Though Storm tried his best to shoo them away, they were persistent. They followed behind Storm through the storm in Route 4, the bustling cities of Nimbasa and Casteilia, and even the boat trip back to Virbank! Storm knew there wasn't any way he could get away from them.

Storm:...Why are you guys following me?

Shiro: We need to talk! The three of us made quick work of Team Plasma! Together we were stronger than fighting them by ourselves, or even with me and Kuro or me and you. I think we should work together and stick with each other to defeat them.

Shiro said as she balled her hands into fists, Kuro nodded -- though he didn't know Storm too well, he could tell that Storm was strong and he trusts Shiro's judgment.

Kuro: Yeah, I think we should work tog-

Storm laughed. He tried to hold back his laughter but he ended up bursting into tears!

Storm: Ha...me work with you two? That's about the funniest thing I ever heard next to Isaki asking me to kiss her.

Shiro: What?? I think its a great idea.

Storm: I don't need any help during my battles. I can fight on my own, my team was the one that did most of the work back in Casteilia anyways.

Shiro: Not so much work on your on in Nimbasa! Your Electabuzz would've killed you and those grunts! You gotta control that Pokemon and we were there to back you up!

Storm: ...Why are you guys fighting Team Plasma anyways?

Shiro: They hurt Kuro, and now I wanna hurt them!

Kuro: I just battle them because they try to take people's Pokemon...

Shiro: What about you?

Storm: Team Plasma has brought me nothing but pain. They kidnapped the teacher Cheren back in my home city and we haven't seen him since..they tormented my father, and they stole my sister's only Pokemon. I cannot wait until Team Plasma crumbles underneath my feet..!

Shiro: Oh my god that sounds horrible. Team Plasma is a mean group.

Kuro: Especially that Ghetsis...

Storm: Ghetsis?

Kuro: I think he is a member of Team Plasma, he was with them during the pep rally and he destroyed me and my team when I fought him. His Pokemon was merciless.

Shiro: Not to mention those weirdos grab robbing over in that ancient castle we found! I'm sure they work for Team Plasma too!

Storm:...So there's more to Plasma then just mindless grunts.

Shiro: Yeeah, Team Plasma also has your girlfriend!

Storm: Who's my girlfriend?

Shiro giggled, hiding behind Kuro before she said the name-

Shiro: Isaki!

Storm turned around and tried to swing at Shiro! Shiro was behind Kuro, and Kuro dodged the punch. He held his hands out trying to get Storm to calm down.

Kuro: H-Hey! Calm down...she's just messing with you.

Storm: I would never be with that witch. She's just another enemy I want to destroy.

Shiro: Mmm...destroy in what way, Storm?

Storm: Shut up.

Shiro laughed as she stayed behind Kuro -- she was both amused and terrified of Storm. Kuro was just in between their madness, as he just looked at his Dewott and Dewott shrugged.

Shiro: Oh yeah...and that N guy.

Storm: N?

Shiro: N is this weirdo who keeps talking about bonds between people and Pokemon..and I seriously think he is in Team Plasma.

Kuro: I don't think N is a bad guy..but he is with Team Plasma. The "true" Team Plasma.

Shiro: Whatever that means.

Storm: ....Interesting.

Before the three knew it, they had arrived in Flocessy Town; just a little further and they'll be back in Storm's home city. However, on the way, they heard a distant screech. A woman was crying for a man named Alder. And upon hearing his name the man came running past Storm, Kuro, and Shiro -- bumping into Storm as he turned around and waved.

Alder: Sorry about that, but hey Storm -- Come give me a hand!

Then with that Alder turned back around and headed toward the direction of the scream. Shiro stood in shock! The strongest trainer in the entire region asked that hothead known as Storm for help.

Shiro: We're coming to!

Storm: No.

Storm quickly responded, running right behind Alder and trying his best to both catch up to Alder and distance himself from Kuro and Shiro.

Storm: I'm coming!

Shiro: Hothead knows he needs our help.

Kuro: Well come on then, let's go.

Kuro and Shiro followed behind Alder and Storm. Soon the four would arrive at Flocessy Ranch. There they surrounded a small and fragile old woman who seemed to be happy to have many trainers come to her aid.

Old Woman: Oh thank you...I have one tiny problem.

Alder: What is it? Are you hurt, did someone try to attack your Pokemon?

Old Woman: No...one of my Mareeps, Mareey, is missing! I can't find her..and now I'm worried what if she ran off somewhere??

Alder: ...You want me to look for Mareey?

Old Woman: Yes...please look for Mareey. She has two pink ribbons on her little ear things...

Alder sighed, he thought this situation was direr than this. Nonetheless, he, Kuro, Storm, and Shiro searched all over the ranch. Kuro and Shiro worked together looking on the left side. Alder searched in the center, and Storm searched at the far ends of the ranch. They all searched and searched for an hour and no luck..until they find something greater than what they were looking for.

