Note: Well, we did have our fun in April 1 already, so here... I'm returning the original chappie! Hope you guys enjoy! Rose apparently enjoys this too, if you see what I mean...

Rose's POV:

Crash!

The Shadow Ball collided with one of Claire's Shadow Balls before it managed to hit its target.

"Stay still you pathetic insects!" Ruse maniacally screamed as she snapped her fingers and launched a barrage of Psychic attacks.

Blade jumped before me and raised his arm as he used Protect to shield me from any attack.

"Uh... Rose... You didn't happen to cause much trouble with me gone, have you?" Claire asked.

"What do you think?" I sarcastically replied as I fired off a Thunderbolt to fend Ruse off.

"Situations such as these are inevitable, sometimes," Blade retorted as he charged forward with a Night Slash.

"And so is your downfall, when you blindly charge your way into battle," Ruse cackled as she gently held up a blue flickering flame with her hand.

As Blade charged forward to attack her, she lobbed the small flame at the ground, allowing her to soundly escape while Blade was being burned.

Will-o-wisp!

I rushed towards Blade, he was burned badly all right. Ruse finished the job with a Shadow Ball from above.

"Ehehe, now I can focus on you, Rose... That burn probably makes Blade a hollow threat as that nasty burn would reduce his physical attacks to rubble," Ruse laughed as she lobbed a Shadow Ball towards me.

The Shadow Ball merely froze over before it hit me. I looked back to see Claire present, trying to assist me.

"Don't worry, Rose! I've got your back covered!" Claire returned.

"Hmm... I forgot about little Miss Froslass over there," Ruse mused as she teleported behind her, "Let's see how you like this!"

"Aaugh!" Claire screamed as she was knocked down by Ruse, who had lobbed a Shadow Ball directly behind her.

Ruse turned towards me. She smiled, now content of having to face me after everyone else was down.

"What is it that you want anyway?" I frowned at her, "If you want money, I have it... So... Just take it and leave us alone!"

"No!" Ruse angrily yelled, "I crave for only one thing now... It is... my unexplainable desire to defeat you! I... am hungry... for VENGEANCE! You have shattered my pride... you shattered it into pieces! I'll regain it... by devouring your pride whole!"

Note to self, touchy psychotic maniacs can be detrimental to one's health.

I merely struck with a swift Thunderbolt in reply to her speech.

"You dare attack while I speak? Fine, allow me to make it clear to you that I am angry... Let us burn that pretty dress of yours, shall we?" she growled.

"Actually, it's not a dress," I sarcastically replied, allowing myself to get hit with Will-o-Wisp, "but you must be very dumb to let that happen."

I slyly grinned as I allowed my Synchronize ability to take over and share the burn I have with Ruse.

"W-what is this?" Ruse gasped.

"Well, I'm pretty sure you know what Synchronize is, right? I mean, you are a Gardevoir... A very dumb one at that!" I snarled as I countered with Thunderbolt.

"Urgh... You... fool!" she groaned as she countered with a Shadow Ball.

"I think you're the fool here," a voice suddenly interrupted.

I looked back to see that Blaze had arrived, along with Celsus and Sandra.

"You're in big trouble here, see..." Sandra chimed in as she whipped up a Sandstorm.

"Remember me?" Blaze growled as he fired a scalding Blast Burn.

Ruse tried to dodge the move but was taken out by a Bug Buzz from Celsus who had snuck up behind her in the Sandstorm.

"A-again?" Ruse groaned as she was hit by the attack, "W0why?"

Ruse dropped down unconscious, having been defeated by the trio that just arrived.

Celsus and Sandra immediately tended to the three of us while Blaze took the responsibility of turning Ruse in.

"We came in when we heard a scuffle inside, looks like we made it in time as it looked like you guys were having trouble there..." Celsus stated with concern.

"I guess we're fine either way," I told him, "All Blade got was a minor burn too... He should be fine..."

We rested for some time until Blade came to. I explained to him what had happened after he was knocked out.

"I see," he nodded as he finished his meal, apparently, Sandra could actually cook, "Now that's out of the way, Blaze has got things under his control... We have to go meet Cresselia and Darkrai now..."

"Oh... Right," I muttered, glancing at my half of the Divine Crescent.

