Welcome a new member to the team

"I'll join you."

You suppress the urge the squeal in joy and just hold your arms out to hug her again. Ralts jumps into them and then hugs you back. The two of you seemed to have made a strong connection in the short time you've known each other.

"I'm so glad to hear that."

After the two of you hug each other for a minute, Ralts looks up at you.

"I hope that we can have lots of fun along the way."

After she says that, you feel a weird mental echo go through your mind that, for some reason, makes your heart flutter. You shrug it off as your imagination and grab one of your empty pokeballs. You show it to Ralts and, when she sees it, she smirks at you and pushes the button on the pokeball. This surprises you and watch as Ralts is sucked into the ball. After the pokeball goes through the customary time period of capture, the ball signals the successful capture of Ralts. You then pick up the ball and let Ralts out while looking at her with a smirk on your face.

"Looks like someone's gained some cheek."

Ralts looks at you with an mischievous look of innocence on her face.

"I have no idea what you're talking about. Runt said that you liked surprises."

"Runt isn't wrong. I just prefer to be the one doing the surprising. In fact, do you remember seeing a boy by the name of Blue in my memories?"

Ralts shivers at the mention of Blue.

"Yes. He seemed like a bad person."

"You're not wrong. Anyway, on that note, would you like to take a picture with me and my pets? I want Blue to see how fortune has favored me lately."

Rats looks at you surprised and then nods. With that decided, you get everyone positioned, with Jack and Yuruki kneeling on either side of you, you standing up, and Ralts sitting in your arms. You get Brock to take the picture on your phone. He seems to like how the picture turned out but also looks at you with concern.

"Don't you think that you've aggravated him enough? This just seems pure evil at this point."

You look at Brock with fury in your eyes.

"If you watched the interview that I had with Nicole Blitz, then you would know what sort of character Blue is. This is nothing. By the time I've evened the score, he'll wish he'd never had a lewd thought about me."

"Okay. Just make sure you don't involve his sister, Daisy, in this. I've met her and she is nothing him. She's actually seems quite nice."

Your face softens as you smile and rub the amber necklace around your neck. It was hard to believe that the girl who you had had a childhood crush on growing up was the sister of Blue.

"Yes. She is isn't she."

You shake yourself out of your daze and then grab your phone to send the picture to Blue, with the following caption below it:

"Say hello to my newest friend, Hecate. I wonder if you'll find a shiny as well. Also, what do you think of the outfits for my pets here? Aren't they just beautiful?"

After you send the message, you look back at Jack and smile. She looks so amazing and sexy. You then walk up to her and unbuckle Ponyta mask off. For a moment, she looks at you confused until you grab the sides of her head and pull her into a kiss. The two of you continue kissing for about a minute until Brock clears his throat.

"Not that I don't enjoy the show, why don't we go get something to eat?"

You laugh and then nod. After securing the Ponyta mask back on, Jack neighing happily, you put all but Hecate back into their balls, to let them continue their naps, grab your new purchases, payed for by Brocks, and head out the door with Jack and Yuruki following behind you. As you look for where Hecate is, you feel something position itself around your shoulders. Upon looking up, you see Hecate sitting on your shoulders with a excited smile on her face.

"Enjoy your time up there, because when you evolve, I'm not letting you ride on my shoulders."

"Duly noted. Until then, get used to it."

"Like I said, 'cheek.'"

With that said, you headed out to door with Brock, Jack, and Yuruki.