A Gardevoir and her Trainer

by latiasfan1

Jason sets out from Kanto with his partner, a Shiny Kirlia. During this journy they must face danger, fights, excitement... And love. But their's is a dangerous love, for in Kanto Pokephilia is illegal. Can they over-come the law, and stay together... Coupled with the problem of Team Rocket rising again, it's gonna get hectic. JasonXAngela-Gardeshipping. JessieXJames-Rocketshipping

10. Chapter 10

A Gardevoir and her Trainer

OK, people! Chapter TEN! I know, I know, a VERY long time since the update… But don't worry, I haven't given up, it's just that to make up for the long update time I decided to write up a LARGE chapter for you! That's right, all for YOU! And in response to a review asking why Angela doesn't know Psychic but I put Psychic energy, its simple; the type is Psychic, therefore the energy and powers used are 'Psychic' abilities. Yes, grammar nuts will chew me out for it… But oh well, it's how I do it! But remember, R&R, people! Your reviews are what keep me writing (despite the long update times… -_-; )! OH YEAH- Look at Angela's ~level..!

Angela/Kirlia-Lv.29-Confusion, Growl, Teleport

Caesar/Butterfree-Lv.18-Gust, Poison Powder, Confusion, Stun Spore

Abby/Magikarp-Lv.17-Splash, Tackle

Eevee/Eevee-Lv.7-Tackle, Sand Attack

"Speech"=talking

*Speech*=thought

-Speech-=telepathy

Speech=translated Poke-speech

(Speech)=my thoughts

(Jason's POV)

I looked to my right, sighing slightly. After that Daniel Grey ran in, he'd passed out on the floor. The Chansey's had quickly started to wheel his Pokémon into the emergency rooms, and he was taken to another room where he was being treated by Nurse Joy herself. Angela had sat in my lap, and was leaning back on my chest, her eyes closed. As I waited, I absently stroked her hair, both of us too distracted by recent events to either stop or complain.

-Jason..? Do you think that he'll be OK..?- I nodded, smiling slightly as Angela, who was looking up at me.

"Sure he is. If my cousins are anything to go by, he's probably sitting up in there right now, talking to her." Angela snuggled up to me, wrapping her arms around my stomach. I gently laid an arm across her back, making sure I didn't hurt her by squeezing.

-OK… But, I've never seen someone hurt like that before…- I didn't bother telling her about worse things that could've happened, she was already so nervous after this…

"He had a leaf stuck in his leg, Angela. There's plenty of ways that cousin can help him." I stood up, gently shifting Angela so her arms were wrapped around my chest, and wrapped an arm around her back holding her in place, before I stood up.

"We should get some fresh air, huh..? It's too cooped up in here, and all this worrying's made us nervous. What do you say… we go check out the path back towards Mt. Moon? I was unconscious, and you were underground from what I heard. Think it's a good idea?" Angela looked up at me, before smiling slightly and climbing up to my shoulder, where she sat down again. As she placed her left arm behind my head to keep her balance, she nodded.

-Sure. Let's go, then.- I smiled at her, before walking over to one of the Chansey's.

"Excuse me, we're gonna go outside for a few minutes. Could you let my cousin know where we went?" The Chansey bowed, before walking into the area behind the main desk. As the Chansey jotted down a note, me and Angela left the Centre, before heading west, towards Mt. Moon. As we walked along, we spent a little time battling the occasional Pokémon that appeared, before coming to a stop at a series of ledges too steep and loose to climb; the soil just collapsed as soon as I touched it. I sighed, before turning back, towards the direction of Cerulean. Angela, who was walking beside me, stretched before turning as well.

-You were right… Going for a walk did help. Thank you, Jason.- I smiled down at her, as we began the walk back to Cerulean.

"No problem, Angela. It helped me as well… You know, think about Dan… I mean, if he was defeated by Team Rocket, then we'd probably end up like he did… And I don't wanna get any of you guys hurt more than a battle…" Angela glared up at me, before frowning.

-Guys… What are me and Abby then, if not girls?- A sweatdrop rolled down the back of my head, as I sighed.

"Right… You and Abby are a little sensitive about that…" As we kept walking, I started to slow down a little. Something… something wasn't right… I leaned against one of the trees growing near the path.

"A… Angela..? Do you… feel that as well..?" Angela paused before turning and running over to me, a look of worry on her face.

-Anger… and a lot of hate… Jason, I… I'm scared of it…- I stooped low, before picking her up and cradling her to my chest. Angela wrapped her arms around my neck, and I looked around.

"Don't worry Angela. I'll keep you safe. I promise." A sinister laugh came from behind me as I said that, making me turn to face it. And then groan as I saw who it was.

"Didn't you two learn the last time we met-… Erm… I forgot your names, but I still say it anyway!" The woman glared at me, before jumping down from the ledge, shortly followed by her partner.

"Jacky! It's JACKY! But never mind! We've come for your Pokémon, brat! Our bosses gave us this mission personally, and you know what? I'm gonna enjoy it!" Jacky quickly broke down into an insane laugh, while the guy-

"That's it! Daniel! That's the name I was thinking of!" Jacky quickly started shouting at me again, which was getting real annoying fast.

"OH, sure! Remember his name, but not mine! UNFAIR! Now hand over the balls at your belt!" I glared at them, while I set Angela on my shoulder, feeling her wrap an arm around my neck.

"Not a chance." The Grunts simply pulled a Pokeball off their belts, one each, grinning.

"Let's finish this fast! We got Pokémon especially for this mission, brat! GO, Sandslash!" As Jacky threw the ball in the air, it opened to reveal, as the red flash faded, a Pokémon that had brown spikes on its back, dusty yellow skin and white claws and underbelly. Its eyes, a dark blue, had a malevolent look to them, as it gazed at us, claws absently scraping the ground every few seconds.

"And I got this one! GO, Growlithe!" Once more, a Pokeball was thrown in the air, and this time the red light revealed a small puppy which I recognised; it looked just like one of the Pokémon that Officer Jenny sometimes used to help her in crime solving according to my parents. But this one had its hackles raised, and was making a low, threatening growl. I slowly stepped back, reaching towards my belt- and the Growlithe snarled, snapping its teeth together at the movement. I froze, trying not to agitate it more than necessary.

*Angela..? I hope that I'm using telepathy… I've got an idea, but you won't like it…* Angela 's eyes flickered towards me, before she spoke.

-A thought. Telepathy, you have to force it towards the recipient, not just use it in general. And that idea-… NO. You are NOT gonna do that!- I shrugged, before looking Angela in the eyes. As I looked at her, I could see it all, deep in her soul; her anger at the Grunts, her fright at a battle against two opponents… And fear that I would get hurt… I gently placed a hand on her cheek, smiling slightly.

"I won't get hurt, Angela. I promise." I quickly lifted her, and held Angela against my chest, before resting my forehead on top of her hair.

"If you want my team… You'll have to take them…" I quickly spun around, and started running towards Cerulean again, ignoring the shouts from behind me, even as a howl rose up through the air; Angela looked up at me, tears beading in her eyes. I smiled at her, as I jumped a Sandshrew that was standing in the path, causing it to curl up. Suddenly, something hit me from the side, knocking me over. I instinctively curled up, protecting Angela, and cried out as I hit the floor. Something caught on my waist, and tore through my jeans and belt. I looked over, breathing heavily, to see the Sandslash with a claw hooked through the remnants of the entire right half of my belt. I laughed slightly; all my balls were on the left side of the belt. Suddenly it lunged for me, and I kicked out, scrambling backwards. As soon as it pulled back, I was pulled through the air, landing on my feet a few dozen yards closer to Cerulean.

-Run, Jason… I… It took a lot to… Move us that fast… over that distance…- I nodded, pulling the shredded remains of my belt off, and sticking the balls in my jacket pocket.

"Thanks, Angela… For that…" I smiled down at her, as her eyes drifted closed.

-Takes… more energy… to move items… than teleport them… I'm… exhausted, after the battles… and that sudden movement…- I gently shifted Angela to the crook of my right arm, where she curled up, nestling into my chest.

"Sleep Angela… I'll keep… You all safe…" A blur of orange and black came from the left, and I swung the length of belt I held; as the Growlithe bit down on where my forearm would've been. Instead, the teeth sheared the leather into three bits; the one I was holding, the one that fell to the floor, and the small piece the Growlithe spat out in disgust.

*Crap… Gotta shake them… Getting tired… Stupid walk… Draining stamina…* A small crack formed beside me in the path, and it began to follow me, suddenly zipping ahead and erupting upwards in a fountain of soil; the Sandslash had tunnelled ahead of me! I skidded to a stop, as the Growlithe spun round from behind a tree, trapping me. And, to top it all off… The Grunts walked over, so I was stuck between all four of them. Jacky stepped closer, sneering.

"You gave a good run, brat… Now hand over the goods." I glared at her, before looking down at Angela; she was fast asleep, oblivious to the situation. I sighed, seeing the only option left to me.

"Angela… I'm sorry…" I placed her on the ground in front of me, and placed my Pokeballs next to her; she slowly wrapped her arms around them and I stepped back. Daniel smiled as he stepped forwards.

