Meanwhile on the Rocket Helicopter
Jessie and James turned to the other Rockets, and said "This is not going to go unnoticed"
"Of course not. We have a couple of other areas we need to hit, and capture as many Pokémon as we can, to arm as many Grunts as possible" came a purple-haired, black-eyed man in a black Rocket uniform, but with grey gloves and boots with a red stripe, and two yellow stripes on his shirt.
"General Petrel?" James asked, to which the figure turned around, and said "The very same"
"Of course. Where do we go to capture all the Pokémon?" Jessie asked, to which Petrel replied "Route Eight, there's a special Pokémon we want to capture, to hide as traps in our secret base"
"Sounds nasty" James replied, to which Jessie asked "What do we know about this Pokémon? Do we even know its name? And how will we know where they are, so we don't accidentally trigger them?". After a few moments, Petrel got out a machine, and gave to Jessie and James, with data on the Pokémon they want.
"Stunfisk, the Trap Pokémon. Stunfisk hides in the mud and then delivers an electric jolt when its prey touches it, smiling all the while." it read. Jessie looked up, then said "Stunfisk, interesting. So, we're heading to where they live?" to which Petrel nodded. He then continued with "You will be provided with a map of where the Stunfisk are hidden, so you can avoid accidentally stepping on them"
"Sounds good," James said, and Jessie nodded. However, as Petrel turned away, Jessie whispered to James "That's insane. I'm suddenly not entirely sure about this"
"Agreed, but if Team Plasma wants to attack us, we can use that to wear them down" James replied, to which Jessie nodded, and added "We do have a mission to carry out, so we'll have to carry it out"
"Yeah. But we got Petrel, so we'll have to make the most of the hand we got. At least he didn't decide on Ferroseed" James replied, to which Jessie nodded. They then returned to their stations.
The following morning Ash heads to the human medical section to check on Hilda.
"Hey, Ash," Hilda said as Ash entered. She still seemed a bit shaky on her feet, but better than she was the previous night. Ash smiled, then asked, "Do you want me to get anything from the Market this morning?"
"A bottle of Moo Moo Milk would be really nice. I have to spend today resting up so I can head back out on our journey tomorrow" Hilda replied, to which Ash smiled, embraced her as best he could, which she did her best to return, then said "Rest up Hilda, I'll be back" before departing.
As he headed out, Nurse Joy asked "I'm surprised to see you on your feet so soon. Everything OK with you?" to which Ash replied "I'm a little sore still, so I do have to take things a little easy today, but I'm fine otherwise. I've been through this sort of thing loads of time before"
"Alright, you take care of yourself, alright?" Nurse Joy asked, to which Ash replied "I will don't worry" before heading out.
Just as Ash exited the Centre, he runs into Hilbert.
"Is my sister OK?" Hilbert asked, to which Ash replied "She's OK. She's just resting up today. I'm off to get some Moo Moo Milk for her"
"Alright. Stay safe" Hilbert replied, and as Ash headed for the market, Hilbert headed in.
When Ash enters the Market, he quickly finds the Moo Moo Milk stand.
"Hello Ash," the milk girl said, to which Ash asked "Hello. I'd like three Moo Moo Milks, one for me, one for Hilda and one for Hilbert"
"No worries, that'll be 1500 Poké," the milk girl said as she gave the three to Ash, and Ash paid for it. He then put them in his bag, waved, thanked the milk girl, and returned to the Pokémon Centre.
Ash returned after a little while, and Pikachu leapt off his shoulder and sat next to Hilda, inviting her to pat him, which she did.
"Hey Hilda, I got a Moo Moo Milk for you. And for your brother too" Ash said, and he gave one to Hilda, one to Hilbert, and one to himself, and took his own seat.
"Thanks" both Hilda and Hilbert replied, smiling.
While they slowly went through their Moo Moo Milk, they watched a couple of Unovan TV Shows.
"It's interesting the cultural differences between Kantonian media and Unovan media," Ash said as he watched, and Hilbert said, "No surprises there".
Eventually, Ash, Hilda and Hilbert did head to a local restaurant for lunch and dinner, but for the most part, today was a rest day for Ash and Hilda.
