Pokemon: Rise of Heroes Chapter 5 part 1

Disclaimer: See chapter 1, also I am sorry for not updating for a long time it's just that real life has been getting the better of me but I promise that the chapter I have for you will make up for that.

Pokémon Rise of Heroes

Enter Team Rocket

Original By EmperorDraco7 (dA artist:UGSF)  (Extended scenes added by FF.net writer NEBSparky86)

Ash and Anna had won their first badge and they also made a new friend in the form of Brock the Pewter City Gym Leader, who had decided to join them on their journey. They were just on their way towards Route 3 as the two Ketchum siblings were wondering about where they're going to go next.

"Let me see…." began the brown-haired girl, taking a glance at the town map as she checked to make sure of where they are and where the next city would be.  "According to the map, the next city is Cerulean City and it's not that far either."

"That's good; I could use some training for my next Gym battle along the way…" smiled Ash while stretching one of his arms before Pikachu playfully hit him on the back of the head with his tail.

"Well we won't have to go very far for your next Gym battle as there is a Pokémon Gym at Cerulean City."

This caught both younger trainers off guard. "Are you sure about that?" they both asked him at the same time before he nodded his head to confirm without saying a single word.

"Alright Brock…" said Ash, glad to hear that the next Gym is at where they were heading for. "So do you know which Pokémon the leader of Cerulean City uses?"

"Sorry Ash, I can't tell you that…" smirked Brock while Ash looked a bit disappointed with that answer.  "Remember I'm a Gym Leader too and I don't think it will be fair if I tell the two of you which kinds of Pokémon the other leaders use so that will have to be something you need to find out on your own."

"I guess you're right…." Anna didn't say anything else as she soon took notice to something up ahead, causing her to stop in her tracks. "Huh?"

"What's up Anna?" asked Ash, wondering why his sister stopped moving.

"Look up there!" she told him as he and Brock saw appeared to be a man in a white coat approaching them. However as he got closer, her eyes widened as she eventually recognized who he was. "Isn't he one of Professor Oak's Aides?"

"Huh? Wait a minute, you're right!" Ash began smiling as he too recognized the man approaching them and said. "Hey!"

"Hey there!" said the Aide, meeting up with the 3 trainers. "I'm glad that I caught up with the two of you, I have been sent to deliver something…. "

He checked his bag to see what was inside of it, it took him a few seconds but he found what he was looking for and revealed two pairs of running shoes. "Here you go…"

"Wow…. thanks" both Ash and Anna accepted their gifts from the Aide while smiling at him.

The Aide smiled back and noticed Brock. "I see that the two of you made a friend on your journey haven't you?"

"Yep…" answered Ash with a nod after putting on his running shoes.  "His name is Brock; he was the Pewter City Gym leader but chose to come with us on our journey."

"Ah…. I see" the Aide spoke, quite surprised that the leader of the Pewter Gym is now accompanying Ash and Anna. "Well I must be going now…" he was about to head back to Pallet Town when he stopped and turned his attention back to Ash and the others.  "I should warn you those… There are rumors about a group of Pokémon thieves being present in the area you are heading for."

"Pokémon thieves?" wondered Anna while raising an eyebrow as curiosity got the better of her.

"Yes… you see that poster over there?" he asked the three trainers, pointing to the wanted poster of two unknown people not too far from where he was previously standing. The woman on the wanted poster had long magenta hair that was curled in a comet-tail behind her head and wore a pair of green pearl earrings,  a short black shirt that exposed her midriff under a white high collared sleeved shirt emblazoned with a large red R, a white miniskirt, black leg-length boots, and long black arm-sleeves. The male had shoulder-length periwinkle hair with a single fringe sprouting from the center and wore a white long sleeve shirt with a large red R on it, a black short sleeve undershirt, white pants with a purple belt, black boots, and matching gloves. "These people are from an organization called Team Rocket…. They steal Pokemon from other trainers, especially rare and unusual Pokemon so whatever you do…. If you ever see them, please steer clear."

"We promise…" Anna slowly nodded her head while gently nudging her brother. "Right Ash?"

"Yeah, but I don't think it will be easy though…." He told the Aide with a serious expression on his face.

"Good, now I must be going for real…." With that said, the Aide left and the 3 trainers glanced at the wanted poster that he showed them and they wondered if this Team Rocket organization truly was what he warned them. However Pikachu noticed something and turned his attention towards Ash and Anna.

‘Guys, you might want to take a look at this….’

"Huh?" wondered Ash, picking up what Pikachu found and surprise filled his eyes when he took a look at it. "It's a letter…." He told the others, catching their attention. "It says… Dear Ash, here are two pairs of running shoes to you and your sister Anna, my beloved challengers…. Remember that I'll always cheer for you! Don't ever give up! Love mom…."

