Due to some mechanical problems on the train, we arrived late that night. It was
after midnight when we finally reached the Looker Bureau.
We entered to find Emma sitting in Looker's old desk. Even from across the room, I could see
that she had been crying for God knows how long and she had dark circles under her eyes, it was obvious she hasn't gotten any sleep since Mimi disappeared. I rushed over to give her a hug, assuring her that we'll find Mimi.
"Calem and I will find her, don't worry... Relax, you should get to sleep." I said,
pushing her to the back room. Emma, without a word, did as told.
"So, what's the plan, Rena?" Calem asked from across the room.
"Well, tomorrow we'll talk with Emma. To get some clues and search the city." I
replied.
"Didn't Emma say Mimi has been gone for nearly a week? What makes you so sure she's still in the city?"
"She's still here."
"How do you know?"
"Because I just do." He stops asking once I pull out some blankets. "Take the couch."
He doesn't speak, he takes a blanket from my hands and lays down on the floor, his back to me.
Failing to hold back my smile, I said, "I appreciate that but there's another bed in Emma's room that I can take."
He climbs onto the couch, his face bright red and refusing to say a word.
"Goodnight." I said, turning off the light.
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I wake up before both Calem and Emma. I set up the table and begin to make some
pancakes.
I know Mimi is still in the city. She wouldn't have been easily tricked by some stranger. The only ones, other than Emma, that Mimi would trust are the Looker and myself. And the Looker would've notified me beforehand if he was coming. And he made it pretty clear that he wouldn't return to Kalos.
I lose my train of thought once I notice Calem getting up off the couch. He walked, half asleep, to the table. He took a seat and placed his headon the table.
"Good morning." I said from the kitchen.
"Mornin'." He mumbled.
"Breakfast is ready, I'm gonna go wake up Emma. You can start eating if you want."
I skip off to Emma's bedroom to wake her up. "Hey Emma, it's morning. I made pancakes just for you. After breakfast, we'll go out and look for Mimi."
"Okay..." She replied while stumbling out of bed. She followed me back to the kitchen, taking a seat next to Calem, proceeding to scarf down her food.
"By the way, this is my best friend, Calem."
"Nice to meet you." She said, keeping her eyes down on her plate.
"You too."
"Well, let's get started. I'm guessing you already looked through all of Lumiose's alleys?" I speak up, trying to avoid any awkward silences.
"Yeah."
"Is there anyone else you can think of that would take Mimi away?"
"No, I already asked Nix and the rest of the gang to keep a look out."
"What are we gonna do?" Calem asked, with a mouth full of pancakes.
"Emma, have you tried going around the city as Essentia? Maybe that could give us a boost."
Her face lit up and she ran back to her room.
"What's Essentia?"
"It's this suit that Xerosic from Team Flare used a few years back to steal pokemon. He put Emma in the suit, it gives her some special abilities. Before the Looker took him away he did some changes so that Emma could use it to help others."
"Where is he now? Do you think maybe he's behind Mimi's disappearance."
"I'm not entirely sure... Looker said that he would take Xerosic back to the International Police.
Not exactly sure where they're located but Xerosic is gone for good. Well, at least that's what Looker said before he left. We should never see either of them ever again."
Before Calem could respond, Emma came rushing back. "Serena, the suit is gone!"
"Oh no." Was all I could say. What else could we do?
Then my holo caster rang. I ran up and immediately played the message, silently praying for some kind of good news. It was from Tierno.
He was out of breath, as if he were just running. "Serena! Me, Trevor, and Shauna were just attacked! And they took Shauna! Can you meet us at Pokemon Center on South Boulevard of Lumiose City?!"
Dammit. This day just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it?
I write really short chapters... I'll try to lengthen them as I go on.
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