Hello, I'm Zero, the main male character. I've been asked by Lord Genesis to do this part. He had some business to take care of, though I don't understand what that was. All he said was that it had something to do with a Council and a threat to his universe. He also wants to say that he really enjoyed writing this 'fic', whatever that is, and he spent about three hours on this one chapter alone. He wants you all to know that there are many more chapters for this and he wants to make sure that you know he wants more reviews so he can get better at what he does. I wouldn't mind him writing the rest of my memoirs for me, so please help him. (Looks at note on nearby wall and nods)

(Holds up sign) Disclaimer: (Lowers sign) Lord Genesis Shadow does not own the rights to the Pokémon series, though he used to be a fan of the anime, back when it was more serious. He is a fan of the games and he loves the Ralts family.

We walked up to the main entrance to the gym. Sting was now a Kakuna and he wasn't able to battle for a while since he couldn't move, and Liz had become a lot stronger.

"This is it Liz." I said. "Our first Gym." I inhaled deeply and smiled while Liz trembled with excitement. I looked at her and saw her smiling up at me. "Are you ready?" She nodded.

"Hey Zero!" A familiar female voice called. I looked over my shoulder to see Ash and Misty running toward me.

"Ash, Misty!" I said. "And here I thought I'd lost you." Misty giggled while they stopped beside me.

"You won't be rid of us that easily." Ash said jokingly. I smiled and turned to the Gym. "So you're going first?" I shrugged.

"If it's okay with you." I said. Ash nodded. "Okay then, in we go." I stepped forward as Liz opened it with her psychic power. We walked in together and it was dark. I looked up at the ceiling while the others looked around "Wow, did the lights blow out?"

"Why are you here?" A voice said. I looked ahead to see a man with spiked hair looking at us.

"I'm Zero Alastor from the Hoenn region." I replied. "I'm here to earn a badge." The lights came on and I could see the man staring at me. He wore a green shirt, brown pants, and a brown vest. He nodded and clapped his hands. A large section of the walls opened and some large platforms with rocks and dirt slid out. I stepped back as they neared and collided.

"How many Pokémon do you have?" The man asked.

"I have two, but one is unable to battle at the moment." I said. "Liz and a Kakuna named Sting." He nodded.

"Then we will have a one on one match." He said. "My name is Brock. I hope you prove worthy." I nodded and stepped onto the platform. I set Liz down and she ran forward a few feet. He pulled out a Pokéball and threw it. A Geodude appeared and I smiled. "Let the battle begin." The Geodude raised its arms and floated off of the ground. "Geodude, use Tackle." The Geodude rushed forward and Liz jumped aside. The Geodude crashed into a stone and shook.

"Okay Liz, let's start off with Confusion." I called. Liz nodded and her eyes glowed blue. Brock looked startled as his Geodude was tossed across the field.

"Geodude, are you okay?" Brock called. The Geodude floated up and looked at him with a nod. "Okay then, let's go with another tackle, and keep at it."

"Dude!" Geodude yelled. It flew at Liz and she jumped aside.

"Liz, let's finish this with Psybeam." I called. Liz nodded as Geodude turned around. She charged the beam as he drew closer. I pointed at him and smiled. "Fire!"

"Ral, Ralts!" Liz yelled. She fired the beam before Brock could say anything. The beam struck the surprised Geodude and it hit the ground and skidded back near the right side of the gym. Liz jumped up as Brock pulled out his Pokéball.

"Geodude, return." He said. Liz ran over to me as I knelt down. She ran up to me and I picked her up and hugged her.

"Great job Liz." I said. "I knew you could do it." She smiled as I stood up. I looked to see Brock pulling a badge out of his vest pocket. He held it out and I held out my left hand. He tossed it as I smiled. I caught it and looked at it. Liz smiled as he nodded. "Thank you Brock. That was a great battle."

"You've earned that Zero." He replied. I nodded. I looked at Liz as she began glowing.