"Wise decision…" I laughed, making his head snap up from where Angela was lying.

"Who said I was surrendering..? I need both hands free." I quickly tried to gather my Psychic energy; and nothing happened. Jacky and Daniel flinched, before realising that I was unable to attack.

"Wha..? HA! Bad luck, brat! Now, give us those Pokémon!" Jacky crowed. A small sliver of anger rose up in me; and where it touched my mind, I felt it… unlock… my powers. Small at first, but I grinned and let it flow through me; my anger at them, for threatening me, my Pokémon, Angela… For all those years, of attacking my dad, and the regions… and seeing the photo of the person who used to be in charge in the papers. I looked up at Jacky, smirking.

"I just remembered this guy I really don't like." The Growlithe, probably sensing somehow my building powers; people always did say that canines had a sixth sense; howled and spat a Flamethrower at me. I quickly threw my hands up, one at the flames, one towards Angela and the balls, and I felt and saw the flames wash over me.

They were… cold. Not unpleasantly so, but they didn't burn. In fact, they kinda tickled… I snorted a laugh out, before the flames stopped flowing. They settled on me; my shoulders, hands, hair, feet and the back of my knees; before burning out. But… my hand stayed wreathed in red and yellow fire. It still felt cold, but it was there. I crouched, placing my palm on the floor-and the earth blackened as the grass wilted and burst into flames before I stamped it out.

"Awesome. Now, you two," I glared towards Jacky and Daniel, who looked un-nerved in the face of my power, "Are in for some vengeance from me." I pointed at the Sandslash, and a wave of flames blew over it. When they stopped, my hand was back to normal, and the Sandslash was heavily weakened. I simply grinned, before looking up.

"Care to recharge me, hmm? No attacks? No commands?" The Sandslash swung a claw, glowing white, which I caught, surprising us all. Especially the Sandslash, whose face was pure comedy.

"S-Sand..?" I just grinned down at it, before grasping the claws, and swinging it into the Growlithe. The Growlithe yipped, before growling at me. I just smirked at it, before speaking.

"Well..? You gonna try to get me with another Flamethrower..?" The Growlithe's ears flattened against its head, but it didn't back down. I looked towards the Grunts, before casually lifting my hand, as if to examine it.

"Get out of here, before I lose my temper again." The Grunts were only too happy to comply; they ran off, scrambling towards Mt. Moon, squabbling. I crouched down, and lifted Angela and the balls, placing the latter in my pocket. Angela stirred, a low moan making itself known.

-J… Jason..? I sensed a huge output of power… What happened..?- I smiled down at Angela, who had opened her eyes. I began the walk back to Cerulean, breathing heavily from exhaustion.

"I… I found something new about my powers… I'll show you later. I promise. But… let's get back to the Centre first…" I looked up, as we crested a small hill, to see Cerulean City only a few minutes away. I grinned, as I saw an Officer Jenny riding a motorbike with sidecar towards us. I sighed with relief as I noticed the sidecar was empty. As she pulled up next to us, I dropped to my knees in relief.

"Officer… I need a lift back… Team Rocket…" Jenny quickly vaulted the handlebars, landing next to me and Angela on her feet. She took hold of my shoulders, and helped me over and into the sidecar, where I closed my eyes. As the adrenaline left me, I felt all the pain and exhaustion from that chase catch up to me. And as my eyelids began to grow too heavy to open again, I remember Jenny forming a last question.

"What where the two blasts of fire back there..?" Before I could answer however, I fell into sleeps silken embrace.

I woke up with a low groan; my left hand was sore and aching. I looked down, to see that it was covered with blisters, and there was a small puddle of dried bold beneath it. I stared for a few seconds, before I finally realised what I was looking at; and then the burst of agony raced from my hand to my brain like ten thousand, very angry, mobile, Beedrill stings.

"AAAAAGGGGHHHHHHHH! MY HAND!" A second after I screamed, my cousin ran in, dumping a cold, damp towel on my hand. For a second, the fibres made it worse; then the cold water slowly seeped down and onto the skin, soothing and calming the burning. She looked down at me in sympathy, before quickly grasping my hand and flipping it. I howled in pain, before looking at my palm. There was a huge slash (Obvious irony is obvious…) running the length of my palm, where I'd grabbed the Sandslash' attack.

"Whatever you did Jason, it's done a real number on your hand… I'll have to lance these blisters, some are infected." She flipped my hand again, before lifting a needle, and strapping my hand down at the wrist.

"Wait, what?! No! That's a needle!" She paused, before looking at me with exasperation.

"Obviously, Jason, seeing as I called it a needle before picking it up... Now lay back." And before I could say anything, she began to systematically lance the blisters. On the top, palm and sides of my hands- and then my fingers as well, before washing them with warm water.

(One very painful lancing session later)

Cousin looked at me with a smile on her face, as she placed the needle in a small plastic bag and sealed it. Then, she turned round and began to rummage through a small tray of bottles. The sound of glass gently bumping glass filled the air as I spoke to her.

"Damn… I hate you… Right now…" I looked up as cousin began to speak to me, not quite noticing the warning in her voice; namely, the way it's cheerful air was slightly forced, and the way she stiffened slightly in her movements.

"Now, those wounds are going to sting." I blinked in mild surprise; despite what she said, my hand was feeling a little better, especially since she'd stopped stabbing it with a needle. However, I did notice that she was holding something in her hand behind her back. I frowned slightly as I saw that.

"Cousin… What's behind you back? Is that a bottle..?" As I finished voicing my questions, she beamed at me before exposing the bottle to me, so that I could see the label. I mouthed the words as I read them, before speaking out loud.

"Hydrogen Peroxide..? Why do you have tha-… You aren't tipping it on my hand, cous-" Cousin clamped a hand over my mouth, cutting me off. Then, she tipped a small measure of the liquid onto my hand, before beginning to rotate it, so the Peroxide coated it all.

"Yes, Jason. It's a bottle." She mostly went unheard, as I howled in pain, the burning of the sterilisation shooting up to my brain hard enough that I blacked out for a moment when it seeped into the gash on my palm. When I came to, cousin was holding a glass bowl as she leaned over me.

"I hate you… so much right now…" I spat out from between clenched teeth. Sadly, this time I did recognise the warnings of her losing her temper; the pulsing vein on her temple, the small tic beneath her left eye.

"Oh dear, Jason, look at you hand... It looks like you're still in danger of those blisters getting infected. You need more sterilising." She quickly upended the entire bottle into a bowl, and forced my hand into it. After five minutes, she let it out. I scowled at her, as she emptied the bowl into a drain.

"You can be real cruel for a nurse, cousin. How on Earth did you get your medical degree, when you mistreat patients like this..?" She just gave me that sweet smile all nurses have, which seemed extremely creepy this time.

"Because it's effective treatment, Jason… That should heal in a week. Until then, don't fight anyone or anything. I'll bandage it up, and then you can leave. Angela and the others are next door, when you want to see them Jason." As soon as she finished speaking, she lifted my hand and began to bandage it up. While I watched her work, I took the time to catch my breath and calm down slightly.

"How's Angela?" Cousin smiled slightly, as she took a safety pin from between her lips and opened it, gently pinching some of the bandage together with the end she was unrolling.

"She's good. Still quite tired, but she's doing wonderfully. Last I saw, she was pestering a Chansey about getting to see you. Now, let me just clip this in…" She pushed the pin through the bandages, and clicked it shut, letting go and checking her handiwork.

"There! You're perfectly fine now. Please, come again-… What am I saying, it's you Jason. Try NOT to come again in this month OK?" I smiled as I sat up, nodding at cousin. I gingerly flexed my wrist, pleased that I could move it without too much trouble; it was only a little stiff.

"Thanks. So, you said Angela's next door?" As soon as she nodded, I was out of the room and opening the door to the next room. A second before I realised there was a second room on the other side of where I'd just come from, a Chansey holding a mop pushed me roughly out of the room, before-shockingly-lifting me overhead, dropping the mop, and started to walk back towards what I presumed was the main area of the Centre. After a few seconds, cousin's voice rang down the corridor.

"Chansey, he walked into the wrong room. He meant to visit Angela, his Kirlia. Don't blame him for walking into the women's lavatories." The Chansey turned round, before saying something. I wasn't bothered what cousin said, I was too busy freaking out over nearly walking into the women's. After a few seconds, the Chansey opened a door and set me down inside it, on my feet. And a second later, a white and blue homing missile slammed into my chest, knocking me over and onto my back.

(Angela's POV)

I looked up as the door opened, to see a Chansey set Jason on the floor. As soon as he was standing, I launched myself at him, hitting his chest and wrapping my arms around him as he fell backwards.

"GAH-… Angela, are you OK..?" I nodded as I hugged him, smiling slightly as the familiar, comforting scent of him settled around me. I rubbed my cheek against his shirt, before telepathing.

-I'm fine Jason. I was just worried, what with all the screaming you were doing…- I felt his hand gently stroke my back, calming me down with his touch.

"Well, I'm OK Angela. Cousin was dealing with some blisters, and when she used the Peroxide she was a little…" I supplemented a word that Jason might use, seeing as he was unable to describe it.

