Galactic

So cold and so dark. His hands were intertwined in a hard hold, as bones crackled within. The screens around him showed various information, all of which the least bit entertaining. It wasn't until he leaned back in his chair, that he was able to get more information. Through the shadows, he started tapping on buttons that lied upon his armrest. The screens and images changed, dancing to show different information, and different' knowledge. His face morphed into a scowl, as his body moved even further back.

Finally, the door behind him opened. He brought his gaze up, but not toward the door. The light that came in thanks to the open door was an intrusion to him. He wanted to be swallowed in the darkness, at least for a little while longer. Her intrusion had better be good, or else. He didn't like intrusions. They hindered his actions, and forced him to bring his mind away from that which was most important.

He turned away, facing the entrance.

"Mars..." he commented.

The red-haired Galactic Commander crossed her arms, whilst groaning with annoyance. She gazed up and away, causing her hair to flick, showing just how annoyed she was. She really couldn't stand his shifting demeanor. It was a burden on her soul. Regardless.

"I've found someone you may find important, Saturn..."

He squinted at her. He found only information, important, not people. His face bent down into disappointment, as well as anger. Mars picked up this anger, but it did little to change her demeanor. She merely uncrossed her arms, and scoffed as a reply.

"You haven't even met her yet, Saturn. Don't give me that face..."

His face grew harder, as he closed his eyes shut. Through the darkness of his mind, he heard her footsteps grow nearer and nearer. So desperately he wanted to strike at her, and send her off, but he knew better when it came to Mars. He just waited for her information to be given, then she would be gone, and he would be free to continue his work.

The footsteps stopped right before him. His eyes opened up. But instead of seeing red, he saw these moonlit eyes gazing back. Slowly, he pulled back, scanning the girl before him up and down. Her silver-grey hair falling down near her elbows, and she wore this white and red hat. But more importantly, she had this Pokémon on her shoulder. Small, white, brown, with the bluest of blue eyes. He had seen a Pokémon like this, but only rarely. His hand reached forward to touch its head, but the creature was weary of him. It quickly scurried down to the girl's chest, and she began hugging him close. Her eyes never left the eyes of the man before them, however.

"You see," Mars stated, as she waltzed beside them, "I told you she was important..."

He stared up to the red-haired woman. She had such a smug face on, and it angered him. But she had done well. Turning back, he gazed at the girl before her. Her antagonizing and inquiring eyes were still on him, peering deeply into his eyes. The room was dark, save for the TV screens, and yet, even though she could see Mars' face clearly, she could not see his. She wanted to see his face, she wouldn't have it any other way.

Her fingers met her Pokémon's head. It straightened up, and started producing a light flame from its body, illuminating the room. With that, she could see the face of the man before her. He had blue hair which flowed upwards, looking like demon horns. Honestly, he appeared quite girlish, if one were to look far away. But up close like this, he looked like a very demented fellow, one with issues he needed resolved.

The man, Saturn, scowled.

"So," he stated, "You are her, huh?"

You are her? What did he mean by that? Could he have been expecting her?

"Tell me, what is your name?"

She swallowed her spit, while wilting back a bit. He chuckled next, though it was extremely low. Slowly, he stood up from his chair, as he neared the girl before him. She continued stepping back, before stopping suddenly. She didn't want to walk back anymore. Her mouth began moving.

"I'm. Green." she stated, slowly, and with emphasis on each word.

"Green?" he repeated, "Quite an interesting name..." he peered at the Pokémon on her shoulder, "Tell me Green, is that a Larvesta on your shoulder?"

She nodded.

"His name is Apollo..." she whispered.

"Apollo. Appropriate name," he stated, "Well Green, seeing as you stand before me right now, I can tell we have something you need, huh?"

She nodded again. This, in turn, made him nod.

"She doesn't want to feel anymore, Saturn," Mars chimed in, as she walked behind his chair, "She told me so," a smirk appeared on her lips, "And I think she can help us with something as well." she glanced at him, "And you know what that 'something' is, don't you?"

He curtly nod, though his eyes still remained squarely on Leaf's frame. He leaned forward a second later, and laid his hand on his chin, making a thinking pose.

"Tell me, Green, what can we do for you, hm?" he smiled, the first time she saw him do so.

"Mespirit..." she whispered aloud.

