Vinny's POV

"Riley! Riley!" I cried as we soared through the sky. "Get lower Magmus."

We looked through the barren streets, finding no life in sight.

"Riley!"

No luck. I slowly closed my eyes, searching for any nearby aurora. After a few seconds, I sensed two aurora nearby; one of them very weak.

"Down there!"

We swooped down and landed on the a barren street full of debris.

"Are you sure they're here?" Magmus asked me as he looked around.

"I haven't been wrong yet," I told him. "They have to be here."

I slowly wandered around, finding a half eaten bowl of pokechow in the center.

"What's pokechow doing here?" I questioned.

"Vinny," Magmus called. "Look."

I slowly turned around and saw the torn clothes he held in his claws, some covered in blood.

"Oh crap. RILEY!"

"...um...breon..."

I quickly raced over the direction of his cries and peered through the bushes, finding a Squirtle holding a badly injured Umbreon in his paws. He slowly looked over and glanced at me with a scared look.

"Vinny?"

"Squirtle?"

I must be dreaming. Squirtle is dead, isn't he? How is he here with Riley, full of life?

"E-e-everyone thought you were dead!"

"I'm not," he said softly. "We can talk about this later, but right now we need to get Riley healed."

"Alright," I said and I quickly pulled out a blanket from my bag. "This will keep him warm."

I carefully wrapped Riley up with the blanket like a newborn child and held him close.

"The Game Freak building is where everyone is meeting, including Heidi. Good thing it isn't far."

"Let's hurry."

We raced towards Magmus, hoping Riley will be okay.

Brooke's POV

"Ugh, my head," I groaned as I slowly stood up on all fours. "I just had to leave my Quick Claw at home."

I slowly transformed back into my human form (still having the ears and the tail), feeling sick in my stomach and bruises and scars covered in my body.

"Damn that Zack," I grumbled as I held my sides. "Guys!"

I slowly limped around, hoping to find the others.

"Guys!"

No reply. I fell back to the ground, feeling my legs giving out.

"Crap," I muttered as I huffed.

"Brooke!"

"Over here!" I screamed as I waved my arms wildly in the air.

"Thank goodness you're alright," Lilly sighed in relief as she rushed towards me.

"Uh why do you have an Espeon's ears and tail?"

"I don't know, but that attack drained most of my energy."

"Come on," she said as she helped me up. "We still need to find the others. Knowing Sparky, he'll be helping the other pokemon."

We began to wander around what's left the street, flames flickering on some of the debris.

"Sparky!" Lilly called.

"Over here!"

We dashed over as fast as we could and found Sparky using some berries to heal Ty, Blaze, and Snivy while Luna glanced at us.

"Thank god you're alright," he gave a small smile and hands us two Oran berries. "You guys might need this."

"Thanks Sparky," we both said as we took small bites of the fruit, feeling some of our energy regaining as well as hunger fading away.

"Have you seen Megan or Alice?" Lilly asked.

"We thought they were with you."

I quickly glanced at Lilly and gasped, "You don't think..."

"No, they can't be captured," Lilly interrupted me. "We'll look around. Sparky, stay here with the others in case they show up."

"Okay, be careful," Sparky said calmly.

"Yeah, we can't get more messed up than this," I rolled my eyes.

We wandered off again, keeping our eyes open for Megan and/or Alice.

"Megan! Alice!" Lilly called.

I quickly spotted a girl sitting on the dirty ground, rocking slightly as her Leafeon ears and tail drooped.

"There's Megan," I announced.

"Megan!" We screamed as we raced toward her.

"Thank god you're alright," Lilly said happily.

She slowly turned around, tears flowing down her cheeks.

"What's wrong Megan? Where's Ali?"

"I-I-I woke up and I saw her," she whimpered, "she changed. Alice changed!"

"What do you mean Megan?"

"L-l-look."

We slowly peered over and gasped in horror.

Riley's POV

"Riley? Where are you sweetie?"

I stayed huddled in the the tree trunk; starving, sick, and frightened to death.

"Bailey and Riley aren't anywhere Rosaline."

"They can't just disappeared off the face of the Earth Xavier. Baliey! Riley!"

I coughed hoarsely and quickly buried my face in my bushy tail.

"Did you hear that?"

"Riley! Where are you sweetie?"

"Eevee!" I cried. "I'm here Mommy!"

"Riley!"

Her voice grew away from me.

"MOMMY!" I yelled. "MOMMY!"

I quickly got up on my little legs and tried to run after, only to end up falling on my face.

"Riley!"

I could barely hear her voice now.

"Mommy," I whimpered and felt tears trickling down my cheeks. "Mommy."

My ears picked up shuffling right outside of the tree trunk and I quickly buried my face in my bushy tail.

"Riley?"

I slowly looked up, finding a very young woman staring at me with her rich blue eyes.

"Mommy!" I cried as I huddled right beside her, more tears trickling down my cheeks.

"It's okay Riley," she said soothingly as she hugged me and tears started to flow down her cheeks. "It's okay."

Alice's POV

I slowly opened my eyelids, feeling sicker than before. I took a small glance at the window across from me, almost nighttime.

Where am I? I thought in my head. Why is everything so huge?

I heard soft whimpering behind me and slowly turned around, finding a big Umbreon curled up next to me.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" I screamed as I quickly crawled away from the unconscious Umbreon. "R-R-Riley?"

"Umbri...bri...breon..." he whimpered.

How did he get so huge?

"Ali, you're awake."

I turned away from giant Riley and found Lilly and Vinny. How did they get huge?

"Thank goodness you're okay," Lilly gave a small smile as she petted my head.

"Riley is still in pretty bad shape," Vinny announced as he examined his body, "but he's better than last time."

"I just hope he gets well enough to stay away from being in the pokeball," Lilly told him.

"What about you Ali?" Vinny asked me as he picked me up, "Do you feel okay?"

I grew scared. I know Vinny is strong, but I doubt he's strong enough pick up a ten year old girl without breaking a sweat. I peered over at my reflection at the window and swallowed hard. What in the name of Arceus has happened to me?

Hope you guys loved this chapter and probably guess what has happened to Alice. There will be literally MORE coming next chapter. Also check out story that Umbreon of Darkness, Ryu Dragonclaw, Red Wing Zero, and I are making. It is called "Friends in Any Forms"(under the name Umbreon of Darkness) please, please, please check it out! Until next chapter!