Me: Finally! Show week is over!

Gardevoir: Show week? As in, a play?

Me: Yep! I just completed my first high school play! *bows*

Gardevoir: *smirk* I'd love to see those screw-ups.

Me: *glares from bent over position* For your information, it went quite well, actually.

Gardevoir: Right. And what exactly was your part?

Me: *grins* A psycho lady that was trying to kill the main character.

Gardevoir: *face-palms*

Me: It was so fun! I got to use a gun and everything!

Gardevoir: It was a fake...right?

Me: Hehe...right...

Gardevoir: *sigh* Kyurem help us...Disclaimer: Eon does not own Pokemon in any way. Only the plots and OC's.

Chapter Six: Blue

I sat on the couch alone with a blank face as the last words of my story ignited a spectrum of emotion in front of me. It started on the left with worry before becoming curiosity, disapproval, shock, and fury as I moved my head to the right. And just as I expected, the last was the first to speak.

"You've really got to stop trying to do everything on your own," Green muttered irritated.

Beside him, Red nodded, surprise still lighting his face. "I-I'm sorry, but he's right. Melany's unpredictable. You may have gained some information about her, but you shouldn't have gone alone."

"She shouldn't have gone at all," Silver put in with a shake of his head.

"Well, it wasn't a completely bad idea," Black argued. "At least now we know to some degree the strength of her Pokemon and that she herself can and possibly will fight."

"Still," White said hesitantly. "It might've been a good idea to let Green know first."

I fell back in defeat but was happy that at least one person was on my side. Green continued to glare at me, and I rolled my eyes as Mrs. Sage walked in and handed him and me a slice of Oran Berry pie.

"I saw that you guys hadn't touched anything in the lunches I packed you," she told us sternly. "You've got to remember to eat. It's at times like this that you need to keep your strength up."

"Sorry," Green apologized to her. He narrowed his eyes at me. "We got a little caught up."

I stuck my tongue out at him and angrily shoved a piece of cake in my mouth.

"But you're back now. Everything's okay," she said after my display of discontent.

I smiled apologetically, and Black tilted his head. "So what's our next step? Is there anything we can do about Yellow?"

Green shook his head and put his plate on the table. "I'm afraid not until we get word back from Crystal."

The room fell into silence as we thought about what to do now. After a few minutes, Red's head snapped up from its previous hanging position, and I could his face was set and determined. "We train."

White's eyes widened. "Train?"

Red nodded and stood up, aiming for the back door. "That way we'll be ready when Melany and her guys decide to come back." He looked at Yellow painfully. "Because they will be coming again soon."

"Red, we'll be okay," I reassured him.

He shook his head however and went outside. Mrs. Sage started to go after him, but Green held her back.

"Let him go," he told her before sitting again.

"I-Is he alright?" White asked nervously.

I was about to say yes to calm her down, but Green decided to give a more honest answer. "No, he's not."

Black tilted his head. "What do you mean?"

Green nodded at Yellow and looked towards the back door. "Red's been through more than you think lately. He's really having a hard time dealing with all this, but he won't admit it. So he's trying to find another way to vent himself."

The other brunette was silent before jumping up with a smile. "Well, let's go join him then!"

He raced out of the room, and White followed him with hidden reluctance. Silver glanced to us and decided to do the same as Green and I began heading for the door, also. Mrs. Sage hung back, saying that she was going to pick up Copycat from soccer practice before starting on supper.

In the back yard, I could see that Red already had his entire team out, heading for the wide property of land that came with Mrs. Sage's house. It was set in the northwestern part of town by a nearby forest. The neighbors were a good sixty feet away on either side so the yard was large and spacious until hitting the woods and turning into trees—a great place for training.

Red was already on his way into the forest with his Pokemon before Green ran over and pulled him back sharply. "Hold up. Why don't we stay here instead? It'll be easier to battle out in this open area than among the trees."

The crimson-eyed boy gave him a slight nod and turned to Black and White. "I guess that'll give us a chance to assess our juniors. They'll be the first ones since Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald."

Green nodded in agreement and faced the two curious brunettes. "How about it? Do you feel like a battle?"

Black smiled and leaped at the opportunity right away. "Finally! Some action! Which one of you am I going against first?"

Red shrugged, and I laughed. "Take your pick; a Gym Leader or a Champion?"

The boy's eyes widened, and he looked at Red with newfound wonder. "Whoa! I knew you guys were strong enough to be Gym Leaders but Champions?!" He shook his head in surprise. "That's totally awesome! It's been my dream to be the best and here I was with one of them the whole time!"

