"Absolutely not!" Amethio snaps, glaring at you with purple eyes, as piercing as his Ceruledge's.

"You're not coming with me this time. You and Armarouge stay here: R-E-S-T-I-N-G. Period."

You and Armarouge were on the front lines in the last battle; this resulted in an injury, which resulted in an angry Armarouge... Well, the fact is that both you and your Pokemon got hurt, and Amethio is a bit paranoid since then.

"Ceruledge can handle the Tacklers - most of them. What kind of Trainer would you be, pushing Rouge like that?"* But the truth is, he's worried about you; lose you? Never. Not even in his worst nightmares. You entered the Explorers together, with one goal, and you want to stay by his side; Believe me, he wants it too, but...