87 – Cemetery

Felicity woke the next morning to find Archer sleeping beside her. She smiled slowly and wiggled out of his grasp without waking him or the Pokémon. Quickly she glanced at the calendar and her smile faded. Throwing on a pair of black jeans and long-sleeve shirt she tied up her sneakers and called quietly for Kitten and grabbed Strider's, her Fearow, Pokéball. 5 minutes later they were running towards the train station in the heart of Goldenrod.

"One to Viridian City please." Felicity said handing over the poke she had been saving for this day.

"Yes ma'am, you planning something special?"

"Yeah sorta." Felicity replied shortly and took her seat. An hour later they left the station at Viridian.

"Strider, think you can fly me to Lavender Town?" Felicity asked the temperamental bird. It squawked its approval and Felicity returned kitten to her Pokeball.

When they reached Lavender Town, Felicity recalled Strider promising him a rest while she finished her business in town. Stopping at the Pokecentre she gave him over to Nurse Joy so he could relax.

"Alright Kitten it's just you and me. Let's go see Mom shall we?" Kitten nodded happy to be out of her accursed Pokéball and walked beside her Trainer until they reached the Pokémon Tower. Felicity sighed and pushed open the door.

Walking quickly through the bottom floor of the tower she came to an almost hidden door. Felicity slipped inside and walked down the stairs until she came to a small graveyard. Very few knew of this tomb, and it was better that way. Only the Nurses were buried down here. Nurses like the Joys once they passed on. Nurses like Ivory, Felicity's Mother.

"Hey Mom. It's me, Feli. Happy Birthday!" Felicity said and Kitten echoed her thoughts.

"Per-per." Kitten said nudging her Trainer in a comforting way. Felicity wiped the tears from her eyes and placed the ice flowers she asked Snow to make on her mother's grave.

"Never wilt, never die." Felicity said happy that they would never melt either, it being so cold down here.

Kitten meowed again and Felicity turned her back to the carved stone.

"See ya next year Mom." She said before beginning her long journey back.

Except she was stopped when her Pokegear began ringing.

"Hello? I didn't actually think this thing worked." Felicity stated.

"FELI WHERE IN ARCEUS'S NAME ARE YOU?" Crest screamed into the earpiece.

"Ouch! Crest calm down. I had business to take care of in Lavender Town."

"LAVENDER TOWN?! YOU'RE ALL THE WAY OUT IN KANTO AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME?! HEY- NO- MY PHONE! Archer give it back!" Crest's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Hello? Crest? Archer?"

"Do you know how angry I am?"

"Fuming probably but I'm a big girl, I have my big girl panties on and everything. I'll be back in the next two hours. See ya!" Felicity said before hanging up the Pokegear and disconnecting it completely.

"Jeeze I've only been gone what an hour and a half? And they say I have issues."