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And Bacon had won. It had beaten the opponent, and Robby didn't seem to really show any sign of caring that they'd won. The closest sign he showed was a thumbs-up to Bacon, who he knew he had to heal because of the attack from before. Probably, the nurse would be a little angry at him for coming in over and over.

And so, Bacon was returned, and the obese lad gave the kid a wave as he waddled back to the pokemon center.

((Oh my how did he know Purrloin belonged to Kijin I wonder?))

Kijin still laid in bed still asleep the upside about part of his room being on fire was that none of his belongings were in his room or on the floor he was on. Though since the explosion occurred he was awake, in pain and on the floor from being knocked out of the bed. "Ok..whats going on this time?" He says slowly getting back to his feet feeling a little wozzy from laying down from a good amount of time as well as the explosion made it hard to stand.

At first glance the purple fire seemed to be out of place for a fire and he thought it was just the drugs he had taken that were just making him see things but when the bed sheets caught fire, he could feel the heat radiating as well as making the room smoky. He soon realized that this was real and he needed to get out fast the thing was his entire floor was on fire let alone the doorway was a blaze. He only had a few options and he took the only one he could think of at the moment which was the window.

He moved towards the window and slide the glass to open up allowing for more air in and smoke out though that may have been a bad idea since just as he opened the window air seemed to rush right into the building and almost like a movie, he had already reached the ledge and grabbed the long metal drain for the gutters and started to climb down when his room exploded with fire as if it had just grew a bit more. The explosion sent glass raining down on him he protected himself the best he could before the drain started to creek and tilt a little. The explosion had knocked loose some of the bolts holding it to the wall and started to pop free rather quickly.

Kijin would try to slide down the metal pole heading for the first floor but he only managed to get to one of the second floor windows before the pipe had broken free of its braces making him jump for the window. He managed to get the ledge of the window, but since that jump had made him hit the wall with his chest his ribs caused him a large amount of pain. He hangs there from the window for a bit trying to catch his breath but the pain was starting to get to him and his grip was starting to get weaker. The window wasn't open and it looked like there was no safer way to get down the building without falling.

He looked around some more trying to think up another way to get down and without his pokemon there were limited uses, it wasn't until he spotted a near by tree that hadn't caught fire yet this was the best option he had beside simply falling to the ground from the second floor. He would gulp and makes a jump for the free missing the branch he wanted but still getting a hold of another. The branch creaked from his weight but hadn't given out yet which let him ease himself down from that branch onto another before getting to the ground. He fell to one knee as he arrived on the ground, he would take a few minutes to catch his breath before walking around to the front of the building.

As he walked up to the front of the hospital it was clear that people were panicking with the fire on the top floor. Staff trying to get other patents out of the building as a few more people outside calling for both the police and the fire department. Kijin simply moved into the building many people were still in a panic as they try to get everyone out. It was easy enough for him to walk in head towards receptions and scrounge around for his belongings finding his pokeballs and cloths to be fine he soon changed out of his burnt and torn hospital gown into his regular clothing and getting his pokeballs he soon headed for the pokemon center.

Since the hospital was out of use and he didn't feel like really talking to anymore authority figures today he simply headed for the next best place he could go.

((Ok I was just trying to be funny when I said that but ok))

(( Wait, what!? Nuuuuuuu~ >< ))

"How did you get this number?"

"We've been worried. We haven't heard form you since you left Castelia."

"Yeah that's great but...how did you get this number?" Avan questioned his mother over his xtranceiver. It was odd after all. His mother looked at him disapprovingly and answered.

"If you must know, Professor Juniper gave me your number. Like I had said, your father and I haven't heard from you, so we contacted her to ask. And to our luck, you stopped by yesterday."

Yeah, luck. Avan rolled his eyes. "Hmm, well I'm fine. As you can see." He gave an over-enthusiastic smile."

"Yes yes. So how are things going?" Avan's mother attempted to start a conversation. By this time Avan had made it to the Pokemon Center and went inside; giving Kali's ball to the nurse, finding a place to sit and to chat. As he sat, the boy winced from the pain he had susatined earlier in the battle with Munna. "Are you sure you're alright?" His mother asked before letting him answer the other question. Avan nodded.

"Alright I suppose. Just traveling. We're in Striaton now." The use of 'we're' made his mother remember.

"Oh, Avan, how is that charming, little Munna of yours?"

CHARMING? Mother, if only you knew. It had been awhile since she met the pink Pokemon; but of course at the time things weren't so hectic between the boy and pokemon. That, and Baku put on quite the act for his family. "Why don't you ask him yourself?" Avan reached into his bag, retrieved a ball, and called Baku out. And almost immediately...

[WHAT DO YOU WANT?] The Baku asked harshly. Avan answered by sticking his wrist in front of the Munna. [Hmm?] Baku saw the woman. [Ah! Mrs. Briendal. What a pleasure.]

She can't understand you...thankfully. Avan shook his head.

"Hello there!" Avan's mother responded to the Poke'language that she heard.

It went on like that for a few minutes; a one-sided conversation. Avan decided not to watch, falsely thinking that that would make him less crazy looking.

He quickly withdrew his wrist so he was speaking to his mother again, shooing away the Munna in process. "..." He sighed. It then occured to him that this was a perfect opportunity to ask a very importnt question. "Hey mom..."