Red glanced at Green and smirked. "I guess he chooses me then."

"Don't push it," his friend muttered. "You're lucky that your homemade lightning rod was able to knock out Charizard. Otherwise, I would have pulverized you."

"Yeah, yeah," Red said with a smile. "Come on, Black! Let's see what you can do!"

The younger capped boy quickly complied with the older, and they began to square off in their own little section of the yard. Green rolled his eyes and aimed his attention at White who was shyly fidgeting.

"Guess that means you get me," he told her before noticing her uneasiness. "What's wrong?"

She looked at him and Silver and me, glancing down at the ground with tears almost in her eyes. "S-see, the thing is…" She gave a slow shrug. "I…don't have any Pokemon."

All three of us froze and stared at her like she was crazy.

"Y-you're joking, right?" Silver said incredulously. "You have a company of Pokemon actors. Surely one of them is yours?"

She shook her head sadly, and he glanced at Green who returned his surprised expression. Giving a sigh, the dark-eyed boy reached into his bag and pulled out a set of ten Pokeballs. "Then you should probably catch one. You can't train if you don't have any Pokemon." His raised an eyebrow. "Which means you've never trained before."

The girl nodded blankly, eliciting another sigh from him. Handing the miniaturized Pokeballs to her, he turned to me. "Why don't you help her? I'll battle with Silver for now."

I smiled and linked arms with the girl at my side. "You can count on me!"

His eyes narrowed as he followed Silver towards the opposite side of the yard from Red and Black. Watching them leave, White glanced at the Pokeballs in her hands nervously. "I-I'm sorry that I'm such a setback, Blue."

I closed my eyes and clicked my tongue. "Nonsense! Everybody's a beginner at some time! You just happen to be one at an older age."

She just kept looking sorrowfully at the ground, and I laughed. "Don't worry! I'll make a trainer out of you in no time!"

The girl turned her gaze to the four boys. "If you say so…"

"I do!" Aiming us at the forest, I started skipping, and she soon fell into time with me as we made our way for the trees. The afternoon sunlight faded slightly as we entered the foliage, its warm glow dappling the grass at our feet through the trees' thick leaves.

I saw that she was still upset and gave a sigh. "Really, White. It'll be okay."

She shook her head and looked up at me. "No, it's not that…before I came to Kanto, I was traveling through Unova with Black."

I nodded. "Yeah, you guys said something about that at the Reunion."

"Right." She breathed in deep. "Before we decided to take a trip here, we were in Nimbasa City where Black had just won his fourth badge. While he was having his battle, I was taking care of some business and found myself in the city's amusement park."

She stopped a moment, and I patiently waited for her to go on.

"I was so tired from working straight through the previous day so I just went along with it when this guy offered me a seat to rest on."

I gasped. "He was a pervert, wasn't he?! I so called it!"

Her eyes widened, and she waved her hands. "No! Not at all! It was someone Black and I had met before. We…weren't exactly on friendly terms because we had different beliefs and all...but anyway, it was because of those beliefs that he was able to make my Tepig choose him over me."

I almost gasped again. "H-he convinced your Pokemon to leave you?!"

She nodded, this time with evident tears in her eyes. "I was so distraught, and he left me the Pokemon that he had with him. But it only scared me more and reminded me of what had happened. So, in an attempt to give me a chance to calm down, Black suggested that we take a break from his journey and go on vacation to a foreign region. I agreed, and even though the guy's Pokemon followed me around like it was mine, we were able to make it stay at Black's house while we headed for Kanto."

I gave her a small smile and hugged the downcast girl. "It's alright. I'm sure things will work out. They always do."

She was quiet a moment before smiling a little and rubbing her eyes. "You're probably right. Thanks, Blue."

I squeezed her thin form again and released our arms. "No problem. Besides, we're going to get you another Pokemon so that when yours comes back, it'll have a friend!"

White smiled at me gratefully but gave our surroundings a doubtful glance while I twisted around to grab one of the Pokeballs from my bag.

"Now, when you're on a capturing mission such as this one, you can't just go throwing balls at wild Pokemon," I instructed, bringing out Clefy. "First, you must attack them and lower their HP."

White appeared confused as she asked, "How do I do that?"

"You've just got to give your Pokemon a command. Here! You can use Clefy!" The pink fairy-like Pokemon smiled at her, and she hesitantly did the same. "If you look at your Pokedex, you'll see the moves that he can use."

She frowned and twisted her hands. "Again…I don't have one."

