A/N: I do not own Pokemon. There. Disclaimed. Now, can we get to the story so Team Triad (grunts) can finally appear? Sheesh!

Heroes of Unova Book One

The Race to Save the Region

Chapter Four

Trouble in Striaton's Dreamyard: Team Triad Strikes! (Part I)

It was dark, cloudy...he couldn't see a thing...

The fog hovered down to his ankles, blanketing his vision. He swatted at the deep mist, hoping it would clear it away.

A bright, orange light appeared to his left, and when he turned to look, he could see a tall orange-and-black figure that was definately not human. He could hear it huffing, but it didn't move to hurt him, instead following him as he kept walking.

He kept moving, hoping the fog would clear. As he glanced down at the ground, he noticed growth-he was now walking through tall grass. Corn plants, he realized. He was walking in a field of corn.

He lost track of time as he kept walking, the figure following him steadfastly. As he continued to walk he noticed that the fog was thinning, and the corn plants fewer. He was nearing the end. He didn't know how he knew this, but it was the truth. He was getting close to where he needed to go.

As he stepped out of the last part of the corn fields, the fog disappeared, and he realized with shock that the figure next to him was the fire-type Pokemon, Emboar.

Emboar wasn't looking at him, instead staring straight ahead. He followed the Pokemon's gaze, and his eyes landed on a shrine that stood in the clearing.

He walked towards the shrine, and, stopping in front of it, he reached out a hand to touch the beautiful woodwork.

Hello, young one, A voice whispered in his ears. I have been waiting for you for a long time...

STRIATON CITY

Landon woke up with a start, cursing his overactive imagination as his dream continued to race through his head. It had been months since he'd last had those dreams, and he thought he was finally rid of them.

He groaned, running a hand through his hair as he looked at the clock in the Pokecenter room he'd slept in. 8:25. Five more minutes before the alarm went off, waking his roommates, Felix and Kyo.

Landon threw off his covers, silently placing his feet on the cold wooden floor as he moved to the bathroom, passing Felix (who was snoring). He shut the door behind him, splashing cold water on his face.

He hated those dreams. They meant something, but he had no idea what. It was frustrating.

He heard the beeping of the alarm, and Felix's groaning for Kyo 'to shut the blasted alarm off, mate'. Landon chuckled at that.

He walked out of the bathroom just as Kyo flicked on he lights. "Felix not much of a morning person?" He asked the quiet male.

"Not at all," He responded.

"Shut up," Felix snapped as he rolled out of bed.

There was a knock on the door, and Mikaela's voice rang out. "Guys, hurry up. Lolita just called, she said we should train in the Dreamyard before we challenge the gym. Vikkiy's already downstairs waiting."

"We'll be down there in ten," Kyo called, and they heard her walking away.

"Alright, let's get ready to go," Landon sighed, throwing a shirt over his head."

STRIATON CITY

Vikkiy yawned as she sipped her hot chocolate. She was sitting in the lobby of the Pokecenter, waiting for her companions so they could go meet Lolita at the Dreamyard.

"Hey Vik," Mikaela greeted as she walked down the stairs and into the lobby, plopping down beside her fellow brunette.

"The guys up yet?"

"Sounded like they had just woken up when I checked," She responded.

"Better then them still being asleep," Vikkiy sighed as she finished the last of her hot chocolate.

"True."

The two sighed as they continued to wait.

Approximately ten minutes later, the three males stumbled into the lobby, all three of the obviously tired, Felix the most.

"You guys ready to go?" Vikkiy asked as she stood up from the couch, tossing her empty cup into the garbage.

"Yeah," Kyo responded as the five of them moved towards the Pokecenter's doors.

"Good," The brunette smiled. "Because we're in for a long day of training."

DREAMYARD

"You guys made it!" Lolita greeted as the group walked in the Dreamyard, aka 'A Place for Young Trainers'.

"Morning!" Vikkiy smiled, offering a little wave.

Felix simply grunted.

"So, training!" Lolita smiled. "Have you guys come up with a plan?"

"Triple battle between the six of us. Girls versus boys," Mikaela answered.

"Sounds good," Landon said, and they lined up, releasing their Pokemon.

"Go Rain!"

"C'mon out Tepig!"

"Let's go Adam!"

"Time for battle, Tynamo!"

"Get in there, Solosis!"

"Help me out, Guide!"

The six of them stood there, their respective Pokemon in front of them, as they stared at each other.

Mikaela opened her mouth to speak, but didn't get further then "Rain-" before the ground started to shake.

"Okay, where's the Excadrill?" Vikkiy asked, holding Adam as she tried hard not to fall over.

"I don't think a Pokemon's doing this," Landon yelled over the loud noises that were coming from deeper in the Dreamyard.

"By the way," Lolita said as she returned Solosis, stumbling a bit. "This doesn't happen regularly."

"I can't decide if that's good news or bad," Kyo replied as he made his way over to the girls, the ground shaking all the while. "Maybe we should investigate?"

"Anything to get this blasted shakin' to stop, mate!" Felix said.

