Manuel's Saga Chapter 2
Manuel and Cynthia enter the hidden tower in Lavender Town. However, nothing seems to be inside the tower. Manuel finds a note from Lance.
Manuel: Listen to this: Lance demands us to meet him on the Lake of Rage area. That's in Jhoto, right?
Cynthia: That's right. But I think this is a trap.
Manuel: I think so, too. But I think this is the only way to figure out what's wrong with him and solve his problem.
Cynthia: Good point.
As the two of them were leaving, a trap is set. The two of them tries to escape, but the trap is a self-destruct signal! The tower begins to self-destruct. Manuel and Cynthia try to use the elevator, but it's busted.
Manuel: Hey. I got a better idea.
Cynthia: What is it?
Manuel: You'll see.
Manuel sends out his Rhyperior. The weight of Rhyperior causes the floor to break, with Manuel and Cynthia on top of him. Manuel recalls Rhyperior when on the base floor and leaves through the front door. Just in time, the tower explodes.
Cynthia: That was a close call.
Manuel: Yeah. Wait. Is it nighttime?
Cynthia: Judging to the clock over there, it is.
Manuel: Let's rest in the Pokémon Center.
Cynthia: Alright, but remember that this isn't a date.
Manuel: I know, I know…*to himself* Rats.
Cynthia uses her phone to call someone to get a helicopter in the morning. Manuel and Cynthia stayed in the Pokémon Center. In the morning, a helicopter comes to pick the duo. Cynthia tells the pilot to go to the Lake of Rage.