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"There you are!" Leon heard a voice say, as he was leaning against the fence next to his tent, situated in the habitation area of Tao Village.

He turned his head, and saw that it was Psy, holding Emilicia in his left arm, waving with his right. He sighed and turned his gaze in front of him again, staring up at the night sky. Psy walked around the tent, and noticed Leon had a slightly somber expression on his face. Psy looked at Meri, who was floating above Leon.

"Is he still bummed about that thing with Isolde earlier?"

A big sweatdrop rolled down the side of Meri's head. "Yeah, he does that s-sometimes."

She looked around for a bit. "Where's Morfius?"

"Well, since Zhu, that Emboar, thought that having a cart would help out with setting up for the firework show, Morfius decided to help him out," Psy explains. "But they should be about done now. That's why I was looking for you guys to join us."

Meri's eyes sparkled. "Did you hear that, Leon? A f-fireworks show!"

Leon let out another sigh. "You go. I'll stay here."

Meri frowned.

"Now, now. None of that. Come on!" Psy said as he grabbed Leon and dragged him along.

"What are you- hey!"

They walked until they reached a clearing near the habitation area.

"Here's a good spot," Psy said enthusiastically.

Leon pushed Psy's hand away.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked.
"About what?"
"Won't you look bad talking to a rogue?"

There was a moment of silence, as the two Riolu stared at each other, and Meri looked at both of them.

"I don't care about that," Psy answered. "This spat between the Rescuers and Rogues is none of my business. I don't judge Pokémon based on who they choose to ally themselves with, I judge them based on their actions. And as far as I can tell, The Masked… are good guys!"

Another moment of silence.

Leon looked away and folded his arms. "I guess I can stay for a bit."

Meri, Emilicia and Psy looked at each other with a smile.

"Hey guys!" a blue blob shouted from afar.

"Morfius!" Emilicia shouted.

"You guys ready? The show's about to start!"

Everyone started looking up, anticipating the firework show. The first volley could be seen flying up, blossoming into a fiery red flower. And more volleys followed, and so the spectacle began. Everyone in Tao Village could see the barrage of vibrantly colored explosions in the sky.
As Team Durahan and The Masked looked on, Leon's attention was suddenly taken by a Pokémon standing next to him. A Snorunt. The Snorunt revealed it was holding a letter in one hand and a small ice statue in the other. Leon pointed at himself, wondering if they were for him. The Snorunt nodded. Leon took the letter and statue off of the Snorunt's hands, and she left. He opened the letter. The contents were short.

"Apology accepted.
I'm sorry as well.
-Isolde"

After reading the letter, Leon's scowl slowly turned into a smile, and he continued to watch the fireworks in a better mood.

"Oh! Leon's smiling!" Meri noticed. "What's that? A statue?"

Upon closer inspection, Meri saw that the statue in question…

…was of a Riolu wearing a scarf around his neck, in a heroic stance.

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"Well, this is turning out great!" Zhu the Emboar commented, standing near the fireworks he himself lit.

Next to him were a Plusle and a Minun, both holding red and blue paper fans, waving them about.

"This is probably the best show we've ever done, isn't it, Aya?" the Plusle asked her sister.

"Sure is, Tam!" The Minun responded back.

"This is nice and all," Zhu pondered, "But I still need to find my bag- hm?"

He took the rake he held in his right hand and swung it to the right, so the rake was pointing behind him, only inches away from the face of the Pikachu that stood behind him.

"Don't sneak up on me like that, boy," Zhu advised.

"My apologies," said the Pikachu. He wore a red scarf on his right arm, and carried a bag made of black scales.

"As requested by Devonshire, I've retrieved your bag," he said, throwing the bag in front of him and taking a few steps back.

"Oh! Well, thank you kindly," said Zhu.

He took the bag, then took a scroll out of a box and presented it to the Pikachu.

"For your troubles, erm…"

"Ezroh. The name's Ezroh," The Pikachu replied. "And that won't be necessary."

Ezroh's body became enveloped in electricity, then his body exhumed a bright flash. As the light from the flash faded, the Pikachu disappeared.

"Whoa," said Tam. "He's gone."

