Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon nor am I related to Game Freak/Nintendo in any way. I do own the OCs.

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Running his hand over the metal, Xavier investigated the satellite closely. It was built with to work at high altitudes signified by its heavy plating to protect it. The machine also had water-proof parts.

Turning his attention away from the machine, he spotted a small hut. Wondering who would live at such a place, he walked over to the house cautiously and knocked the door. An elderly man answered.

"Excuse me, sir," Xavier started. "Did you notice the giant satellite in your...er...front yard?"

"Eh? Giant satellite?" The old man turned. "Dear!"

Minutes later, an eldery woman stood beside the man.

"Let's have a look at this contraption," they said. They followed Xavier to the machine.

"Oh my..." the eldery man gasped.

Xavier questioned them. "Do you have any idea why people would do this?"

The woman shook her head. "No....but...."

She headed toward the tip of the mountain, where Xavier spotted two small statues, each holding up a small orb. One was a crimson red color, the other a dazzling shade of blue. The woman looked relieved.

"Thank heaven these orbs weren't stolen. They could cause terrible things too happen..."

Xavier decided not to pursue information about the two orbs. He questioned the the couple some more, and didn't get much information. With a disappointed look he headed down the mountain.

"The satellite is up and running, sir," a female voice said.

"Good..." a deep voice replied. "Now, your group will scout areas nearby in an attempt to search for it. I have other groups stationed throughout the region, looking for it as well. My contacts inform me that it's been last sighted around Lilycove."

"Will do, sir," came the reply.

"Off you go."

Xavier returned to Lilycove, still upset he couldn't do anything. In an attempt to distract himself, he trained his Pokemon in tall patches of grass. He seemed fine, but inside he was dying to know who put the satellite up there, and why.

Lost in thought, he walked straight into another person.

"Oof...sorry," he said. He looked up to the person he crashed into.

It was a light-skinned man, dressed in a dark uniform. Looking carefully, Xavier spotted a two purple marks on the breast area of the uniform, spiraling around each other. The man wore dark gloves and ignored Xavier. He walked straight ahead.

Curious, Xavier silently followed. He hid in the tall grass. After fifteen minutes or so, Xavier watched the man walk up to another figure dressed in the same uniform. They conversed. Xavier tried to listen and creeped as close as he could, but he only heard a few words.

"...command...scout...it..."

Minutes ticked away and the other figure nodded. The original man walked away from the second figure and Xavier decided to pursue the new figure. He stalked the figure carefully. This one took much longer. Half and hour went by. He almost fell asleep when the figure did something strange.

Xavier watched as the figure approached the tree. The figure did a quick 180-degree turn to see if the coast was clear. Xavier managed to conceal himself.

The figure tossed a Pokeball in the air. Out popped a green-and-black Cacturne.

"Secret Power!"

Cacturne used its needle arms to pry out a vine from the tree. The figure recalled its Pokemon and tugged the vine five times. Xavier watched in amazement as the front of the tree open up and let the figure in. A secret entrance!

The figure disappeared, leaving Xavier thinking if he should go in.

Where did that person go?

Xavier warily approached the tree. The vine was still hanging. Shaking, he tugged the branch. He counted mentally.

One. Two. Three.

Four.

Five.

He jumped back when the tree's entrance opened. He could see only black. He stepped inside in what appeared to be a small room. The entrance closed.

In the darkness, Xavier could feel a button located in the front. An elevator?

He pushed it and felt the machine go down and down.

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The doors slid open, revealing light.

Xavier jumped out to what looked like a giant hallway made up of iron-hard plates. He was lucky. No one was around. Quickly, he dashed toward the left to see a bunch of doors, each labeled.

He couldn't stick around long. He stood out to much. Unless...

Sprinting to the C Section, Xavier found a door marked 'closet.' He burst inside to see a rack of dark uniforms each sporting the same symbol he saw before. He found the smallest size and slipped it on. He pulled up the hood to conceal his face and re-entered the hallway.

It seemed there were more floors. Xavier walked into the elevator room once again and found a different button. He felt himself going up.

The doors opened and Xavier found himself in another hallway, almost identical to the other, except there were numerous other uniformed figures. Disguising himself amongst the crowd, he followed the majority of them. They led him into a different room. Xavier could see small, green lights glowing, similiar to the one he saw in the satellite, and could hear strange bubbling noises. He continued following them.

All of a sudden, the crowd scattered. Each person went to a different place. With the crowd gone, Xavier could easily see all the things around him.

