Update! Ideas are really starting be harder to come up with, but they're coming. Anyway, this Chapter includes a Gym Battle, and a horror that TUA utilizes to keep it's Organization as strong as it is. Enjoy!
Also a note to LadyTrainer, I've decided to use your character, I have all of her data saved!
After a long and hard day, our Heroes have winded down and are resting for the gym battles that are too come the following day.
(Pokémon Center Residential Level-Boy's room)
"Ugh, another early wake up." Nathen said as he stretched his body out. "I guess I'd better go make sure that Fern's ready for the Gym Battles today." Nathen said as he stood up and looked around the room. "I guess Hope stayed with Vahn." Nathen said as he noticed that Hope was sleeping next to Vahn. "Alright, time to get on with my day…Um, where's my remote?" Nathen said as he noticed that his transporter remote was missing. "This is bad, that thing may be broken but who knows what it'll do if it malfunctions." Nathen said as he scrabbled around looking for the remote.
"If I don't find this thing and one of the others comes across it while it's malfunctioning it my yank them out of this world and I won't be able to bring them back." Nathen said as he took a solid look around the room and noticed the remote on the window ceil. "I swear; I'm blind to everything that's right in front of me." Nathen sighed as he put the remote in his backpack before leading towards the bathroom.
(Center Plaza)
"I never get tired of how beautiful this place is in the morning." Nathen said as he took a deep breath of the morning air. "Oh hey Nathen, what are you up too this fine morning?" Fern asked as she walked up Nathen. "Not much, but I was actually coming to tell you that you have to get ready for the gym battles you have today." Nathen said. "I'm sorry but I can't, I have to tend to the damages from that bastard that attacked Vahn and the others." Fern said. "Don't worry, I'll handle the repairs and I'll repair most of the garden, but you have to battle fully at the gym battles." Nathen said.
"I guess I can let you handle it, here's the garden layout plan. I'll be waiting at the gym for your friends." Fern said as she turned towards the gym. "Okay, let's see here…wow this is quite the layout. It's a good thing that I pulled Rose to give me a hand." Nathen said as he ran behind the Pokémon Center. "Wow, I can't believe Korin did all of this just trying to test Vahn and the others." Nathen said as he noticed all of the damage. "Alright, let's go team we have a job to do!" Nathen said as he threw out all of his Pokeballs and Aura, Shadow, Psychic, Dracage, an Eevee, and a Roserade appeared in a bright flash of light.
"Alright everyone, I know that it's early, but we have a job to do." Nathen said as he walked past his team of Pokémon. "To start things off, Aura, Shadow, Dracage, I'm going to need you to destroy all the large debris. Try and do as little damage to the surrounding garden as possible, so no Aura Sphere or Black Magic." Nathen said as his Pokémon just nodded and went to work. "And what about us?" Psycitch asked as she, Eevee and Roserade walked up to Nathen.
"A soon as they're done with clearing the debris, the rest of us will work on the final repair to the main field and the garden." Nathen said as his Eevee jumped onto his shoulder. "Alright, and it looks like they're almost done with the clearing." Psycitch said as she pointed out that most of the damage was almost all gone.
"Good job, things are running quickly." Nathen said as his Pokémon destroyed the last of the debris. "Alright, clearing team pull back, the field team will consist of Psycitch, Aura, and me. Let's go team." Nathen said as he and his Pokémon walked forward. "Psycitch use Psychic to move the excess rocks into the holes, we want these holes filled up as much as possible." Nathen said as he picked up a stone and tossed it into a hole. "Okay." Psycitch said as she started lifting several stones, but began to lose control of them over time. "Isolate your focus; focus on five at a time." Nathen said. "Okay, I guess my abilities are still weak." Psycitch said as she dropped several stones and lifted five of them.
"It's okay, if you need to take a break for awhile." Nathen said as his hand started to glow along with several rocks. "Mimic: Psychic." Nathen said as his eyes started to glow and the stones rose into the air before piling into a hole. "Man that even takes a toll on me." Nathen said. "Aura, how are you holding up?" Nathen asked. "I'm fine, but there aren't enough excess rocks to fill these holes." Aura said mentally. "True, but I can handle the rest once we've filled them a decent way." Nathen said. "How?" Psycitch asked.
