Ch. 11: The Silver Rank

"Bolt, where are you?" As the crowd diminished, I searched for Bolt. He was nowhere to be seen. I did find Razor though.

"Maybe Bolt thought we went to the base." –Razor. Of course, that was probably the first place he would go. Why didn't I think of that?

"Sorry!" We ran off only to run into someone. Why do I have to be a klutz sometimes?

"Oh no, we should have seen y'all coming!" We ran into an Arcanine, however, it wasn't the deputy. She was accompanied by that same Mightyena and Zebstrika.

"Heeeeey, aren't you that Minccino that was talking too loud?" –Zebstrika.

"Yeah, but I don't think we've met."

"I'm Electra and I loooove yellow Gummis!" –Zebstrika.

"I'm Shadow; if you hurt my sisters, you will be in a world of pain." –Mightyena. It was very scary how serious he was…

"And I'm Caliente, leader of Team Flipswitch and lover of red Gummis."

"I'm Kate and this is one of my partners of rescue, Razor."

"It's a pleasure." –Razor

"We and my other teammate are Team Legend. I'm glad to meet ya."

/\-o-/\

"So, you are looking for your other member?"

"Yep!" I scanned the area thoroughly

"So, how did you get sep-"

"There he is now!" I began to run after him.

"-perated?" That's when everything suddenly went black.

M-oNo-M

"Wha-at hit me?" I woke in a daze and sore to the bone.

"I think I know why there are called Team Flipswitch." –Razor.

"Do I even want to know?"

"I don't think so." I didn't push it farther…

"Where's Bolt?" I realized we were in our base.

"I tried chasing after him but he disappeared in the crowd."

"Continue."

"I ran about twenty minutes when I realized you still weren't conscious. I decided this was the best place for you to rest."

"What time is it?"

"Around Midnight."

-MM-

I ran out of the base looking for Bolt. Razor reluctantly followed me as we left the safety of indoors to the cold night Hideki offered. The place looked so different at night. I got lost in a place I would be embarrassed to find out I got lost in.

"Two Oran Berries for a quality Apple such as this? I should think it's at least worth five." The voice sounded dumbstruck, like it didn't expect the price for the 'quality' Apple.

"Prices for items have recently dropped. Meanwhile, Golden Apples are worth two Calciums. I could still go to take that offer." –Shadow. He and another Pokémon-who I couldn't quite see- were trading items in a dark alley. I wasn't too sure it was legal or not.

"No, no! Two Orans are good." After that, the two were out of hearing range.

N_N_N

We searched the night away; I had grown extremely tired running for hours. When I saw the golden rays of the sun peak over the horizon, I felt defeated.

"That's it, I give up! We are not going to find Bolt anytime soon!" I was on the ground, my hands keeping my head from touching the stone street. We searched high and low for Bolt with nor hair nor hide of him. Could this day get any worse?

"There you guys! We have been looking all over." Bolt, Kay, and Blaze strode up to us. I had spoken too soon.

"The Universe officially hates me."

"The Irony."-Razor. This is when I blacked out.

o-N-o

The smell of hay and medicine instantly woke me up; I had been dropped on the familiar bedding of the First Aid Center. Herupa calmly examined me, not noticing I was wide awake.

"The diagnostic doc?"

"I'm a nurse, not a doctor. They are exhausted; it seems the two have been running and ran out of energy. Kate must've met Team Flipswitch as she has a rather dark bruise on her back, it looks like a hoof."

"They have been known to do that." –Kay, who was sweatdropping.

"We better go, Kay. There are missions to do." –Blaze.

"Right."

"Bolt, are you going to stay? You are more than welcome to." –Herupa.

"Unfortunately, I can't. Deputy Arcanine asked me to help him."

"It's okay, I'm sure they'll understand." With that they both left. When everything was clear, I went out the door myself. It was something that most wouldn't do, it upsets friends. I just really want to go to the café, I was super hungry.

oOo

"One Mago Pinap Smoothie and an Oran Muffin please."

"Your order's coming right up!"

o0o

I was on my third muffin and fourth smoothie thirty minutes later. I was contemplating on having another muffin while finishing my third. That's when a Petilil came with what I had been eating for half an hour now. I eagerly bit into the Orany goodness.

"There you are!" Bolt, Razor, Blaze, Kay, Herupa, Kagoni, and Yukio had finally come. I knew they were going to find me, sooner or later. I just didn't think it would take this long.

"You are supposed to be in bed!" I didn't know Herupa could actually look and sound angry. Audinos typically look and act sweet. A cute-loving-Pokémon Trainer would go crazy for one if they weren't native to Unova.

Wait, why did my mind jump to Pokémon Trainers? I think I looked suspicious not answering but I was saved by the same Petilil.

"She had been eating quite a bit today. I suspect she must have been hungry."

