It was a bright sunny day, both Laoise and Ash have defeated the Vermilion City gym leader and earned their Thunder badges. Now they were crossing the large bridge from the city to the docks, admiring their new badges.

Now it was only a matter of finding the right path to their next destination. Then something else catches their eyes up ahead of them: the port of Vermilion city where there were quite of number of ships, many of them the luxurious ones meant for vacation cruises.

"Oh, man. I'd love to cross the ocean on a ship like this!" Ash said looking at the enormous boat.

While Ash, Misty and Brock admired the ships, Laoise was a little bit nervous. "Uhm, yeah. It's very… nice."

Sure, she liked travelling and the idea of seeing and/or catching many water pokèmon but being out in the ocean on a boat like that made her anxious. She was more of a train, plane or other mode of transport kind of person.

Brock added, "Yeah, just think of all the Pokémon that we'd be able to see along the way."

"Oh, for sure! Just imagine! Sunbathing on deck all day, just a nice, long, relaxing cruise." Misty said dreamily.

Brock then said, "We could never afford a cruise like that."

Most of our heroes feel down acknowledging that Brock is right and began to walk away.

Laoise wasn't so dismayed, "Well, that's too bad. But hey, maybe we can find another way to get to Saffron city."

"Congratulations!"

Our heroes look up as party poppers were opened right in front of them. Two teen girls one redhead and another a blonde, dressed in the ganguro style, a fashion trend that had girls tanning their bodies to ridiculous levels and wearing bright, contrasting make-up.

"You guys are so lucky! You can go on a super deluxe sea cruise!" the two girls chuckled.

Everyone blinked, "A sea cruise?"

"Well, it's like, you know, we have these incredible, super cool tickets for you." the first girl said merrily.

"Cool!" the second girl gushed.

"Cool, huh?" smiled the first girl.

Misty stared. "What?"

The first girl said, "These are tickets for the biggest party ever on board the St. Anne cruise liner!"

Ash asked, "The famous St. Anne?"

The second girl gushed, "Cool!"

"The coolest ship on the sea!" the first girl claimed. "Everyone's going to be together and have, like, the coolest party! And the party is for Pokémon trainers only.

The second girl gushed, "Cool!"

"Step this way! It'll be a radical party! All of the most radical Pokémon trainers will be there!"

Ash glanced at Misty, "Do you know anybody who says radical anymore?"

Misty shook her head. This whole thing was starting to look too good to be true. Laoise stared a little wary, usually only a few good things in life were free, tickets for a deluxe ocean liner were not one of them.

And the girl held out the tickets. "Okay, here are your tickets!"

Brock was apologetic, "We'd love to go on the Pokémon trainer cruise, but we really don't have the money to pay for it."

"Oh, whoa! Like, you don't understand." The redhead girl said. "They're totally free! To-ta-lly free!"

Ash then inquired, "For free? Why are you giving them away?"

Laoise added, "What's the catch here?"

The first girl's eye twitched for a moment. "He catch is….Like, we have to go out with our boyfriends but we wanted to give our tickets to cool Pokémon fans."

The second girl gushed for the fifth time, "Cool!"

"We saw you and thought you looked really cool. Just take these, and have a really cool time."

Before Laoise could properly protest, Ash took the tickets. "Thanks a lot!"

"No sweat!" The first girl chirped.

The second girl yet again gushed, "Cool!"

"Have a nice day, for sure!" And the two girls skipped away.

"Alright! This really is cool, isn't it?" Ash held up the tickets to the others, who were smiling.

Pikachu beamed. "Pikachu!"

Feeling uneasy, Laoise followed the others. Maybe it would just be a joke… wouldn't it?

Brock glanced at all the ships, "The St. Anne! Wow."

Ash added, "Yeah, and that Pokémon party. I wonder which one of these ships is the St. Anne?"

Misty then looked to her right. "I think that's it!"

While the three and Pikachu admired the enormous ship, Laoise felt goosebumps. "Uh yeah, pretty cool..."

Meanwhile, the two girls with the tickets spied on our heroes and soon reveal themselves to be Jessie and James from Team Rocket in disguise. Jessie and James make their way to a nearby lighthouse to meet up with Meowth.

Inside the lighthouse, the Team Rocket trio prepared to talk with their boss and the leader of Team Rocket. However, his face remained hidden in the shadows, only his mouth was visible.

"We got a call from the boss." Meowth pressed a button to bring Giovanni onscreen. "Greetings, sir."

