Chapter 31 - Chip

Chip wondered if he should 've gone after Alister. The Minccino looked like something had been troubling him deeply. Chip felt that it was his duty to make sure everyone in his group was fine. Though before he could chase after him Shawn had gone. Chip knew that Shawn could take care of Alister. But he still found it hard to get over that nagging feeling that he should check on him. It's what a good leader would do right? But as he was preparing himself to leave, he was stopped by Kira. The Braixen wanted to continue speaking to Chip and the others about tomorrow's possible battle. Their mission to protect Meadow and the Grass Plate from getting in Ommni's hands.

"Give him some time and space." Kira began. Everyone looks at Kira. "The night before a great battle many Pokemon will be taking time to reflect on their lives and the upcoming battle. Besides, your little Bulbasaur friend went to go after him. They look like they need to talk. Its best to let them speak together and work out whatever is dividing them."

"How do you figure they are having issues?" Chip asked. Kira smiles.

"I would not be the leader I am right now if I hadn't learned how to read others. My teacher taught me that it's important to pay attention to others. Even the smallest details can tell you much about them." Kira strokes his chin. "Now then Chip, I need you to be focused. We have much to discuss. I wish to speak to Chip, the leader of his little group. Are you not your group's leader?"

That was a good question, one that Chip had been asking himself. What did it mean to be the leader? For everyone to look to him for support and guidance. To lead them into the unknown and hopefully bring them back safely. Chip did not have the answers to this question, and he wondered if he was the right one to lead them. Maybe Cassius was better suited for that job. But he looked around the table, everyone was looking at him, ready to hear his answer. With a big sigh the young Zorua nods.

"Do not just nod Chip, speak it." Kira says, his eyes ever let him.

"I am the leader." Chip mumbles.

"Louder."

"Huh?"

"I sense doubt." Kira firmly says. "Doubt leads to indecision, and indecision leads to failure. Even if you do not know all the answers you must not lack confidence. Confidence in yourself will lead to everyone else around you believing in what you're doing. Those that you inspire will follow you to the ends of the earth and back. Do not worry if they question your judgement, only worry if they go against it. Ensure them that what you are planning will work and if things change then you will adjust." Kira claps his paws. "Please bring us something to smoke, I believe it is time for us to relax while speaking."

A few of Kira's helpers came out and collected the remaining dinner plates. Clearing the table and soon a large water vaping device was brought out. Chip and the others watch as they set some coals on top of it, attach a tube and soon the device was complete. Kira sucks from the tube at the end.

"Excellent. The hookah is fine tonight" Kira murres happily. One of the helpers bowed.

"Cherry with a hint of mint. Only the best for you sir."

"Excellent. Your finest blend yet." Kira smiles

"Taste it, I can smell it." Basil says. She hadn't gone after Alister instead allowing him and Shawn to be alone. Chip questioned why she didn't want to bother them, but he would address it later. For now, he needed to focus on his talk with Kira. A few of the helpers soon pick up and move the entire wooden table, replacing it with cushions and large pillows. Kira takes a seat, to relax.

"Come, sit with me. We shall speak of strategy while smoking tobacco in all the land." Kira says. "I hired the finest helpers the guild could provide. They know how to make the best." The group take their seats and start passing around the tube. When it came to Chip, he found himself gagging it at first. He notices Kira watching him.

"Um..."

"Tell me Chip, are you afraid?" Kira gently asked. The Braixen had a way of speaking that made the zorua question himself. Everything always seemed to be a test with him, even though he wasn't if he wasn't directly saying it. Or at least that was what it seemed to be. Maybe it wasn't a test? Chip felt a little frustrated just thinking about it.

"No..."

"It's alright to speak the truth." Kira says. "Having questions means that you are thinking." Chip noticed a few of his friends getting up and heading out. Two of which were Kyuubi and Cassius.

"Hey where are you guys going?"

"You two should speak with less Pokes in here." Kyuubi bows his head. "Don't worry about me, I'm going to find the medic here and see if I can help them with anything. I'm not of a fighter so I want to help where I can."

"Excellent idea." Kira says. He waves for one of his helpers to come over. "Show young Kyuubi the medical tent and set him up with the Nurse Aurora. She'll be grateful for the assistance."

"I plan to be part of the team heading in tomorrow." Cassius says. "I'm going to get some air and stretch my fins. Get some early rest. Don't worry Chip, no matter what you plan to do I'll support it." Cassius pauses. "Well long as it's not stupid." Cassius takes a long breath; his voice becomes high. "I'm in it for the long haul."

