CHAPTER 7
THE SEARCH FOR THE PLATE
NATE'S POV
The next day, Chatot gave us the instructions regarding the plates.
"Ok everyone, the entire guild will be divided into several tasks so pay attention." he said. "Sunflora, Dugtrio, Diglett, Chimecho and Croagunk will handle finding out who the thief is. Loudred, Bidoof, Corphish and Team PikaBun, you'll be in charge of looking for the remaining plates. Remember, there are three left unknown."
"You can count on us." I say confidently thumping my chest with my paw.
"What about you Chatot? What will you do?" Kyra asked.
"Chatot and I will guard the plates we already have." Wigglytuff explained. "There's a chance the thief might come steal the plates while everyone is out." Kyra nodded in agreement.
"Alright, here's the division of where you're all going." began Chatot. "Everyone, take out your Wonder Maps."
We did what he said and he continued. "Sunflora, Diglett and Dugtrio will search Brine Cave. Chimecho and Croagunk to Northern Dessert." They all nodded and left for their respective dungeons. "Loudred, Bidoof, Corphish, you'll check out Treeshroud forest while Team PikaBun will head to Lake Afar. Both of those places are far away so be prepared."
"Right!" we all cried and we left.
"We'll see you guys soon. Take care." said Kyra as we parted ways with Loudred, Bidoof and Corphish.
We finally made it to the entrance of Lake Afar after a few hours. "Let's go." I say to Kyra and she nodded.
Immediately, we were ambushed by a Milotic. "But we just got here!" I cry out. "Oh, well." I fire a Thunder Bolt and the Milotic gets stunned for a while. Kyra ran up and gave it a Jump Kick, knocking it out.
"Now we can start our search." said Kyra. We eventually came to a fork and we decided to split up.
"You sure you'll be alright?" I ask her.
"Sure, I'll be fine." she turned and walked down the right path. I watched her retreating back hopping she'd be alright. That Milotic seemed strong. I was sure that Milotic weren't the only Pokemon here. What if she gets attacked? She might even…
Wait, this is Kyra! She's tough and could take care of herself. As I went into the left path, I wondered why I was so worried about her.
I was fine for a while. I searched for the plate but found nothing. I was beginning to consider finding Kyra.
"Hey kid!" came a voice. I turned and saw five Vaporeons facing me. The one who looked liked their leader spoke. "You've got some nerve coming into our turf. And I don't like nerve." He and his friends began growling at me. Then suddenly, they all fired Aurora Beam at me.
Thinking fast, I countered with a Thunder Bolt. My attack collided with theirs and caused a great explosion with smoke. I couldn't see them so I prepared for any unexpected attack. Then, three Vaporeons raced towards me using Quick Attack. I was able to Iron Tail two of them but the third one, the leader of the pack, hit me in the chest as I recovered from two consecutive Iron Tails.
"Hose him down!" he cried to his remaining friends as a fell to the ground. The three of them fired Water Gun at me, pinning me to the ground.
I began to choke and gag. With my remaining strength, I used Thunder Bolt. It traveled down the water stream and shocked them. They hit the ground singed.
Soaking wet, I rose and looked at my defeated opponents. "Go ahead…leave us…" the leader said. I walked away. "I'd worry about your friend…if I were you…"
"What do you mean?" I asked sharply and he just grinned. Suddenly, a familiar scream rent through the air. "KYRA!" I yell and followed the scream.
Please be Ok…Please be Ok…This was the only think I could think of as I followed my best friend's scream. I eventually found her, legs frozen to the ground and surrounded by four Vaporeons.
I ran in and used Iron Tail to free Kyra. She began to Dizzy Punch one of the Vaporeons. I busied myself with the others.
Our battle ended when Kyra knocked out the last Vaporeon with Quick Attack. "You Ok?" I ask her.
"Yeah. You were always better at fighting water types than I was."
"And what happened to 'I'll be fine.'" I said teasingly.
"They ambushed me, what did you expect?"
"Well, the important thing is that you're safe."
"What about the plate? Did you find anything?"
"Nope. How about you?"
"I was going to check out this part." she pointed a place with her finger.
"I doubt you'll find anything; I didn't" I admitted.
"Well, it wouldn't hurt to try."
I shrugged and went ahead to the part of the dungeon she pointed at. I found that it led to a dead end.
"I knew it. We better tell Chatot-"I began but didn't finish. A blue-green light shone behind me. I turned and saw Kyra looking surprised at her wrist. It was her bracelet that was glowing.
"What's going on?" she said.
I had an idea. "Try approaching the wall Kyra." I told her. She went near the wall and extended the glowing bracelet.
There was a low rumbling noise. We looked down as the ground began to shake. Kyra's bracelet let out a flash that nearly blinded us. When I uncovered my eyes, Kyra and I gasped. The wall in front of us disappeared and was replaced by a stair case that led downwards.
This has to be it.
Kyra and I went down the stairs. Her bracelet had stopped glowing.
"Hey there's a light up ahead!" Kyra pointed out and we rushed towards it.
We ended up in a large cavern. Its walls were colored blue-the same shade water was. There was a small pond at the middle of the cavern. At the center of the pond was a stone pedestal with something glowing on it.
Kyra and I looked at each other before racing towards the pond which looked shallow. We reached the edge of the pond and looked at the pedestal.
"Is this it?" I ask.
The glowing object on top of the pedestal revealed itself. It looked like a blue rectangular stone slab.
"It is! We've found one Nate!"
I was full of energy. I yelled happily and, for some reason, I fired celebratory Thunder Bolts into the air.
But what really surprised was what Kyra did. After jumping around happily, she ran up and gave me a big hug.
I was surprised at first but then I realized that our cheeks were touching.
We both blushed furiously. Kyra let go of me and looked at the ground nervously. We were both still blushing.
"We should…uh…y'know…get the plate." she said.
"Huh…oh…uh…I'll do it."
I waded though the pond and got the plate.
