Author's Note: I'M SO OSRRY! My computer went spaz and my other story got removed so I've been interent-less! Please please please forgive me! Thanks to Ping-Pong 1 for reviewing! I'll be sure to read your stories soon! oh, and here's a little correction for chappy 1. When it says that everyone looked fourtenn and fifteen, I meant to say fifteen and sixteen. Allen is 14 and Eileen is 13 now, just thought you'd want to know

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Disclaimer: just cuz I haven't put a disclaimer in my last two chappy's... I don't own any of the purchaseable pokemon products, just this fic. If you steal it I will catch you! And I am not making any profit out of this, just the joy of keeping my reader(s?) happy! On with the story!

Chapter 3 -/- Secret

Eileen helped the trainer in the room and tucked her into bed. Then going out to help the Chansey with the second wounded trainer, which she set down at the couch and covered with some of the extra sheets. She sat next to the bed and took the card from the night table, where it had been placed. She read over it "Laura Marinno" read as the name, it had a Sigma symbol next to it. Her hair was a bright pink in the picture; it was up in pigtails. Now her hair looked more like a dark red-brown color and was down, the ends scorched. And her eyes were closed, but in the picture they were bright blue.

Eileen turned to look at the other trainer, whom she surprisingly found staring right back at her. "You're awake," she said as she walked over, putting the ID card down. "Can you speak?" she asked.

The girl stayed quiet, and looked over at Laura, whom Eileen supposed, was her partner.

"You two are agents," Eileen informed.

The girl was shocked, different thoughts started running through her mind as she attempted to stand.

"And so am I," Eileen finished, calming down the other Agent. "Who did this to you?" she asked in a lighter tone.

The girl sighed, and handed Eileen her ID card.

It read "Rulia Romero" and the Sigma symbol next to it as well as two asterisks. "You're a senior Agent and you're paired up with a novice?" Eileen asked.

"A talented novice," Rulia corrected, her scorched blonde bangs falling over her face, making her blue-gray eyes almost invisible to see.

"Okay, so who did this to you?" Eileen asked, getting back on subject.

"First, who are you?" Rulia sounded very doubtful of Eileen, so she had to hand over her own ID card.

"Eileen Crimfire...you...just started," Rulia guessed, Eileen didn't know how.

"Er...yes that's right, I'm joining the Omega section tomorrow, but I'm sure Miss Ackagi will like to know what happened to you," Eileen explained.

"Omega? That's funny, I heard only experienced Agents enter that unit, in fact, I'm sure of it," Rulia said.

"What do you mean?" Eileen asked. She was rather taken back by the comment.

"I suppose your partner must be a senior three stars, at least," Rulia continued.

"Actually he just got his weapon," Eileen said, confused.

"But that's impossible!" Rulia snapped.

"All right...then why don't you tell me how things are supposed to be," Eileen said trying to calm the wounded Agent down.

"Within unit "Hack" there are a total of seven sections. Delta, Gamma, Lambda, Psi, and Sigma are normal sections where most new trainers go. Sections Xi and Omega are sections to which you are upgraded too, not assigned to. Unless you're partner is a third star senior Agent. As you can see, I am part of the Sigma section, as soon as I get my third star I plan to request a promotion to The Omega section. And now I see a total amateur entering Omega section...hard to believe," Rulia said, a certain tone of regret in her voice.

Eileen didn't know how to console the Agent. It was obvious she felt betrayed. Rulia had worked so hard to get into a section that Eileen was getting in by simple admission, Eileen came to the conclusion it was better to get off the topic.

"I don't know what to say, but I really must know what happened to you," Eileen insisted.

"We got attacked by Team Rocket, well, we sort off, and messed up an assignment..." Rulia began

"An assignment?"

"We were to get a stolen item back from them, but we got caught...and barely managed to escape."

