Quint ran. He ran as fast as he could through the forest and past Lake Verity in the rain as his hot tears ran down his face. Thundering sobs shook his body as he ran, unable to control himself. He didn't care where he went, just as long as he could escape the yelling in Twinleaf. Even as he ran through Sandgem his pace wouldn't slow. His feet pounded hard against the ground as he ran, through the soaked sand. The puddles of water along the road to Eterna Forest splashed as Quint ran through them.
As he approached the looming towers of Jubilife City, his paced started to slow. Even with the thundering storm overhead, the citizens of Jubilife City were still out and about with umbrellas. Quint walked through Jubilife, trying to stem the flow of his tears and subdue his sobs. By now his naturally navy blue hair was flat against his head as his deep purple eyes glistened with tears. He realized how incredibly soaked his clothes were. His dark blue shirt was stuck to his chest, and his jeans were heavy with rainwater.
He trotted towards the cave leading to Eterna city with his heart pounding in his throat. As he walked into the cave, he approached the pond inside, and dropped to his hands and knees. His sobs shook his body ferociously, and he collapsed to a laying down position. His mom had moved to Twinleaf to escape Solaceon town, and save the Lustrous Orb from team galaxy. Quint's mother had told him that the orb was so important that they had to leave his home town.
The event had happened so fast, he couldn't have understood what happened. All of a sudden three spirits were there, each in odd colored helmet, floating above the ground. His mother had been knocked unconscious, the intruding stranger knocked back, and Quint was thrown out of the window, and saw his house start on fire. The intruders shouted at him as he ran towards…
Quint hadn't thought of a destination, just to go anywhere but his house… the town he had to leave again. As his sobs quieted he heard a small noise. He rubbed his eyes, casting aside the noise. The noise occurred again, slightly louder. The noise was sad and quiet. Quint looked around, and he saw it.
"Floon…" An injured Drifloon lay on the floor, its small black eyes barely open. Quint crawled towards it. Resting its purple, balloon-like head in his left arm, and picking up its small, string-like arms in his right hand, Quint picked him up. "Dri…floon…" The Drifloon said softly. Quint noticed a small cut on its head, next to the thick, yellow, X-like mark on its face. Quint stood up, determined to save something tonight, and ran out of the cave, towards the Jubilife City Pokemon Center.