Last time we left our heroes, Taylor finished her climactic fight with her former bully Trixie. In said battle, her prideful Pokemon Nadia evolved into a beautiful Nidoran. With her rivalry now formed, Taylor's future adventures are now limitless!

Kopi Pov

Evolution has always been something that I've had complicated feelings about. As a Ditto it's a concept I would never get to experience for myself, with the closest thing being transforming through the evolution line. Like a human I worked endlessly to get to the top but unlike humans I intend to never waste that chance and keep growing. But for most Pokemon it's different, their development is literally shown for all to see. Either by a call to action, maturity or even a revelation most Pokemon evolve all at once sometimes even faster then they can keep up. But what I didn't know about evolution is that it can turn you into a little asshole.

It's been a day since her battle with Trixie's Piplup, but ever since her evolution, Nadia has been disobedient, prideful, and just plain mean. I've had Pokemon that have tried to kill me with less spite then Nadia. This means that once again, our forward momentum has been stopped straight at the steep rocky slopes of Route 207, but Taylor has decided to stop at nothing today, but unfortunately, I couldn't help her.

"Can't you try using your charm button on her?"Taylor said in aggravation.

"After last time, I'd rather not, I don't want to be a parent to every Nidorina in a 5-mile radius."

"Wait, is that how the Beedrills and Pigdey's work?" Taylor said with innocent eyes.

"No, it doesn't," I say frantically, trying to change the subject, " Besides, I don't want to use it. You're the trainer here, and it's obvious that you 2 need to work on this together."

Taylor pondered for a moment until she gained an exciting idea.

"Then it looks like it's time to pull a mystery dungeon!"

"What do those games have to do with our current situation?" I said, confused yet intrigued.

"You're basically like a Pokemon translator Mr. Kopi, maybe we can help Nadia if we understand the problem from her perspective," Taylor said in inspiration.

The plan in it of itself was so simple I wondered why I hadn't thought of it. Then again, my life didn't consist of much talking, to begin with, much less with Pokemon. I was made by humans, hurt by them too, took everything from me, and yet I still adopt their form. Sure it was to honor Leonard but regardless, do I have more in common with Apec then I would ever admit.? The thought angered me as I transformed into Nadia and picked her brain. Despite their shapes and sizes, all Pokemon have this rough language between them all, a mystery that escapes even me. Regardless I got the gist of Nadia's triad and reported back to Taylor within seconds.

"Nadia feels like she's too good to be with us and wants to strike out as a solo act, "I say deadpan.

"Um, what does she mean by solo act?"

"She wants to take on all of the Gym Leaders, Elite Four, and the Champion by herself without any of our help. She says she doesn't need anyone," I said with my bubbling odd brain cells(wait do I have a brain).

Taylor spent a couple of seconds in complete disbelief of the stupidity I uttered and then proceeded to growl in frustration.

"So it seems the only thing that evolved was her dang pride!"

At that moment, Taylor's Pokeball leaped out of her waist to reveal Ziggy in determining shock. From there, Ziggy launched into a frantic argument with Nadia. From there, I decided to "act" out the parts.

"C'mon Nadia, you're ridiculous, do you believe that," Ziggy yelled in a hurt tone.

"Do you know what's ridiculous? The fact that I somehow need to spend my entire life taking care of you?! All those days as a Nidoran, I protected your time and time again without any time for myself. It was suffocating, and I'm done with it," Nadia said dramatically.

"So you think that everything we've been through was a waste! Because I'm sorry to tell you it wasn't for me! You were the only one that could even handle my energy; you told me that we could take on the world together! Was I a burden, then too?!

"Yes, and you've always been. You've been holding me back all this time!" Nadia said in rising anger.

However, before she could utter another world, a blur of speed brush passed as Nadia blocked a charging Ziggy!

"Let's see if you still think that when I mop the floor with you!" Ziggy said in violent rage!

Matching his intensity Nadai used her double kick that sent Ziggy 20 ft into the air with the other burying Ziggy into a rocky hill! However, Ziggy got back up as soon as he fell, fiercer than ever.

"Ziggy, Nadia stop it now; friends don't need to fight!"

"Wait, Taylor. Maybe we should let them duke it out," I say, raising my hand back.

"What? Why!" Taylor said in hurt confusion.

"They both have had these feelings for a while, and they both need to be reigned in. A fight is the best way to settle things out. We can step in after," I said in earnest.

At that moment Taylor ran ahead to the 2 Pokemon anyway, with fire in her eyes. In one triumphant throw she threw out her Golett! Despite his prior injuries Golettt still showed plenty of heart as he unleashed 2 shadow punches that separates the 2 fighting Pokemon! The 2 Pokemon, flabbergasted looked out the posed Golett with his front double biceps bulging. In the midst of this Taylor walked towards the 2 of them in a mature like fashion, marching into one of her famous rants.

"I don't know who the heck taught you how to solve things with your fists, because it certainly wasn't me! I caught the both of you because I saw a spark in you two and I wanted you to be together. Because learning from each other is the only way we are going to shine brighter. And I know now that I want to be a trainer who accepts every spark like that. You two are the first, the examples that I want to set for the others and I will not have that example talk about fighting at the drop of a hat. So if you two have a problem then talk out, instead of fighting it out and I'll do everything I can to fix it."

Surprisingly the 3 Pokemon then started to talk with each other in a heated discussion. And yet all I could do was look in awe. Because it seemed that Taylor grew even faster than I had expected, and yet it seems that in many ways, I was stuck in the same box as I was a year ago. I once again thought that violence would be the answer to all of our problems, which means maybe that I should start letting Taylor train me a thing or to as our journey continues.

???POV

I have to admit that out of the 3 of us I usually kept the calmest head. But seeing that same Ditto again nearly sent me over the edge. But like a good little predator I waited to see all of it's tips and tricks. And as I saw my prey walk into the sunset back towards Oreburgh City my partners once again spoke out at my decision.

"We've been stalking her for a day, Flash. I'm getting bored. When are we going to rip her apart!" Igna said violently.

"For once, I'm starting to agree with her. We already have all we need to know. We won't fail again," Ebon said in confidence.

"Oh, trust me I know, and now that we have all we need I think it's high time we settled the score," I said with more confidence than ever before.

The journey continues ever forward.