"Yux... Yux.. wake up Yux! There's this noise and I can't stop it!"

I slowly open my eyes to see the blurry shape of what I assume is my little friend Lo the Sneasel on the end of my bed, in my rented Pokemon Center room.

Yesterday was a very unsuccessful venture as I found out at the bus station that buses from here to anywhere past Eterna City has a fee due to distance. It makes due to how isolated Snowpoint is but the problem is that I have no money so I decided to rest for today and see if we can make some progress by battling. I heard that was a great way for a trainer to earn Poke but I don't know if Lo is up to the challenge; she's young and innocent, I don't think she will take out an experienced Pokemon in one fell swoop. Also, yesterday, I ingrained my alias Yux into Lo's head, which she took upon repeating quite a lot during dinner though I doubt any of the others' in the cafeteria would've cared as they don't understand Poke-speak.

Getting back to the topic at hand, apparently, my alarm was going off but I hadn't woken up but Lo, who insisted on sleeping on the dresser, had been woken up by its ringing and probably wants me to stop the incessant noise.

"Well... let me get up first and I'll turn it off." She complied and got off the end of the bed, and off my legs. I got up, not bothering to make a change of clothing as I slept in my only clothing, remembering to put my glasses on and went over the alarm clock, which was your basic alarm clock, and turned it off. I turned to Lo, who was watching me curiously, possibly amazed at finding out what was making the noise, and bent to down to her height, meeting her eye to eye. "You stay here and don't break anything, I'll be in the bathroom cleaning up."

"Okie-dokie!"

I walked into the bathroom with a toothbrush and some toothpaste on the sink, provided by the Centers' resident Nurse Joy. After I brush my teeth, I came out to see that Lo had somehow gotten a hold of the clock and was staring at it, trying to figure out how it worked. It amuses me, a child trying to figure out what is what in the world; I wonder what would've happened to her if I had not agreed to take care of her... no matter.
"Lo, come on, let's go get something to eat; I think the cafeteria is still open with breakfast." I said to her, to which she put the clock down on the bed and followed me out. I closed the down and went down the hall, around the corner, down the stairs to the first floor into the lobby, which had a handful of people hanging around; it was decorated with a T.V, a couple video phones, some sofas, armchairs and matching coffee tables, and of course, the front desk where Nurse Joy serves with a smile. On one side of the lobby was the stairwell to the upper floor which housed the rental rooms for traveling trainers and on the other, was the cafeteria, which, thankfully for me, was still open with breakfast being served and about half an hour for me and Lo to eat.

After the light breakfast of waffles and some orange juice, while Lo ate an apple, we both head outside to see if we can earn some money, be it battling or odd jobs... but before we could start our search.

"Hey you there, blonde kid with the glasses!" I looked to where the shouting was coming from to see the cities gym leader, Candice, running up to me. "You stopped, thanks. I need some help and from the fact you have at least one Pokemon, I can tell your a trainer."

What could she need me for? "What is it that you want me to do?" Candice, started pacing in front of me, showing anxiety, as if something was wrong.

"Well, I got a call directly from the League asking to check if the Lake Guardian Uxie is all right. I'm not sure how to it to appear but having more than one person on the trip to Lake Acuity would be safer." Now I see why she was so anxious. Someone must know what had happened and I assume it was possibly Mesprit, due to her vicinity to Professor Rowan's lab. I might as well tell her the truth.

"Candice, would you believe me if I told you something about Uxie's current state?" The second I ended that sentence, I almost completely regretted it as she grabbed a hold of me; and very tightly I might add.

"Did you do something to Uxie!?" She said, anger seething from her hushed voice, trying not to attract attention. If she wants an answer, some mental probing could persuade her. "Well, it's, or really his now, current state is that of one being held tightly by the Gym Leader of Snowpoint City, age twenty-three and gym leader five years now. Please let go of me." I assumed this would work, but she did not relent. "Anyone can say that, don't try to be witty! A legendary Pokemon is in trouble and I-" "A legendary Pokemon is in trouble, for that I'm sure, because he's in front of you. If want more proof, I could relay you entire childhood right here." This seemed to be at least somewhat satisfying to Candice- or maybe she just doesn't want me to relay things she doesn't anyone to know. I noticed that Lo was just staring in awe at the whole spectacle, and I get the sneaking suspicion that she's going to think this is how human's normally act towards one another.

"No, no. That's quite a lot of stuff that I don't want getting out. I believe you. I'm sorry to bother you humble bei-" "Please, save the formalities like that for when I am not human. It does not feel right if you say that to a human." She seemed a little puzzled but she regained her composer and told something I wanted to hear. "Well, now that you're human, that makes two. If you didn't know this, though I assume you do, Mesprit is also human now."

