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After Khelfin's judgment, Cooper looked at Amy and remembered how much they used to care for each other. "Well, we áre the brightest minds still alive. I suppose the more rational action here would be to work together instead of against each other."

Amy knew he was right but it was hard to admitt it out loud. "I suppose." she mumbled. "But could Mewtwo Corp and Genesect Corp merge into one company? And who would lead it?" she asked.

"I would, obviously." Cooper replied, creating a harsh look on Amy's face.

Meanwhile Khelfin had put his new Alolan Grimer in a pokeball and stared at Maya and Aro after his exposure. "You call it double agent, I like to see it as multifunctional employee. But considering those two brainiacs seem to be setting their differences aside, does it still matter?"

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Once the situation with the Grimer had settled, there was this awkward atmosphere. Both Amy and Cooper stared at each other, not really explaining anything. Khelfin sighed. "Why don't you two give it a rest already? Look, I'm not getting involved in whatever is going on romanticly but I do know you are two of the greatest minds that survived the Apocalyps. Wouldn't it be more rational if you worked together instead of competing?"

Meanwhile one of the Grimer, it had Alolan colors, made its way up to Khelfin. It didnt seem hostile at all, compared to the others. Amy inspected it and shared her conclusions. "I think this Alolan Grimer wants to hang out with you, Fossil Hu- Ehm, Khelfin."

Khelfin lowered himself to its level to look it in the eyes. "Is that true?" The Alolan Grimer nodded.

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While the battle intensified, a guy riding a Type:Null approached them. "Cooper?" Khelfin gasped in surprise.

"Khelfin, our cover has been blown. Amy knows you are working for me and she is on her way here."

As soon as Cooper had said that, Khelfin looked at Aro and Maya for their judgment on this revelation. However, Aro seemed to have passed out right after writing something in the dirt, so he hadn't heard any of it. Khelfin gave Maya an apogoletic look and rushed over to Aro to see if he was okay, only to be stopped by the Grimer. There was also a strange sword that started to move. Was that a Honedge?

Cooper yelled at Khelfin. "Leave the fossil hunters behind, we have to go. Throw me the memory disc."

Khelfin looked conflicted on how to act next. "Leave them? But the Grimer will overpower them.."

Khelfin threw the memory disc he had found earlier towards Cooper. "Take it if you want but I'm not leaving these people behind to die. Haven't enough lives been taken?"

Cooper caught the memory disc that was thrown to him and considered leaving, but changed his mind in the last second. "Damn you boy for kicking me a conscience. Okay, let's fight together. Here, catch this antidiote for the other guy."

While Khelfin attempted to get closer to Aro to apply the antidote, a hyperbeam came from the sky and hit most of the Grimer. It also knocked back Khelfin by accident and he wasn't able to reach Aro with the antidote. Khelfin noticed how Maya had a clear path to Aro now and threw the antidote to her. "Quick, use this on him!"

An Aerodactyl seemed to be the source of the hyperbeam and landed on the ground. On its back was Ms Amy, looking furious. Despite the mutual frustration between Amy and Cooper, they both seemed to be willing to assist the group on battling the Grimer.

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Khelfin noticed how Maya had smirked about his comment and it made him smile. But when Aro reminded Khelfin and Maya that they were rookies, Khelfin frowned his forhead. He didn't like how it made him feel, as he had always been used to being experienced in the things he did. That Apocalyps sure had been life-changing.

When the Grimer prepared for battle and Aro told Khelfin to put his money where his mouth is, Khelfin grinned. He would prove that he was worth a whole lot more than it seemed.

"Alright Porygon, first we make sure to have our defenses up. Use conversion to change your type to poison so Grimer cannot harm you as much."

Zombie and Red seemed to start out with impressive moves as well.

Meanwhile Aro asked Maya and Khel to distract the Grimer. Khelfin widened his eyes and glared. "Porygon isn't the sidekick type, he is more of the main event. Porygon use Psybeam."

The psybeam didn't do as much damage as expected. Khelfin slapped himself on the forhead. "Ofcourse, how stupid of me. While Grimer is weak to psychic attacks, I had forgotten we changed to the poison type now."

