(Summer's POV)

My first mission. This was so exciting! Flying through the Oblivian sky, with my best friend and partner, Ben, right behind me. Well, he was right behind me. I accidentally ditched him. Accidentally. Key word there. But, anyways, my name is Summer. Pokèmon Ranger. This was my first mission with Ben. And I was already having fun!

"Yeah! These Z.Z. Flyers are amazing." I heard a voice nearby. I swerved to the right, and noticed two people standing on UFO type things. I assumed those were the Z.Z. Flyers. They were chasing a Pokèmon.

"Keep your mind on the job! This Latias doesn't know how to give up." The girl of the duo growled. So that was what they were chasing.

"Well, I'll tell it! Give up!" The guy yelled. Wow. Short temper.

"Hey! Leave Latias alone!" I shouted. They whipped around to face me. I smirked at their astonished faces.

"Who are you?" The guy asked. I rolled my eyes. Couldn't he tell? Ugh, people these days. The girl got it though.

"Red goggles, yellow scarf..." She trailed off. "She's a Pokèmon Ranger!"

"Thank you, Captain Obvious. Took you long enough." I taunted. The boy scowled at me.

"We don't need any Rangers interfering in our plans!" He declared. "So I'll just shoot you out of the sky!"

"Try me." I smirked. He sent an array of green and pink orbs at me, but I dodged every one of them. My attacker looked surprised, but then he glared at me.

"You're good. I'll admit that much. But can you handle our double attack?" The girl smirked. They bothsent several more orbs at me. I managed to dodge all but one. My arm stung where the one pink orb had made contact with my bare skin. Great. Another scar to explain to Ben. Which means more scolding for my recklessness.

"My battery's dead!" The guy gasped. The girl nodded in agreement. "Your's too?"

"Yeah. Guess we'll have to ram her." She decided. I braced myself for impact. But I wasn't really all that worried. Ben should catch up any minute now...

"Hey! Let's make this a fair fight!" A familiar voice shouted from behind me. I grinned and moved out of the way as my partner flew in beside me.

"About time." I laughed. "I've been sitting here dodging plasma orbs while I was waiting."

"Something tells me you didn't manage to dodge them all." Ben smirked, although his eyes showed he was worried. I glanced back at my arm. Seeing the burn, I grimaced at its severity. I had to admit, this was one of my worst injuries yet. Surprisingly, there was a little bit of blood. I could understand Ben's worry. Burns don't usually bleed.

"I tried." I shrugged. "I'm guessing these are the Pinchers we're looking for."

"The Plasma Cannons stop working, Rangers keep popping up. I think now would be a good time to flee!" The female Pincher declared. "Not to mention we've lost Latias."

"Now, there's no need for that." A calm voice reprimanded. A man on a red Z.Z. Flyer came into view. He had blond hair with a red streak to match his eyes. "We have one more on our side now."

"Leader! These two are Pokèmon Rangers!" The guy pointed out. He said that like it wa ether worst thing in the world.

"I can see that." The leader said, a amused smile appearing on his face. "But I've never seen flying Rangers before."

"Who are you?" I demanded. "And what do you want?"

"The name's Red Eyes." He informed. "And, to answer your second question, I can't tell you. I don't have time to deal with a couple of brats."

"Brats! We're Pokèmon Rangers! Not the leader of a group who can't handle a couple of 'brats'!" Ben shouted. He hated being called bad names. Red Eyes frowned angrily at him.

"You really should respect me. I have the perfect game for a rude brat like you." He growled. I felt dread coursing through me. What was he planning? "Sky diving... without a parachute!"

"Huh?" Ben didn't get it. But I did. Red Eyes sent a multicolored orb towards my partner. A large one. If it were to hit him... he would be knocked into the sea.

"BEN!" Without thinking, I swerved in front of my partner. I felt immense pain when the orb made contact. I was knocked off Staraptor, who flew away in fright. Before long, I hit the water, and everything went black...

(Ben's POV)

"Brats! We're Pokèmon Rangers! Not the leader of a group who can't handle a couple of 'brats'!" I shouted. I hated being called bad names. Red Eyes frowned angrily at me. But I could care less. Not only had he insulted me, he had insulted Summer too!

"You really should respect me. I have the perfect game for a rude brat like you." He growled. I wasn't exactly sure what he meant. What was he planning? "Sky diving... without a parachute!"

"Huh?" I was really confused now. Then everything seemed to happen at once. I was half aware of the plasma orbs heading my way. But then Summer cryed out my name, and swerved in front of was a flash of light, and she wasn't there anymore. I looked around wildly for my partner. Where was she?

"That was quite noble. Sacrificing herself to save you. You must have meant a lot to her." Red Eyes sighed in mock pity. "It's a shame. Too bad she had to fall to her death in the ocean."

"NO!" I shouted. I looked down at the ocean. There was no sign of her. This couldn't be happening. Summer had to be okay! But she was nowhere to be found. "No..."

"I would feel sorry for you... but what's the use? You do seem lucky, though." He continued. I felt tears spring to my eyes. Summer... she couldn't be... why wasn't it me? I hardly noticed the two other Pinchers surrounding me. "We could use a lucky charm."

They grabbed me. I didn't bother struggling. What was the use? I had lost my partner, my best friend. She was gone. And it was my fault. All my fault...

"Leader, he isn't struggling." The male of the duo informed Red Eyes. Were they going to send me hurtling into the cold, unforgiving ocean as well? At least I would be with Summer.

"We shouldn't risk it. Knock him out." They had no plans to kill me. They were going to make me suffer. Suffer without Summer. I felt something hard come in contact with my head, and everything went black...

A/N: Hi! I hoped you liked the first chapter! This isn't going to follow the game exactly. I'm changing several things. It will swap between Summer and Ben narrating. It will be Obliviashipping. Because I love the shipping! I will try to update as fast as I can. It's summer, so I have plenty of free time. So, read and review! :)

- Akozu Heiwa