A/N Hello everyone and sorry about the small delay, works been hectic because of it being Easter. While I like the extra hours, it does tire me more making me less productive on the writing side. 22 favs and 33 follows, thank you for that I didn't expect people to enjoy it that much.

Thank you for your reviews, as only one of them asked a question ill reply to that.

Hero in the shadows1: Thank you for your compliments, while the part about Ash's house isn't fully revealed and won't be for a while, I do drop hints as to what Sabrina was sensing in this chapter. As for your question about not going after Ash sooner that will be answered eventually I promise

This chapter show's how Ash has become a bit darker, and much more capable. Eventually I'll do flashbacks for Ash and what he's being doing the past three years to show what he had been up too, but that will be when he meets up with Sabrina. One quick question, while I don't hate Misty she's not my favourite character, but I was thinking on adding her along with Brock into the mix on the search for Ash , what do you think?

Anyhow , I have no beta so mistakes are my own.

Hope you enjoy the chapter

Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Pokémon

The Electric kid and the Psychic

Chapter three

Unknown location...night time...

After Butterfree had successfully knocked the guards unconscious with its sleep powder, Ash, hooded and dressed in black, alongside Pikachu had quickly made it across the clearing and where close to the hideouts entrance.

Returning Butterfree to his poke ball, the trainer and electric mouse where know stood in front of a large steel door that had a keypad to the side of it. Thinking quickly, ash turned towards his starter Pokémon.

"Pikachu, give the keypad a thunder wave and short the electrics"

"Pika" Pikachu said nodding before his red cheeks began to spark. He then sent a pulse of electricity at the keypad, the small red button above it turning to green. As it did the steel door began to lift, Pikachu's electricity doing its job.

The two watched as the steel shutter doors vertically lifted. When it was fully opened, they were met with a large stockroom filled with clothes. Most people would think nothing of it, after all this was meant to be a clothing warehouse...but Ash knew better.

"Remember what we were told Pikachu" Ash said to his starter Pokémon as they began walking through the warehouse. "There should be a secret door near the recycled clothes area. So keep an eye out"

The top part of the warehouse was bear, no other rocket members where around. To make the search quicker, the two spread out, searching the floor of the warehouse separately.

Five minutes later...

"Pi Pika pi , chu pika" The yellow mouse called to his friend when he come across a metal container , his sense of smell helping the electric rodent find the older smelling clothes...not a smell the red cheeked Pokémon particularly enjoyed.

Hearing the cries of his friend, Ash strode towards the direction of Pikachu's voice, eventually finding him through the many Isles of clothing, the Pokémon standing in front of the recycled clothes section.

"Good job buddy" Ash said in approval, gaining a smile from his Pokémon.

Remembering the info he had received on this place, Ash placed his hand flat against the wall just above the metal container filled with old clothing, sliding his hand down the seam between the wall and container, the trainer from Pallet found what he was looking for.

"Gotcha" Ash whispered to himself, smiling when he found the hidden switch he had been told about.

Flicking it, he stood back, Pikachu beside him, as the metal container began to shake. The two watched as it moved from beside the wall, revealing hidden stairs beneath it.

Without saying a word, both Pokémon and trainer descended the stairs in unison, entering the rocket base.

Pewter city….night time….Pokémon centre…

Sabrina sighed, laying her head down on the hard pillow of the Pokémon centre bed. The green haired beauty felt drained and tired, her body craving sleep. After her trip to professor Oak, the psychic gym leader had decided to walk at least most of the way to pewter city instead of teleporting there. Having already teleported from Saffron to Pallet that morning, she thought it was best to walk and take in the scenery , teleporting to many times , too often sometimes making the user feel weakened , even a psychic as strong as Sabrina. She had thought about using Alakazam , but decided against it , he wasn't a mode of transport , he was her friend , something she didn't have outside of her Pokémon , so while she knew he would do it without question , she always felt , unless he was battling , she wouldn't ever use him like that unless it was seriously needed.

The information she had gained from professor Oak was useful, and at least if Ash caught any more Pokémon she would be informed about it. She was still surprised at how many , and how many different types of Pokémon the Pallet town trainer had come to own , especially one of his captures , a Pokémon of that status and power being under a trainer's control was , well un heard off . She just hoped she could gain more insight into Ash's location when she visited his friend and fellow gym leader Brock Harrison.

