Lunick sat with Leilani in the hospital patient room as they waited for the on-call doctor to come back.

"I told you I'm fine, Lunick," Leilani insisted.

Lunick didn't respond. He sat hunched over in the spare chair in the room.

Leilani continued. "Come, on, Lunick. Why are we here? They're not gonna tell me anything I don't already know."

"You need to make sure you don't have internal injuries."

"I don't."

"Well, let's make sure."

"Lunick, I just want to get back to my desk in Summerland and work. This is all unnecessary."

Lunick chuckled dryly. "This dude has a spell on you for sure."

Leilani crossed her arms. "Lunick, it's not like that."

"Let me ask you something, Leilani. Why are you putting up with any of this? I know you know your worth."

"This isn't about worth at all. Alejandro loves me. I just provoke him sometimes."

Lunick snorted and shook his head.

"I'm dumbfounded, Leilani. Truly I am. Regardless of whether he loves you like you claim he does, nothing gives him the right to put his hands on you. That isn't love. You know that. I know you do."

"I thought I knew a lot of things," she muttered quietly.

After getting checked out by the doctor, Leilani was released from the emergency room. She had a few rib contusions as she had thought before and several lacerations and bruises on her face. When questioned about her injuries she gave the same excuse she told Cameron and her colleagues – that it was an altercation with an Ursaring. Lunick didn't press her to reveal the details to the on-call doctor. She was given prescriptions for pain medicine and antibiotics and sent on her way.

Lunick insisted on walking her back to Summerland. He wanted to make sure she got there safely.

Leilani hugged herself as they walked.

"Thank you for not pressuring me to tell them about what really happened."

"It's not my place to. You're grown enough to make you own decisions whether I agree with them or not."

"Lunick, you don't understand –"

"No, I don't. Not at all. Not in the slightest bit." He stopped walking and turned around to face her. "Why Leilani? Why are you not fighting back? I don't mean throwing hands. I mean why are you not pressing charges or reporting any of this? This is textbook domestic abuse."

"It's not so easy, Lunick."

"I know it's not –"

"No you don't!" she shouted back a little too loudly. "Don't you think I tried to walk away? I'm scared, Lunick. He threatened me, Lunick. He not only threatened me with a gun, he tried to –"

Leilani's voice trailed off. She couldn't do it. She couldn't bring herself to admit that he tried to rape her.

"He threatened you with a gun?"

Leilani nodded.

Lunick's expression softened considerably. "You don't have to go through this alone, Leilani. We got your back."

"It's not that simple."

"I never said it was simple. I know it's hard…Let's just take it one day at a time, okay?"

Leilani nodded as she wiped away the tears that were starting to fall from her face.

"At the very least, Minun and I can walk you back to Summerland to ensure you get there safely. Afterwards, call me when you are ready to leave and I'll be there in a heartbeat to walk you back home."

"Lunick, you don't have to –"

"I want to," he replied sternly. "For my own peace of mind at least, let me do this for you."

Again, Leilani nodded silently.

"Okay. It's gonna be okay, Leilani. I promise."

He walked closer to her and embraced her, slightly shocking Leilani but she instantly melted into his embrace and hugged him back fiercely, crying on his shoulder as her emotions she fought so hard to contain released.

Lunick held her and let her cry.

"Hey." A voice called from afar.

Leilani instantly straightened up and separated from Lunick, immediately recognizing the coolness and tone of the voice.

"Alejandro," she said quickly, wiping away her tears aggressively.

"What're you doing here? I thought you were at work."

"I-I…" she stammered.

Lunick took a defensive stance in front of her. "She's accompanying me," he said quickly. "I had something I needed to do, and she needed to go with me. We're done now and I'm escorting her back to Summerland."

"Can't she do that alone?"

"I insisted."

Alejandro glowered slightly and cut his eyes at Lunick.

"Don't you have your own girlfriend to fret over and worry about?"

"I do but my girlfriend is on a mission of her own right now and is doing fine. There's nothing wrong with me walking Leilani back to work as her friend and colleague. Why are you so bothered by it?"

Alejandro sneered before about-facing and walking south.

Leilani was trembling. "L-Lunick –"

"Don't worry about him. He's not gonna hurt you anymore. I will protect you, I swear it."

Leilani's heart fluttered.

"Come on. Let's get you back to the base."


