Special Chapter: Classified Information

*Knock* *Knock*

"Come in."

*Slam*

"General. Here's the report you've asked."

"Ah. Good job, lieutenant."

"It has all the information needed about them."

"Alright. Let's see what kind of individuals they are."

Filename: Crimson Gardevoir

File objective: Persona intel

Number of subjects: 8

Code Name: Scarlet

Species: Gardevoir

Type: Psychic/Fairy

Gender: Female

Nature: Violent

Ability: Unknown

Height: 5'9

Weight: 58 lbs (With gravity)

Age: 17

Temperament: Choleric

Predominant Personality Archetype: The Inspector

Favorite Thing: Max's Safety

Least-like Thing: Everything Else

Known Moves: Shadow Ball, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Gravity, Psychic, Teleport, Healing Pulse, Protect, Recover, Psybeam, Telekinesis, Flash, Hypnosis

Threat Level: Very high

Bio: This specimen of gardevoir, nicknamed Scarlet, is an extremely rare case of reverse shiny (A type of shiny where the color palette is swapped). Due to a traumatizing development since birth, she became very mentally unstable and extremely aggressive. Her primary color palette was orange with blue eyes and crest, but prolonged exposition to the blood of humans and pokemon, somehow permanently tainted the orange part to a red color palette. The specimen has very pronounced hate towards humans and its own race due to how they treated her in the past. Despite her violent nature (A nature we discovered recently), Scarlet isn't devoid of emotions and compassion, though very limited. An encounter with a human named Max seems to keep her temper at bay. Additionally, she developed an attachment to him, rendering her extremely protective towards him, and will not hesitate to engage in extreme measures to accomplish that task.

Code Name: Bonny

Species: Lopunny

Type: Normal (Mega-Form: Normal/Fighting)

Gender: Female

Nature: Brave

Ability: Cute Charm (Mega-Form: Berserk)

Height : 4'0 (Mega-Form : 4'5)

Weight : 81 lbs (Mega-Form : 78 lbs)

Age : 3

Temperament: Sanguine

Predominant Personality Archetype: The Performer

Favorite Thing: Mating

Least-like Thing: Elevators

Known Move: Tackle, Jump Kick, Pound, Ear Punch, Return, Flail.

Threat Level: Medium

Bio: Lopunnies are a friendly and social type of pokemon and this one is no exception. Nicknamed Bonny by a trainer that found her wandering alone in the wilderness (Abandoned by her genitors), this pokemon developed a very intense attachment to her trainer, where she could be tagged as overly-attached, probably due to the parents' rejection, constantly seeking affection and recognition. With a docile temperament, Bonny is a pokemon that cares a lot for her allies and will do everything in her power to assist them in any way, although she can be a bit narcissistic. She has the ability to mega-evolve into a mega lopunny, which renders her a lot more aggressive. Nothing is known about her heat cycle as she seems to always be in estrus and doesn't have an interest in the males of her species. Due to her deep devotion to her trainer, her move Return reached an abnormally high power. Under her docile appearance, she doesn't hesitate to get temperamental when the situation demands it or things don't go her way.

Code Name: Dusk

Species: Braixen

Type : Fire/Psychic

Gender: Female

Nature: Timid

Ability: Blaze

Height : 3'5

Weight: 36 lbs

Age: 8

Threat level: Low

Temperament: Melancholic

Predominant Personality Archetype: The Protector

Favorite Thing: Floral Arrangement.

Least-like Thing: Conflicts

Known Moves: Scratch, Ember, Flamethrower, Psybeam, Flame Charge

Bio: This specimen of braixen, labeled Dusk, is a very shy and reserved type of pokemon with a lack of self-esteem. Though very friendly and serviceable, she always fears being a bother and mostly stays quiet when she doesn't have a specific reason to speak. She doesn't like violence in any form, pokemon battle included. The only exception being in last resort or to make her trainer win in an important pokemon battle such as a gym leader battle. Despite that, she has a desire to get stronger in order to protect her trainer efficiently. She first appeared as a fennekin before evolving later on. She was in a pokemon research lab and was a designed pokemon to be a starter for beginner trainers. She stayed in that place for a prolonged period of time, because no male trainer wanted her and she didn't want to go with a female trainer, even if she was picked. The reason being that she doesn't like the scent of a female human, but can't resist a male human scent, which could mean that she has had an inclination toward humans since her birth. Braixens are known to have a decent smelling sense, but although not being very powerful, she gets influenced by scent very easily. A human male musk can drive her crazy and become very straightforward towards her trainer, with whom she manifests a huge interest, physically and intellectually.

Code Name: May

Species: Mawile

Type: Steel/Fairy

Gender: Female

Nature: Naive

Ability: Strong Jaw (Mega-Form: Huge Power)

Height : 1'10 (Mega-Form : 3'4)

Weight : 45 lbs (Mega-Form : 99 lbs)

Age: 7

Threat Level: Low to medium

Temperament: Sanguine

Predominant Personality Archetype: The Caregiver

Favorite Thing: Sweets

Least-like Thing: Her Height Restrictions

Known Moves: Pound, Headbutt, Steel Fang, Iron Defense, Brick Break, Crunch

Bio: Slightly smaller than the average mawile, this specimen, labeled as May, is everything you could expect from a mawile. Small, cute, resilient, and sugar lover. Despite her age and personality, May is a more mature pokemon than she appears. Her steel type provided her a skin laced with metal-like fibers, rendering her heavier than she may look. A mawile's giant maw behind their head is both an intimidation and mating tool, but this specimen rarely uses it for those purposes. Despite a traumatizing experience with a former abusive trainer, May kept a joyful personality, always in a good mood. Like our previous subjects, she seemed to have a profound investment in her trainer.

Code Name: Aurora

Species: Lucario

Type: Fighting/Steel

Gender: Female

Nature: Bold

Ability: Aura Lock

Height : 3'10

Weight: 192 lbs

Age: 9

Temperament: Choleric

Predominant Personality Archetype: The Crafter

Favorite Thing: Tranquility

Least-like Thing: Defeat

Known Moves: Aura Sphere, Close Combat, Bone Rush, Force Palm

Threat Level: Medium-low

Bio: Aurora the lucario is a very stubborn specimen. She doesn't like to receive orders and may even have authority issues. She has a disproportionate ego and a very prideful personality. Inversely, she does not back down in front of danger, even if she is aware of her inferiority. With a metallic bone structure, she's heavier than she appears, which boosts her defense and resilience significantly. As a riolu, she had an unfavorable relationship with a trainer. The causes are still unknown, but she was abandoned by the said trainer, breaking her heart. Through her development, she evolved into a lucario but was never able to get over the rejection she suffered and grew bitter, resulting in a more self-centered and aggressive individual. She lived for a couple of years inside the walls of a dojo, where she was daily training physically. Unable to socialize with the others, she quickly became the black sheep. After a certain delay, a human male named Max entered the same dojo and left with her shortly after, more or less willingly. She didn't like him at first, but developed feelings towards him over time, even if her actions reflect otherwise.

