(Butterfree attacks is a complete inside joke. Basically, no one suspects the Butterfree. Nooo, it's always the SPEAROW. Why does everyone hate on the Spearow? More musical-ness later, but for now, I needed to get this out. AND, with the new arrival of Johto, I have... I have...

TRIED TO STOP CURSING LESS. OMFG. This'll last for, you know, a chapter. Anyways, don't own and stuff. Damned One out.

P.S. For Galbinus, Silver, who'll soon become a regular around here. For myself and my fangirl needs, Robert. )

This is always how it goes, isn't it?

I get a break, hopefully a nice cruise on a ship, and then the Wonder Pokemon just ruin my moment.

Ah well. At least the ship is pretty. I grudgingly had explored, before being overcome with the urge to sleep, and crashed in one of the beds. When I open my eyes again, the ship is bleating it's announcement; we're in Johto. I groaned.

"Goddamn, you could sleep through World War III." Harley remarked, beckoning to me. I groaned. "We tried everything, dollface. Drew even did a rendition of 'Singin' in the rain'. But no luck." He sighed dramatically, and grabbed my hand.

"Shall we go?" I nodded. He yanked on my hand, and we were soon finding ourselves in Olivine. I gazed at it, amazed. I hadn't seen this place since I was eight. I smiled, and listened to the hush-shush sounds of the water, before finding myself dragged off again.

"Harley! Could we stay in one place for MORE than five minutes?" I yowled. He shrugged. "'Kay, later." I growled angrily. Drew snapped his fingers, bringing attention to the map and himself. "Okay, guys. First Contest's in Ecruteak City. We should start heading out; we have a couple routes to go through." I nodded.

"And the Burnt Tower. We might as well see what the Dogs and the Birds want. After all, they dragged us here." I grumped. May nodded. "I guess... let's go!" So we set off on our magical adventure of wonder and joyness.

Twenty minutes later...

"GAH! WEEDLE!" Harley squealed, as about a thousand Bug Pokemon attacked us. Butterfree, mostly, with a bit of Beedrill and Weedle. Butterfree are actually very vicious pokemon, apparently.

"Szeren! Fire Blast!" I begged. The Charizard snorted in laughter at her human's predicament, and obeyed, spewing flames onto the bugs. I stared at their charred corpses. "I feel guilty for killing them." I remarked offhandedly.

"They deserved it." Harley growled. "Jackass Butterfree." I sighed. "But we did invade their territory..." Harley swung his head towards me, eye twitching. I knew exactly where this would head; yet another temper tantrum.

"But we didn't mean to! And so I stepped on ONE Weedle, you'd think it wouldn't matter!" I processed this. So... "It's YOUR fault." I hissed. Both May and Drew heard this, and turned back. Cacturne sighed.

"Release the hounds." I hissed. Everyone just stared at me. "Oh, fuck it. Bleak, Zero, kill." I remarked offhandedly. Ace was over in the corner, happily munching a Butterfree. Erose was taking a stick in his vines, and poking the corpses, laughing.

Welcome to Johto.

I got on Ace, and decided to fly ahead. I left Szeren behind to see if the idiots would get I'd gone and give chase, though I doubted it. Sure enough, about two minutes later, I had peace. And quiet. Haha, losers. As I looked up at the sky, suddenly, I knew we were going to have to split apart.

We were all Coordinators. We were going to lose Contests to one another, I was sure of it. And Harley had proved he could handle that so well already. I didn't want to, but I had a sinking feeling we were going to have to meet up later.

But for now, I figured we could stick together until that time came.

I sighed, and relayed my feelings to Ace. She shrugged. "I don't know. It might be strained, but perhaps it's for the best if May and Drew have their own adventure. Because you are a bit of a Fic-hog." I rolled my eyes, and groaned.

"Thanks. Really appreciate that." She growled happily. I sat back, and enjoyed being alone and flying on a Salamence, when—

WHACK.

I had just flown smack into the Burnt Tower. I cursed myself mentally for my stupidity, and yelled something bad in Japanese that I can't repeat because the authoress is trying to cut back on her cursing.

I sighed, and ordered Ace to fly down. Of course, Harley and the others had already MADE it to Ecruteak. "Jeez, Lucy. You look like you've just flown into the Burnt Tower. Are you alright?" He grinned at me. My eye twitched.

"You sonofabitch!" I wailed, and tackled him. Zero stared at the two of us, and woofed, "You're supposed to fight over mates, not between." I growled at him, and yanked Harley up. Grabbing him by the ear, I dragged him into the Burnt Tower, ignoring his vehement caterwauls of protest.

"HEY!" I roared. "I'm here for the Dogs!" All was silent. Then, like clockwork, the floor swallowed me up. "Godamnit!" I screamed, feeling my back connect with the floor. Great acquaintances they were becoming, too.

"Wow. It's dark." Someone remarked, and judging from the voice and inerrant stupidity both, I deduced it was Harley. And another; "Well, obviously." Drew. And there we go, with May the peacemaker.

"Would you two PLEASE?" She hissed. It was too late. The boys were at each other's throats, if crashing and the sounds of bitch-slapping were enough of a dead giveaway. I rolled my eyes.

