next to him.

"Yeah, it's no big deal. I didn't get very far." Tomo said uncomfortably.

"And I've heard from Mrs. Ketchum you've became quite good of a Pokémon Trainer your age." He said.

"We're so proud of you." His mom said.

"Oh um..thanks." Tomo said still not feeling like himself.

"Uh Ash what's going on with Tomo?" Vincent whispers.

Ash sighed. "He and his dad aren't good terms with each other."

"Wow what he do?" Jimmy asks.

"He dropped him out of an airplane." Ash said as shocked looks appeared on their faces.

"OK I can understand him acting like that now." Marina said.

"His parents are trying to reconnect with him but after being out of his life for so long it's a little hard for Tomo." Ash explains.

"Well maybe they just need a third party's help." Marina said

"Third Party?" Brock asks. "You mean like a therapist?"

"Exactly." Marina nods.

"But we don't know any good ones around here." Misty said.

"Hello." Marina points to herself.

"You? You know about Therapy?" Ash asks surprised.

"A girl has to have a few surprises." She giggles before walking over to Tomo and his parents.

They looked Jimmy and Vincent, who just shrugs.

"Hey why the sad faces? They don't suit you Tomo." Marina said getting his attention.

"Look Marina, I appreciate the help but I don't think you can undo what's happened between us." Tomo said.

"Probably not, but even so that was the past. Do you really want this to hang over your heads and prevent you from being a family for the rest of your life?" Marina asks surprising them.

"N-no." His mother said. "I really don't want that to happen."

"M-Me neither." Tomo said

"I think the problem is you all are having a hard time trying to convey your emotions to each other because you don't want things to get worse, but you need to let them out." Marina said.

"Let them..out you say?" Tomo's dad asks.

"Tomo what are you feeling towards your parents. Don't be afraid." Marina said.

"Well I'm nervous that if I let them back into my life again I'm gonna end up more hurt than I when I first met them in the Pokémon Preserve." Tomo admits.

"I see." Marina said. "Now Mr. And Mrs..I'm sorry I never gotten your names."

"I'm Maria, Tommy-I mean Tomo's mother and this is my husband David."

"Alright, well Maria and David, tell your side of the story if you please."

"Wel it happened when Tommy was just a baby. We were flying over the Pokemon Preserve when my husband saw many Pokémon out the window and he got it in his head to have him get a closer look by holding him out the window." Maria said.

Both Vincent and Jimmy sweatdropped hearing this.

"What kind of a man does that to his own kid?" Jimmy muttered.

"No wonder Tomo's so uncomfortable." Vincent muttered.

"And now you know why Ash hated him back then." Misty shook her head.

"So uh how long did it take for you two to find him again?" Marina asks.

"Actually it was Ash who found him and it was until last year." David admits.

"And since then Tomo wanted to go with Ash, acting like he was his big brother, and we'll the rest is history." Maria said.

"So you three haven't had a single chance to reconnect as a family?" Marina asks.

All 3 family members shook their heads, as a no.

"Well maybe that's what you three need. Why don't you three do something together while you're here?" Marina suggests.

"Well..that does sound quite fine to do." David said agreeing to it.

"How about it Tomo? Want to go for a little nature walk with us?" Maria offers.

Tomo looks to Ash, who tells him "Up to you". He looks to his parents and gave a small nod. "I guess I can give it a try."

Getting up the three of them walk out towards the forest.

"Wow Marina, that was...Unbelievably impressive." Ash said.

"Thank you Ash. But out of curiosity what exactly happened to Tomo before you found him?" Marina asks.

"He was raised by wild Kangaskhan." Brock said.

"Kanghaskhan?" All 3 Johto trainers said surprised.

"And he was like the protector of all of the Kanghaskhan. Man you guys should've seen him." Ash said.

"That boomerang of his is very painful. I know from experience, trust me." Brock said.

The doors to the room opened up to reveal Prof. Oak and Prof. Elm walking out. "Everyone, we have some news about Larvitar."

"Is he okay?" Ash asks standing up concerned.

"You having to be worried about, Larvitar is going to be alright now." Prof. Oak says with a smile.

"That's a relief." They all sighed.

"It's thanks to you all for keeping him warm enough until we got here." Prof. Elm said.

They saved another innocent life from leaving so soon. "Can we see it?" Molly asks.

"Of course but don't do anything strenuous he's healing." Prof. Oak said.

Everyone went into the room to see Larvitar all curled up in a blanket on the bed.

"Aw it looks so cute when he's not shivering for dear life." Marina said.

"Something has been bothering me about this situation. Even though Larvitar's body temperature has returned to normal it still hasn't woken up yet." Prof. Elm said.

"It's possible it might have some kind of mental trauma when it was an egg." Spencer suggests when Ash remembers the dream he had last night.

"I..I think I know what's wrong."

All of them looked to Ash curiously as he told them everything he saw in the dream.

"You were seeing inside Larvitar's dream?" Misty asks.

"Yeah. So something must've happened to make him feel closed off and not wanting to be here." Ash explains.

"That's horrible." Jimmy said.

"But not unheard of. Some studies have stated that even while still in eggs Pokemon's attitudes depend on what sort of environment they had before hatching." Prof. Elm said pausing to think.

"Hey, is it alright if I could help him?" Ash asks.

"If you think you have an idea that could help by all means try." Prof. Oak urged.

"What are you gonna do?" Vincent asks as Ash picks up Larvitar.

"I'm gonna show Larvitar what the world is like outside of his egg." He smiles.

Taking Larvitar outside Ash took him out to an open field filled with trees and flowers.

"See Larvitar, those are called plants. They grow up by using the sun's rays." Ash said pointing to the big ball of light in the sky. "And over there is what we called the ocean. It's completely full of water." He said looking towards the view of the ocean.

"Lar." Larvitar said not really interested in this.

'Okay this might be a little difficult.' Ash thought.

..

Nearby Tomo, Maria and David were sitting on a log taking a break from their walk.

"Well that felt like a nice walk, don't you two think?" Maria asks.

"Yeah it was alright." Tomo nods.

"You really can move. Did you have to move quickly while traveling through the regions?" David asks.

"Something like that. Climbing trees, swinging, felt as though I was back at the preserve." Tomo said.

"Right...so Tomo do you all have plans after the Johto League?" David asks.

"Not really, why do you ask?" Tomo asks.

"Well we were wondering maybe if you're up for it...you could possibly come back with us?" His dad said causing Tomo to turn to his parents.

What?" Tomo said surprised.

"We want you to come back to the Pokémon Preserve and stay with us. We...were hoping we could try to be a family again." He admits.

"We really miss you sweetie." Maria said.

Tomo gulps as he searched his feelings and turned to them. "I-I don't know if I want to."

"B-But." They stuttered.

"I was barely a year old when you two lost me and when I found out the truth I wanted to get as far away from you two as possible and now you want me to come back to you. I-I can't go through that again." Tomo said sadly.

He looks back from his time being with the Kangaskhan and the time being with Ash and the others.

"Tomo I know you're scared but we want to prove to you we can be good parents like how Ash proved to be a great big brother to you." Maria said.

"And I know I've messed up in the past and I'm so worry..but if you're willing to give me and your mother another chance." David says.

Tomo wasn't sure what to say when both his parents hugged him close causing tears to build up in his eyes.

"M-Mama..Papa.."

"Tommy." They said as the family sobbed at the reunion.

They can't throw away their past, but they can move on and foward with their lives.

..

As one family had started picking up the pieces Ash was still struggling to get Larvitar to open up.

'There's gotta be something I can show Larvitar that there's nothing to be scared of here.' He thought.

Ash looks around and noticed Larvitar looking at the Pokémon flying in the air and that gave Ash an idea. Reaching to his belt he took out a Pokéball. "Maybe a Pokémon is the right person for him to talk too."

He throws it and out came Mewtwo.

"Lar?" Larvitar looks up at the mysterious Pokémon.

'Hmm normally you don't call me out unless there's an emergency. Is something wrong?" Mewtwo asks looking to Ash.

Ash nods. "Mewtwo, I want you to meet Larvitar." He said holding him up. "He just hatched from his egg yesterday, but he's not liking the world outside of his egg."

Mewtwo looks at Larvitar and saw the look of a troubled Pokémon who has suffered.

"Those eyes. I had them once before." Mewtwo said surprising Larvitar.

"Lar?" Larvitar asks what he meant.

"Like you I thought the outside world meant nothing. You're in pain, aren't you?" Mewtwo asks as Larvitar slowly nods.

Ash's dream does remember something about Larvitar's egg probably moved away somewhere. That's probably why he is in pain.

"Lar Larvitar." Larvitar said trying to say it's hard.

"Believe me I know, but believe me when I say this human right here is worth trusting." Mewtwo said.

And Larvitar turns to face Ash.

"Like you I was lost, but he gave me a purpose. Give him a chance and I promise you won't be disappointed." Mewtwo said.

"You don't have to be scared of me Larvitar. Just want to be your friend." Ash smiles.

Larvitar flashbacks to last night when Ash held him all night when near Charizard to keep him warm.

Turning to Ash for the first time a soft smile appears on Larvitar's face as he nods saying he'll give him a chance.

"Now there's that smile." Ash said liking it and turns to Mewtwo. "Hey Mewtwo, wanna show Larvitar what the world is like from above?"

