Ash reappeared in his office at Indigo Plateau and let out a breath. Across the room, Sonia placed a Pokéball back on her waist. Ash gestured to the chair in front of his desk as he took the chair opposite it. They had left the scouts working on tracking down Oak's scent. Alakazam firmly believed that now they had something to chase they would be able to find it. The initial problem had been finding where Oak had vanished as the scent was only really detectable with time spent searching in the immediate vicinity. Ash had decided that they would head back when the scouts started to get more into their work. He knew how effective they were and that they were at their best when left alone.

"Thank you." Ash started. "For your help today. You have led us to a great breakthrough."

"You're welcome." Sonia said.

"I know what you want." Ash carried on. "You want to train under me. You need to understand a few things. Every trainer I teach brings a unique skill or perspective. They are all highly talented and will most likely become victors of regional leagues as a minimum. First and foremost I teach battling. That is what I built my name with, and that is what I am best at."

Sonia nodded and was about to speak but Ash held up his hand. He recalled a conversation he had with his mother after Mellanie had gone to Viridian for the tournament. Delia had asked him about Sonia again.

"You like her." Delia said.

Ash shrugged. "She is different. She is the first person I know to be able to relate to Pokémon in the way I can."

"Will you let her train with you?"

"Probably. She has something unique to bring to our training. The others could learn from her, and her from them."

Delia reached out and hugged her son. "I hope you do."

"Why?" Ash asked.

"Because you're lonely." Delia said, her voice slightly sad. "For all that you love your Pokémon, and you love your students and you love me, you are still lonely. You need somebody who can be close to an equal."

"She's not an equal." Ash argued. "She wouldn't stand a chance against me in a fight."

"Nobody does." Delia said, sighing. "But if she has the same link to Pokémon that you do, she will be able to relate to you in way nobody else can. You said she can bring a unique outlook to training. She can bring something to you as well."

Ash wrenched his attention back to the woman sat in front of him.

"You are not a battling trainer." He said. "You and I both know this. You are not a trainer who will enter tournaments. The Pokémon at your waist will be released at some point. Even if they ask to remain with you, they will eventually be released. That is who you are."

"I can…" Sonia started, but Ash cut straight over her.

"You can change, yes." He said. "But it is not my place to encourage people to adjust their lifestyles for the sake of becoming stronger trainers."

Sonia lowered her head, trying to hide the emotion written across her face. She felt her eyes start to well up. Everything she had done to get here, and Champion still refused to teach her.

"I'm not finished." Ash said, his voice finally showing an emotion. Kindness.

Sonia looked up to see Ash's face with a hint of warmth about it.

"I will not teach you to become a great battler." Ash said. "I will not teach you to become a tournament winning trainer. However, I believe that there would be great benefit to us working together. You will learn a lot, and my other students will be able to learn from you."

Sonia's face lit up. "You mean…"

"Yes." Ash said. "I would like you the chance to train under me for a while."

"Yes!" Sonia burst out. "Yes! Yes please!"

Ash smiled at the exuberance. "There are a few things."

"Anything!"

"Calm down." Ash said, a slightly sterner tone to his voice. Sonia hung her head slightly, but it was clear she was still excited. "Firstly, as one of my tutees, you will need to come and live with me for a time."

"Live with you?" Sonia asked. Ash nodded.

"Why do you think nobody knows where my tutees are taught? They live with me on Mystery Island."

Sonia nodded her acceptance.

"Secondly, I should make something clear. I have offered you this chance because Cynthia believes you can be trusted and I have seen nothing to persuade me otherwise. However, it should go without saying that anything about me is private. Anything that happens either in this office or on Mystery Island is confidential."

"I understand." Sonia said, starting to calm down.

"And finally, there are no secrets between me and my students." Ash said. "That goes both ways. If there is anything, I expect you to come to me. Similarly, I will answer any question about myself."

"Including…" Sonia started, and Ash grimaced.

"Yes. Including my real name." He sighed. "You will be my eighth student, and the last six have all been offered places in the same way you have. My name is the first question every time."

"So what is it?" Sonia asked, before backtracking. "Sorry, that was…"

"It's fine." Ash said. "My name is Ash Ketchum."

'Has the Queen of Johto left heartbreak in her wake?'