The Boss spoke, but a voice distorter was being used to disguise it. "So, the team is all there."

Team Rocket stood at attention. "Sir!"

From the left side of the screen, a Persian soon walked in and began to nuzzle the Boss' leg.

"Meow! What's wit da Persian?" Meowth was crestfallen as the Boss began stroking the Persian. "Hey, boss. What about Meowth? Ain't I your favorite anymore?"

"I'm totally disgusted watching you fail me when I expect total perfection! Purr-fection, like this beautiful Persian." The Boss replied.

Meowth whimpered, "But, Meowth."

"If you want to make me happy, you can make sure our latest plan succeeds."

"Meowth!" This was enough to make Meowth perk up.

"Have you handed out all the tickets to the St. Anne cruise?"

Jessie confirmed, "Yes. All of the Pokémon trainers were delighted to take them."

James then questioned their Boss, "Was it really alright for us to give out all those tickets for free?"

Team Rocket's boss smiled sinisterly. "A small price to pay for what I'll get in return."

Jessie and James gasped, they had a sneaking suspicion.

"My men have already secretly boarded the St. Anne. When I give them the signal, they will take the Pokémon from all the trainers we tricked into boarding the ship." The Boss instructed.

Meowth stated, "Dat's da boss for ya! A real genius!"

"This time, failure is out of the question."

Jessie and James said, "Aye aye, sir!"

Meowth added, "We can do it!"

Their Boss smiled and chuckled.

Meanwhile the quartet was already boarding the ship. It had taken a lot of coaxing and reasoning from the others to convince Laoise, who was still wary and anxious. The whole thing felt like a set up, but hopefully she's just fretting over nothing.

Hopefully.

Before she knew it, Ash showed the tickets to the attendant, who bowed and let them in. "Welcome aboard to the St. Anne."

The gang entered the main hall of the ship and right into the ballroom, which was fully packed.

Ash smiled, "It's like a giant Pokémon convention!"

Misty remarked, "Everyone's a Pokémon trainer."

They passed by two young trainers with their charmanders.

"Take a look at the smooth skin on my Charmander! That shows how healthy it is."

"Look at the flame on my Charmander! There's orange mixed in with red! Cool, huh? Check it out!"

A boy came up with his Squirtle to the Charmander owners. "Wait, look at how hard the shell is on my Squirtle! Tough, huh?" He laughed.

Ash smiled proudly. "My Squirtle and my Charmander are much better than theirs are."

Not too far away, was a small but special group of trainers being led by a pair of teachers. A red head boy wearing dark sunglasses and carrying a cane is led by an Eevee on a leash. A petite blonde girl in a wheelchair accompanied by her Growlithe took in the ship with wonder, but frowned at the stairs. A dusky girl signed to a Mr. Mime, calm on the outside but jittery within. A chubby boy with almond eyes beamed at it all with his Chansey and a college-aged chaperone by his side.

This was intended to be an inclusive Pokèmon summer camp for children, in hopes of opening new doors in the world of Pokèmon for disabled youngsters.

Then, Ash notices a battle between a Starmie and a Raticate. Raticate uses Super Fang to break Starmie's jewel, giving Raticate the win. Ash decides to step forward to challenge the Raticate's Trainer, sending out Butterfree. Raticate attacks with Jump Kick, but Butterfree counters with Tackle. Raticate uses Hyper Fang, and Butterfree responds with Stun Spore to paralyze it. Ash prepares to finish the duel, but the Gentleman picks up his Raticate and declares it a draw, even though Ash was actually winning.

In the meantime, Team Rocket split up disguised as waiters, James had been walking by the vendors. A salesman called him over and convinced him to buy a Magikarp, tricking him into thinking that the Pokémon is worth a lot of money.

Meanwhile Laoise had drifted away from her friends momentarily, trying to calm down. Not knowing she was about to meet new people.

Across the area, Jessie had just finished serving drinks. But on her way back to meet up with her teammates, she bumped into the deaf girl from Kalos, Fallon De la Croix.

"Watch where you're going! Are you blind or something?" Jessie snapped.

Perplexed, Fallon stared at Jessie. She could see the irate woman's lips move but it was going too fast for her to properly read them.

Just then, the chubby boy, Herbie, walked up with his Chansey. "Cam blind, but Fallon's deaf." he said calmly, as if trying to state facts.

"Deaf, eh? Well maybe you should use your..." Jessie's voice trailed off as she took in the sight before her.

