Note: I'm back guys! Sad thing is that I'll be on a vacation trip to Switzerland on Dec. 23 so I guess I'll cram in a few more chappies before I go. Well, things that happen in this chapter are a bit more different... Rose isn't a "perfect" perfectionist... You'll get what I mean...

Rose's POV:

"Yeah," a voice echoed, "She's the one... She's THE thief!"

"Finally tracked the freak down!" another voice replied, "Guys! Over here! Tell the search party we found THE thief!"

Yeah... I had probably struck quite a reputation around town... Maybe a bit too much of a reputation. I mean, c'mon! To the point that when someone sees me sleeping they become all-

Oh curses! Yep, they found me all right...

I slowly opened my eyes, grinning from an unusual dream. It was one of those days where my nightmares don't come back to haunt me. It was one of those-

I cut off my fantasy to notice that an angry mob surrounded me. I just stared back in confusion.

"Err... Some privacy, please?" I nervously muttered.

The whole crowd remained silent.

"If you'll all please step away," I continued, "I need to go have breakfast and take a bath now, see..."

"Oh, you're not going anywhere, you sharp-tongued snake... In fact, you'll be coming with us, see..." a rather angry Kecleon mocked me.

"Umm... Why?" I asked rather nervously.

"Oh, I don't know," he replied, "Maybe for STEALING PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING FROM OUR TOWN?"

"Err... I think you've got the wrong Gardevoir," I sheepishly stated.

"Oh really..." a familiar Lombre chimed in.

They all took a step towards me. I knew I was being cornered, so I tried to think of an idea.

"Take her away now!" the Kecleon barked at a Duskull.

"Hee hee," he replied, "I'd gladly put her behind bars... Forever, if you wish..."

They all charged towards me, which is when I suddenly struck an idea. In the last minute, I used my Psychic powers to give me a boost in jumping which caused all of them to collide with each other.

I completed my escape by lobbing a smoke bomb behind. I ran as fast as I could to get away from them.

Cripes! I thought, I think I've gotten myself in one heck of a mess this time.

"Come back here! You..!" the Kecleon's voice echoed from behind.

On second thought, my mind sarcastically thought, I'm not in one heck of a mess. I'm in BIG trouble!

It took some time to outrun them. My skinny legs weren't exactly made for running so I used some of my Psychic powers to aid me in running.

"Now THAT was freaky," I panted as I sat down to rest, forgetting about my perfect, untarnished record.

I had ran off somewhere and strayed from the usual path. I couldn't even locate where was I in the map that time anymore.

"I don't think I'll ever return to that town now..." I muttered to myself.

Oh, you hate that town anyway! Snap out of it, you're letting your emotions get into conflict with you now... my conscience scolded.

That was the main point where my life turned around. My escape made me meet... a future that I would never have experienced if I continued on with stealing petty things... In a way, I'm kinda thankful I stole the Icy Flute. But that time, I still had a long way to go to realize my mistake... To see the light and opportunity...

I took out the Icy Flute that I had stolen.

What makes you so special? I thought, glaring at the pathetic flute, You aren't even a living thing yet everyone wants you! Even if your cold and all, it's YOU they want... It's YOU they envy... Everyone wants you! I'm alone! Rejected from this world!

I threw the flute down and sighed. I begrudgingly picked it up and shoved it in my bag afterwards.

I don't need to be accepted, I convinced myself, I am a thief! If I want attention, I'll steal it instead. I'll leave that town and find a new one somewhere else! Then, my series of actions shall continue there, town by town, until I can finally exact revenge on this cruel pathetic world!

With that goal in mind, I continued to trudge away. I knew that just staying there would lead to trouble. I guessed it was best to stay on the move.

I set up a fire in the woods after getting as far as possible from town. I huddled close to the flame to keep my body as warm as possible. I soon fell asleep.

"Is... Is she the one?" a voice called.

"Hmm... Can't say for sure," a feminine voice replied.

"What do you mean? In the other world, Cipher has already managed to discover 'it'! We really need to hurry!" the other voice frantically replied.

"She does seem to be the one we are looking for, but there's something strange..." the feminine voice replied to her companion.

"Well, what is it, Cresselia?" her companion questioned.

"My visions tell me there is another one. Another candidate to be our hero," she replied to him.

"Wait... Another one?" the other voice asked in confusion.

