In Pallet Town, despite the amount of water Pokémon, Professor Oak's ranch was running smoothly. As always, Ash's Bulbasaur patrolled and made sure there was peace between the Pokémon.

He heard a roar from the improvised lake and rushed over, managing to get Hawlucha and Infernape to come along with him as backup.

As Bulbasaur feared, there was a dispute between two Gyarados. He was never good at settling Gyarados disputes. Luckily for him though, an Electric Type always stayed nearby whenever two Gyarados were in the same body of water.

As it turned out, one Gyarados was trying to teach the other Thunderbolt. But if it wasn't for the two Gyarados, Bulbasaur wouldn't have seen a group of people trying to sneak into the ranch.

He used Vine Whip to try to trip them up, but due to the small blue disc looking Pokémon floating beside them, his vines were stopped using Psychic Type power.

One human looked down at the suspended vine and smiled. "Nice try you little pest, but our Bronzor are unmatched in psychic power."

Bulbasaur grunted and tried to pull his vines away. Hawlucha jumped into the air to attack, but the Bronzor used their Psychic attack and threw him into the nearby trees.

Infernape took in a large breath and let out a powerful Flamethrower to stop the Bronzor but several streams of water countered and matched Infernape's Flamethrower, cancelling it out.

The Pokémon looked and saw five orange weasel looking Pokémon, glaring at them. Bulbasaur stepped forward, but one of the weasel opened its mouth and shot two thin light blue beams at Bulbasaur, lightly freezing him.

"Naughty little Pokémon." A woman teased. "Our Floatzel are always prepared for Grass Type Pokémon."

Bulbasaur looked at the Gyarados and smirked. One Gyarados instantly knew what he meant and dove underwater and suddenly leapt out of the water, surrounding itself with electricity and launched a powerful Thunderbolt on the Floatzel. Some of the electricity also caught some of the humans and all of the Bronzor.

"What is going on over here?" came an old voice.

"Who's the old guy?" asked one of the remaining standing humans.

"I'm Professor Oak." He replied. "And you are not welcome here if you intend of causing harm to the Pokémon who live here."

"These aren't your Pokémon." Professor Oak was accused.

"I didn't say they were." He replied. "I just said they lived here." He held up two Poké balls. "These are my Pokémon." Throwing the balls let out a large orange Pokémon known as Dragonite and his newest Pokémon; Rotom.

"Those Pokémon are weak!"

Professor Oak waggled a finger. "Never judge a Pokémon by its appearance."

Rotom quickly sped forward and zapped the remaining Bronzor, leaving only the humans standing.

"These were our strongest Pokémon!" one man called. "What happened?"

"You underestimated my Rotom." Oak smiled, then put on a serious face. "Now leave this place."

As Dragonite took a step forward, a white light began to shine. One of the Bronzor was glowing as it suddenly grew noticeably taller and took on a cylindrical shape. The light faded, showing what could only be described as an oversized bell.

Infernape growled and raised his arms. He launched forward, coating his body in bright blue flames. Just before Infernape would have hit Bronzong, the large Pokémon floated further into the air, but did not miss a passing burn.

Bronzong slumped slightly as the burn took hold. "Bronzong! Rain Dance if you can!" called its trainer. Bronzong echoed its name, and above its body, a dark cloud formed. Rain fell from the cloud, diminishing the burn, but not stopping it fully. "Flash Cannon!"

Bronzong, whilst still floating, turned its body, so its base could be seen. It aimed its base towards Professor Oak, who flinched back. Dragonite and Rotom placed themselves in front of Oak, to protect him.

Light began gathering at Bronzong's base. Dragonite and Rotom readied attacks to counter Bronzong's Flash Cannon, but were not needed as a bright purple and yellow energy struck Bronzong, surprising it and sending it into the trees.

Professor Oak and the Pokémon looked at the energy to see it fade and reveal a dark blue draconic Pokémon.

