Addison kept their remaining members behind her as she and Galatea surveyed their situation upon peaking out of the sewer grate. To her surprise, the pathway they had taken brought them smack into the middle of Titanio Park, the amusement park that sat within the boundaries of Titanio City. It, like the rest of the city, was certainly unnerving to see so empty. Rides that would usually take anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours on busy days to get on were now left barren and empty.

Galatea used her power to lift the grate and allow the others to make the climb out into the sunlight. Holly scrambled up the ladder right behind Addison, already alarmed with how close she has spent to garbage and sewage over the last half hour of exploration. Her old childhood friend pulled her out of the sewers and put her beside her, ignoring Holly as she applied lotions and ointments to try and wash away the stenches. Tommy popped out of the hole next and stood guard as Addison aided Corey and the others up the ladder. Once all six of their group had climbed up, Addison looked towards Corey for any updates regarding the location of the power generator.

"Are you sure the generator is here in the park?"

"It can't be anywhere else" he replied, checking his scanner for reassurance. "It needs to be far away from the outer walls so as not to interfere with them, but not too far away so it can't power the whole thing up. My only hope is that we can get to it without drawing too much attention to ourselves."

Out of the corner of her eye, Addison spotted Dylan using his Poké Gear to film their daring exploits in his usual anchorman voice. "Will we triumph? Or despair? Stay tuned to find-"

"What's wrong with you?!" Amber hissed, nearly slapping the device out of his hand. "We're supposed to be quiet and discreet!"

"Well excuse me for thinking of how our site is going to recover from these months of not being able to make any noteworthy content" Dylan snapped back at his co-anchor.

"Look, can we save the lover's quarrel for after we've got this generator shut down?" Addison responded directly.

Both Dylan and Amber glared at one another until finally relenting to Addison's demands. Amber drew back to helping Holly make sure she didn't smell like the sewers, while Dylan assisted Corey and Tommy with trying to locate exactly where in all of Titanio Park the power generator could be located. Addison remained on vigil, ensuring none of Claude's thugs would try to intervene. But Galatea seemed to be onto her growing frustrations with both the plan and how few answers she still had about the fate of her father and the plenty of trainers who remained prisoners on Mirage Island.

Is it just me, or do you humans wear your emotions on your outsides?

"Some of us tend to" Addison explained. "Some of us try not to. It's not easy to explain."

I fear humans can be led astray by emotions. Pokémon are not that different, but humans seem to have more emotional buttons to press. And you are swimming in a sea of raging emotion.

Addison did her best not to lose her temper with her last true Pokémon friend. Though she also had the Rockruff she had been raising since it hatched from an egg during her training with Michael, she had left the puppy to watch over her mother, keeping only Galatea with her. And with her relationship with Ryan in a very shaky state, the last thing she needed was to completely isolate herself. "I appreciate your concern over me. But I think I'm going to be fine. I'll worry about me when we've got Claude behind bars."

I believe you are capable of keeping your emotions in check. There are other humans who I fear for. Including your mate.

"Didn't we just go over this?" Addison teasingly asked. "Look, I appreciate that you and Achilles worry so much about us. But Ryan and I will take care of ourselves and our relationship when there's time to. If you rush it, it will only make things worse."

Do you no longer care for him?

Addison froze in place and held her hand close to her heart. "Of course I still love him. More than anything. But we need our space right now."

You fear isolating yourself, yet you do not have troubled thoughts of isolating him?

Before Addison could contemplate further what Galatea was saying, the ground began to shake violently. Then again, with more force than before. Tommy was being plopped about like a piece of popcorn. Addison did her best to keep herself balanced. She looked to Galatea worriedly. "What happened?"

Her Gardevoir concentrated on the site of the explosions. I see the cannons are firing. But not at the approaching Kingstons. They're firing at the walls themselves. Another explosion caused everyone to fall over. And I sense Renee and the others have begun their naval assault.

"Then we went in search of this generator for nothing?" Addison asked rhetorically.

"The battle's starting" Tommy told everyone. "We have to get to shelter."

