A warm and wet sensation was all she could feel as she slowly slid in and out of consciousness. As her body started to recover, the brunette's eyes opened. She realized that she was wearing just her bikini and was in a warm body of water, and that something gelatinous was holding her by the shoulder. "Huh?!" She got up. "What happened?! Where am I?!" She turned around and saw Grimer, with a sheepish grin on his face, holding her shoulder with one hand. In his other hand he held another unconscious girl by her shoulder. "Serena? Serena! Are you ok! Get up!" The Kalosian blonde also started to wake up. She was stunned to realize she was in warm water and being held by Grimer and May.

"Hi, hi! Are you girls OK? You three plopped down from nowhere! Oh, you startled everyone! That Grimer was keeping you two afloat and made sure your heads remained above the water." The girls looked around and saw that Teddiursa and Ursaring from Treasure Town were with them, in the same pool of warm water. A Mankey, Primeape, and Vigoroth were also in the water (the latter being the same as the one that loitered around the Kecleon Shop, the girls noticed). May and Serena were confused but assumed that they were at least in a safe location, since there were familiar faces. "Where are we?" The Kalosian asked. "This is the Hot Spring." Answered Teddiursa.

"Indeed! This is the Hot Spring." Both girls turned to see a quadrupedal shelled reptile standing on a piece of land on the far edge of Hot Spring. "The Hot Spring works wonders on tired muscles and creaky joints. Many Pokémon visit here. Though I must say, you two are the first humans we've ever had here. And the first I've ever seen in a very long time. Tell me, youngster, have you a map?" May approached the elder. "Map? Oh, if you mean our Wonder Map, yes, we have one." She found the Treasure Bag intact near the elder and pulled out her map, and he proceeded to point out the Hot Spring's location. The revelation shocked her. "Serena! Look at this!" The blonde immediately came over, followed by Grimer. "The Waterfall is here. That flood took us all the way here!" The elder was just as surprised as May pointed out the distance on the map. "My goodness! It was the water that carried you all this way? What a long journey that must have been! My name is Torkoal. I am the elder of the Hot Spring. Let it wash away your fatigue before you make your way home." The girls nodded. "Good idea. We'll do that. Thanks, everyone!" Serena exclaimed as the girls got back into the spring. Grimer eagerly followed and approached them to grab each girl by her waist and hold her close. May and Serena merely sighed, exhausted by their exploration, and decided to enjoy the Hot Spring anyway before heading back to the guild.

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"Hmmm, let me see if I've got this all straight. Behind the waterfall, there is a cave. In the deepest part of the cave, there is a gigantic gem. When you pushed on the gem, it triggered a trap of some kind. And, surprisingly, you were flushed off to the distant Hot Spring? Is that the gist of your report?" May and Serena stood before Chatot on the bottom level of the Wigglytuff Guild. Grimer was being given a tour of the guild by Chimecho in the meantime.

"Yes. It's really disappointing that we couldn't bring the gem back..." Noted Serena with disappointment.

However, Chatot thought otherwise. "Not at all! Emphatically no! This is a major discovery!"

"R-really?!" Serena beamed with pride as Chatot continued.

"Undoubtedly! After all, the presence of the cave behind the waterfall... No one knew about that before now! "

Serena was happy to have made a discovery, but May was noticeably wistful, something that didn't go ignored. "May? Is everything ok?" The Hoennian was deep in thought. When I had those dizzy spells, that shadowy figure I saw, the more I think of it the more familiar it seems. "I should tell the Guildmaster right away! This waterfall discovery is just too amazing!" Chatot's comment gave May the hint she needed. I've seen that shape before... There's no mistaking it! "Wait! Chatot!" The musical bird stopped before entering Wigglytuff's room. "Yes? What's wrong?"

"That cave behind the waterfall, we weren't the first to explore it. I think Wigglytuff's been there before." Chatot and Serena were shocked by this. "May! What are you saying! Those Pokémon inside reacted so wildly that I don't think they'd have ever seen an outsider before." Serena countered.

Chatot agreed. "Precisely! If that were so, the Guildmaster wouldn't have ordered you to investigate the place, right? But if you insist, I will ask him about it." The avian turned towards Wigglytuff's room. "Hmm, but why would they want to spoil their own discovery?! I should be used to it by now...These apprentices are yet another strange crew, aren't they...? Is it because they're humans?"

