S5E3: Camp

Back in the camp they were all Foxx sat around the fire poking it with a stick as he waited for them to return only for Joy to rush over and leaped onto his lap before curating up there. As for Dawn she found a spot next to him at the fire before turning to face home and smile.

"So how was you little chat my dear?" asked Foxx with a charming little half smile.

"Well, if you have another one of these that we could link together we could just have a private conversation." replied Dawn with a grin.

"Oh my, I think Joy is starting to rub off on you. I think I'm just going to have to limit just how much time the two of you get to spend alone together." teased Foxx with a smile.

"Ooo, does that mean you'll be listening in on our conversations for now on?" asked Dawn with a childish grin.

"I hate to think what is going on in both of your heads." teased Foxx shaking his head as he began to pet Joy. "Not to mention the distractions that will cause as we travel and battle."

"Us a distraction never." teased Dawn as she leaned over and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"Besides, I have a few other things to work on first." replied Foxx a he reached into his bag and started to work on one of his inventions as he began to connect some circuits and small chips. "Not to mention our focus on reaching your family as quick as possible."

"Oh, so I see you only put up one tent are you planning on sharing the tent with me tonight?" asked Dawn with a smile.

"Nope, my sleeping bag is behind me. I plan on working on this for a little longer before calling it a night so we can get an early start tomorrow in hopes of completely passing through these caves by night fall." explained Foxx as he laid the circuits on one of his father's extra gloves of which he used when he mimicked him in the Team Rocket lair.

"So you have this whole thing planned out already then." sighed Dawn as she slowly stood to her feet hoping to hide her sadness and her frown in the darkness of the night.

"Only the minor things like the route we take, the few pit stops along the way to battle a gym here or there, but mostly just going with the wind of things." replied Foxx with a smile.

"So you're going for the gym challenge after all?" confusingly asked Dawn with a slight hint of sadness in her voice.

"Not exactly, you see everyone seems to think that earning the badges will help me have more credit as a professor, but it was recently pointed out to me that the way I've gone about collecting badges is working fine." explained Foxx, "Thus as I pass by a gym or it's leader I plan to challenge them."

"I see, thus your plans to stop along the way for a gym battle." replied Dawn with a smile.

"I figured if we catch it on the way too your house then we can just have Ash meet us at your place when he's done." replied Foxx before continuing to work on his invention.

"So what's the gadget you're working on right now?" asked Dawn as she sat down even closer to him in order to take Joy onto her lap to give him a little more room to work.

"Well, it's primary function is hopefully going to allow me to heal pokemon just by holding their ball while their in it, but for now it's purpose is going to be just holding the G.S. Ball as soon as I start to get closer to the place where Professor Ivy found it." explained Foxx as he looked at her and smiled.

"And that was the Aloan Islands correct?" asked Dawn as she slowly petted Joy's back.

"Yes, Professor Ivy said that it was so hot she had to have her pokemon use Ice Beam on it ten times just to get it to be cool enough for her to pick up with an oven mitt." replied Foxx, Even then it didn't start to cool down enough to touch with her bare hand until she had returned to her lab but even then it was still a bit warm. Yet when I received it in the Johto region from the pokeball expert Kurt it was a bit cold and until now I've never really thought much about it."

"I see, maybe that means the pookemon inside can tell when it's near it's home," replied Dawn with a smile before letting out a short yawn.

"That is a working theory thus wanting to finish this new invention before I continue my journey to the Aloan Islands." confessed Foxx as he focused on connecting a few more circuits.

"Does that mean you're going to spend this whole time we're together working on it?" sadly asked Dawn as she also turned away to hide the tears in her eyes.

"Nope, this week to two weeks is just for us and for me to get to meet your family. I will only work on this for only a short bit each day if at all." replied Foxx as he used one hand to turn her face back towards his so he could look her in the eyes when he added, "I was just pointing out that before I leave you and Ash I would first have to finish this invention."

"You mean before we leave Ash." replied Dawn with a smile which slowly faded as she sadly added, "Unless you no longer want me to travel with you."

"I woud count it more then a honor to have you traveling with me, but I didn't want to assume that you're almost ready to leave Ash's side to follow me is all." replied Foxx as he brushed her tears away with his thumbs as he shifted to have a hand on each of her cheeks.

"Would it be just the two of us?" asked Dawn once more with a yawn.

"No, Joy and our pokemon will be there with us as would my parents if they wanted to." replied Foxx with a yawn himself to which he added, "I guess we best call it a night."