Hello again! Here is Chapter 8! Hope you all enjoy

(plays Viridian City from Pokémon (Anime))

Team Rocket had followed Serena all the way through Route 1 without her even knowing. Out of everyone on the team, Jessie was the one who put in the most energy, stealthly jumping from bush to bush behind Serena's tail as James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet panted behind her.

Soon enough, the criminals stopped themselves in a bush near the entrance of Viridian City as they spied their female target walking into the town.

Serena generally had no business with Viridian City so she was just about to head west of the town to reach the gates of Mt. Silver, until she heard her phone buzz in her jacket pocket. Taking the device out, Serena saw a text from mom that read:

'When you get the chance, go to the nearest Pokémon Center and contact Professor Sycamore. He's got a surprise for you.'

The Kalos-haled girl put her phone back into her pocket and walked towards the Viridian City Pokémon Center, just as her mom told her to do via text.

Still keeping their eyes on Serena, Team Rocket figured out where she was heading.

"She's goin' do da Pokémon Center!" whispered Meowth to his teammates.

"That place brings back so many memories." reminisced James, recalling the very first day they met Ash, only to be punched over the head by Jessie's fist, snapping him out of memory lane.

"Focus, this is our chance!"

"Ouch. Sorry." James said as he rubbed the top of his head.

"Wob-buffet!"

"So, what's da plan, Jess?"

"We disguise ourselves and enter the center, put everyone inside to sleep with Malamar, and once everyone's in dream land, we grab all the Pokéballs from the twerpette as we can. And if everyone is still sleeping and the cops haven't arrived yet, then we can also grab any other trainer's Pokéballs and the ones the nurse is keeping as well. It's easy as 1, 2, 3. Any objections?"

"Hm. Sounds good."

"I like it!"

"Wobbuffet!"

"Great! Alright Meowth, you got the disguises ready?"

"Do I?" Meowth cheerfully chimed as he took out four different sized trench coats that came with fedora hats and shades, seemingly out of nowhere.

The disguises he had in mind though were quickly swatted away by Jessie.

"We're not using those!"

"Huh? Why not?" asked Meowth.

"Isn't it obvious?! We'll be too, um, obvious! A couple of overly buttoned coats and detective hats won't be enough to hide our true selves!"

"They always worked before." James pointed out.

"Yeah, yeah, I know, but besides what I just said, it's this place we have to be the most careful at. Remember the last time we were at the Viridian City Pokémon Center?"

James and Meowth were confused at first. After a moment of thinking, they finally figured out what Jessie meant.

"Oh yeah, th/dings went boom because of us." the two said in unison, remembering that the Pokémon Center blew up because of them, and there's no way they would be let off hook easy for that.

"Right, and we'll be going boom if our true identities get revealed around here. That's why I have much better disguises in mind!"

Jessie then pulled out four shopping bags (once again, out of nowhere) and she tossed one each to her three teammates. In her bag was a black top, pink jacket, blue jeans with matching blue sandals, red wristband, a fluffy green scarf, an orange hair tie, and a white hat.

James's bag contained an orange t-shirt, green jacket, blue shorts, white socks and sneakers, and a green cap.

Inside Meowth's bag was a grey hoodie, black sweatshorts, red and white sneakers, and a yellow hat.

And Wobbuffet's bag had a short grey wig, swirly-eyed glasses, a purple bathrobe, and a walking cane.

"I really don't think these are any less revealing than those trench coats." stated James.

"Sure they are! Now quit stalling, we got a twerpette to follow."

Jessie then went off to some more farther bushes so that her male teammates won't see her change.

"She probably dinks dese clothes make her look younger." Meowth stated to James as they and Wobbuffet started to change themselves.

(plays Pokémon Center from Pokémon (Anime))

After walking down a long street and up a small set of stairs, Serena had made it to the Viridian City Pokémon Center.

Entering the large facility, the honey-blonde girl was instantly greeted by the center's Nurse Joy at her front desk.

"Hello and welcome to the Pokémon Center! Would you like us to heal your Pokémon?"