"I see...well, it is best for you to get your rest. I will be leaving tomorrow, I look forward to seeing you in the Omega section," Eileen said as she stood up, picked up her things, and headed for the door. She exited the room and headed over to Allen's. Just then, a thought came to her head. Allen wouldn't try to do anything to me...right? I mean, I am sleeping in his room and all...and we've only known each other for three days...she blushed, he won't try anything, she finally resolved, he's not the type, and if he does, I'll just put that sword of mine to use, she grinned mischievously.

She knocked on his door and he came to open it, "What took you so long?" he asked.

"The wounded trainers...they were agents, I stayed and talked to one of them," Eileen explained.

"Agents? But weren't they on critical condition?" he asked, a little surprised.

"Yes..." she answered, "They are part of the Sigma section in unit Hack."

"And what did they say?" he inquired.

Eileen managed her way past him, "That they were hurt by Team Rocket, I suppose they mean the famous crime organization. And I got some info on Agency too," she placed her backpack on the coffee table in front of the couch.

"Agency? Like what?" he asked, he was pretty sure he knew everything there was to know about the organization he worked for.

"Well, it seems that out of all seven sections in this unit, two you can't be assigned to, you need to be upgraded to," Eileen explained as she looked over the couch, it now had few sheets over it and a pillow on one end.

"Well that's a lot of info," he commented.

"And we were assigned to one of those units," Eileen continued, ignoring him. "There is a way to be assigned to those sections, and that is for your partner to be a third star senior," she finished. She sat on the couch and reached for her bag.

"So Omega is a "special" section..." Allen thought out loud, "You think finishing training in half the time as normal has something to do with it?" he asked, now speaking to Eileen

"Can't say I think that has nothing to do with it...but still, it seems weird," She took some clothes out of her bag; jeans weren't exactly her choice of pajamas.

"Should we ask Mineko?" he planned on asking the superior anyway, but wanted his partners opinion.

"If she didn't tell us it's for a reason, perhaps we can let it pass and try to figure what she's up to..." Eileen answered as she went in the bathroom to change. A few minutes later, she came out wearing a baggy pair of pants and a long shirt. She had her hair down and she sighed as she laid herself on the couch, she stared up at the ceiling.

"You think she's up to something?" he asked.

"Not necessarily," she answered, "but if she is I want to know."

Without another word they both went to sleep. They had to get back to New Bark Town before noon the next day.

The next day they arrived at Violet City at 11:35am.

It didn't take them long to report to Mineko's office. They had landed just a few minutes away from the lodge. When they got to the lodge all they had to do was get their ID's scanned and wait until Mineko decided to see them, which didn't take long.

"You're back early!" she greeted from her seat.

"Well, we didn't really have anything to do," Allen explained.

Mineko smiled, "so what can I do for you?"

Allen looked over at Eileen; "I wanted to ask you something..." she began.

"Yes?"

Eileen looked at Mineko, "I want to know how agents are assigned to different sections...is it by skill? Age? Or just randomly?" Eileen continued.

Mineko seemed a bit confused by the question. "Well, there are seven units, we basically assign agents due to their skills," Mineko explained, "but really what kind of question is that?"

Eileen kept quiet for a minute.

"We met an agent in Goldenrod from section Sigma, they told us that you, or your partner needed to be at least a third star senior to be upgraded to sections Omega and Xi," Allen finished for Eileen.

Eileen looked over at him with a slight smile, Thank you.

"What they told you is true, however, I believe that section Omega is best for you both. And I am sure it will not take either of you long to reach a third star," Mineko assured, smiling. "Section Omega will be back tomorrow morning, you are free until then."

The rest of the day was boring. Eileen spent it looking over Allen's info she had gotten from Alana. The first several pages were his statistics, age, height, weight, gender, origin, etc. She looked over the "past" section, like he had said; he was from Pallet Town and had traveled around Kanto earning badges from the eight gyms. That he had trained in the Saffron Academy for a year and then transferred to the Fuchsia City Academy. That's not right, he said he had trained in the Fuchsia Academy for two years...oh hell, I'll talk to him later.

The folder went on until the day he partnered up with her. She sighed as she moved on to the next page; "Notes." She began reading before dropping the papers on the floor and going to find Allen.

