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Braxien listened happily as Rogue and Yakuzo decided to order before she raised her paw, waving happily towards the Raichu again. “That works for me! Raichuuuuu! We’re ready to order!” She waved towards the Raichu happily as her tail wagged as usual, it was starting to seem her tail didn’t really have an ‘off’ switch at this point.

“~ah..! Coming dearies~” the Raichu cooed before casually floating back towards the table. “~What can I get for you three troublemakers, hmhm~?” she gently chuckled as she held out a small flipbook and pencil.

“Wha, hey! We’re not troublemakers! We’re gonna be the best guild in the world! Right guys?” Braxien exclaimed with excitement as Raichu just giggled.

The Raichu gave a gentle spin and roll of the eyes before she lowered herself a little to be more eye height with all of them, raising a small brow. “~Oh really dearie? Word in town is you were the one to plaster all of these posters overnight, and you bring in a mysterious foreign stranger and your other friend is holding a rather intimidating weapon if I do say so. So it looks to me like you lot are troublemakers right now~” she giggled again before tapping her pencil.

“Well… phhhpbth!” Braxien playfully stuck her tongue out before she started to point to the menu. “Well, anyhoots! We’d like three Sunrise Hula Smoothies and two Summer Splash Cakes please!” She smiled as she looked back towards the other two. “Did you guys want anything else? Something sweet, spicy? Or didja wanna wait until we’ve had these first?”

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Rouge lightly chuckled once more and then watched as the Raichu floated back to their table. She then glanced over to Braxien's tail, lightly poking at it with a faint smile.

"Zere is no off switch I see.." she shook her head playfully and poked it once more before she looked back to Raichu, lightly resting her hand under her chin. "If you would please tell zis 'mysterious foreign stranger' something, Madame Raichu.." she then lightly removed her hand from her chin and placed in in her lap.

"Do you happen to be, or know, the surfing legend Raichu of Melemele island, ma chérie?" She tilted her head slightly, gently leaning against the chair before she then gently chuckled and waved her hand a little.

"I do thank you, Madame Braxien but I think the smoothie will be enough for me~" she smiled lowly again before her tail started to lightly curl around her leg.
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Yakuzo lightly yawned again and then glanced over to Raichu, his jacket lightly wafting in the slight breeze again as he smirked a little. "Troublemaker? Ha! I invented trouble, toots! Yakuzo's the name an' trouble's the game!" he gently tapped the bat on his shoulders before waving his hand.

"Nah don't sweat it, babe! This bat's for bad guys an' bullies! You ain't got nutin' ta worry about unless yous a bad guy." He then laughed a little before he slunk down in his seat, looking back towards Braxien.

"Heh! Unless Foxy lady is on the menu then nah, i'm good, toots! Thanks~" He winked towards Braxien as he saw Rouge quietly chuckle from the corner of his eye.

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Raichu nodded as she took down the order, lightly swaying back and forth on her tail before she raised a brow towards Rouge. Giving a small chuckle she laid back a little, her tail keeping her mostly upright. “~ah, Melemele, I haven’t heard of that place in years, hmhm~” she gave a small nod towards Rouge with a wink. “~I’m not really much the legend I was in my youth, but yes, I was the Surfing Raichu of Melemele Island~”

Braxien noticed the Rouge was poking her tail which caught her attention, causing her to turn around to look at her tail, curious. “Off switch? Uuuhhhh, no? I don’t think so.” She blinked before she looked back towards Raichu, her mouth opening in a gasp.

“You were a legend Raichu?! Why didn’t you say anything before?!” Braxien asked, jumping up from her seat.

“~hmhm, well, I never really liked flaunting my old title dearie, especially after the Sharpedo that swarmed the shored of Melemele that day.~” Raichu gave a small sigh, remembering the day she was forced to wipeout because of the sudden gathering of wild Sharpedo, one of which scarring her back from a near chomp.

Braxien was stunned, she though she knew just about everyone in town, yet there were still so many surprises with everyone. She decided to sit back down before she heard what Yakuzo said, tilting her head before she looked back at the menu, confused. “Foxy Lady? Is that a new item Raichu? Is that some after hours drink or something?” She looked up from the menu, grinning innocently, though confused as to why everyone was chuckling, even Raichu couldn’t hold back a giggle.

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Rouge lowered her head gently as she listened to Raichu, a small smile crept up her face before looking back up to her with a cheerful expression. "Ah. I thought so," she gently gave a low head bow to Raichu, "I am glad you are alright however, ma cherie. After the accident my friend and I did worry about you. We used to watch you on the shore of the little island just outside of the main shoreline. You and her just had such a similar demeanor I couldn't help but ask. merci beaucoup for answering me."

Rouge chuckled silently as she watched Braxien get riled up from meeting a legend even though she's known her for a while. It was nice to see that Raichu had found a nice new place to call her home. This left her to ponder if Raichu had ever found her soul mate. She knew of one pokemon back on Melemele who was always there for her, but this pokemon wasn't how it should have looked, it was more...elegant and refined, much like a maiden, not like a surfer or anything befitting the island. But she shrugged it off and smiled back to the other two, lightly poking Braxien again.

