Chp 3

	"EVERYBODY WAKE UP!!! THE EXAM IS IN 30 MINUTES!" Duchess' voice ripped through the morning air of the newbie dorms. 

	Phantom nearly jumped out of his fur. He was in the shower room when the call was made. The 'shower' was more of a large bath, consistently filled with warm water from a pump. The only real falling water was from the small fake waterfall that supplied the heated water. He had woken up first, only a few minutes ago. When he awoke, he found Mystic sleeping soundly on her back, in the middle of the room, far off from the actual beds. Her paws were clasped together on her chest and she had a smile plastered on her face. 

	He finished up cleaning and headed back out. There were no drying contraptions or towels or anything of the sort, so his fur remained dripping as he returned to the room. On his way, he passed by Mystic, who was on her way to the bathroom. "Good morning." He said as he did. 

	She made a groggy sound that might have been "Morning" in response. 

	He went back into the room and sat down to wait for her. Then they could go take the test. His mind once again drifted back to Mystic, particularly her gender. He had always been a pervert, but it had never really been a problem due to his reclusive nature. The bathroom was even coed. Maybe he should head in there and help her get ready... "No dammit!" He shouted to break the thought. "She's my friend... I can't treat her like that. She's not some object for my desires." 

	"Who are you talking to?" Mystic asked as she poked her head through the curtain. 

	"AHH!" He screamed, backing away from her in fear. "Did you hear any of that?" 

	"No. Why, are you talking to yourself?" She said in a teasing manner. 

	"Yeah... Anyways, let's go. We should probably get there early. And let's grab a few berries on the way." He said, as they both headed out. They went to the other side this time, stopping by a basket full of berries. Phantom nudged through it until he found a couple of oran and a pecha. 

	"So, what's the deal with these things? Why do they all look so different?" Mystic asked as she watched him. 

	"They're berries. They have five common flavors: sweet, spicy, bitter, dry and sour. Each kind can have any combination. My favorite are the sweet ones, the pecha berry. The oran, these blue ones, are pretty middle of the road. No distinct flavor, but still pretty good. Start with those, then you can experiment later." They both ate a light snack and then went down the stairs.

	Just outside the doors of the dorm was Duchess. "Oh, hurry you two. Everybody else is already here, so maybe you can start early." She ushered them over to where the other four teams stood. 

	Phantom was quickly put at ease after seeing them. Unlike the staff, they were also all small pokemon. The pair took their place and shortly after, a marowak standing before them began to speak.

	"Welcome recruits. I am Crash, your instructor. You are all here because you wish to become rescue teams. Your reasons do not matter, only your passing of this test. Before we begin, are there any questions?" He said. 

	"I have one!" A voice roared. Over the eastern building flew an orange dragon. The familiar Charizard flew over the crowd, breathing a stream of fire in their direction, but it died down before harming anyone. With a loud thud he landed next to the marowak. "How many of you are cowards?!" He yelled at the young pokemon. 

	Phantom swallowed audibly and took a small step back. 

	The marowak looked over at the large fire type. "Oh, hey there Flare. Were you wanting to take this group?" 

	"No, I don't waste my time with weaklings." He growled, slamming his tail on the ground and making it crack slightly. 

	"Enough Flare." Another new arrival said. A scizor stepped out of the main hall. "It is commendable that they would even make an attempt. I'll not have you scaring them away." He said, waving a claw at Flare. The scizor was perfect looking, odd for a such an obviously important pokemon. He had no scars or battle wounds of any kind, a huge contrast to the grizzled charizard. 

	"Fine Hunter. But without me, we won't get the cream of the crop."

	"The 'cream of the crop' as you say, will be made apparent during the test. Come, we have work to do elsewhere." He said, turning and starting away. Flare also turned and followed him. 

	"Ahem! Now, let's get down to business folks." Marowak said in an attempt to regain attention. "The test, is an expedition. We will provide all the supplies you need and you will not be in any real danger. You will all have two days to reach the end of the dungeon. Everyone ready to go? Good. It's about a two hour trek to the site. Everyone stay close and don't fall behind." 

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	After a long and boring hike, the crowd of rookies arrived at a cave entrance. 

	"This is it. You will all go into the cave, separated by a time gap. Everyone come and get your supply boxes." Crash said. He took off the sack he had been carrying and took out five boxes, each with a ribbon attached. 

