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A/N: Contains descriptions of abuse

Kellyn and Wendy: Friendship and Love

Hello there everyone, my name's Kellyn. I'm twenty-three years old and a Top Ranger at the Ranger Union, thanks to the work of several Top Ranger, Almia was saved from Team Dim Sun. It may have seemed like a long time ago since all of us Top Rangers stormed the Altru Tower, which was actually being used as Team Dim Sun's base of operations, but it was only last week. My family was so happy to hear of the great work that I did, especially my sister, Jennifer, who was only a year younger than me. As I was tiredly walking to the Ranger Union after completing about a dozen quests, I couldn't help but wonder about my relationship with Rhythmi, a Top Operator.

'Man, I'm not happy with Rhythmi at all. I've known her for quite a few years and at first…she was so nice, sweet and caring…but now she can be rather abusive and it's something I really detest. I do want to leave her but I would rather stay with her and take the abuse then have her do it to someone else, especially considering the physical abuse that she does to me…I can't take it. It's just as bad with what my best friend, Wendy, the Flying Ranger, has been telling me about how Sven was treating her similarly and it breaks my heart to hear her say that. We've been friends for five years now and I'm thinking of telling her that she should leave Sven…maybe I'll do the same and leave Rhythmi, this relationship isn't healthy for either of us. I always figured I would be happy with Rhythmi and it's sad how I was at first, it's just terrifying to be around her now. Even though Rhythmi or Sven will most likely continue the abuse and do it to the next person they date, I know that Wendy and I will do what we can to protect them.' I thought to myself as I felt a few tears forming, though I did my best to stay strong as I walked inside the Ranger Union, finding it odd that no one else was outside like they would usually be.

I walked up to the second floor and saw Rhythmi coming out of the cafeteria and even though I wanted to confront her about her abuse and leave her, I was still scared of her. I tried to turn and head back downstairs but unfortunately, she saw me anyway.

"Hi Kellyn, there you are! I've been looking for you today, where have you been?" Rhythmi asked as I faced her as she made her way over to me and hugged me.

'I'm doing horrible because of your abuse and the way Sven treats Wendy. I'd be happy with Wendy instead of you, so I would rather leave you. You sicken me.' I thought to myself as it was something I wanted to say to Rhythmi, though I was a bit fearful of actually telling it to Rhythmi.

"Hi Rhythmi, I'm doing good, I was doing a few quests today, Marcus helped me out with some of the people needing assistance as my map was acting up. What have you been up to today? Hopefully you weren't working too hard!" I asked.

"I was fixing up some monitors and equipment in the Operators' Room and helping some Rangers out. It wasn't too bad; I still got a lot of energy left! Did you want to go somewhere today?" Rhythmi said.

"Well, I was wondering if you and I could just relax today, I'm rather tired but is it okay if we go somewhere tomorrow?" I asked as I was trying to think of how to tell Rhythmi I'm breaking up with her.

Rhythmi's expression went from a smile to a scowl as she stepped closer to me. Even though I was a foot taller than her since she was 5'5, I was still intimidated by her. Rhythmi could definitely change her attitude into something fierce when she wanted to and it was even more scarier than dealing with Darkrai. Before I could even react, Rhythmi slapped me hard across the face, which shocked me as I heard someone gasp, though I was too stunned to turn around to see who it was. Rhythmi may have slapped, punched and bit me before, but her hitting me where someone could see caught me off guard.

"Really? I've been working all day and waited for you to come back, only for you to say that you're tired? How pathetic, I'll be in the Operators' Room then." Rhythmi said as she started to walk away.

"Good, it's over Rhythmi. The way you've been abusing me mentally and verbally was enough, but I can't take the physical abuse. Do you know how hard it is to hide some of the scratches and black eyes I've got? I'm ashamed to even tell my best friend, Wendy how often you hit me and despite this, I haven't left you, yet you still treat me like I'm nothing. Are you aware of how many times I've cried because of how often you abuse me daily? No, and I know you don't care…the only reason I even stay with you is because while I can't stand the abuse, I would hate it even more if it happened to someone else. But now I can say that even considering that, I know that I'll do what I can to protect the next person you'll be with." I said as I poured out all my frustration, sadness and anger at Rhythmi, who appeared shocked for a moment before she smirked.

