Pokémon: Sora and Kairi's Journey

by xinbra

A retelling of Pokémon: Sora's Journey. Sora and Kairi goes through the world of Pokémon. A mixture of adventure, romance, and comedy.

153. The Legend of Thunder

Episode 153: The Legend of Thunder

Responding to a recent review, no, I am not dead. Just been busy lately.

After leaving Dr. Kearney's camp, Sora, Kairi, Kris, Karen, Tracey, Sakura, Tom, Pikachu, Angel, Blossom, Togepi, and the Pichu continued on their way towards Olivine City.

Unfortunately, things aren't quite peaceful because they're greeted by a horde of Heartless.

The Heartless horde consisted of Shadows, Soldiers, Air Soldiers, Large Bodies, Flutterwings, Creepworms, Wreckadillos, Silver Dragons, Emerald Seahorses, Centibles, Octoshells, Cyclodactyls, Uni-Walruses, and a couple of new Heartless.

One of them is a Heartless that wore a vampire's suit and a black and red cape with the Heartless symbol appearing on the back of the capes. They had clawed fingers and fangs at their jaggered jaws. This is a Vampire (This Heartless appeared in Pokémon: Sora and Kairi's Journey: Journey Through the Worlds).

"Here they come," Sora said.

"Take them out," Kairi said.

Sora, Kairi, Kris, Pikachu, and Angel engaged the Heartless coming at them. Kris slashed at one of the Vampires as Kairi slashed at a Cyclodactyl flying at her. Sora slashed at a couple of Shadows.

The Vampire unleashed bat-like clouds of darkness at the Keyblade wielders, but Angel fired Swift at them and came at it with her Headbutt, sending it flying. Pikachu hurls an Electro Ball at a Large Body, aiming at the head and destroying it. Pikachu lands an Iron Tail at a Wreckadillo and fired Thunderbolt at the Shadows, Soldiers, Large Bodies, Uni-Walruses, Emerald Seahorses, Centibles, and Silver Dragons, destroying them.

They kept on fighting the Heartless right until the Heartless were all dealt with.

"Those Heartless weren't messing around with us," Kris said.

"They never do," Kairi said.

"We should head for the nearest Pokémon Center and rest up," Tracey said.

"Good idea, Tracey. There should be one close to us," Sakura said. Sora checked his PokéGear and looked up the map.

"It's pretty close to us. We should be getting there in like 15 or 20 minutes when we walk," Sora said.

"Why are we standing here when we should be heading there before we get some more unwanted company," Tom said.

The rest of the group agreed and they started to make their way to the nearest Pokémon Center.

Meanwhile, Ethan is in a Pokémon battle against a young male Trainer. The imminent battle has drew in quite a crowd.

"Let's each use only one Pokémon," the Trainer said. Ethan took out a Pokéball and held it.

"Fine with me. This match will be all or nothing," Ethan said.

"You won't be saying that after you lose," the boy said.

"Yeah? And why's that?" Ethan asked.

"Because you haven't met Hitmonlee!" The Trainer said, throwing the Pokéball and a Hitmonlee came on out to battle. "We've never lost a solo match."

"We'll have to do our best! Right, Typhlosion?" Ethan asked as he threw his Pokéball and let Typhlosion out to battle against the Kicking Pokémon. Typhlosion let out a loud roar as his neck erupts in flames. "That's the spirit, buddy!"

"Start things up with Jump Kick!" The Trainer ordered. Hitmonlee jumped towards Typhlosion with his foot ahead of him.

"Block it!" Ethan called out. Typhlosion grabbed Hitmonlee by the leg, but his Trainer wasn't going to take that laying down.

"Don't give in! Rolling Kick!" The Trainer ordered. Hitmonlee gave Typhlosion a roundhouse kick in the face, but he was still standing, much to his shock. "How is that Typhlosion able to be still standing after taking that hit?"

"Typhlosion has been through a whole lot of tough situations and he came out stronger than ever," Ethan said.

"We'll see about that! Hitmonlee! Mega Kick!" The Trainer ordered. Hitmonlee heads towards Typhlosion to land another kick.

"Typhlosion! Use Flamethrower!" Ethan ordered. Typhlosion unleashed Flamethrower, hitting Hitmonlee and taking him down in just one hit.

"No! Hitmonlee!" The Trainer gasped.

"You rocked, Typhlosion!" Ethan said as he and his partner hi-five each other. "Hi-paw!"

"Hey, that kid is really good," a random man said.

"And so is Typhlosion," a little girl said. Ethan and Typhlosion walked up to the Trainer and his Hitmonlee as he helped the Kicking Pokémon up.

"Hey, you were pretty good," Ethan said. The Trainer smiled.

"Yeah, you too. But I plan on winning the next time I see you," the Trainer said.

"You'll have to try hard to beat me," Ethan said. They shook hands.

Meanwhile, Sora, Kairi, Karen, Kris, Tracey, Sakura, Tom, Pikachu, Angel, Blossom, Togepi, and the Pichu have arrived to the Pokémon Center to rest up.

"So glad we got here," Tom said.

"Me too. I can finally rest my feet," Karen said. Tom looked at her and he smiled.

"If you like, we could get a soda and sit somewhere to talk," Tom offered as Karen looked at him. Blossom just grinned and playfully nudged her. Karen looked at her and gave her a nod of approval.

"Sure, Tom. I'll take you up with that," Karen said. Karen, Tom, and Blossom started to walk off as Sora, Kairi, Tracey, Kris, Pikachu, Angel, Togepi, and the Pichu watched on.

"Is it just me or are those two sweet on each other?" Kris asked.

"You're not the only one who's thinking that, Kris. Karen does have a crush on Tom," Kairi said.

"So, Pikachu, you ready to be checked up?" Sora asked his partner.

"Pikachu," Pikachu replied.

"How about you, Angel?" Kairi asked.

"Eevee," Angel said.

With that said, the couple went to Nurse Joy's booth to check in their Pokémon while Tracey decided to draw some sketches of some of the Pokémon around as Sakura joins the couple to have Espeon checked up. Kris decided to make a phone call.

Meanwhile, somewhere in a rocky mountain, a helicopter is seen flying through the rocky terrain, and it has Team Rocket's logo on the side. Over to a ledge, a security door opens as the aircraft makes a slow landing.

Once inside, two Team Rocket members, stepped out. One is a large bulky man with messy blonde hair and wearing sunglasses along with another man with long turquoise hair and light blue eyes. They are greeted by three scientists. One of the scientists has black hair and a goatee and wearing square-lensed glasses.

"Welcome, Hun. And may I presume this is your partner Attila?" The scientist asked.

"Yes, Professor Sebastian. Attilla's the world's foremost wrangler. Isn't that right?" Attilla asked his partner.

"Nothing I can't catch, given the right gear," Attila said.

"Oh, the gear is very right. If you would you please come with me," Professor Sebastian said. The Team Rocket members got to a testing room with several other scientists typing. They approached a window and they have a look at a dark purple crystal. "I believe you will find this to be quite electrifying."

"A crystal?" Hun asked, unimpressed. "Is that it?"

"Yes it is, Hun," Professor Sebastian answered him. "That is the Miracle Crystal. Once it is activated, it can control electricity itself. We have prepared a little demonstration for you." He turned to the low-ranking scientists. "Let us begin."

"Yes, sir," one scientist said. "Removing the safety lock."

"Activating the crystal's resistance coating," another scientist said.

"Powering up," a third scientist said.

The crystal had been activated and it began glowing in a lavender color. A force field builds around the crystal.

"Alright. Prepare the artificial lightning," Professor Sebastian instructed. The walls open and lightning generation rods come out aiming at the crystal.

"Lightining generation rods standing by," one scientist said.

"Fire now," he instructed. Bolts of electricity is fired out of the rods and they get drawn into the force field surrounding the crystal. Attila looked at the crystal at awe, while Hun kept his poker face. "The crystal will absorb electricity that passes within ten feet of it; no matter how powerful or concentrated the electric blast. The crystal captures it and stores it in its central grid. And that power belongs to you. You can use it anytime and in anyway you choose." The forcefield increases in size and more rods of lightning come out from the floor and fires at the forcefield. "The brilliant part is the crystal doesn't just capture power, it also attracts it by transmitting an arch that's so irresistible, that everything electrical is drawn to it." The lightning rods become overwhelmed by the electricity and incinerate. "But, as you are already aware, we are not after mere lightning."

"No, we're not," Attila said.

"If this works like you said it does, it won't be long before unlimited power is in our hands," Hun said.

"Oh, it will work as I say it does," Professor Sebastian assured them. "Believe me." The scientist snickers wickedly.

Back to the Pokémon Center, Ethan walked in the Pokémon Center and he checked his Pokémon in. And that was when he saw Sora and Kairi there.

"Here you go. Your Pokémon are all fighting fit," Nurse Joy said with a smile.

"Thanks, Nurse Joy," Sora said.

"We really appreciate it," Kairi said.

"Yes, thank you," Sakura said, taking her Pokéball back.

"Sora, Kairi, hey!" Ethan greeted. Sora and Kairi turned to see Ethan standing behind them.

"Ethan!" Sora and Kairi said.

"It's been a while," Sora said.

"How have you lovebirds been?" Ethan asked.

"We had ourselves some adventures you wouldn't believe," Kairi said. Ethan looked at Sakura.

"Who's she?" Ethan asked.

"My name's Sakura. It's nice to meet you," Sakura said.

"Likewise," Ethan said. "How about you fill me in after I check my Pokémon with Nurse Joy," Ethan suggested.

"Sure thing," Sora said.

After Ethan had checked his Pokémon with Nurse Joy, Sora, Kairi, Ethan, Sakura, and the Pokémon are joined by Kris, Tracey, Karen, Tom, and Blossom as they explained to Ethan about what had occurred since the last time they met. Ethan was shocked to hear Tom was possessed by ExDark, and he was surprised that Kris now has a Keyblade along with himself, Sora, Kairi, Riku, Ash, Leaf, and Lyra.

Speaking of which, she and her Marill walked right in and she saw the group and she smiled.

"Hey, everyone!" Lyra happily greeted her friends.

"Marill!" Marill beamed.

"Lyra!" Everyone all said at once.

"Missed you guys," Lyra said.

"How have you've been, Lyra?" Sora asked.

"I had some ups and downs, but I managed to keep going. How about you?" Lyra asked.

"Well, for starters, I would like to introduce to you to my sister Karen and our friend Tom," Sora said.

"Hi," Karen and Tom said in unison, blushing.

"Pika," Blossom said.

"Marill," Marill said.

Blossom and Marill shook hands, getting to know each other.

"Do you like your new friend, Blossom?" Karen asked.

"Pika," Blossom nodded.

"Marill seems to like Blossom, too," Lyra said.

"Marill," Marill agreed.

