[Spruce]

M, thankfully, seems to have calmed down, at least he did a little bit, and he asked us about the mission. I pull the mission statement from my bag, and show it to him. It was supposedly about helping a jolteon by the name of John find a wonder gummi that was rumored to be in a secret area in Sludgy Swamp... of course, John might not have all his marbles, but I knew that if there was anything that looked edible in a place called 'Sludgy Swamp', I wouldn't pick it up, let alone eat it. "So, we're supposed to help this guy find this gummi... apparently, the poor fool's been obsessing over it for his entire life, and finally found out where he can find one. Dunno why he'd need us, though," I then explain to M before heading off. Kamina was uncharacteristically quiet, and was just standing there... odd. [i]Why is Kamina so quiet? By now he'd have made some speech about how we should help this guy even if he's a little crazy, or something like that.[/i] I think as I continue towards the place, making sure to walk slowly enough so that the rest of my team doesn't lose me, and so they can easily catch up. Of course, while the back of the mission statement told me where to go... I was still horrible at directions, so, there was a good chance I was heading the wrong way. That being said, my team was still likely to know where to go, and would quickly point me in the right direction.
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[Bonnie]

The second it took my father to attack me seemed to go on for an eternity. [i]Why? Why didn't my friends help me? I can't just stand up to him myself... can I?[/i] I think as I start to work up some sort of courage, something that was alien to me not even four minutes ago. He's still just an ordinary pokemon, and just like me, he can be beaten... he has weaknesses... if I can just take this one attack, I can fight back. Earlier, I had closed my eyes so I wouldn't be able to see the supposedly inevitable attack, however, after working up that courage, I manage to open them again, and shout in my dream, anyways "No! This isn't my fault! You're not going to kill me here! I will win this! I will... defeat you," my father, apparently stunned by my sudden burst of bravery, steps back, and out of nowhere, everything goes dark again. I feel wet, and, well, not dying from heat, thankfully. I notice that I'm in some sort of urn, and poke my head out to see a bunch of the villagers attacking some sort of house. I assumed that William was going to be there, and I pass by Tini saying "Thanks!" before I run off towards the building. It seemed like the enemies were crowding the entrance, however, near it, I saw a hole just large enough for me to fit through, so, I used that as a sort of secondary entrance. On the other side of the wall, I see a crying flaafy, a few sandshrew, and a latios. Said latios had a badge, one from Wally's guild, as well. Either way, I decided to utilize my newfound courage, and say "Come on, there aren't even that many enemies, we can take 'em!" It was weird, but after that, well, that and some sort of strange red aura that apparently surrounded me somehow filled my badge, which made it send a signal to anyone else who was on my team, I felt stronger, and heck, somehow even faster. I tried a frustration on one of the sandshrew, and managed to knock it out in one hit, causing his friend to look at me with a shocked expression.
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[Anthony]

"Well, either way, we lost him," I say to my team, somewhat annoyed that I couldn't follow the swablu any further than I did. I then hear Xeno say something about how he didn't understand any of this, and, I suppose, to a wild pokemon, all of this at once could be confusing, so, I decided to focus on the 'criminal' part, saying "You see, Xeno, there are some pokemon out there that make their living by taking stuff from others... stuff such as money, food, or other trinkets. They also typically attack those who they are trying to steal from. I... well... I had no idea what I was doing, but, I kinda... used to do that, myself..." I hesitate on that last part, but I guess it's better to have told him now than have him find out about it from Martin himself. Continuing through the fog, I eventually make out an outline of another pokemon. I try to attack, but the thing was too quick, and ran right at me, stealing some of the money from my bag, and then running off... what it didn't know was the fact that it was running off towards the rest of my team. "Josh, Xeno, Matt! Try to catch that thief!" I shout back to the rest of my team, who, if I was correct, were still a little bit behind me. I then fire off a bubble towards the thief in question, some sort of catlike pokemon, and I noticed a purple color, as well, but I couldn't quite tell what it was yet. That being said, the thing dodged my attack, and started laughing at me while still trying to run away.