Kamon awakened, and stretched out of his bed. He was home safe after many days of being away. Lance would be leading the others to Radio Tower to permanently shut down Team Rocket. Kamon also realized that he was on his own when it came to finding his father. Duncan and Crystal awakened, too.
"I definitely don't want any more involvement with Team Rocket," Crystal urged shakily.
"Well, at least we don't have to worry about that anymore," stated Duncan. "The others will deal with them now."
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Kamon grabbed a coffee mug, poured some coffee, added some creamer, and sat down at the kitchen table. Crystal searched the cupboard and picked up a box of Special K, pouring the breakfast cereal into a bowl, and adding milk. In addition, she did the same for a smaller bowl, giving it to Spike on the floor, who looked at it strangely.
Crystal then showed him what the food was. "It's cereal. You eat it."
Spike then picked up a few flakes of the cereal, and placed it into his mouth, chewing it. "Toge, Toge!" He liked it! Spike then grabbed more flakes and ate them, while Crystal ate her own cereal.
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Duncan checked the mailbox, and pulled out some mail. After he went into the living room, he checked the mail. Most of it was just lucrative college offers for Kamon, which he wasn't interested in at this time. Within the various junk mail was a letter to Kamon. "Uh-oh. This doesn't look good... Hey, Silver!"
"Yeah?"
"Come on over here, I got mail for you!"
"All right, let me see it," he requested, as he entered the living room. He took the letter from Duncan, ripped open the envelope, and looked at the letter inside. Kamon froze when he realized that Team Rocket wanted him back. He then shakily read the letter. "It says to report later today to the Radio Tower. Aren't we going there anyway?"
"No, Silver, we lied. We're going to ignore that letter."
"Heck yeah!" exclaimed Kamon. "Who needs Team Rocket?" He put the letter into a fax machine, and input the fax number printed on the letter. With the fax number, he transported it back to its originators. Amazing how fax machines worked like that!
Crystal's face began to look grim. "What if they come after us, though?"
Duncan thought about what to do. "I really don't know right now. Your uncle likely knows what we're doing. He'd be proud of us," said Duncan. Somehow, it seemed appropriate.
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Becky, Tabitha, and Courtney looked into a window, where they could see Duncan, Crystal, and Kamon. They didn't see that Kamon had faxed the letter.
"Remember those two kids we saw the other day?" asked Becky, referring to Duncan and Crystal. "They're Silver's friends."
Courtney then wondered if any adults were inside. "Well, if they're in there, an adult's got to be in there as well."
Tabitha shook his head, his slightly long hair waving with each shake. "No way, babe. These kids are all alone!"
Becky then remarked, "Those kids had better come to the Radio Tower tonight, or they're in big trouble!"
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Sandy saw the letter that she and Conner had mailed to Kamon's house in her fax machine. "What the heck? It's been faxed back." She couldn't know if Kamon himself or Norman had returned it, though. Sandy faxed the letter back to Kamon's house. "Maybe he'll cooperate this time around," she mumbled to herself.
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The letter was transported back in the fax machine. "Aw, they brought it back!" whined Kamon.
"It was a good idea, though," assured Duncan. "Screw it! We're faxing that letter to Lance. He'll know what to do."
"But we're not going to the Radio Tower," Crystal said bluntly. "I think I've had it with Team Rocket!"
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A piece of paper came sliding out of Lance's fax machine. He wondered where Duncan, Crystal, and Kamon went. "Hmm, what's this... it's from Team Rocket to Silver! And what's this..."
Along with the letter was another letter to him. He read it out loud, "Dear Lance Envimorph, we're at Silver's house, and Team Rocket's going to invade the Radio Tower tonight. Get to there ASAP! Sincerely, Duncan 'Gold' Caliduct, Crystal Caliduct, and Kamon 'Silver' Stelldox."
With that, Lance declared, "It's time. The invasion is imminent." This was no easy task. He had a strong belief that it would take all the manpower and PokePower he had at his disposal. Lance trudged to the window, staring out into the crystal-blue sky, as if he were a condemned man seeing daylight one last time, and left the room, ready to give the order to attack.
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A herd of trucks sped towards the Radio Tower. Team Rocket Grunts and Elites rushed into the tower's entrance. They called out various Pokemon, including Ekans, Grimer, Drowzee, Houndour, and Murkrow to name a few.
