With the team settled into their new beach cave base, Viper's training begins. We see the team sitting around a table playing a very intense game of Go-Fish. Everyone has only one card left.
DUN! DUN! DUN!
Bert: What was that?
Kip: What was what?
Bert: That sound. It was like that sound that goes off when something dramatic happens.
Squirt: I didn't hear anything.
Kip/Viper: Me either.
*Bert looks around the room nervously*
Kip: Can we just get back to the game?
Viper: So is this really how you guys train?
Squirt: Only on Fridays. If you can't beat Kip at least once, she might not let you join. She's the best at this game.
*Kip looks up and nods her head*
Bert: I think I have her beat though.
Kip: In your dreams, and Squirt it's your turn.
Squirt: Don't pressure me I'm thinking!
*He looks at everyone's faces and moved his eyebrows behind his card*
Squirt: I have made my decision… I… choose…
*He gets up on the table and points too…*
Squirt: BERT! Do you have a 6?!
Bert: NOOOO! WHY ME!
Squirt: So do you have it or not?
*Bert angrily throws the card to Squirt who started dancing at his victory*
Kip: At least I know who has a ten. Viper?
*Viper hands his ten to Kip who was applauding herself*
Bert: Now the moment of truth. So, who has the most pairs?
*Everyone begins counting their pairs. It ended up taking about ten minutes because Squirt kept loosing track of how many he counted*
Kip: Alright I'll start. I have fifteen pairs!
*Bert and Squirt immediately sit back in their chairs acknowledging their defeat*
Kip: Bert? Squirt?
Bert: Twelve…
Squirt: Eight! That's the most I've ever gotten!
Kip: And Viper?
Viper: Umm… SIXTEEN!
Bert&Squirt: OOOOOOHHHHHHH!
*The three boys began jumping and dancing, while Kip stayed seated. Everyone soon calmed down and the room became silent waiting for Kip's answer. Kip calmly got up and walked over to Viper*
Kip: What do you have to say for yourself?
Viper: Umm… I'm sorry… I….
Kip: I mean what do you have to say for yourself about joining Team Legends?
Viper: Whoa, are you serious?!
Kip: That was the deal wasn't it? You train with us and we decide, well we decided.
Bert: Wow, congratulations Viper!
Squirt: Yeah congrats!
Kip: Hold on. Now I know that's its Friday, and we usually train with Go-Fish, but I want to see what you can do in the field. As you can see, our team isn't exactly the strongest team…
Squirt: Hey, Bert can't help that he's weak.
Bert: Yeah… wait what?!
*Bert and Squirt begin arguing, Kip rolls her eyes and continues talking to Viper*
Kip: ...Anyway, I want to see some of your attacks so I know that letting you join wasn't a mistake.
Viper: Trust me, I won't let you guys down! We could head out right now and I'll show you what I'm made of!
*Just as the team was about to head out, a clock rings showing it was noon*
Kip: Ooh its lunch! Race you guys to town!
*Kip runs out the entrance with Bert and Squirt following behind her still arguing. Viper chuckles and starts running after his new team. The team has lunch in Spinda's Café and they eat to their heart desire. The team comes back to their seaside base all full. So full they all decide to take an afternoon nap to sleep off the food. They all wake up around 6pm and agreed to have dinner after testing Viper. Squirt was the most disappointed. Kip had Squirt and Bert build a bunch of fake Team Inferno members out of leaves and branches as targets and set them out on the beach*
Kip: I wish it was me that was hitting these.
Viper: At least they'll be more worth hitting now.
Squirt: Okay, enough talking! Just start doing stuff so we can have dinner already!
*Squirt begins holding his stomach and starts whimpering*
Kip: Alright first, Viper go down to the other side of the beach so that you'll eventually run up here. Bert will go behind the Wooden Corona down there and shoot Thunderbolt at you to make things more realistic. Just pretend its Flamethrower or something.
Viper: Got it.
*Viper begins running down the beach*
Bert: Why do I have to do it?
Kip: Because I don't want to and Squirt is too food deprived to do anything else.
*They turn to see Squirt rocking back and forth in the fetal position muttering the word "food" over and over again. Bert then runs down the beach. When down the beach, Bert goes behind a Wooden Corona and Kip yells from down the beach…*
Kip: Alright let's start now!
* Viper starts running towards the Wooden Corona while Bert shoots at him with Thunderbolt. Viper quickly dodges each attack getting closer and closer to the Wooden Corona. As soon as he was close enough, Viper unleashes Leaf Tornado. Bert quickly jumps out of the way as Wooden Corona is torn to pieces by Leaf Tornado. Bert sits there with his mouth hanging open seeing the remains of the Wooden Corona on the ground. Then they hear Kips voice from down the beach*
Kip: Keep going! When you get close enough down here I'll attack you too, so Bert keep going behind wooden dummies and shoot at Viper!
