After the defeat of Team Galactic and Cyrus' disappearance in the Distortion World, Team Galactic was supposed to have disbanded. After all, Mars and Jupiter left and Saturn has no clue what he wants to do with the organization.

But now, rumors have it that Team Galactic is resurfacing with a new leader. Their intent is unknown, but they seem to be after two seemingly ordinary people. Having captured one, they will stop at nothing to get the other two.

Chapter One

This is so peaceful, I thought as I stood by the edge of Lake Verity. A cool breeze was blowing my bubble-gum pink hair into my face. The water of the lake was glassy and smooth, and deep below, Goldeen and Magikarp swam around. I grinned as a particularly big Magikarp swam up to the surface and splashed around, creating a series of ripples on the water. For a moment, I thought I saw a faint shadow on the water. It didn't look like any Pokemon I had ever seen. But just like that, it was gone.

"Chrissie!" someone called, breaking the silence. I turned to see my friend Alexis, Alex for short, running towards me, her shock of electric blue hair bouncing as she did so.

"Alex, what are you doing here? I thought you were in Pastoria City for that big Contest your sister was in. What are you doing back in Twinleaf Town?" I asked as Alex gave as big of a hug as all 5'2" of her could give me.

"Well I begged my parents to let me come back after I heard that Cyndi would have to stay for a couple weeks. I just couldn't stand it there Chrissie, it was horrible!" Alex said. She was highly caffeinated, as usual.

"What did you have before you got here?" I asked, prying her off of me.

"Only a double mocha espresso with whipped cream and lots of sprinkles!" she said, bouncing up and down as she spoke.

"Only?" I asked, biting my lip to keep from bursting out laughing.

"Yeah! Well at first they didn't want to let me go back, because they had to stay for Cyndi and they didn't want me to go alone, but in the end I convinced them! They even let me borrow Altaria," I swore Alex would have a heart attack from all the caffeine she must have had. She wouldn't stand still.

"Well come on, let's go back to my place," I said. As we walked away, I thought I saw a flash of pink in the woods surrounding the lake, but I paid it no mind. All sorts of Pokemon lived here, it was probably just a Wurmple or something.

"Hurry up Chrissie!" Alex said and I realized that I had stopped walking. I chuckled and started jogging to keep up with my very hyper best friend.

When we got back to Twinleaf Town, we went to my house and up to my room. Alex turned on the TV while I opened up my laptop. I was just skimming the news when one headline caught my eye.

Suspected Team Galactic Member Apprehended

"Alex, look at this," I said, clicking on the link to the article.

"What is it? This is a new episode and you don't have a DVR up here so I can't record it!" Alex and her TV. I'm surprised that she survived the flight here.

"Well wait until commercial then, but you need to see this," I said. A picture accompanied the article of a woman, maybe in her mid-20s, with bright turquoise hair.

"So what am I looking at?" Alex asked a few minutes later. I jumped at the sudden appearance of my best friend.

"This. I thought Team Galactic disbanded. Their Commanders quit, didn't they?" I asked.

"Not Saturn. He said he would be loyal to the end. And then rumors have been going around of a fourth Commander, but I don't believe them. Most of the grunts left though, you're right about that," Alex was reading the article now, even though her show had come back on. It didn't say much, just that they were taking the woman in for questioning.

"Well, I'm tired. Can I call the bed?" Alex asked.

"No," I said plainly.

"Too bad, I call the bed!" Alex said, running over and leaping on the bed. I sighed and pulled a blanket out of my closet. I spread it out on the couch and laid down. Alex turned off the lights and soon her not-so-soft snores could be heard from across the room. I finally managed to fall asleep around midnight. I slept fairly well for the most part. The next morning, I awoke to Alex standing by the window, bouncing up and down as usual.

"Chrissie, you have to see this!"

A/N: First off, thank you for taking the time to read this. It's a real encouragement to me when I know people are taking the time to read my work.

I know this was really short, but that's my writing style and I am trying my hardest to change that. I have three other chapters done right now, but I'm waiting to update for when I have a few more done so I have some back up if I get writer's block.

My only request is that if you did not like this story, please review with constructive criticism. I want to know how I can improve my work, not just that I can't write worth a dime. And if you did like, review and tell me what you liked about it. I like to know my strengths.

Hope that's not too much to ask for. :)

~xPinkSunshinex