Arashi yawned as he relooked the battle that just happened a few minutes ago. Just as he did in the last battle with the oldest kid, he paused the video and zoomed in to get a better look at the gleaming necklace. "They're all getting closer to getting their full powers."
Amaya flipped the page in the magazine she was reading. Her eyes were drooping heavily. "Why are we even doing this, Arashi?"
"What do you mean?"
Amaya slammed her magazine on the computer desk she was sitting at and stoop up. "Why did we join this organization? If Fumito gets his hands on the powers of these Chiasa kids, what are all the administrators and grunts going to get out of all this?! For all we know, he's gonna kick us on the streets as soon as he gets it!"
Arashi fell silent, looking down at his feet. When he spoke again, his eyebrows were arched highly. "I don't know about you, but I'm the kind of guy who focuses on goals fully." He turned back to the computer screen. "You quit if you want, but I'm going to try my hardest. And if you're staying, we'll have to keep an eye out for that Miyuki girl."
Amaya exhaled. "Fine."
--With Daiki and co.—
A while later, Daiki, Aoi, Kohaku, and Kin flashed in to the Pokemon Center of Oldale Town. As they walked through to the front desk, they looked completely worn out. Nurse joy gasped at the sight of them and ran over. "Oh my, are you kids ok?" She said worriedly.
"…Yeah." Daiki replied weakly.
"We're great." Kohaku added sarcastically.
"Oh…well, if you need anything, just ask. You know where I am." Nurse Joy said cheerfully. In no time, Kohaku zipped up to the desk, making Nurse Joy jump.
"Actually, could we get one of the rooms here?" she said, clasping her hands together with (creepy) sparkly eyes.
"Absolutely. Party of four?"
"Yep!"
Nurse Joy stood up from the desk and walked around to the small hallway. "If you'll just follow me."
As tired as they all were, Kohaku and Kin linked arms while skipping behind her, humming a song completely made on the spot while skipping. Nurse Joy stopped at the door second to the end of the hall and opened it. There were two bunk beds and one small desk in front of a big window. "And if you're hungry, there's a mini restaurant here as well."
As soon as she left the room, Daiki collapsed on one of the lower beds and let out an exhausted groan. "I'm not even sure I'm hungry anymore!"
"Well I sure as hell am!" Kin said, grabbing Kohaku and running out the door. "If you're gonna eat, we'll be there!"
"Wait… oh never mind." Aoi said. "I was going to tell them that they need money but, I'll let them figure that problem out." He smiled devilishly and got into one of the beds while Daiki stayed draping over his.
--With Kohaku and Kin—
In a moment, they were sitting at a table, plates of food in front of them. They took spoonfuls of their food and ate it.
"Mmm, yummy!" Kin said.
Kohaku nodded. "Hey, could you believe that Aoi lost his first battle against Miyuki-tan today?"
"Oh my god, I know! I would've totally beaten her with Pichu."
"But, you've never even battled before."
"So? I still would've been better." She replied, biting into a croissant. Pichu and Torchic then made themselves comfortable on the table, playing with salt and peppershakers.
A young waiter then walked up to their table, placing a piece of paper on it. "Here's your bill, ladies." The girls both looked at it as the waiter went away with their finished plates.
Kin took another bite of the croissant she had bitten into. "…You gonna pay that?" she asked her.
"Huh?" Kohaku fiddled through her sweater pockets. "Oh… I have no money." She said, sweat dropping.
"And you think I do?!" Kin asked back. Both kids gasped and stared nervously back to their room where Aoi's bag was probably hanging over the desk chair. They both gulped as the waiter came back to the table.
"Your bill, children." His nice smile only made them feel worse. When he held his hand out, they stared at each other, scared. After a long pause they both shot up and jumped over the back seat, running down to the hallway, their Pokemon following close behind.
"Hey!! Come back here!" the waiter yelled.
They both slammed the door open, making Aoi and Daiki jump up from their sleep. Daiki jumped up so hard that he bonked his forehead on the top bunk. He covered it with both hands, and groaned in pain. "Gee, thanks! That bruise should appear in twenty minutes…"
Kohaku yelled at Aoi. "Why didn't you remind us that we needed money!?"
He rubbed his eyes. "Well, for one thing that should've been a little obvious… And second, if you guys don't run off so much you would've been able to hear me tell you!"
"Well we were obviously starving! Now help us! We're being chased by one of the waiters!" Kin said pressing her back against the door.
"Huh?" Daiki said slowly. "Why would he be chasing you? It's just food after all…"
Their door swung open, pushing Kin down onto the floor. The waiter and a few policemen were standing there. "That's them officers." He said pointing at the two girls. The policemen walked into the room to get them.
Daiki stood up. "Whoa, hold up! These two are our sisters, and they were just trying to get some money to pay, alright?"
One of the policemen grabbed his arm as the others grabbed the other three. "Nice try. But now you kids must come with me." He said, getting the others through the door and pulling them all away. While being dragged to who-knows-where, Daiki said, "First off, why do you have to take Aoi and me! Kin and Kohaku were obviously the ones who actually stole the food!"
