Chapter Thirteen: A Different sort of Team Rocket

"We're gonna get ready to challenge the Gym," Violet said.

"I'll join," A strong sounding female voice came from behind Violet. The group turned to see the speaker.

"Hey, you look familiar," Skyla said.

The speaker in question was taller than Skyla, but just as tall as Violet. She wore blue shoes that were stylish, yet combat ready. She wore sea blue leggings that went into her shoes. Over that, she wore a blue dress skirt that went to her knees. If had several folds with yellow trim in them that showed up. The top segment of the dress, the section that went over her chest, had a waist cincher that was a darker blue with thick white stripes on the outsides. In the very middle it was a cream yellow color that showed itself as being form fitting. Holding the cincher together was a Moéball symbol that seemed fitting. Under the cincher, it was sea blue. It had yellow borders in thick stripes that were very visible. The top went just below her armpits, having nothing on her shoulders. The sleeves of the top went almost to her elbows, still being that sea blue. There was a material like one would find in a veil or a silk that trailed a little off of the ends of the sleeves. It was a translucent blue color. From under the dress, a long mermaid like tail emerged. It grew thicker as it neared her body and had a finned portion on the end. The upper side of the tail was sea blue like the dress save a few cream colored portions that lined the tail. The underside of the tail was a cream yellow color, leading to the fin portion. The fin portion was a translucent whitish color that as lined with sea blue as a border. Around her neck was a choker that was black in color. Her hair was long and a darker blue than the dress and her tail. At its lowest, it went below her breasts. Her bangs went around a three forked set of 'horns' that formed a trident shape on her head. It rested directly on her forehead and stood out. It was a darker blue still than her hair. Two fin like ears emerged from the sides of her hair, the borders blue and the inner portions a whitish blue. In the back, her hair was put into a ponytail with a band that resembled a seashell. Her eyes were red, but they were a soft red that seemed gentle.

"Aww, come on, you don't recognize me?" The aquatic looking Moémon asked, scratching her chin. "I didn't think I'd changed that much since Cerulean City."

Skyla walked up, staring her straight in the eyes.

"Karrie!" She exclaimed, moving around her with excitement as she began to poke and feel the familiar Moémon. Several places she touched elicited a yelp from Karrie.

"Hey, I'm still ten, you know." She said. "Even though I'm pretty developed."

"Those are bigger than Katie's," Violet said.

In Vermilion City, Katie sneezed.

"Well, that's true." Skyla said. "Wait, her what?"

"Don't worry about it," Violet said.

"She's tall," Felicia, who stood shorter than everyone, said, looking her up and down, poking her as well.

"Hey!" Karrie covered herself, blushing heavily. "I'm ten still!"

"Man, some 'mons bloom eaaarrrrrrly," Victory mused.

"We gotta go catch up!" Skyla grinned, pulling her into the town some more, Felicia following.

In town, they saw someone dancing to some catchy music. Felicia and Skyla instantly joined her, dancing in perfect sync with her, both of them dressed in schoolgirl outfits.

"What the hell song is that?" Victory asked.

"I believe it is called Caramel Dancing." Violet said.

"It looks weird," Pluffy said.

"I-I like it," Tanner shyly raised a hand.

"Dance to the beat, wave your hands together!" The music blared out. "Come feel the heat forever and forever!"

"Well, seems those two know it as well," Violet chuckled.

"It is catchy," Rose said.

(A/N: to those of you who know what song this is, yes I like it and no I'm not apologizing XP)

"We should get them before they dance to the point they're too tired to battle," Shadow said. "Though, those two look like they have energy to spare."

"Yeah," Everyone nodded. "That's what it is."

After the song was over, Felicia and Skyla waved to the girl, who waved back, having enjoyed their company.

"Is it time to battle?" Skyla asked, getting excited.

"Yeah, sure, let's head back to the Gym," Victory shrugged. "Let's make sure we have some fun."

