@Iatos@Light Lord@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo



Celty squared off with the leader of the group leaving them with just the lesser pokemon in the group, but they were still strong. Zaru looked around and saw that the twins had safely secured Krissy and they could leave. But leaving such a dangerous outlaw group alone... doesn't seem to be a bright idea. Then again, so does fighting these pokemon off. He had to worry about the three of Cat's Grace too. But then Milton suddenly charged towards them, took out an Escape Orb and teleported out of the 'dungeon' with the three with him.

Alright, that's out of his mind. Now he can actually move out of this spot. Devon had been hit by an electric type attack. Ouch, that must hurt a lot. But he seemed to have gotten back on his feet soon enough, and seemed angrier than before. The Totodile dove into a wall of pokemon before him, going wild.

A thundershock almost hit him which snapped him back to reality. Right, he was still in danger of being attacked. The Chimchar's mouth twisted to a grin as he charged at a group of Spinaraks who were attempting to shoot him down. He then came barrelling towards them in a [Flame Wheel] causing them to panic. But he wasn't done, as the flame around him dissipated, he then released a barrage of Ember towards them, effectively making everyone faint.

He felt extremely sluggish though, pain coursing through his being. He was hit by poison sting and it afflicted him with that accursed status effect. However, he backed down and took out a Pecha Berry and took a bite from it. Alrighty then! He needed to help them out as much as he can. Once they retreated, he would too. But as far as he was concerned, they were visitors and he couldn't let them faint here.

@floodtalon@Shiny Keldeo



Drogo had expected this to be hard, but this was near impossible. He had already extinguished almost half of his own Reviver seeds and his supplies were quickly dwindling. He growled again as he released another Dragon Breath before hiding behind the stable wall with the others. He was quite injured but nothing like a little rest wouldn't heal. Like him, the others were already thinking it was impossible. But the Bisharp doesn't want to give up, Drogo doesn't either.

"A tactical retreat might be the best idea. We need a better plan than just... attacking him." Drogo said. As much as his pride didn't actually want to run away, he had to break it if he wanted to survive. He wasn't stupid enough to not agree. And Bisharp was right, there must be some way to defeat this guy. They just needed to find out what it is.

@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North

They were getting their asses handed to them. No ifs ands or buts about it. The fact that Rayquaza could Mega Evolve had not factored into the equation and Valentine had lost at least 7 Revived Seeds to him. He was now taking cover behind the wall with everyone else, pretty banged up but he could definitely be worse. This was an impossible task, but he sure as hell wasn't going to vocalize that. He didn't quit jobs. Ever.

"Yeah, let's retreat for now." Valentine wasn't a big fan of Bisharp, but he knew when it was time to argue and when it was time to shut up and listen. Now was that time.

[Lilac Meadow]

@Ninian @Light Lord @Polaris North @Iatos
Safely behind cover behind a tree trunk, Rico and Lulu watched Milton's suicidal charge into Cat's Grace, then he made the dumbest move they'd ever seen. He brought out an Escape Orb and teleported out. "Milton! That crazy little... doesn't he know that's dangerous to do when your not in a dungeon?!" Orbs, Escape Orbs specifically, were designed for use in Mystery Dungeon's by ancient Pokemon. Use of them outside of Dungeons made them... unstable so to speak. Sometime's they'd work, sometimes they flat out wouldn't, sometime's it would even backfire on the Pokemon using it.

Omen kept up his attack, somehow managing to evade almost every attack with great ease. He was a prime example of a Pokemon fully trained by Spirit. But, even with his assault, the crowd wasn't thinning. Every time he knocked one out, another would push up and take its place, letting the previous one recover. What was keeping him on his toes the most was the fact that the Ariados leader still hadn't emerged from the ground.

Speaking of which, the ground around Celty began to shake. At first it seemed he would appear from behind. Then to her right. Then her left? He was just playing with her, like a Pursian playing with a Dedenne. Then it became perfectly calm. For a whole three seconds. Then he exploded out of the ground directly under her, catching her in a flurry of dirt, rocks, and miscellaneous debris.

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

@Banana @Iatos
Once again his thoughts were inturupted by the Vanillite. He was persistant, it seemed, but he didn't have time to deal with the matter at the moment. "Look, I don't want to come off as rude, but I'm quite busy tonight. We'll take care of things in the morning, we still have a spare room here at the Guild, you're free to take it. Now please..." He started to retreat into his thoughts again, then Tzerah showed up.

"Actually... I wanted to speak to you as well." He said, looking the Luxray in the eyes. "I'm sorry about this afternoon, I should have sensed what was going on inside of you. Instead, I sent you into a fitful rage, blinded by my own anger. I'm so sorry..." He stopped for a moment, then sat down crosslegged on a nearby stump chair. "I spoke with Officer Magnezone again. He wanted me to tell you this, since he had to take Flash back down south to face the penalty for his crimes. He's officially placing you on a month long leave of absence from the force. He wants you to take the time and relax, spend time with you kid, unwind, and think about things a bit."

