As Craw woke up again he found himself in the room he and Brighton got from the guild. He didn't dare to stand up and instead closed his eyes again. His head felt like if a horde of Tauros ran over it.
"By Arceus... I wish I wouldn't have said yes to it..."
"Please don't scream that loud..." It was Brighton's voice Craw heard.
"Ouch..." Craw slowly tried to move. His whole body felt strangely numb.
"I feel like a horde of Tauros ran over me..." Brighton seemingly started standing up since Craw could hear some rustling sounds.
Craw started laughing and stopped immediately regretting it again. "Ouch..." Craw looked to Brighton.
"Ouch... please don't laugh it hurts my head..." Brighton held one hand on his head.
Craw chuckled weakly. "It is just... I thought the same just moments ago..."
Brighton smiled. "Great minds think alike..."
Craw looked to the window. "What time is it?"
Brighton looked to the window as well. "It is still daytime and since the sun is high in the sky it would be around noon..."
Craw nodded slowly. "God... I really need my medicine right now..." He started to search in the bag for it.
Brighton nodded. "Would you mind to share?"
Craw took out a smaller bag with the medicine in it. He took some of the herbs and ate them. He shook himself from the bitter taste and gave some of it to Brighton. "Gross..."
Brighton nodded and ate it.
Craw was a bit surprised that the prince didn't move a whimper from the bitter taste. "You surely like bitter stuff."
Brighton sighed. "Nah... I am just used to bitter medicine." He went to the bag and took out a small package showing Craw some pills. "I have a small problem with my heart. Every now and then it drops a beat. Nothing too serious but it can be a problem so I have this medicine. As long as I take it every day my heart won't drop a beat and I can live a normal life."
Craw looked at him nervous. "That sounds pretty serious... But at the same time... I don't know but I somehow have the feeling I heard that somewhere before..."
Brighton looked to him. "Maybe in the human world?"
Craw thought about it. "That must be it..."
Then the two of them waited a bit till the medicine took effect. After some minutes their pain slowly went away.
Craw stretched himself. "What do you think we should do now?"
Brighton smiled. "Well probably we should ask one of the leaders..."
Craw nodded and went to the door and as he opened it a Buziel fell to the ground right in front of Craw's feet. Craw looked at the Buziel for a moment and the Buziel looked back at him. Then Craw looked up seeing many other Pokémon standing right behind the door staring at Brighton and Craw. Craw just shrugged and passed by them followed by Brighton. The others looked at the two starting to whisper to each other. Craw nearly wanted to say something but Brighton gave him a look that told him not to.
Together they went to the information counter asking for where the leaders were. They were told that the leaders would hold an introduction speech later in the early evening and that they would have 4 more hours to spend till then. So the two went into the town to explore it a bit. They found some interesting shops that seemed to be interesting and they decided to visit them sometime in the future. Also they found a little café that, after they ate something there, became their official favorite in the city. The citrus berry cake was Craw's new favorite cake and even tho Brighton was a prince and knew all the delicious sweets and desserts in the Pokémon world he claimed that the pomeg-nanab berry tarts was the best thing he ever ate. Craw tasted some of the Brighton's and thought they were a bit too bitter but remembering the medicine he guessed that the Pikachu really liked bitter things. After that they went back to the guild to explore the lower parts a bit till they had to go to the speech. As it was time they wondered where to go but as they saw that many other Pokémon were heading toward the basement of the tower. As they followed they soon found themselves in a huge theater like room that had several layers of balcony. Craw wondered if it really was the huge pillars that were able to hold the tower from collapsing or if it was some kind of magic. The theater was so huge Craw thought that probably every Pokemon of the guild would fit in there.
Brighton picked a good spot for them where they could hear everything and see the stage.
"Hey you are prince Brighton right?" A friendly looking Roselia looked at him.
Brighton smiled. "Yeah but please just call me Brighton. I am a guild member like everyone else and social titles don't matter here."
The Roselia giggled and nodded. "Sure if you want it that way. I am Viola. Pleased to meet you." She reached him one of her roses and Brighton shook it. "It is such a cool thing to have a real prince here. You are the number one topic in the guild right now! Especially since you were invited to speak with the guild leaders this morning!" She was really excited Craw could see that.
Brighton smiled. "Well I would rather wish not to be the number one topic. I just wanted to have a more normal life..."
She blushed and nodded. "I am sorry... It is just so exciting!" She looked to him and then down again. "Sooo... Do you already had offers from teams?"
Brighton smiled. "No actually Craw here and I wanted to form one ourselves."
"Oh that is exciting. Maybe I can join you?" She clapped with her roses even tho they didn't make any sound.