"Yeah, but no matter how much I use my Psychic-type powers, I can't tell who the other one truly is... You think you can try?" the feminine voice asked her unknown companion.

"Seriously Cresselia, I may be able to enter dreams but don't forget that I'm a Dark-type with little to no Psychic capabilities... Much less having visions..." her companion sarcastically replied.

"Fine then, we must make haste and find the other one, farewell," the feminine voice answered as it faded away.

"Wait! Cresselia!" the voice answered back, "Curses... I forgot to tell her about the bad news..."

I woke up in a cold sweat, bewildered by the voices in my dream. The sun was already up and the fire had already been put out.

I began to seriously doubt my sanity. I thought I could have gone mad. I had heard that there are those who have too much guilt and all go mad.

I shook it off. I knew I had many strange dreams, but I never had any as strange as that dream.

I scratched my chin and wondered who the two voices were last night... Whoever they were talking about probably wasn't me... I knew that I'm a thief, not some goody two shoes hero.

I lifted my head and noticed a makeshift pillow made of some strange feathers. The feathers were lightly colored and they were somehow shaped in a crescent-like form.

I shuddered. Hopefully I wasn't being monitored or watched. I mean, c'mon! I may be a thief, but I also need a necessity that everyone else needs: privacy.

I looked around and sighed when I found out that no-one was around. I went down to a lake to drink some water to quench my thirst, my throat felt dry as I had just woken up. I never noticed the whole place had a sweet scent about it.

After making sure that there was no-one around, I set my stuff on the banks of the lake and slowly stepped in the lake to bathe. I didn't know that I was being watched from afar. I was not aware that a pair of eyes, or compound eyes rather, was affixed on me that moment.

I began to notice this when I heard a loud buzzing sound. I turned around to see a huge Vespiquen staring straight at me, preparing to lob an attack of some sort at me.

I immediately jumped out of the water and dodged the attack. I spun around to get rid of the water from my gown, splashing it everywhere and stunning the Vespiquen. I slid down on the slippery mud under her and took my Explorer Kit lying on the ground while doing so.

I stood up and put my bag back under my gown, which was practically dirtied again by the mud.

What's the point of a bath if I ended up being dirtier than before? I silently cursed.

I faced the Vespiquen.

"What was that for?" I angrily yelled.

"YOU HAVE TRESPASSED INTO MY TERRITORY," the Vespiquen coldly answered.

I reasoned out, "Well, how was I supposed to know? You should've left some sort of marking or-"

The Vespiquen cut me off by pointing to a tree slathered with a honey-like liquid of some sort, which was probably where the sweet scent was coming from.

"Err..." I stammered upon seeing that, "My bad. I never noticed that... So... Erm... Let me of the hook, please?"

The Vespiquen glared back at me and we were silent for some time.

"NO," she yelled as she broke the silence.

Several Combee surrounded us forming a circular wall.

"NO, NO," the Combee all echoed.

"I MUST ELIMINATE VIOLATORS!" the Vespiquen declared.

"ELIMINATE VIOLATORS!" her underlings all echoed.

"Hmm... Fine, if it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get," I answered.

I was about to start of with Attract, but I suddenly remembered that Vespiquen was an all-female species. That greatly shook me as Attract was the crux of my strategy.

She used that moment to start off with her own attack. She released some sort of strong scent which attracted some Combee to form a defensive barrier around her. I realized too late that the attack was called Defend Order.

I let loose a Thunderbolt, but she didn't seem to be hurt that badly. She simply used Defend Order once more, thickening the haze of Combee surrounding her.

Things began to look bad for me, but I persisted in striking her with Thunderbolt. It was a waste of effort though, for she released another scent, different from the previous one, and all the Combee swarmed around her to nurse her back to health. I recognized the move as Heal Order.

I desperately tried another Thunderbolt, which she swatted away with ease despite being super effective to her species. She glared back at me and released another scent. The new scent smelled quite noxious and strong that the Combee around her began to get agitated. I learned too late that this was Attack Order when the agitated Combee all charged towards me.

I found the pain excruciating as I was weak to Bug-types. Before I knew it, the orange sky soon faded to a black night beneath my eyes.

I... had lost.

Note: Wow! She finally got defeated for once! Poor Rose, she'll soon get caught up in a bigger mess thna this one. Oh well, I hope you guys liked this chappie. Please do leave a review before you go... Every opinion counts! Seeya then!