"No thank you," Serena politely declined, "I'm here to use one of your video phones if you don't mind."

"Not at all! Please, take as much time as you want!"

Serena bowed and said, "Thank you very much!"

She went up to one of the green video phones over at the eastern area of the center and called for Professor Sycamore just as her mom told her via text message. Within a couple of seconds, the professor of Kalos appeared on the video phone screen.

"Hey professor, my mom told me you had some sort of surprise for me. Is that true?"

"Indeed it is!" Sycamore chirped before putting up a Pokéball in his right hand in view. The capsule also had a small note attached to it, but Serena wasn't able to read it at the moment.

"In here is a very special Pokémon that both me and your mom feel would be very helpful for your adventures in Mt. Silver."

"Really now." chimed an intrigued Serena.

"Yep! Of course though, in order for me to transfer this one over to you, you must be transfer a Pokémon currently in your team to me in order to have space."

Serena giggled and said, "There's actually no need for that, professor."

Meanwhile, as Serena explained to Sycamore the Pokédex modifications she obtained from Professor Oak, Team Rocket, in their new disguises, entered the Pokémon Center.

"Hello and welcome to the Pokémon Center!" the Nurse Joy cheerfully greeted once again.

"Hi," Jessie quickly greeted back, "we're not here to heal our Pokémon. Instead," Jessie then grabbed Wobbuffet and placed him in front of her, "our poor, dear ole' grandfather is very tired and exhausted right now. Y'see, we've been traveling for a quite long time and right now, we just need to sit back and relax, so mind if we just chill out here for a while?"

"Of course! Take as much time as you need!"

"Th/danks." Jessie, James, and Meowth said in unison.

The crooks then quickly ran to the long green seats that were nearby the video phones. At their location, they were able to see Serena.

"It's da twoipette." Meowth whispered to his teammates.

"And she appears to be calling someone." added James.

"Hmm, this seems interesting. Look casual and keep a good ear." ordered Jessie.

"Right."

Team Rocket slightly leaned closer to Serena's direction, giving them a good enough hearing of the girl's conversation with Professor Sycamore.

"I must say Serena," started Sycamore, "that was very kind of Professor Oak to give you such an honorable upgrade to your Pokédex. After all, for all you've done as a trainer over these years, you really do deserve it."

"Aw, thanks professor!"

"You're welcome. Well, with that all said, you ready to have a seventh member on your Pokémon team for the first time?"

"Absolutely!"

"Alright, here it goes! I am transferring the Pokéball over to you now."

Professor Sycamore transported the note-attached Pokéball to the Viridian Pokémon Center. The capsule appeared on the PC next to the video phone Serena was using and she quickly took it out and showed it to the screen. During all of this, Team Rocket watched with attentive eyes, curious of what could be inside the Pokéball.

"I got it. Thanks professor!"

"It's no problem at all. I surely hope the Pokémon inside would be of great assistance for Mt. Silver."

"Huh?!" Team Rocket quietly gasped. The treacherous Mt. Silver? Why would their new target go over there?! Not even they are that crazy!

"What Pokémon is it?" asked Serena.

Sycamore chuckled and replied, "That's for you to find out. It is a surprise after all. Well, I have to go now, it's lunchtime for the Pokémon here at the lab, but before I go, please hear this one last thing I have to say to you first."

"Hm?"

"Serena, please, stay safe."

After a nod, Serena replied, "Thanks. I will."

Sycamore nodded back and turned off his screen, ending their virtual conversation.

Serena stared at the Pokéball in hand for a few minutes and after briefly forgetting about the note, she clicked the capsule's button, opening it up and releasing a bluish-white light. When the light died down, it revealed a gray, quadrupedal, singular-horned Pokémon that instantly ran up to Serena and tackled her down, licking her repeatedly. During the whole licking process, Serena immediately recognized the Pokémon.

"A Rhyhorn?"

The rock rhino stopped showing its affection and joyfully nodded to the girl. After only a small number of seconds, Serena realized that this wasn't any normal Rhyhorn, but the one from her house.

