Confession time. In addition to having school work to work on and study for, I've also recently started out on my first Nuzlocke, ever. It's been taking up a majority of my free time, and I've underestimated just how long it takes to actually write a chapter for this story now that I've made them longer than in my previous stories. Sorry that this chapter has been taking so long. I hope that it's a read worth waiting for, and that you (the readers) enjoy!

Chapter 10: Both Sides of the Street

Nate, Martha and Bidoof walked along the rocky coast, the ocean splashing against the cliffs. Nate recognized this place as the spot where he met Grovyle, but said nothing of it. Martha was staring at the sea shimmering in the daylight as the trio walked and, again, Nate found himself amused by her exuberance.

"Wow! The sea is right up this way, Ian! And just look at this cliff!"

Bidoof nodded, "Yup yup! I reckon this is looking more and more like a true expedition!"

'Hm, somehow, all of the first-timers got lumped into one group…' Nate mused.

"The path ahead surely will get tricky, just what real explorers like to see!" Bidoof continued. He turned to a stone statue of a Kangaskhan. "And this… this here is something well known to all explorers… It's a Kangaskhan Rock."

Nate was already familiar, so he tuned out Bidoof's explanation to Martha. After Bidoof confided how nervous he was on his first expedition, Martha said, "Ha, that goes for us too. We're all beginners at this. Let's just do our best! Let's have a look at the Wonder Map."

Nate nodded and unrolled the Wonder Map between the three of them. An Explorer Badge icon appeared where they were at the coast, and Martha pointed with her paw, "This is where we are now." She pointed at the Foggy Forest, "We're supposed to join up with everyone at the base camp. That's way over here. So, as a first step, we could try reaching this spot." To finish, she pointed at a mountain in the middle of the range with a skinny, curved peak. "Want to try reaching here as our first objective?"

Nate nodded and Bidoof said, "Yup yup! I agree with that!"

As Martha scouted the path ahead, Nate thought, 'Martha's acting more like a leader. Even though she said that she was nervous, she seems to be in her element. That's good to see. She was so timid before, and now she's getting more confident, bit by bit. Good to know…'

"Oh… Huh?" Martha seemed confused and she said, "Ian, there seem to be two entrances up ahead, not just one."

Bidoof said, "Huh? Now, that is mighty vexing."

Martha turned to Nate, "What should we do, Ian? Which way should we go?"

Nate looked closely at the two entrances. One seemed to go straight, while the other went to the left, towards the side. He pointed straight, "This way."

Martha nodded, "All right. Now…"

"Let's all three work together and get this done!" Bidoof cheered.

The three of them started moving forward, but Nate got a prickly feeling on the back of his neck and turned around. Nothing was there. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion. Nate had only ever gotten that feeling when he felt like he was being watched. That instinct had saved his and Grovyle's lives more than once in the future.

"Ian?" Martha called to him. "Are you coming or not?"

Nate nodded and decided to dismiss it for now. After the trio entered, the entrance disappeared, the coast dungeon transforming into rooms and corridors, with networks of water crisscrossing. Nate charged his electricity, ready to battle.

However, due to the extensive training that Nate and Martha had undertaken while training their recruits, they were far, far stronger than any Pokémon in the dungeon. Especially with the main type of Pokémon being Water-type. As such, they were able to explore at their leisure, to look for items to add to storage. Bidoof stuck close to them, helping where he could.

After a few floors, the trio walked away from a room, and Martha said, "Who would've thought that there'd be a market all the way out here? Shame there wasn't anything we needed."

As they were talking, Martha was taking the lead, when suddenly, the floor vanished beneath her, revealing a staircase. Unfortunately, that left Martha floating in the air for a split second before she fell down said stairs. Once Nate and Bidoof caught up, a Kirlia walked over to them.

"Good afternoon and congrats. You've found the Secret Bazaar!"

Martha rubbed her head, "Ow… More like it found us…"

Kirlia smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, that's how most of our customers find us. I'm Kirlia, the Bazaar Guide. Feel free to explore the shops here."

They did so, and the only thing that they had a use for right then and there was the Mime Jr.'s Spa. After they were fully restored, they thanked the Mime Jr. and set out to continue going through the dungeon.

After three more floors and a treasure box collected, they found themselves at the end of the dungeon and in a mountainous region.

Bidoof sighed in relief, "Whew… By golly, I reckon we're finally through."

