THAT GLACEON

To my fellow Raichubro8, I do hope that you cheer up, with the update of this chapter.

Hello, ladies and gentlemen, Awesome Sawss here. Looking at the reviews, I've deduced that a vast majority of you don't like Cody, and are wishing to, and I quote, "Send him off to space one day, so no one can hear him cry." XD. Anyway, here is the 38th chapter. Read it, review it, whatever, I don't mind, as long as you enjoy it.

Awesome Sawss ne possedé pas Pokemon, cependant il a un pantalon confortable.

The light of a rising sun peeked through the kitchen window of the Blizzards' residence, and enthusiastically lit up the room. It was Sunday now, and a black paw was sluggishly attempting to stuff a piece of buttered toast into the owner's mouth. Julley did not have a very good sleep. For starters, he was constantly being choked by Cassidy's dangerously strong grip around his abdomen, so about an hour during the night was spent gasping for air. Moreover, he woke up too early, and couldn't get back to sleep, resulting in mass fatigue, just as he was exhibiting right now.

He sat next to a contrastingly healthy Cassidy, who was munching down her breakfast as if there was no tomorrow. There had been no signs of Cooper, despite the fact that Zoey was down in the kitchen, and where you would find one, you'd find the other. To make matters even more suspicious, Cody was nowhere to be found either. To be fair, it's common knowledge that Cooper loves to sleep in, but Cody's normally the first one awake. To Cassidy, this was something worth looking into.

Noises from the stairs found Cooper waltzing down to the lower floor, and entering the kitchen. He yawned and stretched, having a nice experience asleep overall.

"Morning, everyone." The members at the table replied in unison to the greeting.

"Cooper, have you seen Cody?" asked Cassidy, but the Jolteon didn't seem too interested to answer.

"I don't know, he's probably in his room or something." This didn't really satisfy Cassidy's inquiry, so after finishing the remaining portions of her toasted bread, she excused herself just for a moment, to check on the Glaceon. Once up the stairs, Cassidy peered into every room just to find Cody. He wasn't in his room, nor was he in her Mom's, as the Espeon enjoyed her own company. Cassidy knew for a fact that he wouldn't dare step foot into her room, mostly because he was paranoid of catching "cooties" or something. This only left the possibility of him being in Cooper's room. But then again, what business did he have there?

Travelling up one more floor, Cassidy came to find Cooper's door already ajar. As she entered, she made no contact with the door. The yellow wallpapered room had Cassidy's mind replaying memories upon memories. Next to his red bed was a table. Atop the table were some of Cooper's most prized possessions, ranging from a framed picture of his Doctorate of Philosophy, another picture of a young Cooper, smiling next to a petite Eevee cub, and a small golden trophy that negated to mention where it was achieved on its base. Cassidy grinned from ear to ear at the sight of her former self. How the years flew by...

Her thoughts were disrupted because she felt something hard hit her forepaw. Looking down, she saw that it was a metal bucket, nearly filled to the brim with water. Now why would someone need a bucket of water so bad that they would decide to hoard it in their room?

On the other side of the room, a wooden ornate desk with a black chair made themselves at home. Laid on the table were scattered pieces of paper containing equations that she, at her age, couldn't even begin to fathom, so she let them be. However, an unnatural noise came from the door, slightly freaking the Glaceon out. She crept over to the door, and inspected. From the small corner where the door met the wall, a small Glaceon fell out, a thud soon following as they made physical contact with the floor.

"What the- Cody?! What are you doing here?" Cody goofily craned his neck upwards to meet Cassidy's stern gaze.

"N-Nothing! I was just doing a prank, that's all." he confessed, as if there was nothing wrong with that at all.

"Prank?!" Cassidy was beginning to sound much like her mother.

"Yeah, a prank! Kinda like the ones you get one Furfroutube!" replied Cody, very pleased with his answer. Cassidy buried her face in her paws as she slowly walked out of Cooper's room. It was his risk now. As for her, she decided that she was going to indulge herself in various formations of unfulfilling cookies.

The Glaceon trotted back down the stairs, equipped with the knowledge that this day wasn't going to turn out very well for someone, and took a seat back in the kitchen. Julley and Zoey had already finished their meals, and were participating in a friendly debate about whether electric blue really was the best colour of pillows.