"I don't believe it…." Anna was touched that their mom wished to support them even when they're not home; she saw that Ash was also touched by this. "We better get going or well never get to Cerulean City…."

"Oh yeah…. Also we will need to remember to call Mom and thank her once we get there…." smiled Ash as he and the others began their trek through Route 3, hoping that they would reach Cerulean City and catch up with the other Pallet Trainers along the way. Little did they know, a small hook came down upon the wanted poster and pulled it off of the sign. A small line was connected to the hook as it was then brought up into the air and eventually onto a hot-air balloon which was strangely shaped like a Meowth's head.

"A wanted poster… how flattering…" came a female voice from within the balloon.

"Flattering, this picture makes me look terrible!"

Looking at the poster they now had in their hands were the two Rocket members that were in the picture, the magenta-haired female had her sapphire-blue eyes focused on the wanted posted in question before turning her attention towards her partner. "You should be happy that the photographer captured the real you then…."

"Exactly…." grinned the purple-haired and green-eyed male, raising a rose he had in his hand.  "The people that took this photo will feel sorry that they ever messed with this face."

"We're all sorry for your face so stay focused, we're here to collect the thing from Mt. Moon as well as capture rare and usual Pokemon…. Don't forget Meowth!" The third member of the group was none other than a small, feline Pokémon with cream-colored fur that turns brown at the tips of its hind paws and tail. Its ovoid head featured four prominent whiskers, wide eyes with slit pupils, two pointed teeth in the upper jaw, and a gold koban coin embedded in its forehead. Its ears were black with brown interiors and were flanked with an additional pair of long whiskers. The Pokémon was also a quadruped with the ability to walk on its hind legs and it could talk too. The tip of its tail curled tightly. "Also just remember, I'm the top cat!"

"You got it…" said the male as the Meowth-shaped balloon floated off into the distance before anyone could notice it.

As they headed down the path that would take them to Cerulean City, Ash had a lot on his mind such as what the Aide told them about this Team Rocket and what they're capable of doing.

‘I just hope David and Rena don't run into those guys…’ he thought to himself, worrying about his two friends from home and he knew that Anna had the same feeling he does. It was then that he saw a mountain up ahead and he said. "What is that?"

"That's Mt. Moon" answered Brock with a smile on his face. "People say that a giant meteor crashed into the mountain back in the prehistoric era…."

"A meteor?" questioned Anna, curiosity getting the better of her. "Is what you're saying actually true?"

"Yes… I think the meteor is called the Moon Stone…."

"Moon Stone?" Anna was surprised by such a stone and wondered if it actually existed back then. However Ash noticed something that made them stop in their track and from the looks of it, there was a Pokémon not too far from them as he took a look at his Pokédex.

Mankey, the Pig Monkey Pokémon. Mankey is an agile Pokémon that lives in trees, however it angers easily and will not hesitate to attack anything.

Ash had a serious face and puts his Pokédex away. "We'll see about that…." He took a second glance at the Mankey and noticed that it was fast asleep for some reason. Now why would it be asleep in the day was beyond him but now was not the time to dwell too much on that. "Alright, Pidgey come out!"

Pidgey popped out of his Pokéball, and flew beside his trainer after looking at his sleeping opponent. "Pidgey, I want you to use Gust on Mankey." While confused by this order, he flew at the sleeping Mankey and created a powerful Gust that blew it away from where it was. Unfortunately that attack woke it up and it was in a bad mood as well due to being awakened abruptly, much to the dismay of Anna, Pikachu and Brock, before performing a scratch attack which landed a direct hit on Pidgey.

"Pidgey, you okay?"

A simple nod from Pidgey confirmed that he was alright before seeing Mankey coming at him again. "Pidgey use Quick Attack!" Pidgey flew at top speed and managed to hit the Pig Monkey, forcing it back a bit as it seen got up and tried to use Karate Chop on the Tiny Bird Pokémon. "Pidgey dodge it!" Upon hearing that command, he flew into the air and barely avoided the attack. "Now use Gust again!" With that said, Pidgey used another Gust attack that blew Mankey away once again, knocking it on its back. "Okay Pokéball go!" Ash threw his Pokéball at Mankey and watched as the Fighting Type was sucked inside and eventually captured. "Alright!"

"That was close…." muttered Anna, letting out a sigh of relief that her brother managed to capture the Mankey before it could attack anyone else.  “I think we better get going before we encounter anymore sleeping Pokémon that you would cause to wake up on the wrong side of the bed."

Unfortunately, something else was going to happen as they soon hear a male scream not too far away from where they were. "What was that?" wondered Ash at disbelief. "Is someone in trouble?"

