~POKEMON~

Hey Everyone! It's time to write my second chapter. I hope you enjoy.
Ummm... There is nothing else to say
Disclaimer: I do not own POKEMON!

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"Heya Kate what ya doing?" Rhythmi asked from the top of bunks. It was getting late, almost time for light's out.

"I'm just writing a letter to my sister," Kate replied, " I can't wait to tell her about you guys, but there's just so many things I want to write about I don't think I can concentrate." Kate seemed flustered.

"Hey! why don't we go outside and relax?" Rhythmi asked.

"But it's almost lights out!" Kate tried to complain, but it was to late she was already being dragged outside.

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"They're late..." a certain redhead boy complained, looking at the clock that hung on the wall, he sighed. Suddenly a feminine voice rang out, " What are you talking about Keith were on time!"

"Don't sneak up on me like that! Did you bring her?"

" Of course, C'mon Kate!" Rhythmi called.

"Coming..." Kate called, " What is this?"

"Suprise!" A large group of people jumped from behind hiding places. They were holding balloons and streamers. It was a party just for Kate, that was organised by the whole school. (except for some teachers and one student)

Kate blushed she never received such a big party before. Kate was speechless.

"Now Kate you only get this party if you past the initiation," Keith warned.

"Initiation..?" Kate asked.

"It's simple. Four of us hid our stylers somewhere in the school, on the bottom floor. All you have to do is find our stylers, bring them to the basement and put them on the floor. Got it?" Rhythmi explained.

Kate was confused. "Why?" Kate asked.

"Well It's simple," Rhythmi began to explain," back when the school was first organized, this guy, he made this test you have to do in order to become a member of our group."

Kate still didn't understand. Anyways she decided to do the initiation, she nodded her head and was ready to go.

"One more thing, you need to go with a partner so you can be safe. The rules say that the person you sit next to in class is the person you have to go with,"Rhythmi said,"...That means you have to go with Keith!"

Keith felt his face immediatly heat up. What was happening to him, Keith shook away his feelings, and before Keith could react Rhythmi pushed him and Kate down the stairs.

"Have fun! And Good Luck!" Rhythmi chirped, while waving the two off, and then shutting the door behind them.

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As soon as the door shut Kate and keith knew that the initiation was going to begin.

"Alright Kate, we hid our stylers in one of the rooms on this floor,Where do you want to go first?" Keith asked.

"Well how ab-" *Bump*Kate and Keith froze.

"AAAAAhhhhh! What was that?" Keith shivered. It was to dark, neither of them could see what was in front of them.

"I don't know," Kate replied, " but let's go check it out."

Keith, who had a hidden fear of ghosts, said, "Ummm... how about you check it out and I'll stay here and watch out for you?"

"Keith are you afraid of the dark?" Kate asked.

"N-no!" Keith responded , " I just feel that my idea is smarter."

Kate sighed, "Fine Keith; I'll go check it out."

Keith stood there as Kate disappeared into the darkness. Keith couldn't hear or see anything. Suddenly Keith jumped as he heard a feminine scream.

"Aaaaahhhhhh!" Was that Kate? Keith started to feel a load of remorse, he tried to move and help Kate but his legs wouldn't move.

"Damn it! What's wrong with me, I-I'm such a wimp" Keith complained, " I can't even keep my promise."

... " What are you talking about Keith, your not a wimp," a voice said.

Keith looked up and saw Kate, holding a bidoof. "K-k-kate!" Keith couldn't help it he pulled Kate and the bidoof in a tight hug.

"Thank godness you're alright!" Keith whispered his eyes welling up.

Kate's face began to heat up. She was about to say a joke, but stoped when drops hit her head. Was Keith crying?

"Keith, w-why are you crying?" Kate asked.

Keith released Kate and the bidoof, and wiped away his tears. "No-nothing, what happened anyways?" Keith asked trying to avoid the question.

"Well apparently the sound we heard was just a bidoof who was a little lost," Kate explained while patting the bidoof on it's head. The bidoof was clearly enjoying the attention and called out, "Bi-bidoof!"