"Liz?" I asked. I knelt and set her down as she began growing in size and shape. I smiled as everyone else stared.

"What's going on?" Misty asked. I smiled wider. "Is she evolving?" I nodded as the glow stopped. Liz had her eyes closed and her hands clasped in front of her. "Wow, she's so cute." Liz opened her eyes and looked at me.

"Kirlia?" She asked. I smiled and held out my right hand. She smiled and took it in her right. "Kir?" I nodded and stood up.

We sat on the bed of the hotel room watching the sun setting. Ash had lost to Brock and was training to try again. Liz sat with her legs crossed and Sting sat beside us on his side since he couldn't balance on the sheet.

"Kakuna." He said quietly. I looked down at him as he stared up at me. I picked him up and propped him against my left side. "Kaku."

"No problem Sting." I said. Liz stood up and walked over and sat to the right of me with her legs over the edge. "We sure get a nice view from here." Liz nodded and grabbed my right hand while Sting shook, which was his version of a nod. She leaned against me and sighed.

"Kirlia." She said quietly. I looked at her and smiled.

"Kakuna." Sting said quickly. I looked at him as a crack appeared on the back of his shell.

"Oh boy, heads up Liz." I said. "He's coming out." She let go of my hand and I stood up. I picked Sting up and set him against the wall, which he quickly adhered to as the crack grew. I stepped back while Liz stood up on the bed. "Come on Sting, you can do it." I smiled as the crack opened wide and a pair of wings spread out.

"Kirlia." Liz said quietly. Sting had stepped out of his shell as a Beedrill. He buzzed and turned to me. He had one large stinger on his tail and a stinger on the end of his two forward legs. He landed and walked over to me and held out his right stinger. I took the inner side and shook it.

"Glad to see you like this Sting." I said happily. He buzzed and nodded. He looked over to Liz and bowed. She curtsied and giggled.

I stretched as Sting yawned and returned to the ball. He enjoyed sleeping during the day to conserve energy, but he went out at night for reasons yet unknown. I stood up as Liz rolled onto her other side. I moved my hat toward my hand and stopped myself. I focused my mind and the hat shook quietly and moved closer to me. I smiled and grabbed it. I put it on and looked out the window. The sun was starting to rise and I saw Ash heading to the Gym.

'He's stubborn; I can safely give him that.' I thought with a smile. I looked over at Liz as she yawned and sat up. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me. "Good morning Liz." She stretched and yawned again. I smiled and walked over to Sting's Pokéball. I picked it up and pressed the button and put it on my belt. I stretched again and popped my right elbow. "There we go." I rubbed my elbow for a moment as Liz hopped off the bed.

"Kir, lia, Kirli, Likir, Kirlia?" She asked. She pointed to the bed, and I assumed she was asking if we should make it. I smiled and pointed my hand at it.

"Should we make the bed?" I asked. "Is that what you mean?" She nodded and I smiled. "I guess. But first, a little trick I picked up." I concentrated and the covers fluttered. She gasped as the covers began moving up the bed. I felt a minor pain in my head so I stopped. "I'm still working on it." She smiled and used her powers to make the bed in ten seconds. I crossed my arms and faked a frown while turning away. "Showoff." She giggled as I turned back. "You've been doing this longer than me. Give me a month and I'll be close." She giggled more as I looked out the window. "Ash is going back to the Gym. Do you want to go watch?" I turned to see her nodding.

We walked out of the hotel to see Ash walking down the road away from the Gym.

"What did we miss?" I mused. Liz pulled at my right hand and pointed at me with a frown. "So I stop by the vending machine for a couple of cans of lemonade. It isn't my fault it wouldn't take my money." She shook her head. "How was I supposed to know that the coin slot was jammed?" I looked to see Brock running up to Ash with a badge in his right hand. "What in the world did we miss?" She tugged my hand and pointed to the mountains to the east. "You don't want to step in on this?" She nodded and pointed to the mountains and I shrugged. "Okay, but I for one think we might be missing out on something interesting." She giggled and started walking. I smiled and followed while she held my right hand.

