That was my first encounter with Oak. That was over 3 years ago. Now we were in a jeep on a desolate road.

I knew we may be on the road for a long time. Woppal was a large region. I had traveled all across the region in the past 3 years. I had caught over 150 Pokemon and seen over 400. My team and I, lead by my Cacturne now, had defeated every gym in the region, and I had defeated the Elite 4 and had been crowned the Pokemon Master for the Woppal Region. I was living in Casaville accepting any challengers. Oak had called me and asked me to return to Freshmoon as quickly as possible. I did, and within a day, we left the city.

Oak hadn't told me much, other than that he needed my help to keep order and peace. Vague.

We left Freshmoon and were about 2 hours away from the city. I hadn't seen another car on the road we were on for at least 45 minutes.

The terrain surrounding us was rocky and tan. The Woppal Mountain Ridge was cutting across the skyline. I remembered climbing those mountains. That's where I caught my Natu. I still have him, now only as Xatu. I scanned the peaks to see if I could make out Yellowtown. I knew I wouldn't, it was much farther along the trail than where we were at. I looked out the other side of the jeep and could see some of the Great Woppal Forest starting. That was Cacturne's favorite area. I caught Diglett there. Diglett was the toughtest one to train, but when he evolved to Dugtrio, I used him whenever I was in trouble because he would always come through for me.

Oak cleared his throat and I looked at him. His wife had died shortly after I left Freshmoon City. He had decided to stay there, but he was depressed about his wife's passing. He took a break from research for about 6 months, until Governor Richard personally asked him to solve the energy crisis Woppal was suffering from. Oak dove right in and had been working on that since.

I turned my head and now was looking straight forward. Everything began to blur together and I was slowly zoning out.

The jeep quickly veered to the right onto a dirt road. I was thrown from my daydream and now looked at the dust rising from the side of the jeep. I looked forward and could see a small opening in the Woppal Forest's beginnings. I assumed that's where we were going to.

We approached the start of the forest and Oak quickly turned the jeep to the left. We were now driving along the side of the woods and my stomach was turning. We stayed on the outer boundary for about 70 miles.

Then, the dirt that was surrounding us began to turn into green grass. The dirt road turned into a simple set of parallel lines around the grass. A large body of water was coming up on our left and I could see many Pokemon near the edge of the water and quite a few in the water. The forest was beginning to let up and the trees were becoming sparse. Then we came across a large fence. I noticed immediately a Team Rocket "R" on all the panels of the fence. We were driving next to the fence for nearly 20 miles before we came upon a gate.

"ROCKET CITY WELCOMES YOU!" was across the top.

The gate itself was a giant R and C embellished on two large metal panels. The jeep felt like a toy car next to this gate. There was road going to the gate, and I glanced at Oak. Why didn't he take the road? What a weird old man.

The jeep stopped at the gate and slowly, it creaked open. We drove through and it closed quickly.

Looking behind us, the gate looked the same as it did on the outside. Only the banner read "COME BACK TO ROCKET CITY ANY TIME YOU WISH!"

I looked forward again and saw the road winding through some trees that I assumed were part of the Woppal Forest. We stayed on this road for a while until we came what appeared to be an abandoned house. A large abandoned house.

Oak stopped the car and hopped out of the jeep. I followed, but with extreme hesitation. What were we doing in Team Rocket city in a giant abandoned house?

We walked up the walkway and finally up the steps to the front door. Oak rang the doorbell, and I heard a shuffling from within the house. I was officially ready for battle because I didn't know what would be opening the door.

I the heard some muffled voices coming from behind the door and then the door began to open slowly. It stopped with only a crack opened, and two heads popped in the little opening.

After examining us, the door swung open, "Oak! My good man!" was yelled at us.

The two heads now had a full body. One was a short tubby man with a happy face. He wore glasses and had gray hair. He had a pair of navy pants on and a pink shirt. He wore a grand floor length silver coat. He was the one who had yelled at us and then proceeded to welcome us into the house. The other man was a tall skinny fellow. His hair was short and brown. His eyes were wide open and it felt as if he was staring at me at all times. His pants were black and he had a red shirt on with a white coat, similar to the other mans.

The inside of the house was much different than the outside. It was bright and cheerful and full of pictures. Pictures lined the walls and the tables and nearly everything had a picture on it. It was of the two men together with either a person or some Pokemon. This place was so interesting.

"What brings you to Rocket City?" the taller asked.

Oak breathed to start his sentence, but then was cut off by the shorter one, "but before you answer, introductions are in order. Who is this young man?"

Oak began to breath again when the taller cut him off with "but first, you must follow us onto the deck and tell me if you need anything, refreshments, snacks, restrooms? That drive from Freshmoon is such a long drive."

Both men were so jolly. I wouldn't have guessed based on the outside of the house.

"Just a cup of black tea if you have it," Professor Oak requested.

"Same here," I added. I didn't really like tea, but I didn't want to trouble these old men who I hadn't met, so I just made it easy for them.

"Wonderful!" the taller began, "just wait on the deck and we'll be there in a minute."

Oak lead the way and we sat at a large table looking out over the forest. I could see a body of water somewhere in the distance. I looked up above and saw the sky. Every now and then, an indiscernible Pokemon flew above. It was an extremely clear day and I could see so much.

"Two cups of tea! And here is the sugar and the crème," the shorter said as he placed the tray in the middle of Oak and I. I grabbed the tea and put 5 spoonfuls of sugar in the warm drink. I stirred and sipped until I was content. Oak did the same.

"Now, who are you?" the taller asked with large bugged eyes extremely close to my face.

I was in the middle of sipping my tea, so Oak came in, "This is Cameron. Cameron Pitch. He is currently the Regional Pokemon Master in Woppal."

"Ah! So you're the one!" the shorter began, "I knew I had seen your face somewhere before now. The television woman had interview you or something. That is beyond the point however. It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance Cameron!"

"Agreed!" the taller agreed.

"Cameron, this is Stewart," the taller nodded, "and this is Neil," the shorter nodded, "and they are the Rocket brothers."

"Most certainly we are. Neil and Stewart Rocket. The founders, creators, and owners of Rocket City, Rocket University, and," Stewart paused, "Team Rocket."