"So…" One of the 'M' people said to Yohana, Ash, May, and Max. "Looks like you've been caught. What have you got to say for yourselves?"
"What do you want from us?" May asked.
"You and the little boy will be held for ransom. Aura boy and girl with pokemon powers here will be working for us." The 'M' person who had already spoken told them.
"Girl with pokemon… Yohana? What's he talking about?" May asked.
Yohana sighed. "It's a long story. They've got their facts wrong."
"So… you haven't told your friends about your powers… interesting…" The same 'M' person sneered, circling the four. "Well, you have told one of them, haven't you?" He lifted Ash's face up by putting a finger under his chin. "You've told Aura boy." Ash bit his finger. "Ow! Son of a… You'll regret that, Aura boy!"
"My name's not Aura boy! It's Ash!" Ash growled.
The 'M' person slapped him across the face. "Quiet, brat! You're not in the position to make comments!"
"Leave him alone, you jerk!" Yohana yelled, twisting around as best she could in an attempt to see Ash, who was directly behind her. "He didn't do anything wrong!"
The 'M' person sneered again. "You may have defeated Team Rocket with your powers, girl, but you won't defeat us. I assure you that you won't bring Team Magma down."
May's and Max's eyes widened at that statement.
"So that's what the 'M' stands for." Ash mumbled. "What a bunch of fools thinking we can't bring them down."
He was slapped again for his comment. "I told you to be quiet, Aura boy. One more comment and I'll kill the two we don't need."
Ash was silent after that.
"Now, girl with pokemon powers, you are to follow our every command if you don't want your friends to suffer, understand?" The 'M' person, aka Team Magma grunt or TM grunt, demanded.
Yohana was silent for a few moments, before saying. "Yes sir."
"Good girl. Now, we want you to call Groudon, understand?" The Team Magma grunt told her.
"But I don't know how to do that!" Yohana cried in panic.
The TM grunt whipped out an electric Taser and jammed it against Ash's side. The boy screamed in pain.
"ASH!" Yohana yelled, not able to see what was going on, but trying to look. "Leave him alone!"
The Team Magma grunt pulled away the Taser for a moment. "Are you going to call Groudon?"
"I would, but I don't know how!" Yohana said. "Please! Don't hurt him just because I don't know how to do something!"
"Use your psychic powers or something. You can do it." A different TM grunt said.
The first TM grunt agreed. "Do it, girl, or your friend feels the pain."
He jabbed Ash with the Taser again, resulting in more screaming.
Yohana felt horrible. She had to do something!
She saw the knot to their ropes nearby to her right and used her psychic powers to untie it.
The ropes fell loose and Yohana got up, yanked the Taser out of the TM grunt's hand, and jabbed it against the TM grunt, who scrambled backwards to get away.
Ash was laying on the floor of the van unconscious. Yohana scurried over to him, while turning the Taser off and putting it in her pocket for later use.
"Ash! Ash, wake up!" She yelled. The boy didn't respond. Yohana turned angrily towards the TM grunts. "You made a big mistake doing that to him. I'm going to make sure you regret it for the rest of your short lives."
She formed an Energy Ball and threw it at the TM grunts. They dodged and the Energy Ball created a gaping hole in the back of the van.
"I know it's not the best thing to jump out of a moving car, but let's go!" May shouted.
Yohana freed Pikachu and Leafeon, scooped up Ash, and jumped out of the back of the van, followed by May and Max and Pikachu and Leafeon.
The van did a U-turn and came after them. They ran into the forest.
Yohana pulled out her amulet as she ran and called for Mew.
When the playful pink pokemon appeared, she said. "Mew! Teleport us back to Lilycove City!"
(On it!) Mew said.
The group disappeared in a bright light and reappeared on the edge of town.
"Thanks, Mew. You can go back to whatever you were doing now." Yohana said.
(No problem.) Mew replied and left.
"Was that a legendary pokemon?" May asked.
Yohana didn't answer. She ran as fast as she could to the Pokemon Center with Ash.
May and Max arrived a little later to find her pacing back and forth in the waiting area, fidgeting nervously with her hands.
May glanced at the clock and gasped. "Max! It's 7:00! We were supposed to meet Mom and Dad at the hotel for dinner an hour ago!"
"Uh-oh! Let's go!" Max said.
"Yohana, we have to go, but let us know how Ash is doing when we get back." May called to Yohana as she and Max hurried towards the front door of the Pokemon Center. Yohana just nodded silently, not really caring about them right now, only caring about Ash.
She sat down, still fidgeting. Nurse Joy came out a few minutes later.
"He'll be okay." Nurse Joy assured Yohana. "He's got a couple of bad burns, but he'll be all right. Can you tell me what happened?"
Yohana explained everything, leaving out what the kidnappers wanted, her powers, and Mew. She showed Nurse Joy the Taser she'd taken from their captors and explained that it had been used on Ash.
"That explains the burns alright. Don't you fret, dear. Your friend will be back to normal before you know it." Nurse Joy said when Yohana was finished.
Yohana nodded and asked. "May I see him?"
Nurse Joy agreed and led her to the room where Ash was laying, still unconscious. His shirt was off and his chest bandaged.
Yohana sat down and watched him sadly. So much had happened since they'd met up with each other again and she'd hardly gotten the chance to just watch him or just talk to him. When they'd last been able to rest in Kanto, they'd been worried about Ash's friends and family, waiting for news of their location. Earlier today, they'd been interrupted from their relaxation by the news report about Team Rocket. Had that really been earlier today? It seemed so much longer…
And now, Ash was hurt again. When would they catch a break? Every criminal organization in the world seemed to be after them.
She thought about what the Team Magma grunts had asked of her earlier. Why would they want to summon Groudon? What made them think she could do so? Well, she could, but that was beside the point.
She reached a hand out and caressed Ash's face. He definitely didn't deserve this. She had been the one to pull him into this and it had not been on purpose.
"Yohana, you have a call on Line 1." Nurse Joy called.
Yohana left the room to answer it. It was Celadon City Officer Jenny.
"Yohana, we've found out that my cousin, who supposedly kidnapped you, was not actually the one who did it. It was a Team Aqua agent disguised as my cousin. Knowing your abilities, I have a question for you." Officer Jenny said.
"Yes?" Yohana asked.
"Are you up for a rescue mission?"