Salem: Hey thanks for your continued support guys! People don't talk to me much, because I work behind the scenes at my job, and it's nice to get feedback from everyone! Please, please review each chapter so I know what you guys want and what I can do better. Thanks guys.

This trailer below made me love Cheren and Mei even more (If that's possible lol)! It's their epic first battle along with previews of Hugh and the rest of the cast! I REALLY wish they would make this the cartoon instead of Ash, Iris, and Dento… Watch it if you can. This is how the Pokémon Anime SHOULD go hehe! (It's only like six minutes long though…but hey it's just a trailer). Oh! It's in English too! You're welcome and it was a bitch to find ;) Sorry! Droning on like a nerd! Haha! ^^"

Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 - English Dubbed B/W 2 Animated Trailer! (- Put this in the youtube search bar since Fanfiction won't let me post the link :/ The video will be 6:23 min long and is soo freakin cool!)

ONE MORE THING! PLEASE READ THIS! A friend pointed out to me in a review that the Mandibuzz in this chapter is a MALE and not a FEMALE. I know that. Just wanted to go out of the flow and do something different since the breed is female. I'm not mad about it or anything, just wanted to clarify so no one else reviewed about it :) Thanks for listening to my rambling! :D

Air Patrol

It had taken Rosa nearly an hour to inch across the city to her mother's house. She did not dare go to her loft near the gym, for fear that Jenny and her posy were looming around the building in search for her. She pressed against the siding of the house and slithered through the shadows, ducking down to the ground as the large white city bus passed by, blinding her with its powerful headlights. Rosa crept onto the faded white porch and slunk to the window. She pressed her face against it and tried to see through the burgundy curtains, but they obscured her view too much. Cautiously she tapped on the glass with the pad of her finger, careful not to draw too much attention to herself.

All of a sudden, the door flew open. A woman in her mid forties stood in the doorway bearing a light blue night gown that was frayed around the bottom edge. Her feet were bare and she clutched a Pokeball in one hand cocked defensively over her shoulder.

The woman squinted through the darkness and brushed a piece of loose hair that skirted her cheek behind her ear and out of the way. She lowered her arm and bounded forward. Rosa felt the air forced out of her as the woman nearly squeezed the life out of her in a fierce hug.

"Oh sweetheart…" she breathed. "What on earth have you done with yourself?"

Rosa's mother led her shell-shocked daughter into the house and readjusted the dark red curtains hanging over each window of the house. Rosa had flopped down on her mother's small cream colored couch and ran her fingers through her hair, combing out the dirt and leaves from when she had stumbled through the gloomy alleyway and its various piles of filth.

Rosa's mother strode to the television and clicked it on. The large black box was already tuned into the Unova Nightly News. Cheren wasn't the only one plastered on the News Alert anymore. Rosa groaned with humiliation as her picture shone brightly next to his for assault against an officer and aiding a criminal.

Rosa's mother smacked the side of the television feverishly. "How dare you show up here!" She roared. "What the hell have you gotten yourself into?! Aiding a criminal? Assault of an officer?! Rosy I can't believe you!"

Rosa rolled her eyes and picked several pieces of soggy broadsheet from the tips of her soiled hair. "I came because I need your help Mom…Cheren is innocent." She muttered, not expecting her mother to accept her statement as true.

Sure enough, her mother shook her head in disillusionment. "How can you be on that boy's side Rosy?" She groaned as she flipped around and crossed her arms, mortified of her daughter's wrongdoings.

"Don't call me Rosy! It's Rosa! Rosa with an –a Mom!" Rosa blasted up from her seat. "And Cheren has done nothing wrong! Someone framed him!"

Rosa's mother grunted with cynicism. "Listen to yourself. This is just what Looker was talking about."

Rosa blinked and leaned forward. "What are you talking about? D-Did Looker come by here earlier?" She breathed.

Rosa's mother did not react. "He said you may have been brainwashed by that boy. That you two were best friends, but he was really playing you! You're just another piece on his playing board and you can't even see it! All those years he was planning this…He roped you in to this atrocity!" She wailed and burst into tears, throwing her arms over Rosa's shoulders.

Rosa pushed her away and glared at her. "Whose side are you on Mom?! I am not a piece in some sick game! Cheren has been good to you! The school helps you pay your taxes, he pays for the house when you can't, and he helps you control the Pokémon when they're angered. Do you really think that he would do anything to hurt you or anyone else?"