Julley was the first to sense the Glaceon's presence. "There you are, Cassidy. I just wanted to tell you that I may have to be making my way back home now... I still have yet to prepare for school tomorrow and everything."

Cassidy huffed in melancholy, but knew that she couldn't coax him into staying any longer. He had his own personal life to get to as well. It wasn't that big of a deal, though, since she would most likely see him the next day regardless.

"Oh, well that's fine. You can come next week if yo-"

"COOPER!"

That one shriek could be heard for miles, so loud that Julley not only heard it, but he also tasted it. He could swear that gravity became null for the most unnoticeable millisecond. Cooper nearly choked on his cereal when he heard that. Whenever his mother would call someone's name, it was evident that the person being addressed was in heaps of trouble.

"Uh, well, I think that's my cue. I'll see you guys later!" Julley mouthed a 'good luck' to Cooper and gave a peck on Cassidy's face, before booking his ticket outta there. The Jolteon abandoned the rest of his cereal and high-tailed it up the stairs. Once on his floor, he found his mother, her pink fur soaked with water. Cooper looked at Claire; Claire glared at Cooper.

"Uhh... Did you take a bath?" asked Cooper, scratching the topmost peak of his ear. This didn't sound like the greeting Claire was looking for.

"Cooper. Please explain to me why you decided that it would be a great idea to balance a water bucket on top of your door." Cooper didn't recall doing anything relative to a bucket this morning.

"...I don't think that was me. I was downstairs this whole time."

Claire sighed and entered his room, clutching one of his towels and furiously rubbing her face with it. "You children can just be a handful sometimes..."

Cooper stumbled backwards, as if pushed. "Mom, I'm not a child! I'm 22! I have my own apartment!"

Claire flung the towel back onto Cooper's radiator, so the moisture that she gained from Cooper's prank would evaporate with the heat. "Hmm, may I remind you that your 'apartment' is essentially Zoey's house?" Cooper hoped that she wouldn't end up pulling that card out of her sleeve. Cooper helps to pay the rent every month, yet it was Zoey who first found interest in renting out the place.

"I know that, but-"

"No buts mister. Right now, you're under my roof, so none of these jokes, okay?" Cooper grudgingly agreed, no doubt he had been beguiled by the sly and slick Cody. He was beginning to get really tired of his antics, but Cody had always been in everyone's favour. Lay a finger on him, and he starts wailing, claiming that someone "broke his cheek" as he did last time.

Exhaling, Cooper accepted the hard truth and went back downstairs. Zoey waited for him in the foyer, a smile present on her muzzle.

"What happened now?" quizzed the smug Zoroark. Cooper found Zoey to be an excellent listener in his time of need. He was his girlfriend, just as he was her boyfriend. She felt obliged to hear about his problems.

"Cody left a bucket of water on top of my door, and I think he was expecting me to walk through it, but instead, it was Mom, and now she believes that it was me." Zoey smiled, doing well not to laugh.

"D'aww, don't worry too much about it. You know what really happened, so there's basically no need to fret about anything, m'kay?" Cooper sighed but agreed with Zoey's point. He just wanted to relax. Perhaps he could go for a drive in his car or something, and buy something manly. Yeah, that sounded like a plan.

From the kitchen emerged Cassidy, joining the couple in the foyer, but she only had her eyes on one of the two.

"Hey Zoey, do you mind if I talk to you?" Zoey got off the wall she slumped on, perked up her ears and folded her thin arms.

"Sure, what's up?" Cassidy then blushed and looked at the ground, brushing her paws against the marble flooring. Zoey could infer from her body language that the conversation the Glaceon wished to initiate was one to be discussed between girls. "Ooh, I see. Just make yourself comfortable in the lounge." Cassidy then wobbled into the living room and awaited Zoey's arrival.

Zoey then realised that the idle Cooper was still loitering around. "Hey babe, do you mind? We just need to have a little talk."

Cooper didn't have to be told twice. Grabbing his car keys, the Jolteon left the house with a loaded wallet and glee in his non-existent britches. Meanwhile, Zoey entered the living room and sat opposite from the uncomfortable Cassidy.

"Okay, Cass. I can tell that you're on about Julley. What are you feeling?" Cassidy never thought that she was that obvious.

"...Well, I really do love him, and I know that he loves me back, but..."

