Notes: I finally have a timeline set so I did some minor editing on the first chapter. There's no need to read it, but the entire story is right after the Emerald arc and before the HeartGold/SoulSilver arc. To be even more specific, it's autumn. I don't own Pokemon or else I wouldn't have trouble keeping track of time periods.

~PALLET~TOWN~

Red stared up at the clouds and saw a quick orange dot coming towards town. He sat up on his roof and tried to get a better look as to what it was. He guessed it to be Green and was correct. Behind his friend's flying Charizard, though, was a dark dot and he couldn't make out what kind of Pokémon it was. "Hey, Pika. What's that flying behind Green?"

The small mouse Pokémon climbed onto Red and craned his neck to get a better view. "Pi!" The sight of the black Pokémon surprised him so he toppled down. "Pika!"

Surprised by his Pikachu's behavior, he supposed it was an undiscovered Pokémon. "Could it possibly be a Sinnoh trainer? I thought Green and Professor Oak went to Johto though."

"Red! How long are you going to be sitting up there? Didn't the Professor want to see us in his lab to retrieve our Pokédex? Green's almost here and I don't intend on being the last to arrive because of you!"

Red slid down his roof and carefully jumped. "Sorry, Blue! I was just staring at that black Pokémon flying behind him."

Blue turned towards the sky and spotted the object in question. She reached into her bag and took out her newly-repaired Silph Scope. She zoomed in on the dark Pokémon and was surprised to see a boy riding it. "That Pokémon is a Charizard! His trainer is pretty young…" Blue smiled mischievously and pulled Red along with her towards the lab. "Come on!"

In the air, Ixen was amazed by the serenity of Pallet Town. "It's so different from Viridian and Blackthorn!" He spotted a few plants and nearly jumped in excitement. "Berries! I want some!"

Yaoban strictly kept his course though. We can check it out later.

Ixen looked down at his Charizard and petted his head. "I guess… Who knew you had self-control, Yaoban? I'm pretty sure those were Sitrus Berries. I know how much you love them." Ixen chuckled a little and stopped when he saw the laboratory under them. "There it is!" He called out to Green. "Professor Oak returned safely, right?"

Green coolly started his descent. "Grandfather's Fearow is strong enough to bring him back. Let's go. I don't like being the last to these types of meetings."

Yaoban landed carefully and looked at Ixen questioningly. Ixen shrugged in response. "Meeting?"

"Green! You came back!" Ixen turned to see the capped trainer running towards them. "Who's your friend?"

Ixen was about to introduce himself when Blue pushed Red out of the way to examine the black Charizard and trainer. "He's pretty well-trained but the boy looks as if he's never been out travelling before." She seemed to be recording whatever she was saying, causing Ixen to feel a bit uncomfortable. She noticed and stopped. Blue winked at him and smiled. "I'm Blue and behind me is my boyfriend, Red."

"Boyfriend?" Red quipped. His face flushed as he tried to speak. "Wait… We're not—"

"You're not breaking up with me, are you?" Blue began to tear up.

Green closed his eyes and shook his head, trying to ignore the act. "Pesky girl…" He turned to face the lab and brought Ixen with him inside. "Just ignore everything she says and you'll be fine."

Confused and distracted, Ixen just dumbly nodded and entered the lab after recalling his Charizard. Noticing that everyone was leaving her behind, Blue flared up. "Hey! Wait for me."

Ixen took off his cap and pulled his ski-goggles down. He looked around the room and noticed that there were less aides here than in Elm's lab. He spotted Professor Oak at a table, working with a machine, and decided it was best to not be a distraction. He turned to Red and Blue, taking the chance to finally introduce himself. "I'm Ixen of Blackthorn. It's an honor to meet you both." He stood back up after the bow and smiled at Red. "I was only a little kid when I watched you win the Ninth Pokémon League. It made me want to be a part of the Pokémon League myself, but I don't think I'll ever match up to your level and win."

