@floodtalon @Polaris North
The Haunter was already off, making the Bisharp a little annoyed. "Some team player... we're going to need to work together on this if we're going to win this fight. Even with this gear, it'll be a tough slog. You all with me?" The Beartic, Hippowdon, and Machamp nodded, and activated their Teleport Gems. In a flash of light, they were off as well.

The Master watched from the shadows as they left on their quest. Whether or not they could even complete it even he didn't know. It would be hard, just as the Bisharp had said. "Whether or not they complete the task is irrelevant to me. Even if they just manage to tire the big snake out, I could easily swoop in and deliver the kill..." He thought to himself. He didn't want to get his hands dirty though, not yet at least.



In another flash of light, they were back. Wait... where were they? They looked around, then looked down. "Umm... we're standing on clouds... how is this even..." Beartic pointed to the tower wordlessly, causing the group to look. The beam of light was pointing to the top of the tower. "Well, I guess that's where Rayquaza is. Alright, once everyone is here, we should split into two groups. We'll attract too much attention if we go in one large mob. That Haunter and Salamence aren't here yet, so we have to wait for them."

The group moved carefully across the apparently solid cloud they stood upon. One wrong step could mean a long trip home, with a solid splat at the end. The Bisharp had quickly taken up a solid leadership role, and nobody had even questioned him yet. Nobody wanted to. They all knew that, if he was the first up there, he had to be super powerful and smart to beat everyone else by such a long shot.



"...Yeah, Wigglytuff has an... interesting leadership style to say the least. But hey, it works. He even trained that one team that saved Temporal Tower if I remember correctly." Spirit nodded as Omen recounted his tales down South. He had visited many places, Treasure Town, Serene Village, Post Town, Pokemon Square, many memorable places in Pokemon History, although many wouldn't remember that now.

Then he sensed the change outside. He looked out a window hole in the room they were in, seeing his kids, along with Zaru and Milton about to square off in a two versus two. "Well, this should be interesting. Take a look at how they've improved since you saw them last." Omen stood up and moved over to where Spirit was, looking out the window as well.

Drogo looked at the Haunter as he already used his teleport gem to get to wherever they were going and heard the Bisharp comment about it. Well technically, they haven't really talked all that much so the Salamence didn't fault the Haunter for doing something like that. He nodded when the Bisharp said that they should all work together and when they used the teleport gems, Drogo did as well. He wasn't sure where it would take him but there was only one way to find out now.



When the flash of bright light was gone, Drogo looked around to see that the others were already moving. It was easy to see that they were walking on a cloud. The Salamence wasn't exactly comfortable with that but he guessed he should get used to it. He carefully made his way towards the pokemon group that he was with earlier.

Hearing the part about splitting up, he simply nodded his head again. He had no comments about it nor did he disagree with having the Bisharp as their de facto leader. He was powerful enough to get to the peak first and Infinite Mountain isn't the easiest dungeon around.

[Valiant Village - Sawk and Throh Dojo]

@Light Lord@Empour@Noklu@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North@Iatos
Celty had been quite for a few minutes as the children began to talk amongst themselves, and challenge each other to battles. The Mawile's mind was still fixed on Gredy, whose whereabouts were unknown. Hopefully he found shelter. Perhaps the mass-panic had changed his mind about whether or not he wished to form an Exploration Team...

Regardless, it was still worrying.

With Devon sitting next to her, Celty tried her best to hide her insecurities. After all, she didn't need children worrying about her. Especially given her outburst earlier...

"...So you're going to referee their battle? Do you know what you're doing...?" The Mawile looked to the Totodile with glossy red eyes.

A blank expression overtook the Totodile which caught Celty a bit off-guard. "Uhhh, hey, are you all right?"

@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North

Valentine vanished in a flash of light and reappeared on top of the sky, high above the world, one wrong move meant splat. For everyone else anyways, ghosts don't fall. So that was one thing to check off of the worry list. Now for the 872 other things on the list. Number 1, fighting a lengendary sky Dragon. Valentine glanced at the group who had arrived alongside him. The Bisharp had taken leadership, and he was cool with that. Valentine didn't do leading.

"We should through what moves we know. That way we can work together efficiently and not accidentally kill each other. I'll go first. Confuse Ray, Sucker Punch, Shadow Ball, and Payback."

@Ninian@Empour@Noklu@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North@Iatos



Devon froze up once Celty called him out. He swore that nobody had noticed his trace, but that proved he was wrong. Turning to look at Celty beside him the Totodile gave a sheepish expression. "Yeah. I'm fine Celty. It's just....." His brown eyes shifted to the two Chimchar, before coming back to Celty. A hint of sadness behind them. "Milton and Zaru. They seem really familiar...But they don't know me. It's really weird.....Maybe I'm thinking of different Chimchar and Zorua? I dunno."

