Ok, Chapter 8! Ryuu and Kitsune continue their journey! And… A HUGE TWIST AND CHANGE OF EVENTS!! I swear, you will have never seen this coming! Here we gooooo! And also, I have borders but for some reason they all disappeared!! D8 So anyway, just imagine they are there. TT sobsobsob

Ryuu waved his hands in front of his face. The charging Bagon was approaching him quickly. He stepped backwards, only to see the waterfall behind him.

"Oh great… Please! Don't hit me!" yelled Ryuu, covering his face. "I really can't afford to fall into that water!"

"Slowbro, Psychic!" yelled a voice. Ryuu looked up to see the Bagon floating in the air. It was surrounded by a blue glow. Kitsune arrived at the scene.

"Go, poke ball!" she yelled. She threw a poke ball at the Bagon, and captured it. "Ryuu, are you okay?" she asked. Ryuu nodded.

"I'm fine." He replied, shaking.

"… Are you sure?" she asked.

"Well, I'm just afraid of falling and water." He said. Kitsune nodded, and then giggled. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing. I'm just beginning to like this Bagon's personality already!" said Kitsune. "He already hates you!" she said. Ryuu frowned and looked away, flipping his hair.

"Whatever. Just keep that thing away from me." He said, trying to be cool. He turned to see a tall girl walk up to him. Her hair was a mix of orange and pink. She had bright blue eyes. She looked to be about in her late twenties, about the age of Harley.

"Slowbro, return." She said. She called her pokemon back. "Hi there. Are you okay? I'm Saori." The woman reached out a hand. Ryuu slowly took it and shook hands with her.

"I'm Ryuu. This is Kitsune." He said.

"Saori! Hey! What are you doing here?" Haruka called. Shuu was close behind her, along with Harley.

"Hey honey! What have you been up to? Winning contests? Playing with that little Slowbro of yours?" asked Harley, stepping in front of Haruka.

"Hey Harley, Shuu and Haruka. I think a more important question is, what are you all doing here?" said Saori.

"I guess we have some explaining to do." Said Haruka.

"Well, we have to go." Said Ryuu quickly.

"What?" asked everyone.

"Why so soon?" asked Kasumi, who had appeared on the scene. Ryuu looked down at the sight of her arrival.

"U-uh… Well… We were going to get going anyway." He said.

"What a shame. Oh well, I'll see you all soon." Said Satoshi.

"SAORI MY DEAR!" yelled a voice. Takeshi came bounding out of the woods. He grabbed her hand. "WE HAVE BEEN AWAY TOO LONG! I LONG FOR THE SWEET REASSURANCE OF YOUR VOICE TO ONCE AGAIN BLESS MY EARS!" He said.

"Hi Takeshi." Saori smiled. Before Takeshi could say more, all of a sudden he went stiff.

"I-I'm sorry, my dear… We will once again be separated…" said Takeshi as Croagunk and Masato pulled him away from Saori. Saori laughed.

"Kind of makes you feel special, doesn't he?" asked Haruka.

"I guess so…" said Saori. Kitsune laughed.

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"It was fun battling with you all!" yelled Kitsune, waving. Everyone was at the campsite, waving as they left. "I hope we'll meet again someday!" Hikari grabbed Shinji's hand and stuck it in the air. He waved and pulled his hand back, walking away. Ryuu waved back at everyone, eyeing Kasumi before turning back around.

"So where are we going to go now, Kitsune?" asked Ryuu. Kitsune shrugged.

"I don't know. I wouldn't mind checking out Hearthome. They've got some pretty cool contests." She replied.

"What about… Uh… Here! Nomose City. They have a Great Marsh where you can capture pokemon." Said Ryuu, pointing to his map. Kitsune then got an idea.

"Hey Ryuu… I've always wanted to find out what this Azure Flute really is. You know? I think we should head to Mount Tengan someday." Said Kitsune.

"I understand. That'll be cool. First, lets go to Kotobuki. My we can find some new Apps for our Poketchs." Said Ryuu, pointing to a large city on the map. Kitsune nodded.

