A/N: Thank you, thank you, thank you for your reviews to Ryoko the Demon Fox and Vivid Imaginest!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sorry it took so long to update, but I've been so busy with homework and projects and what-not…but I'm back now, and I'm working on the fifth chapter later tonight, so hopefully you won't be disappointed. Thanks again!

Dragongirl93

"There he is!" Drew whispered, pointing. Roselia peaked out from behind a tree at where Harley was sitting on a rock talking to his Pokémon. It sounded like he was telling them a fairy tale.

"Are you sure about this?" Roselia asked hopefully, "It's not too late to change your mind…"

"Of course I'm sure," Drew said, "Harley might be our only chance. Besides, maybe he'll have seen something strange."

"Okay…" Roselia said, still sounding worried, and stepped out into the open. "Um, excuse me…sir?"

Harley and his Pokémon looked at them. Drew saw faint recognition in Harley's eyes, but he doubted that Harley really had any idea who they actually were.

"Just a minute darlings!" He cooed to his Pokémon, then hopped up and walked over to them. "Well?" He asked in that cheerful, girly voice that Drew hated, "What can I do for you? Did you come to pick up contest tips from the master? Or –" He fluffed up his hair with one hand, "Did you simply want to get tips on fashion?" He winked at them.

Roselia gave Drew a sideways glance, then looked back at Harley. "Um…well…I'm Roselia and…this is Drew." She pointed at Drew, who was starting to think this was a bad idea. "We have a bit of a problem…" She explained what had happened to them so far, and why they wanted his help.

Harley's smile had gotten slowly wider throughout the entire story. When Roselia finished he gave a little bounce and clapped his hands together, "Oh Drew, you're just the cutest little thing!" He cried, and reached for Drew, "You just make me want to squeeze you –"

"AH!" Drew screamed and leapt off of Roselia's shoulder and darted behind her to avoid Harley. He peaked out from around her ankles.

"Oh, and you even sound like a Piplup!" Harley said, sounding absolutely delighted, "That's just so adorable!"

Had he not been blue, Drew would have turned redder than a tomato. As it was, he was shaking with rage and indignation and embarrassment.

"Stop it!" Roselia cried, stepping in front of Harley as he tried to pick Drew up again, "That's enough."

Harley stood back and put his hands on his hips. "Boy, I never thought you would be so bossy, Roselia."

Roselia crossed her arms and glared at him. "Well now you know." She snapped.

Harley stuck his nose up. "Well, if you don't let me pick him up, I'm not helping you."

Roselia clenched her fists. Oh, if only she was a Pokémon again she would blow him away with Solar Beam for all of this…

Drew sighed and stepped out from behind Roselia and took a single step closer to Harley as a way of allowing himself to be picked up.

"Oh, Drew, you're such a darling!" Harley squealed and instantly scooped him up and hugged him. "You're just so cute and fuzzy!" Drew's eyes were getting bigger and bigger as Harley's grip tightened and he struggled for breath.

"Let…go…can't…breath!" He gasped, forgetting that Harley couldn't understand him. Roselia did, however, and instantly snatched him back. Drew gasped for breath.

"Okay, you got to hold him!" She spat, "Happy now? You almost suffocated him!"

"Oh, but I'm sure he loved every minute of it," Harley said, winking at Drew, who glared at him. "And yes, I'll help you. Tell me what I have to do!"

"What does he have to do?" Roselia muttered to Drew.

"Pretend to get a room at the Pokémon Center so we can stay there for free," Drew said, "And ask him if he's seen anything weird lately. You know – something that might have caused this."

"Right," Roselia said, "You need to pretend to get a room at the Pokémon Center, because we're worried about just staying in the forest after… Anyway, yeah, because you get in free and we don't. And have you seen anything weird lately?"

"Well, I suppose I could get you a room," Harley said, "And no, I haven't seen anything weird. Well…I did see a bright flash of light when I was on my way here, but it was kind of far from me and nothing happened."

"Did you at least investigate the spot it appeared?" Roselia asked exasperatedly.

Harley smiled sweetly. "Nope."

"Harley? What's going on?" Solidad was coming towards them.

Drew wished he could sink into the ground. Roselia fixed Harley with a threatening stare.

"Oh, just making new friends!" Harley cooed.

"So who's this?" Solidad asked, smiling at Roselia.

"Um…Rose," Roselia said.

"Rose…?" Solidad repeated, indicating that Roselia should give her a last name.

"Rose Hayd –" Roselia began, but stopped when Drew elbowed her with a flipper. "I – I mean…Smith?"

Solidad stared at her. "Rose Hayd-Smith?"

"Yeah, that's right," Roselia said weakly.

"O-kay," Solidad said slowly, glancing questioningly at Harley, who shrugged and smiled back. "So are you entering the contest?"

"Um…yes?" Roselia suggested, looking at Drew.

Solidad's eyes narrowed. Something was going on here and it looked like Harley was in on it, too. No matter…she'd get it out of him later. "Are you worried how your Pokémon will do?"

"Yeah, that's right." Roselia said quickly. Harley's Pokémon snickered.

"You've got to get rid of her somehow," Drew hissed, "She suspects something!"

"Well…I guess I'll leave you two to it," Solidad said, smiling at them, "Good luck in the contest, Rose." She walked away.

The second she was out of sight, Roselia rounded on Harley. "You better not tell her anything!" She growled.

"Man, you really are bossy," Harley said, once again putting his hands on his hips, "Loosen up, Roselia! I guess the Pokémon gets it from the trainer…"

"I'm not bossy!" Drew protested, glaring at him.

"What's that?" Harley said sweetly, cupping his hand around his ear, "I couldn't understand you, Drew."

Drew's flippers curled into fists and he glared at Harley. "Just wait till I'm a human again…"

"Listen, you said you'd help us!" Roselia pleaded, "Can you just come on?"

"Alright, alright, don't get pushy," Harley said, waving a hand, "Come on back, my darlings!" He returned his Pokémon.

"Right, let's go," He said cheerfully, and strutted off with his hips moving back and forth. Roselia followed, still carrying Drew.

Little did they know that Solidad had watched the entire exchange.