"Yeah!" Skyla and Felicia exclaimed. "Let's do it!"

The two energetic Moémon took off towards the Gym, the others following suit behind them.

With Lillie, Leaf, and their Moémon

"So, remind me again," Flora said. "Why are we not calling, oh I don't know, the authorities?"

"We don't know who we can trust besides the Gym Leaders," Lillie said. "Moon trusts Surge, so we should be able to have him contact Erika to pass on a message."

"Can't we call Moon ourselves?" Aqua asked.

"No," Lillie shook her head. "We don't know how far Team Rocket's influence goes. They could have people in the phone company or even among the police force. It would also be like trying to convince the authorities that Silph Co. is evil even if there weren't Team Rocket members in the police force."

"You talk like you've been through this before," Nocturna said, grabbing Leaf's breasts, the sixteen year old blushing red and covering her face as Flora smacked her away, wrapping her vines around Leaf and pinning her arms to her side.

"I have," Lillie said, ignoring the usual antics. "Back in Alola, Moon and I had to stop the Aether Foundation from hurting my friend. My mother was the head of the company and had selfish, but surprisingly good intentions from it… but, I didn't want her to hurt my friend. The point is, we had no idea who to trust and it would have been like convincing people that Moémon Rangers are evil."

"Buncha babies is what that group is," Flora said. "Can't even use a Moéball right."

"Well, the point is that we needed to beat them only relying on ourselves," Lillie said. "The only people we could expect to come through were the Trial Captains and Kahunas. Other than them, we had no one to count on. But, I suppose since they weren't really truly evil in the first place it was a little different."

"I would assume so," Flora said. "Still doesn't make much sense."

"We'll just beat the Gym and have Surge call Erika to pass a message," Lillie said.

"Oh, you're not going anywhere, dearie," A voice came from behind them.

A couple of Team Rocket Grunts, a male and a female, appeared behind them with their Moémon summoned.

"Prepare for trouble," The female said, pointing at the group.

"Make it double," The male said, pointing as well.

The female was the same height as the male. She wore a white Team Rocket Outfit as opposed to the traditional black. Her top was also smaller, stopping at her midriff. It split open, showing off more of the black shirt she wore underneath it. She wore shorts as well, which stopped a quarter of the way down her thighs. However, not much skin showed, as she wore long boots that left an inch showing at most. Her hair was long and a crimson color, arcing down over her back and curling around. Her eyes were blue and they sparkled once.

The male was dressed in what was basically the Team Rocket uniform but white with no alterations like the female. His hair was a lavender color and went to his shoulders in length. His eyes were green as well.

The Moémon standing in the middle of them was up to their shoulders. She wore light brown boots that went a third of the way up her thighs. They looked very fuzzy, like feline legs. She wore a skirt and top fusion that went almost to the boots. It was a light yellowish white color that had brown along the bottom. It split open at her neck the V going down past her breasts. She wore a black covering under it to hide anything that didn't need to be seen. Light brown lined the border of the V and the ends of the sleeves. The sleeves were short sleeves, leaving her arms mostly exposed. She wore light brown, completely fingerless gloves that were fuzzy in appearance. A feline tail emerged from the skirt, coming up and curling at the end. It was yellowish white up until the end, which was a brown color like her boots. Her hair was a light yellowish white, being a bit wild, but seemingly well kempt at the same time. It went lower in some places than others. In the middle of her forehead was an oval shaped coin like object. Coming out form her head were two black, feline ears. They were pink on the inside and twitched a little. Her face showed mischief. She had light brown eyes and was very feline in her gait.