"I think I can do that." Picking up Larvitar they flew into the air surprising Larvitar at first who was screaming in fear. "Don't worry you're fine." Mewtwo said as he used Psychic to let Larvitar fly on his own.

"L-Lar?" He looks at himself to see he wasn't fall and moved himself and realize he was floating.

As he flew through the air Larvitar laughed and smiled at all the fun he was having.

He took a look down to the Pokémon world below and saw what a beauty it was. Many flying Pokémon around everywhere.

Flying next to him a couple of Pidgey greeted him causing Larvitar to wave back.

He was then greeted by Butterfree and Jumpluff.

After a few minutes, Mewtwo brought him down and Larvitar walks over to Ash with a very happy smile.

"Liked what you saw?" Ash asks smiling.

"LarLarvitar!"

"Thanks for the help." Ash said turning to Mewtwo who nods saying you're welcome.

Now with Larvitar now smiling, Ash carried him back to the Pokémon Center.

Returning Mewtwo to his Pokéball, Ash entered to see Tomo having a conversation with his parents.

"Hey Tomo." He said getting the kid's attention.

"Hey Ash." Tomo smiles.

"You're looking happy. Something good happen?" Ash asks.

Tomo smiles hugging his parents. "You could say that yeah."

"Hey Larvitar how are you doing?" Misty asks leaning towards him but Larvitar ends up freezing up.

"What's wrong Larvitar? Why'd you get all nervous?" Ash asks the small rock type.

"Lar Larvitar." He said nervously.

"I don't think Larvitar truly opened up and trusts other people just yet." Prof. Elm said.

"Perhaps it would be best if we returned him to his home." Prof. Oak suggests.

"But we don't know where he even lives." Molly said.

"Actually we do have an idea." Prof. Elm said pointing to the map. "We believe Larvitar is originally from Mt. Silver."

"Mt. Silver?" Everyone asks.

"There's a Pokémon Preserve Center there, and that's might be where it belonged." Prof. Elm.

"But is it really up for traveling?" Misty asks worried.

"Yeah the little guy still looks shaken up." Jimmy pointed out seeing Larvitar still looking nervous in Ash's arm.

"Maybe it would be best if Larvitar stayed here for awhile." Vincent suggests.

"No it's quite alright." Prof. Oak said before explaining. "This could be the chance for Larvitar to open up to everything, plus it would good for it's development to see much of the world as possible."

"Plus Mt. Silver is on the way to the Silver Conference, so it's in your direction." Spencer points out.

"Looks like we got no choice guys." Ash said looking to his friends. "We're going to Mt. Silver."

"Just be sure to hurry up." Vincent said.

"We'll be waiting for you at the League." Jimmy said causing Ash to grin.

"Oh I'll be there." He said with confidence. "Count on it." The rivalry spark was in the 3's eyes again.

Arriving at the Pokémon Center in New Bark Town, Ash goes to Nurse Joy to register for the Silver Conference.

"I'm name's Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. I'd like to register for the Johto League Silver Conference please." He said handing Nurse Joy his PokéDex.

"One second please." Nurse Joy said taking it and slipping it into the computer. On screen they saw Ash's face and all 8 of his his gym badges.

ASH KETCHUM

ORIGIN: PALLET TOWN, KANTO

GYM BADGES: 8

WELCOME TO THE JOHTO LEAGUE!

The nurse hands it back to him. "There you go. You're all signed up."

Grinning Ash turns to his family and friends. "I'm sorry we have to leave after just meeting up but we better get going so we can make it on time." Ash said.

"Just be careful sweetie, and don't forget to do your best." Delia tells him.

"I won't mom. I love you." Ash said hugging her.

Spencer rubbed his daughter's hair. "Be good out there Molly, and I'll see you after you get back alright?"

"I will papa." Molly nods.

"Hope to see you soon after your adventure's over son." Maria said with a smile.

"We'll be waiting for you, little Tomo." David smiles as well.

"Goodbye." Tomo smiles as he waves goodbye.

Ash looks to their little companion. "Ready little guy?"

"Lar." Larvitar smiles with a happy nod.

Picking him up Ash carried Larvitar out the door with his friends right behind as they head to Mt. Silver to bring him home.


On the way towards the Silver Conference, the group now has a new agenda. Bringing the now hatched baby Larvitar to the Pokémon Preserve ontop of Mt. Silver.

And while everyone was having lunch, Ash was in a clearing doing some hard training with his Pokémon.

"Sakura use Razor Leaf!" Ash said as Sakura fired multiple leaves at Inferno and Riptide who leaped out of the way.

"Use Flame Wheel Inferno!" Ash shouts as Inferno runs towards the Sakura and his body becomes surrounded in flames.

Using Vine Whip, Sakura slams them into the ground allowing her to jump over the Flame Wheel.

And Inferno stopped the attack, seeing his opponent up in the air.

"Sakura use Magical Leaf, and Riptide Hydro Pump!" Ash shouts.

Both Pokémon fire their attacks and clash trying to push the other one back but Hydro Pump pushed through and soaked Sakura.

"Bay!" Sakura lands on the ground.

"Inferno use Flamethrower!" Leaping over Sakura, Inferno breathes a stream of flames at Riptide.

"Dodge it!" Riptide hops out of harms way, but Inferno kept trying to blast flames at him.

Sitting nearby on some logs everyone was watching while they were eating.

"With the Johto League about a week or two away, it's like just started a non-stop training session." Misty said.

"I know Ash is really pumped and excited." Brock said.

"I've never seen a League before. What are they like?" Molly asks.

"Oh man they're awesome!" Tomo said. "There's hundreds and hundreds of Pokémon Trainers everywhere all in one big stadium. It's battle after battle with non-stop action, ad they make it all the way to the final round and if you win, you're the Pokémon League Champion."

"Whoa. Sounds incredible." Molly said blown away.

"Sure is, and this is Ash's 2nd attempt at a league." Brock said watching his young friend.

"And this time Ash has tons more competition." Misty said.

Molly recalled his rivals.

Jimmy: His starter was a powerhouse Typhlosion. There's no telling how strong he gotten it since the last time.

Vincent: It's been quite some time since she saw him battle, but he maybe gotten stronger with his Pokémon without anyone knowing. He could be able to pull a win behind someone's back.

Gary, Ash's first rival: Known to capture a variety of different Pokémon and of course he's trained them to be as strong as they can be.

And finally and of course, Silver: A serious battler who showed no kind of mercy on the field with Pokémon. It's best to NOT let your guard down when you face him.

"Ash can take them all." Molly said confident.

"I hope so Ash definitely takes the leagues seriously. He wants to win those more than anything." Brock said.

Nearby Larvitar was looking at Ash train.

"Lar?" Larvitar said looking at him impressed when Gaia nudges him.

"Phanpy." Gaia said saying it was pretty cool.

"LarLarvitar?" He asks why wasn't he going to do it too.

"Phanpy Phan." Gaia admits saying he was still training and wasn't ready for the league.

Larvitar then wondered to himself if he would he strong too.

Back with Ash, he was wrapping his training up.

"Alright guys awesome job. Let's take a short break for lunch and continue after." Ash said as the three Pokémon nodded happily.

They headed back to the grounds where the others. "Hey nice training Ash." Brock said giving Inferno, Sakura and Riptide food.

"Thanks I just hope it'll be enough." Ash said as Gaia walks up to him. "You want to do some training Gaia?"

"Phan." He nodded.

"Yeah I bet you're eager to battle too." Ash chuckles.

"PhanPhanpy!" Gaia showed Ash by using Rollout and rolled around around them.

"Whoa not bad." Tomo said.

Gaia then rolls into a nearby bush and they heard an impact. "Bibi!"

"Huh?" Everyone turns to see Phanpy rubbing his head after he had crashed into an Elekid who was hiding in the bushes.

"An Elekid?" Ash pulls his PokéDex out and scanned it.

"Elekid, the Electric Pokémon. Elekid is the pre-evolved form of Electabuzz. Elekid tends to play out in the middle of thunderstorms. By rotating its arms, it generates electricity. However, it tires easily and can only charge a small amount. A weak electrical charge travels between its horns as well."

"Kinda resembles the one you found in the Orange Islands." Misty said.

Elekid looks at them and then to the ground to see the Pokémon Food in Larvitar's hands.

"Bi!" Elekid swiped it from him, surprising them and eats it.

"Hey that's not yours!" Molly shouted.

"Bi Bi!" Elekid said as he patted Larvitar on the back saying he didn't mind while Larvitar just had an uncomfortable look on his face.

"Bibibi!" They heard another voice which made Elekid freeze up, gulping. Turning around they saw another Elekid looking dead at the first one.

"Another one?" Brock said confused.

Elekid stepped back abit seeing the 2nd one. He must know this one.

"Bibibi?" She said pointing him and then at Larvitar, angrily.

"Bi!Bi!" He shakes his head frantically.

"Uh what's going on?" Molly asks confused.

"I'm not sure, but it doesn't look good for this guy." Ash said as the first Elekid tried running away.

"BiBi!" She said grabbing his arm and then gestured to Larvitar.

The male Elekid, defeated sighed. "BiBi.." He said apologizing to Larvitar.

"Lar? Lar." Larvitar nods accepting the apology.

"I'm think I'm starting to understand." Misty said taking a guess. "These two must be siblings."

"Oh, she's like his big sister and she's trying to make sure her little brother behaves." Brock said.

"Bibibi." The female Elekid bows to the humans, apologizing to them.

