I watched as a beam of light shot into the air and a portal began to form. The portal grew larger and larger with each passing second. Eventually, it stopped growing and blurry forms appeared in the portal. As the images cleared up, it was revealed that they were images of every Legendary Pokemon in existence! All of the Legendary Pokemon could be seen as they floated by in the portal.

I saw Jacob smile evilly, but excitement could be seen in his eyes. He was about to gain control of all the Legendary Pokemon. There they were in front of him, just waiting to be summoned. Mya and Oliver had their cannons aimed at the portal, waiting. Once the Pokemon appeared, they would be captured immediately, without any chance of escaping.

Jacob looked at my dad and said, "Being the Chosen One, the Legendary Pokemon will only listen to your voice. Now tell them to come to us and we'll handle the rest."

"Don't do it, Ash!" a voice shouted.

Looking back to the entrance of the room, I saw the Elite Four members; Lance, Bruno, and Karen! Yes! Help had arrived! I saw Lance's eyes scan the number of Team Rocket members in the room.

"Oliver, Mya, Darien, stop them!" Jacob cried.

Mya and Oliver rushed towards the Elite Four, but Darien remained where he was. Mya started battling Karen while Oliver took on Bruno. Lance was about to throw a Pokeball but stopped, seeing that Darien wasn't doing anything.

"What are you waiting for? Attack, Darien!" the boss yelled.

"I don't think so, father!" he replied, raising his cannon and shooting Scyther, who still had his blade against Michelle's neck. Scyther was turned to stone and Michelle was free.

"GO!" Darien yelled.

That was our cue. I went to move, but movement in my backpack made me stop. I opened my backpack and TWO Pikachus leaped out, their cheeks sparking with electricity. They were ready to fight. I couldn't believe my eyes! How did I get two of them? But I would have to find out later. Right now, it was time to fight!

"Attack him!" I cried, pointing at my grandfather.

Both of them launched a Thunderbolt towards Jacob, but his Electivire jumped in front of him and blocked both Thunderbolts!

"Grab Ash and get out! I'll deal with my father!" Darien yelled as he released his Hydreigon and faced his father. "I'm through listening to you. I'm leaving you and Team Rocket behind forever, father! You'll pay for your evil!"

"I had a hunch for a while that you were going to betray me, son. Just waiting until the stakes were high enough? Well, it doesn't matter now. I won't hesitate to kill a member of my own family!"

"Then we have something in common." Darien said, commanding Hydreigon to attack.

And now there were three battles happening around us. Attacks were flying through the air, explosions were going off, people yelling commands to their Pokemon, it was pure chaos in the temple!

Amidst the pandemonium, Jason, Michelle, and I managed to run over to my dad and he quickly grabbed the tablet, shouting over the sounds of battling, "If the tablet activated the portal, then if I destroy it, the portal should close!" He smashed it into the ground and it broke apart in many rock fragments. A few moments passed...but the portal didn't close!

Instead, in a split second, the portal turned red in color and red beams of energy started to shoot out from the portal. The beams shot in all directions, blasting the temple's walls and ceiling, causing the temple to start crumbling. Rocks started falling from the ceiling, causing the ground to shake from the impact. The temple could collapse at any moment!

The battling stopped and everyone who was battling returned their Pokemon and ducked for cover. Then there was a loud crack followed by many thuds. Moments later, the Elite Four, the Pokemon Hunters, and Jacob were pinned under rocks.

"We need to get out!" Lance yelled over the noise. "This whole place could collapse!"

My dad looked at Lance. "Lance, get the kids and get out. I'm closing the portal."

What?! No! He couldn't! "Dad, no! I won't lose you again!" I yelled.

My dad looked at me with a look that mirrored my mom's look when she first found out that dad was missing. Sadness and pain were in his eyes.

"Adam, I love you. If I don't make it, tell your mom that I love her, too."

"NO! DAD!" I yelled as I struggled to stay standing from all of the tremors.

Jason and Michelle ran for the staircase, stumbling and avoiding rocks and beams of energy that headed their way. I didn't budge. I felt Lance's hand grip my arm and pull me backwards. I tried to stop him from pulling me, but I couldn't. Forced to run from the room, dodging the rocks and energy beams, I stared at my dad. I began to cry as I stared at his receding image. After everything that I had done to find him, was he going to die in front of me? Were all my efforts for nothing?

Dad had to have a plan. He looked away from me and at the portal. Jason and Michelle watched, unmoving. Lance kept still. Everyone was holding their breath.

Come on, dad. You can do this.

I watched as the portal started to shrink, but my dad's body started to glow red as the portal's Aura energy flowed into his body. He clenched his teeth and groaned in pain as he continued.

You can do it, dad. There's no challenge that you've faced that you couldn't overcome!

I could sense the pain that my dad was feeling. This was raw Aura that he was dealing with. After I had learned about my own Aura ability, I learned that raw Aura was very dangerous. Absorb too much of it, and it would kill you.

