MEETING OF THE SMART AND STUPID

"Infernape flamethrower"

"Dodge it Swellow and used Bravebird!"

The swift bird pokemon barely dodges the flames. he knew if his wings were to get clipped by a lick of the flames he would be roasted. Luckily for him, they didn't and dove straight at Infernape.

"Dig and grab!"

Infernape dug into the ground and as the bird flew over him he reached upwards and grabbed the pokemon's feet. "Swellow!?" it cried in surprise as it fell flat on its beak.

The opposing trainer gritted his teeth "Damnit! Shake him off!"

But it was too late as the ape went from grabbing its feet to enclosing its body and wings with his arms. The 2 pokemon struggled for a bit, but it was clear the bird was not getting away "Peck at his arms. Do something!" the now frustrated trainer shouted at its pokemon. "He's doomed, idiot. OVERHEAT!" Infernape clutched the bird with renewed vigor "infernAAAAAPPEE" it yelled as he became essentially a pillar of flame with the Swellow at its center. After a few seconds, he let go of the knocked out pokemon.

"Grr, back Swellow." the begrudged trainer let out beaming the pokemon back to its Pokeball. He turned to leave "Don't forget to give me the yen" "Fuck you!" he yelled back. Roy grunted "Idiot..." he looked at his Infernape covered in bruises and sweat from the last 6 pokemon matches he made it endure and sighed taking out a pokeberry. "Infernape, eat" tossing it to the Pokemon "Good job. Now sleep " putting it back in its ball. He turned towards the rest of the trainers and was about to ask who wants to fight, but saw that no one was left as he had beaten the rest of the competition. He brought his hat down "Weaklings" he muttered under his breath and began walking back out of the arena.

"Houndoom, use Flamethrower!"

"Counter with Psychic!"

Ava's eyes glowed as she caught the flamethrower, creating a blue outline around it, and started circling it around her body. "Now send it back!"

"Eeeespe!" Ava hurled the flamethrower back at the Houndoom, which was caught off guard, and it felt the full force of the fire. As it regained its bearings, Ava suddenly appeared behind it and slammed into it with a hard quick attack. "Houndoom no!" Its trainer cried as Houndoom fainted.

"Alright!" Sam said as he walked up to Ava. "Nice work, Ava!" He said as he patted her on the head.

"Espe!" She replied.

The trainer quickly recalled his Houndoom and left. "Thanks for the battle! Bye!" He said nervously as he ran off.

"Huh... I wonder if we scared him?" He then turned to see if there was anyone else left to fight. "Forget him, did we scare everyone?"

He sweatdropped as he saw that there was practically no one left. "Maybe we could use a break."

"Pee..." Ava agreed.

Meanwhile, at the Pokemon Center, Ash and his friends had just arrived after taking a quick lunch break at a nearby restaurant. When they entered, they were surprised at the number of trainers that were there. "Whoa! This place sure is packed today!" Ash said.

"Yeah, no kidding!" Max said as he looked at the trainers and their injured Pokemon. Just then, they noticed Nurse Joy that was returning a trainer's Pokemon. "Here, you go, make sure they get plenty of rest."

"Thank you, Nurse Joy!" The boy said as he ran off. Nurse Joy turned to Ash and friends. "Hello, how can I help you?" Almost Instantly, Brock ran up to her with hearts in his eyes. "Nurse Joy, you can help me by filling in the hole in my heart with yours! A heart of love!"

"The only hole you have is the one in your head!" Max said as he dragged Brock away by the ears. The others sweatdropped. "Excuse me, Nurse Joy, but did something happen recently? I've never seen a Pokemon Center this packed before."

"Oh, this is because of the new Battle Dojo that opened recently." Nurse Joy explained.

"Battle Dojo?" They asked in unison. Team Rocket, who was hiding behind a wall, did the same. "Battle Dojo?"

"Yes, there are facilities where Pokémon Trainers can go to hone their battling skills." Nurse Joy explained. "They're usually found at the Unova region, but a new one was built just a few days ago."

"Sounds like my kind of place!" Ash said. "Pika!" Pikachu said.

