A/N: Okay, so we managed to clear some things up for this fic earlier, and we now have the plots for the arcs that matter. We have our villainous team(my god this was hard to do), main cast(friggin hell, this took forever), teams(even longer), and events planned out for future chapters, but there are still some things we need to work on for character development. Guys(and girl), if your reading this note, I really need more info on your characters so I can go through with it. Especially for you, mad scientist, there are some things we need to discuss. The entirety of the Hoenn arc will be written first person POV, since we only have one of our heroes(or not really hero) appearing for the next ten chapters. Yeah, I'm disappointed too.

As for anyone who's wondering, yes, I am still updating Unseal and Underground Rainbow(though I doubt anyone reading those would bother to click this one) I'm just having some trouble right now with updating. In fact, it's taking every bit of concentration and will I have to actually type this out.

Disclaimer: If Pokemon belonged to me, or any of us in our group, you can bet Ash would have never existed and it would be a hell lot cheesier.

Hoenn Arc chapter 2

I stared down the Taillow from my cover under the bush on route 103, Mudkip crouching down next to me, ready to pounce. I gripped the pokeball tightly, Roxanne's words echoing through my head.

"When you want to catch a Pokemon, make sure to weaken it first. That way, your guaranteed to catch it."

I smiled grimly at the words, remembering a school trip where I tried and failed to catch a Zigzagoon during training. Mudkip gave me an odd look(well, odd on a Mudkip) before it's fin began twitching. I looked up to see the Tailow had made it's was to the middle of the small clearing we were watching, and I grinned.

Time to make my first capture.

With a deep breath, I leaped, Mudkip at my side, charging at the bbird Pokemon. In a second the Taillow flapped it's wings, launching itself into the air to evade us.

"Mudkip, Water Gun!" I heard myself shout, not understanding how I knew it's attacks. Mudkip raised it's head to the sky, opening it's mouth wide before a jet of water was blasted in the Taillow's direction.

The attack grazed the bird Pokemon's wing, causing it to spiral in the air a bit and lose altitude. Not one to be outdone, I ordered a Tackle, smirking in satisfactory as Mudkip's head came in harsh contact with the bird's white underside, both Pokemon slamming into the ground, one on top of the other. I raised my arm, Pokeball gripped tightly, and launched it at the Tailow the moment Mudkip leaped off it. I watched as a bright light engulfed the small Pokemon, before disappearing into the ball. It shook thrice, before a click echoed through the silent clearing.

Running forward, I picked up the ball, grinning at the water-type.

"We've got a new friend here, Mudkip!" I said, holding out the pokeball for it to see. Mudkip cooed happily, pawing at the ball, attempting to push the button.

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I was grinning, I'm sure, as I jumped onto the wooden docks at the edge of Dewford. Taillow flew around above, while Mudkip relaxed on my shoulder. We had made a quick stop in Rustboro the other day, and Petalburg a few days earlier.

We met up with a rather pale yet cheerful trainer named Wally, who was apparently good friend's with the Gym Leader's son, during our stay. After some conversation and a rather one-sided battle against his Gardevoir(why I challenged him I don't know. Perhaps it was because he was rather short for his age, which I learned after the battle) I learned that he was in town visiting family before he planned on going back home to Verdenturf, where he was still recovering from illness. I also learned that the Gym Leader's son was also the person who completed the Pokedex three years ago, which also hinted to the other man's age.

Of course, we didn't bother with the Gym. No, those types of things could be left for after we explored a little. It wasn't like every trainer's journey revolved around collecting Gym badges. So we ended our stay after two days, wishing Wally luck on his recovery(though after three years, you'd think he's be over it by now) and set off for Rustboro. There, we met up with Roxanne again, who demanded that I at least stop by the trainer school to visit my old classmates.

They were all excited to see my Pokemon, since they were all still attending school, and I had graduated with top marks. Being so obsessed with the creatures certainly came in handy, especially why you want out of school. And fast.

So here we are, Dewford Town, where my current target is.

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"Wow, it's ... not that dark here."

Tailow gave a look, clearly annoyed that I had pointed out the obvious. While it hadn't warmed up to me as fast as Mudkip had, I was glad that it actually listened to me. I looked around, staring at the lights that hung around the entrance of the cave. People had decided that lighting up the caves a bit seemed like a good idea about two years back, for trainers to train their Pokemon and not worry about being ambushed in the dark. Of course, they didn't light up the entire cave. No, they were aware of the Pokemon who enjoyed the dark, and now only a few brave trainers bother to travel so deep into the cave where the lights cut off.

Unfortunately, it seems I had to be one of them, as the Pokemon I was looking for was located deep in the cave. I sighed, wishing silently that we had a Pokemon with the attack flash on our side, but as Arceus would have it, we were a three-man-team, so we had to make do. I stopped at the tunnel that lead deeper into the caves, reaching into my pocket and pulling out the postcard and letter from Tsuyuki.

The card was a picture of Lake Verity, several of what she said to be Bidoof and Starly in the grass and sky. It was beautiful, I had to admit, but nothing could compare to Hoenn's Mt. Chimney, in my opinion. The volcano was nice on a sunny day, and the hot springs even better in winter. And while it lacked the gleam that Verity had, the volcano had it's own natural beauty that hardly anyone not Hoenn-born could appreciate. While she denied these thoughts, saying the lake in the card was much better, I realized I should have written back saying that it was my own honest opinion. Sighing, I slipped the card back into my pocket, re-reading the letter my enthusiastic childhood friend.

"Hey, Jesse, it's Tsuyuki again~!

So guess what? I got my first Pokemon today! It's a Ghastly, one that I found near lake Verity. Mizuki was pretty mad, since she wanted a Ghost-type and got stuck with the Shinx mom and dad were gonna give to me. She keeps challenging me, just because she didn't get what she wanted. Well, sucks for her. It's not really gonna change anything, so she needs to just suck it up and be mature."

I chuckled. While Mizuki was generally a nice girl, she could be a brat when she wanted to be. The fact that her older sister almost always got everything she wanted simply made things even worse for them. I let my eyes scroll down, skipping over uninteresting parts, before coming to a stop at the end.

"I hope your coming to Sinnoh soon, it's so much cooler than Hoenn. No, really! It's super cold here, especially at Snowpoint. You should really come by when you get tired of Hoenn, but get me some Ghost-types first!"

I rolled my eyes. The fact that she called Hoenn boring was one thing, but demanding that I get her some Pokemon only found here before showing my face in Sinnoh? Really. Stuffing the letter into my pocket, I nodded to the Flying-type hopping around by my feet, before walking deeper into the caves.

Time to catch me a Sableye.

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A/N: Yeah, I got bored. Did I mention I hate writing in first person? No? Well, I do. I'm going to start working on arc covers and character portraits(since they asked) for future chapters. Wish me luck. Also, I think I may need some help. What pairing should I write a one-shot for any time soon? I really need something to get my back into my pace and improve my writing style. It always sounds good in my head, but on paper or on screen, everything just blanks out. So, here's my request: What pairing should I write for a new one-shot? The pairing has to be from a series I've written from before, or one listed on my profile that I plan on writing for. Or at least give me something I know well enough. Since a good fraction of my fics are PoT, I would appreciate something else, but pairs from there are good too. So, while I should have put this note on something important(which I may just put up a poll, when I figure out how), good night.