[Spruce] The arcanine decided to fall asleep again, thankfully, and I just decided to leave the area, saying "Let's just get out of here, we can deal with missing pokemon when we have the time," Anthony seemed like he was going to say something, but he just followed along until Kamina passed by, after which, he attached himself to Kamina's head, again. Daniel flew by, and said something about seeing a fire up ahead, so I followed him... whether or not my teammates were actually following me. [i]I'm pretty sure they're following me, I mean, this is probably the best time and the best way to get away from that arcanine.[/i] I think as I continue following Daniel to the fire. It didn't take too much longer to find a small campsite with Celes and Josh warming up by the fire... that would have been everyone, except... "Hey... where's Matt? I kinda don't want to lose any allies here, 'cause... well..." I got closer to the group before continuing with "Pokemon who get lost here kinda go crazy after a while. I had a run-in with a crazy arcanine who called a rock 'Jerry' and then bit the thing," I then looked around the area just to see if I might be able to find anything at all that might lead me to Matt, or might even BE Matt, but upon not finding a single thing, I decide to just warm up next to the small fire made by Celes, Josh, or both of them... with all the fighting I've been through already, I almost forgot how cold I was... which was strange, given that I was frozen today. The fire felt nice, which was something that I never thought I'd ever feel, given my typing, and, funnily enough, I found myself sitting down somewhat close to Celes while I tried to warm up. [hr] [Anthony] The arcanine fell asleep again, or was finally knocked out from another one of Kamina's bindings... weird how that always seems to put the thing to sleep... I didn't have much time to think, though, as Daniel and Spruce ran off to go find the other teammates. I tried to tell him to slow down, but then I just remembered that Kamina can probably match their speed, and I'd be able to catch up to them easily. Once I saw Kamina pass by, I asked if I could ride on his head again, and considering his response so far, I gathered that he'd let me, once again, so I just waited for him to lower his head, and then just braced myself for Kamina's 'running', if it could be called that. As annoying as it was that Spruce seemed to have no consideration for his other teammates right now, it was nice to see him actually getting along, even if only just barely, with Daniel. The two eventually made it to a fire, where Celes and Josh were... Matt seemed to be completely absent, unfortunately, and Spruce seemed to be searching for someone, probably him. He spoke with Celes and Josh, and almost seemed to cuddle with Celes. Well, okay, he probably didn't, but he was close enough to her that if I were a meaner pokemon, I would have made fun of them for it. Instead, I simply shouted "Hey, Josh! You haven't seen Matt around, have you?" and, while the fire looked enticing, I preferred my perch on Kamina's head, just so we'd be ready to leave at a moment's notice, such as, if, I dunno... some lunatic pokemon decided to just drop in from almost nowhere, and we had to run away from the thing, as we'd have no way to defeat them... or something. [hr] [Bonnie] The moment I evolved, Tini decided to give me a hug, and... well, this time, I didn't really feel like struggling, and I didn't feel like he was trying to attack me. I just sort of let it happen. I even said something I never thought I'd say to a hug, let alone Tini's, "Thanks," I then wondered [i]Wait... 'thanks'!? To a HUG!? WHO AM I!?[/i] as I noticed Tini starting to feel a little drowsy. Eralion used the TM as soon as I gave it to him, just as well, I didn't have much use for it, myself. I then ended up saying "No problem, Eralion... I just figured you'd get better use out of it than me," I... guess these pokemon weren't just teammates... no... they truly were friends. Pokemon who would always have my back, no matter what... pokemon who would literally follow me right to my dad, and even help me fight against him. I supposed that these thoughts were the same ones that led to my evolution, and, such thoughts... might just improve how well I work with my own team, even if Samuel or William ever come back. Last I heard about those two, Samuel was off on his own exploration team, and William was in some sort of weird, delusional state the likes of which nobody has ever seen before. I honestly hoped that I'd be able to see them again, sometime, if nothing else then at least to show them that I've evolved, that I've grown since they first took me into the team, giving me a home away from the likes of my father, however, it seemed as if there was no known cure for William's condition, and whatever explorations or adventures Samuel's getting into, they seem to never want to take him back to Allure, which... seems a little weird... suspicious, almost. [hr] [Nina] "Hm... crystal... cave... crystal... cavern..." I sort of throw the words around in my head before it gets hit with another rock, causing me to attack and knock out the offending geodude. I then figured something about "Rebecca... I think we're in Crystal Chasm... that's actually a pretty decent distance away from -" I then get a call on my badge from an unknown pokemon... no, wait, that was just Archie again, who asked "Nina! Rebecca! Where ARE you two at the moment!?" I simply answered with "Uh... I think we're in Crystal Chasm... there certainly are a bunch of glowing crystals around, and this is absolutely a cave... so..." Archie then shouted "WHAT!? You don't have any JOB, and you said you were leaving for SUNSWEPT PLAINS!" I responded with a flat "We had a teleportation issue, Archie..." Archie then asked, probably worried "Oh no... you didn't switch bodies with each other or a wild pokemon did you?" my only response to that was a laugh, as well as "No, sorry, Archie, but you've got to lay off the comics... that kind of stuff doesn't happen with teleportation... you'd need some other type of power to do THAT to someone," relieved, Archie hung up, after saying that he'd report all of that to his 'field agent' who was supposed to 'rescue us'... sure, we didn't know how deep we were in Crystal Chasm, and we were probably late for dinner, but I've seen pokemon leave for days on end without reporting a single thing to Archie... then again, they were probably veterans, while we only just finished one mission so far, and have only been a team for a day or two.