"However, it would appear that two strong trainers arrived not that long ago and defeated the trainers here." She explained as the group gasped.

"Just two trainers?" Max asked.

"It's true!" One of the trainers said as he walked up. "I fought one of them in a 3 on 3, and he beat my Pokemon without even switching out! He even had a Pokemon from another region!"

"That's nothing!" A boy said as he walked up with a Houndoom. "I fought a guy with an Espeon against my Houndoom, and we didn't stand a chance, even with my type advantage! It was a 3 on 3, and I wasn't able to take down any of his Pokemon!"

"Those guys sure sound tough," Brock commented. Meanwhile, Ash was deep in thought. "Whats up Ash?" Ash opened his eyes. "All right, I've decided! I'll battle them! It'll be the perfect warm-up before my next Frontier battle!"

"What?!" The two trainers asked in shock.

"That's Ash for ya..." Max sighed.

"Nurse Joy, where's the battle club at?" Ash asked.

"It's down the road and at a left." She explained. "You can't miss it."

"Thanks!" Ash then turned and sprinted out the door. "Let's go Pikachu!"

"Pikachu!"

"Ash wait!" His friends called as they followed him. Team Rocket watched them go. "The battle club eh? Sounds like the place for pokemon catching." Jessie said.

"And we're the perfect people to do the snatching." James agreed.

"And with Pikachu there as a bonus, it'll be a cornucopia of Pokemon just waiting for us!" Meowth said.

"Time to start scheme hatching!" They said in unison.

"Wobbu!"

Meanwhile, at the battle club, Sam and Rory were sitting at a table, overlooking a monitor of the trainers to challenge. Ava was sitting on his shoulders with Rory right next to him. "Let's see...who do we want to battle next? See anybody that catches your eye?" He asked Rory.

Roy tilted his head upwards to glance at the list and then looked back down "No. They're all weak. No spines, they would just say no."

Sam flinched "A bit harsh there sergeant. We're not exactly new trainers and you were using a new pokemon that no one has seen in this region." He then gave that a thought with a raised eyebrow "On that how did you get that pokemon, Infernape right? I haven't seen any of our kind of agents have that."

Roy did not look up or open his eyes "Just because you have not faced said pokemon does not excuse your loss. As a trainer and someone in our particular profession try making that excuse as to why you lost the championship or did not complete the mission." Sam tilted his head 'He has a point I guess' then Roy elaborated on his second question. "I was given Infernape. That is all" the way he made that statement told Sam all he needed to know 'So that's all I'm getting huh? Even if I were to push him, oh well' he thought turning away from his partner and onto the arena. "Well, I guess we got some fun out of them. Smashing a bunch of newbs was exhilarating. Especially to do it with only one pokemon. Wasn't going to let you style on me y'know?" he said smirking a glance at Rory which earned him a grunt. Then the doors burst open and a group of trainers walked in a tall trainer with a backpack, a girl dressed in red with a bandana and brown hair, a small schoolboy appreciating the new stadium and a boy with a red and black hat along with a Pikachu sitting on his shoulder looking around excitedly; like he was looking for somebody. 'Hmmm, fresh trainers. Maybe they can be a challenge.' thought Sam and Roy gave them a brief glance 'Hmph'

Ash and his friends looked around the place in amazement. "Whoa, take a look at this place! It's like brand new!" He said excitedly.

"Well, this was just opened a few days ago," Max said. "But still, this place looks amazing!"

"Hey check it out." Everyone turned to where May was looking and found two teenage trainers sitting at a table looking at a monitor screen. "There are some trainers, and they even have an Espeon!"

Ash then proceeded to take out his Pokedex and pointed at the Espeon, who had a black collar with white rhinestones on it.

Espeon. The Sun Pokémon, and an evolved form of Eevee. Being to use the fine hairs that cover its body to sense air currents and predict an opponent's movement, it evolves from Eevee during the day when it shares a strong bond with its trainer.

"I wonder if they're the trainers that those kids were talking about?" Brock wondered.

"One way to find out!" Ash then ran up to the two of them.

"Ash wait!" May said.

Sam, Ava, and Rory glanced as Ash ran up to them. "Hi! I'm Ash from Pallet Town!" He said to the two of them.

