Alright, I am so excited for this story to come up on FF, I've wanted to do this for a long time now, and now finally I get a chance to. This story will be a lot like my other one, Total Drama Island: Gotta Catch 'Em All, so I don't know what will happen to it, I might delete it, might not. I don't know, we'll have to see. Anyway, read, relax, and ENJOY!

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Female Narrator: We've all seen this story before, the story of a child who won't settle for his life at home, and wants to go out on an adventure. This kid, who is normally the center of attention, is usually reckless and headstrong. He won't listen to people.

I feel like I met this kid on my journey through the world of Pokemon, a world where strange creatures inhabit vast ranges of land. Among these are Pokemon that swim, breathe fire, fly, generate electricity, and many, many more abilities. These creatures are alien, strange, but a miracle.

This kid brought me and my friends many adventures, some crazy and dangerous, and others, well…let's just say this kid made us realize who we really are.

I love this kid to death; he is my true best friend…

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(Garret's POV)

I listened to the buzzing sound of my alarm clock. It didn't matter because I was already awake. I didn't sleep a wink the whole night. Today was the day that would change my whole life. Today was the day I would choose my starter Pokemon and leave on my journey through the Kanto Region.

I glanced at the clock and read seven o'clock. I hopped out of bed eagerly, sloppily organizing the sheets over it. I zipped out the bedroom door and to the bathroom as I took a quick shower. I quickly dried myself off and dressed. Before I went downstairs, I ran a comb through my light brown hair.

I had packed everything the night before. It was all crammed in a backpack. If you couldn't already tell, I was excited. I had been excited ever since I told my mom that I wanted to go on a journey, and she said yes. It was just so surreal that I would be leaving today.

As I was dashing down the stairs, I wondered which Pokemon I would choose. I had heard that Bulbasaur was the best for beginning trainers, but yet I also heard the Charmander was a good choice for people who like a challenge, and I LOVE a challenge. Then again, somebody told me that Squirtle was a good Pokemon for people who want a companion that will do as it's told. It was a big decision.

I entered the kitchen speedily and sat down at my place at the table. My plate had a pile of pancakes with butter and syrup. My mom was at the sink washing dishes. My sister, Molly, wasn't here, so I figured she was still sleeping, and neither was Tony, my brother, but he had to work early in the morning, he was probably in the field already.

Molly was old enough to go on a journey, and she did have a Pokemon, but she hasn't been very excited on leaving yet. It'll hit her one day, she'll want to leave.

"Hi honey," she said with a smile.

I smiled back.

"Have you decided what Pokemon you're going to choose?" she asked as she straightened her skirt and sat down across from me.

"No," I replied through a mouthful of pancakes.

She nodded. "I had a friend who chose Squirtle, and she won almost every single contest with it."

"It's just too bad I don't want to be a coordinator."

"You're father was a coordinator you know."

I quickly depressed. My dad just disappeared one day, didn't leave a note, didn't call us to tell us where he was or where he was going, my mom and I came home one day and he was just gone. We don't know what exactly happened to him. He could have left, he could have been kidnapped, or he could have been…killed.

I pushed the thought out of my mind. Today was not a good day to be depressed, especially not around the Pokemon. I heard that the Trainer has the biggest influence on the Pokemon's personality. I don't need sulky Pokemon walking around with me.

"Yeah, I knew that." I got up from the chair and brought my dishes to the sink.

She sighed and closed her eyes. "Look, I know it's been a month and you probably think he's not coming back, but you can't give up hope. He loved us, he wouldn't just leave without an important reason."

I didn't respond and I heard her get up and go outside. She came in holding a newspaper up to her face.

"Gosh, another Pokemon Center robbed. I've never seen so many robberies this year, it's just unrealistic." She looked from her paper. "Why haven't people done anything about this?"

We locked eyes for a moment before she went back to her paper and I ran upstairs. I ran to my room and grabbed my backpack. I went back to the bathroom and brushed my teeth quick as I could.

When I reached the front door, I hollered to my mom that I was going to grab my Pokemon and that I'd be back soon. I swung the door open and walked out.

