Tension
(Rei and Pichu look at the sky as Ricka and Shun aim a Poké Ball at each other.)
One swiftly running arrow of power! (Ricka sighs at the amount of paper work.)
One supple arrow of great bravery! (Rei smiles as she feeds trainers' Pokémon.)
One thoughtful arrow of outspoken risk! (Shun rubs his head as he finishes his work.)
That makes up the three of us together! (The three stand in front of Constant Box.)
Cross the green mountains and remove the white clouds from the sky. (Ricka and Yuri look at Fudan City.)
Let's colorfully push through the wilderness, become an amazing arrow! (Rei swings in the forest with Pichu.)
Even if we suddenly turn around and are lost in this labyrinth, (Mawile cries and clings onto Shun's hand.)
There's no way that we'll be separated from each other! (Shun smiles sadly as his body begins to fade away.)
Sometimes I can no longer see the road, and I don't know where to go... (Ricka hold's Shun's vest close.)
But you will always be by my side! (Rei hugs Ricka as an image of Shun reaches out to her.)
Even the bright sun is hidden by the dark clouds sometimes, (Yuri looks at Shiny Mawile in sorrow.)
But meetings will always bring light to the day! (Yuri hugs him, both Deceiver Pokémon blushing.)
One burning arrow of secrets! (Mewtwo fuses with Shun's body.)
Two competitive arrows of strength! (Hotaru and her team face off against Rei and her team.)
Three helpful arrows of friendship! (Articuno, Mew, and Celebi fly by the daycare.)
So the heart will never break! (Etta watches Ricka from a distance, smiling softly)
Aim forward as an amazing arrow! (Rei smiles as her team gathers with her.)
Shine greater than now as a bright arrow! (Ricka smirks as she looks at the sky above.)
Shoot toward your dream! (Shun closes his eyes as his hand fades on his uniform.)
…
She stayed up all night with her eyes on the machine before her. She just couldn't help herself. Entry after entry, countless points of knowledge after countless points of knowledge, Pokémon after Pokémon, all right before her eyes. There was dates within this device, various notes, locations, all of it inside of here. So this is a PokéDex. It is amazing. Ricka's in particular; the child found herself unable to pry her eyes free of. She just read and read and read and read and read and read. So much Pokémon, so many days and times, so much to take in.
Like, Ricka's first time ever encountering a Charmander was in Johto. Or that a Machoke can ascend amazing powers if it were to take off its belt. There were many articles of information Rei had simply never knew. And they just kept going, on and on, seemingly forever. Ricka had seen just about every Pokémon ever in existence! And when it came to Pokémon she actually owned, the number was well over 400. Yes, 400 Pokémon! Where did Ricka keep all of them; in her PC?
But, no, that simply wasn't the best part of her sister's PokéDex. It was the Pokémon Rei had only dreamed about. The Pokémon she read about within books, the Pokémon based deeply within Legends. So many Legendary Pokémon lay within her sister's PokéDex. All of which uncaught, of course. Still, the sheer number was amazing. Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Regigigas; she saw them all. Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres; located them as well. Jirachi she saw too, with a digital note saying 'Went back to sleep. Wait until later'. Reshiram she encountered briefly by accident, Zekrom she encountered on purpose. Kyreum she hadn't seen, though that too had a note saying 'Probably in Giant Chasm. Check later.' Faced Lugia thanks to Team Rocket; failed at capturing it. Faced Entei and Suicune; failed at capturing both. Never caught up with Raikou to try. Celebi, of course, but with a note saying 'Can't remember well. But have entry; need to think on it later.' Shaymin too, but only the Land Form. It too came with an interesting note 'White Rock does something. There's a White Rock in Hoenn. Wonder if there's a connection.'
Seriously, it was easier to talk about what Legendary Pokémon Ricka didn't see. That list included Mew (but no longer), Ho-Oh, Phione, Yveltal and Zygarde (though she found the former's cocoon), and Arceus itself. The only Legendary Pokémon which was hard to decipher if Ricka had seen it or not, was Mewtwo. Which confused Rei deeply; what's a 'Mewtwo'?
"Dammit Rei?" the woman groaned as she pulled up from her hotel bed, eyes strained, "The hell are you doing still up? It's late; go back to sleep..."
"Okay, Ricka," the child said as she stared at her.
Ricka's head fell back into her pillows, where she groaned and returned to her rest. The child however shifted her gaze back to her sister's PokéDex. So much information; such infinite sources of knowledge. What about Meloetta? She too was a Pokémon, right? The child couldn't help but to cycle through the articles quickly, eventually coming to Entry #648.