Shrugging off the odd feelings, the reptile leaned back against the wall and crossed his arms. Giving a smile to the Mawile. "Whatever. Enough about me and my crazy amnesia. How about you? You came from some other village right? How's life there?"

[Valiant Village - Sawk and Throh Dojo]

@Light Lord@Empour@Noklu@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North@Iatos
Furrowing her brows, the Mawile looked over the Totodile with a worried expression. "...They seem familiar? I mean, if they don't recognize you... then it's probably not them, right? They don't seem to have amnesia, sooo..." Thinking on it for a few moments, her nose scrunched a bit, "I wonder where you would've met another Chimchar and Zorua. I've never actually seen a Zorua before now, and uh... maybe not a Chimchar either now that I think of it."

When asked about her village, Celty averted her gaze. "Oh... Seelie. Well um, it's a village full of Fairy-types. Probably explains why I've never seen half of the Pokémon here, but ummm... I mean, it was nice and stuff. Everyone's kind."

@Iatos @Polaris North @Ninian @Light Lord @Empour
Just as the battle was going to commence, a call to the twins rang around the corner. "Rico! Lulu!" The twins stopped and looked out the door. Running in where Lulu's friends Peach, Flare, and Lyla. They looked terrified. "Oh wow, you guys look like you saw a hoard of Ghost Types, what happened?" The three Pokemon rushed over to them. Peach spoke up first.

"We... we went out to Lilac Meadow, like we always do. But... something was wrong... it had a really weird vibe, much weirder than i've ever felt. Then... we... we were attacked! I couldn't tell what, I'd never seen any Pokemon like them before, but we took off running. By the time we got back here to town, we realized... Krissy wasn't there!" The twins were in shock. Lilac Meadow was one of the safest places around the Village, and some Pokemon had taken up root there, and they had Krissy!

"We have to do something, Rico!" Rico looked over to his sister and nodded, then looked back to Zaru and Milton. "Sorry, looks like our battle is gonna have to wait. Let's go Lulu!" Lulu nodded and looked over to her friends. "Lead the way, we'll protect you, don't worry." The trio nodded, and the group took off towards the south gate of town.

Spirit and Omen looked at each other. "I know, I'll watch over them. You worry about getting the town ready, it'll be the tenth anniversary in two days, everything has to be ready." With that he was gone, out the door and out of sight, just like that Absol...

[You Can Now Visit Lilac Meadow, Check the OOC For More Info]



@Polaris North @floodtalon
"You're pretty trusting to spat our your entire moveset, ya know. If someone were to stab us in the back, we'd be completely screwed if we blabbed about what we knew. I prefer to keep mine on a need to know basis, as in you'll know if I use it." The Beartic, Machamp, and Hippowdon nodded in agreement.

"But so, we know our opponent. Rayquaza... what have we signed on for... No, I can't think like that. We need to know our advantages and disadvantages in this fight. Rayquaza is Dragon and Flying, so Beartic will be super powerful against that. So will Drago, but he'll also be weak to Rayquaza. Machamp should hang back, unless you know Ice Punch. The rest of us should just be distractions, doing little bits of damage but drawing attention away from the heavy hitters. Everyone agree on that?" The Beartic, Hippowdon, and Machamp nodded. The Bisharp looked to Valentine and Drago, awaiting an answer from them.

@Ninian@Empour@Noklu@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North@Iatos



Devon tilted his head as Celty explained a bit about her home village. The area completely foreign to the little Totodile boy as he still held a dopey smile. "Seelile huh? That sounds pretty cool, a village totally made up of Fairies....Maybe we should go visit someday? Might be fun. That is, after I settle this whole 'amnesia' thing."

Lulu's friends blast into the dojo like a grenade, clamouring and in panic about one of their other friends getting left behind in the meadows. The commotion caused Devon to shoot up to his full height and look slack jawed at the kids. "One of your friends is gone!? Oh crap!"

Like lightning the Riolu twins had already taken the problem upon themselves, and had ran off to save their friends. With the Absol that came in earlier hot on their tail. Frantically, Devon looked around the room and was about to speak up before his deep brown eyes caught on something. Spirit was left alone in the back of the building. A somewhat guilty thought passed through the Big Jaw Pokémon's mind. ...Spirit's right there.....I could go ask him about humans.....But....Oh come on! What am I thinking? I gotta go help these guys!......Then again, they do have that Absol with them....He looks pretty tough.....No. I need to go help. I can ask Spirit later.

