It seemed Siward, who he'd been asked to be called Doc, was in a bit of a hurry. Some patients to see or something. [color=0054a6][color=0054a6]"I get ya, you've got stuff to do. I'd ask to join you, but I haven't had anything to eat since this morning. I'm thinking after that I might head up to the guild and see if there's any outlaws or criminals that need that certain touch, maybe i'll see you around sometime, Doc."[/color][/color] Kel gave a little wave, then headed over to the counter where Takeo and Draco were still talking about some old adventure the twosome had gone on in the old days.

Takeo and Draco almost predated Kel and the Swords of Justice, but they were still an active team when Kel's team came to the scene. He remembered a lot of good things he'd heard about their team, then after their [i]"Explorers Retirement"[/i] Takeo started up his little restaurant here, famous for his Moltres Brand Spicy Soup. [color=0054a6]"Make sure to go heavy on the Tomato Berry, and I'll take an Oran Berry Juice with that."[/color] That was Kel's usual order when he came here, Oran Berry Juice was a good pain reliever for the Tomato Berry Spice.

He happened to look over at Gale and Belgond, that twosome went way back in a lot of ways, but went separate paths in life. Belgond, from what Kel knew, wanted to be an adventurer for the Medburn Guild. Gale, on the other hand... she had a habit of getting mixed up in trouble, once he remembered she got caught up in a gang war which a Rescue Team had to end. She still tended to get into little bits of trouble, none too major these days.

While he was waiting, Kel decided to start thinking about that strange note again. [color=0054a6][color=0054a6][i]"No words, just a green hoofprint that was unmistakably Virizion's. Maybe she didn't have anything to say, and just wanted Kel to know she was still kicking. She did tend to be one of those Pokemon of few words, as was Cobalion. Terrakion was definitely the talker of the group, as well as the jokester. Kel, even though he eventually became leader, was the youngest of the group, but grew to become the strongest, even though he was only level 25.

Most think that Pokemon need high levels to gain a lot of power, but that's not always true. His teammates outleveled him greatly, but he was still able to hold his own against, and even defeat, all of his teammates. Power isn't everything, Kel had learned from that. Strategy is key in everything, as good strategy can overcome just about any power. Still wouldn't be bad to be a bit higher level though..."[/i][/color][/color]

His thoughts had gone way off track now, back to the matter at hand. The note was most likely just Virizion saying she was alright, but in a way where she didn't want to see Kel for some reason. There was another thing on Kel's mind, the attempted mugging he had helped prevent earlier that day. [color=0054a6][i]"A lot of things didn't add up, like how they stood their ground against him. Had it been just a mugging, they would have fled at the sight of him. No, and the way they acted, they were trained professionals (at least maybe that Gabite, that Scyther ruined everything for them)."[/i][/color]

Once again his thoughts were interrupted by a familiar smell, that good old Spicy Soup was almost done it smelled like. He could probably think better on a full stomach anyways, so he put the thoughts behind him for now and waited patiently for his food.

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