The Gym was unlocked this time Abe came to Viridian. Though it looked as abandoned as ever on the outside.



Inside, the Gym was dark and seemingly empty. But by this point, Abe had learned better. He barely flinched when light flooded the Gym, expectantly draped in Team Rocket red and black.



“I should have expected you to come, Abe. I bet your dear Professor told you I could be found here,” Giovanni taunted from his arena at the back of the Gym.



“Him and Blaine,” Abe returned as he began to walk toward the arena.



“Well then you know, this was Team Rocket's original hideout. It's here that I'm going to revive Team Rocket, after I crush you once and for all. We still have the Helix Fossil, Abe, we still can create an army of Glitch Pokemon.”



“Mmhm, yeah,” Abe said as he walked up the steps into the Arena, grabbing his first Pokeball, “I've crushed you twice already, I'll crush you a third time.”



“Not this time, Abe. This time you're going to face the power of Glitch Pokemon, under the command of a real trainer! Go, Glitch Sandslash!”



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As Abe and Giovanni battled, they were surprisingly evenly matched. “What's the matter?” Giovanni asked with a taunting tone, “Can't defeat someone you don't overpower?”



“You would think that, but I have something you don't have. Type advantage! Leech, use Leech Life!”



“Glitch Rhydon, Horn Drill that Parasect!”



And when the two attacks met? A bright flash! A deafening roar! And.... fire? The arena was split in two! With a wall of flame separating Abe and Giovanni, and spreading. The Gym was on fire!?



“Impossible!” Giovanni yelled, “How could your Parasect beat my Glitch Pokemon?”



“It's simple,” Abe said as he quickly recalled Parasect, “Your Glitch Pokemon may be powerful, but they lack control. Horn Drill set the entire Gym on fire! They were powers beyond your control, Giovanni, and this is why no one should have touched them!”



Giovanni scowled from beyond the fire, “Fine then.” And a hatch in the wall near Abe opened to reveal a package. “I anticipated the chance you might have won here, and had this prepared. It's your precious Fossil and my Badge.



You've beaten me at my very best, and beaten Surge, Koga, and Sabrina. I could not possibly continue to face my underlings after this. I have betrayed their trust in me as their leader. As of today, Team Rocket is finished. As for myself, I will dedicate myself to training until I can master even the most powerful of Pokemon. Then we shall meet again, Abe.”



And with that, Giovanni turned his back on Abe and left down the other side of the Arena. While Abe hurried to gather his winnings and leave as well.



Yet quietly, the Voices reveled in their victory. They had it, the Helix Fossil. Now they just needed to use Abe to revive him, and their plans would be complete....