Ash and his friends have stopped to enjoy another fine meal prepared by Brock. Golbat is the first to dig in. As it eats, Golbat’s ears twitch and it flies away. Brock, Ash and Misty chase after it and end up at an archaeological dig. Upon reaching the site, Brock finds a fainted woman, Tierra, she quickly wakes up. The site appears to be destroyed, with machinery lying crumpled. Brock asks Tierra if she has a laptop computer to help fix the detector equipment, and she takes them to her site office. As Brock fixes Tierra’s equipment, Tierra explains that she is looking for a buried temple described in an ancient tablet. According to the legend, thousands of years ago a queen along with her golden mask and staff had the power to control Pokémon. Tierra is now looking for the said buried temple and these two priceless artifacts. Eavesdropping on this, Team Rocket considers taking the mask and staff for themselves, to give half of the Pokémon to Giovanni and leaving the others for sale.
