Author's Note:
Today it's a Monday upload, because Wynaut...and I've been behind so we need to catch up. It's another IPL match coming up, but first...
Chapter 53: The Enemy
The weeks following the incident with Jessie, James and their Pokemon were fairly uneventful, other than the intense training and the schoolwork that kept Clemont and his friends quite busy. They were all a little on edge, wanting to do something more about the hunters, but left with only preparing themselves in the best way possible for whatever might happen. They did their best in their training, though, and worked hard on their various assignments.
Clemont had found the Mega Evolution project to be quite interesting, and he and Shauna had made quite a bit of progress on it, looking into the different kinds of Pokemon that could Mega Evolve and why certain Pokemon had been found to do it, and others hadn't. Korrina had been a great resource for him, and he'd called her often for help. The only difficult thing was dealing with Shauna letting Bonnie know how often he called Korrina.
Today, however, he wanted to call Korrina for a different reason. It was another IPL match this weekend, both for him and his Lumiose University teammates, and for Korrina and Shalour College. Clemont had just finished with his team as they had greeted Coumarine College who was visiting for their second match against Lumiose, and he figured Korrina would be in Laverre City by now, ready for her match against Anton.
He sat down at one of the phones in the Pokemon Centre, ignoring the curious glances from some of the Coumarine students who had also come inside, and he put in the number for the Laverre Pokemon Centre. When the Laverre Nurse Joy answered, he asked if the Shalour IPL team had shown up yet, happy to find that they had. After a few moments, he smiled as Korrina's face appeared on the screen in front of him.
"Clemont! It's good to see you! Have you guys met with Coumarine yet?" the Shalour Gym Leader asked, looking excited, but a little tired from what must've been a long bus ride.
"Yeah, we just finished. How long have you been in Laverre?" Clemont asked, supposing they'd probably tried to get an early start.
"We got here in the afternoon. Having a bit of a rest before heading out to do some training." She paused, leaning forward with excitement. "I brought Vivillon with us. I thought it could use an outing to get a chance to fly around in some different places. Nurse Joy's giving it a checkup right now."
Clemont couldn't hide the surprised look that quickly came to his face, and he realized he was going to have to reveal the true reasoning behind his call soon. Part of him wasn't so sure now, thinking it might not be good to push things if what he suspected turned out to be true. However, he had to trust Korrina to do what was right, and if what he suspected was true, she was in the right place to address it.
"What is it, Clemont?" Korrina asked after a moment. "You look like something is on your mind..." She seemed almost suspicious, peering at him through the screen.
"Well...I've been thinking about something. It's been on my mind a lot lately," he answered slowly, avoiding eye contact for the moment.
"Is it about the hunters?" Korrina asked, her voice a little more gentle now. She knew how upsetting things had been with Team Rocket and the aftermath of what had happened.
"Yeah...well sort of," Clemont said, looking back to the screen and adjusting his glasses. "Remember what I told you about the man that we ran into the day that we found Team Rocket?"
Korrina nodded, glancing around as though making sure nobody was listening. "Yeah, you mentioned it was...Anton and Gabby's dad, right?" She said the last part in a whisper. "I never mentioned anything about that to them. Not that they would've listened...you know how Anton is." She paused, looking curiously at Clemont. "What about him?"
Clemont took a deep breath, trying to make sense of the thoughts running through his head. "I...well...something he said that day has been bugging me." He adjusted his glasses once more as they moved while he shifted uncomfortably. "About...the day he challenged your grandfather."
Korrina's eyes flashed with a hint of irritation. She had told Clemont all about Anton's accusations and his challenge against Gurkinn in the last IPL meeting between Shalour and Laverre. It obviously didn't sit right with her. "You mean when he lost the gym battle...and when his Pokemon disappeared."
Clemont nodded, resting his hands on the desk in front of him. He stared at them a moment, before looking back at Korrina. "His dad mentioned one of Anton's Pokemon was a Vivillon."
Korrina raised an eyebrow at that, although she didn't look like she felt the way he did. "I'd wondered about it, Clemont," she said, "but I really don't know. There are a lot of Vivillon out there."
"He said it was an Elegant Pattern Vivillon," Clemont pointed out. "Think about it Korrina. You found it by Shalour City. It seemed to have been held for a long period of time, right?"
