(Legendary Guest Room, 8:00 a.m.)

"Rai, raichu?" (Hey, Hunter?)

"What?" The Ghost/Poison-Type glanced over at the electric rat who was tapping his foot on the marble floor closer to the hallway, standing with his arms crossed as he examined the entire room. The now-assistant frowned, wondering what he could want, and he floated over and repeated, "What?"

"Rai rai…raichu rai?" (Do you think that Megan's…going to be okay with this?)

"Well, I would, with the free room and board and –" He turned to see the serious-as-a-heart-attack look on the older Pokemon's face, and he cleared his throat and sobered-up to try again – to comfort the guy. "Well, I doubt she would do this if she didn't think she could, Butterscotch. I mean, the girl's almost seventeen now! You've gotta learn when to stop babying her and to treat her like an adult."

Little did they know, someone had decided to visit but decided against it when hearing the two Pokemon chatter between each other. Lugia stayed out of view of the doorway, her ears listening to them, and when Articuno swung by as well she made sure he didn't walk in by instead beckoning him over beside her. Surprisingly, he didn't say something stupid and blow her cover, but instead looked at her questioningly until she brought her wing up to her face and used it like a hand to shush him and point at the door where the talking was coming from. Finally getting it, he mouthed an 'oh' to her and then remained silent and still, surprising her again that he could stand to be so (haha) frozen, but she shook it from her mind to pay attention to the human's Pokemon once more. Their bickering would have perked up her ears if she had any and made her curl her toes by how ferociously loyal they were to their Trainer.

"Look, old man, I don't mean to be disrespectful and I'm sorry, but you can't just keep treating her like she's completely worthless." The Haunter was sending Glares that made the Electric-Type shiver, but he still stood his ground as the younger Pokemon went on, "I mean, she's gotten to be sixteen by herself, so what's stopping her from anything else?"

"Rai!" (Life!) The Raichu's fur was sparking with electricity, and it took all of his willpower to not let it loose on the floating ghost. "Rai raichu rai rai!" (And the only reason she's even gotten this far is because of us!)

"I can't believe you're saying this about Megan! Our Trainer!" Hunter sighed, exasperated, and told him, "You've got to give the girl some credit, 'Scotch. I mean, seriously – she's gotten through worse before. So what, if her 'ghostly nightlight' isn't here?" He made quotation mark and rolled his eyes as if it was all a joking matter, but it was obvious by his frown that he wasn't happy with that part of the bargain. He grumbled, "It just means…she's growing up."

"Rai…." (I know….) The old Raichu sighed and sat down with his back against the wall, the same wall with the two Dual Flying-Types on the other side. They both held their breath, hoping that they wouldn't realize that their skin wasn't prickling because of the cold marble. "Raichu, rai…." (I know, you're right….)

"…I am? Err," he cleared his throat casually, "I mean, of course I am." Then, after glancing at the Electric-Type sitting there all glum, he sighed and floated to sit beside him, unknowingly causing the birds on the other side of the wall to back away a bit in case he could feel them or something. Raising a hand but hesitating at first, he slowly put it on the Mouse Pokemon's back and patted it encouragingly, trying to smile in a way that wasn't creepy or terrifying. "Butterscotch, you know she can handle herself. You've seen her go at it before, haven't you? Remember, back with those bandits? You were tied up, and she was held back by four men?"

The Raichu couldn't help but grin wryly, commenting, "Raichu rai, raichu rai rai!" (Those men sure must have been very good at escaping, because they ran like there was no tomorrow when she was free and lost her cool!) They both chuckled a bit at that, feeling a bit better before their gazes both traveled over to the girl they were talking about, sleeping comfortably on the bed she was given, and sighed – the Raichu's was wistful while the Haunter's was regretful. They both looked at each other, raising an eyebrow at the other's action, before sighing again and shaking their heads.

"Rai raichu…rai rai raichu?" (But you saved her…and how can we be sure she won't need saving again?)

"…Well, we can't…but we can try to be there for when she does need saving. Or, at least," he sighed, "you can be, anyways."

"Raichu rai rai?" (Are you still hung up about that?) The Mouse Pokemon looked at the Ghost/Poison-Type and chuckled at the look on the Haunter's face. "Rai, raichu rai rai! Raichu rai, rai rai!" (Man, talk about the stray puppy following you home! If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were lovesick!)

"I am not lovesick!" The blush on his face, however, just made the Electric-Type burst out into raucous laughter, and it was only with the prompt reminder of the sleeping human not too far away that quieted him into stifled giggles. The Haunter 'crossed' his hands and sulked, and the Raichu grinned at him and shrugged before commenting, "Rai, raichu, rai, raichu rai. Rai, raichu rai rai, raichu, rai!" (Oh, don't worry, Hunter, I'm sure she won't mind if I tell her about your little obsession. After all, she does enjoy giving out hugs to anybody, so I guess in the end, everybody wins!)

