Chapter 9: Progress

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"Where are we going?" Rosella asked as the Masked Man flew in the air with her in his arms.

"Snowcap Mountain," he answered. "My scouter says there's a needle there that hasn't been pulled yet."

Rosella looked up at him.

"Needle...?"

"According to some prophecy, I'm apparently one of three people that can pull them out of the ground." The Masked Man informed her.

"Three?" Rosella wondered as the Masked Man set her down.

Rosella bumped into the needle in question, and it suddenly started glowing.

"What's going on?!" She shouted in shock as the needle started rising out of the snow.

The Masked Man could only watch in awe as Rosella's aura turned pink. The needle seemed to respond to her aura.

"Do you know what this means?" The Masked Man asked her.

Rosella looked back at him.

"I don't know at all," she admitted.

The Masked Man inched closer to her.

"You can use PK Love."

Rosella's eyes widened.

"But...I'm not a fighter...how did I—"

That's when it hit her. Her love for Claus. Did her PSI somehow seep deep down into her heart? And as a result, it gave her the ability to use PK love? Her PSI was truly a mystery.

Meanwhile, Lucas and Kumatora were making their way up to Snowcap Mountain, when they both sensed the needle was already pulled.

"Damn it," Kumatora cursed.

"Are we too late?!" Lucas asked her.

Duster kept climbing. "Let's go see who pulled it! Maybe we'll get some answers on who that third PK Love user is!"

"Right!" Lucas and Kumatora answered in unison.

Once they made it to the top, Boney immediately rushed off, barking.

"Boney, where are you going?!" Lucas asked, soon giving chase to Boney.

Kumatora and Duster soon followed.

The Masked Man's scouter picked up four familiar figures, one of which was running towards them at full speed.

"We have to get out of here, now!" The Masked Man commanded.

But before he could pick Rosella up again, Boney tackled Rosella into the snow and licked her face.

"Boney! What are you doing here?!" Rosella laughed happily.

Boney got off of Rosella and got in between her and the Masked Man protectively.

The Masked Man glared at the dog as Rosella got up and wiped the snow off of her.

Lucas, upon seeing Rosella, rushed up to her and pulled her into a hug.

Rosella gasped and blushed as Lucas hugged her.

"Lucas!"

"I was so worried about you..." He said, crying into her shoulder.

Rosella gave him head pats as he did so.

The Masked Man didn't seem too pleased about this. But before he could respond, another memory came to him.

"I don't want you to go," Lucas yelled as he sobbed into Rosella's shoulder.

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