"So this is the Buried Cave..." Crystal commented to herself, as her fingers sled through the walls of the discovered entrance. Excited with the idea of the possible discoveries they could make, she simply couldn't hide her smile. Even so, she was also aware of the possible dangers as well, another thing that was evidently featured in her expression. After a pause, the catcher turned to the other two boys. "Gold, Silver, are you two ready?"

While Silver nodded, Gold raised an eyebrow. "Hey, Super-serious gal. Aren't you a bit tense? I mean, it is just a cave. We have challenged way more dangerous things!"

"Gold, we don't know for how long that cave has been here! It can be rather unstable, you know! Things like cave-ins and crumbling grounds must be taken in consideration through each pace you take! You should be aware of that, otherwise Professor Elm wouldn't have asked us!" Crystal argued, putting her hands on her waist. However, Gold's smirk only grew. He wrapped an arm around the girl's shoulder, taking her aback completely.

"W-wait, what are you-" The girl was ready to complain, but was interrupted.

"It's alright, super-serious gal. I know you are afraid. But don't worry, I will protect you~"

Such a declaration was enough for Crystal's eyebrow twitch and hit her knee on his stomach. Gold let out a sharp yelp, as Crystal glared at him, red-faced. "I can take care of myself, thank you!"

Silver, who was watching everything in silence, let out a sigh. He understood the dangers of an unexplored cave and such, but in truth, he just wanted to get the work done at once. However, if such thing relied on Gold, Silver knew that it could take hours.

"Can we...just go already?" The red-head finally asked, rubbing his temples. They were just at the entrance, it was still too early for him lose the patience like this.

At the end, they finally began moving, with a Gold still groaning due to pain in his stomach.

What Crystal had said before was confirmed as the trainers walked through the cave. It seemed rather unstable and they had to be careful on where they were stepping. At least, there wasn't any wild pokemon around, so far. Gold, however, wasn't really satisfied by it.

"You know, this is really boring! I thought there would be some new pokemon or ancient ruins with a legendary, you know, those kind of exciting stuff! There is nothing but rocks here!" The boy complained, as he kicked a small pebble on the ground.

"As much as I would like to discover a new pokemon, I admit I don't dislike this kind of mission." Crystal said, giggling a bit. "We have gone through so many dangerous adventures that I really don't mind something peaceful like this, once in a while."

"She is right, not to mention that the chances you will get in trouble are reduced like that." Silver mentioned, glancing at Gold.

"I know, bu-WAIT, what do you mean!?"

"Hold on." Crystal raised her hand, attempting to stop the boys. Ahead of them, a bifurcation could be seen. "I guess we will have to pick a side." The girl crossed her arms, frowning. Even though that was expected from a cave, it was still troublesome.

"Why don't we just separate and cover both sides at once?" The raven-haired boy suggested, grinning widely.

"Because it's dangerous to do that, isn't it obvious!?" Crystal argued. "We have to stick together!"

"Right, Silver can cover the right side, me and super-serious gal shall go to the left-"

"Are you even listening to me!?"

"Besides, we will take longer if we cover each area at once, right? What if we find other bifurcation? C'mon, Kris, we are the pokedex holders, and we have our pokemon to protect us! We can take care of something like that." Gold said in his usual carefree tone. Crystal sighed, giving in.

"How about you, Silver, you are alright with this?" The bluenette asked towards the other friend.

Silver paused to think about it for a bit. Of course, he didn't mind going alone, he was used to it after all. And it was truth that he wanted to finish his job at once. Thinking about it, for once, Gold might have made some sense, after all. With a nod, he stared at both friends. "All right. I guess we can handle this."

"Great! I knew I could count with you, Silver!" Gold cheered, with a wide smile. "Let's go, Kris! Let's see if we can discover some new pokemon!"

The boy dashed into one of the paths, with Crystal going after him immediately, scolding the breeder for running ahead in such carelessly way.

Silver turned to his own path and began to walk. Since now he was alone, it was needed to be more careful, even though he was used to situations like these. However, as he kept walking for a while, even the red-head began lowering down his guard once, like Gold said, there was nothing but rocks along the path.

"No signs of any pokemon either...rather, I don't think this place has even any, to start with..." Silver commented to himself as he inspected the surroundings. For a pokemon survive there, they would need food, water and a hiding place, at least. However, there was no sign of anything like that at all. Maybe those requirements could be found on Gold's side, but definitely not on his. Even so, Silver kept walking. It wasn't his place to complain. Whether it had something inside that cave or not, the assigned job was to inspect it. Therefore, he kept walking, being sure to check every inch around him. At least, till he reached a dead-end.

"...hm..." Silver placed a hand on the wall before him. "I guess I'm done here." Like expected, there was nothing at all and, since he was done, he should go back.

However, the exchanger didn't do that. That was because, as he turned around, he heard a small sound. He stood still and tried to figure out from where it came from.

It came...from below him...and it sounded like-

-something crumbling.

"...!" Before the boy could move, the ground crumbled under him, dragging his falling body to the unknown darkness below.

Author's Note:

Here it is, the second chapter! I apologize if it is short, though. Like I said, this is the first fic I write, so I'm still trying to find an ideal lenght for the chapters.
Besides that, I'm really glad I got some views!

To Sakura Touko: Thank you very much for the review. I might be slow sometimes but I will definitely do my best to keep writing it!

Coming next, chapter 3! Any reviews and critiques are welcome, as long as it is not flaming! See you guys in the next chapter!