Check out everyone's (except for Jim, so far) profiles on pokemonfanon! Ethan Goldman, Lyra Soulstice, Natalie Perch and Silver Cryster are up! They've been up for a long time...but you know...

This chapter is the SEASON FINALE! WOOHOO! This will include a special look into Season 8, and the official opening! Enjoy!

~Season 7, Rocket Battles~

Opening: We Will Be Heroes

Season Finale

Chapter 45: Pro Rocketeers

"Well? You planning on saving the Director or something?" Khoury said calmly to Silver.

"That was kind of my intention..." Silver said back.

Khoury drew a pokeball. "I see...Let's settle this then. My new Executive status means I'm strong." He opened his ball and sent out his Sandslash. "Fall in fear!"

Silver rolled his eyes and sent out Feraligatr. "Eat them up! Use Hydro Pump!" Feraligatr spit its cannon of water.

"Sandslash, jump!" Sandslash jumped, but the pump caught it on the foot, caused it to slip forward and fall into the water, throwing it into Khoury. Khoury fell against the elevator door that was in the back of the room.

"Feraligatr, Slash!" Feraligatr's claws glowed white and it hacked at the ropes holding the Director. "Yeah, your Executive status really boosted your strength!" Silver laughed. He took out the gag in the Director's mouth and helped him up. "Hey, you understand your Radio Tower is being heisted right?"

The man raised his brow. "Of course I do! Thank you for rescuing me, but right now, we need to head back up the the Tower!" Silver lead the Director out of the room, Feraligatr behind the man.

On the top floor of the Radio Tower...

Proton stood next to a man with deep blue hair. He was wearing a suit that seemed to be designed for a leader, so Lyra figured he was the leader.

Lyra's fists tightened. "So, huddling next to your boss, I see!" Lyra sneered.

Suddenly, Natalie exploded on scene from downstairs. She stood next to Lyra.

"Meh, I just wanted to up our defenses..." Proton meekly explained.

The man opened his eyes from previously having them closed. "So, some kids are causing you to cower, Proton? No wonder I rose Khoury above your rank..." He said quietly.

"What? I just figured..." Proton mumbled.

"Don't start..." He turned to the girls. "Hello, my name is Archer. I am, as you suggested, the current Leader of Team Rocket. However, I can't compare to the real leader, Giovanni, who we are trying to restore..."

"Giovanni is a nasty man that tried to take over the world three years ago!" Natalie retorted.

"That's how you see him. See, we saw him as the person that lead us to our future of riches and glory of being hailed as the ultimate people. We were merely trying to make an empire, he was trying. Giovanni had to disband Team Rocket for the sole reason Red foiled our plans...But we four, Ariana, Proton, Petrel and I, decided to bring it back to life, even after Red finally destroyed our plans on Five Isle..." Archer explained.

"Yeah, we understand, we don't want anymore of your shtick," Lyra cut in. "But what your doing is crooked!"

Archer laughed. "But it's for a good cause for us! So just live with it!" Archer pulled out a pokeball and sent out a Houndoom. It snarled at the two girls. Proton tilted his hat and sent out a Crobat.

"Go, Marill!" Lyra sent out her mouse.

"Go, Flaaffy!" Natalie sent out her pink sheep again.

Two floors below...

Ethan stood in the middle of a bunch of knocked out Grunts.

"Well, that was easy. You underestimate me, Petrel..." Ethan scoffed.

Petrel sat in the seat, his eyes bulged. He started to stand, but he rolled his eyes and stayed seated.

Ethan nodded and bounded out of the room. As he exited the hall, he saw Silver and the Director about to hear upstairs.

"Silver!"

"Ethan..."

The Director glanced from face to face as they glared sinisterly at each other. "Hey, you two, remember! We still have a tower to save!"

They snapped out of it and headed upstairs.

The two girls sit with their almost fainted pokemon.

"Crobat, Air Slash!" Proton ordered.

Crobat formed a ball of air on its wing and threw it at the girls.

"Pichu, Discharge!" A shockwave of electricity appeared over their heads and destroyed the Air Slash.

Ethan and Silver appeared at the girl's sides. The Director was right next to Ethan.

"Hey, want some help?" Ethan asked sarcastically.

The large panoramic-view behind Archer and Proton gave a beautiful view of National Park, despite the dark moment.

