The night went on perfectly fine as Ivy, Icy, Xcon and Dagger chatted and watched a movie. It was pretty nice as I soon walked outside and sat down. The time was around midnight at this point and the moon was full and bright. No clouds, hundreds of stars it seems, it just felt really nice as the somewhat chilly air blew over me.

"Man… This is pretty nice… And it's also nice having a little gathering. Xcon hasn't been around lately since she had stuff to do." I spoke to myself.

Sitting back into the chair, I let out a sigh and closed my eyes. My tails wrapped around my leg as I just enjoyed the fresh air.

"This feels great…" I spoke softly.

"You think?" A voice suddenly spoke.

The voice startled me somewhat as I jolted slightly and looked to notice Dagger who gave me a slight smirk. He had a glass of some kind of soda as he gave me it. I took it, still in surprise from hearing his voice.

"Well, seems like you are fully relaxed." He said.

Dagger nodded and sat in the chair next to me.

"So what are the other two doing?" I asked.

"Eh, nothing much… They're just watching the movie still. I came out here just to get some air, just like you it seems." He said.

"Yeah… I am just happy to be back, so… Anyway, what are you doing later?" I asked.

"Nothing much. I just plan on continuing working on something." He replied.

"Sounds good… I might just get some sleep since it's pretty late." I told him.

"Okay. I'm sure those two will sleep on the couch and all." I said.

I nodded as Dagger slowly got up.

"Well, I'm gonna go see if they need anything. See you inside." He said.

Dagger then walked into the house as I remained outside for about ten more minutes before getting up. I stretched my arms and yawned before walking inside and upstairs. I looked over to notice the two watching the movie while I walked up.

"Glad they helped me still…" I mumbled to myself and walked up to the second floor.

When I got to the second floor, I walked into the bathroom and did my stuff before walking out and into the room. I walked up to my bed and got into it, covering up, and closing my eyes, soon falling asleep.

I slept without being disturbed thankfully as I awoke around nine in the morning. I got up and rubbed my eyes and looked around. Dagger was asleep on the bed. Smiling softly, I rubbed his head before walking downstairs and noticed Ivy and Icy were asleep. Xcon however was asleep on the floor. I walked up to them and noticed Icy laying on Ivy in a suggestive position.

"Jeez… Did they really do it on my couch…? I sure as hell hope not." I rolled my eyes but chuckled.

"If it didn't wake me up, I'm fine with it. Though I'm afraid Xcon had to hear it." I said, chucking more while walking towards the kitchen.

Once in the kitchen, I cooked up some stuff and sat at the table, just scrolling through my phone while eating. I just mindlessly went through my phone, just enjoying some music that played from it. I guess the soft music that played woke Xcon up as I soon noticed her getting up and looked at me before walking up to me.

"Hey…" She said softly.

"Hey. Slept well?" I asked.

"Eh, I slept on the floor before, so a bit." She replied.

"Yeah, it's not the best… Anyways, you going home today?" I asked.

"I am unsure. Maybe. Reason why it's maybe is because I like it here. Better then living alone doing nothing then playing games…" She said.

"Well, you can stay as long as you want. It's nice having company." I told her.

"Thanks for that… It is nice socializing." She said.

I agreed and got up slowly, placing the plate in the sink and walking into the living room as Xcon followed. I walked up to the two who slept on the couch. Kicking their sides softly, they slowly awoke and looked up to me. They looked very out of it as I gave a slight smirk, leaning down to them and speaking.

"So… Did you two do it rough?" I asked.

This line caught their attentions as both of their eyes widen before launching themselves off of each other. The two stumbled and looked to the side as I laughed slightly.

"Heh… Just kidding." I told them.

The two looked somewhat startled and Ivy growled slightly.

"N- not funny…! We're not… Like that." He huffed.

"Sure you aren't." I kept my smirk.

"S- seriously!" Ivy exclaimed and slightly look at Icy who stared off in the distance.

"Okay, okay, if you say so." I said in a mocking tone.

Ivy let out an annoyed growl and walked to Icy who appeared to be blushing. I chuckled and shook my head before looking at Xcon who also found it amusing.

"So… Got any plans?" I asked her.

"Nope. Maybe head to the lake near my place for a bit. Always found it relaxing sitting near the water." She said.

"Alright. Have fun with that then." I told her.

She smiled and nodded before walking to the door and grabbing her things. She then opened it and walked out. I watched as she closed the door and soon I walked upstairs to find Dagger still passed out on the bed. He must've been up much longer then me, so I just decided to let him sleep. I just walked back out and downstairs.

"Well, seems like Dagger is still passed out." I told Icy.

"Yeah… He was up for quite some time after you headed off to bed." She said.

"Figured. Oh well… What do you two wanna do?" I asked.

