Chatot was standing in the room, looking for something. He looked both angry and confused.
Bubbles made a notion towards Chatot, who in return signaled us over to him. "Be alert! They're very close by! I saw their retreating figures when I gave chase... But I'd lost sight of them by the time I reached this spot. They must be lurking here somewhere." We took a look around the cavern, but there was no place to hide. "But... there doesn't seem to be anyplace to hide here. There are only these rock walls around us." said Bubbles to Chatot who seemed to be preoccupied by something. "You got any idea, Fire?" i replied to Bubbles "no" "Bubbles! Fire! Be careful! They're above us!" yelled Chatot. He had barely finished that sentence when three Pokemon dropped down in front of us. "I am Kabutops!" "And the Omastar brothers!" said the three Pokemon as they charged their attack. I had barely reacted to them before I saw Chatot flying past me and Bubbles. "All trespassers need to be taught a lesson! Take that!" Chatot screamed as their attack crashed on him, but he didn't budge one bit. We were shielding ourselves, but Chatot took most of the hit. "Ch-Chatot!" yelled Bubbles. Kabutops and the Omastar stopped their attack. "Urrgghh...! I won't let you get away with this..." said Chatot, barely standing. He looked completely trashed. "How do you like that? That hero shielded his buddies with his body. That's not what I'd call smart." said Kabutops. One of the Omastar were laughing, the other one on the other hand. "Hey! I remember! Kabutops! That big hero's been here before! We knocked him out the same way too!" Kabutops looked closely at Chatot, but apparently couldn't remember him. He was amused nonetheless. "This is the second time he's done that? That really takes a whole lot of smarts! Ha ha ha!" "Urrgghh... Say what you will... They're... our priced recruits! I won't let you harm them!" said Chatot, before he fainted. In a quick move, I grabbed him and brought him to the side of the cave. The gang of bandits reacted fast, and had already blocked both exits. Bubbles ran up to me, and Kabutops followed closely, with the Omastar brothers joining him.

"Ha ha ha! It's your turn next! Take THIS!" yelled Kabutops, as all three used their Hydro Pump combo again. I had prepared for it, and used Mirror move , blocking the blast, but the sheer force of the water pushed the makeshift barrier closer towards us. " Fire, we need to split!" said Bubbles. With that she jumped out from the shield, and I jumped out from the other side shortly after. We were two small targets, in two opposite directions, having an enormous cavern to move around in. They knew they couldn't continue with their combined attack and hope to hit us. They would run out of energy faster than we would. Kabutops rushed towards me, slashing his arm blades wildly towards me. "Stand back!" I yelled as I summoned the fire something weak for my fire spin. Kabutops jumped back, evading the flames, and ran towards me again. Then one of the Omastar came flying from the side, and I barely dodged him. As I returned my attention to Kabutops I quickly took the Reviver Seed I had and ate it, just as I saw his Hydro Pump flying towards me. I got up shortly after I got slammed into the cave wall. "Tidal Wave was right..." I used Quick Attack to catch up to Kabutops who was trying to get Bubbles whom had confused the Omastar that had attacked me. The second was lying on the floor behind her. Bubbles saw me coming from behind, and used Water Pulse against the confused Omastar. Just as Kabutops thought he had Bubbles, I came from the side and knocked him over with a well hit Ember . "B-b-b-but... I saw you...?!" he stammered as he was sent flying, Bubbles finishing him off with a Whirlpool. All three was getting back up on their feet, shaking.

"Eep..." "Erf..." "Aiyeeeeh!" they said and ran away. I got down on my knees, as the adrenalin was slowly wearing off. Bubbles was limping towards Chatot. "Sure you're okay?" I asked her. "Better than you I can see. That had to hurt." I struggled to get back up on my feet, but slowly got up. "How is he?" "He's awake, but I don't think he can get around on his own for the time being..." "CHATOT!" The voice echoed through the cave, filled with concern. "That voice... Guildmaster?" We turned around to see Wigglytuff and Grovyle running towards us. Slightly behind them were the a few of the other guild members, and about fifteen seconds later the remaining appeared. The apprentices were surprised to see Grovyle. "What is Grovyle doing with the Guildmaster?" asked Chimecho. "I'll explain later! This is more important! Chatot!" he said, returning his attention to the wounded flying-type. "Chatot! Are you OK? Are you hurt?" "Ha ha ha... I'm fine... I'm hale and hearty... As you can see..." Bubbles had the look of guilt painted all over her face. She probably felt partly responsible with what happened to him. I tried to comfort her as much as I could. To blame one self for that would do no good. "Chatot! I'm sorry, Chatot. If I only got here earlier..." said the Guildmaster. "Please don't blame yourself... Guildmaster... But... this is so humiliating! To be knocked out by the same enemies... again!" replied Chatot, tears filling his eyes. But the Guildmaster had beaten him, by already crying waterfalls. "That isn't true, Chatot! The last time we came here... You were knocked out right away, Chatot, so you probably don't remember this. But... that time... When Kabutops's gang sprang out at us... you shielded me from attack, Chatot." Everyone was getting curious to what happened that fateful day. "I sent Kabutops's gang packing right after that, but... If it weren't for you jumping out to shield me, Chatot, I would have been knocked out on the spot. I owe my life to Chatot." he said, still crying. "That's... what happened?" "Chatot, you are... my invaluable partner." "I... I am privileged to hear such words, Guildmaster. I'm... such a happy Pokemon..." and with those words, Chatot lost consciousness. Wigglytuff took Chatot in his arms. "Everyone, stay calm! ...Yes. He'll live. He still has time! Get him back to the guild now! But..." He turned to Bubbles and me. "