[Sky Tower Summit]

@Polaris North @floodtalon
Bisharp nodded at the unanimous agreement, brought out the Escape Orb, and activated it. In a bright light, they were gone. Seeing this, Rayquaza let up on his attack and reverted back into his normal form. "Phew... Mega Evolving... takes a lot out of me... I hope I don't have to do that again for a while... but... they'll be back. Strange, I didn't see Him with them this time... that slime probably hired mercenaries to come after me, must have been a pretty penny..."

He floated to the ground, curling up, and began to rest and wait for them to return.

[Sky Tower]

Back at the base of Sky Tower, the group emerged from nowhere in a bright light given off by the Escape Orb. Finally they caught their breath and tended to their wounds. Bisharp banged his bladed arm against a wall, leaving a scar. "We knew this would be hard, but I wish we'd known about the Mega Evolution sooner..." Machamp slumped down onto the ground. "How are we going to beat this guy?" Hippowdon just looked confused. "I don't think we can..." Then Beartic of all Pokemon spoke up. "We can fight fire with fire. Drago, you have the power to Mega Evolve, but I'm guessing you don't have a Mega Stone yet do you?"

The rest of them perked up. "He's got a point... and I've heard that nowadays you don't even NEED a Mega Stone to Mega Evolve. We just have to find one of those Awakening Emeras! We might have a chance!" Machamp still didn't look convinced. "The odds of finding one of those though... it just isn't in our favor." Hippowdon said nothing, just staring back up at the Sky Tower Summit.

[Lilac Meadow]

@Light Lord@Polaris North@Iatos@Shiny Keldeo
It was too late, but Celty did manage to launch herself in the air. Unfortunately though, being caught in debris, she was sent backwards.

"...Ugh... such an asshole. Fine, whatever..." Wobbling to her feet, she glared at the Ariados before her. "I don't really understand why you wanted to kidnap some girl, but I'm not going to let you get away with this."

Wiping blood from her cheek, the Mawile's eyes narrow as she fixes her gaze upon the leader. "...Anyway, if you pull that Dig shit again, I'm going after you. K? K." Celty began to glow white while ripples of energy appeared above and around the Ariados. [CELTY used ROCK SLIDE!] Rocks materialized out of the ripples, raining down upon the gang's leader.

Kargool the Vanillite

Valiant Village, Spirit's Guild
@Shiny Keldeo
Kargool smiled when Spirit said there was a spare room that he could take, and although Spirit was very busy, the Vanillite understood and began to speak again. "Ok. Sorry for being a nuisance Guildmaster Spirit." The Vanillite proceeded towards the spare room in the guild, and put his stuff down. He glanced at the window and saw the sun slowly beginning to set over the horizon, and as he watched the sun set over the horizon, he wondered who Team Envirolock would send to assist him in setting up a new team...

@Iatos@Light Lord@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo



The Chimchar retreated to the trees once more to take a breather. There was no end to them. No matter how many he took down, there was some pokemon there to replace him. They were sturdy that's for sure and Zaru, loathe as he to admit, is young and although experienced in the art of fighting, isn't very strong. All he can do are hit and runs. It was all thanks to Spirit's training and his previous experience in travelling that he was able to dodge most attacks.

"There's practically no end to them." He muttered before dropping down and then continued on attacking some of them until he managed to get within earshot to Omen without the need to shout. "Omen, what should we do? Do we wait for Officer Magnezone or should we retreat?" He asked while trying and thankfully succeeding in dodging attacks but he found no opening to counterattack for now.

@floodtalon@Shiny Keldeo



Yep, there it is. Their morale was on an all time low, not that the dragon-type blamed them, it was really hard. They barely put a scratch on that mega-evolved Rayquaza. He looked at the Beartic as he spoke of how Drogo, himself, could mega-evolve. "Yes, I can. But unfortunately, in all my treasure hunting, not once have I acquired a Mega Stone." He admitted shamefully.

He then looked at the Bisharp as he mentioned the Awakening Emeras and it was followed by the Machamp who retorted with the fact that it would be really hard to actually find one of those. "True, the odds of finding one of them would be really low. We could try, yes, but we should have a backup plan should we not find one of those." He suggested. They could spend hours upon hours trying to find one of those Emeras but just in case they would give up on that, at least they would be prepared to get up there and try to beat the legendary pokemon.

[Lilac Meadow]

@Iatos@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North@Ninian
As the Ariados was being pelted by the Mawile's super effective move, a blue blur flew from the chaos. Eyes red with [Rage] and body covered in small bleeding stab wounds, Devon opened his jaws wide as he dove for the gang's leader with a savage snarl. [DEVON used BITE!] The Totodile's glowing razor sharp teeth would then attempt to clamp down onto the spiders behind.

@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North

Valentine remained silent throughout their discussion of Mega Evolutions and ways to Mega Evolve without a Mega Stone. All their talk meant nothing unless they had a way to back it up. They spoke of how hard it would he to find one, the morale went down like a rock.

"It would be hard to find if we were average explorers. But in case you've forgotten, we have a supplier. Someone with the resources to pay everyone exorbitant amounts of Gold, Reviver Seeds, Revived Herbs, etcetera. We should just ask The Master for info on where to find an Awakening Emeras." Valentine decided to speak up and point out the obvious way to find one. He then turned to Drogo.