"What was that, Chatot?" The bird immediately turned around. "What? Oh, nothing, nothing. Nothing at all!" I need to stop thinking out loud. "I will go confirm what you told me with the Guildmaster. Please wait here."

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A few minutes passed. "May, are you sure Wigglytuff already explored the cave? I don't think we should downplay our own achievements like that." Implored Serena.

May was adamant. "I can't explain it, but that's what the dizzy spell showed me. I can't just dismiss it."

It was at that moment Chatot came back. "Well, I asked the Guildmaster, he mulled it over for a bit. And then he said... 'Oh, memories! Sweet Memories! YOOM...TAH!' followed by some dancing. And then he said... 'Yes, yes! When I think hard maybe I did go there once!' And that's just what the Guildmaster said. To sum it up, it's just as May suspected... He has indeed already been to Waterfall Cave."

Serena was deeply dejected. "Oh... OK. That's kind of disappointing... We really thought we'd discovered a new place. I wish Wigglytuff had told us right from the start..."

"The Guildmaster can be rather, uh, erratic at times... Even I can't quite fathom what goes on in his head. Well, that's too bad for you. Nevertheless, I shall expect your best effort tomorrow! Spend the rest of the day as you like. I will see you at dinner! "

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"And you won't believe it. OH MY GOSH! At the very last moment, we thought we were done for. But then Loudred came in out of nowhere and helped us out. EEK!" Sunflora and Bidoof were talking to Team CrimsonVelvet. The former recalling her own mission of the day with Bidoof. Bidoof also added his own version of events. "Unfortunately, the Invincible Haunter was too much for me. Golly, after those Slugma came after us, I thought I'd be burned to ashes. Of course, Loudred came in and helped drive those fellas away. Then he and Sunflora had a fight. But then Loudred took me back to the guild. Gee whiz, he then talked about how worried he was about Sunflora and went back. And by all accounts, he succeeded." Sunflora continued. "EEK! I didn't expect him to come back! But together we took down that trio of Haunters while we were both on fire and I even got a Sun Scarf from Officer Magnezone!" She proudly displayed the orange scarf she now wore. "Can you believe it? It was Loudred who saved me. Thank you, Loudred! That other time I yelled at him! I said, 'Oh my gosh, Loudred! I never want to go exploring with you ever again!' But... eek! Am I ever sorry for saying that! I take back everything nasty I said!" Sunflora had a luminescent blush on her face. "Loudred's on his own mission now because Chatot made him go, but when he's back Bidoof and I will thank him. How did your exploration go?"

May sighed. "It was exciting, but a bit disappointing." Serena however, was more optimistic. "We found a cave behind the Waterfall! And we recruited our first new team member."

"Oh my gosh! Sounds like a productive day!"

Suddenly they heard a bell chime. They all turned to see Chimecho calling over May and Serena. The girls immediately went over. "So, I've given Grimer a tour of the guild. He wants to spend the rest of the day with you two. And he says he wants to sleep in your room tonight. But I also have special rooms for team members on this floor so it's up to you." The living pile of sludge stared at May and Serena with lust in his eyes. The girls shivered. "He can sleep in the rooms you have." May quickly answered, with Serena nodding in agreement. Grimer deflated in disappointment. "Beautiful ladies, why can't we share a room together?" "I'm sure you know why." Answered May in a sarcastic tone, as Serena gave him a small smile. Nevertheless, Grimer quickly perked up. "Well then, at least give me the pleasure of accompanying you to Treasure Town." The girls reluctantly agreed.

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Before the trio entered Treasure Town, the girls noticed something different at the crossroads. "What's that?! Serena wondered out loud, approaching a hole in the ground where the mysterious loiterers had been for the past few weeks. Who could've predicted a set of stairs appearing where a big conspicuous rock used to be? Thought May, as she approached the sign next to the hole and read it out loud. "'Spinda's Cafe! A Shop of Hopes and Dreams, Opening Soon! Win Big!' it says. Looks like a new ship is opening soon."

"But 'Hopes and Dreams'? I wonder what kind of shop this will be..."

"Let's come back after it's open and find out."

And with that trio continued into Treasure Town. May and Serena stored away the team's excess items and then went to the Duskull Bank to deposit all of their money. They were about to go back but the girls noticed a pink hippo-like creature and a small sloth talking to each other in the middle of the town square. The girls and Grimer approached them, and the pink one turned to face them, but quite slowly.

