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The meeting room was a mad house with all the noise and excitement with having the chance to earn a new member or eject them. Papers were being thrown around. Arguments were breaking out of not getting enough sleep, or finishing a round or simply of the morning food being disgusting. Nearly every one that had a place in ruling was present is the overly large meeting home that could seat over 100,000 people. The room was modeled after what the Silver Convention grand battle stadium use to look like. The rows were all aimed down, so everyone could see the trial jury below.

The room immediately quieted with the sound of the door opening. As of always the five generals entered first then the ones on trial. A hush fell through as their seats were taken in their assigned positions.

"Do you fell as if you're on trial for doing something really bad?" whispered James. He nearly closer to Jessie just scoffed at him.

"Yeah," said Jessie nodding. "Why wouldn't they have a trial? Knowing the twerps it's obvious. We're dealing with the enemy remember?"

"Remember what I said before. There is no enemy within humans. To survive we must unite."

"Whatever…" Jessie was immediately cut off with the arrival of six wooden boxes. She watched them intently as they passed her and stopped in front of five generals sitting at the long table beside her. They immediately received one box each and opened them to reveal to Jessie's wonderment a stick with a crystal ball with a small stone within. Kasumi nodded as the bearers of the boxes return to their respected positions. The generals immediately stood up as to Jessie and James's wonderment everyone within the room bowed down low. A flash of angry caught in James's eye when he turned around and saw a person glare at him. Knowing that he too was excepted to bow he immediately clap hold of Jessie's shirt then bowed. Jessie feeling it turned around and looked at horror to see her partner, her love, and her strength bow to the enemy.

"James! What do you think you're doing?" snapped Jessie.

"Bowing," whispered James under his breath.

"Bowing to the enemy. Have you lost your mind? Have you lost all your senses?" asked Jessie angrily.

A stone cold sound was sent throughout the whole room as the generals faced them as did everyone in this room. Loud cries of rejection were heard throughout the room. Things like off with their heads! Let the Pokemon get them! Rejection! Disgrace! Disgust! Was yelled through the room only to be hushed by a loud scream from Kasumi.

"Everyone calm down! These two know nothing of our customs, but they aren't our enemies. Our team is made for one purpose to return the Pokemon back to they're original state. Enemies, they are not. Do you not have any humanity? Remember what this team is made for and in honor of? In these despite years humans must unite, or we will never survive. For this the seven colors of the rainbow must unite."

Kasumi nodded as the pulled the staff out of its box and held it two her side as did all he others. She nodded to the lone barer of the last box, who opened their box and stuck it into a holder within the middle of the room. A single nod was issued as a loud grinding noise was heard. Jessie and James both looked up as a ray of full blast sunlight shone through the roof and beamed upon the staff within the middle of the room. The light bounced off the landed on the other five staffs creating the seven colors rainbow with the center staff creating a mini thunderbolt.

"This is our values in front of use. Reuniting the world like the rainbow itself. Does not these renegades see the world the same as we do or do they not? We have never turned down a human in these sevens years. Are we going to do so now?" questioned Kasumi.

The whole room was repeated with such an instinct aye that both Jessie and James were surprised that these people. These very people that long ago they had stole from were letting them stay. Kasumi nodded from her seat. She got up and mumbled a set of words that only herself knew what she was saying. Everyone in the room must have heard. They all gave a loud cry of agreement. Kasumi then placed herself in front of Jessie and James. She motioned for them to step forward and immediately the gate opened freeing Jessie and James from their bonds. Kasumi then motioned for them to take a place at the center of the room near the center staff.

"Knead down," she whispered. James immediately did as he was told, but for Jessie she hesitated for a moment before giving in. Kasumi nodded before pulling the staff from its holder. The moment she did the room began to buzz. Kasumi looked up and looked stunned. The thunderbolt and the rainbow had disappeared. How could it be? Everything she had done it the sign changed and hovered over the people on trial. She looked stunned as the staff was held tightly on her hand. Her hands trembled as thoughts of every kind came running into her head.