"Hmm hmm...He's calling you that, ma chérie."

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Yakuzo continued to laugh along with Raichu and Rouge before he lightly shook it off and leaned far back into the chair, he could feel his stomach wanting to tell the world what the mating call of a Wailord would sound like. He still kept his composure, however, wanting to stave off the hunger as long as he needed to. This was the most fun he had had in several years, even in his guild he had never laughed so much, it was nice.

"Eeeeehhhh!" He playfully waved his hand as Rouge had told Braxien what he meant, "Ya never know, toots! It could be an after hours drink an' crap." He then lightly pulled his jacket a little closer to him as a small breeze started to drift inside, he was never much for the cold.

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“~hmhm, well thank you dearie, I do appreciate your worry. I’m just sorry I was never able to formally announce that I was alive and well to the world. They all must’ve thought I went to the seas in the skies or something!~” she couldn’t help but chuckle a little before sitting herself up a bit, tilting her head a little before her eyes turned towards Yakuzo, and a small smile returned to her face. “~well, we’ll talk more later, I’ve got some food to cook up before the Wailords come calling, right dearies?~” she gave one more small giggle before floating towards the back to prepare the smoothies and cakes.

Braxien was listening intently to the conversation before her ears turned towards Rouge, catching her attention almost immediately. “Me? What do you mean me? I’m a Braxien, not a Foxy lady?” she tilted her head as she looked back and forth between Rouge and Yakuzo, quite confused.

She tried to ponder the idea of being a ‘foxy lady’ but the only thing that was coming to her mind was a ninetales, which she definitely was not. But her thoughts were quickly dashed as Raichu returned in what felt like only minutes with all of their treats on a rather large platter. The Smoothies in the center with the cakes on either side of the platter, the cakes were almost as large height wise as the smoothies, and the bright colors of the food looked like it really was something straight from Alola.

“~hmhm, here you are dearies. Three Sunrise Hula Smoothies and two Summer Splash Cakes for my little group of troublemakes~” Raichu chuckled as she continued to hover around the three, enjoying the company as Lopunny left to go back to her shop. “~Would you like me to close the door dearies? The draft can get pretty chilly this time of day.~”

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Rouge nodded towards her and then gently crossed her arms, shaking her head gently, "You are fine, Madame Raichu..You had your reasons i'm quite sure." she gently put her hand to her mouth like in Pokemon Camp. "Well...some of them did, ma chérie..However I am glad that you didn't set sail towards the big blue just yet."

She lightly raised a brow at Raichu's comment towards Yakuzo before she then lightly hid a small chuckle, she used to know what that was like. Her attention then went towards Braxien with another quiet chuckle.

"Ah, but you are a fox pokemon, are you not, Madame Braxien?" she tilted her head gently before her attention went to the treats that came to them as well, the scents of the berries almost brought a tear to her eye due to the nostalgia of her and Maui's time in Alola. Her hand lightly quivered as it reached for the smoothie. She gently took a sip, her tail instinctively made the little heart at the tip. She then gently placed the smoothie back on the table. Her eyes tearing up slightly.

"This...This is tres bon, ma chérie...I-It truly reminds me of Alola..." She took another sip with a wavering hand, happiness and sadness were both present.
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Yakuzo flinched a little as he heard Raichu mention something about a Wailord's call, knowing it was directed towards him. He wondered if his stomach did growl and either A, he didn't notice, or B, they noticed but said nothing, or both. But he was the cool tough guy, he couldn't let his stomach get in the way of his image.

"Heh! Thanks toots! I am kinda hungry." He smirked a little before raising a small brow towards Rouge as she picked up the smoothie, but then shrugged it off as a 'girl thing' before he took his smoothie and piece of cake. Upon picking his items he instantly started to scarf down the cake, unable to speak at the moment before his train of thought was interrupted as Raichu asked about the door.

He swallowed his food before he nodded a little and looked away rather annoyed and shyly.

"If ya could,toots. The cold an I don't get along so great."

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Raichu smiled before lightly shaking her head. “~Reasons? Well, not exactly my dear..” She started before she lightly rocked again. “Actually, I was adrift to the whim of the waters for many days after that. I never did make it back to shore on Melemele. But thank you dear, I’m grateful for that too~”

She gave a small notion towards Yakuzo before shaking her head. “~Well of course dearie~” She smiled warmly before she stared at the door for a moment, the door closing almost instantly afterwards. “~I do know that not all pokemon care for the cold, so I do try to keep it fairly comfortable for every pokemon here~” she gave a small spin before she gave a small message to him through telepathy ~And don’t worry dearie, your stomach didn’t growl, you just looked hungry enough to eat a wailord, hmhm~

Braxien gave a small pout towards Rogue as she mentioned being a fox as well before nodding. “Well, yeah, but I’m no proper lady! That’s more like a Ninetales thing or something! Or am I just being called a lady because I’m a girl..?” she tilted her head, confusing herself once again before her mouth started drooling at the sight of the food, quickly nabbing her cake and, much like Yakuzo, started scarfing down her cake before she went to take a sip of her smoothie. “mmmmmmmmm, dish ish grea asf alfays!” She muffled between bites, her eyes glittering.