"Well… Ivy and I are actually planning on walking outside a bit. Ivy researched plant life around here and it seems like a rare one grows around here. We want to find it so we can document it." She said.

"Getting back into research so soon? Sure, I'll come." I said.

Icy smiled softly and walked over to Ivy as they got ready in under five minutes. When they were ready, they walked up to me and told me to follow. I nodded as the two walked outside while I followed behind. The two lead me to a certain location which was around 15 miles away. We had to take a bus then walk about another mile or two before reaching the location that we were at now. I stood there as the two just walked around with their gear. The two carried these large bags which I was confused at first. I never noticed them bringing any equipment to the house when we first met and they stood over. Of course I don't really care as I shrugged, just waiting for them to do their thing. After they were searching for half an hour, I finally heard Ivy call us over. I slowly got up from the grass as I got tired from standing around and I walked up to Ivy. Icy ran up to him as we both looked at each other. We then looked back at Ivy who pulled out some tools. He did his thing and once he finished, he slowly stood up and turned around to face us. We looked on as Ivy showed a flower. The flower was reddish blue and it radiated a faint purple.

"Whoa… This looks like a special kind of flower." I said.

"Yeah. From what it says… This is a Ruki Flower." He said.

"Um… Ruki Flower?" I asked.

"It's a rare flower. The reason why it's radiating purple is because it has some kind of energy in it. It said that ones who has 'aura' ability or whatever can extract it somehow. I guess it's like a recharge for aura Pokemon." He said.

"Huh… That's sorta interesting. I don't really know any aura Pokemon." I told him.

"Really? I remember meeting a Lucario back in my day. Eh, oh well… I'll keep this." Ivy said.

"Alright, sounds good enough. Does it stay alive without water?" I asked.

"Of course not. So we need to get this into water for now until I can examine it closer." He said.

Shrugging, I just agreed with it.

"Well, lets get going. I'm glad this was here." He said.

"Alright…" I spoke.

The two walked back as I followed slowly. Ivy, while walking, pulled out a tiny box from his bag and opened it, placing the flower inside before closing it. He then placed it into his bag again and continued to walk. I didn't really question this and just followed them as we walked back to my place.

We reached my place after a while and once we entered the house, Ivy quickly went over and got some water, placing the flower into it. He then placed it on the counter and looked at me.

"This is perfect. Thanks." He said.

"Well, um… I didn't really do anything." I told him.

"You did come with us." He said.

"Um… And that's helping?" I asked.

Ivy sighed.

"Look, I just appreciate you joining us. It's mostly the two of us so it's nice for you joining us." Ivy said.

"Oh. Then you're welcome then." I replied.

He nodded and smiled before tending to the flower while Icy joined him. I then walked off and went to find Dagger. I went upstairs and noticed he wasn't asleep anymore and wasn't in the room. Tilting my head, I walked down and went to the backyard and noticed him. He was just doing some stuff by himself. I walked up to him and looked at him.

"Doing something?" I asked.

"Huh…? Oh, yeah. I was just doing some stuff by myself…" He said.

"Oh. Well, um… Want me to join?" I asked.

"Nah, I'm just playing on my phone." He said.

"Oh… I didn't notice. Well… Have fun." I said and walked towards the beach.

Stepping onto the beach, I smiled and walked down the coast and soon towards the shoreline. I looked out at sea. Miles and miles of ocean was in front of me as I slowly sat down near the water.

"I remember sitting here before going through that crazy journey… Feels nice…" I told myself.

Laying down, I closed my eyes and relaxed there. I actually stayed out there for a few hours. I ended up passing out in that time and when I opened my eyes, I noticed the sun setting in front of me.

"Wow… I forgot how this looked…" I spoke softly and yawned.

Looking at the sun, I suddenly heard sand crunching behind me. I slowly looked back and noticed Dagger. Smiling softly, I patted the sand as he joined me. He looked at me and gently wagged his tail.

"This view is quite amazing…" He said.

"Yeah… Really nice…" I replied.

Dagger gently leaned on me and watched the sunset. He stayed quiet for a bit as we just watched it and once the sun lowered even further, he slowly looked at me.

"I miss these days…" He said.

"Same." I replied.

"So… Do you plan on going anywhere anytime soon?" He asked.

"Nope. I plan on staying." I replied.

Dagger smiled and nodded, continuing to lean on me. He closed his eyes and purred softly while rubbing against my arm. I gently wrapped my arm around him as we continued watching the sunset. I smiled softly and felt happy at this moment.

This continued on for a bit as Dagger slowly fell asleep on me. I chuckled softly and rubbed his head before laying him down onto the sand. I laid next to him and closed my eyes slowly.

With everything over, I knew we were safe. For now. And I hope it stays that way for a while. And with this sunset, I knew things will return to normal. Dagger and I can live normally again. And I am glad for that...