Okay, gotta apologize ahead of time for how short this chapter is. But trust me, the next chapter will pick up more after this. This is just some developing material (fluff, I guess) for Celebi. My apologies, and I hope you still enjoy.

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Leone's Log Date: Remains unclear

Once again, I have been kept from removing this blasted curse by that Celebi. The nymph will just never let me be free of this wretched burden, will she?! I'm so mad, I could rival a Tauros right now. I want this to end. If I must, I'll end her to do it.

Celebi was spat out of the time vortex (in her Pokemon form) into a peculiar set of woods. The trees were dense with leaves, leaving very little room for sunlight to come through. Celebi felt it should be this way. She still felt the grief she carried from Zoroark's death before.
Why did he have to die?' Celebi thought to herself, "Why couldn't I save him? But Celebi had no time to ponder what could have been. For now, she had to find the next Time-Warp point. Reverting to her human form, Celebi began trodding through the woods to where the next point would be.

But she barely got very far when a net suddenly sprang up from under her, catching her off-guard. As she frantically looked around, she saw a Houndoom bound over to her, growling fiercely and savagely at her. Behind it, came the hunter that had been following her this long; Leone.
"Accept your fate, nymph!" Leone scowled, "You must pay for placing this curse on me. And I shall deal the judgement." Celebi didn't struggle against the trap this time. She had no one coming to help her this time. No final cards to play to save herself. If she couldn't convince Leone she was innocent, then she couldn't do anymore for him.
With a heavy heart, Celebi spoke, "Do what you will Leone. I surrender. Finish me now, as you have desired for so long." And she stood up, arms out to her sides, making herself an easy target for Leone to strike at. In response, Leone notched an arrow on his bow, and aimed at Celebi's heart. A minute passed between them.
Then two. And three. Leone held his poise, his arrow still aimed to pierce this being's tiny heart.
What are you doing? part of Leone thought, Let it fly! End her!
I can't.
he argued to himself, She's willingly giving up her life for me. I can't kill a prey that so readily accepts death.
She cursed you to this. Take her life!
But Leone held his pose, his fingers straining to hold onto the string. As Leone looked at Celebi, so ready to accept death as recompense, he felt something in his heart hold him back. He tried to steel his heart, and harden his emotions. He drew the arrow back further, his heart set on ending this maid's life.
"I... I... I can't." he finally sighed, relaxing his stance. Then he threw down his bow, and cut Celebi free from the net he had her in. Houndoom looked to his master in confusion. He didn't understand why his master was letting her go, when he was so close to ending things here and now.
Turning away from Celebi, he told her, "Go! Get out of here! Leave me. Leave me to suffer this infernal curse in peace." And out of nowhere, he began to weep.
But Celebi couldn't turn away from Leone. She had been searching for him all this time. He needed her. She knew that much.
Walking up to him, Celebi hugged the hunter and whispered, "Not when I have something to tell you. I wish to let you know about you being a time wanderer."

A few minutes later, Leone was wiping the tears from his eyes as Celebi concluded her story. Upon hearing it, Leone felt even more guilty.
"So when I touched that stone in the meadow, that was when I earned this curse." he pieced. Celebi nodded. "And there is no way to remove the curse from me?"
"Not that I know of." She told him, "I don't fully understand it myself." Houndoom nuzzled his master's hand as Leone thought over what he had done. He almost wasted his efforts in trying to capture and kill Celebi, when it would have done absolutely nothing for him. He was horrified by it.
How could I have been so blind? he thought. He looked at his hand, the one that was poised to take the life of an innocent. "I did this." he spoke.
Then, Celebi's head rested on Leone's shoulder, and her soft snoring told him that she was asleep. "Leone." she muttered. Feeling a tad bit uncomfortable, Leone tried to push her off, but she just wouldn't budge. Eventually, he gave up, and rested her head in his lap. Leone didn't understand why he was feeling so differently than he usually did. For some reason, Celebi began to make him feel uneasy inside. His heart began to race, his palms felt shaky, and his head felt hot.
She looks so... he began to think. Hesitantly, Leone began stroking Celebi's hair. Her hair felt like soft grass on a meadow, full of life and energy.
Just then, Houndoom barked softly to his master, and directed him into a hidden grove just ahead. The time-warp point Celebi needed. They needed to get her to it quickly. Picking Celebi up from his lap, but being careful not to disturb her, Leone carried her forward as Houndoom led them to the time-warp point.

It was nightfall by the time he reached the meadow. The stone they needed to traverse time sat perfectly in the center, untouched and undisturbed. Leone stopped just a few feet before the slab, and set Celebi in front of it. She looked so peaceful, so at ease, sleeping in the meadow they resided in. Leone could feel his heart race out of control for some reason. But he didn't know why. Celebi was the only one who knew how to open a portal to the next era. But she was asleep. Leone made a move to wake her up, but then withdrew his hand before he could. He wanted her to rest. So instead, he sat down next to her, and pulled out a journal he had kept since being pulled into this time fiasco.

Leone's log Date: Still unknown
Celebi, the Time Wanderer. Something about her is different from the troublesome nymph I had been chasing all these time spans. Something... different. Something I can't explain. I don't really know why.
I don't know. Something about her just makes me feel funny. Like I'm on a hunt, and I just found my prey. Houndoom doesn't seem to take any notice to this. But I have noticed that he does look up at me weirdly at some points. Wonder why.
Why was I trying to kill such an innocent soul? I really don't understand it anymore. Was I angry at her? Did I hate her? I don't know anymore. All
I know is that she isn't evil. She's just... a girl.