“~hmhm, don’t talk with your mouth full dear, we can’t quite understand you~” Raichu half scolded to Braxien before giggling again, turning her attention back towards Rouge. “~Well, thank you dearie, I do get them imported from there, and I’ve even started my own little berry garden over at Sunset Beach, it’s the closest to Alola we’ve got, but it works for some of the berries to get that sun-kissed beach aroma~”

Braxien gave a sheepish grin before she took another bite of cake, taking a bug gulp of air afterwards. “eh heh heh, Sorry! It’s just so good though!” She chuckled, glad they they were all enjoying their time at the café.

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Rouge gently nodded before taking another sip of the smoothie. "Had I known that I would have come to save you, Madame Raichu..." she then lightly sighed a little with a small smile, "I figured you never did make it back to ze island, but again, it is good to know you are safe and well here in zis new place." she then turned her attention towards Braxien, a small chuckle escaping her lips.

"I never did say you were a proper lady..now did I, ma chérie?" she lightly poked Braxien on her nose before taking another small sip of her smoothie, she could feel some tears start to well up in her eyes, but she shook it off. "You could be if you wanted...But I'll take a guess and say you don't want to." she gave another quiet chuckle before gently standing up in her seat, her hand gently covering her mouth as in the camp animation.

"If..you'll excuse me..." she gently turned away and headed outside.
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Yakuzo continued to scarf down his food before he paused a moment and raised his hand, lightly pointing at Raichu.

"Tanks for dat, Raichu!" he smirked as he finished his food, "Eh, yeah, it just don't sit right wit me since I grew up in a hot joint an' all.." He lightly rested his arms behind his head as he leaned back in his seat, nearly falling out of it as Raichu started to talk to him via Telepathy. This caused him to flinch a little again before he shrugged it off before attempting to speak back to her.

~'Ehhhh yeah you could say dat..Can't say I eva would though haha! Too much blubba' an' crap.'~

He then raised a small brow as he watched Rouge leave, lightly tilting his head a little. "Wonder wassup wit' her?" he asked, lightly shrugging again before he smirked over to Braxien. "I'd have to agree there, toots! Dis food is freakin awesome!"

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Raichu gave a knowing smile before she gently started to circle in place, doing some small weaves like she was air surfing before settling herself back into one place again. “~I know dearie. I appreciate it.~” She gently looked back towards the other two before chuckling again. ~True, they are mostly fats, can’t say it would taste all that good, hmhm, well, enjoy~

She rose a small brow as Rouge left the table. Now that she thought about it, she remembered seeing a little Sobble always with a Grookey back on Melemele, perhaps Rouge was missing that little boy she remembered? “~ah, excuse me dearies~” She gently started to follow Rouge outside, hesitating only a little to be sure that Rouge would want the company.

Braxien started to blink before she shook her head. “Oh no way! I don’t wanna be some frilly lady! I can’t be a guild master if I was!” she gave a bigger pout before she went back to eating her cake, listening as Yakuzo said he came from somewhere hot. “Oh..? Where’s that Yakuzo? Was it any fun over there?”

She was about to ask more before she saw Rouge leave the café, her ears lowering a bit as she remembered the promise she made to Rouge as they met earlier. “I… wonder if she’d rather be looking for Maui right now..?”

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Rouge gave a small nod once again as she watched Raichu do her little weaves from the corner of her eye. It really did remind her of when she and Maui would stop everything they were doing just to watch her surf on the crystal clear blue waters back on Melemele island. She reached to take another shakey sip from her smoothie, memories flushing back to her of when she was a Sobble and he was a Grooky, just taking her everywhere to explore and making her feel like she was more than just an assassin with nothing at all. He made her feel like she belonged. She kept her hand towards her lips, gently biting down on her finger, not quite understanding why she couldn't keep herself together all of a sudden. She knew she missed Maui, but she didn't think she'd miss him that much, what could have been wrong? Was it perhaps more than just a kinship with him, did she feel something more and she just never realized until recently?

Whatever it was, her train of thought was brushed aside as she sensed Raichu behind her. She glanced to her from the corner of her eye before lightly looking away.

"Ah...Madame Raichu..je suis désolé." she began, quickly wiping her eyes from the tears that were starting to burn from being held in. "What can I do for you..?" she forced a smile towards her.
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Yakuzo started to laugh loudly as he envisioned Braxien wearing some frilly outfits, he really couldn't see it and that made him smile.

"Honestly, toots, I can't see you sportin' any uh dat frills an' crap! No one would take you seriously!" he then pondered about it before shrugging playfully. "Well I mean..Unless yous was a guild master for Furfrous or somthin...But they'd prolly run circles around ya!" He then lightly leaned back in his chair before looking back towards Braxien as she asked where he came from. He smirked lowly before starting to chew a little on the twig in his mouth.