"In regards to a backup plan, I would consider Wonder Orbs. More specifically, a Silence Orb. No defense can hold out forever if you take away the offense that accompanies it." Valentine finished his suggestions and looked over the group.

@Shiny Keldeo

She tilted her head slightly when he told her he needed to speak to her, then calmly sat down to allow him to continue. Once she heard his words however her ears dropped as well as her gaze, one didn't need to read her aura to tell that the news was very sad to her. "I... I see." she responded not really sure how to respond to his words. She was awkwardly silent after that, only pawing at the ground idly as she distracted her mind. Then eventually she walked over and without another word put her head in the guildmaster's lap. "Spirit..." she said and sighed before she looked up at him. She hesitated again before she spoke, yet once she shut her eyes and opened them again to look at him she filled herself with determination.

She drew breath, and then spoke again "I don't believe I can handle my daughter alone. No matter how I pretend not to I can't just stop loving her like the sweet little thing she is... and I have to admit I love her with everything I have. I'm just afraid that she's too much alike me... not this me... but the past me. She might have friends, and I hope that training with them will make everything fine... I'm sure I'm just being... worried for nothing perhaps. But... for Lurrie... For my Lurriefax, I... I might, be. Uhm.... Open for a... father... in her life... someone who can give her the fatherly comfort she need... So.. yeah... uhm... if your... looking for... uhm a motherly figure for Rico and Lulu... or know.. .a certain heroic... Feline perhaps?... that's looking, uhm... point them my wway?... maybe?" she said, her face getting redder and redder by the second, it was something that was feeling so awkward and strange to ask, and even in all of this she wondered if it really was for Lurrie's sake she asked. Well... at least, she had the comfort of being close enough to fry him if he laughed right?.... yet she hoped he wouldn't...

[Lilac Meadow]

@Ninian @Light Lord @Polaris North
They were finally in a good enough position to try and blast their way out. Peach and Flare focused on one of the Galvantula, finally bringing the electric spider down. The others were beginning to tire as well, finally dropping for good. They would have made a break for it, but they wouldn't make it in time carrying Krissy with them, so they stayed down and continued to attack.

The Ariados Leader suddenly realized his predicament, and dove back into the ground to avoid the double attack. The Mawile's Rock Slide fell harmlessly around the hole he'd dug, and he avoided that Rage-Filled Totodile.

Realizing that to end this battle would take defeating the Ariados, Omen leapt into the hole after him. Obvious sounds of a struggle could be heard, and soon the two erupted from the ground, the Ariados having gained the upper hand on Omen. "Now... to finally... end you..." The Ariados Leader said through labored breaths, when a sudden streak of light slammed into him, knocking him away. "Get your grubby legs off of my partner!" Said a clearly feminine voice, as the flash of light which was Quick Attack slammed into the Ariados in mid-air once more.

Ariados went flying into a nearby tree, collapsing to the ground. His Spider Pokemon Goons were in shock. "Uhm.. Boss.. I think it's time to scram!" Said one of the Galvantula as he and the rest of the mobile gang fled into the forest nearby. "Get... back here... and... help... me... bleh." He replied as he blacked out.

The flash of light continued, as the slender form of a Sylveon cartwheeled and landed perfectly next to Omen. "Omen, you okay?" The Sylveon asked, nuzzling her fallen partner. "Ugh, Serenity? Well... you're late." He said, laughed, and stood up.

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

@Iatos
At this point today Spirit had yet to be surprised by anything since the late afternoon. The display of emotion was... somewhat expected. But Spirit merely locked eyes with the Luxray. "I'm sorry, but I can't become exactly that. I'll help guide your daughter on the right path as best I can, but I could never become a father figure for her, not at her age at least." He replied. "And I wouldn't worry about her too much. As far as I can see, the only things she inherited from you was your recklessness and stubbornness."

Then she mentioned being a possible mother figure to Rico and Lulu, and he sighed, looking at a painting that hung on the wall next to the one of him and the Swords of Justice. It showed himself, along with a female Lucario, each holding an egg. "It... wouldn't feel right... I promised her, I promised Luna... It just wouldn't feel right, I can't describe it."

A tear almost welled up in Spirit's eye, but he forced it away before it came into view. Luna was his partner, his mate. She had once helped him run his guild. When he learned that he would be the father of twins with her, that was the happiest day of his life. No one's quite sure what happened to her. One day, she was just gone. Spirit either didn't know, or didn't want to say. Whatever happened, he rarely even speaks her name anymore. He stayed eerily silent from then on, eyes closed.

[Sky Tower]

@Polaris North @floodtalon
Bisharp looked at Valentine when he spoke up. "In case you forgot, we're up here and he's down there." He said, pointing towards Infinity Mountain far below them. "Besides, If we completely left now, It's like saying we failed. I never fail." He snarled. Beartic was now talking more than ever before. "Do you not know about Emera's Valentine? We passed several inside, I picked up one or two. Awakening Emera's are just much rarer than those, but I'm certain we can find at least one in there."

Hippowdon finally broke away from his trance to face the Haunter when he spoke about Wonder Orbs. "Another thing too, I've heard that Wonder Orbs have no effect on Legendary Pokemon. They're protected by some kind of mystical, ancient power or something. We really have no other options right now, we need that Emera!"

