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Prof. Woods had gathered a good many Professors into a room in her lab. The two children were sitting in seats beside her. Professors Ivy, Oak and Elm along with many others. "So you see, good Professors of Pokemon, we not only have a situation on our hands, but we also have a serious power struggle problem. It would seem that this child, no matter how much like a Pokemon she may seem, has been created for the soul purpose of fighting a war in the name of an unjust cause. Not only that, but they have made her a slave and made it so that she cannot make her own decisions, while she believes she is human! Not only is this a violation of the young girl's personal rights, but the Treaty of Poke Peace expresses that the very way she came into this world was not only degrading to her and her kind, but also illegal. In short, if she is not put out of Team Rocket and Team Meteor's sights, she may never have any future at all!" She looked around the room to see many of the Professors nodding their agreement.

"Something must definitely be done about this. No living creature should live the way that you claim this young lady has." Professor Oak commented.

Professor Ivy pulled out a cell phone and called her assistants. "We will need all of the most successful trainers from each of our home towns. I suggest we use Team Rocket's and Team Meteor's power struggle to end both teams once and for all. We'll call together all our greatest trainers and their Pokemon and it will be their mission." She turned to the other Professors.

Elm nodded knowingly. "If both teams are put away for good, then the girl and these two children, should be free to do as they wish."

Tracey was taking careful notes during all of this. He was also trying to think of what the new Poke-Girl might look like, which was why there were strange sketches in the corners of his paper.

"Tracey?" Professor Oak started, "Call Gary and find out what he's doing right now. If he's busy in his journey, don't tell him our plan, but if he's not too busy, tell him I wish to speak to him soon. Professor Woods, I'm afraid that's all we can do for now. Let's hope your brother and the young girl contact us soon."

Professor Woods nodded her agreement and turned to stare at the Vid Phone in the corner.

~Valley Grove~

Kyle was watching Lynn from the corner of his eye. He still couldn't get over how close to death she had come. She was one grass thread from being a smudge on the pavement! And that wasn't the only thing that had him worried about her. She hadn't been the same since she woke up in the hospital. She was always thinking quietly with that lost look on her face. He wondered what she was thinking.

Lynn was thinking about the Pokemon she had seen. 'I remember them perfectly, but why? Why do I remember a dream unless it wasn't just a dream…' She could sense the strong presence again. 'I must be loosing my mind. No one's here, short of Kyle…. And Basil." She put her arm back around the small grass type, comforting both it and her. The sense became clearer, like it came closer. 'Pink? I sense pink? What is that supposed to mean???' She opened her eyes and saw the nurse leading Molly in by the hand. "Heya Molly. How is your mom?"

Molly looked at her with a smile and ran up close. "She's great now! And you're finally awake!" She got so close that she was nearly on the bed. "You coming to my house soon? We're waiting for you!" Lynn smiled.

"Then I'll have to come down then huh?" She Looked around to Nurse Joy. "You think I would be okay?"

Joy smiled and replied, "You should be fine. Just stay off you're feet as much as possible. You're still a little tired, and I can understand why." She remembered the sight of the young girl jumping from the blimp.

~a few minutes later~

Lynn was a lot happier. She could still sense the aura, but she decided to ignore it. 'It's just my tired mind playing tricks on me.' Her lavender hair flew out behind her like a flag as they ran to the Hale mansion on the outside of town. "The faster we get there, the faster we can get off our feet!" she yelled at a protesting Kyle.

Kyle had been wanting to call Michelle. She should know what was going on. 'Guess I'll just have to ask Molly if I can use her vid-phone.' He ran after the two girls.

The Hale Mansion in Valley Grove was smaller than the one in Greenfield, but it was still big. Molly ran up the steps, and stopped in front of the door, waiting for the others to catch up. "This is it!" she cried triumphantly. "The Hale home! Come on Lynn! Dinner will be ready soon! We always eat at a certain time." She looked up at a clock tower nearby and giggled. "Not long now."

Lynn allowed herself to be pulled into the dinning room by the young girl. "I want you to sit by me." She pulled her into a seat on the left and Kyle took a seat across from her. "You were really brave, Lynn! You saved my mom and stood up to those bullies without your Pokemon! Then you were gonna jump off the blimp, having total faith that Basil would catch you! I don't even think I'm that brave!" She smiled quietly, something was going through her mind, Lynn just wasn't sure what.

Kyle looked up as someone walked in the dining room. Mr. And Mrs. Hale were coming in and a cook was right behind them. Lynn had never seen such a wonderful spread. "Go ahead, you three, dig in!" Mrs. Hale commanded. Lynn noticed a small Pokemon on her left shoulder, and pointed at it.

"That's a very cute Torchick you have!" She watched the little bird. It was probably a baby.

"Thank you, Lynn. I found her after a storm near our excavation site. I'm not sure where I'm supposed to put her though. She really should have a full time trainer, and Molly really isn't old enough yet, no matter how talented she is." She looked at Lynn. "You wouldn't by chance want to …" Lynn started shaking her head.

"I wouldn't dream of it. I wouldn't take something so young on a trip like mine. She's too young and can't defend herself and she probably wouldn't like being in a Poke Ball for long periods of time either. Besides, I'm sure Molly…" Molly shook her head no.

"I am still working with Teddy. He and I are gonna make a good team before we take on any more…challenges." She looked at the bird suspiciously. "He has eaten already, right mom?" Mrs. Hale nodded. "Good! That thing is a little terror when it hasn't eaten!"

