A/N: Sorry for the delay. I've found a new fandom, and it's been distracting me. Anyway, enjoy.

Deidara was rather uncomfortable on Sai's bird. It felt different than the clay transportation he was used to. It seemed too weak to really carry humans. But, it managed to stay in the air. Deidara was so fixated on the bird that he didn't notice the awkward staring between Sai and Itachi.

"What are your names?" Sai asked.

"I'm Konan, that's Deidara, and you're looking at Itachi." Konan quickly replied.

"Have I met you before?" Sai asked, still looking at Itachi.

"I don't believe so." Itachi muttered.

"I know I've seen you somewhere."

"I'm sure you're mistaken…" Itachi said, his voice barely a whisper.

"So, why are you going down to Viridian city, anyway?" Konan asked, attempting to dispel the awkwardness.

"I'm afraid I can't tell you."

"Top secret, un?"

"Yes."

"Sounds interesting." Itachi said.

"Very dangerous, actually."

"By the way, how long until we get there, un?" Deidara asked.

"We should be there soon. A few minutes. Why do you need to go down there?"

"Trying to catch a Pokémon." Konan said.

"What kind?"

"A Yahiko."

"Ah. Do you have a way to catch it?"

"I have a Nagato."

"You should be fine, then. And look, there's the nest down below."

Konan looked over the side of the bird to see the huge tree where she had spotted the Yahiko earlier.

"Hey… Konan, un?" Deidara asked, looking down at the tree.

"Hm?"

"Where to the eggs come from?"

"…What do you mean…?"

"Where do Yahiko eggs come from?"

"Y-you're joking… right?"

"They're all guys, aren't they?"

"Oh, I thought you didn't know where eggs come from." Konan laughed, relieved that she wouldn't be giving a birds and bees talk.

"N-no, I know where eggs come from. But aren't they all guys down there? How do they…?"

"They're not all guys."

"They look like guys."

"The Pein are guys, the Fein are girls."

"Fein, un?"

Look closely. They Fein are the ones with their hair up."

"Like th-"

Before Deidara could finish, a Pein jumped up on the bird's head. Sai turned to fight it off, but before he could, the bird began falling to the ground.

"What are you doing, un? We're going to crash!" Deidara yelled. "Pull up!"

"It must be using Gravity… It pulls things down from the sky. I can't pull up, it's impossible." Sai said, sounding a little too calm.

"What?"

"It's a Pokémon move!" Konan yelled.

"Jump off, if you're so concerned." Sai said.

Deidara, Konan and Itachi followed the advice, jumping down to safety. They watched as the Pein and Sai crashed into the ground, throwing up a large cloud of dirt.

"That must've hurt, un."

To his surprise, Pein and Sai jumped out of the dust, engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

"I think we should go help him." Konan said.

"Hey, is that a Fein?" Deidara asked, pointing up to the tree.

"Uh… Oh, yeah it is. Anyway, I think we should help him.

"Nah, Leader-sama doesn't need help, un."

"What?"

Before Deidara could answer Konan's rather vague question, he was thrown on the ground. When he looked back up, he could see another Pein standing over him. He looked over to see that Itachi and Konan were in the same position with two more Pein.

"These things are so damn violent, un."

"Pein are usually very territorial and will kill intruders. Many travelers have been hurt by accidentally wandering into nests." Deidara's Pokédex said. Pein looked down at the small machine on Deidara's belt, slightly confused as to why it was talking.

"Yes, now you tell us, un."

"I think now would be a good time to get Nagato." Itachi whispered.

Konan nodded and slowly reached for Nagato's Pokéball. The Pein standing over her slipped a long black rod out of its sleeve, preparing to defend itself. It watched carefully as Nagato was released onto the field, trying to guess how strong the opponent would be. It was relieved to see that the Nagato hardly came up to his thigh, and seemed very intimidated by the current situation.

"Don't just stand there, do something, un!" Deidara said.

Nagato ignored Deidara, paralyzed by fear. The Pein was looking at him with a cold stare, a look you shoot your enemy. Deidara opened his mouth to yell again, but was interrupted by a Yahiko who just so happened to think that now would be a great time to steal everyone's stuff. Deidara glanced at the Yahiko only to discover that it was the same Yahiko that his charmander had burned last time they had come through here. He pulled the pokédex off Deidara's belt first, opening it for examination. Doing so caused the pokédex to activate.

Name: Yahiko

Species: Thief

Type: Normal

Evolutionary chain: Evolves into Yahiko-san, then to Pein.

Yahiko are very sneaky, and have even been able to steal things from police officers. They are very protective of their trainers and fellow Pokémon, and will always try to pass on their never-say-never attitude to others.

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Stats:

(Lowest) 1-5 (Highest)

Attack: 3

Defense: 3

Special attack: 2

Special defense: 2

Speed: 4

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"Get your hands off my pokédex, un!" Deidara yelled, changing into his Pokémon form. The Pein who had been standing over him immediately went to retaliate, pulling two rods from its sleeves. Deidara looked up, suddenly aware of the danger. However, before the Pein could strike Deidara, Nagato pulled one of the rods from its hand. The three other Pein glared at Nagato, deciding to attack him instead.