The headline on the magazine caught the attention of Sam as he strolled through the streets of Viridian City. He had decided to spend a couple of days there after the Viridian tournament, helping to clear up and make sure that he was remembered in the city. Mellanie had returned home to Mystery Island, saying that Ash wanted her to come and train once more. She had departed in the morning, extracting a promise that he would come back to Mystery Island soon. It hadn't been a hard promise for Sam to give. He missed Mellanie when they weren't together, and if he went an extended period of time without seeing her it got worse. He was pretty sure he knew what it was, but acting on his feelings was much harder. He didn't really know how to approach it, but he would rather get hit by an attack from every single one of Ash's Pokémon than ask for help.

Sam stepped into the shop and picked up the magazine. As he started to skim the story he felt his grip on its pages tighten in anger.

'The Queen of Johto, Mellanie Rigger recently cemented her reputation as one of the best young trainers around by securing her third successive Johto League. In an interview after the tournament, Mellanie admitted that she hadn't had a boyfriend yet, but an EXCLUSIVE interview has shown that she doesn't lack for admirers. Sam Fernandez, fifteen, one-time winner of the Kanto League revealed in an interview that he had asked out the beautiful Queen.

"I've known Mellanie for years, ever since we met at our first Johto League." The clearly devastated teenager admitted. "I thought there was something there, but Mellanie thought differently."

Sam couldn't read any further. His grip had gotten so tight he had almost ripped the page off the magazine. He slammed some money on the counter before throwing the magazine in his bag and storming out. He that only one person could have released anything close to the story he had just read. And he knew exactly where to find him.

A few minutes later Sam was at the entrance to a large multimedia building. It was the hub for any broadcasts that came out of Viridian City. Sam wrenched the door open as he saw Zane Zito crossing the lobby.

"ZANE!" Sam shouted as he stormed into the building. The media legend turned to see the teenager marching towards him.

"Sam?" Zane said in surprise. "What can I do for you?"

As he approached the battle-analyst, Sam took a deep breath. He knew he couldn't afford to lose his composure in public like this. While calling somebody's name was not normal, it was excusable if you needed their attention. A full-blown public argument would be much harder to recover from.

"We need to talk." Sam hissed. "Privately."

"Fair enough," a bemused Zane said. "There are interview booths upstairs. I've got a couple from the tournament, we can talk there."

The ride in the elevator was awkward, neither of the two looking at the other. Sam was emanating fury, a fury so raw that Zane was hesitant to get too close. He led Sam down a corridor before opening a door and gesturing the teenager inside. As Zane shut the door behind him, Sam let rip.

"How could you release something so blatantly untrue?" He raged. "You are meant to have a reputation! Doesn't that mean anything to you?"

"I…" Zane started.

"You made your name as a battle-analyst." Sam carried on, cutting straight over Zane. "You were meant to be one of the best. You are at every tournament. And you go and pull a stunt like this after we gave you full access?"

"Sam, what are you talking about?" Zane got out in a rush before he could be interrupted again.

Sam reached into his bag and drew out the magazine before slamming it onto the table. His finger jabbed down at the headline. Zane looked at it, before roaring with laughter.

"What is so funny?" Sam said, his fury building again.

"I'm sorry." Zane spluttered. "But you are this angry because of a story like this?"

"You must have fed them the information." Sam barked. "I will not stand for that."

"Sam." Zane said, his voice calmer. "It wasn't me."

Sam blinked, stunned.

"It wasn't…"

"No." Zane said, a grin across his face. "You are right, I do have a reputation. While part of my job involves investigating details about those I interview, I wouldn't feed information to other publications." Zane laughed again. "Especially something like that."

"Oh." Sam said, the anger flowing out of him. "Then who would have…"

"Anybody." Zane said. "It was obvious that Mellanie was in the executive box throughout the tournament. Anybody could have seen you get angry at me outside before storming off at the end of an interview. It wouldn't be hard to connect the dots and make something up."

Sam let out a deep breath, before slumping.

"I'm an idiot."

Zane laughed again. "It's not your fault Sam." He hesitated before coming to a quick decision. "It is obvious though."

"What is?" Sam asked.

"That you are interested in Mellanie."

"We've been friends for year" Sam said defiantly as Zane met his gaze with a pitying look. Sam refused to back down though, outstaring Zane.

Zane smiled at the teenager. "It is fine Sam, I won't write about it. As you said, I have a reputation to uphold."

