Me- Hello! And now, we're up to 72 reviews! That surely made my day. :)

Ash- Sup?

Dawn- What are we up to this time?

Me- Well, something will happen inside Pinwheel Forest and that's all I'll say. Besides, I can't give out too much detail or else it will be a spoiler.

Ash- Spoiler smushum.

Me- * rolls eyes * You act just like Ace…

Ash- And I don't know what the heck you're talking about.

Cilan- Eyes for Colt only does not own Pokemon!

Dawn- And now, onto the replies to the reviews, the last two sentences, and a summary of what happened last time!

Blademon: Yeah, I totally feel bad for Cilan. Virtual pie! :)

XashXdawnX: Yeah. Cilan always gets hurt. Virtual pie! :)

Numbuh 006: Totally! Axew seemed pretty hilarious and Iris is gonna keep failing! Virtual pie! :)

PokemonFreak90: Telepathy. Virtual pie! :)

Swagnilla-Ice-1985: Thanks! Virtual pie! :)

PickachuPlanet: Sure! Virtual pie! :)

akhil100: They were both drunk. And also, when Iris catches Solosis, this is later on, when Ash finished last year's Unova League and is traveling Unova again.

akhil100: It's sort of a mistake and sort of not a mistake. Well, it's complicated…

akhil100: She didn't really know that it was him. Three virtual pies for you! :)

Kira The Dead Ninja: Yup! Iris just got pwned. And, I also think that Dawn did pretty well in battle. Virtual pie! :)

IrresistibleAshGirl: Yup! Those two were Gary and Paul. Virtual pie! :)

Aurora And Aura Blue: Well…I'll see what I can do. Virtual pie! :)

JuanR.33: Yeah, who doesn't laugh at that? When I was reading the chapter over for corrections, I totally laughed when Cilan screamed like a little girl. :)

Future X13: Thanks! Virtual pie! :)

Last two sentences:

Cilan's POV

Axew rolled his eyes.

" And you say I don't know anything about theatrics?" he asked.

Summary of what happened last time: Dawn wakes up the next day and heads off to the gym to get her next badge. Turns out to be that Lenora, the manager of the museum, is the gym leader! They have a good battle and Dawn successfully gets the Basic Badge. Ash hugs Dawn, which gets Iris jealous yet again! She then uses Solosis' Psychic to move a dinosaur skeleton. But, it ends up chasing Cilan! What will happen next? And by the way, something surprising will happen…And you'll see another character that hasn't shown up since chapter six.

Me- And enjoy! :)

Dawn's POV

I woke up to find Ash looking at me from the bed across from mines.

" Morning, sleeping beauty. I've been waiting for you to get up." he smiled.

I blushed furiously.

" How long has he been looking at me?" I asked.

Piplup crawled out from under the sheets.

" Morning." Piplup yawned.

" What time is it, anyway?" I asked.

Ash looked at his watch.

" Crap! Cilan and Iris must be waiting at the entrance at Pinwheel Forest!" Ash hissed between clenched teeth.

I cocked my head sideways.

" What is it, Ash? What time it is?" I asked.

" We were supposed to meet up with them thirty minutes ago!" Ash exclaimed.

I got out of bed.

" Then, we should get going, right?" I asked him.

Ash nodded.

" Sure." Ash replied.

~ At Pinwheel Forest ~

" Cilan! Iris!" Ash called out.

They both waved back.

" Where were you?" Cilan asked sternly.

" He had to wake me up. Sorry for the holdup." I explained.

" It's okay, Dawn. You don't have to apologize." Cilan grinned.

Iris just scowled at me.

I frowned.

" Why is she acting like that?" I asked myself.

" So, let's get going! We have to be Castelia City by nightfall." Ash whined.

Cilan narrowed his eyes at him.

" Since when did you start wanting to be on time, eh?" Cilan asked.

Ash twiddled with his thumbs nervously.

" W-well…" Ash stammered.

" Oh, I get it!" Cilan exclaimed.

Me and Iris cocked our heads sideways.

" What is it?" we both asked in unison.

Cilan walked over to Ash.

" You just want Dawn to be sleeping in a nice warm bed with you right to her, is that right?" Cilan whispered to Ash.

Ash's face turned red.

" C-cilan! What gave you that idea?" Ash stammered.

Cilan smirked.

" Well, just thought so." he said.

Me and Iris looked at each other and then at Cilan and Ash.

" Huh…?" we asked in unison.

~ In Pinwheel Forest ~

It was pretty quiet in Pinwheel Forest as we walked.

" It seems so peaceful…" I thought to myself.

As we turned a corner, a smoke bomb was placed in front of us and exploded, making the place impossible to see.

Ash coughed.