"First, lets head to a pokemon center." Said Kitsune. "It's getting late. I didn't think goodbyes took that long." Ryuu put his hands behind his head.

"They do when you end up talking about other things. You started talking to Haruka and Hikari about contests, remember?" Ryuu stated.

"Well, it's not my fault. I don't even like contests… That much." Said Kitsune. "I never really tried them out." Ryuu shrugged.

"Another thing for us to try." He said. "First, I would like to catch some new pokemon. You know, a fire-type would be-" Ryuu was interrupted by the sound of barking.

"Hm?" He looked around. In front of him was a dog pokemon. It was orange with black stripes and white fluffy fur on its head, neck and tail. "Do you know what that is? I thought they weren't common in these parts." Kitsune shook her head.

"What is it?" She asked. Before she could take out her pokedex, another pokemon appeared. It was black with bones on its head, back and wrists. It had orange on its bottom jaw and belly. It stood and walked like a dog, just like the other pokemon. Ryuu gasped.

"I've never seen that pokemon before in these parts!!" said Ryuu.

"What is it?" Kitsune checked the first pokemon first.

"Growlithe, the Puppy pokemon. Growlithe is the pre-evolved form of Arcanine. A pokemon with a loyal nature. It will remain motionless until it is given an order by its trainer." Said the pokedex. Kitsune focused it on the other pokemon. "Houndour, the Dark pokemon. It is the pre-evolved form of Houndoom. It conveys its feelings using different cries. It works in a pack to cleverly take down prey." Kitsune put away her pokedex.

"Believe it or not, those are both fire-types." Said Kitsune. Ryuu smiled. He had a poke ball in his hand.

"I know." He said. "Go, Turtwig! Stand by for capture!" said Ryuu. Kitsune raised her eyebrow at him.

"Did you copy that from Shinji?" she asked. Ryuu shrugged.

"I heard it somewhere. It works. I like it. I might use it on occasion." He said. He threw his poke ball and out came his Turtwig. It felt intimidated by the much larger pokemon. "Go! Razor Leaf!"

"Turt-wig! Wig! Wig!" It said, whipping around its head, shooting leaves out. Both pokemon dodged the leaves by jumping in the air. The Growlithe shot bits of fire out of its mouth. "Turtwig!" The pokemon used its vines to push off from the ground, jumping up high. It twisted around, catching the sunlight with its leaves.

"Solarbeam!" Ryuu commanded. The pokemon quickly shot Solarbeam, for the sun beamed down on it. The Houndour and Growlithe fell to the ground, but quickly scrambled back up. Ryuu mumbled something. He looked around and remembered he was in a forest. "The trees! Turtwig, Razor Leaf on the branches!" The pokemon shot sharp leaf-like projectiles and sliced a thick, giant branch. The leaves couldn't go all the way through.

"What are you trying to do?" asked Kitsune. Ryuu ignored her.

"Vine Whip! Now, on the branch again!" he said. The pokemon grabbed onto the branch with Vine Whip and attempted to pull it. "Go! You can do it! Keep pulling!" yelled Ryuu.

"You're not very good at encouraging, are you?" asked Kitsune teasingly. Suddenly, Turtwig glowed white. "Wow! Look! It's evolving!"

"At a time like this? Strange…" said Ryuu to himself. When the pokemon stopped glowing, the pokemon had changed form completely. Its shell had turned orange and its shell became the top of its head. It had bushes on its shell, and its skin under the shell was orange. It had orange spikes on its face. "Haha! Turtwig evolved into Grotle!"

"Grotle, the Grove pokemon. Grotle is the evolved form of Turtwig and the pre-evolved form of Torterra. It lives along water in forests. In the daytime, it leaves the forest to sunbathe its tree shell. The shell is hardened soil. Some pokemon come to peck the berries growing on its back." Said the pokedex.

"Vine Whip! Now!" The pokemon easily ripped the branch out, and the heavy branch fell on the two fire dog pokemon. The pokemon tried to get up. "Bite! Hit them with the branch!" The pokemon bit the huge branch and swung it up, hitting the pokemon and sending them flying up in the air.

