Hello everyone, sorry for not updating sooner, I was working on my new story The Legend Of Korra And The Forgotten Trainers and have posted the first two chapters and school work kept piling on so I have only a few hours a day to write. Now that it's winter break I will try and write as many chapters as I can before School starts again.

Chapter 8

A Day Of Guilds And Knights

Oliver P.O.V.

After we got arrested by Leblanc and his men we walked to a city called Heliord where Lebalnc was reading off all the crimes Yuri had committed while the Pokemon decided to sleep. "Continuing on, we will review the particulars of your 18th crime." Leblanc said to Yuri. "Please do." Yuri said to Lebalnc. "Is it true that you threw a knight sent to collect the taxes into the river?" Leblanc asked Yuri. "Wow. I'd forgotten about that. Was that you tweedle A?" Yuri asked Adecor. "That's right I was in bed with a cold for three whole days thanks to you." Adecor said to Yuri. "We don't care, Adecor." I said to Adecor. "How many more of these are there? This is getting pretty boring." Yuri asked Leblanc. "I wonder what'll happen to me." Karol said getting nervous. "I'm sure you and Rita will be ok. Me and Yuri on the other hand, we're in trouble." I said to Karol. "So I'll write you have "no signs of remorse" in the report then." Boccos said to Yuri. "Where's that do-nothing captain of your anyway? What was his name Schwann?" Yuri said. "Yeah I want to talk to the captain." I said to them. "Playing hooky because he's the big shot." Rita said to the knights. "You dare mock our captain? Sir Schwann is a legendary hero and a veteran of the Great War ten years ago." Leblanc said to Rita. "War?" I said quietly. "So basically his eminence would never stoop so low as to deal with nobodies like us." Rita said to the knights. "Quiet I say Quiet getting on to your next offense." Adecor said but stopped after we heard the door open.

Then two people walked in a man wearing a fancy set of armor and a woman wearing some kind of dress. "Y-your Excellency Commandant Alexei! To what do we owe this pleasure?!" Lebalnc said as he and his knights got up to salute the man. "Alexei… What...?" Yuri said wondering what's happening. "All your crime is hereby pardoned by the good graces of their Highnesses Estellise and Ioder." Alexei said to us. "What? But these foul criminals have distrubed the peace of the empire!" Leblanc said to Alexei. "The Imperial Knight thank you for rescuing Prince Ioder and protecting Princess Estellise." Alexei said ignoring Leblanc. "Please take this." The women said handing us a bag of money. "We've got no need for this it's not like we did those things for the sake of the Knights." Yuri said standing up. "Yeah we just helping a friend." I said get up as well. "I see." Alexei said, looking at me. "Could you all please leave I wish to talk to Oliver alone." Alexei said to Everyone. "But your Excellency this man is very dangerous, he has a monster dog that has shocked me a few times." Lebalnc said to Alexei. "I'm sure I will be fine." Alexei said to Lenalnc. "Fine man let's go." Leblanc said as he and his knights left the room. "Are you sure you want to be with him alone." Yuri asked me. "He just want to talk I'm sure I can handle it." I said before they left with their Pokemon.

"So what do you want to talk about?" I asked Alexei as we sat across from each other with his women staying next to him. "I want you to join the Knights." Alexei said to me. "Why?" I asked him. "As you may have seen in Halure are barriers does not affect these monsters. Also we have been getting reports of their numbers are increasing." Alexei said to me. "And what does that have to do with me?" I asked him. "From the reports I got from Halure you know about these monsters and help the people of Halure learned how to control these monsters. So we would like if you join the Knights and help us tame these monsters." Alexei said to me. "First of these "monsters" are called Pokemon and two why sold I join the Knights?" I asked him. "Because the Guilds have a person like you and they have already started to work with the Guilds." Alexei said to me. "So there is others like me." I said quietly. "We worry that the Guilds will turn these monsters against the Empire. So we want you to work with us and help us gain control over these monsters." Alexei said to me. "If your willing to work for us we are ready to make you a noble, a caption of knights in charge of these monster, and even give you this new bodhi blastia." The women said placing a blasts on the table. I then looked at the blastia on the table and thought came into my head. The first was how the blastia hurt those Pelippers. How they did nothing as that monster Ragou walk scotch free after he destroyed all those lives for his "fun". When they locked me up for just being in the Royal Quarters.

"I WILL NEVER JOIN YOU!" I yelled knocking the Blastia off the table smashing it against the wall. I then got up walking to the door returning Blastoise to his Pokeball. "You can't decline this offer after all if you don't help us then the guilds will destroy the Empire." Alexei said standing up. I stopped and turn to him. "And why should I care about your Empire. You let Ragou go after he destroyed all those lives. You tried to kill me and the Pokemon. And now you want me to join you and help you insalve Pokemon." I said to Alexei. "What about Lady Estellise will you stand by as the Guild take her life along with the rest of the Imperial candidates?" Alexei asked me. "Estelle is my friend. I will protect her and stop the guilds if they decide to attack, but I will not work for you." I said as I left the room. Outside Yuri and Pawniard was waiting for me. "How did it go Oliver." Yuri asked me. "Not good Alexei wanted me to work for the knights." I said as I started walking. "Did you take the job?" Yuri asked me. "No I didn't." I said. "And why did you say no?" I then saw Ioder and Flynn. "Oh so both of your were here the whole time!" Yuri said to them. "Yuri watch your speech in front of his Royal Highness." Flynn said. "Relax Flynn it just Ioder." I said to Flynn. "Couldn't you two at least show due courtesy to the gracious pardoner of your crimes." Flynn said to us. "Ah no." I said to Flynn. "It's okay Flynn Miss Estellise and I acted of our own volition. Now Oliver why won't you join the Knights?" Idoer said to FLynn then turned to me. "I'm sorry Ioder, but I can't just stand by and do nothing while your people suffer for the amusement of its leaders."