"You can't leave me; you don't have the guts to do it." Rhythmi said.

"I don't? It's funny you say that, because I just did." I said.

I turned around and walked away from Rhythmi, trying to head towards the escalator despite what just occurred and spotted Wendy by the escalator, with tears in her eyes.

'I'll make sure to inform Chairperson Erma of Rhythmi and Sven right now, she's currently on the first floor but first…I have to see if Wendy is crying because of the similarities between Rhythmi and Sven, or because of what she just saw.' I thought to myself as I walked up to Wendy, who was sniffling.

"Hi Wendy, please don't cry, I'm very sorry about what you just saw." I said as Wendy embraced me as I hugged her back.

"K-Kellyn, I'm the one who's sorry. Rhythmi has made you suffer so much…just like Sven has done the same to me…what are we going to do? They're both so possessive…we'll always continued to be used by them." Wendy said as she continued to sniffle.

"No we won't. I'm going to Chairperson Erma right now and I would like for you to join me. We have to explain what Sven and Rhythmi have been doing to us. Please Wendy…" I said as Wendy continued to sob until I lifted her chin up, which made her smile as she blushed slightly.

"Let's…let's go Kellyn, I'm ready to go when you are." Wendy said as I allowed her go down the escalator first, while I followed after her.

As we reached the first floor, I saw Chairperson Erma talking to the receptionist and happily waved us over when she spotted us, with Wendy and I walking over to her.

"Hello dearies, lovely day today, isn't it? I wanted to compliment the both of you, Kellyn, wonderful work on doing those quests, the citizens as usual, were very happy with your kindness and compassion. Wendy, your skills on your Staraptor were amazing, it was truly great! Is there something I can help you two with?" Chairperson Erma asked as I took a deep breath.

"Yes Chairperson Erma, thank you for the kind words. Wendy and I would like to speak to you privately with an issue that's been occurring for a few weeks, it's very urgent. May we please have this discussion in your office?" I asked as Chairperson Erma became concerned.
"Oh my, if something is troubling you two, please tell me. Follow me to my office, it's right this way." Chairperson Erma said as we went around the receptionist counter and walked to a door at the back of the reception area.

"I'll try to stay strong; I would have been too scared to tell Chairperson Erma if it wasn't for you." Wendy said as I smiled at her.

As we entered, Wendy and I found ourselves in a large room with a sturdy wood desk, some chairs and a large bookshelf. We went inside and put the chairs so that they would face Chairperson Erma as she entered the room, sat down and then closed the door.

"Okay dearies, please tell me what the problem is. I'm here to help every employee of the Ranger Union, especially my Top Rangers. Help yourselves to some water if you'd like!" Chairperson Erma said as Wendy and I opened our water bottles, afterwards, I took a deep breath.

"Well ma'am…the issue is that…Wendy and I are being abused by Sven and Rhythmi. It's been happening on a daily basis and we need you to help us. Please Chairperson Erma, we can't take their abuse…I broke up with Rhythmi, but I suspect Sven will act as if nothing's happened. I can show you a scratch that Rhythmi gave me the other day, she even gave me a black eye too, look!" I said as I took the sleeve of my Ranger uniform and showed a large scratch on my shoulder, as well as a couple of scratches next to it, which were rather deep from Rhythmi's nails.

Chairperson Erma looked extremely shocked, while Wendy observed my scratches with an equally horrified expression. I put my sleeve down, wondering how Chairperson Erma would react when I took some water and removed the concealer I put over my eye, which revealed how badly Rhythmi had hit me, though it wasn't bad enough that my eye was swollen shut.

"Wow…I never imagined Rhythmi as being so vicious…Wendy…do you have scratches from Sven?" Chairperson Erma asked as Wendy slowly nodded.

"Yes I do, they're not as bad as Kellyn's." Wendy said as she showed that she also had a black eye and some scratches on her arms which were covered up with bandages.