"Oh, shut up…." Him using a phrase so often used by their Trainer made the Raichu chuckle, before he sobered up at some stray thought and was quickly immersed in it. After a while of silence, Hunter was surprised when the rat beside him broke it with a mumbled, "Raichu rai…." (I was her father's Pokemon when he was just a kid….)

Hunter turned to him, frowning in confusion as he listened to the old Pokemon seemingly talk to himself. "Raichu rai, rai – rai raichu rai rai." (He was just like her, too – always getting into trouble and messing with things he shouldn't have.) He then looked at the Haunter and asked him, "Rai raichu rai?" (Did you know he ran away from home twice?)

"No, I didn't."

"Rai," (Yeah,) the Electric-Type sighed, shaking his head with a grin, "rai raichu." (He always liked danger.)

"…So, you've been around for ages, old man."

Hunter grinned as the Mouse Pokemon scowled at him, mumbling, "Rai, raichu rai rai raichu. Raichu, rai rai…." (Yes, I've been alive since the Apricorn was becoming less popular than those newfangled Poke Balls of yours. Personally, I liked the smell of those old things….)

"And now you're watching another child grow up before your eyes." Hunter sighed as he realized that he wasn't scared for the safety of DL really (I mean, come on, this is DL we're talking about!), but that she would leave him to go out into the world, as if she wouldn't need him anymore. After all, she wasn't really a Trainer in the sense that she went into battles and trained and such – in fact, she rather sucked at those things. She couldn't even try a contest, because they attempted to put her in a dress. She could figure out many strategies for breeding and fighting and such, but she can't quite get the 'executing' part of it right. It was something that everyone had to go through first starting out, except that she had more trouble with it then others. Maybe it was just because she didn't feel like battling or purposefully evaded people to avoid Trainer battles….

The Raichu half-shrugged and mumbled, "Rai…rai raichu, rai…." (I just…don't want to see her get hurt, is all….) His eyes were averted to the floor, as if ashamed for being so selfish when he should be watching over her like her father had asked him to. He was surprised when Hunter snickered a little, and then he looked up at the Haunter as the Ghost/Poison-Type snorted, "Well, then, you might as well just give up now! She'll trip down the stairs on the way out!"

Although it really wasn't the right thing to say at the moment, he had to admit it was funny, and he found himself laughing along with the Gas Pokemon in a way he hadn't in years. They fell onto their backs and rocked back and forth like rocking horses as they struggled to breathe properly, and that was the time that the two Legendaries around the corner decided it was time to make like DL's personality and split. They didn't get too far, however, that they couldn't it when the human's voice called out, "Guys, are you talking about me again?"

"Nope."

"Rai." (Definitely not.)

Lugia looked over to Articuno as they got into the front hall of the palace and mocked, "Never." She grinned and barked a laugh while the Ice/Flying-Type just grinned and shook his head, and as they exited the palace Darkrai rose from his hiding place in the marble floor and raised the eyebrow of his visible eye. "Now, what were those two laughing about?" Puzzled, he shook his head at the now-departed birds (N/A: Ha, sounds like they're dead when you put it that way.) and went down the hallway towards DL's room, intent on picking up his assistant. He could have just sent Arc, but it was more interesting to do it himself, and the Dark-Type would probably just agitate Hunter and start a fight. Knowing her, she'll be glad to do that when we get back, he sighed, taking a moment to stop and cross his arms as he shook his head at her in his mind, and then continued on his way until he floated into the door. The sight he saw, however, made him stop at the doorway and he found his jaw drop open.

"Hunter, I'm going to skin you, you little brat!" DL was standing on top of the Raichu's head so that she could reach the Ghost-Type and was pulling on both of his topmost spikes in an attempt to rearrange his face. The poor Gas Pokemon had tears in his eyes and was trying to get away, but his Trainer's grip was strong and nearly impossible to break.

"Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow, Megan, that's my spikes! That really hurts! They don't come off and they're not re-attachable!" He had his hands on her shoulders to try to push her away, but it wasn't working so well as she bit one of them and made him yip like an injured puppy. The Raichu that was under DL's feet, although in pain, was laughing himself to pieces and looked like he was going to die of laughter (or suffocation) any second now. With all of this fun stuff going on, Darkrai noted that it probably was a good thing he had come instead of Arc before turning a serious eye to them and taking in a deep breath.

