Results of the 'vote' from the 8 faithful reviewers: 2 for Black & White, 2 for Ruby & Sapphire, 2 for original plans, 1 for Gold & Crystal, and 1 no-vote. I will consider no-votes and votes for the original plans to be the same, therefore SL #006 is the continuation for Green & Blue, as originally planned.

And to make things clear, there is no separate storyline branch that focuses on Red & Yellow. This was said in the very beginning of SL: Red & Yellow will not be in primary focus. Why? The same reason as why that particular pairing isn't in primary focus in SE. It's just hard.

Besides, a separate storyline for Red & Yellow… As if SL doesn't have enough already. This means, without any suggestions from faithful reviewers for the even numbered chapters, a storyline needs to wait 10 chapters for further development. However, just because a particular pairing isn't in primary focus, it doesn't mean it's not there entirely.

Segment: Green & Blue.

Chapter 6: Dilemma

April 21, Goldenrod City, 11:20 am…

Blue crossed her arms behind her back as she watched Green peek out through the windows. She grinned and approached him as he sighed in relief. She felt quite good about herself for saving Green from that crazy-ass fan club and overall, she was just happy to see him after so long.

"Hi, Green!" she said cheerfully, but rather quietly so no one else but Green may hear.

"Hi, Blue."

Blue looked at him from head to toe and giggled a little at how he looked as if he just barely managed to escape a riot. Which was more or less true… "My, my… you're a mess! You were so neat the last time I saw you." She began to straighten Green's clothes with her fingers, delicately pressing each fold to straighten it out. "It's really nice to see you again."

"Yeah, that's what Crystal said," Green said as he steadily regained his composure.

Blue suddenly looked quite depressed. "… Why didn't you call me at all during that time? I really missed you, you know…"

"If it's any consolation, I didn't contact anyone else either," Green said. "I've been busy… training."

"And are you going to continue doing such?

"No, I'm going to take a break," the Gym Leader answered. "I don't know how Red does it, but I can't train nonstop for over a year."

Blue looked slightly confused. "Red hasn't trained in a year. He's been living peacefully in Pallet Town for quite a while. Which is why I missed you. I see all of my friends regularly except you."

"Oh…"

Blue lightened her expression. "Well then, want to go get a drink so we can catch up? It'll be my treat."

Green shrugged. "Sure. If we can get out of this place in one piece."

Blue laughed a little. "Try to remember who you are talking to. Escaping from a pack of mentally unstable fan girls is nothing compared to what I did in the past."

Green smirked. "Of course. How could I forget?"

Blue began to stretch her arms and legs. "Oh, I haven't done this in years. Let's see if I still have it in me." She suddenly sighed. "I sound old…"

The two Kanto Dex Holders opened the door and peeked outside. None of the crazy girls were out there so they quietly exited the old jewelry store and headed for the exit. But as they took the escalator, they could hear the mad, fanatic screams from that fan club all around them.

"Ah hell…" Green muttered. "Here they come…"

"Mr. Popular, you're too famous," Blue said with a sigh. "Just follow my lead and try to keep up."

Just as the crazy group of girls appeared in her vision, Blue jumped over the handrail of the escalator. The moment she hit the ground, she ran straight towards the insane group. Green hesitated slightly, but still followed.

Blue tossed something towards the crazy-ass girls. With a loud hiss, the object exploded into a thick, purple gas, concealing all of the insane girls from the two Dex Holders. Blue then tossed a Pokéball in front of the gas and her Ditto appeared. It immediately transformed into a ramp of some sort.

"Go!" she ordered Green.

Green ran straight towards the Ditto-ramp and used it to jump over the pack of crazy girls who were momentarily confused by the thick purple gas. Blue followed him and returned her Ditto the moment she jumped. The two Dex Holders ran through the exit, officially escaping the crazy girls. Once they were far enough from the Department Store, Green sent out his Charizard and the two Dex Holders headed towards Azalea Town.

30 minutes later, the two Dex Holders reached a small café next to the Gym in Azalea Town. They both ordered a cup of iced coffee and sat at a small table in the corner.

