Mt. Silver

he gang was getting closer and closer to Mt. Silver, but now they were on their way to the Pokemon preserve, Larvitar's birth place.

"Are we at the Pokemon preserve yet?" Tomo asked.

Brock looked at the map.

"Actually we are." He said. "It says we need to cross the bridge that's in front of us and then we'll be in the preserve in no time."

"That's great." Ash said. "You hear that Larvitar? We are at your home at last."

Larvitar jumped out of Ash's arms and ran over the bridge.

"Hey wait for us Larvitar." Brock said.

The gang ran after Larvitar.

What the gang didn't know was that they were being spied on. They were being watched by the poachers who stole Larvitar as an egg, and they were interested in snatching Larvitar and the gang's Pokemon.

Larvitar was happily walking through the preserve.

"Larvitar probably remembers this place." Misty suggested.

"Well Pokemon do see and feel what's happening in the world outside their egg." Ash said. "So Larvitar must have seen much of this area in his egg before he got stolen."

"I agree." Brock said.

Suddenly everyone heard a roar.

"What was that?" Misty asked, a bit frightened by the roar.

Before her question could be answered, a big green Pokemon with a grey belly appeared in front of the gang.

"It's Tyranitar." Brock said.

Ash looked Tyranitar up on the Pokedex.

"Tyranitar, the Armor Pokemon and the final evolved form of Larvitar. It's body can't be harmed by any sort of attack, so it is very eager to make challenges against enemies."

The gang noticed a scar on the Tyranitar's chest.

"It's the same Tyranitar we saw in Larvitar's memories before." Brock said.

"And that means it's Larvitar's mommy." Tomo smiled.

Ash told Larvitar to go over to Tyranitar. But then Tyranitar fired Hyper Beam at the gang.

"Oh no." Ash said. "Tyranitar thinks we are the three poachers who stole her egg."

"But we aren't the ones who stole Larvitar." Tomo said.

Misty tried to reason with Tyranitar and tell her that they are not the thieves, but Tyranitar was too angry to listen. The gang started to run away and Tyranitar started to fire Hyper Beam at them again. More bad news was that Larvitar was following the gang because he was scared of the Hyper Beam attacks.

"Larvitar go back to your mom and tell her we are not the bad guys." Ash said.

Tyranitar proceeded to block the gang's path with Hyper Beam and they couldn't escape. Larvitar started to screech very loud. Tyranitar looked at Larvitar and then she started to realize that the Larvitar was her son. Larvitar stopped screeching.

"Tyranitar, this Larvitar is your child." Brock informed her.

"We came here to return Larvitar to you." Ash said.

Tyranitar couldn't believe her stolen child had been returned to her and she started to cry tears of happiness. Larvitar began to cry tears of happiness too because he was back with his mother at last. The gang was happy Larvitar and Tyranitar were reunited.

Suddenly an orange ball came out of nowhere and trapped Tyranitar in a big sticky net.

"Where did that come from?" Ash gasped.

The three poachers appeared and introduced themselves as Braggo, Chico and Blurt, also known as the Pokemon Poacher Brothers.

"Wait a minute." Ash said. "You three are the poachers who stole Larvitar while he was still an egg from Tyranitar."

Ash and the others remembered the poachers from Larvitar's memories and Larvitar remembered them too.

"Yes that was us, and we thank you for bringing Larvitar to us." Braggo said.

"Now we can catch both of them and sell them for hot cash." Blurt said.

"Larvitar's not going anywhere!" Ash shouted.

"On the contrary." Braggo said. "Chico, fire your net again."

"With pleasure." Chico replied.

Apparently Chico was the inventor of the Poacher Brothers and he invented the orange sticky net.

Before the poacher brothers could do anything, a siren was heard.

"Oh-oh it sounds like Ranger Mason is coming." Braggo said. "Time to leave."

"Right boss." Chico and Blurt said at the same time.

The brothers got into their machine, grabbed Tyranitar and left in a hurry. Brock quickly sent out Crobat and ordered it to follow the poachers; there was no way the gang was going to let the poacher brothers get away with what they were doing.

Then a woman arrived on a motorcycle. She was Ranger Mason, the protector of the Pokemon preserve.

"Who are you people?" Ranger Mason asked the gang. "And what are you doing here? This area is off-limits to the public."

