Thank you~ <3

Easter hung onto Nicholas' every word until he grabbed her arm and they were on the ground. The Minior had caught them! Easter shielded herself from the debris of the broken boulder and then hoisted herself up with Nicholas' help.

"Running!" She took off with Mercury in tow, deeper into the underbrush as Nicholas' Braviary kept the Minior at bay. "Have you ever shook one off before?" she asked urgently. "Because I think there's a cliff coming up and that's going to be a problem!"

She could already see the edge of their trail, half hidden by bushes and stalks of trees.

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Easter peeked through the viewfinder, staring at all the twinkling lights in the night sky. She wanted to catch them with her bare hands and study them until she knew everything there was about Miniors, planets, and stars. What secrets did they hold? What legends were true and what legends were only stories? She'd find out one day!

"Nothing scares me more than staying still," she responded to Clover. "And even the planets move, you know? I gotta move everywhere to learn as much as I can! The other scientists tell me I'm too eager but I think that's my positive point. Oh, I forgot to mention-I work at Mossdeep Space Center. If you ever need anything I'm your gal-in return for this beloved Minior of course."

She held out a company card for Clover with her name and number though a bit of the card was burnt off. "Oops! Uh, that must've been when one of my experiments went awry. Ignore that!"

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Easter had been stuck nose deep in her research, trying to find out the secrets of the universe as usual, when she found herself awoken by a sudden noise. Whatever it was had interrupted such a good dream! She stretched from her chair, the whirring and tiny noises of her lab comforting, but she kept thinking about what woke her up.

What had it been? No way...was it...a ghost? An evil spirit come to take revenge for their lover cheating on them?! Easter was too young to die! She flicked on the lights.

No one was there.

Huh.

She yawned. She was probably overthinking again. It was time to check on the servers anyway. Someone always had to double-check the servers were working properly and uninterrupted and tonight it was her job. She locked up her lab and entered the hallway when she spotted something in the corner of her eye. It was a moving figure down the hall. But no one was supposed to be here tonight except for her...

She screamed. "EEEYAAAHHHH! GHOST!"

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Easter ran after the man, Froakie right behind them in case the Minior decided to attack. Thankfully, the smokescreen gave them enough time to run off the path into an underbrush where a large boulder hid them well. Whew! That was...exciting! Dangerous, but exciting. And what was adventure without a little danger? Easter was already scribbling away on her notepad what had just happened, wanting to keep it all to memory.

"Nice to meet you, Nick Steele. I'm Easterbelle Flowerly, but just call me Easter. Wow, what was that Minior? It wasn't like any normal Minior I've ever encountered before. Was it one of those rumored phantom Pokémon? Have you ever seen one before?" she asked, breathless and heart pounding, still writing in her notebook as if it was a lifeline. If she had glasses she'd have adjusted them on her nose right about now.

Mercury the Froakie peeked to the side of the boulder, just in case the Minior was closing in.

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"I've no flying types but not to worry, me and my Riolu climb as good as Mankies! Those power lines are no match for us." Easter examined the power lines. "My Pokemon and I could totally climb up and grab the nests while you distract the Rookidees and Corviknights. And if they attack, well...we'll make the best of it! No sunshine without rain after all." She laughed and sent out her Riolu from his Pokeball.

Osmium the Riolu was ready for the plan, being the most focused out of all her Pokemon. Though just a baby he was prepared! And there was no one better to climb and nab those nests than him.

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Last month Easter had been busy with research so that accounted why she missed so many Miniors. Darn it! She was cooped up in the lab too much it seemed. She marveled at the Minior Clover handed to her. "Amazing," she whispered, turning it over and inspecting every inch of it. Perhaps she'd be able to get some new data now that she had a Minior of her own now! What luck!

"Don't worry, if the scope get blurry you just need to adjust the focuser-like this," she twisted the focuser a bit until the viewfinder cleared up, showing specks of light in the distant sky falling, "See? You can adjust it however you'd like."

She stared up at the sky, her eyes twinkling like the stars. "I'd sure love to go up there one day. What about you?"

