Here I am, walking arm and arm with Dialga to school. I have always treaded going there and it was because every Tuesday was Battle Day and Battle Day was the day that we got paired up with someone, and we battle for a grade. Easy, right?

Wrong.

Especially since your battle partner is a pretty blonde haired, Barbie-looking bully who always picks on you for being weaker. Month after month, she always beats me, and then gloats about it, saying that she's better and that she's stronger. Well, she IS stronger, considering that she always beats me with her psychic attacks but she just provokes me to the point where I want to hit her in her pretty little face.

"Righty then, we need to hurry up to school before Arceus hits me up for money," Dialga said as he grabbed my hand and ran.

"Wait! What makes you think he would be around?" I asked while I tried to keep up with him.

"Palkia, I know he'd be around. I don't have any money to be giving him to take his precious Giratina out on another date," he said in an annoyed tone.

Honestly, Arceus wasn't asking us for money for the last few weeks and Dialga and I have seen him out and about with Giratina. But when he DID ask, it was really to take her out to a fancy restaurant, assuming there were no God discounts. But, the one thing I could say was that he loved Giratina very much and it seemed like she was enjoying him as well.

"Let's just worry about school? I'm pretty sure he's not going to ask us," I sighed.

As I followed Dialga, I can see our school about a couple of feet in front of us. I could see the big green sign right in front of the school, on the left side of the grass. Here it was: Foster's School for Legendary Pokemon. It was a small school with brick walls and a brown roof. It looked like your typical schoolhouse that you've seen in textbooks. As I said before, I dreaded going to school and I didn't want to come on Battle Day. However, I had to, since I had a perfect attendance record to maintain. I just hoped that today, my fist doesn't meet that girl's face.

Dialga let out a sigh of relief when we arrived at the school door. We walked inside the building, to a small classroom with blue walls, and an alphabet strip on the top of the black board. It also had green tables and chairs and the floor was lined with purple carpet. The other kids were laughing and talking amongst themselves as they were waiting for class to start. Our table was on the far left side of the room, in front of the bulletin board. Dialga squeezed my hand as he led me to our table.

We both pulled out our chairs next to each other and sat down to observe everything around us. We could see several kids talking to each other and some were even making paper airplanes and throwing them anywhere in the classroom. When I turned to Dialga, he lifted his arm as a motion for me to move closer to him. I moved my chair until he had enough room to put his arm around me. I honestly needed his comfort, especially for today. I know that the tormenting is going to begin, and his breath blowing on my face made it a little more relaxing in the moment.

"To be honest with you, I'm also dreading Battle Day," Dialga whispered.

"Why, Dialga? You're the strongest legendary in class! No, in the whole world!" I exclaimed.

I'm not trying to suck up to him, but, Dialga is actually a very strong legendary. In fact, according to the statistics, he's actually the fourth most powerful Pokemon in this world. His only counters are of course, Arceus, I mean he's GOD. He can beat everyone. However, at number two, came the great Gothitelle of the land, plus her little girl that's just too damn powerful. Other than them, Dialga was pretty much set. So why is he so worried about Battle Day?

"Thanks, Palks. I'm worried because my partner is Cobalion and yeah, Sacred Sword… yeah can't you see the DANGER?" he almost shouted.

"Dialga…" I started as I started to wrap my arms around him as if I was hugging him. "It's going to be okay. You're strong!"

Dialga took his free hand and tugged on a piece of my hair, repeating the process about five times. "Now I know I'll win, and it'd be because of you," he whispered.

As I closed my eyes to enjoy Dialga's company, I was interrupted by the sound of footsteps. The sound felt like it was coming near my table, and coming at a quick pace. Not only that, but I heard other footsteps coming near my table as well. I opened my eyes and saw a girl coming towards where I was. However, this wasn't just any girl; it was the bully. She flipped part of her long golden blonde hair to the back as she gave me a smirk on her face. The vertical yellow and pink stripes on her dress and her yellow moon shaped crown on her head, made her look taller and much tougher.