"No, mom's Rhyhorn!" Serena got to her knees and started to pet the family Pokémon.

"Oh my gosh, what are you doing here?"

Rhyhorn went to the Pokéball he came out from (which was dropped on the ground after he tackled Serena), bit off the note with his mouth, and showed it to Serena, who took then it from the Pokémon. She then began to read the note.

'Dear my sweet daughter,

When I arrived home alone after your battle with Professor Sycamore, Rhyhorn was extremely worried for you. Even after I told him where you were at, he still couldn't keep his mind off you! So I thought about this: Mt. Silver has a lot of rough terrain, and what Pokémon can easily traverse through any type of terrain? No one else than this ole' champ right here! Plus he's fast and got plenty of powerful attacks on him. I'm sure he'll be of great help! I love you!

-your ever-so supportive mother, Grace'

Serena smiled at the note and stood back up. She then smiled down to her Rhyhorn and said, "So Rhyhorn, you think you're up for it?"

The rocky rhinoceros stood a confident stance and roughly grunted.

"I thought so."

She bent down again to pet Rhyhorn, grab his Pokéball, and insert it into her backpack, keeping the Pokémon out, and then ran towards the center's front desk. She ran by Team Rocket, who quickly took on casual poses to not look suspicious, though they still kept their eyes on her. At the front desk, Serena thanked Nurse Joy for letting her use the video phones and PC and she and Rhyhorn exited the healing facility.

With Serena gone, Team Rocket began to converse with each other.

"Did dat twoipette say she's goin' do Mt. Silver?"

"She certainly did, but now I'm wondering why would she ever have to go there."

"Hmph. Well there's gotta be some good reason. Twerps and twerpettes are stupid, but they're not mindlessly stupid."

The disguised villains began to think to themselves on why their new target were to ever go to something so dangerous as Mt. Silver.

"Hey," spoke up James, grabbing his teammates' attention, "when our original twerp disappeared eight years ago, I do remember hearing the Kalos-twerpette going on a six year quest to find him, though of course, she couldn't find a single trace."

"What are you going to, James?" asked Jessie.

"Well, I was thinking that maybe the reason why the twerpette is heading to Mt. Silver is to look for her lost twerp friend, wouldn't you think?"

At first, Jessie and Meowth had really doubtful faces, but after thinking about it for a little, they started to think the same way as well.

"I believe."

"Me doo."

"And it's gotta be because-"

"And dee only reason why-"

"Love." they both finished.

"As I mentioned before, love makes you do the craziest things. I know I've done plenty of crazy things for the boys I once had a crush on."

"And back when I lived in Hollywood, I'd done anyding I could to gain Meowzie's attention. Or for dat Glameow before she became dat hideous Purugly."

"Love." both Jessie and Meowth said once again.

"And it's for that one reason only the twerpette is going to Mt. Silver."

"I guess that makes sense," said James, "but how is the twerpette really sure she'll find her crush over there?"

"Well like I said, twerps are stupid, but they're never mindless stupid, so she seems to know where she's going and what she's doing." Jessie pointed.

"And if we follow her, den we'll be able to find our first twoip, and just dink of all dee powerful Pokémon he would have on him by now!"

"Yes, and those powerful Pokémon of his would just blast us away like they always do." moaned an unsure James.

"Oh, don't worry too much about that, James," assured Jessie. "Unlike all of our past encounters with him, we actually now have full teams! I have my darlings; Seviper, Gourgeist, Swoobat, Jellicent, Yanmega, and of course, Wobbuffet, and you have Carnivine, Malamar, Confagrigus, Cacturne, Mime Jr., and Chimecho."

"Are you mad?!" James shouted to Jessie. "I'm not letting my two delicate babies get into any scuffles with the twerp's Pokémon!"

Both Jessie or Meowth could argue back, two younger trainers approached them, one male and one female.

"Excuse me," said the male trainer, "we overheard you guys and it sounds like you two have some really strong Pokémon."

