Yeah! Chapter 2! I felt like being nice and uploading another one tonight! Don't plan on me being this consistent, though.
I do not own Pokemon. If I did, I would steal Wes' Snag Machine and wear it like a boss.
As she meandered the Galactic Hallways, Mars was contemplating if inviting Saturn to breakfast was a good idea.
First of all, the Galactic HQ was almost impossible to navigate. The warp panels were set up in a very mind-bending way, and even Cyrus himself admitted that he sometimes was confused by their positions. Their boss always reassured them that the confusing pattern was existent for a reason: to keep intruders out. However this did not help the new recruits who couldn't even comprehend the idea of warp panels.
Second of all, she didn't even know if Saturn would accept. She had a gut feeling that he would probably rub her off, thinking she was like Charon, Jupiter, and Io. But she remembered how he had smiled at her. A dark, heartless person wouldn't do that, would they?
As Mars thought about these things, she was paying very little attention to where she was going and bumped into something. Without looking back to see what it was, she let out a hasty "I'm so sorry!" and continued on. Then she heard quiet giggling behind her.
Mars spun around to see Saturn behind her.
"I-I apologize, it was rude for me to laugh at you," Saturn apologized. He rubbed his head sheepishly. "It's just that you… bumped into a wall and told it 'Sorry'."
Mars looked at the corner she had turned at. She had, indeed, bumped into and apologized to a wall.
"Whoops!" laughed Mars. "I guess that's what happens when I become absent-minded!"
Saturn smiled at her. There it was again. He wasn't a jerk, by the looks of it. He's right here, right now, just ask him and get it over with! Her mind told her.
"Hey, Saturn…" she began. She hoped she wasn't blushing. She prayed she wasn't blushing.
"Yes?" Saturn responded. His blue eyes looked at her kindly. If the other commanders were here, they'd fill in some witty planet commentary, that's for sure.
"I always noticed that you eat alone…" Mars said in a small voice. Don't sound stupid, idiot! "Would you like to eat breakfast with us commanders?"
Saturn didn't know how to respond at first. No one had ever wanted to do anything with him (Besides Cyrus, of course). No one even wanted to be near him. But here was Mars, asking him if he wanted to eat breakfast with her and the other commanders.
The powerful admin of Team Galactic never knew why people disliked him. Yes, he was a so-called Trainer's Poochyena when it came to Cyrus, but he never thought he would be resented for it. He was in a high position, yes, but he wasn't mean about it. But even his fellow commanders felt inferior to him. Saturn wished, oh, he wished, he could be friends with them! He looked up to Jupiter and Io, laughed at 'Galactic' jokes, and loved to have a good time like everyone else. Sometimes, at meetings, he noticed Mars staring at him. He would smile at her, and she'd quickly turn away. Did he do something wrong?
But here she was.
Mars was at first afraid that, judging by the long pause, Saturn didn't want to eat with them. "Y-You don't have to!" She added. "I mean... if you're busy…"
"No, not at all!" Saturn interrupted. "I'd be delighted to!"
"Really?" Mars realized that probably sounded more surprised than it should have.
"I'll come! I want to get to know you guys!" Saturn explained. "I mean, we've been working together for who-knows how long, and we don't even know each other's favorite color!"
"Blue?" Mars asked looking at him slyly.
Saturn patted his hair. "Well, that's obvious. I assume yours is red?"
"Actually, no!" Mars said.
"See, look at that! Comrades, yet I do not know your favorite color! I'll be there tomorrow! Be prepared to talk some small talk!"
Mars giggled. "Well, we'll see you there!"
The two looked at each other for a few long seconds. Red eyes met blue. They probably would've stayed there forever if the Galactic Intercom didn't activate.
"Uh… testing? Hello, Hello?" a shaky voice said.
"Your Five Nights at Freddy's Phone Guy impression is really bad," another voice said.
"SHUT UP! Oh, sorry, anyway, Team Galactic, to the Show Stage! Important meeting! Cyrus has an announcement!"
As soon as the message ended, a horde of grunts stampeded down the hallway. Saturn and Mars moved out of the way as quickly as they could. Once the grunts were out of the hallway, Mars gave a collective sigh of relief.
"Uh, Mars?" Saturn said nervously.
Mars didn't even realize she was holding onto Saturn's arm during the stampede. "Oh, I'm sorry!" she yelped, letting go. "When I get nervous, I grab onto people! Ask Jupiter!"
Saturn nodded. His cheeks felt hot. "We should be going to the Show Stage…"
"Y-Yes!" Mars stuttered. She and Saturn raced down the hallway, not daring to talk anymore.
At the Show Stage, grunts were filling in.
Up in front, Jupiter and Charon were in their respective Commander seats. Io was a row across from them, and once in a while, cast them irritated glances. Where was Mars and Saturn?
Jupiter and Charon shook their heads. I dunno. It was odd for them to be late. Saturn was usually the first one at the meetings, even before the grunts, because he was always with Cyrus. Mars was usually with either Jupiter and Charon or a mass of grunts, but was never tardy. The auditorium was almost full and they still weren't there.
They resorted to jokes.
