Our heroes continue on towards Senerena City for Orihime's next competition. However, they are in for a surprise of their own.

"Hey, what's that?" Orihime said. They were all walking through a forest when she spotted a light down at the other side of the forest. It was beautiful but strange at the same time.

"What is that light?" Ichigo questioned.

"Is that moonlight? How can there be moonlight when it's still the middle of the day?" Rukia questioned. They all thought it was rather strange how there could be moonlight when the sun was still out.

"Absol!" Absol spotted something else. They all looked and saw a familiar face. They saw Tsukishima standing at the top of a ledge.

"Tsukishima?!" Ichigo said. Ichigo voicing his acknowledgement of his presence had Tsukishima notice them. "Tsukishima, what are you doing here?!"

"Since you had to ask, I assume you're not here for the same reason I am." Tsukishima said with him turning back to the moonlight. "Cresselia, you'll be mine soon enough."

"Cresselia?!" All of them questioned.

Pokemon

No time to question my moves

I stick to the path that I choose

Me and my friends are gonna do it right

You'll never see us runaway from a fight

To be a master is my dream

All I have to do is believe

(I believe)

I'm on a master quest

(Master quest)

I'm on my way to victory

I can be a champion if I just believe

I'm on a master quest

(Master quest)

I want the whole world to see

(I believe)

I'm gonna be the very best

Cause all I have to do is believe in me

Pokemon!

(Ichigo's voice) Chasing the Moon

Tsukishima didn't wait around. He jumped off the ledge and hurried off. Ichigo and the others were curious about what he said. They decided to go after him to see if what he said is true.

"Did he mention a pokemon named Cresselia?" Orihime said.

"He did. That might have been what generated the moonlight." Rukia said. "I can't believe it might be the actual legendary pokemon, Cresselia." They all had to see this for themselves. They hurried to where the moonlight was coming from, but there was nothing there.

"Looks like I just missed it." Tsukishima said. "It won't be able to run from me forever."

"Tsukishima, are you really going to try and capture Cresselia?" Ichigo questioned.

"Maybe I am. It's really no concern of yours." Tsukishima said.

"But capturing a pokemon like Cresselia won't be easy." Rukia said. "Do you even have a plan to lure it out or something?"

"I actually do. I'm sure you remember this." Tsukishima said. He reached inside his pocket and pulled out the lunar wing he won from Jacklot City's tournament.

"The lunar wing?" Chad questioned.

"They say that the lunar wing comes from Cresselia." Rukia said. "How do you plan on using that to capture Cresselia?"

"That's not really something you should be worried about." Tsukishima said. "You just go on with what you've been doing while I capture Cresselia." Tsukishima just left things at that. It seems like he doesn't want Ichigo and the others to get involved in this.

"Looks like he does plan to capture Cresselia, but it seems like he doesn't want anyone to get in his way." Ichigo said with annoyance. "You know, I never did like him back at the tournament."

"Do you really think that was Cresselia generating that moonlight?" Orihime asked.

"I'm not sure, but it would make sense." Rukia said. "Cresselia is a powerful pokemon. Does Tsukishima think he can really capture it?"

"I'm not sure, but I don't think I like the idea." Ichigo said. He didn't like the thought of someone like Tsukishima getting his hands on an incredible pokemon like Cresselia, but it seems like there's really nothing they can do about it.

...

The Pokemon Center

The four of them headed for the pokemon center for some rest. However, Ichigo couldn't stop thinking about the thought of Tsukishima getting that Cresselia. It just didn't seem right to him.

"Ichigo, are you still thinking about Tsukishima? Let it go." Rukia said. "There's nothing we can really do. Tsukishima does have every right to capture that Cresselia if he wants. We don't even know if there really is a Cresselia out there."

"I know, but we should at least try to find it and get a good look at it." Ichigo said.

"I certainly would love to see it." Orihime said.

"Cresselia would be a beautiful pokemon to see." Chad said. "Maybe we should try to find it ourselves. Nurse Joy might know something."

"Good idea." Ichigo said as he went over to Nurse Joy to see for himself. "Excuse me, Nurse Joy."

"Yes? Can I help you with something?" Nurse Joy asked.

"We heard that there might be a Cresselia around here." Ichigo said. "We just ran into a trainer who is planning to capture it. Do you know if that happens to be true?"

"Well, there have been rumors of a Cresselia living around here." Nurse Joy said as she thought it over. "It rarely shows up during the day, but you have a better chance of seeing it at night." The chance of seeing an incredible pokemon like this seems too good to pass.

"Nurse Joy, is there a way to use a lunar wing to lure in Cresselia?" Rukia asked.

"There have been rumors about that." Nurse Joy said as she showed a picture of a butte. "Rumor has it that if you hold a lunar wing at night, the moonlight will reflect off it and shine a light that will lure the Cresselia."

"That must be what Tsukishima is planning." Rukia said. "He's going to try Cresselia in and try to catch it."

"No way we can pass a chance to see a pokemon like that." Ichigo said. "What do you say guys? You want to go and check it out?"

"I do." Orihime said.

"It does sound like it could be interesting." Chad said.

"Fine, but Tsukishima will be there too, Ichigo." Rukia said. "The guy might be a little unsettling, but I don't think there's much we can do to stop him from catching it."

"Maybe, but if he does something I don't like, I'm going to give it a try." Ichigo said.

...

The Butte

Ichigo and his friends waited until it was nightfall. When it was dark, they headed for the butte. They haven't ran into Tsukishima yet, but that might be a good thing.

