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Keegan's question surprised Kasiya quite a bit, as she'd been pondering how she'd react if she captured the wrong Pokemon. She stared at him for a moment or two, blinking in surprise before words finally started to connect from her brain to her mouth.

"You? Boring? Of course not!" she nearly shouted, causing Flash to look up at her and watch the two trainers intently. "That's a pretty silly thing to ask," she went on, shaking her head. "You're one of the coolest people I know, Keegan, and believe me, I don't hang around with boring people." She smiled at him, tilting her head to the side. She figured he was asking because he hadn't been on any big adventures like she and the others had, but then again he had said he'd started out a bit later than they did as a trainer. "We'll have plenty of adventures of our own," she went on, thinking about how they'd soon be arriving in Slateport. "Like I told you earlier.... I kinda have this feeling that something is going to happen at the seminar, but I don't know what. It's not a good feeling, and I don't know if Mike or the others are going to be there or not, so I'm going to need you by my side just in case." Flash rolled his eyes from his position on his trainer's lap - it seemed like she sure talked a lot. "So no... you're not boring," she reiterated, lightly touching his cheek with her hand. "You're completely the opposite of that. You're fun to be around and I love spending time with you. Would you like to get that in writing?" she added, giving him a playful wink.

Kilik fell asleep on top of the large dragon right as they passed over the Whirl Islands. It was going to be a long flight, so why not take a nice rest? His mind was riddled with images of the Pokemon that Professor Rowan might bring to the table at this seminar of his. What sort of Pokemon awaited them in this faraway region? He was never told the name, so he figured few have traveled there. He knew that his friends wouldn't dare miss out on such a chance, either. Kilik would finally see his friends again - Kasiya, M.A., and Keegan, even though they only met once. So there weren't many friends, but they were still there. Robin would be there too, which would let him introduce someone for once.

Then again, this was definitely a magnet for the likes of Team Rocket. Amongst his group of buddies, Kilik knew the Team better than any of them and knew their tactics first hand. Giovanni would not miss out on a chance to take such rare Pokemon, or miss the chance to try and take him out. He cringed. Going there would let Giovanni kill two birds with one stone - literally. However, his friends weren't pushovers and could at least hold Giovanni off. He bit his lip in his sleep.

Another chill ran through him. If Team Rocket was going to show up, that would mean Mai would be there. The woman who held him at gunpoint to force him to come back and talk with Giovanni. He even fainted when being abducted. She was definitely the last person he would ever want to see again, Giovanni aside. She was just as ruthless and almost as powerful as the Leader himself. If both happened to show up, it would definitely spell trouble for all the trainers involved.

Bahamut looked down at the small town of Cianwood City. She was able to pass over it within fifteen minutes of entering it's boundaries. The dragon stretched out her wings and gave them a mighty flap to lift herself a little higher into the air. She did have to be careful with her trainer on board, so this was about as high as she could go without hurting him. The Flygon weaved in and out of a group of migrating Pidgey, led by a large Pidgeotto. She'd never seen Pokemon like that before - they seemed somewhat similar to the Tailow and Swellow she had seen in her home region. She squealed excitedly.

Miharu had Sparkle continue practicing her Thundershock attack on Lily until the little Mareep seemed to have had enough. She could barely generate any sparks from her woolly body by the time Miharu recalled her into her Pokeball in order to let her have a nice rest, and the green-haired girl looked up as an announcement came over the loud speaker, telling all contestants to gather at the gate.

