[4] The Daughter of Nurse Joy: Hoenn Adventure

A Ruin with a View

The gang was on their way to Oldale Town, where Cora could register for the Hoenn League and start collecting gym badges. But Cora had to wait until she got to the Contest Hall in Rustboro City to register for the contests.

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On their way to Oldale Town, the gang approached what seemed to be old ruins.

"Wow, look at these old ruins." Mairin commented.

"These are the ruins of Oldale." A male voice said.

The man wore beige pants and a tan blouse. He had on brown boots. His brown hair was in a low ponytail. "I'm Professor Alden, and I'm investigating them," he introduced himself.

The gang introduced themselves.

"Nice to meet you two. So tell me, where are you three headed to?" Professor Alden questioned.

"We're trying to find the Pokémon Center." Cora responded.

"Ah, well, you're almost there, it's just over this hill." Professor Alden informed, pointing to the tall hospital building up ahead.

"Thank you." Cora thanked him before she and the others headed off.

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Soon the gang were at Oldale Town and they were now resting in the Pokémon center. Cora had just finished getting registered for the Hoenn League and hoped to do well at the Petalburg Gym.

At the moment, Cora was making a phone call to Prof. Oak.

"Hey Prof. Oak, we just arrived in Oldale Town and I'm registered for the Hoenn League." Cora said.

"[That's great, Cora. I'm sure you'll do great for your first gym badge.]" Prof. Oak smiled.

"Thanks, Professor." Cora thanked him.

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Soon after Cora finished her phone call, she, Alain and Mairin were having dinner.

"Well hello weary travelers. Good to see that you made it here alright." a voice spoke. The three looked over to see Professor Alden.

"Oh, hello Professor." Cora greeted him.

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In a small room, Professor Alden was explaining about his research on the Oldale Ruins.

"You know, there's a stone chamber within the ruins. Legend has it that it's a sort of bridge of portal between our world, and the ancient Pokémon world." He explained.

"How can you open it?" Mairin asked.

"Because of its strange structure, any attempt to open the chamber has caused it to begin crumbling. So the contents of the ruin remain unknown." Professor Alden then brought out a stone tablet, "The correct way to open the chamber is written right here on this tablet."

"Wow." Mairin said, awed.

"However, there are four keys needed to enter that haven't been found yet." Alden pointed to the orb like key holes.

Suddenly Cora sensed six auras right outside Alden's office. The lights then mysteriously turned off as the door was opened, and three people walked in with three Houndoom's. The group of people wore red hoods, with gray extrusions. They wore red uniforms which bear a large black 'M', and they wore black glasses.

Cora narrowed her eyes at them, 'Team Magma.'

"What? What is the meaning of this?" Professor Alden questioned.