Hey guys. Here's the long overdue responses to reviews I've been slacking on. First is specifically to Red the Pokémon Master. I'll just say that two out of three of them will be and I'll leave it at that for now.

Apart from that I noticed that some readers have pointed out how much the first five chapters written by ramasioti100 aren't the most satisfactory intro to this story. In hindsight I can see that might be the case and I do hope if you decided to give the rest of the story a chance that you find the following chapters to be worth your time. I'll probably redo the original chapters or give my own take on them when I finish this story.

That much being offered, here is the newest update in this adaptation of Movie 5.

Chapter 24: Rise & Conquer

The crowd outside of the canal was frozen in place while complaints of being unable to move filled the area. Ash spoke, "Shit! I can't move!"

Pikachu agreed, "The smell sure doesn't help!"

New floated up to them when she blew the spores off their bodies when she told them, "We might have another adventure on our hands. You may want to be ready."

Sabrina asked, "You'll help the rest of us right Mew?"

Mew blew the spores off Sabrina's body when she agreed, "I'll do that. You guys should find out what's going on. I'll take care of everyone here."

Ash nodded as he and Pikachu took the lead through the crowd to see who was responsible for the surprise attack. He saw a Vileplume among the crowd standing as if it was waiting for orders.

At the other end of the crowd he saw William Namba standing next to Oakley and his Electivire as he warned, "Now nobody move. Or you're going to feel what a Zap Cannon feels like first-hand." He chuckled before adding, "I know you can't move right now, but procedure and all that."

Ash knelt down as Sabrina followed and Will asked, "It's a full-scale invasion is it?"

Sabrina confirmed, "I don't know what for, but it does seem that way."

Before any of them could speculate further, they saw a giant projection screen drape over a nearby building. The leader of Team Rocket appeared on the screen as he announced, "People of Alto Mare. I am Giovanni D'Arno, leader of Team Rocket and your new superior. What you have witnessed is what the might of a coordinated invasion. I do not however wish to bring any further damage to your fair city however. All I ask for is only your cooperation in allowing us to establish this place as our new capital. Support us and you will be honorary citizens of the new Team Rocket nation. Resist and you will regret ever conjuring the thought."

The projection of Giovanni disappeared as the people were left frozen in place to contemplate how to handle their situation. Will commented, "That certainly gives us the answer we need. It seems that we now have a true gauntlet to overcome."

Sabrina agreed, "If we're going to start then we need to have a plan ready."

Ash told them, "We'll need to deal with the guy holding us first and then see if we can get everyone to safety. It looks like that Oakley girl is going to be a bit of a problem also."

Mew made her way up to their location when she offered, "I can take care of that big guy. Just be ready for a few battles."

Will agreed, "I'll take care of the Vileplume. We should be able to handle ourselves after that."

Ash pointed in the direction of the Electivire and ordered, "Use Zen Headbutt on that big guy Mew!"

Will followed as he threw his Poké ball and ordered, "Bronzong! Use Heavy Slam on Vileplume!"

The top part of Mew's head glowed blue before she shot herself towards the Electivire with a mighty speed. Bronzong in the meantime appeared from its Poké ball as he crossed his arms and then unfolded them as a silver aura surrounded his body. It then slammed its body onto the Vileplume with an attack so mighty it shook the ground around the paralyzed civilians. Brock and Misty ran up to several of the civilians as they kept them from falling hard on the ground while Clair and Karen tried to run to the front.

William was taken aback when he saw a lightning fast bullet zip its way into the chest of the Electivire and forced it to the ground before asking, "What was the cause of that?"

Oakley turned her attention away from the shock of the Brozong attack when she answered, "You can't say I didn't try to warn you Doctor. That Mew is actually here."

Electivire struggled to force himself up as he saw the attacking Mew in front of him. William wasn't discouraged however when he ordered, "I will not let some superstition overpower me! Electivire! Use Thunder!"

