Hey folks, it's me again with another chapter and with a lot more action. I will let you know now that if there is going to seem to be any delay in the next chapter, odds are you know it's because Christmas is now 4 days away and I'm about to head down to my grandparents to visit. Doubtless I'm going to have a bit of a relaxing period once this has happened and I'm sure the same will be the case for many all around the world. So if this is indeed the last chapter I do this year, I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. So here's the next one!

Chapter 26: Rise Again

In Cherrygrove City, the sight of Alto Mare ascending from its place in the sea had become a very clear sight. What was meant to be a beautiful sight for tourists around the world had now become the center of attention of international proportions. Everyone who was close enough to live near the world changing event were among those who hoped that some sort of sense could be made out of what seemed to be a natural disaster threatening to completely shift the world as they knew it.

Among those who were leading the effort to comprehend the situation were several reporters who hoped to offer people around the world what they needed to discover how much danger that were in. The reporter Kinsey Vaughn was among them as she spoke into the lens of the camera pointed at her, "We are here live in Cherrygrove City where the city of Alto Mare is undergoing a major tectonic shift. The city famed for its iconic canals and harmony with the water has now had its fate changed tremendously. Locals were already concerned by the recent explosions that destroyed the bridge connecting to the city just an hour ago, but now the Team Rocket Blitzkrieg has brought about some devastating effects that currently leave the world waiting with bated breath on what this day will bring."

She heard one of the news anchors in her headset ask, "Kinsey have you been able to confirm from anyone that this event is isolated from the crystallization that occurred in Greenfield?"

Kinsey answered, "We have confirmed from the Pokémon Rangers that the Team Rocket invasion has no connection to the situation in Greenfield two months back. They have not however been able to confirm the activity of any Pokémon responsible for the shift. Their leaders in charge however are able to confirm that no matter what threat they are entering, there will be no compromise and everyone responsible will be held accountable."

Another news anchor asked, "We have viewers in Sinnoh who are hoping to hear from the themselves, do you think you can get a hold of any of them?"

Kinsey gestured for her camera man to follow her as she confirmed, "Absolutely Pat. I am here with Rank 10 Leader Cade Ketchum to offer us an inside look to what the rangers are potentially facing. Could you answer a few questions for us Mr. Ketchum?"

Cade turned from the Flygon waiting next to him when he agreed, "I can offer a few answers. There is some information that will have to remain confidential however."

"How soon were you able to confirm that Team Rocket was responsible for what we are now witnessing?"

"We had our suspicions that a major crime syndicate was responsible when we received a report on the destruction of the bridge. We were only able to confirm that Team Rocket specifically was involved a little while ago from a civilian report on what's been happening. I'll let you know that we evaluated and are treating the threat as seriously as possible since we rallied the entire Johto division and half of Kanto to take on whatever these guys have set up for us."

"Are you expecting any major arrests or anything that might change our perception of Alto Mare?"

"The only thing we're expecting is to accomplish a mission and keep a bunch of bad guys from taking over the world or claiming a power they don't have a right to. We want to make sure that everyone is able to rest easy knowing that we did our job letting good people continue to have a harmonious relationship with Pokémon. I wish I was able to reveal more but I'm afraid we're about to move out soon. Just remember that we are all here to help the average citizen."

Kinsey turned back to her camera when she said, "That was one of the Chiefs of the Pokémon Rangers, Cade Ketchum offering us hope for the eventual fall of Team Rocket's recent terror plan. There may be a great conflict ahead of us and the world may be witnessing something that will change lives for the worst. The least we should all be able to take away from this now is that we do have brave men and women prepared to act in the name of justice. Reporting live from Cherrygrove City, I'm Kinsey Vaughn with SGN."

Cade walked with his Flygon away from the gathering location of news broadcasters and civilian onlookers with a bittersweet sense of upholding his duty as a ranger. Withholding confidential field information was easy enough, convincing the news media was slightly harder, but being able to realistically portray hope in the face of what seemed to be overwhelming odds was a challenge for even the bravest in the union. At least without coming off as being completely apathetic to the concerns of everyone who was watching him right now.

