Sequel to Swanna Girl and Braviary Man.
It has been three years since Swanna Girl and Braviary Man took down Team Miasma. Ever since the evil organization has been put down, things have been peaceful in Unova.
Sylvia Gray and Rudi Rhea are now livin...
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The minute Rudi and I walked into the Pokémon Center, a sixteen-year old girl with pink knots ran towards me wrapping her arms around me. I smiled as I returned the hug, feeling the girl tearing up on my shoulder.
In the corner of my eye, I saw Rudi smile as he shoved his hands in his pockets. For a moment, we just stood there in the middle of the Pokémon Center. As we did, I could feel some Trainers giving us weird looks, but I didn't care.
What mattered now was that Joy was back safe and sound.
"I'm sorry," I heard Joy cry.
"You have nothing to be sorry about," I told her. "You're safe now, and we're going to keep you safe."
Joy didn't say a word. All I felt was her head nod as her arms refused to let go of me. Who could blame her? It had been three months since we'd seen each other. I could only imagine how scared she must've been. No one deserved to go through that.
When Joy was ready to let go of me, Rudi and I ushered her to a nearby table and got her some food. It was either bad Pokémon Center food or wait two hours to get back to the Rhea's. I wasn't sure how well they fed Joy, but seeing how she was anxiously waiting for the food. I could tell she was probably malnourished.
Musharna sat on her lap, sleeping peacefully while I let Audino and Swanna outside their Poké Balls. Seeing the girl, they stayed as close to her side as possible. Joy always loved working with them, and seeing some familiar Pokémon had to be good for her.
Joy smiled at the sight of the Pokémon and pet them until the food arrived. Only then did she rip her attention away from the two familiar Pokémon and started to dig into her food.
I didn't eat much of what was in front of me, making me regret every Lava Cookie I ate earlier. It didn't matter as I watched Joy devour every bit of food on her plate as if she hadn't eaten in years. Then again, knowing how Team Oblivion was and seeing how skinny she looked, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't feed her.
When she finished, I pushed my plate towards her. Joy didn't say a word as she started eating what was left over. Rudi just looked at her in shock. Then again, seeing a sixteen year-old out-eat Rudi—a twenty-one year-old with a rather large appetite—well, it was a bit shocking.
At least she was safe.
Joy slumped back in her chair wearing a huge smile on her face.
"That was the best meal I've had in ages," Joy beamed.
I smiled. "I'm just happy you're back."
Joy's smile slowly disappeared as she looked over at Rudi, who sat right beside me. "Back when I was with, um, Oblivion, they kept mentioning how you and Swanna Girl kept ruining their plans. Every time you did, they'd, they'd..."
Instead of finishing her thought, Joy looked down at a her hand, before she started to rub the black bruise that was on it. It didn't take long for her to pull part of the oversized, long black sleeves of her shirt over her hands, as if she was cold.
