So, it's been a bit, but I have returned. Just been ruminating on some ideas and can finally write them down.

Today we see Felix's Johto Team. A small bit of trivia, his Johto Team is his smallest team, only five of them. Six when you include Keira, but she won't feature prominently in this chapter.

Let's begin.

"Andrew! Tania! Quit it!"

Felix tried to stare down the brawling pair, but they didn't so much even glance his way.

"Tyson, Keira, do something!"

The lucario and scizor moved in to break them up. Keira grabbed Tania in a choke hold while Tyson caught Andrew's tail in a pincer.

Andrew hissed before glaring at Tyson, the red pattern on his frill freezing Tyson in place and sparked began flickering across his shell.

Tania relaxed in Keira's grip, leading to the lucario looking down at her with suspicion. A barb of ice and a quick stomp of Keira's foot caused her to release Tania and the weavile leapt forward once again.

Andrew twisted out of Tyson's grip and hissed, darting forward to smash his head into Tania's.

Keira snarled and jumped forward herself, while Tyson forced his way through the condition Andrew's Glare left him in and leapt in as well.

Felix sighed. Now there were four pokémon brawling.

Keira smacked Tania's leg with her Bone Rush, while Tania hit Andrew with a large block of ice, sending the arbok careening into a jittering Tyson and sprawling them both on the ground. Tyson recovered first and grabbed Andrew by the tail again, this time whipping the arbok out like a whip to smack Tania back.

Andrew didn't enjoy being treated as a whip and the arbok bit down with crunching force, breaking a small hole in Tyson's carapace. The scizor released the arbok with a cry of pain and Andrew slithered forward, aiming for the downed Tania.

Before he could reach the weavile, Keira stepped in his path and waved him back with her Bone Rush, losing focus on Tania, letting the weavile trip her up and she landed on her face.

Felix watched, unimpressed, as the brawl began to turn from just an angry grapple to a full-on pokémon battle. All four were using moves at this point, jets of ice, poison and a lot of metal were being thrown around.

"ENOUGH!" Felix yelled, loud enough to pause the four. "The four of you are being incredibly s-" He blinked. "Oh, for the love of-"

They had already resumed their smackdown, completely ignoring him.

"Are we late?" a new and thankfully calmer voice asked.

Felix turned, face brightening in relief as the last two returned. Both pokémon had been sent out to fetch any berries they could find, with an aim of tamato berries.

"Yes," Felix answered. "But you're here at least, did you find them?"

The quilava of the pair stepped forward, shifting his hands to procure the red-hot berries. "Got them right here."

"Thank the legends." Felix took the berries in hand and turned to the comical cloud of dust that now obscured the fighters. "ANDREW, KEIRA TAMATO BERRIES HERE!"

Almost immediately, the large snake pokémon burst from the cloud, heading straight for him fangs bared. Felix tossed a berry up and jumped to the side, letting the arbok swallow it in one. He slammed into Nathan and sent the quilava sprawling.

Keira wasn't far behind, swiping the berries right out of Felix's hand. Felix was thankful she didn't try and take them from Andrew's mouth.

With two now feasting, Felix grabbed another handful of berries. "TYSON! BERRIES!"

The scizor was easier to please, enjoying all berries, and he too separated from the rampage-in-progress.

Taking the berries carefully with a pincer, Tyson bowed to his trainer and sat down next to Andrew, nibbling on the fruits.

Tania the weavile remained attacking various bits of ice for a moment longer than was sane, before realising the fighting had stopped. With a huff, she sauntered over to them, disappeared, appeared behind the two newcomer pokémon, snatched all the berries from the flygon, and disappeared into the woods. "I was the last one standing, I won!" she called, disappearing.

"IT DOESN'T COUNT AS STEALING IF WE WERE GIVING THEM TO YOU!" Felix called after the kleptomaniacal weavile, receiving no response. "She'll be back."

"Oh, she WILL!" the flygon snapped, not appreciating being robbed of the berries she had painstakingly gathered. "She'll be back. On FIRE!"

Spreading her wings, a thrumming sound wavered through the air as the flygon took flight, aiming for the direction Tania had disappeared and ignoring all verbal attempts to stop her.

"Nathan!" Felix yelped, turning to the quilava. "Stop her!"

Nathan looked at him in horror. "M-Me?"

Keira threw a bone and hit Sahara on the side of the head, bringing her back down to earth. "Ow!" she moaned, clutching her head. "Was that necessary?"

"Yes," Keira answered, nodding as Felix grabbed Sahara's pokéball. "Yes, it was."

"Don't go after her," Felix ordered, getting a pout and crossed arms as a response. "Or I'll return you."

Sahara was still frowning and not answering, seemingly thinking something over.

"Saharaaah," Felix warned, knowing she was pondering if she could dodge the return beam.

"Fine!" Sahara rolled her eyes and untensed her wings. "I'll get her when she comes back. Like a trapinch waiting in the sand. Mwa! Ha! Haa."

Doing his best not to laugh at her sarcasm and show a possible avenue for Sahara to get away with trouble, Felix turned away from Sahara to hide his smile and moved to admonish the three remaining brawlers.