"Eh..Can't remember much, toots. It's been years!" he began, lightly cricking his neck a little before he closed his eyes and smirked. "I know it's somewhea in da Unova region, far away from here. Kinda uh desert-y area wit lots of Vullabys an' Mandibuzzes. Bad place.." he then chucked lowly before they were ceased as he watched Raichu follow Rouge outside, his demeanor changed as he saw Rouge's expression. He gave a light glance towards Braxien before he looked up at the ceiling.

"I've seen dat face before...She's in love.." he sighed a little, "I tink after we finish here it'd be in our best interest if we went to finds her mate or somethin' yeah?" he gave a small smirk towards Braxien before holding out his hand in a fist, hoping she would bump his fist with hers.

"No one should be sad at dis guild, yeah? Sos lets start wit finding her mate!"

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Raichu gave a small frown as she saw that Rouge was trying to hold back her tears. She gently shook her head before she gently placed a paw onto Rouge’s shoulder, giving a soft ‘it’s gonna be alright’ smile before gently inviting her to a room in the back of the café. “~Would you like to be away from others for a bit dearie?~” she asked with a motherly tone, gently moving her paw to rub Rouge’s cheek. “~I know how you must feel my dear, being so far away from your best friend, but you don’t need to hide your heart here dearie. This is a different place from the path you were made to take.~” She gave another soft smile, offering her paw to Rouge so she could take her to the back room.

“~You know dearie, he’s much closer than you’d think. And he’s still quite the troublemaker like he was back in the day! He still keeps trying to steal my Nanab Berries the rascal, hmhm~”

Braxien shook her head at the idea of a Furfrou guild. “Uh-Uh! No way would I ever do something so frilly and frou-frou-y! Besides, I’d be doing the running! All they ever do is prance around la-dee-dah and talk about how fancie-schmancie they are compared to everyone else!” She crossed her arms, no was did she ever want to deal with such girly things like that.

But she quickly brushed that aside as she listened to Yakuzo describe the area, her ears perking at the sounds of danger. “Well..! That certainly sounds Dangerous, you must be super strong to have come from there!” she smiled before her attention went back towards Rouge, nodding rapidly, agreeing with him.

“Definitely in love! And I think I know where he is!” She shot up from her seat, jumping so that she was actually standing on the chair as she turned towards Yakuzo. “You are so right Yakuzo! Let’s not waste any more time! We’ve eaten our fill, so let’s go to Sunset Beach and find him! It’ll be our first ever mission! I’m sure Miss Raichu can keep an eye on Rouge, so you and I can surprise her when we come back with her mate with us! Whaddya say?”

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Rouge lightly blinked as Raichu rested her paw on her shoulder, lightly starting to give a genuine smile and not a forced one. It was nice to have some contact with nice pokemon rather than the pokemon who hired her just shaking her hand for doing a great job. She looked back to Raichu after wiping her eyes again before she lightly sighed a little.

"I....didn't mean to leave...I just.." she then paused a moment before gently flinching as Raichu rested her paw on her cheek. It felt so nice. She lightly shrugged a little. "But I just...I know I miss him...But it just...reminiscing on my youth...your wonderful smoothies...I guess it just...set something off within me that made me cry..." She lightly pouted to herself before gently brushing her frills from her eye. "I haven't cried since I was still a Sobble..it's so different now that i'm evolved.." She listened carefully to Raichu's words, her eyes welling up again with tears. Raichu was right, she wasn't as assassin anymore, she was a free pokemon, free to do what she wanted, when she wanted. It was wonderful to have that refreshed in her memory. She uncharacteristically wrapped her arms around Raichu, releasing her tears.

"M-Merci Boucoup....." she whimpered softly before releasing her embrace from Raichu. She then paused a minute before blinking twice, wiping away the final tear strands that stained her face. "N-Nanab berries...Those are my favorite kind of berries..." she lightly rested her hand on her hip before shaking her head.

"He doesn't care for bitter things..Why would he be collecting them?" She then shook her head a little once again. "Everyone says he's nearby....I just...I don't believe it..."
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"HA! Pity..you missed an opportunity for a pun dea' toots!" he snickered before lightly stretching a little, sitting back up in his seat as he finished his smoothie and cake piece. "Ya forgot how they're betta than everyone else too..even da legendaries themselves!"

He then smirked once again, hamming up the fact that she called him strong, playfully flexing his free arm as he winked to her. "Yeah ya could say dat! It was crazy I tell yas, fightin off them Mandibuzzes who wanted ya heads, the Bouffalants that tried ta kill ya if yas looked at em funny. It was crazy." he remembered when he was a Scraggy, actually looking at one of the Bouffalant funny. He remembered grabbing his pants and leaping up, riding the pokemon before he was bucked off into a bush. He still think he won to this day.

