For the Professor [Private]

[Koga White]

Koga followed the group with Star following closely to him giving off a small amount of light that the boy used to see and Hoho on his head who already began guiding his movements due to her innate abillity to see in the dark. Koga was yet again chewing on a new candy bar and was in marvel in the cave systems around him. Almost as though they could be alive in a sense. Then he was haulted by Hoho who squeezed on his head and forced Koga to stop moving so he didn't run into the group. Then the other two began speaking about an incident with Willow. He'd never really met her that much asside from the occasional asking about Pokemon or the first moment he arrived in Turnstone. Then there was the day he was united with his first Pokemon who was the most stubborn he'd ever met. Koga looked in worry wondering what they wanted as well though he kept quiet so not to interupt.

Then the group haulted and was told to be quiet by Trallic before Zane turned back to him and shrugged. Koga didn't know what was going on until he spotted the flashlight up ahead and then saw Shadow run off. A few moments later the man had tripped and found the dog Pokemon right up on him. Koga's eyes widened as the man spoke and he then looked up to Hoho who was looking very protective and then back to Star who was already in a deffensive state due to his ability to read minds. This could end badly if the man had the ability to battle. "Guys we need to make sure to fight in unison... Cover for weakness' of our Pokemon... " He said as though they didn't already know that. Koga still stood in the back and watched to see what the man was going to do.

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"Go look. then!" The egghead snapped as the grunt paced anxiously just inside the doorway. "There's nothing there though."

The grunt scowled at them, "I hear something. Voices!"

"Some of the pokemon down here are probably telepathic. perhaps you were hearing them?" Though the explanation sounded reasonable enough to the grunt, he knew the scientists were making a joke.

He rolled his shoulders and squinted into the dark of the tunnleway. "It was a mistake to come here. This place..." He shuddered.

"You a coward? Why'd the Boss send you with us if you're a coward?"

The grunt glanced over his shoulder at the eggheads. All three huddled around some dingy dusty rock. He shook his head. "There's someone there." He insisted under his breath. Then he marched out the door, armed with three pokemon and his flashlight. "I'll show them." He muttered then something furry brushed his leg and he stumbled backward. It was a houndour... and it was not happy.

He looked up to the sound of rushing feet and saw a rather pretty young girl. "Ahh." He smirked. "Well, well. Trouble makers, ehy?"

The girl stopped, fists clenched, "Who are you and what have you done with the stone?" The girl called.

"Just a grunt." He scowled, "For now... but once I take your pokemon, The Boss will have to acknowledge me!" He sent out his pokemon. A murkrow. Just then another figure appeared. A boy of about the same age with a couple of ground pokemon. He frowned and sent out his other two pokemon as his eyes ajusted to the dark, and he spied a young boy a little ways behind the two teens.

Saarda scowled at the blackbird. And then the Grimer appeared. Followed by a duskull.

"Seriously?" She snapped snidely, "You've serious- seriously." She stared at him flatly.

"What?" He asked with a frown as he spotted a Growlithe he assumed belonged to her- for the moment- beside her. He was puffed up and snarling fiercely. "What?"

"Duskull, Grimer and a freakin Murkrow. Is somebody messing with me?" She looked at Zane. "For real?"

The Grunt scratched his head. "I have no idea what's wrong with you, little girl, but I'm going to defeat all three of you and then, take all your pokemon."

"Like hell." She snorted, "Emery, Ember, Shadow-"

"Murkrow, hit the growlithe with a peck, Grimer attack the closest boy's pokemon. Duskull, get the little one." He allowed an evil smile to appear on his face. "Soon I won't be the grunt everyone calls a coward..." He whispered to himself as he watched his pokemon do their work.

[Kore]

Saarda scowled at the man. "You don't know much about pokemon do you?" She snorted, of course he didn't. they never do. "Emery." She gave the command for ember, and as the mischievious black bird pokemon flew at him, he bared his teeth and spat fire. The Murkrow pulled up and squawked viciously.

"Thought it was going to be that easy did you?" Saarda snapped. "Shadow!" Suddenly the room was alive with the piercing sound of the Houndour's howl. The grunt's pokemon looked about, trying to spot the source, but Shadow had melted into the darkness. He ran around the group, teeth bare and snapping. He suddenly jumped and caught one of Murkrow's feathers. It cried out in alarm, and forgot to remember Emery, who seeing an opening, leaped up and caught the bird by the foot. He shook it back and forth snarling. It hit and struggled and eventually escaped, but not unscathed. its legs were in poor condition. "Shadow, Ember!" He sent a big bright ball of flame into the face of the bird which fell without further ado. Flat on his back.