"It's time already?" she gasped, also recalling Lily and folding up her bike in order to store it. She'd run about ten steps towards the gate when she stopped, remembering that she'd left Starrie in the fountain. After retrieving her Staryu, she ran full-tilt towads the gate where the others were meeting, huffing as she finally made it. She didn't like the idea of leaving her Pokemon behind, but it was one of the rules, and she mentally began to prepare herself to part with them. "Tingle, you'd better behave yourself," she told the Pokeball sternly as she took Aska's in her hand, as not to accidentally leave the Pokemon she'd entered behind. Looking around, she didn't see many interesting trainers, except for one. A girl stood nearby, looking eager for the contest to begin, and she had an Aipom with her. The most intriguing thing about the little monkey Pokemon is that it wore a hat. Smiling at the cute little Pokemon, Miharu looked towards the front, where someone was seemingly preparing to give the contestants their instructions for the contest.

After handing over her four other Pokemon, and giving a stern look to the man whom she'd given them to, Miharu grabbed her own satchel of Park Balls and headed off into the lush grasses of the National Park, her eagerness nearly causing her to run the entire way. She made sure not to go in the same direction as anyone else (there were about twenty competetors all up) and once she was a good way in, she threw up her Pokeball and let Aska out.

"Okay Aska, I'm going to need your keen eyesight to help me out here. I want you to fly around overhead and keep your eyes peeled for tough-looking bug Pokemon, okay?" The Pidgeotto gave a screech, and with a powerful flap of her wings, she lifted herself into the air, circling high above while Miharu kept her eyes open on the ground below. The young trainer kept a Park Ball at the ready in her hands, which were quivering with excitement. She didn't see any Pokemon nearby, but she knew they were out there just waiting to be captured.

"It's okay," Kasiya nodded, looking out the window at the passing scenery. "Already forgotten." She gave Keegan's hand a little squeeze as if to reassure him, while the fingers of her other hand continued to lightly stroke Flash's soft fur. The Jolteon was making a near purring sound in his contentedness, eyes closed as he was nearly asleep. His long ears would twitch whenever a sound was made, and sometimes he'd peer sleepily in its general direction. Overall, the rest of the ride was very quiet and comfortable.

Lunch passed by fairly uneventfully, and it wasn't long after that when the train finally arrived at the station in Slateport City. The passengers began to stand up and stretch as they rolled to a stop, and the doors opened and soon people were filing onto the platform in good-sized numbers. "We'd better go too," Kasiya said, recalling Flash and gathering her things. She stepped outside and took a breath of the fresh, Hoenn air, and smiled. Hoenn was a nice region, and it would be cool to earn a few badges from here before she returned to Kanto to finish her badge conquest there.

Unfortunately for Kilik, Mike's previous battle and lack of sleep coupled with the stress from his previous battle against Giovanni and Maorde was a bit too much for his body to take, and he was sound asleep as the black haired boy made his descent. He was sprawled over an equally tired Felsic, who acted as a sort of full body pillow. However, Nitro, Titanium and Portabello were awake and greeted the boy.

Greetings Sir Kilik. The ever polite Breloom bowed respectfully as Kilik made his way over to the group. The other two waved normally. (As normal as a dragon and metallic snake can pass for basic human interaction.) Sorry to say, but the Master has been under a good deal of stress lately and retired to his Typhlosion. After his last battle, he just flopped over onto Felsic, who decided a nap was in his best interest as well. Lest he actually admit he needs rest, he has been out for a few hours. I think it's acceptable if you were to rouse him now.

Both Felsic and Mike literally leaped into the air the instant Kilik's Pokemon decided to play alarm clock. While his Pokemon certainly found it amusing, the trainer, and his Typhlosion did not. "What's going on?!" The boy shouted, his vision still blurred from his nap. Confronted with two unknown and aggressive Pokemon, Mike could not make out the person commanding them. Squinting his best, he could only make out blurry tall figure with dark hair. The thought that it would be his friend he just spoke to didn't even croos his mind. "Felsic, it's gotta be those evil Aqua grunts, Flamethrower!" He commanded, before charging up a fireball of his own. "Hah!" He grunted as he let loose a jolt of flame from his specialized gloves at what he thought was an evil Flygon. It was much smaller in comparison to his Typhlosion's Flamethrower, who aimed for the Lairon.