The balls on the ends of Electivire's antennae became surrounded by yellow electricity as his whole body was coated in it before he fired a blast of it from his body towards the waiting Mew. Ash saw the potential damage the attack was about to do when he told Mew, "Quick! Use Psychic!"

Mew brought its hands together and formed a light blue orb of energy in between them. Upon its formation, Mew fired the orb of energy at the Electivire. Mew's opponent struggled to move as he was surrounded by a light blue aura but was still able to launch the Thunder attack from his body. I'm just a brief instant, Mews psychic ability lifted the Electivire and pulled him towards her. With Electivire now in front of her in the brief flash of a millisecond, the Thunder attack crashed its way into the body of the Electivire.

As Electivire endured the attack, the sparks of lightning jumped over him and blocked the crowd from the dangerous attack. Before he was able to do anything else, Mew launched Electivire to the ground as he was scraped along the brick road beneath him.

The battle between the Mew and Electivire continued while Wills Bronzong took on the Vileplume that put the recovered onlookers at risk of being paralyzed a second time. Before Vileplume could disperse such spores though, Bronzong gave an upward thwack with its body as Vileplume was knocked to the foot of the steps and away from the crowd.

Oakley felt the pressure of the battle build as she was once again asked to take on a member of the Elite Four. Hoping to have a chance against the bell Pokémon, Oakley ordered, "Vileplume! Solar Beam!"
Vileplume's head flashed gold as she fired a golden beam from the middle of the flower on its head towards the Bronzong.

Will countered, "Bronzong! Iron Defense!" Bronzong crossed its arms as its body became surrounded in blue. The Solar Beam was a direct hit in Grinding but poured over it like water on a steel plate. Will knew the situation wasn't safe however when he warned, "To your left Bronzong!" Bronzong sensed the oncoming attack and leapt forward to the ground as it narrowly dodged a mighty Fire Blast attack that landed on the side of the nearby building.

Domino stood next to her Arcanine when she observed, "So you are a real psychic after all. Hope you didn't think we were going to play fair this whole time."

Before she could prepare another attack, a powerful stream of water hit her Arcanine on the side from the power of a Hydro Pump. Clair stood next to her Kingdra when she told Domino, "If there's one thing I can't stand, it's a display of cowardly tactics."

Oakley and Domino were now both occupied with their own duels while Misty told Sabrina, "We should try and get everyone out of here before this gets worse."

Sabrina agreed, "I can help with everyone who has been stunned. Brock and Karen can get everyone out of here."

Misty went along with the idea when she threw a Poké ball and called, "Golduck!"

At the same time Sabrina threw one calling, "Starmie!"

As both water Pokémon appeared, both trainers ordered, "Water Gun the crowd!"

In opposing directions, Golduck and Starmie sent out a soft jet of water as they washed the spores off the stunned crowd. Karen saw the freed crows members begin to rush away from the site of the battles when she told them, "Get inside! Leave this to us!"

Brock watched the crowd make its escape when he asked, "You been through this sort of thing before?"

Karen confirmed, "Not the first time. We are going to need as much help as we can get though."

Brock agreed, "Count me in."

Without the help of Domino, Oakley was once again at a disadvantage facing the Bronzong. Hoping for a chance to throw off her opponent she ordered, "Vileplume! Petal Dance!" Vileplume followed the order as she stretched the opening on its flower towards the Bronzong and released a spiraling storm of pink petals towards it.

Will saw Bronzong in the center of the storm of pink petals when he ordered, "Bronzong! Extrasenssory!" Even within the mighty attack, Will could see Bronzong's eyes glow gold before pointing its hollow bottom towards the source of the storm. Bronzong then released a multicolored circular beam with white crescents around it at the Vileplume. The Vileplume was surrounded by the beam before Vileplume was lifted into the air.

Oakley saw the danger to her Pokémon as she raised her Poké ball and ordered, "Vileplume return!" Vileplume was transformed into a ball of red light as she was returned to her Poké ball. Oakley turned around when she made a few steps to run away from the battle but saw a stream of fire land at her feet.