[Lilac Meadow]

@Light Lord@Polaris North@Iatos@Shiny Keldeo
The Ariados began to dig again, and the Mawile watched as her Rock Slide somehow fell around the hole and not into it. Holding out her arms, she stared at it slack-jawed. "Fucking seriously?"

Preparing to dive into the hole after the Bug-type, she paused when she watched an Absol launch into it. "Oh... kaaay then."

A confused expression crossed the Mawile's face as she watched the two battle. And then out of nowhere.

No, she sounds too angry to be— Pausing, the Mawile paled as her red eyes fixed on the Fairy-type before her. Fucking shit, she's a female too.

Averting her gaze from the Sylveon, tears began to well in her eyes as she turned around, preparing to round up the children and head back into town.

@Iatos@Light Lord@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo



Zaru climbed up to one of the trees for a breather as the Absol began to go after the Ariados leader. He sat down to watch what would happen. Actually, the whole Rock Slide missing thing really baffled Zaru's mind. He heard that those wasn't the most accurate move but still. And of course, Devon missed as well. However, the Ariados seemed to be getting the upper hand until a streak of light appeared and knocked the bug type off of Omen.

It was a Sylveon. And it looked like Omen knew about her. Oh, they were partners, that's nice to know. The minions cowardly scattered as their leader was defeated, leaving the Ariados to black out by himself and in the clutches of the guild. Seeing as it was now safe, Zaru climbed down from the tree and headed over towards Celty who was gathering them up.

From what the Chimchar could see, everyone was fine. No one was too damaged from the fight. That was good. As he approached Celty, he noticed something wrong. "Um, Celty... are you alright? Are you hurt?" He asked, seeing the tears in her eyes. It hasn't fallen yet but it was there. The young pokemon was worried that something might've happened to her in the fight.

@floodtalon@Shiny Keldeo



Hearing Valentine's suggestion and the replies of the others, Drogo resolved that finding the Emera was the only way. He had an idea of maybe force-feeding Rayquaza some seeds so that they could make their move but that would prove to be very, very difficult considering that one, Rayquaza was fast, and two, he was too smart to trick easily.

"If that is what it takes, I suppose we should get onto finding that Emera." The sooner they get it, the sooner they'd be able to hopefully defeat the legendary pokemon and get their payment.

[Lilac Meadow]

@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North@Ninian
Devon's raging tackle was, for lack of a better description, not very effective as he glided past the hole that the arachnid had ducked into. The ceaseless anger on the Totodile's features still didn't seem to dim, in fact it grew as he turned his head to look behind his shoulder at the h-Then everything went blurry as he smacked face first into a tree. The flattened reptile slid down the tall oak and landed on his stomach. Pain shooting through the entirety of his small body like a rapid river, the [Rage]ing red glow in the gators iris's faded away as he sluggishly rolled onto his back groaning. "Ugh....Did...Did we....Did we win?"

A struggling cry escaped Devon when he put his palms to the ground and pushed himself up to lean against the tree trunk. His gaze flashing black rapidly due to his blinking trying to force away the blurriness. What the Big Jaw Pokémon did manage to catch in the areas between the dots littering his vision was Omen and some Sylveon hovering over the Absol, the Riolu twins and their friends standing by, and Zaru with Celty, the Mawile facing away from the scene of Omen and the other Fairy. The Water-type's blue lips pulled up in a forced toothy grin. The happy expression tarnished by the area under his eyes and over top his snout having an faint purple hue, and many small cuts and bites defacing his torso. "Looks...Like...We did...Good job guys...."

The Totodile's body then went limp. Eyes shutting as he slumped against his bag.

@Shiny Keldeo@Polaris North

"I don't believe I have heard of Emeras." Valentine admitted with a shrug. He had seen them through the dungeons now that he thought about it, but he had never know what they were. Hippowdon spoke up about Wonder Orbs not working on Legendaries and he scoffed. There was nothing that could stand up to the mysterious power of the Wonder Orb.

"Let's get to it then." Valentine looked towards Drago and assessed him. Let's hope his Mega Evolution was enough.

[Lilac Meadow]

@Light Lord@Polaris North@Iatos@Shiny Keldeo
Taking a look around, Celty did her best to gather all the children. Rico and Lulu seemed fine. Zaru seemed overly concerned for her, which she'd reply with an aggravated grunt, "I'm fine, really, don't worry about me, all right? Now where's..." Whipping around, she caught the tail end of Devon's words before he fell unconscious. Fucking shit.

Rushing over to the collapsed Pokémon, she looked him over. "Fuck, kid. I can't tell if you're fainted or... oh. Poisoned. I'd hate to have your typing... let's see..."

Pulling her bag before her, she pulled out a [HEAL SEED] and gently slipped it into the Big Jaw Pokémon's slacked jaw, using her paws to force him to chew and swallow. "Fuck, where's my Oran Berry..." Going through her bag, she pulled out another blue berry before also stuffing the [ORAN BERRY] into his mouth and forcing him to ingest it. "...Can't believe you were so reckless, kid."

