J-Awesome_One

Lol. Maybe but if someone was constantly talking to me in my head, I don't think I'd be able to make this story for everyone.

Thanks a lot! And yes it is. Except for the other soul inside me. That is purely just for this. xD Well... At least I don't think I have another soul inside of me. o.O

In the Chrysolia Region in a fancy looking place, Laura was walking around the house. It had been a long time since she was last inside it. She just got out of the orphanage place. She was worried about her younger sister, Charlotte, and the twins, Anna and Noel, being in there. But her sister was 1 tough cookie so she figured she’d be fine in there. She decided to plant some flowers in the garden but it had to be in eights for some reason. After planting flowers in the garden, she decided to tidy up the house. It had been a while since anyone was inside it and it was somewhat dirty. She cleaned every inch of the house but felt satisfied when it was all finished. By the time she got done, it was nighttime. Laura decided that she’d go watch a little tv before going to sleep. She turned on the tv and started to flick through the channels. She landed on the news channel but as soon as she was about to switch it, a news report came across the screen saying “Orphans Escaped With Help Of Criminals.” Laura was horrified. Laura: Wha… What happened? I hope Charlotte is ok. She turned the volume up on the tv. A TV crew turned the camera towards Dr. Sigmund and a police officer. Dr. Sigmund: Yes. 1 was wearing mostly all purple. It was a boy dressed up like a girl basically. The other 1 had purple hair and wore mostly like a forest like colored shirt. She seemed somewhat scared to talk to me or anyone for that matter. The last 1 was heavyset and had an Arbok tattoo on his arm. He seemed like the leader of the 3. Laura watched on in horror. But the way they described the last person. She remembered a person like that. Yes. It was that young man she bumped into the other day when she was finally able to leave. She paid attention back to the tv. Police Officer: Can you give us anymore details? Dr. Sigmund: All I know is that those orphans that were tricked into leaving. They need to be saved and brought back. The culprits are responsible for this! I hope when they get captured, they get the worse kind of punishment by the law. Police Officer: Alright sir. Thank you for the information you’ve given us. Dr. Sigmund: My pleasure. And please… Please find them. News Reporter: Well there you have it folks. We’ll be back with more information as this story unfolds. Laura turned the tv off. She knew how the Doctor was. She was still scared about the group that had basically “tricked” them into escaping. Laura: Charlotte… Noel… Anna… Don’t worry. I’ll find you. I’ll find all of you. I gotta find that man with the tattoo. I hope he or the others haven’t hurt her or the others. Without hesitation, Laura walked out of the building and journeyed her way back to the Reborn Region. She was going to find out as much info as she could so she could reunite with her little sister and the twins.