I scrunched my eyebrows a moment and put a finger beneath my chin. "I can understand that. No Pokemon means no Pokedex."

The brunette nodded sadly. "Yeah…"

I scrutinized her for a moment before clapping my hands and smiling. "Regardless, I'll just tell you his moves! There are only a few, but my favorite is Metronome."

"Metronome?" White questioned.

I nodded. "Yep! It's a special move that randomly turns into another! You never know which one you'll get!"

"Seems a little unpredictable," she admitted with another glance at Clefy.

I winked and gave my Pokemon a pat on the head. "But that's what makes it so fun!"

There was a rustling in the bushes ahead, and a Pidgey hopped out of them, pecking at the ground in search of something to eat. I turned to White and gestured at the small Pokemon. "Watch. I'll show you how it's done."

Clefy stepped forward with me, attracting the attention of the Flying type. It seemed to be hostile and immediately attacked us with a Fury Attack. Clefy quickly dodged, and White and I jumped out of the way as it sped past us. While it turned around to come back, I told Clefy to use Metronome. After a flash of light, the move morphed into Tackle, and the Pidgey was hit head on. Getting back to its feet, it gave an angry cry before flying off into the trees.

I grinned at White. "See? It's as simple as that. However, they won't normally run away like that one just did."

She nodded slowly and set her face determinedly. "Alright! I think I'm ready to try!"

I gave her a thumbs-up as she walked ahead with Clefy at her side. "That's the spirit!" Running along after them, I watched her step slowly down the path, keeping an eye out for any other Pokemon out here with us. Unexpectedly, an Eevee leaped out onto the path, surprising White and baring its little teeth at her.

"What's that?!" She asked frantically, backing up as the Eevee advanced.

"Take a look!" I showed her my Pokedex which was booted up on Eevee's information page.

"Eevee, the Evolution Pokémon. Eevee is a unique Pokémon that can adapt to its environment by changing its form and abilities when evolving."

"Wow…" White breathed out. "That's so cool!"

I giggled and looked back at the small Pokemon. "You're quite lucky! It's rare to find an Eevee in the wild!"

"So I should try catching it?" She suggested.

I nodded quickly. "Definitely!"

Giving me a nod of her own, she took a step forward, stopping the Eevee in its tracks. It quickly recovered, though, bursting into a Quick Attack that crashed into Clefy and made White yelp.

"Hang in there!" I cheered from the sidelines. "You can do it!"

"Okay!" She looked at Clefy stood back up and awaited her command. "M-metronome!"

Clefy flicked a light in his fingers and in an instant let loose a nasty Razor Leaf. To both our surprise, the Eevee weaved through the attack, dodging each leaf until it broke through the storm and slammed into Clefy with another Quick Attack.

"Such speed!" White commented amazed. "We'll never be able to hit it!"

"Don't give up!" I told her with a fist pump.

She nodded doubtfully and had Clefy use Metronome again. This time, it became Brick Break which hit the opponent dead on. As Clefy leapt back to White's side, the Eevee grudgingly got to its feet and growled.

"Now! While it's weak!" I shouted.

Grabbing one of the Pokeballs she'd sat beside a nearby tree, she threw it at the panting Pokemon and watched as the ball burst open and the Eevee disappeared inside with a flash of light. The Pokeball fell back on the ground, and White started cheering.

"I did it!" She began doing a happy dance until I rained on her parade and pointed at the Pokeball.

It broke open, and the Eevee stood free once more, crouching into a fighting position to resume battling.

White blinked and sweatdropped. "Aww…"

"It may not always work on the first try!" I reminded her. "Just keep at it!"

She nodded and tossed another Pokeball only to be met with the same results. Stomping her foot with a huff, she proceeded use every one of the Pokeballs Green had given her. I tried to break into her flurry of throws but got cut off every time as she went on until standing there five minutes later, panting and glaring at the defiant Pokemon.

"Why can't I just catch you?!" She asked the little brown rebel.

"I was trying to tell you," I said with a sigh. "Since it wasn't apparently damaged enough after the first few Pokeballs, you should've attacked it some more. Before you ran out of them."

She noticed her empty pile for the first time and smiled sheepishly. "Oops!"

Giggling at her ignorance, I walked over and took an evaluation of the Eevee before handing White another of my Pokeballs. "I'm going into town to get some more. Keep battling until I get back. Here's Granbull in case you need some backup."

She called out to me as I started walking away. "Don't take too long!"

I laughed at her again and released Jiggly. "Don't worry! You'll be fine!"