"It's crazy how something can get this big isn't it?" Cade asked his Flygon. The green dragon Pokémon simply nodded while Cade chuckled and said, "Well I have an up and coming Pokémon Master out there in the world. I can't let him down and think he's leaps and bounds more the man I am. Tackling this might just remind him that he wants to surpass me for a reason."

The Flygon let out a few calls of agreement as he followed Cade to his rallying point where his most trusted squad of rangers was waiting for him. Jack Walker, Ben Leal, Kellyn Reyes, and Solana Krempa all had their fair share of experience and recognition, but all looked up to Cade with a sense of respect for his leadership. Each one had their own Pokémon prepared to fly them up to the rising pillar of land in the distance only waiting for the order to move out.

Cade asked Jack, "How's the situation looking up in the city?"

The Chatot in Jack's shoulder offered a few chirps before he answered, "There is a large presence of Team Rocket up there. Our initial report of at least 90% of the estimated syndicate force is located up there right now. We move in, we have a chance to take down some top-ranking officials."

Ben agreed, "It would be better if we could have them all rounded up. It sounds like they really put all of their eggs in one basket with this operation."

Kellyn asked, "Have we been able to confirm that there's even a little resistance up there?"

Jack listened to more of his Chatot's chirps when he answered, "Apparently there's still a little. There might be some trainers up there anyway. It sounds like there's a Tyrantrum causing some havoc so we should be able to use that to our advantage."

Solana agreed, "We'll have an easy way past the grunts. Who can we confirm is up there leading these guys?"

Jack listened to his Chatot again before he answered, "Sounds like the Iron Masked Marauder is up there at least. Potentially another four or five executives. It sounds like all of them are gathered at the museum, so it should be easy surround them and take down the spider mech."

Cade have his encouragement, "It sounds like we have the element of surprise on our side. Let's confirm our strategy. We're going to be moving in to take on that mech. Ben, Kellyn, you guys take your divisions and handle the northern division of the city. Keep any of those grunts from getting in supporting distance. Solana, you and Jack are going to move in on that mech and see which executives you can hogtie for us up there. Once the targets have been captured, meet up with the others and prepare to trap the grunt army where they stand."

Solana pointed out, "That just leaves you sir. Are you going to be observing from afar?"

Cade answered, "I have a report on what could have caused this thing to rise up. It's a long shot seeing we don't have a lot of confirmation, but something in the museum could be causing this. Whatever is causing it, it's at least one spot for us to look for."

Kellyn agreed, "We'll just need your confirmation that you'll be ready to call us in for support if things go sideways for you sir. Otherwise it's pretty much a shopping spree to see who can nab how many up there."

Cade told him, "Nice to hear that we're all on the same page. Now let's get ready to move out rangers!" Jack, Ben, and Kellyn made their way to their flying Pokémon while Solana stayed behind.

She asked, "You don't plan on trying to be the guy who hogs all the glory are you sir?"

Cade turned to tell her, "Believe it or not, I really just want to make sure you guys get the easy work. For a mission as big as this one, I'm not going to assume that Team Rocket is going to go easy on us in any way."

"It's nice to see that you care about us sir. Trying to keep us working on the easy stuff is probably going to make us soft if we aren't doing the hard stuff."

"And it's great that you think you're ready to take on anything. Some of us are a little more expendable than others though. I personally want make sure you guys all love long enough to see something this big a second time."

Solana smiled when she told him, "As far as I'm concerned the only expendable rangers we have are the ones who are too afraid to dive headfirst into something like this. We just need leaders like you to set an example for us."

Cade smirked when he told her, "It's really nice of you to think of me that way. Sorry to say that not even odds like the ones we're facing is going to get you any closer to a motivational kiss out of me."

Solana crossed her arms when she shrugged, "It was worth a shot wasn't it? You really are just my kind of man Cade Ketchum."

Cade chuckled when he told her, "If I wasn't happily married to the hottest woman I ever laid eyes on, you might have had a chance." He turned to his Flygon when he gave the order to everyone nearby, "Saddle up rangers! Let's show Team Rocket what we're made of!" With the call to action, Cade's Flygon took to the sky and was followed by the multitude of flying Pokémon that were temporarily under the control of the world's next hope for a world not under the boot of Team Rocket.