"But what about Lady Estellise will you abanader her now that you know she's inline to the throne?" Flynn asked me. "No Estelle is my friend nothing will change that, but she lacks real world experience if she becomes the next Empress then things will only get worse. So I will try and teach her how the world works." I said to them. "Oliver while I thought that traveling with you and Yuri would be to Her Highnesses own benefit but..." Flynn said to me. "But what Flynn?" Yuri asked Flynn "Pawniard?" Pawniard said wondering the same thing. "The royal family can't be allowed to romp all over the countryside without restraint." Ioder said to us. "Why shouldn't she?" I asked Ioder. "Because now especially it's undesirable for the royal family's concerns to be brought into the public eye." Ioder said. "Concerns? You mean whether you or the Princess is next in line for the Imperial throne?" Yuri said to Ioder. "Correct there are currently two opinions that of the Imperial Knights, and that of the Council." Ioder said to us. "Your Highness!" Flynn said to Ioder. "There's no use hindin any details from them when they already know so much. The Imperial Knights are backing my own ascension to the throne. Meanwhile Miss Estellise has the support of the council." Ioder said to all of us. "She's a princess after all." Yuri said. "Yes her relation may be a distant one, but she's unmistakably of royal blood." Ioder said. "That's gotta be tough for the knights too. Even if she's the rival of their candidate for the throne. It's not like they can just stop protecting the Princess is it?" Yuri said. "I doubt they care that much about her?" I said quietly. "Yuri, Oliver, this matter is." Flynn said, but I stopped him. "We don't care Flynn that a secret for Estelle to tell us not." I said to them. "He's right I don't know anyone odd enough to be interested in information like this." Yuri said to them. "Well if that's all then we will go see Estelle then head to the in for some rest. Thanks for the chat." I said as we left Ioder and Flynn. We walked to the inn to meet Estelle, but she was already asleep so we gathered Rita, Karol, Repede, Skiddo, and Solosis went to sleep in one of the open rooms.

The next morning Repede started to act funny. "What's the matter Repede?" Yuri asked Repede as he was looking around. "Do you guys hear a strange sound?" Karol said to us. "Now that you mention it yeah." Rita said as I just closed my eyes. Then I heard this odd humming sound. "I can hear it what is that sound." I said, opening my eyes. "Oh I've been hearing the barrier blastia's been acting up lately." The Innkeeper said as Rita started to move. "Oh no you don't." I said to Rita grabbing her hand. "Yeah hold your horses!" Yuri said to Rita. "I can't!" Rita said but was interrupted by Yuri. "Can't what get us into trouble like at Ehmead Hill." I said letting her go. "But?" Rita said to me. "Commandant Alexei is there isn't he? He should be able to take care of it." Yuri said to us. "See I'm sure it ok." I said to Rita. "Still we could at least let Flynn know about it." Yuri said as we left the inn.

As we passed the blastia Rita decided to take a look at it. "Rita please wait!" Estelle said as she and Togepi came running to us. "Estelle." Karol said to Estelle. "Skiddo." Skiddo said wondering where Estelle came from. "Morning Estelle, Togepi." I said to them but they ignored us. "After all I've heard that the Imperial Knights have made some repairs on the blastia here." Estelle said to Rita. "Then maybe we should let Rita take a look at it after all." I said backing away from the blastia. "Can't you two give the Knights some credit for once will you?" Yuri said to me and Rita. "Please Rita Oliver." Estelle said bowing to us. "All right then." RIta said to Estelle. "Ok, but I still don't trust those knights." I said to Estelle. "It's okay for you to be wandering around like this?" Yuri asked Estelle. "Yeah shouldn't you two with the knights?" I said pointing to Estelle and Togepi. "Yes, but can I stay with you until it's time to return to Zaphias?" Estelle asked us. "I don't mind at all." Yuri said to Estelle. "Yeah Estelle after all we're friends." I said as we started to move.

Soon we found Flynn in the room we were in yesterday. "Hey Flynn." Yuri said as we walked in. "Hello everyone." Flynn said to us. "The barrier blastia's been making some odd noise. Do you think it's okay?" Yuri asked Flynn. "You came all the way here because you were worried about that?" Flynn asked Yuri. "Well we earther asked you or Rita starts playing with the Blastia." I said to Flynn. "Oliver." Rita said to me. "I see none of you can't leave well enough alone if anything amiss." Flynn said to us. "Well we had to try and make Oliver and RIta's relax about the blastia." Yuri said to Flynn. "It's obvious that something's not right with that blastia let me have a look at it!" Rita said to Flynn. "I feel better if she did have a look instead of you knights." I said to Flynn. "This blastia is currently in a state of repair I'm sorry but I cannot allow you to examine it." Flynn said to us. "WHY." RIta yelled. "Come on Flynn just let her look at it." I asked him. "I'm sorry, but I can't let her." Flynn said to me. "Flynn I'm sure she will do a much better job than any of your knights." I said to Flynn. "I'm sure the Knights can handle the blastia." Flynn said to us. Then a big explosion happened. "Togepi." Togepi said getting scared. "What was that vibration?" Yuri asked. "Pawniard?" Pawniard said wondering the same thing. "I've given you three guesses." I said raising three fingers. "Don't tell me that was the blastia." Flynn said as Solosis and Rita left. "Bingo." I said to Flynn. "You think something happened to the blastia!" Estelle asked me trying to calm Togepi down. "Of course something happened we left the knights alone with it after all." I said to Estelle. "Let's get outta here!" Yuri said as we left the room. "Your Highness you must stay here!" Flynn said to Estelle as we went through the door.

