Tony POV:
As Elizabeth pull Darwin, I knew that the fact I was screwed. The moment I realized that I had no other choice but to warn them. I was sweating with fear, knowing that my own sister noticing I was keeping a secret from her and Darwin. So I confess:
Tony: "Okay, sis, you got me. I'll tell you what happened before I got to the Gym."
Darwin: "Well, you better tell the truth, unless you want your sister to be mad at you, right Elizabeth?"
Elizabeth quickly turns around, trying not to look back from someone who stalked her and Brittany at the same time as she was paying attention to the others. Amy noticed something is wrong, but can't put a finger on it.
Elizabeth: "Uh, oh! Right, Darwin! Explain yourself, Tony. Who is Team Flare?"
Tony: "It started as Amy, Victor, and I went together as I told both to wait for your turn. As the three of us walked through the Glittering Cave, we made it to the main part of the cave, and found a grunt, standing there in front of us."
*FLASHBACK*
???: "Well. Well. What do we have here? A noisy little trainer has come poking around."
Tony: "Uh... That's weird..."
Amy: And scary at the same time."
Victor: "Listen, Mr. I-don't-know-who-you-are, but my friend over there needs to go to the Gym, okay?"
???: "Listen up! We're the fashionable team whose very name makes people tremble in fear: Team Flare!"
Tony: "Say what now?"
Team Flare Grunt: "Team Flare's goal is to make it so we're the only ones who are happy. We don't care one bit about what happens to other Trainers or Pokemon. Get out of here, kids. Don't you know not to play with fire?"
Tony: "No."
Victor: "Are you crazy, Tony?! You're gonna get hurt!"
Team Flare Grunt: "Getting my fancy suit isn't my stylish way to do things, but if you insist..."
*BACK TO THE PRESENT*
Tony: "After I beat him in the battle, as we continue to walk down to the Gym, we even found more than one grunt as I expected more of them."
Darwin: "But you don't get injured, right?"
Amy: "No, but his Pokemon did, they had a bit injures."
Victor: "Gotta say, I wondered where those grunts come from anyways."
As for Elizabeth, she keeps looking turn for any suspicious reason. I did the same thing as I noticed what she's looking at. A Lucario noticed I was looking at it and walked away immediately. The others say that they will be right back as they go to the restroom. Elizabeth turns around and knew I saw a Lucario lurking around town.
Elizabeth: "I can explain, Tony. I didn't know you-"
Tony: "I know what you wanted to say, but you didn't tell me that a Wild Lucario was really following you."
Elizabeth: "You didn't want you to know my fucking situation with that stalker."
Tony: "I knew that."
Elizabeth: "Yeah, right. I mean, I already told Darwin about that."
Tony: *Shocked* "You told Darwin about a Wild Lucario, and you'd didn't even tell me!"
Elizabeth: *Nervous* "Hehe...Oops."
Tony: *Slaps his forehead* "Sis, why didn't you tell me?"
Elizabeth: "Because I was afraid you won't believe me, just like our parents will say, 'Oh, Sweetie, you're just playing around.' Do I look like I'm joking?! Look what happened to Brittany, she was crying and explained to me everything before we all came back together!"
Tony: "You're right. You are really serious about this."
Elizabeth: "I just don't Amy and Victor to handle this situation. You don't know what that Lucario was capable of."
Tony: "I understand, Sis. I'll help you, no matter what."
Elizabeth: "Thanks for everything. This is why you are the best brother I could ever have."
Tony: "Hey, I'm there for you. Besides, I'll never leave my sister's side."
I promised Elizabeth that Amy and Victor won't know about this, especially if this is a dangerous situation for their safety. The others came back and continue walking as I have a bad feeling about the Wild Pokemon that Elizabeth was talking about. Hopefully, I don't have to deal with Team Flare alone. We sent our partners to check to see if there are any of the Team Flare grunts lurking around town, of course, Finn told me he found one of the grunts standing at the pathway. The group and I hid on the other side of someone's house. Then we sneak peek at the grunt as we watched go away.
Braixen (Brittany) POV:
It was weird and strange. Professor Sycamore never mentioned "Team Flare" before going on a journey with Elizabeth. Sure, she was upset about keeping it as a secret, but she was serious about this.
