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Chapter 37: A new Ranger!

"S-sorry, being around here this late still bothers me." Kellyn said as he trembled, with Sven and Wendy being right next to us.

"Don't worry Kellyn, I'll be here to protect you, just like you've done with me. Besides, we got Sven, Wendy and our Pokémon here, we have nothing to worry about." I said as Kellyn relaxed a little, though he still maintained his iron grip.

"Luana's right, you'll be safe Kellyn. We'll attack any assailants that try to harm you!" Sven said as he imitated a Machop using Dynamic Punch, which only made all of us snicker.

"Hah, nice one Sven, that definitely helped Kellyn relax!" Wendy said as I saw how Kellyn definitely became less tense, his grip no longer tight on my arm.

Though I certainly didn't mind comforting Kellyn, seeing him so distressed and fidgety really upset me.

"Kellyn, don't you worry, just like I've always told you, I'll keep you safe." I said as Kellyn grinned at me.

"Thank you Luana, I feel much better now. We're almost to the Ranger Union, so once we reach there in a few minutes, we'll just head straight to bed, I'm feeling exhausted." Kellyn said as he stifled a yawn.

"I know, I'm feeling really tired myself…it's like I can…fall asleep…any second…" I said as I felt myself drifting off to sleep.

I woke up and managed to rub my eyes a little, upon opening my eyes, I saw Kellyn carrying me with a smile on his face.

"Yay, you're awake Luana! We're inside the Ranger Union, you fell asleep five minutes ago so I figured carrying you would be the best option. Sven and Wendy were just getting some snacks but they'll be back shortly." Kellyn said as he gently lowered me so I can get to my feet.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to fall asleep on you like that!" I said.

"Don't be sorry, I didn't mind at all. Today's adventure was really something else, even Sven almost fell asleep, though Wendy had to keep him steady." Kellyn said as Sven and Wendy came down with some snacks.

"Hi Luana, good to know you woke up, some of the people here are asleep so we snuck into the cafeteria and got some stuff for you and Kellyn. Take however much you guys want!" Wendy said as she and Sven showed us some small sandwiches, a few water bottles and a couple of Oran berries.

Kellyn and I took one sandwich and berry each, the both of us finishing our food in a matter of minutes because of how starving we were.

"Wow, I thought I was hungry, I think that's the fastest you two have ever eaten your food! Are you two headed to bed now?" Sven said as he and Wendy finished half of their sandwiches.

"I don't think I've ever eaten that fast, but yeah, Luana and I are going to go sleep, we're just as exhausted as you guys. Good night Sven, good night Wendy!" Kellyn said as he helped me up.

"Good night guys, get some rest!" Wendy said as we waved, with both of them going upstairs shortly afterwards.

"Oh no…Ben and Betty are in the Pokémon Training Room but they're most likely already asleep by now. How about we have our Partner Pokémon sleep in our room? They can get a good night's rest on the loveseat if that's okay with you." Kellyn said as we went to the entrance of our room with our Pokémon happily following us.

"Kellyn, that would be a wonderful idea, let's head inside and get ready for bed!" I said as we entered the room.

As the lights came on, our Partner Pokémon went into our arms and we took them to the bathroom, washing them so they were clean. After we finished doing so, Kellyn and I put them on the loveseat, with Kellyn wrapping them around several blankets to keep them warm.

Kellyn and I headed back to the bathroom and got ourselves ready for bed, brushing our teeth and changing into our pajamas as we sleepily climbed into bed, happy that the lights come off automatically.

"Kellyn, that was lots of fun at the ruins, seeing my brother and having things mended with my parents was simply amazing. Let's see what Chairperson Erma has in store for us tomorrow!" I said as Kellyn moved closer to me.

"I agree, I enjoyed the ruins too, I'm happy that I got to meet Terry as well as having your parents focus on their relationship with you guys, I also hope that the Chairperson's task isn't something too stressful. Good night Luana, I love you." Kellyn said with a smile.

"Good night Kellyn, I love you too." I said happily as Kellyn moved closer to me, our hands intertwined as I felt myself drifting off to sleep.