"HEY!" a voice shouted. An entire squad of Claude's goons marched over to where their group had sprouted out from. Armed with both weapons and Poké Balls, the kids knew their work would be cut out for them. Addison and Holly stepped to the front of the fray, their Gardevoir and Roserade out respectively to defend their friends. Tommy was soon back on his feet and by their side, his Heliolisk eager to join in the fray. They were soon opposed by a Golbat, a Sneasel and a Houndoom. Without warning, the Houndoom spat a Fire Blast out at the group, but Galatea created a Light Screen to shield her friends from the wicked blasts. The Heliolisk countered by sending a Thunderbolt directly it's way, with the Roserade using an Energy Ball to smash into the Sneasel. Galatea used Psychic to ragdoll the Golbat out of the skies and cause it to faint. But this grunt's defeat was soon stayed by three more trainers joining in on the battle.

"This is going to become a war of attrition" Holly pointed out. "One I don't think we can win."

"Maybe I can help?" a voice echoed from above.

Claude's thugs gasped out in fright at the sight looming just above their heads. Addison didn't even have to look above or wonder who it was. Her mind was becoming clear as day. And the Draco Meteor that slammed into the newly sprouted out Pokémon assured her that her idol had arrived on the battlefield for the first time in the entire war. With another command, Rhaegar the Dragonite roared and scared off Claude's men. Once they had been scattered, the Dragonite landed beside them and Michael Kingston slowly climbed off, still not fully recovered from the torment Courtney had put him through on Mirage Island. Though it was sad to no longer be able to see Michael in his prime, it still made Addison feel good to see him in the battle.

"You sure are a sight for sore eyes, Mr. Michael" Tommy cheered.

Holly, realizing she wasn't in a dress, bowed politely to the Lord of Arcana. "Lord Michael, sir."

"What's the situation?" Michael asked, looking at the group. "And why are you missing four heads?"

"We split up almost an hour ago, sir" Amber explained. Before she could explain further, another Flying Pokémon soared overhead and landed gracefully on the ground beside them. Draped in black yet still bearing an endearing smile, Cynthia slid off the back of her Togekiss and stood beside her old friend. Everyone saluted the newly promoted Commander Cynthia as she stood in place.

"I don't think I'll get used to this" Cynthia admitted.

"You never do" Michael agreed. "Now, do you guys know where the other four are?"

Addison shook her head. "No, Michael. We don't."

"Leave it to me" Cynthia assured Michael. "I'll find those kids before anything bad happens." She whistled for her Togekiss, who happily began to float beside her. The two then ran off in the direction of the City, leaving Michael alone to finish the discussions and oversee their situation.

"Let's get this underway" he went on. "Where is the power generator?"

Corey went through his scanner for a few seconds until he finally located it. "The only recently installed and highly powered generator nearby looks like it might be a hydro generator in the man-made lake."

"You mean it's powered by water?" Tommy asked. "Leave it to me!" Tommy and his Heliolisk charged off into the distance, prompting Addison and Holly to chase after him. Michael remained behind to ensure the ArcNet team were protected.

"TOMMY!" Holly cried out.

"Hold on a second!" Addison added as both tried hard to keep up with Holly's hyperactive brother. But Tommy scurried along the riverfront until he came across the generator Corey was seeking. His Heliolisk sent a charge of electrical energy straight into the hydro generator, despite his sister and Addison's pleas not to. The jolt caused the machine to short circuit almost immediately. Addison, as if mentally anticipating what would come, grabbed Tommy and made him dive to the ground with her. Even Holly was confused with Addison's lack of tact until the machine exploded, sending a geyser of water almost twenty feet into the before dousing the entire area in it.

Holly wringed the water out of her hair. "First sewers, now water? This day is not doing anything for my complexion."

"I'm sure your complexion will improve" Addison assured her. "Now, Tommy-"

"WOO HOO!" the boy cheered. "I did it!"

"You could have been-"

"The kid's right" Michael spoke up as he and the ArcNet kids caught up with them. "Tommy wiped out that machine the only way you could have. Shorting it out electrically." Michael pat the boy on his head. "Good work Tommy."

"BOO YA!" Tommy cheered.

As the raging geyser finally cooled down and stopped surging water into and around Titanio Park, Addison and Holly took a moment to calm themselves after their chase of Tommy. But Michael was there to remind them all of the task in hand. "Sorry, but we can't take any time to rest right now. Claude is still somewhere in this city. And we need to take him down."

"Hey guys!" Dawn's voice called from nearby. She and Lucas raced down the path towards them. "Mission accomplished."

