The Moon plowed through the skies, as the night progressed. Charmander, Snivy and Cyndaquil slept calmly after the many things their day had given them. According to Ninetails an alien object was headed right for their territory and therefore preparations had to be made. Whatever the next task would be, the trio would be ready for it.
Cyndaquil dreamt about some meadow, however it was not an ordinary one, as the grass here was burning and the ground spouted Flames. But then it somehow rained and her face got wet. That´s when the fire mouse Pokémon woke up. "Good Morning…" A familiar voice whispered and as Cyndaquil opened her eyes she looked into the red ones of Snivy. "There is already ruckus outside, so couldn´t sleep any more…" The Ivy Snake explained. Just then the familiar roar of Toarkoal echoed through the halls, waking up any sleepy Pokémon. Charmander´s eyes opened instantly and he jumped up from the bed, as if someone had put ice on his neck. The lizard Pokémon panted and a few Flames came out of his mouth. "That always freaks me out…" he said, as he caught is breath. "Well then let´s see what we get to do today… "Cyndaquil thought out loud, the she rubbed her nose against the one of her friend, who grinned widely as the fire mouse Pokémon exposed her feelings. "Okay you lovers, we got work to do…" Snivy said, as she opened the door into the hallway.
Once again just about every Pokémon in the guild was in the hallway and everyone was pushing, to get to the mission board. Charmander slowly made a way through the masses, his teammates followed. "That´s one way to get warmed up… " Snivy complained , after she had finally managed to make it to the center part of the guild. Her small body did allow her to get through pretty fast though.
Ninetails was waiting next to the board, which was surprisingly covered up by a big hay blanked. The fox Pokémon was handing out notes to the different teams, so Pokémon were forced to stand in a line here. Snivy was standing behind Cyndaquil and Charmander, when someone tipped her shoulder. "Good morning." That someone said, and as Snivy turned around, she looked into the red eyes of Totodile. "Hey." Snivy greeted, meanwhile she grinned, and she had actually started to like the Water Pokémon of guild. Suddenly Ninetails voice caught her attention, as it was their turn.
"Okay you are going to the mountain range. Scan the area and take any Pokémon you find back to the base… " The master of the guild instructed, as she handed Charmander a small Paper. "Totodile, you may go with them if you want to." Ninetails said, as she looked at the blue reptile who just nodded, then he followed, Snivy, Charmander and Cyndaquil downstairs.
On the way to the room, the blue eyed Reptile took a closer note at the paper, 2 and 2 were the instructions the paper . After a few moments the four Pokémon were in the bottom room which led to the different places. "All right , let´s see, how long it´s going to take this time to get to the place. " Snivy complained, as she opened the door with a red 2 painted on it. "Really, huh?..." The grass type said, as she starred into the path ahead which seemed, like an endless ramp. "Well let´s do it. " Charmander said, as he started to follow the path.
The path was very dim lighted and ahead, way in the distance was staircase, yet the team moved on to their next destination. "So, what get´s a water type like you all the way out here?" Snivy wondered. "Well, I wanted to join a guild, so I could help other Pokémon in need and after I found out about this place I came here and I also wanted to show these fire types , that other Pokémon can be just as good." The crocodile explained. " A good attitude. " Snivy rated. "Some of the Pokémon in this place are pushovers though, we found out on the first day we got here." Snivy giggled, as she made nasty remarks about her new home. Meanwhile she turned around and took a closer look at Totodile, who just grinned friendly at the Snake Pokémon. He knew that she liked him a lot, especially considering, that they were both outsiders in this territory brought them closer to each other.
After time passed and while progress was made, the team passed the first set of stairs. "Well we´re half way there…" Charmander analyzed. "Have you ever thought about, making your own team?" Snivy asked everyone. "We would need a lot of help though wouldn´t we, I mean running a big place like that means a lot of responsibility and a lot of things, that need to be taken care of… " Cyndaquil explained , as she let everyone know her doubts. "Actually, we considered that possibility before and actually, I think it would be a good thing, I mean we all work together pretty well and we get along." Charmander analyzed. "I´m definitely getting along with you…" Cyndaquil said, as she got closer to her friend and the Flames on her back turned blue.
"What does blue fire mean?" Snivy asked, she wasn´t really sure what a reaction like that could mean. "We Cyndaquil consume more energy, when we really love someone, so our Fire gets bluish. Meanwhile the air got a little bit cooler. "Are you all by yourself?" Snivy asked the blue crocodile, as he wanted to know more about her partner. "Yeah, I really don´t have anyone, who I do get along with here, I do most of the things on my own." Totodile explained. "You can rely on me ." Snivy said, then she blinked at Totodile, who blushed red, but he quickly got a hold of his feelings. "Thanks." The reptile answered.
Eventually more walking got the four Pokémon to the second staircase of the area, which was spiral and seemed to go up a lot, as it made many circles on the way to the top. "Just what I expected…" Snivy said, shaking her Snake head. Totodile did like the ivy Pokémon, especially her looks fascinated the Water type. "Here we go…" Charmander said, as he led the way.
Soon the Pokémon emerged to the surface. Snivy wanted to sit down in order to take a rest, as her little legs did hurt from all the stairs, but the surroundings were so fascinating, that it made her forget the soreness. Up here it was a world of snow, apparently this part of the Landscape was so high, that the rain here turned into snow. Charmander looked around this weird place, especially the ground felt strange, as snow started to crunch underneath his soles. The danger which forced them to this job was not yet forgotten, even though preparation could help, no one knew for sure how things would turn out in the end.