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Assistant: Title: A Second Glance
        Author: shinyumbreon2 shinyumbreon2 
        Chapter: 15/51 
        Summary: You may think you know Paul. A cold, heartless jerk who would always call Ash pathetic. But what if there's method to the madness? What if there are skeletons in his closet? And what if a girl, a boy, and a Pokémon could help him get rid of all of that?
        Contents: Chapter 15: Forgiveness
    

    


  

  
  
    
    Humming. That's something you don't hear me do every day. You also probably don't hear the words "Paul" and "happy" in the same sentence unless there's a "not" somewhere in it. But that day that third word wasn't there. Because I was happy. Two days before, I realized something, and the mere thought of that realization made me happy as can be.What is that realization? I'll let you guess for a while.One week had past since I left Veilstone City, and I had reached Lake Valor Resort. I'm sure I don't have to point out that it's a lakeside resort, but it's also an ocean resort. It's one of those places that rich people (like my dad...ugh) would visit, although thankfully there's a Pokémon Center here.As I walked towards the sidewalk closest to the lakeshore, I overheard some people talking about something called the Wallace Cup. That could only mean it was some sort of Contest since the Hoenn Champion and Master Coordinator's name was the title of the thing. From what I heard it was starting 5 days from the day I was there. At the most I would have to leave in four, then. Me, deal with all of those Coordinators? No thanks.Suddenly the smell of freshly baked bread hit my nose. I looked to the side where all of the suites were. It was a vendor, selling baked goods and bread. Apparently someone believed in setting up early. I felt my stomach rumble. Well, it was near lunchtime. I mean, I guess I could have continued to the Pokémon Center and got something for free, but...it was there, and it smelled good. I walked up to the stall."G'day, lad!" the merchant exclaimed. "Feelin hungry?"I nodded. I scanned the selections, and ended up reaching for a croissant. Another hand, though, had the same idea. A familiar gloved left hand. I whipped my head towards the owner, and she did the same to me.Haley.We just stood there, looking at each other, for a few moments. Then, before she could move, I snatched her wrist. I almost grabbed her hand, but I quickly remembered that it was sensitive. And I also laid off any real strength. I never wanted a repeat performance of Mt. Coronet for as long as I lived. "We'll...uh...be right back," I informed the owner before taking off, dragging Haley behind me. I ducked into an alleyway. Now we were on opposite walls, looking at each other again. My heart was racing so fast I thought it would literally explode out of my chest. "H-Haley, I-""I'm sorry," she said. She turned. "I don't feel like talking."No, no, NO! This wasn't how it was supposed to go! "Please listen!" I begged. "I-""Why?" she asked. Her eyes darted to me, but they weren't glaring like last time. That would be a slightly good sign if Haley weren’t thinking of walking away. "So you can spit out apologizes that may or may not mean anything?" She began walking."Just please hear me out!" I continued as she walked. "You can choose to believe them or not, but please, at least give me a chance!" Or maybe...maybe she had given me chances, and this was her way of saying I was out. That thought crushed me, but I couldn't give in. Not just yet.She stopped. Good, maybe- "How long are you going to be staying here?" Or not.As long as it takes, I wanted to say. But that wasn't true. I had places to be. I sighed. "At most, four days.""Are you going to be at the Pokémon Center?"If she was thinking of staying there and I said yes, those plans of hers would probably change. I pointed towards Route 214. "In the woods on the route, very close to the resort," I told her.Haley stood there. "I'll find you when I'm ready, and not a moment before. Don't think of trying to find me and change my mind." And with that she walked off, gone.I stood in the alley, alone. I sighed and leaned against the wall. That could have gone so much better. But it could have gone worse as well. Guess I should have been glad I didn't get yelled at or hurt in any way. I finally walked out and, as promised, I returned to the stall. "Girl problems?" the owner asked.I shrugged. I took that croissant I had been eyeing before and walked back towards Route 214. As soon as I sat on the ground against a tree, Torterra and Electabuzz emerged from their Poké B@lls on their own. Either they had noticed my stress or the lack of training today. Looking at my face, they grew slightly worried. I sighed."It didn't