Gwarhar was a pirate, one of the most feared in all of the ocean. However, greatness at piracy does not always equate to horribleness of character, and Gwarhar agrees to aid the cause of Darien. His ship is Justyn's to sail on to the Water Beach. Even if Darien gets a little seasick…
"So… you're dealing with this whole Type Trinket fiasco?" Gwarhar, as the group had found his name genuinely was, said, once the (really short) dues to Davuth had been paid.
"Yes. Malachus's forces have been systematically stealing them, which does some really nasty things to Pokémon of that type," Madeline said.
"Our current suspicion is that Malachus is using them as a form of control: Pokémon appear to be turning into Dark-types as a result of the thefts, and we have proof that Malachus can control Dark-types," Amy said.
"…And you thought I was a bad guy," Gwarhar said.
"Admittedly, had you gotten your way, you'd've doomed us all," Justyn said.
"Grumble grumble… well, then, good thing we're setting things right," Gwarhar said.
"How long until we get to the Water Beach?" Serena asked.
"Not too long, about an hour?" Gwarhar asked, looking up over her shoulder.
"I'll go tend to Darien, then," Serena said, hissing slightly.
"So… how's the research going?" Justyn asked.
"You mean your genealogy of kings? Very interesting tomes… but now I need to ask you why you set me up to this task. I can't give you results if I don't know what you're looking for," Amy said.
"Totally should've thought of that…" Justyn said, looking down.
"…Let me guess, you can't tell me?" Amy asked.
"…Ah, to hades with it. Amy… I don't feel the loss of the Trinkets. I can't tell when they vanish unless someone tells me. And a king should always be able to do that," Justyn said.
"Hm… I think I know what the problem is. Let me re-read the tomes, and I'll get back to you on your issue," Amy said.
"Thanks for your help, Amy," Justyn said.
*Plink*. As a defensive unit, that sound of impending hopelessness was his personal favourite.
"Impressive," Jadit said, standing back to admire his handiwork. Or rather, his lack of it. Not a single scratch was visible on Aaron.
"Yeah… I've been getting good at this not taking damage thing. Good thing, too… that's been my role, and I've felt bad about struggling to do it," Aaron said.
"Struggling? Since when?" Jadit asked.
"Ground types. Ground types are the bane of my existence," Aaron said.
"…You are an Aggron. Steel-Rock. You have a crippling weakness to Ground. You probably ought to be trying a different tack to weather Earthquakes and the like," Jadit said.
"Hm?" Aaron said.
"Blocking precision strikes is all well and good… but if you need to block Ground types, your defences might need to change. Come on," Jadit said, focusing. Aaron jumped to the ready, preparing for a different type of training.
"Nice to see you've improved!" Melody said, looking at Sierra. Sierra blushed.
"Nice to see you've improved!" Sierra said back.
"How have I done so?" Melody asked. She was still a Chansey.
"…You've probably done it somewhere. Maybe not attacking, but possibly healing, or thieving, or wiggling into Jadit's heart or something," Sierra said.
"…You're making up stuff on the spot," Melody said in a deadpan tone.
"I am making stuff up on the spot," Sierra admitted.
"Sierra, you're brilliant! You don't need to return every compliment you get… if you must return a compliment, make sure you're actually complimenting a quality the other person possesses," Melody said.
"Yeah… yeah, right. Thanks," Sierra said.
"You've been a little awkward. I'm fine with awkward, but you're a proud knight. A Sister of Pegasus. Go out there and earn that title!" Melody said.
"Encouraging platitudes!" Sierra said.
"Knowing big words!" Melody said.
"Saying things!" Sierra said. Melody laughed, as the two fell down beside one another.
"So… you think this is going to work?" Angela asked.
"Worth a shot. Sierra's ready… it's time to step up our game and prove we're the best of the best!" Indira said.
"You managed to make that sound offensive," Angela said. Indira idly wondered what she did wrong, as Angela prepared her Façade attack. She shook herself about, and charged her target, a small piece of driftwood Indira had thrown off the boat. It shattered to smithreens, and Indira nodded.
"Powerful as usual. Now to find something to burn you with," Indira said.