From the table Takeshi's face immediately hardened. He knew that Kasumi couldn't do the rest of the ceremony alone. He placed his staff on the holder and walked to the center of the room. He gently pied the staff from Kasumi's strong hands then suck it back into the holder. The sign immediately came back, and Kasumi instantly came to ease. The room stopped buzzing instantly.

"You okay?"

"Yeah," whispered Kasumi.

"Sure?"

"Course." Takeshi even though he wasn't fully sure of himself did as he was excepted and went back to his seat. Kasumi nodded and took a mightily breath before plunging the staff from its holder. Kasumi instantly relaxed when she saw the sign. She immediately felt at ease with herself and took the staff to where James and Jessie were.

"Oh staff of the mightily thunderbolt that guides us so. Give us the courage and will to accept these new members of our team. Blessed them with the unity that you have given us all in the Team Thunderbolt. Let out your forces of the thunderbolt." Kasumi instantly raised the staff and a spine-chilling crack was heard in the room was an illusion of a thunderbolt appeared in the room for an instant before demolishing. Even after doing the ignition ceremony so many times each time Kasumi felt herself drifting even farther away from her goal that she been wishing for so long. Each time the thunderbolt was illuminated into the sky at the beginning of the ceremony it grew dimmer and dimmer after each ignition. She remembered the thunderbolt sign, as it was so long ago. She remembered how it used to be a sign of hope of reuniting with her love. Now it was a sign of how many years had gone by since she seem her lover's smile, his golden smile.

Kasumi lowered the staff and held it to her side before stepping forward to be inches from Jessie and James' bodies. "Get up," she whispered. The two bodies immediately stood in front of her. Kasumi sighed. Just like all the rest after the sign all the members turned into zombies of a couple of days. They lost their feelings, stubbornness, and pride. Kasumi hated the ignition ceremony. When the team was first established, this never happened. After the thunderbolt sign was illuminated in the sky the victims was full of life, courage, and happiness. Now it was nothing.

"State your names."

"James Kojirou," stated James.

"Jessica Musashi," stated Jessie.

Kasumi beamed that the two didn't state their surnames and remembered their Japanese middle names. "Welcome to Team Thunderbolt Kojirou and Musashi."

The two ex-rockets bowed before returning to the round tables. The meeting was immediately adjourned as the leaders rustled up their papers and left the meeting room except for a few whom were excepted to stay. They all knew whom Kojirou and Musashi use to be. They had all met in the past and were the few chosen to give them a tour of the room. Kasumi with the help of Takeshi packed the staffs away and the barers left with them immediately leaving a near empty room.

Just as Kojirou and Musashi were about to leave Kasumi immediately stopped them and bid them to come back. "What?" asked Musashi.

"We got to introduce you to some people," said Kasumi. "I'm Gen. Kasumi and this is Gen. Takeshi. We founded Team Thunderbolt seven years ago."

"I'm sure you know Gen. Sakaki," said Kasumi. One of the other leaders stepped forward. This one unlike the last was tall, sturdy and had a good body figure. The moment the man came out of the shadow Kojirou and Musashi grasped at who he was.

"Boss!" said the two in unison. Their mouths were open at the thought that their boss had joined with the enemy before they had. It was one of Musashi's fears that the boss would find out that they abandoned Team Rocket to join another team for safety.

"Ah! I was wondering what happened to the two of you."

"You were wondering?" asked Musashi. She immediately blushed and looked away.

"Boss as you call him is one of our best generals. He joined Team Thunderbolt six years later. With them was his whole Team Rocket team, Aqua and Magmar. Summing up basically all the major teams in all of Indigo Island. This is other one of our leader Gen. Wataru."

"Hey isn't he the dude that was trying to save that red Gyarados?" asked Musashi.

"Yeah. He was. I remember him. He beat us bad with his dragon Pokemon."

