I ran in and saw Burgh heading the way to the exit.
"I'm sure he thinks he's cutting them off. But it looks like he's running away," I muttered, running the grassy way.
While on the grassy path I beat up two Plasma grunts and stopped.
"Mommy, what is it?" Oshy asked, looking up at me.
"It's Shuno's turn to get a team player. Here, go get a good one," I said handing him a ball to catch with, and spraying him with a potion.
"You will not be disappointed," Shuno smiled and ran in the grass, moments later he came back and held up the ball and I saw a venipede.
"What's its name?" I asked as the ball went to my PC.
"Her name is Samantha," Shuno told me, all smiles.
"Cool, let's finish this," I said, glaring at the closest grunt.
After more training and punching and yelling we came close to the exit. After the last ranger battle, Oshy looked a bit dizzy.
"Mommy, I feel weird," Oshy mumbled. Then Oshy started to glow.
"I felt like that to mate," Radora said, then Oshy looked different.
"Mommy?" Oshy asked, now a Dewott. The charm bracelet now fitting a bit better.
"Yes Oshy?" I asked back, a light smile on my features.
"My name doesn't make sense now," Oshy said, looking sad for a moment.
"You're still my little Oshy," I said kind of motherly to him, rubbing the top of his head.
"Yeay!" Oshy smiled.
We walked forward to where the grunt that had the stolen goods was.
"Hm? You! Are you here to battle?" he asked.
"I'm here for the goods you stole not too long ago," I said, cracking my knuckles, "Now, we could do this the hard way, or the easy way."
"I'm not giving those up!" he yelled at me.
"The hard way it is," I smirked, as he sent out his all his pokemon.
"We got this," Shuno said as he, Radora and Oshy took on the plasma's pokemon.
"You fool!" I growled, punching him hard in the face.
"Ow," he whined.
"Give it up!" I growled some more, punching him again.
"Fine, here," he moaned, returning his almost dead pokemon. Handing me the dragon skull.
"Now, get lost!" I snarled out.
"Done," he said, just as a Seven Sage showed up.
"Oh, poor subject, are you ok?" he asked.
"She took the item," the grunt whimpered.
"Do not fret, we always have other ways to get those kind of items," he told the grunt.
"I see, so here you are," Burgh said, just showing up.
"Followed the trail of punched out grunts did you?" I asked, lightly glaring.
"Why yes I did actually. Nice job by the way," Burgh replied, commenting me.
"Hey, Roshish, you here?" Lenora asked, also just showing up.
"Why, yes I am," I said loudly, sarcasm filling my voice.
"You, you may have won this battle. But you have yet to win the war," the Seven Sage guy said as he and the grunt vanished.
"Well, I have important business to take care of. Toodles!" Burgh called, waving as he left.
"Jerk," I muttered, glaring daggers in his back. I saw Burgh shudder before he was out of sight.
"Thank you Roshish, for everything. Here, I think this may help you on your journey," Lenora replied, handing me a moon stone as I gave her the dragon skull.
"Thanks," I said, putting it in my bag. Lenora smiled and waved as she left me in the forest as well.
"Time to get to Castelia," I said, heading to the exit.
"Yeay! Time for sleeps!" Oshy called, following me quickly.
"Well, well," I heard from behind me.
"It is," I mumbled. 'I knew it was him earlier.'
"No hi back?" Matt asked, standing behind me.
"Hn, sup," I responded, turning around.
"Heading to Castelia I see. Mind if I join you?" Matt asked, lightly blowing smoke to his right.
"I don't mind," I said lightly, blushing a bit.
"Cool, then let's go," Matt said, walking out of the forest. I followed him quickly.
Once we got on to the bridge, our pokemon started to walk slower behind us.
"I have questions you know," Matt told me.
"Oh, do you now?" I asked back, looking away slightly.
"Yeah, like why did you kiss me in Nacrene?" Matt asked, taking a puff.
"I told you, to thank you because I didn't get to do it before hand," I said, blushing more.
"Ok, how about, why do you cover your face with you hat?" Matt replied, blowing out the smoke to his right.
"Oh, that, well...I like to add a little mystery into everyone's lives. I could ask you why you smoke," I answered, looking over at him.
"I smoke because I can," Matt replied, taking another puff.
"Then that's my reason for the hat, because I can," I smiled lightly.
"Touché, touché," Matt laughed lightly, blowing out the smoke.
"Anything else?" I asked him as we got closer to the middle of the bridge.
"Yeah, the scarf. Why do you wear it, it's spring after all," Matt asked. Then he noticed I looked away.
"I...don't like talking about it," I replied sadly.
"Oh, personal reason, no problem," Matt responded, putting out his cigarette butt.
"It covers a scar," I muttered, Matt nodded in understanding.
"Got it," Matt replied.
"Mommy!" Oshy cried, Singe behind him trying to console him.
"Well they're going to catch up to us in a minute or two, any last minute questions?" I asked lightly.
"Yeah, do you have a..." Matt started.