"I saw" Michael answered her. "Well done. But the boys aren't with you?"

Lucas shook his head sadly. "Sorry, Lord Kingston. But Ryan used himself as bait to let the three of us get in. And now, I think Matthew went off in search of him."

"There you two are" Cynthia called, skidding to a stop with her Togekiss floating behind her. "I was looking all over for you kids."

"Did you find my cousins?" Michael asked Cynthia.

Cynthia gave a half-smile. "Technically? I saw Matthew making his way in this general direction, but I thought he was chasing after Archer so I left him to it."

"Archer?" Addison asked.

"Where is he headed?" Michael asked.

"I think the docks?" Cynthia pointed towards Titanio Bay, far in the distance.

Michael picked up his Poké Gear. "Mark. Lizzie. You guys get that?"

"Loud and clear" Mark replied. "If we could get passed the stupid blockade Claude set up, we'd be able to check it out ourselves."

"Sorry, but I think aerial support is out of the question for now" Lizzie pointed out. "Unless you take to the air yourself."

"Not to interrupt" Byron Kingston's voice echoed in the radio frequency, "but we're getting pelted out here. I could use some backup."

Michael sighed, but Cynthia looked to her Togekiss and Dawn called out her Staraptor. "Leave it to us, Michael. We'll go help your Uncle out. You guys go catch Archer before this kind of thing happens again." She made to climb onto her Togekiss, but Michael caught her arm. To her surprise, he flung his arms around her. "What's that for?"

"Thanks for being here when I need you" Michael responded, a trace of sorrow in his voice. "We wouldn't have gotten half as far without you, Cee."

Cynthia laughed and shook her head. "Of course, Michael. We're friends, right?" She took his hands off of her and climbed aboard her Togekiss while Dawn pulled Lucas up behind her. The two winged Pokémon took off for the main battle taking place outside the city, while Michael assumed command inside the city.

Once Cynthia and Dawn's Pokémon were out of sight, Michael looked out towards the docks and Titanio Bay. "Archer may have an escape boat. Let's sink it before he can use it."

Though everyone was in agreement, Addison was silent, as if she and Galatea were both sensing the same thing. She was staring blankly, but she could see Archer as if he were right in front of her, spread-eagled on the floor, a pool of blood underneath him. She gasped at the sight of it and again when Michael put his hand on her shoulder to draw her attention. "Huh? What?"

"Addy? You okay?"

"Oh, yeah. I'm fine."

"Another vision?" Michael asked her.

"I think Archer's dead" she admitted to Michael. "I saw him as I see everyone here now. And he was on the ground in a puddle of blood I'm guessing was his own."

"What do you think it means?" Holly worried. "I don't like all these visions and things. It reminds me of the Haunted Library in Trickton."

"Unfortunately, we won't know what it means until it comes to pass or we prove it false" Michael answered honestly. "If we can capture Archer, we might be able to get some answers to what we're looking for."

Addison nodded and took the initiative with Galatea by her side. "Come on guys. To the Docks!"

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Alone and awaiting his helicopter's arrival at The Grand Hotel, Claude Jacques could see his entire empire crumbling from afar. His walls and cannons he had bought and built at great personal expense were coming down. His mercenaries and soldiers were not faring well at all against the Kingstons and their loyal little police troop. And within the hour, all that he had to his empire would be whatever he could escape with and whatever Archer escaped with. He was certain Archer was making for the escape boats and would make it to wherever the GPS placed him, unless he was stupid enough to linger in the city. He himself would be safe from harm in a helicopter bound for his estate in Alola with even more embezzled funds and knowledge that the Kingstons might find use for, including the whereabouts of the the drive his former accomplice Johnson had hidden all of the world's computer bound Pokémon within. They could possibly net him a ransom for life, but he figured he would need it to avoid the inevitable death squads Michael would send after him if he escaped.

The doors opened and a scrawny and red-headed man came in and nervously addressed him. "Lord Jacques?"

"What is it, Davis?" Claude demanded. "Can't you see that I'm busy?"

"Forgive me sir" Davis pleaded, "but I thought you'd like to know the Kingstons have infiltrated the city. The walls are crumbling and your officers are awaiting orders with Victor being taken into custody."

"What happened to Nadine?"

"She's snapped, sir" his secretary continued. "And to add insult to injury, Lily and Lena have vanished from their guard posts, with Ryan Kingston headed here at an alarmingly quick rate."