Red smiled at the compliment. "Your Charizard looks strong. I'm sure you'll train your Pokémon to accomplish your goals though." He paused and let out a sheepish laugh. "Just why are you here though?"

Ixen tried to come up with the words, but Professor Oak already answered when he triumphantly stood up in his seat. "The new Pokédex is ready!" He looked around for his aide. "Crystal! You can unplug your Pokédex from the computer now."

"Right, Professor!" The Capturer worked diligently. She picked up a strange new Pokédex from the table Oak was at and handed it to Ixen. "Here you go!"

"Eh!" Ixen stared at the machine hopelessly. "What just happened?" Realizing that he was probably being rude, he bowed his head to the aide. "Sorry… It's also nice to meet you, Crystal."

Crystal smiled at the boy. "Same here, Ixen. But to put things simply, we're rivals now."

"Rivals?" the boy repeated. Somehow he found it difficult to believe that the aide he looked up to was going to be his rival. She's captured all of the species in Kanto, Johto, and even Hoenn! Rivals!

Blue crossed her arms. "I was hoping we'd be here to get our Pokédex upgraded. You were just using it to transfer data?"

Professor Oak nodded. "Well, this Pokédex Ixen will be using is a massive compilation of every Pokémon all of us have ever caught and encountered. He'll need this information if he wants to encounter and log the shiny form of each species."

After he calmed down, Ixen spent time scrolling through the pages of Pokémon. He read the data and understood what he was going to be facing. "So what's with the 'rivalry' thing then?"

"Crystal insisted that she wanted to catch shiny Pokémon too. She is the pro-Capturer, after all."

"So why am I here again? If you have a pro, I don't exactly see how my average skills will come in handy." Ixen continued to flip through the pages, learning as much as he could.

Crystal smiled at his calm demeanor. "You have two shiny Pokémon already. That makes it a total of four new forms added into your Pokédex."

"Four?" Wondering what was meant by that, Ixen pulled up a page for Charmander. He blinked at the comparison pictures. "This is awesome!" He flipped the page to see Charmeleon and finally Charizard. Curiosity over took him and he pulled up the page for Celebi. The pinkish version of the Pokémon showed up and he made it a point to remember every little detail the machine had to offer. Calm forests… Isn't there a forest by Viridian City? It won't hurt to check that place out. Ixen looked up and bowed to his seniors. "Thank you. This'll be fun."

Professor Oak smiled at the new trainer. "Capturing is just something extra I want you to accomplish so the Pokémon can be researched, Ixen. Just seeing the Pokémon will be enough since it's so rare. Besides, we have all these Pokémon here in the lab to watch over." Ixen nodded and continued to research things for himself. "Well, the evening is starting to set in," Oak noted. "I know Green made you stop at the Indigo Plateau to get your information registered so you must be tired. There is an extra room upstairs you can take before starting."

"I'll take you up myself." Ixen turned around and saw an aide who resembled Green. She turned to said trainer and smiled. "You should really return to your gym."

The boy nodded. "I will after I speak to Grandpa about something, Daisy."

Ixen followed her up the stairs. Daisy smiled at him kindly. "Sorry I didn't introduce myself. I'm Daisy Oak. I'm in charge of the lab whenever Grandpa is in Johto."

"Only you and Crystal are the aides? Being the main laboratory of Pokémon research, shouldn't there be more?"

"Well, it's more of the thought that everyone who helps with the research is an aide. Grandpa wants people and Pokémon to be able to live together in harmony, so everything starts with the trainers. My kid brother and the other Pokédex holders do their best with their part."

Ixen nodded as he understood a part of what was said. "A machine that allows trainers to connect to Pokémon… That's the Pokédex. Being a new Holder, I guess I have my own role to play."

Green waited until Ixen was gone. He started for the door but turned to his grandfather. "He's from Viridian Forest. His abilities are similar to that of Yellow's but he holds no telekinesis. His battling skills are average at best, but once he synchronizes with his Pokémon, they are raised to their highest potential at the cost of a physical link. He was in a battle where his Charizard was scratched and Ixen reacted to the same wound on himself. I'm returning to Viridian, but if he sets off, someone should accompany him." Green paused once more before leaving. "Grandpa, you should give him one of the extra starters. He'll need a full party if he's to capture anything."