Storm: ...What the hell? HEY GUYS, CHECK THIS OUT.

Shiro and Kuro arrived first, then Alder. The three stood over Storm, wondering why he called them over.

Kuro: Did you find Mareey?

Storm: Yeah...but I don't think it's supposed to be acting this way.

He pointed at a Mareey, who, visually, looks just like the rest of the Mareeps around it despite the pink ribbons...however, it didn't make a cry like the others...it spoke in words!

Mareey: T...coming...they...back

Shiro was creeped out, standing behind Kuro as he stared at the Mareep confused and amused.

Kuro: Woah..that's kinda cool.

Alder: Strange...

Storm: That's what I thought. This thing is really fucked in the head.

Mareey: Be here on October 21st at 10:16 PM and they will come back.

Mareey spoke crystal clear, which shocked the four of them, which raised questions in their minds. October 21st? Today is October 21st. October 21st, 2:00 PM to be exact. What will happen eight hours from now and who will come back is a mystery for them but they decided to stick along to see what happens. For the next eight hours, they sat around, sparring with each other as they waited for it to strike 10. Once 10 PM had hit, they sat down on the porch, with the Old woman sitting in the middle next to Kuro's Dewott.

Kuro: It's almost time...

Shiro: I'm kinda scared, what if a big Pokemon is coming down to eat us!?

Storm: Don't be stupid. We don't know what will happen but I can assure you it's not that.

Alder: We'll never know until it happens...Let's just see. If it's something bad make sure you all are prepared.

10:16 had hit. And they waited..and nothing had immediately happened. Then they heard a noise, something that sounded like a jet passing by, or an airplane about to land. The four trainers looked up as their brains shot out of their heads when they saw a gigantic UFO hovering over them! The Old woman screamed and ran fast back inside her home. A staircase erected from underneath the UFO, and walking up the stairs was the talking Mareep from earlier. They all watched in awe, and utter confusion. Once Mareey walked in, they heard a laugh produced by no human -- but a Pokemon! The alien-like Elgyem came from the UFO, descending from the staircase as it was wearing a white lab coat, with several other Elgyem's peering their heads out from behind what seems to be their leader.

UFO Leader Elgyem: HUMANS.

The Elgyem spoke in its uncanny voice that sent a shiver down Shiro's spine. Storm brought out his pokeballs and Dewott jumped off the bench -- removing the scalchops from its body as they turned into blades. The Leader of the UFO lifted its hand up, as one of the Elgyem's behind it whispered into the Pokemon's ear? (Elgyem doesn't have any ears so let's just assume that they are invisible.)

UFO Leader Elgyem: Oh...understandable. HUMANS I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THIS REGION HOLDS THE ITEMS MY CADRE AND I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR. IN A SIMPLE MANNER I HEREBY ORDER YOU TO RELEASE YOUR GRASPS ON THE PRISON BOTTLE, REVEAL GLASS, AND THE EGGS OF YOUR UNBORN POKEMON AS THESE ITEMS ARE MANDATORY FOR OUR PROGRESSION DURING OUR EXPERIMENTS.

Storm: Hey, shut up! Now, why don't you take your ass back to whatever planet you came from. We don't have anything you're looking for!

UFO Leader Elgyem: USING FEEBLE RESISTANCE. THEN WE MUST REAP THESE ITEMS FROM YOUR POSSESSION BY FORCE. MY LEGION, ATTACK!

The UFO Leader ordered its "legion" of Pokemon to go on the offenses! Elegyms all came flooding out from the UFO. Dewott shot itself up in the air as it put its scalchops together and created an even bigger sword! It sent Elegyms floating up in the air. Alder sent out his partner Gigalith, and Gigaith would cause the very ground to shake.

Alder: I'll handle these Pokemon outside, you guys go rescue Mareey!

Shiro: Are we really about to go in there!?

Kuro: Are you scaaared?

Kuro said with a silly grin, chuckling as Shiro would ball her fist up and run inside the UFO. Storm followed behind her and soon would Kuro.

Inside the UFO

The three would arrive inside the UFO, as they couldn't believe what they saw. The technology wasn't super-advanced (In fact they had better tech in cities like Opelucid and Black City.) It was impressive nonetheless that these Pokemon were able to get all of this on their own. On the three large screens that surrounded the room had the three items they were looking for -- The Reveal Glass, The Prison Bottle, and several eggs. Shiro stood behind Kuro, and Kuro and Storm stood in front -- looking around the room for Mareey. Their search would soon be over as they saw Mareey within the corner!

Kuro: There she is!

Kuro saw Mareey and began to run towards it as Shiro's grip on him would loosen, but Storm would hold his hand out.

Storm: Kuro, watch out!

