Episode 180: Sora and Kairi vs The Executives
In this chapter Sora and Kairi will battle against all four of Team Rocket executives while Rasputin will have his chance at revenge against Riku. Will the good guys prevail or will they be defeated? Only one way to decide that question. Enjoy!
A couple of days had passed since Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Togepi, the Pichu, and the Alolan nine all promised to keep Zapdos and the lake containing the Legendary Crystal a secret. Since then, the group had continued their way down to Blackthorn City.
The group made a stop for some lunch along the way. All of the Pokémon were enjoying the Pokémon food Kairi had just made as the lunch of the trainers consisted of macaroni and cheese mixed in with some chicken, corn, and carrots.
"Tasty as always, Kairi," Mallow said.
"Thank you, everyone. I'm just happy to see you all enjoy my cooking so very much," Kairi said smiling.
"This would be great to sell at my family's resturant. My dad would love to get the recipes from you and your grandma," Mallow said.
"And when that happens, just know I'll be ordering that," Sophocles said.
"Me too," Mina said.
Kairi was flattered to her some people of Alola would enjoy the recipes she, her mother, and grandmother had made over the years. Just when everyone had finished their meal, Sora and Kairi had gone off for some alone time, while the Alolan nine did some training of their own.
Meanwhile somehwere in Johto, the four executies in Team Rocket were talking among themselves about their recent setbacks.
"What is going on here? If the interference at the Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town wasn't enough, our plans are foiled again in Azalea Town, the Whirl Islands, and once again in Mahogany Town," Archer said.
"Those kids had put Team Rocket into such a real pickle," Petrel said.
"Especially the one with the brown spiky hair and that girl with him," Ariana said. She couldn't forget her humiliating defeat in Kairi's hands.
"At least you didn't lose to Lance of the Elite Four. Man, that guy was brutal. He took down my Koffing and my Weezing like it was nothing," Petrel said.
"Something needs to be done about those kids," Proton said.
"I agree with Proton, but the question is how?" Ariana asked.
"That is a very good question," Archer said. "When the boss had gotten wind of our setbacks, he set the blame on several of our grunts. He's even set the blame especially on those three embarrassments."
"And that's a good thing, right?" Petrel asked.
"It is, for now," Archer said. "But, I have serious doubts it'll last forever. In time, the boss will soon set the blame onto us. And for that reason, we need to deal with those kids as quickly as possible." The other three executives all looked at him strangely.
"What are you suggesting, Archer?" Proton asked.
"I suggest we challenge the boy with the spiky hair and the girl with the auburn red hair and challenge them into a battle. We only need to get their attention just by kidnapping their friends," Archer proclaimed.
"How are going to do that?" Petrel asked.
"I already have sent some of our operatives down to track them. And I have instructed them not to engage until given instructions. Rasputin went along with them as a measure," Archer said.
The other three executives all smiled liking the idea.
"Now that's what I call a very, very, good plan, Archie. I like it so much," Petrel said.
"But, the question is, will they go along with it?" Proton asked.
"I think they'll have to if their friends are in mortal danger," Ariana said as she smirked evilly.
"I agree. Once that is accomplished, we can set our trap into a destination of our choosing," Archer said. He then starts chuckling evilly. "And then, the real fun can begin." The four Team Rocket executives then starts laughing. Suddenly a knock is heard oin the door. "Enter." A grunt enters the room on an ipad.
"Excuse me, sirs and ma'am. I have the information that you requested. The general research you need is in these documents," the grunt said. He handed the ipad to Archer and he looks right at it. He looked over the information thoroughly and he smiles.
"Excellent. You did a good job. You may leave now," Archer said.
"Thank you, sir," the grunt said.
"What's that?" Petrel asked.
"Everything we need to know," Archer bluntly said. He placed the ipad down and it contained the information on Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine.
Back with the traveling group, the Team Rocket grunts had been following them for hours and they had been hiding in the bushes. Rasputin was extremly disappointed to see Riku wasn't with them.
"That boy with the Eevee is nowhere to be seen," Rasputin said.
"Should we strike now, Mr. Rasputin?" One of the grunts asked.
"No. Not yet. We need only the signal," Rasputin said.
"Sir! Someone is coming!" Another grunt said. Rasputin and the grunts quieted down to see Riku, Naminé, Eevee, and Azurill, coming. Rasputin grinned wickedly as he finally got his wish.
"The universe has been listening," Rasputin said.
"This isn't going as planned," Another grunt said.
"You are right. It's not going as planned. It's going better than planned," Rasputin said.
"So, where are Sora and Kairi?" Riku asked.
"The lovebirds are having their little stroll in the woods. They said they'll be back when and we'll set off as soon as they get back," Kiawe said.
"Sounds like those two," Riku said.
"Yes. It's kinda like the strolls we always take together, right Riku?" Naminé asked lovingly. Riku smiled as he placed his arm around his girlfriend.
"You know it, Naminé," Riku said.
"Azu, Azu," Azurill chirped.
"I'm going to surprise Sora and Kairi while you wait for me to get back," Riku said.
"Just don't take too long, Riku," Naminé said. Riku gave his girlfriend a kiss on the lips and set off to find Sora and Kairi. Naminé smiled having to see Riku and his Eevee take off and wait for him to come back.
"Things good with you and Riku, Naminé?" Lillie asked.
"Yes," Naminé said happily.
"Glad to hear it," Kiawe said.
The Team Rocket squad awaited for the signal from their superiors and they had finally recieved it.
"Do we have it, sir?" One of the grunts asked. Rasputin turned with a smile.
"We do. Move right in," Rasputin said. Not needing to be told twice, the Team Rocket squad moved in and they had captured the Alolan nine and Naminé.
"What is going on?!" Kiawe exclaimed.
"What are you doing?!" Acerola yelled. Rasputin laughed evilly.
"You have been invited to our guests! We were supposed to just capture the nine of you, but with ten hostages, this is even better!" Rasputin cackled.
Not too far, Riku had finally caught up with Sora and Kairi.
"Hey there, lovebirds," Riku greeted. The couple turned to see Riku and smile happily.
"Hey Riku!" Sora said.
"It's been a while," Kairi said.
"Sure has," Riku said.
"Eevee, vee!" Eevee said.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu said.
"Pichu!" The Pichu chirped.
"What are you and Naminé up to?" Sora asked slyly.
"We figured you guys would come out here for your last Gym battle and thought we come and see you and if you'll be good for our double date?" Riku said.
"That sounds very nice, Riku," Kairi said.
"Toge, Toge!" Togepi chirped.
"There should be a town nearby and we could go catch a movie and catch some dinner," Riku offered.
"I'm sure Naminé will like that idea," Sora said.
"Pika!" Pikachu agreed.
"How about we head on back to camp and get ready to head there. We can drop off our Pokémon in the Pokémon Center when we get there," Sora said.
Sora, Kairi, Riku, and the Pokémon headed right back to their camp, but upon arriving, they found that their camp is desserted. No one was around and they quickly knew something was wrong.
"Illima! Kiawe! Sophocles!" Sora called out.
"Lillie! Mallow! Lana! Acerola! Mina! Hapu!" Kairi also called out.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu added.
"Naminé?" Riku asked with concern.
"Where is everyone?" Kairi asked.
"I don't know, but I don't like it," Sora said.
Everyone looked around for any signs for their friends. Pikachu and Eevee's ears perked up when they heard something.
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
"Eevee!" Eevee said.
"Pichu?" The Spiky-eared Pichu asked.