Even though I soon felt comfortable when Kellyn was so close to me, the thought of sleep was interrupted with rumbling as I sat up. Kellyn was already on his feet even as the entire room shook for a few more brief moments which also made our Pokémon wake up.

"That rumbling was awfully loud…it must be…Team Dim Sun!" Kellyn said as we both tried bolting out of the room and tried heading upstairs, though Kellyn ended up hitting the door.

"Ow…the electrical systems must be knocked out, the lights and doors aren't working. Stand back Luana!" Kellyn said as he broke open the door with a kick from his strong legs.

We made our way of the hallway with our Pokémon close behind us and ran up the escalators which weren't working either, as we went up to the second floor, the lights came back on and the Ranger Union was the same as during the day. Upon reaching the third floor and reaching the Operator's Room, we saw smoke coming from the escalator leading up to the Tree of Harmony, Kellyn and I both quickly went through the smoke and found Ice and Leilani with all three Gems in their containers with both of them holding onto a rope with their other arm. Looking up, we saw a huge chunk of the ceiling was missing as we heard the helicopter blades, we were angered that these two were able to invade the Ranger Union and our Partner Pokémon weren't happy either. Our Pokémon were getting into battle positions but stopped once they saw the Gems, upon hearing the noise our Pokémon made, Ice and Leilani turned to us and seemed quite surprised to see us there.

"Heh, if it isn't Kellyn and Luana. You two in particular really hurt our buddy Heath, all he wanted to do was torture Keith and yet you and those other two Rangers decided to ruin his fun. You two caused some serious damage to that helicopter and even injured Heath and the chopper pilot to the point where they couldn't join us on this fun invasion. It's been nice seeing you two, but I must be going. Leilani has been eager to fight the two of you ever since she got beat by your buddies." Ice said with a smirk as he tugged on the rope, as Leilani gave him the Red Gem.

After Ice got pulled up, Leilani let go of her rope and glared at the two of us, pulling out a device which shot out a rope that tied up my legs before either Kellyn or I could react.

"Well, it's about time I got to fight you two, though I must say two versus one wasn't fair. I'm glad that I made things a bit more…even." Leilani said as she grinned.

Kellyn and I both did our best to break myself free of the rope, even having Vulpix try to burn it didn't work, Leilani cackled in response to this as the rope started to squeeze around my legs.

"W-what is with this rope?" I stammered in surprised.

"Hahah…don't think about trying to break free from that. I've heard how strong you two are, so I came prepared, there isn't a way for either of you to break that rope right now even with your Pokémon, so don't bother. The more you struggle, the more the rope tightens. It's time for you to pay, Luana." Leilani said as she tried rushing at me with a large knife in her hand.

Kellyn was much faster than her and was able to push her back, slapping her hard across the face before leading up with disarming her weapon as it dropped to the ground. Leilani did her best to try getting the knife back and was successful at first, but Kellyn managed to kick the knife away, though it appeared as if she stabbed him just before he kicked it. This only made Leilani retaliate with a sucker punch that Kellyn dodged.

Kellyn followed up with a powerful right hook to Leilani's face, knocking her out as he still tried to remove the rope. Leilani managed to regain consciousness as Kellyn moved me near the staircase where it would be safer, she tried charging at Kellyn and swinging a fist at him, but Kellyn responded once more with a hard slap followed by a direct punch in her nose which sent her sprawling back as she tried to stop the blood coming down from her nose. She looked up at Kellyn with anger whereas I could just barely see Kellyn giving a frightening glare.

"Don't get near her, you scum." Kellyn said as his voice seethed with rage, effectively making Leilani silent as we saw Ice come back down within seconds.

"Wow…Leilani…are you okay?" Ice said with his expression being shocked.

"Let's see, a super tall Ranger just beat me in a fight and managed to disarm me with little effort as I tried killing Luana. I only managed to stab him once and I didn't get to do that to her! Of course I'm not okay, get me out of here!" Leilani shouted as Ice helped her up, with the both of them fleeing before Kellyn could stop them.

