AN: This will be a chapter in Walker's Pov since I occasionally want to develop some of the other characters as well. I'll do them once every few chapters just to create a buffer from continuous chapters. I'll get back to the main Pov from next chapter.
Walker Pov
"Combusken double kick," I said.
Combusken ran forward as it jumped into the air giving two quick kicks towards a boulder that was ahead. The boulder shattered into pieces.
The sound of the rocks shattering made the nearby whismur run away.
I looked around me but it seemed I scared all the wildlife off.
Combusken's training was going well but I felt I needed to get into some battles before I decided to head back.
In Hindsight I should've chosen a better place to train in than Rusturf tunnel.
"Well let's get this last one over with Combusken, double kick on those rocks"
Combusken raced towards the rocks I was pointing to and turned them to dust with two swift kicks.
That seemed enough for today since I could get into some battles later on. I took out Combusken's pokeball.
"Combusken ret-"
Before I could complete what I was saying I hit the ground. The ground began to tremble. Rocks began to descend around me but none came near me.
"Comb usken"
Any rocks that were threatening to approach me were destroyed by combusken. Seeing an area that seemed relatively stable I began to sprint towards it with combusken following after me.
Behind us the rocks kept crashing. But I pushed through and managed to reach the stable part of the cave in time.
We seemed to be in a relatively safe area so I relaxed. The tremors that had accompanied the falling of the rocks also seemed to begin to die out.
Rusturf tunnel.
If I remember correctly there was a construction crew that tried to make a path towards Verdanturf town. But they were eventually shut down.
People had cited concern for the wild pokemon as one reason. But there were also other reasons cited.
One of those was that the company responsible for constructing the tunnel seemed to be involved with some criminals. Apparently they were also searching for something.
Well I could think about these theories later.
The tremors had stopped so me and Combusken stepped out from the crevice we were hiding in.
Looking at the large number of rocks in front of me I turned to Combusken.
"Can you take care of them"
Combusken pumped it's chest as it ran towards the huge boulders and jumped, giving it two quick kicks with it's glowing white legs.
The rocks didn't even budge.
'Guess they're too big'
Or maybe Combusken might be tired from the training.
Since the way back was blocked I began to go forward with Combusken at my heel. With the tremors done for, the tunnel had returned back to it's peaceful self.
There was the occasional whismur while moving around but other than that nothing noteworthy.
The path we took was also fairly straight probably the result of the construction company that had done their work here. There were no signs of any rocks at these parts and the cave seemed to be lit by lights placed around the ceiling of the cave.
So thankfully it wasn't dark.
Though I did have a flashlight in my backpack if needed.
As we walked further along we stopped at an extinguished campfire.
Taking a closer look, I noticed there were still some faint wisps of smoke emanating from it. Also the burnt ash hadn't dispersed much.
With this I concluded that there had to be people nearby
The further we walked the more the lights in the tunnel began to dwindle. It seemed some areas were more lit up than others. Although that's to be expected considering they were suddenly halted from digging the tunnel.
I took out my flashlight and continued walking.
Eventually we came to a tent with a campfire present outside. I could also hear people chatting inside the tent.
They seemed to be laughing while telling each other stories. Well they didn't appear to be bad people at the very least.
In the case that they were combusken was always vigilant.
After a few minutes of waiting a Hiker came out of the tent.
Seeing the Hiker come out I decided to walk to walk towards him
"Oh a kid it's rare to see people your age interested in trekking" The Hiker said as he noticed me.
"Oi Marcus, who are you talking to?" A man shouted from inside the tent.
"Just a just finish packing your things"
"Yeah sure"
I waited until their exchange had taken place until I spoke up.
"Yeah I'm not really one for hiking. The exit to rustbro had got blocked off by boulders which is why I'm here. Do you have any Idea how I could get back?"
"Well the people at Verdanturf might have somebody that might be able to help you. We're going to begin walking in about 10 minutes so you could join us then"
"How far is it from here?" I asked.
"It's pretty close I'd say. The only reason we were taking rests is because we haven't rested from the hike we had yesterday"
"Sure then I guess I could tag along"
"Oh good to hear I'll just tell my buddy Roman about this"
After Marcus and Roman had removed their tents and extinguished the fire we began walking for the final stretch. We didn't need to use our flashlights though since we could make out the exit in the distance.
As the sunlight hit my eyes I finally walked out the cave.
After exiting the cave Marcus and I parted ways.
I decided to head to the people in Verdanturf town and try to see if there was anyone who could get me back to Rustbro.
But sadly all the information I got advised me to take a long route through Mauville then Slateport and then Dewford. After which I would finally get to Rustbro.
Which was obviously not something I was willing to do. I'd lose a ton of days and miss the gym battle.
It seemed like the town people didn't like the fact that I took the Rusturf tunnel to get here. Makes me wonder why those Hikers were out there.
