"Here we are, National Park Relaxation Square," said Kamon.

Duncan searched the area. He was certain and assured those thugs wouldn't find them here.

Crystal shivered in fright. What if they do get here? Why do they want to take Kamon away? He didn't do anything wrong!

Meanwhile, Team Rocket had gotten Bill and locked him into their getaway car. A metallic ring was clamped around his chest to keep his arms from moving from his sides. "Bill, don't you dare move from that spot," threatened Becky. Bill was determined to warn his friends about Team Rocket and their return. I thought they disbanded last year, thought Bill. But I guess not! The three Rockets were talking about their plan in the Park. Bill eavesdropped on them.

"...first, we cause a rash of attacks outside the grass. Then, we go into the grass, use these ring and net guns to catch the Bug Pokémon. Then, we send them to HQ," said Tabitha.

"You got it!" exclaimed Courtney.

"Oh no... they're going to catch those Pokémon! I must get to Prof. Elm as soon as I get out of here! Arggh!" He tried to pull the ring off of him, but it was clamped very tightly. He knew he couldn't pull it loose, no matter how much force he applied. And his Pokémon were taken from him. He admitted defeat, and sighed. "I sure hope those three are safe."

Duncan had just caught a Spinarak, and sent it to PC. Another entry in the Pokédex.

"You know, I don't think there is any reason to..." Duncan then felt a sense of unease. "Oh no, I got a very strange feeling!"

"What?" asked Kamon.

"That something's not right!" exclaimed Crystal.

"Yeah, how'd you know?" inquired Duncan.

"I don't know. But we are indeed in serious trouble!" They then stood up and, along with Axel, scurried toward the Warden's office at the Park Entrance.

As the trainers headed towards the office, Duncan quietly opened the door, but quickly shut it. "Don't go in there! Those kidnappers are in there!"

"I guess I should stay out of sight then! You guys got no problems with them!"

"Yes, we do. We met them at the Slowpoke Well, and we don't want to get them into suspicion that they're being watched, so what do we do?"
Axel cried out, "Fufushaa!" The Pokédex translated to, "Why not get someone else to battle them?"

"What the- who are you three?" asked the Warden.

"Well..." the group of many people pulled off their casual clothing to reveal Team Rocket Grunt Uniforms! Three of them had different ones though.

"You- you're Team Rocket! But- that's-"

"Impossible? We were broken up last year?" asked the redhead.

"Think again, dude! We just had a little vacation, that's all."

"You- you're one of those Drayans! B-b-but, how did you get out of prison?"

"Parole! My parents got it too! Now, Grunts, keep him there, and don't let him escape! Rest of you, come with us."

"Whitney!" exclaimed Duncan. Whitney was having a picnic with her Clefairy.

"Hi, there!"

"Look, Whitney, this is serious," said Kamon. "This Park is going to be attacked by Team Rocket, and they're looking for me, too, so we can't battle them!"

"But, why would they do that?"

"Well, I think Bill was kidnapped. I know it," said Crystal. "Oh no! Someone's coming!" Then, they all ran into the trees.

"Hey, wait! Where are you going- hey!"

"Oh, great! Just great! We can't battle them!" yelled Kamon angrily. He and Axel then ran towards the car. "Come on, guys! We can't do anything here. We can't risk our lives. The police will take care of them."

"Okay, but just, let's get ourselves out of here!" said Crystal in terror.

And so, the three trainers drove off out of the Park and to Ecruteak City.

A Venonat, a Spinarak, and a Butterfree were happily playing with each other, until metallic rings swooped down and caught them. "Just what do you think you're doing!" said Whitney incredulously.

"We're doing our job, as ordered by our Boss," said Courtney.

"Stealing Pokémon that are supposed to be caught fairly!"

"They're wild Pokémon, so it's technically not stealing," said Tabitha. "So we have every right to do this."

"Not with metal clamps or nets! You use PokéBalls! That does it! Go, Miltank! Let's teach these Rockets a lesson!"

