I do not own Pokémon.

Thank you for reading.

I will be taking liberties with the Pokémon Ranger game, changing things from the manga, and adding OCs.

The OCs for this chapter are James and Jasmine. They are neither the gym leader (Jasmine) nor the Team Rocket member (James).

"Speech or thoughts"

Flashback or dream

"Speech in flashback or dream"

Chapter 2

Nightmares

"Who would kidnap her?" Red asked confusion etched across his features.

"I don't think she was kidnapped, Senior." Chris said slowly.

"How can you be so sure?" Blue asked, thinking back to her own kidnapping.

"She left her Pokémon in my mailbox." Professor Oak said showing them the Pokeballs where Yellow's Pokémon all had a sad forlorn look about them.

Yellow stifled another yawn as the sun started to rise. She breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she spotted the familiar red flag of the Ranger Base. Its golden design of a Gracidea flower entwined with a black bunny shaped microphone contrasted nicely against the red and made up the colors of the ranger uniforms. The base was mostly glass windows with red beams supporting the glass walls and the red roof proudly flying the flag. Her smile faded as she spied smoke from the Sacred Mountains. Ignoring the Ranger Base, she silently commanded Mantine to fly to the top, where the smoke was thickest.

"How are we going to find her?" Blue asked.

"We're not." Green's reply caused everyone to turn to look at him.

"What do you mean we're not going to look for her? Of course we are!" Red exclaimed.

"I'm with Senior Green. It's going to be next to impossible to find her." Silver said.

"But what if something happened to her?" Blue asked upset her own "brother" had sided against her.

"Senior Yellow's not weak. She can take care of herself if she needs to. Besides, she probably left for a reason" Gold said poking various things with his billiard cue.

"I'm afraid Green and Silver are right, there is nothing we can do about Yellow. Gold is also right, she must have her reasons." Professor Oak said.

Crystal's eyes widened. "Gold is right?" She asked in disbelief.

"Yes. As unbelievable as it seems, Gold is right." Professor Oak said pausing dramatically before continuing.

"Hey!"

"Moving on, there have been reports of Pokémon going insane at the Hoenn Battle Frontier. I have already sent a Dexholder over and Professor Birch has promised to send the other two from Hoenn over, but I want you all there just in case." Professor Oak said ignoring Gold's outburst.

"How many of us are there?" Gold asked in disbelief.

"As of now, ten."

"When do we leave?" Chris asked.

"Tomorrow at dawn." The Dexholders exchanged worried glances.

Yellow dropped down on a tree branch silently and pressed a button on her Stylus to release the Mantine but threw it a berry first in thanks. She watched silently as the rangers from her branch confronted a man wearing armor.

"Water Pokémon shall rule the world! You could be valuable allies in making this dream come true." He said passionately making hand gestures.

"Do not deny it. You're the cause of the Pokémon theft and natural disasters." Kellyn said fiercely glaring at the strange man, one hand on the sword strapped to his waist.

"So what if I was? I shall flood the world and everyone shall know of the power of water!" The man said laughing maniacally.

"We won't join you." Keith said with narrowed eyes as Kate placed a hand on Kellyn's shoulder.

"What a shame." The man said raising his arm and a Starmie materialized from underneath his feet and started to fly off with the man.

"Don't let him get away!" Keith commanded whipping out his Capture Stylus when the man was knocked off the Pokémon by a white and yellow blur

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"What do you think our new juniors will be like?" Chris asked.

"When I think about all the juniors we might have, I feel old." Red complained. They all laughed as the mood lightened slightly and started looking for the ship that they were to take to Hoenn.

"Am I late?" Yellow asked as she lifted the man up by the scruff of his neck as her eyes twinkled in amusement at seeing the startled looks on the faces of her rangers though her face remained blank.

"Leader!" Kate exclaimed as the three rangers at the front saluted with the other rangers hurriedly copying their actions.

"Wait, you're sending us to the Battle Frontier to meet up with the third member of our trio?" Ruby asked in disbelief.

"Yes. It was a request from Professor Oak himself." Professor Birch said seriously staring the boy in the eye.