Sam, who was a little put off by Ash, greeted with a sweatdrop. "Oh hey there kid..."

"I heard that Espeon of yours was strong, so I was hoping you and I could-OWW!" He was interrupted by May pulling on his ear. "Ash, don't be so rude!" She let go and turned to them. "Sorry about him, the names May."

"Oh, no worries. The names Samuel, but you can call me Sam." He petted Ava. "And this is Ava."

"Espe!" She greeted.

Why would you give your real name to bystanders idiot...' Rory thought internally "Ethan," he said cordially.

The other 2 trainers came in "Brock" the tall one said "Max" said the smaller one. Ash now having fought his ear back to his face "So, I was wondering if we could have a battle especially against your Espeon, Ava" he said excitingly.

"You? Want to battle us?" He turned to Ava with a surprised look, with her doing the same. "You sure about that kid?"

"You bet! See, I wanna become a Pokemon master, so I want to battle lots of strong trainers!"

"Pokemon Master?" Sam and Rory turned to each other with raised eyebrows.

"Take it from me, Ash is pretty tough. He's competed in the Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn Leagues." Brock explained. This piped Rory's interest. "You got badges from all three regions?"

"Sure did!" Ash replied.

"And did you win any of them?"

"Well not exactly..." His sweatdropped.

"Well, indeed, he didn't win, but he made it all the way to the top 16 at the Indigo Plateau conference, and the top 8 for the Silver and Ever Grande conference's," Brock explained. "As a former Gym Leader, you can take my word that he's no pushover."

This got both the teenagers attention. 'Gym Leader? I thought he looked familiar.' Sam thought. 'Ah, what the hell, maybe he'll be a challenge if a Gym Leader thinks so.' "Alright. I suppose. What about you?" He asked Rory. "You want in?"

'I don't want to be disappointed' he thought "No, you go. When he beats you I'll go." he said

"Well someone sure is full of himself..." Sam thought as everybody sweatdropped. Just then he had an idea and smiled cheekily. "Oh here's an idea, how about a double battle?"

"Double battle?" Rory and Ash asked in surprise.

"Yeah, the two against two, what do you say?" Sam asked.

Rory did not like where was this was going. "Don't just decide-"

"Oh, that sounds awesome! I'm in!" Ash said. "But who's gonna battle with me?"

"Now wait just a sec I haven't-!"

"I'll battle with you," May said. "It'll give me a chance to practice for my next contest."

"Will you please let me explain-!"

"Well then, shall we get started?" He then took hold of his partners shoulders, dragged him up and led the others to the arena.

At the arena, May and Ash took their places where Sam and Rory took theirs. Rory stared at Sam with an annoyed expression. "What, don't look at me like that. You wanted a fight, and I got you one." He said as Ava jumped off his shoulder.

"Only if he was worth it, idiot. That's why I wanted to see him fight you." he grumbled pulling a Pokeball out "Well whatever. Let's just finish this quick" out came his Gengar with shiny Aviator glasses with a brown brass color to the rims and a purple cloud moustache reminiscent of his owner. That was not the only thing unique to this Gengar. When you find Gengar in the wild,, they have a jovial nature. They're tricksters with a large constant smile on their faces and their wobbly tung almost permanently hanging out. Well not Rory's Gengar, no smile was on its face and a cigar instead of a tung was hanging from his lips with his arms crossed just like how his current master was looking right now.

Sam looked from the Gengar to his partner then back to the pokemon 'They say pokemon take after their trainers, but this is...' he thought.

Ash was disappointed by the pokemon Roy released "Aww I was hoping he would use the pokemon they told me about from another region..." he said hanging his head "Don't be a brat ASH" berated may pulling out Combusken. "Well, can't underestimate them. They did beat all those trainers with just one pokemon. It's your time Pikachu" "pika pika"

Sam looked towards the two trainers Pokemon. "A Pikachu and a Combusken?" He wondered. 'This could be interesting, haven't fought those Pokemon today.'

Rory was not impressed. 'They're using Pokemon that have yet to evolve. If it was against a Blaziken and Raichu maybe, but this?' He scoffed. "This isn't much of a challenge."

