Series One ~ Sami's Quest
Chapter One ~ Sami's Star

By PIDGEOTTOS


the wind blew softly as the waves rolled up onto the beach. The trees swayed
gentle in the wind as if they were dancing. The moonbeams dashed across the
surface of the sea.

Almost everyone on quiet Felensia Island was asleep. Only one girl was awake,
standing on her balcony looking at the seeing longingly. Her blonde hair shone
as the moonbeams danced upon it, and her eyes looked like emerald stars
twinkling brightly. The strange star mark on her forehead she had always had was
reflecting the moonlight.

The star on her forehead was one thing she had never understood. She lived with
her Guardians, Amara and Michelle. They seemed to understand everything, yet
they would never explain. They had forbin Sami to become a Pokémon trainer, but
she couldn't live like that.

So as soon as she was sure Amara and michelle were asleep she put on her white
shirt and blue sailor type skirt. She put her blue bow in her long blone hair
and put her gonthlets on. she grabbed her backpack and snuck downstairs. She
scribbled down a note, put it on the table and quietly went out the door.

It was pretty dark, even with the moon. She decided to stay the night in an old
treehouse her friends and her had made when they were small. Sami was the only
one who wasn't a trainer yet. On the way to the treehouse Sami stopped near some
bushes for a snack when something jumped out! It nailed Sami and kept her on the
ground. She struggled but she was stuck tight. She felt hands around her neck,

She couldn't breathe. Everything was becoming cloudy, like she was shutting
down. Just before she was about to run out of life there was a bright silver
light. Sami felt a warm feeling on her forehead. she couldn't see anything,but
she felt like she was plunging down,down,down........

Her eyes opened slowly. All she could see was orange and black swirled together
but it slowly came into full view. Standing above her was a Growlithe. Sami a
gasped when she saw the Growlithe also had a star mark. This Growlithe must have
saved her life. He layed down next to her as she feel asleep again.

The next time she woke up she was on a soft bed with warm blankets. Next to her
lay Growlithe. She got up slowly as to look around when she heard a voice,"sami
save your strengh, you will need it" "Who are you,"Sami asked, a little nervous.
"It's me Shuan," the voice replied. She looked up onto the bunk atop her and saw
Shuan looking down. Shuan was Sami's boyfriend who she though she wouldn't see
again.

'Where are we?," she asked. "We are on a ship,heading for Pallet," he asnwered.
As soon as Sami and Growlithe had regained all thier strengh the headed twords
the main room. Sami was happy to see many trainers,battling and trading. There
were also many various stands selling Pokémon merchandise.

a woman was taking on challenges and giving the winners a badge. "What badge is
that," Sami asked. "This is the starlight badge, a special badge enabling
special pokémon to unlock thier special powers," the woman answered. "Ok then, I
challenge you, one on one!," Sami said eagerly.

A croud gathered around to watch. "Go,Cubone!,"she yelled as she threw a
pokéball. "Growlithe,I choose you!,' yelled as Sami and she pointed at Cubone.
Growlithe lunged forward and faced Cubone.

"Cubone start things off with a Bone Club!," the challenger yelled. Cubone threw
it's bone and it hit Growlithe right in the head. Growlithe was mad at this. He
ran at Cubone and headbutted him in the stomache. Cubone winced and the wind was
knocked out of him. "Growlithe, take advantage of the time,Take Down!," Sami
yelled.

Growlithe ran at Cubone, and right before he hit to everyone's suprise he
blocked the blow with his bone. HE struggled to his feet,regaining his breath.
"Growlithe, try a fire attack!," Sami said despritly.

Growlithe concentrated hard. He then lifted his head and a stream of fire shot
at Cubone. Sami could feel th scorching heat flowing in the air around her.
Cubone was feeling the heat, and with a impained cry he feel to the
ground,defeated and badly burned. The trainer let a out a squeak and ran over to
Cubone. She scooped him up in her hands and walked over to shake Sami's hand.

When Sami was awarded her badge though,it began to mysteriously glow. Sami didnt
think much off it, but the trainer whispered,"The one," but nobody heard.

Sami and Shuan walked back into thier room. "We should be in Pallet by
morning,"said Shuan. Sami felt excitment tingling inside her. She finally got to
sleep and dreamed about competing in the Pokémon League all night.

In the morning Sami felt Growlith'e wet tongue on her face. She quickly woke up
and threw on her clothes. She saw Shuan was already ready to go and was working
on the computer. "Good morning Shuan," said Sami. "You ready, we will be docking
soon," said Shuan. Sami nodded.

an hour later they got off the ship. Pallet was alot bigger now. It was almost a
city. Sami looked around in awe at the buildings,fields, and the Pokémon lab.
Growlithe seemed nervous about all these people and he stuck to Sami's side.

