Go Home, Plant...You're Drunk

Well, the interior doesn't seem too badly damaged, but they're on emergency power here.  We need to fix up their power grid if we're going to expect them to heal mass quantities of Pokemon.

Don't worry, Nurse Joy...I'm an electrician and I'm here to help.  Just show me where I can get work and we'll have this place up and running in no time--

Say...did anyone take care of that Grass-type Pokemon outside that still thinks the riot is going on?

No?

Am...am I gonna have to do that?

Yes?

Great.

Alright...I know it's gonna be a long-shot, but if I'm gonna be fighting the gym leader in a few hours, I better train everyone...and that means everyone.

Go, Lapras!

Don't look at me like that.  Yes, I know you're on land, but I need you to use some Ice-type attacks against that plant Pokemon up there.  You don't need the water for that.

Lapras, look out--!

Oh wait...the thing can't reach you with its attacks.  Yeah, you go have fun on this thing, Lapras.

That ought to do it.  Feeling strong? I'm gonna need you in top shape to take out Prodiga's Dragon-types.  But first...

Will someone call the Daycare couple and tell them to pick up their plant?

Aftermath

I've gathered that there's something very wrong going on here.  We all have, Prodiga.  What else can you tell us?

So, just because hosting the Pokemon World Tournament here in Isis was your idea, the people are blaming you for all the bad stuff that's been happening? They can't possibly believe that if they have any sense about hem whatsoever.  I mean, if we could just get one of the old league champions or any of the gym leaders from the S.S. Anne to tell them that things started going awry even before they made landfall, the people would understand, but so far the only person we've been able to find is Wallace, and the police took him away for--

Wait...what do you mean the police are still looking for him? They found him already.  They lifted him out of Herne on one of their helicopters and--

The police in Cythos...don't have helicopters??

Well...shit.

Maybe one of the other gym leaders washed up onshore after the S.S. Anne sank--

You're telling me it didn't actually sink? The thing is still out there in the sea somewhere?! We need to find that thing as soon as possible...but how?

A lab at Mastam City that monitors radio waves? Maybe they can pick up on an S.O.S. signal from the cruise ship!

Kevin! You're back! What happened to that asshole in the ponytail?

Yeah, of course you can use my phone to call the cops.  What happened to that guy?

So, you think he incited the riots and that he was responsible for the explosion at the stadium? If I ever see him again, I'll--

Maelstrom? He was talking about something called Maelstrom? Well what the hell is that? A weapon? A new team?

You're right, Tara, teams are usually much more public about their dealings...at least Team Rocket was.   If this is a team operation, they would have announced themselves by now.  Then again, this could be something new--

What the--?

Ah, so it was your Swablu singing that caused most of the rioters to fall asleep and me to nearly fall off of a Steelix to what would have probably been my death.  Good, uh...good work?

Aww, Elekid's passed out now.  I better pick this guy up and head to the Pokemon Center, maybe work on repairing some of the damage.

You're right, Prodiga.  We would need to get to Mastam quickly, but isn't that on the other side of a desert? How are we supposed to get across that?

A bike shop in Kahu? That'll work if there's a cycling road through the desert.  Just talk to this guy Ty and he'll hook us up? Great.  What are your plans for Isis, then?

Double the housing construction efforts, holding tournaments, and reopening the gym? Sounds like a plan to me.

A waste of time to fight gym battles? I'm not so sure about that--

Yeah, I'm gonna have to go with Tara on this one; if we challenge the gym leaders on our way to Mastam, we'll strengthen our teams to face whatever this new threat is to Cythos.  We need to be prepared and we need Isis to have faith in their gym leader once again.

Prodiga, if you want a confidence-inspiring match for when your gym reopens, you give me a call and I'll give you that match.

Yeah, that's no problem.  Take all the time you need to set things up.  We should probably use that time to fix up the Pokemon Center.

Definitely going to need several hours for this job.  Say, if we're all going to be running off in different directions after this, we really should trade our contact information.  I have a phone now.  Oh, and Arturo...when you get a chance, I'm going to need to have a word with your father.

Once More Into The Breach, Dear Friends...

We need to figure out how best to get back into Isis.  I mean, we can't just stroll on in there and tell everyone to stop rioting--

Oh...

So...you want us to just stroll on in there and tell everyone to stop the rioting...

...while riding on the back of John Henry the Steelix? Well, Tara, I didn't have anything better, so I guess we'll go with that plan.

So, I guess our main objective is going to be to find Prodiga, right? If she's the one who can get everyone under control and if she's the one with most of the power in the city, then we need to make sure she's safe.

So...that's where we're headed, huh? Yeah, I would guess that's the thick of it.  Aren't there any riot police with fire-hoses trying to disperse the crowd?

Well...there you have it, I suppose.  It doesn't look like the crowd is dispersing very much, though.  That unified line of water cannons is just providing the mob with a single direction towards which they'd want to focus their force.  We need to disperse them internally.  I know! I'll throw one of my Pokemon into the thick of them to get them to scatter!

Go, Snorlax!

Defense Curl right in the middle of the crowd! If they won't get out of the way of the cannons, they're sure gonna scatter for you!

