It had been a couple of days since Yohana had agreed to Officer Jenny's request on the condition that she be able to wait until Ash was better. Of course, she'd then had to explain what happened to Ash, but that was no bother. It turned out Celadon City Officer Jenny had to wait until the origin of the distress signal her cousin had sent was located anyways.

Ash was finally recovered and ready to go on the mission. He still winced a little when his burns were touched, but he was able to walk and run.

Finally, the two kids received another call from Celadon City Officer Jenny. Fuchsia City Officer Jenny had been located. She was in a Team Aqua base deep underwater. The police in Lilycove City were going to help with the mission, but they were only there to distract Team Aqua while Yohana and Ash snuck in and freed Fuchsia City Officer Jenny.

Of course, when they met with the police in Lilycove City, it was obvious the police weren't expecting to be counting on two kids.

"You've got to be kidding me! Kids?! You sent kids?!" Lilycove City Officer Jenny yelled at Celadon City Officer Jenny over the phone.

"You haven't seen what these kids can do, Officer Jenny. Trust me. They can get the job done." Celadon City Officer Jenny said calmly.

Lilycove City Officer Jenny sighed. "Alright. I'll trust you on this one, but those kids better be as good as you say or I'll get you for this."

Celadon City Officer Jenny nodded in satisfaction. "They won't let you down. Now good luck. We're counting on you."

Lilycove City Officer Jenny sighed again as Celadon City Officer Jenny hung up. Then, she turned to face Ash and Yohana.

"I trust you've dealt with stuff like this before?" She asked.

The two nodded.

"We found everyone before the police did." Yohana told her proudly before admitting. "We couldn't have done it without their help though."

Lilycove City Officer Jenny sighed a third time. "I guess I'm going to have to trust Officer Jenny's judgment. Follow me to the submarines. We'll have the mission briefing there."

Ash and Yohana trailed after her as she led the way to the submarine. The plan that was announced was that the police would enter the base first in a large submarine. Then, Ash and Yohana would follow in a smaller submarine and sneak past the guards while they're distracted by the police. Then, they would find Fuchsia City Officer Jenny and escape in the small submarine. Once they were a safe distance away, they would send a signal to the police, who would then make their own escape.

Several officers questioned the logic of relying on two kids, but they were just told to wait for the kids to prove their abilities in the field.

Later…

"I'm starting to get dizzy. Are you sure you don't want me to drive, Yohana?" Ash said.

"I'm pretty sure I've got the hang of it now." Yohana said, steadying the submarine.

"Please, no more spinning." Ash mumbled.

They watched the bigger submarine enter the base and waited three minutes before following.

Everything was going according to plan. The guards were distracted and the way into the base was clear.

Of course, their good fortune didn't last long. Two Team Aqua grunts grabbed at the two kids. They managed to grab Ash, but Yohana slipped out of their reach.

"Yohana, go on ahead. I'll handle them." Ash told Yohana telepathically.

"Are you sure?" Yohana asked, slipping out of the grunt's reach once again.

Ash grinned. "Don't you fret. I'll be done with them in a moment."

"Okay…" Yohana replied uneasily. She ran around the corner. The grunt not holding Ash chased her, but was taken out by an Aura Sphere.

Yohana stopped short when she heard the gunshot. "Ash! Ash, answer me!"

To her relief, her friend responded immediately. "She got my leg, but I'll be fine. I've knocked her out so she can't hurt me anymore. Keep going. I'll meet you back at the submarine."

"I can't just leave you!" Yohana was desperate to go back and help, but she knew Ash wouldn't let her.

"I'll be fine, Yohana. Officer Jenny needs you. I'll be at the submarine when you get back." Ash assured her.

Still reluctant, but knowing there was nothing she could do at the moment, Yohana ran on.

After taking out thirty plus guards, she finally reached the prison area of the base. It didn't take long for her to find Officer Jenny; her vibrant blue hair really stood out in the gray prison cell.

Yohana broke open the prison cell, catching Officer Jenny's attention.

"Come on. Out." Yohana said.

Realizing this was her rescue team, Officer Jenny scrambled to her feet and followed Yohana towards the submarine. Over halfway there, they came across a puddle of blood. Little droplets a few feet away led in the direction of the submarine.

Officer Jenny almost stopped to investigate, but Yohana grabbed her arm and took off, not stopping until they reached the submarine. Team Aqua grunts were swarming it, struggling to open the hatch that Yohana prayed was locked tightly.

She quickly took out the grunts and pounded on the hatch. "Ash! Open up! It's us!"

They heard someone fumbling about and the hatch finally opened.

"H-hurry up… G-get in…" Ash fell off the ladder, looking pale. He was still awake, but he had lost a lot of blood.

Officer Jenny and Yohana climbed in and found the First Aid kit laying wide open. Ash had obviously been trying to care for his own injury, but it would take more than cleaning and bandaging to heal that wound.