A little while later, a beep indicated that Ethan's Pokémon were fully healed. Ethan went to pick them up. In the meantime, Sora introduced Lyra to Sakura, Karen and Tom, knowing they were gonna get along

"Here you go. Your Pokémon are fighting fit," Nurse Joy said.

"Thanks, Nurse Joy," Ethan said with a smile. Nurse Joy smiled back.

"What's new with you" Lyra asked.

"Well, here's what?" Ethan asked, taking out a Pokéball and threw it. Typhlosion came right out.

"Is that who I think it is?" Sora asked.

"That's right. Typhlosion evolved from Quilava just several days ago," Ethan said. Sora took out his Pokédex and scanned him.

Typhlosion, the Volcano Pokémon

The evolved form of Quilava

Type: Fire

Typhlosion obscures itself behind a shimmering heat haze that it creates using its intensely hot flames. This Pokémon creates blazing explosive blasts that burn everything to cinders.

"Wow, Cyndaquil's fully evolved form. So cool," Sora said.

"Pika," Pikachu said.

"Eevee," Angel said.

He starts to brush Typhlosion's fur a minute later.

"Not only Typhlosion is getting stronger, but he's getting smarter," Ethan said. Typhlosion purs.

"Not only he looks stronger, but he looks healthy, too," Tracey said.

"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.

"What can you expect, Tracey? It's because Typhlosion has such a good Trainer," Kairi said.

"Eevee," Angel said.

"Thanks," Ethan said. "I learned a whole lot from the two of you."

"What do you mean?" Sora asked.

"Well, it started before we met. I was inspired by you when you battled in the Indigo Plateau Pokémon League and won it. That's was when I decided I wanted to get strong just like you. Of course, I wouldn't have expected to have my own Keyblade until we were in the realm of darkness when the Heartless attacked," Ethan said as he remembered the Demon Tower. "Seeimg all those Heartless stacked up like that is pretty much what triggered it."

"Yeah, but how come me and Lyra didn't get ours when we were there?" Kris asked.

"That I don't know. Must depends on certain situations, but I might just be guessing," Sora said.

"Yeah, but we worked together to kick Ansem's butt and shut the door to darkness before it could open up and saved the world, the same way you saved Tom," Ethan said.

"Yeah, but that's because we did it together," Sora said.

"He's right," Tom agreed. "Ansem was a force to be reckoned with, but don't forget that you guys still have Organization XIII to contend with."

"Who knows when they'll be making a move again?" Sakura asked.

Everyone stepped out to do some training for anything coming their way in case the Heartless attacked. They trained their Pokémon and sparred with their Keyblades just to stay sharp.

Suddenly, without warning, dark storm clouds start to gather up.

"Pika!" Pikachu said. This catches Sora's attention.

"Eevee!" Angel said, catching Kairi's attention, too.

"What's up, Pikachu?" Sora asked.

This catches the attention of all of their Pokémon as they looked at the clouds.

"I never seen lightning like that," Kris said.

"Me neither. This is way too weird," Sora said. "We should head back to the Pokémon Center right now!"

"Right. Let's do that," Ethan said. The group started to head for the Pokémon Center while the Pokémon just went to the direction of the clouds. Togepi jumps out of Kairi's arms as Angel ran after them. And so do Blossom and Marill.

"Angel, Togepi! Come back!" Kairi called out.

"Pikachu, Pichu! Where are you going?" Sora called out to them.

"Blossom, come back!" Karen said.

"Marill, where are you going?" Lyra asked.

"They're going the wrong way!" Kris said. Ethan took out Typhlosion's Pokéball.

"Typhlosion, return!" Ethan said calling back Typhlosion. Kris took out Wani-Wani's Pokéball.

"Return, Wani-Wani!" Kris said calling back her Croconaw. She pulled out Misdreavus's Pokéball to call it back, but it was too far from her.

"We'll have to follow them!" Kairi said.

"Kairi's right. Let's go!" Ethan said.

"Come on!" Lyra said.

Everyone followed the Pokémon to see where they're going.

Not too far, Jessie, James, and Meowth all made their stop after being on their feet.

"I am getting sick of being so absent in these chapters! It's like the author doesn't respect the original," James whined.

"That means no blasting off in our absence," Meowth said.

"I'm with James on this one. It's bad enough that the Pokémon fan base enjoys seeing us lose since 1997; 98 in the US to those who don't know, but this is too much," Jessie said. Meowth looked up to the clouds.

"Guys. I think we're in trouble," Meowth said.

"What do you mean, Meowth?" Jessie asked. Lightning crashes, and they huddled up to each other. "Nevermind."

"We better find some shelter before we get caught in the rain!" James stated.

"Good idea, James. I don't want my makeup to get wet," Jessie said.

The Team Rocket members ran through the woods and made a stop. They spotted what looks like a forcefield along with a couple of familiar faces.

"Oh no. Attila and Hun," James groaned.

"I am not happy to see those two right now. Or ever," Meowth said. "Let's get out of here."

"Wait a minute, you two. They are here up to some no-good, just like we are. But the question is what are they doing all the way out here?" Jessie asked.

"You know, I think you're right, Jessie. How about we watch and see for ourselves," James suggested.

"And when some super-rare Pokémon comes along, we can just swipe it right under their noses," Meowth finished.

"And the boss has to recognize us!" They all cheered. They proceeded to watch the action.

"It looks like the good doctor is right, its signal is irresistible," Attila said, looking on the screen of the machine he was piloting. He saw several signals on the screen. "Electric-type Pokémon are coming in from every direction."

"Yes, but about the one?" Hun asked.

"There's no sign of it yet," Attila said. "I'm not even sure it even exists. Aren't legends are just made-up stories or fairytales or something?"

"Well sure, they can be. But there's only one way to find out. They say that wherever there are Pokémon in trouble, it shows up to help them. So, why don't we make some trouble for these Pokémon?" Hun asked.

"Good idea," Atilla said, liking how Hun thinks. Not too long, several Electric-type Pokémon had shown up and looked at the crystal. Many consisted of several Magnemite, Magneton, Voltorb, Electrode, Mareep, a few Flaaffy, and a Raichu. Pikachu, Blossom, and the Pichu were even affected by the curiosity. "Alright! It's round-up time!" Angel, Togepi, Marill, and Misdreavus made a stop in the bushes. "You know, this reminds me of roping and ranching at my uncle's place, somewhere in the Black Hills." The machine sends out several mechanical claws and snags a Voltorb and a Mareep. Pikachu fired Thunderbolt right at Attila, but his electricity got abosorbed by the Miracle Crystal.

"Pi!" Pikachu gasped.

The crystal sends back the electricity right back at the mouse Pokémon and it strikes several other Electric-type. Attila laughs evilly.

"Now all we have to do is sweep them all up," Attila said. The mechanical claws grabs a couple more Pokémon.

Sora, Kairi, Ethan, and Kris had finally caught up. Karen, Tracey, and Sakura manages to catch up to them.

"Got you, Little Miss," Kris said, grabbing her Misdreavus from behind.

"Here you are, Marill," Lyra said. Kairi picked up her Togepi.

"Got you now, Togepi," Kairi said. "You had me worred. You too, Angel." She noticed someone was missing. "Where are Pikachu, Blossom, and the Pichu?"

"Over there," Sora answered, pointing to the source. The rest of the group saw the man riding in the mecha holding a Raichu and another Voltorb.

"Blossom!" Karen gasped.

"Hey, this is like that contest game," Attila said, laughing. "Only here, you win a prize every time!"

"Stop playing around and throw those in the hold! Then, quickly grab all the others!" Hun said. Pikachu didn't like what he said. "And no need to be delegate either. When you knock them around, it might speed things up." Pikachu slowly got up and went over to his adoptive little brothers.

"Go run. And don't stop until you get to Sora and Kairi." - Pikachu subtitle. The two Pichu didn't want to leave their adoptive big brother, so they decided to stay with him. Blossom decided to stay with her brother.

"How much do you want to bet, those two are from Team Rocket?" Sora asked.

"I would bet king's ransom," Sakura said.

"Same with me," Karen said.

"Like I would think it's someone else," Ethan stated.

"I say we go and help them!" Kris said.

"I second that," Kairi agreed.

Suddenly, lightning crashes, but it was a natural lighning. Or was it? The four kids stops in their tracks before they got further. They all heard a roar coming from atop of a nearby mountain.

"What was that?" Ethan asked.

"That's either the world's biggest lightning pole, or that's a living legend," Attila said, looking on the screen. "Either way, it's about to pop in and say hi."

"Here it comes," Hun said.

Lightning crashes down the same spot and the flash of yellow surrounds the creature on the mountain top. Jessie, James, and Meowth were amazed by what they were seeing.

"What is that?" Jessie asked.

"I have no idea," James answered.

"I can bet all nine of my lives, it's something extremely rare," Meowth said.

The mysterious creature is revealed to be the legendary Pokémon Raikou. The legendary Pokémon let out a loud roar as the lightning crashes.

"Is that what I think it is?" Kairi asked.

"Eevee," Angel said.

"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.

"It is. It's Raikou," Sora confirmed. Kairi took out her Pokédex and scanned it.

Raikou, the Thunder Pokémon

Type: Electric

It is said that Raikou has fallen from a bolt of lightning. It can fire thunderbolts from the rain clouds on its back.

"I thought Raikou was just a legend," Kris said.

"So did I," Ethan added.

Raikou roared again and it came running down the mountain with magnificent speed. It told the wild Electric-type Pokémon to flee and they all did. Pikachu, Blossom, and the Pichu watched Raikou rescue the wild Raichu and Mareep. They ran off with the others.

"Those guys don't seem to be scared of Raikou at all," Kris said.

"No, they don't," Sora said.

"It's like they're happy Raikou is here," Ethan said.

"But why?" Tracey asked.

"I think we're about to find out," Sora said.

"I was afraid you were gonna say that," Tom said.

"Alright. Looks like it's rodeo time, cowboy," Hun said.

"Hey Hun, I just had a thought. Maybe if we catch it since it's legendary, maybe we can be legendary too," Attila said.

"We should catch it first, then we can worry about our reputations," Hun said.

"Alright! C'mon here, little striper!" Attila said, sending a bunch of mechanical claws to grab Raikou. The Thunder Pokémon simply dodged the claws and sends out electricity to attack them.

"Look at that!" Sora said.

"Raikou is using Thunder!" Ethan said. The electric attack gets redirected into the Miracle Crystal. Raikou looks at the crystal as it is sparkling with power.

"That crystal just absorbed that Thunder like a sponge absorbing water!" Lyra said.

"Excellent, the meters are off the charts! We are loaded with juice!" Hun said. "Now let's show that big behemoth how it likes it, when we reverse the charges."

"They're taking its power," Ethan said.

"But, it doesn't know it," Kris said.

Raikou sends out another Thunder to destroy the crystal, but it just absorbs the electricity and the forecefield surrounds it and the crystal completely.

