Author's Note: Sorry for my long hiatus with this story. I started a few other stories and I had forgotten to continue this. If you are still a loyal reader, I thank you for waiting this long for a chapter update. Well, enjoy!

Robin and I had arrived at a large mountain. A dark entrance into the depths of the mountains greeted us as we approached.

"Looks like this is victory road." said Robin, as she pointed at a rust old sign that said "Vitry Rod" as the paint was so old that some of the letters had disappeared.

I let out a growl.

"What is it, John?" she asked.

There's people approaching, and I don't think they're friendly. I said.

"Really? Okay, this day just became a lot more interesting." said Robin as she went to grab her pokeball. Out of the darkness walked three men in black masks. Each of them held a pokeball.

"Look what we have hear, fresh meat!" said the tallest one.

"Yeah, looks like we found another trainer heading towards the Unova League. And look, she's a girl, and a rather nice looking one too." said another.

"Wait, she has a gyarados. We shouldn't drop our guard." warned another.

"You! Give me all your pokemon, I'll let you leave unharmed. This route isn't made out for frail children like you."

"You guys are bastards! Just try and make me!" challenged Robin.

I swear I saw one the middle guy's vein pop.

"You little rascal!. Electivire, come out!" An electivire appeared before us and bounded his fist generating a large electrical discharge. He was clearly ready for battle. "Now, little girl. Don't make me repeat myself. Hand over your pokemon!"

"John?" Robin looked towards me.

No problem. I replied as I dashed forward ready for the offense. Out nowhere, Haxorus appeared in front of me and held out one of his claws to prevent me from going furthur.

"Haxorus?! What are you doing?" asked Robin. It appeared that Haxorus had exited his pokeball on his own accord.

Let me take this battle, John. You are at a disadvantage because of your typing. One strong hit from Electivire and you'll likely go down. He said.

Haxorus, you don't have to do this! I can beat him…. I began.

Please, allow me! Haxorus insisted. I saw the determination in his red eyes. I backed down and Haxorus walked forward.

"It doesn't matter what pokemon you send out, you'll still lose! Electivire, use thunder punch!" the bandit shouted. Electivire ran forward with great speed, ready to land a hard punch on Haxorus. The green dinosaur closed his eyes as he anticipated the attack. As Electivire was right in front of him and started throwing the punch out, Haxorus lifted both of his arms and caught the Electivire's punch.

"What?!" shouted the bandit. "No way!"

Haxorus opened his eyes and glared at the electivire. Electivire tried pulling his hands free, but Haxorus kept a strong grip on his arm.

No one messes with Robin! Growled Haxorus as he pulled the Electivire towards him and used Guillotine by slamming the axe on his face down onto the Electivire's head. There was a loud sound of impact followed by Electivire collapsing into a motionless heap on the ground.

The three bandits stared ins disbelief, too shocked to make a sound. Haxorus looked up and glared right at them. He growled and got into a charging stance. The main bandit yelped like a sissy and returned his electivire into his pokeball as the three men ran off and disappeared into the mountain.

"Wow, that was amazing Haxorus." said Robin.

If they're smart. This will be the first and last time we'll see them. Said Haxorus.

We made our way through the networks of the mountain, battling all kinds of wild animals, until we found our way back outside. We knew that we've arrived when a large stadium appeared along the horizon.

"That is it! The Unova League! You ready, John?" asked Robin.

As much as you are! I said.

As we approached the stadium, the crowds of people around us began to grow. When twe reached the field in front of the building, there were thousands of trainers gathered and socializing, either in preparation for their battling in the league, or spectators wishing friends and family good luck. I would've felt a lot more comfortable if everyone wasn't staring at me as I moved along the crowds. I mean they've all seen a gyarados before, give me a break!

"Whoo! This is it, John. We finally made it here." said Robin.

"Hey, Robin!" shouted an oddly familiar voice. We both turned around to find a bratty looking, spiky haired kid pointing at Robin.

"Max?! You made it to the league?" asked Robin astonished.

"Of course I did! I should be surprised that you're here! I didn't expect you to make it given your skill the last few times we fought." said Max smirking.

"The last time we fought was at Nimbasa, and I beat you…." said Robin in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Oh yeah, that was a 1 on 1 fight, and not as accurate as the 3 on 3 and 6 on 6 battles that will occur during the league. Trust me, Robin. With all my pokemon and my master strategy, I will defeat you." said Max as he walked away laughing.

And then, all of a sudden Max froze. He slowly turned his head around and looked closely at me. His face changed from a blank stare to a expression of horror. "Is… that...you're gyarados?" he asked.

"Oh, yeah!" replied Robin. "You remember John, right? My magikarp from before."

Max walked up to me and used a finger to poke my underbelly. What the hell does he think he's doing? I let out a growl and Max totally overreacted, as he screamed and covered his head with his arm. Robin laughed at Max's reaction.