"Ya do? Great! Let's--Ah!" He watched her leap up from her seat before he lightly slid down from his own seat, gently grabbing onto his pants.

"Sunset Beach, eh? What a sappy sounding place, " he murmured under his breath before lightly chuckling and looking back to Braxien, "But that sounds great ta me, toots! A surprise mission an crap!" He nodded and then gently grabbed her paw, turning it into a fist and gently bumping it against his so that they could fist bump each other.

"Great! Now dat we got that outta da way, let's bring back da lizard's mate!"

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Raichu, who happened to hear what Braxien and Yakuzo were planning, his a small smile as she gently brought Rouge to the back, grateful that she was able to bring out the softer side of her young fan once again before sitting her down in a soft seat in the back room. “~It’s quite alright dearie, you felt like you had to just, have a moment, and I understand. You two were rather inseparable back then, so being apart like this for so long must hurt…”

She gave a small knowing smile again before sitting herself into another of the soft seats, letting her tail dangle for once, offering a soft tissue to Rouge. “~Here dearie, dry your eyes, and confide in this old surfer~” she started as her tail swished a little, hiding a small chuckle.

“~Well, perhaps he’s trying to get them to remember you?~” she gently tilted her head a little, the idea certainly sounded plausible, he was a pretty sentimental guy from what she remembered, especially when it came to his teary faced friend. “~I do mean, he always went out of his way to get those for you when you were little right?~”

Braxien tilted her head, confused. “Pun? What pun’d I miss?” she blinked before nodding enthusiastically. “They really do! But we’re not here for frilly Furfrous, now are we?!” She looked towards him in awe as she imagined him wrestling these fierce looking birds and bulls every day when he was younger, her tail wagging.

“Woooowww! No wonder you must be crazy strong! That must’ve been scary at times, huh? Or you so cool that even fear itself fears you?” She looked towards him with fan-girlish admiration before she felt her paw be put into a fist bump with him, causing her tail to wag a little faster.

“Well, it’s a lot of fun if you like sunny days, crystal clear water and a lot of stuff to play!” she grinned as she hopped from the table, grabbing his wrist as she started to run out of the café. “Then let’s start this mission! It’s not cleared until Rouge meets Maui again!”

She started to pick up the pace, her speed a little suprising for her species. “So! When we get to Sunset Beach, we’re looking for a Rillaboom! You’ve ever seen one before Yakuzo?”

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Rouge lightly sighed as she rested upon the soft seat Raichu had placed her upon, gently crossing her legs and resting her hands in her lap. She listened to Raichu and then thought about it. She was right, they pretty much were inseperable back then. It was hard for her to get any alone time, even when it came to bathing. But she never really minded his company, she loved it, even if all she ever did was cry back then. It brought a gentle smile to her face.

"Oui..It does...hurt...alot." Rouge began, taking in a quivering breath before she then leaned back a little, "I hadn't thought about how much I needed him to be with me...Ever since I could remember when I went to Alola he was always there..." she chuckled softly, "Even if I didn't want him to be...I...really liked that about him." She looked down and gently took the tissue from Raichu, lightly wiping her eyes before she placed it in the trash bin. "Merci boucoup." she replied.

"...You really think so..?" Rouge asked a little confused, but then lightly rested her hand on her cheek before she smiled lowly again and chuckled, "Well..now that you mention it..Oui...he did try and go out of his way to get them for me...even if it caused him to get in trouble with his tribe for stealing AND aiding one who wasn't their kind." She shrugged a little, so thankful Maui wasn't like his fellow tribe members.

"Merci again, Madame Raichu..It feels nice to talk to...ermm...an adult." She lightly looked away for a moment. "I know Madame Braxien means well...However it just feels..I'm not sure how to put it i'm afraid.."
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"Well, ya coulda said fur-frou again instead uh frou-frou-y ya coulda said 'fur-frou-y'! Ya dig?" Yakuzo then lightly sneered and shook his head, his hand waving in the air slightly before resting back on his pants.

"HA! We ain't here for any fancy schmancy pokemon! Well..unless they need help or somethin' yeh?" He chuckled again before watching her tail wag more, this causing him to grin wider as he went on.

"Oh yeah! You try wrestlin' 'bout 4 Mandibuzzes an' 2 Bouffalants at once! ALL while protectin your guild from the opposin' Toxicroaks an' crap! Wasn't easy I tell yas! But someone had ta do it!" He wasn't wrong, in the most part, he did fight about 3 Mandibuzzes AND 2 Bouffalants nearly the same time all while keeping his guild safe from the Toxicroak who wanted to take over. But he digressed and rested his hands back on his pants after the fist bump.

"Eh. Can't say I've eva done any uh dat stuff..But it does sound nice! and sappy." He chuckled lowly once more before he felt his wrist be grabbed, still tightly holding onto his pants as he was dragged out from the cafe.

"YA GOT IT, TOOTS!" he shouted playfully as he tried to keep up with her pace, running as fast as his stubby legs would carry him.