"If you like I'll be a referee!" Brock said as he stood in the middle.

"Sure, thanks!" Sam said.

"Do what you want." Rory huffed.

"Alright, this is a double battle! It'll end when both teams Pokemon are unable to battle!" He raised his hands. "Now Begin!"

BATTLE START

"Ava, use light screen!" Sam called out. "Espee!" Ava called out as her eyes glowed blue. Her body, as well as Rory's Gengar, were enveloped with a gold shield that vanished soon after.

"Light Screen reduces the power of special attacks," Max said. "Smart move, considering that fighting type attacks won't be effective against an Ava and ineffective against Gengar."

"That won't stop us! Pikachu use a quick attack on Ava!" Ash called out. "Pika!" Pikachu dashed with lightning speed.

"Combusken, use fire spin on Gengar!" May called out. "Combusk!" Combusken sent out a spire of fire towards Gengar.

So straightforward. NO strategy whatsoever' Rory critiqued. "Gengar double team!" the pokemon did not answer but did his job anyway. His stance remained the same arms crossed as multiples of him began blocking the pokemon's sight of Ava and confusing them of where the real one was.

"Ava, use swift!" Sam called out.

"Espee!" Espeon jumped above the confused pokemon, and swished its tail, shooting out multiple yellow stars at the two. They made a direct hit and sent both Pokemon back.

"Pikachu, you alright?" Ash asked. "Pika!" Pikachu said as he landed on his feet.

"You ok Combusken?" May asked. "Busken!" Combusken nodded as it stood back up to fight.

Sam was impressed. "Huh, not bad kids!"

Let's test their mettle' "Dark pulse them both"

"Gen," the pokemon said an aura gathered around her as she stared down the 2. "GEN!" the aura went forward and waved over the 2 trainers pokemon. "Pik" the yellow rat at first took a hit, but recovered incredibly due to its battle harden will "PIKA" "Alright Pikachu!"

However the same could not be said for May's Combuskin as it flinched hard and almost stepped out of bounce "Combuskin hold your ground!"

'One's actually has strength, the other...' "Shadowball the chicken" ordered Roy. Gengar simply stretched out its hand and shot out the projectile.

"Dodge it!"

Combusken quickly shot to the side with quick speed as the shadow ball flew past. 'Fast chicken, I'll give it that.' Rory thought.

"Now use fire spin on Ava!"

"Combusk!"Combusken sent out a column of fire towards Ava.

"Use Calm Mind!" Sam called. May and Ash were surprised. "He's not gonna tell her to dodge?!" Max asked.

"Espeee!" Ava stood her ground as her gem and eyes glowed, and she was surrounded by bright purple light. As the fire arrived, the light screen kicked in, halving the damage, and Ava appeared, appearing fine.

"Calm mind is a move that increases special attack as well as special defense, and combined with the light screen, the damage isn't as effective," Brock explained.

"Now Ava, use Psybeam!"

"Peeon!" Ava released a multicolored beam of psychic energy from her gem toward Combusken, and it took it head-on. "Yes direct it!" However, Combusken refused to go down and stood back up weakly. "What the-?!"

"Quick attack go!" Combusken dashed with great speed and rammed into Ava with tremendous force. "Ava, are you alright?" Ava shook off the pain. "Espe!"

"Now Pikachu, use thunderbolt on Gengar!" Pikachu called.

"Pika-CHUU!" Pikachu released the bolt of lightning with tremendous speed, hitting Gengar.

They both stood their ground and Gengar stood almost unscathed from the attack. Due to his already high special defense and Sam's light screen helped suffer little damage.

"What!?" said Ash astonished by the little damage.