Rosa's mother remained perfectly astonished. Her mouth hung open gawkily as she reached up and clutched the petite gold necklace of a Drifloon Rosa's father had given her instead of an engagement ring years before he had left. She squinted through her tears and merely fiddled with the chain as she stared back at her filth ridden daughter. Rosa sighed and went on.

"He works with children Mom and he is prided on being a great teacher and an even more successful gym leader. You yourself even said he was the nicest person you had ever met." She whispered evenly to her bewildered mother. "Please…I have to help him alright? You taught me never to abandon my friends, no matter what the cost."

Rosa's mother swallowed something before sitting down, sinking into the feathery cushions of the flexible couch. She did not say anything, but nodded and took Rosa by the hands. The two sat in peace for several long seconds that seemed to drone on and liquefy like a dense viscous paint. It hung about the space, mixing in the blur of her mother's mourning and lament along with the exceedingly repulsive aroma of compost that clung to Rosa's outfit. Her mother reached over and pulled the tarnished pin from her bangs, holding it up in the glow of the television screen with uncertainty.

"Why did you take this?" She muttered bluntly.

Rosa blinked and shrugged. "Erm…It came off on my shirt when I hugged Cheren goodbye. I didn't mean to take if from him."

"You had better give that back. Get your supplies and go find him." With that she stuck the pin back in her daughter's hair and heaved herself sluggishly to the kitchen. "Don't come back until you've proven yourself innocent. Until that point I don't want to see either of you." She growled without turning around.

Her mother's condemnation for her and Cheren stung and caused Rosa's words to catch in her throat. "Mother I love you." She stood up and tried to follow her mother but stopped cold in her path.

Her mother sighed and began to dust an ironstone china serving dish that had been sitting on the counter top next to her insignificant oil-burning stove.

"Just get out of my house, and don't bother coming back."

It did not take Rosa long to pack up her things, as she had decided to take only the bare fundamentals. She had entirely cleaned out her mother's medicine cupboard, as she was planning for frequent headaches during the voyage, and had taken most of the dried food from the cabinet. She had decided to only take one water bottle since Alder would most likely have bottles ready for them.

Rosa had changed her clothing to less obvious street attire consisting of sleek black pants and a simple blue t-shirt. Her sea green belt held six Pokeballs she had taken from her mother, each containing an old friend she had been missing for years since their retirement. Her hair was down and acted as a shawl, caressing her shoulders gently like the wings of a Tranquill. The loss of support from her mother didn't faze her as much as she had prepared for and it surprised her. Ever since her father had left, her mother had been the single most important person in her life next to Hugh, Bianca, and Cheren.

Rosa shrugged off her qualms. She reached down and pulled a Pokeball from her belt and tossed it coolly into the air. The sphere flew open with a muted pang followed by a vivid burst of ashen light. A massive shape emerged from the blaze, its downy wings and animated eyes conveying comfort to Rosa and bringing a thin smile to her soiled face. She had missed her Mandibuzz. He chattered happily to her, clicking his long beak near her ear in a friendly matter as though to let her know how much he had longed to see her.

Rosa patted him on the side and heaved herself between his two protruding shoulder blades. "Alright buddy," she questioned in a resolute tone, "do you remember where Alder is right? Take me to his home."

Mandibuzz gave a low whoop of anticipation and nodded up to her. He spread his powerful wings and, with one great flap, pounded his feet on the ground and pushed them up into the air. Rosa wrapped her arms around his neck and felt each of his thick muscles expanding and contracting smoothly under her weight as he glided off into the sun peaking over the horizon. Mandibuzz took a sharp dip to avoid a turbulent air current and Rosa coughed, spitting out a huge mouthful of dark brown feathers. The large bird seemed amused and she could feel his hefty ribcage quake as he chuckled. Suddenly, he stopped and reached back. Rosa squealed in torture as he craned his neck backwards and yanked violently on her hair.

Rosa pushed against the large bird's wrinkly face, but immediately saw what he was trying to warn her about. Two Pokémon from a different region were speeding towards her as she skirted the town limits. Rosa's heart sank as she was able to make out the telltale crimson uniform of two Pokémon Rangers riding on the backs of battle hardened Staraptor. She urged Mandibuzz to slow down as the Rangers fell in beside her.

The boy had dark brown hair that contrasted well with his pale skin. A head set was pressed firmly to his ear as he signaled his partner, a blonde woman, to take care of business. The girl nodded and smoothed back her light spiky hair. She made a hand gesture to Rosa to circle in the air.

