Hours after a tough battle with both Team Rocket and the fire raging on the mountain, lucarios from other tribes as well as a large number of other pokemon who were ready to fight again were gathering far from the battle site. It was obvious that there was tension between them all and that most of them were questioning the wisdom of the plan that was underway, as well as how they somehow ended up on the same side as the humans. - Are you sure they will not try to catch us today? - Heracross asked, not taking his eyes off the group of people not far from them who were fiddling with their devices. Ahiru spoke up not wanting to let suspicion start to spread right now when it was least wanted.- No worries. Their goal is the same as ours. To find the intruders who threaten our home and drive them out of here. - Those words did not seem very convincing to the others. This did not surprise Ahiru as she herself was very wary of remembering people despite what Luna and Raichu had explained and promised them. , They're not Luna after all." thought Ahiru as she hardly began to believe the young blent girl who managed to shake entire mountains together with a team of rockets.

- You don't seem very confident in your own words to me.- Gengar answered her who was drooling to her with a big scowl all over her face. Ahiru knew she couldn't confidently say for sure that none of the people who came to help them would turn against them. That her gift was useful when it came to reading minds but how did Luna start was appearing slightly in disbelief at her own ability. She wasn't sure if any of the humans could also create a shield around their mind and let out false thoughts or something worse. -There's nothing to worry about.- Elder Rain interjected into their conversation followed by along with Raichu, Elder Fang, Chansey right behind him. Gengar didn't like all this confusion at all, especially when it came to humans. He just couldn't understand why they had to put so much trust and hope in one person who had appeared out of nowhere just over a month with such an important task. - How can we be sure that she will not run away from fear and leave us at the mercy of those monsters. - Gengar asked unprepared for the answer that greeted him from Raichu who he heard was one of the friends with the girl in question. - Even as a child, she stood in front of them and fought. Not hesitating for a moment, not trying to run away or hide. She certainly has no intention of starting now, and neither do any of us. - This got Heracross and Gengar thinking and wondering if they should trust the pokemon that was owned by one of the hatches that were with them.

Slowly, the other wild pokemon around them started whispering and wondering what would happen next with the enemies, if they really had a defined plan, how could they know for sure that they would finally get rid of Team Rocket... Before they could continue a shrill sessy voice interjected with questions and wider false suspicions and doubts. - How pathetic are you all? Ever since they found out about Luna, they tried to get rid of her, capture her, manipulate her to turn her into a monster like that scoundrel Natsume and even kill her if they had to try. She's putting her life on the line here while you're fucking hesitating and arguing with each other about whether to trust her or whether she's a coward. Guess what ladies and gentlemen the only cowards here are you because you don't have the fucking guts to tell us that straight to our faces. So if you have nothing better to do, you might as well stop that crap and help others. - Sunny yelled at them, silencing them, putting shame and guilt on them for starting to doubt their comrades at the wrong moment. But it wasn't easy to trust someone after experiencing only the worst of them as you know for yourself, no matter how much they were proven otherwise. Raichu as well as the rest of their friends looked at each other in surprise because this was the first time that Sunny had said something that made sense, let alone teaching someone a lesson.

Sunny then turned in the opposite direction going back to Marina and Josh to see if there was any news from Luna as they all began to wonder if there had been any unexpected obstacles to their plan. Raichu looked at Sunny shocked with pride while the others still seemed a little surprised but a little out of touch with the vocabulary Sunny used. Luna's parents were helping injured trainers and pokemon along with Natasha and a couple of other more experienced doctors while Professor Jupiter along with their technician and programmer Zark were trying to catch the signal of Luna's transmitter, if it was even on.

,, Fascinating." This caught the attention of most of the people as well as the pokemon nearby who gathered around Zark who commented typing on the smome holochram computer. Professor Oak and Jupiter immediately joined him in his then seats watching what was happening on his moitor. A few seconds of staring at the screen they seemed just as confused as Zark trying to figure out what was actually going on. "What's going on Professor. Any news from Luna." Josh snapped as he stood behind the professor looking at the screen trying to make sense of what was on it himself as the professor tried to sort out the pop ups. Zark didn't register the question right away because he was trying to curb programs that were showing readings that didn't make the slightest sense to him. "This is beyond any logic. Luna's signal appears every few seconds and then disappears, then pops up again in another place accompanied by strong energy signals that disrupt the signal again. I just can't claim Luna's exact location." All the professors and pokemon trainers gathered around the screen in disbelief of what they were seeing, adding to the already built up anxiety and anticipation for finally some good news.

The pokemon realized by the sound of the professor's voice that it wasn't no news at all. But what paid off professor was an energy signal of an unknown nature that behaved as if it was alive and somehow moved non-stop, which confused them even more. Needless to say, suspicion and disbelief began to set in again spread among the wild pokemon who had already started spreading words of distrust and creating unnecessary panic. - Looks like it didn't work brat. What are we going to do now geniuses, we won't be able to last long if the next fights are like this one. I knew they would let us down from the beginning, but no one listened.- Gengar commented out loud as if it was something obvious getting smarter and trying to gain the attention of as many pokemon as possible. The other pokemon started arguing amongst themselves, whispering and most of them slowly started to believe that Gengar and Heracross actually had a point. That somehow the optimism and words of little Luna managed to blind them, as well as the fact that they are disappointed in themselves as they fell for that show.