Mew floated whimsically up to a Pecha Tree and excitedly partook in the sweet fruit. It had been many moons since she had spoken with Mewtwo and she was still saddened by his poor outlook on humans. Sure, some humans could be really rotten, but more of them weren't. But given his past abuse at their hands, she couldn't really fault him. He had a right to not trust them. She worried for his hardened heart often, but there was nothing she could do. She couldn't force him to like and trust humans – she couldn't force him to do anything. She just had to hope that he would come around at some point. She knew there had to be a human out there that could help heal his traumatized spirit.

Just as Mew finished eating the berry, she heard the sound of a twig snapping behind her. Normally, a sound like that wouldn't bother her but she felt an odd chill run down after she heard it. She felt as though she was being watched. She quickly transformed into a Swellow and flew away. She felt the aura of an ominous presence but she didn't know what.

She would be making her leave from her birthplace soon. She made a mental note to check in with Celebi before nightfall.


Lunick typed on his laptop as he saw Mr. Lamont enter the base.

"Oh, hello, Mr. Lamont. Professor Hastings isn't here right now. He's back in Fall City."

"I know, my boy. I'm not here to see him. I actually came here looking to find you."

"You have?"

Mr. Lamont nodded. "I wanted to know if you've given thought to my proposal?"

Lunick smiled. "I have. And I would love to come to Almia to work with you."

Mr. Lamont clasped his hands together. "Splendid! I'm so happy to hear that, son!"

"I've cleared it with Spenser and he's on board with it too. There's just one more thing I have left to do."

"That's wonderful, lad. I'll be leaving tonight to fly back to Almia. I look forward to seeing you there soon."

"I look forward to being there, Sir."

"Indeed. Well, I better get back to my hotel to finalize things and finish packing before I go. Glad to have you aboard, Lunick."

"The honor is all mine."

Nodding, Mr. Lamont exited the base just as Solana and Plusle were coming back inside.

Lunick clapped his hands and ran around the desk to meet her. "Oh, Solana. Good timing. There's something I wanna let you know."

"What is it?"

"Okay. Remember there was something I've been wanting to talk to you about for a while now?"

"The thing you wanted my blessing for?"

"Yeah, well. Here's what it is: Mr. Lamont wants me to fly back to Almia with him to intern for him and teach junior ranger students!"

Solana's face dropped. "W-What?"

"Yeah, isn't that great?!" Lunick said ecstatically. "He was really impressed with the way I managed the base while I was filling in for Spenser as Area Leader and my rescue of the Rapidash and her Ponyta foal. He's flying back tonight and will be expecting me to fly out soon. Can you believe it?"

Solana was stunned. "You're joking right?"

"No, this is for real, Solana."

"I hope you refused him."

Lunick's smile slowly shifted to a small frown. "I told him I'd be happy to go and help him as he tests out a Ranger School he's planning on building and making official."

"You what?! Lunick, I don't believe you!"

Luncik's face was a mask of saddened confusion. "I thought you would be happy for me."

"Happy? Lunick, how can you be so selfish!"

"Selfish?"

"You know I've been struggling with my stepdad trying to talk with me and I've been so stressed out lately."

"What are you stressed out about? You never told me any of this. And I only know of the one time he contacted you. Are you saying there were more times?"

"Of course there were more times! I told you he was obsessed with me! I thought it was obvious!"

"Solana, how am I supposed to know any of this if you don't tell me? Solana, this is a great opportunity for me."

"I don't care! I need you here!"

Lunick paused, taken aback by her words. Then he chuckled dryly. "And you have the gall to call me selfish?"

"I thought you wanted my approval on this matter?"

"I didn't think you'd actually say 'no'. It was a courtesy asking you."

Solana gasped. "So are you saying you would go and leave me here without so much as talking to me about it first?"

"I tried to talk to you about it but you were always busy with something else. Solana, I told Mr. Lamont that I would go. I already cleared it with Spenser."

Solana gasped again. "So, Spenser's approval means more than mine? Your girlfriend?"

"It doesn't mean more. I just don't understand why you're freaking out about this. Where is all this anger coming from?"

"I need you, Lunick! You can't just…" Solana fought the tears that threatened to release from her eyes. "After all this time, you are still just a big arrogant jerk!"

Lunick's eyes snapped open before he narrowed them at his girlfriend.

"Wow. Just wow, Solana."

Lunick moved away from her and started for the base's exit.

"Where are you going?" asked Solana.

"I need some fresh air. I'm gonna go patrol the city. Let's go, Minun."

The male electric mouse pokémon ran from beside the desk to Lunick's side. He glanced worriedly at Plusle and Solana before scurrying up to his ranger's shoulder.

