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Summer had seen the breach in the wall. It was part of her duty to oversee the damages these enhanced Pokemon did to the city. She had led charge over one of the attacks against one of them as well.[break][break]

Still, even with good leadership, they had their losses and destruction. If only they could find CALYREX. There were rumors that it had passed. The last time it had come around, it looked even more sickly and frail.[break][break]

She began to wonder if the rumor was true.[break][break]

"We need the forces we can get... I still think they're so young though," she said with a worried sigh. But, if they wanted to fight back, she wasn't going to oppose them. They were able to make their own choices. And she didn't want an uprising on her hands, either.[break][break]

There was stillness in the room, silence, as he waited for her to continue. She contemplated where to begin. So, Summer decided to start bluntly.[break][break]

"Your feelings about me are quite obvious. I know you're uncomfortable around me. I still have my reservations. But, Gunner... we're fighting for the same cause. We need to have a serious discussion and put our past where it belongs. We need to work out our differences now so we can become more efficient. Razz can't be just your go to. I'm here too. And we're all in this together."[break][break]

"Whether we live or die."[break][break]

"I want an honest conversation. And I will begin by saying that I wish that things didn't end the way they did. And I'm sorry."

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Four years had passed. Summer had hit thirty, thirty-one now, to be exact. She would joke with the other Hoennians that they were starting to get old with each year that passed. Eris Halla was growing up, seventeen at that point. Though she had a sneaking suspicion in her teenage years, she was falling into those rebellious habits she knew all too well.[break][break]

Circhester had become a place she was determined to protect. After months of grief, Summer refocused herself on helping the people of Circhester. They had to rebuild. They needed food, supplies, materials. The attacks were still coming, and if they didn't have both their leaders, they'd be lost.[break][break]

She'd stop being selfish. It was the same mindset she had for her company back in Hoenn.[break][break]

A couple of years after her breakup with Gunner, she met a Galarian man in their forces. Liam. His appearance reminded her of someone back home — Cade Atreides. And he was equally as entrancing. It didn't take long for her to hit it off with Liam. Their relationship was still strong after two years, and he'd given her a family ring as a promise.[break][break]

It rested on her ring finger, reminding her of who she was there for.[break][break]

Approaching the old pub, Summer was given word that Gunner Graves was present. He seemed to work day and night without fail. He was stubborn like that.[break][break]

"Good evening," she said, rather than answering his question. Summer's gaze traveled across the map, a small frown across her lips. "I'm here for an update on the front."[break][break]

A pause.[break][break]

"And I wish to speak to you. As Summer and Gunner."

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Summer didn't want to hear him speak. Each word he said felt like another knife into the heart. In the matter of a month, she had lost her lover, a man she truly believed she could have had happiness with one day, and now her child.[break][break]

What else did Gunner want from her? Wasn't this enough? He already hated her. He already believed she was a monster. Wasn't this misery and suffering enough? Did he need to continue pushing the knives deeper into her bleeding heart?[break][break]

Her feet were stumbling, but she managed to stay upright. However, his figure was approaching her. Summer shook her head, glaring at him as he cleared the distance. "Don't come over here. Don't..."[break][break]

His touch was warm, the familiar feeling of his rough hands on her skin making her break. Those callouses, they must have been from training as a special agent. She always wondered why a paralegal would have such rough hands.[break][break]

"Don't touch me!" Summer shrieked, caving into herself as though she was hiding from him. Gunner was a threat to her now, in her eyes.[break][break]

Her whole body shook as she was wracked with sobs, clinging to the rail of the bed as she tried to pull her arm weakly away. "Don't touch me, please..." she sobbed.

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If Summer was able to think rationally, maybe she'd be able to see what he meant by that. She had been elected designated royalty and leader by the peasantry alongside Raziel Beckett. She knew what was going on out there.[break][break]

People were starving and dying. Every moment was a struggle to survive.[break][break]

But in her hormone and grief-stricken haze, a hurricane of emotions whirled through her all at once. Pain. Anger. Grief. Fury. Despair. Hatred.[break][break]

"Don't say that," she choked out, her voice quiet as she pushed herself from the bed, gripping the rails. Her eyes were narrowed, glaring daggers into him as she tried to stand up.[break][break]

Summer's legs were weak, wobbling as she found her footing. She ripped the nasal cannula off her face, the monitor starting to go off from her movement. Ding, ding, ding with her heart rate.[break][break]

"You can't say—" She reached for the chords, ripping them off the monitor so she could just move.

