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"If this is your idea of a joke, I'm not laughing! You told me that this was an easy job for you. Well if it's so 'easy' why did you break the ONE thing I asked you to take?!" Said a man in a furious tone towards the thief Peyton, who rubbed the back of her head nervously; if looks could kill, she'd be dead ten times over. The guy who hired her said he was a former scientist at Devon Corp who was fired months ago. For what reason? Something about trying to make 'improvements' to the Omni Ball that Mr. Devon didn't approve of.

"I-It was an accident! But you helped build the dang thing can't you just fix it?" Peyton retorted. She met up with the guy by Slateport City's shipyards to deliver the pieces what used to be the Omni Ball; hoping it would be enough to please him. But she was wrong…

"No! Because I don't have the Omni Balls blueprints, which is in Devon Corps main computer, which also has one of the strongest firewalls in Hoenn!" He barked back at Peyton, who flinched a little with his tone. The man growled in frustration "When you want something done right you got to do it yourself…"

At Route 110…

Below the Cycling Road, Captain was running through the tall grass as fast as his little legs could take him. But after a few hours he was starting to slow slightly and breathing heavier.

"Hey… maybe you should take a break. You look like you're gonna pass out!" Eve suggested.

The Mudkip turned to the shrunken human on his back "But…*pant*… I thought…*pant*… you wanted…*pant* to get back quickly…"

"Yeah but even I know we're not gonna make it in one day! I really appreciate your help Captain but I don't want to overwork you. So if you wanna rest, you can."

"Oh thank Arceus!" Captain exclaimed as he instantly lay down on his belly, but accidently making Eve fall off him. "Sorry…"

Eve got back up and dusted herself off as she shot him a look. "Next time… give me a warning." She said in calm yet scolding tone.

"Geez… I said I was sorry. No need to get-" Their banter was interrupted by Eve's stomach growling. "Are you hungry?"

His only response back was Eve rubbing the back of her head and blushing with embarrassment. She hadn't eaten since this morning and it was past noon (at least she thought so…) "Maybe a little…"

"Hey, no worries. I'll get something for ya." Captain said as he looked around to find some food. He turned his attention to a Cheri Berry tree to their left.

"You like Cheri Berries?" He asked Eve, who nodded in response. The two of them walked over to the tree as Captain kept looking around the tree as if inspecting it.

"Cheri Berries coming up! Or should I say coming down!" He laughed at his own bad joke (and promptly ignoring Eve's flat expression) as he used Tackle on the tree, making several berries fall to the ground… along with a couple Seedots.

"Hey what's the big idea?!" One Seedot exclaimed in irritation.

"Yeah we're trying to eat our sap here!" The other exclaimed as well, but this one sounded female.

Captain was about to head into battle but Eve got in front of him. "I'm so sorry. We didn't know you were already here." She apologized.

The Seedots turned to her with surprised looks. "Whoa! Why is that human so tiny?" Said the girl Seedot as she looked around Eve with confusion.

"And how can she hear us?" Added the boy Seedot.

Eve just gave a sigh. "It's a long story. But again I apologize for me and my friend here. We were just trying to get some berries; we didn't realize you guys were in this tree. Right Captain?"

"Yeah. Right." The Mudkip said in defeat I really wanted to battle…

"So if it's ok with you two, we'll just grab these berries and be on our way." Eve suggested hopefully as she grabbed the Cheri Berries' stems.

The two Seedots looked at each other for a moment; this was a pretty weird scenario for them. But this human didn't look like she was lying…

"Ok sure. Help yourselves; this isn't even our tree anyway!" The boy Seedot said.

"Yeah! We were just here for the sap!" Added the girl.

Eve giggled a bit at their answers. "Well thank you!"

She then hopped back on Captain and holding on to the berries. "Come on let's eat somewhere else. Thanks again!"

Captain began walking away as she waved back at the Seedots, who waved with their feet in return.

"I still think I could've battled them." Captain whispered to himself only to get a light smack in the head by his passenger. "What was that for?!"

"Being rude." Eve answered as she took a bite out of a Cheri Berry. "It was just a little misunderstanding; a battle would probably make things worse."

The Mudkip just huffed to himself. He really wanted to battle but she did have a point.

"But I can battle next time right?" He asked eagerly.

"Sure. If you really it's needed for the situation, you can battle when you want; I'm not your trainer plus the fact you're… well… bigger than me, so I can't exactly stop you."

