Gold rubbed his hands, a devilish smirk creeping onto his face. "Heh, all right then. Red prepare to-"

At that moment in time Silver's cell phone began to buzz loudly. Silver began to reach for it before he realized he wasn't wearing his pants. The others didn't bother to hide their amusement as Silver stomped over to where he'd left his clothes to dig the device out.

"Who is it?" Gold wanted to know as Silver checked his messages. He could count on one hand the number of contacts Silver had on his phone. Most of them were standing in the room trying not to laugh.

"Crys." Silver grumbled. "She's bitching about that stalker who keeps showing up."

Stalker? Crystal had a stalker? Gold stopped to think about it. "Oh. Eusine." He'd all but forgotten about the purple clad man with the unhealthy Suicune obsession.

"He just left the lab but he pissed her off enough to bitch to me about it." Silver said snapping his phone shut. He started to put the phone back into his pants pocket before he changed his mind and slipped it into the pocket of his apron.

Gold was about to ask when Silver and Crystal had become so chummy when the light bulb went off above his head. "All of you. Follow me." He ordered grabbing his pokedex. Red and Green looked at each other and shrugged before following Gold outside. Silver made a face. He was NOT going outside dressed like a maid.

"Silver! Come on!" Gold called.

He saw Red flash a grin that could only be described as evil before Green stuck his head back inside. "Your master is calling." He informed Silver with a not-quite-innocent smile.

Silver clenched his fists. This was embarrassing. This was fucking embarrassing. He was going to have to move out of the region for this.

Was it worth it?

He thought about it.

No. He was wearing the stupid thing. If he took it off now he'd have to listen to their teasing for the rest of his life, if not longer. He wasn't going to be humiliated twice in one day.

Taking a deep breath, he walked out of the house, passing Green who had been waiting so he could lock up. "After you Ma'am." He said politely but his snarky smile gave away his amusement.

Silver vowed to punch him when the day was over.

Gold led them south of Viridian and into the nearby forest. After about ten minutes of walking, he led them off the trail and into a clearing. A small pond bordered the edge of the clearing, a few lily pads floating atop the glass-like surface. A few bug type Pokémon lazily flew by, the summer's heat already affecting their activity. Warm sunlight filtered through the leaves of the trees casting a warm green-gold glow to the tranquil clearing

Perfect.

"All right. Let's get started." Gold announced.

"With what?" Green wanted to know crossing his arms.

"This." Gold swiped Green's pokedex from his pocket and began pushing buttons.

"Hey!"

"Oh relax I'm just borrowing it."

Finished Gold pocketed Green's pokedex and handed his own device to Green. "I'm borrowing Golduck." He informed the gym leader.

"What the hell?" Green snapped. "You can't just borrow my Pokémon without asking!"

"I just did." Gold grinned. "Now hand 'em over."

Green glared at Gold before handing over the pokeball and Gold handed over his politoad. "I expect it back." He informed the young champion.

"Yeah yeah." Gold let the water/psychic type out. "Golduck, c'mere for a sec." He ordered. While Gold bent down to discuss something with it, the two older trainers looked at each other.

"If he's ordering you to have a wet T-shirt contest with Silver…" Green began. Silver narrowed his eyes as Red snorted. His scarlet pupils flickered up and down Silver's figure before he rolled his eyes. Interpreting Red's look Green shrugged. "True. You'd win. Hands down."

Red only smiled.

"Ok, we're all ready to go!" Gold announced.

"Finally." Silver muttered.

Gold pointed at Red. "Use psychic attack!" He ordered.

Green's mouth dropped open as Red's eyes widened. Before either of them could move, Golduck's eyes began to glow and a multi-colored aura enveloped Red's body. With practiced ease, it lifted Red into the air and then flung him back into the bushes, the sounds of breaking branches and other flora almost deafening in the silent glade. Green whipped around to stare at Gold. "Are you fucking crazy?" He yelled.

Gold returned Golduck to its pokeball. "Silver, go check on Red will you?" He asked. He seemed rather pleased with himself.

"What? Er…sure." Silver walked in the direction Red had been flung, still in shock at seeing the former champion thrown like a rag doll.

Green grabbed Gold by the front of his jacket and yanked his face close to his, absolutely livid. " . . ?" He snarled. "You don't just ATTACK somebody without warning them you bastard!"