Claude remained uninterested. "Let the boy posture. We'll be out of here before long, Davis. Any word from Archer?"

"Not a word, sir."

"That is also a good thing. Let him find a place to flee to first before I worry about getting those Pokémon back from him and regrouping our forces." The lie came cleanly from him to his secretary. Another he would throw into the fires if needs arose. "Is there anything else?"

"The hydro generator was destroyed a few minutes ago" Davis spoke up.

Claude pointed towards the darkness of what had once been Piper Pines's penthouse. "I've noticed. You're dismissed. Leave me in peace. Make sure your things are packed. The helicopter will arrive in 30 minutes and will leave if you're not there." When the secretary had run out of the room, Claude resumed drinking his glass of Piper's wine and grinned to himself. The loss of his kingdom would sting for a long time, but he showed to Arcana just how determined the Kingstons were to dominate over Arcana. His point was proven. They were tyrannical and dangerous. The people of Arcana would be begging him to return and right their wrongs again. Or perhaps he would be the balm Arcana would need when Mewtwo wiped the Kingstons off the face of the earth. It didn't matter to him. The Kingstons were doomed no matter what happened. And he would be wherever he needed to be to watch the fireworks.

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The escape boat was in perfect sight for Archer as he slipped through the quickly crumbling streets of Titanio City. It wasn't exactly a luxurious cruise liner or a yacht, but it would do until he got as far away from the Kingstons closing in all around him. He hadn't been this close to being captured since his defeat on Mt. Heatmor and he vowed when Claude freed him that he would never set foot in prison again. With his manila packet filled with thousands of Poké Dollars and a small and highly secured external hard drive in his pocket containing the Pokémon of millions of trainers from around the world, he was prepared to make one final heist they would brag about for centuries to come.

He was so excited about what future he had in store for him that he failed to realize that he was being followed. A person in a dark trench coat was in quick pursuit of him, Archer could not react in time to being slammed in the head by a blunt object. He fell hard to the cement, his escape route only a few dozen feet away. As he tried to recover from the blow, he saw his own blood on the ground and grunted angrily. "You-you have a lot of-a lot of nerve to hit me!" Though he wanted to turn to face his assailant, he was in too much pain from the blow to his head and his impact with the ground to be able to move on his own. "Don't you know who I am, you little bastard?!"

"All too well" a chillingly cold voice replied.

Archer's eyes lit up in astonishment. It had been nearly seventeen years since he had last heard this man's voice. When he had failed to convince him to return to the Johto and Kanto regions to reclaim his criminal empire. Archer pushed himself up and turned his body around to see if it could be true. The steely gray eyes and expressionless face he saw all but confirmed it to him. There could be no doubt. This man was his former boss and mentor. Team Rocket's former mastermind. "Giovanni?"

"Seventeen years of watching you make an ass of yourself and Team Rocket" Giovanni responded. "Seventeen years of watching lesser and weaker men succeed where you all failed me. Seventeen years of wandering the world and lurking in the shadows. All it brought me was an ungrateful son and your utter worthlessness as my top lieutenant. And I thought those two lackwits in white and their Meowth were my biggest headcases."

Archer rubbed his head where Giovanni had struck him, his hand covered in a warm, red liquid. "Why? Why come out of hiding now?"

"I would have much sooner" Giovanni explained, "if I didn't feel I needed to do some soul searching." Giovanni turned his back towards Archer, the blunt object being placed into the pocket of his black trench coat. "I was once like all children who set out on a Pokémon Journey. I sought to collect Gym Badges and be the Champion. But eventually, kids have to learn that there can only be one Champion. And he or she can be dethroned just as quickly as they rose to power. I had to ask myself why I did the things I did. Why I left my friends and family behind? Why I started Team Rocket and expanded into criminal enterprises all across Kanto and Johto. And above all, why I never sought to be the Champion of the Pokémon League? In the end, it all became simple. You see, Team Rocket was involved in more than just the criminal trade. We were also highly involved in the sciences. I financed several top secret projects that bore fruit. The restoration of prehistoric Pokémon, the first venture to seeking out Mew and the rest of the Mythical Pokémon, the creation of the Poké Gear, the Master Ball and many many more. All of it was meant to benefit Team Rocket and myself, giving us billions in revenue and plenty of political capital we could use to do whatever it was we wanted."

