Serena adjusted her hat as she continued walking alongside Bonnie and Floyd, sighing while doing so. Feeling much safer with Floyd and Adam, she had decided a few minutes ago to recall Fennekin back in its Poké Ball. She then watched Bonnie and Floyd as the two continued talking. The Trainer noticed that Bonnie seemed to really enjoy Floyd's company; she was skipping alongside the older man happily, like he was her father or something.

"So, what's it like to study Pokémon, Floyd?" the little girl asked. "Do you see lots of cool and cute Pokémon every day?"

"Oh yeah, lots," replied Floyd, though there was a strange tone present in his voice, something that Serena noticed. "Lots of new Pokémon, each and every day."

"What kinds of Pokémon?"

Floyd suddenly looked a little nervous. "Does it look like I memorized every type of Pokémon I come across during my, uh, research?"

Bonnie raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Do you even remember at least one Pokémon that you've met?"

Then, a soft smile crept upon Floyd's face as he replied, "I remember meeting a Rhyhorn a couple of weeks ago, as clear as day. Actually raced on it, if you must know."

"You raced on a wild Rhyhorn?" Serena asked suddenly, awestruck.

"Huh?" Floyd looked towards Serena and then shook his head. "Oh, actually, not really. During our research, the four of us came across a racetrack in a small town. At the time, it was hosting Rhyhorn Racing. I thought I'd bring back that old nostalgia for feeling free while riding a Rhyhorn, so I entered in the race." He quickly glanced at Adam, who was still busy trying to get reception for his walkie-talkie, and then he added in a soft whisper, "Don't tell Adam I mentioned that to you guys, okay? Only Nick and I participate in the race without his and Floyd's knowledge, and if Adam found out that I was slacking off during our research, he'd have my head for sure."

"Your secret is safe with us, Floyd," whispered Bonnie, smiling widely and innocently.

Floyd smiled in relief and ruffled Bonnie's light-blonde hair, causing her to giggle. "Thanks." He then glanced at Serena, an eyebrow raised. "So, Serena, you mentioned to me that your mom was quite a Rhyhorn Racer in her time. Planning on following in your mother's footsteps, perhaps?"

"Huh?" Serena returned Floyd's smile, but shook her head in response. "No, I don't wanna do that. While I think it looks fun, I feel like something else is waiting for me. I don't know what it is right now, but I have a good feeling that I'll find that out sooner or later." Her smile widened. "And I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a fun ride."

Floyd looked a little confused at Serena's response and stopped walking. Then, he suddenly burst out in a joyous chuckle, which surprised Serena and Bonnie.

"Ah, you know what, Serena?" he asked, struggling to hold back his laughter of joy and relief. "You remind me of someone I used to know very well."

Serena became intrigued. "Who? Who do I remind you of?"

"This guy who used to be part of our, uh, research team. His name was Jake. Pretty nice, laid-back kind of guy. Very patient with Adam's temper." He let out a laugh of immeasurable happiness and nostalgia. "When you said that you don't know what is waiting for you at this point of time, but that you know it'll be good, in an instant, I was reminded of Jake's attitude towards life. Always hope for the best and don't think about everyone else, because you're the only one in charge of your life. That's what he always said to me, and my Arceus, it was very helpful advice. It's helped me through the toughest of times..." Floyd let out a sigh of content. "Ah, that Jake..."

"Whatever happened to him?" Serena asked.

"Huh?"

"Whatever happened to Jake? You said he used to be part of your research team. What happened to him?"

A dark expression suddenly clouded Floyd's face, but he replied calmly, "Oh, nothing. He just left. The guy felt that he had better stuff to do than research the migration patterns of forest Pokémon. I was kinda sad that he left, though. The guy put on quite an optimistic attitude over the group." Then, he smiled. "But I think he made the right choice in leaving. Always hope for the best and don't think about everyone else, because you're the only one in charge of your life!"

Serena raised an eyebrow in curiosity, then shrugged. "Wow, that's funny."

"What's funny? Jake's statement?"

"Well, yeah. No, it's not literally funny, I like it, it's very good! It's just that...my mom used to say that a lot to me in my childhood." Then, she scoffed and cast a glance into the smoky, barren wilderness. "Ironic. In recent years, she's been pushing me to train as a Rhyhorn Racer. She's confident I'll become one just like her." Serena let out a heavy sigh of confusion. "And yet, she allows me to travel with Ash and the others, saying that it's gonna be good for me. What'd she mean by that?..."

