Craw sighed and ate calmly. "Fletcher will be the one coming with me today."
Brighton looked to him disappointed. "C'mon... I wanted to go with you into the dungeon too..."
Craw smiled. "Next time I promise. I just want to see what Fletcher learned from Peggy already."
Damion pouted. "Not fair... I want to go with you in a dungeon too..."
Craw chuckled. "Then we will go in the next dungeon after Brighton OK?"
Damion sighed. "Yeah..."
Fletcher chirped happily. "I show you I got better."
Craw smiled. "I am sure of it. You already got better in speaking. I am thrilled to see what else you learned from her."
He ruffled his feathers looking to him proudly.
Craw giggled. "Also we will go to the exam all together and after that we can go together as often as we want."
Ariela giggled. "Maybe we can go on some explorations together too after the exams."
Craw smiled. "Yeah. I wanted to ask you something anyway. How about you and Kathrin join our team as well after we finished the exams?"
Ariela smiled and kissed him. "I would really like that!"
Kathrin chuckled. "I already thought you would never ask."
Ariela giggled. "You already thought in a team name?"
Craw rubbed his chin. "I actually don't know yet..."
Kathrin sighed. "Yeah we should also decide what of the guilds we will join."
Craw sighed. "You are right. I would prefer that we join the defenders guild. Mainly because it is Anubis' guild. Also it was the guild Brighton wanted to enter because he wanted to fight the Aura-less."
Brighton nodded. "Yeah."
Damion sighed. "Well I wanted to join the rescuers guild but I can accept joining the defenders guild."
Ariela looked to Kathrin.
Kathrin rolled her eyes. "I planned to join the mercenary guild actually... But if there is no other way..."
Ariela smiled. "Well I don't care what guild I join. I just don't like to join the traders guild. Nothing against Serene. I just don't like trading very much even though I know it is necessary... Probably it is because of my father..."
Brighton nodded. "I can understand that."
Fletcher tilted his head. "I don't know about guilds. I will do what Craw says."
Craw smiled. "Then it is settled. We will join the defenders guild."

Craw grinned. "Very good Fletcher. You really learned a lot from Peggy just in one session. I bet you will get much better in no time!" He looked to the defeated Rattata.
Fletcher ruffled his feathers and looked to him proudly. "I am thankful."
Craw smiled. "No problem. You deserve some praise."
Sam smiled. "I am really surprised by how fast you learned to speak."
Sammy nodded.
Fletcher chirped. "I am thankful for Peggy and Craw and Brighton and Damion to help me."
Sam smiled. "I am thrilled to see how much you will learn in future."
Craw smiled. "Yeah me too."
Fletcher chirped happily.
Craw smiled. "OK. Now we have to go left. In the next room are the stairs."
Sam smiled. "Your aura ability is really useful. Maybe we should find an aura user for our team as well."
Craw chuckled and went ahead. "Anubis told me that my ability is very strong. I still have to learn more about how to control it though. He said other Riolu normally can't even see the next room if they can use their aura ability at all. He said most can use it for fighting a bit to see the foe's attacks before they happen but they rarely can see father than a few meters before evolving into Lucario."
Sam smiled. "So you are special with that huh?" He looked to his sister.
Sammy nodded. "We should do some more research in that topic I think."
Sam nodded.
Before they entered Craw stopped. "There is a group of Fletchling in the next room. Fletcher do you think you can handle them?"
Fletcher nodded. "I will do." He quickly fly into the room and Craw followed after some seconds. Fletcher was fast and dodged the Fletchlings easily by using some flying tricks he learned from Peggy. Especially the Aerial Ace move he learned from Peggy was good. After just twenty seconds he had defeated every Fletchling in the room without getting hit himself.
Craw grinned. "Very well done. You are really good in fighting."
Fletcher chirped happily.
Craw smiled and nodded. "Let's go to the next level. We just have three more level to go. This time we will beat Kathrin."
Fletcher fluffed his feathers. "Why I feel so thrilled?"
Craw grinned. "Because it is a competition. Who doesn't want to be better than the others?"