Despite being the same height, Celty took the initiative and attempted to carry the Totodile back to town. It wasn't going to be easy, and she wasn't entirely sure if she could, but she had to try. Asking for help wasn't an option at the moment, as the only ones who could help were the ones she was actively trying to avoid.

@Shiny Keldeo

As the breeze around him picked up, the large pokémon opened his eyes once more and starred at the sky. Seeing the clouds above he sighed and listened to the breeze before snorting. "Your Merc Crew sure is taking their time... stuk in trafic?" he muttered, figuring he didn't need to go out of his way to speak loud to the one that called himself the Master due to not even knowing if the pokémon was in this place or not. He slowly rose to his feet again and starred into yonder before pondering about heading back or not, quite frankly sitting around up here doing nothing was quite boring. Yet as his head tilted slightly to the side and his paw reached up to scratch his cheek he stood a few moments before turning around and stepping to the middle of the top.

"Get me to the sky... I'm done waiting around." he requested/commanded, quite frankly it was hard to tell, it was more like he simply said it, expecting the magic to happen, or something equal to the magic at least.



[Infinity Dungeon
F:97

Heh... *wheze*... *pant*...
Never thought that this wall could feel so comfortable...
Never thought that the floor could feel like a bed.
Yet, All I want to do is to sleep.
So tired... so tired I cannot feel the pain any longer.
So tired that I think that I'm to tired to even fall asleep.
I... I, cannot tell if the wetness covering my limbs is my tears... or my blood, heh... most of the blood is most likely not even mine.

fainting... escape?... no... There's no fainting here, there's no escape... The orb stopped working... I don't even remember when I even cared to check if it did any longer.

You two are dead... The monster house... the explosion trap... Yet I remain... but for how long?.
Is there an end to Infinity?

No.

I've gone to meet my end.

Another floor...

I wonder when I stopped meeting enemies?, not sure anything could survive to get this far.
My paws keep moving, it must be by your strength of spirit... I'm not sure where mine is.

One more...

I feel strangely at peace...
I might already be dead, I might not just have realized it yet.
Am I a ghost?...

One hundred...

This...

This is the end.

I cannot go any further, I can see the end of the road ahead... there's no exit, there's no turning back... no treasure... no reward. Its the final dungeon.

Wait... there's... something?.

Music?...

I can hear music?... is it divine creatures comming for me?...

I can see the light...

Its... Its so bright...

So warm...

I have nothing left to fear... I embrace the light... and let it embrace me.

So... warm... so cozy... its odd...

Who... or why?... or what?.

A Music box.

Strange....

Its beautiful, peaceful...

I'm sorry... I reached the end guys, I can join you now... please be at peace.

Guildmaster...

I have but one wish... that my badge.... return to you.