My sibling is also human now too? I knew it couldn't have just been me... and also... if Mesprit had changed then I can only assume Azelf did as well. "Well now, that's... surprising. I did not know that. Where is she as of right now?" She motioned me to walk with her, presumably to a more private area, but she inclined to talk along the way; not noticing Lo walking right next to her, mimicking her hand gestures. "Your counterpart is with Professor Rowan, and if I may ask, are you three genderless?" That's a silly question, of course, but I assume because of our changes, we have to take on a gender for it to work. "As our normal selves we are not assigned a gender, but as human, I am apparently a male. I always assumed my other sibling Azelf would be male, and I would be female. Mesprit would be a surefire female from the way it acts." We were walking down one of the paths through some of the cities buildings when she stopped. "Well, Mesprit is a female, so you're right there. But I didn't stop to tell you this." She sighed, showing her nervousness once more, "Your other sibling Azelf is missing, no one knows where it is. It's as if it left the area of Lake Valor altogether. Though the Interpol Agent Looker told the League the description of a female teenager who matches the get-up you have in the sense of coloring. We all assume that was Azelf. That was the last anyone saw her." She turned around and started walking once more.

This is surprising information. I knew Azelf was the stubborn, headstrong one of us but usually she doesn't like to be around others due to the fact that if anyone injuries her they become immobile or the fact that her very presence pushes people to work harder but if there for too long they could kill themselves from working too hard under her influence. I guess she realized that her powers have been rescinded and is now exploring the world she was a hermit to; it was too good an opportunity to pass up. I'm hoping that this is the case, but knowing my sibling, she's probably off to find who changed her. I guess I'm trying to think of a nicer scenario.

As I snapped out of my reverie, me and Candice came upon the Snowpoint Gym, where she lead me inside to a back office in one the access hallways. The office was small but spacious due to the lack of cabinets, opting instead for shelving to hold files and other important books and ledgers. She motioned me to sit in one of the chairs in front of the small office desk, which housed a computer monitor, speakers attached to said monitor, a radio and a cup filled with pens and pencils. She went behind the desk, sat down in her chair and immediately started typing something out on the keyboard under the desk. "If you want to know why you're here besides the fact I telling you important things is the fact that..." She clicked on something, "I want you..." Once more, she clicked something. What though, I have no idea. "On the next bus to... Sandgem Town. Done." She pressed one more button and suddenly the printer went to doing it's job, printing out a slip of paper; of which I assume is for me. She went over and grabbed it from the printer, walked back over and handed it to me; sitting back down, as I looked at it.

It was a print-out ticket for a bus-ride to Sandgem Town at three in the afternoon; and it was twelve right now so I have time. I wonder if the bus-driver will allow Pokemon to be out...

Wait... where's Lo? Wasn't she behind Candice when we entered this place?

"Candice... have you seen my friend Lo? She's the Sneasel that was following us." Candice put her to her chin and thought for a second before gathering an idea on where she is. "I bet she's with my Sneasel. They say it's natural for them to congregate and from the way she acts, I bet she's young so she'll look to an older or more experienced one to teach her important skills. Come with me, I know where they're at."

We left the office and walked done the hallway. At the end was a door marked 'Practice Room', which I assume is for Candice's Pokemon; and for some reason, the door was ajar.

"I knew it. She probably got the door open somehow but you can hear more than one in, if you ignore my other Pokemon." Indeed, though I can hear them in a different way, I can still tell which is which. "Let's go inside, shall we?" she gestured to go inside, as if wanting me to open the door, to which I obliged.

As we entered, I saw that Lo and Candice's Sneasel were doing something together; which was really Candice's Sneasel showing off some techniques to Lo in the way of sneaking around and other basic things Sneasel probably learn from their parents.

"Let's try that one more time. Your not very light-footed but you will get used to it. Once you master sneaking around properly, you can at least get around without no one noticing but you have to keep at it to master sneaking in the shadow; only then you can hunt properly. Until then, I think your human is a good place to get food."

"Okay. Thanks for teaching me."

It always amazes me what these Pokemon learn from each other; it makes my gift to the world all that more useful. But it seems as whatever they were doing on there on time is finished because Lo waved goodbye and walked over to me.

"Hi Yux!"

"Well she's excited to see you." She always is but I can't blame her; she's a young soul that needs a guide and I'm that guide. "You might want to go on and find the bus station. It's near the center of town so it's not too hard to see. I've got things to do so I can't show the way but I know you can find it on your own."

"It won't be too hard. Thanks again Candice; and don't forget, I would like if someone kept my lake in proper while I'm gone. Can I trust you to this?" I said, highly concerned about my home.

"You have my word. Goodbye." She waved her hand goodbye as I walked out. I returned it. "Bye."

As me and Lo walked out the doors into the sweet summer air that was surrounding Snowpoint, I started to think about something...

Where's my sister Azelf?

Sorry for the delay, I had things to do (school and other work) but hey... I finished didn't I!?

I don't have much to say so... have a good day?

- Cyanide the Sneasel