"Wow! Grotle is much stronger now." Said Kitsune.

"Why do you keep saying random things?" asked Ryuu. "Jump up, Grotle! Then use Solarbeam!" The pokemon used its vines to jump in the air, but it was so strong it went to far up in the air, past all the trees and above the forest.

"Uh… you don't have to jump that high." Said Kitsune, blocking the sun with her hand.

"Uh… Grotle! Can you hear me? Use Vine Whip to bring the pokemon up to you, then use Solarbeam!" yelled Ryuu to his pokemon. The pokemon shot vines out, grabbing the pokemon. While it was grabbing them, its vines grew green and glowing orbs started pulsing through the vines from the pokemon to Grotle. "That's Absorb." Said Ryuu before Kitsune could ask. Finally, the pokemon had the two enemies up to its face. As it fell towards the ground, it twisted around, charging up. Just as they crashed into the ground, the pokemon shot Solarbeam at the pokemon on the ground.

"I think that's a little overkill." Said Kitsune. Ryuu chuckled nervously, rubbing the back of its head.

"Yeah… Oh, yeah. Go, poke balls!" Ryuu threw two poke balls. They both hit Kitsune. "Sorry! My right hand can't aim! Go! Poke balls!" He threw the poke balls, and they barely hit the two pokemon. The poke balls shook and flashed. Kitsune blinked.

"Is that it? Did you catch them?" she asked. Ryuu nodded, smiling. He picked up the two poke balls.

"I caught a Houndour and Growlithe!" he said, lifting up the two poke balls. He turned around and hugged his pokemon. "You did great, Grotle!! I'm so happy you evolved! After all this time!" Ryuu said. Grotle took out its vines and hugged Ryuu back. Then the vines turned green and it started sucking energy from Ryuu. Kitsune stood watching, not knowing what to do. Ryuu felt the energy being drained out of him. Kitsune finally picked up the poke ball.

"Return, Grotle!" She said. The pokemon returned into its poke ball. Ryuu fell to the ground, his eye twitching. Kitsune laughed. "I think we might need to rest."

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Ryuu came out of the shower with a towel around his neck. He picked up the towel and dried his hair with it. Kitsune walked into the room and nearly screamed.

"Oh, its only you. You know, when your hair is wet it looks black. You look like a different person. Did your hair get… Much, much longer?" Ryuu was frozen to the spot. He sped back into the shower. "What was that about?" asked Kitsune.

Ryuu dried his hair. It was dry, yet his hair was still black. He shook his head, spraying water everywhere.

"Oh, no… I thought I cured this!" he yelled. Kitsune knocked and walked in.

"Ryuu, are you-?" Kitsune froze. "AAAH!!" She screamed as loud as she could. Ryuu rushed over and covered her mouth.

"Stop screaming!" Ryuu whispered. Kitsune said something, but it sounded jumbled. "What?"

"You… Why… What are you?!" she screamed. Ryuu sighed.

"One second, I'll tell you in a minute…" he said.

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"You what?!" asked Kitsune. Ryuu threw his hands up.

"Will you stop screaming?" he asked. Kitsune stopped talking, but immediately started again.

"Let me get this straight. You… When you go into water… Any water… You… Turn into… A girl?!" Kitsune asked. Ryuu nodded. "How do you change back?"

"I have to wait one hour. Eventually, it wears off." He said. Kitsune shook her head.

"I don't think I'm interpreting this right. A long time ago, when you were young… You were cursed? So every time you go into water you turn into a girl? Is that why you're scared of water?" asked Kitsune. Ryuu nodded. "What was it like? How did you get cursed?"

"Well… I was very young. I liked to explore a lot. Then suddenly, a dark cloud appeared over Mount Tengan. I went to explore, when I fell into a hole. It was dark and black, and had a strange aura. I remember, I fell into a different world. There were two pokemon I had never seen before. One was huge, one you could hold in your hands. I fell into this pond, and a person there accused me of trespassing in the Torn World. I told them it was an accident, but they still somehow cursed me. I was later sent back to the real world." Explained Ryuu.

