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Chapter 5: Where to Go and Old Friends and Foes
Once the three-some landed, they noted their surroundings, and saw that this area was mainly untampered. There were no towns nearby, so they had to get there food from the different plants surrounding them. Riolu checked the wonder map for where they were, and he quickly found it due to the scenery that surrounded them.
"Hey, guys, can you come over here? I think I know where we are," Riolu said.
Once Turtwig and Mudkip had gotten over to Riolu, he showed them where they were, which was a large bay that had a mountain range about a half-mile inland. One of the mountains had snow on the top. Riolu pointed to it.
"I think that we should go here, since it is a large landmark," he said. Turtwig and Mudkip nodded.
Instead of Riolu going in front, he let Turtwig and Mudkip go first instead. He looked at Mudkip, and saw that she was a bit shy towards Turtwig. Riolu wondered about that. Could she possibly...no, that wasn't possible. Or was it?
After a while, the three-some finally made it to the mountain, which seemed like the smallest in the whole entire mountain range, even though there was snow at the top. They then began to climb.
The mountain turned out to be a mystery dungeon, as there were stairs and lots of wild pokemon. In the beginning, it was mainly rock and ground-type pokemon, but, as they got higher, the air got colder, and ice-type pokemon got more and more common. After a while, the snow started cascading down the mountain every five to six minutes in avalanches, and this caused them to loose a lot of time. When they finally got to the top, the view was blocked by all of the snow, and it was also surprisingly flat, Except for a few ice pillars. All of a sudden, the snow stopped, and it got darker.
"Getting dark in the middle of the day? Never a good sign," Riolu said to himself.
"Who trespasses onto my vacation area?" a voice said.
"Vacation area? This isn't much of a vacation area!" Turtwig said. He would of said more, but Riolu shushed him.
"Come on out, Froslass, I know it's you," Riolu said to apparently no one.
"Hmpf, how do you already know who I am?" Froslass said, appearing in front of them.
"I know that because I beat you before while looking for Scizor, so I also know that those three ice pillars are three other pokemon that you have defeated," Riolu stated.
"Hmm, you do seem familiar. Weren't you the scaredy-cat of the group. And where is your partner, anyways? As you have already stated, yes, those three pillars are three pokemon. A Gardevoir, a Medicham, and a Lopunny, I think they were. They tried to beat me, and almost did, but I subdued them," Froslass stated.
"Well, since I beat you once, I will beat you twice," Riolu said.
"I'm warning you, I'm stronger than last time," Froslass warned.
"That goes for both of us, then," Riolu stated.
When the battle began, Froslass immediately used Avalanche, which, even though it did normal damage, it still hurt Riolu, and Riolu backed it with a Bite, which didn't do as much as he had hoped.
When Riolu looked back, he saw that Turtwig and Mudkip were standing off, not wanting to get into this fight.
"C'mon, guys, I need some help, here," Riolu said.
The two pokemon looked at each other, and then joined Riolu in the fight. Turtwig was using the newly learned Energy Ball and Razor Leaf, while Mudkip used Water Gun and Mud-Slap. They were able to quickly take out the Froslass, but, in the process of Froslass going down, Mudkip used another Mud-Slap, which missed, and instead hit an extremely weak Turtwig, who fainted.
"Turtwig!" Mudkip shouted, running up to him. "Are you okay?"
"Doing that won't help him a bit, Mudkip," Riolu said.
Suddenly, the three ice pillars cracked, and then shattered. The three pokemon stepped out into the now sunny day.
"Hmm, it seems that that Froslass was much tougher then we originally thought, Lopunny," Medicham said.
"I guess you're right, Medicham. I wonder who saved us this time," Lopunny said.
"It's good to meet you again, the ladies of Team Charm," Riolu stated.
"Oh, is it nice to see a familiar face," Lopunny said. "Say, is that two times that you have saved us from a enemy that we could not beat?"
"I would say it would. We should be getting off this mountain soon. One of my travel companions just got knocked out," Riolu said.
"Okay, then, lets go," Lopunny said, and, with that, all six of them were off, with Mudkip carrying Turtwig on her back.
That night, Team Charm and Riolu were sitting around a campfire, but Turtwig and Mudkip were no one to be found.
"Where are the other two?" Lopunny asked.
"Mudkip is tending to Turtwig. She won't leave his side, it seems," Riolu replied.
"Anyways, why are you here?" Gardevoir asked.
"You see, I was...disbanded from my exploration team, and went out of the area for a few years. I went back to Treasure Town after it got destroyed, and I found a note in Sharpedo Bluff with a wonder map that has this side of the world on it. I decided to check out Wigglytuff's Guild, and I found those two while saving them, and they decided to come with me to find Wigglytuff's Guild. Do you three know where it is?" Riolu asked.
"Actually, we came over here with them, and we can show you where they went," Medicham said. "Open your Wonder Map." Riolu obliged.
Medicham pointed on the opposite side of a large lake in the middle of the land mass. "This is where they are. There are many mystery dungeons surrounding it, so you will have to battle to get to the other side. It's not as easy as you think," Medicham said.
"Hmm, interesting. I think we can manage, though," Riolu said. "I've done this before, and even harder things, too, so this'll be fun."
"Good luck! Even the easiest dungeons are extremely difficult here," Lopunny said.
"Yeah, we realized that on the way up the mountain, which needs a name," Riolu said. "I think that Avalanche Mountain will fit the bill."
"Yeah, I think that is a good name for it," Lopunny said. "Avalanche Mountain it is!"
"Ooooh, I'm aching all over," Turtwig said, finally coming to.
"I'm so sorry, Turtwig," Mudkip said, tearing up. "It was all my fault!"
"Mudkip, it wasn't that bad," Turtwig said, trying to stand up, but quickly fell down. He looked over to his side, where his pain was coming from, and saw a dark purple blotch covering his right side.
"Okay, I guess that I am worse off than I thought," Turtwig joked. He then motioned for Mudkip to come closer, and then whispered something into her ear. After he finished, Mudkip began to blush.
"S-s-sure, I'll do t-t-that," Mudkip stuttered.
Lopunny giggled. "They are so cute," she said.
"Wait, so, what are you guys going to do now?" Riolu asked
"What we usually do, go find some treasure," Gardevoir said.
"Well, then, while we were coming over here, we saw a mystery dungeon in the ocean and called it Pure Sea. I'll show you where it is," Riolu said.
After he showed them, Team Charm thanked him, and set off for Pure Sea.
After they were gone, Riolu looked back over to Turtwig and Mudkip and saw them sleeping side by side, with one of Turtwig's legs over Mudkip. Riolu could've sworn that Turtwig was grinning, but he shrugged it off. As a matter of fact, Turtwig was grinning.
Riolu looked up and saw the stars, the same stars that he had been seeing for the last four years. Only fours years, he has seen these skies, and he as surprised that these stars were still the same. Riolu did have a secret, a secret that he has told no one about it. One thing was for certain, though. Once he sees Vulpix again, he will tell her his secret.
Ohhh, secrets! Okay, first off, about the beginning, I don't say "Yeah" or "Yeah Buddy" after all of my sentences. That was just for fun. Also, I'll tell you the words that my computer that I got recently says is incorrect" Mudkip, Turtwig, Riolu, Froslass, Lopunny, Gardevoir, Vulpix, and Medicham. All pokemon names. Surprised? I don't think you should be. Anyways, R&R, and I will see you next time!