Day Seven – T-Minus Two Days

Thursday

"It's New Year's tomorrow right?"

"New Year's Eve. It's New Year's Saturday."

"Oh."

Luxray is sitting in a chair in the backyard with Glaceon beside him, also in a chair.

"When are you gonna take the next lesson?"

"I almost forgot about that, I don't know, but it's not gonna anytime this year."

"Ok…you know if anyone else is gonna join you?"

"No, not at the moment. Probably, if he'll think I'll bail out and lie about it."

"Ok…" Glaceon stood silent for a minute then said," Do you what type of mission it will be?"

"There's gonna be a mission to it?"

"You don't know yet do you?
"Not always can going into a Mystery Dungeon mean just exploring around. Most Pokémon, or Explorers, go in to help out others or fight crime. Some do it as community service, and others do it in favor of rewards. For Explorers, they can get recruits in favor of a reward, depending on the one who needed help in the first place."

"Oh really…"

"Yeah, I've been only in one Mystery Dungeon, when I was around fifteen. You know, messing around for no reason?"

"Yeah, I know…though I've never had that experience before."

"Hmm…well, depending on which Mystery Dungeon you go in, depends on the difficulty on it."

"Good to know…" Luxray sees Leaf coming from the front yard. "Seems like Leaf's here."

"That's good," said Glaceon. Leaf comes to the backyard, pulls up a chair near Glaceon and looks at him.

"Hey Leaf," said Glaceon.

"Hey Glay," said Leaf. She hasn't called me that in a while thought Glaceon this could be going good…

"Hey Leaf," said Luxray.

"Hey Ray," said Leaf," So tomorrow's New Year's Eve right?"

"Yes, it is," answered Glaceon.

"What are you gonna do tomorrow?" she asked.

"Try not to get wasted until the night of New Year's Eve," he answered," What are you gonna do?"

"That's a secret," she said, smiling. She looked at Luxray and said," What are you going to do until it's New Year's Eve?"

"I don't know," he said," probably hang out with some friends; drink a little…keep from some of my friends from drinking too much…"

"Seems nice," said Leaf.

"Just don't get drunk enough to not come to the party," said Glaceon," you can do that in the party."

"…Alright, I might do that," said Luxray. Glaceon seemed impatient.

"You better." Luxray got the message.

"Uh…Ahem, Leaf, what have you been up to?"

"Nothing at the moment," she responded," just asking friends if they can come to the party."

"Ok," said Luxray, thinking," I think I should invite my friends too…"

"Just make sure they don't drink enough to make the cops come over," said Glaceon.

"Sure why not?" They then sit in silence for about 5 seconds, until Luxray says," I'm getting a little hungry; I'll see you guys later."

"Alright, see you later," said Glaceon.

"Bye." Luxray leaves the backyard, leaving Glaceon and Leaf alone in the backyard.

"So…Glay…" said Leaf.

"Leaf…" he said back," So you've tried to go out with Ivan?"

"Yeah…but it didn't work out," said Leaf," leaving you…I just wasn't sure if it was right or not at the time."

"Hmm…"

"I'm still not sure now…"

"Well, I hope I can change that," said Glaceon. She smiled, still not sure of what she was thinking. "I think I can change it tomorrow, I'll try to make it happen…" He puts a paw over her shoulder, uneasy and still not sure.

"Well, let's just hope that, Glay," said Leaf," …let's just hope that…"

Day Eight – T-Minus One Day

Friday

"Alright, it's New Year's!"

"Yeah, I guess so…"

"You seem to be down, Ray."

"No, it's nothing."

"Alright…"

"Are you gonna stay up all night?"

"Hell yeah, it's New Year's Eve. Who wouldn't want to stay up all night?" Luxray is with 2 friends of his, "Blaze", an Arcanine, and Manectric. Blaze was the one on the other line in first chapter. His desire to not say either of his names is of his family's privacy.

"Hey, guys," started Luxray," would you want to come to a friend's New Year's party?"

"Eh, sure," said Blaze.

"Sure, why not?" said Manectric. "Where is it going to be?"

"Remember the house you went to when I got a little drunk?" asked Luxray.

"Yes," answered Manectric," and you weren't 'a little drunk.'"

"Yeah…ok…"

"I don't know where that is," said Blaze.

"C'mon, I'll show you."

30 minutes has gone by from the distance between where they were and Luke's house.
At the house…

"Ok, so this is where it is?"

"Yeah." Luxray looks up at the roof," What the hell are you doin' up there?"

Luke was on the roof, he just pointed to where he was looking. Luxray looked at where he pointed, seeing Tracey and Alex in a distance.

"I think I've seen that kid before," said Manectric.

"You have," said Luxray.

"Why is he stalking them?"

"Apparently the kid has been going out with his little cousin."

"Wow…" said Blaze," That's harsh."

"I know," said Manectric.

"Well, they love each other," said Luxray," and they supposedly kissed under the mistletoe."

"Damn," said Blaze," that's a little fucked up."

"I won't have a say in this…" said Manectric.

"Why not?" asked Blaze.

"I just won't."

"Ok…"

"When is it?" asked Manectric.

"I don't know," responded Luxray. He looked up at Luke," When is it?"

"Today, sometime around eight," he responded.

"Would you want to hang around for a while until then?" asked Luxray to his friends.

"Sure why not?" said Manectric.

"Alright c'mon," Luxray looked at Luke," We're gonna hang around in the back."

"Alright," Luke responded.

By the time they reached the backyard, Luxray said," No we drink little and wait."

"Where's the beer?" Blaze asked.

"Oh, right." Luxray left to the house, leaving Manectric and Blaze alone.

"So…Manectric, right?" Manectric nodded. "Ok, what were you gonna say at the Luke, I think, was stalking them?"

"Nothing," he responded," just that it seemed nice."

"Isn't the Alex kid a human?"

"Yes, I believe so."

"That's kinda sick, man. That's like bestiality; a human and a Pokémon."

"There's nothing wrong with one species trying to 'get it down' with another species to me."

"Never mind." Luxray comes back, with a small cooler in his mouth. He sets the cooler down, opening the cooler. About 6 cans of beer in there. Each take one can, leaving three in the cooler.

"Hey, Ray," said Blaze.

"Yeah, what?"

"Why is that guy up in the roof stalking them?"

"Uh," Luxray opens the can, takes a sip, and said," He's the guardian of the human kid and the girl is her cousin…"

"Oh my god…"

"Yeah…I think that'll do." Blaze kept thinking about what he said, and Luxray said," Don't worry about that, Blaze. Just worry about what's gonna happen this night."