Aroura: Okay, people! I'm trying my hardest to make up for my recent screw-up. So, here's another chapter! That, and I'm intoducing a new character to you all! Both in the story, and here with me and Akki!

Akki: Joy.

Aroura: Ready? I'd like you all to meet my little brother, Dusk!

Dusk: Whatever...

Aroura: Can you act a little more spunky, please? You're just acting a little too much like Akki.

Dusk: Well, you're spunky enough for the entire story, so, no, I don't think I will.

Akki: Oh, he owns you Aroura!

Aroura: Yeah...uh...so, onto the story...

"So…" Odd said, tucking his arms behind his head. "…what're we supposed to do?"

"Well, we are looking for Amy." Lizzy answered. "But, in the meantime, we could always get you guys interested in contests or gyms or something."

"What are contests?" Aelita asked, tickling Kinchaku on his belly.

"Pokemon contests are a competition that you enter your Pokemon in. Your Pokemon go through two rounds, one on their overall condition and one in which they make appeals to three judges." Kelsey said, opening up and spewing information like a dictionary.

"That definition was just a little vague for our tiny brains, Kels." Ulrich said, running a hand over Kaigara's wings.

"True…" the Gang walked on for a little bit, their Pokemon chattering with each other every now and then. Ash looked around and his eyes locked onto Odd.

Why don't you have your Pokemon out? Everyone else has theirs out." Ash patted Pikachu on the head.

Odd shrugged sheepishly. "I didn't think that he'd want to come out." Electricity crackled as the lone Pokeball on Odd's waist snapped open and Gaidoku formed in front of his trainer's feet. The tiny Nidoran ran forward, put his front paws on Odd's legs, and wiggled his ears. Odd picked his up and settled him on his shoulder. Gaidoku immediately tried to climb up onto Odd's head.

"That reminds me," Lizzy muttered. "Where is our first stop?"

Odd frowned. "How does Gaidoku on my head remind you of where we're supposedly going?"

"I have no idea." Lizzy grinned, turning to Brock. "Well?"

Max yanked out a Pokenav and flipped it open. "Viridian City would probably be the best place to stop. If we stay on this route, we'll run straight into the heart of the city."

"Good to know." Lizzy paused, and placed a finger to her chin. "That reminds me of something else…I'm in the mood for a battle. Any of you guys up for one?"

"I wanna battle!!" Odd's hand shot into the air, once again knocking Einstein's glasses askew.

"You really need to stop that, Odd." Jeremy grumbled, adjusting his glasses.

"That, and you're a newb, Odd." Kelsey patted Gurasu on the head. "You would fall under the all-powerful might of the Ice Hunter."

"Ice Hunter?" The Gang echoed. Ash's group glanced at each other and nodded, an knowing look in their eyes. Misty stepped forward.

"Dude. Hikari. Ice Hunter. Lizzy is the master of the Ice Pokemon. She has whooped even Lorelei's ass on several occasions." Misty eyed Koori. "As a matter of fact, that is the Glaceon that did all the whooping."

"I'll take you on!" Ash turned his cap backwards on his head and pulled a Pokeball from his waist. He held it in front of him and pushed the little button on the ball, causing it to nearly triple in size. "I won't lose to the likes of you!"

"Really…" Lizzy held out her arm like a falconer would. Koori braced her front paws on Lizzy's forearms and held her head high. A grin spread across Lizzy's face. "You're on."

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"My first Pokemon will be Pikachu." Ash declared proudly. The tiny mouse hopped off of his trainer's shoulder and onto the ground.

"I'll choose Koori." Koori strutted onto the battlefield.

"This will be a one-on-one match." Brock said. He was refereeing the match. "Battle…begin!"

"Pikachu! Use Quick Attack!" Pikachu shot forward, nothing more than a blur.