" So I just captured the bidoof so you won't be scared Keith" Kate joked while smiling.

'She has a nice smile' Keith thought, but then realized the insult Kate made of him.

"Hey! I'm not afraid of the dark!"Keith complained as he grabbed Kate's arm and violently dragged her into the library.

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The library was dark, but not as dark as the hallway. There were windows that allowed moonlight to leak into the library. The moonlight gave the library a more ghostly appeal.

"The library is kinda creepy at night huh?" Keith said tightening his grip on Kate's arm. "Hurry up Kate so we can leave."

"Oww... Keith your hurting me," Kate complained.

"Oh I'm sorry... I-I didn't realize that..." Keith stuttered, while releasing his grip on Kate's arm.
"That's alright,so what are we looking for again?" Kate asked.
Keith did a facepalm. "YOUR looking for our stylers remember?"Keith explained with a huge hint of annoyance.
"oH YEAH.."

Kate started to look for the styler. She wandered around the library for a while until she hit a box.

'that wasn't here before' kate thought, and on the opposite side of the box she saw a sparkle. It was the styler on the table. The moonlight made the styler sparkle.

Kate had two options:

#1- climb over the box and get the styler
or
#2- use the bidoof to use a target clear and get the styler
Kate didn't need a second to decide the bidoof was the correct answer. So Kate destroyed the crate and got the styler. As the bidoof fled after the target clear, Kate walked triumphantly over to Keith and said, "Got it!"

The twosome left the library.

"So where do you want to go next?" Keith asked. Kate decided that the best idea was to go to the classrooms. So Keith and Kate first went to Mrs. April's classroom. In there was the styler all the way at the chalkboard.

"Found it Keith!" Kate cried happily. Kate skipped on over to the styler and just as Kate stuck out her hand to the styler a zubat jumped out of no where and shreiked, using supersonic.

"Eeeeekkkkkk!" Kate cried, feeling dizzy Kate waddled over to Keith.

Keith was really surprised. Hearing Kate scream twice today was uncomforting to him. As Keith turned his attention over to Kate (rather than the board) he saw Kate stumbling over to him.

"What's wrong Kate?" Keith asked.

"z-Zubat-is-a... scary-supersonic..."Kate mumbled before falling into Keith.

"Whoa, Kate are you alright?" Keith cried as he attempted to catch the falling girl. Kate fell to the ground hitting her head. "Owwwww..."Kate moaned, "What happened?"

" I dunno" Keith shrugged. Suddenly Kate remembered everything. Kate quickly explained it to Keith. As Kate wrapped up her story Keith had a look of disinterest on his face. "Well aren't you going to help me?" Kate asked.

Keith shook his head. "Kate this is YOUR test of courage, I'm not suppose to help you, what kind of test would this be if I told you all the answers." Keith explained.

"Fine, I'll do it myself" Kate huffed. As Kate got up she went to confront the zubat. Kate was ready this time. Her styler poised, she shot the top out and then continue to draw continuous loops around the confused zubat. In a matter of seconds the zubat was under her command.

"That ought to be the end of your shenanigians,"Kate said as she picked up the styler," C'mon Keith off to Mr. Kaplan's room," Kate yawned.
Keith followed Kate in awe as the two of them left Mrs. April's room.

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Mr. Kaplan's room was the easier part of the test. There were plenty of crates scattered all over the room. It couldn't take a genius to realize that one of the crates contained the styler. Kate destroyed the crates and in a matter of minutes the styler was found.

" Let's go," Kate called over to Keith, " There's only one more styler left," Kate said more enthusiastically while skipping over to the last room, the teacher's lounge.
"yeah..." Keith grummbled while following Kate.
When both of them arrived, Kate put her hand on the door knob and twisted it. She then heard distraught cry. It almost sounded like a pokemon, it was coming from the room. Of course being a ranger and all Kate had to rush to the aid of the pokemon. As soon as the door swung open she saw nothing.

