A True Battle

Part 1

By: Mini Misty

Yay! A brand new fic! Ok, first thing is first, if you haven’t read In A Trainer’s Eyes I urge you to read that first! And if you aren’t an AAMRN fan ignore that stuff! But this is the sequel, and I believe you will understand this new fic A LOT better. So if you haven’t read it, CLICK THE BACK BUTTON, GO TO " In A Trainer’s Eyes" AND AT LEAST READ THE LAST TWO PARTS! I’m not trying to be mean ok =) so if everything is hunky dory now continue on. Thanks for reading and review at CuteMadi345@ aol.com!!!

After Rachelle’s funeral, Ash, Misty, and Kasie decide to return to Pallet Town. Everything in the last week was very quiet for them, and they’ve been mourning the loss of their friends.

" Ok, why would they hold Rachelle’s funeral, but not hold Brock’s?" Kasie asks. Lately her mind has been very focused on this question.

" For the millionth and one time, they don’t have evidential proof that the body is Brock’s." Misty says.

" But we know it’s Brock!" Kasie yells.

" I know we know but they don’t and it’s fine if they actually don’t want to believe us." Misty says.

" They’ll feel bad enough for knowing we were right anyways." Ash says.

" I guess. But what if it wasn’t Brock?" Kasie asks.

" Kasie, who else could’ve been with Rachelle when they got shot?" Misty asks.

" I have no clue." Kasie says very plainly. Everyone at the time was short tempered. They didn’t want to think about the issues going on in their life. Well, I mean Misty and Kasie. Actually Ash had a different story. He was mad that they cancelled the Johto league. But that was considered an issue, even though a different one. They go on a little further until they start to hear a voice.

" Um, excuse me? Do you know how to get to Pallet Town?" The voice asks. The group turns around to see a young girl, about Kasie’s age, staring at them.

" Yeah, we’re heading there." Misty says. " We’re heading back from the Johto league."

" Me too." The girl says. " My big sis battled in it."

" Fun! So what’s you’re name? I’m Misty Yawa, and this is Ash Ketchum and Kasie Gotemall." Misty says.

" Um, I’m Jennifer, or Jen." Jen says quietly. She was very pretty. She had long, shiny dark brown) hair extending halfway down her back, and it was pulled back in a single braid. She had dark brown eyes, and was a bit shorter than Kasie. She gave them what seemed like to the group a similar witty smile, and the group noticed her face looked a lot like Rachelle’s did.

" So what are you heading to Pallet for?" Ash asks.

" To solve a mystery." Jen says.

" Really?" Kasie asks.

" About what?" Misty adds.

" My sister was killed last week in a shooting. Her name was Rachelle Morris." Jen says. The group gasped. This girl was Rachelle’s younger sister.

" Are you serious? She was our travel buddy!" Misty exclaimed.

" I knew I recognized your names somewhere! My sister wrote to me every day, but unfortunately I never got to see her, cause I got to the Johto league a bit late." Jen says.

" I do remember her always writing letters and getting mail, but she never said who it was from, let alone saying she has a sister." Kasie says.

" Why don’t we walk and talk, Ash, you’re mom is expecting us home tonight." Misty says.

" Ok." Jen says. " That should make my timing perfect."

" For what?" Ash asks.

" I need to be at Team Rocket headquarters at 11pm tonight." Jen says.

" What for?" They all ask.

" Just take me there. I’ll tell you then." Jen says.

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Later that night as they approach Team Rocket headquarters…

" There! That’s it!" Jen says.

" Ok, now will you explain why we are here?" Ash asks.

" Ok, you may not believe this but," Jen says with a sigh, " Rachelle was a Team Rocket member."

" What!?" Misty says shocked.

" You must be kidding!" Kasie yells.

" No, I’m not. And I know who was killed with her." Jen says.

" You do?" Ash asks.

" Yup! It was her partner in crime, Bobby." Jen says.

" You mean Brock wasn’t killed?" Misty asks.

" Brock… um oh! Rachelle’s boyfriend! No I don’t think so." Jen says.

" That means Brock is still alive!" Ash and Kasie say excitedly.

" But does he know? And where is he?" Misty says.

" Ah, I see we have two mysteries now." Jen says in her best detective voice. " But we need to figure out why Rachelle got killed, and who did it. Now shush you guys there are a lot of traps out here. At least I know them all."

" Ok." Misty says.

" Just follow me." Jen says. The sneak around very carefully, dodging things they couldn’t even see. They got to the back of the building, and went to a particularly large bush. Jen got on her knees and pulled a root and a trap door from the ground opened.

" How do you know this stuff?" Misty asks.

" I used to be in Tiny Rockets. It's a camp to train kids for the real Team Rocket." Jen says.

" They actually train kids to steal pokemon?" Ash asks.

" They do anything…" Jen says.

" That’s pathetic. Even kids should know better." Kasie says.

" Yeah, hopefully they don’t all act like Ash." Misty says.

" Hey!" Ash says.

" Can’t you take a joke?" Misty asks.

" Shhhh you guys we have to be quiet ok?" Jen asks. She jumps in the trap door. The others follow. They land on some soft pillow like thing at the bottom of the fall.

" Ow could that have been more painful?" Misty asks rubbing her head.

" I think so. I missed the cushion…" Ash says.

" Good move Ashy-boy…" Kasie sarcastically says. They all get up and start following Jen down a hallway. Many doors were on the sides. They get to the end of the hallway, and Jen enters a code into the door panel. She opens the door and the group steps in.

" Wow! This place is huge!" Ash exclaims.

" What is it?" Misty asks.

" This holds all the information of Team Rocket members. This will tell me what happened to Rachelle." Jen says.

Heh weird ending. I promise you the next one will be A LOT longer and more exciting. This is the "rising action" of the story for those of you who haven’t learned it. So yeah, review plz!