Current Team Roster and Badges:

Alphas-

Krestner- Ghost(Umbreon), Honey(Mothim), Baby Pom(Aipom), Boulder(Rampardos), Flare(Charizard) X- Ray(Luxio)

Selena- Artik(Glaceon), Squirt(Blastoise), Bastion(Shieldon), Flora(Burmy)

Kaitlyn- Kicker(Hitmonlee), Burmy(Sandy), Combusken(Arson)

Madison- Whirlwind(Pidgeot), Smoke(Rapidash), Stella(Burmy), Bubble(Prinplup), Nibble(Garchomp)

Badges- Coal, Forest, Relic

Betas

Ricard- Mightyena, Crocanaw, Alakazam

Kyle- Fortune (Absol), Kindle(Infernape), Aqua(Floatzel), Spirit(Flygon)

Tyler- Alpha(Primeape), Seed(Ivysaur), Fluster(Onix), Ironeye(Aggron)

Badges- Coal, Forest, Cobble, Relic

"Krestner, you have to speak sometime!" Selena yelled finally. Krestner hadn't spoken in 3 months and really had no plan to until they reached Veilstone City. "I can't take it. You haven't said anything and it's driving me insane." Madison walked up to Selena.

"He's not gonna say anything and you know it, so just drop it." She looked up ahead a little farther. "Great, Veilstone is just up ahead. We can finally get something to eat."

"And I can finally ditch you guys." Kaitlyn, who was lagging behind suddenly caught up.

"So, the silent one finally speaks. Why don't you tell us what happened in Eterna Forest."

"I thought I said to drop it!

"Who died and made you boss, Madison?!" Krestner stopped and turned towards the group.

"I did." he said in a very quiet voice. The trainer turned back toward Veilstone with his Aipom on his shoulder and his Umbreon at his side and walked into the city, leaving the others behind to wonder what he meant.

Several Hours Later...

Krestner Clash was never one to bow to injuries and today would've been just the same but, he just couldn't do it. Krestner collapsed on the road as the wounds he'd half stitched/half telekinetically held shut burst open. A man ran up behind him and caught him and carried him away. Ghost slowly followed and Pom jumped into a tree and swung off, looking for the rest of the group.

2 Days Later...

"Selena we should leave. He's not here. Just like he hasn't been here yesterday or the day before." Madison said as she tried to usher Selena out of the Pokémon Center. A man with purple hair tied up into a ponytail and wearing a beige apron walked up to them.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help but overhearing but, are you by any chance looking for a Krestner Stratos?" Selena immediately jumped up and grabbed Reggie(JP:Reiji) by his shirt, lifting him several feet off the ground.

"Where is he?!"

"If you'll put me down, I'll take you to him." Reggie said without much concern. They walked outside and Pom(who'd been waiting outside) jumped onto Selena's head.

"Hey little guy." Madison said. Selena was too serious-looking to notice. The walk to Reggie's house took all of two minutes and the moment Reggie walked inside he knew something was wrong. One, Krestner wasn't laying on the couch where he was supposed to be laying. Two, His bandages were strewn across the floor. Three, his Poké Balls were missing. "Well, where is he?" Madison said.

"He was here but he must've skipped out. He has a habit of that."

"How long have you known him?" Madison asked.

"Well, since you've figured it out, Krestner and I have known each other at least 5 years now. And to answer your next question I think I know where he's gone."

"Where?!"

The Other Side Of Veilstone

Krestner sat up in a tree overlooking a giant building with spikes at the top. "Galactic HQ, the place where it all began...and the place where it will all end."

Back at Reggie's

"Why would he go there?"

"Because that's where it all began."

"Are you insinuating that Krestner was just an experiment of Team Galactic?!"

"No, not just an experiment. Krestner was the former Commander Venus and Head of Research and Development of Team Galactic."

"You're lying!"

"He's not lying." Krestner said as he walked through the front door of Reggie's house.