There was nothing. Not a damn thing about her. Nothing about Meloetta at all. Not even the article confirming Ricka had seen the Melody Pokémon. This confused Rei to no end. Why would Ricka's very own PokéDex hold no information on her best friend?
Rei leaned up in her bed, inadvertently nudging Bayleef off of her body. Her eyes traveled over to Ricka, who was sleeping once more. The woman was whispering something about Shun, and calling him 'naughty' of course. Even though she really wanted too, the child knew it was best to not disturb her sister.
Still. Why would Ricka's very own PokéDex not have anything on Meloetta?
…
"Where is Ricka and Rei going?" the eleven-year-old inquired of her older sister, while the woman groaned.
"To Straiton city," the woman said, completely annoyed, "Now sit down and shut up for a change, Rei... jeeze, you're so annoying..."
"Are you two hurrying up already?" the other woman shouted.
Standing outside in Nimbasa could be hard, especially with all the roaring cars rushing left and right. That's why a majority of people use Gear Station, and take trains all around the region of Unova. After all, it is the most extensive metro station in the entire world. Well, second most, but that's a different story.
Ricka stared up to the car she and Rei stood beside, to the woman on the other end. Hydie was there, annoyed, as she looked at Ricka and Rei. Her hand was on the driver's side door, while her other hand owned the keys.
"I rented this damn thing for the trip," she stated, "And I fucking plan on driving it! Now get in you two!"
Ricka groaned, Rei too, and they entered the car. The woman on the passenger side, her sister in the back seat. Rei couldn't help but to press deeper into the backseat of the car, feeling this unnatural wave take her. It was rare for her to ride in a car. The most recent time of this happening was when she road in Shun's car, and even then she was asleep. Hopefully, Hydie was a calmer driver than Ricka was on her moped.
"You okay back there, Rei?" Ricka asked as she looked over her shoulder toward her younger sister, seeing her nod back, "Good. Take us to Straiton City. Let's go visit the old school. Ugh... fucking hell..."
So this is what they were doing. Going to Straiton City, but more importantly, to the Unovian Academy of Excellence. The school Ricka grew up in. Honestly, it made Rei quake with fear. What was Ricka's school going to be like? Was it going to be like the Fudan City Pokémon Academy for Gifted Trainers? Rei couldn't wait.
The car she sat in suddenly jerked forward, much to Rei's surprise. She tried to settle deeper into the car, while Hydie pressed on the gas. The car steadily began moving forward, and soon they were driving through the streets of Nimbasa. Rei wanted to continue holding onto the car's plush seats, but she found herself gravitating toward the window. Her eyes looking out, she stared around to the city of Nimbasa. It was so bright and so amazing, something only increased as they rode in the car. So many people's faces passing by, all of them looking so unlike one another. But that's just the place Unova was; a melting pot of different races, cultures, and many other things.
The car suddenly turned as they left the streets and took to the highways. Driving between cars and other vehicles, Rei continued to stare out the window as they pushed speeds of 60 MPH. Honestly, Ricka and Hydie drove similarly. Just change the car into a moped, and it would be like the sisters were driving down to Fudan City right now. That's what Rei felt. At first. And then there was a big and palpable difference.
"Oh man?" Ricka suddenly said, "This old thing? How long have you kept it?"
"For years now, duh," Hydie replied, "Go ahead, put it in!"
Rei watched as Ricka slid a circular object inside of a slot that existed on the car's dashboard. At first, nothing happened. Until music began playing. Rei's eyes rolled around the hull of the car, while Pichu's ears began twitching. What was this music that played throughout the car, and why did it bring such joy to Ricka and Hydie's faces? It was so upbeat and happy; literally the opposite of what Ricka was. And then...
"Do-Do-Do, Do, Do-Do," they seemingly sung at the same time, until Ricka broke away and sang, "Everybody wants to be a master! Everybody wants to show their skills! Everybody wants to get there faster! Make their way to the top of the hills!
And then Hydie...
"Each time! You Try! Gonna get just a little bit better! Each Step! You Climb! Is one more step up the ladder!"
And then at the same time again...
"It's a whole new world we live in! It's a whole new way to see! It's a whole new place, with a brand new attitude! But you still 'Gotta catch'em all!' And be the best that you can be!"
