Disclaimer: Pokemon can't be own, but can be loved and cherished in our hearts...

Hey guys! Sorry for being slow, but I took my time and got good results. I'm happy with this chapter (That's a first). Plus its long so you guys will be happy.

I imputed HG/SS stuff in here so get ready to be excited. Plus new OC (Child of Teaspoon)! I'm going to put a lot of characters here... wow, just thinking about it scares me...

Enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 54:

"This is a first. Jimmy – asleep while walking," Crystal stated flatly as Jimmy dragged himself down the road. His head kept bobbing up and down every time he dozed off. After that good night sleep, Crystal wanted to get back on the road. However, Jimmy seemed to be so tired despite the chance to sleep that night.

"It was the coffee. I pulled an all nighters," Jimmy muttered. "I need more coffee to keep me awake... and some more after that because it tastes so good."

"You do that." Crystal muttered and continued to walk down the dusty road. She listened to her Pokegear radio. She had earphones attached to the Pokegear and listened intently for news. Ever since the incident, Crystal didn't want to take chances and check updates on news.

"And now, today news - Rumors of Team Rocket sightings all over the area. Team Rocket has disappeared over the last couple of years but suddenly people are noticing these wanted criminals appear again. Police aren't giving out anymore information except to be careful and notify if one spots Team Rocket."

"Strange…" Crystal thought as she carefully took the earphones out of her ears. She didn't know Team Rocket would start making a serious comeback. In the past, it was just a couple of small here and there problems but now it was starting to get serious.

"Crystal would you tell me where we're going now?" Jimmy groaned through Crystal's deep intellectual thoughts.

"The next town - Ecruteak City," Crystal said, "There is supposed to be some sort of strange thing going on that the professors wanted me to investigate."

"Which is?" Jimmy asked, stifling a huge yawn.

"Something you don't need to know." Crystal said, "I'm going by myself and there is no need for an amateur like you to follow me around."

"HEY!" Jimmy said angrily, "I'm an elite trainer. I'm not a total weakling."

"Yeah, you really showed your strength during that Team Rocket kidnapping and oh, you proudly interviewed yourself in front of the newspaper which I'm sure will cause quite a bit of problem when Team Rocket finds it." Jimmy noticed that Crystal said 'when' not 'if.'

"That kidnapping caught me off guard," Jimmy defended, "And all this talk about Team Rocket coming back is ridiculous. The so call leader is gone anyways. Why come back now?" Crystal didn't respond as she continued to think about the situation. She was totally surprise at Professor Oak's and Elm's request.

It was a little bit unusual job, unlike previous ones, but still it did sound interesting to check out. "Then what am I suppose to do?" Jimmy grumbled. Crystal shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm going to be going around and ask people questions. Plus I need to visit a couple of my friends while I'm at it. You can stay with them until I come back."

"Friends?" Jimmy said suspiciously. "More contest freaks?" Crystal stopped in her tracks, turned her head back and glared at Jimmy for the insult he made.

"No. They are dancers and I would prefer that you don't do anything stupid or insulting like you just did."

She turned back to the direction of the road again, obviously angry again at Jimmy.

I strike up a conversation and she gets mad at me. Jimmy complained in his head. She is always such an angry problem to deal with.

Jimmy couldn't whistle with amazement at the traditional town. The roofs were the made of wood with creative Japanese designs. There was an odd sense of peaceful relaxation as if one took a trip back in time. "I can't believe this place is so old."

Crystal rolled her eyes. "This city is designed to be historical. Besides didn't you come here before? Why are you acting so surprise?" Jimmy didn't listen to her as he slowly took in the place. Smells of incense wafted through the air and bright red lanterns are hung in front of doors. Suddenly, something clicked in Jimmy's head.

"Hey!" Jimmy said as if he remembered something, "I've been here before!" Crystal groaned as she continued to walk. "Weren't there some sort of dance show around here?"

"Yes, and we're going there right now." Crystal pointed to a large and old and majestic building that blends in well with the traditional houses next to them. "In fact, my friends work there." She knocked on the wooden door before sliding from left to right.

"Wait a minute," Jimmy said slowly as his memory started to jog up, "Are you telling me that your friends are –"

"CRYSTAL! I thought that was you!" Five young ladies with their black hair tied up into a neat bun with flowers decorated as a headband came rushing toward Crystal. All of them had on green and dark pink kimonos with white long socks with brown sandals like shoes (zori).

"Hey there," Crystal said as the girls crowded around. "Glad to see all of you fine."

"We miss you," one of the girls, probably the youngest one, said, hugging Crystal. "We were surprise to hear that you were coming and wanted to talk to us.

"Well, you know me," Crystal laughed, "I'm just full of surprises. Anything new?"

"Oh, same old same old," one of the girls said, "We practiced a new dance. You should watch it if you have the time."

"We'll see," Crystal said.

"AHEM." Crystal turned around and noticed Jimmy, who was obviously irritated, waiting to be introduced. For some reason, he seemed to be eyeing Crystal's friends with interest.

"Oh!" one of the girls said, noticing Jimmy for the first time, "Who is that?"

"Jimmy," Jimmy introduced before Crystal could say. Jimmy's voice was calm and sweet and polite sounding, which sounds creepy and unrealistic to Crystal. "Pleasure to meet you." The five girls giggled with laughter before they crowded around Jimmy.

"My name is Satsuki. I am the oldest," the one who looks about twenty years old, "And these are my sisters. Sumomo is the second. Tamao is the third. Koume is the fourth. And Sakura is the youngest." Satsuki pointed to each of sister while introducing.

"Please to meet you," the sisters said before bowing down respectfully. Jimmy couldn't help but grin.

"I've always been a fan of you gals," Jimmy said, "Tell me more about yourselves."