"But...?"

Cassidy knew that this was going to be a little difficult to phrase appropriately to the Zoroark.

"I've been getting these feelings, recently, these major urges. It just makes me want to pounce on him, and kiss him, and-"

"Okay, take it easy, tiger." laughed Zoey. Cassidy chuckled a bit too, albeit kind of awkwardly. "Don't worry, I know that feeling too." Cassidy lit up at this. Finally, she had someone to relate to.

"You do?"

Zoey nodded, as if it was obvious. "Of course, Cass; I'm a girl too! What you're basically saying is that you're in your heat cycle. Don't worry, since it'll quit in a few days, or something. The first time I met your brother, my knees would just absolutely give out, you know? Even up to this day, my rate of breathing wavers just by looking at him!"

This didn't really help Cassidy much, since Cooper was her brother, thus she wouldn't want to imagine him in that way. Even so, she still got the point that Zoey was suggesting.

"I get what you mean, but the things I feel are a little bit more prominent than that." Zoey wagged her head up and down.

"You and I both know what you're body's trying to tell you, but the thing is that it's telling you a tad bit too early in your life." Cassidy huffed. That was the problem. "The only thing you could really do now is suppress it until you move out or something." It was going to be hard, but it was the best option she had for miles.

"Alright. Thanks a bunch, Zoey." Zoey ruffled Cassidy's hair. She really felt like a big sister when around the smaller Glaceon.

Julley walked up the street to get to his place, not knowing what happened to Cooper or anything. Julley, among pretty much everyone else in the Blizzards' household, noticed the drastic shift in Cody's behaviour, and he wasn't sure if he was taking a liking to it. It was only three or two weeks ago that Julley had met Cody, and it was as if he was a newborn, innocent to everything. Now, ever since he began to become attached to his gaming device, he was then intoxicated with the impurities of the outside world, opening up a treasure chest that wasn't supposed to be opened by kids of his age. It was as if his generation was exposed to taboo too early in their life, thus they begin to be spoiled by it and try to exploit it to their liking.

Eventually, Julley came across his house, the two story structure standing tall and proud. He got out his keys and opened the door. Large volumes of chatter emanated from the lounge; probably due to the plus one of Jasmine's company, Bonnie, being there to keep her busy. Not to say that Julley complained. As Julley came into Jasmine's view, she was the first to react.

"Hey, Julley!" Jasmine never really greets him with that much enthusiasm in her voice, but decided to do so anyway.

"Oh, hi Jasmine, Bonnie." Bonnie gave a salute to the Umbreon, and went back to their loud conversation. Julley went up the stairs and entered his room. His room was really the only place where he could relax comfortably. His grayish-black interior really put him at peace. Maybe it was better that he stayed at Cassidy's house for a little longer, since he didn't really have anything to do, not a lot of people to talk to…

Look. You miss me. Just admit it.

By that, I mean someone in a physical form I can talk to.

A blinding sphere of light suddenly formed at the corner of his room nearest to his window. The whole room was enveloped in a veil of a brilliant dazzle, forcing Julley to shield his eyes using his paws. As soon as he was certain that the light faded away, he looked back at the source of the illumination, and could not believe his eyes. In his room, proudly stood Arceus… Well, crouched Arceus, since he's like, ten feet in height.

"Y-Y-Y-You're actually REAL?"

"Of course I am! What? You thought I was just a figment of your imagination?" Julley became flustered in his cheeks. That's exactly what he thought Arceus was.

"T-That's beside the point! How… Why are you here?!" Arceus looked at him with his stern red orbs for eyes, and sneered.

"Pfft, I can be anywhere I want, whenever I want! I'm Arceus, what're you expecting?" Julley wasn't any less confounded as he was now.

"Okay… Are… Are you going to go now?"

Arceus tilted his head at the Umbreon, before closing his eyes and shaking his head. "Nah, I think I'll stay here. But first, close your eyes."

Julley was a little hesitant to do this. Only until he saw in Arceus' eyes that he was actually serious. He gave out a sigh, before reluctantly closing his eyes.

"…"

"Alright, you can open them now."

By the time Julley opened his eyes, he immediately noticed that Arceus was no longer his usual size. Instead, he stood around five or six feet, somewhere along the lines of Brendan's height, maybe a little taller. Julley was miles away from questioning how it worked, though. Nonetheless, Arceus was small enough to comfortably stand in Julley's room.