The other Moémon with them wore light blue shoes that buckled on top. She wore white socks that went up to her knees. They were frilly and form fitting. Around her ankles was a ribbon on each leg. She wore a blue dress that went a quarter of the way down her thighs. She wore pantaloons that went a third of the way down her thighs and helped cover what the dress didn't. The portion on her waist was a darker blue and had four white buttons in a pattern like a dice. The portion that went over her breasts was white, having a good deal of frill. The dress was strapless and the sleeves were separate portions of the dress. They were blue like the rest of the dress and had white frill on both sides. They went over her hand, pretty much hiding them from view. Deep blue bands went around just before the frills, a white square on the sleeves connected to them. From behind her emerged a black tail(?) that had eyes and cartoony cheek blush on it. Around her neck was a black and blue collar (a shirt collar) that had a white ascot like cloth coming down from it. Her hair was long and blue, going down below her breasts. Her eyes, which were closed at the moment, were blue as well. Her cheeks had some blush and she had on some eye shadow, but not much. She had a small amount of lipstick on as well. Her face seemed innocent and sweet. She also seemed a bit clumsy in her gait.

"To protect the world from devastation," The female said, holding up a fist in triumph.

"To unite all peoples within our nation," The male said, doing the same.

"To denounce the evils of truth and love," The female extended her hand outward in a dramatic fashion.

"To extend our reach to the stars above," The male did the same.

"Jessie," The female put her hand on her hip.

"James," The male did the same.

"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light," The female said, somehow more dramatic than before.

"Surrender now or prepare to fight!" The male pointed at the group.

"Meowth, that's right!" The feline Moémon clenched a fist, a sly grin on her face.

"Wobuffet!" The Moémon in blue held a fist in the air, saluting.

"Quiet you!" The male and female knocked her over the head. "You messed up the motto again!"

The small, childish whine came from the blue clad Moémon as she pouted almost like a child and held her head.

"A-Are these guys…" Leaf hid behind Lillie.

"I seriously doubt it." Lillie said. "They're clearly incompetent… they remind me of Team Skull almost."

"It's like four Skylas," Katie shuddered.

"Let's just sneak away while they're distracted," Lillie started backing away slowly.

"Hey, get back here!" The strange "Grunts" said, pointing at them. "Meowth, use Scratch!"

"Gotcha!" The feline Moémon, Meowth, leapt toward them, her claws extending as she sliced for them. Lillie dodged, Aqua shooting her off course with a Bubblebeam.

"Quick, send out our other Moémon!" Jessie shouted, throwing a Moéball while James threw two.

The Moéballs popped open to reveal the Moémon inside.

The one on the left that James had summoned was wearing black shoes that buckled around the ankles. She wore long socks that went a third of the way up her thighs. They had a sort of skull and crossbones design on them. She wore a skirt that almost reached them. It was sort of frilly on the end and was a straight skirt, not a ruffled one like a sailor suit or schoolgirl skirt. IT was a noxious, Poisonous purple color that didn't look disgusting, but was clearly belonging to a Poison type. The sweater she wore was the same color and the sleeves went over her hands. The openings of the skirt, the body hole, the head hole, and the sleeve holes, were all lined with a darker purple fabric. The sweater had several skull and crossbones designs littered around it. Her skin was a Poison purple color, a little lighter than her clothes. Her hair was a deep, dark purple color. It had a whitish skull and crossbones dyed into it. It almost to her legs in length and was flowing. Her eyes were the same purple color as well. In height, she stood as tall as Meowth.

The Moémon Jessie had sent out was wearing long socks that went past her knees. They were a dark purple and had black stripes running around them that sort of gave them a scales look. She wore a simple dress that was sleeveless. It was purple on the portions below her breasts. The portions over and above her breasts were yellow, almost like a flower, but far different. Her hair was very long, touching the ground almost. It was a deep purple and was held into a long ponytail by yellow beads. Her eyes were yellow and were in slits like a reptile's. She was a little taller than Meowth, but not by much.