Something else that had surprised her was the companion she had gained after leaving Pallet town. Rolling onto her side, she watched said companion as he stared out of the Pokémon centre window, gazing out at Arceus only knows. Her new traveling partner was a little over four foot, its feet where curled up much like a clowns pair of shoes, its body was round and white with a red spot in the middle , it had two blue growths pointing upwards from his pale pink head with two red spots on its cheeks. It was none other than the Pokémon Mr mime, but this Mr mime was special, or at least it was to Sabrina, as this Mr mime or 'Mimey' as it liked to be called had belonged to none other than one Delia Ketchum.

She thought back to how the two had come to meet, and how 'Mimey' had informed her of something no one else knew , and something that made her more and more curious about what she had felt back in Pallet Town when she had stood in front of Ash's rebuilt house.

Sabrina gradually began to make her way back through Pallet town, heading towards route one. The psychic had to admit it was nice seeing something other than the dreary scenery of Saffron city. While Saffron was all tall buildings, and department stores, pallet town was beautiful flowers, happy looking people and sweet looking homes, all of them working in unison with different types of Pokémon. The green haired girl loved her gym, she really did but she couldn't help but feel that living in a place like this would be something she would love, although she got the feeling they wouldn't take well to someone like her, someone who didn't know how to act socially, someone who didn't know how to speak to people, only Pokémon.

As she continued on walking, coming closer and closer to the exit of Pallet town, she began to feel a familiar energy following her, an energy she knew all too well .So without giving anything away she continued on, but as she did she began to tap into her psychic abilities. She could feel a psychic aura behind her, familiar to the one her Alakazam would give off.

Finally taking her first steps into the wooded area of root one, Sabrina checked to see if anyone else was close by before stopping suddenly. She looked around the plush green forest, the sounds of Pidgey's chirping their name from the trees, along with small rattata'S gnawing on fallen branches was all she could hear.

"I'm going to count to three" Sabrina stated as she reached into her pocket grabbing hold of Alakazam's poke ball. "And if by three you don't show yourself, then I promise you this, you won't like what happens next"

Noting there was no changes, Sabrina began to count.

"One ….. Two ….thr-"

The gym leader stopped when she heard a rustling of bushes, turning around sharply she was met by the sight of a Mr Mime staring at her with its gloved hands held up in what she assumed meant it didn't want to fight. Knowing Mr Mime was a psychic, she opened up a telepathic link with it.

"Why are you following me?" Sabrina questioned, her psychic telepathy being used.

"I am sorry, I didn't plan on following you until I overheard you talking to professor Oak about Ash Ketchum" Mr Mime replied.

"I don't remember seeing you around the professor's lab?" Sabrina sent back, suspicious of this Mr Mime's motives.

"I followed you from Ash's old house and listened in from the lab window"

"What where you doing at Ash's old house?"

As soon as she asked the question, Sabrina noticed Mr Mime face drop, a sadness coming over his features.

"I-I sometimes go there when I'm sad, you see I used to live there with a human very special to me. She took me in and showed me love and respect, along with her son Ash."

It clicked in Sabrina's mind as soon as she heard Mr Mime's reply. After the fire at Ash's house, the reports had mentioned that a Pokémon believed to be a Mr Mime was severely hurt and in critical condition. This must have been Delia Ketchum's Mr Mime. Her thoughts stopped when the Mr Mime once more began to telepathically talk to her.

"But something happened and she was taken away from me, but Ash is still out there and I owe it to his mother and my friend, to make sure I'm there for him"

"Mr Mime" Sabrina sent back, before asking something she was curious about, something that had been playing on her mind "What really happened the night of the fire?"

A pained expression come over the clown faced Pokémon, its usually happy looking eyes, watering and sad.

"I don't remember much, except me and Mrs Ketchum where doing the dishes when I heard a bang come from the back of the house. When me and Mrs Ketchum went to check on it, we were both suddenly hit with a hypnosis coming from a strange looking Pokémon, I think it was a Gengar but it looked strange. What I remember the most though, was as I fell to the floor, before I fell into a sleeping state, a large dark shadow stood over me. Its pale blue eyes staring down at me"

Sabrina couldn't believe what this Mr Mime had told her, she thought there had only been two attackers, one on a Charizard and one on a Dragonite, not any more than that. After she hadn't responded, too deep in thought, the Mr Mime requested to join her on her journey to find Ash. Something Sabrina agreed to without question, trusting this Mr Mimes motives.