The others remained silent as all 3 trained headed towards where the scream came from and it was upon their arrival that they saw that there was a scientist being attacked by a flock of bat-like Pokémon. "What are those Pokémon?" Ash quickly took out his Pokédex.

Zubat, the bat Pokémon. Zubat emits ultrasonic cries while it cries. They act as a sonar used to check for objects in its way.

"Just our luck…." He sighed then turned his attention towards Pikachu. "I want you to use Thundershock on the Zubats but wait until I give the signal!" He told his Pokémon and watched as he jumped off of Ash's head. "Guys, when I give the signal we duck in cover so we don't get hit!"

"Alright but we better do it fast!" yelled Anna.

As soon as sparks formed on Pikachu's cheeks, Ash then yelled. "Now!" he and the others ducked to the ground as Pikachu used his Thundershock attack on the attacking Zubats, causing massive super effective damage and forcing them to retreat back inside the cave. "Man that was close…" However it was then that Ash noticed that Pikachu's attack also hit the scientist. "Oh no! Are you okay?"

"I'm fine…." said the scientist, despite the pain he was having but Ash wouldn't stand for that.

"We better get you somewhere to recover!" he told the scientist while bringing him onto his feet with Anna's help. "Any ideas on where the nearest Pokémon Center is?"

"Hold on…." she looked around the area while hoping that there would be one around where they were and it took about a few seconds before she finally noticed it. "I see it! Come on, we better bring him inside!"

Once inside, Ash and the others were heading towards the counter where they hope that Nurse Joy would be there however they saw Chansey there instead. "Where's Nurse Joy?" he asked in a worried voice. "We have someone who needs help!"

Chansey was shocked by this and nodded her head before heading off to find Nurse Joy, fortunately she didn't have to go too far to find the Nurse and soon they came back to find out what happened. However what Ash and Anna didn't know was that Brock was blushing at the sight of Nurse Joy and was smiling as well then as soon as she was at the counter; he held her hands and said. "My name's Brock and I don't know if anyone told you this but you have the most beautiful eyes ever!"

"Why thank you…" smiled a surprised Nurse Joy and just as Brock was going to say something else, Ash and Anna pushed him aside because there was something more important for them to deal with.

"Please help him!" younger female pleaded to the nurse while having a worried look on her face.

"What happened to him?"

"We found him being attacked by a flock of Zubats outside of the entrance to Mt. Moon and we managed to save him but Pikachu's Thundershock also hit him and he's hurt really bad!" explained Ash. "Can you help him?"

"I'll do what I can…." Nurse Joy told them as a stretcher was brought to the group and helped Chansey place the scientist onto it. "Please take him to the critical care room okay?" she told her Pokémon before they took him away while the others watched.

Ash sighed and then turned to Brock before saying. "What's with you anyway?" he asked the former Gym leader. "How come you were flirting with Nurse Joy earlier when we had an injured man with us?"

"Come on Ash! She's a really cute girl…." explained Brock with a serious expression while getting back onto his feet. "Beside, I should warn you that you'll be seeing me flirt with many cute girls on our journey…"

"Still Brock" Anna glanced at him for a moment and turned her attention back towards Ash. "Anyway we should rest for the night and continue our trek in the morning… Hopefully he'll feel better by then."

"Fine…" frowned the male Ketchum, he knew that his sister was right and it was actually getting late after all. "We'll stop for now and go train first thing in the morning…. Then we'll go into Mt. Moon after we think we've done enough."

After Pewter City, the pair from the Atlantica Islands had caught up to Ash, Anna and their new friend Brock.  Thanks to their Suicune and shiny Raikou, the pair had made it to the Pokémon Center.  Once again, Relena felt that she needed to study the Ketchum siblings one more time before they had to get ahead of them.  With the Ketchum siblings inside the Pokémon Center, Relena was able to sense them for the last time.  Once she got what she was looking for, Relena gave a slight nod to herself and then mounted her Suicune as she was ready to go.

‘Have you found out what you were looking for with the siblings?’ the Suicune asked his rider.

“Yes I have Father,” Relena answered her Suicune.

“And?  What did you find with those two?” Richie asked his girlfriend.

“The power of Aura,” explained Relena.  “It flows through both of them.  It must run deep in their family.”

‘Aura, huh?’ the shiny Raikou asked Relena.  ‘Not many humans have the ability to use Aura.  Even in the Atlantica Islands.’

Two days have passed since the 3 trainers had rescued the scientist and it was around this time that they got plenty of training done since then, Ash and Anna got up extra early in the morning and were busy training their Pokémon outside of the Pokémon Center as they didn't want to leave until the scientist was well again while Brock was busy training elsewhere which made them wonder why he wasn't training along with them though they wouldn't think too much about it. Plus it wasn't the first time Brock wasn't training with them as it also happened during their training during the course of the previous two days before.

