Episode 264: Mount Chimney
A little while later, Sora, Kairi, Lisia, the DigiDestined, Takuya, Koji, Koichi, JP, Zoe, Tommy, Pikachu, Angel, Mr. Mime, and Munchlax continued on their way towards Mount Chimney in order to reach Lavaridge Town. The group made a stop when a bunch of Unversed appeared and attacked a girl. She has fair skin, shoulder-length hair and wore a white sleeveless shirt and a dark pink skirt. She also wore a pair of sandals and has green eyes. The Unversed consisted of Floods, Scrappers, Turtletoads, Blue Seal Salts, Red Chilis, Yellow Mustards, Archravens, Thornbites, Hareraisers, and some new Unversed.
One is a large, nearly spherical, bomb-like Unversed. Its upper body is pitch-black and its lower body is navy blue with red stripes. The two sections are divided by a red stripe around its waist. Its head is spherical with a tall antenna resembling a wick on the top of its head. Its head and the area around it is navy blue, and the area around its head has a red outline shaped like an eight-pointed star. Its arms are very short, nearly spherical, and seemingly useless. Their tips are silver and sport a short, silver rod. There is a golden valve on its upper back. The Unversed's red eyes are set in an angry expression and a large Unversed emblem adorns its chest. This Unversed is a Tank Toppler.
Another kind is an Unversed that has two forms. Similar to the Trick Ghost, has two different forms; one that is right side-up and another that is upside-down. Its main body is bulky and conical, with a blue base, a black tip, and silver highlights. It levitates using a grey, conical turbine on its underside. This turbine has thee blue fan blades on it. A silver, metal piece connects a large, blue and silver satellite dish to the top of the Unversed. Its red eyes are set in a happy expression and the Unversed symbol is printed on the lower half of its main body. These Unversed are Sonic Blasters.
Another is shaped like a large hour glass. Its bases are black with green highlights. One base sports a single, black spike, while the other sports three spikes. It has two black handles resembling small wings near its middle. The main glass is translucent and half-filled with what seems to be yellow sand. Its small, spherical, black head is inside the glass and tumbles around with the sand. Its red eyes can be viewed as having a happy or a sorrowful expression, depending on the way the head is turned. This Unversed is known as the Chrono Twister.
Another is a bat-like Unversed with a thin neck and pear-shaped body that is navy blue in coloration. Its short legs, tail, and head are blue. The Unversed's head resembles a hatchet or axe blade, and two large, tan wings with blue edges sprout from the sides of it. This Unversed's red eyes are set in a sorrowful expression, and its Unversed emblem appears on the front side of its body. This Unversed is known as the Axe Flapper.
"Monsters!" Zoe gasped.
"Unversed!" Sora and Kairi exclaimed.
"Unversed?" Koji asked.
"They're attacking that girl!" Lisia said.
Davis just couldn't stand there, so he sprung into action.
"Davis, no!" Ken called out.
"Davis, come back! They'll kill you!" Sora called out.
"Pika!" Pikachu shouted.
"Is he crazy?!" Takuya exclaimed.
"Crazy and dumb," TK said.
"But I didn't think he was dumb enough to het himself killed," Yolei said.
"But what are they?" Tommy asked.
"Trouble, that's what," Matt answered. Sora and Kairi summoned their Keyblades and engaged the Unversed.
The girl was scared out of her wits, so she was trapped when she came across a wall. The Floods were about to attack when Davis came along. She shut her eyes and waited for the inevitable to come, but Davis came and grabbed a huge stick a stick and hit one of the Floods with it.
"Take that, ya creeps!" Davis taunted. The girl opened her eyes and saw Davis swinging the stick at the Unversed. She saw how brave he was. A Bruiser, punched him in the arm. He clinched it and he grits his teeth definitely. He refused to budge one bit as several Floods and Scrappers rushed right at Davis to attack him.
Seeing enough, Sora and Kairi summoned their Keyblade and charged right at the Unversed. Takuya, Koji, Koichi, JP, Zoe, and Tommy were surprised to see the Keyblades in their hands.
"Wait, are those keys?" JP asked.
"Yeah, but they're holding them like they're swords," Takuya said.
"They're actually Keyblades," Tai said. Takuya and the others all looked right at Tai.
"Key...blade?" Koichi asked.
"They're weapons that they use to fight off the darkness. Sora 2 and Kairi were both chosen by the Keyblade," Kari said.
Sora slashed right at the Floods as Kairi slashed the Scrappers, destroying them. Davis just grinned.
"Took you long enough," Davis said.
"Davis, that was really reckless and dangerous running out there!" Kairi scolded.
"Hey, I couldn't let those things just kill this girl, could I?" Davis argued.
"At least your heart's in the right place. Leave them to us!" Sora said.
"Right," Davis said. He took her by the hand and turned to her. "Come on. This way."
"Okay," the girl said.
Davis and the girl ran right to the group as Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel engaged the Unversed. Sora slashed at an Axe Flapper as Kairi casts her blizzard spell, hitting a Turtletoad in the face. Pikachu fired a Thunderbolt, shocking several Archravens as Angel fired Swift right at the Red Chilis and Blue Sea Salts. Sora threw his Kingdom Key at several Hareraisers and Chrono Twisters. Sora struck a Tank Toppler, but it was pumping up with each hit until it was now completely red.
