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EVERYONE: - Ongoing Lurking In The Shadows: Lisa's Ultimate Challenge (PG, Original/Game)

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You may have see this fic on SPPF before, but I'm in the process of going through it with a fine-tooth comb and revising it.

This is an Original Trainer Journey Fic in a region I created myself. Characters from the games (NOT Anime canon) will make cameo appearances, but the focus is on my own characters. I've tried to add in a heavy dose of originality, and I think I did a pretty good job- but if you think differently, please let me know!

Disclaimers: I do not own Pokemon. All Pokemon names and likenesses are copyright Nintendo/Game Freak.
I do not own Target Stores, Quality Inns, Hess service stations, or Wendy's Restaurants (or similar entities). All other trademarks are properties of their trademark owners. This includes all automobiles, hotel chains, restaurants, gas stations, retail stores, and the like.
Original Characters (including but not limited to Lisa Northwood, the Gym Leaders, original villains) are owned by me.
Any resemblance to actual persons, whether by name or description, is purely coincidental.

About Reviews: I would appreciate constructive criticism that I can actually use to improve my story. I am a college graduate student and therefore there is absolutely no reason for me to make stupid grammar mistakes, so feel free to jump all over me if you spot one I'm also a math oriented person, not literature-oriented, so there may be a lack of emotion on the parts of the Pokemon. Please share any advice to help me overcome this. Thanks, and enjoy the show!

Table of Contents:
Prologue (scroll down)
Chapter 1: At The Beginning
Chapter 2: Of Rivals and Parolees

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Prologue:

South of the Orre region, and separated by an impassable mountain range, in a more temperate climate, is the region known as Fourtix. Except for the dormant volcano to the north and a secluded underwater cavern off the southeastern coast, the temperatures in the region usually remain pretty constant. A large mountain range separates the region into a western and eastern part, with the eastern region being decidedly larger. Only two methods exist for those wishing to pass between the eastern and the western parts. One is a water route to the south, and the other is a large cave bored into a northern mountain. Aside from that, most of the region consists of grasslands, forest, or water. Most of the routes connecting cities are still dirt paths, though some are paved. Many businesses, including those that cater to travelers, have set up shop in Fourtix’s cities and on its busier routes. It is here, in this otherwise unassuming area of the world, that a new threat is waiting for its chance to strike.

In the southwest part of the region sits a quaint town known as Fort Barnes. Though the old fort for which the town is named is long gone, the town has a new claim to fame- a research-only facility affiliated with Fourtix University, whose main campus is in Bluefield City to the north.

During one summer night in Fort Barnes, all was calm and quiet- perhaps too quiet. All of the lights in town were shut off save one- one located deep within the town’s massive research facility. There, the head researcher, Dr. Amy Sequoia, was working on a top-secret project. Already an accomplished researcher at the age of 22, she would occasionally stop to run her hands through her jet-black hair. A white lab coat rested on her tall frame, concealing a brown turtleneck and black Capri pants. She was completely preoccupied with the research project on her computer. Little did she realize what would happen to her next.

Unbeknownst to anyone in town, a team of covert ops specialists had already infiltrated the lab despite state of the art security measures. The thugs had evaded video cameras and invisible laser beams with stealth and agility. Without making a noise the team made their way down the lab’s darkened corridors until they found the private laboratory, concealed within the twisting hallways of the lab. Several figures crept silently behind Dr. Sequoia and then one of them, the team commander, put her in a headlock…

Before she knew it, she was staring at a team of high-tech spies. Clad entirely in black except for red “T” logos emblazoned on their headgear, she could not determine their identity. The leader released a vicious black four legged Pokemon, with an orange snout, who snarled at the professor. The rest of the agents had M-16 assault rifles pointed at her. In a deep, mechanically altered voice, the commander spoke. “We have come to seize every single Pokemon in this facility. You do not dare try to defy us. Hahahahahahaha…”

Dr. Sequoia attempted to scream, but the man directly to the right of the burly commander fired his weapon at the ceiling, a clear warning for her to shut up. Three of the men tied her up with some jumper cables and put duct tape over her mouth. One of the shorter agents ran over to the computer and began to furiously type on the keyboard. After a few moments, she screamed, “Boss! Big problem! The research ain’t here!”

