I apologise for not updating in September, I was busy with some stuff at home. I made this chapter a little longer to make up for the late update, I try to update my stories at least once per month.

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Serena, Rosa, Lyra and Kate headed to the cafeteria where they joined Dawn, Lucas and the other guys at their table, after getting their food. Rosa sat beside Nate, after she realised that it was the only seat left. Rosa mentally scowled, wondered if her friends had purposely planned the seating arrangement or it was a complete coincidence, Rosa hoped that it was the latter.

Rosa used her fork to pick at the vegetables in her pasta while Nate gave a light laugh at her actions.

"You should eat your vegetables." Said Nate.

"Says the guy who doesn't eat his peas." Muttered Rosa.

"At least I eat other vegetables." Supplied Nate.

Rosa rolled her eyes before picking up her milkshake. Rosa sipped on her milkshake before her eyes flickered towards Nate's direction and he caught her stare before giving her a flirtatious smile and wink. Rosa would have rolled her eyes if it weren't for the short but obvious flutter in her heart.

"Anyway, did you hear? The talent show is going to be postponed by a week." Said Lucas.

"But why?" Asked Calem.

"We have our annual trip remember? All students will be going to a different place and it will take place next week. It's a five days and four nights trip." Said Lucas.

"And the date was announced as the week after next, so all classes are cancelled for the week after." Said Dawn.

"Wait, what trip?" Asked Serena, still utterly confused about the situation.

"Did the principal or teacher mention any trip to you when you transferred here?" Asked Kate.

Serena shook her and and Kellyn explained the situation.

"Our school sends its students on a trip each year, it's fully paid by the school excluding our meal and own personal expenses. The announcement should be made sometime next week, mostly likely on Monday. There will be a list of things that you'll need to pack. It's like a holiday with friends and classmates, no studying involved." Explained Kellyn.

"That sounds fun." Nodded Serena.

"What are the locations this time?" Asked Calem.

"We aren't too sure about that, you'll have to ask your teachers. Different students do go to different places after all." Said Dawn.

"Dawn and I should be going, we have a class meeting in fifteen minutes. Let's meet up again sometime." Said Lucas.

"We should!" Said Dawn, with a smile.

Dawn and Lucas cleared their plates before leaving the cafeteria.

"We're going to get some practice, do you girls want to come and watch?" Asked Nate.

"You boys can go on ahead, we have other things to do, maybe some other time." Said Kate.

The girls bid the boys goodnight before returning to their own dorm.

"Let's get some practice, we need it too." Said Rosa.

They entered the soundproof room and Rosa and Serena got their instruments ready. Rosa and Serena started playing while Lyra and Kate sang in tune. The girls practiced verse by verse until they got each verse down perfectly.

"It's getting late." Yawned Rosa.

"What time are we leaving tomorrow?" Asked Serena?

"10?" Spoke Lyra.

"I don't mind, we'll have breakfast before we go." Said Kate.

"We'll see you two tomorrow then." Yawned Rosa.

Lyra and Kate nodded and the latter showed Rosa and Serena out. Kate collapsed on her bed while Lyra headed to her closet. Lyra yawned as she picked out her clothes before trudging towards the bathroom. Kate stared at the ceiling before hearing her phone chime. Kate lazily sat up on her bed and she picked up her phone which was sitting on her bedside table. Kate blinked several times before she realised who it was from. Kate quickly shook off her tiredness and she hurriedly headed to her closet to get a sweater and something else before scrawling Lyra a quick note. Kate carefully checked her surroundings before leaving her dorm building.

Lyra came out of the shower feeling refreshed before she realised that Kate wasn't in the room. Lyra found the post-it-note stuck onto her bedside table. Lyra read the note before shrugging, it wasn't unusual for Kate to go out at night for a walk, after all everyone had their secrets that they couldn't tell anybody.

Lyra dried her hair before hanging up her towel and getting into bed. Lyra left the light on Kate's side of the room on, before she turned off the lights on her side of the room.

The next morning...