When I looked at her coming my way, all I could do was cower at her presence. She had an aura so strong; it felt like she was the deity she indeed was. I stood up as she finally approached me with her posse in tow, anticipating her torment.

"Hey, Palkia, guess what day it is?" she asked in a show-offy tone.

I just stood there, watching her flash her blue eyes as I tried to find the answer to her question. Deep down, I was afraid of her and it was very hard not to show it on the outside. I was shaking inside and looking around the room, for an answer.

"It's Battle Day, Cresselia. Not hard," Dialga answered.

She then folded her arms and glared at Dialga. "I believe, I was talking to her here, not you," she snapped as she pointed to me.

"Hey! You don't talk to Dialga that way! Show some respect!" I yelled as I almost got in her face. However, Dialga pulled me back a little.

"Well, excuse me, Palkia, but I am the goddess of the moon. Do you know what that means? That means that I'm more important than you and your boyfriend will ever be. So don't babble about respect," Cresselia snapped as she lowered one eyebrow. "Anyway, today is Battle Day, which marks the seventh time that I've beaten you this year. Better be ready."

I slammed my fists on the table so hard, that the whole class turned my way. Gasps could be heard. As much as I want to say that was embarrassing, I had to toughen up in this situation. I really wanted to give this girl a piece of my mind. At the same time, I was slipping my boots off. If I had to fight her, I want to be comfortable doing so.

"YOU better be ready, Cresselia, because I learned a new power that can kick your pretty butt!" I yelled.

"Oh really? BRING IT! Show me!" she yelled even louder.

As this time, I was shaking as I was standing. My legs were trembling the most. The more I wanted to rip her to shreds, the more I quaked. Cresselia was almost about to get herself a beatdown. She was treading on thin ice. I don't give a damn if she's a deity. It's not gonna stop me from teaching her a lesson. As soon as I was about to "show" her what I have by using my Roar of Time, Dialga began to speak.

"Hey, Cresselia, do us a favor, get over your damn self, and leave Palkia alone. Unless you want to eat a big fat time loop, I suggest you go away," Dialga yelled angrily as he put his arm in front of me and push me down to my chair.

Cresselia took one look at Dialga and then stared at me. She then motioned her friends to follow her back to their own table. It was cool and all but however, as she was leaving herself, I looked over her shoulder and glared at me. She then took her right hand and she put up her middle finger at me. To me, that was the biggest insult anyone can do and she was in for a rude awakening.

I sprang from my chair and began to run after her, with fumes in my eyes. As soon as I got to her, I grabbed her by her pretty blonde hair and yanked her towards me. At the moment, I felt as if I just blacked out. I know that I pulled on her hair so tight that I could feel parts of her hair falling off. I couldn't see what was it that was I doing to her; however I do know what I was actually doing by feeling. I was hitting her at a rapid pace, trying to strike her in her head. I also was trying to use my fingernails to scratch her, which I have missed her face and scratched her head instead.

As I was fighting, I could hear many things being said at once. In one ear, I could hear the other kids saying 'fight, fight, fight!' I could also hear screaming from some of the other kids as well. However most of the screaming came from Cresselia as I was trying to hurt her. In the other ear, I could hear my name being yelled out many times by Dialga, who, was trying to pry me away from the fight. I felt his strong hands on top of mine, trying to get me to stop pulling her hair. Inside, I really wanted to stop fighting, and it was mostly because of Dialga, however, I really wanted to teach this girl a lesson. That I may be weaker than her, but it doesn't give her the right to mess with me.

I could feel my hands slipping away from her hair and someone's arm, which I assume was Dialga's, holding me back. As I was trying to break out of his grasp, he wrapped both of his arms around my torso area and lifted me to go back five paces from where I was originally having this showdown. Right there and there, I felt secure enough to stop fidgeting and try to catch my breath.

"I got you, Palkia. You're gonna be alright," Dialga whispered.