"Wow, so mature." Ash said.

"Kinda reminds me of you when you take care of Molly and Tomo." Misty giggles.

The female then dragged her little brother back into the forest by the horns, as he was complaining.

Suddenly they heard a loud rustling in the bushes behind them. "Is that another Elekid?" Misty asks as they looked expecting a Pokémon but instead their friend Casey fell out of the bushes.

"Casey!" Everyone said.

"Huh?" Casey looks up to see them and smiles. "Guys, long time no see."

"What are you doing here?" Misty asks.

"I'm looking for an Elekid. This forest is full of them." Casey said.

"Well you just missed some. We just saw 2 of them go that way." Ash pointed.

"Aw man!" Casey groans. "I keep trying to catch one but the other keeps stopping me!"

"Well it would be because those two happens to brother and sister." Brock says.

"Sorry Casey but you might have to look for another Elekid." Tomo said.

"No way! An Electabuzz never backs down from a challenge!" Casey said.

"Still a die hard Electabuzz fan I see." Misty said.

"You bet your ponytail I am!" Casey said fired up. "And just think, if I can get my hands on an Elekid, then we'll be one great pair! And cheer on the Electabuzz all the way to the pennant!"

And on cue Casey started singing her Electabuzz fight song.

Everyone sweatdropped on cue. "Good to hear that song again.." Ash mutters.

"Well enough about me what's new with you guys?" Casey asks.

"Ash is competing in the Silver Conference." Molly said.

"No way, you got all 8 Gym Badges?!" Casey gasped.

"Yes way." Ash smiles pulling his jacket out to reveal them.

"Wow you must've gotten real tough to gotten really tough since last time." Casey said impressed.

"Thanks, I'm trying to get in some last minute training before I make it there." Ash said.

"Say no more. Casey's Electabuzz Bootcamp is here to help." Casey said proudly.

"Casey's Electabuzz Bootcamp?" Everyone asks.

"You and your Pokémon need to be whipped into shape. By the time I'm done you'll be marching home proudly with the trophy in your hands." Casey said.

Ash took a minute to think to himself about this opportunity.

"Are you really gonna take this up?" Misty asks.

"It's Casey we're talking about. She tends to go overboard." Tomo whispers.

"I know, but I'm kinda interested on how Casey trains her Pokémon." Ash said.

"If you say so." They said nervously.

"Alright Casey, let's do it." Ash said turning to her.

"That's the spirit! We'll start right now, send out all your Pokémon." Casey said.

"Sure." Ash pulls out all his Pokéballs...well almost all (since he keeps Mewtwo and Maelstrom from being exposed.) "Come on out everyone!"

"Alright team lineup!" Casey said as they lined up next to Ash. "If you want to be champions you gotta fight, train and think like champions. Now drop and give me 50!"

"50?" Ash asks.

"You too Ash!" Casey said.

"Wait, why me?"

"You think in a game the players are the only ones working hard? The coach has to work even harder to keep them all in line." Casey said.

That sounded kinda new around them.

After pushups, Casey had Ash and his Pokémon run laps while she shouted at them.

"Come on you Slowpokes! I've seen actual Slowpokes move alot faster than you! Pick up the pace!" She shouted.

"Wow Casey wasn't kidding when she called this Bootcamp." Molly said.

"We tried to warn him." Brock shakes his head.

Soon they were doing attack drills.

"Sakura Razor Leaf!" Ash said as Sakura flung leaves at a tree.

"You call that a Razor Leaf?! I saw that coming a mile away!" Casey said.

"Bay.." Sakura wasn't liking Casey's rudeness towards her.

Taking out a Pokéball, Casey opens it to reveal a Meganium surprising them.

"Meganium Razor Leaf!" Casey said as Meganium threw leaves at an incredibly quick speed.

"W-woah. Is that your Bayleef?" Ash pulled his PokéDex out.

"Meganium, the Herb Pokémon. Meganium has the ability to fully restore dried-up plants and bring them back to life with its breath."

"See that, if you can get your Bayleef to fire attacks at that speed your opponents won't even have time to react." Casey said.

"Well Sakura, think you can get it down?" Ash ask her as Sakura sees her size which is way under Casey's Meganium.

"Bay." Sakura said determined to best Meganium.

Meanwhile...

We turn our way back with the Elekid siblings.

Up on top of the hill the little brother Elekid was laughing at Casey as she was running around barking orders at Ash's Pokemon.

"Bibibi!" He cried out pounding the ground as he laughed.

"BiBi." His sister said glaring at him.

"BiBi." Elekid shrugs saying it's funny.

"BiBiBibi." His sister said telling him "When will you ever grow up?" This was just this kind of attitude that keeps getting you in trouble.

"BiBiBi." He mumbled saying "And this is why nobody wants to be your friend."

"Bibibi?!" His sister shouted, "What was that?!"

"Bibi!" He shouted, "You heard me!"

The two siblings started arguing to the point the brother pushes his sister to the ground.

"Bibibibi!" Translating he says, "I'm sick and tired of you always babying me! Telling me what to do everything!"

"Bibibibi!" She translated. "Well I'm sick of always having to save you from getting into trouble!"

"Bibi!" "Well you won't have to deal with me any more!" "BIBI!" "im done being your brother!"

Storming off the little brother entered the forest while his sister released a shock wave into the air in rage.

Which scared off alot of flying type Pokémon in the process.

Down below...

Ash and his Pokémon sat on the ground exhausted as Casey called a break.

"Wow Casey, is this how you train all the time?" Tomo asks.

"Yup. Everything I showed them would leave every opponent we face down in the dumps." Casey said triumphantly.

"But did you have to tell at Gaia so much? I think he almost cried." Molly said.

Speaking of which, Gaia was whimpering in Ash's arms.

"Yeah I might have gone a little overboard. I'm sorry." Casey said rubbing the back of her head.

"So what else did you had in mind for Ash?" Misty asks.

"Now that we've gotten you guys warmed what do you say we have ourselves a little battle?" Casey suggests.

Hearing that Ash stood up. "Now we're talking. Hope you got better since last time."

"You bet I have, so step up to the plate. It's game time." Casey said pumped.

Ash and Casey stood apart from each other. "How many Pokémon?"

"Fine by me." Ash said.

"Pidgeot, batter up!" Casey throws out the Big Bird Pokémon.

"Pidgeo!"

"Whoa is that your Pidgey from when we first met?" Ash recalls.

"Meganium may be my star batter, but one person doesn't make up a team." Casey said.

"Well that's fine by me! Trickster, go!" Ash said and his shiny Noctowl came into play.

"Pidgeot show them your fast ball, Air Slash!" Casey said as Pidgeot created a blade of air.

"Use Air Slash too!" Trickster raises its wings above its head and a spiraling light blue orb of energy forms in between them. It then throws the ball at the opponent's.

Both attacks clash creating an explosion.

"Now steal the base with Quick Attack!" Flying in Pidgeot rams into Noctowl.

"Pull up and use Sky Attack!" Ash said and Trickster flies up into the air. His eyebrow tufts glow white and it flies into the air as it prepares for the attack.

"Pidgeot Aerial Ace!"

Pidgeot flies in like a jet towards Trickster as they collided with the other.

Both flying types were in a lock until Trickster prevails and knocks Pidgeot to the ground.

"Pidgeot maybe bigger and faster, but Noctowl can withstand stuff like that!" Ash shouted. "Use Extrasensory!"

Trickster's eyes glowed as he blasted Pidgeot with psychic waves.

"Now use Zen Headbutt!" His eyebrows glowed and a pinkish aura circle around him as he flew at Pidgeot.

"Batter up! Use Steel Wing!" With his wing turning to metal Pidgeot whacks Trickster away.

And onto the ground. "Hang in there Trickster!" Ash said.

"Pidgeot time another Aerial Ace!"

"Not gonna happen Casey, Trickster stay right there!" Ash says.

Trickster shakes off the pain and glared Pidgeot down as it flew in at full speed.

He stayed right where Ash told him to and right when Pidgeot was in range of him. "Now Confusion!"

With glowing eyes Trickster stopped Pidgeot as it was inches away from landing a hit.

"What?!" Casey said shocked.

He then lifts Pidgeot up before slamming him into the floor and repeated it.

"No! He tagged my runner!" Casey said.

"That means you're outta here!" Ash said as Trickster sent Pidgeot flying into a tree.

And he slumps down and fainted.

"Pidgeot is unable to battle Noctowl wins!" Brock said acting as the ref.

"Nice job Trickster!" Ash said as his Noctowl hooted his victory.

"Great job Pidgeot, you were awesome." Casey said returning him. "Well Ash I guess it's time I brought out my secret weapon."

"Secret weapon?" They all said curiously.

"Go!" Casey said throwing a Pokéball and out appeared a Magmar.

"You got a Magmar?!" Ash gasped.

"Oh yeah! Game time Magmar!" Casey declares.

"Magmar!" Magmar said blowing flames ready for the battle.

Switching back to the Elekids..

The little brother Elekid was mumbling to himself as he stomped through the forest angrily.

"Bibi.." He grumbled something about stupid sisters.

Looking around he sees a rock on the ground, rage taking over he kicks it as hard as he could sending the rock flying and ends up making a hitting noise.

And a shriek.

"Bi? Elekid gulps as a Victreebell emerged with a big bump on its face.

"Bibi!" He exclaimed and tried to knock it away with Thunder.

