Michael felt the pillow buzzing, so he got off it and looked at the devices. He saw the same message appear on his PokèGear and Jodi's PokéGear, so he showed them to Jodi. As her eyes reached the last few words, they went wide. "We need to go now! The gang's in trouble!" She said with a worried look. She started walking towards the door, but Michael's words stopped her.
"Good luck." He said from the couch. Jodi looked at him irritated and shouted:
"You are coming too!" Michael sighed and got up.
"No, I am not."
"But you need to! We can't just let them on their own!" Michael face turned into a scowl and raised his voice.
"Yes, we CAN!! Azumi can handle this on her own!"
"But all of us need to be there!" Jodi shouted, even louder than before. They continued to fight until there were only 30 minutes left.
"I am not going! I don't care what will happen! I'm clearly just standing in the way of Azumi's story!" Michael yelled at Jodi.
"But Eli's life is on the line!"
"So, let them handle it!"
"How would you feel, knowing that Eli died because of you?!" Michael's face remained blank after her words. He waited a second... and then he turned around. "I'm gonna go get my PokéBalls." He slowly walked upstairs, whispering "Ugh, damn Eli..." In a few minutes he came back, and waved goodbye to his family as he and Jodi walked out the door. They got out Charizard and Blaziken, got on their shoulders and left, riding them in silence.
They got to the others when only ten minutes remained. Michael got off and stared at Booger 3, not paying any sort of attention to the others. "What?"