The next day, Arinia was shaken awake by Maxie.
"Finally you decide to wake up! I've been shaking you for the past 5 minutes." Maxie said.
"I'm a sound sleeper." Arinia told him.
"I noticed." Maxie said annoyed.
Arinia didn't reply, she knew that he had some plan that involved her and Mark. She didn't want to be a part of it, but as a captive there was nothing she could do about it
Maxie now pinned Arinia to the bed in her cell and he said, "I'll give you this much, you're brave, but that won't be enough to save you since your fate rests in our hands. We can determine whether you live or die, and at the moment you are leaning towards death."
Arinia replied, "You don't scare me, my sister will come for me, and she will save me……."
Maxie replied, "Oh, really? Don't make me laugh, child, not even your sister will be able to find you…… Alive that is……" Maxie now laughed at her misfortune.
Arinia now asked softly, "You're going to kill me, aren't you?"
"Yes, unless you tell me the truth, if you tell me the truth I might spare your life for now."
Arinia sighed, "Fine, what do you want to know?"
Maxie now said, "Now you will tell me who you're working for. Are you a spy? Answer me now!"
Arinia replied, "I'm not a spy, I don't work for anyone, I'm just a normal pokemon trainer."
Maxie replied, "Well, we shall see about that. If you are a spy, I will eliminate you myself……"
Arinia was silent; she didn't want Maxie to thing that she was a spy when she wasn't.
Maxie said while looking into Arinia's blue eyes, "You'd better pray that you're telling me the truth, my dear, because if I find out that you're deceiving me, no one or nothing will save you from what I have in store for you." Maxie grinned evilly at her.
Arinia still didn't reply, so Maxie tried to make her speak by asking her another question.
"You are Karania's younger sister, are you not?" Maxie asked her.
"Yes, I am, she's my sister." Arinia replied.
Maxie was surprised.
"Hmm…… Let's see……. I better watch what I'm doing because your sister has powerful friends." Maxie said more to himself than to Arinia.
"Now Maxie said, "I probably won't kill you after-all."
Arinia couldn't believe her ears, but before she could think on that, Maxie asked her another question.
"Now, how long have you known Mark?" Maxie asked her.
Arinia replied, "I've only just met him recently……"
Maxie replied, "I see. However, it's hard to believe that you and him fell in love on short notice."
Maxie stared into Arinia's blue eyes as he asked, "So it was one of those love at first sight things, wasn't it?"
Arinia didn't look at his eyes and spoke softly, "Yes……."
Maxie now said, "I may have some use for you yet! It's not what you'd hope for, but you're not going to die today……. You're going to be a prize, when I send a note to your lover that will say that I have you as my prisoner. I'm sure that he and some of his friends will come to try to rescue you, but for the fun of it I'm not going to send it until a week passes and you've grown weaker from no food or water."
Arinia exclaimed, "Oh, no!"
Maxie now said, "Be quiet, girl, there's nothing you can do to stop these things from happening. You might die at my hands one of these days, but it won't be today."
Arinia didn't reply, things were looking bad enough for her without her getting Maxie mad at her. Maxie released Arinia from his grasp, and walked to the door and left her cell, closing and locking it behind him.
Maxie looked at Arinia through the bars of her cell before he said, "Enjoy your strength while you have it because it will not last long!"
He now left, leaving Arinia to starve.