Pokémon | Explorers of Darkness and Light (Part 1)

Celebrity Rescue

"Wait what?" Asked a sleepy Pika.

"I know who took Primarina." Replied Decidueye.

"Well why didn't you tell us this before?" Asked Squirt.

"I felt ashamed for not beating him. I should've easily won, but I didn't." Said Decidueye.

"Ok...so who was it?" Asked squirt

"It was a Pokémon named Greninja, but he was not just any Greninja. This one is well known for being payed for kidnappings and assassinations." The mention of the Greninja's reputation sparked a recent memory. Weeks ago, squirt saw the front page of the morning newspaper. It was a story about a similar VIP kidnapping that took place several towns over. Everyone knew that the Greninja in question was the one responsible, but there was literally no evidence whatsoever so he got off free.

"Well then let's find him and make him bring Primarina back!" Yelled Pika.

"Pika we don't know where this guy is," reasoned Squirt, "let alone who hired him for this. We need to be patient." Squirt turned to Decidueye. "But why do you need our help?"

Decidueye let out a sigh. "Because I've heard from others how you rescued that kid from the Salandit Gang. I know where the Greninja usually is, and honesty. I'm nervous to face him again without a little backup."

"Well if we know where he is then let's go!" Said Pika, she suddenly stood up and started to climb out the window. "Now guys!" She shouted

Decidueye, Squirt and Pika all left silently through the window and into the night. They followed Decidueye through town to the cafe in the main square. Even though the cafe is usually open 24 hours, there was almost no one there and only one Pokemon working at the counter. Decidueye looked around for a while, told Pika and Squirt to wait at a nearby table, then he walked over to a table in a dark back corner of the cafe. There in the shadows sat a dark black Greninja. Decidueye took a deep breath then sat down at the table.

"Hello again." Said Decidueye.

"Have we met?" Questioned the Greninja.

"I'm sure you remember me," said Decidueye, "you beat me up just today."

"You'll have to be more specific," replied the Greninja, "I beat up a lot of people in a day."

"You beat me while you were kidnapping Primarina." Said Decidueye.

The Greninja looked up at him and almost smiled. "Oh, well if it isn't the overconfident, birdbrained stagehand. You're here to rescue Primarina aren't you. I've got to admit, you're brave."

"I don't want to fight you," reasoned Decidueye, "I only want to know where Primarina is."

"I could tell you," said the Greninja slyly, "for a price that is."

Decidueye put a small bag of coins on the table in front of him. Greninja picked up the bag, tossed it up and down again, then set it down behind him.

"Here's what I know." Greninja responded. "I was hired by a Cofagrigus to kidnap Primarina, in exchange he gave me some pretty valuable gems. This guy has some weird obsession with gold, and I'm sure he's wanting to get a kings ransom for Priamrina."

"Ok, but where is he?" Asked Decidueye.

"That information costs you extra my friend." Replied Greninja with a smile.

Decidueye tossed another small bag of coins at Greninja which he caught and put beside him. "He lives in another town, just a few hours east of here. You'll need to look for a cave along the shore, he lives there because it's the only place he could find that's big enough to keep all of his gold. You'll have to be careful though, this guy is not someone you want to mess with."