Soon after, we heard footsteps as Marcus, Linda, Murph, Ben, Betty, Sven and Wendy came upstairs with panicked expressions on their faces. Kellyn looked exhausted as he turned to face everyone and immediately collapsed on top of me, which made everyone rush over to us.

"We…we came as soon as we could…what…what did Team Dim Sun do to you guys…?" Marcus said.

"They…they attacked Kellyn and…they stole the Gems…they're all gone! What do we do?!" I said as I started to panic even more.

"The first thing we do is get you guys to the medical room, Kellyn and you may not appear to be injured, but it's better safe than sorry." Ben said as everyone helped us up, with Sven and Wendy supporting me while Ben and Betty helped Kellyn who was still unconscious as they took both of us to the medical room we always stayed in.

"Wait…don't help me first, make sure Kellyn is okay. Leilani said that she somehow managed to stab Kellyn once, though I was her intended target. Please…make sure Kellyn is okay." I said as Ben and Betty gently put Kellyn on the gurney, while our Partner Pokémon crowded near us, after they put Kellyn on the gurney, Sven and Wendy helped me to my own.

"But…but I'm not injured, Kellyn is the one you guys need to look after, not me!" I protested, though everyone was being insistent on making sure I stay on the gurney as well.

"Please Luana, you have that rope around your legs while Kellyn is unconscious. Wendy and I will try waking up Chairperson Erma to see if she can help get that rope off of you. Don't worry, Kellyn is going to be okay." Sven said as he and Wendy rushed out of the room.

"I'll try alerting Kellyn's mother or father to see if they can come down here to help. It might be 2:41 A.M. but if they hear that you two are injured, they'll rush down right away." Murph said as Linda and him moved over to one of the chairs in the middle of the room.

Murph quickly called Kellyn's family who picked up after a few minutes while I glanced at Kellyn, gently touching his face as he laid still.

'Kellyn looks very peaceful…but seeing him like this when he's actually unconscious is…eerie. Please wake up soon, my love." I thought to myself as I heard Murph's conversation.

"Mrs. Hajime, I'm sorry for calling you so late but it's your son. Kellyn and Luana were attacked by Team Dim Sun and Kellyn is currently unconscious, if either you or your husband can come to the Ranger Union, let me know and I'll arrange for a Staraptor to pick you guys up since Dr. Rhythmi is currently asleep. You'll be here soon? Great, I'll get a Staraptor at your house…er, my apologies if this sounds rude, but what is that ruckus going on? Oh? Mr. Hajime is on his way while you and Rina wait for the Staraptor? Wonderful, the Staraptor will be there in a few seconds!" Murph said as he hanged up while Linda gripped his arm worriedly.

"Everyone, since Kellyn's family will be coming here, let's keep Kellyn and Luana company until they arrive. We can sleep here in the meantime." Linda said as everyone went to the back of the room while Sven and Wendy came back in with Chairperson Erma who was absolutely shocked.

"O-oh my, Sven and Wendy informed me of what happened. Rest assured, I'll make sure getting the cretins who did this a top priority for the Ranger Union!" Chairperson Erma said.

"Thank you Chairperson Erma, do you happen to know how to get this rope off of my legs? It's really starting to hurt." I said as Chairperson Erma thought for a moment.

"Yes dearie, I've encountered this sort of material before. Pachirisu, can you shock the rope and then bite it off?" Chairperson Erma said as Pachirisu did as told and had the rope fall off after biting it.

"Thank you…Leilani said that the rope was Pokémon proof, I should have known she was lying." I said as I looked over at everyone, with Marcus, Linda, Murph, Ben and Betty being fast asleep while Sven was trying his best to stay awake.

"Sven, go sleep, you're tired. Kellyn will be fine, his family is going to come over here and see his condition, besides, Luana is here to keep him company." Wendy said as Sven continued to fall asleep.

"Aw…okay, I'll go with everyone else, you should join me." Sven said as he and Wendy walked over to where everyone else was sleeping, getting comfortable as they eventually fell asleep as well.