"So, where do we go next?" Ash asked, to which Hilbert replied "Chargestone Cave, at the end of Route 6. Go through there and you'll reach Mistralton City, where the next Gym is"
"Alright" Ash replied, nodding. That night, Hilbert, after a big hug with Hilda, heads back towards Aspertia City to update their parents, and reassure them that Hilda and Ash are OK. Meanwhile, Ash heads to his room for the night.
The following morning, Hilda was fully recovered and ready to go.
"So, ready to go?" Ash asked, to which Hilda replied "Yep", and she turned to Nurse Joy, and said "Thanks for taking care of us Nurse Joy"
"No worries, my mission is to help everyone, People and Pokémon" Nurse Joy replied, smiling and waving. Ash and Hilda waved back as they departed.
After a while, Ash and Hilda arrived at the entrance to the cave.
"So, this is Chargestone Cave?" Ash asked, to which Hilda responded "Yes, this fits the location. I've heard of this place from Hilbert, and I'm very interested to see how accurate his description is", and at this, they entered.
Inside, Ash was surprised by the strangeness of the cave.
"There's nothing like this in Kanto," Ash said, to which Hilda replied "Alright. Well, let's see what this electrical cave has for us"
"Yep, let's go," Ash said, and they proceeded in.
When they approached a floating rock that was blocking their path, Ash tried to push it. From two directions, he couldn't budge it. However, when he pushed it in the direction of a large, blue rock, it moved all the way to it.
"That makes sense, still so unusual," Ash said, to which Hilda nodded. At this, two trainers, a Pokémon Ranger and a Guitarist.
"Name's Anna, and my Emolga wants to battle you," the Guitarist said, and the Pokémon Ranger added "Name's Louis, and my Ampharos is wanting to battle"
"Alright then. My name's Ash, and I choose Emboar" Ash replied, and Emboar materialised. Hilda nodded, then said "Alright Stoutland, let's show them what we can do" and Stoutland materialised.
Battle: Emboar and Stoutland VS Emolga and Ampharos
"Emolga, use Acrobatics on Emboar" Anna called, and Emolga coated itself in sky blue energy, and shot at Emboar.
"Protect yourself Emboar" Ash commanded, and Emboar threw up a barrier, and Emolga bounced off.
"Quick Stoutland, strike with Retaliate" Hilda commanded, and Stoutland dashed from behind the shield, covered in white energy, and struck the rebounding Emolga, dealing Considerable damage.
"Ampharos, use Thunderbolt" Louis commanded, and Ampharos unleashed a blast of electricity at Stoutland, dealing Considerable damage.
"Emolga, follow-up with Wild Charge" Anna commanded, and Emolga cloaked itself in electricity and charged at Stoutland, but Ash was ready.
"Intercept the attack Emboar, use Thunder Punch" Ash called, and Emboar cloaked its fist with electricity and connected with Emolga. The electrical explosion that resulted in Emolga being KO'ed and Emboar taking Significant damage.
"Emolga return," Anna said as Emolga was withdrawn.
"Quick Ampharos, strike with Thunderbolt" Louis commanded and Ampharos unleashed a blast of electricity, which knocked Emboar down to its Blaze ability. Hilda called, in that time, "Stoutland, use Retaliate" and Stoutland, once again cloaked in white energy, charged at Ampharos, striking and dealing Moderate damage.
"Emboar, slam into Ampharos with Fire Punch" Ash commanded, and Emboar cloaked his fist with flames, plus the Blaze aura, and charged at Ampharos, dealing Considerable damage.
"Ampharos, finish Emboar with Thunderbolt" Louis called, but Ash was ready,
"Emboar, Protect" and Emboar barely managed to shield himself from the blast of electricity from Ampharos.
"Stoutland, strike with Retaliate" Hilda commanded, but, instead of Stoutland just cloaking itself in white energy, the energy shaped itself into a roughly heart-shaped form, a Return attack, and struck Ampharos, KO'ing it.
Winner: Emboar and Stoutland
"What was that move?" Hilda asked, and she got out her Pokédex to check.
"Stoutland's moveset is Thunder Fang, Crunch, Reversal and Return" Hilda's Pokédex called. Hilda, surprised, said "Return. Well, that's interesting"
"Return, a fascinating move," Louis said, then Anna asked "Actually, could you please help us with something?"
