As the two Meteors threw their ball, out came the familiar form of both Elekid and Magby combo.

Alice frowned at that, recognizing another combo when she sees one. Right now, she wasn't that worried, but it would still be worrying if because if she remember correctly...physical contact with both Magby and Elekid would produce...undesired results.

But the battle would not wait for her musing to end, however, as she had found out.

"Magby!" Eclipse shouted, pointing out toward the Pidgey on Alice's shoulder. "Fire Spin!"

The Magby sucked in a large intake of air and blew, releasing a whole stream of flame heading straight toward Alice and in short, toward Pidgey as well.

Alice quickly reacted. "Pidgey! Gust!"

The avian nodded with a caw and jumped off her shoulder and flew true straight toward the Fire Spin. Just as the Fire Spin began spreading out into a vortex around her trainer, it flew up and unleashed a minor Gust with a flap of his wing.

Alice had to shield herself from the violent wind, but cracking an eye open, the Gust had almost blown the vortex out of existence.

Unfortunately, Aster made it that time for him to move. "Elekid, it's distracted! Thunder Shock the Pidgey now!

Pidgey simply cawed, dumbstruck at the Electric-type that had decided to suddenly appear right in front of his face.

Alice was about to command Pidgey to get away, but then she saw something happening. As if the Elekid was gathering energy, she saw static electricity from the walls were drawn to the Elekid and it glowed brighter just briefly.

Then it Shocked Pidgey.

Shielding her eyes from the bright light show, she couldn't see anything what was happening, only there was a yelp of pain.

Once the bright light show had faded, she decided to steal a glance and saw Pidgey falling from the air and landed in a painful thud in front of her. The Elekid itself landing in front of it's trainer, Aster.

Then finally, looking around, she had recognized where she is. "...factory field..."

The male grunt smirked. "That's right, girl! In the factory field, Elekid's Electric-type attacks are stronger!"

Alice cursed to herself. How she could have been so stupid as to not realize it was beyond her. She had read about this, she should have realized. Again, perhaps she was too focused.

Alice was known as many things...but she is not one to repeat the same mistake again.

Alice's gaze gained a certain dangerous glint to them.

"What's wrong, little girl?"Aster taunted. "Don't tell me you never realized this happens all the time in Reborn!"

"Aster, shut up and focus!" The woman growled.

Fern himself decided to taunt her at this point. "What a noob you are, Alice." He smirked then pointed at himself smugly. "Let Fern deal with this."

"As if, kid!" Eclipse growled. "Magby, Fire Spin!"

The Budew yelped when it saw flames promptly coming toward it. For all of his trainer's boast, he had no way of dealing with flames like this.

Fortunately, it's savior came in the form of a Pidgey flying in front of it. "Pidgey, Gust!"

With an almighty wingbeat, Pidgey unleashed another gust, this time as a strong twister. The stream of flames struck the twister and was instantly blown out. Not yet done, the twister headed toward the Magby and blew it away.

"Elekid, Thunder Shock that damned bird!"

Out of the twister, came yet another surprise attack from Elekid who promptly launched a boosted Thunder Shock at Pidgey.

Unfortunately, for Aster, Alice had wised up already. "Quick Attack!"

And thus, Pidgey became a blur. Before Elekid could react nor defend, he was struck in the face by something feathery and was launched cleanly across the room.

Dropping onto the floor, the Pidgey grimaced, he was still injured after all by that boosted Thunder Shock.

"I could have taken care of that..." Fern muttered.

Alice was not convinced. Like it or not, Budew is slow, not to mention it's a part Grass-type.

"Elekid, Magby, get up! We're not done yet."

The voice of the two grunts brought Alice and Fern back to the matter at hand.

And Fern decided to open matters himself. "Budew, Mega Drain the Elekid!"

Budew jumped forward, ready to drain the Elekid of it's energy.

Some people had other ideas, however. "Oh no, you don't, brat!" Aster shouted. "Run up and Thunder Shock!"