-Over-zealous?- Jason grinned as I looked up at him, nodding his thanks.

"Yep, that's the word I was looking for! I mean, for something that's meant to be good for you, it sure is painful…" I just smiled inwardly at him; he always did have a fear of hospitals and things like needles. Jason sat up, before standing. As he looked around the room, he frowned slightly.

"Cousin said that all the others would be in here as well… Where are they Angela?" I smiled up at him; even when hurt like he was, he could still worry about us…

-Caesar and Abby are at the Gym. Misty offered to train Abby some more, and Caesar tagged along to pass the time. As for Eevee, he's out the back playing. Right now… He's chasing a butterfly around.- Jason laughed as he turned to walk out of the door.

"Well, let's go see him then, shall we?" I nodded, before climbing up to sit on Jason's shoulder.

-We shall. Now, onwards, human!- Jason started to laugh again as he began walking, and I soon joined in with him.

(Outside the Centre)

As Jason walked around the back of the Centre, I smiled as Eevee's happiness rolled towards us in a wave. He was so young, and cute… So naïve…

*It's going to be hard for him when he learns about how the real world is, not at all like how he sees it…* I must've sighed, because Jason looked over to me.

"What's up Angela? Something bothering you?" I blinked, before pausing.

*Should I tell him..? Or not..?* I came to an answer in a second; I could tell Jason anything.

-It's just… He's young, and has no idea of how the world really is… It'll be so sad when he learns the truth…- Jason smiled sadly, before rubbing my shoulder.

"When it comes to that… We'll do it gently… I promise. K?" I nodded happily, before looking at Eevee. He'd managed to pin the butterfly, and now let it go, before beginning his chase again. I smiled slightly, before Eevee sniffed and looked towards us. He yipped happily, running over and began to rub against Jason's shin. I smiled down at him, as Jason picked up Eevee and rubbed between his ears.

Mmm… That's nice… I smiled down at him, as Eevee closed his eyes in pleasure. After a few seconds Jason sat him on his other shoulder, before looking towards the Gym.

"Shall we go get the others now, Angela..?" I nodded, thinking about Jason's powers.

*He's still not told me about the new development in his powers…* I glanced at his hand as we began to walk towards the Gym, staring at the bandages wrapped around his hand. I looked up at the Gym, before making myself a promise.

*I swear, Jason… I WILL become stronger. Because, if I have to… I'll protect you, Jason. I… I won't leave you without me like just now… When Team Rocket attacked… You were injured, because I was unable to help. I'll get stronger and better, Jason! For you!*I smiled to myself, as Jason opened the door. His footsteps echoed slightly as he walked into the Gym, calling out.

"Misty? Caesar? Abby? Where are you all? I'm here!" After a few seconds, I looked at Jason.

-Do you want me to find them?- Jason smiled at me, but shook his head.

"No, thanks Angela. If Abby's with them, they'll be near the pool. And I know how to find that." So saying, Jason started walking through the Gym towards the pool. As we got closer, I started to hear the sound of splashing, and the faint chittering that showed Caesar was present. As Jason walked through the door to the pool, I spotted Misty sitting beside the pool, Caesar beside her. Abby was swimming around at different speeds, and Caesar was lying on the floor, panting.

I suppose you've been worked hard, huh, Caesar? Caesar directed a glare at me, before sighing.

I'm far too tired, Angela… Leave me be… I just smirked as Misty looked up and over towards Jason.

"Jason! Welcome! I decided that Abby and Caesar could use some extra training whilst you were in the Centre. Angela decided to stay with you though. I've been helping them with some endurance; Caesar's been carrying some old weights I found, and Abby's been swimming laps." I looked around, and noticed in the corner a single weight. I lifted it over Psychically, before examining it.

Five kilograms..? This is light, Caesar… He scowled (Anime physics, a bug can do that!) at me, before gesturing towards the weight.

Light, hmm? Well, see how long you can keep it suspended for! I giggled at him, before nodding.

Challenge accepted. And after saying that, I held the weight level with my head and began to move it in patterns, practicing my control over its motion and direction. As I was doing this, I started to pay attention to Jason and Misty's conversation.

"So, Misty, have you seen Dan since he turned up at the Centre?" Misty nodded, before turning to her left.

"Yeah, he said he felt like getting some training done to see how his team was." Jason blinked several times, before speaking.

"Seriously, training..? So soon after getting out of the hospital..?" Misty grinned, before slapping Jason on the shoulder.

"Yep. He's a great kid at battles, and he's a true friend to his team. I little cold to people, but he's just that way. I'm sure he knows what to push on his team, though." Jason nodded, before offering his hand to Misty.

"Thanks for looking after these two for me… I'm gonna go see Dan, and I wanna bring them along, just in case..." Misty smiled as she shook my trainer's hand, before letting her hand drop to her side.

"It's no trouble. Glad to help the son of an old friend, even if we hate each other." Jason laughed, before smiling at her.

"Yeah, mom told me… You beat him up all the time, right?" Misty nodded, smiling as well at the happy memories.

"Yeah… Good times… Smacking him upside the face in Kanto and Johto, and meeting him in Hoenn was a surprise. But I've taken too much of your time up! If you wanna go see him, you better hurry up." Misty reached out and grabbed the weight, before I let go of it.

"As for training, Angela, you'll probably need more than this little thing. But I'm an expert at Water-types. If you want to get help, Jason, speak to the Saffron City Gym Leader. He can help you out, seeing as he inherited his mother's powers." Jason frowned slightly, before voicing a question.

"I thought the Leader at Saffron was Sabrina..?" Misty smiled sadly, before shaking her head.

"No, Jason. She retired a few years ago, and the Gym was inherited by her son. I don't know his name though. You'll find that a lot of the Gym Leaders your father told you about have grown old, like me, or retired… A few, well, they were old to begin with… The current Gym Leader for the 'Cinnabar' Gym inherited it from her grandfather's will, even." Jason nodded slowly, before he turned to face the entrance.

"Wait… What do you mean, 'Cinnabar'… You say it like it's not there." Misty simply shook her head ruefully.

"About two decades ago, the volcano erupted. Everyone was evacuated, but the Gym was re-built in the Seafoam Islands. It was meant to be temporary, but Blaine took a liking to it, and it was never moved back. Now it's passed over, his granddaughter wants it left there in his memory, and it's never been re-named the Seafoam Gym either." Jason nodded, before recalling Abby and Caesar.

"Thanks for putting up with her you two. Let's go, huh, Angela, Eevee?" I nodded, smiling.

-Yep!- Eevee nuzzled up against Jason's cheek, purring slightly.

OK! Jason just rubbed Eevee's head, before leaving the Gym. After a few minutes, we reached the outskirts of Cerulean City. Jason looked ahead of us, grinning.

"Well, here we are. A new Route for us… And when we leave with Dan, another Badge awaits!" I just grinned, nodding. Eevee sniffed the air, before yipping and jumping down to the floor. Without warning, he simply sped off ahead of us.

"Eevee!" The second Eevee landed on the floor, Jason was sprinting after him. But in the grass, we were losing sight of him too fast…

-Jason! Keep running, I can guide you towards him!- Jason nodded, and I closed my eyes. After a few seconds, I could sense Eevee's mind, and pointed left.

-He's that way!- Suddenly, Eevee skidded to a halt, and his mind flooded with fear, before he started to back up.

-Jason, something's scared him. He's around this corner. Hurry!- Jason nodded, sprinting and tearing round the corner of a rock face; to see Eevee backing up, with an angry Jolteon staring at him.

HEY! Leave him alone, you big bully! The Jolteon, glanced over, his fur standing on end as he crouched low to the ground.

Why should I? He ran into me! I sensed Jason tense beneath me, and placed a hand on the back of his head.

-No, Jason. If we do anything, he might attack… Eevee ran into him and he's gotten mad over it…- Eevee, meanwhile, had been backing up, before the Jolteon snapped his glare back at him.

Beat it, kid, before you regret turning up… Eevee sniffed, tears forming in his eyes as he bolted towards us. With a jump onto the rock, he quickly bounced into Jason's chest, burying his head in the shirt. I looked up as I heard a thwack, followed by the Jolteon crying out in pain.

OW! What the..? What was that for, Amy..? Me and Jason looked over to see a Flareon with her paw in the air, having obviously just slapped the back of the Jolteon's head. I noticed a slight blush on her face, but she soon started shouting at the Jolteon.

Kilo, what have we all told you!? DON'T pick on anything smaller than you are! It's bullying and not nice to do! The Jolteon - evidentially Kilo- snorted before turning to face the Flareon-who he addressed as Amy.

Hey, he ran into me! He's at fault! Amy sighed, before glaring back at him.

Look at him; he's less than six months old! He was probably happy to smell another Pokémon that he could evolve into! Before me or Jason could speak, Daniel walked over and squatted down, placing a hand on the back of their necks and gently pulling them apart.

"Come on you two, don't fight. We've still got to finish some training, OK..? Then we can sort this out…" After a few seconds, Amy turned around and walked back the way that Daniel had come from, leaving Daniel with Kilo. When he next spoke, his voice was still soft but with an undercurrent of steel in it.