"Uh-oh," Sora said. The Tank Toppler then rolled right at Sora and Pikachu, making them run. They explode, making them fly forward. A Tank Toppler bounces around right at Kairi, but she strick the Tank Toppler in the back. She noticed that the valve has turned counterclockwise and deflates.
"Sora, try attacking these Unversed with their backs turned!" Kairi suggested. Sora struck a Tank Toppler from behind and it worked.
"Good eye, Kairi!" Sora complimented his girlfriend. Sora and Kairi kept on fighting the Unversed, but the Turtletoads were the hardest due to their size. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel combined their thunder spells along with Pikachu's Thunderbolt and Angel's Swift, destroying the Unversed. "I didn't think we would bump into Unversed like this."
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"At least they're gone," Kairi said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Thank you for coming for my aide. I mean it," the girl said.
"We're just glad you're okay," Sora T said.
"You're just lucky we were around because I don't wanna think about what would happen if we weren't," Cody said.
"Again, thanks for the save," the girl said. She turned to Davis. "Especially you. You were pretty brave back there. Crazy, but very brave."
"I wasn't afraid of those things. There was no way they were going to get away with that. Anyway, my name's Davis. What's yours?"
"My name's Amy. It's very nice to meet you, Davis," Amy said. Davis just smiled. The rest of the DigiDestined quickly caught on that Davis has a thing for her and they just met her.
"So, Amy, how did you end up being attacked?" Kairi asked.
"I was just walking on my way towards Mount Chimney when those monsters came out of nowhere and just attacked me. I tried to get away, but they were catching up with me. I thought I was a goner until you showed up," Amy explained. "Anyway, what were those key-swords?"
"We were wondering about that, too," Takuya said.
"Yeah, what was that about?" JP asked.
"Well, we might as well come clean," Sora said. Kairi nodded in agreement.
Sora and Kairi explained to Takuya, Koji, Koichi, JP, Zoe, Tommy, and Amy about the Keyblades and their role as Keyblade wielders. They explained to them about the Heartless, the Nobodies, the Unversed, Vanitas, and Organization XIII. They were surprised to hear it.
"Wow, you guys sound like you got a lot on your hands," Takuya said.
"Yeah, but it's all true, Takuya. We figured you'd find out about it at some point, and those Unversed just made that happen," Sora said.
"Gee, and I thought dealing with Digimon was something," JP said. He covered his mouth, realizing what he said. This struck a cord with Lisia, the DigiDestined and the couple.
"Wait, you met with Digimon?" Tai asked.
"How do you know?" Tai asked.
"Uh, um..." Takuya paused.
"Could it be that you went to the Digital World?" Mimi asked.
"That's the only explanation you would know," Sora T said.
"Okay, before we answer any questions, answer ours. How do you know?" Koji asked.
"It's like this," Tai said. Tai and his team explained to the six kids about their role with the Digital World. Amy turned to Davis and he nodded.
They took out their Digivices to show them. Tai, Matt, Sora T, Izzy, Mimi, and Joe's Digivices were all the same. Sora recognized the shape when he saw them. It was when he, Kairi, and Tracey went back in time due to a Celebi's ability to travel through time. Davis, Ken, TK, Kari, Yolei, and Cody's were different. Their Digivices were shaped differently. Most of them had white centers, but the grips were all different colors. Davis's was blue, TK's was green, Kari's was pink, Yolei's was red, Cody's was yellow, and Ken's was black. Ken's Digivice has a dark gray center.
Takuya, Koji, Koichi, JP, Zoe, and Tommy showed them theirs were shaped like old fashioned cellphones. Takuya's was red and black with a gold wheel and a green middle button, Koji's was black and blue with a green middle button, Zoe's was light pink and lavender with light green buttons and hot pink in the center. Tommy's is green and baby blue, JP's was gold and dark blue with a yellow middle button, while Koichi's is gray and black with a yellow middle button.
"If you have Digivices makes you DigiDestined. And you've been to the Digital World," Sora said.
"Yeah, it does," Koji said.
"Well, we thought Ketchum and Kairi were DigiDestined, too, until a friend of theirs, Ash, filled us in about the Keyblade," Tai said.
"Since we're on the topic, did you know Takato, Henry, Rika, Jeri, Kazu, Kenta, Ryo, or Suzie?" Lisia asked.
"Who?" Tai and Takuya asked in unison.
"Believe it or not, but they had a run-in with Digimon before," Kairi said.
"We meant to pass it on to you guy, but we didn't know if you'd believe it," Sora said.
"That makes sense," TK said.
"You're all a bunch of interesting people. And I can tell it never gets boring," Amy said.
"That's one way to put it," Joe said.
"Since we're heading to Lavaridge Town at the same time, how would you like to join us? Just wanna get to know you better," Davis said.
"That'll be great, Davis," Amy said.
With that said, the group started to make their way towards Mount Chimney. Meanwhile, a scientist and his two Pokémon, a Solrock and a Lunatone are seen with him.
