<u><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">Davey.</span></span></u><br/><br/><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">As the pair exited the Pokémon Lab, Davey was feeling good about himself, like he was ten feet tall instead of just three inches over five feet.  Professor Sequoia had assured him that he was taking good care of his pokémon.  That was a relief!  His grades in his pokémon classes were quite average.  Maybe he just wasn't a guy that excelled in written tests?  His joy was written all over his face.  All his pokémon were back in their pokéballs and he was carrying the unhatched pokémon egg that the legendary pokémon Celebi had given to him.  Arthur, Aunt Gabrielle's chauffeur greeted them.  He wasn't even nervous about seeing Aunt Gabrielle again.<br/>
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It had been mid-afternoon when Davey and Jackie had exited the forest.  After the drive to the Pokémon Lab and the consultation with Dr. Sequoia, it was late in the afternoon and almost early evening.  <br/>
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Arthur made a phone call after everyone was in the car, before starting the engine.  "Hello, Randolph," said Arthur, "Please inform Miss Belle that Master Davey and friend have finished their business for today at the Pokémon Lab and we are now returning to the mansion....  Yes, a young lady pokémon trainer....  I see.  It's a good thing that there is more than one guest bedroom.  I'll let her know.  Thank you."  Arthur looked into the back seat and suggested that they buckle their seatbelts.  He also informed Jackie that a guest bedroom would be prepared for her use.<br/>
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Davey smiled at Jackie.  Money wasn't everything, but it was nice.  You could do good things with it like treat your friends and family nicely.  It let you buy things, like food, lodgings, pokémon supplies, etcetera and in Aunt Gabrielle's case give people good paying jobs.  Davey hadn't tested well in Driver's education, so he probably wouldn't be able to get a job as a chauffeur if he didn't find work in a Pokémon related field.<br/>
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<u>Gabrielle Belle.</u><br/>
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In her mansion's greenhouse, Gabrielle admired the twelve Micle Berry plants that her gardener, Alphonse, helped her grow.  She might have left the entire process of caring for the plants to Alphonse and his 'green thumb', but it soothed her to be near the handsome young man and she enjoyed learning about plants from him as they worked together.  He had a girlfriend, she learned before thinking about propositioning him to be one of her lovers, so she did not actively pursue him in that manner but if he ever told her that he was no longer going steady with anyone then she was resolved to snatch him up in an instant!<br/>
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The Micle Berries were part of Gabrielle's and the Exceptionnelle Beauty company's secret research and development into health supplements.  Micle berries were very difficult to grow.  The company actually had a good sized orchard of the plants, but Gabrielle had a personal interest in their use and kept a small laboratory of her own on the estate.  Micle Berries were extremely dry and hardly sweet at all, almost impossible to eat straight from the bush, but had the effect of bringing out the beauty in pokémon when made into poffins and pokéblocks.  These foods cleared up pokémon skin and scale conditions, and also gave shine and luster to pokémon feathers and hair.  Exceptionnelle Beauty had worked hard and had recently believed that they'd perfected the Micle Berry Supplement.  Gabrielle had recently started trying it herself, with some noticeable improvement, but the research suggested that more dramatic results could be obtained by younger people.<br/>
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Gabrielle's handsome secretary, Randolph entered the greenhouse and informed his Mistress that Arthur was returning with Davey and a young lady pokémon trainer friend.<br/>
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What a coincidence, she mused.  Two young pokémon trainers, one of them her nephew and the other his friend, were on their way to the mansion and maybe they'd consent to help Gabrielle with preparing to market the new health and beauty supplement?  But she couldn't just meet them, dressed as she currently was.  She rushed back into the mansion to put on more stylish and business-like clothing.  It simply would not do to greet them looking like a gardener or a lady of leisure.<br/>
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<u>Davey.</u><br/>
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His Aunt Gabrielle was there to greet them when the limousine arrived at the front door of the mansion.  After stepping out of the car, she quickly stepped in to hug Davey, burying his face in her bosom, before Arthur had a chance to hand the pokémon egg back to him.  After a few seconds, she released Davey and allowed him to breathe.  He caught his breath and took back the egg that Arthur had been holding for him.<br/>
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He watched Arthur help Jackie step from the car and saw his Aunt's expression become more normal.  She still seemed obviously happy, but Davey believed that she'd behave herself more if Davey wasn't alone.  Davey introduced his Aunt to Jackie.<br/>
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After the introductions, his Aunt said with pride, "Welcome to La Maison Exceptionnelle!  I've had rooms prepared for you.  Supper will be ready in about an hour."  She paused to think and then continued, "I can have Randolph show you to your rooms, if you wish to freshen up before we eat, or would you like a little tour?  You're both welcome to stay as long as you feel comfortable, so there's no rush, but I know that you two have just recently started your Pokémon Journey."</span></span>