"There. Sorry 'bout that, crouching really puts strain on my back." A paw blanketed Julley's forehead, but he went along with it.

"Please… Just go, before someone comes up and finds you loitering in my room! They might not react the same way that I did." Arceus rolled his eyes. Who did he think he was? A little kid? He knew all of that, so Arceus had thought of an escape route during the time he travelled between dimensions to get here. In other words, Julley's wardrobe. If that didn't work, then Arceus would simply just turn invisible. However, he didn't enjoy playing that card, since it was cheap and too effective. Arceus preferred the traditional way to do things, much like he would see mortals do in their everyday lives.

"Relax, Julley. I've got everything under control. Now for the real reason why I'm here." Arceus flopped onto Julley's bed, making himself at home, much to the dismay of Julley. "Look, I know everything that goes on in your life. That's inclusive of your girlfriend, Cassidy."

Julley joined Arceus on his bed, despite the fact that the Legendary occupied at least three quarters of the mattress. "Where exactly are you getting with this?"

"She's been telling you about these feelings she's been having, no?" Julley nodded his head. "Do you know why she's been having these feelings?" Julley shook his head no. It was a little embarrassing, but poor Julley here did not have a very complex understanding of the female species.

Before Arceus could expand on his point, the duo heard loud thuds come from the stairs. Arceus scrambled out of the bed and concealed himself inside of Julley's wardrobe. Another paw slammed Julley's face. There were at least a thousand other things that Arceus could have done to successfully hide himself, but instead, he decides to go for the most predictable. To be fair, Julley didn't actually wear clothes, so the wardrobe wasn't packed or anything; it contained only a couple of accessories.

His door opened, and Jasmine alarmingly thrusted her face in through the door, an eyebrow raised in suspicion. "Hey Julley… Who are you talking to? I can hear you from upstairs. Is someone here?"

Julley shook his head, a little too quickly, though. "Not at all! I was just… On the phone." Jasmine understood and gave him a toothy smile, before shutting his door and going back downstairs. His phone wasn't even in the same room as him. Arceus stuck his head out and smugly smiled at the stupefied Umbreon.

"Well, you can't tell me that didn't work." Julley was seconds close from absolutely blowing a fuse.

"Look, just tell me what you're getting onto." Arceus repositioned himself on the bed, moving around to get comfortable, as if he sat on his own bed. He sort of awkwardly attempted to cross his legs, but it didn't really work out.

"Anyway, the reason why she's having these feelings is because she's going through a natural process in her life." Julley moved his paw in a circular motion, gesturing for the Legendary to continue. "A process that occurs once in a while, when the body is deemed old enough to experience love for another person." Julley's paw moved a little more rapidly. "This process is known as the 'heat cycle'."

Julley tried to act like he apprehended that, but not entirely. However, that would explain why Cassidy had such difficulty when she tried to explain her issue to him while in Cooper's car. To be honest, he wouldn't want to be in the Glaceon's position.

"But… What does it actually mean?" Arceus smirked. He stepped off the comfy bed, not without acknowledging it's amazingly soft mattress and duvet, and went back into the corner from where he spawned.

"Ha, you'll just have to find out." With another blinding flash, Arceus 'poofed' himself out of there, abandoning Julley to be confounded with the final thing that the Legendary said. And here the Umbreon sat, actually believing that Arceus was actually going to help him with his love life. However, he did sort of get the gist of what he said earlier, about the feelings and such. A paw met Julley's chin, rubbing it in wonder. There are a thousand and one things as to what 'heat' actually was, but he didn't know enough information to guess. He knew that it'll eventually find a way to bug him, but for now, Julley decided to leave at that, and get some shut-eye. Only thirty-nine minutes later, Julley's eyes shot open in fantastical realisation: He had just had the Legendary ARCEUS come into his room, and give him romantic advice.

No autographs.

Yep. Now the novelty's gone.

