"Wow…I guess I forgot how much I missed this place."

She gazed off of the building's roof, looking around at the environment around her. The jet had landed on a heliport roof in a place called Nimbasa Town, according to her computer's map. The technology was worn on her right wrist. It looked like a customized Pokédex on the outside ( which it was), but once it was flipped open, it could be a navigational map, a computer, and lastly, a communication device with a two way feed camera. Sure, the keyboard and screen were a bit small for a computer, but it could beam out like a hologram if she needed to read something, and the keyboard flipped out, much like a sliding phone.

And of course, she was out of uniform. She wore a black tank top under a white buttoned vest, which served as a jacket. She wore hairclips to keep the sun out of her eyes with Vincent's ball dangling around her neck by a silver chain. The outfit was topped off by long dark grey jeans, a large dark navy backpack, and a pair of white and blue running shoes, caked with dirt from her adventures.

"So what do you want to do first, Vincent?" Lily asked as she stepped out onto the street, turning to face her partner whom was standing at her side. The blue-eyed Pokémon looked back at her with a small smile. "Gardevoir." He responded, pointing around them. "Ok, let's talk a walk then." The brunette agreed, understanding him.

It had really only been a few minutes of peace between the two of them as they walked around the peaceful town until they were abruptly interrupted by a loud voice.

"Hey, Lily!"

Lily halted in her tracks, turning around and smiling as she saw who was running up to her. "Oh hey Ash! What are you doing here?" She greeted, Vincent giving a shy wave. "I could say the same thing! I haven't seen you since the whole Zoroark thing!" Ash responded cheerily.

So it had been that long, huh? It wasn't completely her fault; she had been busy with 'work'. Of course Ash didn't know, and the Team Rocket Trio were too fooled by her disguise, which was really just a visor, her hair up, and a hat that she wore around them on the job.

"Ash! Where'd you go?"

Lilly looked up to see a group of three people jogging up to them. The only one she recognized was Cilan, one of the three gym leaders from Striaton City. The others were a tan skinned girl with an Axew sticking out of her dark violet-tinged hair and a brunette boy carrying a camera, followed by a Golett.

"I see you've got another troupe of traveling buddies, huh?" Lily smiled, giving a greeting wave to the new arrivals. "Oh yeah! These are my friends I made here in the Unova Region." Ash responded with a laugh, Pikachu giving a noise of agreement. "Oh, I remember you! That battle you had with Cress was an exquisite combination of strategy and cunning, a great recipe for such a battle!" Cilan beamed, shaking her hand.

After the older teen had let go of her hand, the girl stepped forward. "Hi! I'm Iris, and I'm going to be a Dragon Master!" She greeted, giving a small spin whilst her Axew gave a toothy grin from inside her hair. "Oh, a Dragon Master? Well, there's someone I want you to meet then." Lily mused, unclipping a ball from her belt and tossing it straight up. "Let's go, Aelita!"

Everyone looked up into the sky, their vision blurred by the harsh sun as a giant figure swirled down to them from above. "Oh wow! I've never seen one of these before!" Iris squealed, leaping forward to get a better look at the orange dragon. "That's because she's a Dragonite. I caught her when she was just a Dratini back in Kanto." She took a step forward, standing tall to stroke her head. "If you want to see a powerful Pokémon, look no further."

A small irritated noise from behind her caused her to turn around. "Oh, don't be like that, Vincent. You know you're all superheroes to me." She gave her partner a gentle hug, one that was made easy and painless due to the irregularly small spike on his chest. Sure, the other male Gardevoir taunted him, but it let him embrace others, so it didn't bother him.

A loud yawn from Aelita made it apparent that even though she was healed, she was still tired. Lily held up her Ultra Ball for her to return inside to rest.

"Oh cool, a Gardevoir! Did you bring it over from another region too?" The brunette with the camera asked, taking a step forward. "I didn't know they could have blue eyes either!"