“Damn! We’ll have to cut our losses. Pick her up and have her lead us to where the Pokemon are stored!” the leader ordered. “Make her deactivate security as well!”

After flipping a switch on the wall using her head, Dr. Sequoia directed the team to the lobby of the lab. There, she motioned with her body toward a large black metal desk in the back of the lobby. The leader ran over to it, opened a drawer, and shoved about a dozen red and white spheres into a bag. “There must be more here! Tear this room apart until we find them!”

His subordinates did as they were ordered. They shoved over desks, threw furniture across the room, and tore through carefully sorted forms and books. This was one time where the soundproof walls of the lab worked against it. Finding nothing, and seeing that the sun was just starting to show its face, the leader called out, “Blast! For a Pokemon Lab, this place is seriously lacking in the Pokemon department. Return to camp!”

He threw the young researcher into a closet at the end of a nearby hallway, then led his team out to a red Ford Club Wagon. The thugs piled into the large fifteen-passenger van before it sped off.

In a large two-story ranch-style house in town, a teenage girl was just getting up out of her bed, unaware of what had happened just a half mile down the road.
 
Chapter 1: At The Beginning

Here's Chapter 1. Hope y'all like it!

Soon enough, the girl was sitting at a desk in her room. The girl had one of her textbooks on her desk, as well as a legal pad and a TI-89 calculator. She was not particularly tall, but fairly attractive; however “cute” would describe her better than “beautiful”.

Her room was adorned in pink, but was strangely devoid of dolls, boy-band posters, or anything of that nature. On one wall was a poster with the first million digits of pi. On the opposite wall she had hung the periodic table, overlooking a brown bench with several test tubes, beakers, and a Bunsen burner. She had three computers- a Windows laptop, a Mac desktop, and a second desktop running Linux. A rack of servers rested in a “sunroom” addition to her room. On her bookshelf stood an eclectic mix of high level math books, car shop manuals, and Quality Inn hotel directories. A small TV and VCR rested next to the bookshelf, with a Nintendo GameCube sitting on top of the VCR.

Still wearing her pink nightgown, she mulled over a question printed in her book. “Hmmmm… If I take the third derivative of the beta function and substitute sufficiently large primes for x and y…”

“Lisa!” a voice called out. The girl turned around to find her father, a man in his early 40’s with dark brown hair and a light beard, standing at her door. “Lisa, you know your mother and I have to take this job in Spartanburg, which is why we decided that it’s time you to start training Pokemon. You’ve put it off for six years and you already have a bachelor’s degree. Don’t you think it’s time? Remember that Professor Sequoia at the lab did send that postcard to you, asking you to come by her lab and choose a Pokemon for yourself.”

Lisa ran her hand through her long brown hair. “I suppose so, maybe it would be good if I got out of the house for awhile. After all, this is like the 74th postcard she sent me, and half of them were forwarded to my college address while I was attending. Okay, I guess it’s finally time to respond to her. Just as long as I get the keys to the Fifth Ave.”, she said, referring to her car, a 1989 Chrysler Fifth Avenue in perfect condition, with a beautiful dark burgundy finish and elegant red velvet interior. This, surprisingly, was not her only car, or her only home, for that matter. Her main home was located in the city of Anderson, in the northwest corner of South Carolina, in a region called the “Upstate.”

Her family had been moving back and forth between Anderson and Fort Barnes for close to seven years now, since her parents owned a large company with offices in another town in Fourtix. For a few years, she only stayed in Fort Barnes during the summer, so that she didn’t have to be pulled from school. At age eleven, though, the child genius Lisa graduated high school and went off to a large nearby college, and finished up there with a mathematics degree at age thirteen. Since graduation, she had been living in Fort Barnes. In fact, this would be the family’s first trip back to South Carolina. Lisa’s younger sister was currently staying with relatives in South Carolina, though she would be getting out of school soon. Lisa also owned a 1989 Chevrolet Caprice Classic which was kept at her South Carolina home.