"Sure, what's up?" Ash asked, to which Louis replied "Neo Team Plasma and some strange guys in a black outfit, with a large red R on their shirts, grey boots and gloves, are fighting in the two lower levels of Chargestone Cave"
"So Neo Team Plasma and Team Rocket are fighting on the lower levels of Chargstone Cave. Alright, we'll do our best to sort it out" Ash said as he and Hilda healed their Pokémon, and Louis added "Then get going. We've opened the path to you two, good luck"
"We will," Hilda said, and she and Ash ran further into the cave.
Ash and Hilda got about half-way into the cave, when they saw the stairs to their left have collapsed.
"Well, I guess it's the other way then," Ash said, but as soon as they arrive at the bridge, they can see the fighting underneath. Also, they spy a horde of Tynamo on the other side.
"Tynamo?" Ash asked, and he got out his Pokédex.
"Tynamo, the EleFish Pokémon. Tynamo usually lives in groups and has an electricity-generating organ which discharges when in distress." the Pokédex said. Hilda smiled, then said "I've heard about Tynamo. You have to baby the Pokémon initially, but once it evolves, it becomes quite a powerful Pokémon"
"So, are you going to add it to your team?" Ash asked, to which Hilda replied "Yes. Now, Simisear, let's show them what we can do" and Simisear materialised.
"I'll take the other four Hilda, you go for the one you want to catch," Ash said, to which Hilda nodded, and said "That's fine"
"Good. Emboar, I chose you" Ash called, and Emboar materialised.
Battle: Axew VS 4 Tynamo
All four Tynamo charge at Axew enveloped in electricity, a Spark, but Ash was ready.
"Axew, use Dig" Ash commanded, and Axew hid underground, avoiding all four Spark attacks. Axew then charged up into the Tynamo while cloaked in Light Brown energy, and dealt severe damage to one of the Tynamo. The four Tynamo then struck with Spark attacks, individually doing Slight damage, overall dealing Considerable damage.
"Alright Axew, use Dual Chop" Ash called, and Axew's hands glowed with Draconic energy, and the first chop KO'ed the weakened Tynamo then did Moderate damage to the second Tynamo.
The three remaining Tynamo then charged at Axew with Spark, but Ash called "Axew, use Dig" and Axew hid underground, and they Tynamo missed again. Axew then charged back out and hit the weakened Tynamo with light brown energy, KO'ing it.
The two remaining Tynamo charged at Axew with Spark, each hit dealing slight damage, minor damage overall.
"Axew, use Dual Chop" Ash commanded, and Axew was able to use the power of the draconic energy to counter the two Spark attacks the Tynamo was launching at him. Then, he struck with Dual Chop, each one taking Moderate damage. Then, the two Tynamo struck with Spark and did Minor damage.
"Hang in there Axew, use Dig" Ash commanded, and Axew went underground. The Tynamo charged up Spark, but due to the Light Brown energy covering Axew, it took no damage when it KO'ed Tynamo with Dig. The last Tynamo struck with Spark, dealing slight damage.
"Axew, finish this with Dig" Ash commanded, and Axew hid underground again, then struck with Dig again, and KO'ed the last Tynamo.
"That was great work Axew, amazing work" Ash commanded and Pikachu agreed, which made Axew cheer happily.
Conclusion: Axew wins
Meanwhile, Hilda takes on one lone Tynamo
"Simisear, use Crunch" Hilda commanded, and Simisear cloaked its fangs in anti-positive energy, and mashed up Tynamo, dealing Considerable damage. Tynamo then charged at Simisear while cloaked in electricity, a Spark attack, dealing minor damage.
"Now Simisear, use another Crunch" Hilda called, and Simisear crunched up Tynamo with fangs cloaked in anti-positive energy, dealing Considerable damage. Once again, Tynamo struck with Spark, dealing Minor damage.
"Alright, let's try this. Great Ball, go" Hilda called, and she threw the Great Ball at Tynamo. It caught it, shook three times, the clicked.
"Alright, I got a Tynamo. Now to give you an EXP Share to train you up, while I train the other members of my team" Hilda said as she picked up the ball.
Conclusion: Tynamo captured.
