Hehe...Sorry it took so long to update this thing...We're almost done with this story! Promise! Just need to get in like...2 to 3 more chapters! promise! Well...here's part 2 to Spenser's saga written by An Ordinary Fan.

SPENSER'S STORY ARC, PART 2

As this segment of the story begins, we focus on two Fall City Rangers currently doing their duties in Krokka Tunnel...

"And with that, this mission is complete," Joel told Aria as he used a Graveler to obliterate a boulder in the Tunnel. Earlier, they had received word that there had been a mysterious cave-in, and the two Fall City Rangers had taken it upon themselves to clear up the path that led to Ringtown. It was a simple mission, but all the while, Aria had a very nervous feeling about it.

"Are you certain, leader? The reason for the cave-in was never reported, and our reports say that this couldn't have happened naturally…yet if I try to think why anybody would purposely block this passage, I don't have a single clue," Aria told him. "This whole thing seems just…well, a bit eerie."

"Well, Aria, I can assure you that there's nothing wrong with-" Joel tried to tell her, when the entire cavern began to rumble. In a flash, an orange shape sped right past the duo, and fled into the depths of the tunnel. As if the creature was controlling the tunnel itself, rocks fell down to block the path it had taken.

"…Boss, I think we might need a little help on this one," Aria stated. "And since Professor Hastings is busy today, I guess there's only one man we can call."

--

"So let me get this straight," Spenser uttered, his eyes not glancing up from his DS. He and Joel had a friendly rivalry, so the Ringtown leader felt that he didn't need to hide his secret hobby from him or Aria. "There was a cave-in at Krokka Tunnel. The path was blocked. You two unblocked the path. Then, something dashed past you, and caused another cave-in in order to stop people from following it. Now, let me think…it couldn't be one of the local Ground types, as they lack that much precision. So I think it's safe to assume that we're being visited by a Psychic type of some sort. The question is…which one?"

Spenser decided to check the Pokedex that's in his copy of Pokemon Diamond. For an electronic version of the world around him, it was surprisingly precise when it came to Pokemon knowledge. He shifted through the entries until he found something interesting. "Now, you said that the blur that blew past you two was orange, right? I think I've got a hunch as to what's been causing all of your problems, since there's only one psychic type in this list which is that color. I hope you two are up for a challenge, because I'm afraid that this guy's quite legendary. Brace yourselves; it looks like the three of us are going after Deoxys!"

"…You're kidding, right? You've got to be kidding," Aria moaned. "It was practically yesterday that you overcame freakin' GROUDON, if your reports are to believed, and now you're saying that we'll have to encounter the legendary space Pokemon?! Either your dumb luck has increased exponentially, or something fishy is going on here."

"If you're implying that Spenser has some direct connection to these recent phenomenon, which I presume you are by the tone of your voice, then I'll have to disagree," Joel politely told his subordinate. "But I must admit; if a rare specimen like Deoxys would come to our quaint continent, and hide out somewhere so close to populated areas, then there must be some sort of foul play afoot."

"Well, even before I got this job, I always tried to follow my instincts," Spenser told the Fall City pair, as he put away his DS and used a tamed Graveler to open up one of the paths that had been recently blocked. "And my instincts tell me that we are about to face something with grand powers, we will have to fight it, and it will be awesome!"

As Spenser began to run into the passage, Joel couldn't help but notice how much enthusiasm his rival-slash-friend had. In fact, Spenser hadn't been quite this excited since the green-haired man won first place at the Fall City Capture Arena's annual tournament. While the Fall City leader was glad for this, he was wondering how long this joy would last…

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Somewhere deep within Krokka Tunnel, a man could be seen setting up various pieces of equipment. Upon closer inspection of the machinery, it appeared to be a mix of energy generators and radar systems. And upon closer inspection of the man, he could easily be identified as Kimbly Q. Faustkin, vice-president of Hasero Industries. But, Kimbly was certainly not looking as carefree and cheerful as usual…in fact, it would seem that he had quite a menacing aura right now.

As the educated man prepared the gadgets, he used a cell phone to converse with the man in charge of Hasero Industries "Don't worry, bossman; all operations are going smoothly. Deoxys headed straight to the beacon like a moth to a flame. Thing's been trying to block out all of the local folks until he can find out what's causing all the noise pounding through his head, but I managed to find a stable section to set up in. I swear, this'll go MUCH better than it did with Groudon…what's that? You're going to do WHAT do me if I fail? …Y-y-yes sir, don't w-worry sir, I p-promise to get it r-right this time! This is KQF, signing off!"

Kimbly quickly hung up the phone and hurriedly finished setting up the pieces of technology that he had brought, fearing the punishment that would await him if things didn't go to plan. But, as Kimbly continued his preparations, he was unaware that the three rangers had been watching him this entire time.

"Well, it appears that our earlier assumptions were correct; both of the rare Pokemon were causing trouble in the area due to the meddling of an outside force, and not just because of coincidence. So," Aria inquired, "what do you recommend as our next course of action, Mr. Hayate?"

