watching, Brandt. Watch what you say and do. There's no mercy from Leader anymore if you mess up." She smirked as we walked out, dragging ourselves away. It took us a bit of wandering before we found anything or anyone. My Pokemon didn't know the way as well as I did, and I was too busy panicking to think clearly. But thank Arceus, we found two travelers exploring who were willing to help us. I was the one who had spotted them. I gasped, and tried waving to them to get their attention. My Pokemon briefly wondered why before noticing them as well, and trying to make as much noise as possible. One of them noticed us and pointed us out to the other, and they ran over. I sighed in relief. One was a blonde girl in a blue hoodie. Ocean blue eyes, could see them from a mile away. Wore shorts, so I guessed she was a bit outdoorsy, because nobody really wore shorts in a forest unless they were an outdoors person or they were insane. Seriously, nobody likes having their knees stroked by grass. Anyways. The

other was a raven-haired male in a yellow T-shirt underneath a green, unzipped jacket. Made him look like a Snivy, almost. I thought it was pretty cute. They skidded to a stop in front of us. The girl spoke first. "Hey, are you okay?! What happened to you two..?" She asked, taking Gianna's arm and checking her for a pulse. She was still alive, thankfully, but I could totally see why she didn't think she would be- Gianna was bruised, burnt, scraped up and the like from the attack, and was cut in quite a few places. Her nose was bloody and stained bits of her face. I didn't look much better. Only major difference between us was that I was standing. "We were attacked by a fusion pokemon.. The one that's on the news. Salad. The big green one. She fired a Hyper Beam at my friend here and messed up my leg. Dropped me on my head, too. We both probably need to go to the hospital, and our Pokemon need healing." I explained. "Oh Arceus. Don't worry, we'll get you help. Come on." He said, helping lead us ou

out of the forest and to the nearest hospital. We got there pretty quickly with their help. Gianna and I were immediately taken in. I was told I would be okay, and so would Gianna, but we would both walk out with scars. I mean, I don't mind, as long as we're okay. But a harder hit on my head and I would've had a concussion. We both got all too lucky. I was pretty easy to take care of. They pretty much just cleaned the wound, stitched it up and slapped some bandages on it, and I was fine. It would hurt to walk on it, but otherwise I'd be okay. Gianna on the other hand had to take a bit more time to heal. We were all in Gianna's room together. She had woken up already, but we all decided to stay to get to know each other a little and pass the time. "So, I assume you guys know a bit about us, since we're on the news almost all the time, but what about you two?" I smiled. They seemed pretty friendly, didn't see why they'd object to a bit of conversation. "My name's Markus.." The male said, "This i

is my friend, Fauna. We've known each other for a while and are visiting from Unova." Gianna grinned tiredly. "Nice to meet you both. And, uh, thanks for helping us out.. I think I speak for Edmund too when I say we really appreciate it." She pet Zima, who was laying on her lap. The lioness purred and nuzzled into her trainer's hand, making her giggle. I noticed Fauna smiled a little bit more as she watched her. Is that foreshadowing? No, I would never foreshadow something.. haha never.. "I mean, we couldn't have left you guys there." Fauna sighed, "Didn't look like he could take another step without collapsing." She gestured to me, and I pouted and crossed my arms. "Hey! I'm a big strong man, I could've done it by myself, probably." I said playfully. "I would just need help from an extra appendage." Fauna cocked an eyebrow. "I doubt said 'extra appendage' is big enough for that." I just stared at her with a smirk on my face. I noticed in the corner of my eye, Markus' face was reddening. Me a

and Fauna had a bit of a stare off for a long second. "Okay, well." Gianna interrupted, breaking our focus. She sat up in the bed, disturbing Zima. The lioness grumbled and adjusted according to Gianna. "When I get out of the hospital a bit later, you guys wanna grab a coffee or something..?" She asked. "Yeah, sure!" Markus grinned, still a little flustered, "There any really good ones nearby?" I perked up. "There's this amazing little one down in Hau'Oli. Go to it all the time. You guys would love it." Since Fauna and Markus didn't know the region well enough to recommend somewhere to go, and as usual Gianna didn't have any ideas, we decided on going to the cafe I had recommended. I hadn't gone there since the police raid, but it hadn't changed. Thankfully. The place had the pleasing scent of pastries and chocolate. Both of the girls sighed pleasantly upon walking in. It was warm, but not too warm, just right. Even the lighting of the coffee shop was welcoming. Everyone there recognized me, a

and waved, glad to see me back. I greeted them back and led Markus, Gianna and Fauna to the ordering counter. We all ordered our different things and grabbed a table by the window. We talked, ate, talked some more. I couldn't help myself and flirted a bit with Fauna and Markus. Fauna didn't seem very amused at first but as soon as she noticed Markus was practically melting in the seat, she started teasing him about it. It was probably the most fun I've had flirting with someone and goddamn, he was adorable. He'd call me a smartass a few times and the whole table laughed their asses off. We all had a great time. They didn't have anywhere to stay, so me and Gianna decided to bring one each to our houses. Gianna took Fauna, and I took Markus. We had arrived at my house, and I asked him to stay outside for a second so I could ask my.. uh, roommate, if Markus could come in. He nodded and I walked inside. Negative had gotten out some kibble for him and Saturn while I was out, apparently. He looked up to m

me curiously. "Hey, Negative. I'm bringing someone over for a little while, they're visiting and don't have anywhere to stay yet. You mind if I bring them in?" I asked. Negative raised an eyebrow. "Another whore, huh? Who don't you **** anymore?" He rolled his eyes, then realized what he had just said. Saturn cocked her head. "****?" "No no no," Negative stressed, "That's an adult word. You don't say that word." Negative picked her up and placed her on his back. "Whatever, bring whatever toy you want to in. Just keep the noise down.." He said, walking into the next room. "I'm not bringing him over to ****!" I yelled to him, Negative groaning. "Quit saying the F-word in front of Saturn!" He yelled back, closing the door behind him. I chuckled a little and let Markus in. "Sorry if it took me a minute. My roommate's in the other room, so you're good." Markus walked in and plopped down on the couch tiredly, sighing. "Thanks for letting me stay for a little bit.. I really appreciate it.

it." I sat down next to him. The couch was a bit small, so we had to sit a bit close to each other... but I didn't mind. "Hey, it's no issue. You guys helped me out earlier, don't see why I shouldn't help you back. You can stay as long as you like."