A/N: Yeah, I came through here, and decided to change some stuff. Hopefully the chapter is longer, and with better grammar then before.

Disclaimer: Nu-uh! I don't own Pokemon! Not now, not ever.

"Crystal! Wake up!" Kris woke up screaming. "Kris? Are you ok?" her mother called. Kris shakily pushed herself up from her bed. "Y-Yeah," she said as her mother walked into her room. "What was it?" asked a cat-like creature that leapt onto her bed. Kris sighed. "Just a dream Neko," she told the Persian. "Really?" Neko asked. "Sounded like a nightmare."

"Are you sure you're alright, honey?" Kris's mother asked. "It sounded like another one of those nightmares." Kris sighed. It was occasionally irritating t be the only one able to hear what Pokemon were saying. "I'm sure mom." Her mom nodded. "Well, you better get dressed,"

"How come?" Kris asked. "Well, the Professor called and said he wanted to see you," she explained. "He didn't say why, just that he wanted to see you as soon as possible." Kris nodded. "Alright," she said. "I'll go ahead and get dressed." Her mom smiled. "C'mon Neko, let's give Kris some space," the Persian leapt from Kris's bed and walked out after her mother.

Quickly, Kris walked over to her dresser and pulled out some clothes. Throwing on some jeans and a T-shirt, she quickly put on some socks and her shoes. Walking out of her room, she grabbed her favorite jacket before quickly walking down the stairs. When she reached her living room, she noticed that her mom was talking to her best friend's mom, Mrs. Elm. "Good morning Mrs. Elm," she called as she walked toward the front door. She waved in reply. "And where do you think you're going?" Her mom called from the kitchen. "To professor Elm's lab," Kris stated. "Not without breakfast, young lady," Kris's mom retorted. "You hardly ate any dinner last night." Kris sighed. "I'm not hungry," she complained. "Then at least take an apple," her mother said.

"Alright," Kris said, making her way to the counter. "Oh, I almost forgot," Kris's mother said, walking over to the table. "Your Pokegear came in from the shop this morning." She handed the package over to Kris. "I didn't know they delivered," Kris said, confused. "They don't," Mrs. Elm spoke up. "I picked it up on my way over."

"Oh, you shouldn't have!" Kris said. "I could've picked it up on my way over to Elm's lab!" Mrs. Elm laughed. "Oh, it was no trouble," she stated. "My husband said that what he wanted to talk to you about was important. So, I thought I could pick it up so you wouldn't have to worry about it. "Well thank you" Kris said. Mrs. Elm smiled in return.

"You better get going," Kris's mother told her. She nodded. "Ok," she said as she walked to the door. "Bye!"

As Kris walked out, a Marill accidentally ran into her. "Oof!" the little water mouse Pokemon gasped. "Sorry Kris!" Kris giggled "It's alright, Mausu," she assured the little water type, patting her on the head. Mausu grinned at her before running back to her trainer, Ethan. "Hey Ethan!" she called out to her best friend. She watched him look around for who called him before he realized. "Oh, hey Kris!" he called back. Kris stifled a giggle as he walked over to her, completely oblivious to the fact that Mausu was running toward the river. "Mausu is getting away," she commented. Ethan quickly looked around for his water type before spotting her."Augh! No Mausu!" he exclaimed. "Sorry Kris!" He called over his shoulder as he ran after his wayward Marill.

Kris just shook her head and giggled before walking over to the Professor's lab. As soon as she walked in, she immediately walked over to the back of the lab to where Elm was. "Ah, here you are Kris," he stated as she walked over. "Good morning Professor," she greeted. "May I ask why you have asked me to come over?"

Elm nodded. "I needed to ask you a favor," he explained. "I'm conducting new Pokemon research right now and, I was wondering if you could help me with it.

"You see… I'm writing a paper that I want to present at a conference. But, there are some things that I don't quite understand yet. So! I'd like you to raise one of the Pokemon that I recently caught. Are you willing to help me out?" Kris nodded. "Of course, Mr. Elm!" she declared. Elm sighed in relief. "Thanks, Kris!" he exclaimed. "You're a great help!" Kris nodded her head. Suddenly, Prof. Elm's computer went off. "Looks like you got an e-mail," Kris told him.

"Oh really?" he asked as he went to go check it. After a few moments of muttering to himself, Elm finally looked back at her. "It seems that a friend of mine has found something interesting," he explained. "And he wants me to check it out; however, me and my assistant are really busy at the moment and can't go see what it is exactly…

"So I was wondering if you could check it out for us instead. I know it's a lot to ask for but-" Kris cut him off. "I'd be more than happy to help out sir," she told him. "Really?!" Elm asked. "That would be great! Here, pick one of these Pokemon, then you can be on your way!"

Alright. Elm's first speech was taken from Crystal v. The second I sorta came up with cause I was too lazy to go look up what he actually says. :/ In CV (and also HG, SS too, I think…), the woman at your house isn't really Elm's wife. Just the mother of some random person in New Bark. I just felt like making her his wife rather than just a random sprite. And yes. I did change Kris' apparel for this chapter. Don't worry. She'll be back in her original clothes soon. It'll all make sense… Or not. :3

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