"Pichu?" The Shiny Pichu also asked.
"What's up, Pikachu?" Sora asked.
"What did you hear, Eevee?" Riku asked.
They got their answers when a Delibird comes flying to them.
"Del, Deli!" Delibird squawked.
"A Delibird?" Riku asked.
The Delibird reaches inside its sack and pulls out a small pad. The projection of Archer appears before the group.
"Greetings Sora and Kairi. I hope your day is going smoothly?" Archer greeted. He turned to Riku. "And I trust this is your friend?"
"Who are you?!" Sora barked.
"I am Archer. I am one of the four executives in Team Rocket. And we are the ones responsible for the abduction of your friends," Archer said. The three trainer's eyes got wide when he just admitted what he had done.
"Where is Naminé?! If you hurt her, then you'll have me to deal with!"Riku threatened.
"Now, now, now. No need to be barking threats. Your friends are safe, for now," Archer said.
"Why did you kidnap our friends?" Kairi asked.
"We wanted to have some payback for our setback, thanks to you and your friends; you two specically hae been such a nuisance," Archer explained.
"What do you want, Archer?" Sora asked.
"The four of us are challenging the two of you into a series of battles. What we want is just a simple challenge. The reason for taking your friends is we thought a couple of written invitations would have been turned down. So, I figured we should use the direct approach," Archer said.
"You mean you went through all this trouble just to challenge us into a battle? Even for someone like you that is pretty low!" Sora said, clinching his fist in anger.
"Say what you will, Sora, but your words won't mean anything to me. The rules of our challenge is simple. The both of you must battle all four of us. The object of our challenge is to defeat all four of us. What are we are proposing is a series of tag-battles. If you win, we will allow your friends to go free and you can carry on with your journey. But, if you lose, then you two will be our prisoners along with them. Don't answer right away. You have the time to think it over. I am giving you one hour to decide. The fate of your friends are squarely in your hands, Sora," Archer closed when the pad deactivated.
Sora, Kairi, and Riku were really in a toght bind. Riku was utterly distraught having his girlfriend abducted by Team Rocket.
"I can't believe they would do this to us," Kairi said.
"If those guys think they can scare us like this, then they don't know who they're dealing with," Sora said.
"So, what's the plan, Sora?" Riku asked.
"We'll give them exactly what they want. We'll battle all four of those jokers and make them think twice before pulling this stunt," Sora said.
"Sora's right. We'll show them that it's a mistake to pick a fight with us and kidnap our friends," Kairi said.
"They'll make contact with us again and we'll give them our answer then," Sora said. The trio stared at the Delibird as it stared right back at them.
Over to the undisclosed location, Archer came into the room as the other three had been waiting for them.
"Well Archer," Ariana started.
"Did they accept?" Proton asked.
"Not yet. I gave them one hour to decide. We only need to find a stage for our performance," Archer said.
"Choose wherever you want, because it'll make no difference with me," Pretel said.
A buzz is heard and Ariana presses a button. Rasputin appears on the screen.
"Yes? What is it?" Ariana asked.
"We have found a cave not too far from where we have apprehended the children," Rasputin reported.
"Perfect. Get everything ready and then leave the rest to us. You have our orders to leave the cave after we have arrived," Ariana said. Rasputin almost faltered when he heard her say that to him. He wanted his chance to battle Riku and defeat him and he was going to get his wish.
"Of course, Ariana. At once," Rasputin said. Rasputin had cut off communication. Deep in the caves, Naminé, Azurill, and the Alolan nine were thrown into different cells.
"Let us out!" Sophocles cried.
"Why are you doing this to us?" Mallow asked.
"You children had interfered in the affairs of Team Rocket and now we have you all as our hostages," Rasputin said.
"Just you wait, Igor! When Sora and Kairi finds out about this, you guys will be so sorry you have ever born!" Hapu barked.
"Riku too!" Kiawe added.
"Oh, don't worry about your friends. My superiors had already made contact with them. My superiors are on their way even as we speak," Rasputin said. "And they'll be throwing a party for those friends of yours."
"Sora and Kairi are going to mop the floor with them!" Lana said.
"We'll see about that, children. And since you're going to be here for a very long time, it's best that you get used to your new home. And as for the silver-haired boy with the Eevee, oh I believe I'll have some special arrangements in store for him," Rasputin said. He took his leave, leaving the grunts to guard the prisoners.
Once the four executives had arrived, all of the grunts were ordered to take their leave. A few Team Rocket grunts were talking among themselves.
"I can't believe we're bailing out and leaving all of those Pokémon behind. I mean, they had to be worth a bundle with the boss," one of the grunts said.
"Yeah. Why would they tell us just to capture those kids and tell us not to steal them?" Another grunt asked.
"I heard this is way more than money and Pokémon. The higher-ups wanted us to bring them here and then leave as soon as they got here," a third grunt said.
"Why leave all of those gems behind when we could have so much use for them?" The second grunt asked.
"When the bigshots gives the word, we don't question it," the third grunt said.
"Wait a minute! Where's Rasputin?" The first grunt asked.
One the grunts had left, Rasputin cackled wickedly knowing Riku is probably coming with them.
"Just you wait, Riku, my boy. The chance for revenge is within my reach. You may have defeated me back in the Slowpoke Well, but the results will not be the same as the last time. Mark my words, revenge will be mine," Rasputin vowed vengenance.
An hour had passed and the pad starts acting up. Sora, Kairi, and Riku all looked at each other. Delibird had activated it and the projection of Archer shows up again.
"So Sora. What is your answer?" Archer asked.
"We'll do whatever you want us to do. Just tell us where our friends are," Sora said.
"Your friends are being held in a cave not too far from your current position. Me colleagues and I are here in the caves as we speak," Archer said.
"Everyone better be okay by the time we get there!" Sora said.
"No harm will come to them. But, we want the two of you to come to the caves; alone. And no police," Archer said.
"Just them? You have got to be kidding me!" Riku snarled.
"Okay! Just me and Kairi. And no police. We'll come right away," Sora said. Archer smiled.
"I was hoping you would see things our way, Sora. The caves are located on the northeast. Just look for some dead trees and you won't miss it. And I am looking forward to meeting you in person. But, it looks like I'll have to wait my turn," Archer said. he breaks contact. In the cave, he smiles. "I honestly hope that Sora and Kairi do win against Proton, Ariana, and Petrel, because I want to have my chance with them."
Back at the camp, Sora and Kairi were setting off just when the Delibird had taken its leave just by flying. But, it didn't go too far as it hid in the leaves.
"You can't be serious! You two are taking them on on your own?" Riku asked.
"We don't have a choice, Riku. We have to go to the caves and save, Lillie, Naminé, and the others," Kairi said.
"Besides, we beaten those guys before and I know we can do it again," Sora said.
"That Archer guy doesn't seem to be like the others. What if your Pokémon get worn out from all of those battles you end up in? And what if something happens to Naminé? I need to go with you!" Riku said.
"Riku, I know you're upset; and honestly I think you have every right to be upset, but they challenged me and Kairi. So, we'll bat them to rescue them," Sora said.
"Guys, I want to go with you and save her! She's my girlfirend! What if Kairi gets into that kind of situation?" Riku asked.
"I'd be upset just the same as you. And I know you would do whatever you can to help her, just like we're doing for Naminé and the others! So, I need you to have faith that we can save them. Please," Sora said. Riku looked right into Sora's eyes and saw how serious he is.
