Author's Note: Formatting might be different this time around. (Constellation 2 Gods just got in PAD NA. Dibs on Ampharos and Miltank. Maybe Kingler and Pyroar.)

Chapter 9

Arianne

Apparently, when we went in the gym, the place was already ravaged. Many out-of-place monsters spent the time lazily stretching on the benches. A bunch of them had blue skin and some were directly staring at me. Mermaid claims that those are Frost Demons and that we should be careful around them.

Many trainers were badly injured here before. All of them were burnt, suffered from frostbite, or badly cut with weapons. Dark-type Pokémon tried to drag the badly wounded corpses outside of the gym. An Absol hauled an Ace Trainer that had passed out. A Houndoom had fought one of the Frost Demons and she laid on the floor dizzied out and drooling. The Houndoom looked away from the intruder and bit another corpse and moved it out of the gym.

I wanted to kneel down on the ground, crying in a position like a Reuniclus curling into a ball. Too much damage to my heart and brain was not enough for me.

I had caught two more Pokémon before I was asked to solve a mystery for Raelyn. Azura tried to whack me with her tail and the Staryu I caught near the Tower of Mastery laid immobile on my head.

"It's not helping…" I said as tears rained down on my legs.

"Are you okay?" Raelyn cocked her head to the left looking concerned.

"I think I'm fine…" I looked up at her, trying to conceal my awkward breakdown.

Raelyn's Jumpluff was already sent out and helped me get up and stand. I moaned as I was trying to get up and cooperate. I got together and crept around the battle-weary evil soldiers trying to not interrupt them.

After a shaky trip, we barely made it to the top of the gym. Astaroth was sitting near a table killing time by binge eating. Something was next to her shoving spicy food down its throat. Asking it its name would put me in grave danger.

A hamburger was left on the other side of the table. The Mermaid picked it up, ate it, and was about to retch, and now Astaroth was about to hate us.

"Did you just steal food away from me? I'm so jealous!" she said in anger while focused on the Mermaid who snatched something to eat.

"My stomach hurts…" the Mermaid said as she covered her mouth.

"Can we get it together?" I asked impolitely.

"Ufufufufu, I believe we can get together," she smirked maliciously. A gurgling sound made an abrupt break in the conversation. Astaroth looks to the left of the tower. The Mermaid had to go somewhere to purge her unsightly meal. I'm not sure if that counts as property damage or not. Stomach acid is pretty acidic.

"You've made a grave mistake. I'll deal with you later. Let these two finish you off." An ominous chant splutters out from her mouth and soon two freaky women, one small and one near my size, arrived at the scene. They were panting and looking around. The larger one asks Astaroth, "Did you summons us your Highness? You told us there were souls to sacrifice."

The smaller one spoke up, "I was about to date a big hellhound, why did you interrupt my meeting?"

"Come on you two, we have to get rid of a bigger enemy. Get rid of the girls over there before I start to go insane," Astaroth argued. She pointed at us to emphasize the foes.

The enemies nod their heads slightly to Astaroth and start to turn towards us. Raelyn says, "Whimsicott! Get rid of them before they do any more damage. Moonblast!"

I paused for a moment and interjected her command with "How did you get a Whimsicott?"

"That's for later— wow, she really does work!"

I looked back at the ladies. They laid flat on the ground and soon vanished without a trace… well not quite. A suspicious egg rolled towards my legs.

"You keep it," Raelyn said.

Astaroth was seething with anger. She gave me a death stare and simpered, "Ohohoho, you've just defeated my comrades in secret didn't you? No less. Cauchemar, reveal your inner wrath!" She cackled like a Hex Maniac.

A burst of miasma blinded us, and after regaining consciousness, we soon looked towards the pink ugly monster stomping his way towards us.

"This is our building now. Get out before I smite you!" he said. Cauchemar, looking uglier than squishy now, threw all three of us out the tower. He lifted Mermaid's wheelchair with relative ease and then picked up us one by one.

I held the egg close to me and closed my eyes as I fell into the depths of the Coumarine Gym where tons of overgrowth swarmed the bottom of the barrel. I felt a surge of clairvoyance and soon felt unconscious.

I woke up to find myself on a Tropius. Mermaid curled up like a Delcatty taking a catnap. I confessed to the rider, Raelyn, "Hold the phone, I didn't predict this!"

"Your powers are coming to use."