"The meteorite has to be around here somewhere," the scientist said. "We're on a mountain made entirely out of rock and we haven't found the one we're looking for. I guess you can say we're stuck between a rocks and a hard place." He laughed. "Okay, Solrock and Lunatone, let's keep looking." Solrock and Lunatone nodded.
Over to the group, they came the foothills of Mount Chimney.
"This is it. Mount Chimney," Izzy said.
"You think it'll he a good idea climbing that? It is an active volcano after all," Joe pointed out.
"I don't think we have to climb. Look," Mimi said, pointing to her right. They spotted a cable car stand.
"A cable car stand. Better than climbing," Cody said.
"We can take one and ride it to the top," Zoe said.
"Okay, but one isn't going to carry all of us to the top," Izzy said.
"Maybe we can take one each," Sora T said.
"Let's take them by four squads," Ken said.
"All right, let's go," Sora said.
"Pi," Pikachu said.
The group headed up to the cable car and used four. Sora, Kairi, Lisia, Pikachu, and Angel rode one together as Tai, Matt, Sora T, Izzy, Mimi, and Joe rode in the second one. Davis, Ken, TK, Kari, Yolei, Cody, and Amy rode in the third one, and Takuya, Koji, Koichi, JP, Zoe, and Tommy rode in the fourth one.
"Wow, it's a long way down," Tommy said, looking down.
"It'll look awesome from the top," Takuya said. Just then, a red helicopter flew by the cable cars and headed right for the mountain.
"What in the world is that?" Joe asked.
"I don't know, it's going to the top just like we are," Tai said.
Meanwhile, the scientist and the two Pokémon found what they were looking for; it was a meteorite.
"Yes, just the one I've been looking for," the scientist said. He heard the helicopter and it makes a landing. "It looks like we got some serious competition."
The helicopter turns out to be Team Magma. Tabitha and Courtney are leading the squad on the mountain.
"Team, surround and secure him," Tabitha called out from behind.
"Sir!" The Team Magma grunts said. The grunts all surrounded the scientist and his Pokémon. He was confused by what was happening.
"Who are you people? And why are you here?" The scientist demanded.
"We are here for that meteorite, professor," Tabitha said. "So, if you would kindly hand over that meteorite if you please."
"I shall do no such thing! I need this meteorite for my research! You can never have it!" The professor argued.
"Why don't you just hear what we have to say, perhaps you can reconsider," Tabitha said.
Back with the cable cars, another helicopter flies by them and heads for Mount Chimney.
"Another one," Lisia said.
"Either Mount Chimney is a very popular place, or there's something going on," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
The other helicopter turned out to be Team Aqua. Shelly and Matt have stepped out ahead of the grunts.
"You two, go and secure the cable cars! The rest of you are with me and Matt!" Shelly ordered.
"Right!" The Team Aqua grunts said. Two of the grunts went to their task as the rest followed Shelly and Matt. The two grunts reached the cable car stand and the staff workers spotted them
"Who are you?! You're not allowed in here!" One of the staff workers said. One of the grunts took out a Pokéball and threw it.
"Crawdaunt! Bubble Beam!" The grunt ordered. The Crawdaunt came out of the Pokéball and fired Bubble Beam right at them. The grunts ties them up and took control of the cable car, making it stop.
The four cable cars stopped in place.
"What's going on?!" Davis exclaimed.
"Man, this is so uncool!" Matt said.
Sora dialed Tai's number and called him. Tai's Rotom Phone rings, so he answered it.
"Hello, this is Tai," Tai greeted.
"Are you okay?" Sora asked.
"Yeah. But we don't have a clue why it suddenly stopped," Tai said.
"I'll see what I can do about that, there should be an emergency phone on here," Sora said. He spotted the emergency phone so he dialed the number. "Gotta get this thing moving." The phone rings and no answer is coming. "Hello? Hello! Hello!" He kept trying and he gave up and hung up. "No answer."
"Something is definitely wrong here," Kairi said.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Either the generator overheated or someone's cut the power," Lisia guessed.
"One way or the other, we getting off this boat," Sora said, searching for something they can use.
Back on the mountain, the professor is still speaking with Team Magma about the meteorite.
"That rock holds properties that you can never imagine," Tabitha said.
"What are you talking about?" The professor asked.
"He is talking about properties that will benefit us very much," Courtney said.
"Wrong! It won't benefit you one bit," a woman's voice called out. He turned to see Shelly, Matt, and several Team Aqua grunts. Tabitha growled in anger at the sight of them.
"Not you again, Team Aqua," Tabitha said.
"Good to see you too, Tabitha," Shelly greeted with a hint of sarcasm.
"It's just like you to show up fashionably late for the party, Shelly," Tabitha said.
"The way I see it, I'm right on time.. And this nice man is just about to hand over that metoerite," Shelly said.
"The altitude must be affecting your brain," Tabitha said.
"We were here first and you should go back in sea and enjoy it while you still can," Courtney said.
"I say we wring out those Team Magma chumps by their necks," Matt scowled.
"I agree, Matt. It looks like they were wanting a fight anyway," Shelly said.
"Mightyena! Golbat! Camerupt! Go!" Tabitha called out as the grunts threw several Pokéballs and let out several Mightyena, Golbat, and Camerupt.