"Durrrrr. My name is Slowpoke. This is Slakoth." He gestured to his partner, who weakly lifted up an arm. "We're Team Slacker. We're the zero motivation exploration team." Slakoth had taken his time turning towards Team CrimsonVelvet as his partner spoke. "D'ohhh. Exploring is...too much effort. Are humans supposed to be lazy like us, or motivated?"

May was quick to respond. "I'd like to think we're motivated."

Serena continued. "My name's Serena. This is May. And behind us is our new team member Grimer. We're Team CrimsonVelvet. We just came home from an exploration."

Serena had explained this in a proud fashion, but Slowpoke merely yawned in response. "Congrats I guess. We could never manage something like that."

"Yeah. I can't even remember why we even formed an exploration team." Slakoth added. "How do you girls have so much motivation?"

"Well, I don't really know. But I just woke up in this world of talking Pokemon and can't remember how I ended up here, so I want to get back home. And Serena also wants to know how to get home or at least how she ended up here. So I guess that's what motivates us to explore and become a better exploration team." Slakoth and Slowpoke did nothing but stare at May as she explained. At least they're not staring at me with perverted intentions. Unlike someone else. She turned to glare at Grimer, who was happily ogling the girl's bikini-clad behinds.

"Well, we're probably going to stay here doing nothing." Slowpoke suddenly spoke. And Slakoth nodded before continuing for his partner. "But if you ladies are so motivated, why don't you check out the Marowak Dojo? It recently reopened and it's only for teams 'with motivation' according to the owner, who kicked us out after we tried one of the mazes, just because he thought we were too lazy." The sloth-like Pokémon slowly gestured towards the location in question.

The girls looked around and saw what Slakoth was talking about. "Oh yeah, Marowak Dojo. Just yesterday there was a sign saying it was closed." Noted Serena.

"I guess we'll go check it out. It was nice talking to you, Slowpoke and Slakoth!" May and Serena headed towards the Marowak Dojo, with Grimer following closely behind.

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As soon as Team CrimsonVelvet entered the Dojo, they were confronted by a bipedal figure holding a bone, and whose head was shaped like a skull. "V-visitors? F-finally...M-my... first visitors!" He noted with joy, though the visitors in question seemed confused. "Umm, we just heard from Team Slacker that they came here though, so what do you mean by your 'first visitors?'" May asked. "Oh those two don't count. They were so incorrigibly lazy that I had to physically throw them into the maze! And they couldn't even get past the first level. But never mind that." He approached the girls.

"Welcome to Marowak Dojo. I am Marowak, and this is my place, dedicated to the training of exploration teams!" Marowak explained with pride. "The dojo went to rack and ruin, then to a pile of rubble, but...it has now risen from the dust to its former glory! I thought I'd be helping the community with my training, but the only team that even came to try were those irredeemably lazy ones, and no one else. It saddened me to my very marrow. But now you two and that Grimer are here. And I can tell you're far more motivated!"

Serena seemed eager. And while May saw no problem with the place, she was still skeptical. "So, how much does your service cost?"

"Oh don't worry about that. I don't even want money! Keep it! Just train here, that's all I ask! Follow me!" Marowak guided his visitors to an entrance in the corner of the building. "This is the entrance to the training mazes. I have to tell you one thing. Training mazes aren't like ordinary dungeons. There's this icky part where you have to hand over all of the items in your Treasure Bag before you enter. So it's best you store your items in the Kangaskhan Storage before you go in."

"Can't we just leave them here with you instead?" Asked May, Marowak sweat-dropped in response. "Well...I suppose you could. Tell you what, since you're my first serious guests, I'll allow it. But try to store everything you need when you come here. But either way, if you get KO'd in a maze, you don't lose the new money and items you found there and you get to keep them so you can go all out when you train!"

May handed over the Treasure Bag to Marowak and then went over to the entrance. Once inside, she realized there were 10 different doors, all with labels on them.

"Normal/Fly Maze, Dark/Fire Maze, Rock/Water Maze, Grass Maze, Elec/Steel Maze, Ice/Ground Maze. Fight/Psych Maze. Poison/Bug Maze, Dragon Maze, Ghost Maze." May read them out loud, as Serena and Grimer followed. "Yes, those labels will tell you what kind of Pokemon are in the maze. Each maze is only five floors and the Pokemon will get stronger on each floor." Marowak hollered an explanation.