In the room below, the particular duo of Bonnie and Jasmine still made undisputedly loud chatter, eating from the large formations of snacks positioned on the table. They both envisioned the arrival of their beloved Brendan, who was due to be discharged from the hospital today. It was only a few days or so, barely a week, but it had felt like an eternity, primarily to the Lucario. Having the Blaziken away was like stealing a paramount organ from her internal system. She felt incomplete without Brendan. You can't have cereal without milk, just as you can't have Jasmine without Brendan. It was as if the Blaziken was her obsession. Her paws ached for a firm set of abs to run across in euphoria. Yet, her paws were cold, with heightening hunger for Brendan.

Bonnie began to feel increasingly melancholic about the Blaziken's absence. However, whenever the subject was brought into her mind, she couldn't help thinking of the incident that put her life and Brendan's at risk, and how her brother had the audacity to put himself in the hospital just to save hers. She would look back over the situation, and would wish that she would have done something. Anything, as long as it ensured that it was her taking the bullet instead. Bonnie knew that she shouldn't be balancing the guilt on her shoulders, though. Mark was the one who held that weight, now behind the bars of one of the most monitored prisons in the region. Yet, she still acted like she was responsible for this whole mess. She's done some unintelligent and cringe-inducing things in her time, but nothing as huge as this. Oh, how her mother would react. She would cling onto the Blaziken's body with her own two arms and never let go until her next birthday. Her father on the other hand… Her father would probably chain her up to a point in her bedroom, and keep her there for the next few months for being so lacking of common sense. Common sense isn't so common for everyone. Especially her. It wasn't until now when Bonnie noticed how responsible Brendan actually was. Despite slacking off sometimes and spending various hours on his gaming console, when stripped down to bare bones, Brendan really was the ideal big brother for anyone.

"So Jasmine, can you explain to me one more time: How comes you went out with Brendan?" A rosy red hue found its way onto Jasmine's cheeks as the image of Brendan came into her head. She was glad to be asked a question about Brendan. Jasmine was proud of the fact that it was her of all people to bag a place in the Blaziken's heart. In her opinion, Brendan was nothing short of perfect in terms of being a boyfriend. Jasmine would just get all fuzzy inside whenever Brendan came into sight, and she immeasurably loved that feeling.

"Well..." Jasmine's lips curled upwards. "He's strong, and smart. He cares for me a lot, and he's incredibly..."

HAWT.

"...Winsome."

An eyebrow on Bonnie's face began to gain altitude. She could tell that there were way more reasons than that.

"Hmm? Are you suuuure?" Bonnie scooched over to Jasmine as she said that, making her cheeks even more crimson. "Is there nothing more to do about him aesthetically?"

"Brendan is... I find that he's really cute, but that's my opinion." Bonnie moved even closer to the Lucario, not only making her uncomfortable, but also pressured to answer some more. "He's also... really muscular, and... cute." The awkwardness couldn't have been any greater. Jasmine was sat there, making a flustering mess out of herself by admitting what she thought of Bonnie's brother. Surely, this would be a little weird for Bonnie too, no?

Bonnie gave a satisfied smirk as she backed away from Jasmine, who then gave a large exhale of relief. But then, it was Jasmine's turn to be the interrogator. She leaned back and crossed her legs.

"Hm, so what do you like in Tyson?" Bonnie was kind of taken aback.

"Firstly, his name is truly 'Tyonysus Tephra-Francisco Haephaestus-Vulcus Tornupto', but his mom calls him 'Cisco'." Jasmine rolled her eyes, only wanting to know the vital details. "But anyways, unlike Brendan, Tyson is actually cute. He's the only person to actually contest with a small baby Pichu."

Jasmine was forever to be with Brendan. That was a fact. However, she could not argue against that statement; Tyson was incredibly cute. He had such adoringly big eyes in comparison to his head size. Moreover, he wasn't exactly fat, nor was he skinny. Tyson was sort of the size in between, so you wouldn't be able to distinguish any muscles on his body, but that was hidden under his thin layer of skin. It was hard to explain why, but it somehow made it more precious to share a hug with him.

"Fair enough, but other than being a biological big lug of hug, what else do you see in him?" questioned Jasmine, eyeing up the Blaziken very carefully.

"Pfft, well if I was to be a hundred percent honest, I see a lot of money in his wallet, if you know what I'm saying-" Jasmine chuckled a bit, but was aware that Bonnie didn't just like Tyson for his riches. There must be another reason, but she couldn't get it out of her. Bonnie was one of the toughest nuts out there to crack.

