Pokémon: Shadows of the Past Episode 1
In a special world, people and special creatures, called Pokémon, live together in joyful harmony. Some people work together to provide happiness and safety, other people work to become the strongest trainers around.
Sadly not everyone adjusts themselves to a life of happiness and use Pokémon for their selfish and evil desires. This is a tale of 2 young travellers who starts their journey to become the strongest trainers in the region but will get them involved in an adventure that will change their lives forever for better and for worst.
It was a beautiful day in Littleroot Town. The sun was shining, the Pidgeys were singing, and everyone in town was enjoying the nice warm sunshine. The one who enjoyed it the most was Ani, who was looking out the window of her bedroom and smiling at the wonderful scenery. She was excited; since today was the day she obtained her first Pokémon and started her journey.
"It's so beautiful out here," she said to herself before quickly getting dressed. "I can't wait!"
Ani's dad, Richard, was busy reading through the morning paper at the kitchen table. He had his eye on a news story about how trainers were gathering all over the place, ready to obtain their starter Pokémon to begin their journey, his daughter going to be one of those few. His attention shifted to upstairs, wondering where his daughter was. "Ani! Your breakfast is getting cold!" He shouted, hoping the Ani had heard him
Just as Ani was finishing up getting ready, she heard her dad call for her.
"Okay dad! I'm coming!" With that, she took one quick glance in the mirror, posed a little, then once she approved of how she looked, the excited trainer-to-be rushed down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Morning dad!" she greeted upon arrival. Richard then put his eyes off the paper and turned to see Ani in her clothes. "Well look at you." He gave a little smile as he took a sip from his cup of coffee. "I think I can say that I have the cutest daughter in the world." Richard gave a playful chuckle.
"Daaad!" Ani whined playfully before laughing a bit. "Knock it off~!" Richard just began to chuckle, trying to keep his coffee mug still as his body shook with laughter.
"Sorry dear. Anyway, are you all set for your journey?" Ani's dad said, as he calmed himself down from the slight bit of fun they had. "After all, you'll be by yourself once you get your first Pokémon you know?"
"But I wouldn't be by myself if I have a Pokémon," said Ani as she sat down at the table to eat her breakfast. "I'll be fine dad." She then smiled reassuringly.
Richard just smiled "Seems you passed the first rule of being a Pokémon trainer Ani. Your Pokémon will always have your back no matter what happens. The good or the bad." His voice was sounding calmer then what he sounded like last night. His eyes then glanced at the clock. "Well, looks like there's an hour to go before your appointment with Professor Birch...You decided on your Partner yet?" He said, curious as to what her daughter would be travelling with.
Ani shook her head as he continued to eat her breakfast "I'm going to choose when I get there. After all, its one thing to know which Pokémon I want, but I want to feel in my heart which one I want aswell…"
"I See, well, you better get your shoes and make your way there. After all, you won't be the only one starting today you know" He replied quickly to his own words as he pulled out the letter that arrived early that morning "Supposedly; another trainer is starting at the same time as you." He placed the letter just to the left of the plate in front of Ani
Ani seemed to take interest as she picked up the letter. "Who is it?" she asked, opening the letter to see what it read.
"He's a trainer from Johto, his name is Kurisu." Richard replied as he stood up from his chair, pointing at the paragraph for Ani to read.
Ani looked at the paragraph her dad pointed to and began reading what it said. The paragraph was a good bit down the page:
'You will also be signing up at the same time as a boy by the name of Kurisu. He hails from Goldenrod City in Johto and is making his first journey in Hoenn. You both are starting as new, so it will be a chance to get to know each other and explore a bit of knowledge about Pokémon from around the world..." The letter went on to talk abit about the way the meeting and choosing would work.
As she read the note, Ani smiled a bit, feeling really giddy now. "Now I really can't wait!" she said once she finished the letter and quickly finished her breakfast.
Ani's dad chuckled as he watched Ani swallow her food quickly "Take it easy Ani. You still have some time left." He obviously wanted Ani to take things easy, but he was worried about her daughter going off on the journey.
"I know," said Ani as she finished up and got up to put her dishes away. She got up so quickly it almost took her dad by surprise. "But I'm so excited! I can't help it..!"