The Elekid followed as commanded, running forward and jumped forward, ready to seemingly take the hit from Mega Drain, but what it did, however was unleash a Thunder Shock.

This in turn stalled and causes Budew to flinch back upon it connecting with him. It may not be super effective like it had been on Pidgey, but the factory field itself had certainly caused it to be somewhat painful.

Then before it could get it's senses back on track, he saw a shadow looming over him. Looking up, it caused the Budew to shrink back in fear upon seeing an airborne Magby.

Eclipse couldn't help, but smirk. "Now, Ember!"

The Magby took a deep breath and blew small bits of flame, but no less lethal that is headed straight for the Budew.

"Budew, quick, dodge it!" Fern shouted quickly.

It tried, but it couldn't. It was just a bulb in the end, having a poor speed to do so.

"Quick Attack save!" Someone shouted.

A blur struck the Budew and knocking it aside. This reveals a familiar Pidgey who stood where Budew once was, but it had no intention of getting set alight either. Quickly it jumped aside, and made it, the flames licking the feathers on his wings, causing him to grimace.

But Alice wasn't done. "Now, Pidgey, Gust. As strong as you could."

Taking into the air, he flapped his wings as hard as he could and unleashed yet another one it's signature violent wind currents.

"Continuously, Pidgey!"

It followed and kept on flapping it's wings as hard as it could in order to trap his opponent in the twister of doom.

Fern himself hadn't been idle. "Thank you for the distraction, Alice, but now Budew can get stronger. Growth, quickly!"

The Budew, as if taking energy from it's surroundings, began to glow a bright green before it was gone as soon as it came.

Alice decided to stay alert rather than listening to Fern's smugness. Because true enough, she saw some electrical charges from the otherside of the violent twister.

Then the whole thing lit up like a Christmas tree and both trainers have to shield their eyes lest they would want to get flash-blinded.

Once Alice had enough courage to crack open an eyelids, she was both surprised and horrified. The entire twister lit up because of the thunderstorms mixed into it, sending arcs of electricity whipping about at random. "Pidgey, get out of there! Quick Attack!"

However, Pidgey had been flash-blinded and fell to the floor at the most inopportune time. It was currently swiping at something it couldn't even see.

Alice cursed to herself, of course, birds would have a much more sensitive eyesight. They need to be in order to locate their prey.

Budew himself wasn't so lucky, but it recovered quickly enough. Seeing the Pidgey in danger, it moved to try to ram it out of the way.

Then came a burst of flames that struck the ground in front of him, causing him to yelp in surprise.

Magby had side-stepped the entire twister and was already within Pidgey and Budew's side of the field.

"C'mon, Magby, Ember again!" Eclipse yelled.

"I don't think so! Mega Drain!" Fern yelled.

Quickly following his trainer's instruction, Budew Mega Drained the Magby, causing it to briefly stop in it's track due to the power boost granted by Growth. However, in the end, it's still an ineffective move.

"Maaag- by!" It yelled out in pain, but stood up on it's legs then blew another Ember at the Budew.

The proximity had made sure it's a hit, sending Budew back a couple of inches. Budew grunted at the super effective hit.

Now that the Budew was briefly distracted, Eclipse intended to turn that into another advantage. "Now, Ember the Pidgey!"

Alice's eyes widened at that. "Pidgey! Come to your senses!" She said almost frantically.

But it was too late, Magby ran toward the Pidgey at breackneck speed and blew another Ember at almost point blank range.

The result was a squawk of pain, but that pales in comparison to the twister now close to it. It began to get pulled into it.

Magby wisely backed away, even without his trainer's command.

"Pidgey!" Knowing a desperate situation when she sees one, she pulled out her Pokeball to withdraw Pidgey and switch, but it was too late.

With a strangled squawk, Pidgey only got his vision back only at the last moment, before it get pulled into the twister.

The size of the twister was severely downgraded due to Pidgey's ceasing to maintain it. But the severity of it has not downgraded in the least due to the thunderstorm mixed into it.

She winced when she heard Pidgey's being assaulted both by the force of his own twister and the electrical storm within. Even some flashes revealed the helpless form of Pidgey at sometimes.