So I stopped asking around and went to the pokemon centre to get my combusken back.
After getting Combusken back as I turned to leave I had a man walk up to me.
"I heard you're trying to get through Rusturf tunnel. If you're serious about that, come meet me at the tunnels entrance in a few minutes. If you don't arrive soon I'll leave without you"
After saying that he immediately left.
Might as well go check this out.
I quickly walked back to the Tunnel Entrance and waited there.
As I expected after a few minutes the man arrived. At his side there was a Medicharm.
The man seemed old like he was in his late 60s which is why I didn't really feel any hesitation in coming here.
"So you came" He said.
He had an unreadable expression.
"I did. So you're going to help me get to the other side right?" I asked.
"I will. But I need your help too, let's head inside first"
The man walked inside first then I walked for a while.
The man kept looking around at his surroundings as we walked. Which was something that I considered strange.
As the area began to get darker the Man stopped.
"Medicharm use flash"
The area around us lit up and our surroundings got clearer. It became easier for us to move further.
"Why do you keep looking around while walking? The path seems to be straightforward enough" I asked.
"I'm searching for something"
"And what's that?"
The man didn't reply as he kept walking.
"How about you cut the silent act?"
"How about you stop with all these questions? When I need your help I'll ask for it"
"Fine then"
I kept my mouth shut while we continued along. I might have been slightly agitated so I needed to calm down.
Until he stopped.
"We're here" He said as he touched the rocks in front of him.
"Where is here?"
"I guess I can answer that. This is a hidden route I had made a long time ago let me show you. Medicharm use High Jump Kick on the wall in front of me"
Before I could interject Medicharm cracked the wall with a single kick.
As the wall shattered it revealed a path.
"Now get ready there will probably be a battle up ahead"
"A battle huh? That won't be a problem"
As we continued through the hidden path we finally came through a slightly bigger entrance. The entrance led to several paths.
The man took one of them and I followed after.
"Stop" The man said as he stopped walking.
"What is it?"
"They're here"
The area around us began to shake as loud sounds accompanied it. But this was different from the tremors that I had experienced.
"Loudred"
"Loudred"
"Loudred"
Three Loudred appeared out of some crevice in the cave and began rushing towards Medicharm most likely attracted by the light.
"Combusken Double Kick the incoming Loudred" I said.
Combusken jumped in front of Medicharm and delivered swift kicks pushing the incoming Loudred back.
"Medicharm use meditate" The man said.
"And now use High Jump Kick"
Medicharm jumped forward and struck Loudred in the head. The attack caused loudred to faint immediately.
"Not bad but we won't let them outshine us, Combusken use Double Kick"
"Medicharm High Jump Kick once more"
Medicharm went for another kick but this time time it missed. A Loudred seeing this began to rush towards Medicharm.
But Combusken came in time and knocked it out with a well timed double kick.
"Medicharm drain punch the last Loudred"
Medicharm rushed forth and slammed it's glowing orange fist into the loudred that was trying to run away. The fist drained away the last of loudred's energy as it hit the ground in pain.
'That was easy'
Well we did have the type advantage so I didn't really expect the fight to go any other way. It would have been strange for us to be having problems.
"Now prepare to run" The man said.
"Run-"
I was cut off by a number of loudred cries. It seems us defeating their comrades made them crave revenge.
As we ran away Combusken and Medicharm kept the loudred at bay.
After dealing with a few loudred that managed to reach us we stopped to rest. My ears were still ringing from the sound of their cries.
"Here we made it" The man said as we walked forward and picked something up.
"What did you find?"
"Something I've been trying to reach for months. But those pesky loudred wouldn't let me get to this place. Medicharm come here"
Medicharm walked over to him.
He put a jewel on top of Medicharm's head and stepped back.
"You were searching for a piece of jewelry?"
"This isn't any piece of jewelry. Medicharm"- He put on some kind of bracelet- "Mega evolve"
At that moment Medicharm began to undergo massive changes. It's body seemed to bubble with unsurmountable energy. The energy it gave off collided with the cave reducing what it touched to dust.
The energy then began to stop spilling out and focus.
The sudden burst of energy changed Medicharm's appearance. It was something different now.
"Medicharm has exceeded normal limits and has mega evolved. That's what has happened kid"
I was speechless about all these things.
"Don't worry too much. Medicharm High Jump Kick at the Wall"
Medicharm's kick peeled through the wall like butter. The wall shattered with almost no resistance as dust was expelled everywhere.
"Pelipper come out"
I heard the man say as he jumped on top of a seagull like pokemon.
"If you go straight on ahead you should find a path to Rustbro" He said as he flew away.
I took a few minutes to just go over the things that just happened.
Why did he need me to come here with him? Also ,Why was that stone here?
I decided to not pay it much heed. The gym battle was coming up and I didn't have time to waste.
After looking around one last time I left back towards Rustbro.