"Keira," Felix said sharply, getting a twitch of her ears as she heard his tone. "Andrew." Andrew rolled his eyes and continued savouring his berries. "Tyson." Tyson stood ramrod straight, regretful and apologetic.

Felix moved narrowed eyes over the three of them, noting Keira's casual attitude, Andrew's disobedience, and Tyson's utter regret and came to a decision.

"You're alright, Tyson," he said, seeing the scizor nearly stagger with relief. "Sit by the good ones… well." Felix looked back with a mock glare at Sahara. "THE good one and her handler."

Tyson scuttled over, giving Felix the opportunity to stare down Keira and Andrew.

"Do we know what we did wrong?" he asked, getting crossed arms and an irritated hiss. "Well?"

"I was just stopping them from fighting," Keira muttered, turning her head from him.

"You joined in," Felix deadpanned. "And turned it from two to four."

"Tyson made it four!" Keira snapped back, pointing an accusing paw at the scizor. "And you didn't see that smirk of his when you let him off!"

Felix looked back to Tyson, who looked offended at the insinuation. "Tyson knows what he did wrong and is sorry, he's nothing as bad as you two."

Turning his back to Tyson to continue glaring at them, Tyson grinned once more and happily savoured his berries.

"He's doing it right-" Keira spluttered before wilting. "Oh whatever, let him get away with everything."

"So, you admit you did wrong!" Felix crowed, a superior smirk on his face.

"Fine." Keira rolled her eyes. "I shouldn't have gotten carried away. I was just trying to stop this one." She jerked a paw at Andrew. "And the kleptomaniac from tearing their respective scales and feathers off."

After a moment of thought, she added. "And I'm sorry."

Satisfied, Felix turned to Andrew. "So," he began, looking the arbok up and down. "What do you have to say for yourself?"

He began pacing back and forth, waiting for the arbok to reply. Keira got up and began walking to the 'good' side, steadying Felix when he began to trip over a tiny pebble.

There was a hiss of laughter from Andrew, something that only continued when Felix tried to regain his dark look.

"If you were a wild creature," Andrew said. "You would have tripped into a predator's trap and been eaten long ago."

Not the least pleasant thing Andrew had ever said. But Felix had grown used to his lowkey threats long ago.

"Good thing I'm human, a trainer, and I have you guys," he replied, getting a headshake from Andrew.

"Bah. What do you want me to say?" he asked. "Sssorry? To the scavenger? What would be the point? I wouldn't mean it, she wouldn't believe it. Iss that the lesson you wish to impart? Lies to brush probelms under the leaves?"

"No." Felix sighed, stepping in closer to Andrew and sitting down. "By this point, I've learned you can't force this kind of stuff."

"Good," Andrew said, turning to slither off to do his own thing.

"Hey!" Felix snapped. "Don't slide off and leave me sitting in the dirt." To his surprise, Andrew listened and waited. "Can you just tell me what your issue is? Today at least."

Andrew was quiet for a moment before giving a reluctant answer. "I dislike the things she sayss." Was all Andrew would impart before slithering off.

Felix sat in the dirt for a moment longer, annoyed that he sat down only for Andrew to leave, but soon got to his feet.

"I'm going to look for Tania," he said to the remaining four. "Try not to destroy the camp."

"If you're going I'm going!" Sahara said, floating to her feet and quickly reaching him, hovering alongside. "And you know you shouldn't go into the woods alone, Boss, you've gotta take me!"

Felix glanced back to the other three, none of them felt enough pity for him to join him, so the human nodded. "Alright, but no setting anything on fire."

"What if there's a battle?" she asked.

"…Then we'll see." Felix allowed. "But no burning the forest down because the branches bothered you."

"That was one time, boss!" Sahara whined. "Are you never gonna let it go?"

"Never." Felix shook his head. "After spending a week teaching you Flamethrower, only for you to do THAT? You're not living that one down."

The flygon pouted but didn't complain any further.

It was difficult to tell where Tania had gone. The weavile was exceptionally quick and stealthy, capable of passing through ferns without so much as bending a stem.

There still were a few ways to tell, all requiring specific circumstances. Since she had run off after a fight, one where she was using her Power, the Ice-type pokémon left bits of frost behind.

There wasn't much, and the frost was melting, but with Sahara's keen eyes, they were able to follow a path.

"Tania?" Felix called. Tracking her was all well and good, but he knew that one wouldn't find Tania unless she wanted them to find her.

Or made a mistake, but he wasn't counting on that.

"Tania?" he continued to call. "Can you come out?"

"So, I can roast you!" Sahara added, before flinching at the furious glare Felix gave her. "Heh, kidding."

Sighing heavily, Felix continued calling. "Tania? You're not in trouble, I just want to talk to you! Can you come out, I have Sahara's pokéball and can return her if needed?"

"Hey," Sahara said. "That's cold, boss."

"As cold as me?" Tania snorted, appearing behind them. "Not likely."

"Found you, you little-" Sahara lunged before she glowed red. "Aw boss, I was kiddiiiinnggg," her voice trailed off as she was returned to the ball.