Jiggly inflated, and soon we were headed for Saffron. It didn't take long to reach the Pokemart and ring the clerk up for another ten Pokeballs.

"There you are!" He said cheerfully. Putting a finger up as if he'd just remembered something, he disappeared under the counter a moment before popping back up with a single white and red Pokeball. "And here's your Premier Ball! Free of charge when you buy ten Pokeballs!"

I raised a disapproving eyebrow at it but took the free Pokeball nonetheless and thanked the man, dashing out of the doors to hurry back to White. Hopefully she was doing okay. I shook my head with a smile as Jiggly started floating back towards Copycat's house. She would be fine. I had given her Granbull, too. Besides, I'd only been gone a total of, like, ten minutes.

How bad could things have possibly gotten?

I heard the sounds of battle in the trees below and had Jiggly descend, landing where White had been trying to catch the Eevee before I left. When my feet touched the ground, I sweatdropped at what I found awaiting me.

Clefy had been completely knocked out, lying on the grass with swirly eyes as Granbull was about to do the same. The Eevee appeared to still be willing to fight while White was growing more and more anxious. Seeing me returning Jiggly to her Pokeball, she waved me over and hung her head.

"Thank goodness!" She exclaimed. "I'm about ready to pass out!"

I checked the Eevee's info on my Pokedex, and my eyelids slumped halfway. "Um, mind telling me how a level 25 Pokemon has almost knocked out two of mine?"

White chuckled nervously. "First-timer, remember?"

I face-palmed. "Well, it looks like it's good to capture now. How about you take another try?"

She nodded and dug into the new pile of Pokeballs I took out of my bag. As she steadily went through them once more, I made sure to keep the Premier Ball inside my pack. They were normally unreliable so I didn't see why I should get her hope's up about it working.

When I looked back up, my eyes widened to find that the Pokeballs were all gone again, and the Eevee was glaring at us surrounded by their remains. Again.

White glanced at me helplessly. "Anymore?"

I reluctantly reached into my bag and gave her the Premier Ball. "I wouldn't count on this one. Just letting you know."

"Why not?" She wondered aloud.

I shrugged. "Well, the only way you get them is for free when you buy a ten pack of Pokeballs at the mart. They almost always never work, but I've heard that when they do, it's a symbol of good fortune between the trainer and the Pokemon that they caught."

Trying to look at the bright side, she said, "Maybe it'll work for me!"

She turned back to the Eevee who was eyeing us warily. When it saw the last Pokeball in her hand, strangely enough, it nodded at us and dashed off into the woods.

"No, wait!" White cried out, racing after it. "Come back!"

Quickly returning Clefy and Granbull, I chased her through the trees until breaking into an open space on a bank, a streaming river rolling along to the right. Up ahead, the Eevee had stopped, and White was trying to approach it again.

"Now, don't run…" she said friendly. "I'm not going to hurt you…"

The Eevee seemed to smirk at her for a second before rushing onto a natural tree bridge stretching across the river and safely landing on the other side. Determined not to lose her stubborn foe, she followed suit and swiftly moved across the tree. I was right at the base of the trunk when she suddenly slipped and fell into the fast current, giving a piercing scream of surprise as she hit the water.

"White!" I stepped off the tree and sprinted along the bank, keeping my eyes pinpointed on her exact location as she was flung upside down underwater. We steadily made our way downstream where it opened up to become a more raging river with a wider path strewn with daunting boulders of all sizes. The flailing girl had just resurfaced, taking in a much-needed breath, when her head smacked right into a cold hard sarsen, knocking her dead out in an instant.

Oh no.

I saw her unconscious figure start to slip under the waves and immediately threw off my bag to dive in after her. The cold water hit my face with a slap, and I forced my eyes open to look for her drifting body. Swimming as fast as I could, I saw her about five feet ahead and pushed with all my might, my fingers grasping her soaked vest as I came up for a breath and latched onto a passing boulder with a death grip.

Shaking the water from my eyes, I frantically grasped White as I searched for a way to get us back on the bank. Like an idiot, I'd left my bag with my Pokeballs on land far behind us, and there was no one in sight that could help. The current tugged at us again, and I almost lost my hold on the giant rock when I heard someone high above us.

"White! Blue!"

I hastily craned my neck up to see Black in the air atop his Flying type. Taking in our dire situation, he flew in close and tried to get near enough to pull us out, but the river was moving too fast.

"I can't get any closer!" He yelled from five feet up. "I'll get sucked in!"

I sputtered as some water got in my mouth. "We've got to think of something! I can't hang on forever!"

