Full summary: There is an organization called Agency. They'll do any job, for the right price and reason. Now young Eileen has been requited for this Agency, and she couldn't wish for more. However, when she is paired up with a psychic and Teamn Rocket is once again up to no good, things can only get messy. R&R
Author's note: Yes well... a pokemon ficci might seem childlish but I don't think one is. I'll have Chapter 1 uploaded soon for, I mean it this time. I know most people don't enjoy reading [long] original works and I am not really expecting success. Just read if you're bored, k? Also the "Romance" part of the series won't come into play until about Ch.8 so you go from there, and the "Action/Adventure" is only there because there will be some fighting scenes (in a not-so-near future.) And about the rating, its because of something that happens in the middle/final chapters plus perhaps some rated lovey- dovey sappy material in which I might get way too descriptive for my own good. ::re-reads what she just wrote:: Wow I sound so serious! Anyway, yeah! So enjoy the fic and don't forget to review! ::does the happy dance in honor that is finally going to post something she means to continue:: ::chants:: I'm so happy! Oh happy! So happy! Hehe, well don't let me stop you! Read on!
Oh, and Briana...sorry I didn't update sooner... I mean, it has been over a year. hehe.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the pocket monsters (pokemon) or the animated series or the games or the written works! I don't own any of it except most of the human characters in this story and this story!
Prologue
"Well, I believe your younger sister will be perfect for the role, she might be young, but her pokémon love her," the Blackthorn City gym leader explained to a worried-looking woman.
"But...but I don't know...Agency might be too much for her...she's strong, but..." Her brown hair cascaded down her back, and her blue-gray eyes had a glint of worry in them, "Clair, I think there's more to it than just new requites, why Eileen when a gym leader like you is available?" she questioned.
"Because she has something I don't, she understands pokémon as if they were people, and pokémon seem to love getting caught by her, just look at the collection of Eevees she's managed, and they are some of the rarest pokémon. The Dratini I gave her absolutely loves her, and I won't even start on all the pokémon she caught, or rather befriended, while traveling with you. It's surprising how much they love her!" Clair said, looking out the window at the eleven-year-old trainer watching her Dratini bathe in the waters of Dragon Den's entrance. The girls name was Eileen Crimfire, she was a trainer that had already traveled most of Johto with her older sister, she had collected many pokémon, and they loved her, and now she was back at her hometown, Blackthorn City. Her services had been requested by a powerful organization called Agency, she didn't know this however, and thought she was back at her hometown to celebrate her twelfth birthday with her master/best friend Clair of Blackthorn.
"Marissa, you have no idea what this girl is capable of, she might be the one they need, it seems this generation of trainers id incredible talented," commented the gym leader, "let her go after her party, she'll understand, she'll probably even enjoy it."
"I suppose since you think it's all right so will she, you two are so alike..." Marissa commented, a bit jealous of the relationship Clair shared with Eileen.
The party was a small-but-great celebration, most of the people that lived in Blackthorn City assisted, as well as a few random trainers that wanted to challenge Clair, she gave them a fight all right, none were able to beat her. Eileen enjoyed the party, that day would be one of the few that she would remember so lively, so many things happened that night...Eileen saw Clair take on three trainers at once and beat them fair and square with one pokémon, Dragonair. Eileen experienced her first alcohol drink, and everyone; even the remote trainers who had gotten their butts kicked had a good time. And so, night rolled on, and then came morning, everyone had fallen sleep and the rays of the afternoon sun finally woke Eileen. That would be the day of another event equally impressive, but oppositely serious. It was on that afternoon that Eileen was told about Agency's request, and that was the day her life changed.
A few days later, Eileen had all her things gathered and pokémon with her. She had taken the news like Clair had predicted, she was surprised she was asked to join, but declining the offer never crossed her mind. She was now going to be an Agent; she would get special training and go on trips to different places all over both continents, collecting pokémon as she went...it was any trainer's dream. But she was only thinking of the things she wanted to get out of the job, not of what the job was asking from her. Being an Agent required one to train oneself and one's pokémon to their absolute fullest, and then to go on different "missions." Agency's services could be requested, or chiefs from different divisions can use their places to do what they believe is best, the agency is seen by many as a group of mercenaries instead of an agency to help people.