That... way... I... will.. b...e....r..e..m..e...m....
~~~~~~~~~~~~



Awakening from a deep trance the Meowstic cringed as he brought his paws to his eyes to rub them. Even in the dimness of the library's meditation area his eyes hurt, he soon realized that the reason was because they was sore from a constant stream of tears that had made his fur all wet and salty. He sniffled blinking a few times to get the last of the liquid out, his eyes stung and he had to rub them a few times before they stopped. He felt sore as he got up, a slight headache and a bit of pain in his chest and belly. It took him a few to compose himself and once he did he took several deep breaths.

Yet the only thoughts lingering on his minds, was a simple question: 'Who's thoughts was that?...'
He shook his head and turned around, to his surprise he saw what looked like a guild badge on a box nearby. The Meowstic walked over to it slowly, first thinking that he either imagined things or that it was a weird coincidence. Yet as he sank down to his knees and pressed his paws against the guild badge and the lid of the box a new set of tears streamed down his face. He realized that he didn't know this pokémon, yet he could sense a faint presence on this badge... like if its owners last thoughts remained.

For a moment he didn't know what to do... he wanted to curl up, he wanted to cry knowing about the pain he would feel... yet, as his paws trailed down the side of the box and he found a winch he flinched slightly. He turned the winch and once he heard the music that started playing his jaw dropped...

He felt at peace, all his thoughts gathered... and after several moments he suddenly knew what to do.

He got up quickly, gently put the badge into a bag at his side and then hurried off to clean off and then to check on his four apprentices. The four Espurr was either reading or sorting through books in the shelves and they only slightly glanced to their 'Father' as he gave them a glance as he passed them by. Down the hall he hurried only to see the Female Meowstic at the other side, she was tending the reception and for a moment he hesitated to approach as to not disturb her as he didn't know what mood she was in.

Yet as her gaze fall upon him he slightly looked down before rubbing his cheek as he approached her. They didn't exchange any words, just glances as he soon stood near face to face with her. Then suddenly... his heart made a backflip in his chest as she grabbed him, then he gasped as he was pulled sideways and fell into her arms before her lips suddenly pressed against his with such passion that made his near scared to death heart explode, his cheek flushed red... his belly filled with butterflies and once she let him off for air he fell to the floor with a thud blinking in surprise and a blown mind.

Yet she only smirked to him, and as he got up she returned her gaze to a book she was reading causing several visible question marks float above the Male Meowstic's head. He got on his way, deeply embarassed by the sudden show of affection out of nowhere. For a moment he wondered if this day could get any weirder...

As he came closer to the door he looked to the Medicham who guarded it and gave her a nod. "I'm going out.." He would say calmly, and the Medicham would return his nod before getting up from its seat and opening the door for him with its mind. Zechs's ears twitched to the sound of locks and hinges clicking out of place and then squinted his eyes as the door swung open illuminating him where he stood. In the fresh breeze that entered the room and struck away the stale air he took a deep relaxed breath before he nodded to himself as he headed outside.

He slowly walked down the path once he left the library, not stopping as he heard the door shut tightly behind him. To both his sides stood houses where pokémon could live, and on the path to the guild he would see many familiar and several new faces. Yet he moved on unhindered, scarf fluttering seemingly with the wind at the moment as he soon reached the river and the bridge. There he stopped for a moment and overlooked it with a smile... he heard laughter and could see faint images of pokémon children playing around... yet it was a vision of the past... or perhaps a possible future, it was difficult to tell. Sometimes he could see fragments of either, faint and spectral.

He didn't stop for long, but as he came closer to the dojo he sensed something being off... he couldn't sense the guildmaster. And as he spun around he soon located him in the guildhall. The Meowstic changed his route to the guildhall instead and once he stood outside the door he checked his surroundings once before entering....

It didn't take him long to find what he was searching for after that... he stepped into the main room and saw the Lucario. "Spirit... oh... Officer Tzerah?... sorry for interrupting your privacy" he said stopping in his track and blushing slightly as he saw them....

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She wanted to just keep on snuggling for a while, even if it was strange she had promised the nurse that she wouldn't hold back on it. When she heard Spirit's words sh lowered her gaze, in a way she could understand him... he was very honest with her and she did appreciate that. When she heard say that he couldn't be a father she wanted to tell him that he was wrong, that she knew that Lurrie could get used to the idea even if the Riolu children might not accept her as their mother.

For a moment she regretted saying anything, at least he didn't laugh... but she felt like she made him sad, making him remember sad memories of his mate... it was very much of her to ask for a chance to get into his sealed off heart, into that spot that he had reserved for someone else even if they were long gone. Eventually she sighed, she looked towards him as she understood what he meant. And perhaps she in her usual mood she would just have left there saying nothing more... but she had to say what was on her mind. "I'm sorry... I know how hard it is. Its a pain I wouldn't want to wish on my worst enemy... but no mate would want their partner to be alone forever. " she began, yet as she heard a voice behind them her head quickly spun around towards the meowstic and with a surprising gasp she gave Spirit a hard tackle as she got off him in a hurry deeply embarrassed that someone walked in on her moment.

"What?.. no we were just training... but if you want to talk... I leave you alone... bye" she said in a hurry before walking out at a very fast pace... as soon as she got out of sight she increased her pace to a trott before dashing home to burry her face in a pile of pillows.

[Lilac Meadow]

@Ninian @Light Lord @Polaris North
Everyone finally seemed to catch their breaths as the bugs fled. They were a wierd bunch, they didn't seem to have any motive or any purpose for being there, just a criminal gang trying to hide out, it seemed. Everything was finally calming down now. The twins managed to untie Krissy, although she was still fast asleep. The sun was touching the horizon, so much had happened in one day...

