"Tag! You're it!" a Pikachu cries out, running through a patch of tall grass.
"I'm not playing your silly games..." a Luxray grumbles.
"But why not?!" the Pikachu whines before crashing into a tree.
Luxray snorts and flicks his tail.
"Luxray is too fancy and sophisticated for your games, Maple..." a Vulpix says.
"Universe!" Maple cries out, recognizing her friend.
"I've been here this whole time, actually," Universe responds.
"Aw, and you didn't join me?" Maple whines.
"You seemed to be having enough fun on your own," Universe says.
"Aw, I guess..." Maple says.
She gets up and instantly runs into the same tree again.
"Gosh, Maple... Do you need glasses?" Universe asks, chuckling.
"Nope! I can see just fine! I know there's a tree here," Maple says.
Universe and Luxray sigh. Maple, as named by having a maple colored paw, always does dumb things.
"She does this all the time," Luxray states.
"Are you hungry at all, Luxray?" Maple asks, coming up close to the lion, nearly treading on his paws.
"No, not at all. Don't you have a Pichu to be watching?" Luxray asks, pawing Maple away.
"Oh! Maple 2!" Maple cries out.
"You forgot already?" Luxray asks.
"No!" Maple lies.
Luxray can see Maple's heart beat faster and snorts.
"Go get her," Luxray says.
Maple runs off on all fours to retrieve her Pichu friend. Shortly after Maple runs into the woods, probably crashing into trees on the way, the ground begins to tremble.
"Luxray, what's happening?!" Universe cries out.
Luxray stares off into the distance.
"It would appear that a Pikachu is riding on the back of a rampaging Mightyena..." Luxray states.
After he says this, a Mightyena runs by, growling and snarling. Hanging on by the fur of its neck is a shiny Pikachu with a star on her belly. The Mightyena flings her off and keeps on running by, glad to be free of her. The star-bellied Pikachu groans and realizes all her serum vials burst on the way and their contents are all over her.
"Shoot! Where do I get water?!" the Pikachu cries out.
A small puddle happens to be nearby so she goes and rolls in it, washing the serums off.
"That burned... But not as badly as the Growlithe..." she mutters.
Universe and Luxray stare at the odd looking Pikachu who is now all beat up looking and severely injured.
"What?!" she snaps, "Are you both going to try to eat me too?!"
Maple returns holding a Pichu.
"I'm back!" Maple says, "You invited a friend?"
"Not exactly..." Luxray says.
Maple puts Maple 2 on the ground and approaches the new Pikachu.
"Yuck! You smell like something that came out of a dog!" Maple comments.
"Well..." the new Pikachu says.
"And who are you?" Maple asks.
The new Pikachu thinks for awhile.
"I think I'm Catherine..." she answers.
"Catherine the Star Bearer Pikachu?" Luxray asks.
"Yes, that sounds right..." Catherine says.
"Starbie!" Maple 2 squeals.
Catherine stares at Maple 2 and a shiver passes over her.
"Is... Is that not okay to call you...?" Maple 2 asks.
"No... It's it's fine... I was just thinking..." Catherine says.
"Oh, okay," Maple 2 says and smiles.
"Where is this anyhow?" Catherine asks, looking around, "Nothing looks familiar..."
"This is Hoenn," Luxray says.
"Hoenn! Oh gosh! That's a whole ocean away!" Catherine cries out.
"Really? Where did you come from?" Universe asks.
"Kalos," Catherine says.
"Oh, a Kalos Pikachu... That figures..." Luxray mutters.
"Oh... I never intended to go this far... But I suppose this will have to do..." Catherine mutters to herself, "Nobody here knows what I've done..."