"I'll see you later, Solana."

And with that, he exited the base.

Solana couldn't hold her tears back any longer and they burst through like an angry waterfall as she stood there alone and hugged herself.

Plusle rubbed her ranger on her leg, trying her best to console her. She knew all too the well the stress her human was going through. And this situation certainly didn't help any.


Lunick entered Solana's house with a sigh. She was sitting in her living room in an off-the-shoulder green sweater and black leggings. He heard from Murph that she had left work early when he came back from his patrol. He handled the rest of their missions for the day by himself and he was completely exhausted.

"Hey," she said quietly.

He stepped out of his shoes and unzipped his jacket.

"Hey," he replied softly as he started unbuttoning his shirt. His cell phone then rang and he answered it. "Hello?…Oh, Mr. Lamont, how are you?"

Solana was pensive as he continued his call.

"…Oh, you're about to board your flight?…I wish you safe travels back home…Yeah, about that, sir…I'm not gonna be able to come to Almia again…"

Solana's heart fluttered.

"…I know, I know I did…But something came up that I wasn't aware of…" he stared at Solana as he said that. "…I would love to come to Alimia in the future, but for now, I unfortunately have to decline…Yes, sir…Thank you for understanding, and I'm so very sorry again…Mhmm…Bye, sir. Safe travels back home…Good Night…"

As Lunick disconnected the call, Solana sheepishly got up from the sofa.

"You're not going to Almia?" she asked tentatively.

"No," Lunick said plainly.

"But, I thought Mr. Lamont wanted you to help him set up Ranger Schools and teaching?"

Lunick looked back up at her in her eyes. "I'm needed here. Didn't you say that before?"

Solana shook her head. "Lunick, I don't want you to be angry and resent me for this."

"I'm not angry, Solana. I'm just tired. The fact that you weren't able to complete your missions today shows how upsetting this whole thing has been on you. And truth be told, if I knew you were struggling with your stepdad still, I would not have told Mr. Lamont I would go. The truth is, I did want your blessing to go because I didn't know how this would impact our relationship. But knowing what I know now, I need to stay here by your side throughout all of this. And to your point, it would be selfish of me to go without consulting you first or even leaving you here to fend for yourself with all your struggles. I'm not gonna abandon you. I'm not angry and I won't resent you for my decision. There will be more opportunities like this in the future. But I only have one chance to be there for you. I'm not gonna take that for granted."

Again, Solana's heart fluttered. Lunick…he really gave up such a momentous opportunity for her. He was sacrificing a great career change…for her! Man, she could be such a…

Lunick stretched before he slowly started making his way to Solana's downstairs bathroom.

"I'm gonna go take a shower now. Don't worry about it, Babe, really. I love you. I will do everything I possibly can that is in me to be there for you. If you need me, then that's how it is. No ifs ands or buts."

He walked up to her and kissed her gently on the forehead before continuing to make his way to the bathroom.

"Lunick…wait," she said as she grabbed his hand.

"What is it? Is something wrong?" he asked with a slight yawn.

Solana shook her head.

"On the contrary. Come with me." She led him upstairs to her bedroom.

Plusle and Minun stayed downstairs as they watched their rangers head upstairs, curious to know what was about the happen but not enough to find out themselves. In fact, they felt they already knew.


Lunick twiddled his thumbs together as he waited on Solana's bed for her to come out of the bathroom. He wasn't exactly sure what Solana had planned but he had an idea since she was taking an awful long time to get ready.

The sound of a turning knob alerted Lunick, and he straightened up slightly and looked over in that direction. He saw Solana slowly coming of the bathroom and making her way over towards him. Lunick's mouth dropped as he took in every inch of her.

Her hair was let down to the middle of her back in loose curls and dainty waves. She was wearing a strapless lilac lace mesh chemise boudoir nighty. It had deep V-neck that fully showed off her cleavage. The lace cups were outlined with floral bow details that just barely covered her areolas. The sheer material that covered her torso really brought awareness to her body. Through the semi-transparent gown Lunick could see the pale pink, foil lace-trimmed cheekini. She looked so elegant. So angellike. So delicate yet strong and beautiful.

Lunick couldn't hide his amazement. His initial thoughts were right. It was clear exactly what Solana wanted to do.

"How do I look?" she asked, sheepishly, slightly blushing.

Lunick finally was able to close his mouth and swallowed hard before answering.

