Hey peoples! Here's chapter 4, just saying now, it is possibly going to be the worst chapter yet (at least in my mind) it leaves something more to be desired but I didn't know what else to do with it.

Akoza Hiewa: You know I have a feeling you know I can't answer your questions, but you ask them anyway. Like I said when I pmed you after you replied to my comment on your rangers discover fanfiction story (by the way you're welcome for me allowing you to feature it, again, though you could have done it anyway and I wouldn't have cared, just saying) I have no clue where this story is going to go at this point so anything is possible. Btw thanks for favoriting me.

Ranger Belle: Well, I can tell you this for sure, you are no idiot and your cousin had no place in saying you were. As for if she's being tortured... I have no clue where this story is going so that is a possible outcome.

RangerTakara: Your welcome :) . Thanks for the review.

Ukulele Pichu: I'm glad you like it, to be honest I'm surprised that so many people are actually reading this.

*looks at review order* O.O they're in alphabetical order and I wasn't even trying to do it. Wow.

Disclaimer: I don't own nintendo or the team that makes the pokemon games. If I did then Brock would be an optional companion in all the games.

Word count: 2,236 words

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Chapter 4

New mission

As soon as I walked in the house I was greeted with Ben saying "What took you so long?"

To which I answered keeping my voice level "None of your business." I knew that I wasn't acting like my usual self, if I were I would have told Ben that I was at the ruins next to Cocona Village, I would have told him about that darn dream, but I wasn't myself, so I didn't, I didn't feel it was important. Looking at the Professor I asked "So what's the problem?"

"Now that we're all here…" Professor Hastings began, ignoring my question entirely. He looked to Leena and Rand and asked "My we use the upstairs room?"

"Yes." Came the quick reply from Nema's mom.

Professor Hasting looked to Ben, Pichu and I and nodded, motioning us to go up the stairs. Without a second thought I did what I was told, hastily moving up the stairs and taking a spot around the table that was still loaded with papers and books. I lay my arms on the wood and let my head rest on them. Pichu climbed his way out of my arms and onto my shoulder, slowly making his way to my head, tugging my hair lightly so he doesn't slip. The other two made it up into the room within seconds and took their places. "So… what's the problem?" I ask, somewhat eager to get out of here. I had other things on my mind that felt more important, for example: that feeling I had last night that something was wrong had grow slightly, it felt like it was telling me to not ignore it.

Professor Hastings looked at me and answered "A new threat is coming to Oblivia, from Johto and Kanto-"

My eyes grew slightly wider, everything else that was going on in my mind seemed petty at the sound of that one region, and I stood up straight and asked "Kanto?!" Ben looked at me, like he was curious why I cared so much all of a sudden, when only a few seconds ago I looked like I didn't care about anything. And, I guess that was true.

The Professor nodded "Yes, Kanto. They have their main base somewhere in Kanto, and a secondary base in Johto, though we cannot seem to find them yet. What we do know is that they are calling themselves World's End, and that they are coming to Oblivia in search of something that they can't find in any other regions, but those two. We only know they exist because of reports from the rangers in the regions."

"Do you know what they're looking for?" My partner asked, wanting more information on the subject.

"No we don't, but we're looking into it, so far we have found nothing." The old man said. "There have already been some sightings near Faldera Volcano and Tilikule Island; as well as in the lesser populated areas of Sophian Island."

Part of me wanted to ask about where they'd been sighted in Kanto, and if I could go to check it out; I used to live in Kanto, Pallet Town, to be precise. "So…" I started "I'm guessing you want us to keep Oblivia safe since we're already here." Professor Hastings nodded and I quietly groaned, complaining "Can't I go to Kanto and help out there? I used to live there after all, so I know the a few places they could use to hide their headquarters."

The old man just replied saying "We need you and your partner here."

I felt a hand on my shoulder, as well as a paw, when I looked Ben was there and he said calmly "What do you not want to be around here? Rand still has work of his own to do, and Sophian Islands pretty big, it would take me ages to search everywhere alone. Come on, Summer, it's not that bad. Besides after they're gone you could go see your family at Kanto, right?"

With a sigh I looked the professor in the eye and asked "Would that be okay with you?" Instead of a reply he just nodded. A small smile made its way onto my lips, but I still wanted to go and help out after the patrol. "Where do you need us to go?"

"It's simple, really, I just need you and your partner to check out the islands where they have been seen and report back to me. Do not engage them if you find them, stay hidden and listen to what they're saying. We might be able to find out what they're after and reach it before them." Ben nodded, and, after a few seconds of consideration, I did as well. "Well, get going!"

With a smile I said "Alright." I didn't move though, I had to talk to Professor Hastings about going to Kanto. Watching Ben make his way down the steps I turned my head to the chief of technology and ask "After I'm done patrolling here, can I please go to Kanto to help out? I lived there 'til I was ten, then joined the Union. I have to go."

He looked at me, and shock his head slowly, as though he was disappointed by something. Was it so wrong that I wanted to see my home after a years of not being there? Was it because I wanted to do that more than do the mission at hand? "If you are needed there…" was all the Professor said, and it was all he needed to say. I watched him walk away, I understood why he said it but that didn't make me feel any better.

