I told everyone updates would be soon! Slightly shorter chapter, but whatevs. Keith is still an idiot

Disclaimer: i don't own Pokemon. I know everything about it, but I don't own it. Oh well

I couldn't believe what I heard last night. Isaac? The blonde, mushroom haired brain boy from Mr. Kincaid's class? What was he doing down there? What experiment? Why Mr. Kincaid? I did not like that man! He scares me! It couldn't have been a school thing. It was way too late at night. Maybe I misheard Mr. Kincaid. Or maybe there was another Isaac in the school. An Isaac who isn't a student. I'm sure it couldn't have been him. Besides, I had never heard his voice before. It could be someone else. It had to be.

"Sparkette?" I turned. Rhythmi was standing behind me. "Your little sister wrote back."

She handed me a letter. I tore it open. It said:

Dear Sparkette,

Thank you for writing! And congratulations for getting into the Ranger School! I have news for you too! Mama and Papa are thinking about moving over to the Almia region!

From, Lily

I smiled and promised myself I would reply that night.

"By the way, good job on the challenge last night," Rhythmi continued. "You did it even faster than Keith!" The bell rang. "We better get to class. Come on!"

Rhythmi and I quickly changed into our green school uniforms and rushed downstairs to our classroom. Keith was already in there. As soon as we were in our seats Ms April started the lesson.

"Okay, I have a question for everyone," Ms April said. "What day is today?"

I was the probably the only one who was thinking it was the twenty-first, because everyone else shouted, "Outdoor class!"

"Come on, we wouldn't forget about outdoor class!" Keith said. I turned to him.

"Keith, what's outdoor class?" I whispered.

"You don't know?" he said, slightly louder than I wanted him to. "Well, I guess you did start yesterday. It's when both classes go out to Ascension Square and get their questions answered by a real live Ranger! It's so much fun!"

"I'm glad you all are enthusiastic about this!" Ms. April said. "Let's head out to the square now."

Everyone cheered. We walked out to the square as a group to find the other class already there. Isaac was standing in the front ot the class. "Yahoo!" Keith cried. "I'm so excited! I've waited so long for this!" He ran to stand next to Isaac in the front.

"Did Keith really just say 'yahoo'?" Rhythmi asked.

"I think he did," I replied. Why did he say 'yahoo'? Idiot… "Can we stand in the back?"

"Um, don't you want to stand with Keith and Isaac?" Rhythmi asked.

"Oh, um, that's good too," I said. We walked to the front next to Keith and Isaac. I had no idea what to think of Isaac after what I had heard the night before.

"Okay, everyone, let's start the lesson!" Ms. April said. "I'd like to introduce Crawford, a Ranger from the local base in Vientown. He is also a graduate of this school."

"Hi everyone!" The Ranger, Crawford, said. The afro was kind of distracting me. "As Ms. April said, I'm Crawford. This Budew here with me is what a Ranger calls a Partner Pokemon. It's the one Pokemon that always stays with you no matter how many times you use his or her poke assist in a capture." The Budew cried out. Everyone was completely silent. Crawford suddenly did a weird back flippy thing in the air. What? "That's what called a Ranger Pose , but I'm sure most of you know that." That was a weird Ranger Pose.

"It's great to see you again, Crawford!" Ms April said. "It's been a while. Without further ado, let's begin the main event! Let the questioning commence!"

"Crawford, why did you decide to become a Ranger?" the student who sits on the other side of Keith during class asked.

"Well, it's because I love Pokemon," Crawford said. "I wanted to become friends with them. You know, bond with them and stuff. Besides, it's a cool job!"

"I feel the same way!" the student replied. "I'm glad I asked you!"

"I have a question!" a female student from the other class said. "Which type of Pokemon is the hardest to catch?"

"Hmm, I would have to say either Psychic or ghost Pokemon," Crawford replied. "They have this habit of disappearing and reappearing during captures."