Sam smiled back. "Thank you. And sorry for storming in here. It isn't just my name that they have taken, but Mel's as well."

Zane nodded. "If you want to dispel the rumours, you might want to do so quickly."

"What are you getting at?" Sam asked, his eyes narrowing.

"I'm doing a show tonight about the Viridian Tournament." Zane said. "Join me on the show. We will mostly discuss the tournament, but I can ask you some questions about Mellanie and you can get the truth out."

Sam sighed. "So you help me in return for getting me on your show and an extended interview."

Zane smiled. "I thought you'd be impressed. Seeing an opportunity and taking it. Isn't that what battling is all about? Not least it would do as an apology for shouting at me."

Sam didn't say anything so Zane kept pressing. "You've also got to consider that I'm sure your mentor trained you better than this."

"What do you mean?" Sam asked.

"You have been friends with Mellanie for years. Both of you are superb trainers, particularly at your young ages. If Mellanie was trained by Champion, there was a good chance you were as well. He would not be impressed to hear of how you reacted.

"And you can keep it away from him?" Sam asked.

Zane shrugged. "I know I'm good at what I do Sam. But no, I wouldn't reveal that to anybody. I am so good because trainers trust me, and I look forward to the day that you do so."

Sam let a grin spread across his face. "Fine. You've got me. I'll do it."

Ash stepped out of the car, and gestured for Sonia to follow him. He led her towards the house, opening the door to let her in. As the walked into the house, Delia Ketchum emerged from a room.

"Hello?" She asked, not knowing how to address Ash in front of his guest.

Ash stepped forwards. "Mum, this is Sonia Rukan. Sonia, this is my mother, Delia Ketchum. Sonia is going to train with us for a while."

"Hi." Sonia said, holding out a hand. "It is lovely to meet you."

Delia took it. "And you." She turned back towards Ash. "Your Pokémon are waiting for you before they eat."

Ash nodded. "I shall show Sonia to a room and then we can join them."

A few minutes later, Sonia and Delia stood and watched as Ash knelt next to some of his Pokémon, talking to them quietly.

"Do you live here as well?" Sonia asked.

Delia nodded. "I leave occasionally, but I don't see the point. I have everything I need here."

There was a few minutes silence, before Sonia spoke again. "I can't imagine what you must have gone through though."

"What do you mean?" Delia asked, her voice slightly sharper.

"Ash. Before he became Pokémon Master he spent years away. I can't imagine how hard that must have been for you."

Delia looked at Sonia's face, taking in the sympathy written across it. She smiled softly. "Thank you dear. It means a lot to hear you say that."

Before either of them could say anything else, a series of dishes floated past them, out of the doors towards the Pokémon. Sonia blinked in surprise as they floated past, but Delia seemed to ignore it. As the dishes settled down alongside each of Ash's Pokémon, he rose from the ground and headed back towards the house.

"Sonia, if you wish to have your Pokémon eat, there is plenty of food for them." Ash said. "They are welcome to join mine at the back of the house. Otherwise, it is time for us to eat as well."

Delia turned towards the cooker to what was cooking there. She dished it out onto plates, handing them to Ash who put them on the table. As they sat down, Sonia smiled at the ease of the relationship between mother and son. She almost felt like she was intruding on them, but as soon as they started eating, Ash started talking to her.

"While you are here, I expect you to maintain a few things." He said. "As you are most likely aware, all of my Pokémon are as fit as they can get. They maintain that through high levels of intense exercise. Whilst I do not expect you to maintain as high a level, I expect you at least to maintain the exercise yourself."

"Not my Pokémon?" Sonia asked.

"Not if they don't want to." Ash answered. "It is your choice how hard you push them, because you are in the unique position of not having really caught them. They agreed to work with you."

Sonia nodded, but Ash wasn't finished.

"You are the only student here at the moment, but I suspect Mellanie will be returning soon. I think that a couple of others are planning on returning as well?" This last part was directed towards Delia who nodded. "Whilst they are here, I expect you to train with them. You will all receive the same lessons from me throughout your time here, but you can all learn from each other as well."

"Of course." Sonia said. There was a few moments of silence as all three humans ate, but then Sonia remembered something.

"Ash?" She asked.

"Yes?"

"In Cerulean City, what did you mean?"

"When I said that your help wasn't required?"

