"Ah, I see, well we both have a battle tomorrow, cause I'm way tired right now. So let's rest up and we can get on that tomorrow..." Votun looked over while we was talking to Atreyu and noticed Acri. "Whoa, it's been a while since I've seen you, Acri. You've become quite the attractive girl" he said to her. "Oh, and CK? What're you doing here? I haven't seen you since you beat me in the Johto league, which by the way, I could soo beat you now, heh heh."

Well, actually, when she beat me that day, I left Johto to go to Hoenn, there I started over and raised a new team, beat the Elite Four and the champ, and then went on to the Battle Frontier. I was able to beat them all, but it took me a little while... a year to be exact. But, once I beat them all Scott offered the title Frontier Brain to me, and I took it. He said he'd never seen such a detirmined person before, to stay in that area for a year... So I guess my stuburnness payed off, eh? Haha, but yeah, that's the story in a nut shell."

"Oh you bet you learn more from losing than winning, but hmm, that's weird you'd ask that... I had Tyranitar on my team just before I started this new journey, in fact I gave him to the good professor about an hour ago... why do you ask?"

"Oh? Okay then, I guess you're right" "So, Acri, how has your beautiful self been?" Votun said with a smile.

CK ignored all the others as her Typhlosion was talking. In fact, she didn't notice that Hikari and Vaxon had left and Votun had arrived. She wasn't trying to be rude, far from it, but what Typhlosion was saying was scaring her and she was beginning to understand why Typhlosion gave up.

Typhlosion looked pretty ridiculous walking around, waving his arms around. Typhlosion had an unusual way of communicating with CK. Unusual, but effective as she could understand everything he said.

"You're... you're absolutely sure?" CK asked in a shaky voice. Typhlosion nodded with a whine. CK looked him in the eye for a few seconds. She then looked towards the Pokemon Center. "Maybe we could tag along with Atreyu and Acri! Oh, but wait..."

*Flashback*
"Gah! There's too many people around! Why can't it just be me and Acri like before?!"
*Flashback end*

"I don't know if Atreyu will want us around." Typhlosion bowed his head. "How about we go ask him? Mabye he's changed his mind, either that or three's OK. Unless he just wants some alone time with Acri." Typhlosion waved his arms and barked. "If he says no, we just have to move as fast as we can." CK looked up at the sky and said "Remind me again why I didn't bring my Charizard." Then she got up and the two of them walked into the Pokemon Center. There they saw Acri and Votun talking.

They tiptoed around the conversation so not to disturb them and up to the second floor where they found Atreyu. CK gave him an uncertain look and said "Hey, I know that you don't like having too many people around, but is it alright if we tag along for a bit?"

"But with practically everyone having battles tomorrow, we may be here for a while... if you don't care about speed. But sorry about before, I was just being stupid when I said what I said about everyone being around... Haha, I'll do that when I'm a little angry and confused at once. Ahh" Atreyu yawned "Well, I think for now, you should join us, and we should get some sleep, if you're tired at all, that is. But I know I am, so I'm going to sleep right now, so join me soon, if not now, and don't worry about Votun and Acri, they'll most likely talk for a while before they get up here. So sweet dreams, and goodnight." Atreyu said with a smile as he got into one of the beds in the room.

-- Edited by Atreyu at 23:24, 2007-02-12

(Sorry i havent replied sooner guys, sorta been at school, god i hate our highschool). Acri began to walk to a room in the Pokemon Centre when a ringing similar to Hikari's phone's became apparent. She flipped it open and answered it. "Hello?" Acri said into it. A voice on the other side was worried and rather frantic. "Hey...slow down Sis..." Acri said, leaning against the wall. With her free hand she stroked the ball at her side, not knowing what was in it. The person on the other side breathed in deep and spoke slowly, but what she said was different. "Acri...there is some real trouble here, I mean real trouble. There are Dragon Pokemon everywhere, they're destroying everything!" Acri was stunned. "Even YOU can't stop them?" The girl on the other end was breathing fast. "No...I can't, even Lance is here, He cant stop them. We need some reinforcements, do you reckon you could get CK and Votun to come? I heard that he had just arrived there, Holy..." The sound of the phone disconnected. Acri's eyes were wide open in fear, her hand still holding the mobile to her ear, it was shaking. Her sister was a champion, surely she could handle anything?

