"Hey, wake up," was a wake up alarm for Damon. He opened an eye and groaned. Then he rolled over and closed his eyes again. Again, the voice said, "Wake up. You're going to miss out on food."
That got Damon's attention. "I'm up," he said, bolting to his feet. He looked at his wake up call and saw that it was Alaina.
"Good morning. I figured I should get you up before your friends eat up all the food," she explained.
Damon nodded, "Thank you. I'd rather not miss out on a meal." With that, he took off out of the room. He didn't have to have an escort in order to find where the food was. He could smell it. And, sure enough, he did. The smell was coming from a dining area that was bigger than the house where he grew up. There were several large windows that allowed light to come in. The floor was made from a material that Damon had never seen before in his life. Painted pictures adorned the ceiling with fabulous scenes of battles and of different species of Pokemon.
In the middle of the room was a giant dining table that was made for a solid piece of oak. And on top of the table were different types of food. And eating the food was Sarah, Bianca, Jean, Siegfried, and Rudolf. They all spotted Damon entering the room. "Hey! Good to see you, sleeping beauty!" Siegfried called to him.
Damon grumbled to him, "Why didn't any of you wake me up?"
"Because you are in an alliance with Darkrai. We really didn't want to be put into a nightmare," Jean explained.
With a shrug, Damon nodded, "Good point. I can see why you'd be afraid of that." He sat down next to Rudolf and grabbed a slice of bread.
"So, today we send out a carrier Pidgey, yes?" Jean asked. She had a piece of fruit in her hand. "What should we say to the Elders?" She took a bite out of the fruit.
Rudolf looked at her and answered, "We'll tell them that we've made it to the castle and now we are holding our position until further orders." After that, he gave her a sneaky smile. She blushed.
Sarah and Siegfried exchanged glances. They were both wondering if Rudolf and Jean might become a couple. However, they both shrugged and went back to eating. Bianca nibbled on a slice of cheese made from the milk of a Miltank. She closed her eyes and savored the flavor.
After a nice breakfast, the six Guardians stood up from the table. Several servants began to clean the table off, leaving the group to leave at will. They walked out into the hall and Jean asked, "Will you summon a carrier Pidgey to us, Rudolf? We'll tie a note to it and send it to the Elders."
Rudolf smiled and nodded, "Sure. I can do that." He walked to an opened window and looked out. The warm summer breeze hit his face and he took a deep breath. Then he whistled. A Pidgey glided toward the window and landed.
Bianca quickly grabbed a pen made from a Fearow's tail feather and a napkin. Then she began to scribble out a note. She wrote: 'Elders, we are now in the castle. There seems to be no threat as of yet. We will keep you informed.'
Rudolf took the note and tied it around the Pidgey's leg and gave the Pidgey directions to reach the Elders. Then he released the bird. "There. Now we can enjoy ourselves until the response gets back. What do you want to do now?" He asked.
Sarah shrugged, "I guess we wait. It'll be boring, but I'm sure we can handle this. I think we'll be okay if we go out and just explore. Maybe we will find something useful?"
Damon nodded, "And perhaps if there is an attack, we will have an advantage. We could use the forest in order to defend ourselves."
"Good point. Okay, so the mission is this. We will look for ways the forest and surrounding areas can be used in order to defend the castle." Siegfried said, looking out of the window. "And I'm going to fly," he said, whistling. A Charizard's roar could be heard. "Farewell. I will be back for lunch!" He yelled, leaping out of the window.
"Siegfried!!!" Sarah yelped, running toward the window. She saw a Charizard carrying a man off into the sky. "That idiot. One day he'll regret for being so reckless." She shook her head.
Jean chuckled, "Now that looks good. Okay. I'll check out the terrain on the ground. Rapidash and my other allies will be helpful now. See you all later!" With that, she turned on her heels and walked out of the room.
Rudolf watched her leave. Then he noticed that Bianca was studying him. Does she realize that I have feelings for Jean? He looked at the ground and muttered, "I'm going to check things out too. See if Zapdos can help."
"I wouldn't do that if I were you. Zapdos flying about might cause trouble. That's the last thing we need," Damon muttered. He closed his eyes and said, "I think I'm going to check out this palace further. Maybe see if there are any other weapons."
"That sounds like a good idea. I think I'll join you." Sarah nodded. She and Damon left.
Rudolf glanced up a Bianca. "I won't call Zapdos. I'll just use Pidgeot. See you shortly." With that, he left her and walked down the hall. This hallway did not have the statues and paintings of ancient kings or heroes. This hallway showed pictures of Pokemon. Look at those. Mew seems to show up in every painting in one way or another. There's a painting of Mew with a Pikachu. And there's Mew with the castle in the background. He looked at each picture with great interest.
"Wait!!!" A voice carried down the hall.
Rudolf turned to see who it was that was yelling. A boy, probably eleven, was running down the hall. He was carrying something. Behind him was Alaina, who was yelling her head off. She could move surprisingly fast. "Do you want me to catch him?" Rudolf yelled.
"Yes!!" She called to him.
He nodded and, as the boy ran by, reached out and snatched the kid by the sleeve. "Where do you think you're going?" He asked harshly, lifting the boy off for the ground.
"Let me go!!" The boy wiggled.
Alaina panted as she ran to them. "How dare you steal the Wand of a Thousand Truths!" She yanked the strange wand out of the boy's hands. "You will regret this!"
Rudolf looked at the boy, then at the wand. What on earth is that thing? I can sense power radiating from it, he thought.
The boy struggled, "My people need it! If they do not have it, then they will summon their army and will destroy you!!"
Alaina laughed, "Like you can beat us."
"We can! We have a grand army! No one can defeat us! No one!" The boy declared.
Rudolf looked at the boy. We may have some trouble on our hands… he thought, bitterly.