•𝙰𝚍𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎•

𝙲𝚑 ₈ 𝙰𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙿𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚎 𝙸𝚜 𝙽𝚘𝚠...𝙰𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝙷𝚎𝚕𝚕

"ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪ'ᴍ ᴅᴏɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ғᴀʀ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ..ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙᴇᴀᴛ."

It took about an hour and a half to sail off to Aether Paradise. I'm just glad we got there safely and undetected. I turn my head to the others doing a head count making sure we didn't forget anybody.

Before we left for Aether Paradise I had to change Braixen to Rocky because I know how useful he would be on this quick mission. Once I saw the island up ahead, I took all my Pokemon out, doing a quick check up to see if they were ready for battle. I put them all in their pokeballs besides for Rocky.

Once the boat made it next to the outer docks of the island safely, Sun and I jump off to tie the ropes from the boat to some poles to keep the boat secure. I jump off the docks with Rocky right next to me.

"Back at this place again buddy." I say and Rocky barks. I turn back to the others who are just getting off the boat.

"Okay I think it would be better if we split into teams, because if we all go in there as a group they might get suspicious." I say. Sun stands next to me crossing his arms nodding.

"Clemont and Bonnie should stay with the boat, because this might get dangerous and Bonnie's safety is a priority." He says. Clemont and Bonnie nod confirming the plan.

"I can hit the inner docks, then towards the lab. They won't see me coming from there." Hau says.

"Serena and I can hit the main lobby waiting for you guys to give the signal for backup." Sun says.

"Ash and I will take the vents up to the main floor." I say. We each grab our bags and small ear pieces that Clemont invented and did a safety check before we made our way inside.

Clemont said he would guide Ash and I through the vents from a map of the whole system on Sun's computer. When we were ready, we all walked towards our destination, Hau going to the lower grounds where the docks are at, Ash and I go in towards the vents, lastly Serena and Sun go straight the front gate. We get to the entrance vent and Rocky goes first, then I slide down, ash follows with his Pikachu right behind.

"Hey can you guys hear me?" Clemont asks into the ear piece.

"Dude we sound like spies! This is Agent Hau over." I hear Hau giggle, which makes me roll my eyes and I hear a chuckle come from Ash. I stop when I see two pathways, Rocky stops to listen and sniffs both passage ways to see if they are clear. Clemont tells us to go left and Rocky nods the okay, leading the way.

"Hau maybe you should cause a distraction." I whisper.

"How in the Malsadas can I do that." He huffs.

"Just be you." Sun laughs.

"Copy over and out." Hau says.

Its a real pain crawling and climbing these vents since they are not really comfortable and rather small, but we manage to make it to the main exit. I see light up ahead and I look towards Rocky who nods towards the exit. I look out to see if the coast is clear then turn my body jamming my legs through the gate smashing it open.

"Impressive." Ash says with his mouth gaped open, I reach over and closed his mouth with a laugh.

"This isn't the first time I've done something like this." I shrug and crawl out the vent dusting myself off. Ash crawls out as well, dusting himself off.

"Okay lets go." He says looking around.

"Lets find Lillie first." I say taking his wrist guiding him down a hallway to these two giant doors. I look both ways down each hall to check for security, then enter Lillie's room with Ash right behind me. I see Lillie at her desk reading as well as writing down some notes.