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Easter saddled herself up carefully as per Josh's instructions. This was exciting! They were going to fly any time now!

"I've only ever ridden flying Pokemon with instructors. This is my first time taking the lead!" she said, noticing just how far they were off the ground now even when not in the air. Garchomps were huge! This was definitely not like riding a Rapidash who was firmly on the ground. "What should I expect now?"

Easter's heart raced. Her parents had never let her ride alone before, saying it was too dangerous. But kids younger than her rode Pokemon all the time! It was pure chance they finally agreed to let her fly only if Josh was instructing her. She would do her best not to make any mistakes in case her parents used it as fuel to disallow her into the air. Concentration and focus! That was what she needed! Plus if all things went well she'd be able to brag to her Pokemon what she did in the air.

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"That sounds amazing," said Easter, listening with wide-eyed interest. "Can I ask how your spirit medium training was like? It sounds so far from the realm of science where I come from that I'm eager to learn more about it. Though, I don't know much about it to begin with. Who knows? Maybe I'll learn to love ghost Pokemon through it." She laughed, knowing full well she'd always be a little afraid of ghosts and evil spirits.

Easter had always been afraid of ghosts and things that go bump in the night. Something about the unknown terrified her. Maybe that was why she was always studying and trying to learn everything she could about the world and Pokemon-so she'd know and wouldn't be scared. But even now, as an accomplished scientist, she was still afraid.

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"Nice to meet you Clover, I'm Easter!" And then Easter's jaw dropped. Clover was seriously going to give her a Minior? Just like that? How crazy lucky was she? This was definitely a cause for celebration!

"Yes! I'd love to have Minior! Please, go right ahead and use my telescope for as long as you'd like! It's the least I can do in exchange." Easter quickly unzipped her bag and set up her telescope, adjusting the position juuuust right. "Here you go! If you look through, you should be able to see Miniors flying across the sky! It's about that time."

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"Even if we don't find anything to bring back, which, duh, we will, the trip itself will be totally worth it!" Easter smiled bright like the sun, giving Silver a big thumbs up. The suits passed precheck without a hitch. They were quite easy to maneuver in and lightweight. A win for science!

And finally, at long last, they were finally given the green light to head into the rocket ship! Inside was perfect for two people, with steering wheels in front of two seats. "Captain, oh captain!" said Easter as she took the seat to the left. "I want to press all these buttons but I know better than to! Darn it..." Her hand hovered dangerously close to the flashing buttons. She'd read all about this rocket ship and knew what each trigger was for but best not to scare anyone today.

"We'll buckle you in and then after will be the countdown," said one of the workers, buckling Easter into her seat. The belts were secured twice over. It was going to be a bumpy ride after all.

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The man was a ranger and had been tracking this Minior, got it. Easter made a mental note of it. But before she could do anything else, the area exploded with a shockwave and she was slammed onto her back. Ouch! She heard the man shout they needed to get cover just as the Minior prepared another move.

With a groan, she grabbed her Pokeball and threw it into the air. "Mercury, smokescreen!"

Her Froakie emerged from his Pokeball with a flash of light and immediately dolled out a wave of black smoke, covering the Minior.

Now Easter had to see if the man was all right. The back of her head throbbed from being slammed into the ground but she ran across the way until she found him. "Hey, are you okay?" she asked, moving to help him up if he needed it. She wasn't sure how long the smokescreen would occupy the Minior but they had to move out of there fast!


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Easter wasn't bothered by Ever's response. It sounded like a very him answer after all! And being oneself was the best thing! But he did unfortunately notice her taking pictures of him. Uh oh! Busted!

"Oh! Uh, ha ha ha, funny story," Easter began, hiding her camera away as quickly as possible, "Now don't be mad but there's a Hottie Snap Shot competition going on and I swear on all the legendary Pokemons you'd totally win! I mean, look at your complexion!"

She showed him the pictures she had taken earlier, one with a mysterious aura surrounding him, another with sunlight streaming across his face, and another where the shadows of the trees settled perfectly into his hair. How could he not win? Everyone would know who Ever was after he won the contest!

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