CE:The Despicable Modus Operandi At Minerock Mines

The eerie silence that followed the dispersal of the guild members into the unsettling area known as Minerock Mines clearly struck Alyon The Tepig and Chikorita from Team Go Star Storm in the same way a Water Pulse hits into a rock, quite hard.



"I don't know about this place Chikorita...I know Ama said we all got to pitch in and find out what's happening here but..." the little Tepig sighed inwardly as he paced along the rocky floor beneath him with a cautious trot. "I'd rather we were going after an Overseer! Maybe that Sharpedo for one idea..." Alyon was a gutsy fire type by all reckonings, with a spirit that seemed to exceed his current level of fire within; he sought to challenge himself even if that entailed taking on an opponent that clearly had an advantage over him. "Alyon. Keep it down. We're walking into a place Azure said might have an Overseer; we have no way of knowing what kind of trouble we're getting into." Chikorita spoke with a firm but calm voice as she moved across a small boulder, hopping across a few of these skittered obstacles to gain a better vantage point around corners on the off chance hostile Pokemon were along the next bend.



"Shhhh. Make like a Dunsparce and lay low Chikorita, we got company." Alyon ducked to the side, into a little groove in the surface of an otherwise craggy, unforgiving wall that looked to have been picked clean, harvested of any riches embedded within. The Leaf Pokemon tucked herself under the cover of a rather spiny rock; just as a rather somber and stony looking Gurdurr passed by, directly keeping its eyes straight ahead with a freaky stare that would put one in mind of a Magnezone that nevet slept. "Was it just me or did that Pokemon look like he hated his job?" Chikorita voiced her opinion softly, for fear of being discovered; "Whatever's up I can say this much, this ain't a place we should hang around, lets take a look see and get out of here."

The duo skirted from their respective hiding places, making a frantic dash ahead with every sense cranked up to the max to match the effort they threw into their speedy plunge up a steep ascending corridor decked out with varying sizes of quartz littering the area like some sacred passage clutched in time's grasp, in a humble stillness. Chikorita tapped Alyon atop his head with one of her vines, in such a way that told him to duck just as she had done a moment before; they waited for a few moments in silence, the action deemed correct at the time as a squadron of flying Pokémon seemed to pass above the two explorers, flapping with strong and meticulous leathery beats which betrayed them as a bunch of Zubats.

"Ok, lets go before those bloodsuckers get hungry." Chikorita trotted forward with Alyon closing in beside her with a solid canter just to catch up to the little grass type who had an odd fear of the Zubat family for their typing as well as their preference to drain a Pokémon's life essence in such an unconcerned way that left a certain mark upon her psyche. Team Go Star Storm navigated around some tight bends and restrictive tunnels that surely could have only supported Pokémon of the egg hatched stage as their search thus far only confirmed that Minerock Mines had a clearly unsettling feeling blanketed over it, much like the feeling a 'mon gets when there is a lot of ghost types around but in this instance there was only a certain sensation of dread bubbling in the air like a thick smokescreen.

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Alyon made a prompt dash forward that was followed by a sudden skidding stop in front of an entrance into a larger cavern that both shocked and stirred a great inferno within the little fire pig Pokémon; an inferno of unbridled righteous rage that threatened to spill over so viciously that even to consider comparing it would only end up in a Headbutting contest between him and a Heatran by how heated it was. His mouth was agape, with his eyes twitching rather flittingly as he took in the details of what was happening just below the entrance; down below connected to many other caverns via small tunnels and larger ones was a sight to make even a Darkrai shudder in disgust.

There was many, far too many to count Pokémon, working away in conditions that was nothing short of appalling that would have killed the appetite of a Snorlax, for Pokémon that could have been easily freshly hatched to older yet still considerably young in their pre-evolved states were digging away and scooping up strange rocks from the all the surfaces of this section of the Mines and who knows how many more; seeing all this turned a lever inside of Alyon's head that signalled the greatest possibility of something incredibly reckless about to occur within the next minute or less, as he stamped his hoofed feet in a heavy rhythm on the stone floor with his little chest heaving up and down which was followed by the frantic look of anger in his scowl, with all of his tiny teeth bared and clamped down upon each other that when combined with the way his eyes were narrowed and somehow appeared larger then before did indeed create a scene that much like an offended or enraged Mega Charizard X could only end in molten, melting rock and enough fire to swallow a whole valley in its deadly embrace.