"Kilowat. I have told you before, you need to control your temper. It's not good you lose it so often. I'm trying to help you, but please. I need you to work with me. OK?" Kilo stood still, before nodding his head once. As he stalked back towards where I presumed the others were, Daniel stood and noticed us.

"Jason. I see you found us. I suppose you set Kilowat off?" Jason frowned before speaking.

"Hey, I never 'set him off' as you say. It was an accident anyway, Eevee ran into him as he rounded the corner. But what was that all about?" Daniel simply turned around, looking over his shoulder at us.

"I have training to do. If you accept my offer to journey with me, then follow. Otherwise, I have some things to deal with." As he started to walk, Jason ran up to him, before settling into a walk, level with Daniel.

"Isn't a little early to be training? I mean, you all just left the hospital. Couldn't you injure yourself?"

Daniel glanced over at us, tipping his head to look over his sunglasses. He sighed, before walking around another corner of the rock face.

"Come and see then. It's not what a lot of people would call training." I craned my neck to see what was happening as Jason walked after Daniel, and gasped. There were six Pokémon in the clearing, and all were training… But it was unusual.

Amy was next to a rock, and had a foreleg on top of it. As we watched, she leaned forwards, before relieving the pressure after a few seconds. She repeated this with every leg for a few seconds, alternating which leg she used.

Kilo was doing something similar, but he was stepping forwards and bending the knees of opposite legs with each step, while stretching the other two legs out straight. As he walked, I noticed that he was making a wide, slow circle around the group.

In one corner was another Eevee, but instead of training, she was laying down, staring into a nearby pool of water. I could sense a longing in her, but not much else at that moment.

Near a 'corner' of the group I noticed a Pidgeotto; it was busy stretching its wings and making large, slow movements to test them. I also glimpsed that it was balanced on one foot while doing so.

Near to the centre of the group, another Pokémon was crouched; I instantly sensed his Psychic prowess, and beneath it all-a sense of humour. He was standing, and had his arms outstretched. I didn't think it was much of a stretch, until I realised that he mostly used his Psychic powers to levitate and float.

And finally, running towards us, was a Pokémon with a look of faint worry in her eyes. She ignored us completely, running instead towards Daniel and nudging his leg gently. With a slight smile, he crouched down, running a hand gently down her back.

"I'm fine, Izzy. And so are Amy and Kilo. Now I need to speak to my… acquaintance… here, for a moment. Can you go back to helping the others?" Izzy nodded, a shy smile on her face.

S-Sure, Dan… She turned around, before quickly running over to Amy, who seemed to be struggling. Daniel turned to Jason, before sweeping an arm out to encompass his team.

"Well, here you are, Jason. My team, training-… Aqua. You're meant to be making sure you aren't stiff, or sore, in case we have no choice but to battle." The Eevee snapped out of her daydream, nodded, and began to copy Amy. Daniel turned back to us, a small smile quickly fading from his face.

"This is my team, Jason. We aren't training as most people would consider it, but this is how we do. We never battle unless we have NO choice. We don't train unless it's required. Now, I have my team doing these stretches in order to make sure they're limbered up and ready for a battle. If we come across Team Rocket again, I want to minimise the chances of anyone getting injured again." Jason nodded, before looking back at Daniel's team.

"So… Who's here again..?" Daniel nodded, before turning to face his team and, sticking two fingers in his mouth, let out a sharp whistle. As soon as he pulled his fingers out of his mouth, all of Daniel's Pokémon stopped what they were doing, and approached us before gathering in a loose semi-circle. Daniel looked them all in the eye, before speaking.

"OK, team. I know that we've had a bad run-in with Team Rocket, but we've now got a travelling partner. This is Jason, and we're going to travel together for an undecided amount of time. So, I want to introduce you all. Jason, when I say their name, said team member will step forwards and I'll tell you about them quickly. I presume that you will return the favour?" Jason nodded, before pulling two balls from his belt and letting out Caesar and Abby. While Caesar settled on top of Jason's head, Eevee crept up onto his shoulder again, gently rubbing against his cheek. After making sure Eevee was safe, Jason picked Abby up in his arms, before nodding.

"OK. We're good, Dan." A small frown creased Daniel's forehead as he spoke.

"My name is Daniel… Now. First, we have Izzy." The same small-ish, light blue with dark blue spots Pokémon walked over, and I could easily sense her nervousness. She looked up at us with red eyes, her ears twitching slightly. As I looked, she shuffled about before looking at Daniel.

"This is Izzy, my Nidorina, not to mention my starter. She's a little shy around most people, but she's a great fighter in battle. She's extremely hard to faint, and she gives up for nothing. She's a big softy, really." Izzy blushed at the praise, as Daniel crouched down and rubbed Izzy between the ears. A smile crossed her face as she nuzzled his hand, the blush still evident. He stood up again, and Izzy turned around, walking back to her spot.

"Next, is Sifer." The Pidgeotto flapped his wings before walking over to Daniel. As he walked, his tail and the group of feathers on his head wavered in the wind, before stopping. Daniel ran a hand down Sifer's back once, smoothing some of the tan feathers. As Sifer preened his wing, I noticed his tail bobbing gently in the wind, a beautiful pattern of alternating red and yellow feathers.

"This is Sifer, my Pidgeotto. He's the leader of them all, and they listen to him. They disagree and argue, sure, but they take his advice and recommendations. He's also a great team leader in battles." Sifer nodded at us, with respect, before fluttering back to his place. Eevee leaned forwards, sniffing slightly, staring at Aqua. Daniel obviously noticed this, as he gestured for her to step forwards.

"And THIS…" As he spoke, he lifted Aqua up in his hands, settling her in the crook of his arm. "…Is little Aqua. She's a little laid back, but she's good fun. Just don't let her sleep, or she-…" He sighed, as a small snore came from Aqua's mouth.

"And that… proves my point… SO, seeing as she's now asleep, I'll set her down here, and carry on with the introductions." He carefully laid Aqua by his feet, a few inches away, where she curled up and continued to sleep.

"So, seeing as we've started with Aqua, let's introduce Amy and Kilowat." At this point, Amy and Kilowat walked over, sitting in front of Daniel.

Oh, boy… YOU… Kilo glared at Eevee, before Amy slapped the back of his head.

Be polite! Daniel sighed, before gesturing towards them.

"This is Amy, and Kilowat. Affectionately called Kilo. Amy here is the peace keeper of the group, always smoothing out arguments and ruffles in the group. Kilo here, however, is not only the cause of the arguments but a strong battler. Him and Izzy are similar, but whereas Izzy prefers defence, Kilo prefers attack. Kilo is also the older brother of little Aqua here, and he can get quite overprotective of her…" I noticed that Amy had a slight blush, with being so close to Kilo. I smiled slightly, seeing as there were two Eeveelutions and an Eevee sitting near Daniel.

"And, finally, we have Heinz." As he spoke, Amy and Kilo stepped back towards the others while the final team member floated forwards, legs crossed. His body was yellow, with a brown ring on his tail, as well as his torso being brown and a small red star on his forehead, as well as three red stripes on his lower abdomen. In his right hand, he clutched a small spoon. As he reached Daniel, he stopped in front of him, floating.

"This, is Heinz. My Kadabra. He's serious, but he can be a real prankster when the mood strikes him. He's also an interpreter. Thanks to him, I can already understand the basics of what everyone says, but her can help with the finer things or when they speed up." He placed a hand on Heinz's head, gently rubbing. After a few seconds, he let go and turned to them all-minus Aqua, of course, who was still snoozing contentedly.

"OK, everyone, I've just introduced you all. Jason, would you care to do the same with your team?" Jason nodded, before setting everyone on the floor. I jumped down, landing next to Eevee.

"OK, well… This is Angela, my starter. She's a Kirlia, and… Well, she's my battler and mover… I mean, she helps me get around… As in she uses Teleport…" He sighed, before facepalming and looking at Daniel.

"Seriously, this is a lot harder than you made it out… OK, anyway… Erm…" I sighed, before rolling my eyes.

I'll take over… SO, I'm Angela, a Kirlia. I'm Jason's starter, and I battle for him but also help him around obstacles and stuff. I don't really have a 'specialty' like a battler or a peace keeper… I guess the best thing would be that I'm a trainer for Jason. Most of them frowned, blinked or developed a look of confusion, but Heinz simply smiled.

He has Psychic powers developing, yes? I nodded, surprised despite myself. I knew he was Psychic.

H-He does… But the powers are still fluctuating rapidly… Heinz nodded, before gesturing for me to continue.

With permission, we shall continue this another day, perhaps. But for now, please, carry on with your introductions. I nodded, before gesturing towards Caesar.

Well, this is Caesar. He's Jason's Butterfree, and he thinks a lot of himself, but he's a good friend. I suppose he's skill is that he can weaken the opponent to help others, although he's still in need of a little practice. Caesar scowled at me, before sighing.

I am not how you describe me, Angela. I am sure of myself, but understand the need for self-control. And finally, I do not need practice. I have won battles as you have, Angela. I rolled my eyes, before sighing.

