Dan had finished his walk back to the Pokemon center just in time to see Margo leave, he didn't bother her, thinking that she only came back to refresh her Pokemon's energy.

As Dan got his pokemon healed a mailman walked up to him
"[color=00aeef]Hello, Are you Daniel Gareth?[/color]" He said with a chipper tone.

"Yea." Dan said


"[color=00aeef]This is for you then![/color]" He said Dan thanked him as the man rushed off to get more deliveries. Leaving Dan there with a Note with his sister's name, Celia, on it. 


The note didn't contain much, with small talk about how it was going and how weird it was without him among other things. But, one thing stood out to him, a passage that was short but it left a sting far worse than anything. 


The passage described his mother, she'd been sick the months leading up to Dan's departure only thought to be a cold evolved into a much worse Illness, had gotten worse and worse the past few days. 

[color=ec008c]Damn it...[/color] Dan thought, It's all he could think.


He grabbed his Pokeballs from the nurse and walked just to the Cities limits, a little worse for wear.


"Okay, guys we need to train, more. Now." Dan said to his Pokemon, he only decided to train to forget.


The training was short but intense with his pokemon almost forced to train and hit each other with all their strength. That was until one tackle hit a little too hard, hurting Rat severely.


Dan ran over as soon as he saw what happened and kneeled at his Injured Pokemon.

"Rat......I'm....." He couldn't fit the words out as his Pokemon passed out. He balled his other two and ran back to the Pokecenter to make sure Rat hadn't been too hurt. He gave all his Pokemon to the Nurse who looked shocked at the state of the Rattata.



As he waited he sat in the seat Margo had been in the first time they met, He wanted to cry but his pride wouldn't let him. All he could do was bury his head into the table Until they either finished healing his Pokemon or until Indy had come back.