The third Moémon wore long boots that went up almost to her knees. They zipped up on the side to make sure they stayed on well. They had platformed soles that were about an inch thick. The soles were a light brown color. Her boots were an Electric yellow color, seemingly sparking despite being made of a material similar to rubber. They were also very form fitting, hugging her body tightly. She wore a skirt that went a quarter of the way down her thighs. It was also an electric yellow color and had light brown bordering the bottom. Her top was the same color and was sleeveless. It had several stripes in the back that were brown as well. It also had a loose hood that she was currently wearing on her head. It had what looked like a mouse face on it, a black triangle nose and red cheek spots on it. It also had two pointed 'ears' that stood up from the top of it. They were yellow up to the tips, which were black. She wore long gloves that went almost so her shoulders, leaving about three inches of space in between them and the top. The top of the sleeve portion was black at the tip, bordering the sleeve. The gloves were form fitting as well, holding tight to her body. Coming out from her back, just above her rear, was a long tail shaped like a lightning bolt. It was yellow at the tip all the way to the base, where it was dark brown. The end of it was grooved inward, almost resembling a heart. Her hair was brown and short, almost to her shoulders. It seemed wild, though most couldn't be seen because of the hood. Her eyes were a lighter, more liquid brown than her hair, but still a nice color. She was tall, but not much taller than Wobuffet. Another important feature was the fact that ropes had wrapped around her body, pinning her arms and legs together.

"Oops, heh heh," Jessie said. "Forgot you were in there."

"You guys are complete idiots," The Electric Moémon grumbled.

"Jessie, did you hear that?" James turned towards Jessie, a grin on his face. "She said we were complete idiots. She's totally warming up to us!"

"We're finally not morons anymore." Jessie said, turning to James. "This is such a great day."

The Electric Moémon sighed, standing in the ropes pinning her, looking around, probably for something to beat her head on.

"Aren't you going to stop them from getting away?" She asked.

The "Grunts" turned to see Lillie and Leaf's groups running away.

"Quick, Koffing, Ekans," Jessie and James shouted, pointing towards them. "After them!"

"You two, Kachu," Meowth pointed too.

"Explain how I'm supposed to do that," Kachu raised an eyebrow.

"You got Electric powers, don't ya?" Meowth slinked around her, wrapping herself around her and sliding around on her like a cat.

"You guys are seriously lucky you're better than that idiotic ten year old," Kachu grumbled, summoning electricity to her body, shooting it into the air, where it shot down onto Lillie's group. The group members screamed as they were shocked, Nocturna and Aqua feeling it more intensely as Flora resisted it due to her Grass Type.

"Aww, you didn't say it," Jessie said.

"I… what?!" Kachu said, shocked a little. "Why do I have to say it?!"

"It's cute," James grinned.

"You guys are terrible," Kachu grumbled, making a cute pose (as cute as it could be with her arms and legs unusable) and a cute face. "Pika Pika… CHUUUU!"

A stronger bolt came down on the group, shocking them once again. This time they were completely stunned, nearly unconscious.

"The power of Pika comes through once again," 'Team Rocket' cheered, all of their Moémon doing victory grins and cheers.

"You guys sure have low standards," Kachu rolled her eyes. "Can you finally untie me? My arms are cramping up."

"Well, you'll run away if we don't," Jessie crossed her arms.

"You have my Moéball," Kachu rolled her eyes.

"Oh yeah, that's right," Jessie laughed. "Well, use Iron Tail or something."

"Wait, I can do that?" Kachu asked, looking down. She swung her long tail, a SCHWING accompanying it as it became cloaked in iron. She swung it, attempting to hit the ropes which bound her. However, she failed to, missing completely.

"Dammit!" She exclaimed, becoming frustrated.

"I got it!" Meowth used her claws to slice the ropes open. Kachu stretched her arms, letting out a huge Thunderbolt that shocked Team Rocket heavily.

"That," She said, crossing her arms. "Is for leaving me tied up for three weeks!"

"Well, take it from a woman to hold a grudge," Jessie moaned from her electrified pile she was lying in.

Kachu rolled her eyes.

"So, now what do we do with these losers?" She glanced at Lillie and the rest.

"We steal their Moémon and give 'em to the boss," Meowth continued to climb around Kachu.

