Chapter 4
"Onee-sama!" a voice shouted and Kate groaned as she stirred. "Onee-sama! Wake up, Onee-sama! Hey, this isn't a letter you know!" The voice growled. "WAKE UP!"
Kate practically fell out of bed at that last scream. She turned, noticing her little sister was standing at the foot of her bed. This brought back memories how after her graduation she had gone to her new home in Chicole Village, which meant she was now in her own bedroom. Mary was a young girl, no older than eight. She had long sandy-brown hair that was pulled up into pigtails like Kate's hair was. A simple white shirt and blue skirt was her entire outfit.
"Mary!" Kate shouted, then looked down at herself. She quickly pulled her blanket up to cover herself as she had only worn her underwear to bed, a habit she had developed at the Ranger School due to Almia's considerably warmer climate. "What are you doing in my room?"
"Papa was worried. You hadn't woken up yet, and he knew you needed to get to the Ranger Base soon."
"Oh my gosh!" Kate shouted. "I totally forgot!" She threw the covers off her bed and jumped to her feet, quickly pulling on a simple outfit, consisting of a purple mini-skirt and a purple halter-top. She quickly ran downstairs and Mary followed behind. "Mama, Papa, I'm awake!"
"Hey, there she is!" Kate's father spoke as she ran down the stairs. Kate's father was a tall man, at least six foot or more. His brown hair was short but spiked, and he wore a dark gray shirt with a pair of green overalls over them. Her father had become a farmer when they moved, which explained his new look. Her mother hasn't changed much, though, wearing her usual green dress and white apron. She had her sandy-brown hair pulled up into pigtails much like any other girl in her family.
"Good morning, Kate!" Kate's mother spoke with a smile.
"Sorry I worried you two." Kate gave a bow. "I don't usually sleep in that late."
"Haha, it's fine, Kate. After a year in that school, you deserved a bit of a longer rest then normal."
Kate rubbed the back of her neck. "Yeah…Rhythmi always kept me up most of the night."
"Is that your girlfriend?" Kate's mother asked to which Kate quickly jumped, waving her hands.
"W-we…umm…were intimate…" Kate spoke sheepishly. "B-but we weren't a couple…I don't think…" She looked away.
"Oh? I didn't know you did stuff like that."
"W-well, Rhythmi came on pretty strongly…" Kate looked away, blushing hard. "Considering how she always pushed me against a wall and started fondling me…"
"What was that, dear?" Kate's mother asked, since the last part of Kate's statement had been at a near whisper.
"N-nothing!" Kate quickly shouted. "Wh-what's for breakfast, Mama?"
"I made your favorite, blueberry waffles!"
Kate's eyes lit up. "Yay!" she quickly sat at the table and Kate's mother brought over a plate of waffles. Kate's father and sister then sat down at the table as well.
"It's kind of sad…" Kate's mother spoke, "you just got out of school, and you're home for not even a day, and you're already leaving…"
"I know, but I have to work," Kate spoke. "This is what I always dreamed of, and they gave me my assignment the day I graduated."
"I know…I still wish you could stay at home for at least a few days…"
"No sweat, Mom. Once I start work, I'll make sure to come back every few days to visit."
Kate's mother nodded. "I know…"
"So, about this Rhythmi girl, will we get to meet her?" Kate's father asked.
"She got assigned to the Fiore region…" Kate spoke before sighing.
"So you don't know when you'll see her again?"
Kate nodded before taking a big bite of her waffles. "As much as I want to see her again, I don't know when the next time I will see her will be."
"Well, when you see her next, bring her back here, we'd like to meet her. After all, she is the girl who took our daughter's virginity."
Kate chocked and blushed heavily. "P-Papa!" she shouted and Kate's father laughed. She folded her arms over her chest. "Saying such things with eight year old ears present…" Kate sighed and stood to her feet after she was done. "All right, I'm off." She hugged her family. "Good-bye, I'll see you all!" With those words, she threw on her shoes and was out the door.
. . .