"Would you two mind if we have a double battle?" the female trainer politely asked. "We're getting ready for the Ultimate Champion Tournament so-"

"CAN'T YOU BRATS SEE WE'RE HAVING A PERSONAL CONVERSATION HERE!?" Jessie furiously asked the two trainers, swinging her fists around.

Frightened, the two trainers ran away.

"Hmph. Kids these days just don't know any manners." Jessie huffed.

"Too annoying," added James, "but going back to the twerp, what if he's not at Mt. Silver after all?"

"Easy, if the twerp is not there, then we'll just corner the twerpette and steal her Pokémon."

"I like dat idea!" enthused Meowth.

"As long my babies don't get hurt, I'm fine on whoever we steal from."

"Then that settles it! Now, let's get a move on before the twerpette gets farther away."

(plays Team Fortress 2 Main Theme (starts at 0:10) from Team Fortress 2)

Team Rocket rushed out like a blur out of the Pokémon Center, blowing away Nurse Joy's hat in the process.

"Uh, come again?" spoke the confused nurse.

Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet ran to Route 22 and when they were a good enough distance away from Viridian City, they took off their disguises and started up their Meowth Hot Air Balloon. After activating the propellor engines on the basket sides, Team Rocket searched around for Serena across the entire route. They looked and looked for minutes until they heard heavy footsteps not too far from below their balloon which turns out was Serena on her Rhyhorn. The two had made a lot of distance on the route ever since they left Viridian City and they were already close to the gates of Mt. Silver.

With the target in sight, Team Rocket lowered their balloon into the forest where they inflated the balloon, got off the basket, and carefully sneaked through the trees to spot Serena and Rhyhorn entering the gate building doors.

Team Rocket tiptoed to the gate walls and started to spy on Serena.

(plays Online Practice Stage from Super Smash Bros. Brawl)

Inside the Mt. Silver gates were two desks on parallel sides with one guard each. Upon noticing the girl and Pokémon that came in, the two guards stood up with the one on the right reaching his hand out to Serena.

"Halt," ordered the right side guard, "no one is allowed to access Mt. Silver without proper authority approval."

Serena reached into her backpack to take out the paper with Professor Oak's signature. Smiling, she handed it over to the guard who halted her.

The other guard went over to his partner's side to read the paper with him. When they were done, they both nodded to each other and faced the trainer.

"Alright, you may go through."

"Just remember to be careful."

Serena bowed to the guards and said, "Okay. Thanks." And she and Rhyhorn passed by the desks and entered through the doors that led to Mt. Silver's base.

After seeing Serena leave the gates, Team Rocket backed away from the window to the bottom-right corner of the building's exterior where the guards wouldn't see them.

"Alright, now how are we going to sneak past the guards?" Jessie asked her teammates.

"Just leave that to me." James spoke up with a smirk.

The blue-haired Team Rocket member released Confagrigus from his Pokéball and then gave him another one. James whispered something to Confagrigus and the Pokéball in the coffin's ebony hands and the Pokémon nodded in response.

(plays SMB Ghost House from Super Mario Maker)

Confagrigus turned himself and the Pokéball in his hands transparent and he sunk beneath the earth his trainer and teammates were on.

Then, inside the Mt. Silver gates, Confagrigus, still transparent, rose above the floor between the two guards who were both unaware of his presence. Following his trainer's orders, Confagrigus threw the Pokéball in front of the Mt. Silver base entrance doors, releasing Malamar out from it. The two guards were completely surprised until the giant squid quickly used Hypnosis on the both of them, putting them to sleep. Confagrigus then made himself visible again and called out for his trainer.

"Confa!"

"Plan: success." James said to himself before he got up and led Jessie, Meowth, and Wobbuffet into the gates where they discovered James's Pokémon with the two sleeping guards.

"Whoa. Nice one, James." remarked Jessie who was really impressed.

"Dat was spot-on genius."

"Hmph, it was nothing." said James as he petted his two Pokémon before recalling them into their Pokéballs.

"Alright boys, let's find our twerpette to lead us to her twerp before she gets farther away."

"Right."

