Feraligatr and I have swam a long way by now.

As in, I'm stranded on a beach with Feraligatr. All there are are a few trails leading in multiple directions and a Lapras swimming nearby. I look around; there are many Pokemon such as Hoppip and Pachirisu roaming around. Do they not have trainers?

Suddenly, I hear voices, and I spin around quickly. Several feet away are two trainers (presumably) with brown hair, shorts, tank tops, sleeveless jackets, and scarves. The girl is following behind the boy, and they're sitting while conversing peacefully with each other and you know, just the normal, typical, Latias and Latios.

I'm very curious at this point. Planning a surprise attack is pointless, and they don't look too dangerous, so I motion for Feraligatr to follow me as I go up to them. "Hello?"

All four look over at me. "Hello," says the girl quietly. "Who're you?"

"My name is Kei, who're you?"

"My name is Summer, and this is Ben…"

"Hi, uh, do you guys know where this place is?"

"Of course we do!" Ben says with much more confidence than his partner. "This is Lapras Beach, the edge of the Oblivia region! But where are you from? I haven't seen your face around here."

"I'm from Sinnoh. Do you know-"

"Wait a minute, how did you get here from there on a Pokemon? They don't have unlimited stamina you know, it's not good for them to go long distances like that!"

"Well…" I don't have an argument that either of these people seem like they would believe. And right now, I don't like the looks I'm getting from them as they continue to glare at me.

"I knew it," Ben says. "You must be a part of the Pokemon Pinchers that we took down a long time ago. Your clothes aren't that different, either."

"Ben, calm down, please. We don't know for sure if she's a threat, you're basing your suspicious off of your own hasty assumptions. Let her talk first." She turns to me. "Please, tell us how you really got here. That Feraligatr doesn't look exhausted, so it either has unreal stamina, or it has a lot of faith in you as a trainer."

I contemplate that for a moment. "Have you two heard of Wes, the terrorist bomber?"

They both nod.

"I'm his accomplice. He was getting arrested, and I was getting cornered by the ocean, so he sent one of his strongest Pokemon after me to keep me safe. But now, I don't know where to go, or what to do, or anything."

Summer smiles. "You really have someone who cares a lot about you, Kei. And you say you don't know what to do know that he's gone? You've grown quite dependant."

"So you don't have a problem with the fact that he's destroyed entire cities?"

"I never said that, but you sure don't seem to mind. After all, when you really care about someone, no matter what they've done, they're still in your heart, you know? I understand, Ben here has done some pretty crazy stuff."

Ben blushes. "Hey, don't tell that to just anyone!" They both laughed. "But Summer has a point."

"I get that, but I'm not really here to talk about our relationship. I need to figure out how I get back to him and free him from jail. As we're talking, he's probably being forced to talk by police or something."

"Or possibly tortured," Ben adds.

I shudder. "You're not helping."

"Now, back on subject, I think that we could get Nema to look up where Sinnoh keeps their prisoners, and you could go from there… but we can't assure you anything."

"Anything is better than nothing, I guess."

"Are you serious?" That's Nema's first reaction once we explain the whole story to her.

"Please? It's really important that I find him. Is there any way at all?"

There's a short silence when we can hear the Pokemon outside playing with Feraligatr. "There is a way, but I'm not sure I should. He was arrested, and we don't want someone like that running around free. Heck, weren't they after this girl too?" Nema's voice grew panicked. "Do you think we should turn her in? We don't need a repeat of the Pinchers incident!"

"Maybe we shouldn't allow her run around freely, but Nema, let's listen to her."

"Summer, are you serious?!" Ben practically shouts. "This girl sounds like a psycho! We need to get her tied up or something! How could I have not realized the obvious threat earlier?"

Summer flinches back. "Well, he's right. Sorry Kei, we hate to do this, but it's what any reasonable person would do." He grabs a large book from next to the table and hits me in the head.

Almost.

I run out before he can even pick it up. Summer and Nema are to slow, so I call out to Feraligatr and head for the nearby ocean that's connected to another village on a separate island. It follows me and I motion for it to get into the water as I strategically climb down the rocky ledge. There are footsteps that suddenly come from the house, and Ben is shouting something.

But it's too late for them. I've already reached the bottom and hoisted myself onto Feraligatr. "See you all later!" I shout in mockery as Feraligatr swims away.

Now, to deal with the issue of where to go. As far as I know, there are about ten regions, eight of which I can get to from here, not that I'd want to be back in Unova anyway. I can't go to Oblivia, Kanto, Johto, Sinnoh, and Hoenn due to my reputation. The only other regions are Orre, Almia, and Fiore. Orre is probably too far from here. Almia and Fiore are viable options, but the other rangers from there might already be trying to get me. That leaves nowhere that I can go.

So what do I do without a place to go?

I go to Sinnoh, because love really does make you crazy.