Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.
A/N: This is a filler chapter where Kellyn, Luana, Sven and Wendy get some new furniture.
Chapter 26: Spending time with Linda
Luana and I got our breakfast, eight pancakes, Miltank cheese and four slices of toast along with some Miltank milk. We both sat down as we waited for everyone else to get breakfast, as Sven and Wendy sat down next to us with two slices of toast with grilled Oran berries and two pancakes. Linda got her breakfast last, which was two pancakes and a couple of Sitrus berries as she shyly sat down in the fifth chair.
While Sven and Wendy's eyes were widened like usual upon seeing the food that we had, Linda's eyes looked even more surprised, which made Luana giggle.
"What's wrong Linda? You looked surprised!" Luana said as Linda looked at the food on our plates.
"I-I am, I hope this doesn't sound mean but, how can you two eat so much?!" Linda said as Wendy and Sven started to laugh.
"Don't worry Linda, this is the amount of food that Kellyn and Luana usually eat for breakfast!" Sven said.
"That's right Linda, we do tend to eat this much food, we need our energy! Also, Sven, you and Wendy both look surprised too, your expressions are always hilarious when you guys watch us eat!" I said as we all laughed.
After a few minutes, Luana and I finished our breakfast, which also made Linda's eyes widen in surprise while everyone else finished their breakfast after a while.
"You two were able to eat…all of that food?! How is that even possible?!" Linda said as we all put our trays and plates back.
Afterwards, we exited the cafeteria and left the Ranger Union with Linda joining us, much happier than she was an hour ago. As we started to walk along Union Road, I once again felt uneasy, remembering the prank that the Ranger pulled on us with the Eevee mask. While he didn't want to scare me, the entire experience simply made me scared again as I started to shiver, as I felt nervous around my friends for being so frightened of this road during the daytime.
"Don't worry Kellyn, I'm here for you. I'll hold your hand as we walk, okay?" Luana said as she smiled at me, making me feel more relaxed.
"I think that's very sweet, Luana. How come Kellyn looks so terrified?" Linda said.
"I-I'm scared because last night, a Ranger pranked us by wearing an Eevee mask and hid in some trees he was able to jump out at us before we could pass him and I was terrified. I wasn't too mad at the Ranger, but Luana helped me out like always!" I said as Luana kissed my cheek, which made me blush slightly.
"That's a horrible prank considering how you got traumatized, though it was nice you didn't get too angry at the Ranger who pranked you guys. I know I would certainly be annoyed, it's a good thing Luana was with you! Speaking of Luana, I heard that she has quite the temper when she's angry!" Linda said as Sven and Wendy chuckled softly.
"The Ranger really did seem sorry about scaring Kellyn, so I wasn't as angry. I also thought it was nice of Kellyn to not be upset with him, though it did make me sad seeing how scared Kellyn was. As for my temper, I definitely do get angry when someone threatens those I care about, especially Kellyn, it really angers me when people try hurting him!" Luana said as we made our way to Pueltown.
"That's so adorable! I remember Marcus talking about how Luana has knocked out several Team Dim Sun members so that she could protect Kellyn, that's awesome!" Wendy said.
"I didn't knock out too many of them, only the ones that tried killing or harming Kellyn!" Luana said.
"I don't know, I heard from Barlow that your strength is amazing even when you're not angry, I heard that you were able to lift four Gigaremos at once! Do you remember when Kellyn destroyed that wooden table when they were talking with Elliott? That was terrifying!" Sven said as Linda looked surprised.
"I didn't destroy it, I only splintered the wood because of how rude he was towards Luana! It wasn't that terrifying!" I said.
"It definitely was terrifying! That entire table had to be replaced, you damaged the top and the wooden frame too! It actually fell apart once Elliott was taken away and a few Rangers took the pieces to Mr. Woodward so that he can use them to make more sculptures. Chairperson Erma, Sven and I all jumped in the air because we had no idea you could be angry like Luana. You really scared us Kellyn!" Wendy said.
"The good news is that at least now we know to never get either of them mad, or that would be scary. Aside from that, they're both absolutely awesome, Wendy and I think it's really sweet how you both help each other out so much, especially when someone tries to belittle one of you!" Sven said.
"That's right! It breaks my heart to see Kellyn being treated so rudely. I'm happy to have him as my partner!" Luana said as she gave me a hug and lifted me up in the air, making me blush immensely.