Using Vine Whip Victreebell ties up Elekid and slams him into the ground before Thunder could hit.

"Bibi!" Elekid growls trying to free himself by bitinge the vines.

Screeching in pain, Victreebell lets go allowing Elekid to make a run for it.

Shaking it off, Victreebell let out a screech that echoed throughout the forest.

As Elekid ran 3 more Victrebell jumped in front of him surprising him. He turns to run, but 3 more popped up.

"BIBI!" Elekid screams yelling for help.

Across the forest, his sister heard his screams and turned in that direction.

"Bi?"

With Ash and Casey...

"Magmar Flamethrower!" Magmar blasts Trickster causing him to fall to the ground with swirly eyes.

"Noctowl is unable to battle, Magmar wins!"

"Yes! Score is all tied up!" Casey cheered.

Ash returns Trickster. "Nice work Trickster."

Ash was about to grab his next Pokémon when the older sister Elekid sprinted out of the woods and ran past them.

"BI!BI!"

"Whoa an Elekid!" Casey said getting distracted.

"Hey wasn't that one of the Elekid's we met earlier?" Misty asks.

"Yeah, but where's the other one?" Tomo asks as Larvitar saw the worried expression her face.

"Lar!" He looks to Ash. "Larvitar!"

"What's wrong Larvitar?" Ash asks

He points the Elekid and motions that they should follow her.

"We better go. Something doesn't seem right." Ash said.

"Guess our battle is put on hold." Casey said

Following Elekid, they entered the 2nd half of the forest, but what they didn't knew was this route was known to have rogue Victreebel all around.

Back with the male Elekid...

We find him tied up with multiple vines, dangling upside down.

"BiBi." Elekid said trying to break free but it was no use.

Looking down he saw many Victreebel, Weepinbell, and Bellsprout all around.

"BiBi?" He said surprised when the Victreebell he hit made its way towards him.

He shouts at it to release him now.

"Bell!" It said meaning never as it ordered a Bellsporut to whack him with Vine Whip.

Elekid yelped in pain, he wanted to attack, but his arms were tied.

Elekid looked at the situation he was in and realized that if he hadn't had gotten into a fight and listened to his sister he never would have been in this mess.

"Bibi.." He closed his eyes and said "I'm sorry..sis..I didn't mean it."

"BIBI!" A yell echoed throughout the woods.

Turning around the grass types saw Elekid's sister sprinting towards them.
"Bibi!" Elekid shouted "Sis!"

"Bell!" Victreebel shouted to attack. Bellsprout and Weepinbell fired Razor Leaves at her.

Running out of the way, Elekid leaps into the air with a Thunderpunch and breaks her brother free.

"Bibi!" Elekid quickly held his older sister in an embrace and quickly apologize as he cried.

"BiBi." She said accepting his apology and hugging back.

"Treee!" They heard the many grass evolutions and sees them circling around, trapping them.

Both siblings braced themselves not seeing a way out of this.

"Vine Whip!" Two voice said as two sets of vines grabbed the siblings and pulled them to safety.

Looking up, the two saw Ash's Bayleef and Casey's Meganium who rescued them.

"Great catch." Ash said.

"Thanks you too." Casey said as they put them down.

The Elekid were surprised they saved them, especially the one Casey tried to catch.

"That's a lot of angry Pokémon." Molly said.

"What happened here?" Brock asks.

Every grass type were staring down at the intruders.

"Probably something bad." Ash gulps.

The Victreebel started releasing Stun Spore.

"Meganium stop it with your Sweet Scent!"

"Mega!" Meganium releases a pink powder from the petals around his neck. Thus easily pushing back the Stun Spore and the grass types felt smooth and relaxed.

"Sakura, use Magical Leaf!" Sakura swings her head and multiple razor-sharp leaves fly out and they knocked them back.

Looking at them the Victreebell that Elekid hit glared at them and used Razor Leaf.

"Meganium, use Solar Beam!" Casey shouts. Meganium's flower neck glowed and fired a green beam of energy out his mouth.

"Sakura use Body Slam!" Leaping in the air Sakura slams down towards Victreebell.

Victreebel dodges, but Elekid's sister leaped from Sakura's back and pounds Victreebel with a Thunderpunch attack.

"Thanks a lot." Ash said.

"Bibi." Elekid said saying she's got their back.
Victreebel lashes it vines towards them.

"Sakura counter with your Vine Whip!"

"Bay!" She threw her vines out too and now both grass types were in a game of tug of war.

"Come on Sakura pull!" Ash said as Victreebell started to pull her in.

"Ash remember bootcamp!" Casey reminds him.

His eyes widened. "Sakura, Swing and Slam!"

Sakura's eyes snapped opened. "BAY-" using all of her strength, she lifted Victreebel from the ground, surprising it and started swinging it around and around. "-LEEF!" With a jump into the air, she flipped Victreebel and smashes it onto the ground.

"Nailed it!" Casey grins.

"Thanks Casey." Ash smiles.

Victreebel couldn't take it anymore and fainted.

"Bay?" Sakura said as she suddenly started to glow.

Surprising the others, her body grew taller and a flower was sprouted around her neck as she was the same size as Meganium. When the light exploded, Sakura was now also a Meganium! "Mega!"

"Cool now you have a Meganium too." Casey said as Larvitar was amazed seeing an evolution for the first time.

The other sprout evolution Pokémon were all furious that their leader lost and was about to attack the intruders.

"Bi!" The younger brother said to his sister, who nodded with her own "Bi!"

The two hooked arms as they rotate their free arm and electricity crackled around their horns. "BIBI!" One massive blast of Shock Wave was released.

All the grass types scream in agonizing pain before turning around and running into the forest abandoning their leader to the trainers.

"Woah." Everyone was blowned away by their power.

"I gotta have one of those Elekid." Casey said with stars in her eyes.

Both Elekid siblings stopped rotating their arms and looked exhausted from using each others energy.

As they fell backwards, both Gaia and Larvitar helped them up when suddenly they saw Victreebell get up.

Stepping back in fear all of them expected Victreebell to attack in anger but instead tears formed in its eyes as it started to cry.

(Cue Courage the Cowardly Dog sad theme)

"Oh no what's wrong?" Molly asks as they walk over.

"It's family and friends just left it here while it was hurt, who wouldn't cry from that?" Brock asks.

"Now I feel bad for attacking it." Casey frowns and so did Meganium.

The older sister looks to her brother and gestures to Victreebell.

Walking up to it Elekid bows his head in apology.

Victreebel sniffs as it tried wiping its eyes with its vines.

"You know if you don't have a family anymore I think I know someone who would be happy to look after you." Ash said walking over.

"T-Tree?" He asks, "R-Really?"

"Oh yeah, my mom would love to have a strong, caring grass type like you around the house." Ash nods.

Victreebel was feeling overjoyed that he was given a new chance to have a new life.

"And I know the perfect name for you. We'll call you..Pitcher." Ash smiles.

"Wow Mrs. Ketchum is in for a surprise when she meets him." Misty said.

Ash pulled a Pokéball out. "Ready to see your new home?"

"Bell!" Pitcher said excited.

Tossing the ball it absorbs Pitcher and wiggles three times before clicking and transporting away.

(Song End)

..

With that done and done, everyone now escaped the "Victreebel Forest". "That was really sweet what you did back there Ash." Casey said smiling.

"Hey, anyone deserves a 2nd chance." He smiled.

"Speaking of second chances." Casey said turning to the Elekids hoping she could get a second chance of catching them.

The sister Elekid looked hesitant, but her little brother said it'll be fine.

Ash looks at the sister and taps her. "You know being the oldest sibling is never easy. Constantly having to make sure they're safe."

"Bibi.." She sighs.

"But sometimes you gotta let your siblings decide things for themselves." Ash said getting her attention.

Elekid looks towards her brother, who gives her a look that says, "Please".

Deep down she knew it was gonna be hard but Ash was right this was his choice. "Bi." She said nodding.

Elekid nodded as thanks and he challenged Casey to a battle.

"You ready Meganium?" Casey asks as Meganium nods eagerly.

Elekid stood from Meganium and spun his arms and releases Thundershock.

"Counter with with Razor Leaf!" Casey said.

Flinging multiple leaves Meganium cuts through Thundershock hitting Elekid.

"Bibibi!" He breaks through with Thunderpunch and makes his way towards Meganium to land it's mark.

"Grab him with Vine Whip!" Meganium sprouts vines and grabs Elekid.

"Mega!" Meganium raised up and smashes Elekid to the floor. Groaning solfty, Elekid managed to grab ahold of Meganium and gave him one good Thunder.

Screaming in pain Meganium lets go of Elekid allowing him to stand up.

"Bibi!" He charged with his claw glowing.

"Here comes Brick Break!" Ash shouted.

"Meganium Petal Dance!" Creating a storm of cherry blossoms Meganium creates a barrier stopping Elekid in his tracks.

Elekid raised his arm to use Brick Break again, but it's eyes were swirly and punches himself. He was confused.

"Yes! Petal Dance worked! Meganium Body Slam!"

Jumping into the air, Meganium was hovering over Elekid snd descended down.

But just as Elekid snaps out of his confusion, he saw the shadow and looks up. His eyes widened seeing Meganium coming down and a dusty explosion occoured.

When the dust clears Meganium steps off to reveal Elekid groaning with swirly eyes.

"Go Pokeball!" Casey said throwing her Pokéball which captured Elekid.