Rosa's heart sank. Just what she needed…to be pestered by the Unova Ranger Air Patrol. Still, she did not argue, guiding Mandibuzz in a large swirling loop so the Ranger could talk to her.

The spiky headed girl had a fierce look across her face. "Excuse me, no air traffic is allowed out of Aspertia City right now!" She yelled over the current of the air. "Two criminals are on the loose and haven't been found yet. We have been advised to keep all citizens in the city!"

Rosa gasped and tried to remain collected. They don't recognize me? She thought in disbelief.

"I'm…I'm umm…"

The girl narrowed her eyes. "Ma'am, I'm asking you nicely. Return to the ground and stay there until further notice."

Rosa swallowed and gripped at Mandibuzz's feathers. When she refused to act, the male Ranger circled down to her level and trailed next to her. He clicked off the device that was held to his ear and shoved it into the shallow pocket of his shirt, glaring at Rosa from the back of his Staraptor.

"The Unova Defense Force requires us to ask for your identification!" He barked, smacking his gum in an arrogant approach.

He scoured every inch of her body from her aqua blue eyes to her knuckles that had turned white as she clutched her Pokémon's hide. The Ranger moved in closer and squinted at the pin in Rosa's hair, glowing faintly with the morning light.

His eyes shot open heatedly. "Kate it's her! That's Rosa Kate!" he yelled.

Kate fumbled for her capture styler that was hooked to her belt, but the boy was quicker. Rosa flew out from in between them in a swift burst of speed and shot off, battling the intense air current as Mandibuzz did his best to avoid the tall trees stabbing at the strawberry sunrise.

Kate gasped as the boy gave chase. "Get her Kellyn! Hurry before the bitch gets away!"

Rosa looked over her shoulder as Kellyn quickly closed in on her. His Staraptor let out its world famous battle cry and snapped at Mandibuzz's tail feathers. The great vulture let out an agonizing shriek as the Staraptor ripped them out and tossed them into the wind. Rosa squeezed her eyes shut.

"Go buddy go! Please Mandibuzz you have to move faster!" She cried.

Mandibuzz strained to move forward, his muscles no longer unperturbed. The giant Pokémon panted as he forced himself to press on, his bulky barrel of a chest heaving with tremendous stress as he wheezed. Kellyn jumped up and balanced himself on the back of his Staraptor before taking his capture styler from his belt and switching it on. The menacing hum of the capture disk whizzed by Rosa's ear as the Ranger thrust it forward.

"Don't resist you renegade!" Kellyn bellowed over the whistle of wind below his Pokémon's wings.

The thick cerulean capture line enveloped Mandibuzz and caught him dead in his path. The colossal bird screamed and looked for a way out, thrashing at all sides as Kellyn pushed the styler to dance in graceful symbols around him. Rosa struggled to hang on and frantically looked for a way out. The deep waters of Legend's Lake beckoned to her like a baby does to its mother, and she could not believe she was about to do a maneuver so dangerous. She pressed her lips against the back of her struggling friend's neck.

"Don't worry buddy…No matter what happens, I will find you!"

Rosa squeezed her eyes shut again and threw herself off the side of Mandibuzz, plunging dreadfully through the air at top speed. She was closer to the ground than she had anticipated. Almost immediately she broke the surface of the dark cobalt void. Water shot up her nose and down her throat, choking her and burning the side of her face like a hot plate. Rosa coughed and smoothed her wild hair out of her face only to find that Cheren's pin had flown from her hair and was slowly sinking into the shadows below her. She gasped and choked on more water as the air rushed from her lungs. A school of wild Basculin jetted off as she thrashed about, stretching her fingertips down to the inconsequential object. She couldn't breathe. The colors around her began to flow together in a bewildering muddle that made her feel unwell. A muted splash sounded above her and Rosa could almost feel the impression of ten rough padded fingers grasping her kindheartedly by arms. The hands heaved her up and saved her from the murky depths of Legend's Lake, just before she passed out. Rosa couldn't quite make out what her hero was saying and coughed. The light above her now was blinding and she could only make out a weak display of ginger as a large figure bent over her.

"A…Alder?..."

Sooo…Whatcha think? Please review the chapter if you read it so I can figure out how to fix it! I'd also like your feedback on what to do next chapter. Thanks for the support and be sure to check out the trailer in the link above in my previous spheal. It. Is. EPIC!