Well, my progress on writing this story was quite slow at first, but at last, I'm done. I have a few references I used asterisks for though, and they represent or were used for the following:
*- all my AC items.
**- I borrowed this concept from the episode "Mutiny in the Bounty", when Pokemon Hunter J's Ariados used String Shot at times to bind its human target to a sturdy object like a tree or a boulder.
***- when I mean coding, I basically am talking about the assembly language, or ASM for short.
Anyway, here we go. Oh, BTW, after this story, does this mean that I may be written into future stories from anyone else here? I'm slightly curious.
My POV
Things in Crossroads were starting to look quiet these days, after my last couple of battles, I woke up to a knock on my front door. Opening it up, I saw a familiar face. It was Allen, the guy who had helped me on a couple of occasions.
"Hey Kyle, I have a bit of news to tell you. Have you heard of a place called Glacier Peaks?"
"No, I haven't. Why do you ask, Allen? Do you have a friend or relative that lives there?"
"No, I don't. I just found this letter addressed to me on my doorstep earlier today about this business needing major help with a serious problem they're currently having."
"What kind of help do they need, Allen?"
"I don't know yet. All I know is that they said something about possibly needing some Electric Pokemon to help them. Unfortunately, not one of my Pokemon is an Electric type. But nonetheless, I think we're going to have to move away from Crossroads. You have Electric Pokemon, right Kyle?"
"Yes, I have Surge and Electro. It makes me wonder if the business is lacking in Electric Pokemon or something?"
"It's possible. But at this rate, we better think about our decision to move. We can't let this business suffer, agreed?"
"I totally agree with you, Allen. But the thought of moving is going to be tricky, that's for sure. I don't want to go alone, and I'm pretty sure you don't want to go alone either, if we ended up becoming separated, it could be bad news. But how do we get to Glacier Peaks?"
"Good question. It seems so far away, I guess our only chance is to take a chance with a portal, and see where it leads us."
Reluctantly agreeing with Allen on the move, I shrugged my shoulders and packed all my items* and Pokeballs into my backpack, and got on my Mach Bike, Allen following me close behind. As I rode to the bike shop, I could tell it had taken a bit of damage from the fire that had happened there months ago. But I felt some relief when I walked in to the shop.
"Sorry I didn't get around to visiting you last time Mr. Gardiner, are you working on getting some repairs here?"
"Yes, but I can't afford to get the repairs done right now...unfortunately, that fire cost me a few thousand dollars in damage, but I'm just glad you weren't responsible for the fire. I did hear someone was responsible though, who was it?"
"If I recall correctly, his name is Jeff "Blue" Azure, I did have a run-in with him earlier, but I don't know what became of him after my friend Allen battled him. Either way, Mr. Gardiner, I was wondering, is there anything new here?"
"As a matter of fact, yes. I just picked up a new kind of bike that has two speeds to it, if you shift the gears around, you can cover plenty of distance on it, and I even heard you can climb up some slippery slopes if you build up enough speed first."
"Would I have to give up the other bike I have?"
"Yes, absolutely. But since you saved my shop from getting any further damage, I'll let you have this one, free of charge. Just promise you won't tell anyone, okay?"
"I promise."
"Good, it's yours. Now, if you don't mind me asking, what's on tap for your next adventure?"
"It's a bit of a hard one to say, Mr. Gardiner. Allen just received a job opportunity at a faraway place called Glacier Peaks, and I'm feeling this strong temptation to move with him, I mean, if I don't go along with him, I may never see him again, so I am thinking seriously about a change of scenery. It's been fun living here in Crossroads for the last few years, but I feel the time has come for me to say goodbye. Anyway, it was nice knowing you, Mr. Gardiner...see you around."
With my voice beginning to break, I knew it was time to make a painful decision. As I made the bike exchange and said my final goodbyes to Mr. Gardiner and Crossroads, I walked out to the outskirts of town with Allen and let out all my adopted Pokemon.
"Well guys, as much as I don't like doing this, Allen is moving away to a place called Glacier Peaks, between the choices of never seeing him again and moving out of Crossroads, I can't bear the thoughts of losing touch with him, so I figured I better tag along with him."
"Leaving your hometown sounds like a tough decision, Kyle, are you sure you can handle it? I mean, this is the most emotional I've seen you in as long as I can remember." Surge said, speaking for everyone in the group.
"Yeah Surge...I may have a hard time fitting in to whatever city we end up in, but I'm pretty sure you'll all be able to make some new friends in that city, once I figure out what "that city" is."
"I just hope we don't end up getting lost on the way, that's what has me most nervous, Kyle." Allen said, turning to face me and my crew.
"Well, in the case we do, Allen, I have Blazer, who might be of help."
"How? What is Blazer again? I can't remember."
"Blazer is a Flareon. If we end up needing some light, and we have the right stuff, he can help us."
"Okay...I suppose that'd mean having to find some decent-sized piece of wood that will burn safely. Should we go?"
"Yeah, but let's see what Blazer thinks first. Hey Blazer, if Allen and I end up travelling, but night falls before we reach a town or city, can you possibly help us please? We may need a bit of your fire along the way."
"I can try, Kyle. I agree with Allen though, if you guys need my help later on, you should show me a branch of sorts, and I'll light it for you." Blazer said.
Okay, thanks Blazer, I'll be sure to keep that in mind. For now, since I may need to travel by my new bicycle to get to this Glacier Peaks area Allen talked about, I'm going to have to recall everybody. I mean, my explaining as to what's going on here is one thing, but you and the others will be safer in your Pokeballs." I said.
"I hear you, Kyle. Uh, how fast can this new bicycle of yours go?" Blazer asked.
"I have no idea...I guess the only way to find out is to ride it and test it at its faster speed...with any luck, we'll be hitting a new area we haven't explored yet." I said, as I recalled Blazer and the rest of the crew back to their Pokeballs.
Turning to face Allen, I hopped on my bike.
"You ready, Allen? I just hope this won't be a case of no turning back, but either way, let's catch the portal quick!" I called, as I pointed to the portal I could just make out in the distance ahead.
As Allen and I rode off in the direction of the portal, we entered it, and soon found ourselves in a most unfamiliar place. I could no longer see the sky, and the walls appeared to be made of solid dirt, as I suddenly realized we ended up in a cave, of all places. Noticing a few wild Geodude glaring angrily at Allen and I as if we were invading their territory, I quickly turned to Allen, who pointed my attention back at the Geodude.
"Kyle, wait. I think those Geodude made their home here. I mean, we didn't mean to come in here on purpose, but if we can get them to believe us, maybe they'll let us go without any harm." Allen said.