I can feel him, once again, lifting me up; however, I felt that he was trying to bring me back to our table. This time, I didn't even try to struggle out of his grasp. In the moment, I felt very comfortable that way. Because I knew that he was trying to protect me from everything that was going on. To me, it feels like a blur to me. My eyes are open, but I felt like I wasn't really grasping everything that was going on. All I knew was that I was trying to hurt Cresselia… bad. I don't care to see if I have done the job or not. I just really wanted to get out of here and with Dialga by my side. I felt that I have gotten my point across to her and anyone else who chooses to mess with me.

As Dialga put me down on the ground, I turned to him, as he took off his chest plate, and wrapped my arms around him tightly and burying my head in his chest. I was letting my emotions out as Dialga rocked side to side, while having his arms tightly around me as well. While I was crying, I shouted his name a few times out of distress. As I was doing so, Dialga made shush noises to calm me down; however it was so hard to be calm at the moment. I was still in school, a place I didn't want to be at and just pulled another girl's hair. I finally looked up at Dialga and started to look into his eyes.

"I'm so sorry, Dia. She provoked me," I said softly on the verge of tears.

He took his right hand and with the back of his hand, he rubbed it across my face, trying to dry my tears. "Everything's alright. Just know, Palkia that I will always protect you from getting hurt, whether it's physically or emotionally, alright?"

"Yes, Dialga," I said as I was beginning to calm down. I, once again, rested my head on his chest for comfort.

Then suddenly, I heard a familiar voice coming inside the building. However, I was just too exhausted from the events to lift my head to see who just came in. But, I could hear this person talking to the other students and what they were saying as well.

"Now what's going on here?" a woman's voice asked.

"Palkia pulled my hair! And then she hit me and scratched me!" Cresselia cried. She sounded like she was really in pain, however I really didn't care. I wanted to give the girl what she deserved.

"It's okay, Cress," I heard a guy's voice say to her. "She's a loser, that's all there is to it."

"Yeah," I heard a girl's voice say. "Everyone knows she's just jealous because you're better than her and you're pretty much the only deity in this class. Entei's right, she is a loser."

At that moment, I want to scream at them; however Dialga's strong arms were preventing me to do just that. His grip was too great, and plus his comfort was making it useless to want to backlash. However, it didn't stop him from wanting to give them a piece of his mind. I could feel him turning his body the other way as he began to speak.

"Hey! I don't give a damn what you think about her, but DO NOT disrespect Palkia that way in front of me, alright?" Dialga said in a stern voice. "She is the love of my life and she's NOT a loser. Cresselia was attacked because she provoked Palkia."

"I just want to get out of here!" I cried as I was clinging to Dialga even tighter.

I could feel him prying me off of him for a moment. At that moment, I took my hands and used them to cover my face and eyes to hide the embarrassment. I knew that after the comments made, the face of a loser shouldn't be shown. So I bowed my head down in shame, just waiting for Dialga to come back to me. I then felt the gentle pressure of his arm wrapped around me and his breath blowing on me. Ah, that comfortable feeling was coming back to me.

"Everything's going to be alright. Just close your eyes," Dialga whispered in my ear as I could feel his arm wrapping around my legs.

With all of his strength, he lifted me off the ground and held me tightly, so much so that I didn't feel the need to hold on to him. Plus, I was just too embarrassed to take my hands off my face. I could feel him walking; however I had no idea as to where he was taking me. All I knew was that he told me to keep my eyes closed and that everything was going to be alright. So I melted in to his arms and rested on his chest plate, waiting to know where he was going to take me.

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"Okay, Palkia, you can open your eyes now," Dialga said.

I took my hands off of my face and opened my eyes. There, I laid eyes on the blue, diamond filled sky while feeling the motion of the cold waterbed underneath me. A smile stretched across my face when I realized that Dialga has brought me back home. I turned to my right and saw him sitting there on the bed beside me. As soon as I laid eyes on him, I quickly sat up on the bed, and with all of my might, moved closer to him.