"Hey there! Fire again!" Attila taunted. Raikou turns to them. "Come on! I dare ya!" Raikou fires Thunder again, aiming at the forcefield, but it bounces back and hits Raikou again. Raikou kept firing and firing, but Raikou took even more damage the times it is struck.

"It's perfect. The more it fights, the stronger we get," Hun said. Sora, Kairi, Karen, Tracey, Sakura, Tom, Ethan, Lyra, and Kris watched in horror, seeing Raikou taking more and more hits. Raikou falls to the ground, beaten. "Now the legend has shifted to legendary creature to legendary captures." He turns to his partner. "Attila, pick it up."

"Right," Attila nodded.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Sora yelled. That got their attention. Jessie, James, and Meowth who had been watching all recognized that voice. Pikachu and the Pichu all turned to see Sora run up. "YOU STAY AWAY FROM RAIKOU! LEAVE IT ALONE!"

"Sorry, kid. We can't do that," Hun told him. "Raikou belongs to us now."

"So, if I were you, I'd get going, while it's still an option," Attila said.

"Not on your life!" Sora said, taking out a Pokéball and throwing it. "Go! Ursaluna!" The Pokéball opens and Ursaluna roared upon entry.

"So, it's a battle you want?" Attila asked, taking out a Pokéball.

"This won't take very long," Hun said, taking out a Pokéball and throwing it. They both let out a Skarmory and a Steelix against Ursaluna.

"How about I help out!" Ethan said, joining Sora. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go Typhlosion!" The Pokéball opens and Typhlosion flares his neck upon entry. "Now it's an even match!"

"Because it's been such a great day, I'm going to give you two a warning. Leave now or be destroyed," Hun warned.

"Here's our warning," Ethan said. "You let Raikou go or you're in the fight of your lives."

"What he said," Sora added.

"Skarmory! Fury Attack!" Hun ordered.

"Typhlosion! Flamethrower!" Ethan ordered. Typhlosion fires Flamethrower towards Skarmory.

"Steelix! Sandstorm now!" Attila ordered. Steelix spins some of its joints and whips up a sandstorm stopping Typhlosion's Flamethrower and hitting the Volcano Pokémon.

"Ursaluna! High Horsepower!" Sora ordered. Ursaluna charges as he plows through the sandstorm, striking Steelix hard.

"That wasn't bad. You got some guts there, kid. But guts isn't going to save you from this! Steel Wing!" Attila ordered. Skarmory struck Ursaluna hard. Attila laughed as Ursaluna is down for the count. Sora ran up to Mamoswine.

"Come on, Ursaluna! Get up!" Sora said. Ursaluna tries to get back up on his feet. Kairi runs up to her boyfriend to help him.

"I won't let you get away with that!" Kairi said taking out her Pokéball. "Go Miltank!" Kairi threw her Pokéball letting Miltank battle. "Seismic Toss on that Steelix!" Miltank rushes at the Iron Snake Pokémon, and tosses it to the side. Steelix gets back up, not giving up.

"I'll help out, too!" Kris said, joining in. "Little Miss! Perish Song!" Little Miss sang a song, letting out a black soundwave. It hurts not only, Skarmory and Steelix, but also Miltank, Ursaluna, and Misdreavus as well

"How is it doing that?!" Attila asked.

"It's a move called Perish Song! It hurts any battling Pokémon who happens to hear it," Hun answered his partner. Sora and Kairi quickly calls back Ursaluna and Miltank, not wanting them to be affected by Perish Song.

"I know it hurts you, too, Little Miss, but please hang in there a little while longer," Kris pleaded.

"Just because they're busy, doesn't mean I can't round up Thunder Wonder," Attila said sending the remaining mechanical claws.

"Oh no you don't!" Sora stated. He looked over to Pikachu. "Okay Pikachu! Iron Tail!"

"Pika!" Pikachu nodded. Pikachu ran towards the mecha and swung his metallic tail destroying one of the claws. Ethan took out a Pokéball of his own.

"You join in too, Beedrill!" Ethan shouted, throwing his Pokéball. "Pin Missle!" Beedrill fired Pin Missle in the other claw, destroying it completely.

"Now I can't grab up anything now!" Attila said.

"We have no choice but to retreat. Give us some cover!" Hun said.

"Roger," Attila said. The mecha blows some smoke, masking their escape. Once the smoke had cleared, they found Attila and Hun were already gone.

Jessie, James, and Meowth saw where they were going and they decide to follow them.

"They're gone. Do you think they'll come back?" Kris asked.

"I know they will," Sora said.

Little Miss floats back into Kris's arms after using Perish Song.

"Oh, Little Miss. The reviews are in and you did splendidly. Sora and Kairi went over to the Pichu. Both of Pikachu's adoptive little brothers nuzzled Kairi's leg.

"There, there, Pichu. The bad men are gone," Kairi said.

"Eevee," Angel said.

"It's a good thing those guys didn't get to you," Sora said.

"Sora!" A familiar voice called out. The group turned to see the Riku, Naminé, Eevee, and Azurill all coming towards them. It turns out they were in the area and they saw the clouds, and they arrived to see their friends. "I should have guessed you would get in the middle of this."

"Eevee," Eevee said.

"Riku," Sora said.

"What's going on?" Naminé asked.

"Pikachu, Angel, Blossom, Marill Togepi, the Pichu and the other Pokémon came running over here," Kairi said. Riku looked to what was laying on the ground.

"I think I know why," Riku said.

Naminé turned to see what he was looking at and she looked at it with awe.

"Is that what I think it is?" Naminé asked.

"If you're thinking, that's the legendary Pokémon, Raikou, then you would be right. It is," Sora said to them.

"No way! It really is a Raikou!" Riku said amazed. "How did it get hurt like that?"

Before anyone could answer, Raikou gets back up.

"Raikou?" Ethan asked. Raikou starts to walk off into the direction it came. "Wait, Raikou! Wait! You're hurt and we can help you!" Raikou turns and fires and electric bolt at the young Pokémon Trainer, striking him.

"Ethan!" Sora exclaimed.

"Pika, Pi!" Pikachu also exclaimed.

"Eevee!" Angel exclaimed too.

"Oh! Ethan!" Kris gasped. She ran up to him. "Are you okay?" Ethan quickly gets back up.

"Yeah, I'm fine!" Ethan said "Raikou!" Ethan shouted. He started to run up to Raikou, only for the Thunder Pokémon to give him a warning shot He stops in his tracks. The two of them look into each other. Raikou was giving him a distrustful look while Ethan stood there. He could tell Raikou didn't trust him at all. He knew he had to get Raikou to listen to reason anyway possible. Raikou fires another bolt, only for Typhlosion to fire a Flamethrower at the bolt. The volcano Pokémon didn't want to battle Raikou, but he knew he would have to, if he did. "Typholsion, calm down." Typhlosion fired another Flamethrower and Raikou fires another bolt of electricity. "Wait, Typholsion!" Ethan grabs Typholsion by the arm. "It doesn't understand. It thinks we're trying to hurt it." Typhlosion looked into his trainer's eyes and saw how right he is. "Hey Raikou!" Ethan walked up slowly. "We only want to help you. And to prove it, I'll even come to you without any protection. And even if you strike me, I won't run away!" Raikou sends out another bolt, but he just stood his ground.

"Ethan!" Kris said worriedly. She tried to run up to him, but Sora stopped her.

"Let him do this, Kris. He knows what he's doing. I hope," Sora said. Kairi and the group looked on with worried looks on their faces.

"You can trust me, Raikou," Ethan said in his thoughts. Raikou just looked him and saw he didn't even run away, like he said he wouldn't. The young Trainer stood there, not budging an inch. "I promise." Raikou stared at the boy for a few moments later, before it fell onto the ground.

Everyone rushed Raikou to the Pokémon Center to have Raikou healed up as soon as possible. To get Raikou there, Riku had his Blastoise and Charizard carry the injured Pokémon there pretty quick.

"Nurse Joy! Help!" Sora called out. Nurse Joy came into the lobby.

"What's all the yelling abou-?" Her sentence was cut off when they brought in the injured Raikou to the Pokémon Center. "Is that what it looks like?"

"Yes, it is. Raikou got hurt by some bad guys and we have to help it as soon as possible," Karen said.

"I'll get started right away!' Nurse Joy said. "Your Pokémon will have to carry it to the operating ward."

"Sure," Riku said. Charizard and Blastoise carries the injured Raikou right into the ward.

"Can I watch you heal up Raikou, Nurse Joy?" Ethan Asked.

"I'm sorry, but I can't allow it," Nurse Joy said.

"I promise, I won't be in the way. I promised Raikou, that I would help and I'm not breaking that promise," Ethan said.

"I might as well, too. I battled hard to help out Raikou, too," Sora said.

Nurse Joy looked at the two boys and sighed.

"Very well. I guess I can allow you two, just this one time," Nurse Joy said.

They followed the young nurse into the operation ward while Kairi decided to make a phone call to Professor Oak. She dialed the number to him.

Professor Oak had answered the phone with a smile on his face.

"Oh, hello there, Kairi. It's so good to hear from you, my dear," Professor Oak greeted.

"The same to you, professor," Kairi said.

"And I must say, I was pretty surprised to hear from your parents when your package arrived several days ago. They tell me how incredibly proud of you," Professor Oak said.

"Thank you, professor. I figured she would be. And I can already imagine them sharing the news with Sora's mom and my old neighborhood," Kairi said, picturing it in her head.

"But I suspect that's not why you are calling me," Professor Oak pointed out.

"No, it's not," Kairi confirmed.

"Then may I ask the purpose of your call? Normally, it is Sora who is makes these calls," Professor Oak pointed out.

"Yes. He's with a friend of ours down here in Johto. We had an incredible encounter with the legendary Pokémon Raikou," Kairi explained.

"Raikou? Really?" Professor Oak asked.

"Yes. A couple of guys from Team Rocket are the reason it's injured. They have some kind of a weird crystal that steals its electric power and it sent it back right back at Raikou. We battled them and they retreated. And now it's right here in the Pokémon Center being healed," Kairi explained. Professor Oak stroke his chin.

"With Team Rocket, involved, this is indeed troubling. Team Rocket doesn't seem to understand that Pokémon are living creatures, and they shouldn't be stolen and sold. They should be captured properly in the wild. That way, bonds between Pokémon and people can be truly be forged," Professor Oak said. Kairi smiled, knowing he understands that as much as Sora and she does. "But since Raikou is in the Pokémon Center, it may draw some attention. And also, when kept in captivity, it cannot heal properly. And that could present a danger of being withdrawn and depressed."

"You mean, Raikou might begin to lash out at everyone it meets?" Kairi asked.

"Exactly. It is imperative that Raikou is to released back into the wild as soon it has fully recovered," Professor Oak said.