Creating thunderstorms with Thundershock wouldn't have been possible without Factory Field. It simply lacked the power.

As the twister slowly died down, so did the thunderstorm. It revealed the charred form of Pidgey, now throughly unconscious and began falling to the floor.

Pidgey may went down in flames, but Alice wasn't done yet. Before it could hit the floor again, she recalled it. "Pidgey, return!" Quickly, pulling out another Pokeball, she threw it. "Froakie, it's time! Water Pulse!"

As soon as Pidgey was returned, out came Froakie and fired Water Pulse the moment it had came out. It flew true and struck the dumbfounded Magby, and a scream of pain followed by a sizzle occurred.

Collapsing onto it's knees, the Magby groaned before falling forward, now unconscious.

"Magby!" Eclipse yelled out, but after a while, it was apparent that it won't be getting up anytime soon. "Dammit."

Meanwhile, Budew did it's best trying to get Elekid onto it's knees via Mega Draining it to exhaustion.

Then Alice turned her attention toward the last Pokemon on the field. "Froakie, Pound!"

Nodding, Froakie bounded forward, a flash signified in the change of type due to Protean. Then he jumped, ready to bring down the wrath of her arm onto the Elekid.

"Elekid, dammit, Thunder Shock that thing already! No, everything around you!" It's trainer yelled in frustration.

Elekid obeyed, once again drawing power from the terrain around him and unleashed another electrical charge. It shocked not only Budew, but also Froakie and both were sent flying.

Budew tumbled across the floor, but Froakie recovered quickly, glad that changing it's type had prevented what could possibly be a lethal OHKO blow. Froakie wasn't the most durable Pokemon after all.

"That thing is still standing, Elekid!" Aster yelled out. "Again, Thunder Shock."

Elekid obeyed, drawing yet another power from the factory and launched a Thunder Shock.

"Quick Attack!" Froakie's already unnatural speed become boosted by the move and it blurred out of the way. "Now Water Pulse!"

The earlier Thunder Shock had missed it's mark my a mile. In the midst of recovery, it was assaulted already by a blast of spherical water that launched Elekid forward onto Alice and Fern's side of the field.

Now that it had tumbled there, Budew revealed himself once again.

"Budew, now, Mega Drain!" Fern commanded.

Budew followed the command of his trainer and began draining once more. Elekid tried to stand up, but it's rapidly losing strength, not to mention it's legs and arms felt like jelly.

"Elekid, Thunder Shock that thing now!" Aster yelled out frantically.

Without so much as a fanfare, Elekid Shocked Budew. It was briefly shaking wildly from the electrical discharge but not for much longer.

"Swift, don't let up!"

Putting up it's arms now it got some of it's strength back, it conjured numerous stars that quickly homed in and struck the Budew. He grunted each time they were hit.

Unfortunately, Aster had forgotten he had to deal with two opponents now.

"Water Pulse then hammerfist Quick Attack!"

Almost out of nowhere, it was again assaulted by something wet colliding with it's back and sending it tumbling forward once more. While it was sailing, however, the blur had quickly caught up and had pounded him to the floor, drawing a gasp of pain from the Elekid.

"Finish it off, Budew!"

Budew, now somewhat recovered from being shocked a second time, jumped forward toward the sailing Elekid and Tackled. The new momentum carried it away from Alice and Fern's side of the field and caused it to tumble in front of it's trainer.

"Elekid! C'mon, get up!" Aster ordered.

It cocked its head up, looking at Froakie and Budew's direction, then it fell onto it's face. Very much unconscious.

Alice now turned her attention at the two grunts, who wore a shocked expression on their face, as if somebody had just struck them across the cheek.

"Huh?" Aster said intelligently.

Eclipse brought herself out of the shock and growled. Begrudgingly pulled out her Pokeball. "Magby, return!" She returned the knocked out Magby from the floor.

Seeing what his partner did brought Aster back from shock and pulled out a Pokeball of his own. "You too, Elekid." Said Pokemon was also brought back to the safety of it's Pokeball.

