Disclaimer: see first chappie

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Ages

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Lizzy: 14

Cheryl: 14

Ash: 14

Misty: 14

Brock: 16

Sabrina: 14

Gary: 15

Eric: 15

Ericka: 14

Lance: 15

Ritchie: 15

"Talking"

actions

'thoughts'

Bla, Bla, Bla ((pokemon talking))

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Soon to be couples:

Gary/Sabrina

Ash/Misty

Richie/Cheryl

Eric/Lizzy

Ericka/Lance

Brock/no one

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The spell I use means nothing; I made it up, Duhh.

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The key to their past

- Babysitters? -

It was 11:43 when everyone was up and had greeted Eric and Ritchie, they where in the kitchen talking. Eric and Ritchie where seated on the sofa while the others sat else where around the kitchen, listening to their friends. They had told them some of there stories, of how they talked to people all over the different islands they visited, what kinds of pokemon they saw and how they got themselves into and out of trouble. But the thing that interested them all the most was the spell they brought back with them.

"It's a spell that will keep out all unwanted people. What we have to do is sit in a circle and have the ingredients mixed together in a pot. After I say a few words, everyone will say there own line and cut their hand with a knife; offering their blood. Once everyone has done that poof the spell will be caste." Ritchie, explained to the group of friends.

"Yeah it sounds good but what does the inscription say?" Gary asked a little suspicious of this to-good-to-be-true spell. "I mean the last spell we tried got us all turned into pokemon for a week."

"Well yeah, but you got to admit; it was funny." Cheryl said laughing at the memory. "I mean what's the chance that we would screw up again?" As she finished that sentence a lightning bolt flashed in the sky with a loud clap of thunder. Cheryl 'eeped' and hid behind Sabrina.

Lizzy looked at Cheryl and hit her on the head. "You had to jinx it didn't you?!?!" She yelled at her. The others looked around kind of scared but brushed it off.

"When can we do the spell?" Sabrina asked pulling Cheryl from behind her and making her sit down again. 'If she gets hit again, I'm not getting in the way, I an't no shield!'

"Hoe about now, it's not like where doing anything important." Eric answered. Lance nodded and stood up taking control of the situation. "Ok, Ritchie you Ash and I will get the ingredients. Eric you Ericka, and Sabrina get the meeting room set up, that's were we re going to do the spell. Lizzy you Gary, Cheryl and Misty go look around; make sure we will have no interruptions. Got it?" Everyone nodded and went their separate ways to get their jobs done.

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Magic shop; Ritchie, Ash and Lance

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The three friends walked through the doors of the magic shop and looked around. The shop was small but had plenty of books and things in jars. They where standing in front of the stairs to lead down to the magic shop. In the middle of the shop was a big round table with chairs all around it. Across from that was a counter with a cash-register and other things a shop would need. At the back of the shop was another stair case this one leading up to another level that appeared to be full of books, various bookcases where also set around the room.

(A/N: Bad description, if you watch "Buffy the vampire slayer". Think Giles magic shop in season 6.)

"I can't believe normal humans have shops like this. They don't know magic is real, do they?" Ash asked extremely confused at the idea.

Ritchie and Lance shook their heads and smile. "Nope, they just like to think it's real. Plus we live in the pokemon world; it's not exactly normal here." Ritchie answered. All of them walked down the stairs and stood in the middle of the room.

"Hey! Maggie, where are you?" Ritchie called out in the shop. They where meet with silence until the door next to the stair case opened up.

"Omg, Ritchie!" Screamed a young girl looking to be about their age, she ran up to him and the two embraced. They let go of each other and Ash and Lance got a better look at her. She was about Ritchie's height with long red hair that stoped at the small of her back; she had ocean blue eyes and only wore a bit of make up. She was wearing a long white skirt that ended at her ankles; she wore a light purple blouse with it and completed the outfit with white sandals.

Ash leaned over to Lance and whispered to him while keeping his eyes on the girl. "Wonder what would happen if Cheryl found out about her." Lance nodded mindlessly while thinking up the possibility in his head. 'Wouldn't be pretty.'

The girl looked Ash and Lance up and down before smiling and turning back to Ritchie. "How are you?" She asked after the guys where done basking. "Why are you here anyway?" She asked while sitting on a chair by the table.

