Chasing Rattata for the Key/Meeting Pazu's Group

*(Upon reaching the light at the end of the mysterious dark tunnel still following Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas's gift string, Sheeta's group slowly emerged into the light, revealing itself to be a beautiful wintery forest on a beautiful winter day, and it is snowing gently)*

Pocahontas: Intriguing.... A forest.

Olivia: Yet it's not even cold for a wintery place.

*(Hearing her, her older sisters realized she's right; The area, for a wintery scene, is not even cold, and no mist came out from their breathing in their noses and mouths. Then sure enough, while still looking around in calm amazement, they passed the end of the tunnel, revealing to be the entrance of a hollow tree trunk. Then suddenly, they heard a familiar owl screech and ducked, revealing to be Hoothoot, who flew into the forest)*

Sabrina: It's obviously Hoothoot, all right.

Jenny: Yet what is this beautiful and wonderful place?

Joy: And why is it here?

*(Sheeta's group turned back at the hollow tree trunk tunnel and nods)*

Sheeta: Well, we could always return once we find me and my sisters' gift here.

Pocahontas: Wherever it is on the end of this gift string in this forest.

Olivia: Yes.

Ash: Well, shall we continue?

*(Sheeta's group nods and they resumed following Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas's gift string while continuing to look around this beautiful, yet magical-looking, winter-filled forest in calm amazement. Unknown to any of them, a small shadowy figure watched them hidden beneath the bush branch, and then quietly scurried off somewhere. Sheeta's group continued following Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas's gift string through the forest, marveling calmly at the beauty still, until they came upon a tall snow-covered pine tree glowing with a golden light, and the end of Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas's gift string ending right in a nearby lower branch)*

Pocahontas: Our guess; That's where mine, Sheeta, and Olivia's gift is.

Sheeta's group except Olivia: Yep.

*(Then they slowly approached the tree in calm amazement and wonder. Reaching the gift string's end, they spot Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas's gift within the pine tree's lower area underneath a branch, in the form of, to Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas's happiness, a key, but not just any key, it's actually a....)*

Sheeta's group: (Calmly amazed) A pin tumbler key!

Sheeta: (Calmly happy) Clever Godfather Wizard.

Olivia and Pocahontas: (Calmly happy) Very clever.

*(Then Cookie calmly sensed something, snapping him out of his amazement stare, and making him look in the tree in suspicion. Just when Sheeta reached into the tree to grab the key, something zipped by and grabbed it first, ending the gold glow on the tree)*

Serena: What the...?

Bonnie: Where's the key?

*(Suddenly, Cookie squeaked a bit at something nearby, getting Sheeta's group's attention. They turned, and saw what they saw; A small male creature. It is a small male quadrupedal Normal-type mouse-like Pokemon with purple fur, a cream-colored face, paws, and underbelly, narrow eyes consisting white sclerae and pupils with red irises, rounded ears with cream-colored interiors, a single whisker on each cheek, a long tail that is tightly curled at the end, and large white teeth (In which, like most rodents, its teeth grow continuously throughout his life and must be worn down by gnawing). He is Rattata. Then he showed off what he has; Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas's key. He was smiling smugly. Seeing the key, Sheeta's group ran after him)*

Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas: That's ours!

*(Then Rattata ran off with the key in tow, causing Sheeta's group to chase him through the forest)*

Sosuke: Wait!

Ponyo: Please wait!

Sheeta: That's mine and my sisters' key!

*(Upon reaching a snowy hilltop, Rattata dove into the snow pile and disappeared in there. Sheeta and Bonnie dove after them, but missed)*

Bonnie: (Groans a bit in annoyance) Darn it!

Max: Look!

*(Then he pointed out Rattata below the hill. Seeing him, Sheeta's group chased after him again. Upon reaching a frozen river, Rattata landed on the frozen ice, causing Sheeta's group to stop running right at the edge near the river. Rattata smugly showed off the key, chittering happily)*

Sheeta: Bring back our key!

Ponyo: Please?

*(Rattata pondered a bit playfully, then smirked at them. Then both Sosuke and Ponyo stepped on the ice, but then drew back as soon as the ice cracked up a bit, and making Rattata retreat to the other side of the river, where there's no winter there, and it's actually a dark-looking forest. Sheeta's group glared)*

Serena: Really?

Pocahontas: (To Rattata) Filthy mouse. *(To Olivia and Cookie)* No offense.