"I dunno Allen, but it's worth a try." I said, as I turned to face the trio of Geodude.
"Listen to me, both my friend and I aren't intruders. We only came in here because our mode of transportation brought us here. Neither he nor I want to hurt any of you, so can you please let us be?" I asked the middle Geodude, who appeared to be the leader of the group.
"Fine, whatever. But if you come back in here again, you will suffer the consequences. Now get out of our sight." the middle Geodude said, still glaring at me.
"Wait, where's the way out?" I asked.
"Out of the cave? Up that slope. But I highly doubt you'll make it up...unless that thing you have can get you up there." the middle Geodude said, pointing at the steep looking slope in between me and the only true exit out of the cave.
Seeing that the exit looked tricky to reach, I rode up the slope leading to the exit. But the ride proved to be more difficult than I thought, as I didn't quite make it to the top, and ended up getting sent backwards close to where I was a moment ago. Then I remembered the second speed on the bicycle Mr. Gardiner gave me. Getting off the bicycle for a moment, I shifted the gears around until the bicycle was ready again, and I hopped back on, making a second attempt at the slope. This time though, I had the burst of speed I previously needed, and I made it up to the slope, peering ahead at the many stone columns holding up the cave ceiling. Allen soon followed suit, getting up there too, and with that, we exited the cave. But no sooner did we exit the cave, I turned back for a split second and found the Geodude were still looking angry as they were starting to pound their fists against the columns.
"What's going on? What are they doing?" Allen asked.
"I'm thinking they might be using Earthquake...good thing we got out of the cave on time Allen, because I have a bad feeling they..."
Before I could finish, a loud crash made me stare at the exit in shock.
"It looks like the Geodude in that cave wanted to make sure we'd never disturb them again after we got out, Allen. I hate to admit this, but it looks like we cannot backtrack..." I said with a sigh.
"Oh well, the days of living in Crossroads were as good as they lasted." Allen agreed.
As Allen and I rode away, we soon came to a sign. It read "Sector Alpha, 10 km ahead, Glacier Peaks, 25 km ahead.".
"Hmm, to get to Glacier Peaks, it seems like we have to go through Sector Alpha first. If we're lucky enough, maybe we'll be able to each get a PokeGear in Sector Alpha." Allen said.
"A PokeGear? Uh, can you elaborate a bit more on it, please Allen?" I asked.
"A friend I know from Glacier Peaks has some relatives in Sector Alpha, she tells me that they know a bit more about the PokeGear than she does herself. But we better look for a place to sleep, I mean, look at the sky." Allen said, pointing up.
Seeing that night indeed was approaching, I let out Blazer and Cyberius.
"Why did you send Cyberius out, Kyle? He doesn't have any Fire-type moves." Allen said.
"That's right...but I have a few TMs I'm certain will help him. The first one is Hidden Power, and I made sure to make it the Fire type. Now Cyberius, your predecessor had Hidden Power as well, but it wasn't the Fire type back then. For you though, it will be. You never know, but this might be handy outside of battle incase Blazer needs an extra hand." I said.
As I sprinkled the TM's powdery contents on Cyberius, everyone watched as a small circle of red orbs began to form around him. Though they didn't fully form yet, they still signified the success, as Cyberius learned Hidden Power: Fire!
"So Cyberius, the reason I wanted to give you Hidden Power: Fire was mainly to cover up for some things Cybertron didn't, or wasn't able to do. He battled a lot back in my old days, but I'm holding onto hope you'll one day be as good as he was, or better. I mean, he evolved into a Porygon2 before I lost him, but now that you're a Porygon2, you can succeed him by eventually evolving again." I said.
"Evolving did help me, but it didn't grant my wish to fly." Cyberius said, looking slightly upset.
"Haha, you want to learn how to fly? That's a good one. The only way I can see you getting wings, is if you evolve again, or take this other TM I have for you. If I recall correctly, when you make it all the way to a Porygon-Z, you'll get wings...in a way. Of course, as the saying goes, the sky's the limit. Let's just enjoy things the way they are, for now. I'll try and help you make your dream a reality someday." I said.
"Other TM? Are you trying to be Santa Claus here, Kyle?" Allen asked.
"Ho ho ho, I guess so, Allen. It's not Christmas, but I think the Psychic TM I recently picked up will also help Cyberius. Cyberius, you up for learning this second TM?"
"Psychic? Can that help me fly?" Cyberius asked, his eyes beginning to glow a little.
"Well, yeah, it can if you use the move on yourself, but you won't be able to fly as much with this move, as I have a feeling using Psychic to fly will make you able to fly for only short distances." I said.
"It's alright. As long as I can get a little more maneuverability in the air, I'll be fine." Cyberius replied.
Sprinkling the contents of the second TM on Cyberius, I watched as his body absorbed it. This time, he began to glow a light purple for a brief moment as he learned how to use Psychic!
"Okay Cyberius, now, this last TM I want to give you is one I recently received from a friend. It's Tri-Attack. If we utilize it in battle, there's the chance for you to freeze, burn, or paralyze your opponent, depending on which one of the three beams from this move has the most effect, if one of them ends up having a stronger effect than the others at any time when you use this move in battle. Cybertron knew this move, too, when another friend traded me her Tri-Attack TM years ago, but this will definitely get you a step closer to following in his footsteps." I said.
Taking out the Tri-Attack TM, I sprinkled its contents on Cyberius, and soon a small fireball, a tiny bolt of lightning, and a cloud of ice energy formed in a triangle around Cyberius, signifying he had learned Tri-Attack!
"Whew, teaching a Pokemon three moves definitely takes a bit out of the trainer, but how do you feel, Cyberius?"
"I'm definitely feeling a surge of energy in my body...I can't wait to start putting it all to good use in battle." Cyberius answered.
As we all kept going, we soon came to another cave. This one though sounded very quiet, and above all, pitch black inside. Blazer had been walking close to me, and I could tell he had the look of curiosity in his eyes.
"What were you going to ask me, Kyle? I presumed you did send me out for a reason." Blazer asked.
"Yeah, I had a slight feeling I would need your help, Blazer, and I can see I am definitely right. We can't safely traverse this cave without shedding some light, and since Flash isn't one of our options, the only other choice for getting through this cave is to make a makeshift torch. Allen, do you know where we can find a stick or something that Blazer can ignite one end of, without turning it into a major fire hazard?" I asked.
"A makeshift torch, eh? Hmm, well, if we had a candle, that would be even better...but where do you suppose we'll be able to find a candle in the middle of nowhere? I think the stick option might actually work, Kyle, but as far as I know, the stick needs to be dry, and it wouldn't hurt for it to be thick, either." Allen said.