"Moo!"

"Alright Grunts, attack!"

The Elites and Grunts called out many Pokémon, which easily overpowered the cow Pokémon. Whitney then recalled her Miltank, and ran off into the city.

"Come back here... oh well. Our mission is a success. Now we need to get Kamon," said Becky.

"I think they were here a second ago, but they probably drove off. But luckily, I put a homing device on that kid's car. No matter where he goes, we're gonna get him, dude!" said Tabitha in triumph.

"And everyone can appreciate us stirring up trouble," said Courtney.

You can run, but you can't hide, thought Becky.

After a few hours, the sun began to set. Kamon entered a crossroad with a sign saying: Goldenrod City10 Miles

Ecruteak City15 Miles

Violet City20 Miles

Azalea Town50 Miles

"Which way should we go first?" asked Kamon.

"Let's try Ecruteak City," said Crystal. "It's the closest around next to Goldenrod."

"Okay, Ecruteak it is." He then drove off to that city.

"Look, we have an uncle who lives in Cianwood City," said Duncan. "Kamon, you can stay there until our cousins finish off Team Rocket for good!"

"I think so, too," said Crystal.

"Oh man! There's some weird tree blocking the road!" exclaimed Kamon. There was some strange tree standing as a roadblock.

"So? Just drive around it," said Duncan.

"No way! Around here, it's too mountainous!"

The three trainers then exit the vehicle, and Duncan inspects the "tree" with the Pokédex. "This is no tree. It's a Sudowoodo!" He then tried to push the tree Pokémon, but it wouldn't move, almost as if it were rooted to the ground.

Kamon then had a strange idea. He heard somewhere that Sudowoodos hate water. Well, he had some – of a sort. "Go, Croc!"

The Totodile materialized from the PokéBall.

"Kamon, what are you trying to do?" asked Crystal curiously.

"I bet Sudowoodos hate water, so Croc, Water Gun!"

Croc then shot out water at the tree Pokémon. The tree didn't seem to like the water. It attacked!

"Go, Leafy!" Crystal called out the leaf Pokémon. "Razor Leaf!"

"Croc, Water Gun!"

"Kamon! Kamon! Where are you?" Norman was calling out for his nephew, who had apparently ran away due to the Team Rocket scare.

"Norman! I gotta tell you something!" Whitney was half-running to him.

"What?"

After Whitney was next to him, she told him, "Well, I met Kamon, he told me Team Rocket was after him." She then told the story about how Team Rocket broke into the house and how Kamon escaped from the city, and presumably from the Park.

"Oh no... I can't believe it. Bill was kidnapped! And they're after Kamon," said Norman in disbelief. He remembered how his brother, Giovanni, was thought to be their leader, but is he really? If so, Team Rocket might be trying to get him to join.

Bill was pushed into the detention block cell. At least the ring was off of him now, so the aches were going away. "I can't believe they took my Pokémon, too. If they do anything bad to them, I'll call the cops! And I'll even call The Color Triad! Never underestimate the League Champ Red!" But Bill had no chance of getting to a phone, and his watch showed that it was 7:45 PM. He remembered how Becky told him that the Admins would interrogate him the next day. He sighed, and lied down on the floor, shaking in fright, worrying about what would happen to him. Just because he knew Kamon didn't mean he should be confined. What did Kamon have to do with Team Rocket anyway? As he contemplated these thoughts, he dozed off.

"Yes! I caught it!" exclaimed Duncan in victory. "How did you get the idea of squirting water on it, Kamon?"

"The Pokémon Talk on TV! It gives advice for trainers," said Kamon.

And so, they continued to drive off, not knowing what will happen in Ecruteak City. By the time they arrived, night had fallen. This has been a most unusual day, thought Kamon.

We've witnessed many things, but nothing has strange as what just happened, thought Duncan.

Strange things are afoot in Johto, thought Crystal.