Author Notes: Hey guys Awkwardgeek54 here, sorry that this update took so long. I've been very busy with work.

Anyway I hope you guys enjoy the chapter!

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Sealeous and Rollis were walking through a thick dense jungle. Large roots from the massive trees made traversing the mushy ground very tough. The thick humid air was even worse than what it was in town, if that was even possible. There was a visible sweat building up on Sealeous, as he could feel his body tiring quickly. Rollis on the other hand was fine, not only was she used to this kind of thing, but she also had Wolf to supply her with the much needed support in her footing. As time went on, and as the two of them traversed through the jungle, Sealeous' breath became heavier and much more rapid.

"Sealeous, shall we take a break, the destination we're headed to will take several more hours of walking. After this jungle comes Null's mountainous area, and that's where the house of Jade Windwalker is supposed to be," Rollis said.

"No, we can't take a break right now. We can't waist any time, when someone is in serious need of some help," Sealeous sighed.

"Actually, I think we should take a break right now. You look like you're about to pass out from exhaustion. Come on let's take a break, and probably set up camp," Rollis said.

Rollis' expression was soft and kind, her expression was so similar to that of Sealeous' mother. That the young king instinctively obeyed Rollis. Rollis and Sealeous found a large root to lean their backs on. The two of them had been walking for hours after their brief talk with Gangral. During the talk the two of them had found out that Jade Windwalker and her brother live out in the mountainous area. Sealeous took the lead and decided to follow the information, while Rollis followed simply because she had to. It was her job to obey Sealeous unconditionally, but that didn't stop her from voicing her opinion from time to time. But right now all Sealeous wanted right now was a casual conversation.

"Hey Rollis, despite working together for quite awhile now I still don't really know who you are. Why did you even agree to being my personal guard?" Sealeous asked.

"Well the better question is, why did you choose me to be your personal guard? I'm not a part of any royal blood lines. Or even a prodigy from a group of soldiers," Rollis said.

"I read your files, and decided that you'd be my personal guard. There really isn't much of a reason, more of like a 'why not' sort of situation, also you were personally recommended to me from someone very special to me," Sealeous said.

"Huh, funny. That's the exact same reason I became your personal guard. I was offered a job where I could battle, but not as a sport. So I also saw it as a 'why not' situation. So Sealeous I already know you want to help as many people you can, and I know that's your main ambition, your main goal. But I was wondering..." Rollis said.

"Wondering what?" Sealeous asked.

"I know this is a touchy subject, but why haven't you actually found a queen for our kingdom? And please don't give me your usual answer of, 'I haven't found the right person yet' crap. Or more how about what do you really look for in a significant other?" Rollis asked.

"I'm actually not sure what I look for in a significant other. I've been in love a few times, I've dated someone before, but that relationship didn't last long, maybe I'm just not ready for love yet. How about you? Are you in a relationship?" Sealeous asked.

"Well yeah, why wouldn't I be. Wolf... he's my soul mate. We're in a contract together until the end of time, and hope it stays that way," Rollis said.

As these words left Rollis' mouth. Sealeous saw Wolf's ghostly hand appear out of thin air. His hand was soft, smooth, and a transparent purple. His hand soon fell onto Rollis' hand making her blush, a blush so bright that her cheeks were practically glowing.

"I didn't realize how tired my body has grown. I think setting up camp is a good idea," Sealeous sighed.

"Now you're talking!" Rollis excitedly said.

"Rollis you go gather some edible plants, and berries, since I know you're quite good at that. I'll go gather some fire wood, Don't worry about building a shelter, I have a tent in a deep storage unit. With it I also have drinkable water and a set of water purifiers," Sealeous said.

"Quite the resourceful one individual aren't you," Rollis mocked.

"Sure am," Sealeous smiled.

Later that evening, both Sealeous and Rollis worked together to build the tent. The tent was sizable, but it wasn't massive. The tent was just large enough for the two of them to fit inside. Sealeous had built the fire, and Rollis gathered a small amount of edible plants. Everything that Rollis had gathered looked almost the same. Every plant was just a different kind of leaf along with a few roots, that Sealeous didn't recognize.