Sabrina rubbed her face, sighing as she tried to clear any thoughts out of her head, her body crying out for sleep. Closing her eyes tight, she hoped for a restful sleep to come, and not a vision filled nightmare she had come to expect.

All the while, 'Mimey' stood gazing out of the window, lost in the memories of his happy life with his best friend Delia.

Rocket hideout...

After descending the stairs and entering the rocket base, Ash, with Pikachu now perched on his shoulder slowly began walking through the corridors of the underground hideout. Each corridor looking identical to the next, with stale white walls and plain grey flooring, the only colour being the occasional brown door or a large red R on one of the wall.

Utilising techniques he had been taught since he disappeared three years ago, Ash moved with Meowth like precision, his feet making no sound on the floors as he moved through the base.

Tapping into his Aura , another thing he had discovered on his travels , the trainer attempted to sense if any Team Rocket grunts where nearby. Feeling someone's presence just around the corner, he quickly nodded to Pikachu, the electric mouse understanding what his trainer meant , the Pokémon quickly jumping from his Friends shoulders before getting into a battle stance encase his friend needed assistance.

Ash put his back against the hard wall before sliding slowly towards the turning point of the corridor, peaking his hooded head carefully around the corner; he spotted a male rocket grunt, dressed in the usual white ensemble patrolling the next corridor.

Patiently Ash waited until the grunt started to walk back towards his position. When the grunt was close enough and started to turn to walk back the other way, the raven haired teen took a deep breath before making his move. With rapid pace, he slipped round the corner not making a sound; he then grabbed the grunt from behind placing him in a choke hold from behind, the movement well trained and precise.

Quickly he placed his hand over the struggling man's mouth before he could scream out for help.

" If you struggle anymore, I promise you it'll be the last thing you do" Ash whispered in a dark tone , a tone that sent shivers down the team rocket members spine , making the grunt still in Ash's arms . "Now I'm going to remove my hand ...If you shout for help, I won't hesitate to snap your neck... Understand?"

The grunt nodded vigorously.

"Good" Ash said removing his hand but keeping the man in his choke hold "now that we understand one another, you're going to tell me where the other rockets are in this little base of yours. I've seen at least eight people enter this evening, so I know it isn't just you"

"T -there I-in the briefing room, the large grey door a few corridors down" the grunt stuttered out

Using his Aura to sense if the man was lying, Ash could feel the man was telling the truth. So without another word, Ash tightened the hold around the man's neck, stopping the air circulation until he fell unconscious to the floor. The pallet town trainer quickly leant down towards the knocked out grunt and began searching his body.

Pikachu watched on as his trainer and best friend sent the grunt into unconsciousness. Since the death of Delia, darker moments had come about frequently for his Pika pi, some that made the electric mouse shudder to even think about, he had never even thought Ash was capable of the things he had seen him do... But the electric Pokémon had to admit, since they had left three years ago, he along with his fellow Pokémon had become more ruthless as well. No matter what though, each and every one of them would never even think about betraying or abandoning their trainer, their bond with him to strong. They also felt the pain he felt, and would never do anything to worsen it.

One thing hadn't changed about the raven haired teen though, something that always made Pikachu smile. That was Ash's love for Pokémon; he could hurt a human without flinching, but could never bear to see a Pokémon in pain or trouble.

"Let's move Pikachu" Ash said turning towards his starter.

"Pika" The mouse nodded, following on as they continued deeper into the base.

Continuing to move silently, the two eventually came upon the briefing room the grunt had mentioned. Peaking in the window, Ash watched on as a group of rockets sat around a table watching someone at the front point towards pictures of different Pokémon on a large projector screen.

Ignoring them for the time being the two continued on a little further. Checking each door on the way, they eventually found what they had come for in the first place...the operations room. Once more peeking through the window, they saw it was currently uninhabited.

Ash grabbed the door handle, turning it slowly, before he and Pikachu quietly slipped into the room.

Multiple file cabinets filled the room, along with maps of the different regions spread across the wall with pins placed on specific positions. Pictures of legendary Pokémon was also on the walls with lists of areas they had been spotted, but it was the computer sat in the middle of the room that the raven haired teen was interested in.