Martha nodded, "Yes, but we're still quite far from the base camp. Let's look at the Wonder Map."

One the map was rolled out, Martha took a look at the location of the explorer badge. "This must be where we are. The base camp is there."

Bidoof nodded, "I reckon we've gotten ourselves a lot closer."

"It's not far now," Martha commented thoughtfully. "If we cross this mountain now, we'll reach the base camp. But if we start climbing the mountain now, it'll be night before we finish… Should we rest here for today?"

Nate looked up at the sky and saw that the sun was in the west, but still pretty far from setting. Yes, it would be nighttime before they finished, but it would be early nighttime. Also, he was getting that prickly feeling on the back of his neck again.

"I, for one, think that we should keep going," Nate said. When the other two looked at him, he said, "We were fully restored by that Mime Jr., we have enough food, and even if it'll be dark, we can find our way and get to camp tonight, then rest up for tomorrow there."

Martha tilted her head, "What's the rush? Can't we relax a little?"

Nate looked over his shoulder. Still nothing there, but he could feel the gaze that had been there moments before. He dropped his voice to a murmur, "Listen, I don't want to alarm either of you, but I feel like we're being watched. I'd just feel… safer if we slept at the base camp instead of out here, in the open."

Martha looked around, visibly more guarded, "How long have you been having this feeling?"

"Since we were entering Craggy Coast."

Bidoof shivered, "Golly! That's a bit of a frightening thought!"

Nate nodded, "That's why I feel like we should use that Kangaskhan Rock over there and continue on."

The other two Pokémon nodded, and Nate organized the items and wrote in the Adventure Log while Martha and Bidoof watched the rocks carefully for any movement. After a bit of time, they were ready to move on. Again, Nate chose the path that looked like the main one.

While the trio of Pokémon from Wigglytuff's Guild were entering the dungeon, they were indeed being watched while their backs were turned. After they were gone, a voice snickered.

"Heh-heh-heh. Looks like the rat has some instincts after all. We were almost made."

"Whoa-ho-ho! Good thing there are so many rocks to hide behind."

"Chaw-haw-haw! I didn't plan to attack them here, but I was getting impatient anyway! Let's follow them!"

Mt. Horn proved somewhat problematic, since there were Grass and Rock-type Pokémon mixed in. Still, the three of them managed to take down any opponents. They found a few more treasure boxes and a TM for Dig. Nate insisted that he use it right away to have an edge against Rock and Steel types that Martha would find problematic. However, in reality, he wanted to learn Dig because it would provide a quick escape, should the situation arise.

As they journeyed through the mountain, the sky above turned orange before it started dimming. Despite that, they were able to keep on. Nate gave Martha and Bidoof a crash course on discerning an opponent's location by sound, rather than sight.

By the time that the moon was about halfway to its peak in the sky, they found themselves in a forested area and saw the outline of tents.

Bidoof panted, "Huff-huff… W-we did it! We got over Mt. Horn! We finally made it! Yes sirree! We have arrived at the base camp!"

Chatot was standing guard in the center of camp. Once he spotted the three of them, he said, "Ah, I see that you've arrived! You're the last group to arrive, but better late than never. Set your equipment down and get some sleep! We'll commence the strategy briefing early tomorrow."

Bidoof nodded, "Yes sirree!"

Nate woke up with the sun again and woke Martha and Bidoof up as everyone was gathering. While Chatot discussed the plan, Nate took a look around the forest.

'It looks the same as my vision, and yet it's entirely different in person…' he thought.

Chatot called out to them, "Somewhere within this forest, Fogbound Lake is supposedly concealed… But so far, that has been nothing more than rumor. Exploration teams of all stripes have mounted many a challenged, but so far the lake has eluded discovery."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Corphish called out. "Hey, hey! So is it really there or what? This Fogbound Lake?"

Nate answered mentally, 'It's there all right. You just have to know where to look.' But Sunflora answered, "Silly Corphish. You'll wreck the dream if you say something like that."

"Yeah, don't spoil things now!" Loudred added.

Corphish had the grace to look sorry, "Hey, hey…"

Chimecho spoke up, "Um, may I? While we were traveling, I heard about a certain legend."

Chatot tilted his head, "A legend, you say?"

"Yes," Chimecho answered, "A legend about Fogbound Lake. According to the legend, Fogbound Lake is home to a Pokémon named Uxie. The Pokémon is said to be exceedingly rare. Uxie is said to lock eyes with others and wipe their memories clean."