I wouldn't get to see my home, I knew it. They would never actually need me in Kanto, they had rangers of their own there. Sometimes I wished that I had been stationed in Kanto instead of Sinnoh and then being brought here, more likely than not, to stay. Though that wouldn't be too bad, I guess, still… I want to see my brother, even though he doesn't care about me; I want to see mom, even though she -informally- disowned me, she never much cared for rangers, thought that there were much better, more "respectable" jobs out there and loathed the idea that I wanted to be one saying it would disgrace her; I want to visit dad's old grave, just to tell him that I followed my dream no matter what mom said, and have this feeling that he's proud of me, and I've wanted him to be proud of me since I was four (he always liked my brother best, same with mom). To say I was disappointed would have been an exact description, but, the Professor said those words with finality, there could be no arguing it.

With my head bowed slightly to hide the sadness in my brown eyes, I walked down the stairs and looked up when I was halfway down, faking happiness with ease then calmly walked outside, where Ben and Pichu were waiting. "What took you so long?" the boy asked.

"Just talking to Professor Hastings about going to Kanto after this, that's all." I answered, moving my shoulders up slightly, as though it was nothing.

"Alright." He said after a few seconds. Though he seemed to have left it at that, and, to be honest, I was thankful for that. "So which islands do you want to take?" Ben asked after I had called Latias and we had taken off into the ever cloudy sky, Pichu hiding under my scarf holding onto the back of my jacket as though his life depended on it.

I looked at him, my face told it all, the simple confusion then sudden realization, and, finally, the embarrassment I felt for not figuring it out sooner. After thinking for a few seconds an answer spilled from my mouth "I'll take Faladera Island and you can take Tilikule Island, then we can meet up above Sophian Island and search it together since it's bigger than the other two. What do you think?" Ben closed his hazel eyes and thought about it, he nodded when he opened them. "Well then, I'll see you soon." A smile was on my face as the gentle wind blew past us.

"I'll see you there." With that being said, he turned north towards Tilikule Island and took off. I sat there for a while waiting for him to disappear, knowing full well I gave him the smaller of the two islands, I had my reasons though. I could get from Faladera Island to Sophian Island faster than he would if he had to do it. Besides, I just felt like I had to get away from him for a while, far away; I just need to think things through for a while, and it's stuff I'd really rather Ben not know about.

Leaning forward I whisper to Latias "Alright, let's go to Faldera Volcano." We turned towards the south east and I mutter, petting her head "Go as fast as you want to, girl." With that we took off fast enough so that everything around us was just a blur. And before I knew it I was yelling out of joy. It was like a roller-coaster, I could feel my hair being thrown behind me, I could feel myself slowly being pulled from my seat, I could feel the wind whipping my face, and I could feel Pichu climbing down farther into the scarf and holding on with a death grip to my uniform. Latias made turns and rolls and flips as I laughed and screamed, holding on with all my might. Latias always loved doing this with us. Anytime I flew with her after the Pinchers were gone I always gave her free reign of what to do, only telling her where to go occasionally. The first few times I told her not to do flips and turns, but over time I just got used to it, and loved it; sadly Pichu didn't enjoy it as much as I did, if he enjoyed it at all.

Within seconds I could see the cloud of ash that was in the air, surrounding use in a thick blanket of ash and soot, indicating that Faldera Volcano was right under us. "Okay, Latias, let's get out of this ash cloud." I said somewhat quietly. With a nod that signaled an agreement she dove down through the clouds, aiming for the red flat rocks that signaled that there was ground. Part of me didn't want the flying to end when I touched the hot volcanic ground, when I was flying I felt free, everything that plagued my mind before hand, if anything at all, would vanish leaving me feeling light like a Starraptor or Spearow. "Thanks, girl" I said with an invisible smile "You go and have some fun, alright. I'll call when I need you, okay." The female Pokémon nodded and took off into the sky, leaving me on the ground.

Turning around I looked at the red rock path and lava flows that were common to the volcano, the Pokémon were as active as ever it seemed. Just by standing there I could see them running around their habitat, enjoying the blistering heat that already had me sweating. I could feel Pichu climbing out of my scarf and onto my left shoulder, when he was there I moved my right hand to scratch his chin and said "Alright, Pichu, let's get this over with." After standing there for a few minutes attempting to come up with a plan I chose that I'd walk to the top, then descend to the docks, after all it's easier to go down then to go up. So, I figured, why not start with the hard one and get it over with. Slowly I make my way up, nothing has really changed about the place, if I'm being honest, which I am.

The second Cliffside area, which was where I had landed, had no one there, well other than the Pokémon, obviously. I could see the entrance area up ahead, the old shack was still there, sometimes I wonder how it hadn't burned to the ground… or why someone would even build a shack on a volcano that still had lava flowing out of certain areas; then again, for all I know the volcano might not have been active when they built it, but still, what ever happened to common sense. But it's up, and that's that, can't change it.

I walked up to the door and listened for anything that was out of the ordinary, and heard nothing. So I just continued on after looking through the window that was still intact, how I'll never know, and saw nothing. Without even realizing that I was moving I just continued on the patrol of the volcano, and, in short, there was nothing there. At least that's what I thought until I reached the top.

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Well, that wasn't my best chapter, but it's something. I forget if anyone lives in the house on the volcano. I think an old man and his ninetales do, but I'm not certain, so if someone could confirm or deny my thought that would be great. Also, did I do Professor Hastings alright, I feel like he was really out of character. Anyway, thanks for reading, and I'll see you soon.

Later,

Ember