*(Olivia and Cookie nods in an understanding way, as if saying "None taken.", since they are an anthro mouse and non-anthro mouse respectively. Then Rattata smugly points at something to his left. Looking at what he's pointing at, Sheeta's group spot a bridge with a guard house next to the start of it on their side. They shrugged and then rushed over to it. Then upon reaching the start of the bridge, Sheeta's group stopped upon noticing three figures sleeping inside the guard house. The first figure is a 12 year old boy with short brown hair, grayish blue eyes, and wearing a yellow European mining hat, a white long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up, a brown vest, blue pants with a brown patch on the left knee, and brown boots. The second figure is a 20 year old British man with fair skin, short blonde shoulder-length hair, blue eyes, and wearing a silvery blue helmet, a light blue long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up, silvery blue armor that resembles a sleeveless vest, blue pants, and silvery blue boots. And the last figure is a male 7 year old anthro mouse with brown fur with a flesh-tone colored face, rounded ears with pink interiors, a pink nose, blue eyes, small black whiskers, and wearing a blue newsboy cap with a black bill, a red long-sleeved tunic-like shirt, a dark red belt, and blue pants. They looked at them in curiosity)*

Sheeta: They remind us of those nutcracker soldier dolls we see occasionally.

Pocahontas and Jenny: Good-looking even.

Ash: Yet they seem.... Human like us.

Olivia: And one of them's an anthropomorphic mouse. *(Grins)* Just like me.

*(The two sleeping boys and sleeping man groaned a bit, as if they were gonna wake up, making Sheeta's group back off)*

Jenny: (Clears her throat) Shall we?

*(Remembering, Sheeta's group proceeded towards the bridge entrance, only to see that a gate is blocking the entrance, much to their annoyance. Suddenly, at the same time they did that, the three figures woke up and noticing the newcomers, armed themselves in suspicion)*

Boy 1's group: Halt!

Man: Who goes there!

*(They approach Sheeta's group, aiming their swords at them, but then stopped upon noticing them finally. Even Sheeta's group got shocked and surprised at that kind of sneak-attack)*

Joy: Whoa, whoa, take it easy there, boys!

Kaya: Chill!

*(Feeling embarrassed, the first boy's group lowered their swords down a bit)*

Boy 2: Our apologies for frightening you, but we have a job, you know.

Boy 1: Yeah, sorry.

Man: Just a little protocol.

*(Hearing their genuine apologetic tones, especially upon seeing the first boy's group feeling embarrassed by their recent action, Sheeta's group accepted their apology with a nod, now seeing that they now mean no harm)*

Sheeta's group: (Nods) Understood.

Boy 2: Anywho, back to business....

Boy 1: What are your names?

Man: And could you please state your purpose and business?

Sheeta: Sheeta.

Olivia: Olivia.

Pocahontas: Pocahontas.

Sosuke: Sosuke.

Ponyo: Ponyo. And I'm Sosuke's girlfriend.

Jenny: Officer Jenny. But just call me "Jenny."

Ash: Ash Ketchum.

Kaya: Kaya Ketchum.

Misty: Misty.

Brock: Brock.

May: May.

Max: Max.

Clemont: Clemont.

Bonnie: Bonnie.

Serena: Serena.

Surge: Lt. Surge.

Sabrina: Sabrina.

Erika: Erika.

Koga: Koga.

Blaine: Blaine.

Joy: And I'm Nurse Joy. But everyone just calls me "Joy."

*(Then Ash, Kaya, Serena, and Ponyo introduced Pikachu, Eevee, Dedenne, Lillipup, and Cookie)*

Ash: And this is Pikachu.

Kaya: Eevee.

Clemont: Dedenne.

Serena: Lillipup.

Ponyo: And Cookie.

*(The first boy's group observed Cookie in curiosity)*

Man: Your little mouse sure is different from the ones we see here.

Boy 1: (Agreeing) Yet he seems friendly enough.

Boy 2: Even though I'm an anthro mouse, and this one isn't.

Man: (Agreeing) I'll say.

Clemont: What do you mean "Different?"

*(Hearing all of this from the other side, Rattata rolled his eyes in annoyance. Back with the others, the conversation continued)*

Man: We'll explain about it later, if it's okay with you.

*(After pondering a bit upon hearing the second boy say that, Sheeta's group gave in)*

Clemont: (Shrugs) Okay.

Boy 2: Anyway, what is your business?

Sheeta's group: We wish to cross this bridge.

*(The first boy's group got surprised)*

Boy 1: Cross this bridge to there?

*(He points at the opposite side with the dark-looking forest)*

Man: Impossible.

Boy 2: Nobody can cross this bridge to the Fourth Realm without a direct order from the Regents.

Sheeta's group: (Puzzled) "The Fourth Realm?"

Sosuke: Just what is this place anyway?

Boy 1: Well, right now, you're in the Christmas Tree Forest.

*(The first boy's group then puts their swords away as the explanation continued)*

Man: But that.... *(Gestures to the dark-looking forest on the other side)* *That* is the Fourth Realm.

Boy 2: Which is currently in war with the other three realms.

Sheeta's group: (Surprised and confused) "War?"

Boy 1's group: That's correct.

Boy 1: And it could be dangerous, Ms. Sheeta, uh....

*(The first boy's group got confused)*

Boy 1: What are your last names?

May: Oh, Pikachu, Eevee, Dedenne, Lillipup, Misty, Brock, Max, Clemont, Bonnie, Surge, Sabrina, Erika, Koga, Blaine, and Joy here, including myself, don't have last names.

