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CHAPTER 45:
Yugo opened his eyes as the morning was slowly getting started. He felt something against his back, which was Reeka as she was hugging him from behind. Yugo gave a weak smile and rubbed her head, then resumed getting up and exiting the tent. He was ready for day 2 of his Pokécenter horror story, and he needed Vena's help with getting Emma fixed.
He got ready and ran into the city, first stop being breakfast. His only option right now was to head for a breakfast restaurant. Yugo found himself one, went in, and ordered himself some pancakes. At a table, as he waited for his food, he looked around and spotted someone. He squinted it a little and saw a blue haired head within the crowd, and gave a grin as he further saw that it was Vena.
She was sitting at the farthest table, in the corner, and by herself. He got up and walked on over, and he saw her once again reading a magazine, only the difference from last time was that this was a sports magazine. She looked up briefly to see him, then quickly pulled her head down and the magazine up. Yugo sat down as he asked, "Morning Vena, what's today's sports?"
She peaked up shyly, "N-nothing new."
"Eh, never was interested anyway. Wat'cha doing here?"
"The same as you."
"Pancakes?"
"No, waffles."
"*chuckles* same thing, different name and shape."
They didn't talk much, but time flew by and both got there order of syrup drowned pancakes and waffles. As they ate, Yugo popped a question, "Can I ask something on that whole mental disorder thing from yesterday?"
Vena swallowed and asked, "About what?"
"Is there a way to fix it?"
"Well, a psychiatrist is the preferable way…"
"Without spending a lot of cash."
"Well… pharmaceuticals would work too, but they don't always guarantee or make it worse."
Yugo mumbled, "Oh yeah, even more Emma personalities, that's what I need. *regular speaking* So, who do I go for that can treat her at a low cost?"
Vena took another fork load of waffles, "Well… you can try asking a psychic type."
"Like you?"
"Uh…"
She looked away, "I'm a little too nervous to even go into her head."
"Ok, I guess that's a good point."
"Besides, nobody would be willing to do it unless they are… I guess adventurous enough to do so?"
"More like are willing to deal with that shit."
Afterwards, they continued eating until they had nothing left and went to the Pokécenter. Along the way, Yugo jumpstarted a few more questions just to pass the time. He began with, "So… how long have you been here?"
Vena replied, "I was born here."
"Oh, well, maybe you were born somewhere else."
"No, most of my family was born here. Unless you meant working at the center."
"Well, uh, I guess the center then?"
"Two years, if I didn't tell already, but I still wish that I wasn't working there."
"Why? Large groups?"
Vena blushed a bit, "More like the doctors get a little frisky."
"Oh… uh… well, can't be worse? Right?"
"We had a Goodra nurse at one point, don't ask how, and she quit because the doctors were almost on a daily basis… having intercourse."
"Shit, no need for a prostitute."
"We were friends, and still are, and she found herself working at a plumbing business. The bright side is that that goo comes in use."
Yugo then asked, "So, the doctors are very horny, fine; any mental problems?"
She looked, "I thought you wanted to know my reasons?"
"I thought that was your only one."
"I have a list, but I'm giving what I'm willing to give out."
"Ok, so any other reasons?"
"Groups of people."
"And?"
"That's all I'll say."
"You do realize I can…"
She looked stern, first time he's seen it from her shy manner, 'Don't even think of it.'
"Ok, ok."
They got to the center minutes later, and already they saw a blowtorched grass type get carried off to the emergency room. A nurse walked by as Yugo asked, "I take it we got one?"
She told him, "Well, if we can stop getting these insanely injured Pokémon, maybe we wouldn't really have to go hiring, but since you and Vena are here, get dressed and go help that poor Venusaur."
She walked away as Vena asked, "Well, we shouldn't wait, right?"
Yugo nodded, "Yeah, let's go."
And they went to the changing room.
(At the camp)
Of course, training was taking place as Judas wanted to see exactly how the latest Pokémon, Fafner, would actually do. First was the easier ones, basically Keir and Ghezirha. Fafner took both of them out surprisingly well. Then it moved on to Elene and Jacques, they got knocked out, but it was a trickier shot. Reeka got in and the fight ended as a stalemate. And Emma just cleaned the floor.
After that, they did the regular training as usual, having them fight each other, only Judas was watching to see how exactly everyone behaved. He was still leery on Emma, but seeing how she was more interactive than and not as creepy as before the fight in the city, he definitely thought she was fixed… but the term for now still spun in his head.
Fafner walked up as he asked, "It's alright if I take a break, right?"
Judas looked, "Yeah, yeah, no problem."
He looked back at Emma as the Typhlosion asked, "Is something wrong?"
