Just outside Suzumu City was a temple that was considered sacred ground to the city. In front of the temple stood a man that wore white robes with silver hair and his eyes practically closed.

"My! So this is the Koozon Temple. Marvelous piece of architecture. Shame it's about to be violated." The man turned around to face a small squadron of people in white robes and white hair. "Begin the search."

"Yes, Commander Gin."

I wanna be the very best

Like no one ever was

To catch them is my real test

To train them is my cause

Pokemon

Gotta catch'em all, it's you and me

Pokemon

I know it's my destiny

Pokemon

Yeah, you're my best friend

In a world we must defend

Pokemon

Gotta catch'em all

Gotta catch'em all

Gotta catch'em all

Pokemon

(Ichigo's voice) Transcending Beyond

Ichigo succeeded in winning his first badge. That means he's a step closer to entering the Unova League.

Ichigo and the others stayed in the pokemon center and waited for Ichigo's pokemon to be back to full power.

"Ichigo!" Nurse Joy called out and got all their attention. "I'm happy to report that your Zubat and Absol are in perfect health."

"Thank you." Ichigo said as he took Zubat's pokeball and Absol walked over to him. "Nurse Joy, while we're here, could you point us to the nearest gym from here."

"The nearest? I believe that should be in Kinshar City." Nurse Joy said. "I hear that gym specializes with grass-type pokemon."

"Sounds like Kinshar City is our next destination." Rukia said.

"Yeah. So let's get going." Ichigo said.

"Hang on." Chad said.

"Chad, what's the matter?" Orihime asked.

"I hear sirens." Chad said. All of them took a listen and heard them as well. They all looked through the glass doors and saw Officer Jenny with a few other cop cars drive right by.

"The police?" Rukia questioned as she wondered what they're in such a hurry for.

…..

Suzumu Gym

Sui-Feng was at her gym and was doing some meditating. However, she felt something was very wrong. She used ninja-like abilities and jumped through the skylight. She looked out to the city as she felt a dreadful feeling.

"Something's going on at Koozon Temple." Sui-Feng said.

…

Koozon Temple

The group of mysterious people dug around the temple's grounds. It appeared they were doing some excavation for something important.

"Are you quite sure wat we're looking for is here?" Gin said.

"Yes, sir." A servant said. "Our research has detected that what we're looking for is most likely in the area." Gin stepped forward as he saw a few of his men come out of the temple.

"Anything inside?" Gin asked.

"Negative, but we're still searching." A servant said.

"I hope we find it soon." Gin said. That was when he heard sirens going off. "Oh dear. They got here sooner than I thought." Officer Jenny and the rest of the police pulled up to the temple.

"Hold it right there." Officer Jenny said. "You're trespassing and violating sacred ground. Cease what you're doing and come quietly."

"I'm afraid we can't do that." Gin said. "We have some work that needs to be done and we can't let you interfere." Gin snapped his fingers and all his henchmen tossed in a pokeball. All of them being Magnemite or Houndour. "All Magnemite use Thunderbolt and all Houndour use Flamethrower."

"Magnemite!"

"Houn!" All of them attacked and the police tried to avoid all of it.

"Herdier, I need you!" Officer Jenny said.

"Herdier!"

"Herdier use Shadow Ball!" Officer Jenny said. Herdier formed an orb of darkness and tossed it at them, but all of them moved out of the way.

"You'll have to do better than that if you truly desire to stand against Team Transcendent." Gin said.

"Team Transcendent?!" Officer Jenny said and began to feel she was in a lot of trouble.

…

Sui-Feng

When Sui-Feng sensed there was danger, she started moving like a ninja and jumped from one building to the next. Ichigo and his friends were on the streets when they spotted her.

"Sui-Feng!" Ichigo called out. Sui-Feng noticed them and jumped down to a light post.

"I don't have time to talk." Sui-Feng said.

"Is there a problem? Maybe we can help." Orihime said.

"This has nothing to do with you. I'm not going to be held responsible with whatever you do." Sui-Feng said and kept going with Ichigo and the others following her. "I believe there might be a problem at Koozon Temple."

"What's Koozon Temple?" Ichigo asked.

"A temple that once held a mighty ruler and legend has it he was close friends with the legendary pokemon, Reshiram." Sui-Feng said. "It's consider sacred ground and no one is allowed there without city authorization. That's what makes me wonder what could be going on."

….

Koozon Temple

Gin and his henchmen were able to push Officer Jenny and her forces back. Herdier was the only one standing and seemed to have burned out through a lot of power.

"It seems we've reached the end." Gin said as he snapped his fingers and ordered the pokemon to finish the task and it seemed like there was no escape for Officer Jenny.

"Absol use Razor Wind!" Absol jumped in and used his attack to knock the Houndour and Magnamite away. Sui-Feng with Ichigo and the others arrived.

"Are you all right?" Rukia asked.

"Yes, thank you." Officer Jenny said.

"What is the meaning of this?" Sui-Feng said.

"Everyone is being so nosy today." Gin said.

"Who are these people?" Ichigo said.

"They're part of Team Transcendent." Officer Jenny said. "They're a secret organization that we've been after for a long time."

