(Summer's POV)

"The middle of the ocean." Ben and I whipped around to face the speaker. I should've been surprised, but I really wasn't. "Smart hiding place, huh?"

"Oh, hey Erin." Ben greeted. I waved. "What's up?"

"I looked everywhere for you two! I had to make sure you were okay." She exclaimed. "The older Ranger guy said you went to the boat. The boat guy said you disappeared!"

"So what led you here?" I asked. "And yes, sorry about Murph. He's a bit..."

'Dumb? Idiotic? Confused?' Arceus suggested. "Oh, I know! Stupid!"

"That's rude, and you know it!" I scolded. "Murph can be a bit... vague at times."

'Vague? Seriously, he's more than vague.' I really wished he wouldst just shut up. 'Shut up? And you're calling me rude. You're rude, and apparently you have short term memory loss! Did you forget Pichu's ukulele?'

"Right! Nick, can you fix Pichu's ukulele?" I requested. I noticed Erin looking at me weird. "Sorry. Talking to the annoying, self-centered, rude Pokèmon in my head that apparently CANNOT SHUT UP!"

"Now I'm really confused." Erin backed away a bit. "What are you talking about?"

"Uh... it's a long story." Ben laughed. "I'll tell you later."

"Okay... anyway, my sister is in charge of this base. It's a submarine." Erin explained. "Ben, you remember the little cell Red Eyes locked you in?"

"Yeah. How could I forget?" Ben confirmed. "Bleak, dull, and uncomfortable. Not to mention miserable."

"Well obviously." Erin giggled. "Red Eyes had you tied to the wall, gagged and blindfolded. And you thought your best friend was dead!"

"He what?" I growled menacingly. "I can't believe them! When I get my hands on that red eyed freak, he'll wish he was never even born!"

"Summer! He had no choice!" Ben reprimanded. No choice? Why was Ben sticking up for him? "He was forced into joining the Pinchers! He had to join to save someone he cared about."

"Just like us." Erin murmured. "Just like what Jen and I had do."

"I had no idea." I mumbled. "Who... who did you do it for? They must've meant a lot to you, for you to give up everything like that."

"It's... not important." Her eyes flickered to Ben. She pulled me aside, and lowered her voice so that only I could hear. "We were lied to. He's in more danger than ever now."

"Maybe I could help." I suggested. "If you could tell me his name."

"I..." Erin glanced back at Ben once more. "I can't. I should... but... Summer, be careful. Promise me, that if I take you to the submarine, you will be careful."

"Okay. I will." I agreed. "But–"

'SUMMER!' I whipped around just as Celebi barreled into me. 'We have a BIG problem. Back in the past.'

"Did something happen to Ravio?" I asked worriedly. "Or Kira? Tanvir?"

"Is that Celebi?" Erin gasped. I didn't have time to answer, because the world around began to fade. Time travel. Again. Soon I found myself standing in front of the temple in the past. Kira and Tanvir were standing nervously at the doors. The closed doors. Last time I was there, they were open.

"I can't believe him! Tanvir, what should we do!" Kira was saying. She pounded at the doors. "RAVIO!"

"Guys!" I shouted, running up to them. They turned to face me. "What's going on? Where's Ravio?"

"Some guy from inside the temple kidnapped him!" Tanvir exclaimed. Kira glared at him. "What?"

"It was a temple priest, like we used to be." Kira corrected. "I just don't understand! They're supposed to protect us. Why would they want Ravio?"

"Does it matter? We need to get Ravio back!" I exclaimed. "Arceus, now would be a good time for you to stop ignoring me."

'I wasn't ignoring you!' Arceus retorted. 'If you would allow me to–"

"Just tell me what to do!" I shouted. Kira and Tanvir were both very confused. "How do I open this door?"

'Have you tried an attack? An aura sphere would work.' Arceus suggested. Great. I had no idea how to do that! "Oh, that's easy. Sorta focus your energy on where you want the attack to hit.'

"Worth a try." I muttered. I held my hands out towards the door, and focused my energy into breaking it down. I heard an explosion, and when I looked, there was a smoldering pile of wood and stone. But we could get in.

'Or you could make it explode. That works too.' Arceus chuckled. That obviously wasn't an aura sphere. Kira and Tanvir just gaped at where the door was.

"Woah." Tanvir breathed. Then he grinned at Kira. "I told you talking to yourself is useful!"

"I don't think she was talking to herself..." Kira looked at me curiously. "You said Arceus."

