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They arrived at the Power Plant only to be met by some Team Flare grunts, including one Rose recognized. "YOU!" he said, glaing at Rose hatefully, then he sent out hs Scrafty.

Rose's Meowth came forward. seeming like it wanted a to fight. Rose had double-teamed that scrapty in their last battle, thinking it necessary to win with two Pokemon, both of which were at a type disadvandage, so Rose guessed that Meowth wanted a fair fight.

"Use Pay Day." Rose ordered, and Meowth used her signature move, pummeling scrafty with coins. (+250 PD)

"Aerial Ace!" Rose ordered

"Hi Jump Kick! I've got you this time Aqua Scum!" he sneered at her.

Meowth attacked first, and scrafty attacked second, causing Meowth to faint.

"You did great" Rose recalled Meowth and sent out her Marill in it's place "Use Play Rough" Rose ordered

"Sludge Bomb!" her opponent ordered.

Rose had not anticipated a poison attackm and in the aftermath there was a double KO, but Rose had fout Pokemon left and he had none.

"Damn you!" he sneered "I'm getting my other Pokemon then you are going down!" he turned and ran intothe building ahead of them.

Rose recalled her Marill, then called out her Meowth and examined her condition. Meowth wasn't in fighting condition, but she was awake again. Rose picked her up and decided to carry her and comfort her for a while.

(Marill used Special Defense O-Power : http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=24336719)

In the badlands of Route 13, a hooded figure could be spotted at an entrance to the Power Plant, a compass and gaussmeter in hand.

"This is silly. The magnetic field is different enough to set off my compass and cause the evolution of Magneton,but not strong enough to accurately measure with this thing?" He turned to his partner, the Countess. "No matter. Get out the fluxgate magnetometer from my bag; it should be able to help me if this won't." He wrote down his observations, occasionally brushing off the dust that blew onto his journal paper. It was dim lighting during a sandstorm, but he was used to it, having worked in such conditions all his life. Therefore, when a shadow blocked what little light he had, Rei knew that something was too close for comfort. He abruptly jumped back, narrowly dodging a swipe from a Pokémon. He looked up.

In a brief lull in the sandstorm, he saw a horrible scene unfolding. Team Flare goons flooded the area, all funneling into the entrances of the power plant.

He was at one such entrance.

The Pokémon was a lanky Houndoom. Rei quickly threw out a Pokéball and ducked as a blast of flame aimed for his head.

"These people aren't fooling around. Leviathan, Focus Energy, and be quick about it! Blast that thing with a Hydro Pump when you get the chance!" The Horsea, sensing her Trainer's immediate peril, blasted a weak jet of water at the Houndoom to attract its attention before building pressure. The sandstorm returned, and both Pokémon and humans were hindered by sight. The Horsea took a blast of flame, wincing at the heat, but returned the attack with a blast of water. The sand made it nearly impossible to focus in on a critical point, but it did tremendous damage nonetheless. Rei stepped aside as a stumbling Team Flare grunt came close.

"Where are you, Houndoom? Did you get the guy? There's a bounty for all of the Aqua punks. I didn't evolve you to be worthless!" Rei smirked; the man was clearly out of his element. Who wears shades to the desert?! Goggles, ok, but sunglasses? No wonder he can't see me. He moved close to the man and decided to mess around with him.

"Bounty, eh? Haven't your friends told you about Team Aqua by now?" Rei laughed as he watched the man flail around in an attempt to grab him. "You won't best us easily. You should have brought more allies to fight." He raised his voice.

"Leviathan, Brine!" The goon heard a yelp by his Pokémon and a dull thud at his feet. He groped around and knew it to be his Houndoom, succumbed to its injuries. He snarled and threw a Poké Ball at the direction of Rei's voice.

"Poochyena, get him! Odor Sleuth!" The dog leaped out of its Poké Ball and shot an orb of energy to the ground, allowing it to better understand the terrain and, more importantly, where Rei and his Horsea were. It charged towards the Trainer, but Leviathan jumped between the two to save her partner. She cried out in pain as she was bitten repeatedly, and Rei recalled her.