Domino stood next to her Arcanine when she told her, "We are not here to retreat! Get back in there!"

Before she could do anything else, a multicolored dragon-shaped beam of energy hit the Arcanine and sent him flying across the ground. Domino turned to see Clair was once again the attacker with her Kingdra before she was told, "If you won't take this battle seriously then there is no reason you should be staying on my way!"

Domino was her Arcanine struggling to stand up as she responded, "It was a mistake for me to go easy on you wasn't it? Arcanine! Use Fire Blast on her!" Arcanine raised his head as he managed to summon the flames necessary to release a burst of flames in Clair's direction.

Clair stood against the challenge when she ordered, "Kingdra! Hydro Pump!" Kingdra built a massive stream of water in its nose before firing it towards the flame attack headed towards its trainer. The mighty stream of water dispersed the fire attack to fumes before colliding with the face of the Arcanine. The attack pushed against what little resistance the Arcanine had before throwing Arcanine into the air and slamming him against the wall he sent his Fire Blast earlier.

Domino cursed, "You stupid mutt! I'll have you disciplined later!" She returned Arcanine to his Poké ball before telling Clair, "I should have paid attention to you shouldn't I? Have fun with the rest." She drew a black rise from her pouch before taking aim and throwing the pointed end of the stem towards Clair's heart.

Clair stayed focused as she caught the rose in mid-air just before it could penetrate her body. She dropped it before turning to see Domino and Oakley running towards the area where William and Ash were engaged in their duel. The Electivire charged a few sparks from its cheeks as he prepared for another attack. Before he could make an attack, Mew flew under his chin and spiraled forward. With a mighty whack Mews tail hit Electivire under the chin and sent him flying through the air.

William saw Electivire hit the building behind him as he cursed, "So the reports are true. Taking siege of this city is going to be a little more cumbersome."

Ash countered, "Your only choice now is to come quietly or go down fighting."

William returned his Electivire to his Poké ball and warned, "Oh I wouldn't be so certain. You do know that Team Rocket never underestimates a threat right? Well now you will learn too late!" He gestured to Oakley and Domino, "Come! Let the main forces deal with them now!"

Oakley and Domino followed the Doctor as they ran off and left Ash and his friends in the open area of the city. Misty checked the area before asking, "Did those three really just leave us here?"

Will confirmed, "I don't think that mans threat was unfounded."

Sabrina came to the same conclusion when she agreed, "I sense a threat arriving as well. A massive one."

Before another word was spoken, a stampede of Team Rocket members came rushing towards the intersection of the city Ash and his friends had taken. At all three streets were blocked off with each one occupied by exactly 84 Team Rocket members. The ones in front prepared their Poké balls for a chance to take down the great threat to Team Rockets ultimate goal. The only escape that now remained was the narrow water canal that started the Tour de Alto Mare.

They heard William atop one of the nearby buildings announcing through a megaphone, "Prevent them from progressing one step further. Everyone who brings a head of one of these nuisances will be personally recommended by me as a first choice for promotion to Executive status. Not one of these trainers are allowed to leave here today alive!"

The Team Rocket grunts at the front of the ranks took out their Poké balls and threw them towards the small clearing. All in an instant, Ash and his friends saw an entire army of Pokémon surrounding him. He turned to Mew and told her, "I think now is a good time for you to cause a divine intervention!"

Mew told him, "If dad would let me bring about a huge natural disaster I could get rid of them easy. Sorry to say that request might take a little while to get cleared."

Sabrina asked, "You can at least teleport is to safety right?"

Mew confirmed, "That is something I can do."

Ash saw the army of Pokémon charging their way towards him before he told his friends, "Everybody gather around fast!"

Ash's friends gathered around as they prepared for the danger of being dogpiled by the hordes of Pokémon coming their way. Fortunately, Mews agreement to teleport came through as she and her friends disappeared from the corner.

