Sky's the limit

Chapter 5

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Riolu tore the sheet down from the bulletin board, his hands shaking as he struggled not to rip it in half. "Drowzee... I can't believe this! He's a wanted outlaw!"

He folded the paper, shoving it into the Treasure Bag roughly. "Come on Gina! We have to go after him! Azurill's going to be in danger!"

Gina sprinted after her partner, leaving Bidoof stuttering in utter confusion. "Where are you all off to in such a hurry?!" he called after them.

Riolu and Gina practically flew down the stairs, skidding to a halt at the bottom when they saw Marill.

"Hey! Marill!" Riolu yelled. "Where did Azurill and Drowzee go?"

Marill whirled around, staring at them with huge, worried eyes. "About them... After we left, we went to look for our missing item together, but Mr. Drowzee insisted that I forgot something back in Treasure Town. When I came back, I saw that they were already leaving. I called for them but they didn't seem to hear me. I'm feeling really worried about them..."

"Which way did they go?!" Riolu demanded, not making any attempt in toning down with the urgency in his voice.

Marill pointed to the west. "They went this way!"

Marill, Riolu and Gina sprinted off, nearly crashing into Amber and Jasper.

"Hey!" Amber snapped. "What was that for?!"

Gina didn't bother to turn around, instead completely blocking her out and sprinting even harder. Amber fumed at this, gritting her teeth. Jasper had to hold her back to prevent her from going after them.

"M-maybe they'll apologize when they get back...?" Jasper suggested.

"Oh, shut up!"

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Gina stared up at the mountain. It was quite large, needless to say. The rocks pointed upward, ending at a sharp tip which made them look almost like fangs. Tiny patches of grass dotted the area.

"So you think Drowzee and Azurill went in this direction?" Gina asked.

Marill nodded. "Please bring Azurill back for me..."

Riolu looked at Gina. "So the Drowzee and Azurill you saw in your dream... you said you saw them in a mountainous region, right?"

Gina nodded. "I told you I wasn't lying!"

"We have time for your bragging later. We need to get moving. Who knows what's going on up there..."

Gina fixed her gaze on Marill. "Stay down here. It's safer."

Marill gulped and dipped his head, still looking extremely worried.

"I promise we'll bring your brother back," Riolu said. "You can trust us, right?"

"I...I guess..."

"Good," he walked around Marill, motioning for Gina to follow. Gina obeyed, and smiled at Marill. "We'll be back down before you know it!"

She followed Riolu into the dungeon, seeing other Pokemon waiting for them.

Riolu frowned. "It's almost as though they knew we were coming."

Gina laughed. "They can't be any harder than the Pokemon we've already faced though!"

Gina took the lead, coming face to face with a Starly. "See? This can't be that bad. Watch."

She tackled the Starly, dazing it for a while. It glared at her and used Quick Attack, nearly knocking the wind out of her and sending her sprawling in front of Riolu.