"Chairperson Erma…I feel horrible knowing that Team Dim Sun got away with all three Gems, I could have stopped them…but I didn't." I said as Chairperson Erma gave me a sympathetic smile.

"Dearie, you and Kellyn did your best, believe me, I know you two did great. If you tried to stop them, you could have ended up getting injured or killed, I'm glad I put a tracker on each of the three Gems." Chairperson Erma said.

"Wow, I knew you were smart but that idea is genius. I just…I just hope Kellyn is okay…" I said as I looked sadly at Kellyn.

"I understand, Kellyn's family will be here shortly Luana. I'll be heading back to bed, after all, I wouldn't want to disturb you or Kellyn or be in his family's way when they come to see how he's doing. Get some rest once you know for sure Kellyn is okay." Chairperson Erma said.

"I will, thanks Chairperson Erma, have a good rest." I said as Chairperson Erma smiled and quietly walked out of the room.

I was concerned and scared for Kellyn, he was still unconscious and hadn't shown any difference since he was brought in. As I reached over to Kellyn with a trembling hand, I checked for a pulse and breathed a sigh of relief once I felt his wrist, knowing that he had a strong pulse meant he was alive and well. Now that I was much more relaxed, I turned my body to face Kellyn, still concerned for his wellbeing and how he was able to beat Leilani in a fight despite her terrifying obsession with wanting to kill me.

"Oh Kellyn…I love you so much, you'll be okay, I'm here with you." I said as a few tears fell down my face.

After I regained my composure and stopped crying, I heard a door open and when I turned, I saw Kellyn's family walk in the room. Overjoyed to see them, I tried to get up but still wasn't able to do so as our Partner Pokémon got on top of me, adamant about me staying.
"Easy Luana, the receptionist told us what happened, you and Kellyn have both taken quite a beating. That rope is designed to make you feel pain for the next few hours, so when you wake up, you'll feel fine but for now you have to rest and recover. We were told about Kellyn's injuries as well as the fight from Chairperson Erma, hopefully someone finds the knife soon so it can be determined if it was laced with poison." Mrs. Hajime said.

"But…Kellyn is going to be okay…isn't he? I was so relieved to hear him breathing but…what if that knife really was poisoned at the tip?" I said.

"Kellyn is going to be fine, you and him have been through much worse." Mr. Hajime said.

"Luana, the knife being poisoned could be a possibility, but you have to stay as calm as you can. Mom and dad brought their equipment to check the both of you for any injuries or poison." Rina said as Kellyn's father took out a small machine with a needle at the top.

"Don't worry Luana, I'll check Kellyn first to see if there's any poison in his body. This machine is going to check for its potency and how much is in his system. If any is detected, it'll draw the poison out of Kellyn's body until there's nothing left." Mr. Hajime said as he stuck the needle gently in Kellyn's arm.

After a few minutes of the machine being in Kellyn's arm, it made some beeping noises and slowly started sucking the poison out of his body. I didn't know whether to be overjoyed with relief or cry because of how Kellyn is going to be okay but I started to tear up as the machine completed its test and confirmed that the poison was completely gone.

"W-what did the machine say about the poison?" I said as I started to cry a bit more.

"The poison wasn't too potent, thankfully. It appears that whoever mixed it didn't know what they were doing, but as you saw, Kellyn got quite a dosage in him which meant it was still a threat to his life. What matters is that the poison isn't in his system anymore, he should be waking up soon." Mrs. Hajime said as I waited for Kellyn to open his eyes.

After waiting for only a few seconds, Kellyn's eyes fluttered open as he slowly sat up, though he was quickly stopped by all of us as we gave him an embrace.

"You're all here for me…sorry for making you all worry so much. That was a crazy fight…I remember fighting Leilani and how she was able to barely poke me with the knife before I managed to kick it away and the knife's tip was imbued with poison. But…now that I feel much better, Luana and I can think of devising a plan to find out where those Gems are!" Kellyn said as he tried getting up.