"It looks like we've reached a decent point; stand back and I'll show you." Nathen said as he knelt down and placed a hand on the ground as it started to glow a dulled shade of a light blue green. "Mana Surge." Nathen whispered as the entire ground started to glow and the holes that were filled with rocks started to cap over and return to the flat plane that it used to be.
"What kind of move was that?" Psycitch asked. "It's called Mana Surge, it can only be learned when an Aura User has a run in with the Pokémon Manasol." Nathen said as he stood up. "Who?" Aura asked. "Manasol is an Aura Pokémon that guards the Life Forest." Nathen said. "Now, shall we begin work on the garden?" Nathen asked as he and his Pokémon started towards the garden.
(Residential Hall-Girl's Room)
"Ugh, where am I?" Alice asked as she woke up. "Oh that's right; I'm in the Pokémon Center." Alice said as she looked around the room. "Everyone's still asleep." Alice said.
"Has my Aura repaired itself?" Alice asked as she closed her eyes and looked towards her shoulder. "Most of the damage has been fixed, but some of it has yet to repair itself. I guess I need to refrain from using aura to get around." Alice said as she sat up and got out of the bed. "I guess I should go and see if Nathen's up." Alice said as she started for the door but stopped as she suddenly broke out into a cold sweat and started to panic. "No…I haven't done anything wrong yet…why is this damned mark activating?" Alice said as she fell to her knees and started gasping for breath while starting to cry. "Nathen, please help me." Alice whispered as she passed out on the ground.
"Ugh, who's there?" Wisteria asked as she woke up and noticed Alice on the ground. "Alice! Everyone, something's wrong with Alice!" Wisteria said as she rushed down to Alice's side. "What?" Gem asked as she looked over the edge. "Wisteria what happened?" Karina asked as she started climbing down. "I don't know, I woke up to a thud and I saw Alice on the ground." Wisteria said. "She doesn't look hurt, but for some reason she's acting like she's in intense pain." Karina said as she rested Alice's head on her lap. "Should we get Nurse Joy?" Amber asked as she woke up. "I think that'd be best." Gem said. "Okay, I'll go get Nurse Joy, Wisteria, could you please go find Nathen, I think that with him being this stories author that he'll be able to help her." Amber said as she stood up. "Okay." Wisteria said as she and Amber left the room in a hurry. "Gem can you help me get Alice back to the bed?" Karina asked. "Yeah." Gem said as she climbed down to the main floor and helper Karina lift Alice, but as the two moved towards Alice's bed a large surge of energy was released from Alice as she cried in pain.
(Pokémon Center Garden)
"Alice!" Nathen said as he suddenly felt his heart drop. "Nathen!" Wisteria said as she ran out back behind the Pokémon Center. "Wisteria, what happened to Alice?" Nathen asked. "How did you know? It doesn't matter, Alice is in pain!" Wisteria said. "Dammit! I was afraid they move to that after she failed to report in last night. Lead the way." Nathen said. "Okay." Wisteria said as she and Nathen ran back to the Pokémon Center.
(Girl's Room)
"Nurse Joy, are you sure that there isn't anything that you can do?" Karina asked. "I'm sorry, but there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with her physically." Nurse Joy said. "Then I guess we'll just have to wait and see if Nathen can do anything." Gem said. "Then I suggest you clear out so I can work." Nathen said as he walked into the room. "Okay, please help her." Karina said as she, Gem and Nurse Joy left the room. "I'm sorry Alice, I never expected them to go this far just because you missed a single report. I should've taken you back to your look out." Nathen said as he studied the hurting girl.
"Nathen…please help me…the pain…it's just too much." Alice cried. "I know, but I won't turn to that method. Instead, I'm going to cure you." Nathen said as he placed his hands together and formed an Aura Sphere in his hands as he opened them. "But…won't they know when…I've been cured?" Alice grunted. "Then I'll disguise myself and go back with you to your base." Nathen said as he lowered the sphere down onto Alice's chest. "NO! I won't allow you to be back under their control." Alice said as she continued to cry in pain.
