((Status Update: Software installed! Cario seemed to have fallen asleep during it... Maybe she needed the sleep.))

--Cario's POV--

As soon as the software installed my systems reset and started back up. After that, I lifted my head up off the desk and looked around. 'Huh?' I thought seeing no one here. 'Hmm...' I disconnected the USB cable from myself and stood up and stretched. I then grabbed my bag and went outside, seeing it was dark. "Man... It's night already?" "Yeah, you were out most of the day." Terror said from behind me causing me to jump. "Goodness, boy!" I exclaimed only having him to laugh. "Sorry, sorry miss!" He continued to laugh before calming down. "So, how is the new software?" "I don't know, I haven't tested it out yet." I answered. "Well, let's get to it! Route 201 is the closest route!" Terror said pulling on my dress trying to move me towards the Route. "Alright, alright. Sheesh." Terror smiled and we walked up to the Route and into the grass. We looked around until I felt something nudging on my leg. I looked down to see a wild Starly weakly nudging my leg. It was injured and in poor condition. I gently picked it up and held it close to me. Looking closer at it, a small spyglass flapped out in front of my right eye. It activated and soon displayed information along the bottom. 'Starly, Female, Level 2, Weak, Catchable.' I hummed lightly before pulling out a Poke Ball and showed it to the Starly. "You want this?" I asked and the Starly nodded quickly. I nodded pushed the Poke Ball against her head and she got sucked into it and soon caught. "I think I'll call you Star." I said before exiting out of grass and rushing to the Pokemon Center. After that, I went and sat outside the Pokemon Center holding Star's Poke Ball. "Let's see if she's okay." Terror said and I nodded and sent Star out of her Poke Ball. She looked confused. "Hey little girl, you seemed so beaten up out there. I'm Cario, and I'm your new trainer." Star nodded before looking like she was going to sneeze. And, she actually sneezed. She sneezed, pushing herself back and transforming landing flat on her bottom. Star looked at both me and Terror and then looked down at her now hands. "...I'm human?" She asked quietly before covering her mouth and gasped. "I have a voice!!" Her excitement soon faded. "I'm free... I'm free!" Excitement rose in her voice and soon she got up and hugged me. "Thank you, Trainer! Thanks to you, I'm finally free!" "...free from what?" I questioned. "My flock..." She answered sitting next to me. "And that's a good thing?" "Yes. My flock... They treated me differently than they did the other Starly. It was... Horrible. And I'll never forgive them." I wrapped my arm around Star and comforted her. "They can't get to you now." She smiled looking back at me gently nuzzling into my arm. "Thank you, trainer." "Heh, it's Cario." I said awkwardly rubbing the back of my neck. "Cario... What an odd name." Star chuckles lightly. "But it matches. Terror, Star, and Cario. I like it. Today will be my new beginning!" Star then stood up giving us the full view of herself.

Star stood around 3'9", and she had pale almost white skin. Her eyes were smokey gray with white pupils. Her hair was a dark brown that was wavy but curled slightly just above her shoulder with a little curl of hair poking up at the top. Her clothes consisted of basic white button up blouse with a pale brown vest. A darker brown skirt with some white stockings along with some brown dress shoes. She looked so formal but had a totally different personality that didn't fit.

(Reference picture ^ )

Star turned back to us and gave us a reassuring but pumped smile. I simply got up and held out my hand and said, "Welcome to the team, Star" officially welcoming her to the team. "Oh? What team is this now?" She asked. "Team Cario!" Terror said jumping into the conversation with his fist out at my hand. I chuckled balling my hand into a fist and fist bumping his. Star laughed a bit before bumping fists with both me and Terror exclaiming "Team Cario!" Leaving us all to laugh. "Okay, first thing on tonight's agenda is get to Jubilife City!" I said leaving the other two to shout yeahs with excitement. This was turning out to be a rather exciting night. After we got our things together, potions, Poke Balls, heal items, all that. We set out north of the town and onward to route 202 where I and Terror met Lucas previously.

Star led the way while Terror trailed a bit behind me. We passed through the grass seeing some different Pokemon. Starlys, Bidoofs, and the occasional Shinx.

As we were walking Star pointed out before us seeing a few Bidoofs running through the grass. Terror and Star quickly shifted back into their Pokemon forms seeing the Bidoofs charge for me.

The Bidoofs that were running ran straight into Star and Terror and bounced right off of them. (Such an anime thing to do, haha) Two of Bidoof simply shook their heads and took off. The one had stayed on the ground just laid there before getting up and looking up at us. It started making noises as if it was angry and tackled Star. Terror looked shocked and tackled the little Bidoof back unto the ground.

"Terror! That was uncalled for." I said glaring down at him. He looked up then back down at the Bidoof before pointing at it. "What of it?" I asked.

Terror then pointed at my bag and so I lowered it to his reach. He reached his head into my bag and pulled out a Poke ball with his teeth- er, beak? (What the heck is it? xD Regardless...)