Get over yourself, Caesar. Now, continuing, the next team member is Abby, Jason's Magikarp. She's getting better at battling, and she's a real bright personality too. A little shy, but only when meeting someone new. She can brighten anyone's day, and she's been getting better at her attacks. Abby looked down awkwardly, a light blush showing where her scales darkened slightly. She looked up but soon dropped her gaze.

And finally, we have Eevee. He decided he wouldn't want a name, until he evolves-… Eevee? I looked around, before spotting him. Somehow he'd managed to get over to Aqua, and was gently sniffing at her as she slept. A low growl quickly made him jump as Kilo stepped forwards, teeth bared.

Leave her alone, hairball… Eevee whimpered slightly, backing up from Aqua.

I… I'm sorry… I was j-j-just curious… I-I never m-met an E-Eevee apart from m-me and m-mommy… I stepped forwards, placing a hand on Eevee's back reassuringly.

He's newly hatched, a few months ago. He's still curious and learning about everything, so lay off of him. But really, Aqua is the first Eevee he's met that's not a relative, so get off of his case… Got it? I glared slightly, as Eevee pressed against me, snuffling as his eyes teared up. Kilo simply glared back, before speaking.

I take care of her, brat… Seeing as she's not too strong a fighter yet. So stay away from her, or else. Daniel quickly grabbed Kilo by the scruff of his neck, and lifted him off the floor, looking him in the eyes.

"Back down, Kilowat. He's young, and you were no different when YOU were an Eevee…" Kilo scowled, but nodded. Eevee, meanwhile, had run over to Jason and was pressing against him, curled up with his tail over his eyes. I glanced back at him, noticing that Aqua was actually awake, and sneaking glances from under half-closed eyelids. I looked at Heinz, who was at the back of the group. He pointed at Aqua, placed a finger over his lips and gave me a conspirator's wink. I gave him a small nod, before turning towards Eevee.

I-I d-d-didn't mean to m-make him mad… I walked over to him, before gently stroking his back. Jason was already sat down, gently soothing Eevee when I joined him. Daniel watched us for a few seconds, before looking down.

"Aqua. Wake up please." After a few seconds, she opened her eyes in defeat, and sat up. Eevee leant forwards, but I gently squeezed the scuff of his neck. Aqua glanced over as well, but quickly looked away afterwards.

"Aqua, I know you were awake then. Now, please pay attention. Jason, control your Eevee. I understand he's young, but perhaps he could wait a time..?" Jason nodded, before smiling at me.

"Seeing as you decided to introduce us, why not carry on, Angela?" I nodded, smiling slightly, before facing Daniel's team.

As I was saying…Eevee doesn't want to choose his name until he evolves, but he's very young still and quite curious. He's also full of energy, so it's best if you give him a little slack if he accidentally does something wrong. AND… That's Jason's team. Daniel nodded, before glancing at Heinz.

"OK, with a little help from Heinz I could understand that… Well, everyone, why don't you go meet your new companions? Speak, commune, make friends." As Daniel finishes speaking, Jason nodded at us.

"You guys-… And girls, try it as well. You might get some friends!" Within a few seconds, most of us had all begun talking to someone from Daniel's team. I noticed that Kilo was sticking close to Aqua, who was trying to talk to everyone. Problem was that Kilo would stand close to her, making it hard for her. I looked left as I heard a soft cough, to see Izzy.

H-Hello. It's nice to meet you Angela… I smiled at her, before nodding.

It's nice to meet you as well, Izzy. A brief silence followed my sentence, before Izzy spoke again.

What's it like, with Jason? He seems nice. I smiled again, before glancing over to where Jason and Daniel were quietly talking.

He is nice. He treats us more as family then a team… Sometimes he even forgets that we aren't human, but that's not a bad thing… He even buys what we want, if he can afford it. I suppose he spoils us a little, but at the same time… He makes sure to help us try and be the best that there ever was. Izzy glanced at Jason as well, before nodding.

He seems that type. Daniel… Well, he's certainly not one to push us too hard. But he does his best to help us be tough. We don't train so much, more perfect what we already have, and learn to play to our strengths. It IS different but it does work. And we enjoy the training as well. She smiled as she looked at her Trainer, before looking around.

Hmm… Everyone's seeming to get on… I suppose that's a good thing. I nodded, looking around as well. There were small groups now that everyone had had time to get talking, and every now and again, someone would move to a different group. Suddenly, Jason and Daniel turned to face us all.

"OK, everyone. Tomorrow, we leave for Saffron City. We can use it as a stepping stone to reach Vermilion as well. Sleep well, because we might just need you all tomorrow. Now, we will be travelling with Jason, remember. We'll head back to the Centre, and spend some time there before going to sleep. Everyone understand?" A chorus of 'yes', 'yep' and one 'gotcha, boss!' answered Daniel's talk. He turned to Jason, who was holding Abby again, while Caesar flapped his wings to stay airborne next to him. I smiled at Izzy, before teleporting onto Jason's shoulder.

"Well, see you at the Centre Dan." Jason turned around, Eevee close to his heels before starting to walk.

"My name is Daniel…" I think only I heard him, though, as Jason kept walking. As Daniel started to recall his team, I looked up to see that it was dusk already.

-Wow… We were in the Centre a while, Jason…- Jason glanced upwards, nodding to himself.

"Yep… You're right, Angela. Still, we can get a good night's sleep, then head to Saffron!" I grinned, noticing that although Eevee was walking next to us he kept glancing backwards, towards Daniel.

(At the Pokémon Centre)

Jason yawned, as I sat on the edge of the bed, gently kicking my legs. Abby was asleep in the tank in a corner of the room, while Caesar was slumped on the chair. Eevee had taken one look at the bed, and jumped up. After walking in a circle a few times he quickly curled up, closed his eyes and fell asleep in the middle of the bed.

-Thanks for this, Jason.- I looked down at myself, smiling; when Jason took us all shopping, I'd convinced him to by me a pair of pyjamas as well. After all, who likes to go to bed and wake up in the clothes from yesterday? Jason smiled before picking me up and hugging me.

"Just be glad that they had it in green… The only other colour was mauve.. I STILL don't know what that is!" I giggled, returning Jason's hug.

-Mauve is some sort of purple.- Jason shrugged, looking down at me.

"Purple is purple, right? Why give it so many names?" I blinked, before sighing at him.

-Jason, there's SO much more than 'just purple'… There's purple, then lilac, mauve, lavender and plum to name a few.- Jason blinked several times, before speaking.

"There are that many different types of purple?" I shook my head, grinning up at Jason.

-Leave it. It's a girl thing, I suppose.- Jason nodded, as he carefully lifted the covers for me. As I shuffled under them, he answered me with a retort of his own.

"Well, mum does know how to nag when dad gets two of the same colour that 'clash'… It probably IS a woman thing." I giggled as he slid under the covers as well, before I laid my head on his arm, resting it in the crook of his elbow.

-Night, Jason. See you in the morning.- Jason smiled at me, before he shuffled to a more comfortable position.

"Night Angela. Sleep well." I turned the light off with a quick burst of Psychic energy, before closing my eyes. Soon, me and Jason too fell asleep. Unfortunately I had another… Prophecy…

(A few hours later, near midnight, Angela's prophecy)

I opened my eyes slowly, wincing. There were several spheres of bright, stark white light aimed in my face. I glanced around, managing to open my eyes a crack. After a few minutes, my eyes adjusted, to see someone strapped down across from me, with some lights in his face as well. Unfortunately, the lights obscured his features.

"…Exce…t. Th… su…je…s…are…re…y…fo…DN…tra…anc...pr…amme. Be…in… pro…ure…ow." I started; I'd never heard speech in my prophecies before. But at the same time, I didn't like it. The voice sounded slick, oily… As if whatever uttered the sounds was as corrupted as rotten fruit. I felt a ghost of a jab in my arm, and looked down to see a syringe in the underside of my forearm. It didn't go through the skin, it was a prophecy…But I felt it.

"N…eggi…g…tr…fer." As I watched, a second needle sank into the forearm of the person opposite me, causing him to stiffen in pain.

"Be…n…ans…er." As I watched, some of my blood was removed, before it was taken through a clear, flexible pipe and into the other syringe, injecting it into their arm.

"…Ans…er… suc..ful." As I watched, the needle removed itself from my arm, and after a few more minutes the second needle removed itself from the other person's arm, having drained all the blood into his arm.

"Pr…dure…ces…ul. Beg…in…g…NA…an…ly…is…or…mu…at..ons." Before I could learn more, I jolted awake with a gasp.

(Angela's POV, Centre room.)

I sat up from the shock of that prophecy, gasping air into my lungs. As I wiped the sweat from my brow, I sighed.

*It was just a dream, girl… Just a dream… Nothing to worry about.* I sighed again, looking at Jason, before carefully climbing out from under the cover and onto the pillow. Carefully, I stepped around Eevee, who was spread-Pidgeot on the covers, and jumped to the floor. I quietly left the room, closing the door behind me.

OK… I'm out. Now what..? I can't sleep, but I don't want to wake anyone… I started to walk downstairs, when I noticed a flash of movement from the window in the wall. I jumped up and, after a brief struggle, knelt on the window ledge, peering out across Cerulean City. I looked all over, but didn't see any movement…

What was that..? As I watched, I spotted it again-a rough smudge, I could only see it where it blotted out the stars. As I followed its rough path, I realised it was headed for Mt. Moon.

