Calem said, "I'm so sorry my Dad hurt you." Ash replied, "I'm not mad at you Calem you had nothing to do with this. It's not your fault." Calem responded, "But I did play a part in bringing you here." Serena exclaimed, "Calem what's done is done. I know you don't like seeing people hurt and I understand why you feel responsible for your father's actions, but you had nothing to do with them. You are nothing like your father." Calem looked at Serena. Ash added, "You know she's right. You are nothing like your father. That's why I'm not mad at you for what your father did." Calem was expecting them to be mad, but instead they trusted him and forgave him. Calem was about to speak until he heard the cell door open. Macy walked in and said, "Calem your father wants to see you. Ash and Serena are coming with you." Calem clenched his fists, but he left. Macy told him where to go. Calem, Ash, and Serena arrived at the dark room. The boss spoke, "Welcome son and welcome to you our guests." Calem questioned, "Why do you want to see us?" The boss sighed, "Always straight to the point are you son? I wanted to see you because I want to show you something." Ash growled, "Where is my sister?" The boss chuckled, "You'll see her soon enough."
Ash, Serena, and Calem were confused, but then Macy opened the doors to the dark room. Then she turned on the lights. Ash, Serena, and Calem all gasped at what they saw. Scarlet suspended in the air by chains that were locked around her wrists and ankles. Ash fell to his knees. He felt like his soul was ripped out of him. Ash couldn't believe what he was seeing. Serena wrapped her arms around Ash trying to comfort him. Calem knelt down and put his hand on Ash's shoulder. Then Scarlet began to stir as she was about to wake up.
Scarlet's eyes opened. Her vision was blurry so she couldn't see very well. Her eyes began to adjust to her surroundings. Then she gasped when she saw her brother on his knees with complete fear in his eyes. She saw that she was a few feet off the ground. She looked at her arms and legs and she began struggling to break the chains. Then the boss said to her, "Struggling is pointless my dear." Scarlet replied with a hoarse voice, "It seems so." The boss then questioned, "Macy why is her voice a little off?" Macy answered, "The doctors had to shove a tube down her throat so she's going to be a little hoarse." Then the boss responded, "Oh well then. At least she's not getting sick and that's the last thing I want too."
Calem said, "Dad let her go! She's a human being like us! She doesn't deserve this!" Calem's father look at him and replied, "Don't worry I'll release her in due time. I first want to show her brother what happens when orders are not followed." Ash snapped out of his shock and questioned, "So what are you gonna do?" Calem's father answered, "Sit quietly and watch." He nodded to Macy and she pulled down a lever. A large machine came down out of the ceiling. It was facing Scarlet. Scarlet's eyes went wide in fear. Then Macy pulled a switch that turned on the machine. When the machine was turned on it fired a large beam of energy. The energy headed straight towards Scarlet. Scarlet was hit directly by the beam of energy and she screamed in agony and pain. When Ash, Serena, and Calem saw the beam and heard Scarlet's scream, they were overcome with fear and shock. Calem's father just stared at Ash with an evil grin. Scarlet saw Calem' father staring at Ash with an evil grin. She then realized that he was trying to force Ash into doing what he said. Scarlet knew that she needed to reassure Ash that she would be fine. She became determined and a red flame ignited in her eyes. Ash, Serena, and Calem saw the red flame in her eyes. They all knew what was about to happen.
Red fire surrounded Scarlet's body. The extreme heat of the fire melted the chains around her wrists and ankles. Scarlet transformed into the scarlet pheonix. The beam of energy was still hurting her, but she ignored the pain long enough to launch a powerful fire attack at the source of the beam. The machine was destroyed and the beam stopped hurting her. Macy reacted and was about to launch a water type move on her, but Calem's father stopped her. He explained, "No! Do not use a water type move on her! We can't risk her being unable to breathe again!" Macy replied, "Then how are we supposed to get her to change back?! Water type moves have proven to be reliable." He responded, "I know that water type moves can turn her back, but volcanic ash started coming off her wings and then she exploded in to an ash cloud. We can't risk her being unable to breathe again. Let her change back on her own." Macy withdrew the pokeball and watched.
Scarlet was now free and she saw that Macy and Calem's father weren't attacking her like she expected. So she landed and didn't attack them. Serena whispered, "Why isn't she attacking?" Ash whispered back, "My sister doesn't like to attack someone unless they attack her first." The scarlet pheonix was surrounded by a pillar of red fire and once again Scarlet transformed, but this time it was back to her human form. Once the fire disappeared and revealed Scarlet back into her human form, Scarlet collapsed from both pain and exhaustion. Ash ran to his sister and held her in his arms. Scarlet greeted him with a hoarse voice, "Hey big brother. Did you miss me?" Ash hugged his sister. He hated seeing his sister hurt, so he began to feel like he didn't have much of a choice. Calem's father walked up to them and looked down at them. Ash turned to Calem's father and he hugged his sister tighter getting defensive over her. Scarlet looked him her eyes showed anger. Calem's father said to him, "I have no plans of hurting your sister any further, but that depends on your cooperation." Ash looked at him with anger. It was now confirmed to him that Calem's father was using his sister to rid him of any resistance. Scarlet looked at her brother she saw that he had no choice but to do as he was told. She could clearly see that Calem's father was putting her life on the line.