Saturn rose an eyebrow, and his smile faltered. He nodded a few seconds later, and she could tell he was pondering on her words.

"Mespirit..." he repeated, "Mespirit..." he gazed back down to her, "You want Mespirit am I correct?"

Leaf nodded, while at the same time balled her hands into fists. But something she did, must have disappointed Saturn, for he let loose a sigh, and leaned back into his chair.

"And for a moment," he commented, "I thought our interests lied upon the same line," his eyes furrowed down, "I'm sorry, but I'm not sure if we can completely devote time and resources, to helping a little girl find a mirage."

As Leaf grew disappointed, Mars stepped up. Her mouth began moving, and it looked as if she was going to mount a retort, but Saturn cut her off by way of a hand gesture.

"But I am not a soulless man," he stated aptly, "We can help you, but you do know, if we help you, you must help us, correct?"

She didn't know why, but she did not like the man before him. He looked as if there was something wrong with him, as if he wasn't completely there. Once again, she gained the need to sit back and think on things. But it was impossible with her mind warring like that. She just saw her Venusaur's eyes, staring directly into her own eyes. And it angered her.

"Yes." she said, and quickly.

Saturn began chuckling, making her gaze up into his eyes. That chuckle had such demented feelings oozing off from it. She wanted so desperately to leave because of it. But leave to where? She didn't know what to do, honestly. It was just getting so much harder to think, and for reasons she didn't understand.

"Well then," Saturn stated, "Its been a pleasure making your acquaintance, Green..." she stared up into his face, "Welcome to Team Galactic."

She gazed down to her blue and black Pokémon. Its eyes were shining bright, as it knelt down on the ground. One of its paws was dragging back and forth over the land, as it put to use its tracking skills. But today, it seemed, those tracking skills were all for not. After a while, it pulled up, and gazed to its master.

"Lucario..." it said, whilst shaking its head.

Dawn groaned out in defeat, as she grabbed her hair, and pulled it tightly. Why here though? Why had her Pokémon's sense brought her here? Why Lake Verity of all places? But that wasn't the question she should have been asking. What she should have been asking, is where did that girl go?

Behind her, her blonde friend was already freaking out, as he trekked left and right, while nonsense sprouted from his mouth.

"Oh crap Dawn, oh crap!" he stated out loud, "What are we going to do? We can't go back to Rowan! What will he do once he finds out we lost Leaf!? Crap! What will my mom do when she founds out I messed up!? Triple crap! What will Palmer do when he finds out I messed up!?" stopping suddenly, he turned to gaze at his raven-haired friend, "Dawn!? Why aren't you freaking out like I am!?"

She slowly turned around to him, moving like a cog in a gear set. Her face was filled with anger, confusion, and anticipation. It shook Barry, because he had never seen her look like that before. She was always so calm and composed, even in the most dangerous of matters. But right now, she was reciprocating the feelings he had. Terror, and freaking out. For some reason, that calmed Barry, as if he now realized he was no longer alone.

"So what now, Dawn?" he inquired.

Her face softened a bit, becoming more resolute than urgent. Glancing over, she peered into the eyes of her Lucario, Courage. The aura Pokémon was staring off into the distance, while her eyes continued to shine. Dawn suddenly tapped, making her Pokémon turn to meet her gaze. Raising her red and white Poké Ball, the Trainer caused it to shoot out a red beam, one that swallowed her Pokémon whole, and transformed her back into digital energy. At the same time, she withdrew a Great Ball from her belt. It snapped open, releasing the bird Pokémon within.

"Noctowl..." Dalmascus said, his red eyes cutting into the air.

Dawn slowly crawled upon his back, signaling to him that she wanted a ride. His wings spread out wide, and he started flapping. The next moment, they were in the air, flying above Lake Verity. Dawn gazed left and right, in some vain attempt at discovering Leaf's location, but she knew it was pointless. The next moment, she was joined by another. Barry got closer to Dawn, as he rode on the back of his Staraptor. The two were really loss as to what to do next.

"Dawn," Barry said, "Sinnoh's a pretty big place. If we try to find her this way, it'll take months. We should really talk to Rowan, or one of the Officer Jennys, they'd probably make a search party."