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Summer looked down at her lap when he said it. "I'm sorry." It wasn't like he did anything regarding this situation. It was just a phrase people said when they were uncomfortable or pitied the person that was ill, sick, hurt, whatever was going on.[break][break]

Like they were complete strangers.[break][break]

Perhaps they were now. She didn't know how much of his life she never knew. It would probably be best if she regarded him as someone she never met before.[break][break]

Summer let out a scoff, leaning her head back against the pillows as fresh tears began to well in her eyes. "That depends on your definition of 'okay,' I guess."[break][break]

It felt like a piece of her had died. He, on the other hand, appeared almost nonchalant about it.[break][break]

"You don't seem too hurt by this, though. Do you think I'm getting my punishment now?" In her wave of emotions, she couldn't help but be bitter, bringing up his disdain to her allegiance to Rocket. He called her scum. A terrorist.[break][break]

Maybe it was a punishment.

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"Summer?"[break][break]

Summer had heard the door open, expecting it to be a nurse, GIDEON GRAVES, or Eris Halla. Maybe even one of the other Hoennians that were there with them, check on her. But she didn't expect the voice to be Gunner Graves.[break][break]

She jerked under her blankets. It was clear and obvious that she was startled. Her heart began to race. There was an occasional ding on the monitor she was connected on that indicated her heart rate was growing rapidly, above the alert limit.[break][break]

"I didn't think you'd come..." she said slowly, opening her eyes and staring at the window in front of her.[break][break]

She didn't have the courage to turn at look at him yet. She breathed in, taking in some of the oxygen through her cannula, before sighing through her mouth. "Breathe. In and out. Slowly."[break][break]

When she finally did turn, Summer swallowed as she sat herself up, rubbing at her eyes and sighing again.[break][break]

"I, uh... Gideon's a good doctor, for a museum owner..." She didn't know what to say to Gunner. The last time she saw him, she slapped him, screamed at him, cried at him, and cursed him out. She broke up with him.[break][break]

What did she say?[break][break]

"Did they tell you anything?"

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Summer opened her mouth to say something, almost as if she was going to protest. But the curtains were raising, and they were revealed to the crowd.[break][break]

Of course she was used to crowds in front of her. Cheering, shouting, applause. But she never did so... in a very revealing mermaid outfit. Nor was she a natural show performer. Most of her public speaking was on behalf of opening construction or business topics.[break][break]

This was out of her element.[break][break]

But thank Arceus, it seemed Isaac was able to keep the crowd's attention and had them occupied. They were amped with his words, cheering for the two of them at the promise of summer and a good show. So as he dove into the water, she did too.[break][break]

That was a cue, right?[break][break]

Her VAPOREON swam at her side, forming bubbles for the children to enjoy watching behind him before catching up. She made eye contact and nodded at Isaac.

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The look that Cillian gave her, filled with cold ice and steel that matched his voice, would bring a shiver down her spine. Luckily, Summer was able to hold back her physical response, holding his gaze firmly as she shook her head.[break][break]

"Of course not. I know nothing about him, and you know more given your status. I was merely asking a question," she replied.[break][break]

She cut eye contact first, looking back at the path ahead of them. So death was upon the grunt. She almost pitied him.[break][break]

Almost.[break][break]

Summer could tell that they were upon MOLTRES'S liar, the heat growing as they climbed. "We could split up and search for him. Take a side and capture him when we find him," she suggested, reaching for a Poke ball.

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POSTED ON Jun 12, 2023 13:43:31 GMT

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Summer gave a simple nod, following Girard to the back of his business. She appreciated the straight forwardness she had received. No fanciful words or decorative worshipping she received from many other pawnbrokers before.[break][break]

He was straightforward and to the point. It made things easier, given how busy her schedule felt today.[break][break]

She took a quick glance at the seat he offered before sitting, crossing one of her legs over the other. Her back was straight and high as she regarded him with a serious gaze.[break][break]

"Twenty, hmm?" she echoed, tapping her finger against her leg.[break][break]

"Have you made an promises or offers to your other buyers? Because I'm willing to offer you a hefty sum for your lot," Summer said, tilting her head slightly as she regarded him with an equal gaze.

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The Pokemon were put away. It was just the two of them now. Summer watched him shed his jacket, throwing it aside for her to see his defined arms. Well, it was definitely a start.[break][break]

Luckily, it was just the two of them left in the building, minus a couple of stragglers. And usually, they would mind their business and not bother Summer. So she had a feeling she'd remain uninterrupted.[break][break]

Taking a few strides forward, she pushed him back against the desk again, grabbing the front of his shirt. This time, she'd make sure she was in charge, not the other way around. She pressed her lips against his in a ferocious kiss, refusing to be gentle.[break][break]

"Mmm... depends on how the night ends."

