[Spruce]

[i]Okay, it's not like this is my first mission alone... I can do this.[/i] I think as I head off to the north from the guild, and end up in some sort of plains area, one that seemed to be much brighter, most likely due to a lack of trees, and tall objects in general that would otherwise cast a large shadow. The grass felt nice under my feet, as I had expected, yet, there seemed to be a warmth to the grass for some weird reason. There wasn't enough wind to make the grass sort of blow around, and ahead of me, there was a mareep. These pokemon were usually very docile, and would even venture into Allure town from time to time, however, this mareep seemed to have a mean look in its eye. It launched a thundershock attack at me, dealing minor damage, and I struck back at it with a vine whip... a move of mine that seemed to constantly get stronger for some reason. That attack wasn't enough to knock out the thing, however, it did call on its friends, a litleo and a buneary, making it three against one. For some reason, I could hear the faintest, sort of flopping sound behind me, but I thought nothing of it, and continued by attacking the litleo with some sort of... weird... grey vine whip? For some reason, the attack actually seemed to do decent damage to the fiery lion cub, who used ember on me as a retaliation. The fire hit me, and hurt quite a bit thanks to the fact that I was a grass type, even if my discoloration would suggest otherwise. The buneary started saying nice things about me, for some weird, unknown reason, and was moving around in a weird way, as well... I had no idea what, er, she was trying to pull off, but it didn't really work all that well.
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[Anthony]

Finally, everyone seemed to be awake, and following Terra and I through the cave, that is, after Terra and I say "Good morning," to Carrol, who had just joined us. Hex asked if something else was in here, and Terra responded with a short "Yes." she then elaborated, continuing with "Don't worry, though, Dad calls them 'guard dogs'... they already know me, and wouldn't attack anyone that I'm with," the growling doesn't stop, and I simply continue through the dank, dark, cramped cave, which didn't seem to last for too long. I then wondered something... [i]Hey... Crater, back when he was on Team ACT... he would never attack someone like that, not even a wild pokemon. Terra seems a little... well... rough, as well... I wonder if simply being in a mystery dungeon has some sort of effect on pokemon.[/i] with Crater's odd behavior during our fight against him, it seemed like a possibility, and one that we couldn't ignore, however, with such little evidence, I couldn't simply say that to my team, they'd laugh more than usual. I had to be patient, and possibly even stay back in a few fights against what used to be city pokemon just to see if there even is an effect, and if there is one, what it might be. After that thought, a trap door opens up, and a huge city shows itself from the distance. The place made Allure town look like a tiny little settlement in the middle of some mystery dungeon, or something. "Whoa..." I end up saying out loud, to which Terra said "Yeah, it sure is bigger than my cave, isn't it? Helpers, welcome to Scale City. Just a fair warning, this place is filled to the brim with dragon types, so... take that into account." she then heads towards the place, and I notice her axew plush doll sticking out of her backpack slightly. The egg, however, was perfectly concealed in the bag and wasn't visible to anyone... which may have suggested that she wants to keep the thing hidden from everyone else. Despite already being visible, Scale City was actually somewhat far away, somehow... at least, I didn't get there as soon as I thought I did, and it didn't seem to really be getting any closer, which was really strange to me.