"The last thing she previously ate was yesterday morning." –Razor.

"With all the running she did, Kate had gotten hungrier." –Herupa.

"So, I'm off the hook."

"I guess." –Herupa.

"Come on Bolt, it's time for some training!" I then dragged him off, we needed to go. Razor quietly followed us.

One Month Later

We decided it was best to postpone the trip to Treasure Plains. It had been agreed we would leave today and so, we are.

"Kate, are you ready?" –Bolt.

"As I ever will be!"

"All right let's head out!" We entered the Mystery Dungeon.

Treasure Plains 1F

The Pokémon we saw were the type you'd expect to live here. Everywhere; there were Oddish, Hoppip, Petilil, Sentret, Rattata, and Pidgey. We only faced a few.

Treasure Plains 5F

It felt like more of a stroll through a park. We chatted with the local Pokémon and some agreed to battle. They would leave when their health was low.

"The place here rocks! We are mutual among us and some are even good friends." –Milly, a Rattata we me. She was telling us about the great merits living here.

Treasure Plains 10F

Milly decided to help us navigate the dungeon. She's was such a great help! I think we cut the time we would have taken without her help in half. Maybe she could start a team of her own; she would be a great member!

Treasure Plains 15F

I offered her to join the dojo but she said would think about it. Milly told us she loved traveling but didn't want to leave her parents just yet, being the most recent child out of many who had left.

Treasure Plains 20F

The sweet aroma in the air increased and the place had gotten more beautiful, if it was even possible. I could tell we were nearing the end.

Treasure Plains 25F

"I dodge the attack quickly, fearing for my life." Milly was now talking about battles she had faced. Some Exploration Teams would attack on sight.

"That's aweso-Wow, look at the view!" Bolt had stopped in mid-sentence when we spotted a huge garden of Gracidea's. Small green and white Pokémon flew through the air. It was a breath-taking sight.

"Hello down there!" One of them approached us and landed gracefully.

"Good afternoon." –Razor.

"Hi!" -The rest of us.

"Hey, aren't you a Shaymin." –Bolt.

"Guilty as charged." -She giggled.

"What's a Shaymin?" I never heard of one, okay!

"Shaymin are Gratitude Pokémon." –Milly.

"Yep, I'm Grace, by the way. It's such a pleasure to meet you!"

"I'm Kate; this is Bolt, over there is Razor, and that's Milly." I pointed out the members of our group. "We are glad to meet you too."

"Why don't I show you around?" We happily agreed and we met so many Shaymin. At Sunset, it was time to leave.

"Bye you guys!" –Milly.

"Bye, Milly. Bye, Grace." It was sad to go, there was so much we could do but we had to get back to the dojo. The dungeon was soon out of sight and our eyes looking at the horizon until we saw a flash of white and green. We blacked out…

oN_No

I woke up with fresh bandages around my waist. We were all in a building made of branches with a hay roof. Bolt and Razor were still out of it.

There was fresh water near where I was and I drunk a little. I scanned the room after and noticed a n all too familiar rabbit sounded by numerous bottles of medicine-or at least, that's what it smelt like.

"Wool?" I think my teammates were conscious because they instantly jumped.

"Calm down. I'm not going to hurt you." She sounded more interested in the bottles she was inspecting.

"Why should we trust you?" –Bolt.

"If I wanted to rid of you, I wouldn't have treated your wounds." They then noticed the silk-braided bandages. "You were attacked by Glacier, an outlaw until I drove him away."

"Why d-did you help us?" –Razor.

"Excuse me for being nice." She didn't yell nor scream, she simply stated it.

"You're an outlaw who attacked us with no warning." –Bolt.

"Like I wanted to do it willingly." I noticed her voice was distant as she continued doing her task.

"What?" –Razor.

"Did you know Shadow's kind can use Psychic via TM?" So, she was a mere puppet?

"Can you tell us more?" I was curious about Wool.

Quick Author's Note: I'm not letting you guys know what happened until later on.

_MMM_

"With all the scars we had, it was finally worth it. In my hand, was the Silver Rank Badge.

_MMM_

Yes, another chapter done and it's at least a little longer. I saw an old friend today and it made my day. Milly and Grace were characters I created on the spot. Ooooh, the cookie goes to the creator of Team Flipswitch! The next chapter is very plotty and important!

Can someone submit a bird Pokémon for the Missing Board? One that evolves

?Disclaimer: Pokémon is NOT mine.

On the next chapter of Mystery Dungeon:

"What?"

"Come again?

"Please repeat that for me?"

"You have a brother?"

Super Awesome Cookies for any and all correct guesses on whose brother their talking about. A Cool Cookie goes to the person who tries to guess who said what. Regular Cookies go to people who try. *Hint- Kate, Kay, Blaze, and Razor are the speakers. Razor seems to be polite about it and Blaze just says it simply.

R&R!