"It's a recessive gene. Me and Ash saw a surfing Pikachu that had blue eyes once."

"Oh yeah! I remember that!"

Lily turned back to the boy who was apparently filming her. "You must like Golett a lot, to have two of them." She smiled, looking past him to the blue duo. "Two?" He turned around to see the two Pokémon. One of them gave a laugh, giving a jump into the air before glowing brightly. When it landed back on the ground, it resembled a black and red fox.

"Oh, a Zorua! I bet you were hard to find, weren't you, little guy?" She asked, kneeling down to scratch the Pokémon behind the ears. With another snicker, the Zorua leapt up again, landing on the ground as an identical copy of herself.

"Be careful now. She likes to cause trouble." The boy laughed, taking a step forward. "Anyways, I'm Luke. I'm here to enter the Battle Competition to get material for a movie. I'm also documenting it, too."

"Oh, so that's why you're here, huh Ash? Knowing you, you probably thought this was going to be Nimbasa City." She teased, the boy's expression letting her know the answer. "Aw, shut up. So why're you here, Lily? You here for the battle competition?"

"Actually, I was just passing through. But why not? This battle competition sounds fun."

Ash gave a competitive grin. "I'm totally going to beat you this time, Lily! Just you see!"

Lily barely regarded his comment. In comparison to others, yes, he was a talented trainer. But still, he'd had Pikachu since his journey first began, and yet he still managed to make rookie mistakes, underestimate his opponents, lack follow through, and most commonly of all, took unnecessary risks that ultimately screwed him over in the end. Sometimes she wondered if he ever would become a Pokémon master. She certainly had.

"Well, let's go sign up, then!" Luke piped up, his Zorua still transformed next to her. Lily merely nodded, following them as they lead her toward a sort of building. Before they reached it though, the brunette's ears perked up. She had heard something, but what?

Her gaze turned upward, her eyes narrowing as she saw a few people standing on a rooftop. They wore dark trenchcoats, hats, and sunglasses. She recognized their body shapes, sizes, and hair color immediately.

"Oh, hey Ash? I just remembered, I still have to run by the Pokémon Center real quick. I'll catch up with you guys in a sec, ok?" Before the boy could respond, she turned and powerwalked away, cutting around the corner sharply with Vincent just behind her. Ducking into an alley, she hid in the shadows, opening the Xtransceiver function of her device. She dialed a certain frequency, adjusting an earpiece as she listened to the dial tone. The brunette remembered to slip her visor out of her backpack before a face flashed onto the screen.

"Hey, what are you three doing in Nimbasa? You're off duty." She snapped, eyes glaring from behind her visor at who answered, Jesse. "Uh, Miss Lily…! Um, we-we don't know what you're talking about!"

"Cut the act. I just saw you on a rooftop. Great disguises, by the way. The blue and magenta hair is totally convincing."

"Listen girly, we're just doing some recon! No need to be all huffy about it!" Meowth snapped back at her. "Recon for what?" James sighed; they had to answer her. She was their superior officer after all.

"We have reason to believe that there's a rare Pokémon nearby."

"Don't tell her that!" She heard Jesse whisper in the background. "Be quiet. He's following orders. Now, which Pokémon is it, James?" Lily asked, leaning against the wall behind her. "We've heard descriptions of what sounds like what might be a Zekrom."

Lily's heart skipped a beat. Last time she saw a Zekrom was….the incident at the Pokémon League….with him.

"Alright. I'll investigate as well. Stay alert." She hung up before they could say anything else, letting out a sigh. The brunette looked over at Vincent with a sort of sad expression. "Well….I guess we should join the others, huh Vince?"

The Gardevoir merely nodded, his eyes half lidded. Apparently he remembered what Zekrom meant as well. Zekrom, the legendary species of Pokémon, opposite to Reshiram. Her Reshiram. A sighting of it in Unova only lead her to one conclusion.

N must be nearby.