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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Void

"Oh, you don't know? Well, I guess we've never really been formally introduced." Hex said, smiling warmly. "My name's Hex. Nice to meet you."

As soon as Hex turned away, a wave of fatigue washed over her expressions, the smile wiped right off of her face and drowsiness taking hold. The others seemed to have much better endurance than her, walking around normally, but her wings had done some insane work back in the cave. They allowed her to fly and flutter rapidly to stir up gusts, which she had done much of. Doing all that work had absolutely exhausted her. "I'll head over to dinner. Our first night here, so we might as well. Best of luck, Anthony." Hex said, nodding to the team. She fluttered off, heading to the general direction of the dinner room. She didn't completely know the layout of this guild, but she had some basic ideas.

Hex flew past Archie and Arnold. Arnold had finally tackled the Bidoof and was demanding answers. Archie was trying to wrestle him away. "Hey, uh.. what're you doing to that Bidoof?" She asked, staring at the three. Using Arnold's brief moment of distraction, the Bidoof squirmed out of his grasp and scampered off. "Aw, you set him loose!" Arnold complained, getting to his feet. "Now I gotta find him!" Archie breathed a sigh of relief. "Augh. Geez. Thanks for the help, Hex. Now I have to keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn't start hunting more "royalty." Archie said, beginning to fly off after Arnold. "Be wary of Beedrill, Hex. They're dangerous." Hex nodded before continuing on. She knew that someday she'll have to tell her teammates the story. But why should they learn of it today, her first day here?

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Move training? As in, it would strengthen a move you already have? I'm all for it, as long as it doesn't replace gaining new moves.

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"Hm. I gueff?" Hex said, looking down at the badge in her mouth. "I mean, none of us reaffy have any.. affendages. It should work if we just touch-"

Hex's sentence was interrupted as a bright white flash filled the air, illuminating the damp, darkened cave for a brief moment. It was like a camera flash, a brief sharp explosion of light. When the light dissipated, the combee and her satchel was gone. Hex had bitten down hard on the badge in an attempt to keep it hanging loosely from her mouth, but it seemed to apparently count as being touched. Hex shut her eyes tightly upon entering.. whatever connected the badge and the guild. Maybe some sort of wormhole, or vortex, if it could teleport one pokemon to another area. Or maybe it relied on the technique of an Abra's psychic. Hex learned a bit about that kind of stuff while in the hive. She wasn't sure, but the trip was quick and it took probably less than a couple of seconds.

"Woah. That was.. wow. Hopefully Josh and Anthony make it back." She muttered to no one in particular. Nearby, Matt still had a gooey hand on the Emolga. When Hex reentered the guild, she could hear two voices talking. It was coming from the guildmaster's office. No one seemed to notice, or at least didn't want to disturb them. She slowly drifted to the door where they were talking. The voices talking to Arnold and Archie sounded rather familiar; however, she couldn't place a name on it. Maybe she had met the pokemon in Birchwood Forest, or maybe.. Hex peered through the crack in the door. Inside, there were two Beedrill confronting Archie and Arnold. One Beedrill simply had it's metal spikes lowered, with a piece of paper impaled one one. The other, however, had his drills out, pointing one at Arnold's stomach. Hex recognized him as the captain, Marcus. Archie was furious.

"-going around threatening guildmasters!" Archie yelled, attempting to scratch at the Beedrill. "If you lay a single nick on Arnold, I will tear you to shreds! I'll have you know I was an explorer back in the day!

"Really? Because we have strict orders to neutralize anyone with possession of the princess." The Beedrill snarled. His drill spun for a moment, almost touching Arnold, before he pulled it back. Archie gasped. Arnold giggled. "And according to our scouts, she was last seen in your possession. Did you kidnap her?"

The quiet Beedrill raised the paper attached to his drill. It was a very rough sketch of Hex, looking more like a deformed Bidoof than it did a Combee. "Our artists aren't the best, considering they don't have hands, but.." Marcus trailed off. "That isn't the point! Have you seen this Combee?!" He looked like he was just about ready to impale Arnold when the other Beedrill leaned in and whispered something. Marcus nodded grudgingly.

"We have better things to do with our time than interrogate some second-hand guildmaster. C'mon, Horatio. Back to the hive." Marcus flew off angrily, Horatio following. As he threw open the door, Hex backed up. Luckily, the two didn't spot her, hiding behind the door. Before it slammed shut, she watched as Arnold and Archie walked out, talking amongst each other.

"I know exactly who our culprit is, don't worry, Archie." Arnold said, rubbing his hands together. He turned to a Bidoof walking the halls. "You! HOW DARE YOU!" Arnold began to chase after the Bidoof, who was now running and screaming, while Archie attempted to calm him down. Hex breathed a sigh of relief. So far, she hadn't been figured out. Thank Arceus Combee didn't have hands. She looked at spot where Anthony and Josh should reappear.

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"Well..er.. I guess it's more of a partnership.." Hex said, glancing at Matt and Josh. "But I kind of like the name Team Scarab. I think it sounds cool." Team Scarab. Sounded pretty fierce, and the name could strike fear into the hearts of any pokemon that crossed their paths. Hex liked it.

Hex slowly lowered herself, the satchel still clinging loosely to her. The bag hit the ground making an odd, echoing clunking noise, despite the only item in it was the small badge. The combee began to fiddle with it, rustling through it's folds. It was slightly more difficult doing this without any hands, whereas someone like Spruce or Celes could just tap it with their hands or legs to get back home. She had to lower her whole body on it. After a minute or so, she finally found the badge. Hex peeked herself out of the bag, where Josh, Matt, Anthony, and Emily stood. Matt and Josh already had a badge, so they just needed to grab Anthony and Emily and they were good.