Dewott (Randy): "Woah...I never saw those types of grunts back in my region."
Monferno (Stella): "Me either. The grunts are WAY different from Sinnoh. Also, how does this guy even get from here?"
Braixen (Brittany): "...Finn."
Quilladin (Finn): "Yeah?"
Braixen (Brittany): "You didn't mention this, didn't you?"
Quilladin (Finn): *Lies* "Well, I mean... I just..."
I stared at Finn, wondered if he knows something about this, even though he was with Tony. Geo has wondered the same thing as Julian, coming out of his Pokeball and came to us. Julian wanted to tell something to Geo, but he stops walking.
Heliolisk (Julian): "Hey Geo, Brittany, are you busy with-" *Stops walking* "Eh, is this a bad time?"
Frogadier (Geo): "No. No. No. It's not a bad time."
Heliolisk (Julian): "Oh. Okay, I was about to show you something...Well, I'll be right back when you guys are done." *Leaves*
Braixen (Brittany): "Finn, please. For the love of God, what happened before you entered the Gym?"
Quilladin (Finn): "Okay! You're right! You're sick of me, keeping secrets! Before I went to the Gym, we got caught up with Team Flare grunts. Man, I even got bruises from them. By the way, Brittany and Geo, I'm so sorry! I just don't want you two to deal with this."
Frogadier (Geo): "Finn, please clam down. Everything is going to be alright."
Braixen (Brittany): "Yeah, we both understand why you don't tell us, but it's for a reason."
Quilladin (Finn): "You guys got a point, but we got two things to deal with."
Dewott (Randy): "Yeah, I mean, we don't know what they are planning to do."
Frogadier (Geo): "That reminds me. I better find Julian."
Monferno (Stella): "Why is that?"
Frogadier (Geo): "He said he wanted Brittany and I see something."
Dewott (Randy): "Well, I won't stop both of you from that. You two could go ahead."
Braixen (Brittany): *Leaves with Geo* "Don't worry about us. We'll be right back."
And with that, Geo and I went to look for Julian. We found Julian, standing still with Darwin, carrying a brown bag. Julian noticed and walking towards us. Julian told us that he found a cave over Route 1, which is Miroir Way. We decided to go for a walk, as Geo though, Julian was interested. We stopped at the Reflection Cave Julian was talking about, and it's a little dark and spooky for a cave. Geo promised he look after me, so we agreed and went to the cave.
Heliolisk (Julian) POV:
Geo and Brittany promised me to come to use the cave I find. I never experienced crystals that will be glowing bright enough to see. I looked around as I was wondering if Geo likes it as well.
Heliolisk (Julian): "So...What do you guys think? Is it cool?"
Frogadier (Geo): "Wow! This is, like, way too cool!"
Braixen (Brittany): "Gotta say, Julian, it was amazing!"
Heliolisk (Julian): "We gotta see more from this cave!"
I run pretty fast as Geo demand to slow down. I wasn't paying attention as long as that I don't slip and fall like an idiot. As soon as I stopped running, I found a few random Pokeballs on the ground. I grabbed them and placed them in the bag. Geo found me, collecting random items. Brittany walked to me and I say that we should go back to the others.
I agree with her, but as we turn around to go back, a Wild Lucario was facing towards us.
Frogadier (Geo):
Great, just great! Blaze just came back and won't give up. And I realize Brittany was backing away from Blaze. She feared for her life and goes behind me. She doesn't want to see him anymore, after what he did. Julian wasn't afraid of anything and doesn't wanna let anything happen.
Wild Lucario (Blaze): "I found you, Love!"
Heliolisk (Julian): "Geo, who the fuck is that?"
Braixen (Brittany): "Don't call me that, Blaze."
Wild Lucario (Blaze): "You know, I always thought you'll like that name."
Braixen (Brittany): "I never say that!"
Wild Lucario (Blaze): "You'll still with that freak with you? He's never going to protect you from you."
Heliolisk (Julian): "Hey! Geo's not a freak! You're a freak!"
Frogadier (Geo): *Triggers* "Now you're starting to piss me off."