"Just promise me that she's going to be okay, Sora. Please promise me," Riku pleaded.
"I promise," Sora vowed.
Not needing anymore convincing, Sora and Kairi had gotten rerady to depart to where the Team Rocket executives are hiding. The Pichu wanted to come along.
"Not this time, guys. You're staying here." - Pikachu subtitle.
"But why?" - Shiny Pichu subtitle.
"We wanna help you, big brother!'" - Spiky-eared Pichu subtitle.
"I said no. Besides, it's too dangerous!" -
Pikachu subtitle.
"But, Togepi is going!" - Shiny Pichu subtitle.
"Because Togepi can battle. You two may have shocked a Fearow with my help, but this involves all of our friends!" - Pikachu subtitle. Eevee stepped up.
"Don't worry, Pikachu. I'll watch them. And I'll make sure they stay out of trouble until you get back." - Eevee subtitle. Pikachu smiled and places his paw on Eevee's shoulder.
"Thanks buddy." - Pikachu subtitle. Eevee smiled the same way as Pikachu.
The couple and the Pokémon went to the direction they were given to find the cave. Delibird flew out from the leaves and took a shortcut. Delibird had flown back to Rasputin.
"Ah, Delibird. What news do you have?" Rasputin asked. Delibird had acted Sora and Kairi and told him that Riku is alone. "So, Riku is all alone now? Good? I would love to attack him out in the open, but instead, I have a plan. Here is something I want you to deliever." Rasputin hands a small device to Deliebird's flippers. The delievery Pokémon takes it and heads back to Riku.
Sora and Kairi had found the dead trees and the cave they were told about.
"This has to be the place," Sora said.
"I hope Lillie and the others are okay," Kairi said.
"Me too," Sora said. "Come on. They're probably waiting for us inside." Kairi nodded and went with her boyfriend inside the cave. They both looked around for any signs of the Team Rocket executives. He yelled, "Archer come out!" His yell is echoed throughout the cave. Naminé and the Alolan nine all hear Sora's voice echoing in the cave.
"Sora?!" Kiawe exclaimed with joy.
"Sora is walking right into a trap!" Lana said.
"And we are the bait," Illima said. "I doubt he and Kairi were given a choice."
Back over to Sora and Kairi, a laugh is heard. They saw Petrel coming right towards the couple.
"Archer isn't going to be your first opponent, kids. But, I'm going to be your first opponent. And hopefully for me, your last," Petrel said.
"You're one of those guys back from Mahogany Town!" Kairi recognized.
"You have hit the nail on the head there, girlie! Just in case you have forgotten, the name's Petrel. Archer is deeper in the cave. But, you two won't be going there," Petrel said, taking out his Pokéballs. "Let's go."
Back over to Riku, Eevee, and the Pichu, Delibird came back to Riku.
"You again? What is it?" Riku asked. Delibird took out the device Rasputin had handed the delivery Pokémon. Riku turned it on and a projection of Rasputin appeared on it.
"Hello Riku. I was hoping you were with the boy with the Pikachu and the girl with the Togepi. So, I have a propostion for you. If you want to see your special sweetheart and her adorable little blue speck again, then you'll have to come to the same cave as the young lovers. Refuse, then you will never see her again. I suggest that you make up your mind right now, Riku, my boy. Her life is in your hands," Rasputin said as the device deactivated. Riku growls in anger. He was given no choice but to accept Rasputin's challenge.
"If a battle is what you want, Rasputin, then that's what you're going to get," Riku said under his breath. Riku, Eevee and the Pichu had set off for the caves to save Naminé and his old classmates.
Back to the cave, Sora and Kairi had each taken out a Pokéball to battle Petrel.
"I'll have the first go! Koffing! Weezing! Go!" Petrel shouted as Koffing and Weezinf had fumed some gas upon entry.
"Go! Typhlosion!" Sora shouted.
"Go! Bounsweet!" Kairi shouted. Both Pokémon are let out to battle against the Posion Types.
"Koffing! Weezing! use Sludge Bomb!" Petrel ordered. Both Posion Gas Pokémon evolution lines fired their attacks right at their opponents.
"Typhlosion! Dodge it!" Sora called out.
"Bounsweet! Hop onto Typholsion!" Kairi added. Bounsweet jumps on Typhlosion's back and she went for a ride on the volcano Pokémon's back. "Bounsweet! use Magical Leaf!"
"Typhlosion! Quick Attack!" Sora ordered. Bounsweet jumps off of Typhlosion and fired Magical Leaf right at Koffing and Weezing. Typhlosion lands a Quick Attack onto Koffing.
"Don't take that laying down! Koffing! Gyro Ball! Weezing Double Hit!" Petrel ordered. Both Posion Gas Pokémon headed right towards their opponents. Koffing struck Bounsweet hard as Weezing landed two hits onto Typhlosion. "Both of you use Dark Pulse!" Koffing and Weezing fired Dark Pulse right at their opponents. Typhlosion and Bounsweet fell to the ground, down but not out. "That should have finished you off!"
"It should have, but it won't!" Sora said.
"You can find that we're just plain stubborn that way!" Kairi added.
Typhlosion stood back up the same as Bounsweet. The fruit Pokémon hops up and down as she then started to evolve. Sora and Kairi were shocked to see Bounsweet's sudden evolution. Bounsweet was now a Steenee.
"Steenee!" The newly evolved Steenee chirped.
"Wow! Kairi, your Bounsweet just evolved into a Steenee!" Sora praised. Kairi smiled as she agreed with Sora.
"She evolved for us," Kairi said.
"I'm sure that's sweet and all, but I have a battle to win! Koffing! Sludge Bomb on the Steenee! Weezing! Use your Double hit on that thing too!" Petrel ordered. Koffing fired Sludge Bomb right at Steene, but she just dodges the attack, just by jumping. Weezing was getting close to the fruit Pokémon to strike.
"Steenee! Double Slap!" Kairi ordered. Steenee slaps Weezing senselessly and went falling to the ground.
"Typhlosion! Flamethrower!" Sora ordered. Typhlosion fired Flamethrower at both Koffing and Weezing. Both Pokémon fell to the ground beaten. Petrel was at a loss to happened.
"No way! I lost to a couple of kids?!" Petrel exclaimed. Tphlosion jumped onto the Team Rocket executive and glared at him.
"You lost! Now we're going further!" Sora said.
"Fine, fine, fine! Go on ahead! But, the battles ahead are even harder!" Petrel snarled. He ran outside the cave to retreat. Sora and Kairi calls back Typhlosion and Steenee and moved forward inside.
Over to Riku, Eevee, and the Pichu, they were looking around for some dead trees.
"Come on, dead trees, where are you?" Riku asked. Eevee and the Pichu were looking around. The Pichu found what the dead trees. The Shiny Pichu poked Eevee's shoulder. Eevee turned to face the little Pokémon.
"Are those what we're looking for?" - Shiny Pichu subtitle. Eevee saw the dead trees and turned to Riku.
"Vee!" Eevee called out. Riku turned to his partner.
"What's up, Eevee?" Riku asked.
"Eevee, vee!" Eevee said, pointing to the trees. Riku smiled and he rubbed Eevee on the head.
"Good work, Eevee. Now let's go," Riku said. He and the Pokémon headed right for the cave. Speaking of which, Rasputin had come to the cells where Naminé and the Alolan nine were being held.
"What do you want?" Kiawe hissed.
"I only came to get her," Rasputin said, unlocking the cell, and grabbing Naminé. "I just figured her hero will come to save her damsel in distress."