"All right, so, one of you is here," Barlow spoke as he looked Kellyn over. "Kate should be along shortly, no doubt." Barlow pulled an official Ranger Styler out of his pouch and handed it to Kellyn. "Here you go, here's your official Ranger Styler. You'll find your uniform in your trunk at the foot of your bed, which is through this door." He waved to the door behind him.
"Thank you, Barlow," Kellyn spoke, "it will be a pleasure working with you."
"And with you as well. I heard you did really well in your class."
"I did, but Kate did way better than me. I wasn't sure about her at first, but now? I think I'm okay with her."
"You had an issue with her at first?"
Kellyn shrugged. "She was so shy, and she seemed so scared. I kind of figured she wouldn't make it. I was surprised she made class representative."
Barlow nodded. "Yeah, Kate's a shy person all right. When we met she practically shut down, wouldn't talk or anything. Her friend Keith had to do the talking for her."
Kellyn nodded. "That's what I mean, she doesn't seem to talk at all. Unless she's with Rhythmi and Keith. I'm a little worried how she'll act since they're both in Fiore."
"We'll have to see." With those words, the doors to the Ranger Base opened and Kate stepped through. "Kate! Welcome!"
"Barlow!" Kate spoke with a smile and a bow. "It's nice to see you, again."
"You're talking more today than last time we met, that's good. You must be comfortable around us."
Kate nodded. "Yeah, a bit."
"Well, as I was just getting done telling Kellyn here, the beds are behind this door behind me. Here's your official Ranger Styler, and your uniform is in your trunk at the foot of your bed." Barlow produced another Styler from his pouch, then noticed how Kate was wide-eyed. "Something wrong?"
"K-Kellyn! You got stationed here, too?" Kate asked.
Kellyn nodded. "Yeah, they thought I would be best suited here."
Kate quickly gave him a bow. "I-it'll be nice to work with you. W-we never really got a chance to meet each other in the school."
Kellyn nodded. "I'm interested in learning more about you as well, Kate, though I do know some about you. So, don't worry, I won't be hitting on you or anything. You're not really my type anyway, even if you were straight."
Kate blinked. "I-is that supposed to be a compliment?"
Kellyn thought for a moment. "Come to think of it…I'm not really sure." He shrugged. "Sorry, I tend to just speak the first thing to my mind."
"I-I see." Kate then turned, noticing Barlow was still holding out her Styler. "Oh my gosh! I'm sorry, Barlow!" she gave a bow and quickly took her Styler.
"It's fine, Kate," Barlow said with a smile. "Well, since your both here, we'll give proper introductions." He stood firm and did his Ranger pose. "You know me, Barlow. I'm the tough guy here. I'm also the Ranger Leader, so most of your orders will come straight from me. Of course, you know Crawford. He was the tallest guy in Vientown until you showed up Kellyn. His hair is that explosion of an afro." Barlow waved to Crawford, who pulled off his Ranger pose. "If you want funny, he's the guy to go to, though don't be offended if he says a joke at the worst times."
"Ha, yeah, I have a bad habit of that," Crawford rubbed the back of his neck.
"Next we have Luana. She's our newest member besides you two. She's a bit scatterbrained. Why, just this morning she incinerated toast!" Luana rubbed the back of her neck at that remark. "On the other hand, she has brilliantly white teeth." Luana quickly pulled off her Ranger pose like Barlow and Crawford had before her. "And of course, our mechanic, Elaine. She'd choose tinkering with machines over romance."
"Darn right I would!" Elaine shouted.
"Problem is, she loves taking things apart more then she enjoys assembling them." Barlow turned Kate and Kellyn to the counter behind them. "And, of course, this is our always-smiling Operator, Hikari."
The Operator bowed. "Welcome to the Ranger Base," she spoke.
"And that, kids, is our entire team." Barlow turned back to Kate and Kellyn. "Now, here's the annoying part. Since your one-day internship, Kate, Vientown has been getting weird. I mean really weird. It's so bad the town can no longer live up to the billing 'For relaxation, this is your town.' Whether Vientown returns to being a relaxing place or not is up to us. It's our job as Rangers to put things right. I expected big things from all of you. Now, then, go change so I can give you both your first missions."
