Manuel's Saga Chapter 1
In the middle of what seems to be nowhere, Manuel rides his bikes to what seems to be the Pokémon Master Headquarters. In the Masters' HQ, he sees Cynthia studying.
Cynthia: Why have you called me earlier?
Manuel: Listen to this. While Lance and I were in Orre, Red himself blasted some sort of aura through Sabrina and Lance, turning them evil.
Cynthia: … That's silly.
Manuel: I'm serious! Lance is evil.
Cynthia: Again? I've handled it before. I can do it again.
Manuel: What do mean, "again"?
Cynthia sees Manuel's bike and he says that Zario gave it to him. Cynthia then prepares to leave. Before they leave, tough, a news report on TV caught their attention.
News reporter: A mysterious tower has suddenly appeared on Lavender Town. It's not the usual tower in there. This is different.
Cynthia and Manuel think that Lance could be in that tower.
Cynthia: Lance might be there. Are you coming?
Manuel: Yeah, I am.
Cynthia: Alright. Get Abel and let's go.
Manuel: …Yeah…about that. He kinda left the planet through a portal some freaky Deoxys made.
Cynthia: I thought that medal I gave him prevented him from leaving.
Manuel: Wait, so THAT'S the purpose of that…
Cynthia: Never mind that. Let's just go.
Manuel takes his bike to Lavender Town while Cynthia rides her Garchomp to Lavender Town. In Lavender Town, they see the mysterious tower. They slowly walk inside to see if Lance is in there, watching out for any traps.