Eileen traveled with her sister to the mountains close to Violet City, it was cold that night, the night before the day she would become an Agent. Her sister left her at the lodge of a hotel, almost breaking into tears. "I'll miss you, but I want you to give it your all, or I will never ever forgive you!" she told Eileen while hugging her for what she knew would be a last time until her sister found some free time, which probably would not happen within the next tree to five years. Eileen seemed rather exited when her sister finally left the small hotel; it was a nice place even though it was small and cheap. Winter was approaching, or was almost here, so the fireplace was lit, and there were several people with heavy coats, she scanned the room for someone that might be expecting her, but saw no one. She sighed and decided to simply wait. Time passed slowly and she got bored like any child would, so she decided to go out and play with her pokémon.
Outside things were considerably colder, but she didn't really care. She took the pokéball that hung from her neck and threw it in the air, "Come out Eevee!" she called as the pokéball opened into light that took form of the form of the furry critter.
"Vee! Eevee!" the critter said cheerfully, it's brown-red coat shone in the rays of the sunlight that made it through the thick clouds far above them. Golden white fur covered its neck and paws, and the end of its fluffy tail. The Eevee jumped into Eileen's arms, happy to see its trainer again. Eileen giggled as the Eevee licked her nose.
She soon reached for the rest of the pokéballs at her hips, and threw them up in the air, "GO!" The pokéballs exploded into a pack of Eevees, there were six now. They all swarmed around Eileen, one sitting on her head, and the other hanging onto her shirt. One snuck in her bag, and she held two in her arms, the last one sitting around her shoulders to keep both of them warm. Eileen sat in the snow holding her Eevees close, and laughed as she felt them wag their tails. Suddenly the Eevee on her head sneezed, this was followed by a sneeze from the one ones sitting around her neck, then the ones she held in her arms, then the one chewing on her shirt, and finally the one in her pack. "Chain reaction," she joked, just before she herself sneezed. She laughed at herself, and the Eevees at her. She picked the Eevee chewing on her shirt and put it with the ones in her arms, it began chewing her sleeve now. She looked up, and felt a sharp coldness at the tip of her nose for less than a second, and then felt it melt away rapidly. She then notices the white, tiny fragments falling from the clouds, "It's snowing!" she said to the Eevees, as they watched the strange particles fall.
A boy watched her from inside the lodge, he had been watching her for a while, it was odd for a trainer to have an Eevee, but six?! He wanted to know where she had found such a swarm of the critters, especially since they all seemed to be so happy that she was their trainer. He walked out, determined to find out how to get so many Eevees. When he got outside, he noticed the temperature difference, it was beyond obvious, and the snow was getting more and more constant. "If you stay out here, you'll catch a cold," he said in a manner that didn't suggest concern.
Eileen turned around at the sound of his comment, and stared at him for a minute. "What about you?" she finally asked.
"I'm going back inside in a minute, "he answered.
"All right," she said as she walked towards him.
Inside was even warmer than she had felt before, she took off her coat and bag, and counted her Eevees to make sure none were missing. She sat at a couch in the lobby of the hotel, and the boy sat across from her, staring at her in a way that she couldn't make out what he was thinking. A waiter came over to them, "hello, can I get you something to drink?" he asked, eyeing Eileen and her Eevees.
"I'll have a cup of hot cocoa...and could you bring two plates of warm milk for them?" Eileen asked signaling the Eevees.
"Certainly, and for you?" the waiter turned to the boy.
"I'll have some hot chocolate," he answered. "Very well," the waiter said as he walked towards the restaurant.
"So what's your name?" Eileen asked.
"I'm Allen. Allen Fugissaki," he said, still staring at her.
"I'm Eileen Crimfire," Eileen said, even though he hadn't asked her.
"Crimfire? Isn't that the name of a music recording company or something?" he asked, he knew he had heard the name somewhere before.
"Yes! My family looks for artists and makes CDs, I'm not really into it though...for the last few years I've been traveling with my sister," Eileen explained.
"And was it in that journey that you got your Eevee?" he inquired.
"Well, I got them a lot of different ways, but all of them on that trip," Eileen said, "what about you?" she repeated the question from earlier.
Before Allen could answer, the waiter came back with the ordered drinks, "two hot chocolate and two warm milk," he said as he placed the cups on the table and the plates on the floor. The Eevee quickly gathered around the milk, and warmed themselves up.
"I am a pokémon trainer, just like you, I'm from Pallet Town," Allen explained.
"Pallet Town, wow! I hear so many masters come from there..." Eileen exclaimed.
"Where are you from?" Allen asked.
"Blackthorn City," she answered plainly.
