Pokemon Ranger – Darkness in Almia
Chapter 10 – Last Day in Almia
"Yeah! Tomorrow's gonna be a blast!" Keith exclaimed loudly.
Keith, Kate, Lunick, Solana, and their pokemon partners were sitting on the table on the ground floor. Their pokemon partners were eating under the table while the rangers were chatting.
"What day is tomorrow anyway?" Lunick asked, leaning back on his chair.
"Tomorrow is Almia's Memorial Day! It's gonna be fun!" Kate replied with a smile, "Oh, and this year there will be a special dance, so you may bring someone with you."
"Sounds like fun!" Lunick turned to Solana, "How about it, Solana? Let's take a day off after today's battle and we'll return to Fiore tomorrow after the celebration!"
"Okay, I'll let Leader know while reporting in tonight," Solana answered with a nod, "But what should we wear tomorrow? We'll have a dance tomorrow, so I'm guessing that we should put on some formal clothes, right?"
"Nope, you don't have to," Keith answered, "You may wear any kinds of clothes as the dance isn't a formal dance."
"But we haven't been told what kind of dance it will be. He said that it'll be a big surprise," Kate added.
"Who is 'he'?" Lunick asked.
"He's Mr. Wyatt Hall, the president of Altru Inc. He was let go after the interrogation about the shadow crystal problem under strict supervision until last year," Kate explained.
"Oh, I've heard about him! He was first known as President Blake Hall, right?" Solana asked.
"Bingo, we have a winner. He's the man behind the whole shadow crystal incident in Almia three years ago," Keith answered.
"Hey, it's getting late now. Let's call it a day so we have a lot of energy tomorrow!" Kate suggested and the four of them rose from their seats.
The rangers headed towards their dorms to turn in for the day, except for Lunick. Solana noticed him going to the upper floor instead of going to the dorm along with Keith, Buizel, and Minun. She quietly followed him to the rooftop.
Solana hid behind the giant tree and saw Lunick leaning against the railing. The full moon's light shone on him as he looked up at it. His face showed the expression that he was hurt inside. His eyes showed sadness, the pain from his bitter past.
"There's no need to hide, Solana. You can come out from behind the tree now," Lunick suddenly said, surprising Solana who was hiding behind the tree.
"S-Sorry! I wasn't spying on you! I was just…" Solana came out panicking, but then sighed and frowned, "I was worried about you…"
Lunick smiled sadly and turned to her, "Thanks for being worried about me, but I'll be fine," Lunick stepped to Solana's side, "I guess… Kate has told you everything about our past, huh?"
Solana slowly nodded, "Yeah, I'm really sorry for your loss," Lunick stayed silent, "If only there's something I can do to help you cheer up… I'll be glad to do it just for you…"
"Thanks Solana," Lunick pulled the teal-haired ranger into a hug, "You're the best girl I can ever love…"
Solana was stunned at Lunick's words. He broke the hug and smiled at her. He leaned in closer and closer until their lips met. The two rangers shared the romantic moment together, not noticing that they were being watched not too far from there.
"Things could be better if I had brought my video camera with me!" Kate whispered angrily.
"I don't think watching their moments together is such a good idea…" Keith, who was beside her, told her, "You're on your own now, see ya!"
Kate ignored him as he left downstairs and kept spying on her brother until she finally got bored, "Oh well, there's nothing else interesting to watch here. I think I should go to bed too…" Kate yawned tiredly and headed towards the girls' dorm.
The next day, the rangers gathered on the ground floor before heading to the park where the celebration for Almia's Memorial Day took place. Solana, Kate, Kellyn, Sven, and Wendy were all waiting for Lunick and Keith as they all planned to leave for the park on Staraptor together.
Their partner pokemon were all playing together, except for Sven's Luxray and Wendy's Staraptor, who were waiting outside with the other seven Staraptor. The rangers were chatting near the counter in the middle of the room when Lunick and Keith came running down the escalator.
"Sorry we're late!" Lunick and Keith said in unison.
"As usual…" Kate commented before turning to Wendy, "By the way, why do we need eight Staraptor if there are only seven of us going?"
"Actually, I invited Rhythmi to come with us," Kellyn explained, "Her job as an operator seems stressful, so I decided to take her out and let her have a day off."
"Oh, I see… So you're taking her out on a date?" Keith playfully elbowed Kellyn.
"N-No… I just want her to be happy after all the trouble I have put her into. I am doing this for her as a good friend," Kellyn tried to keep his cool self by calming himself with a deep breath.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" The gang turned to the escalator and they saw a girl with blonde hair. She was wearing a green coat and a green skirt.
"Okay, everyone's here!" Keith said excitedly, "Let's go to the park and have some fun!"
The gang went outside and rode on a Staraptor, heading towards the park. As they were getting closer to the park, they could see colorful stands from the distance. They landed near the park's west entrance and saw a lot of people coming to the park.
The gang separated in pairs, all exploring the park full of stands. Lunick was with Solana, Keith was with Kate, Kellyn was with Rhythmi, and Sven was with Wendy. The pairs looked around the newly decorated park area. The stands were mostly food stands and game stands, but there were also some souvenir stands as well.
When it was almost noon, the people gathered near the stage in the middle of the park, where a certain famous band group was going to perform and sing some songs for the upcoming dance.
"Go-Rock Quads! Go-Rock Quads!" The people yelled excitedly.
"Thank you everyone!" The Go-Rock Quads' leader, Billy, said through the microphone, "We're lucky to be able to come back from out world tour just in time to perform here! I hope you've got your dance partners now, 'cause we're ready to play some music!"
Billy went back to his band and signaled his other band members, who were his siblings. After the music started, the people started dancing in pairs. The dance was actually a mix of Cha-Cha dance steps combined with a few Jive moves, but a cheerful and informal style of them.
The celebration lasted until the sky turned orange in color and the sun was about to set. The rangers took the way back to Union by wild Doduo they all captured all by themselves, except for Wendy who flew on her Staraptor. When the other rangers arrived at the Union, Wendy had already been waiting outside with her Staraptor and a Dragonite.
"It looks like it's time to go back, right Solana?" Lunick turned to Solana, and she nodded slowly.
The rangers hopped down before they released the Doduo. Lunick and Solana along with plusle and Minun went over to Dragonite as it ducked down, letting the rangers and pokemon to hop on to his back.
"I guess it's time for us to leave," Lunick said sadly, "Take care, everyone! Especially you, Kate!"
"Shut up! I'm not a little girl anymore! I'm already eighteen years old!" Kate protested.
"Bye everyone! Let's all meet up again someday!" Solana said, waving at the rangers below.
As Lunick and Solana waved goodbye, Dragonite slowly took off. They flew through the orange-colored sky, looking at the sunset as they passed through. When the sky was turning dark blue color, Dragonite dove down into the thin layers of clouds and the land of Fiore could be seen from the high sky. They landed on Ringtown Base rooftop safely and were greeted by Spenser before turning in for the day.
And with the last 3 chapter update, this story is finally complete! A sequel is coming, but I can't really say when it'll be up. Thanks for all the reviews and favorites, sorry I can't really reply to all of them but I really I appreciate the time you've spent reading my story! Once again, thank you...!