Lyra's loud alarm from her alarm clock rang across the room, waking the two girls up. Lyra got up and made her bed before glancing at Kate. Lyra picked out her own outfit as well as Kate's before going to take her bath. Lyra's outfit consisted of a light pink hoodie with a white pleated skirt and white platform sandals. Kate's outfit consisted of a white minidress with black skinny jeans and black sneakers. Lyra came out fully dressed in her outfit after fifteen minutes and she woke Kate up. Kate blinked groggily before she made her bed and went to take her bath. Lyra threw her dirty clothes into the dirty clothes basket and dried her hair while she waited for Kate. Eventually, Kate came out of the bathroom and Lyra helped her dry her hair. Both Kate and Lyra let their brunette hair down and they looked around the room before they the room right after picking up the backpack that Lyra had packed the previous night.

Kate and Lyra met Serena and Rosa at the lifts both of whom were dressed quite fashionably. Serena wore a red halter neck top with black jeans, a jean jacket and black platform shoes. Rosa wore a pale yellow halter neck ribbon top with a white miniskirt over a pair of black tights and white sneakers.

"You two look great! Let's go and grab some breakfast." Said Rosa.

The girls took the lift down and walked towards the cafeteria where they found Kellyn having his breakfast alone.

"Good morning, Kellyn." Greeted Lyra.

"Good morning to you girls." Said Kellyn.

Kellyn inspected the girls' outfits before his gaze flickered over to Kate's, something which Kate caught but it went unnoticed by the other girls.

"Are you girls going out?" Asked Kellyn.

"We're showing Serena around the city." Replied Kate.

"Have fun." Said Kellyn.

"Why are you alone though?" Asked Serena?

"Nate and Calem are probably still asleep either that or they have just woken up. I went for a run this morning and as far as I know, Ethan went for a swim, so he should be showering at the moment. Not that I mind this silence, it's pretty nice once in a while." Shrugged Kellyn.

"We shall not disturb you then, we're grabbing a quick breakfast before we leave." Said Lyra.

The girls each got a sandwich and they finished it by the time they reached the school gate. The girls walked to the mall, it wasn't too far from their school. The girls pointed out the various signs and landmarks to Serena along the way.

"We don't need too complicated outfits, simple ones will do. Let's mix and match around with our own clothes." Said Rosa.

"Erm, I know someone who can help us. She is a relative of mine, and I think she had a shop around here somewhere. And I need I collect something from there anyway." Said Serena.

"Sure thing, show the way Serena." Spoke Rosa.

Serena led them to a shop called Valerie's Fairy Wardrobe. Serena entered the shop and she was greeted by a beautiful lady who looked to be about only five years older than them.

"Welcome, Serena. Thanks for informing me that you would be coming to pick up your package. And welcome to Lumiose City!" Said Valerie, with a kind smile.

"Thank you, Aunt Valerie. These are my friends, Rosa White, Kate Hitomi and Lyra Kotone." Said Serena.

"It's nice to meet you all, and thank you for taking care of Serena. And Serena, please call me Valerie, Aunt Valerie makes me sound old." Said Valerie.

Serena turned to her friends who greeted Valeria except Rosa who was wide eyed.

"Serena! The great Valerie is your relative? I'm a big fan!" Gasped Rosa.

Valerie Fawn was a popular model and fashion designer who had her own shop selling affordable clothes for all ages. Rosa was a big fan of Valerie's work.

"But you're her aunt?" Spoke Kate, confusedly.

"It's a long story but I was sort of an accidental child, I was born fifteen years after Serena's mother. I was only twelve when my sister got married." Explained Valerie.

"So what do you need? Serena tells me that you need outfits for a competition." Said Valerie.

"We're hoping to get some clothes for our performances. We want them to be simple." Said Serena.

"I have a bunch of extra clothes, would you like to have them? I'll let you choose them of course!" Said Valerie.

The girls were confused before Valerie led them to the store room where lots of clothing racks full of clothes were.

"I had planned on giving Serena some clothes anyway, these are well rejects. The models that are supposed to wear them, can't fit into them due to several miscommunications during the taking of measurements. They are in very good condition and can be worn and I think you girls could fit them. I don't have any use for these clothes anyway, I was planning on donating these to charity but you can take anything that you girls need. I'll be making the donation in a month, after doing some paperwork. You girls can get these clothes from me any time before that." Said Valerie.