	Each team took one. Phantom nudged the button on theirs and it popped open. Inside were a few fresh apples, some berries, two elixirs, and a yellow ribbon. He explained the use of each to her, except for the ribbon, as there was no way of knowing what it would do without putting it on. They agreed that he would carry the box, wrapping the strap tight around his torso so that it sat on his back. That left the ribbon to Mystic. Like all held items, it had a sticky surface that would latch onto fur so that it would not fall off in the heat of battle and could easily be put on. Taking them off hurt a bit but it wasn't that bad. Once she put it on, there was no noticeable effect. 

	"You two." Crash said, pointing his bone at them. "You go in first. At the end of the dungeon, you will find proof of your success. Return with that. Also, do not harm any other recruits. Doing so will result in expulsion. There's no benefit to doing it anyway. Your success has no effect on the others." 

	"Alright! Ready Mystic?" Phantom asked her. 

	"Let's do this!" She shouted, charging headlong into the mouth of the cave. 

	He was caught by surprise at her enthusiasm, having to catch up to her. 

	The pair made it inside, finding themselves in a long dark hallway. A short moment later, a light began to glow from Mystic's neck. The ribbon, it was a light ribbon! 

	They made it just fine through the first floor, no encounters of any kind. But when they arrived on the second, just after descending the stairs, they found themselves confronted by three rattata. Phantom spotted them and launched the first attack, firing a thunder wave that paralyzed the first one coming out of the hallway at the end of the room. This trapped the other two behind it. 

	Mystic, still not able to use her ember attack on demand, spent her turn preparing it. Behind the stunned rat pokemon, the two others began to climb over it in an attempt to get in to the room. Phantom shot off a beam of electricity, a charge beam, at the closer one, and then followed up with a second, powered up shot as the other closed in. Mystic began to spit her embers, firing a storm of small fireballs. The wave of fire crashed into the rats, leaving them with burns as they collapsed, including the paralyzed one. 
	
	"Why did they attack us?" Mystic asked as they got back on the move. 

	"Not all pokemon are as civilized as us. Most people call them feral, but they're more tribal than anything. Don't hold back on their part. They would beat us within an inch of our lives given the chance."

	As they continued down the path, Mystic began to pant heavily. "Can we take a break? I'm exhausted." 

	"What? We just started. Besides, we're a lot more vulnerable if we stay in one spot."

	"Yeah, but, I ache all over." She whined. 

	"And I know why. I probably should have told you. If a pokemon uses moves too often, it takes a toll on their body. So you have to wait a few seconds between every move. How about we slow down a bit, will that make you feel better?" 

	"I guess."

	A while later, they still hadn't encountered any other pokemon, even with their reduced pace. They continued on, through narrow hallways, and a few small rooms, until they came upon a large one. 

	"Hold up." Phantom said, his star shaped tail tip going back towards her to make her not run into him. 

	"What? See something?" She asked quickly.

	"Not yet. But look up there." He said, moving to the side so she could. "Big rooms are the most dangerous. See how far the wall is, and how much space there is that we can see now? That's how to spot them. Be ready for anything." He said before starting forward again. He got to the entrance and peered around the corner. "Looks good, come on." He said. He carefully stepped out into the room, his eyes quickly alternating between the floor, looking for traps, and the distance. 

	Once again, there were no other pokemon. Phantom didn't know whether to be suspicious or thankful. He spotted the stairwell and they made it without incident. 

	"I think we're close." Phantom said when they reached the next floor. "See how the room looks less random and more structured? The ends of dungeons often have special rooms."

	"How do you know so much anyways?"

	"I... uh, I read lots of books." He said shyly. 

	They passed through the room, to the next. The hallways were becoming shorter. In this room, there was a split in the path. They decided to go to the right side. Halfway down the hall, right as Phantom stepped into the turn, he heard a click. 

	"Shit!" He yelled, as a heavy net fell onto them. It came too fast to dodge, tying them up. There were weights on the edges, preventing them from lifting it up.

	"HAH!" A voice laughed from the darkness. A sneasel dashed towards them and stabbed it claws into the dirt, taking the rope with it and burying it, trapping them further. "Can't believe you dolts fell for that!" Phantom remembered seeing him with the recruits. He was the only solo team. 

	"What the fuck!?" Mystic yelled at him, fire licking her chops as she prepped an ember.

	"Cool down, hothead. Unless you want your partner to burn along with the rope." He said. This made Mystic stop. "Good. If I'm the only one to pass the test, it'll make me look pretty good, don't you think. See ya! And don't even bother trying to tell the staff, you don't have the proof." With a wave, he vanished back into the darkness. 