But Dawn shook her head. Telling a bunch of officials to look for a girl who technically didn't exist, wasn't a good thing. How does one find someone who isn't real, after all? Besides, she didn't want to go behind Rowan's back and do it, nor did she want to tell him she messed up. Right now, all that mattered, was their actions. They'd search for Leaf alone.

"Okay, okay, I get it..." Barry said, "I'll search upper routes and cities, you search everywhere else, I suppose."

Dawn gave a quick not. The next moment, both she and her rival were gone in twin blurs, their Pokémon taking them off on designated paths.

It seemed as if only now she could think.

What is Team Galactic? She was currently asking herself this. What did they want, and what were they currently after? And what, biggest of all, was with their freaky clothing?

Her hands clenched tightly the white and grey jumpsuit before her. Lifting it up, she brought it near the light in order to increase its definition. She saw many creases and folds, though the shirt would surely hug her in a way she wasn't used too, nor did she want to be used too. At least it was too her liking, with a skirt, and stalkings, and heels for some reason. Screw the shoes, she would stick to her normal ones.

As she slowly started removing her clothes, she wondered how lucky this all was. She had a room, and a bed, it seemed too good to be true. All because she ran into Mars, who just happened to be standing on the edge of Lake Verity. There was just too much luck involved to be possible. Then again, being a Pokémon trainer, a lot of the things appear to be luck based.

Slipping the Galactic top on, she began to wonder if it was just a bit too coincidental. As if, this all happened for a specific reason. As her fingers prodded the edge of the space like skirt, she started to wonder if her whole life was like that. It seemed as if whenever a problem arose, she was there to deal with it. It happened before with Team Rocket, it made her wonder, was it happening again?

Whenever she had problems like this, she'd usually consult with her Venusaur. But that's right, her Venusaur's dead. And its all Dawn's fault.

She slowly started zipping on the suit, as her moonlight eyes trained solely on her Larvesta. Apollo was sleeping on the bed before her, stirring briefly, yet ultimately calm. Her hand reached away, moving into her satchel beside her. When the appendage returned, it held Poké Ball. She peered long and hard into it, wondering about the Pokémon within, although she already knew what it was.

The door behind her suddenly opened.

"Soooo... You're the new girl, huh?"

Apollo straightened up on the bed immediately, while Leaf looked away slowly. Standing at the door was this older woman. She had a complete Galactic suit, though it looked as if pants on the left leg was missing, for everyone could see the skin underneath. She had purple hair, with a giant ponytail in the back, as well as, of course, a horn like structure at the top. At least her horn wasn't as violent looking as Mars' or Saturn's.

"Green, right?" the woman stated as she sautéed her way over, "That is your name, correct?"

Leaf glanced down briefly. She almost forgot that's the moniker she was going by now, at least until she got home. No, she wasn't going to be Leaf. Only Green could get the revenge she wanted.

"Yoo-hoo? Deary?" the woman called.

She looked up and faced her, while this embarrassed smile lied on her face. She didn't mean to be rude like that, it just seemed as if thinking about the situation put her blood on boil. But now was not the time for that.

"You look kind of cute in that," the woman commented as she walked forward, "How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?"

Leaf gazed down to her fingers, stretching them out as she counted her years, but the woman suddenly grabbed her hand, pulling her in close. Leaf lost her footing, as she collapsed into the woman's hold. Gazing up, she started to blush, as she never enjoyed being this close to others. The woman smirked though, and quite a smirk it was. Her eyes moved down in a squint, while that face seemed to belie something. What that something was, she wanted to know.

"I'm Jupiter..." the woman said, as she finally released Leaf, "You're commander it seems."

Leaf gazed away, and scanned the floor. When she brought her eyes back, one of her brows was raised in a questioning way. Jupiter noticed this, and nodded with that same smirk of hers.

"Oh, you didn't know?" she asked, "Here at Team Galactic, we have commanders. You've already met Mars, well I am your Commander, Jupiter," she rose a brow, and that smirk finally dissipated, "What's wrong? Have any questions?"

"Uhhh..." she let out as she gazed away.

The biggest question for her was, what did Team Galactic actually do? Things happened so fast, she never asked Mars that question. Granted, when the red-head brought her here, she was so emotional she didn't even talk. Well, it's not like she talks much even when she's not emotional, but, ya'know.

"Commander?" Leaf whispered, getting Jupiter's eyes.

"Yes, Green?" she inquired.