"Maybe the advice returned to her memory, perhaps?" suggested Floyd, shrugging dismissively. "Either way, I am glad to hear your mother is letting you travel to find your own purpose. At least it's better than nothing...or training to become a Rhyhorn Racer against your will."

Serena shrugged as well. "I guess so..."

The three continued following Adam across the forest in silence. Finally, after another hour of aimless trekking, Adam stopped in his tracks and sat down on the ground as he let out a moan of frustration and defeat. Floyd ran up to him as fast as he could, followed closely by Serena and Bonnie.

"Adam, boss!" Floyd exclaimed. "What's wrong?!"

"What's wrong?" repeated Adam, a disturbing calmness in his voice. "I tell you what's wrong. WE'RE STUCK IN THIS DEATHTRAP OF A FOREST, THAT'S WHAT!" With a cry of fury, he threw the crackling walkie-talkie across the forest floor; it shattered into several pieces upon impact with a tree trunk. "WE ARE GONNA DIE! WE ARE GONNA DIE IN THIS STUPID FOREST! WHAT A WAY TO GO, HUH? WE DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS ARCEUS-DAMNED FOREST, WHILE A FIRE IS RAGING ABOUT! THIS IS GREAT!"

Adam growled before collapsing on the ground in defeat and slamming a fist on a clump of dead, burned grass. Floyd's eyes widened in fear and he stepped away.

"We're dead..." moaned Floyd. "If Adam doesn't know what to do, then...we're dead. We're dead! It's official; we're gonna DIE! Die in the middle of this forest! AGH!"

Floyd began running around the area in circles, his hands clutching tufts of his hair and tugging at them in desperation and terror. Realizing the severity of their newest situation, Bonnie clutched Serena's hand and tightened her grip on it, but the Trainer, watching the helplessness unfold, suddenly felt energized by a newfound surge of determination. She stomped her foot on the ground, catching the attentions of Bonnie, Floyd, and Adam.

"So that's it?!" she exclaimed angrily. "You guys are just gonna give up when it all looks hopeless?!"

"Well...yeah, Serena," replied Floyd. "Adam can't get any reception from the walkie-talkie, we haven't found any signs of life ever since we came across the wildfire, and to make matters worse, the wildfire's still raging, no doubt closing in on us! We can't even see if the fire's coming because of all this smoke hanging around here!"

"You speak as if it's given. But you know what? That doesn't mean you should instantly give up and accept death! Just keep fighting against the odds, because who in the world knows? You might find an opening, an opportunity at survival, and once you do, you can seize it! Never give up until the end!"

As she said the last sentence, Serena could've sworn she heard the voice of a younger Ash saying the exact same thing alongside her. However, she brushed it off the moment Floyd nodded at her in agreement and approached Adam, who was looking at Serena with a curious expression.

"She's right, boss," he said. "We mustn't give up now! We gotta find a way outta here, even if it looks grave."

"How, exactly?!" demanded Adam, unconvinced of Serena's confidence. "How are we supposed to find our way out of this forest?"

"Don't you have your Fearow? Maybe you can use it to observe the forest by air and point out the safest direction to take!"

Adam's eyes widened in surprise, and then, he smiled in triumph as he produced a Poké Ball from his pocket. "I just remembered, I have my Fearow!" he exclaimed, as if he had gotten the idea without any help. "I could use it to observe the forest by air and point out the safest direction for us to take! I'm glad I've thought of it! HA!"

Serena, Bonnie, and Floyd all sweat-dropped at Adam's refusal to give credit, but decided to ignore it as he threw the Poké Ball, unleashing the Beak Pokémon.

"Fearow, guide us out of the forest safely!" commanded Adam. "If you see Lloyd and Nick, or any other human for that matter, be sure to alert us!"

Fearow cawed at its Trainer before flying off eastward; the four followed them as it glided effortlessly along the air. Serena ran up to Floyd, annoyance on her face.

"You remembered that he had a Flying-type Pokémon," she said, "but failed to mention it earlier? D'you have any idea how much help that would've served us earlier?"