"Dodge! And then use Shadow Ball!" Koori leaped into the air and a purple-gray ball formed in front of her mouth. She shot the ball at Pikachu. Pikachu dodged out of the way a second too late, and the attack singed the fur on the Pokemon's left side. Lizzy's eyes glanced at the brush on their left. A flash of silver shone through the trees. Next to it was something that look like a fluffy black feather. There were Pidgey in this forest, weren't there? That was probably what it was.

"Use Agility and then Volt Tackle! Quick!"

Lizzy calmly crossed her arms and said, "Dig." Koori disappeared in a puff of dust, and a mound of dirt sat in her place. Pikachu skidded to a stop, confused.

Ash growled, and then his eyes locked onto the ground below Pikachu's feet. "Pikachu! She's under you! Jump!"

"Iron Tail." Just a Pikachu jumped into the air, the ground beneath his feet exploded and Koori appeared, her tail a sharp silver color.

"Iron Tail, Pikachu!!" The two attacks connected, resulting in a bang like a thousand mines going off. As the dust cleared, the Gang saw that Pikachu was in bad shape. Koori looked down at a bleeding cut on her leg and hissed at Pikachu, the fur on her back standing up and becoming sharp like ice. Something rustled on the Gang's right, and Lizzy narrowed her eyes. The Head Angel seemed to be the only one to notice it.

"Koori. Come towards me." The Glaceon backed up until her rump bumped into Lizzy's leg. Lizzy leaned down and whispered at her Pokemon. "Ice Shard at two o'clock." Koori opened her mouth, and puffs of icy vapor filled the air in front of her. At the last second, she turned her body and shot a couple dozen ice shards at the bush.

A black Umbreon leaped out of the forest and onto the field. Lizzy and Kelsey stared at the Pokemon, their eyes wide.

"…Kumori?" Kelsey stammered. The Pokemon dug its claws into the ground and spun around, flinging up a massive amount of dust and sand. Then it disappeared.

"I hate Sand Attack." Lizzy muttered, her and Koori shaking their heads like dogs to rid themselves of the dirt that had been sprayed on them.

"Lizzy?" Kelsey walked over to her big sister and latched onto her wrist. "…was that Kumori? It had to be! That was Kumori, wasn't it?"

"I'm not sure…" Lizzy muttered. "But…if it was, at least we know that we're looking in the right place…"

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"Damn, that was close." Andrew remove his hand from the mouth of his partner. "You really need to do something about those wings of yours." The Aerodactyl on his left nodded his head and swished his tail. The Mawile on his partner's right hissed at Aerodactyl.

"Guys, shut up. They'll hear you." The little boy said. Unlike Andrew, his wings lined his arms and the feathers were made of steel. His fluffy black hair fluttered in the light breeze.

"You are so luck that they didn't catch you. I would've left you here if they had found us." Andrew muttered. "Those wings of yours are just too damn shiny."

"You know what Master Xana would've done to you if you had done that."

"Joseph…" Andrew growled, pulling his wings in. He snorted and looked away. "You know our mission. And Xana specifically told us to stay hidden. That does not mean to go around, flashing like a piece of jewelry!!"

"Shut up."

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"Umbreon eon." The Umbreon the Gang had seen earlier ran through the trees and to a girl dressed in a black cloak.

"You need to watch yourself, got it Kumori?" The girl said, running a hand through her amber hair.

"Umbr eon eon?"

The girl patted Kumori on his head. "I'll reveal myself to them when the time is right…"

Aroura: I got a message asking for more couples in the story. So, I'm holding a poll. Do you guys want more couples? I can do Lyoko Gang X Pokemon Gang, Clones X Pokemon Gang, Angels X Pokemon Gang, anything you like! Just, be specific, please.

Akki: I really do hate you. I like how this story is going! Why add couples?

Dusk: 'Cause she's trying to expand on the story 'cause she's getting stuck too much.

Aroura: Dusk!

Dusk: Yeah, whatever...

Akki: Please R&R.