“Um, Lisa, when most start out Pokemon training, they proceed by foot.”

“On foot?! Are you serious?” Lisa ran over to her closet and opened it up. “I only have one pair of shoes that aren’t heels, and those happen to be ballet slippers! I can’t possibly walk all that way in heels!”

“Honey, we bought you a pair of sneakers…”

“Dad, I told you, I never wear sneakers. Tomboys do that, and I do not want to be lumped into that category. I’ll take my chances with the heels.”

Lisa started packing about five of her favorite outfits into vacuum-sealed bags and placing them into her dark purple backpack. Lisa loved the vacuum-sealed bags, as they allowed her to carry a suitcase’s worth of clothes in something she could easily fit on her back. In a smaller yellow handbag she placed her cell phone, PDA, and TI-89 calculator, as well as her wallet, keys, and several small books. She then put on her favorite outfit. This consisted of a cute blue dress with a pretty purple and green floral print. Over this she put on a light green cardigan. She also put on white stockings and a pair of black open-toe dress shoes. To complete her look, she also put on a cute white wide-brimmed hat. After breakfast and bidding farewell to her parents, Lisa would make her way to Dr. Sequoia in the laboratory to obtain her starter Pokemon. Her folks would be departing for Spartanburg later that morning.

En route to the lab, Lisa’s feet were already beginning to hurt. “This Pokemon training stuff had better be worth it”, she muttered under her breath. Embarking on this Pokemon quest meant that Lisa would also have to put her two internet-based businesses on hiatus. The first, Northern Light Advanced Online Solutions, was a Web design and hosting company. Dr. Lisa’s Math And Science Homework Help Forum was an online tutoring service where Lisa would help students with homework. Both of these businesses provided Lisa with a steady source of income, which paid for college, both her cars, and her computer equipment. That income would now also pay for expenses incurred during this journey.

Finally, the two-story lab came into view. It was a rather bland building, with a beige stucco façade and no ornamentation whatsoever- just a huge beige block with the occasional window. When Lisa finally arrived at the lab, she knocked but got no response. Then she noticed that the large glass doors were ajar, and she entered. She saw the lab in complete disarray. Shelves were broken, tables were overturned, and papers were strewn all over the floor. Then Lisa heard muffled screaming coming from a back room. She ran back there and found Dr. Sequoia tied up and gagged. “Geez, what happened here?!” Lisa exclaimed. Once Lisa had freed her, the professor began to explain what had happened.

“Last night, I had been up late working on a project when these thugs in black somehow got in the lab and took me hostage. They demanded that I give them all of the Pokemon in the lab, and they were armed, so I didn’t dare disobey. They were also looking for something on my computer but apparently couldn’t find it.”

The flustered young scientist finally looked up and noticed who she was talking to. “Wait… You’re Lisa Northwood, aren’t you? Long time, no see. Are you here to ask about my research? You know, of everyone in town, you seem to be the only one who understands half of it.”

Lisa let out a small laugh. “Well, you know, we brainiacs have to stick together, ya know? Actually, I’m here about getting my first Pokemon. My folks are saying I need to do something besides college for a change.”

Dr. Sequoia was taken aback. This girl had been receiving notices to claim a starter Pokemon for five years and chooses today, of all days, to finally take one? But the professor, remaining the consummate professional, simply replied, “After 79 replies you decided to take me up on my offer? Unfortunately, you picked the worst time to do so. I’m sorry but because of the incident last night I don’t have any Pokemon to hand out…”

“Meowth meow meow meowth…”

A tiny cat with light tan fur and a gold charm on its forehead emerged from under a stack of papers and went over to Lisa and looked at her. It then jumped up into Lisa’s arms and smiled. This Meowth had a red bow on its head. “It seems that this little Meowth managed to avoid being taken by those thugs. I know it isn’t the typical Pokemon I give out to new trainers, but would you be willing to take this Meowth and train her well? It looks like she’s already taken a shine to you.”