Code Name: Luna

Species: Zoroark

Type: Dark

Gender: Female

Nature: Unknown

Ability: Illusion

Height: 7'2 (variable if using her ability)

Weight: 251 lbs

Age: 31

Temperament: Unknown

Predominant Personality Archetype: Unknown

Favorite Thing: Unknown

Least-like Thing: Unknown

Known Moves: Shadow Claw, Flamethrower, Beast Shadow, Night Slash, Hone Claws, Smokescreen

Threat level: High

Bio: Very little is known about this specimen nicknamed Luna by her trainer. The only information available is that she almost killed the human called Max as he was trespassing her territory, taking him for an invader. A short fight followed and she decided to join him for unspecified reasons afterward. Since she appears as a reliable and well-intended pokemon. Unlike the others, she doesn't maintain an intimate relationship with her trainer but likes to do some seductive play with him. Whether she does it seriously or not is unknown. Being the very solitary type, she spends most of her time away from her trainer and the other pokemon.

Code Name: Jade

Species: Gardevoir

Type: Psychic/Fairy

Gender: Female

Ability: Unknown

Height : 5'7

Weight: 39 Lbs (With gravity)

Age: Unknown

Temperament: Melancholic

Predominant Personality Archetype: Unknown

Favorite Thing: Isolation

Least-like Thing: Deceiving

Known Moves: Unknown

Threat level: Unknown

Bio: This specimen of gardevoir is extremely wounded and presents symptoms of a broken mind. Before being with her present trainer, she was under the order of a sadistic, cruel, and dictatorial matriarch gardevoir, who wouldn't hesitate to bring them to their death if it could profit her. She was the only survivor of the carnage caused by the specimen Scarlet, who was fiercely protecting her trainer against the matriarch gardevoir, who attacked the human. The psychotic gardevoir managed to escape, leaving her behind. The specimen Scarlet intended to kill her, but her trainer protected the specimen Jade and suggested they help her instead. Despite herself, she accepted only if she was handed to another human. Jade is very introverted, depressed and lives in constant fear that the matriarch gardevoir will find her to finish her or her acquaintances. Under her inability to socialize, she seems well-intended and without any malice but heavily traumatized. The specimen Scarlet both nourishes in her fear and envy. She's very afraid of her but also wishes to be a bit more like her. Since she joined the group, she seems to very slowly open up to them, but still suffers from generalized anxiety.

Code Name: Max

Species: Human

Type: N/A

Gender: Male

Ability: N/A

Height ; 6'0

Weight: 185 Lbs

Age: 21

Temperament: Phlegmatic

Predominant Personality Archetype: The Advocate

Favorite Thing: His pokemon

Least-like Thing: Letting Them Down

Known Moves: N/A

Threat level: Very low

Bio: This individual named Max is a human that looks like any other. He doesn't suffer from any kind of handicap and has an average physique and intellect. He was raised by a mediocre father and lost his mother at a young age. Mostly pragmatic, he has a big passion for pokemon, which mutated into a sexual attraction during puberty. Mostly solitary and introverted, he never had a good relationship with anyone due to not getting along well with his peers. Trying to live a normal life, he was evicted from the familial nest by his father and had to seek out a new life goal. While doing so, he met the specimen, Scarlet. Hostile at first, the gardevoir slowly bonded with him after he helped her with a wound and had his first interspecies sexual intercourse with her three days later, consolidating the bond. After deciding to become a trainer (A childhood dream), he went on a journey and met the other specimens one by one, building up his own harem unbeknownst to him. With all the affection he gets from them, his only life purpose now is to make them happy and live it to the fullest with them. How female pokemon are easily attracted to him is still unknown.

"Good Job, lieutenant."

"At your service, general! But if I may, why the interest in them?"

"We suspect that red gardevoir to be implied in some recent incidents. Thus, I need to keep a close watch on her and her group."

"I see."

"Also, she's interesting. Such a specimen..."

"I feel you general. That's a pretty pokemon. She's well proportioned for a gardevoir."

"...What?"

"Hem..."

"...Get out of here."

"Good morning or good evening everyone. Zlewdomancer here. For your own pleasure, I invited the cast of the story "The Crimson Gardevoir" to answer some of your questions. You know I'm not the kind to beat around the bush, so let's start right now. How about you, Scarlet?"

{Why me? And where the fuck are we?} Scarlet demanded, perplexingly looking around.

"Are we in some kind of show? It looks like it." Max said, doing the same.

{I don't know what kind. The spectators are just cardboard.} Bonny mentioned.

"And so are the cameras."

"Let's pretend that we are in a real show for the time being, please. Scarlet, here's your first question: Someone wants to know that since you float all the time, can you fly straight up and how fast?"

{What kind of question is that? And why do I have to answer?} Scarlet asked aggressively.

"For your fans out there. They want to know more about you."

{Which fans?}

"Can you just answer, please?"

{What? Are you giving me orders? Don't make me stand from here to detach your head from the rest.} Scarlet threatened.

"Calm down, Love." Max interrupted, preventing her from standing with a hand on her shoulder.

{...Consider yourself lucky.} The gardevoir said, complying with Max's desire.

"*Phew* Great. So, for your answer?"

{...}

"Maybe we should go along with it. Perhaps we'll get some kind of compensation afterward."

{...*Sigh* Fine. Whatever. First, I don't float all the time. I just do it three-quarters of the time. And yes, I can fly straight up. That's the principle of psychic abilities. I don't know how fast I can go, though. I never tried. From how powerful I am, probably very fast. Teleportation is still the fastest way to travel anyway.}

"It's so useful," Max commented.

"Surely. Next one: We're all aware of your profound hatred towards humans, but do you hate men more due to your past, or is it equivalent between men and women?"