go so well," I reported. At first they were slightly confused. But seeing as she had been on all of our minds (except Gliscor; it had no idea who Haley was or why she was really that important, and I think it even made a face once, as if it was wondering why I was even trying), they quickly understood, looking even more down than before. "She is at least thinking of hearing me out, so it's not a total no," I told them and then ate a little. "At least, not as of yet.""Tor, Torterra," my starter said. How I wish I knew what he was saying so I could respond properly.I looked at him. "I just don't know what's going to happen if she decides to not come along, Torterra," I admitted. "I don't want to lash out like that again, but I'm... I'm afraid I will." I quickly finished my food, gulped it down, and then yelled out in frustration. "No one said love would be so hard!" I shouted before flopping on my back.That realization I said I had: I love Haley.At first, I freaked out a little, and I even thought maybe I was wrong. But the more I thought about it, the more sense it made. That would explain why I felt empty with her gone, and when she was around the world just felt so right. Why my blood boiled when guys tried hitting on her and why I felt electricity that one day.Then I thought about what would have made me think this way. How she battled came to mind first, followed immediately by her personality, how she could be super happy (but not to an annoying level) and a total badass. It was all in one person. Next came how she laughed, how she smiled, her eyes... Oh man, that's what got me the most. They're what still get me the most. I never understood what people meant by drowning into one's eyes, but now, thinking back to those hazels, I understood it all too well.In three days, I've learned that love is a wonderful thing. And a horrible curse.The hours crept by, and soon it was night. We hadn't done a d@mn thing. Everyone (minus Gliscor) seemed as down as I was that there was a chance I wouldn't even get to plead my case. I made dinner and got out Poké Food for everyone else. We just sat in the clearing we called camp in silence, and Weavile snuck off at some point. I didn't notice until he had returned, looking even more down than before."And where did you sneak off to?" I asked. I would have sounded sterner, but I was too busying being surprised at how I missed his actions.My Dark-Ice type looked at me and hung his head in defeat. "Wea..." he sighed.I thought. "Did you try convincing her?" He nodded. Clearly it went as well as my attempt. Guess if even my Pokémon couldn't convince her, our only option really was waiting.We all must have dozed off at some point, because the next thing the seven us knew, it was morning. My neck was killing me. Using your bag as your pillow will do that. Shaking my head to push sleep away, I returned everyone to their Poké B@lls. I still wasn't up for training. I sighed and decided to go to the lakeshore.Now, I may hate rich snobs, mainly because my old man is one, but I can at least see why they come to places like this. Lake Valor really is beautiful, and that's what I kept thinking as I leaned on the railing, the slight wind barely affecting the clean-and-clear-as-glass water. "Maybe I should rent a room, just until she agrees to talk to me," I mumbled to myself. "They'd give me one... I think. All I'd have to do is show my ID and say, 'Yeah, I'm that Zuckerman' and they-"A roar of a Steelix interrupted my thoughts. My head whipped towards the sound, and now there were people running away from it in panic. Alright, what idiot upset their own Pokémon? There was no way this Steelix was wild since Lake Valor and the surrounding areas weren't the right environments. Well, since these rich @ssh@l@s were too busy trying to run instead of save the resort, and it seemed no Coordinators were close, I figured I had to do something. I ran towards the attacking Steelix."Ursaring, stand by for battle!" I shouted as I ran, throwing his Poké Ball. He materialized, and at first he was a little slow. Probably because he had been the last to wake up and I had immediately placed him in his Poké Ball before he could fully wake up. And not to mention we hadn't trained in a while. But as soon as he saw Steelix, he was wide awake. He roared, and I wasted no time. "Hammer Arm!" I ordered. My Pokémon charged, his arm white."Slam!" someone shouted.That caught me off guard, but I was still able to order Ursaring to dodge. He jumped back, barely avoiding the tail that had quickly come crashing down. When the dust lifted, I was met with a boy, maybe a year or two younger than me, who was wearing a green shirt and brown shorts. "And dare I ask what you're doing?" I stated. I was starting to regain my old self. Though I