Everybody in the guild except Nate was surprised and a little unnerved.

"That is why, even if challengers were to happen upon Fogbound Lake… Uxie would wipe their memories clean… Thereby muzzling the travelers from revealing the existence of the lake. And that is how Uxie protects Fogbound Lake. I was told such a legend remains."

While the other members of the guild were talking nervously amongst themselves, Martha was processing the information from the legend.

'A Pokémon that wipes the memories of trespassers… Could it be…?'

Martha's thoughts were cut off when Chatot called everyone back to attention. He said, "You should realize that places of this sort can be expected to have a folktale or a legend attached to them. Our guild has overcome difficult challenges and obstacles when conducting successful explorations."

"Absolutely, eek!" Sunflora squealed in excitement.

Dugtrio's three heads nodded in unison, "That's how our guild has earned the reputation for being first class."

Wigglytuff laughed, "Ha ha ha! Don't worry, everything will be all right! Let's believe in success for this adventure too, and… Let's try! Let's try!"

Chatot nodded, "Let's move on with our plan. The Guildmaster and I shall remain here to gather intelligence from our teams in the field. You are to go off in teams to explore this forest. Be aware that this forest is enshrouded in a deep fog. Once you enter it, visibility is severely restricted. We think that Fogbound Lake has defied discovery because of this fog. Perhaps there is a way of lifting this fog. Therefore, your search is twofold. One, search for Fogbound Lake. And two, find a way to lift the fog. If you accomplish either thing, return to the base camp and tell me or the Guildmaster. That is all. All right, everyone, let's give it our best, as always."

"HOORAY!"

The members of the guild gave each other words of encouragement before splitting off into groups and going into the forest.

Nate turned to Martha, "We should get going too. We don't want to fall behind."

Martha seemed to be thinking about something, and then she turned to Nate. "Ian… I think we might have a clue for your memory loss. The legend about Uxie! If you wound up at Fogbound Lake before, then maybe you had your memories erased!"

Nate's eyebrows shot up. He was truly surprised that Martha had said that. It was wrong, but it was a very good guess. If he hadn't been lying about the amnesia from the start, he might've been inclined to believe it himself. Regardless, he put his hand to his head in mock thought.

"I… I hadn't thought of that… You might be right. Maybe I did…", he said with false wonder.

Martha nodded, "Now we have another reason to find Fogbound Lake. We need to see if Uxie is there and ask him for the truth! Let's go get ready and then go into the forest."

Nate would've been touched that Martha cared that much about his fictional amnesia. But it wouldn't matter in the end. 'I'm earning trust and friendship that I don't even want,' he thought cynically.

Resigned to the fact that he was destined to hurt her in the end, he followed as Martha looked through the items in the Kangaskhan Rock. After they sorted out their items and wrote in the Adventure Log, they walked to the entrance. Martha looked at Nate and asked which way they should go.

Nate knew precisely which way to go, but he pretended to think hard about it. "Let's see… Where to start? The path…? No, everyone searches the path. I think we should go this way." He pointed to some inconsequential direction directly into the forest.

Martha looked at it hesitantly, "Are you sure…? What if we get lost?"

Nate held up the Treasure Bag, "The reason they invented Escape Orbs."

"…All right," Martha agreed. "Let's see what we can find. Looks like those instructions on tracking opponents by sound will come in handy, huh? Let's go!"

Nate nodded and walked alongside Martha in the direction that he had chosen, fully knowing that they would be running into the key to the puzzle soon.

Sure enough, Martha noticed the shiny red stone towards the side of where they were walking. "Wait, Ian, what's this? It looks like some kind of gem!" She put a paw towards it, "Wow, it's like heat is coming from it. How curious… It doesn't seem to be lava. I'll keep it to see if I can figure something out about it later. For now, let's get back to exploring Foggy Forest!"

Martha placed the gem inside the sack where she kept the Relic Fragment, and Nate smiled and nodded. 'If we're going to be coming here, and I must feign ignorance, I might as well lift the fog for Grovyle.'

Soon after entering, the fog became even thicker and both Nate and Martha could barely see each other.

Nate said, "We'll have to stick together. The last thing we need is to get separated and lost from each other."