{To me, humans are humans, so I don't really distinguish males and females from that inferior race. They all are equivalently worthless and expendable. The only exception being him.} Scarlet answered before briefly hugging Max's arm.

"I see. Next one: Someone wants to know that if Godzilla were to step on Max, do you think you could take him on?"

{What's a Godzilla?}

"A fictional giant ass radioactive lizard. It can reach 150m in height."

{Geez. I wouldn't want to see the droppings of that thing. Nonetheless, it wouldn't be much of a problem for me. If I shield myself from the radiation, I'll just destroy it from the inside.}

{Do you think you'll be strong enough?} Aurora asked.

{Please. Just because an organ is oversized and a bit radioactive, it doesn't mean that it can't be destroyed.}

"Well, that answers that. The next one can be to either you or Jade. How do gardevoirs deal with cold temperatures like winter? Do you just avoid cold regions in general?"

{Well… I'm not sure…} Jade started.

{I'll answer it.} Scarlet decided. {Again, it brings us back to which one is the superior race. We're not affected by the cold as much as you humans are. I admit that we would eventually die of hypothermia in the middle of the arctic, but it's something we can deal with temporarily with our abilities. Of course, constantly shielding ourselves from lethal coldness takes a lot of energy, so if you're a powerful gardevoir with a constant supply of consumables, you could live there, but that would be plain stupid. There's nothing there. In short, we have a natural resistance to the cold, and we use a percentage of our power to protect ourselves proportionally to the present temperature.}

"Interesting. I was also wondering that. Next one: Now that she has been with the team for a while now, what do you think of Jade?"

{What I think of her?} Scarlet replied, looking at the light green gardevoir, who just looked away. {I don't really think differently than before. Until now, she hasn't been much of a nuisance, so as long as she keeps it that way, my opinion is more or less neutral.}

"Alright. The next question might be a bit trickier. Someone is wondering that if Max dies and gets reincarnated into a ralts with his memories lost in the void forever, would you adopt him and take care of him?"

{If he has no memories, how come I, or anyone else whatsoever, can tell if it's really him?}

"That's not really relevant here in the question. Let's say you know it's him, somehow."

{Well… if we can confirm it's him…} Scarlet said, briefly looking at Max. {Of course, I would. His memories may have disappeared, but mine would still be there. A pure soul like his mustn't be abandoned or left in bad hands. I may not be loved the way I would wish, but I would love him just the same.}

"Wow. That must be painful."

{No pain would match the one of losing him in the first place. I would manage.}

{I hope for you. Next; If you ever get your hands on a mega stone, what would be the first thing you would do in your mega-form?"

{Hmm…} Scarlet pondered, rubbing her chin. {There are so many options here. I guess it would be checking how much stronger I become first. And in a second time, maybe giving master the chance to experience to see how it is with a mega-gardevoir.}

"Uh-huh. Well, with that, it concludes Scarlet's questions. Let's hop to Bonny."

{I'm ready.} Bonny said.

"One is wondering that if you were to learn a human martial art, which one would it be?"

{Damn. I don't know much about fighting styles.} Bonny pondered out loud. {I can't really tell.}

"If it's of any help, I could see you doing taekwondo with those legs of yours."

{What is that?}

"It's martial art mainly based on kicks."

{Oh. I like giving kicks, so I guess I could.}

"But I think wrestling would be your thing, though."

{Oh, that's right. I know that one. Yeah, I like putting others into submission, so I agree. Especially you.} The lopunny said, eyeing Max seductively.

"Of course," Max replied with rolling eyes and a smile. "After that, you have karate, judo, jujitsu, krav maga, etc. Judo could be nice too with the projections."

{Whoa. There's a lot I could do actually.}

"If you're ready, you have a second question."

{Shoot it.}

"Someone is wondering if there's something that you always wanted to do, but are unable to for whatever reason."

{Something to do? That's a quite nebulous question. If I put some thought into it… I guess I could go with finding my parents and find out why they ditched me.}

Bonny then quickly looked at Max.

{And before you say anything, no, you're not preventing me from doing so.} She said quickly. {I'm unable to do that because I travel with you, but I don't mind. I prefer by a long shot being with you rather than searching for them.}

"...Nothing prevents us from keeping an eye out for that."

{With the distance we made since we met, we're too far away now. I gave up the idea a while ago. I have my own family now. No need to chase after an already vanished life.}

"...Alright." Max conceded.

{Other than that, there's not really something I'm unable to do. I pretty much already have whatever I want.}

"Good to hear. Another question; ``Is it true that your ears can shatter boulders and bend steel in your mega-form?"

{Of course, it is. Nothing can withstand those beauties.} Bonny boasted while elegantly pushing an ear away. {That's the whole thing about us.}

{Those are dangerous indeed. Just a small miscalculation and she could split our master in half.} Scarlet jested.

{No! Don't say that.} Bonny complained.

"You and your dark humor," Max said, half amused.

{Hihi.}

"Dark, indeed. That would be it for you. Next could be Dusk."

{A-Alright.} The braixen said a bit shyly.

"Your question is as follows: Can braixens and/or delphoxes breathe fire through their mouths, or can they just channel it through their sticks?"

{Well… I never really tried to breathe fire, so I can't really tell. Though I did notice that when I'm panting after an intense exercise session, I sometimes exhale embers, so I guess I could.}

{But there's no point to that since you can channel your power through your stick.} Scarlet mentioned.

"It could be useful if she somehow loses her stick. She wouldn't be defenseless." Max pointed out.

{True.}

"You have another question, Dusk. Someone is wondering what your thoughts are about evolving. How would you feel if you were to evolve tomorrow?"

{Oh. That's quite a tricky question. I can't really tell. Evolution doesn't really give any warning before happening. At the moment, I'm not for or against the idea, but either way, there wouldn't be much I could do besides going along with it. What I just hope is to stay pretty in master's eyes.} She explained shyly.

"You always will," Max reassured her.

"Great. Next question: Can braixens use multiple sticks or are you limited to just one?"

{Not sure I understand the question.}

"I think what he or she means is how your stick actually works. Can you use more than one at a time, and something like can you switch sticks at any given time?"