A blind boy with his Eevee guide, a girl in a wheelchair with a loyal Growlithe, an elegant Mr. Mime...and a Chansey at the side of the chubby boy who'd just spoken, who looked at the world with such joy despite anything else.

Jessie felt her harsh words stick in her throat. These trainers faced challenges she couldn't imagine. Aw nuts. She may be a crook and part of Team Rocket, but things won't bode well if she picked a fight with special needs kids right now.

Fallon signed to her friends, and the chaperone, a bespectacled person with dyed green blue hair and a single circle earring, who was with Herbie walked up. "Is there a problem here?"

Jessie had been about to respond something else when she spotted a curious Laoise approaching. Uh-oh, that's one of the twerps!

A tight smile broke through Jessie's scowl. "I was just...leaving. Enjoy the cruise!" And she dashed away.

Herbie, oblivious to the situation waved brightly.

Laoise walked up a little curious and trying to get her mind off this nagging feeling. "Sea sickness or trying not to succumb to thalassophobia?"

Herbie's chaperone, Tatum, replied. "Actually, we we're exploring the ship, Fallon here ran into some trouble."

That's how they all began talking. As it turned out, these trainers were all from different regions on one of their summer camp field trips.

Laoise identified each one of their pokèmon with Dixie. She started with Fallon's Mr. Mime, a bipedal, humanoid Pokémon. Blue growths resembling clown hair extend from the sides of its pale pink head, and there is a magenta circle on each cheek. Its jaw is curved inward, resembling the mouth of a wooden dummy. It has a round, white body with a magenta spot in the middle, light pink arms and legs that connect to its body via magenta spheres, and small white coverings over its knees. Its white hands resemble gloves with magenta pads on the tips of its white fingers and its dark blue feet curl upward at the tips.

"Mr. Mime. The behavior of this clown-like Pokémon reminds one of pantomime. It creates invisible walls using a force emitted from its fingertips." Dixie's cool voice analyzed.

The blind boy from Hoenn with his Eevee guide was Cameron "Cam" Russell.

"Eevee. Possessing an unbalanced and unstable genetic makeup, it conceals many possible evolutions. "

The little blonde girl in a wheelchair with a Growlithe, was Lily Grandchester from the Galar region.

Then she analyzed Lily's dog pokèmon. "Growlithe, the puppy pokèmon. Extremely loyal, it will fearlessly bark at any opponent to protect its own Trainer from harm. Growlithe has a superb sense of smell. Once it smells anything, this Pokémon won't forget the scent, no matter what. It uses its advanced olfactory sense to determine the emotions of other living things."

Herbie Ortiz, a boy with Down syndrome joined by his Chansey helper and his steadfast chaperone, Tatum. They were from Paldea.

"Chansey. A gentle and kind-hearted Pokémon that shares its nutritious eggs if it sees an injured Pokémon."

Eventually the main trio noticed, Laoise had wandered off.

"We lost Laoise!" Misty said looking left and right.

"I don't think we should be too worried." Brock then pointed with a smile.

They could see Laoise chatting animatedly with the four trainers and with Tatum. It was a nice sight because it not only took the girl's mind off being on a ship, but because she was visibly coming out of her shell.

Then Laoise asked, "How about we explore the top deck?"

Mr. Mime signed for Fallon, and all five bright faces grinned in response.

"That's great. We were just talking about getting lunch." Tatum agreed with a bright nod.

And speaking of food, our heroes are enjoying the buffet. Ash was scarfing down turkey and chicken legs, Pikachu munched on pokèmon snacks, Misty took advantage of some vanilla cake and Brock enjoyed the simple triple sandwiches. Until the gentleman who owned the Raticate arrived.

"So, are you having yourself a good time?"

Ash replied, "Yes, sir. We're having a great time."

"You know, that Butterfree of yours is quite extraordinary."

A lady in a fancy pink dress was on the gentleman's arm, "It's incredible."

Brock spaced out on the spot at the sight of the woman, "She's beautiful." He blushed.

Misty waved a hand in front of his face. "Hello in there?"

Brock mumbled. "Beautiful."

Misty shrugged and sighed. "Here we go again."

Then the gentleman proposed a trade between his Raticate and Ash's Butterfree. Ash asked Brock if he should go through with it, but Brock is too distracted by the woman next to the Gentleman to do anything but nod and absentmindedly say yes, so Ash agreed to go ahead with the trade. They go to a trade machine and Ash acquired Raticate while the Gentleman received Butterfree.

