Inside the cavern that enters Mt. Coronet from the western side of Sinnoh, Cyrus stands on the rock cliff with his newly evolved Magnezone and Probopass, and towers over the pile of crumbled boulders which were originally a solid ground but have just been demolished by the two Pokemon.

Down below, Dia, Beh and Roo lay battered on the floor next to the boulders with painful looks on their faces as they pant to catch their breaths, and struggle to regain themselves from the dramatic plunge a moment ago. Cyrus thinks to himself that it is a fair consequence of disturbing a sacred place like Mt. Coronet, then turns to leave with Magnezone and Probopass without a word.

A few minutes later, Dia slowly comes around, and winces in pain as he tries to get up. However, he soon discovers that Pearl and Lady Berlitz are nowhere to be found, and neither are Chatlord, Chimlord, Prinplup and Ponyta. Terror instantly washes over his face as he realizes that his companions may be buried under the boulders, and together with Beh and Roo, he frantically searches around while calling out for Pearl and the Lady. Behind them, a silhouette stands in a hidden corner, and silently keeps its watchful eyes on the three.

Back at the southern gate building of the Cycling Road, the two reception ladies are finally off duty after a long day's work, and are gossiping among themselves while they change out of their uniforms at the locker room. The one who has a Happiny remarks that they have had some bizarre customers that day, and starts talking about the young trio who stunk so bad that her nose was twisted. The other reception lady, who owns a Budew, sweatdrops that her colleague's nose is really twisted, but agrees with her statement, and says she has also delivered a package to an almost lunatic man who signed the receipt with his own quill pen.

The Happiny lady doesn't think that using one's own pen necessarily makes a person odd, and the Budew lady states that the eccentricity actually lies in the conversation they had afterwards, when she made a friendly inquiry of whether the man was heading for a sightseeing tour on Mt. Coronet...

Intrigued by the reception lady's question, Cyrus replies that he has come to experience the feeling of the world's beginning, causing the poor lady to get speechless immediately. He places a hand on her shoulder to tower over her with his natural height, and mentions that Mt. Coronet was the very first landscape to exist in the region of Sinnoh. Later, as other areas manifest one by one, the world was gradually completed, and it slowly developed into a state of competition. The thing is, what is known as Pokemon battling nowadays which many indulge in is simply a form of combat, something completely different from the original idea of competition. Unfortunately, people who use Pokemon often forget about this, and it is no doubt a disgrace.

The reception lady and her Budew tremble with fear as the man and his Honchkrow continue to tower over them, and finally breathe a sigh of relief when the man straightens himself up and lets out a sigh. He remarks that the heart can really be weak sometimes, and it will surely be a difficult thing to overcome...

The Happiny lady shows a look of admiration on her face as she listens to the Budew lady talk, and grins that the guy sounds like some kind of wise man, but the Budew lady disagrees, and snickers that throwing around ambiguous philosophies is hardly cool. The Happiny lady wonders who the man is, and the Budew lady says she has no idea, but recalls that the sender of his package was listed as the Space Energy Development Company. The Happiny lady exclaims that she has seen the name in television commercials, and says it is an organization which claims to utilize the energy of space for the sake of everyone.

Meanwhile, back on Mt. Coronet, Cyrus is walking through a heavily fogged area with Magnezone and Probopass tailing after him. His Pokegear, which has a special letter G design around the screen, begins to beep, and he answers to find one of his minions calling. The guy on the other end of the line wonders if the package has been delivered safely, and Cyrus replies the affirmative, adding that the two Pokemon contained within have already evolved under the great energy of the mountain. His minion reports on the latest progress of their project, and Cyrus tells him to proceed without worries. As for the funds required, he delegates his minion to raise it at his own discretion, and believes that he will be able to come up with a good plan.

Down in the crumbled cavern near the base of the mountain, Dia, Beh and Roo are still searching around for Pearl and Lady Berlitz. Dia calls out their names at the top of his voice, but receives no response and wonders where they could be buried under. When the sudden quake destroyed their standing ground earlier, Dia has been thrown off far enough to evade the tumbling boulders, but Pearl and the Lady have clearly not been so lucky.

The boy panics with fear at the thought of what could have become of them, and feels completely helpless in his current status. Suddenly, he feels a tug at his clothes, and looks down to see that Beh and Roo are trying to comfort and encourage him. Noticing the determined look on their faces, he understands that the three of them are the only ones capable of moving about right now, and knows that he must stay strong for his companions.

Dia clears his mind by slapping himself on the cheeks, and thinks hard to come up with an idea. He remembers that Pearl has always been the one rising earlier than anyone else in the morning, and rationalizes that he should regain consciousness quicker than the Lady as well if they have both been knocked out during the fall. With that, he decides to focus on finding Pearl first, and ponders on what could get his attention. Beh reminds him by whacking Roo on the head, and Dia instantly grins that a Manzai verse will certainly do.

Dia: SPEAKING OF POKEMOOON~!!
Pearl: ...... of Pokemooon...

Dia bolts to his feet upon hearing the faint response, and quickly climbs his way over to the source of the sound.

Dia: THEY SCATTER IN DIFFERENT AREAS~!!
Pearl: In different areas~! That is called the habitat of the Pokemooon!!
Dia: IT IS EASY TO KNOW WHERE BEEDRILLS AND COMBEES SCATTER~!!
Pearl: Why is thaaat...!!
Dia: BECAUSE YOU CAN HEAR THEIR WINGS BATTER WHEN THEY FLY~!!!

