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GM: [@MechonRaptor][/b][/center][hr]	As he was dramatically pointing, Roxy suddenly ran past him. This, of course, would do no good. Novis was not about to be beaten at his own game, so without even waiting to see if Aiden was behind him, he ran after Roxy, dodging past the archaeologists occupying the path to the cave system. Nier was less agile in this department, accidentally charging into peoples' knees and causing an over-all ruckus as the trainers made their way to the first cave entrance they could.

	Once they had set foot into the darkness of the cave, Nov slowed down to a walk with Nier, who was panting hard while trotting close behind him. Aiden showed up pretty quickly, and almost immediately whipped out a flashlight from his backpack. Having not planned for this occasion, Nov pulled out his PokeDex and used its screen's light to investigate things close up. Well, not that he investigated much, since it was mostly just boring rock the excavation team already dug through, but still. It was good to know exactly where he was stepping.

	Once they were a little ways in, the outside world's light was starting to dwindle away, leaving only the faint light of lampposts and the few flashlight-esque objects they had on hand. It was at this post that Aiden reminded them of the task at hand: aggressive Pokemon. They had to be prepared to fight anything that popped out, in case it were one of the ones causing the whole issue. Nier didn't seemed too happy with the whole prospect, ducking inbetween Nov's legs with little growls, as he walked on besides the others. Both trainer and Pokemon where decisively out of their element, and Nov didn't like how many rock type Pokemon there were bound to be in the, well, rock cave. If anything, that meant Nov had to be extra careful they didn't get jumped, since their key to beating anything right now was not getting hit at all.

	[color=red]"How far down does this thing go?"[/color] Nov muttered, trying to figure out if there was a rhyme or rhytm to how the tunnel was dug. It was as he pondered this that he felt a small cloud of dirt fall onto his head. At that, he looked up at the ceiling of the cave, only to see nothing obviously wrong. Roxy and Aiden had walked a little further on as Nov stood under the mystery spot, but it quickly became apparent what happened when there a crash came from up ahead. At the sound of a Pokemon cry, Nov dashed forward, almost bowling over his two friends in the process of getting to the frontline. Nov couldn't help but crack a cocky look at the sight of the trio of thugs they encountered. As the dust cleared, a Drilbur, Rockruff, and Larvitar emerged from the ceiling and gave some bravado.

	[color=red]"Oh, they want to throw down!"[/color] Nov shouted, pumping his fist forward. At that signal, Nier jumped out from behind him and spewed out a few sparks of fire. When the Larvitar threw its bag to the side, Nov couldn't help but notice a shimmer from inside. Were they stealing non-boring rocks from the scientists?! Now [i]that's[/i] dirty, and dirty means getting taken dow-- actually, nevermind about that phrasing. Regardless, Nov and Nier both knew they were at a disadvantage, but confidence was the key to victory!

[center][b]| Excavation Site -> Exca. Site Cave |[/b][/center]