Jessie and Meowth are extremely displeased at James's being conned into buying a worthless Pokémon such as Magikarp, especially when he reveals he used the advance on both his own salary and Jessie's to purchase it.

Meanwhile Laoise was having lunch with the trainers she'd talking to. She was indulging in a blue cheese pasta with boneless chicken buffalo bites, Tatum was eating a reuben sandwich, Herbie had mac n cheese as did Lily. Fallon had cottage pie and Cam had a veggie wrap.

"I thought I was the only anxious one on this boat." Laoise sat with her new friends.

"It's not so bad, but I think I like flying better too." Lily shrugged while her Growlithe lay next to her wheelchair.

"Believe it or not, I been on a cruise before with Herbie here and his parents." Tatum said, sipping tea.

Herbie was still glancing around curiously. "It had movies and a pool."

Cameron's Eevee licked its paws quietly by their chairs.

They'v been talking quite well especially since they had had more than one thing in common together: They were overprotected and/or underestimated by peers and kin alike.

"I want to be a coordinator," signed Fallon, which Tatum translated. "But some say I can't because I'm deaf. I show them with my Pokémon's new tricks and dances!"

Mr. Mime clapped joyfully in agreement. "Mime!"

Laoise smiled. "I know you can."

Lily rubbed Growlithe's soft fur. "I'd like to join the other pokèmon leagues in the other regions, with toys and snacks for every Pokémon." Her eyes shown with dreamy determination.

Herbie beamed. "Me and Chansey help sick Pokémon at big Lab. Make them happy again!"

"Chansey." His Chansey gently smiled, leaning close to the boy.

Herbie is an aspiring Pokèmon watcher.

Cameron took a deep breath of sea air. "My goal is Pokémon research. See the world and its wonders even if it's through Eevee's eyes."

Laoise's heart swelled with their resilience and spirit. "You're all cool. Don't let anyone say you can't."

Fallon nodded firmly. Herbie clapped in agreement, Chansey cooing happily alongside.

Lily brushed back long blond hair, gazing out to sea with a faraway look. "People call us 'special', but our Pokémon can see only our hearts. So we're no different than anybody else."

Cameron leaned into Eevee's soft fur, as if seeing the world anew through its eyes. "We just have to show what we can do."

"You'll get your chance. And that's what this program is for." Tatum elaborated.

And this left Laoise to wonder how many young people will need to prove themselves to the world that the world of pokèmon is open to one and all. Her embarking on a journey is one thing, but this program can open so many doors for others with different kinds of challenges.

Later, Misty finds Ash looking out at sea, having second thoughts about the trade, and unsure if Butterfree will be well cared for. He mentions that, as the trade was happening, he remembered the experiences he had shared with Butterfree.

Then Laoise showed up, introducing the four aspiring youngsters to her travelling companions.

However, as the two groups were making friendly talk with one another, Team Rocket's heinous plan would soon be underway.

Elsewhere in Kanto, Team Rocket's mysterious and sinister boss brought up surveillance videos aboard the St. Anne.

"It won't be long, now." He chuckled. Just as his Persian yowled…

On the St. Anne, the doors close, the curtains draw in, and Team Rocket grunts revealed themselves.

The sight alarmed the passengers indiscriminately. Sensing danger, Tatum, stood protectively in front of Herbie and the boy's new friends. This whole thing was starting to feel like a hostage situation.

Laoise winced. She'd been hoping her feelings of unease were wrong, but they weren't!

Cam was moving his head wildly. "Please, tell me what's happening?"

He could hear the noise and the people murmuring, but it was his Eevee tensing up that left him on edge.

"All the doors closed!" Herbie said in confusion.

"And some freakos in uniforms are surrounding people." Lily gasped as her Growlithe snarled at the Team Rocket grunts.

James was aimlessly walking around looking for the con-artist. "Hey! Hombre?! I want my, my money back!"

Jessie grabbed James by his coat and dragged him into another section. "Are you crazy?"

"But I..."

"We've got work to do!" she reminded him.

Soon, the lights go out, and Team Rocket goes into their motto. However, James was rather down in the mouth because of how he'd been tricked out of his money.

"Team Rocket will now take possession of your pokèmon!" Jessie clarified.

All the passengers were confused by what they meant until the thugs started sucking up some of their Pokéballs with backpack vacuum devices.

