"Good night, Rin…" Haruki said quietly. "Good night, Hoshi." He lay down his head and closed his eyes, fast asleep before his head even hit the floor.

The next day, the Haruki woke up to glimmering sunshine shining through the window to find that Rin was already awake and sitting at the table, but Hoshi was still fast asleep on the bed. Haruki sat up and stretched, yawning loudly.

"Good morning, Haruki!" said Rin happily, eating from a bowl of freshly picked berries. "Pretty exciting day, yesterday…"

Haruki nodded, standing up and straightening up his bandana before joining Rin at the table. "Yeah." He sat down and looked over at Hoshi, randomly picking out a berry from the bowl and taking a bite. "Poor little guy…I hope he feels better when he wakes up."

"Do you think he misses it?" Rin asked suddenly, cutting off the end of Haruki's sentence.

Haruki looked at Rin and blinked, taken aback by the question. "Wha-?"

"The past. Do…do you think he misses it?"

Haruki sighed. "I don't know. I mean, he belongs there…I'm sure he does."

Rin nodded, staring far off into the distance. Haruki guessed that Rin had kind of had grown fond of Hoshi, and he had to admit that the little pokémon had kind of grown on him also. He began to wonder something else…if Hoshi did miss his time, how was he going to get back? Sure, they could search for Celebi themselves, but how long would that take? If it took to long to locate Celebi and convince her to return Hoshi back to the past, then Hoshi might become too attached to this time. Although Haruki and Rin had come to like Hoshi, they had to acknowledge the fact that Hoshi didn't belong in this time, not yet anyway. "We need to find Celebi…"

"What?!" shouted Rin loudly, but whispered as soon as Hoshi turned over and moaned softly. Rin leaned in and whispered, "What do you mean? Do you really want him to go? So soon?"

Haruki leaned in and whispered back, "Rin, don't get me wrong. I like him just as much as you do, but…" he whispered quieter, "you and I both know that he doesn't belong in this time."

"I know he doesn't, but…but…but maybe he could grow to like it here. He doesn't have to go, and he could stay here with us. We could all be a team, you, me, and him. We could be the greatest rescue team ever!"

"Rin, he doesn't belong here!" Haruki shouted, and covered his mouth quickly, glancing at Hoshi, who appeared to still be asleep. He began again, more quietly, "He needs to get back to his own time. We have to find Celebi, but that could take a long time."

Rin considered that for a moment, "You're right…he needs to get back to the past. Well, there is one way of finding Celebi…"

Haruki saw the look on Rin's face and realized what the Squirtle was about to say, "Xatu!"

Rin nodded, "We could go up there and ask Xatu where Celebi is. That way, we can take Hoshi to her-"

"…Haruki?" Rin and Haruki looked over at Hoshi. He was sat up on the bed and had apparently been listening in on the conversation they were having. His face had tear streaks, and he wiped his eyes.

"What's wrong, Hoshi? Didja have a bad dream?" asked Haruki.

Hoshi shook his head, "No…I…" his bottom lip quivered. "I…"

"Is this about you returning to your own time?" asked Rin.

Hoshi nodded.

Haruki sighed sympathetically, "It's gonna be okay, Hoshi. We'll still see you…you'll just be older, that's all."

Hoshi just stared. "Huh?"

"Don't worry, we're gonna find Celebi and you'll be able to return to your own time," said Rin.

"Oh…"

"Don't you want to return back?"

"Yeah, but…how are we going to find that pokémon, Celebi? She must be hard to find."

Haruki nodded, "I'm sure she is too. That's why we're gonna go back to Xatu and ask him to predict where Celebi will be next."

Hoshi nodded, it made sense to return to Xatu. He didn't meet Xatu the last time they were there, because he was asleep. Meeting Xatu would definitely help him return back to his time, but did he really want to return? He had friends here, and they didn't exist there in his time. He could only see them again when he was grown, and is that what he wanted? That could be a long time, but he didn't know how long; and he was pretty sure that Rin and Haruki didn't know either.

"We're gonna set off for the top of the mountain again soon. If we start off within the next couple of hours, then we can make it up there by sundown. We just have to get repacked for the trip up there," said Rin as he picked up his pack from the floor, setting it on the table and opening it. "We have plenty of water, but we need to get more berries. Hoshi, you and Haruki can go into the forest and get the berries. They'll be growing up high in the trees, so you guys will have to find a way to get them down, but stay away from the red spiky ones…those are Tamato Berries, and they're really really hot."

Hoshi yawned and rolled off the bed, standing up. "Okay…" His stomach rumbled audibly. "Hmm…?"

"Erm…maybe you should eat first…just so you don't eat the ones you guys pick." Rin tossed Hoshi a pink berry. "Here's a Pecha Berry. It's sweet, but it's very soft, so don't handle it too rough otherwise it'll break apart." Hoshi ate the berry gratefully and smiled.