"You look…so amazingly ethereal." He uttered. "The most gorgeous angel I've ever been blessed enough to behold."

Smiling softly, she coiled her finger around a strand of one of the loose curls that hung to the side of her face before walking up to him.

"Solana, you don't have to this," Lunick quickly said.

"I want to do this, Lunick. Do you want to, though?" She asked coquettishly as she crawled onto his lap.

"I…I…" Lunick blubbered. "I don't know what I want….My mind's whirling. But you don't have to thank me or do anything to prove yourself to me, I've told you before, I love you. I'll love all of you always no matter what."

"And I love all of you too," she replied softly as she straddled him. "Do you want to?" she repeated, whispering amorously.

Lunick stammered. "I…my body…yes, my body wants you…so badly…but my mind…isn't sure this –"

"Shushhh," Solana hushed as she gently placed her index finger on his lips. "Stop overthinking, Baby. It's okay. You do so much for me every day, even when you don't have to. And you're always thinking of me…Slow the gears down in your brain, Baby. It's not a test. Let me do something for you for a change. Let me cater to you. Just tell me, honestly, do you want this?"

She graciously let her finger fall as she kissed him lightly and lovingly then fiercely on the lips before pulling back and looking into his wistful yet yearning expression.

Lunick stared longingly at her. "…Yes…" he sighed pensively with his eyes closed momentarily before meekly looking back up into her shimmering ruby brown eyes. "But…I…don't know…what's the right thing to say…or do…" he uttered.

"Then just go with the natural flow of how you feel and what you're experiencing. Don't fight it. Inhibitions off, Baby. Stop thinking. And let yourself fully indulge."

"Solana, are you –"

"Yes," she quickly whispered and interjected.

She leaned down and grasped his face, kissing him gently first then lustfully on his lips. Her tongue lightly but so enticingly entered his mouth and brushed the right side of his cheek, before lowering and lightly touching Lunick's tongue, beckoning him to play. A tingling sensation traveled down the back of Lunick's neck and spine as he stroked her tongue back, and the two engaged in a deeply passionate dance. He lifted his hands from his sides and placed them on the small of her back before drifting them down and firmly kneading her backside. He felt Solana begin to grind herself against him, rubbing her most sensitive spot against his. He could already feel that part of body starting to swell.

Solana's fingers gently traced up and down Lunick's spine, her soft touch sending even more shivers throughout Lunick's body. He squeezed her bottom through the thin fabric. It was so light and wispy. Then he lifted the hem of the dress up and squeezed her derrière once again a little more firmly and tightly. Last time he was startled by the lack of fabric covering Solana, but now, all he wanted to do was feel her warm soft skin.

Breaking the kissing, Lunick planted light airy kisses on Solana's neck, evoking a soft moan as she tilted her head back to give him more range. As Lunick reached the base of her neck at the spot where it met her collarbone, Solana reached down and started lifting Lunick's black vest up. Once it was over his head, they resumed kissing once more. Solana ran her hands over his chest and abdomen fervidly before placing them behind his neck. They separated only after the need for oxygen demanded so. Panting, Solana scooted closer to Lunick, intentionally positioning a certain body part right against his.

As Lunick felt himself getting more aroused from the contact, his eyes focused on the lace cups directly in front of his face. He leaned forward and lovingly kissed Solana through the fabric a few times and then on top of her right breast, gingerly sucking her skin. Solana shuddered. She inhaled as she felt Lunick caress her breasts, very gently pulling down the fabric that covered her. Then she felt the warmth of his tongue against the small protuberance on her left breast and could not quiet the moan that escaped her lips as he shifted from one to the other, sensually sucking, licking and massaging. The feeling of his tongue passing over her, his pleasing touch was so electrifying. She held him closer into her as she grinded herself fervently against him once more, hungering for more stimulation.

Feeling himself swell even more, Lunick tried to control his carnal urges to gyrate as he lifted his head and kissed Solana passionately once more. As their tongues swirled, Solana pushed Lunick down on the bed. He scooted up near the headboard so his head could rest on the pillow, taking Solana down with him as she lay on top of him, neither of them stopping in their libidinous foreplay.

Feeling the bulge beneath her, Solana hovered over Lunick, inching her fingers into his pants and sliding them down his legs. She wasted no time tossing them to the floor and crawling back on top of him, kissing him intensely. She then pulled down his boxer shorts and threw them to the side, before slinking back up to the object of her attention.

"Solana," Lunick breathed a little apprehensively.