"Nagato, return!" Konan said, trying to save him from the impeding danger. One of the Pein kicked the Pokéball from her hand before breaking it in half. Konan froze, unsure of what to do at this point. All she could do was watch as the four Pein surrounded Nagato, all prepared to attack. Nagato spun around, trying to find a break in the circle, but to no avail.

"Nagato, use Fake Tears!" Itachi yelled.

Nagato found this quite easy, seeing as he was already on the verge of a panic attack. He dropped to his knees and began a pathetic show of tears, attempting to make the Pein feel some kind of pity for him. That really didn't do much, and the Pein actually seemed more inclined to hit him. However, the Yahiko playing with Deidara's pokédex was quickly annoyed by the crying. He dropped Deidara's pokédex and pushed the Pein aside so he could get up to Nagato. Konan pushed herself up to help her poor Pokémon, but was stopped by Itachi.

"Leave him."

"What? I am not going to let him get hurt by-"

"Just wait." Itachi insisted.

Konan reluctantly stayed where she was, keeping a close eye on Nagato. The Yahiko who had interrupted the Pein's attack marched up to Nagato, pulling him up by the collar of his shirt. Nagato stood up and stared at Yahiko, who began yelling at him.

"What's it saying, un?" Deidara whispered.

"I don't know." Konan replied.

"Well why the hell did he interrupt the attack, un?"

"Why are you asking me?"

"I just thought you'd know."

"Perhaps you could get that Yahiko to stop that Pein over there from killing the anbu member who took us here?" Itachi asked.

Konan looked over her shoulder to see Sai still fighting with the Pein who had crashed his bird. Sai seemed to be getting tired at this point, the Pein showing no mercy.

"The four of us could take that thing, un." Deidara said.

"Maybe. If we're lucky." Konan muttered. "Probably not."

"Well we're going to have to get out of here sooner or la-"

"Prepare for trouble!"

"Make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"Not again…" Itachi sighed, looking up at the Meowth balloon.

"Could you save it, un?" Deidara yelled. "Kind of busy right now!"

"How dare you interrupt us?" Jessie yelled.

"What do you want?" Konan screamed.

"We're going to be taking all the Pokémon here!"

"If you were going for a surprise attack, it might've been wise not to announce your presence." Itachi said.

"It doesn't matter, our plan is foolproof!" James retorted.

"Yeah, I bet. Just like last time, un."

"Stop talking! Koffing, use smokescreen!"

Deidara covered his face as the field was covered in a thick black cloud. He stood up, trying to find a break in the smoke. When he felt someone grab him, he resisted the urge to fight back, and let the person drag him from the toxic gas. Deidara turned around to find Sai.

"This wasn't what I was sent here for, but I suppose I'll have to take care of this, too." Sai said. Deidara looked up at the Meowth balloon, which now had a large net full of Pein, Yahiko, Fein, and Yahiko-san.

"W-wha…? How did they manage to do that, un?"

"I'm not sure."

Konan came out of the smoke coughing, with Nagato on her back. Itachi followed with the Yahiko who had been yelling at Nagato.

"Well, I think this is an emergency." Konan said, switching into her Pokémon form.

Deidara -already in Pokémon form- quickly spit out a couple of birds in order to get up to the Meowth balloon. Sai drew another one for himself, and took off while everyone else was boarding Deidara's birds.

"Don't even try! This net is unbreakable!" Jessie laughed.

"I beg to differ." Itachi said.

Deidara sent his birds up at full speed, flying straight up to the basket where Team Rocket was standing.

"Koffing, use sludge!"

Itachi flinched as a large amount of sticky goo splattered across his face, and into his eyes.

"You won't be able to fight us without those eyes of yours." Jessie said. "Now Ekans, stop that anbu member!"

"Tobi, use Dizzy Punch!" Deidara yelled, releasing Tobi from its Pokéball. Tobi glanced around, trying to figure out where he was. After becoming comfortable with the fact that he was in a hot air balloon, he proceeded to punch Koffing, who became confused on impact.

"To infect the world with devastation!"

"To blight all peoples within every nation!"

"To denounce the goodness of truth and love!"

"To extend our wrath to the stars above."

"Cassidy!"

"Butch!"

"Team Rocket, circling earth all day and night!"

"Surrender to us now or you'll surely lose the fight!"

"That's right!"

"No, not Cassidy!" Jessie wailed. "Leave us alone, we're doing just fine without your help!"

Konan and Deidara looked up to see a large blimp floating overhead. It was a dark grey color, with a huge red 'R' painted on the side.

"Who said anything about help?" Cassidy asked. "We're taking your job."

"We're handling it ourselves!"

"We're just making sure you don't screw up." Butch said.

"Who's that?" Konan asked.

"More team rocket members, from the sound of it." Itachi muttered, still trying to wipe the sludge off his face.

"Is that Bill?" James asked.

"BUTCH, YOU IDIOT! BUTCH! B-U-T-C-H!" Butch screamed, enraged by James's mistake.

"Stop yelling, let's get to work." Cassidy said, pulling out a Pokéball.

A/N: I guess this chapter was rather un-eventful, but the next one will be.

Oh, and people who don't know who Butch and Cassidy are: They're team rocket members who are actually good at their jobs. Look them up for looks/info.