The flying Pokémon spiraled around the rising column of land as it slowly continued its ascent while Cade kept an observation for what Team Rocket might have used to prepare for this day. While there were no immediate signs, he couldn't help but tense a little at the challenge that was coming his way. Few who believed they were entitled to an immediate victory over their enemies found themselves in power at the Ranger Union, but he knew he would have to be the face of courage his fellow rangers needed right now. Little did he know however that his situation was going to be more personal than he could have imagined.

Tyranitar slapped Golduck across the head with his free hand before pounding him into the steps with a mighty throw. As the mighty crash sounded, Misty ran to the small crater when she shouted, "Golduck!"

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Marauder ordered, "Tyranitar! Hyper Beam your new target!"

Will saw the danger Misty was in and ordered, "Slowbro! Withdraw!" Slowbro jumped in front of Misty as he allowed the gray and spiked Shellder to contain him within the defense of shell. Slowbro took the attack to defend Misty but went flying back from the sheer force of the attack. The Shellder crashed into the wall and left an indent next to the museum main doors.

The Marauder turned his attention back to his Metagross facing Spiritomb as he ordered, "Metagross! Psychic!" The four brains in Metagross's body illuminated while the X on its face have a multicolored glow. A multicolored shadow reached out from behind Metagross's body and reached for Spiritomb before completely covering him. Spiritomb contracted as he was reduced to the odd keystone of his body before being launched towards Karen.

Before the stone could hit her neck, Karen felt her dark powers take hold of her. She ordered, "Spiritomb! Dark Pulse!" A ball of purple circles appeared in front of the odd keystone before Spiritomb's face popped out. It fired a beam of purple circles towards the Metagross.

The Marauder countered, "Metagross! Agility!" Metagross skated along the steps as he dodged the multiple Dark Pulse attacks. Even with his options limited, the Marauder was able to counter with his next attack, "Metagross! Psychic!" The four brains in Metagross's body illuminated again before sending another X towards Karen and her Spiritomb. The Marauder made a series of dodges while the Marauder gloated, "Well isn't this a show? Somebody is actually using the darkness that I had to subjugate myself."

Karen held on to her Spiritomb when she told him, "I've long ago mastered it and you're just a pale imitation."

The Marauder used the window of opportunity to order, "Metagross! Hyper Beam!" An orange ball formed in its mouth and an orange beam is fired from the ball at the opponent. The Marauder knew Spiritomb wouldn't be affected, but the living would be very susceptible. Karen leapt back in time to avoid being hit but was sent flying backwards as she almost hit the walls where Wills Slowbro had been slammed.

As Tyranitar was left to fend for himself, he slammed his elbow square into the jewel of the Starmie and grabbed the Bronzong by both of its side handles and slam it multiple times into the grounds of the steps.

Both Will and Misty were astonished by the display of power Tyranitar was offering while Misty ran over to ensure Starmie gave visible signs of being injured by his flashing red jewel. Will told her, "Stand back! I will have to deal with him!" He called on his psychic powers as he attempted to take hold of the Marauder but Tyranitar threw his Bronzong towards feet and sent him flying across the steps.

Misty returned Starmie to her Poké ball when she leapt out of the way from Tyranitar's oncoming rampage. She fell to the ground as she tried to pick up Karen and asked her, "How is this happening? We should be holding our own better than this."

Karen groaned as she looked at the Marauders two Pokémon trashing the area when she answered, "We clearly went up against someone we didn't anticipate."

While the three struggled to handle themselves, Ash and his friends were witnessing how much more helpless their situation had become. A Mightyena tackled Espeon to the ground as he slammed her with both of his front paws into the ground and a Drapion had Alakazam pinned to the ground. Mew was still trapped in between the two containment machines and the four Team Rocket members surrounded Ash with no way to escape without a use of their psychic powers.

Before any of them could say anything, Cassidy asked, "Do you think maybe it's time we get the job done with these thorns in our sides?"