A Rocket Grunt ordered Misty, "Give me your Pokémon!"

Misty refused, "No way!"

"NO!" Herbie smacked a Team Rocket grunt away from his Chansey.

"Hand 'em over!" Another grunt demanded.

Oh, that does it! Bad enough Team Rocket steal pokèmon to begin with, but stealing from the disabled?! Despicable!

"We won't let you take any of them!" Laoise snapped, she furiously stomped on one grunt's foot.

"You go away, you - er, big buttheads!" Lily yelled.

Rocket Grunt #2 threatened. "Don't make me take 'em!"

Ash yelled, "Pikachu!"

Understanding, Pikachu charged and shocked the grunt. Ash bravely declared, "And if you gonna try to rob our Pokémon, then we might as well make it a battle!"

"We can take on all these crooks!" Laoise said.

"Let's go for it!" Cam said determinedly.

"Yeah! We can't just surrender!"

"Let's fight back!"

All the passengers united with our heroes as they stood against Team Rocket. Sure, some Pokéballs get taken, while others materialized the Pokémon within.

Brock hollered, "We gotta fight them together!"

Ash said, "Pikachu, go!"

Pikachu was ready for action. "Pika!"

"Storm, join them!" Laoise tossed her pokéball.

Ash's Pikachu and Storm got on top of a pyramid of other Pikachu to deliver a super powerful Thunderbolt.

They each used their attacks to knock down the grunts.

Jessie whined, "This can't be happening!"

Cameron whispered hurried instructions to Eevee, who let out a Flash, blinding the Rockets. Fallon signed to her Mr. Mime to use double slap.

However, Herbie took a proactive approach. He may not be much of a battler, but he knew stealing pokèmon was wrong too. Somewhere in the chaos, he's grabbed a tray and hit the grunts with it.

"Give back! Give back!" Herbie shouted. His Chansey stood close holding a frying pan like a weapon, and hit a grunt to keep the crook from hurting her owner.

Tatum helped by keeping the crooks away from his young charges. "Do as he says!"

"Now I get it." Lily declared, "Growlithe destroy those vacuums with Fire Pledge!"

They couldn't let Team Rocket take anyone's Pokémon away. Lily's Growlithe used Fire Pledge and destroyed the Pokeball vacuum backpack.

One of the grunts wailed. "Oh no! They're destroyed!"

Soon other trainers began to get the idea and began ordering their pokèmon to destroy the grunt's vacuum backpacks.

"Charmander, I chose you!" As called his Charmander.

All the Charmander combined their Flamethrowers to burn the Team Rocket forces. As the fight rages on, a storm brewed outside the ship.

"Geodude, go!"

Brock's Geodude united with all the other Geodude on the ship to form a ring of Geodude that bashed into the grunts, just as all the Bulbasaur on the ship combine their Vine Whips to attack and all the Butterfree unite to stun the grunts with Stun Spore.

The grunts snarled, advancing on the brave children and their Pokémon. But they would not be intimidated!

Lily directed her Growlithe with skilled words and hands, the dog pokèmon snapped at their heels, forcing them back.

Laoise and Misty stood shoulder to shoulder, throwing Pokéballs into battle with fierce cries. Starmie and Goliath slammed into the fray, backing the villains to the walls.

Fallon signaled a command, her Mr. Mime built an invisible barrier around Herbie and Chansey for protection.

The battle raged all around but our young heroes would not be stopped! Cameron and Eevee fought with flash and feel, pinpoint accuracy guiding their moves. Lily commanded with heart and passion, her Growlithe a blur of fangs and fire.

Laoise battled like the seasoned trainer she was becoming, calming yet empowering her Pokémon with each order.

Misty was the fierce whirlpool of the sea, summoning waves of attacks that pushed the grunts back on their heels.

Fallon and Mr. Mime danced across the field, graceful yet powerful as their techniques supported friends and allies. Sweet Herbie cheered on all with Chansey, healing energy radiating from their care.

This was no ordinary battle - it was a stand for all that's right and just in this world!

Ash notices a Butterfree swarm attacking with Stun Spore and decides to summon his Butterfree. However, out from the Poké Ball emerges Ash's new Raticate and Misty reminds him that he traded Butterfree away. As he watches, Ash deeply misses his Butterfree, remembering his experiences with him and wanting him back.

"Ash, look out!" Laoise cried.

A Rocket grunt growled, "Hand over the Pokéball!"

Ash yelled, "Pidgeotto, I choose you!"