Once captured, the ball rattled as Elekid began trying to be released. All of them held their breath in anticipation until it clicks meaning she caught him.

Casey gasped and then she cheered. "Yes!" She held the ball high up. "It's a Grand Slam, I caught Elekid!"

"Mega!"

All of the smiled happily happy for Casey, except for Elekid who was sad her little brother would be leaving and she would be all alone.

"Bibi.."

Looking at Larvitar and Gaia they saw how happy they were being with Ash. "Bi?" Elekid said curiously.

(Play Pokémon Movie 20 OST-Meeting and Parting)

Soon as the sun was setting it was high for all of them to be on their way.

"Well Ash even though we didn't get to finish our battle I think you'll do just fine." Casey said.

"Thanks Casey. Also thanks for that boot camp you earlier." Ash says. "Now I'm more confident to win that Conference."

"In hope for your victory I could sing you my fight song one last time." Casey said.

"We're good." All of them said quickly.

That's the last thing they all needed. But that's when they remembered something. "Hang on, what happened to other Elekid?" Misty asks.

"I don't know I didn't see her after I caught her brother." Casey said.

Elekid thought maybe she didn't want to see him go.

"Well I guess we better get going." Ash said as they turned around about to leave when they saw Elekid sitting on the rocks ahead of them.

"Elekid?" Everyone gasped.

"Bi?" Elekid said surprised to see his sister. She jumps off the rocks and walked towards them.

"BiBiBi." His sister said walking up to him and giving him a hug goodbye.

Elekid looks to his sister, and he thinks of all the times they did when they were growing up here and he sniffles up before hugging her back.

"Aw, that's so sweet." Misty smiles at the sibling farewell.

Once they released, Elekid looks up to Casey. "BiBiBibi." She instructed her to take great care of him and not get him into any trouble.

"I promise to take good care of him." Casey nods.

Smiling softly Elekid makes her way towards Ash.

"What is it Elekid?" He asked, and she pointed to his Pokéball belt.

"Wait you want to come with me?" Ash asks and Elekid nods. "Wow, I don't know what to say."

"I got one, Just say yes!" Casey said.

"Well if you're gonna come with me you're gonna need a name...how does Joules sound?" Ash suggests.

"Bibi?" She wondered what does that mean.

"Joules is an energy of units used to measure electric power." Ash explains.

"Oh And when those two did those electric moves together." Brock recalled.

"Exactly." Ash nods.

"Bi...Bibi." Joules smiles liking that name.

Ash pulled a Pokéball out and looks to the brother. "I'll take good care of her."

As Joules touches the ball a red beam goes out and clicks instantly.

Soon Casey and Elekid were waving goodbye as Ash and Joules were waving back.

"See you guys! You better win that League Ash!" Casey yelled out.

"You know it Casey!" Ash yells.

"Bibi!" Joules yells telling her brother to be safe.

"Bibi!" He shouted the same to her.

Walking down the path Ash and his friends continued to Mt. Silver and the Pokémon Preserve where Larvitar lives.


As Ash, Misty, Brock, Tomo and Molly continue their way to Mt. Silver they were walking up a steep hill when Larvitar opens his eyes and looks up to the sky.

"Lar."

"Phan?" Gaia asks looking up as well.

"Toge?"

"Mime?" Mime Jr. and Togepi looked too. Soon everyone was too.

In the sky a purple vortex was forming above them.

"What's going on with the sky?" Brock asks.

When Molly looks at it, it seemed so..familiar.

"Wait a minute." Molly narrows her eyes when suddenly something fell from the sky and hit Misty in the head knocking her to the ground.

"Toge? Toge." Togepi said walking over to the object only for it to be an Unknown causing Molly to gasp.

"I-I don't believe it, it's an Unknown!"

"I thought we saw the last of those things after the fiasco in Greenfield." Tomo said as Ash took out his PokéDex.

"Unknown, the Symbol Pokemon. Unknown are said to have existed since ancient times. There are many in form and shape but little is known about them."

"How'd one get here?" He wondered.

"It must've come from that thing in the sky." Tomo said as they turned around only to see the vortex was gone.

"Where'd it go?" Brock asks.

Molly quickly held the Unknown. "Are you ok?" She asks. "Guys, it's hot."

"Not only that, it's sad it's separated from his friends." Misty said rubbing her forehead.

"How did you know that?" Brock asks.

"Huh?" Misty asked before she thought to herself. "Well..when I got hit on the head for like a split second, I don't but it's like I read Unknown's mind."

"Unknown can do that?" Tomo asks.

"It was weird but for a second I saw something." Misty said.

"What was it?" Molly asks.

"I don't but it was some sort..wonderland." She said getting confused looks from the others.

"I think she hit her head a little too hard." Brock said.

"I know what I saw!" Misty snaps.

"Alright, well what kind of wonderland?" Ash asks.

"It was the universe the Unknown actually come from." Misty said.

"But when I first met the Unknown they came from those small tablets my papa found." Molly said.

"Perhaps a different set of Unknown?" Tomo guessed.

"I don't know Tomo, but maybe Misty could be right." Ash said looking at the knocked out Pokémon.

Carrying Unknown, to a clearing they laid to down and wrapped it in some blankets.

"Ash, can you find a Pokémon Center?" Tomo asks as Ash looks at the PokeGear.

"Not for a long while." Ash cringes.

"Things should be better after a long rest." Misty said.

That night Unknown was still sleeping and everyone was huddled around the fire.

"Seeing that Unknown again reminds me of the time when they created all my thoughts and dreams, including Entei." Molly said.

"Oh that adventure was really something else." Tomo said recalling the events.

"But this one seems different than the ones we saw back then." Ash said looking at Unknown.

"As I recall, there's a legend that says Unknown are able to make telepathic contact with humans. So when it hit Misty that's gotta explain how she read it's mind." Brock said.

"Yeah but I think the big question right now is how are we gonna get it back to its friends?" Tomo asks.

"Good question, it took Papa years to find the temple where he found them." Molly said.

"So should we ask Spencer?" Misty asks.

"I don't think he would be much help. Even if we did go to him that temple could be hundreds of miles away from here." Brock said.

With Unknown, it began to wake up and stood up from its resting place.

"Lar." Larvitar smiles seeing it was up and about.

Molly was the first to walk over. "Are you ok?"

"Known." It nods lifting its head up.

"Don't you worry about a thing, we'll get you back to your friends." Molly pets Unknown's head.

Unknown smiles hearing this before laying back down.

Larvitar puts Unknown's blanket back over it and it's towel. "LarLarvitar." He smiles telling it to relax and rest.

"Wow Larvitar sure is being helpful." Brock said.

"Probably because he knows what Unknown is going through." Misty said.

"He's starting to really open up." Ash smiles.

The next morning...

Everyone slept the night away, as the sun rose high into the air.

Walking up to Ash, Larvitar shook him awake.

"Lar. Lar." He said.

"What is it?" Ash asks when Unknown floated right in front of him.

"Unknown! Unknown! Unknown!" It cried out happily.

"You're all better." Ash smiles as Unknown did a series of flips.

The others woke up, seeing Unknown back on its feet..well you get what I mean.

"Unknown looks good as new." Misty said.

"It's amazing what a good rest can do." Brock said.

As Unknown floated happily through the air it ended up bumping into what it thought was a large boulder until it turned around to reveal a Graveler.

"Graveler?" It grunts angrily at Unknown.

"Uh oh. Graveler don't like to be woken up when they're sleeping." Brock gulps.

"Graveler!" It shouts as it began spinning, using Rollout.

"Unknown look out!" Molly screams when Larvitar uses Rock Smash and hits Graveler stopping it.

"That was Rock Smash!" Brock gasped.

"I didn't know Larvitar knew that!" Tomo gasped.

"Larvitar are said to be able to crush rocks but wow he's strong." Ash said impressed.

"Larvitar!" Larvitar's body released multiple orbs of light as the deck Graveler's face.

"Now that was Hidden Power!"

Graveler picks itself up and fired Rock Blast at Larvitar, but at the last second Unknown appears behind Larvitar and glows bright.

It expanded and created a huge explosion.


When the light faded away Ash opened his eyes to see they were no longer on the mountain.

He looks around his surroundings to see was ontop of an eggshell with many around him. "What is this place?" He asked himself. "Gaia? Larvitar? Unknown!" He called out to the Pokémon.

"Ash what's going on?" Tomo asks as Ash saw him, Molly, Misty and Brock sitting ontop more pieces of eggshell.

"Larvitar and Gaia disappeared." Ash said.

"Togepi did the same." Misty said.

"And Mime Jr." Molly said.

"Where are we?" Tomo asks.

"I think we're in a different dimension." Brock said looking around.

"But how?" Ash asks confused.

"Right before Graveler attacked us with Rock Blast, Unknown must've acted on instinct and transported to another dimension and us along with it." Brock assumes.

"So this is where Unknown lives?" Tomo asks

"It sure looks different from what I saw." Misty said when suddenly the ground shook.

"H-hey what's going on?!" Ash said through the trembling.

"Guys look!" Molly pointed up ahead to see a figure off in the distance heading towards them.

It was Gaia, Togepi and Mime Jr., but they were gigantic!

"G-Gaia?!"

"Togepi?!"

"Mime Jr?!"

"What the heck?!" Ash gasps. "Gaia... you're bigger than Diamond!"

"Phan!" Gaia smiles.