After that line of singing, the two cousins broke down in laughter and calmed down, both staring out the window. For a brief moment there, they weren't twenty-one-year-olds, and were instead children running through school. Yeah, that's what it felt like.
"So fucking good," Ricka laughed, "I haven't had that in a long time!"
"Same!" Hydie said, "We need to do this more often, ya'know?"
They continued to laugh and talk about days past, both recounting tails of their lives. Meanwhile, Rei seemingly felt herself sink into the chair. She suddenly felt so belittled by Hydie and Ricka's unity. The two women looked alike, sounded similarly to one another, and were actually related by blood. Unlike her and Ricka; where the woman was a redhead, she had indigo hair, and they were only related by words. Watching Ricka and Hydie sing together was so heart-shattering for some reason. Rei was never able to get Ricka to sing. She only heard her do this in the shower. But this Hydie woman could get her to sing easily. Why did that make Rei feel sick to her stomach?
The child felt so distraught, she didn't even notice they were in a newer and bigger city and Castelia. So many people were running left and right, trying to get here and there. Castelia City was always this way as the business hub of Unova, and quite possibly, the world. Rei found her eyes looking all around the city, before sitting on Ricka again. To be painfully honest, Hydie was more of a sister to Ricka, than Rei ever was.
"Hey, Rei," the woman suddenly said as she looked over her shoulder toward the child, "It's gonna take a while to get to Striaton City. You might wanna get some sleep, okay?"
"O... Okay..." the child said with a tone of lament. Ricka didn't seem to catch it.
…
"Tch, so the damn place closed down huh?"
Rei watched in wonder as the two came across a large building; despite the years, it looked as if it was just now coming down to deteriorate and the gates were rusted, as if they could break with a single gust of wind. Rei felt something about the image in front of her to be similar to something, but ignored it.
"Ricka went here?" The child asked, jumping off Bayleef to get a closer look.
"Ya...I still don't know how this place looks like this...it's been how many years?" Ricka muttered as she returned Quest to the Poké Ball and walked forward. Memories, both good and bad, flooded her mind as she took a look at the place, "Well?"
"Rei thinks Ricka's a sentimental old lady!" Rei gave a childish grin, which ticked Ricka off.
"Get back here, you brat!" Ricka yelled as she chased the laughing Rei, who was using Bayleef to help boost her speed. Ricka turned back to the school and smirked, "I'll be back in a bit, you damn boarding school," she spoke before running off after Rei, "I said get back here!"
"Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!" Hydie suddenly shouted as she appeared behind to the two.
Her arms were stretched out, catching both of the Constant sisters as they attempted to run by. She placed her hands on their shoulders and gazed at the two, before gesturing with her head toward the boarding school's gates.
"C'mon, Ricka," she said, "It's been ten years since you've been back. You can't just leave it now, can you?" her eyes slid into a glare, while her lips formed a smile, "C'mon, Ricka. Why don't you give your sister a tour around the old campus, huh?"
"Hydie, you know I hate this place more than any fucking thing in the world!"
"Well no duh, who does like this fucking place... still!" she walked to the front gates of the school and gave it a light nudge, "Why don't we step inside and enjoy the place, huh?"
She pushed the gates open, and it seemed as if the wind did the rest. All the flowing leaves and whatnot on this Autumn day seemed to flow with the movements the three gave. Hydie walked inside, completely at ease, as she headed toward the massive campus before them. She was followed shortly by Ricka, who came to a complete halt at the gate's entrance.
She looked down to the marked line that was made thanks to years of the gates being in one position. Rei walked behind Ricka as she continued to sit on Bayleef's back, wondering what her sister was going to do. It was like some barrier was keeping Ricka from going, because she was too terrified to actually move.
But the woman found her courage; she took a step inside and broke through that invisible seal that seemingly kept her barred from the school. She walked down the long brown pavement that lead up to the first building, shaking all the while. Rei was at her side, and grabbed her sister's hand tightly. Ricka could feel her heart beginning to beat the closer she got to anything. This place was old and she hadn't seen it in years. So why was the hold it held over her so damn powerful? It was like she was ten again.
"Why does Ricka hate this place so much?" Rei asked, seemingly snapping her sister from the insidious force that held her.
"Why do I hate it so much?" Ricka repeated as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "Why do I hate it so much... huh...?"
Her eyes opened. She was ten again. Sitting down in a desk, in her classroom. The brown floors, he brown walls, brown desk as well. The window that showed a nighttime view of outside, while it rained. She was wearing a uniform she would be wearing for so long after today. It felt so wrong on her.