"Walrein! Crawdaunt! Sharpedo! Go!" Shelly called out. The grunts threw Pokéballs and they let out several Crawdaunt, Walrein, and Sharpedo.
"Mightyena! Snarl! Camerupt! Flamethrower! Golbat! Air Cutter!" Tabitha ordered.
"Sharpedo! Hydro Pump! Crawdaunt! Bubble Beam! Walrein! Ice Beam!" Shelly ordered.
Both sides fired their attacks, making the scientist, Solrock, and Lunatone retreat with the meteorite. Courtney and Matt saw him run off while his two Pokémon floated with him.
"He's getting away!" Courtney exclaimed. Tabitha and Shelly saw him run off as well.
"Courtney, take some our crew to go after him," Tabitha instructed.
"You've got it," Courtney said, pointing to some of the grunts. "You, you, you, and you; with me." The Grunts acknowledged and followed.
"Matt, take four with you and get that meteorite," Shelly instructed.
"On it," Matt said. He turned to four of the grunts. "You four, with me!"
"Yes sir!" The Team Aqua grunts said. Matt and the grunts began their pursuit of the professor and the meteorite.
Back in the cable cars, Sora checked one of the cupboards and saw a rope tied to a grappling hook.
"Bingo!" Sora happily exclaimed Just as Sora took the rope and the man gave him a boost. Sora spun the hook at the end of the rope before he threw it at the support tower. "Good! Made it!" He tied the other end securely as Kairi jumped up carfully.
"Is it tight enough?" Kairi asked.
"It is," Sora said, making sure. He looked down to the couple below. "You gonna be okay down there?"
"We're going to be just fine. You two are the only ones who are agile enough to make it," Lisia said. "Just be on the lookout for any Unversed, Heartless, or Nobodies, just in case."
"Okay," Sora said.
"We'll get you guys moving in no time," Kairi added.
"Pika!" Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"Until then, sit tight," Sora said.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel carefully and slowly crawled along the rope, not looking down; not as easy as it would seem as Pikachu looked down and his face turned white before regaining his yellow completion. Angel urged her significant other to keep moving, so Pikachu did. Sora and Kairi reached the nearby tower as Pikachu staggered behind. As soon as they reached the end, the rope at the other end got loose and fell from the other side. Sora and Kairi looked at each other.
"You think we should use the rope to climb down?" Sora asked.
"It looks like it's the only way to get down," Kairi reasoned.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"Vee," Angel said.
"Right," Sora agreed. They climbed down to the ground and headed up for the mountain.
Sora, Kairi, and Pikachu ran up the mountain to get some help when they saw the scientist and his Pokémon running towards them at an alarming rate.
"Hey! Look out!" Sora and Kairi yelled before he bumped right into Sora.
"Sora!" Kairi exclaimed.
"Ow, that hurts," Sora said.
"It sure does," the scientist agreed. "I am terribly sorry about running into you like that."
"Don't worry about it. Where's the fire anyway?" Sora asked.
"I'm being chased by some strange strangers," the scientist explained.
"Strange strangers?" Sora asked.
"Who are you talking about?" Kairi asked.
Before she could get an answer, they hid just so they wouldn't be seen as Courntey and her squad came running after him.
"He had to come this way!" Courntey said. Neither Sora nor Kairi were happy to see them one bit.
"Team Magma," Sora growled.
"I take it that you have seen them before," the professor assumed.
"We have," Sora said.
"We saw them in Oldale Town when we arrived in the Hoenn region. What they have in mind has a lot to do with the legendary Pokémon, Groudon," Kairi said. They saw Matt and his squad run by as well. "Not Team Aqua, too."
"I had a feeling they would be here, too. What do they want?" Sora asked.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"They are after this," the scientist said, showing them the metoerite.
"All that over a rock?" Sora asked.
"This rock is a metoerite that crashed landed on this mountain millions of years ago. Before I forget my manners, my name is Professor Cosmo and I have been studying metoerites for many years now. And these two are my companions, Solrock and Lunatone," the professor introduced himself and his two Pokémon. Sora and Kairi took out their Rotom Phones and scanned them both.
Sora's Rotom Phone:
Solrock, the Metorite Pokémon
Type: Rock/Psychic
Solar energy is the source of its power, so it is strong during the daytime. When it spins, its body shines. When it rotates itself, it gives off light similar to the sun, thus blinding its foes.
Kairi's Rotom Phone:
Lunatone, the Meteorite Pokémon
Type: Rock/Psychic
Lunatone becomes active around the time of the full moon. Instead of walking, it moves by floating in midair. The Pokémon's intimidating red eyes cause all those who see it to become transfixed with fear.
"Meteorite Pokémon, huh? Appropriate Pokémon for a meoteorite researcher to have," Sora said, putting his Rotom Phone away. Kairi's puts hers away, too. "Anyway, my name is Sora.
"And my name's Kairi, and this is Angel," Kairi introduced.
"Eevee," Angel said.
"We were on our way to get help when we were using cable car to get here along with our friends," Sora explained.
"I have a strong suspicion that either one of them might be behind your predicament. They must not want interference from any outside sources," Professor Cosmo said.
