Redemption

Chapter 10

        They had made their way to Iki Town as quickly as they could. It was still too early to be waking anyone up, so (y/n) brought everyone to her home rather than going to Hau's place. She would report the situation to him later.

        "I can't believe you were so reckless," (y/n) scolded with concern as she wrapped part of Silver's arm in bandages. Apparently he had already been previously bruised there, but the attack had made the area even more sensitive. The reddened area was starting to fade into purple. The boy winced when she pulled the fabric around in a loop again.

        "I wasn't being reckless. I've dealt with hurt pokémon before," he reasoned. "I was still prepared to take a scratch or two if necessary so this isn't so bad."

        "Isn't so bad? Silver, that pokemon is capable of draining a generator meant to power an entire city, and that's leaving out the fact that Hau'oli is a small city! It could have attacked you with enough volts to stop your heart!"

        "(Y/n)," Gladion called. She shot him a glare, mostly because she was frustrated, but she realized why he had called her when she saw the look in his eyes. "I get that you're worried, but it's over now. He's fine." Gladion kept his stare on her even as he took another sip of his coffee. Silver probably wasn't aware, but she was particularly fearful of people being harmed by electricity.

        "I just thought it would work. I'm sorry," Silver spoke up. He didn't look at her, but she could faintly see the way he frowned. "And I thought Mewtwo would stop that pokémon if it got too close." There was that name again. Now (y/n) was more than just curious.

        "Who is Mewtwo?" she asked. Silver's frown deepened.

        "He's a friend of mine. I hoped he would still be nearby, but I guess he isn't. There's no way he would allow anything to get that close to me," Silver explained. He seemed angry at himself.

        "A pokémon, I'm guessing." (Y/n) tied the bandage and cut the ends free. "If you can help it, try not to get hurt again." Then she handed his jacket back over to him, but he didn't put it back on. The sweat growing on his forehead let her know why.

        "Thank you," he said before standing up and going over to where Gladion stood in the kitchen area. His bag was there. Perhaps he was looking for a change of clothes? Alolan weather was definitely a change from Kanto. Silver must have been feeling the effects ever since they arrived at Aether Paradise.

        "Well, we've got the power restored. Now we just need to head to Professor Kukui's place, stop by to visit Hau for some information exchange, and see how the island guardian has been in my absence." (Y/n) glanced at the two tired boys behind her. "But that can wait. You two need to get some rest. We can just relax here for a while." She herself was tired as well, so she promptly sat on the couch and leaned onto the arm of it. (Y/n) didn't realize just how tired she was until she had drifted off to sleep.

        When she woke up, Gladion was gone and Silver was sitting on the other end of the couch silently scrolling through his phone. He immediately noticed her shift awake and turned his attention to her sleepy gaze. "We already went to see the professor while you were asleep," he informed. "Gladion already left to go back to Aether Paradise. He told me to give you this." Silver handed her a note.

        "Sorry, (y/n). Professor Kukui wasn't there. Silver's going to stay with Hau until we figure something out. I'll see you tomorrow," the note read.

        "Oh, I didn't mean to sleep for so long." She knew it was because of the amount of electricity she had generated. That kind of power wasn't given without drawbacks. Resting was required so that she could recharge or else she risked harming herself. "Does Hau already know about this arrangement?"