Rigel stood in the middle of Sapphire's burrow, trying to understand the dream he just had. "Who was that voice?" he thought, "And what did it mean by someone I'll grow to hate? Who will that be, and why would I hate them?" He knew he would not be able to get back to sleep, so he walked out of the burrow and stared up at the moon just like he did several nights ago. "Why did it have to choose me? I was just an Eevee living in a forest, how could I decide the fate of others?" He sat thinking until the sun rose on the mountain, and Sapphire and Meissa soon emerged from the burrow.

"Good morning Rigel." Meissa said. "You're up early."

"I couldn't sleep." Rigel said. He wasn't going to tell Meissa about his dreams yet, he didn't want her to share the fears and uncertainties that they had given him. "Do you want to go find Aludra, Tarazed, and Gauss?"

"Sure," Meissa replied. "Thank you for letting us stay Sapphire."

"You're welcome." Sapphire said. "I hope you find your friends. Goodbye Meissa... goodbye Rigel." She then began walking back into her burrow, not even waiting for them to leave.

"W-wait." Rigel said without thinking. He had only just met Sapphire, but he did not want to leave her so soon. Sapphire stopped walking and turned to look at Rigel silently, waiting for him to say what he had to say. "Um, do y-you live h-here by yours-self? Uh, I mean, do you h-have any f-friends?"

"No, but I'm fine with being alone." Sapphire said. "Why do you ask?"

"W-well," Rigel stuttered. He was determined to say what he was thinking, and he wouldn't let his problem stop him. "I was th-thinking, um, maybe you c-could come with us."

"What, why?" Sapphire said with surprise. "You don't need me to come with you."

"Y-yes I do. Um, wait, I mean, y-you shouldn't j-just stay here your whole l-life. We are g-going on an adventure, a-and I th-think it would be nice if you c-came with us."

"That sounds like a good idea Rigel." Meissa said with a smile. "Come on Sapphire, we would be glad to take you with us, and I bet the others would love your company."

"Well..." Sapphire said before looking around at her burrow and the scenery surrounding it. It was clearly visible that she was debating what to do in her head. "...Alright, I guess there's no reason why not."

Rigel could barely contain his excitement as he heard this. "Y-you will? Great! Uh, I mean, that's g-good to hear."

"Ok, I'm sure Gauss, Aludra, and Tarazed will be glad to meet you." Meissa said. "I think we left them off this way." She then began walking to the west, with Rigel and Sapphire following silently.

As they walked, Rigel often snuck glances at Sapphire, and one or two times he thought he saw her doing the same. "Maybe now I can get to know her some more." he thought. "And maybe I could actually talk to her soon."

The three walked for about an hour, taking in the view of the mountain in the morning. Low clouds hung around the mountain's peaks, and small pokemon moved quickly across the rocky ground, never staying out in the open for long. Meissa gave out a shout as she saw a silver object floating around in the distance, and began running to meet her friends with Rigel and Sapphire close behind.

"Operator Meissa and Rigel found." Gauss said. "They are accompanied by an unknown subject. Please enter subject name."

"Hey guys." Meissa said . "Sorry we were gone all night. Anyway, this is Sapphire, and she'll be joining us on our little journey."

"Sorry?" Aludra said in an annoyed voice. "We were scared something had happened to you two. What would we do then, huh?"

"We really are sorry Aludra." Rigel said. He thought it would be best if his friends didn't know about his run-in with the Rhydon. "We met Sapphire, and by the t-time she had showed us where to find berries around here, it was getting too dark to be wandering around."

"Abnormalities detected in Rigel's speech patterns." Gauss said suddenly. "Scanning Rigel... increased body temperatures and pheromone production levels detected. This unit will analyze these findings and continue observation."

"Gauss, what are you talking about?" Rigel said. "If you're going to say something, then please make sure we can understand it first. Anyway guys, why don't you introduce yourselves?"

"Fine." Aludra said. "I'm Aludra, the best fighter here. Don't forget it."