Before Gold could answer him, they heard Silver scream as the sounds of snapping branches erupted from the bushes. Green dropped Gold and both whirled around to see the bushes thrashing. Bug Pokémon flew from the bushes as their nesting grounds were disturbed while pidgeys escaped to the safety of the skies.

Then as suddenly as the thrashing began, it stopped. Silence fell over the small clearing. Not a chirp or squawk could be heard among the foliage. The wind had died leaving the air heavy and humid. The forest itself seemed to hold its breath as all waited for a sign of what was to come. Finally something stepped out of the bushes.

Green's jaw dropped.

From the bushes emerged an azure Pokémon roughly the size of Green's Arcanine. Its deep purple mane gently rippled in the gentle breeze as its dark forest green horn flashed in the summer light. The whole forest seemed to relax slightly, releasing its breath slowly as the legendary North wind stepped out of the bushes fully.

"Suicune?" Green mouthed the word but his eyes wouldn't believe it.

The majestic Pokémon raised its head up and examined the clearing before its gaze settled on the two trainers who were starring at it. It took one unsteady towards them and then another. Its scarlet red eyes seemed a bit unsteady as if it were a little drunk and unsure of where it was.

"Don't move." Green's words were barely audible as he and Gold stood perfectly still. The legendary beast of wind stumbled a few more steps towards them and then stopped, cocking its head ever so slightly as it examined the two trainer's stunned and somewhat confused faces. It gave a low cry, sounding oddly like a lost child. Its gaze shifted to Green and then Gold and then back at Green.

The next thing Green knew was that he was on the ground and that his head hurt. There was also something extremely heavy on him. He groaned and opened his eyes. What the hell…? Emerald eyes came into contact with scarlet ones.

Except they weren't the eyes Green was used to.

Green felt his breath become hitched in his throat as he realized that the heavy thing sitting on him was Suicune. It whimpered a little and then nudged his face gently, in an unusual affectionate gesture for a wild Pokémon. The gym leader couldn't help but raise an eyebrow up in confusion.

Snickering met both their ears and legendary dog and gym leader turned to see Gold with his arms resting comfortably behind his head. He was grinning madly at them. "Enjoying your time together? Red might be a little heavier than normal but…I'm sure you'll work things out."

"What?" Green sat up. "Are you crazy? This can't possibly be-" Another nudge from the legendary made him turn to look at it again. He hadn't meant to hurt its feelings but it was impossible! There was just no way it could be Red!

Right?

Suicune gave another low cry and nudged Green again affectionately. Green groaned. "Fuck, it is you isn't it?" He murmured rubbing the soft skin between Red's eyes. The Pokémon closed its eyes and a content sound, a cross between a growl and a purr rumbling from its throat.

"Are you two done yet?" Gold wanted to know, clearly bored. "Cause we still have a dare to do here while its daylight." He informed them.

Green and Red exchanged looks before Green pushed his boyfriend off and got back on his feet. Walking over to Gold he smiled. Then he punched the golden eyed trainer as hard as he physically could.

Silver pushed himself to knees, groaning as he rubbed his lower backside. He'd lost the little maid hat thingy on his way down the small ledge he'd accidently discovered and he was now covered in leaves, branches and dirt. These stupid shoes had absolutely no traction on the forest floor. Silver was half tempted to rip them off his feet and walk barefoot back to the others.

"Oh my. Are you all right there Miss?"

Silver froze in horror as somebody wiggled their way through the bushes. Clearly they'd been on the nearby trail and had heard the horrendous crashing he'd made on the way down. He looked around, hoping to see an escape route but sadly the figure stepped into sight before he could locate one.

Eusine offered a hand to Silver, a gentleman's smile on his face. "You look like you've had quite the tumble there." Silver numbly took his hand and let the Pokémon fanatic/rare hunter help him up. "May I ask why a young lady such as yourself is doing all the way out here by herself? This is hardly a safe place for a walk."

Silver didn't dare answer him. There was no way in hell he was going to open his mouth. The moment he said anything, he'd be recognized as a boy. Sweat dripped down the back of his neck at the thought of Eusine recognizing him. He would have to move out of the region once word got out that Silver was now cross dressing.

Eusine didn't seem to notice Silver's fear. He kept right on talking. "Allow me to escort you out the woods. It's dangerous here with night coming. I imagine you don't have any Pokémon on you?" He questioned. Silver shook his head. They were back at Green's. "My name's Eusine. I'm on the tail of a Pokémon named Suicune. And you are...?"