"Guard the door Pikachu" Ash ordered, the electric mouse nodding before getting into a battle stance once more, staring at the door, ready to attack should anyone try entering.

Moving quickly, Ash sat down on the swivel chair positioned in front of the computer. Placing his hands on the mouse, the Rocket screen saver disappeared from screen replaced with a password and username needed message. Slipping his hand in his right pocket, he pulled out a small black USB key.

His eyes gazed around the computer before his eyes landed on an Usb slot, slipping the key in he sat back and watched as a password and username appeared suddenly on the screen, the computer accepting them and logging itself in.

"Wow ...Thank you Clemont" Ash whispered, thankful his Friends gadget had worked, the modified Usb hacking into the computer.

When it had logged in, Ash went to the documents section before finding a file named Rocket operations. Opening it, he was met by hundreds of different folders, each with different names.

Ash knew what he was looking for though as he began to scroll down the screen. Spotting the folder he was looking for, he stopped taking a deep breath... He then clicked on it.

OPERATION ASH KETCHUM FILE CORRUPTED...

Ash looked on, reading the words on the screen over and over again, his teeth gritted in frustration, his nostrils twitching in anger. Every time he had infiltrated a rocket base, everything he found on him was gone ...usually empty paper folders with his name on it, the contents of the folders missing. But this time he had even hacked into the main operations computer for this base, only to find that even the computers files on him where inaccessible.

All he wanted was answers... He had good information from trusted informants that Team Rocket where involved somehow in his mother's death , he just didn't know why , what exactly had Ash done to them accept stopped Jessie and James poor attempts at taking Pikachu?

He needed answers, and this time he was going to get them. Without saying a word, he got up from his seat and strode out of the room, Pikachu following behind silently.

As they walked along the turning corridors, Ash grabbed Butterfree's poke ball from his waist, releasing his first capture once more.

The butterfly Pokémon silently following its trainer as they continued through the base until they once again come to the door of the briefing room , where a group of rocket members where currently being informed on the details of a new mission.

Without warning, Ash barged through the door, his Pokémon following behind.

"What is the meaning-" the Rocket executive at the front began to say when he saw Ash slam through the door, only to be cut off by the Pallet town trainer.

"Pikachu show them your power, show them your strongest thunderbolt" Ash ordered, his voice emotionless and cold.

Reacting to his friends command, the yellow electric type ran up Ash's body, landing on his shoulder before springing off him high into the air.

"PiiiiiiikkkkkkkkaaaaaaaCHUUUUUU!" The electric mouse cried as a mass amount of electricity fired from his body.

Before any of the Rocket members could react, a surge of shockingly powerful electricity surged through their bodies. Volt after volt, until they couldn't take anymore, each and every one of the slipping into unconsciousness when the pain became unbearable.

"Now Butterfree" Ash said turning to the black and white winged Pokémon that was silently flapping its wings behind him. "Hit each of them with your stun spore, and follow that with your sleep powder just too really make sure there not moving for a while"

"Free ...free" the bug Pokémon cried as it began flying around the room, golden powders falling from its body , sprinkling over the unconscious Team Rocket members.

When his Pokémon had finished, Ash made his next move.

Two hours later... Outside the clothing warehouse/Rocket hideout

Officer Jenny couldn't believe what she was seeing as she looked upon seven team Rocket members, each of them unconscious and tied up.

She had received a tip off, of an underground Team Rocket hideout and had come to look into it, only to find someone had already done her job for her. While she was happy to see the Team Rocket members caught, she couldn't condone someone taking the law into their own hands. That was vigilantism at its best, something that she would put a stop to.

What officer Jenny didn't realise though , was if you had looked to the sky above the Rocket hideout a few hours ago , you would of seen a larger than normal Charizard roaring through the sky , a hooded figure with a Pikachu on his back , sitting atop of said Charizard.

What would have interested the law enforcement officer the most though, was the unconscious and tied up head executive of the Rocket hideout dangling from the talons of the Charizard as he began to fly away.

A/N well what did you think? Next chapter will introduce Brock , plus well see what Ash has in store for the rocket executive . I do eventually promise battles as well , i have something planned for Ash soon so don't threat on that part.