Blade began to pack is stuff, "We need to leave as soon as you're ready, Rose..."

"Can we come too?" Sandra suddenly shot out, expressing a concerned look on her face.

"I'm sorry... But... Rose and I have to go... alone," Blade stated.

"Oh, I see..." Celsus taunted, "You want some alone time with Rose, eh?"

"W-what? No! It's just that... this is important..." Blade muttered, blushing.

"Okay then... Good luck with that... Blade," Celsus grinned, much to my dismay.

The two of us left the small house as we set off to find Darkrai and Cresselia.

"They to\want to meet us in Beach Cave... We should probably head over there now..." Blade told me.

"Yeah..." I continued, walking by him. Blade seemed to have a calm air around him.

"Hey Rose," Blade suddenly started, "I was wondering..."

"Yeah? Go on?" I continued for him as we continued walking.

"Well... You said you met Jirachi... Didn't Jirachi grant you a wish? If it's okay with you... What was it that you wished for?" Blade continued.

I somehow blushed... I wished for knowledge of my true desire... Yet I didn't quite understand it.

"I... I wished to know what my true desire is," I replied, "I wanted to know... If what I was doing... Was really what I wanted to do..."

"Wow... I never thought you'd wish something like that..." Blade returned, "What was your true desire?"

"Oh... I don't know... Jirachi didn't show it to me directly... But I was given a vision in which there was someone... Someone who cared for me..." I shook it off, "But I'm pretty sure that desires are just desires... I know what I am... I am a lone thief."

"Rose..." Blade smiled, "You seem to have grown a lot... See... I've come to really respect you and all... Underneath your tough exterior, I can see that you also have fragilities there... Hmm... What I'm trying to say is... I care... Rose..."

Something very unexpected came after he had said those words. He embraced me.

I resisted his hug at first, but accepted it soon enough. His warmth was enough to melt the ice that was left in my heart.

When it was over, I looked away from him, blushing. I was a thief... A being that has gone far beyond any repair... I couldn't use someone like him, my exact opposite, as support...

"Sorry, Rose..." Blade returned, blushing, "I just wanted to let you know, that I care... Everyone has a worth in this world, Rose... Otherwise it won't be complete..."

"Yeah... Thanks a lot... I needed that..." I returned, smiling and blushing.

"Umm... We should get going!" Blade immediately changed the topic.

I smiled as I nodded. Underneath all that discipline... Blade was really a nice and sweet guy... Maybe I respect him a lot more then, not just for his ideals anymore.

We soon entered Beach Cave, but as soon as we entered, I began to feel my pulse race. Blade and I soon fell unconscious.

When we opened our eyes, we found ourselves back on the floating gear... The exact area where Darkrai and Cresselia had challenged us to a battle.

"Well, we couldn't have anyone eavesdropping, so we took both of you to a space created by our Psychic-energy," a familiar voice called from behind.

Blade and I turned to face Darkrai and Cresselia.

"Well, Rose..." Cresselia started.

"Blade," Darkrai stated.

"This is the explanation we promised..." they both called in unison.

"The world... is coming to an end..." Darkrai started.

"W-what? The world?" Blade gasped.

"Cipher... an organization in a world opposite of ours, has managed to create their ultimate weapon," Cresselia sang.

"This weapon... It once had a heart... But after things became bleak, it joined the shadows... It was none other than XD002! As it was a being of interdimensional travel, Cipher conducted harsh experiments on it. In a fit of anguish, it destroyed Cipher and fled to our world in the process..." Darkrai continued.

"Being unstable and all, XD002 might go into a rage... And we know it possesses the power to destroy the world. That much is known, we have to appease it!" Cresselia sang, "But that was when I saw something... A vision... We have two heroes... Destined to save this land from ruin. One a gentle flower hidden behind thorns, another a sharp edged blade wielded only for justice..."

Blade and I looked at each other.

"Well," Darkrai started.

Cresselia finished his sentence, "Heroes! Accept your destiny here!"

Note: Wow, looks like our little Blade seems to be warming up a bit now... But, will this hero status actually allow them for that? Ah well, destiny controls all! Leave a review, pretty please! Now that the message has been delivered... I must get back to hunting for that annoyingly elusive Shiny Litwick... Ciao!