A/N: Thank you, thank you for all the reviews. I got enough motivation to write another chapter.
The fifth member
"Have you guys never considered getting a GPS?" Whitetail asked as Aura studied the map, her eyes narrowed.
"Shut up." Aura muttered. "We'll reach the desert soon. Finally."
"Yeah, we definitely need to hurry." Shadow said. "Aura, how many places does Arceus want us to go to?"
"Well, there's the Northern Desert, where we're heading now." Aura pointed at the desert on the map. "And then there's Blaze Cave, on this isolated island in the north. Also, Blizzard Island in the south is a place we have to head to. And don't forget Bottomless Sea! It's... well, in the middle of the sea."
"Wait a minute." Shadow said. "All those places... Blaze Cave is the habit of a legendary... Entei. And at Mt. Avalanche, situated on Blizzard Island, there's Articuno, also a legendary. And in Bottomless Sea, Kyogre, the Ruler of Seas, is said to live! And Northern Desert isn't far away from Mesprit! Why don't the pokémon there believe in Arceus?"
"I wonder..." Mighty, who had remained silent since they left the Tribe of Wilderness, said. "Those legendaries... What if they let the pokémon believe that Arceus didn't create the world?"
"Mesprit wouldn't do that!" Whitetail yelled. Then she hesitated. "Or maybe she would. I don't know her well enough to answer that question. But I bet that my mother would be really pissed if she found out that! Haha, I'd love seeing her screaming at someone else than me for once!"
"Just let's go now!" Aura yelled. "We'll find out when we get there! Come on!" She started walking, and the others followed. Suddenly they heard a scream.
"Little brother! Where are you?" Suddenly a pidgey flew out of the forest and collided into Mighty.
"Hey! Watch out!" Mighty howled and bared his fangs to the pidgey.
"Eeek! Sorry!" the pidgey yelled. "Excuse me, Mr. Mightyena, but I'm looking for my little brother, and I can't find him anywhere!"
"Who do you think you are?" Mighty hissed at the pidgey. "Getting in someone's way like that!"
"Mighty, calm down!" Aura said and knocked Mighty to the side. "Hello there. I'm Aura. Who are you?" The pidgey still looked scared, but he seemed relieved that Aura wasn't yelling at him too.
"I'm Feather." he said. They both stared at each other. Whitetail seemed a bit puzzled.
"Feather..." she muttered. "Feather... Where have I possibly heard that name before? It sounds familiar..." Shadow then realized why the name was familiar.
"Aura, your partner in your first life was a pidgeot called Feather!" he said. "Could it be? That Arceus..."
"...reincarnated him too?" Whitetail finished. "That could be possible." Feather stared at them all in confusion.
"What do you mean?" he asked curiously.
"That you and I could've been partners in a former life." Aura said and gazed at him curiously. "There's something about him that feels familiar..."
"Ah, love at first sight, eh?" Whitetail teased her.
"Go to Hell, Whitetail!" Aura yelled and fired an Aura Sphere against her. "He's just a child, even younger than me! Despites, I'm already in love with S... With someone else!" she said quickly as she noticed Shadow looking at her.
"Oh, and who could that possibly be?" Whitetail questioned sarcastically. "I mean, it's clear, Aura, that you like him." Aura blushed and Whitetail laughed. "You know, Aura, why don't you just ask him if he..." Mighty ended the conversation between Aura and Whitetail by turning to Feather again.
"So, where did you last see your little brother, Feather?" he asked. When he saw Feather's stunned stare, he added: "We're an exploration team. It's our job to find lost pokémon. So tell me, where did you last see him? We could help you find him, if you need our help."
"Well..." Feather said nervously. "He's not lost for real. We're just playing hide and seek." Mighty stared at him in shock. "But if you want to, you can help me to find him anyway!" he added quickly. Mighty let out an annoyed sigh. Whitetail, Aura and Shadow started laughing at him.
"Aaaargh!" Mighty yelled and glared at Feather furiously. "You idiot! You're wasting away our time!"
"Big bro!" Another pidgey came flying into Mighty from behind. Mighty let out a shocked howl as Feather's little brother rammed him to the ground. "You never came to find me, so I came to find you instead! Oh, who's the old man on the ground?"
"Mighty, get up now!" Shadow said. "We have to go on."
"I'm not old!" Mighty hissed and tried to snap Feather's little brother. "I just became adult!"
"Mighty, let's go now!" Aura said. "You don't have time for pidgey hunting now."
"All right." Mighty sighed. "I'm just happy that I don't have to meet that kid ever again." he whispered to the rest of his team as they started walking away from the two pidgeys.
"Wait!" Feather yelled. "Little bro, could you tell mother that I'm leaving because I'm going to join an exploration team?"
"Okay!" the smaller pidgey replied and flew off. Feather flew over to Shadow, Aura, Whitetail and Mighty and landed on Mighty's back.
"I'm coming too!" he stated happily.
"Haha, Mighty, looks like you're not getting rid of Feather just quite yet!" Shadow said and laughed. Mighty just growled to himself as the team continued onward, towards the Northern Desert.
A/N: So, now Team Saviours have another member! In the next chapter, they'll reach the Northern Desert! Stay tuned for more adventures!