"What... do we do...?" she inquired as she looked down a bit of a fluster.

The Galactic Commander stepped back a few feet. Leaf watched her face turn into this thinking one, as her eyes peered up into the ceiling. When an answer finally came, the Galactic leader swiped her finger through the air, and smiled.

"Why, Ms. Green, ain't it obvious?" Leaf shook her head no, making Jupiter groan, "We are a scientific group, one that tries to find an alternate power source to the usual kind. You know, not using fossil fuels and, unfortunately, no more using Voltorbs and Electrodes. Because of those darn Pokémon rights activists. Gosh they make me shutter with annoyance..."

"Have you, I mean, we..." jeeze it was hard for Leaf to talk, she really did not enjoy this, "Discovered anything... yet?"

"Well..." Jupiter started swaying toward the door, "We did learn about a new energy source back in 2009 but... It didn't come out to well..."

She turned back around. To her surprise, Leaf's face was pure death. She looked as if she had seen a ghost, and that shook Jupiter. The Galactic Commander thought that she had already broken their newest recruit.

"Uh, Green?" she asked, whilst shaking herself.

"What's the date?" the girl responded.

"The date?" Jupiter responded with a raised eyebrow, to which Leaf nodded, "Uh, the date is... July 28, 2013... Why?"

now Leaf was freaking out. She sat down on the bedside, and placed her hands to her head. She started sweating profusely, as images and thoughts came to her mind. She couldn't believe it, it was impossible. Hand reaching away, she grabbed her Pokédex. She just wanted some proof that this wasn't true. Opening up the device, she gazed into the date it handed her.

July 28, 2004.

Was that not the right date? Then why did Jupiter stand before her right now, saying it was actually 9 years since? She didn't believe it! She couldn't believe! It had to be a lie! If it was actually 2013, then that means she has been out of commission for nine years! Nine years! NINE!?

"Hey, hey, hey now, Green," Jupiter said, as she laid her hand on her knee, "What's going on?"

She started hiccuping, and upon doing so, the Galactic Commander noticed she was crying. She crouched down next, and grabbed Leaf by her shoulders. Her face was one of concern, as well as blatant confusion. What had she done that caused this? No matter how much she thought on it, she still couldn't come up with an answer. What happened to her, so that she was sent years into the future like this?

"Hey Green..." Jupiter said as she rubbed her back, "I know joining Team Galactic can be overwhelming, but I didn't think it would be this bad..."

Footsteps echoed in through the open door a second later. Jupiter looked up, but Leaf kept her vision down. She didn't care about anything anymore.

"Uh... what's her problem?" it was a Galactic grunt, and she was understandably confused.

"She's the new girl," Jupiter responded, "But tell me what is the matter?"

"Saturn wants the new recruit to prove herself. We're heading to Lake Acuity, so uh..." he gazed down to Leaf, "We should get a move on, Commander..."

Jupiter's eyes turned into a squint, before she dragged those violet orbs of hers over to Leaf. The trainer was still sobbing, though it looked as if the tears finally stopped. That was a good thing, Jupiter supposed.

"Listen Green," the Galactic Commander said, "We need to get a move on, Saturn will have a Miltank if we don't. So, you hurry up with this here, then we run off, okay?"

The Kanto Trainer nodded, though she didn't move. She continued sitting there instead, and Jupiter eventually stood from the bed. A few seconds, she heard the door close behind her. Leaf gazed up a moment later to stare at the door. She couldn't move, for her mind was still locked on one thing.

"Larv?" Apollo said, touching the side of her body with his small bug appendages.

She reached down, and grabbed him. Upon doing so, she felt the warmth of his body to be so inviting and loving. It seemed that's the most her Pokémon could give her. Love. She needed their love now more than ever, at least until she went home. At least until she saw her mother again.

So, it was 2013 now. Was her mother still even alive? She couldn't believe it. She felt like such a fool now. All the time, she thought it was 2004, when in reality, it had been 9 years since that date. And she also couldn't believe no one told her until now. Had she not spent a day or two at Sandgem Town, hidden within their Poké Center? Then why was she just learning about this date now? Why hadn't Rowan or Dawn told her.

Dawn.

DAWN!

The mere mention of that girl brought her blood to a boil. It made her stand, as she got ready.