Archer could feel the wound in his head opening up. "Giovanni, I need medical-"

"There more setbacks than I could have imagined" Giovanni went on, ignoring his pleas. "Silph Co. bought the firm we were investing in and edged us out. A young man from Kanto sabotaged all of my plans for gaining power. One of our most prestigious labs exploded, killing the entire science team working there. And when I finally dissolved Team Rocket for a bit of peace, what do I hear but you and the other idiots trying to breathe life back into it?!" Giovanni clenched his fist. "Do you realize I ended our enterprise because all of our plans were destroyed in a matter of freak accidents?"

"We knew we had a chance to succeed" Archer explained weakly, his head spinning from what Giovanni said and his wound. "We could have taken over Goldenrod City if you had helped us."

"It would have wasted what little of my fortune I have left on a gamble, and not even one that would have gotten us any worthwhile rewards." Giovanni smirked. "Still, I have to thank your need for criminality. You gave me one last chance at attaining the goal of being the most powerful Pokémon Trainer in the world, once more." The former Rocket Boss looked to the skies above them, which were just starting to be filled with dark and billowy clouds of smoke and flame from the battle brewing nearby. "There is still some work to be done. And I'm not entirely sure if this opportunity can be truly given to me. But I will not hesitate to seize on it."

"How did I help do that?"

"It shouldn't matter to, Archer. After all, you're not going to be around when I see it unfold."

Archer's eyes widened. "What?!"

"I've been watching you and your friends for some time now. Waiting for that old fool Claude Jacques to make his move. I studied men like him for years. Always thinking they're owed something because of birthright or a friend's betrayal. Claude is no better suited for a crown than you were to lead Team Rocket. If he was smart, he would have done things the way Michael Kingston did."

"Michael?"

"The boy was exiled and stripped of everything he had and loved. Cast out of Arcana and left to wander the world. That's where I found him. Him and a friend of his who had sabotaged your plans to snare Mew in a trap. I recognized his potential and offered him a chance to be my pupil and harness that power Elezar Aced had shoved into his body. But the boy followed his heart and thus left Kanto to find a place to belong. He didn't feel himself worthy of my teaching. He's humble and knows his limits. He puts other's needs above his own and legitimately cares about every single person he comes across be they strong or weak, young or old. It does not matter to him so long as you have a good heart." Giovanni laughed. "He is the kind of King Arcana needs. Not Claude."

Archer tried to crawl away from Giovanni, but the Rocket Boss kicked him in his stomach.

"Claude has something. Or should I say, had something. Something that belongs to me. And I intend to get it back." He took the manila packet from his former accomplice and looked inside for what he had been seeking. To Archer's surprise, Claude had given to him something that no longer seemed to matter as much with The Grand Master free once more. Giovanni took the Master Ball out of the packet and let out a fiendish snicker. "I'll have to thank ArcNet for their ingenuity in finding these plans for me and Ryan himself for using this for it's intended purpose."

"Giovanni. Please..."

"Don't say another word, Archer" Giovanni responded, pulling the blunt object he had used to attack his old friend with: a handgun. "This is the part where your story ends. But if I ever need to think of someone incompetent, I will always think of you. Take care."

Archer scrambled away from Giovanni, but was turned around onto his back and saw nothing but white light and heard nothing but the firing of a bullet.

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Backed into a corner in the alleyway just beside the Grand Hotel, Ryan and Achilles fought tirelessly against a seemingly endless swarm of Claude's goons and their Pokémon. With the poise of a Champion, his Gallade sliced through wave after wave of Pokémon with Psycho Cuts, Leaf Blades and Brick Breaks aplenty. Whenever he would sense a Pokémon preparing to breakthrough to harm his trainer, Achilles would appear in front of Ryan once more and hack through them. Though Ryan could tell Achilles was getting fatigued from the ceaseless battling, so too were his opponents.

"If you need some backup" a voice called nearby, "you called in the wrong Kingston." Ryan looked around for the source, but was soon only able to watch as his brother's Marowak rushed into the fray and launched it's Thick Club at their opponents in a Bonemerang attack. The Pokémon his Gallade had been battling all fell over as if on command and the goons Claude had hired to guard his Hotel fled like cowards, with some not even recalling their Pokémon.