I looked around for a stick, and spotted a tree nearby with a couple of fallen branches near it. Assuming that the wind must have blown them off at some point recently, I walked over and picked up one of the branches. Though it still had some excess wood on it, I managed to break off a good number of the segments until I had a long stick. I mean, it wasn't perfect, but I knew it had to do, as I took it back with me to show Allen and my Pokemon.
"Well, what do you think, Allen? You think this will make a good makeshift torch?" I asked.
"If it can last long enough, sure." Allen replied.
Shrugging, I led the way into the cave, with Blazer at my side. Allen followed cautiously behind. Slowly leading the way, I had to move the torch around a bit in defense to scare off a few Zubat that came a little too close for comfort at times, but Blazer was thankfully there during the times when I needed to relight the stick because of the times when it nearly went out. But after an hour or so, we made our way out of the cave and found ourselves at another sign.
"Sector Alpha, 1 km. ahead North-East." I said as I read the sign.
"Ah, that means we're getting closer to our destination....wait, what's that commotion up ahead?" Allen asked, suddenly getting tense as he heard something unpleasant ahead.
"Help!" a young female voice shouted in the distance.
Feeling relieved for having my strong hearing, I dashed along with Allen to the source of the cry for help. Pretty soon, we found ourselves face-to-face with a guy with a nasty attitude. He had a fairly strong build, and judging by the insect tattoos on his arms, he looked like he was a specialist in Bug-type Pokemon. Taking a closer look, I could see he had a young woman of around twenty-five or so in his strong grasp. She had medium dark hair, and some auburn highlights, and was carrying a backpack of sorts, and she was struggling to get free.
"Hey, put her down!" Don't you know any better?" I angrily asked.
"Oh yeah? You want to save the girl? I dare you to follow me to where I plan to take her."
"Where are you taking me?" the young woman demanded.
"To a place called Sybyll...aw, drat, now I'm going to get it!"
"What, did you just let the cat out of the bag?" I asked, cautiously eyeing the guy.
"My boss didn't want me giving away the location of the town where she's been building her army of rebels. If she finds out I accidentally gave away the town to an outsider, she'll be furious with me, especially now that most of her followers have been already defeated!"
"Just who is your boss?" I asked.
"Yssera. I'm one of the few remaining grunts she has left. So we've been executing desperate measures to make sure her plans won't collapse."
Turning to the young woman, I asked her for her name.
"I...I'm Autumn. Now can you please help me?" she asked.
Telling her I was ready to help, I then turned to her captor. He looked like he was ready to flee from me.
"Yssera is going to be furious at me...I better get out of here!" said the grunt, as he turned and began to run away, still holding his captive.
"Hellllp!" Autumn cried.
No sooner had I heard her crying for help, I saw the grunt take off in a mad dash. Thinking he was cowardly, I knew I had to rescue Autumn at all costs. But while walking, Allen and I came across something in the snow.
"Hey look Allen, a Pokeball. You thinking it might be Autumn's?" I asked.
"I don't know...but if it is hers, we better return it to her when we save her, just incase." Allen replied.
Before I could say another word, the Pokeball opened up, revealing a sad looking Rapidash inside.
"Oh, hello there. Do you belong to Autumn?" I asked curiously.
The Rapidash nodded at me and neighed quietly, indicating this Rapidash was probably Autumn's.
"Ah, well in that case, I'll make sure you and Autumn are reunited." I said to the Rapidash, making sure to give her my word.
The Rapidash soon neighed again, and I let her go back into her Pokeball. Picking the Pokeball up again, I put it into my backpack, but put it into a separate area so that it wouldn't be accidentally amongst my own Pokeballs. Turning back to Allen, I had the name of the town of Sybyll fresh in my memory, and so we headed for Sector Alpha first, since neither of us had a map. As Allen and I walked toward Sector Alpha, we soon came to a visitor information center, where we saw a young woman around my age at the front desk. She had long, dark hair with some blond highlights, and was looking surprisingly nice in her business outfit.
"Hello, may I help you?" she said.
"Yes, my name's Kyle, and my friend's name is Allen. We're new to Sector Alpha, but we need a map to find our way to the town of Sybyll...have you heard of that town?" I asked.
"My name's Jennifer. To answer your question about Sybyll, I most certainly have heard of it, and I've been hearing really bad things about events that have been happening in that town...you better stay away from there." Jennifer warned.
"I can't...I've been chosen to help defend the town from the wrath of this Yssera character and her army...one of her cronies just kidnapped a woman named Autumn that I tried to help. He ran away from me." I said.
"Autumn...come to think of it, I think I know her and her mother. I've seen her mother from time to time at the supermarket." Jennifer said.
"Do you have her mother's address?" I asked.
"Her mother lives in this blue and white house, you can't miss it. Most of the house is blue, but the roof was painted white." Jennifer said.
"A white roof on a blue house? Interesting, and thanks. Oh, BTW, I forgot to mention where I am from, I used to live in a place called Crossroads, but I couldn't stay there because my friend Allen was given a letter from somewhere in Glacier Peaks that apparently needs help." I said.
"Ah yes, that's north of here. What kind of help?" Jennifer asked, turning to face Allen.
"If I recall correctly, they needed the service of an Electric-type Pokemon. But I'm beginning to think the problem may be worse than I thought." Allen replied.
"Hmm, that is odd. A place looking for the help of Electric-type Pokemon...I wish I could help you two there, but I don't have any Pokemon with me right now. Before you go, let me give you two a couple of maps. They should help you both immensely." Jennifer said.
"Thank you." I said.
"Yes, thanks." Allen said.
"You're most welcome. Anyway, good luck on your quest." Jennifer said.
As both Allen and I thanked Jennifer for her help, we began to steadily explore the sights of Sector Alpha, and about 5 minutes in, we found what we were looking for. There was a blue house with a white roof just a few feet away, so we went up to the door, and I carefully rang the doorbell. A woman who looked like she was in her mid-fifties opened the door.
"Hello? Hmm, don't think I've seen you two here before...who are you?" she asked.
"I'm Kyle, and this is Allen. You're Autumn's mother, am I right?" I asked.
"Yes, but how do you know her?" the woman wanted to know.
"I bumped into her earlier today, however, I have some bad news, she was kidnapped!" I said.
"Kidnapped! Are you serious?" the woman asked.
"I'm afraid so. This guy was headed to Sybyll, and it turned out he works for this woman named Yssera. He got away with Autumn." I said.