Floyd shrugged apologetically. "Hey, Adam was busy waving that damn walkie-talkie around. It's not wise to interrupt him while he's in the middle of something. Trust me, girls, the consequences are gonna be terrible. I found out the hard way." He subconsciously rubbed his cheek as he continued walking.

Several minutes passed, all of them being spent in silence as the four continued to follow the Fearow, examining its every movement. Finally, Serena let out a loud and long yawn before looking at Floyd, who seemed to be thinking about something. Then, the young Trainer had an idea.

"Tell us a story about Jake," she piped.

Floyd glanced at Serena. "What?" he asked, a bit shocked at the request.

"Why don't you tell us a story about Jake?" replied Serena, smiling with curiosity. "To pass the time. It's obvious we're gonna be following that Fearow for hours."

"And I'm getting bored!" Bonnie exclaimed loudly. "Tell us a story about Jake, Floyd!"

"Dede!" Dedenne added.

With a hint of reluctance, Floyd took a nervous glance at Adam, who appeared occupied with following his Fearow. Then, after concluding that his superior wouldn't find out that he was talking about a potentially sensitive matter to the girls, he looked back at Serena and Bonnie, smiling with happiness and some sort of relief.

"Sure thing, girls," he replied. Floyd closed his eyes, obviously thinking about what kind of story about his old friend that he should tell the two girls that he befriended. Then, he opened his eyes, his smile wider, and he looked at Serena and Bonnie. "Okay, this little thing between us and Jake happened twenty years ago, way before your time, girls. That day can be considered one of the greatest moments of my life. See, all five of us were already acquainted before we conducted our research..."

Twenty years ago

"Here we are, guys, the racetrack," announced Nick.

He suddenly stepped on the brake, causing his SUV to lurch to a stop in an empty space in the vehicle parking lot, nearly throwing his four passengers from their seats. All five of them were wearing racing suits, which were colored in different shades. Adam's suit was colored in dark-green with yellow stripes, Nick's was colored in light-brown with dark-brown stripes, Floyd's was colored blue with black stripes, Lloyd's was colored red with gray stripes, and Jake's was colored yellow with white stripes.

Adam began to retch, struggling to hold back the temptation to throw up. "You-" He retched. "You idiot! Stop parking the car like that!" He retched again.

"Before we started researching on forest Pokémon migration patterns, Rhyhorn Racing wasn't just a hobby of ours. We...we were actually Rhyhorn Racers."

"You were actually Rhyhorn Racers?!"

"Sorry, boss," Nick replied fearfully.

"Don't you forget, Nick," snarled Adam, "I bought this car with my money! All 3,000 dollars of it, damn it! If even the carpet gets ruined, then it's not my fault all of that money goes down the drain!" He then glanced out of the window from the passenger seat and smirked at the sight of the racetrack. "Come on, guys, let's do this."

"Gotcha, Adam," Jake replied.

The five young men all stepped out of the SUV and walked towards the stadium, carrying bags filled with their racing gear.

"That's right, Serena. We were legit Rhyhorn Racers. And good ones as well. ...Well, Adam was the great racer. We were just his lackeys, there to make him look better in the eyes of all the other racers. Anyway, we were participating in this one race in the Kanto region. It was another average day."

"Best of luck out there, boss!" Nick exclaimed as the five men entered the Rhyhorn stables and picked out their respective Rhyhorn.

"Nick, you idiot," replied Adam, although he was smirking in satisfaction. "You know it's pointless to wish me the best of luck. Remember-" He gestured towards a shelf that was in the stable of his Rhyhorn, which boasted several golden trophies. "Nine-time winner of the racing season, remember? I don't need luck. Luck needs me."

"He won the final races of the racing season nine times?"

"Yeah," Jake said sarcastically, "says the guy who unintentionally tripped the racer ahead of him and caused a big pileup in the racetrack."

"Hey, he accidentally bumped into me!" exclaimed Adam as he looked at the other jockeys present in the stables.

"In a row, Serena. In a row. That's how good he was. And man, he was really pushing for his tenth trophy."

"It's okay, man," Nick replied. "There's no one else in the stables; no need to pull off the cover-story again."

"Phew!"