	"That fucker!" Mystic yelled. She tried to wriggle free, to budge something somewhere, but nothing worked. 

	"Can you scoot to the edges? I have a plan." Phantom asked. She did so, and he moved as far into the middle as he could. He then raised his tail up and out of the net. A ball of light formed around the star and a small beam of electricity came out. He swiveled his tail, swinging the beam around the edges of the net. Soon, it began to smolder. The fire was close to Mystic, as she unconsciously tried to move away, even though she would not be harmed by it. Soon, it ate through the net, and Phantom leaped out of the circle of small flames, the now much lighter net trailing behind him. The dragging bits of it caught on fire as well, but Phantom was easily able to get out of it now. 

	Mystic, however, was still trapped by the fire. "Help!" She begged. 

	"Just get out..." He said blandly. 

	"I don't think I can jump over it."

	"Just... Just walk out. Just do it. You'll be fine. Fire types won't get hurt by fire. It may be a bit warm but it shouldn't hurt."

	She did it, wincing just before touching the flames. She passed through without incident. "Oh. I guess that makes sense. Let's go catch him!" 

	The pair dashed off down the hallway after the sneasel. They made it to the next room without any signs of their attacker. The room they made it into was a large circle, the walls a deep blue rock with water dripping down the sides. In the center, was a fountain like structure. There was no water flowing, and instead of water in the base, there was something shiny filling it. Phantom cautiously approached it and peered inside while Mystic stayed back. 

	"Are these...?  Awesome!" He suddenly shouted, reaching in a cupping one of the badges in a paw. "These are rescue badges! They are the official symbol of a rescue team. They can even send pokemon to town. Maybe we can use them to leave. Come over here." 

	Mystic came up to the fountain and Phantom carefully maneuvered the back of the badge onto the puff of hair between her ears, making it attach to it. He went back to the fountain and grabbed one for himself. He managed to affix his to his right foreleg. He pressed his other paw against it for a while, but nothing happened. 

	"Huh. I guess it won't work yet. Let's get out of here." 

	They exited, this time heading to the left path. Down the hall, Phantom stopped suddenly, just as a room came into view. 

	"What?" She asked, a bit flustered from nearly crashing into him.

	He didn't respond, instead walking carefully into the room. "Oh my arceus." 

	Mystic was trying to see past him, but he was standing completely in the way, preventing her from seeing whatever it was. He stepped into the room, allowing her to go around him. She was stunned at the sight. 

	In the middle of the room was the sneasel. He was far from okay though. His throat was slit and there was a huge gash in his chest. The floor around him was stained with a puddle of still wet blood. 

	"What happened?" Mystic asked quietly. 

	Before Phantom could say anything, a small pebble fell from the ceiling. He looked up, and yelled "RUN!" immediately. Several pairs of glowing eyes were looking back down at him. They dashed forward as some of the pokemon dropped down behind them. They made it into the hallway, but there was a dead end. They were forced to turn around and face the oncoming horde of pokemon. They mostly consisted of kabuto and a large kabutops. Mystic had her back against the wall, while Phantom stood his ground in front of her. 

	"Let me fight. Your attacks won't do anything to them. Be ready to give me a berry if I get hurt, they heal wounds." Phantom yelled, as he began to fire off charge beams whenever he could. He knocked out a few of the kabuto, but when the kabutops came to the front of the line, it was not taken down so easily, even by the powered up jolts. "That's it!" he yelled. "Surge Rush!" His fur stood on end as sparks began to run through his fur. In a flash of light, he darted forward and hit the kabutops with his charged body. The energy hit it hard, preventing it from attempting to slash at the shinx. He was able to dash back to his original spot as the bright light faded. 

	However, the kabutops was seemingly unharmed, continuing forward on the pair, with its scythes raised. A rumble suddenly shook through the cave. A jaw shaped claw bust through the wall only a couple of feet in front of Phantom, in between him and the kabutops. Another bust through, and the wall crumbled. Out of the dust, stepped a red a black bug, with a star shape on it forehead: a mega scizor. 

	He pointed both claws at the kabutops. It charged forward and tried to swing its scythes down at the metal bug. Scizor caught both of them, and snapped them half easily. In a complete blur, he reached out and crushed the ancient pokemon's head. As it fell dead, the rest of its companions retreated, scrambling over each other to get out of the hall. 

	The scizor lowered his claws and turned to the terrified pair. "Are you both okay?"

	"Who are you?" Phantom asked, still trying to protect Mystic, even though she would have the type advantage if he attacked. 