"Quiet!"

His voice echoed down the hall and flew all the way until it exited the door and alerted the already departed Birds that something was going on. Immediately, all sound and movement in that room ceased to exist, and six eyes were turned to the Dark-Type floating there with his arms crossed and an impatient and irritated look on his visible face. DL blinked, and then, after a moment, said, "Yes? Can I help you? I mean," she waved one arm around them, "you kinda interrupted us in the middle of a very intelligent and mature conversation and – me trying to rearrange your assistant's face!" She then turned back to the poor Haunter and grabbed his tongue in an attempt to turn it into a neck-tie, before realizing that he didn't have a neck, and that was when Butterscotch had had enough and stepped out from under her, causing her to fall and bring Hunter with her, kicking up the layers of dust that accumulated from the Legendaries' neglect of cleaning.

Everyone hacked and coughed as the clouds stung their eyes, and after they all waved it away while covering their faces the human looked over to Darkrai and growled, "You want your assistant?" When he nodded after a moment of confusion at her angry tone, he blinked in surprise when she pushed the Ghost/Poison-Type over to him and shouted, "Well, keep him! One annoying Pokemon that makes fun of me is bad enough! At least Butterscotch doesn't lick me to try to make me feel better!"

"Raichu! Rai rai, raichu raichu!" (That's gross! I only lick to clean, otherwise it's demeaning and completely barbaric!)

"Yeah, but, Megan, how is a Thunderbolt any be–"

"Oh, shut up!"

"Hunter," Darkrai disciplined his assistant with a stern warning, and as the purple Pokemon pouted the Legendary looked at the human and said to her, "Now, Megan – er, DL – I'm curious…." He crossed his arms to show that he was serious on the matter. "Did you just pick random days for all of us? Or a random order? It sort of makes me wonder with how close the days are."

"Rai, raichu, rai rai raich–" (Well, actually, two days before she sees you is–)

"U-uhh," DL quickly covered her Raichu's mouth, chuckling nervously before stammering with an uneasy smile, "w-what he means to say is that – that Arceus already had some days in mind, ya know?" She laughed nervously again, flinching back a bit at the unconvinced look on Darkrai's face, but then was surprised when he scoffed, "Whatever," and then turned to depart, beckoning his assistant by clearing his throat. Hunter gave his Trainer a nervous glance, and then floated after him, eyes cast down from his new boss as he wondered of what was to come when he got back. Darkrai, however, was thinking of how nervous she looked, and his visible eye squinted in suspicion as he thought, she's hiding something, and I don't like secrets….

Meanwhile, back in her room, DL sighed and let go of Butterscotch's mouth only to have him turn around and ask as she sat on the ground in relief, "Rai raichu…?" (Why didn't you want him to know…?) She looked at him with a despondent frown, and then she sighed again and brought up her legs to her chest so that her arms could wrap around them in a hug and her chin could rest on one of her knees. As he stared at her curiously with his head tilted to the side, she closed her eyes and mumbled, "I don't want to remember…that day…and they don't need to know, anyways." She then opened her eyes, the brown pools of chocolate looking rather wet and regretful as she stared at the white-and-black swirls on the wall, reminding her painfully of smoke.

"It's not like it's important, after all."


(Connection, 11:30 a.m.)

DL has just signed on.

DL has sent connection to Professor Cedar.

Read Message:

Log Entry 739 of Legendary Watch (Recently Made Restricted Once Again), June 13th

Alrighty, Proff, do you have any specific questions you'd like me to ask some of the Legendaries?

Well, I'd rather hear your stories of what happens over there, Megan.

DL. But nothing's happened yet! And I'm bored to death! Come on, throw me some questions, will ya?

(Sighs) Okay, fine, I will.

Alright, now, shoot!

Who is the most annoying Legendary so far?

Hmm, in that case, I'd have to say that Giratina takes the trophy there, because he kept on calling me 'squirt' and took my schedule right out of my hands! Not only is that annoying, but it's rude! Also, he calls Arceus 'Arccy', and he said something about him being his brother and God at the same time, so he disrespects authority outright, making me kinda edgy around him.

Ha, I'd hate it if my brother was my God.

Haha, your right! (Laughs mischievously) So, any other questions?

Who are you most eager to meet?

I thought this was going to be for the Legendaries…. (Sighs) Well, personally, I haven't seen Deoxys throughout all of this, so I really, really want to just fast-forward to her day and spend some time learning about her. But, I guess I'll just have to wait, and in the meantime I'll be learning some interesting facts about the other Legendaries!

Nice way to look at it positively. Now, how about your favorites so far? Tell me a little about them.

