I've finally got some inspiration for what Danny's team name should be! What is it you may ask? Read this new chapter, and find out! Also, I plan to introduce Danny's REAL parents in this chapter. I've already decided that his mom will be a Lucario, but I'd like some ideas for who his dad should be. The only requirement I have is that Danny's dad MUST be a fire type! Feel free to send in any, and all ideas you can offer.

Disclaimer: I still don't own Danny Phantom, or Pokémon!

"Normal Speech"

'Thinking'

Songs

"Yelling"

Danny's REAL MOM?!

"Over here, Danny! Wigglytuff's Guild is just up these steps!" Ketta said, as she and her friends climbed up the hill to the guild.

After filling Danny in on the in's and out's of being an Exploration Team, the three teens headed for Wigglytuff's Guild to register. This was mandatory for any Pokemon that wanted to form a team, and as such, they needed to make their way to the guild as soon as possible. Danny had to admit, the idea of exploring uncharted territory as a career sounded like fun, but he was a bit apprehensive about meeting this Wigglytuff fellow.

"Are you guys sure this is a good idea?" Danny asked as they jumped over the grating in front of the gate.

"Of course we're sure, Danny." said Javelin as he came to a stop at a ladder in the middle of the tent. "Although... We've never really met Wigglytuff face to face before..."

"Then this could be dangerous." Danny said looking down the chute with caution.

The shiny Riolu could sense a lot of different auras down there, and although they seemed friendly, he's learned from past experiences that you can never be too careful. He could sense that one auru in particular had a lot of power, and it felt oddly familiar. Yet at the same time, the level of power coming from this aura source made Danny feel uneasy.

"Relax, Danny. Guildmaster Wigglytuff is a kind and gentle Pokémon. There's nothing to be scared of." Ketta said.

Yeah, they've got nothing to worry about. This would be considered a veritable siesta... At least until Diglett showed up again.

"INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT!" Diglett yelled spinning like the light inside of a siren.

This had caused our three young heroes to jump up in fright, hold onto each other, and fall down the hole screaming the whole way down. Once they hit the bottom, our heroes and heroine looked up to see a variety of different Pokémon crowding around them yelling things like 'bring them to the Guildmaster'. But one of the Pokémon seemed to bring a sense of familiarity to Danny.

It was about as tall as an average sized teenager, and had a feminine martial artist build. She looked like a grown up version of Danny, only the gold fur was replaced with dark blue fur, she had a slightly longer muzzle, two sets of aura sensing appendages on each side of her head, and a spike jutting out of the back of each hand/paw. She also lacked the 'X' shaped birthmark that Danny had on his forehead.

Danny sensed the power that this Pokemon possessed, and immediately got in front of Ketta and Javelin. He got into a fighting stance as he was ready to defend his friends. One of the other Pokemon that looked like a colorful bird with a music note for a head and a pink beak that curved down tried to diffuse the situation.

"Now, now, let's be civil everyone! Why don't we escort these kind Pokemon out of the guild so we can all…"

"YOU DON'T GET TO DECIDE THAT, FEATHER BRAIN!" Danny and the mystery Pokemon yelled.

They looked at each other with a raised eyebrow. Clearly, the two of them had not been expecting for such similar outbursts to happen at one time. But that's when the mystery Pokemon got a good look at Danny. Her eyes narrowed slightly as she seemed to recognize Danny from somewhere, but she couldn't place where.

"You look familiar, pup. Have we met somewhere before?" the mystery Pokemon asked.

"No, we haven't. I'm pretty sure I would remember if we did, miss…" Danny trailed off.

"Oh, right. Where are my manners? I am Lucario." said the now named Lucario.

Ketta and Javelin gasped in shock when they heard the name of this Pokemon. Danny looked at the two in confusion.

"What's with you?" Danny asked.

Ketta and Javelin stared at Danny like he had grown a second head. Was he being serious, or was he pulling their legs?

"What's with US?! How can you NOT know about Lucario?! She's the greatest Exploration Team member in the entire world!" Javelin said.

"Yeah! She's the only solo Pokemon Exploration member to reach Platinum Rank! They even say that she's battled the legendary Rayquaza, and lived!" Ketta added.

Danny's eyes widened from hearing about this. He never knew that anyone could become so powerful. Lucario must've gone through some rigorous training to have accomplished such feats that should otherwise be impossible!

"Nice to see that my rep is well known, but why're you kids here?" Lucario asked.

