Chapter Six
The First Mission
It was the next day when Shaymin got the first taste of guild life.
"TIME TO GET UP, IT'S MORNING!" screamed Loudred.
"AHH, my poor ears," said Shaymin.
"That's something you never get used to I guess," said Keldea.
"We better hurry or we will be late for our first morning meeting," said Keldeo.
The now trio hurry into the main hall where all of the guild rescue and exploration teams were assembling.
"Now that everyone has assembled, we want to welcome the newest teams to active duty," said Chatot, "First, we have Team Shockfire with Shinx and Vulpix."
"Good to be here," said Shinx.
"Hope to make some good friends," said Vulpix.
"Next we have Team Justice with Keldeo, Keldea, and Shaymin," finished Chatot.
"We're ready to go anytime," said Keldeo.
"To help anyone," said Keldea.
"And never giving up," finished Shaymin.
"Well said you three," said Chatot, "so now let's get to work."
All the teams left the room except for Shockfire and Justice.
"What are you doing just standing around for?" asked Chatot.
"We don't know what to do or where to go," said Keldeo.
"Neither do we," said Shinx.
"Oh, well you are new teams so I will just have to show you where to go," said Chatot, "Just follow me upstairs."
The two teams follow Chatot up to the second floor where there are two large bulletin boards.
"Now I will explain the purpose of each of these bulletin boards," said Chatot, "the board on the left of the room are jobs that Pokémon want teams to do. The board on the right is the outlaw notice board, which posts wanted Pokémon jobs."
"That seems simple enough," said Keldeo.
"We hope it is," said Chatot, "we tried to make it as simple as possible. Now get to work."
"Which job should we do, Vulpix?" asked Shinx.
"I don't know, there are so many," said Vulpix.
"Look at this one guys," said Shaymin, "this Pokémon sounds like it really needs help."
The groups take a look at the job description.
"My name is Kirlia, and I made a dangerous mistake. I tried to make it through the Boulder Cave, but the Pokémon are just too strong for me. I managed to make it to a safe area, but I can't get back out. Please help me."
"Boulder Cave, I've heard of it," said Vulpix," It has some pretty tough Pokémon in it. It would be too much for just two Pokémon, or even three."
"Why don't we go together?" asked Keldea.
"That actually isn't a bad idea," said Keldeo, "What do you two think?"
"That would be great, thank you," said Vulpix.
"We could get to know each other better too," said Shinx.
"Come on, let's get going then," said Shaymin.
"Right then, let's go!" said Keldeo.
So the two teams set off for the boulder cave, talking about their goals and how they started at the guild. Soon though, they arrived at their destination: Boulder Cave.
"Kirlia should be at the very back of the cave," said Keldea, "So we have a long way to go."
"Then let's get going," said Shinx, "The longer we stand here, the less time Kirlia may have."
The group proceeded through the first part of the cave with no trouble, but then…
"Hey guys, these rocks are really weird," said Shinx, "AHH!"
"What is it Shinx," asked Vulpix.
"Run for it, those rocks are moving!" shouted Shinx.
The rocks Shinx was talking about turned out to be a group of Onix!
"Quick, Keldea, let's give them a taste of our Double Water Gun Attack," said Keldeo.
"Alright, let's do it," agreed Keldea.
The duo unleashed their water guns and hit two of the three Onix. The third headed straight for Shinx and Vulpix!
"Not so fast!" said Shaymin as she jumped in front of them and unleashed a powerful Energy Ball!
After the melee of attacks, the Onix retreated, and the group continued on.
The group had to battle several groups of Pokémon along the way, but they eventually made it to the end of the cave.
"Kirlia, are you in here?" asked Vulpix.
"Y, yes, I'm over here," responded Kirlia in a frightened tone, "W, who are you?"
"We're here to rescue you," said Keldeo.
"T, Thank you," said Kirlia.
And with that, the group safely made it out of Boulder Cave.
Back at the guild, Kirlia thanked the teams for the rescue.
"Really, I can never thank you enough," said Kirlia, "But I don't have anything to reward you with."
"It's fine, just seeing you so happy is enough for us," said Keldea.
"Of course, we joined this place just to help Pokémon, even if they can't reward us," said Vulpix.
"I, I," stuttered Kirlia," I just have to thank you again,"
"Stop please, your making them blush," said Keldeo.
"I'll be staying in treasure town for a while, so I will see you around," said Kirlia, "Good bye for now."
After Kirlia left, the guild had their dinner, and everyone left to their room for bed.
"Night guys," said Vulpix and Shinx.
"Good night," said the three.
Both teams fell asleep as the crescent moon rose high into the sky.