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Normally, hearing Flannery's name would cause Mike to begin his usual shivering and shaking. Not anymore, now that he had successfully wooed her, this fear was now a thing of the past. "Well, I guess she finally lost all sense and logical thought and chose to have a loser like me be her emotional support." A little satire never hurt anyone, even himself in this case. "I'm really not sure if she even knew how much I...obsessed over her" He paused, attempting to find a better word than 'obsessed', but couldn't. Truth is, he really didn't know what made Flannery cave. Whatever it was, he was glad about it in the end.

"My my!" he laughed, "Well done, boy! Well done! It was as if you were part of the dance as well!" The suited man clapped his hands a few more times.

"Now, about my prize. What exactly are you giving me?" Kilik crossed his arms over his chest. He really wanted to get this 'prize', heal up and then challenge Morty. Then it clicked in his mind; he had to reply to Kasiya's message as well. He felt a round disc placed between his chest and arms. "What the..a TM?" Kilik looked at it.

"No, no!" he laughed, "It's an HM! You see, TMs are broken and useless after one use. However..." he patted Kilik on the shoulder, "HMs are always good and can be used over and over again!"

"Ah," the boy examined the blue disc. He should have known that; he read enough, right? Back at home, anyway. It read 03 - Surf on the top. "Surf?" he said aloud.

"A very powerful Water-attack! I suggest," he leaned in very close to whisper to him, "I suggest teaching it to that Lombre of yours. A Pokemon like that would really benefit from such a powerful technique."

"I'll ponder it," Kilik slipped the disc into his backpack and then strode passed the man, "Thanks, old man. Doubt I'll see you again." With that, he pushed through the door and took an immediate left turn towards the Pokemon Center. As he walked, he pulled out his PokeNav and read the message Kasiya had left. It wasn't much, just M.A.'s Navigator Number and a cute little smile.

=)

"She's sweet, really." He paused in front of the Center door to type in a message.

Thanks, Kassie. I really appreciate it. Flareon hopes that your Vaporeon is well.

Kilik <3

He hit 'send' and waiting for the Pidgey icon to fly away with the mail. When it did, he stepped through the Center's door.

Wattson hopped back and began to fan himself. "Oh boy!" he laughed, "It's getting quite hot! Much like th'battle I had 'gainst dear ol' Mittens. She, howev'r used a Houndoom. An oddly colored Houndoom, at tha'." He punched his fist into his palm and laughed, keeping how sad he was about his Magnemite on the downlow. The magnet would only survive barely another attack of any type, but whatever the time, his time would come.

"Let's use a Shock Wave, me dear friend!" The magnets on his Pokemon began to rotate wildly and a large blast of electric energy surged towards the Vulpix.

Nina and Whitney watched Kilik through the window as he left the building, then stayed out of sight as he walked along to the Pokemon Center. She saw him using his Pokenav for a moment --most likely sending a text message-- before he went inside the Center.

"Psht," Whitney said, crossing her arms. "Nina, let's go. We've like, got more important stuff to be looking out for than your stupid ex." She flipped her hair a little, getting some strands out from her face. Nina's response was only a little nod. She walked along with Whitney, and then sighed. The girls stopped a few feet in front of the Pokemon Mart.

"I... I don't even know where the hell this man could be," she confessed. "I came out here on a vision that's apprently completely false. I interrupted an important Gym Battle with Jasmine for nothing." A sigh. "I'm such a stupid idiot. Let's just go back to Olivine before--"

Nina stopped speaking as she heard a voice coming from behind the Mart.

"Don't go back to Olivine, Nina. If you do, then you won't be able to stop me from killing your boyfriend." Nina literally felt her blood turn cold as she and Whitney turned around.

Maorde grinned devilishly. "Miss me?"

Kilik felt his leg shake a moment after he had handed Lombre and Sudowoodo's Pokeballs to the Nurse. She disappeared into the back. "Wow, already?" he pulled his Navigator out of his pocket and examined it. He smiled at the message and then shook his head. "Oh, Kassie. Better explain it with the vocals," he said, pressing 'Call' on the message.

"Guess not everyone knows what the 'less-than three' is supposed to be..." Kilik tapped his foot, waiting for the girl to answer.

Miharu let out a cry as she watched Scyther smash into Aska, who crumpled from the attack. Under the duress of poison, and the attacks that had come from both Metapod and Kakuna, the Pidgey was finished. Miharu forced a small smile and recalled her newest party member. "Good work, Aska. Rest up now." She exchanged Poke Balls, readying her second contender. "Let's go, Tingle!"

The Metang appeared in a flash of white light, hovering a few feet off the ground. It turned in place, taking in its surroundings before its gaze fell upon Bugsy and his Scyther. "It's time for battle!" the small girl told him. Tingle blinked. One metallic arm slowly pointed downward, the other upward; so to Bugsy it would appear that Tingle was telling him the time. Miharu sighed at her Pokemon's antics, shaking her head. "Tingle! That's not what kind of time I meant! Battle! Focus! Now!" she growled, shaking her fist at it. "Use your Metal Claw already!"

A flash of understanding appeared on the Metang's face, and he raised a claw high in the air and rushed towards Scyther.

"An oddly coloured Houndoom?" Keegan's eyes opened wide at this; the mere mention of that Pokemon's name caused the scars on his arm to burn with fresh pain once again. He clutched the area with his other hand, groaning a little. So it's true what they say about Houndoom then, he thought, closing his eyes. If you are burned by their flames, the pain will never go away...

Helios gave a cry as the unavoidable electricity struck him, and he shook himself, blinking and growling at the magnet before him.

Keegan clenched his teeth, ignoring the searing pains on his arm and looked to the Vulpix. "Ember attack!" he said firmly. Helios gave a cry, both ears flat against his head as he dashed forward, spewing a small burst of flames at the hovering Pokemon.

"Yeah..." His words were stolen by the wind, unable to really respond to that. "Guess you're right." As the two began to walk further, Mike decided to release Xanthos, a little swim would do him some good. He unclipped the Dark Pokemon's Ultra ball, releasing him onto the calm current beside them.

Xanthos was a little surprised at the sudden decrease in temperature, and gravity. Seconds later he was happily floating in the Kanto waters, following behind his trainer and his friend.

"So, should we seek out out a trainer battle or just hot foot it to Fuschia?" Mike scratched his head, unsure of which option he wanted more.