{Hmm… I think I'm starting to get the question. I believe the best way to answer is to explain the whole process. Like explained earlier, it canalizes our powers, psychic or fire. We can switch the stick we're using anytime, but it's not really wise to do so. The more we use a stick, the more bonded we get to it as our energy constantly passes through it, making it more and more efficient. I tried to use two sticks at once not long ago for fun, and I discovered that in order to use abilities with both, I had to divide my power in two. It's not very useful, especially since I wasn't bonded to the second one. I think the material the stick is made of affects its power too, but I'm not sure. So in short, we're not limited to one, but it's better if we do.}

"Awesome. Next one; You were a quadruped as a fennekin and became a bipedal as a braixen. Was the transition hard to adapt?"

{Oh, that's a good question. Well, a little bit, but not much. I was a bit woozidle the first few days, but quickly got used to it. The hardest was to get used to my new height, as I almost hit my head a couple of times."

"Interesting. That's it for you, Dusk. Now, let's go with May next, shall we? Miss May, someone asked a question about your mega-form."

{Okay.} May acknowledged.

"When you mega-evolve, you gain another maw behind your head, so the question is: Are your maws controllable by you, or do they have a mind of their own?"

{Weird way to ask. I mean, it's the same as when I'm in my normal form. Anyway, yes and no. I have full control of them, but just like my normal form, they have some reflexes on their own, as well as reacting to some of my emotions despite myself. There's no brain on there, but our maw is made in a way that they're able to act on their own when we're attacked from the back, thus making them act faster than my actual self.}

"Wow. That was instructive. Next one: Some humans claim that your maw on your head can be used to eat food that you don't like. Is it true or a myth?"

{Hihi. That's not true. Where would the food go? In our brain? We don't eat with it. It's used for various things, but mainly for self-defense and as a mating tool.}

"That's good info. A fan is wondering if you're aware of how much of a dangerous foe you can be in a battle with the number of moves you can learn."

{I don't think I can learn more than anyone else here.}

"I think he or she meant to mention the variety of move types you can learn."

{It doesn't change much. Even if I can learn many moves of different types, it's best if I stick to those of my type as much as possible. Powerful moves are hard to learn and master, and a lot worse when it's a move with a type you don't belong to. But thanks I guess.}

"Any plan for the next move to learn after the one you're working on?"

{For now, no. We don't really plan three or four moves ahead. We choose one and work on it until we learn and master it. Afterward, we just learn another and rinse and repeat.}

"I see. By the way, some want to tell you that you're adorable."

{Aww, shucks!} May expressed, a bit flustered. {That's a bit embarrassing to hear.}

"I think they really mean it. Aurora, how do you feel?"

{Hem… good?} The lucario replied, a bit confused.

"Great. Your first question is as follows: If you were to learn boxing, what style do you think you would have?"

{The style? Hmm…} Aurora pondered. {If I remember correctly, there are four styles: Swarmer, out-boxer, slugger, and boxer-puncher.}

"Wow. I'm impressed. I didn't know about that myself." Max said.

{I used to live in a dojo, remember? I acquired some knowledge about fighting styles there.}

"Ah, right."

{Let's see, then. Except for the out-boxer, which is not my style at all, I could work with the three others. But if I absolutely need to choose, I guess a swarmer would suit me best. With the addition of the slugger power, of course.}

"Alright. Your next question is as follows; in a best of five battle, what kind of victory do you find the most satisfying? Like a clean three on zero, or a reversed situation in a two on two?"

{It doesn't really matter. The most satisfying thing is a victory, period. But I admit that a clean sweep just proves your superiority even more.}

"Understandable. Another one for you; Your fans are aware that human shows aren't really your thing, but one suggests that you should give anime a try. Your abilities are similar to what characters on those can do."

{Pretty sure it's the other way around, but whatever.}

"As a half geek myself, I too can say that there are some good anime out there."

{We'll see. There's always exaggerations and nonsense in human shows, so…}

"Understood. The next one concerns both you and Max. There are legends that say that a long time ago, humans used to learn to master the aura, but the technique was lost in time. The question is; Since you will learn to master the aura, would you be willing to try to teach Max to use it?"

{Alright. First of all, I've never heard of such a thing as a human using aura. If anything, it's a myth. It's a lucario thing, just like how Scarlet can create black holes. Humans don't have the spectrums and energy conveyors to handle the aura, let alone create it within themselves. But if it was a real possibility, I suppose that yes, I could try to teach him. Rendering him less useless could be a win for everyone."

"Thanks for the thought," Max said sarcastically.

{You're welcome.} Aurora replied with a small satisfied smirk.

"Great. If you wish to participate, it could be your turn, Luna."

{Sure, why not.} The zoroark said nonchalantly.

"Someone wants to know that if you met a male pokemon, probably a zoroark, that caught your eye, would you be willing to leave Max and stay with that said pokemon?"

{I met a few that were good-looking, and I'm still with him, am I not? Does that answer the question?}

"Wait! You did?" Max asked, a bit surprised.

{Why yes. I'm a female, so of course, I'll find some males attractive. You're not the only one.}

"*Ahem* A-Alright, then," Max replied, a bit embarrassed with Luna smiling smugly.

"Next question. With your ability, do you sometimes do pranks by pretending to be Max?"

{Hmm… That's an idea.} Luna answered, looking like she was actually considering it.

"No, Luna. Don't even think about it." Max warned.

{Oh, sorry little pup, but it's too late for that already.}

"Goddamnit. To whoever asked that, thanks a lot. As if it wasn't chaotic enough around here."

"We don't choose what is being asked, we just answer them. Are you ready for another one?"

{Sure.}

"Someone is wondering if you ever saw one or more humans do something so stupid that you could hardly think of something worse a human could possibly do."

{Hm… That's a complicated question. I haven't seen every side of the human face yet, so I don't really know. There might be that one day though, where I saw a drunk male human trying to get into a fistfight with a slaking. The poor guy. He got slapped meters away in a split second. He was a mess afterward, but luckily, he survived. I believe it's not the worst a human can do, but it's the one I recall for now.}

"Crazy what alcohol can make you do. Next question: How far can your illusion ability go? Can you turn into a flying-type and fly or a water-type and breath underwater?"

{It is said that some zoroark have their ability so advanced that they can literally shapeshift into another pokemon. Kind of like a ditto, but without the type change or copied move pool. Their illusions are so great that they can fool reality itself. I don't know if it's true or not, but it isn't my case. Besides my posture, there's nothing different about me when I change my appearance.}

"I see. Alright, let's go with Jade now."

Upon hearing her name, Jade jumped a little.

{Hem…}

"In one word, how would you describe Max and the others?"

