"What should we play today Harmony?"

"I don't know, you're the one who always comes up with the good games."

"Don't say that! Remember when we played hide and seek in Treasure Town? That was your idea."

"Yeah, but we got busted by the Kecleon brothers when we tried to hide in their storage room."

Two Eevees padded out onto the soft sand at the beach, the trees behind them rustled in the breeze and the water lapped gently at the shore.

|That's us, the way we used to be. That day was so long ago, but the memory is crystal clear to me. I don't think I'll ever forget. Hm? Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, didn't I? I'm Harmony, from Exploration Team Triumph; maybe you've heard of us? It's hard to believe that way back in the old days, we used to be unheard of. Now, we get Pokémon from all over the place asking for our help. Why, we even have to have a special underwater unit! Oops, I probably shouldn't get into that now.|

The smaller Eevee paused for a moment and then spoke. "So what should we do Storm?"

The other Eevee, Storm, stopped walking and his companion halted beside him. "How about…" He looked around, his eyes searching for something to make a game out of. He spotted a glimmer in the sand and had an idea. "I know! Let's have a scavenger hunt on the beach! We each have to find part of a Shellder's shell, a Sharpedo tooth, and a white Cloyster pearl."

|I know, looking for Shellder shells and Shapedo teeth doesn't really sound right, but Sharpedo are constantly losing their teeth and growing new ones, and a lot of young Shellder get washed up on the beach and dry out in the sun. Cloysters, on the other hand, release their pearls about once every three months. Sometimes they don't like the way they turn out. I guess life in the ocean isn't that easy.|

"That's a great idea!" The little Eevee cried. "Let's start! I bet I'll win!"

The two ran all over the beach, digging around in the sand for the items. Five minutes later, the Eevee cried out. "I found them all!"

Storm ran up to her. "I couldn't find the pearl." He said sadly.

"I'll help you look for it." Harmony chirped.

|Yep, those were the good days; we didn't have to worry about rescues or saving the world. Sure, we got into trouble sometimes but back then, our lives were simple and we needed some excitement. That was when we didn't risk our lives practically every day for others in need. Our biggest worries in those times were if we could get a treat from the Kecleon brothers or if the weather was nice enough to play outside.|

Back in the trees, a shadowy figure gently tossed a luminescent blue orb into the air. Catching it in its hand, the figure turned around and spoke in a deep growl. "Are you two ready?"

"Yes Boss." Came the reply.

"You two had better not screw this up."

"Y-yes sir."

With that, the figure turned to face the beach and gently rolled the orb out onto the sand.

|These guys never had any idea how much pain they caused me and the rest of Treasure Town. They did so many horrible things; kidnapping, robbery, even murder, but I won't get into that now. It wasn't until much later that we found out what they were up to and trust me; it wasn't good.|

The orb rolled out towards the water and bumped into Storm. "Hey, what's this?" he pawed at it and rolled it around in the sand.

Harmony peeked over his shoulder. "I think it's an orb."

"Exactly."

Both Pokémon jumped at the sound. A Tyranitar stepped out of the shadows. "That would be my orb; it must have rolled away while I was reorganizing my Treasure Bag. May I have it back please?"

"Sorry about that Mr. Tyranitar." Storm scooped up the orb and held it out to the Tyranitar. "Here you are sir."

"Thank you very much." Suddenly, the Tyranitar's eyes flashed and he smashed the orb at his feet, releasing a blinding light. Two other Pokémon jumped out from behind him. Storm felt a pair of clawed hands grab him and scoop him up into the air. "HELP ME!" he yelled.

"Where are you?" Harmony cried, she was trembling as she whipped her head around, trying to find Storm. A wave of darkness slammed into her, sending her plowing into the sand.

"HARMONY!"

Then, the light vanished as quickly as it had come and the beach was peaceful, except for one thing, the mysterious Pokémon had vanished, and it had taken Storm!

"Ooowww…" Harmony groaned. She tried to stand up, but it was too painful. She felt something underneath her paw; it was a Cloyster pearl, two of them. One was the classic white the other, a very rare black pearl. "I found a black one.." Harmony whispered, tears beginning to flow down her cheeks. Her head hit the ground and she sank into unconsciousness.

|That was how it all began, how it all started for me, for us, Team Triumph.|