Cain was way faster than me. Then again, I am a heavy-set person so it’s obvious he would outrun me. By the time I got to Shelly’s Gym in the Lapis Ward, I was almost out of breath. I stood outside of the gym for a couple of minutes catching my breath. As I did that, I heard yelling coming from within the building and it sounded a lot like Heather. I decided I’d catch my breath inside and make sure no 1 was hurt. I ran upstairs and of course, it was Heather who was yelling. Heather: Ugh! Why do you keep following me?! I just wanna be left alone! Cain: Hey, Hey, I just don’t think it’s good for you to be alone right now. Shelly: I kind of um, I kind of agree with him Heather. I’m really worri- Heather: Hey! Don’t take his side! You’re my friend! Shelly: Ohh… I-I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to… Matthew: I know you’re hurt, confused and scared but I don’t think you should yell at Shelly like that. She’s just being honest with you. Heather: Hmph! Cain: Heather, I know how it feels to be alone. But- Heather: But nothing! PLEASE shut up! You don’t know me at all! You said I needed a friend right? Well guess what! She’s right here. Matthew: Well… I mean she’s not wrong Cain. Heather: Exactly! You’re my friend right Shelly? Shelly: O-Of course… You’re my only friend after all… Matthew: I don’t know about that Shelly. I mean- Heather: See?! Now is that good enough for you? Then leave! Shelly, tell the purple haired guy to go away! And Matthew, if you’re siding with Cain, then you go with him! Shelly: I um… I’m sorry but- Matthew: Look Heather, we just want what’s best for you. I admit that Cain is pushing it a bit much here but I also just wanna make sure you’re ok. Heather: Well I am! So- Cain: You know Heather, most friends don’t boss each other around like that. She seems kind of scared of you. Shelly, would you like Heather to be nicer to you? Shelly: Umm… Y-Yes… Sorry Heather… Heather: Ugh! You’re all ganging up on me! I don’t need this! I’m leaving! Heather pushed both me and Cain out of the way and ran down the stairs out of the building. Everybody looked at each other baffled. Cain: Ffhbuegwyiqfgyoriwqgfyorwgfuag! Come on guys! We got to go after her and make sure she doesn’t hurt herself! Shelly: Umm… Wait for me! Matthew: Don’t forget me! Ow! Man I hate running! All of ran out of the building to catch Heather before she did anything that could hurt herself. Luckily though, she didn’t get far. Unfortunately, the reason we caught up to her was because of the Doctor. Matthew (under my breath): No… No. Not him. Not now. Heather: Would you PLEASE just get out of my way?! Dr. Sigmund: Hmph. That is absolutely no way to speak to your elders. Heather: Just shut up and move already! I don’t care what you’re saying! Dr. Sigmund: You seem unusually animous child. Haven’t your parents taught you any manners. Cain: Lay off the girl geezer. Dr. Sigmund: Excuse me but I am not a “geezer.” I am a doctor and I have worked MANY hours to earn that title and in turn, I expect to be addressed appropriately. Cain: Well if you insist. Back off then, Dr. Geezer. Heather: Pfft. Matthew: Did you just giggle at Cain’s joke Heather? Heather: No! I had something stuck in my throat. Cain: You had a giggle stuck in your throat? Heather: Shut up! Dr. Sigmund: While I do HATE to break up your giddy humor, I’m afraid I must. Little girl, where are your parents? Heather: Just shut up about that! Shelly: Her um… They’re um, not here anymore Doctor… My heart dropped as I heard Shelly say those words. I know she didn’t know the Doctor was really a bad dude but I couldn’t help but be a little upset with her by this. I knew what this meant now. He was going to make her live at the orphanage. It maybe the law here for any children without parents to have to live there but I’d rather them just sleep out in the wild or anywhere than stay here. I looked at the Doctor and saw a grin come across his face. Dr. Sigmund: Is that so? Hrm. I see. So, who is now your primary caregiver? Matthew: I-I am! Everyone looked at me with weird looks on their faces. I didn’t know what I was saying but I was trying to save Heather from having to go into that place. Dr. Sigmund: Is that so? Then let me see your paperwork. Matthew: I… I don’t have any. Her father asked me to watch over her right before his death. So- Dr. Sigmund: I see. While it’s sad that he died and asked you to watch over her, unless you have papers that legally say that you’re her caregiver, then she’s still an orphan. My heart dropped even lower. I couldn’t do anything to save her right now. Heather: It doesn’t matter anyways! I don’t NEED anyone! I’m fine all by myself! Dr. Sigmund: Seeing as you have no guardian, I may have a solution for you. You see, I myself run a service for the children of Reborn. I give homes to those who have none. Food, shelter and even many friends, just like yourself. Does that sound nice to you Heather? Heather: I don’t need or want anything from you you creepy old man! Dr. Sigmund: I have no idea why you are being so rude. I am offering you everything you need to get your life back on track. Why do you resist? Heather: Like I called you before, you’re a creep! No girl would ever want to be around you! Matthew (under my breath): She has a point there. Dr. Sigmund: I see. Well, I would say that you leave me with little option. However, it is you who does not have a choice. Cain: What do you mean? Dr. Sigmund: Under Article 4, Section 9- I knew what he was doing. He was gonna read out all this bullshit stuff about how children with no parents were to stay at the orphanage. I didn’t feel like being bored to death listening and I’m sure everyone else felt the same. Matthew: Can you just cut the crap and just tell us you’re gonna take her? For the love of Arceus… Dr. Sigmund: Hmm. If that is what you wish, then so be it. Orderlies? Seize her! The 2 orderlies came up and both grabbed 1 of Heather’s arms. Cain: Hey. No. Not cool. Back off, Dr. Oldguy. Heather: Hey! What are you doing?! Get off of me! Let go of me right now! Dr. Sigmund: Take her to the orphanage. I will be there shortly. And if any of you even think to interfere, we will call the proper authorities which will result in a criminal record and a lawsuit against your name. Now, do have a good day. Dr. Sigmund and the 2 orderlies, with Heather, walked away towards the orphanage. Cain turned towards me with a somewhat disappointed face. Cain: Matt, what was that all about? Matthew: Dude, they were gonna take her regardless. I just… I sped up the process. Cain: Why?! We could have saved her! Matthew: How?! You didn’t even try anything except for calling him Dr. Oldguy! Cain: Do you even care about what happens to her? Matthew: Of course I do. As Cain and I continued to fight, we started to hear someone cry. We turned around and saw that it was Shelly. Shelly (crying): Oh my Arceus… I j-just… Matthew: Yes Shelly. You are 1 of the reasons this happened as well! Shelly turned around and ran back to her Gym. Cain then came up to me and pushed me. Cain: Whoa Matt. Back off. None of us knew the Doctor was bad. Well except for you apparently. Why didn’t you tell us? Matthew: Well for 1, I wasn’t expecting to run into him out here on the streets and 2, what am I supposed to say when we’re RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE FUCKING GUY?! Cain: Look, I have no time for this. Do what you want, but I’m gonna go make sure that Shelly is ok. Cain then bolted up to Shelly’s Gym. I stood there for a couple of minutes. I was angry that Heather was taken in by the “Good” Doctor. I didn’t want her hurt anymore than she was right now. And I took it out on the wrong people. I sunk to the ground and sobbed for a bit. But I knew I had to help out somehow. I started to walk back to Shelly’s Gym. I went inside and climbed the stairs. I saw Shelly on her knees crying as Cain was trying to console her. I came up beside them. Cain: Ohh. You’re here. Matthew: Look… I’m sorry. I just… I was just mad that this was happening and I took it out on the wrong people. Cain:… It’s ok. It’s understandable. Matthew: And I’m seriously sorry to you Shelly. Shelly: B-But you’re right… If I hadn’t said anything, he wouldn’t have known that she was… Ohh Arceus… I-I’m so sorry Heather. Cain: You didn’t do anything wrong Shelly. Don’t blame yourself for what that creep does. He’s his own demon. It’s kind of my fault though… I was the 1 who chased her out of here. Matthew: Ohh don’t you start that. Haha. Shelly: She’s g-going to be so mad… I’m s-sorry… I’m such a bad friend… Matthew: No way! You’re an awesome friend! Cain: You were there for here and that’s what matters. ~Til the end I’ll be with you, we’ll go where our dreams come true~ ~All the times that we’ve been through, you’ll always be my best friend~ Shelly: Wh-What? But we only just met a little bit ago… Matthew: Well so did we but I consider you my friend. Cain: Details.~ Point’s the same though. ~Here we are on a new adventure, danger lurks somewhere in the darkness~ ~We are set for surprises, even battle! We’re a team, no 1 better mess with us!~ Matthew: Weird. It’s nighttime which means it’s dark and the 3 of us are here. Shelly: What do you guys mean? Cain: Well we ain’t gonna leave Heather with Dr. Butt now, can we? Matthew: In a matter of 15 minutes, you have given him 3 different names that include the word Doctor… But still. He’s right. Shelly: B-But he said we’d get in trouble. Isn’t that bad. Cain: Yea. You’re probably right. We might be arrested and put in jail… Big trouble. Matthew: If this is supposed to be a pep talk, you’re failing at it. Cain: Ohh shush Matthew~ But I’m willing to risk it all to save Heather. Shelly: Y-Yea… I hope she’s ok. At that moment, the 3 of us heard a shriek. Matthew: What the hell was that?! Shelly: W-Was that… Heather? Cain: We have no time to lose. Come on! The 3 of us ran outside into the now thunderstorm. I hated the rain but now wasn’t the time to complain about the rain. We stood outside the door and talked about what we do before we just tried to ambush them. Suddenly, an idea popped into my mind. Matthew: I have an idea! Cain: What is it? Matthew: There’s 3 orphans in there that seem to be desperate to try to escape that place. I bet if we ask them for help, they will and it’ll make this easier. Shelly: W-Would they help us get Heather? Matthew: They hate this place a lot. I don’t think they’d leave anyone behind that didn’t want to escape as badly as them. So yea. I think they will. Cain: Well, it’s a good of a plan as I think we’ll come up with. Let’s go inside! The 3 of us barged into the door and it opened up. Just like last time, Anna was standing right in front of me. Anna: Hi again Matthew! Cain: I take it you are the 3 kids Matt was talking about? Charlotte: And what exactly did he say about us? Matthew: Chill. I told them that you 3 want to get the hell out of here. Charlotte: Ohh. Well that is true. Shelly: D-Did the Doctor bring in a girl earlier? Anna: The girl with the pink hair? Yep! Charlotte: She was fighting and yelling all the way up to the top floor. Not that that’s surprising or anything. Anna: Anyways, hi new people! I’m Anna! Nice to meet you! Cain: Haha. Hey. I’m Cain. You’re pretty peppy especially since you’re in here. Matthew: She’s a weird 1 but it grows on ya. Noel: She always is. And always when it’s least appropriate. Matthew: Well I think that’s a good thing. Anna: Right Matthew! I think that’s when it’s the most necessary! By the way, that’s my twin brother Noel. Noel: Hi you 2. Shelly: H-Hi. My name’s uhh… Shelly… Charlotte: And I’m Charlotte. Now that introductions are out of the way, what are you 3 doing here? Shelly: W-We’re here to save Heather! Cain: Yea. An orphanage bust out. Matthew: You guys want in? Anna, Noel and Charlotte looked at each other with smiles on their face. It was weird seeing Noel smile. Charlotte: Is that even a question? Of course we wanna get out of here. Shelly: B-But we’re not leaving without Heather! Charlotte: Well duh. Noel: But how can we help? Our Pokemon were confiscated, so you’ll be outnumbered. Charlotte: Alright. I think I can handle a couple of them for ya. Charlotte went into the other room and started yelling at a couple of the orderlies for her cigs. Then we saw them carrying Charlotte into another room and putting her into the Curcuit. Cain: Hey, what’s the Curcuit? Anna: It’s where they put the really bad kids to be alone. Matthew: I don’t there are any really bad kids here. Anna: Ohh. There are. Just not that many. Orderly: Hey! Who’s that in the doorway?! Matthew: Alright. Cain? Shelly? Since we’re the only ones with Pokemon right now, we gotta get through these people. Cain: On it! Shelly: R-Right! 