Alucard's Familiar: "Hi there! I'm back! Sorry for the wait, I've have writers block, grrrrrrrrrr! Also, due to life's little mishaps and stupid people, I have been rather depressed. My bio explains. Here's the next chappie yay!

Chapter 4

After relinquishing their pokeballs to the nurse in charge, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Integra sat down on some of the couches.

Brock studied the woman as she pulled out her pokedex and started looking through it. She had a foreign look to her, something hidden underneath her trainer exterior.

Next he noticed the necklace she wore. He had never seen anything like it. It looked to be made of ivory and the pendant design was that of a dove with a red ring around its neck.

"Why do you keep staring at me?" Integra asked gruffly.

"Sorry," Brock said as he backed off a little. "I was just wondering. Please excuse me if I offend you in any way, but are you a Life Bond trainer?"

Integra was surprised at the question and her had instinctively touched the dove necklace at her throat. It had been given to her when she had won the Hoenn League, when they realized what type of trainer she was. The had said it was the symbol of a Life Bond, a dove with a red collar around the neck. "Funny you should ask me that, you are the first." She eyed them for a minute. "Yes I am."

"Whoa! What's it like?" Ash asked. He was full of curiosity again, wanting to learn something new.

"Difficult, at times," Integra said as she fingered the necklace and looked away. "Very difficult."

"I'll bet," Ash said. "Do you really feel each others pain and hear their thoughts?"

"It's more than that Ash," Integra said with a sigh. "It's complicated to explain. It is true, we do feel their pain, and sometimes experience the same injuries, but it mostly has to do on how much we rely on one another. From the very beginning, I was relying on my first pokemon to show me the right way. As I learned, the gears shifted, and I took control. The bond we share is not only mental and physical, but, I guess you could say spiritual. I know where every single one of my pokemon are at all times. It's strange to explain, and I can't do any better than that."

Ash and his friend were speechless, and the silence continued when they were called, saying their pokemon were ready to be picked up.

"So where are you heading?" Ash asked.

"No where in particular," Integra answered. "I've been to most of the pokemon places. Here was where I started, then I went to the Orange Islands, the to the Johto region."

"You've never been to Kanto?" Ash asked.

"No, that's right next to Johto isn't it?" Integra asked.

"Yeah," Ash answered.

Integra was silent for a moment as they walked out of the center and out onto the road again. "Isn't that where Professor Oak lives?"

"Yeah, he lives in my hometown, Pallet Town," Ash answered with pride. Integra was silent once again, deep in thought. "He would be really interested in studying your pokemon."

Integra thought this over. She didn't really have anywhere to go, and somewhere new seemed appealing. "All right."

"Yeah! Pallet Town, here we come!" Ash shouted and his two friends laughed.

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The ferry left the dock at 3:00pm, which gave the trainers an hour to get there. Unfortunately, they didn't realize they were being followed.

Two figures stood in the road holding up shotguns, "Don't move."

The four trainers stopped on a dime and stared at the two in the road.

"Need something?" Brock asked.

"Your pokemon," the woman said.

All of them were speechless. Integra had never had to deal with pokemon thieves before, but she knew about Team Rocket. She had heard of the blundering Jessie and James, but had never come in contact with them. She knew these weren't them and was beginning to have a sinking feeling inside.

"You'll never take our pokemon!" Ash shouted.

"Then I guess we'll have to battle you for them," said the male, "Go Raticate"

"Go Houndour!" Called the woman.

"Go Pikachu," Ash said as Pikachu leapt off his shoulder.

Integra flicked out a pokeball from her sleeve and threw it, "Go!" To all of their surprise, except Integra, a Pichu popped. It had a white ring around its neck like the rest of Integra's pokemon did.

"A double battle it is then," said the Rocket member.

"Just one thing before we start this," Integra said. "Who the hell are you?"

"Cassidy," said the woman.

"And Butch," answered the man.

"We've dealt with them before," Brock said. "They can be a problem."

Integra took in both of the opposing pokemon. They were average, they would be able to finish them easily with the two pokemon they had out.

"Pichu!"

"Pikachu!"

"Thunderbolt attack!" They both shouted at the same time.

Both pokemon unleashed the electrical energy and fried both of the pokemon.

"Well that was easy," Ash said.

"Not really," Cassidy said as she threw out two black pokeballs. They bounced off Pikachu and Pichu, and pulled them in.

"Wait a minute!" Ash dove for the pokeball, but it floated away.

"If you value your pokemon's lives, stay there," Cassidy said as she pulled out her gun again. "Release the rest of your pokemon."

"What?" Ash asked defiantly.

"Do it," Cassidy said as she aimed at him.

Ash growled as he released his pokemon and the Rockets captured them in an instant. Misty and Brock did the same, and Integra released hers with fire in her eyes.

"Thank you," Cassidy said as they took them. "We'll be going now." A smoke bomb blew up around them and the four trainers had to cover their faces from the smoke.

When it finally cleared, Cassidy and Butch were gone.

"We need to report this to the police," Brock said.

Integra ignored him and darted off into the forest.

"Hey wait up!" Ash said as he and his friends ran after her.

"That's right," Misty said. "Integra knows where her pokemon are at all times. It doesn't matter if she can't see them."

"All right!" Ash shouted as they caught up with the woman and ran together through the forest.

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Alucard's Familiar: "Writers block has stopped me here and until the light turns green this is where I'm stuck. Any suggestions? Alucard comes in in later chapters I promise. I need help people this is sad WAHHHHHHHHHHH!