Brock, one of the spectators of the contest, was seated over one of the seats in the building.
At that moment, he heard the voice of a presenter speaking into the microphone:
"Get ready, spectators and competitors! In 60 seconds, the duo Jessalia and Jamon will face the duo Ash and Misty! Which duo will triumph?"
"The duo Jessalia and Jamon will probably give the duo Ash and Misty a good challenge." Brock said to himself. "I hope Ash and Misty can beat them."
When he finished the sentence, he observed two people, both wearing black clothes, heading towards a door that was probably restricted access, since there was a sign that contained a white hand on a red background.
"I have a feeling that I've already seen these people somewhere." Brock said to himself. "Why did they go through that door?"
He decided to look for some authority and warn him about the incident.
That's when he heard the presenter's voice:
"Competitors and spectators, get ready! The duos of Ash and Misty and Jessalia and Jamon will be performing soon for the confrontation! Which one will win? Watch to find out!"
Ignoring her, he continued looking for some authority from the amphitheater.
At that moment, he saw someone heading towards him.
"Good afternoon! I'm Lenny, one of the amphitheater staff. Can I help you?" Said the person.
"I believe I should inform you that two people, both wearing black clothes, walked through that door." Brock said, indicating the door the strangers passed through.
Brock's last line had Lenny distressed.
"Behind that door is a room in which the PokéBalls that house the guests' Pokémon are stored." He said. "Thanks for the warning. I'll let Officer Jenny know about the incident right now."
Lenny took a phone from his pocket. Soon after, he started dialing Officer Jenny's number.
•••••••••••
Hearing the voice of the microphone announce the moment of confrontation, Jessie and James, still in their disguises, headed to the stage.
Upon arrival, they heard cheers from the spectators.
Moments later, they saw their opponents, Ash and Misty, enter the stage. More cheers came from the spectators.
"Here are the contestants, ready to fight for victory!" Said the presenter. "Which Pokémon will the duos choose?"
"I choose you, Pikachu!" Ash said.
"Pika!" shouted Pikachu, advancing to the battlefield.
"Staryu, I choose you!" shouted Misty, throwing one of her Poké Balls, which Staryu came out of.
"Arbok, I choose you!" Said Jessalia, throwing one of her Poké Balls that contained Arbok.
"Charbok!" Arbok bellowed as he got out of his Poké Ball.
"I choose you, Weezing!" Said Jamon, throwing the Poké Ball that contained Weezing.
"Weeze, weeze!" Weezing yelled as he got out of his Poké Ball.
"Now that the competitors' Pokémon have been introduced, the contest can finally begin without further delay!" Said the presenter.
"Arbok, use the charge attack on Pikachu!" ordered Jessalia.
"Charbok!" Arbok shouted, who immediately started moving towards Pikachu.
This move left Jamon visibly distressed.
"Pikachu, dodge, followed by thunderbolt on Arbok!" Ash said.
"Pika!" shouted Pikachu, who immediately dodged the Arbok. He was already preparing the thunder shock attack, when…
"Weezing, attack Pikachu with your mud attack!" Jamon said.
"Weeze!" Weezing shouted, who immediately started to throw a big lump of mud at Pikachu, who couldn't dodge it in time. The impact weakened Pikachu, though he was still ready to fight.
"Staryu, use the rapid spin attack on Weezing!" Said Misty.
Staryu immediately started to spin and move towards Weezing.
"Weezing, evade!" Jamon said, in a distressed tone.
"Arbok, use the poison sting attack on Staryu!" Said Jessalia.
"Charbok!" Arbok shouted, who immediately began to execute the attack.
"Pikachu, retry the thunderbolt attack on Arbok!" Ash said.
Weezing managed to dodge Staryu's onslaught in time. Before he had time to react, Arbok's venom sting attack hit him, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Arbok, use the evasion move!" Jessie said, in a confident tone, at the same time that Misty yelled:
"Staryu, no!"
"Pii-kaa-chuu!" Pikachu shouted, while executing his thunder shock attack, aiming at Arbok, who managed to dodge it in time.
Meanwhile, Staryu, still recovering from Arbok's attack, was already levitating again.