"Alyon? Alyon! You got to-" Chikorita had arrived at last, though when she had caught up to her partner what she beheld was a little fire type that was about to make one big splash of flame that would surely alert the whole place to the obvious unwelcome "visitors" snooping around. "Hiiuyah!" The little grass type whipped out her vines from the circlet of vines around her neck as she wrapped them securely around the Tepig, trying to reel him back from the entrance with as much strength as she could muster even as Alyon kept inhaling in at a marathon like pace, building his little chest higher and higher each time he did so. "GYAAAAAAAAAAAAHRRRRRRRRRRRUUUUUGHAH!" Chikorita had managed to pull the little fire pig away from the entrance but she was taken aback and quickly losing balance; because of her partner's chest puffing up to such dramatic effect, followed by his eyes being tightly shut, teeth gritting closely as he threw his head skyward........as his nostrils let rip with an impressive tower of fire funnelling straight above their heads, obliterating with the red hot intensity of Alyon's roaring, rampant righteous fighting spirit that was given an ember to explode into a new powerful onslaught, leaving a large hole through the rock of the tunnel ceiling which was completely non-existent, not even melted as much as destroyed by a Flamethrower that could have only been built up to levels far exceeding the limit a pre-evolved fire type should be able to utilize in such a single burst.

"Hello...?" The duo quickly regained their senses; eyes looking above to the hole above them as they "woke" from the stupor of that episode of blazing anger that had built up just as swiftly as it had vanished. "What are you doing down there?" The voice that spoke from above sounded unfazed, which wasn't quite the case moments before, as Alyon and Chikorita positioned themselves below the opening the spirited Tepig rookie created, passing their voices to the 'mon above. "We're here to help." They both spoke with a determination that spoke volumes of how much they believed in that statement, even if Chikorita had not properly witnessed what Alyon had seen that set his blood alight with so much sparking indignation.
"Oh..." "Come on down! We'll catch you" Alyon had said this and jumped around, trying to catch sight of the one the voice above them belonged to, bouncing around in hope of catching a glimpse of catching the Pokemon in question; what he was greeted by was something almost round like in shape jumping down from above that landed squarely on his back that caused his eyes to expand in size by the monumental amount of pain coming from his spine as he lay on the floor "Ahhhh....man that really smarts".


"Wow, for a Fire Type you sure are a softie ain't ya?" The owner of the voice jumped off of the Tepig, just as Alyon reestablished his posture, albeit followed by more discomfort as he took his place beside his partner and veteran friend. Chikorita and Alyon looked on with such upset planted upon their faces as they took sight of the Pokémon in front of them; a little girl, a Whismur to be exact but this was not what startled the two explorers.......rather it was due to the indications of negligence thrust upon the youngling who was a filthy grey in coloration instead of the healthy mauve color normally associated with the species of this particular normal type, whom was bruised at irregular intervals across her body and smeared with dust, dirt as well as plenty of particles of crushed Revives it appeared.
"Hey who are you calling soft?" "I'm calling you soft, you hairless Swinub." The Whismur was an age clearly not far off from the Tepig rookie's own which further added to the confusion as this little one appeared to be acting out of the common skittishness of normally well ingrained in the Whismur species. "That's not very nice...but, but we're here to find out what's happening here..." Chikorita had to keep her composure intact, she was an example to Alyon and even though this whole situation clearly left her slightly jittery in places it was up to her to remain calm, even in a bleak situation.