The professor was my grandpa, Professor Oak. He told me no one would get a Pokemon till I got one. I don't think that was a big promise to keep, since not very many people would start and adventure now anyway.

I reached the Lab in ten minutes on foot. There was a huge crowd in front of the Lab. I knew it wasn't people who needed a Pokemon, because a lot of them were adults with Pokemon at their sides. So that only meant one thing, something bad happened.

I pushed my way through the mob of people and up to the front door. I knocked and the door opened a crack and someone pulled me inside. I looked and saw that it was my auburn colored hair cousin Gary. Gary would have been about seventeen now. He had grown a considerable amount since the last time I saw him. He'd been traveling for a while now, doing whatever grandpa told him to do.

The professor was my dad's father. My dad's name was Samuel also. Samuel Jr. Grandpa always tried to talk him into naming me Samuel too, but my dad wouldn't allow it.

I looked over at the desk, and Tracey was sitting there. His face showed mixed expressions of fear, anger, and worry. His fingers were tapping quickly across the keys on the keyboard.

"What's going on?" I asked Gary.

He turned and started walking to the computer. "I don't know, I came to work this morning to find that grandpa was gone, along with several Pokemon. Uh, this is going to cause and incredible lawsuit if we don't find those Pokemon."

I looked at him incredulously. "Grandpa's missing and all you care about is a freaking lawsuit."

He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms. "Please, Garret. Knowing grandpa, he probably went to look for the Pokemon, he's fine. I just wish he would have left a note or called or something."

I took a second to ponder the situation. "Where's Daniel?" I asked.

Gary smirked. "Kid's been in the Lab for hours, looking for evidence."

That's Daniel, he's always been fascinated by mysteries. Daniel was my best friend. He was the smartest, coolest, most amazing kid I knew, until I started my journey, of course.

"Look kid," Gary started at me. "If you came for a starter, I'm sorry, all those were stolen too."

Gary looked at me sorrowfully when he saw my expression depress. I quickly cheered up.

"Daniel's been asking for you all day," Gary told me.

"Okay, I'll go talk to him." I stalked into the backroom and saw Daniel on all fours. He was analyzing the ground closely. He's such a nerd.

"Daniel!" I yelled. He about touched the ceiling he jumped so high.

"Oh my God! You scared me!"

I laughed. His expression softened.

"What the hell are you doing?" I asked between laughs.

"Looking for evidence." He turned his head back to the floor. "Did you hear about the robbery?"

"Yeah." I kneeled on the floor beside him.

Although Daniel was my age, he was a bit taller than me. His hair was dark brown, almost black, and his pupils were normally very big. He wanted to become a professor, that's why he worked for my grandpa.

"Listen, I think we should go find them."

His eyes got large. "Hell no! Do you know how dangerous that will be?"

"Yeah, but I think something bad happened to grandpa. Usually he'd call or something by now. I mean, it's already eleven o'clock."

"You may be right, but, what if we get hurt, then we won't be able to help them."

"Well, that's why Gary and Tracey are here."

He scrunched up his face.

"Come on," I begged.

He sighed, "Fine."

A few minutes later, we snuck out of the back door of the Lab and ran into the forest.

"How are we going to do this, we don't even know where they are?" Daniel asked me.

"I don't know, you're the detective, look for clues," I replied as we came to a halt by a river.

It didn't take us long to find our first clue. The professor's bag was suspended from a branch jutting out of the side of the river. We both spotted it and ran to it. Daniel reached one hand out and grabbed it, but he almost fell into the river. He's always been kind of clumsy.

We kneeled on the ground as Daniel opened the bag. In it, we found three Pokeballs, a camera, a tripod, and a tape. There was absolutely nothing else. I dug out the camera and tape and pressed play.

We saw grandpa standing there, in front of the river.

"If anyone finds this, something bad has happened to me. Team Rocket, a notorious group of thieves, have broken into the Lab and stolen countless Pokemon. They intend to give them to their boss, whom I don't currently know. The boss will then do something with these Pokemon, which I also don't currently know.

