Pokemon: Secrets of the Stars

By Mystical Star

A Kitty-Chan Production

Disclaimer: Mystic does not own Pokemon, no matter how much she'd like to, so you can't sue her for anything *Mystic sticks out tongue and swats her butt Anime style*

Author's Notes: Well, Mystic may not own Pokemon, but she does own the new characters and gym, so there, HA! Mystic owns something!

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Part I-Meetings

Ash, Misty, and Brock found themselves in a predicament. There was Team Rocket, standing in front of them, cackling, and the three trainers were up against a cliff of Mount Mortar. All of their Pokemon were exhausted from battle, even Pikachu couldn't put up much of a fight to the team of terror.

"Haha! The day we've been waiting for since the beginnings of our team! The day we beat the little brat!" Jessie cackled.

"Meowth!" Meowth added, striking the infamous "peace sign" pose. James just laughed, probably imagining what he could get with the money from his pay.

Normally, Ash had a good comeback or some sort of something to counter Team Rocket's haughty remarks, but today, he didn't have any room to talk.

"I won't let you have Pikachu!" Was all he could come up with. "And you won't get Togepi, either!" Misty hugged her little baby Pokemon to her chest as if to protect him more.

"Hahahaha! Unlikely," Jessie laughed. "Prepare for trouble!" she cued.

"Honestly! Can't they just get it over with for once?!" Brock sighed.

"And make it double!" James joined in. "To protect the world from devastation!"

Ash's head raced with thoughts about how he could outsmart Team Rocket, but nothing came to mind. "To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Oh shut up already!" Came a third, unfamiliar voice. The five trainers looked about them to see nobody but themselves and their Pokemon.

"Who's there?" James called out. In response, a girl with blood red hair landed in between the two groups of trainers from the cliff above. She was wearing a school uniform and blue headband to contrast with her dark hair and to match her oceanic eyes. She had a Pokeball belt strapped to her waist with three ultra balls attached to it. She casually took one of the balls off her belt and tossed it to the ground as if it was a rock. An Espeon appeared.

"It's an Espeon!" Brock gasped.

"Espeon, send them away!" The girl commanded. Without a blink of an eye, Team Rocket disappeared, Meowth and all.

"What was that?!" Ash asked, amazed.

"Espeon used Teleport to get them away. It would be easier for them just to go where ever Espeon decided they should." The girl shrugged, calling her Pokemon back into its circular haven.

Slowpoke Well...

"ACK! I'm all wet!" Jessie whined. "Meooooowth!!! I hate the wader!" Meowth jumped up and down, trying to keep himself as dry as possible.

"Jessie, it's too dark!" James pouted. "Oh quit your blubbering, these are my new boots!" Jessie snapped back.

"Where are we anyway?" Meowth asked, finding a small sandbar. "Oh how am I supposed to know?" The pink-haired thief griped. As if to answer their question, a very loud, strange call.

"Sloooooooowbro."

The three comrades looked at each other with wide eyes and gloomy faces. They were now at least four towns away from where they were before.

Back to our heroes

"I take it you're lost?" The girl asked, tossing her waist-length hair about her head.

"Yeah, Mr. Genius here lost the map AGAIN." Misty pointed to Ash, who blushed.

"Well, come with me, I live in Maplewood City. We've got a state-of-the-art Pokemon Center and a great Poke Mart with great supplies. We've even got a gym with training grounds for trainers and a place for them to stay." The red-haired girl said, gesturing in the direction in which she was moving.

"A gym? Alright!" Ash exalted, finding himself yet another challenge.

"Wait a second, why don't I remember seeing a Maplewood gym in the Johto Gym Guide that I got in the Johto Welcome Center in New Bark?" Brock asked.

"We're not an Official Pokemon League Gym, if we were, not many trainers would go on to the Indigo Plateau." The girl explained as the four walked on a trail into the woods.