*It's probably just a part of the clean-up operation going on…* I climbed down from the sill, but something still nagged at me. Almost like I was missing something important. I started to walk down the staircase, frowning slightly.

*I'll just walk around for a bit… Calm down , before going back up.* I looked around quickly, as I entered the lobby. I quickly noted that only Nurse Joy was there, and she was almost asleep behind the receptionist's desk. I jumped as I heard a voice behind me, spinning around.

You know, Angela… When you have a prophetic vision, you should really try not to project it as well… Damn near gave me a headache, you know. I glared slightly, before recognising who it was.

Heinz… Weren't you ever told it's rude to sneak up on people..? He smiled at me, before nodding his head wisely.

I was… But it's always entertaining to make others jump. But really now; do you want to talk about anything? I know prophetic dreams can be shocking… I looked up at him in mild surprise, nodding slightly.

If it's OK… But have you had them before? Heinz shook his head, laughing quietly.

No, I'm sorry I gave that impression… But, this is the thing. I do know about them, Angela. And I do know what it can be like to suffer them… I blinked, looking about nervously… For a moment, there'd been a touch of sadness, and un-told grief in his eyes, but a second later they were their usual self; silent, wise, and a touch of mischief in the glint that settled in the corners of his eyes.

If it's OK… C-Could I talk to you about them..? Heinz drew in a sharp breath, glancing at me.

You've had multiple prophecies? I nodded, leaning against the wall; I suddenly felt like I needed the support.

Yeah… It's only been three… visions… but multiple predictions. I don't know any way they're related, except… The prophecies always feature, in some way, the same two people… And Jason, my trainer, had one once… Heinz's voice was sharp and commanding when he spoke.

Tell me everything about these prophetic visions. It's important. I bristled slightly, but sighed, before telling Heinz everything about the prophecies.

…Angela, you do realise that this is important. If your prophecies are always orientated towards the same two people… Then you need to find them and fast. I nodded, before stiffening as a chill ran down my back. Heinz visibly shuddered, before we both looked towards the entrance of the Centre.

-Did you feel that..?- Instinctively, I used telepathy; if there was danger nearby I wanted to be as silent as possible.

-Yes… No offense, but I've travelled a LOT more than you, so am stronger… Go wake the others. Daniel's room is three doors down from your trainer's. Go, hurry.- As I watched, he curled his legs into a meditative pose, before his eyes began to glow. He placed his hands, palms flat together, in front of his chest before moving them apart to a shoulder width apart. The silver spoon he normally held began to glow a spectral, icy blue, and floated in between his hands, focussing his powers. I could sense the gentle output of his Psychic energy, and he began to float at head height for me.

-Go!- Without another word, I nodded, before teleporting back to Jason. I landed on his chest, jolting him awake.

"Angela..? What..?" I quickly ran over to Caesar, shaking him awake.

-Something's wrong. Both me and Heinz sensed something, and it's hostile. He told me to wake you and Daniel, and the others. Quickly- -Before I could finish, a loud smashing noise came from below, followed by Nurse Joy's scream. Immediately, I sensed a starburst of Psychic energy as Heinz began his battle against unknown enemies.

"Angela, go wake Daniel and his team. I'll get this lot up and about. Hurry, OK?" I nodded, before running out of the room. I paused as I passed a bag, spotting a blue piece of candy in the spilt contents.

*Rare Candy… It can make a Pokémon stronger, and even cause evolution… I might need it, I suppose… Team Rocket HAS been getting a lot tougher suddenly…* I reached out, snagging it before tucking it in a small pocket on my pyjamas and running towards Daniel's room. I barged in, only to run into a small mound of scaled wall.

Gah! I looked up from the floor, seeing Izzy looking down at me in surprise.

A-Angela..? I stood up, glancing around, noting how everyone was already gearing up for a fight.

We need to get everyone outside, and downstairs. We think Team Rocket's attacking us. Izzy, frowned, looking around.

We… You and Heinz? I nodded.

Yes. I couldn't sleep, and he spoke to me about… projecting my dreams unwillingly. We sensed them coming, and he stayed behind to protect the Centre and Nurse Joy. Izzy shook her head, looking around.

We're still half-asleep… I was watching them, old habit from when we travelled. I'll help Heinz, you get this lot going. Good luck, Angela, and tell D-Daniel where I went! Without another word, she bounded out of the door, barrelling down the stairs. At that point, Daniel walked out of the bathroom, fully dressed.

"Angela. Where are Heinz and Izzy?" I looked around, panicking slightly.

-Heinz and me were talking downstairs when we sensed the danger approaching. He sent me up to get you all awake while he stayed to protect the Nurse. Izzy went to assist him.- Daniel sighed, before nodding.

"OK. Izzy can deal with anything sent her way, and Heinz can easily keep them at bay. All of you, hurry up! We have to get down there to even it out, if it IS Team Rocket!" I nodded at him, before looking at the floor as I felt the vibration from an attack through my feet.

-I'm heading back. They might need some help, and no offense, but you're all still half asleep…- As if to emphasis Izzy's point, Amy and Kilo ran headlong into each other. Daniel nodded at me, before looking around.

"We'll be five minutes. Go, tell Jason as well." I nodded, before teleporting downstairs.

-Jason, I'm downstairs. I'm gonna try and help keep back Team Rocket, OK?- I looked up, seeing that Heinz was busy holding the doors in place. Izzy was busy taking out the Pokémon that had gotten inside, when I saw a heavily-muscled Pokémon behind her.

Izzy! I quickly threw it across the room with Confusion, knocking it out. Heinz grunted, and his arms wavered slightly. I looked at Izzy, who glanced at Heinz.

Daniel and the others will be five minutes. Please, keep us safe. Without another word, I ran towards Heinz and placed my hands over his, melding my powers with his.

-A-Angela… Get away… With Izzy…- I shook my head, adding my power to the supporting barricade when a sudden drop in power left me gasping from shock.

-D-Dark type… Can't hold it… Off much more… Get Izzy… to safety…- His arms fell to his sides, as his psyche collapsed into unconsciousness with the next burst of Dark energy. I looked at the barricade, eyes widening as it started to lean inwards, groaning ominously. I grabbed Heinz, looking at Izzy, who was stopping it falling by bracing herself against it.

Izzy! She looked over, before shaking her head.

GO! I'll keep this up for as long as I can! Heinz sent Nurse Joy to the police station before he blocked the entrance! I scowled, before grabbing her with Confusion.

This will hurt us both… Sorry. I quickly pulled Izzy towards me and as she smashed into me I teleporting us a second before the barricade collapsed. With a nerve-wrenching shriek of metal-on-metal, it collapsed inwards, temporarily blocking all the exits. I looked to the stairs as I heard footsteps, seeing Daniel and his team. He took one look at the blocked entrance, before crouching next to Heinz.

"Heinz… You silly Kadabra… Why did you do that? We might need your skills…" Heinz chuckled weakly, sitting up and leaning on the wall. He must have said something to Daniel that I didn't hear, because after a few seconds, Daniel nodded.

"OK. Rest now, old friend… Thank you for your efforts." Daniel recalled Heinz, before looking at me.

"Heinz says to trust you, Angela. He says that you're going to be able to do all you need in the coming battle. Your trainer is just coming, so let's get this door re-opened. Amy, use Flamethrower." Amy nodded, before looking at me.

Can you step back, please..? I nodded, before moving to stand next to Daniel. Just as Amy spat a stream of fire at the door, I heard several thumps before Jason fell down the stairs, smacking into the wall.

"…OW…" He shook his head, before looking up at me, Daniel, and the hole in the metal, glowing cherry-red.

"Wow… That was cool… Hey, Angela, are you OK?" I nodded, before walking over to him.

-What about you, Jason?- He grinned as he sat up, rubbing his head.

"I've had worse knocks, and you know it Angela. So… shall we get done with thi- Look out!" Jason lunged forwards, tackling Daniel into the wall. He hit with a grunt, as Jason forced the air out of his lungs. A second after that, a pair of vines wrapped the air where Daniel had just been standing.

"Kilo, ThunderShock!" Kilo growled, before several static charges ran across his fur. After a second, they all congregated on his back, before discharging at the vines. A yellow glow surrounded them, as a cry of pain came from the lobby. The vines pulled back, as Kilo stopped his attack.

"Amy! Flamethrower… As you go through… Keep it clear!" Daniel managed; he was still wheezing gently, catching his breath. Jason stood up, helping Daniel to his feet.

"Sorry, Dan… I didn't have any other choice…" Daniel waved a hand in the air, shaking his head.

"It's fine… Don't call me Dan though… My name is Daniel." Jason nodded, looking towards the door.

"We should hurry… Caesar, as soon as Amy stops her attack, can you fly in and scatter Sleep Powder?" Caesar nodded, and as soon as Amy paused her attack to draw a breath, Caesar dived through the hole, before beginning to scatter light green powder, making sure to avoid Amy.

"Izzy, can you get in there and keep them away from Amy? Kilo, get in there and help Amy as well." The two of them nodded, before jumping through the hole.

