"It's been three months, and he still hasn't found me. Still, I have a strange feeling that he knows where I am, and is just waiting for the perfect time to strike."
The bucket wasn't the most comfortable place to sleep. Still, Josh managed to get plenty of shut-eye for the day ahead. He looked at his teammates. Hex and Anthony still seemed to be asleep. Matt was starting to wake up, though. "You were doing it again." He whispered, careful not to wake anyone up.
Josh was confused. "Um...doing what?"
"Sending telepathic messages in your sleep. Every Psychic-type in the guild probably heard that."
This wasn't good. What if he said something about Zane? How would the rest of the guild react if they knew there was a madman hunting him down? "What did I say?"
"Not much, thankfully. You didn't mention any names, but you said that Zane might be waiting for an opportunity to strike."
"What should I do?"
"You need to learn how to control it. It could be dangerous."
"How?"
"I don't know. We'll figure something out."
Matt picked up Josh, and headed out of the room. It was still fairly early in the morning, so not a lot of Pokemon had woken up yet.
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Still waiting for that time skip.
As they all followed Arnold, Josh felt something. He couldn't really tell what it was, though. He looked at his teammates, and noticed that they seemed uneasy as well.
"Do you feel that, Josh? Matt?" Hex asked.
Josh gave a slow nod. "Something's not right, that's for sure." He decided to ignore it for now. Maybe they all just needed some rest.
Arnold led them through a few more hallways before coming to a stop. "Ah! Here it is." He led them through a door, into a room with four beds.
Josh sighed. It looked like he'd be sleeping in the bucket for now.
"Do you feel that, Josh? Matt?" Hex asked.
Josh gave a slow nod. "Something's not right, that's for sure." He decided to ignore it for now. Maybe they all just needed some rest.
Arnold led them through a few more hallways before coming to a stop. "Ah! Here it is." He led them through a door, into a room with four beds.
Josh sighed. It looked like he'd be sleeping in the bucket for now.
Josh and Matt followed Hex to the guildmaster's office. Since she didn't have arms, she had a lot of difficulty knocking on the door. An annoyed squawk came from inside. "I was just about to fall asleep! Who is that?"
The door creaked open, and out came Audino, who looked pretty tired. Almost instantly, his expression changed from tired to wide awake. "Oh! It's you. Come in, I've got something for you."
They followed him inside, watching as he shifted through one of the drawers on the desk. He took out two bags, and handed one of them to Hex. "Smaller bag for you..." He then handed the other one to Josh. "...And a waterproof one for you."
Josh gave his old bag back to the guildmaster, replacing it with the new one. It was slightly heavier than the other one, but he assumed that was because it was made of a different material. Besides, he'd still be able to swim just fine while carrying it. After attaching his badge to the strap and putting his reward money inside, he looked up at Audino. "Thanks." He then remembered why they went there in the first place. "Do you have a place for us to spend the night?"
"Oh! I forgot to tell you that." He then walked out the door, motioning for them to follow.
The door creaked open, and out came Audino, who looked pretty tired. Almost instantly, his expression changed from tired to wide awake. "Oh! It's you. Come in, I've got something for you."
They followed him inside, watching as he shifted through one of the drawers on the desk. He took out two bags, and handed one of them to Hex. "Smaller bag for you..." He then handed the other one to Josh. "...And a waterproof one for you."
Josh gave his old bag back to the guildmaster, replacing it with the new one. It was slightly heavier than the other one, but he assumed that was because it was made of a different material. Besides, he'd still be able to swim just fine while carrying it. After attaching his badge to the strap and putting his reward money inside, he looked up at Audino. "Thanks." He then remembered why they went there in the first place. "Do you have a place for us to spend the night?"
"Oh! I forgot to tell you that." He then walked out the door, motioning for them to follow.
"I'm pretty sure we get bedrooms." Josh said. "I know about as much about the guild as you do, though. We should probably ask someone."
Matt approached a Poliwhirl who happened to be walking by us. "Excuse me sir. Do you know if we get bedrooms in this guild?"
"Of course." He replied. "Looks to me like you're on a team, so you'll share a bedroom with them."
"Thank you." Matt said. He turned to Hex. "It would appear that we will be getting bedrooms. I haven't the slightest idea where it will be, though. We may have to ask the guildmaster about that." He began looking around, but couldn't find Arnold or Archie anywhere nearby. "Do you know where he is?"
Matt approached a Poliwhirl who happened to be walking by us. "Excuse me sir. Do you know if we get bedrooms in this guild?"