Sapphire stared at him as if he had turned into a Treeko.

"Is something wrong Sapphire?" Professor Birch asked concern evident in his voice.

"…Do you know how weird it is to see you serious?" She asked her father.

"That's not the point Sapph." Ruby pointed out even though he privately agreed.

Yellow nodded and the rangers snapped out of their show of respect. "Well, I hope all of you have kept up with your training. Take him to Base and leave him in the interrogation room. I'll be there soon."

"Yes Leader!" Soon the crowd of rangers left with the armored man leaving Yellow alone with her command trio. Rhythmi entered the room silently before bowing slightly.

"What's been happening while I was gone?" Yellow demanded glaring at all four of them. Keith and Kate had the grace to look sheepish while Kellyn answered in monotone.

"After the defeat of Team Dim Sun, we got an unusually high number of reports of theft and natural disasters." He paused before Rhythmi continued for him. "After investigating, we found that citizens often saw a man in armor moments before the incident and tracked him down." She reported. Yellow sighed before a smile cracked her poker face.

"Either way, it's nice to see you all again."

Chris sighed as she stared out into the sea, her hands gripping the safety rail tightly. "Something wrong Super Serious Girl?" Gold asked as he twirled his billiard cue. Chris tightened her grip on the rail as she stamped down the urge to kick the cocky idiot.

"I found something in Senior Yellow's room after you left." Chris said quietly.

"You found out you love me?" Gold joked watching the girl with wary eyes.

"…This is serious." Chris sighed slightly blushing.

"Okay, okay. What did you find?" Gold asked throwing up his hands in surrender.

Chris didn't say a word. She just placed the object into Gold's hands before walking inside the ship to her room.

"Who are you?" Yellow asked as she watched the man squirm, trying to free himself from the ropes. She waited patiently until he gave up and slumped.

"Guile." He grunted at last settling down.

"Well then Guile, what did you do with the stolen Pokémon?" Yellow asked pleasantly choosing to examine her nails in favor of the man's rusty armor and the blank walls.

"…Shipped them to the Battle Frontier."

"Why?" Yellow asked arching an eyebrow looking at the one visible eye.

"My dream to flood the world will come true!" Guile laughed manically again.

Yellow sighed and signaled for her rangers to take him away and lock him up.

"Did you find out anything useful?" Keith asked coming in after Guile left.

"He's mentally unstable?" Yellow asked massaging her temple.

"I kinda figured." Keith smiled sitting next to her and offering her tea before sipping his coffee.

"I'm going to have to go to Hoenn soon." Yellow sighed.

"What about the problems here?" Keith asked lowering his coffee.

"Hopefully they'll die down now that he's been arrested." Yellow said, getting up.

"Here's hoping." Keith said lazily lifting the cup of coffee in his hand in mock cheer. Yellow rolled her eyes before closing the door behind her and heading to her office.

Gold burst into Red's room where most of the Dexholders had gathered. "What's wrong Gold?" Blue asked. The room was only for the journey so it was sparse. A bed stood in a corner with a television across it on a set of drawers. Red's suitcase lay next to the bed and a table with cushions around it was the only other thing in the room.

"Did Chris kick you again?" Silver asked smirking. Gold didn't say a word. He merely sat down heavily and carefully placed the object Chris had given him on the table in the middle of the room. The others gathered to the table to see it.

"Hurry up!" Jasmine said as she roughly pulled the armored man toward the jail cell. He stopped and before she could yell at him, someone hit Jasmine over the head.

"Where did you get that?" Green asked in a very low voice.

"Chris found it in Senior Yellow's room."

"She wouldn't leave it behind." Red said paling slightly.

