A/N: Since this just wraps up the Mt. Steel section (not Steel Mountain!) this chapter's a bit shorter than usual. Okay? I may not be able to write for a while, the weekend at least. Alright?

There are actually a lot of... odd themes in Pokemon that should've made it rated, like, T, or something. You know Gravelrocks, right? Well, you're basically stoning somebody when you throw them. And if you witness a battle between two Growlithes, you're watching the equivilant of a dog fight, only the dogs can breath fire. And don't even get me started on the Game Corner. Just goes to show you that Japan is weird.

And you need to read AzuMinor Tales, unless you already have.

DISCLAIMER: The Silcoons are going to eat my brains, and the Staraptor will eat the rest of my carcas afterwards. ...Or was it the other way around? Nah, I'm pretty sure its the Staraptor eating both because it's an evil Pokemon. Which I don't own. I don't own Pokemon. Game Freak owns them, so it's them I'm gonna sue after I tell them this story. Of course, there is the minor technicallity of me having to show up, in person, and that I won't look at all munched on, but I'm hoping they'll overlook that detail...

Chapter Four: Swarm

After lunch, it was about a ten minute's hike to the top of the mountain. There was a big platform, then in front was smaller one, the two blocked off by the cliché that was the bottomless pit. The two the were supposed to rescue were on the smaller platform.

"Diglett!" shouted Saria. "Kagura! We're going to-" And then once again an oh so familiar figure came down and stole Diglett.

"I think that thing's stalking us," said Osaka.

"Stalker!" shouted Saria, shaking a fist angrily at the Staraptor.

On the other platform stood a Lucario, with a bored look in her eyes. "Save me," she said tonelessly.

"That's Kagura," said Saria. "Let's go get-" She skidded to a halt, noticing the deep pit beneath her.

"Oh, isn't that convenient," she muttered sarcastically.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

Coming down from the sky was Skarmory. "Mortals!" he shouted. "Who dares trespass on my airspace?"

"But, aren't you a mortal too?" asked Chiyo.

"SILENCE, YOU FOOLS!" screamed Skarmory.

"Hey, helpful tip," called Kagura. "When you're calling people names, try not to be so hypocritical."

Skarmory shot her a deadly glance, which missed her by an inch. "I'll deal with you later, blunderhead."

"HYPOCRITE!" sneered Saria.

"SILENCE!"

Kagura threw a rock at him.

"Grr..." he growled. "That's it! Prepare to die!"

"We're not dying!" shouted Chiyo, revolted.

"...And I'll leave my clothes with Yomi, though she might have trouble fitting into them..."

"Osaka!" shouted Chiyo.

Skarmory obviously was getting tired of them, thus lunged forward at Sakaki, who, with her impaired vision, believed Osaka had found something interesting, like a seaslug, and was running up to show her. She had no idea that what was really going on was much more painful.

Saria ran forward, tackling Skarmory with all her might to keep Sakaki from getting hurt. Skarmory was sent flying back, hit a wall, and kicked off from it.

"What the heck did you think you were doing?!" shouted Saria, glaring. Sakaki shuddered- seeing a green stuffed Rhydon doll glare at you with red, glowing eyes that were anyway usually closed was not exactly a comforting image.

Kagura wanted to join in on the action and began stoning the bird from afar. Skarmory would flinch every now again with each stone bouncing off the metal plating of his body. Saria hit Skarmory with Razor Leaf attacks, which didn't do much, but after she attempted a Tackle and her skull had caused a dent in his body, he got pretty pissed. Sakaki, still unable to see properly, settled for setting up traps that the bird would occasionally tread upon, while Osaka pelted him with bread. Chiyo, meanwhile, wanted to settle this conflict non-violently, but after getting hit by a rock, a loaf of bread, and stepping on a trap courtesy of You-Know-Who (not Voldemort, btw) she realized it'd be just better to stick her head in a corner and wait for the battle to end.

Skarmory was dead in five seconds flat.

Maybe seven.

Saria pulled out a red button and pushed it. "That was easy," it said.

A/N: Yes, I admit it was a short chapter. Again, I may not update for the weekend, hopefully the next update will be Tuesday. Sorry for the long wait.

I feel very confident that I will be able to introduce at least three new characters next chapter.