"You don't have to worry, professor. We will see to it that Raikou is let go once Raikou is better," Kairi said. "Afterall, Sora would think the same thing."

"Of course. Just be sure to remind Sora to make contact with his mother when you get the chance," Professor Oak said.

"I will, professor. And thank you for listening," Kairi said.

"Oh no. Thank you for bringing this to my attention," Professor Oak said, hanging up the phone.

Of course, it didn't take long for news to spead about Raikou being brought in.

"Raikou's in there!"

"I never thought I see one!"

Before long, Trainers from all over all came to see Raikou, but a Chansey is standing guard of the operation war, preventing anyone entering.

"This is huge," Tracey said.

"Well, it's not everyday that a legendary Pokémon is brought in. It tends to draw in a pretty big crowd," Tom said.

Menwhile, over to Attila and Hun, the Team Rocket agents are repairing their machine.

"I tell ya, Hun. If it weren't for those meddling brats, we would have bagged that Raikou by now," Attila said. "And it'll be sending out lightning bolts on demand!"

"I wouldn't be so sure if I were you," Hun said, going over the computer.

"What do you mean?" Attila asked.

"According to this, Raikou still had some power left inside," Hun explained.

"It still had some kickass power even after all those hits it took?" Attila asked.

"It didn't get to be called a legendary Pokémon just being a slacker, now did it?" Hun asked. Attila slams his fist on the mecha.

"Next time we find that thing, we'll have to hit it much, much harder," Attila said.

"Or we can be smarter about it. Just remember, the stronger Raikou is, the more powerful our crystal can become," Hun said.

Suddenly, they hear a crash outside and Attila went out to investigate. Hun hears some screams and Attila came back with Jessie, James, and Meowth.

"Now look who I found lurking around outside! It's Messie, Lames, and that so-called talking Meowth!" Attila said, throwing them on the ground.

"Hands off, you big gorilla!" Jessie exclaimed.

"Yes! Put us down!" James added.

"And for the record, I can talk! You can clearly see my lips moving and words coming out!" Meowth stated.

"What are you three doing here?" Hun asked, unconcerned.

"I heard they ran away after some fiasco a while back. I really didn't think I'd see them again after that," Attila said. He puts them down. Meowth lands on his butt.

"Ouch! Four for style on that landing," Meowth said, rubbing his rear.

"Well, seeing you is no picnic for us either, Attila!" James snarled.

"Not that I care, but why are you here?" Attila asked.

"We figured we could try to get some rare and valuable Pokémon and present them to the boss, when we happen to stumble on your little project," Meowth explained.

"But we didn't expect you two to turn your tail and run away, like the cowards I knew you were," Jessie taunted. Attila grabs Jessie by her top and pulls her to his face.

"I dare you to say that to my face again, you scrawny little skank!" Attila roared at her.

"Attila. Control yourself," Hun said. Attila lets go of her. "I think they can help in some way."

"Really?" Jessie, James, and Meowth said.

"I think you might be right about them, Hun. We might have something useful for them to do," Attila said.

"As long it's not us scrubbing toilets again, we're in," James said.

"I like your attitude, rich boy. Because we've got something for you to do," Attila said. James leans over to Jessie.

"How did they find out about me and my family?" James asked.

"Word must must have gotten out," Jessie guessed. Wobbufet popped out of his Pokéball once again.

"Wobbufet," Wobbufet said.

Back in the Pokémon Center, Sora and Ethan watched Raikou sleep soundly. They both knew how bad it would be if Team Rocket came back and tried to take it again.

"Look at it. Raikou used up a lot of energy," Ethan said.

"Yeah, but it was still able to dish some out at us," Sora said. "You could have used your Keyblade to reflect its Thunder back."

"Yeah, but it might have aggravated it even further. I didn't want to rely too much on my Keyblade to do it," Ethan said.

"Point taken," Sora said. Kairi, Kris, and Lyra came in the room.

"How's Raikou doing?" Lyra asked.

"Still sleeping. Nurse Joy's going over the final results now," Sora said.

"That's good," Lyra said.

"I'm just so glad we got Raikou here safely," Kris said.

"So am I," Sora said.

"I just can't believe Team Rocket would sink this low to hurt Raikou like this," Kairi said.

"Neither can I," Sora said. "This doesn't surprise me one bit. Not since the Pokémon Tower and Saffron City, and back at the Slowpoke Well. I mean, haven't they caused enough damage?"

"I agree with Sora. There's no forgiving Team Rocket for their actions," Kairi said. She crossed her arms. "Is nothing sacred?"

"Out of my way!" A familiar voice called out. The voice turns out to belong to Eusine. "Is it true?! Is it here?! I must see it!" He stops when he spots two familiar faces in there. "Oh, hello again, Sora."

"Hey Eusine," Sora greeted.

"You know this guy?" Ethan asked.

"We met this guy at the Burned Tower back in Ecruteak City. He was with Morty when we were there," Kairi said.

"Don't tell me, let me guess; you're here to see Raikou, aren't you?" Sora asked.

"Yes, I am. I came here to see it with my own eyes," Eusine said. He saw Raikou sleeping inside. "Yes! It is Raikou! It does exist! Do you have any idea what a find this is?!"

"A bigtime find," Sora said. "Those two guys made a real big deal out of it."

"Can you describe these 'guys' to me?" Eusine asked.

"One guy had white hair, and the other is buffed and has blonde hair. Both are members of Team Rocket," Sora described.

"So, it is them. It doesn't surprise me," Eusine said.

"Right this way," Officer Jenny said. They saw her with a young man wearing a yellow shirt and black pants, a brown vest. He had viridian eyes.

"Kudo. I wasn't expecting to see you here," Eusine said.

"Neither did I Eusine," Kudo said.

"Just who are you, people?" Ethan asked.

"Right. My name is Kudo. Archeologist and researcher," Kudo introduced himself.

"As Sora has already introduced, I am Eusine. Scientist and Pokémon Trainer," Eusine reintroduced himself.

Kris started to admire his suit and his cape. She even felt his cape. Sora just shook his head along with Pikachu, while Kairi just giggled. Ethan just felt embarrassed, knowing she has a thing for men in capes.

"This cape is just like Fabu-Lance's. So cute," Kris said.

"Young lady, nobody is ever permitted to touch the cape," Eusine said.

"Makes me glad I didn't touch it," Lyra whispered to Ethan. He just chuckled him. Kairi grabbed Kris by the arm and pulled her away from him.

"Now, I shall begin. Raikou is a legendary Pokémon, as you are aware. It is both unique and extraordinary," Eusine said.

"I have always thought Raikou couldn't be caught," Ethan said.

"But, for some reason Team Rocket thought different. Why were they after it?" Kris asked.

"Well, Raikou answers to no one, and it is both free and independent. For centuries, man has always tried to capture that they cannot possess," Euisine said. "When they can see that Raikou can control thunder and lightning, they are envious. They think that if they catch, they too will have this power. So, men have always hunted Raikou."

"And that's why Raikou doesn't trust humans," Kudo added. "Raikou believes that we are all the same and we will bring it harm."

"That explains why it attacked Ethan, when he tried to help it," Sora said. Sora thought for a moment and remembered Ethan saying he would have done the same thing, not caring if Raikou would hurt him or not. Kairi knew he would do that, too.

"I was surprised when you did that. You could have been killed," Kris said.

"Look! Raikou was just confused and frightened, that's all," Ethan argued.

"Doesn't mean you can't get fried by a bolt of lightning," Kris argued back.

"I think Raikou can sense who its enemines are and who its friends are. I trust Raikou and I think it trusts me back," Ethan said. Sora took a deep breath and nodded.

"I think you're right, Ethan. Raikou can tell friend from foe. We can just have to prove it by letting Raikou go once it's healed," Sora stated.

Kairi was just thinking the same thing since speaking with Professor Oak on the matter.

"And what about those men. You mentioned their from Team Rocket, right?" Kudo asked.

"Yeah. And I think they'll be back," Sora said.

"I think you're right," Officer Jenny said. "And if they're trying to take over the world, they might use Raikou as a weapon."

"We can't let them do that. Raikou has to stay free or else it'll die if stays in captivity for too long," Kairi said.

"Eevee," Angel said.

"Togepi," Togepi chirped.

"The girl is correct. The legendary Pokémon must be protected," Eusine agreed.

"Besides, we can't let Team Rocket get hold of that kind of power," Officer Jenny said. "They would be far too dangerous."

"I will personally head off the mission, Officer Jenny," Eusine offered.

Hours later, everyone fell asleep and prepared to release Raikou before Team Rocket could get a hold of Raikou and use its powers.

Sora, Kairi, and Ethan slept on the bench, while she slept with her head on her boyfriend's shoulder. Raikou had woken up and saw it was still in the Pokémon Center and it used its electric attack to destroy the window, waking them up.

"What was that?!" Ethan exclaimed.

"I think I know it was," Sora said. He points to the legendary Pokémon and saw it was wide awake.

"Raikou is wide awake!" Kairi cheered.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu added.

"Eevee!" Angel said.

Raikou looks at the three kids and the two Pokémon with them. Raikou took a glance at Pikachu and recognized him.

"I know you! You were there when those humans attacked me!" - Raikou subtitle.

"Yeah. But those two humans were the bad guys. And these three are the good guys!" - Pikachu subtitle.

"Good or bad; that doesn't mean anything to me! All humans are the same to me! They always have hunted me! They want to use my power for their own selfish interests!" - Raikou subtitle.

"Not all humans are like that! Sora and Kairi aren't like that at all! I know from experience!" - Pikachu subtitle.

"What is going on?" Ethan asked.

"I think Pikachu's trying to reason with it," Sora said. "He's trying to tell Raikou, we're not its enemies. I think"

Raikou fired a bolt of lightning again. Pikachu, Angel, and the kids ducks out of the line of fire. Kris, Eusine, Kudo, Nurse Joy, Riku, Naminé, Karen, Tracey, Sakura, and Tom all came in the operation ward.

"What's going on in here?!" Eusine exclaimed!

"GUYS! STAY BACK!" Sora shouted. Raikou fired more electricity, destroying the wall to get out. Raikou spots the same clouds and is drawn into whatever is attracting it. "Raikou! Come back! You're not at full strength!" Kairi looked up to the sky and saw the clouds.

"Look at that! It's those clouds again!" Kairi said pointing at them.

"You don't mean it's them again?" Kris asked.

"Yup. Team Rocket's back," Ethan said.

A red car drives up and Eusine sticks his head out the driver's window.

"Sora! Kairi! Ethan! Kris! You four come with me!" Eusine called out. The four kids didn't need to be told twice and went to the car. Ethan took the passenger seat while Sora, Kairi, and Kris took the back seat.

"Hey! What about us?!" Tom exclaimed.

"There is no room for the rest of you!" Eusine told him. "Kudo! You and the others stay behind and call Officer Jenny!"

