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Saltriv hugged back with their vines, not saying a word. Just taking in the presence of their friend. In this moment, everything was alright.

"...yes. Please," Saltriv requested. They hoped Shiron would be alright. Seeing his deceased best friend again, yet also not...they worried that it might be too much for him.

Burhalla's eyes widened in surprise. Another one like him had awakened. He wanted to say something, but no words came to his stone. Saltriv's expression perked up, as they stared at the Lucario. Even though they had already seen Burhalla's awakening, it was still cool to see another one. "Wow..."

A fourth vine wrapped around Shiron at the mention of Nick's death. Why did all this have to have happen to their friend?! "...thank you," Saltriv said, tears fully flowing from their eyes now.

Saltriv kept hugging Shiron, a third vine wrapping around the Marshtomp. How could someone's parents be so cruel to their own child, adopted or not? That was absolutely awful! They wished they could say something to help, but they didn't know what to say.

Saltriv continued hugging Shiron, tears beginning to flow from their eyes again, too. "You're not worthless. You're my friend."

"Don't say that!" Saltriv yelled, before their expression fell. "I'm sorry, it's just...you were my first friend here. I don't know what I would have done if I had lost you, too." Saltriv wrapped two vines around Shiron, in the best approximation of a hug they could muster. "...my...

"Thank you," Saltriv said, taking a step closer to Shiron. "I...I really appreciate it." They gave a small wave of their now-elongated leaf. They extended a vine, and laid it on Shiron's back. "All of them were just...gone in an instant. I tried to pull them back...but I couldn't reach far...

The sound of crying crawled to a halt. A few seconds later, Saltriv wrapped a vine around the handle, and the door opened. "Hi, Shiron," they said.

A Bayleef stood alone in one of the dorms, clutching onto a pale white rose with a vine. It was already beginning to wilt. Tears flowed from their eyes. Six of their teammates were gone forever, and if they couldn't evolve in time, that number would be seven. A shadow of a Charmander stood...