Turning to look at everyone else still in the dojo, he pointed a claw out the door. "So, who's comin' with? I'm gonna go see if I can help out."

@Ninian@Empour@Noklu@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord@Iatos




The Chimchar was prepared to fight when three other pokemon appeared from the entrance and heading towards the twins, calling out their names. Zaru listened intently to their explanation and his eyes widened as he heard that another pokemon had gone missing. Krissy, the name was. Well, this was certainly a problem. He thought that directing this to Spirit would be the best idea considering that these pokemon seem to be dangerous and all.

But Rico and Lulu already took off. These two, always rushing off to the rescue. Well, he can't fault them for that. However, the Absol that had arrived earlier was following them. Zaru let out a sigh of relief. At least there's an adult that will be following them. His eyes trailed to Devon as he asked who else would be willing to go. Lilac Meadow was a pretty safe place, the safest around here in fact next to the village. If it's only a group of pokemon...

And here he thought he was lazy. "I'll help." He volunteered. He already prepared himself for a fight, might as well find a place where he can test out his moves. Besides, this was a friend of their friend, so he felt a little obligated to save this friend as well. Hopefully, it wouldn't be too hard.

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The Haunter had voluntarily said his moveset. It wasn't such a bad idea for Drogo if someone else were to do it but the others openly disagreed to it. After that promise of fortune, Drogo thought that nobody would have enough guts to betray someone else if it'll somewhat cause the failure of the mission. They would have to kiss that treasure chest goodbye. But with this amount of revival herbs and seeds, he was sure they could defeat Rayquaza. Ah, hopefully.

Right, Rayquaza will be weak against his dragon-type attacks but so will he. And he was more than sure that the legendary pokemon is fast enough to dodge his attacks if he's not distracted and Drogo wasn't sure if he could dodge the other pokemon's attacks. Dragon-Dragon match ups are really a pain.

Drogo nodded though. That was the best course of action. So it was Beartic and him who would be dealing the most damage huh? Good enough for him.

[Valiant village: Dojo=> Guild and Lilac Meadow]
@Polaris North@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo

His every thought that had been focused on the battle snapped to who was calling out in panic, in his mind the battle had gone on for quite a while yet now his attention to it was broken off. His friends needed help and both Lulu and Rico was already on their way, Zaru and Devon was also equally quick to pick up on the need to go, and Milton himself knew that he couldn't slack behind at this important time. His eyes lit up as he changed back to a Zorua and quickly sliced the ground with his claws creating a small cut in it. "You have my claws Devon, lead the way I got your back." he said quick to take on the following role, he didn't really think much about it for now... but technically Devon had asked who was with him and that in Milton mind appointed Devon the leader of the rescue.

He quickly ran up to Devon after that and joined his side ready to head into wherever they needed to go without hesitation. He was eager, he was already pepped up to the max for the sparing fight and now he was even more so when he had a chance to fight for a good cause again. He would let none stop him from following on this mission. "I'll guard the rear, Lets pass by the guild on the way there and grab our exploration bags, never go into a mystery dungeon unprepared or you will end up in deep trouble, that's what my brother and our teachers always nag about." he said as he pulled out his 'Connection orb' that he had once gotten from his brother as a gift, that way he knew he could always stay connected to him and all his friends no matter how far away they went.

He peered through the orb and could see Krissy in peril, it was enough for his eyes to harden as he put the orb back and then nodded to the others. He didn't linger for longer and then charged off to the guild to grab exploration bags, he knew where they was after all and knew that the suppliant had carefully packed them with items for the young like himself so they wouldn't need to worry about being unprepared or wasting their hard earned 'poké' on supplies before they could collect something from the dungeons they explored. Once he reached the supply room he grabbed three bags, peaked to see if there was contents in them and then just ran back out to hand one over to his partners. "Let me give you the short version. we are now heading into a Mystery dungeon, its a dungeon that's layout changes every time you visit it, pokémon that roam these are often territorial and will attack on sight. Don't hesitate to strike first if you get the chance." he explained as he waited for them to go.

He then continued, "Even if they sleep while you enter the room its usually safer to knock them out than to risk them awakening and putting you in a tight spot, but they can be left alone if they look dangerous or if you already have awake opponent. I will tell you about any item you wish to know about... but for the moment put that bracelet on, its a looplet that allows you to pick up mysterious gems that you sometimes find in mystery dungeons, they are called 'Emeras', they can assist you in a multitude of ways. The looplet itself that I wear have four slots and boost my attack, the emeras you find can do the same thing or a lot of other stuff to... I'll also explain about any item you wish to know about. " he told quickly as he gave Devon a looplet, he assumed Zaru already had one. His own Looplet was an 'Attack Looplet' that boosted his Attack stat as well as it had 4 slots for Emeras.