"At least, it's finally over..." Said Lulu, looking around at everyone. Devon had collapsed from poison, and probably a bit of exhaustion. Miss Celty was taking care of him, though. Omen was on his feet, quite quickly, not even using the Sylveon at his side for support. Rico looked over to the setting sun. "It's already that late... It's hard to believe, isn't it?" He said.

Omen looked over to the overturned Ariados. "What a nutjob... Thanks for the help, Serenity." He said, looking to his partner. "Hey, I'm not gonna let some oversized bug beat down my partner, am I?" She said with a good deal of wit. Omen smiled, and looked over to the scene of Devon and Celty. He heard Zaru's quick note to her, and took a look at her himself. Something was definitely bothering her. Her posture, the air around her, it was different than just before, during the battle. The only thing that had changed was... Serenity. Perhaps Celty had had a bad experience with the species before...

He moved over to the group with Serenity beside him, trying to keep clear of the Mawile for the moment, looking over the kids. "Nice work, you held your own pretty well, kids." He said, smiling. Serenity looked over the twins. "Let me guess, Spirit's kids? They've grown so much since I last saw them." She remarked, with Omen nodding. "You two may not remember her much, but as you consider me your uncle, consider Serenity here your aunt." Serenity frowned at Omen. "Ugh, that makes me sound so old, Omen. You can just call me Serenity, nothing formal." She responded.

The twins laughed a little, Omen smirking. "Well, you kids ready to get back to town?" He asked. Rico, Lulu, Peach, Flare, and Lyla nodded, and Omen hefted Krissy onto his back. They started their way out, with Serenity stopping next to Celty. "Need a paw?" She asked, offering to help heft the downed Totodile back to town.

[Infinity Mountain Peak]

@Iatos
He was brought out of deep thought by the command of the Tyranitar near him. He was eager to prove himself, it seemed. Eager to make a name for himself, to challenge himself to his limit. That however... could be his greatest weakness, something to keep in mind. "Not yet, patience, calm yourself. If they do not return by morning, we will head up and take care of things ourselves. In the meantime, though, I suppose I could give you a mission I was going to undertake myself..."

Using his Psychic Powers he summoned yet another chest before the Tyranitar. It contained the same supplies he had given to the ones from before. "Far in the north, there is a prison. This is a very special, high security prison, and there are two Pokemon held there that I need freed. I will not give their names, but I will give you something to identify them from the rest of the scum." A quick psychic burst penitrated the Tyranitar's mind, imprinting some sort of identifier into his vision. "With this, an aura will appear around the ones you must find. You must move quickly, however. That imprint will not last more than a day. Use this Teleport Gem, I have set it to send you to the Northern Prison, and it will also bring you back here once the job is done. Do not fail me, or I cannot guarantee your safety..."

The chest before him glowed, and now within it is a Teleport Gem.

[Sky Tower]

@Polaris North @floodtalon
"Good, we're in agreement then. Since it's literally a Ghost Town in there... no offense Valentine... I think it's safe to split up and search the Dungeon separately. We'll meet on the final floor, let's hope someone finds one of those Gems, or we're finished." Said Bisharp, moving into the Dungeon. Beartic nodded solemnly, and followed soon after. Machamp seemed to be lost in thought for a bit, but after Hippowdon nearly knocked him down moving past him into the Dungeon himself, Machamp soon followed. All of them began searching immediately for an Awakening Emera.

[Valiant Village - Spirit's Guild]

@Iatos
Grunting a little from Tzerah's Tackle, he righted himself quickly, waving as the Luxray left. He'd somewhat heard what she had said, but he would keep the promise he made his mate that night. Great... he was thinking about her so much now... luckily a welcome distraction had arrived. "Ah, Relay, what brings you out of the library at this hour?" He noticed the semi-soggy fur on the Meowstic, indicating that he had been crying. "Is... everything alright? You seem... troubled." He said, motioning the Meowstic to take a seat.

The Crickets could quite litterally be heard in the background of the empty gaze of the Meowstic as the Luxray dashed by, and he was quite certain that dust balls rolled by in the space between him and the Lucario before the awkwardness settled by the rather curious welcome. He looked to the seat for a few seconds as it was presented to him and then simply approached it before he with just a thought left the ground and slowly hoovered up in the air before settling down on the seat. He noticed that the Lucario saw the state of his fur even thought he had tried to clean himself up before his visit. "Me?... oh. Its was the echo" he replied replying to both the questions with one answer as it was both the reason he was here and the reason his fur was in this state. The 'Echo' was of course the common name for voices, whispers and thoughts that was not of this world that some pokémon was able to very rarely hear. But Zechs didn't bother to explain it as he assumed that the Lucario had full knowledge of the Echo already.

He glanced to his side as he put the bag into his lap before looking to the Lucario once more. "You sure are popular with the ladies... I suppose fame does so to you. Or perhaps its because of the season." he started rather curiously on another track before shuffling slightly as he started blushing as he was reminded of his own experience... perhaps he was not one to talk about displays of sudden affection. He looked down to the bag and opened the lid slowly with both his paws before he reached inside just pausing enough to seemingly build up anticipation. "This... Item, returned to me without its owner. Its... presence, awoke me from my meditation. It seems its owners 'Final' thoughts was imprinted upon it" he said before he shuffled throught the bag once more. However he stopped for a second in surprise. "Three?... it multiplied?... strange" he mumbled as he pulled out not one... but three guild badges, a set of a whole team.

With a flick of the Meowstic's ears the three guild badges floated up in the air, circled around in front of his own eyes as he scanned them. It was with curiosity and a bit of anticipation that he scanned each one of them and drew conclusions and connections to each one. When one finally departed from the two and landed in his reached out paw he brought it closer for examination as he let the other two hoover freely.

"This one is rather... faint, it must have been the first one to depart... Its... a whisper, a powerful command with determination. 'Curses... Another monster room, we don't have supplies.... we don't have enough stamina... I'm sorry guys. You two must Go on ahead. There's no discussion, if you stay we will all die here and not know what's at the end... GO!... For the ADVENTURE GUILD!... FOR MY FRIENDS AND HONOR!" The Meowstic said and shudddered as the connection broke off. He took several breaths clearly bothered by what he just had said, or perhaps what he just had experienced. With everything concluded he let it float back to the other three and let another one land in his paw.