"You're not going to get away with this!" Mallow said.
"I think I already have," Rasputin gloated. He pulls Naminé by the arm. "Come on, you!"
"Let go of me!" Naminé demanded.
"Azu, Azu!" Azurill chirped getting scared.
Rasputin ignored her and kept pulling her by the arm.
The Alolan nine all sighed sadly.
"Man, I never thought this would happen to us. Now I know how wrong I was," Kiawe said.
"We have got to have faith Sora is going to get us out of here," Mallow said.
"Mallow is right. Sora and Kairi would go through hell just to get us out. Anyone of us would do the same for them," Hapu said.
"Hapu is right. Sora and Kairi will prevail," Illima said.
The Alolan nine all had faith in Sora and Kairi that they'll come along to save them.
Back to Sora and Kairi, the couple and the Pokémon made their way through the cave and found Proton waiting for them.
"Well, we meet again. If you two made it here, then that means Petrel had failed his objective," Proton said.
"Ethan and I took you on back in the Slowpoke Well and we'll take care of you too, Proton!" Sora said.
"I haven't forgotten how you and that other boy had defeated me back then. I'll admit, I have underestimated you the last time, but that won't happen again!" Proton said. He took out two of his Pokéballs, ready to battle Sora and Kairi. "Go! Golbat! Weezing!" The Pokéballs had opened and both Posion Type Pokémon had emerged from them to battle. Sora and Kairi took out two Pokéballs as well.
"Go! Feraligatr!" Sora shouted as he threw his Pokéball.
"Go! Abra!" Kairi shouted also throwing her Pokéball. Both Feraligar and Abra entered the battle against both Golbat and Weezing.
"Golbat! Poison Fang! Weezing! You use Venoshock!" Proton ordered. Golbat headed towards Feraligatr and Weezing fired Venoshock towards Abra.
"Feraligatr! Dodge and use Slash!" Sora ordered.
"Abra! Block Venoshock with Psychic!" Kairi ordered.
Abra blocked Weezing's attack and sent it back to the posion gas Pokémon. Proton wasn't gonna let that happen to him that easily.
"Weezing! Block your own attack with Venoshock!" Proton ordered. Weezing blocks Venoshock with another Venoshock, cancelling out Kairi's counterattack. "Did you think that would work on me?"
"Yes and no," Kairi grinned. "Abra! Mega Punch on Weezing!" Abra made his way towards Weezing and lands a heavy punch on Weezing.
"Feraligatr! Ice Fang!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr lunged towards Golbat with his fangs emitting ice and lands a freezing bite attack on Golbat.
"Golbat! Wing Attack!" Proton ordered. Golbat flew towards Feraligatr to pelt him with his wings. Kairi had to move in for the save.
"Abra! Mega Kick!" Kairi ordered. Abra gives Golbat a heavy kick onto Golbat's side.
"Thanks Kairi," Sora thanked his girlfriend. Kairi smiled and nodded. "Okay Feraligatr! Water Gun!" Feraligatr sucks in some air and fires Water Gun and it strikes Golbat on the mark.
"Abra! Use Psychic on Weezing!" Kairi ordered. Abra uses his telepathic powers to move Weezing and slam it right into the bat Pokémon.
"Now wrap it up with Superpower!" Sora ordered. Feraligatr's body glows light blue and gives both Golbat and Weezing a powerful smack at Proton's Pokémon. He growls in anger having to lose again.
"Lost again?! Unacceptable!" Proton groaned. "You may have won this time, but mark my words, your next battle is nothing compared to ours!" Proton took off.
"Two down, two to go," Sora said.
"We can take them on," Kairi said. Sora nodded in agreement.
"We sure can. Let's go!" Sora said. The couple made their way through the cave to find the remaining two executives.
Over to Riku and the Pokémon, they wondered through the cave. He then saw a trail left behind.
"I think Rasputin wants me to follow this. I know it could be a trap, but at this point, I don't care," Riku said.
"Eevee," Eevee said.
"Pichu," the Spiky-eared Pichu chirped.
"Pichu," the Shiny Pichu chirped.
They kept going through, following the trail. Sora and Kairi made their own way through the cave and they saw Ariana standing there waiting for her opponents. She laughs.
"Hello there, little girl. I was hoping you would come along," Ariana said. She then turned to Sora. "And could he be your significant other? How sweet. I have to admit, you two are such a darling couple."
"If you want to lose to us, you might as well just get it over with," Kairi said.
"You have that certain flare, little girl. I had seen it when you and I went at it," Ariana remembered. Sora and Kairi had taken out a Pokéball to battle against her.
"And after we're done with you, Archer's next!" Sora stated.
"Then, let's have some fun with this battle, kids!" Ariana said.
"Go! Slugma!" Kairi shouted as she threw her Pokéball.
"Move right in, Tyranitar!" Sora also shouted.
Tyranitar and Slugma entered the battle against Ariana. She smirked as she took two of hers.
"A Tyranitar and a Slugma? This should be fun," Ariana said. "Go! Arbok! Vilplume!" The Pokéballs opens and her two Pokémon glares right at their opponents. "Vileplume! Use Sunny Day!" Vileplume raises her arms, making sunlight inside the cave. "Now we can't have Tyranitar whipping up a sandstorm in here, do we?"
"You may have made it bright in here, but that isn't gonna help you! Tyranitar! Dark Pulse!" Sora ordered.
"Slugma! Flame Burst!" Kairi ordered.
Tyranitar and Slugma fired their attacks right at Arbok and Vilplume. Ariana wasn't gonna have it.
"Arbok! Vilplume! Sludge Bomb!" Ariana ordered. Both poisonous Pokémon fired their attacks to block Dark Pulse and Flame Burst. "Okay Vilplume! Use Razor Leaf! Arbok! Use Sludge Bomb!" Both the flower of cobra Pokémon fired their attacks right at their opponents.
"Tyranitar! Block with Rock Slide!" Sora ordered. Tyranitar forms some rocks and they block the attacks. Kairi turned to Sora.
"Sora, how about you use that one move?" Kairi suggested. He knew what she meant and nodded.
"Got it, Kairi!" Sora said as he nodded. He turned to his Tyranitar! Give Slugma a good toss in the air!" Tyranitar grabs Slugma and gives her a toss into the air. "Now use Earthquake!" Tyranitar jumps and causes the ground to shake. Arbok and Vileplume are now caught in the shaking as well as Ariana.
"Slugma! Flamethrower!" Kairi ordered. Slugma fired Flamethrower and it stuck both Arbok and Vileplume. Arbok and Vilplume had fallen to ground beaten and the sunlight inside the cave had faded. Ariana calls back both of her fallen Pokémon.
"You're even better than I remember, girl. Archer is a real hard nut to crack. So, if I were you, I would turn back while I still can," Ariana warned before she took her leave.
"One to go," Kairi said.
"Archer is the only one left," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
Sora and Kairi had set off to find Archer and to battle him. Over to Riku, he and the Pokémon had gone through the cave searching for Rasputin. He looked around for him and for Naminé.
"Rasputin! Where are you?!" Riku yelled. "Come out!" Lights suddenly came on as Naminé is seen tied up along with her Azurill. Her mouth is tapped shut. "Naminé."
"So, you decided to come after all?" Rasputin called out. He steps out and he claps his hands. "I knew you wouldn't turn her away and come to her rescue."