"Understood! Go save Raikou!" Kudo called back to him.

It turns out to be the Miracle Crystal doing the work. Attila, Hun, Jessie, James, and Meowth are waiting for the thunder Pokémon to come.

"It won't be long now," Hun said.

"Why's that?" Jessie asked.

"The crystal's attraction is irresistible," Hun answered.

"Good! I am itching for a rematch!" Attila said.

"How do we even know it's going to show up at all?" James asked.

"Oh, it'll show up. I can bet my wrangling trophies on it," Attila said.

With that said, Raikou had shown up and it glares at the four humans and Mewoth. Raikou snarls at the crystal, remembering it pretty well.

"It did show up," James said.

"Now what?" Meowth asked.

"Now watch how we're going to be legends," Attila said.

"Welcome, Raikou. Allow us to introduce ourselves. We are your new masters. You belong to us now," Hun said. Raikou lets out a few roars. Meowth happens to understand what it was saying to them.

"Hm. Gotta hand it to Raikou, it doesn't seem to be worried," Meowth said.

"What did it say, Meowth?" Jessie asked.

"Raikou just said that we can never hope to master it. Raikou will fight us to its last breath, so we can do our worse," Meowth translated.

"If it wants our worse, then we're going to give it our worse," James said.

"Hey, you know what? That four-legged lightning bolt still thinks it's still free," Attila said.

Raikou fires its Thunder attack right at the crystal, hoping to destroy it, but it just absorbs the electric attack.

"Just a few more power bolts like those, it'll make the crystal totally unbeatable," Attila said.

"Let's put Steelix on the job," Hun said, taking out a Pokéball. He tosses to let out the iron snake Pokémon to do so. Steelix has an act for coaxing aggression out of others." Raikou fires Thunder to strike Steelix, but its electric attack gets drawn into the Miracle Crystal once more. The crystal sends the electric power out from itself. Raikou manages to dodge its own attack. "And now, Steelix! Dig!" Steelix spins some of its joints on its body and burrows underground. Raikou looks around knowing Steelix will pop out at any moment. Steelix pops out of the ground like a Jack-in-the-box, hitting the thunder Pokémon hard. Raikou falls onto the side.

Suddenly, Eusine drives in, Sora, Kairi Ethan, Kris, and Lyra steps out. Sora saw the Team Rocket he normally deals with, but he wasn't surprised to see them.

"Hey! That's enough!" Ethan shouted.

"It's those little pests again!" Attila snarled. "Look kids! If you get in our way again, we're not going to go easy on you just like the last time!"

Sora and Ethan looked at Raikou, standing back up on its feet.

"What did you just do to Raikou?" Sora asked.

"We just softened it up a little for capture," Hun said.

"Don't know why you're tied up in a knot, we're just adding it up to our collection. It's no different than what you did with your little pals," Attila said.

"Huge difference. I didn't hurt Typhlosion and he didn't hurt Pikachu," Ethan said.

"He's right. Why not fight Raikou fair and square?" Sora asked.

"That's a cute little idea you have there, kiddo. But our goal is far too grand to be restricted into something as acquaint as a fair fight. You don't get to run the world by being fair, you get to run the world by being ruthless and relentless," Hun said.

"Even if it means hurting Pokémon just for your own goals?! And that also means to attack other people whenever you want?! I won't let that stand!" Sora yelled.

"Pika!" Pikachu added.

"Give me a break, kid. We're just doing the same thing as all Pokémon Trainers," Attila said.

"No! You guys are not!" Sora shouted back. "You guys don't know a thing about Pokémon! They were not put on this world just for people like you to steal from others and for you poach! When we battle, we have respect for each other! When we battle, it's to learn and get better! And we never do it by stealing power from a normal or legendary creature!" Sora's words had touched Raikou greatly. It thought about what Pikachu had said. Raikou knew Pikachu was right about Sora afterall.

"Oh please! That Doesn't mean a thing to us," Jessie rolled her eyes.

"We are not going to let you get a hold of Raikou!" Sora said.

"You wanna get wiped out all for the sake of a Pokémon, then be my guest," Hun said.

"And just know, if you do make that choice, I'm going to squash you like an overripped grape," Attila said, pounding his fist into his palm.

"Bring it on!" Sora taunted.

"If that's your final answer! Steelix Rock Slide!" Hun ordered. Steelix forms a barrage of rocks and sends the rocks to the group, only to be saved by an unexpected source.

"Meganium! Solar Beam!" A familair voice ordered. The Solar Beam is fired by a Meganium, but it's antennae is a tad longer. It turns out to be Vincent wearing a cape.

"Look! It's Fabu-Lance!" Kris exclaimed happily.

"No, it's Vincent," Sora deadpanned. Vincent threw off his cape.

"Ladies, gentlemen! It's the one and only Fabu-Vinny!" Vincent announced.

"Fabu-Vinny?" Kairi asked.

"Did he seriously come up with that on his own?" Lyra asked.

"Sounds like it to me," Ethan said as he facepalmed.

"I didn't miss too much, did I?" Vincent asked.

"Actually, your timing was just plain perfect!" Kairi said.

"How about you join the party?" Lyra asked.

"I'll do what I can!" Vincent said.

"Great! Your help is very appreciated!" Ethan said.

"Okay Meganium! Solar Beam!" Vincent ordered. Meganium's flower petals starts glowing and it fired the beam of energy right at the Steel-type.

"Sandstorm!" Hun ordered. Steelix spins its joints and it blocks out Meganium's Solar Beam.

"What?! No way!" Vincent gasped.

"Your Meganium's Solar Beam is no match for Steelix's Sandstorm! Steelix! Crunch now!" Hun ordered. Steelix moved towards the group to land a crunch attack. Sora took out a Pokéball and threw it.

"Slugma! Go!" Sora shouted. Slugma entered the battle. "Okay, Slugma! Use Flame Burst!" Slugma unleashed Flame Burst and it struck Steelix hard.

"I won't let you have all the fun, Sora!" Kairi took out her three Pokéballs as well. "Ledian! Sunflora! Quilava! Go!" Kairi shouted. Ledian, Sunflora, and Quilava enters the battle. "Ledian! Mach Punch! Sunflora! Razor Leaf! Quilava! Flamethrower!" Ledian threw a fast moving punch on Steelix, while Sunflora fires Razor Leaf right at it. Quilava then spews a Flamethrower and it strikes Steelix.

"Oh no you don't!" James shouted, joining the battle. "Go get them, Victreebel!" James took out a Pokéball and threw it. Victreebel munches on James as soon he is let out. "Get them! Don't get me!" Jessie takes out a Pokéball and threw it.

"I'll take care of this! Arbok! Go!" Jessie shouted. Arbok is let out of the Pokéball. "Arbok! Headbutt on Quilava!" Arbok jumps forward and and heads for Quilava.

"Flame Wheel!" Kairi ordered. Quilava rolls into a ball of fire and struck Arbok

The Cobra Pokémon lands on Jessie. "I heard of taking one for the team, but this is way too literal."

"Victreebel! Leaf Blade!" James ordered. Victreebel's leaves glows green and moves towards Slugma. Sora took out another Pokéball and threw it.

"Come out, Gligar!" Sora shouted as Gligar came on out. "Okay, Gligar! Wing Attack!" Gligar flew towards Victreebel and struck the flycatcher Pokémon hard. "Now use X-Scissor!" Gligar swung his pincers into an X and goes flying towards James.

"Now I'm gonna have to clean up your mess once again!" Meowth said, reading his claws.

"I don't think so!" Kairi said. "Togepi! Swift!" Togepi fired Swift and right at the Scratch Cat Pokémon, hitting him with those stars.

"Great! Okay Pikachu! Iron Tail!" Sora ordered. Pikachu swung his tail and it struck Meowth pretty hard.

"Use Headbutt, Angel!" Kairi ordered. Angel rushes at Meowth and headbutts him hard. Meowth goes flying.

"Looks like I just got cleaned out instead," Meowth said. He lands on his back.

"Crunch!" Hun ordered. Steelix moved in to land a bite. Slugma would have avoided that, but he was an easy target due to his speed. "Now use Iron Tail!" Steelix's tail slamed onto the ground making a rock slide and striking Slugma, Ledian, Sunflora, and Quilava.

"I'll save you!" Eusine said, taking out a Pokéball. But, he gets caught in the blast. Raikou gets struck by its own power. Raikou fell to the ground, drained of its stamina.

"Looks like we silenced the naysayers don'cha think?" Attila asked.

"Yes we did. Now open the captivators!" Hun instructed his partner.

"Right. Activating Capture Bubble!" Attila said, pushing some buttons. The crystal generates a forcefield and it moves towards Raikou. Just when Raikou had touched it roared in pain. Thinking fast, Ethan had sent out Typhlosion, while Sora had let out his own Quilava. Both Pokémon fired Flamethrower, pushing it back.

"Remember us?" Sora taunted.

"They're back?! I thought they were history!" Attila exclaimed.

"The Miracle Crystal can only absorb electricity. It cannot absorb any other energy!" Hun said.

"You can do it, Typhlosion! Push it back!" Ethan called out.

"You too, Quilava!" Sora also called out.

"Join right in!" Kairi said.

Typhlosion and the two Quilava did their best to push back the forcefield.

"We should help out, too, Little Miss!" Kris said. Her Misdreavus nodded and joined in. "Psybeam!" Misdreavus fires Psybeam right at the forcefield. Kairi turned to Lyra.

"How about we join in, too!" Kairi suggested.

"I like that idea!" Lyra said. "Marill! Bubble Beam!"

"Meganium! Solar Beam!" Vincent ordered.

"Sunflora! You use Solar Beam too!" Kairi ordered.

Marill and the Grass-type Pokémon joined in by firing their chosen attacks. The beams joins forces with the Flamethrower and Psybeam. Raikou had just watched with amazement at how well the humans and Pokémon are working together. Attila had been monitoring the scanner and saw how much abuse the forcefield was taking.

"Crap! Hey Hun! That force bubble is gonna blow at any moment!" Attila warned his partner.

"Just grab Raikou, just so we can get out of here!" Hun told him.

"Right!" Attila stated. Attila activated the mecha claws to grab Raikou.

"Steelix! Move those kids out of the way!" Hun ordered. Steelix swung its tail once again. The forcefield had exploded and the five kids gets thrown back. Togepi goes flying, but fortunately, Pikachu manages run out of harms way to catch him. Sora wraps his arms around Kairi, not wanting anything to happen to her. Raikou lands to where Kris is, causing her to get caught in its mane. "Hurry up, Attila! Grab up Raikou now!" The mecha claws grabs Raikou and it gets put in their cargo hold. Jessie, James, Meowth, Arbok, and Victreebel jumps inside the hold as well.

"Raikou! No!" Kairi cried out.

"They took it!" Ethan exclaimed.

"Tragedy, misfortune, and woe," Eusine added.