"Oh, so you don't..." I cut in.
"I mean...well...so you do..."
"So...you do...kind of..."
"Bacon is being mean to me!" Oshy whined, gripping my pant leg tightly.
"Bacon?" I asked, looking at my team.
"Oh, what did you do?" Matt asked his Pignite, realizing that question isn't going to get answered any time soon.
"I just made the little otter here realize his feelings is all," Bacon said, looking over to Oshy.
"That wasn't funny Pig!" Singe yelled, lightly holding Oshy.
"You say that, but you're holding him," Bacon replied, lightly laughing.
"Cut it out guys...Roshish?" Matt asked, looking over at me.
"This...this bridge is high up isn't it?" I asked lightly, looking down at the water. I started to feel sick.
"Don't look down and just stand over here and you'll be fine," Matt replied, lightly bringing me to the middle of the bridge. We finished walking the rest of the bridge and got to the city gates.
"Thanks, again," I smiled lightly, Matt just nodded.
"You never answered my question though," Matt said as I started walking into the city.
"I didn't? Then you'll just have to wait for that," I replied, about to go through the gate.
"So do you..." Matt started, but heard me laugh lightly.
"You answered mine, and I didn't even ask!" I called as I walked through the gates.
"Dude, you got owned," Bacon said, chuckling lightly.
"Eh," Matt shrugged. He finally got the answer.
Once we were in town, I looked over at a dock and noticed a scientist. I shrugged and walked over to him.
"Oh! Hello," he greeted.
"You look like something's bothering you," I muttered lightly.
"Yes, you see, I have these stones, but I don't need them. OH!" the scientist replied then crouched down to look at Singe.
"Dude, you're too close," Singe said, feeling his personal space being invaded.
"I'm sorry, you will want this then," he said standing up and handed me his fire stone.
"Why?" I asked, looking at it.
"It's the only way to evolve your Pansear," he told me.
"Oh, well then," I stated, putting it in my bag.
"Be warned though, once you evolve him, he won't learn anything but TM's afterwords," he told me.
"Interesting," I mumbled, then noticed he had a leaf stone.
"Oh, interested in something else?" he asked me.
"Yeah, that stone," I said pointing to his leaf stone.
"But why? You don't have a pokemon that needs it." he asked, though he still gave it to me.
"No, but I know someone who does," I replied, turning and rushing off.
I found Matt walking by, and went to him.
"Here, you'll need this...to evolve your Pansage," I said, handing him the leaf stone.
"Oh, thanks," Matt said, taking the stone.
"That scientist told me that once you evolve it, it won't learn anything but TM's," I explained, starting to blush again.
"Thanks for the info. You know what," Matt replied, smiling lightly.
"Hm?" I asked, looking at him.
"I need to thank you properly for this," Matt smiled, then he kissed me on my lips. I kissed back lightly, then he parted.
"...I," I didn't know what to say.
"See you," Matt smirked, heading to the pokemon center.
"Mommy, you didn't punch him. You could ruin your rep if you don't," Oshy whispered. Then, out of nowhere, a plasma grunt was running by. I punched him instead.
"Grr," I muttered, and started to head to the pokemon center as well. The grunt, not knocked out, grabbed my scarf. He started to pull on it, I felt it coming off and turned around in anger and chopped him in the neck and heard a loud crack. I fixed my scarf and stormed off to the pokemon center. Matt moved as I walked by, my team right behind me.
"Is he..." Matt looked over at the grunt.
"Yeah, dude's dead. Damn," Bacon replied.
"Yeah, remind me to never touch her scarf," Matt stated, looking over at the pokemon center. He then walked in the pokemon center and healed his team up. He glanced over and saw me fuming on the couch, hat down and everything. He bought another Monster and walked over to me, Bacon not far behind. He pulled up a chair and sat a bit in front of the couch, holding out the Monster.
"Thanks. I'm not mad at you, or you guys," I stated, looking down to my team.
"It's alright. You did kill the guy though," Matt stated, leaning back in his chair.
"He deserved it," I muttered, still a bit angry.
"I'm sure," Matt replied, starting to think that I was a bit too touchy when it came to my scarf.
"Well, we're going to sleep, you can do whatever you would do," I said, trying to get comfy.
"But...it's only sunset..." Matt stated, a touch confused.
"Yeah, go to bed at sunset to wake at sunrise. It's how I do," I replied, Oshy laying on my legs, Singe at my feet.
"Wait, you get up at sunrise? You're crazy," Matt chuckled, realizing that I just act a bit lazy.
"I may be, but I like the early start," I replied, "Why, when do you get up?"
"Not til like 9 or 10 in the morning," Matt laughed.
"Damn, you're a lazy ass," I responded, laughing a bit.
"I suppose I am," Matt started to calm down. He then placed the Monster on the table.
"Well, do what you want, I'ma sleep," I said, starting to drift off.
"Well, night then," Matt whispered. He got up and left the pokemon center to explore the city.