Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon. Yet.

And we're back to the Elite challenge! Next up, Agatha, the mysterious old woman. Also, if I don't get suggestions for Eevee, I'll choose an evolution, so please give me you opinion, and do it fast!

Also, I have been having writers block, so don't be mad about me not updating. I have 3 stories to work on and no idea where to start. This somehow came out. Also, I'm hoping to have Ash catch something else later on. I would love suggestions (non-legendary) so please, tell me what you'd like to see.

Ash sat on a piece of wood, his thoughts troubled. He had 7 Pokémon to choose from, and today he was facing Agatha. Yesterday was a close call against Bruno, and he couldn't risk losing too many Pokémon. He had to win the League, and avoid his friends. Thankfully, Domino hadn't noticed Silver yesterday, along with Gary, May and Misty.

The thought of the red haired girl reminded him of the ocean breeze and the beautiful shade of blue in her eyes. Her hair was in a simple side ponytail, and it looked cute, along with her tiny nose and smooth fingers.

She had kissed him, and then disappeared. He didn't understand how he felt; the feelings were tangled underneath the strong instinct of staying prepared for battle, along with Giovanni's threatening words dangling above, reminding him of the power he held, and the desire to protect her.

"Pikapi?"

Ash turned around to see his faithful Pikachu looking at him curiously, his face worried. The raven haired boy smiled. "I'm fine, Pikachu. No need to worry!" he joked half-heartedly. Ash turned around and picked up the tiny mouse and gave him a hug, starling him. He put him down gently and closed his eyes. "Pika Pikachu?" the mouse suggested. Ash smiled and opened them again, his eyes having a spark that had been gone for days. "Great idea! I'll use him to battle Gengar, and then use the others to take out the rest of her team. Eve has a slight advantage, being a normal type, but I'll have to check her moveset. If she only knows Normal type moves, then I'll have to train her a bit before 11:00 so she will do some damage."

"Pika Pika!" his partner cheered.

A group of young teens gathered around the remains of a warm fire as it crackled and sparked once in a while. One was daydreaming in her own thoughts while another was brushing her brown hair into two pigtails, a young man was looking at a Pokéball with slight interest and the oldest boy was poking at the feeble flames of their morning fire with a long stick.

Misty couldn't help but feel a mix of relief and worry along with a hint of confusion. I actually kissed Ash! But why did he leave? Maybe now he's avoiding me 'cause he likes someone else! He's probably in love with that blond girl he was hanging out with! Oh yeah, he's head over heels with her!

"Misty, could you maybe put your mallet away?" Gary asked slowly. The redhead had pulled it out in her rage. She glanced at it before putting it back into the Disortion World.

"Sorry Gary, I was just thinking about something."

"Where you thinking about when Ash kissed you?" May piped up. Misty turned bright red and Gary looked at her in shock. Silver stopped poking the fire.

"Ash kissed you?" he yelled. Misty blushed furiously and turned to May. "How did you know?"

The brunette smiled. "When we all split up to find you, I could see you through a gap in the trees as you two went closer together. Of course, it was so romantic! That lastditching you said was perfect!" May gushed.

Gary looked at Misty. "So, what did you say?"

Misty started to get mad. " I'm warning you, Oak." she said calmly.

"Come on, tell us!" Gary urged. Silver could have told an Alakazam what would happen next 'cause you didn't have to be a genius to know.

WHAM!

The universally feared hammer smashed down on Gary's head, knocking him down. May looked at him. "Is he okay?"Misty smiled. "Don't worry, I only broke one thing, and only temporarily." May looked at her, confusion in her eyes. "What?"

"His ego."

"This battle between Satoshi of Viridian and Agatha of the Elite Four will now begin!" referee yelled.

"So, Satoshi, huh? Got a last name?" Agatha questioned. She was known for her tricky strategies and distracting her opponents.

"I do. Buisness. None of yours." Satoshi said coolly. Domino smirked behind him.

"Fine." Agatha huffed. She would find out. She always did.

"Ladies first." Satoshi said calmly.

So this is how he wants to play? Very well. I'll go first.

"Arbok, come out." she said as she released the Cobra Pokémon. Unlike Bruno or Will, she was a calm opponent. She would not yell, nor would she use physical attacks. She was a Ghost type trainer, and she would use that to her advantage.

"Gabite, let's go!" Satoshi called out. The Cave Pokémon grunted, but looked happy nonetheless.