Lynn was now definitely sure she didn't want the little bird. "I have a few problems to straighten out before I decide what I'm going to do about my Pokemon Journey. I think it would be best to call Professor Wood and tell her what's been going on first. She's sure to be wondering how we're doing." Kyle jumped up excited.

"I need to call her now! May we use you're vid phone, Mrs. Hale?" She nodded and pointed in the general direction of the phone. "Come on, Lynn. You need to talk to her too." He grabbed her wrist and dragged her in the hallway, happy to finally make the call to his sister. He picked up the telephone and dialed the number. It rang once and she picked it up.

"Hello? Belton Pokemon Research Facility, Professor Woods speaking. Who's this?" Kyle knew this act. She was scared to death and something had happened while they were gone.

"Relax, sis, It's just me. What's going on? Why are you so nervous?"

"Oh! Good! You're alright! We've got some good news and some bad news."

"What a coincidence, so do we."

"Did you know that Team Meteor's after you?"

"They're after US? We saw them and they attacked us, but we had no idea why! Did you know that Team Rocket is here too?"

"No, but it doesn't surprise me much. Is Lynn okay?"

"She's fine. We had a little run in with Team Rocket and Team Meteor, but she's okay now. I'll tell you the story later. What's the good news?"

"The good news is that Clay and Sandy escaped. The worse news is that we don't know what to do with them. Many Professors are here and they are trying to get the top trainers in their home towns to ban together and defeat Teams Rocket and Meteor, but that may not be an easy task." Suddenly, the camera turned and a bunch of people in white lab coats showed up on the screen. "They've wanted to meet you, Lynn. You're very unique."

Lynn goggled at the many people there. "What? Why??"

Clay and Sandy popped up in front of the screen. "You don't know?" Clay started. "You're not all human, Lynn!"

"Roxy and Wesley were talking and we heard them!" Sandy started talking. "Then they locked us in the barn, but we trapped them back!" She giggled. "Roxy can SCREAM!"

One of the Professors stood up and walked closer to the screen, removing the chibis and speaking reassuringly. "Hello, Lynn. I'm Professor Oak. Professor Woods has informed us of you're predicament and we'd like to help you. Where are you at this moment?"

"The Hale Mansion in Valley Grove."

"Oh! That's good! Young man? Yes, you. Could you please fetch Professor Hale? Thank you. Lynn, I would like to offer a protected, secluded, reservation for you're home for the time being. There is a special Pokemon Professor's Head Quarters. It's got a huge observation area with a cabin on it. May I suggest you coming with us to the reserve? For your own safety, of course." Tracey was sketching like mad.

Lynn answered. "A reserve? You mean a cage?" Something inside her was starting to get nervous.

"No! Not a cage! It's just that it's secluded and safer than traveling. There is only a fence that keeps people out. And guards that are trustworthy. No man alive can get through. It's stationed near Pinkian Island, surrounded by whirlpools. It's perfectly safe for you…And the two young ones here."

Lynn sighed. "I suppose if that's the best thing to do…" Suddenly there was a crash and the screen went all fuzzy, then it went dark. Except for two red eyes staring at her in the screen. They looked at her, blinked, and left. "Oh no…." Lynn said out loud. Professor Hale and Kyle came up behind her as the light on the other side flicked back on, to reveal that Clay and Sandy had disappeared.

~*~*~

Outside the window of the Hale mansion, a pink energy ball skittered away from her watching point. Her job was done. Now it was the other's turn…

~*~*~

Matsamoto was watch all of his screens and looking for a sign that the girl was there when he noticed another large energy causing problems in one part of his master screen. 'Is that…?' "CHECKER! GET CHECKER ON THAT ENERGY! THE GIRL'S NEAR!" He watched, leaning forward in his chair, waiting for Checker to go after the girl and bring her back. Little did he know, Giovanni was having the same problem and taking the same action. But the odd thing was, when both Domino and Checker got there, There was only a large hole in the ground. And some papers that had sketches of a young, 15 year old girl with long hair. That didn't stop them from fighting each other though.

~*~*~

Lynn looked back at Prof. Hale and Kyle. "It said I wouldn't see them again unless I did something. It didn't say what, just something."

"Who?"

"A Pokemon."

"You understood it?"

"Yes. It was speaking, but not verbally. Telepathically. It told me that I was supposed to go to the reserve and get directions from there. He said that I would be…sent for."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Lynn ran with Kyle to answer it. "Hello?" Kyle asked.

A young girl, about 11, answered, "Is Lynn here?" Her eyes where blank and she was stiff and dead sounding. "I am Meilin. Master sent me to get you." Lynn walked out side and followed Meilin into the yard. Meilin suddenly turned around. "Ready to go?" Lynn stared blankly, wondering what was going on, when Meilin fell over, blacked out. Out of no where, a red and brown dog like Pokemon jumped in front of her.

"You will come with me!" He roared, his eyes starting to glow. Lynn wanted to fall into that glow, it was so welcoming…. She shook her head, warding off the hypnosis. She noticed she was now surrounded. A yellow and a blue Pokemon had joined the red one. They had surrounded her, not allowing any escape.

~*~

Sorry guys! That's all she wrote for today! I'm sorry about the cliffy, but I have a Yugioh fic that's a bit behind! Please R and R!

BTW, Black Star does not own Pokemon! DON"T TAKE MY CHARAS OR IDEAS!