"Fine, but first we have to remove that spike from your back." Nathen said as the sphere grew and engulfed Alice. As the Alice began to rise into the air a large black spike materialized. The Spike was going through her back and out her chest. "This may hurt, but I need to push into the seal." Nathen said. "Why?" Alice asked. "I think that if this works perfectly then I should leave a small enough essence on your chest that they'll still believe that you haven't been cured yet." Nathen said as he started pushing his own aura into the seal which cause Alice to cry out more in pain.
"Please don't give into the pain; I don't want to lose you." Nathen said as he started to feel his aura fault.
(Hall)
"Alice really sounds like she's in pain." Wisteria said as she sat down up against the wall. "I'm worried about her." Karina said. "What's going on out here?" Vahn asked as he and Hope walked out of the other room. "Alice is in pain and Nathen's trying to help her." Karina said. "Oh no, I hope that Nathen will be able to help her." Hope said. "I'm sure he'll do just fine." Gem said as they heard Alice cry out again. "That didn't sound good." Amber said. "We'll just have to wait and see what happens." Nurse Joy said.
(Girls Room)
"Almost…There!" Nathen said as he used one last final push and shot the black shard out of Alice. "Thank…you." Alice said as she blacked out before falling down onto the bed. "Those bastards! They don't care who they hurt, as long as they get what they want no one else matters." Nathen said as he tucked Alice back into the bed, and looked towards the black shard that had embedded itself into the wall. "This damned shard, all the trouble that you've caused, all the people's lives that you've taken, you're nothing but a curse that must be erased." Nathen said as he grabbed the back of his neck before pulling the shard out of the wall and crushed it in his hand.
"Nathen, can we come in?" Karina asked as she knocked on the door. "Yeah, just keep it quiet." Nathen said as he sat on the bed next to Alice. "Hey, how's Alice doing?" Karina asked. "She'll be just fine, she just needs rest now." Nathen said. "Good." Amber said. "We were really worried." Wisteria said. "Nathen, what was wrong with Alice anyway?" Hope asked. "It's nothing that concerns any of you yet, so I recommend that you all get changed and head to the gym. Today's the last day I can get Fern to sit still long enough for a gym battle, so all those who're competing and/or supporting I say get going and Gem, you're still refereeing the battles since I need to finish up with something I'm doing for Fern." Nathen said as he walked towards the hall.
"Nathen's right, we need to get going, Alice will be fine we just need to let her rest." Vahn said as he followed Nathen but turned towards his room. "Okay, shall we all meet in front of the gym?" Gem said. "Yeah." Nathen called back. "Okay, but I think that I'm going to stay with Alice either way." Karina said. "Okay, we'll tell you how everything goes." Gem said.
(Outside Shrubhill City Gym)
"Hey where's Karina?" Vahn asked. "She said that she would stay with Alice incase she needed anything." Gem said. "Oh, well let's get this going then." Vahn said as he walked towards the gym.
(Shrubhill City Gym Battlefield)
"Hi ya! I'm glad to see you all here! I'm Fern, the gym leader here! I'm fairly new, but I enjoy this job and I don't intend to lose!" Fern said from her position on the grassy battlefield. "But before we begin, which one of you is Gem?" Fern asked. "I am." Gem sighed. "Alright, Nathen said that you'd be working as our referee, so here're the flags and the badge that signifies you as the ref." Fern said as she placed two flags and a Pokeball badge in Gem's hand.
"Thanks…I think." Gem said as he pinned the badge on her shirt and then walked over to the referee box. "Alright, who's going to be my first opponent?" "There are three of us, so I'll go first." Vahn said. "Two actually, I think that I'm going to stick as a Coordinator. Gym battles aren't really my thing." Amber said. "Okay two, but I'm still going first." Vahn said. "Okay, then the battles will be 3 vs. 3, with no time limits, and the challenger can substitute Pokémon." Gem said. "Alright, Bellossom, it's time to BLOOM!" Fern said as she threw out a Pokeball and a small green Pokémon appeared. "A grass type aye? This is going to be easy, Phoenix it's time to battle!" Vahn said as he threw out a Pokeball and his Pokoh Starter appeared. "Oh great a fire type." Fern said. "The first battle will be between the challenger's Phoenix and the Leader's Bellossom, begin!" Gem said.