*Bert quickly runs behind a Wooden Lavos and starts shooting a Viper again while Viper keeps on destroying them with Leaf Tornado, Leaf Storm, Coil, etc. This continues on until their only a couple feet in front of the Wooden Vulcain in front of Kip. Kip begins shooting bubble beam at Viper while he runs towards the Wooden Vulcain. Viper begins running faster and faster dodging all of the attacks by Bert and Kip. Once in front of the Wooden Vulcain, Viper uses Tackle and goes right through the Wooden Vulcain and uses Gastro Acid as a final blow. Viper strikes a cool pose as the Wooden Vulcain is melting away behind him. Kip then walks up the Viper and pats his back*
Kip: Impressive, looks like it wasn't a mistake after all.
Bert: Yeah, that was amazing! But, how could you use Gastro Acid though? I thought you couldn't learn that until level 48?
Viper: I don't really know. I've always learned some attacks quicker for some reason.
Squirt: Okay, okay! Viper has magic powers and is an official member now! You're happy, I'm happy, so let's go out and eat as a celebration!
*Everyone then ran to Spinda's Café. They all ordered Oran Berry Shakes and sat down at a table and enjoyed themselves*
Bert: Well, this has been a nice day! We had a good lunch, a great afternoon nap, and got a new member! Officially one of the best days ever.
Squirt: Yeah, like when I found this piece of paper in a bottle while you guys were sleeping! It was great!
*Squirt pulls out an old, wrinkled piece of paper*
Kip: Wait, you don't have a bag, so where were you carrying that?
Squirt: Ummmmmmmm…
Kip: Let's just drop the subject. Besides, what is that?
Squirt: No idea.
*Kip facepalms*
Kip: Well, there's only one Pokémon that could find out.
*Kip rips the paper from Squirt's hand and gives it to Bert*
Bert: (sarcastically) Gee, THANKS.
Kip: No problem friend.
*Kip pats Bert's back while Bert rolls his eyes and begins looking at the paper. After a few seconds, Bert's eyes nearly pop out in amazement*
Bert: DEAR…ARCEUS…
Viper: So what is it?
Bert: Well, it's kind of a long story...
Kip: SHORTEN IT.
Bert: Sheeesh, fine. First off, have any of you heard of the Seven Treasures?
*Blank faces surround the table*
Bert: Really? And you guys call yourselves explorers?!
*Kip slaps Bert across the face*
Kip: How dare you insult me.
Bert: Ow! Anyway, the Seven Treasures are powerful instruments that can be used to help recruit specific types of Pokémon, however, they are guarded by the strongest of Pokémon, and many teams never managed to defeat them…
Squirt: Soooooo, the treasures are magical instruments that help recruit Pokémon to our team? WE NEED THOSE!
Viper: Yeah, because we need get them before an evil team like Team Inferno gets them.
Squirt: Pfft, no. We can start our own band! How cool would that be! I can imagine myself playing a magical guitar in front of screaming fans who are chanting, "SQUIRT! SQUIRT! SQUIRT!"
*Everyone, except Squirt, facepalms and Kip slaps Squirt to get him out of his fantasy*
Squirt: OW! What? It's a legitimate dream!
Bert: Anyway, this paper shows us where one of them is, the Grass Coronet!
Kip: Really? Where is it?
Bert: It's in a place called the Mysterious Jungle. The paper says something else, but it's hard to read.
Kip: Oooooooh, let me see!
Bert: No no, I can handle this!
*Bert squints at the paper trying to read the words*
Bert: "Once you read this sentence this paper will self-destruct." What the-
BOOM!
*The paper then explodes in Bert's face, leaving his face covered in black ash*
Bert: HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN!?
Squirt: I don't know!
*Squirt pulls down a chart*
Squirt: By all accounts, it doesn't make sense!
Kip: Where are people pulling these charts from?
Viper: Who cares, we just found the location of a rare treasure! And as an exploration team, it's our job to find rare treasures like this.
Kip: True, but I've never heard of the Mysterious Jungle. Have you Bert?
Bert: I've only heard rumors. I heard it was in the East near Treeshroud Forest, but no one's really seen it.
Squirt: When are we going to leave, because there are some things in town I want to get!
Bert: I don't care what you want to get in town, just down get those matching pink bandanas you saw.
Squirt: THEY WERE MAGENTA!
Kip: Stop arguing! Anyway, so we all agree that we're heading to Treeshroud Forest to try and find a jungle that no one's personally seen or has ever come back from alive to get a rare treasure that no other Pokémon has had before, right?
*Everyone looks at each other and nods*
Kip: Alright, just checking. So, how about three days until we leave. Enough time to get supplies and prepare so let's head home and be ready to prepare in the morning.
*Team Legends leaves excited and pumped about starting their new adventure. When they leave, Corona, who was sitting at a nearby table, overheard the teams conversation and left to tell Team Inferno the news*
How will Team Legends do with a new team member? Will Team Inferno ruin the team's chances at getting the Grass Coronet? What else is Squirt planning on buying in town before they leave? Find out in the next episode of Team Legends: Explorers of the Odds!