"Yes." Sonia said. "There were dozens of attacks coming at you."

Delia gasped. "Ash?" She asked. "You didn't say anything about this."

"I didn't want to worry you." Ash said to his mother before turning to Sonia. "I assure you, I was in no danger."

"How can that be?" Sonia asked.

"I'll show you later." Ash answered. "I regularly train with my Pokémon. Trust me, if you can take a blast from Charizard not a lot else will worry you."

Sonia stared in disbelief. She knew the power of Charizard's attacks. The whole world did. Of all of Ash's Pokémon, Charizard was the best known. The way he had flattened Rayquaza in the Clash of Legends five years previously was still held up as the greatest demonstration of the Pokémon Master's strength. And yet Ash was discussing taking attacks from his powerhouse as if it were nothing. Ash quietly returned to eating, leaving his newest tutee to stare at him.

Suddenly Ash rose from his chair. Without a word he strode out of the room, heading into the house. Sonia turned towards Delia.

"What just happened?"

Delia smiled. "You get used to it dear. He'll come back soon."

There was silence as the two of them finished their food.

"Can I ask you something?" Sonia said suddenly.

"Anything dear."

"Why is Ash so distant from the world?"

Delia smiled slightly. "I was wondering when you'd ask."

"Why?"

"Because all of Ash's students do sooner or later." Delia said. "Although most wait a while."

Sonia smiled. Delia's easy attitude was infectious. "I guess I'm just more confident than most people."

"I know. Ash told me how you tried to convince him to train you."

Sonia flushed, but didn't back down. "I'm good at getting what I want."

"I can tell dear." Delia said. "And in answer to your question, Ash shuts himself away because he spent years away from people. He has friends out there who he would have to explain himself to. He prefers to keep himself hidden away."

Before Sonia could answer again, Ash strode back into the room. Behind him came another man, a small bag slung over his shoulder. He was dressed in a loose shirt and comfortable trousers, his brown hair was pushed off his forehead and when he reached up to take the bag off his shoulder, six Pokéballs could be seen at his waist.

"Harrison!" Delia said, rising and giving the man a hug. He responded with a smile.

"Sonia, allow me to introduce another of my tutees." Ash said. "Harrison Hazuki, a trainer from Littleroot Town. I first met him years ago when I first competed in the Johto League."

Sonia held out her hand for Harrison to shake. "It is a pleasure to meet you." She said.

Harrison smiled as he shook her hand. "And you. Ash said that you are a new tutee. I look forward to seeing what you bring."

"I'm guessing you got a surprise when you found out who Ash is?" Sonia asked.

Harrison laughed. "No kidding. I was pretty surprised that the young twelve-year old who pushed me so hard in the Johto League grew up to become the greatest trainer in the world."

"His Blaziken was able to outlast Charizard in the quarterfinals." Ash said. "Although Charizard took great pleasure in taking revenge for that when Harrison first trained alongside us."

"How long are you expecting to stay here?" Delia asked Harrison who shrugged. "I'm not really sure. I've got the badges for the Kanto League and I thought I might go and tackle it when it starts, but that's not for another few weeks. I figured I'd come and work here for a bit."

Ash didn't say anything, having already discussed it with Harrison when he met him at the entrance to his house. He allowed those around him to keep chatting for a few minutes before intervening.

"Sonia, I need to discuss your training whilst you are here. Harrison, you seem tired. I suggest you get some rest and I shall work with you tomorrow."

"Is anybody else here?" Harrison asked as he reached down to pick up his bag once more. Ash shook his head.

"Not at the moment, however Mellanie is at the Viridian Tournament that just finished. I would expect her to return here afterwards. Sam was also at the tournament, but I believe he is expecting to return to Lance afterwards."

Harrison nodded as he headed for the door. Ash turned to Sonia.

"Come with me. I need to show you what I expect from you."

Alakazam sat, meditating. Around him the scouts were hunting, looking for where the trail went next. They had tracked Oaks trail for nearly forty miles, with each time it faded it was harder to find. However, they all could feel that they were getting close. Whatever the trail led to, it was nearby. They had left the forest behind some fifteen miles previously, with Alakazam now leading the scouts across open grassland. It was harder to track an old trail out in the open terrain; whereas in the forest Pokémon tended not to move far from their homes, the open grassland had far more movement on it. This was the third time that the trail had become less obvious among the passage of other Pokémon. Each time they had managed to find it again, but each time it got harder.