Climbing onto the giant Pokémon, they searched for Larvitar.

"Larvitar!"

"Larvitar! Where are you?!"

Suddenly they were all being lifted into the air. Looking down they saw what looked like the head of an Elekid with a familiar anthem playing in the background.

"Wait isn't that.." Ash asks.

"The Electabuzz Anthem?" Misty guessed.

Next they saw a bunch of Victreebel around them.

"Not the Victreebel again!" Molly panicked.

"What's happening?!" Tomo asks

They were then going into one of its mouths.

Screaming all of them found themselves surrounded by darkness. As the giant Pokemon into the air, they spotted light at the bottom.

There they saw a green egg with a spike piercing it.

Coming to a stop, everyone lept off of the egg and walked towards it.

"Wait a minute, this Egg." Ash said looking at it.

When Ash peeked inside one of the holes he saw himself walking.

"Hey, I can see myself in here." Ash said, Brock looked into another hole and saw himself too. But in black and white.

"So why is Ash the only one in color?" Molly asks.

"I don't know?" Tomo said when Misty looked closer and the picture of her froze.

"Hey why'd the picture freeze all of a sudden?" Misty asks.

Brock had a guess. "I get it, This is how Larvitar sees us."

"What do you mean?" Tomo asks.

"I mean we might be inside Larvitar's mind." He said surprising them.

"How is that possible?" Tomo asks.

"Think about it, first the Electabuzz song and then the Victreebel and then us. I'm telling you all of this is Larvitar's memory." Brock said.

"So we're not in the place where all the Unknown comes from, but instead Larvitar's mind." Misty realizes.

"That explains why we can't find him or Unknown." Ash added.

"I guess that makes sense, but what is that?" Tomo asks pointing to the black spike in the egg.

"I don't really know." Ash tried to touch it, but once he did the spike began sucking him inside shocking him. "What the?!"

"Ash!" They all tried to grab onto him but whatever was pulling him in pulled the rest of them in as well, even the giant Pokémon.

Up above Mime Jr., Gaia and Togepi now back to normal size came falling down.

"Toge!" Togepi smiles landing on top of Gaia and Mime Jr.

"Togepi, you're back to normal." Misty smiles picking it up.

Ash picked up Gaia. "Are you ok?"

"Phanpy." He nodded.

Suddenly they heard a loud rumbling as a shadowy machine like objected sped towards them.

"What is that?!" Molly gasps as its arm wrap around them trapping them.

"Scared...I'm so scared." A voice said.

"You guys hear that?" Brock asks looking around.

"Yeah, but why does it sound familiar?" Ash asks.

"Scared." It repeated when they saw three scary looking men holding something.

"Where'd those guys come from?" Misty asks.

"Wait a minute. This must be the moment when Larvitar was captured when he was an egg." Brock said when they suddenly heard a roar.

The three men disappear to see a huge shadow.

"Mommy!" Suddenly the shadows took the form of a Tyranitar.

"A Tyranitar. That must be Larvitar's mother." Misty realizes.

Tyranitar was then struck multiple times shocking everyone.

"That's horrible!" Misty gasps.

"How could they?!" Ash growls.

When the smoke cleared Tyranitar had a scar across her stomach.

"Mommy! MOMMY!" The voice called out to both of them, as they gotten further away.

"Lar! Lar!" The other Larvitar tried running after

"I remember her now. Larvitar's sister eventually caught up with the crooks which led to Larvitar being found by Bill." Ash recalled.

"Separation from it's mom...poor Larvitar." Molly frowns.

"Mime.."

"No wonder Larvitar is so afraid of us." Tomo frowns when they saw a light glowing in front of them.

Heading towards it they saw it was a sleeping Larvitar.

"Larvitar!" Ash runs over, but then a huge bunch of black thorns suddenly appeared and lifts Larvitar up.

"Larvitar!" Looking up they saw Larvitar struggling to try and break free from the thorns.

Seeing Larvitar going through so much pain and struggle really breaks Ash's heart.

"Hang on Larvitar! I'm coming!" Ash yells as he sprinted towards Larvitar when more spikes appeared. "Gaia use Rollout!"

Gaia rolled into a ball and swiftly breaks down many of the branches in the way, so Ash could climb.

"Come on! We got to help!" Molly said as they ran after Ash.

But as they climbed alot more branches appear to stop in their tracks.

With Gaia and Mime Jr knocking away the branches they eventually reached Larvitar only for the branches to surround him. When they moved away they saw Larvitar was trapped in a block of ice.

"Larvitar!" Ash held his hands onto the block, but winced seeing how cold Larvitar must feel right now. "Larvitar! Please, open your eyes! Not all humans are bad!"

"Remember all the good times we've had together!" Molly said.

"You gotta give us a chance!" Brock pleaded.

Growling Ash's fist glowed with blue energy. "Hang on I'll get you out of there!"

He started to punch the ice block.

With each punch the ice started to crack little by little.

"We're gonna get you back to your mother! You just to trust us Larvitar!" He said with the cracks becoming bigger and bigger. He reals his fist for one last hit. "I PROMISE!"

Shattering the ice everyone smiles as Ash holds Larvitar in his arms.

Larvitar opens his eyes and sees Ash, who was giving him a warm smile.

"Lar." Larvitar smiles happy to see him.

The scene changed and everyone was back in front of the egg, and the spike that was on the egg disintigrated.

"Where'd the spike go?" Molly asks.

"I think it left because now Larvitar trusts us." Brock said when the egg started to glow and they found themselves back in the real world.

"Hey we're back." Tomo said and Unknown appeared flying down.

"Lar Larvitar." Larvitar smiles as Unknown flew around them.

"Don't worry you're gonna be just fine." Ash assured him.

"You don't have to be afraid of us anymore." Misty said, but Larvitar looks at her blankly.

"Uh is he gonna freeze up again?" Brock gulps, but instead Larvitar smiles at them.

"Looks like he finally likes you guys." Ash smiles.

Unknown happily floats nearby.

"Unknown thank you, because of you we now understand Larvitar." Brock said.

"Unknown!" Unknown started floating up in the sky as the vortex they saw yesterday appeared once again. It opens up to reveal many Unknown swirling around in space.

"Look at all the Unknown." Molly said in awe.

"They've come to take this Unknown back." Brock said.

Seeing them all reminds Molly if they really were the same ones back then.

"Lar. Lar. " Larvitar calls out saying goodbye as Unknown disappeared into the vortex.

The vortex then closes up in a bright flash

"Wow that was quick." Tomo said.

"I bet they're all back in their dimension playing together." Brock said.

Ash pats Larvitar on the head. "Maybe you'll Unknown again one day."

"Lar." Larvitar smiles hopeful at the idea.


Soon they left on their way to Mt. Silver with a much happier Larvitar as they sought to reunite him with his mother.

Ash and his friends continue their trek towards the Mt. Silver Pokémon Preserve to return Larvitar to its home.

"It's only a matter of time before you're finally home Larvitar." Misty says.

"Lar." Larvitar smiles.

Walking across a bridge they entered the Pokémonon Preserve unaware that something was spying on them.

"Hey look a Larvitar." One said.

Under the bridge, under the water was a submarine and three men were inside.

"Hey a Phanpy, Togepi and some never before seen Pokémon too." The 2nd one said.

"I say we nab every Pokémon they got on them!" The big one said.

"Hang on a minute boys, no need to rush things like this." The top man in the top seat says. "I may have just the idea that'll work."

"That's why you're the boss, Braggo!" The small and large men said giving him praise as the top man takes it in.

"Hm, true."

..

.

In the Pokémon Preserve, they scanned the area when they suddenly heard a loud stomping noise.

Walking out of the forest they saw a large Tyranitar glaring at them.

"A Tyranitar!" Everyone gasped as Ash pulled his PokéDex out.

"Tyranitar, the Armor Pokémon. Tyranitar has a heavily armored body that can withstand powerful attacks and is able to crush a mountain with one hand."

Looking at it closely, Ash noticed a scar on it's chest.

"Wait isn't that?" Ash asks remembering the vision he saw in Larvitar's memories. "It is! It's the same one from Larvitar's memories!" Ash said smiling.

"That means that's gotta be Larvitar's mother!" Brock said.

"Lar." Larvitar smiles.

Tyranitar looks down but the second she saw Ash holding Larvitar she started to growl in anger.

"Um, why it suddenly changing it's attitude?" Misty asks as they noticed this.

"And why does she look like she wants to hurt us?" Molly gulps.

It only made things worse for their situation when Tyranitar blasted a Hyper Beam at the group causing them to jump out of the way.

"I think she must be angry because she thinks we're trying to take Larvitar!" Brock said.

"What?! But that's not true!" Tomo exclaimed.

"Yeah, we were just bringing him to you!" Molly shouted.

"Mime Mime!" Mime Jr. shouts agreeing. But Tyranitar wasn't believing them charged at them.

"RUN!" Tomo yells as they made a break for it but Tyranitar was right behind.

"Why I she still following us?!" Misty asks when Larvitar was running behind them.

"Larvitar?! What are you doing, go back to her!" Ash shouted.

"Lar! Lar! Larvitar!" Larvitar screams scared out of his mind.

Tyranitar then fired a Dark Pulse at them. "GET DOWN!" Everyone ducked as the dark energy destroyed some nearby trees. They all gulped seeing that could've been them.

