Michael
"I mean there's always a different path to choose besides defeating the Champion. I was thinking of traveling to other regions!", Wally had a hint of disappointment in his voice when mentioned the Champion. Shugging that thought aside, the boy had a blast in the island so far! Since his arrival in Sigford, Wally met people from all over! The ones that left the biggest impression overall were a few people. Marnie, the punk girl he met back at the park. The nice apparel stall lady. Leon, the researcher lady. And Hop, a Galarian boy he met in the lake! ~~Maybe even the Unova male in front of him although they just met~~.

Seeing his Pokemon return, Gallade and him waved to the two as they returned to their Pokeballs. Feeling a hand on his shoulder, the matcha haired teen looked up at him. "T-thank you", Wally felt more relieved with Hugh to lead the way. Seeing the Elelektross sprung out, he jumped back a little from its bizarre appearance. "Eeeeep!", his muscles tensed once he heard skittering from the unknown thing. *Was it even a Pokemon?*, he stratched his head in confusion. "Me and Gallade will be right behind you", the Hoenn ace trainer clunched onto his satchel as he waddled. As for Gallade, the Blade Pokemon look around the territory with caution.
John
That shrill scream of Wally has Hugh jumpy too. "H-hey don't do that!" He spits out before he could stop himself from saying. The shorter boy wouldn't be able to help himself anyway, but Hugh is the one to blame others than take upon his own fears. "This isn't really like any ordinary secret base, huh? It's abandoned... Creepy..." They walk into it more, the darkness hugging around the little round space of Eelektross's light. 

"Wally," He says sternly. "Do secret bases have traps?" As soon as he said that, there was some sort of trip wire that Hugh tripped over, faceplanting the ground. This causes something from above to move... And then a bunch of Pinecone comes falling down all around the two trainers! Sitting up, Hugh's rubbing his nose. "What was that..." He spots the surrounding Pinecones. "Why..." That's when they start to glow, as of if they're about to explode. "Oh hell no! Wally! Duck- *Run*!"
Michael
"S-sorry about that!", he lowered his shriek to an audible hush. Even Gallade tensed his muscles from the echoing of the cave like structure. But with Eelektross lighting the way, it brought some relief. "Yeah... It seems like someone or something used to live here", the small boy darted his eyes around the cave as he walked. Taking a water bottle out of his bag, he gulped down half the bottle before putting it away. 

"Yes, some secret bases do have traps", once he answered Hugh's question, he gasped in shock. "Are you all- waaaaaaaa!", before he could ask, a pile of Pinecos rained from the sky! Covering his hands on his head, his pale blue eyes widen in shock. "Aaaaaah!", Wally ran as fast as his short legs could carry him. Gallade followed behind his trainer like a Ducklett running away from an incoming car.