"...Weak," said Rory said pushing up his aviators with the Gengar mimicking him. "Double team! Encircle that Pikachu!" The clones began encircling the small pokemon with it trying to discern which was the real. Ash wasn't going to let him confuse them "Don't bother to find which one. Thunderbolt all around you while stepping back" Pikachu was blasting each individual clone while jumping back, but he fell for the plan. As the rat pokemon did one last leap back Rory yelled "Shadow punch!" darkness befell Pikachu and in the small confusion as it looked around Gengar appeared behind it. "Pikachu behind you!" the rat looked back just to be met with a dark punch sending it going across the room. It landed on its feet but had sustained quite a bit of damage. "Pikachu! Are you alright?" "Pika" Ash gritted his teeth pleased he was fine, but worried about what to do next 'Man this guy is so strong. No wonder they won against so many trainers, but I'm not most trainers' "Pikachu quick attack!" "Double team" This time with Pikachu getting used to the Gengars speed as he went around it was able to find the real one. He was able to track it with his eyes "I know you got him this time Pikachu. Get him with Iron tail!" Pikachu made a hard right and caught the real one with a quick Iron tail 'Oh ho. Speedy little rat' thought Rory "Brick break!" the 2 pokemon clashed jumping back after the initial shock.

Sam smirked. "Huh. These kids aren't half bad!" He said to Rory. "Especially that Pikachu of his, pretty strong for a little guy!" Rory was silent. "I suppose... Had it not been for that Light Screen, it would have done more damage. Not enough to knock Gengar out, but still...this Pikachu's different'

Ash smirked. "You guys are pretty strong yourself, but the battle isn't over yet!"

"That's right!" May said. "Were still in this!"

"Then show us what you can do!" Rory shouted.

"You bet we will!" Ash shouted. We haven't mastered it yet, but no better time than now! "Now Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!"

"What?!" Sam said in shock.

"Volt Tackle?" Rory asked in surprise. Now we're talking!

Pikachu charged as electricity started to gather. However, during the charge, there was a sudden boom, and the ceiling collapsed. "What the hell?!" Sam screamed. From out of nowhere a large glass sphere appeared from a hole in the ceiling and grabbed Pikachu. "Pika?!"

"Pikachu!" Ash cried. Three more blasted in, and each one grabbed Ava, Gengar, and Combusken, causing them to cry out in surprise as they were lifted into the air.

"Combusken no!" May cried.

"Ava!" Sam shouted.

"What the hell is going on?!" Rory shouted. His reply was that of laughter.

"Prepare for trouble, what's going on is us!"

"And make it double, being us is a plus!"

"An evil as old as the galaxy!"

"Sent here to fulfill our destiny!"

"Meowth, there's me!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"And James!"

"...Anywhere there's peace in the universe..."

"...Team Rocket..."

"...Will be there..."

"To make everything worse!"

"Wobbuffet!"

"Mime, Mime!"

The words that hit Rory's ear did not match what his eyes saw and did at the same time. Seeing 2 goofy looking men and women posing matched the goofy motto and then he saw the team rocket uniforms. He physically facepalmed 'These stupid looking... they're Team Rocket grunts. WHAT HOW?" he screamed in his mind. While Rory was having a cross wire on these agents his Gengar looked not too worried as he was just simply smoking her cigar and looking down at her trainer waiting for commands.

am just stared at the sight before him with surprise and confusion as Ava pounded on the glass case. Above them, sitting in a Meowth shaped balloon were two agents of Team Rocket. B ranked by the look of it...and with a talking Meowth?! 'What the hell are members of Team Rocket doing here?! Also, what's with that Meowth? How is it talking?!

"Well...we didn't see this coming today did we?" Sam asked Rory.

"No, we did not," Rory said as his hand slid down his face.

"Team Rocket!" Ash yelled.

"Not you guys again!" Max screamed.

"Wait, again?" Sam asked. "You know these guys?!"

"Yeah. These guys always try to steal my Pikachu" Ash said turning to them.

'Wait, try? A Pikachu?' "So they try to steal your Pikachu and fail every time!?" said a very angry Roy.

"Um yeah, and we always stop them," said a put off Ash 'Why did he mention their failures and be mad about that?' he thought.

'Why the fuck are they caring about this Pikachu. It's stronger than normal Pikachus, but they're using Team Rocket funds for this!?' This just added to the frustration and gave him an actual migraine; a vein could be visibly seen on his forehead. He was not gonna let this stand "Gengar!" The pokemon's ears perked at her name "Hyperbeam!" Gengar opened its mouth charging up its beam.