"Those guys are not gonna get away with this! We'll get Raikou back, no matter what!" Sora stated.

"Right Sora! We're going to work together to do that!" Ethan said.

"And you can count me in, too!" Lyra pitched in. Sora smiled and nodded.

Vincent frantically looks around.

"Kris! Kris! Kris, where are you? Kris isn't here!" Vincent exclaimed.

"What?!" Sora, Ethan, and Lyra exclaimed.

"Crap!" Sora said.

Over to the Cargo hold, Team Rocket makes their escape.

"Now that was a piece of cake, wasn't it, Hun?" Attila asked.

"But why did you grab that girl as well?" Hun asked.

"What?" Attila asked, looking at the security camera. "Shit! I must have grabbed her with the outside claw."

"Hey! Let me out!" Kris shouted banging the walls. Raikou wakes up and saw where it is. "Oh, Raikou. You're awake." Raikou got ready to fire Thunder. Kris didn't like how it was going to turn out. "No wait! Don't!" Kris waved her arms. Raikou aimed its attack on the wall. The walls were not destroyed. "The walls are non-conductive, so electricity won't effect them." Raikou then starts ramming into the walls. "That's not going to work either!" Raikou just ignored her and kept ramming. "Raikou, you need to stop and think! I'll figure out a way for you to get you out! I promise!" Raikou's right hind foot scarpes the floor to reveal some wires. "That's it!" Kris pulls the wires as hard as she could, they come apart and the cargo hatch opens. "Yay! We're free!" She ran to the door's edge. "Whoops! That's a long way down! And I haven't learned about jumping like a Keyblade wielder yet."

"The cargo hatch is opened!" Attila snapped. "And something's wrong with the controls!"

"Switch to the emergency override!" Hun told him. Attila tried to steer it.

"Now something's wrong with the engine!" Attila yelled. Jessie, James, and Meowth huddled.

"Don't you think we should have kept watch on her?" James whispered.

"I think we should have," Jessie said.

"Okay, Raikou! This is a jump you can definitely make! But, it's way too far for me, so I'll stay here! Don't worry about me, I'll be fine!" Kris said. Raikou looked at her and saw how she was willing to risk her safety for it. The cargo hatch door starts closing. "You have to hurry! Kris starts pushing Raikou's hind legs. "Raikou! Go now! You have to get free! That's all that matters! Hurry! Please hurry!" Raikou looked back at her. Seeing no choice, Raikou jumps out leaving her behind just in time for the cargo door to close. Raikou had escaped, but the flying vehicle had turned around to retrieve it.

"I just can't believe this happened!" Lyra exclaimed.

"Pika, Pika, Pikachu," Pikachu said.

"Eevee, Ee, Eevee, vee," Angel said.

"Toge, Toge," Togepi chirped.

"Me neither! This is a worse case scenario we couldn't even see coming," Eusine said.

"We need to think about rescuing both Kris and Raikou! They can't just do this to them and get away with this!" Ethan said.

"You have a point there, Ethan. But, we need to have a plan before we go after them. They might be expecting us to show up again and then mess up like before," Sora said.

"Sora is correct. Team Rocket will probably be using that Crystal to finish us off. We need a way to disable that crystal and save both Raikou and Kris," Eusine said.

"What kind of plan do you have, Eusine?" Kairi asked the scientist.

"I'm afraid I didn't plan anything as of yet," Eusine answered her.

"Well, I hope we come up with something soon, because I don't think she can last in their 'care' for long," Kairi said.

"Vee," Angel said.

"Togepi," Togepi said.

Just then, Riku, Eevee, and the two Pichu riding on his shoulders come running.

"Sora! Kairi!" Riku called out.

"Pichu, Pi!" The Shiny Pichu called out.

"Pi, Pichu!" The Spiky-eared Pichu also called out.

"Riku!" Sora called back. Kairi, Ethan, Lyra, and Eusine turned to see him. "What are you guys doing here?"

"Came to help," Riku said. "So, where are they? Where did they go?" He noticed someone was missing. "And where's Kris?" Sora, Kairi, and Lyra winced at the question. Ethan clutched his fist at the mention of her name.

"Yeah, about that," Sora started. Riku walked up to the spiky-haired Pokémon Trainer.

"What do you mean about that? What happened?" Riku asked.

"Team Rocket took her along with Raikou," Lyra told them.

"WHAT?!" Riku exclaimed. "Team Rocket took Kris and Raikou?!"

"Eevee," Eevee said, knowing it wasn't good.

"You got that right, Eevee. It's not good," Riku agreed. "Where did they go?"

"They went somewhere up there. And even if we start going after them by foot, they would already be miles away," Eusine said.

"So, this is it. Team Rocket will use Raikou's power to cause all sorts of damage," Kairi sais.

"Well, that is something we can't let happen. That kind of power can and will be extremely dangerous for us and for everyone else," Sora said.

Everyone thought for a moment, then Vincent gets an idea.

"Wait a minute! We can contact Kris on her PokéGear!" Vincent said, remembering. She pulled out a pink device that what looks like a cellphone. She looked at Sora, Kairi, and Riku whom were giving her a cryptic look. "What?"

"You had a way to contact Kris and you wait until now to let us know?" Sora asked with a tone of irritation in his voice.

"Hey, I just forgot about that fact until now. So don't judge me," Vincent said.

"Okay, okay. Make contact," Sora told him and apologized, "and sorry." Vincent dialed Kris's PokéGear number and it started ringing.

"Kris! Kris! Come in! It's me, Lyra! Come in!" Vincent said.

"Hello? Lyra? Is that you?!" Kris asked. "Come in! I need he-" Kris was cut off. "Hey! Give that back!"

The group all knew that didn't sound very good and why that was.

"Well, this is just dandy," Sora said with sarcasm.

In Team Rocket's cargo hold, Kris is trying to get her PokéGear back from Attila.

"Give that back to me this instant!" Kris told him.

"Pipe down, you little twerp!" Attila said, pushing her down. Little Miss charged right the Team Rocket agent, only to end up being grabbed. "And you too!" Kris took out a Pokéball and used it call back her Misdreavus.

"Return, Misdreavus!" Kris said. She succeeds in calling back her Pokémon.

"You really are getting on my nerves, you little brat!" Attila growled.

"Kris! Kris! What's going on? Answer me!" Vincent exclaimed. "Listen to me, you Team Rocket buttholes! If you harm one hair on her head, so help me, I'll stomp into mush like a Charizard would do to a Caterpie!"

"SHUT UP, YOU LITTLE SISSY-BOY!" Attila shouted through the PokéGear. Sora and Ethan's eyes went wide covering their ears from the yell. Riku did the same thing. Vincent tosses it in the air for Ethan to catch it. The signal suddenly goes dead.

"Not good," Ethan said.

It turns out, Attila had crushed Kris's PokéGear and dropped it.

"Your friend shouldn't have made fun of Caterpie. I used to collect them and they're very sweet Pokémon," Attila said.

"Kris! Kris! Come in!" Ethan shouted.

"Ethan! Let see that let see that apparatus," Eusine told him.

"Why?" Ethan asked.

"If we check the call log subsettings, we can be able to pinpoint Kris's exact location," Eusine explained.

"Hey, you're right! That'll work!" Ethan said.

"That means we have the element of surprise on our side!" Vincent said.

"Don't get too cocky, Vincent. We need to know where they are first. And we need to be smart about our next move," Lyra said.

"Lyra's right. They hit us pretty hard and we need to hit just as hard. We're going to have a battle they won't forget," Sora said.

With that said, Eusine had pinpointed the location the aircraft was heading. Sora has let out Ursaluna just so he and Kairi would ride on his back. Riku, Ethan and Lyra rode with Eusine and went towards Team Rocket's location.

Team Rocket made a landing and they had tied up Kris just so she couldn't send out any of her Pokémon. Jessie, James, and Meowth were put on guard duty for failing to stay with her. Attila retook his position in the mecha.

"You know, once we gain control over that power, we can have attacks like the 'Attila Thunderbolt!'" Attila stated.

"Yeah. Or the 'Hun Shockwave!'" Hun added.

Attila and Hun both shared a laugh.

"Hey, not bad!" Attila said, liking the idea.

"Now! Activate the crystal!" Hun told him.

"Roger!" Attila said. He turned on the crystal, it opens up.

"Launch the signal!" Hun told him. Attila pushed a few buttons and it creates the same kind of clouds to bring Raikou right towards them. The starts buzzing.

"Well, it was faster than expected! Raikou is coming this way!" Attila said. "And it's coming very fast!"

"Be ready!" Hun told him.

"Aren't I always ready?" Attila asked. Just then, Beedrill, Murkrow, Gligar, and Ledian come flying around. "WHAT THE?! THAT'S NOT RAIKOU! NONE OF THEM ARE RAIKOU!"

"Beedrill! Murkrow, Gligar! Ledian! Tell them I'm here!" Kris spoke through the cloth. They nodded and turned back to get them. Jessie and James tried to stop them.

"Oh no you don't!" Jessie said.

"You're not going anywhere!" James added.

Gligar swiped his pincer at James, sending him on the wall of the mountain. Ledian threw a punch on Jessie, sending flying her to the cargo hold. Murkrow then pecks on Jessie's head.

"Crap! The twerps will know where we are!" Jessie exclaimed.

"Where the hell is Meowth and Wobbufet?" James questioned. With perfect timing, they came out the bushes.

"What's going on? We were heading to the bathroom and when we came back, we heard a commotion," Meowth said.

"Wobbufet," Wobbufet nodded.

Meowth saw the three airborne Pokémon fly off the direction they came from.

"Oh," Meowth simply said.

"It looks like we're going to have some company!" Attila said.

"Let them come, Attila! This is a good chance to deal with them once and for all," Hun said.

"Good! Because, those kids are going to pay for getting in our business!" Attila said, cracking his knuckles.

Sora, Kairi, and the smaller Pokémon rode on Ursaluna's back when Murkrow, Gligar and Ledian made their report to their Trainers. Beedrill went to the car to report to Ethan.

"Ledian," Kairi said.

"Gligar, Murkrow! Did you find Kris and Team Rocket?" Sora asked. The two Pokémon nodded and pointed to the direction of the mountain ridge.

"We're on the right trail!" Kairi said.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu said.

"Eevee!" Angel said.

"Good! It's time to settle the score with those guys!" Sora said.

"Totally right, Sora!" Kairi agreed.

"Full-speed ahead, Ursaluna!" Sora said. Ursaluna picked up the pace as the rest had followed them. They made it to Team Rockets's location, Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel Togepi, and the Pichu climbed down from Ursaluna, as the rest had shown up.

"I was hoping I'd see you again! And it looks like you brought another friend with you!" Attila said.

"You better believe it, Musclehead!" Vincent hissed.

"Now where's Kris?" Lyra asked.

