(All questions will go to the "Hidden Secrets")

(Nothing will be in order. I'm not even going to try)

(All events will be tied to Yellow's "Final Lap" future book)

(May have a connection with "Torn Enhancement: Contract")

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Admiral cursed softly as she watched the last guy drop. Eevee rested on her shoulder while Geigroach and Grovyle huffed beside her. This wasn't working. Especially when Eevee was literally collapsed on her shoulder. The normal type wheezed before she gulped.

"Come on..."

~

Eevee stayed in the dorm while Admiral convinced Grovyle to get its arm checked. Crepe hummed as it tried to pull the limb away.

"Come on, buddy. Lemme see." It shook its head before slapping his hand. Admiral snapped.

"Hey!" It growled a little as she gulped. This wasn't good. Grovyle didn't usually do this. Crepe hummed as the grass type turned away.

"Lemme have some alone time, Admiral. I'll get it to cooperate." She paused before nodding and went out. He then smiled as he placed something on the table near it. "I know what's being hidden. I want to help." It paused at the item he had set down before finally holding out the arm. "There we go..."

After allowing Grovyle to return to Admiral, the Unit called someone.

"Hey. Yeah, I just got contact with the Seal. Yeah, you're right. I think something's wrong. No, they won't let people near them easily. I'll keep trying."

~

Admiral gulped as she wrapped Eevee's paw up. She wouldn't go see Crepe regardless of what the ranger said. So she had to go ask for bandages. Crepe showed concern, but understood the problem and gave her a roll. She sighed as Eevee sniffed the bandages before laying her head down.

"Eevee... we really should get you properly checked..." The small pokemon said nothing as it rested. She sighed again before she went out, leaving the pokemon to rest.

Crepe eyed her from afar, insure on how to proceed. He hadn't been able to get near the Eevee, so he couldn't help. He gulped as his phone hummed.

"Yeah? Yeah, I know. I'm trying."

~

Admiral gulped as she guided Geigroach and Grovyle to her room. The two pokemon were exhausted and needed to rest. She stayed quiet as they laid down before she went to her desk. She needed a solution and fast. But everything she had already led to the same problem. Safety. She would never be safe when she did anything. She sat down and scanned the notebook on top. The only idea she wasn't sure about was to get help from the others. And that was tricky. She would need to reveal herself. But how-

It then hit her.

There were still 4 others that the rest were looking for. It was definitely a risk to give away her allies while they thought they were in the clear, but what other choice did she have? She gulped as she wrote up a letter.

~

She paused as Grovyle went over to her. It had been a few days since she got the list of people who wanted to help. Have they already found the Code? She took the paper and scanned it.

"Let's see... Legacies Onyx, Diamond and... still mystery. Great. Onyx's Family is..." She paused. Go Family? It didn't say a specific member, so she would have to check. "Interesting... Ok. Diamond's Family... Celebi. Damn it." She scanned the list of names. Ruby, Lime, Bill, and Raihan. Interesting. She sighed. "We still need that Legacy-" Grovyle shook his head, surprising her. She placed a hand on his head before purring, feeling memories. Her eyes flashed before she nodded. "I'll... bring it up when the time comes." She handed him a letter. "Go give them that."

~

She listened to their conversation as they tried to figure out who the last Legacy was. She took a deep breath before letting Geigroach and Grovyle lead the way. Eevee rested on her head as she entered the room, which had shifted conversation as Parchment giggled at Geigroach's cuddles.

"You are like a really loyal puppy-" She faded off as Admiral joined them. Silence followed before Admiral spoke, eyeing the dangerous pokemon.

"Yeah. Guess who normally doesn't sleep at night because the bed isn't theirs." Dijon snorted as she stepped a bit closer. "Well. Here I am. The Crimson Seal in the flesh." Green hummed as she paused. "The only question I have is which Go Family Member. I know 7 of them." Lapis huffed.

"Garret is the current rep. Our mother was the member before. It should be no surprise that the tradition for the family is to make a flute to connect to their legacy." Admiral nodded softly before Green spoke.