"It's understandable. I'll finish the dishes Ani. You...get yourself off to the lab" He said as he got up to put his dishes away. "Just make sure you have everything"
Ani turned to her dad and gave a little smile. "Don't worry," said Ani as she helped up her bag. "I did." With that said she put on her shoes and headed out the door. "Love you dad! See ya!"
"Love you too Ani..." His voice then quietened as he gave a little sigh "She's all grown up...just like her mother." Richard walked over to the fireplace and picked up the photo frame. It contained a photo of Ani and Richard, with a women standing next to him. "Sarah...watch over her."
Ani smiled as she made her way over to the lab, getting more and more excited with each step she took. 'I wonder what I should get?" she thought to herself. 'Ohhh I dunno! This is so exciting!'
Meanwhile at the lab, Professor Birch was waiting outside the front door, dressed in his lab gear. He looked at his watch, the hands had just hit midday on his wristwatch, and then the sound of the town's bell rang to signify midday
"Looks like its time. Once she gets here we can begin..." He murmured to himself as he looked out towards the entrance to his lab.
Ani kept running until the lab was in her sight. She noticed Professor Birch out in front and waved to him. "Professor!" she called out. "Hey! I'm here!"
Birch just looked up suddenly as he heard the girl's voice "Ah! Ani! You're right on time!" He waved back as he watched Ani run towards him as fast as her legs could go.
Ani soon slowed to a stop once she arrived, hunching over with her hands on her knees as she tried to catch her breath. "I... I came... as soon... as I c... could..!" she panted.
Birch just chuckled and gave her a pat on the back. "It's alright. Though Kurisu is already inside, he's been here since last night actually. He's inside playing with the Pokémon."
Ani perked up at those words. "Awesome!" she exclaimed before making her way inside. "What's he like?"
Birch just smiled as he walked by the side. "Well let us go on round the back and see for yourself." He said as he walked towards the back of the large building towards the sound of laughing. Eventually they arrived at the entrance to the large field behind the place. "He's just there." He pointed towards a young lad, who was sitting on the ground with 3 Pokémon around him.
Ani looked towards the boy playing with the Pokémon, seeming to be in awe at first. But then she smiled brightly and slowly went inside.
"Hey there!" she greeted cheerfully. The young boy turned suddenly around towards Ani. He was taken by surprised and fell backwards. He quickly sat up and looked up at Ani
"H-Hey! Y-You startled me there!" He quickly said, his voice showed signs that he was nervous. His voice then tuned down as he realised he was getting stressed out. "Y-You must be...?"
Ani laughed a bit, and then smiled gently as she held up her hand for him to shake. "My name is Ani," she said. "Sorry for startling you. I'm just excited to meet someone new!"
The boy just looked up at the girl looking down at him, and then noticed the hand offered to him. After blinking a few times he eventually got his breath back and began to speak. "A-Ani...right..." he quietly said as he took Ani's hand and stood up. "I'm…Kurisu. It's a pleasure to meet you." His voice soon recovered from the shock as he began to speak in his normal tone again "I guess I was too distracted with playing with the Pokémon" His attention shifted to the Grass type Pokémon that was sitting by his leg.
Ani glanced over at the Pokémon and smiled brightly at them. "Are these the starters?" she asked. Birch walked over to the pair of kids as Ani's question was asked.
"They are indeed." He replied, standing in a pose that made him look like a school teacher. "These are the 3 Pokémon that trainers in Hoenn can start with; the 3rd trainer who's starting with you will be running late as his ferry is running behind so you 2 get to choose first." He said as he bent down to the eye level of the 3 Pokémon. "Kurisu, why don't you show Ani here who they are?"
Kurisu nodded slowly, he knew he was being tested and then bent down too and looked up at Ani. "Well, This Pokémon here is Treecko, he is a grass type." The Treecko stood up from the ground and gave a little salute towards Ani.
Ani resisted the urge to glomp Treecko as she looked over at the Pokémon again. She looked over at the Treecko first. "Hmmm..." she pondered as she looked at it. "It looks pretty cool."
Kurisu then turned his attention towards the fire type "This here is Torchic, the fire type" The Torchic jumped up and down with excitement and began to run around Ani's legs.