"AHN?????" he raised a brow, "What in Arceus' name is a Rillaboom? Relative uh Electrode or somethin'? Ya're gonna have ta enlighten me on whats were lookin for, toots."

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Raichu nodded attently as she listened to Rouge speak, grateful to be there for her so could have someone to finally confide in. She felt like these feelings Rouge held must’ve been kept secret from the world, and ever herself, for the longest time, so she wanted to be there for Rouge for any amount of grief that the Inteleon felt.

“~Well, dearie, when I saw you two on the shores of Melemele it was nearly impossible to find a moment of you two apart. In fact, I think the only times you two were separate were for bathroom breaks and when he was climbing trees for the freshest berries for you~” she chuckled softly before tilting her head again. “~Oh? He had a tribe? Forgive me dearie, but he was the only one of his kind I’ve ever seen, they must’ve been pretty deep in the woods, weren’t they?~”

She gently smiled her motherly smile as she listened to Rouge’s vague idea of Braxien before gently waving a paw. “~It’s quite alright dear. We all know how Braxien can be. Her heart’s in the right place, but her attention span and what happened to her do make her a little much for others to handle.~” She paused before pondering what word Rouge could be looking for is. “~hm… perhaps, it’s because she’s still a child in our eyes. She’s still inexperienced to say the least. To lose your memories, especially of a childhood friend, and always getting into mischief has certainly left a gap between her and most of the other pokemon here in Akai. They just don’t fully understand, or don’t want to understand, what goes on in her sugar-coated mind. But I’m sure enough time and patience and we’ll all see the real her. Hm… dear?”

She looked directly towards Rouge as she started to sit up, her eyes actually serious. “~Do promise me that if you ever need anything, that you’ll come talk to me, wont you?~”

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Braxien stopped for a moment, thinking about the point Yakuzo made before busting up laughing. “FUR-FROU-Y! Why didn’t I think of that?! You’re strong, AND clever! Is there anything you can’t do?!” she grinned as she continued towards the Beach, listening, eating up every word he said with anticipation.

“oooooohhhhhhhh! That sounds like it was certainly tough! But it also sounds like the guild was in a bad place to begin with. Why was it always in a territory battle? Wouldn’t it have been better to build the Guild somewhere more defensible? I mean sure, I get not everywhere can be perfect, and that desert place certainly sounds like it has a lot to worry about, like sinking, and fighting, and the sandstorms must’ve been the worst! I can’t even imagine getting my fur all sandy just by walking outside!” She shuddered at the idea of a life being coveren in sand and dirt, and she certainly didn’t like the idea of it one bit. “But still, if the Guild were placed inside a cliff wall or something that would’ve helped I’m sure! Or… was it and I’m totally making things worse?” She gave a nervous chuckle before her tail wagged again.

“To think You’re capable of all that and a more! I don’t know how we would up with such an amazing member like you, but I’m glad we met!” She gave him a big smile as she slowed down a bit, only now realizing he was probably having a hard time keeping up with her longer legs. ‘O-oh, heh, sorry ‘bout that!”

She tilted her head again before she tried to remember what Maui looked like from the locket Rouge had. “Well, A Rillaboom is kinda big and muscley, kinda looks like a Slaking.. or an Oranguru, but a brownish body and leafy hair. They might be like cousin pokemon or something! He’s also covered in these strange markings she called ‘tattoos’ that’re all over his body. They’re very distinct, and ‘we’ll know him when we see him’ is how she described him when I first met her. So pretty much look for the one pokemon that’s totally different from the others when we get to Sunset Beach!”

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Rouge lightly lowered her head with a light chuckle as she was listening to Raichu talk about them. She found it nice that they had a guardian of sorts watching them, and she found it funny that everything she said was true. They were never apart unless it was for bathroom breaks or he would go somewhere where she couldn't, but he was never actually very far regardless.

"Ah..Oui, Madame Raichu,"she began,still trying to keep herself together as memories kept flashing back to her of her childhood with him, "He did have a tribe...But I am not surprised you didn't see them. They were indeed deep in the forests and they didn't like to be seen by other pokemon or humans." She lightly brushed her frills aside.

She didn't mean to sound rude if she did, she was never the best at trying to portray her thoughts in a friendly manor. She really did like Braxien, her cheerful demeanor and go get 'em attitude was refreshing to her, but Raichu was right. She just needed a mature adult to confide into after her small breakdown earlier.

"Merci, Madame Raichu." Rouge said lightly, gently resting her hands back in her lap. "I do not wish for her to change...What you said was perfectly what I wanted to. She is still a child and I just needed a more mature pokemon to talk to about zis sort of thing."

Rouge blinked a little as she watched Raichu's eyes change to the more serious look, this slightly caught her off guard, not ever thinking that Raichu had an expression other than motherly or carefree. She gently chuckled lightly poked Raichu in the nose before nodding.

"Oui, Madame Raichu. If I ever need anything..Especially the consolement from a motherly figure...I will definitely come to you." She smiled gently before standing up, gently brushing her back frills to her sides.