Vikkiy, returning Adam to his Pokeball, ran across the shaking ground, ducking under a pole that had fallen and disappearing from view.

"Shit! Vikkiy!" Kyo said desperately, running after her. The other four looked at each other before following.

DREAMYARD

The brunette continued to run, even though she could hear her companions yelling at her to slow down.

Something was wrong, she could feel it in her bones. And she had to stop it.

Vikkiy leapt over a metal beam, coming to a stop as she saw a giant mechanical vehicle of some sort sitting in front of her, clearly having emerged from the ground.

"Holy Spinda," Lolita breathed as the other five came to a stop to surrond her, all of them staring at the machine in front of them.

First of all, it was huge. Building huge. The entire thing was steel, and had treads like a tank. On one side, there was a logo of three connecting points, along with the word TRIAD in the middle.

"What. The. Hell," Landon finally spoke up as they stared at the unmoving machine.

"Triad? What does that mean?" Mikaela asked.

"Only one way to find out," Felix spoke up. "We need to split up, mates."

Dead silence filled the clearing before Vikkiy nodded. "He's right."

Kyo cleared his throat. "Mikaela, LA, go right. Lolita and Felix, keep heading up. Vik-"

"We're going left," She said solemnly, before bolting once more.

DREAMYARD-Kyo and Vikkiy

"Vikkiy, slow down," Kyo said as he grabbed her arm, forcing her to stop as they scanned the area in front of them. It was clear.

"They're probably deeper," The brunette said, shaking off her friend's grasp as she walked forward, not noticing the unstable ground she had chose to walk on.

"Vik-"

"HOLY MOTHER OF SPINDA!" Vikkiy screeched as the ground gave way underneath her, and she fell into the medium size hole, curses floating up to Kyo's ears.

"Are you okay?" Kyo asked as he walked closer to the edge of the hole.

"I'm fine! Just remind me to never investigate an odd happening again!" The brunette snapped irritably, twisting her left arm uncomfortably to grab Adam's Pokeball. She tossed it out of the hole, and the grass snake Pokemon appeared next to Kyo.

Looking down in the cave-in of dirt, Adam unleashed his Vine Whip to help Vikkiy get out without being asked.

DREAMYARD-Lolita and Felix

"Are we going the right way? I think we're lost."

The black-haired male stared at her. "You live here! How in Arceus' name does one get lost in the city they live in?"

"Uhmmmm..." Lolita shrugged, biting her lip. "I've never really been this far into the Dreamyard before?"

"Oh, hell."

A/N: Favorite quote of this chapter: "Okay, where's the Excadrill?" It was such a Vikkiyish thing to say, I felt like I really nailed down my OC's personality.

Second fav: "By the way...this doesn't happen regularly." Oh, Lolita. You crack me up.

(...It's actually not that hard to make me laugh...)

Poor Felix and Lolita, they're lost. And Vikkiy is just so awesome that she discovered a hole. Well that's a path they've marked as 'dangerous'. They won't be coming back that way.

...So, I lied. We'll finally meet actual members of Team Triad next chapter (instead of their hulking metal tank-like vehicle thingy mcbop) and a new OC will show up to save the day! (YAY!)

Then, in Chapter 6, we'll get to the Striaton Gym Battles.

...I'll admit it. I originally planned to have the gym battles in Chapter 3, but sidetracking and messing with the main characters is too much fun. So what have I learned from this setback? That I should never make outlines, because I never follow them.

Never.

(Yet another thing I need to work on as a writer. GRAWR!)

The pairings are pretty much set in stone now (I had an awesome squeefest/revelation at 2:43 this morning), but due to some complications (mainly my BFF being as straight as a circle) there will be three singles.

Ah well. Maybe they'll find someone in the sequels! (when I get there...cough...)

As to the lines 'holy Spinda' and 'holy mother of Spinda', that's mainly because a close friend who is way more into Pokemon then me (which is saying a lot, because my friends get annoyed at me while we're texting each other because I randomly insert angry phrases about Pokemon who are pissing me off as I play the games while texting) once said that you could replace any swearword with Spinda and it would make sense.

I know, I have crazy friends.

Thanks to the AWESOME people who reviewed last chapter-Kurayami Angel, Mikaela the Cat, lightwolfheart, Thunder of Life, and my anon reviewer! (...Seriously, where are all the creators of my cast? I should have at least six more reviews! The RAWR is disappointed...and sad...and craving burgers...)

I SURVIVE ON REVIEWS. IF I GET NO REVIEWS, I STARVE. My bff says this is because I'm a review whore, but whatevs.

That being said...PLEASE REVIEW!

-The Almighty(ish) iamRAWRkaythanks

P.S. Because I'm modest.

P.P.S. Out of curiousity (hem...cough), who is everyone's favorite member of the Unova Elite Four?

P.P.P.S. Favorite region?

P.P.P.P.S. Seriously guys. REVIEW. I stay up until like 3am each night writing for y'all (okay, maybe I write at night cause I have sleep problems. SHUSH!), I want feedback SPINDADAMMIT!

(this was an insanely long author's note, I apologize for that)