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"Cool." Khelfin said calmly about the helix fossil, while in reality he wasnt that impressed. He had something more valuable now with the findings of a memory disc. He had already texted Cooper about it but for now he would have to head back to Amy and stick to the plan.

"I cant seem to figure out why it took the three of us to dig up that fossil."

The second he said this, a whole gang of Grimer and Alolan Grimer circled around them. They seemed cornered.

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GOLDENROD RADIO BROADCAST

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(Every now and then I will add these to the story, providing plot news that is brought to us in the form of a news broadcast. All tv channels were wiped out during the Apocalyps but the Goldenrod radio tower is still/again going at it. You can choose how/where/if you heard the broadcast.)

"To whoever out there that is still alive and listening, this is Meredith Cloud directly from Goldenrod. While the two main corporations of scientists are trying to repopulate this world with Pokémon by either resurrecting fossils or creating artifical Pokémon, an anonymous source just reported sightings of more wild Pokémon still alive. As you heard on our previous broadcast, there had been sightings of a select group of wild Pokémon. But... according to our source there have also been spotted more species earlier today: a Dragonite, a Tyranitar, a Rhyperion, an Aggron and at least two Snorlax! We can only assume that these Pokémon survived because of their immense power. This news gives up hope that there are still more species around. And you know what, if those two Snorlax are opposite genders, we could attempt to let them breed! That will be all for today-...#/%¥₩ wait!../#& oh my... Word just got in that several ghost types have been spotted! That is amazing! Our world recently got a lot darker but I must tell you guys, this gives me hope again. Meredith Cloud, Goldenrod News."

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(I will add this info to the original post so you can also go there to find the most recent update.)

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When Aro seemed to take the lead, Khelfin didn't protest much. It was only natural since Aro had the most experience in the fossil hunting. When Team Mewtwo was mentioned in a warning, Khelfin spoke up.

"Well, I met with some of those Mewtwo Corpers and to be honest, they didn't seem all bad to me. I know Ms Amy puts them up as the villain but I think I know why. Rumor has it that she and Cooper, the leader of Mewtwo Corp, used to be lovers before the Apocalyps. If this is true, she has a personal grudge more than they are actually hostile."

The second he finished his sentence, he realized he revealed quite a lot about his own sympathies and tried to give it a twist.

"Then again, if Cooper holds the same grudge against Amy, their staff will give us a hard time so we better watch out."

While they were walking, Porygon subtely drew Khelfin's attention, trying to do this without the others noticing. Khelfin knew what it meant. He looked at Aro and Maya and noticed they were talking. Khelfin quickly nodded to Porygon and it rushed over to something in the distance and brought it to Khelfin, seemingly without being seen. An electric memory, this will be perfect for Silvally Khelfin thought to himself and quickly put it away.

They both adjusted their walking speed so they caught up with the others. "So Maya, is Zombie your first pokemon ever or do you have experience as a trainer? I used to have more partners than just Porygon but now its my only one left."

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Khelfin had just the coordinates of their destination to the Mewtwo Corp without Aro noticing it. He tried to keep a clear head about his true goals while maintaining the perception that he was also interested in the fossils. Then again, what if he went for both things at the same time? No one would be harmed by the fact that he worked for two employers at once. However, the memory discs for the Mewtwo Corp would pay him a lot more so they were the priority if it came down making a choice.

A girl came running to them and by the comment Aro made, Khelfin could tell she would be joining them. He listened to her introduction while not drawing too much attention to himself. Meanwhile, Porygon circled around Aro's Tyrunt with a certain curiosity as if it tried to scan it.

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Khelfin watched Aro take out his partner Tyrunt and wondered what it was like to befriend a revived fossil. Sure, Porygon had been created to fit Khelfin's needs but most of the time it looked so emotionless. Quite different than the Pokémon he had before the Apocalyps. Khelfin decided to keep his thoughts to himself and didn't comment on the Tyrunt either.

When Aro made a comment about Khelfin's financial motivation, Khelfin frowned slightly.

"Ofcourse I want to get paid, that is the whole point of a job. I would prefer to follow my dreams and all that but guess what? It turns out that when the world nearly ended and things wil never be the same as before, there aren't a lot of options."

He rolled his eyes as they continued their path. To prevent an awkward silence, he changed the subject.

"So, did you have a lot of Pokémon before.. you know.. before?"

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