"Well done," Ash said to Hilda as she picked up the ball, to which she replied "Thanks. Now, let's get down there and find out what both Neo Team Plasma and Team Rocket are fighting over", to which Ash nodded, and they headed further inside.
Ash and Hilda reach the stairs to the lower floor and descend. As soon as they reach the lower floor, Ash and Hilda discover what's going on.
And, it's difficult to explain. There are Team Rocket Grunts who are trying to capture Ferroseed, which Neo Team Plasma Grunts are also trying to do. At the same time, Team Rocket Grunts and Neo Team Plasma Grunts are both battling each other and pulling injured members away.
"This is crazy. How the hell are we going to try and break this up" Ash said, to which Hilda replied "I'm not sure"
Meanwhile, N has been following both Ash and Hilda and has also discovered the fight between Team Rocket and Neo Team Plasma. This time, however, there isn't just Gothitelle, but also a large, black dragon with red eyes.
"Alright Zekrom, let's use our power to stop the mass capture of these Pokémon. Use Rock Slide" N said, and Zekrom triggers the fall of rocks, which Team Rocket and Neo Team Plasma not only just get out of the way of, but also separates them, and forces them to retreat.
Back to Ash and Hilda
Ash and Hilda see the Rocket Grunts running their way, and Ash, grabbing Hilda's hand, he pulls her to a nearby passage as the retreating Rocket Grunts fly past.
"What on earth was that?" Ash asked, looking upward. He spots N as he slowly descends on Zekrom, with Gothitelle just behind him.
"It's that N guy," Ash said, and he decided to head for where N appeared to be landing, and after a bit, N landed.
"Hey," Ash said, to which N turned to face Ash, and said "Hello. Ash, correct?"
"Yes, I'm Ash. Was is this large dragon?" Ash replied, to which N responded "This is my Zekrom, one of the legendary Dragons of the Unova region"
"A counterpart to my brother's Reshiram?" Hilda asked, to which N nodded, and replied "Yes. And if you're wondering, that Rock Slide was my Zekrom"
"Wow, that's some serious power" Ash replied, to which N added "Yeah. I had to stop Neo Team Plasma, and whoever those guys in the black and grey suits are"
"Team Rocket, they're from Kanto, the region I hail from" Ash replied, to which N nodded, then added "Alright"
"Why are they mass capturing Pokémon?" Hilda asked, to which N replied "Neo Team Plasma will be going for terrorism with those Ferroseed. I don't know about Team Rocket"
"I do, they'll be going for something similar" Ash replied. N nodded, and said "Well, we at least managed to, hopefully, stop the majority of their captures, so hopefully they won't be able to carry out their terrorist campaign as much"
"I hope so too," Ash said. He then said, "So what are you going to do N?"
"I'm going to go after Neo Team Plasma, find out what they have planned. It was nice to see you Ash and Hilda, good luck on your challenges" N replied. Ash and Hilda both nodded, and N departed, but not before cleaning up the mess his Zekrom had created.
"Well, we'd better get going then," Ash said to Hilda, who nodded, and they continued into Chargestone Cave.
Meanwhile, back with Team Rocket
Petrel, Jessie, James and a few other Grunts step off the helicopter, which then departs.
"Alright. We need about forty Stunfisk. That should be enough to set up traps on an entire floor" Petrel said, to which one of the Grunts asked, "Do we use our False Swipe Pokémon?"
"Of course" Petrel replied. He then turned to Jessie and James and gave a Poké Ball to them.
"Here's the Gallade you used last time, with False Swipe. We need to minimise the amount of time here, so hurry" Petrel said. James took it, nodded, then they headed into the puddles to start hunting Stunfisk.
Meanwhile, Petrel is in communication with Proton.
"How goes the Ferroseed catching?" Petrel asked, to which Proton replied "Not good. Neo Team Plasma seems to have been thinking along the same lines we are, and we're in open battle with them inside Chargestone Cave"
"You'd better get as many as you can, then get out of there. We cannot let them steal our Ferroseed" Petrel replied, to which Proton responded "We're trying, but it's not working. They have control of many Wild Pokémon, so it's tough to make any progress"
"Push on, we can't afford to lose this" Petrel responded, to which Proton replied "I'll try" and the communication was cut.