Domino ordered her Electrode by her side, "I don't think we could ask for a better chance. Electrode! Gyro Ball!" Electrode spun its body forward at a fast speed while a purple ring surrounded its body vertically before beginning its mighty charge towards Ash.

Ash quickly used his psychic powers as he created a ramp from the ground that caused Electrode to fly over his head. While he wasn't looking however, a Granbull took hold of Sabrina's legs and forced her to the ground. Clair reached for her whip as she tried to help but Mightyena pounced on her with his teeth prepared to claim her neck. Brock warned, "This isn't looking any better!" The Drapion pinning Alakazam leapt onto him and placed both of his claws onto his neck.

All of the danger around him caused Ash to feel a rush of distress from his friends being in danger. He heard William mock, "The only choice you have no boy is deciding who you are going to let die first!"

Ash turned around to see Electrode was continuing its mighty spin but now prepared to strike him down. He knew that it was only a question of if he would allow himself to be killed first or if it would be one of his friends. He was now enduring the greatest conflict he had endured in his life as death felt imminent at every turn.

All of the danger continued to escalate until there was one ray of hope that made its way onto the field. Instead of colliding with him, a shot from the spider mech hit the ground and sent the Electrode flying off course from its target. Ash turned around and saw the mech firing its Gatling guns at the Pokémon pinning his friends to the ground. All of his friends were in shock as they saw they no longer had any danger looming over them.

Ash was astonished by the display when he looked up to see the mech now turning to help him. William was equally surprised when he asked, "What is that maniac thinking?!"

Brock scrambled off the ground as he picked himself up and helped Sabrina to her feet. Ash helped up Clair while he told his friends, "We've got a chance! Let's get them!" He took out a Poké ball and ordered, "Bagon! Headbutt!" Bagon leapt out of his Poké ball and ran towards Electrode with his head in front. Bagon's head met head first with the charging Electrode and sent the spherical Pokémon flying towards the spider mech.

Domino decided now was the only time she had to get rid of the forces who undid her chance at ending the siege when she ordered, "Electrode! Explosion!" Electrode's body glowed red as its body was surrounded in yellow sparks.

Ash knew that whoever helped him in the spider mech had to be someone he could trust. He decided to do everything he could for his potential allies when he ordered, "Bagon! Zen Headbutt!" The gray helmet on Bagon's head glowed blue as it became surrounded in a light blue reflective shield. Bagon charged towards the erupting Electrode as he sent the bomb Pokémon flying into the air far above the roof of the spider mech and an explosion resonated through the air. Domino grit her teeth at her newest loss as she knew that she could only wait for what her fellow members could do.

Clair in the meantime sent out her own Poké ball ordering, "Shelgon! Anáil Dragan!" Shellgon took aim at Mightyena and fired a thick, green beam from its face towards his target. Mightyena took the blunt of the attack and went flying across the ground while Butch was left in desperation from the sudden counterattack.

Butch ordered, "You're not done yet Mightyena! Play Rough!" Mightyena jumped towards Shellgon and kicked up a thick, white smoke with a few stars in the background.

Clair countered, "Shelgon! Chosaint!" As soon as Mightyena leapt towards Shellgon, a turquoise energy shield appeared in front of Shellgon and forced Mightyena to fly back as his attack was prevented.

Butch cursed, "I'll get you bitch! Mightyena! Take Down!" Mightyena kept himself up as he hunched his legs before charging towards Shelgon again at a high speed.

Clair ordered, "Shelgon! Imeall Dúbailte!" Shelgon's body glowed gold before leaping towards Mightyena with the same speed and tackled his opponent to the ground. The sheer force of the two colliding caused both pokemon to tackle one another to the ground before Shelgon pinned Mightyena on his side and Clair gave the final order, "Now! Dragan Claw!" Shelgon's front legs glowed bright green before pounding Mightyena into the ground.

After a few beatings, Shelgon leapt back and Butch cursed, "You have got to be shitting me! Get up you mangy mutt!"

Clair warned, "I'm afraid that your friends are not going to have a much easier time."