"How amazing!" Said the presenter. "Even after receiving a direct hit, Staryu is still in the fight!"
For a few seconds, Staryu and Pikachu stared at Arbok and Weezing, who stared back at them.
"I have an idea." Ash said. "Let's coordinate our Pokémon to get an advantage!"
"Right." Said Misty.
"Pikachu, get on Staryu!" Ash said.
In a split second, Pikachu climbed on top of Staryu.
"Staryu, go up!" Said Misty.
With Pikachu on top, Staryu rose to a height of approximately six meters from the ground.
"Now, Weezing! Use the smokescreen attack!" Jamon said.
"Weeze!" Weezing shouted, who immediately began to belch smoke onto the stage.
"Pikachu, use thunderbolt on Weezing!" Ash said.
"Staryu, use the water bomb attack on Weezing!" Said Misty.
Before the two Pokémon could attack, the entire stage filled with smoke.
"I can not see anything!" said Misty, coughing.
"Arbok, use the poison sting attack!" Said Jessalia.
"Weezing, use mud attack!" Jamon said.
"Charbok!" Arbok bellowed, while executing the attack, targeting the opposing Pokémon.
"Weeze, Weeze!" Weezing shouted, who immediately threw a ball of mud at opponents.
Still confused by the smoke, Staryu couldn't dodge the attacks that, when colliding with the Pokémon, made them both fall.
At that moment, the smoke had already started to clear, allowing a partial view of the stage.
When they collided with the ground, Staryu and Pikachu were already too weak to continue fighting.
"Pikachu, no!" shouted Ash, distressed.
"Ash and Misty's duo Pokémon are exhausted. Therefore, the duo of Jessalia and Jamon is declared-" Said the presenter, who was interrupted by a familiar voice:
"Stop right there!" Said the voice.
All who were present in the amphitheater looked to the place of origin of the sound. Two people, carrying full bags, were seen running from a woman, who was soon recognized as Officer Jenny.
The two people soon stopped running and started talking:
"Prepare for trouble!" Said a female voice from one of the people.
"And make it double!" Said the other person, in a male voice.
"To infect the world with devastation!"
"To blight the people in every nation!"
"To denounce the goodness of truth and love!"
"To extend our wrath to the stars above!"
"Cassidy!"
"Butch!"
"We are Team Rocket circling the Earth day and night!"
"Surrender right now or you will lose the fight!"
"That's it" They both said in unison.
"Radicate!" Cried a Radicate, as he got out of his Poké Ball.
The entire audience started howling at Cassidy and Butch.
"Team Rocket!" Ash said.
"What do you think you're doing?" asked Misty, in an angry tone.
Suddenly, one of Jessalia's Poké Balls opened and Meowth came out.
"But what in the world these two clowns-" He said, but soon regretted what he'd said. "I mean, meow!"
"Wait a minute!" Ash said. "We only know one talking Meowth…"
"You can only be Jessie and James from Team Rocket!" stated Misty. "Your plan was to serve as a distraction for Cassidy and Butch to steal all people's Pokémon!"
Jessie and James were already removing their disguises.
"What?! Us serving as a distraction for these two pathetics to steal the PokéBalls for themselves?!" complained Jessie.
"Even if we were helping them, what would we gain for ourselves?!" questioned James.
"You belong to the same organization as them!" retorted Misty. "Why would we believe you?!"
•••••••••••
At that moment, Brock was sitting on one of the seats in the amphitheater. He had already seen that Jessalia and Jamon were actually Jessie and James from Team Rocket.
At that moment, he saw Ash fighting Cassidy and Butch with Chikorita, while Misty was fighting Jessie, James, and Meowth with Poliwhirl.
"Why is Misty fighting those three?" He pondered Brock to himself. "Most likely, they have nothing to do with Cassidy and Butch's plan to steal the Pokémon, as they are rivals with each other."
Determined to resolve the situation, Brock headed to the stage, shouting:
"Misty, wait!"
Before he reached the stage to warn her, he heard a familiar scream:
"We are unfairly blasting off again!"
"Oh, no; it's too late…" Brock said to himself, in a disappointed tone.