"Yes, sir," Kate and Kellyn spoke in unison, then headed off to change into their uniforms. After a moment, the two came out and Barlow looked the two over with a smile.
"You both wear the Ranger uniform well. It looks like it all fits you. With that I can officially say you are both now Pokemon Rangers. Welcome to the team. Show me your Ranger poses!"
Kate smiled and quickly twirled before holding her Styler up and letting the Capture Wand activate. "Very nice, I love it." Kellyn jumped up, doing a flip in mid-air before landing and throwing his Styler up, releasing the Capture Wand. "Awesome, I love them both!" Barlow smiled. "All right, here's your first missions. You will accompany Crawford as he makes his way through Vientown and Chicole Village delivering the Vien Tribune. It's a newspaper our Ranger Base runs itself, actually."
"That's awesome!" Kate spoke and smiled.
"Now, usually Crawford does this alone, but it will give you all a chance to meet with some of the citizens around here. So, go ahead, we'll be waiting for you guys back here."
"All right, let's go!" Crawford spoke up.
"Wait!" Kate spoke up quickly. "Umm…Barlow, sir…I guess…Leader now, right?" Barlow nodded. "Leader…I promised that Pachirisu I'd go meet her as soon as I become a Pokemon Ranger. Would it be possible to go to Nabiki Beach and find it during this mission?"
"I don't see why not, you'll need a Partner Pokemon anyway. Crawford will show you how to register that Pachirisu as your Partner once you find it." Barlow then turned to Kellyn. "You should get one as well." Kellyn nodded in response. After those words, they headed out.
. . .
"Here we are, Nabiki Beach," Crawford spoke. "Mr. Woodward should be around here since he wasn't home." The group of three stepped down the stairs and when they did, Kate's eyes caught hold of a small Pokemon not too far away. She smiled when she saw it and rushed forward.
"Emily!" Kate shouted, wrapping her arms around the small Pachirisu that was sitting on the beach.
"Is this your Pachirisu?" an old man asked as he stepped up to Kate.
"N-not exactly," Kate spoke and bowed. "I met this Pachirisu here a month ago, and I promised it I'd come back for it once I was a Ranger."
"Ahh, yes, you see, this Pachirisu has been returning to this beach every day for the last month. I was wondering if it was looking for someone. Guess I was right."
"Mr. Woodward," Crawford spoke as he stepped up to the old man. "This is Kate. She just become a Pokemon Ranger today. Same with this young boy. His name is Kellyn." Crawford motioned to Kellyn.
"Ah, always good to see new kids becoming proud Pokemon Rangers."
"So, Kate, this is the same Pachirisu?" Crawford asked.
"Yeap," Kate spoke with a smile. The Pachirisu quickly climbed up Kate's shoulder and she giggled. "See?"
"Ahh, yeap, definitely the same one." Crawford smiled. "Well, good to see you found your friend. Let's get it all registered then. Just activate the Partner mode and draw a loop around the Pachirisu." Kate did as she was told and when she did her Styler lit up. "There you go, now you can use your Pachirisu as your Partner and use its Poke-Assists."
"Poke-Assists?" Kate asked.
"Ahh, yeah, you don't know about those, do you? Poke-Assists allow you to use a Pokemon's power to boost your Styler. For example, your Pachirisu would allow you to electrically charge your Capture Disc and release a bolt of electricity into any Pokemon you face. Of course, it only works on Pokemon that can be hurt by electricity, so don't expect it to help against a Geodude or something." Crawford rubbed the back of his neck.
Kate nodded. "I understand." Kate then turned to Kellyn. "So what is your Partner going to be?"
Kellyn shrugged. "I'll know when I find it." He smiled. "I'm not worried until then."
"Here's your paper, Mr. Woodward," Crawford spoke as he handed the old man his paper. "And with that, we're done here, so let's move on."
. . .
