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"Samurai, come on up. I know you're down there." I said calmly.

I had sat by the pool that the waterfall that hid the entrance to HQ made, and let my mind drift for a bit before saying that, letting my thoughts and decisions stew for a bit before tending to business. The water pokemon in question dove upwards into sight, splashing me a bit in the process.

"We need to talk, buddy." I told him. Samurai complied by jumping out of the pool and onto the ground beside me, successfully putting water on my knee in the process. "You're pushing yourself too hard by training out here. You know that, right?"

Samurai looked away from me then, the look in his eyes displaying either shame or distrust. Hard to discern which one it was when I couldn't understand a word he said in his poke-language. "This started recently, so I don't think it's because of your loss to the Striation Triplets. So what brought this on, anyway?"

Samurai did more than look away from me, then. He turned his back on me. "It may very well BE none of my business," I spat, trying to interpret his actions, "...look, I don't mind you wanting to get stronger, but pushing yourself too far for too long is bad for your health. On top of that, going solo is bad for our teamwork."

That got Samurai to look at me. "Well, come on, how am I gonna know what you're capable of if you keep secrets from me like this?"

I was pretty sure that wasn't what Samurai was trying to do, but saying it got him to think about what he WAS doing. Eventually, he jumped back at the pool and beckoned me to follow him with his hand, while saying... something to me. "Alright, but," I said with a sigh as I rose to my feet, "When I say you've had enough, that means we throw in the towel for the day. Agreed?"

Samurai continued to beckon me, so I took that as an agreement from him and took my shirt off before emptying the contents of my pockets and hiding them in my shirt.

With my belongings safely tucked away, I dived into the water and helped Samurai with his 'training'.

We spent most of the day like this, me telling him what move to use and when, building up strategies, me coming up for air every now and then. Which was a lot. Not like I have a megaton of lung capacity or anything.

It started getting dark outside. I could tell because the water in the pool started getting continuously colder. Ergo, I surfaced and had Samurai follow me as we hung out on dry land for a bit - long enough for the clothes I was wearing to dry out.

When that was done, I donned my shirt, reclaimed my possessions, and headed inside for the evening, with Samurai by my side.

Freya smiled and nodded, reaching out and lightly taking Dan's hand with a blush, looking away even though she continued to smile. Though she looked up when Hawk began to speak, listening to his explanation but ... not quite getting it. Did this mean that Hawk was actually a girl? Well, whatever, it really wasn't any of her business. Though she did blush plenty at his 'honeymoon phase' statement. "H-h-h-honeymoon phase?! Wh-what's that suppose to mean?!" She asked loudly, a bit embarrassed at the term.

Pichu stood next to Electra, watching in amusement of the other Pokemon. Purrloin just sat there, cleaning herself without a care while Tepig seemed increasingly interested in the water type.

The egg in Night's arms begins to act peculiarly. Suddenly, the object becomes lighter than air as it races up off of Nal's body, but still in her arms. Unable to float any higher, the egg begins to wiggle around until it is freed and raises out of her arms, floating just above her head now. The egg floats in mid air for a few seconds before it begins to wiggle again, this time cracking as a strange yellowish gas escapes from it. And then, all at once, the egg bursts open and a tiny purple creature with gas spewing from its open pores appears from within.

"Koffing!" Shouted the Pokemon as it freed its self from the egg. The Poison type Pokemon then notices Night and with a mischievous look on its face it floats down and begins to rub its body against the hybrid's chest, uncaring of any possible negative response, or perhaps it wasn't aware of the possibility.

With -our- training done for the day, Samurai and I were headed for the kitchen.

Naturally, I just HAD to notice the noxious fumes emanating from one of the couches, as well, as the source. And, of course, the position the 'source' was in.

This, I thought as I facepalmed. This is my luck.

"Dionysus, think that's what I'll call you. Dion for short," Night said, trying to push the perverse Koffing away from her chest again. It was then that she noticed they were no longer alone in the main room. Terashi, that was his name wasn't it?

Deciding she didn't really care what he thought of the situation, the girl continued pushing the floating ball of gas away from her chest. That is, until she grew tired of fighting with the thing and flopped back onto the couch.

Freya blinked a bit then blushed with a smile, feeling a little silly that she had freaked out so much. "Oh, r-right, I knew that ..." Something of an awkward laugh escaped her as she fiddled with her still slightly curly hair.

Pichu rolled his eyes a bit, moving over to Rain and holding out a paw, which he used to take the water types, giving him a toned down Thunder. (If you can't survive that then you're a useless teacher.) Freya jumped when she saw the flashing light and turned, seeing Pichu holding onto Rain who looked quite singed. She blinked a few times before her jaw dropped. "P-Pichu!! What are you doing?! No! Bad Pokemon!" She shouted, arms flailing a bit.