Onward Dexter jogged, chasing after birds and going only in the same direction he had seen them fly. He had no idea if he would find them in a relatively short time or if he would be tracking them for days, but birds were easy. Birds had routines, they had places they went, they were territorial to a fault. Birds left tracks and markings to let you know they were there, and while their nests may be in high places and craggy peaks, the determined shikari is not deterred by such things. Just because something perched in a high place doesn't mean it's not worth the hunt. So he jogged, passing pokemon after pokemon, almost getting into a confrontation with a passing beedril but avoiding that easily enough. He was fixed on this goal, and while he jogged he thought of ways of capturing them. It kept his mind from wandering and it kept him focused on the task at hand. Presumably, Lugia was the one keeping the peace between the three if the stories were true, so if Lugia were to be taken out of the picture, then the other three would fight and squabble and tire each other out. Dexter wouldn't have to do anything, they would practically catch themselves.
Then it occurred to him. One was missing from this picture, a very special bird indeed. Ho-oh, the miracle maker, the rainbow feathered bird, the real prize. Perhaps that were true. It may be that these four were heading towards Ho-oh, for what reason he did not know but maybe, just maybe they were. Dexter thought to himself that taking a short side track to catch such a magnificent prize would be worth postponing his main goal. He was speculating though, he needed to think of how to best deal with Lugia. It lived in the water or close to it, so it wouldn't be a stretch for it to use water type attacks. That meant that both Leviathan and Behemoth were bad choices to contend against it. Bahamut could do it, he had the power, but what of the other three? If their leader was being assaulted, perhaps they would step in? It was too risky a business to go in without some sort of backup. Ganandorf and Behemoth could hold off the other birds while Bahamut went after the main prize. Once that was accomplished, they would do the rest without his needing to do anything.
An end to the trees was in sight and Dexter headed towards it, eager to get a look at his surroundings and catch his barring, to get on the proper trail of the three lead by one. As it turned out, though, he didn't need to do any of what he normally would. As he broke through the line of trees, breathing only slightly elevated, he came across a curious scene. There they were, four birds not far from each other. All around them were people and their pokemon, trainers... a battle? Were they owned those four? That made things much more difficult than they needed to be if they were, but just what was happening here? Almost everyone was asleep save for a couple of pokemon and, from what he could see, a single trainer whose back was to him. Moltres sat quietly, almost docile. It would be an easy thing to sneak up on it for him, Articuno sat not far behind Lugia... where was Zapdos? As if in answer to his thought, the angry caw from before rang out and Dexter looked up and there it was, circling over head, generating lightning from its body. Was it guarding the rest? He couldn't be sure, but with Zapdos in the air and the others on the ground, he was left with more questions than answers.
Lugia was looking at something. Dexter followed the white pokemon's gaze and froze, his eyes fixated on what he dare not believe. Could it be true? Was he actually seeing Celebi, the lord of time, master of the clock? Could it be that the birds were protecting it? But how? Why? Were the trainers all here for Celebi? More questions, no answers. All he knew was that Lugia and even Ho-oh were a side step as compared to this pokemon, and his greed for it grew. Where Ho-oh had been worth taking a step off the beaten path, Celebi was worth a trip to the coast away from the beaten path to obtain. But why, why were there so many legendaries in one place? It couldn't be a coincidence, there must be a reason for it! But why? Why? He need answers, and he saw only one conscious person he could ask.
"You, girl!" he said, not needing to be very loud since he was so close. He pointed over to the grounded Celebi and asked simply, "Does anyone own that Celebi?"