3 orderlies came running up to us as me, Cain and Shelly all squared up to each of them. Orderly: It’s past visiting hours. You’ll have to leave. Cain: Yeeaaa. I don’t really feel like it. Matthew: So we’re gonna have to decline. Shelly: S-Sorry… Orderly: Fine then. We’ll make you leave! Orderlies! Attack! The battles didn’t last long. Can, Shelly and I all came out victorious. All 3 of the orderlies left. 1 came out of nowhere and snatched Shelly away from us. Orderly: Ha! Gotcha! What will you do now?! Matthew: Shelly! Suddenly, a Pokemon popped out from 1 of my PokeBalls. It was Pistol Pete, my Clauncher. Pistol Pete raised up its claw preparing for an attack. Matthew: Pistol Pete? Clauncher: Claunch. Clauncher! Orderly: Ha! Go ahead. Fire off an attack. You’ll only hit your friend here. Shelly: H-Help… Pistol Pete stood there looking at the orderly. It then used Aqua Jet. It moved so fast the orderly didn’t even noticed that it had appeared behind him. Then, it opened its claw up and launched a powerful Water Pulse attack on him, knocking him down thus, letting go of Shelly. Shelly ran over to Pistol Pete and hid behind it. The orderly got back up and looked over at the 2. Orderly: You’ll pay for that! The orderly started to run towards the 2 but stopped in his tracks when he saw Clauncher start to glow and change its form. Everybody in the room watched as Clauncher had evolved into a Clawitzer. Clawitzer: Claw! Clawitzer! Pistol Pete opened its giant claw and an aura could be seen powering up inside. In a matter of seconds, it fired it at the orderly knocking him against the wall, knocking him out. Cain and I ran over to make sure they were both alright. Matthew: Are you ok Shelly? Shelly: S-Scared but I think I’m ok… Thank you Clawitzer… Clawitzer: Claw. Cain: Do you know what attack that was Matthew? Matthew: No idea but it looked awesome. Cain: That was Aura Sphere. Matthew: Wow. You’re amazing. And you deff made a friend out of Shelly. Now, return back to your PokeBall. I grabbed its PokeBall and returned it. We then walked up to the others. Anna: Wow Shelly! You’re really strong! You’re Shelly right? Wanna be friends? Shelly: F-Friends? But I- Anna: I know. I know. You already have a lot of friends but there’s room for 1 more right? Shelly: I-I don’t really have many friends… Anna: What do you mean? Of course you do! Can’t you see all the strings? Shelly: Strings? Anna: Everytime a friendship is made, an invisible thread is tied between the 2 people. Only, unlike everyone else, I can see them! And there are so many around you! Shelly: R-Really? Matthew: Well… I have no clue what she’s talking about but I do believe you have a lot of friends. I consider you my friend. Anna: See? Lots of friends you have! Shelly: Wow… Anna: And now it’s 1 more now that we’re friends! Noel: We don’t have a lot of time left. The other orderlies are probably going to be coming back from locking Charlotte up. Matthew: So what now? Noel: 1 of you need to block the doorway. That way, no matter how many of them there are, they can’t gang up on you. Cain: I’ll do it. And great idea.~ You’re pretty smart kid. Nidoking, you’re up baby! Cain: Matthew & Shelly, you 2 go and try to rescue Heather! Matthew: You got it! Shelly: R-Right! As we were about to head to the upper levels of the building, 2 orderlies rushed in, grabbed Noel and took him upstairs. Matthew: Looks like we got another person to save Shelly. You ready for this? Shelly: I have to save Heather… S-So yes! Matthew: Alright. It’s time to show these guys our awesomeness! We ran up the stairs and instantly had to battle some orderlies. They weren’t hard but I think if I had to do it on my own, it would have been somewhat harder. After defeating a set of orderlies, 1 of them pushed a button on the wall and a grate came down, blocking our path from going up. Shelly: Wh-What do we do now? Matthew: We should head back down. Anna should know something. We ran back downstairs and went straight to Anna. Anna: What’s wrong? Shelly: Th-They blocked off the path to continue upstairs… Anna: What? That’s no good. How do they expect us to rescue anyone if they go and do a thing like that? Matthew: Well they probably don’t… Nevermind. You know any way of getting that out of our way? Anna: Hmm. I believe there is a door openy thingy in the lab in that room right there. Down the hall and to the left. We’re not allowed to go in there. And that’s exactly why I know it’s there. Anna’s quirky attitude made me feel a little bit better in this place. We went into the room and followed her instructions. We had to battle more orderlies but they were no trouble. We got to the panel and pressed the button. We could hear something on the upper floors. When we went to check it out, the steel grate was no longer on the floor. So we continued up. Along the way, we saw Noel being held in a cell. Noel: Hi you 2. Matthew: What the… Why did they put you in here? Noel: For helping you guys I guess. Shelly: Th-That’s not right. Matthew: Don’t worry. We’ll find a way out for you. Noel: By the way, Heather should be upstairs some more. That’s where the Doctor does his “treatments.” Matthew: Alright. Thanks for the tip. We left Noel in the cell and continued upwards. As we headed to the next floor, we ran into an orderly I battled the 1st time I was here. Male Orderly: So it’s you doing all of this Matthew. Matthew: Yea. Problem? Male Orderly: Were you here before just to stake out the place? Matthew: Nope. But seeing as to how the Doctor treats his patients, I’m glad I’m doing this. Female Orderly: We will do all we can to protect the children here of Reborn! Shelly: You call torturing them protection? I think you need to ask yourself who the real bad guy is here… Male Orderly: I’m not allowed to do that. Matthew:… Ok. What? Male Orderly: And you’re not allowed to be here! Leave at once. Matthew: Yeeeaaaa. No. I think we’ll stick to beating you both in a Pokemon battle. After the battle, the 2 orderlies walked backwards to the wall. Male Orderly: This building… This building is full of regrets. I went over to the panel and pressed the button. The cell doors opened but the steel grate didn’t go up. Matthew: Seems like we’re gonna have to ask for more help Shelly. Shelly: Well… The cells are open now… Maybe N-Noel knows something? Matthew: Good idea. Let’s go. We went down and met up with Noel whose cell was now open. Noel: Well it’s great to be free but did you not go get Heather? Shelly: It was blocked off by a steel grate. Noel: Ohh yea. I almost forgot. There should be a spare key for that in the Doctor’s private library. Unfortunately, that’s usually locked up. Matthew: So what now? We’re not gonna give up. Noel: I know. I know. I’m gonna head downstairs. Ask Anna. She might have an idea. The 3 of us quickly went downstairs. When we got to the bottom floor, Anna was sitting near the doorway where Cain used to be. Noel: What happened to Cain? Anna: Oh my Arceus! Cain is so cool! Not only is he not letting any of the orderlies out but he managed to push them back! Matthew: Really? Shelly and I went into the room. Anna was right. Cain had been able to push his way into the room. He was still battling some orderlies but it seemed easy. Charlotte was also in the, as we could only presume, the Curcuit. There was a panel near it. I pushed the button and Charlotte was freed. Charlotte: Wow. You guys are really pulling this off. Cain: Well of course we did.~ You really doubted us? Charlotte: Do you really want me to answer that? Cain: Haha. We’re good. ~Me and my friends are gonna do it right, you’ll never see us run away from a fight~ Charlotte: Jeez. You remind me of Anna. Singing at a time like this? Matthew: Trust me. You get used to it. Cain: Yep. Charlotte: You’re a regular magical princess, aren’t you? Cain: Someday my prince will come and sweep me away! Charlotte, dear, be my prince?! Charlotte: Umm… Yea, as if. Shelly: What is Cain talking about? Matthew: At this point, I have no idea. I’m just going with the flow. Orderly: Damnit! This guy is good… Cain: You don’t know the half of it, but even I have standards. Shelly: Standards for what? Charlotte & Matthew: Ugh! Cain: Now get out of here! The 2 orderlies backed off and then ran down down. Cain returned Nidoking back to its PokeBall. It was obvious that Cain and his ace were drained. Cain: I’m gonna take a little break right now. Matthew: Tag in! Charlotte: Well that’s all good and well, but I still need my cigs. Cain: Really? What a great example you’re setting for the kids. Charlotte: Ohh shush princess. I’m joking. Our PokeBalls are down there. Shelly: O-Oh! Those are important! Are you ready to go Matthew? Matthew: Hell yea! Let’s rescue them. Me and Shelly went south and saw that a steel grate was again blocking our destination. 2 orderlies came rushing up to us and we started the battle. As usual, the battle didn’t last long. When we were done, Charlotte came up to 1 of the orderlies and whispered something into his ears. His eyes widened. He went over to the panel and pushed the button, opening the grate. Charlotte went in and gathered up everyone’s PokeBalls, her cigs and the private office keys. Before she left the room, she came up to Shelly and me and handed us the keys. Charlotte: Go into the room right next to this 1 and keep going straight up. You’ll probably have to battle more orderlies but when you get through them, press the button on the panel and the steel grate will rise up into the ceiling. We’ll be waiting up there. Try not to take too long. Shelly: O-Ok. Charlotte took off. Me and Shelly did as we were told and went to find the Doctor’s room. We found it and unlocked the door. We eventually found the panel and pressed it. We bolted out of there and straight up all the stairs. I was tired as hell when we got to the top but once I caught my breath, I could see the whole scene. Charlotte, Noel and Cain had their Pokemon out as Anna stood next to the table Heather was on. The Doctor was there along with his, I presumed, Electivire. Shelly & Matthew: Heather! Charlotte: And the last guests arrive. Matthew: What are you doing to her? This is insane! Dr. Sigmund: I am in the middle of Heather’s session and you are interrupting it. Charlotte: Well Doc, it’s a party now. What do you think? You got a diagnosis for your situation yet? I think I do. It’s called: Royally fucked! Dr. Sigmund: Very cute Charlotte. We’ll deal with you and your problems during your own session. Matthew: There’s not gonna be another session I’m afraid. Charlotte: Sorry Doctor. I’m afraid you’ve missed the mark. I ain’t the ringleader of this circus. They’re here for the girl. I’m here for revenge. Cain: Revenge? Shelly: L-Let her go now! Matthew: You’re a little bit out-numbered here I’d say. Cain: Yea.. I think you should just probably fold Dr. Geezer.~ Dr. Sigmund: That is true. But ask yourselves this. Is all of this little rescue mission really the best thing for this girl? Anna: It’s better than lighting here up like a Christmas Tree! Now let her go ok? Shelly: Umm… Please let her go? Charlotte had her Ninetails move out of the way as she walked over to the Doctor with a sinister look on her face. Everyone looked on at her as she took a puff of her cigarette and blew the smoke into the Doctors face. Charlotte: Let her go Doctor. Dr. Sigmund: Or what? Charlotte: Or this! Charlotte took her lit cigarette and held it against the Doctors skin, leaving a burn mark on him. He screamed in surprised pain and jumped back. Cain: Whoa… You didn’t have to burn the guy. Charlotte: This jackass has done worse to me and my sisters. Don’t you DARE feel sorry for what I just did to him. Matthew: Hey. Go for it some more. But can we just grab Heather and get the heck out of here? Dr. Sigmund: Enough. If you want the girl, take her. Have it your way. The Electivire let go of Heather freeing her. She jumped down off the table. But she didn’t seem right. Cain: Oh thank Arceus. Are you ok Heather? Heather:… Dr. Sigmund: By the way, I have already taken the liberty of contacting the authorities about this little incident. You will all be shortly arrested. Cain: Well, we got Heather. So in that case, let’s get out of here pronto. Anna: Let’s go! Everyone rushed down the stairs with me being the last 1. When I got to the bottom floor, I was out of breath but Anna was still there. Anna: Come on Matt! We’re gonna go to the Underground Railnet. We’ll meet you there! Matthew: O-Ok!… See you… All there then! Anna ran out of the building as did I. It stopped raining when I went out there so that was a good plus for me. I went as fast as I could to go to where Anna said everyone was going to. I finally made it with everyone. Charlotte turned towards me. Charlotte: Finally. You made it. Matthew: Hey. I’m not in the best of shapes right now. Charlotte: So look, we need a plan. The police are gonna be looking for us. They probably know we’re gonna try to escape the city. So they’ll have all the exits blocked. But luckily for us, this tunnel runs underneath the city and comes out right in the Chrysolia region. And my sisters have a house there. We can lay low there until everything here calms down. Matthew: Sweet. Let’s go. Everyone started to walk towards the destination. We got to a panel and a closed door. Charlotte went over to the panel and tried to activate it to make the door open but nothing was working. Charlotte: Damnit! This stupid thing won’t turn on! The only way through is to use this computer and it won’t even turn on. Matthew: Fuck. What now? What do we do now? Noel: Calm down. We’ll think of something. Cain: What’s it for anyway? Shelly: I-I think I know… I think it’s the basement of the old Yureyu Building. I think I read somewhere that they used to use it to import resources via the rail, so they had it run right through their headquarters. The used to be the economic center of reborn, but then… Ummm… Matthew: But then what? Anna: That’s when the earthquakes happened! Shelly: Yea. They were hit so hard that they had to close. Matthew: Jeez. That’s just horrible. Shelly: They also managed the city’s electricity… So that went down too. Cain: Ohh yea. The entire city shut down when that happened. Thank Arceus for Ame though. She restored it. Noel: So the problem is that it won’t open because it’s probably still hooked up to the old power plant. Matthew: Ugh. It just seems like anytime we get somewhere, something else comes up in our path. Anna: Wait. The old power plant? Wait a second! That’s where Mr. Shadow lives! Matthew: Mr. Shadow? Wait a a minute… You don’t mean- Anna: Shade! I bet if someone went up there and asked him to turn it back on, he would! Shelly: Is… Is he even umm… human? Anna: I don’t know. But he’s really super nice though! Matthew: How do you know?! Noel: He never speaks Anna. Anna: I just do. Ohh yea! Matt, you’re taking part of the Reborn League right? Matthew: Yea but I don’t think this is the time to be thinking about badges. Anna: I do. Shade is a Reborn Gym Leader. My heart felt like it stopped and my whole body turned white. That thing, that demon, was a Gym Leader? That had to be a mistake. Matthew: You’re… You’re kidding right? Anna: Nope! You should go up to the old power plant and ask him to turn the power back on and then fight him. Matthew:… Are you sure about this? Cain: Isn’t that place across from the Beryl Bridge? Anna: Mhm. I’ll have Nostra tell him to unlock the door. So go quickly ok?~ Pokemon Team REBORN CHARACTER RATES