“Um… okay. Aww, aren’t you a cute little Pokemon!” Lisa started to rub the Meowth lightly behind its ear. Meowth began to purr contently.

Professor Sequoia left the room then returned with a differently colored Pokeball and a small device. “When I caught this Meowth, I used this Luxury Ball, but sometimes I noticed she likes to walk outside of it. Still, I better give you this in case something happens and you need to call it back into its ball. Also, here is an upgrade for your PDA that contains a Pokedex function. It was actually developed by your father’s company. Use it to gather data on any Pokemon you meet. Well, I think you better be on your way before those thugs return. I wish you the best of luck on your adventure! I’ll call the police and have them investigate the matter. Don’t worry! I’ll be fine! Just be careful out there!”

“Thanks, professor!” Lisa and her new Meowth both waved back before taking the route out of town.

As they walked out of town, Lisa started to sing quietly, which seemed to relax her Meowth.

“We were strangers
Starting out on a journey
Never dreaming what
We’d have to go through

Now here we are
And I’m suddenly standing
At the beginning with you”

Lisa could sing love ballads with a soothing and pleasant tone, but if she tried to sing anything else, it would sound rather off key. Of course, this never stopped Lisa from singing during karaoke parties, much to the dismay of anyone within earshot...

Lisa took one last look at Fort Barnes. This wasn’t her permanent home, but for a small town it wasn’t too bad. Lisa noticed a sign that read “Route 501: To Chromo Town.”

“Chromo Town. I guess that’s our next destination. Well, we might as well get started.”

“Meowth meow meow!”
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Please comment!

Some trivia:
What's the song Lisa was singing at the end of Chapter 1?
What college did Lisa graduate from?

Also, feel free to speculate on what happens next!
 
Chapter 2: Of Rivals and Parolees

Lisa plugged the upgrade chip into her PDA, then decided to try it out on her new Pokemon. She aimed the device at Meowth then hit “Info”. The machine beeped and an image and text appeared. A pleasant female voice started up as well. “Meowth, the scratch cat Pokemon. Meowth is a nocturnal Pokemon that loves to wander the city streets at night and collect shiny objects like coins.”

“Guess we better start working on your attacks… Let’s start by giving that bush over there a Scratch.”

The small cat extended its long, pointed claws then delivered a single swipe at the small hedge, causing some of its foliage to come loose. “Good job!” she complimented. Lisa started to feel a breeze and noticed a large green leaf float by. “Okay, Meowth, let’s try moving targets this time! Scratch the leaf!”

Meowth’s first attempt missed, but the cat concentrated its focus on the floating green object before leaping at it with its claws at the ready. This time, Meowth was dead-on and sliced the leaf in two. “Excellent work! Now let’s try multiple Scratches! Target that bush again!” This time Lisa observed as Meowth made five quick swipes at the plant. Just then her PDA began to beep. “Meowth has learned Fury Swipes.”

“Huh, so that’s what you call a series of rapid scratches. Okay, sounds cool. Maybe I should give you a nickname, Meowth. How about, ‘Quadratic Formula’?”

Meowth scowled at its trainer, apparently not accepting the name.

Lisa continued to suggest nicknames. “3.14159? Pythagorean Theorem? SOHCAHTOA? Isosceles Triangle? System of Equations? What, you don’t like ANY of them?!”

Meowth had rejected every one of her proposed nicknames. Dejected, Lisa finally mumbled, “Fine, I’ll just call you Meowth for the time being. Man, I never was any good at nicknames!”

Meowth seemed to agree to this plan, as it was painfully obvious that any nickname suggested by Lisa would be nerdy, in a mathematical way.