"You! It's bad enough to kidnap my friends, but kidnapping my girlfriend is crossing the line!" Riku snarled at the Team Rocket member. Rasputin laughed.
"Do you think it matters to me, boy? Now that you have come, I can have the revenge that I had wanted since our last meeting," Rasputin said.
"So that's it? You kidnapped Naminé just to get to me? You're twisted!" Riku barked at him.
"I'm as twisted as they come, boy," Rasputin said.
"You said you wanted a battle with e and I'm sure as hell going to give you one. And when I win, I'm going to make you wish you never met me!" Riku said, taking out a Pokéball. Rasputin laughed.
"May I presume you are going to send out your Incineroar?" Rasputin asked. Riku didn't answer and just stared right at him. "That look into your eyes. That stern glare tells me that you are planning to send out that powerful behemoth to deal with my Tyranitar. Am I correct?"
"I knew that's what you wanted, so I'm going to give you what you want!" Riku stated. He grips his Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Incineroar!" The Pokéball opens and Incineroar roars upon entry.
"The one Pokémon I was hoping for. And I know which one I am sending out!" Rasputin said, taking out his Ultra Ball and he threw it. "Come forth, Tyranitar!" His Tyranitar is let out, but it's wearing a Mega Stone on its forehead. It is green and the wave inside is black and red. "Now, it is time to test out the power of my Mega Stone!" Rasputin said, taking out the Mega Stone.
"What?! You mean your Tyranitar can Mega Evolve?!" Riku exclaimed.
"I take it that you have witnessed Mega Evolution before, yes? Well, now is the time for you to witness it again!" Rasputin said as he clutched the Mega Stone tight into his hands. "Tyranitarite! Lend me your power!" The Mega Stone began glowing. Tyranitar then itself starts glowing. "Let my power become yours! Use the combonation of stone and darkness to make you stronger! Let my rage become your rage! Behold the power of Mega Evolution!" Tyranitar roars as it began to Mega Evolve. Tyranitar's appearence had completely changed. Mega Tyranitar had gaps in its armor than its normal form, with four new triangular holes along the sides of its neck and one on its throat. The four holes on its chest are now larger with the top two containing red ovals. The spikes along the back of its neck are shorter and the ones on its head had elongated to form prominent ridges on its brows. The center spike on its head had become a long, upright horn. Its chest plate had expanded, curving over its shoulders and along its back to form three long, irregular spikes on each side of its body. The scales on its belly have now become red instead of blue. It gained two sharp spikes on its knees and more more prominent leg joints. The tail had lengthen with three spikes surrounding its tip growing upward and outward. And its back had been split open due to its Mega Evolution.
Riku remebered seeing the power of Mega Evolution on Prince Wesleyan's Charizard and Edgar's Blastoise back in the Indigo Plateau.
"i didn't think I would see Mega Evolution after a while. Edgar and that Prince almost beaten Sora with that trick. And he used it on Gary back then," Riku said in his thoughts. Rasputin laughed insanely.
"My Tyranitar is now even more powerful than before! Thanks to the power that came from the far off Kalos region, I am now invincible!" Rasputin proclaimed. Mega Tyranitar roars. Incineroar wasn't intimidated by the transformation of his opponent. "Do you fear me now, boy? Do you fear my power?" Rasputin laughed evilly. Riku just scoffed.
"Are you trying to scare me with Mega Evolution? I told you before, old man. My incineroar isn't easy to scare," Riku said, defiently.
"Such bravery. I remember seeing it before. And now I have the pleasure of seeing it again! I am going to have so much fun watching you wriggle like a Wurmple on a hook!" Rasputin stated giving off another evil laugh. Mega Tyranitar whips up a sandstorm. Riku knew his Incineroar was going to take some damage from the sandstorm, but it wasn't going to bother him.
"Mega Tyranitar! Begin with Crunch!" Rasputin ordered. Mega Tyranitar charges towards Incineroar with its jaws glowing to land a bite.
"Incinerorar! Bulk Up!" Riku ordered. Incineroar tightens up his muscles as Mega Tyranitar lands a bite attack on the muscular cat Pokémon. "Now use Fire Punch!" Incineroar's fist emits fire and lands a hit on it. Riku remembered seeing this before. In their last battle, Tyranitar had locked its jaws onto Incineroar and he punched the armor Pokémon until it was forced to let go. Incineroar uses his feiry punches to get Mega Tyranitar to let go of him. It wasn't as easy as the last time since it was a Mega Evolved Pokémon Incineroar was dealing with. Naminé could only watch the battle.
"Riku, please don't give up," Naminé said in her thoughts.
Over to Sora and Kairi, they made their way deeper into the cave when they saw Archer waiting for the both of them.
"Sora and Kairi. Welcome. I have been waiting for you. And I can see that you have already triumphed over the other three," Archer said. He cackles. "I was hoping that you would."
"Where are friends, Archer?" Sora asked getting irriatted.
"They are within these caves. I have the keys to their cells right here," Archer said, holding out the keys. "And I have given my word that they are unharmed. And their Pokémon have not been taken from them. I don't expect you to take my word for it."
"To get those keys, we only have to defeat you in a battle, right?" Kairi asked.
"That's right, Kairi. Defeat me and your friends will go free. But if it is I who defeated you, then it's going to be the both of you who will be joining them as our prisoners," Archer said.
"We'll be joining our friends one way or the other, Acher," Sora said.
"And we're the ones who are going to be walking out of here," Kairi said. Archer chuckles.
"Getting ahead of ourselves, are we? This will be a most enjoyable battle. I expect nothing from you, but your best," Archer said taking out two of his Pokéballs. "Now! Go forth, Houndour and Hoomdoom!" Archer threw his Pokéballs, letting out both his Houndour and Houndoom.
"So, it's an evolution line, huh?" Sora asked.
"That's a game that we can play too!" Kairi said, taking out a Pokéball. "Go! Raichu!" She threw her Pokéball and her Raichu emerges from it. Sora turned to his partner.
"You're up, Pikachu!" Sora said.
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded.
Both mouse Pokémon stared at their opponents. Houndour and Houndoom growls and snarls at their opponents, anxiously waiting to rip them apart.
"Ah, a Pikachu and a Raichi together. What a wonderful treat to enjoy. And I shall savor this battle," Archer said. "Houndour! Houndoom! Begin with your Crunch!" Houndour and Houndour came at their opponents with their fangs glowing.
"Dodge with Quick Attack!" Sora and Kairi called out. Both Pikachu and Raichu dodges both of the dark hound Pokémon using their speed attack.
"Raichu! Thunder Punch!" Kairi ordered.
"Pikiachu! Electro Ball!" Sora ordered.
Raichu' fist emits electricity and lands a punch on Houndour as Pikachu forms a ball of electricity and sends it right at Houndoom, landing a hit.
"Fire Fang!" Archer ordered. Houndour and Houndour and Houndour came right at Pikachu and Raichu with their teeth emitting fire.
"Pikachu! Dodge it with Quick Attack!" Sora ordered.
"Raichu! You dodge it with Quick Attack too!" Kairi ordered.
Pikachu and Raichu ran across the cave's floor, but Houndour and houndoom manages to catch them both and give them a toss.=
"Use Your Fire Fang again!" Archer ordered.
Houndour and Houndoom charges right at the mouse Pokémon with their teeth emitting fire once again. Sora and Kairi both looked right at each other. They both nod to each other.
"Pikachu! Iron Tail on Houndoom!" Sora ordered.
"Raichu! Use Seismic Toss on Houndour!" Kairi ordered.
