Alyssa sat beside Athena across from Adaman a tense silence filling the room. "I made the food myself." Both flinched, looking over at the man nervously. "But you both have a right to be cautious of it....who knows..maybe I poisoned it"Adaman mutters his eyes glinting. "Thank you for the food!"Athena says quickly knowing where he was leading with this. Alyssa quickly scooped up some of the stew, feeling close to puking like Asante did three days ago. It had been torture being around their father. He kept threatening them directly then making indirect threats when they didn't do what he wanted them to. Adaman stared at them both, his eyes moving from one girl to the other. So both had decided to appeal to his better nature, and one of those ways....was frequently calling him dad and papa. "Papa!"Athena says forcing a smile. He visibly flinched, eyes widening slightly. This always caught him off guard and put both girls in the clear for the rest of the day.

His mouth opened then close before he rose to his feet and strode over to them. Alyssa let out a small giggle, smiling up at him as he stared down at the two kids. He grabbed them, holding the two girls as if they were sacks of potatoes. Both looked at each other from behind his back as he carried them outside and plopped them on the ground. "Go..."Adaman orders staring down at them. "Huh..."Athena blinked as he waved them away. "Go play...or whatever Ember had you kids do..."Adaman huffed narrowing his eyes. Both girls bolted away with out looking back, their eyes wide. "What..did I just see.." Adaman looked at Lucy who held Jean's hand. "Don't tell me you went and got those brats"Lucy scowled glaring at him. He loomed over her, silencing the woman instantly when she opened her mouth to protest about it. "Don't forget...you don't mean anything to me...not as much as that wrench did, I'd happily dispose of you and your brat. So keep your head low and shut up"Adaman warns lowly. He walked past her and whistled, leaping onto a Luxray's back and taking off.

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Palina sat beside Asante, smiling slightly as they sorted through the items he collected along the beach. She perked and looked up when she noticed a Luxray running towards them. Adaman leaped off the pokemon's back and landed. Luxray slowed to a stop and padded over, getting a scratch underneath his chin. "Adaman.."Palina greets standing up. Asante got to his feet, tilting his head to the side curiously. Adaman grabbed him and picked him up. "For some reason I feel annoyed when I don't see your face..."Adaman huffed glaring at him. "Alright, I've seen you, now I'm leaving..."Adaman says tossing Asante to Palina. "Tell Iscan he's not in trouble, he can cling to these brats if he so wishes to." Adaman leaped onto Luxray's back, taking off down the beach. "You can come out Iscan"Palina sighed Asante clinging to her. Iscan popped out of the water, Asante giggling quietly at the sight. "That man is a ticking bomb getting ready to explode the moment the time reaches zero..."Palina frowned setting Asante down.

Asante stayed silent, flipping his seashell between his fingers silently, wondering why he was the one tossed away. A cold hand touched his cheek causing him to jolt in alarm. Irida chuckled patting the five year olds head. "Hey Asante"Irida smiled looking amused. "Aunt Irida"Asante smiled happy to see her. Irida stood up looking at Palina. "Ticking bomb?"Irida smiled looking amused. "That's what he is"Palina huffed shaking her head. "I don't disagree, one wrong move and the girls are in trouble"Iscan mutters Asante's eyes widening. Irida sighed, pressing a hand to her head. "Great Sinnoh..."Irida mumbles to herself. Asante leaped into the water, startling the three adults. He floated around on his back, knowing they needed something to help them relax. The trio started at him looking curious and surprised by his little stunt. "I wanna swim!"Asante announces splashing around. Palina chuckled and dove into the water, splashing him. She surfaced, chuckling as he laughed. "Let's go"Palina smiled.

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Mai watched Athena and Alyssa knowing the two were angry with Adaman banning them from seeing Asante. Athena kicked a rock, finding the area around the clan boring and not worth exploring. "I'm so bored"Alyssa whined flailing her fists around. "I know"Mai chuckled finding her whining the same as her mothers. She suddenly shot to her feet, startling the two kids. "Lorenzo, go away!"Mai commands pointing away. Lorenzo stopped in his tracks, eyeing the two girls hiding behind the woman. He smiled, clasping his hands behind his back. "I see Adaman brought in two of his three devil spawns"Lorenzo chuckles a mocking glint in his eyes. "Is he taking care of them himself or has he dumped them onto you because they're still a waste of his time?"Lorenzo asks tilting his head to the side. "After all...they're the reason their mother had bled out and died..."Lorenzo adds quietly causing the two kids eyes to widen. "Lorenzo!" Melli walked over, glaring at him. "Don't you have work to do, stop wasting time"Melli reminds coldly.

Lorenzo shrugged in response but didn't argue and made his way towards the rest of the clan. "Did we...kill mom"Alyssa asks tears falling down her cheeks. "Girls.."Mai says kneeling down. Athena bursted into tears, rubbing her eyes. Melli frowned, placing his hands on their heads. "You're not at the right age for us to explain, we'll tell you when you're a bit older"Melli sighed both girls staring up at him. "What're you doing here?"Mai asks deciding to quickly change the subject. "I came to consult with our cold and strong leader, I hope he doesn't toss that new glare of his at me again"Melli responds looking reluctant to go near Adaman. "Everyone is scared of him, even Kamado gets nervous about Adaman snapping"Mai reminds looking towards Adaman's hut. Luxray ran into view, Adaman leaping off its back and landing people instantly clearing out of his way as he walked over. "Did you both have fun?"Adaman asks looking down at the two kids. "Yeah, we had fun"Alyssa forced out not wanting to make him angry.

"Liar." He frowned down at her, then grabbed her and Athena , tossing them over his shoulders and carrying them away. "Adaman! Don't carry them like that!"Melli scolds hurrying after him. "If they puke, I'll throw them into the ocean"Adaman says simply. "That's funny Papa!"Athena says feeling him flinch. He set them both down and grabbed their hands. "Keep up or I'll let my Luxray use you both as toys"Adaman warns gripping their hands tight as if he wouldn't let that actually happen. Alyssa looked up at him, noticing his expression which had turned to something close to guilt but he vanished after a few seconds his face expressionless once more. "Go inside..."Adaman orders pushing them forward towards his hut. Both girls headed inside not bothering to protest against the man. His hand shot up, grabbing Melli and dragging him away to a more secluded area. "What did Lorenzo say to them?"Adaman demands looking sharply at Melli. Melli laughed nervously, looking worried.

Lorenzo stared at the water, holding a spear. A hand grabbed his collar hauling him to his feet  and shoving him backwards. Adamant kicked him in the stomach knocking him straight to the ground. "What..."Lorenzo coughed hugging his stomach. Something collided with his face knocking him over before it crushed his hand causing a yell of pain to erupt from him, getting everyone's attention as he tried to free himself. "You should watch your tone"Adaman reminds kicking him over onto his back. "Ada-"Mai begins alarmed. "He's not Adaman anymore." Melli stopped beside her, a grim look on his face. "That's not Adaman...and nobody can stop him when he's like this...everybody knows this"Melli mutters looking down. "DAD!" "PAPA!" Hands grabbed him, his eyes widening as he looked down alarmed. Athena and Alyssa stared up at him with wide eyes. He moved away from Lorenzo throwing the male a glare and picked the two girls up, walking away. "Stay away from them."