"Long story, no time!" I exclaimed. I stood in front of the pile of debris. "CHARGE!"

We stormed into the temple, avoiding all types Pokèmon. We came across another closed door. I did the exploding trick on it again. It really came in handy. Inside, there was a man in a steel outfit. It was really strange. Behind him, Ravio was tied to the wall. He saw us, and his eyes lit up.

"You came to save me!" He sounded surprised. "How did you get in?"

"No time! This guy's about to attack!" I shouted. I instinctively reached to turn on my Capture Styler. It wasn't there. "My Styler!"

'You could blow him up.' Arceus suggested. 'It might work.'

"Arceus!" I scolded. "Any other attacks I could use?"

"Summer!" I looked over at Ravio. "I'm really confused, but if you need a Pokèmon attack, try Aura Sphere! That ones good."

"Um, yeah. Already tried that, ended up exploding the door. Unless you want this dude blown to bits, suggest something else." I went through the different attacks I learned about in my head. Wait... confused. Confusion! That should give us enough time to get out of here! "That's it! Arceus, how do I confuse this guy!"

'Focus on him being confused.' Something told me all Pokèmon attacks were like that. But I did just that. 'You did it!'

"I did?" The man was looking around like he had no idea what was going on. I winced as he collapsed. Well, no use leaving him there. I untied Ravio, and we carried him out of the temple.

"What... happened?" The man asked when he awoke outside. "What's going on?"

"You kidnapped Ravio!" I growled accusingly. "And you attacked us!"

"I what?" He gasped. "No way! I would never... I am so sorry. I was listening to the leader of the light temple."

"Dad." Ravio muttered. "Why? Why did he tell you to kidnap me!"

"I don't remember!" The priest looked at me again. "I am so sorry for the trouble I have caused."

"No problem." I replied. I glanced at Ravio. His statement troubled me. Why would his father do that? "Ravio... are you okay?"

"Fine." He mumbled. "How's your partner?"

"Alive. He had me worried. Almost left me. Then I'd be stuck with Rand and Murph!" I joked. "Two other Rangers. If you can call Murph a Ranger..."

"Well, that's good. Celebi, thank you for helping Summer." Ravio smiled. "You should probably get back."

"Uh... yeah. Ben and Erin are probably freaking out!" I laughed. The world started to fade again. "Bye Ravio. See you again!"

We were back in my own time. Erin was searching the beach and Ben was pacing back and forth. Pichu was freaking out looking for me.

"What'd I miss?" I asked, making my presence known. "Nothing too important I hope."

"SUMMER!" Ben ran up and hugged me. Pichu let out a delighted squeak, and hopped on top of my head. "Where were you? I was so worried!"

"I had a little business to take care of in the past." I replied. "It was fun."

'Oh, yes. Exploding temple doors is very fun.' Arceus added sarcasteically. 'I'm sure the improvement was appreciated.'

"Well, at least I got them to open. Even if it wasn't the most practical way." I defended. "Ben! If you were trapped in a locked room, and the only way I could get you out was to blow up the door, would you want me to do that?"

"Sure... Summer." He replied cautiously. "Why not?"

"Hey, so, guys?" Ben and I turned to face Erin. "Are we heading to the submarine or not?"

...

(Ben's POV)

"Sure. Don't know how we'll get there." I shrugged. "It is in the middle of the ocean."

"I could–"

"No, Summer." I knew what she was going to say. She wanted to teleport us. And what happened EVERY time she teleported. We landed two feet away in the water. "If you teleport, we'll drown. Do you really want that?"

"Well, at the moment–"

"Don't answer that question."

"Wow... so, anyway, Jen doesn't know I'm here. Course, she also doesn't know if you guys ever made it out of the Ruins. She was really mad at Red Eyes for the Voltorb stunt." Erin informed us. "Good to see you're okay."

"Well... Ben saved me." Summer replied. I blushed when she latched onto my arm. "It was so brave! He's my hero!"

"It was nothing, really. You saved me first." I pointed out. "Besides, what was I going to do? Let you get hurt? Like I did?"

"You got hurt?" Erin exclaimed. "Oh, Jen is going to murder Red Eyes now!"

"It was worse than that, actually." Summer corrected, as if me dying was some completely normal that happened every day. Of course, now that Summer was possessed by Arceus, who knows what sort of trouble we'll get in? "I'm not possessed! Anyway, yeah. Dr. Edward tried to help, but it didn't work."