"Angela, get in there, OK? Do what you can, and don't put too much risk in it." I nodded, before teleporting into the lobby. As I looked around, I noticed that Amy and Kilo were side by side, firing ThunderShocks and Flamethrowers at the enemy. Caesar was scattering thick clouds of Sleep Powder across them, and Izzy was using Tackle and Double Kick on them. Suddenly, a Grunt stood up at the back of the group.

"Enough! We came here for the Pokémon at the Centre, and we're gonna GET them Pokémon! All of you, attack!" I gulped, before quickly using Teleport to swap my pyjamas for my regular outfit, and jumped to the side as something charged past me. As I watched, it flew upwards before circling around.

"Murkrow! Use Peck on that Flareon!" With a sharp caw, the Murkrow dove towards Amy. I quickly tried to stop it, but my Confusion kept slipping off of it.

Amy! Heads up! I shouted out, as I threw one of the attacking Pokémon back out of the Centre. Suddenly, I was sent flying as something charged into me. I landed hard, looking over to see that Izzy had tackled me out of the way. However, she took the hit that was meant for me; a Razor Leaf that smacked against her and bouncing off.

Angela, are you OK..? I nodded as I stood up, shaking my head to clear it.

Yeah. I'm fine, thanks. A little dizzy from the hit, but… Why did you do that, Izzy? Izzy grinned at me, Double Kicking a Pokémon in the face as she spoke.

It's what I do; I take hits and keep on going. I always keep my friends safe in battle, 'cause I know that if they're battling they'll keep me safe in return. I nodded, before looking behind me; Amy and Kilo were slowly ploughing down the opponents, alternating either Flamethrower or ThunderShock and advancing into the gap they made.

They seem to be handling their selves well. Izzy nodded, as we watched them at work.

They always use the same battle strategy; as one of them attacks, the other advances a few steps. Then they alternate and repeat. I frowned slightly as I spotted something.

Aren't there some types… That are resistant to both fire and electric attacks..? Izzy nodded, as something large was bathed in fire.

Yep. Rock and ground types, for example. Why do you ask-… Oh. The flames died down to reveal what looked like a four-armed boulder, which was glaring at Amy.

"Graveler! Rollout!" The Graveler laughed as it curled its arms up.

Lights out, little puppies… With a lunge forwards, it started a rolling charge at Amy. Her eyes went wide with fear, before Kilo tackled her. Amy skidded out of the way, but Kilo took the force of the attack. He was knocked into the wall, before he fell to the floor with a grunt.

Kilo..! Amy cried out, as he slowly stood up, wobbling.

I'm… Fine… Amy. The Graveler's rough, low voice cut in.

No, you aren't… It smashed into him again, effectively running him over as Kilo was flattened by the attack. The Graveler rolled over him, before spinning around to face us, uncurling. Kilo didn't get up this time, the attack having fainted him. Amy ran over, gently nudging him.

Kilo..? Come on, get up..! We need you..! Kilo moaned, before slowly opening his eyes.

Amy… Did ya get the license plate of that truck..? Amy sniffed, before grabbing the scruff of his neck and began to drag him back towards Daniel. I turned to look at the Graveler, who was starting his third Rollout, aimed at Amy. I glared at him, before using Confusion to knock him off course. He missed Amy by a hairsbreadth, and instead smashed into the wall, denting it. As I watched, Amy let go off Kilo to attack a Pokémon that got too close; and Sifer landed next to her.

Keep battling, Amy; I'll get him to safety. Amy nodded, as Sifer gently clutched Kilo in his claws. With a little strain, he managed to take off a few feet, before taking Kilo back to Daniel. I glanced over, to see the Murkrow angling towards me.

"Murkrow! Use Wing Attack!" I quickly dropped to the floor, feeling the gust of wind from the proximity of the attack. I glanced up to see that the Murkrow was flying back towards the Grunt, and that Daniel and Jason had climbed through the hole, into the room.

"Sifer! Take out that Murkrow!"

Got it! Sifer spread his wings, before taking off with a single flap of his wings. Almost immediately, there began an aerial duel between the two of them. As I looked around, I noticed that everyone was engaged in separate, closed off battles. Before I could help, a Growlithe pounced at me, growling. I cried out as it tackled me to the floor, wincing at the metal digging into my back.

Hehe… Looks like my Master will be pleased with this prey… I opened my eyes, glaring at him.

I'm not prey… You should check before tackling… An eerie blue glow seeped from my eyes as I gathered my powers. The Growlithe stepped back in alarm, and I quickly righted myself with a small shot of power.

NOW we see who the prey is… I grinned at the Growlithe, before raising my right hand to head height. As I lifted my hand, the Growlithe became outlined in an ice blue glow, before lifting off the floor. It yelped, struggling in mid-air.

Wh-What?! Let me down! I smiled at the Growlithe, before turning my hand so the palm was towards the floor.

As you wish… I slammed my hand down a fraction of a second after the Growlithe realised what I was doing. It was cut off mid-yelp as it smashed into the floor, fainting on impact. As I looked up, another Growlithe lunged at me. This time I ducked, causing it to sail over my head. I looked over, to see it had already spun around and was snarling at me.

You hurt my brother..! I'll make you pay! The Growlithe lunged again, snapping its teeth together as it neared me. I quickly stepped backwards, barely avoiding the canine's canines. (I had to do that…)

Brother..? Then you are..? The Growlithe glared at me as it slowly started to circle around the wreckage. As I heard a cry of pain, I looked over and dropped to the floor as what looked like a very angry monkey with poufy fur shot towards me.

Sorry, Angela! Izzy shouted to me. I looked over to see that the Pokémon was standing up, several pulsing veins over its head. It tilted its head back, shouting at the ceiling in rage. I quickly stood up and backed away a few steps.

I'm gonna beat you so bad, you'll feel the pain even when you evolve, you little brat! The Pokémon spun its arms around, wind milling them until they were blurs before charging at Izzy. I looked back at the Growlithe, who facepawed.

I swear that Mankey never learns… Now, where was I..? Oh, yes! As soon as she stopped speaking, the Growlithe spat a Flamethrower at me. I cried out, before throwing myself flat on the ground. I felt the heat of the attack pass over me, and the faint scent of burning hair reached my nose. I quickly scrambled forwards; as the Growlithe brought the attack lower to the floor where I had been laying a few seconds ago. I twisted round so I was lying in my back, and looked up at the Growlithe as she leered down at me.

Say goodnight, princess… As she opened her mouth to fire another attack, I quickly teleported a length of metal into her mouth.

Hah! I pushed myself backwards, before standing up. The Growlithe glared at me, before using Flamethrower again. As I watched, the flames split into two streams which arced onto either side of me. Suddenly I noticed the metal glowing, before it began to melt and buckle. I ducked down, as the metal ran out of her mouth and the Flamethrower quickly filled the gap between the two streams. I rolled to the side, and out from under the attack. Before the Growlithe could turn so the Flamethrower would be aimed at me, I blasted her with a Confusion. Before I could attack again, though, she shook her head and charged at me and opened her mouth.

This is for my brother! I didn't have time to react as she clamped her teeth on my arm in a Bite attack. The second her teeth clamped down, I screamed in pain. The Growlithe snarled, before shaking her head and throwing me across the room. I hit the wall at speed, and cried out again as I fell to the floor. I winced as I tried to move; that attack was super-effective, and I don't do well when hit with a physical attack.

Damnit… That did a number on me… I can barely stand… I leaned against the wall, panting slightly. I looked up to see that the Growlithe was standing in front of me, grinning.

Looks like I got to beat you, after all. I smiled slightly, causing the Growlithe to cock her head to the side in confusion, her ears perking up a little bit.

What are you grinning at..? I simply grinned even more, laughing slightly. I looked up at her, before then glancing at the ceiling.

Nothing… Just the fact my luck MUST be running dry by now… As the Growlithe growled and opened her mouth, I tore the ceiling above us open with Confusion. With a loud gurgling noise, the water tank for the sprinkler system drained over us both. The impact fainted the Growlithe immediately. I teleported away just in time, landing next to Jason on my knees. I slowly stood, leaning against Jason.

"Angela! Are you OK-Caesar, use Gust! Are you OK, Angela..?!" I looked up at Jason, smiling slightly.

Yeah… I'm… Fine… Jason looked down at me with a blank face, before I remembered that he couldn't understand my natural tongue.

-I'm fine, Jason… Just tired…- Jason knelt next to me, and carefully wrapped his arms around me, before standing. As he lifted me up and sat me in the crook of his elbow, I curled up slightly and nuzzled his arm.

-So tired…- Jason smiled down at me, nodding.

"I know, Angela… You did really good… I'm proud of you. Just rest, OK?" I nodded slowly, closing my eyes and falling asleep within seconds to the sounds of battle and commands, and the comforting warmth of Jason's embrace.

(Jason's POV)

I looked down at Angela, who had curled up in my arms. I smiled slightly, before turning my attention back towards the battle. Now that Angela, Kilo and Heinz had fainted, there was only Caesar, Izzy, Sifer and Amy left able to battle. Eevee was too young to battle, and apparently so was Aqua. Abby could battle, but was at a huge disadvantage outside the water. As I watched Caesar's attack, Daniel shouted out something beside me.

