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Briememory: As a matter of fact, I have seen all three "Back to the Future" movies many times, and they are some of my favorite movies. But even they could not work in reality. There will still always be a paradox that will prevent the plot from working. But, like I said, my story is just that—a story. I just wrote it for fun and mainly for my brothers. They knew, and I did too, that the time travel thing would never really work, but they didn't care because they liked the story itself. We often discussed other ways for me to make the story go, but they were never as interesting to us. Then I decided to post it here because I thought there might me a few people who would enjoy it too. Obviously there would also be people who didn't like it, but I did not want to ruin my original story by changing everything. I'll never be able to make everybody satisfied, so that's why I have stayed with the story as it was originally written, time-travel paradoxes and all. P.S. How long before Celebi rescues them? Or if she even does rescue them? You'll just have to wait and see!

Ash Ketchum, Pokemon Master: Thank you for reviewing! Um, I think "60 seconds" is a bit of an exaggeration. Ash was there for a day before he got into any trouble, and with Lily, well, Lily just rushes into things without thinking sometimes. That's who she is. It's not like I was intending for them to constantly be getting punished. It only happened twice… Well, in response to the comment at least a few people have made, the whole "Misty needs to dump Gary and be with Ash" thing, I have said it before and I'll say it again: I can not stand Misty and I don't really enjoy AAML (mainly because Ash and Misty are just kids and are not actually romantically involved, and I find it a bit disturbing to read such things) and even if I did like AAML, it still wouldn't be in my story because this is not a love story… Well, I know people out there love AAML, but there are already tons of those out there. And I was being serious when I said I think Gary and Misty are cute together. (As long as they're not little kids!) I may just decide to have them stay together through the rest of the story…

White-Crystal-Emerald-Dragon: Thank you so much! And thank you for understanding that sometimes you have to bend the rules of time and space. It's hard trying to explain my reasons sometimes, but the main one is, I'm just trying to write a story that's fun and interesting. (At least, I hope it is!) If you have other questions, feel free to let me know. I'll answer them to the best of my abilities!

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Finally, this chapter is dedicated to Aili. Now when am I going to get a review from you? Heehee. Just kidding. Or am I?

Chapter Three: Rocket in Training?

Ash sat on his bed, thinking. Who was that girl who'd pretended to be his twin sister? He'd never seen her before, but she seemed to know him.

Well, whoever she was, she'd gotten him in trouble. But on the other hand, she had been trying to help him, and she'd gotten in trouble too. She seemed pretty brave. And she'd cussed. If Ash had said something like that back home, his mom would have washed his mouth out with soap. Yes, there was definitely something about Lillian that drew Ash to her. He hoped he would see her again soon.

In another room, Lily was also thinking. What had she gotten herself into? The only good thing she could think of was that Giovanni hadn't made them do training after all. Lily wasn't sure why, but she was grateful anyway. The last thing she wanted to do right now was physical labor, since she was still so sore from Giovanni's belt.

Lily couldn't believe how much that whipping had hurt. Through the years, she'd been spanked by her parents many times, but they had never used a belt on her, so she hadn't been expecting it from Giovanni. She was mad at him for punishing her that way, but she felt worse for Ash. He hadn't wanted to try to escape. He probably knew they'd be caught. But she'd made him go anyway. Now he probably wouldn't even speak to her again.

While Lily was thinking, Giovanni came back. She jumped up immediately, determined to get on his good side, so she could gain his trust. That was the way to help Ash. She would bide her time and wait for the perfect moment.

"Come with me," Giovanni said. Lily followed obediently. Ash was already standing in the hall when Lily came out. She mouthed the words I'm sorry to him. He nodded and gave her a little smile. Her heart soared. He didn't hate her!

Giovanni handed Lily a uniform. Ash was already wearing his. Lily just held the clothes in her arms.

"Well? Put it on!" Giovanni ordered.

Lily gulped. "Here? In front of everybody?" 'Everybody' meant Ash and Giovanni, of course. Lily was hesitant. She wasn't going to change clothes in front of these two!

Giovanni slapped her. "When I tell you to do something, you do it immediately! Now get dressed!"

Lily obeyed, burning with embarrassment. It would have to be the day she was wearing her Winnie-the-Pooh underwear! She noticed Ash covering his mouth and laughing. She reached out and yanked his hair. "Shut up!"

Giovanni pulled Lily's arm down roughly. "If you ever do that again, you'll be punished, understood?"

"Yes, sir," she said meekly. "Sorry, Ash." She quickly finished getting dressed. She hated the uniform. It was black, a far cry from Lily's usual kind of clothes. She liked light colors and loose clothes. The uniform was identical to Ash's, a shirt and pants, with a big "R" on the front of the shirt. She didn't get a hat like Ash did, but she didn't want one anyway. At least she didn't have to wear a short skirt like Jessie! If Giovanni had told her to wear something like that, she would have refused, no matter what!

Lily set her own clothes in her room. She followed Giovanni and Ash to a big gym-like room. She and Ash had to do all kinds of exercises until Lily felt like she would faint. She complained loudly that this was unfair treatment, and continued to protest until Giovanni slapped her again. After that she shut her mouth, but she still thought it was unfair.

At around noon, Giovanni took Ash and Lily back to their rooms, and guards brought them trays of food. It didn't look very good to Lily, but she was hungry, so she ate all of her lunch. It wasn't too bad, after all.

When lunch was over, Lily had an hour to rest, then she and Ash had to study the Team Rocket manual. A.N. Team Rocket has a manual?! They did this in a room with desks, similar to a school classroom. This must be where the new recruits learn how to be Rockets, Lily thought.

While she was reading, Lily realized she had to go to the bathroom. She raised her hand.

"What is it, Lillian?" Giovanni asked.

