Aizen and the girls stayed at the Fennel Valley Pokemon Center for three more days. Misty had declared that she was not in the mood of camping outside for another day, and the girls agreed with her.
Since Aizen and Leaf had a Gym Battle in Silver Town, they decided to use the training facilities at the Center to train their Pokemon. The Silver Gym was a Normal-Type Gym, and Aizen substituted Golbat for Machoke on his roster.
In these three days, both Aizen and Leaf focused on the Pokemon they were going to use in the Silver Gym. And other than that, Aizen made Leaf's life a hell by giving her nightly assignments to work on as his assistant.
The poor girl had to read through dozens of research works every night, but thankfully, Anira was always there to help her with the work.
The evening before the day of departure, Nurse Joy came to their suite and informed them of the proceedings of Ryan's case and that his Pokemon were going to be sent to Celadon University Reserve.
The boy was sent to prison for 25 years. And most of his Pokémon were going to stay at the Celadon University Reserve, under observation for several months. The decision was reached because many of the Pokémon were involved in the vile acts their Trainer committed. They had to be monitored for any harmful behaviour they must have picked up before they could be handed out to other Trainers or sent in the wild. And for the young Pokémon like Deerling, they arranged for them to be sent to their respective reserves in their native regions after staying under observation for a few weeks.
The hazel-eyed girl was quite smitten with the Deerling and wanted it, and perhaps she was expecting that they would allow her to keep it. Her mood had been low since she heard that the Deerling would be sent back to Unova. She understood that it was for the best, but it did not lighten up her mood.
After an entire day of journeying, the gang made it to Silver Town an hour after sunset.
"What are you looking at?" Misty curiously asked when she saw Aizen holding a pamphlet at their dinner table.
Aizen closed the pamphlet and smiled at her.
"Up for an adventure?" He brightly smiled.
"Of course!" Misty smirked back at him and replied.
Anira was lightly smiling, and Leaf perked up her ears as well.
Aizen handed the pamphlet to the Hazel-eyed girl before informing them what adventure he was talking about.
"There's a boat leaving for Sayda Island the day after tomorrow." He informed them. "Sayda Laboratory and Fossil Research Facility are officially opening to the Public. Professor Dora and Professor Jared are inviting Pokemon Trainers to a three-day Fossil Hunt in the Oldstone Canyon on the Island."
"They can revive ancient Pokemon from Fossils?!" Leaf cried out in shock when she read that part in the pamphlet.
"Yes." Aizen chuckled when she saw Leaf's mood brighten up with a new interest. "This Research has been in the works for a few decades. The first successful revival took place 273 years ago, and the technology has only now been perfected with a success rate of revival reaching the 90% mark."
"Not 100%?" Leaf frowned.
"Of course not." He shook his head. "Every Technology has its limits, and with a success rate of over 90%, it is as perfect as it can get. Not all Fossils can be revived. However, Fossilized Eggs can now be revived with a 100% success rate. And that is a landmark achievement in the history of Science and Technology."
"There are Fossilized Eggs in the Canyon?" Misty hopefully asked as she saw the pictures of all the ancient Pokemon that had been successfully revived in the last few decades.
The Orange-haired girl and the Hazel-eyed girl were intently looking at the image of an Amaura.
"Amaura is not found in Kanto Region." Aizen chuckled at their deflated expression at his words. "But you could still get lucky." He cheered them up but they were no longer as excited. "And as for your question, who knows? Fossilized Eggs are very rare, and are way harder to find than other Fossils."
Leaf then read up another bit of information that made her frown.
"They won't allow us to keep all the Fossils we find..."
"Yes." Aizen nodded his head. "The rules are that each Trainer can only keep up to two Pokemon of the same species from the Hunt. If you find more Fossils of the same species, you will be paid for each of them."
"Where would those revived Pokemon go?" She curiously asked.
"They will be sent to the new Reserves that are being built for them. Some would go to the sponsors of the event, which include Devon Corporation and Silph Corporation, and some would be left to inhibit Sayda Island." Aizen informed her with a smile. "So, are you guys up for it?" He asked again.
"Hell yes!" Misty pumped her fist in the air.
"We will find some cool Pokemon!" Leaf excitedly grinned.
"Alright. I will go book our seats on the boat and register us for tomorrow's Gym Battle." He finished his Dinner and left the table.
Nurse Joy happily helped him with the procedure and handed him back his Pokemon that he had left with her for a check-up and evaluation.
He called out Rinko, and the Silver fox excitedly jumped on his shoulder and licked him all over the face.
Their interaction brought a bright smile on the face of Joy, and some Trainers around them could not help but smile as well.
"Excuse me..." A low voice called out from behind him, surprising the Orayen Prince with how devoid of emotion it was.
When he turned around, his eyes beheld a beautiful girl that even managed to make his heart skip a beat. Her pin-straight raven hair and pink eyes, which were the traits of an Arcane Family, formed a beautiful contrast that entranced him. But Aizen knew that it was not just her beauty that attracted him to her. He could sense the dangerously powerful Psychic Focus of the girl, and for some reason, she felt familiar to him.
"My Apologies." He lightly smiled at her and made way for her to reach the desk.
"Sabrina Moonheart." The girl gave her name to Joy to book her seat on the boat to Sayda Island.
To say that Aizen was surprised that it was her would have been an understatement. He had heard her name before and even saw her matches in the Vertress Conference that she won five years ago. But this was the first time Aizen was seeing her without the half-mask that she used to wear during her matches.
Moonheart were an Arcane Family of Psychic Powers that fought against the Aura Guardians of the Rota Kingdom, nearly perishing in the war. And then they went into seclusion.
Sabrina was the first in decades to come out and use the name officially. The Order had approached her to take her family seat at the High Table, but she had refused and disappeared after her win at the Vertress Conference. And surprisingly, she seemed to not have aged a day in these five years. She still looked 17 years old.
The raven-haired girl seemed to have sensed his gaze and turned to look at him in the eyes. And Aizen felt his heart constrict when he saw not a trace of any emotion in them. A terrible thought crossed his mind, and the smile on his lips strained.
[You gave up on your emotions...] He telepathically whispered.
[I needed to become strong.] There was no hint of surprise or shock in her expressions at his words or the revelation that he too was a Psychic. She was not even bothered by the fact that he was strong enough to create a Telepathic-Link without her permission.
[Why?] He subconsciously asked.
[To protect.] She simply answered and walked right past him, ending their Psychic-Link and pulling up her shields.