'huh? strange nothings here?' Kate thought as she wandered around the room for any hints for the styler. Keith was ominously quiet. All Kate found was some files and a lone pichu. As Kate approached the pichu it started to run away. Kate noticed a tiny glimmer in the pichu's paws. It was the last styler!

"Dammit!" Kate whispered as she made a fail attempt to catch the fleeing pichu.
"Keith help me...!" Kate whined. Sighing Keith had no choice he and Kate chased the pichu resulting in cornering it.

"Alright pichu had the styler or else...!" Keith warned.
"p-Pichu-chu" the little pokemon shuddered.
"Don't be such a meanie Keith" Kate said while trying to calm down the distraught pichu.

Keith grunted," Whatever," Keith said while sticking his tounge at the pichu. As soon as the pichu say that he jumped up and released a weak thunder shock. It hit Keith leaving him with some singed hair, but it made the pichu forget about the styler and Kate picked it up.

"Owwwww..." Keith complained while rubbing his aching head.

"Don't be such a baby," Kate said. "It serves you right for being mean, now lets bring these stylers to the basement." Kate said trying to lighten the mood.

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The basement was cold and dark. It was so much more creepier than upstairs. The twosome stumbled in the dark for a while until they hit a gate.

"Huh? I don't remember this obstacle," Keith stated with a puzzled look on his face.

Kate was getting tired of this chrade. So instead of destroying the gate she climbed over it. They manged to find the spot to put the stylers when to loud shreiks can from no-where.

"W-what w-w-was t-that?" Keith asked shuddering.

"I-it's prob-baly n-nothing Keith, quick let's get out of here,"

As Kate and Keith started to leave three gastly materialized from the shadows.

"AAaaahhhhhhh! g-g-ghost!" Keith screamed as he scrambled behind Kate for protection. Kate was awestruck, she had never seen Keith so scared before.

"Keith your afraid of ghost?" Kate asked.

"Yeah yeah, go ahead make fun of me if you want," Keith whimpered.

Kate was trying to think of something comforting, but her mind had gone blank. Kate decided to catch the gastly to calm Keith down.

Her top flew from her styler, trying to capture the gastly was no easy task. They kept on disappearing and reappearing behind her, secretly spreading poisionous gases as they moved.

"Arrggg!" Kate cried in frustration, Kate spun the loops faster and faster, until all of the gastly were captured. When all of them were captured and released Keith breathed a sigh of releif.

"Thanks Kate, you have really improved and-" Suddenly the door that was behind them opened. A familiar smell of hairspray filled the air.

"What are you children doing here! Your not allowed to be here or its detention for you!" Mr. Kincad said.

Kate and Keith were surprised. "What do we do now Keith?" Kate whispered

"Simple one word:RUN!" Keith responded, as he grabbed Kate's hand and sprinted toward the exit.

"Who was that Mister?" a young boy asked his professor.

"Nothing Issac, now get back to work," Mr. Kincad demanded.

"Yes sir!" Issac responded, as Mr. Kincad shut the door behind them.

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Kate and Keith were running for their lives. When they knew that they were safe, they took a breather.

"D-do you think were safe?" Kate asked.

"I-I think so," Keith breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let's go back to the party Kate," Keith said as he gestered Kate up the stairs.

...No response... "look Kate if you want to make fun of me fine, but just make it-?"

Kate looked sick in the dark hallway. Her face was paler than usual, and her usually peppy eyes seemed to dullen.

"Kate you alright?" Keith asked with a huge amount of worry in his voice. Kate didn't say anything and started to fall backward.

"Kate!" Keith yelled as he went to catch the unconsious girl in his arms. Keith easily picked her up he ran up the stairs to get some help.

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* dramatic music* clifhanger...

Well I'm sorry that I took so long to write the whole thing out but I am:
Finished. Reviews? Please?

Well anyways I think that this chapter was terrible and rushed. What do you guys think?

To anyone reading my story I really appreciate it. Thank you! ^^