The Pokémon turned to the strange people and roared. They gathered their Poké balls and returned all their Pokémon and turned around to run away. They stopped in their tracks, seeing a random stone on the ground. A light blue cloud sprouted from the top of the stone and spread out. It was now clearly a floating Pokémon that was a swirling vortex of blue with purple dots. Its eyes and mouth were also purple and joined.

Behind the obvious Ghost Type Pokémon, stood a woman with long blonde hair. She had a stern look on her face and a hand on her hip. "Don't move Galactic Grunts."

"It's the Champion." One said.

"But she's supposed to be in Sinnoh." another said.

"I was. Until I was informed that a Commander of your team was over here in Kanto." She replied. "Now surrender. I don't think Garchomp or Spiritomb would let you go so easily."

The grunts looked between the two Pokémon and looked at each other. They came to an agreement and each raised an arm, revealing that along their skin, was an etching of a red chain tattooed onto them.

Unexpectedly, the tattoos began to glow. The Sinnoh Champion took a few steps back, urging Spiritomb to back up also. A black disc appeared below the grunts, sucking them through. The disc faded away when the Grunts were gone from view.

Professor Oak stepped forward. "What was that?"

"I have my suspicions, but I hope I'm wrong." The woman looked at Oak. "I'm Cynthia. Champion of the Sinnoh Region. It's a pleasure to finally meet you Professor."

"Likewise." Professor Oak smiled. "But I'm sorry it's not under better circumstances."

Cynthia waved him off. "Don't worry about it."

"Well, since you're here, would you like a tour of my ranch?" Oak offered.

"I really should be trying to find the Galactic Commander." Cynthia urged. "Perhaps a rain check?"

"Agreed." The Professor smiled. He made a gesture behind him. "Well, can I at least offer you an easier way out?"

"Lead the way."

Meanwhile, Daisy and her sisters had found Violet's Poliwag and had been informed about the Cerulean Gym takeover by Delia Ketchum.

"This is awful." Lily gasped after spending the last twenty minutes in silence.

Daisy looked at Delia. "Have you heard anything about Misty or her friends?"

She shook her head. "I'm afraid not. And I'm just as worried as you."

"If not more." Daisy agreed. "You're Ash's mother, right?" Delia nodded. "Well, if any of the stories Misty has told us are true, then Ash will be fine."

"I know." She replied. "It's just hard. You know?"

"At least Misty sent the Pokémon here." Violet smiled slightly, holding her Poliwag. "I wouldn't be able to handle losing the Pokémon and Misty."

The four women looked up at a door opening. It was Gary Oak; Ash's childhood rival/friend. "Any news?" The four shook their heads. "Ash, what are you doing now?"

"What can we do?" Violet asked, still rubbing Poliwag to reassure herself he was still there. "Misty was always the adventurous one. There's a reason we leave the Gym to her. She can handle it herself. The three of us can barely make one decent Leader."

"That can't be true." Delia reassured her.

Gary nodded. "Yes it is. When I went for the Cascade Badge, they barely made it a challenge for me."

"That was before Misty made us work." Lily smiled. "That was always something I admired about her. She always told us when we were too selfish."

Daisy shook her head and stood up. "Stop talking like that Lily. Stop talking like Misty is gone."

"I didn't mean to…" she started, but stopped when she saw the tears in her sisters eyes. "Misty can't take care of herself with something like this." She insisted.

"She's still just a runt." Violet added.

Daisy looked her sisters in the eyes with a fierce glare. "She is far from a runt. I had a little adventure with her and Tracey. I was a wreck when Team Rocket took Caserin and my Luverin, but if it wasn't for Misty and Tracey, our Luvdisc would be gone." She looked away. "Travelling through Kanto and Johto changed Misty for the better, and we're still the same Women who take extended vacations because Misty's watching the Gym."

"What are you talking about?" Lily asked.

Daisy looked once again at her sisters, her face now determined. "If a few adventures changed Misty for the better, then it can do the same for me."

"Daisy?" Violet asked.