Pikachu smacks Houndoom on the side with his tail as Raichu grabs Houndour and rolls around in the air. Raichu tosses houndour right to the ground.
"Thunderbolt!" Sora and Kairi ordered in unison. Pikachu and Raichu launches their combined Thunderbolt shocking both Houndour and Houndoom. Pikachu and Raichu ceases their attacks as both the dark hound Pokémon had struggled to stand back up on their feet.
"You have got to be kidding! They're still standing after taking that kind of abuse?!" Sora exclaimed.
"My Houndour and Houndoom aren't going to go down that easily, children. Both of my Pokémon have been well trained to be ready for anything. And I highly doubt you'll be ready for what I have in sotre for you," Archer said. He takes out a brown Mega Stone with a black and center. Sora and Kairi were shocked by what they were seeing.
"Is that-?!" Sora exclaimed.
"Yes, a Mega Stone. It's Houndoominite to be precise. And I shall use its power now! Behold!" Archer said as he held his Mega Stone into the air. The Mega Stone then starts glowing black as the Houndoominite being held by Houndoom began glowing. "Hellish fires of Kalos! Burn with your dark passion and grant the power of burning darkness into my Houndoom now!" Houndoom howls as he began to Mega Evolve. Houndoom's appearence had now changed. His claws on his paws had become red and his tail had became forked. Houndoom's horns had grown much longer and curved. He now had a skull-like structure with a pair of "tusks" on its torso. "Behold! The power of Mega Evolution at its finest! Mega Houndoom!"
"Here we go again," Sora said in his thoughts.
Back with Riku, his Incineroar continues to punch Mega Tyranitar to force it to let go of him. Riku knew it was no use.
"Incineroar, forget about punching Mega Tyranitar off and try using Darkest Lariat to get it off of you!" Riku instructed. Incineroar's hands became covered in yellow-orange fire and starts to spin around. Mega Tyranitar had let go due to the spinning.
"Mega Tyranitar! Use your Hyper Beam!" Rasputin ordered.
"Incineroar! You use Throat Chop!" Riku ordered. Incineroar's hands became surrounded by a purple aura and sends it to Mega Tyranitar's throat to prevent Hyper Beam. "Now use Fire Punch!" Incineroar's fist emits fire and lands a punch on Mega Tyranitar. "Fire Punch again!" Incineroar threw another punch right at the Mega Evolved Pokémon only for Mega Tyranitar to block the punch with its claw and land a punch on the fully evolved Fire Starter of Alola.
"Excellent work, Tyranitar! Now use Dark Pulse!" Rasputin ordered. Mega Tyranitar fired Dark Pulse and it struck Incineroar on the spot. Mega Tyranitar then starts pummeling Incineroar senseless. Rasputin watched with glee as Naminé watched in horror.
"Riku, no!" Naminé said worridly in her thoughts. Riku gritted his teeth as did Eevee. The Pichu looked over to Naminé and Azurill and then to each other. They remembered the battles they watched Pikachu and it gave the Spiky-eared Pichu an idea.
"That guy isn't keeping an eye on Naminé and Azurill." - Spiky-eared Pichu subtitle.
"He's too focused on the battle to watch her, so he won't see us coming to her." - Shiny Pichu subtitle.
"And this sandstorm is a perfect cover to make our move. Pikachu would have thought of the same thing." - Spiky-eared Pichu subtitle.
"Pikachu would be so proud of us for thinking this through!" - Shiny Pichu subtitle.
"Come on. We should move fast." - Spiky-eared Pichu subtitle.
Both of the Pichu snuck off while Eevee wasn't looking. They quickly and quietly moved towards Naminé and Azurill while Incineroar and Mega Tyranitar were still battling. Once they got to her, Naminé was surprised to see the Pichu come to her and Azurill. Azurill was about to chirp in happiness, but the Shiny Pichu shushes the baby Pokémon and points to Rasputin. Both Pichu chewed the ropes the blonde and the baby Pokémon were tied in and she manages to get loose and pick up her Azurill. She ran towards her boyfriend.
"Riku!" Naminé shouted. Riku smiled to her Naminé get free from her restraints. Rasputin was shocked to see her get loose and saw the source of her liberation and growls in anger.
"You little furry parasites! You'll pay for ruining my plan! Mega Tyranitar! Stop that girl and those runts with Hyper Beam!" Mega Tyranitar turns and prepares to fire Hyper Beam right at Naminé and the little Pokémon. Riku wasn't going let Rasputin's Pokémon hurt his girlfriend.
"Incineroar! Stop that Hyper Beam!" Riku called out. incineroar tackles into Mega Tyranitar and it fires Hyper Beam right at the cieling. It causes some rocks to start falling. Rasputin was unfortunately underneath the falling rocks.
"NNNNNNOOOOOO!!!!!" Rasputin screamed as he was crushed by the falling rocks. Mega Tyranitar roars as it reverts back to its normal form. Tyranitar frantically digs through the rocks and found him. He was bleeding on the forehead and he was coughing. Tyranitar gently pulls its trainer from the debris and laid him down. Tears forms from the Pokémon's eyes. Rasputin looked right his Pokémon and smiled weakly. "My loyal friend. I'm so happy to see you one last time," Rasputin said weakly. The look Tyranitar was giving was telling him it didn't want to hear him talking like that. Tyranitar didn't want to believe that its trainer was dying. Rasputin saw the tears his Pokémon was shedding. "Don't waste your tears for me, my friend. I want you to do something for me. I want you to live for the both of us. That is my final wish." Tyranitar had never disobeyed its trainer once and nodded. Rasputin smiled and he shut his eyes. Tyranitar let's out a loud roar as it grieves for its trainer.
Back over to Sora and Kairi, they hear a roar of a Tyranitar. Kairi knew it sounded like a sad roar.
"What was that?" Sora asked.
"That sounded like Rasputon's Tyranitar. I specifically ordered him to draw back. Apparently he chose to ignore my orders. I suppose I should give him a good talking to after I'm done with the two of you," Archer said.
Sora and Kairi stood their ground, as did Pikachu and Raichu. They were ready for anything Mega Houndoom was going to throw at them. Raichu turned to Pikachu.
"Could that be the Mega Evolution you rold me and some of Kairi's other Pokémon about?" - Raichu subtitle.
"It is. I mentioned it when a prince with a Charizard and a trainer named Edgar had a Blastoise. This guy looks like he means business; especially that he's pulling this on us." - Pikachu subtitle.
"And I thought I only had to worry about Ultra Beasts." - Raichu subtitle.
"Houndour! Mega Houndoom! Use Fire Fang!" Archer ordered. Houndour and Mega Houndoom charged right at their opponents with their teeth emitting fire. Mega Houndoom's Fire Fang is much stronger now since Mega Evolving.
"Dodge it!" Sora and Kairi called out. Pikachu manages to dodge, but Raichu wasn't so fortunate, since he got caught by Mega Houndoom's Fire Fang.
"Raichu!" Kairi gasped.
"Houndoom's even stronger after Mega Evolving!" Sora stated.
"That's correct, Sora. Mega Houndoom are much stronger than the normal Houndoom. With the power of Mega Evolution on my side, you don't stand a chance," Archer gloated.
"Then you don't know us as well as you think," Sora countered. Archer glares right at the young trainer.
"What do you mean?" Archer asked.
"Did you think you'll just find an easy win just because we're just a couple of kid? The other three sure didn't," Sora said.