He sighed, "I'm still wary with Emma's condition. Yugo says she's finally normal, but then again I don't trust his word that much."
Judas looked to see Emma and Ghezirha as they were sitting next to each other, talking about something. Fafner smiled, "She looks like she's getting along."
"Yeah, for how long?"
"Well, do you know what caused it?"
"Yugo said some mental disorder."
"So… can't you get a psychic to fix it?"
Judas smirked, "Yeah right, like wha…"
He stopped. Then he grabbed Fafner as he said, "That's it! You actually got something that might work!"
Fafner quickly backed him away, "Hold on, I'm only remembering what I've heard, you can't just get any random Poké off the street, only certain ones can…"
"So, we get a doctor who knows brain things and they do a psychobabble on Emma, what can go wrong?"
"Wasn't it have her go into a rampaging mode or something?"
"Basically, yes."
(At the Pokécenter, noon)
Yugo and Vena were just finishing up the last medical visit for the session, which was actually tending a human/Pokémon Mega bound that caused a severe mutation. It was removed, but they were ready to pass out and the temporary side effects included the man to have a Beedrill horn as a dick while the Beedrill had human hands. That creepy show luckily finished, it was now lunch time and that meant big break until half hour was up.
Skipping past the cafeteria pick up and go, the two headed to the closet and had their lunch. Yugo was getting used to this habit, but he really wanted to know why. As they ate, Yugo brought up the question again, "So why do you…"
Vena told him, "I don't want to tell."
"Well, are you an introvert?"
"No."
"So why do you sit always in the corner? In large groups, you seem to go for the loneliest place."
"I just…"
"Look, first off, I've dealt with psychologically effed up Pokémon already, I'm sure you have some kind of phobia of people."
Vena looked away, then took a deep breath, "I'm not telling… but I can show it."
"Oh, ok."
She looked back and carefully put her hands to the sides of his head as she warned, "Now… this might be a little surprise so don't get too… s-scared."
Yugo half-grinned, "What could be scar…"
Vena's face jumped to his as an evil smile appeared, "Hello bad boy."
Yugo's face went to confusion, "What the…"
She went and kissed him straight on the lips, but Yugo threw her off, into the wall as a rack crashed on her head. Yugo pulled a knife out as Vena rubbed her head. She looked up as Yugo saw the expression of worry on her face. She asked, "Y-you're o-ok, right?"
Yugo then realized, "Hold on… are you saying… are you telling me…"
She nodded. "Holy shit, you know exactly what the hell Emma has because you…"
Vena explained, "The difference is mine is… natural. Her condition is artificial. Unfortunately, I don't know if what I did would fix hers but… I-I d-didn't hurt you, right?"
Yugo looked around, "Uh, no, I'm fine, I mean, I got a… interesting kiss but… ok… um… so…"
Vena sighed, "Instead of pulling out all kinds of filler words… let's clean up."
"Yeah, right."
Thus, they cleaned up and fixed the closet, then went back to their work after the break.
(Back at Camp)
Speaking of breaks, lunch time ended, and Rebecca and Reeka were cleaning up as the other resumed their training. Rebecca asked Reeka, "So are you still holding that grudge on Emma, or did it fade?"
Reeka looked to her, "Let me tell you something, I don't care what you or anyone else says, I don't like her, ok? She was trying to take Yugo away from me…"
"Yeah, I thought that was…"
"Whatever the fuck the excuse was, I don't like her, I don't trust her, she could be Ghezirha number 2 and I still would hate her guts."
"Yeah… and speaking of hating guts, I think your 'teacher' is coming this way."
Reeka's ears went up as she turned her head and saw two incoming figures… and was really not in the mood.
It was Eriktar and Jesse coming their way, making a trip to the main city for supplies, and as they were Eriktar told Jesse, 'We found them again.'
Jesse mumbled, "I thought that was the last time I'd see them."
Once they were close enough, Judas and Reeka went over as he asked, "Well, well, seems as if you came back."
Jesse crossed her arms, "I'm only going for a trip to get some wood, not do free training sessions."
"Eh, that'd be bett'r."
"Also, why is the Lucario here but your idiot friend not?"
Reeka said, "He got stuck working at one of those Pokécenter because he didn't pay some bill."
Eriktar asked, "And hopefully you've been doing some actual training?"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
Reeka growled as she got close to Eriktar, who wasn't intimidated by her towering glare. Judas both of them, "I hate to ruin whatever argument you're mentally having, but I'd rather like to throw you back at Emma."
Eriktar broke contact and asked, "Emma?"
"Yeah, her."