Everyone else sat in silence until Professor Oak made a suggestion. "Ixen should stay until he's actually ready to set out. Chris, you'll need to teach him the basics of capturing various Pokémon. Red, can you teach him about battle?" The professor turned to Blue and paused. "I guess you can escort him to Viridian if you want. He doesn't seem that incapable of evolving his own Pokémon."

"Great! I'll be able to visit Yellow and Silver then. That and I'll be able to see if Ixen is any good at… Well, never mind. I'll see you later!"

Red smiled at Pika. "It's been a while since everyone has trained. Let's get some rest to prepare."

Crystal looked at her stock of Poké Balls. "Kurt did send me some extras. I'd better count out what I have now."

Daisy came downstairs and smiled as everyone left. "Grandpa, there's some more work for us to do then. Professor Rowan sent us new files on the Pokémon from Sinnoh."

"Let's get right to it then!"

Upstairs, Ixen set his Pokémon on the nightstand beside him. He felt extremely light-headed and dizzy. It could have been the excitement but it didn't explain why his Charizard felt the same way. He collapsed onto the bed, thinking sleep would help them both.

~VIRIDIAN~CITY~

Blue happily sat on Yaoban as they travelled north. Ixen walked under them and looked up in confusion. "So why is it a custom for boys to carry out a girl's three wishes?" Didn't Green tell me something about this? Ixen jogged a few steps to catch up with his Charizard's shadow.

"It just is, especially when it took you two whole weeks to just prepare. I could have been out spending time with my parents on the Sevii Islands or even travelling Kanto."

Ixen lowered his head. "Sorry… I told Professor Oak I wasn't really a trainer, just a Dragon Tamer. It took me a while to improve my reflexes with a Poké Ball too." Ixen began fidgeting with the new fingerless gloves he wore. A long, thin metal wire was reeled and kept at the base of both wrists to aid in catching the Poké Ball as it returned to him. "In the end, the training helped and now I'm prepared with four instead of three Pokémon. I know how to use them well now, too!" He smiled at the new Mudkip he received from the Professor. "Chiyu seems so relaxed in his Poké Ball." The boy looked up. "What was the Pokémon the Professor gave you, Blue?"

The girl responded with an uneasy laugh. "Professor Oak didn't really give him to me, but the Pokémon was Blasty."

Ixen used the chance to further his skills with the Pokédex. "Blastoise… It's very strong…" As he continued reading, Ixen winced and put the machine away. He looked up at Yaoban. "You and Longjia aren't ready to face something like that, but that's why we have Wulong and Chiyu to help us, right?"

Blue looked ahead with her Silph Scope and smiled. "We're finally here! Let me introduce you to two more Pokédex Holders while we're here, Silver and Yellow. I've known Silver for a long time and he's our Trader. Yellow is sort of like you. He's inherited the power of Viridian Forest so can heal his Pokémon too."

Ixen tilted his head left. "Really?" Lance told me there was someone else like us. Yellow… defeated him, didn't she? Wait, I thought… "Blue? Isn't Yellow a girl?"

Blue laughed again. "Most people would think so, but Yellow is a boy."

Something about her laughter bothered the young trainer, but he ignored it. He thankfully smiled up at his senior. "Thanks, Blue! You've been a great guide." He paused as he looked at the resident area. His Charizard landed behind him and questioned his trainer's odd silence. "Hm? Oh, sorry. It's just been years since I've seen this place." He laughed at his distant memories. "I spent every day in the forest just looking at Pokémon. It drove mother crazy whenever I came back covered in stringy silk."

"Blue! You're finally here!" Ixen turned around and saw a short trainer wearing a large straw hat. The small boy carried a fishing pole in one hand and next to him was a Pikachu. "Green was wondering when you two would arrive. He's got important guests at the gym right now, but he said it was okay for Ixen to stop by!"