Hmm…but that's so hard!

Try.

Fine. But, it's not much to gawk at, okay?

Alright, I'll try not to barf.

Oh, stop it. But, I'll try my best.

Hmm…well, I guess I should start with my super-awesome-ultra-best favorite four!

My mostest-mostest-mostest favorite, Mewtwo, is first! The Psychic-Type you've met, but I think there are some things that I learned about him after we left the lab.

Do tell.

Well, for one, he seems to be still stuck on how he was created. I think he's still angry at the humans for treating him like crud – as you might have noticed by how he glared around at the lab like he was waiting for it to explode, too – and I'm afraid he might not be as open as I want him to be….

Well, isn't this all technically just to learn about them so that we don't have any problems or fights with them in the future?

…Well, yeah….

Then, you've already done an excellent job. I'm not asking you to make friends with all of them but

How can I not try to make friends? I mean, that's like making enemies with them! And, besides, I don't want them to get the wrong idea and think that I'm just here to learn their weaknesses and

Megan, that's just it with you. Communication. You're afraid of them mistaking things that you say or do, and it's making you act like a different person. I'm sure that you weren't always like this – wondering what people thought of you and always having a smile on your face.

Proff, I'm trying to do a report, and you're making this all personal. Now, would you like to learn about Mewtwo or not?

And you weren't making it personal? …Yes, Megan, I would.

DL. Now, the Genetic Legendary is very withdrawn from the rest of the Legendaries as well, and I find it strange that a Pokemon like him wouldn't converse normally with other Pokemon that are burdened/privileged with the power of a Legendary.

Well, he is different from the rest; he was man-made, not created by Arceus or anything. It would be natural for him to feel uncomfortable around others who were naturally created.

But it's not about being uncomfortable! He sort of scorns them or something, and he is always scowling whenever around them. The only time he wasn't scowling was before Rayquaza came back and he was sitting with me waiting for him.

What did he say then?

That he hated humans.

Ah, of course.

It sort of makes me sad, really….

Mm? Oh, him hating humans? You shouldn't take it personal.

No, I don't, and that's not it. I mean, he's so filled with hate and prejudice and stuff, that it makes me feel sad about the world. I mean, how can so many people be…bad?

Nice choice of words.

Shut up. Anyways, he likes silences and dislikes when Mew goes over to say 'hey!!!!!', so when I hang out with him it'll probably be filled with lots of silent moments….

And I know you hate those.

Yeah, but I want to be on his good side, so….

I see. Well, what about your second favorite? I forget, was it Rayquaza or Darkrai?

Darkrai, silly! Geez, sometimes I wonder if you even listen to me.

Hm? What was that?

Oh, shut up! (pouts) Be that way!

(Laughs) Alright, so, about Darkrai….

…Oh, yeah, right. (Ahem) Well, the Dark Prince certainly has a few things in common with Mewtwo – annoyance towards Mew and anything the color pink, loner nature, a bit of the 'I-hate-the-world' attitude – and they both live alone, so I'll probably have some trouble getting things from him, too.

Well, I don't see how anyone could resist your charm.

Oh, shut up. That's not even funny.

If it isn't, why are my Alakazam and I laughing?

Cuz you guys are mean!!!

Of course, and we pay you.

Shut up! Now, do you wanna know anything else about Darkrai, or can I move on?!

What is his opinion on this exchange of information?

In his exact words, "So those damn humans don't try to kill me again, like last time…."

Hm. Interesting. So, what about Rayquaza? How's he doing?

Oh, he's doing fine, although there's something that he's not telling me…I mean, he doesn't have to, with him being a Legendary and all, but…I have a feeling he's hiding something from me.

Why do you say that? Did he say anything weird?

No, but he had this look in his eyes after I told them my name. And, I dunno, but he just seems to know a secret or something….

Do you…think it has anything to do with your past?

I never told you where I came from, or what brought me to where you found me, huh?

No, you didn't. But, you don't have to tell me. It's your past, not mine, and I shouldn't delve in your business when it's obvious it distresses you.

Well, your right, I do think it has something to do with my family. After all, he didn't have that look until he heard my last name, so maybe he knows about the things my parents wouldn't tell me.

Well, on his day, you should ask him about it. Or, maybe he'll decide to tell you on his own. You'll probably have to wait, though, so just be patient.

Eh, I'm not really eager to learn the secret, anyways – I mean, it could be anything!

Anything?

Yeah! Like…like maybe I can secretly morph into a Garchomp – or maybe my parents were in a secret organization to take over the world using Bidoofs – or maybe my sister was sent to the moon and became a mutant – or

Okay, okay, I get it, just stop. You know, I still can't believe you're sixteen. Are you sure you're not just a very tall eight-year-old?