Long, glass pillars were located all around the room, each filled with a strange, green/yellow substance resembling a lava lamp. The pillars were connected to a wire, which led a giant glass dome. Looking around him, Xavier saw more tubes in the sky. These had red globs of energy traveling all in the same direction. Studying more closely, Xavier realized the tubes were being pumped by the uniformed figures, who were pulling levers back and forth.

Sensing that he was in danger, Xavier walked out the same way he came in. He had seen enough for one day, and was determined to come back tomorrow to investigate some more. After returning the uniform, he stepped in the elevator and back to Lilycove.

The next day, Xavier purchased a TM that taught Secret Power. He taught it to his Umbreon and headed back to the same tree he went to yesterday. He dropped his Pokeball in shock.

The tree wasn't there anymore. In its place was a stump.

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Xavier decided not to chase the matter anymore. They were gone. They probably moved their base somewhere undetectable. Though he was still curious to what the people were up to, he gave up for now.

He headed south, past Mt. Pyre, and landed east of Mauville City. Xavier was headed toward Mauville and wanted to attempt to beat Watson, the leader of the Mauville City Gym, who specialized in Electric-type Pokemon. His Milotic was in need of training. Training on wild Pokemon was slow, so Xavier seeked a trainer.

He spotted one.

"Hey, you!" Xavier shouted.

The trainer turned, revealing platinum blonde hair. He gazed at Xavier with his cold, hazel eyes.

"Yes?" He replied calmly.

"Can you battle me?" Xavier asked. "For training."

The other trainer stood still for a moment.

"Fine by me," he finally replied.

"Good. We'll battle with only one Pokemon," Xavier said.

The two walked to opposite ends of the route they were on. They sent out their Pokemon.

"Milotic!" Xavier cried. The serpent materialized, ready to battle.

Xavier's opponent sent out his Pokeball. The laser materialized into a bipedal, dark furred creature with a curved horn on its head. Xavier's Pokedex recognized it as an Absol.

"Time for this battle to start!" Xavier said. He turned up his music loudly. A fast-pitched song was heard. "Let's go, Milotic! Ice Beam on every third beat!"

Milotic responded and shot many Ice Beams in rapid succession.

"Dodge, Absol," the other trainer replied. Absol, with a sudden movement, skillfully evaded all the freezing beams.

"Counterattack with a Night Slash!"

Absol rushed toward Milotic, its horn glowing an eerie color. Before Milotic could respond, it was rammed with a powerful cut. Milotic slid backward, enduring the attack.

"Hydro Pump!"

"Break it with a Psycho Cut!"

The dark Pokemon ran toward the pump of water, horn glowing a pink color. It struck headfirst, cutting the powerful water attack in half. Milotic tried to power up the attack, but failed. Absol broke through and slashed Milotic.

Milotic, struck again, slid back further.

"Hang in there!" Xavier encouraged. "Try to evade attack while using Aqua Ring!"

Milotic acted, and swiftly moved around to dodge its opponent's attacks. The ring around it healed its health slowly but steadily.

"Absol, the ring! Destroy it with Shock Wave!"

Milotic couldn't dodge the lightning-fast wave that erupted from Absol's horn. The super-effective hit shattered the Aqua Ring and dealt massive damage to the Water Pokemon. It cried in pain, and fell down to the ground shocked, but clinging with a bit of stamina.

"Finish this, Absol. Razor Wind!"

Absol stood still gathering energy in front of it in a swirling formation. The spinning energy spiraled faster and faster, until Absol unleashed the energy in the form of razor-sharp crescents. The crescents zoomed toward Milotic.

"Dodge, Milotic!" Xavier commanded worringly.

Milotic tried to dodge, but the wind was too fast. The attack blew through Milotic, leaving visible damage marks all over its body. Milotic, fatigued and injured, fell to the ground.

Xavier ran over to Milotic.

"Don't worry..." He recalled Milotic to his Pokeball.

He didn't even manage to land one attack on the opponent's Absol. Milotic would have to be able to counter electric-type attacks, Xavier thought. That Shock Wave attack was devastating...

He looked over to the other trainer, who all ready turned his back and was walking away, Pokeball in hand.

"Hey! Hey!" Xavier ran toward him, hands waving. "What's your name?!"

The trainer turned around and gazed at Xavier directly in the eye.

"The name's Cecil Bishop."

With that, he turned around and left Xavier behind.

After watching Cecil fade into the distance, Xavier headed toward the nearest Pokemon Center.

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Managed to squeeze this chapter in pretty fast. I want to get as much as I can before school starts in 2 days (including today.)

A little preview of what's going to happen in the future. The villians' appearance will be sprinkled throughout the story in different chapters (meaning you'll see a bit of them here and there) but are more important near the end of the story.

Thanks to all who read, and review pl0x.