Dusk POV

"Hello there!" A woman was walking over to Yoshi and I as we walked through Pinwheel Forest. She was incredibly strange, but had an intelligent aura about her.

The dark-skinned woman had puffy blue hair tied back by a handkerchief. She wore a white button up shirt and light blue pants, and apron hung over her shoulder.

"Hi. My name's Dusk. And this is my buddy, Yoshi." I greeted the taller woman.

"Hiya Granny!" Yoshi blurted. "You got some really big boobies!"

"Th-Thanks?" The woman was surprised by the small girl's comment. "I'm Lenora. What are you two doing out here?"

"We were going to see if there was a port nearby." I said politely. "Do you know if one is around?"

"Well, actually," Lenora started, "There is a port at Accumula Town, but it's a bit far from here."

"No problem. I got a Map!" I joked. I was a bit disappointed because I would be a while until I get my first Gym Badge, but whatever.

"Want to come with me to Nacrene?" Lenora asked. "You seem like a trustworthy trainer. I could show you a few things!"

"I say we follow her!" Yoshi cried. I popped her in the back of the head. Obviously, she just wanted to stare at Lenora for a while. But I was tired, and following this map was a chore in a maze like Pinwheel Forest.

"Sounds good, Lenora." I smiled.

"Welcome to Nacrene!" Lenora announced. "Follow me to the museum."

"I've been living next to this for all this time?" Yoshi gapped. I had to admit, Nacrene was an impressive city.

From the buildings, to the pavement, the city was a work of art. Walls were painted with beautiful murals or splatters of colors. Modern sculptures were placed in the center of the city.

We followed Lenora through the city and stopped at a huge building.

"This is the museum." Lenora said proudly. "This used to be a Pokemon Gym. "

I brightened up. "Does it still give out badges?"

"No..."

"Then I'm already bored as hell." I sighed.

"You won't be when I show you what is inside." The dark skinned woman joked. I doubted that anything about a museum could be interesting, but this woman helped us through the forest, so the least I could do for her was humor her for a bit.

We went inside, and a giant skeleton greeted us. "Wow! Look at the size of that!" Yoshi gaped. "It looks like a giant dragon!"

"It used to be one, but it had an accident when it was flying around the world." Lenora said as she opened a door next to the clerk's counter. "Come inside and I'll show you something special."

Lenora motioned us through the door. When we went through, a strange machine appeared. It wad large, with many dials and sliders. A big glass dome was on top, and inside it was a rock of some sort.

"This is the Fossil Restoration Machine." Lenora said. "It brings fossil Pokemon back to life. I've been looking for trainers that can handle such unique Pokemon, but not many of them come to Nacrene anymore. You know, since I retired the Gym."

"Ya mean, no trainers come for the museum either?" Yoshi asked. Lenora shook her head.

"Well, if you're looking for a trainer to befriend your prehistoric Pokemon, I'm up for it!" She was totally right. I wasn't bored at all now! We were going to turn back the clock and reverse death. I should be concerned about how this would work, or if we were now condemned to hell for playing Arceus, but if I got a badass Pokemon out of it, it's probably worth damnation!

"This is a Plume Fossil. A special fossil that was once, and soon will be, an Archen." The former Gym Leader turned on the machine. It whined and sparked furiously. The fossil glowed with a radiant light.

"So cool!" Yoshi's mouth was gaping. All of this new and amazing stuff she was experiencing was making her little head spin. I hoped she wasn't going to blow a fuse or something.

The machine finally began to calm down. The fossil was beginning to become visible-Wow!

The fossil restoring machine was a total success. In the fossil's place was a birdlike Pokemon with beautiful yellow, red, and blue plumage. It's head was red and blue, and its large eyes were darting about every which way.

"Welcome to the new world, Archen!" Lenora cried as she released Archen from the machine.

It squawked loudly and swiped at Lenora's face, who narrowly dodged it. "Arch! Archen!" It jumped from the machine and swiped at Yoshi and I. I jumped back, readying Deino's Pokeball.

Yoshino beat me to the punch as she released her Purrloin. "Purrloin, Fury Swipes!" The cat slashed at the prehistoric Pokemon. It defended itself with its heavy plumage. The Pokemon then glowed brightly and fired a silvery ball of energy into Purrloin's chest.

"I believe you've had your fun, Archen!" Lenora pulled out a Pokeball of her own. "Watchog! Go!" A flash of light burst from the capsule, releasing a large rodent Pokemon with strange glowing eyes.

"Use Low Sweep!" Lenora commanded. Watchog appeared before Archen in an instant and drove its knee into its gut. Archen let out a high-pitched scream, making us all cover our ears.

While we weren't looking, Archen flew out of the door. I was barely able to see it as it zoomed straight past me.

"An Archen that can fly?" Lenora uncovered her ears. "I always thought that they were all flightless! This is an amazing discovery!"

"Hate to burst your bubble, Miss, but your 'discovery' just escaped into the city! Arceus knows what that thing will do. Let's go find it."

Axew POV

I never thought I'd meet a Pokemon from the past today. Heck, I never thought I'd meet a Pokemon from the past in my lifetime. But here I was, staring down a weird bird Pokemon that Dusk had claimed was revived from a fossil.

