The Team Magma grunt, who had been spying on Mark, had caught up with his boss.
"Boss!" The grunt cried.
"Yes, what is it?" Maxie asked.
"You don't like Mark, right?" The grunt asked.
"That traitor?! Of course I don't." Maxie replied.
"Well I know how you can get back at him." The grunt replied.
"Really? How?" Maxie asked.
"By kidnapping the girl he loves." The grunt replied.
"Ah! So he has a lover; that will work nicely. Describe the girl." Maxie said.
"She has black hair and wears a blue skirt and vest over a white shirt." The grunt replied.
"That girl is Arinia, we have to kidnap her. We'll set a trap for her between here and Mauville City, because that's where she'll be heading. Well, what are you waiting for? Go set up the trap!" Maxie said.
"Yes, sir!" The grunt replied, and he ran off to do as his boss had instructed him to do.
Now that the grunt was gone, Maxie thought to himself, "Who knew that Arinia would prove useful in getting even with Mark……. The girl had better cooperate with us, or I'll make things very tough for her."
Maxie now went to see how well the trap was being set up.
Back in the Weather Institute, Arinia was still sleeping, and Mark and the owner were still sitting beside her. The sun set; and night fell. Mark and the owner kept watch over her all night, not getting any sleep. The next morning Arinia awakened, and she found that she was laying on a small bed. She also saw that Mark was sitting beside her along with another man, she didn't know.
"Take it easy, Arinia……. You fainted yesterday afternoon." Mark said.
"I did?" Arinia asked.
Mark and the owner nodded.
"After you fainted the owner of the Weather Institute let me take you inside, and he told me to lay you on a small bed." Mark told her.
"How soon can I resume my journey?" Arinia asked.
"That all depends on how you're feeling. If you're not well enough, I'm afraid that we'll have to take you to the hospital in Forttree." The owner of the Weather Institute said.
"Try to sit up, then we'll know what we need to do." Mark said.
Arinia sat up, and Mark and the owner could tell that she was fine.
Good, so you're okay. You may resume your journey now, but try to take it easy. You exhausted yourself yesterday by doing too much, and you were very lucky that someone was around to make sure that you would be alright." The owner said.
"You should also watch out for Team Magma. They have sworn to get revenge on you, so you need to be very careful in what you do." Mark told her.
"They
did?" Arinia asked.
"Yes, they did. So like I said, you need to be very careful." Mark said.
The owner pulled the covers back, and Arinia climbed out of bed. Now Mark, Arinia, and the owner walked back outside.
The owner told Arinia, "Good luck, and be careful." Then he went back inside.
Now the Admin, who had saved Arinia from being captured by Team Magma hurried over.
"You're okay! We were worried that you had gotten sick all of a sudden, or something." He said.
"I feel fine." Arinia replied.
"Good. Now make sure that you don't over do it like that again, since it could be very dangerous to your health." The Admin said.
"Okay, I won't do it again." Arinia replied.
"Now that you're feeling better, you should continue on to Mauville City." The Admin said.
"Good luck, Arinia." Mark and the Admin said together, waving her off.
Arinia now walked away from them, and headed towards Mauville. Not knowing that a trap had been set for her.