Arriving at Pyrite Town Wes and company got off the bike and made their way to the entrance. The town looked as broken and run down as always but for some reason it felt much more clean than before. Maybe it was because Miror B. was no longer causing problems in the city or maybe it was just the groups imagination.
"Do you think Duking will have any new leads about Cipher?" Rui asked as she walked by Wes' side down the street.
"We won't know til' we ask." Wes replied.
The group soon arrived as Duking's house and went inside. The towns enforcer looked up and a large smile formed on his face.
"Well look who's here!" He said happily. "I was wondering when I was going to see you guys again."
Wes and Rui both smiled as Duking got from his desk and shook hands with both of them.
"I heard you stopped Cipher's attack on Mt. Battle Wes but then you were badly injured. When I had gotten no news that you had recovered I had assumed the worst had happened." Duking said as he looked down at the young boy in front of him. "Tell me lad what happened to you?"
Wes and Rui looked at each other and then back at Duking.
"After we had liberated Mt. Battle from Cipher we ran into their second in command Nascour." Rui said. "Wes tried to battle him but he was easily beaten. Nascour then tried to kill me but Wes protected me. However it was at a price because he was gravely injured. If it wasn't for the doctors and my grandmother he would have died."
Wes saw a few small tears forming in her eyes as she quickly brushed them away. He decided to take over talking because he knows how hard it is for her to talk about these things especially after all she's been through recently.
"I was in a coma for two weeks after and it took quite a while to recover when I finally woke up."
Duking looked into the eyes of both Children for a moment before speaking.
"Well I'm glad that you were able to pull through that Wes you're too good of a kid to have died such a painful way. However I have a feeling you're not telling me the whole story. As a father I can tell when something is bothering my kids because they have the exact same look in their eyes as you do now. So what are trying to hide."
"Something that's personal and you have no right to stick you're nose in." Wes said rather angrily.
"Wes calm down" Rui said calmly as she grabbed his arm. "I'm sorry about his sudden attitude Duking. However he does speak the truth. We're not telling you everything but what we're not telling is very personal and neither of us are comfortable talking about it."
Rui looked at Duking softly hoping that he would not continue to stress the matter. The only thing they haven't talked about was Team Snagem's attack on her village. It's hard for Rui to talk about Leone's death and it's even harder for Wes because not only did he still feel responsible for causing all of the chaos, he also didn't want Duking to know that he was a member of Team Snagem. The only people he was comfortable with knowing the truth was Rui and her Grandparents and it was going to stay that way.
Duking stared at them both for a moment.
"Forgive me," He said. "You're absolutely right. You have both been through a lot as of late and I have no right to snoop. I guess It's just the father in me coming out. My kids have been hiding something from me lately. They're telling me they have nothing to hide but I know they're lying because the have the same look in their eyes as you do now."
Wes and Rui looked at each other curiously what could Duking's kids be hiding?
"Anyway that's enough of that." Duking said. "I suppose you guys are wondering if we have any updates on Cipher."
"Yes, that's actually the reason why we came back." Wes said.
"Well then I have some good news and some bad news." Duking began. "The good news is we do have some news for you about cipher. The bad news is that Pyrite Town is no more safe than it was before because they're still causing trouble here."
"I thought this place was free after I kicked Miror B. and his stooges out of town." Wes said not believing what he had just been told.
"You only freed the surface of Pyrite Town. It turns out that Cipher has a huge hideout underneath the city.
"What!?" Wes and Rui said in unison.
"That's right, we found out that they're running a huge underground city called 'The Under.' I'll bet they only had been causing trouble up here on the surface to keep this a secret. That place has to be they're true hideout. We tried to shut the place down but we were easily beaten by a beautiful young woman in a long pink dress. She had this incredibly powerful Pokemon that absolutely decimated our police forces."
Wes and Rui looked at each other.
"That's got to be one of their remaining admins that Dakim was talking about." Rui whispered quietly.
"Yeah, which means she must have one of the Shadow Legendary Pokemon." Wes said.
Duking looked at the suspiciously.
"What are you two whispering about?" He asked.
Suddenly Wes stood up and slammed his hands on the desk.