"Wow… That's a lot. You remember all this? Do you remember what the person looked like?" Kitsune asked. Ryuu shook his head. "So you change appearance every time?" asked Kitsune. Ryuu nodded.

"Unfortunately, I only change clothes after one hour. So I have to be a girl with these clothes for an hour." Said Ryuu. "Whatever clothes I put on disappears and I change back into the clothes I was wearing before I fell in water." Kitsune was silent. Then all of a sudden, she burst out laughing. Ryuu punched her head and shoved her into the ground.

"Augh! Not the head…" Kitsune said, rubbing her head.

"Time for bed." Ryuu said.

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The next morning, Ryuu woke up to see Kitsune sleeping in the bed across from him. He put his hand up to his head and felt his normal dark blue hair. He sighed in relief. He immediately went over to wash his face. As soon as his hands touched the water, his hair turned black and grew out. It went down his back, almost to the point where he would sit on it if he sat down. He looked up in the mirror and sighed.

"Great… Another hour I have to be a girl." He said. Kitsune burst into the bathroom.

"Hey Ryuu! Let's think of a girl name for you!" Kitsune said. "How about… Leiko?"

"Leiko? No! I don't want to be named 'Arrogant'!" said Ryuu.

"How about Midori?" asked Kitsune. Ryuu shook his head. "Green's not your favorite color, huh? How about Machiko?"

"Machiko? Machiko? You want to name me… Machiko? I am hardly fortunate!" yelled Ryuu.

"Good gosh, you are hard… How about Sora? That means 'of the sky'." Kitsune asked.

"'Of the sky'… Interesting. How about Kameko? I did start out with Turtwig." Suggested Ryuu. "Or Mika? My hair is black… 'New moon'…"

"I get the relationship there. Hm… I know! Rini!" said Kitsune. Ryuu stared at her disbelievingly.

"I am not being name 'little bunny'!" yelled Ryuu. "You are getting too excited about this."

"How about Sakura? No, that's too ordinary… Usagi? No… We already have 'new moon' in there…" Kitsune mumbled to herself.

"'Moon' and 'new moon' are very alike. Choose one or the other."

"Fine, then. How about Amaterasu?" Ryuu shook his head. Kitsune felt frustrated. Then her face lit up. "How about Shinju?" Ryuu knew exactly why she suggested that name. He punched her into the ground.

"I am not being named after your boyfriend." Said Ryuu. Kitsune pouted. "I think Sora was the best name we came up with." Ryuu nodded.

"Fine. My girl name is Sora." Said Ryuu. Kitsune nodded. Then she studied Ryuu. His eyes had changed to a bright red. His hair was black, as Kitsune noticed earlier. It went down, past the length of Kitsune's hair. All of a sudden she stepped back.

"Ryuu? What's with your hair?" she asked. He looked at his hair. The end of his hair was red. Every hair ended with about an inch of red.

"Whoa! This has never happened before." Suddenly, Ryuu felt dizzy. He fell on his knees and put his head in his hands.

"Sora? Sora? Are you okay? Ryuu?" Ryuu heard Kitsune's calls of worry before he blacked out.

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"Ryuu…"

Ryuu looked around. He didn't know where he was. He was a boy again.

"Ryuu… It is getting worse… You must find a cure bef…" The voice grew shaky and slowly faded.

"Wait! I need to know more. What's getting worse? Hello? Come back!" Ryuu called. There was no one there. Suddenly, the scenery changed. Ryuu saw a different world. There were platforms and grassy fields floating in the air. There were two people on one platform. He recognized one as Kitsune—The other was a girl with red hair. She had sharp claws. Ryuu gasped when he saw she had ears and a tail. The girl went over to Kitsune and shook her. She said something, but Ryuu couldn't tell what she was saying. Suddenly, the girl began shaking and growling. Kitsune had woken up and was stepping backwards.

"What is going on here?" asked Ryuu. He watched as Kitsune approached the edge, not knowing how close she was. Then, she took the final step. Kitsune slipped off the edge. The other girl watched, but did nothing. Ryuu watched in horror as Kitsune fell farther and farther. He looked away. Suddenly the world flashed.