He looked over as his face went into some surprise as Jesse inquired in the same shock, "I'm sorry, is that Serperior…"
Judas shrugged, "Yeah, but compared to a week ago, she's a lot nicer."
"What does… that mean?"
"Long story."
"Well, I'd 'love' to hear whatever excuse of a story is behind that, but I'd like to get the hole patched up. Come on Eriktar, you can talk to your pupil later."
The two passed by as Eriktar looked at Emma. Emma looked down and saw Eriktar as something in her stopped her from moving, like an invisible bolt that grounded her. Eriktar turned his head away as Emma stayed still, still looking towards him.
Ghezirha asked, "Hey, you ok Emma?"
Emma snapped out of her daze and told her, "Y-yeah, fine… fine…"
(Back at the Pokécenter, evening time)
Vena and Yugo left as the shift ended with a great event of someone giving birth, then the parents killing each other, and three nurses getting injured trying to split and tranquilize them. As they walked on the sidewalk, Yugo asked Vena, "So, kinda back to the whole double-side-that-still-scares-the-shit-out-of-me stuff, how did you get yours fixed?"
She answered, "Well, first it's hard to do, so you can't really go for all the usual psychics."
"You're saying Gardevoirs are useless?"
"Eh, more like unable and not good enough."
"Ok, so who can fix it?"
"Well, Metagrosses can do it, but they put too much force; Alakazam are good, not exactly careful when dealing with it…"
"So who the hell can handle it carefully, yet effectively?"
She looked to the side and stopped walking, "Uhh… I kinda went down a different route."
"What route?"
"Well, everyone was going for all the powerful ones, but then I found by accident that an Oranguru can solve it."
Yugo asked, "And… doesn't that require…"
"A trip to Aloha… most likely."
"Fuuuuck, I can't get anything positive done without getting money from grandpa."
"Well, they do a good job and with the best results."
"I'm sure they do, but the expense of what I gotta do to get there is what I… Well, thanks at least."
She gave a shy smile, "Welcome."
The two split off as Yugo headed back to camp while Vena went to her apartment.
(Meanwhile…)
Frank was having a third shot of rum, feeling slightly drunk and ready to pass out. He rubbed his head as he went onto a spiel, "…And then I make the money… I get the honey… and then I… make some money… and then yogurt man calls up… and then money for honey… wife sort of happy… eh…"
His phone rang, picked up and answered, "Welcome to the house of misery, can I not help you?"
"I wish, but unfortunately I have to move in with you."
"Huuuuh?"
Frank slowly moaned in confusion as Giovanni explained, "Conditions in Kanto have gotten out of hand and Kanto has split up into several prefectures, and it's becoming one hell of a mess."
"Uuuuhhhuuu?"
"Besides, Lysander got the right idea and got out of Kanto and is heading back to Kalos. I'll be talking to Cipher tomorrow and I can't have Elimination come bashing behind my door as I talk, so I'm coming up there."
Frank nodded, "Alright maaaaan… I'll see you next… whenever."
"Are you drunk or something?"
"Maaaybeeeee…"
"Yeeaaah, I'll call you back when I'm heading to you."
He hung up as Frank passed out on the floor, sleeping away from the alcohol hitting his head. As that happened, the Mewthree was taking a break from doing puzzle solving and going through some books. Ignoring "50 shades of Beige" and "Moonlight", he found some pretty decent books. As he read though, he has been thinking on the side of the whole mystery of what's going on. Well, that and what might happen now since he's in an "intimate" relationship with that woman. Oh well, he kept reading… but he stopped…
He looked around as he thought he felt something… nah, must've just been his imagination… right? Well, imagination or not, his girl came through the doorway and said, "Hey Mewth."
He looked over and smiled, "Clara."
"Kinda hate to ruin your reading time, or whatever, but you gotta hear this."
"What is it?"
"Some woman was assaulted by Flare grunts and some guy came along and took them all out."
"Oh…"
"What?"
"I'm sure killing them… wasn't really necessary."
"Well, we don't know. One guy got 'vaporized', one got their heads exploded, and one had their spine…"
Mewthree, or Mewth, stopped her, "Ok, ok, I got that, I'm getting a little sick."
She tried to hold a chuckle, "Don't worry, if that guy shows up again, there'll be more stories flying about."
"But who is he?"
"Some believe it's some vigilanty, some say it's some creep, others say… *grins* it's Ash who returned."
Mewth chuckled, "I'd believe that Sir Aaron returned first before that."
"Eh, you never know. But, we probably should get out of here before Elimination gets us."
"Don't worry my dear, I'll protect you if anyone hurts you."
"Yeah, but to what extent?"
Mewth turned back to his book, "Hopefully not like others. A good man has got to know his limits."
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