Sky's the limit

Chapter 4

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Gina attempted to blink away the sleep in her weary eyes. "Do we have to be woken up like that every morning?" she asked Chatot.

"It's important that you get your work done as soon as possible," he replied. "So yes, you do."

Gina, Riolu and Chatot went up the ladder again, this time going to another bulletin board.

"Wait, the last time we did a job, it was on the board over there," Riolu said, pointing to the left.

"Yes, but today you'll be doing a job listed on this side," Chatot replied.

"What makes it so different from the board on the other side?" Gina asked.

"Why don't you take a closer look?"

Doing as the bird suggested, they noticed that the board was covered top to bottom with pictures of various Pokemon. Gina's eyes glittered with interest. "They look kind of cool! Are they famous explorers? Who are they?"

"The Pokemon posted here are outlaws," Chatot fixed a serious glance on them. "They're all wanted for committing crimes."

Her eyes widened in shock. "Really? They're that bad?"

"Correct. So there are bounties on their heads," Chatot explained. "In other words, there is a reward if you capture one. There are so many aggressive Pokemon nowadays that everyone is finding it hard to keep up with the problem."

"And you want us to go out and catch these guys?" Riolu gasped. "You can't be serious!"

Chatot burst into a fit of laughter. "Don't worry! The bad Pokemon out there come in all shades of badness! Some of them are completely wicked, complete monsters, you would say. But there are also bad Pokemon who are merely petty thieves. You have evil to naughty, and everything in between! So I'm sure I can avoid giving you a job capturing a super bad Pokemon."

"One more thing," Gina interrupted. "These outlaws are also in mystery dungeons, like the ones on the other board, right?"

"Correct!" Chatot praised. "Look over these posters, then pick a Pokemon that looks weak enough for you to bring to justice!"

"I know you say some of them are weak... but aren't they still bad Pokemon?" Riolu asked, shuddering.

"It's all a part of your training, I'm sure you'll work through it," Chatot assured. "But I guess you do need to be prepared, so I'll have someone give you a tour of the facilities."

Chatot turned towards the stairs. "Hey, Bidoof! Bidoof?!"

"Yup yup!" The Pokemon they had met last night came up the stairs, panting heavily. "You called?"

"These are the new recruits that just joined us!" Chatot said. "I suppose you've already met with them?"

Bidoof nodded. "Sunflora introduced them to the rest of the guild last night!"

Chatot grinned. "Good! I need you to take them and show them around the town."

"Yes sirree!" Bidoof said. "By golly, I'll do just that!"

Chatot turned back to them. "I want you two to pay attention to what Bidoof says and follow his orders," Chatot instructed. "Now if you understand all that, I suggest you get on with it!"

Chatot flew back down the ladder, and Bidoof started to tear up. "Aw, shucks, I'm so happy!"

"Why's that?" Gina inquired.

"I'm just so glad to have members junior to me, besides Amber and Jasper!" Bidoof replied. "I'm almost overcome with emotion now... I might just blubber with happiness!" He sniffled, and turned back to them, any sign that he was crying gone. "Well, I'd best show you around. Come with me, please."