"Could that metoerite might have some kind of power they could use to make whatever they want to happen happen?" Kairi asked.
"Most likely, I'm afraid. All I wanted to do is study it. The universe is full of so many questions and mysteries, I don't know where to begin," Professor Cosmo said. "I bet you two would like to hold it for a moment." He handed it to Sora and it felt a little heavier than expected.
"This this heavier than it looks," Sora said. He handed it to his girlfriend and she could see he was right.
"I swear it looked so much lighter," Kairi said. She hands it back to Professor Cosmo.
"In appearence it did. This metoerite is just a peice of an asteroid that fell to earth long ago and left this behind as a result," Professor Cosmo said. "If this metoerite has some sort of power, then it worth researching instead of using it for some evil intent." Sora knew he was right because he didn't want to think about how dangerous such will be in the wrong hands, which could be just about anyone's hands; anyone who wants to use its power to harm innocent people. Team Magma and Team Aqua wanted just as bad, but he figured Team Rocket would want just as bad if they learned about it.
"We better get that Meteorite out of here fast," Sora said.
"What about Team Magma and Team Aqua, Sora?" Kairi asked.
"We'll deal with them when we come across them," Sora said.
Just then, Courtney approached them from behind.
"How about now?" Courtney said from behind. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, Professor Cosmo, Solrock, and Lunatone all turned to see Courtney and the Team Magma grunts. "Like it's going to make any difference, Sora and Kairi." They were aback when she addressed them by their names. Sora shouldn't be surprised since someone would know them.
"And you are?" Sora asked.
"The name's Courtney; an Admin of Team Magma," Courntey said, taking out a Pokéball. She threw it and it lets out a Camerupt. Smoke comes out from the humps. Sora growled as he stood up.
"Kairi, I'll deal with her, you and Professor Cosmo make a break for it," Sora said.
"Okay!" Kairi said. She turned to the meteorologist. "Come on!"
"Right behind you!" Professor Cosmo said. He, Solrock, and Lunatone followed her. Courntey turned to the grunts.
"You go after the girl and the professor, and get that meteorite! I'll stay here and teach this spiky-haired nuisance some manners," Courtney said.
"Yes ma'am!" The grunts said. They began their pursuit of them as Sora had stayed behind to battle Courtney.
"You ready to play with the big girls, little boy?" Courntey taunted. "I will warn you, I play rough."
"I'm ready for anything you've got," Sora said. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Mudkip!" His Pokéball opened and his Mudkip emerged from inside. "Mudkip!"
"For the record, I warned you. Camerupt! Eruption!" Courntey ordered. Camerupt fired flames from its back and headed towards the donkey Pokémon.
"Mudkip! Dodge and use Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Mudkip avoids Camerupt's attack and fired Water Gun right at Camerupt.
"Dodge and use Rock Slide!" Courntey ordered. Camerupt avoids Mudkip's attack and hurls rocks right at Mudkip.
"Dodge and use Waterfall!" Sora ordered. Mudkip's body became surrounded with water and charges towards Camerupt.
"Camerupt! You use High Horsepower!" Courtney ordered.
Camerupt's body became surround by an orange aura and charges towards Mudkip. Both collided with each other, and both held their ground. Mudkip tries to hold off his large opponent, but Camerupt was much bigger and stronger than he was. Mudkip found himself being pushed back, but he refused to give in.
Over to Tabitha and Shelly, Team Magma's Pokémon have quickly pushed back Team Aqua's Pokémon.
"Commander, the battle is pushing towards their favor," one of the grunts said.
"Retreat for now," Shelly commanded.
"Right!" The grunts said as they called back their Pokémon.
"Leaving so soon, Shelly? I was starting to enjoy it," Tabitha said. Team Aqua had retreated as he turns on his communicator. "A Squad, report. Have you secured the meteorite yet?"
"No sir. Not yet. We are currently in pursuit of Professor Cosmo. He is in the company of a girl," the grunt said over his com.
"What about Courtney?" Tabitha asked.
"She is engaged in a battle with the girl's male associate," the grunt said.
"First we have Team Aqua and now some kids? What's next?" Tabitha asked. "Get that meteorite at any costs!"
"Sir!" The grunt said, breaking contact. He turned to the other grunts.
"Head for the summit and get the laser ready," Tabitha ordered.
"Yes sir," one of the grunts said. The grunts did exactly that as they had a large machine and it is facing the lava.
Over to Kairi, Angel and Professor Cosmo, Team Magma are still in pursuit as suddenly, without warning, Bubble Beam and Ice Beam came firing down at the grunts, making them retreat.
"Where did that come from?" Kairi asked.
"From us, kid," a new voice called back. It turns out that it was Matt that said it. "How about you be a good girl and hand over that metoerite?" Kairi stood her ground.
"No!" Kairi definitely said.
"I'm not gonna ask again, brat," Matt snarled.
"Why do you even want it?" Kairi asked.
"We want it because Team Magma wants it. We, members of Team Aqua are doing everyone a favor by making Team Magma fail," Matt said. Kairi wasn't buying it.
"You plan on doing that by making people suffer? You're no different from Team Magma! You're just as bad as they are!" Kairi stated.
