Chapter 7
They put Scarlet on Bonnie's Hospital bed so they wouldn't have to have her lie down on the floor. Panic and worry for Scarlet rushed through Ash like a tidal wave. Serena noticed that Ash was extremely worried for Scarlet. She walked up to him and put her hand on his shoulder. Ash looked at Serena and she said to him, "Ash don't worry. Your sister will be fine. We both know that she's strong." Ash smiled towards Serena and he replied, "Yeah I know. Thanks Serena I needed that." Serena nodded, "You're welcome Ash." Bonnie was worried and she suddenly said, "Is this because of me?" Everyone stared at Bonnie shocked that she said that. Scarlet answered, "Bonnie this isn't your fault." Squishy agreed, "She's right Bonnie. I noticed that Scarlet was extremely pale when I first saw her. It seems that she was already showing the signs when she got here. But it didn't seem that any other effects had settled in until after she healed you, Bonnie." The doctor then realized Scarlet did seem unsure about what to do when she started to heal Bonnie. Then he said, "Scarlet is there something you're not telling us." Scarlet sat up and she replied, "Yeah. I am sick, but not in the way you think. And it's my fault too."
Everyone looked at Scarlet confused. She was sick, but she wasn't in the way they thought she was. Scarlet explained, "Serena remember when I made that stop at the school?" Serena nodded, "Oh yeah you came out with a letter right?" Scarlet nodded and continued, "Yep. Well that letter was from my mom and I read it on the way here. By the time we got to the hospital, I had already finished reading the letter." Ash asked, "What did mom say?" Scarlet replied, "Basically she was telling me about my healing powers, but I read a part in the letter that scared me." Dawn then asked, "What was it Scarlet?" Scarlet hesitated, "Apparently if I don't trust in my own strength, my healing powers will backfire on me." Everyone exchanged shocked glances with each other. Ash then realized something and said, "I get it now." Everyone stared at Ash confused and worried. Then Ash continued, "Scarlet, when you started to heal Bonnie, you doubted yourself right?" Scarlet nodded, "I did." Ash then said, "And the reason you doubted yourself was because you were afraid that you didn't have enough strength and experience with these powers." Scarlet confirmed, "That's exactly what I was thinking!" Everyone began to understand where Ash was going with this. Ash continued, "You only recently discovered that you had healing powers, so you haven't had much experience with them." Scarlet agreed, "That's exactly why I doubted myself. Since I don't have much experience with my healing powers, I didn't think she would respond. When Bonnie did respond to me, I was a little surprised. I didn't know how powerful my healing powers were, so I wasn't expecting her to respond to them so quickly." Then Ash said, "So now that you've seen what you can really do, are you still doubting yourself?" Scarlet replied, "No. I know now that I should've just trusted myself. I knew what I was doing without knowing it."
The others finally understood why Scarlet was sick and they were less confused and worried. The doctor asked, "How long does it take for these effects take to wear off?" Scarlet replied, "They'll wear off by tomorrow morning." Ash let out a relieved sigh. He was glad the effects weren't permanent, but he was still worried about her. Scarlet stayed at the hospital overnight as a precaution. When the sun rose the next day, she walked out like nothing had ever happened. Clemont and Bonnie went back to the pokemon school and everyone welcomed them back. Ash also attended to school. Ash was determined to protect his sister and Scarlet was determined to protect him. Little did they know, Team Nova spies were watching them and their lives would be put in grave danger. Not only them Serena would be involved too. Ash and Serena were becoming very close and that would put Serena in danger as well. Scarlet, Ash, and Serena were now prime targets for Team Nova and their lives would depend on Scarlet who would need to unlock the full power of the powers she was born with and protect her brother from the dangers that lurked in the shadows.