"Oh yeah me too please!"
"And me too!"
Suddenly all the Pokémon around them started to group around the two.
Brighton looked to Craw nervous not knowing what to say.
Craw sighed and stood up. "Please stop this. When we form our team we will search for members ourselves. Please don't push us to decide now already."
Brighton looked to Craw. Now it dawned him what he had to do. "Yeah. After all it will be Craw who will be the team leader not me. He will decide and if he says he will decide when he is ready we will inform all available members about it!"
The group looked at Brighton confused but not as confused as Craw was. "Brighton? I thought you would be the team leader."
Brighton smiled. "Let us talk about it later."
Then the guild leaders appeared. Everyone started whispering seemingly surprised that the guild leaders themselves were holding the speech.
"Why is everyone so surprised?" Brighton asked Viola.
She looked to him. "Well normally not the guild leaders themselves speak to us but some of the representatives of the guild..."
Brighton nodded.
Craw looked to the leaders. He wondered what they planned now. Then he noticed that Anubis gave him a small glare like if the Lucario wanted to tell him to not say anything.
As everyone was quiet Serene stepped forward. "Welcome everyone. Like every month we want to congratulate for the great work you did last month. But this month many things will change. We guild leaders planned this for a some time now and recent events forced us to realize them now. But before we tell you what it is we want to sort out some things. First of all we want to end these rumors. As you all heard we spoke with prince Brighton and his partner Craw this morning."
Everyone started whispering again and many looked to the two.
"Please be quiet again. We don't want you to spread more rumors. We spoke with him because of the tense relationship between the guild and the kingdom of Volt. We want to try to get on better terms with them and the other countries. The reason behind all that is that the Aura-less attacks get more frequently and they are even more furious than ever."
Again the audience started whispering but she just lifted her arms and they stopped again.
"This is also the reason why we want to open the dome in the future. It will still need some time and some preparations but in the next months we will invite the leaders of the other countries to see the secret that is hold up there. Brighton was the first one to see it but we sealed his mind so don't even dare trying to see into his mind to find out what it is. We will talk with the other countries leaders and if we all come to the same opinion that then we will open the dome to everyone."
Now everyone was talking loud with each other and even the Gothitelle wasn't able to keep the quiet. That were really big news. Even Craw and Brighton who knew what the secret was about wondered why they decided to do this.
After some minutes everyone slowly started to get quiet again and Serene continued. "But before that happens it will probably be a year or something like that. We only decided to do that because of the Aura-less and their more frequent attacks. That is also the reason for the following and the reason why we are here to speak with you instead of our representatives. We will make a big change in the system of recruitment. Till now you either had to wait till an already existing team invited you to become a full member of their team or you had to train long and hard and make a certain test to become a rookie team. From there on you could work yourself up the the bronze rank, then the silver rank and so on. But because everything gets more dangerous with the Aura-less and more and more teams going missing we will have to change that. In future you only can join rookie and bronze rank teams if they invite you and even then you will have to get through a test. This test will be as hard as the old one. In return the test to form an own rookie team will be much harder in future. But in return you can also get a higher rank up to the silver rank if you do very well in the test. The training will be much harder in future too and unlike before not the old trainers will train you. They will take the task for training upper ranks in new moves and tactics. In future the training for you all will be hold by the leaders and their teams members."
Then she couldn't say anything anymore. The audience went into a ruckus. They started discussing loud about what they just heard and some were yelling questions about it towards the leaders.
"Please! Be quiet!" The Gothitelle was yelling but it had no effect.
"QUIET!" A voice shattered through the theater like a thunder. Siver the Tyranitar now stood in front of the leaders and everyone got quiet. If someone would have dropped a needle it would have been noticed. "Miss Serene wasn't finished."
Serene stepped forward again. "This all is necessary to keep you all alive. The Aura-less may act like brainless monsters but someone seems to control them in some way. They attack in groups and they are very dangerous to fight. We are convinced that we were slacking too much about that in the past. We have to change that to keep you all save. You all chose to become guild members because you feel responsible for the others but we are your leaders. We are responsible for you all and every death... every lost soul makes us feel like if we failed." She looked down with a look of sorrow in her eyes.
Even the other leaders seemed to feel sad about what she said showing they all shared that thought.
"Now for the last change. Unlike before we won't train you in separated teams we will form big groups. Dungeon training will still be hold in smaller teams but theory lessons as well as fighting training will be held in these big groups. That is all for now. From tomorrow on these rules count. We await you before sunrise on the training grounds to separate you into the groups. You can leave now." Then she turned around. Again a ruckus started in the audience but the leaders just ignored it and left the theater.