Sabrina used her opportunity to enter the battle when she ordered, "Alakazam! Recover!" Alakazam stood up as his whole body glowed yellow and all of the damage to his body disappeared.

Cassidy gave the order, "Granbull! Crunch!" Granbull's teeth glowed white as she charged towards Alakazam with the intention of biting him with a mighty bite.

Sabrina was fast to respond however when she ordered, "Alakazam! Disable!" Alakazam threw his spoons in the air and crossed them. The spoons glowed red before releasing a red shock to Granbull and stopped her dead in her tracks.

Cassidy saw Granbull fall over as she was unable to perform any more attacks and cursed, "You have to be kidding me! You can't go down that easy!" Before she could say another word, she felt her spine tense up and cause her to fall over from being dealt the same Disable attack.

Sabrina told her, "Your friends will not be faring any better."

Brock added to his strike as he prepared his next Pokémon, "Forretress! Rollout!" Forretress pulled himself into a ball and dropped to the ground rolled towards Drapion with all her strength.

William was prepared for the attack when he ordered, "Drapion! Venoshock!" Drapion fired a stream of purple, poisonous liquid from his mouth towards Forretress's rolling and saw the spherical pokemon begin to slow its advance towards Drapion as she was stuck to the ground.

Brock was undaunted however when he ordered, "Forretress! Rapid Spin!" Forretress spun in mid-air as she released all of the sticky poison substance from her body and released herself from the trap.

Even though Drapion had some of the substance spilt onto him, William ordered, "Drapion! Fire Fang!" Drapion's mouth was covered in fangs before charging towards Forretress with a mighty bite prepared.

Brock countered, "Forretress! Heavy Slam!" Forretress jumped into the air as a silver aura surrounded her body as she avoided the fiery fate that was in store for her. To finish her counterattack, she made a mighty slam onto the ground with the square center of Drapion's body as her target and forced the scorpion-like Pokémon into the ground.

William tried to maintain his calm as he searched around him to see Sabrina and her Alakazam had already disabled his fellow members from being able to offer any more assistance. "This… This can't be happening! Victory was right in my grasp!"

He felt his spine tense up as he fell over face first to the ground and was told by Sabrina, "I'm afraid that we are not so easy to defeat."

Clair turned over the museum when he told his friends, "The others still need our help! Let's go!"

Ash asked, "What do we do about Mew?"

He heard Mew speak to him, "I can… hold out… a little… longer… This is… just a… small exercise… for me…"

Sabrina asked her, "Does that mean you want us to leave you here? We can't allow you to endure so much harm!"

Ash told her, "You try and dismantle those machines. We'll go after the Marauder."

Sabrina nodded when she told him, "Be sure to come back for her."

Clair accepted the plan when she told them, "Whoever our benefactor was for the spider mech, we won't find them by just waiting out here."

Brock agreed, "Lead the way!"

Ash told Sabrina, "Be sure to watch yourself out here." He turned to follow Clair and Brock as they pursued the Marauder in his assault.

The Marauder made his way through the smoke that his two Pokémon had made when he told his opponents, "Come out you spineless cowards! You think you'll have a chance against me if you keep running?!" Tyranitar fired a Hyper Beam towards one of the nearby buildings as he caused debris to fill the street and continued, "I didn't get to where I am by letting everyone have a chance to escape you know!" His Metagross fired its Hyper Beam in another direction as he allowed another building to collapse.

This time however, he could see the power of darkness forcing heavy pieces of a building out of the way. Karen warned, "And we aren't finished."

Misty asked her, "Can we really do anything against him?"

Will told her, "If we allow ourselves to have some tactic to deal with him, we can still turn the tables around."

Karen prepared her next Pokémon when she told him, "Right now we handle this on our own. Weaville! Stop him in his tracks!"

Will followed, "Support them Jynx!"

Misty followed behind when she helped, "Corsola! Do your best!"

The Marauder laughed when he saw the display of resistance when he asked, "You think you all have a chance against me huh? Maybe I can finally hand you your asses after I rough you up a little!"