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As I was heading down to the Grand Hall, I walked past the Orphanage/Psychiatric Center building. I stopped in front of it and looked up and down at it. I remembered the people inside there that had to deal with the Doctor. Matthew (thinking to myself): Anna… Noel… Charlotte… I swear, I’ll think of a way to save you all. Just hang in there for a while. As I started to walk away, I swore I could hear someone from the building yelling thank you. It sounded a lot like Anna which made perfect sense. She was an odd child but it made me smile. I proceeded to walk down to the Grand Hall and went inside. I was looking forward to seeing Ame. But as I got closer to the receptionist desk, I saw a familiar green haired fellow talking with Ame. I was not going to enjoy this. I walked up to Fern and Ame. Ame: Matthew! Fern: Matthew? Matthew: Hey Ame… And Fern. Ame: How are you doing? It’s been a long time since we saw each other. Matthew: Feels like it. I’m alright. What about you? Ame: Same as usual. So what brings you in here today? Matthew: Well, I don’t know if you know or not but the Poison Type Gym Leader- Fern: Say no more. I’ve already told her. She don’t need to hear it again from a loser scrub like you. Ame: Fern, be nice to people. Anyways, yes. I’ve been briefed about this. It’s really unfortunate… I was worried about him for this exact reason… Matthew: Wait. You knew he was suicidal? Ame: Well somewhat but- Matthew: You didn’t do anything to help him? Ame: He refused any help I offered him. I didn’t know what else to do. Matthew: Yea well… I had to witness him killing himself. Ame: Wait… You mean… You were with him? Matthew: Mhm. We were both on top of Beryl Bridge when he did it. It was so sudden. No matter how fast I moved, I wouldn’t have been able to catch him… Ame: Matt… I’m so sorry. Fern: Yea, yea, whatever. Just tell Aya to be ready by the time I get there. Alright Ame? Ame: Of course! I’ll call her now. Later you 2! Ame went upstairs to make the call which led Fern and myself downstairs by ourselves. Fern: You look confused. Matthew: I’m really no- Fern: Don’t worry. Let your superior, that’s me, explain it to you. Every gym in the Reborn League needs a back-up right? Like I’m the back-up for the Flobot. Matthew: Whoa whoa whoa. Hold on. YOU’RE the back-up Gym Leader for Florinia? Fern: Yea. Why do you sound so surprised? Matthew: Ever since we 1st met, you have NEVER used a Mono Type Grass Team. Fern: Looks like you don’t know everything like you think you do. Listen. We have 2 different sets of teams. Our Gym duty teams and the teams we use when we’re out and about. Do you honestly think any of us like just using 1 type of Pokemon? Matthew: Well… I guess that makes sense. Fern: Don’t get me wrong. I love my Grass Types. I really do. But when I’m out and about, I’m not about to use just my Grass Type team. I’m gonna use the team that I like the best. Matthew: Fine. You made your point. Fern: Thank you! Anyways, since the Poison guy has retired, well, in a sense, we’re now letting Aya know that she’s up. Matthew: So her name’s Aya huh? Fern: Yep. Turns out she’s a chick who lives in the wasteland southeast of the city. Matthew: That… That doesn’t sound like the best place to live. Fern: Well it doesn’t matter for you. Matthew: What do you mean? Fern: You need a key to access it and I have 1! Fern reached into his pocket and wiggled it in my face. I was getting more mad at the second. Fern: I’ve already gotten 3 badges already. And pretty soon, it’ll be 4. Matthew: Wait. You’ve already beaten Shelly? Fern: Hell yes and she was a TOTAL pushover. Matthew: What did you call her? Fern: A pushover. It didn’t even feel like she was trying. She looked like she was gonna keel and cry at any second, but hey. Who’s gonna say no to a free badge right? Hahaha. Matthew (under my breath): You fucking son of a bitch. Fern: Anyways, I’d love to keep having this lovely conversation but I’d be wasting my time. Good luck finding the key to the wasteland. Fern was walking away. I didn’t want to ask him where the key way. It was degrading in a way. For the 2nd time, I would need his help in some way. Matthew: Wait Fern. Fern: What is it scrub? Matthew:… Where’d you get the key? Fern: Seriously? Like I’d tell you that. Matthew:… Just freaking tell me. Fern: You know what Matthew? Battle me. If you win, I’ll tell you. But like that’s ever gonna happen. Matthew: Fine. Have it your win. Victory #3 coming my way. After the battle, Fern clenched his fist. I was prepared for him to throw some punches but surprisingly, he unclenched them and looked up at my face in an uninterested way. Fern: Whatever. Like it matters if you know where it is or not. So I got the key from the Aya’s brother. Matthew: Wait. Her… brother? Fern: Yea. He’s a real fruity lookin’ guy. Wearing all purple stuff and wears fishnets too. You could mistake him for a girl. Matthew: You mean Cain? He has a sister?! Fern: You know him? HA! You WOULD know him. Matthew:… I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’d rather hear Cain’s sex jokes than anything you have to say. Fern: Haha. Whatever. If you want to find him, he said something about going up to the Beryl Cemetery for some reason. I don’t know. As soon as I got the key, I pretty much stopped listening to him. Pretty much how I’m feeling with this conversation right now. Later loser! Fern then rushed out of the building. Soon after, I followed suit and walked up to where Fern said Cain was. I was a bit worried though. Why was Cain at the Beryl Cemetery? Did someone he know just die? Was he ok? I was eager to find out. I walked a bit faster and eventually made it to the Cemetery. I slowly walked around trying to find Cain. I finally found him. He was staring at 2 stick crosses sitting next to each other. I walked up beside him also looking at them. Cain: Oh hey Matthew. Didn’t expect to see you here. Matthew: I can say the same thing with you. Is everything ok? Cain: Ohh yea. Don’t worry. No 1 I know died. I came up here because I heard about the passing of the recent Poison Type Gym Leader. Matthew: Ohh. Is that his grave then? Cain: Yep. Apparently the other 1 is his wife’s grave. Matthew: Wow… He really was in love with her. Cain: Mhm. I mean, there’s nothing anyone can do for him now. But I also heard he left behind a daughter as well? Matthew: Oh my Arceus! I totally forgot about her! Cain: You know her? Matthew: Yea. She actually helped me deal with the Team Meteor business that was going on here and the Jasper Ward. Cain: You needed help from a kid?~ Hehe. Matthew: She has a freaking Salamence. Trust me. She’s great help. Cain: Hmm. Well that’s interesting. Have you seen her since then? Matthew: No. But I know she has her mom’s Ruby Ring and I uhh… I was put on the spot to look out for her by Corey before he… retired. Cain: Wait. You mean you saw- Matthew: Yes. And no offense but I don’t want to relive that moment. Cain: Ohh yea. Of course. Sorry. Well anyways… I wanna find her? Matthew: Heather? Why? Cain: Not having anyone to take care of you when you’re so young? That’s a big thing. Matthew: That’s true I suppose. This is the 1st time I’ve ever been away from my parents. Cain: That’s a good thing though. Matthew: Well thanks. Cain: So what’s up with you Matthew? What brings you all the way out here? Matthew: Well I was hoping I could have- Cain: You know Matthew, if you wanna be with me, you can just say it~ Don’t have to stalk me~ Although, it’s kind of cute. Matthew: Caaaaiiiiiin. Cain: I’m kidding. You want the key to the wasteland right? Matthew: Yes. Exactly. By the way, how come you haven’t told me you have a sister? Cain: Uhh… I’m not really a fan of hers. She’s like grrrr all the time. Matthew: Haha. Really Cain? She’s grrr all the time? Cain: Yea! Haha. Well whatever. I’ll tell you what. Battle me and if you win, I’ll give the key. Kay?~ Matthew: Alright. Let’s do this Cai- At that moment, James popped out of its PokeBall. Cain and I looked at each other for a second and then back at James. It just continued to float there but it was staring at Cain. Cain: Umm… Does your Koffing do this a lot Matt? Matthew: No. This is a 1st. James floated closer and closer to Cain. This was odd behavior for James. It then started to circle around Cain. Cain: Well it seems to have taken a liking to me. Haha. Matthew: Sure seems that way. Koffing: Koffing Koff! It stopped in front of Cain and then suddenly, it started to glow. This scared Cain but for only a second. He realized what was happening as was I. James was evolving. Cain: What the- Matthew: It’s evolving! Cain: But why like this? Matthew: I’m not sure. I mean you do use Poison Types. Cain: Well yea but most of my Poison Types are back at home. In a matter of seconds, James the Koffing was now a newly evolved Weezing. James floated up in the air with a happy look upon its face. It floated back down and started to nuzzle Cain’s face. Matthew: You sure have taken a liking to Cain huh James? Weezing: Weezing Weez! Cain: Haha. Well, I’m glad. You’re a pretty cool Poison Type Pokemon. And you have a great trainer. Matthew: Thanks Cain. Alright James. Return. I returned James back to its PokeBall and grabbed another 1 from my belt as did Cain. Matthew: Now let’s do this! Cain: Right here in the field Matthew?~ Matthew: CAIN! Cain: Hehe. Just kidding. Bring it! Matthew: Ha! Keys please. Cain: Darn. I thought for once I’d win. Ohh well~ I don’t want to give it out but- As Cain was handing me the key, we heard some rocks falling down from the hill. As we looked up, we noticed Heather standing there. Matthew: Heather? Cain: That’s her? Matthew: Yea. Heather: What are you looking at? Cain: Hey Heather. Matthew: Hey. Heather: Hey Matt… But why do you know my name? Cain: Someone told me. My name’s Cain. I heard some stuff happened and I was looking for you because I was worried. Heather: Why? You wanna place a bunch of stupid rules on me too? Matthew: No no. He just wants to help you Heather. Heather: I don’t mind having any help from you Matthew but him. No. I’ll be fine all by myself! Cain: No way. I’d never do that. I just wanted to be friends like how you and Matt seem to be. See, I- Heather: Shut up! I don’t care what you have to say! I don’t need a thing! Matthew: Come on Heather. Don’t be like that to him. He’s just trying to help. We both are. Cain: I really think you need a friend. Heather: Jeez! You’re so annoying! I already have a friend! Cain: Ohh? Who’s that? Heather: She’s a Gym Leader and doesn’t ask so many stupid questions! Cain: Ok. Ok. I’m sorry. But your friend is probably worried. You should maybe go to her. Heather: If it’ll get me away from you then fine! I will! Come on Salamence! It’s take off time buddy! Salamence popped out of its PokeBall and flew away to 1 of the Wards. Cain rushed a bit in front of me trying to see where she was going. Cain: It seems she’s flying towards the Lapis Ward. Matthew: The Lapis Ward? She must be going to Shelly then. Cain: Shelly. Got it. I’l catch you later Matt! Matthew: Wait! What about the key? Cain: Ohh yea. That. Look, I just wanna make sure that she’ll be ok. I’ll give it to you later. Promise. Cain went running off. I sighed as I realized I was getting dragged into this mess. Matthew: Hold on Cain! I’m coming along too! Pokemon Team REBORN CHARACTER RATES