"Frankly, I don't care what you think. You can think whatever you want about me, because you don't really understand how the world works," Matt said.
"The only way you're going to get the meteorite is through me!" Kairi stated.
"Eevee!" Angel agreed. Matt chuckled.
"So, it's a fight you want? Normally, I don't fight girls, but in your case, I'm making an exception. Matt doesn't lose that easily," Matt said. He took out a Pokéball and threw it. "Go! Sharpedo!"
"Angel! Go!" Kairi called out as her Eevee rushed into battle.
"Eevee!" Angel said.
"Sharpedo! Ice Fang!" Matt ordered. Sharpedo comes at Angel with its teeth emitting ice.
"Dodge it, Angel!" Kairi called out. She avoids Sharpedo's Ice Fang attack. "Now use Swift!" Angel fired Swift and it pelted the shark-like Pokémon.
"Sharpedo! Slash!" Matt ordered. Sharpedo came and swiped at Angel with its dorsal fin. "Now use Poison Fang!" Sharpedo comes at Angel with its teeth emitting poison.
Over to Sora against Courtney, Mudkip and Camerupt were still neck to neck, but Camerupt had overpowered the Mud Fish Pokémon.
"Mudkip! Hang in there! Use Water Gun!" Sora ordered. Mudkip fired Water Gun right at the camel-like Pokémon, but it just avoided the attack.
"Camerupt! Use Eruption!" Courtney ordered. Camerupt sends its fire attack towards Mudkip, hitting him. Mudkip had some burns on him, but still standing. Mudkip struggled to stay on its feet. "Use Rock Slide!" Camerupt sends Rock Slide right at Mudkip and he gets pelted by the rocks.
"Mudkip!" Sora gasped.
"Pika!" Pikachu added.
Mudkip was still standing after all the abuse he was taking from his larger opponent. Courtney was impressed by how he was able to take it.
"I have admit, you're a tough Trainer. Tougher than I gave you credit for. Your Mudkip has lots of guts, but it's going to take a lot more than guts to beat my Camerupt, and I'm going to prove it to you, right here and now. Camerupt! High Horsepower!" Courtney ordered. Camerupt charges right towards Mudkip again and lands a hit onto him. Mudkip struggled to get back up.
"Hang in there, Mudkip! I know you can do it!" Sora said.
"Pika!" Pikachu added.
Mudkip had to stay in it. He looked right at Camerupt and saw how bigger and stronger it was, but he wasn't going to let the size and strength hold him back, so he began to evolve, much to the surprise to Sora, Pikachu, and Courtney. Mudkip has become a Marshtomp.
"Marsh, Marshtomp, Marsh!" The newly evolved Marshtomp said.
"Mudkip, you evolved!" Sora exclaimed.
"Pika, Pika!" Pikachu said.
Courtney scoffed, "Big deal. Your Mudkip may have evolved, but it's still no match for my Camerupt! Use Eruption!"
"Marshtomp! Use Mub Shot!" Sora ordered. Marshtomp fired a much stronger mud attack than he let out when he was a Mudkip and it struck Camerupt. "Now use High Water Pulse!" Marshtomp forms a ball of water and sent it right at the Eruption Pokémon. Marshtomp's Water Pulse struck Camerupt hard. Camerupt had taken some heavy damage. Courtney saw she was in a losing battle and calls back her Camerupt. "What's the matter, Courtney? Don't tell me you're calling it quits, already."
"Just think of it as a tactical retreat. Next time we cross paths, Sora, neither one of us is going anywhere until the battle's over," Courtney vowed as she retreated.
"I sure wasn't expecting you to evolve, Marshtomp, but you really turned it around pretty fast," Sora said.
"Marshtomp!" Marshtomp said.
"Okay, let's go. Kairi probably needs us," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said, concerned about Angel.
Over to Kairi and Matt, both of Angel and Sharpedo were giving it everything they had. Angel was panting heavily as she had some injuries on her body as did the shark-like Pokémon.
"Hang in there, Angel," Kairi said.
"Sharpedo! Ice Fang!" Matt ordered. Sharpedo comes at Angel with its teeth emitting ice once more.
"Angel! Dodge wh Quick Attack!" Kairi ordered. Angel avoided by using her speed attack and struck the ground instead. Sora, Pikachu, and Marshtomp came and saw the battle in progress.
"Kairi!" Sora called out. Kairi turned and saw her boyfriend along with Pikachu and Marshtomp. She knew his Mudkip had evolved. Angel turned and saw Pikachu along with Sora. Her face lit up at the sight of the Mouse Pokémon.
"Sora," Kairi could only say.
"Eevee," Angel said lovingly to Pikachu.
Matt wasn't going to have it.
"Grunts! Get rid of that kid!" Matt told them. The grunts went to get to Sora, but he wasn't gonna have it.
"No, you don't! Pikachu! Thunderbolt!" Sora ordered. Pikachu landed a shock onto the Team Aqua grunts and they fell to the ground and went into unconsciousness.