"Oh, that'll work so well," Kachu said, walking over to the paralyzed and stunned Moémon, kicking specific ones a little as she tossed a net over all of them. "Let's see what we have here… a Wartortle and an Ivysaur. While uncommon, not too rare either… decent haul and pretty tough in the end."

"That sounds promising," Jessie and James nodded to each other, dopey grins on their faces.

"Oh, wait," Kachu said. "Zubat and Rattata… are you kidding me, you two dumbasses?"

"What?" Jessie and James asked. "They too rare?"

"They're the two most common species of Moémon you idiots!" Kachu shouted almost like a child throwing a temper tantrum, sparks shooting out from her cheeks. "Not to mention your whole stupid Team Rocket is crawling with them already!"

"Oh," 'Team Rocket' chuckled nervously, rubbing the backs of their heads. "Oops."

"You've got to be kidding me," Sparky facepalmed. "Let's see these last two… Metapod. There's a sex joke here, but I'm too mature for that. Pretty common in any wood area. Clefable… not too common, but Clefairy is found almost as much as Geodude in the upper levels of Mount Moon. Yeah, you guys sure know how to pick 'em."

"We picked you, didn't we?" Jessie said, holding up a finger.

"You… oh my god, I'm actually getting attached to you idiots," Kachu sighed, rolling her eyes. "Yes, I suppose you did. But, you two are also horrible at naming your team."

"Yeah, why do you think we don't call them by the names we gave them when we were five?" James said.

"You still call your Growlithe Growly," Kachu crossed her arms.

"Well, she growls a lot," James almost pouted.

"How the hell are you guys even still in Team Rocket if at all?" Kachu asked, still standing in the middle of the group of paralyzed trainers. "I suppose the best plan of action is to hold 'em hostage or something. Maybe we'll find something better to do with 'em. We're not gonna get any sort of haul for this group of Moémon."

"Who would we ransom them off to?" Jessie stood up, stretching her back. "I mean, seriously, who?"

"Who cares?" Kachu shrugged. "Let's just get 'em somewhere where we can keep 'em nice and tight."

"Wobuffet!" Wobuffet saluted with a grin.

"Does she ever say anything else?" Kachu asked.

"No clue," Jessie scratched her head. "It's all I've ever heard her say."

"Well, she clearly trusts you either way," Kachu rolled her eyes.

"Why do I feel this is becoming a trend for us?" Lillie asked.

"L-Lillie," Leaf whispered. "A-Are we gonna be okay?"

"Of course we are," Lillie managed to grab Leaf's arm, holding it close as they all got over the Paralysis. "I promise you'll be fine."

"I-I'm still scared," Leaf said.

"Well, I think I have a way out," Lillie said, the Moémon and Team Rocket clearly distracted. Lillie began to concentrate her thoughts and focus. As she did, her heart began to glow, her hair billowing. After about thirty seconds, Kachu noticed, Team Rocket looking on as well.

"Huh?" Jessie asked. "What's with the blonde?"

"Maybe she's a sentai (A/N: not to be confused with hentai, Sentai is similar to Power Rangers) girl," Meowth said, climbing around Kachu like a cat still.

Light burst forth from Lillie's chest, a dark shape emerging from it as the sky grew a little darker. It looked like a giant bat from the initial viewing. However, it seemed to morph its shape to something else. As it stopped, it resembled a woman.