"Got it!" She announced, looking between them all. "So, I guess this works like we just press it, and it teleports us back?" She went back down again and re emerged with the badge in her mouth, and fluttered over to Anthony. "Do we have to be touching someone else to teleport them?" Hex asked, looking at Josh.

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"Well, that's about it for that mission." Hex said, turning to Josh and Matt. "C'mon, I seriously need some fresh air after this." She watched as the rest of the explorers began to disappear, teleporting to the guild.

The Combee began to fiddle with the satchel strapped loosely to her when she noticed the Goomy, Anthony, was looking up at her. She paused for a moment, hearing what it had to say. Looked like he wished to join their team. Hex mulled it over for a moment, rolling around the idea in her head. It was a Goomy, for one. Could be really powerful when trained, and usually really loyal. Adorable, too. But he had also partnered with an outlaw. He had a helping hand in trapping that poor Emolga, even if he didn't know it. Maybe he had done even more crimes, not knowing that he was actually doing bad. She doubted that Arnold and Archie would take in an outlaw as an explorer.

Hex glanced at Josh and Matt, still hovering there. "So, what do you think? Should we let him in? He seems pretty trustworthy to me." Hex said, floating over to the duo. "I mean, doesn't seem to do much harm in letting him in." She huddled closer. "Also I think we should get a team name." Hex whispered, looking at Josh and Matt.

Hex turned to the Goomy once again, waiting for Josh's opinion on the matter. Hopefully he would let him in, considering that Anthony had no where else to go.

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Hex almost sighed in relief. Finally, the stalemate was over.

Hex used a well-aimed gust at the Mudkip, launching a massive wave of air at him. Hopefully, the air didn't get in the way of any of her teammates. Hex began to launch a steady stream of gusts at the Mudkip, fluttering her wings rapidly and then releasing one after the other. She doubted the Mudkip would stand a chance. Heck, a couple hits from M would probably do him in good, as long as M didn't hit anyone else, coughteamkillercough. The Mudkip was getting messed up pretty badly now, from everyone's attacks. Vine Whip hopefully did a number on Martin, and if M used Thundershock he would get Martin down low.

Hex fluttered slightly closer to the battlefield, still keeping high above the Mudkip. Unfortunately, really, the only thing she could do now beside blowing at it would be to use Sweet Scent, maybe make him a bit slower. She gushed out a pink, sweet aroma, surrounding Martin. Hopefully he got a good, deep whiff of that.

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Just to condense my whole post in a single sentence for your convenience: Hex watches the battle. That's about it.

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"Hm. Do you think he needs help?" Hex asked, fluttering down to Josh and Matt's level. "Looks like he wants to do this alone, but Goomy aren't known for their.. eh.. fighting prowess. Then again, neither are Combee."

Hex held back her gust, ready to release it at any moment the Goomy might need help. This was an all out battle between the two, and she doubted Anthony would make it out without some help. Maybe she underestimated General Goom, but the Mudkip was still powerful and persuasive. Hex thought for a moment, hovering in the air beside Matt and Josh. There were two choices here for her to go with. Either Hex could gust away the Mudkip, ruining Anthony's revenge. She could also just wait it out, and see how the battle might go, but at the cost that the General might not make it out. She decided to stick with the latter. Better to try to let Goom get some experience on his own.

Hex noticed she had an awful habit for overthinking things and rambling on and on in her head. Maybe she should stop, and simplify stuff up a bit. Being trapped up in that hive all day had some effects on her that couldn't really be reversed. Now she was doing it again. Hex shifted her attention to the battle, trying to block out anything that popped up.

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Sorry about disappearing and junk. Real life stuff just came up, and rarely got a chance to get on the computer. What was it you need me to post?

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"Looks like we're almost clear." Hex commented, looking over the cavern. Anthony was after Mister Mudkip. The Emolga was gone. They were just about ready to pack up and head home.

The young combee quickly flew out of the way of a stray bubble. Few enemy pokemon were left standing on the battlefield, and most were injured or dazed. One particular pokemon was targeting her specifically; a corsola. The corsola launched a few bubbles at her, trying to knock Hex out of the air. Three of them missed, but one clipped her wing, causing her to fly out of control. She landed hard on the ground, and the corsola saw her chance, and tackled her. Hex's wings shuttered, but the corsola continued it's relentless assault, continuously attacking her, with it's evil pinkness and menacing smile. In reality, it looked more so the corsola was simply cuddling the combee, but Hex felt like she was getting badly damaged. Her wings fluttered once again, slowly making her way into the air.

Hex glowered at the corsola before stirring up a gust, and blowing it away. The corsola clung to the floor before being flown straight into another cave wall. Hex did this a couple more times for good measure. The corsola launched another bubble attack at Hex, but their two attacks collided, gust and bubble, air and water colliding, forming something you might see in some anime about super saiyans. Hex's gust blew the water straight out back at the corsola, covering it, and the corsola finally lay on the ground, knocked out. "That was a really resilient corsola." She panted, looking at it, unconscious. "Really. Resilient."

Hex slowly flew back on the battlefield, to watch Anthony and the Mudkip duke it out, maybe lending some gusts. But it seemed Anthony was really determined for it to be his battle.