Silver didn't get a chance to talk because Eusine kept right on talking. "Glad to meet you! I heard rumors that Suicune is in this area of Kanto, so I came to look. But where exactly could it be? I even went to Professor Oak's assistant Crys to see if she knew. She's run into Suicune several times."

Silver's fear began to fade as annoyance set in. This moron was still obsessed with Suicune and wasn't paying attention to details around him. If he hadn't noticed that he was talking to one of the Dex holders in a maid's outfit, then he was never going to even realize that it was a boy he walking to. While this was reassuring, it was still going to be a long walk back.

"WHAT THE HELL?" Green stood over Gold, absolutely furious. Behind him, Red peered over the gym leader's shoulder at the heap in front him that was unfortunately Gold. "ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?" He yelled as Gold blinked the stars away. The trainer reached up and felt the swelling of his cheek and grimaced. That was going to hurt later.

"Arceus, overreact a little why don't you?" Gold muttered.

"Overreact?" Green snarled and hauled Gold up by his sweatshirt. "You think I'm overreacting?"

Gold grinned and held up his thumb and forefinger in the universal sign for tiny. "Just a little."

Green threw Gold back onto the ground. Taking a deep breath, he used up every ounce of self control he had in order to hold himself back from beating Gold into a bloody pulp. Clenching his fists, he glared down at Gold. "If he doesn't change back I'm going to kill you right here on the spot." He informed the Johto champion.

Gold sat up. "Will you relax? It's only temporary. He'll be back to normal in about two hours or so." He snapped.

Green crossed his arms. "Why the hell did you even turn him into a Pokémon in the first place? Why even a Suicune?" He wanted to know. Red nodded as well.

Gold smirked. "Cause it's needed for the dare." He explained. "You have to outrun a trainer for two hours, looking just like that." He explained. "If you get caught, you lose."

Red snorted. It sounded easy enough. Green rolled his eyes. "Which trainer is he supposed to outrun?" He wanted to know. There were plenty of trainers in the area. Gold couldn't have one of those rookies in mind could he? That was almost too easy.

"You! Hold it right there!" They all turned to see a man in a purple suit with a white cape start marching over to them. "Do either of you realize what's behind you?" He demanded.

"You gotta outrun him." Gold said out of the corner of his smirk. "See you in two hours Red." Louder he said, "Eusine! Long time no see dude!"

"Gold! Behind you!" Eusine ran up to him as Red and Green stepped back while the purple clad man ran up to them. "That's…that's!" He pointed at the Pokémon standing behind Green.

"Just the Viridian gym leader." Gold said innocently.

"Not him! Behind him!" Eusine pointed at Red who backed away for comfort's sake. He didn't like the look in the newcomer's eyes. Green blinked in confusion. What was this guy's problem? "That's Suicune!"

Gold turned and feigned surprise. "Well would you look at that!" He said with mock surprise. "How did that sneak up on us?" He gave Green and Red a devilish wink.

"Run." Green advised Red under his breath. He didn't know who this guy was but he didn't like the idolizing look Eusine was giving Red. He looked like one of the many fan girls who stalked him on a daily basis. Red didn't hesitate and took off into the woods, almost positive that the crazy purple man would do anything in his power to put him in a pokeball.

"No! Wait! Suicune come back!" Eusine yelled and chased after Red, a frantic look on his face. Gold waved goodbye, not bothering to hide his smirk as the poke-fanatic kicked up dirt in his desperate chase with his beloved Suicune.

"Who was that?" Green wanted to know.

"That was Eusine. He's been chasing after Suicune for years." The Johto champion said rolling his shoulders. "Me, Crys and Silver met him when-heywaitasec where is Silver?" He questioned as he remembered his boyfriend was still missing.

"I'm right here."

The two trainers turned around to see Silver limp up to them. He was carrying his muddy shoes and had stuffed his socks somewhere to walk barefoot. He was covered in dirt and leaves and looked as though he'd wrestled a Primape.

"What happened to you?" Green asked.

"I fell off of a cliff. What the hell do you think happened?" Silver snapped. Evidently he'd forgotten that he was supposed to be the polite maid.

"Tell us about it later." Gold said as he pulled a pokeball from his belt. With a bright flash his Togekiss was in front of him and stretching her wings. "Follow that psychopath!" He cried cheerfully as he climbed on.

