AN: So this idea just came randomly to me right after I discovered the Erika/Sabrina pairing. I hope you all like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokémon / Pocket Monsters. I just own all the games and enjoy watching the early seasons of the show.

Chapter One

Sabrina pinched the bridge of her nose in agitation. She had been forced to battle five trainers in a row today, and she could already see a sixth one making their way past her useless underlings. The little weaklings had probably been slacking off on their training again. Sabrina would be sure to fix that.

She sighed inwardly as the trainer approached. He seemed innocent enough, with a boyish face and messy blonde hair. He wore baggy green pants, a grey t-shirt, a black wristband, and a white scarf. Sabrina readied herself for a battle. She sensed that he only had four pokemon with him, much to her relief. It wouldn't last long.

"So," she began her dialogue, "I suppose you want to challenge me for the Marsh badge, right?"

To her surprise, the boy shook his head in the negative. This threw her off guard. This trainer had fought his way past all of her traps and trainers, only to not challenge the leader? What was wrong with this kid?

Sabrina, much to her credit, managed to maintain a calm exterior. "No? Then may I ask why you are here before me?"

The boy smiled warmly, then shrugged.

Okay, Sabrina thought to herself, this kid is just weird. Still, she couldn't deny that she was a little curious as to what in the world he was thinking. So, with this in mind she used her psychic abilities to delve into his thoughts.

"I came to warn you." a voice rang out in her mind.

The gym leader stared at the boy for a moment. Gone was his smile, replaced by a look of determination in his light green eyes.

"You wish to warn me?" Sabrina inquired, surprise coloring her tone, "What threat could possibly slip past my detection?"

"Your powers of the mind are unparalleled, I know. This is why I came to you." his thoughts replied.

"What do you mean? Why do you not speak to me directly?" Sabrina demanded. She'd already had a headache before this kid showed up, and now it was starting to develop into a nasty migraine. It would be a lot less painful for her if he tried to make more sense.

"I'm really sorry. Due to unfortunate circumstances, I cannot speak. I figured that you would be the only person in Kanto who'd be able to hear me out." At this, the boy smiled cheerfully.

Sabrina raised an eyebrow. What could have happened to him that would take his voice away? She could easily sense that he was truthful in his words and good in his intentions. She pinched the bridge of her nose again and sighed.

"What do you need me to do, then?" she asked tiredly.

The boy nodded enthusiastically and quickly reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pokeball. He placed it carefully into her hands, and took a step back.

"Please, protect it." his thoughts pleaded, "That's all I can ask of you right now."

Sabrina stared at the pokeball in her hands, feeling a gentle aura emanating from within the small orb. A strange emotion welled up within her. She felt herself already bonding with the peculiar creature within.

"Very well," Sabrina said, holding the pokeball close to her chest, "I shall keep this pokemon. It will not come to any harm under my protection."

The boy's smile grew into a full-blown grin.

"Thank you, thank you! I knew you were the right person for the job!"

Sabrina grimaced at his over enthusiasm. She was definitely going to need an ice pack for her head later. "You sure are a cheerful little kid aren't you?"

The boy pouted. "I'm not a little kid! I'm thirteen!"

Sabrina rolled her eyes. "Yeah sure, whatever. What's your name, anyway?"

"Oh! Sorry I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Nocturne."

"That's quite an odd name." Sabrina commented.

"Well I'm an odd person."

"No argument there." Sabrina sighed.

"Hey! That's mean!"

"Whatever."

Nocturne sighed silently, looking at Sabrina with slight exasperation. "Anyway, you need to be careful. Some bad stuff is about to happen."

Sabrina raised an eyebrow. "Such as?"

"Just be on your guard, okay?"

"Sure thing, Mr. Vague-Answers."

The boy ignored her sarcasm and smiled cheerfully. "Well then, I'll be going now. Thanks for helping me, Miss Sabrina!"

"No problem, kid." Sabrina said, with the faintest of smiles.

And just like that, he was gone.

Back at home for the day, Sabrina let herself fall back onto her big comfy chair. It sat by the window and looked out over a small lake. The sun was beginning to set, causing the water to seem like red hot glass. The gym leader loved this time of day, when the world was tinted with the hues of twilight. It almost seemed like another world entirely.

The pokeball Nocturne had given her rested in her lap, as if patiently waiting for her to decide to open it. Sabrina sighed.

"Now's a good a time as any, I suppose." she murmured, picking it up.

She pressed the small center button and watched as a small figure bathed in white light arose from the capsule.

It was a small, humanoid pokemon, with flowing light green hair that resembled a musical ledger. It wore a little black dress, and what appeared to be a sort of microphone extended towards it's mouth from the side of it's head, resembling the kind that some of the idols wore. It also had large glassy blue eyes that were round and naïve looking.

Sabrina inwardly thought that this had to be the cutest pokemon she'd ever seen. She quickly removed her pokedex from her pocket to learn more about it.

"…beep, boop…Meloetta, The Melody Pokemon. It is believed to be both a psychic type and a normal type pokemon. The melodies sung by Meloetta have the ability to influence emotions. Few people have ever witnessed this pokemon, therefore it is mostly considered a myth by many…boop, beep…."

"Meloetta, is it?" Sabrina wondered aloud.

The little pokemon smiled and nodded cheerfully, beginning to float around through the air. It hummed happily in a lilting voice.

Sabrina smiled. "Well aren't you a cute little thing?" she held out her hand, "My name's Sabrina. It's a pleasure to meet you, Meloetta."

The little pokemon giggled and shyly shook Sabrina's hand with both of it's own.

"Are you hungry, little one?" the gym leader asked gently. The pokemon did a little backflip in response.

Sabrina chuckled. "Alright then, I guess it's dinner time then, isn't it?"

Together they both made their way into the kitchen, allowing the peaceful time to wash over them. For they both knew they would need to enjoy it while they could.

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