"Really? Your here to...save us?" Now the little Whismur seemed to have reverted to a more soft spoken, even shy disposition from the one she previously had worn, which seemed to indicate it changed much like a Castform's Forme, except with only two settings it appeared. "Yeah! We're here to save everyone! Where are they, where's the one who...who's doing this?! I'll show them no one gets away with doing something this unforgiveable!" "Alyon, what are you-" "Their using kids Chikorita! Their using pre-evolves, a lot of them even younger then me to...mine away, even if they get hurt! BURN BURN BURN!" "Alyon, we'll do everything we can...you know we will. Getting stirred up isn't going to help them, not like this." "But-" "Hey when you two are done bickering lemme know." The Whismur girl padded along, "Stop! Please, tell us what's going on here...do you, have a name?" Alyon enquired, deciding to better save his firepower for the ones responsible for these detestable acts of cruelty that left a sour, bitter feeling in his gullet that just set his senses on edge, "Yes.......My name is Clikk" "Clikk?" "You got a problem with that ash breath?" "Hey, no, not at all.....man this kid is more flippy then a Inkay" "No time for that now Alyon. Clikk, can you tell us what's going on here?".

"There isn't.....a lot to tell; we all got snatched up...they KO'ed our families and.....brought us here, to dig for something, something that the one calling the shots is searching for..." "Clikk...point me in the right direction and I'll show 'em a Flamethrower that'll fry 'em good! I'd like to see them stop me, we'll save everyone! Let's get everyone outta here-" "You can't dummy! If we...try to run........the big shot will.....h-hurt them, the ones that can't work, even after being healed so often...I'm not leaving till that bully is brought down, crashing and screaming!" Clikk clearly had a point. "Alyon...Clikk's right; we can't go running in there, not with all those kids getting caught in the crossfire or being used against us." "You got that right sunny c, but listen...I can help, but you need to promise me. Promise me....you find the one that did this, and Rock Smash their operation into the ground just like their face. Save us.....I-I can't stand around anymore! They are monsters...you fight back at 'em they make you pay for it."

"Listen up Clikk! We're part of a Guild, we came here to check out the rumours of something going on around these parts and this...this broils me up! We'll save you, we'll save everyone here and show these creeps just what our guild is made of!" "You mean it? Okay...here is what you need to know...".

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"Alyon, you know we will rescue those kids, right? Its what we do. Not a single one of those kids are going to get hurt, not if we can do something about it, right?" "Yeah...your right Chikorita; I'm never going to forgive the one responsible for all this...Overseer or not, once we deal with 'em it won't be long before we crush the big boss at the end! For Clikk.....for all the Pokémon of this region, we are never going down! I'll use every last cinder of my life to protect those who can't defend themselves from bullies and creeps like the one running this Mine." The Tepig rookie and The Chikorita veteran were running at full speed, angling themselves closer and closer to the entrance that took them into Minerock Mines, to report back to Ama all they had seen, to voice everything they heard from their "contact" in the mines. The image was still fresh in their minds, that little Whismur who had been abused, beaten into a neglected state, forced to work through hunger and tiredness, never knowing a moment where she and her fellow captivates weren't being intimidated by the oppressors, brought down low till they faint only to be revived again with the same results repeating, over and over again that withered away their hope much like their bodies.

(I swear...we won't fail, not as long as we come together and Rock Slide this place around their heads...only monsters would do that to innocent kids who can't fight back) Alyon thought this to himself, more assured then ever that even if he had to singlehandedly wipe out the operation going on here, he would gladly do so again and again until that was done. (The kid has guts, like always...but he needs to know he can't handle everything all by himself even if he is a headstrong Fire-Type. We can't let this go unpunished.....I know what Rax would do if it was him here instead of me; he'd say lets torch these clowns till cry for mercy. Alyon, your kind of like that partner of mine, so strong with your ideals, if you see an injustice you just leap and beat it till its quelled.....but I made a promise to Clikk to, you know I can't turn my back on anyone who needs my help, that's part of our Guild's Creed.) Even as Chikorita thought this it appeared she and Alyon were coming up to the exit. The duo knew what had to be done and they wouldn't relax until this horrible thing was put to rest.