As soon as we got out I saw the blastia glowing red with red aer coming out of it. Rita then started to run into the problem. "Rita" Yuri and I said as we, Pawnirad and Solosis tried to stop her from running into the aer. "Let me go! I can't just leave him like this!" Rita said to us. "The aer is just pouring out of this thing at this density it might kill someone!" Rita said as a few people started to faint. "And what about you?" Yuri said to Rita. "Pawniard." Pawniard said pointing to the aer. "Yeah this is worse then the aer at Caer Bocram and you could barely stand in that aer you won't be able to work." I said, but another shock wave went off and knocked us down, freeing Rita from our hold. "Rita." I said as we got up and Rita ran in. "Solosis." Solosis said getting worried. "Dammit that girl's blastia crazy!" Yuri said. "Yuri you and Solosis stay here I'll get everyone else Chesnaught help me out." I said as I ran into to help people and I let Chesnaught out of his Pokeball. Estelle was going to say something, but I said dragged a few people out of the aer. "We're ok. we're still immune to aer." Chesnaught then pick a few more people up. "It's okay i'll just readjust the volume of aer. You'll be just like new!" I heard Rita say to the blastia. "It's too dangerous! You've got to get out of here!" Flynn said as me and Chesnaught finished rescuing the people. "Chesnaught say here with the rest of our family and protect the people I'll get Rita." I said giving Chesnaught my Pokeballs, before going in again. "Oliver? What are you doing?" Flynn yelled at me. "Flynn lead the civilians out of the city as well as the princess and the others." Alexei said as he arrived on the scene. "Yes sir." Flynn said. "The aer is completely out of control there's no telling what it will do." Alexei said watching me and Rita. "No the flow aer has outsripped his capacity." Rita said. "Rita time to go." I said to Rita. "No at this rate it'll either swallow the city or even exploude." Rita said to me still focus on the blastia. "All the more reason to run for are lives let's go." I said to Rita trying to get her way from the blastia but she started to get tired. "RITA!" I heard Estelle yelled as she left the room we were in. "Princess." Alexei said as Estelle started to run towards us. "Chesnaught keep an eye on Togei for me." Estelle said handing Togepi to Chesnaught. "Chesnaught!" Chesnaught said trying to stop Estelle. "TOGEPI!" Togepi yelled really worried about Estelle. "Your Highness! Gah!" Flynn and Yuri said as Estelle ran past them. "What is she?" Yuri said as Estelle started to shine. "Rita I'm here." Estelle said as I covered my eyes. "Esellise?" Rita said wondering what is going on. "Estelle your glowing why are you glowing?" I said as Estelle started to shine brighter. "Commandant?!" The women with the commandant said to Alaxei. "Rita you good?" I asked Rita. "Yeah I'm good." Rita said as she started to work again. After a few seconds Rita said. "There got it aaah!" But then the blastia let out one more big pulse of energy. "Watch out." I said getting in front of the girl.

Soon we were sent flying back I said. "AAAAH!" After the light started to fade away I said not getting up. "Who's alive?"

"I'm good." Rita said getting up. "I'm ok as well." Estelle said. "Good now just give me a minute and I'll be ready to move." I said closing my eyes. "Oliver hang on!" Estelle said to me. "Estelle I'm fine just give me a few minutes then I'll be ready to go." I said opening my eyes for a few seconds before closing them again. I then felt Estelle's hands on my side as she started to cast her healing spells. "*Huff*... Please… Get a room ready… For Oliver.." I heard Estelle said to someone. "Togepi." I heard Togepi probably next to Estelle. "Chesnaught." I heard Chesnaught say as I felt land next to me. "Do you even hear what you're saying? You're just as worn out as he is." I heard Yuri say to Estelle. "Prepare rooms at once! I'll take him there myself." I heard Flynn say. "Chesnaught." I heard Chesnaught say before picking me up. He probably told Flynn he's got me. "Oliver? Skiddo?" I heard Karol and Skiddo said as Chesnaught carried me past them. "Karo can you and Skiddo stand?" I heard Yuri asked Karol. "Come on we're going too." I heard Yuri said but he was getting quieter. I then fell asleep.

After a few hours I woke up to Estelle healing me and Yuri talking and Pawniard and Togepi asleep right next to Estelle and Chesnaught next to me with all of my pokeballs in his hand. "You can't keep using your healing artes on him forever Estellise." Yuri said as I started to move. "He's right, beside I'm fine." I said as I tried to get out of the bed, but stopped when I felt a sharp pain in my arm. "Oh no you don't. Go back to bed Oliver." Estelle said before casting another heal spell. "Welcome back Oliver I still can't believe you had to go and do something like that." Yuri said to me. "Hey I was just protecting her girls I'm sure you would have done the same thing Yuri." I said making eachother laugh. "It's not funny Oliver you could have been killed." Estelle said to me as she stopped casting her spells. "Relax Estelle I have been through worse and what about you. You and Rita were right next to me." I said to Estelle. "I'm sorry." Estelle said to me. "Don't be Rita was able to fix the blastia thanks to you the least I could do was protect you two." I said to Estelle. "I'm going to say here until you're ready to go Oliver. You two should go rest. You hurt Oliver and aren't you tired from using your healing artes so much?" Yuri said to us. "I have to thank you Oliver you help all those people and protected us and here I thought you didn't like the empire." Estelle said to me. "Estelle I just care about all living things even if they are from the empire I won't turn my back on them when they need help." I said to Estelle. "I'm jealous of you Oliver you have something you care about so much." Estelle said to me. "And so can you if you spend enough time looking for it. But you need to go and get some sleep now." Yuri said to Estelle. "No I'm fine Yuri you should get some sleep yourself." Estelle said. "Flynn will get mad at me if you pass out." Yuri said to Estelle. "How about we all get some sleep Yuri want to go find Karol Skiddo, Rita, Solosis, and Reped." I said to Yuri. "Alright just don't come yelling for me when Estelle collapses from exhaustion." Yuri said leaving the room. "We won't." I said to Yuri.

