Penalopy let go of Gavin and floated to Charcoal. [i]"You have wings~"[/i] she chimed, examining them and then pulling on them to examine them more closely. [i]"How cool is that? Will you grow a second set when you evolve? That would be amazing!"[/i]
James quickly walked to them. [i]"Excuse me,"[/i] he said to Charcoal with a nod of his head. [i]"Miss Penalopy, you really shouldn't touch a Pokémon wings like that."[/i]

Mindy watched the others for a moment before continuing to the Pokémon Center. Her Dragonite followed her on foot.

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Michael looked at Sparky and then at the Pokéball. "Missy is resting," he said as he reluctantly took it. "Do you really need her?"
[i]"She might be safer in her Pokéball,"[/i] Saruya added as she joined them. She looked at Michael and then at Niccia. [i]"Two Mightyena attacked us, they are looking for descendants of Legendary Pokémon."[/i]
Michael blinked when he heard that and he held the Pokéball in his hand, now he was even more reluctant to let her out.

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"Of course she does," Andy said, putting a hand on her head. "We've been together for years." He grinned as he listened to the second question. "It has its upsides and downsides. The upside is that I learn about Pokémon every day and I get to travel around in the name of research. The downside is I'm supposed to write all my findings down in boring reports and papers, and working for someone means I have someone breathing down my neck like a Charizard when I take too long writing the damned things."