"That's my line." Green muttered but he released Pidgeot anyways. Gold waited until Silver was seated behind him ("Don't forget to sit side saddle, m'lady". "Shut the hell up Gold") before nudging Togekiss with his feet to take to the air.

It took little to no time for them to locate Red and Eusine from the sky. Eusine made it very easy; he kept declaring his love for Suicune as loudly as he could in hopes that the legendary Pokémon would acknowledge them.

Red had honestly thought it would be easy to outrun the crazy man. It wasn't well known by anyone other than Green that his stamina stats were close to that of Olympic athletes. Running up and down Mt. Silver at least twice a day was a phenomenal stamina-building program. It wouldn't take long to outpace Eusine.

However, nearly two hours later, the man was still there. He was barely winded and if anything his pace had quickened. It became increasingly annoying when Eusine popped out in front of him forcing him to skid to a stop and quickly change directions lest he be caught. It was difficult at first to maneuver in this much larger and heavier body but within the first ten minutes Red had gotten used to the change.

The trainer was starting to feel the beginnings of a stitch in his side, cutting down his breathing rate and increasing his odds of being caught. His feet/paws were sore and slightly cut up from crossing over the rocky and tangled depths of the Viridian forest and parts of Pewter City's rocky borders. Had he been a real Pokémon his pads would've been calloused enough to do this easily.

"Suicune!" Eusine jumped out from behind a tree on his left. "Why do you run from me? Can you not sense the eternal love I have for you?" He cried.

Red quickly dodged right and made a beeline for the thicker parts of the forest. He didn't even have Pikachu with him to help him hide. As a former native of the forest, the electric rat would know indefinite places for him to hide.

"I love you!" Eusine was right behind him, barely fazed by yet another rejection and to Red's horror, catching up. Red would have loved to send the man flying with a powerful attack but the first time he had tried that it became very apparent that he didn't have attacks. He was not a natural Pokémon therefore he had no attacks. "Why won't you acknowledge me?" The man wailed as Red vaulted over a particularly large tree trunk.

Red paused, panting as he debated which way to go. There was a cliff wall, to his right, the river just up ahead and dense forest all around him. There were several large boulders along the river's edge that would create the perfect place to jump into the river or sunbathe on a clear summer day. It was actually a relatively nice place and Red made a mental note to come back and explore when he wasn't being pursued by a crazy man.

Speaking of which, said crazy man was climbing over the side of the tree. It was time to go again.

"Psst! Red!"

Red turned sharply and saw Green step out from behind one of the boulders. He waved him over, motioning for him to hurry. He'd never been so grateful to see the gym leader and happily dashed over, bending low so that his large body wouldn't stick out.

Green hugged Red around the neck, hardly bothered by the thick layer of sweat that clung to his fur or the damp earthy smell that hung around Red like a cloud. "Time's up." He murmured before a triumphant shout echoed off the cliff wall.

"I see you Suicune! You can't hide from me!" Eusine called out gleefully.

Green rolled his eyes and pulled Golduck's pokeball out of his pocket. "Who the hell let him into the region?" He muttered as he clicked open the device. "Golduck change him back." He ordered as the duck Pokémon appeared.

Golduck rolled his shoulders back before looking at Red straight in the eye. With a sharp bark the red jewel on its forehead began to glow. Green stepped back as a multi-colored beam hit Red and shrank him back to normal size, shape and figure. With a satisfied nod, Golduck finished its job and looked at Green for approval.

Red sank to his knees as exhaustion sank into his bones while Green returned the Pokémon to its pokeball, nodding in approval. Wanting nothing but sleep Red closed his eyes and prepared to hibernate for the next four days. Well, he would have if Green had pulled his unwilling body to his feet.

"Hey!" Eusine skidded to a stop, looking around wildly. "Where's Suicune?" He demanded.

Green and Red looked at each other. Green's expression slightly amused and Red's bringing to life annoyance. "That way." They pointed.

"Suicune!" Eusine cried, wadding across the river and scrambling up the slippery slopes. "Wait for me!"

Red just sighed and leaned on Green, mentally exhausted. "I'm going to hang Gold upside down from his toenails on the biggest tree I can find." It was one of the most malicious sentences Green had heard from the normally silent trainer in a long time.

Green grinned crookedly. "You can't do that. It's his turn after all."