Brawly cruised through the sea to Slateport City using a motorboat.

Now that they were on a motorboat, Brendan, May and Wally felt the wind rushing past them. Wally thought that he had seen an abandoned ship, which the motorboat sped by, but it didn't seem too interesting at all. He dismissed it as a regular ship.

"When do we reach Slateport?" asked May.

"I guess in just a half hour," said Brawly.

"I can wait," said Brendan. "…Team Aqua has taken me captive… I need your help." He recalled the note stating that Team Aqua was holding his father captive. It agitated him. Why would they do such a thing? He looked out into the sea as the sun fell, turning the sky orange.

As night fell, they arrived at Slateport Beach. The night sky and bright moon gave the beach a majestic appearance.

"I think we're going to need to stop and rest for the night," said Wally.

"Sure thing, Wally," said Brawly. "I'll check in at a hotel."

---

"How does that logo relate to me?" asked Kamon.

"I don't know," answered Duncan. "What do I look like? A fortune-teller?"

Kamon immediately had an idea snapped into his mind. "A fortune-teller! That's it! Someone who could tell me answers to my questions, as well as my future!"

"Those people are scams," said Duncan. "They're complete idiots who try to take your hard-earned money!"

"Actually, I think that might be a good idea just in case," said Crystal calmly. "I mean, there are psychic Pokémon, so it's possible."

"Then that's where I need to go. Off to the phone book!" Kamon headed to the bookshelf and grabbed a phone book. "Tomorrow morning, I get all the answers to my questions!"

"I bet they can tell me about future stocks," Duncan said. But he didn't seem serious about it.

---

The next morning, Brendan, May and Wally searched around Slateport City. "Where to now?" asked Brendan.

"Maybe Shelly's at the museum," said Wally. "Let's go there."

"I think I remember where that is," said Brendan. "I know, since I've been to that museum before. It's at the east edge of town."

And he was right! They had reached the science museum. But who were these Team Aqua Grunts?

"What is Team Aqua doing here?" asked May.

"I don't know, but it looks like a long line." Wally did know, however, that something weird was going on here. "Let's wait in line to find out."

"This is like waiting a long line for a ride at PokéWorld," Brendan mused. But as time passed, the line became smaller as the three stayed directly behind.

And finally, they entered the museum. The floor was an azure blue and the walls were metallic.

But something wasn't quite right here.

Many people who appeared to be with Team Aqua occupied the place. They all wore the same pirate outfits. But none had the long, orange hair that Wally would recognize.

"Don't worry, you guys," May assured the staff. "We're not with Team Aqua."

"Okay, then, that's $50 each for entrance," said a receptionist.

"Here you go." Brendan handed three fifty-dollar bills.

Upon entering the Oceanic Museum, Wally searched the place to try and find anyone familiar. Brendan browsed the water exhibits.

---

"I'm still having these dreams and I can't stop myself from believing them," said Kamon.

The psychiatrist then told him, "Now, Mr. Stelldox, to believe in such strange dreams is a sign of anxiety. Sooner you accept this, the sooner you'll recover."

"But, I dreamed that the legendary Mew told me where to find information of my past!"

"And what exactly did the Pokémon say?"

"Oh, what's the difference? It's just a dream."

---

Brendan saw a sample of soil from the ocean floor. He read, "'Over many years, the remains of life-forms settle at the bottom of the sea making sedimentary layers. By analyzing these layers, the ancient past is revealed.' So layers can tell a story about a long time ago." Another was a pile of salt. "'Why is the sea salty? Seawater contains dissolved salt.' Yeah, it's sodium and chlorine. They come from rocks and dissolve in water."

May looked at a replica model of Hoenn. "Where's Littleroot?" Brendan also took a look at the model and pointed to Littleroot Town. It was down at the southeastern part of the region.

Wally then went upstairs. He knew about the sign saying "Employees Only" but chose to ignore it, seeing as Team Aqua didn't always comply with the rules. He then shut the door quietly. The room was dark, so Wally flipped on a light switch. Nobody else seemed to be inside, fortunately. As such, he searched through the room to see if there would be anything that Team Aqua would find interesting. But the only problem was this: what were they looking for exactly?

"Hey, you! Hold it! What are you doing in here?" questioned someone.

"Uh, well, I…" Wally saw that it was some scary man who was with Team Aqua. He appeared to be a high-ranking Aqua as well, since he was dressed in a blue vest rather than the striped shirts the grunts wore. "You're not staff!"

"Neither are you, kid! But you're snooping around, and we can't have that crap! I'm Matthew Geotica, the leader of this group. Archie's the grand leader of us all!"
"I don't care, but I gotta go!" Wally quickly dashed his way out, but Matt grabbed him, slamming the door.

"Not so fast, kid! You're coming with us!"

"Help! Brendan! May!" Wally pounded on the locked door. An alarm began to ring throughout the place.

Brendan heard Wally's cries for help and ran up the stairs. He started to open the door, but Matt pushed the door at him, banging the trainer's head and causing him to fall down the stairs dazed.

May had to think fast, since the Aqua Grunts were pursuing them. And so, she pulled the dazed Brendan out of the museum, the staff also running out.

"They've got Wally…" Brendan said, still dazed. "My head hurts…"

"Well, we've got to hide!" May and Brendan quickly hid in the bushes as Team Aqua ran out with Wally held captive. They could hear what Team Aqua was saying.

"All right, then, let's put this kid in that old cabin between Mauville and Slateport!" said Matt.

"Good idea, Geotica," said a female Aqua, whose features couldn't be distinguished by Wally, since he was blindfolded. Wally felt himself being lifted into a van, which drove off. He was also tied up. Who were these people anyway?

---

The psychiatrist wasn't much help. Kamon needed someone who could tell him about his life. Why was he so important to Team Rocket?

And so he searched the phone book for fortunetellers. "Fortune cookies, no… fortune hunters, of course not… Wheel of Fortune, no way… here it is, fortune tellers." He searched the book for one nearby Littleroot, maybe Oldale. "Hmm, this one looks interesting…"

The entry read, "Having trouble with figuring out the past? Or are you unsure about your future? Perhaps both? Then come down to Monane's Cabin for all your answers!"

"Monane, huh? Sounds good, and this is in… It's at Petalburg City." Kamon used scissors to cut the entry out. "Let's go to Petalburg, Axel. I'll drive."

---

Kamon, Duncan and Crystal arrived in Petalburg. "850 35th Street… this must be it," Kamon said as he parked the car and exit with Axel. This would likely cost money, so he had also brought some.

For some odd reason, Kamon had the feeling that someone was watching him. He looked around and saw a female in a tan truck. She looked oddly familiar…

"What are you looking at?" asked Crystal.

"I don't know," answered Kamon. "It's nothing important."

But this was it. No turning back now. He opened the door leading inside.

"Hello? Is anybody here?"

"Ah! A customer!" someone shouted out.

"You must be Monane. My name is Kamon Stelldox."

"Hello, Mr. Stelldox. I see you and your Persian have trouble with your past and future."

"Well, I don't really know much. Team Rocket pursued me last year, but my friends and I shut it down for good. Now I keep getting these dreams and I can't stop myself from believing them."

"Let's sit down here to set things through about your life."

"Okay."