Alice had to admit, despite being grunts, these two like she had thought before are not quite on the same level as the other grunts. She had to at least respect their level of skill as well as Aster's clever usage of the environment.

With a sigh, Alice pulled out Frogadier's Pokeball and returned her into the Pokeball. Fern followed suit moments later with his own Budew..

"So you both lost already?" Alice heard a certain someone said as she pocketed the ball..

She looked back at the 'leader' and found he was glancing at Aster and Eclipse's way with a disapproving look on his face. Meanwhile, she found he had unleashed a Seviper and it was currently doing it's best battling an Electrode certainly belonging to Julia and a Cradily that belonged to Florinia.

"...how disappointing." He finally said. "Losing to a couple of kids like this. Expect immediate disciplinary action when we're back."

Aster wanted to argue...but a sudden glare by Eclipse had withdrawn whatever it is he wanted to say immediately. Instead, he just decided to go with a simple. "Yes, sir."

"Good, now," The 'leader' looked back at his own battle and frowned. "I can take on two myself easily, but four..."

Alice herself also frowned, now deep in thought. It was already considered impressive by many to be able to go toe-to-toe with two trainers at once with only one Pokemon. Is this the strength of the trainers of Reborn?

The 'leader' shrugged. "It was an amusing diversion, nonetheless." He pulled out a Pokeball and withdrew Seviper back.

Alice was a bit...dumbfounded by this, so is Julia by the looks of it. Is he folding the match?

"Hey, does this mean, we won?" Julia piped up.

Seeing the look on Julia's face, he smirked. "Don't think you've won, however." His eyes suddenly got a glint on them, malicious ones. "Team Meteor does not forgive..." And with that, he vanished...literally.

Alice had to blink, then wipe her eyes to make sure she wasn't seeing things. The space where the two grunts and the 'leader' once occupied remained empty, however.

"...what the hell!?" Julia ran forward and inspected the area, then she appeared indignant. "How did they do that? You can't just walk out of a battle, you jerk!"

Alice thought of that too, possibly teleportation is at work here. It is certainly possible if someone had a Psychic-type waiting nearby.

"Hey, sis, would you mind giving an explanation here?" Fern demanded.

"I do not know, Fern. Certainly, a teleportation is at work here, but I simply have theories. There are no concrete evidence to support this, however." Florinia stated simply.

"Tch," Fern rolled his eyes. "Just when I thought you can be useful for once, Flobot."

"Nonetheless, the enemy is no longer in the vicinity. Cradily, return." Florinia returned her Cradily into it's Pokeball.

Julia sighed to herself, knowing when a battle, ended when she sees one. "You too, Electrode. Good job out there!" And the cheerleader returned her own Electrode.

Now that the 'leader' had retreaded, was their purpose done here? It certainly seems that way to Alice, seeing as even she knows that those guys would no longer have anything to gain by remaining here and probably already made themselves scarce.

In short, they should get out of here. "...let's go, I think we're done here."

"Heh, for once, I agree with Alice." Fern smirked and he moved toward the doorway they came from..

Only to be stalled by Julia. "Hold on you guys, I wanna check something out!"

Without so much as a consent from everyone, Julia bounded across the room, stopping short only in front of the computer. Her fingers then began swimming across the keyboard, tapping furiously, but not carelessly.

"Hey, crazy lady, newsflash. I think we should get out of here!" Fern shouted, but was ignored by Julia.

Alice herself had to agree with Fern's assessment, they no longer have any reason to remain here. She just wanted to get out of here, in case this 'Team Meteor' decided to return and found there were less-than-needed intruders on the base...despite the very low chance of that happening.

With one final motion, Julia slammed a finger down on a key and brought Alice out of her musing. "Okay!" She turned around and gave them a smile of gleefulness, which Alice take wasn't anything good. "You all should start running now!"

Alice had to raise an eyebrow, why would they start running? Then her eyes widened at the implication.

"Huh? What did you do, now?" Fern questioned.

