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Caleb was already on his feet and grumbling about the goons already being gone. He dusted himself off as the others appeared before taking his backpack from Marshtomp. He froze for a split second when he heard echoed screams. Well that's all it seemed to take. He rushed off towards the shouting. Seeing the Team Plasma uniforms again, he grabbed the first one within reach by the shoulder before spinning them around and smashing their nose in.

"What the fu-you're just a kid! Do I need to teach you some manners?" The grunt shouted, holding his bloodied nose.

Caleb sneered, a crazed look in his eyes. He took off his protective eyewear. "Do I have to make you drop those balls? Better yet...how about I beat you until your own go back up inside of you?" He asked, tilting his head.

The Team Plasma grunt looked about ready to wet himself now. Shakily, he sent out his three pokémon. Caleb seemed unfazed as he sent out own.

Noibat seemed displeased by the blue puff ball that was Woobat. There could only be one super cute fluffy bat. She gave a battlecry, which sounded like the most adorable squeak ever. She tackled the Woobat, clinging to it by biting down on it as it tried to knock her off with a Gust. Then Woobat really started trying to put the moves on her. Really? Aqua before Team Plasma hoes yo. A Hurricane from Noibat sent Woobat smacking into the ceiling. Noibat flew over to Caleb and landed neatly on his shoulder. She puffed up a bit, looking agitated still.

Vibrava was making quick work of Lampent, hurling large boulders at her opponent. Vibrava didn't seem to care much about the Inferno that Lampent retaliated with, rushing forward and clamping down on one of the Lampent's arms and biting hard. Ignoring the burn, she swung it around a few times before letting go. Dizzily, the Lampent smacked into the wall before drifting down to the floor.

Charmeleon was covered in cuts and scratches from the Liepard. He didn't seem to give a damn, like always. Liepard was scraped up a bit as well. The feline raised a paw to slash at Charmeleon, only to get covered by an intense blast of fire.

As the Plasma grunt recalled his hurt pokémon, Caleb rushed forward, making his fist collide with the man's face. "You piece of s**t...how does it feel when you're getting hurt instead of the other way around? I should kill you ten times over after the massacre in Coumarine that you ******** left for us to clean up!" His fist smashed into the man's jaw before Caleb grabbed the side of his head and started smashing it into the wall. "Those people were burried alive...and don't get me started on the ones that died instantly! Not to mention the ones that did manage to survive. The people that you ******** left homeless...to mourn over the dead. How much they must be hurting right now. That pain...how...does...pain...feel...to...YOU?!" Caleb shouted.

He spun around as he felt someone poke his back. Marshtomp stood there looking sad. His eyes were pleading. Stop it Caleb.

Caleb slowly let go of the man's head, looking down at his bloodied, shaking hands. The Team Plasma grunt flopped over, laying immobile on the ground at his feet. Caleb gritted his teeth before punching the wall.

Michael landed on his back and was about to get up when something landed on his head. Muffled screams could be heard from him as he tried to get up. After a minute of trying to get up he then pushed up and knocked whoever was on him off. As he spit out sand he heard the yelling. He quickly stood up and ran with a sort of limp. In his mind he said. 'Great a sprained ankle now. Turning a corner he saw the grunts and they saw him. Quickly grabbing a pokeball out of his jacket and threw it, which out popped Squirt. The grunts looked at each other and pointed to one who stepped forward and threw his own pokeball, out of which popped a Camerupt. The Camerupt then launched a flamethrower which hit and did minute damage to Squirt, who retaliated with Hydro Pump. The attack hit and the Camerupt fell over out cold. The grunt grunted before pulling another pokeball of his belt. A Gliscor appeared this time and attempted to attack with thunderfang but missed and nearly hit Michael who was angered then. Squirt saw this and launched Icebeam which hit and knocked it out. The grunt wqas furrious and pulled out his last pokeball which he threw and a Golem appeared. The Golem started rolling and tried to use rollout on Squirt who dodged but Golem did not stop until it nearly hit Michael again. Now it was on. Squirt used Hydro Pump again after the Golem stopped and knocked it out, but Michael was done. He ran over to the grunt and grabbed him by the shirt a malicious look in his eyes before throwing him onto the ground and pummeling his face with his fist. The other grunts saw this and backed away from the boy as they did not want to feel his wraith. The grunts screams could be heard echoing throughout the entire ruins.

