"Ash calm down." Goh said, a bit annoyed.

Ever since he had found out they'd be mapping out Dark Cave, Ash for some reason had been way too excited.

"Seriously, this is weird even for you." Chloe said, in agreeance.

"Don't you guys get it. We're mapping out Dark Cave! No one else has done this yet!" Ash said excitedly.

"It's a cave, and a backroads one by the looks of it. No wonder it hasn't been properly mapped out before." Chloe said looking at what she had found out.

"Not only that, but there's a Pokémon I've wanted for so long that lives in there." Ash said eagerly.

"Okay, down boy. We still have a bit before we arrive." Chloe said with a laugh.

Outside the south entrance

"So this is a lot bigger than we initially thought." Ash said, Dragonite coming in for a landing.

"We each take a section and combine the maps later?" Goh offered.

"Not the best idea, it's those kinds of ideas that made Mt. Silver unknown if it was Kanto or Johto property." Ash said plainly.

"I thought it was Johto." Chloe said.

"It is, but the only safe path to it, is upheld by Kanto." Ash said.

"Weird." Chloe responded.

"Back on topic, I guess we'll just have to work as a team until this is done." Goh said, defeated.

"Come on Goh, it could be worse." Ash said supportingly.

"If you say 'You could be wearing heels.' So help me Ash I will…" Goh started.

"Actually I was just going to say the cave could be larger. From what I saw the mountainside seems to be a straight shot. Only a few exits." Ash said reassuringly.

As the trio made their way through the cave, Ash kept looking around for the Pokémon he wanted.

"I've never seen Ash like this about a single Pokémon." Chloe mused.

"No kidding. This must be a powerful Pokémon for Ash to want it so badly." Goh said. "I should catch one too!" Goh decided, and began looking as well.

"Guys, we have work to do!" Chloe complained. Sometimes it felt like she had to be the adult of the group.

"Chloe, I need you to do me a huge favor." Ash said looking directly at her without blinking. "Don't make any sounds or sudden movements, just walk towards me slowly." Ash said very calmly.

"Why would I? AHHH!" Chloe screamed. A giant snake, dragon, worm, thing was right behind her.

Chloe sprinted off as fast as she could.

"I told you not to do that. Both of them." Ash wined.

"SPARCE!" The giant Dunsparce yelled, charging after Chloe.

"Goh let's go!" Ash said running after it.

"Huh, yeah that's cool." Goh said distracted.

"Pikachu use Thunderbolt to get it's attention!" Ash commanded.

The electricity hit, but the Dunsparce seemed unfazed, as if it didn't even feel it.

"Let's see if you feel this!" Ash said, leaping forward, grabbing onto the Dunsparce's tail.

Immediately Ash regretted his decision. The Dunsparce seemed to pick up speed, and Ash was along for the ride.

"Ash, Chloe? Where'd you two go?" Goh asked looking around. "You know the least they could've done is let me know they were moving forward." Goh said, packing up his fishing rod.

"Chloe! Duck!" Ash shouted. He could barley make out the wall in front of them. Jumping off at the last moment himself, Ash watched the Dunsparce go into another wall, reentering the cave.

"Ash, how did you?" Chloe asked, trying to catch her breath.

"I held on. Rode the Dunsparce all the way." Ash said, stretching a bit.

"Any idea where we are?" Chloe asked looking outside.

"We're probably closing in on Blackthorn City. What do you think Goh?" Ash said, turning around.

"Goh? Where's Goh?" Chloe said shocked.

"I thought he was right behind us!" Ash panicked.

The two began walking back through the path the Dunsparce made, trying to find where Goh might be.

"Hold on, I think I hear something." Ash said looking down a side tunnel.

Looking in there, he saw a large gathering of Wobbuffet. They appeared to be surrounding something.

"Come on, what are you surrounding?" Ash said concentrating.

As they moved, Ash saw Cinderace just barely.

"They're in here." Ash said, carefully walking forward. "Lucario, just wait here in case." Ash said cautiously.

"No! Don't! We're trapped." Goh shouted, struggling.

It was too late. Before Ash and Chloe could turn around, more Wobbuffet surrounded them. They were unable to move an inch.

"Ash, you have lots of experience with Team Rocket's Wobbuffet, how do we defeat them?" Goh asked.

"Normally, using odd attacks, or unique maneuvers worked, but I don't know how to defeat this many." Ash said worriedly.

"Lucario is still out there, maybe he can rescue us." Chloe said hopefully.

"It won't work, I tried that with Cinderace, there were too many of them." Goh said, defeated. "Anyways what happened to you two?" Goh asked.

"Giant Dunsparce chased me, Ash chased it, he thought you were behind him." Chloe said quickly retelling the events.

Ash has sat down, and began concentrating. He needed to be in sync with Lucario for this to work. Focusing on the path back to Lucario, focusing on Lucario, and finally focusing on his breathing. Then he felt it. A feeling he had felt before with Charizard with Blast Burn, Sceptile with Mega Evolution, and Greninja with Battle Bond. Ash's eye shot open, a blue aura filling them.

"Ash? Are you okay?" Goh asked, seeing his friend acting odd, even for Ash.

"Goh, look out!" Chloe said tackling him to the ground.

A flurry of aura spheres flew hitting a large amount of the Wobbuffet. Lucario sped into the room, his eyes glowing similar to Ash's. Summoning it's Bone Rush moving from one Wobbuffet to the next, knocking them away with ease.

"What is going on!" Goh said, freaking out a bit. He had never seen any Pokemon attack with this efficiency.

"Goh, stop standing, let's help out." Chloe said readying a Pokeball.

"Help how? It seems like they have this handled." Goh said looking at the fallen Pokemon.

As the final Wobbuffet fell, Ash's and Lucario's eyes stopped glowing, before both promptly collapsed.

"ASH!" Goh shouted, running to Ash's fallen body. "He needs help." Goh said, a bit panicked.

"Ash said Blackthorn City wasn't far. We can take them there." Chloe said, grabbing Lucario's pokeball, returning it.

Both of them worked together, carrying the unconscious Ash to Blackthorn City.