EoS: In this chapter, we return to the present, and begin looking for Suicune! Where could her monolith be?

Lauren: Near water, I would guess.

LexiconHuka:

Lauren: Well, sorry.

TheLazyRiver:

EoS: Yeah, sorry about that. I forgot to edit it correctly.

Amalgam24:

Lauren: This chapter.

Moemon Ranger: Memories of Oblivia Revoir

Chapter 52

"We're back…" Petal said, frowning. Then, she realized it was pouring rain. "…And, it's raining. Lovely."

"So, now what? We need to go find Suicune, right?" Kellyn asked.

"Master!" Kana shouted, running over to Kellyn. "Sorry, it started raining after you left, so we ducked for shelter in those ruins."

"It's fine." Kellyn said, he and Petal going into the ruins to dry off. "Anyways, do you guys have any ideas where we need to go to find the Involith?"

"I have an idea!" Kurou said, smiling. "These ruins are like a bunch of connecting tunnels, and maybe the big statue thing is at the end of them!"

"Yeah, that actually does make some sense." Kellyn said, nodding. "We should start looking for it, then."

The group of four headed deeper into the ruins, moving around the pools of water that formed around them, and moving around the crushed pillars. They made their way deeper and deeper into the ruins, until they had reached a section that was obviously the end. The final room was nothing more than an underground lake.

"Whoa…" Kurou said, her eyes shining as she stared at the shimmering lake, illuminated with crystals. "It's beautiful…"

"Yeah, it's beautiful and not what we came here for." Kana said, frowning. "That was the biggest wild goose chase ever!"

"Oh, you're no fun." Kurou said, frowning.

"Wait, it might not be a dead end." Petal said, frowning. "Kellyn, do you think we should go down under there and see if there's anything down there?"

"Master, I don't think that's a good idea." Kana said, frowning. "We can't help you if you go down there, since neither one of us can swim."

"It's fine." Petal said, grinning. "You guys don't have anything to worry about, got it? We'll be back before you know it."

"Yeah, we just heard you say that when you went into the past for like five or six chapters." Kana said, frowning.

"No arguments!" Petal said, frowning. She and Kellyn placed their breathing devices over their mouths, and slowly entered the water.

They swam towards the bottom of the lake, the lake illuminated by shiny crystals all over the bottom of the lake. They swam downwards, and Petal pointed at a small tunnel illuminated by crystals.

We should probably head through there… Kellyn thought. But I better go talk to Kurou and Kana first…

Kellyn swam back up to the surface with Petal, the two surfacing.

"So?" Kana asked excitedly.

"There's an underwater tunnel." Kellyn said, frowning. "We're going to see where it leads us."

"Are you sure, master? We won't be there to help you…" Kurou said worriedly.

"Yeah, don't worry, I'll have Petal with me." Kellyn said, smiling. "So you don't need to worry about me, remember? Petal is invincible."

"Oh, yeah, Petal is invincible!" Kurou said, smiling. "I should have known about that!"

"Yeah, you totally should have known about how invincible I am." Petal said, frowning. "Don't you know awesomeness when you see it?"

"Yeah, good point." Kana said, laughing. "Okay, fine, we'll let you go, but I can't promise I won't worry about you."

"Fair enough." Kellyn said, shrugging. He and Petal ducked back down into the water and began swimming towards the tunnel they had seen before. They entered the tunnel, and began swimming inside of it. The tunnel was surprisingly smooth and lined with shining crystals, as though it had been set as a path for them to follow. They swam for a long distance, and just as they were beginning to tire, the tunnel opened up into another lake. The lake was larger than the one they were in previously, although it was also lined with blue crystals. They surfaced, and realized they were in another grotto like the one before. However, in the center of this lake chamber was an island with a large monolith in the center of it, sunlight shining down on it from a hole in the center of the stone roof.

"Well, hello there, rangers." Petal and Kellyn turned to see Red Eyes standing on the island, next to the monolith, laughing.

"How did you get here so fast?" Kellyn exclaimed.

"…What do you mean?" Red Eyes asked, confused. "The entrance to this cavern is like ten feet away from the entrance to the ruins." Red Eyes pointed to an outgoing tunnel that built into the wall, water making up the bottom of it, but there was a small ledge jutting out where people could enter through.

"…Seriously?" Kellyn asked, unable to believe that they had spent so much time wandering through a maze to get somewhere that was ten feet away from the entrance.

"Red Eyes, enough of this!" Petal shouted. "Lavender doesn't want you to become possessed by this family! Just give up this desire for power!"

"My sister is weak!" Red Eyes exclaimed. "She does not understand the need for power! However, I do. And I will show it to you."

Red Eyes held his capture gauntlet out, and pointed it at the monolith, which began glowing, the Suicune Involith pulled from the stone pillar. Suddenly, Suicune charged through the tunnel and into the cavern, standing atop the water.

"Right on time, Suicune." Red Eyes said, laughing. "Rangers, consider this revenge for what Alaude did to me. Suicune, I want you to destroy them!" Red Eyes held the involith up, Suicune howling out in anger and charging at the two rangers.

"Forgive me, humans, but I must destroy you!" Suicune roared, glaring at the two angrily, focusing water energy around her body, as whirlpools formed in the water.

"Seriously?" Petal asked, frowning. "More fighting? Can't we just have one chapter where we don't have to fight some powerful moemon?"

"…What do you call what this chapter was?" Kellyn asked, confused.

"…Padding." Petal said, shrugging. "Or filler."

EoS: No, it's called "story development."

Lauren: Bull crap.