She wore a long, sleeveless, night colored dress that flowed around her and stopped at her ankles. It seemed to be made of the shadows themselves, billowing without weight. She wore gold colored heels that were about two inches. They seemed to be very sharp, almost knife sharp. A night colored cape went down from her shoulders, the edges lined in gold. It wrapped around her, almost like Dracula's cape. A white collar went around her neck, part of her dress. It seemed to glow like the moon itself. She wore long white gloves that almost seemed skeletal. Though, on closer inspection, they seemed to be part of her hands themselves, making her hands seem as if there was no flesh at all. Her eyeteeth poked slightly out of her lower mouth, giving her a slight vampiric look. This was added to the effect of her cape. Her hair was draped over her shoulders, reaching her breasts. It billowed slightly, seemingly having stars themselves in it. The lower portions were gold, glowing like reflected sunlight. Her hair had a night color inside of that, which bled into white as it got closer to her head. Her bangs, however, were the color of night, covering her eyes partially. Her eyes were a red color, seeming to glow in the lower lighting of the now darker sky. They glared straight ahead, stunning the members of Team Rocket. Her skin was pale white, making her look more like the moon personified. She was taller than Jessie or James, who were taller than Lillie. She also looked older than any of them, but still youthful despite her ghostly, vampiric appearance.

"Wh-Wh-Who is that?!" Jessie and James exclaimed, pointing. Kachu was also shocked, moving over in front of them via Quick Attack. Jessie and James' other Moémon hid behind the two, only Meowth and Wobuffet standing next to Kachu.

"Why have I been summoned?" She asked in a voice that would make anyone think that she was the bride of Dracula, glancing at the members of Team Rocket, who gulped. "I do not bow to the whims of you mortals."

"Nebby," Lillie said from behind her. The woman, apparently named Nebby, turned to them, casting aside the net and looking at her. Upon noticing Lillie, her mouth widened into a mixture of a grin and a smirk.

"Lillie, my dear," She helped her up. "So it was you that called me. Good. How are you?"

"I'm good now," Lillie said as she was embraced by the woman.

"Good," Nebby said, leaning down to Lillie's neck and taking a bite. Everyone else present watched as she began to drink some of Lillie's blood.

"Nebby, not in public," Lillie harshly whispered.

"Oh, but I miss the days I could feed from you naturally," Nebby said, almost taking on a pout. "Your blood tastes divine, my dear."

"Oh, sure it's fine when she does it," Nocturna said. "But, when I do it, it's sexual harassment."

"Because it is," Flora said.

"You bind her like a sub, you dumb bitch," Nocturna said, getting in Flora's face.

"Children," Nebby said, quickly getting their attention; it could be easily noticed the red stains on her lips. "Quiet. I am not here to listen to your arguing. I am here for my sweet Lillie. Now, why did you call me, my dear? Surely it wasn't to feed me once again."

"Uh, no," Lillie said, chuckling nervously. "Sorry. Those guys were giving us some trouble and we couldn't handle it ourselves, so I asked you."

"Where is Moon?" Nebby asked. "She is strong as well."

"That's a long story," Lillie said.

"Not anymore," Nebby chuckled. "I have read your mind. I understand. Well, shall I accompany you to her?"

"Maybe not," Lillie said. "She's got a tough challenge ahead of her and we can't hold her back with our presence."

"I understand, my dear," Nebby said. "Well, I shall take care of these people and I shall return to my home. I should hope you call me again. My hunger is vast."

"Thanks, Nebby." Lillie kissed Nebby's cheek, hugging her.

"You are welcome, my dear," Nebby kissed Lillie's, causing a little blush.

"Aww, don't make it so awkward," Lillie whined a little.

"Oh, you love it," Nebby smirked. "Now, let me take care of these guys."

She turned to face the Team Rocket wannabes.

"Alright, these guys are complete morons," Kachu said, pointing at Jessie and James. "But, I, for some inexplicable reason, am attached to them, so if you wanna get to them, you're gonna have to go through me. Goddess or no, I ain't goin' down easy."

"Aww, she does care," James said.

"Don't push it," Kachu said.

"Noble," Nebby said. "I see you aren't completely evil beings. However—"

Nebby put a hand to her forehead, hissing in pain.

"Nebby?" Lillie asked.

"I sense a vision from the future," Nebby said. "I sense… Moon will unleash her powers."

"A-Are you sure?" Lillie asked.

"I am," Nebby said.

"So what?" Flora shrugged. "She's on our side."