"I don't care who they are. I won't allow sacred ground of my city to be violated." Sui-Feng said as she took out her pokeball. "Ninjask, I need your help!"

"Ninjask!"

"We better help out too." Ichigo said and Chad and Rukia agreed.

"Dewgong, give us a hand!" Rukia said.

"Dewgong!"

"Hawlucha, let's go!" Chad said.

"Hawlucha!"

"This is starting to become a little of a nuisance." Gin said as he turned his back to them. "Take care of this." He ordered the others to attack and he started to walk away.

"Hold it!" Ichigo said as he and Absol were going after him. One of the Houndour used a Flamethrower to try and stop Ichigo.

"Dewgong use Brine!" Rukia said.

"Dewgong!" Dewgong shot out the water and canceled out the Flamethrower.

"Hawlucha use Aerial Ace!" Chad said. Hawlucha charged in and flew against some of the Houndour.

"Ninjask use Fury Cutter!" Sui-Feng said. Ninjask flew up to the Magnamite and struck each one of them down. Gin kept walking to continue his mission.

"Stop!" Gin turned around and was faced with Ichigo and Absol. "You want to tell me what you're doing exactly?"

"Why would I do that?" Gin said.

"If you don't, Absol has a couple things to say." Ichigo said.

"Absol." Absol was all set to battle.

"You're a funny guy." Gin said. "However, I can't let you interfere with my plans. Steelix, let's show them we mean business." He called upon his partner.

"Uro!"

"Steelix use Flash Cannon." Gin said.

"Absol use Dark Pulse!" Ichigo said. Both of them used their attacks as Steelix fired a shining white beam and Absol shot a beam of dark circles. The two attacks collided against each other and caused an explosion.

"Steelix use Iron Tail." Gin said.

"Dodge it." Ichigo said. Steelix slammed down its tail of iron, but Absol dodged it and started running up Steelix's body. "Now use Night Slash!" Absol ran up to Steelix's head and slammed his horn against Steelix's head. Meanwhile, the others and their pokemon continued to battle Team Transcendent's pokemon.

"Orihime, don't just stand there." Rukia said and got Orihime's attention.

"What do you want me to do?" Orihime asked.

"You're a pokemon trainer just like everyone else here." Rukia said. "You need to use your pokemon and help us fight."

"But…." Orihime didn't know what to say for the truth was she's never been in a battle before. She heard an explosion go off and saw Absol was pushed back and he and Ichigo looked like they were struggling. "Ichigo!" Orihime went over in that direction to try and help him. Ichigo continued to battle hard against Gin, but he was a tough one.

"Absol, are you hanging in there?" Ichigo asked as Absol was able to get back up.

"Someone's a stubborn one." Gin said. "Steelix, I think we should just put them out of their misery." Gin reached under the color of his shirt and pulled out a string with a certain stone on it.

"Is that what I think it is?" Ichigo said as Steelix showed it had a stone strapped around its tail.

"Steelix, Mega Evolve!" Gin gripped the keystone and energy flew out of both stones and came together with Steelix transforming into Mega Steelix.

"So that's how you want to play." Ichigo said as he held out his stone. Orihime arrived and watched what was happening. "Absol, Mega Evolve!" He placed two fingers on his keystone and the same energy came from him and Absol. They came together and Absol transformed into Mega Absol.

"Absol!"

"Wow! Absol looks like it has wings." Orihime said.

"Very interesting." Gin said.

"Absol use Dark Pulse!" Ichigo said.

"Steelix use Flash Cannon!" Gin said. Both of their pokemon shot out their attacks and there was even greater power in them then there was before that it caused a huge explosion. One of the dark rings flew off and hit the ground. It created a whole with something inside.

"Commander Gin, I think we just found it." A servant said. Gin went over to see for himself. He grabbed the item and dusted it off.

"Just what we were looking for." Gin said.

"What is that?" Rukia asked.

"An iron plate? That's used to raise the power of steel-type moves." Sui-Feng said. "Why would they go through all this just to get that?"

"We have what we came for. Time to pull out." Gin said.

"Stop. I'm placing you under arrest." Officer Jenny said.

"I'm sorry, but we can't stay. Steelix use Sandstorm." Gin said.

"Uro!" Steelix spun its body around and created a powerful sandstorm that made it hard for anyone to see. When the storm cleared away, all of Team Transcendent was gone.

"Gone." Ichigo said as Absol reverted back to normal.

…

Suzumu City

With Team Transcendent gone, Ichigo and his friends had no choice, but to continue on with their journey. They were just about to leave the city.

"I do appreciate you trying to help out." Sui-Feng said.

"We were glad to help. I'm also glad that I got to see Absol mega evolve." Orihime said.

"I just wish we knew why they took that item to begin with." Rukia said.

"I don't know, but Officer Jenny said she was going to investigate." Ichigo said. "We should get going now. Thanks for everything, Sui-Feng." All of them waved goodbye and was heading out on the road. As they were leaving, Sui-Feng was thinking of the type of trainer Sui-Feng was.

"Ichigo, you seem like an ordinary trainer, but there's something special about you." Sui-Feng said.

After meeting the mysterious Team Transcendent, our heroes wonder what they could be planning. Nothing else they can do, but keep going….as the journey continues.

To Be Continued…..