Chapter 5: Where the first mission begins.

In the early morning the group was woken up by terrible noise. Someone blew the army wake up call with a trumpet really loud.

Aaron screamed, jumped up and saluted with one ribbon, replying: "Private Aaron, reporting for duty!"

Charlotte jumped off the ground, smacked against the wall and bounced back on the hay like a rubber ball. Still clutching to her log the whole time.

Mo was still tired and completely confused of what is going on right now. When he saw Aaron he just did what he was doing and saluted, too.

Alfons was standing at their door, holding a trumped. He was looking angry at them.

"Do you know how late it is?", he asked them angrily. "It's time for our morning briefing! You are the last ones and we are waiting!"

Mo was shocked. How late is it? Will this be every morning?

Alfons blew into his trumped again, put it into his bag like tail and left.

"Now hurry up!", he yelled as he left.

Mo and Aaron were still sleepy. Charlotte was rolling after Alfons, leaving both of them alone. as they noticed they both ran after her. While running down the corridor, catching up to charlotte and Alfons, Mo noticed something.

"How can he use a trumpet without lips?"

They arrived at the entrance hall. Alot of different Pokémon were gathered there. Most of them were watching as Team Purple and Alfons came in. While Team Purple found their place with the other teams, Alfons joined Hilarius and a Chansey, who were watching over the assembly.

"Team Blue?!", called out Hilarius.

"Present!", called a team back. It was a team consisting of a Pikachu, a Litleo and a Hoothoot.

"Team Red?!"

"Present!". It was Axel, Amy and Steve.

"Team Yellow?!"

"Present!", The team from yesterday. Bao, Poliwrath and Poliwhirl.

"Team Green?!"

"Present!" There were a Golem and two Graveler.

"Team Purple?!"

Mo lifted his claw and joined his group like the other teams: "Present!"

"Team Orange?!"

"Present!" A group three Pawniard.

Hilarius lifted his hand: "Remember! I want each and every one of you to do your best out there! Make yourself proud!"

Everyone started cheering to their guild master.

"And Team Purple!", Hilarius continued. "Wait here."

Excluding Team Purple, Red and Blue, the other teams, as well as Hilarius, Alfons and the Chansey, left the hall.

"Hey, newbies!", the Pikachu from Team Blue yelled at them. "You know, most teams doesn't stay for long. I've already seen four other teams breaking up by now. Stress, you know."

Team Blue went to Team Purple. The Pikachu, who was the leader of this team, gave them a mean look.

"We already made bets how long it will take until you run away with your tails between you legs. I say at least two weeks."

No one of Team Purple liked that Pikachu. Especially Mo. His eyes glowed in anger. How dare he?!

The Pikachu turned to his team mates: "Guys! Look at this! Little bootleg is angry!"

Mo went towards the Pikachu.

"Mo! Please! It's not worth it!", Aaron tried to calm him down.

Mo was standing right in front of the male Pikachu, his fake head at the same high as the Pikachu's. Mo looked up to look directly into his eyes. Pikachu did the same and looked down.

"How cute you three are. Sometimes, I think Hilarius let Pokémon join out of pity or for fun.", Pikachu said.

Mo's eyes were still glowing very bright.

"You said you made a bet about us. How about we make a bet about you?"

He got Pikachu's interest at this point.

"I bet, before our team, Team Purple, break up ...", a dark aura came from Mo's body. "... you're going to die."

Pikachu was shocked and insulted by this. Everyone else, Aaron, Charlotte, the rest of Team Blue and Team Red, who were watching the whole scene, were shocked as well.

Pikachu let out a scream and thunder shocks hit Mo, making Team Red and the rest of Team Purple even more shocked.

Mo was till standing there, smoking a little from his body.

"Mo!", screamed Aaron, worried about his friend.

Pikachu and his partners were laughing at the sight of the Mimikyu.

Suddenly another thunder shock, this time from Mo, striked Pikachu. The rest of Team Blue was terrified, while the others hit another level of being shocked. It was their first day and they already had a fight with another team.

"Mo! Stop!", Aaron tried to call out.