Serena: But my last name's Makino.

Ponyo: So is mine.

Sheeta's group except May, Serena, and Ponyo: (Nods in agreement) Yeah.

Jenny: (While Sheeta's group nods in agreement with her) But *I'm* the only one who has a last name.

Boy 1's group: (Getting it) Oh, okay.

*(On the other side, Rattata looked bored and uninterested)*

Boy 1: And the rest of you. What are your last names?

Sheeta: It's Powhatan.

*(Hearing her say it on the other side, Rattata got surprised in interest, snapping out of his bored and uninterested reaction, that he even dropped the key on the ground in surprise)*

Sheeta: Sheeta Powhatan.

Pocahontas: And me, Olivia, Sosuke, and Jenny are her siblings.

Sosuke and Jenny: That's right.

Olivia: As for me, my full name is Olivia Emily Grace Flaversham-Powhatan.

*(Even the first boy's group was surprised)*

Man: Wait, you said "Powhatan?"

Boy 1: Are you guys in relation to Tenar Powhatan?

Sheeta's group: (Interested by now) Yes.

Sheeta: She's me and my siblings' mother.

Olivia: Why do you ask?

Sosuke: Did you know her?

*(Instead of answering, the first boy's group immediately bowed down in respect to Sheeta's group, to their confusion)*

Boy 1's group: (Bowing) Forgive us, you're majesties!

*(At the other side, Rattata snapped out of his surprised reaction in realization that he immediately grabbed the key he dropped and ran off into the Fourth Realm. With the group, the man spoke up)*

Man: We didn't recognize the similar traits from Tenar in you, our Princesses and Princes.

Male members of Sheeta's group: (Dumbfounded) "Princes?"

Female members of Sheeta's group: (Dumbfounded) "Princesses?"

*(Then the first boy's group finished bowing and introduced themselves)*

Boy 1: My name is Captain Pazu Kirke.

Man: Admiral John Smith.

Boy 2: Assistant Captain Fievel Mousekewitz.

*(The two boys and man, now revealed to be Pazu, Fievel, and John respectively, then saluted)*

Pazu's group: (Saluting) At your service, you're majesties.

*(Sheeta's group got confused)*

Sheeta: (To Jenny, under her breath) Maybe we *have* been spending too much time in the attic back home.

Jenny: (Under her breath in agreement) Indeed.

*(Then after contemplating a it, Sheeta's group decided to ask Pazu's group again)*

Sheeta: Captain Kirke.

Olivia: Assistant Captain Mousekewitz.

Pocahontas: Admiral Smith.

Powhatan siblings: Our friends and us wish to cross the river, please.

John: But the Fourth Realm is a very....

Pocahontas: It doesn't matter if it's dangerous or not.

Olivia: We *need* to go there, Captain's group.

Sheeta: More than "Need," we *have* to go there.

Fievel: Is that an order, Princesses Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas?

Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas: Yes, I suppose it is.

Olivia: And you can just call us by our names only.

Sheeta's group except Olivia: (Agreeing) We don't mind.

Fievel: Does that also count as an order?

Sheeta's group: (Nods) Yes again.

Pikachu: (Nods) Pika.

Dedenne: (Nods) Dedenne.

*(Lillipup and Eevee barked and chirped a bit in agreement respectively)*

Pazu's group: (Saluting) Very well.

*(Then their salute ended)*

Pazu: And you can call us by either our names *or* "Captain" or whatever, if you like.

Sheeta's group: (Nods) Of course.

*(Then Pazu's group worked on the gate's mechanism. Then immediately, the the gate opened)*

John: Mind if we accompany you?

*(After thinking it over, Sheeta's group gave in)*

Sheeta's group: Sure.

*(Pazu's group, glad to hear that, then went over to a male horse who is sleeping in a nearby stable. The male horse is a male horse with black fur, a white muzzle and nose bridge, skinny legs, tan hooves, and green eyes. He is Khan)*

John: Hey, Khan, wake up.

*(Stirred awake, Khan softly neighed a bit and exited the stable in confusion)*

Pazu: We got a job to do now.

*(Khan noticed Sheeta's group and got confused)*

Pazu: Let me explain.

*(Then he whispered in Khan's ear, gesturing to Sheeta's group, apparently explaining who they are. Then surprised like Pazu's group was before, Khan then bowed in respect to Sheeta's group. After he finished, Khan then lets Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas climb onto his back politely)*

Sheeta, Olivia, and Pocahontas: Wow, thank you, Khan.

*(Then the entire group proceeded to cross the bridge towards the Fourth Realm)*

***Coming up: After failing to try and get the key back in the Fourth Realm, as well as a brief encounter with a certain banished former Regent's fortress, Sheeta and Pazu's groups retreat to the Four Realms Castle and there, Sheeta's group learn more about Tenar being the queen of this world once, as well as meeting and befriending the kingdom's citizens and Regents, and how the Four Realms was founded and created thanks to Tenar via a ballet pageant.***