Ani giggled at the Torchic's enthusiasm. "So cute~!" she exclaimed. Birch then picked up Torchic in his hands and held it in a little embrace
"Torchic is one of my favourite Pokémon. It reminds me of how passionate a trainer can be with its fiery personality" Birch closed his eyes and began to daydream of his days handing out Torchic in the past. Just then, the final Pokémon started to nibble on Kurisu's trouser leg.
Ani glanced over at the last Pokémon. "I think it likes you Kurisu," she stated with a smile. Kurisu turned around and picked up the little water Pokémon
"And this little feller is Mudkip, the water Pokémon" The Mudkip just smiled and gave out a little "kip"
Ani just held back her joy as best she could "Aww~!" said Ani as she looked at the water-type. "It's so cute~!
The Professor then got up and gave Mudkip a gentle rub on its head. "Mudkip hasn't left Kurisu's side since he got here. It's like it was attached to him".
Kurisu just blushed a little "Well...all I did was just give it a hug and it hasn't left me since." He smiles gently as he looked down at Mudkip, who in return gave a smile back.
Ani giggled a bit at that. "I guess this means you've chosen your Pokémon, huh?" she said before turning to the Treecko and Torchic. "But which one should I choose?"
"Well do you know anything about Treecko or Torchic?" Professor Birch was curious as to how much research or knowledge Ani had on the Pokémon of Hoenn.
"Hmm..." Ani thought about it, trying to remember what the books said about them. "... Well, Treecko is a grass-type. They also climb trees and I believe most of their strength comes from their tail or something like that... Torchic is a fire-type. They get excited pretty easily but they're also not to be underestimated despite being adorable."
"Impressive." The Professor smiled as he heard her words. "Now Kurisu, do you know what they evolve into to?" Kurisu looked up suddenly, as his eyes still were transfixed on Mudkip at the time
"M-Me...Um...Well..." Kurisu started to panic a little, but after a small deep breath he regained his composure and began to speak. "Treecko evolves into Grovyle and then into a Sceptile...which are all standard Grass types. Meanwhile, Torchic evolves into a Combusken and then into a Blaziken, which, apart from Torchic, are both Fire and Fighting types...right?"
"I thought they could learn flying type moves!" said Ani as she looked over at Torchic. "I mean, they're bird Pokémon, right?"
Birch then interrupted at that moment by putting up his finger. "True. Well they can, but Torchic is the only one who can learn a move like that and that's Peck, but they can learn aerial ace aswell. Besides that, the mainly focus on fire and fighting moves when they evolve"
Ani seemed intrigued by this. "Hmmm..." she pondered. "Interesting." She then glanced at the Pokémon again. "I think..." She glanced over at the Treecko, then at the Torchic. "I think I'll piiiiick..." Ani went over to and picked up the Torchic. "…This one!"
Torchic gave a happy yell as it was held in Ani's arms. Treecko on the other hand bowed its head a little. Kurisu noticed this and walked over, patting its back "I'm sorry Treecko, But hey, at least when your trainer gets here, you'll have someone to go with" The Treecko smiled a little bit but it obviously was upset.
Ani glanced over at the Treecko, feeling bad now. "I'm sorry..." she said."I wish I could take you too but I can only take one starter…But you'll probably go on all sorts of cool adventures with your new trainer!"
Birch then gave a little smirk towards the pair of trainers. "Then it's settled, Kurisu, you take good care of Mudkip and Ani, you take care of Torchic. You two are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime"
Ani and Kurisu both then turned to Birch and nodded in response. "We'll take care of them! Don't worry about us!" They said in joint unison.
Birch then turned around and walked towards the lab again "Everyone, follow me. We need to register you and your Pokémon. Plus we need to give you a little something before you go." Kurisu looked at Ani and gave a little smile. "Shall we?" he then began to run after Birch. Ani nodded. "Sure!" she said as she followed after them.
Inside the lab, they arrived at a large room filled with machines and computers galore Birch began to type up something on the computer whilst Kurisu sat on the nearby table with Mudkip sitting in front of him on the table. His attention then shifted to Ani. "So Ani...is this your first journey too then?" "Yep!" said Ani as she began playing with her Torchic. "I'm really excited about it!" Kurisu chuckled a little "That makes two of us." He said as he gently stroked Mudkip's head. But then something occurred
Just then, he felt something weird within him, his heart began to beat a little bit as his eyes glanced at Ani. Ani glanced over at Kurisu for a moment, wondering what he was thinking about. "Something wrong?" she asked. "Huh? Oh...well...it's just...your outfit it's...cute" He smiled gently at her as his face gently blushed a little. Ani giggled a bit. "You think so?" she asked, blushing a bit as well. "You look pretty good yourself!"