"I'm going to find Misty." Daisy answered.

"You don't have any idea where to start looking." Gary said, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"I don't care." Daisy walked outside. "I need Vaporeon and Dewgong."

Everyone remaining looked at each other. "What's gotten into her?"

Delia walked to the door that Daisy had left. 'Don't be reckless Daisy.' She thought.

But before anything else, Delia had to find Mr. Mime.

In a small town in the region of Sinnoh, Johanna Berlitz had packed a travel bag. She looked around her house for her final checks.

Just as she was about to leave the house, she gasped and ran upstairs and opened her bedroom door.

Sleeping on her bed was her faithful Glameow. Johanna smiled and felt a tear fall down her face. Despite Johanna's promise to Glameow for a relatively easy life, watching the news five minutes ago, was essentially that promise being broken.

"Glameow?" Johanna said. Glameow lazily opened an eye. "Sorry for waking you up, but I need your help with something." Glameow opened its other eye and lifted its head to listen. "Do you remember Dawn's friend Brock?"

With a nod, Johanna continued. "Well, the Pokémon Centre in his hometown was destroyed. I know Dawn is in Johto, but I got a call from her a few hours ago that she was travelling to Kanto to see if she could help but I haven't heard anything from her. Not even to say she was alright."

Glameow stood up and jumped off the bed. Johanna followed her feline Pokémon to a small room she used for her own Poké ball storage. Glameow scratched at the door.

Johanna slowly opened the door and Glameow rushed inside. Johanna turned on the light and looked at the bookcase she had set aside for Dawn's extra Poké balls. She had hoped that Dawn would catch a few more Pokémon for variety but she knew herself when a Trainer has a team that suits them, then generally, they do not catch any more Pokémon.

But if Dawn did catch more Pokémon, then she would be ready.

She looked at Glameow as it pawed at a slightly dusty Poké ball that was green on the top and had a yellow dot towards the top and two red upside down teardrops on either side. She picked up the Friend Ball and looked at it. "I forgot about Jumpy. Thank you Glameow."

Glameow nodded and walked out of the room. Johanna blew lightly to get some of the dust off. She shrunk the ball down and clipped it to her belt.

She saw Glameow waiting at the front door. "Would you like to go in your ball or walk for a bit?" Glameow walked to Johanna and rubbed her head against her leg. "Fair enough, you can walk."

She safely locked the door behind her and took a breath. Dressed in a pair of jeans and a sweater over a T-Shirt, Johanna made her journey to the Ferry Port.

But when she arrived, she found that all ferries to Kanto had been cancelled due to the recent activities by Team Rocket.

Glameow tapped Johanna and led her to another ferry that was going to Olivine City in Johto. Johanna smiled at her Pokémon and ran to the attendant.

"Excuse me. I need to get to Johto." She insisted. "My daughter is over there and I need to make sure she's safe."

"Does she have some Pokémon with her?" the attendant asked.

"Well yes, but…"

"Then there's nothing I can do I'm afraid." She replied.

"Why?"

"Ever since the incident at Pewter City, everyone has been scrambling to get ferries to make sure their children are alright." The attendant explained. "It was leading to over-occupancy on the ferries. So to keep under regulations, we've had to institute a rule. If the person they are seeking have some Pokémon with them, then we have to deny access."

"Then how am I going to get to Johto?" Johanna asked.

"All I can suggest is a Flying-Type Pokémon or a Water Type."

Johanna shook her head and walked away. She did not have any Water or Flying Type Pokémon with her. And it would take a few weeks for her to get to Pastoria City to see Crasher Wake.

She walked out of the port, the thought about the stories Dawn, Ash and Brock told her about their adventure.

There was one small detail she remembered. It was a long shot but she was willing to take the risk in chasing a mirage that was connected to Dawn than just waiting for a ferry to start taking on anyone.

One hour later, she arrived at Lake Verity. As she expected, there were no people about and a few Starly and Bidoof going about their lives. She approached the water's edge, Glameow remaining beside her.