Brighton looked to Craw and Craw looked back to his friend. They both thought the same that they knew. So they left as they could since the others were still busy discussing not watching the two. They moved fast and soon they reached their goal. Right before the guild leaders were about to enter an elevator Craw and Brighton slipped into it as well. "We need to talk" Craw demanded.
The leaders looked at each other like if they were talking via telepathy. The Anubis nodded. "OK. But we have to make it quick. We still have a lot of work to do..."
Brighton and Craw nodded and so they followed the leaders upwards to the dome.
As soon as they entered Craw stomped his feet onto the ground. "Zaviro! Rubin! Diamond! Platino! Come down here!"
Brighton was a bit surprised about the sudden authority that Craw showed.
Anubis glared at the Riolu but the other leaders just stood there silent like statues not moving a whimper.
As demanded the four mythical Pokémon slowly floated down from the statues. Diamond seemed to be very tired but the others looked at Craw. They didn't seem very surprised by it and also didn't show any anger. It was more like if they expected something like that from the human.
Craw on his side glared at them. "What the hell is going on? I thought you wanted to keep all this a secret?"
Platino looked at him unfazed. "After you left we came to the conclusion that the opening of the dome would be a good choice. We will have to inform the country leaders about you anyway Craw. With a new human that could be a danger to them they would demand to arrest you but if we tell tell them the truth they will have to understand. We only kept all of this a secret because of fear of another war but now we are forced to tell it to them. On short or long term they would find out themselves. There are still many Pokémon that knew the old Craw close enough to count 1+1 and see that you act like a human. If anyone finds that out that you are a human and tells that the countries leaders they will act out of fear and another war could start."
Craw glared at them. "Couldn't you have told us that earlier?"
"Yes but it wasn't necessary. We still have to keep some secrets from you. Even tho you are a human or maybe especially since you are a human we can't tell you everything. We are only here to guide you not to decide for you. If we tell you too much you would maybe decide a wrong path." Diamond stated.
"You have to understand. It is a hard decision for us about what we tell you and what not. The more secrets we tell you the bigger the chance becomes that you make mistakes built on that knowledge." Rubin the Celebi said.
Craw gritted his teeth. "Why didn't you say that earlier to us?"
Zaviro smiled. "Because we don't want to put too much pressure on you. We are old Craw. Really old. We don't like to see such young and energetic Pokémon or human suffer from the pressure and worries that we old ones put onto us."
Craw looked at them. He couldn't understand it. Why did they worry so much about him Sure he was a human but it was his destination to save this world. He was the one who had to worry not those Pokémon. "But..."
This time it was Anubis who decided to speak. "Craw. You can't carry all the worries of the world. We are partially fault that the world is like it is. We have to do our best to help you and you can do your best if you don't have to worry too much. Please understand that."
Craw looked at the Lucario. He was puzzled. He didn't understand why Anubis was acting like he was to him. At one moment he glared at him and stared him down like if he was angry but at the next moment he acted like a father or brother to him. That Lucario totally confused him. "OK. But please. Don't completely overthrow everything from one moment to the other. If you confuse me like this all the time I don't know if I can trust you."
All of the 8 Pokémon nodded. To Brighton it looked like if these Pokémon who counts to the most powerful in the world just accept the order of Craw. It was strange. Like if the human had a kind of authority that only was outmatched by Arceus himself. He remembered that he felt this kind of authority as well when Craw decided something. He shook his head to banish that thought. "I have another question." He was visibly nervous. "Does that mean that you will invite my father as well?"
This time it was Serene who spoke. "Yes, that is what it means. Is that a problem?"
Brighton sighed. "Yes... I actually ran away. I couldn't bear that life in as a prince anymore. That life in a golden cage..."
The leaders looked to each other. Silver was the one who spoke. "That makes everything a bit more complicated but not impossible... We will have to be cautious with him tho. But I think everything will work out. Especially if Craw helps with it. But let that be our worries for now. When the time comes we will tell you our plan OK?"
Brighton looked at them. He was visibly relieved.
Craw nodded. "OK..."
The leaders looked to him. "OK. Now if you excuse us. We would like to go to work again."
Craw and Brighton nodded and left them alone. As they drove down with the elevator the two were quiet.
As they finally were back in their room and the door closed Brighton took a deep breath. "God that was... You know..."
Craw nodded. "Yeah. But another topic. Why you said I would be the leader?"
Brighton smiled a bit nervous. "Well. You see... It kinda comes natural to you." His ears flicked and he sighed and looked to the door. He went to it and opened it to see if someone was eavesdropping. He didn't wonder as the very same Buziel as before dropped onto the floor as before.