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"Ryuu? Ryuu! Get up! Are you okay?" asked a worried voice. Ryuu slowly opened his eyes to see Kitsune bending over him. She smiled and pulled away. Ryuu slowly got up. He head was still dizzy. He looked at his hands. He was still a girl. "What was that about? Don't scare me like that!" scolded Kitsune.

"Yes, I'm okay. I don't know what that was about, and I didn't ask you to be worried." Said Ryuu, counting on his fingers to make sure he answered every question. Kitsune smiled and sighed in relief. Then she slapped him. "Ow! What was that for?!"

"For scaring me and fainting randomly! I thought I scared you with the idea of letting you borrow my clothes." Kitsune said. Ryuu shook his head.

"What?! Borrow your clothes?!" asked Ryuu. Kitsune shrugged. Ryuu shook his head. "Anyway, by the way. I had a weird vision."

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"That is weird. I died?" asked Kitsune. Ryuu nodded.

"There was another girl, but I didn't know who it was. She had long red hair with a bit of black at the top. She had some claws, ears and a tail." Explained Ryuu. Kitsune thought about it.

'That sounds a bit like Sora… I better not mention it to Ryuu. He might punch me again.' Thought Kitsune. "Anyway, on the other hand, you need to borrow my clothes. Whether you like it or not, we are going to Kotobuki." Said Kitsune out loud.

"Actually, Kitsune… I kind of want to head to Mount Tengan. I feel like I need to." Said Ryuu. Kitsune stood silently for a moment and then nodded. Suddenly, Ryuu's hair turned dark blue ad his eyes turned dark blue as well. He was in his normal clothes. Kitsune pouted. Then she poured a bucket of cold water on Ryuu, and he turned back into a girl. His clothes were soaking.

"Well, would you look at that! Looks like you'll need to borrow my clothes!" said Kitsune. Ryuu was about to object when she pulled him to her bed. She sat him on her bed and showed him the mini dress.

"Nope. No way I'm wearing that. I'm not a cross dresser." Said Ryuu.

"But you're not cross dressing if you're a girl!" exclaimed Kitsune. She pulled Ryuu into the bathroom. She threw the clothes at him and closed the door. "Put the clothes on!"

"I hate you." Kitsune heard coming from the other side of the door. Finally, Kitsune fell over as the door she was using as support disappeared behind her. Ryuu stepped out of it wearing Kitsune's red and black dress. Kitsune had changed into a brown mini dress. Kitsune put her hands on her cheeks.

"You're so pretty!" Kitsune squealed. Kitsune splashed Ryuu in the face before leaving the room. "Just to ensure you stay a girl!" She insisted. Kitsune handed Nurse Joy the room key.

"Thank you! I hope you have a- Um, excuse me, but wasn't there a boy with you earlier?" asked Joy. Kitsune stuttered.

"No! This is Sora. He- I mean, she's, a good friend of mine." Said Kitsune. Ryuu put his hand over her mouth.

"Thank you for the room, we'll be going now." Said Ryuu. Kitsune walked out of the pokemon center and ripped Ryuu's hand off her mouth.

"Ryuu! What is your problem?" asked Kitsune, nearly screaming. People on the road looked at the two. Kitsune heard a few mumble things like,

"Ryuu? Isn't that a boys' name?" or "What are people naming their girls these days…" Ryuu grabbed Kitsune's hand and pulled her along the path. They arrived in another forest.

"Don't call me Ryuu in public! Ryuu is a boys' name that means dragon! You can't call me that!" said Ryuu. Kitsune nodded. She noticed Ryuu's eyes seemed to flicker, as if they were made of fire. She shook her head and continued to walk.

"Where are we going, R- I mean, Sora?" asked Kitsune. Ryuu pulled out the map.

"Uh… This forest should lead us directly to…" Ryuu pointed to a spot on the map. Kitsune laughed happily.

"Kannagi Town! That's my hometown." Kitsune exclaimed. Ryuu nodded.