Milton's Guide To dungeoning: P1

Always be prepared to face an enemy around every corner, have someone watching the rear, the front and the flank's all at once if possible.

-Apples: Are for eating if you get hungry.

-The blue berires 'Oran berries' will restore your health if you eat one, only do so if you get hurt.

-On the right side you see there's a small pocket with a orb in it... its a escape orb that's put so its always easy to reach. If things go south, there's no shame in fleeing from a mystery dungeon.

-Healing items go to the left: there's two heal seeds that will take care of any status effect like poison and burn. Zaru do not need to worry about the burn status effect as he's a fire type himself, and its usually them that can afflict it.

-The one's in the bottom are revival seeds, they are among the only things that can help you if you faint.

-That drink there is an Elixir, it will restore your 'PP' meaning you can continiue to use your 'Move's' after you have run out.

-Watch your step, Mystery dungeons often contain traps.

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The day had began long ago and the sun still hung high in the sky, yet there was still places in the village where it didn't quite seem to shine so brightly, places that was still even in the midst of day secluded in darkness. One of these places was the Machamp brother's bar, and at this time of day only really desperate pokémon or those who wanted to left alone really visited it. One of these pokémon was a Tyranitar, filled with scars over his body that told of either fierce battles or hinted of a more grim fate to harsh to imagine. His ees had been shut for so long that many would mistake him for being asleep as he had hardly budged since about the time yesterday when he was asked to leave for closing time. Now again he was seated in the same place and drank a new version of the same drink he had yesterday... the strongest the house had. He reeked of alchol yet didn't really care, he was not even drunk yet and he had emptied the mug at least three times before he stopped shouting for more.

He was not a disliked customer, nor was he really a liked one... he requested little, only to not be bothered and if someone was to approach him he was quick to dismiss them and many quickly realized that he wouldn't hesitate to do so very violently if he had too. He wouldn't start ranting before his fifth mug and he hadn't gotten that far yet when a Taillow suddenly flew in through the window, chirping as it landed on the Tyranitar's shoulder without fear. The large pokémon suddenly grasped the mug that had stood so idly by for perhaps a hour and quickly downed its contents in one fell swoop before slamming it down toward the table. "In the mountains?... a hour... long ago... " he muttered slowly as the Taillow chirped in a way that would be in-comprehensive to non-bird pokémon yet the Tyranitar seemed to understand it perfectly. "An outlaw?... interesting..." he muttered, he suddenly bashed his hand down into the table hard enough to crack it as he brought himself to his feet from sitting and then once he left a bunch of poké, more than enough to cover both the table and the drink's along with a healthy extra sum... for someone who had yet to leave a tip he seeemed to suddenly be in not such a bad mood from the news that the Taillow brought him.

@Ninian

The Tyranitar sat out in a pretty straight path, not avoiding anythyone in his path... any pokémon that stood in it had to either move or be rather ungently moved out of it. Smaller pokémon had to watch their heads and their bodies from getting stepped on as the Tyranitar didn't seme to really care that much at all about anyone or if someone got hurt, and quite frankly many was quick to do so as he already had quite the reputation of being unbeatable. It had happened several times already that really strong village pokémon had challanged him for his behavior and so far none had really talked about it after as they was quite lucky to be alive. His feet didn't stop until he nearly walked right over a Mawile, only then did his path stop for a second as he starred at the Fairy type with a gaze filled with what first would look like a Deep seated hatred, perhaps something between a Dark and Fairy type. His clawed hands twitched as his gaze trailed along her form and he let out a soft grunt as his gaze shifted from the hatred to one of a completely different direction.

It was like he simply went over the different possibilities of what he could do to this female pokémon and didn't care where his mind went too while he was starring at her. He then just snorted as he let his clawed hand brush over the growth on her head that were her most iconic feature, than he simply continued past her like nothing had happened. He didn't stop until he reached the location where Flash was currently held, not caring if he rudely interrupted something. "So this is what became of the 'Flash'... not very bright or fast are you?... now that your in the 'can' that is. " he stated with an obvious sarcastic undertone. He put one of his claws towards a metallic object and let a loud ear piercing screech ring around the area as he slowly dragged his claw towards the object.

"I wonder... what would one of your, 'proffession' do for their freedom? " he took one step back to watch.

@Ninian @Iatos
Spirit watched as one after the next departed, soon he was left alone. Well, there was Celty, but she seemed distracted. Then that behemoth walked by, he'd been hanging around the Village for a few days now, and Spirit got a very uneasy vibe about him. He seemed to be heading in the direction of the local prison. Spirit tailed behind, pausing nearby as the massive Tyranitar began to speak to Flash.