Ryan took a moment to give Achilles a Hyper Potion to recover his strength, while Matthew ensured the thugs indeed ran off and weren't planning a sneak attack. "You okay, Achilles?"

I am fine, my friend. I will feel better when we have some answers about our missing friends. As you will.

"I'll definitely be placated at least" Ryan answered as Matthew returned to the fray, his Marowak still angrily stomping about nearby as if another wave of soldiers was incoming. Ryan stood in place as his twin brother cracked his knuckles and looked up at the Grand Hotel.

"So this is where the old geezer is hiding?" Matthew asked.

"You mean your old business partner?" Ryan coyly questioned.

"I mean Grandpa's old business partner" his brother stubbornly replied. "If you're going to try and go for some low blows like that, Ry, you might want to make sure Claude wasn't just an associate of mine, but of everyone in the family." When Ryan kept his focus on the balcony he was sure was Piper's Penthouse, Matthew rolled his eyes and went on. "He's going to be heavily guarded in there. And knowing him, I suspect he's got some kind of escape plan we'll have to snuff out."

"You think we can take him?"

Matthew shrugged. "Who's to say? We'd probably be better off waiting for some backup, but if we wait too long, he'll get away for sure. And I'm not doing this kind of a war all over again." He looked towards where his brother was and clenched his fists. "If he did anything to hurt Mom-"

"Mom's going to be fine" Ryan assured him. "But we can't rescue her until we know where Claude is keeping his prisoners, including Mom and Tori."

"Then what are we waiting for?" Matthew asked. He gestured for his Marowak. The Pokémon took it's Thick Club and smashed in the door to get into the Hotel. With their way in set, the boys and their Pokémon walked inside. Right by this side entrance was an elevator, but it seemed to not have power anymore. "I guess those ArcNet bozos succeeded. No power to the whole city."

"Not without personal generators" Ryan pointed out. He looked to the stairwell beside the elevator and let out a beleaguered sigh. "I guess were going up this way."

"We can always fly" Matthew pointed out.

"I'd rather save your Noivern in case something else happens and Claude gets an escape route. We can take on a dozen or so floors." Without waiting from a sassy response from his brother, Ryan and Achilles sprinted up the stairs and made it to the second level. The halls were dark and lifeless, prompting Ryan to realize there was no one on the floor. He looked towards Achilles to be sure. His Gallade concentrated on seeking all life on this floor, but nodded to acknowledge that there was no one but the two of them.

Claude is on the Penthouse Floor. Surrounded by his ten best personal mercenaries. I sense no elevated heart rate at our presence. He seems collected and calm. As if he knows what is going to unfold from this point on, my friend.

Ryan eyed the ceiling above them and could feel his own anger starting to boil over. "Six months of playing this game is enough. I've got too much at stake to let him get away again!" Without waiting a second, Ryan continued up the stairs up level after level. He came to a stop when he spotted his brother slowly making his way up behind him. "Don't slow me down, Matt."

Matthew shook his head. "You shouldn't assume I'm going to slow you down" he laughed, wheezing as he tried to catch up to his brother. Behind him, his Marowak was sauntering up the steps, brandishing his Thick Club like he knew it was meant for something important. "There won't be much left for us to do once we catch Claude. We'll have Mom back and some answers about Mewtwo. I hope." He finally caught up to his brother and the two stood beside one another for a moment. "You know what? I think this is the first time we've done this since Daniel's gym."

Ryan nodded. "A long time since those days."

"Ry?"

"Yeah?"

"Let's take him down."

"You know it." Though their brotherhood was likely never to be what it once was, both knew that so long as they had a common foe and common goals, they needed to work together. They had more than enough reasons to keep their rivalry on the backburners, including their Pokémon, their sister, and their parents. Of course, it went beyond them as well. There were Jocelyn and Amanda, Christopher, Giselle, Annette, Jeremy and all those still stuck on Mirage Island. And then there were Dawn and Lucas, Holly and Tommy, and above all, Addison. No matter how they felt about each other, it was clear that unless all were united, the inexorable forces of evil would consume everything they cherished and held dear. Not even Ryan's luck, Cameron's swagger or Michael's heroism would be enough this time.

With optimism rivaling their childhoods, both brothers and their Pokémon continued up the last few floors towards the top of the Grand Titanio Hotel.