As Phantom, Flame and Lucina exits the building, the first thing they see is a Rapidash fully prepared with golden anklets and a saddle with bags. The horse looks down at them and rises himself on his hind legs."Hey there. Name's Solar! I'll be your dungeon tour guide!"
"WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!" Flame let out, admiring the details of the Rapidash.
"That's great! Can you do us a favor?" Lucina ask while going at his side and placing herself in a running position, a flash of blue swoosh around her feet. "We want a race all the way to the forest entrance!"
The Rapidash lift an eyebrow. "You're not seriously considering a running contest with me?"
"Yeah, that's what those two wants. I'm Phantom-" Phantom then goes to pat Flame's head "That's Flame, and she's Lucina." He then points at Lucina with his tail end. Meanwhile Flame gets next to the Riolu and start stretching.
"You kids can't seriously think you'll be able to outrun ME!" Rapidash says with a gleeful tone, kicking some sand while placing himself toward the gate, his gaze looking at the path leading into the woods in the horizon. "I'll make short work of you two, you'll beg to be on my back!"
"Phantom! Countdown please!" Lucina ask.
"Ah wait, shouldn't you two take off your backpacks?" Phantom ask.
"Nah, if you can't run with these, why bother?" Lucina respond back.
"Yeah! They'll stay on!" Flame says while finishing his stretch and placing himself on four, giving off a confident look toward the gates.
"Alright..." Phantom places himself upward of everyone. "Three. Two...One...GO!"
All three sprints off toward the gate. It doesn't take long for both Rapidash and Lucina to pass through the gate while kept running behind. Phantom floats up at Flame's side while keeping track of the bunny's fire coming out of his feet.
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"HELP! HELP!" A female Indeedee shouts to another one.
"Oh? What's wrong?" The other frowns with one scorbunny at hand.
"Please! Come! QUICK!" She quickly goes away, the other follows her.
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"Ah-HAH!" The Rapidash joyfully rises onto the air while Lucina catches up to him without breaking a sweat. "I TOLD YOU! CAN'T BEAT ME, BABY! HAHAHA!"
"I still got it! I bet once I'll evolve, I'll beat you!" Lucina cheerfully let out while getting her backpack off and placing it onto the saddle with the other bags, ensuring it's well hooked. She then hops onto the Rapidash's back.
"Hehe, I'd gladly take you on! You show promise, kid!" The flaming unicorn looks back at the dirt pack. Flame midway through while Phantom shadows him. "These two could use some work."
"If Flame was a Cinderace, and I a Lucario, I bet our race would be tight!"
"Hm, I'd still win it!" Solar grins while running back toward the Scorbunny and the stumpless Phantump. As he reaches the duo, he stops himself. "Hey there, losers! Get on my back!"
Flame let out a groan. "No fair! I wanted to win!" He pouts while taking off his backpack and forward it to Phantom, who takes it and secure it with the other bags before doing the same with his own. Flame then hops onto the Rapidash's bag and climb the rest before placing himself behind Lucina, wrapping his paws around her while slightly feeling her stomach.
Lucina giggles. "Flame, that tickles!"
Meanwhile Phantom ensure Flame is safely sitting on the saddle before forwarding himself into him. "Alright, ready to go." He then respond.
"First stop, Elypso's Market!" Lucina says.
Solar rises himself into the air. "ALRIGHT!" He shouts before galloping toward the forest's entrance.
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The two female Indeedees makes way into a room...Looking directly at a bathtub filled with ice. On top of it is...Two scorbunnies freezing and pushing each others on the edge in a playful manner while another one rubs a a nose...The nose of Destiny. The rest of her body sealed in ice.
A Cinderace watches over the scene, rubbing his head. "What's the deal with her?"
"AAAAAAHHHHH! WHAT DO I DO?!" The panicked female Indeedee exclaims at the other while jumping on spot. The other takes a moment to examine the ice type vulpix while putting down the scorbunny, who goes behind her and watch over the others.
"Children! Please be mindful of our guest!" The other ask while removing them one by one.
"What's wrong with her?" One ask.
"I'm not quite sure, but I will find out, okay?" She smiles up while putting the last scorbunny down.