Kurisu's face blushed a little more "Well...thanks." He turned his head back and smiled. Just then his heart began to beat a little more 'My heart...it's...' He thought to himself, as he felt his heart beat a little. Ani smirked a bit as she turned back to her Torchic, glancing at Kurisu every now and then. 'He's... kind of cute...' she thought, blushing a bit herself. '…This is turning out to be a very good day!'
Professor Birch looked over his computer and looked at the pair of trainers; he gave a little smile as he stood up out of his chair "There...finished!" He gave a huge sigh as he pulled out two red devices from the computer and began to walk towards the pair. "Here you go; these are Pokédex's, one for each of you." He then put them out, holding one in each of his hands and in front of Kurisu and Ani.
Kurisu took one of the Pokédex's from Birch's hand and looked it. "So...this is a Pokédex...it's amazing." Kurisu said quietly, as he stood then in awe. He had never seen one before in his life, so holding one made him feel quite honoured. Ani held hers; nearly squealing in excitement as she opened it and began playing around with it to see how it worked.
"With that Pokédex, you'll be able to check information on any Pokémon you find along the way." Professor Birch explained as he watched the pair mess with their new devices. "…Their habitats, their style of battling and much more information."
"This is so cool!" Ani exclaimed as she finished up. "Thanks Professor!" "Yeah! Thank you so much Professor Birch!" Kurisu happily joined in as he bowed towards the Professor. "It's not a problem at all, though if you're going to begin your journey then you'll need a destination to start with." Professor Birch replied as he took out his map of the Hoenn region from the chest of drawers nearby. Ani looked over at the map, trying to see where they should start. "Maybe the next town?" she asked.
"Sounds like a plan. Let's see..." Kurisu looked at the map with eagle eyes. The map was off the entire region of Hoenn. It displayed every city, town and major landmark that was around. Eventually they found where New Bark town was and then followed the route with a finger to the next stop. "The next town is..." He was never good at reading maps, and was having trouble trying to find their first destination. "Oldale Town!" Ani exclaimed as she saw the next town on the map. "…Right Professor?"
Birch nodded his head. "That's the closest town, but if you want to take on the gym challenge, then Oldale doesn't have a gym." Professor Birch replied as he then pointed to the next city "This City has a gym...its called Petalburg City."
"Petalburg...the beginning of the journey..." Kurisu murmured to himself, he was lost in thought that the adventure was just minutes away. His attention soon shifted when he heard Ani shout next to him. "Then what are we waiting for?" Ani said as she grabbed the map, getting even more excited. "Let's go take on the Gym!"
The professor chuckled as he watched how quickly the map was grabbed. "That's the spirit." He replied back with just as much energy as Ani. "Though why don't you both travel together? After all, Kurisu, you don't know this region do you?" Kurisu just blushed a little as he looked over at Ani "Well...True...I wouldn't mind travelling with a companion...that is if Ani wants me to?" He replied softly to the proposal. Within his heart he was hoping for her to say 'Yes'. Ani giggled at that. "Of course!" she replied happily. "The more the merrier! Right Torchic?" She turned to her Pokémon at that question. The Torchic nodded in delight, saying, "Torchic!" in the happiest way possible.
Kurisu smiled as he blushed a little. "Thanks Ani...Lets achieve our dream together!" He nodded his head as he suddenly got a boost in energy. "Well then, I just have one final gift for you..." Professor birch placed his hands in his pockets and pulled out 6 Pokéballs in each hand. "Here you are Torchic and Mudkip's Pokéball and 5 more Pokéballs for you to catch more for your team". Kurisu smiled again as he happily accepted the gift.
Ani smiled as she accepted the Pokéballs as well. "Thanks again Professor!" she said before using the Pokéball to return Torchic to. "We'll make the best team ever!"