"Alright start off with Ember!" Vahn said. "Dodge then use Leach Seed!" Fern said as Bellossom dodged the attack and fired off several seeds. "Please stay awake, use Incinerate!" Vahn said as Phoenix let out a large fire in a small burst cutting through the seeds and blasting into Bellossom. "Bellossom's burnt, eat your Rawst Berry then use Synthesis." Fern said as Bellossom just went straight into using synthesis. "Where's your Rawst Berry?" Fern asked.
"I looked that move up awhile ago after I first used it, Incinerate renders any berry on the Pokémon that was attacked useless, So I guess I just ruined a defense against fire types." Vahn said. "Just great." Fern sighed. "Alright Phoenix, end this with Peck!" Vahn said as his Pokémon started running towards Bellossom with its beak glowing. A second later while Bellossom was still in the middle of healing Phoenix rammed into Bellossom throwing her back.
"Bellossom!" Fern called out as Bellossom tried to stand but fell down unconscious. "Bellossom is unable to battle, so Phoenix is the winner." Gem said. "Alright Phoenix, let's go for two!" Vahn called out as his Pokémon started jumping up and down. "Alright then, I guess it's time to see what Nathen's Pokémon can do in battle. Secteon, it's time to BLOOM!" Fern said as she threw out a Pokeball with a flower on it and it opened up to a Pokémon that looked like a butterfly.
This Pokémon is known as Secteon, as a male it has a dark green colored body, moth like wings on its back, small round legs, eye are narrow lines, and antennae appear on its head. While females have a greenish blue colored bodies, butterfly like wings, small round legs, eyes are large and round, and antennae on its head. This Secteon is female.
"Oh what a cute Pokémon, what does the PokéDex say?" Wisteria said as she pulled out her PokéDex.
Secteon, the Garden Bug Pokémon, this Pokémon is the evolved form of Eevee. This Pokémon can only be attained by using a Petal Stone on an Eevee, when male the evolution will be the Moth form and when female the evolution will be Butterfly form. This Pokémon can be found in forests and gardens; this Pokémon is a favorite of bug collectors and gardeners.
"So it's another Eevee evolution, but with it being a bug type, it's still weak against fire type attacks!" Vahn said. "It doesn't matter, this Secteon is powerful and your attacks are pointless if you can't reach her." Fern said as Secteon started flying around. "The next battle will be between Phoenix and Secteon, begin!" Gem said.
"Alright, Phoenix use Ember!" Vahn said. "Secteon soar!" Fern said as her Pokémon started flying up out of reach. "Damn, wait Phoenix may not be able to reach, but Swellow can." Vahn said. "Phoenix, come back here, I'm making a switch out." Vahn said. "NO WAY!" Phoenix yelled as he turned towards Vahn. "Phoenix, you can talk?" Vahn asked. "Yeah, but you've kept me in that damned Pokeball so long that I thought that I would never get my chance to speak or show what I could do." Phoenix said.
"Okay this is new, but interesting." Trayton said from the stands. "Oh crap, why do I feel like I've seen this somewhere before?" Gem said as she started to think. "And I think that the name Vahn gave Phoenix would've worked if it turned out that he was actually a female." Amber said. "That's true." Hope said. "I really want a Secteon now." Wisteria said as she maintained her gaze on Fern's Secteon. "Hey Wisteria, did you know Phoenix could talk?" Trayton asked. "Who?" Wisteria said as everyone suddenly skipped a beat. "Never mind." Trayton said as he returned his gaze to the battle.
"So Phoenix, you still want to battle?" Vahn asked. "You know it! I feel like I'm on the verge of evolution, and I'm sure that this battle will earn it for me!" Phoenix said as he jumped up and down. "Alright, but try and hold onto your power. Aim up and use Incinerate!" Vahn said. "Alright!" Phoenix said as he aimed up and fired off a powerful fire attack. The attack barely collided with Secteon, but it still burned her. "Alright, now intercept Secteon in the fall with Peck!" Vahn said. "Secteon use Silver Wind to maintain flight!" Fern said as Phoenix's beak began to glow while Secteon's wings started shooting out what looked like silver blades.