"Who? …Oh, yeah; me. Everyone calls me by my first name so often, that I guess I almost forget my own last name. Well, if we continue our search for Deoxys, we might never find it. And even if we do, it looks like Mr. 20-Q over there will just try and lure another legendary into a trap. We can't just apprehend Kimbly and then search for Deoxys, because we lack the evidence needed to prove that he's causing this mayhem. And without that evidence, he's just the kind of nut that can plead insanity to the court of law and get away with it. So, I say that we wait for him to get Deoxys, and then jump in to save the day before he can use the technology on it, thus killing two Pidgey with one stone," Spenser told the others.

To that, Joel said, "…While this plan has a large margin of error, your reasons behind why we should follow it are certainly logical. I just hope this doesn't take too long; I was rather looking forward to the new season of 'Sinnoh Idol'."

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Five minutes pass, with little action occurring. Other than Kimbly finishing his preparations, this was a quite uneventful stakeout.

" Ugh...How longer are we supposed to wait? This boring..." groaned Joel. " Relax, Joey...It'll show up..." said Spenser.

" Don't call me 'Joey', Spenny..." Joel retorted. After a few minutes of waiting, the group hears a loud cry.

" Wh-What was that?" wondered Aria looking around their surroundings. " I don't know...But don't let your gaurd down!" Spenser said. Just then right before their eyes, a Deoxys appears before them.

"Succès! My invention is complete! Now...Time to use it on the pokemon.." Kimbly said with a sort of evil grin coming across his face. The Deoxys looks around it's surroundings and spots Kimbly's invention. With the thought of the invention being meant to hurt it, the Deoxys gets upset begins to attack the group.

" Ah! What's wrong with this Deoxys?!" wondered Aria. " I don't it doesn't look like only one of us can tame it...Maybe if we worked all together and captured it, maybe it'll calm down." said Spenser. " It's worth a try! Capture on!" said Joel as he sent out his capture disk, the other rangers doing the same.

After making an attempt to capture the upset Deoxys, the rangers are successful in capturing the now calmed Pokemon.

" It's alright, Deoxys...We're friends. You can trust us..." said Spenser with a small smile.

" HI-YAH!!" yelled Kimbly as he threw a "Sypho Crystal" at the DNA Pokemon. "....Ok maybe not him..." said Spenser. " What did you throw at Deoxys, you nut job?!" yelled Spenser.

" Hehe...It was my Sypho Crystal. It is a man-made stone capable of absorbing all of an enemy Pokemon's powers and transfering them into one's own Pokemon. And now that I have the power of this Deoxys, I shall transfer them into my own Pokemon!" said Kimbly, laughing like a maniac as he sent out his Feraligatr, Camerupt, and Bronzong.

" Now...My Pokemon are all powered up! HAHAHA!" Kimbly laughed again. Spenser then let's out a sigh.

" I see someone forgot to take their pill today....Everyone! Take care of this guy's Pokemon!" said Spenser as he ordered his group to defeat the Pokemon. The group then, with little effort, defeat Kimbly's Pokemon in no time.

" Wh-What?! B-But...My Pokemon!" cried Kimbly getting on his knees. " Grr...Don't think you'll get away with this! I have a plan up my sleeve!" said Kimbly as he took out a weird remote from his pocket. Kimbly then presses a button on the remote and the area begins to shake.

" Wh-What the..?! What did you do, you crack job?!" asked Spenser. " Muahahaha! In a matter of seconds this place will give in and we'll all be trapped!" said Kimbly with another menacing laugh. Luckily from the rangers, the Deoxys stands in front of them and teleports them out of the cave, leaving the crazy doctor behind.

"Wait! Hold it! Arête!" Kimbly pleaded to the vanishing figures. "What about me?! Are you honestly going to-"

At that second, the scientist heard a loud crack coming from behind him. Apparently, this location was not as stable as he had thought, for a rather large chunk of the ceiling was about to fall upon him. In the one second that passed before he was struck, Kimbly managed to say one last word.

"…MOMMY!"

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It didn't take long to dig Kimbly out of the rubble. When they brought him and the remains of his gadgets to Fall City, the judge gave him a heavy sentence for tampering with the natural order of the Pokemon world…which the scientist would serve after his broken legs were fully recovered. Spenser bid farewell to his friend and his assistant after that, and soon returned back to his own base. Waiting there for him was Jake, for no particular reason.

"Welcome back, leader," Jake uttered as he saw Spenser enter the building and head straight for the nearest computer. "I'm surprised that you haven't gone right back to playing gam- I mean, doing paperwork. Is something wrong?"

"Well, we found out that the problems weren't natural, and that an Orre-based company might be behind it. So, I decided to do a little research on what we're going up against," Spenser replied as he accessed Hasero Industries' webpage. "Let's see…its goal is to develop new and interesting forms of Pokeballs. One of their current projects is to develop a capturing device as powerful as a Master Ball, but at a cost affordable enough so that it can be easily sold to the public. This company was founded ten years ago by…oh…oh, dear…"

"Spenser? You okay?" Jake asked as he saw his leader's face go pale. Curious, he decided to take a look at what had frightened Spenser so much. "Founded by Roland Serrano Hayate…what, do you recognize the name?"

Still with a face as white as chalk, Spenser turned to the ranger and said, "…How could a man ever forget the name of his brother?"

END OF PART 2