[Silver waits at the cave entrance- he's stopped only because he's looking through some strange case of CDs.]
I know I said you can take her out, but you're gonna have to put her back in her ball for a minute. [...] Unless you want to stumble around blindly in a dark cave for days. That might be on your to do list.
[Excuse you redhead punk I am busy covering my human in static electricity could you quit being so rude-]
...Silver cracks a smile for a moment but quickly looks away and focuses on the important thing here- teaching Pinkist to use Flash. It might seem weird to put some weird disc up to some weird ball, but don't worry.
It's a much weirder thing than it looks like.]
You can let her out now. [It's time to get in that cave already. It's more important to see and avoid the Geodude and Graveler than to worry about attracting the attention of some Zubat and Golbat that Pinkist should be able to zap anyway.]
They're cute, round, and blue. They're also water-types, so they could be the difference between getting out of this cave and getting crushed by an Onix.
[The Geodude are a huge pain, too; without anything that can effectively hit them, Silver tries to avoid loose rocks and pulls Ludger away from any trouble with them as much as possible. While the two of them are moving and learning, he does his best to give him a crash course Pokémon lesson as much as possible- he explains types, moves, the local wildlife, and whatever else he can fit in between avoiding Geodude, zapping Zubat, and butting heads with the Machop, Rattata, and whatever else wants to give them trouble under this huge mountain.
But they're in luck. A small blue ball on the end of a Marill's tail is in sight, and it bounces slightly in a corner of the seemingly endless tunnels.]
It is. [It's not too strong, so he better be careful and avoid overestimating it like it's one of his usual team members. A few TMs later, he lets it out and hands it a Cheri Berry to munch on.]
I'm gonna need your help for a while. I hope you don't mind.
[The Marill puffs out its cheeks a little as it munches on its berry, but it eventually nods. Better with this guy than stuck in this dumb cave...]
If you ask a person for help, they'll usually say yes. [But that doesn't mean they always will. Sometimes they've got stuff to do at home, or they're just a jerk, or they really don't like you.]
I usually work in serious situations. You saw that first hand. I'm not gonna drag around a reluctant partner.
[Although the Marill seems a lot more curious about Silver now that he's showed this attitude and eagerly runs a little ahead to go prove himself.]
[Silver nods and starts going after the now very enthusiastic Marill; it doesn't even wait for orders before it starts blasting Geodude out of the way with Bubblebeam.]
He's headed the right way. Let's go. [If he's got some steam to burn, Silver's not gonna stop him.]
[Onwards! The four of them don't have many problems in the cave anymore due to good type advantages. Anything Mareep can't zap, Marill can soak down. Marill can help Mareep out with Helping-Hand, too.
Silver makes sure to carefully navigate them away from overenthusiastic trainers, especially since by the time they finally reach the exit, the two Pokémon are completely exhausted.
But the fresh air is nice, and the worst of their trip through Mt. Mortar is over.]
Good. [He says let's stop here, but Silver starts to wander past the obvious water and into some of the some of the denser trees nearby. Even his Marill is kind of hesitant to follow him to some strange location where he can barely make out what's where, but that doesn't stop him for too long.
Of course, where Silver's headed becomes clear fairly quickly; there's a small run down shack without a door not too far from the entrance they stopped in. It's surrounded by apricot trees, which let a lot more light filter through than the dense trees everywhere else.
Silver heads straight in and immediately starts prying up some loose floorboards. Hopefully no one's taken any of his stuff...]
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He keeps on patting it on the head each time it butts into him, still trying to keep track of Silver.]
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I know I said you can take her out, but you're gonna have to put her back in her ball for a minute. [...] Unless you want to stumble around blindly in a dark cave for days. That might be on your to do list.
[Excuse you redhead punk I am busy covering my human in static electricity could you quit being so rude-]
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[Though, yeah, that static electricity... it already has his hair standing up.
Oops.]
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...Silver cracks a smile for a moment but quickly looks away and focuses on the important thing here- teaching Pinkist to use Flash. It might seem weird to put some weird disc up to some weird ball, but don't worry.
It's a much weirder thing than it looks like.]
You can let her out now. [It's time to get in that cave already. It's more important to see and avoid the Geodude and Graveler than to worry about attracting the attention of some Zubat and Golbat that Pinkist should be able to zap anyway.]
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Pinkist does zap the Zubats and Golbats, making sure to keep them away from them.]
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We can get to the other side in two days if we don't get lost. There's an opening halfway through. We can rest outside once we get there.
[...Assuming they don't get lost. Without his Pokégear working, that's a very real possibility.]
If you see a Marill, don't just zap it. Use Thunder Wave instead.
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[... No idea what that even is...]
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[It's easy enough to tell apart from all the rock enemies, anyway.]
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But they're in luck. A small blue ball on the end of a Marill's tail is in sight, and it bounces slightly in a corner of the seemingly endless tunnels.]
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Was that it?
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But then he hears it move around and make noise, and there's no mistaking it.]
That's the one. [Go Ludger go make him proud-]
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[Okay, time to go over to that, and--]
Thunder wave?
[Well it. It's not moving. Did he do it??]
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It's not Crys's accuracy, but it will do. He walks over to pick up its Pokéball and immediately checks on it with his Pokédex.]
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I'm gonna need your help for a while. I hope you don't mind.
[The Marill puffs out its cheeks a little as it munches on its berry, but it eventually nods. Better with this guy than stuck in this dumb cave...]
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Do they really mind?
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If you ask a person for help, they'll usually say yes. [But that doesn't mean they always will. Sometimes they've got stuff to do at home, or they're just a jerk, or they really don't like you.]
I usually work in serious situations. You saw that first hand. I'm not gonna drag around a reluctant partner.
[Although the Marill seems a lot more curious about Silver now that he's showed this attitude and eagerly runs a little ahead to go prove himself.]
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[It was pretty serious.
Cause y'know.
The building blew up. Details, details. But where is that thing running off to?]
We should follow him.
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He's headed the right way. Let's go. [If he's got some steam to burn, Silver's not gonna stop him.]
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[Time to go, then.]
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Silver makes sure to carefully navigate them away from overenthusiastic trainers, especially since by the time they finally reach the exit, the two Pokémon are completely exhausted.
But the fresh air is nice, and the worst of their trip through Mt. Mortar is over.]
Let's stop here for the night.
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[He was pretty tired himself. A cave isn't the most comfortable place, and the rocky footing is a killer.]
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Of course, where Silver's headed becomes clear fairly quickly; there's a small run down shack without a door not too far from the entrance they stopped in. It's surrounded by apricot trees, which let a lot more light filter through than the dense trees everywhere else.
Silver heads straight in and immediately starts prying up some loose floorboards. Hopefully no one's taken any of his stuff...]
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