I found them extremely quickly. I found out they'd been looking for me as well when I was met with a glaring look from Greninja, his arms folded and his chest puffed like he was intentionally holding his breath.

"What?" I asked innocently. He started in on me, yelling at me in the only way a pokemon could. "I'm sorry, alright?" I interrupted his rant. "I got a little emotional and needed some time to myself."

He went off again, telling me something to the extent that I couldn't be so rash. After all, that's how I sent Treecko over the edge of a cliff.

"That's not fair! I didn't think Treecko would actually have the strength to get in the way of that attack!"

Greninja continued as if I hadn't said a word.

I growled under my breath and stomped back toward Avignon Town. The sunset was burning the fire in orange hues and while I reflected on the oranges and pinks, and while I checked us into a hotel, Greninja never stopped his lecture. The entire way to our room, I'm pretty sure he said several things three or four times over. The entire way Treecko had been quiet. While I flopped on the bed Treecko jumped up, looking like he had something to say as well.

"Lay it on me, Treecko," I mumbled, forcing Greninja to stop midsentence and steam quietly in the corner while Treecko started in. But Treecko's voice was gentler than Greninja's. He still sounded angry but not as loud. He was telling me things about myself I didn't realize until then. "I know," I finally said gently. "I know I can be rash and emotional. But if I wasn't you would've died from that fall and Weavile probably wouldn't have argued so hard for Greninja to come with me. But sometimes it gets to my head and I don't know what to do with it." I smiled at Treecko. "Sometimes I forget that pokemon understand human frustrations."

The sun was no longer shining in our room but the streetlights outside provided enough light for me to still see the ceiling. I opened my mouth to say something else to Treecko but he was asleep so close to me that I could smell the type of tree his twig used to be apart of. It smelled sweet, like a pecha berry.

"Greninja, are you awake?" I half whispered but there was no response. "Greninja?" I sat up, careful not to disturb Treecko. Greninja looked fast asleep but I still spoke to him, "Greninja, I really am sorry that I worried you and Treecko. I was just upset at Xerneas. It won't help me try to save that chimera girl. So, I don't know what to do. She'll die soon if we do nothing. She may die either way but I at least want to try."

Greninja didn't acknowledge what I said or move for that matter but something told me he was still awake.

"Anyway, I don't really have a plan B so, tomorrow we'll talk about it, I guess." I lay back down, facing toward Treecko. He looked so peaceful. "Good night, guys," I whispered and fell into a deep sleep, deeper than I've ever slept before. Was I really this tired or was there another reason?

In this dream I was floating in darkness but it didn't feel as empty as it looked. I looked around for the presence I knew was there. "Hello?" I called out.

Finally, a pokemon appeared. It looked proud and as it walked on the air the darkness disappeared and mirrors replaced it. The mirrors didn't reflect the pokemon as it was but it reflected colors in a brilliant mirage of specific colored rainbows, as if it were reflecting pokemon types.

Immediately I fumbled with finding my pokedex but couldn't find it. I remembered suddenly that I left it at home back in Alola. I didn't need it, however, I knew immediately what pokemon it was. "Arceus?"

It didn't acknowledge the question. Human- It was using telepathy!

"Alessandra. My name is Alessandra."

Arceus looked almost annoyed. I do not care for your name! One of the mirrors starting glowing in a brilliant rage of pink that blinded me. Have you been the one disturbing the natural peace?

"I don't understand what you mean," I admitted. The pink light stopped shining to show me the rotting forests. It flashed to an image of the baby girl in the tube. The image showed when I was in the lab with Greninja and Decidueye.

"We won't get out of this unscathed. Are you sure you wanna fight?" While Greninja and Decidueye harmoniously battled I ran to the computer, tapping the keys rhythmically.

"Hey, what are you doing? Stop doing that! You'll ruin everything!"

Gengar popped out of his pokeball unwarranted and made no hesitation on using shadow ball on a human.

I touched the mirror and the image disappeared. "Arceus, that girl-"

She shouldn't be alive. It is a shame when someone so young dies. But then again, the mirror brought up an image of Hydriegon and Xerneas investigating the rotting trees and from those trees came out the pokemon that used to live in them. They were saddened by the fact that their home had been destroyed. Then again it is a shame when pokemon attack each other out of confusion because their home is gone. Another flash showed me walking through that same forest not too long before! I looked tired and distressed. This must've been before I met Treecko. By the way Greninja avoided me, it must've been shortly after being attacked at Ninja Village. Greninja was with me and I had finally stopped and said, "Let's stop here for the night. I'm getting kind of hungry."

Destruction follows you everywhere, human.

"You aren't seeing the whole story! Hydriegon was ahead of us and so was the destruction!"

Enough! All of the mirrors lit up brilliantly, blinding me. I couldn't open my eyes and I even had to cover my eyes with my hands to keep the light from making me blind. And now because of you Yveltal is not in check. If it awakens…

"It won't! I'll make sure it won't!" Finally I didn't see the light and I opened my eyes to the darkness and the emptiness again.