"So," Tania began, leaning against a tree trunk. "You rang?"

"Sorry about her," Felix apologised, shrinking the pokéball and clipping it to the pokéball belt. "She's a little more aggressive today than usual."

"Probably because of this." Tania procured a very large berry. "This was hidden in that bundle of hers, a complete accident I am entirely certain." She tossed it to Felix, who nearly tripped thanks to the effort of catching it.

Felix admired the berry for a moment, before palming it. "Did you really have to steal it?"

"I didn't HAVE to," Tania answered, smirking.

"Why," Felix emphasized the word, "did you then?"

"Why not?"

"There's no need to be difficult." Felix attempted optimism.

"Oh, but it's so much fun!"

Sighing, Felix checked the ground for anything particularly unpleasant to sit on, before dropping down to be more level with Tania. "What were you and Andrew fighting about?" he asked, remembering what little Andrew said. "It seems to be happening a lot lately with you."

"I know right." Tania rolled her eyes. "Everyone is just so jealous of me and my amazing amazingness."

Felix was unconvinced. "Are you sure that's it?"

"What else could it be?"

"Well…." Felix hesitated, but Tania began looking bored, so he quickly continued. "Andrew said you said something to him that started the fight."

Tania examined her large claws. "He would say that wouldn't be?"

"Was he lying?" Felix asked.

"No, but it doesn't really matter does it?" Tania's tone turned vicious. "You've already made up your mind. The Dark-type is the problem maker so of course, she is entirely at fault."

"Hey, I'm NOT saying that," Felix defended. "Andrew said his part, now you can say yours. One of you started it and I want to know why!"

"And therein lies the issue," Tania said, bitter victory filling her voice. "It had to be an issue one of us caused because we are the 'evil' types. Isn't that right?"

"No," Felix began, but Tania cut him off.

"I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. You didn't want either of us, caught him because he was causing trouble, caught me because I was causing trouble. You didn't want us, you just wanted to solve a problem and feel all good and junk."

As Felix scrambled for words, Tania stopped leaning on the tree and began walking back toward their camp.

He caught up to her quickly, Tania only having been walking. "That's not true." Felix found his voice. "I'm happy I have you two-"

Tania cut him off again. "Did you WANT to bring us along?" she asked, not stopping or even looking at him. "Did you see us and think 'Wow that's a pokémon I so want to join my team'?"

Felix was silent. He was never good at lying.

Snorting at his lack of response, Tania prepared to run the rest of the way back to camp. "I want you around now though." Only to freeze at his words.

Felix nearly walked into the weavile but caught himself in time. "You're right, I didn't take you in for a great reason, I wanted to save you from the angry town, but that shouldn't matter now. I've gotten to know you, both of you, and I want to keep you on my team."

"You can't be serious," Tania snorted, unfreezing, and turning to look up at him. "I'm a thief and Andrew is, well, an enormous douche."

"Where did you learn that insult!?" Felix spluttered, going red.

"You'd be surprised at what pokémon know." Tania smirked. "Or maybe not. Either way, I overheard a human insult another human using that word. The other one reacted in a similar way to you, hilarious."

She laughed, and Felix gave his own laugh.

"It doesn't really matter to me if you are a crazy thief." He still had Sahara's berry in hand. "Or if Andrew is… difficult to deal with sometimes. Or all the time. The only thing that bothers me is when teammates hurt other teammates."

"We're pokémon." Tania rolled her eyes. "We fight and battle and enjoy it. Quite a bit you know? You should know by now, you've known Keira for how long?"

"You know that's not what I meant," Felix said. "I'm not saying you have to apologise to Andrew, I don't know the situation because neither of you will tell me, I just want to know that I don't have to worry no one is going to say or do anything that goes too far."

They walked in silence for a bit, the sounds of the camp were reaching their ears and Felix was almost certain he could hear some new rampage happening.

Chuckling at the look Felix wore, Tania raced forward. "Whoever gets there last has to deal with that."

"Hey, no fair!" Felix cried, running after her. "You are faster AND have a head start, Tania, slow down!"

He made it nearly five meters before tripping over. His tumble, however, sent Tania into such a fit of laughter he was able to crawl up to her and pounce, grabbing the weavile in a firm grip.

"I will be first!" he declared, picking her up and holding her over his head as he ran the last stretch.

Reaching the camp found Andrew trying to shove Tyson's head underground, Keira on fire and Nathan running around in a panic. Sahara was sent from her pokéball, she nabbed her berry, and divebombed into the tussling bug and snake duo.

Tania used Felix's shoulders as a board to leap off and land on Nathan, bringing the quilava down.

Felix could only shake his head, unable to stop the large grin off his face.

I think to possibly help remember who is what, I'll put at the start of the next chapters onwards, and the bottom of this chapter at least, who is what species.

Keira – We know she's a lucario now.

Nathan – Typhlosion, some Johto-orientated chapters may have him as a cyndaquil or quilava.

Tania – Weavile, some Johto chapters may have her as a sneasel.

Tyson – Scizor, some Johto chapters may have him as a scyther.

Andrew – Arbok.

Sahara – Flygon.