Phantom floated around the windswept mountain of Mt. Coronet. His scythe on his back, the ghost held onto his hood tightly so that it wouldn't blow off. He looked at the peak for a minute longer.
"What could of happened?" He murmered. "But nothing's here. I guess I should leave."
Another gust of wind and the phantom had disappeared. What Phantom didn't know that there was, in fact, someone here.
"Urgh... Was someone just here?" Something shifted under a pile of rocks.
"I... Ugh. Fadin- DID THEY BREAK A NAIL?!"
"Leo."
"..."
"Leo."
"..."
"Leeooo."
"..."
"Oh just knock him out and force feed him." Nina yelled over at the Gallade and Floatzel.
Leo's back was facing Lian as he leaned against a tree, staring at the mountains ahead of him. Lian was prodding the sea weasel, begging him to eat something.
Leo hadn't talked much over the pass two days they had left Sapphire and Hank behind. They almost missed him annoying them.
...
Almost.
Lian finally gave up and trotted back over to Nina. She set down the salad she had made, floating over and setting it behind Leo.
He didn't move.
The Froslass sighed and turned back to sit and eat her food.
Leo glanced over his shoulder. He quickly pulled the plate with his tail, ate it all, and shoves a berry leaf into a passing Bidoof's mouth.
At that moment, Lian had looked over and saw the Bidoof with food.
"HEY. GET BACK HERE." The Gallade yelled. He and Nina were after the very confused creature.
Leo watched them leave. Once they were out of sight, he burst out laughing.
And then Lian and Nina returned, looking very angry.
"YOU FILTHY LIAR. YOU WEREN'T EMO." Nina yelled.
"Yeah. Actually I got over it about the same time as you guys. I felt that you needed some guilt." Leo smirked at the furious ice type.
"Well, it's a good thing that you pulled that stunt. I noticed something while we were chasing the Bidoof." Lian grabbed Leo and pulled him to the spot they were in.
They stared for a bit.
Leo broke the silence. "THANK. GROUDON."
Before them was an evergreen tree, the first of many.
Nina shivered with delight as a gust of wind blew through the air. "Ah. That feels good. It's chilly, were getting close."
"Indeed you are." A voice spoke from a tree.
"CRAP. HOW MANY STALKERS DO WE NEED." Leo turned toward the direction of the voice. "Look, I know I'm a smexy beast, but-"
"Don't say anymore." Nina ordered.
From the treetops, Phantom appeared.
"YOU." The trio cried in unison.
"You creep." Nina shouted.
"You abandoned us!" Lian yelled.
"I'MA GONNA BEAT YOU UP." Leo declared.
They paused their cries to give Leo a wierd glance.
Phantom rolled his single glowing red eye.
"I had to leave for a very good reason. Now gather around."
The pokemon groaned, sensing a lecture. Nonetheless, they all sat down. Phantom floated over to them.
"Whatever disturbance I felt came from Coronet Mountain." He explained. "When I arrived, the peak was in ruins, like a huge fight happened. But I found nothing. Though I am dead, I was once a Xatu. I can still see things in the future or past. I'm rusty though... But... I did see something."
The ghost flew around each of them.
"You three... You are involved in something huge. Very huge. I'm not sure what. But whatever it is was at Coronet Mountain..." He stopped, closing his single eye. "I've decided to keep track of this but... I'll check up on you every now and then. Good luck. ... Wait. Where are you even going."
Leo supressed a yawn. "... Wait. Where are we going?"
"Lake Acuity, moron. To ask Uxie about Mesprit." Lian told him.
"Oh. Okay then. Well... Good bye." A gust of wind ran through the forest, and Phantomed faded along with the wind.
"... Freak." Leo mumbled.
Nina slapped him.
The sun had begun to set on the horizon. The trio had begun to see more evergreens, and then snow.
Snow. Oh Groudon, snow. They've been stepping in the stupid stuff for hours.
"I think a toe fell off." Leo declared, pausing to look at his foot.
"That's great Leo." Mumbled Lian. He wasn't feeling any better.
"How do you live in th- HEY LOOK." Leo dashed forward, leaping off a cliff and crashing into a snow pile.
Nina and Lian sighed, following him.
When they arrived, the sea weasel was making snow angels.
"Guys, try th- WOAH." Leo blinked as he was lifted from the pile of snow and tossed aside.
A very angry looking Sneasel appeared, dusting himself off. More of the pokemon gathered, all looking irritated. The leader appeared, himself being a Weavile.
However, he was differently colored.
...
Leo smirked, trying hard not to laugh.
The Weavile was pink.
Nina nudged Leo. "Leo... Stop it. He's getting angrier."
Leo couldn't take it. He burst out laughing.
12 seconds later, the trio of pokemon were being chased by a horde of Sneasels and a single pink Weavile.
"I TOLD YOU TO STOP." Nina yelled, flying as fast as she could.
"THE THING'S FREAKING PINK. HOW STUPID IS THAT." Leo picked up his pace to avoid being slashed by an incoming Sneasel.
By the time the sunset, the trio had outrun the outraged pack.
But now they were in a blizzard.
Leo covered his face from the wind and snow. "Where did Nina go?"
"She's white, moron. And her ability makes it hard to see her during a snow or- OW." Lian was clonked on the head by something hard.
Leo helped him back up.
"Or... hailstorm..." He rubbed the spot where the hail had hit him.
"Guys, hurry!" Nina yelled from somewhere.
"Easy for you to say!" Leo yelled back.
He ran into a rock before finally catching up to the direction of the Snow Country pokemon's voice.
Nina was hovering over an injured Eevee.
"Let's get her to shelter." She ordered.
The group had found a small cave in the corner of the snow field and set up camp.
Nina sighed, feeding the fire wood. "Wonder how it got here."
Lian shrugged.
Leo said nothing, he was already curled up and asleep next to the Eevee.
"... Lian. Why does Leo flirt with every woman he sees?" Nina asked as she rested on the ground.
"Some guy are desperate." Lian yawned.
It was silent for a moment.
"Lian?" Nina whispered.
"What?"
"What would happen if a girl ended up liking Leo."
Lian remained silent.
"Oh. My. Groudon." Nina and Lian said in unison.
Poor Lian and Nina. Leo scars their poor minds.