He walked over to the Bidoof and touched the Poke ball to it and sucked it into the Poke ball. Terror waited for patiently before hearing the click of the Poke ball and pushing it over to me.

"Way to go, buddy." I admitted giving Terror a pat on the head.

"Well? What do we do with it?" Star asked now back in her human form referring to the now caught Bidoof.

Terror then transformed himself and asked, "Yeah, what's his name? Oh, oh! I wanna name 'em Paul!" He sounded excited about this.

"Okay uh Sure. We'll call him Paul." I reached down grabbed the Poke ball before sending him out. "Come on out, Paul!"

The Bidoof was sent out and he was facing away from us. He waited sometime before transforming into a more human form.

He stood around 3'3" and had rather tan skin. His hair was a neutral brown that was very curly and fluffy looking. Small ears poked up out of his hair. His clothes consisted of a brown basic tee, a pair of brown cargo shorts, and a pair of brown boots. A small tail poked out from under his tee.

He turned around and faced us. His eyes were smoky dark gray with darker pupils, Freckles were dotted all over his face mainly around his cheeks and nose. He had a small band-aid placed over the bridge of his nose. and his knees. The front part of his shirt was a pale yellow unlike the back of his shirt.

(Reference ^)

He paused briefly inhaling before actually speaking, "What was that for?! Er-, WHAT HAPPENED TO ME?!" He shouted panicking an looking at his self. We calmed him down and explained everything that we knew to him. By the time we were done Paul was laying on the ground on his side basically sleeping.

"Here, let's just go back and wait out until morning." I said and the others nodded.

Thus, we walked back to the Pokemon Center and waited until morning.

((Time Skip))

As soon as morning rose we set out to explore the rest of Route 202. Along the route, we saw a few Kricketot's waddling around in the early morning times. Neither Star nor Terror paid any attention to them. It was Paul ran up to them and ran them off deeper into the grass as if he wanted to play with them. A few trainers were along the route and challenged me to a battle. I of course accepted and proceeded with a battle. Everyone got their time to stretch their legs, talons, and wings just as much as the others did. Throughout the route, Terror seemed the most relaxed while Star a bit nervous and cautious with her surroundings, while Paul chased almost everything in his sight. Very hyperactive, if you ask me. (I swear, you shinies can't hide from me!)

After that was over with, we approached and walked into Jubilife city and saw Lucas. He saw me and waved before walking over.

"Hey, Cario! How many- Oh! Hello there!" He said looking up at Star who was sitting on my head holding onto my beanie. "Well... I still think you should catch some more Pokemons. It might be more of a challenge raising a lot of Pokemon... But it's worth it! The more Pokemon you have, the happier you'll be. Hey, that's right! Don't you think it's better to know more Pokemon?"

"Uh...?"

"Sure it is!" Without even letting me answer, Lucas kept going. "There's this great place for that. Come on! It's all right. Follow me."

I nodded regardless and followed him. He led me further up the road before stopping seeing some shady man. (shADY PENGUIN) "That guy... What's he doing?" Lucas wondered as we watched him dart left to right hiding behind the lamp poles. Lucas approached him and stopped him and asked him, "Um, excuse me-" But he was cut off. "WHAAAAT?! How... How did you know? How did you unmask me as a member of the International Police?!"

"Huh? What?" Lucas sounded taken aback, "Are you kidding me? I was just making small talk..."

"Heh... You claim you were only making conversation, do you? But, I know better not to believe that. No, no no. You recognized right away that I was someone extraordinary. That is why you spoke to me, is it not? Your power of observation is fearsome!" He continued.

"That's not the reason. You were running around and acting weird, ya weirdo." I butted in annoyed.

"Well, well. Now that my cover has been blown, let me introduce myself. I am a globe-trotting elite of the International Police. My name? Ah... No, I shall inform you only of my code name. My code name, it is Looker. It is what they all call. Incidentally, is the saying, "Don't be a thief!" familiar to you?" This 'Looker' asked.

"Um, no." I answered.

"No? You claim to not know it? How could that be? Perhaps your mama has said it, but you have forgotten it, like usual?-" "Don't you talk about my mama like you know her, or me! I don't care who or what you are, but don't you talk about my mom!" I huffed cutting into whatever he was about to say. He looked taken about by this and without saying a word scurried off dropping something on his way. I reached down and grabbed it setting it in my bag. "...I don't want your dumb thing either."

Lucas gently put his hand on my shoulder in a way of comfort. "You know... I'll leave you be for now... Um, see ya around." Lucas removed his hand and turned and went on his way back to route 202 and I assume back to the Rowan's lab. I just sighed feeling Star nudge into my beanie trying to comfort me. "I'll be alright, Star..." I sniffed and walked into the nearby Pokemon Center to rest.

((Status Update: Cario is a bit Emotional at the moment. Please wait...))