Suddenly, there was a whooshing sound, and both Black and I snapped our heads around to see a brown blur flash across the river's surface and come to a stop atop the boulder I was hanging onto. My eyes widened as I saw that it was the Eevee that White had been attempting to catch.

With a strength that boggled my mind, the little Pokemon used a Bite attack to latch onto White and drag her up onto the rock with it. When she was secure, it reached back down for me, and I winced slightly as its little teeth slowly pulled me up.

Lying on my side and panting, I curled up in recoil as something lifted me in the air. My old fear of birds temporarily resurfaced until I opened my eyes and saw that it was Black's Pokemon that was carrying White and me in its claws, the boy giving the Eevee who had jumped on beside him a curious glance.

We didn't go far, landing right next to where I'd been holding onto the boulder. Upon release, I collapsed on the ground and attempted to regain my breath. Black jumped down and hurriedly knelt before White's unmoving form, shaking her shoulders to wake her up.

"White! Come on!" He shouted worriedly.

"Calm down," I managed to get out. He turned his anxious face to me as I coughed up a little water. "She got hit on the head. She'll be fine."

"We need to look at it," he suggested, helping me to my feet before returning his Pokemon and bending down to pick her up. "Let's go back to the others."

He was about to take his first step when the Eevee dashed in front of him and growled.

"What's wrong?" He mused aloud.

The small Pokemon slowly moved around to Black's backside, and we both turned around to see it vaguely gesturing at a cave set into a hill that overlooked the river. Seeing this, we aimed for the natural inlet and followed it inside where the Eevee led us halfway before turning back around and refusing to let us go any further.

"That's strange…" Black commented until directing his attention back to White. Carefully setting her on the floor, he directed me to support her neck while he took his jacket off and put it beneath her head.

"She seems okay," I told him, noting her normal breathing.

He nodded and found the small bump on the back of her head. "It's not too bad." His eyebrows scrunched. "Where'd her hat go?"

I noticed that it was gone, too, and glanced back outside. "She must have lost it when she fell in."

I jerked in surprise when I felt something furry touch my arm and scooted over when the Eevee came up beside us and looked down at her. The expression of rebellion it'd had with her earlier was missing, and instead it appeared to be concerned. After a second, it ran outside, leaving me and Black with White.

"Definitely strange," Black concluded. "But most definitely clever. That was creative how it used Quick Attack to reach the boulder you two were hanging onto."

"Very smart indeed," I agreed. My eyes wandering around the small dim cave, I curiously stared into the darkness where the Eevee had cut us off and paused when I heard something shuffle. Slowly standing up, Black watched as I crept towards the sound, inching closer and closer until my shoe gently nudged something soft.

Lowering to my knees, my eyes widened as they adjusted to the dark and found another Eevee lying there. Lightly grazing its fur, I pulled back when I felt a fever on its forehead and heard it give a pained moan.

"What is it?" Black asked. "Is it okay?"

I stood up and went back over to him. "I think I just figured out why that Eevee led us here." Black looked at me questionably, and I started walking for the entrance. "There's another one who I'm pretty sure has a nasty poison by the way its tossing and turning. I'm going to go grab my bag from upstream. I've got some medicine stuff in there!"

Jogging out into the sunlight, I raced down the bank again, watching the grass for my yellow sack until it came into view. I swiftly picked it up and started heading for the cave. On my way, I spotted some Oran and Chesto Berries that I thought might be beneficial to White. After taking a few for her, I went back to the cave.

Inside, I could see that the Eevee had returned right ahead of me, anxiously holding White's sodden hat out to Black. Taking it with a smile, he petted the Pokemon on the head. "You must have gone and looked for it. Thanks!"

It gave him a terse nod, watching White intently and looking up at me as I stalked over to them. Kneeling down, I took the two berries out of my bag along with a Potion and an Antidote that I handed to Black.

"You go treat the Eevee while I tend to White," I demanded, breaking off a piece of the Oran Berry first to give to the unconscious girl. He took a moment to agree but finally did and went back to the injured Pokemon, the Eevee next to White noticing his actions and warily following him.

I got White to take the Berry and had her also eat the Chesto before waiting to see if it would help. After a few minutes of restlessness, I sighed in relief as her eyes popped open, and she looked around.

"Where are we?" She sat up and winced as her head hit the cave wall. "Ow! Arceus, what hit my head?"

"A boulder," I chuckled. Turning in the darkness to where Black was healing the other Eevee, I laughed out loud when I saw that its poison had been cured and was happily leaping atop of his hat and making him fall over.