Archer grimaced. "We won't fail!"

"Is that so? Pichu, Volt Tackle!" Pichu darted over Lyra's head, coated in electricity, and slammed upwards into Crobat, sending it against the roof, falling and fainting. Proton grimaced and recalled it.

"Houndoom, use Dark Pulse!" Houndoom formed rings of energy at its mouth and fired them towards the team.

"Marill! Use Brine!" Marill popped up and spit water at Houndoom. It pounded through the Dark Pulse and slammed into Houndoom. It fell in front of Archer, fainted.

"Argh! Houndoom return...Proton, go tell everyone...we're disbanding..." Archer said solemnly. Proton's eyes grew big.

"What?"

"Do it..." Archer replied.

Proton, reluctantly, darted over the girls and bounded downstairs.

"You've won. We will now leave and stop our radio transmissions. Take care..." Archer walks through the gap between Natalie and Lyra downstairs.

"Well, I was ready to kick some butt, and he just GIVES UP!" Ethan sneers. "Dang it!"

Silver raises a brow as everyone glares at Ethan.

"What?"

A couple of hours later outside...

Professor Elm stood in front of everyone along with the Director.

"Because of you kids, you've saved the Radio Tower, and potentially the region of Johto!" The Director shook the hands of everyone, beaming. He walked back inside the building, leaving a sense of accomplishment to them.

Professor Elm nodded. "You all did an exceptional job..." He threw his attention to Silver. Silver seemed to look away. "You. You are the one who stole that pokemon...and it seems like it was the best thing in the world you ever could have done..."

Silver turned back, his face awestruck. "Thanks...Well, I think I should be leaving...Uh, smell ya later!" Silver darted away in the direction of Ecruteak City.

"Awkward moment for him I guess..." Lyra said dryly.

"Well, I ought a be leaving now. See ya later, Ethan, Lyra and Natalie!" Elm hops on top of his Fearow. It flaps its wings to ascend into the air, and takes off through the now setting sun.

"Hey, Lyra, there's a contest in Duskfall Town in a few days. You might wanna participate!" Natalie informed Lyra.

"Cool! Thanks. Will you be competing?" Lyra asked.

As answer, Natalie pulled out her Ribbon Case and opened it. Inside, 5 ribbons sit securely in their places.

"Whoa! Five already?" Lyra shouted in disbelief.

"Yup." She closed her case. "I'm guessing you have three, so you'd better catch up. Only five more contests before the Grand Festival, you know!" Natalie smiled. She sighed. "Well, see ya later!" She starts walking in the direction of Ilex Forest.

"Man...already five...I guess I've been left behind..." Lyra thought to herself.

"Lyra, we should head back to Mahogany Town so we can get to Blackthorn..." Ethan started.

"Or we can go through Dark Cave...It's closer! Right next to Violet City," Lyra explains off of reading a map, "is a cave that leads all the way to south of Blackthorn, then its a day walk to the City!"

"I see...Maybe we should do that! But before we go..." Ethan bounds away. Lyra gasps and follows.

At the Pokemon Center, Ethan asks for something from Nurse Joy. Lyra walks in as she hands some paper to him.

"Here. Information about the Grand Festival. It's only two and a half weeks away you know!" Ethan says, handing her one of the papers.

He reads one that explains the Johto League Competition. "Well, only four pokemon are eligible to enter...The first round is Single Battle Sudden Elimination, the second, third and fourth rounds are Double Battles, and the last three rounds, Top 8 through Top 2, is four on four battles!" Ethan explains out loud.

"The Grand Festival has one double pokemon appeal round that shaves us down to 64, then a single pokemon appeal round that shortens to 16, then four rounds of double battles!" Lyra explains out loud.

They both looks up from the papers at each other.

"Did you say something?" They say in unison.

...

Hope you all liked Season 7, Rocket Battles! It was one of the most intense seasons to date! Well, get ready for Season 8, possibly published within a couple of days!

Here is the confirmed information I promised for Season 8:

Season 8 will include the final gatherings of Ethan and Lyra's requirements. It will feature some great battles, fun moments, all in a short, six chapter season. Excitement, cliffhangers, and awesome action will be featured. Get ready for Season 8...

"The Final Objectives!"

The Official Opening for Season 8 is: We Will Carry On!

See you soon for Season 8! See ya!