Soon Karol, Skiddo, Rita, Solosis, and Repede came in with Yuri closing the door behind him. But before she came in Estelle fell asleep. "Shh guys she's asleep." I said to them. "I know that she would collapse at the rate she was going." Yuri said to me. "I'm sure she's fine Yuri after all she looks happy." I said making us laugh, but I turned my head to see a sad Karol. "Karol what's wrong?" I asked Karol. "Oliver you must think I'm totally useless. After what happened when you first met me. And at Caer Bocram and today." Kaorl said not looking me in the eyes. "Karol there wasn't anything you could do. Rita knows how blastia works, I'm immune to aer so I could walk through it. And Estelle had that glowing thing. I don't think any less of you because you were scared I was scared to." I said to Karol. "Really you were scared?" Karol said raising his head. "Yes Karol after all the blastia was out of control, but I knew the people around the blastia needed my help so I had to charge in to save them even if it was scary." I said to Karol. "Man your brave Oliver I wish I was that brave?" Karol said to me. "Karol you will one day just be patient and one day you will find it." I said to Karol. "Hey Oliver?" Karol asked me. "Yes Karol what is it?" I asked him. "Do you think you'd wanna maybe start a guild with me?" Karol asked me. "Maybe Karol let's first worry about the Blood Alliance first and who knows maybe that Pokemon Trainer in the guild already started a guild for you if he or she did then I will help you join that guild." I said to Karol. "R-really." Karol said to me. "What you thought I say no." I said to Karol. "Yeah I thought you'd say "No way I've been in enough messes already!" or something." Karol said to me. "Karol you should know by now that I don't turn my back on my friends." I said to Karol. "Thanks Oliver." Karol said to me. "What do you say Yuri do you want to have a seat in our guild?" I asked Yuri. "Maybe I'll think about it." Yuri said. "Yuri thanks." Karol said to Yuri.

I turned my head to see Rita intensely staring at Estelle. "What's up Rita?" I asked Rita "Hey so what do you think Estellise think of me?" Rita asked us, but we all started to laugh softly. "What are you all laughing at?" Rita said getting a little mad. "We just didn't think you were the kind of person who cared what other people thought." Yuri said to Rita. "Oh forget it." Rita said turning away from us. "You really don't know what she thinks about you. It should be easier than those blastia formulas you play with." I said but Estelle started to walk up. "Oh hey everyone." Estelle said to us. "Hey Estelle well I'm going to get some food." I said trying to get out of the bed. "Oh no you don't. It's just when you think you're recovered that you're in the most danger." Estelle said pushing me back on the bed. "Don't worry Oliver I will go get you some food." Karol said as he and Skiddo left before Estelle cast another heal spell. "Estelle for the last time I'm ok I just need some rest I don't need you to keep casting First aid." I said to Estelle. "Also you don't need to pretend to be using that blastia anymore." Rita said walking next to Estelle. "I… What do you mean?" Estelle said looking at Rita. "What are you talking about Rita?" I asked Rita. "She is talking about how cool that Estelle can use healing artes without a blastia." Yuri said to me. "Wait is that what that glow was?" I said to them. Everyone went silent.

"B-but how did you?" Estelle said, but stopped when the dragon rider showed up. "What the?" Yuri said surprise to see the rider here. "Hey it's that dragon freak!" Rita said as she got ready to cast a spell. I tried to get up, but Estelle pind me to the bed using her body as a human shield. Then the dragon shot out a fire ball. "Chesnaught!" Chesnaught said as he used Spiky Shield to stop the attack, but it woke up Pawniard and Togepi. Then Rita cast a fireball, but the rider dodge the attack. "Chesnaught us Rock Slide." I said to Chesnaught as Estelle pulled me to the side of the bed away from the rider. "Chesnaught." Chesanught said as rock started to fall above the rider. But the rider dragon was faster than I thought. On the plus side though the rider couldn't attack thanks to the Rock Slide. "Oliver are you ok." Estelle asked me. "Estelle, I'm fine let's worry about the rider."

"It sounds like the sky's falling in here. What's going on? Huh? Aaaah!" Karol said before screaming watching the dragon rider dodge the rocks. After the rock finished falling the dragon rider left us. "W-what was that thing?" Karol said. "Just when the conversation was getting interesting." Rita said walking to the ledge. "That's enough talk about Estelle's healing artes for now." Yuri said to us. "Yeah Let's just get some sleep." I said. "Fine by me I've pretty much figured it out anyway." Rita said as we turned are heads to Yuri. "Don't look at me like that. Do I really look like that much of a bad guy to you?" Yuri said to us. "Yes you do." I said to Yuri, making Estelle laugh. "Hey wait. What's going on you guys? Come one tell me!" Karol asked us. "Skiddo." Skiddo said asking the same thing as Karol. "I will tell you later for now let's just get some sleep." I said as we all started to get into bed.

Once we woke up we made our way to the front of the inn. "Well take care on the way back to the capital." Yuri said to Estelle as we walked outside. "And take care of Togepi too." I said to Estelle. "Okay and here this is your Oliver." Estelle said to us before pulling out the Pokedex. "Keep it Estelle think of it as a going away gift." I said to Estelle pushing the Pokedex back. "Thanks Oliver." Estelle said putting the Pokedex away. "Do you have everything? Wouldn't want to have to come back later." Yuri asked Estelle. "If I forget anything. You'll bring it to me won't you Yuri, Oliver?" Estelle asked us. "Yes, but it might be a while." I said to Estelle. "Hah yeah right okay. Let's go find Flynn I'll take you that far." Yuri said to Estelle. "U-um what are you all going to do after this?" Estelle asked us. "Well we did lose track of the Blood Alliance." Yuri said rubbing his chin. "Luckily for us I think I know a place where we can not only we can find out where they are, but meet this other trainer." I said to Yuri. "Really where?" Yuri asked me. "The guilds main city I'm sure we find some answers there." I said to Yuri. "So where is it?" Yuri asked me. "I don't know Karol where is it?" I asked Karol. "Can we not go there?" Karol said to me. "Karol what's wrong?" I asked Karol. "If I go back there now they'll all just laugh at me." Karol said to me looking down. "Karol don't worry I will keep those jerks away also you have a Pokemon maybe it won't be that bad." I said rubbing his head. "Really?" Karol said to me. "Really then where is it." I asked Karol. "It's called Dahngrest and it's a few hours west from here." Karol said to me. "Thanks Karol so let's drop Estelle off, catch Yuri's thief in Dahngrest, then we either start a Pokemon Guild or join it. How does that sound Karol?" I said to Karol. "What really you want to start or join a guild with me?" Karol asked me. "Yes after all someone has to keep you safe." I said as we all started to laugh.

