Meeting Team Galactic

That night...
After defeating Maylene at the gym, Reggie showed the gang something special in Veilstone City. There was a park at the far right of Veilstone City which held about a dozen meteorites.
"Whoa meteorites." A surprised Ash said. 
"You've seen meteorites before Ash?" Reggie asked.
"I have, but not these ones." Ash explained. 
He was referring to the meteorite he saw before they met Deoxys back in Kanto.
"These meteorites are what put Veilstone City on the map." Dawn said.
"The meteorites have been here since ancient times and had been guardians ever since." Reggie explained. "The meteorite's growing fame have caused people from all over the world to see them and that's how Veilstone City was born." 
The gang was fascinated with that story.
"I wouldn't be surprised if these meteorites came from outer space." Ash said.
"I agree." Dawn smiled.
"These meteorites watch over Veilstone City as guardians." Reggie explained. 
The gang was impressed by this.
After Reggie showed the gang the meteorites, the gang rested up at the Pokemon Center. The two brothers were looking at the Sinnoh badges they had earned so far.
"Collecting the gym badges really is fun." Tomo said.
"Wait till we get to the Sinnoh League." Ash said. 
Tomo had come to understand how much his brother liked challenging the gyms and collecting their badges.
"Don't forget you two, you still need to earn five more." Brock reminded them.
"We know, but we'll get them before you know it." Ash had been through this before.
Thanks to Nurse Joy they found out where they could get their next gym badges, Pastoria City. Dawn was happy for Ash and Tomo to have earned their badges, but she wasn't concentrating yet about contests. She also remembered that Ash only had two more contest ribbons to get. Piplup knew that Dawn hadn't been training for any contests and it made him worry.
Tonight there was trouble. Saturn from Team Galactic came to Veilstone City. What no one knew was that Team Galactic had a base in Veilstone City. Saturn was also carrying the cube he stole from the Solaceon Ruins. He walked into the office of the base and spoke to all the Team Galactic members who worked there.
"Attention please." He said. "Our next target is the meteorites surrounding Veilstone City. If the cube is successful then that event will give us the necessary key that unlocks the mystery of our operation's next stage. Then after the plan is completed we will evacuate and destroy this base. It's vitally important that we leave no sign of our presence here."
All the Galactic members understood and got ready for work.
At the park Team Rocket was staring at the meteorites.
"Wow look at all these meteorites." Meowth said.
"One of these will surely be a liking to the boss." Jessie said.
"But how would we carry one and manage to get away with it?" James asked, pointing out the obvious.
It was clear that trying to steal a single meteorite would be a bit too difficult for the trio to do.
Before Team Rocket could figure out what to do, the meteorites started to glow and they shot beams of light into the sky.
"What the hell?!" James gasped.
Team Rocket weren't the only ones to notice it; Reggie, Nurse Joy, Maylene, her Lucario, the gang and all the other people in Veilstone City noticed the strange sight too. Soon it stopped. 
"Can someone please tell me what happened?" Meowth asked.
What had happened was because of Saturn. He took the cube out of the suitcase he was holding and the cube reacted to the meteorites. Then it reformed itself like a puzzle and turned into some weird key. 
"The Spear Key." Saturn smiled. "Those meteorites and the Spear Key are made from the same material."
The meteorites stopped glowing after the Spear Key was placed back into the suitcase. Saturn ordered the grunts from the building to start jamming the signal; he had a plan to distract the people of Veilstone City so he could work on another plan of his.
Meanwhile...
Reggie got a call from his brother Paul; he wanted his Electabuzz for the Pastoria Gym. 
"I've met your rival Ash." Reggie said. "Strong trainer I say; you've found a worthy rival."
Paul snorted; he still wouldn't admit Ash was strong. Suddenly the call was cut off and all of the communication in Veilstone City was cut off and all technology went haywire too. This was because of Team Galactic; they had jammed the signals of the city and how they were heading to the meteorites in their helicopters.
Back at the Pokemon Center
The gang noticed that all the technology had been cut off and the medical equipment was off too. Maylene then entered the Pokemon Center.
"Lucario and I sensed something wrong and we came here as fast as we could." Maylene said.
Ash had a idea.
"I suggest we head to where the meteorites are." He said. "Remember the lights we saw?"
"I agree with that idea, Ash." Maylene added.
She and the gang left the center and immediately went to the park.
At the park
The Galactic grunts were fussing over the meteorites; their plan was to steal the meteorites. The helicopters were big and strong enough to lift the meteorites. Team Rocket, who hid in some bushes, saw everything.
"It's time we got even with them for leaving us to deal with the Unown back in the Solaceon Ruins." Meowth said.
Jessie and James agreed.
Saturn was checking over everything when Team Rocket ran up to him.
"We have a bone to pick with you Saturn!" Jessie shouted.
"Yeah you left us behind to deal with those Unown in the Solaceon Ruins!" James shouted.
"Oh really? Well my apologies, then." Saturn said in a mocking tone.