"Duking take us to The Under."
Duking's eyes went wide.
"Are you insane Wes!? Absolutely not! You'll get slaughtered if I let you go down there!"
"Are you forgetting that I'm the who defeated Miror B.?"
"That woman we encountered is no Miror B. though she's more dangerous than he ever was! Trust me she may look like an angel but she's a devil in disguise! There's no way I'm going to send you two to your deaths at her hands!"
Wes sighed and sat back down as he held his head in frustration.
"Besides..." Duking began. "I couldn't take you guys there even if I wanted to. The only way down there is by an elevator that's in that tower we thought was Miror B.'s hideout. However after our failed attempt to shut The Under down Cipher has locked the door to the elevator. Now no one can get into The Under and nobody can get out."
"But we have to get down there." Rui said desperately. "We know it's dangerous but we have to stop Cipher."
"I'm sorry Rui, but I can't let you guys go down there." Duking said sternly. "I'm just trying to keep you guys safe. It's best that your forget about The Under. It's not like they're causing trouble up here where all of our citizens are."
"It doesn't matter where they're causing trouble!" Wes snapped angrily as he stood from his seat. "These guys are crazy and they need to go down! They're trying to turn our way of life with Pokemon into a life of pure hell and chaos and Rui and I are the only ones that can stop them! We're going to find a way to get into The Under and we're going to stop them whether you like it or not!"
Wes then stormed out of Duking's house. Rui chased after him leaving a shocked Duking all alone.
Rui eventually caught up with her partner and saw that he was heading for the tower he was told about. However she stopped him from going any further after she stood in his path.
"You didn't have to go off on him like that you know." She said.
"You're too soft for you're own good Rui." Wes said with irritation in his voice. "Whether you like or not I'm not going to let anyone stop us from completing our mission."
"Wes, That temper of yours is going to get you into a lot of trouble!" Rui snapped. "There are better ways to handle a bad situation than by yelling at everybody! We could have tried to convince him to let us take care of things!"
"We don't have that kind of time! If we wait for him, who knows how long it will take for us to get into The Under!? We have to find a way to get in there now!"
"And then what!? This is the problem with you Wes! You don't think these kind of things through you just rush into things never once thinking about what could happen!"
"Rui will you just listen to me and not argue!"
"No you need to listen to me for once! This is just like what happened at Mt. Battle with Nascour! I tried to get you to stop but you wouldn't listen! Remember what happened after that!? You rushed into a fight that you couldn't win and then you got your ass kicked and almost died!"
Everything was deathly silent after that. The duos Pokemon backed away from the scene as they never thought tensions could rise this high between Wes and Rui who were both seething with anger at the moment.
After a moment both of them let out heavy sighs to try and calm down. It wasn't like them to yell at each other.
"Everybody wants us dead Wes." Rui said more calmly but still with frustration. "However it's obvious that you are the primary target. You can't honestly think that you can just rush in expecting to win if you do really think that that then you're signing your own death sentence. Your not stupid Wes you know our enemies are getting more and more dangerous. I do agree that we have to get into The Under and we can't afford to wait but Please for once will you just listen to me and lets think this through?"
"Umm...excuse me?"
Wes and Rui turned when they heard the voice of what sounded like a young girl. They saw that they were correct when they looked into the eyes or a young girl with dark red hair and wearing a blue blouse and a dark blue skirt.
"What do you want kid?" Wes asked.
"Wait I remember you." Rui said. "You're Duking's daughter."
The girl smiled and nodded their head.
"That's right, I'm Marcia. Don't you remember I told that my siblings and I have a secret organization?
The duo thought back to the last time they were here and remembered her telling them that. They nodded their heads in response to her question.
"Well I heard you're um, 'conversation' and I think I may be able to help you. If you would both follow me please?"
Marcia then began to walk away Wes and Rui looked at each confusingly for a moment and then followed her.
She walked them back to Duking's house and raised a hand telling them to wait. She looked inside and noticed that her father was not in the house she then motioned for Wes and Rui to follow her. When they went back inside she went over to the bookcase her brother had used before and pulled on a book leading into the secret area the saw the last time they were here. They saw Marcia's brothers and sister but they also saw a new boy they had never seen before he was wearing roller blades and had on a red bandanna as well a blue shirt and purple shorts.