"I have to use the—"

"Go with the guard, then," Giovanni said before she even finished the sentence. Lily stood up and went with the guard at the door. He led her down a few halls, and she tried to memorize the way. The guard finally stopped in front of a door, and Lily went inside.

After she used the toilet and washed her hands, she looked around the bathroom. Up high in the wall, there was a window, but she could reach it if she stood on the toilet. And it opened! If she and Ash could both come in here together, they could escape! Happily she walked out of the bathroom and went back to her classroom with the guard.

Giovanni looked up. "So, you didn't try to escape again. I must say I'm a bit surprised."

Lily sat at her desk. "I wouldn't do that again, sir. I've learned my lesson. I will try to be good from now on. I don't want to disappoint you again."

Giovanni seemed slightly surprised. He still wasn't sure why the girl had tried to escape in the first place, but he didn't say anything about it. He looked at Ash. "You could learn something from your sister, Ash. She has already accepted that her destiny lies here, and you must, too."

Ash scowled at Lily. She looked away from his accusing eyes. Couldn't he see that she was trying to help them both?

Days went by, and amazingly Lily was able to avoid getting into trouble. She just did everything she was told to do, and she'd even written a report on Team Rocket, without being asked. She proudly handed it in to Giovanni.

"I'm impressed, Lillian," he said. "Perhaps you will be a great Rocket executive someday."

"Thank you, sir," she said, blushing. As much as she hated being here, there was a part of her that actually enjoyed Team Rocket life. She felt a little bit guilty, but she couldn't help the way she felt. The only really bad thing about being at Team Rocket HQ was that Ash refused to talk to her. He seemed to think of her as a traitor. It hadn't helped matters when Ash had tried to escape on his own a couple days before, and had gotten caught. Even though Lily had had nothing to do with it, he acted even colder toward her afterward. He seemed to hate her for being such a goody-two-shoes and sucking up to his worst enemy.

After about a week, though, all of Lily's hard work paid off. Giovanni let her move into Ash's room again. She was overjoyed.

"I believe it would benefit Ash to be with you, Lillian," said Giovanni. "Your behavior these past several days has been remarkable. I wasn't sure about you at first. I didn't think you'd have what it takes to be a Rocket, but I obviously misjudged you. Now I hope you can teach Ash to be like you, hard-working and obedient."

Lily didn't say anything. She couldn't think of anything to say.

Ash didn't want Lily in his room. But he didn't have a choice. The guards moved Lily's things into Ash's room that night, and when Lily and Ash were getting ready for bed, Lily attempted to explain things to her brother.

"First of all, Ash, everything I've done is to help you. I know you don't know who I am, but all I can say is that I'm very close to your family. And I was only being really good so Giovanni would let us share a room. This way we can plan."

"Why should I believe anything you say?" Ash asked. "You won't even tell me who you are, and you expect me to trust you?"

"Would you rather stay here for the rest of your life?"

"My mom will rescue me," Ash said quietly. "She wouldn't just forget about me. And my friends are probably all looking for me, too. So I don't need you."

Lily was getting frustrated. "They won't succeed!" she yelled. "They'll never be able to find you, and you'll spend the rest of your life in this place, with him! Your baby sister will grow up never knowing her brother, never knowing she has a brother, because your mom will become too heartbroken to even mention you. And your girlfriend Misty will marry your rival Gary, because you're not there and she can't wait for you forever!"

Ash was staring at Lily with his mouth open. "How did you know all that stuff, about my baby sister, and about Misty and Gary? No one even knows I like Misty, so how could you?"

"That's not important right now. What is important is that you listen to me and do exactly as I say so that you don't end up stuck here forever."

"But who are you?" Ash asked. Lily rolled her eyes. Boy, he just wouldn't let up! She quickly made up a fake story, something she'd had a lot of practice with lately.

"I'm a friend of Gary's," she said. "I wanted to be one of his cheerleaders, but now I've decided I'd rather do something else with my life."

"If you're Gary's friend, how come I've never seen you before?"

"Maybe because you only have eyes for Misty!" Lily teased.

"I do not! But wait," Ash said. "That doesn't explain how you seem to know what's gonna happen in the future!"

"Oh, that? I was just saying what the worst case scenario would be. But that doesn't have to happen. If we work together, we can escape this place!"

"How do we do that? It's impossible to escape! Somehow Giovanni always catches me. I swear that guy must be everywhere at once!"

"That's ridiculous," Lily said. "He can't be everywhere at once! He'll let down his guard sooner or later, and when he does, we're gone! It's so simple!"

"So what's your plan?" Ash asked.

"Well, first of all, we both have to be really good for the next few days."

"I don't know if I can do that," Ash said.

"Do you want to get out of here?"

"Yes!"

"Then just do what I say and you'll be home to Mo—your mom," Lily quickly corrected herself, "before you know it."

"Okay, I'm all ears."

Okay, I have to apologize once again for an inferior chapter. I'm really sorry! Please don't flame me! It really will get better soon! And if you really hate this chapter, your silence can speak volumes, trust me. But bad reviews just make me want to give up entirely. I am doing the best I can, and I am very grateful to everyone who reads and reviews, especially because you guys have been so nice to me, even though I've wanted to give up many times. Thank you all! I'll do my best to get the next chapter up soon for you!

Oh, and one more thing: I only recently started reading Pokemon fanfics and I have a burning question to ask, if anyone knows the answer. What does all this "shipping" stuff mean? For example: Pokeshipping, Hoennshipping, Rocketshipping. (I know Pokeshipping is AshXMisty, and so on, but why the word "shipping"?) I am really curious. And where did these names originate? How many different "shipping" words are there, and what do they all mean? Whoever can answer these questions for me will get the next chapter dedicated to them and will have my eternal thanks!