"Are you sure, Miss Valerie?" Asked Lyra.

"Choose whatever clothes that you like, I still have plenty more than haven't arrived. But please don't tell anyone else where you got these clothes from. I'm doing this because you girls are friends of Serena and since we're family." Said Valerie.

"We won't tell anyone." Said Kate, firmly.

I'll help you pick out the clothes, you said that you girls wanted a simple style right?" Spoke Valerie.

Valerie inspected each girl before picking out a complete outfit for each girl. In the end, each girl left the store with two bags each. They thanked Valerie for the clothes and promised not to tell anyone about the clothes.

"Let's get back, I want to put this bags down. And I have no desire to deal other people right now." Said Kate.

"I agree." Said Rosa, nodding in agreement.

"We'll get take away from the cafeteria later." Said Lyra.

"I don't mind." Shrugged Serena.

The girls headed back to school and they headed to their dorm rooms. Kate switched out her mini-dress for a shirt and her jeans for a pair of shorts and she removed her jacket. Serena switched out her jeans for a pair of shorts while Rosa changed into a white tank top with a pair of short shorts.

Serena and Lyra left to get their lunch while Rosa and Kate were changing.

"I'm starving." Said Serena.

"We all are, we had a light breakfast and it's almost 2 right now. It's been a couple of hours since we ate anything." Said Lyra.

Lyra and Serena got take out and they passed by Dawn on their way back to Serena and Rosa's room. The blunette greeted them with a nod as she left the dorm building while the two girls entered the dorm building. Lyra and Serena headed to the latter's dorm room where Rosa and Kate were waiting for them.

"I'm starving." Said Rosa, stretching her body.

"Do you girls have any plans later? I'm going out for a while." Said Kate.

"Not really, unless you count doing some exercise as a plan." Pointed out Rosa.

"I don't." Said Lyra.

"Neither do I." Said Serena.

"You girls don't have to wait for me for dinner, you girls can go ahead." Said Kate.

Serena and Rosa passed out the food which turned out to be Chinese food. Kate ate her food silently before leaving the room. Kate returned to her room and changed back into her former outfit before she met up with Kellyn.

"Let's go, he's probably throwing a fit right now." Muttered Kellyn.

Kate simply rolled her eyes and the two brunette teens left the school compound. They headed towards a cafe, where a red-haired male wearing a green shirt with grey slacks and brown sneakers were waiting for them outside.

"You two are late!" Spoke the male.

Kellyn rolled his eyes, "We are early, and you just came here too early for once."

"Come on, I'll show you to my apartment. I have something important that I need to show you two." Muttered the male.

Kate and Kellyn's expressions turned serious and they followed the red-haired male, whose name was Keith Dazzle. They entered an apartment building, and they took the elevator up to the sixth level. Keith opened the second door from the corridor. It was a relatively simple apartment, with all the basic necessities and a small unpacked black suitcase. A Buizel was sleeping on the sofa.

"Sorry, I don't have anything to serve you guys, I just arrived last night as you probably already know. I haven't unpacked yet and this apartment belongs to the Ranger Union. I'm here for a couple of days before I need to move to another town. I'm temporarily posted here after poaching incidents, by a villainous team called Team Flare, were reported." Said Keith.

"What did you need to show us then?" Asked Kate.

Keith opened up his suitcase and pulled out a small but thick envelope. Keith passed the envelope to Kellyn who opened it to find several photographs.

"Isn't this Team Dim Sun?" Asked Kate, raising an eyebrow.

"It is, they are the remaining members who remain loyal to Blake Hall's cause and there are also a few members who are loyal to Mr Kincaid. It's rumoured that they might be making a comeback under Mr Kincaid, who hasn't been caught by the authorities." Explained Keith.

"But what are you telling us this piece of information? I know that we defeated Team Dim Sun the first time, but we aren't even in Almia at the moment." Said Kate.

"You two are going on a school trip right?" Asked Keith, which was answered with a nod from Kellyn.