Saarda smiled wickedly at the grunt and pointed her finger, "You would have to be much better than that to defeat me." She said. "Emery, Shadow." the dog types closed in around the grunt, who stepped back warily.

His other pokemon were already engaging the other trainer's pokemon. With Murkrow defeated... He looked at Saarda with a calculating eye, "Ever think of joining up?" He asked, "You're good."

"No. Not once." She growled. Her pokemon each snarled in turn, in a very intimidating fashion.

[Zophiel]

Zane looked to Saarda as she gave him a look that made it hard to suppress a slight chuckle. "What are the chances?" he said in curt reply as the Grimer set it's eyes on him. "What you're gonna attack me? I think not you glob of goop. Two can play at that game!" he said with a wicked smile, pulling a poke'ball from his belt. "Come on out Grimer!" he announced before sending forth the purple poke'mon. It sat unaware for a moment and then got it's bearings. "The other Grimer is our target, let's try to take it down. Mud-slap!" he ordered. Grimer's face smirked and reached down to scoop up some element and fling it with a tough slap across the poke'mon in front of it. Instead of shying away, the enemy Grimer merely began to harden it's body. "Uh oh, that will be a problem..." Zane though and made a fist. "Harden as well! Make your defense the ultimate!"

The two poke'mon seemed to stare at each other intently, trying to out harden the other until they seemed absolutely immobile. Zane had enough. "Pound it into submission Grimer!" he ordered, and the two poke'mon basically went at each other, gooping and slopping all over each other. It was getting hard to tell what exactly was going on. "Poison Gas!" Zane shouted amongst the battleing. A purple haze that was opaque and one couldn't tell just what was going on. Soon enough it dissolved into the air and what was left were two knocked out grimer laying on the ground. Zane quickly returned the poke'mon nearest to him, knowing it needed to be taken to a poke'center quickly. He just hoped the others could conclude quickly enough.

Saarda had finished, quick and efficient, but Zane hadn't been paying attention to what had been said. So he merely glared at the man with a passion. "Now look, we made them fight for nothing!" he said angrily.

[Koga White]

Koga watched the man curiously as a bright light shined in his face and the dimness of the caves lit up before the man pulled out three Pokemon. Koga watched curiously as Star was floating beside him and Hoho was asleep on his head. Koga sighed as he watched as though the others were going to take care of everything and he'd have to not fight the poor Pokemon under the control of the obvious bad guy. He watched as the other two encountered the corresponding Pokemon before seeing a small glowing red orb floating his way before suddenly Duskull appeared out of the darkness and attempted to attack Koga but instead was met by spinning Star. Only to pass through him and the Duskull hit the sun shaped Pokemon casting him down to the side. Koga's eyes widened in shock as to what happened as Star slowly floated back up and began to spin rappidly while flying towards the Ghost Pokemon only to fly right through it. Duskull then responded with a psy attack causing Star to shudder a bit before a few rocks were picked up from the ground and slammed down at the ghost only to be met with nothing. Koga then realized what was happening. This was a ghost Pokemon and couldn't be affected by the attacks.

"Star come back defend!" He said in a quick response as the sun moved to him and started to float around in a defensive state and Koga then shook his head which woke up the sleeping hoothoot on his head. Hoho looked at the Duskull with angry eyes as it'd put Koga in danger as it then started fluttering and then went to tackle the ghost. However it was yetagain met with nothing but a fly by attack as it passed through. However before Hoho fell to the ground it turned and caught itself only to give a dark evil glare at the Duskull which caused it to appear better in the physical world. Hoho had used Foresight it had seemed as she then tackled the Duskull again catching it by surprise. The duskull fell slightly before spinning to face the owl only to be met with a spinning spike from Star. Causing the Ghost Pokemon to once again fall into a fatal attack from Hoho which caused the ghost to fall helplessly to the floor and hoho to fall at koga's feet exhausted and beaten up slightly. Koga smiled and picked her up.

He'd completely forgot he was amongst others as he looked up to find thetwo staring down the man and saw that all the Pokemon had been defeated as Koga's eyes widened at them and had seemed he took to long to defeat them. "Sorry guys!" he waved to them before looking to the man with a tilt of his head.