Sorry for the bad ending; I was a bit rushed. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. Also, I'm really sorry for not posting for so long.

Ice-Phoenix-chan: Thanks for the suggestions and the compliments. I will try to add more details.

surfingpikachu05: Thanks.

Facia: Thanks for the advice. I was a bit rushed. I will try to reveal the pokemon's motives in this chapter.

Story Weaver1: Thanks. Also, Wallace is the eighth gym leader. Did you confuse him with Wally?

Wandering Gamer: Thank you. A few legendaries might join the humans. I haven't decided.

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. I do own any original characters and the plot.

The remains of Saffron City

Sabrina was coming home after a week's vacation. She had left the gym for a bit of fresh air, but she was ready to resume being the leader. There it is, she thought, brushing her long black hair out of her face. Saffron City is just over that hill. She got to the top of the hill and almost fainted. Saffron City was gone. Most of the buildings had been destroyed. The only one left was the Silph Company building. Sabrina fell to her knees. This is impossible... she thought. I knew many of the people here...they were very good trainers. How could the whole city be destroyed? She got to her feet. I will not let this go unnoticed! She turned around, and began the walk to Lavender Town.

Route 7

"Let's destroy the department store first!" snickered Groudon.

"Sure. Then let's get the mansion!" replied Entei. Groudon had helped Entei defeat a tough Poliwrath in Saffron, and the two became "war buddies" after that.

"Whatever," said Mewtwo, floating beside them. "Just leave the Game Corner to me." It floated off toward the front of the group.

Entei and Groudon shrugged and continued on their way. "So, why did you join?" asked Groudon.

"I joined because of Rayquaza's reasoning," explained Entei. "I am tired of humans thinking that they own pokemon. Also, I want to be able to roam freely, without the threat of humans."

"I joined because of...them," stated Groudon, mysteriously.

"Who?" asked Entei, curious.

Groudon shook it's head. "It doesn't matter," it said. "I will get revenge when we reach Hoenn."

At that precise moment, the group saw Celadon City. The tall buildings loomed out of the wilderness. "What's our strategy?" asked Raikou.

Rayquaza opened its mouth, but Mewtwo answered quicker; "We surround the city and attack from all directions." The group fanned out around the city and took their positions."Go," said Mewtwo, telepathically.

Kyogre was poised behind the gym. While it could live without water, it didn't like being dry. When Mewtwo gave the signal, it burst out and started attacking. Is it really necessary to take innocent lives? It asked itself. I guess...humans need to be taken care of and I see no alternative.

Erika rushed out of the gym. "What's going on?!" she cried.

"Erika!" called one of her assistants. "We're under attack!" At that very moment, a stream of fire went through the roof on the gym. Erika looked back, horrified. The gym caught fire, as people rushed into the streets. Erika looked to the edge of town, but a ray of pure ice was sealing off the exits. Well, she thought, I guess I must fight.

"Go, Tangela!" she called, releasing a mess of green vines. No sooner had Tangela appeared then Articuno swept out of the sky and froze it.

Erika winced. "Go Gloom!" she yelled. The flower pokemon came out and looked around. "Gloom, Stun Spore on that red, spiky one!" she added. The red spiky one (Groudon) was just about to torch the mansion, when it was locked in place.

What? it thought. I can't move! It struggled, but to no help.

"Now, Razor Leaf!" The sharp leaves came from all around and cut Groudon. Suddenly, a burst of flames came from the right. Entei ran up to Gloom and fried it.

"Now we're even," it said to Groudon. Groudon nodded.

"Go–" but Erika never got to choose another pokemon. Groudon had regained its movement, and she was consumed by its flames of anger.

Sootopolis Harbor

May walked along, still amazed at her good fortune. Blast Burn exists? she thought. I thought it was a myth...and furthermore, how can I use it? Just then, she heard a familiar voice.

"May!" She looked around and spotted her childhood friend.

"Brendan! It's been a while," replied May. "I just defeated Wallace, and got the eighth badge!"

"Me too!" exclaimed Brendan. "By the way, where are you headed next?"

"I don't know," she replied.

"I'm going to Ever Grande City. Then I'm going to hike to Johto. Do you want to come?" he asked hopefully.

"Umm...sure," she replied. "I haven't got anywhere else to go," she stated.

"Great! The ferry gets here in about an hour. Let's go get some tickets," said Brendan, grinning.

The two trainers walked off to the ticket booth, thinking about the journey ahead. 56 minutes later...

"Look! There's the ferry!" pointed May. Brendan looked up. Sure enough, the big white ship was sailing into port. "C'mon, let's go!" she said, jumping up. May and Brendan walked up to the ship, as the boarding stairs were lowered. They headed up the steps and onto the ship.

"Let's see..." said Brendan. "My room number is 121..."

"Mine is 126," said May. "So, I guess we're in the same hall."

"Well, I'm tired," yawned Brendan. "I need to go to sleep."

"Okay, see ya!" replied May, and the two walked into their respective rooms.

Brendan observed his room. It seemed to be a typical room; it had a bed, a chair, a clock and a window. He put his bag on the chair, stretched out on the bed, and went to sleep.

