Chapter 4: Senile Stone

"GET BACK HERE!" The Devon worker screamed. Jake barely stepped out of the way in time when the Magma Grunt from earlier barreled past, holding the briefcase from before.

"Well, looks like we have to help," Jake said, "Again."

The Devon Worker was panting in the middle of the street when Jake reached him. "Oh, thank Helix, it's you," the Devon Worker said, "I was on my way back to the Devon building, when that Magma guy punched me in the gut and stole the briefcase!"

"So, getting it back earlier was completely pointless?" Jake said.

"Now's not the time to criticize the plot of this game!" The Devon Worker yelled, "We have to get those parts back!"

"Okay, fine," Jake resigned, "Which way did he go?"

"Through Route 116," the Devon Worker replied.

"Wait, 116?" Jake asked, "Wasn't the last Route 104?"

"Just get the freaking package!" the Devon Worker yelled.

The team ran out of Rustboro and onto Route 116. "Alright, team," Jake said, "We have to find this guy, and- oh my ARCEUS WHAT IS THAT"

At Jake's feet, a small Nincada was looking up at him. "kree~" he clicked.

"AH IT'S SO FREAKIN' CUTE!" Jake squealed, "WE GOTTA GET IT!"

"But what about-" Harrison started.

"THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT!" Jake yelled.

Milo the Nincada joined the party!

"Okay, NOW we can chase the Devon guy," Jake told Harrison. They ran through Route 116 until they came across a cave.

"I don't know about you," Shenzi said, "But if I were a criminal, this is where I'd hide."

"AHOY!" an old man in a life preserver yelled, "A SCALLYWAG IN CRIMSON CLOTHIN' RAN PAST HERE AN' LOOTED ME DARLIN' PEEKO!"

"Um, who are you?" Jake asked.

"ARR! I BE CAPTAIN BRINEY!" Briney replied, "YE GOTTA GET ME PEEKO BACK FROM THAT LANDLUBBER!"

"If I will, will you stop talking like a pirate?" Jake asked.

"Just get the freaking Peeko," Cami said.

Running into a cave, they found the Magma Grunt trying to talk into his microphone. "Grunt 52 to Magma Admin! Come in Magma Admin! Oh, Tabitha, where are you?"

"HEY!" Jake yelled, "I believe you have something that doesn't belong to you."

"Ah crap, you're the kid with the Shroomish!" the Grunt yelled, "You won't steal these parts I stole this time! Go, Poochyena!"

The Poochyena with the red headband reappeared, growling.

"Alright, let's do this, Harrison!" Jake barked. Harrison swooped in, hovering in front of the Poochyena. "Harrison, quick attack!" Harrison began flying around, slashing at the Poochyena from all sides.

"Poochyena! Bite!" the Grunt ordered. The Poochyena grabbed Harrison in its jaw, shaking him around and throwing him at the cave wall.

"Urgh," Harrison grunted, "I'm fine."

"Harrison, take 5," Jake said, "Let's finish this! Go Milo!"

"Milo!?" Eren yelled, "You literally JUST caught him!"

"I have faith in him," Jake said, "Milo! Leech Life!"

Milo clicked, then jumped forward, sinking his small fangs into the Poochyena's back. It yelped in pain, trying to shake Milo off, but Milo drained the last bit of Poochyena's HP.

"Crap…" the Grunt muttered. He tried to run off, but Jake punched him square in the nose, knocking him out.

"And victory goes to me!" Jake said victoriously, "Now, let's return these parts and this Pokémon." He opened the bag, and a Wingull peeked out.

"YOU!" Jake yelled, "YOU KILLED DAISY! I'LL HAVE YOUR HEAD ON A- Oh, different Wingull, sorry."

When they exited the cave, Briney ran up to them.

"AH!" He cried, "YE NABBED BACK ME DARLIN' PEEKO! I BE ETERNALLY IN YER DEBT, LAD!"

"Yeah, I'll get back to you on that," Jake replied. He and his team walked back to Rustboro, where the Devon Worker was waiting.

"You did it!" the Worker said, "I called my boss while you were gone, and he said he wants to talk to you."

"Yay, more plot detours," Jake sarcastically replied.

The Worker walked with him over to the Devon Building, where the Worker let them in.

"Welcome to Devon," the Worker said. They walked upstairs to the Boss's office, where an old man was talking to a woman.

"I don't care if I'm senator," the Boss was telling his secretary.

"Senile, sir," his secretary said, "Mr. Stone, you need to retire. Maybe give the post over to your son?"

"That man never visits!" Stone said, "Why should I give this company to him?"

"Sir, he was here just yesterday," his secretary said.

"Well, my son isn't responsible enough to take on the job," Stone said, "Now go me a sandwich, chef boy!"

He was pointing right at Jake. "Oh, me?" Jake said, "I'm not a chef. I don't even work here."

"I don't care!" Stone said, "Make me a sandwich with extra salami!"

"Mr. Stone!" the Devon Worker interrupted, "This is the kid that stopped the Magma Grunt!"

"Oh, it's you!" Mr. Stone said, relaxing, "The reason I called you in here is because of the Magearna that's flying around the building."

"Magearna doesn't exist yet, sir," his secretary told him.

"Oh, okay," Mr. Stone corrected himself, "Well, you'll be going to Dewford next, right?"

"Yeah," Jake affirmed, "Why do you ask?"

"I need you to take a letter to my son, Stanley," Mr. Stone said.

"Steven, sir," the Devon Worker corrected him.

"Right, Staples," Mr. Stone said, "He's running around the caves near Dewford, so just go in there. Also, can you take that briefcase to Slateport for me?"

"Slateport!?" Jake cried, "That's on the other side of Hoenn!"

"Your Mudkip can learn Surf," Stone reassured him.

"I don't have a-"

"Now go, for the good of the American people!" Mr. Stone cried.

"Sir, we live in Hoenn," his secretary said.