As the attacks collided Secteon was pushed up while Phoenix was pushed back to the ground unconscious. "Phoenix is unable to battle, so Secteon is the winner." Gem said as Vahn walked out to his Pokémon. "I guess I was full of myself." Phoenix said. "Don't worry; I'll start pulling you out more often so that you can get your chance at evolving." Vahn said as he picked up Phoenix and walked over to the stands. "Hey Hope, could you please look after Phoenix?" Vahn said as he handed Phoenix over to Hope. "Sure." Hope said as she set Phoenix on her lap. "Oh yeah, where's Rebecca?" Vahn asked. "Her Pokeball, I put her in her Pokeball so that she won't be thought of as a wild Pokémon." Hope said. "Okay, take care of Phoenix; I'll be done in a few minutes." Vahn said as he ran over to the field.
"Take flight, Swellow!" Vahn said as he threw out a Pokeball and his bird Pokémon appeared. "Alright, the next battle will be between Swellow and Secteon, begin!" Gem said. "Alright, Swellow use Aerial Ace!" Vahn said as his Swellow started shooting across the sky. "Secteon try and dodge!" Fern said, but Swellow rushed into Secteon sending her falling to the ground unconscious. "Oh man." Fern said as she returned her Pokémon. "Secteon was unable to battle, so Swellow is the winner." Gem said.
"You're doing pretty well. Leafeon, it's time to BLOOM!" Fern said as her grass type Eevee evolution appeared. "The next match will be between Leafeon and Swellow, begin!" Gem said. "Swellow, use Wing Attack!" Vahn called out as Swellow dived down towards Leafeon with its wings glowing. "Use Magical Leaf!" Fern said as Leafeon sent several green glowing leaves flying towards Swellow causing him to push back. "Alright time for a trump, use Sky Attack!" Vahn said as Swellow started circling around in the sky. "Leafeon, use Solarbeam!" Fern said as Leafeon began charging solar energy. After a few seconds Swellow began charging down towards Leafeon, and Leafeon fired off its attack, but missed and Swellow delivered its attack straight down on Leafeon knocking him out.
"Leafeon is unable to battle, so Swellow is the winner. And with that being Fern's third Pokémon, Vahn is the winner of the battle and the badge." Gem said. "Alright! You were great Swellow." Vahn said as his Pokémon landed next to him. "Aw man, I lost? How'd that happen? Aw... but, well done! You did great! Take the Shrub Badge!" Fern said. "Thanks, hey Trayton you're up." Vahn said as he took the badge and returned his Pokémon. "I know I know, just let me get down there." Trayton said as he started heading towards the field.
As the Gym battles ensue, we take a quick move over to Nathen who's finishing up the gardening.
"And done, I think that we've out done ourselves." Nathen said. "I agree." Psycitch said. "Alright now to wrap it all up, Rose use Flourish." Nathen said as he turned to his Roserade. "Rose." Rose said as she fired off a small green ball that fell into the middle of the garden and all of the flowers started to grow and bloom. "Perfect, now to go get cleaned up before I go check on how the gym battles are going." Nathen said as he returned his Pokémon.
(Residential Hall)
"I guess I should check on Alice also." Nathen said as he was about to open the girls room, but stopped when he heard talking. "It's beneath me to ease drop on a conversation, but I am the author and I'm supposed to know what everyone is saying in case I need to intervene." Nathen said as he placed an ear up against the door.
(Girl's Room)
"How are you feeling Alice?" Karina asked as she helped Alice sit up straight. "I'm exhausted, but I'm doing much better than this morning." Alice said as she put on a fake smile. "What happened to you exactly?" Karina asked. "I don't know what happened exactly. For some reason my body just shut down on me." Alice lied. "I can't have these people worrying about me. I don't want people to be saddened when I'm gone." Alice said in her mind. "Oh, well at least Nathen was able to help you. Even though I've only known him for roughly a week, I know that we can rely on him to help us whenever we need it." Karina said. "Nathen really is a reliable and trustworthy person. Even though I only just recently learned this side of him, the other side of him that I know is exactly the same and can be a bit sterner." Alice said.