Just as soon as he gloated, Tyranitar felt the blunt force of something hit him in his back while Metagross endured the same. Bagon and Forretress moved away from their surprise attack while they stood by Shelgon. Ash told him, "Maybe first we should offer you a taste of your own medicine!"

The Marauder turned to recognize his odds were now against six trainers while Bagon, Forretress, and Shelgon attacked his Tyranitar and Corsola, Jynx, and Weaville attacked his Metagross. The Marauder laughed, "Things might just be a little fairer for you guys now! I hope you all made your peace with how hard you're about to get smashed!"

Before the battle could continued further however, the spider mech that he commanded made its way around a nearby corner and took aim at the Marauder's location. It fired its Gatling guns towards him. The Marauder ordered to his two Pokémon, "Time to trash this one! Hyper Beam!" Both Metagross and Tyranitar, despite their cluttered situation, fired their Hyper Beam attacks towards the central area of the spider mech as the front legs began to collapse.

Ash ran over when he requested, "Will! Help me!" Ash called on his powers to prevent the spider mech from falling over while Will ran over to assist in softening the landing.

The Marauder grinned, "You fools never get your priorities straight! Tyranitar! Crunch! Metagross! Psychic!" Tyranitar's teeth glowed white as he made a bite for Jynx while Metagross fired an X towards Bagon. Both Pokémon were launched across the ground from the attack and Ash and Will allowed the mech to touch the ground as they rushed to the assistance of their Pokémon.

Brock moved in for the attack when he ordered, "Forretress! Bug Bite!" Forretress launched herself towards Tyranitar and latched herself onto Tyranitar's side.

Clair followed, "Shelgon! Dragan Claw!" Shelgon's bright green claws made contact with both sides of Tyranitar's face as he knocked him back and forth.

Karen focused her attention to the Marauder's Metagross when she ordered, "Weaville! Dark Pulse!" Weaville formed a pair of dark purple orbs from her hands and fired two beams of dark purple circles towards Metagross.

As Metagross endured the attacks, Misty supported her by ordering, "Corsola! Earth Power!" Corsola's body glowed gold and the ground around her started to shake as the gold cracks made their way to Metagross's feet. The gold cracks eventually expanded to the point where Metagross was unable to support itself beneath the ground and slipped beneath the golden light. Exhausted from the continuous amount of battling it had to go through, the Metagross collapsed under the weight from the combined attacks.

The Marauder saw his first Pokémon all but defeated beneath the combined attacks and cursed, "I only need one of you to win this all anyway! Tyranitar! Earthquake!" Even with the added weight of the other Pokémon, Tyranitar jumped into the air and landed with a mighty thud that caused white shockwaves beneath everyone's feet. Ash and Will scrambled to use their powers to bring everyone in a safe circle while their Pokémon prepared for a very rough change in the field.

Ash had his Bagon scooped up when he warned the Marauder, "If you keep this up, this whole thing will collapse!"

The Marauder grinned when he simply agreed, "It's worth it if I come out on top!"

As the Marauder made his way over to his Pokémon, Misty ordered, "Corsola! Brine!" Corsola released a strong stream of water from her mouth and propelled Tyranitar into the air as she prevented the mighty Pokémon from creating any more earthquakes into the ground. The Marauder saw his only other Pokémon fall at the might of another attack.

As the Marauder turned around to see where his Pokémon was going, Will told Ash, "Now's our chance!"

Ash followed as he concentrated on his powers again and brought his focus to the Marauder's wrists while Will focused on the Marauder's ankles. As though he was hogtied, the Marauder fell to the ground and struggled to move away from his current position. The two psychics then placed a chunk of debris over him as Ash told him, "You just stay put. We don't need you causing us any more trouble."

The Marauder groaned underneath the weight that managed to keep him pressed to the ground while Ash and his friends rushed away from the field and back where Sabrina was handling her own struggle. He called out to them, "Get back here you wusses! Gr… I swear if I wasn't stuck here…"

As Ash made his way over to where the two machines were still keeping Mew trapped, Brock asked, "What's happening out here? I thought you were getting ready to free Mew."