Fletcher nodded.
Sam grinned. "You really know how to keep him on his toes."
Craw grinned and nodded. Then they ascended to the next floor. Craw looked around and grinned. "Oh, we got lucky. The stairs are right there." He went towards the stairs. Then he saw something. "Wait a second." He stopped and slowly went to the item that way lying in the corner. He smiled as he picked up the item. "Nice. Found a coat. I wonder what effect it has."
Sam smiled. "Let me see it please."
Craw gave the coat to the Minun.
The Minun looked at the coat for a bit. "Oh it seems to be a coat version of the mobile scarf! That is a really rare item! With that item you can walk through walls and over any terrain at the cost of your stamina."
Craw looked at it surprised and widely smiled. "Oh that sounds useful!" He put the coat into the bag.
Fletcher looked at it with curiosity. "It fits into bag?"
Craw smiled. "It's an explorer bag. They are inside bigger than on the outside."
Fletcher nodded. "I understand."
Craw smiled. "OK let's get going. We shouldn't stay too long if we don't need to. Otherwhise we won't be the first team arriving on the 15th floor."
They nodded and continued.
It didn't need much longer till they reached the 15th floor and Craw closed his eyes to use his aura ability checking the floor. He grinned widely as he saw a little box. "It's three rooms away. Just some Geodudes and Rattatas on the way there."
Fletcher nodded. "Let us go fast."
Craw nodded and they hurried to the next room. He grinned and looked to Fletcher. "I will take care for the Geodude you will take on the Rattata."
Fletcher nodded. "Yes."
Craw grinned and quickly took on the Geodude. He just needed one Ice Punch and the rock type was done. He looked to Fletcher.
Fletcher was already sitting on the Rattata.
Craw was unsure if the Rattata was still alive. Fletcher didn't seem to hold back from killing feral Pokémon and even though Craw could understand it till a certain degree he was a bit nervous about it. He grinned grimly and nodded. "Two more rooms and we get what we are here for."
Fletcher nodded.
Craw smiled. "We still have to watch out for the Geodudes and the Rattatas so don't get arrogant or you might get into trouble."
Fletcher nodded. "Yes."
He grinned and went ahead.
In the next room were two more Geodudes and two more Rattatas and after they beat them quickly they went to the last room.
Craw smiled as he saw the box. He looked around but the room was clear. He went to the box and opened it. Inside was a tanto. Craw wondered why he knew how the japanese dagger or why he found one in the Pokémon world but he shrugged and took it out. As he took the dagger the box disappeared. He shrugged and pulled the dagger out of the sheath but it only had a grip not a blade. He looked at it with curiosity.
Sam smiled. "Oh look at that. It's a move item. You should try to send some of your energy into it then it should create a move."
Craw nodded and concentrated. He quickly found his energy and sent some of it into the hilt. As soon as he did that a greenish blade appeared. He swung it around a bit and looked at it. "Any idea what move it is Sam?"
Sam looked at it with curiosity. "Hmm could be Fury Cutter... That move gets stronger the more often you use it against your foe."
Craw nodded. "Sounds interesting."
Sam nodded. "Well you got the item. Ready to go?"
Craw nodded and looked to Fletcher. "You got your badge?"
The Fletchling nodded and took his badge. "What I have to do?"
Craw smiled. "You have to concentrate onto it. Then you have to use your energy into it like if you try to channel a move through it."
Fletcher nodded and quickly disappeared.
Craw smiled and used his badge as well.
He found himself at the entrance of the dungeon again. He looked around and smiled. Nobody else was around except for himself, Fletcher, Sam, Sammy and Anubis.
Anubis grinned. "Seems like the task was a bit too easy. I will add five more floors to it next time." He looked at the tanto in Craw's paws. "Fury Cutter. It's a very useful move. Especially for you it can be useful since it is very effective against psychic type Pokémon."
Craw nodded and put the tanto into his bag.
Sam smiled. "He is really good. I would suggest to let him do the silver rank test. He is much to good for the rookie rank and even the bronze rank could be too low for him."
