[center] [color=007236][h1]Rheese Laudat[/h1][/color] [/center]
[center] [h2][color=007236]Outside[/color][/h2][/center]

[@LuckyBlackCat][@fer1323]

Rheese had won, and at first it seemed to be a pretty hollow victory. Though, given what Lan had said it was easier to look at it as more of a stepping stone. He wasn't quite as weak as he had thought, in fact he had added a Pokemon to his team that practically made the battle fairly easy. Minior wasn't exactly well trained, sure, but it was starting to listen and clearly had already bonded with him a fair bit. Even if its shows of affection weren't exactly great for Rheese's lifespan.

Without another word, Rheese left the gym and had Cottonee and Minior healed. Despite the latter not taking much damage, Rheese would have been irresponsible to [i]not[/i] heal it.

Upon exiting the pokemon center, Rheese spotted Sophia and Oscar walking with a lady he hadn't seen before. He quickly ran up to the group, but not before shoving his newly acquired badge into his pocket. It wouldn't exactly be courteous to shove the badge in Sophia's face after her previous loss.

[color=007236]"Sophia, Oscar, wait up!"[/color] He shouted after them as he sprinted. He wasn't about to be left behind when they could be embarking on another adventure.

[center][hider=notes] 
[hider=Team]
[img]http://pokeunlock.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wooper-21.gif[/img]lv:11 [img]http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy/546.png[/img]lv:10
[img]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/4/41/774Minior_Green_Dream.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20161118185504p[/img] lv:13
[/hider]
[/hider]
[/center]

[center] [color=bc8dbf][h1]Rachel[/h1][/color][/center]
[center] [color=bc8dbf][h2]Mesalon Cave[/h2][/color][/center]
[@Dusksong][@LuckyBlackCat][@AbysmalDemon][@Noxx]

[color=bc8dbf]"Those fires are...well, they're a common site in places with links to the ghost world." [/color]Rachel said, keeping herself from mentioning the likely fuel for such flames. [color=bc8dbf]"Though I question the likelihood that a gate could go completely unnoticed in a place like this. Lan almost definitely knows it's here...though why he'd hide that information is puzzling for sure. It's good that you have that Gengar around, it seems quite powerful. While I'm confident I could keep you all safe, any extra measure of security is welcome in my book!"[/color]

Rachel took note of any landmarks that Gengar had illuminated, though to her surprise it seemed that the group was near some kind of massive door covered in carvings that Rachel couldn't make out clearly from there. One's first intuition would likely be to assume the door was the gateway to the ghost world mentioned beforehand, though Rachel could confidently say otherwise. It seemed more like the entrance to some subterranean structure given the load-bearing columns on either side, a feature that a gate to another plane wouldn't need. 

Rachel ventured close to the structure and examined every square inch as well as the surrounding area. It seemed that this door was the only way in or out of whatever this place was...And the only way to open the door seemed to be a strange lock mechanism with a slot that resembled a fire of some sort. She seemed disappointed at this revelation, as it meant the end of this scouting expedition. While any of her pokemon could very easily smash through a door like that, it would be an almost unacceptable action. No, she would need to return with a full crew and more precise tools for excavation so as not to risk a cave-in or destroy something accidentally.

 Besides, she needed to have a [i]talk[/i] with the local normal type gym leader. Such a spiritual man being oblivious to this kind of activity was beyond suspicious, if it was simply off limits he would have let her know before allowing her to spelunk freely...No, something else was at play. 

[color=bc8dbf]"Well..."[/color] Rachel said, her hands falling to her sides. Explaining that the trip was going to have to end just as soon as things were getting good was never fun. [color=bc8dbf]"I know how disappointing this is going to be, trust me...but it's about time to head back. We've made an incredible find, but pressing forward is going to require a key of some sort or a set of equipment I didn't think to bring along."[/color]