"Ohhh no, this isn't good. Autumn was going to take some medicine to her grandmother in the town of Selenia, due east of here. She and I co-own a medicine shop where we make our own medicines. Not only that, but Autumn's also a budding equestrian." the woman said.
"Okay...first of all, does that mean this Rapidash I found earlier is hers?"
"Yes, she does own a Rapidash. Why do you ask?"
"When Autumn was kidnapped, she somehow either dropped or threw her Rapidash's Pokeball. If it was the latter, I'm presuming it was because she wanted me to be able to catch that guy who kidnapped her."
"Hmm...now did you have a second question to ask me?"
"Yeah I do, as a matter of fact. Do the medicines work on just humans, or Pokemon too?" I asked.
"Well, the ones Autumn took with her only work on humans, but I have a supply of medicines in the basement for Pokemon only. We make various kinds of elixirs here, some restore health, while others give the Pokemon more energy incase they get tired of battling. But anyway, please do your best to rescue her. Oh, before I forget, my name is Linda. Linda Stoddart. Now where are you from?" Linda asked.
"I'm from a place called Crossroads. Unfortunately, it's a long way from here. Not only that, but earlier Allen and I found ourselves unable to go back to the town after a few Geodude created an avalanche in this cave he and I travelled through." I said.
"An avalanche? Oh dear, how?" Linda asked.
"Somehow they used that avalanche to seal off the exit after Allen and I safely got out...they didn't want us invading their territory, no doubt." I said.
"I understand...but it sounds like those Pokemon are indeed territorial." Linda said.
"Can I please come back with Autumn, that is, if I am able to rescue her? Moving to a new town isn't easy for me, but I don't want to feel like an outsider here too much longer." I said.
"I understand, Kyle. Yes, I'll try and renovate the guest room we have upstairs. It's in need of some serious cleaning, so I should be done by the time you come back with Autumn. I want to thank you for accepting the rescue mission, I hope you are successful." Linda said.
"Thanks...I'll be sure to stop him. Allen and I received maps earlier, so we might as well open one of them and look for Sybyll." I said.
Doing just that, I opened up my map and spread it out on the wooden table.
"Sybyll...Sybyll, ah, here it is. Oh, but it's so far from here." I said.
"Yes...according to the map, it's north by west." Linda said.
"North by west?" I asked.
"It's the direction between north, and north-northwest. Sybyll is roughly 600 kilometers from here though, so your best bet may be taking the train. But before I forget, are either of you a Pokemon trainer?" Linda asked.
"I am, why?" I replied.
"Well, presuming that you have some good Pokemon of your own, I hope you'll be okay. For the sake of my daughter, please be careful, I don't want you to end up lost." Linda said.
"I should be fine. But anyway, Autumn won't mind if I ride her Rapidash, will she?" I asked curiously.
"In a situation like this, you might want to ride the Rapidash anyway. But it's up to you if you want to or not. Sector Alpha has a train station, but if you'd prefer an alternate way of transportation, I'm sure the Rapidash will let you ride on her back if you ask her nicely." Linda replied.
"Oh, that shouldn't be a problem; the Rapidash was friendly with me earlier when I first met her, so I'm fairly sure I'll be able to ride her without getting burned." I said.
"Alright, well good luck then Kyle. Please bring back Autumn safely!" Linda said as Allen and I left the house.
Minimizing the map just after Allen and I were back outside, I took out the Rapidash's Pokeball again, and opened it up to reveal the Fire Horse Pokemon.
"Hey, nice to see you again, can you please give me and my friend Allen a ride?" I asked the Rapidash.
The Rapidash could only say her own name, but seeing that look in her eyes that she wanted to help in saving her owner told me that Allen and I were able to get our ride. So we both hopped on the Rapidash's back, and I opened up my map again to find the location of Glacier Peaks, the town we had to go to first before we could head for Sybyll. Upon eventually reaching Glacier Peaks, it wasn't too long before we found a building with a "Help Needed" sign near it. Walking toward the other side of the building to see what was going on here, I could make out part of a majestic hill of snow, with a chairlift mechanism on it. Oddly enough, it didn't appear to be working, and I walked back to the main entrance.
"Hmm, this appears to be the place that was looking for help...Sam's Ski & Snowboard Resort." Allen said, looking at the big blue letters above the door.
As Allen and I walked into the building, the owner greeted us both.
"Hello, and welcome to Sam's Ski & Snowboard Resort, I'm Sam. I take it you received my letter and business card?" Sam asked the two of us.
"I did, yes. I'm Allen." Allen said as he extended his hand to Sam.
"And I'm Kyle. I've known Allen for quite some time now, and I accompanied him here." I said, extending my hand to Sam as well.
"Well, it's nice to meet the both of you." Sam said, as he shook Allen's hand one moment, then mine the next moment after.
"Judging by the name of your business, you must operate this place, right?" I asked.
"Yes, but, we're currently in the middle of a serious problem. Our generator, which allows our chairlifts to run smoothly, was mysteriously stolen one day while we were closed for the night. Someone broke in and made off with it." Sam said.
"Two questions here, one, did you identify the thief, and two, how long ago did this happen?" I asked.
"No, we couldn't identify the thief, and this happened a week ago. All I know, I overheard the name of this town called Sybyll...I think that's where he's from. Also, if you're wondering, he had a young woman as his captive while he stole the generator part. Now, the reason I mentioned Electric Pokemon is, I wish to borrow any you may have on hand to see if they can help us out here." Sam said.
"I have a Raichu and a Jolteon, but that's about it. But about this young woman, her name is Autumn...and that means the thief could be the same guy who kidnapped her. She's got to be the young woman you mentioned. I have to help her." I said.
"If you can leave your Raichu and Jolteon here, I'll see how far we can get if their combined electricity was used as an alternate source of electricity." Sam said.
"I have a feeling it won't be enough, but you never know. Surge, Electro, please do the best you can to help this man. I'll get the generator back." I said.
"We'll do the best we can, Kyle. But if we can't get enough combined electricity, at least we tried. It's better to do something than to do nothing in a dire situation like this one." Surge said, as he and Electro pondered their strategy.
"What about you, Allen? Can you help me save Autumn?" I asked.
"I wish I could go with you, Kyle, but I better stay here. I doubt the Rapidash can support you, me, and Autumn at the same time, so I'll see if I can help Sam in any way I can." Allen said.
Thinking the guy stole the generator as a diversion to make it harder for me to save Autumn, I made a vow to Sam that I'd get the generator back at all costs, and I headed to the north side of Glacier Peaks. Taking the Rapidash's Pokeball out again, I let the fire horse Pokemon out once more.