We walked up a flight of stairs toward the main cave. Several trainers had challenged us and lost. A man had sold me a Magikarp, saying that it was a wonderful Pokémon if raised properly. I smiled and looked at the Pokéball.

"Kir, lia, Kir, Kirli, Kirlia." Liz called quietly. I looked down as she pointed to a small raised basin full of water.

"Okay, let's meet our new friend." I said. I opened the ball and the Magikarp appeared in the water. It looked up at me and then it looked around.

"Karp?" It asked. I looked at it for a moment and figured it for a male.

"Hello Magikarp." I said. He looked up at me for a moment and I moved my left hand on top of his head. He smiled and pushed against my hand while I rubbed him. "I hope we get along."

"Karp, Karp, Karp." He said happily.

"Would you mind if I called you Garth?" I asked. He splashed happily as I rubbed his head. "Okay then, Garth the Magikarp it is." Liz pulled herself up and looked at him. She held out her right hand and he turned to her. She put her hand on him and patted him softly. "I know we're going to be good friends Garth."

"Hey, you with the Magikarp!" A female voice called. I turned to see a woman with long red hair next to a man with short blue hair. Between them was a Meowth standing on his hind legs. "Hand over your Pokémon or you're in for some trouble." I chuckled and looked at Garth.

"Don't you look away from us!" The man said. "We're Team Rocket."

"Yeah, and we don't take no guff from the likes o' you." Another voice said. I looked at them as the Meowth held out one of his front paws at me. "What are you lookin' at?" Liz gasped and Garth had his mouth open wide.

"Holy Arceus, a talking Meowth." I said quietly. The Meowth crossed its front paws like arms. "Now that is something you just don't see very often." I looked back at Garth. "Well, these are Pokémon thieves Garth, so watch closely." He nodded and looked at them intently, as though he were angry. "Liz, I think we should do this fast, so we can get to Cerulean." She nodded as I pointed at them. "Let's lead off with a Psybeam, followed by a Shadow Ball." She nodded as the trio reached for their Pokéball. She charged the beam quickly and fired it faster than usual. They all screamed as it crashed into the ground in front of them. They coughed as Liz formed a ball of darkness. The Meowth yelled as it grew bigger.

"Quick, do something!" The woman yelled. They pulled the Pokéball off their belts when Liz threw the large sphere of darkness. They screamed and started to turn when it hit the ground behind them, sending them flying into a small mining cart. The switch was thrown and it moved onto a steep downhill slope. "You haven't seen the last of us!" They slid down the slope with a trio of loud screams.

"I guess that's how they 'roll'." I said. Liz swatted my right knee and I looked down at her. "What? They roll down a hill; I toss off a cheesy one liner. That's how it works." She shook her head. I looked over at Garth as he splashed happily. I chuckled and pulled out his Pokéball. "Okay Garth, we've got to get going. We'll let you out in a bit." He splashed as the red beam returned him to his ball.

I sat next to the fire I had built while Liz, Sting, and Garth ate their food quietly. I had a cheese sandwich in my right hand, which rested on my right knee. I smiled at how happy they were. I looked around for a moment before taking a bite of my sandwich.

"Kirlia?" Liz called. I looked at her and smiled. I swallowed my bite as she stepped over to me. She had already finished her dinner while Sting and Garth got to know each other. She sat to the left of me and I set my left hand on her head. She smiled as I pet her.

"I'm okay Liz." I said. "I'm just thinking about that talking Meowth." She giggled as I pet one of her horns. "I've never seen a talking Pokémon before." I felt a strange happiness in my mind. "Liz, is that you?" She looked up at me and I felt a small bit of confusion. "You're transmitting your feelings." She looked at me for a moment and nodded with a smile. I felt some of her happiness and smiled as well. I looked at the watch on my left wrist from the corner of my eye and quickly finished my sandwich. "We should call it a day." She nodded as I sat on my sleeping bag.

