Chapter 4- Down to Business
Morning came faster than Rea expected. After being dismissed, she, Alexander, and Geo left the Society's HQ. "Alright," Alexander cheered getting Rea and Geo's attention. "Now I can finally show the two of you the shops that help explorers out with preparations." Geo nodded and said, "Great. Now I can finally learn my way around Lively Town as well." Rea just walked along the two of them silently. Shops mean shopkeepers, she thought. That means I have to meet more new Pokémon. Great.
Alexander then gestured towards the item shop. "That's Kecleon's shop. He sells all sorts of useful items for exploring." Upon seeing the trio, Kecleon smiled and greeted them. "Welcome to my shop! What is it that you need today my friends?" Alexander spoke up, saying, "Oh no, we don't need anything today Kecleon. I'm just showing these two around." A downtrodden look crossed Kecleon's face, but was immediately replaced by a smile. "Well it was nice to meet the two of you," he said. "I hope to see you again!" Geo nodded, but Rea was a little shaken up by Kecleon's extreme personality. Wow, he is really outgoing. I wish I could just talk to new faces so casually. Rea snapped out of her thoughts and followed Alexander to the booth next to Kecleon's shop.
The Pokémon running this shop was a large, blue and gold sarcophagus, which always had a suspicious smile on its face. "Greetings," the Pokémon said in a deep, rumbling voice. Suddenly, the sarcophagus Pokémon sprouted four purple arms and cackled. "Ho ho," he laughed, now in a somewhat high pitched voice. "Welcome to Cofagrigus'sGlorious Gold." Rea immediately wanted to hide behind Alexander, but she stood still, not wanting to seem rude. Alexander then turned to Rea and Geo and said, "This is Glorious Gold. If we find any gold bars in dungeons, we can trade them in here for helpful items." The two nodded, obviously ready to get away from the ghost type. Alexander then started to walk towards a building on the other side of the plaza.
When the trio walked in, Rea immediately noticed the Pokémon sitting around the tables throughout the room. I guess this is a café. Which means more Pokémon I don't know. Rea stuck close to Alexander and Geo, because she was afraid of being forced to talk to another Pokémon. Alexander noticed that Rea was uncomfortable with the amount of Pokémon around them, so he found a table that was away from the rest. Her turned to Rea and asked, "Better?" Rea nodded and said, "Y-yes. Thanks Alexander." Alexander smiled and then said, "No problem. Anyways, this is Café Connection. If we have any rewards from completing missions, we can come and pick them up from Kangaskhan at the counter over there." He then pointed towards a large, brown, kangaroo-like Pokémon who was standing behind the counter. Geo nodded, the looked around. "Perhaps we should wait for the café to clear a bit? It seems a little too crowded for Rea." Alexander agreeed, and the trio spent half an hour waiting for the café to clear.
Now the trio was making their way towards the town's entrance. "So, what's the plan for today," Geo asked, while checking the items in his bag. Alexander took out the Expedition Gadget and said, "Today, we are helping a Flareon who got lost in Waterfall Basin Grotto." Rea then asked, "Waterfall? Does that mean?" Alexander nodded. "Yep. There are water types there. Still, we can do it." Geo then added, "There's more to battle than type match-ups Rea." "I know," she responded. "I'm just a little afraid." "You can do it," Alexander said, looking Rea in the eyes, his own emanating determination. "I believe in you." Rea blushed and said, "Wow. Thank you Alexander. That makes me feel a lot better." Alexander nodded. "No problem Rea." Geo couldn't help but smile at exchange.
After an hour of walking, the trio finally made it to the mouth of the cave. The cave opened next to the source of a nearby spring, causing water to flow into the cave. As they entered, Rea asked, "How far did the Flareon get? The water is already getting to me." Alexander answered, saying, "Not too far." Geo looked around and said, "Its amazing a fire type got anywhere at all in this cave. The floor is completely covered in a layer of water." Just then, two Shellos came around a corner. "Careful," Geo warned, "Enemies." The trio got into battle stances. One Shellos attacked first, firing a Water Gun at Geo. The water just bounced off his scales as he charged the Pokémon, knocking it out instantly with a Dragon Claw. The second Shellos shot a Mud Bomb at Rea. Rea quickly moved out the way and hit the Shellos with a Rock Slide, knocking it out. Rea then sighed in relief. I got lucky this time, she thought, No promises next time though.
After a few more minutes of walking, the trio came across the Flareon they were searching for. "Finally," Rea said, "We found her. No we can leave this awful place." Alexander walked over to the Flareon. He then noticed the Flareon was unconscious. "Oh no," he said, alarmed. "We have to get out of here quick! She's unconscious!" "Do we have any Oran berries," Geo asked, quickly walking over to the Flareon. "I don't think so." Rea then said, "Then we can't waste time. Her condition might be worsening as we speak." Geo and Alexander nodded. Geo the picked up the Flareon and the group searched for the exit as fast as they could.
Returning to town, Alexander suggested they bring the Flareon to Armaldo at the Society's HQ. Rea and Geo agreed and they all ran to the HQ as fast as they could. They entered the building and went upstairs. The room at the end of the left upstairs hallway was Armaldo's medical room. The doctor was a little surprised by the sudden visit, but as soon as he saw the Flareon he said, "Oh dear. Quick, put her on one of the beds. I will have to try and figure out what ails her." The group waited for the doctor to finish examining the Flareon. When he did, he told them, "You three made the right decision bringing her here to me. If she had been in that cave a little longer, she would have died." Alexander, Geo and Rea shared looks of shock and worry with each other and the doctor. Armaldo then said, "Don't worry anymore. She should be fine by tomorrow evening. For now, we should let her rest." Team Tempest looked at each other then left, leaving the doctor to take care of the Flareon.
Dinner came and went rather quickly for Rea. I'm still worried about that Flareon. Armaldo said it was going to be alright but, I still can't help it. Evan as the group was getting ready to sleep, these thoughts intruded Rea's mind, until the sweet embrace of sleep accepted her once again.
"Rest while you can, little Larvitar," said the mysterious figure, watching Rea and her friends enter their room. "The hour of your demise draws ever nearer. And this time, I won't fail." The figure then fled back into the shadows of the forest.
Hello, welcome to the A/N
Sorry this took so long. School is dumb.
Anyways, bye byes. ;-)