The two began pouring the soups into bowls just as April's father arrived. The three ate for a few hours before they broke off for the night to get some sleep. Rick and April went to their respective rooms and Desmond slept on the couch, the baby pokemon staring at him from their pen. 

Getting a bit restless, April got up from bed and walked downstairs to check on Desmond. Rather to her amazement, he was already sound asleep and so she left him be. He needed all the sleep he could get before tomorrow's fight. A small smile crossed her face as she walked over to pick up one of the pokemon still awake. The small darumaka was warm and nice to cuddle as she walked over to the recliner with him in her arms. He closed his eyes, and squirmed, clearly a bit happy at the attention. Hope was upstairs sleeping the night away and the beartic who still needed a name was outside sleeping on a pile of leaves. 

After an hour or so of rocking the baby pokemon, April went back up to her room and slept for the rest of the night. Morning came quickly as she was woken by the unforgettable smell of Ninetales' breath. Nina was staring her down, panting rather loudly. 

[color=orange]"I'm up, I'm up. I'm assuming you've woken everyone else too, huh?"[/color] She spoke groggily, patting Nina on the head. With her pat, Nina barked and bounded down the stairs from which the smells of breakfast wafted up. 

It didn't take her too long to get dressed and ready and she was down, sitting at the dining table with a bowl of cereal and a piece of bacon on the side. [color=orange]"Good morning!"[/color] She called out, smiling at her father who was currently feeding a newborn Riolu.