*KNOCK KNOCK*

Suddenly, Jasmine was no longer on the couch. Instead, she was at the door, opening it with happiness and anticipation. Behind the door, stood the six foot muscular figure of Brendan, sporting a green hoodie, his name proudly printed on the back and the schools crest printed on the front on his left pectoral muscle. Jasmine's mouth couldn't smile any further. No words were needed to be spoken, as both of her arms were flung around his lovable body.

"I missed you... So much." mumbled Jasmine, fighting the urge to shed some tears of joy. Brendan's arms wrapped around Jasmine, caressing her flexible back.

"So did I." Jasmine shuddered at the sound of his gruff, voice, even feeling the vibrations from the bass in his tone through his stone-like chest. She looked up at him, decreasing the distance between her muzzle and Brendan's beak.

The two made dear contact with their mouths, Jasmine's tongue begging for entrance into his mouth. He was about to open his mouth, until he saw the presence of Bonnie standing behind Jasmine in the front foyer. He unfortunately pulled away from Jasmine, about to greet Bonnie."Don't mind me, please continue." sarcastically ridiculed the Blaziken, her signature grin stapled onto her face. Brendan sneered and walked over to her, keeping her in a very brief and reluctant embrace.

"Whatever, you big oaf." returned Brendan not without a hearty smile. The brother to sister banter was finally restored. Jasmine felt a little left out, but she knew that she had to let Brendan catch up with Bonnie. Although, her lips began to feel a little cold. Jasmine closed the door, and ushered the duo into the lounge, where they could all talk to each other and share some laughs.

"So how were you- in the hospital and all." worriedly asked Jasmine. Brendan slumped back in the couch, throwing a slim leg over the other.

"It was... interesting to say the least. Firstly, there was this really weird nurse who was in charge of replacing my bandages every 24 hours. I didn't exactly understand her problem, but she got substantially close to me whenever she came into my room."

...

Brendan sat in his room, taking a look at the new and improved 'Salty Seclusion'. It intrigued him to no end to know that a new character had been introduced. He wondered what use they would serve in the story. As he did this, the Blissey that was in charge entered his room, holding a cup of tea in her left arm.

"Mr. Bursyamo? We have one of the junior doctors coming in to change your bandages every once in a while, so don't feel intimidated or anything. I can assure you that she's very friendly, especially around people of your... Caliber."

"Thank you." Brendan scratched his head after the nurse left the room. Everyone in this hospital is supposedly friendly; What exactly makes her any different?

The Blaziken waited ten more minutes, before the doctor entered the room. A Leavanny, donning a white apparel advanced towards Brendan, holding a tray of medicine and bandages. She looked up and down at Brendan's impressive body structure, and inwardly gasped. It had been a while for her since she actually had hopes for love, and he was hers for the next hour... Maybe this could be her chance to get something else out of this.

"Good evening, Mr. Bursyamo." The Leavanny pursed her lips in order to make herself look more alluring. "You've probably been informed that I'll be the person to change your bandages, so if you could sit up for a second...?"

Brendan put down his comic hastily and sat up. The Leavanny was overwhelmed at his rock-hard abdominal muscles. You could probably grind meat on those. Why did the hottest males always appear when you were only allowed to keep your relationship with them strictly professional?

The Leavanny began to carefully ripped the bandages off of him, but accidentally got a feel of his abs. Looking up, she realized that Brendan looked really oblivious, and that was something her urges could use in their favour. While making it look like she was tugging at the linen, she lovingly ran her hands over his bumpy abs, pleasure charging up and down her spine. Moments like this are to be handled carefully in order to not jeopardize the mission.

Brendan was naive to all of this happening, since he was too busy daydreaming about Jasmine sensually stroking his abs. However, as the Leavanny went up and down, she carelessly scraped across a very sensitive gap in his flesh, which was supposed to be concealed via his bandages. This made Brendan jump in a painful surprise, as the Leavanny's hands dug kind of deep into the gash. The junior doctor screamed, just as Brendan did, clutching his sides.

"Oh my! Mr. Bursyamo! Are you okay?!" Brendan's eyes were closed shut, breathing in and out rapidly at a rate so fast that you would think that he had just run a mile.

"N-No... Bueno..."

...