"And they thought they did," Kairi added.
"It doesn't matter that your Pokémon can Mega Evolve; we can take your Pokémon down when Kairi and I can work together," Sora said, taking Kairi's hand. "And as long we're together, there isn't anyone or anything that can defeat us! No matter what kind of Pokémon we come up against!"
"He's right, Archer. I think it's a good thing that you share a bond with your Pokémon. Seeing him Mega Evolve is proof of that. Sora and I came so far together and we were never alone. He was there for just the same I was there for him! Sora and I may be strong when we battle alone, but we're stronger when we battle together!" Kairi stated.
"Toge, Toge!" Togepi chirped.
"Pika, Pi!" Pikachu said.
"Rai!" Raichu added.
Archer couldn't believe what he just heard his opponents just say to him. He had to admit, he had never seen anything like this before. Sora and Kairi don't just share a bond with their Pokémon, but they also share it with each other. He wasn't going to let that stop him.
"Then show me how strong you are when you're together! Show me with everything you got!" Archer dared the couple. He points his finger to his opponents. "The both of you! Use Flamethrower!" Both Houndour and Mega Houndour fired Flamethrower and they merged to make on giant stream of fire. Pikachu and Raichu jumps in the opposite direction as they fired their attacks. They ceased their Flamethrower when they saw that Pikachu and Raichu had dodged their atacks.
"Quick Attack!" Sora and Kairi both ordered. Pikachu and Raichu ran across the floor with their speed.
"Flamethrower again! Keep firing until you land a hit!" Archer ordered. Houndour and Mega Houndoom fired their Flamethrower right at the mouse Pokémon and they kept jumping out of the way each time they had them in their sights. Both Pikachu and Raichu lands a hit onto Mega Houndoom.
"Raichu! Thunder Punch on Houdour!" Kairi ordered. Raichu's fist emits electricity and lands a shocking punch onto Houndour.
"Pikachu! Use Electro Ball! Make it a big one!" Sora ordered. Pikachu forms a huge ball of electricity and sends it right at Houndour. Electro Ball lands a hit on the dark hound Pokémon, earning a knockout. Archer growls in frustration.
"I cannot believe this! They took down my Houndour just by working together," Archer growls in his thoughts. He calls back his fallen Houndour.
"We took down that Houndour together," Sora said.
"Don't celebrate yet, Sora. We still have Mega Houndoom to deal with," Kairi reminded Sora.
"You are so right, Kairi. Let's deal with Mega Houndoom together," Sora said. Kairi smiled as she kept holding his hand.
"Quick Attack!" Sora and Kairi ordered. Pikachu and Raichu ran across the floor as Mega Houndoom growls and stood his ground.
"Mega Houndoom! Dark Pulse!" Archer ordered. Mega Houndoom fired Dark Pulse right at Pikachu and Raichu. Pikachu and Raichu jumps out of the way of Mega Houndoom's attack. Mega houndoom kept firing Dark Pulse right at his opponents. Dark Pulse had landed a successful hit on Raichu and then fired a successful hit on Pikachu. Pikachu and Raichu were down, but they were not out. "Fire Fang on Pikachu!" Mega houndoom charges towards
Pikachu with his teeth on fire. Mega houndoom was closing in onto Pikachu. Sora was about to call out to his partner when Kairi had to make the save.
"Raichu! Thunder Punch!" Kairi ordered. Raichu lands an electrifying punch onto Mega Houndoom, missing Pikachu in the process.
"Mega Houndoom! Crunch!" Archer ordered. Mega Houndoom turned and lands abite onto Raichu.
"Rai!" Raichu screamed in pain.
"Raichu!" Kairi gasped.
"Pikachu! Quick Attack!" Sora ordered. Pikachu darted right into Mega houndoom, making him let Raichu go. Mega Houndoom was about to retaliate against Pikachu, but Mega Houndoom's body sparkled electricity from his body. Sora and Kairi knew Mega Houndoom was now paralyzed from Raichu's Static ability. Archer had noticed it as well.
"Damn! Mega Houndoom activated Raichu's ability! Now he's paralyzed! And those two will take advantage of his paralysis," Archer said in his thoughts.
"Pikachu! You use Quick Attack!" Sora ordered.
"You use Quick Attack too, Raichu!" Kairi ordered.
Both Pikachu and Raichu ran across Mega Houndoom's path. The Mega Evolved Pokémon tried to keep up, but he's having hard time doing it because of his paralysis. Mega Houndoom was getting dizzy from all the running.
"Pikachu! Iron Tail!" Sora ordered. Pikachu's tail gave off a metallic glow and struck Mega Houndoom hard on the side. Sora turned to Kairi. "Your turn, Kairi."
"Thank you, Sora. Raichu! You use Seismic Toss!" Kairi ordered. Raichu grabs Mega Houndoom by the neck and jumps into the air. Raichu spins around, holding Mega Hounddom and gives a throw down to the ground.
"Now use Thunderbolt!" Sora and Kairi ordered. Pikachu and Raichu fired Thunderbolt and they combined and struck Mega Houndoom hard. All three Pokémon were exhausted and they all panted. Mega Houndoom stares right at his opponents as they stared back at him. They kept looking at each other as they panted until Mega Houndoom fell to the ground beaten. Mega Hounddom reverts back into regular Hounddom. Arcer was in disbelief.
"I do not believe it. I lost to a couple of kids," Archer said to himself as he fell to his knees. "I knew they were good, but this was beyond my anticipation." He calls back his fallen Houndoom and he sighs. Sora and Kairi approached Archer.
"Okay Archer. Kairi and I played by your stupid rules and we won. Now, give us what we want!" Sora demanded. Archer saw the stern look in his eyes.
"Very well. I concede defeat," Archer said. He handed the keys to Sora. "A deal is a deal. Defeat all four of us and we give you back your friends. You will find them down this path." Archer pointed to his left. "You will see them all in one peice. The both of you should savor your moment of glory. You may have defeated Team Rocket today, but there will be another day. Team Rocket never forgets." Archer took his leave as Sora and Kairi had gone off to rescue their friends. The couple made it down and saw their friends in their cells.
"Guys!" Sora said.
"Sora! Thank goodness!" Lillie cried.
"I knew you would come for us," Sophocles said.
"Sorry we took so long to get you. We had to go through so much just to get the keys," Sora said, unlocking the cells.
"Where's Naminé? And where's Azurill?" Kairi asked.
"That hunchback with the beard took her. He said he wanted payback with Riku for beating him back in the Slowpoke Well," Hapu said.
"And I did it again," Riku said. Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine all turned to see Riku, Naminé, Eevee, Azurill, and the Pichu in the caves. Pikachu sternly glares at the Pichu, but Eevee stepped in.
"Don't get mad at them, Pikachu. You should be mad at me. But, the did chew the ropes holding Naminé." - Eevee subtitle. The Pichu both nodded. Pikachu sighs and patted them both on the head.
"I'm just glad that you're not hurt. I would never forgive myself if those guys got to you. And I'm very proud of the both of you for rescuing Naminé and Azurill." - Pikachu subtitle. The Pichu smiled at that.
The group left the cave and headed back to their camp to rest up.
Over to the Team Rocket squad, they sat around waiting to hear from Rasputin.
"You think the higher-ups mopped the floor with those kids?" One of the grunts asked.
"I think so. There's no way in hell those little runts even stood a chance against the executives," another grunt said.