"All right buddy, I have some additional business now besides having to rescue Autumn, I need to retrieve a stolen generator, you think you can get me to Sybyll now, please?" I asked.
The Rapidash neighed, and soon I was off again. The second trip was longer than the first, but after a couple of hours and a half of riding, I had at long last made it to Sybyll. Upon setting foot in the town, I didn't like what I saw, but I still had a rescue on my hands. Cautiously walking around the town, it didn't take us too long to find the grunt with the insect tattoos, or Autumn. She was tied to a post not far from the grunt, but not with rope. To me, it looked like strong, sticky threads were keeping her bound to the post.
"Oh no, Autumn! Are you okay?" I shouted, as I saw Autumn unsuccessfully struggling to get free.**
"Was it you who stole that generator from Sam's Ski & Snowboard Resort?" I asked angrily as I turned to Autumn's captor.
"You're a real annoyance, you know that? If you want them back that badly, you're going to have to defeat me in battle! If you win, I'll give them both back to you. But if I win, the girl is staying my prisoner, and I'll never return the generator."
"I have a funny feeling I know just what you did to her. You ought to be ashamed of yourself, exposing her to a String Shot!" I said.
"That's just one way to ensure she doesn't get free easily, and I can certainly do the same thing to you and your Pokemon. Beautifly, go!" the grunt shouted as he released a Beautifly.
"A Beautifly? We'll see about that, Cyberius, let's teach this guy and his Beautifly a lesson! Make sure to activate your Download ability the moment the battle begins, with it, that Beautifly's trainer will want to think twice about battling you!" I shouted back as I let Cyberius out.
Cyberius the Porygon2 ("M", L5) VS Yssera Grunt (M) #1's Beautifly (M, L15)
Cyberius' POV
By the time I was into the battle, my opponent's trainer was on the attack already. But I was ready. Thinking about Cybertron, my predecessor, gave me the determination I needed to win this battle for Kyle, and I took a battle stance and activated my Download ability as Kyle had requested, "scanning" my opponent and giving myself a much-needed boost in my Special Attack power.
"What the? That Porygon2's ability somehow gave him a boost in power! No matter, Beautifly, let's start this battle strong so that we can get this pesky Porygon2 out of the way. Use Stun Spore!" the grunt ordered.
"That's what Download does, it increases Cyberius' Attack if his opponent's Defense is lower than its Special Defense. On the flip side, Download increases Cyberius' Special Attack if his opponent's Special Defense is lower than its Defense, or if the opponent's Defense and Special Defense are equal. I did my calculations here, and your Beautifly's Defense and Special Defense are the same, so Cyberius has higher Special Attack here. Now, Cyberius, don't let that Stun Spore touch you, wait for the cloud to get close, then blow it off course with your Icy Wind!" Kyle ordered to me.
I watched as the cloud of yellow spores came my way. When they were close enough, I exhaled and breathed out my Icy Wind, blowing them all away from me. Though they didn't come back to hit my airborne opponent, a bit of the wind still clipped the Beautifly's wings, making him shiver a bit but not lose any altitude.
"Grrr, some strategy! Beautifly, time to change tactics, use Gust!" the grunt ordered.
"Cyberius, move forward so that the Gust can't push you as hard, and use Conversion2!" Kyle ordered back.
I watched as the Beautifly began to rapidly flap his wings, forming a Gust that was a bit on the painful side, but I didn't allow it to push me back too far as I used Conversion2. Praying that it'd be as helpful to me as possible, I closed my eyes for a brief moment as my body turned bright yellow.
Realizing I had become an Electric type, I felt a little extra confidence flowing in me, and was ready to use it.
"Gah, that may cause us problems later on, Beaitifly, but no matter, use String Shot! We want to slow that Porygon2 down enough so that he cannot evade future attacks from you!" the grunt ordered.
"A String Shot? Okay Cyberius, it appears like we can't fully take advantage of the effects of Conversion2 right away, but we can still stop that String Shot, use Ice Beam to freeze it and hit Beautifly at the same time!" Kyle ordered back.
Watching as the Beautifly's String Shot came my way, I shot off my Ice Beam in its direction, causing it to freeze and drop harmlessly to the ground, and hit the Beautifly dead-on. The Beautifly shuddered from the supereffectiveness of my Ice Beam, and although I had weakened him a good deal, he wasn't out yet.
"Beautifly, that Ice Beam did hurt, but right now, we have no further choice, fight back with Hidden Power!" the grunt ordered.
"Cyberius, apparently this guy didn't learn his lesson yet, use Ice Beam on Beautifly this time, full power!" Kyle ordered back.
The Beautifly's Hidden Power was soon fired in my direction. Upon seeing that the orbs had a red glow in them, I gasped, the Beautifly's Hidden Power was Fire, same as mine! I wasn't going to let the Hidden Power get the better of me though, as I fired off an Ice Beam with a little more bite than the last one, weakening the Beautifly even more.
"Gah, this Porygon2 is stronger than I thought. Beautifly, use Giga Drain!" the grunt ordered.
"Alright Cyberius, seems like Beautifly is trying to get back into this battle, so we have to act fast here, use Thunderbolt this time, at its full power!" Kyle ordered back.
The Beautifly began to fly my way, intending to steal some of my health, but I was ready. As I began to spark with electricity, I shot off my Thunderbolt, shocking the daylights out of the Beautifly, and he fell to the ground. He appeared to have been knocked out, but somehow, he was still hanging on.
"Oh no, this isn't good, Beautifly, he could knock you out on his next move...unless we counter with a powerful attack of our own, use the last of your strength to use Giga Impact!" the grunt ordered.
"Giga Impact? I don't think so, pal. Your Beautifly is going down, Cyberius, use Psychic to keep Beautifly from advancing on you, and use it to slam him into the ground. You can do it, Cyberius!" Kyle ordered back.
The Beautifly soon slowly lifted himself back into the air, and used up the last bit of his energy to fly into me as hard as he could with his Giga Impact. I wasn't going to let him off easy though, as my eyes began to glow red, I got him with my Psychic mere inches from hitting me, and I used my Psychic power to slam him hard into the ground. This time, the Beautifly didn't get up, and I was victorious.
I grew to L7!
Hovering back to Kyle, I felt relieved. Even though my Download boost went away and my type changed back to Normal, the reversions didn't bother me at all. But the look on Kyle's face told me that our work was not done yet.
"Okay pal, you remember what you said earlier about what happens if you lose the battle. Now let go of Autumn and the generator! A deal's a deal!" Kyle ordered.