This question made Javelin and Ketta snap out of their fanboy/fangirl induced stupor, and get back to why they were here in the first place. They snapped to attention, and tried to think of something cool to say. However, Danny beat them to it.

"We're here to form an Exploration Team of our own. I was told that this is the place to register for the program." Danny explained.

This caused the other Pokemon to look at Danny in shocked surprise. It was rare for children to become Exploration teams, and they usually didn't last long considering how rigorous the training was. But the bird Pokemon seemed to perk up at the mention of new recruits.

"Well, well, well! I wish that you had just told us up front that you wanted to form a team! My name is Chatot, and I am Guildmaster Wigglytuff's right hand Pokemon! Hee hee!" Chatot said with a laugh.

The teens had anime sweatdrops on the back of their heads from Chatot's behavior. they made mental notes to check if he was bipolar, or if this was his normal behavior. Because if this was normal, then that would mean that this place gets all of the nuts of the Pokemon world.

"Hey, hey! Don't mind Chatot. He's a little on the bossy side, but he's a good soul once you get to know him." said a Pokemon that looked like a huge crayfish. "I'm Corphish, by the way."

"What's all this commotion about, Chatot?" asked a voice from downstairs.

Everyone looked to the second hole in the ground, and saw another Pokemon climb up the ladder and join the group. This Pokemon was roughly three feet tall, and seemed to have an oval for a body. It had stumpy arms and feet, long rabbit ears, and its face only had two big blue eyes and a mouth. It had pink fur. and a thick pink curl on its head.

"Guildmaster Wigglytuff! There's no trouble, just a few new recruits!" Chatot said.

"Oh! So you three wanna become an Exploration Team, eh?" Wigglytuff asked.

"Yes!" the teens replied.

This seemed to cause Wigglytuff to narrow his eyes. It wasn't from their enthusiasm, but rather, Wigglytuff didn't like the blatant disrespect they had just shown. Some of the other Pokemon were freaking out at this. They had been around long enough to know that the Guildmaster's anger was legendary.

Lucario however, didn't seem fazed by this show of aggression. In fact, she was the calmest out of everyone. And for good reason too. Wigglytuff may be strong, but Lucario had him outranked in speed, agility, and move versatility.

"Listen, Wigglytuff! I don't-" Danny was cut off from what he was going to say when Chatot stopped him.

"Call him 'Guildmaster'!" Chatot whispered.

Danny didn't understand why Chatot requested that, but he decided to do so. If only to get a word in on the matter.

"Listen, Guildmaster Wigglytuff! I don't care what sort of challenges lay ahead, but I'm not backing down from this! I WILL become an Exploration Team member, even if I have to train for my whole life! So don't go thinking that I'll just up and quit!" Danny declared.

Wigglytuff didn't say anything to respond. His eyes were open and his mouth was moving, but no words were being formed. Chatot walked up to Wigglytuff, and listened carefully. He heard faint snoring from the pink Pokemon, and came up with only one logical explanation.

"The Guildmaster is asleep!" Chatot informed.

This made Danny and Ketta fall over anime style, but Javelin had stars in his eyes when he heard that.

"Whoa! With his eyes OPEN?! This guy is incredible!" Javelin said.

"You sure are easy to entertain, ain't ya?" Lucario asked.

When the Guildmaster woke up, he began to contemplate Danny's words. Just because he was asleep didn't mean he couldn't hear anything. He smiled at the shiny Riolu, but then he squinted his eyes. He noticed something odd about this particular Riolu.

"Lucario, do all shiny Riolu have 'X' shaped birthmarks on their foreheads?" Wigglytuff asked.

This question made Lucario look harder at Danny. Sure enough, she noticed the 'X' shaped birthmark on his forehead. Her facial features softened as she knelt down, and started gently tracing the birthmark with her paw. She couldn't believe this! He had finally returned after fourteen years!

"Uh, should I know why you're doing this?" Danny asked.

"No, you shouldn't. But a mother never forgets the face of her child…" Lucario said, as tears started to fall down her muzzle.

Danny's eyes widened when he heard this. Why would Lucario say something like this? Danny never knew his mother, and now Lucario says something as heart wrenching as this? Unless…

"Mom…?" Danny asked.

Well it took a while, but here it is! The newest chapter! I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! Remember that I need you to send in ideas for what fire type Pokemon should be Danny's dad! Also, I am still accepting ideas for what Danny's team name should be! Enjoy! Flames will be fed to a Charizard!