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It was more of a pain to herd Cane quietly around the side of the house than Sora thought it would be, but once they finally crested around the corner to where their sister was waiting under the bright moon he prepared himself for the anger that would no doubt come from Lumi. [color=a0410d][b]"I know!"[/b][/color] he told her in a loud whisper, [color=a0410d][b]"Cane is a light sleeper and then he woke up Storm. I figured it'd be faster just to bring them along rather risk them going to tell dad."[/b][/color] He tried to ignore the sting of anger as he flattened his ears down in response.

[b]"So where exactly are we going then?"[/b] Storm's disinterest tone rang from behind them as they began to pad quickly down the road in the direction of Ember Cave.

[color=a0410d][b]"You'll see,"[/b][/color] Sora told him. He didn't want to tell either of them anything in case they tried to back out and run home to tell dad or Sable what they were doing. He just heard an annoyed grumble from his brother as they continued on.

He was grateful for the fact that Ember Cave wasn't far away from home since he knew Cane would start to lag if they had to go too far. He kept their younger brother in between himself and Lumi with Storm trailing in the back as they shoved through thorns and splashed through puddles. By the time they got to the mouth of the cave their pelts were a thorough mess. Not to mention the faint shaking he could still feel in his legs after he'd looked down off the side of the narrow path they'd been on to the dark, watery depths below.

The excitement hit him hard though as they finally stood in front of the open mouth of the cave. The heat wasn't stifling, but he was grateful that his fur wasn't any thicker than it already was. He just hoped that it didn't get hotter the deeper they went. He glanced towards Lumi as she puffed out her chest and declared that she would lead the way. He wanted to argue that he should get to lead the way since it was his idea to come check out Ember Cave in the first place, but he already screwed up getting out of the house so he let her have it.

Cane looked a mix of nervous and excited as he peered into the darkness of the cave, but Storm looked apprehensive as Lumi spoke to them. [b]"Ok, I can do that,"[/b] their youngest brother said with a faint quiver to his voice. 

[b]"This is stupid,"[/b] Storm told them, [b]"If the adventuring team couldn't survive in there what makes you think we can?"[/b]

Sora looked back at the gray furred Eevee, [color=a0410d][b]"We're not gonna go super far in, and we're small which means they won't be able to see us as well. Besides we aren't looking for a fight, we just wanna see."[/b][/color] Even with his words he could tell that Storm was still suspicious of the situation, but he sighed and followed after Lumi into the darkness of the cave.

His nerves were starting to get the better of him as they were forced into the narrow spaces of the tunnels. There was no noise that permeated the air around them except for the sound of their breathing and his own heart racing in his ears. Cane was pressed as close to either himself or Lumi as he could get when the opportunities arose, but Storm still trailed behind a bit; looking nervously around the tunnels with pinned ears. 

Sora sucked in a quiet, sharp breath as he saw the torches illuminate the space ahead. The shadows cast across the walls reminded him of the nightmarish type abilities that their dad told them some Pokémon could have. He followed low to the ground after Lumi as she pulled them to the side. He peered out around the side of the wall of pointed stone to get a better look around. He couldn't see any small openings around the edges of the room, but he pulled back sharply as he saw a long tail pull itself deeper into the shadows that hid the edges of the room. A big part of him was starting to think this wasn't such a good idea.

He looked back to Lumi to tell her that he couldn't see anything, and as he did he noticed that the small, fluffy form of Cane had vanished from where he had been standing next to Lumi. He felt a massive spike of panic as he began to look around the area for his brother, [color=a0410d][b]"Lumi, Storm. Where's Cane?"[/b][/color] Storm's yellow eyes went wide as he also began to look around the space nearby.

Sora was about to throw caution to the wind and call out for Cane when he caught sight of his brother's head poking out of a crevice in the wall a little ways deeper in the room. He looked rather pleased with himself as he waved a paw at them. Sora let out his breath slowly and Storm visibly sagged next to him. He padded up to Cane and whispered frantically to him, [color=a0410d][b]"We told you to stay close! This place is dangerous and you need to tell us when you're going somewhere."[/b][/color]

[b]"Oh, right, I'm sorry,"[/b] Cane told him, ears drooping. [b]"I found a way out though."[/b]