"What am I doing?" She asked herself. "Why am I doing this? I've never seen a Legendary Pokémon in my life. I've always believed. Especially in the Pokémon of Lake Verity. Mesprit; the being of Emotion."

Glameow looked up at Johanna, seeing her eyes welling up. Glameow placed a paw on Johanna's foot as a sympathetic gesture.

"I need your help." Johanna pleaded. "My daughter is in trouble. She once told me that you had connected to her. She, along with her two friends were connected to yourself, Azelf and Uxie. She mentioned helping you to calm Dialga and Palkia." Johanna wiped her eyes. "Please Mesprit. I'm pleading as a mother. I know you may not understand my words but this is a mother's love. Please, help me save my loved one."

She fell to her knees and tightly closed her eyes, her tears hitting the water. She stayed in that position for five minutes before she felt a small hand wipe away her tears and another pat her head.

She opened her eyes and saw a floating blue Pokémon with a pink head. "Are you Mesprit?"

The Pokémon nodded and looked at her, as if asking something. "I don't know how she's in trouble, but I need to get to Johto or Kanto as soon as I can." Johanna looked at Mesprit for a second time. "Do you have telepathy?"

Mesprit smiled and nodded. A few sounds later and Johanna had a question for the Legendary Pokémon itself. "Not to question you, but how are Uxie and Azelf going to help?"

To an observer, it would simply look as though Mesprit was waving its arms in a random way, but to Johanna, the waving arms were part of a conversation. Johanna nodded and picked up Glameow.

"If you think we can do it, then let's go see Uxie first." Johanna suggested. "Since Uxie is supposed to be the being of Knowledge, he may have a better idea how I can get to Dawn."

Mesprit agreed and raised its arms, using its psychic power to Teleport Johanna and itself all the way to Lake Acuity, at the north of Sinnoh, near to Snowpoint City.

Johanna shook her body, adjusting to the instant cold. She looked at the lake and saw that she was an a different area than she knew of Lake Acuity.

"We're nowhere near Uxie's cave." Johanna told the Psychic Type. "Isn't it supposed to be near the main part of the lake?"

Mesprit shook its head and pointed to a hidden cave entrance. Johanna smiled to herself. "Of course it wouldn't be so out in the open. Lead the way."

Daisy found the Pokémon she was after and managed to find a second way out of the ranch.

Once she reached the border of Pallet Town, she took a breath and stepped out of town, determined to find her sister. While she didn't know where Misty was, she made the decision to try the Indigo Plateau. If anything, she thought that the Elite Four may be able to help her find Misty.

Then, she found herself walking into an invisible wall. She turned around, seeing Gary, Delia and Mr. Mime walking towards her.

"You're not stopping me from going." Daisy said, holding a Poké ball. "I'll fight to leave."

Gary held up a hand. "Hold it right there. We're not going to stop you."

Daisy lowered her Poké ball. "You're not?"

Delia shook her head. "No, we're not. But only on one condition."

"Name it." Daisy instantly said.

"We're going with you." Delia told her, not giving her a chance to argue, she continued. "Ash is missing along with Misty. Your sister may be missing but my son is missing. I missed the chance to help him in the Orange Islands and I was kidnapped by an illusionary Entei to be a mother for a little girl and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I'm going to find my son and finally feel like I can protect him."

Daisy looked at Gary. "And what about you?"

"Researching Pokémon has its own fun, and I know this is going to be anything but fun, but I want to help. Besides, it's something different." He answered, walking towards her alongside Delia. "So, where are we going?"

Daisy turned around and held out a hand, feeling that Mr. Mime's Barrier had disappeared. She sighed and walked forward. "The Indigo Plateau. I'm hoping the Elite Four or the Champion can help me find Misty."

"It's a start." Delia agreed. "We can work out where to go from there."

"Won't this be a long walk for Mr. Mime?" Gary asked, as the trio started their journey.