We then started to walk around looking for Flynn, but we couldn't find him while Rita checked the blastia from yesterday. "It doesn't seem like that Flynn character is around here." Rita said to us. "Solosis." Solosis said looking around. "Yeah where is he?" I said looking around for Flynn. "Does that mean you're staying with us for now?" Karol asked Estelle. "Skiddo." Skiddo said, as he liked that idea. "I don't think that's how it works Karol." I said to Karol. "He's right Karol don't fill the princess's head with ideas." Yuri said backing me up. "You cannot simply do as you wish. Your Highness must return to the capital. Flynn has already set out to lend to other businesses." Alexei said walking towards us with that woman again. "Other business?" I said, but was ignored. "Now then Rita Moedio we would like you to investigate yesterday's blastia malfunction." Alexei said to Rita walking towards her. "That's pointless I looked at him this morning, but I couldn't figure anything out." Rita said to Alexei. "No we would ask that you go to the forest of Keiv Moc." Alexei asked Rita. "Keiv Moc?" I said. "It's a big forest an hour away from Dahngrest." Karol told me. "But why go there?" I asked Karol. "The plant's affected by the disaster here look just like the ones in that forest." Karol said to us. "That doesn't sound good." I said. "Yes Sir Forest we have reports of tree mutations and of monster increasing in both numbers and aggressiveness." Alexei said to me and Rita. "Sir Forest?" I said. "Messengers have gone to the capital, but much time will be wasted finding a gifted mage." Alexei said to Rita. "I specialize in blastia. Plants are out of my league." Rita said to Alexei. "Consider their connection to the aer. I imagine that is within your league." Alexei said to Rita. "Solosis." Solosis said wondering what Rita was thinking. "Besides... I… If Estelle is going back to the capital I want to go with her." Rita said. "Rita I didn't know you care." I said to Rita. "Shut it Oliver!" Rita said to me raising a fist at me. "What do you mean?" Estelle said to us. "Togepi?" Wondering the same thing.

We all looked at each other for a few seconds before Alexei started to talk again. "You are a researcher in an imperial blastia laboratory you must undertake the tasks assigned to you." Alexei said to Rita. "Alexei she said no just let it go." I said to Alexei. "What if I accompany her to the forest? Then there should be no problem right?" Estelle said getting in between Rita and Alexei. "Princess please do not make suggestions that are simply out of the question." Alexei said to Estelle. "If this does have something to do with aer then my healing artes would prove useful." Estelle said to Alexei. "She right Rita wouldn't be able to do her job if she faints so we need her artes." I said to Alexei. "Yes Sir Forest they would." Alexei said to us. "Please Alexei let me do my part to help." Estelle asked Alexei. "Your Highness I simply cannot allow you to get to such a dangerous forest." Alexei said to Estelle. "Well what if. Yuri, Oliver would you come with us?" Estelle asked us. "Us?" Yuri said to Estelle. "If Yuri and Oliver were to come you wouldn't be worried right?" Estelle asked Alexei. "Young man, Sir Forest please escort the Princess." Alexei asked us. "Why do you keep calling me Sir Forest?" I asked Alexei. "You saved the Princess so I have given you the title of Sir. All the knights will know about this and are ordered to respect you." Alexei said to me. "Great even when I said no and they still try to make a knight." I said crossing my arms. "And as for you, I ask this of you only because you once sought to join the Imperial Knights." Alexei said to Yuri. "Of all the underhanded. I didn't ask anybody to count on me. And Oliver said no to being a knight. You're just pushing us into this." Yuri said to Alexei. "It seems I can take those replies as an indication of your agreement." Alexei said to us. "We didn't agree to this?" I said to Alexei. "Pawnirad." Pawnirad said to Alexei "Fine, but there's something I have to do as well we go to the forest after Dahngrest." Yuri said to Alexei. "Very well." Alexei said before walking away. "Your Excellency." The woman said to Alexei. "It seems Flynn foresaw this outcome." Alexei said to the woman. "Huh he did what?" Yuri said. "Pawniard?" Pawniard said looking confused. "He left this message for you and Sir Forest: Take care of Her Highness." Alexei said before Estelle bowed to him. "Ok then let's head to Dahngrest then Keiv Moc." Karol said. "Why do I have this feeling going to Keiv Moc is a bad idea?" I said as we started to leave.

We walked for a few hours until we made it to a big city with Pokemon all over the place. But unlike the Pokemon in Halure the Pokemon in Dahngrest were all different types not just grass type. "This is Dahngrest my hometown." Karol said to us. "Wow there a lot of Pokemon here?" Estelle said looking around. "Well if there's a Pokemon Trainer here then Pokemon maybe more welcome here then in the empire?" I said. "Looks like a pretty lively place." Yuri said. "Skiddo." "Pawnirad." Skiddo and Pawnirad said looking around. "Well it's the second largest city after the imperial capital. It's run entirely by the guilds." Karol said to us. "I'd thought it would be more dark and dank you know? Like a den of villains." Yuri said. "Then do you want to go into the sewers." I asked Yuri. "That's just a prejudice people have about the guilds." Karol said to Yurin. "I'm sure the bad reputation of the Blood Alliance is to blame for that." Estelle said to Karol. "Togepi." Togepi said agreeing with Estelle. "Yeah jeez Yuri you make it sound like I'm a villain." Karol said. "If you're a villain. What does that make him?" Rita said Pointing to Yuri. "Solosis." Solosis said agreeing with Rita. "A super villain." I said pointing my finger at Yuri. "Point taken." Yuri said as we started to laugh.