May pondered for a moment and then made a choice. "Let's try the Poison/Bug Maze. Grimer, if you want to prove you're a true team member and not here only because you want our bodies, you'll be sure to keep us safe, got it?" The sludge Pokémon stood up straight and grabbed May by her belly again and lifted her up. "Consider it my duty, lovely lady!"

"You know, you can just call me May."

"And call me Serena!"

Grimer nodded and put the Hoennian down. She turned to Serena.

"Are you ok with this?"

"Yep."

And with that May opened the door to the maze.

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"KYAAAAAH! JUST WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?!"

Serena screamed. As soon as she had entered the maze, she realized that her pink bikini was gone, vaporized by some mysterious force. She looked around and saw that the same thing had happened to May, whose green bikini had vanished; the Hoennian brunette quickly covered her ample chest with one arm, while the other one went to her crotch, which she covered with her hand. Serena did the same.

"Paradise! I must be in paradise!" Grimer marveled at the sight before him. The two human girls were completely naked and at his mercy. They turned to face him with crimson faces and a glare that made the pile of sludge quickly change his tone. "Er, I mean. My ladies! I will keep you safe!"

"You better! If you do something funny to us, you're gonna get it!" Threatened May. Serena nodded, still blushing furiously. The girls realized that when Marowak had said the training mazes would take all of their items, their clothes would unfortunately be counted as such. We better get our clothes back when this is over. May bitterly thought.

The trio went around the floor and picked up some Oran Berries and even an Escape Orb. May thought about using it to get out but decided that if they were already in this situation, they might as well get some training done first. Before long a Skorupi appeared and made a beeline towards the trio, completely besotted with the sight of two voluptuous human girls. Serena wanted to strike down the scorpion with a Fire Punch but realized she'd only be able to use that move in her Fennekin outfit. Fortunately for her, May had an alternative, as the brunette was outraged by her situation of being forced nude and responded with fiery fury. "Blaze Kick!" Her flaming foot connected with the Skorupi, sending it flying away. Serena sighed in relief while Grimer ogled May with barely concealed excitement. The trio quickly descended to the second floor and saw to their delight that the stairs were right next to them and thus they continued to the third floor (though Serena had to use Quick Attack to take out a Skorupi who was sleeping next to the stairs). On the next floor, to their horror, however, they saw that there were multiple Spinaraks around, who were overjoyed to see them.

"Oh, no..." The girls both groaned as the Spinaraks charged at them. May used Blaze Kick to take out several at a time. Serena meanwhile pretended to be coy and helpless as the spiders approached her, only to strike when they least expected it, using Faint Attack in the process. The girls had a much easier time than their first encounter with these spiders at Mt. Bristle. Part of it being due to their own perverted team member not taking kindly to an attempted encroachment on his 'property'. "Back! Back I say! These ladies are mine to enjoy! Mud Slap!" Grimer successfully knocked away multiple Spinaraks. Being a living pile of sludge, the spiders' attempts to immobilize him with String Shot had little effect, as he was able to make his body toxic enough to melt the silk whenever he was engulfed.

"Ah!" Serena yelped as a Spinarak got close and managed to bite her on the breast. She quickly knocked it away. But then she saw it get up and look at her with an even more licentious expression, much to her horror. To her surprise though, the Spinarak in question decided to turn and attack its brethren. Serena wondered what was happening but then realized something. "Oh yeah. When I'm naked my ability is Cute Charm. So I guess that Spinarak is in love with me now..." May saw what was happening and got an idea. "Hey, if you want me that badly, come here and take me!" She then stood up straight, put her hands behind her head, thrust out her chest, and winked. A bunch of Spinarak instantly rushed at her. She then quickly started to punch them, using the move Sucker Punch. But one persistent spider came close and actually managed to latch onto her belly. May grimaced and realized that there was only one way out of it. She grabbed the spider and put its head in between her breasts. She squeezed her breasts onto it for a few seconds and when she was done, the Spinarak fell onto the floor, unable to move, but completely under May's control. "Wow, Puff Puff actually works." She noted. "Ok, Spinarak, if you liked that, how about you tell your friends to leave us alone?" The enamored spider immediately turned on its brethren as well and unleashed Night Shade on them. Soon, all the Spinarak were gone except for the ones Serena and May had successfully charmed. The girls sighed in relief but then realized that Grimer was standing still, and unable to move. "Grimer, are you ok?" May asked. She then realized that the living sludge had probably lost its mind upon seeing her and Serena use their bodies to sway their opponents. She sighed, while Serena giggled.

