Me: mumble...mumble

Lucky: What? (cups his ear)

Me: mumble...mumble

Zach: You know, you should speak up. The readers would get impatient.

Me: Fine! I don't own Pokemon or whatever I don't own!

Frost: Oh...that's why...you were...mumbling.

Me: (death glare)

Loreena: Don't even try, Blade. She's a ghost.

Garron: And you're fat.

Loreena: You little-! (starts to fight with Garron)

Gail: Sigh. Can we start the story now?

New Team Member

Zach's POV

"Zach," somebody knocked on my door. "The Governor wants you." I frowned. What does he want with me? I opened the door. It was Garron.

"What is it?" I asked. The Shark-Dragon Pokémon shrugged.

"I don't know," he said. "But it sounds urgent."

...

Gail's POV

I sat on the chair, worried. What if my new team doesn't like me? My stomach churned at the thought.

"You'll be fine," the Governor assured me. I gave him a brief smile. He flicked his pink tail in response.

"Thanks," I said. Then the door swung open. I was tempted to turn to see who it was, but I kept my eyes straight ahead. Footfall came up to the desk. From the corner of my eye, I could see a Pokemon with black fur.

"You wanted me, Governor?" the Pokemon asked.

"Ranger Zach!" the Governor smiled. "This is your new teammate, Agent Gail."

"Teammate?" the Zoroark looked at me. I looked back. He had long blue hair.

"I'm Gail," I extended a hand. He took it and shook it firmly.

"Name's Zach," he introduced himself. I nodded. Zach…he was the leader of the top team in Poketropica. I was going to be in the same group as Zach!

…

Zach'z POV

I glanced back at the Psychic Pokemon. She was all right, I suppose… I shook my head. What was I thinking?

"Mr. Zoroark?" she asked. I sighed. Every single Pokemon that meets me for the first time always calls me that.

"What is it, Gail?"

"I was wondering… oh never mind." I tried to hide my irritation. I led her down the halls and into my team's chamber. I opened the door and let her go in first. My team stared at her.

"This is Gail," I introduced. "She is the new member of our team." Loreena stood from where she was brushing her fur.

"I'm Loreena!" she smiled. "I'm so glad you're in our team."

"So am I," Gail said. I shook my head.

"That's Lucky, Frost, and Garron," I pointed to each as I said their names. The Froslass looked up from her magazine. The Garchomp stopped punching his bag. The Lucario didn't make a move as he stood on one foot.

"Gail," Frost whispered. She floated over, "Another girl…finally…I thought we were going to get a boy…"

"Tech!" Garron went back to punching the bag. He was the strongest, obviously.

"Loreena, Frost," I asked, "will you do the honors of escorting her to her room?" The two Pokemon nodded. Loreena took Gail's hand and led her to another door, Frost floating after them. I waited until they left before I gave a sigh and fell into one of the chairs.

"You're troubled," Lucky opened his eyes and stared at me. I returned the stare.

"A new teammate? I don't think I'm ready," I replied.

"You have a thing for her," Garron said. I narrowed my eyes. I stood up, grunting. Then I walked over. My claws shone a dark purple. Garron's eyes widened.

"I didn't mean it," he backed away. I gave the bag a good thrust of my claws. The fabric slashed open and the stuffing flew out. Lucky's eyes had a warning in them. I snarled and went back into my room. It was going to be a long day tomorrow.

…

Gail's POV

"Mr. Zoroark seems grumpy," I said as Loreena and Frost escorted me to my room. Loreena smiled.

"Don't worry about it," she laughed. Frost nodded sagely.

"It's hard…to tell with him…what he is feeling…except anger…and don't call him 'Mr. Zoroark'…he doesn't like it…"

"Oh," I said. He seems so complex.

"You'll be staying with us," Loreena opened a door. "Boys' room and girls' room." I glanced around my new home. It seems nice enough.

"Thank you."

"Not a…trouble," Frost smiled. I smiled back. She had a nice smile.

…

Lucky's POV

I sat up in a cold sweat. Garron muttered something in his sleep and shifted. I tried to calm my breathing.

"What's up?" I looked down where Zach was sleeping. He was propped up by his elbows.

"Nothing," I replied. Zach shrugged.

"Anything troubling you, just let me know," Zach shifted in his bed and his breathing got steady. I sighed. I couldn't let Zach know about what has been happening to me.

I got out of bed. Turning the knob, I passed the girls' room. I stopped. Something didn't seem right. What was it? Then I realized that there were only two auras in the room. Who isn't in here? Loreean wouldn't do anything outside and Frost is hard to wake up…Gail. I started running outside our chambers.

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Gail's POV

I gazed at the waves splashing gently along the shore. Wow. I still couldn't believe that I was in the famous team of Zach. It has been a long way: my brother and me starting the training, my brother graduating before me, him disappearing on a mission, and now here. I sighed.

"What are you doing out here?" asked a calm voice. I turned my head. Standing there near the cliff lines was Lucky.

"Oh!" I tried to think of an excuse. "Uh…"

"Can't sleep?" he asked. I shook my head.

"No…it's just that I was overwhelmed that I'm in your team."

"Ah," he nodded, "because we're so famous, right?" I nodded. Lucky strolled over to the cliff and sat next to me. I hoped he didn't see me blush. We sat quietly for a while, enjoying the view.

"So…why are you here?" I asked. He looked sharply at me. I quickly apologized, "Sorry."

"You weren't in your room," he said tersely. He stood up, "Come on. You have a big day ahead of you tomorrow."