Anubis nodded. "I will consider it if Brighton and Damion do well in the training."
Craw looked to him. "Kathrin and Ariela will join our team as well."
Anubis looked to him. "OK. Then I will have to watch them too."
Craw nodded.
That was when Kathrin and Ariela appeared next to them out of the nothing together with a Pikachu and a Plusle.
Sam smiled and nuzzled the Plusle. "Hey sweety. How was it?"
The Plusle blushed and smiled. "Sam! Your team already finished?"
Kathrin sighed. "Damn... This time you beat me..."
Ariela giggled and kissed Craw's cheek. "I knew you would beat us."
Craw smiled and showed them the tanto. "Yeah. It was pretty easy."
Kathrin looked at it with curiosity. "What's that? A move item?"
Craw nodded. "Fury Cutter."
Kathrin shrugged. "Then I don't care."
Ariela pouted. "Don't act like that. You wanted the item very bad as we were in the dungeon. You pushed me pretty hard to get there."
Kathrin rolled her eyes. "I just hate it to be second place."
Craw chuckled. "We are in one team so I wouldn't count it as second place."
Kathrin looked to him. "I will always count it as second place if I am not the first."
Craw smiled and shrugged. "Well at least you are motivated to train harder now."
Kathrin grinned grimly. "Oh if you want I can show you how motivated I am."
Craw grinned. "No need of that. Thank you."
Kathrin chuckled.
Craw twitched his ears as he heard a squeaking sound and turned around. Behind him was the Pikachu that was with Ariela and Kathrin who was talking with Sammy with a sly grin.
Sam chuckled and nuzzled the other Plusle. "Don't mind them. That is Kiiro. He is Sammy's boyfriend. Oh and may I introduce you to Orenjii? She is my fiancé."
The Plusle blushed widely and waved to Craw and Fletcher. "Hello."
Craw smiled and looked to them. "Oh! Hello Orenjii."
Sam smiled and kissed her cheek making her blush even more. "Sam! The others are watching."
Craw chuckled. "Nah everything is fine. It's not like if I don't have a girlfriend." He nuzzled Ariela.
Ariela smiled and Orenjii nodded still a bit blushed.
Craw smiled and looked to Kiiro. "Also nice to meet you too Kiiro."
Kiiro smiled and nodded while he held Sammy's paws. "Hey there."
Fletcher looked to them confused. "Why you act so strange? You are mates. That is normal."
Orenjii and Sammy widely blushed while Sam and Kiiro laughed amused.
Craw cuckled. "Well it is a bit different for us. We don't just become mates for making eggs. We call it love. That is a strong feeling if not the strongest of them all." He looked to Fletcher. "We don#t talk so open about that topic because it is embarrassing to the most of us."
Fletcher nodded. "It is one of delicate things. Peggy said there are things Pokémon don't like speaking.
Craw nodded. "Yes."
Fletcher looked to the others. "Sorry I made you uncomfortable."
The others nodded.
Ariela smiled. "It's OK. You didn't know about it and now you know it."
Fletcher nodded.
That was when Brighton and Damion appeared.
Brighton sighed. "Damn... Again beaten by Kathrin and Ariela."
Craw grinned. "Not quiet right."
Damion looked to Craw surprised. "Wait... You were first?"
Craw chuckled and showed him the tanto. "Yeah. It was a move item. Fury Cutter."
Brighton grinned widely. "Cool!"
Damion sighed. "Damn... I wish I would win once..."
Craw smiled. "Don't worry. Next time I will go with Brighton but then it's your turn to win."
Damion grinned.
Kathrin chuckled. "As if. You just had luck this time. Next time I will be first again."
Anubis looked to them. "You shouldn't be so sure about it. There are other good teams as well."

Brighton sighed. "Yeah... I think I shouldn't do that next time..."
Damion nodded. "You nearly killed me there. If it wasn't for the oran berry I would probably have fainted there..."
Brighton grit his teeth. "But it is my most effective move against so many flying types."