"You know, I think training mazes are too much for us right now. We should come back again later. What do you think, Serena?" The Kalosian blonde nodded in agreement. "Ok, I guess I can use this Escape Orb."

"May, wait! These two Spinaraks are still enamored with us. And if we use the Escape Orb now we'll be walking around Treasure Town naked." May blushed, not enjoying the idea. "So I have an idea. Hey Spinarak, if you like me so much, could you do me a favor and use your String Shot to make a bikini for me? Please?" She used a coy face and a cute voice to beg the Spinarak that was under the effects of her Cute Charm, and the spider immediately complied, and within seconds had formed a makeshift bikini on the Kalosian's body. May ordered the Spinarak she had given a Puff Puff to to do the same. "Ok, we're getting out of here. Escape Orb!" There was a flash of blue and the two human girls and their Grimer disappeared, leaving two besotted Spinaraks behind.

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"Ack, you couldn't get through. But one must try and try again in the face of failure... That's how everyone grows up! I'll try harder! I expect you to do the same."

As Marowak finished lecturing them, Team CrimsonVelvet made their thoughts known. "We want our clothes back!" "When you said we'll need to give up our items, you didn't say that includes our clothes!" May and Serena expressed their indignation, while fiercely blushing. Marowak sweat-dropped, as he had only then realized that the girls were wearing white silk bikinis and that their original clothes were gone.

"Urk, my apologies. I'll try to restructure the mazes so that your clothes aren't taken...but as for getting them back, these training mazes are run by a mysterious force. They'd need something of great value to be convinced to return your clothes. May and Serena weren't amused. But their companion saw an opportunity. "I have an idea." He came over and spat out several diamonds and other gems. "I collected these in Waterfall Cave, just in case my ladies would need them." Marowak took the gems and went to the training maze. A few minutes later he was back with two bikinis. May and Serena were relieved. "Next time give us a place to leave our bikinis too." "Or better yet make it so we don't have to go in nude." Marowak nodded. "Of course. I will keep your feedback in mind."

Team CrimsonVelvet left the dojo. They changed into their own bikinis at the crossroads. Grimer, ogled them, but felt he deserved more than that. "Ladies, don't I deserve some sort of thanks?" The oozy voice of Grimer asked, as the girls got closer to the guild. May and Serena stopped. "Ok, you did help keep us safe in the maze. And as perverted as you are, you didn't take advantage of us when we were naked. So consider this my thanks." May got down on a knee and gave Grimer a quick peck on the lips. The Poison type was left unable to move, his condition worsening as Serena repeated the action. "I hope you're ok with sleeping alone for now." The Kalosian teased, as she and May dragged him back to Chimecho's Assembly.

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"Today was exhausting. We should get to sleep early." May noted as she and Serena entered their room. The girls had just had dinner and the Hoennian immediately collapsed onto her bed, slamming her face into her pillow. "Waterfall Cave was a nightmare, with all those sleazy Tangelas and Grimers trying to grab us. And now we have one of those Grimers with us. It's a good thing Chimecho agreed to keep him in the Assembly for now. But then Marowak Dojo was also such a chore. The Pokémon there are such perverts and I can't believe we had to go in naked too."

Serena was similarly tired as she sat down on her bed and listened to her partner groan. She sighed. "We went through a lot today. But you know what? It was incredibly fun for me!" She immediately perked up. "Sure there was that huge letdown, and those perverts gave us a lot of grief. But it was still our first exploration! And we got a back up bikini from training at the dojo!" Serena proudly displayed her Spinarak silk bikini before storing it under her bed. "I thought I was going to explode from excitement and anticipation this whole day. It made me realize I made the right decision in joining an exploration team." She took out her most prized possession from under her bed. "One day I'm sure I'll solve the secret of my Relic Fragment. That's the dream I have. If it ever came true, I'd surely faint from sheer happiness! It might even help me get back to Kalos!"

The two girls giggled in joy. "But seriously, May." Serena continued. "I should be thanking you. It's because you're by my side that I can explore. I'm the biggest chicken around, and even I managed to work up the courage! Before I met you, I had no confidence and I only survived because the local Pokémon treated me better for being human. And even then, like we saw today, being a human girl isn't always an advantage here. But I still got through it. And it was all because you were with me, May."