"I don't need any help from you. Yeah, I screwed up, but I wouldn't have even guessed he had the power he does... I'll do my time, and I'll come back for him. And... if I'm gonna break out, it'll be by myself, I don't need someone like you to help me." Said Flash in response to the Tyranitar. He wasn't afraid of this bulking behemoth. Yeah, he'd heard the tales of Tyranitars destroying entire mountains in an infuriated rage, but that was next to nothing to the power he'd just witnessed.

"So, you do have some honor and decency in you, Flash. And, I'm sorry to say to your guest, you'll be going away for quite a long time. Now, I'm going to have to ask you to leave, this is a restricted area." Said Spirit, stepping behind the Tyranitar. He still bore his Lucarionite Bracelet, and had barely broken a sweat during his confrontation with Flash. He had the type advantage as well. If this guy was smart, he'd back off, he was severely outmatched in this scenario.



It wasn't long before they reached the usually peaceful and vibrant floral meadow. Something was definitely off though, the place was covered in what appeared to be webs. Lulu rushed over to a nearby bush and grabbed a satchel from within it. "Always be prepared. Not that we don't trust some of the Pokemon in Valiant Village, but you can never be too careful." She grabbed two attack looplets from the bag, tossing one to her brother, and putting one on herself. "We've got a few for you all as well, catch!" She called as she threw a few standard looplets to her friends.

"This place wasn't categorized as a Mystery Dungeon, but it's better to be safe than sorry." Said Rico. It was true, this place was called Lilac Meadow because it had an abundance of Lilac Flowers over all others. Usually the kids from the village would play here all the time, but if something had taken root here, it might not be safe anymore. "Alright, everyone stick together. We can't get separated, or else we'll be in big trouble." Peach, Ember, and Lyla nodded, and took up position behind Rico and Lulu. These three were far less confident in battle, and could even be quite skittish at times.

The group started its trek into the tall flowers, while their silent guardian watched from afar. The sight of these webs concerned him though. He'd heard rumors of a Spider Pokemon Gang that had fled far to the north to avoid the law. But, if they believed they had found refuge here, they were dead wrong. He would make sure of that, if not Spirit if his kids got hurt. "Well, time to see what these kids are made of." He started slowly moving after them, continuing watching from afar unless his assistance was absolutely necessary.

@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North

Valentine rolled his eyes at the words of the Bisharp. "If someone were to betray me then not only would they be facing the wrath of everyone else, but they would be facing the wrath of this so called "Master". It doesn't matter though, if you all wish to be suspicious and untrusting then that is your decision. I just want optimal success rates." Valentine looked at Drogo and wondered if he would be a good idea for a heavy hitter. Depending on his moveset, he may be better for hit and run tactics.

"Your plan is sound. I have no problem following it, but perhaps we should focus on making it the great sky Dragon first. If I recall correctly, legends say something of a resting point before his chamber. We can plan there." Valentine adjusted his bag and began to head off in a random direction. He then stopped. "I'm going to scout around by going through the walls. Any objections?

[Valiant Village - Sawk and Throh Dojo]

@Iatos@Light Lord@Polaris North
The children from the river burst in, and Celty's attention was drawn to the commotion. Putting a paw to her lips, she furrowed her brows in thought, Attacked!?

When Devon mentioned he was about to follow, the Mawile put a hand to her forehead, "...I'm not going to let two kids get attacked by some unknown Pokémon. Let's just... get this over with."

Aggravated, the Mawile gestured at Devon, Zaru, and Milton before making her way out of the dojo.

[Valiant Village - Enroute to Lilac Meadow]

Pulling her satchel forward, she began to dig through it, pulling out her enhanced Choice Looplet. It was then that she noticed a rather disturbing presence; one that was judging her like one would a piece of meat. He was stopped right before her, looking up, she could almost feel the twisted thoughts going through the Tyranitar's mind. It was, unfortunately, not an unfamiliar feeling. With a seething gaze locked upon the Dark-type, she thought to herself, He better fucking get the fuck away from me before I flip my shit.

As the Tyranitar's hand brushed over her horns, she twitched; disgust washing over her. Gritting her teeth she clenched her fist as the Tyranitar walked off as if nothing had happened, Oh FUCK off. Why are Dark-types always such fucking perverted freakshows?

With an enraged snort, Celty rushed off to catch up to the rest of the group whom, hopefully, missed the entire exchange. Were they ahead of her, or behind her...?

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

With the assumption she saw the rest of the group enter the Guild, she looked around in an attempt to find them.