figured it was probably only for the battle."We wouldn't be doing this if she would just listen to us!" he replied."There are better ways to find someone than attacking a resort," I informed."Oh trust me, this is the only way," he retorted. "She's stubborn, that one. We've had to do this before."Either this guy was chasing a criminal or he was one. "Ever think you're being just a bit pushy if this isn't your first time? Who exactly are you after?""Like you would know anything about Haley Sedai!" What? What? "If she just complied-"Ursaring cut him off by suddenly connecting that Hammer Arm with Steelix, giving me time to run up to him and grab him by his shirt."What's so important about Haley?" I asked in a threatening way.Clearly he hadn't expected that. "So you know her?" He shook his head. "Tell me where she is!""Not before you answer my question!" I snapped and shook him once. "Of course, depending on how you answer, I might not say another word."He grunted. Then we heard footsteps and a Mawile. "Yo Sis, 'bout time!" I sighed internally. Great, so the name of the game was Steel types, and I had left Magmar at home. Not to mention I had kind of forgot the "we" part."You are so useless, Colin," a voice, sounding exasperated, replied. I turned and was met with a girl, who sort of looked like Haley but her face was slightly different, she looked older than her by one year, and she had green eyes and brown hair. She was wearing something similar to Haley, a t-shirt and a skirt, but it looked like a school uniform, not something a traveler or a criminal would wear. "Mawile, save my idiot brother with Flash Cannon."I jumped out of the way of the blast, dropping this Colin kid in the process. "Electabuzz, Brick Break!" I ordered as I released him as well. As my Pokémon attacked, there was the sound of electricity and fire coming from somewhere farther down. I turned and sure enough, there was a Thunderbolt and a Flamethrower being exchanged."Looks like Mom found her," the sister said. "Again. Why does she get all of the fun?""What do you people want from Haley?!" I demanded."And to what purpose does my cousin serve you?" she asked."You attack your own family?!" No matter how much Reggie gets on my nerves and how much I get on his, we wouldn't attack each other. And as much as we hate our dad, we wouldn't do that, and neither would he... I think.The teen rolled her eyes. "That's the only way for us to get our hands on her," she said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "She refuses to come along quietly.""Well, maybe if you weren't such @ssh@l@s, she would!" I snapped."We tried the first time, and she said, 'No way!'. So we have to use force.""And I'm the idiot," Colin retorted. "Why are you telling him everything, Karina?!""I didn't say why we're taking her, doofus," Karina stated. "Speaking of you, why does it matter to you why we're doing this?" She walked closer to me, and as she did she began smiling. Oh this can only mean trouble. "Or...is it that you're important to her?" At the moment, that couldn't have been farther- why was there suddenly a finger lifting my chin up? "I mean, I guess I can see why. You are kind of cute." What was wrong with this girl?! "I might just steal you, just to see how my cousin will act.""She won't care," I responded.The girl blinked. "Oh, so then...why do you care if she wouldn't?"One-sided attractions are a thing, you know, I wanted to say. But there was also no way I was confessing to anyone but my Pokémon (which, in all honesty, that was completely by accident; they found out the day after I did, and that turned into an extra long training session for them), so instead I replied with, "I don't like seeing kidnappings.""Mmm, such a hero," she cooed. Then she- oh God she was snuggling my chest! "Though I really wish you were my shining knight in armor."Man this was uncomfortable. And definitely unwanted. "Get the hell away from me," I grumbled, but someone yelling the same exact sentence drowned it out."In-Infernape!" I heard Haley's Sinnoh starter shout. I turned to see Pokémon and Trainer engaged in battle with a Magnezone with a middle-aged woman who looked like a cross between all three of the related kids.Funny, I should have been focused on helping Haley out, but in that spilt instant I saw Infernape for the first time I thought, D@mn it, I missed his evolution."Always the same song and dance with you!" the woman snapped. "Just give up already!""I should say the same thing to you!" Haley snapped back. As the aunt and niece argued over Haley's freedom, I noticed the water behind them bubbling. Something was going to attack her from behind. I should have yelled, but I acted on instinct.I pushed my...new admirer...away and ran. Mawile and Steelix tried to stop me, but Electabuzz