Julia's grin widened even more. "KAAAA-"

"Oh shit! Let's move!" Fern shouted.

Alice doesn't need to be told twice.

"Well," Julia crouched then came up into a jump befitting a cheerleader. "That's a wrap! Gooooo, team!"

"Uh-huh." Fern just muttered, not the least bit amused that Julia tried to blow the building and them to kingdom come.

Meanwhile, Alice is not convinced that explosion was the least bit 'fun'. She was currently on the ground on her knees and supporting herself with both hands, all the while trying to make sure her heart didn't burst out her chest out of fear.

"Damn, what's wrong with you, Alice? Are you really that much of a chicken with explosion?" Fern sneered, looking down at the almost prone form of Alice.

Alice had felt no shame in nodding.

Fern just shook his head. "You're embarrassing. If we're done here with the crazy lady's pyrotechnics, I'm getting out of here. Can't dawdle around here all day like Alice."

Alice took offense to that, but decided to remain silent.

"Peace!" Fern gave off a two finger salute before making himself scarce.

This leaves Alice, Julia and Florinia alone.

Julia puffed out her cheeks at Fern. "Way to sour the mood..."

Florinia spoke out which Alice knew as sarcasm. "That is one of his few veritable competencies."

She looked at Alice, who was still trying to calm her nerves down. "Hey, c'mon, Alice it wasn't that bad, right?"

Alice didn't know how is it that Julia found the aftermath of an explosion to be a 'happy mood'.

She just blushed at the embarrassing situation she is in now. Alice held up a hand to Julia's direction. "Just...just give me a minute."

"Well, okay..." Julia said reluctantly.

In a minute or two later, Alice had finally be able to finally stand up, now that her heart rate and breathing is even.

"...I think I'm fine now." Alice said, but not completely true either. She is still somewhat scared of another explosion happening.

Julia clapped her hands and smiled. "That's good to hear, Alice!"

"I shall be departing as well, the police requires my assistance in other areas." Florinia cut in.

"Huh?" Julia tilted her head at Florinia. "Why leave so soon, 'Rini? We should party!"

"Obsidia requires further investigation and a party is unnecessary, only hinders." Florinia stated again.

"Obsidia?" Alice knew of the ward, at least in direction anyway, but still she wanted to know. "What's going on over there?"

Florinia moved to answer, but Julia beat her to it.

"Oh that's right!" Julia snapped her fingers. "It's about those giant plant things right?"

"Correct. I will attend to that now." Florinia nodded.

Alice frowned. She knows that the police blockaded the areas for some reason. What she didn't know is that it actually involves this 'giant plant' like Julia said.

She wanted to know what's going on, her curiosity got the best of her, but still, she is sensible enough than to barge through a police blockade. She has no desire to be on the police's blacklist. Perhaps it was wise to not get involved this time when police are around.

So Alice just nodded toward Florinia's way.

Julia seemed down at that, but quickly smiled again to her friend nonetheless. "Well, okay ̴ Thank you for your help anyway. At least we get to hang out ̴ since you're really busy most of the time. Just like old times, right?"

Alice looked at the two, now knowing they were from the same school. But the question stills stands. How is it that Florinia and Julia came to be friends? They both seems to be polar opposites.

"And equally destructive, correct." Florinia finished, still with the same monotone expression.

Alice had to smile a bit at that. Florinia had said something she had to agree with.

"However," Her musing was cut short again when Florinia continued. "Sentimentalities remain counterproductive."

Now Alice had to frown. Did Florinia just say what did she think she just said?

"Alice?"

Shaking her head, she looked at Florinia, who now focused her attention towards her. "Yes?"

"Did you perhaps observe the terrain-variant effects during the operation?"

Again, Alice's mind was brought back to the area where she had blundered, forgetting about the terrain effects of the area, the factory field.

Alice nodded without hesitation.

Florinia continued. "Then you should already be aware of some aspects of Field Effects."

Alice did remember so she nodded. But that mistake was somewhat embarrassing still. To think she actually forgot about the most basic thing for Reborn challengers. Again, she blamed herself for being too focused on the raid.