"Kellyn, you're going to stay here for the rest of the morning. You may have had that poison taken out of you but you should still get some sleep, knowing Team Dim Sun, they'll most likely start bragging about the Gems location." Rina said.

"Rina's right, please stay here Kellyn. There's going to be a whole team of Rangers doing their best to find the Gems. Everyone was so worried about you, most of them are over there sleeping!" I said as Kellyn glanced over and saw that everyone was in fact, asleep in the same room as us.

"Son, we want to make sure that you're okay. Don't overwork yourself, the same goes for you Luana. We'll be headed over there with your friends since we're unable to head back home now, after all, the Staraptor need their sleep too!" Mr. Hajime said with a chuckle.

"We'll be gone in the morning, but we'll be here for the both of you if anything else happens. Good night Kellyn and Luana, love you." Mrs. Hajime said as she gave us a warm smile.

"Good night everyone, love you too." We said as Kellyn's family went over to where everyone was sleeping, with his mom and dad going by Sven and Wendy while Rina went over to where Ben and Betty were.

"Hm? That's odd, I would have thought Rina would go over to your parents, but she went over to Ben and Betty, I wonder why?" I said in confusion as I saw that Kellyn's parents fell asleep already, while Rina was giggling.

"I can explain why! It's because I tend to toss and turn in my sleep, funnily enough, I remember when I was walking in Pueltown one night, I actually overheard a Top Mechanic talking with his teammate about how Ben and Betty would do the same in their beds when he went to repair a laptop in the Pokémon Training Room. I remember mom described all of your friends and I figured that these two must be them!" Rina whispered.

"That's right, they certainly are! It'll be something else if all three of you end up tossing and turning all night! Good night Rina, love you." Kellyn said with a smile.

"Hopefully we don't end up making too much noise moving around, good night bro, love you too." Rina said as she got comfortable and eventually fell asleep.

After Rina fell asleep, I turned to Kellyn with a smile on my face.

"Thanks for being by my side the entire time Luana, that poison was terrifying. Let's get some rest, we're both exhausted. Good night Luana, I love you." Kellyn said with a smile as he cuddled up next to me.

"Kellyn, I'm just so glad you're okay, I will always stay by your side. Good night Kellyn, I love you too." I said as I smiled back at Kellyn.

I drifted off to sleep and was happy knowing that Kellyn was okay and by my side. The next morning when I woke up, I saw Kellyn sleeping next to me. I smiled and took a glance at my Styler, noticing it was 10:34 A.M. and that everyone else was still in the room, aside from Linda and Marcus, though Murph was starting to wake up as Linda walked in the room.

"Hi guys, good morning, did you two have a good rest?" I asked as Murph and Linda walked over to where Kellyn and I were.

"Hi Luana, good morning! We had a great rest, how are you and Kellyn? You two weren't doing so good last night." Murph said.

"Kellyn and I are much better than before, Kellyn's father was able to use a machine that extracted all the poison from his body, while the rope was taken off thanks to Chairperson Erma knowing how. I just hope Kellyn wakes up so we can think of ways to get those Gems back." I said as I looked at Kellyn sadly.

"Don't worry Luana, the most important thing is that you two are safe. That's what matters." Linda said as I smiled at her while Marcus walked in with his Operator headset on, which he switched off upon entering.

"That's true, are you two going to get some breakfast now?" I said as everyone else slowly started to wake up.

"Yeah, we're thinking of getting some breakfast, since everyone's waking up now, I'll go ask them if they'd like to eat." Murph said as he went over to everyone and asked them if they were interested in eating, though judging from some of the rumbling stomachs I heard, I can safely assume that everyone was starving as Murph quickly walked back over to us, as Kellyn started to wake up slowly.

"Well guys, we can eat in here with you if that's okay or we can head to the cafeteria if you two would prefer that." Murph said as Kellyn woke up and yawned, which made everyone turn towards him as they quickly ran over to us.

Kellyn and I were bombarded by hugs from everyone while our Pokémon cuddled up to us, as they were overjoyed we were okay. Seeing everyone so happy made me realize just how dangerously close Kellyn could have gotten to dying.