"Edward!" Erin gasped. She looked at me worriedly. "Ben... he didn't... oh, not again!"

"Yeah." I confirmed. She was referring to the fact that Edward was a coldblooded killer. "Of course, SOMEONE refuses to believe me."

"He is not a coldblooded killer!" Summer exclaimed. I hated it that she could read my mind. "He is a nice doctor who tried his best to save you!"

"Wait, wait!" Erin shouted. "He actually died!"

"Uh, yeah." My partner replied. Like it was obvious. "The doctor said that he'd lost a lot of blood. And you do notice how pale he is, right?"

"Well, yes, but..." Erin looked troubled. I self-conciously held out my arm and looked at it. Summer was right. My skin was rather pale. It made me look like a ghost. "So... he's... a ghost?"

"No!" I denied quickly. "It's a long story."

"It looks like I was right after all." Erin mumbled. "This is bad. Really bad!"

"Summer! How great to see you." We whipped around to face the speaker. Edward. He was surprised to see me. Alive. He narrowed his eyes a bit, and when he spoke there was disdain in his voice. "And Ben! What a surprise to see you! Alive."

"Edward." Erin growled. "What do you want?"

"Why, if it isn't Erin! How is your sister?" Edward smiled at her. But it obviously wasn't genuine. He was angry about me surviving. "Summer, can you fetch me my coat? It seems I left it back at Tilt Village."

"Sure!" She raced off. A trap. This was a trap. Erin and I were in big trouble. As soon as Summer was out of earshot, Edward glared at us.

"How are you alive?" He snarled. "You were dead! When I left, you were dead!"

"It doesn't matter how he's alive." Erin stepped in front of me. "You promised you'd leave him alone!"

"Oh, Erin, Erin. Shouldn't you know better than to trust me, of all people. I would've killed him a long time ago, if it weren't for the fact I couldn't find him." Edward laughed. "You know, Jake lost his little sister in a house fire three years ago. He doesn't know that, of course. You do know what caused the fire."

"You... you killed his sister?" Erin gasped. "He'll be devastated."

"Is Jake..." I didn't have to finish. I already knew. Jake was Red Eyes. He had joined to protect someone he cared about. His sister. That had to be it. "Why would you do something so terrible?"

"Easy. Now, I could kill you right now. But that's wouldn't be any fun, would it?" Edward smirked. "You had better watch your back, Ranger. Because, I will get you when you least expect it."

"Edward, is this your jacket?" I noticed Summer had reappeared behind him. She hadn't heard any of it. Erin had her fists clenched, and was staring at the ground. I put a hand on her shoulder. Summer noticed Erin's mood, and came over.

"Erin? What's wrong?" She asked. "Erin?"

"I..." Erin looked up at Summer and I. I shook my head. Summer didn't need to know about Edward. Not yet. "It doesn't concern you. Come on. We should get to the submarine."

"If your sure..." Summer agreed hesitantly. "Okay, so no transporting to the sub. But how about to the Union?"

"Fine. Erin, hope you don't mind getting wet." I warned. She nodded. Summer grinned and grabbed my hand again. There was a bright flash, and suddenly I was soaked again. I looked over at the girls. Erin was also soaked, but Summer was unsurprisingly barely damp.

"MURPH!" She shouted. Murph looked down at us from on the boat. I waved, and he tossed down a rope. We climbed onto the boat, and Murph handed Erin and I towels.

"Hey guys! Oh, and you're that girl who came by earlier! Hey!" Murph greeted enthusiastically. "What's up?"

"We need you to take us to these coordinates." Summer showed Murph the location of the sub. He was confused for a moment. "Just do it."

"Um... okay?" Murph was about to grab the wheel when suddenly Booker emerged from below deck. He noticed Murph and ran over.

"Hey! Maybe I should drive this." He suggested. Murph nodded in agreement. "Oh, hey Summer, Ben, new girl. Where're we going?"

"These coordinates." Summer ran over and showed Booker the coordinates. "I know, it's in the middle of the ocean. There's a submarine there, and we need to get in."

"Alright. Off we go!" The boat started moving, out towards the ocean. I couldn't help but wonder if this was a good idea. Summer was still chatting with Booker, so I decided to talk to Erin about what Edward said.

"What are we going to tell Jen?" I asked. "She has to know."

"You don't understand." She muttered. Her eyes were fixed on the ground. But then she looked up me. "He wants to kill you! He killed Jake– Red Eyes's sister. He's trying to break them. Edward wants to take away everything both of them ever cared about."