"That school trip of yours will be to Almia, a group from your school will going to Almia for the trip. The Ranger Union managed to pull some strings to get your school to organise a trip to Almia. And that includes a tour of the Ranger Union, so you two will have to be on active duty during that time. You two will probably be on missions rather than be with your friends." Said Keith.

"It's been a while since we've been to Almia, and not to mention an active mission." Murmured Kellyn.

"But you two are not to mention anything about going to Almia for the school trip until the news is revealed. Wear your ranger uniforms when you arrive in Almia by boat. You are free to take on any mission or quests after that. Don't worry about anything, the Ranger Union will handle the other things including questions from your friends and schoolmates." Said Keith.

"How is everyone?" Asked Kate, while nodding.

"Everyone is doing fine, but we all miss you two. Just pay everyone a visit when you guys reach Almia." Said Keith.

"How long will you be here for?" Asked Kellyn.

"Until next week? I need to check on more stuff before going to the next town." Said Keith.

"Thanks for the heads up, Keith. Let's hang out again next time, with all of the others." Said Kate.

Keith waved it off, "It's nice seeing you two again, let's meet up again sometime."

Keith showed Kellyn and Kate out before the latter two returned to walking on the streets of Lumiose.

"I can't believe that we're going back to Almia for a mission after so long." Murmured Kate, but loud enough for Kellyn to hear.

"Yeah, but we should do some research first. The library and press office should have the information we need." Said Kellyn.

"I guess we can request a meeting with the head of the press office, using our status as top rangers." Said Kate.

"Did you bring your styler?" Asked Kellyn.

Kate nodded and she showed Kellyn her inner jacket pocket.

"Let's go then." Muttered Kellyn.

Kellyn led the way to the Lumiose Press Office and they were allowed entry into the building. Kellyn and Kate slipped on their Votanage stylers and gloves in the elevator. Kellyn and Kate navigated through the office area until their arrived at their destination, the office of the Editor-In-Chief of the Lumoise Press, Alxeia. Kate gently knocked on the door three times before she opened the door. The Editor-In-Chief was quite surprised when she saw two teenagers outside her office but she immediately let them in when Kellyn and Kate raised up their right hands, with their Votanage Stylers attached on.

"What can I help you two Top Rangers with?" Asked Alexia.

"We were wondering if you had any inside news on Almia. We need for an investigation." Spoke Kellyn, choosing his words carefully.

"Or anything related to incidents about Almia, preferably during the past year or so." Added Kate.

Alexia tapped her chin, "I have an archive on each region, and Almia's isn't that thick. But I can give the two of you a soft copy of the news that we've written on Almia so far."

"That would work too." Nodded Kellyn.

Kate and Kellyn both pulled out a USB drive each from their pockets and handed them to Alexia, who transferred a copy of the news on Almia onto the USB drives.

"Thank you for your time, Miss Alexia." Said Kellyn.

"It was my pleasure to help the Top Rangers." Said Alexia.

Alexia showed Kate and Kellyn out of her office and they shared a look.\

"We should meet up with Keith first." Whispered Kate.

"I'll contact him." Nodded Kellyn.

Kellyn opened his styler and contacted Keith before the two Top Rangers removed their stylers. The two Top Rangers made their way to Keith's temporary apartment, where Keith was waiting for them.

"How did you investigation go?" Asked Keith.

"We got a copy of the data, do you have a soft copy of the photos and data?" Asked Kellyn.

Keith shook his head, "I don't unfortunately, and I am to keep these photos with me on hand. But you two should contact the Ranger Union for the data, I'm sure that they would be happy to send you the data. Just contact, Murph. Don't contact anyone else, contacting Murph will not reveal your identity to others. Only Murph, Professor Hastings and Chairperson Erma will know that you guys contacted him."

"Let's contact them now, using Keith's computer then we can just transfer the data." Said Kellyn.

Kate agreed and they made the call using Kellyn's styler. It took a while before Murph's face appeared on the screen.

"Kellyn! Kate! It's been a long time, I presume that you have met up with Keith?" Spoke Murph.