"Don't go touching messing with John. he will have no trouble attacking rotten trainers like you." said Robin. I didn't want to ruin the moment, but that sounded nothing like what I would do. Max subconsciously distanced himself from me.

"Oh yeah! Well I have some a pretty good pokemon up my sleeves too!" said Max.

"Like what?" asked Robin.

"I'm not telling you! You'll see when we fight each other in the league. And you better get eliminated before I face you!" said Max as headed inside the registration building.

"I can't ever that kid out." said Robin. "Okay, well I should probably head inside to sign up. Can you wait out here until I come back?"

Sure I agreed as Robin disappeared into the building. I let out a sigh as I headed towards a section of the field with the least amount of people. I didn't want to attract attention to myself.

"Hey, there's a wild pokemon here!" shouted a trainer followed by a police officer.

"Oh my god! A wild gyarados! Someone! Get back up!" shouted the officer. That's when I realized they were talking about me.

No, wait! I have a trainer. Why did I bother? They couldn't understand me anyways. The officer stepped forward and summoned a jolteon. I would do anything to be able to communicate to the officer, but unfortunately Robin was one of a kind.

"Jolteon, use thunder shock!" shouted the officer. Jolteon jumped up in the air and gave me quite a painful shock. Luckily, it wasn't enough to make me faint. Damn! I wanted to defend myself, but if I fought back, it would make me seem more like a wild pokemon and not one that is tamed. The Jolteon ran up again and gave me another nasty shock.

At that point, I felt my blood boiling. I wanted to raise my tail and slam the Jolteon into the ground, but that possibly get me into more trouble. I tried remaining calm and docile, hoping that the officer can see I wasn't a threat. "Jolteon, go in for volt tackle!" shouted the officer.

"Stop!" shouted another familiar voice. Jolteon halted as the officer looked to see who it was. A young man with long green hair had appeared. It was N! "That pokemon is tamed and belongs to a trainer who just went inside to get registered for the league. He isn't a threat, officer."

The officer, though wary, summoned Jolteon back into her pokeball. "Well alright. But you do realize that it's dangerous to leave even a tamed pokemon unsupervised. She should've just kept her gyarados inside a pokeball." said the officer as she walked off.

Thank you for that, N. I said.

"No problem, John. You and Robin did both help me a few days ago." said N.

At that moment, Robin came running out of the building with her registered card. "Hey, I heard a commotion going on, did anything happen while I was gone?" asked Robin.

Um, nothing much. I lied. It wasn't really worth telling as it would only worry her.

"N?! It's so nice to see you!" said Robin. "Um…what are you doing here at the Unova League?"

"I thought I'd come and watch you battle, and you know, cheer you on." he said, looking down at his necklace. N hesitated. "And….yes, also I will be competing in the competition."

Robin was surprised to hear this. I was too. "Well, best of luck to you." said Robin.

"Good luck to you too." said N as they shook hands. N was a skilled trainer, I was sure of it. But, the Unova League, as we know it now, is still an enigma. What other monstrous trainers await us inside the stadium….

In a secret base, somewhere in Northern Unova, Team Plasma and their leaders were still active and discussing the future of the group.

"Ghetsis, you have failed to lead Team Plasma and achieve our goals. You are relieved of your duties." said a masked figure.

"It wasn't my fault, sir. This girl and her gyarados, they ruined my plans and allowed Zekrom and Reshiram to escape!" pleaded Ghetsis to his superior.

"And may I recall that it was your son that also interfered with our mission?"

"I...uh….yes." Ghetsis said reluctantly.

"Men, take him away!" said the masked man as two team plasma grunts took Ghetsis by the arm and dragged him away.

"Hey! What are you doing! I was loyal to you! I told lies about you so no one would find out that…" Ghetsis began.

"QUIET! I don't need that kind of loyalty. It doesn't matter at this point. You are an unworthy successor, Ghetsis. I will see to it, myself, that Team Plasma will take over Unova." said the man.

As Ghetsis was taken from the room, the masked man looked down at the paperwork. He sighed. Team Plasma had three headquarters, and one of them had been infiltrated and had been exposed to the authority. They had lost a lot of captured pokemon and resources, not to mention manpower. Yet, Team Plasma was still strong. If anything, they could still achieve their goals.

"Robin, I never would imagine that you would cause this much trouble for me." he said. He set aside a paper next to the others. It read: Next Target - The Unova League

Author's Note: So, who is this mysterious masked man who seems to be the true leader of Team Plasma? What is his connection to Robin. Moreover, what diabolical plan does Team Plasma have for the Unova League? As always, please leave a comment about how this chapter is. I would appreciate the feedback and would like to know how the story is doing. Thank you in advanced and sorry, again, for the hiatus.