"Who's the final legacy? We never found them." Admiral glanced at Grovyle, who was resting with Crepe.

"You said you were going to get it to cooperate. You showed the dagger." Crepe glanced up at her.

"Celebi said it was concerned about the seal." She scoffed. "I did what I could to calm the storm." She smiled before pulling Eevee from her head.

"Then try to convince this one to get checked." Eevee, in that time, escaped her grip and fell asleep by the door. Crepe hummed before he slipped over, only to get a look and a blur of escape. The others giggled as Admiral sighed. "Never mind then." She then smiled at them. "Thanks for helping with that. I would've dug a deeper hole than I have already." Crepe hummed before Green spoke.

"You said in your letter that you were willing to help us catch the others. Why do that?" She paused as she sat down.

"I was running out of options. I needed help getting safety for the group." She glanced at Crepe. "You saw the wound Grovyle sustained. That's the only one that has been seen outside the seal." Eevee joined her on her lap, falling asleep instantly. She sighed as she petted the small pokemon. "There's several gaps of power that is giving the enemy openings." Lapis stood up and went to her side.

"Are... you hurt?" She gulped.

"Not as badly as these guys are. They are the front lines. I have cared for them more than I should have to. I should be allowing them to have a life outside of fighting." Crepe hummed as she continued. "I know there's more that I can do to protect them. But I haven't figured all that out." Lapis gently took Eevee, who slipped out of his hands. Admiral huffed. "Eevee, please." She slipped out as Admiral sighed. Geigroach purred against her hand as Green stepped forward.

"You said a trade. You would help us get proof to catch the other four. What do you get in exchange?" Admiral paused before glancing up at her.

"Protection. Or at least some way to keep the seal from getting destroyed." She trembled as Lapis pulled her into a hug. A wave of exhaustion hit her as he picked her up.

"You rest. We'll figure it out." She nodded tiredly as she drifted off.

~

Green hummed as they entered the female wave's room. Admiral was resting in the Infirmary while they looked around. Cedar stayed near the door as Seafoam hummed.

"Despite being her girlfriend, I have no idea where to start." Lapis hummed.

"I'm sure somewhere under the waves will be a good start. But we would need to send someone down there." Dijon shook his head.

"I still black out under there. I'm good." Crepe sighed.

"I will. But let's figure out if there's anything else we can use." Green hummed as she paused by the desk.

"We don't need to look far." They paused as she sat down and gently touched the flowers in the vase. "These are lotus flowers." Cedar tilted his head as Lapis spoke.

"Why... is that important?" She turned to him.

"I'm the Earth Kingdom ruler. I know plants better than anyone. And I know that it takes several days for people to get ahold of lotuses to make this type of arrangement." She scanned the vase. "The bigger question is how do they still look fresh?" Lapis paused as he went over.

"What does that mean?" She hummed.

"There's no water in this vase. Not to mention, their stems aren't long enough to reach any water that would be in the vase." Cedar paused before going over.

"Let me see something." The two waves moved to let him in. He send a small bit of purple sparkles under the flowers before carefully lifting them up. He then hummed.

"There's a water bubble keeping these together." He scanned the underside. "In fact, there's a high level of magic holding this arrangement together." Lapis paused as the covenant placed it back down.

"But what?" Cedar hummed.

"I've heard of a group who could do this. They practically shaped Aloje with their influence." He hummed. "I might have a book about them in my room. I'll be back." After the covenant left, Green looked around.

"Well... there's nothing else here." Crepe hummed.

"Maybe not. But there's something else we can look at." They glanced at him. "Follow me. Dijon, go tell Cedar that we're meeting in the Unit office." Dijon nodded before they went out.

~

The other two joined as Crepe pulled something up on the computer.

"Here we go." He turned the screen to them. "This is Admiral's current styler." Midnight winced at the number of repairs.

"What, does it have a bed here?" Crepe scoffed.