Tyranitar stomps towards the kids she thought took her baby away. "Guys what do we do?!" Misty exclaimed.

Ash looks at Larvitar and back to Tyranitar and grunts. "As much as I don't want to do this..but I got no choice!"

Reaching to his belt he grabs a Pokeball. "Sakura stop her with Vine Whip!"

"Ganium!" She shouts sprouting her vines out as they wrapped around Tyranitar, trapping her.

"Lar?!" Larvitar gasps in shock seeing Ash attack his mom.

"I'm not trying to attack, I'm trying to get her to stop and listen to us." He explained hismelf.

Sakura struggles to hold Tyranitar back as she started to break out of Vine Whip.

"Well you better do something fast, I don't think Sakura can hold on much longer." Brock pointed out.

Ash looks to Larvitar and motions him to come with him to do this.

"Lar?" Larvitar said nervously.

"I know it seems scary but you need to do this." Ash said.

Larvitar looks to his mother almost getting herself free from Sakura's grasp. "Me..ga!" She groaned out.

Letting out a loud roar Tryanitar breaks free, knocking Sakura back.

"Sakura!" Ash runs to her to see if she's alright.

"Meg." Sakura groans.

As Tyranitar made her way towards Ash Larvitar does the only thing he could think of and Screeches at the top of his lungs.

Everyone covered their ears in pain.

"OW! I hate it when he does that!" Molly yells.

As Larvitar cried out, Tyranitar stopped in her tracks and looked at him. That was when a large sweet smile was formed onto her face.

Larvitar stopped screeching, seeing she stopped attacking. Seeing how they were calmed down, now was the time to explain.

"Tyranitar, this Larvitar is your son. We weren't the ones who took him away from you when he was an egg. All we were trying to do was give him back to you." Ash explained.

Tyranitar looks down at Larvitar who smiles happily at her. "Lar." Larvitar nods.

Tears formed in her eyes as Tyranitar moved to pick up her child she thought was lost.

But just as they could re-connect in a hug, a jumbo Pokébag appeared out of nowhere, which wraps around Tyranitar shocking everyone as she fell and was trapped.

"What the?!" Tomo gasps as they turned to see a large tank-like vehicle come out from hiding.

And the 3 men popped out as well.

"We thank you kids for bringing out the Tyranitar for us." The lead man said.

"Who are you guys?" Misty asks demanding an answer.

"I'm Chico." The one with brown hair and what looked like whiskers on his face.

"I'm Blurt." The one with a bandanna on his head and a big nose said.

"And I'm Braggo." The leader said.

All 3: "Together we're, The Pokémon Poacher Brothers!"

"Wait a minute. I recognize those three." Brock said.

"They're the ones who stole Larvitar when he was an egg!" Tomo remembered.

Remembering, Larvitar growled at them.

"Don't judge by its cover, but yes that's us." Braggo revealed.

"But don't worry we're not monsters." Chico said.

"Yeah this time we'll be taking both mother and child." Blurt said.

"Like hell you are!" Ash shouted.

"Oh that's cute this Pokémon trainer thinks he can stop us." Chico said.

"Hmm that Meganium would probably fetch quite a price, we should take that along with the other Pokémon." Braggo said.

"Brilliant idea!" Chico and Blurt said.

"But of course." Braggo said taking in the praise again.

Taking out a Pokéball launcher Chico fires it at Larvitar.

"Larvitar!" Larvitar gasps but at the last second Gaia knocks him out of the way and the net captures him instead.

Everyone gasped. "Gaia!"

"Phan!" Gaia screams they pulled him in.

"Fire again!" Braggo orders.

"Roger!" Chico fired another Pokébag.

This one however grabbed Mime Jr from Molly's arms.

"Mime Jr!" Molly screams.

"Mime!" He cried out and got pulled just like with Gaia.

"Give those Pokémon back!' Misty yells.

"And miss out on the big paycheck? This girl is mental." Blurt said.

"2 Pokémon for the price of one. I can see the money now." Braggo said.

They were about to get Sakura and Larvitar when they suddenly heard an engine coming towards them.

"Oh no, it's the Pokémon Preserve Ranger!" Chico said.

"We should run, right?" Blart asks.

"Right, getting caught in the act wouldn't be good for us." Braggo said stating the obvious.

"So well spoken!" Chico and Blurt praised their leader.

"So true." Braggo said milking it as they climbed inside their tank and one of their robotic arms grabbed Tyranitar, Gaia and Mime Jr. "Live to fight another day!" They shouted driving away.

Ash was about to chase after them when a motorcycle with a woman and a Croconaw pulled up in front of them.

"Excuse me, what are you doing in the Pokémon Preserve? This area is off-limits to the general public." She asks taking her sunglasses off.

"Pardon me, but are you Ranger Mason of the Pokémon Preserve?" Brock asks with a big blush on his face.

"Yes that's me." She nodded.

"I knew it! I knew it was fate when Prof. Elm gave me the assignment we would eventually meet." Brock flirts.

"Oh you're the ones he said were coming to deliver the baby Larvitar?" She said.

"Yes that's us!" Brock said excitedly. "I'm fascinated that someone so young and beautiful could already be a Pokémon Preserve Ranger! Maybe the two of us can get together and discuss about your Pokémon career?" He asks hopefully.

"Seriously?! They took our Pokémon and you're trying to get a date?!" Ash and Molly said annoyed.

"Wait who took your Pokémon?" Ranger Mason asks.

"A bunch of freaks who call themselves the "Pokémon Poacher Brothers", Tomo said. "They took our Phanpy, Mime Jr and Larvitar's mother." He said making Larvitar frown.

"I know about those three, they've been sneaking into the preserve to try and steal the Pokémon here for a long time." Mason growls.

"We came all this way to bring Larvitar back, why do they want them so badly?" Ash asks.

"Because this mountain keeps another object as valuable as the Pokémon here." Mason said.

"Just what kind of thing would they be after and stoop so low as to steal Pokémon?" Misty asks.

"This." Ranger Mason takes out a small case and opens it to reveal a Mega Stone.

They all gasped in shock. "A Mega Stone?!"

"Oh so you've heard of it?" She asks.

"Well yeah, because I have one too." Ash pulls out of his pocket to reveal the Latiasite and pulled out his pendant that has his Keystone in it.

"So that must mean." Ranger Mason gasps.

"I know about Mega Evolution." Ash nods.

This time it was Ranger Mason's turn to be shocked. "You're the first trainer I've ever seen to have one."

"Which kind is that one?" Ash asks.

"Tyranitarite." Ranger Mason said.

"So that's why they want to catch Larvitar and Tyranitar so badly." Misty realized.

"Yes if they get their hands on this as well there's no telling what harm they could do." Mason nods.

Molly felt like she was going to shed tears that her first Pokémon was stolen from her. "Mime Jr.."

"Lar.." Larvitar was also like her that his mother was kidnapped.

"Don't worry." Ash walking up to them. "I'm not gonna let them get away with this." Looking at Ash they saw a dead serious expression on his face.

3 reasons he was acting like this was:

1. They kidnapped Larvitar's mother, who they really worked heard to get to where they are and finally return Larvitar home.

2. They stole Molly's very first Pokémon that he helped her caught. And if someone makes her cry, that's unforgivable.

3. Another thing that was unforgivable was stealing one of Ash's babies. And he promises, who ever the fool who would do something like that, there WILL be hell to pay!

And if you're stupid enough to piss Ash off then you've just made the biggest mistake of your life.

Their first priority was to find those poachers.

"Trickster!" Ash said calling out his shiny Noctowl. "Look around for those poachers and don't live a single spot unsearched."

He nods with a hoot and flies off into the forest.

..

.

By the river the Pokémon Poacher Brothers were planning their next move.

"Well we got one of our two targets." Blurt said.

"Should we leave with Tyranitar?" Chico asks.

"Not a chance. Not while that Ranger still has that Mega Stone." Braggo said.

"Just how big is this "Mega Evolution" thingy boss?" Blurt asks.

"It's so big that if a Pokémon evolves with it then it makes powerful Pokémon like this Tyranitar look like a Magikarp by comparison." Braggo said.

"Ah I see now." Chico says and then they heard banging and saw in cages were Gaia and Mime Jr. trying to break free.

"Ah ah ah. No trying to escape." Braggo said whacking the cages causing both of them to rock back and forth.

"A Phanpy is a rare site around here, but a Mime Jr. here in Johto, what a find!" Chico said.

"These two will get us quite the payday." Blurt said.

"But imagine what we could get if we get that Larvitar and that stone. With the money from that we could retire in luxury for the rest of our lives." Braggo said.

"Genius." Chico and Blurt said praising him.

"Hm indeed." Braggo milks it all in again, but unknowing to them, their hideout was soon spotted by a Foresight. And who's Foresight you ask, one shiny Noctowl who flew off.

..

.

As everyone was searching for them Trickster hooted getting their attention.

"Looks like Trickster found them." Brock said.

"That's great, then lead the way!" Ranger Mason shouted as Trickster flew in the direction he went in as they followed.

"Tyranitar, Mime Jr, Gaia, just hang on we're on our way!"

By the river as the three poachers were figuring out their next move they didn't notice Pineco hopping into the truck where all the Pokémon were.

"Pineco." He whispers, getting Mime Jr, Gaia and Tyranitar's attention.

"Mime? Mime." Mime Jr smiles but Pineco shushes them telling them to quiet down.

Tyranitar grunts, asking was her baby alright.