"No way!" Kate shouted as they stopped in front of a small house. "My parents are subscribed to the Vien Tribune as well?"
"This is your house?" Crawford asked and Kate nodded. "Then, yes, your parents bought a subscription just the other day. This is actually their first paper." He pulled the paper out of his pack. "Would you like to deliver it?"
"Can I?" Kate asked with wide eyes and Crawford nodded. "Thank you!" She snatched the paper out of Crawford's hands and hugged him. She then quickly pulled away, realizing what she had just done. Crawford laughed, simply waving the matter aside. Kate then turned and slid the door open. "Mama, Papa!" she called out, to which Kate's father quickly dashed into the living room.
"Kate! We didn't expect you back so quickly!" Kate's father spoke up at once. "You look great!" he spoke with a smile as he scrutinized the outfit Kate was now wearing.
"Thank you, Papa," Kate spoke with a light blush. "I'm an official Pokemon Ranger now." She turned. "This is Crawford. He's one of the Rangers at the base and is currently the Ranger I am assigned to since it's my first day."
"Hello," Crawford spoke with a salute. "I believe we met once before when you bought your subscription."
"Yes, yes, we did," Kate's father spoke with a nod.
"And this is Kellyn, he graduated in my class," Kate spoke, motioning to Kellyn.
"Hello, sir," Kellyn spoke very firmly.
"Kellyn, eh?" Kate's father stepped up to him. "The same Kellyn you spoke of in your letters?" he asked as he turned to Kate.
"Eh, heh… Yeah, he's the one," Kate rubbed the back of her neck. "He's a nice guy, actually."
"Is he now?" Kate's father turned back to Kellyn. Kellyn responded with a rather serious look. "He's definitely just as you described. Serious and composed." He smacked Kellyn on the back so hard he nearly fell over. "Learn to light up a bit, son!"
"Ah, I'm sorry, sir, that's just how I am around new people," Kellyn responded as he regained his composure.
"I see, well, as long as you're treating my daughter right, then everything's fine."
"Of course, sir. I know she's not into guys, and I have no problem with that. I have no plans to try anything with her."
"Make certain you don't." Kate's father turned and stepped over to Kate with a smile. "Oh, so you're delivering the Vien Tribune today, are you? I should have guessed since I saw Crawford."
"Ah, yes!" Kate shouted, remembering her duties now. "Here you go, Papa." She quickly thrust the paper in her father's face and he chuckled.
"Kate, this isn't a life-threatening mission. Just keep your cool and you'll be fine."
"R-right, sorry." Kate rubbed the back of her neck nervously and her father took the paper.
"Oh, and who's this young one?" Kate's father asked as he now noticed the Pachirisu on Kate's shoulder.
"Ah! This is Emily, my Pachirisu! She's my Partner Pokemon!" Kate spoke enthusiastically.
"Is that so? Well, that's wonderful to hear." Kate's father stepped forward and hugged Kate. "I'm very proud of you."
Kate smiled and embraced her father. "Thank you, Papa."
The two stayed in the embrace for a moment before Kate's father cleared his throat and pulled away from the hug. "Well, you have more to do, I'm certain. We'll see each other again, no doubt."
Kate nodded. "Of course." She then turned and walked back to Crawford and Kellyn. "Where to next?"
"Back to the base," Crawford spoke. "They were the last paper we had to deliver." He turned back to Kate's father. "Farewell, sir, I'll be seeing you again tomorrow. It's actually my duty to deliver the Vien Tribune, after all."
"Farewell for now, Crawford," Kate's father spoke before turning to Kellyn. "Farewell, Kellyn."
"Farewell, Mr. Yamaki," Kellyn spoke and the three left.
. . .
"What?" Barlow shouted.
"I-it's true!" a young boy, no older then fifteen spoke as he stood in front of Barlow, Luana, and Elaine. "They've gone crazy! No one can stop them!"
"This is bad." Barlow quickly pulled out his Styler. "Voicemail! Voicemail!" he shouted into the Styler. "Calling Rangers Kate, Kellyn, and Crawford! Come in!"
