Megan's POV

April and I finally arrived at the Pokemon Center and went to the video phones to call our mom.

As she appeared, she smiled at us and said, "Hey, girls."

"Mom! I finally won a ribbon all on my own!" I cried happily.

"I know. I was watching the contest and I'm so proud of you. I also heard from your sister that you two have been mending your relationship and are starting to get along better than you did at home. I'm glad to hear it, but what made you two change your behavior towards one another?"

"Well, we knew that there were problems at home with you and Dad. If something happens between you two, we may end up not seeing one of you all of the time. So we knew that we had to fix our relationship because we may only have each other left." I explained.

"Plus, we grew up a little on our journeys and matured. We're trying to lessen our sibling arguments." April added.

"Well, I have a surprise for both of you." our mom said.

We looked at one another and then at our mom. It was obvious that she was still pregnant, so the surprise couldn't be our new brother or sister.

"What is it?" April asked.

Mom stepped over to the side and our dad stepped into frame beside her. They both had big smiles on their faces and our dad wrapped his arm around her shoulder and held her close. Mom put her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder.

My mouth opened in shock and I looked over at April, who was smiling.

"Does...does this mean...?" April trailed off.

I knew that she was hopeful with this. She wanted to keep Dad in her life. He was her idol, after all.

"Yes, your dad cleared his name. He explained his actions to me and he proved that he remained faithful." said Mom.

I couldn't believe my ears. My family was going to stay together! It wasn't going to be broken up! Dad was not unfaithful and had never been so. I felt bad for starting to believe that he had been unfaithful, but I was glad to see that I was wrong to doubt him! Dad had proved that he loved our family, and that he loved mom.

"So what was really going on with Dad?" I asked.

"It was Harley who was behind it all. Because of his deep-seeded resentment toward your mom, he tried to get revenge for what she did to him during their childhood by breaking us up." Dad explained.

"Harley made me look unfaithful by planting women's clothes and underwear in our house. I always suspected it was Harley, but I needed to make sure and have proof, so that May would believe me. So I had to infiltrate Harley's house by first getting into the good graces of his wife by pretending to be interested in her."

"That's why Christina said that you were likely cheating on Mom with her mom." I said, remembering.

"Once I was inside, I put up a hidden camera in the bedroom and started gathering footage over the next few months of Harley unpacking the women's clothes that he'd bought, and verbally saying that he was doing this to get revenge on May. Seems like he just can't let the grudge go, even now.

"I recently showed all of the evidence to May and she forgave me. Now I'm back at home and helping her through the pregnancy, just like I did with you two when you both were going to be born. I also showed the evidence to Harley's wife, since she had the right to know."

"I'm sorry that I ever doubted you, Dad. I hope that you can forgive me." April said. "But it was a smart move to play the role that you did. I hate that it caused problems, but I'm glad that everything is okay."

"I'm sorry that I doubted you too, Dad." I said.

I wondered what Christina would think of myself and April once we told her the truth. Would she confront us if she had already learned the truth?

That night, I retold the story to the boys. We were in our room in the Pokemon Center, and in our pajamas, about to go to sleep.

"And that's the whole story." I said as I finished talking to Adam and Jason.

"I'm glad that it was proven that Drew was innocent. It's sad that Harley has held a grudge for so long and that he acted so childishly and came between your family. Seems like some people never grow up." said Jason.

"I'm glad that Drew had suspicions on who would try to sabotage your family. Having that thought helped prove his innocence. He wasn't going to let a grudge cost him his family. This just shows the love that he has for your mom and you and April." Adam added.

"What do you think I can do about Christina?" I questioned. "Her reason for hating me and April is gone now."

"Maybe we should see how she acts first, before something happens." said Jason.

"Be the bigger person if she still remains spiteful towards you. Even though your dad's innocent, she could possibly still be angry at you two because of what your mom did to her dad when they were younger." said Adam.

He then turned off the light, we all said goodnight to one another, and soon fell asleep.

The next morning when I woke up, I saw that Adam's bed was empty. Looking around, I saw that he was already up and dressed and siting in the middle of the room silently with his eyes closed. Eevee was also awake and sitting at the foot of my bed, watching him.

He must have heard me wake up, since he opened his eyes and looked at me.

"Were you training your Aura again?" I asked. He usually woke up early to train it before anyone else woke up, since the silence helped him concentrate.

"Yes. I'm working on sensing yours and Jason's Aura trough an Aura Bond. It will be helpful if we ever get lost or separated from each other, like how it helped me find Michelle in Johto when she was captured by Team Rocket.

"Eevee is usually an early riser, too. She likes to watch the sunrise and bask in its glow, and this morning was no different."

"Hmm, I wonder why that is." I wondered aloud.

Jason's POV

After breakfast, we headed to the gym. Adam and I needed to earn our badges before carrying on with our journey. We both knew that the gym leader used Electric Pokemon.

"So when my dad was traveling, the gym leader had traps set up in the gym. One of the traps was a robotic Raichu and it ended up overcharging my dad's Pikachu. Therefore, my dad was able to win his badge without many problems." Adam said.

"Chris, the boy we met in Rustboro City, said that his mom is the gym leader here now, since Wattson died. I wonder who she is." Megan said.

"I was going to battle her first, since you went first the last time, Adam. Also, because I don't have any Ground Pokemon, I had my dad switch out my Pokemon earlier. I sent Machamp to him and got Gengar and Weavile back. Not ideal, but it's the best that I can do." I said.

We eventually found the gym and, no surprise, we were put through the traps that Ash and his friends had encountered when they were there. But we soon reached the battlefield where the gym leader stood nearby.

"Hello, I'm Katie." she said to us.

"I remember you from a story that my dad told me about the Hoenn League. He battled you." Adam recalled.

"You must be Master Ketchum's son. Your dad was able to defeat me, despite the strong start that I had to the battle, proving just how talented he was. If you're as good as your dad, then I'm expecting you to give me a real run for my money!"

Katie was around forty years old. Her light blue hair was shorter in length than in the past, but still fairly long. She wore a gray and red dress with red flats on her feet. The top of the dress was red and the rest of it was gray. The dress went down to her ankles, had short sleeves, a flowing skirt, and a straight cut neckline.

"The Hoenn League is also where I met my now-husband, Tyson. Ash beat me, but lost to Tyson, who won the whole tournament!" she added.

"We've run into your son Chris on our journey." I said.

"You two should watch out for him. He's just as talented as Tyson was at his age!"

"Well then, it's time to get to the main reason why we're here. I'm here to battle you for my badge!" I declared.

"Well, I'm looking forward to it." Katie said as she went to her side of the field.

Adam and Megan wished me luck and went to the sidelines. I went to my side of the field and waited.

Author's Note: It looks like things are alright again for Megan's family, with Drew uncovering the truth about everything.

What do you think of what Harley did? Or Drew's methods for finding the truth?

What do you think of our choice for who the new gym leader is? And will Jason will his badge?

Find out in the next chapter of Pokemon NG!