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'Ok. Just calm down, I'll tell you what exactly happened back there.' Ruby said, trying to stop Todd from his frantic asking.

'But he's lying on the bed for like…well, I don't really know how many times has he been so.' Todd said, concerning his unconscious friend.

'He always does that, now we don't want to wake him up, right? So just let me finish the story.'

About half a day ago…

It's the forth time that a wall was broken by a pokemon attack just to let someone get into or out of the Battle Tower, leaving the tower uncovered. Yet no one seemed to care about it since there's something way more attractive than the repairing fee happening inside the building.

'You really need to consider surrender,' said Wally, who had just arrived at the tower with Ruby and Sapphire in a not quite present way.

'He's right,' Gold said, though having battled so many stolen pokemon with Crystal, he could still give his mischievous small 'I'm not really quite good tempered like him.'

'You think I really come here without any backup plans?' said the enraged Archie, not admitting his being defeated.

'Whatever plan you've got, I would like to recommend you to give it up,' said Ruby 'just look at how many of us are here?'

'So, what actually happened?' Red asked in confusion. In fact, the other trainers standing were also asking the same question with their facial expressions.

'Well, to be simple, you were stones, and then some bad guy showed up, and then you are humans again.' Gold replied, trying to as hard as he could to simplify the situation. 'Anyway please put this on first.' He handed Red his clothes.

'You think a bunch of kids are going to scare me to death?'

'No,' Crystal replied 'but they are not a bunch of kids, they are possibly the strongest trainer you have ever met for now.'

'Alright, enough talking, let's go get him!' Gold yelled.

'Wait!' Wally shouted, stopping the attack of all the pokedex holders. 'What are you doing again!?' some impatient voice yelled.

'You hear what they have just said, right? So I'm going to ask you one more time, surrender, you won't stand a chance against us.' Wally said.

'Of course I did hear what you've just said,' Archie said, walking towards the trainers 'and the answer is…NO!' said he, rapidly rushing forward and grasp the green haired trainer by his neck, the next moment both of them were seen near the broken wall.

'I don't doubt that any of you can attack without hurting him,' said the armored man 'but the moment I lost balance, he falls, and I don't think that any of you here are capable of stopping that from happening, so you will do exactly what I tell you to.'

'Let him go, you know we will find a way to both save him and beat you!' Sapphire shouted.

'Really? Then show me!' said Archie, taking a step closer to the 'cliff'.

'Just like what you would have done, even without that ugly armor.' Ruby said, 'Zuzu, get ready!'

'Believe me, you won't like to take the risk!' said Archie 'and now it's my turn to ask you to surrender, if I have the mood.'

'Just give it up, you have already failed!' said Wally 'Quiet!' the man in armor demanded 'maybe you would like to stay here and witness your friends' welcoming their end?'

'Just answer me one more question,' Wally said, trying to distract Archie 'why are you still wearing the armor?'

'Want to trick me in revealing my weakness? Never mind, you won't be able to make any resistance, and that might as well, the last thing you will ever heard.'

'Remember Sootopolis city? When you left us in the thunder strike, the only thing we could do at the moment was to wait to be perished. However, there was, a ray of hope of survival, as a woman suddenly showed up, with this armor and blade, which gives one the greatest defense by preserving his spirit and the sword to protect the armor itself. Nevertheless there is only one was provided.'

'And you killed Maxie for that!' Sapphire couldn't help screaming 'you truly is a monster!'

'He's dying anyway, and the story doesn't end here, as the woman, who I don't actually know who she was, gave me the information about the wish pokemon, and that's why I'm here. Though I have to admit that you have proved yourselves as a bit of obstacles.'

This might be my best chance, thought Wally, despite not being able to make any movement without alerting Archie.

'Now, after hearing such a touching storing, ready to meet your end?'

'Yours.' Wally said, with a blink he pushed himself, as well as the armored man holding him, backwards.

'What are you doing!' the cried, surprisingly, was came from the trainers, not the victim himself.

'And then what happened?' Todd asked impatiently.

'At least he's not dead.' Sapphire replied.

'I've never imagined that he could do something like that.' The reporter uttered.

'Who would do what?' asked Wally, waking up by the chatting noise.

'You would have been dead!' to shout楜, though not the correct answer to the question 'it's a miracle for you to stay alive.'

'Sorry that I worried you, but I actually have absolute confidence in my pokemon that they can save me.'

'But how were you able to send out any pokemon when you're falling?'

'That's thanks to the gear that Mr. Norman gave me.' Said Wally, revealing the machinery on his wrist.

'So that's why you're fine when we found you.' Said Ruby

'What happened to Archie? I can't really remember what happened soon after I landed.'

'Seems like he lost his grip on you,' Sapphire said 'and by the moment we found the armor it's already empty with cracks on it, it looked like that his soul leaked out from it.'

'But why are you always falling asleep?'

'I'm tired, I guess.'

'Anyway there's someone who would like to have a chat with you.' Ruby said finally.'

That's my parents, thought Wally after having a view through the gap of the door. Perhaps it' s about time for them to notice my actions on the frontier

'I'm leaving the time for you.'

'Wait a second.' Said Wally, detaining the last person about to leave the room.

'What is it?' asked Todd.

'It might…be the end of my life as a pokemon trainer, so…'

'Maybe things are not as bad as you think' Todd said, he really didn't get any idea of what to say at the moment 'at least you have been a great trainer for these days.'

'And, by the way, will you keep this for me? Just in case.' Said Wally, handing his frontier pass with the name Emerald and the six symbols on it.

'What do you think about it?' Sapphire asked.

'I've had worse.' Ruby replied.

'What a pity, I thought we're supposed to have a happy ending.'

'Pesky woman.'

'We don't even know him.'

'Maybe professor just has the wrong choice.'

'Shut up'

Voices are heard all over the building at the same time, discussing issues related to the latest pokedex holder, at least, there's five trainers here who knew nothing about the current situation at all.

'Maybe you'll just have to ask him.' Todd suggested, seeing that his friend had already came out from his room.

'What's the outcome?' that's the first question that was asked.

'We made an agreement,' said Wally 'that I can gain their approval if I can prove that I'm capable of taking care of myself as a pokemon trainer.'

'By how?'

'I have to get the all of the symbols of the Battle Frontier…today.'

'Then you'll have to need this.' Said Todd, handing the frontier pass back to its owner.

'I hope it works, I really don't want to do it all over again.' Said Wally, crossing out the name written on the sheet and replaced it with his real name.

'Alright, let's go.'