Korrina paused, looking unsure, although Clemont could see that it was starting to make sense to her. "Well...it's still a little unlikely, don't you think? There could still be many of those kinds of Vivillon."
"Maybe," Clemont admitted. "But it's enough of a coincidence that it might be worth looking into. I'm not sure if you want to tell Anton..."
"If anyone would know, it would be him," Korrina suggested, looking away as she considered it. "I'll have to see what he's like. Or maybe I can see if I can talk to Gabby. She's at least a little more reasonable."
Clemont nodded, agreeing with the cautious approach. It was a sensitive issue, and the last thing they needed was getting Anton's hopes up, only to have it not be his Vivillon. He just hoped that if it was Anton's Vivillon, they would be able to be friends again. If Vivillon blamed Anton...
"Do you think this could give us any idea of where the hunters are?" Korrina asked, snapping Clemont's attention back to her. "Maybe their hideout is around here after all."
"Maybe..." Clemont was fairly sure the hunters probably had hideouts all over the place with how big their operation seemed to be, but he couldn't help but think the main hideout must be somewhat close to Lumiose City. The hunters needed the access the city provided to all the others. "There probably was something bigger going on there until recently at least."
"I'll continue to keep an eye out," Korrina promised. There was a voice nearby her, and she looked over to someone that Clemont couldn't see on the screen and she nodded. "Sorry Clemont," she said. "I've gotta go. I'll see what I can do about Vivillon, okay?"
He nodded, smiling back at her. "Sure. Good luck with your battle."
She grinned at that, giving him a confident fist pump. "You too! Tell Elekid I'm rooting for him!"
Ash cheered alongside his friends as Clemont commanded Elekid to use Swift, the feisty electric type responding quickly and forcing his opponent back. The two of them had shown their hard training the past few weeks to be completely worth it. Ash had seen them growing into a more impressive team every time they trained together, and today they seemed even more in sync.
"Hang in there, Nina!" Ash heard Astrid call out from where the Coumarine team was sitting, off to the left of where the Lumiose team was. He couldn't help but grin back as she looked over to their side, smiling. Before the battles had begun, she'd given him and Serena some good advice on how to approach their project, and their upcoming visit to Kiloude City.
"Nina can't hang in there much longer," Trevor whispered from Ash's side. "Clemont's looking as strong as ever out there.
Ash nodded in agreement, watching as Clemont ordered Elekid to dodge a fierce Flamethrower from Nina's Arcanine, before striking back with a Thunderbolt that brought the fire type to its knees. The rest of the team could see that it was over now, leaning forward in anticipation of the finisher. It looked like Clemont had earned the first point of the weekend's match.
"Finish with Low Kick!" Clemont called out, sounding confident as ever. Ash could see that his friend's victory over Korrina had done a lot for him.
"Bee bee!" Elekid cried out, dropping down from his aerial Thunderbolt and immediately swinging his leg out underneath Arcanine as it struggled to its feet. "Bee!"
A moment later, as Arcanine landed hard in front of Nina, the referee was making the call. "Arcanine is unable to battle! Elekid is the winner! The first point goes to Lumiose University!"
The crowd cheered loudly, many of the students even chanting Clemont's name. Ash and his friends laughed at that, before briefly joining in. It seemed that the Lumiose Gym Leader had become quite popular after defeating Korrina's Lucario, and now having earned another crucial and convincing win here.
Things quieted down as everyone prepared for the next match and Clemont returned from the battlefield, smiling nervously as he received a few extra cheers. Ash made his way over to him, congratulating him before heading out to his place on the battlefield, ready for his own match. He glanced to the opposite end when he arrived, seeing that Coumarine had sent out Night, his opponent from their first match. He'd been interested in taking on Astrid, but Trevor had asked for the opportunity as he had last time. He had seemed very determined to earn the team a win in the fashion Clemont had against Korrina.
Ash was glad they didn't have to wait too long, hearing Professor Sycamore calling for everyone's attention, and seeing the referee step forward. He asked for the two trainers to call out their Pokemon, and Ash saw Night send out a Jolteon. He couldn't help but grin at that, wondering if Night had assumed he'd get a type advantage thinking Greninja would be used again. Well, he was getting the type advantage, but not because Ash was using Greninja.