"I travel a lot around the world. Especially in the wilds, when we crush, grind and boil these plants we'll have a very nutritious tea. Don't worry I also brought honey along with me, so we can sweeten the tea," Rollis said.

"Oh my god, marry me now," Sealeous said jokingly.

"No way you're way too young for my taste!" Rollis laughed awkwardly. She soon reached into her cloak and pulled out a tiny bowl with a small rod made out of bone. She placed the leaves into the bowl with a few drops of water. She pressed the rod into the bowl and began to crush up the leaves. She folded in the different kinds of leaves that she had gathered. Using a metal pot that Sealeous had brought with him, she placed the leaves into the pot with some water.

The two of them waited for a bit, and as the tea finished brewing, Rollis added in the small amount of honey she had. She gave Sealeous a small cup of tea, before she grabbed one herself. Sealeous happily took the tea and gave it a generous sip, before letting out a loud sigh of relief.

Later that night Sealeous was up and about watching the fire while Rollis was in the tent resting. For some reason he couldn't sleep that night, just thinking about how Jade was suffering made his stomach turn. Many thoughts were rushing through his mind, at most he wanted to avoid a fight as much as possible. Thinking back to his talk with Gangral, the rhydon pokemorph had showed him a claw mark he had received from Naga Windwalker. A rhydon's natural armor was considered to be near impossible to cut, but a chunk of Gangral's flesh was ripped out from Naga's strike. Gangral said that it only took one hit from Naga's claws to easily rip through his flesh and armor.

Right across from the fire Sealeous soon saw a body begin to form out of thin air. The smoke from the fire was drawn into this figure, as the figure drew in more smoke towards it the fire let out a loud whistling noise, that was screeching to the ears. This went on until Sealeous could see a clear image. There was a gengar pokemorph floating in front of him. This gengar had small, but bright red eyes, and dark curly purple hair. He had quite a strong build, with some muscles showing through his dark coloured hoodie. His jeans were worn thin, and his entire body including his clothes were slightly transparent.

"Hello Sealeous, we don't talk very often, and I never really got the chance to properly introduce myself. We've battled along side each other, and we've even battled against each other where you won that fight. If you haven't guessed, I'm Wolf, Rollis' life long companion," Wolf said.

It had been a long day and Sealeous right now was willing to accept anything in front of him. He simply nodded at Wolf's sudden appearance. "Alright Wolf, so what are you out here talking to me for then?".

"I'm here to tell you to treat Rollis kindly. Both her and I are connected on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. That means I can feel and experience everything that happens with her, as if I was her. She highly distrusts you, she is disgusted at how much of a child you are. Even though she may say that she cares about you, I know she's lying. She's lying through her teeth and it tares me up on the inside. I hate it when she is unhappy, all I'm asking is for you to be her friend, but as of right now I despise you," Wolf said.

"Heh... I guess I can't get everyone to be friend right off the bat. I certainly hope you give me an honest chance Wolf," Sealeous said. He waited for a response, but as he waited for Wolf's response, he could feel his consciousness begging to fade. His body and mind began to grow sleepy until Sealeous felt his head hit a pillow completely knocking him out.

Two mysterious people from afar watch as the young King fell asleep. The two of them were up in the tree tops completely hidden from sight. They slowly made their way down the tree they were hidden in. They headed towards the small area Rollis and Sealeous were staying. Sealeous was out cold on a log while Rollis was sound asleep in the tent.

"Zachary, is this the place and time for this?".

"It sure is Sophie, remember we're on a mission," Zachary said.

Sophie pulled out a gun with a single bullet from her black assassin styled hoodie. She tossed it over to Zachary who gladly held the gun his hand. The gun was, almost like ice, but as it sat in his hand, it began to feel more like melting chocolate.

Zachary walked over to Sealeous and held the gun up to the young King's head. He let out a soft sigh and looked over to Sophie who had tears welling up in her eyes. Zachary could also feel the tears welling up in his eyes, but despite the pain he pushed right through it. He pressed the barrel of the gun right up against Sealeous' temple.

"I certainly hope the prophecy is correct," Zachary said.

