Well, here I am again. Once again, OC submission is still open, and I promise to use the ones I've already accepted! They will appear as soon as I can use them, so just let me know.

Anyway, today's special thanks goes to…

Chris MSMB, Luminescents, Shadetheeevee and the Violet Queen of the Underworld for their fantastic OCs! Thanks guys!

Fangs and fur flew as Venom and the Houndoom battled against each other. The Houndoom's Persian friend and little brother, Gizmo, looked on in horror as the two massive combatants furiously attacked each other, neither willing to give an inch to the other.

However, Venom had a massive advantage; he was larger, stronger, older, and poisonous. The dog felt his body weakening from the snake's multiple poisonous bites and the powerful coils squeezing his body to death.

"Stop!" the Persian finally shouted. "Please stop! That's enough! We'll return the treasure we took, just let him go!"

"Yeah," Gizmo said. "Let him go!"

The snake ignored them as it continued to strangle and poison the dog. Soon, the Houndoom's legs gave out, and fell over. The snake raised its head and went in for the kill.

"Please!" the Persian said desperately. "He has a little brother to take care of! I can't do it without him! He's all Gizmo has!"

Venom froze, and he groaned inwardly. There it went. He stopped. He was becoming soft. If he had hands he'd smack himself.

Sighing, he slowly began to untangle himself from the Houndoom, hissing, "Fine, go. And don't come back." And, then, just to keep his ego satisfied, he hissed to the Houndoom, "Just remember; you owe me, mutt!"

The Houndoom opened his mouth to reply, but decided not to test his luck. He got up, wincing in pain from the fight, as the Persian ran forward to support him.

"Are you okay, Shade?" she asked.

"I'm fine," grunted Shade. "Let's… go… home… Kiara," he grunted, as the Persian used the move Heal Bell, curing him of the poison.

The three Pokémon ran off, but not before Kiara pulled Bessie's diamond out of her bag and tossed it to the ground.

Venom growled and began to slither off, when he felt arms wrapping around him in a passionate hug.

"You did it!" Bonehead said happily, hugging the Arbok.

"Please let go," muttered Venom.

"Guys, we can get Bessie's… hey, where'd they go?" Bonehead asked, noticing that her friends had left the scene. "Hey, where'd you go?"

Venom answered by slithering away, leaving the Cubone to search for her friends. He sighed as he headed back to his den.

When did he become life's punching bag?

Once again, he wished his father was there. He'd smack some sense into his son.

Or he would, if he had hands.

It took Bonehead a few minutes to find her friends, all hiding in a clump of grass. The Cubone cocked her head to one side, a confused look on her face.

"Is… is it gone?" Cotton's tiny voice asked.

"Yes," replied Bonehead. "You guys left before you could meet him," she moaned.

"Are you insane!" asked Bessie, as she popped out of her bush. "That was an Arbok! That was a poisonous snake! You've been sleeping under the same roof of a poisonous snake?"

"He's poisonous?" asked Bonehead.

"He's more than just poisonous!" Violet said, getting out of the shrub. "I found him attacking a Dodou earlier, and he and I fought." She paused, then added, "I put up a good fight, but…"

"You got creamed," offered Aero from the grass.

"No one asked you!" the Meowth retorted.

"But he's my friend!" Bonehead complained.

"He eats other animals!" Cotton said.

"How do you know?" demanded Bonehead folding her arms.

"Because my parents were killed by a snake!" retorted Cotton angrily. "So there!"

"Oh." Bonehead's face became blank as she remembered a few days ago, when her 'friend' had bitten her. "You don't think… he'd try to eat me, do you?" she asked, a bit of fear welling up inside her.

"He might," admitted Bessie, trying not mentally scar the child.

"But… I thought… he was… friend…" Tears welled up in the Cubone's eyes.

"Now, wait a second," Bessie said. "I know it's hard to accept, but you have to know. Sometimes, friends move on, and a friend that might eat you may not be a good choice. So, how about you come home with me tonight? It's nice warm, safe, and Mother probably won't mind at all. How about that?"

"M'kay," Cubone replied, deeply saddened.

"Alright," Bessie said, putting her diamond away. "Now let's go home." She walked off with the sad looking lizard into the sunset, heading for her burrow and her Mother.

Cotton left seconds later. She walked off back to her home in the woods, no questions asked or farewells said.

"So," Aero said awkwardly. "I guess this is… goodbye…"

"Yeah," Violet replied. "So… see you." And with that, the Meowth walked off to head back home.

"Yeah," Aero replied sadly as she watched storm clouds gather in the sky. "See you."

Wordlessly, the Mawile walked off to find a spot to sleep.

An hour had passed, since Jade Island had sunk.

Dark clouds filled the sky as thunder rumbled. The wind blew hard, and the occasional lightning bolt streaked through the sky. The water gently rocked in the caress of the winds.