"Dartrix, I choose you!" he called out, the grass and flying type emerging from the pokeball and flying up high, before descending slowly to hover in front of Ash. The crowd cheered for him, and Ash felt excited to be out here again, knowing that it was what he needed with all that had gone on with the hunters.
The referee waited for the cheers to die down, and then raised an arm, looking to both trainers and waiting to confirm that they were ready. When they both nodded, he waved his arm, and yelled, "Let the battle begin!"
Ash was quick to order the first attack, knowing that Night would want to make use of Jolteon's speed, and not wanting to give him the chance to take that advantage right away. "Dartrix, hit them with Ominous Wind!"
"Darooo!" the Blade Quill Pokemon flew up high, flapping his wings as hard as he could, before suddenly sending a wave of ghostly, purple wind down towards Jolteon. Ash could hear Night commanding Jolteon to dodge, but it was too widespread, and as Jolteon tried to dart around it, the attack was slamming into it, sending it flying backwards across the field.
With the advantage theirs, Ash was quick to act again, pumping his fist as he gave his next order. "Now Dartrix, use Leaf Blade!"
"Hoooo!" the flying and grass type cried out, flapping his wings again, before darting down towards his opponent. As hear neared, he raised his wing, now glowing green, before swinging it down just as Jolteon started to rise.
"Jooolllttt!" Jolteon cried out in pain, sent flying once again from the quick strike. With a call from Night, however, it seemed determined to right itself quickly, spinning around midair and managing to land on its feet, but wincing with the effort.
"Jolt, use Quick Attack!" Night commanded quickly, sounding desperate to prevent Ash's momentum from continuing.
"Counter with another Leaf Blade!" Ash shouted, narrowing his eyes as Jolteon took off. Unfortunately, however, Dartrix didn't move quick enough, Jolteon slamming into his chest and knocking him backwards, wincing. Ash did just as Night did, though, ordering the next move right away to stop the opposing momentum. If they wanted a fast paced battle, Ash would give it to them. "Peck!"
"Darooo!" Dartrix used the speed of his fall to carry him lower to the ground, before flapping his wings and charging on Jolteon. The speedy electric type was taken off guard as Dartrix's glowing beak slammed right into it, sending it skidding across the ground and back towards its trainer.
Ash knew Night might order another quick attack, so he kept it up, calling for a follow up. "Now, Leaf Blade, Dartrix!"
Dartrix seemed more fired up than ever now, enjoying the battle's pace picking up as Night also ordered an attack, Jolteon already preparing a Pin Missile as Dartrix charged towards it. "Darooo!" the Blade Quill Pokemon cried out, swinging his glowing green wing back and forth as he deflected the Pin Missile barrage that came at him, before he finally reached Jolteon and lashed out, knocking it hard to the ground.
Jolteon wasn't quite done, however, with Night ordering a Thunderbolt while it strained to stand. It managed to turn quickly enough, surprising Dartrix with the bolt of electricity from up close. The Blade Quill Pokemon staggered back, falling over as his body sparked with electricity. However, Ash noticed that Hawlucha's attitude seemed to be rubbing off on Dartrix, with the owl Pokemon looking further enthusiastic as he rose to his feet.
"All right, Dartrix," Ash said with a laugh. "How about we show your true power?! Use Peck with everything you've got!"
"Use Thunderbolt!" Night commanded in response.
With that, both Pokemon moved quickly, Dartrix flapping his wings and darting into the air to narrowly avoid the bolt of electricity that came at him. As he turned in midair, Jolteon kept up the assault, bolts of yellow lightning continuously launched towards him as he descended, moving faster and faster as his beak glowed. With the increased speed of his downward momentum, he was able to more easily avoid the attacks, and before Jolteon knew it, Dartrix was right there, slamming his beak into the electric type with all his might.
"Now finish with Ominous Wind!" Ash yelled, Dartrix twirling as he flapped his wings, before sending the ghostly wind towards the wincing Jolteon.
The call was easy as the referee stepped forward. "Jolteon is unable to battle. Dartrix is the winner, and Lumiose University earns the point!"
The crowd cheered loudly, and Ash and Pikachu excitedly ran up to Dartrix, the Blade Quill Pokemon flapping his wings excitedly. "Dartrix, great job!" Ash told him happily. "You've come a long way since being a little Rowlet!"