They walked into the Pokémon Lab. Everything was dark and quiet, "Is this place
usually like this,"Sami asked with a hinto of fear in her voice. "I don't think
so,"said Shuan,also seeming scared. "This place is deserted,"Sami
said,quivering. "That's right, and you are about to find out why!," said a
voice. Sami spun around. She heard a scream and Shuan was gone! She was shaking
now as a dark figure came twords her.

He seemed to disappear. Sami though she was seeing things and he wasnt really
there. But just then she felt those same stronge hands on her neck, that same
sinking feeling,down,down,down.....

Growlithe looked around. Sami was gone. shuan had disapeared, He start sniffing
around franticly for Sami. he soon followed the scent to a underground cavern.
He heard a sound behind him. He spun around teeth bared. but instead of a dark
figure he saw a scared looking girl, she had brown hair and eyes, She was
shorter than Sami and seemed a lil younger. She was wearing a pink shirt that
showed her stomach and a short pink skirt.

Growlithe walked up to her slowly. "A-a-are you gonna hurt me?," she studdered
nervously. Growlithe licked her arm as to show he meant no harm. "This place is
dangerous,A guy named Kamiya has taken over this place and is killing of
trainers," she started to explain. "He then steals thier Pokémon, is your
trainer here,?" Growlithe nodded. "Follow me then, she said walking down a dark
staircase.

They heard a earpieceing scream from above. "Another victum," the girl whispered
and quicken the pace. they soon were in a underground room, There were bodys of
many victum, some blood stained and drained of life. Growlithe saw on a table
Sami and Shuan's bodys side by side.

He tried to bound forward but the girl grabbed him and pulled him under the
table. At that moment the figure came back,carrying a limp body of a girl. He
lay it down on one of the tables. Just then Growlithe became deeply enraged at
the figure and bound forward,biting his foot. He screamed.

Growlithe then saw him clearly. He looked kinda like Veggetta,but with blonde
hair. He also had a black cape that covered his whole body when needed.
"Insulant fool,you will pay," said the figure,grasping his bleeding foot.

Sami stirred,he had obviously failed to kill her. "Damn it, not only have I
failed to kill her but now she is united with her Pokémon!," the figure yelled.
"I am Kamiya, I lead team Elimination, and you will be eliminated!" Sami gasped
as he took out a knife. "You will die,I failed to destroy you before but now I
will not fail!" Sami barely dodged the knife,just as she felt hands around
her,warm hands. "You leave Sami alone!," It was the girl who had led Growlithe
to her. "Who are you?!," demanded Kamiya. "I'm Rachel coldwater!," she said
sounding brave. "A Coldwater,how could this get any worse?!," Kamiya yelled.

Just then Shuan arose slowly. "Sami, we have to escape!," he yelled.
Sami,Rachel,Shuan,and Growlithe ran for thier lives. They narrowly escaped
alive.

"We have to get out of this place,it isnt safe," said Rachel. "Hey thanks for
saving me down there,"said Sami. "Hey no Problem,now let's high tail it out of
here," she replied. Sami was quick to agree. One the way sami heard a sound.
Then,a Pikachu ran across thier path. Growlithe lunged at it without orders.
"Well might as well catch it, Growlithe emeber attack!,"yelled Sami. Growlithe
ember the Pikachu in the face it coughed and coughed. "How are you gonna catch
it," asked Shuan. Sami had bought some Pokéballs, and was about to use one when
her star glowed. They was a bright light, and there on the Pikachu's forehead a
star formed.

"Wow,that is amazing!," said Rachel. Sami picked up the Pikachu,"I will call you
Pookachu." Pookachu looked tired so Sami put it in a Pokéball.

"I will take that!," said a voice then Kamiya walked twords them. "No you
won't,I caught this Pokémon fair and square!," said Sami. "I don't really
care!,"replied Kamiya. "Well I do, go Ponyta!," yelled Rachel. "Chikorita Go!,"
yelled shuan. Growlithe was already baring his teeth at Kamiya.

"Chikorita,Razor Leaf!," yelled Shuan. Chik did what he said but the attack was
weak. Ponyta and growlithe's fire was ok but not enough. Kamiya knocked them out
with some kind of psychic energy. Shuan and Rachel fell to the ground. "You
Sami, I want to watch die painfully!"

He lept at Sami with a knife. Sami was to scared to move. He came closer and
closer,grinning..........