“Okay, Meowth, I suppose it’s time we got going.”

Lisa turned to take one last look at the town, but she noticed something gleaming hurtling right toward her! She had to dive into the grass, just barely avoiding a tire iron flying past! She got up, picked her hat off the ground and put it back on. Dusting herself off, she took a look at her legs. “Good. At least I didn’t rip my stockings.”

Then she noticed a figure emerging from the town. Whoever it was, they were laughing like a madman. As the figure approached, Lisa got a closer look at it, and recognized it immediately. The figure was an old man, in his late 60’s. He was bald, with a scruffy white beard. He removed his sunglasses, revealing a pair of sinister eyes that glowed bright red. He wore a black suit with red tie, as well as a nasty smirk on his face.

Lisa knew this man as Tommy Junger. He used to work for her father, but then attempted to commit health insurance fraud against the company. In fact it was Lisa who had taken incriminating photos of him shopping, golfing, and playing basketball when he had alleged that he couldn’t even walk! Those photos had helped earn a conviction. Upon his release, Tommy then proceeded to kidnap several of her father’s employees and held them for ransom. Once again it was Lisa who foiled him, as she recognized the background music and PA announcements from a music store during one of Tommy’s ransom calls and led police right to his hiding spot. This time Tommy got 15 years for kidnapping and extortion. How was he free again?

Tommy spoke up. “So we meet again, little missy. You’re probably wondering how I’m free. Let me just say that those stupid parole hearing board members are easily bribed and/or intimidated. And now, it is time you repaid some debts. I’ve been stalking you, and I hear you’re starting on a Pokemon journey. Well now, I couldn’t just let you do that, now could I? Since Mommy and Daddy can’t save you, I think I’ll have fun tearing you apart!” His weapon had landed near Meowth. The old man ran over to retrieve it. Tommy raised the heavy tire iron above Meowth, preparing to smash its head in.

“NO!” Lisa tackled Tommy before he could strike her Pokemon, and the both of them hit the dirt. Once again the tire iron flew out of Tommy’s grasp.

Furious, Tommy threw Lisa off of him then rose to his feet and dusted himself off.

“How dare you! Houndour, Oddish! I will tolerate nothing less that total annihilation! Destroy her!” Tommy ordered his Pokemon around with all the pleasantness of a drill sergeant.

Tommy released two red and white orbs. A flash of red energy released a black dog- like creature with a red snout, and a short blue Pokemon with green leaves sticking out of its head.

“Grrr… Two against one isn’t fair! Do you have no honor?”

“All’s fair in love, war, and revenge, sis. And I think the last two apply equally here. Wahahahaha!”

“Okay, Meowth, I guess this is our first battle. Watch yourself, this guy’s tricky and doesn’t play by the rules. Let’s target that Houndour with your Scratch!”

Meowth nodded, then the small cat Pokemon leapt at Houndour, with claws bared. Before it could strike, however, the Oddish rammed into it at full force, knocking Meowth aside.

“Oh, no!” Lisa cringed as Meowth was knocked aside, barely avoiding hitting a tree.

Then Houndour started to gather flames at its mouth, and then fired at Meowth, who couldn’t get out of the way in time. Meowth struggled to get to its feet. Meanwhile, Houndour launched another series of bright Embers at Meowth. Before it could recover, the Oddish drew a ball of green energy from the tiny cat Pokemon and then absorbed it. Then both of Tommy’s Pokemon charged headlong at Meowth, knocking the small cat Pokemon backwards. Meowth was now in a bad way, but it had a look of determination on its face.

“I can’t take both of these Pokemon on at once… I’m gonna need some serious help… Meowth, try Scratching the Houndour again, but this time watch out for Oddish, too! I know you're hurting, but this guy's a bad seed and we can't lose to him!” Lisa was breathing heavily. Could this be the end of her? If Meowth fainted, Tommy would not hesitate to bludgeon the both of them.