Kurisu turned towards Mudkip and used its Pokéball to return it back inside. "Yeah! And nothing can stop us!" He smiled as he placed the Pokéballs in his bag. "Well then, let's go!" Kurisu said as he turned towards the Professor "Thank you for everything Professor Birch. We'll keep in touch." And with that, Kurisu turned and began to walk towards the entrance of the lab to leave. "Yeah! Thanks a ton Professor!" Ani said. She then gave Birch a big hug, and then ran off toward Kurisu. "We'll call when we reach Oldale!"
"Take care of yourselves you two!" Birch yelled to them as they both disappeared out the door. "Now...I wonder where the other trainer is...Best get Treecko ready for him." Birch said to himself, as he began to walk towards the backyard to grab Treecko. He was unaware that Treecko had moved to the entrance of the lab and was watching from the roof, his gaze glared at Kurisu and Ani as they left the building.
Kurisu stood at the gate entrance to the lab and looked out towards the town. "Well…this is it..." Kurisu thought to himself. It was then that he started to shake a little "Man...I'm nervous."
Ani laughed as she ran outside and twirled around. "Isn't this exciting?" she asked. "We're now Pokémon trainers!" Kurisu looked up when Ani spoke "Huh? Oh! Yeah!" He replied quickly, trying to cover up his nerves. Ani was unaware of Kurisu's nerves as she expressed how happy she was on what was about to happen. Just then a thought came to Ani's mind. "I need to tell my dad the good news!" Ani exclaimed as she ran towards her house. "C'mon! I want to introduce you to him too!"
"Uh...Wait for me!" Kurisu yelled as he began to run after Ani. He eventually caught up with Ani and was running by the side of her, with a smile on his face.
Meanwhile at Ani's house, Ani's dad was buys watering the plants out in the front garden. "There...perfect! It's going to be hard looking after the place with Ani going off on her journey." He said to himself, as he stared at the roses he had just finished watering with his wailmer pail.
Ani ran and ran until she saw her dad out front; she smiled and waved at him. "Hey dad!" she called out. "I got my first Pokémon!" Richard looked up and saw his daughter waving at him "Ani! That's great news!" He called out back in reply as he put down the watering can and stepped out onto the path to meet his daughter. His eyes then turned to the young boy next to her. "I take it this is one of the 2 trainers starting aswell?"
Ani nodded as she ran up and hugged her father. "Yeah!" she said happily. "He also got his first Pokémon! Want to see them dad?" Richard just nodded as he gave a smile towards them. "Here we go! Mudkip, I choose you!" Kurisu shouted as he threw his Pokéball in the air, Then Mudkip appeared on the ground in front of him.
At that very moment, Ani also threw her Pokéball in the air at the same time at Kurisu "Torchic, I choose you!" She shouted and with that, Torchic appeared standing next to Mudkip.
Richard looked at the pair of Pokémon and bent down to them. His eyes carefully scanning the two, he kept his eyes on them as he spoke. "Hmm…A Torchic and a Mudkip...Interesting choices. What made you choose them?" Richard stroked the Torchic just on the top of its head.
"The Torchic was cute!" Ani replied. "And it will evolve into a fighter one day!" She smiled brightly at the end of her sentence.
"Sounds like a good reason. And who is this guy then?" Richard looked up as he questioned who Kurisu was exactly.
"Im Kurisu, I'm going to be travelling with your daughter." Kurisu said as he bent down to stroke Mudkip. All Mudkip did was just jump and down with excitement.
Ani nodded in agreement. "We're going to be travel buddies!" she said in excitement. Torchic squealed in delightful agreement, hopping up and down as well.
Richard looked over Kurisu with a concerned look. "And you...Kurisu...Will you take care of my little girl?" Kurisu gulped nervously as he saw the glare coming from Ani's dad.
"W-Well...I...I can do my best..." The nerves showed as Kurisu spoke. Richard's glare was as strong as if it was a dagger going right through his body.
"Daaaaad!" Ani whined. "Stop scaring him! He's already nervous about this!"
"Well I don't trust him...I mean he's being a scared little kid. I forbid this!" Richard just crossed his arms "I bet he couldn't defend anything even if it was from a simple Magikarp!" Kurisu bowed his head as he was trying to hide his fears right now. If her dad wasn't seeing the strength in him then how could he see it himself?
"Hey!" Ani shouted in disapproval. "He's just starting out! Like me! Leave him alone!" Richard Just gave a loud 'Humph' as he looked over.