"Kyuubi...Cassius..." Chip gasped. Chip felt an odd connection to his friends. What was this odd sensation building up inside of him? He then sees Basil get up to go. She too bows.

"I'm going to go find my boys and see how they're doing. Stay strong. I'll do what I can as well. Meadow is our friend and we're going to take care of her. I can't forgive Ommni for what he's done to her and us. If my flame is needed, I'll fight too."

"Basil?"

"You've got all of us by your side sweetie." Hathor got up and sat next to Chip as the others leave. She kisses his cheek. "You have my shoulder to lean on."

"Hathor?"

"Have no fears Chip, your friends are by your side." Kira chuckles as he takes a buff from his hookah. "Now if we are done with the power of friendship portion of this discussion, we have things to discuss."

~ Remember our power comes from the belief in those around us. ~ Inari says, the shadowy Zorua appeared next to him. Chip wondered if anyone else could see her but as always, she was visible only to him.

'Right.' The zorua thinks to himself. He could feel his friend's strength.

~ Before we go in tomorrow, I want to speak to you. Do what you need to do but don't keep me waiting all night alright. ~ Inari gently nuzzles him and soon vanishes.

Kira begins speaking. "Tomorrow we shall make for the falls before the sun rises high in the sky. Hopefully we can reach the falls before Ommni, and his units have a chance to assemble there. But we must be prepared in case they are ready to meet us sooner than expected. If we can get there before them then we might be able to ambush them and weaken their forces."

"Yah." Chip nods. "If we can weaken their forces then Ommni might have to fight us." Chip tried to focus on the details of the plan. Ommni was a powerful foe but maybe if he didn't have any help, they could take him down.

"Ommni will not allow us to easily face him, we'll need to get through Tusk." Kira says.

"Yes, Tusk will be a powerful foe." Sir Godfrey says.

"I beat him once before." Chip says confidently. "He wasn't that tough."

"You defeated Tusk?" Sir Godfrey looked astonished. "How did you achieve that?"

"A lot of effort..." Chip rubs his head. "I copied my friend Cassius's abilities and froze him."

"Ah that would explain why he was all cold and wet when he returned from his seize and capture mission. I thought he had fought an ice type." Sir Godfrey smirks. "Don't get too confident." The Sceptile's expression became serious. "He was tasked with trying to capture you, not play for keeps. Tusk when he's determined is a much more fearsome opponent. He'll be playing for keeps so be on your guard. We'll need to face him as a team. Don't worry though, we'll be ready."

"Correct." Kira picks up his stick and waves it around a few times. Suddenly purple images appeared in front of the group. It was of the falls, there was running water, large rocks and what appeared to be a hidden passage behind it. "The scouts painted me a picture of what the falls look like. We'll need to position ourselves around the entrance. If we're careful we might be able to hide. There is only one true way into this passage, and we'll take control of it. If we can do it, we'll tap a few inside and defeat them. If we're lucky by the time they notice what is happening, we'll have a numbers or at least position advantage."

"We hope that your kids won't have to get too involved. But we'll need you since Ommni's plan was to use you Chip as bait for Meadow. If we're lucky we'll take out most before she arrives."

"Meadow..." Chip thinks of the Shaymin and what she must be going through. He balls up his paw. "I won't fail her."

"We won't fail her." Kira says, the Braixen was full of determination. "This I promise you. At least my plan is to get her out safely."

"Don't worry Chip, I'll be by your side till the end.' Hathor says. "But you better be careful you hear. Let them do the fighting and we'll focus on saving her."

"That's correct." Kira nods at Hathor's words. "Let myself and the Templars do the major fighting. I want you and your friends to focus on getting to Meadow and getting her out of here. If she's safe, then Ommni's plan will fail."

"Alright." Chip nods. "We'll wait near the bottom the trail up and hide in a spot where hopefully they won't find us."

"I'll make sure you and your friends are safe. It would be hard to fight if I'm worried about you." Kira smiles. "The plan will work, it has too." Kira makes the image vanish. "Tomorrow will be an early day so make sure to get some rest tonight. Decompress and take some time to be together. It could be your last night of such peace."

The group continued to talk about their upcoming battle for a bit before Kira told Chip and the others to leave. Kira wanted to be alone to mediate. As Chip got up to leave, he was summoned once more by the Braixen.

"Spend time with your mate Chip." Kira says as he slowly takes a few puffs from his hookah. "She is strong and believes greatly in you and what you're doing."