The Pikachu, caught by surprise, used his own thunder shock again against Mo. Lightings flew through the air, lighting the dark hall. This wasn't teasing or bullying anymore. This was straight rivalry.

Amy ran between the two fighting Pokémon, getting hit by some lightings as well in the process.

"Stop it! Stop it right now you two!", he yelled.

Mo and Pikachu stopped.

"You'll get in trouble if someone sees you behaving like this! Both of you!"

Everyone was just standing there in silence. Then Pikachu turned around to his team mates.

"Well. We have better things to do."

Team Blue walked past Amy to the front entrance.

"What's your name?!", asked Mo angry the Pikachu.

No one of Team Blue seemed to have heard him.

"I said, what's your name?!", Mo shouted.

Without turning around Pikachu casually said: "Mind your own business, bootleg!"

Aaron carefully grabbed Mo with one of his ribbons to make sure he didn't run after them.

Team Red came towards Team Purple.

"It's nice to see you here as a new team, but with an attitude like this, they'll throw you out again in no time.", Amy said trying to be understandingly.

"Team Blue are just some bullies, hitting on weaker ones.", explained Axel.

"THEY STILL MAKE A GOOD TEAM THO.", added Steven.

"Please. Don't do these things again. For your own good.", said Amy to Mo.

Team Red was also leaving now. Amy turned around very quick, smiling and said to Mo and the others: "By the way. Welcome to the our guild, Team Purple!

Team Purple was still waiting in the entrance hall. Aaron sitting there, patiently, Charlotte was lying next to him on the ground, rocking on her log slowly and Mo was walking up and down the hall impatient.

Alfons returned to them, explaining how busy Hilarius is at the moment and lead them outside to the board. He explained to them how to use this board, the ratings, the difficulty levels and how to accept a mission. He suggested they should take and easier mission first to learn the live of an adventurer more. He looked through the board and gave them a note.

A Raticate was forced by his friends to spend a night in "Sinister Woods". He did came back the next day, but lost his bag with various items in it. He is too scared to go back again. It's a black fabric bag, last seen somewhere on level 7. Reward 100 PM.

After getting their badges and their bag with supplies for their mission, Oran berries, pecha berries, apples and seeds, Team Purple were on their way to their very first mission. Aaron, for being the tallest member, was forced to carry their supplies. They first thought Aaron could carry Charlotte, because she could only roll around on the ground and who knew what a constantly sleeping Pokémon would do while Mo was carrying the bag, but Charlotte always held her log, so she would fall off all the time when Mo put her on Aarons bag. The first three times were funny to them. They tried using string, but this didn't helped either. So Mo and Aaron had to keep an eye on Charlotte to rolling of or something like this.

"You? Aaron?", Mo asked. They were on their way for about 15 minutes by now. "I have this question since our team was formed."

Mo had Aaron's attention.

"Who is our leader?"

All three stopped. They were looking at each other.

"I thought you wanted to be our leader.", explained Aaron to Mo. "You were the one who wanted to be an adventurer in the first place."

"You know I'm not leader material. I'm not interested!", explained Mo back.

"Who do you thought will be our leader? Me?", asked Aaron.

"I don't know.", said Mo. "I had in mind the third member could be our-"

Mo stopped. Both looked at Charlotte. She didn't took any notice of what was going on. Aaron looked at Mo, questioning if his friend was serious.

"I didn't knew who it would be!", explained Mo desperately.

Mo turned to Charlotte: "Are YOU interested in being the leader of our group?"

Charlotte didn't responded at first, but then gave them a smile and a thumb up.

"Then it's settled.", said Mo to Aaron. "We have a leader."

Aaron: "Are you serious?"

Mo: "I'm afraid not."

After an hour or two they arrived at a huge and dark forest. Aaron checked their map to see where they were.

"This must be Sinister Woods."

Alright then.", said Mo and paused. "I think Charlotte should go first. She's the leader."

"I was thinking we should enter at the same time. As a team.", said Aaron, but at the same time Charlotte rolled already past them into the mystery dungeon.

Mo looked at Aaron, who was a little disappointed.

"Ladies first. Come on! I'm right next to you!"

They both followed the Komala.