Ash walked back into the library, followed by Misty and Brock. Pikachu was chattering with the other pokemon, while Ash was talking to his partners. "I heard the first gym is in this town.." he said looking around. "Ash? Is that you?" a voice asked. The three of them turned to see a brunette girl, about Brock's age. She stood up, walking over to them. "Mandy!" cried Misty. She hugged the girl. Ash scratched his head. "Hey Mandy. Whatta doing here?" he asked. Mandy smiled, looking at Ash. Ash looked her over. Mandy Oak was Gary's cousin. Ash had known her since they were little. "I'm doing some research for Uncle Oak. And you must be here for the league." she said laughing. Ash grinned. "Heh…yea."

She smiled, nodding. "I know you too well." Ash smiled. "Yea…I guess so. Say, Mandy, why don't you come along with us? You could do your research while we travel. You'd learn a lot more!" he offered. Mandy's eyes lit up. "Really? You guys really want me to come along?" she asked. Misty and Brock nodded. She grinned, hugging the three of them. "Thanks SO much! This'll be fun!" she said.

The four of them walked outside, followed by their pokemon. "So Mandy, what pokemon do you have?" Ash asked. Mandy smirked. "Why, you wanna battle?" she asked. Ash grinned. "Maaaaaaaaybe…" he said. The brunette giggled, pulling a pokeball off her belt. "Fine then Ash. I accept your challenge." She threw the pokeball into the air. "Satelight! It's time to shine!" she cried. The pokeball snapped open, and a gray pokemon appeared. The pokeball returned to Mandy's hand.

Ash blinked. "Satelight?" he asked. He pulled out his pokedex and aimed it at the pokemon. It beeped in response. "Satelight, the electric pokemon. Satelight is able to tune into radio signals, acting as a radio for it's trainer. Satelight is also considered a psychic pokemon, because it can tune into other pokemon's thoughts."

Ash nodded thoughtfully. "Well. Let's see what you can do, Spikapine!" he called, pointing to Satelight. Spikapine jumped onto the make shift arena, lowering its head. "Ladies first!" Ash called. Mandy rolled her eyes. "Satelight, use radar!" she called. The pokemon nodded, and its antenna spun about on it's head. They stopped, pointing straight at Spikapine. Ash was unsure of what the attack might do, but he shrugged it off. "Spikapine, use tackle attack!" Spikapine ran towards the opposing pokemon, head down. "Satelight, sound wave, now!" Mandy called. Satelight's antenna glowed, then sound waves shot from them. The high pitched sound stopped Spikapine in it's tracks. Pikachu covered it's ears, obviously annoyed by the sound.

Ash blinked. He couldn't hear the sound, but he knew the pokemon could. "Spikapine, shake it off! Use Spike Toss!" he called. Spikapine nodded, and jumped into the air. The spikes on it's back glowed, then one broke off, shooting at Satelight. Mandy bit her lip. "Satelight. Reflect!" she called. The pokemon turned it's head, so that it's metal dome back was facing the oncoming spike. The spike bounced off the surface, not even scratching the pokemon. Ash gasped. "That pokemon's pretty strong.." he muttered. He looked at Spikapine. "Come on pal! Use tackle again!" he called. Spikapine ran towards Satelight again. "Satelight, use electrifying cord now!" Mandy cried. Satelight's cord like tail lashed out, wrapping around Spikapine's body. It then unleashed a bolt of electricity, shocking the grass type. It threw the pokemon back at Ash's feet. Misty and Brock gasped. Ash kneeled down beside the pokemon. "Good job Spikapine. You did your best. We'll do better when we can work in sync." he said. He pulled out his pokeball. "Take a rest now ok?" he recalled the pokemon then stood up. "Great battle Mandy. Your pokemon is pretty strong." he said. Mandy nodded, recalling her pokemon. "Yep. You and Spikapine did good too." she said.

"We should head to the pokemon center." Misty said. Ash nodded. "Yep. Let's go then!" He laughed and ran ahead of the others. Pikachu jumped onto Misty's shoulder as they followed Ash.

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Jessie and James snuck up to the back door of the Pokemon Lab. Jessie rubbed her hands together, smirking. "In order to grab that Pikachu, we need new pokemon. So lets break in." she said, peeking through the window. James nodded. Jessie looked at James. "Ok. You lift me up to that open window, and I'll get in and get the pokeballs." she said. James blinked. "But Jess…" he started. She growled at him. "No buts, now get to work!" she ordered. James sighed and let Jessie stand on his shoulders. She climbed through the open window, dropping to the tiled floor. She looked around, then noticed James and Meowth standing next to her. "How'd you get in here?!" she yelled. James shrugged. "The door was open." he said. Jessie face faulted. "You idiot." she muttered, walking over to the shelves.

She picked up two pokeballs that were on the shelf, then handed one to James. "We'll find out what they are later. We gotta scat." she said. She climbed onto a table and jumped out the window. James and Meowth sweatdropped, then walked out via the door, shutting it behind them.

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Copyright Notes:

-Ash, Brock, Misty, Jessie, James, Meowth, Prof Oak, Gary and Pikachu belong to Pokemon. Not me

-Amona, Satelight, Spikapine, Mandy & this storyline belong to me