Anubis glared to him. "Then learn how to control it. If you use Discharge that carefree you will often hit your team members as well. You will get some training for that. I know a Jolteon that knows how to use Discharge without hurting her team members."
Brighton nodded.
Anubis sighed. "Next is Kathrin. You pushed your team member too hard just to get to the goal fast. This time nothing bad happened but that could lead to problems in future. Feral Pokémon aren't dumb. They follow their instincts and some of them set traps for their prey. If you aren't careful you get yourself and your team member into danger one day and that is irresponsible."
Kathrin looked to him and pouted. "But-"
"No buts! The guilds don't accept someone who brings themselves into unnecessary dangers. Not even the mercenary guild. There is a difference between braveness and stupidity."
Kathrin got red by anger and looked down mumbling something.
Anubis just continued. "Craw you did pretty well. You took care that your team partner didn't have to fight Pokémon he has disadvantages against and you use your abilities the best you can to get forward without getting into much dangers. But you should watch out to not rely too much on your ability. Not in times like these. The Aura-less don't have an aura and you won't be able to see them so you could run into a trap if you rely too much on your ability..."
Craw nodded. "I will watch out for this in future."
Anubis nodded. "Good. Fletcher you made good progress. Whatever you do to train continue. But maybe you should show your own initiative a bit. But I think you will learn about that in near future."
Fletcher nodded. "I will learn."
Anubis nodded. "Ariela you should learn to not let Kathrin push you around so much. You are a team."
Ariela nodded.
Anubis looked to Damion. "Damion good work but don't act too fast. You tend to attack before thinking. Brighton only used Discharge because you attacked the swarm of Taillow. If you don't arrange with your team partners you get in their way and get into a crossfire."
Damion blushed and nodded.
The Lucario sighed. "Viola you have to watch out if you use poison type moves. If you hit your team partner with it and if they aren't immune to poison they can die from it. You should always watch out for that. Otherwise good work with the Graveler."
She nodded. "I will watch out more in future."
"Tira same for you as with Brighton. Especially when your team partner has type disadvantage to your moves you have to watch out if you use an area move."
Tira nodded nervously.
"I will look if I find someone who can train you there as well."
She nodded.
Anubis continued with the review of the dungeon training and in the end everyone was told what they've done wrong.
Craw sighed as they finally were released to dinner. "Man he was really strict with that..."
Kathrin growled. "If he wasn't the leader..."
Ariela looked to her. "You really think you could beat him?"
Kathrin glared at her. "Yeah! Or do you think I am too weak?"
Craw shrugged. "I doubt you would stand a minute against him."
Kathrin glared at him. "Oh really? Wanna try it out? How about a little fight between just the two of us?"
Suddenly Sam butted in. "You won't stand a chance against Craw that I can assure you."
Craw looked at Sam surprised. "Sam. What are you doing here?"
Sam grinned. "Oh I would like to talk with you for a moment. Do you have some minutes?"
Craw looked to the others and back to Sam. "Yeah. Lead the way."
Sam smiled and went ahead.
After some corridors they came into an empty room. He closed the door behind Craw and sighed. "So... Why does Anubis treat you so hard? You are one of the best trainees if not the best best trainee I ever saw. It's nearly like if he tries to find every little mistake you make."
Craw sighed. "Really?"
Sam looked to him. "Do you know why he sent me and my sister with you? The most that know us call us genius. While I am pretty good at tactics, coding, encoding, translating ancient languages, math, physics, chemistry, biology and some more things my sister is the real genius. Sammy has something that is called hyperthymestical syndrome together with an eidetic memory. She can remember really everything she sensed in some way forever. She could tell you every detail from her day she lived through years ago. He only sent us with you because of our talents. Me because I looked at your training from the tactical side able to tell even the smallest mistakes you made and my sister because she would be able to make a detailed review with every second that happened. That means even if I miss something my sister will see that and will be able to report that to Anubis."
Craw sighed. "That is good."
Sam looked to him surprised. "You want that?"
Craw nodded. "Anubis and I have a... complicated relationship. I told him to train me as hard as possible. I wanted him to treat me like the weakest trainee and that he don't give me any extras. I want to earn all of this." He looked at his paws.