@Ninian@Polaris North@Iatos



Devon felt a sense of security that felt oddly familiar to him as both Milton and Zaru immediately stood him. To be on a team with a Zorua and a Chimchar.....It was all too similar to an experience that he swore he had before. But for now, that didn't matter. They had to get moving if they wanted to catch up with the others. A warm smile crossed the Totodile's maw as he looked around at the two. "Thanks guys. You're the best!" Milton then suggested they stop at the guild for supplies, and with no objections coming from anyone, they all ran out the door of the building and off to the guild.

The three young Pokémon zipped through the front entrance of the guild, taking a sharp turn down the hall to end up in a room with many wood shelves stocked with bags, berries, and many other useful items. It was the supply room. Devon was distracted by the vast quantity of goods in the room, tilting his head back to gaze around at it as Milton approached both him and Zaru with what looked to be some sort of messenger bags. "Cool bags. Thanks." As the Zorua explained Mystery Dungeons in detail, Devon was listening intently while also finding a comfortable way to actually equip the bag. The oddly colored Totodile fumbled with the bags single strap for a bit before he finally got it set in comfortable position. The bag itself hanging from his back, the strap going over top his left shoulder and under his right armpit. He smiled to himself a bit as he twisted and turned to look himself over. Yeah.....This feels right. Maybe I used to wear a bag like this as a human?

The human turned Pokémon put his full attention back on Milton as he began to explain the mysterious items known as 'Looplets' and 'Emeras'. Emeras huh?......I could go for a few buffs to help me out.....I'll be sure to keep an eye out for these things.... Then he was handed his own Looplet. Devon held up the blue and yellow ring with three indentations in the light of the ceiling window, and stared at it for a bit before sliding it onto his wrist. A wide toothy grin came over his jaws. "NOW we're talking. This is pretty sweet Milton. Thanks for all the info but if everyone's ready, we should get going."

Devon spun around on his tiny blue feet and made for the door, stopping in the main hall once he spotted Celty poking around. The little Totodile picked up speed as he rushed up to meet her. Though, the Mawile looked a bit angry. "Yo Celty! You coming with? Me, Milton, and Zaru are heading out to Lilac Meadow to try and help out."

The Tyranitar didn't seem to care that the Lucario followed him, nor did he pay any mind or attention to it. He listened to what the Grass type in the cell had to reply with and then let out a short half choked laught that came out more as a snore. A slight disappointment crossed his gaze before he slowly shook his head. "My... 'type' eh?" he replied calmly as he put his clawed hand to his chin and thought. "Such a shame... a wasted opportunity. Then I have no use for you" he said before reaching out his clawed hand to chip of a bit off a piece of the wall like if it was butter to his claws before flicking it away like dust under his nails. He turned around paying no heed or attention to the prisonner any longer, instead his eyes settled on the shorter Lucario who was now standing in the way he was intending to go.

He snorted "Such a rude Child... speaking out of turn." he commented before hunching down in the slightest to scoop up a handful of dirt, sand and dust of the ground that slowly sprinkled through its hollows as he clenched it. "This Land and everything on and within it belong to none and all. As do the sky above..." he said calmly raising his hand to near his mouth as he watched it sprinkle down... then he slowly extended it over the Lucario's head and poured the contents over the Fighting type without concern or care. He didn't care that the creature was standing there, it was insignificant to him. Amoment after the winds around them started kicking up and sand violently trashed around in circles before comming to a sudden halt as the Tyranitar let out a soft growl and swung his hand in the air, it was his Sandstream ability kicking in... yet he had the full control of it.

If somone starred at his Aura they would see that it was filled with a swirl of emotion's that the Tyranitar dismissed so easily, yet he most of them was connected to pure unshaked rage. He was on the brim of laying the town low and everything around him... yet chose not too, he didd not act upon his emotions simply leaving them to swirl. He blinked and once he opened his eyes again his aura went blank... like someone who'm seen beyond death, starred into the abyss and felt its stare back into them. Controlling their every thought, every motion... "Go ahead and Mega Evolve little one... don't presume I do not know what your gem can give you. I've seen it countless times before and fought countless opponents like you... It will give you no advantage here, nor wll your typing" he said as he walked onward, shoving the Lucario asside if needed.

He didn't care if his back was turned towards the possible opponent either, he glanced back to the mountain and then ahead to the town again. "Its a nice town... would be a shame if something happened to it" he said as he calmly walked onward, after all he was not beyond bringing it all down if he was engaged in battle here.