"That's so sweet! You two really care about each other, that's important for great partners such as yourselves. All we have to do now is find that marketplace so we can buy some awesome decorations. I've been looking for a nice Pikachu rug for my room!" Linda said happily.
We all walked around Pueltown until we found the marketplace, which was twice the size of what it was the last time. We looked for a shop that sold decorations and were able to find one after a few minutes of searching. The shop itself was rather large and had several posters, rugs and other items, such as lamps and plush dolls. Linda was happy when she found a small Pikachu rug along with a matching poster while Sven and Wendy got a small Pokéball lamp.
Luana and I continued to look around for anything that had a Mudkip or Eevee on it and I saw a dresser that was the same size as the one in our room, the design had a Mudkip and Eevee lying down next to each other. I eagerly showed it to Luana which made her smile happily.
"That's adorable, they look just like us! It's only three hundred Pokédollars so it's a really good price!" Luana said as we both chuckled, I went ahead and picked up the dresser, happy that it was relatively light, while Luana got a matching poster.
As we were all finished shopping, we went up to the store owner with everything that we have.
"Hello there everyone, the total for all of the items is three thousand Pokédollars, are you guys going to do a split payment?" The owner said.
"Hi, I'll pay for all of the items!" I said as I took out some Pokédollars as everyone started to protest.
"But sweetheart, you already help out a lot, the least I can do is pay for the stuff everyone picked up!" Luana said as she and everyone else tried giving some money to the owner.
"I insist on helping out with me and Wendy's share, you guys always help us out so we can pay this time!" Sven said.
"I was invited to hang out with all of you, please let me pay for the items, three thousand Pokédollars isn't too bad!" Linda said as Luana and I went ahead and paid for the items despite everyone's continued protests as I chuckled to myself.
"Thank you very much, enjoy your items. You've got two great friends there!" The owner said as we waved goodbye and exited the marketplace.
As we were walking back to the Ranger Union with our items in hand, Linda walked over to us with a big smile on her face while Sven and Wendy were a little bit behind us talking.
"Thanks for buying everyone's items Kellyn! The next time you guys go out to eat, I'll pay for your dinners in advance as thanks." Linda said.
"No way Linda! Sven and I are doing that next time!" Wendy said as we both laughed.
"We appreciate that, but we wanted to make Linda less stressed and besides, we figured that helping out our friends would be a nice thing to do! Let's go put these things in our rooms and then head back out to do some quests!" Luana said happily as we entered the Ranger Union.
"That's so nice of you guys, I really appreciate it. I'll hurry back downstairs quickly once I'm done decorating my room!" Linda said as she ran upstairs while Luana and I headed to our room with Sven and Wendy a few feet behind us.
"Luana! Kellyn! Before you guys decorate your room, we wanted to thank you. You've both been so nice to us and you're both really great friends. I could see how happy Linda was when she heard she would be spending time with us." Sven said with a smile.
"It's no problem at all guys, we're happy to be friends with you guys too! We're glad Linda is enjoying herself, after you guys finish decorating your room, let us know!" I said.
"We will, thanks guys, Wendy and I will think of a nice gift to get you guys!" Sven said as they went inside their room.
Luana and I entered our room as the light switch came on, we went over to the old dressers and took out our pajamas and Ranger uniforms and placed them on the bed, we both figured that the best spot to put the new dresser was where the old one was.
"Don't worry Kellyn, I'll take both of the old dressers to the receptionist, maybe she can put shelves in it to help her with all that paperwork!" Luana said with a smile as she easily lifted one of the dressers up.
"That's a great idea Luana, I'll put this new dresser where the old ones were!" I said as Luana winked at me and exited the room.
I went ahead and moved the new dresser and opened the doors, seeing how amazing the inside looked with Mudkip and Eevee silhouettes on the back while the sides had the same design as the front with Mudkip and Eevee peacefully resting by each other.
I got the pajamas and Ranger uniforms and put them inside the dresser, still being able to see some of the silhouettes due to the design and as I closed the dresser, I saw how great the Eevee and Mudkip looked, they really did look like Luana and I considering how peaceful they looked next to each other. I heard the door open as Luana entered the room with a smile on her face.
"Hi Luana, did you give the dresser to the receptionist?" I said.