"She's right here!" Hun answered, holding her up and saw her tied up.

The group didn't like how that looked; especially Ethan and Vincent. He growled in anger, wanting to defeat Team Rocket more than ever.

"Okay, now hand both her and Raikou over!" Sora called out to them.

"They don't have Raikou!" Eusine corrected him. The kids all looked at the scientist. "If Raikou were here, then why would they need that wretched crystal?"

"So that means Raikou got away!" Vincent cheered He then started to taunt the Team Rocket members. "Losers! Losers! Losers!"

"I wouldn't say Raikou got away. I would say Raikou is out for a little walk and will be back very soon," Hun said.

"I'd take a walk from you if I were Raikou," Sora taunted. "And I wouldn't fall for any of your tricks for a second time."

"That kid is really getting under my skin," Attila growled.

"Same here," Hun added.

"How about you let Kris go and forget about Raikou. There's no way Raikou is going to come back again!" Ethan said.

"It's not a matter of if WE get Raikou. It's a matter of when," Hun said.

"You're the ones who act who are the legendary ones instead of Raikou," Ethan stated.

Lightning crashes down and strikes the crystal. The lightning was a well-conentrated blast. The Miracle Crystal absorbs the lightning and it sends the lightning back and it stikes in all directions. Sora, Kairi, Riku, Ethan, Lyra, and Eusine avoided the electric blast. Attila moved his mecha, avoiding the blast as well.

"What was that?!" Lyra exclaimed.

"It's Raikou! Raikou is coming!" Eusine exclaimed.

"But where is Raikou?!" Riku asked.

"Raikou must be attacking from outside the range of the crystal! The good news is Raikou is much stronger than ever; but, I'm afraid that's the bad news as well," Eusine explained.

"Does that mean we're in the line of fire?" Riku asked.

"If it does, then that's a bad thing, too," Lyra said.

Lightning strikes the crystal again, and the crystal sends the lightning blast back out again. It shocks Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbufett. Lightning strikes up a dust cloud near Hun and it causes Kris to fall.

"Go Beedrill!" Ethan told his Pokémon. Beedrill dives in and catches Kris before she could hit the ground.

"Thank you, Beedrill," Kris said. Beedrill buzzed in appreciation.

"Way to go!" Lyra cheered.

Ethan and Lyra went off to meet her landing safely. But, Attila had other plans.

"Oh, no you don't!" Attila said, getting out a Pokéball. "Skarmory! Show these punks whose sky it is!" Attila threw the Pokéball and the Armor Bird Pokémon chases after Bedrill carrying Kris. Kairi took out two of her Pokéballs.

"Jumpluff! Mismagius! Go!" Kairi shouted, throwing them. The two Pokémon are let out and they float around. "Jumpluff! Bullet Seed! Mismagius! Mystical Fire!" Both Pokémon fired their attacks, Skarmory had easily avoided them.

"This is getting us nowhere!" Kairi said.

"I can fix that!" Riku said. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Charizard!" When Charizard is let out, it clangs roars loudly. "Charizard! Use Inferno on that Skarmory!" The Flame Pokémon flew towards the opposing Skarmory, and fires a stream of red, orange, and yellow fire at Skarmory, but dodges. It continues to pursue Kris and Beedrill.

Kris turned and saw Skarmory was gaining on the two of them.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!" Kris repeated.

"That Skarmory is gaining on them!" Kairi gasped.

"Quickly Beedrill! Use basic maneuvers!" Ethan told Beedrill. Beedrill let go of her and she screams while she's falling. Vincent started to save her.

"I got you, Kris! I got you!" Vincent said, running to catch her.

"Ledian! Catch her!" Kairi told her Pokémon. Ledian flew in to catch Kris. Ethan ran to catch her.

"Kris I got you!" Ethan said. Ledian flew right towards Kris and caught her. Ethan slowed down as Ledian had fluttered to where Ethan had stopped. Ledian let go of her, but he caught her in his arms, making him blush. Kris blushes as well. "You okay, Kris?"

"Y-yes. I am thanks to you. I never saw anything more brave," Kris said. Ledian flew to Kairi and she smiles to her.

"Good job, Ledian," Kairi said.

"You sure you're okay?" Ethan asked wanting to make sure.

"Mmm-hmm. More than okay," Kris said. Ethan stared into each other nearly forgetting about the situation. Sora and Kairi smiled at the sight. Sora turned to his girlfriend.

"Nice save, Kairi," Sora complimented.

"You would have done the same for me if I was in her situation," Kairi said.

"Yeah, I would," Sora agreed. Vincent looked at the two of them and he was stunned to see how they were looking at each other.

"Such a sweet and gushy sight, but it's going to end here! You're all gonna take a fall and no one is gonna be catching you!" Hun said. He took out his Pokéball and threw it. "Steelix! Go!" Steelix roars upon entry. Riku took out another Pokéball and threw it.

"Onix! Go!" Riku shouted. His Onix roars upon entry.

"Iron Tail!" Hun ordered. Steelix moved forward to swing its tail at them.

"Onix! Move in!" Riku called out. Onix crawled towards its evolved form and got struck by Steelix's Iron Tail. "Onix!" Riku ran to his Pokémon.

"Iron Tail again!" Hun ordered. Steelix waved its tail to strike the group. Eusine took out a Pokéball to join the battle.

"I will not allow this to stand!" Eusine stated. Before he could let out his Pokémon to battle Team Rocket, Raikou comes running in. The legendary Pokémon rams right into Onix's evolved form and Steelix crashes on the foot of the mountain. Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbufet all fall off the trail and they land in the bushes beneath them.

"Look who it is, Attila!" Hun said.

"Raikou!" Attila said.

"Raikou! You have to get out of here!" Sora said.

"We can't protect you, Raikou! You have to run!" Kairi said.

"She's right, Raikou! Run! Now!" Sora stated.

Raikou charged right towards the Team Rocket agents. Attila grins evilly, knowing this was what he wanted.

"Oh yeah! Come to papa," Attila said. He pushed some buttons, but the Thunder Pokémon jumped out of the line of its own electricity and headed right towards Attila himself. "WHAT?! Attila jumps out before Raikou landed on the mecha, destroying the controls to the Miracle Crystal. Hun scowled at what he was looking at.

"This beast is going to be way more difficult to capture than I thought," Hun said.

"This is remarkable. Raikou has figured out how to disable that crystal's control unit," Eusine said.

"If they can't control the crystal, they're done," Ethan said.

"And that's good for us," Kairi said.

"Yay Raikou!" Lyra cheered.

"Skarmory! Sky Attack!" Attila ordered. Skarmory's body started to glow. The armor bird Pokémon headed right towards Raikou, but Raikou jumped off right when the mecha started to explode and Skarmory is caught in the blast. The Miracle Crystal then stops glowing. Hun looked at the Crystal, not affected by the sight.

"It worked! The crystal powered down!" Riku said. "Raikou was winning from afar. Why did Raikou come in close when it didn't have to?"

"I think I know why," Sora bluntly said. "Raikou came here to save us."

"I think you're right, Sora. But, why do you say that?" Kairi asked.

"Raikou does protect Electric-type Pokémon, but that's something we already know. I think it doesn't just protect them, just because they're electric like Raikou. It protects them because it sees them as its friends," Sora said.

"That does make a lot of sense," Ethan agreed. "After what we did to help it, I can see why."

With that said, Raikou let out a loud roar. Attila and Hun stood their ground, not moving an inch.

"I believe Raikou is the victor, but why hasn't Team Rocket fled?" Eusine asked. Sora, Kairi, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, and the Riku all wondered the same thing. Raikou fired a Thunder attack right at Team Rocket, but its attack gets drawn into the crystal once again. The group gasped when they saw the crystal was still active. The crystal fires the electricity right back at Raikou. It dodges its own attack.

"Guys! The crystal!" Riku gasped.

"What?!" Vincent exclaimed.

"You have got to be kidding!" Sora exclaimed.

"I thought that crystal was all busted up!" Lyra added.

"The crystal's control unit is busted. But, the crystal itself has officially switched to auto-destruct. Tell them what that means, Attila," Hun said.

"Its powers is twice as focused now," Attila told them.

The crystal starts flashing and sparkling.

"Now that the crystal is on auto-destruct, it will hone in on its target. And then, it will turn from purple to black," Hun concluded. The crystal turns completely black.

"What does he it mean when it turns black?" Ethan asked.

"I think we're about to find out," Lyra said.

"That's when the electric hook sinks into the target. That's the point of no return!" Attila stated. Raikou's electricity flows right into the blackened Miracle Crystal and starts to pull in Raikou itself.

"Raikou! You have to break away!" Sora said.

"Raikou can't break away from the crystal, than a planet can break away from its orbit around the sun. Raikou now belongs to the black crystal and there's nothing you can do to stop it. The more Raikou resists, the greater the crystal's pull. The less Raikou resists, the easier the capture becomes. Either way, it's game over!" Hun said.

Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbufet pop their heads out of the bushes and saw what is going on.

"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Meowth asked.

"I think I do, Meowth. How about you, Jessie?" James asked.

"I don't know what's going on here, but I think we're winning!" Jessie cheered.

"For real?!" James exclaimed.

"For real!" Jessie also exclaimed.

"Yes, yes, YES!" Meowth cheered.

"Wobbu!" Wobbufet added.

"YES! Score one for the bad guys!" Jessie cheered. She laughs.

Raikou gets pulled in and levitates right above the crystal. Sora, Kairi, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Eusine, the Riku, and the Pokémon all gasps at the sight.

"When I'm legendary, I don't ever want to be caught and put on display like that striper. It'll be down right humiliating," Attila said.

"We don't have to worry about that, because we have science on our side!" Hun said. "We don't just rely on brute strength and wild instincts. That's why our legend will last forever!" Hun said.

"Not if we have anything to say about it!" Sora countered.

"And what say do you have?" Hun grinned evilly. "You can say that all of you were here when it all began. The legend of Attila and Hun was born!"

"Your legend is going to end before it starts!" Sora stated. He took out his three Pokéballs and threw them. "Bayleef! Quilava! Croconae! Go!" The Pokéballs opens as Bayleef, Quilava, and Totodile enter the battle joining Pikachu, Gligar, and Ursaluna.

"I'm with you, Sora!" Ethan said. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go Typhlosion!" The Pokéball opens and Typhlosion's flames flare up upon entry. Kairi took out a few of her Pokéballs and threw them.

"Go! Sunflora! Girafarig!" Kairi shouted, letting out two of her Pokémon to battle. Riku and his Pokémon stood beside his friends. And so did Vincent and Lyra.

"Go! Little Miss!" Kris shouted.

"Go! Marill!" Lyra shouted.

"Go! Meganium!" Vincent called out.

All of the Pokémon awaited their Trainer's instructions to battle.

"Ethan, why don't you go first?" Sora offered.

