GC016

==Synopsis==
The new girl wants to travel with Justin.
==Summary==
The day after the Rustboro City Contest, Justin calls his mother from the Rustboro Pokemon Center. Carrie is thrilled about Justin entering Contests. She compliments his appeal and simply making the final. Carrie hopes he will enter many Contests in Hoenn and begins to offer advice. Justin quickly disappoints his mother by saying Contests are not for him.
After the phone call, Justin is approached by Rachel who is not as enthusiastic as she was the day prior. She is very upset she lost on the appral stage. She apologizes for eavesdropping but asks Justin why he has no interest in Contests. Justin politely answers that he's not interested in performing. Rachel then asks if Justin can teach her more about Contests, but Justin politely declines.
Rachel follows Justin outside and asks why. Justin answers he's never had a traveling partner and does not need one. He also thinks that having a traveling partner would be a distraction. He insists that Rachel's desire to compete in contests could make him miss out on the Ever Grande Conference.
Rachel is disappointed but accepts Justin's decision. the two begin to part until a girl runs by in an interesting red uniform while carrying a Wingull. The girl knocks down Rachel as she runs through the city. Mr. Birney of all people is running trying to chase the girl but he is too old to catch up.
Justin and Rachel quickly tend to Mr. Birney, and Rachel shares she has met the old man. His Wingull, Peeko, helped teach her Mudkip Water Gun. Justin and Rachel agree to follow the girl to retrieve Peeko.
Justin and Rachel reach Route 116, and Rachel has Mudkip use his sonar to track Peeko's cries for help. The two track the girl into Rusturf Tunnel, but there are a lot of wild Whismur clogging the cave. The girl is cornered because there are thick boulders blocking the path out of the cave.
The girl reveals she is a part of Team Magma and Peeko had interfered with her theft, which is why she kidnapped him. The girl calls on a Bagon to battle for her, and Justin calls on Ralts. Justin has Ralts use Hypnosis to put Bagon and Zinnia to sleep. Peeko is also inadvertently put to sleep as well, which Rachel thinks is good because his heartbeat is racing from fear.
Justin and Rachel pick up Peeko and the stolen items. The two of them do not wait for the police because their priority is to protect Peeko and get him treatment.
Justin and Rachel return Peeko to Mr. Birney, and the all go to the Pokemon Center. Justin also hands Mr. Birney stolen items. Shaken, Mr. Birney asks Justin and Rachel to deliver the items to their owner Mr. Stone, the President of Devon Corps.
==Major Events==
*Carrie calls Justin and he shares his disinterest in Contests
*Rachel asks to join Justin on his journey in Hoenn and he refuses
*Justin and Rachel encounter Mr. Birney, whose Wingull, Peeko, has been stolen but they save Peeko
For a list of all major events in this anime, please see Major Events (Grand Conquest). 
==Characters==
===Humans===
*Justin
*Rachel
*Mr. Birney
*Nurse Joy
*Zinnia
*Civilians
===Pokemon===
*Eevee (Justin's)
*Ralts (Justin's)
*Mudkip (Rachel's)
*Wingull (Peeko; Mr. Birney's)
*Bagon (Zinnia's)
*Whismur (multiple)
Category:Grand Conquest