Calem's father questioned, "So what's it going to be boy?" Ash looked at him angrily and then he sighed. Ash hesitated and replied to him, "Alright! You win. For my sister's sake, I'll do what you say, but only if you leave me, Serena, and my sister alone!" Calem and Serena saw that Ash had given in to Calem's father and they were shocked, but they soon realized that Scarlet's life was on the line at that point. Ash had no choice, but to submit to Calem's father. Calem's father continued, "Smart choice and you have my word I will not harm you or anyone close to you." Ash nodded and Macy and Calem took Ash, Serena, and Scarlet back to the cell. Scarlet noticed the Ash was limping and she asked, "Ash are you limping?" Ash replied, "Don't worry about me sis." Scarlet responded, "Come on Ash you know what happened last time you tried to hide something from me." Ash saw that he wasn't fooling his sister so he said to her, "Okay. I am limping." Scarlet scolded, "Ash please don't try to hide your pain and feelings from me. The last time to did that you were captured by Team Nova." Once they were back in the cell Scarlet healed Ash. Calem was among them. He said, "Ash I'm sorry that I couldn't stop my father from hurting your sister." Ash replied, "At least you tried and I'm grateful that you did." Serena questioned, "Ash why did you agree to submit to Calem's father?" Ash explained, "I've seen what Calem's father can do. The first time I came he did the same thing. He beat me up and heavily restrained me when I was first introduced to Pikachu. And earlier today he beat me again and you saw it Serena. And now he goes as far as to hurt my sister. I don't want to risk anyone else getting hurt."
Meanwhile, Macy and Calem's father were talking while watching and listening to Ash, Serena, and Calem talk. Scarlet started showing some sighs that the beam of energy was still effecting her in some way. She remained silent not wanting to share her feelings. Macy said, "It seems the beam is still effecting her. Are you attempting to control her?" Calem's father replied, "Only for tonight. She'll come to us because tomorrow we're taking her brother to the temple. We are going to take Scarlet to the temple first. And we're going to do that as soon as she comes to us." Macy questioned, "But why take her now?" He answered, "I just want to make sure Ash doesn't show resistance once we bring him to the temple." Macy was confused, but she decided to role with it.
Back in the cell, Calem noticed that Scarlet hadn't said a single word after she had healed Ash. Calem became concerned and Ash and Serena noticed Calem's sudden change in emotions. Ash asked, "Calem are you okay?" Calem replied, "Yeah I'm fine, but I'm worried about Scarlet." Then Scarlet lied down on her bed holding her head and she seemed to still be in pain. Ash finally realized why Calem was worried about Scarlet. She wasn't talking much and she looked as if she was still in pain. Ash questioned, "Hey sis are you okay?" Scarlet responded, "Yeah the pain form the energy beam is still kind of lingering, but I think I'll be okay." Ash nodded and Serena added, "You must be exhausted. You should probably get some sleep. Who knows what's going to happen tomorrow?" Scarlet nodded and she fell asleep rather quickly. Calem stayed in the cell that night. He felt like there was more to what Scarlet had told them.
Later that night, Scarlet felt the pain getting worse and it was keeping her from sleeping well. Calem watched her worried of what was going to happen to her. Then Calem accidentally fell asleep, but Scarlet had settled down at that point. While Calem was asleep, Scarlet's eyes suddenly opened. She stood up and walked to the entrance of the cell and waited. Calem woke to the sound of the cell door opening. He saw Scarlet standing in front of the entrance to the cell. He watched as she walked out of the cell. Calem jumped onto his and followed her. Calem saw that she wasn't walking naturally so he got closer. Then he ran passed her and stopped in front of her. He saw her eyes were open, but they were glowing. He got out of her way and she walked past him. Calem began wondering what was going on with her, so he continued to follow her until she arrived outside his father's office. Calem watched from behind a wall. His father and Macy came out and Macy said, "I still don't understand why we're sending Scarlet to the temple first. Ash said that he'll do what we tell him, so there's no point in doing this." Calem's father explained, "Ash has yet to learn that we are taking him to the temple tomorrow. If we tell him to activate the defense mechanism, there's a slight chance he'll resist. He's aware of it's immense power, so we need to eliminate any remaining resistance. Now start binding her before her mind control wares off." Macy began to understand why they were doing this, but she didn't know if it was a good idea. She managed to tie up Scarlet right before the mind control wore off.
When the mind control wore off Scarlet looked around seeing that she wasn't in the cell. She saw Macy and Calem's father standing in front of her. She panicked and said, "What's going on?!" Calem's father sent out his Gengar. Scarlet had now realized that she was tied up. Gengar was told to use hypnosis and Scarlet fell asleep. Calem watched as two grunts appeared. One of the grunts reported, "Everything is prepared Sir." Calem's father replied, "Good. Take her to the temple and Macy you know what to do from there." Macy responded, "Yes Sir." They took Scarlet to the temple. Calem now knew what was going to happen and he ran back to the cell Ash and Serena were in. Calem was hoping that they were still asleep.
Calem now knew that Scarlet was in deep trouble and if he didn't find a way to get her out. Ash will be destroyed. Calem was now against his father and would remain that way. His mission was to stop his father and free Ash, Serena, and Scarlet.