Beside the boy Ixen guessed to be Yellow was a taller boy with long red hair. His cold silver eyes stared down the ten-year-old, causing him to feel a bit intimidated. Blue waved at them both. "Yellow! Silver! Come down to meet our new star trainer."

Ixen gulped nervously. "Not trainer… I'm still just a tamer."

The bright blonde boy smiled happily at Ixen. "It's okay if you don't consider yourself a trainer. I don't consider myself one either. I don't like hurting Pokémon, whether they're mine or not." He smiled at the Pikachu beside him. "Right, Chuchu?"

The nervous boy had to feel relieved in Yellow's presence. He bowed to both seniors before him. "It's an honor for me to meet both of you."

Silver turned to Blue. "Will you be leaving for Vermillion now?"

Yellow appeared disappointed at that. "Aw, Blue! You said that you would take me with you to show me a great fishing area in the Sevii Islands. I just managed to get a Tri Pass like you said."

The older girl winked at the three of them. "Don't worry. I'll be staying for just a while longer. There are things here to show Ixen after all."

"I'm sorry, but I really should be seeing Green now," Ixen added. "I really want to get started collecting badges and Pokémon. If Green is the leader here, I want to see if I can battle him now before heading north to," the boy checked his map, "Pewter City. It'll take me a while to get through the forest too, so I've got to hurry."

"I'll take you there then," Yellow offered.

Blue shrugged. "Why not? Silver, let's finally see your house. I can't believe you're living on your own!" Blue pulled the red-haired boy along behind her and Ixen watched oddly.

"Silver… doesn't seem to like me, huh?" he finally stated as he turned to follow Yellow.

"No, he's just usually like that. You can count on him though!" Yellow chimed. She looked up at Ixen. "Oh yeah! Green said that you were born in Viridian Forest."

"Yeah and so were you." Ixen shrugged. "I don't think it's all that special for me. Healing and telepathy is all I've got." He stared at the Poké Ball hanging near the hook of Yellow's fishing rod. "You've at least got limited telekinesis as well as a way to synch with your Pokémon."

"I get really tired and usually fall asleep if I use my abilities too much." Yellow looked at the boy sideways. "And according to Green, you can synchronize with your Pokémon too."

"I can?" Ixen looked at Yaoban following him. "I… don't really notice." He thought about it a little further. "But sometimes, I feel as if I'm not really myself. It's like… I'm my Pokémon." Ixen shook his head. "I can't put it into words, but I can say it's not really an ability I have. Yaoban works hard enough for me already so I feel bad that he has to do more than is necessary." The boy laughed apologetically. "Sorry… What I said must not have made any sense."

Yellow understood what he was trying to say. "In a way, I sort of know how you feel, but then again, not really." He paused and looked ahead of them. "We're finally at the gym!"

Ixen stopped and stared at the building. I almost forgot… I was here once before. He looked around him and finally noticed the clearing they were in. I broke my arm by crashing into one of those trees because of a battle with… someone. I forget who, but he used to be the Gym Leader. "Things didn't change much; at least, I don't think it changed."

The boy jumped when Yellow started yelling. "Green! We're finally here!"

He's more of a hyper kid than I am. I guess that's a good thing? Ixen chuckled to himself nervously as the Viridian Gym Leader came outside with his two guests. "It's been a while, Green. Sorry for the wait…" He stared at the two strangers and noticed how calm and confident they seemed. One was a blue-grey haired man with yellow eyes. He was well-dressed and his demeanor resembled that of a solid rock. The other was a tall blond woman with grey eyes. The boy thought it was odd for her to be wearing so much black on such a nice day but said nothing. When he finally found his nerve he cleared his throat. "Er, uh… Hello…?"

Green looked at his two guests. "Yellow, Ixen, these are Steven and Cynthia. They are Champion trainers not from our region but from Hoenn and Sinnoh, respectively." Green turned to the new trainer. "Did Grandfather give you a new Pokémon? Where's Blue?"

