"So... This is it?"
Summer and Ben had finally arrived at the Union on Tori. Ben pet his partner, signaling her to stay put. "You ready?" Summer asked, squeezing her fists nervously. Ben grabbed her hand without a word, leading her inside.
"Welcome!" A woman with blue hair greeted when they walked in. "Are you two Summer and Ben?" They nodded. "Oh! You're here early! Go on and head up to the third floor. They smiled politely and headed towards the stairs.
"Hey!" A familiar voice called when they arrived at the second floor. "Kate!" The spikey haired girl ran up to them, Keith in tow. "Oh my gosh! You don't know how excited I was when I found out you two were the newest top rangers, I couldn't help but wait here for you! To think, I knew you when you were rookies..."
Summer blushed, while Ben just chuckled nervously. "So, ready to meet Chairperson Erma?" Keith asked. Summer nodded, allowing him to lead her and Ben up the stairs.
They entered what looked like an indoor garden, a giant tree in the center of the room. A short gray-haired woman stood next to a tall white-haired man. "Welcome!" The woman greeted, walking over to them slowly. "I'm Chairperson Erma. This is Professor Hastings." Summer and Ben smiled as a greeting, shaking the hand if both elders.
"We can start as soon as-" suddenly two people burst through the door, panting heavily. "I'm so sorry!" A female voice called from the room's entrance. "Yeah, sorry dudes!" A smacking sound was heard.
Summer and Ben turned, eyes widening when they saw the owner' of the voices. "Alexis! Casey!" They yelled in unison, running to embrace their ranger school friends. "Oh my Arceus! You guys are here too?" Hasting loudly cleared his throat, causing the four sixteen years old to turn on their heels. They faced him obediently, not making a sound.
"It's no coincidence that you four came here at the same time." He stated. "There has been trouble in the otherwise peaceful Oblivia region."
Erma nodded, and picked up the conversation. "We didn't have any spare top rangers, and we needed to send someone there. We here at the Union don't think this will be too bad, just perfect for two rookies." Summer and Beb turned to each other, grinning slightly. "We'll also be sending a mechanic there today for a any emergencies. That would be you, Miss Rin."
"Since the Oblivia region doesn't currently have it's own operator for the rangers there, we needed a new one. Mr. Kurasshu. You may go to your rooms. Miss Rin, please prepare your things to leave." Alexis nodded, giving Casey a peck before running out. Summer and Ben looked confused. When Hastings and Erma left, they questioned him.
"Are you and Lexi...?" Summer began. Casey merely nodded. "You'd be surprised how much time we spent alone with all the rangers gone constantly." Ben shrugged. "I saw it coming." Summer, however, was baffled. "Why didn't you tell us?" She gaped. "It was a surprise. Duh. Oh yeah, surprise."
The two rangers recovered quickly after that, grabbed Tori, and headed to their temporary room. "This is awesome! There's so many famous rangers here! It's like a dream come true!" Ben laughed from his bed. "Yeah, it really is. And we already have a mission? Talk about fast!"
"We'd better get some sleep, big day tommorow. G'night Sum, Tori." The brunette murmured with a yawn. "Night Ben." His partner replied. She closed her eyes, and allowed herself to fall asleep.
"I hate you!" A little girl cried. She had tear stains on her face. "W-well... I hate you more!" A young boy yelled back, his face was blurry, you couldn't make out any features. "You're the worst brother ever! I don't wanna see you ever again!" The girl started crying again.
"Fine! I'll leave then!" Was the boy's response. He stomped away, leaving the brunette girl crying alone at the edge of a forest. She stood up, wiping away her tears. She walked past trees to exit the forest, hiccuping. In the corner of her eye, the girl could see a man in a green uniform staring in the direction the boy left. He looked like he was planning something. Something bad. She didn't care.
Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon, nor do I own any of its characters.
A/N: DONE. YAY. I'm going to get straight to the point with this. I'm going on hiatus for this story. When will I be back? I don't know. School's been making it hard to write, and I wanna make new chapters for my other story. I also plan to start a new one. Sorry if this upset you!
Missbrains101: Yes. Yes you can.
Missbrains 101: I try so hard to make them longer. I was rushed for time the last chapter, but I'm trying my best. Thanks for the feedback, I'll try even harder now!