"That's the champions?" Zion was with Rayne and Omnivee in a bench behind Raz and Kira. "How can they beat the League Champ and the best Water trainer. Their doomed. We could leave now and get some cake."

"You move one step and I'll hit you harder then I did that Ian." She made a fist and the boy instantly stopped and sat still for the match. "Remember, Raz has done a lot of great things in the past, just believe in them."

"You nervous?" Raz was looking at Kira who was rigid at the names of their opponents. She tried to nod, but made an awkward head movement instead that made the boy laugh. "It's just another match. We can do this." He looked her in the eyes until she calmed and looked back at him.

"If you believe we can." She tipped up and kissed him before looking to the other end. The champs were in place and Ash's Pikachu was already on the field opposite Kirlia.

"Let's have a good match here." Nami and Spark were in a higher platform, each holding a flag to represent a team. They were apparently the refs for this match also.

"Time to show em why we're the champs. Go Marill." Misty through a ball and released the blue mouse. Ash looked her and nodded.

"Ready for it Pikachu?" The electric mouse released small jolts from his cheeks.

"Time for the final match Gallade. Let's do our best." As the other Psychic touched down next to Kirlia, he looked at the opponents and measured their power. He could feel that the Pika must have been a great fighter to have all the energy he felt.

"Begin!" A buzzer sounded and the match began.

"Pikachu, use Iron Tail on the Gallade!" Ash ordered quickly and his poke was off. When he got close, his tail started glowing. He swung it hard at the target, but Gallade saw it coming and teleported a few feet away before swinging his arm around at the mouse who jumped and dodged the attack. The movements were so quick a few people blinked to make sure they actually saw them.

"Kirlia, get that Marill with a Psybeam from behind!" When Raz said it, the Psychic disappeared before reappearing behind the water mouse and releasing a beam of energy. She was hit hard by it and rolled away, but got up seemingly undamaged.

"This is gonna be fun." She vanished again and hit the same target with another Psybeam. This time with a little more power. She kept it up, making sure the poke couldn't fight back as she rolled from point to point.

"Marill, you need to stop rolling and get on your feet!" Misty yelled for her poke, but the momentum was increasing, making stopping a hard thing to do.

"Pikachu, about-face Thunder Bolt!" The poke turned instantly and let out a bolt that caught Kirlia as she appeared, and shooting her off against a boulder. She got up with a sharp pain in her ribs. She glared at the electric mouse as he helped the Marill onto her feet.

Gallade was at her side instantly. He looked at her before turning and charging the mice. He caught the Pikachu with a Psycho Cut, but as he hit him, Marill released a strong jet of water in his face. Both the ones hit fell onto the ice terrain. Gallade was up quickly and stood carefully on the slippery surface. Pika was lucky enough to have claws he pushed into the ice for traction.

"Use Thunder Bolt while he's unable to move easily!" The Pika smirked as he discharged a jolt at the poke. Just before it hit though, the target of it vanished before reappearing behind the other opponent. Marill flew hard from a point-blank Psycho Cut that knocked her out as she bounced off a tree. Misty dropped to her knees as she returned the poke.

"Get him Pikachu!" As Gallade turned around, he caught a glimpse of the tail as it hit him across the face and sent him across the field, knocked out.

"You did good old friend." Kira pulled out the Psychics ball and recalled him. The crowd had grown silent as the match was down to a 1-on-1 with Pikachu against Kirlia. Both were charging their attacks.

"Psybeam!"

"Thunder Bolt!"

The attacks were called simultaneously and collided in the air. The beams struggled against each other as they pushed back and forth. The sound of a chopper caught the attention of the trainers as the looked up and saw one flying above them. The Pokemon both quit their attacks and knelt down, panting while they watched.

"Prepare for trouble," Brass was hanging onto the side as she spun the rope over her head. It shot out and wrapped around Kira before pulling her hard up to the woman.

"No need to make it double, we'll just take our prize and leave." Eddy began raising them into the air when he saw Kira safely in.

"NO!" Raz glared at the chopper as the purple aura came over him again. Kirlia looked at him as he nodded to her thoughts. She vanished from the field.

As she reappeared in the copter, a dust started sprinkling on her. She looked up to see a Beautifly before the powder knocked her out at Kira's feet. Eddy smirked before going over the speakers.