"Fine, take them. Just for the record, by defeating me, you and those other trainers have caused Yssera's defenses to weaken severely, but even so, just as long as she has at least one undefeated grunt remaining, she'll never surrender!" the grunt shouted as he fled out of sight.
"Other trainers?" I thought to myself.
Pondering about who these other trainers were, I ran over to Autumn, still trapped in her predicament.
"Oh Kyle, thank you! I had the slight feeling he was going to win the battle, but you were great! Now, can you please help me get out of this String Shot? Not only is it keeping me from getting away from this post, but I'm afraid the stickiness is going to ruin my clothes after a while if the stickiness doesn't completely come off." Autumn said.
"I'll try...but it looks like I'm going to need help from at least one of the other Pokemon I have on me in order to get you loose...hmm...I've got it. Raven, come on out!" Kyle said as he called out his Zangoose.
"Hi Cyberius, congrats, hi Kyle. Who is this?" Raven asked as he pointed one claw in Autumn's direction.
"That's Autumn. Now Raven, I called you out because I need help to get her freed here, can you do it?" Kyle asked.
"I can try." Raven replied.
"Okay, thanks. Try from the back of the pole, the opposite side of where she is." Kyle suggested.
As Raven carefully pulled the sticky String Shot off the back of the pole, he soon was able to loosen it from the back.
"It's working, Kyle! I hope your Zangoose can do the trick alone." Autumn said as she felt the String Shot loosening more and more.
"Not a problem. With my long claws, this is literally going to be a snap." Raven said, as the String Shot was close to breaking.
"Good going Raven, you've almost got it! Just a few more seconds of pulling, and it should break." Kyle said.
As Raven continued to pull, the String Shot finally broke.
"All right! But now we need to get the rest of this stickiness off me!" Autumn said.
"I have an idea. Raven, how about you wrap both ends of the broken String Shot around each hand. Autumn, you better hold still for this, as this may become a sticky situation for Raven instead of you if it works. Now Raven, once you're ready, pull as hard and as quick as you can!" Kyle said.
"But how am I supposed to get this off my claws if I get it off the girl totally?" Raven asked, looking at Kyle suspiciously.
"You should be able to cut that with your claws, Raven. You don't need Fury Swipes to get it off of you, I don't think. Just try moving your claws in rapid figure eights, and that might do the trick." Kyle replied.
As Raven walked in front of Autumn and grabbed one end of the torn String Shot in each set of claws, he gave the sticky stuff one mighty pull, getting off most, if not all of the String Shot off of her.
"Oh well, there's still traces of it on my clothes, but at least my mom should be able to get the rest off, thanks." Autumn said as she flashed a smile of gratitude at Kyle.
"I used your Rapidash to get here, so I hope you didn't mind me riding it to get here." Kyle said.
"I did see that. And no, I don't mind at all. In fact, I'm grateful I didn't have its Pokeball on me when I was kidnapped, otherwise you might not have gotten here on time." Autumn said.
"On time? Uh...?" Kyle said, looking a little confused.
"I was nervous that the next move my captor could have done, was set the post on fire...incase you didn't know, I don't allow my Rapidash to use Fire type moves because I am scared of fires." Autumn said.
"You, scared of fires? What do you mean?"
"It was about an accident that happened many years ago...my old house was destroyed by a fire and we never found out whether the fire was accidental or not." Autumn said.
"Oh my, did you lose anything in that fire?" Kyle asked.
"Yes, I lost a few minor possessions, some dolls that I used to have as a little girl. I guess you didn't know this, but I have a girly girl side." Autumn said.
"That's very interesting. I'm sorry about what happened to you in the past, but I'm glad we made it here. Anyway, I'm also happy we got back the generator." Kyle said.
"What's that for?" Autumn asked.
"It's for a business called Sam's Ski & Snowboard Resort. Their chairlift mechanism cannot run without the generator." Kyle said.
"That's terrible! Oh, when I think of the ordeal I went through, it makes me so upset. But, this isn't a time for me to cry, despite how emotional I can be at times. Where is this business?" Autumn asked.
"It's in the town of Glacier Peaks. In fact, that's the town we have to go to after I'm finished with my business here. I see your Rapidash can carry two, so do you want to sit in front of me when we're ready to head out of here? I'll guard the generator with my life." Kyle said.
"Hold it right there!" a voice said, interuptting Kyle and Autumn before they could plot their next move.
My POV
Turning around to see who was interuptting me and Autumn just after she had gotten free, I came face-to-face with another guy who looked like trouble. But after some careful eyeing, I could tell he was not the same guy who I had battled earlier.
"So, you're trying to ruin our plans, huh? Yssera has gotten word of your presence here from the grunt you just defeated, so she sent me in to stop you. You better be ready!" this new grunt shouted.
"Be careful, Kyle! He looks meaner than the other guy. I hope you can defeat him too!" Autumn shouted, rooting for me.
"I'll be fine. If I manage to defeat this guy, that'll deal another blow to Yssera's plans!" I said.
"You want trouble? You're looking at it. I train bug Pokemon too, but this one is not to be messed with. Go, Dustox!" the grunt shouted as he let out the poisonous moth Pokemon.
"Cyberius, you're up again. Let's do to this bug the same thing we did to the last bug Pokemon you dealt with!" I shouted, taking a battle stance.
Cyberius the Porygon2 ("M", L7) VS Yssera Grunt (M) #2's Dustox (M, L15)
Cyberius' POV
Just as I thought, my work wasn't over. First a Beautifly, and now a Dustox. I activated my Download ability again, "scanning" my new opponent and getting a boost in my Attack this time.
"What was that?" the grunt demanded.
"Huh, you didn't know about my Porygon2's Download ability? If you're so occupied with your boss' work that you cannot always study your opponent's strategy, a loophole will spell your defeat." Kyle said.
"Download or no Download, I'm not going to take this lightly, Dustox, start this off with Confusion!" the grunt ordered.
"Cyberius, immediately use Conversion2! We want to make things hard for your opponent right away!" Kyle ordered back.
The rippling air around me caused me a bit of pain, but luckily not enough of its effect was there to try and confuse me. Using my type converting power, I turned into the Psychic type.
"Alright Dustox, we have to immobilize that Porygon2 as best as we can! Use a combination of Gust and String Shot to blow the Porygon2 into that post so that you can wrap him up to it the moment he is touching it!" the grunt ordered.
"Seems like that man is taking a page out of the other guy's book there Cyberius, let's make sure he doesn't succeed! Make sure you are constantly moving forward against the wind, then nail him and his String Shot with your Hidden Power!"
