Luna had explained what was going on to the girls, and they had accepted the truth, though Rei took a little more work to convince. Usagi had managed to get back to Aquacorde Town in time to get a Pokédex from Sina and Dexio. So now the girls could begin their journey together, though there was a bit more to said journey than they had originally planned.

The group had arrived at Route 2 and had begun looking for Pokemon to catch. "Ugh, my feet hurt..." whined Usagi.

"We're only on the Route 2!" said Rei, "You knew Pokemon journeys include walking, right?"

"I did but still..." Usagi replied.

"Hey, what's that?" Makoto questioned, pointing towards the nearby river. A small, round, blue Pokemon sat near the water happily. Ami pulled out her Pokédex and scanned the Pokemon.

"Azurill, the Polka Dot Pokemon. Azurill is a Normal and Fairy Type Pokémon. It swings its large, nutrient-filled tail around to fight opponents bigger than itself" stated the device.

"Ami! You should try to catch it!" said Usagi.

"Huh?"

"Yeah! It looks like it fits you perfectly!" Usagi explained.

"Well, okay... Froakie, go!" Ami exclaimed. The blue frog appeared in front of his trainer and got into a battle stance. "Use Bubble!"

Froakie fired a barrage of bubbles at the unsuspecting Azurill. The Normal/Fairy type was hit and rolled backwards before it stopped itself with its tail. It then fired a jet of water back at Froakie, which he avoided easily.

"Use Quick Attack!" instructed Ami. Froakie ran so quickly he almost disappeared and tackled the Azurill down. Ami pulled out an empty Poke Ball and threw it "Poke Ball, go!"

The Polka Dot Pokemon was absorbed into the ball and it began to shake. After three shakes, it stopped and a dinging sound was heard. "I did it..."

"You did it Ami! You did it!" Usagi cheered.

"Congrats Ami!" congratulated Makoto

"Thanks everyone" Ami replied.

As the group continued along the route, they came across a small, brown, rabbit-like Pokemon.

"Buneary, the Rabbit Pokemon. Buneary is a Normal Type Pokemon. When it senses danger, it perks up its ears. On cold nights, it sleeps with its head tucked into its fur" stated the Pokédex.

"IT'S SO CUTE!" cried Usagi, "Luna! Help me catch it!"

"Okay..." replied the Meowstic, and got ready to battle.

"Use Signal Beam!" Usagi commanded. Luna fired the beam but Buneary avoided by using Quick Attack, and tackled Luna hard.

"Ah! Luna! Uh, use Scratch!"

Luna charged at the Buneary with her claws glowing white. Buneary began charging as well, but its ears were glowing instead. The Pokémon's attacks collided, and the two started hitting at each other with Scratch and Pound attacks.

The two were beginning to get tired now, and they were slowing down. "Luna, Confusion!" Luna's eyes glowed blue and Buneary began glowing the same blue, which stopped it from moving. Usagi grabbed a Poke Ball from her bag, and she threw it at the Normal Type. "Go Poke Ball!"

Buneary was pulled inside, and tried to get out, but it eventually gave up and the ball stopped wobbling.

"Yes! I caught it!" cheered Usagi, jumping up and down. "Thanks Luna!" Usagi thanked, and hugged the Psychic Type. "Usagi... I can't b-breath..." Luna struggled to say.

As the girls continued on their way along Route 2, they eventually came an opening in the trees, the entrance to Santalune Forest. As they approached, they noticed a boy with a brown, racoon-like Pokémon.

"Ami, what's that Pokémon?" Usagi questioned, pointing at the boys Pokémon.

"It's a Zigzagoon, a Normal type" the bluenette answered. Hearing voices, the boy turned and saw the group of four girls approaching. The first one he met eyes with was Makoto. A grin coming to his face, he started running towards Makoto, with Zigzagoon running behind. When he arrived in front of them, he pointed at the brunette.

"When two Trainers' eyes meet, a Pokémon Battle must begin!" the boy announced, "So, will you battle me?" he asked, still pointing at Mako. A grin came to her face as well, "All right then, you're on!" she replied, grabbing Chespin's Poké Ball from her belt. She threw the sphere, releasing the Spiny Nut Pokémon inside. "Ready for our first battle, Chespin?" she asked. Chespin turned to her and nodded, "Ches!"

The Zigzagoon ran out in front of its Trainer, ready for battle. Ami stood to the side, acting as the referee. "This battle between Makoto and… uhh… sorry, what's your name?" she asked, realising she had no idea what this kid's name was. "It's Austin!" he replied.

"Okay, this battle between Makoto and Austin, begins now, only one Pokémon each! Go!" she cried, announcing the beginning of the battle.

"Zigzagoon, use Tackle!" Austin ordered, the Tiny Racoon Pokémon charged at Chespin in a zigzag-like pattern, too fast for Chespin to react. Zigzagoon slammed into Chespin, sending him rolling backwards.

"Chespin, turn that rolling into a Rollout!" Makoto ordered. Chespin did as he was told, tucking himself into a ball shape, and steered himself around back at Zigzagoon. He quickly sped up as he rolled towards the normal type, and slammed into it hard, sending the racoon flying backwards. Zigzagoon landed with a thud, but shakily managed to get back up.

"Ahh! Quick, use Pin Missile!" cried Austin. Zigzagoon's fur went stiff, before it glowed white and shot sharp needles towards Chespin, hitting the Spiny Nut with super effective damage. "Now, use Headbutt!"

Zigzagoon sped towards the dazed Chespin, ready to slam into him, but Mako had other plans. "Chespin, use Vine Whip on the ground to dodge!"

Two green vines came out of the sides of Chespin neck, and slammed into the ground, propelling him upwards, completely avoiding Zigzagoon's attack. "Now, finish it with Tackle!" ordered Makoto. As Chespin fell back towards the ground, he managed to move himself to head right towards Zigzagoon, slamming into it hard. Zigzagoon was sent flying, slamming into a nearby tree and collapsing, knocked out with swirls replacing it's eyes.

"Ah! Zigzagoon!" cried Austin, running towards his fainted Pokémon. The Youngster quickly made sure his partner was okay, before recalling it back to it's Poke Ball. He then walked over to Makoto, holding out her prize money. "Great job, here's your prize money".

"Prize money?" Mako questioned.

"Yeah, in Trainer battles, whoever wins gets a bit of prize money from the loser, so here yah go" Austin explained.

"Oh, well, thanks I guess" the brunette replied, accepting the money from the boy's hand.

"Well, I've gotta go get Zigzagoon healed up, so see ya!" said the boy, before running towards Aquacorde Town.

"You were amazing Mako!" Usagi congratulated.

"Heh, thanks Usagi"

"You were great Mako" Ami stated, "Now, if we keep going, we should get to Santalune Forest soon"

"Great, let's go then! Come on Luna!" Usagi exclaimed, grapping Luna by the paw, and running off, dragging the poor Pokémon behind her.

"U-Usagi! Wait up!" Rei cried, as she and the others chased after her, towards their destination, Santalune Forest.

At this point, I'm not even going to explain why this is took so long to update, because it's the same as every other chapter I've uploaded. Anyway, Usagi and Ami caught Buneary and Azurill, and Rei and Mako should have captures next chapter. Minako will come at some point, not for a bit though (even if she is my favourite of the Inner Senshi), she'll probably show up in Lumiose City. But, until next time, goodbye!