"Yes?"

"Have you heard from Penny?" There was a silence between them for a moment.

"No...I'm sorry dear."

"Oh..."

"Her parents haven't as well. Everyone is worried." His mother's eyes were downcast, grief stricken.

"That's really not like her..."

"Last we heard she was heading for Castelia, which was my other reason for contacting you." His mother replied. Avan shook his head.

"I had no idea." Avan now was worried as well. This was his best friend, how could he not be?

"*bing bong* Avan your Pokemon is ready." Was heard over the com.system. The boy's mother heard this as well.

"Well, I won't keep you."

Avan smiled. "Thank you."

"Just let me know your ok once in awhile, alright?"

The boy nodded. "Alright."

"Love you."

"You too."

And with a click, the call was ended. Avan retrieved Kali's ball and sat back down. Baku floated in front of him.

[So the girl?] He asked. Avan shook his head no. Baku had come to know Penny through Avan's dreams. Once in awhile he'd get a dream of the boy's childhood and the girl was always prominent. [A shame.] The plump, pink Pokemon sat beside Avan.

Avan layed his head back on the sofa on which he sat. Penny...where are you?

It wasn't like Avan was paying attention or anything. No, this boy was too lost in thought about the possible where abouts of his friend. It was the Munna who now hovered in front of him who was much more alert to the surroundings. And it was he that spotted the release of the smog first. It started behind where the boy sat; he only noticed it due to it's extreme 'being out of place' in its surroundings. The Munna thought it odd. He had seen something like that before...but where? [We have to go.]

"Why?"

[NOW!] The Munna used its psychic abilities to push Avan off the couch and he made a mad dash for the door. There was a strange urgency in Baku's voice; Avan followed quickly behind him, wincing from the pain from the previous Psybeam attack. The boy had no idea why, but he wouldn't let that Baku run off as he pleased. And as they began to leave, Avan turned his head to see what they ran from and the Pokemon Center erupted in flame, the force of the explosion sending the boy and his Pokemon rocketing out of the building. Avan could feel the instantaneous rush of heat from the explosion behind him. The Munna instinctively used Defense Curl and crashed through the glass doors first, shattering them, and that allowed Avan to pass through unscathed. That was of course a different story when the boy hit the ground rolling. Broken glass littered the floor and the boy lay on his back.

"Ugh...what...just happened?" He writhed and could feel the sharp pieces of glass poking at his back. Avan tried to lift himself off the ground, but felt sharp pains on his right arm. He examined it to find a multitude of various sized cuts. His left arm was relatively fine, being covered in the long sleeve. "An explosion? How?"

Baku floated to Avan, lifting him with telekinesis. [Alright?] Avan showed the Pokemon his arm, which was already dripping with blood, the streams covering his arm like veins, and shoook his head no. The pain was a lot, but at least he was alive. His clothes were singed, previously having caught a bit of fire, but that'd be something he'd have to deal with later, as he was about to ruin his jacket even more.

He took it off and wrapped it around the cut up arm. That would have to suffice until he could get proper help.

Kijin had turned the corner from to pokemon center just in time to get knocked on his butt by the force of the explosion he would groan hard as he slowly sit up looking to see the Pokemon Center on fire with the same purple flam that had destroyed the floor of the hospital he was staying in. He would slowly get to his feet and started to move in closer towards the center, spotting one trainner on the ground with some glass in his back and his arm bleeding and a a little singed also there was a large boy who seemed to be shocked by the destruction. They both seemed fine for the most part but there was something else that was bothering him there was no nurse joy or anyone seeming to be bringing the pokemon out of the center.

He knew he couldn't just rush into the flames but he might be able to make it easier to get in the only problem was that he didn't bring any of his water pokemon with him so, but he had a idea that might work. He grabs four of his pokeballs and threw them up to release his Steelix, Tropius, Absol, and Blitzel. He nodded once they were out,"Ok Steelix I need you to dig underground and bring up as much sand as you can to put out some of theses flames and make a path inside and once inside Blitzle your coming with me to see if we can get anyone or pokemon out of the building before it come crumbling down." The two pokemon nod though Blitzle gives him a dirty look still a little upset at him but he ignores it for now. "Ok Tropius I want you you to tend to the people outside as well as anyone else we bring out of this building, and Absol I want you to go and locate anyone that can help police, firefighters hell even that gym Leader if you can get his attention." Both pokemon nod in acknowledgment before he signals them to get to work and they do Steelix digs its way underground and begins to bring up as much dirt it can with making any of the ground nearby sink down, in order to do this he travles out into the woods and picks up chunks of ground in its mouth and brings it back to dump onto the fires.

Tropius heads over towards one the person who was holding the hurt pokemon and leans down shaking off one of the fruits it had around its neck before leaning down to make sure he and the pokemon ate the fruit. At the same time this was going on Absol would running through town trying to see if it find any police or firefighters that could be pulled to the center but most of them were already at the Hospital taking care of that fire. Absol continued to race through the town before spotting the gym it would look inside and try to see if it could spot anyone that was the gym leader even though it had never seen the gym leader of this town. So it simply pushed the door open and began to cry out for attention some of the customers and staff would look at the pokemon as it cryed out looking around frantically.