Rose flipped a coin as well and it came back heads so she headed the opposite way that the others went, into the eerie corridor. Rose kept her Sylveon close in case any danger lurked about.

Rei walked with Jake and Michael into the well-lit room, figuring it would be easier to investigate with the better lighting.

Michael muttered an "oops," causing Rei's head to swivel around and face him. Sure enough, they were trapped. A distant rumbling was heard from the trio.

"That's not good," Rei said, a feeling of dread creeping up on him. Sand began filling the sealed room.

Jake watches as sand slowly begins to fill up the room. He wanted to say something to Mike but thought it was best left to himself. He watches the five holes along the walls pour out sand.
"Hmm what should we do?" He ponders as he feels the pressure of his potentially limited time left on the planet.He stares at one of the holes for a full minute before getting an idea.
"Quick, plug the holes!"He sends out Brick, his Tyranitar.
"Brick, quickly grab a rock and plug the holes!"
Brick looks around the slowly vanishing room and back to his trainer. There wasn't anything in the room, let alone a large rock. He shrugs and bends over. The room shakes a bit as the Pokemon grunts. With a loud crack Brick rips up a large chunk of floor and smashes it into one of the holes. The sand poors down the newly opened exit.
"Oh... I suppose we could go down to." Jake says as he leans over the hole. Another loud crack happens and a second hole is plugged.
"Okay Brick, that's enough."
The Tyranitar was feeling rather boastful of his strength. So he decides to keep showing off and takes up another part of the floor. The entire room trembles as a third hole is filled.
The walls around the plugged holes were cracked and dribbling out sand.
"No Brick, stop!" Jake shouts as Brick rips up another boulder. The floor begins creaking and finally gives way after Brick shoves another rock into the wall. The right side wall shatters, spilling out sand as the three trainers and Pokemon falls three stories down onto soft sand.
The room is pitch black.
"Ugh... everyone all right?" Jake asks as he rubs his back.

Caleb looked down when he felt something tug at the sleeve of his jacket. A small girl looked up at him. There were shadows under her large, wide eyes. Her dark hair was a mess, it was hard to tell the last time it had been brushed. Her dress was just as bad, covered in dirt, like the rest of her. Her bare feet also seemed to tell a story, covered in cuts and blisters.

"I can't find my momma...do you know where she is?" the little girl asked. Her voice made the hair on the back of his neck stand on end. Caleb slowly shook his head. She tugged on his sleeve again. Her hand grazed his own in the process. It felt like ice.

"Will you help me find her?" she asked softly. Caleb pursed his lips, hesitating for a moment before he nodded. Might as well. Maybe she would be able to help him as well. She clung to him as they continued down the hall. Marshtomp stayed on the side opposite of her, obviously scared by the little girl.

The walk seemed to go on for hours. Caleb could only imagine how deep into the ruins they were now. There was a sudden crunching sound from under Caleb's feet. He looked down to see masks scattered at his feet. The little girl picked one up. The walking continued. Caleb could only imagine what time it was. He squinted as a light appeared at the end of the tunnel. It grew larger and brighter as they stepped closer. The silhouette of a woman suddenly stepped out from the light.

"M-momma?" the little girl called out. The woman held her arms out as if to readying for an embrace. The little girl seemed to cry tears of joy as she hurried forward, letting go of Caleb. The mother and daughter tightly hugged one another. The woman glanced up at Caleb, giving him a small smile.

"Thank you..." she said. The mask dropped from the little girl's hand as the two were engulfed by the white light. With a flash, the light disappeared, revealing the warm glow of one of the ruin chambers. Caleb hurried out of the tunnel, grateful to see actual light again. There was a set of old, crumbling stairs. Caleb collapsed on the stairs, utterly exhausted. He looked down at the mask in his hands, wondering when he had ever picked the thing up. Marshtomp sat down beside him. Noibat peeked her head out of Caleb's jacket and looked around.

Rei turned his head in the direction of the sound, convinced Jake had a supernatural ability to find hidden rooms.

"Well, as long as Jake's taking point, we should be ok," Rei joked, referring to Michael's misstep.