Lake Acuity. The term was in her head now. She was ready to go. She snatched her satchel up off of the bedside. At least, she could say, all her mementos within were hers. So far, that's the only thing she could say as true. Regardless of the situation of her mind or not, she had a mission to do. She could only imagine what Lake Acuity had in store for her.

No one told her Lake Acuity was so cold.

She held tightly onto her Larvesta, as she shivered and quaked. It was so cold, and yet, everyone else was so unphased by it all. All the Galactic Grunts, and even Jupiter herself with her exposed leg, were calm, as if were sunny out. But it wasn't, it was cold and dark, and freezing. She never enjoyed freezing places, and this was no exception.

At first, she focused so much on the cold air, she neglected to analyze the world around them. But upon opening her eyes, and gazing about, she gasped. This lake was so familiar to her, as if she had been here before. But that was stupid, because she was positive that his place was truly and without a doubt, new to her. But it screamed nostalgia to her, as if she had been here.

Now that she thought about it, it did look vaguely similar to Lake Verity. It had the same clean water, the same land shape, even the same strange island in the center. In fact, it was a perfect copy of Lake Verity. Did Sinnoh have more of these places?

"Okay you lot..." Jupiter snidly remarked as she stepped forward, "I wont a perimeter set up. Let everyone know that Team Galactic is doing science work around here. Don't worry, they shouldn't bother you if you say so," she then turned over and faced Leaf, "But you see, dear Green, we have a date with a certain Pokémon."

Green rose an eyebrow in confusion. When her lips moved to question her Commander's statement, the conversation was stolen from her.

"Larvesta!" Apollo said with great enthusiasm.

"Aaaahhhh," Jupiter stated, "Looks like you're little Pokémon can't wait to go in..." she turned away and wagged her finger, "Let's not keep it waiting, hm?"

What Pokémon could lie in the center of an island. Judging from her dream, and Mars' earlier words, a legendary Pokémon could lie within it. Could it be the one she was searching for? The one named 'Mespirit'? She didn't know, but now, she was antsy. She couldn't wait to take a step over.

Jupiter started first. Her foot brought her atop the lake itself. With the weather being so cold, Lake Acuity had been frozen over. Funniest of all, it was the middle of summer. It just seemed the lake followed its own weather patterns.

Leaf stepped on after her. The frozen lake was so clean, she could actually see her reflection in it. And it reflected the bottom of her skirt. She brushed it down, whilst blushing, as she scurried even quicker over the lake side. By the time she go over to the other end, she felt her chest heave up and down. Never again. The next time, she was just going to fly over on her Pidgeot.

"Let's hurry this up," Jupiter said as she walked toward the entrance of the lake's island, "The sooner we find this Pokémon and its energy source, the sooner we can get back to the Veilstone base."

But Leaf lingered outside the cave for a prolong period of time. She didn't like how cold it was feeling, this land. And no, not natural cold, what lied inside, was a different kind of cold. It was just so hard for Leaf to put a finger on, though she knew she had to continue. She just needed a bit of pushing. So she patted Apollo on the head, heard him cuddle under her touch, then she walked inside.

Her hand laid upon the cave's wall, as she entered into it. Dripping echoed off into the distance, obviously the dripping of water from the frozen lake around. The thought of touching that cold liquid was enough to send shivers down Leaf's mind. She pressed on regardless, following Jupiter's steps with her own. She didn't stop until her foot met a long, wide, expansive chamber. Their was a great puddle on the ground, one that looked like a figure or something. The Kanto Trainer really couldn't tell from where she was standing. What she could tell, was that she was now alone.

She looked left and right in quick manners. It appeared as if Jupiter had disappeared. But that was impossible, seeing as how the Commander's footsteps were leading her inside just a few seconds ago. But now as she stood in this cavern, she saw neither tail nor hide of the Galactic Commander.

"Larvesta!" Apollo yelled, as if he were trying to call out to the woman herself.

What answered them, was another call. It wasn't Jupiter's call, however. It sounded like something was being bitten on, and devoured. Leaf at first didn't notice it, until she saw the strange puddle on the ground, had some red dye in it. Red that was blood. Her heart started racing, as she wondered if some ill fate had befallen the violet haired woman. But if it had, then why had she not heard screams? Though, a better question may be, what had caused it?

