Ok, onto Chapter 2...but first...REVIEWS!

Krazyfanfiction1: He can only shapeshift into races he has had direct exposure to the DNA of. Regeneration, however, as long as his crystalline core survives...is super-friggen OP...

Chapter 2: A Chance Encounter

They eventually found out they were near a town, called Southtown. The inhabitants were initially distrusting of the group, but some mind reading, subliminal telepathy, and a silver 'tongue' helped Jar'kai convince the villagers to let them stay, and help bury Robin's mother, whom they used the truth to explain her death: that she was murdered by the Grimreal, who Jar'kai found out was the identity of the attackers when he and Robin, who were both wearing their cloaks, were accused of being members of them. They were, however, able to convince the villagers otherwise.

Eventually, Jar'kai managed to begin building a small house on the outside of the village, hoping to keep from causing problems for the villagers, by them being there. After they set up the house, Jar'kai and Robin looked through the coat Robin got from her mother, and found a few books and trinkets.

Now, however, around 3 years or so after arriving, the duo heard of some visitors arriving in the town, and the visit occurred while they were in town shopping. Jar'kai looked over the visitors: a girl with blonde hair, mid-range teenager (around 16 or so), with a crown-like...thing...on her head and a symbol on her forehead; a boy with navy-blue hair around, if not slightly older than, Robin's age, and a little girl, also a blonde, around 6 or so. The trio was escorted by a group of soldiers, with a teenager (and looking like a knight-in-training) with brown hair, both brown-haired, the closest to the group. Jar'kai didn't need to read any minds to know these 3 were important: the...significant...escort was proof enough.

As Jar'kai left the market stall they were in front of, and moved to another one, someone rushed towards them and bumped into Robin. "Wah!" Robin shouted as she fell down.

Jar'kai whirled around, and faced her...seeing both her and the navy-blue-haired boy, sitting on their butts, where they fell. The brown-haired duo approached. "Watch where you're going!" the knight-in-training snapped.

Robin's lip trembled and she began to tear up, on the verge of crying: although now around 8, Robin did sometimes act like a much younger child...an issue that Jar'kai had his own issues with trying to fix. Jar'kai was about the verbally retaliate against the knight, when, surprisingly, the blue-haired noble boy came to the rescue. "It's not her fault: I didn't watch where I was going, and I bumped into her...I'm sorry by the way..." The apology was directed at Robin, who stopped tearing, and managed a smile, one the boy returned.

"Well...then...be careful, milord," the knight-in-training replied.

The boy stood up and then helped Robin to her feet. "I am sorry about that. Are you alright?"

Robin wiped off the tears that were still on her face. "I am, thank you..." Robin replied. Robin looked at Jar'kai, and then back at the boy, before saying, "My name's Robin." She extended a hand to the boy, who smiled, and shook her hand.

"My name is Chrom," the boy replied, "I came here with my sister, the Exalt."

"You're...a prince?!" Robin replied, shocked.

"Yeah, but I really don't like how people treat me different just because of that," Chrom replied, smiling, causing Robin to smile.

Jar'kai smiled at the scene, snickering a little, before saying, "I guess you don't need me here."

The duo's head jolted in the transformed Deoxys's location. "Oh, sorry, who are you?" Chrom asked.

Robin interrupted before Jar'kai could say anything. "This is my guardian: Jar'kai. He...saved me when mommy was killed, and some bad men tried to attack me. He's a strong mage!" the girl said excitedly.

The guards looked at the...well, as far as they knew, he was a man. He wore a cloak that looked similar to what the Grimreal wore, although instead of dull purple and gold trim, this man's was a bright red, with teal-blue trim. The girl, however, wore a coat consistent with that of the Grimreal. The knight-in-training narrowed his eyes at Robin, who shrunk at their staring. Fortunately, Chrom noticed this and was not having any of it. "What's wrong with you?" Chrom asked.

"She wears the clothing of the Grimreal, milord," the knight-in-training growled.

"And you think I'm one of them?!" Robin asked, shocked and angry, "Those jerks killed my mommy!"

"Then why are you wearing one of their coats?" the teenager asked, suspiciously.

Chrom glared at the brown-haired knight-in-training. "Frederick!"

"It was mommy's!" Robin snapped...before putting 2 and 2 together and realizing she probably shouldn't have said that.

Frederick's eyes narrowed. "And why would your mother have had a Grimreal coat unless she was Grimreal herself? And if she was Grimreal, how do we know you are telling the truth?"