"You do not understand," Nebby turned to Flora with a glare. "When Moon said she took on a god, she meant it. She took on a goddess that had fused with me, making her even more powerful. She and her team took that goddess out. But, the thing is, Moon is a monster, unable to be quelled by most."

"Well, it's not like she can't run out of stamina," Nocturna shrugged.

"You do not understand," Nebby said. "The only beings I know that are more powerful than Moon outside of gods themselves are her team. Moon is the weakest member of her team."

"Wh-What?" Leaf asked, shocked. "H-How powerful is her team then?"

"Far more powerful than most," Nebby said. "Moon became Champion not because she was the only one, but because no one could physically keep up with her team. Somehow some way, her training pushed her team to higher heights than even she had accomplished. NO one could even stand up to her with their Moémon."

"Seems overpowered," Flora said.

"If they simple got it with nothing, yes," Nebby said. "But, Moon trained them herself naturally. They just became powerful. In fact, they could singlehandedly take on some of the lower gods, they're that powerful."

"No wonder she's Champion," Flora shuddered a little.

"You want to know the kicker," Nebby chuckled. "Just after becoming Champion, she joined forces with the other demigoddesses and they battled possessed gods in control of evil beings, emerging victorious. However, Moon isn't necessarily stronger than the other demigoddesses. They are on par, in fact."

"Scary world," Nocturna said.

"I-I still believe in her," Leaf said. "Sh-She is a good friend."

"That she is, dearie," Nebby chuckled, returning her attention to "Team Rocket". "Now to deal with these beings."

Kachu began to shoot off Electricity from her cheeks as she gathered power. Her tail also shot off Electricity as a small electric field began to surround her.

Nebby held up her hand, firing what looked like a distorted Hyper Beam, hitting Kachu and detonating, sending all of them flying into the air.

"Looks like we're blasting off agaaaaaaain!" Jessie and James shouted.

"Meowth, that's riiiiight!" Meowth shouted.

"Wooooobuffffeeeet!" Wobuffet shouted, saluting once again.

"We're so coming up with a better plan next time!" Kachu was heard just before they went out of sight.

"Now, Lillie," Nebby said. "I don't want you to summon me to take care of these weirdos again, alright?"

"Deal," Lillie nodded.

"Good girl," Nebby pat her.

"Neeeeebbyyyy," Lillie whined a little. "Not in front of my friends."

"Fine, fine," Nebby chuckled. "But, seriously, you don't need my help to stop them next time. Call on me to feed though, any time."

"I'll be sure to," Lillie said.

"Good," Nebby smirked a little. "Well, I will be off. I would take you to Moon, but it's best if you don't hold her back. It will go much better if you don't."

"Alright," Lillie sighed. "Can you at least tell her I'm alright?"

"I shall," Nebby said. "When she comes down, she will know."

"C-Comes down from where?" Leaf asked.

"She's gettin' stoned," Nocturna said.

"Nocturna!" Flora exclaimed.

"What?" Nocturna asked. "Oh, come on, it's totally true."

"Wh-What does stoned mean?" Leaf asked.

"Don't you dare answer that!" Flora said.

"She needs to know eventually," Nocturna rolled her eyes.

"No she doesn't!" Flora exclaimed. "She doesn't need to know that or about drinking or that… that…"

"This is a child… er, teenager," Nebby wrapped her arms around Leaf, who looked a little nervous to be in her arms. "She does not need to be treated like porcelain. She does not need to be treated roughly, but she does not need a feather soft touch. Be a little rough… er, not like abusive… she doesn't need… more of that, but clearly she won't get over her fears and timidity if you baby her."

"Yeah, Flora," Nocturna said.

"I've not been babying her!" Flora exclaimed.

"It's true," Lillie said, giggling a little. "She forced her into Viridian Forest and made her pick out a Bug type Moémon, which is Frieda here."

Frieda took Leaf in her arms from Nebby, holding her with her feet still on the ground. Leaf relaxed a little, the Metapod taking her towards the Moémon Center.