Hmm. Interesting. Btw, half the time I read the name Gundham, I keep thinking Guzma. xD

Gundham... :'( But yay! More of these to read! I enjoyed it a lot. I forget if I asked this before or not but can other people understand what his Pokemon are saying?

Mega Camerupt: 5 Mega Gallade: 0 And Mega Camerupt wins!

I’m not sure how but this wasn’t in this topic. This was on its own. I have NO idea how it got here.

That might be Pokemon Desolation.

I was about to go into Shelly’s Gym but for some reason, I got really nervous. Something in my gut told me that Shelly was gonna be the toughest Gym Leader I’d ever face so far. I decided I’d go back to the Grand Stairway and train in the cave under that. It took a couple of hours but when we got done training, my team was stronger than ever. I healed them up and returned back to the gym. I went inside her gym and was quite shocked that her gym looked more like a library. I found the computer and pressed the button. As usual, Ame’s face popped up on screen. Ame: Hey there Matt! How you been? Matthew: I’ve been pretty ok-ish. You? Ame: Don’t even get me started. With the whole Team Meteor bombing AGAIN! Matthew: I know. I saw the hole. Ame: Yea. It’s ridiculous. But anyways, you didn’t call me to hear me rant about my job. What you need? Matthew: Well, I’m at Shelly’s Gym and- Ame: You made it to her gym huh? Nice job. Ohh yea. I forgot to tell you when I registered you. Some Gym Leaders choose in which style they’d like to battle. Some do Singles and others do Doubles. Shelly has chosen Doubles. Matthew: Ahh. This should be an interesting battle then. Should I know anything else? Ame: Yea. She likes to use rain to sweep through challengers. Matthew: Makes sense. If I was using a Fire Type, I’d be in trouble then because of that. Ame: Mhm. Well anyways, I’d better be off. Good luck in your Gym Battle today Matthew! Bye! Matthew: Later Ame. The computer screen turned off. I started to go through Shelly’s Gym and trying to solve the puzzle. Turns out I had to go to different computers and turn them off and on to make these bookcases rise and fall in order to walk across them to where I presumed Shelly was. It took a while but I was able to do it. The last computer was upstairs and past Shelly’s room. She is a clever 1. Before I crossed the bookcases, I sent out all of my Pokemon to give them all a pep talk. Matthew: Alright everyone. Listen up. We’re about to challenge Shelly. She’s a Gym Leader here. Despite her being only 12 years old, something tells me she’s gonna be our greatest challenge so far on this journey. Whatever happens, just do your best. All of you! The team cheered to hype themselves up but Link was going a bit crazy with it. We all stopped to look at him. Matthew: Link? Are you ok? He was still shouting but then it happened. He totally stopped saying anything and moving and then suddenly, he started to glow. This meant 1 thing. Evolution! I watched as my Dartrix evolved into a Decidueye. The shining died down and there was Link, the Decidueye. The rest of my team ran up to greet their newly evolved friend. Matthew (thinking to myself): Wow. He must have psyched himself up so much, he evolved from it. That’s awesome! I returned all of my Pokemon back to their PokeBalls and continued my way to the battle arena where Shelly was indeed waiting for me. I walked up to her. Matthew: Hey Shelly. So… You sure you’re ready for this? Shelly: Y-Yes… I am a Gym leader after all. Matthew: Good. Shelly: Ohh yea! Matthew! What did you think of my garden library? Matthew: Wait. You mean the room back there is actually a library? Shelly: Yes. I’m kind of a bookworm, hehe… Matthew: I’d appreciate it if there were no more puns. Shelly: Ohh. S-Sorry… Matthew: I’m just messing around. Make as many as you want. Shelly: I won’t. Anyways, I just spent a lot of time reading so I could be good enough for your brother. Matthew: Who’s your brother? Shelly: Ever heard of a boy named Bugsy? My jaw dropped. I couldn’t believe what I just heard. Bugsy and this girl here are brother and sister? That’s insane! Matthew: Wait. Are you telling me the Bug Type Gym Leader from the Johto Region is your brother? Shelly: That’s right. Matthew: Wow… I don’t know what to say. Shelly: I wanted to be just like him, so I came here to do this! Matthew: Wait wait. What? You left your home in Johto to come here in Reborn to be a Bug Type Gym Leader like Bugsy? Shelly: Yea but no matter what I do or whatever I did, it was never enough for him. Matthew: What?! You’re a higher ranked Gym Leader than him and plus you’re doing it in Reborn! How can that not be enough for him? Shelly: He just pretends that I don’t exist. Matthew: Geez. That’s terrible. Shelly: It’s fine though, I know my place. Matthew: What do you mean Shelly? Shelly: Hmm? Ohh nothing. Ohh my! Sorry. We kind of got off topic here. I took my spot on the other side of the battle field. I looked back at Shelly who mustered up a half smile. Shelly: Sooo… Good luck Matthew! Matthew: You too Shelly! May the best person win! The battle was done and I came out victorious but JUST barely. All that survived was Link. I’m so lucky he evolved or else I don’t know if I would have been able to beat her. I looked up at Shelly and saw that her head was down. Matthew: Are you ok Shelly? Shelly: Yea… I’m fine. I’m just never gonna live up to his expectations. Matthew: Hey. You’re a great Gym Leader Shelly. I really struggled against you. I didn’t really have a tough Gym Battle til just now. Shelly: R-Really?… You mean that? Matthew: Yes. I never lie about the difficulty of a battle. Shelly: Wow… Thanks Matthew. By the way, you did really well. Matthew: You’re welcome Shelly and thanks. Shelly: Umm… Here you go. Shelly walked up to me and handed me her badge, which was called the Cocoon Badge. I smiled and looked at it. This was my 3rd Gym Badge. Matthew: Thanks Shelly. Well, I think I’m gonna head out. More Gym Battles to be had you know? Shelly: Umm… Ok. I turned around and was about to leave when Shelly shouted out to me. Shelly: Matthew! Matthew: Yea? What is it? Shelly: Because of the incident earlier, I-I couldn’t explain this. The Reborn League has a Reserve Leader for every type. Matthew: A Reserve Leader? What’s that? Shelly: W-Well, when a Gym Leader retires, the reserve leader then takes their place. Matthew: Ohh. Well that’s actually kind of smart. But what’s that got to do with anything? Shelly: W-Well… Since Heather’s dad… Anyways, maybe the League doesn’t know that yet and well- Matthew: Say no more Shelly. I’m gonna go to the Grand Hall and tell Ame about it. It’s been a while since I’ve actually seen her. It’ll be good to catch up. Shelly: Thanks Matthew! Matthew: No problem. Take care Shelly. And with that, I walked out of the gym and started walking back towards the Grand Hall. Pokemon Team REBORN CHARACTER RATES

Nice job. So do you plan to just basically catch as many bug types as you can and then switch them out or do you already have a specific team planned out?

Probably when we get to their house in the middle of the cave OR the events leading up to the groups (Anna, Noel, Charlotte and Shelly) capture.

