Ash was enjoying the kitoweo, mchuzi Brock made while his Pokemon ate their lunch too. Misty was nearby, fishing. At the same time, another fishing line was being cast in the water. Misty wasn't finding any Pokemon when suddenly her line was starting to tug. She thought she had got a Pokemon to bite at last, but instead the line had got caught onto another fishing line. Misty and the other fishing trainer pulled back and forth, until Misty was dragged forward. To her surprise, when she got to the other side of the lake, she saw that the person fishing in the same lake as Misty was none other than her old friend Marina, passing through Johto. So Marina. What brings wewe here? asked Misty I'm here because wewe and Ash haven't seen me since the last time we saw each other in the machungwa, chungwa Islands. alisema marina Oh yeah. hujambo Ash! I found an old friend of ours! alisema Misty Who did wewe find? asked Ash Marina. I think wewe should come say hi. She hasn't seen wewe in a while. alisema Misty Who's Marina? asked Brock wewe don't know who marina is? alisema Ash, surprised. No. I don't even know what she looks like either. alisema Brock Well then come on. I'll onyesha you. alisema Ash Okay. Can't hurt to get to know someone I haven't met before. alisema Brock Ash and Brock made their way over to marina and Misty. So there wewe are, Ash. It's been too long since last we met. alisema marina Yeah it has. alisema Ash After Ash talked with Marina, Brock started flirting with her. So wewe must be the marina I've been told about. What a lovely name. Just the thought of your name makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. alisema Brock Uh thanks. alisema Marina, speechless at Brock's attempt to win her affections over. Come on. Let's go. alisema Misty, dragging Brock away from marina Real sorry about that. Brock gets that way with every girl he meets. alisema Ash So I can tell. alisema Marina. How about me and wewe have a Pokemon battle? asked marina It's a deal. alisema Ash. Great choose your Pokemon and let's get started. alisema marina That's easy. I only need two Pokemon for this battle. I choose Totodile and Pikachu. alisema Ash Then in that case, I choose Tentacruel and Psyduck. alisema marina I think we should make it a 2-on-2 battle. alisema Ash Fine kwa me. alisema marina Begin! alisema Brock, giving both of them their cue to start the battle. Up on a ledge overlooking the lake, Team Rocket were watching Ash and marina start their battle. Looks as though that girl with the water Pokemon is back. alisema James She most certainly is. And this time she's battling the twerp. Well when they're through with that, we'll find the perfect opportunity to steal their Pokemon and that's where Weezing's Smokescreen will come in handy for allowing us to make our getaway. alisema Jessie Back with marina and Ash, Ash had Totodile dodge Psyduck's attacks. Totodile however didn't account for Psyduck's strength and was quickly defeated kwa Marina's Psyduck. Pikachu, however was dodging Tentacruel's tentacles quite nicely until one grabbed it and the rest stopped it from escaping its grasp. Pikachu however was able to use Thundershock on Tentacruel, making it lose its grip on Pikachu. Tentacruel is unable to battle. Victory goes to Ash and Pikachu. alisema Brock Suddenly, Weezing's smoke screen filled the air and before everyone knew what was going on, Tentacruel and Psyduck were stolen before marina could stop Team Rocket from taking her Pokemon. Ash's Totodile was also taken along with Marina's Pokemon. Noctowl. Blow the Smokescreen away. alisema Ash, sending out Noctowl kwa the time the smoke had cleared, Team Rocket was long gone. Oh no. Where are my Pokemon? asked a concerned marina Where's Totodile? asked Ash I don't know what I'll do without my darling precious Pokemon. alisema Marina, crying. Cheer up Marina. Don't let a little thing like that get wewe down. alisema Misty We'll get them back for wewe Marina. Noctowl will find them for you. alisema Ash So will Crobat. alisema Brock, sending out Crobat to help Noctowl with the tafuta and rescue mission. An saa later, Crobat and Noctowl came back, informing their trainers they found Tentacruel, Totodile, and Psyduck. Great! Now I'm one step closer to getting my Pokemon back! alisema marina Same as with my Totodile! alisema Ash Crobat, Noctowl, wewe didn't happen to see where Tentacruel and Psyduck were, did you? asked marina Both Pokemon indicated they did know where Tentacruel and Psyduck were and led Marina, Brock, Misty, and Ash to where Team Rocket were. (Back with Team Rocket) We really outdid ourselves this time. We got three water Pokemon for the price of one. alisema Meowth The boss will give us extra pay checks once he sees we brought him three water Pokemon. alisema Jessie I believe this is our cue to make our getaway. alisema James Right. alisema Meowth and Jessie. Suddenly, just as they were halfway up into the air, Ash, Marina, Misty, Brock, Noctowl, and Crobat arrived in time. Give me Pokemon back. alisema marina No way. We worked hard to steal them and we won't allow wewe to interefere. alisema Jessie, losing her patience Noctowl! Go up there and pop a hole in their balloon! alisema Ash as Noctowl ripped the fabric in their balloon and the balloon crashed. As usual, Jessie and James refused to admit defeat and sent in Victreebel and Arbok to battle which were both beaten easily kwa Noctowl and Ash had it rescue Totodile, Tentacruel, and Psyduck before having Pikachu send Team Rocket blasting off. After Team Rocket was dealt with, Tentacruel, Psyduck, and Totodile, all unharmed, we're happy to be reunited with their trainers. (Later that afternoon) If it weren't for your Noctowl and Brock's Crobat, my Pokemon wouldn't of have been rescued in the first place. alisema marina We were just glad they could be of assistance. alisema Brock With that, everyone alisema their final goodbyes to marina before heading ever closer to Olivine City.