The grunts didn't wait long until Tyranitar came and carried Rasputin's body in its arms. Tyranitar places his body right in front of Rasputin's peers. Tyranitar then leaves them, still grieving for its deceased trainer.
"What the hell happened?" The first grunt asked. A third grunt tried to wake him up.
"Are you alright, Mr. Rasputin? Mr. Rasputin? Can you hear me?" The third grunt asked. The fourth grunt knew something was up as he place two fingers on his arm to feel a pulse.
"It's no use, guys," the fourth grunt said. All of the other grunts turned to him, wanting to know what he meant. "Rasputin the Mad Thief is dead." The other grunts all gasped.
"No," the second grunt said, not wanting to believe it.
"Man, Napolean isn't going to be happy about this," the third grunt said.
"We should take his body back with us. Give him a proper funeral," the first grunt said.
"What about Rasputin's Tyranitar? Should we take it back with us?" The third grunt suggested.
"Nah. Leave it. It's in enough pain as it is," the first grunt said. All of the other grunts agreed and carried his body back to Team Rocket HQ. Tyranitar wondered the forest and held the Ultra Ball Rasputin kept it in and decided to keep it to remember him by. Tyranitar felt guilty for accidentally killing its trainer and then began to cry some more.
Sora, Kairi, Riku, Naminé, the Pokémon, and the Alolan nine all made it back to the camp.
"I'm just glad that's over," Mallow said.
"I'm just glad none of our Pokémon were stolen," Kiawe added.
"The same with me. We were so fortunate Sora and Kairi came to our aide," Illima said.
"We had too, guys," Sora said.
"You would all do the same for any of us," Kairi added.
"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.
Riku hugged Naminé tight in his arms. She hugged him back.
"I am so sorry, Naminé. It was all my fault that those guys took you and Azurill," Riku said with his voice trembling.
"Don't blame yourself, Riku. You couldn't control what would happen. I'm just grateful that you came to save me," Naminé said with so much assurance in her voice.
"Your parents trusted me with your life. I don't think I would ever face them if they hear it happened because of me. And I would never forgive myself if I did lose you," Riku said. He had tears flowing in his eyes. Sora, Kairi, and the Alolan nine smiled seeing their friends holding each other. Eevee and Azurill nuzzled Riku and Naminé's legs. They picked up the Pokémon and joined in the embrace. Riku's Pokéballs all opened up as Incineroar, Salandit, Lycanroc, Silvally, and Gliscor joined in as well.
Flying in a Team Rocket carrier, the executives had been mad aware of Rasputin's demise.
"So, Rasputin met his maker. And I thought it would be his age that would catch up with him," Petrel joked.
"Don't even joke about that. We all know it his obsession with that Riku kid that beat him to it," Proton said.
"I agree with Proton. His desire for revenge was ultimately his undoing. It was such a shame, really. He was one of the finest members Team Rocket ever had," Archer said.
"How do you think Giovanni will take the news? He's been around since his mother was in charge," Ariana pointed out.
"Don't worry about that, Ariana. I will be the one to break the news to him," Archer said.
"Hate to change the subject, I just can't believe we lost to those two kids. We threw what we had at them and they still kicked our asses," Petrel said.
"Twice we take them, and twice we lose to them," Ariana added.
"Once for Petrel's and Archer's case," Proton said. "We should head back out and deal with them again."
"No," Archer bluntly said. The other executives all stared right at him.
"What the hell do you mean no?" Petrel asked. "Don't tell me that you don't want payback to those little rugrats for giving us so much hell?!"
"I do, Petrel. But we mustn't let it sidetrack us from our ultimate goal. We will deal with Sora and Kairi again when the opportunity should present itself. But for now, we leave them be," Archer said. "And we will use Rasputin's death as a reminder to never get distracted from the goal; not only to us, but to every member of Team Rocket."
"I agree. Our recent setbacks really had distracted me from our conquest for world domination," Ariana said.
Petrel and Proton agreed with Ariana and Archer about their plans. They had to remain on task for world domination.
Back with Sora and his friends, they all decided to stay for one more night and they had their Pokémon out just in case they were in for anymore surprise attacks.
Riku was still awake and he thought about what happened to Rasputin and his Tyranitar. Naminé woke up and faced her boyfriend.
"Riku?" Naminé asked with concern. Riku turned to her. "Are you alright?"
"Yes and no, Naminé. I just can't stop thinking about that Rasputin guy," Riku said. "I just can't help but feel kind of responsible for what happened to him."
"You shouldn't let it get you down. You told Incineroar to stop Tyranitar just to save me," Naminé. "What happened to him wasn't your fault."
"I know. Still, I feel kinda bad for that Tyranitar. The way that Pokémon was crying for him like that. It was enough to break my heart," Riku said. Naminé grabs Riku by the arm and then hugged him by it.
"I'm sure Tyranitar is going to be just fine. Losing a trainer is hard for a Pokémon, but I doubt it'll ever get over him," Naminé said. "But life goes on." She let's go of his arm and lays back down. "Just lay back down and get some sleep. You need your rest." Riku smiles and he takes her advice.
"You're right, Naminé. And thanks for the talk. This is why I love you," Riku said. Riku kisses her on the forehead and falls right to sleep. On the very next morning, the group was about to take off when they heard a sound not too far from them.
"What is that?" Hapu asked.
"I don't know, but it sounded pretty close," Riku said. The group followed the sound and found a Tyranitar in the woods. The Tyranitar opened its eyes and saw Riku and his Eevee in front of it. Riku saw the Ultra Ball it was holding.
"A Tyranitar," Lillie said.
"You think it's a wild Tyranitar?" Kiawe asked.
"No. It's not. I know this Tyranitar," Riku said. Everyone all turned to him.
"How do you know, Riku?" Mallow asked.
"This is Rasputin's Tyranitar. I know, because that's the Ultra Ball it's holding," Riku said.
"You mean that Team Rocket guy's Tyranitar? No way," Lana said.
"If it is Rasputin's Tyranitar, then why didn't attack us just now?" Acerola asked.
"Because he's sad," Kairi said. Everyone all looked at her. "This Tyranitar is sad because his trainer is dead. He must have been his whole world and now his world is empty with Rasputin gone." Tyranitar nodded in agreement. Riku approached Tyranitar. Tyranitar was about to attack him when he felt his hand on the armor Pokémon's rocky shell.
"I'm sorry about Rasputin, Tyranitar. I can understand that you would probably end up hating me for what happened. I wouldn't blame you if you did. I only wanted you to know, Incineroar tackled into you to stop you from hurting Naminé. That cave in was my fault. I don't expect any forgiveness from you, but I wanted you to hear me out. Again, I'm sorry," Riku said. Riku turned and he started to walk away. Tyranitar felt so touched by Riku's words. Tyranitar stood up and grabs Riku by the shoulder. He turns around and he hands the silver-haired trainer the Ultra Ball. Riku was confused by this turn of events. "What is it you're trying to tell me? Are you saying that you want to be my Pokémon?" Tyranitar nodded to confirm it. Riku looked at the Ultra Ball and he clutched it in his hand. "I won't replace your old trainer, but I'll do my best to make you the best Tyranitar you can be." Tyranitar roars in agreement. Riku held out the Ultra Ball. "Return Tyranitar!" Tyranitar flows back into the Ultra Ball and he stares right at it.
Riku now had a new Pokémon under his belt and he vowed to care for his new Tyranitar to the best of his abilities. The group are temporarily joined by Riku, Naminé, Eevee, and Azurill as they continued their way to Blackthorn City.