"What about you?" I asked. "You mean a lot to Jen."

"He wants me on the team. I know that." She replied uneasily. She obviously wasn't sure herself. "Our parents our gone. I'm the only one Jen has left. And you... I think she sees you as her brother, or maybe even her own child. Which is why she's so protective of you. If Edward killed you... she would be devastated. Just like Red Eyes. When he finds out about his sister."

"You knew her?" I asked, putting and arm around her. She nodded. "How?"

"I may have told you before. Jen knew Jake– I mean, Red Eyes– when she was your age. I was like, five then. His sister was barely three months old. She was so cute!" Erin exclaimed. She smiled slightly. "Her name was Susie. I just can't believe she's really gone."

"I'm so sorry." I mumbled. "I had no idea..."

"Hey! Why the downcast faces!" Summer skipped over to us. "We're here!"

"We are?" I looked out towards the ocean, half expecting to see the submarine. "Where?"

"Jen?" Erin had pulled out a transmitter. "Can you bring the sub up? I need to get in."

'Sure thing sis." Jen responded. Soon, the submarine appeared above water. 'Need an escort?'

"Uh... no, I have one here with me! Don't worry!" Erin exclaimed, before shutting off the transmitter. "You two need disguises."

"Like?" I was skeptically. What in the world couldn't she mean by a disguise?

...

"Uh..." I was still in my normal clothes. Summer was wearing a Pincher uniform. She looked amazing in it. As usual. The t-shirt was tight, and outlined her figure. The pants were about an inch longer than her usual ones. The vest completed the outfit, hanging loosely. I realized that I was probably staring, and I looked down, blushing.

"Ben, I need you to pretend that we've captured you." Erin ordered. "Summer, you just act like a normal Pincher."

"I don't look very captured." I pointed out. "People will be suspicious."

"Well, we could knock you out." Summer suggested. "Or... Murph, hand me that rope."

"Wait! Summer–" She pulled my scarf over my mouth as a makeshift gag. I glared at her, and she just grinned innocently. Soon, I was tied up and gagged AND blindfolded. Again.

"Perfect!" Summer exclaimed. "If you need to tell me something, just think it."

I could think of several things I'd like to say to her. That probably weren't very nice. Hopefully I'd be free of this stupid act soon.

"Let's go." Erin declared. The hatch of the submarine opened, and we all entered. Well, Summer had to somewhat pull me because I couldn't see.

"Erin! Ah, looks like our old visitor is back!" There was an unfamiliar voice. Something grabbed me on the shoulder roughly. "Need me to take him to the prison hold for you?"

"I think we can handle this." Summer replied. "Right, Erin?"

"That's right." Erin agreed. "Can you inform my sister that I'm coming down? She needs to see the prisoner for herself."

"Alright." I heard him walk away. That was a close call. There was no way I was going back to that cell! We walked the rest of the way with no problems. Soon, Erin pulled off my blindfold and gag. Jen was standing in front of us, probably wondering what we were doing.

"Hey... Jen." I mumbled. I could tell she didn't recognize Summer, and probably thought I'd been captured again. "Funny seeing you here!"

"Yes. Very." She replied flatly. "Shouldn't you be with your partner?"

"Jen!" Summer took off her hat. "Don't worry. I am his partner. He isn't captured. It was and act to get down here."

"Oh!" Jen smiled. Then she noticed Erin's downcast face. "I take it you have bad news?"

"Well, no–"

"Actually," I interrupted my partner. "We do. Summer, could you... uh... go get Pichu!"

"Sure thing!" She grinned, before disappearing to wherever Pichu was. I took a deep breath. Jen wasn't going to be happy. I was about to tell her what happened, but Erin spoke first.

"Susie is dead!" She blurted. Jen took a step back in surprise. "And if we don't do something, Ben will be too!"

"What?" I whipped around, hoping that it wasn't Red– Jake, I guess– who'd overheard. It wasn't. But that was no reason to believe. The person standing there shocked was not Jake.

It was Summer.

A/N: And Summer finds out! Sort of. She knows SOMEONE wants to kill Ben. I hope you enjoyed the chapter, exploding doors and all. ;) Hopefully the next chapter will be up soon, since I left you with a cliffhanger. Haha, yeah. Like last time. Sorry. Thanks for reading!

I do not own Pokèmon.

Yeah, just realized that I've been forgetting the disclaimer. XD