- Peggy Atkinson -
Just as Peggy was starting to regret deciding to speak up in front of everyone, Melody gave her own suggestion. “Why don’t we do a vote then?” she offered in a cheerful fashion.“That way everyone gets a say. But you can abstain if you want. It’s pretty obvious that Abigail and Avery are voting for Blackthorn, and Peggy’s voting for Cherrygrove, right? I guess I’ll throw my vote in for Blackthorn, myself. I do want that Zubat, after all, and I don’t think we can get one on the way to Cherrygrove.” Well, that seemed pretty reasonable, Peggy had to admit, and she was able to relax slightly. A vote. That was a pretty civil way to deal with things, wasn't it? That way it wasn't a single person deciding their destination, but the majority.
Peggy's mood, however, took a spiral descent downwards once Abigail burst out laughing."Wow, okay, that is the lamest excuse I've ever heard," the purple-haired girl said. She walked up to Peggy and crouched down so they eye-level with one another, and Peggy felt her own body suddenly tense as if it were preparing for a fight, though Abigail's only weapons here were her words. "So, what, are you a little mama's girl or something? Ooh, no, I bet you're a daddy's girl, aren't you?" Peggy felt herself flinch slightly at that last bit, but Abigail wasn't done. "You're out here on this adventure with some lame excuse like 'It'll be fun' or 'Because they wanted me too' or something, right? I bet that you think you'll be a good trainer one of these days. Don't make me laugh, loser. You'll never be a decent trainer. You won't even be a good trainer! You can't even keep that mutt of yours under control for more than five seconds." Beside Peggy, Jasper gave a little growl, but didn't make any move to attack Abigail.
Abigail pressed a finger onto Peggy's shoulder and giving her a little shove. "So why don't you run on home to Cherrygrove and to daddy and mama before you get hurt out here, amateur, and let us big girls take care of things."
And then, without a second thought, Peggy became deaf to her other teammates' words - even Alex, which was unfortunate considering he seemed to be on her side - and, in most likely some instinctual reflex, Peggy made a swipe with her right hand at Abigail's face, connecting to the other girl's cheek with a loud 'smack'!
She hadn't planned to do it. Peggy didn't even think she possessed the ability to harm another person - violence was just not in her nature, and she usually did all she could to avoid it - but she'd done it.
Because like everyone else, Peggy had her limits.