"Uh oh, that does not look good. These glass traps are only electric proof. "Gen...GAAAARRR" it shouted busting its way through the trap.

"You guys messed with the wrong people to steal from!" Sam shouted. "Ava, use Hyperbeam as well!"

Ava opened her mouth as she charged the beam.

"Espeon too?!" James screamed.

"What is with these two twerps?!" Meowth asked.

EspeeeOOON!" It shouted as it blasted its way through the glass. landing in Sams's arms. "Are you alright?"

"Espe!" She replied.

Jessie growled. "How dare you, just who do you twerps think you are?!" She said as she pointed at them. "Don't you know who you're messing with?!" James asked as he pointed as well.

"Oh you're about to find out, no takes my Pokemon and gets away with it!" Sam shouted at them.

"You said it!" Ash said as he reached for a Poke-ball. "Swellow, I choose y-!"

"Don't Ash!" Sam said as he and Rory walked in front of him, both of them clutching Poke-balls "We can handle this."

"What? Are you sure?" He asked.

"We can take care of these idiots," Rory said.

"Cocky little twerps, aren't you?" Meowth asked as the balloon was lowered. Jessie and James both leapt out."If it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get! Go Seviper!" Jessie shouted as she threw out her pokemon. "Ssseviper!"

"Go Cacnea!" James shouted as he threw out his pokemon...who then rushed back to hug him right in the face. " No not at me at them!"

Sam and Rory just sweatdropped, as well as Jessie and Meowth. "This is...what am I looking at?" Sam asked.

Rory beamed back his Gengar "You will be dispatched as quickly and as brutally as possible" saying it with his own version of Mean look, which would give his Gengar a run for its money. He pulled out his poke ball and summoned "Heracross!" out came a battle-hardened giant beetle. Its horn was unusually big, even by Heracross standards, scratch marks and cuts marked its body with its whole entire body swole and just brimming with power and strength. Through its battles it had grown to have a secondary passive ability; mean look. . In Team Rocket's illegal fight rings it rained as champion going undefeated until it was chosen to fight alongside Roy, his parents believing this Beatle to be worthy of serving under their son. "Heracross! Prepare to crush!" Roy commanded. Heracross knew what he meant and instantly used Bulk up making its muscles seem like they would crack through its exoskeleton.

Sam beamed back Ava. "Rest up, girl. We'll take care of this." He looked back to the trio with an intense glare. "You three are going to regret ever pissing us off!" He pulled out his Poke-ball. "Go, Tyro!"

"Tyro?" Ash and friends asked.

"Tyro?" Team Rocket asked.

And out of the Poke-ball emerged a large, and furious, Tyranitar that was brimming with absolute power. It reared back and let out a fierce growl that seemed to shake everyone to the core. It glared at Jessie and James, causing them to cringe in fear. "TYRO!" They screamed.

"Whoa, a Tyranitar and a Heracross!" Ash said as he brought out his Pokedex.

"Just like you!" May said as she brought out hers.

Tyranitar, the Armor Pokémon and the evolved form of Pupitar. Tyranitar has a heavily armored body that can withstand powerful attacks and can crush a mountain with one hand.

Heracross, the Single Horn Pokémon. Though gentle and docile, it Uses the sharp claws on its feet to generate enough power to throw its opponent with amazing force.

"Tyro, those three tried to steal Ava! show them no mercy, Dragon Dance!"

Tyro instantly becomes surrounded by swirling purple clouds of energy as it spins around several times. When it stopped, energy shot up from the ground as its powers increased.

"Charge Hercacross" demanded Rory pointing at the Cacnea. The giant beetle geared up its charge like a bull and with its bulked-up hindlegs dashed right to the plant pokemon leaving a crater from the force of its push.

James panicked "Quick, pin missile. Stop it!" said flailing his arms at it. "Cacnea" it responded using said move and hitting the Heracross full through. However, the pins while hitting home did nothing to slow down the pokemon, didn't even seem to damage its sturdy shell. "Damnit Cacnea. Needle Arm!" James said desperately.