It didn't take her long to find him; he was looking over her folder. She walked up to him and stared as he sipped some coffee. "What is it?" he looked up at her.

"You...You're a psy--," she wasn't able to finish. Allen leapt to his feet and placed a hand over her mouth to shut her up.

"Not so loud!" he whispered.

She took a long breath and moved his hand away from her mouth. "You're psychic?!" she asked in a whisper.

"Let's talk about this somewhere more private," he pleaded as he dragged her to a room.

"Now explain!" she demanded. "You're a psychic?"

"Sort of..." Allen said as he scratched the back of his neck.

"You either are or you either aren't."

"All right... I am a psychic, but I have barely any control over my "powers" and I don't even consider using them."

Eileen was a little confused, "You don't use them? But that's just... do you know how many people would give everything for psychic powers?"

"It's not a matter of choice...who gets them and who doesn't...and last time I tried to use them I nearly killed my pokémon..." He explained. "I don't want you to tell anyone in our section...I would make you forget," he said as he raised a hand over her forehead.

Suddenly Eileen was scared, was he going to erase her memory? But he said he wasn't going to use his powers...

"But I'm afraid I might erase all of your mind while I'm at it," he took his hand back.

"You are that powerful?" she asked, barely being able to hold back the feeling of fear she had just felt.

"Yes...but I can't use my powers...I won't until I can use them correctly. Now drop the subject. I don't want to talk about it," he said as he walked out of the room.

Eileen fell on a chair that was behind her (conveniently). Erase my mind?! She thought as she tried to call back all she had ever heard about psychic humans. She knew Sabrina, the gym leader of Saffron City, was one, and that their powers included telekinesis, mind reading, mind control, I think that's it... Remembering an old book she had read on psychic pokémon, she recalled a few pieces of information:

Psychic pokémon are unique for their abilities, which consist mainly of mind attacks.

Pokémon that have a psychic attribute are weak to dark attributed pokémon.

Psychic attacks have no or little effect on ghost pokémon.

Psychic abilities include telekinesis, mind reading, mind control, foretelling, and to some extent can erase or modify memories.

That was about all she could remember, she had never been really interested in psychics, but now that she knew her partner was one.... And why had he lied to her? Well, I suppose he didn't want me to even consider the idea...

She took a pokéball from her hip and threw it. Out materialized a very well groomed Espeon, its jewel shining red like a third eye as it walked over to its trainer and sat next to her.

Eileen smiled and scratched the violet-furred critter behind its long ears, "Prrrrrr..." it purred. "What do you know about psychic pokémon?" she asked Espeon.

Espeon turned her head as she read Eileen's mind, then she purred again.

Eileen smiled, "I already know everything you know?"

Espeon nodded, then placed her head under Eileen's hand for her ears to be scratched. Eileen complied and scratched her ears.

"C'mon," she said, taking her hand away from Espeon, "Let's take a walk."

Eileen and Espeon went back to where Eileen had left her folder, Allen would KILL me if someone else knew of his little secret... she thought to herself as she picked up the folder and made sure all papers were in place. Then she went to see Mineko.

"This is your second time today, Eileen, what is it?" she asked. Mineko was the top of the Hack unit, Agents (specially novices) were NOT supposed to see her twice a day.

"I want to know why I was paired with Allen," Eileen asked, noticing that Espeon had taken a hostile attitude. Staying on her feet and refusing to sit and relax like she normally did.

"Because you two are best suited to work with each other," Mineko explained.

"All right. I suppose the fact that he's a psychic didn't have anything to do with the assigning..." Eileen commented.

Mineko stared at her for a minute, "So you know?" she asked, but didn't give Eileen a chance to answer, "You talked to him about it too. But he did tell you he doesn't use his powers, and you are wondering why he lied about being only in the Fuchsia Academy, when he was really a transfer from the Saffron Academy. Well I might as well let you know he hates being a psychic, has absolutely no control over his powers, and refuses to train with them. It took Sabrina a year of training with him so that he would accept he was a psychic, before that the idea made him revolt."

Eileen was taken back by the story. Revolt? That was a little extreme. I guess being different isn't that great... she thought to herself.