Team Rocket ran out of the gates to enter the Mt. Silver base, leaving the two sleeping guards behind.

(plays Snowman from Super Smash Bros. Brawl)

Thanks to Rhyhorn, Serena was able to make it through the first parts of the base, making her way to the central mountains where the tallest one was at. They were far away, but she wouldn't give up.

So far, it wasn't too bad. The only real obstacles that she and Rhyhorn had faced were a few small cliffs and rocky hills to climb over. There were some wild Pokémon who weren't pleased seeing intruders in their territory, but thanks to Rhyhorn's speed, they were able to avoid getting attacked and get far away from them too.

By the time the sun was starting to set, Serena and Rhyhorn had made it to Silver Town, or at least what was left of it. What once was the town famous for the Silver Conference was now just a huge wasteland filled with destroyed trees and building pieces with the two lakes on the western and eastern areas now overflowing just a little.

Upon entering the ruined town, Rhyhorn stopped in his tracks as Serena looked around.

"Wow, Jimmy was right. This place is just completely desolated."

Serena then figured how much distance Rhyhorn has covered by now, so she pointed to the overflowed lake at the eastern side.

"Hey Rhyhorn, let's go over to that lake so you can have a drink."

The rhinoceros Pokémon started to make his way to the body of water. Upon reaching an edge of the lake, he begun drinking up some fresh water.

Serena got off Rhyhorn during this and she took out a few Oran Berries from the berry kit in her backpack to feed Rhyhorn once he was finished drinking. As he munched on the berries, Serena kneeled down next to him to pet him, wanting him to take a good break for all the distance he has traveled so far.

After Rhyhorn finished his small meal, he suddenly sniffed something rather suspicious in the air around them. Turning around, he saw a tall and serious-looking man approaching him and his trainer from behind, glaring at them. Serena followed Rhyhorn's movement and saw the same thing.

(plays Clash with Evil Personified from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)

"Um, who are you?" Serena warily asked the stranger, standing back up.

"Who I am is none of your business, kid," the man rudely responded. "The main question right now is who are you and why someone young as you would be in a place like that?"

Serena very slightly lowered her eyes and said, "Well I'm sorry, but that information in none of your business too. Besides, if you really want to know, then I asked you first."

The man continued to glare, but after figuring the girl wouldn't be much of a threat by just looking at her, seeing her as just small and helpless in battle, he said, "Hmph, I'm just your regular person in the world. Training Pokémon and earning some well-deserved money here and there. My name is Jeremy Frederick, what about you?"

"Well," started Serena, though a little unsure, "my name is Serena and I'm from Kalos. I'm here because I want to find the Legend of Mt. Silver."

The man raised a brow for a bit before he said, "Hm, small world. That's exactly why I'm here too, well, besides some other things."

"Why are you looking for the Legend?"

"Oh, just to settle some "family business"?"

"Wait, you're related to you him?"

"Hell no, kid. By "family business," I meant that the Legend might've apparently been the reason for my lout-of-a-brother's arrest. The arrest was quite the shame too. Not only did my brother bring shame to the good name of poaching, but can you just imagine all that money he would've made if he had gotten away? Tch, big disappointment if you ask me, but that's why I'm here. When my dumb bro told me about the Legend, I figured he was real after all since my brother never lies on his missions. Not only will I chop the head of the Legend once I find him, but I can also finish where Jerry left off."

Serena silently stared at the menacing man in front of her, not sure on how to respond to this.

"So what about you, kid? Why are you searching for the Legend?"

"Well, the Legend happens to be a really good friend of mine and-"

"Y'know what, I really don't care." Jeremy interrupted as he tossed up a Great Ball that released out a Victreebel.

(plays Ublik Passage - Captain Slag from Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction)

In the air, Jeremy's Victreebel fired a Razor Leaf attack down towards Serena and Rhyhorn, forcing them to dodge the attack by leaping over to their right.

"Sorry kid," Jeremy dishonestly apologized, "but I can't risk a brat like you ratting me out to the authorities. Nothin' personal, you're just a mere obstacle in the way. Victreebel, Energy Ball."