"Way to go Squirtle!" smiled Anna, watching her starter defeating a wild Pidgey with a Water Gun attack then turned her attention towards Ash as his own Pidgey managed to defeat a wild Ratatta in a battle of his own. "How's your training coming along?"

"So far so good sis and yours?"

"It's going great!" said the brunette while smiling brightly at her brother and was glad that they're getting ready for their next Gym Battle although she was still worried about the scientist at the Pokémon Center. At least training out here is passing the time before he's well enough to leave the Center but we can't stay here for too long… she thought to herself while training some more with Ash. Fortunately they didn't have to wait any longer as they noticed someone coming out the Pokémon Center and was stretching his arms to smell the fresh air much to the surprise of both twins. "Hey!"

"Huh?" he wondered before taking notice towards the two trainers and after a closer look, he suddenly remembered that one of them was the exact same trainer that saved him from the Zubats two day back. Finding this out made a smile form on his face as they met up with him. "You guys are the greatest! I'd thought I'd never survive the attack but then you showed up and saved me!" he said, happy to see the two again just as Brock was just arriving at the scene.

"Really…. Don't mention it…." said Ash, not knowing what to say to the man. "We were just glad to help…. By the way, why were the Zubats even attacking you Mister?"

"Never call me Mister!" the man told him sternly. "My name is Seymour…. Seymour the scientist! Knowledge, research, science…. Seymour the scientist!" The others didn't know what to say before Seymour spoke again. "I want to repay you somehow….. I know! Maybe I can join you on your trek though Mt. Moon!"

"Well…" Anna began thinking about it for a moment as she didn't want anything else bad happening to Seymour after what the Zubats tries to do to him previously two days back. "Sure I guess….If that's alright with my brother and Brock."

Brock remained silent and simply nodded his head while Ash shrugged then said. "I think he should come with us…. We will need to be careful…." The raven-haired male remembered something. "You ever heard of a group called Team Rocket?"

"No….. Can't say that I have…. Who are they?" he asked before Ash began explained to him about what Oak's Aide warned them about Team Rocket earlier. "Wow…. I'm glad that I'll be with you guys, I sure don't want to run into any of those guys."

"Neither do we…" said Brock before the group entered the cave to begin their long trek into Mt. Moon itself, not knowing that they were being watched by a Ninetales that showed an emotionless face with her was her trainer…. The Crimson Fox himself and he was worried about the well being of the trainers as they don't know that are battle people actually inside of Mt. Moon though he hoped that they would be smart enough to get away from them if spotted.

"You see this? The cave is lit up inside…" began Seymour, while observing the light above him and the others. "People recently placed these lights on the ceiling but the Pokémon inside the cave need the dark and the lights are upsetting them and making them confused."

"That's probably why the Zubats left the cave and attacked you" said Brock in a serious tone though he was also worried about the Pokémon in Mt. Moon as well.

"You see that?" questioned Seymour, pointing to a group of Pokémon planting something onto the ground. "These Paras are planting their mushrooms everywhere and look right there." He also pointed to another Pokémon not too far away from them. "The hot light is drying up these Sandrew…. That's why I'm here; I'm patrolled to protect the mountain from the trouble makers that attack these caves…" It was then he suddenly noticed something. "Where did she go?"

"Who Anna?" wondered Ash before he took a glance of Anna getting closer towards one of the Sandrew lying on the ground and was looking it up on her Pokédex.

Sandrew, the Mouse Pokémon. Its body is dry. When it gets cold at night, its hide is said to become coated with a fine dew.

"Wow…." Anna put the Pokédex away and remembered that the light was drying them out though she wondered what she could do then got an idea. "Alright Squirtle, come on out!" She let her Squirtle out of her Pokéball then said. "Use your Water Gun, maybe that would help that Sandrew."

"Anna, what are you doing?" the male Ketchum asked his sister upon watching her Squirtle use Water Gun on the Sandrew despite the Ground-Type's weakness to Water Type attacks, which shocked both Seymour and Brock.

"I'm trying to help Sandrew!" she told him with a huff while taking out an empty Pokéball. "Besides, Seymour did mention to use earlier that the light was drying it and other Sandrew up and I wanted to see if I can help it out…." Without another thought she threw it at the mouse Pokémon, capturing it. "Alright!" She was happy to have captured a new Pokémon as she went to retrieve the Pokéball then turned her attention towards Seymour. "Now what's this about troublemakers in this cave?"

"They are most likely here because of the Moon Stone…."

"The Moon Stone?" asked Ash in disbelief, he never heard of the Moonstone and neither did Anna or Brock for the matter. "What is that?"