"Kellyn, we're so relieved you and Luana are okay! Murph filled us in on everything, if you guys are ready, we can go ahead and get some breakfast. If you two are feeling any pain from last night, let us know, we'll be more than happy to help you guys!" Ben said.

"Hahah, we're fine Ben, but thank you! Wait a second, did you say…food?!" Kellyn shouted as he jumped from the bed and ran out of the room.

"Well…at least he still has his appetite!" Betty said as we all laughed while heading out of the room to catch up with Kellyn.

When we headed inside the cafeteria, we saw Kellyn inside patiently waiting, when we all entered and got our plates, Kellyn joined me as we got our breakfast. Afterwards we all sat down and ate, with Kellyn and I finishing our food before everyone else.

"Wow, I'll never know how the two of them can eat so much food so quickly!" Linda said.

"Maybe we're just always hungry!" Kellyn said as everyone chuckled.

As everyone finished their food slowly, we all put our plates where the rest of the unclean dishes went and headed out of the cafeteria.

"Kellyn, Luana, we'll be upstairs in the Operator's Room, if you need anything, just let us know!" Marcus said as Linda gave Murph a quick kiss on the lips as the two of them headed upstairs while Murph sheepishly blushed.

"She's so great, I'm happy I have her." Murph said with a grin.

"We're happy for you Murph! I'm glad you and her are so compatible!" I said.

"Hahah, thank you, I'll be headed upstairs, some Top Mechanics need my assistance with a software update. I'm glad you two made a quick recovery!" Murph said as he waved and headed upstairs.

"Kellyn, Luana, we're also glad that you're both okay. We'll be headed to the Pokémon Training Room, would you like us to take your Partner Pokémon back downstairs for you?" Ben said.

"That would be great Ben, thank you!" I said as Ben and Betty motioned for our Partner Pokémon to come along though Kellyn and I quickly stopped them.

"Also, thanks for helping us out with that little favor, we owe you. Thanks for all of your help as well, you're all great Partner Pokémon." Kellyn whispered as we petted our Pokémon.

"It's no trouble at all guys, we'll be headed downstairs now. See you!" Betty said as she and Ben went downstairs.

"We'll be leaving too son, we'll be heading to work in the next hour or so and Rina is going to be home studying for the Operator's entrance exam which she'll be taking tomorrow as she was accepted early thanks to you being a Top Ranger! Make sure to bring your adorable Pokémon with you!" Mrs. Hajime said.

"We will mom, don't worry. Good luck on your exam Rina, when you take it tomorrow and pass we'll come over to celebrate!" Kellyn said as he gave Rina a hug.

"Thanks bro, I just have a few topics to get a refresher on and then I'm all good for tomorrow!" Rina said.

"Kellyn, if you or Luana need anything, just let us know and we'll help you two out. We'll be leaving now, we wouldn't want to be late! Bye!" Mr. Hajime said.

"Thanks dad, we'll let you know if anything comes up. Bye!" Kellyn said as we both hugged his family, with them going downstairs afterwards.

After Kellyn's family left, it was just us and Sven and Wendy, who happily came up to us.

"Guys, we're contemplating on how to get the Gems back in the Union's possession. Do you think we should ask Chairperson Erma if we can travel any off beaten paths in Almia and see where they could be?" Sven said.

"Hmmm, I think that would be a good idea, but the issue is that Almia is so big and expansive that we would be searching for a while! Perhaps Vatona. Nage or Professor Hastings can think of a way to locate them? Maybe they can create a device, that could be a good solution!" Kellyn said as Wendy and Sven nodded in approval.

"Wow, that's an awesome idea, the only issue is we don't know where their lab is." I said.

"That's a good point…let's ask Chairperson Erma!" Wendy said as we all headed to the third floor, where the Operator's Room was being repaired by several Top Mechanics while Linda and Marcus along with Rhythmi tried their best to work with what they could.

"Wow…this room got trashed horribly, neither of us paid any attention to it because of our injuries, but seeing it now just shows how much damage happened." I said as I looked around the room and saw all the damaged equipment and part of the ceiling on the ground getting carried away by a few Machamp which made the slab of ceiling smaller so it would be easier to carry.

