Hi! Because some people were wondering, Marshal and Shauntal are about 16-18 in these drabbles. I couldn't find any official ages for them.

Drabble 11: Obituary

It had been almost a year since N came to the League and thrashed all its members, and even Alder. The castle the green-haired boy had summoned behind had been mostly torn down, and the Pokemon League building had been repaired. But there was still a quiet unease through the League, knowing that they had been beaten so swiftly by that rascal and his legendary Pokemon. If that kid hadn't chased after N and ultimately defeated him and Ghetsis...

"I still can't believe they haven't caught that guy yet!" Marshal ranted, as he pummeled his punching bag. "I mean, how hard can it be to find a freakishly tall green-haired guy on a big black dragon?"

Shauntal leaned back against the wall, watching as he switched to snappy kicks. "Well, it's a big world out there. He's probably in another region by now."

"Guess no one in that region was man enough to arrest him," Marshal growled.

Shauntal paused. "...Really, I think it's good he hasn't been found."

Marshal stopped his training. "What, you want him to get away?"

"N wasn't really the leader. He was just getting used by that Ghetsis guy," Shauntal explained. "He was doing it for the wrong reasons, but...that bond between him and the legendary was real. They were supposed to be together. And a legendary like that wouldn't choose someone that was evil."

"What he did was wrong," Marshal countered. "Didn't some of his own guys died during the frenzy at his castle? If he cared about them, he would honor their memory by turning himself in."

"And yet all those Plasma Grunts got were a footnote in the papers," Shauntal mused. "None of them even got an obituary..."

"That N guy will get his own obituary if the right people find him," Marshal said. "Many people hate him, you know."

"But a lot of people love him too, and not just members of Team Plasma," Shauntal countered. "He's helped many people better understand their Pokemon on the way. They'll be in an uproar if he's caught. Unova's unstable enough as it is. Putting him in jail isn't going to solve anything."

"It'll solve the Team Plasma problem," Marshal replied. "Let them know what happens to upstarts who steal Pokemon."

"I think he has the potential to do great things to help others, if he's just given the chance," Shauntal added. "That's why he shouldn't be found, at least right now."

"...I guess," Marshal answered. "But I still don't like the guy."

"That's okay," Shauntal said with a smile. "It's debatable."

"But I love you."

"And I love you too," Shauntal answered. "Because we can agree to disagree."

Marshal still seemed restless, however, as he continued striking his punching bag more fiercely.

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Doesn't sound like it's over, does it? :) It's not, and will be addressed more next time.