There was an air of surprise as the charging Pokémon saw there was no longer any targets for them to pursue. The grunts who encourages the charge were equally confused but were brought to attention when they heard William order through his megaphone, "Don't stand there like idiots! For all we know they could still be here! Spread out and find them! Don't let any of them interfere with our greater goal!"

Oakley checked the streets beneath when she told him, "I'll scout ahead and let you know if I find any of them."

Domino threw a Poké ball behind her as it released a Golem to stand behind her. Before Oakley could process the appearance William sent out one of his other Pokémon, an Aggron. Oakley saw herself cut off between the two as she asked, "W-What's this about?"

Domino answered, "Isn't it obvious? We don't have much room for failures on this team and you didn't manage to keep up with your side of the plan."

William agreed, "The Boss knew that we were going to have casualties. I'm sure he'll be able to understand that some of the less competent have been weeded out."

Oakley rolled out of the way from between the two Pokémon as their fists collided with one another. They turned to see Oakley standing her ground as she reached for her Poké ball and told her opponents, "I'm sure we're all fair game now. Ariados! Help me out here!" As soon as her red spider Pokémon appeared in front of her, Oakley gave the order, "Ariados! Fill this area with Toxic Thread!"

Ariados released a stream of purple threads from his mouth as he took aim at the two larger Pokémon. The purple webs took hold of the two Pokémon but Domino still ordered, "Golem! Steamroller!"

Breaking out of the purple threads, Golem withdrew its head, legs and arms within its shell. It then jumps into the air and spun its body rapidly. Oakley tried to respond to the attack by ordering, "Ariados! Shadow Sneak!"

Ariados cast a shadow of itself on the ground, which extended underneath the area where Golem was spinning. The shadow leapt out of the ground with its pointed legs in front for a mighty pair of stabs. Just as soon as the pointes legs mads contact, Golem cast white outlines that deflected the shadow attack back to the ground. Golem thrust itself down as he slammed his body down to the ground and bundled the toxic thread around itself. Aggron was freed as he was left to await Williams command. About to touch the ground, Golem's spinning body charged forward towards the Ariados.

Oakley gave her next order, "Ariados! Psychic!" Ariados's eyes glowed light blue and the Golem was surrounded by light blue. Golem stopped right in front of Ariados as it continued to spin in mid-air before launching him towards the awaiting Aggron.

Aggron was prepared for the counterattack as he took hold of Golem in his hands and threw him at an even higher speed than before. Before Ariados could utilize its Psychic ability again, the Golem made direct contact with Ariados's head and sent him flying towards Oakley's location. Oakley ran over to Ariados before she heard William order, "Let's end this Aggron. Magnitude!"

Aggron's body becomes outlined in a brown aura. Then, it jumped into the air and stomps on the ground right in front of Oakley and her Pokémon. Just a second later, the corner of the building Oakley had occupied was split apart and came tumbling down as it crashed into a nearby building. The remains of the building didn't collapse to the ground, but William was able to discover that neither of his targets were still in sight or falling to the ground. "Where did that importunate girl to now?" He wondered as he tried to confirm her fate.

Domino stepped next to him when she told him, "Holding on to dear life as she does best." William chuckled when he saw Oakley holding on to her beaten Ariados hanging on the window of a nearby window.
William pointed out, "I suppose it would be rather cruel to force her to view everything we accomplish without her now wouldn't it?"

Domino drew a rose from her belt when she confirmed, "I do love it when you recognize an opportunity for me to claim a perfect victory." Domino walked up to the edge of the roof as she told Oakley, "Goodbye dear. I'm sure your sister will demonstrate more promise." With the final taunt, Domino threw her rose at the top of Oakley's right hand. As soon as it made contact, the pain that rang through her hand overtook her ability to hold on as she and her Ariados fell from the window sill.

As the two fell, William brought Domino to his side and returned his Aggron when he told her, "Well that business has been taken care of. It is time now that we report to the target area."

Domino agreed, "More to go around for us. This city will be ours soon enough won't it?"