At the mention of the word "trainer" Captain's face suddenly grew distant as he stopped at another tree for rest. Unfortunately for him, it didn't go unnoticed.

"Hey… what's wrong?" Eve asked with concern.

Captain snapped out of his daze and turned to Eve who got off his back earlier.

"Nothing! I was just daydreaming! I'm fine!" He answered quickly with a smile.

"Okay…" Eve responded as she went back to eating.

He's definitely hiding something… She thought to herself. She wanted to ask further, but at the same time since the two of them practically just met she didn't want to come off as being nosy. I'll ask another time…

Hours later…

The sun was starting to set on the skies over Mauville City as the odd duo walked through the entrance to one of Hoenn's largest cities. Eve and Captain looked around the metropolis in awe; understandable since both of them never been in the city. Captain was amazed at the tall buildings and lights, since he's lived in the country practically his whole life this was new experience.

Eve on the other hand her awe was mixed with slight fear. She always heard Mauville was a pretty big placed, but because of her… condition, the city practically dwarfed her. She may have accepted (somewhat…) what happened to her earlier but seeing the large buildings and so many people walking by gave her an uneasy feeling in the pit of her stomach.

Feeling her shaking on his back Captain turned his head to Eve. Seeing her scared he looked around for a bit until he found a bush with leaves slightly bigger than she was. He went over to it picked a leaf out of a bush and handed it to her. "Here" He said as she looked at him in confusion.

"Use it hide yourself. I can tell you're scared…"

Eve nodded as she took the leaf and covered herself with it. "Thanks…"

Captain gave her a smile as he walked into the city.

…

Nightfall came quicker than expected as the pair went around Mauville searching for a map. Eventually they did when they found the directory of the city with maps of Hoenn underneath; just in case trainers who need them come by.

The two of were under the Square Tower, looking at the map to find the quickest way to Rustboro City.

"Ok… if we take this route we can reach Verdanturf Town. And if we pass through Rusturf Tunnel the next route will take us straight to Rustboro…" Eve mused as she walked around the map.

"Hey Eve…" Captain spoke up with unease in his voice.

"Yeah?" She asked as she looked up.

"I've been thinking… what if your friend isn't there by the time we get to Rustboro? You said earlier you were from a different city, what if she went back home?"

Eve gaze turned somber as her eyes fell towards the map below her feet. Captain practically read her mind on this. As much as she didn't want to admit it, she didn't know how Mackie and her folks would stay in Rustboro. That left one other person…

"Then maybe I can get help from Mr. Devon."

Captain tilted his head. "Who?"

"He's the head of the company that made the Pokéball that shrank me. I only just met him but I think he can help me." Eve explained to him.

"Alright…" Captain said as he started to yawn. "Maybe we should get some sleep… We'll get going first thing in the morning if you like."

Eve nodded at the idea; even started to yawn herself. Captain then lay down behind Eve to allow her to lie beside him, using the map to cover them both.

"Goodnight Eve."

"You too Cap."

Captain closed his eyes to begin to fall asleep, but Eve stayed up a little longer, worry evident in her eyes…

I wonder how my family is…

The next morning…

"Alright Shroomish use Tackle!"

Eve woke up to an unfamiliar voice along with the sounds of a battle. She peeked from beneath the map and looked around to see Captain no longer with her but outside the tower having a battle with a trainer's Shroomish.

Captain counter attacked with a Mud-Slap to the Grass-Type's face and took advantage of the confusion with a Tackle of his own.

"Don't give up Shroomish!" the boy cheered for his Pokémon.

"I won't!" Shroomish understood. Even though Eve understood what it said perfectly his trainer didn't hear it.

"How do you like this? Water Gun!" The Mudkip unleashed the stream of water onto the Shroomish. Eve shook her head a bit; she wasn't a trainer but she still knew basic type advantages. But to her shock she realized that Captain's attack not only barely do any damage, but clean the mud from Shroomish's eyes.

"Uh oh…" Captain said as he realized his mistake.

"Shroomish use Leech Seed!" Called out the boy as Shroomish did as he was told by spitting seeds to the ground and vines came up from where they fell, trapping Captain and sucking up his energy.

"Now's my chance! Go Pokéball!"

Eve's eyes widened as her new friend and bodyguard was about to get captured.

Captain!

Sorry if these chapters are kinda short, sometimes my thoughts for chapters vary in size, so some are shorter than I envision them in my head.

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