Rose: This chapter is short and kinda a filler.

Hazuki: It's also the battle with Barry and his Pokémon...

Rockstar: Battle...?

Rose and Hazuki: NOOOO!

"Then battle me." Barry smirked and started to juggle the two spheres. You could almost see the steam coming from Platinum and Diamond's ears.

"Fine." They said in unison once again.

Barry moved to the opposite side of the battle field and launched his Pokeballs into the air. "Piplup! Starly! Go!" Two creatures came from each Pokeball. One was a Piplup, which was a tad bit taller than Royal Blue, and had pride coursing through his eyes. The second Pokémon was small brown avian creature. The Starly sported a large orange beak with a brown tip, a large white mask-like marking on its face, and glossy dark brown feathers on the rest of its body. Platinum quickly whipped out his Pokedex to read up on information about the Pokémon.

"Starly, the Starling Pokémon, because they are weak individually, they form groups. However, they bicker if the group grows too big." The mechanical voice read out.

"Okay then." Platinum shut his Pokedex and walked up to the parallel side of Barry. Diamond stayed behind with an apprehensive look on his face. I realized why in a second, Royal Blue is still injured from the previous battle between him and Harmonia. I calmly walked up next to Platinum and turned to smile at Diamond in his blue eyes. "I'll take this one."

Diamond smiled brightly and I turned back around, facing my opponent. Moyasu jumped down from my shoulder and stood tall, his tail burning brighter. Barry's confidence fell a little when he saw that he would be now facing me, but he recovered quickly. Harmonia walked up next to Moyasu and gave him a reassuring head butt.

Diamond raced to the middle of the field and raised his left hand, his right still firmly wrapped around Royal Blue. "Let the battle begin!"

"I swear that man is still a child." His twin whispered to himself. "Harmonia, Tackle!" Harmonia dashed forward aiming for blonde's Piplup.

"Moyasu! Ember!" I shouted to the small Fire-type Pokémon. Moyasu gathered up flames into his mouth and aimed straight for the Starly.

"Wing Attack. Bubble." Barry said in a calm voice. Piplup aimed to stream of bubbles at the Ember attack, dowsing the flames. Starly wings glowed white and crashed into Harmonia, who was running for Piplup. Harmonia was sent flying back and crashed into Moyasu before he could move out of the way.

"Whoa. Good one." I complimented and watched Moyasu stagger to get up.

"Aren't you worried?" Platinum said with almost disbelief in his voice.

"I know my baby is way stronger than that." I said calmly and concentrated on the battle ahead.

"We need to separate Piplup and Starly." I told Platinum and he nodded in agreement.

"I'll start. Harmonia! Absorb!" The opposing Piplup was surrounded by greenish energy and then was siphoned of some of its energy.

"Moyasu! Scratch!" Moyasu rushed at the small bird and started to Scratch at it, even though it was in the air.

"Keep it up!" I encouraged him. Moyasu got in a few good hits, but the Starly had the advantage since it was flying.

"Harmonia! Tackle!" Harmonia, who had regained energy from that Absorb attack, tackled the Piplup with regained vigor. Piplup fell back in the ground and struggled to get back up.

"Piplup! Get up!" Barry pled. Barry was looking frantic seeing that his chances of winning are going down the drain.

"Moyasu, use Ember!" I could tell that Moyasu was losing energy and I wanted to preserve that. Moyasu gathered a ball of fire in his mouth and blasted it at Starly. With Piplup facing off against Harmonia, Starly took the hit and fell to the ground.

"Starly!" Barry called out, hoping that his Pokémon was okay, but the bird has fainted.

"Harmonia, Tackle!" The Grass-type Pokémon tackled the Water-type Pokémon for the final time. Piplup fell to ground, again, with stars in his eyes.

"The winner is: Platinum and Pearl!" Diamond announced with a glorious smile with a now conscious Royal Blue in his arms.

Barry retrieved his two Pokeballs and returned his Pokémon within the spheres. He brushed off the dust from his brown vest and made eye contact with me.

"Pearl," Barry said coming closer to me with every second, "You were amazing!" He grasped my hands and got even closer to me. Platinum released a noise that sounded something close to an Arcanine's growl.

"I wasn't the only one battling." I said with a nervous smile. Barry just shook his head and moved closer. I could feel his warm breath brush against my face.

At this point even Moyasu started to growl. "I couldn't tell, Pearl-chan." Barry whispered. With him this close I could see the specks of blue floating around his green orbs. I could see his blonde eyelashes framing his eyes. I could see his perfect, white teeth smiling at me.

"You DID NOT just call her Pearl-chan!" Diamond jumped in the middle of us and pushed Barry back. "I call her those kind of names." Diamond growled at the blonde and Royal Blue snapped his beak at him.

"Pearl, let's go." Platinum said and picked up his precious Pokémon. We all turned to leave, Pokémon in hand, when Barry called out again.

"Wait!" I actually came here for a reason!" Barry ran in front of us and held up both hands, stopping us in our tracks.

"What?" Platinum snarled and pointed a sharp glare at the Trainer.

"Professor Rowan asked me to escort you to his lab." Barry said with a genuine look that none of us could deny.

"Why?" I asked. Professor Rowan explained everything at the lake.

"He said he'll tell us all when we get there."

The twin brothers let out a sigh and nodded to each other. "Lead the way." They said in unison and trailed after Barry.

Rose: I wonder what Rowan wants? Hmmm...knowing him it has to be important, right?

Hazuki: What did you guys think about the first "double battle"?

Rockstar: Could of been better...

Hazuki: Agreed...

Rose: ...I'm right here...