'This is no place for kids to play!" snarled the man.

I turned around to look at him. He was tall and had dark hair and eyes. He was dressed in a black shirt, black pants, and a black hat. On his shirt was a big letter R.

"I'm no kid," I angrily snarled.

"Whatever," he said, shoving his way past me. "I don't have time for this. Don't get in Team Rocket's way! And also, don't go to the warehouse in the meadow!" He then angrily stormed off.

"What the heck was that about?" I wondered.

I went back to town to the Pokemon Center to heal my pokemon. When I walked out, I saw a guy about my age running towards the meadow.

"They won't get away with this!" he angrily yelled.

"This can't possibly be good…" I worriedly said to myself. I don't know why, but something inside of me, perhaps curiousity or my sense of justice, made me head back to the meadow. I had to find out what was going on.

I proceeded onwards, not knowing what I would encounter. After about ten o twenty minutes of walking, I came across the guy again

"It looks like he's in trouble…" I said to myself.

He was engaged in a pokemon battle with a woman in a Team Rocket uniform.

"Ekans, use poison sting!" the woman commanded the Ekans.

"Spearow, dodge it!" the guy instructed his spearow, but it was too late. The Ekans's poison sting hit it, doing enough damage to cause it to faint.

I knew then that I had to help. I ran up and stood inbetween the guy and his Spearow and the Team Rocket member.

"What are you doing?" she demanded. "Get out of my way, you brat!"

"I don't know what you're up to, but I know it's no good!" I replied. "Whatever it is, I won't let you get away with it!"

"Oh, so you think YOU can stip US?" she laughed. "Give me a break! No way!"

"I know I can," I glared back. I then threw one of my pokeballs, releasing Hoothoot.

"Hoot!" he angrily yelled at the woman and her Ekans.

"Ekans! Use wrap " she ordered.

The Ekans came towards Hoothoot, but it flew out of the way.

"Nice!" I said. "Hoothoot, use peck!"

Hoothoot vicousily attacked the Ekans.

"Rrrrgh!" growled the woman. "Ekans! Now that it' near, get it with wrap!"

Her Ekans wrapped around my Hoothoot, squeezing it.

"Oh no!" I exclaimed. "Hoothoot, quick, use hypnosis!"

Hoothoot struggled against the Ekans wrapped around it, but finally managed to perform the attack, putting the Ekans to sleep.

"I've had enough of this!" I yelled. "Hoothoot, use confusion to finish it off!"

Hoothoot did as I told and defeated the Ekans with a psychic blast.

"Noo!" yelled the woman, returning her Ekans to a pokeball. "You'll pay for this!" she yelled as she ran away.

I returned Hoothoot, then went up to the guy I had saved, who was holding his unconscious Spearow. I handed him a potion to use to heal it.

"Are you ok?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'll be fine, thanks," he sadly replied.

"What are you going after those guys for?" I asked

"They stole my sister's Azurill," he replied. "I have to get it back, no matter what it takes! Plus, ever since they built that warehouse in the meadow, they've been causing trouble! I can't let them get away with it!"

"That's awful!" I exclaimed. "Well, I just moved here, and I don't want to be in a place with scum like that around! I'll help you stop them!"

"Thanks," he said as his Spearow woke up, fully healed. He returned it to it's pokeball.

"By the way, I'm Melody," I said.

"I'm Jackson," he replied.

"Well, let's go!" I said as we both dashed off towards the warehouse to confront Team Rocket.