Just as quickly as she spewed out her words Aileen had vanished again, this time taking her Lopunny with her and leaving him all alone with a rather grumpy looking Mismagius and her Sunflora who seemed to have taken a liking to Ronin. Although he hadn't even had a chance to get a word out in reply to what the Sinnoh girl had said Niko did now at least have a chance to act on her words, getting to the café did seem like a great plan considering the dying Wailmer sound that was currently being emitted from his midriff.
"Alright come on you two, I'll buy us some food whilst we wait for your trainer to come back." Niko told Aileen's Pokémon in a friendly tone of voice, a little unsure of how to act around them considering the unwavering glare he was getting from the Mismagius. Being stared down by a ghost type is never fun at the best of times but somehow it was worse knowing you were meant to be babysitting the damn thing. Deciding not to wait another second he purposefully strolled through the crowd that was milling around the area, overhearing snippets of conversation as he did so. He heard several people discussing world renown trainers who were here, others talking about how lovely the hotel was and one lady desperately trying to explain to some security guard that her friend was missing. As concerning as the last topic of conversation was it wasn't Niko's place to interfere so he decided to leave it in the more than capable hands of the guard, it wasn't like a security team had much else to do around here after all.
A brief glance back assured Niko that the three Pokémon were following him, Ronin was actually leading Sunflora by the hand (Leaf? Arm?) as he walked; trying to play the role of guardian as always. The reptilian Pokémon wasn't nearly as keen on the Mismagius who was still eyeballing his trainer and he was keeping track of her through a series of subtle glances. In the brief moments the Sceptile let his guard down he was observing the other trainers and their Pokémon, eager to see what foes he would be fighting in the tournament. Although he would never admit to it Ronin was a little nervous about all this, excited for sure as this would really confirm their place as a pro team, but nervous because he and Niko had never taken on a challenge of quite this scale before. Could they win? Were the gym badges they had collected in Hoenn enough to get them through this? As Ronin continued to question himself and watch his partner collected an array of food stuffs from the café counter he came to the sudden realisation that he could no longer feel Sunflora beside him. "Scep?"
Niko was just as surprised when he realised the two other Pokémon had apparently evaporated, he had only looked away for a few moments! After a further few moments considering if he should search for them or not the young man's stomach won out over his mind and he settled down at one of the cafe's tables, enjoying how plush the chairs were as he did so. He had never been in a place so glamorous before, perhaps he would have to get used to luxury if he did intend on becoming a major player in the Pokémon world tournaments representing Hoenn. A lofty goal for sure, but nothing wrong with having high ambitions after all right?
The make shift meal he had grabbed lay on the table before him in a delightful array of colours and aromas, a bowl of pasta with some kind of red sauce drizzled all over it, a bag of oran berries that are apparently grown near by if you'd belive the label printed on the packet and two huge ice cream cones, both with cheri sauce drizzled over it and a nice chocolate flake designed to look like a Sudowoodo. The first bite of the pasta was accompanied with a warm tangy sensation that Niko could only assume was a result of the unspecified sauce it was coated with, a taste that he thoroughly enjoyed however, this much was evident from the content look on his face. Ronin was mirroring his partners expression, all his troubles washed away now he was guzzling ice cream. When the two were done the evening had truly taken hold, the sun was getting lower over the sky and painted the horizon in a stunning display of reds and yellow streaks that made the lush green of the island even more vibrant.
As the pair cleaned up the leftovers of their first meal in paradise and began to head to the room they had been assigned only one thought was going through both of their minds. How could this possibly go wrong?