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Alain tapped his foot impatiently. Willing the Team Flare members to hurry up and take him to Lysandre already. Screams pulled him from his thoughts as he looked outward towards Lumiose City, heart sinking deeper and deeper as he watched buildings crumble and people flee for their lives.
“Where the fuck is Lysandre.” He turned to glare at his escort's, anger throbbing within his veins.
“Up there, at the top of Lumiose tower, I’ll take you.” One of them said gleefully, she seemed to find his frustration amusing.
“And Ash?” He turned his gaze to the unconscious boy he defeated less than an hour ago. Slumped onto the other girl’s back, his Pikachu dangling on Ash's arm with an instinctual grip.
“Lysandre wants him. Don’t worry Alain, I’ll keep him safe until he wakes up.” She smiled at him with malice, a knowing glint in her eyes. Alain felt fury and regret wage a war through him. Ash, the boy he had gotten to know over the course of his mission to help Mairin. Lysandre, the man who helped him gather mega evolution energy to save Chespie. He stared at Ash, wishing desperately he could stay with him. He didn’t trust Team Flare, they would only ever follow Lysandre’s orders and Lysandre… He wanted to trust in Lysandre. Wanted to believe this wasn’t his doing, but doubt creeped in the back of his mind, like vines snagging his deepest fears and dragging them back to the surface. He shook his head and took a deep breath. Ash will be able to take care of himself if something goes down. Right now he needed to get to Lysandre for answers.
“Fine, let’s go.” He turned to head towards the stairs, not waiting to see if the girl who offered to take him was following. Newfound determination froze his whirling thoughts and guided his steps.
I need to know what’s going on
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