"That's pretty impressive too, I hear the gym trainer there is unbeatable," he commented.
"Clair's not that bad," Eileen said back. There was a short pause as they both sipped their hot chocolate.
"So where is your sister now?" he asked, braking the brief silence.
"Oh, she left for Goldenrod a few hours ago..." Eileen answered a little taken back by the question.
"Goldenrod? You mean Goldenrod City?" he asked. As he had stated before he was from Pallet Town, which was in the neighboring continent, Kanto. He had traveled all over his continent, training his pokémon to be very strong, and owning eight badges from all of its gyms in one year, but he had only read books and seen photographs of Johto, and he knew that Goldenrod was a big city where many stars came from. I should have guessed, he thought, after all, her family is the owner of "Crimfire Productions."
"Yes, my sister is going to take over the production company, so she'll be living there," Eileen explained.
"Then what are you doing here?" he inquired, It seemed odd for a young trainer like her to be alone in the mountains, specially one from a famous family like the Crimfire one.
"Uh...well..." she began, should I tell him about the Agency? She thought as she picked her cup.
While she sipped her chocolate, a man dressed in almost all black came up to them and eyed them, paying only half-deserved attention to the Eevees, "Are you Crimfire and Fugissaki?" he asked, looking at them through dark sunglasses.
"Yes," both answered relatively the same time.
"Come with me, Ackagi is waiting for you," the man explained. Allen stood up while Eileen called her Eevee back into their pokéballs. The man walked over to a set of stairs, followed by Allen and Eileen.
The room they got to was dim; there were only a few lights on. It was a simple room, there was a green carpet that covered most of the floor, the walls were painted a cream color, and there was a desk at the end of the room. Allen approached the desk a lot quicker than Eileen, who seemed a little nervous about the whole thing.
"I see you have already met," came a woman's voice from the desk, "You have both been requited as candidates to become Agents," she said, "and I will let you know from now that you will probably be working together a lot in the future."
Allen seemed to have no reaction to the woman's words; Eileen on the other hand was trying to make out the person's face.
The woman stood up and walked away from her desk, into an area of more light. She was very tall, and wore a dark green jacket and short skirt. She had short purple hair and her eyes wore circular yellow-toned glasses.
"Are you the one that sent for us?" Eileen asked, somehow out of place.
"Yes, I sent out a squad looking for the most talented trainers out there, that were special in some way or another. I will let you know that you are not the only ones, you are just here together by chance," the woman explained, "I am Mineko Ackagi, leader of the 1st class Agent unit "Hack." I suppose you are both well aware of what you have agreed to by coming here, correct?" she asked.
"Yes," Eileen and Allen said, Allen sounded more sure though.
"Agency is a group, an organization, of people, dedicated to help society by taking jobs from people that need our help, most of the organization owns pokémon, all of my unit does," Mineko unnecessarily explained.
"So basically we're mercenaries," Allen corrected.
"No, we will only take jobs for which our client gives us a reason to do," Mineko said.
"Even if it includes murder, theft, or illegal activities from us?" Allen asked.
Eileen listened closely, she had never thought of the Agency that way, as a group of mercenaries.
Mineko sighed and looked at the boy's eyes, "yes." Eileen was a little taken back, but Allen seemed to be expecting that answer. "But like I said before, only if there is a good reason and rational pay," she added.
Somehow, Eileen's view of the Agency was totally changed, she always thought of them as good people that only did good things, but they killed and robbed as well? Too late to turn back now, a voice inside her head told her. It was true that her view had changed, but they still remained the Agency, and Miss Ackagi had clearly stated they would only do it for a good, liable reason and pay.
"So, do you agree?" Mineko asked reaching in her drawer for some papers. Eileen looked at Allen.
"Yes" he said in a monotone.
There was a small pause as Mineko handed him a piece of paper. "That is a contract, it says that you will do what we tell you to as long you're okay with it, and that you must receive 45% of your pay in advance," Mineko explained, "just sign on the dotted line," she finished.
Allen took the paper and went to the desk; he picked a pen and signed.
Mineko now looked over to Eileen, "What about you?" she asked.
It took a second for Eileen to finally agree to the contract. She followed Allen to the desk and signed, and then returned it to Mineko.
Allen and Eileen were sent to different training academies and the meeting that day was kept away in their memories for two long years. In that time, they were both trained to be some of the very best Agents the Agency had seen. They and their pokémon grew in appearance, strength, and matured as time went by.
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