and Ursaring made sure that I wasn't interrupted. I jumped, pushing both Haley and I out of the way of a metal claw that suddenly emerged from the water, intent on snatching Haley, no doubt. The claw reminded me of something that Team Rocket gang would use, except this was for a person, not a Pokémon. Infernape was able to jump out of the way before it caught him. The machine that the claw was attached to popped out of the water, revealing a man (who was visibly frustrated at was most likely another failed attempt at the plan actually working) piloting it. A Skarmory flew next to him. Haley and I sat up as our three Pokémon joined us."You have one messed up extended family," I told her."My dad isn't too happy about how his sister turned out, either," Haley replied as we stood up. She looked at me. "You wouldn't happen to have a Fire type on you?"I wondered if that was supposed to be a stab at my heart, but there was no trace of it in her voice. "Unfortunately, I left Magmar at home," I answered. "Funny, I was cursing myself out for the bad timing as well."She chuckled. A good sign to the fact that maybe she didn't hate me quite as much as I thought. "That's okay. You handle Skarmory and Magnezone. I'll handle my cousins.""I would rather not deal with Karina. She tried hitting on me.""Did she now?" Haley sounded slightly annoyed. So did...did she like me, too? Or was she more upset that Karina was treating all of this like a game? Haley released Empoleon."Aw, d@mn it, did I miss everyone's evolution?"Her eyes darted to me. Cr@p, I shouldn't have said-Then she smiled. "Unfortunately. Does this mean you won't do anything stupid anymore?"I almost forgot about her family, too busy trying to figure out if that meant she was okay with me traveling with her again. "W-well...I still have to apologize-""If you help me get rid of these creeps, I'll listen to you, and most likely I will forgive you. Assuming, of course, you make a good apology." She smiled even bigger. "I wonder, what does Paul look like when he begs?" She winked.If there wasn’t this group of kidnappers standing in front of us threatening to take my crush away, I probably would have melted.The aunt growled. "Greg, I thought you said that would work this time!" she shouted.Her husband pushed up his glasses. You know, typical mad scientist thing to do. All he was missing was the lab coat, the crazy hair and grin, and talking about me as if I were a test subject. "I did not account for the boy, Shannon," he reported. Scratch that last point.Shannon glared at me. Guess that chill-you-to-the-bone glare runs in the family. "Listen, boy, no one messes with the Ore Family and gets away with it!" she proclaimed.The... Ore Family? Sure, it made sense since they used Steel types, but... "Their real last name is Lowell," Haley whispered. She must have seen my disbelief. Ah, how I missed her reading me like a book. Though whether that claim is true or filled with sarcasm is still up in the air, even to this day.I sighed. "I don't care what they call themselves, they're still a bunch of freaks that need to be taken care of," I said."Now we're talking!" Haley exclaimed. "Infernape, Flamethrower on Mawile! Empoleon, Bubblebeam on Steelix!" Now that badass fighting spirit she had? Missed every second, and no sarcasm to be found."Electabuzz, Thunder on Skarmory! Ursaring, Focus Blast on Magnezone!""Dodge then Air Cutter!""Zap Cannon!""Dark Pulse, Mawile!""Mud-Slap! ...Cr@p!"I think it's clear Colin doesn't quite have the greatest of heads on his shoulders.We were doing great. Steelix was down first thanks to an Ice Beam (replacing that trick-up-the-sleeve Icy Wind), and Skarmory was next with a well-placed Thunder Punch (I had given up on Thunder in this fight; Skarmory was just too fast). Now we were down to the women. Apparently, in Haley's family, that saying is reversed: never send a man to do a woman's job....I might have dug myself an unintentional hole."Come on, Cousin, give it up!" Karina shouted."How many times-""I'm not just talking about yourself anymore." Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Haley's twitch. "That boy-" A very angry order for Flamethrower thankfully cut her off. Mawile was down, and now all that was left was Magnezone. It had been a pain for the last few minutes, dodging most of my attacks and only sometimes attacking. Like it was more of a distraction...Sh@t!I realized the ploy too late as suddenly Haley was grabbed from behind that claw. How had we been too distracted to notice that? Even Shannon seemed slightly confused. "She's...caught?" she asked. "I-I mean, yes, she's caught!""Haley!" My shout was drowned out by her uncontrolled screaming as she was lifted about 10 feet above the ground. In that instant, I remembered she was deathly afraid