Alakazam opened his eyes as Ninetales approached. He knew exactly what she was going to say, having just identified the trail himself.

"We've found it." Ninetales said. Alakazam nodded and rose to his feet as they set off tracking it once again.

Ninetales went out in front, loping along easily. Beautifly drifting in the air above them. Alakazam floated along, just above the ground as they began to accelerate. They climbed a hill, before Ninetales skidded to a stop. Alakazam lightly landed as Beautifly climbed higher into the sky. In front of them, in the distance something was wrong a large hole in the ground. Alakazam settled down at the top of the hill with Ninetales at his side as Beautifly drifted towards it. The Butterfly Pokémon soon disappeared into the hole. The sun climbed higher into sky as they waited. Anybody watching would have been amazed at the patience of the two Pokémon as the sun reached its peak and started to descend once again. Eventually as twilight started to fall, Beautifly emerged from the hole and with a delicate flapping of her wings she lifted into the sky. Alakazam and Ninetales stirred as their comrade descended towards them. She settled on the ground next to them and flicked a glance at Alakazam. He expanded his mind to encompass all three of the scouts. It was a skill that had taken them years to perfect, years of working closely together but the link was as strong as the one between Ash and Espeon. It was a superb way of communicating silently for them.

"Report." Alakazam said.

"Cave network. Trail inside. Minimal Pokémon habitation." Beautifly said.

"Presence of Oak?"

"Unconfirmed."

"Are we capable of entering?"

"Yes." Beautifly said.

"Ninetales, discover the frequency of Pokémon visits." Alakazam said.

"Understood." Ninetales answered.

The link broke and Alakazam rose to his feet in a single movement. He crossed his spoons and the team teleported to the edge of the entrance to the cave network. As they reappeared Alakazam glanced at his comrades quickly before stepping forwards. They descended into the caves in silence, each of them observing the dark walls as they closed in on them. The tunnel leading into the network reached an end and there was a three-way fork. Still in silence they took the left-most path. The next tunnel led to a cavern with two paths leading out the other side. This time the group took the right-hand of the two paths. Three more forks came went, with each time the scouts took one of the options without speaking. They could all feel themselves being drawn further into the network of caves, following a path. Eventually they arrived in the largest cavern they had seen. Something about the room caused them to pause. Alakazam sat back down and sent his mind out once more.

"Opinions." He said.

"Final room." Beautifly said.

"There is a strong scent of Pokémon here." Ninetales added. "This is a place that is frequently visited."

"I concur." Alakazam said. "We must notify the others. This warrants further observation."

"Will you call?" Ninetales asked. Alakazam nodded.

"I will call for Ash."

"I didn't expect to see you here."

Sonia smiled as she recognized the voice but she didn't turn. She was watching her Pokémon train in front of her. They had returned from their exercise and were following a regime recommended by Harrison. He had spent time with Sonia in the morning but had left to exercise by himself. It had been interesting to work with somebody who knew Ash so well but had a completely different style. She had studied Ash battle and his fights were masterpieces of control. Every opponent who had faced him had found that they would struggle to make a mark on a man who was thinking so far ahead he might as well have written the script for the fight. Harrison was different. He fought with as much variety as he could master, with each of his Pokémon specialising in something completely different. It meant that to fight him would require tackling a host of different battling styles. When Sonia had commented on this, Harrison had laughed and said that it was the reason why Ash had agreed to train him. Harrison's team was built around the idea of almost having to fight six different trainers to beat him. It was intriguing. Yet the person behind Sonia was much closer to Ash in terms of her fighting ability.

"You mean you didn't think Ash would trust me." Sonia said. "Maybe you don't know him as well as you thought Mellanie."

"I thought he would eventually." Mellanie said. "I was the one who said that you were worth trusting to an extent."

"Thank you?"

Mellanie laughed a light, vibrant sound. "You're welcome. I told him to find out what you wanted. It would seem that he has."

"And that I got it." Sonia said turning around.

"Indeed." Mellanie said with a smile. "Welcome to Mystery Island."

"Thanks." Sonia said. "What can I do for you?"

"I came to work with you." Mellanie said. "Harrison is off training but Ash said I should come and work with you. I assume you've done the exercise he set?"

