Welcome to Gaia! ::

Me: How's it goin' Duff?
*Sits back on the couch, doin' some stuff on my TADS*

*walks in again*
Me: Hey Aquas!
*gets out a map*
Me: Where to go today...

*waves and looks up*
Me: Hey Hunter! Wanna go on a TRP? Or do you want to wait for somebody else?
*looks back at the map*

Me: Any ideas?
*continues looking at the map, then looks at Hunter*

MISSION- Shadow of the Desert

We’re getting word that the supposedly abandoned Shadow Pokémon Lab in central Orre is active again. I need you to go there and find out what’s going on.

Take this Disk. It’s got a Data Retrieval Program to copy the files we need. Just get to the Lab’s mainframe and plug it in.

Stealth is critical and I don’t know what their security setup is like. But if you set off the alarm, you’ll have to fight your way out. (If you’re discovered, fight 2 guards with 2-3 pokemon each)

Pokemon:
Sandshrew
Phanpy
Gligar

Rewards:
1200-1500
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I took the disk and slipped it in my pocket, already knowing what it was for. My mission was to head to central Orre and an abandoned Shadow Pokémon Lab to stop the activity there. I walked outside and sent out Flygon, and we were on our way.

I got there a few hours later and returned Flygon, then started towards the lab. I could see it in the distance, so I pulled out my binoculars and looked at the building. I knew that the files would be in the middle, well away from prying eyes. I also saw a few guards here and there and estimated how much time I would have to get through.

I got up from my hiding spot and again started towards the main lab, trying to picture the layout. As I got near to the lab, a few large rocks jutted up here and there. I darted from rock to rock, hiding the whole time, waiting for my chance. Finally, it came.

I darted through the guards as they passed each other, then leaped over the tripwire I knew was installed. I was in the target, and making my way through the halls. I continued down the passage, wary of any opponents that might pop up.

A worker turned the corner: I dove into a closet, and he didn’t see me. I peered out, and the corridor was empty. I quickly left the closet, dusting myself off. I continued to head towards the center of the building, along the way darting and dodging narrow escapes.

I finally saw a door that was locked, unlike many of the others. I could see nobody inside, so I pulled out my lockpick and opened the door. I darted in, softly closed it, and relocked it. Heading towards a big computer, I pulled out the disk.

I slipped it into a drive and opened the files I needed. The names gave them away. I downloaded them to the disk and deleted them from the mainframe, then took the disk. Immediately, an alarm went off. I could hear shouting, though I couldn’t make out the words. I opened the door and ran through the halls, trying to avoid any battles.

Almost immediately a guard stepped in front of me. “Intruder!” he yelled, sending out a Noctowl. I sent out Grovyle. “Noctowl, use Confusion!” he said. Noctowl picked Grovyle up with a magical force and slammed him into the wall.

“Grovyle, use Leaf Blade!” I said. Grovyle’s arm glowed green, and he whacked Noctowl with it. “Noctowl, use Steel Wing!” the guard said. Noctowl’s wings grew bright and he flew into Grovyle. “Grovyle, use Quick Attack!” I said. Grovyle darted towards Noctowl and rammed him.

“Noctowl, use Aerial Ace!” the guard said. Noctowl flew into the air and flew speedily down on Grovyle. “Grovyle, use Return!” I said. Grovyle did a ton of damage with the attack due to our strong friendship. “Noctowl, use Shadow Ball!” the guard said. A ball of dark energy formed, and Noctowl pushed it at Grovyle.

“Grovyle, finish it with Iron Tail!” I said. Grovyle’s tail grew silver, and he whacked Noctowl with it, KOing Noctowl. The guard returned it and sent out a Scyther. “Slash!” he said. Scyther cut Grovyle with its arms, KOing it. “Grovyle, return.” I said. “Larvitar, its your turn!” Larvitar appeared and Grovyle disappeared.

“Crunch!” I said. Larvitar jumped forward and bit Scyther. “Scyther, use Secret Power!” the guard said. Scyther trapped Larvitar in an invisible force field but did little damage. “Larvitar, use Dig!” I said. Larvitar dug a hole in the ground and Scyther scanned the ground for him.