She gently ran her fingers up against him, the heat, size and heaviness unnerving yet exciting her. She curled her fingers around him and slowly started moving her hand up and down. Lunick exhaled and moaned, still doing his best to control himself.

Closing her eyes, Solana opened her mouth and planted little kisses and licks on Lunick before taking him in. She felt the warm flesh slide across her tongue and cheeks. He took up nearly the entire space of the orifice! Lunick drew in his breath, wincing and taking quick breaths from the suction and the unexpected pleasure it invoked. He could feel himself buckling under Solana as he tried to keep some form of levelheadedness and discipline.

Solana hands traveled up to his stomach, feeling and pressing his taut muscles. After another longing moment, she rose and crawled back on top of Lunick, holding his face and kissing him intensely.

Even more impassioned, Lunick sat up and turned Solana over on her back. He kissed her fervently as he gently rubbed her arms, moving down to her shoulders, and then across her breasts, caressing them. He separated from Solana and again started to suck and tongue the protuberances. Solana moaned as she felt his hand slide down her stomach to between her legs. He massaged her through her panties, kissing her fervidly on the lips before sliding his fingers underneath, touching her directly.

Solana's eyes rolled and she arched her back slightly. She was enjoying this so so much! A tingling sensation reached the pit of Solana's stomach as she felt herself throbbing in her lower region. She began to rub herself against Lunick's hand once more, more excitedly.

Separating once more because of the need to breathe, Lunick then pulled down her panties. He started kissing Solana's thighs, starting from the outside moving to the inside. Solana squealed louder than she could control when she felt Lunick's tongue brush against her most private area. Never had Solana felt such euphoria before. She felt like she was floating high on the clouds. She felt herself getting hot all over and lowered the nighty she was now half wearing down to her hips. Lunick noted and stopped caressing to help her take the nightgown off. He pulled it past her ankles and dropped it beside the bed.

Panting, they both took each other in fully. They were both completely naked now, wearing only their respective sun & moon necklaces and Solana's ring she often played with. Without a pause, their lips met again in intense passion and lust as Solana parted her legs and Lunick gently pushed himself inside her. She pulled back initially from the sting but tried her best to relax to allow him to enter all the way. Stopping the kiss, Solana sat up slightly and cried out from the pain and immense pressure, placing one hand on Lunick's chest. Lunick too winced and gasped in pain from the tightness. After a moment or so, he reopened his eyes and looked at Solana. Solana recognized his eyes asking the question without him saying a single word. She smiled softly and kissed him lovingly on the lips before she laid back down on the bed, silently indicating to him to go ahead and keep going even though she herself continued to feel the pain and was unsure.

Closing his eyes, slowly, Lunick started to move his hips. Solana continued to try and muffle her cries, but soon enough, the discomfort from the pain and pressure was gradually replaced with pleasure. Solana's whimpering softened and turned into light moans as Lunick continued to move. This was what Solana had been wanting for such a long time. To finally be one with the man she adored and loved. Arching her back and gyrating her hips, she goaded Lunick on. Lunick too moaned as he felt the discomfort fade away and started to pick up speed and move faster, thrusting deeper into her. Solana moaned louder and she wrapped her hands around his neck and down to his back, pulling him closer to her. Her moans exciting him even more, Lunick started to move faster and harder and they both experienced an intense pleasure they hadn't ever felt before. Lunick himself started to grunt and moan as the lovemaking continued and Solana's grip on his back was like a vice, her nails digging into his skin. They both cried out as they reached their climax and froze in place until they felt their muscles relax from the release. Breathing loudly and their bodies shaking from the intense lovemaking and muscle contractions, Lunick leaned down and rested his forehead against Solana's. Solana let her hands fall to his neck and together they kissed each other softly yet passionately as Lunick slowly moved again, but more as a result of being tired and as an instinctive reaction to make sure he had fully released.

After a few more moments of kissing, Lunick stopped moving and the kiss ceased as they rested their foreheads against each other and tried to catch their breath. They had never experienced such intense euphoria and passion before in all their lives. The whole experience left them totally exhausted.

Lunick kissed Solana once more on her lips before rolling to the right side and panting loudly. It didn't take long before it soon turned into light snoring as he fell asleep. Solana too was tired but she started wincing and twitching her legs, feeling the pain and pressure between her thighs return. Although, she was in pain again, Solana found her eyes closing on her and falling asleep as well, and in no time, the two rangers were wrapped up alongside each other's warmth in a deep, deep slumber.