Trillo continued to remain frozen inside his shell as another Pokemon tried to pull the glass chunk out of his shell. The fighting type did a better job of jiggling it loose, but it was also more frightening and a little painful for the Kabuto. With a particularly strong tug from Aura, Trillo couldn't help yelping and jolting away with an Aqua Jet, while Aura kept its grip in place. This last bit of force pulled the glass free! It also made a watery mess on the table... but that was just a minor detail, for which Trillo apologized.
Lileep munched on a berry as she blankly watched the Kabuto, a somewhat familiar face in all this chaos. The increasing efforts made to heal him, the way he and the nearby Pokemon shared a bit of friendly chitchat after. She turned back toward the Sylveon who was still there, waiting patiently to help.
"I just... I can't believe we're really..... free."
Tears welled up in the Lileep's eyes, and she allowed them to roll down. She crept a little closer to the comforting Sylveon. These Pokemon said they were here to help, and she would try to believe them. There was still a lot of pain left, a lot of lost time to recover from. But, by allowing these tears, the journey would start.
Arctozolt was less responsive to the healers around him. He ended up being sedated for just a short time, long enough to put him in a smaller room with fewer Pokemon and less stimulation. He would be a challenge to work with, but the nurses were up for a challenge.
The nurses also healed Sarah and Faye's Pokemon from their injuries received in the battle. After a brief wait, each trainer got their fully healed Pokemon back.
"Your Kabuto is ready to go," a nurse's aid called out to Alan. "It seems he spent too much time in dirty water. He doesn't appear to have gotten significantly sick from it. But we're giving you some medication he should take for a few days, just to make sure he stays healthy until it's all out of his system."
Trillo scuttled back to Pip and Alan.
"Okay, I'm ready," the Kabuto said, determined. "What else do we need to do to prepare?"
By the time all the trainers got their Pokemon back, the nurses informed them that Arctozolt would not be cleared for visitors until further notice, but Lileep would likely be ready by the next day. The Pokemon Center would use all their skills to help these fossil Pokemon with their long-term needs.
With that, the three heroic trainers were left alone in the lobby of the Pokemon Center.