Raelyn swore she didn't say that and we all looked up.

A draconic humanoid floated above the Tropius.

I scoffed. "You look like a Fi—"

Mermaid shushed me down and I groaned.

"Who are you exactly?" I said tilting my head in confusion.

"Saria's my name. I sensed your clairvoyance; I inherited my psychic powers from Sakuya." The context seems vague, and I'm not sure if she can read minds.

Both of us asked her, "Who is Sakuya?"

"Well, I'd ask, but I'm afraid we don't have much time before this whole city gets defaced," Saria replied. "Follow my lead."

We got back up to the tower in the middle of the gym and it looked worse than before. Astaroth was done eating and was now destroying someone else's property, in this case the Pokémon League's.

Astaroth just redressed herself. An unpleasantly yellow puddle was left behind her tracks. Raelyn just stared at her in displeasure. "What?" Astaroth bickered. "Excreta itself is not evil, I swear."

I disproved her claim. "That's not the right place to do that. You're a naughty girl."

"Naughty?!" she screeched. "I'll show—"

A streak of yellow appeared. Astaroth was badly cut and soon was kneeling down in pain. Saria had saved the day.

"You'll regret that." She writhed in pain trying to utter out words. "I wish I could send you to purgatory. I'll be back."

Cauchemar carried her around his back and left the gym, still badly damaged from the clash.

With that done, Saria asked me, "What's with that egg in your hands right there?"

I said shivering inside, "I have no idea what's even inside, but I can already tell it's not going to like me…"

Separate from Chapter 9

Reflection Cave never looked so glamourous. Many Carbink floated around the cave, while a lone Diancie follows a group of four Carbink in a line. A large hole in the side stuck out in the scenery like a sore thumb. A male figure snuck inside the hole to check what was up inside.

A note was left on a teapot, and a confused Susanoo read it. "Onee-chan? Really?! This is what you leave me with? What's the hell's with you, Amaterasu?"

The note that was scribed by Amaterasu read, "Out to another land. Had to go there to investigate another city."

A Wobbuffet looked inside the hole and looked away when Susanoo looked at it very unamused. It let out a solemn cry and left him alone.

Groaning, Susanoo sat on a chair and slept the day away. While Susanoo remained hidden inside the cave entrance, a stranger to the Pokémon world was being chased by police officers near Route 11.

A Staravia huddles inside a nest inside a tree in Miroir Way, also known as Route 11. The Staravia yawned and promptly went to sleep, but not for long.

A shrill squeal woke up the Staravia and flew away. A blonde girl was being chased by several police officers led by an Officer Jenny.

"I'm innocent, please don't catch me!" the girl yelled.

"We'll have to confiscate your sword you have there!" Jenny said harshly and forcefully. The Manectric tried to catch the girl but she ran fast enough that the Manectric couldn't catch up to her.

Three women watched the girl fly by near a tree up on a hill. Their names were Verdandi, Urd, and Skuld. Verdandi noticed the criminal and whispers into Urd's ear.

"Ayame, you say? Hm, I wonder how she got here." Urd nodded in realization.

Skuld turned towards her and gave her a slightly concerned wink. "It is probably the same reason why we ended up in this place."

A Chingling sits on Verdandi's head. Urd asks Verdandi, "Sis, what is that thing on your head?"

Verandi looks up at the Pokémon and responds back to Urd, "That would not hurt a slime. I promise."

Skuld gently says, "We need to go somewhere before these monsters huddle around our resting area."

Verdandi sighs. "I have not even finished this dress and now we need to go? Okay then."

The three Norns got up and left Route 11. The Chingling started to follow them around. While they left, Ayame hid herself inside a forest, set down a suitcase, and sighed. "This is better. Now I have to wear more comfortable clothes before those police morons catch me again. Or even Sara. Geez, I really need a bathroom here."

Something surfaces from the pond in the forest. Undine looked directly at Ayame humming to herself, blushes red with chagrin, and sinks back into the pond. Ayame didn't want to be stalked in her private time, but it seems that someone was actually watching her with that freedom.

Update:

Arianne's Pokémon:

Azurill (Azura) Lv. 16 (Water Gun, Bubble, Charm, Slam)
Staryu (?) Lv. 18 (Water Gun, Confuse Ray, Light Screen, Protect)

Monster Book: (evolution forms may not be accountable)

Mermaid (Lv. ?)