Dartrix hooted happily at that, and seemed about ready to flap his wings once more, before a surprised look came to his face, and he went still. Ash wondered if something was wrong with him for a moment, before suddenly the Blade Quill Pokemon's body began to glow, and the crowd's cheering grew quiet as they watched in amazement.
Ash watched in excitement as Dartrix's body grew before him. He could see the Blade Quill Pokemon's wings growing behind him, almost like a cape. His head appeared to have a hood of leaves grow over it. His legs extended, making him stand as tall as Ash. When the light dimmed, Ash could barely see his new Pokemon's face, the hood covering it in shadow. He pulled out his PokeDex eagerly.
"Decidueye, the Arrow Quill Pokemon," the PokeDex started. A grass and ghost type, and the final evolved form of Rowlet. Decidueye's aim is so good that it fires its arrow quills, it can hit a pebble over a hundred yards away."
"Wow, so you must know a new move!" Ash said excitedly, seeing his PokeDex listing something called Spirit Shackle a moment later. He couldn't wait to try it out.
After a few moments, the excitement of the evolutions died down a bit, and Ash and Night shook hands, congratulating one another on the good battle. Then, Ash and his newly evolved Decidueye returned to the sidelines, the team waiting excitedly to congratulate them.
"Wow! Decidueye is so cute!" Bonnie cried out from Clemont's side, shaking with excitement.
"I guess Grotle and I will need to train harder to keep up," Clemont said, laughing as Decidueye showed off his new cape. "Decidueye's going to be pretty tough to beat."
"We'll need all the strong Pokemon we can get," Dawn pointed out, glancing at her own PokeDex to see what it had to say about Decidueye. "Seems like it could even give Greninja a good battle..."
"That'll be interesting to see in our training sessions," Ash said with a laugh, excited about what he could learn about his powered up Pokemon. He then looked to Trevor, who was glancing nervously over at the Coumarine team, where Astrid was standing now, ready to head out onto the battlefield. "You ready to win this thing, Trevor?" he asked.
Trevor blinked in surprise as he looked back. "Um...yeah."
Ash was surprised Trevor was so nervous, considering he'd defeated Astrid the last time. "You okay?"
Trevor glanced at the others, who seemed to still be discussing Decidueye's evolution, and whispered to Ash. "It's just...the stakes are so high now. Not just with the IPL, but...everything. I don't want to let us down."
"You'll be fine, Trevor. Just trust Charizard, and you can do it. You won last time, so remember that. You can do it again." Despite Ash's confident words, he felt a little uneasy as Trevor walked away, giving a little nod. There certainly was more pressure lately, with the hunter threat seeming bigger. Winning an IPL match wasn't a big deal when it came to that, though. Of course, he supposed Trevor felt that winning against Astrid could prove they had it in them to take on whatever threat they faced.
"All right, everyone!" Professor Sycamore called out a moment later, as Ash took his seat, and Trevor and Astrid took their positions on the battlefield. "This is the final battle of the Battle Teams match between Coumarine College and Lumiose University. Trevor and Astrid, good luck!"
As the trainers called out their Pokemon, Ash glanced over to his friends, noticing Tierno looking a little nervous as he watched Trevor. "Do you think Trevor's okay?" Ash asked, turning to watch Charizard and Absol emerge from their pokeballs. "He seems a little..."
"I don't know," Tierno said after a moment. "I think he just feels like he's not contributing the way you and Clemont have. You guys seem to be on a real roll, and your rhythm is really going, but he hasn't had the same kind of momentum."
"He beat Astrid last time, though," Ash said, surprised. He looked to Flint, who was listening with a curious look on his face. "And you guys have done a lot of training with Charizard, haven't you?"
"That doesn't do everything for confidence," Flint said, narrowing his eyes as the referee called for the battle to begin on the field. "It's important to feel like a big member of the team. You and Clemont do stand out a bit, especially being the recent runner up of the Kalos League and one of the stronger Gym Leaders."
Ash frowned, looking to the field as Trevor's Charizard was struck with a Megahorn, before countering with a Dark Pulse that Astrid's Absol deflected with Dark Pulse. "But Trevor has been great. He's won us a couple of big points already. Beating Astrid was huge for us."