"Well…" began Seymour, thinking about what he is going to say to the trainers before taking in a deep breath.  "The Moon Stone is an awesome boulder that's a million years old or even older…. Deep in these caves the meteor hides though no explorer has found the place of the legendary rock space… We've studied its fragments for a long time and discovered that it increases a Pokémon's power and that is why the attackers are here! They've come to take the Moon Stone or so I've feared!" he soon noticed that the trainers were still a bit confused but he soon continued. "Ever since I was young, I've believed that the Pokémon came to Earth from outer space!"

"What? From Outer space?" all 3 trainers asked in shock.

"Yes… where is the space craft they used to come to Earth you may ask? They've hid it in this cave and it is in fact the Moon Stone…"

"Wow…." said Anna, scratching the back of her head while smiling sheepishly. "That's some interesting story…"

Seymour looked determined and said. "Don't you see? The Moonstone belongs to the Pokémon! We humans must not take it from them!" he glanced at the group and then asked them. "You guys agree with me don't you?"

"Uh… yeah…" answered Ash despite not knowing what else to say to him although a Pokémon was skipping past them right after giving the scientist his answer. "What is that?"

"There's only one way to find out…." said Anna while raising an eyebrow, taking out her Pokédex to see what the Pokémon was.

Clefairy, the Fairy Pokémon. Clefairy is adored for their cute looks and playfulness. They are thought to be rare, as they do not appear often.

"The Pokédex isn't kidding…." smiled the brunette, happy that they actually found a Clefairy since it really was a rare to ever one in person.  "Alright let's go!"

"Oh yeah, I'm going to catch it!" yelled Ash, taking out a Pokéball though Anna had other ideas for the Clefairy as she took brought out one of the balls from her bag.

"Not if I catch it first Ashy!"

"Wait! You can't…" Seymour interrupted before the twins were about to go after the Clefairy, forcing them to watch it go into one of the tunnels. "It's best that you let it stay here… I hope you two would understand."

‘Dammit…’ thought Anna, biting her lower lip for a moment only to nod her head with a frown and Ash give Seymour his answer not long afterwards. "Alright… I guess if that's how you want it…" However they heard some voices at one of the tunnels and they were coming from the same one that Clefairy took earlier. "Did you hear that?"

Meanwhile, Clefairy is frightened by the appearance of two men wearing black outfits complete with black shades approaching her. "What the hell is this thing?" demanded one of the men.

"It looks like a Clefairy…" answered the other man with a grin on his face, not noticing that Ash and the others had arrived at the scene.  "This must be our lucky day, wait till the boss finds out that we managed to get our hands on a rare Pokémon."

"I know but remember, we are also here for something more important and we were told that they would be in this exact cave."

"Don't you think I know that?" snapped the man, glaring at his partner then fixed up the collar. "For now let's tie up this Clefairy and go back to work…. A Team Rocket member's work is never done."

This shocked Ash and the others almost instantly when they heard that these two men were part of the group Team Rocket and that Oak's Aide previously wanted them to steer clear from any members of that group however Clefairy was in danger. "Leave her alone!" snapped Anna; this caught the attention of both Rocket members.

"Well…." scowled the man, not happy to see the trainers and the scientist intervening while watching them get in front of the Clefairy.  "What do we have here?"

"A couple of trespassers that are looking for trouble I bet!"

"You're the ones looking for trouble!" Ash scowled at the two Rocket members while Pikachu went towards Clefairy to reassure her that everything will be okay. "Plus we're here to stop trouble-makers like you!"

"Is that so?" grinned the other man. "What makes you think you can stop us from taking that Clefairy or finding the Fossils that are hidden deep within these caves?"

"What fossils?" wondered Anna, wanting to know what the Rocket member was talking about.

"The Helix Fossil and the Dome Fossil! We of Team Rocket plan on finding both fossils so we can resurrect the Pokémon whose DNA is on them and we'll sell them for a hefty price then soon…." He didn't get to finish what he was going to say as his partner hit him on the head.

"You fucking idiot! Why did you have to go and blab all that information to those guys?" he turned his attention back towards a surprised Ash and co then spoke in a serious but darkened voice. "Since you know too much already, I'm afraid that we're going to have to eliminate you! Let's go Sandrew!" he released a Pokémon into the battle and it was in fact a Sandrew similar to the one that Anna had captured earlier only more evil.

"Come out Zubat!" his partner sent another familiar Pokémon out and it was indeed a Zubat but was more than ready to attack its enemies.

"Oh great…" muttered Ash with a scowl, even though they were warned to stay away from members Team Rocket but now there is no other choice. They had to fight against the members if they wanted to save Clefairy. "Let's go Pikachu!"

"Don't leave me out! Squirtle I choose you!" Anna sent her Squirtle into the battle as well, wanting to even out the odds. "Now it's two against two, how do you like that?"