The jagged remains of Jade Island were a disturbing sight to behold. Twisted, broken rocks rose out of the water, looking like Sharpedo teeth. Pieces of wood and old fallen trees were floating in the water, having been there for hundreds of years, now uprooted by a force like ten earthquakes. It was quiet, other than the sound of slow waves and thunder. Night had just fallen, and the darkness had shrouded the area.

Almost silently, a creature swam through the murky, dark waters. He effortlessly moved through the water as ran pattered on the other beings who were riding on his back, silent in the wake of the disaster.

Chris the Blastoise paddled through the water, keeping his eyes peeled for a sign of other survivors. He had been napping a mere hour ago, and woke up to the sounds of rumbling earth. Seconds later, his home for ten years was submerged.

If Chris had been a weaker person, he'd have fainted or panicked.

But he wasn't.

He swiftly glided through the water, as the two on his back struggled to keep warm in chilled air.

A voice caught the massive turtle's ears. "Help!" a female voice yelled.

"Over here!" a male voice shouted.

Chris grunted before responding, "I'm coming!" and swimming quickly in the direction of the voices.

He found the two floating on a large chunk of driftwood. A Kirlia, spinning around excitedly, and a Shuppet, who was using Flash to grab their rescuer's attention.

"Alright, hold on," Christ grunted as he Surfed closer to them. "Climb on," he said as the Umbreon and the Lopunny on his back moved over to make room for the others.

"Oh, thank, thank, thank, and thank you!" the Kirlia said happily. "I'm so glad we got rescued!"

"Me too," the Shuppet said.

"Glad to see that there are a few more survivors," Chris said as the two boarded his shell. "You see anyone else?"

"No," the Kirlia replied sadly, stopping her spinning. "We just woke up and saw all this water. We didn't see anyone or anything."

"I can't sense anything, either," the Shuppet said. Shuppet could sense emotions from other beings (though they tended to enjoy the negative ones the most). If he couldn't sense anything, then it was sadly true. Either everyone had left already, or… they were everyone…

Chris sighed. This wasn't looking good. He shook his head sadly as his powerful limbs began to paddle, cruising through the water. "So, anyone know what happened?"

The passengers were all silent. Chris shook his head sadly as he surfed farther away from the remains.

"Maybe it was an earthquake?" offered the Shuppet.

"I dunno," Chris said. "I've never seen an earthquake on these islands before. It seems odd to me."

"Maybe a Pokémon used an Earthquake attack?" offered the Kirlia.

"Impossible," the Umbreon said, speaking at last. He hadn't spoken the entire trip, so his sudden words almost made Chris jump. "No Pokémon can use an Earthquake attack that powerful. It's not possible."

"You don't know that!" the Kirlia said. She turned to the Lopunny, who had remained silent for the majority of the trip. "What do you think, ma'am?"

"Actually, I'm a he," the Lopunny replied, silencing the others momentarily. "What?" he asked.

"Uh, never mind," Chris said. "Alright, then. We can find the answers later. Right now, we need to get to dry land," he declared, as he continued swimming.

"Are we heading to the mainland?" asked the Lopunny.

"Yeah, pretty much," Chris said. "Name's Chris, by the way."

"I'm Faye!" the Kirlia said, smiling.

"Nicholas," the male Lopunny greeted.

"I'm Ghost," the Shuppet said.

The group looked to the Umbreon, expecting his name as well. He remained silent. However, finally getting annoyed with their anxious looks, he answered, "Shadow."

Well, of course, thought Chris, rolling his eyes. What else would he be named?

"Right," the turtle said. "Good to meet you all. Now, I think it's time to depart before the weather gets worse. You all might want to get some sleep. You're gonna need it; we have a long way to go."

Silence took over the party. They were tired, cold, and most of all scared. Sleep eventually came to them as they shivered in the dark.

Chris remained silent as he swam forward. Only two things were on his mind: What happened? And will it happen again?

Wow, I am a lazy jerk.

It has been WAY too long since I've given an update. Sorry, but it's been a busy few weeks. Besides, I do have other fanfics. However, it is still my fault. Sorry. But it is hard to put all these characters in a story, give them decent back stories, and make them interesting. Plus, I have a crap load of OCs to use. Also, people keep giving them to me, when they have no account on the site, meaning I cannot message them and say what I'd like to do with them. Also, one person actually tried to submit an OC who was a Riolu, which is not allowed, and all I could do was put up a notice in one of my chapters.

Anyway, we seem to have a new party of characters ladies and gents. Now, it is VERY hard to write for several characters at once, so I'm doing this Final Fantasy 6 style, with two separate parties running around until they finally meet up later on. I plan on using all of the OCs that have been submitted so far; it is the least I can do.

Anyway, I just want to facts to stick; I am using the OCs and I WILL finish this story. That's all.

Anyway, feel free to submit your OCs new readers! Please see OC submission in chapter one if interested. Zubat? Turtwig? Lemme see!