" Who's there?" Ash yelled.

An evil chuckle came from the smoke.

The smoke cleared seconds later and three figures emerged from the smoke.

" Exacting questions are good indeed!" the pink haired lady said.

" The answer's to come as we feel the need!" the guy declared.

" Bringing the blinding white light of evil into the future!" the lady declared.

" Thrusting the hammer of justice down onto the black darkness of the universe!" the man said.

A Meowth appeared.

" And carving our names in the Rock of Eternity!" Meowth sneered.

" The fiery destroyer, Jessie!" Jessie exclaimed.

" And with thunderous emotion, I'm James!" James said.

" Wisest of the wise, Meowth!" Meowth declared.

" Now gather, under the name of Team Rocket!" they all declared in unison.

Ash stepped in front of me.

" Team Rocket! Why are you here?" Ash asked.

" Why else? We want your Pikachu and her Piplup!" Jessie pointed out.

Ash gritted his teeth.

" And we might want the twerpette, too." Meowth sneered.

" No. I'm not letting you take Dawn." Ash hissed.

I gasped, my face turning red.

" Oh? Is that so?" Jessie asked.

" Well, we'll show you the wrath of Team Rocket! You'll see!" James said as he threw a bomb in our direction.

Ash's eyes widened.

" Dawn, watch out!" Ash hugged me tightly.

The bomb exploded and we were flying in the air.

~ Somewhere in Pinwheel Forest ~

I found myself on the ground.

" Eh…? What happened?" I asked myself.

" Dunno. I wonder if we got separated, because I don't see Cilan or Iris anywhere." Ash said.

" So…I guess we're stuck together…" I said, twiddling with my thumbs.

" I guess so…" Ash trailed off.

Meanwhile, my mind was going crazy.

" Oh god…We're gonna be alone…All night?" my mind kept freaking out as Piplup tried to calm me down before I could burst into hysterics.

~ Later on ~

" I'm gonna look for firewood." I said.

" Okay!" Ash replied, still trying to put up his tent.

I headed off into the forest with Piplup.

" So, are you excited that you're going to be sleeping in the same tent with Ash?" Piplup teased.

I blushed.

" Piplup…!" I complained.

A few minutes later, we had about twenty pieces of firewood and Piplup convinced me to find one more piece of firewood.

As I picked up the last piece, I heard someone call my name.

" Dawn? Is that you" the voice asked.

" Wh-who's there?" I stammered.

" Up here." the voice said again.

I looked up in the tree and saw- - -

" Ry-ryu!" I stammered, my face turning red.

" Hey." he smiled.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

" Just heading to Nacrene City." he replied.

" And?" I asked.

" I kinda got lost…" Ryu scratched the back of his head.

" Me too. Me and Ash ended up getting lost." I said.

Ryu cocked his head sideways.

" Ash...? Who's that?" Ryu asked.

" He's my old traveling companion. I just met up with him after we parted ways and we're now traveling together." I explained.

" Oh...I see..." Ryu trailed off.

" Wait...Do you have anywhere to go?" I asked.

Ryu shook his head.

" No." he replied.

" Then, would you mind if you stayed with us for the night?" I suggested.

" W-well...I don't want to bother you guys or anything, though..." Ryu said.

" It's alright! Ash wouldn't mind." I told him.

Ryu hopped out of the tree.

" Okay." he said.

~ At the campsite ~

Ash's POV

I finished putting up the tent.

" Finally, I'm done..." I sighed in relief, falling down by the tent.

Pikachu rolled his eyes at me.

" I have no idea why you even wanted to do it by yourself..." he muttered.

I stuck out my tongue.

" We-well then!" I whined.

" Ash!" Dawn called out.

" Hey, Dawn!" I said.

I then caught sight of the guy next to her.

Jealousy began to burn up inside of me.

" Who's that?" I asked.

" Ash, this is Ryu. Ryu, this is Ash." Dawn introduced.

I scowled at him.

" He gives off a horrible aura..." I whispered to Pikachu.

" Ash...?" Dawn asked, waving her hand in my hand.

I snapped out of my trance.

" Nice to meet you, Ash!" Ryu said, holding his hand out for me to shake.

I stared at his hand.

I leaned up in his face.

" I don't trust you." I spat.

He smirked.

" Same to you." he replied.

We both stared at each other, electricity buzzing.

" Um...Ash? Ryu?" Dawn asked, scared by the intense staring.

Me- And now, we all know that things won't end happy between Ryu and Ash.

Pikachu- Considering the fact that those two are going to be competitive rivals over Dawn...

Ash- * scoffs before blushing * W-well then! I don't trust Ryu!

Ryu- Why can't you trust me exactly?

Ash- You give off such a horrible aura!

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