The Team Rocket members both laughed at this then with a grin, the first one said. "You really don't think you can win do you? If you do then you better get ready because now you're playing with the big boys!" he turned to his Sandrew. "Sandrew use Scratch attack on that Pikachu!"

"Oh yeah?" scowled Ash, watching the Mouse Pokémon getting ready to strike at Pikachu. "Counter with Quick Attack!" His Electric-Type slammed into the Sandrew's chest at top speed before the Ground-Type knew what was happening.

"This isn't over! Zubat, Leech-life!" The Flying/Poison-Type flew down at Pikachu and looked ready to bite him.

"Quick Squirtle use Bubble!" ordered Anna before the Water-Type blew bubbles that stopped the Bat in its tracks. "Ash, if you have an idea…. You better hurry and do it!"

"Got it! Pikachu use Thundershock!" Pikachu quickly used his Thundershock attack on the Zubat as electricity made its way towards the enemy Pokémon.

"Not so fast…. Sandrew defend Zubat!" shouted the Rocket member, knowing that Electric-Type attacks are usless on Ground-Types like his Sandrew but he didn't notice that Anna had other plans for her opponent.

"Squirtle use Water Gun before the Thundershock makes contact!" Squirtle fired a Water Gun that managed to score a direct hit on Sandrew, pushing it out of the way as Pikachu's Thundershock ends up hitting Zubat. Both Rocket members watched in dismay as their respective Pokémon went down.

"You are going to regret this!" snapped the other man as he and his partner recalled their Pokémon and switched to different Pokéballs. "Go Ekans!" he released a Snake Pokémon into the battle, leading to Anna taking a look at her Pokédex.

Ekans, the Snake Pokémon. The older it gets, the longer it grows. At night, it wraps its long body around tree branches to rest.

"You're up now Rattata!" his partner let his second Pokémon out to fight the two children. "Time for round two!"

"Alright, Mankey I choose you!" Ash switched to his newly caught Mankey as he would remember that Fighting-Types have the advantage over Normal-Type Pokémon like Rattata.

Anna smiled to her brother and recalled her Squirtle. "Let's go Sandrew!" she decided to use her own Sandrew in the battle to see what it can do and if it was cooled down enough to fight. "I hope this works… Sandrew, Scratch on Ekans!" The Mouse Pokémon managed to hit the Snake with a powerful scratch.

"You're gonna pay for that! Rattata, Quick Attack!" Rattata moved at top speed towards Sandrew.

"Makney defend Sandrew!" yelled Ash, biting his lower lip as his Mankey took the hit for Anna's Sandrew since she never used her new Ground-Type in battle before. "Now use Low Kick!" The Pig Monkey performed a Low Kick that hit Rattata with Super Effective damage. "Now use Karate Chop!"

It was then that Mankey performed a Karate Chop that was more than enough to bring down the Rattata for good. "Drat!" muttered the Rocket member, recalling his fallen Rattata. "You're up now Zubat!"

"Mankey Return!" Ash called Mankey back to his Pokéball. "It's your turn Butterfree!" he released his Bug/Flying-Type. "It's time we end this!"

"We shall!" scowled the Rocket member's partner. "Ekans, Poison Sting!" His Poison-Type spat out poisonous needles at Butterfree and didn't know the grin Ash had on his face.

"Butterfree, use Whirlwind to blow them away!" Butterfree quickly flapped his wings to blow away the attack before it could make contact. "Now use Confusion!" He nodded and used his Psychic-Type attack on the Ekans.

"You little pest, Zubat use Wing Attack!" The other man's Zubat flew straight at Butterfree and looked ready to hit him with one of his wings.

"Sandrew, Scratch!" ordered Anna, successfully having her Sandrew stopping the Zubat from hurting Butterfree.

"Thanks sis…" smiled Ash before turning his attention towards his Pokémon then said with a nod. "Butterfree use Confusion on Zubat and Ekans!" Soon the Bug/Flying-Type used another Confusion attack this time hitting both enemy Pokémon and watching them going down. "Alright!"

"Arrgh!" screamed both Rockets as they withdrew their respective Pokémon and one of the men spoke just as they were preparing to get away. "Don't think that you've won! There are still other Rocket members here in Mt. Moon and we will get you!"

"Oh really? Butterfree, Stun Spore!" Ash had his Butterfree release a yellow powder that stopped both Team Rocket members in their tracks, causing them to collapse onto the ground and leaving them unable to move anywhere. "If there are other members of Team Rocket in this cave then we need to be ready for them…."

"You're right…. Plus we need to know if these so called-fossils they're looking for actually exist" added Anna then noticed that something was wrong. "Oh no where's Clefairy?"

"What? Clefairy's gone?"

"Yes!" yelled Anna with a worried expression on her face as she was fearing for what would happen if Clefairy ended up taken by other members of Team Rocket while she and the others were preoccupied earlier. "We need to find her before Team Rocket does and fast!"