She stared up briefly toward the chalkboard before her. There were so many Pokémon terms on it, but she didn't care. She instead looked back down to the desk, and placed her finger on it. Her index finger lined from the top, all the way to the bottom. The door opened soon after, and she locked up. This woman stepped in. Slender legs, slender frame, hair done up in a bun. Nails, well manicured and red, not to mention lips painted red as well. She was a beautiful woman, even though she was well in her thirties. But to the ten-year-old, it was like she was gazing at Satan himself.
"Miss Constant," the woman said as she walked up to her, sitting back on the desk.
The child gazed up the woman, watching as she crossed her legs. She pulled on her skirt, straightening it down so no prying eyes could gaze inside. It didn't matter though; they were the only two people in the entire classroom. Maybe it was just a physical tick she had to keep things in order; that made sense. The ten-year-old looked down to the desk she was sitting in, trying to save face from the woman.
"I have taught many students, Miss Constant," the woman said as she stood from her desk again, "And not one of them, have been as infuriating as you are! It's like you were created specifically to break my resolve as a teacher."
"Ms. Carol..." Ricka whispered.
"SHUT-UP! RICKA!" she shouted, making the girl quiver.
Ms. Carol always held a certain level of decorum and professionalism, but there was just something about Ricka that broke that visage so easily. To say 'shut-up' and to call her by her first name was something Ms. Carol never did. But only around one, and that one was Ricka.
"When I read the papers you have sent in and grade your tests, its like you're trying your hardest to do wrong..." Ms. Carol stated, seething with rage, "Everything you've done is just a means to further break my resolve, isn't it? The answers you sent in are not only wrong, but they seem to be written by a person with the same level of brains as a Mankey! Let alone a human being!"
Maybe this was why Ricka hated Ms. Carol before. It wasn't the physical pain she caused the child by way of the wrist, it was the mental anguish she caused her. Physical pain hurts mentally as well, but that heals after a while. But the mental pain, the kind of scaring that isn't physical, that lasts forever. To be constantly put down by someone so much older than her, someone calling her stupid and slow, that's the pain that stuck with Ricka over the years.
"Ricka..." Ms. Carol said, "Look at me now..."
She turned and gazed at the woman, who now sat at a desk directly beside her. The ten-year-old looked the woman dead in her dark brown and emotionless eyes. They were so dark, they looked near black. Ricka could tell the woman was angry, because her usually nice and well-groomed black hair, was now split.
Ms. Carol glided her fingers along her forehead, brushing the hairs that lay upon it. They stopped when she could finally look at the child with her own eyes. All Ricka could do was look Ms. Carol dead in the eye as she looked back. They just stared at one another. Deep down in her heart, the ten-year-old felt herself shrink into nothingness. Because nothing is better than staring directly into Ms. Carol's eyes.
"Ricka!"
"I'm sorry!"
"Ricka!?"
"I said I'm sorry!"
"Ricka! You're hurting Rei's hand!"
She snapped back into reality seemingly out of nowhere. Hydie was looking directly at her, while the sound of moaning pain entered her ears. The woman realized she was clenching onto something extremely hard, and vines were around her hand. She snapped her eyes down to her right, realizing she was holding onto Rei's hand ever so tightly. The eleven-year-old was trying her hardest to pry herself free; even Bayleef was helping. But in that moment of her flashback, Ricka was so incredibly strong.
To Ricka's continued surprise, they were no longer outside the campus. They were inside the old and aged halls. Funny, because she remembered everything within this building. Ten long years, and yet it was all familiar to her. Sure it showed signs of aging, but not enough to condemn the entire place.
"Ah!? Rei!?" the woman shouted as she released her sister, "Ah!? Oh!? Ah man!?" she squeezed her eyes shut, "Shit! Shit! Shit! I'm such a horrible fucking sister!"
"No, Rei's fine," the eleven-year-old year old said as she rubbed her wrist.
"Bay! Bay!" Bayleef shouted, absolutely angered by Ricka's display, even if it wasn't by her own fruition.
"Seriously, Rei, I didn't mean to do that!" she stepped back and continued walking backwards, "I... I need to... I need to get away!"
She dashed down the hall of her home, forcing Hydie out the way as she did so. Her cousin and sister watched as they ran away in tears, making way for somewhere unknown. Bayleef finally calmed down, while a pained Rei walked up behind Hydie with her hand on her wrist. The child gazed down to her hand, for she could still feel the stinging pain of being clenched so tight. She walked to give chase to her sister, but Hydie stepped in front of her.