The Dustox began to flap his wings hard, creating a powerful Gust that began to blow me backward. But, I advanced against it as much as I could, charging up several red orbs of energy and firing them off the moment the Dustox switched to his String Shot. The heat from the orbs was just enough to destroy the sticky threads, and they collided with the Dustox, shaking him up quite a bit.
"That Hidden Power...ugh, I hate it when Hidden Power turns out to be super effective on my Pokemon! Dustox, let's make sure that Porygon2 can't do that again! Use Bug Bite!" the grunt ordered.
"Bug Bite, huh? Cyberius, wait for Dustox to get close, then give him the squeeze with Psychic. With your type currently Psychic, this will hurt the Dustox more than you." Kyle ordered back.
I was caught off guard when the Dustox quickly flew toward me, intending to use his Bug Bite on me. I waited until he was in range, before enveloping him with my Psychic. Getting squeezed definitely put the hurt on the Dustox, getting him fairly close to his defeat. But, he still managed to suck a bit of my health away.
"Dustox, we cannot afford to take too much more damage here. Use Bug Bite again!" the grunt ordered.
"Cyberius, this is it. Don't let the Dustox use Bug Bite on you again, use Psychic again, and that should do it!" Kyle ordered back.
In a last ditch effort, the Dustox came at me again with Bug Bite. Since he was closer to me this time, I couldn't shake him off without taking another hit, but luckily I managed to throw him off with my Psychic before he could do some real damage here, and he fell to the ground, defeated.
I grew to L9! With that, I learned Agility! My Attack boost soon faded after, and I was back to being a Normal type.
"No, Dustox! You...you are going to pay for what you've done!" The grunt shouted at Kyle.
"What's the matter? You giving up already?" Kyle asked coyly.
"Yssera is not going to like this, I guarantee it. With only one undefeated grunt left, our plans are falling apart, and I'm not going to accept it!" the grunt said.
"You might as well. The more weakened the structure of an evil organization is, the harder they fall." Kyle said.
"Maybe so...but like I said, there is still one grunt remaining. She'll only accept defeat if all the grunts are defeated." the grunt said.
"Have it your way." Kyle said as the grunt ran away.
My POV
After putting a second grunt of Yssera's in his place, I figured that this was a good time to help heal Cyberius' injuries from the last battle. Knowing that I couldn't do the job without a little help, I took out Blazer's Pokeball, and let out my Flareon.
"Oh nice, I like your Flareon." Autumn said.
"Thanks. You know, I thought I should tell you, his siblings and father are part of my team." I said.
"Cool! What kind of Pokemon are they?" Autumn asked.
"Blazer's father is my Jolteon, Electro. Blazer himself is the oldest of the siblings, my Espeon is the youngest of the siblings, and the other two, which are an Umbreon and Vaporeon, happen to be twins, as in brother and sister. Their mother belongs to a friend of mine." I said.
"Do they get along? I mean, with four of them, isn't there some sibling rivalry?" Autumn asked.
"Not that I know of. In my mind, the four of them are best friends. Anyway, they and their father all know Wish, as I wanted Electro to know the move before the siblings were all born. That was shortly after he joined my team."
"Kyle and I have been close ever since I and my siblings were born. If I recall correctly, he wanted my father to know Wish so that when we four were born, that we'd get the move too." Blazer said.
At that moment, I heard something whimpering close by. Thinking it was a Pokemon, I signaled for everyone to be careful as I checked to see what was making all the whimpering. To my surprise, and Blazer's as well, it was a Glaceon. She didn't appear to be injured in any way, but I had the funny feeling she was hungry. The only problem was, I had no Pokemon food in my backpack.
"I can get some, Kyle. I'll head home long enough to pick up something I'm sure the Glaceon will like." Autumn said.
"Okay...but please be careful Autumn. I won't let anything bad happen to the Glaceon." I said.
As Autumn nodded and temporarily let me behind, I ensured the Glaceon that she would be fed. By the look in the Glaceon's eyes, I could tell this Glaceon was believing me, as she licked my hand. Though it felt cold, I still felt the warmth coming in.
We ended up waiting for close to an hour, but soon Autumn came back, holding a bag in her right hand.
"Whew, am I glad I made it back here with the food. Now, how's the Glaceon doing?" Autumn asked.
"She's doing fine." I replied.
Indeed, the Glaceon looked very happy as Autumn took out the contents of her bag, where she fed not only the Glaceon, but Blazer too. On the other hand, Cyberius didn't look hungry at all, which surprised me.
"There you go guys. Good stuff, isn't it?" Autumn asked.
"Well, the Glaceon sure likes it." I said, as I pointed to the Glaceon who was eating happily.
"This food is not bad...it could have been a little spicier, but it's okay." Blazer said between bites.
"Oh, well I'll have to remember that the next time I go to buy more Pokemon food." Autumn said with a smile.
"Anyway Blazer, I think I'm going to need Cyberius' help for one more battle, but before that, I need help to get him healed up, can you do your thing please?" I asked.
Blazer nodded and went to work with his Wish. After a few moments, Cyberius began to have a sparkling light around him as a good chunk of his health returned.
"Thanks guys. Now, I'm ready for my next opponent, wherever he is." Cyberius said.
As I thanked Blazer and returned the Flareon to his Pokeball, we looked around the town for any remaining followers of Yssera, we soon found what had to be the only remaining grunt left. At first, she had her back turned to us and sounded like she was fearing the end for Yssera's plans, but the sudden sound of my foot stepping on a broken branch soon got her attention, and she turned around to face us.
"You! You were listening to my moaning, weren't you?" the grunt demanded.
"Yeah...and good thing too. You must be the last of Yssera's followers here." I said.
"Eh, I may be the last one remaining, but I'm still determined to do what my fellow grunts could not do when they all went down in defeat. I'm going to win a battle for Yssera! Go, Dustox!"
"We'll see about that. I'll just bet that Yssera's plans will be totally shattered if things work in my favour here, Cyberius, you're up once more!"
Cyberius the Porygon2 ("M", L9) VS Yssera Grunt (F) #3's Dustox (F, L15)
Cyberius' POV
I was surprised upon seeing what I was up against this time. But it didn't matter, as I was ready. Using my Download ability once more, I gained an Attack boost to help me in the battle.
"Alright Dustox, this Porygon2 thinks he can have a major part in stopping our leader's plans, but we have to make sure that doesn't happen. Start with Sludge Bomb!" the grunt ordered.
"Cyberius! This Dustox is trying to start things off strong, so we have to start strong as well. Use Conversion2 quickly, and don't let that Sludge Bomb poison you!" Kyle ordered back.
