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"This is talking"
"These are thoughts"

Chapter Two - Team Rocket

The dust arose from the group as a winged figure decended from the midnight sky. Pewter City was still bustling with late night activities, not always a good thing. Ash leapt off the back of his Charizard, landing in front of the Museum. Taking out a Pokéball he released his Absol. Looking down at the Pokémon, he nodded, and it leapt forward into the darkness.

He walked up to the door and, with a little electric power from Pikachu, made his way in. Absol would find the trespassers and report back their location, if they were here at all. More then once Ash had been sent on a false alarm while Team Rocket caused trouble elsewere. A white blur sped towads him, the arival of his Absol.

"Did you find anything?" He asked, and the Absol nodded, turning and running the other direction, Ash and Pikachu following him. Absol crashed through two doors and used a quick attack on the rockets, who stood with a bag of fossils in their hands. "Absol slash attack!" The Pokémon obeyed, and in one swift movement knocked the rockets to the floor. "Well... that wasn't so hard..." Ash said, walking over and picking up the bag. He opened it and looked in, eyes wide. There were just stones!

"Ha, fooled you, the real fossils were taken away a while ago..." One of the Rockets said weakly as he sat up and grinned. He slowly reached his hand back for a gun, but Absol spotted him and growled, tackling the man back against the wall.

Ash sighed. "Good work Absol, but looks like we're too late." He mumbled. After he had cleared things up with the police and apoligised repeatedly to the owners of the museam, he decided to leave before the news crew got there and started to question him.

"I can't believe they got away again..." He mumbled angrily as Charizard sped across the midnight sky. "Well... maybe next time, eh buddy?" He said pating the Pikachu sitting in front of him. Pikachu nodded with an enthusiastic 'Chu!' and Ash smiled. "But what are they planning?" He wondered.

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"Are you sure Giovanni knows what's he's doing?"

"Just do your job and don't ask questions." Butch yelled at the Scientist, who quickly took the blood sample from a Charizard he had gotton earlier and placing it in the machine.

"You know... the last time we cloned Pokémon it always ended in failier..." The scientist muttered. Butch simply explained that that wouldn't happen again, but the scientist wasn't convinced.

Butch nodded and moved onto the next person, who was doing a similar project, only with a different Pokémon's blood. Everyone working in silence, only the sound of the machines filled the room.

"It won't be long now..." Butch said with a grin.

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"We need more powerful Pokémon." Cassidy announced to the Rockets seated in front of her. As a higher rank, she was in charge of the missions these Rockets would carry out. "We need well trained Pokémon, and what are the best trained Pokémon?" She looked around but got no responce.

"Gym Leader's Pokémon." She announced. "Teams 1 through 8 will cover Johto, 9 though 18 to Hooen while teams 19-29 will cover Kanto. There are more unofficial Gyms in Kanto, so we'll work with a few extra teams, move out!" She commanded, then added. "And let nothing stand in your way of getting those Pokémon!"

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Ash sat on the roof of the Pokémon Leauge, Pikachu sitting beside with a bottle of ketchup. Ash sighed and looked up at the stars. He did this alot, it reminded him of how many times he, Brock and Misty would camp out under the stars after getting lost, once again, on their way to the next Gym.

There was a sudden blur as a Tailow flew past him, dropping a letter on his lap. Lance always sent a Tailow with messages if he thought it would be faster. Opening it, he began to read.

Team Rocket are going to try and steal all the Gym Leaders Pokémon in Hooen, Johto and Kanto. They've already struck Goldenrod, Petalburg and Celedon. You must move quickly. I've already headed to Johto along with some of the other Leauge members, there are some spread around Hooen and some in Kanto.

Ash clenched the letter in his hand as he read it. "Gym Pokémon?" Then it hit him. "Misty..." He whispered, Pikachu looking up at him with confusion. He stood up quickly and took out his Pokéball, once again releasing Charizard. He picked up Pikachu and leapt onto the fire Pokémon's back. "Cerulean City, go Charizard!"

Charizard roared and flew forward at a great speed, Ash and Pikachu holding on tight to make sure they didn't fall off. Ash narrowed his eyes in anger. "Team Rocket... if you've done anything to her, I swear I will have my revenge."

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"Mommy wake up!"

"Wha?" Misty opened her eyes and sat up. She'd fallen asleep on the coach, and it was now 03:35 "Kandi what's the mater?" she mumbled, rubbing her eyes.

"Mommy, their are strange people outside." Kandi said in a panicked but low voice, pointing at the window.

Misty groaned and stood up. Kandi had done this before. It was probobly just another nightmare. She walked over to the window and looked out, but jumped back with a Thunderbolt came shooting through the window, smashing the glass, and narrowly missing her. Kandi ran over next to Misty, who picked her up and ran out the door, grabbing her bet of Pokéballs on the way. She'd caught a glimpes of their outfit's, it was Team Rocket.

She ran down the stairs, but as she neared the bottom, a Chichou leapt out in front of her, tackling her in the stomach. She was knocked back, but she lost her grip on Kandi as she did. Looking up, her eyes grew wide as she saw an Ivysaur with it's vines wrapped around Kandi. It's trainer walked up beside his pokémon and grinned. "Don't look so worried, if you hand over your Pokémon, the kid won't get hurt."

Misty froze when she heard this, but quickly through the belt to the floor in front of the Rocket. "Now let her go." She said.

"As you wish..." The Rocket said as he picked up the belt. Looking at the Ivysaur, he grinned. "You heard her, let her go..."

The Ivysaur's grin match that of it's trainer. It lower it's vines, but tossed them back up, throughing Kandi back and through the air.

"Kandi!"

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To Be Continued

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