Relieved that its companion was okay once more, the first Eevee turned back around to White and me, bowing its little head in gratitude. We smiled at it, and the Pokemon ran up to the black-booted girl's side. Its face seemed to be asking if she was alright, and the brunette laughed as I told her that it had been the one to pull us out of the river.

"I'm fine and dandy thanks to you I guess!" She said happily.

Her words seemed to put it at ease, and it pulled at her arm with its sharp tiny teeth.

"What?" She asked curiously.

She followed it to the cave's entrance where it exited out into the open space and crouched down. Realizing that it was a fighting stance, White turned to me with a tilted head. "I…I think it still wants to battle."

I looked at it and smiled when I saw the smugly happy expression on its face. "I don't think that's quite it."

"Huh?" She blinked at me as I strode over and handed her Clefy's Pokeball along with the last empty Pokeball that she had. Taking the Premier Ball, two and two clicked together in her head as she looked back at the Pokemon with wide eyes. "It wants me to catch it?"

I nodded with a smile. "I think so! So don't waste your Pokeball! It's the last one!"

White set her face and grinned. "Right!"

I leaned back against the entrance and watched as she sent out Clefy who had rested enough to have a little strength and had him use Metronome, a little more confidence in her words than when she'd first started out today. The Eevee was already hurt from their previous battle, and the Stun Spore that Clefy produced hit it directly, creating the perfect setup for capture.

Once the Eevee had been paralyzed and couldn't move from its kneeled position, White aimed and threw the Premier Ball, watching with hope in her eyes as it hit the Pokemon's head and popped open. She held her breath as the Pokeball blinked and wiggled, not letting it out even when the light went out with a ding.

Coming up and putting a hand on her shoulder, I laughed. "You can breathe now! You caught it!"

Her breath came out in a whoosh, and she picked up the Pokeball in ecstasy. "I DID IT!"

She started running around in an excited circle, and I cautiously backed away with a smile, ducking into the cave to check on Black. Finding him the dark, I started laughing again as I saw the other Eevee pouncing all over him and pinning the boy helplessly to the floor.

"I'd say you've made a new friend," I told him, surprising the Pokemon and causing it to run behind his back.

He shook his head in agreement and smiled. "I think you're right!" He noticed that it was gone and beckoned it out from behind his back. It shyly poked its head out and dove for his lap, hiding its head timidly from me.

"You make a good pair," I told him approvingly. "Why not take it along with you? I believe it already has an affinity for you for healing it like you did."

"That's a good idea!" He declared. Glancing down at the Eevee, he grinned. "Would you like to join my team?"

The little Pokemon tilted its head before grasping his words and jumping around happily. Giving a small laugh, Black stood up to grab his jacket from the ground and pulled out an unused Pokeball. Gently tossing it the air, the Eevee leapt up to meet it halfway and disappeared inside. After a few shakes and blinks of light, Black too received a new team member.

"Let's go show White!" He said excitedly, aiming for the entrance.

Slyly narrowing my eyes at a thought that popped into my head, I yanked him back and stood in front of his way out. "So how did you know we were in trouble?"

His eyes widened at my question. "W-what do you mean?"

I stared him down and smirked mischievously. "We were way too far away for you guys to have heard us. So how were you able to find us?"

"I-I don't know," he shrugged nervously with a chuckle and scratched his chin. "I guess my ears must have been strained at just the right moment."

"Mhm…" I hummed knowingly. "So why didn't the others come with you? Surely they didn't just let you go off alone at the sound of White's scream?"

He tugged anxiously at his cap, and I saw the blush coming to his cheeks as he slid his jacket back on. "N-no…I-I told them that I was going to check on you guys. They didn't hear White."

"But you did?" I rechecked deviously.

"Y-yeah. I just didn't want them to worry. In case there really wasn't anything wrong."

He fiddled with his new Eevee's Pokeball, and I silently chuckled to myself. "Interesting…"

"Huh?!" He asked quickly.

I looked away and skipped out of the cave. "Oh nothing."

He raced out after me as I started walking towards White who was still happily running around in a circle. "Hey! What did you say—"

"Black! I did it!" White exclaimed, clasping his hands excitedly.

His earlier blush came back full force, and he gave up his chase on me to try and force it away. "Did what?"

"I caught my first Pokemon!" She proudly showed him the stubborn Eevee that smirked from inside its white Pokeball.

"And with a Premier Ball," I reminded her. "That means you're going to have good fortune with that Pokemon."