"Well, I suppose we should get to the Center as well." Aqua said. "It is getting dark."

"Oh, that's just me," Nebby smirked. "I make things darker."

"Interesting," Aqua said.

"Well, I'm off, dearie," Nebby kissed Lillie's cheek, which elicited a small whine from her. "If you see Zuzu, tell her I'll be more than willing to challenge her again soon."

"And lose to another Crunch attack?" Lillie giggled.

"Hey, I had let my guard down," Nebby pouted slightly.

"You just spent five minutes telling us all how powerful Moon's team was," Lillie crossed her arms, a smirk of her own on her face. "You sure you could beat her this time?"

"I can land a powerful Psychic and knock her out instantly," Nebby said.

"You tried that, silly," Lillie giggled. "She shook it off and Leech Life got it all back."

"I know, I know," Nebby said. "How embarrassing for the queen of the vampires to lose to a Crobat."

"What happened to Gardenia?" Nocturna asked, raising an eyebrow. "Last I heard she was queen of the vampires."

"What would you know?" Nebby asked. "You do not even reside in the Coven."

"I hear things," Nocturna's bat ears flicked. "You really don't think I keep up with who the ruler is?"

"I believe you are too concerned with sucking that girl's blood," Nebby said.

"Doesn't mean I don't know who runs the pack," Nocturna stepped closer.

"My race was ruling long before hers," Nebby said. "Besides, she was a Gardevoir."

"More powerful than your race," Nocturna said.

"Well, she is dead," Nocturna said. "Old age hit her like a damn truck."

"Yeesh," Nocturna said. "Whatever. I didn't want to argue politics. I suppose I have to visit some time or another. But, first I'm gonna go help myself to a nutritious Leaf snack."

"Between her and the Ivysaur, I can't tell who's the bigger pervert," Nebby rolled her eyes as she watched the two Moémon, fighting the whole way, head toward the Moémon Center.

"What about the Ghost in Leaf's body?" Lillie asked.

"She's inhibited by Leaf's own asexual nature," Nebby said.

"Ah," Lillie said. "Well, I'll see you later, Nebby. I'd take you with me, but you clearly don't fit in my bag anymore."

"Well, I hope you have fun." Nebby pat her, turning into shadows and disappearing.

Lillie followed her friends and teammates to the Center.

"So, what's the plan from here?" Flora asked. "Obviously stay away from Team Rocket, but what do we do about the Gyms?"

"Challenge them?" Lillie shrugged. "We need them to progress anyway. They don't give you the HM for Surf if you don't have at least five or six from what Moon told me."

"Wait, who on this team can learn that?" Flora asked. "You got Aqua, but we don't have someone who can."

"Perhaps we'll encounter one soon," Lillie said. "I mean, most Water Type Moémon are capable of it."

"What's the big deal about Surf?" Nocturna asked, biting Leaf's neck, causing the sixteen year old to blush, which caused Flora to punch the Zubat Moémon. "I can Fly."

"But, you can't use Fly to go anywhere you haven't been," Lillie said. "Fly is like a super speed flight that helps you get places quickly, just like Surf helps you be capable of taking an entire team across the water. It's almost impossible to progress without them."

"I doubt that, but we will do it your way," Nocturna said. "You have been on a Trainer's Journey before."

"Actually, we don't use HMs where I'm from," Lillie said. "We use a Moémon for that specific task we call with a pager."

"That is pretty cool," The Moémon all looked surprised.

"Well, it's kinda complicated and tourists complained that it was like cheating," Lillie said. "Basically, it's because you have like seven extra Moémon with you."

"Well, they only have one job," Nocturna said. "That's fine."

"Yeah," Lillie said. "Now let's go over a plan to beat Surge."

"Right," the Moémon gathered as they began planning their battles with Surge.

Well, this should be interesting. I wonder what's gonna happen next. Will we see those Team Rocket members again? Find out soon.