"You feel that pain?" the woman asked Rei, "That one in your wrist?"
"Y... yes," Rei said, "Rei feels the pain..."
"No, I mean, do you really feel the pain?" Hydie asked again as she looked at Rei from over her shoulder, "You know how it burns, right? You call Ricka your sister; I bet you have no fucking clue who Ms. Carol is... do you...?"
"Ms. Carol is the reason why Ricka and Rei are in Unova," the child answered, "Ms. Carol died here."
"Yeah, yeah," the woman said as she started to lead Rei down the hall in chase of Ricka, "But you don't know Ms. Carol. Dorothy Carol. That's her full name..." she sighed, "To a lot of us – me included – Ms. Carol was an amazing teacher. Nice, kind, but hard when she needed to be. She made sure you learned your information, and dammit did you learn it. But, as with everything, there was a black Mareep in it. A deep black Mareep," she looked at Rei, "That Mareep was Ricka. She was the only child in Ms. Carol's many years of teaching who broke her down so much... and vice-versa. I don't want to say it, but I guess I'll have too; Ms. Carol hated Ricka. She just... they just hated each other so much! To Ricka, Ms. Carol was simply cruel. Nothing short of it... just cruel..."
They came to, what appeared to be, the main lobby of this building. So large and grand, with a staircase that lead up to the second floor. There were some aged pictures around of students who graduated and went on to be amazing Pokémon Trainers. The old glass seal that held in the trophies was still there, only it lacked every single trophy inside of course.
Rei looked left and right, before noticing Hydie at the staircase's base. She wagged her finger a bit, calling the child over, who dutifully followed. Rei squeezed down on Bayleef with her legs, making the child follow. As they walked up the stairs, Hydie continued.
"If Ricka never told you about Ms. Carol, that makes sense..." she stopped briefly, then continued walking, "Did Ricka tell you her middle name?"
"Yes! It's-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, there," Hydie said, "I know Ricka's middle name. You don't have to tell me, okay? Just keep it to yourself; that's a secret weapon," the woman sighed next, as they finally arrived to the second floor, "Anyway, Ricka and Ms. Carol never saw eye-to-eye. Ms. Carol was by the books, while your 'sister', was always a free-spirit. Usually, such feelings were expected of children. But I don't know, there was just something about Ricka that Ms. Carol hated. I don't know, there was just something about Ricka Ms. Carol despised with all her heart."
They came to a specific door, where the woman just stopped completely. She placed her hand on the dusty doorknob, but neglected to actually open it. Instead, she faced the eleven-year-old child and her Bayleef once more.
"I remember the day when Ricka ran away," she whispered, "Ran away from here. We were due to graduate. Get a visit from Professor Juniper and everything, where she would give everyone their very first Pokémon. One of three starters. But not for Ricka. Her constant failures made it so that she would be held back for another year of learning. That crushed her. It must have been a day or two after learning that did she just... poof... vanished into complete and thin air. I think the feeling was coming soon, whether she was going to be held back or not. But that just cemented it. Ricka stole a Treecko, and ran away..."
"Stole a Treecko?" Rei whispered, "So... Ace?"
"Yeah," Hydie said as she finally turned the doorknob, "Ace was a school owned Pokémon that was used in mock battles. Ricka stole him and ran off," Hydie began to push the door open; had she done this before? "I first fought Ricka on Route 9. My Totodile vs her Treecko. And that was it; rivals from that point on. Wherever one of us went, the other was sure to go as well. We've faced each other on every single region in the entire world. Just us and our Pokémon."
Hydie gave a powerful push, revealing a decrepit classroom on the other end. It was dark in the room, but the sunlight through the window made it bearable. Hydie scratched the back of her head, as she walked over toward the corner of this specific room. And in that corner was Ricka. Sitting on her butt, hugging her knees close. She wasn't crying anymore, and her breathing had finally stopped. Rei didn't know it, and the two wouldn't say it, but this was just Ricka's spot. Whenever she had a fight with Ms. Carol was hurt by it, she came here. That's why Hydie knew it so much.
"You okay?" Hydie asked with her ever-present smirk.
"Yeah, I'm fine," the redhead replied, before looking to her sister, "Rei... come here..."
The child slowly climbed off of Bayleef's back, even though the Leaf Pokémon didn't want her to move. She walked to her older sister, and was suddenly hugged. Rei didn't know why, but Ricka's hug seemed especially powerful right now. She nuzzled her sister close, while her eyes closed. They both did.