"It sounds like the Nathen you know is someone who's very responsible and cares about his friends greatly." Karina said. "He is, I almost tried to kill myself once, but Nathen stopped me. If it wasn't for Nathen, I wouldn't be here right now." Alice said. "You don't seem like the one to commit suicide, something really bad must've happened to make you want to kill yourself." Karina said. "Yeah, why don't you go watch the gym battles? I'll be fine here." Alice said. "No, it wouldn't be right to leave you alone here while you're recovering." Karina said.
"No one's ever worried about me this much." Alice said. "Maybe you've never given your other friends a reason too." Karina said. "What do you mean?" Alice asked. "You seem like someone that can take care of herself and wouldn't want others to worry about her, but that's not the case right now. You're recovering from something serious, so it's okay to call out for help every now and again." Karina said. "I guess you're right, but I still think that you should go and watch the battles while I get some rest." Alice said as she eased into her bed. "I'm sorry but I'm not leaving your side until you're better." Karina said as she helped Alice get comfortable. "I guess there's no turning you. Um, Karina…how much do you know about Nathen?" Alice asked.
"Why? I thought that you already knew a part of him." Karina said. "I do, but I'd like to know more." Alice said. "Oh, well I don't really know a whole lot. All I really know is that Nathen is from another world and that he's trapped here because of his transporting malfunctioning." Karina said. "I guess every time Allen went far away on a mission he was really going back home." Alice whispered. "What?" Karina asked. "It's nothing; I'm going to take a nap for awhile." Alice said as she rolled over. "Okay, I'll be right here if you need me." Karina said. "I know." Alice said.
Back in the Gym…
"Nixiono use Flamethrower!" Trayton called. "Dodge Koalypt!" Fern called. "Whoa, I feel like my signature annoying phrase what just used properly." Gem said.
Back in the hall…
"I guess Alice was always distant from everyone, but that won't be happening anymore." Nathen said as he continued on to the Boy's room. "Alright, I guess after this I should get Karina and get everyone moving on their own ways." Nathen said as he entered the room.
A few minutes later…
"There, all clean." Nathen said as he walked towards the girl's room while tying his hair back. "Hey Karina, its Nathen, can I come in?" Nathen asked as he knocked on the door. "Sure." Karina said from the room. "Okay, I'm about to head down to the gym to see if everyone is ready to get moving on their journeys. Are you ready to get moving?" Nathen asked. "Yeah, but what're we going to do about Alice?" Karina asked. "There's a place I can take her don't worry about that, just wait for me at the eastern gate." Nathen said as he walked into the room. "Okay, Alice I'm glad that I've gotten to meet you. You're a good person and a great friend." Karina said as she left the room. "She's a sweet person, and I can see why the Lords are so concerned about the Aura that she possesses." Alice said as she sat up in her bed.
"Yeah, I've already put a seal on it, but I'm not sure how long I'll be able to hold it." Nathen said as he left the walked towards the rooms exit. "Hey Karina, did you forget something?" Nathen asked. "Yeah, why don't you go check on Vahn and the others and I'll catch up soon." Karina said. "Sure, I'll see you two later." Nathen said as he ran down the hall. "Bye." Karina said. "What did you forget?" Alice asked. "Nothing, I just wanted to finish my job as your nurse." Karina said with smile. "Okay, I figured that it was something like that." Alice said as she tried to stand up. "Let me give you a hand." Karina said.
Later in front of the Shrubhill City Gym…
"Why the hell do I feel like most of my Gym battle was skipped over?" Trayton asked. "I don't know, and why the hell do you care?" Gem said. "I don't know, I guess having people know what I'm capable makes me feel good." Trayton said. "Weird." Gem said. "Like I care what you think Shorty." Trayton said. "Alright before you all start killing each other, lets here how you all did." Nathen said as he quickly broke up a fight between Trayton and Gem. "Both Trayton and I won our badges." Vahn said. "Good, what about you Amber?" Nathen asked. "I decided to stick with contests." Amber said. "Alright then, what does everyone have planned for the next part of their journeys?" Nathen asked. "I plan on sticking around here for a little while before heading towards the next city." Wisteria said. "We're heading down to Treemount for the badge and to see if there's a contest along the way." Gem said. "You plan our route so we don't need to say a thing." Vahn said.