"I suppose there wasn't as much pressure at that point," Serena suggested. "With the rough start for all of us, we didn't really know what to expect. And now with the hunters, everything seems so important." She paused, wincing as Trevor's Charizard was taken to the ground with another Megahorn from Astrid's Absol. "Astrid certainly seemed ready for this match, too. There isn't much time left to earn points."
Ash nodded, feeling bad that Trevor was in this position. It was upsetting enough if he felt that he wasn't a valuable member of their team, but now he was battling a very motivated and skilled trainer. He probably hadn't prepared for that with his mind on other things.
He was getting so distracted with his own thoughts on the matter that he nearly didn't notice it as both trainers suddenly clutched at their Key Stones. Astrid immediately held her hand to her earring, while Trevor held up his camera. The light was extremely bright as both Pokemon began to change form, and the crowd cheered loudly as the Pokemon were revealed in their stronger forms. Immediately, the sun grew brighter and hotter in the sky with Charizard's ability he acquired through Mega Evolution, while Absol took to the sky to face him in an aerial battle with his newly formed wings.
With Absol Mega Evolved, Serena was quick to call out her own, excited to show him what they hoped to achieve together someday. Ash was glad for that at least. As nervous as he was for Trevor, he was glad Serena and Absol were gaining something valuable out of the battle.
Trevor wasn't out of it yet, though, perhaps a little more fired up with his Charizard powered up, and with Drought giving him a potential early advantage. Ash joined the Lumiose students in cheering loudly as Charizard unleashed a powerful Fire Spin that surrounded Absol before he or Astrid could react.
"Sol!" it cried out in surprise, the flames creating such heat that even people in the crowd groaned at it.
Astrid wasn't one to give in that easily, though, ordering a Shadow Claw to rip right through it. And, despite the strain of doing so, Absol did just that, his ghostly claw shredding a way through the flames, before he flapped his newly formed wings and accelerated away from them.
Trevor was too surprised to order a counter, and Ash clenched his fists nervously, knowing Astrid had the opportunity to take command of the match right then. "Absol, use Psycho Cut!"
"Sol!" the pink crescent-shaped attack struck a shocked Charizard in the chest, forcing him to flap his wings to keep himself upright, and thus leaving him vulnerable for a worse attack.
"Follow up with Megahorn and then finish with Dark Pulse!"
The Lumiose students could only watch in stunned silence as Absol drove a glowing green horn into Charizard's chest, the sunlight already seeming to dim as he sagged from the blow. Then, as the swirling black and purple energy from Dark Pulse sent him crashing to the ground, Charizard could only give one small cry of fear.
As the referee called the match, Ash looked uneasily to his team. The Battle Team had still won the day, with two points, however, Coumarine had stayed in it. It would be tight to the very end, and their next match was against Laverre...and Anton.
Gabby yawned as she exited the Laverre Performance theatre. The contest battles were still taking place, but she had seen enough to know that her team had the points in the bag already. The Shalour team had started off well enough, winning the Theme Performance, but Gabby had easily won the Freestyle Performance, and the contest battles appeared they would be going the same way. She had decided that doing a little training while her team finished up would be more worth it.
She was going to head back over to school's training facilities, expecting it would be empty, but as she began walking, she noticed Valerie exiting the Performance theatre behind her. The Laverre Gym Leader didn't even appear to notice Gabby was there. It seemed as though she was looking for someone or something, and with her focus so intent on it, she didn't even see her student in front of her.
Curious as to what Valerie might be seeking, Gabby decided to follow as Valerie headed down a path that led towards the forest. Gabby knew this was where Anton's favourite private training spot was, so she wondered if that was maybe what Valerie would be doing. She supposed it made sense, given the fact that despite being a teacher at the school, she was still a Gym Leader, and a highly regarded one at that. Not that it ever mattered to Anton when it came to training advice or classes.
As Gabby followed, though, she realized Valerie was heading deeper into the forest than she often ever went. Anton definitely didn't train this far out, unless he was looking for Pokemon to catch. Gabby almost wondered if Valerie planned to walk all the way to the Wetlands between here and Lumiose City as she kept going, appearing to have no interest in slowing down or stopping. Eventually, though, she did slow down, before indeed coming to a stop. Gabby quickly hid behind a tree when she did.
"If you're going to come, why not walk with me?"
Gabby winced, not liking that she was noticed. She came out from behind the tree, though, and walked up to Valerie, who eyed her curiously. "Sorry," she muttered. "Just curious about where you were going."