Wow, that sure worked well! And from atop this Steelix, I won't be at risk of being trampled or pummeled--

HEY! Get off of my leg--!

No! You're not pulling me down off this thing! I would be at risk of being trampled or pummeled! Pinsir, go!

Let's see how you like getting grabbed! Pinsir, grab anyone who gets too close to John Henry and toss them as far as you can!

Hold on...does...does anyone...else...hear...that...song? Eeyyaaawwwwww...it sounds...really...peaceful...

...

...

...zzzzzzzzzzzzzz--

GAH! I'm awake! Oww! Jeez!

Please don't do that again.

Hey, it looks like most of the crowd has dissipated.  That's good.  We just need to focus on--

CRAP! Gligar, go!

Knock that trash can out of that guy's hands before he throws it through the window of the Pokemon Center!

Great job! Now we--

Pinsir, wait! I--

You know what? Screw it.  Good job, girls.

Hey, who's that little guy sitting between the garbage cans and the unconscious idiot in the garbage can? He looks awfully peaceful during a time of great chaos...

The Pokedex says it's a Meditite and that it's a Psychic-type.  Could this little guy be what's driving all those people nuts? Elekid, check this guy out; if he's doing this, you shock him real good.

Oh, he's just protecting those baby Pokemon? Okay, cool! We'll leave this little guy to his job--

Crud! A huge mob of people is rushing towards John Henry! We got to plow through them if we are going to get to Prodiga's castle...wait, that's it!

Gligar, use Dig and carve us a big trench straight towards the crowd!

Snorlax, roll up into a tight ball and get ready to move!

Good enough! Pinsir, roll this big galoot straight down the trench towards these people! We'll bowl them down if they don't run away!

Alright gang...roll out!

This ought to do the trick--

Wait, is that Kevin over there?! Who is he chasing--?!

It's that asshole with the Voltorb and the ponytail! Elekid, don't let him get away! Use Swift!

Damn, he ducked behind a building! Kevin, you better get that jerk-off--!

Hey, Tara, someone's calling for you from the parapets of the gym.  Who--?

I'm...I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that this is the gym leader.  No offense to you, Tara, but you gym leaders all sort of have a look about you.

Let's try to figure out what the hell happened here...

Oh, That's Right...The Head-Wound

No, Jess...I'm not sure I'm okay, but I gotta get to a nurse before I develop brain damage.  By the way, you've been saying "lap-wrist" a lot.  What the hell are you talking about?

Lapras? What's a Lapras?

Oh! Oh, that was a Lapras! Gotcha...

Oh, hey there, officer! Remember me? I told you a Pokemon punched me in the head last night, but it turns out it was a man and his Voltorb blew up a daycare now a mob's broken loose--

Jess, you may want to explain this part.

Yes! Good idea! Close the bridge down! Don't let them into Chloris! There was a Gyarados over there and he hates buildings, so you better make sure you don't let it do things here.  Yeah!

I think you're right, Jess.  We should help the people in Isis...but first, I gotta heal this Lapras!

This...this is not Lapras.  Where is Lapras--?

Transported to the PC.  Right.

Here! You can use my phone to call Tara while I heal up.  Nurse Joy!

I done got my head hit again--

Oh shit! That's right! You gotta heal my Lapras!

This...this is not Lapras--

PC.  Right.

Okay, yeah, maybe addressing the head-wound is more pertinent at this time.

Hello, head-wound...

So, Tara's on the way? Great.  I'm just gonna lay down for bit--

Concussion? Okay, so I guess no laying down then? Okay, that's fine.  I'll just lay down for a bit--

Tara! Hey! Hi! Umm, Jess, you go tell her what happened.  I'm just gonna lay--

Right! Sorry, Joy.

What? Lindsay's over in Chloris with Arturo and Kevin? They might be in a lot of trouble--

Wait, how do you know Lindsay, Tara?

Oh...oh, she won?! Yay! Good for her! My head hurts...

So, let me see if I follow what's going on here: Prodiga, the Isis Gym leader, is a relatively new gym leader with un-evolved Dragon-type Pokemon, but although she managed to beat you, Tara, she can't get control over the crowds? There is something weird going on here.  First, gym leaders and champions start fighting each other and sinking a cruise ship, then trained Pokemon start behaving like wild Pokemon, and now the people of Isis have turned into a mob.  Whole world is going to hell, I'll tell you what--

A powerful Psychic-type Pokemon? Seems a little farfetched, wouldn't you say? Still, it's a possibility, I guess.

Well, if you guys wanted to head over and help out in Isis, I could stay behind and hold the line here in Chloris.  Granted, I'm feeling a lot better now that I've been seen by medical professionals, but if you think I might be a liability, I'd understand.

True...you could use all the help you could get.  I better heal everyone up and get out the big guns.

Slakoth...Chinchou...you are both great troopers, but we need to be imposing to a mob of angry people and you guys are just too cute.  Don't you worry, though...I'll make sure to train you guys real hard once all this dies down.

This team ought to do the trick.  Just to be safe, I better research what a Lapras can actually do before trying to use one in battle.

I guess if we're ready to go, we better head over there as soon as possible...

...Isis doesn't look like it can last much longer.