Char: Hello readers!

Rose: Hi everyone!

Char: Today i wish to begin the chapter with an apology, it seems that I have neglected to mention who exactly Rose is!

Rose: *giggles* I´m his best friend!

Char: Well, yes that as well, but I was going to say that this nice young Charmander beside me is my editor!

Rose: I make sure that the stories are not as poorly written as they are when Char here is finished with them.

Char: Yes, again, sorry about the confusion, but now onto chapter six!

Charmander arrived back at the table just as Totodile was finishing her soup. "Oh, welcome back," she smiled, "Makoto said told me to meet her back here after we get her item form Misty Woods."

Charmander did his best to hide his uneasiness about the upcoming expedition. "That´s fine with me, shall we get going then?"

Totodile hopped up, "Yea! Lets head out right now!"

Charmander hardly had enough time to gulp down his soup before Totodile was, again, dragging him by his hand down the streets excitedly. "I can't believe we get to go on another expedition so soon," she yelled over her shoulder excitedly.

Charmander laughed as they moved quickly, "Livin' the dream huh?"

Totodile was ecstatic, "You have no idea! I've pretty much wanted to do this since I hatched!"

Charmander smiled to himself, "Never gonna' get old them?"

Totodile slowed her pace so they could talk normally, "You haven't seen anything yet! Once we are full members, we can take multiple jobs at once!"

Charmander stumbled a little, "More than one! We could hardly complete one before! You were in a rough spot when we fought with Beedrill!"

Totodile shushed him and giggled, "That's why we are getting training! So that we can handle ourselves out there!"

The two continued to speak as they walked, soon arriving at the entrance of Misty Woods, entering without hesitation, not even stopping their conversation on combat items until Charmander noticed something was not right. "Where are all the other Pokemon?"

Totodile cocked her head, "What do you mean? Who else did you expect to be here?"

Charmander shook his head, "Well, the last time we were here, we were pretty much being bombarded with string shots and Pokemon throwing themselves at us."

Totodile looked around and stopped in the center of the large clearing w they were standing in, and for the first time noticed the lack of Pokemon around them, they were the only ones there. "Its like they all just buggered off..."

Suddenly there were two huge booms and two trees fell over suddenly, one at each entrance to the clearing, blocking any normal means of escape.

Charmander moved a little closer to Totodile, "W-what's going on here?"

Totodile took a defensive stance and looked around for any enemies.

There was a loud thud from behind them and a rush of air blasted their backs, making them both stumble forward and turn.

Standing before them was the very same Roserade that had sent them there, but also a nervous looking Pokemon that resembled a bat with a pincher tail.

"Did I not tell you they would come, Junyd," Makoto asked with a innocent look.

Her Gliscor partner landed on the ground, "Yea, you were right I guess."

Makoto turned to the youth and smirked slightly, "Now, you have two choices. One, hand over the bag. Two, we take the bag."

Totodile barred her teeth in rage, "Like we would ever just give you the entire bag!"

Makoto laughed, "Then I guess that we will just have to..."

Her sentance was cut short by the bag hitting her in the head, "OW!"

Totodile stumbled backward as she felt Charmander tugging at her arm, pulling her along to the opposite side of the clearing.

"What are you doing," She asked angrily, "You just gave the crooks all of our stuff!"

Charmander turned as they ran, "The bag is empty, the only thing I took out was this." He held up the Orb of Returning.

Totodile looked up and was about to ask another question when suddenly she yelped in pain and fell over, taking Charmander with her, as a wave of rocks smashed her back.

The two got up and turned to their attackers, and Makoto seemed to be fuming. "Where is everything! This bag was completely filled at the restaurant when we spoke!"

Charmander stood up and helped Totodile up as well, "Hidden away, I didn't trust you from the beginning."

"Is that so? Well, then pummeling you within an inch of your life will be sufficient payment for all this trouble," She giggled evilly.

Charmander and Totodile both took their respective fighting stances for only a second before deciding to both attack head on. They both sprinted at their enemies at full speed, Charmander on all fours for a boost. Totodile was charging Makoto, and Charmander was charging Junyd.

Makoto did not budge from her spot and laughed, "You two must be novices, you do not posses any knowledge of basic fighting techniques!"

Totodile arrived at Makoto's feet and decided a water gun to the chin would be the best way to pay her back for all the trouble.

After her attack, Totodile smirked and looked up at her target, but her smirk was soon desolated at what she saw. Makoto was smirking right back with her arms crossed.

Totodile covered her face and prepped for an attack that never came. She looked up in time to see Junyd smashing into Makoto and toppling to the ground with Makoto cursing.

Charmander again grabbed Totodile's hand ans d began pulling her along once more, "I think it is time to get moving," he said nervously as they ran.

They soon stopped moving as all small metal spikes were suddenly scattered all around them.

Makoto was laughing and they turned to her, "You didn't think you were getting away that easily did you?"

Charmander suddenly spewed out a large burst of fire that hit Makoto square in the chest, causing bits of fire to spray all around her and hit Junyd, causing him to yelp and pat out the fires around them.

Totodile laughed and began guiding Charmander out of the spike field while the their enemies where distracted. Her plan was however ruined when, again, they were assaulted by another volley of rocks sending them flying back and apart.

Totodile's vision was begining to fade slightly. She looked up and say Makoto standing over her with an innocent look on her face,

"We win," she said with a smile, and moved her arm closer to Totodile's neck.

Totodile could see a clear purple liquid dripping from a few of the thorns that lined Makoto's body. "Poison, that's how she is gonna end it, she's just gonna' leave us here," Totodile though to herself and gulped.

Makoto was giggling maniacally while she stood over the enfeebled Totodile, "Honestly, I thought you two would put up a better fight, seems I was wrong."

Totodile closed her eyes and turned her head away from the thorn held at her neck.

Suddenly, she felt the weight of the other Pokemon lift off of her and heard a muffled scream. She opened her eyes to see Charmander tackle Makoto to the ground and shove the tattered remains, now also on fire, of their bag over her head and use metal claw on her head repeatedly.

Charmander looked absolutely beat, and angry. "Don't you dare lay a finger, petal, whatever, on her! I will rip your hand off!"

Totodile stared at Charmander as he beat on Makoto and didn't know how to feel about this new burst of emotion from her shy partner. She was differently afraid of his unbridaled rage, but she also felt something else. It was a fuzzy feeling, sort of like flattery, but more. She could only ponder this feeling breefly until she felt Charmander hop onto her and yell, "Home!"

The two were enveloped in a bright light and dissapeared.

Zoey was serving Queen Serperior her supper as a sudden bright light flooded the room.

Serperior closed her eyes to shield from the light, "Ah, welcome home young on..."

Her jaw dropped when she opened her eyes. Charmander and Totodile where bruised from head to toe, and Charmander seemed to have several thorns protuding from his stomach and legs, dripping a little blood on the ground.

Charmander helped Totodile to her feet and they both turned to the queen, silent, too weak to speak much.

Serperior quickly slithered down to them from her throne and Zoey joined the group at her side.

"What has happened to you two," she asked loudly.

Charmander looked up at her with a frown, "We had an expedition to complete," and after saying this he coughed up some purple liquid and fell over into Totodile's arms, limp.

Rose: Another cliffhanger, seriously?

Char: Of course, they make having to wait for the next chapter fun!

Rose: *rolls eyes* Yea, yea

Char: Yep! And unless the readers say otherwise, I will continue to use them every once and a while. So remember to leave a review telling me how I did, what could be better, or what you liked. Remember to be submitting OCs for future expeditions and chapters. So untill next time, Bye, Bye!

Rose: Later everyone! *waves*