"Come on guys, there's the gate!" Molly said, excitedly rushing towards an elaborate gate and wall like fence.
"Like the gate to the community you live in?" Casey questioned.
"Of course, not this is our front gate." Molly said, opening the gate door. "Come on, we'll take a trip through the garden."
"Did you know they were this rich?" Casey whispered to Ash.
"Never been here, I had no clue." Ash admitted, seeing the large garden leading to the mansion. "So Molly, is your dad already here?"
"I'm not sure, but Schuyler said they'd be back today when I talked to him last." Molly said giddily.
"Teddi!" A Pokemon called out, running towards Molly.
"Who's that Pokemon?" Ash asked, reaching for his Pokedex.
"Teddiursa, it's so great to see you!" Molly said, hugging the small bear Pokemon. "This is Teddiursa, my dad got him for me a few years back but he's not really my Pokemon so I never was allowed to take him with me."
"Well, alright then." Ash said, putting his Pokedex away without having used it. "So is this entire garden part of your dads land?"
"Daddy has done a lot of work for different museums so he used the money to have a place to store all of his treasures while also making sure I had plenty to do." Molly admitted. "Oh there's his car!"
Ash and Casey looked and saw a car in the driveway, no one was in it, but it seemed like t hadn't been long since it arrived.
"Come on let's go!" Molly said excitedly running towards the house.
"You getting a bad feeling too?" Casey asked.
"Yeah, if Molly and Schuyler have been in this much contact, and we know they have, why isn't her dad out here to greet her, or anyone for that matter?" Ash said cautiously.
"Dad I'm home!" Molly said, rushing in the door to see the staff along with Schuyler standing in the foyer, turning to her with a solemn look. "What's going on?"
"Molly, we need to talk to you, something happened at the ruins." Schuyler said.
As Ash and Casey walked up they caught the end of the conversation.
"I'm truly sorry Molly, I spent days searching the ruins for your father, making sure there was nowhere he could have gone, but he just disappeared." Schuyler apologized.
Molly just looked defeated, looking straight ahead with little to no response.
"Molly." Casey said, trying to reach out to her friend.
"Papa." Molly said in shock, before rushing off.
"Molly!" Ash said reaching out for her as Schuyler let her go.
"I understand your concerns, but I feel that for right now she needs to process what has happened." Schuyler said with a sigh. "She just lost the last of her true family and needs some time to process it."
Up in Molly's room
Molly rushed into her room, flopping onto the bed, not holding back the tears. She turned on her side, remembering all the times with her father.
'I'm Entei huh?" A younger Dr Hale said, lifting the younger Molly onto his back. "Then I guess I'm Entei, graw!" Dr Hale fake growled as he crawled around.
"You're Entei Papa, you're Entei!" Molly exclaimed laughing and giggling.
"Entei." Molly sighed, having read all the legends of the Pokemon. It was always her favorite, but now even Entei couldn't help her. "First Mama, now Papa." Molly sighed. "Now, it's just me."
Back on the ground floor
"Schuyler, did you and Doctor Hale find anything at all in your expedition?" Ash asked curiously.
"Yes, take a look at these." Schuyler said, showing Ash a large metallic chest.
"What in the?" Casey asked, looking at the chest. "These symbols, are they?"
"The very same throughout the entirety of the ruins." Schuyler said. "Doctor Hale was hoping you could try and connect with them again."
"I'm not sure this is a good idea, especially with what's happened." Ash said, looking at the tiles. "Working on all of this right now, with knowing how Molly is doing, I think we should wait."
"Is there anything we can help you two with in the meantime? Any friend of Molly's is welcome here." One of the servants asked.
"We'll be around, but we'll stay at the Pokemon Center in town." Casey said. "Molly needs some space for tonight, but we'll be back tomorrow, right Ash?"
"Yeah, and I think I should call my mom, our families were always close and Molly might like having someone who can talk about her parents with her." Ash said.
"I'll get a flight prepared for her, I'm sure she'll want to be here as soon as possible." Schuyler said. "I'll let you know the details once I have them."
Later that night
Molly walked through the mansion in a dazed state, passing Cyndaquil, Flaaffy, and Teddiursa as the trio were asleep.
"Papa…". Molly sighed, walking into her fathers office, noticing the trunk. "What are all these?"
The chest flowed as Molly opened it seeing a bunch of tiles.
"These symbols, they look a lot like letters." Molly said, picking up a handful of them, setting them on the desk in front of her. "Papa, and Mama, and me… all together like we should be."
The tiles in front of Molly began to glow as she turned back around.
"Papa, why did you have to leave me all alone." Molly said sadly. "I just wish we could be together like you promised we would once I got back from my journey."
Each tile's symbol began glowing as the wind in the mansion began swirling.
"I just want us to be safe and together again." Molly wished, as her tears hit the tiles, as strange Pokemon began pouring in.