Cacnea dived with both of his arms aiming right at Heracross. Big mistake "MegaHorn!" The now powered horn met the Cacnea head-on and overpowered the pokemon, having it stuck to his horn and still charging through; straight to James.

"Rush 'em, Tyro!" Sam said as he pointed towards Seviper. Tyro growled as it dashed forward, creating small tremors in his wake. Thanks to Dragon Dance, its speed had increased, keeping up with Heracross.

Jessie panicked as well. "Seviper, quick! Use Poison Tail!" She said as she pointed at Tyro. "Seeviper!" It responded by using said move and rushed to Tyro.

"Use Crunch!" Sam said. Tyro opened his mouth and a red and black aura shaped like a set of teeth appeared. It bit down on the poison tail, hard. "No way! Seviper use bite!" Seviper regained his bearings and bit down on Tyro's head, but that did nothing as Tyro just smirked. "What the?!"

"Send it back with a fire punch!" Sam ordered. Tyro raised his left fist, engulfed it in flame, and slammed it into Seviper, hard. It sent it flying into Jessie. "Jessie!" James screamed.

"Incoming!" Meowth yelled as the two Pokemon charged at them side by side.

"Giga Impact!" The team rocket/trainer duo shouted with commanding hatred.

The team rocket trio just bundled together and cried for "Mommy"

Purple energy swirled around the 2 pokemon creating sparks as both energies clashed with each other since both were running side by side. Right before they made contact with the laughable villains their energy combined to create a huge rampaging missile of energy that towered over the head of Jessie, James, and Meowth. "Well guys, looks like..." Meowth tried to get out but was too late as the 2 pokemon made contact creating a large explosion and the sonic wave created by it pushing those except Rory and Sam back "HERACROSS" "TYRANITAR"

The trio and their pokemon were home runned at incredible speed "We're blasting off agaaaaaiinnn!" they said right before they made a twinkle in the sky.

Roy took off his glasses and dusted them off "Team Rocket trash"

"No kidding," Sam said as he dusted off his hat. "You know it's kinda sad, I actually like their motto. I still prefer our motto though. Waaaay more awesome. Also, why didn't they use their Wobbafet? Can't it block attacks? It wouldn't have stopped both of us, but still...!"

"Shows just how stupid they are," Rory replied.

Tyro and Heracross walked over to him. With Pikachu and Combusken on their shoulders, having been blasted free from the Giga Impact. "Excellent work Tyro!" Sam said as Tyro leaned down, allowing him to pet him on the head. "Way to show them whose boss!"

"Tyran!" Tyro purred.

"Good work, Heracross," Rory said. Both trainers returned their Pokemon.

"Pikachu!"

"Combuskion!"

Ash and his friends ran up, both Pokemon running to their trainers. "Are you guys alright?" Ash asked.

"Pika!"

"Busken!"

"Well, that's a relief." May then turned to Rory and Sam. "Thanks, you two, you really helped us out."

"It was no problem," Sam said as he put his hat back on. "Good excuse for Tyro to show his strength.

"No kidding!" Max said. "Those Pokemon of yours are crazy strong!"

"Speaking of Pokemon, how about we finish that battle?" Ash asked.

"Uh actually Ash, you may want to hold off on that," Brock said.

"Huh, why?"

"Because the Arena's in pieces." Everyone looked around, thanks to Team Rocket, there was a huge hole in the ceiling and debris all over. "I see your point." Ash sweatdropped.

Just then, the doors burst open, and the officer Jenny from before dashed in with a Growlithe by her side. "Is everyone all right?!"

"Everything ok here officer," said a too innocent looking Sam "There were just some Team rocket bad guys that blasted through the roof."

"We just simply blasted them back," said Roy. Being keenly aware to leave and not bring any more attention to themselves.

"Yeah. It was those 3 Team Rocket guys again. Trying to steal my Pikachu and their pokemon too. But these guys" Ash said pointing at both Roy and Sam "Wiped the floor with them and saved all of our pokemon!".

'Don't point at us, kid' Roy thought hiding his exasperation.

The serious officer calmed down and smiled at the 2 trainers "Well I'm glad you guys were here to deal with them. Nice to meet you guys!" Officer Jenny said extending her hand.