"This one... must've had a quick ending. I sense Sadness, fear... and a final sacrifice... It dosne't look like he will catch up to us... I'm sorry, I can hardly go on myself. Take the last oran berry... If we run... WATCH OUT!... TRAP!... GUST!:... A bright flash, ringing ears... burning pain... yet a very quick final one" he said rubbing his own sides as he had to check if his own fur was burning or not... not that it would be unless he had tipped a candle or something on him self, but that was how powerfully he sensed the 'Echo'.

When the last one came to him he simply let it land before his eyes fell on the guildmaster. "This one tell a sad tale. Of how one pokémon who just lost it's friend journeyed through the final moments of its life. I... dare not retell the story as of now. I shall write it down in a book for you to read later... I've already ruined my fur once today. Its curious thought... they all came back even if there at first only was one... there's also something else. A Music box... I haven't had the time to check for a origin or source... Its a artifact I'm sure... I'm going to need time to examin it" The Meowstic said as he reached his hand out towards the Lucario and let the three guild badges float over to him.

He took a deep breath before sighing "These one's returned to me, I suppose they was drawn to my energies from beyond as they knew I could retell their final moments. I'm afraid I don't recognize the voices, Its difficult for me to say where and when they are from. At least they wanted to meet their guild master, or A Guild Master. It might be you, or someone before you... they have already found peace, but to put them to rest or memory will be a task I have to assign to you. It was their final wish after all... to be, Remembered." he said and sat back to compose himself for a moment, he looked weary. Yet at the same time he looked like he was just waking up.



The Tyranitar didn't look especially amused when the being told him to have patience, he knew he might be the avatar of patience himself... yet he didn't care for sitting around doing nothing while he certainly had followed this 'Carrot' to the top of a mountain to get something to do at all. He snorted as he figured the being could have told him they were going in the morning, after all in the meantime he could easily have returned to town and get back to his drinking as he had a nigh endless fortune left to waste. "A Prison break?... I see." he muttered as he looked to the box of supplies that was warped to his feet and a gem that would teleport him to his destination, very convenient.

The Tyranitar didn't care much for the supplies, he shuffled through the box quickly after looking what was inside then grabbed an apple to down it before picking up the teleport gem. "I have never cared about personal security... I be back" he said before raising the teleport gem to the sky, the imprint in his mind was an unwelcome addition... but he figured he signed up for weird stuff when he chose to accompany this pokémon. Soon the gem flashed and he were gone... leaving the box behind as its containts didn't intrest him more than to fill his belly...

When he arrived at the prison he looked towards the building and simply chuckled to himself. "So... I suppose I could do this quetly... But that wouldn't be any fun would there?... " he muttered to himself. He stomped the ground hard enough for it to quake... let the wind around him whip... and soon a hurricane blew in over the area as sand gushed over the walls like a tidal wave. Even as some guard tried to clear the weather his ability seemed to override it as quickly as it tried to subside... so much control did the Tyranitar have once he let loose.

A Guard who spotted him quickly ran up to him as the sandstorm roared, questioning who he was and what he did there... in response to this he smirked, raised a clawed paw into the air and glanced to the pokémon. "The Reaper... " he would reply calmly then an near instant later the guard pokémon would gasp as Kaiser's claw went through its body splashing its blood over the wall and the ground. It quickly went silent and limp before the pokémon pulled out and held the pokémons heart impaled on its claws. "Sorry to break your heart... he he he.... " he said amused... before eating it. After all... he was not called 'Deathclaw' for nothing. He crashed fences... destroyed walls... quickly moving straight through the area past whatever stood in his way.

He didn't show mercy... he didn't show regret... he reveled in each moment... enjoyed each sweet challange. That such a pokémon a moment earlier had walked among children of a innocent village might be hard to even phantom... as he smashed cells open to free whoever was inside without care... caring naught if they were the scum of the earth. After all they were but a distraction as he searched for the pokémon he were supposed to find.

[Lilac Meadow]

@Light Lord@Polaris North@Shiny Keldeo
A silvery voice came from her side, and Celty slowly turned to see that visage of the Sylveon. FUCK. Freezing, her red eyes widened as she simply stared for a few moments. The tears began to well once more, rolling down her cheek and further matting her fur.

Wiping her tears on her shoulder she finally managed some kind of reply, all while averting her gaze."...um." Looking down at Devon's still unconscious body, it was easy enough for her to tell she couldn't carry him the entire distance. Fact of the matter is, she would need assistance whether she liked it or not. Letting out a sad sigh she nodded, "...uh, sure. Thanks." Continuing to stare down at Devon, she refused to look up at the Sylveon.

@Light Lord@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo



Hm, it seems Celty was fine. Zaru simply nodded in response, knowing that prying any further might lead to an unfavourable situation. He then turned around as his ears picked up on Devon's voice followed by a thud. Celty moved faster than him though and the fairy type pokemon was already treating Devon by the time the Chimchar had approached. Well, his earlier statement of nobody getting hurt severely was wrong. Celty fed him a heal seed and an oran berry.

It seems Celty was going to carry Devon back to town. As much as Zaru wanted to help, he really can't. He stepped aside as Sylveon approached and offered her help to Celty. It was only for a moment but the Chimchar could see tears falling down her cheeks but Zaru could've been mistaken about it. "Let's go then?" He asked as he looked at the others then at the Ariados leader. "Oh, what will we do with him?" He asked, pointing at the said pokemon who had fainted earlier.

@floodtalon@Shiny Keldeo



Split up? Well, that seems to be the best idea. But it's all down to luck if they find an Awakening Emera. Drogo nodded at the Bisharp. Once most of them had left, he set out as well. He spread his wings and began flying around to search for the Awakening Emera. Floor after floor, room after room, he kept searching for it. It wouldn't be long until he would reach the final floor. He really needed to find one.