"The thieves took the Pokemon and fled into the forest, I have been tracking them with m Pidgey, and I think they have seen, for I have a feeling I am being watched. This is the reason I leave this to you. If anyone sees this tape, please come and look for me and these Pokemon."

All of a sudden, sparks of electricity flew by the professor's head.

"I gotta go. Listen, take the Pokemon I left in the b--"

It cut off. I looked at Daniel worriedly.

"We need to find him."

He nodded. All of a sudden, we heard noise coming from the nearby bushes.

Daniel said, "Grab the Pokemon and call Gary, I'll go see what's going on."

I grabbed the balls out of the bag as Daniel cautiously approached the bushes. I dug my phone out of my pocket and dialed Gary's number.

"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!" Gary yelled. "DO YOU REALIZE HOW SCARED WE WERE?!"

"I'm sorry!" I held my defense. "But the professor really is in trouble, he left a tape. Something bad happened. He said if anyone found it then we needed to look for him."

"Where are you?" Gary asked calmly, but I could hear the stress in his voice.

"We're in the forest by the river."

"Okay, we'll be there in a second. Make sure you stay where you are, keep Daniel there too."

"O-okay," I stuttered. Too late.

He hung up.

I ran to the bushes where Daniel would be, but there was just one problem, he was gone.

"Daniel!" I screamed. "Daniel?"

I turned every direction looking for my best friend.

(Daniel's POV)

I walked to the bushes as I heard Garret dial Gary's number. I kept hearing strange noises and seeing weird shadows.

I took a few steps and fell straight through the ground. It seemed like I was falling into darkness forever, until I finally hit the bottom. It felt like I broke every bone in my body.

Through the pitch blackness of the hole, I saw the shape of a Pokemon, but that Pokemon quickly burrowed back through the ground, probably going back up to the surface. I pondered the thought of going through the hole the Pokemon left, but I would never be able to fit.

I heard rustling above me, it was Garret, he was calling my name.

"Garret!" I tried calling back, but he couldn't hear me. "GARRET!"

I heard Garret run another direction and thought that my life was over, no one would find me in an elongated hole. They would forget about me, and I would die of starvation.

I sighed, this was depressing me, I couldn't just give up! I needed to at least try to get out.

There were many vines jutting out of the sides of the hole, I figured it I could climb my way out, I could find Garret and worn him. Where there is one booby trap, there will be more.

I used what little body strength I had to pull myself to the first vine. My feet scraped the sides of the hole as I tried desperately to keep my grip. I reached for the next vine and grabbed it, but I felt a jabbing pain in my arm from the fall. I tried with all my might to pull myself up. The next one I pulled myself up to broke and I almost fell back down.

I exhausted myself as I reached the surface. I almost couldn't pull myself up because I was so tired. I kind of slithered across the ground. I sat up slowly and laughed to myself. I had just saved my own life. I wanted to collapse right there and go to sleep, but I knew I still had to go find Garret.

I held my left arm closely to my stomach as the pain came back. I limped back to the river side and looked for him, but instead, I saw a pair of boys running towards me. They grabbed each of my arms and helped me down to the ground.

"Sit down, your leg is bleeding like hell," Tracey told me.

I hadn't even noticed until now. My pant leg was soaked in the red liquid, and I could feel the pain in my leg. Gary quickly lifted the pant leg up and tied a cloth around the wound. Tracey handed me a few pills.

"What are these?" I asked breathlessly.

"They'll stop the pain."

"My arm is killing me."

Gary turned his attention from my leg to my arm. He rolled the sleeve up. I saw a bruise running the length of my forearm to my elbow. It was swelling something awful.

"It's probably sprained. I'll get some ice," Tracey said. He reached in his bag and pulled out an ice pack. He placed it on my arm and it was suddenly the best feeling of my life, it sent chills through my body. I let out a small moan.

"Where's Garret?" Gary asked me.

"I don't know." I told him the story about the tape and about the unidentified objects in the bushes and about the hole I fell in. I told them about Garret not being able to hear me and running off in some direction.

