Ch. 22: Journey to Mountain's Ring

We set off for the Mountain's Ring, mountains that form a complete circle. Jolt had joined us not long after Razor, Blaze, and I left the dojo. We have to cross the desert region of Hideki first.

"Why is it a called desert 'region?' It's one desert right?" –Razor?

"It's not just one desert, its three. There is the Ancient Desert, Rune Desert, and the Brittle Desert. Ancient Desert is the coolest one; it has the Hideki Ruins. The Rune Desert which has a giant ruin underground and now is home to Tranpinch. Out of the three, the Brittle Desert is the hottest and, unlike the other two, the ground is hard as rock and drier than a sunbathed Onix." –Blaze.

"I can tell it isn't going to be easy." –Jolt. Blaze instantaneously blushed when the Jolteon's fur brushed against hers. She quickly shook it off.

"I wonder how everybody else will react with us leaving so suddenly." I couldn't guess how mad they might be. I mean, we only left some notes giving very vague details about what were are doing.

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Meanwhile…

Kay's POV

I didn't find Blaze in our base the morning after she took a walk; however, her bed of moss was warm. I must have just missed her. I was now heading towards the dojo; I needed to find her quickly. We have a job to do and she was not missing this mission.

I entered the doorway of the dojo; the door had broken off years ago. I went to the only desk in the room and waited…

And continued to wait…

And waited some more…

And waited even more so…

I waited until I could no longer wait anymore…

"Where is she?" That's when I noticed scraps of paper immensely scribbled on as if they were wrote in a hurry. I pawed through them until I saw one addressed to me.

Dear Kay,

I decided to go on an exploration on my own. I'll be back in a few days!

-Blaze

She went by herself? Blaze never did that; she would go with me or not at all. Something was awfully fishy. I decided to read the others notes because there just might be a connection between them, especially since they were all together.

Joker,

I got a last minute family emergency and I'll be gone for awhile.

Gotta go,

Jolt.

Yucca,

I chose to go with Razor for some time. I'll be back soon!

Wish me luck,

Bolt.

All were hastily written like they were all hiding something. Not only did they not tell where they were going, they wouldn't be back anytime soon. I left to find Joker and Yucca. They obviously didn't come yet because it was still very early.

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Many days later…

Bolt's POV

Brittle Desert B1F

It was almost a week since we left Hideki and our water supply was drying out, almost literally. I never felt so tired, thirsty, and hot in my life! I continuously wished for the coolness of the shade and the refreshness of an Oran Berry Refresher.

The most common Pokémon we saw were mainly ground and rock. We did run into a few Magmars and, unfortunately, they made the dungeon only hotter. I was dying from the heat by the time we reached the stairs. I felt very bad for Razor, who had the thickest fur.

"I'm exhausted!" –Blaze said in a very weak, dry voice. It was clear that her throat ached for something to soothe it. I gave her the rest of my water which she half-heartily licked up.

Brittle Desert B5F

We wouldn't have made it this for if there wasn't a Kecleon on the fourth floor. We all greedily restocked our water and food supply. I found it easier to go through the dungeon when my belly was full, my thirst quenched, and my mind clear.

The four of us easily defeated wild Pokémon now that we were fully healed and ready to go. I barely got one or two attacks on opponents since they quickly fainted.

Brittle Desert B10F

The dungeon only had ten floors to it and soon we saw the exit. We went through it to see lush greenery not far from where we at. That means we were getting closer to The Mountains Ring!

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The beautiful forest froze as we traveled. The weather was bitterly cold and we walked in snowstorm after snowstorm. I could hardly feel my feet, which were turning into ice as I walked. I was becoming the first Poképopsicle!

"Are we there yet?" –Blaze, who shivered violently. As if in answer, the storm subsided to reveal many mountains not far up ahead. We ran the rest of the way there. By the time we got to the base of a mountain, I could clearly hear and see the signs of a battle taking place at the top of it.

"We could go through this cave and get to the top but it clearly has a dungeon. The only other option is to climb." –Blaze.

"We'd better climb, there is a fight up there and if we take the time to go through a dungeon, we may be too late." Dungeons were unpredictable, the only way to know how much time passes in a certain dungeon is to go through it. It is too big of a risk though.

"I guess it could work." –Blaze. We then made our way up the mountain. The air was thick with tension as we slowly climbed. No one could predict what lie on the peak…

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Finally done! Next chapter, some Pokémon make their deputes.

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On the next chapter: "Flame, watch out!" Disclaimer: I will own Pokémon when Tepigs fly. R&R!