She had released me from my Pokeball a good ten minutes ago and told me about the escapee that was messing around in the city. I told her that she could trust me to defeat the Archen and everything would be okay. I had the feeling she didn't understand a single word I said however, since she nodded and motioned me to follow. I don't understand how humans can't understand us Pokemon. It's not like we're speaking a different language or something.

Anyway, I was glaring at the Archen right in its beady eyes. I heard it growl at me, expecting me to attack. But I wasn't going to. I was waiting for it to begin the fight first. I wonder if one of my parents was a great strategic fighter, since it was so easy for me to think up plans for attack. That'd be so cool.

As I expected, Archen got impatient and lunged for me, its claws extended. I knew the move instantly: Dragon Claw. Looks like this cave 'mon' was using its head. I dodged back as he slashed, imbedding its claws into the pavement.

"No! Rak! Move! Let go, strange earth!" He talked funny. It was weird to hear a Pokemon talk so strangely, I could barely understand him. Okay, now I know how humans feel when talking to Pokemon.

I heard soft paws bounding behind me, and Purrloin appeared at my side.

"You okay?" Her mew was sweet and sophisticated. I always liked how prim and beautiful Purrloin was. She always put a strong amount of elegance in everything she did. But don't start to think I like her though. She's a pretty Pokemon, that's all!

Archen freed his wing from the ground and dashed at us. I heard Purrloin's human command an attack. Purrloin winked at the Archen, and small pink hearts fluttered around the bird. Archen immediately staggered, hearts in his eyes. I wasn't exactly sure what that attack was, but it seemed to put the Pokemon in a love-induced trance. Wow, I know a lot of big words. If one of my parents was a fighter, the other must have spent a lot of time in a Pokemon Lab or something.

As Archen swooned, Purrloin lashed at him with a barrage of Fury Swipes. She moved with such speed, I could barely see here.

Archen was beginning to come to. Purrloin leaped above it. "Finish it!"

I heard Dusk agree with the Dark Type and commanded my favorite attack. My stomach burned with intense energy. I opened my mouth wide at launched my Dragon Rage. Archen screeched as the attack blew up the area around it. Dust and gravel flew everywhere. Arceus, I love doing that.

"That was great, Axew!" Dusk picked me up and hugged me close. Good job, me.

"Hey!" Yoshi cried. "Archen escaped!"

It was true. When the smoke cleared, all we saw was the crater from my attack and a couple of blue and yellow feathers. Great. Now we have to go find it. It may have been a short fight, but I'm a young Pokemon. I need my rest, damn it.

I saw Lenora and her Watchog running to us, out of breath. Dusk told the trainer what had happened.

"Well, that's a bother." The woman said. "I guess I'll have to go find it later. Thanks for your help, Dusk and Yoshi."

"Aw. I was hoping I'd get a cool Pokemon." Dusk pouted.

"Maybe we'll meet it again. It's a small Pokemon World, you know!" Yoshi poked my trainer in the chest.

"As long as it's not messing around in the city, it should be fine." Lenora announced. "By the way, you said that you were looking for a gym, right?" Dusk and I both nodded as she continued.

"Well, if you take a boat from Striaton, the next town, you can get to Aspertia City. A gym that I'm very fond of is out there."

"Cool!" Steam blew out of Dusk's nose. I was always a bit amazed about how she was able to do that. "We'll get there quick then!"

"Let's go right now!" Yoshi called. I felt a bit invigorated. I wanted to get to this Aspertia City as soon as I could. I wanted to participate in my first Gym Battle, and of course, Dusk wanted the same. We said our goodbyes to Lenora and departed to the eastern exit of Nacrene. My stomach felt tingly. I was going to become the most powerful Pokemon in Unova. And nothing was going to stop me. Um, well except for lunch. I was past mid-day, and we hadn't eaten. But that didn't matter. We were going to be the greatest, Dusk and I. We were going to collect every badge and... and hopefully grab something to eat on the way...

Dusk's POV

Well, wasn't today fun? I got to meet a prehistoric Pokemon and a former gym leader. Too bad that little adventure was pretty pointless since the little bastard disappeared before I could throw a Pokeball at it. Oh well, the next stop is Striaton, and then Aspertia City, home of my first gym badge. No stopping now. Night was a few hours away, and even so, I was prepared to march through Route 3 in the dark to reach the port. Unfortunately, we didn't pick up any food in Nacrene, so I was starving. I could sense Yoshi and our Pokemon were hungry too. Man, maybe I'm a bit too hot-blooded...

Wait. I smell something. It smells like... stew! I smell stew! I motioned to Yoshi and looked around. I could see some smoke coming from the east. We rushed forward on the path to the smoke and saw a campfire with a small pot hung over it. Some dude with crazy hair was standing over it, giving it a taste test. And when I say crazy, it's a bit of an understatement. This guy's hair was a deep scarlet color and styled to resemble a billowing flame. He wore some stuffy-looking clothes, like a black vest over a white dress shirt and black pants. He also wore a bowtie as red as his hair. And speaking of red, his eyes were a brilliant red color as well. They burned with commitment and confidence. Usually, I'd think he was super cute, but getting some for my belly is more important than... um...getting some.

He looked up to us with surprise. "Oh hey." He said, "The name's Chili. Care to join me for a meal?"