"It's been a long time Murph, and Keith gave us a brief on the current situation." Said Kate.

"It's a good thing that you guys called at this time because Professor Hastings and Chairperson Erma are with me at the moment." Said Murph.

Murph moved away from the screen to show Chairperson Erma while Professor Hastings showed his face for a few seconds before disappearing again.

"I supposed that Keith has given you the brief, Sven and Wendy are looking into the matter as well. But it would be helpful for outside help and information." Said Chairperson Erma.

"We just visited the local press office for a copy of all the news relating to Almia." Said Kellyn.

"Is there anything else we can do at the moment?" Asked Kate.

"Just focus on your studies and the research. You'll be back in Almia in about a week anyway." Said Chairperson Erma.

"Murph, can we have a copy of the photos and data that you gave Keith?" Asked Kellyn.

"Sure, I'll send them over to Keith right away." Replied Murph, reappearing back on the screen.

Almost immediately, a window popped up with the data transfer message. It took a few minutes before the data was completely transferred.

"The data transfer is complete, Murph." Said Keith.

"Well, I wish you luck on your mission Keith. See you guys soon!" Said Murph.

"See you next week, Murph!" Said Kate.

With that Murph hung up and Keith quickly transferred the data to Kate and Kellyn's USB drives.

"We should be going now, we shall not disturb you any further Keith." Said Kellyn.

"How about we have dinner together? My treat. It's been a while since we've hung out." Said Keith.

"It's been a while and I suppose dinner couldn't hurt." Spoke Kate.

"Since it is Keith's treat, then I wouldn't mind. He usually doesn't treat others after all." Replied Kellyn.

"What is that supposed to mean?" Shouted Keith.

Kellyn laughed while Kate smacked both of their heads.

"This is just like when we were still in Ranger School, only except Rhythmi isn't here." Said Kate.

"But we'll see her next week." Spoke Kellyn.

"But Keith wouldn't be there." Said Kate.

"I'll be back in Lumoise after my round trip around the region, since the airport is here. And I'm sure that Rhythmi would enjoy a vacation here, I mean she could shop all day. You guys can just meet us." Said Keith.

Kate shrugged, "I guess that works too."

"Any good place to eat?" Asked Keith?

"Well there is a pretty good ramen shop down the street." Spoke Kate.

"Let's go there then!" Said Keith.

The three rangers left the apartment with Kate leading the way. She led the two boys to a quaint ramen restaurant. They found themselves a booth seat, with Kate sitting alone while Keith and Kellyn sat together. The three rangers made their order and they chatted while they waited for their food.

"How are things at the union?" Asked Kellyn.

"Things are fine for the most part, Solana and Lunick usually shuttle between Fiore and Almia these days. Professor Hastings says that he only feels safe when they escort him. Sven and Wendy are usually all around Almia, taking on various missions. Summer and Ben were sent to Oblivia for a mission, and we sort of lost contact with them for a couple of weeks. We finally got a transmission from them about three days ago, or so I heard." Said Keith.

"Everyone is so busy." Sighed Kate.

"I know how you feel, but we had to continue schooling, and besides the Ranger School is a specialised school sort of like a summer school. We had to attend mainstream schools again, but we moved to Kalos instead of staying in Almia." Said Kellyn.

"Rhythmi and I graduated a couple of months ago. The Ranger Union helped us with our school credits since we're so busy. Even though all Rhythmi does is sit in front of a screen and talk." Said Keith, rolling his eyes.

"Well Rhythmi is an operator, although I'm quite surprised that Rhythmi hasn't lost her voice yet, especially after all that yelling at Keith." Said Kellyn, with a smirk.

Kate rolled her eyes, "That's because she takes good care of herself, at least Keith is improving. I haven't received more than five messages from Rhythmi about Keith during the past couple of weeks. Usually my inbox is filled with Rhythmi's emails about Keith."

Keith gave a smirk, "At least I'm improving."

"You shouldn't annoy Rhythmi too much, she has a pretty bad temper when she's angry." Said Kate.

"Kate has a point." Spoke Kellyn.

"Well, Rhythmi is easily excited and agitated. She doesn't really get out much, so I try my best to make her smile even if she gets angry at me." Said Keith.

