@Thor94

Ash had prevented Darkrai's plans back inChapter 31, and now Darkrai has it out for Ash

Chloe sighed, they were in Galar again. They had come here to investigate fossils, but she just wasn't as excited about it as Ash and Goh were. To be fair Ash could be excited from just about anything, and Goh was always excited about Pokémon. She was happy to be part of the group, but it was times like these, where it was hard to remember she was a part of it. While they were excitedly gushing over the fossils, she was making a special dessert for lunch.

"Dee?" A small bird said, quietly having landed next to her.

"Oh hello there, what's your name." Chloe said pulling out her phone.

'Rookidee the Tiny Bird Pokémon. It will bravely challenge any opponent, no matter how powerful. This Pokémon benefits from every battle, even a defeat increases its strength a bit.' The Pokédex said.

"So you're a Rookidee, do you wan to join us for lunch?" Chloe asked it.

"DEE!" The Rookidee shouted, grabbing the bowl and flying off with it.

"No the cream!" Chloe shouted chasing after it.

Chloe eventually chased it to a large forest like area. More than halfway across the wild area.

"Please stop. I don't even care about the cream anymore. I just want the bowl back." Chloe pleaded. Why were they always running in Galar.

She saw the Rookidee up in a tree. Seemingly laughing at her predicament. It's beak covered in what had been the cream she had made for everyone else.

"Alright, I'm coming to get it myself." Chloe said, starting to climb the tree. "And when I get up there, you'll be sorry!"

Just as she had the bowl in her reach, she heard a loud stomping, and a familiar yelling getting very close.

"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Ash shouted from the back of a strange Pokémon.

The shaking of the ground, caused Chloe, the Rookidee, the bowl, and several apples to fall out of the tree. Chloe finally had her bowl back.

"Shift!" A Pokémon said from the other side of the tree.

A Shiftry had been sleeping on the other side, and all the ruckus woke it up from its nap.

"You wouldn't happen to be in a good mood, would you?" Chloe asked hopefully.

"Shift!" The Shiftry shouted, cutting the tree all the way through.

"Ahh!" Chloe yelled running, bowl and Rookidee in her arms.

Running north, Chloe quickly hid in the ruins of an old tower.

"Maybe, if I just wait here for a bit, he'll go away." Chloe said hopefully.

"Gurgle." A strange noise was heard.

"What, oh no. I must have missed lunch." Chloe said defeated, sinking to the ground. "This is all your fault!" She scolded the Rookidee.

"Dee?" The Rookidee said, turning it's head a bit.

"Dusk." A voice eerily said.

"Oh come on!" Chloe said, seeing a Dusknoir rising out of the ground.

Running out of the tower, she saw her not so old friend, Shiftry looking for her.

"Seriously, you too!" Chloe said making a run for it. A shadow ball hitting the ground where she once stood.

"Okay, think Chloe. What would Ash do in this situation? He'd stand and fight, but none of my Pokémon are strong enough to take on both of them. So what would Goh do? He'd catch them!" Chloe realized, hurriedly digging through her bag, finding a Pokeball.

She quickly turned around, throwing it at the two fast approaching Pokemon, and it flew right between them hitting a third.

"Of course, why am I not surprised." Chloe said defeated.

"KOMMO!" A Kommo-o shouted. Quickly joining the group of angry wild Pokémon chasing Chloe.

"Just fly away! Save yourself!" Chloe shouted to the Rookidee.

It quickly took off, as Chloe rounded another bend downhill.

"I don't know how much longer I can keep running." Chloe said to herself, starting to get exhausted.

Turning around, the pursuers were still right behind her. Turning back in front of her, she was at a dead end. If she tried running, they'd surely get her, and now there was nowhere left to run.

"Eevee let's Go! Chloe said sending out her Pokémon. Hoping that maybe she could figure out a plan.

Three powerful attacks were sent straight at Eevee, knocking it into a wall.

"Eevee!" Chloe shouted.

"ROOKIDEE!" The Rookidee shouted, diving straight into the Shiftry.

"Chloe! Are you okay!" Goh shouted, running up to her.

"Goh, how'd you find me?" Chloe asked shocked.

"That little Rookidee got our attention, brought us right to you." Goh said.

"Us, does that mean?" Chloe began to ask, before seeing her answer.

"Dracovish use Bite!" Ash commanded, running in from the other side. The strange Pokémon from before hitting the Dusknoir.

"Arctozolt you help out to with Icy Wind!" Goh shouted, another strange Pokémon attacking the Kommo-o.

"Boltund, let's go!" Chloe shouted, sending out another Pokémon. Now it was a fair fight.

"Dracovish use Water Gun!"

"Arctozolt use Thundershock!"

"Boltund use Wild Charge!"

The three Pokémon's attacks hitting the larger three dead and center.

"Now it's my time!" Goh said readying several pokeballs. "Go Pokeballs!"

Tension filled the air, as the pokeballs shook with anticipation. Before a 'ding' 'ding' 'ding' was heard, signifying three new captures.

"Chloe, I'm glad to see you're okay." Ash said, now that the chaos had calmed down.

"Yeah, I don't know what I would've done, if you guys didn't show up. Thank you Rookidee." Chloe said gratefully.

"Dee!" The Rookidee said, taking an offensive stance.

"What's going on?" Chloe said confused.

"If I had to guess, that little guy wants to battle you." Ash said, taking a step back.

"You got this Chloe." Goh said following Ash's idea.

"If I have this, why are you two backing up!" Chloe panicked.

"This one is your fight. Win or lose. I don't think the Rookidee is out to hurt you though." Ash said calmly.

"What do you say Boltund, are you good for another battle.

"Bolt!" Boltund barked in agreeance.

"Alright then, Boltund use Spark!"

The Rookidee, flew up and out of the way, before going back down for an attack.

"Boltund look out!" Chloe said as the Rookidee landed a hit. "Okay, try Wild Charge!" Chloe said.

Once again, the Rookidee flew away from the attack, before going in for another.

"Not this time. Bolting use Spark now!" Chloe commanded.

As the Rookidee hit, so did Boltund, sending the Rookidee spiraling.

"Alright then, Pokeball go!" Chloe said throwing the pokeball, hitting a nearby tree.

"Bolt!" Boltund barked, running and grabbing it.

"Umm, thank you Boltund." Chloe said taking the Pokeball.

"Focus on you're breathing." Ash called from the sidelines.

"Look where you want to throw it." Goh commented.

"I know how to throw a pokeball you two!" Chloe shouted angrily.

"Okay, this time for real." Chloe said focusing, and then tossing the Pokeball.

Hitting its mark, the ball captured instantly.

"I did it. I caught another Pokémon!" Chloe said excitedly holding the Pokeball.

"One more and you'll have a full team." Ash commented.

"So what we're those odd Pokémon, you two were using?" Chloe asked as they walked back to camp, to pack up this adventure.