Ash's Paldea Story

Chapter 19 Segin Squad Raid Part 1

After camping, we continue forward until we arrive at another Pokemon Center, and once we heal up our Pokemon, we manage to get see some blockades with Dark Type on the flags. It is also then that we get a phone call from Cassiopeia.

"Cassiopeia here. I see you're getting close to one of Team Star bases. I take it this means you've decided to join my operation?"

"Yeah." I say. "We are."

"Thank you. With this, you're officially members of Operation Starfall!" Cassiopeia says.

"Hold on a second!" We turn to see a man walking towards us. He has a weird haircut and his hair is blonde. "Does this "Operation Starfall" of yours have room for one more member?"

"Wha-? Who are you?!" Cassiopeia asks.

He does a cool pose by trimming his hair and says, "The name's Clive."

"Oh? And how long have you been spying on us?" Cassioipeia asks.

"No need to get your hackles raised. I'm a pal of our mutual friends here. Isn't that right, Ash, Lillie, Luke?" Clive asks.

I look at the aura and I think I know who the person is, so I say, "Yeah, we're friends."

Luke whispers to me, "What the hell, Ash? You know this guy?"

Lillie decides to trust me and Cassiopeia says, "We're talking about going up against Team Star here. It's not something you can join in for fun."

"I'm well aware. I just need to sort out some... unsettled business with Team Star, that's all." Clive says. "Besides, I tend to get the job done well. Not that you can take my word for it, but it's true."

Cassiopeia is now silent, maybe she's thinking, and after a while, she says, "I suppose I'm hardly in a position to refuse help. Welcome to the operation, Clive."

"Great, that settles it, then." Clive says. "I think I heard your name earlier... Cassiopeia, was it? Who exactly are you?"

This sure is a question that we also want to know... Cassiopeia says, "Team Star and I... share some history. That's all I'll say for now."

"I see. In that case, I won't press you further." Clive says.

"Good. Now, back to business - let's talk Operation Starfall." Cassiopeia says.

"So what do you want us to do?" Lillie asks.

"Simply put, I want you to raid each one of Team Star's bases. Then you'll defeat the bosses of the Team... and put an end to their rule!"

"Put an end to their rule? You mean we need to oust these bosses from their roles somehow?" I ask.

"That's right. Team Star is made up of five squads, and each of those squads has its own base. You should be able to see the front gates of one of those bases now, in fact."

We turn to the base gate and Luke says, "We can see them over there."

"On the other side of those is the base proper." Cassiopeia says. "And somewhere within that base lies one of your targets: a squad boss."

"OK. I'm starting to get the idea." Clive says.

"Well, that's just the outline. The key to the whole operation is the code that the team has to follow. If someone challenges one of the squad bosses to a battle, they have no choice but to accept. And what's more, if they just so happen to lose that battle... they must forfeit their role as boss altogether! I went ahead and issued challenges to each base under your name, Ash."

"My name?" I ask in surprise.

"They're basically declarations of war. Now all of Team Star knows that we're looking for a fight."