Brendan, May, and Wally, who were still on the island, walked around town.
"Maybe we should ask somebody here for help," said May.
"But what are we supposed to do next?" asked Wally. "Team Aqua's after us."
"Hey, look!" Brendan saw a speedboat in the distance. "Maybe the guy on that speedboat will help us!"
On the speedboat were Matt and Shelly, who were looking for them.
"Let's check Mossdeep," said Shelly. "I'm sure those kids are together."
"Then, let's move it!" ordered Matt as they shot into the island.
Brendan then realized that those riders were with Team Aqua. "Uh, I don't think they're there to help us..."
Matt and Shelly, upon dismounting, came in hot pursuit for Brendan, May, and Wally.
"Let's make a run for it!" shouted May, and the three ran away.
"Hey. wait!" exclaimed a surprised Matt. "We're not gonna take you back!"
"Come on, Wally, I just want to help you now."
"Why the hell did they run away?" questioned Matt. "Damn kids."
"Looks like we'll have to explain everything while holding them down."
---
Kamon began to regain consciousness.
From what he could gather, he was in the back of a Jeep at night. Had any danger finally come to pass?
He began to remember more of that night. He was inside a glass chamber, while Lewis Pantor was staring down at him. After a flash of light, so was Giovanni.
Another flash of light ensued, and Kamon was back in the Jeep.
---
Brendan, May, and Wally were hiding out in the Space Center. Wally looked out through a window. "It doesn't look like they know where we are."
"What are you three doing here?" asked a scientist.
"Hiding from Team Aqua," said Brendan. "They're here and after us."
---
Kamon awakened, finding himself transported on a stretcher, which he was strapped to. He quietly managed to free his arms and break the straps off. As a result of being free, he then ran through the hallway. The Magma Grunts were visibly surprised.
"How'd that kid get up so easily?"
"We need to grab and sedate him again!"
"Well, you heard what the boss said. The kid's tough. He could be anywhere in the complex."
Kamon searched the hideout. Where could Duncan and Crystal be?
He then had an idea: he could call them via PokéNav. He searched his pocket... "Oh, no! They took my PokéNav!" He had also been relieved of his money, making him unable to use a pay phone either. Not that there were any around.
Which meant that Kamon was trapped and isolated. Pretty soon, he would be recaptured.
No. He couldn't let that happen. He had to find Tabitha and Courtney. They may be vital to his escape.
---
"Look, we're Aqua rebels now," explained Shelly to Wally. "We don't like Team Aqua anymore."
"I don't know if I can trust you."
"Come on, chum, give us a chance," requested Matt. "We're good now."
"Well, okay, I guess."
"Good! It's all settled."
---
Kamon walked through a hall. He could sense that Tabitha and Courtney's room was here. He picked a familiar door, and...
Nobody was present. This seemed to be the perfect chance to use the phone to call Duncan and Crystal.
He picked up the receiver and dialed a number. "586-555-0146."
"Hello?" asked Duncan.
"Great, you didn't get captured!"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm back in Team Magma's hideout. I'm in Tabitha and Courtney's room."
"They know you're in there?"
"No. I sneaked in." He could sense that somebody was coming. "Just get help." He hung up and dashed under the bed.
Tabitha and Courtney had returned. Kamon suddenly jumped out and grabbed them by the necks!
Courtney barely screamed. "What are trying to do? Give us heart attacks?"
"You need a heart before you can have an attack," said Kamon menacingly. "Now what happened to me?"
"We tranqued you!" answered Tabitha nervously.
"I knew it. Why did you?"
"By order of Maxie," answered Courtney, gasping for air. Kamon let go of them.
"Maximilian Banrun? Pantor's old research assistant?"
"Yeah, man, so just leave us alone, please!" pleaded Tabitha.
"Okay, then," said a calming Kamon. "I'll leave."
---
Team Magma Grunts stormed the space center.
"Look, Team Magma! We're rebels now!" Matt tried to explain to them. "We don't want any more of that damn Team Aqua!"
"Can't we settle this peacefully?" begged Shelly. "Why do we rival each other?"
A Team Magma Admin. told Shelly, "Well, since you're not in Team Aqua anymore, we've got no more use for you. We'll use the space shuttle to get into space. With no rivals!"
"Not if we can help it!" Brendan, May, and Wally all called out their Pokémon. "Let's fight these Magmas to the end!"
---
Kamon walked through the halls of Team Magma's headquarters, dodging any patrolling grunts.
It was decided – Duncan and Crystal would seek help to save him.
Suddenly, however, a flash of light blanketed Kamon, and he had become frozen in place. What was he doing now? He was going to…
fade…
Kamon began to lose his memory, as if his brain were being reformatted.
fade…
A strange man, in a black-and-red jumpsuit, who seemed oddly familiar, approached him from the shadows.
"Kamon, I am your friend," said the man calmly.
Kamon could not move or speak. He couldn't even blink to escape the man's staring gaze.
The strange man could feel the tenseness in Kamon's body. "You recognize me, don't you?"
Kamon did recognize him. But from where?
"I helped you and your friends escape from the Weather Institute."
Kamon didn't recall… wait a second, this man did. Kamon began to feel calm. He was with an old friend.
"Together, we will stop Team Magma's plan to release Groudon into the open."
---
After a bitter battle, Team Magma escaped from the space center, and sailed into the sea. An elderly woman was caught up in the fight, and injured severely.
"May... come over here, please. It's your grandma."
May came over to Olivia curiously. "What's going on?"
"Kamon's... not really... your cousin..."
"What?!"
"Giovanni's... not really... Kamon's father..."
"He was adopted?"
"Yes... but more than that... Kamon is special... tell your father the disappointing news..." Olivia groaned in pain, and passed out.
"What did she mean: 'Giovanni's not really Kamon's father?'" asked Brendan.
"I think she's been trying to tell us the truth about him."
---
The next day, on a hot summer noon, Kamon and the strange man had arrived at a specific spot in the ocean. "Here is the Terra Cave," the man presented.
"There's no land."
"It's underwater."
"So I'll have to go underwater to get to Groudon."
"Yes."
Kamon found himself automatically jumping off the boat and into the water. He proceeded to dive down the ridge into darkness.
The pressure increased, and the temperature decreased. Kamon floundered through the darkness as his eyes adjusted and, for some reason, didn't feel the pressure for air, almost as if he could breathe underwater.
Kamon felt an aura of fire as he traveled. Could the aura be that of Groudon? The aura grew stronger as he came toward a cave. A burning sensation emerged in his body, despite the coldness, and he swam up to the surface, reaching a seafloor cave.
He then heard the voice of the strange man call to him:
Welcome to the Terra Cave. You must pass the tests in order to awaken Groudon. You must first overcome the hot spring pond, then the lava room, and then resist the temptations that come after. Only then will you awaken the legendary Pokémon.
Kamon decided, this shouldn't be that hard – he could handle it.
No, it is not as simple as you believe. That's right. I read your mind. Even though you can withstand such conditions, continuous injuries can still kill you. I hope this does not happen.
---
"I can't get Kamon on the phone," Norman told Gloria. "What could have happened to him?"
"Did you get May?"
"Yeah, but she's been awful secretive about where she is."
"Could she be worried that you'll organize a search party?"
"I will if I must. I'm worried about both Kamon and May."
---
"Roger, did you call Duncan and Crystal?"
"I did, Lisa, and they're fine."
"What about Kamon?"
"They haven't said anything about him lately. I'm worried. What if Team Magma's in on it?"
"Roger, we've checked out Team Magma, and they're legit. If anything, they're protecting them."
Roger sighed. "I hope you're right."