	"It's Hunter, the chief of the rescue federation. I am so sorry for all this. It's my fault. I didn't clear the cave good enough. Please accept my apologies." 

	"How did you know where we were?"

	"I used a locater orb. Our psychic sensed something was wrong. I already rescued three other teams. Have you seen the lone sneasel?" 

	"Yes. He... didn't make it." Phantom said. 

	"I see." He said, covering his eyes for a moment. He took out his badge. "I'll send you back now, I have to finish things up." He said before tapping each of them with it, sending them away. 

	They were both blinded by the pillar of light that covered them, and after a few moments, they found themselves back at the federation headquarters, standing just in front of the building. 

	Phantom suddenly slumped to the ground, his legs splaying out in all directions. Mystic rushed over to him, putting a paw on his back. 

	"Are you okay?!" She worriedly asked.

	"That was so scary!" He whined loudly. 

	"I think it was kinda fun."

	"We almost died!" He said with exasperation. 

	"I know. All that adrenaline, and my heart racing... it was exciting." 

	"If anything, we need to get stronger, so that we won't get into a situation like that again. Anyway, we need to report to someone. I guess the office..." He said. They both headed inside and to the mienshao's office. 

	Once they arrived, he tapped his paw against the edge of the entrance. "Miss?" 

	The mienshao looked up. "Yes? Oh, it's you two. Did you receive your badges?" 

	"Yes. So what now?" 

	"I fill out most of the technical stuff. All you have to do is show me your badges and tell me your team name." 

	They both walked closer, displaying their proudly won badges. The mienshao came around the desk and tapped her badge against theirs. A light briefly shone out from the contact. 

	"Excellent. Your badges are now activated. You can use them to rescue pokemon you find in dungeons, and they will automatically save you if you are injured. Now, for your team name?" 

	"Mystic? Any ideas?" He asked her. 

	"Nope... do we have to come up with one now?" 

	"Yes. I can't proceed with anything without a name." The secretary told them. 

	"How about Team Memories?" Phantom said.

	"Ohh, I like it. Very direct." Mystic chimed in. 

	"Very well. You are free to go. Tomorrow, your team will be official and you can get to taking contracts. My name is Marie by the way, I handle the business side of things. Now if you head over to the main dorms, you'll be assigned a room." 

	"Thanks miss."

	"Please, you're practically adults now, call me Marie."

	They left the room, both pokemon beaming happily. They made for the dorms, their muscles beginning to ache from the days adventure. When they entered the dorms, they found the place mostly abandoned, not surprising due to it being just past afternoon. The issue was that there was no pokemon to ask about a room. A few seconds later, a humming farfetch'd came out of one of the hallways, pushing a cart of cleaning supplies. His eyes were closed as he happily strolled down the hall, approaching a door in the main room. 

	"Uh, hello?" Phantom said to get his attention. 
	
	"Huh? Hi there. What can I do for ya?" 

	"We just passed the exam, and we were told to come here for a room. Who do we need to walk to about that?" 

	"That's me. I run this dorm. Let me just put this away then I'll get you set right up." He said. Once he did so, he began up the stairs, motioning for them to follow. "So, I imagine you didn't have any neighbors in the newbie dorms. There are only fifteen rooms in that building, but we almost never have that many people staying there. Here, you will, so try to keep it down and be considerate. You do have much better amenities though, you'll see soon." He said, exiting the stairs and heading out onto the second floor. "You're lucky. We just got a room opening here. The previous team moved away." 

	They all moved through the curtain and into the room. It was certainly bigger than the previous one, almost three times so. Along with that, there was a barrel filled with berries and apples, a small rock enclosed bath with a button activated tap, a drinking bowl with a similar tap, and much nicer beds, with cloth baskets and blankets spun from mareep wool. They were still on the floor, with no mattress, but for pokemon that wasn't too much of an issue. 

	"Whoa, nice place. So this room is all ours?" Mystic asked.

	"Yep. I make the rounds once a week to clean up, fix anything broken, and resupply your food. Speaking of which, you'll have to pay for your own meals now, and rent, too. Meals are free on the weekends, but otherwise, you'll have to pull your own weight if you wanna eat. If you need anything, ask around for Harrison, that's me." He said, raising the leak that was hidden under one wing. With that, he made a speedy exit, vanishing down the hall in moments. 

	"So. What now?" Phantom asked. 