"We hear you, Leader!" Crawford spoke over the Styler. "What's up?"
"An emergency, that's what! We just got a report that the Pokemon in Marine Cave are going crazy! They're attacking anyone who comes near the cave!"
"What? That's horrible! Do you want us to check it out?"
"Yes, take Kate and Kellyn and check it out right away!"
"Understood! Ranger Crawford out!" The sound from the Styler went dead, signaling Crawford had hung up.
"Can they do it? Can they calm the Pokemon down?" the boy spoke and Barlow smirked and gave a nod.
"No problem. Kate's one of the best Rangers I've ever seen and that Kellyn kid isn't too shabby either from what I hear. Crawford is great as well, so it won't be an issue."
. . .
"This is it, Marine Cave," Crawford spoke as they walked across Nabiki Beach, stopping at a cavern nearby.
"How did we not see this place when Keith and I were here?" Kate asked curiously.
"Simple, the tide as high. The tide is low now, which means you can walk across to the cave now."
"Interesting."
"Look," Kellyn spoke as he pointed forward. Almost instantly, three small pink slug-like creatures appeared from inside the cave. These were Shellos. Their movements were strange, and their eyes seemed glazed, as if they weren't moving of their own will. "What could cause something like this?"
"I don't know, but let's see if we can help them." The three of them quickly whipped out their Stylers, but before they could go any further, the Shellos quickly unleashed streams of bubbles from their mouths which knocked the Stylers out of their hands. "This is not good."
Kellyn bit his lip, then turned, noticing a small Munchlax making its way across the beach. "Distract them!" Kellyn shouted before dashing off for his Styler.
"Do what?" Kate shouted before getting struck by a stream of bubbles from the Shellos.
Kellyn quickly retrieved his Styler from the beach and pointed it at the Munchlax. "Capture on!" he shouted and unleashed the Capture Disc. He formed several loops around the Munchlax before it even had time to react. "Capture complete! Munchlax, Tackle those Shellos!"
"Munch!" Munchlax shouted before rushing forward towards the Shellos blocking the cavern. The Shellos turned their attention to the creature, but surprisingly, even though it was a big creature, it was fast, and before they could react, the Munchlax was tackling them hard. "Munchlax munch!"
"Good work, Munchlax!" Kellyn spoke as he whipped his Styler out once more. "Capture on!" he shouted and shot the Capture Disc forward. He made several loops around each of the Shellos before they could finish recovering from the daze of the tackle. "Capture complete," he spoke with a smile. "How about that for-"
Before Kellyn could finish his statement, the Shellos quickly shot upright and took off at incredible speeds. "What the heck?" Kellyn looked down at his Styler. "Unable to maintain link? What does that mean?"
"After a capture, the Pokemon is linked to your Styler. While linked, they stick with you and do what you need," Crawford explained. "These Shellos…something kept them from linking with your Styler."
"What the heck kind of thing could have done that?"
"I don't know," Kate spoke up and everyone turned to her. "But, I had that same thing happen to me at school. During the Trial of Courage everyone gave me, I fought four Gastlys, but after capturing them, the same error came up on my Styler and they ran off, just like the Shellos."
"Do you think there could be a connection?" Kellyn asked as he folded his arms over his chest.
"I don't know. The only one down there was Mr. Kincaid."
"Strange." Kellyn looked up at the Marine Cave. "Let's go inside and find out what's going on." Crawford and Kate nodded and the three quickly stepped inside the cave. "Do you hear that?" Kellyn asked almost the moment they stepped inside the cave.
"That strange noise?" Kate asked and Kellyn nodded. "Sounds kind of like…aliens."
"Aliens? What the…" Kellyn look strangely at Kate.
"How else do explain that noise? It's not natural, but it's not mechanical! It's like…some kind of weird alien signal or something!"
"Regardless of what it sounds like," Crawford jumped in at that moment, "we need to find the source of it."
