Mark was still holding Arinia in his arms, not knowing that that he was being spied on.
A Team Magma grunt saw Mark holding Arinia, and he thought, "Hmm…. That girl could prove useful in getting revenge on Mark. I'll never forgive him for quitting Team Magma to join Team Aqua, the traitor!"
This grunt could tell that Mark loved Arinia, and the grunt thought that the best way to get even with Mark was to take Arinia prisoner, and then use her as bait for her lover. Now the grunt ran off to tell Maxie what he had just learned. Arinia had stopped crying, but Mark still held her. Arinia was trying to figure out why Mark cared about her enough that he had held her while she had cried. It finally dawned on her that Mark probably loved her. She looked Mark in the eyes, and Mark smiled at her.
"That's right, everything's going to be alright." Mark told her.
Arinia was having a little trouble breathing all of a sudden. Mark noticed that she was breathing funny, and he worried about her. Mark released her, but Arinia's breathing was still a little labored. She was almost gasping for breath, and about 5 minutes later she fainted. Mark caught her as she fainted, and he lifted her up into his arms. Mark was very worried about her since he had no idea what had caused her to faint. One of the owners of the Weather Institute had come outside, and had seen Arinia faint.
"Here, take her inside. I believe I know what's wrong with her." The owner said.
Mark told the grunts, "Keep an eye on things, I'll be right back."
Now Mark carried Arinia inside, and followed the owner to a room that had a small bed in it.
The owner pulled the covers back and said "Lay her down on the bed."
Mark laid Arinia on the bed, then the owner covered her with the covers.
"Is she going to be okay?" Mark asked.
"I think so. If she's not better by morning, we'll need to take her to the hospital." The owner replied.
Arinia was now sleeping.
"I think that she over-worked herself today. Most likely she walked a long way, and became very tired." The owner said.
"Yes, that's probably what happened, and her Team Magma encounter didn't help the situation any." Mark added concerned.
"I think that she's going to be just fine, but I'm not a doctor so I really can't say for sure." The owner said.
"Do you mind keeping an eye on her for me? I have to rejoin my group." Mark asked.
"Certainly, I don't mind keeping an eye on her at all." The owner replied.
Mark took another look at Arinia before he left her; she was sleeping peacefully. Her breathing wasn't labored anymore now that she was laying down. The owner pulled a chair up beside Arinia, and he continued to watch her. Mark went back outside.
"How is she?" The grunts asked.
"We think that she's going to be fine. What we think happened is that she walked a long way today, and that probably took a toll on her, making her very tired so that she fainted." Mark said.
"Where is she?" A grunt asked.
"She's in the Weather Institute. The owner put her to bed, so she's resting right now." Mark replied.
Back in the area where Maxie was, Maxie and the Aqua Admin were glaring daggers at each other.
"How dare you help her escape! I caught her fair and square." Maxie said.
"Fair and square, my foot!" The Admin replied.
Now the Aqua Admin said, "I'll say this once, and I'll expect you to remember it. Leave the girl alone! She hasn't done anything to you, all she did was defend herself from one of your grunts."
"True, but she still shouldn't have gotten involved." Maxie said.
"Then if you didn't want her involved, your grunt shouldn't have challenged her. He got her involved in the events by having a battle with her." The Admin shot back.
Maxie didn't reply, since he knew that the Admin had him there. Maxie and all his grunts turned to leave.
"You haven't seen the last of me! We'll be back, and when we'll get revenge on you and that girl." Maxie said.
Now they all ran off. The Aqua Admin was afraid for Arinia's safety. The Admin walked back to the Weather Institute, and he became worried when he didn't see Arinia.
"Mark, where's Arinia?" He asked.
"She's in the Weather Institute, she fainted and the owner is caring for her." Mark replied.
"She fainted?" The Admin asked.
"Yes, she did. The owner seemed to think that she over did it a little today, and that's why she fainted." Mark replied.
"Mark, Arinia is in danger. Team Magma has sworn to get revenge on her, the next time they see her. So if you love her, I suggest that you protect her. Let me put it this way, I'm assigning you to keep an eye on her. I want you to make sure that she stays safe, and I want you to lead a rescue operation should she ever get kidnapped." The Admin said.
"Yes, sir!" Mark replied.
"Now, go to her." The Admin said.
Mark left and went inside the Weather Institute, and walked back to the room Arinia was in. Once there, Mark pulled up a chair and sat at Arinia's right side of the bed. Now he watched Arinia as he had been told to do. However, Arinia didn't awaken, she kept sleeping and didn't stir. Mark prayed that Arinia would be alright, but only time would tell for sure.