32. Ash's Reborn Story

Chapter 194 Lights, Action, Drama Part 1

Back at the Night Club, Ash, Serena, and Lillie decide to talk to the others who just come back from the place. But before that, they decide to get some drinks as they find Elias and Hardy there.

Elias: I say, there was quite a strapping young Trainer around here recently. Sunglasses and a black coat and hat... A wonderful choice of attire if I do say so myself.

Ash: That was not the trainer, that was a Legendary Pokemon disguising to be one. And he's right in my yard. But if you want, maybe he can be back here as well.

Hardy: You don't gotta tell her I said this, but... Thanks for helpin' out my sis. 'Ppreciate it. Kinda feel lousy I couldn't get the 'Quaza to do it myself. Can't even use type matchups as an excuse. But maybe what's not important is saving people, but being there for them! Yea! Yea... Let's go with that.

Ash: That's fine.

After talking to the two of them for a while, Ash, Serena, and Lillie decide to talk to the four girls, who are still in a distance with one another.

Julia: Okay, so, here's the itinerary for Rini and me: I'm thinking, we see if we can fly on fireworks next week. By the month after, we'll probably have recovered from any burns we sustained, so we can try going to the rodeo- Get this- AS the bulls. I know you might think that's silly but I know a guy who says he can make a Tauro's fursuit that is ABSOLUTELY indistinguishable. After that, we're thinking of either skiing down Ametrine, snowboarding down it, or trying to do both at the same time. Oh, and a bit after that, I got concert tickets! Unrelated, I happened to meet an event planner who told me where a certain orchestra stores its instruments in between performances. So I'm considering two different arrangements right now- tell me what you think!

Ash: Okay, tell us.

Julia: Okay, option one: Bubblefoam in EVERYTHING. The tubas especially will love it, but I think people are underselling the trombones. Option two: Bubbles in the tubas and trombones only, confetti in the other brasses and woodwinds, and Verdignite in one specific drum.

Ash: Maybe the second option?

Julia: Eeeh? Eeeeeeh? She's gonna love it. It's nice to have someone who you know will be there for you in the future instead of having to cling to the past! That's why communication is important! Also bubbles!

Amaria is next, and Ash and the others can see that she's feeling a little better.

Amaria: Oh, ...Mm ...I'm really not sure what I should say to you anymore. After everything- After an absolutely inexcusable amount of everything- It would be rude to you to just ignore it, it was never your fault, but apologizing for it will only make me worse. What does anyone who's suffering want, I guess? To be seen, perhaps? To know that even if no one can save them, they're not alone and forgotten? What good is that? None, and yet, I suppose it's all we can offer. For everything I've inflicted on you, Ash, I won't apologize, but I see you, and I appreciate that you were there.

Ash: It is actually fine, Amaria, no need to worry about it.

Then they also find Titania, who is actually standing next to the Healing Machine, and that's pretty far from the place where Amaria is standing.

Titania: Thanks for snapping me out of it. Feel free to snap harder next time. I don't want an embarrassing mistake like that on me for longer than necessary. Zero recollection until I came to. I don't like anyone having that kind of influence over me ...But what's done is done, and in the end, maybe it was for the best. Now I have the distance I needed. Freedom to think. Nothing to run from ...I've been thinking about writing more. Easier than battling. Whenever I lose, I think, "Maybe I should stick to books." But even when I mess up at writing, I'm not thinking "Maybe I should've stuck to battling." There's something there. Something important.