Valerie smiled at that, not seeming bothered. "It's all right." She then paused, looking as though she was considering something, before she nodded to herself. "I've never asked, but you have mentioned something of your Altaria's past. It has something to do with what happened with Anton's Pokemon in Shalour City, correct?"
Gabby narrowed her eyes, not liking the sudden the question. She noticed a sense of urgency in Valerie's voice, though, as though this was necessary information for...something. For some reason, she found herself nodding. "Yes...I think it was held by Pokemon hunters before. It might've escaped when...Anton's were taken."
Valerie nodded, sadness in her eyes. "Terrible...for anyone to go through. For the Pokemon most of all, of course, but it's clear what it's done to Anton."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Gabby asked defensively. She didn't like how Anton acted a lot of the time, but she wasn't going to let him get insulted...even if part of it was his own fault.
"I'm not accusing him of anything. He was young and upset, I know." Valerie paused again, and then looked down the path she'd been walking on. "I ask because I believe it is connected to what I'm doing here, Gabby."
Gabby followed her teacher's gaze, and then looked back, meeting her eyes. "What do you mean? You think you've found hunters? Like in Shalour and Lumiose City?"
Valerie sighed, looking a little unsure of how to answer that. "I haven't found anything like what those students found. However..." She tilted her head suddenly, as if hearing something, and then her eyes widened. "Behind the bushes," she whispered suddenly. "Now!"
Gabby obeyed without question, listening to the urgency in Valerie's voice above anything else. The two quickly got off the path, getting low behind some bushes a few feet to the side. For a moment, Gabby waited in silence, wondering was about to happen. When nothing happened right away, she started to stand up, opening her mouth to speak, but was stopped as Valerie reached out to pull her back down. Fortunately she did, too, as just then, a voice was heard from the path.
"I don't care how hurt it gets. Make it fight. A Meowth is worth very little to us. A Persian on the other hand, we could do something with." There was another moment of silence, and then the voice spoke again. "Yes, the Wobbuffet as well. Throw in the Skiddo, too. If the experiments don't work, they still need to fight. If they fight, they might grow a little backbone, and then we can sell them." The voice stopped again, the person laughing. "Maybe we can sell them back to Team Rocket."
Gabby's eyes widened as she recognized the voice, and she peered through the bushes, just catching sight of the man who was speaking, a phone held to his ear as he walked away. As he disappeared down the path, back in the direction of the Performance theatre, Gabby turned to Valerie.
"R-R-R...Raphael? He...he's involved with Pokemon hunting?" She felt almost numb, staring at the ground in shock. "Anton...Anton needs to know." She looked to Valerie again. "We have to tell everyone."
Valerie looked as sick as Gabby felt, but she gave a small shake of her head. "I know it's tempting, but we have to be very careful about this. Tell your brother if you must, but we can't let Raphael know we're onto him." She could see Gabby about to protest, and held up her hand. "You've heard about the Pokemon missing in the forests all around Lumiose City, haven't you?"
"Yeah, but that's all the more reason to stop Raphael!" Gabby argued. "We can't let him continue."
"No, we can't...but think of those Pokemon right now. If Raphael is aware of any suspicion against him, he'll have those Pokemon moved, sold or who knows what before anything can be done to save them. This is an operation that's gone on for years." She was shaking, and Gabby felt relieved to know Valerie was as angered and scared by this as she was. "We need evidence, we need to know how bad this is and we need to know where the Pokemon are and how to save them."
"I'll do whatever you need me to do," Gabby promised. For Altaria...for Fletchinder...for Vivillon...for Serena's Absol...for Anton...and for all the other Pokemon.
"For now, we need to wait," Valerie said, sighing. "But soon, Raphael may slip up. If we can find any sign of where he's keeping those Pokemon, we can act."
Author's Note:
So Gabby has found out it's a Laverre teacher and IPL coach running the hunters...now that makes things a little more tense, does it not? I do wonder how Anton might take this news...
As for the rest. Well, poor Trevor isn't feeling like a crucial member of the team. We'll need to address that. Poor Trevor. I feel bad for Trevor. Trevor must be sad. But still, LU ends the battle day with 2/3 points so they're doing well. Next up, the Performance Team, and maybe we'll find out what's going on with Gabby, Anton and Korrina. See you next time.