"Actually, there's someone over there," piped Lloyd, snickering maliciously as he pointed toward a Rhyhorn stable that was located at a corner of the building. Standing there was a young woman wearing a purple racing suit and a leather cap and goggles that held all of her hair, obscuring it. She was feeding the Rhyhorn inside.

"Never seen her before," Adam remarked.

"Didn't care what happened to anyone else. See, what the press didn't know about him..."

"I think I have," Floyd replied as he closely observed the woman. "Forgot the name, but RAN is saying that she's rising in the ranks of great Rhyhorn Racers, and quite fast too. Completely annihilated the racetracks in Hoenn. All of the reporters are saying that she's got a real shot at winning this season's final race."

"Well then, I can't take that lying down, now can I?"

Straightening out his racing suit, Adam picked up his bag and walked towards the woman, Lloyd following close behind. Floyd, Jake, and Nick all looked at each other, apprehensively sensing the events that were about to come. Even though Adam was meaning to emanate a charming and kind attitude, this behavior was technically the telltale signs of a predator about to close in on his prey. They knew he was going to intimidate this up-and-coming racer in his own special way.

"...Was how ruthless and unforgiving he could be towards his rivals..."

Adam cleared his throat, catching the female racer's attention. "Hello," he greeted, flashing her a toothy grin.

"Oh, hey," the racer replied dismissively as she focused on the Rhyhorn she was feeding. Floyd noticed that it was smaller than the others, like a runt in the litter.

"I haven't seen you around the racetracks before."

The racer glanced at Adam again, a smug expression etched on her face. "If you're gonna flirt with me, mister," she said in a rather flirtatious tone, "I am very flattered. But I'm afraid that's gonna have to wait until the race. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm feeding my Rhyhorn here."

"...Whether or not they posed a threat to him and his chances of winning."

Adam laughed as the racer focused on her Rhyhorn again. "Oh, playing hard to get, eh? Well, unfortunately, as much as I'd wanna flirt with you, I am not here for that. If you hadn't noticed yet, missy, the name's Adam Glazing. Nine-time seasonal winner of Rhyhorn Racing, scoring for ten-time seasonal winner."

The racer's smile widened. "Yes, I've seen you on the Racing Action News channel. May the best racer win!"

"Yes. May the best racer win..."

Subtly, Adam reached into his bag and pulled out a handful of dust. Then, as the racer was reaching into the bag she had for more Rhyhorn food, Adam threw the dust into the Rhyhorn's eyes, causing it to let out a bellowing roar. The racer gasped upon seeing her Rhyhorn in pain.

"RHYHORN!" she screamed. Then, she glared at Adam. "WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR?!"

"See, I said I was scoring for my tenth win," Adam replied, malice and sadism evident in his widening smirk. "Can't let anything, or anyone, get in the way of my victory, 'cause when I score, I score." He looked at Nick and Lloyd. "Grab her, make sure she doesn't fight back. Floyd, take its saddle off and then set it loose."

Nick and Lloyd quickly seized the racer and held her back as Floyd cautiously approached the blinded Rhyhorn, who was violently swinging its head sideways, trying in vain to clear its eyes of the dust. Realizing what was going on, the racer began to struggle against the two men holding her, crying as she did so.

"STOP IT, STOP!" she screamed. "PLEASE, LET ME GET TO MY RHYHORN, IT'S HURT! PLEASE, LET ME GO!"

"Why should we?" replied Adam, still examining the pained Rhyhorn. "This is getting really interesting!"

"Come on, Adam!" Jake cried. "I have a bad feeling about that Rhyhorn! Just let her go and pull Floyd back! That Rhyhorn's gonna-"

"ARGH!"

The Rhyhorn suddenly stood up on its hind legs for a moment before stomping its front legs back down on the ground, causing Floyd to fall over in intimidation. He then scrambled away as the Rhyhorn started kicking away at the air violently with its legs, becoming scared by the searing pain in its eyes that was brought by the dust.

"BAH, COWARD!" Adam screamed at Floyd as he hid behind the taller man.

"What in the world am I supposed to do?!" exclaimed Floyd. "That Rhyhorn's going berserk! I think you used too much dust, Adam!"