"Since that crazy group is in Goldenrod, they won't be here," Blue said as she took a sip. "And besides, this is a small café in a small quiet town. There won't be any serious issues caused by your popularity."

"Thanks again, Blue. What was that gas thing you threw at them?" Green asked.

"It's a Smoke Ball," Blue answered. "Silver gave me one a few years ago, and I never really found the use for it. I think I'll ask him if he has any extras."

"Thanks anyways," Green said. "Those crazy girls… where did they come from?"

"You know, I find it odd that you have a crazy fan club while I don't," Blue started. "Okay, the girls may be crazy for you, but I figured that the boys would be crazy for me, you know?"

"And you want a bunch of crazy fans chasing after you everywhere?" Green asked.

"No. That's the thing. On one hand, I'm disappointed that I have no fans, but on the other, I'm happy that I don't have any crazy fans who'd chase me everywhere."

Green took a sip of his iced coffee. "So Blue, what were you doing in Goldenrod?"

"I was just looking at some earrings and necklaces," Blue answered. "Your sister's getting married in a short while, and I thought I could get her some nice jewelry for the wedding."

"In that old jewelry store?"

Blue looked a little embarrassed. "Well… I can't afford any fancy earrings or necklace from newly opened stores."

"I didn't think that you'd buy them," Green muttered as he took another sip.

This time, Blue looked quite offended. "… That was years ago, Green. I haven't stolen anything for more than a decade. I thought you knew me better than that…"

"You still steal from other Dex Holders every now and then."

"I return them shortly after," Blue argued. "I'm borrowing them… without permission." She let out a long sigh. "I guess no one really understands me."

"Sorry."

The two Dex Holders sat in awkward silence before Blue spoke. "So… what brought you to Goldenrod?" she asked after forcing her darkening expression to brighten again. "Surely you didn't go all the way to Goldenrod from Pallet Town just to be chased by those insane girls."

"I was going to go talk to my future brother in law and get a wedding gift for sis."

Blue smiled. "Going to visit Bill? Something tells me that that 'visit' won't be as nice as it sounds."

"What gave you that idea?"

"Bill's terrified of you, you know. Because of you, he's afraid of the wedding," Blue said with a smile. "He's afraid that he might make a mistake and you'll kill him."

Green smiled a little. "That's why I'm going to give him a friendly visit. I'll make sure he knows that I won't be strict on him, but I'll still bury him if he does make any serious mistake."

Blue sighed. "A friendly visit that involves a threat of a burial… Maybe I should go with you. Make sure you don't scare Bill so much that he cancels the wedding."

"I think I'll be fine, Blue," Green said as he finished his iced coffee. "But if you insist on coming along…"

"I would like to," the girl said after another sip. "But I can't. Just before I saved you from your fan club, Red sent me a message saying that he wants to meet me in front of his house."

"And why does he want that?"

"I don't know," Blue answered truthfully. "But lately, I've been trying to get him to fall in love with Yellow. And maybe, just maybe, it finally worked and he wants me to help him."

"Still interfering in other people's business I see?" Green said with a sigh.

Blue pouted a little. "Hey, I'm not interfering. Yellow asked me to help so I'm helping." A slightly longing look appeared on her face for a short while. "If you had a love interest, I'd gladly help you too."

Green smirked and shook his head. "I have no such interest."

Blue appeared a little surprised. "Oh… Well, I hope you find someone nice some day. I'm sure lots of attractive, smart, and sane girls are in love with you that are different from the crazy ones you ran away from." She then sipped at her iced coffee. Because of that, Green did not notice that her expression had hints of disappointment and even slight pain.

Green glanced at his watch and rose to his feet. "I should get going now." He reached for his wallet and withdrew money to pay for his drink. He thought for a few seconds before he decided to pay for Blue's drink as well. "It was nice to see you again, Blue," he said as he set the money on the table and prepared to leave.

"Yeah…" Blue muttered. She forced a smile as she looked at him. "So… does this mean that I won't see you again for another long while?"

"No. Crystal suggested that all the Dex Holders gather every now and then for an event. So I'll definitely see you then. And besides, I'm not going away for a long while."

Blue's forced smile became genuine as she nodded. "Okay then. I'll see you later, Green. Try not to be chased by insane girls, alright?"

