Chapter 4 - Aftermath

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You walked over to the middle of the stadium. You hold out your hand. Allister clumsily walks over to you. He shook your hand with his tiny one. You look into his mask and spot little purple dots. 'They're so cute and tiny...like mine...'  (You were referring to the hands.) Allister took a look at you. Your (H/C) hair, your (E/C) eyes...

Then the realization hit him.

-O-oh!

He looked away, flustered. You were confused and worried that you scared the young boy. (Again.) Your hand quickly retracted away from Allister's.

-Sorry!...

-...A-ah, it's no p-problem... Allister responded.

You both looked away from each other. He handed you the Ghost Badge, which you proudly put on your badge ring. Allister went back into the locker room, while you head out into the lobby again. Mr. Clive was there, and he congratulated you on your victory. He handed you TM77, Hex, and also a Ghost Uniform.

You went outside with Hop congratulating you. He was hyped for his gym battle.

-AW MAN! THAT WAS AWESOME, MATE!

-Thank you, Hop.

-I'm planning to do the Gym Battle tomorrow, right, Dubwool?

-That's great. I'll cheer you on too! You answered, happy.

You were grateful for Hop's encouragement. If it weren't for him, you would have lost.

-To celebrate your win, I'll cook up some apple curry!

-I'll help too!

Hop, you and your now healed Pokémon headed out to cook some curry.

In his locker room, Allister was sitting calmly. He was now slowly relaxing. It was the end of the battle, and he was happy to have not sizzled down like he always usually does. He took off his mask to reveal a pale face with dark eyes, and a beauty mark orns the bottom right of his mouth.

He sighed. He was sweating and wanted to relax now. The atmosphere was tense because Allister was scared that another random 'fan' would take a picture of him without him knowing. Tap, tap, tap. The young boy turned around to see Bea.

-H-huh?..!..

Allister quickly squabbled and put his mask back on.

-Hey there, Allister.

-H-hey, Bea...

-Did you have the same feeling as me when I fought them?

-?...Huh?...

-(Y/N). They're a very talented trainer, aren't they? I mean... not that much but still, it's a big surprise they beat everyone up till now.

-...I guess y-you could say that...M-maybe y-you could have beaten them...

-Humpf. Who knows. It's been a long time since I've seen them...

-...I've never m-met them up till now...

-That's normal; you became Gym Leader recently, didn't you?

-...Since y-you retired from y-your position...

-Yeah. You still have stuff to learn about us; about Galar too.

-...Mhm...

Allister starts playing nervously with his thumbs.

-...B-bea? I-I want to tell y-you something...

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