{I… Do I… really have to answer?} Jade inquired, looking awfully nervous.

"Well, I mean, basically no, but…"

{We all did, so maybe you could make a little effort?} Scarlet said a bit coldly.

{A-Alright. I'm not sure… but I'll t-try.}

The light green gardevoir then looked at Scarlet, unable to speak.

"Don't worry, you can speak freely. You won't get any reprisal here."

{...S-Scary.} Jade said, describing Scarlet before looking away.

"Seems right." Max jested while Scarlet was rolling her eyes in annoyance.

{...Then… for Bonny, I'd say… Elegant.}

{Aww! Thanks, Jade. It touches me.} Bonny praised, reassuring her a bit.

{Then… for Dusk… Kind.} She continued, making the braixen smile. {For May, I would go with 'endearing'. Aurora, confident. Luna, really scary.} She enumerated, making Max and the girls giggle, minus Scarlet. {And for Max, well… patient… and… very nice. S-Sorry! I used two words.}

"It's okay, Jade. No one will hold a grudge against you for that. That aside, there's another one for you. You spend a lot of time in your pokeball, so someone is wondering what you might be doing there with that amount of free time."

{It's… rather personal.} Jade answered, looking away. {But mostly, a lot of thinking.}

"As simple as that. Nice. One more for you. Do you have some hobbies or interests?"

{Interests?} Jade repeated interrogatively.

"Passions. Things you like to do."

{Hem… Well…} Jade started, a bit uncomfortable. {To be honest, I've never been able to have that kind of thing before. I grew up with nothing more than work and compliance. I guess… what could be considered as such would be looking at the others doing their passions… and participate on some occasions when they ask me.}

"So, there's no such thing as 'Jade's stuff'?"

{No. Sorry.}

"I'm sorry to hear that. Next question: Confronted with fear, most sentient creatures have three possible reactions; Flee, fight or freeze, also known as the three F's. One is wondering what you will do in front of a fearful situation."

{Hem…} Jade said, playing with her fingers nervously.

{Not fight, that's for sure.} The red gardevoir commented.

"Scarlet, please." Max scolded, glaring at her.

"There's no shame in answering that, Jade."

{Easy for you to say. You're not the one having to answer that publicly.} Bonny intervened, defending her friend.

"Well… indeed, but…"

"Maybe we could skip that question," Max suggested.

{...It's… okay.} Jade complied. {They just want to know. I guess… Well, I wish I could go with 'flee', but I would be likely to freeze. I'm… not the type that possesses a lot of courage.} She answered, a bit sadly.

"Don't say that, Jade. You're courageous. You just have a more sensitive survival instinct than others." Max reassured her.

{... I guess.} Jade replied, not feeling better.

"I'm sorry if the question caused any discomfort. That aside, besides Dusk, who do you spend most of your time with?"

{Well, since I started training, I would say Max and Scarlet, but outside that, May could be the closest, even though it's not frequent. Dusk is pretty much the only one I stay around with.}

"Alright. Let's now jump to the last guest, Max."

"Go for it."

"Your first question would be; who was the first one you ever had sex with?"

"Hem…" Max said, looking a bit uncomfortable. "I'm… guessing you mean the very first time I ever had sex?"

"Basically, yes."

"Well, obviously, it was with a human and… well… my very first love interest that got serious. Our relationship lasted for almost two years and the first time we did, it was at her home in our eighth month."

{So irrelevant for a question.} Scarlet commented, sounding a bit upset.

"It was a long time ago, Scarlet. And say it all the time; She wasn't even near to how it is with you."

{Well, I mean, I'm a pokemon and her, a human, so it's not even comparable.} Scarlet said rather proudly.

"The next for you, Max, has been asked a few times already. Some are wondering how long in total have you been on your journey until today. Any answer?"

"Ouf! Good question. I need to do some calculations. Let's see… I've been kicked out somewhere around June or July… around four months I think, maybe five. Somewhere there."

"I see. The next one is also for you, but it can concern everyone. Someone is wondering if you ever plan on having a rival someday. He or she claims that it could drive your competitive side a little and hopes that it could be someone in the same boat as you."

"Well, I mean, it's not exactly something you shop for in your closest mall. It's something that happens randomly. Anyway, it's not something that really happens in real life either. You usually see that in cartoons where everything is all rainbows and too nice to be realistic. In the real world, most people think too much about themselves to bother with that. Anyway, seeing how some act with 'rivals', I've never been the really competitive type as those are rarely 'friendly rivalry'. And like I always repeat to the girls; My journey is more about going on adventures with them. I like battles and winning, sure, but my pokemon are what really drives me. I don't need fame, I need them. And if you ask me, I wish that more would think more about their pokemon and their desires rather than the ephemeral glory of winning in a battle. They are not tools, but living beings with feelings, gosh darn it!"

"That's a strong message right there. Next question; You mentioned once that you need a valid trainer license to enter the league. When are you planning to get one?"

"Ah, shit!" Max cursed. "I keep forgetting about that. I should go get one eventually."

{I'm curious; Does it make you an illegal pokemon trainer if you don't have one?} Scarlet asked.

"Well…"

"In terms of the law, yes it does."

"...Kinda."

{Oh my! My master is an outlaw. You always come up with things to make me love you even more.} Scarlet coaxed.

"It's not intentional. Technically, without one, I shouldn't be allowed to have any of you. You should be fine, though, Scarlet. You're still a wild pokemon. There's no law preventing a wild pokemon to follow a human all around. Unless I demand you to stop and you don't comply. Then it would become harassment and you would be controlled."

{You're lucky that we didn't get into any kind of control or something.} Aurora commented.

"Yeah. I should really go get one before we run into trouble."

"What is your plan after the league, whether you win or not?"

"Well, if I win the regional tournament, I should be qualified to enter the world championship, which every trainer aims for. And if I don't win... I don't really know, actually. I guess we'll see if we get there."

"Any plans on working things out with your father?"

"..."

"...Well?"

"I…"

{That's a sensitive subject for him.} Scarlet said. {How about we skip this one?}

"Well…"

"No, no. I'll answer," Max assured. "He cut the bridges with me the moment he kicked me out, so no, I don't plan anything. He's dead to me."

"Oh. That's harsh. You're not even thinking about letting him know how far you get?"

"Eh. He wouldn't give a care in the world. Besides his own shitty persona, he doesn't bother with anything else. That would just be a complete waste of time."

