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Caleb was huddled over his small garbage tin.

"Unless we're three minutes away from their....base....I don't think we...would make it..." he said before his face dived back down into the bin.

"Could try moving it....if it's light enough...maybe a pokemon can lift it high enough to where the explosion can't do any...harm..." came his voice from inside the bin.

"Where did the bomb go?" Rose asked Dark "Team Flare's base?" she asked hopefully, thinking they deserved to have their place trashed.

Rose nodded and took one of the Master Balls "Thank you, Professor Sycamore. We'll put these to good use." she slipped her new Master Ball into her pocket

Caleb walked out of the Pokemon Center as his TADS started ringing. He had just stored his Togepi in the storage system for safe keeping, replacing it with his Fennekin for the time being.

He couldn't help but be a bit startled when the face of the renowned Kalos professor was projected to him. He stood there silently as Maddy and the Professor had their conversation.

"Dendemille Town huh?" he muttered as Maddy took over for the Professor.

He couldn't help but be relieved when Maddy pointed out that they would be walking today.

"Thank Arceus..." he muttered, putting his TADS away before taking out a poke ball. He let out his Fennekin, who merely huffed a greeting before turning her back to him. "Still upset about our meeting huh?" he asked, pulling out a makeshift collar. Instead of an ID tag though, the Amulet Coin he purchased was attached instead. The Fennekin seemed to notice the shiny item, and turned around. She still looked agitated, but it was obvious she was eager about the coin. Caleb knelt down and put the collar on her. "There! Let's get going now..." he said. He hurried to the other side of town, the Fennekin running after him.

Allen, standing near the corner of the Coumarine City Gate, listened to the two speaking through the TADS. He visibly flinched when Professor Sycamore said Dendemille Town and gulped down a huge lump in his throat.

And of course he had right to be worried about showing up to Dendemille Town, it's where his entire family still resided. His parents, brothers and sister. Where he fled from the last time he'd seen any of them and never returned. "Before I became a thief..." He muttered just as the others started arriving.

As the conversation finished, he flipped his TADS closed and looked up, obviously a little paler than before. He pushed it all to the back of his mind and gave a wide grin to everyone. "I lucked out and happened to be right here were everyone's meeting." He chuckled.

Maddy smiled as everyone began to gather around. She took her TADS out of her pocket and projected a holographic map for them all to see. She pointed at Coumarine and it began to glow a nice neon green.
"So, we're here. The fastest way to Dendemille will be through Route 13 to Lumiose City, then through Routes 16 and 15. in that order." As she spoke, she traced her finger along the map, causing their route to glow yellow. It eventually ended by marking Dendemille as a red dot.
"It's going to be a long journey. I say we skip training on Route 13 and get to Lumiose as fast as possible." She said, closing her TADS and pocketing the device. She swept her hair from her face once more and began leading them onward, out onto dusty Route 13.

Allen nodded, getting through the route without fighting was the best option, plus it's not like Allen really felt like battling anyway. He kept toward the back of the group of Aqua members. He looked out toward the power plant, he'd even missed the trip to save that place. Well that didn't cheer him up. He gave a sigh and shoved his hands in his pockets. "So do we know what we'll be looking for in D-Dendemille Town?" He couldn't keep himself from stuttering as he said the name. He quickly straightened up and cleared his throat.