Welcome to the headquarters Kids Grid!" Marcia said happily. "We're a group of Kids that are trying to do everything we can to stop Cipher!"
"What!?" Wes and Rui said in Unison.
"You guys are fighting Cipher as well!?" Wes asked. "Are you trying to get yourselves killed!?"
"Don't worry about us." Marcia said with a sweet innocent We've never actually had any problems with causing trouble Cipher. After all who's gonna think that a kid could be a threat?"
Rui smiled.
"She has a point, Wes. They all look so innocent and adorable I would never believe that they would be against Cipher."
She then looked at Marcia as a memory of Duking came into her mind. She then looked at the kids rather sternly.
"I take it that this is what Duking doesn't know about?"
Marcia gasped and put her hands together.
"Please don't tell Papa! If he finds out he'll shut us down"
Wes then crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow.
"You do know how worried his about you guys right?" He asked.
"I know and we don't mean to make him worry but we have to something to save our town and all of the Pokemon in Orre. Papa has too many other things to worry about besides Cipher so we're going to take care of Cipher for him."
"Noble as your intentions are, it's still too risky to be doing this." Wes said. "If Cipher finds out about this they will kill you without hesitation. They won't care if your just a child."
"Wes!" Rui snapped sternly. "Don't say things like that are you trying to frighten them!?"
"We know the risks, but we have to do something." Marcia said.
Wes and Rui looked into the determined eyes of the young girl in front of them. In a way she was doing just what they were doing. Fighting their enemy whether anyone likes it or not. Wes had to admit he didn't like what these kids were doing but they had guts.
"Alright how can you help us?" He asked.
Marcia smiled.
"Come with me"
"Any luck Marcia?" The new boy asked when he saw her.
Marcia smiled.
"Take a look professor eyesight." She said as she motioned to the two people behind her.
The boy gasped and rolled up to them.
"Hey are you Wes and Rui!?"
Rui looked at him confusingly.
"How do you know who we are?"
"I thought so this could make things so much easier. Please can I get you to deliver this to Nett's house in The Under?"
"In The Under!? You guys are stationed down there as well!?" Wes asked in disbelief.
"Yep, and Cipher has no clue about us! So please can you do this for me?"
Wes and Rui looked at what the boy them was showing it looked it was a part to a computer.
"What is it?" Rui asked.
"It's called the Power Part. Our connections in The Under have been blocked several times recently. No doubt it's because that stupid show with Venus."
"Venus? Who's that?" Rui asked.
"She's a TV star in The Under and I've heard she's pretty big deal in Cipher as well. Anyway her broadcast has got to be knocking our connections but with this part we can increase our power and get back online down there."
"Well we would," Wes began. "However we have a bit of problem. The only way down there is through the elevator in that old tower and they've locked the door so we can't get down there."
"Not a problem we have just the guy for that kind of problem, Hey Mikey!"
The boy Wes and Rui met the last time they were here looked up from his computer.
"It looks like Cipher's locked us out of The Under would you remedy that situation please?"
Mikey smiled and nodded his head. He looked down at his computer and pressed a few keys before looking back up.
"Alright the doors unlocked and Cipher doesn't even know." He said with a smirk.
Wes and Rui both smiled before taking the part from the roller blade wearing boy.
"Thank you guys so much!" Rui said happily. "Don't worry we'll deliver this part to this Nett kid. We promise."
"Thank you both so much! Good luck and remember the Kids Grid is a secret." Marcia said with a smile.
Wes and Rui both nodded in compliance.
"Come on let's get down to The Under" Wes said as Rui nodded in response.
The group then left the Headquarters leaving the kids alone.
"Hey Sis do you think that they can do this?" Mikey asked his sister.
"Of course." Marcia responded "They're the ones who Miror B."
"But I heard that Venus is a lot stronger than Miror B." Mikey said worriedly.
"Don't worry Mikey," Marcia said with confidence. "If anyone can beat her it's those two."