"I wouldn't doubt it. And after Kincaid broke into our databases the other day, the number has only gone up for her styler. But we haven't found a way to protect her styler so that she can also use it without swapping it out." Midnight hummed. Cedar then spoke.

"I found this." He showed them the book. "The Kingdom of the Lotus." Green's eyes flashed.

"Oh-" They glanced at her. "Now that makes sense. The kingdom that was a guardian of the seas and were masters in manipulating flowers. Particularly lotuses." She paused. "If Admiral has a connection to them, the flower arrangement would make sense." She then scanned the book. "Here... 'The kingdom is said to have an alliance...'" She stopped before Cedar paused.

"What?"

"It says here... 'the Crimson Seal.' It adds that the Crimson Seal promised to bring it back to its former glory." She paused. "I think that's exactly what happened. Her father was the Crimson Seal. Her mother was a holder of the Kingdom. Her grandparents were the last true members of the Seal and Kingdom. They didn't officially pass down the titles to their children once they realized who they were. So they waited for the first born to decided." Lapis gulped.

"That happened to be Admiral. So what?" Seafoam hummed.

"That's what we need to do. We need to uncover her abilities of the Kingdom and help her. We also need to figure out the styler." Midnight smiled.

"Leave the styler to me. I have an idea for that. You guys focus on the rest." They nodded at that.

~

Midnight smiled as he went over to Linda, who was talking to Sven about a specific Styler. He held a grin as Linda frowned.

"I see that. What's got the grin?" Sven turned as Midnight held out a paper.

"Bethany's letter." She took it carefully as he smiled. "We can fill her spot." She paused before looking it over.

"Oh... oh!" She looked at him as his grin grew. "This... this could be-" Midnight nodded.

"We don't need to search far for her replacement." Linda nodded as she grabbed the box from under her desk.

"Then let's go."

~

Admiral smiled softly as Midnight helped her get used to the new gear. Cedar showed her how to use her Lotus abilities, which was a lot easier with Lolitusa. The small guardian giggled as she was able to use the sword to cut down the training dummies that Cedar had summoned.

"Nicely done." She smiled as Lolitusa rested on her head.

Midnight purred as she mastered the styler. A member of the TTR gave her some shoes that she could slot her Seal Gear, which was safer than running mostly barefoot. She quickly fitted everything before glancing at Midnight, who nodded.

Green was able to figure something out for Grovyle, Geigroach and Lumineon's safety. Using her earth powers, she created three flowers that Admiral used to create pocket dimensions for. The trio was grateful (Especially Geigroach since its shadow form was getting weak from all the hiding). Eevee, on the other hand, was unimpressed and merely stayed away from the group.

Crepe told her that there was a whisper of something from the future. He couldn't identify it since the dagger only told him it was underwater. She acknowledged his words and began checking the sea a little more often than her normal routine.

~

And he was right. Under the waves, a small creature was getting attacked before Admiral intercepted it and freed it. Green was able to get help identifying and helping the creature. It took a few calls, but eventually Gold was the one to help. Admiral waited before the Johto Flame went over.

"I've got good news and bad news." She paused as he sat down. "I'll start with the good news. The Eyrin will be ok. The bad news is that it can't reunite with its allies due to the curses." She gulped. "The Eyrin I talked to actually requested that someone who has a seabound connection take her under their wing." Admiral paused.

"You suggested me." He hummed.

"The only other person I could've suggested was Sapphire. But your family is seabound." Admiral nodded.

"Ok. Thanks. I'll take care of her." Gold nodded before leaving. Admiral hummed before going into the infirmary room with the Eyrin. She looked up before she smiled. "Come on. There's something I want to do with you." Her eyes lit up as she climbed her arm and latched onto her shoulder.

~

In exchange for their help, she pointed them in the way of proof for the others.

"Crepe will be the key member of catching and exposing these guys." Crepe blinked.

"What?" She hummed.

"Using the Dagger will allow us to catch each member with ease. We have to time each member's reactions as they get hit." She scanned the room. "There are 4 key things we must either rebuild or obtain to pull this off. If you guys want them caught, then we have work to do."

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