"Okay, kids! Let's leave the Indeedees alone with this one!" The Cinderace ask while leaving, the other scorbunnies leave as well at his side. One takes a moment at the scene before being pulled away by the older bunny who then closes the door.
"Is she...Dead...?" The panicked Indeedee ask while the other takes a moment to examine the body.
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The Rapidash stops running at the edge of a street filled with buildings and several stalls, each selling different goods as pokemons are going about their daily business. "RECORD TIME! WOO!" He exclaims while getting onto his hind legs, boasting before slowly trotting along. "Welcome to the Market area! Here you'll find all you need for the dungeon! Pack it up fast, I wanna dash!"
Phantom pops out of Flame. "Man, what a ride! I was wondering, are there any clothes shops around here? If we're gonna go through snow, we might as well get some winter gear."
"Winter gear? Clothes? There's really not many pokemons who wear anything at all if you look around!" Lucina points out while forwarding a paw toward the passerby, none of them sporting anything.
"What are clothes?" Flame ask.
"Don't worry about that, the village we'll head to before heading into the dungeon has a shop with equipment to withstand the cold." Solar says while slowly advancing himself.
"So this place doesn't really have everything we need?" Lucina snickers.
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"Are you sure...?" The panicked female Indeedee ask toward the other, who releases her hand off Destiny's nose.
"Yes..."
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"WOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!" Flame acclaims while Lucina places a golden looplet with three holes around his arm. He then waver it around. Lucina also places her own.
"Guys, I'm not too sure about mine." Phantom says while trying to place it over himself. "Can I just stick it in my backpack? That should do the trick, right?"
The two Indeedee holds hands as they shut their eyes and look down.
"And here's Elypso guild! If you ever want to scare a Ponyta, you came to the right place!" Solar says while trotting along a path, both Lucina and Flame on him. On the right of the path is a large dome encased of sapphire with a closed gate. The building surrounded with water along with a bridge that connects the path to the entrance. "From what I've heard, Floatzel the Guild Master decided to take a break and hit the sea. His oldest son should be in charge for the rest of the month!"
Lucina groans. "Pass."
"Really? Just like that?" Phantom ask inside of Flame's body.
"Yep! Just like that!" She crosses her arms. "Sorry Flame."
(Awwwwwww maaaaaan!) Flame whines.
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A Female Indeedee levitates the fully encased ice type vulpix down the stairs while the other follows.
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As Solar runs through the dirt part surrounded by a forest, Lucina pulls his reins."What's wrong, girl?" The Rapidash ask, looking around.
"I can sense three red auras further in the front. Can we take another path?" Lucina ask, angrily looking toward the pathway in front of them.
"We can go back and take another trail, it's just gonna longer." The Rapidash says while turning around and trotting.
"Is it really that bad?" Phantom ask inside of Flame's body.
"Yeah. It's best to avoid it." Lucina sternly says.
The female Indeedee gently places the solid block of ice onto the grass in the backyard of the mansion.
The other looks back at her with a saddened expression. "How should we proceed...?"
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The Rapidash runs through a barely maintained path, his pace constantly changing from the little hills and rocky terrain. Lucina stops him once more while. "WAIT!"
"Hm? What now?" Solar ask. Meanwhile Lucina takes her backpack and run into the forest.
Phantom pops out of Flame. "You two wait here."
"WAIT!" Flame yells. He looks back at Solar, then at Phantom,then at Solar. "...SORRY!" He jumps down and follow the others.
Meanwhile Lucina approaches a Zigzagoon breathing hard at the step of a stone crevice. The normal type sporting a scarf with a team badge on it. She takes out a small wand from her backpack and swing it toward him, releasing a jolt of white onto the raccoon-like pokemon. After a few seconds, his breathing becomes normal and stands up. "Are you okay?" Lucina ask while Phantom gets nearby of them along with Flame.
"THANKS!" The Zigzagoon yells while tackling Lucina and giving her a sort of hug while pressing himself onto her. She smiles back while trying to push him away. "BUT!-BUTBUT! MY TEAMMATES IN THERE!" He zigzag backward. "I'M GOING BACK IN!" He rushes into the crevice.
"WAIT! THAT'S..." Lucina looks back toward the duo. "Change of plans! We have a rescue to do!"