Shortly after Articuno left Hitasu in their care, Zapdos soon came after, With its watchful eye, it was easy for them to be intimidated by how it observed them.

"H-hi, Zapdos, I'm Valor, and are you here to watch over Hitasu?"

Zapdos nodded

"Oh! and if you could act everything out, I can make rough translations of what you're saying, maybe you could teach me to understand you!"

"A human understanding me? Ridiculous, only Hitasu can be taught"

"Are you sure you're not just scared, It's more ridiculous that you can't teach a human to understand your words"

"Are you...Mocking me!?"

"You seem offended, Could it be that you really are afraid to teach me?"

"Very well...I will teach you"

"Valor, please quiet down, we need Hitasu to rest as much as possible"

"Sorry Acuity...Ever since Crystal returned to the union, You've talked more than usual"

"..."

"Well, I guess someone has to take charge, but why does it have to be you?"

Acuity just looked at her, She wasn't amused by her sister, even if she was older she definitely acted like a younger sister.

"Valor was it? Let us give Hitasu some space, I'm sure he's in need of rest"

"Right, Let's go"

"Ngh...Articuno?" Hitasu asked, barely able to see through his morning vision.

"No. It's Acuity"

"Are we back at school?"

"No, Right now you're being hunted, it's safer if you're hidden from the world"

"I-I can't just hide away, They have my parents!"

"I know. Zapdos told us"

"You can understand him?"

"Valor can...Well rough translations anyways"

"Oh..." He said starting to sit up and wincing.

"H-hey, don't get up, you weren't supposed to wake up for another few days"

"That's not important, I have to save Articuno and my Parents"

"No, you are to rest!"

"This is my fight! I can't have anyone else get hurt!"

"I'm sorry, but I can't have you trying to risk your life again, Ninetales, Hypnosis" While Glaceon was her partner, that didn't mean she didn't have other pokémon. With a wide variety, she could easily make sure to have the best plan in any situation.

"Still no sign of Hitasu, huh" Claus himself had looked defeated, rarely ever was that boy not smiling, this dropped morale mortally

"Not yet, no, It seems like Acuity and Valor have disappeared as well"

"Scarlet looked up at the ceiling" We could call for Verity"

"Verity?"

"Yeah, she's their sister, I used to be friends with her before we all went our separate paths"

"It's worth a shot, but aren't they in Sinnoh?"

"They are, But I'm sure helping a legendary Pokémon would peak their interests" Claus pulled out his phone, calling Ash's number

"Claus? Is that you? I'm surprised you took so long to call!"

"Hey Ash, Listen, how would you like to help a legendary Pokémon with us"

"You need my help? Aren't you the Pokémon Peace Maker?"

"That was years ago with the conflict between Pokémon, this is different, someone has a bond with Articuno and has gone missing as well as Verity's sisters, I think the events are connected"

"My sisters have what!?" A shout came from the other end before the opening of a Pokéball and the end of the call.

"Just a hunch, but I think they're coming"

Soon enough Verity's Starapter came into view with an annoyed expression easily scaring others, Ash soon came after.

"Heya guys, I hoped to meet again, but not like this"

"Claus is right, but we should start at the beginning, Professor Oak's son"

"Oh, you mean Hitasu"

"Was I the only one who didn't know!?" Claus said embarrassed

"Well, yeah, even I knew" Verity added

"Guys, focus, Hitasu isn't normal by any means, raised by Articuno and harmed by the curse of Moltres. Earlier this week he gave himself up to a team that calls itself Dim Sun. While the name itself sounds like they'd be idiots...Which they are...But they have dangerous people who will stop at nothing to get Articuno. Soon after Valor and Acuity disappeared too"

"Those two are so dead when I find them! I can't even imagine what Mum will do when she finds out"

"Oh yeah, Your mum's the champion, isn't she?"

"That's right, er... it used to be, now Ash is Champion since we had to come here I wanted my mom to watch over his spot until we returned"

"Yeah...It's weird but I'm kind of glad I can have a break from battles, Pikachu too"

"Yeah, It gets tiring, But I've grown stronger"

"Well that's one good thing at least, Pikachu still hates its Pokéball I see"

"That will never change"

"Noted"

"Again, we need to be on task...Man, I sound like a teac..." Scarlet began to say, glancing back at Mrs. April

"Don't you dare finish that sentence"

"R-right, sorry...But As of right now we have to assume the worst, Valor and Acuity got captured as well"

"I would have thought Hitasu gave up already"

"Hitasu is many things, but a heartless quitter is not one of them" Claus himself knew Hitasu would have sacrificed himself in a heartbeat if no one got hurt

"Scarlet, can you scan the area for him?"