"Well," Satsuki said, with a bit of surprise in her voice, "Um, we were all born here and started dancing…"

"Say Crystal, I didn't know you found yourself a guy," Sumomo whispered to Crystal.

"Seriously," Crystal hissed back, "He is just an annoying brat who keeps following me."

"Really..." Sumomo couldn't help but give a small scoff.

"What is that suppose to mean…" Crystal asked confused. Sumomo shrugged her shoulders, trying to hide the smile before going back to listening to Satsuki's long explanation. The other girls were already looking bored, waiting for Satsuki to finish.

"Satsuki!" Sumomo exclaimed, "Crystal has questions remember? She needs to do other stuff!"

"Oh, that's right!" Satsuki gasped, "Well then let's go in and have some tea before we start discussing whatever we want to talk about." All the kimono girls hurried back into the house, leaving Crystal and Jimmy alone.

"Wow! I can't believe you know all those beautiful girls," Jimmy grinned. Crystal raised her eyes with surprise.

"You like them?"
"Yeah!" Jimmy grinned, "My mom likes to come here and watch performances like these. These girls are so amazing. I've seen these girls on television. They are really well known."

"Oh, they are on television?" Crystal said surprise. "I didn't know that…"

"You're their friends and you don't know about their famous status?!" Jimmy gaped, "What century do you live in?!" Crystal rolled her eyes before going in. "After you stop drooling, come inside." Crystal walked without looking back.

"Dang… hot dancer friends," Jimmy couldn't help but grin at his lucky chance to meet famous stars. He was about to walk in when someone came rushing by and collided into him, causing both of them to fall to the ground.

"OUCH!" Jimmy groaned. "Watch where you're going!" The person was a teenager girl, around 16 years old. She had long midnight black hair that went down past her shoulders but above the elbows. She was wearing an aqua blue bandana with strange white symbol that look similar to an "A" shaped Unknown. Her long blue jeans almost covered her brown hiking boots. She was wearing a tight shirt with black and white stripes. Her pale blue, almost white, eyes reflected as if it was a mirror, never showing its true emotion. She acted slightly dazed and didn't seem to be affected by the crash.

"I'm sorry," the girl muttered monotone before getting up, and without saying anymore she ran off, leaving Jimmy with a sore bump on his head. Jimmy grumbled angrily before getting up. That was when he noticed something shining on the ground. He picked it up and noticed that it was a strange looking emblem with the same white symbol the girl had on her blue bandana.

"Lady you dropped your-" Jimmy realized that the girl was already gone. He held the badge with some sort of uneasiness. Maybe later, when he had the time, he'll just drop it at the police station's lost and found. With that he pocketed it and didn't give it much thought after that.

Too bad he didn't.

"Apparently, they have already started to move," Jet muttered, "They just send in a member." Jet squeezed his eyes shut as he waited for the harsh voice of the new Team Rocket commander he was now working under. Ever since that fiasco in Illex Forest, Jet and Rebecca were force to move to another commander as punishment and the dreams of promotion were already out of the window. Now it is just stakeout and stalking – the dead end job that grunts hate and were usually reserve for newbies.

As of right now, Jet was working undercover, dressed as a construction worker. He was hanging out in a dug up hole as a cover up while he actually looked around.

"Good," the commander said through the communicator, "We'll start a counter attack. Meanwhile you just keep doing your job. Anything usual and report back to me."

"Yes sir," Jet muttered.

"Excuse me," the commander asked, harshly. Jet winced. He forgot that very specific rule his new commander was obsessed about.

"I mean… Yes, Commander Lance."

Up in the air, about thirty feet, a black Murkrow was hovering over the unnoticed Jet. The dark Pokemon waited patiently as it clutched with its yellow claws, tightly onto its trainer who continued to spy through binoculars on the unsuspected Team Rocket grunt.

The trainer's smooth long red hair which went to his shoulder before sticking out like rays gleamed brightly against the red sun. He was wearing a long sleeve jacket with dark red lining on the sleeves and pockets. His blue-purple long cargo pants and black and red running shoes dangled in the wind. One of the trainer's arm was holding on to the binoculars so that his silver eyes could look through while the other arm was bent so that the trainer's hand could press tightly to the small microphone attached to his ears as he listened to Jet's words.

After hearing the end of the conversation, the trainer motioned Murkrow to move out. Slowly in his mind, the trainer continued to lay out his plan. Then he took his Pokegear and dialed his benefactor's number.

"I found out what the gist of what they're going to do," the trainer said.

"Excellent," the benefactor said, sounding completely pleased, "Have you figured out how to open the door?"

"Unfortunately no," the trainer said, "The one you planted the speaker chip was a low level grunt. He doesn't know much. But he is perfect for easedropping for anything suspicious."

"Well, I was hoping for something better, but since you did promise you'll finish the job. I leave how you deal with them to you. Just remember, once you find the door in the Brass Tower, I'll be taking over this investigation and you'll be paid in full."

"Glad to do business with you," and with that the trainer hung up. Murkrow continued to fly until it was just outside skirt of Ecruteak City and landed on one of the treetop where the hideout was. The trainer was grinning, which was rare for him, as he prepared his Pokemon and weapons.

He is getting money for doing this job and he gets his revenge on the people who ruined his life.

Author's Notes

Whooo! lots of stuff is going to happen. Can't wait till I get my hands on the game and figure out what happens. XP

Anyways, let's thank my reviewers before I forget.

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Zeta Rubii Naruto (offline) (thanks for the review!)

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RWT

Ketchum Kid

hydro-serpent 58 (thanks for the OC)

crownofthorns

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Well that's it from me.

thank you all and I'll see you in the next chapter.

-JapanDreamer