Oliver, Esther, and Swaine got into Al Mamoon and went to Swift Solutions to trade some of the stamp cards they got before they had went into the Temple of Trials. When they got there, they found Rashaad inside, talking to the Taskmaster.
"I see. I'll take care of it in a moment. I have to make sure my daughter gets home safely."
"Father?" Esther said, tapping his shoulder. "What's going on?" Rashaad turned and looked a little surprised to see them.
"Speak of the devil." The Taskmaster muttered, shuffling through some stamp cards. Rashaad cleared his throat, giving the Taskmaster a sideways glance.
"Ah, Esther. I was just off to check on something down in the Rolling Hills."
"The Rolling Hills?" Oliver asked. "Isn't that a little far away?" Rashaad nodded.
"Yes, but as I am the only sage in the Summerlands, I am well appointed to check on the disturbance."
"A disturbance?" Rashaad nodded again. "Why kind of disturbance?"
"A disturbance in the balance of the worlds. Queen Aaliyah told me this morning that she felt it, and that it would cause a major disruption between our world. So, I told her that I would go and see what's happened." Oliver pumped his fists.
"Can we go with you, Mr. Rashaad? Maybe we can help!" Rashaad nodded.
"Of course. It goes without saying, does it not? You are, after all, the savior of this world." Swaine pumped his fist.
"Then let's get going, shall we? We've got a long walk ahead of us!"
OM
"Well, why don't we keep moving?" Ash suggested, standing up. "We need to get to Cerulean city, so that I can get my second badge!"
"Pika pika pi!" Pikachu squealed, and Brock stood up.
"Yeah! Let's get going!" Misty looked uncertain, but followed them anyway.
As they walked into Mount Moon where they had go through, they heard grunting.
"Dig faster, you two!"
"Well, James is slacking!"
"Oh, please! You're not doing a thing!" Ash, Misty, and Brock exchanged looks, then ran down the way, where they found Team Rocket! When Team Rocket saw them, they threw their shovels in the air.
"Oh thank goodness!"
"We can get a break!" Then Jessie jumped up.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double!" James added, following suit.
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evil of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket blasting off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" Meowth jumped in between them.
"Meowth, that's right!"
"Team Rocket!" Ash cried out. "What are you going here?"
"Why, digging a trap for rare Pokémon, of course!" Jessie told him obviously.
"Well we won't let you trap any innocent Pokémon!" Misty told them defiantly. James laughed.
"And who's going to stop us? Certainly not you! You'll be busy!" Then he pulled out a Pokeball and threw it at her. "Out you come, Coffing!" Then the great gassy Pokemon came out. Jessie threw her Pokeball out as well.
"Go on, Ekans!" She called, the snake coming at them.
"Pikachu! Use Thunderbolt!" Ash called as Team Rocket made their escape, staying back only to have Coffing do a Smokescreen, then have them return to their Pokeballs.
When they got far enough away, they tried to allow to a stop, but James managed to trip over Meowth, who ran into Jessie, who went tumbling down into a deep hole, followed by the boys. When they landed, Jessie shoved them off of her and dusted herself off, staring at a strange glow.
"James, Meowth, look! Up ahead!" James and Meowth looked, and saw the glow.
"What do you suppose that is, huh?" Meowth asked them.
"Only one way to find out!" James told them. Then they ran towards the glow.
"What if its a rare Pokémon?" Jessie wondered aloud.
"Perhaps its jewels and gold beyond our wildest dreams!" James exclaimed.
"Uh, I don't think its either." Meowth told them as they approached it. It was like a doorway. A huge doorway, that glowed like magic. It called to Team Rocket, and they walked through it, seeing only light at the end of a long hallway. James gave Jessie a shove.
"Well, go on, Jessie. Your rare Pokémon is at the end!" Meowth nodded, hiding behind James's leg.
"That's right! We're right behind you!" Jessie tossed her pink hair.
"You two are sissies! Just plain wimps!" Then she headed down the hall towards the light, the boys following behind.
OM
When they reached the Summerlands, they found the Conductor dancing around a doorway.
"Mr. Conductor!" Oliver exclaimed. "What are you doing here?" The Conductor stopped dancing and smiled at the four.
"Oh ho ho! I've just found the portal to all worlds, of course! Behind this door, is the Guardian of Worlds! And past him, it leads to more worlds than this one and your own!" Then he began to bounce around again
"The portal to all worlds?" Rashaad asked, looking gruff. "Mr. Conductor, this is hardly safe. Its causing a disturbance in this world. Queen Aaliyah felt it herself." The Conductor suddenly stopped bouncing, and pressed on of his big pink bunny ears to the door.
"Hush! Hush hush hush, now!" He told them. "I hear something!"
"This guy's delusional!" Swaine groaned.
"Oh, yes I hear something!" The Conductor jumped up again, then faced the group. "Witness this, friends, as we meet those from a world completely different from our own!" And he opened a door, just as a roar came from inside, and two people plus a cat came flying out! One of them was a girl with long pink hair that stuck out straight and the other was a man with short purple hair. They both wore white t-shirts with a red R on them while she wore a skirt and he wore white pants.
"What the hell?" Swaine muttered, him and Rashaad crouching down to examine the two.
"Oh my goodness!" Esther exclaimed, picking up the cat and examining a gold bit on its head. The Conductor, meanwhile, bounced around giddily.
"Callooh, Callay, my friends! We have visitors from another world!"