Zero and ari began to climb mount moon. Maybe going down? Up? Who knows they were getting somewhere until they wound up where they entered they had went around in a large circle it seemed. They walked forward and couldn't see the guard it seems he wasn't here in fact they seemed to be on a different ledge because the scenery was completely different. There was another cave entrance next to the one they exited out of. Whispers could be heard coming from it.

"So, this is the moon stone that "They" arrived on," One of the whispers said.

A response came as another whisper, "Yes, But we may have been followed our scouter hasn't reported to us yet at all it's a little worrying."

"You worry too much just keep helping us set up the helicopter hooks to the stone."

"Fine but I better get a raise for this."

"You wish, Giovanni would never give you a raise."

"Whatever man, hurry u-" He's knocked out by a fire blast coming from the entrance as ari's kadabra being the one that launched it before aiming another at the hooks and burning the ropes.

"Way to go ari," Zero says as she orders Rio to take out the other man. But right before he is able to be struck Rio is hit by a focus blast coming from a nearby persian by a tall man's feet.

"Ahem, I believe we have a problem. But I will resolve it. I am Team rocket's leader, Giovanni. You should never have interfered with our operation, we shall exterminate you and proceed as if this was nothing… Persian use Power gem," Giovanni ordered calmly as it did as he told it to large rocks forming around the crystal on it's forehead before firing them at Ari's Kadabra and Zero's lucario but before it could happen, Ari's Kadabra turned and used psychic redirecting those rocks back at persian and knocking it out.

"Impressive to see that happening, Persian return to my side."

After returning Giovanni sends out a large horned creature. "Nidoking, Horn Drill, Go!" Giovanni orders with no problems.

"Rio, Aura Sphere, Aim at the horn!, now!" Zero orders as rio fires that aura sphere the horn is cracked and The nidoking falls to the ground.

"Ah, Fine you win but next time you will face my most powerful Creature," Giovanni says as he boards the heli that brought him here. "But this isn't over we will meet again!" The heli Takes off towards Saffron City.

"Heh, Quite a battle. I suppose our work here is done Ari," Zero says as she looks at ari with a small smile

"Good workout for our pokemon," Ari says while Zero nods in agreement.

"Think we can get to Cerulean city from here?" Ari asks Zero and she looks to Rio who then nods and scans the area before looking back and nodding.

"Rio says we can," Zero responds to Ari's Question.

"Good let's get going," Ari says with a smile.

They walk down the mountain and arriving at the exit of mt moon on the other side of the mountain. They start walking towards the city only for a bunch of Team rocket grunts ambush them.

Zero Just orders Rio to Bone rush them but he's hit by a flamethrower coming from a ninetales next to a singed man who has his face burned half off. A humongous scar cut across his face.

"Guess, I should have ordered him to kill you both,"

"Who are you, Zero says standing her ground."

"Heh, Why should I tell you? I am the successor to team rocket's operations, But that's all I'll tell you."

Rio Growls as his bone rush begins swirling with wind. "Take this, Winded Breaker!" Rio yells as a tornado fires at The Scar faced man and he spins and the tornado dissipates. "Ah Rio, Wind magic user. You'll like this, Lyre! Come to me."

A Shadow appears next to the man and out of it steps Lyre the same electrical magic user that ambushed them outside of the Gates to vermillion city. "So we meet again, Ready for Round 2?"

"Let's get this over with," Rio says as his magical potency increases.

"Very well," Lyre says as fire surrounds him. "Let's Fight!"

Rio Lunches with his winded Breaker fully charged and instead of firing it he surrounds himself jumps and spins. Lyre fires flames at him and they swirl around the wind and then lyre makes them squeeze down on the wind constricting his spin and making him slow down while charging a flame kick. He then kicks him directly in the head when knocks him back a few feet as Rio lands with a bone and then Charges with a wind charged bone rush and Hits him a few times mostly in the face.

This causes Lyre to have multiple gashes along his face from each strike drawing a little bit of blood with each successful attack.

Lyre stumbles a bit as he uses recover to regenerate his body a bit. He then charges a fire punch behind his arm and waits for Rio to approach and once he jumps he reveals it last second and slugs rio in the side with the flame punch.

Rio is flung into a tree but uses a bone to bounce off the tree and launches at Lyre with another breaker this one knocks him out and he teleports along with his other team members.

"Well, It seems we have a bit of a problem. No doubt he'll be back with more techniques.

"It seems we are in more danger than ever now," Zero says with slight worry.

'So those are the ones after you,' Ari says very quietly in a whisper sort of voice.

"Hmm?" Zero turns towards Ari. "Did you say something?" Zero replies to ari's mumbling.

"Oh, Uhm not at all Zero," She rubs the back of her head and shakes her head only to look ahead. Let's rest up so we can challenge the gym.

"Good Idea Ari" Zero smiles as they enter the pokemon center unbeknown to them. They were being watched by a shadow in the darkness. "Get ready to strike at midnight." The shadow says as he watches the lights in the city go out.

Author notes

Hey Everyone Finally chapter 8, Was hard to write. Anyways yes this chapter includes a new enemy and a hint of back shadowing for Giovanni's ultimate weapon which by the way is not going to be mewtwo. Be prepared for something much worse. It's gonna be a long night for Zero, Ari, and Rio as they will have to struggle to survive.