"So zen..." she began, "I guess I shouldn't keep Braxien and Yakuzo waiting for too much longer..I should probably rejoin them in trying to find Maui."
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Yakuzo smirked wide as he crossed his arms and laughed a little as well. "Toldja you missed a pun-ny opportunity thea, toots!" he smirked more, loved being complimented by one of the prettiest ladies he'd ever met. He continued to waddle his way with her to the beach, using his free hand to keep his pants up so they wouldn't fall down.

"Well...yeah on all accounts thea. But no one ever said Scraggys an' Scraftys was the smartest when it came ta praticality an' crap!" He laughed a little at his own comment, he would have been the only one in his guild to call it like it is. He shrugged playfully as best he could before snickering as Braxien was trying to fathom what she was trying to say to him.

"Don't hurtcha self thea, toots." He laughed again before smirking once more, feeling his ego grow bigger with each compliment she got from him. "It ain't notin'" he grinned as he then shook his head playfully, lightly shurgging, "Ha! tanks for that. We ain't all built wit nice legs like you an' Lizard lady are." He listened intently to what a Rillaboom was like, raising a brow as he tried to envision a leafy Slaking, which only left him to wonder how a Slaking could stay in a tree for so long and the branch not fall off and hurt itself. He shrugged it off and just went with it, nodding a little.

"Sounds aahhh...like an interesting guy thea." Yakuzo lightly blinked before looking around. "I'll be sure ta keep an eye out for Mr. Tattoo Guy." He used his pants hand to pull his jacket closer to him before resting it back on his pants.

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Raichu continued to smile. It was always nice to see Rouge showing her softer side. It reminded her of times in the past when they were little, remembering how cute Rouge and Maui looked when they took naps on the beachside, and how confused they were when she moved them to higher ground when high tide started to come in. She gave a small nod as she heard about Maui’s tribe.

“~ah, I see. That does indeed make sense then..~” she gave a small head tilt, a little curious about how Maui became separate from his tribe, but she shrugged it off for the moment. “~Perhaps I’ll have to ask about that in time..~” she pondered aloud for a moment.

After a moment she nodded again, agreeing with Rouge about young Braxien. It was true that she was still inexperienced, so, being the eldest of the group, Raichu felt like she should be there for these younger pokemon for guidance.

“~Of course dearie~” she chimed before she gave another giggle. “Though I would probably recommend waiting just a little longer. The children seemed to have run off outside while we grown ups were talking~” she gave a small chuckle before getting back onto her tail, going to fetch a cup of tea for the two of them. “Why don’t we let the children play for a little bit, burn off their sugar, then we can go meet them again?”

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“I know! I know! I wish I didn’t though!” She laughed as they finally made it to the beach, her grin ever wide as they looked upon the glittering blue sea. She couldn’t help but find Yakuzo to be a wonderful pokemon, even if he was a bit rough around the edges, he was a lot of fun to her.

“Well, heh, you said it, not me Yakuzo!” she chuckled as she padded across the sand, more or less dragging him with her. She looked back towards him as he mentioned her longer legs and gave a nervous chuckle. “eh heh heh, Well, my legs were shorter when I was a Fennekin.”

Her thoughts were soon cut off as the sound of a Ukelele played from a hammock that hung between two palm trees. Sitting in the Hammock was Maui, his long golden green mane of leafy hair lightly swayed in the light breeze as he played, a small bunch of Nanab berries at his side. “Well, what can I say except you’re welcome…” he lightly sung to himself as he kept playing.

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Rouge lightly rubbed the back of her head as she continued talking. She felt it really easy to talk to Raichu, probably due to they looked up to her as an awesome pokemon, despite 'legend' status or no, she was genuinely nice to them. She then lightly nodded a little and rested her hands back in her lap. "Oui..And if you wish to do so...But don't expect a uhh...playful answer..He'll probably say something along the lines of 'my tribe was full of imbeciles' or somezing." She chuckled a little, remembering when she first met them as a Sobble and how rude they were to pokemon that weren't a Grookey or it's evolutions. But she didn't really care, Maui was different, he was her Maui and she wanted to be by him forever.

"Hmm?" Rouge tilted her head a little, resting her hand on her hip with a disgruntled sigh, "As...much as I would love to let them play..I will. I just.....I just really miss Maui and Madame Braxien knows where he is. Could I at least just ask her before they leave? Or have they already left...?" She then sighed rather annoyedly before she then gave in and took her seat back, hanging her head in defeat. "Oui, Madame Raichu...je suis désolé once more...Tea it is then." She leaned back a little and took in a small breath. She was growing impatient, everyone kept telling her he was near, but she had the hardest time believing them since he wasn't here with her. She was being moody and selfish and she knew it. This made her frown a little before looking to the side before closing her eyes.

"je suis désolé...je suis désolé."