"Izzy! Help Amy out by getting rid of that Mankey!" As I looked over, Izzy used Tackle to knock the Mankey away; it looked like an angry ball of fur with arms and legs. Amy nodded at Izzy, before encasing it in flames. As she stopped her attack, the Mankey wavered before dropping to one knee.

"Mankey, use Rage!" The Mankey looked up as the Grunt shouted to it, before its eyes hardened. It stood up again, despite the wounds it had taken, and raised its arms above its head. With a roar of pain and anger the Mankey wind milled its arms furiously, before charging towards Amy. She jumped out of the way with a yip of surprise, before Izzy Tackled the Mankey. It staggered, before swinging around and punching Izzy in the side. Izzy cried out, before skidding across the floor. By now, most of the Pokémon had fainted that were listening to the Grunt.

"Amy, help keep that Mankey away from Izzy! Izzy, are you OK?" Izzy looked up, before nodding as the Mankey was once more engulfed in flames. She climbed back to her feet, before shaking her head. Izzy looked over at Daniel, before shouting a positive and charging back at the Mankey. Just as Amy's attack died off, Izzy ploughed into the Mankey, crashing it into the wall. Izzy darted backwards, but it didn't matter; the Mankey slumped against the wall, fainted.

"Damnit! Murkrow, get that Eevee and we'll leave!" I started; in the battle I'd forgotten about the Murkrow. As I looked over, I noticed that Aqua had somehow made it over to where Kilo was laying, and had moved away from us all. With a crow of victory, the Murkrow swooped low before grabbing Aqua in its talons. As Aqua cried out in fear, the Murkrow took off again, diving through the window.

"Aqua! No!" Daniel recalled Kilo before he immediately set off out the Centre, knocking the Grunt over. Izzy and Amy immediately followed him, while Sifer flew out of the window.

"Damnit! Caesar, follow Sifer!" I set off after Dan, thankful that Eevee and Abby were still inside their Pokeballs. Although behind him, I still managed to keep up with Dan.

"Aqua… I'm getting her back, Jason… You understand? I won't stop…" I cut him off, shifting my grip on Angela.

"I get it, Dan. You never leave a 'Mon behind. We'll get her back though. You know that." Dan nodded, Izzy and Amy moving ahead to scout out the way.

"Don't call me Dan. But thanks." I grinned, before looking up.

"Caesar's with Sifer. If the two of them can even delay that Murkrow…" Daniel nodded, before letting out a brief laugh.

"Murkrow… Are the supposed bringers of bad luck. To think I disagreed… But now one has Aqua, and at night…" I sighed, before nodding.

"OK, I get it. Aqua's been taken by Team Rocket, and the Pokémon that did it is best at night. But look at it this way, Dan… We've got two Pokémon in the air, following the Murkrow…Izzy and Amy are still standing. And then there's us two. We can get her back." Dan nodded at me, a brief smile crossing his face. Amy, meanwhile, cried out at something. We both looked over, to see that Caesar and Sifer were circling around the Murkrow, who was suspending Aqua a couple of dozen feet above the floor.

"Aqua! We're coming! Keep calm, please!" Daniel shouted ahead, causing Aqua to look over. She let out a frightened, pleading whine, before the Murkrow dived to the side. She quickly closed her eyes and curled up tightly, as Sifer quickly intervened its path, causing the Murkrow to jerk to a stop. The sudden stop caused Aqua to suddenly slip from its grip, and she quickly started to plummet. Caesar immediately knocked Sifer downwards, causing him to dive after Aqua, while replacing Sifer's place. However, despite Sifer's attempts to catch her, Aqua wouldn't respond.

"Sifer! Get away, you'll hurt both of yourselves! Amy, get up there! Quick Attack!" Amy nodded as Sifer peeled away, darting forwards in a sudden burst of speed. Dan looked at me, before sighing.

"Somehow, she's fallen asleep… Look at her..! How does she do that..?!" As Dan finished speaking, one of my Pokeballs opened and Eevee appeared. As soon as he appeared he also used Quick Attack, sticking close to Amy. He shouted something at Amy, and jumped on her back.

"Damnit… She's not fast enough, and your Eevee's not helping… Wait… If they were using Quick Attack, then Eevee jumped onto her back then conservation of momentum means- GO! Amy, speed up!" I blinked, watching as Amy put even more effort into the attack.

"Daniel, we're never gonna get there in time. Why are you telling Amy to speed up?" Daniel simply grinned as we kept running; by now, Aqua had uncurled and was effectively free-falling through the air.

"It's simple; if you think about the speed they're going at, then if Eevee jumps he'll keep that speed and travel further." I frowned in confusion, but before I could speak Eevee crouched down and jumped from Amy's back. As he soared higher in the air, he managed to grab Aqua's collar of fur in his mouth. But his grip soon slipped off of her, and he over-shot before being grabbed out of the air by Sifer. Amy kept running, but Aqua was too close to the ground for her too reach her in time. But, just before she hit the ground, Aqua… Snored. Immediately after she did, she shot at a right-angle towards Amy before hitting her. Me and Daniel skidded to a halt, perplexed.

"Dan, what did Aqua just do..?" Daniel blinked, before scratching his head as he slowed down next to me. He snapped his fingers as Amy slowly sat up from where Aqua had knocked her over, dazedly rubbing her snout with her paws.

"That's it! Aqua used her Snore attack! And don't call me Dan." I frowned slightly, as Sifer set down next me, a very scared Eevee clinging to his back. Amy walked over to us with Aqua, still sleeping, resting on her back.

"Snore, is an attack able to be used by a Pokémon when it's asleep. It allows the user to attack with any move they know other than Snore itself. Sometimes it isn't effective but it can be very useful in some situations." I leant over to lift up Eevee, who relaxed slightly now I was holding both him and Angela in my arms. Daniel smiled down at him as he slowly opened his eyes.

"Thank you, Eevee. For trying your best to save her." He reached over and scratched Eevee between the ears, earning a purr of delight and Eevee pushing his head into Dan's hand.

"Jason. Thanks to you and your Pokémon, we not only helped save the Centre but saved Aqua. Thank you." I smiled at him, before looking back at the Centre; the outside was a mess, and no doubt the inside was trashed as a result of the battle…

"Right. We should go to the Station now. Heinz told me that he teleported Nurse Joy there, before the Grunt got in." I nodded at Daniel, who turned to face Izzy and Amy. Bending over, he gently lifted Aqua from Amy's back, rubbing both of his Pokémon on the head.

"Thanks, you two… Return, and have a good rest…" Daniel held Aqua with one hand, while using the other one to return Amy and Izzy, one at a time. Once done, he gently cradled Aqua in his arms before looking up at me.

"The Station, huh..? Man, Cousin is gonna kill us for what happened to her Centre…" I sighed, before nodding at Dan.

"Let's go, then. Might as well get it over with…" The two of us started to walk towards the Station, an Eevee each, and Angela in my arms, when something dropped to the floor behind us. We both turned around, to see the Grunt. He laughed, before pointing at us.

"You thought you got away?! You didn't! Now, Golem, use Rollout!" As he spoke, a large, rounded boulder stepped forwards. It had two arms and legs, and its head protruded out of its body. It let out a low growl, before it curled up and rocketed towards us. Me and Dan dived away from each other, as the Golem passed between us. I turned around to see it coming towards us, when Angela stirred. As she saw what was coming towards us, her eyes widened. She pushed herself away from me, dropping to her knees on the floor.

"Angela!" I cried, as her eyes glowed. With a brief flash, she teleported something into her hand, before throwing it into her mouth. The second she swallowed it, a glaring white light surrounded her body. Slowly, she grew till she stood at my height, and her tutu elongated into a full dress. Her hair changed as well, growing into a curl on each side, before the shapes of her hair clips moved to be opposite each other, located on her chest and back. Finally, the light faded, revealing Angela's evolved form.

"Angela…" I breathed, staring at her. Her dress was more akin to a ball gown, and she had what looked like bright blue hair and gloves. Her dress, between the waist and shoulders, was also that light blue. Her eyes were a wonderful shade of orange, powerful and wise. She straightened her back, before glancing at the Golem.

"Garde… Devoir!" She pointed at the Golem, and her eyes blazed a solid, bright blue before lifting the Golem off of the floor. With a small push of her hand, she sent the Golem flying into the Grunt, knocking them both out. However, the drain in energy made Angela drop to her knees.

"Angela!" I ran forwards, gently placing a hand under her arm and helping her to her feet.

"Angela… Thank you… Come on, we need to heal you…" I took a step with Angela, before she faltered and stumbled.

-S-Sorry, Jason… The energy used… To defeat Golem…- I nodded, steadying her.

"It's OK, Angela. Let's go…" I carefully gave Eevee to Angela, who held him in her arms. I then leant Angela against my shoulder, before placing my other arm at the back of her knees. With a quick jerk and swing, I had Angela laying in my arms.

"I'll get you healed up, I promise." I took off at a run, Daniel close behind me, towards the Station and my cousin.