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"It won't be truly resolved until I see him again and we have it out. But I try and keep busy so I don't dwell on it. won't do me any good. I have kept moving forward, but yeah, it is the one thing that has kept me anchored to my past. I wish at times it wasn't so. That I could just let it all go. Move on for good. But there are some wounds, when they are so confusing, so inexplicable, that they cannot be so easily healed." Ryan explains is a calm and steady tone. He knew this wasn't going to be the last time he was going to have this discussion.

She really didn't know what to say to that. Though that left to question, which she is almost positive that it has been asked before by someone. "Is that your only motivation for continuing like you are?" She asked.




I knew it. Aden doesn't know how to stand up against his own recoil from his attacks. Maybe a side lesson wouldn't hurt. Because I kind of had this problem when I learned how to use Ice Beam initially. "Alright, here. Look. Unless you want to fly like a rocket from your own attack, which a lot of the times will not help your cause at all, you got to learn how to brace yourself against your own attack. It's simple, really." I said. I really was charging a hard, powerful Ice Beam, just to demonstrate. "Back foot planted. It DOES NOT MOVE." I said. "Rear back for the charge, thrust forward as so when firing." I said, moving in one fluid motion, sending the Ice Beam in front of me and fired it off. The recoil was not so obvious like Aden's though, other than the initial concussion that came from my palms, that Aden may or may not have felt. "As so."

"Huh... I might have to try that someday." Aden said. Not about the bracing himself. The idea of flying like a rocket sounded like it'd have its uses. But the sudden concussion from the blast was enough to get him back to the matter at hand.

Rearing back and thrusting was already natural as it was. Though, maybe doing that bit of planting might be a smart move. The last thing he'd want to do, at least normally, is fire off an attack and fly through a truck or something. "Hm..." He figured to give it a try, charging Solarbeam again. This time, though, he made it a point to keep one foot back against the ground as he reared back.

Once he was ready, he let off the attack again, quickly finding out that it made a bit of a difference. He still had some recoil; there was no avoiding that. But the movement from it was more subdued.

"Quite a bit indeed. It has made life most interesting. But you know what? I see that as a good thing. And I have no doubt that things will keep on being interesting and allow me to continue to my own unique path." Ryan says. The profoundness of that statement would not be realized by the young man for quite awhile. He had no idea what was in store for him.

"Heh, I can just about tell, almost." She said. She looked at her wrist, checking the time on her watch. "Well, I think I may want to head back to the gym. Miltank may be expecting food by now." she said.




"Better. Much better. Now...with that out of the way, now to screw with you a little...Solarbeam with your Calm Mind." I told him. If he thought his Solarbeam had kick before...heh. He'll freak over this probably if he does it right. "Calm Mind works with more than just your Heat Wave, you know."

"Screw with me? Um... okay." He kinda doubted it'd screw with him that much, though he'd give it a shot. Aden charged up again as he let Calm Mind take its hold, the usual-sized ball forming quickly. But, it wouldn't quite end there this time.

Instead, it grew. More and more. It was enough to catch Aden by surprise. "Uh...!" Thankfully, he didn't lose the charge. He was a little wary of firing the Solarbeam now, but he figured he might as well. He tried to brace himself as well as he could, doing as before.

He would also learn that when something kicked, it kicked. The harsh attack fired, finding its way to a tree in the distance. It also, despite his efforts, had enough force to knock Aden off his feet. "No wonder I left that hole back there..." He muttered.

Ryan just quietly walked back to the Pokemon Center. Once there, he went into his room. He goes over to his pack and pulls out his old badge container. Yeah, he had it with him. He then starts to polish them up as they look really bad after several years of just sitting there.