"Yeah, it's a good thing the Top Operators weren't here when the attack happened, it could have become deadly if any of them were in here." Kellyn said as we all nodded, with the Machamp passing us as they headed downstairs.

"Hello dearies, how are you all doing this morning? Kellyn, Luana, I'm glad to see that you two are doing good compared to earlier." Chairperson Erma said.

"Hello Chairperson Erma, good morning. We're all doing well, Kellyn managed to recover from his injuries. We all have a suggestion on how to find the Gems that Ice and Leilani stole." I said.

"Really? Wonderful, I'd love to hear it!" Chairperson Erma eagerly said.

"The plan involved getting the assistance of Professor Hastings, Vatona and Nage to create a device that can pinpoint the exact location of the Gems so that we can infiltrate the base in order to get them back." Kellyn said as Chairperson Erma appeared deep in thought for a moment.

"That's an amazing plan, in fact, Vatona and Nage were discussing of ways to make the Stylers of Top Rangers more powerful by using small pieces taken from each of the Gems. The lab is located right by the rooms for the Top Operators at the very end. This plan could work with them helping out!" Chairperson Erma said as we waved to Marcus, Rhythmi and Linda, who all looked exhausted.

We all gave them a sympathetic smile as we opened the brown door leading to the Top Operator's room and headed to the very end of the hallway where there was the same door we saw previously, though there was a small sign that said it was the Research Lab. Kellyn knocked on the door and a voice that sounded like it was Professor Hastings told us to come in, so we did.

-Kellyn's POV-

Upon entering the room, we saw how organized it was, just like the rest of the Ranger Union, though I couldn't help but assume it would have had paper scattered everywhere filled with notes. We saw Professor Hastings sitting on a table eating a cheese sandwich and he politely motioned for us to come over, which we did so right as he finished eating his sandwich.

"Hello everyone, Chairperson Erma informed me of your situation and I must say that your idea is spectacular. None of us were even able to think of how to locate the Gems, but that plan gives us the motivation to work on a machine that can pinpoint where they are!" Professor Hastings exclaimed.

"Wonderful! Do you have an estimate of how long it would take to create such a device?" I said as Professor Hastings contemplated the question.

"Hmmm, I would say at the most, a week, but I can't say for sure. I'm sorry everyone, I know that you all need to stop Team Dim Sun, but rest assured, we will put everything we can into making a functional device that can pinpoint the locations. Since Vatona and Nage managed to extract a very small piece from each of the three Gems, we can use those and implement them in the machine. Once the gems are back, we'll simply extract another small sample from them to create the powered up Stylers, which can capture a Pokémon whose heart has been consumed by the Shadow Crystal's darkness." Professor Hastings said.

"No worries professor, we appreciate the help. When you can, tell Vatona and Nage that we appreciate the help they're doing as well since everyone in the Ranger Union is important! A Styler that can capture a Pokémon whose heart has been overtaken…that really is something amazing, it could be what takes down Team Dim Sun!" I said happily as Professor Hastings smiled.

"Thank you Kellyn, thank you all for coming. I'll get Vatona and Nage and have them work on the project. When it's done, we'll be more than happy to tell you guys!" Professor Hastings said as we waved and headed back to the Operator's Room, we were about to ask our friends if there was anything we could do for them considering how exhausted they looked, but right when we were about to do so, Chairperson Erma was waving us over.

"She looks happy, that's always nice to see. Perhaps she got some good news, it's definitely possible when considering how we just got some good news!" Luana said as she gave me a quick hug.

"I agree, let's go see what she needs!" I said as we all walked over.

"Hello dearies, I have some great news for the four of you, we have a new Ranger who will be joining us. She's an Area Ranger from Oblivia and she'll be helping us out due to the whole issue with Team Dim Sun. Why don't you all introduce yourselves?" Chairperson Erma said as she stepped to the side, revealing a short woman with orange hair and dark brown eyes who grinned when she saw us.