Sometimes Zephyr thought that his friendship with Darren was a bit rushed, but then the thought always disappeared almost exactly at the time it popped into his mind. We are friends. He thought. And friends stick together. When they were walking, Zephyr learned a few more things about Darren.

"I don't exactly remember much." he had said. "But there was one thing that was very clear to me, something about… a world… filled with chaos… pretty weird huh?" The statement had made Zephyr shudder. He didn't want to think about it, but it seemed eerily similar to what the mysterious voice had said.

Save two worlds… how could i possibly do that? But Zephyr took the thought out of his mind, as the duo reached a clearing and found a nice village.

"Ah" Darren said. "Here it is. Wobbuffet Plaza!"

To Zephyr, it looked like paradise. Happy pokemon were playing on the fields; there were shops with lots of interesting goods. But most extraordinary was a giant wobbuffet stutue in the centre of the village.

"See that?" Darren exclaimed. "That's a statue of Walter Wobbus, the founder of this village. That was decades ago! But you don't want me ranting on about this do you? Let's look at the shops!"

The first shop they went to was a small house with a vending counter filled with lots of herbs. Then a sleek servine came out of the door. Zephyr gasped. Darren was right. She was pretty. She fixed her eyes on Darren.

"Why hello Darren." she said quietly. "You've been gone for quite a while."

Darren turned red. "Um… you see… I found this pikachu on the ground…" The servine turned to look at Zephyr.

"And he's the one i presume?" It was Zephyr's turn to blush. "Uh… yeah…"

The servine laughed. "There's no need to be nervous! Let me introduce myself. My name is Ivy."

Nice name. Zephyr thought. "Hi… my name is Zephyr"

Ivy smiled. "Well then… hello Zephyr. If you don't know already, I sell herbs, so if you ever feel sick or your going on a long journey just find me."

"IIIIIIVVVVVVVVYYYYYYYYY" A high pitch voice called out.

"Oh!" Ivy exclaimed. "You haven't met my sister yet. Come in, Petal!"

A small snivy ran in. "Hiya!" She squeaked.

"Petal, say hello to Darren and his new friend, Zephyr.

"Nice to meet you!"

"WILL SOMEONE SHUT THAT DARN THING UP!" a cranky voice shouted in a neighbouring shop, and out came a meowth.

Ivy sighed. "I would like you (not really) to meet Furnanzo. He runs the general store."

"What are you two kids doing at her shop?!" Furnanzo snapped. "You should be here, in my shop, which actually sells good things, not that horrid thing of a shop that sells disgusting herbs!"

"THEY ARE NOT DISGUSTING!" Petal screamed "AND DON"T TALK TO MY SISTER LIKE THAT!" Then she tackled Furnanzo.

"Wha? OUCH! Hey, stop that! Help! Somebody!" Furnanzo cried out as Petal beat him up.

"Petal!" Ivy said."Please, let go of him! Come on you two!" she said to Zephyr and Darren. Together, they managed to pry the raging snivy away from Furnanzo.

"LET ME GO!" she screamed again. "THAT BULLY DESERVES IT!"

Ivy looked up and frowned. "Speaking of bullies… you might want to leave now…" Everyone turned their heads to the scene in froth of them. A gabite, golett and drilber were pushing a sneasel around.

"C'mon fuzzball!" the gabite taunted, "Get up and fight!" "Yeah!" the golett and drilbur said in unison.

"The name's Shade." The sneasel muttered. "Yeah, whatever, Fuzzball."

Furnanzo walked back to his store.

"Oh no." he said. "I don't want any part of this."

"We should be going too. See you guys later!" Ivy said as she carried Petal, who didn't put up a fight anymore.

Darren looked nervous. "Let's go too." he said

"But we should help him!" Zephyr said. Darren's eyes widened.

"Are you meaning we should fight Rex?!" he exclaimed. The gabite turned his head at the sound of his name.

"You talking about me?" he asked. Zephyr looked straight at him.

"Yes, and I say you should stop doing that… or else…" Rex's eyes narrowed. "Or else what?" Zephyr was torn between choices. But then he decided. It's now or never he thought.

"Or else I'll have to stop you." he said. Rex laughed. "Bad idea Cheese-face. And what about Sparkles? Is he gonna' help you?" Zephyr looked at Darren pleadingly. Darren sighed.

"We are friends" he said. " What he does I do too." Rex looked at them both.

"Well then." he said coldly "Looks like you will both be very messed up today."

"Clayton! Molan!" he signalled to the golett and drilbur. "I'll do this myself." Then he charged.