Continuing on our journey, we arrived at the side of a mountain. Robin looked up and asked, "How are we supposed to get past this mountain? Icirrus City is on the other side."
Robin, look. There is a cave over there to the left. I pointed out. We walked over to the cavern opening and there was an old rotten plaque that read: Twisted Mountain.
"We have to go in there?" asked Robin warily as she stared into the darkness of the cave. "I'm not familiar with this place. I don't even know what kind of pokemon there are."
Almost immediately, Fraxure jumped out of his pokeball on his own. I can help protect you, Robin. He said.
"Really? If you're okay with that, then I will gladly have you walk with us." said Robin as she eased up a bit. We proceeded into the cave. The cave was very musty and every now and then, we would hear a mysterious sound. This did not help with the mood and I will admit, I was a bit spooked as well.
Out of nowhere, a Cryogonal appeared. Stay back, Robin. I can deal with him. Said Fraxure as he pounced up and used dragon claw.
After he was struck, the Cryogonal fell back in pain and said, Oww. What was that for? I'm not here to hurt you.
You're not? Then, what do you want with us? Asked the Fraxure.
Recently, there were a group of shady humans who came into our cave. They started messing with our caves and they built their own structures. A lot of us wild pokemon were forced out of the largest part of the cave because of these human activities. Said the Cryogonal.
"Do you happen to remember what these people looked like?" asked Robin.
Wait! You can understand me?! Asked the Cryogonal. Again, I explained to him about Robin's power to talk to pokemon.
Most of them were just your average miner who wore ragged clothes and yellow helmets. However, there was a person who was wearing all black that was giving out orders. I think he had the letter "P" sewed onto his uniform. Said the Cryogonal.
"It's team plasma!" said Robin annoyed. "They're always causing trouble for the wild pokemon. I'm sick of it. Come on, Cryogonal. Let's go find these people."
Cryogonal led the way as we walked deeper into the cave. The cave started to get more and more complex as we continued forward. The cave would branch off in multiple directions frequently, and I was beginning to worry if we would find our way out.
Hey, sorry for attacking you. Apologized Fraxure.
It's fine. I guess I shouldn't have surprised you guys. I did pop out without any warning. Reassured the Cryogonal.
After a long walk, the cave finally opened up and we were staring at a large space where the cavern had opened up. When I say large, it was very spacious. The ceiling of the cave seemed to stretch up for miles and the floor of the cave seemed to go down quite a bit. We immediately noticed all the platforms and vehicles that we placed around this large part of the cavern.
So, how do we get down to the bottom? I asked.
"Look, there are ladders that lead down over there to the left." said Robin.
When we got to the bottom, the first person we saw was a face we never wanted to see again. T was commander James of team plasma.
"Hey, it's you again!" said Robin angrily. However, it was not in our place to yell, for he could've easily overpowered us.
"You pesky little brat. Are you purposely following me around the region?" the commander asked.
"Why are you here disrupting the life of wild pokemon in this cave? What are you constructing here that is so important?" asked Robin.
"You know that I do not have to tell you anything, kid. But, to indulge you, I'll explain why this cave here is being worked on. Team Plasma's headquarters are getting overworked, especially after we had captured the legendary Zekrom and Reshiram. So, we are here to set up new headquarters so we can expand our grasp." said the commander.
The two dragons of Unova had been captured by team plasma?! I asked in shock.
"Yes, they were. It was all over the news." said Robin.
"Now you're talking to your pokemon. That's just rich. You must be very messed up. Let my pokemon, put you out of your misery. Conkeldurr, come on out." said the commander as a conkeldurr appeared in front of them.
"Fraxure, use dragon rage!" shouted Robin as Fraxure blasted Conkeldurr in the face. It didn't do much.
"Conkeldurr, use hammer fist!" shouted the commander. Fraxure tried to dodge his swinging fist, but it was a distraction, as his other hand came in from the side and sent him flying across the cave floor.
"No! Fraxure!" shouted Robin. Robin ran up to Fraxure to see if he was okay. He had fainted. "Come on, you need rest." said Robin as she summoned him back into his pokeball. She was about to pull out another pokeball when she stared in horror at what she had noticed.
This conkeldurr that the commander had bore an unmistakable mark. A finger of his was missing and he had a large scar shaped like an X on his back.
"Where did you get this pokemon!" asked Robin with a fit of sudden anger.
"What's it to you!" challenged the commander.
"The missing finger, the scar on his back. When I was little, my father had a Timburr with those same exact marks. Where did you get this pokemon?" she asked again.
"By any chance was your father Kai Sparrow?" asked the commander. "Ghetsis got ahold of his pokemon after he died and he distributed them to his subordinates."