"Kirlia." She said quietly. She sat beside me as I pulled out a small blanket. Sting took off and flew up to a small hole in a wall and disappeared. He would be back by morning as usual. I set the blanket over her and looked at Garth, who slapped his ball with one of his whiskers and he returned to the confines.

"Good night Liz." I said. She lay down next to me and looked at me for a moment before closing her eyes. I smiled and closed my own. I felt my right eye stinging, but I didn't really worry about it.

"Kirlia." Liz called. I moved my right hand toward her and she grabbed it and shook it. "Kirlia." I opened my left eye and looked as a gold 'X' appeared on the back of my hand. I tried to open my right eye but it felt stuck. I looked at Liz and felt her worry. She held my hand tightly as I tried to sit up.

"What's going on?" I asked. She let go of my hand as I sat up. She looked scared as I twitched my right eyelid. I looked at a small spoon and held out my right hand. It flew to my hand quickly and Liz gasped. "This is getting stranger by the minute." I looked at my reflection and saw the scar on my eye glowing as well. "What did your father do to me?" The glow faded quickly and I opened my eye. It was red, and it looked like that of a Gallade. "This is getting freaky."

"Kirlia, Kir, lia, Kirl, Kirlia, Kir, lia." She said quickly. I shook my head.

"I don't think it's dangerous." I said. "I think your father just did something to me to help me keep you safe." She nodded. "My psychic powers are stronger, that's a given. But what about my hand?" I let go of the spoon and it floated over to my backpack. I pulled off my right glove and arched my left eyebrow. The scar was still there, but my hand was otherwise unchanged. "Maybe that was just for show." Liz shook her head and my jacket sleeve rolled up. My forearm was turning green, ending just short of the end of the sleeve. "Well, this is unexpected." She nodded.

"Lia, Kirl, Kir, Kir, lia, Kir, Kirlia." She said quickly. She moved her right arm like her fathers' when he swung them. I nodded.

"You think I might be able to do that soon?" I asked. She nodded. I thought about it and shrugged. "You have a very overprotective father. Giving me the ability to use psychic powers and the arm of a Gallade?" I shook my head. "He really treasures you." She nodded and smiled. "Well, as long as my hand stays normal, I should be able to hide this." I thought about my eye. "But I might have to think up a clever story." She pointed to her own right eye and then at mine. "Contact lenses maybe?" She nodded. "I wear one contact and I lost the other. If anyone sees my arm, it's a tattoo." She smiled and nodded as I moved the sleeve back over my arm. I stood up and made my sleeping back roll itself up and go into my bag. I heard a buzzing as Sting flew into the cavern. I tossed his ball into the air and he tapped it with one of his foreleg stingers and recalled himself. I caught the ball and shrunk it. I summoned Garth's ball and did the same and put them both on my belt. I put on my glove and mentally packed our gear. "Well, we might as well head out." I slung my kit over my left shoulder and held my right hand out to Liz. She nodded and took my hand in her own.

"Wow, so this is Cerulean City." I said. I stood at the main entrance to the city with Liz on my shoulders. I felt her joy as I stretched. "Shall we find a hotel and take care of that first?" She patted my head twice and I chuckled. I walked forward when a woman ran up to me. It was Officer Jenny, and she looked worried. She stopped in front of me and looked at me for a moment. I had my sunglasses on so she didn't see my eye.

"Are you Zero Alastor?" She asked quickly. I nodded and pulled out my Pokédex. She took it and opened it. She looked at it and nodded before handing it back to me. "Sorry about this but I need to ask you some questions about your trip through Mount Moon." I nodded. "Did you defeat three members of Team Rocket? Jesse, James, and a talking Meowth?" I nodded. "Can you tell me what other Pokémon they had?" I shook my head.

