Ch. 21: The Note

I went up to the badge; its wings were burned off and there were deep scratches on it. Still, the Silver Rank Badge had been recently shined. Its magical properties, however, were gone.

"Is that an Exploration Badge?" –Bolt. He walked up to me and gazed at the badge curiously. I knew where to go to fix it; in fact, an exploration team usually fixes it and I knew where exactly to find one of the members.

"To the Sunset Art Shoppe!"

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"Welcome." A Kirlia, the art shop's co-owner, said. He managed the store with a Smeargle. The pair work well together; they are even in a Rescue Team.

"Good day." The Pokémon that I was looking for was not here yet so I decided to have a conversation with the owners. "Is that your sister Kikon?" There was a painting on the wall with a Ralts on it.

"Yes, she loved pictures so much. It was hard on me when she disappeared." His voice sounded dull and distracted; it has ever since his sister vanished. The stage in the center of the room reflected his grief; it was dirty, worn down, and wasn't used in years.

"I remember a time when music filled the air and many paintings were sold everyday; that was back when Ryla was here." –Sunset, Kikon's partner.

"That's so sad-" I was cut off by the bell above the door ringing, signaling someone had entered. A Lunatone, the Pokémon I was looking for, came into the shop.

"Hey Lunatone! Can you do something for me?" He had no name I was aware of; I tried asking but he never told me. He barely ever talked either.

"Hmm?" That was his reply to things. At least Razor spoke when asked something.

"I need you to get this Exploration Badge fixed." He lifted the badge with his psychic powers and scanned it. I waited several minutes before he replied.

"Hmm!" He nodded; his team could do it. They were able to repair badges and often made money out of it. I never knew it could happen until I found out. I accidentally broke the one Kay and I had when we were Normal Rank.

"I will meet you here at the end of the day."

-oN-

Bolt, Razor, and I were standing in front of the Pikachu's mailbox. The badge was like new; it had that old sparkle back. I was looking at it when I got the feeling to put it in the mailbox so I put it in.

"Let's leave it here tonight and see if it's there tomorrow." The others nodded their agreement and I placed the badge in. We said our goodbyes and left. That's when I realized I left Kay back at the base. I thought for sure I was doomed…

-oNo-

Kay wasn't there when I returned nor was she back when I woke up. She must have done a solo mission which she tended to do. I went to Bolt's base where he and Razor waited for me.

"Are you ready?" Bolt reached into the mailbox and grabbed out a single piece of paper. We read it, looked at each other, dropped the note, and ran for the dojo. Just when we were out of sight, Jolt had come out of his hiding place. He was watching us

"Well, I'll be." He read the paper on the ground.

Went to the Mountain's Ring, meet you there!

Kate

Well, that answers the question that some people have asked. I finished typing this chapter two days ago but I couldn't update 'til now. Sad, I know… You guys will find out why Kate left. :)

Oh! I was given an idea to write a story. It's not the sequel to this or a character short but it has most of the characters! ;) It'll be hilarious but I'm not telling anyone about the Fanfic until I get a picture posted on DeviantArt, so I can surprise ya'll.

Thanks to all my readers and their reviews; especially Psycro4 (for helping me with editing), Blazengirl410 (very first reviewer and one of my regular ones), Forever Dreaming Grace (for her not only two teams but giving the info for one of them in just one review), and LightvsDark99 (giving me the idea for the Fanfic)! I got more Pokémon to work with and over fifty reviews! :) On the next chapter: "Who's that Pokémon?"

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