Weathering The Storm... (A Pokemon OC Story)

Chapter 81: The Aftermath...

The aftermath of the Team Storm Hideout events has been felt throughout the entire country, as it seems to be one big resounding victory for those who live in fear of the new organisation terrorising them in the future. But, taking down a massive base of operations for them seemed to ease everyone's nerves that the team would last for too long. There were hundreds upon hundreds of stolen Pokemon rescued, which are currently getting reassigned back to their trainers, or being released back into the wild. Many grunts have been arrested, although there seems to have only been one admin who has been captured. Former Team Magma Admin Courtney has been taken in for questioning by the Mauville City Police Department. We hope to see some breakthroughs in this team's case courtesy of the interrogation. But, a majority of the admins, and most importantly, the leader, are still at large. There have also been cases of other hideouts across the country, whose locations still remain unknown, while cases of isolated robbings of Pokemon continue to be a prevalent prob-

"Enough of that...", Maya said softly, as she flicked through the channels again. She knew that this hideout business wouldn't be taken as just good news by the news stations. Of course, they had to find some way to undermine the success of their operation. Hundreds of Pokemon, both now and in the future, were saved. The criminals who were responsible are now off the streets and into prison. Barely anyone got hurt in the process, and the one person who did had their life saved afterwards. Yet, it's always on what didn't happen rather than what did. It bothered Maya. But, she didn't put much thought into it. It wasn't her responsibility to deal with the news stations and all the constant questions about the new team. She just had to focus on raising a beautiful young son, who was descending down the stairs as she thought to herself about him. This time, Lucas was accompanied by his Zoroark, standing loud and proud next to Lucas. Lucas walked over to the living room where Maya was sitting, and said,

"Morning Mom!"

"Morning, honey, do you want some pancakes making?"

"If you don't mind, that would be great.", Lucas said with a smile. He could never resist his favourite after all. Maya had been making it far more often as well, perhaps just because she missed Lucas while he was away on his adventure. Either way, Lucas didn't mind. He was always given a big portion, and he enjoyed seeing Maya cook a few of her own, although she preferred to put a conservative drizzling of syrup, then sliced blueberries and strawberries on top. Lucas never really got the appeal of eating an unhealthy breakfast in a healthy way, but he couldn't deny the expression of joy as Maya took care of her pancakes, bite by bite. Then, Lucas' feeling of joy as he demolished the stack of his, drowned in a healthy coating of Sinnoh Honey. Lucas had often craved breakfast meals like that after a long day of walking, battling, and adventuring. So, it was nice to settle down every once in a while and enjoy the moment with the person who loved him the most. But, after a month of settling back in Littleroot, Lucas did begin to miss the battling and adventuring. He still had Ellie to battle and talk to, but Seijo and all the other people he would meet in his travels were missing. All the sights, and sounds, and Pokemon. He missed it. Zoroark missed something more than just adventure as well. After Lucas finished his pancakes, Zoroark lightly nudged Lucas on the leg, reminding them of their conversation upstairs. Lucas nodded, tapping his fingers on the table and asking,

"Sooooo, could we visit Zoroark's family in Mauville? Zoroark has been dying to meet them again after so long."

"Oh, right, of course!", she focused her eyes upon Zoroark, brushing its fur gently with her hand, "Being split from your family for so long must've been hard, so I can take you over if you'd like."

"Great! I could ask Ellie to tag along as well, if that's okay with you."

"Sure, you'd better hurry though. We'll have to set off pretty early if we want to arrive there before things get busy."