"It's coming from over there." Kellyn pointed off to a cavern branch to the northeast. The three of them carefully made their way forward through the cavern. The farther in they got, the louder the noise became. "It's definitely coming from around here. It sounds like- What the heck is that?"
There, in the middle of the cavern was a strange device. It had a rocket-like shape to it and in the center of the machine was a silver colored ring that was turning ever quickly. The rest of the machine was red in color, and the strange noise was being emitted from it. They then saw four Pokemon circling the machine madly, as if they had tried to attack the machine but had become confused by it. Their faces showed great pain.
"It's that thing! That thing is the cause of it all!"
"Then let's take it out," Crawford spoke. He rushed forward and kicked the top of the machine, but it didn't budge at all. In fact, that only damage he had done was to his foot. "Ow ow ow ow ow!" he shouted as he grabbed his foot and began to jump around.
"Idiot…" Kellyn spoke before stepping up to the machine. He examined it over carefully, noticing the Pokemon that were circling it seemed to confused to consider him a threat. He gripped the bottom of it and when he pulled to lift it, it didn't budge in the slightest. "Heavier then anything I've ever seen," he spoke and touched the top of it. "It's warm." He turned to Kate. "Kate, find me a large source of water! There's got to be a Wartortle or a Gastrodon or something around here! It's Water Gun should be powerful enough to damage this thing."
"But didn't the Pokemon in the cave refuse our Stylers?" Kate asked. "I can't capture anything in here!"
"Yes you can! This cave extends further to the west. If you can find a spot where the sound from this machine is quiet, you might have a higher chance of capturing a Pokemon! If it is the sound that causes the problems, then if you get far enough away from the sound, the Pokemon won't be affected by it."
Kate nodded slowly. "A-all right, I'll do my best." Kate whirled around and rushed off down the cave. As she did, she heard the sound of the machine becoming less and less until it had almost vanished entirely. It was there, in a small cavern inside of Marine Cave that she found a large pink slug-like creature. This was bigger then the Shellos, and she immediately recognized it as a Gastrodon.
"Capture on!" Kate shouted and fired the Capture Disc forward. She quickly formed a single loop around the creature before attracting its attention. It turned to her and Kate stepped back. It roared loudly and began to breathe in deeply. When it exhaled, it unleashed a massive blast of water straight towards Kate.
Quickly, Kate jumped aside, and as she did, she twirled around, causing the Capture Disc to make two quick loops around the creature. It roared once more and turned its head towards Kate before jumping high up into the air and landing against the ceiling. "Oh shoot!" Kate shouted and stepped back as she watched the Gastrodon slowly move across the ceiling. "Okay, focus, I can do this," she spoke and looked up, making direct eye contact with the creature.
In an instant, Kate felt it once more. It was just like in the battle with the Tangrowth, she felt as if she had connected directly with the Gastrodon. She could sense its next move, and she brought her Styler aside. The massive creature stopped high above Kate and let itself loose of the ceiling. Just as it did, Kate performed a double backflip, landing away from the spot the creature then crashed down on.
With her eyes closed, Kate brought her Styler up and quickly performed three more loops around the creature, making it roar for a moment more before the Capture Disc returned to her Styler. "Capture complete," she spoke before opening her eyes. The Gastrodon had now gone from violent and ferocious to smiling and loving. Kate felt her energy drain right away and she fell to her knees. The Gastrodon quickly moved over to Kate and picked her up by the back of her jacket, dropping her on its back. "Thanks Gastrodon. Now, we have a machine to destroy!"
. . .
"Where is she?" Kellyn asked as he stared at the Pokemon that were still circling the strange machine. "She should have been back by now."
"Don't worry, Kellyn, she'll be here," Crawford spoke with a smile. "After all, she's a great Ranger."
"I know, but Gastrodon are not easy to capture."
"Oh, don't worry, she's fine!"
"Hey!" Kate shouted as the Gastrodon made its way across the cave towards the boys.
"And there she is now, riding on its back, no less!"
Kellyn chuckled and shrugged. "You did say she was a great Ranger."
The Gastrodon stopped next to the boys and Kate hopped off. "All right, now what?" she asked.