"…Thanks for all the support, but can you not sound insensitive with everything that comes out of your mouth?" Angela asked.
"…Not again… every time!" Indira said.
"All right, lads. We have arrived at the Water Beach," Gwarhar said. Serena looked at the tropics, and noticed the Gyarados, Sharpedo and Crawdaunt haunting the beach.
"What's the plan?" Serena turned around and asked.
"Well… we don't know which of you two will learn the Water move, so it would be nice if we could get both of you to the Water…" Amy started.
"Water Jewel, I believe it is. It's located in the Cloyster Court, underneath the ocean's waves. Seadra?" Gwarhar said. Chibouk perked up.
"Take this," Gwarhar said. Chibouk took the Dragon Scale, and glowed. His sharp points became gentle and fine, and he elongated to the long, powerful sniper famed for its Dragon type.
"Kingdra. With you, me, her, and the Lucario all we get underwater, you'll need all the might you can get," Gwarhar said.
"Thanks…" Chibouk said, before going below decks to tell Darien about what was going down.
"And for us?" Lita asked, noticing a few Gyarados taking notice of the boat. Gwarhar looked into the ocean, and then up in the sky.
"Are you ready, Serena?" Gwarhar asked. Serena nodded, wondering what Gwarhar's plan was.
"WATER PULSE!" Gwarhar yelled, jumping into the ocean. 133.9 kilograms of Blastoise and Gardevoir made quite the splash, drenching everyone above deck. As Gwarhar, and in the heat of the moment Lita, had realised, a solid drenching was exactly what Lita needed. Serena looked back, and noticed the glowing that she was exerting.
"Sure she'll be enough?" Serena asked.
"Goodra. She'll wipe the floor with them. Good thing, too… that slime'll take forever to wash out," Gwarhar said. Serena took the time to look at him oddly.
Gwarhar and Serena arrived at the Cloyster Court, with Chibouk and Darien surprisingly not far behind. The presence of a large wyrm swimming about was more than enough to send the pair into the coral cloisters surrounding the Court, hiding from it.
"What the hades is that?" Serena asked.
"I think that's a Gyarados… except it's bigger… and not as bendy…" Darien said.
"…Let's kill it," Gwarhar said.
"Bad idea. It'll most likely be more powerful than a regular Gyarados," Darien said.
"Or it could be weaker?" Chibouk asked.
"…You want to take that risk?" Darien asked.
"Yes," Serena said, firing her Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt was usually an effective move, but on this Gyarados, all Serena accomplished was enraging it.
"…Good call," Darien said, edging along the cloisters. The Gyarados writhed about, and unleashed an Outrage, shattering the cloisters and dealing hefty damage to Gwarhar and especially Chibouk. Serena withstood the blast, but not the chunks of coral.
"No you didn't…" Darien said. The Gyarados turned to him, and roared. It slammed the ground, sending an Earthquake in his direction. Darien looked up, and jumped from cloister to cloister.
"Harrumph!" the Gyarados said, Earthquake an unavailable option. The current suddenly turned violent, and the coral Darien stood on moving about. Darien launched an Aura Sphere, and jumped to another piece of coral. Noting the Gyarados's rage, he decided to fire another before disappearing. The Gyarados roared in pain, and dropped to the ground. It shone brightly, and lost it's wyrm-like appearance. Serena got to her feet.
"You killed it…" she said, looking at the Gyarados in shock.
"…It attacked you… I had to," Darien said. Serena found herself blushing furiously, as the two approached the Cloyster shell in the centre of the Court. There was no Jewel in its centre, but a Milotic circled it encouragingly. As the pair approached it, Darien's soul began to grow larger. Serena stepped back, and watched as the deep blue light, surrounding Darien as it did, coalesced into Darien's next skill. He did a flip, launching a Water Pulse through the ocean.
"You have done well, Lucario…" the Milotic said, before vanishing into blue dust.
"That poor Milotic… we'd better return to the surface," Serena said. Darien nodded.
"And then we've got to deal with that boat again… Cobalion knows I hate sea travel," Darien remarked. Serena giggled at the Cobalion line, before turning to help Gwarhar and Chibouk.