The gang informed Ranger Mason that they were returning Larvitar to Tyranitar and then explained they ran into the Pokemon poacher brothers who kidnapped Tyranitar.

"I'm not surprised those three are up to something again." Ranger Mason said. "Those three have been hanging around here to steal Pokemon for the last few months now."

The gang couldn't believe that. Larvitar started to feel sad because his mother was taken away. Ash picked Larvitar up and told him they will get Tyranitar back from the three poachers.

Meanwhile the poacher brothers were planning their next capture. They were pleased with their capture of Tyranitar.

"So boss, are we going after the Larvitar?" Blurt asked.

"Yes we are." Braggo said. "Both Tyranitar and Larvitar will fetch a very good price together. And we will go after those kid's Pokemon as well. That Growlithe looked impressive enough for money. Chico, is the machine and your gadgets ready?"

"They're ready boss." Chico replied.

"Good, it's time to get capturing." Braggo said.

What the poachers failed to notice was that Brock's Crobat had followed them and was spying on them.

Crobat flew back to the gang to show them where the poachers were.

"Crobat found them." Brock said.

"Good, let's go after them." Ash declared.

Ash and the others asked Ranger Mason if they could help her catch the poachers. Ranger Mason understood how the gang was feeling and agreed to let them join her. They all ran over to the area where Crobat found them, but then the poachers appeared in a hot air balloon with their machine and Tyranitar was dangling from the balloon, still trapped in the net.

"You three are under arrest!" Ranger Mason shouted.

The poacher brothers laughed.

"Sorry, but that's not gonna happen." Braggo said.

"That's right. You will never catch us." Blurt said.

"Cause we are invincible." Chico said.

The brothers used their machine to grab Growlithe and then Chico fired his net towards Ranger Mason and the gang and they were caught. Before that happened, Ash released his Bayleef, Quilava and Croconaw from their Poke Balls.

"Bayleef, Quilava and Croconaw protect Larvitar." Ash ordered.

The angry Pokemon saw the commotion and were angry with the poachers.

Ash knew that his Pokemon shouldn't attack otherwise they might hit Tyranitar. But then he got a idea on how to help Tyranitar.

"Larvitar use Screech, it will help your mom." He said.

Larvitar did he was told and screeched really loud. The poachers couldn't stand the noise and Tyranitar woke up from her unconsciousness. Tyranitar began to shake around and try to escape from the net. Chico pressed a button on the remote and the net was electrocuted, shocking Tyranitar. Ranger Mason and the gang saw that and were enraged.

"How dare you do such a thing to a Pokemon!" Brock shouted.

"Knock it off!" Ash shouted.

Bayleef, Quilava and Croconaw saw what the poachers did as well and were really angry. All of them started to glow.

"Bayleef, Quilava and Croconaw are evolving." Brock said.

Everyone watched as Bayleef evolved into Meganium, Quilava evolved into Typhlosion and Croconaw evolved into Feraligatr. Ash was happy that his three starter Pokemon from Johto had evolved into their final forms.

The poacher brothers were impressed and planned to capture them next. But Meganium fired Petal Dance at the poachers, which distracted them. While the poachers were distracted, Tyranitar fought against the net again; she bit through the net and fired Hyper Beam at the balloon. The balloon burst and Tyranitar and the poacher brothers crashed to the ground. Chico's remote control fell out of his hands onto the ground and was smashed. After the controls were broken, Tyranitar and the gang were free from the nets; they were controlled by the remote as well. Tyranitar was all right and Larvitar was happy to be back with his mom again.

The poacher brothers weren't happy and prepared to fight back with their machine. Ash wasn't about to let them win though. He commanded Meganium, Typhlosion and Feraligatr to use Solar Beam, Fire Blast and Hydro Pump. The three Pokemon fired their attacks at the machine and the machine was blown to bits. Growlithe was freed, and Tomo was happy to have him back. This time the poacher brothers were defeated as their equipment had been destroyed and they fainted from their defeat.

"We did it!" Ash cheered.

Tyranitar and Larvitar were happy that the poachers had been defeated.

The poacher brothers were now tied up and arrested by the other Pokemon rangers in the Pokemon preserve. Ranger Mason was grateful and thanked the gang.