"It certainly isn't," answered Mineko, standing from her desk and slapping her hand on it. "Perhaps I do have to be honest with you, completely. You have an incredible ability to understand non-humans, you and your pokémon share a relationship of friendship instead of the standard "I am you master" one. I believed that since you two finished training at around the same time, and you had met even before your contract, even if just for a few minutes, you would be able to understand and help him, like you do with your pokémon, after all, he doesn't consider himself totally human. It's strange, to him he is something else floating out there, he cannot find a place, but he knows how to act normal, arrogant even. He's a great actor."

"How do you know how he feels? Have you been inside his mind? Checking on him? Are you some sort of psychic too?" Eileen questioned, she wasn't particularly happy with Mineko talking as if she knew Allen inside out; it irritated her.

"As a matter of fact I am," Eileen heard Mineko's voice inside her head. Espeon began to look around, she could feel Mineko's energy, and it was confusing her.

"Eileen Crimfire, you are dismissed," Mineko said out loud as the door opened behind Eileen, and she walked out half angry, half scared, followed by her loyal Espeon.

That night, Eileen thought about everything that Mineko had said, she could imagine Mineko saying "Allen needs support and I've decided you'd make a perfect armrest for him," and smiling. But again, Eileen thought that perhaps Allen did need the support, that maybe he was really suffering inside, bottling it all up...She slowly drifted off to sleep, thanks to her Espeon's calming purring.

Next morning, she woke to find her Espeon sleeping against her chest. She had wrapped her arms around it and it had basically taken the role of the night companion Umbreon usually played. She returned Espeon to her pokéball and headed downstairs.

There were more people in the room than usual; they all wore similar clothing, jeans and white shirts with dark blue jackets. She thought she would stand out, wearing her black jeans and a blue shirt with her gray sweater around her waist. What's with all the people? She wondered. She noticed, for the very first time, Mineko, outside her office! She knew Mineko had to go out of her office to sleep and eat, but it just seemed surprising to see her out.

Suddenly, Eileen felt a hand grab her shoulder. She turned around violently and found Allen's dark blue eyes staring at her surprised. "I'm sorry," she apologized.

"For what?" he asked. It was obvious he had forgiven her for the whole "psychic conversation." But was it right to tell him she knew about the whole "revolted because of his psychic powers"?

"I..." she began, but looked around, too crowded. "It's nothing," she smiled.

"Allen, Eileen," called Mineko. She was over around the middle of the room, waving at them.

They crossed the room over to where Mineko was. "I want you to meet the leader of section Omega," she said as she pointed to a woman next to her. She had dark indigo hair tied back with a burgundy ribbon. Her eyes were a sharp darker blue, she smiled at them, "Hello, I am Mia Kyomi," she said as she stretched out her hand. Allen and Eileen shook hands with Mia, "So you are the new recruits?"

They both nodded.

"All right then, let me see your ID cards," she said.

They both took out their ID's and handed them over, "I see both of you are novice Agents..." Mia turned to Mineko, "this is Omega section, remember?" she asked.

"Yes, yes, I know the rules, but these two graduated in half the time a normal Agent does and they each are very unique and able," Mineko sounded very sure and amiable, "If they do not match your standards you can always decline them to Sigma or Gamma sections," Mineko explained.

Sigma? Isn't that the section that Rulia was in? Rulia! Eileen remembered the wounded Agent back at Goldenrod City.

"Excuse me, Mineko-san," she said, making Mineko look from her conversation with Mia.

"What is it?"

"There was an Agent named Rulia back at Goldenrod City, she was hurt badly, her partner, Laura, was also hurt...I think they were sent on a mission to investigate Team Rocket," Eileen said.

"Rulia and Laura, eh? They must be the ones that told you about the distribution method...so they're hurt..." Mineko had a thoughtful expression, "Thank you for telling me this," she said, "Now I have to get back to work. Mia, please explain the procedures and introduce them to the rest of the section," she said as she headed for the stairs, without finishing her conversation with Mia.

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