"Good idea…." They made off into one of the tunnels, hoping that they would get to Clefairy on time so that no harm would come to her. However as they were looking around for the Fairy Pokémon, Seymour was secretly amazed by the existence of the Helix Fossil and the Dome Fossil as well as the fact that they can be revived as living Pokémon again…. This was something he never knew when he first came to Mt. Moon and hoped that the Rockets were actually telling the truth about them but first things first…. They needed to find Clefairy.

"Curse those brats!" scowled one of the now paralyzed Team Rocket members, unable to move any part of his body no matter what he does or how hard he tried to. "When we regain the ability to move our body, they are so dead! You hear me? DEAD! D… E… D… DEAD!"

"Don't you mean D…E…A...D…"

"Shut…. Up…" he yelled out of anger, not wanting to be corrected especially at a time like this. "Can things get any worse?"

"Oh yes they can…." came a deep male voice that caught both Rocket members off guard as all they saw was a shadow of a man on the group but then looked to see where it was coming from only for their faces to change into a horrified expression.

"Oh shit!"

In the meantime, Ash and co were at another part of Mt. Moon in search of the missing Clefairy though they also need to be careful as they don't want to run into anymore members of Team Rocket along with way. "Where could she be…." said Anna, letting out a small sigh. "I hope we're not too late… I wouldn't forgive myself if anything bad happened to her…"

"Don't worry Anna…" reassured Ash with a light smile, just hoping it would cheer his twin up a bit. "We'll find her, this I can promise you."

"I hope you're right…"

"Since when was I ever wrong about something?" he asked placing a hand on her shoulder and watching her giving him a sad smile though to be honest, there were times where he had been wrong about a few things though he didn't want to think too much on that. "Besides, Butterfree will help out and Pidgey as well."

"Thank you…" It really did make Anna feel better even it was a little of course she'll feel even better once Clefairy is safe and sound though fortunately the worse hasn't come yet so they still have plenty of time. It took them about almost a minute or two but they eventually climbed up to the top of the cliff and at a nearby lake was a frightened Clefairy. "There she is!" she was starting to lighten up as she ran over towards where Clefairy was. "Are you okay?"

The Clefairy remained silent and gave a simple nod to confirm that she's okay. However just as Anna was about to say something else, she gasped in shock as not too far from where she was standing was another member of Team Rocket. "Well, well…." He said with an evil grin. "What an unexpected surprise…. I'd thought you'd be my allies arriving to give me good news… However since you're not them, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take you out myself…"

Ash gritted his teeth as did Anna and Brock while watching the Rocket member releasing a Pokémon from its Pokéball but it wasn't anything they've ever seen as Ash took his Pokédex out.

Raticate, the Rat Pokémon. The evolved form of Rattata. Its hind feet are webbed and they act as flippers, so it can swim in rivers and hunt for prey.

"An evolved form of Rattata huh?" he asked himself before turning his attention towards his Pikachu. "This will be tough but are you ready Pikachu?"

Pikachu nodded and was about to say something when Brock interrupted. "Sorry Ash… You're not going to be the one to go up against him…" he said with a smile. "I am."

"Are you sure Brock?"

"Of course I'm sure…" the older trainer told him then took out a Pokéball as he glanced at the Rocket and his Raticate. "Alright go Zubat!" Upon throwing it, the ball released a Pokémon that Ash and Anna were shocked to see.

"What the…" muttered Ash, not wanting to believe what he was seeing. "Since when do you have a Zubat? You never used it in our battle at Pewter City unless you…"

Brock grinned at his friend then said. "Unless I happened to have captured a Zubat before the rest of them fled all back into Mt. Moon two days earlier because that's exactly what I did."

"Well that explains why you weren't training with us during the previous two days…" began Anna, still surprised by what she just found out yet they still have more important matters to take care of. "Still I hope you know what you're doing by using your newest Pokémon."

"I'll be fine…" Brock told her. "I have a few tricks I want to try out with my Zubat."

"You're joking right?" laughed the Team Rocket member in front of him, finding it amusing that his opponent was using a small bat against his rat. "You don't think that your weak Zubat can defeat my Raticate do you?"

"I won't know until I try…" scowled Brock and nodded to his Zubat. "Zubat use Wing Attack!"

"Counter with Quick Attack!" Zubat flew down at Raticate only to be hit by a powerful Quick Attack from the Normal-Type. "Don't tell me this is all you got? I'm barely warmed up here…. Think you can try something better than that?"

That's just great… thought Brock, biting his lower lip at how much stronger the Raticate looked. "Zubat try your Leech Life!"

"Tackle it Raticate!" ordered the Rocket member as Raticate landed another successful hit on Zubat. "I'm beginning to look disappointed right now you know! You can forfeit the match so I can save you the humiliation!"