Jeremy's Victreebel launched a green orb of energy down towards Serena and Rhyhorn, once again forcing them to quickly dodge the attack, though they both fell to the ground from the blast radius when the Energy Ball hit the ground.

"No way I'm letting you get in the way of my search!" Serena yelled to Jeremy as she and Rhyhorn got up. "Delphox, I choose y-"

Before Serena could grab her starter's Pokéball, Rhyhorn jumped in front of her, grabbing her attention.

"Ri rii! Ri-horn!"

"What's that? You want to battle?"

Rhyhorn nodded and Serena smiled back.

"Alright, I believe in you. Rhyhorn, go get em'!"

(plays This Will Be The Day from RWBY by Jeff and Casey Lee Williams)

Rhyhorn cried out a strong battle roar before he started charging towards Jeremy's Victreebel, who was now in front of his trainer at a lower altitude.

"A rock and ground type against a grass type?! How dumb are you? Victreebel, take it out in one hit with Energy Ball!"

Victreebel fired another Energy Ball towards his charging opponent.

"Type advantage isn't everything! Rhyhorn, jump above and use Megahorn!"

Rhyhorn jumped up before the Energy Ball hit the ground, using the blast to launch himself faster to Victreebel and struck the fly trap with his green-glowing horn.

"Now use Dig!"

Rhyhorn burrowed himself underground to attack Victreebel from underneath.

Jeremy, on the other hand, looked around for a way for his Pokémon to avoid the upcoming attack. Turning his head to his left, he saw what he needed.

"Victreebel, use Vine Whip on that tree to avoid Rhyhorn's Dig!"

Victreebel, who had just gotten up from the Megahorn, threw the brown vine over his mouth to the tree his trainer was referring to, wrapping it around a branch and pulling himself towards it, just managing to dodge Rhyhorn's attack in time. Up at the tree, Victreebel, swung below the branch and then landed on top of it, retracting his vine.

"Alright Victreebel, use Razor Leaf!"

"Counter that with Rock Blast!"

From the tree, Victreebel fired a large number of sharp leaves down towards Rhyhorn who fired back a multitude of rocks. The two projectile attacks collided with each other, creating a thick cloud of smoke as a result.

"Take down the tree, Rhyhorn!"

Without Victreebel seeing him, Rhyhorn rammed his head to the tree the plant was on, and thanks to Rhyhorn's great head strength, the tree was uprooted and fell down, sending Victreebel to the ground.

"Okay Rhyhorn, use Megahorn again!"

Rhyhorn rolled from behind the uprooted stump to Victreebel's direction. With his horn glowing green once again, Rhyhorn charged towards him to attack.

"Use Energy Ball when he gets close!"

As soon Rhyhorn bashed through the branch Victreebel was previously on before the tree collapsed, Victreebel quickly got up and fired a point-blank Energy Ball to Rhyhorn's unsuspecting face. This caused the rhino to get blasted high to the air, but he quickly regained his composure and landed back on his feet safely, albeit, panting a little.

"Rhyhorn, are you okay?"

The rhino nodded.

"Heh, not for long! Victreebel, strike a good Vine Whip on his head!"

Victreebel jumped high to the air and extended his brown vine again to strike down Rhyhorn. The rhino watched as the vine got closer and closer to him, waiting for his trainer's orders.

"Grab the vine with your mouth!"

Before Victreebel's vine could lash him, Rhyhorn ran ahead and leaped up towards it, biting down hard on the vine. Victreebel landed back down and he tried to take it back, but Rhyhorn's grip was too strong.

"Now swing him around!"

Right where he was standing, Rhydon repeatedly rampaged all around like an uncontrolled member of his species with a first time rider. This made Victreebel crash into the ground, several trees, and many broken debris from buildings, causing severe damage.

Rhyhorn then finished things off with a midair somersault, causing Victreebel to get slammed on the ground in front of the rhino, dragged right under him, and swung up to the air again. Rhyhorn then opened his jaw instantly after the somersault was over, sending Victreebel flying into what was left of a nearby house. When the dust cleared, Victreebel was knocked out.

