When I woke up, it was still dark out. I guessed it was around three in the morning. They were right when they said I wouldn't have a normal sleeping schedule. I stretched and walked out the door, going to get some food then check on the sick greninja.

I walked into the food storage to find Gani mixing medicine. I had forgotten she hadn't gone home yet. "Hey, Gani."

"Ah, Hydra, doesn't this seem a little early for you to be up? Honestly, you children have no regard for your sleep schedules. I'm guessing you want to check on the sick pokemon." I nodded. "Foolish boy. Having a cold for that long is extremely bad for you. He has a strong sense of discipline, I'll give him that."

"What kind of medicine are you making?" I asked.

"Oh, nothing too complex. I heard him shifting around, so I know he's up. It's meant to help lower his fever and to help him sleep easily. You might want to grab him some water. This definitely won't taste good."

"I have a better idea," I said, grabbing some watmel berries. "Sweetness is the best cure for a bad taste."

She chuckled. "Fair enough. Let's go." We carried the stuff into the infirmary. Sure enough, the nameless pokemon was still awake.

"We have some medicine for you," Gani said. He nodded, and sat up, taking the bowl of medicine from Gani."

I set a watmel berry next to him. "It's probably not going to taste good, so I brought you this."

It might have been my imagination, but it looked like he smiled slightly. "Thank you." He took the medicine, then ate the berry.

"Honestly, what were you thinking not getting help for this?" Gani said sternly. "I am all for people keeping their mouths shut, but this was not the time for that. You should have at least rested for a while instead of continuing to work."

"I wanted to help Kannin," He said.

"You can't help anyone when you aren't up to full strength. Next time you are feeling bad, you will take care of yourself and not strain your body like you have, do I make myself clear?" He nodded under her stern gaze. "Now, onto other matters, you have to have a name by morning, or I give you one."

He looked down, blushing slightly. "I have a name I would like."

"Well what is it?"

"Kedo," He said, blushing even more.

"Honestly, child, there is nothing wrong with that name. Stop blushing. If that is what you want to be called, then you can't be ashamed of it." She started walking away, mumbling about ridiculous children. "You go to sleep now. Hydra, let's go."

I followed Gani, smiling at Kedo. "She's a bit...spirited, but that just means she cares. Hope you sleep well, Kedo." I walked out of the room, following Gani.

To my surprise, the old pokemon smiled at me. "You really care for him, don't you?"

"I care for everyone here. My trainer never liked me, so I made sure always to be nice to people, since I didn't want them to feel what I felt. When I came here, I gained a bunch of friends and started making new ones. I just felt so loved, which I hadn't ever really felt before. It's like everyone here is my family."

She chuckled again. "Well, you certainly are the most tolerable of this bunch." We made it to her room. "I'm going back to bed now. You should too. Goodnight, dear." She entered her room, and was gone.

I smiled, feeling a wonderful warm feeling in my heart. Saying all that to Gani made me appreciate my friends even more. I walked back into the main room and noticed a light in a room I had never been in. There was the symbol of a book over the door.

I walked in to find a very decent sized library. Lilly was there, pouring over a bunch of books. "Hey, what are you doing?" I asked.

She jumped slightly. "Oh, hello Hydra. I was just checking on something. I noticed how vulnerable our gang is to the fighting type, which has an advantage on five of our members. Only Kykis has a true counter to this problem. I'm checking what types are super effective against it and what moves I can learn."

"I can help with that." She looked up. "I used to know the move charm. I don't use it anymore, but I could probably remember it after a few tries. Unless you want me to consecutively use it, I can use it in emergencies to lower their attack."

"That might be useful. But we need to have something more prepared, and fast." She turned the page. "I just got word. The tournament starts tomorrow."

My heart skipped a beat. "Tomorrow?"

"Yep. We are to be at the contest hall at midnight. All I know is that is where the preliminary round will be."

"So what should we do?"

"Get some sleep. You'll need it."