"Nice to meet you as well and don't worry. We were just doing what any other person would have done if their pokemon were taken by those nasty Team Rocket goons" Sam said with a disarming smile and shake.

"Pleasure" was Roy's deadpanned greeting and motionless shake.

"Well, in any case, this place will have to be closed down for repairs. Trainers are not going to like this." Jenny sighed as she looked around. "But it can't be helped. But I wonder though if Team Rocket was responsible for what happened at the Silph Company..."

Sam and Rory glanced at each other. "What do you mean?" Sam asked, feigning ignorance.

"You didn't hear?" Max asked. "There was an incident at the Silph Company last night. A breach of security! Apparently, something was stolen."

"And I have a hunch at what it was." Joy said. "Although not confirmed, my guess is that was information that was taken, but if you ask me, I bet it was information on the Silph's prize treasure. Master Ball."

"Master Ball?!" The group gasped. Sam and Rory glanced at each other again. "I bet it was Jessie and James that took it!" Ash said. Both Rory and Sam mentally smirked. 'Those three?! I pay money to see them try!' Sam thought to himself.

"Yeah. Their whole thing is stealing pokemon's right? So why not try to get that Master ball. It's supposed to capture ANY pokemon right?" Said Sam.

"Well, I don't know about any pokemon. That is what they're supposed to do, but they were still in the testing face, so..." Jenny said shrugging her shoulders.

"Well we'll be taking our leave then," Rory said wanting to leave and rest. He did not like how busy this day had gotten.

As the 2 trainers began to walk away Jenny called out "WAIT!" They turned around slightly nervously and waited to hear what she had to say to them. She approached them with a serious look and then smiled "We just need a statement from you guys then you can go, 'kay?"

They sighed in relief 'Almos spooked us' they thought. Filling out the statement papers and giving their recently made 'friends' a proper goodbye. They made their way to the poke center then home. "Think we'll meet those kids again?" Asked Sam with his hands behind his head and walking beside Roy "That Pikachu sure was strong... for a Pikachu." Rory answered quick and short "Maybe, maybe not. That trainer is a fool for not evolving that Pokemon. Considering the amplifying effect evolution gives to Pokemon. It might rival my Gengar... might." Sam smiled and stared up at the sky "Well if you think so, it probably would. Then I hope we meet again and fight him properly. I wanna take down that move... bolt tackle" with that said they went their separate ways; agents should never live in the same place.

That night Rory was doing his nightly workout doing some clap push-ups. The events of the day replaying in his mind. How the Pikachu was able to catch up to his Gengar, match it in power, and having a technique he had not seen yet. 'Ash Ketchum from pallet town hmm

That night, Sam was doing information on the trainers he had met. He was at his computer. With Ava next to him playing with yarn. He was using his Team Rocket tech to hack into the trainer database. He wasn't the best, but what he did know allowed him to hack into databases. "Ash Ketchum... Ash Ketchum... there you are!" He said as his profile came up.

"Let's see...registered for the Kanto, Johto and Hoenn leagues...made it into the to 16 for Kanto and Top 8 for Johto and Hoenn. Says he just started out a few months ago, he's gone that far already?" He scrolled down more. "Wait, he won the Orange League too?! I heard Drake was tough to beat! This 10-year-old and his Pikachu beat his Dragonite?!" He scrolled down at his pokemon,

"Pikachu...Kingler...Bulbasaur...Squirtle...Charizard too? He has the whole Kanto starter lineup, but only his Charizard is fully evolved?! How is that possible, did he give them Everstones or something?" He scrolled down more. "Heracross...Snorlax...Tauros...Noctowl...He has the Johto starter Pokemon too?! And only his Chikorita evolved?! Only into a Bayleef?!" How the hell did he get so far with undeveloped Pokemon...?"He scrolled down even more"Swellow...Corphish,...Torkoal...Glalie...Phanpy...Sceptile?! How many pokemon does this kid have?!"

He reared his head back in thought. "Ash Ketchum...hmmm."

Ava noticed and walked over to her trainer. Sam smiled and petted her head. "Things are going to get interesting for us girl.