"I've been pursuing these three for a long time and now they have finally been caught." She said.

"I'm glad they won't be going after anymore Pokemon." Misty said.

"No need to worry." Ranger Mason replied. "Those three are going to pay dearly for what they've done while in prison."

"Glad to hear that." Ash said.

Tyranitar was grateful for the gang saving her and reuniting her with Larvitar. She thanked the gang with all her heart.

"You're welcome Tyranitar." Ash smiled.

He turned to Larvitar.

"Well Larvitar you are home and back with your mom at last." Larvitar was happy and hugged Ash.

Ranger Mason saw the friendly bond between Ash and Larvitar.

"Ash you are a very nice Pokemon trainer and I see that you care about Pokemon a lot." She said.

"I love Pokemon as well as being a Pokemon trainer." Ash said. "In fact, all of us do."

"That's right." Tomo, Misty and Brock said at the same time.

Just then something came out of some nearby bushes. It was another Larvitar, but it was a bit bigger than the baby Larvitar.

"Where did this Larvitar come from?" Ash asked. "And where is it's family?"

"This Larvitar has no family." Ranger Mason answered.

She explained that the Larvitar is a stray Larvitar that just showed up in the preserve and it hadn't gotten along with any other Pokemon in the area.

"This Pokemon is also quite a fighter and likes battling other Pokemon all the time. And that's the primary reason it doesn't have friends; the Pokemon around here are fed up with it's fighting spirit."

The stray Larvitar went up to Ash and waved it's arms at him.

"What's up Larvitar?" Ash asked.

Larvitar spoke to Ash.

"What's Larvitar saying?" Misty asked.

"Well believe it or not, Larvitar wants me to battle it." Ash answered. "It was watching me battle the poachers earlier, so it wants me to have a Pokemon battle with it."

"That doesn't surprise me really." Ranger Mason said. "That Larvitar likes a challenge. But you will have to battle outside the area; it will scare the Pokemon if you fight here."

Ash and the Larvitar nodded.

Ranger Mason and the others went over the other side of the bridge so Ash and Larvitar could have their battle. Tyranitar and her Larvitar stayed on the other side to watch the battle.

Ash decided to use Flaaffy to battle Larvitar.

"Why is Ash using Flaaffy?" Misty asked. "It has a type disadvantage against Larvitar."

"I know the reason." Brock stated. "Using Feraligatr would be unfair due to it's size. So Ash is using Flaaffy because they are the same size and you know what he is like; he always wants to be fair in Pokemon battles."

"You're right." Misty said.

Larvitar attacked first with Dig. Flaaffy stood his ground and waited for Larvitar to return to the surface. Larvitar burst out and then bit Flaaffy on the tail.

"Iron Tail Flaaffy." Ash said.

Flaaffy slammed Larvitar into the ground with it's tail glowing metallic silver. Larvitar fought back with Stomp.

"Dodge it." Ash ordered.

Flaaffy dodged Larvitar's attack.

"Now use Focus Punch." Flaaffy punched Larvitar really hard and Larvitar was in serious pain. As Larvitar was part rock type, Focus Punch, a fighting type move, did real damage. Larvitar started to feel exhausted. Ash knew this was enough and told Flaaffy to stop.

Ash walked over to Larvitar.

"You're pretty strong Larvitar." He said. "There's no doubt that you will become a strong Tyranitar in the future."

Larvitar pointed to Ash's Poke Balls on his belt.

"Do you want to come with me?" He asked.

Larvitar nodded. Ash wasn't sure what to do; it was illegal to capture Pokemon in the preserve. Ranger Mason said it was okay.

"This Pokemon wasn't born in the area." She said. "So you can capture it Ash. I know that it'll be happier with you than here."

So Ash agreed to capture it. He took out his Heavy Ball and tapped Larvitar on the head with it. The ball blinked a few times and then Larvitar was captured. Ash was happy about his new capture.

After capturing Larvitar, the gang decided it was now time to leave. They asked Ranger Mason for directions to Silver Town and Ranger Mason told them where it was. They bid farewell to Ranger Mason as well as Tyranitar and Larvitar.

"We'll never forget the times we had with you Larvitar!" Ash shouted.

So the gang left for Silver Town, happy that their quest to reunite Larvitar and Tyranitar was complete.