"So how should we go about tracking down Barbos?" Yuri asked Karol. "The best way is probably to stop by the Union and check there." Karol said to us. "What's The Union?" I asked. "The Union a guild collective run by the five so-called "Master Guilds" Right?" Estelle said. "Yeah The Union also serves as the city's government." Karol said to us. "But how is this gonna work? Isn't Barbos' Blood Alliance one of the five master guilds?" Rita asked Karol. "Which means if we lay a hand on him. We'll be picking a fight with the Union as well." Yuri said. "But if their trainer has a had high rank then maybe I can "convince" him or her to tell us where he is and we can steal the blastia back." I said to them. "But what about Barbos?" Yuri asked me. "We won't know the answer to that until we ask the Don." Karol said. "Who's the Don?" I asked Karol. "The Don is the boss of the Union isn't he?" Yuri said. "Yep Don Whitehorse, leader of Altosk, the most power of the five master guilds." Karol said. "All right, let's go see what the Don has to say then. You know the way right Karol?" Yuri asked Karol. "Pawniard." Pawniard said agreeing with Yuri. "Hey wait He's not the kind of person you can just meet I don't really know if..." Karol said looking down. "Hey Karol we are Pokemon trainers I'm sure we can meet him?" I said placing my hand on his shoulder. "Union headquarters is in the North part of town." Karol said to us still looking down. We then started to walk north heading for The Union headquarters.

While we headed north Karol hide behind me with Skiddo by his side. We all stopped and turn to Karol "Karol what's wrong?" I asked Karol. "Yeah what are you doing?" Rita asked Karol. "What? Uh n-nothing." Karol said. "Skiddo?" Skiddo said worried about Karol. "Hmm? Well well if it ain't little Karol! What the hell are you thinking coming back here?" a man with a big hammer said as I got in front of Karol. "H-hey! Wh-what's with you?!" Karol said from behind me. "Yeah I don't see Nan. She already ditch you? ah hah hah hah!" A man with a dagger said to Karol. "I leave if I was you two!" I said to the men. "So are you the latest guild to take him in? You could do a lot better than that loser!" The man with the big hammer said. "All this kid can brag about is the number of guilds he's joined oh right that's a bad thing." The man with the dagger said. "Either apologize to Karol I turn you two into charcoal!" I said slowly reaching for Manectric and Pyroar Pokeballs. "Hah hah what can you do boy." The man with the dagger said pointing his dagger at me. "I can do this Pyroar, Manectric come out and use Flamethrower and Incinerate on this jerks." I said letting them out.

"Manectric! Pyroar!" They said coming out before they launched their attacks. Both men were burned and knocked to the ground. Then Manectric and Pyroar jumped on top of the men. "What they where did they come from?" The man with the big hammer said. "Now I believe I gave you two two choices one apologize or two your charcoal." I said patting Manectric and Pyroars sides. "So what will it be." I said as Manectric and Pyroar charged up another Flamethrower and Incinerate, but this time aiming for their heads. "Sorry sorry sorry sorry please don't burn us." The man with the dagger said to me. "I'm not the one you should apologize two." I said as Manectric and Pyroars got closer to their heads. "Ok we're sorry Karol we're sorry now please don't hurt us." The man with the dagger said. Me, Manectric and Pyroars then turn to the man with the big hammer. "Ok fine I'm sorry." The man with the big hammer said. "Their that wasn't so hard was it." I said as Manectric and Pyroar got off the man. Then they got up. Both Manectric and Pyroar growled at the men then they started ran away.

"Thanks Oliver." Karol said to me. "No problem Karol after all what are friends for." I said to Karol. Then a bell started to sound. "What's that sound?" Rita asked. "Whatever it is it can't be good?" I said. "The alarm. Monsters are here." Karol said. "Monsters great." I said to Karol as the ground started to shake. "Monsters? Wait is this shaking the monsters footsteps?" Estelle asked Karol. "Togepi." Togepi said getting scared. "Yeah, but don't worry. Even if there have been a lot of monsters around here lately. Our barrier here is strong and it's never been broken before." Karol said with a smug on his face. "Solosis?" Solosis said questioning whether or not he's telling the truth. "And the guild take care of the monsters outside the barrier." Karol said looking up. "Pawnirad." Pawniard said looking up. I looked up to see one of the rings in the sky disappeared. "Huh? Oh crap!" Karol said. "The barrier disappeared?" Estelle said looking up. "It never been broken." right Karol." I asked Karol placing my hands on my hips. "What the hell is going on?! The monsters are going to get inside!" Rita said looking up. "Damn it why do things like this always happen to me no matter where I go?" Yuri said. "You gotta be cursed." Rita said to Yuri. "Maybe." Yuri said. "Ok new rule Yuri you are to stay 5 feet away from us." I said to Yuri. "Pawniard." Pawniard said agreeing with me. "Not you to Pawniard." Yuri said to Pawnirad. "Yuri, Oliver we have to go stop the monsters!" Estelle said to us. "She's right to the frontline." I said as we ran to the monsters.

We soon reach a courtyard full of monsters. "This is crazy where are all these monsters coming from?" Yuri said as we all drew our weapons. "Something isn't right!" Karol said. "Karol let's deal with the monsters first." I said to Karol. "Doesn't something seems different about the monsters as well?" Estelle said. "Here they come!" Rita said as a few monster came at us. "Manectric use Discharge Pyroar use Hyper Voice." I said to Manectric and Pyroar. "Manectric. Pyroar." They said as Manectric sent out a lot of electricity and Pyroar roared really loud. They both killed a lot of them, but more kept coming. "Dammit it's just one right after the other! Solosis use Signal Beam!" Rita said as she cast a fire spell. "Solosis." Solosis said as her attack hit the same monster a Rita monster killing it. "Skiddo use Leech Seed and hold one down for me." Karol asked Skiddo. "Skiddo." Skiddo said spitting out a seed trapping one of the monsters. Then Karol smash the monster with his big hammer. "Pawniard use Metal Claw." Yuri said as they charged at one of the monsters. "Pawniard." Pawniard said as the tip of his arms turn silver. Then he and Yuri slash through one of the monsters killing it. "Togepi uses Metronome." Estelle said blocking one of the monsters with her shield. "Togepi." Togepi said waving her hand in the air. Soon a bling flash came from Togepi. The monsters backup blinded by the light. "Togepi use Zen Headbutt." Estelle said as she stabbed the monster in front of her. "Togepi." Togep said as she jumped up hitting the monster in the face. Estelle then finished the monster and turn to another to fight it. "This is getting out of hand. Manectric use Thunderbolt, Pyroar use Hidden Power" I said as I smashed my maces into one of the monsters. "Manectric." Manectric said hitting a monster with a bolt of electricity. Pyroar made a ring of green orbs and fired all of them at one of the monsters.

