-Enter the bugs!-

One of Bugsy's favorite hobbies, which was rather obvious once you've spent more than three minutes around the boy, was that he loved to capture and collect insects and Bug-Type Pokemon. He could spend hours on end with his nose buried in a textbook showing all the formations the scales of a Beautifly's wings could take, or learning about the anatomy of Scyther (not that he already knew it). So of course, like any Bug Catcher worth their weight in Silverpowder, they enjoyed bug hunts!

Since Whitney had so graciously invited Falkner over for some fun, Bugsy decided a festive activity he thinks they could all enjoy.

"Bug catching?" The Pink-haired girl inquired.

"Yeah, bug catching! We catch little bugs or Pokemon, and we just release them. Its kinda fun because we can see what all the different bugs look like, and how members of the same species look different!" Bugsy's eyes were glimmering in delight at just the thought of all the truly outrages bugs there were to catch.

"It's a good work out, and it's a real blast sometimes! Heck, you shoulda seen the time Bugsy found a Shiny Cascoon at the park once, it was a hoot!" Falkner commented with a good deal of nostalgia in his voice.

Unlike other girls, Whitney isn't afraid of bugs. She didn't think most of them were cute, like how she wanted, but she didn't really go squeemish at the sight of one. Giving it some thought, she decided to be a bit more open minded today. "Alright, lets go see if we could find some cute insects!"

The two packed up their catching nets, with the little cute boy bringing a few extra just in case.

The trio were dashing around the park in no time flat, zooming around seeing if they had any notable catches. Falkner caught two Butterfree in one sweep! Bugsy found an unusually large Pineco, a specimen that caught his eye. Whitney, however, was too busy trying to keep the Weedle away from her to really make any notable snags.

Everything was all fine and dandy for the triplet, until something had caught Falkner's attention.

"Yo! Hey Morty, what's up?"

Whitney and Bugsy stopped dead in their tracks, practically swallowing their own hearts.

The blonde silently waved towards Falkner, walking up to the three Gym Leaders. His glare matched with Whitney's and Bugsy's look of worry.

"Falkner, hi bud. Whitney and Bugsy..." He let in a big inhale, then out a loud sigh. "I have something to say."

There was silence amongst the group. Falkner didn't know exactly what was going on, Bugsy cowered in fear, while Whitney stood up. "Go on, say it."

"I'm sorry." Morty tilted his head down, looking solemn.

A curtain of sadness was lowered onto the couple's soul, and they took a step forward. ...Did Morty just say he was sorry?

"I feel like I've been a jerk to you, Whitney. You have every say in who you like...just. I'd be lying to say I wasn't heartbroken back there, and I'm still a little sad, but...time heals all wounds." He then rises his head up, looking to the young boy. Getting close to the Bug-Type Gym Leader, he knelt down, holding onto his shoulder firmly. "And you Bugsy. I have to tell you something. What you have in your hands is a beautiful, fine young woman. I'm very proud that you've managed to get this close to her, and that she's so happy with you. Because.." Morty sniffles a bit, trying his best to fight back some tears. "When she's happy, I'm happy. And for that, I thank you."

The duo was left totally speechless. The tender, heartfelt words Morty spoke struck like raindrops into the ocean. They went up to hug Morty together, Falkner deciding to join in the group hug as well.

"Hey, Morty..." Whitney spoke first, holding his shoulders. "I'm so glad you said that. I wanted everything to be on good terms, because I was scared that we wouldn't be friends any more."

"Yeah, she has a point." Bugsy adds in on the commentary. "I mean...I look up to you, Morty! You're that one really cool guy, and all. I want us to be more than friends. I want us to be the best of friends."

Falkner gives his buddy a pat on the back, grinning. "You know, there ain't many things in this world that makes me happier, than seeing my friends happy!"

The future seer chuckles, stammering a little bit. Morty has now a wide, bright smile on his face. "Gee...thanks guys. I'm glad we could come to a solution to this mess. Now...who wants to go bug catching?!"

The crowd lifted their hands up in a collective pride and sense of bonding.

But that didn't last too long.

"What are you idiotic, dumb buffoons doing?"

A single foot was placed forward, and the four turned around to see something they just did not want to see. A boy wearing jeans, a black top, and red hair.