I mustered up the strength to head down to the living room; While I waited for my dad to make my soup. I was hungry, and because I didn't have anything on my stomach the medicine was beginning to kick in quicker than my dad had said. My throat didn't hurt as bad anymore, and my shivers were gone. I was however beginning to feel tired.

I picked up my phone, and searched for information on Gengarites out of boredom. I dreamt of the day that Haunter would evolve into Gengar, and would love to go to Kalos to obtain one. I loved the purple and red design in it.

I set my phone down on the coffee table in front of me, and looked down at my mother's Froslassite that dangled around my neck, and toyed around with it a little. The sun caught the icy like shine on it, and made it sparkle like freshly fallen snow. It was beautiful, but I longed for the day when I had my own mega stone.

My dad then came into the living room. "Your soup is almost ready." He said, as he approached me.

I looked up at him; The Froslassite still in hand. "Thanks Dad." I said and smiled, then looked back down at the Froslassite. I felt honored to be wearing my mother's megastone, but at the same time I didn't feel accomplished because it's not like I earned it myself. I sighed.

My dad must have noticed this, because he sat down next to me. "Something wrong, Emethyst?" He asked.

"No, not really." I replied, as I kept toying with my mom's Froslassite. The icy shine caught the sun once more, making the reflection appear on the ceiling.

My dad must have saw the picture of the Gengarite on my phone. "Let me guess, Mega Evolution is on your mind, isn't it?" He asked.

I nodded my head. "Yeah.." I said, hesitantly. "I dream of the day I can mega evolve Haunter.." I said, as I continued looking down at the Froslassite.

My dad chuckled. "Well, you'll have to evolve him into Gengar for that first." He said, as he put his hand on my shoulder.

"I know," I said. I then looked off to the side. "But I always said I would never force Haunter to evolve into Gengar for my own selfish reasons." I said. After my mother made Snorunt evolve, I always swore I would never do such a thing to my Pokemon. Not that I thought my mom was bad for doing so, I just didn't agree with it.

My dad smiled at me. "Haunter is lucky to have you as his Pokemon trainer. It's obvious you really care about him," He said. "It spoke volumes when he guarded you last night."

When he said that, last night came back into my head. I looked over at him and nodded. "Sorry about last night again," I said. "I didn't mean anything that I said." I looked at the ground sadly.

My dad hugged me. "It's okay, Emethyst. We can put that behind us." He said. I hugged him back.

I released from my dad's embrace, and picked up my phone. I went into my camera roll, and found a picture of Haunter when he was just a Gastly. "Haunter has been in my life since I was just seven years old. What he wants matters to me, too. It surprised me enough when be evolved into Haunter." I said, as I recalled the time when he did. "I had just turned ten years old, and Gastly was acting very... Strange. He was very moody, and wanted to seemingly battle with anything." I said, telling my story as I showed my dad the photo. I had snapped this when he was in one of his fits.

"One night, I saw him outside battling another Haunter on his own. Then the next thing I knew, he was a Haunter himself. Then they stopped fighting, so I guess he just needed that extra bit to evolve. After that, he was back to normal. Happy and care free as can be." I said, as I showed my dad the first picture I took of him as a Haunter.

My dad laughed. "That sounds like a typical ghost Pokemon. Some of them are moody and have fits when they get ready to or are close to evolving." He said. He then looked around, and I guess noticed Haunter and Snowy were nowhere in sight. "Speaking of which, where is Haunter and Snowy?" He asked.

"Oh, Ash took them out for me." I explained. "I figured they'd have more fun with him than with me." I said, as I smiled bashfully.

"Well that was nice of him." My dad chuckled. "Wonder how that's working out?"

I chuckled as well. "Yeah, I really do wonder because Haunter very rarely listens to me most of the time." I said, as I laughed a little.

We were quiet for a moment, until my dad broke the silence. "Emethyst.. Have you thought about giving Z moves a try?" My dad asked.

I looked up at him, surprised he would ask me that. "Uh, no not really. Why?" I asked.

My dad shrugged. "Well, if you use Z moves, you can use them on Haunter and Froslass both. You don't have to do any evolving, and it can be a new way for you to bond with your Pokemon." He explained.

I thought about it for a moment, and thought about Ash and Pikachu earlier in the battle. They did seem like they were in sync with each other and had an incredible bond. I smiled at the thought.

"That does sound cool," I said. "But how can I use a Z move or even get my hands on a Z ring?" I asked my dad.

"You can get one through doing the island challenge," my dad explained. "That's how Ash got his, and also with the help of the island guardian." He said.

I felt my head tilt to the side. "Island guardian?"

I then heard a timer go off in the kitchen. "Oh! That's your soup.' My dad said, as he got up and went to check on it.

With that, the medicine was beginning to kick in and I was beginning to feel super drowsy. I yawned so hard, my body started shaking. My dad then came into the living room with my soup. He sat it down on the coffee table in front of me, and felt my forehead.

"Your fever has gone down; That's good." He said, as he then went to massage the sides of my neck again. He massaged the spot he did earlier, and it still hurt but not as bad. "The swelling has gone down too. Looks like that medicine is working." He said, happily. "At this rate, you should make it to Akala Island on Monday." He said.

I smiled. "Yay." I said. I picked up the bowl of soup and ate as much of it as I could. It was chicken noodle, and the warmth of it felt good on the back of my still slightly scratchy throat. Before I knew it, I had ate it all.

My dad smiled. "Wow, you were hungry, huh?" He said, as he took my bowl for me and put it in the sink.

I then yawned some more, as my eyes were beginning to get heavy on me. My belly was full, and I was finally warm and comfortable. "Yeah." I said, as I struggled to get up. I felt my body beginning to get heavy, as I felt myself going to the right.

"Whoa." My dad said, as he rushed over and caught me from falling over. "Here, I'll help you back into bed." He offered softly, as he picked me up as if I were a baby. I closed my eyes. Normally I wouldn't have let this happen, but the medicine seemingly paralyzed me and I was too tired to fight back.

I felt my dad climb up the loft stairs, and walk over to my bed, and then he laid me down gently, as if I were something fragile. I turned onto my right side, and got comfortable. I clutched my Gengar doll close to me. My dad then draped my covers over me, and tucked me in. I was now warm, cozy, and happy.

"Thanks for the soup and carrying me, Dad." I said smiling, my eyes still closed.

"Anything for my little girl." He said softly as he hugged me, and kissed my forehead.

It was at that moment that I felt truly loved. My heart was filled with pure happiness in that moment. Not even my mom would have done this for me. For once since the incident, I felt genuinely happy.

"I love you, Dad." I said, softly, close to falling asleep.

"I love you too, Emethyst." My dad said back. "If you need me, I'm here." He said. He turned off the loft light, and I heard his footsteps get fainter and fainter.

All was silent, as I fell into a heavy sleep.