The receptionists and tourists screamed and ran out in fright, even breaking off the glass of the doors. But no Duncan, Crystal, or Kamon. Conner ordered Becky, Tabitha, and Courtney, "Please go to Kamon's house, and bring him and his friends over here."
"All right, dad! He'll be sorry for being a no-show!" exclaimed Becky. "Grr, come on, guys, let's go get 'em!"
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"Everything all right when you were gone?" Norman and Kamon were at the kitchen. It was 5:30 PM.
"Yeah," said Kamon, not daring to tell him about Team Rocket. The doorbell rang. "I'll get it. If I've got to leave here again, wish me luck."
Duncan, calling Lance in the living room, said to him, "Great! You're all ready for action!"
Lance then asked, "Are you ready?"
"Well, uh..."
Kamon opened the front door.
"How's it going, Kamon?" asked Tabitha. Team Rocket?
"You didn't show up!" yelled Becky. "After my parents told you!"
Kamon then decided to act like he never saw the letter. "Uh, what do you mean?"
Becky scoffed. "Oh, a wise guy, eh?" she snapped. "Get over here, you three!"
Duncan then whispered, "Lance, we've got a change of plans. We're going to Radio Tower."
"Okay, then. We're on our way. Hold out! We'll be there in an hour."
Duncan then hung up. "Let's go!"
Norman then shouted out, "Good luck, kids!"
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Duncan, Crystal, Kamon, Axel, and Spike entered a room, high up in the tower; most specifically, the director's office. There was no sign of the director; instead Conner and Sandy occupied the room. The threatening looks on their faces showed that the kids were in trouble. Kamon knew they were in trouble.
"Where were you?" questioned Sandy. Crystal and Spike were both terrified.
"We didn't mean to show up late," insisted Kamon.
Conner began to soften, but he still looked firm. "We'll let it slide this time, but next time, no more Mr. Nice Guy!"
"Okay!" insisted Duncan. "We'll remember next time!" That was a close call! At least Lance would arrive soon. But now what, he wondered.
Kamon then took a look around. The room had a desk with a microphone and computer on it, along with various papers. "Hmm." Among the papers was the transcript for Conner and Sandy's request to Giovanni to return and restore Team Rocket to its former glory. Somehow, he doubted this would work if his dad were outside of the service area.
Duncan came over to inspect the transcript. Here were the first few lines:
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CONNER: We are Team Rocket! And I'm Conner Drayan!
SANDY: And I'm his wife, Sandy. After a year of preparation, we're back!
CONNER: Where is our boss? Are you listening, Giovanni?
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"They want their leader back," said Duncan.
"Yeah, and he's my dad, too," interjected Kamon. He knew this was the right time to break it to his friends.
"Whoa! So that's why Team Rocket came after you in the first place!" exclaimed Duncan. "It also explains how you were treated nicely by them."
Crystal stepped forward to Kamon. "I'm shaken... But that probably doesn't even matter. You're still a friend to me, Silver."
"I knew you'd say that," said Kamon.
"Say, where's Spike and Axel?" asked Duncan curiously.
"Aw, man!" whined Kamon. "They must have gotten away!"
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Axel sneaked his way through the tower, looking for a way out. Spike sat on Axel's back, hanging on to the Persian's gray collar. Axel's cries to Togepi translated to "Stay with me, Spike, and don't get lost! Stay on me, if that makes you feel any better."
The Togepi wanted nothing else but to leave the invaded tower. "Togi," which translated to "OK."
Rockets walked through hallways, some accompanied with hostages. He slowly stepped toward the grunts until they reached a large metallic door. There was no doorknob, so it was probably electronically controlled. As the door opened, grunts walked in further. A key card attached to a chain fell out of a grunt's pocket onto the floor. Axel looked at it curiously. Spike dismounted, and picked up the chained card.
"Put it around my neck." Spike did so with great difficulty. It was remarkably lightweight. "To me, it isn't that heavy. Let's get back to Gold, Silver, and Crystal!" Spike then remounted, and they ran back to the director's office.
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"There they are," said Kamon in relief.
"What's this?" Duncan removed the key card from Axel's neck. "This key card says, 'Restricted area underground.'"
"Restricted area?" inquired Crystal. "Underground? Maybe it's the basement, because no one's ever allowed down there."
"It may as well be," said Kamon. He looked at his watch. "It's 6:00 PM. They should be here in half an hour. Let the battle begin!"