"W-Wendy…I'm sorry that you went through that. I've known you for so long and I should have protected you." I said as I started to cry, though Wendy quickly got up and gave me another hug.

"Don't cry Kellyn, it's not your fault. You and I both were too afraid to show the abuse we received. Please don't blame yourself." Wendy said as I managed to calm down.

As Wendy sat back down, I saw Chairperson Erma holding back some tears, though she did sniffle quite a bit considering how Wendy and I were being abused and were afraid to even mention anything to anyone besides one another.

"Kellyn and Wendy, I am going to discipline Sven and Rhythmi right this instance. Wendy, do you happen to know where Sven is? I haven't seen him anywhere today." Chairperson Erma said.

"No ma'am, Sven might be my Ranger partner, but I haven't seen him either. Maybe he's upstairs with Rhythmi, should we go with you?" Wendy asked.

"Yes dearie, let's look for Sven upstairs first. Please led the way." Chairperson Erma said as we exited the room with Chairperson Erma following us as I held the door open for her.

We made our way to the second floor and were happy that we didn't encounter Rhythmi or Sven and quickly got on the next escalator to reach the third floor. When we looked around the Operators' Room, we saw Sven talking to Rhythmi who was sitting down at a table. Sven appeared very angry, though he was talking quietly enough that we couldn't hear what he was saying. As I cautiously approached with Wendy and Chairperson Erma behind me, Sven noticed me and turned around. I heard Wendy come next to me and I was happy she was now by my side since she didn't appear to be as afraid as Sven as she was previously. Sven stomped over to us; his eyes filled with rage as he got within a foot from my face.

"Well, if it isn't Wendy…you're with Kellyn now, aren't you? I don't know what you like about this tall freak, look at him! You two are perfect for each other since you're both total losers." Sven said as he smirked.

"He…he's not a loser, Kellyn is a great Ranger and he even caught Regigigas single handedly. Why do you hate him so much? Why…why do you treat me so awful? All I wanted was love." Wendy said as I felt my heart break.

"You're really idiotic you know. There are several reasons I hate Kellyn, none of which matter to you. Aside from that, I treat you like that because that's exactly what you deserve, you're pitiful." Sven said as I felt Wendy shudder.

"Don't talk to her that way, you should treat people with respect, especially if they've earned it. I don't care if you insult me, but don't make fun of my best friend." I said as I scowled at Sven, making him flinch.

"Heh, you know, I will explain one of the reasons I've always despised you. It was ever since you first entered the Ranger Union, something about your friendly and caring attitude disgusted me. I only hated you even more when you saved Almia, that should have been me! I think you should get lost now; I'll deal with you later. It's time for Wendy's punishment." Sven said as he threw a punch at Wendy, though I managed to block it as I countered with a punch in the face, knocking him off of his feet as he fell on the ground, unconscious, as his nose bled slightly.

"Don't even think of assaulting my best friend, got it?" I said as I glanced at Chairperson Erma, who was completely shocked with what she was seeing.

"Thank you for standing up for me Kellyn…thank you." Wendy said as she hugged me as Rhythmi ran up to us.

"Kellyn! How could you hurt Sven? What's the matter with you?!" Rhythmi said as she yelled at me, paying Wendy no mind.

"I punched Sven because he tried attacking Wendy. I had to defend her from getting hurt." I said as I felt my body start to shake as Rhythmi's expression changed, her expression a fearful scowl as she glanced over at Wendy, who stood her ground and glared back at Rhythmi.

"So you're defending her? How pitiful. I'm surprised someone as lowly as you was allowed to become a Ranger, let alone able to save Almia. You're a horrible excuse for a Ranger." Rhythmi said with a sneer as she slapped me once more and then spat in my face, which made me start to tremble as I started to cry. Wendy wiped my face and even with her gesture, I still had tears coming down my face which only made Rhythmi grin more.

"Look at you cry, you're supposedly a Top Ranger huh? If I knew you would be such an emotional wreck, I would have just beat you more and more." Rhythmi said.

At this point, Wendy become furious as she immediately slapped Rhythmi across the face, hard enough to leave a red handprint on her face.