I woke up feeling a little bit better than I did before I fell asleep. I had Wehttam to thank for that. I got up out of bed and stretched. I had to psych myself up for what I was doing today. And that was to investigate the bombing siting and its surroundings. I started walking to the Grand Stairway. I wasn’t quite sure where it was but I remembered Fern saying last night that it was in the North Obsidia Ward. I figured it had to be the other place that was blocked off by the Grand Hall so I decided to head that way. As I was walking, I was worried what I might find there. Would there be bodies all over the street and blood everywhere? Would the Ward be completely destroyed? But this all happened some hours ago. So the bodies everywhere idea would be gone. They wouldn’t leave the bodies just lay there… Right? I made it to the Grand Hall and walked up the stairs. The area north of me was finally opened so I walked up. I could see people at the end of the big bridge that I was walking on. There were loads of police officers and civilians. I looked passed everyone and saw what I could only assume was the Grand Stairway. It was… not as bad as I expected. That explosion sounded big and bad but surprisingly, the hole that was there wasn’t all that too big. Which made me somewhat feel better but I still felt bad for the people here. Their lives just kept getting worse. After investigating the hole, I decided to go journey to the Lapis Ward. Thankfully, it seemed like the Ward was untouched by the explosion. As I continued to walk through the ward, I accidentally walked into a girl with hot-pinkish hair. She was standing in front of a door. ???: Today’s your birthday. You can finally escape. Be strong, sister. Vengeance will be ours. She went to walk away but accidentally bumped into me. Matthew: Oops. Sorry. ???: It’s ok. Excuse me though. She walked away. I checked the sign in front of the building. It said “Dr. Connal’s Orphanage And Psychiatric Treatment Center.” Wonder why she’d want to get vengeance on an orphanage/psychiatric center? I continued walking and started to see a little crowd up near the wall. I could feel my stomach turning. I had a feeling what it was. As I got closer, my suspicions were true. It was Corey’s body. It had to be. There was blood splatter on the ground and wall. But what I wasn’t expecting to see was Victoria there with a little girl. She had long purple hair and had green clothing on. The little girl was crying. ???: O-Oh my… That’s-That’s Heather’s- Victoria: Shelly, honey, step away from there. Matthew: My god… It’s worse than I thought it’d be. Victoria: Matt! What are you doing here? Matthew: Well… I witnessed this actually. Victoria: You mean- Matthew: Yea. I saw him fall off the bridge. Victoria: That’s awful. Shelly: Ho-How do you know him? Matthew: Umm… Just from a Gym Battle. You know. Introductions and all of that before a battle you know? Shelly: Ohh… Yea. I understand that. I do that too. Matthew: Wait. You’re a Gym Leader? Victoria: Mhm. She’s the Bug Type Gym Leader. Matthew: But you’re so young! Shelly: I know but I was ju-just really good I suppose. But still… Victoria: No no hun. Don’t cry. Shelly: I just- Why? I didn’t have the heart to tell them that Corey was a part of Team Meteor. It seemed like it would just completely DESTROY Shelly’s heart. So I kept it a secret. Matthew: I have no clue. Victoria: It’ll be ok Shelly. Come on. We’ll go inside with you. Shelly: O-Ok. As the 3 of us were about to walk into Heather’s house, we all heard someone talking from up above. Eclipse: Aster & Eclipse reporting. Agent Beryl confirmed deceased. Me, Shelly and Victoria looked up and saw 2 Team Meteor Grunts standing on top of some building. Victoria: Team Meteor? Eclipse: You. Matthew: Ohh. It’s Aster & Eclipse. Victoria: You know those 2? Matthew: I ran into them earlier on my adventure. Victoria: Did they do this to him?! Matthew: No no. I swear. The 1 is smart and the other is… Well they just don’t have that killer instinct in them. Aster: Besides, that’s our- Eclipse: Shut it Aster! Listen here, girly. It’s best for everyone if you keep your nose out of our business. Come Aster. We have more business to attend to. This mission is cleared. Aster: Right! They’ll need us at the stairway. We all gasped. Victoria got an angry expression on her face while I was almost kind of laughing. Matthew: You’re my favorite out of all the grunts of Team Meteor Aster! Aster: Ohh! Umm… Thanks! Victoria: Wait a min- No way! You’re saying Team Meteor was behind the explosion at the Grand Stairway?! Aster: No. A freaking Sunkern did it! Matthew: Can Sunkern even learn Explosion? Aster: Umm… I don’t think so. But yes! Of course it was us! Eclipse: Oh my- Aster! Would you PLEASE stop?! Jeez. Why don’t you just tell them everything while you’re at it. Matthew: You’ll be my #1 favorite if you do that Aster! Aster: Well, if you say so. And great! So apparently, underneath the staircase, there’s a- Eclipse: For the love of- That was sarcasm idiot! Catch a clue! Come on! Aster: So it was. Matthew: Bye Aster! Both Eclipse and Aster wandered away as the rest of us turned to each other. Shelly seemed like she was on the verge of tears again. Victoria: Ohh Shelly. I’m sorry you had to see all of that. Let’s just go inside, calm down, and- Matthew: Umm… What in the hell is that thing? We all looked up. It seemed to be some kind of shadow or a ghost. I was a bit freaked out as was Victoria but Shelly seemed not afraid of it at all. Matthew: What the… Victoria: Ahh! When did he get here?! Shelly: Ohh… Th-That’s just Shade. Matthew: He’s JUST Shade?! Shelly: Mhm, W-What do you want Shade? As we all watched Shade, we noticed that the body and also the blood splatter was disappearing. This freaked me the fuck out but the other 2 seemed kind of alright about the situation. Victoria: He’s… taking the body away? As soon as Shade had appeared, he then disappeared. We all stood there still looking up. Trying to see any kind of trace from Shade. Matthew: Why did he take the body? Victoria: I don’t know but It was strange. Matthew: Can we PLEASE go inside before anything else freaky happens? Victoria: I agree. Let’s go inside. Shelly: O-Ok… The 3 of us walked inside the building and went upstairs to what was, what I presumed, Shelly’s room. Shelly sat on the couch as Victoria and I stood in front of her. Matthew: So why were you here Victoria? Victoria: I came here to challenge Shelly to a Gym Battle. When we were about to battle, we saw the body fall and… Well you know the rest. Matthew: Wait. That happened like hours ago. You 2 stood there for that long?! Victoria: It was? Jeez. I didn’t even realize. Matthew: Yea. So is she ok? She seems to know him. Victoria: I think her and his daughter are best friends. So yea. I’d say they do. Shelly: M-Matt, do you know wh-where Heather is? Matthew: No. I don’t. I’m sorry. Shelly: Ohh… It’s fine. D-Don’t worry. Victoria: Matt, I’m really worried about her. Matthew: Why? I mean yea. She seems a little timid but she’s a Gym Leader. Victoria: While that is true, she is just a child. You do know she’s 12 years old right? Matthew: I knew she was young but I never thought she was that young. Jesus. Victoria: And right now, she seems just so distant. Matthew: True. Victoria: Matthew, something’s up. 1st the stairway blows up and then Team Meteor come to look at a dead guy? Perhaps he was an agent of some sort of Team Meteor. Matthew: I-I have no idea. Victoria: Well whatever the case, I’m gonna find out. They said Team Meteor is doing something at the Grand Stairway right? Matthew: Sounded like it. What they’re doing there though is what’s puzzling. Victoria: Then let’s go investigate! Matthew: You mean like you and me together? Victoria: Yes. Matthew: I’m in! Victoria: Good. Shelly, me and Matt are going to take off for a bit alright? Is there anything either of us can do for you? Shelly: No-No thanks. Umm… I’m sorry… Matthew: For what? You didn’t do anything wrong. Shelly: I just don’t want you 2 to be worried about me. Th-That’s all. Victoria: Don’t be sorry. I know we don’t really know you, but we just want to do whatever it is we can to help. Matthew: Yea. What she said. Victoria: We’ll be back soon. Just try to take it easy Shelly ok? Shelly: Al-Alright… See you. Victoria ran off. It was like seeing a blur just rushing right out of the building. I followed behind but obviously slower. I made it to the Grand Stairway but it was different than the last time I saw it. I went closer to the middle of it and saw a ladder going down it. With no other option, I climbed down it. Before I could recognized the beauty of the cave, I saw Aster and Eclipse with Victoria tied up behind them. She must have tried to rush passed them but got caught somehow. Victoria: Matthew! Help! Aster: Hey my biggest fan! Matthew: Umm… Hey Aster? Eclipse: Aster, shut up please. Anyways, there will be no such thing as helping her. You, Matthew, are trespassing on our operation territory. We’re going to you down to the big man missy. Now let’s get a move on. Matthew: Come on. Just… Just let her go and we’ll leave ok? Victoria: What?! Aster: Hmmm. I’m not sure I can believe that Matthew. I know you think of me so highly but still. I AM a part of Team Meteor. Should we take Matthew as well Eclipse? I mean remember what happened last time? Eclipse: I don’t how you keep falling for… Don’t be stupid Aster. Do you want them to have a chance teaming up against us? We’ll lock up this girl and then use her as bait for Matthew. It’ll lure him in us. Matthew: Uhhh… I know you’re the smarter of the 2 between you 2 but I’m standing right here. You realized I heard all of that right? Eclipse: But what can you really do right now? Unless you want her hurt. Aster: Hear that Matt! It’s lose-lose for the both of you! Sorry Matthew. Eclipse: Let’s get a move on. Victoria: Matt! Eclipse and Aster rushed down further into the cave. I was shocked that all of this was happening. I knew I had to go rescue Victoria but again, I was