Ash, Brock, and Misty were walking along the road to the Weiter town when they saw someone riding past them on a Rapidash. Outta my way! sagte the mysterious figure Who do Du think that was? asked Misty Beats me. sagte Ash Whoever it was, we should go find out who it was. sagte Brock When everyone arrived to where they saw the mystery person go, they were surprised to find out it was Lara Laramie. Lara Laramie! sagte Brock, Misty, and Ash at the same time How'd Du three know it was me!? sagte Lara Laramie I'm just messing with you. I had this disguise on so no one would know it's me. sagte Lara Laramie, taking off her disguise (Meanwhile with Team Rocket) It looks like that girl with the Rapidash and Growlithe is back. sagte Jessie Wobbuffet! sagte Wobbuffet, popping out of his pokeball What's the plan? Are the three of us going to find some way to steal some of the Pokemon down there at the ranch? asked James Du know. That could be arranged. sagte Meowth, going along with James's plan Oh goodie. sagte James, happy as a muschel (After Lara, Ash, Brock, and Misty leave) Here's the plan. We'll steal that nice bunch of Sandslash over there. sagte Jessie I like your thinking. What are we waiting for? Let's get stealing. sagte Meowth Hey. What do Du think you're doing? No one's allowed into the ranch but us breeders. sagte the Sandslash breeder Well, we're making an exception. sagte Jessie And we're here to steal all your Sandslash. sagte Meowth Are Du breeders? asked the breeder Uh yes...said James, lying (After exiting into the sky in their balloon) Hey! Du lied to me when Du answered my question! sagte the breeder I knew all along what Du were really like: Du just sagte Du were breeders as an excuse to steal my Sandslash. sagte the breeder. Misty, Ash, Lara Laramie, and Brock stepped out in time to see Team Rocket getting away in their balloon with the Sandslash. Oh thank goodness! Can Du four try and get my Sandslash back for me? I would try to stop them, but I have no extra Pokemon on me. sagte the breeder Noctowl! Go! Noctowl, go find Team Rocket's balloon and hurry! sagte Ash Du too Crobat! sagte Brock Crobat and Noctowl hurried out and found a suspicious breeding center and saw the Sandslash inside with Team Rocket. Noctowl and Crobat came back, reporting that they found a breeding center further away in the forest. Once they heard this, Brock, Misty, Lara Laramie, Ash, and the breeder infriltrated the fake breeding center, which turned out to be Team Rocket's balloon, which folded back up into their balloon. Bye bye. Have fun with your ranch now. sagte Jessie, taunting the breeder Sandslash, cut yourselves free from the net. sagte the breeder Meowth! Shouldn't Du be keeping a close eye on those Sandslash? asked James I am...unless...oh no! They're cutting themselves loose from the net! Take a look for yourselves! sagte Meowth Jessie and James saw he was right. Hey! Get back here! We worked so hard to steal you! sagte Jessie We're not about to let these Sandslash get away. sagte James There's still one left. We can get if we hurry! sagte Meowth Right! sagte Jessie and James at the same time as they attempted to grab the Sandslash as it ran all around their balloon Hold still so i can grab you! yelled Jessie She was unsuccesful at grabbing Sandslash and it used her head to get away. James atttempted to snatch it up when it jumped out of his path and out of the balloon, resulting in James grabbing Meowth instead What's the big idea!? Du were supposed to grab the Sandslash, not me! yelled Meowth Well it's not my fault i can't tell the difference. replied James Von then, Sandslash had crawled up to a spot in the balloon, causing Jessie and James to panic at the possibility of Sandslash using its claws to pop a hole in the balloon. They tried to reason with it, but it was too late and the balloon was losing air, causing Team Rocket to blast off, but not before Sandslash jumped off their deflated balloon at the right moment (Later that afternoon) Thanks for getting my Sandslash back. sagte the breeder No problem. But Lara Laramie is the real hero of the day. She helped get your Sandslash back. sagte Ash That's real nice of Du to say to me Ash. sagte Lara Laramie, flattered Which city are Du headed to Weiter Von the way? asked Lara Laramie Olivine City. Where I hope to win the Mineral Badge. sagte Ash Well. I wish Du the best of luck. sagte Lara Laramie Thanks for everything. they said, saying their final farewells to Lara Laramie. With that, they pressed on to Olivine City