Dai: Time to go to Nacrene!

Verity: Oh, joy.

Tsukaimon: Nothing owned here, move along.

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After Munna was well enough, Axis got the Dream Mist to Fennel and was on her way. Just in time, as a certain duo had just managed to get through the large numbers of Patrat.

After about fifteen minutes of walking, they saw a girl and a Petilil crying in the road.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"These guys in weird hoods stole my Cottonee!"

"We'll get it back."

"We will?"

"Hush, Munna."

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Lillipup followed the trail to a cave. They hurried in. They were not surprised to find the Team Plasma Grunts there.

"Give back that girl's Cottonee."

"Why would we? She had no clue how to properly use that Pokémon."

"Use Pokémon? People don't use Pokémon. They are our partners, and we stick together."

"What do you know about it? You're just a little girl!"

"Wrong. I am an Axew." And with that, she knocked them out with Dual Chop.

Oshie was worried. "I honestly hope they don't remember this."

Axis shrugged. "Who's going to believe them? If two people ran around spouting nonsense about Pokémon under disguise as humans they'd be put in an insane asylum within an instant. We should give that girl her Cottonee back now."

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The girl was overjoyed to have her Cottonee returned to her. Petilil floated around, and just cheered.

"It was no big deal. We love helping others."

"Wow! I wanna grow up to be just like you!"

"You probably can't be..." Suddenly, Axis was stricken by how blue the girl's hair was and how red her eyes were. "Were your hair and eyes always that color?"

"You wouldn't believe me."

"Try it."

"Well, I had this dream where I was a Wartortle, and when I woke up, my hair and eyes changed color."

"It wasn't a dream. You can understand what Pokémon say, right?"

"Yeah... ever since that dream... and that Munna looks incredibly familiar..."

"Try using one of your moves from that dream."

The girl nodded, stood up, and fired a Water Pulse. Axis almost gasped. It was no wonder all other humans had failed, if the recruiting included little girls like this one. Next time she saw Hydreigon, she would have stern words for him. Assuming she ever saw him again.

"See? You weren't dreaming. Time just slowed down for you while you were a Wartortle. I should know. I was an Axew."

"I see... Then that Munna is the one who attacked me."

"Yeah. She's in this world along with others because of some strange reason." Suddenly, she had an idea.

"Do you know anyone I could use as my Pokémon Storage System instead of Amanita? She wouldn't understand who these Pokémon are."

"Well, my school is by a Day Care, and they accept all types."

"Great! Thanks."

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After reregistering her Pokedex to send her Pokémon to the girl's school and talking it over with the teachers, Axis was on her way again. She no longer had to worry about many things. In fact, she was nearly as carefree as a Pokémon just nearby, in a stream.

Quagsire hadn't let being relocated worry him. Instead, he adjusted himself to a new lifestyle. One that had less acting as landlord and punishing bad Pokémon, and more on foraging for food and staying out of the way of local Pokémon Trainers.

He wasn't worried about anything. HAPPI couldn't take away the Infinity's Team Badges because anyone who went to Paradise would come here without wanting to. The Trainers mostly stuck to the main road, as if any Pokémon would go there that had a sense of smell. And, of course, he knew that help would come eventually.

He stuck his head out above the water to see a girl with green hair and an Oshawott on her head. The girl looked down.

"Oh, Quagsire! Nice to see you again."

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Axis' Pokémon team:

Oshie (Oshawott) Level 52, male

Lillipup, Level 25, male

Audilla (Audino) Level 49, female

Munna, Level 46, female

Ruka (Zoroark) Level 42, female

Quagsire, Level 100, male

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Dai: Yes, Quagsire's Level is a stretch, considering he doesn't fight much, but there must be some reason bad Pokémon are scared of him. So I made one.