Disclaimer: I still don't own Pokemon.

Last time: "In Wigglytuff's office. You lied about me. I didn't do anything, you were the one that handled Koffing and Zubat. You're the one who drowned them. I didn't do it."

Skitty shrugged. "I needed an exploration team partner. So I got her to let you in."

They both fell asleep. But the next morning something woke them up.

"Hey wake the f*ck up you new people!"

"Who the hell are you?" Skitty asked.

"I am Loudred, I am your alarm clock, now get up and go report to Chatot!" he yelled.

"Geez no need to yell, we're awake" Riolu sighed.

"I am not yelling, I am whispering!" Loudred yelled very loud as they all walked to the main hall.

"Hi Chatot we're ready for work!" Riolu said enthusiastically.

"Damn it Riolu, if you'd kept quiet we could have had a day off" Skitty sighed.

"You will get no days off!" Chatot demanded. "Now take this rescue mission and complete it" Riolu took the note and read it.

"Ok Skitty we have to find a pearl for Spoink and give it back to her." Riolu explained.

"Yeah sure... we'll give it back" Skitty laughed with sarcasm as they headed towards the Drenched Bluff.

"So this is all we do walk through caves all the time?" Riolu asked. "Seems rather boring."

"No we don't walk through caves, we just make weird jokes and argue until we're suddenly at the end of the cave, it's easy" Skitty explained.

"Oh so that's why Beach Cave was so short"

"No it's because it's the very first dungeon idiot!" Skitty yelled.

"How do you know it was the first dungeon?" Riolu asked

"Don't ask dumb questions!"

"But you said that's my job?"

"No, I said you have no job. Remember, I told you to let me do all the work."

"So I don't need to get good at fighting?"

"Yeah you do, tiny bit – try and keep up." Skitty laughed and bounded over to the nearby stairs.

"So I do have a job – keeping up." Riolu sighed. "Do you have any more stupid rules?"

"Yeah, don't wander off."

"Is that something your old friend Eevee used to do? So now you're trying to make sure I don't make the same mistakes?"

"Stop being smart, Riolu, it doesn't suit you. I'm the clever one, you're the –"

"Pearl!"

"No, you're not a pearl. What I was going to say was –"

"Skitty, there's a pearl!"

"So there is." Skitty said, picking it up. They began to head back to the guild.

"So did Eevee wonder off a lot?" Riolu asked on the way back.

"Her name is Vui."

"Okay. So did Vui wonder off a lot?"

"Well when you think about it, her real name was Lilly," Skitty rambled on.

"Okay. So did Lilly wonder off a lot?"

"No one calls her Lilly!" Skitty yelled. Noticing Riolu's reaction, he calmed down quickly. "Except for that Gardeviour." He added quietly. "Her name is Vui."

"Okay. So did Vui –"

"Shut up!" Skitty yelled, then calmed down again. "Not much. Though she did in our first dungeon where that stupid Butterfree made us look for her kid. Later she told me she'd found big apples, but didn't pick them up because she's an idiot who thought they could be poisonous."

"Well I'm sure she was just trying to be safe. Anyway, let's go see Chatot and ask what we're supposed to do now." They arrived at the guild and went to see Chatot, who was with Spoink.

"Oh, good to see you two back." Chatot said, then yanked the pearl out of Skitty's hands. "Here you go."

"Yay!" Spoink said, taking the pearl. "Here's your reward, 2000 Poké." Skitty happily reached for the money, but was interrupted by Chatot taking it from Spoink. He then handed Skitty 200 Poké.

"As you're part of the guild, the money you earn is shared with the guild, and you are given a percentage of your earnings." He explained.

"10 per cent, are you freaking kidding me?!" Skitty yelled.

"Skitty, let's not get worked up." Riolu said.

"But –" Skitty started to say, before being interrupted by a bell ringing.

"Everyone, it's time for dinner!" announced a Chimecho.

"We'll finish this later," Skitty said. "But for now… food!" And with that, Skitty ran at full speed to the dining hall, with Riolu following behind him. Dinner passed and they went to sleep.

Next time: "Azurill, we're coming for you!" Rio yelled, running in the direction of all the dungeons.

"Wait, Rio!" Yelled Skitty, running to catch up with him.