	"Lunch I guess. But first, I feel filthy, so I'm taking a bath." She said, approaching the bath and looking at it. The rocks that made it up were sealed together, preventing any leaking. The bottom had a drain, and a button next to it that closed and opened it. The buttons were purely mechanical, not having any electrical components to prevent water causing problems. 

	"I can agree with you there. Who's up first?" 

	"We could probably go at the same time, it looks big enough."

	A bright blush ran through his face. "I'd, uh, um, rather not." He stuttered out quickly. 

	"Seriously? What is your problem? You are always so shy when we're around other people, and that I can understand. But why do you freak out every time we get close? We are friends aren't we?" 

	"Yeah... but..." He said quietly, looking down and away while padding the ground. 

	"But what?!" She shouted, clearly becoming angry. 

	"You're... a girl..." He squeaked.

	"So! What does that have to do with anything?" She said, lightly tapping his nose with a paw. 

	"It's just weird. It doesn't feel right, ya know?"

	"No, I don't. You're a boy and I'm okay with that. Just shut up and get in the bath, I'm hungry. The sooner we get cleaned up, the sooner we can eat." She said, turning around and starting the water. There was no way to regulate the temperature, leaving it lukewarm, not too hot, but not too cold. She hopped in and splashed the water up onto herself while it filled up. 

	Phantom was slowly closing in on the bath, having an intense debate with himself. She did have a point, but he was terrified that he would do something wrong, something that would drive her away. What if he got an erection?! His fear of making her angry by doing nothing overcame his worry and he joined her in the water. 

	Once in, he kept his side to her, avoiding her gaze. He began to clean off, using his wet  paws to brush the dirt from his fur. He dunked the areas he could not reach into the water. 

	During this process, Mystic was watching him, his attempts at ignoring her preventing him from noticing. She had a plan in mind, and when he began to wash his face, she moved in to enact it. She silently got behind him, and reached out, touching his balls before holding them in her paw. 

	Phantom yelped and tried to move forward, but the stone wall prevented that quickly. "What are you doing?!" He asking in a blind panic, trying to hide his crotch with his tail, though it was too thin to do much. Her paw fell away quickly and she began to chuckle. "It's not funny!" 

	"See? It doesn't matter. Nothing changed." She said with a smile. 

	"I don't feel any better! If anything I feel worse." 

	She turned around and raised her tails and rear, putting her vulva on full display. Phantom's mouth went dry as he stared for a moment, completely stunned. When he realized she was watching, he averted his gaze. He tried to say something, but his mouth felt like it was full of cotton. 
	
	"There, now we have nothing to hide." She said as she lowered her tails and turned around with a big smile plastered on her face. "Are you okay? Your face looks like it might pop..." She asked upon seeing his blush. 

	"Hah..." He breathed out. "uh, wow."

	"It's not that big a deal, sheesh. It's a part of my body like any other." She chastised him as she hopped out of the bath. She shook off, spraying water over the room. "I'm heading to the lunch room. You coming?"

	"Y-yea. I'll meet you there in just a sec." He said, still covering his crotch with his forepaws. Behind them, the black tip of his cone shaped member was poking out. He took a few deep breaths until it receded. Then he hopped out, shook off, and hurried after her. 

	He caught up just as she was entering the lunch room, joining her as they got in line. They made it through to find the meal of the day, mashed apples and berries. The food was contained in a small box with a handle on it, allowing four legged pokemon to easily carry it in their mouths. They carried it out to the tables and sat down to eat. 

	Mystic dug in, but Phantom wasn't feeling so hungry. He took a few nibbling bites but his stomach wasn't in the best mood. It must have shown, because she asked him "Seriously though, are you gonna make it? I was only trying to make you less shy..." 

	"I don't know what to say... Most pokemon don't just... do that." 

	"It's really not a big deal. If you wanna see it again..."

	"NO!" He spat out, a little loud for his liking. 

	"Chill, I was only joking. Anyways, I was thinking we could do some more training." She waited a few moments, seeing that he was basically done eating. "Why don't you save that for later? If you don't want it, I'll eat it." 

	"Yea. Okay. Let's go then." He said, flipping the lid closed and carrying the box out with him out into the yard. 

	"So, what was that move you used in the cave? Surge rush?" she asked on the way. 

	"Oh that. Yea, that's a move I made. Sometimes they're called link moves. How I do it is I use charge, which builds up energy to power up my next move, use charge beam to rush forward and build up more power, and use spark to finish and release all of it. It's really tiring but powerful."

	"So anyone can do something like that?" 

	"Yep. But it takes practice. Let's just say living alone for a while kinda forces you to be strong."