"We sent them packing before they could summon them." I explained. "Liz used Psybeam and Shadow ball and they fell into a mine cart and it rolled down the side of the mountain." Liz nodded as Officer Jenny looked at her.

"Are you from the Hoenn region?" She asked. I nodded. "And this is your Kirlia?" I nodded again.

"She's the first Pokémon I've ever caught." I said calmly. Jenny nodded.

"One last question." She said. "I hear rumors that you bought a Magikarp from a travelling salesman?" I nodded. "Are you aware that he may have scammed you out of your money?" I shrugged. "He's been selling Magikarp to a lot of people for more money than they're worth. We've prepared a refund system if you'd like your money back." I shook my head.

"I've got more money than I can ever use." I said quietly. "I inherited a fortune for being the last heir to a king that died centuries ago. I've also inherited dozens of companies that my family owned, and the stocks and percentages of the company's money keep me living comfortably." She looked surprised. "Besides, I like my Magikarp. I call him Garth, and I just know he'll grow to be a very powerful Gyarados one day." She nodded.

"Well, I guess I'll let you go on your way." She said. I nodded and smiled.

"If you ever need anything, I'll be glad to help." I said. She held out her right hand and I shook it. "Don't work too hard now." She smiled and walked away. Liz patted my head and pointed to a nearby hotel. "Okay Liz, okay. I'm going, cool your jets." She giggled as I walked toward the hotel.

"Wow, this is a nice room." I said quietly. Liz walked in and looked around before looking at me. "I am leaving a nice review just for how clean this room is." She giggled and walked over to the bed in the other room. I set my pack on the ground and pulled out the Pokéball on my belt. I opened Sting's ball and he buzzed as he looked around. The sun was already setting so he looked at the window. I walked over and opened it and he buzzed for a moment. "See you in the morning Sting." He nodded and flew out the window without another word. I looked at a large fish tank and opened Garth's Pokéball. He appeared on the floor and flopped. "Hang on Garth; I'll get you into the tank. I just couldn't zap you in right away." He stopped flopping and I picked him up. I rubbed his head and opened the top of the tank. I put him in slowly and he moved down and looked around. He looked happy so I grabbed his food out of my bag and put a handful in.

"Karp." He said happily. He ate quickly and smiled.

"I'm glad you like it Garth." I said with a smile. "You've hit the jackpot with me as your trainer." He nodded and went back to his food. "I'll see you in the morning Garth. For now, I need to clean up." I walked away as he smiled. I walked into the bedroom and Liz was sitting on the bed. "Hey Liz." She smiled. "How do you like the room so far?" She nodded and looked at the bathroom. "Do you want to wash up before I take a shower?" She nodded and I opened the door for her. She hopped off the bed and walked up to me. "What is it?" She grabbed my right hand and pulled me to the door. "What are you doing?" I chuckled as she pointed to the tub. "You want me to wash you?" She shook her head. "You want me to get the water ready?" She shook her head again. "You want me to take a bath with you?" She nodded and I blushed. "I don't know Liz, I was thinking of taking a shower." She shook her head as the water started on its own. "Okay, but you mind your own okay?" She giggled and nodded. "I don't want this getting weird between us."

"Kirlia." She said with a nod. She looked at the tub and felt the water while I walked out.