"Even though we rangers are the ones facing all the danger, it's the operators who are always working. They rarely get any day offs and their working hours are stricter than ours." Agreed Kellyn.

"We should spend more time with her when we visit Almia next week." Said Kate.

"You should, she misses the two of you, even though we exchange emails every week." Said Keith.

"I miss her too." Spoke Kate.

"We'll see her and everyone else next week, including our parents." Said Kellyn, firmly.

The three rangers' conversation was interrupted by their arrival of their food. Kate and Kellyn thanked Keith again for the food before the three rangers dug into their food.

The three rangers exited the restaurant half an hour later, with Keith paying the bill, like he had promised.

"The food was pretty good and it wasn't that pricey." Said Keith.

"Thanks for the food, Keith. Kate and I should be getting back. We shall not disturb you further from your mission or work." Said Kellyn.

"Yeah, thanks for the food, Keith. Let's meet up again sometime." Said Kate, with a smile.

Keith gave his signature grin, "Sure. Make sure to contact me when you guys arrive in Almia."

Kate and Kellyn parted ways with Keith, with the latter heading back to his apartment while the former two walked back to their school dormitory.

"I'll walk you back to your dorm building, Kate." Spoke Kellyn.

"It's alright, I can walk back by myself." Said Kate.

"It's not a bother, our dorm buildings are just beside each other and Keith would probably get mad at me if I let you walk back alone." Said Kellyn.

Kate gave a small smile, "Thanks Kellyn."

Kellyn walked Kate back to her dorm building, like he had offered and promised.

"Thanks for walking me back, Kellyn." Said Kate, with a smile.

Kellyn waved it off, "It's nothing, and besides we are friends and partners after all."

Kate smiled, "It's been a while since I've heard you say that about us."

Kellyn scratched his head, "It's been a really long time since we've worked together on anything. We should work together again soon."

"I'd be happy to be your partner, all you have to do is ask." Said Kate, with a smile.

Kate smiled and Kellyn reached out pat her head. Kate gave a shy smile at the gesture while Kellyn simply grinned.

"I'll see you tomorrow at breakfast?" Asked Kellyn.

"Actually, I was planning on going on a long run, would you like to join me? It's been a while and I would like to get myself ready for any missions have we might have in Almia." Said Kate.

Kellyn paused before he shrugged, "Why not? I usually go for a run in the mornings anyway."

"I'll see you here at 6.30am then." Spoke Kate.

"Sure." Nodded Kellyn.

Kate gave Kellyn one last smile before she entered the building. Kate looked behind her shoulder and she saw Kellyn taking one last glance at her before going back to his dorm building. Kate took the lift up to her dorm room and she quietly opened up the door. She found it to be empty and she glanced at the clock, which showed 7.56pm.

"The others are probably having dinner." Muttered Kate, to herself.

Kate picked up her towel and sleep clothes before heading to the bathroom. Kate took a long shower to relax and process whatever that happened today. When Kate finally stepped out of the bathroom, Lyra still wasn't back yet. Kate dried her hair before getting ready for bed. Kate turned off the lights on her side of the room as well as a small nightlight before tucking herself into bed. Kate soon drifted off to dreamland, feeling the fatigue from starting her ranger work again taking over, and she stayed that way even after Lyra had returned.

The next morning...

Kate woke up when her alarm rang, Kate rubbed her eyes sleepily before getting out a white shirt and red track pants. Kate tied her hair into a ponytail and she brought along a towel and water bottle. Kate released her Pachirisu, who was also her partner Pokémon. Kate left the room quietly and she met up with Kellyn, who was with his Pachirisu, who was his partner Pokémon. Kellyn nodded to acknowledge Kate's presence. The two headed to the school field.

"Pachi, can you take care of our stuff?" Asked Kate, glancing at her partner.

"Pachi!" Responded Kate's Pachirisu excitedly.

Kate smiled and she left her water bottle beside her Pachirisu, Kellyn did the same thing with his Pachirisu. Kate and Kellyn did some stretches to warm up before beginning their laps. Kellyn and Kate's Pachirisus cheered their respective partners on, when they started their laps.