"I did, she likes how it looks, I'll bring the other one to her!" Luana said as she took the other dresser and left the room.
As I turned around, I noticed the adorable matching poster that Luana got and I decided the best place to put it would be above the bed. When I finished putting the poster up, the door opened as I saw Luana with a blush on her face.
"Hi Luana, hopefully the receptionist can make good use of both those dressers!" I said.
"She certainly will, she was so happy to get those dressers from us! I have a present for you, close your eyes!" Luana said as I did so.
Within a few seconds, I felt Luana's lips meet my own as she embraced me, my face starting to feel hot as Luana continued kissing me, after a while, we both came up for air as Luana had a smirk on her face.
"You did a wonderful job decorating, so that was your present! Did you like it?" Luana said as she continued to blush.
"I loved it, thank you Luana!" I said as I gave Luana a quick kiss on the lips.
"You're welcome, let's see if everyone else is done decorating their rooms!" Luana said as we both headed outside.
Wendy and Sven were sitting by the receptionist desk talking while Linda just came back downstairs, Luana and I made our way over to them quickly since we didn't want to keep them waiting too long.
"Hi guys, how did the decorating go?" Linda said.
"It went great, the dresser looks really nice in our room and looks even better with the poster! How do your decorations look? The Pikachu items and the Pokéball lamp were pretty cool looking!" I said.
"The lamp fits really well in the room, it casts a little Pokéball on the ceiling when the lights are off!" Sven said.
"That's awesome! My Pikachu rug and poster look really great with my room, they really stand out but I love the design! Once we head back from the Chroma Ruins, we can all go to my room on the third floor if you guys would like!" Linda said happily.
"That's a great idea Linda! Let's head out to do some quests, Sven, do you or Wendy have any available quests nearby? Do you guys need anything before we go into pairs?" Luana said as we all walked on Union Road.
"Hmm, we have three quests, one is in Vientown while two of them are at the Ranger School. We don't need anything but if we do, we'll let you guys know!" Sven said as him and Wendy waved and jogged off.
"They're energetic today! Now let's what quests we have to do…we have one open to us at the moment where we need to help out an elderly lady who's located in Pueltown, she needs a Pokémon that can sing. That sounds fun, let's go!" Luana said as we all continued to walk along Union Road.
"Luana, Kellyn, I'm curious, I know that the both of you work really hard to protect everyone, but what made you two decide to become so dedicated to be Rangers?" Linda said as I got fidgety.
"W-well, one of the reasons I decided to become a Ranger was because of how I was illtreated by some kids when I was younger. I tried my best to become a Ranger once I was able to do so because I knew what it was like to be made fun of and I had to protect people and Pokémon from getting harmed in any way. When I first met Luana, I…I knew immediately that while I had to protect everyone I could from being harmed, my top priority was my family and Luana. When I saw Luana cry, it broke my heart and I knew I had to protect her as best as I could. I do feel very stressed out sometimes, but if I can see Luana's beautiful smile, then I don't mind." I said as Luana gave me a big smile.
"That's very sweet Kellyn, I would say that the same goes for me, I can't stand seeing people or Pokémon suffer, especially those I care about. I was also treated horribly by kids when I was little. I was always told that I couldn't become a Ranger but when I went to the Ranger School, I loved how fun it was to do captures on Pokémon. Anytime I see Kellyn cry, it just makes me want to cry as well, he's so wonderful, I can't stand seeing him sad. When I met Kellyn, I also knew that making sure he was safe was something that I had to do, he's my partner after all!" Luana said.
"Aww, you guys are awesome Top Rangers, I'm happy that the two of you are working with the Ranger Union. I can also understand why you guys care so much about protecting each other since neither of you would want anyone getting hurt. I think that Sven and Wendy are quite sweet as well!" Linda said happily.
"I agree, Wendy and Sven are very adorable together! I really care about Kellyn, when it comes to him, my heart would shatter if he was ever seriously hurt. Anytime he's injured, my anger just increases because of him being harmed and I do what I can to protect him." Luana said.
"That's awesome! I think that just shows how dedicated you are towards helping Kellyn and making sure he's safe." Linda said with a smile as we reached Pueltown.
We eventually found the elderly woman after walking around quite a bit and as we approached her, she had a smile on her face, eager to have someone help her with her quest.
"Hello ma'am, we're here to help you with your quest! We were informed that you needed a Pokémon that can sing!" I said.
