Welcome back to Chapter 3 my friends!
I think the title tells us very much about what will happen in this chapter ;)
If you hadn't already figured it out, Sato has now the same ability as Lila and can talk mentally to his Pokémon. Anyway let's get over with the disclaimer and start with chapter 3!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon or else I would be sitting an a beach in Malibu while writing this ;)

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Chapter 3: Reunion

It was cold. Staraptor was flying so high that Sato could barely breathe but that didn't matter to him. It was about noon now and they were only half an hour away from Tojoh Falls. Sato was talking to Pikachu in his mind, which was safe in his backpack.

"We're only half an hour away from Tojoh Falls, Pikachu."

"I can't wait. It would be nice to see Espeon again."

Sato grinned at Pikachu's words.

"It seems that you like Espeon very much, eh?"

"I-I don't know what you're talking about" Pikachu said stuttering.

"Haha. Don't worry my friend I'm only kidd..." Sato stopped mid sentence as he sensed something.

"What's up? Do you feel something?"

"I can sense Pokémon in danger, but there is more... Give me a second." Sato said as he grabbed a pair of black gloves from his backpack. As soon as he putted them on he could see the aura of every living thing in his sight. He looked down and saw a big robot standing in the middle of a clearing. But the aura he could see in one of his hands gained his attention. He would recognize this aura everywhere.

'I won't let this happen. I will protect her.' he thought while telling Staraptor to fly down to the clearing.

"LILA!"

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Same time, at the ground

"Espeon! Use Psybeam again!"

The attack bounded from the robot without causing any damage.

"Hahahaha! You're psychic attacks are useless against our robot! Its made to withstand all psychic attacks!"

"Who are you guys anyway?" Lila shouted while she was trapped by the hand of the robot.

"who we are? I think we can give you the answer to that!"

"Prepare for trouble..."

"...and make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all people within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"

"That's right!"

"You guys again? Why can't you let the Pokémon here live in peace?" Lila asked while she was still trying to escape from the grip of the robot.

"Espeon! Use Psychic!"

Again the attack simply bounced off.

"Hahahahaha! You can use it as much as you want but it will not help you! Our robot is immune against psychic attacks!" Team Rocket was laughing at her.

Suddenly there was another voice:

"So your robot is immune against psychic attacks? And what about electricity?"

"What? What electricity?" the three villains asked surprised.

"Pikachu! Use Thunder! Sceptile! Use Razor Blade and cut this arm off!"

Sceptile jumped into the air and cut the arm off while Pikachu was launching a powerful thunder at the robot. It exploded immediately after it was hit.

"Looks like Team Rocket is getting blasted off again!"

Lila screamed as she was falling towards the ground only to be surprised as she was caught by a young boy before she could the ground.

"Are you okay?" the young boy asked.

"Yeah thanks, I'm... S-Sato-kun? Is that you?" the girl asked as she recognized the raven-black hair and the trademark cap on his head.

"Yes, Lila. I'm back from Sinnoh." Sato said smiling.

Then Lila noticed that she was still in his arms and blushed furiously.

"S-Sato-kun, could... could you put me down?" Lila said stuttering and blushed even more.

"Oh, of course. Sorry." he said while putting her down, now to with a blush on his face.

An awkward silence was between the until Pikachu, Sceptile and Staraptor came towards them, Staraptor carrying Espeon on his back.

"Espeon!" Lila said, running toward the Pokémon and taking Espeon in her arms.

"I think it's the best if you come to my house, Sato-kun. Knowing you, I'm sure you're hungry as hell." Lila said smiling, which was answered my Sato's grumbling stomach.

"Seems you're right, Lila!" Sato said blushing.

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15 minutes later, Lila's home

"sit down, I make us some hot cocoa" Lila said, gesturing Sato to sit down on the couch in the living room. She came back, holding two steaming cups of hot chocolate and a plate of cookies.

"Arigato, Lila. It's really cold up here in the mountains for this time of the year" Sato said, receiving his cup.

"So why are you here Sato-kun? What makes you coming up to the mountains?" the girl asked, sitting down next to him.

"Well, I'm going to meet Enishida in two weeks in Saffron City and i wanted to meet you before I do so."

"You-You came up here only to visit me?" Lila asked while blushing deep red.

"Not only that. The reason behind my meeting with Enishida is that I'm tired of traveling."

"What has that to do with Enishida?" she asked confused.

"I want to become a Frontier Brain, Lila. I'm done traveling around the world" he explained to her. 'I don't want to be away from you anymore' he added mentally.

"You want to become a Frontier Brain? Sato-kun that's great!" she exclaimed and hugged him tightly before she realised what she had done and moved back, red as a tomato.

"A-Anyway, how have your travels been Sato-kun?" she asked, trying to hide her embarrassment.

"Well, that's a long story to tell..." he said, shuttering from the cold air in the room.

"Are you cold, Sato-kun? Why don't you put on the open fire while I go and get us some blankets." she said, getting up and leaving the room for blankets. Sato looked after her as she was leaving the room, admiring her backside.

'God, she's so beautiful.' he thought, while lighting the open fire.

When Lila came back into the living room a warm fire was crackling in the fireplace and Sato was sitting on the couch again. Sato looked up to her and saw that she was again blushing furiously.

"What's wrong, Lila?" he asked confused.

"W-Well, see... There was only o-one blanket left." she said, blushing even more.

"O-Oh. I see." he said, now too red as a tomato.

She sat down beside him, putting the blanket over them both and avoiding to look into his eyes.

"So, you want me to tell about your travels along Sinnoh?" she asked again, now looking at him.

"As I said, it's a real long story to tell."

"I don't mind that. We have time." she said.

"Okay, then let's go..."

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Phew! Another chapter finished but I think I have to explain one or another thing ;)

1. Jessie and James will called by they're english names in this story. The japanese names didn't work with their slogan^^

2. In this story, Tojoh Falls is a small city up in the mountains, near the battle tower.

3. As you could see in this chapter, Ash is able to use Aura Sight when he puts the gloves on. I'm going to make his ability to use aura more important, later in this story^^

That's all for now I think. Until chapter 4 my friends!

See ya!

Next: Story tales at the fireplace