"I guess it's somehow understandable. Anyway, Luna once mentioned something about your scent. Any comment on that?"

"My scent?" Max repeated, looking at his zoroark.

{I'm not sure what this question is all about. I like his scent, that's all.} She said.

"Alright. Talking about her, some seem to have forgotten if you captured her or not. Is she wild like Scarlet?"

"Not at all. I have her pokeball right here." Max answered, withdrawing Luna's pokeball. "She prefers staying outside, but she's inside most of the time when we're traveling. Since she's nocturnal, it's very practical to carry her as she sleeps."

"Indeed. You talked about legendaries recently with your team, so someone wants to know if you ever had any 'interest' towards them, like Arceus or Giratina."

"The hell? I mean, I don't mock the question, but in which dimension would Arceus, the creator of this world and everything, have any sexual desire towards me specifically? Same with Giratina, Dialga, a Lugia, or whatever. I would be flattered, but there are so many humans in this world, and some a lot more handsome or powerful than me that could be a better choice. I'm literally nothing to them. I don't do miracles."

{I doubt that they even have any kind of sexual drive at all.} Scarlet stated.

"Amongst other things," Max added.

"I see. From your knowledge, is there one, in particular, you wish you could get intimate with?"

"Oh, well, from that angle, maybe. I have to think a little. Hm… Well, there might be one."

"Care to share with us?"

"I don't know every legendary, but even though I prefer bipedal pokemon, I find a Suicune kinda pretty. They look very graceful and delicate. I wouldn't mind getting attacked by one if you know what I mean."

{Hihi. Pervert.} Scarlet commented, amused.

{I know, right?} Bonny approved with a wide smirk.

"Great. That's exactly why I didn't want to say it." Max retorted, upset.

"Next question: Do you carry Burn Heals, in case things are getting a bit out of control with pokemon such as Dusk?"

"Weird question. I mean, I do carry some, but not really for that purpose."

{We did use it already, though.} Scarlet reminded him.

"Yeah… well…"

"Some of your pokemon suffered from burns?"

"Well… not exactly them…"

{Master did it with Dusk one evening and she kinda got into it a lot that day. I had to apply the Burn Heal and a bit of ointment on him.}

{Please! No need to bring that up again!} Dusk demanded, hiding her face with her arms on the desk in front of her.

"Relax, my pretty. It's no big deal. It just happened once and I'm all good now."

{...Still.}

"That aside, someone is wondering if ever thought of settling down and having kids after your journey. He or she also wants to know the girls' opinions on that."

"Oh boy, the question we are all being asked at least once in your life: What about the kids? Personally, kids are the last thing I'm thinking about right now. I'm not even sure I'll ever want someday anyway. Anyway, it's not like I can have any with the life choice I made." Max explained before looking at the girls.

{If only we could breed.} Scarlet remarked.

"Well, it's a matter of you mostly, Scarlet. That we could breed or not, I'm not sure I would want kids. Not at the moment anyway."

{I don't know. I'm not sure I want to give birth to a child in this mad world, yet, the thought of you being the father of a little ralts of our own… Maybe it's something that can be made artificially.}

"As far as science goes, it's still not possible."

{Tsk. Shame. Oh well, I also assume perfectly my choices. If not having offspring is the only cost of being able to stay with him forever, then so be it.}

"Any of you could just get pregnant with one of your species and raise the result as a kid of your own."

"{No!}" Max and Scarlet replied in unison.

"Alright. I was just suggesting. Does anyone else have a thought on that?"

{I'm like Scarlet. Having a kid of my own with master is a really interesting idea, but since we can't, I'll have to go with it.} Bonny answered.

{As for me, I'm not really into kids myself, so…} Aurora said.

{I… kind of wish we could, but…} Dusk shared.

{I never really thought of the question, actually.} May expressed, briefly tapping her chin.

{I'm not at that point yet I'm my life.} Luna said.

"Interesting. Jade? Any opinion?"

{...No.} The green gardevoir answered simply while looking away.

"...Alright, then. Next one: Max? How often do you use your pokedex? What does it do exactly? Ever used it on your companions?"

"Of course. I used it on them at least once to know them better. I mostly do to remember stuff. In all and all, it has a lot of functions to help a trainer in his journey depending on the price you put on it: Pokemon information, wild and captured; the path to the closest gym leader location; some wikis; etc. It's very versatile."

"Good. And your final question: How big is your penis?"

"What the *cough* *cough*" Max coughed after breathing his own saliva.

{Who the fuck has an interest in my master's dick?!} Scarlet exclaimed while standing up, looking infuriated. {Do they want to die?! It's my dick! No one's allowed to even think about it unless I say so! Leave it alone!}

"It's okay *cough* Calm down, Love."

{I won't calm down! Someone needs to be put in its place!}

"*cough* There's nothing you can do, so might as well take it calmly."

{But… Grr! Whatever!} The gardevoir growled before sitting again with crossed arms. {The nerves on some.}

{I more or less agree with Scarlet.} The lopunny added.

"Not helping, Bonny. Obviously, it's not something we'll share like that. It's private. The best I can tell is that I can't get inside a mawile, barely in a gardevoir and looking big in a lopunny. I'll let you imagine the rest. Is it okay like that, Love?"

{Hmpf. It's already said, so…}

"Sorry if it made some of you uncomfortable. Let's continue right away, then. Max, have you ever thought or just considered giving a name to your team?"

"A name for the team? I don't think I ever did. Even though I don't see any purpose in that, I'm not against the idea if it speaks to some of you." Max answered, looking at the girls.

{If you plan on entering tournaments, it wouldn't be a half-baked idea.} Scarlet said. {Trainers there get popular, so you could come up with something that you could be referred to.}

"Not wanting to invalidate you, but it's kinda rare. As a whole, trainers are still mostly seen as one person, like, a trainer with his pokemon. They just keep being called by their name. Something it can be 'The champion of X region', though."

{We can come up with one just between ourselves.} May suggested.

{And the point would be?} Aurora asked.

{For fun?}

{...}

"Hehe. She got you there." Max chuckled, mocking his lucario playfully.

{For once, I admit she did. Anyway, what could describe us? We're so different from each other. Fighting for master is pretty much the only thing we all have in common.}

{Loving him would be the truest statement.} Bonny corrected.

{Oh, I got it!} Scarlet exclaimed. {How about Max and his harem?}

"Oh boy." Max expressed, discouraged.

{Wow. That's a good one.} Bonny approved.

