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During all this time, Alberto had been unusually silent. He was happy to see Pilbarb return, but at the same time, learning that the others had been captured by the shadows had discouraged him. The fact that pressure had made the Harpillar evolve so fast also made the small Wingull somewhat jealous, and he had been the last one to notice who the recently arrived pokémon really was, which embarrassed him. He was having a hard time trying to be optimistic as he once used to be, and he started to wonder again if he would ever get the chance to find a Nevermeltice in that strange land, in order to attain the evolution of legend. He was tired of being a weakling, in his own eyes at least.

Knowing that the trip to the desert could be delayed had cheered Alberto up, but when the group found itself inside the Grottoar he panicked again, and couldn't utter a single word. He was too scared to join Pilbarb and Eragriff in the tickling, as it was his intention at first, something that further lowered his self-esteem, which wasn't too high to begin with.

Now outside, Alberto was surprised at yet another display of courage by one of his companions, that of the brave little Machop. But he did know, even while living in an isolated island, that these creatures were called the Superpower Pokémon. He wondered if he could help with a Water Gun, seeing that the large pokémon was a Rock-type as he now fully comprehended, but he preferred to see what the Fighting pokémon could do first. However, at the same time he also wondered if the others would wait as well.

((OOC: I'm glad you liked my post ^^ I hope you don't mind the small retconning I'll be doing with this one. Also: cliché plot twist alert!))

The Grottoar fell with a gigantic thud precisely after Ure-yo had fainted, as the ceiling was closer than the Machop had judged: the darkness of the cave made things hard to discern, especially the height of the passage the group was in. Still, the throw had been strong enough to make the Grottoar hit its head against the roof, which had been an impressive feat for such a young Machop nonetheless.

Confused once again, the Grottoar started roaring wildly. However, as it stomped the ground in a tantrum, Alberto soon noticed something with his Keen Eye ability: there was something stuck below one of the giant's feet. It was a small piece of rock... a crystal! Not wanting to get too close to the creature, Alberto launched a weak Water Gun attack at the foot, which didn't please the Rock-type but was enough to make the crystal fall. The shard then rolled close to where Pyro was. "Tat crystal had been stuck on teh monster's foot!", Alberto explained. Grottoar then calmed down.

Meanwhile, Ure-yo had been refreshed by the group and was slowly starting to get back to his senses. Pyro examined the crystal thoroughly, and spoke:

"If you really wanted to reach the Dy'mn Stream, then you are lucky. I recognize where this crystal came from, and it's exactly the place where you'd need to go. Now I know we're close to it: there is a special cave system ahead which is called Geode Fields. It consists of several large passages lined up with beautiful crystals of all shapes and sizes, and its final destination lies close to the stream, or so I've heard. I rarely go to that place: the crystals illuminate the halls with an eerie glow whose source no one has ever discovered."

Before the group could react to those news, they were surprised by the Grottoar, who after looking at its foot for a while spoke for the first time, and while it was only a mumble its voice was deep and imposing.

"The pain... is gone! When I thought someone had gone inside me... I stomped the ground... I felt it... the pain... Thought it was your fault... I'm... sorry." And now, with a louder tone, but not loud enough to blow the smaller pokémon away, it added while looking at Alberto: "Thank you, little one!"

"You- you're welcome!" The little bird replied, now a bit more confident after seeing that he had helped a pokémon several times his own size.

Venusaur looked at Skeletree, who simply shrugged. "Very well, Ure-yo", he said, and then adressed the Geodude: "this Machop will come with us as our squire, if you do not mind".

"So be it", the Geodude replied. It snapped its fingers, and another Geodude appeared out of nowhere: these pokémon camouflaged themselves very well in that rocky environment, even against the crystals.

"Take these gentlemen to the meeting chamber and announce their arrival to the king", it told the newcomer. The new Geodude bowed and turned towards the Grass-types and Ure-yo. "Please, do follow me, gentlemen". The pokémon took them away, and the others followed the first Geodude to Lancelrock's room. Out of them, Alberto was the only one who was really worried about the separation, as he had grown to trust Venusaur deeply, and he felt much safer around him. He was also strating to gain admiration towards Ure-yo. He couldn't say any of the same about Skeletree, but since he seemed to have known Venusaur for a long time, he couldn't be so bad as he seemed.

The group finally arrived to Lancelrock's chamber. It didn't look very impressive for the room of a great knight: it was not much more than a hole in the wall with a crystal on top of the entrance and a large boulder for a door. Geodude stood beside it, and announced: "Oh, great Sir Lancelrock, there are pokémon here which are in need of your assistance. Will you be willing to talk to them?"

A few seconds passed, and the boulder started moving. A large figure emerged from the dark cave, and materialised into a young Graveler which nonetheless seemed worn out by the effect of a thousand battles. It carried a simple lance made out of stone and a few pebbles on his chest, indicating his rank.

"My life is dedicated fully to the king, but also to the needy and the oppressed. Speak out, foreigners. I'm all ears."

((OOC: Decku, it was ShinE who gave his blessing for you to go along ^^))