"After that, she hadn't come back. Supposedly, she moved to another hospital. I don't really know what was up with her though. I was sort of half asleep when it happened."

Bonnie and Jasmine both looked at each other in astonishment and disgust. To top all of that off, Brendan hadn't a clue what her intentions were.

Brendan looked on the table, and was flabbergasted at the hundreds of foodstuffs stacked. This was enough to last them a whole week! "Hey, where'd you guys get all of this food from?"

Bonnie was the one to give an answer to this one. "Tyson stopped around yesterday; He saw that I was gonna be crashing here, so he delivered us food to last us for a bit."

"Oh, you mean Francisco?" laughed Brendan, with Bonnie joining in too. Jasmine couldn't bring herself to input a chuckle too though. Was she the only person who did not know about Tyson's actual name?

"Yeah, him. But then again, you can't really laugh at his middle name, Bee." Bonnie was the only person to be laughing here. The television was switched on, and the trio enjoyed themselves with a good ol' round of the classic Tom and Rattata. Minutes later, the door was opened, as an exasperated April and Maxwell entered the building. They both entered the lounge, and gave a happy greeting to Bonnie, Brendan and Jasmine.

"Hi Mom, Dad!" exclaimed Jasmine, getting up to give a hug to her parents.

"Hello again, sweetie! I hope you didn't completely destroy the phone bill!" joked April, putting her bags that she had been carrying around for the last week down on the table. Maxwell then shifted his gaze to the unfamiliar yet similar face of Bonnie.

"And who might you be?" Bonnie got up and thrust a talon in Maxwell's direction.

"My name is Bonnie, sir. You'll probably find that I strike a very strong resemblance to Brendan. This is because I'm his younger sister." Maxwell's smile got larger as he accepted the handshake. It was great to know an addition to the pseudo-family.

"It's nice to meet you." Maxwell said, but he then moved on to the main event that was Brendan. "So how is my boy doing, eh?" Maxwell slapped him harshly on his back, dangerously close to the location where he was punctured. He still winced anyway.

"Uh, I'm fine, sir." It wouldn't be the greatest idea to bring up the events that actually happened during the time that they were away. There would be no point in changing the mood from an elated one to a sombre one.

Maxwell gave him a many nod, before leaving the room with April. Bonnie had a very positive opinion of Jasmine's parents so far. They were no doubt better than her own. Jasmine, on the other hand, wasn't so happy to see them return. This would conflict with the return of Brendan, since Maxwell always seemed to love taking Brendan away from her. As for now, though, the house was full of celebration. She had at long last been reunited with her lost love; Brendan was back.

Eh, I don't think that chapter was up to standard, since it wasn't as long as the standard for chapters nowadays. I'm going to try and make these chapters longer, but don't hold your breath. I'm going to try and respond to your reviews, so do not think I've (Icy) isolated you if I don't reply to yours, m'kay?

Crystal Glaceon: That's a plot that I have to consider. However, the only issue is that it's quite a huge jump in the story, and I don't want to rush into anything.

Kalmarin: That is a paramount point you're making there. I would say that they either learn through EXTREME determination, or they have little buttons on the sides of the steering wheel that pertain to either acceleration or deceleration. Think of it as the Mario Kart Wii controller. Something like that XP

Dan: Sorry to inform you, but the newest Double-O Servine movie has been cancelled due to James Bonsly having a "broken cheek bone", therefore we will sell you a copy of 'Way of the Dragonite' starring Bruce Lileep and Chuck Noibat. As for your hoodie, would you prefer it in: Red, Green, Crimson, Purple, Pink, White, Blue, Aqua, Maroon, Lime, Black, Grey, Orange, Gold, Burgundy, Silver, Brown, Turquoise, Teal or Cyan? We can also have the following names printed on it:

B. Bursyamo (Brendan)

B. B. Bursyamo (Bonnie)

J. Solian

A. Disastra

S. Easel

M. Choke

T. Tornupto or Francisco or Cisco

F. Wheezle

Please make your decision soon. Thank you for using the Awesome Sawss hoodie and movie service.

Raichubro8: I understand what you're going through, as I've lost a lot of family members myself. Just remember that you're not alone. You have so many people in this world who care about you and your loss, so a personal message from one buddy to another: Cheer up, pal!

-Totally not Arceus Sawss.