As Nick and Lloyd began to step back from the agitated Rhyhorn, the racer broke free from their grip and ran up to the Rhyhorn, as did Jake. Finally sensing the gravity of the situation that he started, Adam immediately fled from the pen, followed by Nick and Lloyd. However, Floyd stayed behind as he watched Jake and the other racer slowly and cautiously approached the Rhyhorn, which had stopped kicking its limbs but was now looking around, its eyes almost closed, practically squinting.

"Rhyhorn?" the racer asked. "It's okay, Rhyhorn, the bad men are gone. It's okay, you don't have to be afraid anymore."

The Rhyhorn began to calm down, and now, it began to shrink in a corner. However, Jake continued to approach it.

"Listen, Rhyhorn," Jake said, "I really apologize about the behavior of my friends, that was so uncalled for them. Listen, I'll clean out the dust in your eyes." Floyd and the racer watched as he pulled out a towel and dumped it into a nearby bucket full of water. "Listen, I won't hurt you, I promise. I didn't try to do anything bad to you, so you don't have to worry about me." The Rhyhorn continued to back away into the corner, as if it sensed Jake coming towards it. "Come on, Rhyhorn, I don't bite."

Finally, Jake reached the Rhyhorn, patted its snout gently, and then started to clean its eyes with the wet towel. As he did, he stroked its head lovingly, and it began to calm down, until finally, it started to lick him gently as he continued to clean its eyes. Floyd couldn't help but smile at the sight.

"Good boy..." Jake cooed as he continued cleaning the Rhyhorn's eyes.

Present day

"In the end, that day became one of the best days of my life," Floyd finished.

"Wow," said Serena. "Jake sounds really awesome. I wish I could've met him..."

However, Bonnie looked disturbed. "Can't believe you guys were mean to that Rhyhorn!" she exclaimed.

"I regret doing that," Floyd replied. "...I regret ever helping Adam in intimidating his perceived enemies."

"Is that why you stopped becoming Rhyhorn Racers?" asked Serena. "Because you guys were banned from the races since you were bullying other racers?"

"No, those rules didn't exist at that time. No. Actually, I'm very surprised and disgusted that all they had at the time was just a simple 'Never do that again' lecture and a slap on the wrist!" He sighed. "It was a good thing the five of us decided to, uh, semi-retire from Rhyhorn Racing and just take it up as a hobby. Then, once we found our research, we just quit altogether. Had we stayed in the racing business, we'd probably be in jail. Adam was pretty ruthless in that time."

"Why did you hang out with Adam in the first place?"

"Well, I never really had any friends when I was a child. The only friend I had was my brother Lloyd, and man, his sense of humor was just sick. When Adam decided to induct us in his gang, I was glad that I at least had other people to interact with. Jake was a great guy, one that you can always turn to whenever you had a problem, and Nick knows how to make people laugh. Even though we got things done in bad ways, we were a pretty close-knit group." Floyd glanced at Adam and sighed. "But ever since Jake left us, Nick's become more loyal to Adam, and I feel alone, isolated in our gang. I am usually the one who has to deal with his flaring temper."

"Adam's not your friend if he keeps getting angry at you and making you do bad stuff!" Bonnie said. "You should stop being his friend!"

"If only. It's kinda complicated, Bonnie."

"No, it's not," Serena said. "You can be our friend. We have our own little...gang. Me, Bonnie, Ash, Clemont, and their Pokémon! Why don't you come with us?"

Floyd's eyes widened in surprise at the request. "What?"

"Come travel with us! It'll be fun, trust me!"

"Are you sure Ash and Clemont won't mind?" asked Floyd.

"Definitely not! Ash is an especially caring person; he wouldn't wanna let you hang out with guys like Adam! He will treat you like no other person has ever treated you before!" Serena's smile grew even wider. "Trust me, Floyd, I know! He's a very, very compassionate person who never leaves a friend behind, and when someone has a problem that he or she feels can never be solved, he's always there to offer a solution, no matter what! He's an amazing, wonderful person!"

At this point, Serena's cheeks were blushing in a bright scarlet. Noticing this, Floyd smirked mischievously.

"So, it appears that Serena has a little crush..." he said.

Serena's eyes widened and she shouted defensively, "I don't have a crush on Ash!"

Floyd snickered and wagged a finger at her. "Don't deny it! Remember, denial is a great indicator-"

"I DON'T HAVE A CRUSH ON ASH!"