"I'm good; and where here to collect some ingredients for a protection spell." Ritchie turned to Ash and Lance. "Guys this is Maggie." He turns back to Maggie. "These are my friends Ash and Lance."

Maggie nodded at the two and Lance soon continued after introductions were done. "So can you help us?" Maggie seemed to be thinking it over.

"How is Cheryl, like you still living with her?" Ash and Lance looked surprised and Ritchie blushed. "Yeah I am, but why does that matter?"

Maggie shook her head. "Don't worry; I'll help you. One second I'll get the stuff from down stairs."

After Maggie left Ash got a sly smile. "So does Cheryl know about her?" Lance rolled his eyes and went to look at a few books while his friends fought.

"Yes she does, but she's just a friend. So stop thinking whatever you're thinking with that sick mind of yours. I would never be anything but friends with Maggie; she's like a sister to me. Besides, I love che-" Ritchie soon realised what he was saying and shut his mouth.

Ash and Lance snapped their heads to look at their friend who was busy looking at the floor. Lance snapped out of it first. "You LOVE her?!?!?!" He asked walking back over to his friends and looked at him in shock.

Ash put on a grin. "Oohhh have you told her? Have you? Have you? Have you?" He asked suddenly feeling like he was in pokemon high again.

Ritchie looked at his friends considering his answer before talking. "I'm waiting for the right moment; so if you don't mind NEVER opening your big mouths until I tell her." Before they could answer though; Maggie came back in with a big smile on her face and caring a box.

"Ok I got the things you will need." She handed Ritchie the box and went to the cash register. "So who's paying?"

All friends looked at each other when Ritchie pulled out his wallet and sighed. "How much is it this time?" Maggie counted it up and after paying they where all set to leave.

"So Ritchie…I was thinking maybe you want to do something tonight or maybe tomorrow. We could go to the movies or something. You know on a…date maybe." Maggie asked with hopeful eyes.

Ritchie sighed "I can't mags' I got to save the world and stuff. Besides we have been through this before remember?" Maggie sighed and looked down. Ash and Lance felt they should leave so went outside to wait for their friend.

"I know…I just hoped you had changed your mind." Ritchie walked up to Maggie and lifted her face up to look in her eyes.

"I love you Maggie, but not how you want me to. I'm sorry, but I can't ever give you what you deserve." Maggie nodded and Ritchie whipped away a few of her tears.

"Ok but…can we maybe you know…catch up sometime? I miss you Ritchie. I miss you a lot." Ritchie let go of her face and stepped away from her.

"Maggie I have my own life now. Things are different now. I can't see you anymore. If I didn't need these ingredients I don't think I would have ever have seen you again. I'm in love Maggie; I haven't loved since Rose, and now. She is different, and if I want this to work- and I do. I can't be around you. I can't have you corrupting her, or anything else like you did to Rose."

Maggie was crying now and took a step towards Ritchie; he took one back. "Ok I made a mistake with Rose and Rachel and maybe Cassandra as well…then there was also Jenny, but that doesn't mean you have to stay away from me." Ritchie shock his head.

"You don't understand; I can't be around you- no I won't be around you. I love Cheryl and I WILL make this work. If that means staying away from you, then I'm sorry." Maggie started backing away now until she was backed up agents the counter.

"So that's it? You're leaving me for CHERYL?" She screamed at him. Ritchie nodded and turned to walk away unable to see her cry anymore. "I'm sorry." With that Ritchie walked away the sound of Maggies crying could be heard as he left the store.

Maggie slipped down the counter until she hit the floor and moved her legs up to her chest, crying for her lost love.

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Outside

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Ritchie got outside and sighed. Ash and Lance got up from their position on the floor on the side walk.

"How did it go?" Ash asked. Lance turned to him with a pissed look and hit him on the head. "ASH"

Ash looked at the ground and then at Ritchie with an apologetic smile. "Sorry." Ritchie sighed again and nodded. "Let's get out of here."

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Meeting room; Eric, Ericka and Sabrina

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Eric, Ericka and Sabrina walked into the meeting room and looked around. "Looks fine if you ask me." Ericka observed. "What exactly are we supposed to be doing?"

Sabrina gave her and dull look and replied with little or no emotion in her voice. "We should make room for the spell; usually spells such as these are preformed in a circle…so we should probably start by moving the table and chairs."