-- Edited by A Psychic Espeon at 06:14, 2007-02-13

Tears formed in Acri's eyes and she burst into Atreyu's room to see him sitting up. She practicaly jumped into his arms, tears rolled down her cheeks. "Hikari's in trouble" She said through her tears.

Acri breathed deeply but couldn't stop her tears. "Apparently there are many Dragon types over running Blackthorn! They're destorying the town...Other members of the Elite 4 and Clair are trying to stop them but they just can't, something's controlling the Dragons!" She tried to say without tears.

Acri's tears dried on her face and she wiped her eyes on her sleeve and breathed deeply. "I want to go help her!"

"Typhlosion's giving up doesn't have anything to do with the Dragon attacks on Blackthorn, well at least not that I know of. But our little troubles can wait, Blackthorn can't.

CK looked at the two panic-stricken trainers, and then looked up at her Typhlosion. She then looked back at Atreyu and said "I know of a shortcut that will take us straight to Blackthorn. It's just outside of Violet City."

Typhlosion barked and waved his arms frantically, as if there was something was wrong even though there wasn't. He was quite confusing to any trainer who didn't know him. "Yes, I know we have to pick up Magby." She then looked at the two trainers and said "So are you guys in?"

"You know I'm in. I will show my sister up!" Acri clenched her fists and lowered her head, she was shaking.

Acri ran down the corridor of the Centre and out the door. "Hurry Up!" She yelled back.

Acri slid to a stop and waited for CK. "Oops...Wait a minute!" She said running back into the Centre and into the bathroom.

Votun stood, looking around, wondering why he was suddenly left after being ignored, and curious to why he saw Acri running around on the first floor. (Hmm, well this is a hell of a freaking welcome, ain't it?! I mean I've been gone what? Five years! But do I get a warm welcome back, nooooo, damnit...)

CK ran down the stairs of the center, with Typhlosion leading the way and stopped off at the desk to pick up her Magby. Just as she retrieved her PokeBall from Nurse Joy, Acri ran towards the bathroom. CK waited by the front doors with Atreyu as they waited on Acri.

"There's a place not far from here called Dark Cave," CK explained. "We'll be able to go through there, but it'll be really dark and it'll be really rocky, but we should be able to get there."

"Dark Cave? Hikari has told me about that place. And I trained near it on the way to Violet" Acri said tugging on her wristbands and punching her open palm with her left hand. "I'm ready so lets go, Hey Votun, you comin?"

-- Edited by A Psychic Espeon at 08:04, 2007-02-13

"Urgh, These new clothes feel wierd" Acri complained as she reached CK before Atreyu. She laughed. "I can run faster than you" She winked at him.

Votun was running behind them, he saw them leave the pokemon center, so he chased after. "Rrrr, HEY!!! Anyone wanna tell me why the f**k I was ignored and then left behind?!"

-- Edited by Genius at 08:19, 2007-02-13

Acri blinked and walked over to him. " I did say are you coming ya know" She put her elbow on his shoulder and leant on him being annoying.

Votun was a little confused and said "Umm, what is it that you're doing, Acri?"

Votun followed quickly after CK.

(Well, looks like on the ignoring part, Votun and I have switched places)

CK lookes at the other trainers following her and said "Uh... not exactly sure... hopefully not too long." She backtracked to Acri, put her hand on her shoulder and said "Don't worry, we'll get there in time to help her. I promise." CK then continued walking into the darkness. Even with Typhlosion's light it was still quite dark. Typhlosion began to lag behind CK a little and eventually she tripped over a ledge in the cave and fell forwards.

"Oww!" CK rubbed her foot, got back up and dusted herself off. "OK. Typhlosion can you use your Flamethrower so we can get a general idea of where we're going?" Typhlosion blew a stream of fire and the cave became a little brighter so that the outlines of the rock formations were much more visible. CK spotted a clearer path and could have sworn she saw the exit to the cave. "Alright! This way guys!"