Up on the cliffs looking down Ash, Larvitar and Ranger Mason had come up with a plan to save them all.

"Alright you two, let's go over the plan one more time." Ranger Mason said.

"We distract them while Brock, Misty, Tomo and Molly sneak around back and free the Pokémon." Ash said.

"And once they're free, those crooks will be easy to handle right?" Mason asks.

"Lar!" Larvitar nods. He started to grow a little backbone now that his mother and friends needed to be rescued.

Standing up, Larvitar jumped down and landed in front of the poachers getting their attention.

"Woah it's the Larvitar!" Blart exclaimed.

"Come to save mommy little guy?" Chico asks.

"Lar." Larvitar growls.

"Not just him." Ash said as he and Ranger Mason ran behind him.

"Ranger Mason, we meet again." Braggo said.

"I've had enough with you 3 trespassing in this area! This time you won't be going anywhere except behind bars!" Ranger Mason shouted.

"Not a chance we'll be taking these Pokémon and that Mega Stone of yours too." Blurt declares.

Ash glares. "No way in hell I'll let you losers get ahold of Mega Evolution."

"Ready Croconaw?" Mason said as her Pokémon ran forward next to Larvitar.

Ash was about to throw his Pokémon out, but Larvitar stopped him. "LarLarvitar!" He pointed at himself.

"Larvitar? You want to battle with me?" Ash asks.

"Larvitar." Larvitar nods.

The two shared a look before Ash nods.

"Alright Larvitar let's save your mom!" Ash said as Larvitar took a battle stance.

"A battle with us, ah just what the kind of targets I needed for our robot's newest mechanism I installed awhile ago." Chico said pulling out a button to their robot. "Battle Ready Armor, activate!"

As Misty, Brock, Molly and Tomo were about to enter the tank transforms with all the captured Pokémon and Pineco inside it.

"What the?!" They exclaimed as they saw it turn into some kind of Transformer like machine.

"Pineco! Pineco!" Pineco said as he struggled to keep his balance as everything started to move around him.

Even the captured Pokémon were having a hard time with the rustling all over.

"These guys remind me of three others who used big robots." Ash said

"Now we'd love to see you two with your pipsqueaks take on our Mega Mecha-Fighter." Braggo said challenging them.

"Larvitar use Hidden Power!" Ash said starting the battle off as Larvitar fires multiple orbs of light.

"Croconaw, use Hydro Pump!" Ranger Mason said as her Croconaw followed by blasting a huge stream of water.

Taking a defensive stance the robot deflects the attacks.

"Not a single scratch." Blurt laughs.

"And now for the a counter-attack! One Mega Punch, coming up!" Chico pushes a button and their Robot's fist popped off and flew towards the Pokémon.

"Dodge it!"

Jumping out of the way both Pokémon dodge as the robot punched a giant hole in the ground.

For a minute, they would've become Pokémon Pancakes.

"We can't beat them in a head on clash." Mason said.

"Then we better get creative." Ash said.

We go back inside of the mecha where all of the Pokémon, were still trying to keep balance. "PhanPYY!" Gaia tried using Rollout on the cage.

Tyranitar roars as she tried to break the bars but both of them failed.

"Pine!" Pineco fires Spike attack trying to help.

"Mime!" Mime Jr. fired Psybeam at the bars, but did it made a scratch?

Pineco looks to see none of them were making a dent. Annoyed Pineco tried to think of something that could work when he remembered his most powerful attack.

Explosion.

Glowing bright, Pineco tried to gather enough energy to break them all out, but as he did his body started to grow in size.

That wasn't just an Explosion, that looked like..an evolution state!

Back outside..

Larvitar was running up the cliff before jumping off and hitting the robot in the head with Rock Smash.

He tried again and again to make dents into it.

"What an annoying little fly. Get rid of it." Braggo ordered.

"But of course." Chico said pushing a button as the Mecha hand's finger simply swats Larvitar off of him.

"Lar!" Larvitar screams as he crashes into the ground.

"Larvitar, hang in there!" Ash shouts.

"Lar." Larvitar groans picking himself up.

"Now grab that Larvitar and throw him in with the others." Braggo ordered.

"Yes sir." They were about to grab Larvitar when suddenly a giant explosion went off from the inside of the robot.

"What was that?!" All 3 gasped.

Everyone looks to see a round Pokémon hopping out with Gaia and Mime Jr right behind it.

"Forretress." It said.

"No way. Pineco evolved." Brock said amazed.

"Mime Jr!" Molly said happily.

"Gaia!" Ash smiles.

Walking out last was Tyranitar causing Larvitar to smile. "Lar!"

Tyranitar lands next to her son and smiles before turning to the poachers with an enraged expression on her face.

Making the Poacher brothers feel abit nervous. "Oh crap, she escaped!" Blurt escaped.

"N-no matter, we'll just catch them again!" Braggo said.

'Tyranitar is strong but I don't know if she can take that thing down by herself.' Ash thought when he sees the case holding the Tyranitarite in Ranger Mason's motorcycle and gets an idea.

"Ranger Mason." He said getting her attention.

"Huh?" She asks turning to him.

"I need the stone." Ash said surprising her.

"What? Why would you-...Oh." Ranger Mason began to understand. "Very well, Croconaw!"

Nodding Croconaw sprinted towards the motorcycle.

"They're up to something! Fire the net!" Braggo orders as Chico presses a button firing a net capturing Croconaw just as he grabbed the case causing him to drop it.

"Croconaw!" Mason exclaimed and the Tyranitarite was exposed.

"The Mega Stone!" Chico said.

"Grab it!" The robot fires a mini claw to take it but at the last second Larvitar runs in and scoops it up.

"Larvitar!" He shouted and throws it to his mother. Tyranitar quickly grabbed ahold of it.

Ash quickly stood next to Tyranitar. "Tyranitar, I think it's time we give these losers a little lesson in what happens when you mess with a parent and their baby." He said pulling his pendant with his Keystone out. "Don't you agree?"

Tyranitar growls in agreement.

"Tyranitar, Mega Evolve!" Ash said touching his keystone causing a bright light to engulf Tyranitar.

Everyone watched as Tyranitar's body morphed and changed into something new. They saw the light explode and the "DNA" symbol died down as they for the first time see Mega Tyranitar

She more gaps in its armor than its normal form, with four new triangular holes along the sides of its neck and one on its throat. The four on its chest are now larger. The spikes along the back of its neck grow shorter, the ones on its head elongate to form prominent ridges along its brows.

The center spike on her head becomes a long, upright horn. Her chest plate expands, curving over its shoulders and along its back to form three long, irregular spikes on each side of its body. The scales on her belly have now become red instead of blue, It gains two sharp spikes on its knees, as well as more prominent leg joints. Its tail lengthens, with the three spikes surrounding its tip growing upward and outward.

Finally snapping her eyes open, Mega Tyranitar lets out one monstrous roar to the heavens.

The three poacher brothers screamed in fear as they held each other.

"Tyranitar Hyper Beam, Larvitar Hidden Power!" Ash said as Larvitar charged up and fired a powerful Hyper Beam and Larvitar fired a large white beam as the two attacks combined that blew a giant hole right through the robot.

And it looked even more powerful than a regular Hyper Beam.

"And I thought Tyranitar were already powerful." Ash said in awe as the head of the robot crashed to the ground and the three poacher brothers fell out with swirly eyes.

"That's..painful.." Braggo groans.

"Well said..again." Chico and Blurt praised him again, even if hurt.

"True.." Braggo milks it in one last time before they fainted, defeated.

Tyranitar then reverted back into her former self. "Larvitar!" Larvitar ran and jumps onto her and embraced his mother.

Tyranitar smiles happily as she hugs her baby.


As the sun was setting Ranger Mason, Tyranitar and Larvitar were saying goodbye to everyone.

"I can't thank you all enough for helping return Larvitar and stop those poachers." Ranger Mason said.

"You're welcome Ranger Mason, we're just happy to help." Ash smiles as he had Gaia on his shoulder nuzzling him and Molly and Mime Jr were happy to be reunited too.

"But what are you going to do? If word gets out that you have a Mega Stone this preserve could be even more danger." Misty said.

"You're not wrong." Ranger Mason said taking out the Tyranitarite and taking a minute to think before coming up with a decision. "If that's the case, then this is better off with someone who is also knowledgeable of Mega Evolution and it's existence."

Walking up to Ash she holds it out for him to take. "Really?" Ash asks surprised.

"I know you would never use this for the wrong purposes. Keep it safe and maybe someday you'll find your own Tyranitar to fight with." Ranger Mason said.

"My own Tyranitar?" Ash paused to look at Larvitar who was a little sad he was leaving. Walking up to him Ash bends down to look him in the eye. "I'm really gonna miss you."

"Lar.." He hugged Ash, and Ash held him up to hug back.

"You've growned so much since you hatched Larvitar. And you've started to get strong since then." Ash said. "I know you'll grow into a strong and courageous Pokémon one day."

Looking to Tyranitar Ash nods. "Take good care of him."

Tyranitar nods saying she would never let anything happen to him again.

Taking the Tyranitarite they made their way to the edge of the preserve.

"Everyone take care! And good luck in the league!" Ranger Mason shouted as they all waved goodbye.

"Lar!" Larvitar waves.

"Goodbye!" They all waved as they left Mt. Silver and continued on towards the Silver Conference.

To be continued...