In a flash, Catherine reappears with the group she started out with.

"Hey! Where did you come from so suddenly?" Maple 2 asks.

Everyone else turns and stares at Catherine who is all sweaty and breathing heavily.

"Yeah, where did you come from? And why did you leave in such a hurry?" Luxray asks.

"That's none of your business... Anyhow! What did I miss? This doesn't seem to be the exact location we were at earlier?" Catherine asks.

"We decided to continue towards the red stone. And we're taking Raspy and Pikatu with us, unfortunately," Luxray says.

"Oh! Great!" Catherine cries out and rolls her eyes, "Just what we need..."

"Care to tell us why you ran off if you really do not know Pikatu?" Luxray asks, cornering Catherine against the tree.

"Gosh dang it! Fine. Maybe I do know him! Does it really matter?!" Catherine asks.

Pikatu finally realizes Catherine came back and runs to hug her.

"Stay back, Pikatu," Luxray growls softly.

Pikatu scurries away and hides behind Raspy.

"Yoo-hoo! Luxray! Are you following me or not?" Maple asks.

She stumbles over something again as she is looking back at Luxray instead of where she is headed.

"Yes," Luxray replies.

He gives Catherine another scowl before following everyone else again. Catherine sighs and follows. After a long, tiresome trip, the group makes it to the mountains.

"We made it guys! The red stone I mentioned is up here!" Maple cries out.

Everyone gathers around to see the stone.

"Uh... That's not a Fire Stone..." Universe says.

"It isn't?" Maple asks.

"Fire Stones are much smaller and look like they have a fire inside of them," Universe explains.

The red stone sitting in the brick ruins is very large and round. Etched into the stone is a big golden arch that appears to be some sort of letter.

"Then... What is this?" Maple asks.

"I know what that is!" Raspy pipes up.

"You do?" Maple asks.

"That's the Red Orb! It's a sacred relic!" Raspy says.

"Oh, then we best leave it. I've had enough of meddling where I don't belong..." Catherine says.

She turns to leave, but Luxray prevents her escape by pawing her back towards the rest of the group.

"Tell me more!" Maple says.

"The Red Orb is said to have powered Groudon a long time ago. However, Groudon has been fast asleep, which is good. If Groudon wakes up again, it'll be hard to get him sleeping again and he'll destroy us all!" Raspy says.

"Tu tu..." Pikatu says, shaking in fear.

"Well, I'm sure touching it won't wake Groudon," Maple says, reaching out her maple colored paw to touch the orb.

"Don't touch it!" Raspy shouts, "It might hurt!"

"Oh! Okay!" Maple says and touches the Red Orb.

"No!" Raspy shouts.

"It doesn't hurt at all!" Maple says, laughing.

The Red Orb starts glowing suddenly.

"Ooh! Shiny!" Maple says.

"Oh shoot, we're doomed..." Catherine mumbles.

The Red Orb vanishes as Maple is touching it!

"H-hey... Where did it go?" Maple asks.

Maple 2 screams at the top of her tiny lungs.

"Maple... You foolish girl..." Raspy says, shaking her head.

Maple starts glowing and her eyes turn red!

"RUN!" Raspy cries out.

Everyone runs and ducks behind the pillars.

"WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?! AH! IT BURNS!" Maple cries out.

"The Red Orb has taken Maple as its host... This cannot be good... She might explode..." Raspy whispers.

"What?! No!" Maple 2 cries out.

"I'm sorry..." Raspy says.

Large blasts of red lightning shoot out in every direction as Maple screams in pain. The glowing red Pikachu hovers into the air before sending an especially powerful energy blast into the volcano. After this, she falls down, exhausted.