"Gladly," Ethan accepted the offer. "Typhlosion! Flamethrower!" Quilava's evolved form fired a powerful Flamethrower right at the crystal, hoping to destroy the crystal's field. But, the flames doesn't touch it.

"It didn't work?!" Riku exclaimed.

"I was sure that it would work. That field is still in play. Hey Sora. How about we all try a combination attack. We might free Raikou that way," Ethan suggested.

"I'm afraid that is not going to work," Eusine said. "You can't explode the field. Not while Raikou is still inside. The blast will be so powerful, not even Raikou will survive the impact. We must come up with another plan."

"Yeah, but what?" Sora asked.

"If we don't come up with one soon, there won't be any Raikou to save," Kris said. They all watched Raikou in pain, and they all knew they were in a sling.

"Don't waste your brain power. You're just gonna get a headache," Attila said.

"Yes. It's almost like a long physics, the perfect plan simply cannot be foiled," Hun said.

"Come on, Eusine! There has to be something we can do! Is there a way we can save Raikou without killing it?" Sora asked.

"There is, but it is dangerous," Eusine said sadly.

"What is it?" Lyra asked.

"Yeah. Come on. Tell us," Kris said.

Eusine thought for a moment and he knew it was a great risk, but he couldn't afford to hesitate. It may either result in Raikou's demise or Raikou may be okay. He knew it was a fifty-fifty risk; one he had to take.

"The all-or-nothing," Eusine simply said.

"All-or-nothing?" Ethan asked. "What is that?"

"It is the last ditched battle technique for everyone goes in and rather everyone comes out alright, or no one comes out at all," Eusine explained.

"Oh, I don't like that," Kris said.

"It does seem rather extreme," Vincent said.

"How exactly will it work?" Kairi asked.

"They'll have to break open the field, grab Raikou, and then get out fast," Eusine said.

"Before the explosion. Oh man," Sora said.

"And if they don't get out..." Riku said. "Does that mean, whoever goes in is gonna die as well?"

"I'm afraid so," Eusine stated. Ethan looked at Typhlosion and he was worried he may lose him to the explosion and then blame himself if something went wrong. Typhlosion wasn't afraid, so he nods. Ethan understood the risk.

"Typhlosion? Are you sure?" Ethan asked. Typhlosion let out a loud cry letting him know he was willing to sacrifice himself for Ethan. "You are so right! That's what we're going to do! A go-for-it all-or-nothing mission! Now go! Go free Raikou!" Typlhosion ran towards the crystal field to free Raikou. All of the Pokémon, except for Togepi and the Pichu all went to join Typhlosion.

"If you want to go on a suicide mission, then be my guest! Skarmory! Sky Attack! Now!" Attila ordered. Skarmory dove down with its body glowing. Pikachu jumps onto Typhlosion and smacked the armor bird Pokémon with Iron Tail.

"Steelix! Rock Slide!" Hun ordered. Steelix sent out a barrage of rocks, it sends the Pokémon back, but not for long.

"We're not going to let the good guys win today!" James said.

"Right James! We're going to show those two, we're not chopped liver!" Jessie said. Jessie and James took out their Pokéballs to join the battle. "Arbok! Go!"

"Weezing! Victreebel! You go get 'em!" James said. The Pokéballs open and lets out the dangerous Pokémon, but Victreebel chomps on James's head once more. "Go get them! Not me!"

"Arbok! Poison Sting" Jessie ordered. Arbok fired Poison Sting right at Angel, Sunflora, and Flaaffy.

"Weezing! Double Hit!" James ordered. Weezing slams right into Girafarig, striking her twice. "Victreebel! Leaf Blade!" Victreebel charged with his leaves glowing green and struck Marill hard.

"I have stood on the sidelines, long enough!" Eusine said, holding out a Pokéball "Go! Alakazam!" The Pokéball opens and Alakazam twirls its spoons upon entry. "Alakazam! Psychic!" Alakazam uses its telepathic attack and lifts Arbok, Weezing, and Victreebel right back to Jessie, James, and Meowth. "Now use Psybeam! Aim it at that Steelix!" Alakazam fires Psybeam right at the Iron Snake Pokémon. It gave Typhlosion a chance to get pass Steelix.

"Typhlosion! Flame Wheel!" Ethan ordered. Typhlosion rolled into a ball of fire and struck the forcefield.

"I can help out, too! Ursaluna! Headlong Rush!" Sora ordered. Ursaluna charges at the forcefield. Ursaluna and Typhlosion both struck the forcefield. The combined power of fire and ice was making good work of getting through the forcefield.

"Hey you little twerps! Don't forget your raincoats and your galoshes!" Attila shouted. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. It let out a Muk. "Okay Muk! Sludge Bomb!" Muk fired Sludge Bomb, striking Mamoswine.

"Girafarig! Psybeam!" Kairi ordered. Girafarig fired Psybeam at the Sludge Pokémon, striking it. Arbok came right behind Girafarig to strike him, but Eevee strikes the Cobra Pokémon with Shadow Ball.

Victreebel came to stike Eevee for it, but Charizard hits Victreebel with Inferno. Ledian gave a Supersonic attack on Wobbufet, who only to use Counter to block it, but it backfired, making the Patient Pokémon confused.

"Okay, I'm going to earn my keep since I'm a Pokémon! Okay, Twerps! Here comes a Fury Swipes!" Meowth said. Kairi took out another Pokéball.

"I don't think so, Meowth. Angel!" Kairi said.

"Eevee," Angel agreed as she stepped in.

"Outta the way, creampuff!" Meowth barked.

"Iron Tail!" Kairi ordered. Angel swings her tail hard, hitting Meowth. He lands on Jessie and James.

"That was great, Kairi!" Lyra complimented.

"Thanks, Mallow!" Kairi said.

"I'll take care of these guys now! Marill! Bubble Beam!" Lyra ordered. Marill sends out her Bubble Beam and it hits both the Team Rocket members and their Pokémon.

Attila's Muk attempted another Sludge Bomb, only to be struck by Misdreavus's Psybeam. Skarmory flew behind the screech Pokémon and struck her. Alakazam fired Psybeam, but Skarmory avoids the attack. The battle raged on between the group's Pokémon and Team Rocket's Pokémon.

As for Ursaluna and Typhlosion, they continued on with the forcefield, weakening it. Attila and Hun watched on and they knew what was happening.

"It can't be! Those wannabe pests are actually draining energy from the black crystal's forcefield," Attila said. Raikou began to regain control of of its own body again.

"Look! Raikou is waking up!" Kris said.

"The crystal's forcefield must be weakening! If they manage to keep this up, the forcefield should shatter," Riku said.

"Indeed. And if Raikou can stay awake until we break the forcefield, then it can flee on its own and it can allow the other Pokémon time to escape the explosion safely," Eusine said.

"Perhaps we better give your Pokémon something else to worry about," Hun said. "Steelix! Forget about the other Pokémon and focus your attention on those meddlers! Crunch!" Steelix moved in to deliever a Crunch on the group, but Togepi fought back with a Safeguard, and it reflected Steelix's Crunch.

"Great work, Togepi!" Kairi cheered. "Now use Metronome!"

"Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge, Toge," Togepi said, swing his little arms around back and forth. Togepi stops swinging his little arms and then, giant pillairs of fire rushed towards Steelix. As soon as the pillars of fire reaches the iron snake Pokémon, they form a ring of pillars and then merge into one giant pillar, causing heavy damage to Steelix. Hun growled in frustration.

"Whoa! That was Fire Pledge!" Ethan said.

"That was amazing!" Kris exclaimed.

"This is really getting to me," Hun said.

"Same here. That Typhlosion and Ursaluna won't last long if we keep hitting them. Muk! Sludge Bomb on Ursaluna! Skarmory! Fury Attack on Typhlosion!" Attila ordered. Muk fired Sludge Bomb at Ursaluna and Skarmory pecked at Typhlosion.

Just when they thought they won, Steelix springs back up and heads towards the two other Pokémon to attack them.

"Steelix! Crunch now!" Hun ordered. Steelix moved in to deliever the attack to Typhlosion and Ursaluna. Sora, Ethan and Pikachu moved in front of Steelix to defend them both. Raikou watched and saw what they were doing.

"Sora! No!" Kairi shouted in fear.

"Sora! Ethan! Get out of the way or you'll be crushed!" Eusine shouted. Seeing enough, Raikou pours some power into the black crystal. The lightning gets sent to Steelix, striking it despite the Type resistance.

"Raikou?!" Ethan exclaimed.

"Yes! Way to go, Raikou!" Sora cheered.

"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu added.

"How in the hell is that blasted beast doing that?!" Attila excalimed.

"It shouldn't be possible!" Hun said. "This is the ultimate system! There's no way it can be defeated!"

"I'd hate to say it, Hun. But, the ultimate system is no match for the ultimate Pokémon," Attila said.

"It appears becoming a legend will have to wait for another day," Hun said.

"Let's beat it before that thing blows!" Attila said. The Team Rocket agents heads inside their cargo hold, shutting the door. Jessie, James, and Meowth turned to see them leave.

"Wait! Attila! Hun! Where are you going?!" Jessie asked.

"You can't leave us here!" James added.

"Let them go! We got the twerps to ourselves!" Meowth stated.

"You're right, Meowth! And we can take Pikachu while we're at it!" James said, but their plan hit a snag with Alakazam giving them a Psychic sendoff. "Then again, I could be wrong!"

"At least, we didn't get hit by the imminent explosion," Meowth said.

"Wobbufet," Wobbufet said, all dizzy.

"That's good, because that smoot doesn't go so well with my makeup," Jessie said.

"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Team Rocket shouted. A star twinkles in the distance. Raikou had made an escape and the couple looked at the crystal and then each other.

"Hey Kairi. How about we make sure this thing doesn't cause any trouble for anyone or anything ever again," Sora suggested, summoning his Kingdom Key.

"I like that idea, Sora," Kairi agreed, summoning her Keyblade as well.

The couple swings their Keyblades and shatters the crystal into millions of pieces.

They turned to see Raikou had made it to the other side of the ledge. Sora and Kairi looked at the legendary Pokémon, and it back at them. Raikou looked over to Pikachu, smiling at it.

"I told you you can trust Sora." - Pikachu subtitle.

"Perhaps, not all humans are the same after all. I know that now. I suppose, the day when humans and Pokémon can truly live together in peace does come, I will truly see the wisdom of your words." - Raikou subtitle. Raikou took one last look at the humans and Pokémon before taking off.

"I am never going to forget Raikou for this," Sora said.

"Me neither. This is an experince I think we're all going to remember," Kairi said. Sora puts his arm around his girlfriend and she places her head on his shoulder.

"Thank you, Raikou. And thank you, my friend," Sora said in his thoughts.

Now that the threat of Team Rocket has been foiled, the legendary Pokémon Raikou is safe and once again, good had triumphed over evil.