In her musing, Florinia simply continued. "Recently many trainers have been documenting the specific attributes of each environment and what effect they may have during combat."

Alice nodded in approval. Frankly, that's what she would have done as well. In order for one to succeed in Reborn, one must be aware and take into accounts of the numerous field effects.

Then Florinia held up something for Alice to see, a USB Drive. "As such, I have created an application to catalogue these attributes and effects. If you would perhaps allow me to install the beta version into your Pokegear?" Florinia held out one hand, expecting said device within any second.

Alice looked at Florinia's outstretched palm and back to her. While there's no reason for her to think that Florinia might try to trick her, she couldn't help, but ask. "Why only beta? And why now?"

"Ame have realized the difficulty that Reborn may offer to challengers, this is especially true for those who have not hailed from Reborn. And as such, as of recently, we have decided that an application for the automatic classification of Field Effects is necessary." Florinia answered without a pause.

Alice once again, nodded. True enough, Reborn can be such a big surprise to those aren't prepared. Much to her embarassment, she still gets surprised even when she had read what to expect from it's official website. Ame's decision to add these applications might not be a bad one, in fact, it's a wise one.

And so, she pulled out her PokeGear, and placed it on Florinia's outstretched palm. She could use such application to herself. "Then here you go."

Without much word, Florinia sticked the USB Drive on the part on the side of the PokeGear then opened the lid. She began tinkering with it, almost the same way that Fern had done so with the panel.

Unlike Fern, however, it was done in just a few seconds. She was presented back her PokeGear. "It is done."

Taking the PokeGear back and inspecting it everywhich way, she found nothing of note. Then she opened the lid and turned the device itself on. There it was, there's an icon that seems to be based on a mountain and the text below that says 'Field Effects'

Florinia continued, not done yet with her explanations. "As the current version is beta, we cannot provide the full list of Field Effects to be found in Reborn. However, a small population has already begun recording data for this application. Expect your device to be updated automatically at numerous intervals in the future. We also ask you to collect additional information with the help of these people or by finding environmental read-outs that may have been extracted at various locations for the purpose of assisting other trainers. Once you have found any new information regarding environmental Field Effects, your device shall record it automatically and copies of it will be sent towards other trainers bearing similar devices. As of the present, the only data I have is of the Electric Terrain. Use it wisely."

She had smiled, Florinia wasn't such a bad person. She helped installed such a helpful application after all. One that could record any new Field Effects she encountered then broadcast to other trainers so they will know what to expect.

"Thank you." Alice said.

Then Julia piped into their conversation. "Wait, wait, wait, wait, 'Rini. Back up! Did you say Electric Terrain!?"

Alice was...silenced. She only briefly glanced at Julia and already she knew what her problem was. Florinia had given her some heads-up about the possible terrain of the one she is planning to face after this. Possibly Julia's own terrain.

As such, Julia puffed out her cheeks in indignation. " 'Rini! How could you!? That's for MY Gym!" The cheerleader pointed at the other woman, almost in accusation. "Are you trying to give Alice a lead on me?"

For Alice's part, she wasn't complaining. This way, she can review on what she knows about the Electric Terrain. Experts needs to go back to the basics sometimes, after all.

"At any rate," Florinia cut in. "I will report today's proceedings to Ame. Farewell."

The green-clothed woman then proceeded to walk away, without so much as a glance back.

Julia was still indignant, for her part. " 'Rini!" She ran after Florinia then stopped short near the train tracks, even as the other woman starts to gain more distance. "You know, if you're gonna sass me, at least do it with some feeling!" She shouted.

Looking at the Pokegear in her hand, Alice frowned. When she thought about it, perhaps it wasn't all that bad.

Florinia had given her a device that may allow her to record any future fields that may factor in some of the combat she had. Plus, she was given a freebie in the form of Electric Terrain notes.

Again, while she had read, it would be good to review some of the basics once in awhile to make sure her knowledge is up to par.

