I realized I didn't spend a whole lot of time on my last chapter going over errors, I must thoroughly apologize. Also, this is my first time using all OC's, so I have to develop their personalities on my own. I think I might start using Beta's and Felix's POV so that both you and I can better understand their character next chapter. Tell me what you think!

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Felix stared in horror as the fire crackled and consumed its fuel. That fuel was a stick hoisting an impaled magikarp as it slow roasted over the fire.

"So you're actually going to... eat that?" he inquired slowly while looking at Beta resting against her cacturne. "More importantly, how is that even remotely comfortable?"

Beta yawned and stared into the fire before answering, "Of course, city boy, if the food Amir eats is good enough for him, it's good enough for me. Plus, how does eating some overpopulated magikarp bear any more of a moral weight than that slowpoke tail delicacy I've heard is sold in cities? Oh, and as for the other point of discussion, almost all cacturne carry the hereditary trait of retractable pins, much how a Delcatty can retract its claws. If startled or angered the pins stand on end, though." Felix was astounded by the little lady's knowledge, normally there was very little information on cacturne due to their predatory nature towards humans, but Beta somehow had one around her finger without even having to throw as much as a poke ball towards it.

Beta tossed a couple wepear berries over the fire, just in case the city boy couldn't handle the melt in your mouth deliciousness of freshly caught magikarp.

"Where are we exactly?" Beta asked as she removed the magikarp to cool. She made no move to offer Amir the cooked magikarp, smudges of raw magikarp still streaked its face. How Beta remained unperturbed by this fact, Felix would never know.

"I'd say we're in route 117, but I can't exactly say for sure," Felix responded as he bit into his wepear berry and proceeded to promptly spit it out upon receiving an overwhelming sensation of bitterness accompanied by sourness. A steamed but slightly scorched berry-on-a-stick was shoved in front of Felix.

"Cook it, then eat it," she informed before staring at the two poke balls beside him. "I bet they're hungry as well." Felix looked between two pairs of expectant eyes, one shimmering jade and the other glowing yellow before smiling at their child-esque behavior.

"Eevee! Budew! Come on out!" Felix declared as both pokeballs opened in a flash of light revealing the evolution pokemon and bud pokemon. Beta and her cacturne bound around the fire to greet the new pokemon. Amir attempted to discreetly wipe off the remains of his dinner before bowing before the two pokemon in a greeting.

"Cact-urne," Felix heard the pokemon announce whereas Beta clearly heard, "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." A miniature smile danced across Beta's lips as she scratched Eevee behind the ear gently while watching Felix's Budew twirl in circles.

"I have never seen pokemon like this around here," Beta murmured as Eevee nuzzled her head closer to Beta's palm. Felix felt a small surge of disappointment inside, it had took him over a month to earn his pokemons' complete trust, yet they scurried over to Beta as if she were their trainer.

"I suppose that's true, you don't see these pokemon around the Hoenn region," Felix stated simply before scooping up his Budew into his arms and resting it in his lap somewhat protectively, "This gal here is considered a shiny budew, as denoted by its lilac bib." Beta tried to peer closer, and noticed as the firelight reflected iridiphores in the budew's skin, giving it a sparkly sheen.

"Why don't you give them names?" she questioned with a sorrowful edge to her voice as she poked Budew and it let out a happy bleat of joy. Felix burrowed his chin into his ice blue scarf and his hazel eyes looked up from the edge of the sweater.

"I-I don't know," Felix's muffled voice came out, "people don't really do that. A budew is just named Budew, and eevee is just named Eevee, and so on. People identify each other's pokemon by making the name possessive, like Felix's Eevee or Beta's Cacturne. If it matters so much to you why don't you just ask them what their names are; you seem to be the pokemon whisperer and all." Beta rolled her jade eyes before allowing them to meet hazel ones tinged with jealousy.