William confirmed, "Once that has been achieved, no trainer will be powerful enough to stand against any of us."

On the other side of Alto Mare, things continued to be mostly in favor of Team Rocket as the Iron-Masked Marauder's Spider Mech made its way through the streets clearing a path for more of Team Rocket to march through. An army of grunts followed behind while a few Officer Jennys and accompanying trainers sent their Pokémon to challenge their advance. The progression was unshaken however as they overwhelmed their challengers through sheer number.

None of the insignificant challenges were a concern to Giovanni however as he watched the invasion while standing next to Annie and the Marauder. His only question at the time being, "This area is where the passageway to the hidden garden can be found?"

The Marauder confirmed, "It's around here alright. With how old this city is, you would think all of the alleys have been occupied and recognized by the local populace. Surprising what local superstition can do for us."
Giovanni checked the old building to his right when he agreed, "It hasn't stopped us before, this will be no different. Clear a way for our men to get through."

The Marauder grinned, "You and I have a great way of thinking boss." The Marauder took aim with the main cannon of his mech and fired a shell towards the foundation's of the nearby bridge. The explosion blew a chunk of the bridge into the air before it landed on top of a row of houses.

Unconcerned with the damage, Giovanni asked, "It is that wall that leads into the hidden garden?"

The Marauder confirmed, "Probably no other way in. All we need now is your order to march in."

Giovanni ordered, "Detach and begin the advance. If your report of the guardians are true, remember that I want them both under my control."

The Marauder agreed, "Beginning the advance boss." The control center of the spider mech detached from the legs as tracks formed underneath it and covered the occupants with a metal roof. The cannon in front readjusted itself to fit its new spot on the ground as the tank was formed.

Annie felt the tank move forward as she saw the wall that had been targeted earlier came closer into view as she asked, "With all due respect, is running into a wall supposed to be part of the plan?"

The Marauder answered, "You'll be surprised what the Alto Mare people allowed to be overlooked." The tank continued its advance towards the wall while Annie kept herself at attention while she waited for what the Marauder was alluding to. As the tank came within touching distance of the wall, Annie was astonished when she saw what happened next. Instead of crashing into the wall, the tank instead passed right through the illusion.

Annie looked around her surroundings when she noticed that she was now passing through a narrow stone hall. Right behind her she heard the multitude of Team Rocket grunts follow them inside. A short time passed before she recognized that she was now entering a garden unlike any she had ever seen before.

Before anyone had set foot inside the hidden realm, Annie could imagine what the tranquility must have sounded like. The frightened wild Pokémon and the quick defenses that were set up however did not allow for many to take in the beauty of the hidden place. This was not to say however that the area was without any conflict.

A swarm of Yanmas came charging towards a nearby gathering of Team Rocket grunts but they were prepared for the attack. A Rapidash took charge alongside nearby Team Rocket Pokémon and defended their trainers from being met. Annie saw the dragonfly Pokémon fly away from the defense when she asked, "We aren't here to do anything but complete the retrieval right?"

Giovanni confirmed, "Should these things stop being a nuisance to us then it should be all we need."
The Marauder told them, "I'm gonna have to warn you both. There's two in here in particular we need to keep an eye out for." A loud boom sounded its way through the garden before it was followed by a second one in an opposite direction. Checking his main computer to go alongside his main monitor, the Marauder saw the signal of two dragon-type Pokémon being located even though no human eye was able to keep track of them. He chuckled before telling them, "Say hello to the guardians."

The Marauder's computer revealed a pair of bird-like Pokémon, one red and one blue. With all of the information gathered, Annie confirmed, "Latios and Latias. The eon duo guardians of Alto Mare."

While the Team Rocket grunts scrambled to prepare themselves for another attack from the agile Pokémon, Giovanni asked, "This only leaves one question about our strategy now. Who guards the guardians?"

The Marauder answered, "From our reports, these featherheads are the only two things keeping us from obtaining our primary objective."

