“Liam and Shiranui, which method do you want to use for travel? Are we in a hurry to get there,” Jen ask as she pets Aura?

"I don't believe we have any time constraints right now," Shiranui answered.

"Well, with a name like Galar Mine #2, there must be something interesting in there." Chuck said, dripping with sarcasm.

"I've heard rumours of Team Yell activity in the mine so there actually could be something interesting if it drew their attention," replied Shiranui.

"Well, if they are there we should probably go make sure they aren't causing trouble," Liam said. "Though I would have rathered take the Taxi"

Zerina listained to then silently before adding in "Actully it's the lunch break for the flying taxi right now, so you would be unable to get one right now anyway, besides walking the best unless you all want to end up pudgy"

“It is decided, we are walking.” Jen said as she doubt she and her friends being pudgy.

"I haven't gained that much weight." Chuck said, pinching his stomach a little as he walked on with them.

Shiranui gave Zerina a scowl, rebutting, "I would have to give up the way of the shinobi if I gain too much weight." He agreed with Jen.

Liam was also off-put by the comment. But the heroes made their way to Galar Mine #2. Liam noticed a pair of fresh footprints in the mud. "I guess we aren't the only ones coming through today," Liam mused. "Because those don't look like they came from the work boots a miner would wear."

Zerina just chuckled at their defences, before fading back into the shadows once they all started heading towards Galar mine 2. She would still be keeping an eye on them just in case.

Liam was also off-put by the comment. But the heroes made their way to Galar Mine #2. Liam noticed a pair of fresh footprints in the mud. "I guess we aren't the only ones coming through today," Liam mused. "Because those don't look like they came from the work boots a miner would wear."

"They may be recent, but any Pokémon Trainer could have left those shoe prints," Shiranui added.

Jen and Aura looks at the foot prints, “they look similar to the boots that poachers wear.”

In the cave, the heroes found the person who left the footprints was in fact, Bede. He turned and saw the heroes and commented: "Oh, it's you again."
"Bede, to what do we owe this pleasure?" Liam said sarcastically.
Bede continued his cold look at the heroes. "I'm not in the mood to deal with weaklings right now. Then again, I guess crushing weaker opponents early on is a sign of mercy. If you think that you are capable of beating me, then surely you'd be up for a battle with me." Bede called out Solisis while Liam sent out Rookidee, which sparkled as its yellow body emerged from the ball.
"Solisis, Psyshock!" Bede called.
"Hone Claws!" Liam ordered.
The psychic attack hit the yellow bird for moderate damage while the yellow bird began to sharpen its claws. These moves were chosen again in the next round with the same results.
"Psybeam!" Bede called while Liam requested a third Hone Claws. Psybeam missed this time though.
"Endeavor!" Bede called.
"Power Trip!" Liam ordered. Rookidee got a critical hit and while hit was able to KO the Solosis. Bede recalled it for Gothita, which also fell to a single Power Trip, it was then replaced with a regional variant Ponyta.

"Ponyta, Galarian Form. The Unique Horn Pokémon. A Psychic-Type. Its small horn hides a healing power. With a few rubs from this Pokémon's horn, any slight wound you have will be healed. This Pokémon will look into your eyes and read the contents of your heart. If it finds evil there, it promptly hides away."

"Power Trip once more!" Liam called.
"Confusion," Bede called. Rookidee was stopped in mid-air and flung into the wall. Rookidee pulled itself out of the wall.
"Rookideeeeeeee!" It cried as it began to glow white, illuminating a huge portion of the cave and sending startled Noibat and Whimpods scattering. Rookidee evolved into Corvisquire.
"Hmph, like an evolution will save you," Bede scoffed. "Use Fairy Wind!"
"Payback!" Liam called. Corviaquire took Fairy Wind but crashed to the ground KO'd. "Told you, did you honestly think that it would win just because it evolved?"
Liam recalled Corvisquire, getting annoyed with Bede's presumptions. Liam sent out Beckham.
"Beckham, Flame Charge!" Beckham charged into the opponent making contact and increasing his speed.
"Confusion," Bede ordered. Beckham took the hit but was able to survive.
"Quick Attack!" Liam called. Beckham made a quick strike at the Ponyta, which struck back with Fairy Wind.
Beckham made one last Flame Charge and KO'd Ponyta, making Bede swap it out with his final Pokémon, Hatena.
Liam started off with using Inferno Overdrive using Flame Charge, getting a critical One shot. Bede scoffed claiming that he decided to "let" Liam win. He then said that it didn't matter if Liam won this match because: "I'm still going to be the one to dethrown the undefeated Champion." Bede then walked toward the exit.

"That boy is as stuck up as ever." Chuck said, with a sigh. "He needs some humility, and to realize that just because he was sponsored by the chairman, doesn't mean he's better than everyone else."

“Is Bede a member of Team Yell,” Jen ask as she is thinking Bede is up to something but what is he up to?

"Nah, Team Yell are basically just Marnie fanboys and fangirls." Chuck said. "They're not like Team Flare or Team Rocket. Their only crimes are trying to sabotage other trainers so Marnie has an edge."

"That boy is as stuck up as ever." Chuck said, with a sigh. "He needs some humility, and to realize that just because he was sponsored by the chairman, doesn't mean he's better than everyone else."

"He's too arrogant to realise who he's been battling," Shiranui added, thinking if he ever battled with Bede he would use one of his most powerful psychics to hopefully give him a reality check.

"Well, let's give the mauve jerk no more attention and head on to Motostoke."

"Yeah." Chuck said, adjusting his backpack before moving on and out the mine.

It would not take much more traveling to reach the end of the mine. Liam wanted to get to a Pokémon Center asap.

Zerina would reappear breifly to trip Bede over as he walked off, before returning infront of the group as they left the mine using a rotomphone of her own. "There not that far Serina, just left the Galar mines 2 after kicking Bede ass once more" She said with a chuckle. "Man, they have to let me battle him at somepoint, Love to make him see what the power of the second strongest trainer in Galar can do" Selina told her.