Oh, shut up. Meanie.

So, the last of my super-awesome-ultra-best favorite four is Articuno! Yay, pretty birdy!

I don't think that he would like to hear you call him that.

Oh, well, I don't, but I think it….

So! The Ice/Flying-Type Legendary is a sort of shy one, because he doesn't like hugs….

Maybe not in front of everyone else.

You have a point, there. Wait, how do you…?

I know you, Megan.

DL. Anyways, Mew says that Articuno is like the big brother in the Legendary Bird trio – he's always taking care of them and making sure that they don't get into trouble. In fact, Mew said he once took Moltres home after she drank a lot of some exotic fermented berry juice – Pokemon equivalent to human's alcoholic beverages – and took care of her while she recuperated.

Wow, that's dedicated.

Yeah, and that's why he is in my super-awesome-ultra

Yeah, yeah, I get it.

(Sticks tongue out) Meanie! Well, is that all?

That better not be! Where am I in all of that?

.

Umm….

Was that you?

…No….

It was me!

Who?

Me!

Who?

Me!

WHO IS ME?!?!?!?

Rotom!!!

…WTF, ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?

Megan, stop typing in all caps, you have no idea how annoying that is.

DL!!

So, umm, whatchya humans doing? I was kinda bored, so I decided to talk to you guys!

So, you invaded our connection on a (private) network?

Err…yeah. I'm not…in trouble, am I?

Oh, please, Proff, give the guy a break! So, how excited are you, Rotom? I am SUPER excited to see ya and meet ya!

Well, it's not going to be super exciting, because I kinda live in a television….

So I've heard. But, I still think it'll be interesting, because I've also heard that that television is in a haunted house!

Well…yeah. But, it's just a bunch of Ghastly and Misdreavus and Haunter. Nothing big.

Hey, have you ever seen a Mismagius before in there? I've never seen one, so….

Hmm…nope, but you never know – a Misdreavus could've found a Dusk Stone lying around or something. Mew has an obsession with Evolutionary Stones, and he likes to throw them around all over the place.

Heheh…maybe I can mooch some Stones outta him….

You'll have to be really nice! And – hey, wait, where'd that other person go?

…Proff? Oh, he's probably still shocked that you're basically able to hack into his system.

Oh….

He might be shaken by the thought of it! (laughs maniacally)

Err…okay. Well, umm, I'm on the…seventeenth, right? Of…June?

Yep! You're two days after Mew! (jumps up and down excitedly) Isn't that exciting?!?

Yeah! I mean, no one's ever really noticed me or cared to see me before! Now…it's just so great!

Alright, well, I'm signing off, and I doubt HIGHLY that Proff will be good company, so I guess I'll see ya in a couple of days?

Yeah! Good-bye, Megan!

DL.

Right, right, sorry about that. Good-bye!

Bye, Rotom! Bye, Proff!

Hey, wait, Megan, you didn't answer all of

End Message.

DL has canceled connection with Professor Cedar.

DL has just signed off.

Damn.

Haha! See ya, Proff!


(Sky, 12:00 p.m.)

Rayquaza still didn't know why exactly he was currently flying around with Lugia, Articuno, and Zapdos, but apparently the Guardian of the Sea had been trying to break up the two arguing Orange Island residents and the green dragon had just happened to be flying by and helped the silver dragon(-like bird) stop the bickering. So, now it seemed the silence had fallen between them all as they clung together like an awkward flock of Wingull and Murkrow, and they didn't separate for some unknown reason as they continued to fly over the open sea, where no human could possibly see them (above the clouds for the sailors, too). Rayquaza was below them all, cruising calmly as he glanced up at Lugia right above him with her eyes switching between the other two Birds on either side of her. It was a strange y-formation that would make a Noctowl turn its head all around, but it seemed to fit them perfectly since they were an awkward group to begin with.

"At least Ho-oh ain't here," the silver dragon spoke up, as if feeling that the silence was unnecessary, and Rayquaza couldn't help but grin at the 'ain't' she threw in there for good measure. It's a good thing she can't see my face, he mentally chuckled.

"You'd be the only one who'd fight with him," the Electric/Flying-Type mumbled under her breath, but a smack from said Guardian of the Sea's wing made her squawk 'ouch!' and duck her head down a bit as if to hide herself from any further attacks. Lugia just scoffed and turned her head away to look at the Ice/Flying-Type Legendary that was to her right, flying silently. After a moment of blinking, she finally asked him, "So, 'Uno, whatchya guys doing today? I'm bored, and I wanna hang out with someone."

