Who is responsible, the twerps ask, and they get the answer in the form of the long-missed motto!

"Who? That is the question indeed!"
"The answer to come, as we feel the need!"
"Bringing the white light of evil into the future!"
"Thrusting the hammer of justice onto the black darkness of the universe!"
"Carving our names in da rock of eternity!"
"The fiery destroyer, I'm Jesse!"
"And! With thunderous emotion, I am James."
"Wisest of da wise, I'm Meowth!"
"And now we gather.... under the name of Team Rocket!" they all finish together.



Ash can't believe it's Team Rocket (it has been for 15 years!) and they ask what he thought of their light show. They laugh as they show off the cubes imprisoning the Weather Gods and Island Guardian, chuckling at Lewis' fury as he realises they're the ones who defiled the shrines. They reveal their plan - to summon the Weather Gods which in turn would cause somebody to summon the Island Guardian, and then when they were all exhausted from beating the shit out of each other - capture them!

You know, it was a pretty good plan!

Lewis finally remembers his pregnant Lilligant that he didn't bother to heal with the last Revival Herb and is furious, they're fucking over his entire island for their own personal gain! How dare they, they're ruining his business in which he harvests the island resources!

A pissed off Ash approaches and roars at Team Rocket to free the Pokémon, and calls out Roggenrola to make that happen. Ordering a Flash Cannon, he hopes to blast Landorus free, but oddly enough it turns out the Light Cage designed to hold a Legendary Pokémon captive ISN'T so easy to break open! Iris and Cilan try to help out with Emolga and Pansage using Hidden Power and Solar Beam (at night in a storm) respectively, and Gothorita tries a Shadow Ball, but none of the attacks make a dent. Jesse laughs off their attempts, and rather than just sticking around to gloat (some more), they say the time has come to leave. Dr. Zager's helicopter lowers out of the stormy sky and grabs the three cubes with Laser Tethers, drawing them to the ship before it starts to take off, a gloating Team Rocket onboard.

Ash has a bright idea, though, he'll get Roggenrola to use Flash Cannon on the light cube with Landorus inside of it! Oddly enough this thing that didn't work before doesn't work this time either! Ash grumbles that attacking the cubes does nothing, and Cilan reminds us all why he is the smart one (or at least not-dumb one) by saying maybe they should attack the helicopter itself!

All of the Pokémon (including Pikachu and Axew) let rip with all that they've got and blast the helicopter in the side. The controls go crazy as Zager desperately tries to take control, and he says he has no choice but to drop the laser container before it blows, or it will take out the helicopter. Jesse tries to shout out for him to stop but it's too late, the container falls and explodes, and Zager says they have to get out of there before the Legendaries "might" choose to attack them. The trio are furious, claiming that they WILL be back, and those Legendaries WILL be caught.

The now free Legendaries crash into the ground, and Landorus appears to have hurt its shoulder. The other two are now able to attack it with impunity, but the twerps have an idea! They can use the rest of the concoction from the Revival Herb to heal Landorus to full strength!

Could they at least give Lilligant a Demerol?

Back at Lewis' cabin, it turns out he actually has ANOTHER spare Revival Herb entirely, just rubbing in what a terrible hoarder he actually is. He cries out to Landorus which has been backed into a shattered hole in the mountainside and throws the vial, calling out to Gothorita to use Psychic to get it to the Island Guardian. Thundurus and Tornadus seem aware that it is the key to defeating them and blast at Landorus with everything they've got. The twerps can only watch as the Revival Herb and the attacks race towards Landorus. The attacks hit, a huge burst of smoke and dust obscuring the battlefield.... what happened? Is Landorus dead? A now empty vial drops to the ground and the smoke clears to reveal....



Okay, those two are FUCKED now!

Lewis is delighted, it's just like the ancient tale - an injured and exhausted Landorus received a Revival Herb from an islander and Gothorita and recovered to full power. The battle is on again as Thundurus and Tornadus charge at Landorus, but it easily knocks them back and then SMASHES them with a massive blast of power, slowing them down enough to approach and press its paws against their chests, conveying its thoughts in the same way that Gothorita does. Gothorita joins in as well, and they try to put the message across. That message? It appears to be,"Stop being dicks you guys!"

It seems to get across as Thundurus and Tornadus turn almost embarrassed looks on each other and stop trying to kill the shit out of each other. The storm clouds pass, and after the sun rises the twerps and Lewis join the three Pokémon on a stony cliff overlooking the sea and ask for the island to be restored. The three work in conjunction, bringing first rain and then sun, causing grass to grow on the stone and then herbs to start sprouting. The Revival Herbs are returning, seeds pushed around by wind to spread them across the island. Next comes flames, alarming Ash till Cilan explains they're speeding up the fertilization process by effectively making compost. More rain and sun follows and more and more Revival Herbs sprout - the Island (and more importantly its shitty one-resource economy) is saved!

Lewis is delighted to see Lilligant come pirouetting happily into view, followed by all the other Forest Pokémon. It seems Lilligant already dropped the baby weight, which pleases the lonely Lewis most of all! Thundurus and Tornadus turn and head away, and Landorus says a goodbye to Lewis before joining them. They lift high into the sky and disappear in a burst of sunlight, Lewis seen from behind whispering how grateful he is as a single drop of dew falls from a Revival Herb in the foreground, symbolising a tear.

As the sun sets, the twerps are back on the ferry saying their goodbyes. They say thank you to Lewis who says he should be thanking them, and then they're on their way - the twerps wave their goodbye as the ferry pulls away, Lewis wishing Ash luck for his next Gym Battle. And with that, the twerps are gone, and it's time for Lewis to go back to his lonely, Lilligant-loving ways on HIS half of the island.



Maybe this time the other islanders will actually put in some effort and actually keep an eye on the Shrines?

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