As they moved through the forest, Nate did his best to recall everything that he could about his visions of Foggy Forest. They needed to get to a specific point, a specific landmark. As he thought further about what lay at the end of this expedition, he internally shrugged.

'Perhaps this is why I had that vision when I came in contact with those objects and Drowzee. Those missions led us to get picked for the expedition. If I hadn't had that vision of the Hidden Land, maybe I'd believe that was it, but Martha's Relic Fragment has something to do with everything in this.'

"Ian, watch out!"

Nate was caught off-guard and a Noctowl flew down at him and used Hypnosis. Martha managed to protect him, but he was horribly embarrassed that he got surprise attacked because he was too lost in thought.

Another thing that was increasingly annoying to Nate was that the fog lessened the effect of his electricity. He still had his Quick Attack, Slam and Dig attacks, but he didn't feel comfortable being without his main method of attack.

Eventually, Nate's ears picked up the sound he'd been looking for. He tapped Martha on the side and pointed, saying, "This way."

He led Martha to a clearing where several tiny waterfalls were emptying into small streams. Martha looked around, "Why did you bring us here? I can barely see in front of my face."

"We're looking for a lake, right? So finding water is a good place to start," Nate said with a raised eyebrow.

"…I can't see your face too well, but I know you're making some sort of face at me," Martha said, annoyed. "But you're right about that. It sounds like there are waterfalls all around us."

"Hey, hey, hey!"

The two of them turned in the direction of the voice, and Nate said, "Oh, it seems we're not the only ones who found this place."

"Corphish, is that you?" Martha called out.

They followed the sound of his voice until they were close enough to where they could see him. He waved and said, "Hey, hey! You two find any clues?"

Nate held his tongue as Martha said, "No, nothing yet… How about you, Corphish? Any luck?"

Corphish shook his head, "I've got nothing here, either. Don't let it get you down. But… There is something here that's kind of interesting."

When Martha asked what, Corphish turned and pointed behind him, up ahead, "There. Go and see for yourself."

Nate and Martha walked forward with Corphish following behind. When a large figure came into view, Martha yelped, but Corphish waved his claw, "Relax, it's just a statue. I'll admit, it gave me a fright too, hey, hey! Look closer, it seems to be a statue of a giant Pokémon."

They moved closer and the toppled statue of a giant bipedal Pokémon came into view. It was a fearsome Pokémon with many spikes along its sides, and fierce claws on its giant arms and feet. Its face seemed to be in a permanent scowl as pupil-less eyes stared off in the distance. Completing the image was a large tail with claw-like extensions on the end of it.

Martha shook, even though it was just a statue. "Wh-what kind of Pokémon is that?!"

"I've never seen a Pokémon like this before," Corphish said.

Martha gingerly moved closer and checked around the half-buried base of the statue. On the side that was slanted upwards, she climbed up and found an inscription.

She turned back to Nate and Corphish, "I found something written here in footprint runes. Let me read it… Hmm… 'Reignite the life that burned within Groudon… Then the sky shall blaze with the sun's heat… The path to treasure shall be revealed.'" She nodded, "That means that this inscription is somehow a key to moving forward!"

Corphish moved forward, "Hey, hey, hey! You think so? Now that's a mystery we've got to solve!"

Nate nodded, genuinely impressed. 'Well done, Martha. I didn't think you'd figure this much out on your own. You're only half-right, though. This is the keyhole. You need to realize that you hold the key to moving forward yourself.'

Martha placed her paw on the first line of runes, "This part, though… This part about 'life that burned within Groudon.' What's this about? This 'Groudon'… Is that the name of the Pokémon this statue was carved to represent?"

"Hey, hey! So we're supposed to what, ignite life that was in this statue?"

Martha tilted her head, "Now how are we supposed to do that?" After a bit of the two of them thinking, Nate chimed in, deciding to give a little hint before just directly assisting Martha. 'This is supposed to be about helping her confidence.'

Speaking up, he said, "Why not take a closer look at this… Groudon statue? The actual statue, I mean. There might something hidden to activate…" Nate made sure to add the right amount of hesitance at the proper points to make it seem like a vague idea instead of certain knowledge.

Martha nodded and said, "Good idea!" But then she looked at the fierce stone Pokémon. "O-on second thought, how about you check around?"

Nate sighed and shook his head, but started climbing up anyway, "It's a stone statue, Martha, it's not going to come to life and attack you. Come on, I'll check the head and neck area, and you check the front."

