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Ri2: Neither the Founder nor the Cloaked Guy have any genetic relation to Ash… One can say Misty has a relation to him, as a friend… The monsters are for the sequel I'm thinking about, the prologue will have information about how everything changes around, and no, the five dojo will not be important. Only the gyms, and the elites. However, he will meet pokémon and representatives from these, to sort of fill the world with my touch…

Naturesunicron: Take it slowly, alright? May isn't gone forever, and I'm thinking about mentioning her again (with humour, as to her new journey).

Blue Mountain League

By Gigawolf1

Chapter 8: The Path of Danger

One man outside of those who had been led to the tunnel had any idea it was there, and he was shown the way when three of his tracking devices disappeared near Evergrande City. His helicopter pilot landed right beside the entrance, and Giovanni entered the tunnel. He looked at his GPS system, which showed him that he was right under where Evergrande was supposed to be. However, expanding his map, he found only three traces of any tracking devices.

'Must be out of service…' thought the ex-head of Team Rocket. He began to call his helicopter to tell them to follow him in, but all he got was static. Unable to tell what was happening, he continued through the path. He followed the same route as his underlings, hoping to find someone who did not know him.

Meanwhile…

"So, where's the first gym? I want to get the badges! Which gym is closest?"

John stopped walking just long enough to tell Ash of the closest gym. "The first gym is near a small town in an isolated area. To get there, you may want to be extra careful. The Gym Leader likes to put all sorts of difficult traps everywhere. Also, she likes to use two pokémon at once."

This piqued Misty's curiosity. "What type of pokémon does the Gym Leader use?"

"That's the beauty of it! No one knows for sure! Each Gym Leader is allowed to change their team at any time, except during an actual battle! When I faced her, she used basic combinations and very small pokémon. Of course, that was before she became the Gym Leader she is now… I hear her pokémon have evolved a little bit more."

Both of them looked at John with interest. All gyms, save the ones in the Orange Islands, that they had encountered always had some preferred type of pokémon. The thought of a gym without types was almost unheard of to the pair, but Ash felt up to the challenge.

"Alright! On to the first gym, and the first badge!" "Pika!"

AN: Sorry about the wait of… Almost a year? I hadn't realized it had been that long… Well, this chapter is finally up, and I'm now getting back on track.