Elsewhere, Brock and Lucy's group...
"It's light! An exit! We finally found it! Let's call Ash!" Lucy ran excitedly toward the exit.
"Ring... ring... The number you have dialed is currently unavailable..." Brock held the phone, but couldn't get through to me.
"Oh no. I think Ash and the others can't get a signal because they're inside the cave." Brock shook his head helplessly.
"What do we do, then? Should we go back and look for them?"
"Lucy, go to Pewter City and ask Officer Jenny for help. I'll go back in and find them!" Brock motioned for Lucy to head to Pewter City.
"No! If we're going back, we're going together."
"We can't! If we both get lost in the cave again, we'll be done for!" Brock firmly refused to let Lucy come along.
"I understand. Be careful!" Lucy looked at Brock worriedly.
Back with Ash...
"Damn it! Every path looks practically the same, no matter where we go!" I was starting to panic.
"Haah... haah..." Serena could no longer speak behind me, putting what little strength she had left into walking.
Meanwhile, Lucy had reached the police station in Pewter City to seek help.
"Officer Jenny, please help! Three of my friends are lost in Diglett Tunnel! I only managed to find my way out and get here by sheer luck."
"What? Diglett Tunnel? We sealed that cave off several days ago! Didn't you see the danger signs at the entrance?"
"We left from Vermilion City a few hours ago, but there weren't any barriers blocking the entrance, and we didn't see any danger signs at all!"
"How could that happen? Did someone deliberately remove the barriers and danger signs to lure you into the cave?" Officer Jenny muttered to herself.
At that moment, someone watching from a