1.Ash's Story (Part 3: Hoenn)

Chapter 39

After taking a rest in Mossdeep City, a great rumble rocks the city, and a giant pillar of green and yellow light is seen bursting up from the sea to the south.

"What is going on here?" Max asks.

"Is that a pillar of light appearing from the sea?" Minami asks.

"That direction... it's the direction of Route 128!" Mark says.

The crowd is also packing after seeing the whole thing, and I mutter, "No way..."

"There you are!" We turn to see Steven rushing over to us. "Guys! I heard from Liza and Tate that you visited their Gym. I was thinking of trying to catch you while you were in the area, but then this happened... ... We should talk. Let's go to my place."

We nod as we rush to their house, I ask, "Where is Luke?"

"Luke is staying with my parents in Rustboro City. But we have a problem here." Steven says. "Now, where to begin... Let us take a moment to understand what is happening to our world right now. The rumbling that shook the earth right now... The eardrum-rupturing explosion we heard... They are proof that a seal, which was long hidden deep undersea, has been undone at last."

Alice says, "You don't mean..."

"The super-ancient Pokémon that has been sealed deep beneath Route 128 since ancient times... It slept until now in the Seafloor Cavern. The entrance to that cavern was sealed by the power of a certain Pokémon, all in an effort to keep any human or Pokémon from ever breaching it. But now it appears that the scheming of those terrible teams has undone the seal. There is no doubt that they intend to revive the super-ancient Pokémon. And once they do so, it seems they hope to make its power their own."

"Team Magma and Team Aqua..." I mutter.

"If those teams obtain the power of the super-ancient Pokémon, it will upset the balance of nature in this world. A crisis unlike any other before it will befall every living thing on this planet. I plan to do everything in my power to quell this situation. That is my duty. But there is a limit to what I can do with my power alone... That is why I am asking for your help. I have great faith in your abilities. Lend me your strength to put a halt to these Teams' mad ambitions! With you and I and our Pokémon all working together, we will overcome this disastrous turn of events. I don't think it is out of the question."

"You're right. We have to stop the teams from getting Kyogre and Groudon!" I say.

"I will entrust you with this." Then he gives us the HM that we need, the HM for Dive.

"If you use Dive, you will be able to dive to the ocean floor with your Pokémon. And take this so you can stay with your Pokémon even in the depths of the ocean..."

We also receive the Devon Scuba Gears from him, and May asks, "So where are we going then?"

"If you were to use Dive in the correct stretch of water along Route 128... I believe you should be able to reach the entrance to the Seafloor Cavern. I will join you when I finish my duties. Please do what you can to stop Team Aqua and Team Magma until then. I am trusting you to do this for me!"

After getting to Route 128, we notice Team Magma's submarine. Mark asks, "There is Team Magma's submarine. The one they stole from Captain Stern..."

I say, "I think there's one thing we can do... we will have to face them."

Then we decide to sneak into the ship, but we are eventually found by Team Magma and are brought to their leader, Maxie. Tabitha and Blaise are beside him, so I wonder where Courtney is... Maxie says, "So you've even come this far here. That sure is surprising."