"I honestly want her to stay behind." Chip says as he looks outside of the tent. He saw Hathor waiting for him, the fennekin's fur was being reflect in the moonlight. She was the most beautiful Pokemon in the world. He loved her more than life itself and the thought of her getting hurt again. The image of her being strangled by Tusk...

"We fight harder when we are protecting those we care about." Kira says. "Do not be afraid Chip. Strong mates do not come around every day. I should know." Kira sighs. "Long ago I too had a mate, a beautiful Zoroark named Crescent that I loved dearly. We fought many battles together and we grew to love one another more than life itself. But I upset her once by not bringing her along with me during a dangerous mission. I was nearly killed, and she got upset with me and wanted to leave me."

"What happened?"

Kira smirks. "She never lets me hear the end of it." Kira chuckles. "Honestly it was my lack of trust in myself that made me not take her along. Even now I feel that I should have brought her along with me but she's at home base keeping an eye on some...Pokemon that need it." Kira cracks his neck. "Trust in your mate and try to bring her along as much as you can. Don't be like me."

"Alright." Chip smiles. He takes the tube and sucks on it hard, the Zorua soon blows out the smoke though not without coughing what felt like a lung out. He gags and sighs. "Good grief."

"You'll grow into it." Kira pats Chip's back. "Go fuck your mate alright. Spend tonight with her and have the best night possible. However, make sure to at least get some sleep alright, and don't be so loud that you wake the entire camp. Unless you're looking to get the others poking their noses in. Some of us like a good show."

"Alright perv..." Chip's eyes twitch. He looked out at Hathor; his beautiful mate was waiting for him outside. He bows before Kira.

"Thank you, High Commander Kira."

"Like wise my little friend. I'll see you in the morning."

~

Chip walks out and greets Hathor. "Kira says we should spend tonight mating. I told him- "

"Oh, I like the sound of that." Hathor says with more excitement than Chip was expecting. She winks at him, her cheeks turning pink to red. The Fennekin brushes her soft body against his, her cheeks pressing against his. "I'm going to make you squirm and moan in ways you've only dreamed of."

"Hathor?!" Chip gasped.

"Hey just because I'm a cute Fennekin doesn't mean I can't be naughty." Hathor squeeze's Chip's butt making him jump. "You make the cutest sounds when you're surprised.

As much as Chip wanted to feel like doing "that" with her he couldn't get over his own worries. Hathor seemed to get the idea as she settled down.

"You're worried about tomorrow huh?"

"What if I'm not good enough? This is dangerous, we're not fighters. Heck we barely left the city just days ago and here we are about to help fight for the freedom of our homeland. Who are we to...who am I..."

"It's ok to be afraid." Hathor says. "How do you think I feel?"

Chip couldn't believe what he heard. Hathor was one of the bravest Pokemon he knew. She was born tough, tougher than him. If she was afraid what did that mean for them? He feels the Fennekin lean in and kiss his cheek.

"You're not alone, you've never been alone. I'll be here for you no matter what." Hathor puts her paws on top of Chip's. The Zorua feels his eyes become hot and before long he feels a few drops of warm water fall onto their paws. He tried to turn away from Hathor, he didn't want her to see him like this. He was supposed to be strong for her, to be her Zorua that she could look to for anything. He didn't want to be weak in front of her. But the thought of facing such a powerful opponent such as Ommni and Tusk scared him to death. What if someone got hurt or worst killed. It was too much for him to bear.

"I can't stand the idea of seeing you hurt again. The way Tusk tried too strangely you..."

"It's part of what we do Chip." Hathor gently guides his head back to face her. The pair looked into the other's eyes, Hathor's beautiful orange eyes, they were full of fear but also determination. He felt himself becoming inspired to look into them. "Like it or not but we're the ones who can stop all this. I believe this more than ever. We can't run away from who we are."

"Hathor," Chip gasped.

"I'll follow you no matter where you go. I'll go do the depths of hell and back to save you." Hathor says. "Don't give up on yourself, don't give up on the group and more important...don't give up on me." Hathor winks. "Kyuubi too, he needs some loving too from time to time even if he pretends, he doesn't."

"Yeah," Chip feels his heart becoming stronger. The zorua leans in and lays a kiss on Hathor's maw. Chip leaned out of the kiss shortly afterwards, his mind was spinning. Why did that kiss feel better than any other kiss he's experienced with Hathor. Everything up till now felt like...a different experience. He never felt more attracted to, more in love with Hathor than he is now.