A sudden change in atmosphere could be felt in the air that didn't go unnoticed by either the shit pokemon or the nearby professors and trainers that caused a chill to pass through them. - Stop talking nonsense Gengar. The fact that there was a small disturbance does not mean that Luna has turned her back nor that we will allow this to end there.- Raichu intervened causing everyone to fall silent and meet their gazes towards him. It was obvious that Gengar's words had taken a toll on him and he was trying to remain calm as best he could by masking his slowly building anger. There was a huge tension between the two pokemon that seemed like it could break into a fight at any moment which was unnecessary right now, but Gengar seemed to want her to get to one to confirm his statement. He felt that pokemon that teamed up with humans were weak and had to constantly depend on someone, while wild pokemon were much more capable in his opinion. From the very beginning, he believed that they should not have allowed their interference in their affairs because then this situation would not have arisen. And Gengar was also known for his grumpy temperament and arrogance, which every ghost-type pokemon possessed to some extent. Gengar was getting ready to attack Raichu who along with Sunny and Star was getting on his nerves, preparing for a shadow ball attack. But even Raichu is not from yesterday, his instincts were sharp and loaded for a counter attack as soon as he started to strike.

The others were about to call him out and stop him from making an even bigger scene if necessary, but in a split second Gengar launched his attack with Rauchu behind him but another attack got in the way and somehow suppressed both of them stopping them. to collide and make a big explosion that would do anything but help. The silhouette of one of the lucarios emerged from the dust cloud created by the collision. Azur placed between them a bone staff from the bone rush attacks with which he stopped and somehow absorbed the attacks preventing further damage while the others gathered around them not expecting this development of the situation. - What in the name of Acerus is happening here. - Shouted Slash running towards them along with a group of flying pokemon and Zoe who were returning from their last inspection of the battlefield. Azur on the other hand just glanced quickly between the Furious Gengar and the apologetic Raichu before turning to the Elders and answering.

- It seems there was some disruption in the plan and they can't pinpoint Luna's location right now.- Elder Rain said, and that was more than enough for Azure to piece together the whole picture of what was going on. The tension in the air remained unchanged and maybe even a little stronger if that was even possible. Gengar didn't dare to attack again when he got attention from the elders as well as a couple of people who were now watching him with their pokemon partners to see if he would make another attack. But if nothing else, the whispering and muttering of all the pokemon, who until a few seconds ago were actively showing their disbelief, fell silent, not wanting to be under the spotlight like Gengar. - That's should not cause alarm, Gengar. In moments like now, it is least necessary to turn against each other, it only makes us weaker and more vulnerable. - Azur spoke with a reasonable and calm tone, but you could not see that it was to some extent an insistence that he should not rebuke anyone without proof. After all, Gengar was no match for Azur, so it wasn't at all convenient for him to test him. - Azur has the right, you know. And people started panicking and trying to do everything in their power to Locate Team Rocket's Base.- Elder Rain said trying to reason with Gengar in the hope that he would serve as an example to the others. The other pokemon moved away a bit and their attention was no longer focused on the rough Lucarios with Raichu, Sunny and Star.

Finally, they felt that they could breathe a little, because at least the weight in the air had dissipated, but not completely. Slash and Raichu walked over to Azure who was still standing in the same spot since he got involved in the crossfire. -It's not like I'm not happy about the fact that you stopped the sheet that could have broken out, but shouldn't you be in the crystal cave to the other guards.- Raichuur asked him, he didn't look like any lucarios until he deviated from the plan, especially the guards. - I understand your surprise, but this was very urgent. The crystals in the cave began to behave very unusually and aggressively. The energy raged around the cave and almost collapsed it, fortunately we somehow managed to rein it in, but not for long. I came to check if there was any news and if something had happened that could cause something like this.- Auzr explained to them what caused the fear as well as the shock on the faces of the elders, saying that this was nowhere near normal or normal for cave crystals. . And if you add to that the impossibility of locating Luna, the things started to go downhill, and very quickly.

- It is not at all different here. If this continues, a catastrophe could soon occur. - Said Lucario who came out of the forest and whom Raichu and the twins see for the first time, so it was obvious that he must have been from another tribe, and since he confirmed Azure's theory, he was probably one of the guardians of his tribe. The elders looked at each other and seemed to complete the conversation in a second and then nodded their heads in agreement and then spoke. - Notify the others to be on the alert, if the worst case scenario occurs they should be ready.- This raised an alarm among all who heard this as the rookie disappeared into the shadows of the trees heading back to deliver the order. Raichu now had a handful of new questions that he was somehow afraid to ask, but he certainly didn't have time because they were immediately joined by Professor Oak, Zak, Josh and a couple of other trainers, whom Raichu assumed were gym leaders. "Since we are unable to determine the exact exact location, we will have to work with what we have." Zach has managed to isolate the area where the signal is going crazy, and considering the shape of the terrain as well as the strength of the signal, the base is probably underground and very deep at that." Professor Oak began to explain by emitting a holographic surface view of the area in question.

Terrain was awkward to say the least, and the passage of pokemon and people, so it was hard to imagine how the venerable machines managed to cross it without causing lava and landslides, and thus drawing attention to themselves. Also the winds in the rocky areas were very strong and pose amore problem for flying pokemons than for those that move on the ground. All in all, the terrain was so isolated and inhospitable that it was very difficult to investigate where the whole rocket was moving. we are moving underground, and with all this energy flow that has begun to cover the mountain, there is a possibility that parts of the mountain will become unstable, so the problem is not only the rocket team, but the terrain itself." Professor Oak said what he had to say as the wasps began to split into teams to cover as much space as possible. Each team contained at least four ghost pokemon and four ground/rock pokemon. - We have only one chance before they notice us even if we enter the base. So let's make it count.- Raichu said loudly to which almost everyone around him shouted in agreement and turned towards destination at full speed