"Of course." He replied. "Looks to me like you're on a team, so you'll share a bedroom with them."
"Thank you." Matt said. He turned to Hex. "It would appear that we will be getting bedrooms. I haven't the slightest idea where it will be, though. We may have to ask the guildmaster about that." He began looking around, but couldn't find Arnold or Archie anywhere nearby. "Do you know where he is?"
Hex accidentally teleported herself back to the guild. Now if the bucket thing didn't work, then we didn't have a backup plan. Josh just looked down at his badge. "Um...maybe we could-"
Anthony suddenly pressed it with his antennae, teleporting both of them back to the guild. Thankfully, it teleported the bucket and all of the water in it with them. Josh let out a sigh of relief. "Ok, that works." He said as he let the badge slowly drift down to the bottom of the bucket.
Matt approached them. "I see you made it back."
"Yeah, barely."
Anthony came by, giving each of them their share of the reward money. Josh counted 175 poke. With 4 team members, that meant they got 700 in total. Not bad.
Anthony suddenly pressed it with his antennae, teleporting both of them back to the guild. Thankfully, it teleported the bucket and all of the water in it with them. Josh let out a sigh of relief. "Ok, that works." He said as he let the badge slowly drift down to the bottom of the bucket.
Matt approached them. "I see you made it back."
"Yeah, barely."
Anthony came by, giving each of them their share of the reward money. Josh counted 175 poke. With 4 team members, that meant they got 700 in total. Not bad.
Josh thought about the name for a moment. He had no idea what a scarab was. Probably some kind of land creature. Hex seemed to agree, though. "Um...yeah, I guess that's a good name."
Matt nodded in agreement. "I do like that name."
Hex was looking in her bag for something. A moment later, she emerged with her badge in her mouth. "So, I guess this works like we just press it, and it teleports us back? Do we have to be touching someone else to teleport them?"
Matt put Josh down for a moment, and looked at his badge. "It certainly seems that way." He put one of his hands on Emily's head, and pressed his badge. After a yellow glow filled the cave, they had both disappeared.
Josh looked up at Hex. "Looks like you were right." He took out his badge. "Do you think it'll work if Anthony touches the side of the bucket?"
Matt nodded in agreement. "I do like that name."
Hex was looking in her bag for something. A moment later, she emerged with her badge in her mouth. "So, I guess this works like we just press it, and it teleports us back? Do we have to be touching someone else to teleport them?"
Matt put Josh down for a moment, and looked at his badge. "It certainly seems that way." He put one of his hands on Emily's head, and pressed his badge. After a yellow glow filled the cave, they had both disappeared.
Josh looked up at Hex. "Looks like you were right." He took out his badge. "Do you think it'll work if Anthony touches the side of the bucket?"
"I don't have any problems with him joining." Josh said. "What about you, Matt?"
"He certainly did redeem himself back there. I say we let him join."
"It's settled, then. It's settled, then. Welcome to team...um..." Josh paused for a moment, trying to think of a name. He wanted it to be something that represented all four of them. What did they all have in common? He thought about that question for a while. In the end, he couldn't think of anything. "We'll think of a name later. Let's just get back to the guild for now." He looked around the room. "Now, where'd that Emolga wander off to?"
"He certainly did redeem himself back there. I say we let him join."
"It's settled, then. It's settled, then. Welcome to team...um..." Josh paused for a moment, trying to think of a name. He wanted it to be something that represented all four of them. What did they all have in common? He thought about that question for a while. In the end, he couldn't think of anything. "We'll think of a name later. Let's just get back to the guild for now." He looked around the room. "Now, where'd that Emolga wander off to?"
Josh and Matt were both starting to get bored when Hex fluttered down next to them. "Hm. Do you think he needs help? Looks like he wants to do this alone, but Goomy aren't known for their.. eh.. fighting prowess. Then again, neither are Combee."
"This battle's been going on for way too long. He'd better ask soon." Josh said.
After what felt like an eternity, Anthony finally spoke up. "Guys! I can't beat him on my own... um, mind helping me out?"
As soon as he heard those words, Josh turned to the Mudkip and used Confusion. Now that it was 7 against 1, there was no way he would get away from them.
"This battle's been going on for way too long. He'd better ask soon." Josh said.
After what felt like an eternity, Anthony finally spoke up. "Guys! I can't beat him on my own... um, mind helping me out?"
As soon as he heard those words, Josh turned to the Mudkip and used Confusion. Now that it was 7 against 1, there was no way he would get away from them.
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