"Pawniard use Aerial Ace on that monster." Yuri said pointing to a monster that was about to attack a woman with a Minccino in her arms. "Pawniard." Pawniard said disappearing and reappearing in front of the monster. Pawniard then attacked the monster pushing it back. Then Yuri came from behind and killed the monster. "Th-thank you so much." The woman said thanking them. "Minccino." Minccino said thanking Yuri and Pawinard as well. "Forget it! Run!" Yuri said to the woman. "PAWNIARD." Pawniard said pushing them away. The women picked up Minccino and started running. I turned my head to see a few people getting chased by a few monsters. "Manectric use Quick Attack and Pyroar use Headbutt on the lead monster." I said pointing to the head of the monsters. "Manectric." Manectic said as he bust running into the head monster stopping them. "Pyroar." Pyroar said smashing into the head monster sending them back into a wall. I turned my head to see my friends holding back a monster each and other people to scared to run away from the monsters in front of them.

"Damn I'm not gonna make it!" Yuri said as he finished one of those monsters. "There's too many monsters here." I said block one of the monsters attack then killing it. Then suddenly a big man with long white hair, scars over his body, and sword in his hand came out of nowhere and killed three monsters in less than a minute. Then a big teal dragon with cloud like wings, tail, and hair came behind him and send a twister at another group of monster sending them flying out of the city. "Come on ya filthy maggots, me and Drampa will take the lot of ya! Come see how it feels ta get beat down by an old man and his Pokemon!" The man said. "DRAMPA." The Pokemon roared as they ran into the monsters. That old guy and his Pokemon is really going after them who the hell are they." Yuri said as a group of men in white armor and Pokemon ran past him. "I don't know about the man, but that Pokemon is a Dranmpa." I said to Yuri as I ran next to him and Pawniard. "It's the Don that's Don Whitehorse." Karol said as he came next to us. "So that's him huh?" Yuri said watching him and Drampa destroyed the monsters. "It's the Don the Don here!" A man said as Estelle asked a heal spell on him. "Let's kick this monster scum outta here! Defend the city." a soldiers said. "Nobody mess with the Clouds of Dawn and their Pokemon!" Another soldier said. "Where is she soldier, we could use her Pokemon right about now?" Don asked one of his soldiers. "She's just outside the city dealing with the monsters outside the barrier." A soldier said. "Well let's see if we can catch up to her Drampa." Don said to Drampa. "Drampa." Drampa said as they started to charge throw the monsters. "Drampa?" Estelle said pulling out the Pokedex.

Drampa

The Placid Pokemon

Dragon / Normal

It appears in towns and plays with children. Drampa will protect Kids when they're in danger, so their moms don't have to worry.

"Sounds like a nice Pokemon." Estelle said putting the Pokedex away. She then saw Flynn run past her with some of his knights. "Flynn!" Estelle said. "We've come to help subdue the monsters!" Flynn said to the Don. "Hold yer horses knight-boy! We couldn't live with ourselves if we let the Knights do our dirty work. Now get the hell outta here!" Don said to Flynn. "Is this really the time for that?!" Flynn asked The Don. "Each and every one of these people left the empire of their own free will and joined a guild! There ain't a soul in this town so spineless they'd go running ta you guys fer help." The Don said to Flynn. "But." Flynn said. "No, buts we have Pokemon so we don't need your help knight-boy." The Don said to Flynn. "I like him." I said out loud. "These're the rules of the life we've chosen. It's up to us to make sure those rules don't get broken." The Don said to Flynn. "Holding to your beliefs no matter what's at stake. So that's what a real guild is like." Yuri said. "Pawnirad." Pawnirad said to Yuri. I then turned my head to see the girls coming towards us. "Hey you there! Lead the way." Rita said to Karol. "I have a name you know! Wh-where are we going anyway?" Karol asked Rita. "We're going to repair the barrier blastia. If we don't, the city will be overrun with monsters!" Estelle said to Karol. "Smart plan I just hope it works." I said to the girls. Karol and Estelle with their Pokemon partners started to run while me and RIta turned our head to see Yuri standing still. "You're coming too!" Rita said to Yuri. "Solosis." Solosis said agreeing with Rita. "Yeah we got to move." I said patting his arm. "Guess that's my only option." Yuri said as we started to move. "Pawniard." Pawniard said to Yuri as we caught up to Estelle, Togepi, Karol, and Skiddo.

We ran for a minute until we found the controls to the barrier blastia only to find a man dead in front of it. "We're too late this is so horrible." Estelle said looking at the dead body. "Outta the way!" Rita said as she and Solosis ran past us. "Rita how bad is it?" I asked Rita as we followed her up. "Hmm, I might be able to do something with this." Rita said looking at the controls. "Rita watch out! Behind you!" Estelle said to Rita. "Togepi!" Togepi said as men wearing black hoods, black mask, and daggers at the end of each of their arms. "We won't let you ix the barrier." One of them said to us. "What the hell! It's just one thing after another! I'm sick of this!" Rita said. "Fight now complain later." I said dodging a dagger. "Solosis use Psyshock and get me some space to work!" Rita said to Solosis. "Solosis." Solosis said firing purple orbs at the men knocking them off the edge. "Solosis stay here and protect Rita while she works." I said as me and everyone, but Rita and Solosis jumped down. "Pawniard use Headbutt." Yuri said as he started to attack. "Pawniard." Pawniard said hitting one of the men in the stomach. Then Yuri came from behind and finished the man off. "Togepi use Zen Headbutt." Estelle said trying to hit one of the men. "Togepi." Togepi said headbutting the man in the face stunning him. Estelle then based her shield into him then stab him twice in both shoulders. "Now use Metronome." Estelle said to Togepi. "Togepi." Togepi said waving her arms around. She then raised her hands into the sky then a rainbow colored beam fired out from above her head and hit the man sending him back into the wall. "Manectric use Thunderbolt, and Pyroar use Incinerate." I said to Manectic and Pyroar. "Manectric. Pyroar." They said as they fire a bolt of electricity and a ball of fire at the last of the men knocking him to the ground. But he still had the will to fight so hit him with my maces knocking him out. "Skiddo use Rock Slide and pin them all to the ground." Karol said to Skiddo. "Skiddo." Skiddo said raising his head to the sky. Soon rock came down on top of the men ending the battle.