And then, they came. In all their glory. The Birds of Sun and Sky, and the Beasts of Wind, Lightning, and Fire. They stared at all of us, waiting for us to make the first move.

And, of course, Wigglytuff killed the moment.

"Wow. Lucy said you'd look like dogs, but you, blue-thing, look like a wolf. And that weird hairy brown thing, you look like a lion/dog thing. And the banana-colored thing looks like a tiger." Keep in mind these were the Legends he should revere.

The flying pokemon bowed before Suicune. "Goddess." They acknowledged. Szeren and Zero stood reverently before Entei. Not the one from before. A different one, with a quiet power that kept my flames in check.

"At ease." They growled. Suicune glared at Wigglytuff. "For the record, we KNOW. But Legendary Animals sounds... less catchy." Wigglytuff shrugged.

"The Beasts?" He offered, twitching an ear. Suicune looked at the others, and shrugged. "A bit general, but it'll do." Wigglytuff cheered. I sighed, and stared at the lot of them.

"Right. What do you want?" I asked. They all glanced at each other. Raikou spoke. "Team Rocket's back." I rolled my eyes. I did not believe this.

"So you dragged my ass to Johto for a bunch of people that you, being Legendaries, should have been able to OBLITERATE?!" I screamed. Oh, Mew was SO DEAD. They shrunk back in horror.

"Arceus-Tamer, it is more than that. He, Giovanni, I mean... we've heard reports of him from our spies. The Murkrow have reported he speaks quite often about you." Suicune looked uncomfortable.

"So we wanted you here, in case he tries to go after you. We figured that he might try to awaken us again, and set us loose. And reports say that he has been mounting something of a revolution. A takeover of Johto." I stopped. This actually sounded serious.

"So. You brought me here, where HE IS TRYING TO KILL ME, and all for..." I trailed off, hoping they better finish this sentence. They did, but I didn't like it.

"We need you to save Johto." Agh! I didn't even wanna GO here, but now I have to SAVE IT?! "Or, to put it in terms you'll like better, kill Team Rocket." I sighed. Well, THAT did sound fun.

"Can I do Contests still?" They all looked at each other. Ho-oh flapped her wings.

"Yes... yes, that does make sense. Don't let him know you're on to him. And be careful. Act like nothing's wrong, but if he chooses to attack, you'd better be ready." She said gravely. I winced. "Great. Can I go now?"

She sighed. "Yes. The... Won... the..." Of course, THEY were HERE. "Say it!" They chorused angrily, as they poofed into what had once been a solemn council. Ho-oh glowered at them. "The Wonder Pokemon." She growled

"Or something." Uxie finished. Lugia rolled his eyes. "Yes. Or something. WHY you choose to call yourselves that, I cannot fathom." He hissed.

Mesprit glowered at him. "No one asked you, birdbrain!" Lugia, enraged, pulled his head back to attack the little fairy-pink-thing, but I ran interference.

This Contest was tomorrow, and I was DAMNED before I was denied sleep.

"Look, if we can all just get along for another five minutes, I can get out of here, you can go back to sleep, and someone can kill the Wonder Pokemon."

"HEY!" They wailed. I rolled my eyes. "So?" I mean, it wasn't like they were getting their own spin-off fic or anything.

Ahem.

Suicune rumbled. "We're counting on you." I rolled my eyes. "Isn't that nice." She growled, from amusement or annoyance I could not tell. She roared, and just like that—

We were about five feet above the Burnt Tower.

"HOLY SH—" I wailed, but thankfully, I got a nice little orange dragon to get us all away from impending death. And then Suicune's voice;

"Sorry. Forgot the last few floors weren't there."

I seriously worried about whomsoever worshipped these idiots.

As we brushed ourselves off, grumbling about hair, clothes, or nails, (or in Harley's case, all three and more), I saw a flaming shock of red hair attached to a kid rush up to us. "You okay? I've never seen anyone in the Burnt Tower for ages!" He rushed. I gasped, recognizing him from my Crystal game.

"Holy freakin' crap, you're Silver!" I blurted out. He raised an eyebrow. "Hello. I don't believe we've met." I sized him up. So. I could get away with this. He was about fifteen. I loved lying.

"My name's Lucida Saxon. Blackthorn. My mother's in the Dragon's Den clan; they speak highly of you and Crystal there." I told him. I had always loved that place. He was intelligent, though.

"Where's your Dratini, then?" I swore mentally. Oh, he was good. I gestured to Szeren. "Her. I wanted a Charmander, and there were no Dratinis to be had. I came of age late." I explained. I cheered myself mentally. I was SO awesome.

He nodded. "I see. You..." He sized me up. "You seem familiar..." I bit my tongue. "Of course I do." I thought. "I'm your rival." But I said nothing.

"Maybe. Be seeing you?" He nodded. "Seeing you soon, strange girl." He nodded brusquely, and headed off. I breathed a sigh of relief, until Harley squealed, immediately making me wince.

"Another Butterfree attack?" I wondered.

"ROBERT!! OHMYGOSH!" I winced again. That was worse.

This is Lucy Saxon, reporting to you live from the asylum known as Johto.

And it's about to get worse. Much, much worse.