"Alright then, Vahn, you and Hope head down to the east gate, Karina will be there soon, and I'll join up with you after I drop off Alice." Nathen said. "Okay, I guess this is where we break apart; I hope that we all meet again at some point." Vahn said. "Believe me, knowing how a story works, we will." Trayton said. "Yeah, for all we know we could meet up again in Root Cove Town." Gem said. "Right, well we'll be seeing you guys later then." Vahn said as he and Hope started for the east exit. "Bye!" Hope said. "Good bye guys, tell Karina we said bye." Amber said. "Alright." Vahn called.
"Alright, now to get Alice back to the look out and Karina back to the rest of the group." Nathen said as he walked towards the Pokémon Center.
(Pokémon Center Main Lobby)
Here we find Alice and Karina in their street clothes saying their good byes.
"Well Alice, I guess this is good bye for now." Karina said. "Yeah, but I'm sure we'll be meeting up again soon." Alice said. "Hey you two, Karina, Vahn and Hope are waiting for you at the eastern gate." Nathen said as he walked up to the two girls. "Okay, I'm going to miss talking with you Alice." Karina said as she left the Pokémon Center. "She's a kind heart person, I wish there was a way to keep her from TUA." Alice said. "Same here, alright Alice, it's time to go back to the look out. Do you want to take the quick way or the slow way?" Nathen asked. "How about we teleport to the mountain base, and then we can walk up to the house." Alice said. "Sounds like a plan." Nathen said as he and Alice suddenly disappeared.
(Mountain Route)
"Well, let get moving to the house." Nathen said as he started along the route. "Right." Alice sighed.
(Mountain Route-End Point)
"Hey Alice, you've been really quiet the entire way, is something on your mind?" Nathen asked. "No, I guess I'm just worried about what's going to happen with TUA." Alice sighed. "You don't have to worry about them right now, just focus on keeping them fooled long enough for us to find a way to rescue Maria and Sarah." Nathen said. "But what if we can't? What if we can't save them and I'm as far as you get?" Alice asked in a sadden tone. "Then I'll just confront them myself." Nathen said.
"Maria may be open minded, Sarah can be pretty hard to convince." Alice said. "Don't worry too much about it, when the problems come forward we'll face them. We can't look too far to the future, what's important is what's happening right now." Nathen said. "Okay, there's the house, I guess I'll see you later then." Alice said as she walked towards the house.
"Alice wait, something else is wrong, and don't lie because I can tell that something is bothering you." Nathen said as he grabbed Alice's shoulder. "I'm…I'm scared that I won't be able to do anything." Alice said as she quickly turned around and grabbed onto Nathen. "Alice…To be honest, I'm scared to. I want to help as many people as I can, but I'm scared that I won't be able to help anyone see the truth behind TUA's motives." Nathen said rubbed Alice's back. "Then what should we do?" Alice asked. "We should try our hardest to achieve our goals." Nathen said as he pushed Alice back. "You're right, I'm going to connect with TUA headquarters and try and maintain myself without exposing myself." Alice said. "Okay, I've got to get back to the others. I'll see you at the next city." Nathen said as he suddenly disappeared. "See you then." Alice said.
(Eastern Gate)
"Where is he?" Vahn asked. "Right here, sorry, Alice had to get something off her chest." Nathen said. "Alright, since your transporter's busted you'll be travelling around with us naturally right?" Vahn asked. "Yeah." Nathen said. "Well let's get going then." Vahn said as the group started along the route. "Okay, this may actually turn out rather fun." Nathen said with a laugh.
A relatively simple day, I just wish that TUA hadn't activated the Cursed Seal. But I guess it couldn't be helped. With Root Cove Town as our next destination I say that these guys deserve a decent vacation.
There you have it! Creating ideas for what's going to happen each chapter is getting harder, until a solid idea comes around the chapter may either be short or scrambled, but I hope that you all will continue to Read and Review either way!