"Daiki!" the girls shouted.
Aoi sweat dropped as he secretly grabbed the Pokenav and stuffed it into his pocket. "You know you just basically just ratted them out, right?"
"No, no, no! That wasn't what I meant!!"
"Tell it to the judge." The officer said.
--
"Let us out!!" Daiki yelled through bars. They'd all been put in a cell.
"Dude! Come on! It was just food!" Kin yelled out as well. The policeman came to the cell.
"You stole from the Pokemon center, yes or no?"
"…Technically, yeah but—" Kin began.
"There. You committed a crime. And from a Pokemon center? They treat and look after our Pokemon, you should be ashamed!" He said, angry.
"But we were trying to get money from our brother so that we could pay!!" Kohaku yelled.
"Quiet!" The policeman slammed his fist on the cell bars. They quieted down and stepped back, as the Policeman walked out.
Aoi's head shot up from hanging and pretending to be depressed. "Is he gone?"
Daiki nodded. "Yeah, just hurry and call Miyuki!"
"Already on it." He got out the Pokenav and clicked on the "Match Call" feature. Quickly he called Miyuki. It rang four times before she answered.
Her voice was slow from being tired. "Hello…?"
"Miyuki-chan! It's Aoi, we need your help!"
"Isn't your Gardevoir supposed to do all that stuff?"
He laughed. "Well, yeah, but there's only one little problem with that."
"And that would be…?"
"A policeman took her and all of our Pokemon from us before he put us in jail!"
"What!?" her bed covers fell off as she sat up. "Alright, I'll be there in a few minutes. Hang tight. Mamoru, Mizuki, Rei, Mi! Let's get goin'! Koichi, Kou, you stay here!" she hung up just as the policeman came back into the room.
--about an hour later—
The policeman had left once again, leaving Kohaku and Daiki both pacing in front of the bars. "How could you guys even forget you need money to buy stuff!?
"We were hungry, alright! For you when it comes to food, you're just like a steamroller! You run everybody over to get your food first and still have to ask for money!"
"Well at least I can actually remember that I need it!!"
"Hey, guys, maybe you should quiet down so the officer doesn't come back…" Kin said, sitting on the cell bed with Aoi. He placed his family-famous "don't get involved" hand on her shoulder. Neither Daiki nor Kohaku seemed to notice, but it seemed to get hotter in the cell as the ground began to gently shake.
Kohaku poked her finger against his chest three times. "Are you saying that I can never remember things?!" The heat in the cell began to intensify.
He swatted her hand away, getting up right in her face. "Touch me again, see what happens!!" The ground shook more violently.
"Oh, yeah?" she asked, smacking his chest. "There, now what're you gonna do?! Call the cops 'cause it won't do you much good, you know!!"
Kin hated it when people fought, especially when it was her own siblings. When it was about the people she knew or loved, her face would get hot and eventually the heat would begin creeping down the rest of her body. No matter how much she wanted to cream, it never came out. She was always afraid she'd get yelled at, even though it wasn't technically her fight. All she could do (and without thinking, at that) was smack them both across the face, ignoring Aoi's "don't get involved" hand on her shoulder. Now the wishful words came blurting out. "Stop it! Stop it, now!!" Tears pooled in her eyes. "Don't you guys realize that when you fight, you're not together? We need each other, but I need you all the most especially on this Pokemon journey because we're supposed to be having an adventure we'll never be able to forget!" The tears slipped from her eyes and let small circles on the concrete floor as her teeth clenched tighter. "But this is a moment I do want to forget!!"
The red outlines of Kin's hand on their faces, stung. Both of them had their eyebrows arched at her. "Why'd you have to go and slap us like that?!"
"We get that you're upset but there's no need for that kind of crap!"
"But," Daiki closed his eyes and took a deep breath, looking back to Kohaku. "It's a moment I want to forget, too." Just like that, the ground shaking began to cease, and the heat level began to decrease.
"Yeah… sorry for getting us into this mess."
Aoi leaned back onto the bed. "It was an honest mistake. But one that was kinda my fault 'cause I wanted to see how you guys would handle that kind of situation on your own. And no more yelling!"
"Psst! Guys! Out here!"
They all climbed onto the bed to look out the window. Miyuki and the Pokemon she brought with her were there. "Hey! Help us out, would ya?" Daiki said.
"Whoa, what the hell happened to your face, dude? It looks kinda funny! You look like you just got jack-slapped!"
"He did, now just get us out!" Aoi said.
Miyuki tried holding back, but laughed quietly. "Never thought I'd be friends with criminals other than myself… Alright, Mamoru use Crush Claw! Mizuki, Shadow Ball! Rei, Razor Wind! And Mi, Aerial Ace!"
"Wait, Miyuki-tan, what're you doing!?" Kin yelled as all of the attacks blasted out the side of the police station. After the smoke had gone, Miyuki made them rush out.
"C'mon, c'mon, hurry up!"
"What did you just do?!!?" They all asked running out.
"I got you guys out; now go where the officers can't find you! I'll get your Pokemon back." She and her Pokemon all ran inside as the alarm began to blare.