"Ghost Pokemon do that?!" the girl exclaimed. Yep. They do. I hated ghost Pokemon.

"Me next!" Rhythmi said. "My name is Rhythmi! There isn't anything I'd rather do than become an Operator. Do you think I could become one?"

"Well I only just saw you for the first time so it's not like I can tell…" Crawford replied. "But… Sure thing! You can definitely become an Operator!"

"That's right!" Rhythmi said. "Those are the words I wanted to hear!"

"Rhythmi…" I said. "Are you confusing this Ranger with a psychic?" Rhythmi giggled. She opened her mouth to speak, but got interrupted by Keith.

"Hey Ranger!" Keith said. "What about me? Can I become a Ranger?"

"Now you're doing it too?" I exclaimed. Keith grinned at me. "Is everyone this stupid here in Almia, or are you just special?"

"He's special," Crawford laughed, smiling at Keith and I. "I can't really tell you that, but I can say this: Your strong will shines through loud and proud. I'm sure you'll make it. Why, you might even become a better Pokemon Ranger than me!"

Keith looked very confused, but probably not as confused as the rest of us. "Uh… I'm sure you're right! Okay, on to question 37!" Really? He planned that as one of his questions? I thought he was just copying Rhythmi! Idiot...

"No fair, Keith!" the female student who sits next to Rhythmi exclaimed. "Only one question each! Ranger Crawford's busy, too. So, on to my question. Have you ever made any mistakes?"

"Mistakes, you ask?" Crawford replied, laughing. "That's all there was when I started! Like the time I spilled juice all over my styler! That was nasty. And the time I tried to catch a stuffed animal. Oh, and another time, I put Ranger Uniform on over my pajamas… Hold up, don't make me say these things!" Everyone laughed. I could honestly see Keith doing things like that!

"What makes you glad that you became a Ranger?" a male student from the other class asked.

"I have to say the smiles I get to see every day!" Crawford replied.

"I'd like to see smiles like that too!" the boy replied.

"That's the spirit!" Crawford said. "Keep that spirit burning, and you are sure to succeed! You know, I'm looking forward to working with some of you folks some day. Keep a positive attitude and keep working hard!"

"We will!" everyone shouted.

"My question next!" Ponte said. "Has Ms. April ever been mad at you?"

"I'll say she has!" Crawford replied. "She used to blow up at me once a day!"

Ms. April walked up behind me. Wow, was she seriously there the whole time? I never noticed her.

Now, you know that isn't true!" she said. "It wasn't once a day! It was at least three times a day!" She paused for a second. "But that's not the whole story. Crawford was a wonderful student. He kept everyone's spirits up with his kindness and sense of humor."

Crawford opened his mouth to reply, but a beeping sound stopped him. "Voicemail, Voicemail!" a voice said, coming from Crawfords styler. "This is Barlow! Do you hear me, Crawford? A mantine was hurt off the eastern shore of School Island. The mantine apparently ran into a cargo ship. Luana is heading to the school by boat for you. Meet up with, Crawford, and head to the site. We're going to need your help on this."

"Roger, leader!" Crawford said.

"So cool…" Everyone said.

"Sorry for cutting this short, everyone," Crawford said.

"There is no need to apologize!" Principal Lamont said. "Please report back to us on how this rescue goes!"

"I will," Crawford said. "Come on, Budew! Let's go save a Mantine!"

He ran of to my right where a boat was waiting for him on a pier I had never noticed before. Crawford hopped onto it. "Bye, everyone!"

The boat honked its horn and drove away.

"That was awesome!" I said. "It was great we got to see something so cool!"

"Well, everyone!" Ms April said. "That was the shortest Outdoor Class ever, but it was certainly the most gripping and realistic of all Outdoor Classes, too. Let's all return to our classes!"

All of the students around Keith, Rhythmi and I left, followed by the staff. Keith went to leave, but stopped short. "You know, I'm getting even more pumped up about becoming a Ranger!" Well that came out of nowhere! "I still have 37 questions left, but I'm sure I will find out the answers to them in time."

