Vivian opened her eyes slowly. She was in what appeared to be a hospital room. She groaned and looked around. A familiar notebook was on the nightstand. Vivian grabbed it and opened it to the first page. Her father's unmistakable handwriting greeted her.

'Hope you're feeling better. We'll visit you as soon as the doctors let us.'

Underneath that, there was a small series of lines. They resembled different letters of the alphabet. Vivian chuckled, knowing it was Skore's work.

The door opened, and Vivian looked up. The doctor entered the room, followed by her dad and someone she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Mom?"

"Hi!" she greeted, waving. "It's been a while."

Vivian nodded uneasily. "Where's Skore?"

"Around," her father answered.

As if on cue, the Banette appeared in front of them. Everyone but Vivian jumped at the sudden appearance. The Banette held out a bundle of flowers.

Vivian took them and smiled. "Thanks! That's so sweet!"

Skore smiled bashfully and floated into her arms.

This is a very short chapter, blah blah blah, bite me. It's been almost 2 weeks, but that's because I got chronic writer's block. I'm running out of ideas, but it's the 2nd to last chapter and I have an epilogue planned so that's ok. Stay tuned for more.