Manuel's Saga Chapter 3
While on the helicopter, Manuel and Cynthia look down to see the state of the Pokémon World's land.
Cynthia: Wow. Look at this. The land…is in danger.
Manuel: Yeah. Looks like a nuke hit the place.
Pilot: Say, how are you two doing?
Manuel: …Alright, I guess.
Pilot: Good. Have a nice trip!
Cynthia: What do you mean by that?
What Manuel and Cynthia don't know is that the pilot is really a Neo Galactic X member. He sets on the self-destruct mode and parachutes off the copter. Since neither Manuel or Cynthia can pilot a copter, they jumped out of the copter and braced themselves, with Cynthia holding on to Garchomp and Manuel onto Rhyperior. They landed in the middle of Route 43. They see the pilot and he sends out his Volbeat and Golduck.
Cynthia sends out her Milotic. Manuel sends out his Medicham, Genesis. Volbeat stays out of the way and uses Tail Glow. Genesis uses Thunderpunch on Golduck, but Golduck uses Protect. Milotic uses Ice Beam on Volbeat, who is still Tail Glowing, but Golduck blocks for Volbeat. Golduck uses Psych Up to gain the Special Attack stats from Volbeat and uses Hyper Beam to beat Milotic. Genesis uses Thunderpunch on Golduck and knocks it out. Unprotected, Genesis uses Fire Punch on Volbeat and the pilot runs away.
After a healing in the Mahogany Town Pokémon Center, Manuel and Cynthia walk north to the Lake of Rage, hoping that Lance will be there. But what they didn't expect is that once they got there, they see a surprise.