"Uno?" Rayquaza looked up at the 5' 7" bird questioningly, but Articuno just glared around at everyone with a look that said 'don't ask' and grumbled to Lugia, "Well, we weren't really doing anything special, other than our normal patrols and everything…."

"Hey!" The yellow bird that was about four inches shorter than Articuno (as well as being one hundred and forty-two inches shorter than Lugia and two hundred and thirteen inches than Rayquaza, making Zapdos the smallest Legendary there) would have snapped her fingers if she had any, and she looked over at her Ice/Flying-Type comrade over Lugia's shoulder and asked, "How about we go bother Darkrai and Cresselia? I mean, like, they live on islands, too, and we're not that far from Sinnoh."

"'Dos, we're all the way in Kanto. How is that not that far away?"

"For us, it isn't!"

"Well, it still ain't easy! We'd have to fly for a full…twenty minutes!" Lugia looked exasperatedly at Articuno for help on the subject, but he had his eyes trained on something in the distance behind them. Puzzled by his inattentiveness (especially concerning his companion), she craned her neck backwards to try to see what he was looking at, and eventually everyone was flying backwards with their eyes squinted as they saw something shiny zooming towards them at an amazing rate.

"Maybe it's a plane," Zapdos commented, getting ready to get out of the way as she started to flap her wings harder to gain extra height.

"Maybe it's Mew," Articuno said with the same intentions as he rose higher than the Electric/Flying-Type, and everyone gulped as they all waited nervously for whatever it was to get close enough to discern it from a metallic bird or a hyperactive pink feline of doom. In the end, though, it was neither of those, and they all blinked in surprise (Zapdos even went as far as to say 'what the hell?') when they saw little Rotom rushing over to them with a big smile on his shimmering plasma face. After a while, he finally caught up to them with exhaustion plain on his face, and he panted as he nearly collapsed onto Lugia's back. She moved, however, and he instead plummeted with a squeak before Rayquaza's tail cushioned his fall, looking a bit disappointed before turning to the Legendaries with an eager expression on his face.

"…Rotom?" Rayquaza moved his tail closer to his face so he could look at the little Electric/Ghost-Type easier before asking him, "What are you all the way out here for? The ocean goes on for at least another hundred miles on all sides…." To think that he had gone all of that distance to get to them unnerved him, and he wondered what could possibly have motivated him so –

Besides Zapdos.

Said Legendary Bird was hovering there, occasionally flapping her wings with a huff, and pouting openly as she glared at the little Plasma Pokemon, grumbling, "I don't care why he's here – I'll send him back." She got ready to come over there and use Rotom as a football when Lugia spoke up, "He's only after female Legendaries, so why does he bother you? After all," she scoffed and rolled her eyes, "you are definitely not a girl."

"Shut your trap, you oversized buffalo chicken!" That comment caused them both to exchange glares between each other, before Articuno quickly spoke up as to stop them from arguing further. "Rotom, what are you here for?"

"It's Meg – err, DL!" At the mentioning of the human that was now thoroughly involved in all of their lives, everyone's attention perked (even if they tried to act indifferent, aka Zapdos) and they all stared at Rotom as he continued, "There were some weird words exchanged between her and the 'Proff'." He said the nickname awkwardly, not used to such a strange sound coming from his mouth that sounded like a strangled cough. "And, I think that she thinks that Rayquaza's hiding something, and also I found some documents saved on her computer that holds some interesting things about her."

"Ooh, do tell, you little bug-zapper," Zapdos said as sweetly as she could without ruining her 'male' act as she lowered herself to his eye-level. With him now being the smallest Pokemon there, she felt a bit smug as she looked down at him in awe of her – as he liked to call it – natural poise. She didn't know how the hell hovering in one place could be poise, but as long as she could use it to her advantage, she didn't care.

Rotom, blushing now from the 'compliment' (hell, if she called him an 'idiot' he'd take it as a compliment coming from her!), looked away in embarrassment and stuttered, spastically sparking as he did so (making Rayquaza twitch a bit at the slightly tickling feeling), "Well, if you all wanna see them, we could always go to the Haunted Mansion and I could show you on the television screen there…."

"But, that's too small for all of us," Lugia pointed out, and Rotom quickly bowed his head and added, "Well, you know, we could also just go somewhere else that's bigger and has a TV and –"

"Excellent idea," Rayquaza quickly interrupted, for his tail was starting to feel numb and he didn't want the poor little guy to die of humiliation, and he nodded his head to the others as he told Rotom, "Perhaps you should go get it all ready while we go inform the others?"