of heights. She became like Chimchar when he saw a Zangoose, or when I (now formally) saw the Nightmare Gang; she would lose all logical thought and either freeze or scream."Nice going, Dad!" Colin shouted."Now her power is ours!" Shannon proclaimed.Power? What power? I shook that question away mentally. That wasn't important. Right now, saving Haley was, and if she couldn't think logically, then I would for her."Ursaring, throw Infernape up there," I instructed. "Once you're up there, get Umbreon's Poké Ball and throw it to me. After that, try and pry that claw open. Umbreon will help." The two nodded. Ursaring took Infernape's wrist and threw him up at the claw. The four-foot chimp grabbed onto the cord that connected the claw to the machine. He quickly dug through his Trainer's belt."In-Infer!" he cried and threw what I had requested plus an extra. Apparently Infernape thought we could use someone else in this plan, but I didn't know who. I released Umbreon and the mysterious Pokémon, which turned out to be Luxray. They turned their heads. Umbreon looked really excited to see me, but Luxray seemed to no longer trust me. Hearing her Trainer's desperate screams, though, let her push all of that aside. I couldn't help but wonder what Infernape thought Luxray would do, but I guess we would find out."Magnezone!" Oh, right, it still wasn't down."Empoleon, Electabuzz, Ursaring, keep it at bay! Umbreon, use Psychic and help Infernape pry the claw open!" Our Pokémon went to work."Greg!""Trying, dear! But it is a little rocky now!" I noticed they were twice as high now, maybe even a bit more, and farther away as well."Luxray, I don't know-""Lux, Lux." She motioned her head towards her back.I walked up next to her. "You want me...on your back?"She rolled her eyes. "Lux." Clearly I was no longer in her good graces."Just clarifying," I said as I jumped on. "I still don't know what this is going to accomplish.""Um-Umbre!" Umbreon suddenly shouted. The claw was open, and Haley was now in free fall. Even if I were running, there would be no way-...Oh...OH. Suddenly Luxray took off, and I knew why I was there: my role was to catch Haley."Faster," I mumbled."Lux," she replied with a nod. The pace quickened, and with her powerful muscles, Luxray jumped into the air. I caught Haley, and then Luxray was on the ground again, slowing to a stop.Out of all the times I thought time would slow down, it hadn't. It had been very quick."Umbreon, bring the family together!" I ordered since Haley was still in no condition to do so. Umbreon used Psychic on the machine and, with a little help from Infernape, sent it towards the rest of the family, along with a fainted Magnezone. Now how did Ash and his merry gang of misfits get rid of the gang that followed them? With Haley in my arms, I hopped off of Luxray and performed our own version."Luxray, Thunderbolt! Electabuzz, Thunder! Umbreon, Dark Pulse! Infernape, Flamethrower! Ursaring, Focus Blast! Empoleon, Bubblebeam!" Six attacks fired, and the Ore Family was now in the sky."What a bad feeling!" I heard them all shout as they flew away. Then there was a twinkle....Huh. Maybe they're more like those three losers than I thought.Oh. So that's what she meant by déjà vu.I didn't give them another thought as I stood the trembling girl on the ground, one arm behind her back and the other in the front just in case she fell either way. "It's okay, Haley, you're on solid ground again," I said quietly. The other five Pokémon ran up to us.She took a few breaths. "Yeah...sorry," she said."Hey, you're the last one who should be apologizing, for more reasons than one," I told her."Right, you know how it feels.""Well, yes, but also-" Her hands suddenly and gently on my cheeks caused me to stop. And she had this warm little smile that made my heart skip a beat. I seriously felt like I would melt this time, but I kept myself in check."Paul, everything's okay, really," she said. "I forgive you." There was a gasp of happiness from my Pokémon, and a slightly irritated one from Luxray."Lux, Lux, Lux!" she shouted, shaking her head.Haley removed her hands from me and turned to her Pokémon. "I know, Luxray, but you heard Reggie, and seeing him, I believe it," she replied.Hold on.Luxray barked some more. "Don't you believe we would just be hearing the same thing?"Was she...Luxray argued again. "I think he meant-""Are you speaking to Luxray?" I asked, no longer able to hold my question in. "As in, having a conversation?"She turned to me. "Didn't my family-""They only said wanted your power, not what is was," I informed her. "You...you can understand Pokémon?"Haley walked a little ways away and leaned her back on the railing. "I guess I owe you an explanation," she said."You don't have to say anything if you don't want-""But