"Uh, sorry, I..." Rigel stuttered. He could not believe what he had just done. "I don't know what c-came over me, I'm sorry."

"It's alright Rigel." Sapphire said as she smiled. "I... I was hoping you would tell me some time, because I don't think I could have done it myself. I didn't expect this though."

"Y-you mean you... like me too?" Rigel asked. "Well, do you mind if I, um, kiss you again?"

"Not at all."

As their lips met again, a memory of the feeling he got at the end of the dream in which he met Sapphire flashed through Rigel's mind, but was quickly lost in the flood of happiness and pleasure he felt with her. The rest of the world seemed to fade away as the two sat, lost in each other, and the remainder of the night went by like a blur.

Rigel awoke from a dreamless sleep the next morning to see Sapphire sleeping peacefully next to him. She looked so beautiful and serene in the morning light, and all Rigel could do was stare until she slowly opened her eyes and smiled at him.

"Good morning." Rigel said softly before standing up and stretching.

"Good morning to you too." Sapphire said back as Rigel walked over to her.

The two shared another passionate kiss before walking back toward the spring they had stopped at the night before, and it was only as he was returning that Rigel thought about his friends. How could he explain why he and Sapphire were gone? He didn't have much time to think before he got back to the spring and was noticed by Meissa.

"Rigel, Sapphire, where have you been?" she asked. "I woke up this morning and both of you were gone, I was so worried!"

"Uh, sorry Meissa." Rigel said while looking at the ground. "Sapphire and I, um, took a little walk last night. We got tired while we were walking and fell asleep."

"Um, yeah, right." Sapphire said. "We didn't mean to scare you."

"Well, I wish you would have told me." Meissa said. "I wouldn't have been mad if you woke me up to say where you were going."

"I'm sorry." Rigel said. "We, uh, we thought that we would be back."

As Rigel and Meissa were talking, Gauss silently floated towards them as it's eye turned green. After a few seconds of looking at Rigel and Sapphire, it's eye turned red again as it spoke loudly. "Changes detected in subjects Rigel and Sapphire. Saving scans for analysis."

"Gauss, what are you talking about?" Meissa asked. "What do you mean by changes?"

"Uh, I don't think he means anything." Rigel said quickly before trying to change the subject. "It's probably just the weird stuff he normally talks about. Where's Tarazed? Did he go to find breakfast or something?"

"Yeah, he did." Meissa said. "I don't know when he'll be back."

"Ok, I guess we'll just have to wait until he does then." Rigel said as he walked away at a hurried pace. "I'm going to go talk to Aludra. Coming Sapphire?"

"Oh, yeah, wait for me." Sapphire said as she followed behind. She wanted to avoid talking to Meissa about the night before just as much as Rigel did.

After speaking with Aludra for a few minutes, Rigel and Sapphire walked over to the spring and whispered to each other until Tarazed returned, holding small branches covered in red berries in his beak. While it wasn't the best breakfast Rigel had ever had, it was good enough for him. With breakfast finished and everyone ready to go, the group made their way down the path toward the large forest, confident that they would reach it before the end of the day.

As Rigel walked behind his friends, he could hear the faint sound of birds singing, a sound that he had begun to miss in the short time away from his home. "Hey Tarazed," Rigel said as a random thought passed through his mind. "Do you ever sing? I've heard a lot of birds do it, but never you."

"Uh, no." Tarazed said, not expecting the question. "Singing was never my thing. Why?"

"No reason." Rigel replied. "Just wonder- woah!"

Rigel stopped short as a Bidoof ran out in front of him, almost causing him to trip over it.

"Oh, sorry buddy." the Bidoof said. "I didn't see you."

"Uh, that's alright." Rigel said before stepping around the Bidoof and continuing down the road.

"I've never seen you around here before." the Bidoof said as it followed behind Rigel. "What's your name? They call me Jellybean."

"Jellybean? What does that mean?" Rigel asked as he kept walking. "Anyway, my name's Rigel."

"I don't really know what it means." Jellybean said. "A friend of mine just called me that one day, and it stuck. My friend is probably looking for me right now, but I'll go find him later. So, your name is Rigel? That's a funny name, I think you could use a better one."

"My name is fine." Rigel said, getting a little irritated by the small rodent. "Maybe you should go find your friend."

"No, he can wait. Come on, you need a nickname, I'll think of one. How about..."

"Do you always talk constantly to strangers?"

"No. Well, maybe. Anyway, let me finish. How about Rigelodeon? No! DJ Rigelodeon! No wait! DJ SpinarakRigelodeon!"

"What? That doesn't make any sense! Are you crazy or something? Oh hey, I think I here your friend calling from over there."

"Really? Great! Coming Dakota! Bye DJ SpinarakRigelodeon, talk to you again some time!"

"That was a mean thing to do." Meissa said after the Bidoof had run away.

"Just walk," Rigel said as his pace quickened. "For the love of Arceus, just walk before he catches on and comes back."

Soon after escaping the annoying Bidoof, Rigel heard another familiar sound, the sound of wind blowing through the leaves of trees. As he walked over a small rise, he saw that he and his friends had reached the foothills of the mountain, and now the forest was in sight.

"Finally!" Meissa said excitedly as she ran ahead. "Man, I missed the color green!"

"Operator Meissa." said Gauss. "I request that you wait for me."

As his friends went forward to the forest, Rigel, who had decided to tell Sapphire about his dreams, stayed back.

"Hey, uh, Sapphire." he said to her before she had gotten too far ahead. "Can I talk to you about something?"

"Sure RIgel." Sapphire said. "What do you want to talk about?"

"Well, there's something I want to tell you. Don't think I'm crazy or something, but about two weeks ago I had a dream, and in it I saw three Eevees and... you."

"Me? How could you have seen me?"

"Well, in my dreams I have spoken with a weird voice, and it said that it has given me the ability to see the future, but the things I see are almost never very clear on their meaning. There's something else though. After I saw you, I got this feeling, like I had lost something very important to me. I don't know what it means, but whatever happens, I want you to know that I... I love you. I know it may be a little odd saying that, since we have only really known each other for about a week, but I can't think of anything that could describe it better."

"Uh, Rigel, I... I love you too, but you're starting to scare me a little. Do you think something will happen?"

"I don't know, I'm scared too, but I promise that nothing bad will happen if can help it. We should probably go after Meissa and the others, they might leave us behind if we stay here much longer."