Lily bit her lip. Though she knew what Sid was saying was true, she couldn't just join up with those people. She still believed that friends would just bring her down when it came time for her battle for the champion ship of the Indigo Plateau. After all, they all hated her because of her opinions of Pokemon... She couldn't go back and ask to travel with them.
"Sid..." Lily said gently. "Everyone else is still back in Azalea town. But well be safe in Goldenrod, they have the security up very high ever since the radio tower was taken over. So no Rockets can get us there, ok? Im going to find us some people to help get us to Ecruteak and maybe even bring us on the rest of our journey. Trust me Sid. Your Poochyena is gonna be fine, and you're... We're... Gonna be just fine."
With that, she hugged him tightly, tearing up a bit out of fear. Fear for her safety. Fear for Sid.