Author's note: I'm glad people seem to be liking this! (And by-the-way, this is not a Sailor Moon crossover, (you might think so later in the chapter, so I put this here.) I will try to update frequently, but other stuff might get in the way sometimes, sorry. I hope you enjoy this chapter, and thank you for reading this, ~ leafybreeze

Disclaimer: I do not own pokémon, the game's storyline, the characters, or whatever else I forgot. It's probably a good thing I don't though, because I am horrible at math!

Stolen Stylers, and the Key to the Moon

(Keith's P.O.V, present)

I was pretty worried. Kate had been acting pretty strange lately, and I wondered if there was something she'd not told us. Ever since that Outdoor Class, she had hardly ever come out of the dorms except for class. Rythmi and I had tried to talk to her, but she seemed really solemn and wouldn't respond. I wondered what had happened to her. I was going to ask her if everything was alright in class today. I had to, I was worried sick.

Suddenly I bumped into a creepy dude in a purplish-white lab coat. He looked at me, a shocked look coming over his face. Then he bolted, he was pretty fast! I rushed after him, fully ignoring the "no running in the hallways" rule, and completely oblivious to the fact of class starting without me…

(Kate's P.O.V, class)

"Everyone, your attention please." Miss April began, "Do you remember mantine that Crawford went to rescue during our Outdoor Class? The Ranger Union took it in and nursed it back to health. This morning, the mantine was safely returned to the sea!"

"Yay! The whole class shouted and I signed. We were all majorly happy to hear that the mantine was okay. Especially me, because I could sense its distress. The poor thing must have been hurt pretty badly. Poor mantine…

"Now that we're all feeling good about that news, let's get our lesson started. Today, as scheduled, the topic is teamwork between rangers and operators. If there is no trust between a ranger and an operator, it's disastrous. Even a simple mission could become impossible to manage. Rangers go where there are no roads to guide them. It's the job of operators to light the way for rangers where no roads exist. Of course, that doesn't mean literally holding a flashlight for rangers in the field. Operators support rangers in other ways, like recharging their stylers. Not only that, operators provide rangers with information and advice. Operators reach out to rangers all over from the Union's Operation Room. Does anyone know what they call that operation system?" Finally! Miss April stopped talking! I knew what the system was called, everyone did, but I could sense Rythmi's strong desire to answer emanating from her.

"Yes!" Rythmi practically screamed, "It's called voicemail!"

"Correct, however, your school styler is not equipped with the voicemail function. Oh, and don't worry Kate. There is video as well as audio if you need it." Miss April smiled. I suppose she's trying to make me feel better, but it only makes me feel worse. Again, I really don't want to feel like a burden.

I watched as Miss April pulled something out of a small red case. We all gasped. It was two real stylers! Like the kind real, official rangers use! How in the name of Arceus had Miss April managed to swing this one?

"But look here!" Miss April said, as though we weren't all already, "I have two stylers with the voicemail function already turned on! We were able to borrow them specially from the Ranger Union. Principle Lamont, who was there on business, had to ask for them himself. We'll use them today to demonstrate the field operations of rangers. Let's start with Rythmi playing the operator and Keith the ranger."

"Um, Miss April? Keith isn't here yet." Rythmi said nervously. I was wondering though, how in Arceus's name had Miss April not noticed that Keith was missing from class? Not only did she usually notice everything, but Keith usually would've yawned at the very least twenty times by now!

"Oh, okay. How unusual. Anyways, let's have Kate play the ranger. Here, take this Kate." Miss April said as she handed me the styler. I couldn't believe it! I was holding a real rangers styler!

"Wow! I can communicate using this! Awesome! Hello, can you hear me? This is Rythmi, come in ranger!"

"You speak too loudly Rythmi, I can hear you a mile away anyhow!" I signed towards the styers' camera.

Rythmi paused a moment before continuing, "…huh? You can hear me loud and clear anyways? Well then, we should get farther apart."

I rushed towards the doorway and knocked right into Mr. Kincaid. Ouch, what did he wear under his clothes anyway? It was like, a suit of armor. I quickly scrambled to get up, and signed an apology, he just gave me a look.

"Hey! No running in the classrooms either! Ah, Miss April, I'm terribly sorry to interrupt your class." Mr. Kincaid said as he pushed past me and walked up to Miss April.

"However, there is a small matter of which I would like to speak with Keith."

'Uh, oh!' I thought, 'what if this has something to do with us sneaking into the basement! Or worse, what if he's discovered who I really am, and is talking to my friends one by one, slowly turning them against me…' while I was panicking with that, Miss April and Mr. Kincaid had continued talking.

"Late, you say? You see, we have a problem on our hands. We had a number of stylers stored in the staff room. Had, I say. Now the entire lot of them has disappeared. I have already confirmed the innocence of all my students concerning this. But that Keith boy is uncharacteristically absent from class, you say… perhaps it's taking him time to find a place to "stash" all those stolen stylers." As Mr. Kincaid said that, Rythmi and I dashed over.

"Mr. Kincaid! Keith may be a jerk and a prankster, but he sure as Arceus ain't no thief!" Rythmi said and I nodded. I probably would have used a word other than jerk though, but oh well…

"Oh do be still!" Mr. Kincaid exclaimed. "He runs in the hallways, he sneaks into the basement where he's not permitted…it's only natural that he should be viewed with suspicion!"

"He isn't a thief, you jerk! And what motive would he have anyways!" I signed to rapidly and angrily that even Rythmi couldn't translate.

"Do stop!" Mr. Kincaid said, "It's not like I can understand you anyways!"

"Mr. Kincaid, don't you think that's a little harsh? And besides which, isn't what you always preach to not cast suspicion upon others without proof? Where's your proof in this situation? May I have a little time? I will go look for Keith and you missing stylers."

"Miss April, I'll help too!"

"Yeah, we'll all help!"

As everyone gathered around Miss April, I motioned for Rythmi to follow me. I closed my eyes and read the aura of the surrounding area. Outside, Keith was outside! I rushed towards there, with Rythmi in close pursuit. I stopped at the gates to the outside world. There was Keith and a weird guy in a pale purplish lab coat.

The man turned away to run, but crashed into a tree. A slakoth fell on top of his head. We all giggled, then I put on a serious face.

I quickly captured the slakoth with only six or seven circles of my styler. I released the slakoth, who had a huge, wide grin on his face.

Suddenly the man turned towards me. He had a wicked smile on his face. "So Lady of the Moon. Are you really the key to the Moon Temple? How pathetic! He pulled out a long, machine with a small circular opening. "First I'll eliminate your friend, then I'll capture you, Moon girl!"

He hit a button on the machine, and a pulse of circular energy came out. I pushed Keith out of the way, and took the full force of the attack myself. I just barely managed to get up after that. I put my two hands together, and a sphere of aura came. I pushed the aura towards him, and he disappeared in a flash of light. I walked over to Keith, and fell into his arms…

Thanks for reading this! Please review, I really appreciate it! I'm really sorry that Kate pretty much faints at the end of every chapter, but I have a plan for this later on, so just you wait! *Evil laugh* Um, sorry. Uh, anyways, I hope you liked this!