"We were sure you would try that, so now we thank you for you gift. Later you losers." When it was above the arena walls, a jet engine boosted them forward. Kira began struggling instantly to grab the sleeping poke. Brass tried to hold her back before she finally knelt down and picked up the little poke.

"If I hand her to you, will you stop fighting?" Kira looked at the woman and nodded. She instantly stopped when Kirlia's sleeping body was in her arms. They were out of sight in a manor of seconds.

Raz was screaming as he jumped off the platform. He leaped straight into Rayne and Zion who was holding Omnivee. He grabbed them before they vanished from the field. Everyone became silent while Nami came over the speakers.

"Team Rocket has just kidnapped the girl and Pokemon. Raz has informed me he heard their minds say they were based in Viridian, and for all able trainers to get there as fast as possible. Go to the airport if you want to be taken there." Nami ans Spark jumped off the judges platform and landed on her Gyarados as she released it. Ash joined Misty on her Gyarados as they followed the older couple.

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Pallet town is quiet with slumber when a whoosh awakens Prof. Oak who is asleep on his couch. He looks up and sees Raz and Zion standing there with a girl and Omnivee which he had been shown during a phone call.

"What was that?" Zion fell into a chair behind him as he stared at Raz who was still covered in the purple aura.

"I'm a psychic. Always have been. Kirlia has been teaching me some of the stuff she does, but I can only teleport if I'm overwhelmed. It doesn't matter right now though, Oak, we need a car, fast." He turned to the older man who was still waking up.

"I'm sorry but I don't have one. Why are you here and why do you need one though?" He watched as tears started flowing from the boys eyes.

"They took Kira, and I'm going to get her and Kirlia back. They've taken Viridian City also, so we need a car to break through the gate." He stared off for a minute before opening the door as Gary Oak was about to knock. He looked at the stunned boy for a second before grabbing his keys and running for the car in the driveway. Zion and Rayne were right behind him as he started it and slammed the gas in reverse and then forward going as fast as possible.

"You got a plan for how we're gonna get them out?" Rayne was in the passenger seat as they flew down the road. She looked at the speedometer and saw the needle on 120 mph.

"Not yet, but I'm getting one. They already arrived a few seconds ago. When I get to a certain spot, you 2 will have to guard me. Hope your up for a fight." They saw the lights of the city as the approached. Raz didn't even ease off the gas as he raced toward the gate that was surrounded by Rockets. They barely jumped out of the way in time as the car slammed through the gate and was quickly flying through the streets toward the gym.

As they screeched to a halt, they jumped out and ran up the steps. Raz stopped them at the doors.

"Stay here and make sure no one enters. This is a fight that I have to do. See you guys soon." He was quickly through the door and shut it behind him. The other 2 watched as Omnivee started growling. They turned to see around 20 Rockets approach them.

"Time for that fight he promised." Rayne laughed as she pulled out a ball.

"Indeed." Zion's voice was the hard concentrating one as he pulled a ball out. All the Rockets pulled out their balls as they closed in on the 2.

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"I know your here Giovanni. Your the one who changed Kira and had those 2 morons kidnap her. Show yourself!" As he got closer to the center of the arena, a light came on showing the leader of Team Rocket in a chair.

"You've given my units a lot of trouble over something that belongs to us. We didn't kidnap anyone, we just took back what was already ours." As he spoke, another light came on showing Kira hanging by her wrists above the center of the floor. "Tell you what though, how about a bet. If you can win a match under my gyms rules, you can take the girl and your Pokemon back. If you lose however, you must join Team Rocket and be a willing soldier."

Raz stared up at the girl he loved. It didn't take him long to know what he would do.

"Deal. I already know your gym's rules. Three Pokemon each with no time limit." He walked over to the spot that was marked for challengers and watched as the man laughed.

"Actually, I've changed the rules to a 2 each style. Pick carefully, because mine are 2 of the best." He held up a black pokeball as Raz pulled one out.

"Alright then. Let's go." The aura around the boy exploded as he flexed his determination farther then ever.

Kira looked on from above, trying to scream at Raz to run through the tape that held her mouth shut. Tears began falling as she watched him, and she truly hoped he could win against what she knew the man had. Both threw there balls out, and the match of Raz's life began.

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A/N: Finally time for my most looked forward to part of the story. I won't be putting any notes at the bottom of the next few chapters, so please remember to review and enjoy.