Giovanni ordered, "Prepare the containment units. I want those dragons!"

The Marauder agreed, "Right away sir." From the back of the tank a pair of machines, one red and one blue, flew into the air as they chased after their assigned targets. The Marauder knew this wouldn't be enough though as he checked the area to find a pool of water Pokémon securing themselves from the possible attack.

Both Latios and Latias were too distracted to notice that some of their fellow Pokémon were in danger. As soon as the shell was fired though, Latios turned away from its attack on the Team Rocket grunts and flew as fast as he could towards the incoming attack. He was unable to put up a shield as he took the shell directly to the chest and was made the center of a mid-air explosion.

Latias noticed the injury her brother had taken and flew to his side. The Marauder saw this and laughed, "Just like you were supposed to!" The Marauder changed the shellfire to another mode before firing at the Latias landing beside her brother. Before she could do anything to help, a dark Poké ball launched towards Latias. The force was too great for her to resist as it knocked her back and transformed her into light.

Latios struggled to stand up while the Marauder fired another Poké ball towards him. On the ground, there were now two dark Poké balls that contained the eon duo of Alto Mare. "And they are now both mine to use." Giovanni grinned as he gave his approval to the Marauders work.

Annie asked, "Did you actually plan to destroy that pool of water Pokémon out there?"

The Marauder answered, "Only if one of those two weren't fast enough to stop me."

Giovanni was agitated by the interruption of his moment of glory when he told Annie, "I do hope that you are not saying that you value the lives of some pathetic water types over the results we have just obtained."

Annie snapped to find an answer when she told him, "N-not at all sir! It's just that Poli oil is part of my makeup and I don't want to see prices go up!"

Giovanni turned to one of the side doors of the tank when he told her, "Once this has ended, the price of anything will be of no concern to any of us."

Giovanni stepped out of the tank and made his way to the two dark Poké balls containing Alto Mare's guardians. The power contained within both Pokémon gave him the feeling that he was ready to take on any trainer who stood before him. "And these are only prizes to be taken before the real achievement."

Giovanni strolled through the garden as his army of Team Rocket grunts kept the wild Pokémon in check. It was only a short walk through as he made his way up to the statue of the Alto Mare guardians and saw the small sphere he sent an army to discover. Scooping it into his hand, Giovanni reveled in his victory, "And with this... The world will soon be mine."

The city of Alto Mare was now in a state of panic that few had ever seen. Members of Team Rocket had sent out their Pokémon to subdue passerby's and the members who were showing signs of struggling to keep order. The line had been set up from the area of the garden invasion all the way to the Alto Mare Museum. One member of Team Rocket in particular managed to make her way across the line as she snuck into an abandoned Poke Mart while holding on to her Ariados.

Oakley scrambled to find the potion area before finding a super potion. She set Ariados down before spraying the medicine on her red spider Pokémon. Ariados shook itself awake as he looked up with a grateful look. Oakley sighed when she agreed, "I knew this job was going to be a dog eat dog one. I didn't think I would be challenged like that. Especially for something so petty."

Ariados pointed one of its legs to the window when Oakley turned to look outside and saw an energy field building within the Museum. Looking to observe the activity that was occurring inside, Oakley his behind the window sill and wondered, "What's happening now? Did they already start the Defense Mechanism?"

There you go folks. A good number of Pokémon battles and some development along the way. Team Rocket is serious about taking this city and as you might be able to tell, has taken all of the steps necessary to achieve that goal.

I know there's one guy who asked if I could add (Movie 5)Bianca into the story, unfortunately as the story has progressed you might be able to tell that I couldn't really find a way to add her in that would work. Considering who Bianca is and everything.

Just to confirm, the red and blue machines that chased after Latios and Latias are in fact the machines that contained Mewtwo from the Mewtwo Returns special.

Next chapter, there should be more progression on Ash's side and Team Rocket's hold of the city will be challenged to say the least. All that and more will be arriving in the next chapter.

Until then, I look forward to seeing you all next time.