Kasumi laughed, but the laugh was full hollow then full of life. "Well besides that he's also the last reigning league champion of Indigo. Thanks to Wataru the whole elite four and all gyms leaders of Indigo Island joined Team Thunderbolt. The alliance was made five years ago. And last our last Gen. Haruka, Gen. Takeshi's wife. She helped in the founding process of Team Thunderbolt. Thus making up our five generals of Team Thunderbolt."

"Where's the twerp?" whispered Musashi into Kojirou's ear.

"Why do want to know for?" asked Kojirou.

"Cause he ain't here that's why. His girlfriend is here and all his friends. Heck everyone has joined Team Thunderbolt. So where's the twerp?" asked Musashi.

"They're probably waiting till last to introduce him to us. He's probably having a breakdown these years from being separated from his rodent," whispered Kojirou.

"Oh yeah. His Pikachu gone evil now hasn't it?"

Musashi grinned before nodding. "You bet."

The minute hand rolled on by as for the next hour Kasumi and Takeshi introduced over 50 people to them all they forgot. Till two names hit them like needles. "Captain Yamato and Kosaburou."

Musashi and Kojirou immediately snapped out of their daze and stared at the two in front of them. "Cassidy," said Musashi. Her mouth was opened wide and her face was a sight of surprise.

"Jessie," said Yamato grinning. "Long time no see. I see you're as slow as ever."

"Slow? Why I'll show you," grumbled Musashi.

"Botch," said Kojirou. His mouth had run dry to see his rival at the one place he never excepted him to be.

"It's Butch you nincompoop. I mean Kosaburou," said Kosaburou.

"Kosaburou. What kind of name is that?" asked Kojirou. His face was screwed up as he tried to hold back a gust of laughter.

"A name that will be someday famous in all of Team Thunderbolt," boasted Kosaburou.

"Kosaburou," said Kasumi sternly at the young captain. Even though most of the people in Thunderbolt that had a rank were older than her was. They all obeyed her. To most of the soldiers in Thunderbolt she was their savior

"Yes, Gen. Kasumi," said Kosaburou.

"Don't you and Yamato have an assignment today. Isn't it to check the outskirts of Shion Taun for ghost type Pokemon?" asked Kasumi impatiently.

"Yes," said Kosaburou meekly.

"Good then I suggest you go find Lt. Kikuko and get busy. You know what happened last time when you had to stay at Shion after nightfall don't you?" asked Kasumi threateningly.

"Yes," said Kosaburou. He did a quick bow before leaving with Yamato.

Kasumi lightly shook her head before returning her conversation back to Kojirou and Musashi.

"Stay out of Yamato and Kosaburou's way if you know what's good for you. Most of us aren't the same as you last saw us. Time and battling changes people Kojirou and Musashi. Also while in Team Thunderbolt you address everyone in his or her Japanese name. Good behavior and battle wining can gain you status points to raise your leadership level. It's impossible to become general. The highest status that you can get is a sergeant. The old time gym leaders and elite four dominate the lieutenant status. The weakness status in Team Thunderbolt to even have a place in ruling is the private. Everyone starts in the rookie circle then advance into the soldier with the back line being the worst. This the middle who is also the firing squad…"

"Firing squad?" asked Musashi.

"Yes, firing squad."

"You mean you actually kill the Pokemon?" asked Kojirou in disbelief.

"No! Course not. We never killed a Pokemon before. The bullets are filled with poison gas, paralysis, sleep powder, confuse ray, and the normal status problems that Pokemon have."

Kojirou and Musashi immediately sighed in relief but secretly they like everyone else in Team Thunderbolt knew that weakening the Pokemon wouldn't help. If for seven long years of this, it would never work.

"Also the best and most advance place as a soldier is the front row which is the offensive while both the middle and back are the defense. With enough experience or good behavior and knowledge you're then promoted to scout. Which is one of the best soldiers and highest level you can get. Next is private then captain, then sergeant, follow by lieutenant with general being the highest. It's basically in the same order as the military. Both of you will start in the rookie circle where the rules, skills, and powers are taught. Lt. Shiba teaches all the fighting skills that you need. Lt. Natsume teaches and trains you under psychic powers."