"Dammit, Palkia! What are you doing?" he laughed as he saw that I managed to get on my knees.

I put both of my hands on his shoulders as I brought my left leg over him. As of now, I was sitting on top of him and a light blush came over my face. As for Dialga, his face was almost red as he slowly put his arms around me. I knew that both of us were digging the position we were in. I can see it on his face when he gave me a great big smile.

"You're so beautiful, Palkia. Did you know that?" Dialga asked softly.

I shook my head no as I blushed even more. At that point, I didn't know what to say to him. Every time he'd say that to me, I would be at loss for words. Even when we first met, I never understood why a guy as good looking as he was goes for a girl who wasn't society's vision of beautiful. So every time he'd tell me that, my heart rate would go up. I could actually feel a cold wind of confidence come over me as I smiled at him. However, I knew that I had to change the conversation or distract him.

"So… how did you get around to sneaking out of the school?" I asked while changing the subject and quietly reaching for his shirt. I softly tugged on the collar and began to unbutton the small buttons that were lined vertically on his shirt.

"Eh, I was quiet about it. The teach was talking with Cresselia and her friends, so I saw this as a perfect opportunity to escape. I stopped time around them and resumed it once I was out. I know I'll get written up for it, but I'll stand up to the man," he said with a smirk on his face. "Plus, I wanted to protect my Palkia."

"Mrs. Applebee… is not the man," I giggled cutely as I reached the last button on his shirt.

I finally got to unbutton the last button, which Dialga would complain that it's the hardest button to get to. All the while, he wasn't noticing what I was doing. I just smiled at him, while secretly admiring what I did.

"Hey, what is that?" I asked as I pointed to the top left of the dimension.

Dialga looked over in the direction that I pointed to look for what I was apparently talking about. While he took the bait, I took both ends of his shirt and I separated them, exposing his torso. After I did just that, I rested my head on his bare chest. Then, I could hear his heart beating at a normal pace as I melted on to him, taking in his sent.

"Uhh… Palks?" Dialga asked somewhat hesitantly.

"Thanks, Dialga, for everything," I murmured.

"No probs, Palkia. You don't need to thank me. I'm always there for you," he said as he took his hand and rubbed big circles on my back.

"I wish I can find out how to be strong though, since you won't teach me anymore time powers," I whispered.

Since Dialga told me he won't be teaching me my powers, I felt that my self-worth has been crushed. However, if I could find my own path to being a strong Pokemon, then maybe I can gain it back and some confidence as well. Maybe it could be something that Dialga could help me out with.

"You can Palkia. There are many ways in fact. You could read about strength or you can also talk to other Pokemon who are already strong and learn from them. Meaning someone other than me, of course," Dialga suggested. "Have you seen the list? Maybe you should talk to those who are higher up than you."

"You mean like the top-five strongest Pokemon of Unova?" I asked.

"… Yeah, that to. You could also ask them since they are the strongest," he said.

After hearing what he said, I thought it was a wonderful idea. If I talked to all of those Pokemon, maybe I could learn some new methods of strength, other than from Dialga. I mean he IS number four as is, and I know who is number one, two and three, however the person who is number five escapes me at the moment.

"Who's number five? I want to ask them all in order," I asked as I sat up.

"Number five is Latios, but be weary. Latios doesn't think highly of girls," Dialga said with a serious tone in his voice.

The only time that I've met him face to face was when we were all at Blizzard Beach. That was the day that we ran into a troublesome little girl, who ultimately, caused us to almost get harmed. Yes, I remember Latios well, and I don't think he thinks highly of me as it is, but I was still going to talk to him. Plus, it only makes me stronger.

"Well, since schools not going to be out for a couple of hours, why don't we rest?" Dialga suggested as he slipped his shirt off his arms and threw it on the ground.

So with that, I rolled on to my side of the bed as I slipped off my dress and I lied there, next to Dialga. He then put his arms around me as he got out a book about time and temporal powers and starts reading it out loud to me. I then fell into a peaceful sleep…