Orange league RPG: Dive school 101.

"Mary-", stammerd Marcus.

James saw the Marcus had an odd expression on his face. He must not believe me, thought James.

Marcus turned to Mary. "I'm sorry. I never should have acted like it didn't matter. This IS a big deal. The entire Region could be at stake."

Marcus then realized he had said too much. He looked at James.

"Listen kid. Pretend you didn't hear that"

James couldn't help but wonder what they were talking about, but he just nodded and said, "Yeah, sure."

"Well," said Mary. "Are you going to evolve Hydra?"

James looked down at the Staryu.

"Only if it wants to evolve."

"A wise choice."

James smiled and nodded. There was an akward silence in the room, and James felt as though he was interrupting something.

"I guess I'll go train with Hydra for a bit," he said.

"That Pirate captain that attacked us earlier is putting this whole mission in jepordy.", said Marcus as James left. "If we can't find the treasure in time, we're in trouble."

Mary nodded. "I know."

James walked outside and looked toward the lake where the Captain's ship once rested. All of the Potions, Full Heals, and Antidotes he bought for Hydra were on that ship.

"I hope there's a Pokémon Center around here," he said.

Meanwhile, a Mantine jumped in and out of the water, leading a school of Remoraid and watching James as he did so.

James heard a loud splash as something emerged from the water. He turned and saw a Mantine soar above the water, followed by a school of Remoraid. The Mantine appeared to be looking at him and James continued to stare at the sight.

Soon, the Mantine disappeared beneath the waves once more.

Once the Mantine and Remoraid dived back into the water, James went back inside the gym to ask for a Potion for Hydra.

Inside, Mary and Marcus were examining a map. "Alright, the next clue is-"

James froze upon seeing Mary and Marcus. His eyes slowly dropped from their surprised faces to the map that was spread out on the table. When he realized what he was, he smiled nervously and said, "Uh- I was just looking for a Potion for my Staryu. I thought you guys would still be in the gym."

"Is this kid going to keep being a snoop?", asked Marcus.

James was used to being accused of snooping around, and he found that the best solution is to appologize and leave as soon as possible.

"Sorry," he said, "I'll, uh, head to the Pokémon Center." He loooked to Hydra, who could barely stand and whispered, "I just hope I can find it."

He turned back to Marcus and Mary and said, "Sorry to have bothered you, but don't forget, I'm here to help."

"James.", said Mary. "Please forgive Marcus. He can be an idiot sometimes."

Marcus flashed Mary an odd look.

"Here. I'll go get you a potion. Hydra can't make it to the center."

James looked up in surprise.

"Oh," he said, "Thank you." He smiled the same, embarrassed smile and looked at the Staryu. He was glad Hydra didn't have to wait any longer.

As Mary went to get the potion, Marcus turned back to the map. "One wing of the moon, and one of the sun." he mutterd.

James didn't know whether he was supposed to hear what Marcus said. One wing of the moon, and one of the sun, the thought. It sounded so familiar to him, but he'd already intruded enough and decided that it would be best to say nothing.

"Here you go", said Mary, comming back.

((D'ya get my PM?))

"Thank you," James said. He gratefully took the Potion and used it on Hydra.

"So," he said to his Staryu, "How do you feel?" Hydra responded with a quick spin.

((Yah, but I had to go somewhere. Did we trade friend codes yet?))