"Why did that feel better?" Chip asked himself. He feels Hathor pat him on the back.

"Cause you're in love silly." Hathor giggles. "Aww Chippy loves his Hathy."

"Oh, brother please stop." Chip sighs, why did she have to be such a tease sometimes? He feels a squeeze on his butt making him jump. "Hey!"

Hathor snickers. "What you going to do about it?"

"Why you..." Chip's ears lower before he jumps onto Hathor, the pair roll around in the dirt before Hathor digs her hind paws into the ground and slams Chip onto his back. The Zorua felt the wind knock out of him. Hathor straddled herself on top of him.

"You were saying?" Hathor winks.

"Don't get used to being up there. I'm still recovering from earlier. Tusk hits like a truck."

Hathor lets out a yawn. "All I hear is excuses. Admit it, I'm better at this than you." Hathor rubs a paw on Chip's nose and the zorua grabs her paw, shifts his weight, and puts Hathor on her back. It was his turn to mount her as he leaned down on her.

"You were saying?" Chip smirks.

"Oh, your balls dropped, cute." Hathor snickers. Chip leans down and starts making out with his mate, the pair hold onto the other as they lay on the ground together. Their fur was getting dirty from rolling around, but they didn't care. This was their moment, and nothing was going to ruin it. Before long Chip breaks the kiss, he stares down at the fennekin. Her fur seemed to glow in the fire light.

"I love you. Teasing and all."

"Aww, I love you too." Hathor swipes at Chip's nose. "And I'm not changing who I am because you dropped the L bomb."

"I wouldn't want it any other way." Chip nuzzles Hathor. "Thanks for standing by me."

"I'm your mate Chip, it's what I'm here for." Hathor grips his butt with her hindlegs and before Chip knew it, he was thrown onto his back by the fennekin. She jumps back on top of him, gripping his sides tightly with her hindlegs. "But don't expect me to just lay down and let you have your way. You might be the leader outside of the bedroom, but while in it, I wear the crown." The pair start making out again, lost in their own personal world of bliss. Nothing else mattered...

Cough

The pair stop making out and look around to find the source. They notice a Mightyena walking by.

"Your kind of far from the bedroom..." the wolf says in passing. Chip and Hathor's faces turn red together.

"He's not wrong..." Hathor teases.

"Is everything a joke to you right now?" Chip asked. He wondered if anyone else was looking at them. Hathor seemed to embrace their popularity.

"Oh let them look, most are going to go back to their tents and paw off to the thought of us anyway." Hathor leans in kissing Chip again. The Zorua at first was against it as he wondered if anyone else was around. But soon he loses himself to Hathor letting her take the lead. She strokes his fur as she wraps her tongue around his, the Fennekin's rear end was grinding itself against him.

"Maybe we should...take this to our tent." Chip gasped.

"But we're all dirty. I don't want to get it all over our tent." Hathor says.

"I mean we could just get them to bring us some warm water." Chip suggested. Hathor presses a paw against his nose.

"Hmm your right..."

"DO YOU HAVE TO DO THAT!" Chip howls bitterly. Hathor snickers.

"Yep."

"I don't really think so but let's say you do." Chip lightens up, he couldn't stay mad at Hathor. The Fennekin gets off him and takes a step to the side. She brushes her tail against his face as he gets up to join her. They press their noses together. "I love you."

"Oh Chip..." Hathor blushes. She murres and kisses him. "I love you too."

As the two start walking Chip feels Inari's presence. ~ Mind talking before you can't think anymore. ~

'Now?'

~ I have a feeling if I don't talk to you know we might not talk all night. Can't have that. Not on the night before our big battle against Ommni. Everything ends tomorrow, we can't pretend it's not going to. ~

'Alright then.'

~ Don't worry I won't take all your time up, I just...want to make sure that we're ready. ~

Chip knew he hadn't been interacting with Inari as much as he had at the first of his journey. He had walked so much of this on his own and despite how well he was doing he knew he wasn't doing the best he could. He felt his mind becoming foggy and before he knew it, he felt like he was falling forward...

A moment later his world flashes as he was standing in his Soulrealm, the Zorua was no longer in the waking world. He was standing in front of the statue that represented his friends. He saw Hathor's statue; it had color unlike most of the others. She looked just like the real thing. A moment later the Hathor statue began moving.

"Whoa?"