Dad, please...

The ground started to shake even more as the portal was nearly gone, but it was trying to fight against my dad's Aura. With one last, loud cry from my dad, the portal disappeared and everything became calm and still. His body still glowed red, but then it changed blue. As the glow faded away, a strange mark appeared on his right hand.

"As legend says, the Chosen One can summon all of the Legendary Pokemon at the Temple of Legends. Ash is the Chosen One and since he absorbed the portal's Aura, he now has that ability inside his body. He doesn't need the temple, he can summon them at will." Lance said, explaining what had happened.

I stood up, breaking away from Lance's grip on my arm and ran over to my dad.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

He looked up at me and nodded. "I'm fine, and sorry for how I look. It's less-than-impressive. But a long time being held captive will do that to you." It was clear that he still had a sense of humor.

Suddenly, everything hit me all at once. I had finally found my dad, alive and safe! After eight months of searching, my goal had finally been accomplished! We were reunited at last.

"Dad..." I mumbled. A wave of emotion came over me and I started to cry. In all of the chaos, I had forgotten how much I had missed him.

My mind suddenly flashed back to the day that I had battled Paul. He had beaten me badly and I had broken down and cried. But after Michelle and Jason had cheered me up, I had said, "From now on, I swear you'll never see me cry again until the day we find my dad! Because on that day, I'll be crying tears of joy!" True to my word, here I was now, reunited with my dad and crying tears of joy. I could finally let it all out.

He knelt down and I hugged him, crying into his shoulder. As I hugged my dad, I felt his body shaking with emotion. My dad was finally back again. All of the people who had doubted that he was alive and said that he was dead...they were wrong! Now all that was left to do was to reunite him and mom.

"Pika!"

My dad looked up and his eyes widened as Pikachu jumped into his arms. "Pikachu! You're okay!" he cried as Pikachu nuzzled into his neck.

The day that he had been captured was the day that I found Pikachu in the forest, barely alive. Dad must have thought that Pikachu was dead for all this time. Pikachu had been left for dead by Team Rocket so the only thing that he could've done was hope that Pikachu would survive as he was captured and taken away.

I wiped my eyes and stood up. Looking around, I spotted the other Pikachu next to me. How is there another Pikachu?

"Wait...were you my Pichu?" I asked the Pokemon.

"Pika. Pikachu!" he answered.

"But...how did you evolve in my backpack?" I asked, realizing that was the only time that Pichu could have evolved. He was a Pichu when I put him in my backpack on Darien's ship and he never came out until now.

"Pichu evolves when it likes its trainer enough, just like how Togepi and Happiny evolve. It must have happened when you were being electrocuted by Electivire. Pichu felt the shocks and knew that you were in trouble and needed his help. He knew that as a Pichu, he wouldn't be much help, so he had to evolve to save you. To protect his trainer and friend." my dad explained.

"But I still don't understand how you kids got here or how you were able to find me."

"It's a long story, dad. I'll tell you later."

Footsteps rushed into the room and it was Officer Jenny and some cops. "It was tough out there, but the grunts outside have surrendered or fled. We tried to keep them all in our sights, but some managed to escape." she said.

"Little help here," Lance called.

The cops ran over to the rocks and helped uncover the people trapped under the rockers. After removing the rocks from the Hunters, the Elite Four, and Jacob, it was discovered that no one was seriously hurt.

Before any of the Hunters could try to escape, they were stripped of their arm cannons and Pokemon. Officer Jenny handcuffed them. Officer Jenny went to handcuff Darien when Lance placed his hand on her shoulder.

"Officer Jenny, he defied Team Rocket and tried to stop them by battling the boss." Lance said.

"He helped us, too." Jason said.

"He turned Scyther to stone and saved my life. I could have been killed." Michelle said.

"He was also able to untie our hands and free us so that we could get my dad." I said.

Darien looked at my dad and said, "I know that this won't mean much to you, but I will honestly say that I'm sorry for everything that I've done. Do whatever you want to me, I deserve a lot of punishment for my crimes, but promise me that you'll look after my daughter."

My dad shook his head. "No, I won't do that...because you'll look after her yourself. I grew up without my father and Adam has gone through a tough time without me. I won't let another member of my family go through their life without their parents." He could see that Darien was being sincere.

"Let Darien go. But since I'm still a little uncertain about if he can be trusted, keep an eye on him." my dad said, looking at Officer Jenny and the Elite Four.

Darien remained quiet. He was shocked. After everything that he had done to my dad, my dad had shown mercy and forgiven him!

"Thank you...I don't know what to say." Darien said softly, feeling very humbled.

That's one thing that I knew about my dad. He valued family a lot and believed that there's some form of good in almost everyone. I also knew that besides his battling skills and Aura, one of the main reasons that he was named Pokemon Master was because of his wisdom, his heart, and his solid judgment. You aren't named Pokemon Master just because of your battling skills, but most people think that's the only way that you could or would be Pokemon Master.

