"Oh, my! I'm so sorry, I didn't look where I was going and I………" Michael recognized Karania. "You're Karania Avalon aren't you?"
Karania replied, "Yes, that's me all right. Do you need something?"
Now Michael asked, "Do you have a younger sister named Arinia?"
Karania replied, "Yes, I do…….. Why do you ask?"
Michael replied, "Well……. Um……... Your sister is in that room, she's sick……..." Michael pointed to the door of Arinia's room.
Karania gasped, "What happened to her!? How did she get sick?"
Now Michael said, "Please come with me…….."
Karania and Michael entered Arinia's room. Mark heard the door open, and he turned around and saw Michael and Karania.
Mark asked, "Michael, who's that you've got with you?"
Michael replied, "This is Karania Avalon, I accidentally bumped into her……."
Now Mark said, "I see………"
Arinia heard their voices and woke up. Karania walked over to her sister, and Arinia looked up and saw her sister's face.
"Karania…….. Is it really you?" Arinia asked.
Karania replied, "Yes, little sis, it's me…….. How are you feeling?"
Arinia replied, "I still feel weak, but I feel better…….."
Now Karania asked, "What happened to you, little sis?"
Arinia shook as she answered, "I……. I was…….." Tears started to fall from her eyes. "………Kidnapped by Maxie…….."
Karania hugged her sister, "Shh……… It's okay……… You're safe now………"
Arinia relaxed and Karania released her sister.
Now Mark extended his hand to Karania, "I'm Mark, it's nice to meet you, Miss Avalon."
Karania shook Mark's hand, "It's nice to meet you too……. Did you help save my sister?"
Mark replied, "Yes, I did save her…….."
Now Karania asked, "How did you manage that?"
Mark replied, "We were both held hostage in Maxie's base, and I escaped, taking Arinia with me to keep her safe from Team Magma…….."
Now Karania said, "Thank you for saving my sister…….. She means a lot to me……… I don't know how I can ever repay you………"
Mark replied, "Oh, it's nothing…….."
Arinia coughed fairly hard.
Mark asked, "Arinia, are you all right?"
Arinia tried to answer, but ended up coughing harder instead.
The doctor entered her room at this moment, "What happened?"
Mark replied, "Arinia's coughing a lot, what's wrong with her?"
The doctor took out his stethoscope and gave Arinia a check-up before he said, "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but she has a slight case of pneumonia…….."
"Oh, no! Doctor, please help her!" Karania said worried.
"Don't worry, Karania…….. I'll do everything in my power to save your sister………"
"Thank you, doctor." Karania said.
Arinia coughed hard, and the doctor said, "Lay back Arinia……. I can save you, but it might be a little painful."
Now Mark said, "Arinia, be strong……."
"Yes, little sis, let the doctor help you." Karania added.
"Okay……." Arinia replied as she relaxed and began waiting for the doctor to administer the medicine she needed to counter her pneumonia.
The doctor left her room and got the medicine he needed to counter her pneumonia, then he returned to her room with it. About 15 minutes passed before the doctor managed to stabilize Arinia, and by this time Arinia had fallen asleep.
"She's going to be all right now, I gave her some antibiotics and medicine to counter her pneumonia. She's stabilized for now, but I had to give her a sedative so that she could rest………"
Now Mark asked, "Doctor, how do you think Arinia contracted her pneumonia?"
The doctor replied, "I don't know yet, but we're analyzing now as we speak, we'll get the results soon enough………
Now Michael asked, "Do you think it could have happened from being starved and that she didn't have the strength to fight it off?"
The doctor replied, "That is a possibility…….."
Now the doctor left the room to go get the test results, and he returned with them in a few minutes.
"I…… I have the results on Arinia, she contracted the pneumonia from starving to death, that's what caused it…….."
"Oh, my! Is she going to make it?" Karania asked.
"She'll be fine……" The doctor replied.
"That's good news……." Michael said.
Now Karania asked, "Arinia still needs her rest, correct?"
The doctor replied, "Yes, she does need her rest……."
Now the doctor left the room to go check on other patients.
"Do you want some coffee, Karania?" Mark asked.
Karania replied, "I'm fine, but thanks anyway." She paused before she said, "Oh, I forgot…… What are your names again?"
"I'm Mark and this is Michael…….." Mark replied.
"Well, I'd introduce myself, but you know who I am already…….."
"Of course, you're well known…….. In Hoenn, Johto, and Kanto." Michael said.
Michael glanced cautiously at Karania before he said, "I heard that Maxie had you kidnapped against your will…….."
"Yeah, he did……. I had done absolutely nothing to him, he kidnapped me during one of my public appearances."
Now Michael said, "I also heard that a boy was with you as well…….."
"Oh, you mean Edgar? Yes, he was with me, and it was because of him that I was rescued." Karania said.
Now Mark asked, "Do you mean Edgar Birch, the son of Prof. Birch from Littleroot Town?"
"That's the one." Karania replied.
Now Michael said, "I met him once, he's a very brave boy………"
"That he is……... If it wasn't for him, I'd be dead……."
Now Michael said, "He always talks about you…….."
Karania ruffled Arinia's hair to try to conceal her sadness of seeing her sister this way. She looked up and said, "Well, that's mainly because we think of each other as brother and sister even though we're not related."
"That's nice……." Mark said.
Karania fell silent and wouldn't speak so Mark put his hand on her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Karania, your sister will be fine…….."
A tear slid down Karania's cheek. Then she said, "I……. I need to let my parents know about this, and my husband……."
Now Mark asked, "You're married? I didn't know that."
"Yes, indeed…….." Michael said.
Now Mark said, "If you want to go get in touch with your family, we'll stay and keep an eye on Arinia for you."
"Yes, we'll make sure that she'll be fine……" Michael added.
Now Karania said, "I trust you, so I'll let you look after my sister for me."
Karania now left the room to go contact her family, and Arinia continued to sleep peacefully.