"Arbok, Poison Fang," Agatha commanded. Her Pokémon rushed up and sunk her poisonous fangs into Gabite. At least, she tried to, but couldn't because of a deep hole on the field.

"Dig." Agatha grumbled. She didn't like the move at all. No matter.

"Iron Tail on the ground." she said, her Arbok waiting patiently for a command.

The cobra swung it's iron hard tail into the ground, and a land shark was blasted out of the ground.

"Satoshi, let's make this more exciting. If I knock out your Gabite with my next move, then you'll tell me your last name." Agatha proposed. Satoshi scoffed.

"Really? Fine then. Gabite, use Draco Meteor!" he called to his dragon who had landed shakily. Gabite launched an orange ball of energy towards the roof, where it exploded into small meteors that pounded the field.

Arbok was knocked out. Agatha cursed herself for being so foolish.

Farther away, a small band of theives were listening to the sounds of their stomachs growl. Their exact location? Somewhere in Kanto. They honestly had no idea.

Meowth suddenly spotted a flicker of orange. "Fire!" he said excitedly.

"Where there's fire, there's food," Jessie added.

"And where there's food, there's Team Rocket!" James finished. The trio was starving, they didn't get the pay raise they were hoping for; in fact, Giovanni had stopped communications with them and took them off the staff list. Technically, they were fired.

Of course, Team Rocket didn't know that.

They carefully snuck through the bushes towards the heat source. They found the fire in the middle of a small camp; four sleeping bags were surrounding the fading fire. James picked up some unused wood and fed the flames, slowly creating a large fire.

that's when they noticed the red haired boy sitting on the ground, watching them.

"Jessie, do we say the new motto?" James whispered. "Of course!" Jessie hissed.

"Prepare for trouble, we don't mean to be rude,"

"And make it double, we really want some food."

"We'd prefer something filling, juicy or yummy,"

"Honestly, we just want to fill our tummies!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Grumbling stomachs make this motto a bore,"

"Right now I could eat a wild boar!"

"Meowth, I'd even take an apple core!"

The trio looked at the teen, who just yawned. "Finished?"

Nearby, a few bushes rustled, and a familiar red haired twer- sorry, teen came out into the campsite. "Team Rocket!" she yelled.

"The twerpette!" the trio yelled in fright.

"Silver, where did they come from?" she growled through clenched teeth, her mallet at her fingertips. Gary stepped out from behind her, using his coat to carry the large amount of berries they had found. May could be heard from farther back as she pushed in front of the Kanto natives. "Come on guys, what's the hold-" She stopped, staring at Team Rocket. "-up." she finished weakly, feeling the tension around everyone.

"You guys." Misty snapped, advancing on them. Each of her steps made them back up two. "I bet it was you guys who caught Pikachu, am I right?" Each word made them flinch. Meowth nodded.

Jessie spoke up. "We gave him to the Boss, but he didn't really want a Pikachu..."

"He yelled at us, we've been hiding in this forest for days." James added.

Meowth nodded. "Dat's the truth!"

"So... Can we have some grub?" James asked timidly. Gary saw his eyes on the ripe berries in his coat.

"Then we'll leave." Jessie said.

Misty was about to tell them to take a berry and put it where the sun don't shine, but May cut in. "You're welcome to share with us. Listen, do you know what Ash has been up to?"

As Team Rocket began to eat, they would speak parts of what they knew.

"I heard dat he disapeared."Meowth mumbled. Jessie nodded.

"We think he's the guy who's challenging the League, Satoshi." Gary informed them.

"Yeah, he sounds like the twerp. We've been listening to the radio; he's all the rage in Kanto. Everybody is in love with the new, mysterious trainer who is destroying the Elite Four." James mentioned.

"Nobody gets past the Elite Four this easily, not like this. He's a good trainer." Silver said, munching on a Cheri Berry.

"Yep, he's good. Right now he's going against Agatha." Jessie said, and pulled out their portable radio.

"-taking out Agatha's Arbok with a Draco Meteor, Agatha's next Pokémon has been revealed to be a Gengar. It is a known fact that Agatha has at least one Gengar; most trainers have never seen her full team. Stay tuned for updates on the Elite Four battle."

As much as I wanted to get on with the battle, I realised that this would be a two part chapter halfway in. Sorry, but the battle will continue.

Ty8, over and out!