I do want," she interrupted. "Yeah, it's true, I can understand Pokémon. What sounds like chatter to you are actual words to me." To say I was amazed was beyond true. "I've been able to since the day I was born. That's not all. I can read their emotions through their eyes, so even if they don't talk to me, I can at least get an idea of what they're feeling."I closed my eyes, thinking. "Does that ability extend to reading humans as well?" I asked."There are very few of us who can understand Pokémon," Haley continued. "There are even fewer who can also read their emotions. And then people like me, who on top of those two can also read human's emotions...we're almost nonexistent." I opened my eyes to see her rotating her right foot. "You can actually be born with only one or a combination of any of them. My uncle Ted, for example, can see the emotions of Pokémon, but he can't understand them. And reading someone like a book...to be honest, someone doesn't need to be born with that, although those people sometimes get it wrong. I'm very rarely wrong in my readings." Her right index finger slid back and forth on the railing. "It's why I'm comfortable telling all of this to you. You look curious and-""Amazed?" I offered.Haley smiled. "Yeah. I actually wanted to tell you sooner, much sooner, as soon as we started traveling, actually but...I was afraid you would either want me for selfish reasons like my aunt or that you call me a freak.""I can see why people would call you that," I admitted. "But I wouldn't. Though, I can't see what your aunt would want out of all of this.""Something about scamming people or convincing Pokémon to leave their Trainers. I don't know, and I don't want to." She sighed. "Dad said she was always eccentric, but not anything like a criminal.""Money makes people stupid," I stated."Not always." I shrugged. "Well, now you know my biggest secret. I can talk to Pokémon."I nodded slowly. Then my eyes widened. I turned to her. "Chimchar..." I said. "That's how you knew-""I didn't know about the Zangoose incident," Haley stated. "But I did know Chimchar wanted to get strong, because he wanted to please you." She looked at me. "To live up to your expectation. You were the first, human or Pokémon, to ever believe in him, Paul. That's what he told me once."Now it made sense. Why Chimchar was a little timid, why he gave up sometimes, and why he wanted to stay despite me pushing him away. It was why he came to help me. Once, I had wanted to call her out for lying right to my face, but the weight of my mistake was taking priority. I slammed my head on the railing. "Rub salt in my wounds, will you?" I groaned."Reggie told me what had happened," Haley said. "I'm at least happy for you thanking him.""I didn't tell Reggie everything," I stated, rubbing my head. "I made Chimchar promise me something.""Hmm?""I want him to grow stronger, and then beat me one day."I heard Electabuzz grumble something. "Electabuzz says he's not going to let that happen," Haley translated. Oh man, that's super helpful."It may happen," I replied. I looked at my Pokémon. "But we won't let him get it easily, of course. He has to work for it, and if he can't do it, then it proves he was never up to the task." I smirked, and so did my Pokémon, though I also thought I saw a glint of happiness. I was getting my old fire back. And that little thought reminded me of something. "Hey, Haley.""What?"I released the rest of my Pokémon. They looked at her, and I smiled. "They've missed you, you know." There was a gasp of surprise (except, again, Gliscor). "If you had made me plead my case, my last resort was going to be something about being here for their sake, you know."Haley smiled and stood up in front of the four. "Sorry I was gone for so long, guys," she said. "I just needed space. But I'm back now." The three who knew her cheered, especially Weavile. It was a little out of character for him (well, all of them were a little out of character anyways) when he leapt at Haley, who caught him. She laughed. "I'm sorry, Weavile," she said. "I didn't mean to yell at you last night." I raised an eyebrow. "I thought you sent him, and I had told you to let me think about it. I was so angry, thinking you broke that rule, I was thinking of just leaving without telling you. And I was about to until Aunt Shannon appeared." She laughed again. "It's funny. She always appears when I'm about to make a stupid decision, and then right after she leaves I rethink my actions. As annoying as those four are, they are excellent unintentional life coaches.""Well, I really wouldn't have blamed you if you just left," I stated."To be honest, that would have been cruel," she replied. She let Weavile down, and then suddenly she was in my face, the collar of my shirt in her fist, and I was