Using my trusty Conversion2 once more to aid me before the Sludge Bomb could hit, this time it made me become a Poison type even though I still took a hit from the Sludge Bomb. It wasn't quite what I had in mind, but it would have to do.
"Aha, that's what I was hoping would happen. Dustox, use Confusion!" the grunt ordered.
"Ugh, you got lucky that happened. But I'm not letting you take full advantage of the situation that easily. Cyberius, use Thunderbolt!" Kyle ordered back.
The Dustox's Confusion hurt a bit more than I realized, but it didn't scramble my mind enough to make me confused. Retaliating, I shot off my Thunderbolt at the Dustox. To my surprise, some of the electricity remained around the Dustox, crackling as it indicated I had paralyzed her with sheer luck on my side.
"Pffft...paralysis is no fun to deal with Dustox, but we have to cross our fingers so that it doesn't cripple you too much. Use Confusion again!" the grunt ordered.
"Cyberius, that was great that you got Dustox paralyzed, but right now, we ought to fight psychic power with psychic power. Use Psychic on Dustox!" Kyle ordered back.
The Dustox looked like she was about to try and make my head spin with Confusion again, but paralysis took over before she could make the air around me begin to ripple again. I used my own psychic power on her, conjuring up a stronger wave of Psychic energy that went through the Dustox painfully, making her drop to the ground. I thought I had won right there, but when I saw she was able to lift one wing off the ground, I knew it would take a bit more work to defeat her.
"Alright Dustox, it's time for a last-ditch effort here. With you in your paralyzed state, we have no choice but to use...Facade!" the grunt ordered.
"Cyberius, just one more hit on Dustox should deliver victory to us. Let's make sure we get that victory, by using a little element of surprise. Use Hidden Power!" Kyle ordered back.
Paralysis didn't stop my opponent from scoring a strong hit on me, but I was able to hang on there as I used my Hidden Power, sending off several orbs of energy that glowed red and circled around Dustox, before hitting her all at once and sending her down into a heap, knocked out.
I grew to L11! As my free TM, I got Return!
"Oh no, Dustox! I never expected that Hidden Power to be of an element you're weak to...nonetheless, you battled well." the grunt said as she recalled her defeated Dustox.
"Now what, Kyle?" I asked.
"Yssera will soon figure out her plans have been foiled. For now, let's head for the nearest Pokemon Center and heal up before we head back to Glacier Peaks and Sector Alpha." Kyle said.
"Very well, go then! I don't need to hang around here, and considering Yssera is probably going to be furious with me by the time I go to see her, there's no sense for me to keep hanging around." the grunt said as she walked off.
"Let her go, Kyle. I don't think we're going to hear from Yssera for a long time." Autumn said.
My POV
With Cyberius victorious once again, I decided now was the best time of any to evolve my beloved Porygon2 into his final form. Taking out the Dubious Disc I got recently, I showed it off to Autumn for a second.
"You sure you know what you're doing with this thing? I mean, is your Porygon2 really ready to evolve?" Autumn asked curiously.
"he's been ecstatic about evolution since he told me earlier today about how much he wants to fly. So I'm quite sure the answer to your questions are yes, and yes." I replied.
Using the Dubious Disc on Cyberius, I watched as he absorbed all the new data coming into his system and began to glow white. Within a few moments, the transformation was complete, leaving me with a happy looking Porygon-Z.
"Well, what do you think of your new form?" I asked Cyberius.
"I feel a little strange...but other than that I feel great!" Cyberius replied.
"You know Cyberius, I have an ability to do some basic coding***, although I don't know if any of that will help you outside of battles. But maybe, maybe we can find a way to provide some laughs someday." I said.
"Okay, now that you're done with the evolution stuff, why don't we head for the Pokemon Center, please?" Amber asked.
Nodding to Autumn, we headed for the Pokemon Center. After several minutes of healing and a bit of relaxation, we left the Pokemon Center and prepared to leave Sybyll. With the generator part in tow, Autumn and I rode back to Glacier Peaks first atop her Rapidash, and I pointed out Sam's Ski & Snowboard Resort to Autumn as it came into our view. Stopping just short of the building, I walked in carrying the missing part.
"I'm back. Look what I've got!"
"Kyle, you're safe. Is that the missing generator?" Allen asked.
"It sure is. Sam, did my Electric Pokemon help out enough while I was away?" I asked.
"They did give us a fair amount of temporary power, but now that you've gotten the generator back, we can finally get the ski lift running at full power again." Sam said with a smile.
Thanking Surge and Electro for their help, I let them back into their Pokeballs, and helped Sam and Allen as we got the generator back in its proper place.
"Well Kyle, I was thinking I might as well stay here in Glacier Peaks, by becoming Sam's assistant here. It was fun travelling with you though, so come back anytime you want." Allen said.
"I wasn't expecting you and I to no longer travel together Allen, but I guess that if this is what you want to do, I'm totally okay with your decision. Anyway, I better head back to Secor Alpha with Autumn, see you later!" I said, as I waved good-bye to Sam and Allen for now.
"Well, how'd it go?" Autumn asked.
"The generator is back where it rightfully belongs. However, Allen has decided to stay in Glacier Peaks, presumably to make sure nothing bad happens with Sam's ski lift business ever again. I guess this would be the right time to head back to your house?" I asked.
"Yes. You know, in all this time I spent with you, I nearly forgot about my task. Let's go back to my house for now, then I'll head out to meet my grandmother. Thankfully, the medicine I brought along with me is okay." Autumn said as she let out a chuckle.
Getting back on Autumn's Rapidash, we left Glacier Peaks and made our way back to Sector Alpha, where our last stop for the day was back at Autumn's house.
"Autumn! Oh, I'm so glad you're all right! But your shirt, what happened to it?" Linda said as she pointed at the marks on Autumn's shirt.
"It's a long story. Anyway, I'll take it off and change into a different shirt. I still have to deliver the medicine to Grandma." Autumn replied as she headed upstairs to her room.
Nodding at Autumn then turning to face her mother, I was slightly curious to ask what would be next for me.
"If you want, you can stay here with us, Kyle. But where's your friend?" Linda asked.
"He decided to stay in Glacier Peaks." I said.
"I see. Well, I finished my work in the guest room, so if you want to go up there now, go ahead. It's across the hall from Autumn's room." Linda said.
"Thank you." I replied.
As I went up to the higher floor of the house, I noticed Autumn's door was locked. Figuring she just wanted privacy for the time being, I went to the guest room and relaxed, pondering where I'd be going next.