Sabrina agreed, "These things are unlike anything I have ever handled. I can't stop them from amplifying their power every time I even move them just a little. Trying to see into the inside of these things is going to take a while."

Just as Sabrina was prepared to continue her work, she saw a large Tyrannosaurus Pokémon charging towards her. Instead of preparing to attack her however, he stopped right in front of her and lifted his large nose up and thwacked the blue machine away from its area of containment. The blue machine flew across the air while Sabrina took the opportunity to pull the red one away from where Mew was and saw the small Psychic Pokémon freed from the energy field.

Ash ran underneath Mew and caught her as she fell into his arms and asked, "Mew, are you okay?"

Mew shook her head before answering, "Oh yeah… That was a little disorienting."

Ash thanked his new Pokémon, "You sure have a way of showing up right in time Tyrantrum."

Tyrantrum thanked, "Me Tyrantrum happy to be back. Me Tyrantrum find funny bipeds too lean and chewy to be worth chasing after."

Ash cringed when he heard the reason for his new Pokémon for returning and held out his Poké ball to thank, "You've done a lot for us Tyrantrum. Return." Tyrantrum was returned to his Poké ball and Ash turned to ask everyone, "Well it looks like we don't have any more of those guys to deal with for now."

Clair agreed, "Things did turn out well for us in the end didn't they?"

Misty asked, "Just who let us have the chance to win everything anyway?"

Sabrina answered, "I have a feeling that those two might be willing to tell us about their reasons if they decide to show themselves again."

Ash was unsure about what Sabrina meant by the "two" when she gave her answer but was stopped from asking when Will told them, "We will have to be fortunate that we can still stop Team Rocket from causing any more of this chaos. We may have taken down their most elite but their main objective is still being brought underway."

Sabrina picked up her Espeon as she provided her with a Super Potion and told everyone, "This will be a most demanding trial we have to prepare for. We may not have many other choices if we are hoping to find our way out of here."

Brock agreed, "Giovanni is still in the Museum. We'll have to stop him from turning this whole island into an isolated mountain village."

Ash asked Mew and Pikachu, "You guys think you can handle just one more battle like this?"

Mew told him, "It will be something that I can manage at least."

Pikachu added, "I need a chance to remind everyone here what they need me for."

Espeon told her trainer, "I certainly would like the chance to win something."

Ash turned to his friends when he told them, "If anybody thinks they can't pull anything off, don't be afraid to turn back. We have to go in and take Giovanni down and nothing less."

Misty told him, "I still have something to prove out here. I'll make sure none of us are left out of the fight."

Clair told him, "I believe that answers for everyone. We are about to rush in and ideally prevent this man from achieving what plans he has."

Karen agreed, "We need to lead by example don't we? Let's go in and take down Team Rocket once and for all."

Ash turned to the museum when he told his friends, "If everyone feels like that's what they want… Then let's show them who really wants to win more!" With that, Ash and his friends charged towards the Museum with their remaining Pokémon with the intention to take down the nefarious world conquering scheme laid before them. All of them charged towards the mighty structure with their attitudes at an all new high, but with little knowledge of what mighty challenge awaited them in their final battle…

Well we certainly made a spectacle of action today haven't we? First off I would like to thank everyone who helped this story reach 400 favs, I'm more than happy to see all of you giving this story its fair credit.

Just to confirm at the beginning of the chapter about Cade Ketchum, yes that is indeed Ash Ketchum's father. You might have read Chapter 5 and how ramasioti100 introduced Ash's father in one sentence where he said he called from the Pokémon Rangers headquarters to congratulate him on his victory in the Kanto League. It's pretty much the only mention he ever made of him and I decided that having him have a small spotlight in here would worth adding as well, considering how big these events have been getting. He'll probably make other introductions if I find the plot ever calls for him again.

The actions scenes were quite a thrill to execute I have to say, having multiple trainers taking on one another does require me to pay attention to a lot of detail. All of this of course building up to the big climax that I'll probably have to do everything I can to top. Since I don't have as many trainers to keep track of this time though, it should probably even itself out a little. That battle and more however will all have to be seen once we visit the big action and bigger thrills next time, probably next year.

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