"We're not giving up right Zubat?" he asked his newest Pokémon, whose answer is just a nod of its head.

"Very well, you leave me with no other choice…. Raticate end this battle with Hyper Fang!"

As Raticate jumped at Zubat, Brock knew he had to do something fast or else however he had an idea that might help him win. "Zubat, Supersonic!" The Flying/Poison-Type created a supersonic sound which managed to hit the Rat Pokémon before could use its Fangs, causing it to crash onto the ground. "Now use Wing Attack!" With that said, Zubat managed to land to direct hit with one of its wings.

"If you think that will stop me? Think again! Raticate use…" the Team Rocket member never got to finish his order when he saw that his Pokémon was now confused with swirling eyes as it wondered what to do before hit a wall. "What have you done to my Raticate?"

"Just a little trick up my sleeve to turn the tide of this battle…" Brock raised Zubat's Pokéball and recalled his Pokémon. "Now let's see how you like this! Go Onix!" In Zubat's place was Brock's Rock Snake Pokémon. "Use Rock Throw!"

The Rock/Ground-Type threw rocks in the direction of Raticate, causing massive damage to the Normal-Type. "You are going to regret this! Raticate concentrate and use Hyper Fang!" The Rat Pokémon shook its head and tried to focus its attack on Onix, which isn't a problem due to the other Pokémon's size however as it performed the Hyper Fang attack, it did not do much damage.

"Sorry to disappoint you but since Onix is part Rock-Type; your Raticate's attacks are not as deadly…" grinned Brock.  "Now it's time for us to end this battle, Onix…. Use Rock Tomb!"

Onix roared as it performed a new attack which managed to hit Raticate from above and the Rocket member could only watch as his Pokémon was brought down the powerful Rock Snake. "You bastard!" he withdrew the Rat back into is Pokéball. "Don't think that I will let you get away with this!"

"Guess again! Onix, Rock Tomb again!" The Rocket member was about to take out his gun as he felt another attack happening and before he knew it, he was suddenly trapped by the opposing Pokémon. "That should stop you from going anywhere for a while!"

"Shhh…. It's okay now…" whispered Anna, holding onto Clefairy and showing her that there was nothing to worry about since the Team Rocket member was no longer a threat them due to being trapped. "We should get going before anymore show up."

"You don't have to tell me twice…." said Ash while leading the others away from the area without having to worry about the Rocket they battled against much to the imprisoned member's dismay.

“What?!  Why the Houndour should I give up any of my fossils?!” a super nerd named Miguel asked Relena and Richie as they were passing through.  “These belong to me.  Me!  No one else can have them.  Not without battling for them.”

“Chill out, we never said that you should give them up without a fight,” Richie calmly answered Miguel.  “We’ve spotted two potential up and coming trainers and we’d like for you to battle them.”

“As payment for losing a couple of your fossils to this pair of siblings,” began Relena as she pulled out a couple green Pokéballs with red dots on them that held items, “you'll be receiving this Jaw Fossil and Plume Fossil.  They contain the DNA of two shiny prehistoric Pokémon from the Kalos region and Unova region as well.”

The super nerd let mouth hang wide open agape when he heard that he was getting two fossils of prehistoric Pokémon from different regions.  Omanyte and Kabuto were ridiculously rare in Kanto, but acquiring the fossils for shiny prehistoric Pokémon and they being from different regions was equally yet impossibly rare.  Miguel thought long and hard about his options.  He could battle some pair of siblings and give up a couple of his prized fossils only to get newer and insanely rarer fossils, or take his chances against when Team Rocket showed up.  And Team Rocket was there in Mount Moon in force too. Nodding to himself, his choice was clear and he would kick himself for passing up a once in a lifetime opportunity to acquire newer fossils.

“Alright then, you’ve got a deal,” Miguel said to the pair from the Atlantica Islands before noticing the two green Pokéballs.  “I've never seen those Pokéballs before.”

“They're called Friend Balls,” explained Relena as she gave the two Pokéballs to the super nerd.  “Once your prehistoric friends are resurrected and put in those Apricorn Pokéballs, their base friendship with you will be at 200 instead of being at 70.  Plus they’ll evolve into Dragon-type Pokémon too if you train them well.”

“Oh… holy crap… I think I'm really… happy,” Miguel sang happily at the thought of having shiny prehistoric Dragon-type Pokémon.

“Just don’t forget to battle the siblings and report back to us,” Relena instructed the super nerd as she handed him her cellphone number.  “Call me as soon as you’ve battled the siblings and gave them each one of your prized fossils.”

“Y-Yes ma’am,” stammered Miguel as he received the piece of paper and put it in his pocket as well as hiding the two Friend Balls he received.