Chapter 8: The Final Guardian
We can't relax at all now. Me and Joey dive head first into the spring, with Nick following closely behind us with a belly flop, nearly crushing the both of us in his wake. Horrified from our near KO experience, we climb out of the pool and race into the next part of the dungeon.
Surprisingly, the cave has much better lighting than the previous two sections of this dungeon. Though, to our dismay, there are many more Pokémon in our way this time compared to the other segments of the dungeon. Most of them being Steel-Type, or at least that's what Joey says, right before he roasted them with his fire breath.
At last we see it. The opening to the final room. The one that will most likely hold the final guardian to this cave. We dash through the opening to face our oncoming threat.
The room has a slight curve to the left so we can prepare for our encounter with the final guardian. Though as soon as we enter the room, Nick collapses, breathing heavily.
"I never... Want to... Run... Ever... Again..." He states slowly, between gasps for air.
Joey hands him one of the few Oran Berries we have left and urges him to press on.
We really need to be more careful... We have almost no supplies left and we're all tired from that marathon run...
Joey helps him up, and we take a deep breath, then we round the corner together to face our foe.
However none of us could have guessed what we saw next. The Pokémon I assume is the guardian is down on all fours, talking to someone within the meager light of the room. There is a boulder that I guess must have fallen from the ceiling, so I nudge Joey and point to it. He gets the idea and bolts towards the rock, holding Nick by his arm so he wouldn't fall behind and get us noticed. I quickly follow them and as we got closer, I heard what the guardian was saying.
"Curse you! How could someone like you be able to defeat me? What exactly are your plans? Why would you come here to defeat me and my fellow companions? Tell me!" He roars.
That thing's voice is terrifying. I don't know how whoever it is he was yelling at wasn't trembling at least a little bit.
All I heard in response was a chuckle and a male voice say: "Because I needed someone to practice on before I attempted to take down the Federation."
Both me and Joey gasp at what the figure in the darkness had said. That was too much to take in at once.
The Federation? What's this guy have against the Federation? What did they do to make him want to attack them? And how does he think that he can take down all the teams involved in the Federation all by himself?
"Awww, man. I can't hear them! Guys, what're they talking about?" Nick whines.
Me and Joey turn to face him and gave him a loud "SSSHHHH!" to the face. I guess he forgot that we were trying to be incognito.
The Voice in the darkness and the guardian have finally noticed us.
"Who's there?" the Voice yells. Guess he can't see us.
Me and Joey look at each other and sigh. We all face one another, take another deep breath and jump out from behind the rock together. Well, except for Nick who as he jumped, must have tripped over himself because I hear a thud and a quickly followed "OOUF!".
As I internally facepalm, I triumphantly state: "We are Team Sky Shield from the Exploration Federation! And we're here to take you dow-"
The room becomes completely silent. A pin could have dropped and we would have all heard it. I'm also pretty sure I hear Nick's jaw hit the floor, but that could just be in my head.
The figure who was talking to the guardian, the figure who said that he alone was going to take down the Federation was my brother.