alone. I was doing it alone again. And last time I did something on my own, someone died. I didn’t know if I could do this or not but Victoria’s life was possibly on the line. So I tried thinking good thoughts and continued on through the cave. The cave looked great though. It was filled with gems and crystals. The look of the cave was actually calming me down. I went down a path in the cave and came out to another part of the cave that looked really old and antique. There were Unown writings all over on the walls. I continued to walk in awe at what I was looking at. I wasn’t paying attention and then I heard a voice call me over. ???: Come here, trainer. I walked over to the mysterious man and stood next to him. He had black hair and was wearing a tan coat and black pants. Matthew: Umm… What do you want? ???: Tell me something. Did you, as a citizen of this city, have any inkling of this place beneath it? Matthew: Well… I’m not really a civilian here. See, I just came here not too long ago and- ???: Did you? Matthew: Uhh… No. ???: Doesn’t surprise me. After all, most people do not. A lot of people are ignorant. Ignorant to the centuries of history right beneath their calloused feet. Matthew: Their what? ???: And also, do you perhaps know what is beyond this gate? Matthew: I uhh… I have no clue sir. ???: Then I shall tell you. It’s the very core of Reborn. It’s a sacred place. A place… from where the world began. Matthew: Wait. It began here? ???: Tell me, trainer. How insolent, how utterly ignorant, must 1 be to build such a-a wretched city right over this precious holy land?! Matthew: I’m not sure but I’m gonna guess and say that it’s Rebor- ???: Reborn! The city of insolence. They, however, did build it from the symbols of that which it occludes, ironically. Matthew: I don’t know what to say. ???: Ruby, the deal of pain. Sapphire, the deal of love. Emerald, the seal of faith. And last but not least, Amethyst, the deal of the beyond. Matthew: Amethyst? ???: Each 1 of those are a key. When brought together, Reborn’s true power shall be restored! We will be rid of this malignant junkyard and the beauty can be restored to the world. We stood there looking at the door for a couple of more seconds. I was afraid if I moved, he would have done something to hurt me. He finally spoke. ???: Do not worry trainer. You will walk away safely. Your friend may leave as well. She’s up ahead, as well as the grunts who keep her. Do as you will with them. But when you leave? Please, take this place with you. In your mind. In your memory. In your heart. In your very soul. And share this place with the world. Remind them of this. The world to which they have undone will itself be their undoing. As soon as he was done talking, he walked passed me and out of the cave. I stood there for a couple of seconds. I didn’t know what to think about everything that man had said. I wasn’t sure if he was just religiously nuts or whatever. I snapped back and continued down the cave until I ran into Aster & Eclipse holding Victoria in a cell. But now, her hands were free. The 2 grunts looked ticked off. Aster: Matthew! You’re here! It’s good to see you again! Even though we just saw each other a couple of minutes ago. Matthew: It’s great to see you as well? Eclipse: What is the boss doing? He just let you walk away? Tch. I suppose this is somewhat our fault. We shouldn’t have counted on him to do anything. Especially our work. I guess we’ll just have to capture you here Matthew and make sure you can’t do anything to stop us. Aster: Sorry Matthew but it’s Team Meteor’s orders. Matthew: You 2 seem to be forgetting that my friend is free form your restraints from before. Victoria: Exactly Matthew! I got your back! Let’s do this! Eclipse: Shut up girl! Aster: Eclipse, be nicer. Eclipse: What are- Ugh! Shut up Aster! Aster: Geez. You don’t have to be so mean to me all the time. Matthew: Umm… Are we… Are we battling against each other or- Eclipse: Shut up all of you! Prepare to be beaten! Eclipse: Damnit! What’s even the point of doing this anyways? Aster: Well, I suppose you may go. The boss did say it was fine if you escaped anyways. Soooo… Eclipse: We’re leaving now but listen. Just because you beat us, doesn’t mean you won. Ta-ta. Aster and Eclipse ran out of the room of the cave. Me and Victoria stood there exhausted for everything that had happened recently. Then Victoria spoke. Victoria: Matthew, thank you for coming for me. I knew you would. Matthew: It’s really no problem. Are you ok? Victoria: Ohh yea. Don’t worry about me. I’m not hurt or anything. All their boss did was talk to me. Matthew: Was it about Reborn and that gate and keys and all that? Victoria: Yea. How do you know? Matthew: That’s what he did to me. Except, I wasn’t held captive. Victoria: How weird. Do you think maybe it’s better for them somehow if people know about this place? Matthew: I’m not sure. It doesn’t make any sense if that’s the case. Victoria: None at all. Matthew: You know, we’ve been down here for so long, I feel like we’re forgetting something. Me and Victoria pandered for a second and then we both looked at each other with wide eyed realization expressions. Matthew and Victoria: Oh my Arceus! We forgot about Shelly! We ran out of the cave together and as fast as we could all the way back to Shelly’s Gym. She was still there luckily but we felt bad for just leaving her there. Hell. We forgot about her. Victoria: Hey Matt. I wanted to thank you again for saving me down there. Matthew: It’s no problem. You would have done the same for me. Victoria: Yea. I got ahead of myself didn’t I? Matthew: Maaaybe just a smidge. By the way, how is Shelly doing? Victoria: She’s really torn up about having seen the incident happen… I’m really worried, especially since she knew him. I think she might need some help. Matthew: Ok but how? Or by who? Victoria: Hmm… I know there’s a psychiatrist in this ward. He has some notoriety. His name is Dr. Connal. Matthew: I don’t know who that is but I’m pretty sure I know where that place is. Victoria: Really? Great! You think you can go find him and see if he’s willing to help Shelly? I don’t want her scarred for life. Matthew: No no. I get it. I don’t either. She already seems frail. I’ll be back before you know it. Before I was able to leave for the doctor, Shelly called out to me. Shelly: Wait! Am… Am I sick or something? Matthew: No. Why? Shelly: Well you’re going to get a doctor for me. Matthew: Well… This is a different doctor. This is a doctor that will help you feel better… emotionally. Victoria: And Matt is gonna go get him so he can help you feel better. Shelly: O-Oh… Well if you think it’ll help… Matthew: It will. I promise. I’ll be back soon you 2. I walked down the stairs and over to the place where the doctor was supposed to be. As I was about to walk into the building, a woman pushed the door open which made me fall back onto the ground. I looked up at her. She had hot-pink hair and was wearing all green. She looked like she was about 18 years old. And… She was kind of cute looking too. In fact, she was so cute looking, my ears started to blush red. Matthew: Ow. That hurt. ???: Oh my! I’m so sorry. Matthew: It’s ok. No problem. ???: I hope so. But if you’ll excuse me, I have to get out of here right now… Finally… Before I could say another word, she raced passed me and disappeared. I walked into the building and was instantly greeted by a little girl with pig-tails and wearing a purple dress. She was also holding a Jirachi doll. She seemed quite peppy. ???: Hi! Ohh. You’re not Laura. Ohh well. Hi anyways! Matthew: Umm… Hi random little girl. ???: Who are you and why are you so glowy? Matthew: Glowy? ???: Anna, no one is glowing. Anna: But Noel, that person clearly is! Matthew: I’m not sure how I’m glowing but as long as it’s not a bad thing, I’m ok with it. Anna: Ohh never mind him. Come on! I’ll introduce you to everyone. The little girl grabbed me by the shirt and pulled me to the middle of the room. Anna: Ok! So I’m Anna and this is my Jirachi, Nostra! Matthew: You named your doll? Haha. Anna: Doll? Nostra wants to know why you think its a doll. Matthew: Umm… I don’t… I mean- Anna: Ohh well! Over there is my twin brother, Noel and his Cleffa, Nomos! I looked over to Noel. He seemed really depressed or something. Or maybe he was horribly bored. The complete opposite of his sister Anna. But he wore a white lad looking coat and black pants. He also was holding a Cleffa doll like Anna said. Noel: Nomos and Nostra are just dolls but hi. Matthew: Hey Noel. Noel: But I suppose… Nomos says hi too, I guess. Anna: Noel, why do you lie? They’re not just dolls. You know that! That’s ridiculous to think! Noel: You’re 1 to talk. Anna: ANYWAY! Over here is Charlotte. She’s my friend. Even though she has burn scars, she’s seriously really pretty! I looked at the individual that was introduced to me as Charlotte. Her hair was pink with purple at the tips. Her outfit had red and black all over it. I looked at her exposed skin but no matter how hard I focused, I couldn’t see any scars on her. Charlotte saw me trying to see any and addressed the issue. Charlotte: Anna, for the last damn time, I don’t have any scars. Noel: She’s right Anna. There aren’t any on her. Matthew: Sorry but I agree. I see nothing on her skin. Anna: But- Ohh! Right! I’m sorry! I’m so insensitive! I won’t talk about them anymore, I swear! I was just saying how pretty you are. Charlotte: Riiiiight. There’s nothing to talk about. But whatever. Forget about it. Hi. As Anna said before, I’m Charlotte. Charlotte looked at my arm and noticed the Arbok tattoo. She grinned in impressiveness at the sight. Charlotte: Nice tattoo. Looks sick. Matthew: Thanks. I actually do have an Arbok. Charlotte: That’s pretty cool. Matthew: Thanks! Charlotte: By the way, did you see Laura on the way out? Matthew: You mean the 1 with the hot-pink hair and wearing all green? Charlotte: Yea. That’s my sister and she’s also 1 of the Reborn’s Elite 4. My jaw dropped. That cute girl that I saw walk away was an Elite 4 Member? That… was amazing. Charlotte could see the shocked expression on my face. Charlotte: I know. Awesome kind of runs in our family. No big deal. Matthew: Well awesome also runs in my blood. But I don’t doubt you. Noel: Well, since you mentioned that, I may as well mention that Anna is also- Anna: Oh my Arceus! Laura is so cool! By the way, both Charlotte and Noel here are Gym Leaders!