Chapter One

Sandry and Haven

 

          The door burst door, scattering the papers on the two desks all over the room.  A young girl ran in, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes mischievous and wild.  Burs were stuck in her long yellow hair, and all over her purple sweater.  She looked around 8, but in truth she was ten.  Just the right age to sign up for the Pokemon league.

 

          Her twin looked up from her laptop, sighing.  She looked exactly the same as her twin, but without the burs.  “Haven, how many times do I have to tell you not to go into the forest!”

 

          “But sis,” argued Haven, trying franticly to get the burs out of her hair.  “I just can’t help it!  The forest is my life.  I just can’t throw that away!”

 

          “We’ll see if you say the same thing when you get stung by a Beedril,” Sandry retorted.  She shut down her laptop, grumbling, and came over to help Haven get rid of the burs.  She ran the brush over her thick hair, wincing gently as tangles were revealed.

 

          I can’t wait for tomorrow,” Haven said excitedly, cringing as the brush yanked out bits and pieces of her hair.  On a particularly big chunk, she yelped and grabbed the hairbrush away from her twin.  “Can’t you go any gentler?” She demanded.  Sandry shook her head, grinning, and grabbed the brush again.

 

          When all the tangles and burs were out, Haven sat back with a sigh.  “Tommorrows going to be fun,”She said, “But I don’t want to leave my friends in the forest behind.”  “You have to,” Sandry said sadly.  “Don’t worry.  You’ll meet many new friends around the Hoenn Region.  Maybe we can even go into Johto, and if we’re lucky, maybe even Kanto.”

 

          Haven cheered up considerably at those words.  “Maybe I can even catch a Chicorita!”  She said happily.  She then processed to babble on about all the Pokemon she would catch.  Sandry gave herself a pat on the back for a great idea.

 

          “Are you too up still?”  Haven winced slightly and Sandry groaned.  Their mother came up the stairs, looking frustrated.  “You two should be in bed!”  She told them.  “You’ve got a big day tomorrow!  You don’t want to be late, like Ash Ketchum was, do you?”

 

          “But Ash got the best Pokemon of all, because he was late,” Sandry pointed out.  “And besides, we never get up late!”

 

          “There’s a first time for everything,”Mom said.  “Now, good night!”

 

          And she slammed the door.

 

 

          Meanwhile……

 

 

          Yali sighed, tapping her fingernails on the stained table top.  Rain pounded on the stained glass windows of the small hut she was in.  It was lonely, with only Deko the fortuneteller for company.  And when you had only Deko with you, things were pretty desperate.

 

          No, Yali preferred to be anywhere but were she was now.  She’d love to be home, roasting marshmallows and eating popcorn with Xantha.  But nooo, she and her buddie HAD to come here, to see what was making the boss so upset.  And when the Team Pyro boss was upset, things usually went very wrong.

 

          “Xantha’s late,”Deko noted.  Old news to everyone except you, lady, Yali thought.  Yes, Xantha was late, but how was anyone supposed to get through this weather?

 

          The door flew open.  Yali leapt to her feet and helped Xantha in.  “Finally!” Deko screeched.  “Now we can begin!”  Yali and Xantha traded looks before they sat down.

 

          “Now, you two must not be up to any of your tricks on this mission,” Deko crooned.  “The fate of Team Pyro is in your hands.”  Yali and Xantha sighed at the same time.  Trust Deko to extend the most simple matter.  Last year she had made stealing Pichu eggs turn into a life-and-death matter.  “What is it this time?”  Xantha asked.  “More egg stealing, or perhaps a little trainer bullying?”

 

          “This is more than just that, you two!”  Deko shrieked.  “This involves…them!”

 

          She passed a picture to the two agents.  Yali took one look and broke out into hysterical laughter.  Xantha shook slightly, trying not to explode.On the picture were two young twins, both around ten years old.  “So, that’s our mission,” Yali managed to choke out.  “Terrorize a bunch of kids?”

 

          “Their not any bunch of kids,” Deko huffed.  “I looked at them in their future, and check this out!”  Deko made funny motions over her cystal ball, and it lit up.  Curious, Yali and Xantha leaned closer for a better look.

 

          Inside the globe were the two girls again, but older, more mature.  And beside them were the most extreme legendaries ever seen.  The fierce Entei looked cute and cuddly when beside them.  Jirachi flew over their heads.  Mew chirped and whistled.  Moltres nuzzled them, carefull not to catch them on fire.

 

          Yalis mouth fell open.  “Do you know what this means for us?” Deko asked them.  “Total destruction,” breathed Xantha.  “End of Team Pyro,” Yali chirped.

 

          “That is your mission,” Deko told them.  “Find the two, and defeat them.  Stop them from ever entering the Pokemon League.”

 

          Without a word, the two agents got up and left.