"I know." Kitsune gave him a confused look.

"How did you know?" She asked.

"Trainer card." Ryuu held up a laminated paper. Kitsune checked her wallet. Her card wasn't there. Kitsune looked up and attempted to swipe the card from his hand. He raised his arm up higher. Kitsune stepped back. "What are you going to do?" asked Ryuu. Suddenly, Ryuu's head lighter and he felt warmer. He looked down. He had changed back into a boy. He looked up to see Kitsune charging towards him. She tackled him to the ground. He rolled backwards, throwing her off.

"Oh, it's war." Said Kitsune. Ryuu held his hand up.

"Sure I won't hurt you?" he asked. Kitsune smirked.

"Sure I won't hurt you?" she asked. Ryuu smiled. Kitsune ran at him. Ryuu quickly shoved the trainer card in his pocket and did a dodge roll. He turned around to see Kitsune running at him again. She crashed into him, attempting to grab the trainer card. Ryuu rolled backwards and kicked Kitsune off of him. She felt herself flying forward, and immediately rolled and got up, turning around to face Ryuu. But Ryuu was nowhere to be seen. She relaxed.

"Ryuu? Ryuu?" Kitsune said. Suddenly she felt herself being thrown forward. She skidded on the ground to see Ryuu hanging onto a tree branch. He swung his legs back and forth, and then flipped up, landing on his feet on the branch. "Okay. You win. That, I can't do." Ryuu jumped off the branch, climbing to a higher one. He swung around, putting his feet on that branch and jumping off it. He climbed up until Kitsune couldn't see him anymore. Kitsune sighed. She jumped up, trying to reach the first branch. She barley grabbed onto it and tried to pull herself up. She was hanging onto the second branch, obviously stuck, when she heard a scream coming from the top of the tree.

"Ow! Sorry! I- Yaaaaaaah!" Kitsune turned to see Ryuu falling from the top of the tree. She stepped as close to the tree as she could as he sped past her, landing with a crash on the ground. Kitsune stuck her head out to see Ryuu lying in the ground below her. She tried to swiftly jump off, but ended up tripping and falling. She landed on Ryuu. Ryuu coughed. Kitsune felt the breath knocked out of her, and both trainers lay there on the ground, hardly breathing.

Finally, after lying for what seemed to be hours, but was less than a couple minutes, Kitsune concluded that the position they were in was quite questionable, so she rolled off him. They still lay there. Finally, Kitsune sat up and shook Ryuu.

"Ryuu. Ryuu, get up." Said Kitsune. Ryuu opened his eyes. His vision was blurry at first, but he could make out Kitsune.

"Aw… That was some fall… I fell from that tree?" asked Ryuu. Kitsune turned around and nodded. "Oh no… We need to go." Ryuu jolted up.

"Why?" asked Kitsune. Ryuu grabbed her hand and pulled her.

"That's Beedrill Honey Tree." Said Ryuu quietly. "And we disturbed their nest." Said Ryuu.

Whew! That's the end of Chapter… What was it now? 8? Did I surprise you with the whole 'Ryuu-girl' thing? XD Anyway, I did not copy the name Sora from Kingdom Hearts. Sora is pronounced 'SOHR-ruh'. This is pronounced 'so-RAH'. Plus, Sora is a boy name and (Japanese) Sora is a girls' name. Also, Kannagi Town is... Celestic Town. Tell me if you have any problems figuring out what these things are. Anyway… Ok, I like writing this story, but I'm thinking about stopping. No one has reviewed since Chapter 4. I feel as if people aren't reading. This might be my last chapter. The only thing I can really say to keep me from not discontinuing… Is reviewing. Yeah. Reviewing. Then I can really see people are reading. But… Here's the layout for OCs. Oh yeah, and if you put up an OC, and if I like it, I might make it the third pokedex holder and owner of a Piplup! Which means your character would be a big character in this plot!

Name:

Gender:

Hair color and length:

Eye color:

Age:

Personality:

Pokemon (please state discriptive information, such as gender, personality, moves, etc.):