Confused by Storm's words, Kuro didn't stop running but he did begin to look around, and he saw nothing out of the ordinary...that was until he stopped running on the ground and began to run in mid-air! Kuro looked down and saw the cause of his sudden uprising was because of a Kadabra! Storm sent out his Pignite, as Pignite rolled into a ball and headed straight into the Kadbra's direction, but Kadabra would use its psychic powers to lift the Pignite in the air too as it continued rolling!

Storm: Pignite, keep rolling faster even if you're still suspended in the air!

Kuro: S-Shiro, we need your help!

Shiro: Right!

Shiro would take her Pokeball out and sent out her Servine -- as the Servine would grab the Kadabra by the vines and Kadabra would turn its attention to Servine. Kadabra once again using its psychic abilities manipulated Servine's control of her vines, but once it turned its attention to Servine it released its control on Pignite and Kuro. Kuro would fall to ground rolling, standing back up as he quickly grabbed Mareey. Then the speed Pignite picked up suspending in the air in a rollout -- smacking the Kadabra in the air in the blink of an eye!

Kuro: Good work!

Kuro said to Shiro as he held Mareey in his arms. Shiro giggled, staring at Kuro as a light shade of red surfaced on her cheeks.

Storm: Hey, can you two keep your head in the fucking game!? We got more Pokemon to deal with!

As Storm gave the two lovebirds the warning, a Gallade came from out of nowhere -- Dewott quickly rushed in front of her -- as Dewott blasted a big beam of water to Gallade. Shiro's Servine would then turn her attention to them and sent seeds flying at Gallade. In the Gallad's back, Servine had planted its leech seeds, as from time to time it drains the energy out from Gallade. Gallade felt pain and turned to Servine -- Diverting its attention from Dewott to Servine would prove to be fatal. Dewott would bring his scalchops together -- as a big sword erected from them and would blast Gallade back, Servine jumped out of the way as she grabbed the Gallade by her vines and violently tossed the pokemon in Pignite's direction.

Storm: Pignite, flame charge!

Pignite cloaked itself in flames -- rushing right at the Gallade as the impact of the two caused an explosion! After the smoke cleared, the only one who was left standing was Pignite.

Shiro: That's what I call teamwork!

Kuro smiled, as he looked at the Mareey trying to communicate. Sparks shot off behind its pink ribbon, and Kuro would await to hear whatever it had to say.

Mareey: H...The...Gigalith!

Kuro was confused. "Gigalith!"? That's the pokemon Alder is using to battle off against the Pokemon back on the ranch.

Flocessy Ranch

UFO Leader Elgyem: H...The...Gigalith!

The Leader of the UFO ascended in the air, shocked on how easily its whole crew was defeated.

Alder: Now, in order to stop my Gigalith from defeating you two -- I need two things from you. Give back the Mareep you sent into your ship and take your team and get outta here!

UFO Leader Elgyem: I suppose I have no option. A retreat is mandatory.

Inside the UFO

Mareey: I sup...no option. A retreat is mandatory.

Kuro: Huh?

Storm: C'mon, let's get out of here. We got Mareey so now its time to leave.

Sparks would shoot off from around Mareey, and lightning cloaked its entire body. The sparks did no damage to Kuro -- as something would shatter within Mareey's wool, and soon the Pokemon would begin communicating as usual.

Mareey: Mareep!

Kuro: Oh hey, it stopped talking!

Storm: Did you see that thing break? Some kind of device was attached to it to make it talk.

Establishing that, Kuro, Shiro, and Storm made their way off of the UFO. Kuro lifted Mareey in the air to show Alder and Shiro gave him the thumbs up.

Kuro: Mareey is all better now!

The UFO would have its staircase disappeared -- as the Sauser went flying off somewhere...far, far away. The four returned Mareey just the way she was to the Old woman. Praising the four trainers, and seeing them off on their way. On the way back to Flocessy Town, Alder requested that Storm come with him in this small trainer school he has going within the town. Shiro and Kuro waited outside, and Storm followed Alder inside. Once inside, Alder would show Storm this egg sitting on a pedestal.

Alder: I want to congratulate you on your hard work and courage back there on the ranch. Having you and your friends help me get Mareey back was a big help, and so I want to give this egg to you as a gift.

Alder took the egg off the pedestal and handed it to Storm, as Alder patted Storm's head and Storm gave him a mean look.

Alder: Haha, always mad! But I hope you accept this gift. You're not the same trainer that fought Team Plasma with me a month ago, keep growing stronger with your Pokemon.

After that talk, Storm made his way outside where Shiro and Kuro stared at his egg.

Storm: Kuro, hold your hands out.

Kuro held his hands out, as Storm dropped the egg into Kuro's grasps. Kuro was confused, and he looked up at Storm

Kuro: W-what?

Storm: It's a pokemon. Alder gifted it to me for my hard work...but you need a new Pokemon more than I do.

And with that Storm is off, as he walked in one direction -- waving at the two as Shiro would try to run after him.

Storm: Don't follow me, I'm going back home.