Still don't own either of 'em.

And I got Sheppard's explanation from the Fire Red Pokémon game (I put quotes in UNDERLINE)…which I don't own (well I do own a copy, but that's different).

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LAST TIME…

"Now, the rest of you have a choice to go, just like them," Sheppard announced when the others were gone. "However, we are taking a half a year of school from you (A/N: Instead of going to the unknown alternate dimension and coming back, they'll be going to the Pokémon dimension and coming back) so that you can do this, so choose wisely. However, before you must choose, I will tell you a little something of the threat and the world…of Pokémon."

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"Poke-i-what?" Jaden raised an eyebrow. "I'm confused."

Chazz snorted. "That's a shock."

"Oh, and you're not any less confused?" Alexis snapped.

"Boys and…Alexis…break it up!" Chancellor Sheppard interrupted. "Pokémon, Jaden. The world of Pokémon is a strange and wondrous place. In the world which you are about to enter, you will embark on a grand adventure with you as the hero."

"Really?!" Jaden cheered. "Alright!"

Sheppard ignored him. "New paths will open to you by helping people in need, overcoming challenges, and solving mysteries. At times, you will be challenged by others and attacked by wild creatures. Be brave and keep pushing on. Now, I think I'll let my good friend, Professor Oak, explain the rest."

Chancellor Sheppard pushing a button on his flat screen TV and a static-y image of a man with gray hair and lab coat appeared. "Sorry for the bad connection. Inter-dimension transmissions aren't very clear—he was going to come here in person, but something got messed up on his end; it'll be fixed soon, though. Take it away, Professor."

The man on the TV began to speak. "Thank you, Chancellor." He turned to the GX group. "Hello there! Glad to meet you! Welcome to the world of Pokémon! My name is Oak, as I'm sure your Chancellor has told you already. But most people affectionately refer to me as the Pokémon Professor. This world…is inhabited far and wide by creatures called Pokémon."

The man—Professor Oak—pulled out a red and white ball from his pocket. Suddenly, a creature popped out of it. It resembled a raccoon with zigzag stripes. Most of the duelists watching yelped or jumped in surprise. "This specimen is called a 'Zigzagoon.'" Most of the spectators were too stunned to speak.

"For some people, Pokémon are pets," Professor Oak continued. "Others use them for battling. As for myself…I study Pokémon as a profession." He sucked the "Zigzagoon" back into the ball. "But first, tell me a little about yourselves. What are your names?"

Silence.

Sheppard nudged Chazz, the closest. "Ch-Chazz. Chazz P-Princeton." He was still in shock, as was everyone else.

Chazz nudged Jaden, who was standing next to him. "Jaden Yuki!" Jaden blurted.

Jaden nudged Syrus next. They would continue this until everyone said their names. "S-S-Syrus T-T-Truesdale."

"Sargent Tyranno Hassleberry, SIR!" Hassleberry barked.

"Uh…Alexis Rhodes."

"I'm her big bro, Atticus!" Atticus flashed a thumbs-up and leaned down to Alexis. "This is so cool!"

"I'm Aster Phoenix." Aster smirked. "Child prodigy, dueling extraordinaire."

Everyone except for Chancellor Sheppard and Professor Oak groaned and rolled their eyes.

"WE'RE HERE!" Suddenly, Jesse, Jim, Axel, and Adrian burst into the door. "AND WE ALL GOT PERMISSION…I think." Jesse mumbled the last part, unsure of who had gotten permission and who hadn't.

"Then introduce yourselves," Chancellor Sheppard instructed gesturing toward the TV.

"Crikey!" Jim exclaimed. "Who's the old geezer?"

"Jim!" Chancellor Sheppard gasped, mortified.

Professor Oak simply laughed. "No worries, I get that a lot. Well, not the 'crikey' part, but other than that…anyway, who are you four?"

"I'm Jesse Anderson!" Jesse puffed out his chest.

"I'm Jim Cook." Jim pointed at his back and turned around. "And this here's Shirley."

"Adrian Gecko," Adrian said politely.

"Axel Brody," Axel murmured.

"Ah, I see…well, I'll bring you up to date on what you missed, then."

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A few minutes later and the transfer students were just as stunned as the others.

"And finally…" Professor Oak began gravely. "Should you choose to accept my invitation, your very own Pokémon legend will be about to unfold. A world of dreams and adventures with Pokémon awaits!"

"Oak, I think you're forgetting something," Chancellor Sheppard pointed out.

"What?"

"That threat you told me about! Remember?"

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot." Professor Oak's eyes narrowed. "There is an issue going on here. Sheppard said that you kids may be able to help. You see, there is an organization—called Team Rocket—that uses Pokémon for their own selfish needs. They don't treat Pokémon with any kindness whatsoever—it's horrible. Anyway, they used to be led by a man named Giovanni. Keyword: 'used to.' There is a new sheriff in town, and he's even worse than Giovanni. He has taken over the entire organization."

Professor Oak sighed. "The worst part is…he used to be a good guy—Norman, the leader of the Petalburg Gym. We just don't know what happened to him. It's a pretty complicated affair unless you know who I'm talking about. But this is the part you may be familiar with: Norman completely changed Team Rocket's headquarters and their uniforms. They walk around dressed in white now and they keep ranting about how they've 'seen the light' and whatnot. Plus, whenever they battle someone and win, that person also claims to have 'seen the light.'"

The four transfers looked downright confused at this bit of information, but everyone else knew what it meant: trouble.

"Well, this is just too plum confusing." Jesse pouted. "How am I supposed to help if I don't have a clue what's goin' on?"

"We'll explain later, guys," Jaden assured them.

"So you said that we can choose to help, right?" Chazz asked Sheppard.

Sheppard nodded. "That's right. We aren't forcing you to do anything except choose. We understand if you don't want to do it, because you'll be missing half of your studies of your final year…"

Everyone glanced at one another. Who would back down?

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I'll leave that question up to you—that's right—you can VOTE on who gets left behind! And you can vote on multiple people. I'm just gonna lay a few things that I already know for sure down:

1. Jesse, Jim, and Adrian are all coming—you get to deicide for Axel.

2. Aster and Jaden are coming.

3. If Alexis gets scrapped, the gang will pick up a girl or two on their mission (they were gonna do that anyway), so don't think by ditching her, you're ditching the girls altogether.

4. Sheppard MAY ask Zane/Bastion (I probably will put Bastion in anyway…) to come—you can vote on that, too.