"Hello there, that's correct, I only need one Chatot! Thank you very much!" The elderly lady said as we all went in a group, looking for a Chatot.
After a short while of looking, we finally found a Chatot as it was lazily hopping around near a few houses. I quickly captured the Chatot after I avoided its' Hyper Voice and Sing. We all quickly went back to the elderly woman as she became overjoyed upon seeing the Chatot.
"Thank you! I'll be able to make some music for my grandson with the help of this Chatot. Thank you Rangers, I appreciate your help!" The elderly women said as she and the Chatot walked away.
After a few seconds, Luana's Styler started to ring, when she answered, I could tell that it was from Marcus as she promptly picked up.
"Hi guys, great work on completing the quest! I'll get you guys the Power Up data now! By the way, is Linda with the both of you at the moment?" Marcus said.
"Hi Marcus, she is! You can talk with her if you'd like, she seems quite relaxed now compared to earlier!" Luana said as she handed the phone over to Linda.
"Hello Marcus, I'm doing good. Hanging out with Kellyn and Luana is fun, I'm enjoying myself quite a bit! We'll be heading to Chroma Ruins once Kellyn and Luana do some quests!" Linda said.
"Good, I'm happy to hear that! Rhythmi wanted me to make sure that you're okay since we're all close friends. I had to tell her how stressed you were and she said that you getting some time off is just what you needed! If you need anything, just call! Bye!" Marcus said.
"Bye Marcus, I appreciate how concerned you and Rhythmi were, bye!" Linda said as Marcus hanged up as Linda gave Luana her Styler back.
I quickly got a notification on my Styler and saw that it indicated we received the Power Up data which meant that we took three less damage from Grass moves. I also glanced at the time, noticing it was 11:14 A.M. Only twenty-one more quests to go!
"Good news, we have another quest available to us, we have to head to the Ranger Union to help out Murph! His quest involves us finding him a trio of Chatot, seems like that Pokémon is rather popular. This should be a simple quest since we're already in Pueltown!" I said as we all looked around for Chatots.
Luana and I captured one Chatot each while we both couldn't help but smile as Linda was bringing the third one towards us with the Pokémon in her hair. As we started to head through Union Road, I once again felt uneasy and nervous, though much less than previously.
Luana helped me out by locking arms with me as we continued to walk down Union Road, reaching the Ranger Union in a matter of minutes. As all three of us entered the Ranger Union, we saw Murph filing away some paperwork by the receptionist desk, he smiled at us as we approached him.
"Hello guys, I'm glad you're all doing well, thank you for bringing me the Chatot I needed, Vatona and Nage needed two of them for some research. I just needed one of them because their music helps me get to sleep with how peaceful they sound. Ah, hello Linda, very nice to see you, did you bring that Chatot for me?" Murph said shyly as Linda blushed.
"That's right, I tried my best. I don't have awesome Stylers like Kellyn or Luana do, but I figured that I should help in some way!" Linda said as she giggled and took out the Chatot that was still in her hair, gently handing it to Murph.
"T-thank you, everyone. I've been feeling stressed out lately so this Chatot will really come in handy. Thank you once again, I have to help Vatona and Nage now, bye!" Murph said as we handed him the two other Chatots.
Murph smiled at us and quickly ran up the escalator with two Chatots on his shoulder while the one Linda handed to him remained on his head. Shortly afterwards, we all exited the Ranger Union and were by the entrance as we saw how fidgety Linda was being, which made us both chuckle slightly.
"Linda, why don't you tell Murph you have a crush on him? He's a very friendly person and he's very knowledgeable as well!" I said.
"I-I know, he's amazing. I think I'll tell him how I feel tonight. Murph, Rhythmi and Marcus have been helping me out with regards to my performance on being an Operator and how stressed I am." Linda said happily.
"I think that's sweet! I recommend getting something to help Murph out too, since he was said stressed out because of his job. Maybe you and him could spend some time together after you hang out with Sven and Wendy tomorrow?" Luana said.
"That's a great idea, thanks for the help guys! What other quests do you two have to do?" Linda said as I checked my Styler.
"It's no problem, you're welcome Linda! As for what quests is open to us…there's a man who says that there's a Pokémon trapped up in Peril Cliffs, he's located by the log cabin on Union Road, let's go!" I said as we all headed over to the log cabin.