staring at her narrowed eyes. "But if you pull anything like that again, you won't be getting a third chance." I gulped. "And from now on, if you catch a Pokémon, even if afterwards you claim it to be 'weak', you will under no circumstance release it. You can say it's weak in your head, but if I hear you say it out loud, you are going to train it. And you will not release any you already own. Are we clear?""Crystal," I replied.She looked at me for a moment longer before letting me go and allowing me to release my held breath. "Good," she said. "Well, shall we get going? Pastoria Gym won't be coming to us, and I don't know about you, but I'm not waiting for the Chaos."I chuckled. "Yeah, I say that's a good idea." My Pokémon nodded, smiles on their faces, and I recalled them. Haley followed suit. "Hey." She looked at me, and I extended a hand. "Friends?"Haley smiled and suddenly hugged me. I was startled a little, but I smiled as well and folded my arms around her. "It was lonely," she admitted."It was," I agreed. We broke the hug and began traveling as a team once more. "Hey, I have a question about your family.""Yeah?""Do...uh, the women run it mostly?"She blinked. "What does that mean?""Do they wear the pants most of the time?""Oh...no, I think it's mostly even. Shannon's the one exception.""So, you're Mom doesn't?" I was pushing my luck here."Well, I guess sometimes.""What about your other aunt?" Now I was really pushing it."I don't have another aunt. Uncle Ted isn't married." She looked at me. "Where are you going with this?"Sh@t. "No where, just curious.""Liar.""I'm not!""Your eyes say otherwise!""I think they're off-" Suddenly she was twisting my arm."Paaaauuuul, tell me!""You're actually proving my point!""What is that supposed to mean?" I freed myself and ran. "Hey, get back here and answer my d@mn question!"Yep, I definitely dug a hole for myself.But it's d@mn worth it....I noticed Paul run by, followed by that Haley girl. Luckily they hadn't noticed me, though I don't think they would have wanted to see me, anyway. I had watched their fight against those four attackers. I hadn't realized Paul had gotten so strong. And his traveling partner is as well. No wonder Mars had such a hard time. "Master Cyrus, come in." It was Saturn coming in through my communicator. I turned it on."Speak.""It is about the test for the Galactic Bomb. I know you do not enjoy bad news, but I figured it would be best to inform you that the latest test ended like all of the others.""I do appreciate the truth at the very least," I replied. "Continue your research on the bomb as well as the meteor. And one more thing, Saturn.""Yes?""Those two that beat Mars. We are to keep an eye on them should they cause trouble again.""The Zuckerman kid and the girl, sir?" Saturn clarified. "But sir, with all due respect, they are just children. And I believe if we should be keeping an eye on children, it should be those three that tried to ruin our plans in Veilstone City.""I air on the side of caution. Or are you defying my orders?"There was a pause. "No, sir.""Good. Should they interfere again, I want it reported, just like with the other three.""Yes, Master Cyrus." And with that he cut off communications.I watched Paul disappear into the distance. I remember seeing him as a child before his brother took him and ran. Such a shy boy he used to be. I met him once or twice before he began traveling around the world, and at that point in time he was more scared. Three years ago I noticed another change, as he had become cold to the world, most likely to get rid of his scared nature. Meeting him in Mt. Coronet, he just seemed content, though as I walked away I noticed I had made him angry, annoyed, and unnerved. Now here he was, seemingly happy, or at the very least content once more, and those angry feelings have melted away. I knew the change in emotions would not end today. Emotions are a tricky thing, a complex thing, and a thing that only causes strife. That is why I wish to create a world in which emotion is nothing more than a fable.Paul should know more than anyone that emotions cause fighting, since he had been on a roller coaster of emotions himself, and yet he continues to act upon these emotions. Then I had an idea."Yes," I decided. "You and I will encounter each other again." A/N: If you couldn't tell, Paul is actually going to be a little more involved with Team Galactic than he was in the anime. Why? Well before the final episode that Team Galactic appeared in came out, I always thought he would. I mean, Reggie got involved, Gary got involved, and even Barry got involved. F@ck@ng Barry. I have nothing against the guy but seriously? You have Barry do something but not Paul? Ugh, I'm rambling.'
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