"No, I haven't regained my strength yet, but Lucario can, Come out!" She tossed up her Pokéball as Lucario nodded, looking in all directions before shaking its head.

"Oh, you want a translation? R-right: The boy is not here, I don't detect anything of his presence" He explained, a word from word.

"So that's a no...I just wish we had something to go off of..." Ash groaned as they all began to think"

"We could try to track his Styler? Team Dim sun may be full of idiots, but even they know that those can be useful"

"How's Hitasu?" Valor asked with Zapdos behind her

"He woke up too early and tried to go save his parents"

"What!? And you let him go!?"

"No. I had Ninetails use hypnosis, He's sleeping now... How are the lessons going?"

"Oh, I can translate perfectly!"

"Almost perfectly"

"Oh my mistake, almost Perfectly"

"Good, We should keep watch over Hitasu, we have to be prepared to move at a moment's notice"

"Right! Zapdos will you be willing to help us?"

"Yes, I require your strength and ability to translate, As I will not be able to protect him on my own"

"I understand" She started looking upwards to the sky, and then back at Hitasu, He was sleeping soundly "It appears Hypnosis worked well..."

"I don't blame him, I'd be pretty worn out just by half of the things he has to go with, being an orphan, never knowing my own parents, raised by Pokémon, Kidnapped, and taken hostage multiple times, the list goes on!"

"It's quite sad for him, and yet...He goes on with a smile on his face"

"Sometimes the strongest are the ones with a smile"

"What on earth is going on here!? I thought you were kidnapped for Arceus's sake, can't you even try to be responsible while I'm gone!" A loud voice called from the sky as Verity rode in with numerous others nearby. "I was worried sick about you, and I had to fly in from Sinnoh!"

"Now, let's calm down...I don't remember you being the hot-headed one" Claus muttered under his breath.

"Where they were isn't important, Hitasu is our main priority," Scarlet said beginning to skim through the area with her normal eyesight.

"You don't get it! He's being hunted by someone who knows everything about him, Until he's back to normal we can't risk him getting found! Zapdos tell them!"

"It's no use, they cannot understand me"

"Yes, I can!" Claus leaped from Starapter, landing on the ground before them "Hiya, I'm Claus, here to translate anything you need!"

"Young Valor is here to translate, there is no need"

"Young Valor? Wait you can understand Pokémon too!?"

"Not exactly, Zapdos here taught me to translate him, It's perfect!"

"Almost, It is not perfect until you can understand all Pokémon"

"Right right, Almost Perfect"

"Alright, Zapdos can you try and explain everythin'?"

"Yes, of course, I assume you know the basics, correct?"

"I think so, Hitasu was raised by Articuno and adopted by Professor Oak"

"Good, you appear to be educated, However according to Articuno, Hitasu's parents are being held by an evil man with Moltres, he hopes to acquire Hitasu in order to obtain Articuno and I"

"I understand, and where is Articuno"

"I know not, Articuno left the boy in my care to lead them away"

"Thank you, but where is Hitasu anyways"

"He is currently resting, I wish not to disturb him until he is prepared to face against Moltres"

"He'll need back up!"

"No, as a spirit tamer, this is his fight with Articuno, we are not to interfere""But he could get hurt, and in his condition easily killed!"

"You are not a spirit tamer! And thus you are to stay uninvolved in our matters"

"Zapdos! What are you saying, Hitasu's just a kid, He needs our help!"

"Young Valor, I am truly sorry, but I cannot allow for intervention, This match is between spirit tamers"

"What exactly is a spirit tamer anyhow?"

"It is a human who shares a linked fate with a Pokémon, when this bond is obtained then a great power will be found."

"So what you're saying, is I can go get Ho-oh or Marshadow and be a spirit tamer?"

"Simply not possible, your fate is not intertwined with them"

"Huh, but I am the Pokémon Peace Maker, You may have heard of me"

"That is impossible, Claus Akimaro died years ago"

"Yeah yeah, I heard the story, only took me a few months to realize I died, but hey Ho-oh fixed me up with the Gracidea flower. Oh and not to mention Shaymin has been with me since I was a kid"

"Oh, and don't forget Entai, You befriended them pretty quickly" Ash Mentioned before smiling "Sure we may not have fancy titles or fates, but Pokémon has brought us together, and we'll do what we can to support Hitasu!"

"And Not to mention, Why should we follow the tradition when it was Mr. Moltres's henchmen who attacked him multiple times, He's only actually been directly involved once"Valor began to add.

" No matter how you put it, we must support, even if just a little."

"Acuity!? Y-you spoke!?"

"Yes, I've always been able to speak."

"I understand, you all are willing to help this boy, I will allow it, but only if things get out of hand"