However, the normal butt-in fails to follow this time, and Dia fears that Pearl has once again lost consciousness. He believes that they are already in the area where Pearl and Lady Berlitz are buried, and grits his teeth in frustration that they are so close to finding them. Beh swings its arm around and prepares to smash the boulders, but Dia quickly stops it, and says without knowing where the two are trapped exactly, they might hurt them by excavating blindly.

Just then, the silhouette that has been watching them all this time swoops in front of Dia, and shows itself to be a Luxray. Dia jumps back with astonishment, and feels distressed that they now have a wide Pokemon to deal with as well. The Luxray charges forward, and Dia lets out a yelp while closing his eyes to duck down. However, to his surprise, the Luxray was actually aiming at the pile of boulders behind him, and its slam against the rocks instantly crumbles them, revealing a young Shinx buried underneath.

Luxray hops over to pick the cub up in its mouth, and Dia realizes that the wild Pokemon was looking for its trapped companion just like them. He wonders how it managed to locate it, and the Luxray slowly walks over to Dia. It puts on a grin as it swipes its front paw to smack on Dia, and instantly zaps him with the electric current running through it. Dia bolts with recognition at the nostalgic swipe, which greatly resembles Pearl's butt-in, and holds up the Luxray's paw to find the familiar broken claws on them. It turns out that this Luxray evolved from the same Luxio which they encountered on Route 203, the Luxio which Pearl taught his butt-in skills to.

Dia beams with hope at the sudden arrival of an old friend, and begs it to help him find Pearl and the Lady. Luxray nods, and promptly shoots out two beams of light from its eyes. To Dia's surprise, the light beams penetrate right through the heavy boulders, and soon locate his two companions, who are struggling within the limited space while their Pokemon fight to support the weight of the rocks on top of them.

Dia learns from his Pokedex that Luxray has X-ray vision, enabling it to see through anything, and hurries over with Beh and Roo to where Luxray pinpointed. He orders a double Tackle from them, and the two Pokemon immediately throw themselves against the giant boulder, shattering it with the powerful impact. As the smoke and dust clear, Dia sees that his companions are both safe and in one piece, and breaks into tears of joy as he rushes over to check on them.

Pearl and the Lady give weak responses as they slowly come around, and Dia gestures Pearl to look at the Luxio they met before, which has now evolved into a Luxray, stating that it was all thanks to it for finding them. Pearl puts on a frail grin as he raises his arm, and Luxray responds with a nod.

Dia then hopes that Luxray will help them once more, and wonders if it can tell them the closest way out to the eastern side of Sinnoh, since the crumbled rocks have completely blocked the original pathways. Luxray shoots out its X-ray beams again, and soon fixes its gaze on a point where the boulders are the thinnest. Dia rejoices that they can leave the cavern together now, but Luxray shakes its head uneasily, and looks over to herd of Shinxes, Luxios and Luxrays which have gathered within the cavern. Dia realizes that they are planning to return to the western side, and sincerely thanks it for its assistance before bidding them goodbye.

Turning around to grin at Beh and Roo, Dia says it is time for some rock smashing again, and the two Pokemon begin to Tackle at the boulders where Luxray specified. Very soon, the rocks crumble away piece-by-piece, and light gradually shines into the cavern. Dia shields his eyes with his hands as he exclaims with excitement that they have finally made it through, and tells Pearl and Lady Berlitz that they are set to go. Pearl and Lady Berlitz put on relieved and contented looks, and slowly climb back onto their feet as their strength return. And so, having survived yet another crisis together, the trio walks shoulder to shoulder, and steps out of the cavern with their six Pokemon, ready to continue their journey on the eastern side of Sinnoh.

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of a mysterious organization, the man who has conversed with Cyrus as his minion eases into a spinning chair next to his Croagunk, and muses over his boss's permission to let him decide on any kind of method to raise funds for their project. Shrouded in shadows, he believes that the quickest way is to kidnap a wealthy child, and demand ransom from the family. However, the first thing they must do is to find such a child.

In front of him, the strange people who wear astronaut-like outfits with helmet-shaped hairstyles station before their own computer screens, and begin searching for the information their commander needs. Their powerful database soon shows that the only daughter of the number one wealthy family in Sinnoh has left home and is currently on a journey, and the shadowed man immediately grins that she seems to be the perfect choice.

Reclining into his seat, he asks for a photo of the girl, but to his dismay, none are available. However, his grunts manage to find pictured profiles of the professional bodyguards whom the girl's father hired for her, and the shadowed man thinks it will be sufficient. He takes a good look at the photos of the two men on the computer screen, one wearing a red scarf and the other a green one, and remarks that once they track the bodyguards down, they will be able to locate the girl, their goldmine-to-be.

Back at the southern gate building of the Cycling Road, Lady Berlitz's real bodyguards are relaxing themselves at the bathhouse. Phool lets out a sigh of relief as Ignor scrubs his back, and promises to return the favour afterwards. Ignor says they are another step closer to their client, and hopes that they will catch up with her very soon...

(Original Japanese Jokes)

1. In the Manzai verse Dia used to locate Pearl, Dia says Pokemon 'Bunputte arimasu' (have different distributions across the land), and it is easy to know where the habitats of Beedrills and Combees are, because they 'Bunpun tonderu' (makes a battering sound as they fly). The pun is on the word 'Bunpu' (distribution) which also appears in 'Bunpun', a term that mimics the sound of flapping wings.