Before Team Rocket could start a fight with Saturn, Maylene, Lucario and the gang appeared.
"Team Rocket, what are you doing here?!" Ash demanded. "And who are these people?"
"Those people twerps are Team Galactic." Jessie answered. 
"They're the ones behind the disturbance in the Solaceon Ruins." Meowth said.
"So this is Team Galactic huh?" Ash mumbled.
Saturn then released a blue, black and red Pokemon that resembled a ugly frog.
Ash looked at it on his Pokedex.
"Toxicroak, the Toxic Mouth Pokemon and the evolved form of Croagunk. It's knuckle claws secrete a toxin so vile that even a scratch could prove fatal."
"What are you up to Team Galactic?" Ash demanded.
Due to his experiences with Team Rocket, Aqua and Magma, there was no doubt Team Galactic was bad news.
"If you must know." Saturn said. "We are simply gathering the necessary materials for our new world."
"What the?" Ash blinked.
He didn't like the sound of that.
Suddenly Officer Jenny pulled up on her motorcycle. The phones were dead due to the jammed signals, Maylene told Connally to find Officer Jenny. 
"Thanks for the message Maylene." Officer Jenny said.
"My pleasure." Maylene replied.
Officer Jenny then turned to Saturn and the grunts.
"So this is your handiwork, huh?" She asked. "What do you intend to do with the meteorites."
Saturn didn't answer her question.
"Use Dark Pulse." He ordered.
Pikachu, Piplup, Growlithe and Lucario retaliated with Thunderbolt, Bubble Beam, Flamethrower and Aura Sphere. Brock's Croagunk then came out of it's Poke Ball, he had noticed what was going on and wanted to help. Croagunk and Toxicroak saw each other and started growling. Team Rocket knew this was trouble, so they quickly made their escape. 
"Surrender." Officer Jenny told Saturn.
Saturn didn't intend to do that though.
His grunts released a bunch of Golbat from their Poke Balls and they used Air Cutter. Croagunk and Toxicroak started fighting each other. Croagunk used Brick Break, but Toxicroak dodged it and sent Croagunk flying. Croagunk then used Poison Sting while Toxicroak countered with Sludge Bomb.
Things weren't going well for Officer Jenny with all the Golbat in the way. Making matters worse, two of the helicopters were starting to fly off with the meteorites that dangled in the air. Pikachu used Swift and the stars struck all the Golbat. Piplup and Growlithe joined in with Bubble Beam and Ember. Some of the Golbat were about to use Shadow, but a Thunderbolt attack stopped them. Reggie showed up with Paul's Electabuzz. 
"We have to combine all of our Pokemon's attacks to retrieve the meteorites." Paul said.
Electabuzz, Pikachu, Piplup and Growlithe used Thunder, Thunderbolt, Bubble Beam and Flamethrower to get rid of the Golbat. As the humans tried to run over to Team Galactic, Saturn had Toxicroak use Sludge Bomb to stop them in their tracks. Electabuzz was knocked off his feet and some Golbat were about to use Shadow Ball, but Pikachu used Thunderbolt to help Electabuzz. One Golbat fired Shadow Ball at Pikachu, but Electabuzz countered with Thunder Punch. Pikachu and Electabuzz had put their differences aside to deal with the Golbat.
After the Golbat had been defeated, it was time to get the meteorites back. Pikachu and Electabuzz used Volt Tackle and Thunder to break the strong cables that were holding the meteorites. Maylene's Lucario proceeded to use Bone Rush to destroy the machinery on the meteorites and then Piplup used Whirlpool to safely bring them down to the ground.
Saturn knew that it was time to retreat and returned Toxicroak. He and his grunts left in the helicopters. Ash and Maylene tried to stop their getaway with Pikachu and Lucario, but the helicopters were too far away at this point. Despite Saturn's failure to obtain the meteorites in Veilstone City, they successfully evacuated the Veilstone Galactic base. 
Maylene, Reggie and the gang felt bad that Team Galactic was able to get away.
"The meteorites are safe and we can capture them next time." Officer Jenny said.
"I'm concerned about what that Team Galactic member said." Ash whispered. "This reminds me of Team Aqua and Magma trying to recreate the world."
"I remember it too." Brock said. "Wait, you don't suppose Team Galactic wants the same thing, do you Ash?"
"Something tells me the answer is yes." 
Ash's statement made everyone afraid of what Team Galactic intended to do.
By now, Team Rocket found themselves safe from the park.
"So what should we do about Team Galactic?" Meowth asked.
"Well if you ask me, that team must be as crazy as Team Aqua and Magma." James said.
"Well if they are, I suggest we become stronger for the next time we see them." Jessie added. "We can't let them make us feel defeated."
James and Meowth agreed.
The next day...
It was time for the gang to leave Veilstone City.
Maylene and Reggie saw them off, wishing them luck with the next gym battle and Pokemon contest. The gang said goodbye before they left, but Team Galactic was still on their mind.