Sinnoh Journey

Chapter 60 - Distracting the Galactic

"Kyra, are you sure you're ok. You don't look so good?" Willow asked, picking up on Kyra not looking herself.

Kyra nodded, "I'll be fine. Jupiter's Skuntank kicked me in the head, but I'll be fine, don't worry," she replied.

Glaceon rubbed her head against Kyra's head, her cold fur helping to further ease the edge of the headache Kyra was suffering from. Kyra thanked her and got back to arranging a plan for how to save the Lake Guardians.

"First, I want Lucario here just in case Team Galactic try and manipulate my aura again. Nate, since Gliscor knows the way back to Canalave from here, it's best she goes, do you mind if I have her pokéball back please?" Kyra asked, explaining her reasoning.

Nate knew he had to make up some sort of excuse, Kyra couldn't find out that he had lost Gliscor. "Shouldn't Gabite go? That way Gliscor won't be pushing herself by flying too much," he replied, hoping to cover his tracks.

"As I said, Gliscor will be better off going since she definitely knows the way. If Gabite went and got lost, I don't want to run the risk of hurting you two if what Lucario taught me doesn't work out," Kyra repeated, beginning to grow suspicious of why Nate wasn't giving her back her pokémon.

Willow was just as surprised as Kyra, she knew something wasn't right, but not what that thing was. "Nate, what's going on? Even if Gliscor is staying here, she's still Kyra's pokémon, at least give her Gliscor's pokéball."

"I can't give her back..."

Kyra didn't know whether to laugh or get annoyed. She had trusted Nate with Gliscor; his comment had been far from what she expected. "What do you mean: you can't give her back? Where's my Gliscor?" she asked.

"Saturn stole it, I didn't realise what was happening before it was too late to do anything," Nate replied quickly and quietly, knowing that Kyra would be furious with him within seconds.

Kyra laughed, although this wasn't her normal cheery laugh, this was filled with a fury that was just waiting to be unleashed.

"Kyra? Talk to us, you're scaring us," Willow said, worried about Kyra's abnormal reaction.

Kyra's laughter stopped and she sighed, "I trusted you, and this is what I get back. Not only do I have to save the Lake Guardians, but I also have to get my Gliscor back and risk my Gabite getting lost. You two had better come up with a good distraction which gives me enough time to get to Saturn. We're running out of time as it is, especially now that I won't have Lucario to help me counter the dark aura this time. Let's hope for your sakes I've worn myself out by the time I find you, I have no control of myself as you saw last time, I wouldn't feel guilt until after the damage has been done."

Nate and Willow, despite having known Kyra for so long, were terrified of this side of her. They knew that if either of them spoke against what Kyra had said then her temper would only get worse, but distracting the entirety of the Team Galactic HQ would be a near impossible task. Anytime Kyra got like this, the only successful thing that had calmed her was Victoria's calming comfort, but they didn't have access to that this time.

"Glaceon, look after Kyra and make sure she doesn't push herself too far. Kyra, please don't do anything stupid," Willow said before heading inside the HQ with Nate.

Kyra had gone to impatiently tapping her foot, a clear sign her temper was rising. "Do you really expect to do this all myself? I'm more than happy to if you two are just going to stand there all day," she asked.

"Kyra, that's not fair. We're worried about you, this temper you have is more worrying than Team Galactic to be brutally honest," Nate replied.

Kyra turned her glare to Nate, if looks could kill then Nate would certainly be dead by now. "The only thing I'm worried for now is that my Gliscor is with the Commander that left my pokémon struggling and in pain for days. You didn't see it, but I saw every ounce of pain Lucario, Glaceon, and Luxray went through after what that Toxicroak did to them. For all I know, Gliscor could be going through the same now, and if she is, then not even Arceus will be able help you. If you think my temper is bad now, think again."