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Milton nodded with a smile as Devon so gladdly listened to him and made him feel very important, it was good to be able to tell someone what he had learned and they not dismissing the knowledge or something akin to that. "Your welcome, I'm ready to head out, just lead the way" he said cheerfully, then he looked to Celty wondering where she would fit on their team, for some reason he hadn't expected an older pokémon to come along and in one way he had hoped the would not. It was slightly dissapointing to the Zorua that they would kinda have an adult with them on thier team... but he figured beggars couldn't be choosers and now they really didn't have the time to argue. "Oh... Uhm, I guess you can watch the left flank maybe?.. and Zaru the right one?... I like to guard the rear still please... " he said as she really wanted to do that task at the moment, it was not that he was afraid of the front or anything, just that he knew how important it was to protect the rear in a dungeon as they never knew what type of pokémon would try to sneak up on them.

With four members he knew they would be above the usual three man group, but in a way maybe he could see Celty as the guest pokémon they would be escorting?... that thought at least made it a bit easier to deal with the fact that she was older than they was. He nodded to Zaru as it felt great to go on a rescue mission with his friend.

@Iatos@Light Lord@Ninian



Zaru smiled as Devon seemed a little excited. It might be a rescue mission but this would be his first one. Well, personally, he had gone to dungeons to explore but he had only been on rescue missions for four-five times in his stay at the guild. He followed quickly as they went to the supply room and grabbed a bag from there. Milton was right, the elders always did nag them about being unprepared for a dungeon. He packed his bag with the extra necessary items for himself, just to make sure he could get in and out unharmed... for the most part. He grabbed his Sp. Attack looplet and wore it.

"I'd personally be more comfortable if I was in the middle. I'll be sure to guard you Devon." He wasn't at all a leader so he couldn't take top place but he could go behind him and they'll be set. Devon looked like he could use back-up too. Vaulting over the Totodile would be quite easy for a nimble monkey like him. He then looked at Celty who might accompany them. He wasn't too bothered with that fact but then again, wasn't there an Absol who followed the others?

This might be a great experience for all of them. After all, absolutely no one was in a team. If it would go well, maybe they could team up. Maybe. Hopefully.

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

@Light Lord@Polaris North@Iatos
Her ears twitched somewhat when Devon called out to her. Bright eyes focused on the Totodile, and she gave a curt nod. "Yeah... I mean, I guess, sure. You're probably going to need some help, assuming what the kids said was true." Putting her satchel on properly she continued, "If there's no trouble, I guess I could use a bit to cool off. Probably not the best idea to start a fight the first day I enter a new town, right? Haha..."

Crossing her arms she listened as they all discussed placements. "I can just fall behind or something. You guys need the practice, not me. If anything bad happens I'll be sure to help though..."

@Ninian@Polaris North@Iatos



Devon looked back behind him as Zaru spoke up about his placement, and the Totodile gave a thumb up in response. "Yeah that's fine. Thanks Zaru."

Turning back to Celty, the teen turned Pokémon blinked at her. ....She DOES look really bugged about something....Maybe it might be better if I don't ask.... Finally, he gave the Mawile a nod and a grin as he strutted past her out the door of the guild. Turning around to walk backwards he threw his arms out. "Well alright then! Let's go join the party shall we?"



Devon, Zaru, Milton, and Celty, after a bit of walking, found the meadow mentioned by the other kids quite quickly. However, it was defiantly not what Devon had expected. From the way Milton had described it, it was a Mystery Dungeon filled with all sorts of danger.
But the only thing that greeted the part upon arrive was a cool breeze, tall swaying trees, and a field of small purple flowers that seemed to cover the earthly floor like carpet.

Devon walked ahead of the party into the clearing of Lilacs, looking around at the natural beauty with jaws hinged open in awe. "Wow....This is nothing like what I expected. This place is awesome...." That is, until his head titled upwards to spot the odd silky string hung about the trees. The sight of the webs caused the Totodile's mouth to shut and dip in a frown. "....Except for all the webs everywhere. What gives? Is there a bunch of Spinarak living around here?"

[Lilac Meadow]

The group of five continued onward slowly, making sure to watch all angles. They continued along the usual well-worn path towards the Meadow's Center, a beautiful water pool constantly refilled by a natural waterfall, covered in Water Lillys. However, something stopped them in their tracks not even a fourth of the way through the field. A bunch of tracks, obvious signs of a struggle, and some drag marks.

Rico was taking a close look at the tracks, but Lulu looked like she was starting to have a meltdown. "Lulu, relax, I'm right here." Her friends seemed quite concerned. "Is... is Lulu alright?" Asked Flare. Lulu was almost in a state of complete panic, the only thing keeping her grounded to sanity being her brother. "If all of these signs are right, we're dealing with either Ariados or Galvantula, or their evolution lines, or both. And Lulu... she had a bad experience with those kind of Pokemon." Lulu started to shake. "Don't talk... don't talk about it... I don't want... I can't..."