The Hoennian smiled in response. "And I'm glad to have you by my side, Serena. I may have forgotten about life back home, and I don't know if I'll ever get back. So it's only because I have you here that I'm able to make something out of things here. I still can't even remember what I was doing right before I woke up in this world." As she wondered out loud, she looked at Serena's Relic Fragment. "Maybe your treasure really could be the key to getting us back to the human world. We'll only find out if we continue to explore together."

Serena nodded. But then thought of something. "Why don't you touch it then?" She held out her Relic Fragment. "So far, whenever you have a dizzy spell and end up seeing a vision, you're always touching something. May's eyes widened. She thought back to how she touched the Waterfall earlier in the day, and when Drowzee had brushed her belly, when she had tried to pull on the giant gem in Waterfall Cave, and when she had her first vision after picking up Azurill's dropped apple. "You, you're right! It was always after touching something! That's when I got those dizzy spells. But, do I always see something connected to what I touch?" Said May with an epiphany.

"Well, yeah, I think so. There's one more thing. When we rescued Azurill, you had a vision of the future... But this time, you saw Wigglytuff going into the cave, right? So that means you saw an event in the past this time. How did you get such an ability?"

The Hoennian thought for a moment. "Honestly, I don't know. And I may not remember much about my life before coming here, but I'm pretty sure I didn't have this ability in the human world."

The Kalosian was nonetheless enthusiastic. "This could be something totally incredible! You could use it in lots of ways! Not just for exploring, either! The ability could be useful for many things! It's fantastic, May! So come on, touch my Relic Fragment and see if you have a vision!" She still held the piece of stone in her hands. May hesitated for a second but then brushed it. A minute passed but nothing happened. Serena seemed disappointed. "Awww. I thought that might work."

"Sorry... But me getting visions doesn't mean I always get a vision every time I touch something... It would be useful if I could have visions when I wanted, but.."

The two girls sat there for another minute, when Serena had an idea. She looked at May, who noticed how Serena's expression seemed softer and warmer than usual. "You remember how I gave you a little 'thank you' during our first night here, right? Maybe I could give you another Lovely Kiss, to see if it triggers a vision." May blushed in response. She had enjoyed getting a kiss from Serena that night but she was still somewhat shy about getting so intimate with her. The Kalosian grabbed her shoulders and May found herself not resisting, as she looked Serena in the eyes. Better her than Grimer.

"Hey, you two!" The girls suddenly jolted as they turned to see Chatot standing at the room's entrance. "The Guildmaster wants to see you right away." The bird turned around and left, May and Serena got up to follow him, both of them slightly relieved and slightly disappointed by the interruption.

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"Guildmaster, I've brought you Team CrimsonVelvet." Wigglytuff stood facing the wall, as May, Serena, and Chatot stood in front of him, the latter trying to talk to him. "Guildmaster... Guildmaster?"

Is he asleep? May thought, only to be proven wrong in an instant. "Hiya!" Wigglytuff suddenly turned around. "Your team went through a lot today! Yes, a lot-lot! But don't worry! I'm keeping watch on your activities! I should tell you why I called you here. We're planning to mount a full expedition soon! "

"Um, what do you mean? Didn't we go on an exploration of our own today?" Asked Serena. Chatot ruffled his feathers and explained. "It's a bit different. As the guild itself will go explore someplace far away. It's much harder than exploring our nearby area. That's why we need to prepare for the big trip properly. We carefully choose which guild members go on the expedition."

Wigglytuff continued. "Usually, we would never, ever consider rookies to be expedition members. But you two are working so very hard! That's why we're making a special exception this time! We decided to include you in the list of candidates for the expedition! It's also the least I can do for sending you to a place I forgot I ended up exploring years ago."

May and Serena could hardly contain their excitement as they squealed and hugged each other. "Now, now! You haven't been chosen as expedition members yet. There is still time before we set out on the expedition. If you fail to do good work before then, you cannot expect to be selected for it." Chatot reminded them of their disposition. "But I'm sure you two can do it! Try hard!" Wigglytuff once again offered his encouragement. Serena felt herself bursting with excitement. "My heart is pounding all of a sudden! Let's try our best, May, and make sure we get picked for the expedition!"