-1Disclaimer: There is an evil that lurks this world they are known as lawyers, to prevent such creatures to grace the doorstep of Sciplore I will state I do not or will not ever own Pokemon. It is own by Nintendo and other people but not me.
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Chapter 6-Before the Deal
"Make sure the Pokemon are okay!"
"Can someone help me with some of these people over here!"
"Professor look! I think he's coming around."
Wes recognized the last voice to be Gold. Putting his senses up and subtlety moving his body he gathered that there were three people surrounding him (one of them was Gold.) and he felt his pokemon nuzzling his neck. Feeling his pokemon put his weariness to open his eyes and sit up. He took in his surroundings; he seemed to be in a infirmary ward not exactly a hospital because of the lack of medical equipment but it still have that sterile hospital feel he was never fond of.
He picked up his Umbreon and held him to his jacketless chest (he frowned realizing that not only did they take the jacket but they got the snag machine off his arm too he must have really been out.) and began to pet and murmur soft reassurances to the pokemon knowing that it was worried about him, its brother and Mina. He looked over to the people around him.
He quickly recognized Gold and Crystal (whom were staring in awe at the gentle way he handled his pokemon) and he noticed another man standing next to them. He looked to be in his early forties or late thirties. He had light brown hair sticking slightly up and an bandage wrapped around it. With very crooked glasses on his face he gave Wes a bright smile.
"Hello there, I am Professor Elm, it's nice to meet you Wes. Sorry we could not meet under better circumstances though." The professor laughed. He reached over and shook Wes's hand.
"No my apologies sir, I'm sorry what happened to your lab, they did not hurt you too much right?" Wes questioned looking at the bandage wrapped around the professor's head.
"No, no this is nothing. Compared to what some of the pokemon have put me through this is a love bite." Professor Elm laughed.
"Wes…" Crystal inches closer to him. Wes looks into her sorrow filled eyes.
"I am sorry Crystal, I could not protect Mina. They took her wh-"
"Shit! I knew I should have went to the lab with you!" Gold shouted. Crystal slaps him in the back of his head.
"Ow, what you did that for?" Gold whined while rubbing the back of his head.
"Gold Trainum, I am going to tell your mother about you using such language!" Crystal scolded.
"What? Crystal Battleum if you dare!" Gold argues and the two quickly begins to bicker. The Professor sighs stop the two and then asked Wes to tell them what happened. Wes explains to them about how he met the hunter earlier and then continued to describe the battle with the hunter and his brief encounter with Guiness.
"Do you think he will contact you?" Gold asked worried about Mina in the hands of the enemy.
"If he really wants to get what he wants then yes he will be contacting me soon." Wes spoke without a doubt in his mind.
"Do you think this may have something to do with the return of the shadow pokemon." Crystal whispered so low that the others barely heard her.
"I'm not sure, but that do remind me. Professor I have some files I would really like for you to see."
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Wes quietly gathers his things, making sure his coat, snag machine and knapsack is intact he leaves the infirmary carefully. Sneaking pass one a room Professor Elm (whom was still enthralled in the notes Wes gave to him about shadow pokemon) was in Wes makes it to the side door. Once exiting the building, Wes heads towards the forest in the back of the city. Wes then heard noises and quickly turned to see Gold and Crystal walking towards him.
"Hey you were going to leave without even a goodbye how mean!" Crystal spoke with a smile, but here voice was cracking so Wes knew she was upset.
"Yes, sorry about that but I must go and quickly save Mina." Wes quietly stated. He began to walk away when Gold called out to him.
"Wes if you ever need our help… promise you'll call us okay!"
"I promise." With a last nod and wave he walked off into the forest where Guiness waited leaving the two trainers standing there waiting until he disappeared in the trees.
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A/n-Notice the trick I did with Gold and Crystal's last name. Ketchum, Trainum and Battleum. I should have used Wes last name to be Collectum. Oh well, please review next chapter will be up soon.