Lucario (Blaze): "Listen, I don't have time chatting with losers like you, but Brittany belongs to me." *Grabs Brittany's left arm*
Braixen (Brittany): "Hey, let me go!"
Frogadier (Geo): *Grab Brittany's right arm* "Ah no, she's not! When are you going to realize she's not willing to go out with you?!"
Heliolisk (Julian): "He has a point! You just can't force someone like Brittany to go a date!"
Lucario (Blaze): *Grabs Brittany's left arm* "How about you shut the fuck and mind your damn business, won't ya?!"
In shock, I was getting angry, but I wasn't the only one who started to very pissed. Julian was shocked by what Blaze just say to him.
Heliolisk (Julian): "What. The. Fuck did you just say to me?!"
Lucario (Blaze): "I say 'How about you shut the fuck and mind your damn business?!'"
I was about to summon Aerial Ace, but instead, Julian summons Thunder Shock to hit Blaze at the cave walls. The three of us were silent at the moment, and then Julian scream.
Heilolisk (Julian): "RUN!"
Brittany, Julian, and I quickly run for our lives and never look back. As we ran away, we don't know where to go. We overheard Blaze's voice and footsteps, knowing that he's after us. Julian grab my hand to pull me and Brittany to our hiding spot. We all kept quiet as Blaze went to another direction, and I look at Julian, wondering what was he thinking.
Frogadier (Geo): "Julian, I got two questions. One, what was that? And two, what would you thinking?!"
Heliolisk (Julian): "Look. I can't just stand there and do nothing. Besides, I had trained as well."
Frogadier (Geo): "I was about to handle that son of a bitch, not you!"
Heliolisk (Julian): "At least, I saved your life!"
Frogadier (Geo): "Goddammit! *Slaps his forehead* "Julian, you don't understand..."
Heliolisk (Julian): "Understand what?"
Braixen (Brittany): "Julian, you don't get it. The Pokemon you hurt with Thunder Shock, he's a Fighting/Steel Type Pokemon! You can get hurt, injured, or worst, killed!"
Frogadier (Geo): "Yeah, basically as Brittany said, I don't want you getting in serious danger."
Heliolisk (Julian): "Well, great! How are we supposed to get out of the cave, without that crazy-ass Lucario see us?!"
I looked around the cave and found out that Blaze was nowhere to be found.
Heliolisk (Julian): "What are you doing?"
Frogadier (Geo): "Blaze is not there anymore."
Braixen (Brittany): "I think he must be somewhere in the cave, waiting for us to come out hiding."
Frogadier (Geo): "I have an idea. We have to keep quiet and walked at the front of the cave because if we don't, he'll hear us."
Heliolisk (Julian): "That's a fucking brilliant idea!"
Braixen (Brittany): "But we have to be careful, including you, Julian. Only Geo could handle it."
Heliolisk (Julian): *Sighs* "Okay, I understand."
We made up our minds and made our way back to the front of the cave as we quietly wandering at the cave. As we walked, we heard a creaking sound behind us. Then I sensed that someone was behind us and aimed the attack. I quickly grab Brittany's and Julian's shoulder to duck, as I knew, I used Water Pulse to hurt Blaze, directly at him. Brittany took out her stick and aimed Flamethrower, but apparently, Blaze avoided her attack. Blaze used Rock Smash to aimed directly at me, and I thought I got hurt back there. As you opened my eyes, I noticed Brittany looked shocked. I went to look, then I noticed Julian ended up getting hurt. I was shocked and filled with anger.
Frogadier (Geo): "Now you really mess things up!"
Lucario (Blaze): "Don't blame me. Besides, he's useless."
Frogadier (Geo): "That's it! I'm sick of your bullshit!" *Summons Aerial Ace*
Lucario (Blaze): "Ha! You won't defeat me with Aerial Ace. No one will- *Gets hit by Sand Tomb*
I thought I was going to fight and aimed at Blaze with Aerial Ace, but as I looked around, I realized who used Sand Tomb.
To Be Continued...
Who is that Pokemon who aimed Sand Tomb at Blaze? Was it a Wild Pokemon or one of Geo's teammates? Find out in the next chapter.