After their sixth lap, Kellyn and Kate stopped to take a drink from their water bottles.

"Man that was a good run!" Said Kate, stretching her muscles.

"It did feel good." Agreed Kellyn.

"Do you want to continue? Or shall we head for breakfast?" Asked Kate.

"Let's do four more laps before we go for breakfast." Said Kellyn.

"Fine by me!" Spoke Kate.

Kate and Kellyn calmed themselves down before starting their last four laps. Kate was slightly faster than Kellyn because she was her usual energetic self while Kellyn preferred to go at his own pace.

"I think I'll feel even better when we arrive in Almia." Said Kate.

"Same here, after all we've been away for too long." Said Kellyn.

Kate fell quiet before Kellyn glanced at his partner.

"Kellyn, do you miss being an active ranger? Even Keith and Rhythmi graduated earlier than us, we still have another year of high school left." Asked Kate.

Kellyn paused before looking his partner in the eye, "I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss being an active ranger. But you have to remember that Keith and Rhythmi are a year older than us, so they would naturally graduate before us."

"But what if we had stayed in Almia? Would things have been so different?" Asked Kate.

"If we never came here, we would never have met such good friends and made such good memories. You have to admit that the others are a pretty good and strong influence on us." Said Kellyn.

Kate glanced at her partner before sighing, "I guess you're right, but I can't help but miss being ranger, especially after so long."

"I guess it has been six months since we've been on a mission. The last mission was to just check on some Pokémon habitats, but that was in Kalos. This time we are returning to Almia." Said Kellyn.

Kellyn paused as he took another drink from his water bottle.

"Shall we go for breakfast?" Asked Kellyn.

Kate nodded while the two Pachirisus nodded excitedly. Kellyn chuckled as his Pachirisu climbed onto his shoulder for a ride and Kate's Pachirisu did the same. The two Top Rangers shared a smile before going for breakfast.

The cafeteria was still quite empty when Kate and Kellyn arrived, which was understandable since it was not even 8.30am. Kate got herself a plate of waffles while Kellyn got himself a plate of pancakes. Both of their got a mug of hot chocolate as well. Their Pachirisus munched on their Pokémon food underneath the table.

"It's been a while since the two of us had breakfast together, we used to have breakfast together when we were still active rangers." Said Kate.

"It's been a while, I miss being in the Ranger Union though." Spoke Kellyn.

"We have so many memories there." Said Kate.

"And friends." Added Kellyn.

"Yeah." Murmured Kate.

"Don't worry, we are going to Almia next week anyway. We'll see them again soon." Muttered Kellyn.

"Kellyn, thanks for having breakfast with me today. It reminded me of the past, I'm looking forward to working with you again." Said Kate.

Kellyn blinked before nodding with a smile, "The feeling is mutual."

After breakfast, Kellyn and Kate headed back to their respective dorm rooms. Kate went to take a warm bath and calm herself down so that she could properly think about things. Kate leaned against the wall of the shower area with the warm water falling from above her. Plenty of things have happened in the past two weeks from Serena's transfer to Serena becoming friends with the group and them joining the talent show. A school "trip" to Almia was also coming up and that meant Kate was going to be busy with missions, not that Kate actually minded. Kate was quite psyched and excited about the trip, she missed her fellow co-workers in the ranger field.

Kate shook her head as she got out of the bath and got dressed. Kate exited the bath room just as Lyra was making her bed.

"Where did you go so early in the morning?" Asked Lyra.

"I went for a run this morning and I bumped into Kellyn and he asked me if I wanted to have breakfast together and so we did." Replied Kate, with a brief shrug.

Lyra simply nodded and she didn't comment as to why Kellyn asked Kate on a "date", she wasn't the type to prod into others' private lives and Lyra knew that Kellyn and Kate were good friends from the same hometown, so it was normal for them to hang out. Lyra then headed into the bathroom to have her bath, leaving Kate alone to think.

And we have an appearance by Keith from the Pokémon Ranger series in this chapter, and the other Pokémon rangers will appear in the next few chapters.

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