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Michael thought of a plan that could get them further in but before he could tell Rose it he heard a lone person's footsteps enter the tunnel. He jumped down and with a slight bend of the knees he landed and was about to punch the person, and barely stopped before decking Maddy in the face. "Oh Captain it's just you. Hey."

Caleb flinched whenever he was suddenly picked up. Dude indeed! He looked up from his bag, about to ask Allen exactly what he was doing. Then he was put down. Another nickname? Caleb rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, yeah..." he grumbled and started after the group. Marshtomp scooted along after, rolling from the fire hydrant to a bench. Then a lamp post. Clearly Allen had given the nickname to the wrong person!

Michael sighed in relief and said. "Sorry Captain. I did not know it was you. And no we have not seen those two since we got here a little bit ago."

Caleb didn't seem to mind at all that his Marshtomp was drawing attention from other passerby. It didn't seem like anyone took the water type seriously anyways, besides Allen. Finally the tables had turned! Caleb couldn't help but feel a little pleased with Allen's grumbling. After seeing the grunts turn the corner, and hearing Allen's urging, Caleb hurried around the corner as well.

Well look who it was! Maddy was with Rose and Michael. Looks like a certain two guys were fabulously late once again. The grunts they had been tailing were missing now. Caleb rubbed the back of his head. Well there was only so many places they could've gone. The docks and sewer entrance were the only thing within view down the street. Marshtomp rolled beside Caleb before standing up straight and doing jazz hands. Caleb raised an eyebrow at his pokémon.

Caleb stuffed his hands in his pockets, wrinkling his nose a bit at the smell of the sewers. Of all the places for Team Plasma. It was sort of fitting for them. He was reluctant about following them into the depths of the smelly maze though. He wasn't just going to turn back now.

Caleb only half listened to Maddy as she spoke. He just made sure that he stuck with the others and didn't get lost. He grew tense as a group of Team Plasma appeared. Way to be back on your toes Caleb.

He sent out his Whimsicott, Charmeleon and Vibrava to back up Marshtomp as a grunt rushed at him with their own pokémon.

The Sandile clamped down on Charmeleon's tail. Big mistake. Not only did the Sandile severely burn its mouth, but it also got a close range Dragon Pulse.

Whimsicott was getting bullied by Purrloin. Clearly having had enough she spread her arms wide. A mirage depicting the moon appeared behind her. She formed an orb of pink energy between her tiny hands fired it at the cat.

Marshtomp looked down at himself as the Eeletrik shot another electric move at him. The feeling of it left almost a tickling sensation. Marshtomp smiled cheerfully. Then a wave of muddy water rushed at what was left of the enemy team. Before Eeletrik could recover, Marshtomp charged right into it.

Vibrava finished off the soggy Swoobat with Dragonbreath. The bat pokémon fell down, being recalled by its trainer.

reserve

Rei stumbled into the sewers, thoroughly confused.

"I swear, caverns are one thing, but sewers? Why the sewers?" he asked, holding his nose. His Zubat cackled in reply; she had no nose, and was therefore immune to the awful stench oozing out from the walls and sludge in the area. The Aquan slowly crept his way through the maze of tunnels, tripping over stairs and occasionally reaching dead ends. In the distance, he heard a person cry out in alarm.

"Attack!"

Rei frowned. No good came from sewers, he decided. Throwing caution to the wind, he ran towards the sound, his trusty Zubat leading the way. He charged through a narrow opening and crashed into a tall, lanky man in a dark suit.

"Hey!" The Aquan and grunt fell in a heap on the slimy ground, knocking over crates and cages full of Pokémon.

"You punk," the man grumbled as he rose to his feet. With a flick of the wrist, he sent out his Krookodile and Meowth. The Krookodile glared at Rei and his Zubat, the very image of intimidation. It took Rei a full second to realize he was engaged in battle.