May didn't feel like sleeping. She put her pack on the bed, and walked off to explore the ship. As she was walking past various cabins, she noticed some stairs. She climbed them, and ended up on the top deck. The powerful wind almost caused her to lose her balance, but she gripped the railing. The ship was moving at an incredible pace; the waves went by constantly. A sailor walked up behind her, and saw the pokeballs on her belt.

"Ah, a trainer, are you?" asked the sailor. "Care to battle, lass?"

May turned around. "Sure!" she replied. "1-on-1?" she asked.

"Fine with me," said the sailor. "Go, Poliwhirl!"

"Bellossom, your turn!" called May, tossing a pokeball. That's odd...I've never seen that pokemon before...she thought, looking at the poliwhirl (A/N: Remember, May has never left Hoenn, so she hasn't seen all the pokemon).

Noticing May's puzzled look, the sailor laughed. "I got him in a trip to Kanto," he explained.

"Oh...well, I'll hit him so hard, he'll be knocked back to Kanto! Bellossom, Razor Leaf!" she replied. Bellossom began to dance, and leaves shot toward Poliwhirl. However, before the leaves hit, a strong wind blew them away. "What?!" cried May.

"If you're going to battle on a ship, you should consider the weather," the sailor explained. "Around here, we get lots of wind, so projectile attacks are not very effective," he said. "Poliwhirl, Dynamic Punch!" he finished. Poliwhirl leapt into the air and used it's feet to push off the mast. It dove down and delivered a crushing blow right to the face.

"Bell..oss..om," cried the pokemon, as it was smashed into the wall.

"No..." said May. Bellossom struggled to stand.

"It's still conscious?" said the surprised sailor. "Any normal pokemon would be out for good after a blow like that..."

"Bellossom, try a Hyper Beam!"

"Hyper Beam?! Darn it..." said the sailor."Poliwhirl, counter with your Surf!" he called. A wave of water crashed into the pillar of energy, and a flash of light temporary blinded the two pokemon. The trainers watched with baited breath as the flash took place. Come on Bellossom...thought May. When the light faded away, the trainers rushed to examine their pokemon.

"Oh no....Bellossom fainted...." mumbled May.

"Interesting....very interesting....." said the sailor, examining Poliwhirl. "It seems we have a draw..." he continued.

"Really? May, have you gone soft?" Brendan walked up, shaking his head.

"Hey, this guy's pretty good," said May defensively. "You battle him," she challenged.

"Alright," said Brendan. "Okay with you?" he asked the sailor.

"Yeah, fine," he replied, and used a Revive on Poliwhirl. "One-on-one okay with you?" he asked Brendan.

"That's fine," confirmed Brendan. "I think I'll use Swellow." He released the bird pokemon. It flew up and circled his head, before landing on a rail.

"Poliwhirl, use your Hypnosis!" called the sailor. Poliwhirl tried to lock eyes with Swellow, but it was too fast.

"Now, Swellow, Aerial Ace!" said Brendan. Swellow swooped up and shot down. It passed Poliwhirl in an instant, and it's speed cut Poliwhirl's arm and stomach.

"Don't let it faze you! Use Strength!" countered the sailor. Poliwhirl jumped after the bird and gave it a powerful punch to the back. Swellow lost control and careened toward the wall.

"Swellow, don't lose focus!" called Brendan. Swellow skimmed the wall and shot back toward Poliwhirl. Poliwhirl tried to punch it again, but Aerial Ace was too quick. Some more blood spurted out of Poliwhirl's arm and it stumbled back.

"Hmm..." muttered the sailor, thinking. "Poliwhirl, Surf!" The pokemon shot a jet of water at Swellow. The bird took it full force, and struggled to stay in the air. It was clear to Brendan that he if the battle didn't end now, Swellow would lose.

"Swellow, finish this! Fly!" said Brendan.

"Strength, quickly!" yelled the sailor, but it was too late. Swellow had turned and flew up as high as it could go. Then, it turned and dived down, smashing into Poliwhirl's head and knocking it out.

"Hah! I win!" Brendan grinned.

"Well, that was a good match. I'd like to battle trainers like you two more often," said the surprised sailor. "I'm Doregard (A/N: My friend made this name and he wanted me to use it. It's kinda weird, but kinda funny too). Who are you?"

"I'm May," said May.

"And I'm Brendan," said Brendan.

"I better get back to work, but it was nice meeting you two. Maybe we'll see each other again." With that, Doregard waved and walked off.

"So, how've you been?" asked Brendan.

"Okay, and you?" replied May.

"I'm good. By the way, did you read about that killer pokemon?" asked Brendan.

"A killer pokemon?! I've never heard of it. What happened?" asked May.

"Well, I read in The Sootopolis Times that a boy was discovered dead, and they suspect a pokemon did it," replied Brendan.

"Huh, weird," said May. The two trainers continued to chat throughout the trip.

Ever Grande City Harbor

May and Brendan walked off the ship. After buying supplies at the nearby pokemart, they set off on a trail through the mountains. "So, how long are we gonna be hiking?" asked May.

"Well, according to this guidebook, it should take a week or two," replied Brendan.

After they had been hiking for a little while, they heard a voice.

"Stop. These are our mountains." The voice belonged to a boy who looked to be about 15.

"If you want to get through, you must beat us." A man was standing next to the boy (A/N: These guys are both OCs).

"And if you lose...you die..."

To be continued...