"I'm sorry, Rei..." Ricka murmured, "I've said it before, and I'll say it again; this place has me so screwed up inside..."
"Rei understand," the child said as they broke their hug and pulled away, "Unova just... messes with old lady's head a lot!"
"I would attack you for that, but I think I've done enough of that for one day," the woman chuckled as she stood up.
"Feelin' better now?" Hydie asked, her hand on Ricka's shoulder.
"Do I look better?" the woman answered in her usually snarky demeanor, making Hydie laugh.
"No! You still look like complete shit!"
"Hey! Keep the cursing to a minimum around my sister. Only I get to curse in excess around her!"
"Why do you call her sister, exactly?"
"If you knew the things Rei and I have been through, then you'd understand, Hydie. Rei's my sister..."
"You say that," Hydie said as she gave a few ample stretches, "But I really don't believe you... oh well..." she smirked again, "We're here at our old school in Unova. There's not a soul in it save for us, and we can do anything we damn well please," she pointed out the window with her thumb at her side, "How about you say, you and me, the end all be all battle for queen of this school?"
"That's just your attempt at suckering me into a Pokémon Battle, ain't it?" Ricka chortled, "You should be fucking lucky I'm all game. Pokémon we have on us?"
"Is there any other?"
"You're on..."
…
Rei couldn't help but to stare with giddiness and excitement toward the battlefield. It was so old and deserted, with many marks and scars from battles that were waged her eons ago. It reminded her of the Fudan City Pokémon Academy for Gifted Trainers' battleground. Only, this one seemed to be even bigger. Yeah, that just ate away at Rei.
But she didn't care too much. No not when two amazing Pokémon Trainers were standing oppose to one another. The tall woman she knew as her sister, and the equally tall woman she realized was her sister's rival. It shook Rei too her core as she stared at the two.
For Ricka, it was so surreal. She had dreams about this before, but only when she were younger. To now be standing here on the battleground, just her by herself; it felt amazing. Her hand dropped to her PokéBelt, where she grabbed one of her many Poké Balls. Then her eyes moved forward to the woman who stood against her.
"Same as usual?" Ricka asked as she shook her Poké Ball again.
"Well duh as usual!" Hydie replied as she too withdrew a Poké Ball, "I'm about to kick your ass again!"
"Yeah, last time we fought, I specifically remember winning, Hydie!" Ricka shouted.
"On three!?"
"On three!"
"ONE!" Hydie shouted.
"TWO!" Ricka roared.
"THREE!" they barked in unison.
And, in unison, they threw out their Poké Balls toward one another. The capsule devices opened up in mid-air.
Maverick Talks!
As usual. Cuz this is what I do.
Ya'know, this Unova arc is long. So long, I think I'm going to make season 3 a little longer. Cuz, ya'know, we haven't had an OC in a while. We've just had Ricka go crazy over a lot of drama and stuff, while I made you all cry. So, I guess this is a win win!...? Right?
Oh, I don't know. Fortunately, I think I'll make things a little happier. Next chapter, hopefully, won't have Ricka crying or trying to kill someone because of her flashbacks, but instead have her try to be nice and sane for a change. How sane? Well, next chapter is gonna be a huge Pokemon Battle if you didn't get that vibe from what just occurred! So, yeah! There ya go!
Also, we're gonna visit Join Avenue sooner or later. We'll also get a look at what's going on at the Box with Shun running things. So there. And when we get back to the Box, all the comedy returns with a certain little Pikale.
Whatever a Pikale is. Hm.
Anyway, the one thing I really wanted to do with this chapter was give a concise image of who Ms. Carol is. We know a little bit more about her, and this toxic relationship she had with Ricka as her pupil. I wanted to specifically get you all to understand the fear and horror Ricka feels as she is younger. Maybe I didn't explain it well, or maybe you all already got the gist of it from earlier.
How do you feel about Ms. Dorothy Carol? I don't know, I'm just wondering. I kinda like her as a character. Ya'know, this ubber mysterious figure who kinda helped shaped Ricka's life. Sorta like Joe Chill from Batman. So simple a character, but there are the stepping stones to creating something magnificent.
For those who don't know, Joe Chill is the man who shot and killed Bruce Wayne's parents. You're welcome.
Anyway, enough talking for now. The Unova arc shall continue, and hey! In the next chapter, maybe we'll me someone really special.
Maybe. It depends on if I write it or not.
See ya then!