"A real Ranger guaranteed that I was going to become an Operator!" Rhythmi said, excitedly.

"Rhythmi, Crawford wasn't a fortune teller. That doesn't mean anything," I said, exasperated.

"Yeah, you have to grab hold of your dreams and make them come true yourself!" Keith said. Why are you talking? You did it it too!

"You think I don't know that?" Rhythmi said. "I'm going to do it! I'm going to make my dreams come true!"

"I'm not going to fail either!" I said.

"Me neither!" Keith agreed. "Not when I have a rival like you, Sparkette!" Keith's face brightened up like he had the best idea ever. "Hey, why don't the three of us make a pledge right here by the Pledge Stone?"

"Wow, Keith, that's actually a good idea!" I said. "What should we pledge?"

"Let's pledge to each other that we'll make our dreams come true!" Keith said.

"I'll pledge that!" Rhythmi said.

"Me too!" I agreed. All three of us walked up to the stone.

"I pledge to both of you that I will make my dream come true!" Rhythmi said.

"Same here!" Keith said.

"I pledge that all three of us will achieve our dreams together!" I said. All three of us held hands in a circle.

"The three of us will achieve our dreams!" We all shouted. When then dropped hands, and Keith grinned his amazingly goofy grin.

"Well that was corny!" he said happily.

I laughed. "It was your idea, genius!" I replied.

"Hey, well I have a better idea!" Keith exclaimed. "Sparkette, I challenge you! First one to the top of the Pledge Stone wins!"

"What?" Rhythmi exclaimed. "Keith, are you seriously suggesting that you climb the Pledge Stone?"

Keith nodded. "So, what do you say, Sparkette?"

I laughed. "Sure, Keith," I said. "Let's climb the Pledge Stone. Rhythmi, can you be the judge?"

Rhythmi sighed. "Okay…" she said reluctantly. "Just be careful."

"We will!" I said. "Are you ready, Keith?"

He nodded. "Let's do this!"

Climbing the Pledge Stone was a lot harder than it sounded. Since the stone was so smooth, it was slippery and there weren't many places to grab. I feel like Keith might have done this before, since he reached the top very quickly.

He laughed, smiling at me. "Here, Sparkette," he said, holding out his hand. I took it, and he pulled me up to the top. We sat together on the giant Ranger symbol. The view from the top was spectacular. The sun was setting over the ocean, and everyone back at school were just going about their normal lives. They didn't know what they were missing.

"Wow…" I breathed, pushing my brown bangs out of my eyes. "This is amazing!"

"I know, right?" Keith said, smiling. "That's why I like coming up here." I had never seen Keith like this. It was weird, it was like he wasn't a complete jerk.

"Ha! I knew you've been up here before!" I exclaimed, nudging Keith with my shoulder. "You tricked me!"

Keith laughed. "Yeah… sorry. It was just the first thing I could think of to get you up here. Hey, Rhythmi!" He called. "Come on up! The view's amazing!"

Rhythmi shook her head. "I've got a great view from down here!" She said, giggling. What was she talking about?

"What do you…" Keith started. Suddenly, his face went pink. "Oh… Um… let's go back to the school, Sparkette!"

He leapt off the statue, landing next to Rhythmi. They seemed to be having a conversation, but I couldn't hear what they were saying, although I could tell Keith was really mad at Rhythmi. I climbed down and ran over to them. "What was that all about, Keith?" I asked. "You just left me up there!"

"Sorry, I thought I heard the bell," Keith replied. Really? Cause I sure didn't hear it. "We should probably go back now."

"Okay," I said. "Let's go, Rhythmi." She nodded, and the three of us walked back to school together.

Oh silly Keith and his 30-something questions. You are a fabulous human being

To be fair I would probably have that many questions too... you kinda have to wonder what they are, though.

Oh, and the torture for Keith begins! Rhythmi's figured it out! Now if only Sparkette would...