"Let me see it." Yohana said, getting down on her knees next to Ash, whose lower right pant leg, sock, and shoe were coated in blood. His shirt was lying beside him, completely red from being used in an attempt to stop the bleeding. Officer Jenny sealed and locked the hatch.

Yohana peeled away the red bandages Ash had wrapped around his leg and winced at the sight of the nasty wound. "Officer Jenny, get us out of here. I'll do what I can for Ash."

Officer Jenny glanced at the two worriedly, but followed her savior's orders.

A light filled the submarine and the chiming of a gentle bell could be heard.

Officer Jenny glanced back to see that Yohana was the one causing it. She was literally healing Ash's leg.

Officer Jenny shook her head to clear it and drove the submarine out of the base.

The chiming stopped and Yohana caught her breath.

She stumbled over to Officer Jenny and grabbed the walkie-talkie laying nearby.

"Officer Jenny, we're out. We'll meet you at the police station in a little while." She said, contacting Lilycove City Officer Jenny.

"Alright. We're on our way." Lilycove City Officer Jenny replied.

Yohana put down the walkie-talkie and went back to tending to Ash.

"I can sew up his wound and all, but he needs blood as soon as possible." She said. "Ash, you're going to be alright. Officer Jenny and I will get you to a hospital."

Ash closed his eyes. "Mm-kay…"

"Ash, I need you to stay awake. Don't fall asleep on me, okay?" Yohana said. Ash didn't answer. "Ash! Don't fall asleep on me! I need you awake!" Ash still didn't answer. "Officer Jenny! Help me!"

Officer Jenny glanced back. "The only thing we can do for him is get him to a hospital as soon as possible."

Yohana watched her friend worriedly. How much could happen in a span of just a few months? A lot, it seemed.

A tear streaked down her cheek and she briefly considered calling Celebi to help heal Ash again, but she didn't want to bother her.

An hour later…

Yohana held Ash's hand as he slept. Fuchsia City Officer Jenny had gone to the police station to meet the Lilycove City police and tell them what happened.

"He'll be fine, dear. He's just resting. He lost a lot of blood." A nurse told her.

Yohana sighed. "I know, but I'm still worried."

"You have a right to be. He is hurt, after all, and it will be a month or two before his leg heals." The nurse said. "But he'll live and he'll be back on his feet before you know it."

Yohana nodded. "Yeah. You're right, but I won't be able to relax until he wakes up."

The nurse nodded in understanding and left the room.

"Ash, please wake up. I'm worried about you." Yohana whispered.

"Um… knock knock…" Yohana heard May's voice behind her and turned to greet her and Max.

"We heard about what happened. Is he going to be okay?" Max asked.

"I think so. He hasn't woken up yet, though." Yohana replied. "The doctors say he lost a lot of blood and his body needs time to adjust to the donated blood we gave him." She rubbed the back of Ash's hand with her thumb. "I'm worried. This isn't the first time such a thing has happened in the past few months."

"What do you mean?" May asked.

"He spent a long time recovering from a wound before we ended up in Hoenn. That wound was caused by Team Rocket. They shot him because I wouldn't work for them, but the police arrived in time to stop the bullet from killing him." Yohana explained.

"And then there was the Taser a few days ago." May added. "And now this. It seems he's been through a lot."

"And it's all because he's my friend. If he wasn't hanging around me, this wouldn't have happened. It seems even staying in touch with him over the years was turned against me before we met up again." Yohana said sadly.

"How?" Max asked.

"They kidnapped Ash to get me to work for them, but I came up with a plan to get him out. After all that's happened, I have to admit that I find it a miracle he's still alive. Not that I'm upset about that, but…" Yohana said.

"But…" Max urged.

"But I hate that he's in so much danger! And that it's my fault he's in so much danger!" Yohana finished.

"It'll be okay, Yohana. Ash will wake up soon and then you'll be able to go back to Kanto and continue your journey or whatever you were doing." May said.

Yohana shook her head. "We can't do that. It's too dangerous. We have to defeat Team Aqua and Team Magma and whatever other teams are after us before we go back on our journey. Problem is, I'm not sure Ash is up to it…"

"Well, I doubt he'll let you go alone." May commented. "He…"

May was interrupted by a groan. Ash was starting to come to.

An expression of relief passed over Yohana's face. As long as Ash was awake, he'd be okay.

Unfortunately, their good fortune was not to last since Team… Wait a minute… That's not Team Aqua or Team Magma! These people have a 'G' on their shirts!

Anyways, Team 'G' burst in and grabbed three out of four kids (Max managed to hide under the bed in the nick of time.) Then, they dragged the three they'd seen into a helicopter and took off for the Team 'G's home region.

(A/n) And now… to the Sinnoh Region with May along for the ride! Man, they weren't in Hoenn for very long. Don't worry! They'll come back to Hoenn later! Who is Team 'G'? If you've seen the Sinnoh Saga of the anime, you already know! Sorry for not updating sooner! Everyone hates that stupid writer's block! (A/n)