Author's Note: 2 days after the prologue, Rosaline and Xavier are 33 years old and Lucia is 19 years old.

Rosaline's POV

I sat there, in the hallway as I stared at an old photo of my family. Things have changed the past year, good and…not so well that my heart can barely take. My daughter, Alice, finally out to see the world to be an adventurer like my son, Riley, wherever he might be. The police told me no one had seen him and assume that he might be…dead. But a mother knows if her child is truly dead and I know my Riley isn't dead.

"Mrs. Tanner?"
I slowly glanced up at the man in business attire.

"Come in."

I slowly walked in his office.

"Would you like some coffee or water?"

"No thank you," I said kindly as I sat in a chair across from his desk.

"How are you doing Rosaline?"

"Fine I suppose."

"Listen, the reason why I called you here is about the status of the ranch."

"What about the ranch?"

"In the deed that your husband left when he passed away, he gave the ranch to your children, Ryan and Alice Tanner. From my knowledge, your son's whereabouts are unknown and your daughter is away, am I correct?"

"Yes."

"And you re not from this region, correct?"

"Correct."

"Where are you from again?"

"My records are…burned away, but my mother told me I was born in Blossom Creek."

"Blossom Creek?"

"The town's gone now as well as my records."

"Because of the lack of your records and also because of your children's absence, the bank has decided foreclose the ranch and has already some interested clients that want to buy the land."

"They can't do that," I denied. "My husband and I worked so hard to keep our land stable and never missed a single payment. And they cannot sell already claimed land!"

"Unless the owner is absent for a long period of time."

I glanced at him quietly.

"They found a way to get your land Rosaline. If you can get your daughter down here, I might be able to save the land although the age requirement is fifteen."

"What if my son comes over? He's fifteen."

"If your son comes back from the dead or from hiding, the ranch will be automatically saved and will be given to him. I can stall them and give you a month to your daughter home, but besides that I'm afraid I can't help you. I'm sorry."

I glanced at him softly as I got u. I began to head out the door when he stopped me.

"Rosaline?"

I turned around.

"I'm sorry for your loss."

I gave a small nod of acknowledgement and left.

XXX

"What did he called you for?" my twin brother, Micah, asked as he drove the pickup truck through the narrow path.

"I'm going to lose the ranch," I told him gently as I stared at the path in front of us.

"What the-they cannot do that!"

"Yes, they can."

"You and Bailey worked so hard on the ranch and now they-"

"They found a way to get back at us, okay?"

"Is there anything we can do?" Micah asked softly after a short pause.

"We need Alice to come back and see if we can save it, but the chance of saving it with her will be slim."

"Is there anything else we can do?"
"There is another way, but there is one problem."

"What's that?"

"We need Riley."

Megan's POV

The late autumn/early winter air kissed our faces as we walked down the tranquil and empty crossroads. Faye wrapped herself around my neck, insisting to be my "scarf" in this cold season. I glanced at Alice who was holding Cinders tightly. She has been through so much; mentally, emotionally, and physically. What I want the most is for her to be at peace.

"Where the hell are we?" Brooke complained. "We've been walking for hours."

"Near the outskirts of New Bark," Lilly announced. "The ranch is about one hour away."

"Damn it," Brooke snapped. "I should've gone with Trina and Peter to the Orange Islands instead."

After what happened in Castelia, the federation separated us to make sure we stayed safe. Gregg and Heidi went to the Kanto region, Peter and Trina at the Orange Islands, and the rest of us including Lucia who is Vinny's caretaker and part of the international police are on the journey to take Alice home.

"There should be a rest stop or something nearby," Lucia announced as she looked at her map.

As she and Lilly were talking among themselves, I kneed next to Alice.

"You okay Ali?" I asked. "You've been quiet for awhile."

"I'm fine," she said softly.

I could tell by the tone of her voice that she wasn't alright and sounded….hurt.

"I know many things have changed and also losing…Riley and Vinny. But we got to stay strong; for Riley, for Vinny, for your mother, and for each other, okay?"

"Okay," she gave a small smile and held my hand.

"There's a stop not to far from here," Lucia butted in.

"Finally!" Brooke exclaimed. "Food! Let's go!"

Brooke rushed off as Lucia followed. I glanced at Lilly who looked cautious.

"Are you okay?" I asked her.

"Yeah I'm fine," she said softly. "Let's go get something to eat."

XXX

We slowly walked in the convenience store as store goers and employees stared at us oddly.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Lilly whispered.

"Quit worrying," Brooke assured. "Nothing is going to happen."

After grabbing the supplies we needed, we quietly walked up the counter.

"Is that all?" the cashier questioned.

"That's all," Lucia replied.

The cashier glanced at us one by one and gave a suspicious glare at Alice.

"That'll be ten dollars."

Alice pushed her bangs away from her face.

"Here you go," Lucia gave him the money.

"And Tanner?"

Alice looked up at him. In less than a second, her face resembled as an eevee scared out of its wits.

"Tell your brother to go to hell."

"Get down!" I yelled as I pulled Alice down.

All of us scampered through the aisles as his houndoom used flamethrower.

"Come on Alice," I hurried her.

We hid behind an aisle as the houndoom dashed after Lilly and Brooke.

"Is it safe?" Ali asked me.

"Faye, keep the houndoom away from Lilly and Brooke, okay?"

She quickly uncurled herself and raced off towards the houndoom.

"Let's get you out of here."

I quickly got up, only to be stopped seconds after by the cashier pointing a gun at me.

"Don't you dare move," the cashier glared as he cocked his gun.

"International Police!" Lucia yelled as she whipped out her gun. "Put the gun down!"
After intense seconds of adrenaline and my heart racing, he slowly put the weapon down, glaring at me. I held Alice close as he gave a soft chuckle.

"Next time your kind comes in, you won't be so lucky."

"Get her out of here," Lucia told me.

"Come on Ali," I said as I gently grabbed her hand and walked out.

XXX

What the fuck was that about?" Brooke questioned.

"Their way of welcoming us home," Lilly said softly.

"More like welcoming us to hell."

"What's going on Lilly?" I asked.

"A lot of people in New Bark believes that Riley and Alice are the devil's children."

"I wonder why," Brooke said sheepishly.

"And killing them is the best way to react?" I questioned.

"We're not at the safe zones Megan," Lilly explained. "After Riley's birth and many conflict, they decided to set boundaries where any Halfling is considered human and where they are-"

"Hold on, you're telling me that if we're in their turf; they can basically put us in pokemon control or shoot us down?" Brooke questioned.

"Yup."

"We should get going before more of them show up," I announced.

"Me thinks we should too," Brooke remarked. "I for one doesn't want to end up in a cage or have bullet holes all over my body."

We continued to walk down the road, ready to reach "home"…

..Saviors…