"SHUT UP, WILL YA?!" Adam roared. "You'll scare my Fearow, for Arceus's sake!"

"Sorry, Adam!" called Floyd. Then, he faced Serena, still smirking. "Okay then, Serena. Say something terrible about Ash."

"But...But if I do, you won't join us!"

"Just do it, and maybe I will."

"Okay. I'll say something bad about Ash." Serena prepared to say something that she hated about Ash; in fact, she had a lot of ideas. But, for some reason...she just couldn't say anything, as if her mouth was sewn shut. She merely looked up at Floyd as he smirked back at her, the triumph evident in his face. Finally...

"Knew it!" he exclaimed. "You have a crush on Ash!"

"Please, not in front of Bonnie..." moaned Serena, glancing at the little girl, only to find that she had fallen asleep while walking; her head was leaning on Serena's left wrist, drool forming at the corner of her lips. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as she glanced back at Floyd.

"So, why do you have a crush on Ash, little Serena?" he asked tauntingly.

"He helped me out when I was a little kid. I hurt my knee while I was lost in a forest. Then, he arrived and bandaged it before leading me out of the forest. I was very impressed with his generosity, and when I started traveling with him, a few weeks ago, I began feeling these...feelings for him. It didn't take me long to find out that...I loved Ash Ketchum." She flinched slightly at the words, as if she were cursing, but she continued. "But he doesn't know it, and I doubt he ever will." She let out a long sigh of sadness. "Sometimes, it makes me think if I should've just stayed home and continued practicing Rhyhorn Racing..."

"Excuse me?" Floyd asked, confused.

"Huh?"

"You just said you sometimes think about if you should've just stayed home, with your mom who makes you train for Rhyhorn Racing, which you clearly don't like. What in the world makes you think that? Sounds pretty hypocritical of your previous statements, if you ask me..."

"It's just...well, I just started traveling because I wanted to meet up with Ash. Prior to now, we only met once during that time in the forest, and I wanted to-"

"So, you just went out of the home to travel with him, because he saved you?" interrupted Floyd. "With no other intention in mind?"

"Not...Not really..." Serena replied, guilt in her voice.

Floyd raised an eyebrow. "Serena, judging by what you've told me about yourself," he said, "it seems like all of the decisions you're making are being made just for the benefit of others. You practice Rhyhorn Racing because your mother is making you, and now you left her wing to travel with Ash just because of a simple heroic act he committed for you, no matter how, uh, non-simple it looked for you. Have you ever made a decision on something for the sake of yourself?"

Serena felt time slow down all around her as she began to think about Floyd's question. Now that she thought about it, she remembered that everything she had ever done was all due to another person's decision. Her mother had sent her to the Pokémon Summer Camp against her wishes. She was only able to get out of the forest because Ash was able to help her stand up and then guide her out. She had to practice Rhyhorn Racing because her mother felt that she would become a great racer just like she was. And now, she only decided to go on a Pokémon journey just to reunite with Ash, with no other intentions on her mind.

All of the decisions she ever made in her life were all because of her mother's direct influence, and now Ash's as well.

"No, not really..."

"Figures. You know, Serena, I think the only reason you don't know what's ahead of you for a goal is because you didn't decide what you want to be in life. I know it's hard to find out what you can do and what you can't do, but now that I heard about this part of your story, I just want you to remember this: always hope for the best and don't think about everyone else, because you're the only one in charge of your life. No one can tell you what to do except for yourself, Serena, okay?"

"He's right, Serena."

"O-Okay..." replied Serena, nodding.

Floyd smiled. "Good." He then glanced at Adam and saw that he was still walking. "Now, let's keep going."

The three continued walking, Bonnie still asleep. As they continued on, Serena began to ponder over Floyd's advice.

She didn't notice that Floyd was looking at her, relieved that he was able to steer away from the subject of Serena asking him to join her and Bonnie.

A/N: We're starting to learn more about the past of Floyd and the others, while Serena is starting to think for herself with a little help from Floyd. Now, whatever shall happen next? Will Serena and Bonnie find Ash and Clemont? Or will Adam and Floyd find Lloyd and Nick and then take the girls as hostages? Stay tuned!

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