"Really?" Black said surprised, bringing out his own new Pokeball. "I did too!" He hit its button, and the timid Eevee jumped out onto the grass, shyly keeping to Black's side.

"No way!" White released her Eevee who sat up with its chin held high in front of her. "Where did you find one?"

"Yours was leading us to this cave the whole time because this one was sick and needed help," Black explained to her. Seeing its friend, his Eevee gave a cry of delight and ran forward to rub its head against White's.

"That's so sweet," she sighed adoringly before snapping her fingers. "Now I've got to give her a name!"

"Her?" I asked curiously.

"Of course!" She told me. "Now how about Phoebe? Or Claire? Ooh! Or maybe Jezebel?!"

"White, how do you even know your Eevee's a girl?" Black questioned.

She closed her eyes and crossed her arms. "I just do!"

Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out his Pokedex which flipped on to read the new data it had just obtained. After scanning it for a moment, he looked at her and smirked. "Oh really? Because that's not what this says."

White's eyes snapped open, and she ran to his side to read the screen. "What?! Yours is the girl?!"

Black busted out laughing at her outrageous surprise. "Yep! And you got the boy!"

She rolled her eyes at him and huffed. "Well, at least mine's a boy that's smart and bold and dashing. He's simply perfect!"

He smiled and picked up his Eevee, scratching her beneath the chin. "And mine's a sweet timid girl that's simply adorable."

Both of them froze, each staring at their Pokemon, then each other, and back to their Pokemon again. I mentally started screaming happily and laughing like crazy as they blushed violently and turned away from one another. Ah, young love…I raised an eyebrow. Wait. I'm young. But I'm not in love…okay, possibly….no, definitely not! …well perhaps yes…Arceus no!

A cough from White broke my thoughts, and she slowly faced Black again with less rosy cheeks. "So, we still have to name them."

"I know!" He said with a finger in the air. "Eevee evolves into seven different forms, and all their names end in eon. So, I'll call her Eon!"

White looked at her Eevee for a moment. "Since we found them together…h-how about we name them Yin and Yang?"

Black stared at her blankly then suddenly burst into a radiant grin. "That's great! We'll have Yin!" He rubbed his Eevee between the ears. "And Yang!"

White smiled at her boy Eevee and nodded. "I like it!"

"Yay!" I cheered. "White caught her first Pokemon!" I jumped up in joy, and when I came back down, I heard the water squelch in my shoes and narrowed my eyes. "I think now would be a good time to head back to Mrs. Sage's house and change into some dry clothes."

White instantly agreed, and Black and I brought out our modes of transportation. As White and Yang set themselves onto Black's Pokemon with him and Yin, I got a head start with Jiggly and began floating towards the top of the cliff that the cave was set into. We were just nearing the top of the hundred foot tall hill when I heard voices coming from over the rise and had Jiggly stop.

Peering over the edge, I froze when I saw three figures sitting there with three matching TR pendants. A few tents were set up around them, and it was obvious that they'd been there for at least one night. There was a flat gray screen on the ground in the middle of their circle, and I could see the blonde girl scrolling her finger along it.

"Now if this reading's correct, they should be in this house right here," Melany told her two main henchmen, indicating at something on the screen.

They nodded, and I watched intently as she proceeded to bring something else up. Hearing a downbeat below me, I glanced that way to see Black and White catching up and silently told them to be quiet. Taking the hint, Black maneuvered his Pokemon next to mine so that he and White too could look over the edge. Identifying the features of the three in front of us, they looked at me for confirmation and frowned when I nodded.

"So when do we get to pay them a visit?" The brunette guy asked Melany.

"Tonight. We'll attack when we see them. But remember! Do not harm the actual residents of the house!" She glared at them sternly. "We need to do this as unnoticed as we can."

They nodded, and I looked at my two companions before turning around and silently heading back towards Copycat's house as fast as Jiggly would go. The other two caught up in no time, and Black waited until he was sure we were far enough away to ask, "We're leaving as soon as we get back, aren't we?"

I gave a tight nod, and he did the same. White glanced behind us blankly and quickly turned back a while later as we came upon the spacious back yard where the three remaining boys were taking a breather. They looked up in surprise as we came into view, and Black and White returned their new Pokemon before we touched down.

"What took you guys so long?" Red asked. "We were starting to wonder…"

"No time," I said quickly, putting Jiggly back in her Pokeball as Black did so with his Pokemon. "It's time for us to go."

Green's eyes narrowed. "Go? As in, relocate?"