Zachary quickly pulled the trigger, making the entire jungle shake from the sound alone, this shot sounded much louder than normal. As Zachary looked below his feet he saw a puddle of thick warm crimson blood spreading across the ground. He looked at Sealeous who was completely fine. He then saw a hand holding the barrel of his gun.

"Wow, our intel was correct. Rollis, you truly are fast," Zachary said in a sigh of relief.

The back of Rollis' neck was sweating as the pain from the bullet hole in her hand soon began to immobilize her. Her vision was blurry, cloudy almost like frosty glass, but as she looked at Zachary for a longer period of time his features became clear.

Zachary had long spiky red hair that ran down to the base of his back. At the very end of his hair it was tied off. The tips of his hair were completely jet black, and tangled. He had a small, but lean build. The black tank top looked well worn and his baggy beige pants weren't in better condition by any means. Looking at his face he had bright blue eyes, eyes almost like the icy mid afternoon sky of Aether on its clearest of days. On the very top of his head he had two ears that waved around in the night breeze.

"Are you a zoroark by any chance?" Rollis asked.

"I sure am," Zachary said.

Rollis looked over at Sophie who had a very soft expression. She had the crest of a combusken pokemorph fanning out from her forehead, but it was still slightly concealed by her reddish brownish hair and out shined by her soft brown eyes. Her body type was completely hidden from the baggy assassin styled hoodie she wore. The hoodie was clearly too big for her, to the point where she'd have to repeatedly adjust her shoulders, just for it to fit comfortably. All of her clothes had a few holes and rips in them, but despite that the hoodie was by far in the best condition.

Rollis knelt down as the pain finally caught up, she held her hand and began to cry out in pain. A ghostly hand appeared right beside her and placed its fingers in the hole left by the bullet. A sharp burning pain was shot up into Rollis' arm, but as the pain lingered on she could see her own hand regrowing the bone and flesh it had lost, until the hole was completely gone.

Rollis stood up proudly, she placed her hands together and formed a bow from pure energy. A quiver appeared on her back with multiple arrows in it. She stood with her dominate foot out in the front of her body. She quickly lifted up her bow and fired off a shot towards Zachary without hesitation.

The arrow flew through the air, as it did so, an echoing whistling noise made its way through the air. Zachary waited for the right moment to strike, as the arrow flew towards him he tightened his fists, and thrusted his elbows down. A deep red aura erupted around his entire body completely shattering the arrow into pieces.

Rollis stood there in shock, her arrow was completely destroyed with such ease. She backed up a bit, but was supported by Wolf. She got her confidence back and drew another arrow, she reeled back her arm and got ready to fire.

"I suggest we not fight, It'd be too unfair against you. I was raised in the kingdom of Null, and I was trained by a famous assassin along with a world class fighter," Zachary boasted.

"Ya you tell em brother!" Sophie cried out.

"Sophie! People aren't supposed to know that we're siblings! C'mon!" Zachary yelled.

"Ha ha ha... ... ... ... oops. Anyway Rollis, we didn't come here to fight, and we're not enemies, we're allies," Sophie nervously said.

"Oh right, like I'd believe a story like that," Rollis angrily said.

"Trust me this entire situation is highly complicated, and completely convoluted. So I suggest that you believe me, please how about I show you this instead," Sophie said.

Sophie reached into her hoodie and pulled out an emblem that struck a deep fear into Rollis' heart. The emblem had the Aetherian flag right in the middle of it, but the flag was surrounded by many different cogs and gears. Rollis had no choice, but to bow before Sophie.

"You made the right decision today. Thank goodness," Sophie said.

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Author Notes: So guys what did you think of this chapter? I'd love to know, anyway thanks for all the reviews in the previous chapter, I enjoyed reading every single one of them.

Anyway there were 2 different OC's introduced into the fic this chapter. The 1st one being Zachary, and 2nd one being Sophie. Tell me your thoughts on them, despite their brief introduction.

Special Thanks to well... they're OC's created by Jpr123 and I so. I guess there's really no point in crediting the creators, since we are the creators.

Anyway see you guys in the next chapter!