"Just like I said, use its Water Gun on this machine. It should fry its circuits and short it out."
Kate nodded. "Gastrodon, Water Gun full blast!" Kate shouted and Gastrodon breathed in. It once again unleashed a large stream of water straight forward which struck the red machine hard. At once the machine began to crackle and fizz and electric sparks began to fly off of it. A moment later, and the top of the machine exploded, sending bits of debris everywhere, one cutting directly into Kate's leg, knocking her down with a scream.
"Kate!" Kellyn and Crawford shouted as they rushed to her side.
"I-I'm okay," Kate spoke with a smile. She went to stand, but pain shot through her leg, and found herself only collapsing onto her back. Her leg was stiff and Crawford bit his lip.
"Kellyn, grab Kate and take her back to the Ranger base quickly," Crawford spoke as he whipped out his Styler.
"What about you?" Kellyn asked.
"I've got to call someone. Elaine will want to have a look at this machine, and there's no way I'll be able to lift it. I doubt even all three of us could lift it."
"Then who…wait…you don't mean…?"
Crawford nodded. "Yeap."
Kellyn nodded. "I understand." Crawford and Kellyn quickly picked Kate up and threw her onto Kellyn's back. "Take care, I'll be back."
Crawford chuckled. "Don't care of Kate first. I'll only be a few minutes behind you." Kellyn nodded again and quickly rushed forward, out of Marine Cave. Crawford opened his Styler. "Voicemail! Voicemail! Ranger Crawford to Ranger Barlow! Come in!"
"Ranger Barlow here, go ahead, Crawford!"
. . .
"Let me through!" Luana shouted as she pushed passed Elaine and Kellyn to get to Kate, who had been carefully lied upon one of the beds in the dorms. "Oh damn…" Luana spoke as she bit her lip.
"Interesting choice of words," Kellyn spoke.
"She has a huge piece of metal sticking out of her leg! How do you expect me to react?" Luana shouted.
"Well, not with the word 'damn'. Kind of vulgar if you ask me."
"I'll swear if I damn well please!" Luana shouted and growled before turning back to Kate. "Okay, hold still, Kate."
"Considering I can't feel that leg right now? I don't think that'll be a problem," Kate spoke in a semi-joking tone, trying to lighten the mood. She felt pain shoot through her leg as Luana carefully pulled the piece of metal from her leg and she quickly bit down on her pillow to try to keep herself from screaming. Luana quickly placed a piece of gauze upon her leg and applied pressure to the cut. "That was a deep wound. What happened?"
Kate explained what happened only a few minutes before and Luana put her hand to her chin. "A machine that was making the Pokemon confused and un-capturable?" Kate nodded. "Strange."
"We're back!" Crawford shouted as he entered the Ranger base and Luana quickly stepped to the side so she could see out the dorm door.
"Welcome ba- WHAT IS THAT?" Behind Crawford was a rather large woman. She was at least a good six and a half feet tall and couldn't have weighed any less than three hundred pounds. While her body was big, her arms were muscular, and she had the strange machine thrown over her shoulder.
"Where do you want this?" the woman asked, her voice sounding about as deep as one would imagine a big woman like her having.
"Right over there is fine, Bertha," Barlow spoke a little nervously. The big woman stomped over to one of the corners and threw the machine down, causing the entire base to shake for a single moment.
"Is that the machine Kate was talking about?" Luana shouted as she stared at the strange machine that had now been dropped nearby.
"Yes, yes it is," Crawford spoke with a smile.
"Ooo!" Elaine shouted. "Let me take it apart! Can I take it apart?" she asked as she looked at Barlow. "Please please please please please?"
"No," Barlow spoke very firmly and Elaine collapsed to the ground in a second's time.
"Wh-why not?" Elaine asked as she regained her composure just as quickly as she had lost it.
"Because, Professor Hastings will want to see this before we go disassembling it." Barlow flipped open his Styler. "Ranger Barlow to Ranger Union, this is an emergency message to Professor Hastings, Priority one!"
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