Chapter 2: Where a mission is completed.
A while later, outside the mystery dungeon entrance.
Officer Magnezone and a bunch of Magnamite arrived to arrest the three kidnappers.
Cyndaquil, Riolu and Voltorb where at full health again and so was Mo.
"NOBORI, ANDRÈ AND FREEZY. YOU ARE HEREBY ARRESTED FOR A BANK ROBBERY, TWO CASES OF VANDALISM, THREE ATTEMTED KIDNAPPINGS AND ONE SUCCSESFUL KIDNAPPING.", said Officer Magnezone sounding almost like the Voltorb.
"That Hitmonlee also sexually harassed me.", added Mo. He knew that wasn't true, but he had a grudge on him and no one could prove him otherwise.
"That's not true!", shouted Nobori. For that, one of the Magnamite gave him a electrical shock.
"YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SILENT. EVERYTHING THAT YOU SAY CAN WILL BE HELD AGAINST YOU IN COURT.", explained Officer Magnezone to them before being taken away by the Magnamite.
"GOOD JOB TEAM RED. THE BOUNTY FOR THEM HAS BEEN TRANFERED TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. WE WILL LEAVE THE REST TO YOU KNOW."
Magnezone then also left.
"So ...", Mo asked the trio. "Will you escort me home? I have no idea where we are right now."
"OF COURSE. THAT'S PART OF OUR JOB.", answered Voltorb.
The four started walking through the woods. It was already late in the afternoon and the sun was slowly setting. The air was clear and very warm.
"I wanted to thank you again for saving me. I always thought I knew how to stay save.", said Mo. "Now I just want to go home. And ... did Aaron send you? A Sylveon?"
"He is waiting for you at his house.", answered the Riolu. "He found the letter attached to his door and came right to us."
"BEFORE WE FORGET. WE ALSO GET A REWARD FOR SAVING YOU.", added Voltorb.
"Did he said that I'll pay?", guessed Mo.
"Well, yes.", answered Cyndaquil.
"How much?"
"200 PD.", answered Cyndaquil again.
"Still better than the ransom."
"How rude of us!", realised the Riolu. "We haven't introduced us! My name is Amy!"
She pointed to the Cyndaquil. "This is my partner Axel, ..."
She started petting the Voltorb, wich seemed to annoy it. "... and that is Steve."
"Okay.", said Mo. Right know he only cared about getting home.
Some time went by and the group was walking through the woods.
"You don't talk so much, do you", Amy said to Mo.
"I'm not the Mimikyu who likes to talk. Also I'm very tierd. You can guess this was a long day for me. And I think days like this are normal for your."
"Our life is never normal.", answered Axel.
"But in the end, it is good to help other Pokémon!" added Amy. "It was always my dream to become an adventurer!"
What do you need to become an adventurer? I never really had contact to the adventurer guild.", explained Mo.
"ALL YOU NEED IS THE WILL TO BECOME ONE, A FREE SPACE IN THE GUILD AND YOUR SIGNATUR ON A CONTRACT THAT SAYS, YOU OR YOUR BEREAVED WILL NOT SUE THE GUILD IN CASES OF TRAUMA, CRIPPELING OR DEATH.", answered Steve in a neutral tone. "PAYMENT IS ALRIGHT AND WE CAN TAKE VACATIONS WHENEVER WE WANT."
"... okay.", said Mo unsure.
"I saw you fighting that Gourgeis. What do you think of joining the guild?", asked Axel.
"No! Thank you but no.", answered Mo, shaking his "head". "I'm not into this stuff. I like to spend my day in peace and quiet. Also. I don't think it is so easy getting in? Plus, do you even have a free place for one?"
"There actually is!", answered Axel. "Two places for one team. We already have one waiting for a new member!"
"You have to be a team of at least two. If you don't have a partner we either give you one or you wait for someone.", explained Amy.
"But still no.", said Mo. "Thank you."
The rest of the way went on very quiet.
Mo made clear that he was not interested and just wanted to end this day as soon as possible. Started with increasing his average walking speed.
Some times later they arrived at Mo's home town: Baram Town.