Ixen shook himself from his surprised state. "Oh, uh… Professor Oak allowed me to choose from a few starters and I settled with a Mudkip." The boy looked at the road behind him. "As for Blue, she's with Silver." He turned back towards the Champions. "M-more strong trainers?"

Yellow smiled at the guests. "It's nice of us to meet you. What are you both doing here in Kanto?"

Steven looked at a shining stone he held. "I collect rocks and have heard that there may be some here. Also, I'm investigating the movement of two legendary Pokémon from Hoenn to here."

Cynthia nodded. "I'm here for research purposes as well but under the Professor of Sinnoh. I'm actually done so will be departing later today. I'm visiting Green because he seemed the most free out of all the aides for Professor Oak. He actually asked us to stay to meet the new trainer prospect."

"Eh! Me?" Ixen pointed to himself and chuckled nervously. "I'm hardly that important. If I had known, I would have tried to arrive sooner." He turned to his Charizard. "Isn't that right, Yaoban?" The Pokémon responded only by shuffling closer to his trainer. That's not very helpful…

The small boy beside him smiled brightly at him. "Don't worry about a thing. You'll learn as you go along."

"Right," Ixen nodded.

Steven smirked at him. "That's great confidence."

"Not really. I just want to do my best." Ixen fired himself up and remembered the reason for the gym. "As of right now, I want to challenge you to a battle, Green!" He pointed at the veteran trainer with great determination. He paused when a noise in town caught his attention. "Huh?" He turned and clenched his fist. "Yaoban! Check out the damage!"

Green looked at the boy questioningly. "What did you hear?" He began chasing after his young junior while calling out his Charizard.

Ixen winced as the loud buzzing in the back of his mind captured his full attention. "Beedrill. Lots of them." The familiar sensation slowed the boy down, but he shook it off. I'm getting a sense of déjà vu, but there's no time for that! "Whirlwind!"

The black Charizard quickly turned his body to face the trees to their right. By creating a large gust of wind, the Beedrill coming straight from the forest were forced to turn back. Green commanded his Charizard to cover their sides so to not let anymore enter the city.

"Dodosuke!" Yellow summoned her means of transportation and turned to Ixen. "Come on!" He offered out his hand and Ixen grabbed it while launching himself from the ground.

"Thanks, Yellow." Ixen carefully made sure to not fall off the running Pokémon and pushed up his cap so the bill didn't hinder his sight. With one hand holding onto the Dodrio, he used his free hand to pull up the page on Beedrill in his Pokédex. "They shouldn't have reason to be swarming unless someone bothered them," he stated.

"Not only that, but the high amount is abnormal too," Yellow said as they dodged a Pokémon charging towards them.

Green caught up to them. "We need to locate either the source or the leader of the swarm. Yellow, we'll head out to the forest. Ixen, you stay and do your best to defend the city with Steven and Cynthia."

Ixen looked behind him and saw both Champions following them. He nodded once and had Yaoban come down to pick him up. He pulled up his goggles and turned to both Holders. "Good luck!" Ixen put his Pokédex away and frowned. "Whirlwind!" He held onto the Charizard as both stalled in the air to blast back the swarm.

Cynthia and her Garchomp managed to catch up to the boy and she sternly looked at the scene. "How are we going to locate the swarm leader?"

Steven stood on top of his Metagross calmly as he appeared on Ixen's other side. "With so many here, there's no way to rid them all without damaging the buildings."

Not responding to either Champion, Ixen maneuvered Yaoban up into the air. When they were high enough, Ixen quickly yelled out a command. "Dive down while spinning clockwise with a Whirlwind. Swoop back up with a reverse spin. Don't mind me, Yaoban; just go!" The boy held on tightly as they dropped. With on hand, he connected Wulong to the wire on his right glove. Once near the ground, he released the Poké Ball while yelling, "Thunder Wave!"

The mass group of Beedrill caught in Yaoban's current was paralyzed as they passed through safely. The Charizard quickly sent them back to the forest as his dizzy trainer began to recover.