“Scyther, use Double Team!” the guard said. Scyther suddenly became multiple Scythers, surrounding the hole where Larvitar was. Larvitar popped up under the real Scyther and hit it, forcing all the others to disappear. “Scyther, use Rock Smash!” the guard said. Rocks poured down from nowhere and covered Larvitar, who pushed the ones covering him aside.

“Larvitar, finish him with Rock Slide!” I said. Rocks poured down onto Scyther and KOed it. “Scyther, return.” the guard said. “You fought well.” Scyther disappeared, and the guard ran off to heal his Pokémon.

I continued on the way to the exit, and another guard crossed my path. He sent out a Kirlia and told it to use Psychic. Kirlia lifted Larvitar with its mind and slammed it into the wall. “Larvitar, use Hyper Beam!” I said. Larvitar emitted a very powerful beam that hit Kirlia and did a decent amount of damage.

“Kirlia, use Future Sight!” the guard said. Kirlia began to focus its power. Larvitar needed to recharge, so it was pointless trying to do anything. “Kirlia, use Magical Leaf!” the guard said. Leaves shot from Kirlia’s arms and hit Larvitar, KOing it. “Larvitar, return.” I said. “Ivysaur, its your turn!” Ivysaur appeared and took Larvitar’s place.

“Razor Leaf!” I said, Leaves shot from Ivysaur’s back and hit Kirlia for a critical hit. “Kirlia, attack!” the guard said. Kirlia released the power it had stored and did a lot of damage to Ivysaur. “Ivysaur, finish it with Vine Whip!” I said. Vines shot from Ivysaur’s back and began to hit Kirlia, KOing it.

“Kirlia, return. Bellossom, its your turn!” the guard said. Kirlia disappeared and Bellossom took its place. “Sludge Bomb!” Bellossom tossed sludge at Ivysaur, but did not poison it. “Ivysaur, use Sleep Powder!” I said. A silvery powder puffed from Ivysaur’s back and landed on Bellossom, putting it to sleep.

“Bellossom, wake up!” the guard yelled. Bellossom, however, could not respond. “Ivysaur, use Strength!” I said. Ivysaur stored its energy for a few seconds and then rammed Bellossom. The man continued to yell at Bellossom. I told Ivysaur to use Double-Edge and it did, crashing into Bellossom but taking recoil. Bellossom was KOed.

“Bellossom, return.” the man said. Bellossom disappeared, and he pulled another Pokéball from inside his jacket. “Breloom, come on out!” Breloom appeared in Bellossom’s place. “Mach Punch!” Breloom struck with great speed and hit Ivysaur. “Ivysaur, use Giga Drain!” I said. Ivysaur did some damage to Breloom and stole half of it.

“Breloom, use Dynamicpunch!” the man said. Breloom prepared for a blow that would KO Ivysaur, but when it went to attack, it missed. “Ivysaur, use Swagger!” I said. Ivysaur confused Breloom. “Breloom, use Headbutt!” the man said. Breloom tried to headbutt Ivysaur, but its confusion made it headbutt the wall.

“Ivysaur, use Double-Edge!” I said. Ivysaur hit Breloom with the attack, KOing Breloom and itself. We both returned our Pokémon, and he ran off to heal his Pokémon while I headed towards the exit. I left the building behind, knowing I would most likely never see it again.

As I headed towards the rocks again, a Phanpy got in my way. I sent out Scyther to deal with it, telling it to use Aerial Ace. Scyther flew up high in the air and swooped down on Phanpy. “Phanpy!” Phanpy snorted. It curled into a ball and started rolling towards Scyther. It missed.

“Scyther, use Steel Wing!” I said. Scyther’s wings grew silver and he flew down upon Phanpy with his wings spread wide. I threw a Pokéball. Shake, shake, shake, ding! I picked up the Pokéball and stuck it in my pocket, sending out Flygon again. I hopped on, and we were heading back to HQ.

Fail. Your entrance into the lab was fine, but your exit was too simple, even though you had yourself run into a couple of guards. Even though alarms are going off, you can still try to be stealthy to avoid detection after that. Also during your battles you have your Pokemon last a bit longer than they should. A Rock Smash and a Psychic would easily KO a Larvitar, and Grovyle would easily be KOed with Noctowl using Aerial Ace. Just fix those couple things and it'll be fine

*watches the report*
Me: Interesting, but I wouldn't have enough time to go around Hoenn getting the badges.
*looks at Hunter*
Me: What do ya think?