"It may be." She replied. "But Mimey is willing to go in one."

"The best way to get to the Indigo Plateau is to go to Viridian City and then travel on Route 22." Gary advised.

"Then that's how we'll get there." Daisy agreed.

Professor Oak and Cynthia arrived back to the lab and found only Lily and Violet sat on the couch.

"Where's Delia and Gary?" Oak asked.

"With Daisy." Lily replied. "They've gone to find Ash and Misty."

"Where are they going?" Cynthia asked.

"We don't know." Violet admitted. "They only left so Daisy wouldn't be alone."

Oak sighed. "It's not a good idea to be going anywhere while Team Rocket's about."

"And Team Galactic." Cynthia added.

This caught the two sisters attention. "Who are Team Galactic?"

Cynthia turned to them. "A villainous team from my home region of Sinnoh. Their leader, Cyrus, planned to gain control of the Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia to create a new world for himself. If it wasn't for three young people, he would have succeeded."

"How could three young people stop him?" Oak asked.

"They connected with a trio of Legendary Psychic Pokémon who have the power to calm them." Cynthia explained. "I wouldn't dare think what could have happened if Ash and his friends hadn't connected with Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf." Cynthia looked at the shocked faces. "Did I say something?"

"Did Ash have a Pikachu?" Oak quickly asked. Cynthia nodded and Oak groaned. "Of course. Just as reckless as ever."

"You know him?" Cynthia asked.

"He comes from Pallet Town." Oak explained. "He keeps both his mother and I informed of his journeys. He mentions seeing Legendary Pokémon but never mentions the kinds of adventures he has."

"If they're as intense as Misty says, then we can understand why." Lily sympathised. "It's scary."

"What was that story she told us about that Legendary Pokémon from Johto?" Violet asked. "About a boy brought forward in time."

"Celebi." Oak instinctively answered.

"That's the one." Violet remembered, then looked at Oak. "How did you know?"

"That's one adventure I'll never forget." Oak smiled.

Giovanni had taken Jessie and James to his underground room. He had left Victreebel to Stun Spore anyone who entered his office.

Seeing the monitors and tubes made Jessie and James nervous, but they kept up a brave face. They watched their stern boss as he typed a command on a computer and invited them to join him. They looked at the screen that showed only two prison cells.

"I assume you know who these two men are." Giovanni said.

"Maxie of Team Magma and Lysandre of Team Flare." Jessie answered.

"Correct." Giovanni smiled. "The only two I have not been able to recruit yet."

"Recruit? Sir?" James asked.

Giovanni looked at the two. "Whilst Team Rocket will always be at my heart, it alone is not enough. I have managed to recruit three others to my new enterprise."

Jessie clenched her jaw. This did not sound good to her. "May I ask about your enterprise?"

"For now, I would like to keep it on a confidential matter." Giovanni answered. "The time for revelations is not here yet."

Jessie and James nodded, knowing that they would be able to review any information that Meowth had been able to get. If any.

"Why show us?" James asked. Both Jessie and Giovanni looked at him. "If you want to keep it a secret, why would you show us the screens and reveal you're getting criminals out of jail?"

Giovanni smiled and tilted his head down. "Well, you two have become…acceptable agents. Your efforts in Unova have proven that." He then looked at them both. "However, I also know about your alliances with a certain trainer and his Pikachu."

"Only when the situation gave us no other option." Jessie defended.

Giovanni nodded. "I see. But that still doesn't explain why at the centre of certain events, you two have worked against other Rocket Agents."

"But we haven't sir." Jessie said.

"You interfered with two Agents work on at least, three separate occasions." Giovanni told them. "A breeding centre, an attempt at using a Psychic Pokémon's abilities and stopping the same Agents from obtaining a sizeable amount of Hippopotas."

James looked at his boss and saw something in his eyes. He flinched slightly, but it was enough to be seen by Giovanni. Especially if the small chuckle was anything to go by. "While I respect your morals in those situations, and your dedication after my, transgression, in Unova. I just can't overlook your deception regarding the Kalos incident."

