Scarlet, Ash, and Serena were trying to find away out of the situation that they were in. They were stuck in a hole and they had no way of getting out. Clemont and Bonnie were among their friends on top of the hole. Squishy looked down at Scarlet and thought, Why isn't Scarlet transforming into the scarletpheonix? She must not know that she can do something like this. She better do it soon because their lives may depend on it, but she had better be careful because she might not be able to control it. Team Nova was getting ready for the final blow. They had the pokemon that dug the tunnels attack Ash and Serena. When Scarlet saw that they were about to attack Ash and Serena, she raced forward and she put herself between the pokemon and her brother and his soon-to-be girlfriend. Everyone around Scarlet gasped in shock. Scarlet was putting her life on the line to protect her brother and Serena. Then all of a sudden, something extraordinary happened. Scarlet was protected by a pillar of red fire.
Scarlet was confused on what was happening, but then she saw Moltres the legendary bird pokemon of fire. Moltres said to her, "Congratulations Scarlet, because of your courageous act to save your brother and your friend you have been rewarded the power of the scarlet phoenix." Scarlet looked at Moltres and replied, "What do I do now?" Moltres answered her, "Let the fire transform your body into the form of the pheonix and make sure you trust yourself and don't give into anger. Otherwise you'll lose control over yourself." Scarlet did as Moltres said. She let the fire change her into a pheonix. Scarlet became the scarlet pheonix. Everyone stared shocked at this sudden transformation. Scarlet let out a huge, loud, and powerful screech. She launched a powerful fire attack and knocked out the pokemon that dug the tunnels.
Team Nova quickly snapped out of their shock. Macy, one of the admins, told the grunts and other admins to launch multiple water type attacks on Scarlet. Squishy thought, Oh no! If Scarlet gets hit with water, She'll transform back to her normal self through ashes! Scarlet was hit directly by water type moves and she let out multiple screeches showing that she was suffering great pain. Volcanic ash began falling from her wings and body. Scarlet landed on her feet and the screeches began to transition into screams. Ash heard Scarlet's screams he could tell that the pain was affecting her badly, but he still was shocked that his sister became a fiery bird. Then the fiery bird exploded into a cloud of ashes. Ash and Serena couldn't see what was happening, but they heard coughing coming from the cloud of ashes.
Within the ashes, Scarlet trying to find her brother and Serena, but she had accidentally inhaled the volcanic ash and she struggled to breathe. Scarlet ended up passing out from inhaling so much of the volcanic ash. When the cloud of volcanic ash settled, Ash and Serena saw Scarlet on the ground covered in the volcanic ash. Ash ran up to Scarlet and tried to wake her, but it was no use. Scarlet was unconscious and it didn't look like she was going to wake up. One of the admins whispered to Macy, "This isn't good. The boss wanted her unharmed." Macy replied, "I'm aware of that, but we have our targets right where we want them." She called to another admin giving him the signal. He pressed a button and Ash, Serena, and the unconscious Scarlet were instantly trapped in a cage. Ash ran up to the side of the cage and put his hands on the bars. He shouted, "Hey let us go!" Macy replied, "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we can't do that." Macy waved her hand and a helicopter lifted the cage out of the hole then flew straight to the base.
Ash was once again captured and taken from his mother. He remembered hearing his mother calling out to him and Scarlet. Serena placed her hand on Ash's shoulder. Ash looked up and her and she said to him, "I'm here for you Ash and so is Scarlet." Ash smiled and hugged Serena kissing her on her cheek. He replied, "Thank you Serena." Their moment was interrupted when Scarlet started coughing. They turned to her and saw that she was struggling to breathe. Ash held Scarlet in his arms. Scarlet's eyes were open, but not all the way. She saw Ash and Serena and she tried to talk to them, but no words came out. All she could do was cough. The volcanic ash in her lungs was hurting her. Ash and Serena did their best to help her, but it was no use. She once again passed out and remained that way. Ash and Serena were very concerned about Scarlet's well being. They both hoped that she would be okay.
The helicopter arrived at the base. Macy and the others arrived behind it. The helicopter lowered the cage and set it on the ground. Once the cage was on the ground Scarlet started to cough again. Macy and the other admins and grunts saw that Scarlet was struggling to breathe. Macy realized that Scarlet had inhaled the volcanic ash. The boss came forward and asked, "What's going on here?" He looked at Scarlet whom was grunting frequently trying to breathe. The boss grew furious and yelled, "I told you that I wanted them unharmed!" Macy replied, "I know boss, but you need to see this." She showed him the video of Scarlet's transformation. He gasped, "The scarlet pheonix?!" Macy nodded and replied, "And that's not all look." She showed the scene where she exploded into a cloud of ash and the boss said, "So she must've inhaled the volcanic ash, which is why she's struggling to breathe." Macy nodded in confirmation. Then the boss continued, "Get the girl to the emergency room in the base and get the ash out of her lungs. Macy come with me to my office for further orders.
Ash and Serena watched the grunts take Scarlet to the emergency room. They began giving her a dose of anesthesia so they could fill her lungs with water and vacuum out the volcanic ash. They hooked her up to machines to check her heart rate and everything. Then they shoved a tube down her throat and filled her lungs with water. Then they vacuumed out the volcanic ash mixed with water. They repeated this two more times and then the treatment was completed. With the volcanic ash out of her lungs, Scarlet was able to breathe normally. The doctor reported to the boss, "The girl is making a full recovery Sir." The boss replied, "Good, I want her alive. She's the one of the only people who can help get the boy to cooperate." Then Calem came into the office. He approached the boss and said, "Did you get them?" The boss smiled. Calem looked at him knowing that the grin was a positive answer. Calem continued, "You promised me that I could talk to Serena once she was captured." The boss replied, "Here's the key. You may talk with her whenever you like son." Calem nodded, "Thanks Dad."
Macy was placing Scarlet in a dark room. Having her chains suspend her in the air around her wrists and ankles. Once she was locked up, Macy went back to report to the boss. Calem went down to the prison hold. He found the cell Ash and Serena were in and walked towards it, but when he saw Ash's condition Calem's heart just instantly changed. He never knew his father was so cruel. He saw Ash had been beat up and heavily restrained. Calem thought in his head, How could he do this? Ash is just a boy like me. He doesn't deserve this. He doesn't deserve to be in pain. I'm going to ask him what happened. Calem approached the cell and unlocked it. Serena and Ash looked up to see Calem walking into the cell. Serena got angry and defensive and said, "What are you doing here?!" Calem saw Serena was still angry at him for cheating on her. Calem ignored her question and turned to Ash. He questioned, "What did he do to you?" Ash looked at him confused. Serena responded, "Why do you care?!" Calem answered, "Because the head of Team Nova is my father and I want to know what he did." Serena gasped in shock. Ash replied, "He had his pokemon attack me. Your father views me as extremely dangerous. Calem's eyes went wide with shock. Then they filled with anger. Serena inquired, "Calem what's going on why are you being so nice?" Calem sighed and responded, "I will admit that I lead Team Nova to you. And I did it because I wanted to start over our relationship, but I can see that you're still angry at me. So I'm gonna try to move on even though it hurts. I don't know much about my father, so I don't know what kind of person he is, but after I saw Ash in this state I now know the truth."
Serena looked at him and her eye widened. She had never known that Calem still had feelings for her, but she didn't like seeing him hurt. Serena had no idea what to do, but she had to figure something out otherwise they would be on their way to the temple. And Ash's life would be on the line.