Craw sighed. "I know it is very interesting but you have to understand that we have things to speak about that not everyone should know.
The Buziel blushed and rubbed his head. "Uhm... sorry?"
Craw sighed and shook his head. "What's your name?"
"Uhm... I am Damion." He stood up and looked to him nervous.
Craw nodded. "I have an offer for you. You surely are interested in coming into our team right?"
Damion's eyes nearly plopped out of their sockets that big they got. "W-What?"
Craw grinned. "Am I right?"
"Y-Yeah sure!" Damion was overly excited.
Craw nodded. "Well how about this. Once we make our team you are in under one condition: You will keep eavesdroppers away from us. We really can't need that and you yourself will stop with it too. First of all it is rude and second we only need members that we can trust. Prince Brighton has some secrets... You know the kind of secrets that are important for the Volt kingdom... Sometimes we need to discuss some things that are part of these secrets and if anything of that comes out we will be in real problems. That's the reason why we need someone that can help us with that. Someone who can keep eavesdroppers away. Do you accept that?"
The Buziel nodded excited.
Craw smiled. "Well then... your job starts now."
Damion nodded and shooed the other Pokémon away positioning himself in the corridor and started watching out for others.
Craw nodded and closed the door. "We should ask the leaders for a room that is sound proof."
Brighton nodded.
Together they waited a bit and opened the door sometimes to check if Damion really did his job. Much to Brighton's surprise he really did. As he was sure nobody was eavesdropping on them he sighed. "Wow... I am amazed how you handled that..."
Craw smiled. "Don't change the topic."
Brighton chuckled. "Well actually I didn't. That is one of the reasons why I want you to be the leader. You are really good at handling these kind of situations. I on the other side... I am really bad at this. I am always going away when the situation is too much for me. If you remember I ran away from home because of such a situation..."
Craw sighed. "Then make me the second in charge."
Brighton shook his head. "No there are also other reasons. For one you are..." He checked the door again but Damion was still standing in the corridor checking everything. Brighton closed the door again and smiled. "You are a human. We will for sure have to do a lot of things only because of who you are. So it would just make everything easier this way."
Craw sighed. "You have a good point but I think that's not enough. It could give the others a hint..."
Brighton smiled. "Well that's why it is so genius. Once the training started I will make clear that I want to be treated like any other guild member. With you as leader it makes sense that way. Especially since you are a natural leader. You are the better leader of us and as addition to that it seems like if you have a special ability... I don't know if it is because of you are a human... Maybe it is given to all humans or it is a special ability only given to you. Do you remember? The guild leaders told us that every human sent to the Pokémon world to save it gets a special ability to help them fulfill their destiny. Maybe that is yours..."
Craw looked to him confused. "What do you mean?"
Brighton smiled. "It seems like if whenever you give an order to a Pokémon they have to do that... Or at least they listen to you and they seem to want to help you. I don't know how it really works but whenever you make a suggestion or give an order it feels like if that is the best idea. Also do you remember as we were in the theater as the other rookies flooded us with request about joining us? But as you demanded them to stop they stopped. And later as you ordered the others to come down from the statues they did."
Craw shook his head. "That were just coincidences."
Brighton shook his head. "No. I saw it in their eyes. They were confused. But I don't think it was because they wondered why you were there or why you were so angry it was because they didn't know why they followed your order."
Craw flicked his ears. "I am not sure about that..."
Brighton smiled. "But I am. Damion also follows your order like if he is forced to. He isn't just excited about entering our team. He accepted your offer and does what he was told because he feels like if that is the only right thing to do."
Craw shook his head. "No, I think he just really want to join our team."
Brighton smiled. "Think what you want but you will be the team leader. You are the better choice."
Craw sighed and nodded. "Well if that is what you want..."
Brighton smiled. "Please. I ask you not because I just want it. I ask you because you are the better choice."
Craw chuckled. "You didn't ask at all. You faced me with accomplished facts."
Brighton grinned. "Well then would you become the team leader please?"
Craw sighed and nodded. "Yes. I will be the leader."

Author's note: I loved to write this part. I don't know why I am normally having a writer's block when it comes to stuff like explaining things but here it went pretty well! One more chapter to go till we get to some more action XD Also Yeah welcome Damion! He is one of my fave characters. So energetic this boy XD
Beside that I am searching for a beta writer to help me with grammar mistakes. I would prefer a native English speaker but I would accept any who is really good at it. But I don't want anyone who want to tell me what to write. And I will keep Pokémon names to be capitalized. It feels more natural to me since the games do so too.