By the time the doorbell rang and brought me back to reality, I was showered in slime and giggling from playing with Goomy and Ferroseed. A quick Heal Bell fixed that, and I opened the door only for my three friends to burst inside, with their own partners sitting on the shoulders. Enjo's Growlithe, Tetsu's Drilbur, and Doku's Skorupi. Needless to say, they all stared in wonder at me. They pretty much gave up trying to use logic when their respective trainers told them it was me and just went along with it.

The first thing we all did was go outside to the yard, where we started shaking trees to see if Bug pokemon dropped out. I don't know why I went along with it, but I really should learn to never trust Tetsu's ideas. When we got bored of that, there was something I realized I needed to do. It had been a little too long.

"Enjo," I asked him,"how about a battle?"

He simply couldn't refuse. Tetsu got annoyed, saying, "Why'd you choose Enzo over me again? You do this every time, Hano!" I felt a little guilty, but thankfully Doku offered to battle him by then so he forgot about it. Enjo was the first to send out a pokemon, choosing his Sneasel. Gripping a pokeball was a bit harder now, but a liitle telekinesis solved that issue as I sent out Ferroseed in response.

Enjo went first, starting with, "Sneasel, use Power-Up Punch!" The cat-like critter dashed quickly and landed a hard hit on Ferroseed, knocking it back a few feet and filling itself with adrenaline.

"Retaliate with Thunder Wave!" I said as it well-timed an electric shock onto Sneasel, paralyzing it. Knowing Sneasel was in a bad spot with reduced mobility, Enjo knew to go all-out offense as he commanded a Swords Dance and Sneasel obeyed, albeit unable to move.

"Use this chance to use Leech Seed!" The Thorn Seed pokemon fired a few seeds at Sneasel's feet, which quickly became wrapping vines that prevented movement and sapped its energy.

"Finish it with Seed Bomb!" I shouted as Ferroseed launched much larger seeds this time. Dan countered, "Use Throat Chop on the vines and dodge!" Sneasel sliced apart the vines with ease and leaped out the way just as Seed Bomb destroyed whatever trace of the parasite was left.

"Now use Ice Shard!" The instant after I retaliated, "Wait for Sneasel to get close, then use Gyro Ball!" That was when Sneasel's paralysis kicked in, and now she was hurtling immobile to a full power Gyro Ball. She was flung several yards, screamed, and didn't get up this time.

Enjo recalled Sneasel into her pokeball and in exchange Growlithe leaped off his shoulder, ready for battle. "Take it out with Flame Charge!" Enjo yelled. I knew there was nothing I could do as Ferroseed was nearly roasted alive and immediately fainted. Growlithe was now coated in flames and was extra hyper. I figured Goomy could do something since Dragon resisted Fire, but I was wrong. "Growlithe, use Outrage!" His sheer agility quickly overwhelmed Goomy, and soon he had fainted, too. Enjo had won.

He scoffed, "I really thought you'd win as you're the pokemon, but I guess not."

A little envious, I replied, "Don't rub it in, okay?" During that battle, I really couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic for our pokemon, but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. Doku had just finished his battle with Tetsu, when Skorupi took out Tetsu's Magnemite and cheered. We had a lot of fun afterwards. I really was grateful I was still allowed to do this, to still act like the kid I knew I was. By the time they had to leave, I was all hyped up and it took me quite a while to fall asleep.

I felt like I had the life sucked out of me the next morning. I was still half-asleep when I was making my breakfast. I still could've fallen back asleep in the air at any moment until my Mom called from the living room, "Hano? I think you should see this." I hovered into the living room and looked around wondering what was wrong until I saw the news on the TV. The headlines read, "Rumored Celebi sightings around Nacrene City."

I had made a huge mistake. What would this mean for me? Would I have to deal with a huge crowd all the time? That would be unsatisfactory, and very annoying. Plus, who knows what crazy people out there might want with me...

On cue, almost, Mew appeared soon after. She was ordered to take me to the Council of Legends. Of course, I had to go. Mew actually looked a little upset when she teleported us there, which is definitely a first from what I've seen. When I got there, I was in awe. The council hall truly was massive. On each side sat four legends: Ho-oh, Lugia, Dialga, and Palkia. The rest were nowhere to be seen, I guessed because they had their own duties. And at the very end was seated the almighty ruler of all pokemon, Arceus. He was not happy.

When everyone settled in, Arceus began speaking to Mew, "Mew, your incompetance of following specified orders has led to a disastrous situation. Events like these are exactly why I asked you to erase Celebi's memory."

Mew looked down in shame as Arceus continued, "However, it was not your original idea and you were merely begged into this, and you are quite sympathetic. As such, you will be unscathed, although a repeat of this WILL not have the same result. And you, Celebi..." he grumbled as he turned to me. He was just so intimidating when he wanted to be.

"A mistake like this would normally be punished by any other legendary. However, I cannot blame you for wanting to retain your memories. That is just human nature. For this reason, you will also be unscathed." I took in a sigh of relief, until I saw Arceus start to glare at me.

"I'm not finished," he continued. "From what I have seen, you continue to live with your family, and sightings of you have appeared on the news. This kind of behavior is unacceptable for a legend. We are supposed to live our lives in secret, as to prevent ourselves from drawing unnecesary attention. Continuation to live with your parents and play with your friends will not be tolerated, as there are already enough sightings on the news."

 "From here on out, I ask that you abandon the humans you once had connections with and live elsewhere, where you are required to. You may take your pokemon with you, and I will give you three days to prepare to leave. For now, I will let this mistake go, but if you are not in the wild before the three days are up, there will be dire consequences."

This was heartbreaking. I couldn't just leave my family. I managed to convince Mew to let me stay with my family, only to have to leave anyway? In protest I said, "This isn't fair, though! I did all this so I could stay with my family! I can't have it all taken from me now!"

Arceus sighed and countered, "I'm sorry, but upon taking on the task of being Celebi you agreed to relinquish your old life, even if you did not realize it. Now then, stop arguing with me, or I will have t-"

Arceus never got to finish his sentence, because at that moment Manaphy had a mental breakdown. She started spontaneously bawling, and everyone else's attempts to calm her were futile. It took a few minutes for her to finally pipe down, at which point she announced she had to take a short break from the meeting. And she wanted me to come with her.

"Why does she want me of all the pokemon in this room..." I muttered to myself as I looked back and only saw Arceus giving me the evil eye. Once we got somewhere private, Manaphy told me what her issue was.

And it was utterly shocking.

Meanwhile, somewhere near Route 18...

"Boss, do you see this?"

"What could you possibly want to show me that is of ANY importance?"

"There's supposedly a Celebi near Nacrene City. There's been several sightings already, and I believe we should investigate."

"Hmmm... you would think a mythical pokemon would have a little more discretion. Incredible, they do exist... do you know what this means?"

"Urmmm... we catch it?"

"Of course we do, you dunce! Such a powerful pokemon could surely help us rule Unova and set the layout for my heir. This is the perfect opportunity for us to put our little experiment to good use."

"What experiment are you talking about, boss? I thought we hadn't begun the Zero project yet."

"We will, in good time... right now, though, in secrecy even from most of our alliance, Colress has created an incredible biomechanical pokemon. It will be the ultimate mercenary, tracking and catching any pokemon with ease."

"What could this be, boss?"

"We call it Genesect. Get it ready for its first test run, and tell Colress to scan Nacrene City for any abnormal frequencies. NOW!"