"Hello Chip." The statue said. "Welcome back to your soul realm, I am Hathor. Inari will be here soon; she's preparing herself for your conversation. In the meantime, I can keep you company."

"Hathor?" Chip gasped as he looked at Hathor. She looked just like her, everything from the color of her fur, to how she moved to the necklace that she wore. Every detail was perfect. "What are you doing here?"

"Chip you know I'm not the real Hathor, or at least the one you know in your world. I am nothing more but the combination of your memories of her, made real here in your Soulscape." Hathor says.

"What do I even call you then?"

"You can call me Hathor, for I am her in a way." The statue walks over to Chip and digs her nose into his fur. "You smell just as good as I pictured."

"What do you mean?" Chip asked as he put his paws around her. He dug his own nose into her and felt how soft she was. She was pretty much the real thing.

"Even if I'm "fake" I'm still very real in this realm." Hathor pulls away. "And...I've wanted to get to know you for real. You're as lovely as I pictured." She puts a paw on his cheek. "Don't give up on yourself."

"I..." Chip smiles. "Hathor I-- "

"Don't fall for me Chip, I'm not the Hathor you need to show your love for." The fake Hathor lays a kiss on his cheek. "The last thing I want is for you to moon over a fake. The real me is outside of here looking for your company."

"That's right, she's my Hathor to enjoy." Chip and the fake Hathor look at Inari who walks over slowly, the silver coat Zorua smiles as she approaches. "Looking good you two."

"What's going on Inari, it's been a while." Chip says.

"It feels like it's been a while huh." Inari smiles. "I see your getting to know "Hathor" huh? She's the combination of your memories and feelings for her." Inari points to the other status of Chip's other friends. They were still gray...well besides the Cassius which had some color to it. "You haven't spent a lot of time getting close to your other friends. So much potential is being left over there."

Chip nods. "I noticed. Anyway, you wanted to talk to me about them the last time I was here."

"Yes. These statuses represent your connection to your friends. The less color they have the more work you must make in getting close to them. They represent power within you. Untapped power. Untapped potential." Inari looks at the fake Hathor. "You're beautiful today, I don't believe I've told you that."

"You flatter me." The fake Hathor bows. "Is there anything you need of me?"

"I might call you later to help me with something, but that's only if I need you for it. For now, please tend to the others. I hope that they will awaken at some point. When that happens, I would like you to be there for them. Cassius looks close to finally awakening."

"Yes Madam." Hathor bows and walks away. Inari then turns her attention to Chip. "As for you and me, let's take a walk."

The pair of Zorua's walk through the Soulscape, Chip marveled at the various streams of rainbow-like energy floating in the air. The very trees around them were pulsing with magic. Chip felt himself being filled with energy, his eagerness to learn from his other half showed as his paws pulsed with energy. Literally as he looked down at them and saw them that they were glowing.

"You feel that?" Inari asked as she stopped in a clearing. Chip's Soulscape to have been changing as they were surrounded by a forest. The forest reminded him a lot of the forest they were in now. He looked at Inari the Zorua closed her eyes.

"This place has changed a lot." Chip notes.

"Because you're growing." Inari smiles. "Our Soulscape is a representation of our soul and what is important to use. Our soul continues to grow and as a result our Soulscape represents that. We've gone from a sad looking plain to now a forest full of life and potential. You did that Chip. You've grown as a Pokemon, and you will continue to grow if you keep walking this path. Now, are you ready to learn why I brought you here?"

"Um, I guess."

"Don't guess Chip, give me a real answer. None of these half in-half out answers. I want a real answer." Inari firmly says, her eyes glued to him.

"You sound like Kira." Chip says. Inari smirks.

"Good. You need a bit of Kira in ya." Inari raises a paw. "I brought you here so you can practice your illusion ability. We are unique in the fact that we can turn our illusions into the real thing. The power to transform into our friends and borrow their powers, no other Zorua has that power. Until now we've no used this power to its fullest."

"What do you mean?" Chip asked. He watched as Inari's paws turn pink and soon a light flow around her blinding Chip for a moment. A moment later the light dimmed and standing before him was...Hathor. "What the hell?"

"How do I look?" Hathor asked him. "Do I look adorable or what?" Inari asked. She looked like a near split image of Hathor, minus the fact she was still wearing her purple collar with the crescent moon on it. Her eyes were still purple as well.

"You almost look like Hathor."