Sonia snorted. "You know as well as I do that he didn't set me any exercise. He just said that he expected both me and the Pokémon to do some."

"Indeed. But you've moved onto actual training?"

"Yes. But Ash hasn't worked with me at all yet. Is he always like this?"

Mellanie laughed again. "You'll get used to it. He'll work with you occasionally, and you'll pretty quickly realise why he doesn't do it constantly."

"Why?" Sonia asked curiously.

"Because half an hour with him will give you ideas for hours of work. He gives you a guide, but you have to fill in the rest."

"But does that mean that he doesn't teach us?" Sonia asked. "Surely if we are working it all out. Why would he do that?"

"Because I don't want to create another me." Ash said.

Mellanie and Sonia spun to see Ash stood there, arms crossed gazing at his two tutees.

"Because another you would beat you?" Sonia pressed, but Ash was shaking his head.

"Nobody can beat me." He said. "But I don't teach to create another me. I teach to help people reach their potential. Every trainer I bring here has a different strength. I help them realise their potential in that regard."

Sonia nodded slowly. "And so me…"

"You are the best field trainer I've seen in a long time." Ash said. "Coupled with your link to Pokémon and you are unique." Before Sonia could say anything else, Ash turned to Mellanie. "What were you going to work through?"

"Nothing major." Mellanie said. "I want to see what she and her Pokémon are capable of."

Ash nodded. "Then go for it. I shall…" He broke off as Espeon bounded out of the house and towards him. Ash knelt as his usually calm Pokémon reached his side.

"Alakazam has called for you." Espeon said, her voice excited.. "They think they have found something important."

"I see." Ash murmured.

"He will teleport back when you are ready, and take you to what they have found." Espeon finished. "This could be it."

Mellanie and Sonia were looking at Ash and Espeon curiously.

"What's going on?" Sonia asked.

Ash rose to his feet. "Something has come up. Mellanie I'm afraid you'll have to train with Sonia another time. We have work to do."

Mellanie nodded and turned to follow Ash and Espeon. Behind them Sonia started to protest.

"What's going on?" She asked again. "Is it something to do with Professor Oak? I can help!"

Ash turned back. "No. This is something that we will do. We shall return soon."

Before Sonia could say anything else, they were gone, vanishing into the house with Espeon behind them. She sighed and turned back to the Pokémon behind her.

Ash appeared in a flash, Mellanie and Espeon at his side. In front of them he saw Beautifly and Ninetales waiting for them, while Alakazam moved forwards to rejoin the scouts. Ash nodded to his scouting team as he looked around the cavern. There was a single path in, clearly the one that the scouts had come in from. Ash turned to Alakazam.

"This is the back?"

The Pokémon nodded. Ash stepped forwards and ran his hand over the walls of the cavern, before coming to a stop. His hand withdrew sharply, as if it had been stung. Espeon had reacted slightly, but she settled back down at a gesture from Ash.

"Mellanie, come here." Ash said. The girl stepped forwards nervously, unsure of what Ash was getting at. He gestured for her to put her hand on the wall. As soon as her hand made contact she withdrew it with a slight hiss.

"What is it?" Mellanie asked. Ash glanced back at Alakazam who bowed his head slightly. Ash knew that the scouts would have found the exact same thing as him and come to the same conclusion.

"It is a shield of sorts." Ash said. "Somebody doesn't want whatever is behind this wall to be disturbed."

"Can you break it?" Mellanie asked.

Without another word Ash raised his fist. It started to glow blue and he struck. There was a sound of rocks crashing to the ground as Ash's blow shattered the wall. The dust started to settle on the ground as Ash and Mellanie peered through the newly created hole. In a small room on the other side of the wall sat an elderly man, one that both of them recognized. Professor Samuel Oak.

A/N

A couple of things here:

SilverStarWolf - Firstly, you have an incredibly long name. Forgive me for not typing the whole thing out. Interesting point about the Pokémon, but I think Espeon is always present when they understand their Pokémon. She translates. If that isn't always true then oops!

If anybody fancies a chuckle I do recommend reading SpencerDorman's review on my writing logic. They have managed to write themselves to confusion trying to work out if I'm playing the readers. Highly amusing.

Anyway, there is no way I'm getting another extra chapter out this week. I'm now extremely sleep deprived so I'm afraid you're all going to have to wait until next Friday for the next one.

Till then,

Iam2p