My POV

This was really amazing - Such a rarity of a pokemon was coming to be in my hands. Well, sort of. I didn't hold Maria since she could fly. But still, I was practically shaking after seeing the conversation between Connor and Maria taking place. I knew that we'd all talk to each other in the future but it was still weird, and still a little hard to take in. I also took a look over at Dante; he was such a lucky pokemon to have such a good trainer looking over him.

Then I realised that Maria was now part of my team. I felt so honoured! I gave her a hug because I felt like it was the most appropriate thing to do, but I wasn't sure whether it'd be the same story with Connor. So I shook his hand. "Thanks so much. I'll be sure to take great care of Maria, and I'll be sure to keep her in contact with you. Also, I'm sure she'll fit into the team well - She's already bonded with two of my pokemon."