The sun was setting and the wind blew softly, making the sails of the towns many windmills slowly rotate. There weren't much Pokémon around this time of day anymore. Most shops were closed or about to close.
Despite Mo's offer to go home by himself now, because he saw no need to be escorted anymore, the adventurer team insisted in bringing him to his friend first. Because that's way adventurer teams do and because Aaron still had to pay them for they successful job.
Mo led them to an old looking house in the suburban of Baram Town. It wasn't a house someone would guessed a fairy Pokémon would live.
Mo knocked on the old wooden door. "Aaron?! Are you home?! It's me!"
No response.
"Aaron?! I'm fine!"
Mo turned to the others. "I'm afraid he's not home. ... again."
The door suddenly opened. This startled Mo a bit.
A Sylveon with a surprised look on his face and piece of his ear in form of a bite mark missing appeared behind it.
"Mo!", called the Sylveon, almost jumped to the smaller Mimikyu and hugged him with his ribbons, squeezing some of his body from underneath his disguise.
"I'm so happy you're alright!"
Mo was not comfortable with being hugged by him. At least in front of stranger.
"He found the letter attached to his door and came right to us.", explained Amy.
Aaron released Mo from his hug and turned to the adventurer team.
"Thank you so much! You don't believe how important he is to me! How can I ever thank you?!"
"ALL WE NEED IS OUR PROMISED PAYMENT.", answered Steve.
Aaron quickly went inside his house and came back with a bag of money shortly after. He gave the bag to Axel and wished them good bye as Adventurer Team Red went their way.
Mo then turned to Aaron.
"Aaron? Was that YOUR money?"
"Well ...", answered Aaron with a sad face. "I don't have much right now. So I went to your house and borrowed some of your money. I promise I'll give it back, when I have it!"
Mo knew it. He also knew that he was lying. He never saw his money again of nine of ten cases. Aaron had problems holding a job. Every two month he was working somewhere else. Some Pokémon said Aaron was a little crazy. They said Aaron doesn't know what he actually wants. These Pokémon where right. Aaron got made the scar on his ear himself. He thought it looked cool. Sometimes Mo hated it to be friends with him. But then again, Aaron was his only friend and they both were actually not so different after all. "I just happened.", Mo always said about their friendship.
"It's alright.", answered Mo still knowing that he would never see his 200 PM again. "You can give it back later."
"How was it?", asked Aaron and laid down to look him in the eyes. "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No really. The ones who took me where three idiots who then got beaten up by that adventurer team. I also did my part in the fight."
"Oh!", answered Aaron to it in a tone he didn't knew was actual surprise or acted surprise. But that's how Aaron was.
"Can you give me a favor and bring me home. I'm tired.", Mo then said.
"Of course.", Aaron answered.
Mo jumped on Aaron's back who then started walking. It was nice to relax a little now after all that tension. He could feel Aaron's fur underneath him. They were soft and warm and reminded him again, why they were friends.
After some time Aaron asked again: "Are you sure you are alright? Did they hurt you?"
"They tried to.", Mo answered. "I'm just thinking about some thing. That's all. Don't worry."
Some time past. They were almost a Mo's house. Mo then broke the silence.
"Where do you work right now? Still on that construction site?"
"Yes. It's very stressful for me. I arrived later then usual because of your kidnapping. My boss sure was angry. But I HAD to report!", Aaron responded in a bothered tone.
"You're right.", said Mo. Aaron somehow always managed to get a job where his boss seemed to be an embittered person. This was one of the stories Aaron told that Mo knew were true.
They arrived at Mo's house. It was on the other side of the Baram Town suburban and looked almost like Aaron's house. Just not that old and also a little smaller.
Mo climbed off Aaron's back.
"So ...", said Mo. "Breakfast again at my place? At nine?"
"Sure!", answered Aaron happily.
They wished each other a good night and goodbye as Mo closed his door behind him and Aaron went his way.
At was almost night now. There where no lights on. No one was here except for him. Mo started looking all around his house for missing objects. Aaron took some of his money. What if he took a little bit more while he was gone? Aaron never did steal anything from him. before At least Mo never noticed. But for Mo, it was still possible for this to happened. He found nothing that was missing.
"Good."