The group composed of Dialga, Palkia, Clemont, Ash, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune had reached Giratina's door. Dialga and Palkia turned to face the group.

"All right, this is your stop. Giratina should be in here. I'd be surprised if he wasn't. He's usually in here when he's monitoring the Distortion World. He occasionally comes out to roam around Sinnoh." Palkia said. Dialga's eyes shot up.

"Wasn't there a girl with you two?" asked Dialga.

"You mean Serena? She's right here-" Ash said while checking the group. Clemont straightened his glasses with a worried expression.

"She can't have run off in this gigantic mansion," Clemont stated, "She'll never know where we are!"

"Don't worry, she'll most likely run into Arceus at some point. She can lead her back to us." Entei said.

"Either way, I'm going to find her. Clemont, I'll be back." Ash then ran back in the direction in which they came. With a sigh, Clemont went into Giratina's room.

Serena's Side

Serena followed Xerneas into a room. It was painted with a variety of colors and was filled with wildlife, like various flowers, different trees, and there were even a variety of grass Pokemon there, like Lilligant, Budew, Cacturne, and Treecko. Xerneas continued to walk while Serena took in the scenery.

"This place is beautiful! Is this your room?"

"Yes, I'm glad you like it."

"Why did you bring me here? And what friends were you talking about?"

"I'm here." Serena turned around and saw Arceus in her miniature form, which was the size of Dialga and Palkia when they were miniaturized. "What do you need, Xerneas?"

"We're here to hear what Serena needs to say."

Arceus looked down at Serena, who was speechless. "It looks like she doesn't want to say anything."

"Do you know if everyone else is coming?"

"Yes. Cresselia, Reshiram, and Suicune are on their way here right now."

"I'm here." Cresselia said, with Reshiram in tow. The latter had her mouth in a straight line.

"Where's Suicune?"

Serena, Cresselia, Reshiram, Xerneas, and Arceus all sat down.

"I'M HERE!" Suicune ran in and sat next to Serena. Serena still stayed quiet. She then looked up; everyone's eyes were on her.

"As much as you don't want to admit it," Xerneas said, "You do have something to say."

She was still quiet.

"If you're not going to say anything, I can guess what's wrong," Cresselia stated, "Is something wrong with your family?"

No reaction.

"Is it your performances? I heard that you lost to Aria recently..." Reshiram guessed. Arceus had a small smile on her face.

"I know exactly what's wrong, and Suicune knows too. Don't you, Suicune?" Arceus said. Suicune nodded. She looked at Serena, who had a small blush on her face. Serena returned the look with eyes that pleaded, "Please don't tell them."

"You need to say it, Serena. Next thing you know, your little distraction will be gone, and you'd have stayed silent during the whole thing."

Now, everyone waited to see what Serena would say or do. She looked around the group.

"A-all right," she said, with her voice quivering, "It's a boy..."

Cresselia and Xerneas widened their eyes as Serena confessed. "What's his name?" Cresselia asked.

"Ash...his name is Ash."

"Ash Ketchum? I remember him. He helped me out in Unova with his friends while Team Plasma was after me." Reshiram said.

"What about this Ash?" Cresselia asked. Now, the tears started to flow from Serena again.

"I-I like him," Serena stated, "I wish there was a way to know if he liked me."

"You're not alone..." Arceus said. Serena looked up.

"You've confessed enough. We have love interests of our own too. I personally like Giratina." Arceus confessed.

"Zekrom and I've been dating for years." Reshiram said coolly.

"Darkrai likes me, and at this point, I'm wondering whether or not I like him. This mistake that he made is making me rethink my feelings." Cresselia said.

"I like Yveltal and I'm sure that he likes me. I'm just waiting for him to say it." Xerneas said.

"I don't have a love interest. There's no other legendary dog except for me and my brothers. And don't say Arcanine. He doesn't count." Suicune said with a serious face.

Ash's side

Ash had spent 20 minutes searching for the possible places Serena could be. What he couldn't wrap his head around, however, is why she suddenly left. He was about to go back to Giratina's room before he heard voices. He looked down the hall and saw the door open with sunlight shining out of it. Quietly, he walked down the hall to look into the room.

"What do you think you're doing?"

Ash's eyes widened. He turned around and saw Yveltal, Zekrom, Giratina, and Darkrai behind him. "I'm looking for Serena. Have you seen her?"

"She's most likely in there. The girls usually gather in Xerneas' room to discuss stuff that we can't know." Yveltal said.

"Arceus, Cresselia, Reshiram, Suicune, and Xerneas are in there. I also detect another life force similar to yours. That must be from the girl you're looking for..." Giratina noted.

"What are you guys doing?"

"We usually like to eavesdrop on what they're saying, specifically to see if they're saying anything about us." Darkrai said.

Ash stayed silent and looked into the room. Sure enough, Serena was there, along with the five other legends Giratina mentioned.

Serena's side

Serena continued to talk to the other legends about her problem until Arceus spoke up.

"It seems that we have visitors." Arceus said with a grin. The others looked up.

"What?" Cresselia said.

"Ash, Giratina, Darkrai, Zekrom, and Yveltal are outside the door."

"Ash?!" Serena yelled.

"Shh..." Suicune said, "How about we play a little game with them? A game of hide and seek, perhaps."

"That sounds like fun," Xerneas said with a devious smile. Reshiram and Arceus nodded.

"Ok then," said Cresselia, "Let's hide."

Everyone then scattered.

Ash's side

"So it seems we're going to play a game of hide and seek." said Giratina.

"I'm going after Cress." volunteered Darkrai.

"I got Xerneas," said Yveltal.

"I got Arceus," said Giratina.

"I got Reshiram," said Zekrom.

"I'll find Serena, then," Ash said, "Suicune might not be far behind, so I'll find her too."

"All right, then! Let's do this!" Giratina said. The five then ran inside and split up.

TO BE CONTINUED...