The group walked for an hour, happy to be out of the forest. Wide fields emerged to them and the sun felt good on Totodile as it happily skipped ahead. Taki brushed the tall grass as she walked. Louis took a deep breath, inhaling the fresh, warm air around him, calming his spirit.
A thought crept upon Taki's mind.
"Hey, Louis," she said.
"Mm-hmm?" replied Louis.
"You know how you handled that situation back there?" questioned Taki.
– "...yeah?"
"Honestly, it made you look like a Pokémon trainer," pointed out Taki.
It was then that Louis started to chuckle.
"Taki…" he started. "...I've told you before. I'm not interested in being a trainer."
"If that's true, why are you out on these adventures?" asked Taki.
"...besides the crystal," she added.
Memories of Flash Town flooded Louis' train of thought. He leaned in closer to Taki's right ear.
"My hometown is soooo boring," he whispered. "The only exciting thing that happens there is when the trees change colour."
Taki giggled. Then, from afar, Totodile spotted Taki laughing.
"To-to-dile?" it said.
"Totodile asked 'What's so funny?'," translated Louis.
"Oh, nothing," said Taki.
"Louis just said he likes your bow."
Totodile blushed and continued in its joyful skipping, as she too, embraced the new-found peace.
"Just a short chapter this time."
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