Eric and Ericka nodded in agreement and they started to get to work.

"If I had known this was going to be so much work I would have found a way out of it…maybe suddenly catch a cold…or maybe be caught by team rocket…maybe do something exciting but nooo I'm stuck here moving preposterously over-sized tables." Ericka grumbled.

Eric and Sabrina sighed and continued working to make a clearing in the room. "This is going to be a long day..."

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20 mins later

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Eric, Ericka and Sabrina stood in the newly cleared space in the meeting room with smiles on their faces. Ericka wiped a light layer of sweat of her brow and made an exasperated sound.

"Man that over-sized table was fucking heavy!"

"Yes because all over-sized tables would usually be as light as a feather." Sabrina pointed out; Ericka glared but decided to let it pass. They all looked around unsure of what they should do next before Ericka pointed out their problem.

"Okay, what do we do now?"

"I know anyone up for a quick poke-battle?" Eric asked with a big grin on his face. Ericka and Sabrina looked at him blankly.

"What?"

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Gary, Lizzy, Cheryl and Misty. Plus 3 Pikachu's and togepi

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Gary, Cheryl, Lizzy and Misty have been walking around the base looking for lugia-knows-what for about half and hour now; and they all found they became bored…fast.

They all meet up again in a small clearing around the forest, Cheryl and Lizzy had their pikachu's while Misty had togepi and Ash's pikachu.

"Okay we've looked all around here for about 2 hours now, theirs no-one here but us, IM BORED!" Cheryl yelled throwing her hands in the air in a dramatic jester. Everyone sweat dropped and before anyone could comment Gary smirked.

"Calm down maybe miss drama queen can think of some smart plan, I mean I just loved her idea of letting Misty and Cheryl cook, cuz it worked out sooo well. Gary turned and faced Lizzy with a smirk and crossed his arms "wad 'a think princess? Got any brilliant ideas?"

"Err, Princess?" Cheryl and Misty asked with raised eye brows.

"Pika cuu?"

"Toeg-piiii"

Lizzy glared "Shut up pretty boy, maybe if you had half a brain you could think up an idea!"

"Err, Pretty boy?" Cheryl and Misty asked again still socked.

"Pikka-pi?"

"Prri!"

Gary grinned and turned back to Cheryl and Misty seemingly unaffected by her insult. "Princess is my new nickname for her; it's good for 2 reasons. 1. It suites her cuz she's a snobby princess and 2. It pisses her off" Gary finished with a smile.

Cheryl, Misty and the pokemon gave an understanding sound and turned to look at Lizzy for her explanation.

"Simple, pretty boy here has a big head, this is just my way of showing it."

"I do not have a big head!"

"Have you looked in a mirror recently?"

"I MIGHT have a slightly big ego, but I DON'T have a big head!"

"It means the same thing!"

"Does not"

"Does too!"

"Not"

"To"

"Not"

Cheryl, Misty and the pokemon had a bored expression as they watched the two friends fight. Misty sighed and looked at Cheryl.

"It's going to be a long painful day..."

Cheryl nodded in agreement "Oh yeah especially with these two weirdos" Cheryl got an idea and smiled evilly "It's about to get a lot more painful for them. Skyler, pikachu, Bella think you can shut those two up for us?" Misty smiled and picked up togepi so she won't be in the way. The three pikachu's agreed and lined up getting ready.

"To!"

"Not!"

"To times infinity, plus 1!"

"Dammit!"

"Yes I win- uh-oh"

"Huh?"

Lizzy and Gary looked over in the pokemon's direction just in time to see the lightning head their way. Both screamed when hit by the lightning and fell to the ground with smoke coming of them and looking as black as burnt toast.

"Owche…." Gary coughed as he sat up on his elbows. Lizzy soon copied his position and saw Misty, Cheryl, Togepi, Skyler, Pikachu, and Bella all laughing at them.

"Oohhh this is going to be a long day…I just know it."

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Meeting room 2 hours later

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Everyone was gathered around getting ready for the spell. The pokemon where off to one side watching their friends awkwardly, they being pokemon had a ken séance of humans emotions and they where getting a title wave of different emotions coming from their friends/masters. Everyone seemed of in their own worlds while getting ready, to busy with their own problems to notice anyone else's. They where all the best of friends and extremely close but every known again they would just be to caught up in their own problems to even think about those around them; this seem to be one of those times.