"I want you to want to know their names, not me," she said while giving her cacturne a hug, "and I'd have to go through Amir to know what they're saying. I only understand what cacturne say, and by default I suppose cacnea, but I haven't ever tested that out..." Felix did not want to know how this linguistic genius... no... polyglot psychopath ever made it to Mauville City and chanced upon him, hopefully he could ditch her at the next city.

"What, pray tell, is the purpose of your journey?" Felix inquired, growing more weary as the night fell. Night was falling and he was going to be stuck with a cacturne, that hunts at night, and a human one step short of a savage. He ushered Eeevee silently into his lap to wrap his pokemon up into one giant ball of velveteen fur and knitted scarf. He may be a sheltered city kid, but at least he was a cautious city kid. Beta's eyes flashed a new emotion for a brief moment before they returned to a calming sea of green. It took Felix a moment to process that emotion was hate.

"To stop crime," she said curtly while rubbing the top of Amir's head to cause his bristling to come to a halt.

Felix smiled, "Hate to burst that heroic bubble, little lady, but Team Magma was stopped ages ago by Ash Ketchum, 'the 10-year-old protégé'. You're a little behind that bandwagon." Beta sniffed indignantly before raising her head higher.

"Ten-year-old? Mr. Ketchum was probably some thirty year old man who had way too much plastic surgery done so that he could drag small children with him on journeys. I'm trying to stop a crime organization in the making. Leads would include runaway children and/or abducted persons," Beta enlightened Felix and glanced over at his huddled form.

"I'll help," he announced softly, surprising Beta. She would never expect a softie like Felix to want to go on an adventure. He seemed to fit perfectly in his mould of city life, besides the whole 'in jail' factor. How'd someone with frou frou pokemon end up behind bars anyway?

"Really?!" Beta asked in excitement while inching closer and using his name, "Really, Felix?" She tentatively reached out to undo the scarf shield he had mummified himself into when he jolted back.

"Yes, really. Just do not touch my scarf," Felix replied defensively. Beta retreated back to her cacturne as some sandy strands of hair covered her face. Making friends seemed to be more difficult than she imagined. Gazing up at the Prussian blue sky littered with sparkling diamonds, Beta traced various constellations with her fingers until she fell into a sleepy stupor. Amir gazed with his golden, cat-like eyes at the new company, ensuring he was fast asleep before he permitted his own lids to droop over his eyes. It would take him a long time to adjust to being awake during the day and asleep at night.

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"I'm telling you that we aren't lost!" Felix yelled in denial while raking a hand through his auburn hair in exasperation. It was the following morning and he had little sleep due to the fact he felt something watching him all last night.

"Well how come we've passed that old man's house five times!" Beta retorted while pointing at an innocent old man beside a fence. She stomped her foot to solidify her point, enjoying the satisfactory jingle her bracelets made afterwards. Felix adverted his eyes from her intense stare.

"...Well maybe I just wanted to take a leisurely stroll by the elderly..." Felix suggested with a sheepish grin.

"Maybe we're going to be elderly by the time we make it to the next town!" Beta frowned before marching over to the said elderly man Felix talked about.

"Why hello young miss! I've somehow stumbled upon a pokemon egg!" the old man laughed in a jolly manner, "Would you care to take it off my hands for 1000 poke dollars?" Beta narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing the old man.

"...No... Thank you, though," she began slowly, "I just need directions to the next town please." After conversing with the man for a few minutes, Beta discovered the town was only a thirty-minute walk to the west. Amir and Beta bowed their heads in thanks before Beta marched over to Felix and dragged him by the scarf.

"Come on, Felix, your city people await you!" she laughed as Felix desperately clutched at his scarf and mouthed "help me" to the day care man as he was slowly dragged away. He put a mental note in his brain.

Rule no.1: Don't get Beta lost and say you aren't.

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I'm starting to like Felix a lot more than I thought I would. He seems like the cool-pretty boy type when you first meet him, but I think he might be a softie. Review, cheese and please!

-Emelion3