~ Matthew: Wait. What?! Anna: Mhm. It’s true. Matthew: But you’re all in this orphanage? Anna: Yep! Noel: Anna… Matthew: I’m gonna miss Laura but I’m so glad she’s finally out of this horrible place. I was getting so confused. This little girl was going back and forth between so many topics. Noel: What she means is that since Laura turned 18 today, she doesn’t have to stay here any longer. Charlotte: I’m sure you know already but this is an orphanage. Til we all come of age, we’re stuck here. Matthew: That’s gotta suck. Charlotte: Or the Doctor here decides to let us out. Matthew: Has he ever done that? Noel: No. Never. Matthew: So like forever then? Noel: Basically. But… The Doctor is scary. Matthew: Why? Anna: He has these really strong Electric Type Pokemon! He uses them in his “therapy.” Matthew: Wait. He uses shock therapy on you all?! Charlotte: Yep. That’s what the “good” Doctor does. Anna: Ohh yea! Nostra says that she thinks he’s killed patients in the past. I believe her! If you’re around him enough and listen veeeery carefully, you can hear a voice. Matthew: Ummm… What? Noel: Anna, stop that. You’ll scare him. Charlotte: Besides, I actually still haven’t heard anything like that Anna. So I don’t know about that. Anna: Well anyways, what are you here for Matthew? With everything happening, I had completely forgotten about the real reason why I came here. Matthew: Ohh yea! I completely forgot! My friend saw something horrible and is now really, really depressed. My friend recommended to get the Doctor to help but now… I’m not so sure he’s the best option now. Anna: No! Trust me! The Doctor is not the 1 for your friend! Charlotte: That would really fuck her life up. Trust me. Noel: Charlotte’s right. Matthew: Well… What do I do now? I don’t have another idea on how to help her. Anna: Well… Nostra says she can feel your friends sadness. Something terrible must have happened. She says that you should tell her to look out for the 1 that’s truly affected by this. If you tell her that, she’ll have no reason to be sad anymore. Matthew: Wow… You’re a weird kid but that’s actually really good advice. Anna: Thank you! You should try to leave before- Oh no! Matthew: What’s wrong? Anna: Nostra says the Doctor is coming! Anna raced close to her brothers side. I looked at the open doorway in front of me and watched as a man in a white lab coat come walking out of it. He truly looked menacing. He stopped outside of the doorway and looked at me up and down. ???: Ahh, a visitor. I was right to wonder about the noise coming from in here. Matthew: Sorry. If it’s too much trouble, I’ll leave. Dr. Sigmund: Nonsense. Greetings. I am Dr. Sigmund Connal but you may refer to me simply as “Doctor.” Matthew: Alright then… Doctor. Dr. Sigmund: So how may I help you? Matthew: Well I was just walking around the Lapis Ward and… You know… I uhh- Anna: Matthew heard that there were some pretty tough Gym Leaders in here and he wanted to challenge them for their badges. Matthew: Yep. I want more badges. Thank Arceus for this Anna girl. If it weren’t for her, I don’t know what would have happened or what I would have said. She saved my skin. Dr. Sigmund: Is that all? Well it is true that there are some particularly gifted individuals in our care. Some were able to inherit or earn high-ranking positions. You must have some confidence in your battling skill if you’re here to challenge them. Hrm. Orderly! Please conduct a brief examination of this challenger. Orderly: As you say sir. The orderly came in front of me and started a battle. It was somewhat tough but I pulled out a victory. The Doctor, Charlotte, Noel and Anna all looked impressed by my battling skills. The orderly then walked back up to the Doctor. The Doctor seemed intrigued with my victory. Dr. Sigmund: Very impressive Matthew. There is a problem however. Matthew: What’s that? Dr. Sigmund: Our battling arena is currently being renovated and the other common areas are unsuited to battle. They also are not allowed to leave. It is not allowed. It’s most regrettable but it can’t be helped. You’ll have to wait until a different time I’m afraid. Matthew: That’s alright. I looked over to Charlotte. She shook her head no and then face palmed. Something told me that this Doctor wasn’t telling the actual truth to me but I didn’t wanna find out. He was kind of creeping me out and I wanted to leave. Thankfully, Anna had somehow read my mind. Anna: Ohh well!~ That’s just too bad. You’ll have to come back another time Matthew! She again grabbed me by the shirt and pulled me towards the door. Before leaving, she had me kneel down so she could whisper something to me. Anna: Now don’t forget what I told you to tell your friend ok? Matthew: I won’t forget. Thanks Anna. Anna: You’re welcome~ Dr. Sigmund: What in the world are you 2 blathering about over there? Anna: Nothing! Bye Matthew! Anna pushed me out of the door and slammed it shut. I heard a “ker-chunk” meaning it was now locked. I felt bad for those kids though. If what they said was true, then they’re in trouble. I wanted to help them but I needed to focus on the task at hand. I went back to Shelly’s Gym and went upstairs into her room. They both looked at me. Victoria seemed confused as to why the Doctor wasn’t there. Victoria: Matthew! You’re back! But… where’s the Doctor? Matthew: He’s umm… very busy at the moment. But a girl there told me to say something to Shelly. I walked up towards Shelly and sat down beside her on the couch. Shelly: So… What now? Matthew: I met a girl there and told her what was going on. She told me to tell you that you should think about the person who is really affected by all of this. Shelly looked at me as if she was in shock. She only kept thinking about how she felt about seeing the dead body but how does Heather feel about this. If she knows about it at all. A smile of some sort appeared on Shelly’s face. I hugged her and stood up. She stood up as well. Shelly: Wow… You’re right. I mean… What am I complaining about? That was Heather’s dad. She lost her dad. I don’t habe any room to be shaken up with this. Ohh my! I need to find her! Victoria: I think you should stay here and rest a little more. Shelly: No, no. I’m ok. Really Victoria! Th-Thanks Matthew. Matthew: It was no problem. Shelly: I’m… I’m gonna try to find Heather. She needs to know this. Oh yea. Victoria, you came here for a Gym Battle right? Ohh! I’m so sorry! With everything that happened- Victoria: No no. I’m ok. I can wait. You don’t have to apologize. Shelly: O-Ok. Sorry. Oops. Victoria: I’ll wait til later for my Gym Battle. I’d rather wait til everything is a bit more calm. But I mean Matthew might want to. Shelly: Ohh. Y-You’re here for a Gym Battle too Matthew? Matthew: Well yea. But are you sure you want to do it now? Shelly: It’s really ok… I can do it. I’ll wait in the back of my arena then. Matthew: Alright. Sweet. I’ll see you in a bit then. Shelly left her room to go to the back to her battle arena. I turned around to leave but when I did, I saw Victoria had a worried look on her face. Matthew: Everything alright Victoria? Victoria: Y… Yea… Matthew: Alright then… I’ll see you later then alright? Victoria: Yea… I walked passed Victoria and down the stairs. I was about to enter Shelly’s actual gym when Victoria came rushing down the stairs to stop me. Victoria: Matt wait! Matthew: What’s wrong? Victoria: Do you really have to battle her right now? I mean she is JUST getting over this. Matthew: Victoria, she said she was ok to do this. She is a Gym Leader after all despite her being 12. Victoria: But I don’t want her more stressed out. Matthew: I’m sure she’ll be fine Victoria. Victoria: I’m sorry but I just wouldn’t feel right if I just let you go fighting her like that. So… So this is me trying to stop you. Matthew: This is ridiculous Victoria. Victoria: I’m sorry but like I said, I wouldn’t feel right. It’s not that I don’t want you to win… I just think there’s more important things to do instead of this right now. Matthew: She is a Gym Leader Victoria! Plus, this could help her further. Victoria: Then that settles it! If you’re really determined to battle her, you’ll have to beat me 1st! Matthew: If you insist Victoria! After the battle, Victoria turned around facing away from me. I didn’t mean to upset her but Shelly is a Gym Leader and she said she was ok to fight for a Gym Badge. Matthew: Victoria… Victoria: Ok… Clearly I can’t stop you anyway. Just promise me 1 thing Matt? Matthew: What’s that? Victoria: Just be gentle with her. Matthew:… Alright. That much I can do. Victoria: Thank you. She went to exit the building but then stopped and slightly turned her head towards me. Victoria: And you had better win, otherwise it’ll all be for nothing. She then walked out the door. I stood there for a few moments thinking about what just happened. I understood where Victoria was coming from but she had to also understand the kind of position we were in. I decided to heal my Pokemon before going through the puzzle of Shelly’s Gym. Pokemon Team REBORN CHARACTER RATES

Hmm. Maybe... But I would have had told her the information at a fair distance and had 1 of the other Aqua Gang members untie her. So maybe not that much of a smarty pants. Haha.

I would be distracted as hell. Like if I was Maxwell, I'd be trying to battle but then I'd be like "Ok. I know we're enemies and we're in a heated rival but why is 1 of your members hands tied up?" Haha.

Wait... Did NO ONE from the Magma Gang question why 1 of the Aqua Gang members had their hands tied up? I mean I know they hate each other but you'd think they'd question it once. Haha.