"There it is." Ichigo said as they all looked up on the butte. "That thing is pretty steep. How are we going to get up there?"

"We just start climbing." Orihime said. She went on ahead and tried climbing, but Chad grabbed a hold of her and pulled her back down.

"No way, Orihime." Rukia said. "One wrong move and we could be goners." They all tried to think of a way up there, but there wasn't really much they could do.

"Absol." All of them looked and saw Absol found a way for them to get up there.

"Nice work, Absol. You found a path that will take us straight up there." Ichigo said. They all carefully made their way up the path that Absol found. They continued heading up until they arrived at the top.

"Wow!" Orihime said as she found the view to be breathtaking. "This view is amazing. I'm so glad we came up here. I'm even more excited that get to see Cresselia. How long do you think we have before it gets here?"

"Without Tsukishima, we don't even know if Cresselia will show up." Rukia said. "Where is he anyway?" They all looked around and didn't see a sign of him anywhere. "I figured he would have been here by now."

"I am." They all looked and saw an attack coming their way. They blasted around them as a warning shot. Tsukishima showed himself and saw he had a Cinccino with him. "I thought I made it clear that I didn't want you getting in my way." Tsukishima said.

"Chill. We just want to see Cresselia, but now that you mentioned it, I have to honestly say that I don't like the idea of you catching it." Ichigo said.

"You don't, do you?" Tsukishima said. "Well, it doesn't really matter what you think. I have as much right to capture any pokemon as you or any other trainer. I'm not going to let anyone get in the way of that."

"You know, I really don't like you." Ichigo said with Absol stepping forward and was ready for a battle.

"Ichigo, calm down." Rukia said.

"Yeah. There's really no reason to battle." Chad said.

"I get you don't like this guy; he gives me the creeps myself. However, he does have a point." Rukia said. "What can we really do? Only he has the lunar wing to call Cresselia, and he won it fair and square. We can't just take it from him. It wouldn't be right."

"Your friends are wise." Tsukishima said. "I think we should have that Absol calm down. Cinccino, Sing."

"Cinccino!" Cinccino started singing a lullaby with music notes coming out. The notes twirled around Absol. Absol fell drowsy and fell alseep.

"Absol!" Ichigo called as he hurried to Absol. "Absol, wake up! Get up!" Ichigo tried getting Absol to wake up, but that wasn't doing much. As the others tried to help Ichigo wake Absol up, Tsukishima walked over to the edge of the butte. With Ichigo and his friends a little occupied, Tsukishima put his plan into action.

"Let's see if this actually works." Tsukishima said as he pulled out the feather. He held it up to the moon and the light began to reflect off the feather. The feather shined with a small light coming off of it as a beacon.

"Cre!"

"Did you guys hear that?" Orihime said. They all heard that call and knew it could only be one pokemon. They all saw another light coming from the forest and it was rising in the air. The light flew over to where they were. When it got closer, they saw it was actually Cresselia. "Amazing...! It's beautiful!"

"It's the real Cresselia!" Rukia said.

"And it will soon be mine. Cinccino, Rock Blast!" Tsukishima said. Cinccino generated rocks and fired them at Cresselia. Cresselia got blasted by the attacks. "Now use Hyper Voice!" Cincino took in a deep breath and unleashed a powerful scream with Cresselia getting caught in the attack and continued to take damage. "You're doing great. Now let's end this with Sing." Cinccino started singing. Cresselia got caught by the notes and began to fall asleep.

"Of course! A status condition like sleeping increases the chances of capture!" Rukia said. They were all beginning to think Tsukishima could pull this off. He pulled out a pokeball and got it ready.

"You're mine." Tsukishima said as he tossed the pokeball and Cresselia got hit by it. Cresselia went inside and it seemed like it was going to be caught. The unbelievable was about to happen, but the pokeball suddenly busted open with Cresselia coming out and fully awake.

"It didn't work?!" Orihime said.

"Cresselia is more powerful than it looks!" Chad said.

"Cre!" Cresselia fired a Hyper Beam and blasted Cinccino with it. Cinccino got blasted pretty hard by the attack and was taken out in just one hit. Cresselia was truly amazing. With it done, Cresselia flew off in a shining light and disappeared into the night.

"That was some Hyper Beam!" Rukia said.

"Cresselia is as powerful as it is beautiful." Orihime said. It might not have went the way Tsukishima thought, but he accepted it and just left. None of them said anything. None of them were sure on what to say about this. As Tsukishima was leaving, Absol got up.

"You're awake. You missed quite a show." Ichigo said.

"I almost can't believe that Tsukishima failed. Do you think he's going to try again?" Orihime said.

"I'm not sure." Chad said. "How come it didn't work? Tsukishima looked like he had everything under control."

"Cresselia is one of many amazing pokemon. Perhaps there are some pokemon that just aren't meant to to be captured." Rukia said.

It was a sight to behold for our heroes. I'm sure none of them will forget such an encounter. Maybe Rukia is right. Perhaps there are some pokemon out there that aren't meant to be captured, but that doesn't mean they can't be amazing on their own. As their journey continues, there will be more amazing pokemon to meet.

To Be Continued...

Pokemon Question: Okay, all of you trainers. The answer to the last question was...Goldeen. Goldeen is known as the Water Dancer and can swim at a speed of five knots. Here's the next question. What pokemon is feared as an emissary for those who are about to pass from this world?