"Thanks, Rin." He said happily. Haruki also ate a Pecha Berry after sneaking it from the pack.

"Okay, let's go!" Haruki said, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand.

"Wait!" shouted Rin, digging in his pack again, pulling out a book with a berry on the cover. "Take this. It's a guide book that gives descriptions of berries."

"Thanks." Haruki said as he handed the book to Hoshi. "Well, we'd better go and get those berries so we can head off to Xatu as soon as possible."

Hoshi nodded and followed Haruki out the door. They began to make their way towards the forest, but Hoshi stopped suddenly when they almost entered the forest.

"Come on, Hoshi. We need to get those berries," said Haruki, turning to face Hoshi.

Hoshi shook his head and clung to the berry book tightly, "No, that pokémon is in there…"

"Huh? What pokémon?"

"The one that attacked me…and…and…he's with those others…" Hoshi took a couple steps back.

"How do ya know?" asked Haruki.

"I can feel it…"

"You mean you can sense them?" Hoshi nodded. "Where are they?"

"Deep in the forest…"

"Well," said Haruki, walking into the entrance forest, "we're not going very far, and we'll still be able to see the base."

"W-Wait for me!" shouted Hoshi, chasing after Haruki. Little did they know that Team Alakazam was not as far as Hoshi and Haruki thought, in fact, the two pokémon were within earshot of the Team.

Alakazam stopped and looked around slowly. "Do you sense something, Alakazam?" asked Tyranitar.

Alakazam didn't respond immediately, but then replied cautiously, "Yes, we are not alone…"

Charizard and Tyranitar looked at each other, then Charizard looked back at Alakazam, "Are there more pokémon in trouble?"

"…There is a power near…similar to the Destroyer's…but this one seems…seems more powerful…"

"Then, we need to eliminate it as soon as possible!" said Tyranitar heatedly. "We need to crush it!"

"I agree," said Charizard. "We need to find this pokémon and do away with it. It might pose a threat like the Destroyer would have…"

"Hmm…" Alakazam was now deep in thought. The power he sensed was definitely similar to that of the small pokémon that they had defeated the day before, but why did it seem so familiar. Unless… "Unless…unless the new power I sense…is really the Destroyer."

"But…I thought-"

"We didn't eliminate the Destroyer…he survived, and he's grown more powerful."

"We have to find him," growled Tyranitar, "and make sure the job is done."

"Charizard," said Alakazam curtly.

"Yes, Alakazam?" asked Charizard, stepping forward.

"Fly above the forest, and look for the pokémon we battled yesterday…" Charizard nodded and spread his wings wide, and beating his wings powerfully and rose into the air. Within seconds, he was soaring above the treetops, scanning the scenery below. "Tyranitar."

"Yes?"

"Use Dig and try to get a sense of where the pokémon is on the ground."

"What are you going to do, Alakazam?"

"I'm going to try to calculate approximately how strong our foe will be…that way, when you and Charizard return, we can prepare for the battle ahead."

Tyranitar nodded and began digging, diving into the ground. Alakazam closed his eyes and began to Meditate, trying to size up the power he feared could belong to the Destroyer.

Haruki and Hoshi walked farther into the forest until they finally found some berry trees. "Boy, Rin wasn't kidding. Those berries are high up in the trees."

Hoshi stood next to him and stared up at the berries hanging from the branches. "How are we gonna get them down?"

Haruki crossed his arms, "I dunno. If I use Ember, I might set the whole forest on fire. I could use Metal Claw, but I can't jump that high." He closed his eyes and began to think hard, and as he was thinking, a round yellow berry with green spots floated down from the branches above, circling Haruki slowly. The berry then balanced itself on top of Haruki's head, and soon, more of the same berries followed the first until Haruki unknowingly had a tower of them on top of his head. Hoshi giggled.

Haruki opened his eyes and looked at Hoshi, "Huh? What's so funny?" He looked up and let out a scream, falling onto his back on the ground. Haruki looked up and the berries were still stacked like he was still standing, then they drifted slowly down to the ground and began to heap themselves into a neat pile. "Woah! That's cool, how'd ya do that, Hoshi?"

"I used Psychic," said Hoshi, rubbing his head and laughing. "I thought it would be easier and it seems to be much more fun!"

Haruki laughed, "You're right about that! Okay, let's see which berries we have here…" he pointed to the book in Hoshi's hands. "Look it up in the book, Hoshi."

Hoshi nodded and opened the book, flipping through the pages quickly and looking at the pile of fruit for comparison to the pictures. "They're Aspear Berries. They're super hard and they taste sour, and they help in defrosting a pokémon."