"I just need to set my stuff over here." I said. I put my hat and sunglasses on the bed and pulled off my gloves. The green had spread to my wrist, meaning I might soon be wearing regular gloves. I looked at the scar and smiled. I took off my coat and set it over a chair. I looked at my right arm and sighed. It was the same shade of green as the Gallade. I thought about his blade and felt a tingling at my elbow. It began growing back and I looked at the horn. "This is just amazing." The small horn retracted as I turned my arm over. I sat on the bed and pulled off my boots and socks. My feet were unchanged so I figured the change was limited to my eye and my arm. I looked at the bathroom to see Liz looking out at me. I raised my right hand and waved at her. "I'll be along shortly. I just need to get my other clothes ready." She nodded and stepped back in. I grabbed my bag and pulled out another black shirt and pair of pants. I pulled out a pair of blue boxers and put them under the pants. I took off my shirt and looked at my right shoulder. The green ran up my bicep and was touching my shoulder slightly. "Wow, how far is this going to extend? I hope this doesn't happen around my eye or I'm calling it another tattoo." I pulled off my pants as the water stopped running and looked at my legs. There wasn't a trace of green on them. I grabbed a pair of towels and a robe and walked into the bathroom. Liz stood by the tub and was looking into it as I hung the robe on the door.

"Kirlia." She said calmly. She put her hand in the water and smiled as I closed the door. She turned around as I hung the towels on the rack by the tub. I turned to her and smiled. She closed her eyes and I quickly picked her up, making her gasp. I set her into the water and she giggled. It was hot, but not painfully so. "Kirli, lia, Kirlia." I smiled and motioned for her to turn away.

"Okay Liz, look away." I said. She giggled and looked away. I removed my boxers and stepped in and sat quickly, but no water spilled. "Okay, now let's get cleaned up." She giggled as I grabbed the soap. "Where did they put the shampoo?" She looked around and pointed to the sink. "Great, I'm not getting up, so that thing is coming to me." I held out my right hand and the bottle floated over. "I think I'm getting the hang of this." I set the bottle beside the tub and lathered my hands quickly and handed her the soap as she moved to the other side of the tub. She lathered her hands and set the soap in the holder. I cleaned up and down my arms and soaked them off. I was using my powers to loosen the dirt on my legs.

"Kirlia?" She asked. I looked up to see her facing away. The soap hovered in front of me and I shook my head as I grabbed it. I lathered my hands and set the soap on the shelf.

"I hope I'm not spoiling you." I said with a chuckle. She giggled as I rubbed the soap onto her back. I rinsed my hands and cupped some water and rinsed her back. She giggled as I grabbed the shampoo. I poured some of it into my left hand and set it back on the floor. She started to turn her head when I rubbed her head with my left hand. "I washed your back, so I may as well get your hair while I'm here." She giggled as I rubbed her hair with both of my hands. After a moment I saw a ball of water float up. I moved my hands away as it rinsed her hair. I grabbed the shampoo again after I rinsed my hands. I poured it on my hair and set the bottle down. I massaged my scalp as Liz watched. I smiled and used my power to summon a small tower of water. She giggled as I moved it over my head and let it flow onto my hair. "Okay, that takes care of that." She nodded and stood up. She held my left hand and stepped out of the tub. One of the towels floated over to her and she giggled again. I grabbed the other towel and held it in front of me as I stood up, making sure she didn't see anything. "Your parents wanted me to protect you, and that means from this too." She giggled as I wrapped the towel around my waist.

I sat at the edge of the bed, just staring at my right arm. I grew and retracted the blade, wondering if I could use any of Gallade's special attacks, like Psycho cut. I looked at a soda can I had finished minutes ago. I floated it into the air and stood up. Liz was sound asleep and I hoped I wouldn't wake her. I grew the blade about a foot and held my arm up. I swung my arm with the blade out and there was no sound. I moved the can and let go of the bottom and it stayed together. I held my arm at my side and concentrated on my blade.

'Psycho cut, focus on the energy.' I thought. 'This will slice the can in half without touching it.' I swung my arm and there was a sharp sound in the air. I set the can on my left hand and retracted the blade. I looked at it and let go of my psychic hold on it. The top half slid onto my hand and I smiled. 'I can use Psycho cut, and I might be able to use other moves if I take the time.' I looked to see Liz sleeping peacefully. I set the can in a trash bin and stretched. I moved silently under the covers and closed my eyes.