Stop-And-Swap

Himawari Uzumaki sat on a park bench kicking her legs back and forth, a dour expression on her face. She watched as all the other kids played on the playground, but didn’t try to join them due to her not wanting to accidentally hurt the other kids with her jutsu. “Himawari; what’re you doing by yourself?” Himawari looked up to see Mimi Inuzuka standing next to her, her puppy Kikuchiyo sitting atop her head wagging his tail. Taking a sigh, Himawari said, “It’s nothing, Mimi; just…thinking about something.” “What about?” Mimi asked as she sat down next to Himawari. “Well…do you think my mother’s beautiful?” “Where’d that come from?” “I’ve been looking through old photos of my mom and her friends, and I couldn’t help but notice that Mom didn’t feel like showing off her body as much as the other girls did, especially Mrs. Uchiha and Mrs. Yamanaka.” “Maybe she didn’t just want to be seen as a trophy or something,” Mimi said nonchalantly. “I certainly don’t want to be.” “But now all

Serena stood in front of her Delphox, Pancham and Sylveon as she said, “Okay, I think we’re ready for our next Showcase. Pancham, you’ve really gotten better at timing your Ice Punch in our routines. “Cham, Pancham!” Pancham said with a grin. “And Sylveon, your Fairy Wind’s gotten more dazzling! Let’s try adding more dance moves in our next routine to make it really shine!” “Syl, Syl!” Sylveon said with a backflip in the air. “Yeah, just like that! Delphox, I think we need to practice some of your Psychic moves; I feel like they would really wow the audience if we could combine a Psychic with your Mystical Fire. “Del…” Delphox said with a slight hesitation in her force. “Don’t worry; I’ve got an idea,” Serena said as she held up a dark pink crystal on a pendant. “I got this a while back and figured it’d be perfect for you. It’s called a Psychic Gem, and it should help you get control of your Psychic abilities.” Delphox seemed hesitant, but accepted the gem and put it around her