"Yes," I told him firmly. "We just saw Melany and her guys not far from here. They're coming tonight. Mrs. Sage and Copycat should be alright as long as we get away from here as soon as possible."

The boys took in the news silently, and Red was the first to react, rushing back to the house to no doubt get Yellow ready to leave. The rest of us went after him and entered the house just in time to see our hosts getting home from Copycat's soccer practice.

"Lulu, you're back!" The dark-haired girl said, hugging me in her team jersey with a soccer ball under the crook of her arm. "And you're in your clothes now!" She scrunched her eyebrows as she realized that everybody was moving around in anticipation, and Silver was speaking quietly with Mrs. Sage. "Lulu, what's going on?"

I bit my lip, not wanting to tell her that we were about to leave. "Well, see the thing is, it's time for us to head to the next town. I have to keep up my tour of Kanto for Black and White, remember?"

Her eyes widened as she remembered Green's fake story, and her mouth hung open a little. "Y-you mean, Lulu's going away?"

I nodded slowly and frowned sadly as her dark irises started going shiny. "B-but Lulu was going to help me keep Chan-chan. You were going to help me convince Mummy."

I knelt next to her and smiled. "Actually, I thought of a better idea."

The little girl sniffled. "What?"

"Take Chan-chan back to the Pokemon Center." I stopped her before she could protest. "That way, you can go there to see her every day. Plus! You can help her and Nurse Joy with the other Pokemon and learn how to heal and take care of them just like your mom does!"

After mulling it over for a moment, she smiled brightly at the thought and hugged me tight. "That sounds great! I've always wanted to be like Mummy!"

I hugged her back and smiled sadly. "I-I'm glad that it all works out for you then."

She pulled away slightly and looked at me with round eyes. "Lulu still has to go, though…doesn't she?"

I nodded with a shaky, "Uh-huh."

Copycat did the same and wiped at her eyes. "Does Lulu still have my dream catcher?"

I smiled faintly and took it out of my bag where I had put it ever since I'd changed clothes. "Yep."

"Good," she told me firmly, a tear starting to roll from her eye. "I-I want Lulu to take it. That way you'll remember me."

I could feel my voice crack as I said, "I'd never forget my number fan, now would I?"

That seemed to break her spirit, and she hugged me again, arms holding tight as tears streamed down her face. "B-bye-bye, Lulu…"

I sucked in a breath and kissed the little girl on the head. "Bye-bye, Copycat."

Releasing our hold, I stood up and ruffled her hair gently, walking towards the door as the others gave their gratitude and farewells. While they filed out the door, I gave Copycat another smile and wave before following behind Red who not surprisingly had Yellow in his arms. The girl waved back with a loud sniffle, and I closed the door behind me after thanking Mrs. Sage for everything.

Outside, I saw the others taking out their aerial Pokemon, but I just stood there for a second. It hurt to have to say good-bye to Copycat. It was like she'd become the little sister that I'd never had. I mean, Yellow was like that, too, but it wasn't like the way Copycat was.

Sighing unsteadily, I stepped off the porch for the final time and brought out Jiggly, climbing onto her back to catch up with the others who were already in the air. As I tagged along to the back of our little flying herd, I saw Green drop back a little on Charizard and look at me sadly. I only glanced down and shut my eyes.

"So where are we headed next?" I shouted over the wind.

I couldn't see him, but I could very well hear the sorrow in his voice. "We're on the east side of town so we just quickly decided on Celadon."

I opened my eyes and nodded, turning sideways and accidentally catching his.

"I'm sorry, Blue," he told me, true regret in his forest green orbs. "I know how much you enjoyed being there."

I just slightly shook my head. "The peaceful days weren't going to last forever."

"They will once we finish this," he said firmly, causing me to look up at his set face. "I promise."

I smiled a little at him, and he did the same, both of us holding the other's gaze a moment longer before flying a bit closer and focusing on following the others as they lead the way towards what I could only hope would be our new safe haven.

Gardevoir: I saw what you just did there.

Me: *blinks* What?

Gardevoir: You just tried to name a main character's Pokemon off of yourself.

Me: *holds up finger* Actually, it's only mere coincidence that I chose for them to catch Eevees and that Black tends to nickname his Pokemon based on their evolved forms.

Gardevoir: *narrows eyes* Uh-huh.

Me: *smiles* Yes siree! *to readers* Thanks all for the reviews you've been leaving lately! I can't believe that in only five chapters, I've managed to receive almost the same amount of reviews as I got for the entire first story. You guys are amazing! Keep letting me know your thoughts! Review and return!