Kamon awoke the next day. He knew that he would need to find Duncan and Crystal by going back into Mt. Chimney. The egg didn't hatch yet, so he would have to be careful with it.

"It looks like we're on our own now," said Kamon. "We've got to hurry and save Gold and Crystal before something bad happens to them." They risked their lives to save him. Now it was time to return the favor.

---

Kamon headed east of town, where he had come from to get refuge. Ashes fell down as he traveled. It was getting a bit colder as well, due to the sun being blocked by the cloudy ash in the sky.

The ash in the ground had made Kamon itch. It felt finer than sand at a beach.

He felt the magma level underground slowly returning to its normal state. The eruption was just about over. "I think it's safe now."

Axel ran through the ashy grass and felt some ash get into his nose, causing him to sneeze. Spike fell off the Persian and landed into a pile of the gray dust.

Kamon frantically dug up the ash to search for Spike, who popped out from it. "There you are. I got worried about you."

Upon reaching the other side, he was disappointed to see that a massive rockslide blocked the way. He tried climbing it, but fell back to the ground. "It looks like we'll have to climb up the volcano."

Kamon reached the foot of the volcano and started climbing. Suddenly, though, there was a rise in magma level, along with the smell of sulfur. Burning rocks flew out of the volcano and right to where Kamon was standing. He swiftly recalled Axel and Spike, and jumped down to the ground. "It looks like Team Magma's gone nervous from the recent rash of intrusion," said Kamon. "It appears to be their new security system." He pulled out his PokéNav and tried calling Crystal.

"Hi there. Ha-ha-ha, you're talking to a machine, but don't be shy..." Kamon hung up.

"It's just her answering machine. They might have turned it off." And so he tried calling Duncan, expecting just another answering machine message."

---

Duncan and Crystal, handcuffed, were being held in an office for interrogation by a Team Magma officer. Duncan's PokéNav rang. The officer questioned Tabitha, "You didn't turn off his PokéNav?!"

"Shoot! I didn't. Sorry. We'll be right back."
Tabitha and Courtney exited the room and saw the caller ID: "STELLDOX KAMON, 586-555-0169"

"Hello?" asked Courtney.

"Courtney? This is Silver. Keep my location a secret, but I'm heading toward Mauville City. The reason? I don't really know."

"We'll be leaving for a while to go to the Weather Institute. It's on the way to Fortree City," explained Courtney. "That happens tomorrow, so you'd better get there before we do!"

"You're on the right track, dude," added Tabitha. "We'll keep you posted."

"Thanks! Just make sure Gold and Crystal are okay."

"We won't force them to self-incriminate themselves," said Courtney. "That should buy you some time."

"Yeah, forced self-incrimination's illegal."

---

Kamon headed toward the Meteor Falls west of Fallarbor. He could see an amazing view of the surrounding area. There was a small house at the east and mountainous terrain. In the distance, he could see a large city. "That's Rustboro City," remarked Kamon. "It looks like it'll take a long time for us to get there."
Spike walked toward the water, seeing his reflection. He then came down to get a drink… but fell over with a splash!

"Spike!" Kamon then dove into the water to save the Togepi.

Spike looked around and saw a Carvanha swimming around timidly. When seeing Spike, however, the piranha turned hostile, coming right at him. Spike tried to swim away, but his arms were too small and flimsy. He also felt a pressure in his chest. Carvanha then proceeded to chomp, but Axel headed down just in time as he bit the piranha. Kamon proceeded to grab Spike and swim back to the surface. Axel screeched out in pain as Carvanha's protective spikes poked into his body. He swam back to the surface to recover.

Kamon, Axel and Spike then began to fall down a large waterfall!

---

Kamon had lost all senses when he landed to the bottom of the waterfall, but regained consciousness soon after. He was out of the water, and he saw an orange-haired woman checking to see if he was okay. "Wha- what happened?"

"You fell down a waterfall," explained the woman. "I'm Lanette Overeus, Bill Microbyte's partner in creating the Pokémon Storage System and Wally Syntheprove's aunt. I'm Wally's mother's sister. You must be Kamon Stelldox."

"That's me," said Kamon as he got onto his feet. "My friends have been kidnapped by Team Magma. I was kidnapped too, once, by Team Rocket last year."

"You must have gone through a lot in your life. My nephew and his friends are going to Fortree City right now."

"Fortree City… that's where you've got to pass the Weather Institute… I've got to go." Kamon ran out of the house and through the valley, trying to get back to Rusturf Tunnel. Lanette saw this as strange. Why was he in a hurry?

---

Kamon, since he didn't have a car now, tried to pass the tunnel. The toll taker told him, "Excuse me! You need to drive through here."

Hmm. That didn't stop Kamon. Maybe crossing through the tunnel isn't the answer. He'd need to find some other way across. He then remembered when he climbed Mt. Chimney. He could climb the mountainous terrain and make his way to Mauville, recover his car (it could easily have been fixed early; the Winstrates probably aren't very good at estimates), and make his way to the Weather Institute.

And so, when no guards were watching, Kamon scrambled himself up the rocky wall. But when he saw security cameras scoping the terrain, he quickly jumped down before he could be detected. "I guess climbing is out of the question." It seemed he had no choice but to hitchhike. The problem was, he didn't know what to do. Then he remembered seeing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, where one of the symbols was a "thumbs-up" sign. And so, he held his thumb up, walking around the road aimlessly. A car pulled up to him. "Jasmine?"

"Hello again, Silver. Where's Gold and Crystal?"

"Uh, I can't really say, but I'm supposed to meet them at the Weather Institute. Could you please drop me off at Mauville City?"

"Sure thing. Hop in."

---

At noon, Jasmine and Kamon arrived at Mauville City. "Thanks for the ride," thanked Kamon as Jasmine drove off. He headed to Rydel's Repairs.

"I'm here to claim my car. I'm Kamon Stelldox."

Rydel, the manager, then explained, "I can't seem to find you car. I've got nothing for you, kid, I'm sorry."

"Thanks anyway." Kamon walked out. Who stole his car? In any case, he would have to walk to the Weather Institute.

On the other side of town, Olivia was in the car, looking at Kamon through binoculars. She then drove off.

Kamon then ran east, following the PokéNav's PDA.

---

A man, hidden in shadows, sat on his chair, waiting for somebody. There was a knock on the door. The man stood up and opened the door. The man who processed Olivia's resignation had arrived.

"Thought you'd come around. I never thought the secretive guy from work-"

The obscured man then grabbed the other man by the neck and twisted his spine, killing him instantly.

"I'm sorry to do this to you, but I can't have the company find out what I've been doing," the mystery person said. "It could endanger me."