Looking up from where he was, Silver was impressed. He turned to his Kingdra. "Twister!" This helped the flying trainer immensely as they returned to the ground. The red-haired trainer jumped down from the roof. "Blue, you should have Wigglytuff use Sing." Right as he finished his sentence, he noticed the Beedrill start to get distracted.

"Or even better! Use Attract!" Blue winked at him as the swarm began staring at her adorable Wigglytuff.

"Silver! Blue!" Ixen landed safely, but as he slid down from Yaoban's back, his steps became unsteady. He leaned against a wall and stared blankly at it. He reached for Longjia and let her out, dropping her Poké Ball as he did so. "Ugh… Sorry. I want you to go with Wulong around town. Thunder Wave any Beedrill you find and send them back with Sandstorm, okay?" The shiny Larvitar nodded obediently and set off.

"Gravity!" Beedrill fell from the sky and stuck them to the ground as Steven met up with them. "That was very fast thinking, but are you okay?"

Ixen took breaths and straightened up. "I'm used to dizziness." He shook his head to clear his vision and mind before looking around. "Where's Cynthia?"

"Helping out the citizens. In fact, I'm going to help her right now. You three seek out the swarm leader. We'll take down any Beedrill we find, but don't take too long." Steven's Metagross rose again and he quickly rushed off to look for the townspeople.

"We have to either defeat or capture it once we locate it," Silver stated. He looked at Ixen seriously. "Are you able to do either?"

"Not sure about the capturing part, but other than that, I'm certain I can defeat one."

Blue shook her head at the boy. "You spent two weeks learning how to capture Pokémon!"

"Most of that time was spent on my reflexes and training with Red. I know I have to aim at something, but you rushed me out of Crystal's last-minute lecture so fast that I missed what she said." Ixen shrugged and stared at the various groups. He kept most of his attention on one Beedrill while making sure to keep track of all of the others. "My accuracy is spot-on, but if I don't know my target, I can't hit it."

Silver paused for a moment. "A Pokémon's striking point… I told this to Gold once." Ixen silently listened as he tightened the gloves he wore. "A Pokémon's life force is most concentrated at one point on the body. The effect of the Poké Ball is maximized and capture will most certainly be successful."

Keeping this in mind, Ixen took out an empty Poké Ball. "Then I know what my target is." The Pokédex entries he read flashed in his mind.

"How will you know which one to catch though?" Blue asked.

"That far group holds the leader. Every Beedrill moves in and out of their own group, but always head for that one over there. They soon leave and move to a new group, but everyone commutes at that point." Ixen climbed onto Yaoban's back. "We'll need a diversion though because I need to pinpoint the exact Beedrill."

"Gyarados! Fire Blast!" The shiny Pokémon breathed a line of flame in front of them.

Ixen paused to watch, but realized that he shouldn't be wasting time. "Let's go!" They drove through the flames and Pokémon leaving Blue and Silver behind. The Charizard carefully maneuvered himself to avoid the stingers and Ixen prepared his last Pokémon. "Chiyu! Mud-slap!" The Mudkip happily kicked the moist dirt at the crowd of Beedrill as Yaoban blew them away with Whirlwind.

The group quickly disbanded and Ixen was surprised to see a green Beedrill rushing towards him. The boy ducked and watched as the small Mudkip tackled into the bee. Both Pokémon began battling each other as Ixen got back up and began issuing commands. Yaoban made sure to keep the other Beedrill at bay either through Flamethrower or Whirlwind.

Ixen lowered his cap over his eyes until he couldn't see. The empty Poké Ball in his hand was ready and he jumped aside when he sensed a stinger come his way. He breathed calmly as he concentrated on the area around him. The less I see, the less I think and the better my accuracy. I've only got one shot before I get stung so I'd better make this count. "Chiyu! Foresight!" Ixen allowed his mind to connect with the Mudkip to heighten his senses and blindly tossed the ball forward. He heard the ball click open and capture a Pokémon. It clicked close and came back towards him so he quickly maneuvered the magnetic wire to come back accurately. Lifting his cap, Ixen stared at the shiny Beedrill he caught. "Got it!" Realizing he was still in danger, he held on tightly to Chiyu and Yaoban. "Let's go!"