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Yakuzo smirked again and lightly pointed to himself as he looked back to Braxien. "Jus stick wit me, Foxy!" he chuckled, "I'll teach yas the ropes wit puns an' crap! You'll be a masta' in no time!" His eyes too wandered to the sea, it was really nice to look at, it wasn't his sort of thing to normally look at, but he would for the time, it was a nice change of scenery. That, and, the other view was nice too. His eyes had wandered over to Braxien as she was staring out into the sea, her eyes sparkling like the stars above, it caught him off guard a little, to know that that mushy book-like scenes existed, but he paid it no mind and shrugged it off before smirking again.

"I know I said it!" He laughed a little as he was now being dragged once again, seemingly giving up at this point, but he didn't mind. "Makes sense then! I--Aaaahhhnn?"

His attention wavered towards where he and Braxien heard the Ukelele sound, his brow raised a little as he looked over to where the palm trees are at, staring at the pokemon who was playing it. He looked back to Braxien and lightly pulled up his pants again with his free hand before lightly blinking.

"Sos....Is that the guy we're lookin' for, toots? He's got the tattoos an' crap AND all of Raichu's Nanab Berries...Ya tink he's da one?"

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Raichu gave a small giggle as she listened to Rouge telling how she believed Maui would respond to being asked about his old tribe. She found it rather nice to listen and talk with her, they seemed to click rather well, at least, that’s how she felt, and was a little worried that Rouge would be heartbroken if Maui didn’t show up soon.

“~Trust me, I understand my dear, but you know how children can be, as eager and impatient as ever, especially with sugar in their systems.~” she gave a small chuckle, rememebering those two as kids when they got a taste of something super sugary. Gently handing over the tea she gave a small sigh. “~Though I do understand your pain of wanting to see someone dearly. Just be a patient a little longer. They’ll run through their energy to focus soon enough. It’ll be alright.~”

She gave a sad smile before getting herself settled back into her seat, taking a small sip of the hot tea in her paws.

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Braxien gave a chuckle and nodded towards Yakuzo, eager to learn the ways of these puns that he seemed to have mastered, though she tilted her head a bit when he shrugged, a little curious as to what was running through his mind, but she held her tongue for the moment, eager to run ahead to meet this Rillaboom and find out if he truly was Maui.

“Well, let’s go find out! We can’t waste any more time! Rouge will start wondering where we are if we’re not quick!” she grabbed Yakuzo’s hand again and ran towards the Rillaboom, her paws digging in the sand with each step.

“HeyHeyHeyHeyHeyHey! Sorry to bug ya mister! But-“

“Aaah..? Who’s talkin’ here?” The Rillaboom’s rather booming voice resounded before he sat himself up, giving the signature ‘Maui look’ as he looked towards the two pokemon standing at the side of his hammock. “Oh? What brings you two here? Here to listen to my Ukelele are you?” he gave a grin before he started to lay back, strumming a few strings with ease. “Well, I’d be happy to oblidge!”

“WAIT!” Braxien gave with a bug huff, hoping her sudden pitch change would at least get the big guy to listen. “Are you Maui?”

“nn? Who’s asking little lady?” The Rillaboom looked back towards them, a little annoyed, but curious as to how they seem to know of the name Maui, He gave a look towards both of them with a raised brow before finally sitting up, stowing the Nanab berries away so they couldn’t try to snag them from him.

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Rouge thought she knew Maui better than anyone else, even his own tribe members, and she firmly believed that's how he would respond. She gently chuckled and ran her fingers through her frill, lightly sighing quietly before she looked back to Raichu with a small raised brow.

"Did you....have someone you missed, Madame Raichu...? Back on Melemele...?" This question caused Rouge to tilt her head slightly before her eyes gently glanced towards the tea cup that was being handed to her. She took it and went back to watching Raichu, frowning a little at her sad smile.

"I do know how children can be...Oui Madame Raichu but I just....." She silenced herself as she took a sip of her tea once more, not wanting to argue with someone she looked up to. She sighed once more before lightly smiling as she looked down at her tea.

"Wonderful tea, Madame Raichu.."
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Yakuzo nodded as they ran towards the Rillaboom, still holding onto his pants the best he could before he looked down at their hands as she grabbed his, causing him to smirk playfully, "Ha! I know, toots! Dat's why we can't waste no more time talkin'!" He smiled with a dopey grin to her before lightly looking up to Maui, secretly wishing he had muscles like Maui did, and those cool tattoos! But he digressed and lightly did a small flip, landing on Braxien's tail. He leaned back against her back and glanced to Maui from the corner of his eye.

"Listen bub! We's aint hea to listen to ya play ya island-y guitar! We's want to know if you's dis Maui guy that Lizard lady keeps talkin' about!" He gently crossed his arms with a gentle huff. "Hopefully ya is 'cuz she's pretty sad that chu ain't with her." His eyes then glanced down to the berries before he lightly stood up on her tail and whispered to her ear so only she would hear hopefully.

"Braxien lookit! Dose berries are the Nanab berries dat was stolen from Raichu! Ain't dose also Lizard lady's favorite berries? I really tink he's da guy!"

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