The next dawn, Celebi groggily got up from having a good nap. She quickly discovered that she was in the time-warp point for the era she was presently in. And it was then that she recognized where she was.
"This is when," she said to herself, "I became a time wanderer." After that, she looked around for where Leone was. She began to worry that he had taken off. Until she spotted him resting against a tree on the outskirts of the meadow. Excited, Celebi bounded over to him, giggling with enthusiasm.
"Wake up sleeyhead!" She spoke to the sleeping hunter. Leone drearily opened his eyes, and saw Celebi happily standing over him.
"Oh, hi." he replied drowsily.
But before he could attempt to go back to sleep, Celebi grabbed his arm and asked, "Let's go play! Please play with me? Please please please please?" She looked at him with a pleading expression, hoping to convince him to play with her.
Rubbing his eyes with his free hand, Leone answered, "Alright. But then we need to leave." Just when he thought he appeased the happy little girl, he got yanked up and pulled into the woods. And the games began.

Celebi bounded through the woods, happily twirling and dancing with glee. Leone tried to keep up, but he was just having too hard of a time keeping up with this energetic girl. Why did she have to be so peppy this early in the morning? Leone just couldn't understand it. He did his best to try to catch up with her, but Celebi was as slippery as a greased up Muk. Leone just had a hard time keeping up with her.
Before long, he managed to catch her in the midst of their playing hide-and-seek. When he did, he panted, "Why... are you so... energetic? Don't you... need to... travel?"
"I do." Celebi replied cheerfully, "But I'm having too much fun being home."
"Home?" Leone questioned.
Plopping onto the grassy floor, Celebi explained, "This was the time I came from. These woods, they are my home. This was where I became a time wanderer."
Sitting next to her, Leone asked, "How did it happen? You becoming a time wanderer."

I don't remember much of it. Just flashes really. I was dancing through these woods, like I normally did. A normal human, dancing through a normal day in the woods. But then, a shadow came upon me, and I went black for a bit. When I awoke, I felt something warm on my stomach and arms. And I realized, I was bleeding! I couldn't get up, for the pain was unbearable. So I tried to crawl away, but it just hurt even more. So I stayed there, wondering how it would be to die. But then, several forest Pokemon came up to me, and saw the state I was in. A couple of Roselia and Bellossom used Aroma Therapy to help relieve some of the pain, and then the Bellsprout and Chikorita carried me using Vine Whip. But as we traveled, I could feel my life slipping away. I felt like I was being taken to heaven, and the Pokemon were taking me there themselves. That's when we arrived at the time-warp point. I saw the time-stone, and felt drawn to it. So I reached out, and touched it.

"After that, I don't remember." Celebi finished, "I just started traveling through time."
"And never once have you wondered how you got saved?" Leone asked.
"Nope. I just know that, I'm here now. And that's what matters." Her attitude made Leone a little cautious. If she was this easy going with everything, it's no wonder he managed to capture her half the time.
Just then, the two heard a growling sound coming from behind them. It started low at first, but grew louder as it got closer. When Leone and Celebi turned to it, they were greeted by a fierce Ursaring standing over them. When they did, it let out a huge roar.
"Get back!" Leone instructed, putting Celebi behind him. Houndoom put himself between them and the giant bear Pokemon, growling savagely as a warning.
"What's this big guy doing here?" Celebi pondered, "Maybe he wants some friends. Or maybe some food." Just then, Ursaring struck down with a powerful Hammer Arm, and Leone pulled Celebi away to avoid the attack.
"I don't think it's in a friendly mood right now." Leone told her, "Houndoom, Scary Face!" Houndoom's face contorted into one of absolute terror. It stared up at the big bear, making it cringe slightly. But Ursaring did not back down. But instead faced the Scary Face with even more aggression.
"Well, scaring it is not gonna work." Leone realized, "Try a Crunch attack!" Houndoom leaped at it, and bit down hard on Ursaring's arm. In pain, Ursaring shook off Houndoom and merely roared out again.
"Guess I gotta stop holding back. Houndoom, use-"
"Wait, Leone!" Celebi stopped, "Look behind it." Behind Ursaring, cowering in fear, were a pair of Teddiursa. The little bear Pokemon stood behind the Ursaring, completely out of Leone's line of sight.
"It just wants to protect its kids." Celebi figured, "Because we are in its territory right now. We shouldn't do anything to harm them."
"Right." Leone agreed, "Let's just back off, and walk away to the meadow." Backing up slowly, keeping their fronts to the Ursaring, the two and Houndoom began making their way back to the time warp point.

A little bit later, they stood before a time vortex that Celebi had managed to open up. Leone had finished checking up on his gear, and felt that he was ready to continue his time treks for a little while. At least until he learned more about them.
"Ready to go?" Celebi asked him.
"Yeah." Leone responded, "Are you sure you want me to come with you?"
"Of course. I would really love the company." Celebi looked at Leone's hand, and felt her heart begin to race. She tried reaching for it with her own, but Leone pulled it away as he moved toward the vortex.
"We'd better get going." Leone suggested.
Pulling her hand close to her, she stuttered, "Yeah. L-Let's go." And they and Houndoom leapt into the vortex, heading off for their next adventure.

So yeah, sorry. But now, Leone is part of the time-traveling party! Um, yay?