"Yes!" Rotom quickly ascended from the platform the Dragon/Flying-Type's tail made and nodded eagerly. "I will hurry and have it all ready for you guys when you get there! We'll go to…ah, I'll go ask Giratina if we can use his huge television for a bit, alright?" When he got a response from everyone whether it be a sound or a nod, he said 'right!' and quickly zoomed off, and as they watched him leave Articuno muttered, "I wonder where that little guy gets all of his energy from…."

"He gets motivation from the beautiful females," Lugia grinned as she glanced over at Zapdos, who scowled at her and turned her back to her and started to fly off, muttering something about getting the rest of the Legendaries in Kanto to come. After the Guardian of the Sea was done grinning, she informed the other two there that she had Johto covered before flying up and into a loop-de-loop that ended in a very steep dive to the ocean below, entering the water without so much as a tidal wave (eh, a couple miniature waves doesn't draw much attention in the ocean, even with a telescope). After the ripples had ceased, Rayquaza turned to Articuno and gave a huge dragon-y sigh as he said, "Well, I'm going to go and tell the rest of the Hoenn Legendaries, so I guess that leaves you with the Sinnoh Legendaries, and Arceus." He gave him a 'sorry, buddy' look before turning and flying off in the direction that his instincts told him was East, and as he left the Ice/Flying-Type where he hovered above the ocean he thought aloud, "I wonder how they're all going to take this…."


(Somewhere in the Johto region, 12:20 p.m.)

As Raikou ran around beside Suicune, grinning joyfully, he felt that his day couldn't get any better; Entei was holed up in a volcano somewhere and left the other two to their own devices, and so the Electric-Type could follow Suicune alone without sarcastic comments to ruin his day. And, as they stopped at a field of flowers that she wanted to observe, he felt as if he could actually admit his feelings….

"Heya, Dogs!"

"Arf!" Scared and issuing a short yelp, Raikou ran behind Suicune and screamed, "Take the girl, not me!"

"Oh, it's just Lugia, you dork." The Water-Type sighed and shook her head as he mouthed an 'oh' before blushing heavily and looking down at his paws, and then she turned to the silver dragon as she landed beside them and asked, "What is it, Lugia? You look excited or something."

"Rotom says that he hacked into the laboratory's computers or something, and he wants to show us something about DL!" At that name, both of the Dogs' ears perked up (well, Suicune would if she had any), and Raikou questioned, "Wait, so, he knows something new about her?"

"Well, other than that she's strange, has a split personality, and enjoys confusing others," Lugia rolled her eyes heavily at the long list, "yeah." She then turned around and said that she'd tell the other Johto Legendaries about it and added, "The 'meeting' is at Giratina's place, so don't be late!" She then gave a mighty flap of her gigantic wings and caused the other two to squint their eyes as dust and pollen and flowers were whipped up by the Whirlwind caused by her lift-off. Then, after she was gone, Raikou looked over at his Water-Type counterpart and whined, "Do we have to go?" He was a bit annoyed that he couldn't do what he planned (spend his day with Suicune alone) and wanted to get out of it if possible. But, his spirits plummeted when she shook her head, and he groaned and hung his own as he slowly jogged beside her (with him being the fastest, that's all he had to do to keep up with her).

Darn….


(Somewhere in the Kanto region, 12:20 p.m.)

As Zapdos grumbled about how annoying Lugia was and how she should have given her an extra-pumped Thunder to shut her beak, she slowly hovered down to land on the ground beside Moltres' grotto. She winced as she felt the heat radiating from it, but she shook her head and sent a couple of weak sparks into the mouth of the cave, knowing it would imitate a weaker Electric-Type's attack and a possible Trainer encounter. After a moment, she stepped to the side to avoid a Flamethrower that would have blasted anyone to Full Moon Island and watched with amusement as the Fire/Flying-Type came crashing out with her talons ready for battle. After seeing who it was, however, she lowered her raised wings and snapped, "What do you want, Zappy?" Her tone was irritated, as if Zapdos had – again – woken her from one of her naps.

"Stop calling me that," she muttered, and then told her, "that little electric spazz has some dirt on that human girl, and he wants everyone to see it all. I don't care if you come to Giratina's or not, but just don't annoy me if you do." Then, as if she felt as though she said her part, she turned around and went to take off, intending to get out of there as soon as possible. However, she was stopped by a small Ember, and she scowled back at Moltres and shouted, "What?! What was that for?!?"

"For waking me," she stuck her tongue out, and then took off before Zapdos could say anything in her defense. The Electric/Flying-Type scowled again at her back before going after her, intent on hurrying to get Mewtwo and Mew so that she wouldn't miss anything if they wanted to start without her.