Suddenly, Apollo got riled up. His blue eyes started shining brighter, while flames surround his body. A second later, the torch Pokémon leaped from her shoulder, and fell upon the ground. His body shook even more, as more and more flames sprouted from him.

"Apollo! Flamethrower!"

The bug stepped back a few feet, before opening his mouth. From it, a stream of fire spread out, and danced along the chamber's ceilings, walls, and floors. It illuminated the room, revealing that which was holding the area.

They were small, black, and impish like. Their tails were red, and feather like, though these things did not look like birds. In fact, they looked vaguely human, with extra emphasis on, vaguely. They also had this feather like appendage on their head, matching the ones on their tail. On their head foreheads and chest, these jewels that looked like gold. But all of this was nothing compared to their hands, or rather, lack there of. It seemed as if their hands had been replaced by hook-like blades, because that's what they were. Hook-like blades.

"Sneasel!" one of the creatures said as it leaped up.

His call summoned the rest of its race, revealing the others that lay within the cave. Leaf started stepping backwards. The air had so suddenly become dangerous. Turning around, she saw the entrance was also blocked by Sneasels. And they were everywhere. On the walls, the ground, even the ceiling. Maybe it was a bad idea for her to have ordered Flamethrower. Nonetheless, she wasn't going to back down, not without a fight at least.

"Apollo!" Leaf yelled with her hand stretched out, "Flamethrower!"

The torch Pokémon riled himself up. On the four horns on his head, fires started to spread. Next, his mouth opened, and he aimed it toward his foes.

"Larve-STAAA!" Apollo roared as burning flames exited his maw.

He doused the cave in it, sending Sneasels running left and right. But one stood through it all. Leaf gazed harder at the figure, eventually realizing that it was not a Sneasel that stood before her. It looked like a Sneasel, had the same color scheme, as well as feather-like appendages. But it was no Sneasel. It was bigger than a normal Sneasel, taller too. Three claws lied on its hands instead of the usual two, and, believe or not, these claws were even sharper. The golden object on its forehead was less round when compared to the regular Sneasels, and shaped more like a diamond. It had more red feather-like objects on its head when compared to a Sneasel, for these all sat on its head in a dome like fashion, looking like a fully opened fan.

"Weavile..." this Pokémon said, and from what Leaf could tell, it was an evolution to Sneasel.

She briefly tugged at her Pokédex, but recanted in actually taking it out. With it now being 2013, she knew her device was woefully out of date. And that just angered her more.

"Apollo!" she roared out, "Flamethrower!"

The torch Pokémon once again ruffled his body, whilst running forward. The next second, a stream of fire flew out. The Weavile straightened up, then vanished in a black blur. Left and right it skirted, before reappearing right before Apollo's face. Both the torch Pokémon and his master gasped in surprise. When it did appear in Apollo's face, it slammed down its claw upon Apollo's body. The torch Pokémon winced in pain, but surprisingly did drop from the attack, despite its light body. Instead it leaped back. Leaf, on the other hand, understood why. The Weavile used Metal Claw, an attack her Larvesta was resistant too. She knew that's why he wasn't fainted by the strike, though she remained cautious of her foe. Who knows what else lied beneath that Pokémon's claws.

The Weavile leaped back, but wasn't going to stay there. Raising its claws, it got ready to pounce. But Leaf wised up to her foe.

"Apollo! Double Team!" she ordered.

The Weavile began waving left and right, eventually fading into a shadowed blur. Suddenly, it reappeared, claw raised to strike down its foe. But to its surprise, the torch Pokémon morphed into two copies of itself. The Weavile's claw dashed down in the area his foe was supposed to be, embedding itself into the earth. It pulled and pulled, but could not release its trapped appendage. Apollo however, had quickly faded back into one being, and shifted his gaze to his foe.

"Fire Blast..." Leaf coldly ordered, making her Pokémon scurry up.

The individual horns on Apollo's body heated up to blazing levels, and fire danced off of it. The next moment an orb of fire appeared right in the center of the horns. This orb started to shake and quake with power, before exploding forward. Their Weavile foe was engulfed in fire, one that knocked it away, and freed its claw from the ground. The fires from the blast spread all around the cave, as well on the Weavile's body. When it ended, so did the sound of it all, though the flames persisted.