--With Miyuki—
"Alright, guys," Miyuki whispered looking around a corner like a spy. "Be as quiet as you can. Mizuki, where did they hide their Pokemon?"
She closed her eyes, her yellow rings glowing brightly. She barked and carefully ran across the hall and down another.
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?!" a guard said, running into Miyuki.
"Mizuki, Confuse Ray!"
Her eyes glowed a brighter red than from what it already was, just as its yellow rings did. The guard's eyes changed to a light red color and began to rock back and forth standing straight up. But he couldn't walk straight; every step made him trip over his own feet or run into a wall that kept making Miyuki laugh not matter how hard she tried not to. To finally stop, she ran up ahead following Mizuki. Mizuki stopped at one of the entrances main desks. She barked at the shelf second to the top.
The six Pokeballs were inside a small basket stuffed inside the shelf. Miyuki tossed them all into her small knapsack hanging at her waist. "Alright, let's get outta here!"
"Hold it right there!" Hideo, the police station's main chief (besides Officer Jenny) blocked her way outside with his Arcanine growling at her. "Hmm, Amaya Miyuki… never thought I'd see you here again."
"Nice to see you, too, Hideo. Lucky for you, I wasn't the one who stole anything tonight. Now if you'll excuse me."
Arcanine barked at her. "I see that your Growlithe finally evolved, but I don't have time for a reunion with you, Hideo! Rei, use Water Pulse!"
Rei swung her head to the side and a wave of water came crashing against Arcanine's body.
Miyuki saw the rubble of the walls and a whole bunch of dirt to the side of her and thought quickly. "Now, Mi, use Gust to whip up the dirt and rocks!" They were both flung back in a big cloud of smoke.
"Let's go!" Miyuki said, turning to her Pokemon. They nodded. Hideo and his Arcanine stood up, after the smoke cleared. Seeing that everyone had run off, Hideo grunted in frustration. "How does she get away that easily?!"
--Back with Daiki and co.--
"Oh, I hope Miyuki-tan's alright…" Kin said awfully worried behind some trees and bushes in front of the huge gaping hole in the police station.
Another huge explosion blasted and echoed through the station, another cloud of smoke coming from inside. A few small figures then showed up inside the smoke, revealing them to be Miyuki and her Pokemon running for their lives with a terrified expression on her face. "Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!! Mamoru just set the entire building on fire when he used Flamethrower!!"
"What?!" they exclaimed running as well.
"Don't worry I'll put it back out! Just run! The guy who arrested me before is trying to get me!"
"You've been arrested before?!"
"Why does that surprise you?!"
--
When they all got to a safe distance, Miyuki began to put the fire out. "Mamoru, Rei, and Mi, you guys use Rain Dance then Water Pulse if you can! Mizuki, I want you to use Psychic to get everyone out of the building!"
"Alright, Mudkip you help, too!" Aoi let him out, and commanded, "Use Water Gun!"
"Treecko, you help get people out by using Detect while you go in! And Scyther, you help get people out, too!"
"Gardevoir," Kin and Kohaku both commanded. "You use Teleport on any people that they miss!"
It was pouring with rain as Daiki and co. tried putting the fire out. It was nighttime now at about 1 o'clock in the morning and they weren't even trying to cover themselves from getting soaked, no matter how cold they were getting. They needed to save the people inside. Many of the people that were inside were carried, floated, or instantly zapped back outside until the fire was finally put out and everybody had only bruises or small burns.
Hideo ran up to Miyuki, who wasn't even going to run away, and grabbed her arm. "Ah ha! I've got you now; you can't run away from what you did now!"
"Oh, you mean like I just saved your life?" She countered. "Face it, ever since I first robbed that one Pokemon Center just like these guys did tonight, I've changed. I haven't committed any more crimes. Sure, I put a huge gaping hole into your police station, but I still helped the innocent. You can arrest me again if you want; I don't care 'cause I don't have anything but my Pokemon that matter to me anyway." Her wet bangs covered her eyes.
"No! You can't arrest her!" Kin yelled.
"That's right!" Daiki added. "She may have been a criminal before, but she's just proven herself to be a hero! She saved us, you, and our Pokemon!"
"Plus, she's our family!" Kohaku said, smiling.
Miyuki's head shot back up in surprise looking to them.
"C'mon, face it Miyuki-chan," Aoi said. "You've pretty much been our family ever since we met, even if we only met yesterday. And besides your Pokemon, you don't have a real one, so we're the best you've got!"
Miyuki said nothing in return. Her bangs covered her eyes again as she turned her head away, crying. She then tore her arm away from Hideo and ran to them, taking the hug they were offering to her.
--
"So have you finally decided to travel with us?" Aoi asked.
Miyuki shrugged. "Guess I have to now that you're my family. Besides, you committed a crime; you have to be family! …And thank you guys, for being the only one that I ever liked besides my grandpa."
"No problem!" They said. "Now onto Petalburg City!"
"How about we get some sleep back at my place first? It's 2 in the morning, after all."