Sam smiled weakly. "Yeah... I kinda know that feeling. Being called a genius and everyone looking at you like if you could do everything. The worst is that they do everything for you because you are something special... It feels like if you don't deserve it."
Craw chuckled. "Yeah. That is why I want him to train me as hard as he can. I want to feel like if I really deserve it."
Sam sighed. "You really don't need to worry about that. You are really good as explorer. The training dungeon is just too easy for your skills. Before your exams you will be able to join some teams to a real mission if you want. There you can test your skills. But you have to remember that you won't be the leader at that mission. You will have to follow their orders."
Craw nodded. "That is a really good idea. I think I will do that."
Sam nodded. "I would offer you to come with my team but we have a special mission soon and I can't risk to have you with us while you try to proof yourself."
Craw grinned grimly. "I can understand that. Please promise me something. Whenever I make a mistake tell me. I want to become much better and if I don't know when I do a mistake I won't be able to get better."
Sam nodded. "I will do that if you want. However. I am hungry now. I wish you much luck for the future." He turned to go.
Craw smiled. "Yeah. Me too." He followed the Minun outside.

Craw looked around. "Brighton you take on the flying types. I will take care of the Geodudes."
Brighton nodded and grinned. On his tail appeared an orb of electricity. He jumped and swung his tail throwing it at the first Pidgey that flew towards them.
Craw on his side punched a Geodude with his Ice Punch freezing it to a solid block of ice. He punched it again and it shattered into little pieces.
Brighton grinned looking at him. "You are slow." Behind him were lying three Pidgeys unconcious.
Craw chuckled and punched the remaining Geodude with Ice Punch. "Well not everyone can be as fast as you."
Brighton grinned.
Sam smiled. "You could have let Brighton finish off one of the Geodudes. His Iron Tail can easily take care of them."
Craw sighed and nodded. Craw had a rough day in the dungeon. Sam really commented every little mistake he made and he was sure if Sam missed something out then Anubis would for sure do that since Sammy would give a detailed report. "72..."
Brighton looked to him confused. "What do you mean?"
Craw grinned grimly. "72 mistakes I made so far."
Brighton shook his head. "They were just minor mistakes. You shouldn't take it so hard."
Craw sighed. "No. I am the team leader and I have to better. I have to be as good as possible."
Sam smiled calmly. "Nobody is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. That is just natural. If you want to be as good as possible then it's good but if you try to become perfect you will lose yourself in details and you will make even worse mistakes. You are already pretty good and the most things you will learn automatically in future. Don't push yourself too hard."
Craw shook his head. "I need this at the moment." He looked to Brighton. "It just helps me to feel better with everything that comes and was."
Brighton nodded. He had a certain view in his eyes that told Craw that he understood what he meant.
Craw looked around and pointed to a corridor. "OK. There are the stairs then we are in the last floor."
Brighton grinned. "Your ability is really useful."
Craw nodded. "Let's head on but stay cautious. Not that we trip into a trap."
Brighton nodded and they went on followed by Sam and Sammy.
After they reached the next floor they already saw the box in the same room.
Brighton widely grinned. "Is it that?"
Craw nodded. "Yeah."
Brighton grinned. "If you are OK I would like to take it this time."
Craw nodded. "Sure. Do that."
Brighton grinned and went to the box opening it while Craw kept an eye open for any surprise. As Brighton opened the box he took out a cape.
Sam went to him to see what it was.
Craw gasped. "SAM! STOP!"
But it was too late. Sam's feet sunk down and the ground under him disappeared. It was a pitfall trap.
Craw jumped at Sam while Sam was still falling. He reached the Minun just in time and grabbed his arm. "LEAVE!" He hurled around and used all his strength to throw the Minun upwards using his momentum too but it had a side effect. Instead of Sam Craw was falling into the trap now. Everything around him went dark as his head hit something hard.

Author's note. "Since nobody wanted a cameo I decided to not make the cameo chapter. The cameo call still is up tho. I will make some chapters in near future that could need some cameos.
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