"Oh crap... Genmei, Yami, help me out!" Rei cried, tossing out his Scyther and Scizor. The two lunged from their capsules and acknowledged each other, Yami the Scizor deferring to his superior, the Scyther Queen. In unison, they sharpened their claws in preparation for the full-on assault, working themselves up into a frenzy. Krookodile smashed the ground before him and flung dust at the Scizor's eyes, assuming that it would be the greater threat of the two. Desperate to interrupt the Attack-boosting Swords Dance, Meowth began slinging insults to the Scyther, calling her a coward, a fraud, a flirt, and, worst of all, a failure of a queen.

This would not do.

Angered by the Taunt, Genmei signaled to Yami. With a quick nod to her partner, the two raced towards the Krookodile, weapons aglow. Scizor appeared in the front of the massive sand crocodile, while the crafty Scyther swiftly took position at its back, and before the Krookodile had a chance to retaliate, the two conducted a simultaneous X-Scissor attack. Genmei's scythes found the frail bundle of nerves protected by the Krookodile's spine, and she expertly slashed them into bits. Krookodile was downed immediately, slumping to the ground without so much as a whimper. The menacing Bug-types shifted their attention to the Meowth, Scyther's fearsome, almost maddening grin in sharp contrast to Scizor's hard glare.

A coward, indeed.

Meowth's body shook in fear. His best teammate was downed, just like that! How was he going to survive this battle? The cat felt something warm dribble down its leg, and he realized he just peed himself. Hiding his shame with a half-hearted battle cry, Meowth slashed away at the Scyther, its small claws a deep purple. The Scyther laughed at the feeble attempt and swiped the poor Meowth away with a bat of her claws. The grunt frowned, recalled his team, and sent out a Monferno and Diggersby. Admittedly, Rei wasn't impressed. If the man couldn't control his Krookodile, the Aquan had no doubt he could handle a Fire-type with his current party, as long as he was careful.

"Genmei, use Wing Attack on that Monferno! Yami, Iron Defense! Try to outlast that monkey!" Scizor steeled itself for the inevitable Flare Blitz while Rei's Scyther hastened to deal some damage to the deadly fire monkey. Sure enough, Monferno enveloped itself with flames and charged straight for the Scizor, slowed only by the raking wings of Genmei. Scizor dug its heels in and did its best to absorb most of the damage, but the attack was nevertheless brutal. Diggersby, in the meantime, leapt into the air, its target unknown for the time being. Genmei sliced at the Monferno once more, taking advantage of the monkey's self-inflicted wounds by cutting deeper gashes. The bloodthirsty monkey had only one target: Scizor. Setting itself aflame once more, he prepared for the charge, ignoring its many injuries. Scizor's eyes narrowed, and it sprung from its fortified position with alarming speed. The Scizor's Quick Attack saved its life, defeating the Monferno before it had the chance to attack again. Diggersby finally fell from the sky, crashing down on Scizor, who was too exhausted to dodge the clumsy cannonball.

Yami closed its eyes and hoped it would slip into unconsciousness quickly, but his partner lunged between the two, taking the hit for her partner and friend. Her claws pointed upward, and Diggersby was securely fastened to the scythes. The two tumbled on the ground, and the unharmed Scizor acted quickly to repay the favor to the brave Scyther. Chasing after the pair, Yami hacked away at the Diggersby while Genmei held it fast in place, the unfortunate rabbit receiving a vicious pounding without being able to attack back. Finally, the grunt conceded defeat, not wanting his entire team killed by the assault. He recalled his Pokémon and made haste to the exit while Rei rushed to his team.

Rei's worry showed in his face as he examined his Scyther and Scizor.

"You two were too reckless this time. You should have let me recall you sooner." The two huffed in response. Retreat was for the weak! Admittedly, though, Yami the Scizor was feeling rather woozy, and he knew his superior Genmei wasn't feeling much better. Rei sighed and pulled out a few Fresh Waters, enough to heal them from the brink, but not much else.

"Here. You're done for the day. Don't you two dare try to be a couple of heroes for the near future." The two shrugged in response. No promises.