The elderly man began to cackle sadistically. With a low, booming tone, he issued one final command to his Pokemon. “Finish her!”

Meowth once again jumped toward Houndour. Lisa could see the Oddish rushing in toward her Pokemon to knock it off balance. Just then…

“Kofff!”

A round purple Pokemon, floating a couple feet off the ground, suddenly launched a blob of poisonous slime at Oddish. The purple goop knocked Oddish to the ground, allowing Meowth to land a strike on Houndour. Lisa activated her Pokedex.

“Koffing, the poison gas Pokemon. The gases that are mixed in this Pokemon's body are less dense than air, causing it to float. The chemicals inside can ignite or explode without warning.”

“Koffing, huh? Are you here to help me?

“Koff!”

Meowth nodded. “Meowth, meow, meow!”

“Okay guys, let's get him together!”

Tommy just sneered. “You think some gas-bag will stop me? Attack, you two incompetents!”

Lisa thought to herself, “This guy needs to learn a lot about training. I may be new at this, but even I know to treat Pokemon with care and respect.”

“Let's go! Meowth, continue using Scratch on Houndour! Koffing, use that last attack...”

Lisa consulted her Pokedex. “Koffing now can use Tackle, Sludge, and Smog.”

“Okay, so it's called Sludge. Use Sludge on his Oddish!”

Despite being injured, Meowth leapt in for another attack. Houndour began to flame at the mouth again. “Watch out, it's gonna shoot fire at you! Try to dodge the strike!”

Using a series of acrobatic moves, Meowth darted left and then right, dumbfounding the Houndour as to which way to fire its attack. Meowth landed a direct hit to its head, which seemed to do serious damage, as it disrupted another Ember attempt and caused the black Pokemon to cringe.

“The head must be the weak point. Quickly, Meowth, and use a series of Scratches to its head! Let’s show it some Fury Swipes!”

Meanwhile, Koffing and Oddish were exchanging attacks, but it appeared that Koffing was gaining the upper hand, as Oddish was becoming more exhausted and disoriented with each strike, as the purple filth from Koffing’s attack was accumulating on its small form.

“Meowth, let’s keep up the attack on Houndour, just watch out ‘cause you’re already hurt!”

Meowth was continuing its tactic of quickly jumping in for Scratch strikes then jumping away before Houndour could inflict serious damage. A few errant Embers still hit it, but it was clear the tables had turned. Then Meowth went in for the final strike, swiping at Houndour several times with its claws until it collapsed out of exhaustion.

“Nimrod!” Tommy screamed as he called Houndour back into its holding device. “What the hell am I paying you for?!”

“Good, Meowth! Now help Koffing put the hammer down on Oddish!” Lisa was able to give this command with more confidence now.

Meowth then bared its claws and hit Oddish square on the head, then jumped aside as Koffing fired another heap of purple sludge at the plant Pokemon, finally doing it in.

“Yes! We won! I'm so proud of you guys! Take that, Tommy!” Lisa and her two Pokemon cheered, but the celebration would be short-lived.

The old man withdrew his Pokemon, then picked up the tire iron, muttering “I’m surrounded by idiot Pokemon…” Then he turned his focus on Lisa, with a look of pure hatred. “You may have beaten my Pokemon, but I will inform my son about you. He leads a gang of rogues, and once I tell him about you, he'll be happy to destroy you in battle. On second thought, why don't I save him the trouble and just bash your face in now...”

Suddenly, he turned tail and ran into the bushes, just out of sight of a passing Ford Crown Victoria. The person in the car pulled up next to Lisa and rolled down the window.

“Hello, there, I am Officer Perkins. Is everything okay?”

“Sort of. My name's Lisa Northwood. I just started my Pokemon journey but got ambushed by this guy I helped put in prison. He tried to fight me two on one. Fortunately, this Koffing came to help me out.”

“Here, give both Pokemon these Potions. I was investigating the attack on Professor Sequoia's lab but I just got word that the Pokemon League is sending some people of their own in to investigate so I was instructed to pull out. You take care and try not to get yourself in too deep.”