Your word means nothing to me but I will give you only one chance to prove me wrong. Go, and watch Yveltal and protect the All-earth forest and its pokemon.

"Arceus, wait!" But it was quiet and I was alone. "So you won't help me either."

I woke before the sun rose. Greninja had moved sometime in the night to be near the bed. He was asleep leaned up against it, and Treecko hadn't moved except to roll over. I got out of bed carefully so as not to wake the pokemon and walked outside onto the balcony.

Decidueye came from his pokeball. He'd always been able to read me, even if he was in his pokeball. There was a special kind of bond we had that I never had with Oaky. "Decidueye, can you go to All-earth forest ahead of me? I'll be there as soon as I can check out but…I don't know, I just have this feeling that we need to wait for Xerneas to return."

Decidueye shook his head but took Scizor's pokeball from my pocket. "Yeah, you're right. Scizor needs to know I trust him to be strong too."

Decidueye nodded, his eyes were so full of wisdom. Unlike Oaky and Greninja, Decidueye could always keep his cool even in the heat of battle when it looked like we would lose. The only time he didn't have his head completely was when Gengar joined our team and then we were losing all the time.

I remembered before we left for Kalos Ilima tried to make a quiet comment to Acerola that I should give up finding Oaky because Decidueye was the best pokemon a trainer could have. He was answered with Kiawe elbowing him sharply in the chest.

I called Scizor from his pokeball as well. "Scizor, go with Decidueye to All-earth forest." Decidueye started to object but I interrupted, "All-earth forest is too big for one pokemon, and even with two it's still too big but I need Gengar with me on the off chance we run into trouble."

Decidueye sighed and stopped arguing with me. The two of them took off just as the sun's rays started to touch the sky. The dream still bothered me and I hoped it was just a dream.

I didn't stop for breakfast and for once Greninja and Treecko had to keep up with me as we ran back to All-earth forest. I was relieved to see the forest appeared unharmed for the most part. The destruction looked to be spreading quickly, however, so it wouldn't be long until it came here.

Noivern's wings startled me but when I realized who it was I calmed down. It looked a bit displeased to see me back so soon. "Don't worry. Since Xerneas is away I thought I'd stay for a while in case something happened."

Noivern nodded but still didn't look pleased and it flew off. I retraced my steps back to the place where all noise stopped except for the waterfall in the distance. Decidueye was standing at the edge of the cliff that looked down upon the waterfall. "Decidueye!" I yelled and ran over to him. He turned around but even he didn't look pleased. "What's wrong?" I asked when I stopped in front of him.

He pointed across the rim to the trees on the other side. Most of the bark was black. He explained that Scizor went to check it out hours ago and hasn't returned. Decidueye stayed behind to guard the other pokemon. Between the two I was more surprised that Scizor went instead of Decidueye but maybe he wanted to prove a point. That he was just as strong as the other pokemon I had.

"Okay, Greninja, Treecko, you two stay here. I think me and Decidueye should go find Scizor."

Treecko begged to come along.

"No, I'm not taking you with me. If I don't come back then how are you supposed to rescue Torchic?"

Treecko shook his head and tried to fight me on the matter but I didn't acknowledge him. I ran with Decidueye to find Scizor on the other side of the forest. If Yveltal awoke then Arceus just might have a reason to stay mad at me.

From a distance, coming from behind us, I heard thunder but there wasn't a cloud in the sky! It was completely blue. When I stopped and turned around, however, I saw pokemon fleeing, including Treecko and Greninja. Decidueye's attention was turned toward the sky so I turned my attention to the black rocket that descended and shook the earth. I expected fire but instead what trickled out of the forest was a black dust. The pokemon that were caught in it quickly became disoriented and choked on the powdery substance that spread into the air. The leaves on the trees fell away and instantly crumbled. What kind of a powerful toxin was this?

"Decidueye, I need to make sure Yveltal doesn't awaken."

Decidueye tilted his head in a questioning way.

"I had a dream that Arceus was angry with me. He blamed me for the land dying and the pokemon attacking each other. With Xerneas gone nobody is here to make sure Yveltal doesn't destroy the land. We have to make sure nothing will wake it."

I couldn't tell if he was questioning my sanity or not but I ignored him nonetheless and ran to the path that would lead me to Yveltal's cocoon. I didn't hear any of my pokemon call me. I needed to make sure that it wouldn't awaken and that's all that was on my mind.

Yveltal's cocoon created a black spot in the lake that it hid in. It looked like it was tightly knit together, the top of it woven by its own claws. "Yveltal," I dared to whisper its name. I wanted to reach out and touch the lake. Slowly, I kneeled by the lake and reached out my hand and stopped short. Something told me not to disturb the lake or Yveltal might wake up.

I stood and turned to start back up out of the cave-like hole. As I did, however, I barely heard a voice shout a command and from my peripheral I saw the flamethrower that came at me straight on.