"But zero originality."

{As if there are a lot of Max's having a female pokemon harem out there.} Scarlet remarked.

"I didn't mean it that way, but whatever."

"So… do we assume that the answer is no?"

"Let's say yes," Max confirmed.

"Alright. The next questions are mostly more general, so anybody can answer. The first one being: Individually, what are your favorite games? You can go with the previous order if you want."

{Well…} Scarlet started. {Obviously, the first thing that came into mind is-}

"Sorry to interrupt, but I forgot to tell you that 'sex' isn't a valid answer."

{Aww! No fair!} Bonny complained, alongside half of the group.

{Why?} Scarlet demanded.

"Because we want diversity. I see it from far away, you will all say that your favorite game is to tumble between the sheets with your master."

{...Alright. Fair enough.} Scarlet conceded, shrugging her shoulders. {Let's see then… I guess I can say that I enjoy strategic games. There could also be messing with humans, but the party pooper here doesn't allow me to do so.} She explained before pointing at Max.

"You're better than that, Scarlet. And I know you; You could get into it so much that you could lose control."

{Pfft. Whatever.}

"Strategic games, then. Next?"

{For me, I'll go with physical games.} Bonny said. {I'm not talking about the sexual ones, but wrestling with master is really fun, even if we don't end up doing it afterward. The thrill of not knowing what the other can do and the blissful moment when you overpower your opponent by holding him on the ground. Really fun.}

"Interesting."

{I also like strategic games, but just when I'm not playing against Scarlet.} Dusk engaged.

"Haha!" Max laughed. "So bluntly honest."

{That's kinda mean.} Scarlet said, half-joking.

{Hehe. Sorry. I was mostly messing with you. In reality, I like playing with her, but she's so hard to beat.}

"Is it even possible?"

{Ah. You wish.} The gardevoir praised arrogantly.

{Maybe one day, but not anytime soon.} Dusk stated. {Other than that, I love collecting flowers and trying to make a bouquet of the most varied type. I offer the prettiest to master.}

"Aww. That's really cute and kind of you. Aurora, maybe?"

{My favorite game…} The lucario said, thinking. {... I don't think I have a type of game like the other. I like to train, but besides that…}

"There's nothing you do in your spare time?"

{Well, napping sometimes. Talking with the girls and walking through the woods.}

"I see. Maybe you could look into some kind of hobbies."

{I don't know. I'm fine with how things are.}

"If it's the case…"

{Me next!} May said enthusiastically.

"Go ahead."

{My favorite games are the ones I do with master. Hide and seek, chase, tickle fight, finding who's best at something… I have a lot of favorite games, actually.}

"How heartwarming. Who's next?"

{Me, I suppose.} Luna answered. {I'm not really the type to 'game' around, but I do enjoy my alone time. Other than that, my favorite activities are hunting and messing with our little pup. His reactions are so amusing.}

"Well, it kinda depends on which side you are," Max said.

{Aww, don't be like that, little pup. If you ever get tired, just tell me and I'll stop.}

"No, it's okay. Forget what I just said."

"How about you, Jade? Anything to share?"

{Hem… I'm… not sure. Seeing… the other train, I guess. They display such power and strength sometimes. It's impressive. I wish I could be like that.}

"You could, Jade. You just have to put the effort into it." Max assured her.

{...I don't know…}

"And you, Max? Any favorite game or activities?"

{I probably won't surprise anyone here, but whatever the girls want to do. Being with them is a blessing, therefore I have fun, as long as I'm with them."

"Sure, but nothing more… consistent?"

"Well… I kinda miss video games a little. My favorite genre was combat and management games. I could also get tempted in FPS, but good ones I really enjoy are rare. Movies and series from time to time too."

"Fascinating. And there's the first general question. Next one. Someone is curious to know the name of the region you're currently in."

"In Rados. Our region is one of the biggest on our planet, having lands from all the way south to far in the north. We're currently closer to the north from the equator."

"Easy enough. Someone is wondering if you ever heard of the game super smash bros."

"...Not really, but it sounds similar to a game that came out not long ago; Super crash party. It's a fighting game where multiple mascots of gaming franchises punch each other in the face. Maybe it's something similar."

"Next, someone wants to know what your stats and level are. I believe it's a question mainly aimed at the girls."

{Our level and stats?} Scarlet started. {Like those human video game characters? If so then I'm probably at level one million and my stats infinite.} She answered a bit haughtily.

"Hem…"

"I think what she means is that that question is a bit off since we're not in a video game. Everyone here has their own strength, but it can't really be measured with numbers."

{Actually, master, it can.} May said, getting everyone's attention.

"Huh? What are you talking about, sweetie?"

{With my previous trainer, I heard him a few times talking about power level with other trainers. I didn't get all of the details, but it seems that some trainers make their pokemon do some tests to evaluate their combat power.}

"Really? How come I never heard of that?" Max wondered out loud.

{I'm not sure, but I don't think that's something a lot of trainers do.}

"How come?"

{That, I don't know, however.}

{Maybe they just don't want to bother to do that all the time.} Aurora mentioned.

"Huh?"

{What she said makes sense.} Scarlet approved. {If a test tells you your current power, you obviously need to pass it very often to keep track of it. Just like me, it's something that can get very tedious and annoying to do quickly.}

"I see. Well, I guess we'll have to keep using the old fashion way; Fighting others to know how strong you became."

{That, I can relate.} Bonny supported.

{Same here.} Aurora supported.

"Fair enough. Next question: Are you guys interested in doing a karaoke night someday?"

{What is that?} Bonny questioned.

"A human entertaining activity which consists of singing songs in a group. You choose a song, read the lyrics out loud at the music, and pretend to be the singer yourself."

{It sounds weird.} Scarlet commented.

"Less than you think."

{Not wanting to ruin the party, but none of us really know how to read.} Luna pointed out.

"Oh, right. That doesn't help."

{We can always try to learn in the future.} Scarlet said.

"Is it possible?"

{Why wouldn't it be? We have two eyes and see colors, just like you.}

"I know, but I meant that I never saw a pokemon read."

{Ever come across a pokemon with a reason to do so?}

"I…"

{Exactly.}

{It's nice and all, but it doesn't change the fact that for humans, our elocution isn't very diversified.} Bonny pointed out. {Reading is one thing, but pronouncing human words is another one.}

"True that." Max agreed. "Some pokemon literally lack vocal cords to speak human language."