"Look like we have those guys to thank for the barrier blastia failing on us." Yuri said looking at the men. "But why?" Estelle asked us. "Yuri doesn't these guys look like familiar?" I asked Yuri. "Yeah they look like the assassin that been after us." Yuri said. "Looks like you've got your hands full over here." Flynn said as he showed up. "Hey Flynn you missed the party." I said to Flynn. "So the Don's little lecture didn't stick?" Yuri asked Flynn. "I'm just doing what I can to help. How's the repair of the barrier blastia going?" Flynn asked us. "How should I know? Rita stats report hows it going with that blastia?" I said to Flynn before turning to Rita. "The core is still there. They just fiddled with your formula a bit and stopped it. Didn't they? What the? This is an amplifier?" Rita said as she worked on the blastia. "English Rita?" I asked Rita. "And this formula again. The same as they were using back on Ehmead Hill." Rita said ignoring me. "The barrier disappeared when the monsters attacked. It can't be a coincidence that they happened at the same time, can it?" Yuri said asked Flynn. "Either that or we stick with the "your curse" reason for this mess." I said to Yuri. "Hah hah hah." Yuri sarcastically laugh at me. "He's right Oliver this can't be just a coincidence." Flynn said to me. "While Rita is fixing the problem answer me why are you and a squad of knights are here in a guild city?" I asked Flynn. "Yeah does your appearance here mean this is tied up with all of the empire's problem?" Yuri said to Flynn. "I don't know. That's why I came here to check things out." Flynn said. "Why don't I believe you? Rita are you done yet?!" I said to Flynn before packing Rita. "That goes there, and this goes... Here!" Rita said before she restoried the barrier blastia.

"That's our Rita!" Estelle said looking up at the barrier. "Togepi. Solosis." They said running in circles happy that the barrier is back up. "I knew we kept you around for something other then setting stuff on fire that is." I said to Rita. "All right. Time to clean up the monsters outside the barrier! The guild won't be able to complain if we fight monsters outside the city." Flynn said to his knights. "Yes go go go leave the real fighting to guilds and go clean up the stragglers." I said to Flynn as he and his knights left. "We'll leave the monsters to Flynn. Let's go to the Union and ask about Barbos." Yuri said to us. "Then let's go." I said as Karol, Rita, Skiddo, and Solosis started to run ahead of us. "You really trust Flynn don't you?" Estelle asked Yuri. "Only because there's no one else I can trust. That's how I look at it." Yuri said to Estelle. "That makes sense to me." I said to Yuri. "Yuri, Oliver I don't get you two sometimes." Estelle said to us. "Pawniard. Manectric. Pyroar." They all said agreeing with Estelle. "You can try to understand us on they way to the Union come on let's go." I said as we started to run towards the rest of our team.

After a bit we made it to a big building in the middle of the city. "Hmm? Who are you all?" A man in front the building asked us. "We need to talk to the Don about something. Help us out could you?" Yuri asked the man. "It's a matter that concerns the five master guilds." Karol said to the man. "And maybe we can meet the Pokemon trainer here if we could." I asked the man. "I haven't seen you around here recently. What guild do you belong to?" The man said looking at us. "Er we don't belong to a guild exactly." Yuri said to the man. "But we are Pokemon Trainers if that help us get in." I said to the man. "Unfortunately. The Don has left town in Pursuit of the monsters. And our Pokemon Trainer is with the Don." The man said to us. "They went after the monsters?" Karol said. "Yes they plan on taking out the monster nest in one fell swoop." The man said to Karol. "Their either bravem, crazy, or maybe both?" I said. "I see thanks for the information." Yuri said to the man. "No worries." The man said as we walked away from the building. "If I went and helped them. I could prove myself to the Don." Karol said quietly. "Oh well shall we go look for information in town?" Yuri said to us. "What? We're not going to help the Don or the Pokemon trainer?" Karol said surprised by Yuri's words. "So you know where the monster nest are then?" Yuri asked Karol. "Oh good point." Karol said. "Since it seems like you won't be making progress anytime soon. I'm going to go check out Keiv Moc." Rita said to us. "How selfish!" Karol said to Rita. "I just want to get it out of the way as soon as possible." Rita said to us. "Then does that mean Estelle's going along with you?" Karol asked Estelle. "Yes I told Alaxei I was going to go after all." Estelle said to Karol. "Skiddo." Skiddo said getting sad. "Don't worry. We'll be fine between the four of us." Estelle said petting Skiddo's head. "Sorry. 'Fraid not. If you got hurt or anything. Flynn would hunt us down and kill us." Yuri said pointing to me and him. "In that case I vote we go as a team." I said to everyone. "You're going to go. Yuri, Oliver?" Karol asked us. "Well we don't really have any good leads around town that we're following anyway." Yuri said to Karol. "And it's not like we have anything better to do?" I said to Karol. "Then it decided! Let's go to the forest of Keiv Moc." Estelle said as we started to move to the forest. But something was bugging me like someone was watching me. Huh maybe it was just my imagination playing tricks on me.

NO P.O.V.

On the roof above the team was Raven and a big mole with black fur with blue strips next to him. Raven and the mole watch as the team left the city. "Going to Keiv Moc are they? What a coincidence. Right Drilbur." Raven said to the mole. "Dilbur." The mole said to Raven. "I wonder what will happen when she meets Oliver?" Raven said rubbing his chin. "Drilbur?" Drilbur said wondering the same thing. "Well shall we." Raven said as he started to go after the team. "Drilbur." Drilbur said following Raven.