"Psychic powers," mumbled Kojirou.

"No, you don't have to be a psychic to take it. Natsume teaches you to use a device that can harass the little amounts of psychic energy found within. It's been through a study that shows that all living beings have little or large amounts of chi within. The more chi you possess the easier that you are a psychic. Your training starts tomorrow. Breakfast is in the "A" dining room for you. There are 26 dining rooms on base one for each letter. Breakfast starts at 0500 hours and ends at 0600 hours…"

"0500 hours! Isn't that 5 o'clock in the morning?" asked Musashi.

"Yeah so?" asked Kasumi confused.

"Who gets up at 5?"

"Everyone who wants breakfast. Any ways assignments are given out at 0645 hours and training and leaving base starts at 0700 hours. Anyone still on base lunch starts at 1200 hours exactly and ends at 1300 hours. Dinner isn't till 2100 hours and ends at 2200 hours. Light out at 2300 hours is curfew. Anyone not back at base must risk a night with the Pokemon. There is only one break day in all the week unless involve in war. Break day is Sunday, but curfew is the same. The base is all underground there is a major teleportation circle in every town and city and in the heart of every natural formation. The base is tunneled throughout the whole Indigo Island. You're soon find that Team Thunderbolt's base is the exact duplicate of the underworld that it use to be only with all the buildings underground. Lt. Shigeru and Gen. Haruka will take you to your rooms. Have a good night's sleep and met Lt. Shiba is room I2230." Kasumi did a quick nod before Shigeru quickly grabbed Kojirou by the am and dragged him out. Haruka did the same with Jessie leaving the remaining four generals alone.

A low heartless laughter was followed by the sound of the meeting room door banging shut. "So that's what happened to those two bums. Thought they would be dead by now. Guess I under estimated them." Sakaki chuckled for a brief second before Kasumi cut in.

"Most people aren't as they seem. We learned that haven't we?" asked Kasumi. She quickly glared at Sakaki before the man nodded.

"Yeah whatever. Just make sure they aren't going to be under my lead," grumbled Sakaki.

"Time will tell who's the best leader for those two." Kasumi gently shook her head. With nothing left to say Wataru and Sakaki both left the meeting room. Takeshi decided against the notice and decided to stay with Kasumi. He lightly placed his rough hand upon the young woman's shoulder causing her to turn around.

"Kasumi what's wrong? I never seen you like that before," mumbled Takeshi.

"The thunderbolt…" mumbled Kasumi.

"What about it?" asked Takeshi curiously.

"The sign, it has never been that close to disappearing before. I… I thought…" Streaks of water fell from Kasumi's aquamarine eyes as she wiped them away. "It's so hard," mumbled Kasumi.

"Everything is hard Kasumi, but you've gone this far it can't hurt to go an exact mile can it?" asked Takeshi. His words deeply wounded Kasumi, but she knew that he was right.

"Oh Takeshi! Why is it hard? Why is life so unfair," mumbled Kasumi.

Takeshi sighed for once he too didn't have an answer to his childhood friend's answer. "I don't know Misty. I seriously don't know."

A/N: Can you guess by now whom Kasumi keeps talking about if not it'll be revealed in a couple more chapters? Here's the translation of Japanese and English names I've used so far. Or yeah as for Team Aqua and Magmar they are two new teams in the new Ruby and Sapphire games. You know back in the Prologue when I mentioned the setting is Houen there is a place called that by the way.

Japanese----------------English

Kasumi--------------------Misty

Takeshi--------------------Brock

Sakaki-------------------Giovanni

Musashi------------------Jessie

Kojirou---------------------James

Kosaburou----------------Butch

Yamato---------------------Cassidy

Natsume-------------------Sabrina

Shigeru---------------------Gary

Shiba------------------------Bruno

Wataru----------------------Lance

Kikuko----------------------Agatha

Shion Taun--------------Lavender

Haruka-------------------- May (Not Gary's sister the other May)