"Remember what we're here for, Lulu!" Yelled Lyla, snapping Lulu back to her senses. "Yeah, Krissy is counting on you, we're counting on you. Don't let fear cover up your courage." Said Peach. Lulu stood there, motionless for a moment.

[Valiant Village]

@Iatos
This guy was definitely an odd one. His Aura was all over the place. The words he spoke came from what sounded like a broken man, with no real motivation except greed. He stepped aside as the giant walked past. "You're right about a few things. A battle here is not what I desire. As much violence as I've seen today... let peace reign. But, there are many things you have wrong."

He didn't even know if the behemoth was still listening, but he kept talking. "I'm no child, in fact my age probably outlasts yours. I've trained many over the years, I've seen much in my life. I do believe you've faced Mega Evolution before, but tell me this: how many have you faced that truly understood why they achieved such power? Many can find such power, but using it to its fullest is a task one must take years to perfect."

He paused and continued. "You seem like a Pokemon that's given up on the world as it is, I can see it in your eyes. You have nothing left to lose, but no real purpose except to gain power. That path will only lead you to destruction. Many have tread such a path, none have succeeded."

He finally decided to wrap it up. "I don't wish to make you an enemy, but I know you don't want to make me a friend. So I warn you, through my journeys I've befriended some of the most powerful teams to have walked the face of the planet, and I've trained some myself. So if you truly think you want me as your enemy... that is your choice. But let nothing happen to this village, for if something does happen to it because of you... not even Arceus himself could save you then."

He walked past the behemoth himself. He'd said what he wanted to say, and he had no regrets about it. He told the truth, he meant what he said. He knew that not all Pokemon held complete darkness in their hearts, there was always some slice of good that would shine through when they most needed it. He always tried to see the good in people. While he still did not trust this odd Pokemon, he would not make him an outcast or enemy.

Now he had to return to the task of preparing for the Founders Day Festival. He would stop by the Guild to see if any important bulletins had come through, then head back to the village center to see how decorations were coming.

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

@Banana
It had been a long time since he had led anyone on a tour of the Guild's facilities, it felt good to tutor a newcomer. "We keep only the basic necessities here, enough food to hold over Guild Members and Guests, supplies for each team to head out with, and just enough money to cover basic expenses. Spirit is a very generous Pokemon, giving most of the money he earns to the town to improve it and keep it on its feet in times of need."

They passed down the hall, coming to a stop before a painting done by the local Smeargle. "Ah, that's Spirit with his most prized pupils. The Swords of Justice. The five of them founded this town together... man it devastated him when they vanished... that painting shows Spirit as the happiest I've ever seen him." As if on cue, Spirit entered the scene. Razor straightened a bit as he walked in. "Hello, Guildmaster, I was just showing... er... I'm sorry, your name must've slipped my mind."

Spirit glanced at the newcomer, then looked back to Razor. "How're the others doing?" Razor snapped to look up at Spirit. "We had Melody come over and take a look at them, minor injuries, they'll be back to active duty by tomorrow." Spirit nodded and turned to head back out, but paused at the door. "And to you, my young ice type stranger, welcome to Valiant Village." And off he went.

[Sky Tower]

@floodtalon @Polaris North
The Haunter was definitely more of a loner, he could tell already. However, he was hesitant to let him go. "Hold up, something doesn't feel... right. If this is the home of the Legendary Rayquaza, why haven't we been attacked on sight by guards yet anyways?" The group looked around. "He has a point... I'm feeling no vibrations, but given we're on clouds, that's not unusual I think." Said the Hippowdon.

"It is quite quiet, odd." Said the Beartic, possibly the longest sentence he'd said yet. The Bisharp looked over to the Haunter. "Take a quick peak, but something is definitely off about this place. The rest of us get ready to move. Machamp and Beartic, you'll be with me. Hippowdon, you go with Drago and Valentine."

@Shiny Keldeo

Valiant Village, Spirit's Guild.
"I-it was Kargool, and hello Guildm-master Spirit." The Vanillite stared at the Lucario as he walked past, a strong aura radiating off him. A bright idea flared in his head, and as the Lucario left the scene, Kargool turned to Razor and posed a question, hopefully it wouldn't ruin his chances at getting in the guild. "Is it possible for me to join your team, Razor? If not then I'll go make my own team, but if I could join yours, I'd be a good member. I promise!" There was no harm in asking, the worst thing that would happen would be a rejection, and in that case Kargool could resort to plan B and get a recruit from the past team to be his partner, but again, there was never any harm in asking.