A trio of little explorers, known simply as The Crusaders, stood in front of the boards inside Wigglytuff's Guild. Looking at the jobs that had been posted. They were all uncertain of what they should take, there were so many! Pip, the Aipom, wished they could take them all. But sadly that wasn't the case. "I say we do a bounty! I wanna beat up a bad guy!" He said, bouncing back and forth and jabbing at the air with his little hands. What better kind of job was there? Beating up the bad guys and putting them in jail was the best feeling ever! Pip loved it! He grinned, starring at his teammates. Isole, a Smoochum. And Lucio, a Tyrogue. 

"Well, I think we should see if there is anything more simple!" Isole commented, and Pip's ears fell with his expression. "How do you get more simple than beating someone up?" He questioned, honestly confused. "Well, obviously some exploration of unknown territory would be much more simple than chasing down a criminal! Probably safer, too.." She explained, kicking a small pebble on the ground. She honestly wasn't one for fighting when it wasn't necessary, and figured they could find a better job than one of Pip's criminal beatdowns. 

"Sure, that's fun, but at least we know where we're going when we tackle a criminal. Well- Most of the time!" Pip replied, as Isole turned and glared at him. "But it's extremely dangerous! I say my idea is better!"

"Unexplored terrain is dangerous too! My idea is better!" The two bickered back and forth about the decision, not noticing Lucio, the tallest, and probably wisest of the group, go up to the board. The fighting-type Pokemon stared at the requests until one caught his eye, then he snatched it up. He turned, simply putting his hand forward with the paper in hand. This caused Pip and Isole to stop instantly, and instead read what the job was. Pip was the first to glance up at Lucio. "Somebody got lost in the Beach Cave? That sounds like a mission to me! They could starve in there, we better hurry!"

Isole nodded in agreement. "Yes, this job seems more sudden than others. There is always time to hunt down criminals and explore places later, but when a Pokemon's life is in danger, there's no time to waste!" 

"Then what're we waiting for? Let's get going!" Pip said, running towards the ladder to head up to the exit. Lucio simply watched for a moment as Isole followed him, glad the conflict was over. He was usually the one to solve their issues, not that he minded. They were good teammates once they got going. He followed after them, noticing Pip heading up the ladder, with Isole not far behind. He climbed up after them, and sadly as they reached the top, they were welcomed by the usual loud voice of Exploud. 

[B]"GOING OUT?"[/B] Exploud asked with his booming voice, the three almost falling down due to the gust that came out of the giant Pokemon's large mouth. "Yeah, yeah! Why else would we be up here!? Open the gate!" Pip answered, as the Exploud looked away for a moment. [B]"IT WOULDN'T HURT TO HAVE SOMEONE JUST COME UP AND VISIT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE...!"[/B] He said in a mildly hurt tone as he opened the gate. Pip rushed out, but Isole had halted for a moment to smile at Exploud. "You're a good gatekeeper, Mr. Exploud!" She said happily, and that was enough to make him smile. [B]"THANKS!"[/B] 

Isole and Lucio chased after Pip, managing to catch up before reaching the stairs leading down the small hill. The three halted, taking a look out at the blazing sun in the distance. Today was going to be great, they could tell! "Well, c'mon! We don't have all day!" Pip said, beginning his way down the stairs. Lucio crossed his arms as he followed, and Isole hopped down each step carefully. "Actually we do, this is our job!" She corrected, and Pip facepalmed using his tail. "You know what I mean...!" He grumbled, looking downwards and noticing a Meditite sitting down. Nobody came around here often unless they were trying to join up with the Guild, or were already a part of it. Pip liked meeting Pokemon, they usually were pretty unique. The only real noticeable features on Pip himself were his big grin and the bag he carried, filled with the team's items. "Hello~!" Pip called out, as he and his small group continued making their way down the stairs.