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"There you are!" Leon heard a voice say, as he was leaning against the fence next to his tent, situated in the habitation area of Tao Village.

He turned his head, and saw that it was Psy, holding Emilicia in his left arm, waving with his right. He sighed and turned his gaze in front of him again, staring up at the night sky. Psy walked around the tent, and noticed Leon had a slightly somber expression on his face. Psy looked at Meri, who was floating above Leon.

"Is he still bummed about that thing with Isolde earlier?"

A big sweatdrop rolled down the side of Meri's head. "Yeah, he does that s-sometimes."

She looked around for a bit. "Where's Morfius?"

"Well, since Zhu, that Emboar, thought that having a cart would help out with setting up for the firework show, Morfius decided to help him out," Psy explains. "But they should be about done now. That's why I was looking for you guys to join us."

Meri's eyes sparkled. "Did you hear that, Leon? A f-fireworks show!"

Leon let out another sigh. "You go. I'll stay here."

Meri frowned.

"Now, now. None of that. Come on!" Psy said as he grabbed Leon and dragged him along.

"What are you- hey!"

They walked until they reached a clearing near the habitation area.

"Here's a good spot," Psy said enthusiastically.

Leon pushed Psy's hand away.

"Are you sure about this?" he asked.
"About what?"
"Won't you look bad talking to a rogue?"

There was a moment of silence, as the two Riolu stared at each other, and Meri looked at both of them.

"I don't care about that," Psy answered. "This spat between the Rescuers and Rogues is none of my business. I don't judge Pokémon based on who they choose to ally themselves with, I judge them based on their actions. And as far as I can tell, The Masked… are good guys!"

Another moment of silence.

Leon looked away and folded his arms. "I guess I can stay for a bit."

Meri, Emilicia and Psy looked at each other with a smile.

"Hey guys!" a blue blob shouted from afar.

"Morfius!" Emilicia shouted.

"You guys ready? The show's about to start!"

Everyone started looking up, anticipating the firework show. The first volley could be seen flying up, blossoming into a fiery red flower. And more volleys followed, and so the spectacle began. Everyone in Tao Village could see the barrage of vibrantly colored explosions in the sky.
As Team Durahan and The Masked looked on, Leon's attention was suddenly taken by a Pokémon standing next to him. A Snorunt. The Snorunt revealed it was holding a letter in one hand and a small ice statue in the other. Leon pointed at himself, wondering if they were for him. The Snorunt nodded. Leon took the letter and statue off of the Snorunt's hands, and she left. He opened the letter. The contents were short.

"Apology accepted.
I'm sorry as well.
-Isolde"

After reading the letter, Leon's scowl slowly turned into a smile, and he continued to watch the fireworks in a better mood.

"Oh! Leon's smiling!" Meri noticed. "What's that? A statue?"

Upon closer inspection, Meri saw that the statue in question…

…was of a Riolu wearing a scarf around his neck, in a heroic stance.

------
"Well, this is turning out great!" Zhu the Emboar commented, standing near the fireworks he himself lit.

Next to him were a Plusle and a Minun, both holding red and blue paper fans, waving them about.

"This is probably the best show we've ever done, isn't it, Aya?" the Plusle asked her sister.

"Sure is, Tam!" The Minun responded back.

"This is nice and all," Zhu pondered, "But I still need to find my bag- hm?"

He took the rake he held in his right hand and swung it to the right, so the rake was pointing behind him, only inches away from the face of the Pikachu that stood behind him.

"Don't sneak up on me like that, boy," Zhu advised.

"My apologies," said the Pikachu. He wore a red scarf on his right arm, and carried a bag made of black scales.

"As requested by Devonshire, I've retrieved your bag," he said, throwing the bag in front of him and taking a few steps back.

"Oh! Well, thank you kindly," said Zhu.

He took the bag, then took a scroll out of a box and presented it to the Pikachu.

"For your troubles, erm…"

"Ezroh. The name's Ezroh," The Pikachu replied. "And that won't be necessary."

Ezroh's body became enveloped in electricity, then his body exhumed a bright flash. As the light from the flash faded, the Pikachu disappeared.

"Whoa," said Tam. "He's gone."