Mini Black Raven: Hey everyone! This is my first Pokemon fanfic so please review. Please note that this first chapter is taking place in the middle of the story. I thought it would be a good place to start so enjoy!

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"Come back here you no good crooks!" Officer Jenny called as two figures dressed in black boarded into her motorcycle.

"Hurry up Night shroud! We gotta' go now!" one masked figure said stuffing an ancient book inside the bag on the side.

"Just a minute Night shadow, I can't leave without Pi…I mean without Dark thunder. Hurry up buddy!" the other called to his faithful partner.

As the masked Pikachu scurried inside the engine roared and the two figures drove off into the night.

"Jenny here, I need backup. Fast!"

"What is it Jenny? What happened?"

"Night shroud and Night shadow that's what," groaned Officer Jenny as she stared at the exhaust that most sneaky thieves of Team Rocket had left behind.

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" 'Ya hear that partner. They're after us." said Night shadow carefully maneuvering through town.

"Think we should change now?" asked Night shroud making sure that Pikachu was safe.

"Definitely," replied Night shadow throwing her black cape and mask off to reveal a police uniform. "That way if they see us it won't be so obvious that were the thieves."

"You mean forced to be," mumbled Night shroud as he tore off his outfit to also reveal a police uniform. "Better hide buddy." Pikachu nodded in agreement and scurried into hiding taking off his mask first.

Just then Officer Jenny and a brigade of police came up behind them. "See anything suspicious?"

The officer in the sidecar shook his head. The driver glared at him and hit him lightly on the head. "You idiot! Don't you remember? We saw two guys riding north just a few minutes ago."

"Right." Officer Jenny turned her attention to her brigade. "You heard them, head north" As the brigade rode on Jenny turned around, "Come on." With that she sped ahead leaving the last motorcycle slowly backing away.

When the police were finally out of sight the passenger turned angrily to the driver. "What the heck was that for?" he asked.

"Isn't it obvious," replied the driver as they took a turn for the east, "if they go north and don't find us there that leaves us three other major directions to escape from. Without that knowledge that we gave them they would have split up, making it harder to escape."

The passenger on the side sighed. "You and your bright ideas. I just hope that one day you'll actually 'tell me' what's going on."

The driver smiled. "Now, what type of adventure would that be?" They drove on for a few more minutes with Pikachu able to get some fresh air. "Incoming portal," announced the driver. "Activate transport."

The passenger pressed a button activating a keyboard and small screen. He began pressing buttons. A small gadget on the ground in front of them began to hum. All of a sudden a purple colored rip appeared a few meters in front of the gadget. "Portal activated." announced the passenger.

The driver focused toward the rip. "Set coordinates for the hide out."

"Coordinates set and ready to go."

"Then, let's do it." The driver hit the gas propelling them through the portal.

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Another rip appeared in a well-lit cave allowing the two thieves to enter the premises. Bring the motorcycle to a halt. The officer know as 'Night shadow' stopped the engine and began unloading the luggage. 'Night shroud' stepped out with his Pikachu and started to help.

He pulled out the ancient book and quickly flipped through the pages. "Why would Giovanni want such and old book? There's nothing here but weird symbols."

"Didn't you read the sigh about that book?" inquired 'Night shadow as she folded up their costumes. "That happens to be about ancient Pokémon and spells used by them for your information."

"Ancient Pokémon?"

"Yeah, and if the wrong person gets a hold of it, he or she could become the most powerful force in the word."

"What!"

"Exactly, this is why we can't let Giovanni get his greedy little hands on it, Ash."

Ash sighed, "So what's the plan Serenade?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Serenade replied. "We're going to intercept our own transaction."