"We can transform into our friends, though it's not perfect. "But it serves its purpose." Inari looked up at the sky, it had turned pinkish. "Even our Soulscape knows what we're in for, its ready to see you grow." She smiles. "I want you to focus on the image of Cassius, let his will become a part of you. Picture yourself as him, his power is your power."

"I can already do it-- "

"At random you can do it." Inari faces Chip, her purple eyes stare into his. "But power that is untamed is just that, raw potential. Power is not about strength but about the ability to wield it at will. Ommni might be powerful but even he has his weakness." Inari smiles. "What do you think are his weakness?"

Chip thinks about what said for a moment, letting her words sink into his mind. He closes his eyes, the image of the Alakazam casting his powerful attack and destroying half of the camp. How could something like that have a weakness. "He has none."

"Why would I speak these words and not have a reason for them?" Inari says. She blows a small stream of black and purple fire at Chip, the heat from her ability felt as real as him. He steps back. Inari's eyes flash and the fire became a tornado in front of him. "This is Hathor's Fire Spin, though do you notice a difference in how she casted it and me?"

Chip again tries to think of what she was speaking of. "Um...it's a different color?"

"Yes. That is my touch to it. I can wield her power as well as she can and more uniquely, I can make it my own. I have mastery over my power." The Fire Spin vanishes becoming a flurry of little embers that harmlessly fall around Chip. "Ommni's power is raw, he might be able to use his powers wildly, but they are untamed. Why is that you might wonder." Inari smiles. "Because he believes that power is just about throwing it around, and he failed to ever learn how to properly wield it. You can use this against him and make him make the mistakes which will give us an opening. We shall defeat him on his own terms tomorrow."

"But we're not strong enough." Chip growls.

"With that attitude your right." Inari takes a long breath, her fur changes from that of Hathor's into the blue and white colors of Cassius. Her tail transformed into that of Cassius. She looked like a Zorua-Brionne fusion.

"Why do you look like that?" Chip asked. Inari continues to smile.

"By keeping my legs, I can maintain the ability to move around easily while being able to tap into Cassius's powers. Control Chip. The zorua nods.

"Alright...let's do this, lets learn." Chip takes a deep breath and begins picturing himself as Cassius. He pictured himself with his friend's long tail, perfect for pushing through water. He pictures himself being a little plumper, while his fur is finer. He sees himself blue and white, with a little bit of the Brionne's natural skirt being around his waist. When he opened his eyes, he saw that he his body had done just as he willed it too. He had become a Brionne, or at least a version that kept his natural fox agility.

"You did it Chip!" Inari grins, her little sharp teeth were showing.

"Whoa..." Chip says as he moves around, he felt his tail dragging behind him.

"You'll get used to it. You won't be as mobile in that form, but you'll be able to use water and ice. Now, on to some battle training..."

And so, Chip and Inari began sparring, the pair of foxes fought one another for a while, using combination of their friends' abilities along with their own. The training was intense, but Chip got through it. After what felt like hours they stopped, the pair were panting as they lay near one another. Inari and Chip were back to their normal forms.

"How...was that..." Chip pants. Inari flips his ears.

"I think you'll be able to take care of yourself. But don't worry, I'll be here with you fighting with you. Let me take over when the timing seems right. We'll switch when we're mentally drained. We will defeat Ommni, save Meadow and the region. Ommni will not get away, this I swear."

Inari spoke with so much conviction. Chip wondered if he could channel her energy. He feels her boop his nose with her own. "Remember we're in this together. My strength is your strength, and your strength is mine. You'll never walk alone."

"Thanks!" Chip boops her back. As they spoke the world began growing dark and with-it Inari began to vanish, fading away into the darkness.

"Remember even the most powerful enemies have their weaknesses. Power is not about raw power but about how we use it."

"Thanks again..."

Chip woke up to find himself laying in his nest with Hathor, the fennekin was snoring next to him. His body and mind felt better. The worries he had from earlier seemed to have faded away. As he got up the Zorua arched his back and walked outside his tent. As he started to walk around, he saw Pokemon running all around him, they seemed to be in a frenzy. He is nearly pushed over as someone slammed into him.

"Ouch?!"

"Sorry about that!" It was Basil, the Quilava seemed to be in a hurry. "Chip you won't believe this but it's her."

"Who?" Chip asked, the Zorua was still recovering from being hit.

"It's Meadow, she's come to the camp."

"Meadow?" Chip gasped. He closes his eyes and says a silent thank you to Arceus for this. He opens his eyes, the Zorua felt like he was in the zone. He knew that he had to go see her. "Take me to her."