	"I'm doing it, tonight." She said, already starting to build up fire. 

	"That's not really a good idea... We'll be here all night." 

	"Tonight." She repeated, spitting a small fire ball at the dummy. 

	"Ember isn't the only move you can use. There are tons more. Some you have to figure out on your own, others you can learn from pokemon, there are even items that teach moves."

	Several hours later, the horizon was beginning to become orange. She had become faster, able to use ember without building up fire first. This gave her an idea. She began to build up fire, holding it inside her while it grew in power. To release it, instead of spiting, she blew, letting loose a long stream of fire. It was quite wimpy compared to a normal flamethrower, but certainly stronger than her ember. She was giddy with her success, but her mind continued thinking what she could do with that built up flame. 

	That led to another question. She held up her paw, looking intensely at it. A small fire began to burn in her fur there, until shaking it away by instinct, even though it didn't do any harm. 

	Behind her, Phantom was only half paying attention. He had been surprised by her flamethrower, but he quickly fell back into his thoughts. Every once in a while, he looked to her rear, covered by her tails, before he caught himself and looked away again. 

	"Hey, watch this." She said, snapping his attention back to reality. 

	All six of her tails lifted up, drawing his gaze to her exposed rear, making him look up to her face. All the tails unfurled and aimed over her back, pointing at the dummy. A small flame lit on the tips of each. The fires grew bigger, until her tails drew back and lobbed the fire balls at the dummy. They merged in the air and formed a massive ball, almost twice her size. It impacted the dummy, engulfing it in flames for a moment as fire splashed out and onto the ground. 

	She started hopping up and down. "Yeah! Check that out! Woo!" She cheered while doing the four legged equivalent of a dance. "I call it fire blast!" 

	"Uh..." 

	"That was badass! How strong do you think that was?!" 

	"You can't call it that..." He said quietly. 

	"WHAT!? Why not?" 

	"Fire blast is already a move. I guess you could call it that if you really want."

	"Aww, I thought that was a good name. I'll think of one bu-" Her eyes suddenly drifted closed as she fell to the side. 

	"Mystic!" he shouted, dashing to her side. He put a paw under her head, lifting it off the ground. 

	Her eyes opened just a slit. She let out a pained groan. He felt her muscles try to move, but she could not find the strength to lift herself. He lowered his body, using his head to lift her up and onto his back. He wrapped his tail around her in an attempt to secure her, but it was a challenge. She was about his size, though her tails made her look bigger. He stood up on shaky legs, barely able to stand with the increased weight on his back. 

	"Do you need the nurse?" He asked her, taking a slow step forward. There was no one else in the yard right now to offer help, leaving them alone. 

	"No... I'm just... really tired... need sleep..." 

	"Ok, I'll get us there." He said, slowing beginning to move forward, one shaking step at a time. He made it into the dorms, where Harrison sat behind his desk, reading a book. 

	"Hello, have a good- What happened!? Is she alright?!" 

	"Yeah, she's just tired." Phantom said while panting from exertion. 

	"Let me help get you two upstairs." He said, hurrying over and helping to carry Mystic up to their room. Once they arrived he asked, "Are you sure you don't need the nurse? It's fine if you do." 

	"No, she just trained too hard."

	"Alright. If you need to, Nurse Puffles is on call anytime."

	"Nurse Puffles?" He asked with a healthy dose of skepticism. 

	"She is a good nurse, silly name or not." He said, showing himself out.

	"Mystic? You still with me?" 

	"Barely. I... overdid it." 

	"I think I need to come clean about something. When you... earlier... ya know... I've always been kind of a... pervert. I don't want to think of you like some sexual object but it's really hard after seeing something like that for real... I don't know how I should feel. Are you mad at me or anything?" 

	"You really are something. I don't really care what helps you get your rocks off, even if it's me. And you're not a pervert. If you were, you would have tried to fuck me when we first met." Her blatant explanation made him start blushing again. "How could I be mad at you? It was me who showed my bits to you. You're really a good person, kinks or no. Maybe when we get my memory back, I'll have to give my hero a reward~" 

	He let out a yelp and blushed even deeper at the thought. He tried to think up some way to retort, but that was not needed, as she had already passed out. He laid down on his bed, curling up under the blanket. While he was attempting to fall asleep, he heard a loud noise that he hadn't during the drama earlier. He recognized it as an air conditioner, something that only the best could afford. One that took care of this entire building would have been exceptionally expensive. Soon enough, he forced his mind to calm, allowing him to fall asleep.