"Hey, hey! I'll get in on this too!" Corphish said. "I'll check the back!"

Nate climbed to the top and gave the back of the Groudon statue's head a cursory examination. He knew precisely where they had to look and that Martha would be the one to find what they needed to find.

"Wait… I think I found something! There's a hollow right here in the center of the statue's chest!"

Corphish looked from around the statue's side, "Hey, hey! Really?"

Nate dropped down onto one of the statue's massive arms and looked at the spot Martha indicated. Martha looked at the hole in the statue and then the small sack where she kept her Relic Fragment. She muttered, "No… It's too small for the Relic Fragment…"

After a bit, Martha seemed to have an idea. "Wait, Ian! That stone that we found on the path we took. It's a long shot, but it's worth a try!"

Nate nodded and Martha took out the red stone from the small sack that she always carried and turned it until the point faced the statue. Once it seemed at the right angle, she pressed it into the hollow within the statue's chest.

After that, the statues eyes lit up with a red light and the ground started to quake. Corphish rolled off the statue from losing his balance and Martha jumped off in fright. Nate clung to his precarious spot before jumping off as well. He helped Corphish up as Martha said, "Watch out! Everyone, we have to get back!"

As they cleared out of the area, the statue started glowing white. They didn't get very far before the statue flared white, sending its light everywhere.

'The Drought Stone,' Nate thought, 'makes the statue act like a beacon, signifying Groudon's ability, Drought. Instantly creates a clear sky, removing the fog.'

After the flash settled, so did the tremors. Martha and Corphish were looking around, confused.

"Hey, hey! The fog is gone!" Corphish said.

Martha noticed Nate, but he wasn't giving anything around them a second glance. He was looking up at the object that marked the goal of the expedition, Martha's hope for finding his "memories," and his and Grovyle's own mission.

"Martha…" Nate said at length. "I think you might want to take a look at this."

Martha followed his line of sight and her jaw went slack. Corphish soon followed suit and stood there surprised.

"Hey, hey! What is that?!" he shouted.

Martha said, as if thinking aloud, "That's what the fog was hiding. It's no wonder that no one ever discovered Fogbound Lake. We were just wandering in circles ourselves."

"Hey, hey! So you're saying… You're saying that Fogbound Lake is up there? Hey, hey, hey?!"

Martha nodded decisively, "Yes. That's what I think. Fogbound Lake has to be up there!"

The place that the three members of the guild were looking at was a massive plateau mounted on a thinner spire of rock, seeming to be suspended in the air by that lone pillar. You could see traces of greenery creeping over the edges of the top, suggesting that plant life was up there. Water also streamed from the top into the very waterfalls that surrounded the trio.

"Hey, hey!" Corphish called, "This is no time to be gawking! I'll let everyone in the guild know! You two go on ahead!"

Corphish scuttled off to return to base camp, leaving Nate and Martha behind.

Martha turned to Nate, "We'd better get going, Ian! Onward to Fogbound Lake!"

"Hold it!"

Nate dropped to all fours. He knew that voice, and he didn't like it. He knew that they were being followed yesterday!

Team Skull ran out from behind one of the waterfalls. Martha gasped and took a step back. "Y-you brutes?!"

Zubat laughed, "Heh-heh-heh! We finally have you all alone!"

Koffing added, "Whoa-ho-ho! You stuck close with the guild until you went into the forest! We could've picked you off at any time, but the Chief had a stroke of genius!"

"Chaw-haw-haw! I'd like to thank you for solving the mystery of Fogbound Lake! Now we can take the treasure after getting our revenge!" Skuntank gave a mock bow.

Martha shook with anger, "You… You have no right to be here! And you were planning this all the way back when you wanted to join the expedition! We won't ever let you set foot near Fogbound Lake!"

"Whoa-ho-ho! Looks like the chicken's squawking mad!" Koffing jeered.

Skuntank smirked, "After we take you down, we're going to knock out the rest of the guild's crew and steal the treasure! Chaw-haw-haw!"

"Heh-heh-heh! But you two are on the top of our list! You should feel honored we'd give you special treatment!" Zubat finished.

Nate's cheeks sparked and he said, "You would've done better to attack when my electricity was dampened. We've grown even stronger since the last time, and we'll make you eat those words."