"Sure you are." said Tarazed. "My name is Tarazed, nice to meet you."

"Scanning subject Sapphire... subject saved." Gauss said. "This is Magna-Z1 unit number 2639 codename: Gauss. Body temperature and pheromone production of subject are similar to those of subject Rigel. Storing scans for analysis."

"It's nice to meet you all." Sapphire said quietly. "I hope I can be a good friend to you."

"Ok, now that that's over with." Aludra said. "I want to see what's over these mountains, so let's get going."

"Patience really isn't one of your virtues, is it Aludra?" Tarazed said. "But I guess we should be moving on before nightfall."

The group of pokemon then found the same mountain trail they were following yesterday and resumed their journey, making their way through rocky passes and over small hills with the sun shining warmly above them, while Rigel was still thinking about Sapphire, his dreams, and what Gauss had said. "Body temperature and pheromone production?" he thought. "What does that even mean? That bucket of bolts really confuses me sometimes. But I guess that's not important. What is important is me telling these guys about my dreams without making it seem like I've gone crazy, but how would I do it?" As he pondered this, he remembered the dream with the silhouettes. "If I met Sapphire in my dream, then does that mean I'll meet whatever those things are too? That voice said it gave me a sight beyond normal beings as a gift, but so far that sight has only given me questions and worries, which is not really much of a gift." As Rigel was thinking, he and his friends passed several pokemon he was familiar with that caught his attention, such as Spoink competing to see who could bounce the highest, flocks of Spearow flying across the sky, and three young Machop honing their fighting skills in sparring matches.

"Hey Aludra." Tarazed said, motioning toward the Machop with his wing. "Think you could learn anything from them?"

"I doubt it." Aludra said as she looked at the grey creatures. "My dad taught me all of his best techniques, and what those little guys know is nothing compared to those."

Hearing this, the Machop stopped their training and approached Aludra before speaking to her with curiosity in their voices. "You know some techniques we don't?" one said. "What kind of techniques? Can you teach us?"

"Teach you?" Aludra asked, flattered that someone would want to learn from her. "Sorry little guy, but I don't really have time."

"Aw, come on miss, please?" another one asked. "We want to know them."

"I don't have time." Aludra repeated apologetically. She wanted to pass on her knowledge, and had good feelings about the Machop, but she didn't want to stop and hold up her friends. "I'm going with my friends to see what's over this mountain. Maybe some day I can come back here and teach you. What are your names?"

"I'm Sarin." one said.

"I'm Kajam." said another.

"And I'm Marfik." said the last one.

"Well alright." Aludra said, bending down to the Machop's level. "My name is Aludra. Sarin, Kajam, Marfik, when I get done with my adventure, I promise to teach you what I know. Ok?"

"Ok." the three Machop said in disappointment. "But could you at least show us one of your moves?"

"Well..." Aludra said as she thought about it. "Ok, just one move won't hurt. Could one of you go get one of those rocks over there?"

"Sure!" Kajam said with excitement as he raced over to a rock about the same size as him and easily lifted it from the ground. "Is this one good?"

"Perfect." Aludra said as she lifted her right foot. "Now throw it at me." Kajam tossed the rock as hard as he could, and Aludra's leg burst into flame as she hit it with a kick that shattered it into rubble.

"Wow!" the Machop yelled. They had never seen a Blaze Kick performed before, and they were amazed by the move. "That was awesome!"

"I'm glad you think so." Aludra said with a smile. "I'll show you more some other time. I have to be going now."

"Ok, thanks miss Aludra." the Machops said before going back to their training, trying their best to emulate Aludra's technique.

Aludra then went back to her friends, and they continued walking down the mountain path. "Man Aludra," Tarazed said. "I never knew you had a soft spot for Machops."

"Shut up Tarazed." Aludra said. "They wanted me to show them something, and I did. I was trying to help them be better."

"Whatever." Tarazed said back. "Let's just go see what's over these mountains."

Soon the group made it to the tall rise they had seen yesterday, and they all stopped and stared as they went over it and saw what layed below them.