Green smiled as he headed out of the café. "Sure. I'll try my best to be chased by attractive, smart, and sane girls next time."

Blue kept her smile as Green left the café. But the moment he disappeared from her sight, her smile faded. She stared into her cup of iced coffee and let out a long sigh.

"I'm sure lots of girls really love you…" she muttered. "Oh, Green… if you only knew that I am one of those girls…"

She sighed again and rose to her feet. After paying the cashier with the money Green left, she headed out of the café and with her Wigglytuff, headed towards Pallet Town. Even though she was happy that she saw Green once again, she felt… sad and disappointed in knowing that Green didn't really miss her.

"Green… you don't like any girls yet? That means you don't like me either…" Blue muttered quietly. "I just hope that one day, you'll like me the way I like you…"

A couple of hours later, Blue arrived in Pallet Town. From high above the ground, she spotted Red waiting for her in the shadow of a tree in front of his house. Blue got her Wigglytuff to land while she focused on reverting her expression to normal. Once the Wigglytuff touched the ground and Blue succeeded in hiding her rather sad and lonely expression, she jumped off and approached Red, who seemed to be dozing off in the warm late spring afternoon.

"Hi, Red," she said cheerfully. "What's up?"

Red snapped awake and looked at her. "Oh, hey Blue." He sat up and smiled at her as she sat down on the grass next to him.

Blue returned her Wigglytuff and stretched her legs, as she had strained herself a little when she escaped from the crazy fans a few hours earlier. "I met Green today," she started. "He came back from his year-long training, apparently."

"Wow," Red said. "A year long? He needs to find himself a hobby."

Blue laughed a little. "Red, I never thought that you'd say such a thing."

Red laughed as well. "After a certain point, there's nothing to gain from training alone. I feel I reached that point a while ago. So nowadays, I'm doing what everyone else did while I mindlessly trained: enjoy life."

"You sound like a retired old man, Red," Blue teased a little with a smile.

"I guess I do," Red said as he smiled back.

"Apparently Crys wants to arrange routine events for all the Dex Holders," Blue said. "I'm sure you'll enjoy them."

"Who's Crys again?" Red asked as he searched his memories.

"Red, don't tell me you don't remember your juniors!" Blue exclaimed after a gasp. "Crys, or Crystal, is one of the Johto Dex Holders. She works for Professor Oak, sometimes Professors Elm and Birch, and volunteers at the orphanage in her hometown. Don't you remember?"

"Oh, now I remember. She's the one with the dark blue hair, right?"

Blue sighed. "Yes. But perhaps it'd be better if you try to remember your juniors with their… personality traits and such and not just their hair color."

"I guess I'll get to know all of my juniors in that event thing," Red said with a shrug. "But Blue, listen," he said rather abruptly seriously. "There's something important I need to discuss with you."

Blue looked at her friend's warm inviting red eyes intently. "Oh? What is it?"

"I've been thinking about it for quite some time, and I think I'll need your help with something very important."

Blue gave him a warm smile. 'What, that you like Yellow? It's about time you admit it…' "What is it? I'll gladly help in any way I can."

"Well, it's just that… I think I'm in love with…" Red started. His tone lacked the nervousness that normal people had during a confession, but Blue could tell that Red was quite nervous.

'Ah, my prediction is correct! He's in love with Yellow!' Blue thought to herself happily. But she still pretended to be curious.

Red looked into her bright blue eyes and gave her a smile. "You."

Blue gasped in shock. "Wh – What?" Without warning, Red reached over and gently kissed her on the lips. She simply remained frozen, staring at Red with wide open eyes. 'Oh no…'

Just like the Sinnoh trio, I decided to completely screw over the Kanto quartet with another 'wrong' confession. And to top it all off, the next chapter will be the start of a different storyline. So just like the Sinnoh storyline, you'll have to wait for a while. You've got to LOVE being evil- I mean… I'm… sorry?

Anyways, the minor Red & Yellow mini-segment will completely be developed through… other branches. As the Dex Holders start to gather, the Red & Yellow mini-segment will be described/explained/developed through interactions that Red and Yellow have with other Dex Holders.