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"Dang..." Ryder picked his Abra, Hocus, up and jumped into the teleporter before it left.

"There has got to be something interesting going on here." Ginji smiled as the rune he got from Memo started to glow and levitate in the air. In an instant, it shot off towards the Ruins to the south. "Follow that rune!" he yelled as he took off into the tall grass.

Sammy watched as the rune began to glow and, as if it were a miracle, began racing off by itself. "Aye!" She yowled, getting down onto all four and sprinting in her pokemonistic way behind the rune. Admittedly it was hard to see through the tall grass when she was down on all fours, but she could still hear where Ginji was going so she just stayed behind him. Arthur followed right beside Sammy, his little legs struggling to keep up.

As Ginji ran through the tall grass, several Pokemon appeared and chased him down, causing him to lose sight of the rune. The Sevault Canyon was a place of majesty and beauty, but the Pokemon there were known to be vicious. "Looks like we have a fight on our hands. Fight two Pokemon and feel free to catch one allowed at your rank!" he yelled to the other Aquans as he grabbed for a Pokeball.

((http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sevault_Canyon))

Ryder pulled out a Pokeball of his own watching to see what came out at him!

A Meowth and Persian appeared and tackled Ginji as he ran, causing him to faceplant on the ground. "I don't have time for this!" he yelled as he started reaching for some magic. In a flash of ground, the earth ripped open and attacked the two cat Pokemon. Oddly, they were unfazed by the strike. "Seriolusly no time for this. DARKRAI! Dark Void!" he yelled as he gripped the black jewel hanging from his neck, a summon portal appearing on the ground around him. Darkrai appeared and roared, launching a Dark Void to put both Pokemon to sleep.

"Now! Dark Pulse!" Ginji yelled as the Meowth was KO'd by the strike. The Persian miraculously woke up and attacked with a Slash, doing minimal damage. Darkrai roared again and used Shadow Rush to get the Persian to near KOing range. A fire appeared in the boy's eye as he tossed a Pokeball, catching the Persian on sight. "Thank you Darkrai." he bowed as the Pokemon disappeared back into the shadows.

With the battle over, he continued to rush after the Rune's general direction while waiting for the others to catch up.

Sammy and Arthur approached the first bit of moving grass they came to. It hissed at them, and Sammy looked at it curiously. She looked down at her Aron friend, making sure he was ready, but she didn’t have time to give him a command. A furry, cute creature (that was secretly menacing) pounced out of the bushes, not knowing who its attacker was, and bit at Arthur’s hard skull. The Meowth yowled in annoyance as its teeth made contact with the hard-as-steel head. Arthur shook his head lightly, as if the little it of damage could be shaken off. “Ha! Look’s like your rock-hard skin will be useful! Headbutt!” Sammy called to her pokemon. Arthur reared his head then pointed it at the meowth. He ran forward at full speed, ramming the cat right in the abdomen. The pokemon mewed in protest, falling backwards. The Meowth Screeched from its spot on the ground, hurting both Arthur and Sammy’s ears. “Ouch! Use Tackle!” Arthur raced forward, silencing the Meowth by thrusting his full body weight onto the Meowth’s skull. The pokemon hissed again, standing up and Biting Arthur’s leg. This time, because of the lowering of defense, the attack did the normal amount of damage and Arthur stumbled. He was new to battling and didn’t have much HP left. “Quick! Finish with Headbutt!” Sammy encouraged. Arthur slammed his head against the Meowth’s in desperation, and the Meowth staggered backwards with a final yowl. It grabbed its head, its eyes spinning in its head, and it then fell to the ground, fainted. “Nice, Arthur!” She grinned, patting her new pokemon on the back. He smiled valiantly, not letting his guard down. “You can stay out, but I’ll have someone else battle the next one,” she said, going off to find the next pokemon.

She walked up to a boulder, deciding to rest against it. “Man, battling sure is fun, right Arth--?!” Sammy nearly screamed as the boulder began to moved, sprouting four arms and two stubby little legs. The Graveller opened its heavy eyelids and glowered at Sammy. “Go, Squirt!” she said, releasing her Squirtle. Squirt almost immediately attacked, but was distracted by the sight of Arthur. Why was Sammy hanging out with this pokemon while Squirt was in his pokeball? This wasn’t right. Squirt was Sammy’s favorite pokemon, not this sleaze ball. His thoughts cost him, though, as he felt a heavy rock smash into his torso. To avoid further damage from other rocks, Squirt retreated into his shell whilst the onslaught continued. When the rocks stopped, Squirt jumped out of his shell, opened his maw wide, and released a large Hydro Pump at the living boulder. The Graveller, surprised, tried to run, but its bulk seemed to get in its way and it was hit dead-on. It shot like a bullet through the tall glass, slamming against a rock wall on the other side of Sammy. The Graveller was nearly fainted, and it knew it wouldn’t last much longer against this seemingly weak Squirtle… Suddenly, the Graveller began emitting a soft white light that Squirt didn’t recognize. “Squirt, run!” Sammy shouted, picking up Arthur and the Squirtly and beginning to run in the opposite direction. It was too late, though; soon enough, a large explosion could be felt behind them and the flames and debris caught up with them. Squirt jumped to protect his friend, and her new friend as well. He was badly damaged, but didn’t faint. Sammy smiled sweetly from her spot on the ground, having had her head covered with her hands. “Thanks, buddy. You can rest in your pokeball,” she thanked him, petting his head. He grinned before being returned.

Sammy picked up Arthur, who was dizzy but not injured from the blast, and walked back to the spot where she had left. She remembered the rune and raced after Ginji, and Arthur raced along beside her.

Ariel then ran to the mysterious rune and met Ginji and the others. "Sorry if I'm late," she said. "There were some unexpected things..."