32. Ash's Reborn Story

Chapter 107 Solaris' Final Battle

After walking back to Calcenon City, Ash, Serena, and Lillie have been talking with Eve and Lumi about Team Meteor, they realize how much time they have been inside Zero's body and they really feel sorry for them to endure that. After that, they get inside their Calcenon Base as Shelly, Florinia, and Titania are already there with a fainted Hardy.

Florinia: Ash, excellent timing. Communication has been received from Ciel of the Agate Circus. The civilians in Agate City have begun to wake up. In response, Team Meteor has enacted a full-scale flash suppression operation. Ciel and Samson of the Circus Triumvirate are heavily outnumbered in defense of the city and its residents and have requested assistance. The estimated likelihood of the scenario is a deliberate ploy to reduce resistance: 83%.

Titania: And?

Florinia: A course of action must be swiftly decided.

Titania: No, that last part. It's a trap; so what? If you're going to say we shouldn't go, then say we shouldn't go.

Florinia: No judgments or suppositions have been made on a suggested course of action. However, significant losses have already been undertaken from the previous endeavor.

They suddenly look at Shelly, who turns away with sadness because Cain was gone.

Florinia: Discretion is therefore advisable.

Titania: This isn't "discretion". What did I say earlier? You're just trying to hide your own emotional standpoint behind a veil of false objectivity. Like always. If you're scared, then admit you're scared. Don't try to push that fear onto us.

Shelly: Um... So we're going to go help them, right?

Titania: Obviously. But I'll never hear the end of it if I don't bring this one along. (Walks towards Hardy)

Shelly: He's been sound asleep for so long...

Titania: If it were any less of a stupid pun, I'd say he sleeps like a rock. Oi.

Like before, Titania is going for the Wake-Up Slap on Hardy.

Serena: Would that really work?

Ash: I saw it firsthand, it would be fine.

Hardy: Nn... Not yet... I still have to defeat the giant metal Lugia...

Titania: Your city's awake, numbskull. Time for you to be too. (Slaps more until Hardy's awake)

Hardy: Hey, hey- Sis, come on- that's enough.

Titania: Did you hear what I just said?

Hardy: Yea, yea, you said my- (Realize something) Wait, what?

Titania: And it's under attack by Team Meteor.

Hardy: WAIT, WHAT?! (Rushes away)

Titania: Yeah, you're welcome. (Turns to others) All right, let's go. You too, Rini. Girly, you in?

Shelly: Y-yeah!

Titania: Lead on. (Leaves with Shelly)

Florinia: Understood. Ash, your assistance will be appreciated as well. Please rendezvous in Agate City.

Ash nods as he also comes with them, Serena and Lillie decide to come and help out as well, much to their delight. Since the way from Agate Circus is blocked, so they can only go by using Route 1's entrance.