"You really a real pain in the ass, you little punk!" Matt said. "Sharpedo! Get that punk and those Pokémon! Ice Fang!" Sharpedo forgot about the female Eevee and went to attack Sora, Pikachu, and Marshtomp. Angel didn't like how it just forgot about her and threatened the Pikachu she fell loves, so she fired Swift and it struck the brutal Pokémon and it fell to the ground, beaten. Angel's Swift was much stronger than before. Matt was dumbfounded by what he just saw. "No way! My Sharpedo taken down by a puny Eevee?!" He calls back his Sharpedo. "You win this round, little girl, but next time, you won't be so lucky." He retreated.
"Nice one, Kairi," Sora praised her as he ran up to her.
"Thank you, Sora," Kairi said. Pikachu got off as well as Angel ran towards Pikachu and nuzzled him.
"I'm happy that you're okay, Pikachu!" - Angel subtitle.
"I'm fine, Angel. I'm just grateful for that save from that overgrown sardine." - Pikachu subtitle. Angel smiled as she kept nuzzling him, making Pikachu nuzzle back.
"I just didn't want to see you getting hurt by that awful Pokémon, because I love you, Pikachu." - Angel subtitle. Pikachu wrapped his arms around her.
"I love you, too." - Pikachu subtitle.
"Now, we gotta get the cabe cars working again and get rid of Team Aqua and Team Magma," Sora said.
"Indeed," Professor Cosmo agreed. "Let's get started right away. Just then, a Golbat comes and swipes the meteorite from his hands. It brought the meteorite to the grunts.
"Got it!" One of the grunts said.
"What should we do about them?" Another grunt asked.
"Just leave 'em. We have what we want," the first grunt said as they took off.
"Come back here with that!" Professor Cosmo demanded.
"They'rre not gonna ge away with this!" Sora said.
"We have to go after them!" Kairi stated.
"Right!" Sora seconded it. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, Professor Cosmo, Solrock, and Lunatone all ran after the Team Magma grunts.
Back to Tabitha and his squad, a grunt walked up to him.
"Commander, we just heard from Courtney and her squad. They had secured the metoerite. They're making their way back here as we speak," the grunt reported.
"Good, we can proceed with the experiment. Bring the laser online now," Tabitha said.
"Yes sir," the second grunt said.
"If this experiment is a success, then we'll be much closer to our ultimate goal," Tabitha said, laughing evilly.
Back to the cable cars, Lisia, Amy, and the DigiDestined are waiting anxiously for their safe return.
"Hope they're doing okay," Kari said.
"Me too, Kari. But they'll be alright. I know it," TK said.
Back with Team Magma, Courntey and her squad came back and placed the metorite in the machine.
"Metorite set," one of the grunts said.
"Check," another grunt said.
"Compartment sealed," the first grunt said.
"Check," the second grunt said.
"All systems ready. Let's report," the first grunt said. They went up to the Team Magma admins.
"Status report?" Tabitha asked.
"Sensors still in the test phase. We will have to switch to manual in critical mass in order to maintain control," the first grunt reported.
"What do you think, Tabitha?" Courtney asked.
"We'll have to get started," Tabitha said. The grunt on the control activates the laser's systems and it points to the lava. The laser fires into the lava. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, Professor Cosmo, Solrock, and Lunatone all show up and see what they're doing.
"What are they doing?" Sora asked.
"It looks like they're aiming that laser into the mouth of the volcano," Professor Cosmo said. Sora and Kairi didn't like how that answer came out.
"No! That will set it off!" Kairi exclaimed.
"And the lava will flow down and endanger the town below!" Sora said.
"I agree. Mount Chimney has been dormant for quite some time. They must be trying to make it active again," Professor Cosmo said. "And I can bet they plan to use that metorite as their detonator."
"How could they do such a thing?" Kairi asked.
"I am not sure, Kairi, but if we don't stop them, then that lava will come rushing out of there," Professor Cosmo said.
"Then, all we have to do is sneak in a get the metoerite out of that thing," Sora suggested.
"But Sora, they'll see us coming and they'll try to stop us. There's too many of them," Kairi said.
"She's right. I will have to distract them while you two get to the laser," Professor Cosmo said.
That's a plan," Sora said. Professor Cosmo and the two meteorite Pokémon went to distract Team Magma while Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel went to get the meteorite out of the laser.
"Available power output at 82% and climbing," the grunt said. "Approaching critical mass. Activating control system." He pressed a button.
"Yes! Soon the very energy of the earth will be in our control," Tabitha said. Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, and Angel snuck close to the laser and saw Professor Cosmo and his Pokémon in position.
"Critical mass in twenty seconds," the grunt said.
"Solrock! Solar Beam! Lunatone! Moonblast!" Professor Cosmo ordered. Both Pokémon fired their attacks, making Team Magma flinch. "Up here!" They turned to see him. "Give me back that meteorite now!" Tabitha growled.
"I have had it with him! Someone take care of him now!" Tabitha said. Most of the grunts went after him while the one on the controls stayed, leaving Tabitha and Courtney behind.
"This is our chance!" Kairi said.
"Then here we go!" Sora said, rushing towards the machine.
"You idiots! You're letting him get away!" Tabitha exclaimed. They reached the machine. Sora looked inside and saw how much power was building up.
"We have to get it out and fast," Sora said.
"Almost at critical mass," the grunt said. "Switching control systems to manual." He pressed a button. "Output stable. All systems go!"