Skuntank scoffed. "Chaw-haw-haw! Last time you hid behind your allies! You were no match for me alone in a fight, and now you're outnumbered! We won't even need our noxious gas special combo!"

Nate looked to his side, "Martha, are you ready?"

Martha nodded, "Yes. I'll fight with you, Ian!"

"Good," Nate said. "I think I'll show Team Skull my new electric attack." He started charging concentrated electricity into his tail, getting ready to launch a Thunderbolt. At the same time, Team Skull started charging forward.

"Waah! Wait! Wait for me!"

All action was halted as a Perfect Apple rolled right into the middle of the would-be battlefield. Everyone was so caught off guard that the thoughts of the battle they were about to have were the farthest thing from their mind. Nate's electricity stopped and he looked to his left as Wigglytuff ran into the area, charging after his lost snack.

"Perfect Apple! Perfect Apple!" He ran in between all of them and picked the fruit up, "I finally caught you! My Perfect Apple!" He started sniffling, "If my Perfect Apple went away, I would… I would…"

After his brief reflection, he noticed where he was, "Oh? Oh-oh?" He looked at Nate and Martha, "Oh, you two!" After he turned and saw Team Skull, he shouted with glee, "And my friends too! You made it after all! Everyone's all together! Yay, yay!"

Seeing that Wigglytuff apparently had no clue that they were banned from the expedition, Skuntank decided to act like he and his team belonged there. He cleared his throat, regaining his bearings, "G-Guildmaster… What are you doing here?"

Wigglytuff tilted his head and then thought as he shifted to hold the Perfect Apple under one of his arms, "Huh? What am I doing? I was taking a walk in the forest. Then my Perfect Apple went rolling and rolling away from me. So I ran and ran and ran, and here I am." His ears perked up as he seemed to remember something, "Oh, yes!" He turned around and addressed Nate and Martha, "You two shouldn't be dawdling here, should you?"

That statement caught Martha by surprise, "Huh?"

Wigglytuff waved his free hand as he spoke, "You two have a job, don't you? To explore the forest, right? Go on then, off you go."

Martha glanced at Team Skull, "But…"

Wigglytuff pouted, "You don't want to listen to your Guildmaster? Boooo! Boooo!" Then he laughed and waved them off again, "Hurry, get exploring!"

Nate whispered to Martha, "There's really nothing we can do about this situation. I think it's best to just follow orders right now."

Martha didn't look happy about it, but she reluctantly agreed. She sighed, "Okay… Come on, let's go, Ian."

As they left, Wigglytuff called out to them, "Good luck." After they were gone, he hopped up and down excitedly, "Oh, I hope we get some good news soon!" He was so happy at the thought that he began to sing a little song as he danced.

Skuntank didn't want to waste time. They were supposed to get their revenge by sneaking onto this expedition! And now his targets were getting further and further away! He needed to turn this situation back into his favor.

"Um. Guildmaster…" He started.

Wigglytuff stopped singing and turned around, "Hm? What is it, friend?"

Skuntank said, "We were thinking that we should go explore as well…"

Wigglytuff looked shocked, "Oh?! That's all right! I can't trouble my friends like that! We'll let those two do the exploring. Let's wait for their report." Without missing a beat, Wigglytuff turned around and went back to his singing and dancing.

Zubat quietly fluttered closer to Skuntank and whispered, "Chief, this is getting really weird…"

"Team Rapid's going to get away and beat us to the prize if we don't do something," Koffing added in a low voice. "What'll we do?"

Skuntank cursed and muttered, "We have to do something. We have no choice. We'll take down Wigglytuff right now. Then, we'll chase down Team Rapid!"

Zubat murmured, "But do you think it'll be all right?"

Koffing glanced at Wigglytuff and spoke quietly, "Wigglytuff is, like, creepy."

Skuntank scoffed quietly, "Don't worry about it. He's no big deal. Besides… Rumor has it that Wigglytuff has an unbelievably precious treasure."

Zubat leaned closer, "Oh really?! Treasure?"

"That's right," Skuntank nodded. "I was planning on mugging him for it anyway, so this is a good opportunity. Hey, Koffing. Prepare for the noxious gas special combo."

Wigglytuff was still singing and dancing as Zubat flew back a distance and Skuntank and Koffing advanced forward.

Skuntank mumbled under his breath, "Wigglytuff is really going to get it! No hard feelings… But the great, famous explorer Wigglytuff… Is finished! Chaw-haw!"