Just a Dream - Pokemon ♡Soulsilvershipping ♡

Chapter 4

Word Count: 2614

◼️𝐏 𝐎 𝐊 𝐄 𝐌 𝐎 𝐍◼️

Lyra~

We partially made our way to Blackthorn City while heading to Mahogany Town. Eventually, Ethan had his Dragonite fly us to Mahogany Town after noticing the path being blocked. He told me how he caught a Dratini in Blackthorn City and evolved it with rigorous training. Throughout the years, he had been training his Pokémon and mine extra hard.

Ethan worked very hard to train his Pokémon, and I was proud of him for it. His hard work seemed to pay off. Dragonite carried us to Mahogany Town quickly and with ease.

After we arrived, I got off Dragonite and took out Bayleef again, heading straight to the Gym. It was still in the same spot, but something about the Gym felt different. I noticed a sign in front of the entrance when I arrived. 

'Pryce went missing.'

I didn't like those words, especially alongside his advice to me three years ago. The sign stated to not enter the Gym, but the sign wasn't going to stop me from finding out the truth. I tried to move it aside and enter the Gym. However, as I did, I heard a woman's voice call out to me.

"You shouldn't try to enter there," she told me, as I turned around.

I asked her why, but I was only met with a grieving expression. Why was she displaying this face to me? What happened here? Ethan approached us after he brought Dragonite back into its ball. 

"I'm sorry but this is Lyra. I'm sure Pryce has mentioned her before," Ethan introduced me.

The woman nodded. "Indeed he had spoken great things while he was still here with us."

Ethan stepped forward in front of me. "She needs to go inside, so she can know for herself what happened to Pryce. I can deal with whoever has a problem with this, but we're thankful for your warning."

"She doesn't know? But—"

As the woman was about to speak, another woman called out to us: Officer Jenny. It was easy to recognize her from her uniform. Her heels were clicking as she approached us. Once she stood beside me, she saluted with her right hand to the woman.

"I will handle this matter, ma'am. You may continue to your business," she informed the woman.

After the woman nodded and left, Officer Jenny turned to me.

"It's been a long time, Lyra. How have you been?" she asked me.

I remembered the events that happened around the time we first encountered each other, specifically the essential moments where she interacted with us. The thoughts made me hesitant. Officer Jenny must've noticed my reactions, as she raised her hands up with a smile.

"It took a lot of convincing on Ethan's end to make me turn around. We're on the same page now. However, there is no Mahogany Gym right now, not until we can find a suitable replacement for the Gym Leader."

A new Gym Leader? I had an idea popped in my head, but I didn't want to think of it. I rushed to the Gym and opened its doors. The ice inside was still there, frozen and shaping the Gym itself. It felt as if nothing had changed, but there was a strange lingering feeling in the room. However, it didn't stop me from continuing forward, even with Pryce's words repeating in my head.