“Thanks for your help. Bye!”

As the car sped off, Lisa used the potions on the Pokemon.

“Koffing koff koff!”

Meowth looked at Koffing then jumped and grabbed for Lisa's supply of empty Pokeballs. “Huh? Do you want to join us?”

Koffing smiled at Lisa and so did Meowth.

“Okay then!” Lisa took out a Pokeball and placed it in front of Koffing. With a flash of red light, Koffing disappeared into the Pokeball.

“Boo-yah! We caught a Koffing!"

“Meowth meow meow!”

Just then Lisa saw a tiny purple Pokemon with buck teeth. She activated her Pokedex. “Rattata, the rat Pokemon. Rattata travel in large groups and feed off anything they can find.” The Rattata charged in at Lisa and if not for her quick movement would have taken a bite out of her foot!

“Hey, watch it! These are open-toed shoes, and there's only a thin layer of nylon protecting my feet! Meowth, shall we teach it a lesson?”

“Meowth!”

“Alright, we'll lead off with a Scratch attack! Let's get it on!”

Meowth charged at the small purple Pokemon but it quickly jumped aside. Rattata turned to taunt Meowth but it gave the little cat enough time to deliver a hard claw strike. Rattata retaliated by tackling Meowth full force with its small body, knocking it aside. Meowth quickly got back up and growled at the Rattata.

“Use Fury Swipes on it!”

Meowth charged in as before, and Rattata jumped out of the way. Undeterred, Meowth leapt in again, this time landing a strike that caused the Rattata to collapse. Before it did, it let out a loud squeak. Lisa turned around and saw a huge purple mass headed right toward her!

“Meowth, return! We've got to get out of here before its friends eat me up!”

Meowth returned to its Luxury Ball and Lisa started to run. Well, she ran as fast as a girl in a dress and heels could run. She continued looking back and saw the group of Rattata approach her. Just then she spotted a building with a red roof and quickly ducked inside seconds before she would have been ambushed. Lisa stood inside the door, panting heavily. “Geez, I’m gonna get killed out there!”

An attendant behind the desk spoke up. She had blond hair and wore a white button-up blouse and black skirt. “Welcome to the Chromo Town Pokemon Center. Are you okay?”

“Wow, this is Chromo Town? I guess you get places fast when there's a pack of Rattata chasing you...Oh, sorry. I'm Lisa Northwood, and I'm a beginning Pokemon trainer. Could you look over my Pokemon and heal them up?” she asked, handing over her two Pokeballs.
Lisa began to think about her chance encounter with the Koffing, and why it was hanging out near Fort Barnes. It didn’t seem like the normal area for wild Koffing to hang out, and if it was owned by someone else, wouldn’t it have waited around for its trainer?

As she waited three people approached her. All looked like they were in their 30's. The first was a tall man with red hair. He wore shades and a long red and gray robe. The second man was shorter, wearing a black suit and sporting slick black hair. The third person was a woman, wearing a black blouse and purple skirt. She had red hair that grew out instead of down, and she had on wide-rimmed glasses.

The woman spoke up. “Are you perhaps from Fort Barnes?”

“Um...yes, yes I am...” Lisa stammered, a bit intimidated by the young woman. She had an air of elegance and power about her.

“Do you know about what happened to Professor Amy Sequoia in the town's research center?”

“I know she was attacked. I was the person who found her and untied her. I got my first Pokemon from her.”

“We would like to speak with you about her. There's a Denny's across the street. We'll buy lunch and discuss what happened last night. It is of the utmost importance.”

“Okay, you got it!” Lisa didn’t know what to make of these three, but she figured she would at least hear them out.

The center's attendant spoke up. “Your Pokemon are ready.”

“Thank you.” Lisa took her Pokeballs, then let Meowth out of its Pokeball. Then she went with the three strangers out of the Pokemon Center and toward the restaurant.
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