"Well, I guess Mars flew too close to Saturn's gravity!" Charon said nervously.
Jupiter sighed. "They crashed," She looked back over at Io, who was making circular motions with her fingers.
A few minutes later, Charon laughed. "Here come the planetoids!"
Mars and Saturn rushed to their seats. As they pushed past some grunts who were eying them suspiciously, she apologized. "Sorry we were late!"
Charon and Jupiter were silent as they exchanged sideways glances. Io was having a giggle fit.
"Will you be eating with us tomorrow?" Jupiter asked.
"Why, yes! Mars was ever so kind and invited me!" He said happily.
"We'll be looking forward to it," added Charon.
Suddenly, the auditorium went black. Cyrus warped onto the Show Stage and walked up to the microphone.
He did not look very pleased.
"I have some rather bleak news to share with you," he began, but sounding more irritated then saddened. "Our attempt to confiscate Professor Rowan's research was a failure."
A collective wave of sighs and booing was heard. Io pretended to shoot herself with a finger gun.
"I know, I know," Cyrus exhaled. "The pair I sent to Jubilife were defeated by the professor's assistant and another trainer. We were not able to collect data on Evolution."
"Cyrus should've sent us commanders to Jubilife…" Jupiter muttered. "No way those punks could've stood up to us…"
Cyrus cleared his throat. "I do have another plan that will aid us in a much grander way. Commander Mars, please step forward."
Mars looked surprised. She had never been singled out before. Jupiter, Saturn, Charon, and even Io had been, but never her.
"Charon, you, too,"
Mars breathed a sigh of relief as her older friend stood beside her.
"Mars, Charon, I am sending you on an extremely important mission," Cyrus began. "The two of you and two parties will be sent to Floroama Town. One party will rob the man who sells Honey. That way, we can attract more Pokémon to add to our forces. The other group, led by you two, will ransack the Valley Windworks in order to gain extra electricity for our experiments. I assume, because I am sending two of my most trusted admins, that you will succeed?"
"Yes Boss Cyrus, sir!" Charon and Mars said in unison.
"Good, you leave tonight. Everyone else is dismissed." And with that, Cyrus warped off the stage.
The grunts all left the auditorium leaving only Jupiter, Charon, Mars, Saturn, and Io.
Mars was never so excited in her life. "My own mission!" she sighed.
"Don't forget me, inner planet," Charon grunted.
Io and Jupiter jumped up. "We've gotta help you pack, and quickly!" Io said quickly. "You're leaving tonight!"
Both of them ran in the direction of Mars' room. Charon told Mars to meet him in front of the Galactic building with the grunts, and he, too, ran off to his room to pack. All who was left in the auditorium were Mars and Saturn.
"I can't believe I have my own mission!" Mars continued to gloat.
"I'm happy for you," Saturn smiled. He looked unhappy somehow.
"What's wrong?"
Saturn looked at Mars with sad, blue eyes. "You won't be here tomorrow morning, so we can't eat breakfast…"
Mars hadn't even considered that. She immediately felt horrible. "Oh, Saturn… I-I completely forgot!"
They were silent for a few moments.
"I'll still have Jupiter to eat with, right?"
Mars met Saturn's eyes. He was facing this with optimism. How could anyone?
"Yeah, you will. And Io, too!"
"And when you come back, then we can have Galactic Pancakes together!"
Mars stuck out her hand. "That's a promise!"
Saturn shook it. "A promise, indeed!" The pair resumed their elongated staring contest, this time holding hands, before Io hollered "When planets revolve, one side doesn't always face the sun!"
"Whatever that means…" Mars muttered. She let go of Saturn's hand and raced in the direction of her room.
Saturn sighed. Why was his face so hot? Why did he get nervous around her?
"Emotions are a waste." A voice behind him sighed. Saturn turned around, but saw no one. He shrugged it off and left the auditorium as well.
Cyrus walked over to where the commanders were sitting.
"I'm afraid these emotions will not exist in my new world," Cyrus said. He snapped his fingers and the auditorium went black.
Half an hour later, Mars and Charon were ready to leave.
It was around 10 P.M. . Veilstone was asleep, besides the once in a while yell of frustration from the Game Corner.
Mars, Charon, and the grunts had many Golbat awaiting them. They lifted the grunts one by one and flew to Floroama Town. Mars and Charon were the last to leave.
Their farewell party consisted of only Saturn, Jupiter, and Io, but some was better than none.
"You guys better get us some electricity!" Jupiter called after them as they rose into the night sky.
"Stir up a dust storm, Mars!" Io shouted.
"Remember our promise…" Saturn said quietly. Mars wouldn't have heard him, but Jupiter and Io sure did. The pair exchanged looks. It was going to be a fun breakfast tomorrow.
As they flew over Veilstone City, Charon made a noise.
"What?" asked Mars. "You become a dwarf planet?"
Charon looked at Mars with a smirk. "We're leaving the two biggest planets in the Solar System together. Should I not be concerned?"
I hope you liked! Writing Conjunctionshipping is fun! So are my planet jokes.
Sorry, I promised Galactic Pancakes and you did not get Galactic Pancakes. They will be present next chapter.
Until then, R&R!
