Salamence landed in a clearing outside of Pallet Town. Ty and Lily (plus Blaze) slid off his back. Ty recalled him and they started down the road. The sleepy town lay before them, giving a feeling of peace the duo hadn't felt in weeks.

"Won't this be a nice surprise for our folks?" Lily asked, "I didn't tell them we were going to fly in instead of taking a ferry. They aren't expecting us until the day after tomorrow!"

"You're just hurrying my death sentence," he grumbled, "The police called my parents while you, Blaine, and John were trying to rescue me. I promised them I wouldn't get involved with Team Rocket."

"You didn't really have a choice. If you hadn't intervened in all those places, things would've turned out a lot worse. They can't kill you too much since the paper raised your salary."

"What do your parents think?"

"They don't need to know about Celadon. The others are okay to tell them since I wasn't by myself."

"You still haven't told me what you did in Celadon. Just don't mention the price on our heads."

"I won't tell if you won't tell. Besides, you're worth a lot more than me. I don't think the Rockets have a base in Sinnoh."

"Yet…"

"Lighten up, Ty! We're finally home and soon we'll be in Rocket free territory!" Pallet Town was quiet. It was still fairly early in the morning, so no one was out yet. They walked through the quiet streets, followed by Blaze. A woman working in the garden smiled and waved at them. Lily waved back, nearly getting left behind by Ty. They finally arrived at their houses. A Ninetails stood in the window, barking. Blaze ran up to the door and started barking.

"What's that?"

"It's just probably another Rattata in my garden. You know how Amber likes to chase those." The door opened. Lily smiled.

"Hi Mom, we're home!" Amber came bolting out, nearly running over her. She picked up Blaze by the bandana and carried him inside. She still thinks he's a puppy. He hasn't been one for a couple of years now. Lily found herself enveloped by a hug from her mom.

"Monica, the kids are home!" Lily stepped aside as Ty got tackled by his mom. She smothered him in kisses and hugs. He blushed, embarrassed by his mom's public showing of affection.

"Mom!"

"My baby! Tyler Lee Miyamato, how dare you scare us like that! I thought you promised not to get tangled up with that horrible Team Rocket!"

"Mom, I'm fine! I didn't join them or anything! I didn't expect them to show up at Cinnabar. We were trying to get ahead of them, but they somehow caught up. My Scyther evolved into a Scizor finally."

"And I got two more Pokémon!" Lily added, helping change the subject, "But we have to go to the backyard to see one of them."

"I can't wait to see what cute Pokémon you caught!" her mom exclaimed, "Your father will be here soon."

Sure, I caught a cute little Gyarados. He won't fit in the Goldeen pond. They went through the back door into the backyard. Blaze dashed out of the house and sat next to Lily. She got out her Poke balls.

"Guys, come out and meet the family!" Snap and Zenith came out, but Oro remained in his. Her mom inspected Zenith.

"You've taken very good care of this one."

"The other one is kind of shy around strangers." Two men came in through the back gate. A Mightyena followed, giving a curt nod to Blaze. One gave Ty a handy pat on the back.

"You gave your mother and I a scare, son. I hope you taught those Rockets a lesson on messing with the Miyamatos!"

"Jett, don't encourage him!"

"It's not like he goes looking for trouble. Trouble just follows us Miyamatos." Lily tackled the other man.

"Dad! Did you get a birthday present?"

"Sheesh, all that the daughter who has been off on her journey can say to her old man is, "What did you get me?" How typical!"

"Dad…"

"Just kidding, honey. This must be Zenith. I could've sworn that she was just a Pidgey. Snapdragon and Blaze haven't changed any, but where's this new fourth Pokémon? Is it too cowardly to come out?" After that, the ball popped open. The four adults looked up in awe. "Well, that won't fit in our Goldeen pond. Where'd you snag this catch?"

"I got him from Lake Lao between Fuschia and Cinnabar. Say hello to Oro, the golden Gyarados." Oro lowered his head, examining the new humans. He rubbed against Lily's father, much to Miles' dismay. "He's just a big softy. But he does have a bit of a temper, so don't jolt him too much." Oro began moving. "Hey, where are you going?"

"He's probably looking for some water," Ty commented, "I'll have Blastoise spray him while you look for a lake or something."

"I'll run to Oak's ranch and ask him if his lake is big enough." Blaze ran after her. A few minutes later, she arrived at his lab. His assistant, Tracey, was there, but the professor was nowhere in sight.

"Where's the Professor?"

"He's somewhere on the ranch fixing a busted fence. Ash's Taruos went on the rampage again. Can I help you with something?"

"Do you have any gigantic lakes on the ranch?"

"They're decent sized, I guess."

"Are any of them big enough to hold that?" She pointed to Oro, who was towered over her house. Tracey's jaw dropped and he grabbed his sketchbook, quickly drawing the sight in front of him. He snapped it shut.

"Let me find the Professor." Once they did find him, Oak seemed stumped as to where to put the Gyarados. The lake he had was filled with other Pokémon, and there was no way to tell if they would mind sharing it with a Gyarados.

"Where did you catch him again?"

"He's from Lake Lao."

"Wait, this isn't the Gyarados that no one could catch, is it? No offense to you or your very well raised Pokémon, but they aren't at high enough levels to beat that!"

"He let me catch him, and his name is Oro. I was going to release him, but he wanted to come with me. I guess he figured I was better than Team Rocket."

"Team Rocket?"

"Even though I think he would've been happier with Lance. I haven't really used him in a battle yet. But he seems to be fine with it. Maybe he's tired of fighting."

"Lance, as in Lance of the Elite Four? What exactly happened at Lake Lao?"

"Well, Ty and I took a break, and nearly got taken prisoner by Team Rocket. We apparently have a bounty on our heads from them, but Ty's worth more than me. It's no big deal. I swear we didn't do anything to them! We just got in their way a couple… or seven times."

"Lily, tell me everything."

She returned to her house, along with some money for the Master Ball Admin Trapper kindly "gave" her at Lake Lao. She hadn't wanted Professor Oak to pay her for it, but since she had nearly gotten captured, he felt like he had to reimburse her. She would have to keep Oro in his ball, since there was no place for him. When she entered her backyard, she found a local news station there. Much to her relief, they all seemed to be after Ty and didn't question the presence of the golden Gyarados.

"Mr. Miyamato, what can we expect from you, now that you're finished with your Kanto run?" Lily recalled Oro and hung back.

"I'll relax awhile before heading off to Sinnoh."

"Are you taking anybody with you?"

"Of course he is!" Lily cut in, "He'd be crazy not to take me along! Besides, one region isn't enough to say, "I'm done with traveling!" I just got started, and I'm not going to stop now!"

"Tyler, do you think that Team Rocket will cause you grief like they recently have?"

"I don't think they've expanded into Sinnoh yet."

"Why did Team Rocket kidnap you near the end of a gym battle?"

"No further questions, please." The media surprisingly dispersed, leaving the Kline's backyard.

"Nosy media hounds," Mr. Kline growled, "Always sticking their noses in everybody else's business. Now, why don't we all go inside and talk about your journey, minus the Rockets?" Everybody agreed with him and the group went into the house. A few minutes later, a Psyduck came and got in the pond, staring off into space.

AN: Okay, more updated/ revised things. Story will pick up soon