Chrom scowled at Frederick, and Jar'kai narrowed his eyes. Before Chrom could respond in Robin's defense, Jar'kai advanced, stretching to his human form's full height, and emitting the full strength of his Pressure ability. He'd prepared his Speed Forme's Substitute, Recover, Fire Punch, and Agility moves prior to coming here, and while he was ready to fight this overly-paranoid knight-in-training, he internally hoped he didn't have to.

However, another form came in: the blonde teenage girl with the crown and robes...the Exalt Emmeryn. "Beg pardon, but what is going on here?" she asked in a kind, serene voice.

"Emm! I met a couple people, they seemed nice enough, but just because of her mother's coat, Frederick is being mean to the girl..." Chrom stated, in Robin's defense.

"'Her mother's coat', milady, happens to be a Grimreal Traveling Coat," Frederick stated, before casting a glare at Robin.

Emmeryn looked to Chrom, then Frederick, then to Robin, then Jar'kai. Finally, her eyes settling on Jar'kai, who, while his human form resembled a 17-year old, was the oldest there, Emmeryn asked, "And would you happen to know the story of what happened to this girl, sir?"

Jar'kai nodded. "Somewhat: I assume that Robin's mother was former Grimreal, although, for reasons too...horrible...for me to utter out loud, she defected, with the hopes of fleeing and finding sanctuary in this nation. However, they were followed, and the leader of the Grimreal pursuers murdered Robin's mother. She was fortunate I arrived, and drove the attackers off. Since then, I'd been taking care of her."

Emmeryn nodded. "I see..." She looked at Jar'kai, then at Robin, and then shifted back and forth between the two, before closing her eyes, and smiling a gentle smile. "It would appear you are both telling the truth with this matter." Her smile turned to a sad frown, as she addressed Robin. "I do apologize about your mother: if she was indeed killed on our side of the border, it would appear we would be at fault at failing to protect you both."

Jar'kai's eyes widened. "With all due respect, there was nothing you could have done: they'd just crossed the border, and no one knew they were here yet."

Emmeryn smiled at Jar'kai's reassurance. "I thank you for your kind words...pray tell, what would your name be, sir?"

"My name is Jar'kai. I am a Sorcerer of some skill..."

Frederick's eyes narrowed. "A Dark Magic user?" he questioned.

Jar'kai just gave the knight-in-training a weird look, before saying, "At least we know you'll never go unarmed in battle."

Frederick raised an eyebrow at that. "And why might I ask I would not?"

With a deadpan look, Jar'kai replied, "Because if you're disarmed, you could just switch to that stick up your ass, as a backup weapon..."

There was general silence...until Chrom and Robin burst out laughing, and even Emmeryn gave a light chuckle to the comment. Frederick's expression was unreadable, but the quivering at his shoulders told the group he wasn't happy with the joke made at his expense.

Jar'kai inwardly snickered: about a year ago, he and Tulinaya met up with a good friend of their's, specifically one of the one's who was responsible for them reuniting when they first blundered upon the Pokémon World. He didn't take kindly to a stuck-up visitor Trainer talking down to his Plusle and Minun companions, and...let's just say the kid got less shy and more deadpan snarker, and both he and Tulinaya learned some things from him that day...that and that visitor learned a lesson or two when Tory floored him in the Battle Tower with the EXACT SAME Plusle and Minun the visitor was talking down to earlier.

"Well, I am glad to have gotten the chance to meet you," Emmeryn said, "Chrom, we must go...we can visit again soon, though..."

"Alright...See ya around, Robin," Chrom stated.

"Bye!" Robin called to the boy. When the group was out of sight, Robin stated, "He was nice."

Jar'kai snickered. "That Emmeryn wasn't a bad person either...this nation is lucky to have her at the reins."

"Yeah..." Robin stated, before turning back to her guardian. "So...we have everything we needed?"

Jar'kai looked back at her, and nodded. "I believe we do. Let's go home." As the duo returned home, Jar'kai snickered at what happened: in a day, they became good friends of the Exalt's family...'Oh, where is this gonna lead us?' Jar'kai amusedly thought to himself.

Well, that's it for Chapter 2.

Now, for those of you who didn't catch that: this chapter basically confirms that, in my personal "canon", Jar'kai and Tulinaya are the same 2 Deoxys from "Destiny Deoxys" (Jar'kai's the Purple One, Tulinaya is the Green One). This is meant to be confirmed by Jar'kai remembering a previous visit to Tory Lund. By this time, Tory's gotten over his fear of Pokémon, became a trainer (although he remains around LaRousse, preferring to battle in the Battle Tower), and has actually become a force to be reckoned with in the Battle Tower. We'll probably be reading about Tory's exploits later on (also, the Plusle and Minun mentioned ARE the same ones from the movie)...