Alice had to smile, at least she had gotten something out of this whole raid. She had pretty much completed her original purpose of scouting out the entire gym for any weaknesses. The question was on how to deal with it...that is provided Julia didn't wise up and changed the terrain somehow.

"Hey, Alice! You there?"

Only then Alice realized Julia was waving a hand frantically in front of her face. She shook her head. "Sorry, what was it?"

Julia sighed. "Well, as I was saying..." Julia glanced back at the direction Florinia's gone. "She's never been the same since..." She trailed off.

Alice had to raise an eyebrow. Of course, part of her knew that. One doesn't have a speech pattern like an AI without reason. It has to be something that had happened.

"Well, nevermind!" Julia shouted almost immediately, causing Alice to take a step back in surprise. "I haven't thanked you for your help! So thank you, Alice. For your help today! You were great, you know that!?"

Despite her whole, initial apprehension of the thing, suffice to say that her raiding group did better than what she had expected.

Alice nodded. "It wasn't a problem."

Julia then rubbed the back of her neck akwardly. "And uh, sorry if all those 'boomies' scared you. I just couldn't help it, you know?"

Alice sighed, supposed she will have to be satisfied with that. "Just don't do it again around me in the future."

"No problemo!" Julia exclaimed. "Now that my gym isn't gonna randomly blow up, I'm gonna head back there now... Although if it did blow up that might be fun too."

Suddenly, Alice had some apprehension about going there.

Seeing the look on Alice's face, Julia immediately waved her hands frantically. "No, no, no, no, don't worry. I'm not gonna do that with you around."

Alice just nodded.

"Okay! I'll be waiting at my gym! Sooo," Julia turned toward the tracks and bounded across the street, then turned back toward Alice's direction and waved energetically. "See you soon, Alice!"

Then she was gone.

Alice was silent for a bit, then she sighed. Like it or not, she would have to go to Julia's gym eventually and no amount of stalling would prevent it. She will just have to deal with it in due time.

Now, however, was time for preparation. "...it's time for some training." Turning her head toward the direction she knows as the subways, despite the building blocking her views, she moved there with a determined gaze.

There's much training to be done.

The Nurse Joy attending the counter in the Peridot Ward Pokemon Center was bored, like every other day, but it was a job that her family had taken so she had to at least take pride in it.

Still, thought, she couldn't help it. Healing the Pokemon of every trainers out there that happens to be passing by tend to get tiresome sometimes.

As such, the sight of a quiet and crowd-less Pokemon Center was Arceus-sent most of the time. In those rare moments, Nurse Joy can actually for once can be herself and take momentary respite.

At the very least, she still got paid by the governing body of the region thought, even though she and her sisters worldwide offers free-of-charge services for any wounded Pokemon.

Then she heard the double, glass door sliding open. Nurse Joy put up her 'game face' quickly by smiling. "Hello, trainer! Welcome to the Pokemon Center of Peridot! How may I help you?"

Alice stepped inside, and found the entire center to be...quite a refreshing sight to see for once. It was like a safe haven. Being in a possible life-threatening raid and training in the same area for many hours tend to do that to you.

The entire Pokemon Center was...a bit empty if she may be allowed to say. You would think in a world where Pokemon Trainers are a common place, the entire centers in a region up and down the coast would be crowded with every single trainer out there.

But in a way...she had understood, Reborn was not a very friendly place to be at night. She knew that now.

"Excuse me, miss?"

Shaking her head and breaking herself out of her musing, she regarded the Nurse Joy behind the counter with a small smile of her own. "Sorry. I want to ask something."

"Yes?"

"Are there any available rooms for the night?"

Author Note :

Yep, teleportation. I had to give an explanation somehow. I mean, there are multiple instance in-game, where the good guys had the villains dead to right, yet somehow just let them walk out the front door? And the screen did usually go to black sometimes before the Team Meteor disappeared, so I do think that hints on teleportation.

Still, that was intense for a first encounter against Meteor. This game is no joke for anyone playing it. No time for rest as the gym is coming up next.

Stay tuned for it!