Yellow sat down at her desk in her office. The room had creamy colored wallpaper and a tiled floor. A mahogany desk and a matching chair behind it. A state-of-the-art laptop sat on the center of the desk and a pen lay next to a pile of paper. A black telephone was on the other side of the laptop. A potted plant stood next to the doorway and a map of the world was pinned on the wall behind the desk next to a map of Almia as well as various other maps displaying cities in Almia and different regions of the world. A filing cabinet stood underneath all the maps with a fingerprint and eye scanner to go with the password. A painting of Celebi's Forest was framed in gold on the left wall. Behind the painting, a secret safe required a password and fingerprint. On the right wall a painting of Manaphy Lake at night during the summer when Illumise and Volbeat played was displayed. She opened her laptop and started looking at the reports that she hadn't seen.

James came to check why Jasmine was taking so long. He looked around the prison and flicked the light switch on. Jasmine lay on the floor with blood pouring from her head steadily. Thinking fast, James started to carry her to the hospital.

Crystal sat in her room. The passenger room on the ship was dark as the sun started to set but for once, Chris didn't notice as she sat with her head in her hands, as she was lost in thought. "Why would she leave without telling us?" ran its course through her head. "Maybe she abandoned you." A small voice whispered in her head. Chris shook the thought from her head. "She wouldn't do that to us." She muttered. "Or would she?" The voice whispered. She ignored it and sprawled across the bed into a deep slumber.

She ran as fast as she could, dodging the Pokémon that attacked her, with her fellow Dexholders running beside her. She panted as she finally made it to the top of the tower and stopped at the sight that greeted her. Yellow stood grasping an unconscious girl by the neck, dangling her over the edge of the tower, as a boy was on his knees pleading with her. In the corner of her mind, she was aware of another boy lying unconscious but she paid him no mind. Her attention was fixed upon Yellow and the girl in her grasp. She couldn't make out their faces but she watched as Yellow ignored the protests and pleas from the boy and the other Dexholders and tossed the girl over the edge. Yellow watched with her eyes glinting in amusement before laughing maniacally. Time seemed to slow down as the boy hurried to the edge to try to save the girl but she knew in her heart it was too late. She watched tears leak from the boy's eyes and then a body of energy appeared. She somehow knew, if given the chance, it would destroy the world. She heard the cries of a sad Pokémon and the world started to quake. "Chris. Chris. Chris. CHRIS!" Chris woke screaming and drenched in cold sweat. She blinked a few times and saw the concerned faces of the other Dexholders and Gold standing over her with a worried expression on his face. She looked out the window and saw the sun rising. Hours had passed since she had fallen asleep.

"It's Senior Yellow." Chris said shakily. "She betrayed us." Chris said tears dropping from her eyes.

"She wouldn't do that." Red said defending Yellow.

"It was just a dream Chris." Blue soothed. Crystal didn't answer, she merely shivered. Silence overtook the room.

"…The ship's docking in two hours." Green said before walking out of the room. Red followed him hesitantly and Silver left soon afterward. Blue hesitated before leaving her alone with Gold.

James ran to the local hospital. The nurses were rather startled at the seeing the state Jasmine was in but asked no questions as they led her away for treatment. After making sure she would be alright, James ran back to Base.

"What did you dream Chris?" Gold asked gently sitting down next to her. Chris was silent. Gold gently wrapped his arms around her and lifted her so that she was sitting on his lap. "What happened?" He asked placing his chin on her head and wrapping his arms around her waist to prevent escape.

"I'm scared Gold." She whispered as tears continued to run down her face.

He moved his head to her shoulder and wiped the tears from her face. "What was your nightmare about?" He asked.

James ran into Base as fast as he could. The ranger straightened before knocking.

"Enter."

James entered the room and bowed slightly in respect. "Leader, Guile has escaped." He said not meeting her eyes. Yellow did not react very much. Her eyes widened slightly and she was a bit pale but there was no other reaction.

"How did this happen?" She asked in the voice she reserved for business.

"I am not certain but Jasmine is currently in the hospital with head injuries."

"Thank you for informing me. You are dismissed." James nodded slightly at the dismissal and left the room quickly. After the door closed behind him, Yellow groaned and slumped in her chair.

Guide to Almia

There are four Area Leaders in Almia and four in Fiore. The Area Leaders assign missions and are responsible for overseeing the safety of their town/city. In times of peace, they are allowed to leave the region and go on vacation although they must return when called to duty.