Pokemon Ranger

I walk to the north till I'm near Panula cave. I enter the cave, my mind completely focused on finding Kellyn, that I don't see the drop off. I step right off it, and plummet down.

"AHHH!" I shout, then thrust my arms out horizontally, as well as my legs, and let my palms and feet screech against the two walls of stone. But my speed doesn't stop, it increases.

"OWW!" I shout. I grunt, my palms on fire. I finally let go and curl into a ball, and hurtle towards the bottom.

I open my eyes, and lift my face off the ground, and look around. My body aches, and I can't seem to get up. My hands hurt really bad, and my front feels numb. I can't even feel my knees. Huh. I must have not recovered from falling off the Mantine and washing up on the beach. It even hurts to breathe. I groan. If I can't even get my stupid self off the ground I'll NEVER find Kellyn. And I'm a top Ranger an all. Huh...now what? I sit for a while. Doing nothing.

Then I remember something. Pros. Hastings said that he did some adjustments on my styler. Something about it talking to you...?

"Umm, hey styler, can you talk?" I ask. I hear a beeping sound and a robotic voice actives.

"You are half a kilometer below the cave's path." I feel like complaining, but a pain in my gut changes my mind. And besides, how did I survive falling over one thousand feet?

"Well, annoying robotic voice in my styler, what do I do?" I ask.

"Negative." I hear. Wha...?

"Huh? Negative WHAT?"

"Negative." I roll my eyes. "Well, you're hopeless. I'm going to find my way out of here. But...I have no idea what the layout of the cave is..."

I switch off my styler, and painfully get up. I sit on my knees, rubbing my temple. I push myself onto my feet and force myself to take each step. Well, this little adventure is getting off to a rocky start.

After walking for what seems like one hundred hours, I stop, and sit on a rock. I rub my sore thighs, and get something to eat out of my bag. I chew slowly on the cracker. Who knows how long I'll be down here...

I slap myself in the face. Pssh! I'm a Pokemon Ranger! I need to be a little more optimistic! Of COURSE I'm going to get out of here. I have a job. Find Kellyn. Rescue him. Then defeat the organization. Piece of cake! I jump to my feet, and jog down the next tunnel. With more spring to my step.

I find a shaft, leading upward, and then I optimistically bounce from side to side, up the shaft and to the top. I pull myself over the lip of the shaft and crawl out. I look around, and see a sign. Huh...Krokka tunnel. HEY! I made a lot of progress! I smile and exit the cave. I exited through the West entrance, so, I guess I'm heading to Ringtown. Well, at least there, I can check in with that ranger base. Call Percy and ask if the little girl is alright. I laugh to myself. I save her from lava and I don't even know her name. I get closer to Ringtown, till I can see it across the horizon. The sun is setting, and could use a little rest. Then I'm putting all my concentration on finding Kellyn.

I arrive in Ringtown. It's pretty big for just being a town. I find it kind of difficult to find the Ranger base. But I eventually do. I enter, and the glass doors slide to the sides. I look around, and see a boy with a Slowpoke, as well as a mechanic and another, older ranger. I walk up to the counter.

"Hello, I'm Kate, from Almia." The guy smiles.

"I'm Spenser, the leader of this base. Is there something you need?" I shrug. "Not really. I might just ask a couple questions and if possible, rest here tonight." He nods.

"Sounds fine to me!"

"Let's go to the second floor." He turns to the boy.

"Oh, and Murph, can you please watch base while I'm busy?" Murph turns and looks at Spenser.

"Uhh...okay." I blink several times. That was the longest UHH I've ever heard. I put a hand over my hand to keep myself from laughing. Murph blinks at me and gives me a big smile. I grin back. He turns slowly, and drops his styler. He bends over and retrieves it. I giggle and follow Spenser up the elevator.

"Okay," Spenser asks as we reach the second floor and walk over to the two couches. "What did you want to ask me about?" He sits on a couch and I sit on the one opposite of him.

"I came on a mission to find the whereabouts and going ons of an organization. I came with my partner, Kellyn, who was abducted while we were on the boat. Have you noticed anything strange?" Spenser suddenly looks sad.

"Plenty of things." He says.

"Like what?" I ask, leaning forward.

"Well, when the first move was made by the mysterious organization, we sent Fiore's top Rangers. Lunick and Solana." I grimace. "Then, when they disappeared, I contacted Pros. Hastings and he sent another team. The one of Sven and Wendy."

"And they disappeared too..." I murmur.

"Yes. We reported this to Pros. Hastings and he was alarmed. But he sent another team anyway to just look for the two teams."

"Who'd he send?" I ask. "The team of Summer and Ben." I nod.

"Huh. But why didn't he send Kellyn and I immediately?"

"Well, were you on any missions?" I think back to what Pros. Hastings said.

"We would like to give you another assignment now. Even though it's only been two days since you got back. Would it be okay to shorten your resting period and send you right away?"

Hmm.

"I had been on a mission involving a Celebi...and..." I mutter.

"Maybe they didn't want to send Kellyn alone?" Spenser asks.

I shrug. "I think that may be it, but I could swear everyone in Almia was on a mission when I went to my mission with Celebi."

"So you read the records?" Spenser asks. I nod. "Yes, my friend Rhythmi-an operator-allows me to look at her lists. And I think I saw something about another Top Ranger going on a mission to Kanto or something. Involving a Manaphy egg. I suppose that was Kellyn. So he wasn't even in Almia, and must have gotten back around the same time I did."

Spenser nods. "That's a good theory." I look at my hands.

"But now, I've got to stop the organization and find, and save Kellyn. As well as protect the citizens..." I let my head thunk over the top of the couch and let my arms rest lazily on the top as well. Spenser stands.

"Well, you look exhausted. There's a room you can stay in at the other side of the hall."

"Thanks, and no kidding. I fell half a kilometer in a cave." I mutter under my breath.

"What?" Spenser asks. "Oh, nothing." I reply. Spenser leaves by the elevator and I head to the room he indicated. I turn the knob and flip light switch on. I see a simple bed on the right side, with a canopy, as chest of drawers at it's foot, and a window that is on the opposite side of the room, in which a desk and chair are sitting. I flip the light back off and stumble over to the bed and face plant on the pillow.

I'm snoring within minutes and dreaming peacefully.

Next chapter might be a while... :)