Ash looked around at his friends and girlfriend and found him self thinking how pathetic they all looked. 'We all look like we died and came back as zombies…lol zombies ha! I crake myself up...' Ash smiled at his joke and shook his head while silently laughing to himself.

Cheryl whom had been standing next to ash took a few steeps away from him and has a freaked out look on her face. 'I think his taken to many hits on his head…his gone insane…'

Cheryl shook her head and thought it time to get this party…err spell started. "Hey are we ready yet? Cuz this place looks fine and the spell stuff looks all cool and creepy…" Cheryl looked at the shiny orb thingy next to her and suddenly looked like a child in a candy store.

'Oohhh shiny!' she slowly stretched out her hand to touch the shiny orb only to have it slapped painfully away by her twin. Cheryl rubbed her hurt hand while looking like a kicked puppy.

Lizzy looked at Cheryl angrily while everyone watched the scene with amusement. "No touchy. Listen closely. Don't.Touch.Anything.' 'Got it?'

Cheryl pouted and nodded her head. Ritchie smiled and came to put his arm around Cheryl's shoulders. "Oh come on Liz, she's not that bad…"

Liz gave him a blank look. "One word; kitchen" Ritchie and Cheryl sweat drooped. Liz smiled at them and went to finish unpacking the ingredients. 'Awe someone loves my sister! Well his a good guy, and a good friend but if he wants anything to do with her; his got to get through me first. Dear logia I sound like Cheryl.'

Lance looked at the ingredients and double checked everything. "Ok I think it's about time we start…would you guys snap out of it?"

Everyone came to their séances and without a word sat on a pillow each forming a circle. Lance put the bowl in the middle and Sabrina started chanting in Italian. Gary picks up a bowl and poured to coloured salts and fragrances into the bowl. He soon began chanting with his girlfriend and everyone joined hands. The chanting soon got louder as everyone in the group began chanting. The pokemon sat on the sidelines waiting and watching for any sign of trouble. Soon bright colours started swirling around the group in a secret dance. All the colours you could think of came together in a fabulous tornado shape, and soon a small bright light emitted from the circle and suddenly began to grow. The white light expanded until the room was covered in it; everything was silent and everything was white, and then the group of friends new no more as their world turned black.

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1 hour later.

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A lone grown was heard signalling the young masters awakening. His eyes soon opened and he once again became aware of his surroundings. Gary rubbed his eyes and propped himself up on his elbows. Groaning once more he looked around to asset the damage and see what condition his friends where in.

Looking around Gary saw all of his friends alive and well, all of them appeared to be knocked out but looked to be fine. Gary got on shaky legs and looked around when he suddenly stoped and his eyes grow to the size of dinner plates.

There was something terribly wrong with Cheryl and Ericka. Gary quickly ran to Lizzy and started shaking her. "Get up, get up, get up, GET UP!" Gary yelled while shaking Lizzy like his life depended on her awakening. Liz groaned and kicked at Gary attempting to stop the shaking. When her kick failed to hit it's target she let out an aggravated yell and opened her eyes. "What?" She asked annoyed with Gary already.

Gary didn't seem to notice her anger or if he did decided agents commenting. Instead Gary stood up pulling Lizzy up while he did. He pointed over at Erica, Cheryl and Sabrina.

Lizzy still annoyed followed his line of vision and her mouth soon dropped in surprise. There on the floor lay Cheryl, Ericka, and Sabrina swimming in their over-sized cloths. One might wonder why their clothes where suddenly to big but if you where to look you would see three small children asleep in a pile of what would seem to be their clothes.

"OMG, what the hell happened?" Lizzy asked Gary as he went over and gathered his girlfriend in his arms.

"I don't know but my guess is the spell turned the three of them into kids."

Lizzy went over and kneeled next to her now miniature sister and friend. "We should wake the others; and find out what were going to do." Gary nodded while still looking at the tiny – yet adorably cute- face of his girlfriend.

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TBC

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Ha-ha cliff-hanger, I know I'm mean. I will try to have another chapter done before Christmas but as you can tell this story is no where near done.

- Beach-Fairy

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