"Oh yeah, there are probably hundreds of other booby traps like that hole over there." I motioned with my head to the area near the bushes.

The boys nodded. "We better warn Daisy," Tracey told Gary.

Daisy was Gary's older sister. I would imagine that Daisy chose to come with, because Gary would not in his right mind let other people come to look for dangerous thieves besides Tracey.

Gary got up and turned away to call his sister.

"Don't worry, we're going to find Garret and the professor," Tracey told me.

I could only hope.

(Garret's POV)

After I couldn't find Daniel, I went off in search of him. I had no way of telling if he was hurt or kidnapped or just started chasing after whatever he saw. I kept calling for him, not caring if it gave me away.

I went deeper into the lush area of trees and grass. I couldn't hear anything at all over the noises of the Pokemon, but I kept yelling. I was completely exhausted, I had no idea how long I had been walking, I was starving, I was tired, but most of all, I was scared.

I stumbled into a clearing where I saw a girl hanging from the tree. She was breathing heavily and sweating really bad. Her blonde hair hung close to the ground. Her face was turning purple and I could tell she was about to pass out.

"Oh my God!" I said as I ran to her. Her ankle was tied with a noose. I reached up there and tried to loosen it enough so she would come down. There was no circulation at all in her foot, it was swelling very badly. I noticed the absence of shoes. "Please help me," she begged.

I loosened the noose enough for her to slip out slowly, and then I held her and helped her down to the ground.

"Thank you," she said, I could see the color coming back to her face. "I'm Tara."

"Garret," I replied.

"Nice to meet you," she said, out of breath. She stuck out her hand and I shook it.

I glanced at her foot, which went down in swelling a little bit. "How is your foot?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore," she said with a shake of her head.

"Can you walk?" I asked.

She nodded and stood up.

"What happened to you?" I asked.

"I was walking to Pallet Town. I saw these two people running through the forest, they were running really fast like they were trying to get away from someone, so I followed them and the found me and set up a trap. I've been in that tree since early this morning."

"Hm, booby traps, that's probably what happened to Daniel," I thought aloud.

She stopped. "Who's Daniel?"

"My friend." I told her about everything that had happened prior to me finding her. I told her about the professor and the tape and everything. That's when I remembered that I had to find Daniel. I walked Tara to the trail that would lead her to Pallet.

"Just follow this trail and you will hit Pallet Town, go to the Lab, when we are done here, we will be back."

She nodded and walked down the trail. I stared at her until I couldn't see her anymore, then my phone started ringing. It was Gary.

"Hello, Gary?" I said.

"Where are you right now?" Gary asked.

"Standing at the mouth of the path that leads to Pallet Town."

"K, we're coming to get you. DON'T MOVE!!!"

He hung up.

(Tara's POV)

I was scared I would run into those creepers again, so I sprinted to Pallet Town, in socks. They stole my shoes when they trapped me in the tree. The path was long, but straight and narrow, so I knew that I wouldn't need to choose any forks in the road.

Once I reached Pallet Town, it wasn't hard to find the Lab. I did what Garret told me and walked inside.

"Hello?" I hollered. "Anybody home?"

I walked around the Lab, taking everything in. Everything looked very complicated, nothing in my league.

I was born and raised in Viridian City, with my dad, and my brothers. My dad was an ex-detective. I went on some missions with him. It was really a fun topic. He carried around with him a Zubat, he said Zubat were the best at finding people because of their echolocation. My mom died when I was little. My dad was honing in on a crime ring, and evidently they took her and shot her to teach my dad a lesson. They said if he ever came close again, then he would go after me and my brothers next. My dad stopped the detective business after that.

My brothers are twins, Jaime and Jason, they went on their adventures already. They were so crazy and reckless. There had been numerous times where dad had to get them out of sticky situations. They were quite the brothers, I was never bored.

I walked over to the computer on the desk. I shook the mouse and the screen popped to life. The site was Google. I set my bag down on the desk (after I found it in the forest on the way here) and typed in "Kanto criminals".