"So we didn't stop the thing ourselves. Is that such a problem?" Jessie asked.

Giovanni scowled at Jessie. "It is when I was planning to use that footage to enhance Team Rocket's image!" Giovanni's tone made the two of them take a step back. Giovanni took out a Poké ball and held it in his hand.

Jessie darted her eyes around the room, looking for any sort of escape. Giovanni tutted at her and waggled his finger. "Now, now Jessie. The only way out of here is via the pad we used to get here."

"You had no intention of letting us out of here, did you?" James asked, afraid for the answer.

Jessie had now realised just how dire the situation had become. She watched Giovanni open the Poké ball and let out his Dugtrio.

"You can't do this to us." James panicked. "My parents…"

"Will receive the message that you were lost on a trip to find the Pokémon Mew." Giovanni interrupted, he then turned to Jessie. "Like mother, like daughter."

Jessie gasped. "But she found Mew."

"That may be true, however, in letting Mew escape, she then spent the next ten years trying to find it again with no luck." He explained. "When she came to my office to request an extension from Madame Boss, needless to say, she was surprised to find that I was now in charge. She demanded to see her boss, whom I had arrested for conspiring against the Indigo Plateau. It was then she called out her trusty Arbok to challenge me."

"My mother, had an Arbok?" Jessie asked.

"Just like you, it was her starter." Giovanni confirmed. "But my Nidorino proved too powerful for her Arbok. She tried to escape but my temporary Pokémon Kadabra teleported her to a mountain and under my orders, initiated an avalanche."

"Don't listen to him Jessie." James urged.

"The only thing is that, somehow, she survived." Giovanni revealed. "Madame Boss revealed to me about my failed execution. However, I will not make the same mistake again."

Jessie and James slowly made their way backward towards the pad. Giovanni followed them, with Dugtrio slowly following alongside.

"Surely you can't be leaving so soon?" Giovanni asked, an unnerving tone in his voice. "I've been working on a new combination with Dugtrio."

"There's no way out, is there?" Jessie asked.

Giovanni shook his head. "I'm afraid not."

During the small exchange, James noticed a Ghost Type Pokémon faze through the ceiling. It was a small Pokémon with large red eyes, holding a golden face mask.

"Any last words?" Giovanni asked.

James nodded and Giovanni indicated him to speak. "Yamask! Haze!"

Giovanni yelled in confusion and frustration as the room filled with dark smoke. James grabbed Jessie's hand and pulled her to the pad. Due to his attention to detail, he pressed the button to send the pad back to Giovanni's office. Yamask quickly flew through the air and stopped by James' side.

In the office, Jessie was ready to defend herself against Victreebel, only to find it waiting for them, alongside Meowth, Inkay and Gourgeist.

Jessie picked up Meowth and hugged him. "Thank you Meowth."

Meowth jumped from Jessie's arms and shook his head. "Getting you out wasn't my idea. It was all Victreebel."

Jessie and James looked at the Flycatcher Pokémon. It looked at the both of them and obviously winked at James.

James flinched back. "It can't be you, can it?" Victreebel jumped through the air and chomped down on James' head. James struggled for a few seconds before Victreebel spat James out. "But you were in Johto."

"And with a family." Meowth answered. "But Victreebel said something about her mate falling for a Trevenant. She didn't want to stand in the way of love and began a search for you."

"How did she get here?" James asked.

"She found a Team Rocket Grunt and thanks to a laptop computer, managed to request the chance to see you again. The only problem was Giovanni knew how strong Victreebel was." Meowth finished explaining. "Instead of finding you, he kept Victreebel for himself."

Gourgeist called out and pointed to where Jessie and James had emerged. They saw the pad had descended.

"We need to get out of here." Jessie insisted.

"What about Victreebel?" James asked.

"I got her Poké ball." Meowth said, patting the bag. "Let's get out of here."