"My father died on an expedition at Dragonspiral Tower for his research as an archeologist. How was Ghetsis able to get his pokemon?" asked Robin.
The Commander didn't respond, but he grinned evilly at Robin.
"How did he get his pokemon!" shouted Robin as she summoned Gigalith. "Gigalith, attack commander James!" said Robin pointing at him. Gigalith read the situation and realized that this commander James was a bad person. He charged at the man, but Conkeldurr blocked his way.
"Conkeldurr, use Superpower!" shouted the commander as Conkeldurr blacked Gigalith from harming him and with great power, slammed down onto Gigalith. Gigalith fainted.
Robin returned Gigalith to his pokeball. "Conkeldurr, it's me, Robin. Don't you remember me? Do you remember my father?"
I remember Kai Sparrow clearly, and I know who you are as well. Said the Conkeldurr.
"Then why are you attacking us?" asked Robin.
Kai Sparrow approves of this. Said Conkeldurr as he slammed down his fist, ready to smash Robin.
WATCH OUT! I cried as I jumped towards her and used my body to push her out of range of his attack.
"Thank you for saving me, John." said Robin. She looked over at the commander. "You brainwashed him didn't you! The pokemon under the training of father would have never tried to hurt me. You did something to him!" shouted Robin.
"Doesn't matter if we did or not, you two are not going to escape this cave alive." he said.
Robin grabbed me and we took off towards a tunnel that was closest to us. We had to leave the clearing.
"Honchkrow, go after them!" shouted the commander as he summoned a honchkrow.
Robin and I didn't look back as we ran. Don't forget, Cryogonal was still with us. As we ran for a good minute or so, we came upon a dead end.
"No! We're doomed. The commander will catch up to us." said Robin. Krokorok appeared all of a sudden out of his pokeball.
Robin, I can dig a tunnel so we can escape. But I'm going to need some time. Said Krokorok.
"But, Honchkrow is catching up. I don't think we have enough time." said Robin.
Krokorok, hurry. Start digging the way out. I will fend off Honchkrow. Said Cryogonal. I'm grateful for how strongly you feel about us wild pokemon getting hurt by these people. I'll make sure I buy enough times for your escape.
"No, wait!" said Robin, but with that, Cryogonal headed in the other direction to fend off the honchkrow.
As expected, the Honchkrow appeared and Cryogonal used ice beam. It did damage, but not enough. As the two pokemon began fighting it out, Krokorok was digging as fast as he could.
"Krokorok, hurry!" said Robin.
I'm gonna need a bit of time. Because you have to follow through, I have to dig a larger hole. Said Krokorok.
Cryogonal was buying lots of time, for Honchkrow still did not reach us after a minute had passed.
Done! Said a Krookodile as he appeared from the hole. Robin jumped back in surprise.
"Did…..did you evolve when you were digging just then?" asked Robin.
I suppose I did. I needed to. If I stayed as Krokorok, my claws would not have been large enough to dig a hole big enough and fast enough for all of us to escape. Now, come on, let's get out of here. Said Krookodile.
Robin heard the sound of footsteps rapidly approaching. "Ok, let's hurry up and crawl through." said Robin. As we were getting through, Robin turned back to beckon the Cryogonal to follow, but the two was nowhere to be seen. "Wait! I don't see Cryogonal!"
It's too late now. Team Plasma probably got him. We have to focus on getting out. Said Krookodile.
Robin reluctantly agreed, and eventually the three of us made it out of the mountain. Krookodile turned back and sealed the tunnel he had made.
"I felt bad for Cryogonal. We should have helped him out." said Robin. "What have I done, i'm a terrible person. I should have went back." As she dusted herself off, she thanked Krookodile for helping us escape. She summoned him back into his pokeball. She looked off into the distance.
"I can't believe my father's pokemon now belong to team plasma. How did that happen?" she said as she sat down on a nearby rock. "They even brainwashed them! My father's Conkeldurr would have never harmed me." she said.
Robin. Are you okay? I'm very sorry about what you had to go through today. I tried to comfort her.
She looked up and said, "No, I'm fine. Let's just continue on our journey. I made mistakes today, but that won't stop me from my goal. Let go to icirrus city." she got up and stared blankly.
"I left my bike back in that cave." she said. We ended up walking for the rest of the way to Icirrus city.
Robin should have took that moment to release her stress and let those tears fall. I sensed it, then, that Robin felt deeply about her father. She had lots of feelings stored up inside her, then. It was a mistake to hold it in. It was a complete nightmare when I eventually saw Robin burst, later in our journey.