A/N: Late chapter is late. xD

"C'mon, Crobat! Save us!" Maya cried, releasing Crobat from his pokeball. Crobat appeared from his white outline just below the two girls. Maya landed with a soft thump on Crobat's back, and Karen landed squarely on top of her causing Maya to issue a small 'oomph'. Crobat screeched from the added weight, and struggled to stay airborne. "Crobat, just bring us down." Crobat did as commanded, and swooped down, landing on the eastern side of the Pokemon Center.

"Wow, that was quick thinking, Maya." Karen complimented as she struggled shakily off Maya and Crobat. "I thought that you were just a little messed up in the head, but that was actually pretty smart."

"Amazing how often those two coincide." Maya said with a grin. "We should probably get outta here fast. And I mean really fast." Maya received a look of confusion. "That girl, whoever she was, will most likely be after us whenever she gets out of that hallway, and to stay here would be dangerous. We should get to Hearthome City. It's far enough away that she most likely won't find us." Maya explained to her pink haired companion.

"Hearthome City? They hold pokemon contests there!" Karen said rather excitedly and even gave a peppy little hop. "So let's get walking!" She started walking towards Route 215 with a bit of a spring to her step, leaving Maya to wonder what planet this girl was from. Obviously the one where pokemon contests are exciting.

"C'mon, Empoleon, let's go make sure the pink princess doesn't get killed." Maya sighed, releasing Empoleon from his pokeball, who merely chuckled in his own quiet way. She glared at Empoleon before trotting off to catch up.

"You know we can just fly to Hearthome, right? It'll be faster than walking…" Maya pointed out. Karen shook her head. "Why can't we fly there?"

"I don't have a pokemon that knows fly… and I'm afraid of heights." Karen uncomfortably admitted. "That little thing on the Crobat near had me sick… By the way, your Crobat was really cute." Maya slumped slightly and smacked Karen on the back. Hard. "Ow! Stop being such a meanie!"

"I think I'll pass." Maya scoffed.

"Oh, I almost forgot! What did you mean by your pokedex?" Karen asked.

"Well, a year or two ago, Professor Rowan decided to let me have a pokedex to fill up. I did as was asked and brought it back yesterday. It was stolen by some group named Team Supernova, who we think is a combination of Team Rocket, Aqua, Magma and Galactic, and now I've got to find it." Maya explained. "I'm guessing that girl we saw up there was a Team Galactic commander, probably Mars."

"So you're like some uber pokemon hunter or something?"

Maya couldn't suppress a soft chuckle. "Not quite, but I guess you could call me that if you wanted to." Empoleon rolled his eyes. "Do we really have to walk all the way there? Can't I just knock you out and then we fly there?"

"Um, I don't think I like that idea…" Karen frowned. "Being knocked out wasn't on my list of things to do today, so please don't do it." She seemed to be almost afraid, something Maya took absolutely no notice of.

"Too bad, nighty night." Maya said with an evil grin. She backhanded Karen in the face, and, as she turned slightly from the force, karate chopped her in the side of the neck with all her force. The pink haired girl went down and hit the soft ground with a thump. Empoleon shook his head and sighed at his master.

"… Shut it, you." Maya snarled. "C'mon Ditto, Crobat, I need your help." She released the two pokemon, Crobat stretched his wings, Ditto ebbed forward a foot or two, and both looked happily at Maya. "We're going to fly to Hearthome City. Crobat, I'll get you to fly carefully, because I'm going to get you to carry the pink princess here. Ditto, I'll get you to use Transform on Crobat, so that you can carry me."

Maya and Empoleon, working together, managed to get the drooling Karen onto Crobat's back and tie her on with a rope Maya had in her bag. In the background, Ditto turned a whitish colour and shrunk slightly as its body took the shape of a Crobat before expanding to the proper size of the pokemon. Maya returned Empoleon to his pokeball, and climbed on Ditto's, well, technically it was a Crobat, back and the group took off to the skies.

"Well, that worked pretty well, I suppose." Maya smiled, looking down to the earth below. Everything seemed so ridiculously tiny from this altitude, even the monstrous trees of Sinnoh's wooded areas. She couldn't even define people in Solaceon town; they were just small dots that seemed to move of their own accord. Soon, they were flying over Route 209 and were nearing Hearthome City, home of the pokemon contests and the gym leader Fantina.

A/N: Well, there it is. In case you're wondering, Maya didn't fly on Togekiss because Togekiss is too small to support Maya's weight (Maya's like 4'10, Togekiss is 4'11) and the two probably wouldn't be able to stay airborne. And she doesn't have another Crobat, so a Ditto would be the logical choice.

Anyways, I did a picture of Maya and Empoleon, so here's a link for the picture:

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Well, at least, that's what I think she looks like. And lemme know if the link doesn't work, I'll go beat the admin around here.

Next chapter will be up soon!