The sea-water breeze in Mossdeep City didn't bring any comfort to the defeated Team Aqua leader. His brows furrowed, Archie gazed at the ocean, wondering where exactly he had gone wrong.
Neither he nor Maxie had succeeded in their plans. After a long battle with a meddlesome child, the Red and Blue Orbs, along with both Kyogre and Groudon, had disappeared. The land and sea levels remained as they were.
Had his scheme been destined to fail from the beginning? Or did things just fall apart along the way? No one blamed him. His grunts, though heartbroken, knew first-hand how difficult the experience had been.
With its purpose gone, Team Aqua had disbanded. Mix in the fact that he had lost his job at the TV station, Archie now held much more free time than he knew what to do with. Now, all he really had left seemed to be his Pokemon. They had stood by him until the end and refused to abandon him even now.
"Mightyena, let's go." Archie glanced at the dark-type by his side; the Pokemon gave a growl, earning a raised eyebrow in response. "What?"
Mightyena put one of its paws on Archie's chest, using his claws on the other to snag the dark blue bandana from its trainer's head. The Team Aqua gear dropped the ground, only to be picked up in Mightyena's mouth a moment later.
"Oh... I guess I'd forgotten about that."
Mightyenna shredded the bandana before walking behind of Archie, ripping at the back pocket of his pants. This cause Archie to jump a bit and give a bewildered look, only for his gaze to sadden slightly when the Pokemon showed him an all-too-familiar item. Archie took the shiny piece of jewelry from Mightyena, looking it over with a scoff.
The item had been the bracelet that Archie had given (Name), the same item she had so coldly returned to him the day that she had left him.
"I don't care about this." Archie chucked the expensive jewelry into the ocean without a single regret. He missed (Name), but he didn't need her anymore. He would move on with his life.
"Let's get out of here."