He pulled out another Poké Ball. "Menart, destroy him." The Gible jumped out of the ball, delighted to fight in familiar territory. Gible dove underground before the dog had a chance to bite him. Undeterred, Poochyena began digging at the spot that Gible disappeared in, unaware that the land shark was coming from behind. Gible surfaced from the ground and slammed into the dog, laughing at its enemy's surprise. Poochyena skidded to a halt and growled at Gible before launching itself towards the enemy, but Gible disappeared once more into the ground. The sandstorm kicked dirt into Poochyena's wounds, causing additional pain.

The Team Flare grunt frowned, knowing he would soon lose. He turned to Rei.

"I may be weak, but you underestimate our power! Team Flare beats Team Aqua in sheer numbers and passion. My job is to weaken you, and with every Flare you fight, you become more and more helpless." He recalled his Poochyena, which had just fainted from another Dig.

"Good-bye, Aquan. We'll meet again." He retreated into the power plant before Rei could interrogate him. The Aquan looked down at his Gible.

"Menart, good job. Return." He looked up, the sandstorm dissipating. At the main entrance, a familiar group was assembled. He ran to them and joined up, his Zubat following him closely. His belt shook slightly; Magikarp gained more experience from the battle. Rei called out to his Zubat.

"Looks like Magikarp's about ready to evolve. This should be interesting." She cried out her uneasiness. Rei nodded.

"You're right, of course. He won't be used to his new body and power. It'll be quite the hassle getting him used to it." Dodging a few mounds of dirt, he reached the group.

Michael followed the team from the train and while they were walking he saw a couple of team flair grunts. He looked down at his pokemon and nodded at Spike. Michael then ran forward and began saying. "Hey you fat one! Did anyone ever tell you your clothes are disgustin'?" The grunt looked up and growled at Michael. "I ain't fat and my clothes are very fasionable! Prepare to lose." The grunt then threw out a Zubat. As the Zubat began flying around a strong jolt of electricity hit the bat causing it to faint. The grunt growled and then threw out a Gorebus. Spike was about to attack but the sixth pokeball on Michael's belt shook, and then popped open. Angler appeared in a flash of light, he had sensed the pokemon from inside the ball and wanted to find the pink pokemon. Angler started the battle with a crunch which critical hit and then a psybeam was launched at the Huntail, which just shrugged the attack off and attacked again with crunch. This time the attack finished off the Gorebus. Michael smiled and then headed back to the others.

"Ready for anything, Boss!" Rose insisted "We'll kick their sorry arses into next week and save the day" she grinned "And then we can run it in Team Flare's faces every time we meet until we crush them once and for all.

Rei looked up at the looming power plant. "Well, ready as I'll ever be," he muttered, adjusting his cloak.

Maddy nodded as everyone responded and lead them onwards. This hallway was very long and sloped downwards ever so slightly. It was leading them deep underground.
"I wasn't aware this plant was so big. It's much bigger than the one in Kanto." Maddy said as they walked. "Granted, Kanto doesn't have the world's largest city to power."
Eventually, the hallway leveled off and opened up into a larger room than before. The generator in the middle of this room was about three times the size of the last one.
Standing before the generator was Lysandre and a group of his Team Flare grunts. The man turned as Team Aqua entered the room.
"Meddling in our affairs, I see. I suppose it's only natural, since a region-wide blackout does raise alarm." Lysandre said, a smirk on his face.
Maddy sighed. "Why are you doing this? You can't just go about your plan without screwing up everyone else's lives?"
"Without the assistance of Team Aqua, I've had to look for other ways to obtain the power I want besides the Legendary Pokemon of Kalos." Lysandre continued, clasping his hands behind his back. "Unfortunately, even the power of the entire region isn't enough to fuel the weapon. We'll need to procure the Legendary Pokemon with or without your help."
Maddy glared at the man. "Without our help, for sure."
Lysandre waved a hand towards his men.
"I must be going. I'll let you play around here for a bit. Power will be restored within the hour anyways."
With that, he turned and walked away, leaving the room via one of the other exits. Team Flare grunts barred the path, so there was no way to chase down Lysandre.
"Tch. I guess we're fighting our way out." Maddy said, a hint of anger in her voice. She reached to her belt and took off a Poke Ball.

[Everyone fight one Team Flare grunt. They have 2-3 Pokemon, at least two of them evolved. Reserve your post.]