(Somewhere in the Hoenn region, 12:20 p.m.)

Rayquaza came near the beach of Lilycove only to find that Groudon and Kyogre were getting ready to duke it out once more over something stupid – again.

"I am not fat!"

"Yes, you are!"

"Nuh-uh!"

"Yeah-huh!"

"You two, stop!" He quickly rushed between them and kept them back by using his claws to push them apart as he floated in the middle, and they tried to attack each other around him as he shouted for them to calm down, before finally he roared, "The world is going to end if you keep it up, because I'm going to strangle you both in your sleep!"

Then, an awkward silence fell between the trio as Rayquaza realized he had let his anger take over his mouth again, and he cleared his throat and said, "Well, I meant that I have to tell you something, if you two are done bickering." They shakily nodded their heads as best as they could, seemingly shaken to the core by his outburst, and the giant green serpent sighed before saying, "We have some knowledge on the human girl, Megan, or 'DL' as she calls herself. If you would like to join the others in learning, come to Giratina's and Rotom will show it to us." With that being done, he let his claws slip from the two and floated off to find Deoxys and Jirachi before it was time. As an afterthought, he shouted back to them, "Just don't kill anyone while you're there, including each other."

He could've sworn he heard a groan and a sigh, but he shook it off and continued on with his journey to ask Ho-oh where Deoxys had gotten to.


(Somewhere in the Sinnoh region, 12:20 p.m.)

Articuno, after informing all of the other Legendaries (he was slightly surprised to find Jirachi at Cresselia's island, but only a bit), decided it was time to go tell Arceus. "But, knowing him, he already knows," he sighed, and then flew over the stairs and into the portal that led straight to Arceus, surprised that it was so obvious. A human could find they're way in…but, then again, what could they do against a Legendary? Especially the God of them all?

He flew past Shirley's desk (giving her a polite greeting at the nod of her head) and up to the giant door that led to the white God Pokemon's 'office' of sorts and sighed again before reluctantly knocking on the door with his wing, listening to the echo with a shiver before jumping at the door swinging open as if by magic. The creaking made him feel unwelcome, but he shook his head and continued on despite that. Even if Arceus did know, he would be angry if nobody came to tell him personally – he might even be offended by it. So, he flew in and landed at the foot of the stairs that lead up to a chair, and the all regal 'king' stood there as if his pedestal was a throne –

Wait….

Arceus looked down from his position – laying on the floor with his front legs hanging over the edge of the platform, but still high above Articuno's head – and inquired, "Yes, Articuno? What is it?" He looked rather bored, and maybe even lonely, and it took Articuno a bit of blinking and gaping before he remembered what he was doing there and cleared his throat prior to speaking, "Well, I don't know if you already know this or not, but Rotom said that he found something interesting about the hum– I mean, DL." He remembered the specific thing that the God Legendary had asked for – to call her by her name or nickname instead of just 'human' – and corrected himself before he could mess up. Arceus had a look of amusement on his face for a moment before it disappeared to be as blank as was the protocol of being a Legendary – he was the only one to follow that rule, it seemed – and then he mumbled, "Yes, I have. Where is this gathering, exactly?"

"It's Giratina's cave," Articuno knew that wouldn't settle well with the qilin-like Legendary, and it showed in the white Pokemon's frown and the way he shifted his front legs to cross like a contemplating Absol or a thinking Arcanine. The Alpha Legendary mulled over the idea for a while, as if reluctant to go to the Ghost/Dragon-Type Legendary's cave, and then he sighed and informed the Bird, "I will watch from a distance – I don't fancy going into that cave with all of those Legendaries packed into a tight group to watch a bright screen with a spazzing Electric/Ghost-Type calling all of the shots."

Articuno nodded in understanding – he knew that normally the God of Legendaries liked to be in control and in charge, and the little Plasma Pokemon had a superiority complex when it came to any of the male Legendaries. Then, he asked him as he turned to leave, "Don't you think he'll tease you for not coming and call you a chicken?"

"I don't think, I know." Arceus sighed and shook his head, adding mostly to himself, "I don't really know why I made him."

Articuno smiled a bit at that, knowing that although the Alpha Legendary said that often he still cared for all of his creations, and he then took off and flew out of the room, chuckling a bit after the door closed behind him with a large bang!

You can always count on Arceus to be there for you when you need him – because he has to be. And he will complain about it, if he can.

After a moment, he gulped and wondered, "Will he smite me for thinking that?" Not liking the idea at all, he quickly flew out of there and made sure not to look back in case he saw an angry Arceus running after him, although if he had been able to see the God Pokemon he would have known he had only chuckled and shook his head at him.