Jeremy growled as he recalled his fallen Pokémon back to its Great Ball and he faced Serena, glaring at her once again.

"Got any more?" taunted Serena.

"Tch, I do," answered Jeremy as he started to pull something out of his right pocket, "but why waste anymore time if I could just finish this quick?"

Serena saw what Jeremy was pulling out of his pocket in time, spotting a pistol, quickly alarming her. As soon the poacher pointed the weapon towards her, Serena quickly leapt down and somersaulted to a building debris nearby and Rhyhorn followed. Both of them ducked behind the debris as the poacher started to walk towards it.

"So that's how he wants to play it." Serena silently said to herself and her Pokémon. "Okay buddy, I have a plan."

"Come on out little girl, this will only hurt for a second." Jeremy creepily delivered.

Suddenly, out from the debris he was heading for, a Pokéball was tossed out over Jeremy's head, landing a few feet away from him. Taking things cautiously, Jeremy pointed his gun down to the capsule, waiting for a Pokémon to come out, though what he wasn't expecting was the trainer to fight back.

With the poacher distracted, Serena took out her sword and ran out from her hiding spot. Jeremy heard her footsteps and turned around, but before he could react, Serena leapt towards him, stuck her sword to the ground, and gave the poacher a good kick to the face before she spun around and landed behind her weapon, having to have held onto its handle.

Jeremy rubbed his face and growled at the girl, pointing his pistol at her once again, only for Rhyhorn to pop out of his ball behind him and ram into his back, sending Jeremy to the ground and his gun to fall right out of his hands. He got back up and tried to retrieve his weapon, but was knocked back to the ground due to a midair kick from Serena, who had jumped from her sword's handle (which was still on the ground).

"Ugh!" grunted Jeremy as he fell. "That's not even how you should use a sword!"

"That may be, but I'm no brute like you!"

Rhyhorn then got behind the poacher and flung him high to the air with his head. Jeremy could scream and pathetically flail his arms around as he started to fall back down, only for Serena to take her sword out of the ground, pointed the handle towards Jeremy, and threw it right for his forehead. From where the handle struck left a huge circular bruise and the poacher landed hard on the ground, now completely unconscious.

(music stops playing)

Whew. Thank you Palermo." said Serena as she placed her sword back into her backpack. Rhyhorn ran towards her and she knelt down to his level to pet him.

"You did a great job, Rhyhorn! Are you badly hurt?"

Rhyhorn shook his head.

"Heheh, well, you should at least heal up from that battle with Victreebel." Serena said as she took out a few Sitrus Berries for Rhyhorn to eat.

As Rhyhorn snacked on the berries, Serena stood back up and approached the unconscious poacher.

"Hmph. That'll teach ya to be a no-good Pokémon poacher."

Of course, there was no response.

"Oh wait, hold that pose." Serena mocked as she took out her phone and took a picture of Jeremy, sending it to the national Pokémon police force so that they could send the closest Officer Jenny to arrest him.

Once Serena was done with that, she released Absol from her ball so that she could use Ice Beam on Jeremy's arms and legs, freezing them in blocks of ice so he wouldn't escape if he were to wake up. When Absol was done, Serena thanked her and recalled her back to her Pokéball and Rhyhorn walked back to his trainer's side.

"You feeling all better, Rhyhorn?"

He nodded.

"You sure?"

He nodded again.

"Are you 100% sure? I don't want to tire you out, especially since you just finished a battle."

Rhyhorn walked a few steps ahead of Serena and faced his back towards him, telling her he's completely fine and absolutely willing to still let her ride on him.

"Well, if you're completely sure, then let's get going."

Serena sat down on Rhyhorn's back and the rhino dashed away, leaving Silver Town completely behind almost instantly.

But there was still a lot more to go through.

And that's Chapter 8!

Yep, Serena is not only great trainer, but she can easily take care of herself as well thanks to her training with Palermo.

And Team Rocket will just never give up on Ash as always.

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