"Good work," Courtney said.
Sora tried to get it opened. He quickly found it was no use.
"It won't budge! It must be sealed," Sora said.
"What do we do now?" Kairi asked.
"If we can't pry it open, then we'll have to break it open," Sora said, turning to his partner. "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on it!"
Pikachu did and let out a silent Thunderbolt at the machine's compartment to force it open, resulting in a small explosion. This had taken the admins and grunt's notice.
"What the hell was that?!" Tabitha asked. An alarm starts buzzing.
"What's wrong?!" Courtney exclaimed.
"I don't know! Something must have overloaded the control systems! I think it's a malfunction!" The grunt said.
"Turn it off!" Courtney demanded.
"I can't! It's not responding! And the output is climbing rapidly!" The grunt said.
"What is causing it?!" Tabitha asked as he turned a banging sound. He saw it was Sora and Kairi who was responsible for it. "More like who is causing it!" Courntey saw them.
"It's them again!" Courtney said.
"Those damn meddling kids! I'll get them!" Tabitha said as he came skidding down and ran towards them. Angel slams right into Tabitha, making him wheeze. Professor Cosmo came to the scene and started to push the machine into the lava.
"Professor, what are you doing?" Sora asked.
"Pushing it right into the lava! It's better that no one has it! I would rather die before I see it used for evil!" Professor Cosmo said, pushing it right into the lava. The machine and the metoerite both plummet into the lava.
"No! Don't!" Courtney shouted.
The machine explodes inside the lava as Tabitha was furious about losing the machine and the meteorite.
"Let's move out! We're done here!" Tabitha stated. He, Courtney, and the grunts took their leave and headed towards their aircraft. Sora and Kairi felt sorry for Professor Cosmo since the meteorite fell into the lava, but they knew it was for the best since Team Aqua would have done the same thing anyway.
Speaking of Team Aqua, they were watching the whole scene.
"It looks like we failed since we didn't get the meteorite," Matt said.
"Not completely, Matt," Shelly said. Matt turned to her.
"How come?" Matt asked.
"Because Team Magma's failure is a win for Team Aqua. Now that it is over, we'll have to head on back to the hideout and make our report of their failure," Shelly said.
"Yes!" Matt and the Team Aqua grunts all said as they left. Matt took one last look over to Kairi and proceeded to return to their base.
Over to Team Magma as they were making their getaway.
"It's too bad, because we were so close, but thanks to that couple, we failed our objective," Courtney said.
"I wouldn't call it a failure since we have gained a small hint of knowledge, Courtney," Tabitha said. This confused her.
"Why's that?" Courtney asked.
"We learned the limits of our volcano system," Tabitha said. "And not only that, we were able to foil Team Aqua's plans." Tabitha laughed.
Over to Team Aqua's helicopter, Shelly notices Matt's disposition.
"Something on your mind, Matt?" Shelly asked.
"Just thinking about those kids back on the mountain. They interfered with our mission to get the meteorite and we would have gotten it if they hadn't stuck their noses in!" Matt said.
"Yes, we would have, but as long as they were responsibe for Team Magma's downfall, I really don't care. And if those kids do get in our way agiain, then we will deal with them," Shelly said.
Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Angel, Professor Cosmo, Solrock, and Lunatone made it to the cable car control booth and untied the staff workers. The cable car came in as Lisia, Amy, and the DigiDestined came out.
"Took you long enough. I was starting to get air sick,"Joe said.
"Anyway, what happened up here?" Tai asked.
"It was Team Magma and Team Aqua who were behind it. They were just up here," Sora said.
"Team Magma?" Cody asked.
"Team Aqua?" JP asked.
"I heard of them," Amy spoke up. The DigiDestined all looked right at her.
"What do you know about them, Amy?" Izzy asked.
"I don't know that much about them, but I hear that Team Magma uses Pokémon that live on the land to commit all sorts of crime while Team Aqua uses Pokémon that live out in the sea for crime, too," Amy explained.
"And I thought Team Rocket were bad," Matt said.
"What did they want up here?" Sora T asked.
"They were both after a meteorite that was up here, so Professor Cosmo here had to push it into the lava just to keep it out of their hands," Sora explained.
"Pikachu," Pikachu said.
"It was a shame, but it's all for the best," Professor Cosmo said. "I am grateful that you fought them off just for my sake in order to protect the meteorite from those evil people. So to show you my appreciation, I'll help you out."
"That's awesome, professor," Sora said.
"Of course, Sora," Professor Cosmo said, showing the group the mountain path towards Lavaridge Town. "Now just follow this bumpy road, and it shall lead you to Lavaridge Town. Oh, and Sora, good luck in your Gym battle."
"Thanks, Professor Cosmo. I just hope my training's paid off," Sora said.
"Pika," Pikachu said.
"At least you'll have us to root for you," Tommy said.
"Tommy's right. You got this in the bag, Sora 2," Yolei said.
With that said, the group have taken their leave of Mount Chimney and foiled Team Magma and Team Aqua's plans for the meteorite, but their evil scheming isn't finished yet. For now, let's focus on Sora and his fourth Hoenn Gym battle coming up. Stay tuned.