Officer Jenny lead us up the stairs and out of the temple. I stayed at my dad's side. I was afraid that if I left him, he would disappear again. Police cars were everywhere with grunts in them or in prison trucks. Everyone and their Pokemon looked exhausted from the battle that had gone on outside of the temple. The ground was covered with soaked mud, craters, and some dark, burnt patches, all from the various attacks and battles that had gone on. Team Rocket had put up a heck of a fight!

I noticed that a group of police officers were huddled together. Suddenly, a figure ran out from them and towards Darien. Darien bent down and picked up the figure, hugging it. I realized that it was a girl. This must be Brittany, his daughter that he mentioned.

Brittany was eight from what Darien had told us. She had long, sapphire blue hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a black tank top, a lavender skirt, and lavender knee-high boots. She looked like a young version of my mom with the sapphire blue hair, even though Darien had the same hair color, being my mom's twin and all. Blue hair seemed to be a common trait in the Berlitz family.

"You're okay!" she cried as she happily hugged her dad.

Darien put her on the ground. He then knelt down in front of her, saying, "Brittany, I want you to meet some family. They're related to my sister, Dawn." he said.

Brittany nodded her head.

"That's your uncle, Ash, and your cousin, Adam." he said, pointing.

She looked at her dad and he nodded his head, showing that it was okay. "Hi..." she said softly and hid behind Darien's legs. I could see that it would take a while for her to be comfortable around us.

"Ash, it might be a good idea if you go to the hospital. You look weak and you've been through a lot in the past months. You've been in captivity for so long with very little food and you've lost some weight. You also just absorbed a lot of Aura. You need to go to the hospital and rest and get your strength back."

My dad nodded his head, "That sounds like a good idea."

Officer Jenny and the Elite Four started talking to one another.

"Oh yeah..." I removed my Pokedex and pointed it at my newly-evolved Pikachu.

"Pikachu, the Mouse Pokemon and the evolved form of Pichu. It can generate Electric attacks from the electric pouches located in both of its cheeks."

I rubbed Pikachu's head. Pikachu was perched on my shoulder and nuzzled into my cheek.

"Ash, I'm sorry. I know that you want Darien and his daughter to remain free, but it can't happen. Not yet." Lance said after talking with the other Elite Four members and the cops.

"They'll be in our custody for a little while, just to be safe." Officer Jenny added.

"Okay, I understand your reasons." my dad said.

"I do, too. That's fine." Darien said.

Officer Jenny nodded and she and the Elite Four turned.

"Where's your leader?" Lance asked.

Looking at the Pokemon Hunters...Jacob was gone!

A Pokemon cried out in the sky. Looking up into the sky, we saw a Dragonite flying with Jacob and Pokemon Hunter Michael on its back.

"You haven't seen the last of me or Team Rocket!" Jacob yelled. "We will be back, stronger than ever!"

"Oh, and kids, if you see your friend Nikki, tell her that I'll be back for her!" Michael cried. "I wasn't finished with her when she escaped!"

The Pokemon flew into Michael's ship and then the ship flew off. Team Rocket's leader had escaped.

The happy reunion with my dad and victory over Team Rocket had been achieved, but the threat wasn't gone yet. Jacob, my grandfather, was still free along with Michael, the most dangerous of the four Pokemon Hunters.

This was far from over.

Normal POV

As the ship flew away, Jacob looked at Michael and asked, "Why didn't you come to help us when I first contacted you?!"

"I was on the way, but I received a message from the base, saying that they had found a bomb in the depths of the base, a powerful one at that. The transmission then cut out and I raced back to see if there were any survivors or if anything could be salvaged. There was nothing left and nobody was alive. The mountain that the base was inside of had completely collapsed." he replied.

Jacob cursed and said, "We've lost most of our men, our main base is destroyed and you are the only Pokemon Hunter left. Oliver and Mya are in custody and Darien has betrayed us."

"Darien? Well, that figures. At least we still have my army of mind-controlled Pokemon. But there aren't nearly enough of them to take over even a single city!"

"We're heading to our other base, the one in Johto. From there, we will build Team Rocket back up and find some other way to conquer the world with the Temple of Legends now gone."

"Oh, I think I know how we can conquer the world..." Michael said as he looked at his arm cannon.

Author's Note: The battle is over. Team Rocket has been defeated. The temple has been shut down. Ash is alive and safe and has gained a new power. Adam has been reunited with his dad and they've met Darien and Brittany, two new members of their family.

But Jacob and Hunter Michael are still out there somewhere, hatching another plan to conquer the world. This isn't the last that Adam has seen of Team Rocket.

With Ash now back, where will the story go from here? Find out in the next chapter of Pokemon NG!

We hope you've enjoyed this four-part showdown with Team Rocket.