A screen popped up. I scrolled down, skimming the sites. I stopped at a site that said "The Dangers of the Kanto Region". I clicked it. I scrolled through a lot of landmarks like Mt. Moon and town attractions like the Fuchsia City Safari Zone. I kept scrolling until I found a link that said "Team Rocket". I thought maybe that's what the 'T' on all of their costumes stood for. I clicked it.

There were about two pages on just this undercover group in Kanto. I read about what their motives were, they stole Pokemon and would give them to their leader, in which the leader would do something unknown with them. I read about the past leaders of the group like Milo, who died of cancer, Angela, who died in prison, and Giovanni, who was assassinated. The newest leader was currently M.I.A., and no body knew who he/she was.

I kept scrolling down until I recognized the faces that I had seen in the forest, a girl and a guy. The girl was tall and tan. Her hair was a dullish purple and rested at her shoulders, it said her name was Bonnie. The boy's hair was black and spiky. He was slim, and very intimidating. It said his name was Clyde. I read that they are the most wanted out of all of Team Rocket, even more than the leader. The site said that the rewards for catching these criminals would be more than 40,000 dollars.

It also said that these were very dangerous criminals that would stop at nothing to get what they want. It said they've killed, kidnapped, and vandalized for what they need.

It became clear to me that these people were very dangerous, and it was also clear that the group in the forest was unaware at what they were up against. There was one more thing that became clear.

I needed to warn these people.

(Garret's POV)

I sat for a few minute before the group came to get me. Daniel and Gary were there.

"Where's Tracey?" I asked. "And where have you been?" I said to Daniel.

"It's a long story."

"Tracey went to find Daisy," Gary told me.

I was shocked.

"You brought Daisy?!" I yelled. "You guys don't even know what we're up against. I found this girl hanging from a tree and her foot was about come off from no circulation, and I can't believe you let Tracey go off by himself! You should have gone to look for Daisy together!"

Gary looked pissed. "WELL WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE IF YOU TWO HADN'T RUN OFF!!"

"GRANDPA NEEDS HELP, WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?"

"I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE LET THE POLICE HANDLE IT?!"

"GUYS!!!!" Daniel yelled. "None of that matters now, what's done is done. What's important now is that we find Daisy and Tracey, and save the professor!"

Gary and I turned away from each other in anger. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Daniel roll his eyes and walk towards the area were I found Tara. I ran after him.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"Well, if we're going to find Daisy and Tracey, then we better get going."

I turned to see Gary following us, taking in the scenery.

"How do you know where they are?"

"I don't, but if we're going to find them, then we better start looking."

"Why don't you just call them?"

"Good luck getting cell service in the middle of a forest."

I turned to see that we were surprisingly far away from the path to Pallet.

After a few minutes of walking, we got to the clearing where I found Tara.

"This is where I found that girl," I informed.

"What happened?" Daniel asked.

I pointed to a tree. "She was hanging from there by her foot. Judging by her face, she was pretty close to passing out."

Daniel took a few steps towards the tree but then stopped and knelt to the ground.

"Wow, they almost had me again."

He got up and turned to walk the other way. He grabbed a rock off the ground and threw it in that direction. As it landed on the ground, two parts of a metal cage flew from either side and snapped together.

"Oh my gosh, you could have been crushed if you had gotten in between those bars," I told Daniel.

"They don't care," Daniel said.

"Where do they get the technology and the money to do this?" Gary asked. "They sure have come a long way from before. They used to be the worst 'nappers in the world."

"Must be the new leader," Daniel inquired.

Out of the shadows stepped a girl. She was tall, probably Gary's age. She had dull purple hair that rested on her shoulders. She was wearing a weird costume that had a 'T' on it.

"It is the leader," she said with a nasty grin.

We all turned when we heard a girl scream. Tara was running our way. She had scrapes on her face and arms. She ran up to me.

"Help!"

We looked and saw a tall male with messy black hair. He was wearing the same costume as the girl. He had Tracey and Daisy by the hair. He shoved them towards us.

"We're Team Rocket," they said at the same time.