"Sour?! Bleh!!" he stuck out his tongue. "Let's find ones that taste better." Haruki looked up at the branches. "Looks like all that is here is more Aspear Berries…we'll have to go somewhere else, but we'll take what we have for now." He undid his bandana and unfolded it completely, laying it on the ground and putting the berries in it. Haruki looked at Hoshi. "Let's see some more of that Psychic. Can you help pack all these berries?"

"Sure!" Hoshi's eyes glowed and the bandana began to tie itself around the berries.

"Great! Now, let's go find some different berries." Haruki picked up the bandana filled with berries and they began walking back towards the trail. "The last thing I'm gonna do is munch on sour tasting berries while going up the mountain." Hoshi agreed and giggled when Haruki made a funny face at the thought of tasting the Aspear Berries. Now, they were unknowingly in sight of Charizard, who had spotted them as they walked up the trail. Immediately, he turned and headed back towards Alakazam. Tyranitar had also sensed the vibrations of the two pokémon above and began to dig his way back as well.

Alakazam opened his eyes as Charizard touched down next to him and moments later, Tyranitar popped up out of the ground in a mound of dirt. "It is the pokémon that we took on yesterday, Alakazam," said Charizard. "I got a visual…the Destroyer is with the human that is a Charmander, and they are alone. They are walking along the trail to the West.

"How far are they, Tyranitar?"

Tyranitar stood up straight, "They're not far off from our current location, less than a mile at the most."

"Good," said Alakazam. "Let's go find them. Take the Charmander…I'll take on the Destroyer…"

"But, Alakazam-!" began Charizard.

"A one-on-one battle between the Destroyer and me…his abilities will be tested, and so will mine. If there is a moment…a single second where I think I need assistance…then…we all attack…and put a permanent end to his existence…"

The two pokémon nodded, and began leading the way towards Haruki and Hoshi.

"Do ya see any berries, Hoshi?" asked Haruki, scanning the branches.

"There's one!" Hoshi pointed at a solitary berry hanging from the branch up ahead. They ran over and stared at it, it was round and a bright red with points on it.

"Uh…I think that's the one Rin told us to avoid…" said Haruki skeptically.

Hoshi opened the book and searched through the descriptions. "Red…red…pointy…here it is." He turned the book and showed Haruki, "Tamato Berry. It's very spicy and dry…"

"That doesn't sound any better than the sour ones we've got now!" whined Haruki. "I wish Rin told us where he gets those sweet berries…I'd sure love some of those to take up the mountain."

Hoshi nodded and licked his lips, closing the book. "Yeah, those are really really good." Haruki looked around at the branches, hoping to find anything besides a Tamato or Aspear Berry. Hoshi heard a soft rustling in the bush next to him and poked at it. "Hello?" Suddenly, a Pecha berry landed gently on the ground. "A Pecha Berry! I-" Hoshi bent forward to pick it up, but as he did the berry began to float and levitated away from Hoshi. "Hey!" He began to follow it through the foliage. "Wait up! Come back, Pecha Berry!"

"Hmm? Hoshi?" Haruki looked over in time to see Hoshi disappear into the dense foliage. "Hoshi! Where're ya goin'?!" He chased after him. It was hard to keep sight of Hoshi through all the leaves and limbs hitting his face. What could have grabbed the little pokémon's attention that he would just run off into an unknown forest?

Hoshi, jumped up occasionally, grabbing at the berry. "Wait!" The berry floated out of his reach and into a small clearing, setting down gently in the center. Hoshi ran over and picked it up without paying any attention to his surroundings. "Got you! Haruki, I got-" he looked up and his lip quivered, taking a few steps back.

"Hello again …" said Alakazam softly. Hoshi whimpered and turned to run, but he ran into Tyranitar.

"Where do you think you're going…?" Tyranitar snarled, leaning forward.

Hoshi make a squeaking sound, quickly backing away from Tyranitar, "H-H-H-H-" he managed to stutter, continuing to back up as looked from Tyranitar to Alakazam and back. He kept backing up until his back touched something warm. He looked up and his heart plummeted, dropping the berry and book he was holding. "H-H-HARUKI!" he screamed, trying to run, but he was grabbed by Charizard before he could get very far. He thrashed around and continued to scream. "H-HARUKI!!"

Haruki burst through the foliage and stopped as soon as he saw what was going on. "Hoshi?!"

"Haruki! Help me!" Hoshi cried, continuing to thrash.

"Let him go, now!" shouted Haruki, his anger beginning to build as he continued to clutch the bandana full of the berries that were picked earlier.

"Stay out of this, Haruki…" said Alakazam. "This is none of your concern-"

"He's my friend! When he's in trouble, it's my concern!!" He threw aside the berries, the flame on his tail growing.

"A fight is it?" chuckled Tyranitar. "Do you really think a puny Charmander like you can take on a gold ranked rescue team…?"

"Gold rank or not…" shouted Haruki, running forward, ready for battle. "I'm still gonna kick your butt!!!"