{We could still try, just for fun. It sounds interesting.} Dusk pointed out.

"If given the opportunity, we could."

"Nice. Another question for everyone: Any idea of what happened to Qsalyla?"

{I fucking hope she died in horrible pain after being raped by oversized pokemon.} Scarlet answered.

"Whoa! That was dark." Max commented.

{Even for me.} Luna approved.

"But without necessarily the rape part, I'll say just like Scarlet. Other than that, we don't know where she is or does."

"Simple as that. Next: Any future plans for Sally later on? She seems to really have a thing for Max."

"There's not much we can do. Our paths just split apart. I really hope to see her in the future. She is a nice girl."

{Yeah. I'm gonna miss her.} Bonny added.

{Me too.} Dusk approved, alongside May.

"We'll see there if we ever saw her again."

"How touching. Now a general one: If you girls have the powers and mad abilities and Max has... thumbs at most, why aren't you the bosses."

{Why would we want that?} Bonny asked.

{Intricate question.} Scarlet said. {I do admit that it could easily be the other way around. But just like Bonny said, there's no point in that. What would it give us? We are fighters and master is our coach. Kinda. If the roles were inverted, it would be one fighter and seven coaches?}

"It's almost already the case." Max jested.

{Almost.} Scarlet conceded with a smile. {And who wants to see human battles? That would be boring as hell compared to a pokemon fight.}

"Our MMA fights are pretty nice."

{Pfft. Hugging and walking in circles for half the match? Please, master, get real. A catfight is more entertaining than that.}

"Okay, now you're just being mean and insensitive."

{And? If some humans disagree, they can still try to change my mind themselves.}

"A minimum of respect never killed anyone."

{For humans? Not anytime soon. Anyway, I can assure you though that as soon as he has his pants down, he doesn't boss anyone around anymore.}

{Haha! He even becomes the one getting orders.} Bonny supported while laughing.

{Yeah! We can make him do whatever we want.} May approved.

"Okay, girls! I think they got their answer." Max interrupted, getting embarrassed.

"Good to know. Now, Individually again, if you were to encounter a Jirachi, what would you wish for? Scarlet?"

{What's a Jirachi?} The red gardevoir asked.

"A pokemon that can grant any wish."

{Ah. Well, if given that chance-}

"Again, let's try to see beyond your first desire, which is probably staying with Max forever."

{What? I wasn't…} Scarlet started, looking away suspiciously. {*sigh* Fine. Whatever. Your restrictions are getting really annoying. Anyway, let me think… If I say that I would wish I could have met Max earlier, does it count?}

"I guess so. Why earlier, though?"

{So I could have been there for him when it was crucial in his development, trying my best to make his life better.}

"Are you sure you would have loved me the same? I was a totally different person back then. Well, not overly different, but still."

{Pretty sure I would.}

"Maybe I wouldn't have the same values as today. Less loyal, less this, less that. You know, the usual time paradox."

{...I… don't know. I sure love you that way you are, so if you were changed on the spot... I'm not sure, then.}

"How about being some kind of a guardian angel without him knowing?"

{...That could do.}

"Great. Next. Miss Bonny?"

{A wish that could be granted…} The lopunny mumbled while thinking. {...I guess it would be wanting to know why my parents ditched me. I don't want revenge or anything, I just… want to know.}

"You know, Bonny, they didn't necessarily ditch you. Maybe something happened to them."

{I suppose. Wanting to know why I ended up all alone. That would be my wish.}

"I see. Dusk?"

{Hem… well…} The braixen started, all shy all of a sudden. {My wish would be… to be more extroverted and speak up my mind more easily.}

"You're already doing a good job." Max praised.

{I've got better, but… I still have trouble with some situations.}

"Given enough time, maybe it will come true. Next could be May."

{Hm…} The mawile hummed. {At the moment, my strongest desire would be to be able to stay in my mega-form indefinitely. It could be at the same height as the other, literally, having a slightly better life quality. Being as small as myself isn't easy when living with a human.}

"I understand you're feeling, but that would be a shame. You're so damn cute the way you are." Max commented.

{Maybe, but it doesn't help with stuff like shower faucets, sitting at a table like the other, or simply do what you want whenever you want with the one you love.}

"I… Well…" Max said before realizing that he had no argument.

"Maybe someday you could do that. Aurora?"

{Eh, my wish would be simple and straightforward: Find my previous trainer and kick his ass until my footprint is permanently marked on it.}

"Haha! What I wouldn't give just to see that." Max laughed.

{I'm with you on that one.} Scarlet approved.

"Straightforward, indeed. Could Miss Luna share with us what could be her wish?"

{Unfortunately, I don't especially lounge for something right now, so I wouldn't wish for much.} Luna answered

"I see. Well, can't win them all. Jade?"

{I…} The light green gardevoir started. {I don't know… It's so sudden.}

"There's not even a little something?"

{... Perhaps… forgetting about everything and… be less of a burden by not being me.}

"No, Jade." Max expressed, disliking what he just heard. "I don't know how painful it is to be you, but I like you just the way you are."

Not answering, Jade just looked away.

"Let's not press any further. Finally, Max. What would be your wish?"

"Well… Like Scarlet, I could say to be able to meet her earlier in my life, but… no. Let's go with that."

{Say your real answer, master.} Scarlet requested, knowing that he hid his real answer.

"No, I… It wouldn't be very kid-friendly."

{Which kids? Do you see any somewhere?} Bonny said.

"No, but… I just don't want to sound like a-"

{Just spill the beans already.} Scarlet urged. {I want you to express yourself as much as you can by not holding it in, master. And I won't allow anyone to prevent or mock you from doing so.}

"*sigh* Thanks, Love. Alright. My true wish would be that instead of my mother, I wish that it could have been my worthless father who died. I didn't know her much, but I'm sure that she was more worth living than him. Fuck that guy."

"Wow. We should always speak with our hearts. Alright, folks, that concludes our Q&A show. Before going, one fan has a little joke for Scarlet. It goes as follows: If Max ever start back talking to you, you can always use your power to control his penis and say 'I'm the last cockbender, kneel before me.'"

{Pfahaha! Holy shit! That's a good one!} Scarlet said, bursting into laughter.

"I would agree if I wasn't on the bad side of the wall," Max remarked, half amused.

"I hope you all enjoyed our show and had your questions answered. Take care everyone, and if we do this again, see you later. Ba-bye!"