"You too, Skyler!" Laoise called.

The two Pidgeottos materialized and joined an entire flock of them.

Ash said, "Pidgeotto, group Gust!"

Ash's Pidgeotto united with Skyler and the other Pidgeotto to blow away some Rocket grunts with a giant tornado. Now it was time to for the finishing touch.

"Pikachu, all together, Thunderbolt!" Ash called.

All the Pikachu unite with Ash's and Laoise's, to send all the Rocket grunts flying right out of the ship.

Laoise shook her fist, "And don't come back!"

The passengers celebrated their victory. It was quite a battle.

"That was awesome!" Cam said hugging his eevee.

"And you did it together, " Tatum, Herbie's human chaperone said proudly.

"We win!" Herbie clapped as did his Chansey.

"I think we should all be very proud of our Pokémon!" Ash added, "And we taught Team Rocket a lesson they'll never forget!"

However, during the battle the ship has sailed directly into a storm. the boat to pitch from the waves, our heroes feel the storm rocking the ship.

As strong waves begin to batter the ship, James drops the Poké Ball holding Magikarp and runs after it.

Laoise almost lost her balance, "Whoa! Did you feel that?!"

Misty looked out the porthole and gasped, "Oh no! It's a big storm!"

Brock was also concerned, "It'll be tough to get back with waves like this!"

Misty looked at him, "What?!"

"Shouldn't someone call the coast guard?"

Just then Misty noticed Ash was missing. Meanwhile, Ash finds the Gentleman and requests that the trade be reversed. The man agrees, and they begin to execute a reverse trade.

While the trade begins, some of the passengers tell the captain what's happening and panic.

"Now, calm down!" The Captain said, though he was clearly nervous. "The high seas have just pushed us a little off course. There's nothing to worry about! We're heading for port now, and besides, the ship is unsinkable. There's absolutely no need for alarm!"

But, after another wave crashes against the ship, he enters a lifeboat. "Now there's no reason to panic, I just thought I'd test out one of the lifeboats."

The passengers and crew started panicking and began scrambling into the other lifeboats to evacuate.

"Eevee, use Helping Hand on Growlithe - they'll need Flash to guide Cameron around." Tatum instructed.

Cam's Eevee pulled him to a lifeboat, while Fallon's worried Mr. Mime picks her up and carried her to safety. This surprised the deaf girl a little.

"Wait, where's that girl Laoise with her other friends?" Lily looked around, though her Growlithe was anxious.

"Herbie, you and Chansey help me with Lily!" Tatum pleaded.

Herbie nodded, he and his Chansey joined Lily's Growlithe in escorting the girl in the wheelchair to a lifeboat.

As the passengers head for the lifeboats, Laoise, Misty and Brock raced to find Ash, and they eventually do.

Misty cried, "Come on, Ash! We gotta go! The ship is sinking!"

Ash pleaded, "Hold on!"

The trade between Butterfree and Raticate completed.

"Butterfree! Please forgive me."

Another great wave crashes into the St. Anne, causing Ash to drop Butterfree's Pokéball As Ash raced after his Butterfree, the others followed him.

Then Another wave crashed into the St. Anne causing it to capsize as the lifeboats get a good distance away

"I got it!" Ash grabbed his pokéball.

"Good, now let's get off the... "

Before Laoise could even finish her sentence, they all feel the ship start to capsize. It blew the group right into another room, and knocking them out.

Likewise, just as James grabs Magikarp's Poké Ball, another wave sends Team Rocket flying against a wall; they too are knocked unconscious.

Outside, the ship fully capsizes and sinks down to the briny deep, much to the shock of the escaped passengers.

On a lifeboat, Herbie looked around solemnly as do his four friends.

"I-I… don't see them." Lily said worriedly.

Tatum tried to calm the four youngsters. "They're probably on another lifeboat."

The Captain called, "May I have your attention?! Is there anyone who didn't leave the ship in time?"

No one answered.

Not everyone escaped. As the St. Anne heads to the bottom of the sea. Our heroes are trapped, unconscious inside, and so is Team Rocket. How will they escape this "watery" fate?

Only the Maker knows.

To be continued…

Author's note: The end of the episode made me so anxious the first time my sisters and I saw it. Thought I'd extend this a little bit to show other travelers in the pokèmon verse. For surely, there's bound to be pokèmon helpers and more. I plan to put the next two episodes together and show of hands, who wants me to write the banned episode Beauty and the Beach?

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