Leaf stood up, and eyed the body of her enemy. The Weavile wasn't moving in the least bit. And that made Leaf smile. She picked up her Larvesta, and patted him on the head, whilst dragging her finger up and down his body. The creature stirred from the touch, while making numerous sounds that resembled giggling. That if he could actually giggle, of course.

She began walking, and a few seconds later, she neared the Weavile they had just battled. It wasn't moving, though it was alive. Upon seeing this, the Kanto Trainer reached her hand into her satchel. She rummaged through it a few seconds, before finding what she was searching for. When her hand pulled out, it held a gold, black, and white Poké Ball, otherwise known as, an Ultra Ball. She tossed the ball up and down in her hands a few seconds, before throwing it above the Weavile's head. She had an open space in her party of six, and needed it filled, after all. The Ultra Ball opened up above the Weaville's head, transforming the Pokémon into digital light. The next moment, the spherical device swallowed up the light, closed itself, and fell to the ground. In anticipation, Leaf watched the ball. It shook once, then again, then again, before a clicking noise echoed into her ears.

Congratulations she could hear someone mentally say to her, You've caught a Weavile!

She lifted the device, wondering how lucky she was. This was the first Pokémon she caught in this future world, now that she thought about it. And, she now had six Pokémon again. Six full Pokémon. Images of her Venusaur entered her head, and tears started to stream down her face.

"Viper..." she said, "Viper..."

Then her eyes widened. Apollo had grown tense for seemingly no reason at all. Quickly, the Kanto Trainer turned, gazing into the center of the chamber. All the Sneasels had run by now, yet this one Pokémon remained. It wasn't a Sneasel, it was something different.

It was small, very small. It had a jewel on its yellow head, as well as two jewels on its twin flowing tails. The body it had was grey, making it seemed ghastly. The most drawing aspect of this creature though, was its eyes. They were closed, yet the being did not appear to be asleep.

"Mespirit?" Leaf asked, for the creature looked like the one she dreamed of, but it was so much different.

The being before her seemed to react to the call, though not in a pleasant way.

"Uxie..." it stated instead.


Maverick Talks!

I have no intro so... Yeah...

Team Galactic. What a Team. Of all the villainous teams in the Pokemon world, they will always be my favorite. They were so freaking serious compared to everyone else, and Cyrus was like some dude with a major god-complex. Yeah, Ghestis is cool, and Giovanni will always be the illest, but Cyrus was no freaking joke. He was so awesome, he tried to control Pokemon gods to morph the world into his own image, one free of emotions. He was truly a wicked dude. What never made sense to me though, is what happened to him after he was defeated on Mt. Coronet? In Pearl, which is what I owned, he just sort of leaves, and gives command of the Team to Saturn, while in Platinum, he stays in the Distortion world, and presumably gets killed by Girantina. Yeah, pick your ending. This story, I guess you can say, has a combination of the two fates. As you can tell, Saturn is running Team Galactic, but his is a bit more humanitarian, compared to the last team. What does that mean? Well, the reason why no ones arrested the Team, is all thanks to their change. Saturn, as Jupiter so lightly put it, is using the Team to discover new power sources, something that was alluded to in the games. Originally, Cyrus just said Galactic was searching for power sources, while in reality, that was a front for his criminal activities. It seems like Saturn is trying to do the real thing, the right thing.

Seems like.

How this unfolds for the future we'll just have to wait and see, hm?

We also learn more of Pokemon! Yeah! Leaf get's a new Pokemon here, a Weavile. Funny story, I've never owned a Weavile before, only Sneasels. But, me being me, I decided to do research on the dark/ice type Pokemon. So, I hatched an egg holding a Level 1 Sneasel, and I'm going to train it. Yes, his name is Viper, I thought it matched, me personally. I gave her a Weavile simply for the fact that its cooler, and therefor better, than a Sneasel, which is pretty hard to do, because Sneasel freaking rules. We also get to check out Leaf's awesome Pokemon skills during the battle. Awesome right?

And no, Jupiter is not dead. The blood in the room wasn't from her, it was from some prey the Sneasel clan captured and killed. If it helps, they were eating some poor Stanler. So yeah, there's that.

So, what is in store for the next chapter? Ain't it obvious? What do you get when a Kanto Trainer Master, squares off against a legendary Pokemon? You get a battle, that's what.

Maverick Kay Prime