Nurse Joy returns with Maple.
"Kid, your Pikachu is healthy again!" Nurse Joy calls out.
She looks around and, of course, cannot find the trainer who handed her Maple. Maple notices Catherine first and leaps from Nurse Joy's arms, running to the injured Pikachu.
"Starbie, what's happened to you?!" Maple squeaks.
Catherine is fainted and cannot respond. Nurse Joy cannot understand what Maple is saying, but decides to help Catherine anyways.
"Another injured Pikachu! What in Hoenn could this mean?!" Nurse Joy cries out.
Maple would stay, but she suddenly remembers Maple 2 is out there somewhere. She runs and crashes into the door. The door doesn't open.
"Dang it! I need to get to Maple 2!" Maple wails, banging on the door.
"Need help?" a Chansey asks.
"Yeah... Could you open this door for me?" Maple asks.
"Certainly," Chansey says.
Maple then waits as Chansey slowly shuffles to the door and pushes it open.
"Good luck!" Chansey cries out.
"Thanks!" Maple says.
When she steps outside, she is met with a blast of heat. The sun appears to be blaring down and it is extremely bright out.
"Oh no... This can't be good..." Maple says, sighing.
She follows the paw prints Luxray left behind until they eventually lead to Luxray himself. She crashes into his back legs.
"Oof!" Maple squeaks.
"Maple!" Maple 2 squeals when she sees Maple.
"Oh, you're back," Luxray says, snorting and swishing his tail.
"What happened? Why is it so hot out?" Maple asks, wiping the sweat off of her head.
"Yeah... About that... You kinda sorta unleashed Groudon..." Universe says.
"I WHAT?!" Maple squeaks, frightened.
"True story. We're all going to die now," Universe says, casually.
"Oh no! And what happened to Starbie?" Maple asks.
"Catherine isn't who she says she is... She's a murderer..." Luxray growls.
"I can help you with that..." a voice calls out.
It is the darkly garbed Houndoom again.
"I'm Doom, the Houndoom. I've been searching for that Pikachu..." the Houndoom says, "I'm offering a reward to whoever brings the star-bearer to me."
"Oh! Cool! I like rewards!" Maple says.
"Tell me, Maple Paw... Where is the cursed star-bearer?" Doom asks, leaning in close.
"I left her in Lavaridge Town," Maple says.
"I... I have no idea where that is..." Doom says.
"Follow me, then!" Maple says, grinning.
"Wait! How can you betray Starbie like that?! You meanie!" Maple 2 cries out.
"Sorry kid, I want that reward!" Maple says.
Maple runs off, leading Doom with her.