"Well...you have some point but I'd rather my daughter travel with someone that they can depend on." His voice showed signs he was concerned for his daughter's wellbeing. Ani could tell just without looking how distraught Kurisu must have been feeling. She then gave a deep breath and looked at her father.
"Don't worry!" said Ani as she smiled reassuringly. "We'll be fine." She then turned to Kurisu. "Right Kurisu?"
Kurisu looked at Ani, he could how determined she was for him to travel with her. He then turned his head towards the dad again and nodded his head "Right...Listen, I know your worried about your daughter and I understand. But...if she can trust me right now then, and I mean this as no disrespect, surely you can too."
Ani nodded in agreement. "Yeah!" she said. "C'mon dad, please?"
Ani's dad just closed his eyes and crossed his arms. After a couple of seconds, he gave a gentle sigh and opened his eyes. "Well...just as long as no harm comes to my daughter then I guess it's alright." He then looked up, still with his arms crossed but at that moment he picked up his voice again "But if I find out that a single hair has come off my daughters head..." He gave Kurisu a cold stare just as strong as before.
All Kurisu did at that point was nod repeatedly and nervously. "Y-Yes sir!"
"Quit worrying so much dad!" said Ani as she recalled her Torchic back in its Pokéball. "We'll be on our way now. I'll call you when we get to Oldale, okay?" With that, she waved her good-bye and headed off towards the way out of town. "C'mon Kurisu! Let's go!"
"Uh...Right! Coming!" He quickly recalled Mudkip into its Pokéball, and then bowed towards Ani's dad as he ran off after Ani. Ani's dad just gave a sigh as he watched them run off together
"Looks like she won't need much help...Just be careful." He quietly said to himself as he made his back inside the house.
Ani kept running until she reached the way out of Little Root Town, now even more excited than ever before. Kurisu managed to catch up to Ani after a bit of running "Ready then Ani?" He said as he turned to her, still smiling.
"As I will ever be!" said Ani as she looked back at Kurisu. "Sorry about my dad. He gets worried alot."
Kurisu shook his head as he walked to the side of Ani. "Its perfectly fine, my mum was exactly the same when I left. Come to think about, how come your mom wasn't there to see you off?" He enquired. It was at that moment that Ani lost all her energy and stopped in the middle of the road.
Ani's smile seemed to fade at that precise moment. "Oh..." she said."My mom... well... she... She's... not 'here' anymore..." She quietly said as he bowed her head, trying to hide how she was looking and feeling right now.
Kurisu suddenly realised what she meant. Her mum was gone. "Oh...I'm sorry...I didn't...know..." Kurisu felt really bad for Ani and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a quick hug.
Ani's eyes looked up towards Kurisu. She just smiled sadly a bit back at him, although tears were forming in her eyes now. "It's alright..." she said as she hugged back."It was a long time ago..."
Kurisu tightened the hold on her. "Are you...going to be ok? I mean...I can hold you a little longer if you want?" He quietly spoke as he tried his best to calm her down.
Ani sniffled a little before drying her eyes. "I'll be alright..." she said."Don't worry about it."
Kurisu just looked at her for a while, and then he nodded slowly; unwrapping the hold around her. Thought deep down, he didn't want to let go after what had just been said in front of him. Ani took a deep breath, calming down a bit before smiling a bit. "Shall we go?" she asked.
Smiling a little, Kurisu nodded as he held Ani's hand. "Yeah...before we go though...I just want you to know Ani that...I'll protect you...So your mom will be watching us travel together with a smile on her face." He said, as he stared into Ami's eyes. The look on his face showed his determination to help Ami achieve both their dreams.
Ani blushed a bit at that, smiling a bit more. "Okay, Thanks Kurisu" she said, squeezing his hand a bit. Kurisu just smiled as his face blushed a little. He was glad she was feeling better but he was still worried. But soon the gaze turned to the route ahead of them.
"Well then, let's go Ani!" He replied, still holding Ani's hand as he began to run away from Littleroot towards the first route. "Let's make this journey one to remember!" Ani laughed as she ran along with him, beginning their first step into their journey together.
It was at that moment that their journey had begun. What adventures would await the new trainers? Which Pokémon will they catch and which trainers would they meet and battle? Only time would tell. But unaware to them both, the shadows of both their pasts, both unknown and known, was creeping up on them and was going to shape their destines forever.
To be continued…