In the outskirts of town, a Scizor crushed a transmitter attached to a tree. Green picked up the remains and stared at all of the empty Kakuna skins. "That should be the last one. Good job."

Yellow caught up to the gym leader brightly. "The Beedrill are starting to return to the forest."

"Did you see any shiny Beedrill?"

The short trainer shook her head and looked at the transmitter pieces Green was carrying. "Did these cause the high buzzing I heard?" She had a slight headache from the droning but was now recovering.

Green nodded. "Someone forced these Kakuna to evolve, but we'll go over this later. We need to check on the town." I don't really want to talk about this in the open. I'm pretty sure there is someone watching us. He looked around him carefully but followed Yellow when he didn't feel the presence of anyone.

"We did it!" As they neared the residential area, Ixen gave them a bright smile and tossed the Poké Ball with his new Beedrill into the air. "That's one down and about 500 to go." His Pokémon cheered and jumped, except for Yaoban, who was more relieved no one was hurt.

Cynthia and Steven marveled the trainer's accomplishment. The female Champion realized she had to leave soon though. She looked at the boy and handed him a Poké Ball. "Take this. This Pokémon should come in handy. Looking at your team, I say you need a speedy fighter. I've got to go, but I hope to see you again." She and her Garchomp quickly sped out of Viridian and into the forest. Ixen was a bit surprised when he stared at the Riolu in his hands.

Steven watched and agreed with her. He looked at one of the Beldum he had and called it out. "Seeing as how you always seem lucky in encountering shiny Pokémon, I'll give this to you." Steven smiled at the overwhelmed boy. "Train it well, Ixen."

After looking at the two new Pokémon, Ixen bowed in thanks as the Hoenn champion took off. "I will! Thank you so much." He stood back up and smiled at Green. "I guess we won't be having our battle after all."

Green looked away. "Not only that, but I have to investigate into something. If we battle now, there is no way you will defeat me. Come back after getting the seven other Kanto badges and I'll battle you. Good luck on your journey and be careful with your Pokémon. Just because you found a shiny Pokémon this early doesn't mean your task won't take a long while. Catching shiny Pokémon is not as easy as it seems." The Viridian Gym Leader called on his Charizard and both immediately took off south towards Pallet.

Understanding it was a fair decision and sound advice, Ixen looked at his party. "We all have a lot to work on then."

Silver pulled the boy back before he could set off to do more training. "It's almost late. Do you have anywhere to stay?"

Yellow jumped at an idea. "Blue can stay with me for tonight and Ixen can stay with you. Let's have a housewarming party at your house, Silver!"

"I didn't have that in mind at all…"

Blue thought it over. "Well, you still owe me a favor since you managed a great capture to save us, Ixen. Why not?"

Ixen shook his head in disbelief, but he didn't have the heart to decline the kind offer to stay a little while longer. "I guess… but what do I have to do for this last favor exactly?"

The older girl pulled him along behind her. "We'll see!"

~T*R*A*I*N*E*R~P*A*G*E~

Yaoban

Species: Shiny Male Charizard

Nature: Timid

Obtained: Hatched in Blackthorn City by Ixen

Favorite Moves: Metal Claw, Flamethrower

Ixen's first Pokémon, the boy has had Yaoban ever since the age of three. Yaoban was bred by Lance and given to Ixen in hopes of the Charmander being raised well. As a Charmander, he was heavily bullied until he evolved in a Charmeleon so he could better defend his trainer despite his shyness. As a Charmeleon, Ixen gave him his name because of his golden color and character resembling a 'Solar Flare'. Now a Charizard, Yaoban acts as the adult-figure in Ixen's party in case the trainer gets out of hand with his recklessness. Yaoban has a fondness for berries and loves anything sweet, his favorite food being Ixen's Sitrus Berry jam.