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It had all started with a sickness Summer couldn't describe. She never felt so ill in her life, going from her bed to the bathroom and eventually laying weakly on the floor unable to move. Somehow, by a miracle, she was found by a "lady in waiting" — the Galarian customs still seemed to run deep even though the Hoennians had only been there for a month.[break][break]

She was quickly rushed to the hospital, or what was left operational. And GIDEON GRAVES was called, since he and Eris Halla had taken to setting up medical aid for the peasantry.[break][break]

While her own life was saved, it couldn't be said for the most precious one. She was confined to her hospital bed, and when she was told the news, there were heart breaking sobs and screams of pain. Curse Galar. Curse the poison.[break][break]

Curse Gunner Graves.[break][break]

While she had a calm in her storm of emotions, Summer requested that they let him know the news. Whether or not he'd show, she didn't care. But, he at least deserved to know.[break][break]

So, if he came, he'd find her laying curled into a ball, facing away from the door in the hospital bed. The head of the bed was flat, and her hands were holding her head as she hid from the light that poured into her room from the window.[break][break]

Summer was truly alone and vulnerable.

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It was like none of her words even sank into him. He had some sort of shield, and they were reflecting off one by one, thrown back onto the ground. Gunner wasn't listening to her, and he was proving it as he spat back at her like she filled his mouth with the poison they were fighting back.[break][break]

They were both liars. Neither of them could accept it though.[break][break]

Summer couldn't take it anymore. After so long of waiting for him, wishing he'd come home and spend even a minute with her and talk to her about his day, like they would use to... it was all gone. The cards were out on the table. It was over. And she couldn't let him break her heart anymore.[break][break]

And when he turned away from her, she pushed herself off the wall, turning away from him as she smeared her makeup by wiping the tears from her cheeks and her eyes. Pathetic. Weak.[break][break]

"This is over, Gunner. I don't want to see you again. If you want to see your baby, you are more than welcome to. I won't hold away your rights as a father. But I'm through with this."[break][break]

Summer didn't look at him again as she walked away, toward the crowd, the makeshift crown that had been on her head abandoned down that street and near Gunner's feet still.

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Summer was seething. Because this was supposed to have been an easy job. A quick, get in and get out job. Obviously, that turned out to be the complete opposite. But before she could even get those words out, his accusations made her blood run cold as ice.[break][break]

She felt the murderous intent in her blood boil. She had done it before, and if she thought she had the ability against Gunner, she might have tried it.[break][break]

"You son of a bitch, Gunner Graves!" she spat, her hand flying toward him as she tried to slap him. It was a weak attempt, driven by blind rage and fury.[break][break]

"How fucking dare you call me unfaithful! This entire time, I've been loyal to you. I've been your girlfriend, and I've waited for you. I haven't even touched you since we had our fight, and you're calling me a cheater? Fuck you!"[break][break]

Summer was near sobbing, unsure of when she started to cry. All she knew was it was hard to breathe. She couldn't see. She was swinging wildly and angrily at him.[break][break]

"How do I know you haven't been sneaking around with some other person while I've been waiting day and night for you to come home and see me? You didn't give a damn about me! You just cared about my secrets. You never cared about me or your child. You never loved either of us. Fuck you!" she repeated.[break][break]

Her breath was rattled and breaking as she attempted to try and catch it, grabbing at her hair as she slumped back against a wall and cried. "You were my everything, Gunner."

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Summer gave an incredulous scoff, glaring daggers at him. The late nights he said he was working. The texts about being busy. It all made sense now. She had wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, that maybe the case he had been working on was truly something terribly time consuming.[break][break]

"And the League is purely good? How many times has your leader made decisions that affected the lives of hundreds, if not thousands, of people in Hoenn? Selfishly questionable decisions?"[break][break]

Gunner had no right to understand why Summer was in Rocket. He had no right to know that once you were born in it, it was hard to leave. Rocket was practically her blood. They could play this game of back and forth all day long, but she was fucking sick and tired of it.[break][break]

The lies, the betrayal. She was hurt.[break][break]

"I know how to hide my secrets. Though I suppose you can say the same. So that's why you never came home? You were too busy investigating Rocket? Did you even love me at all, or was all of this a ruse to try to find out my dirty little secret?"[break][break]

Summer's voice wavered and her throat felt tight as she pushed a finger into his chest, gritting her teeth.[break][break]

"Because congratulations, Gunner. You got what you wanted."

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