<div class="floatleft">(http://moe.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/5688-670803075.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Doctor Cedony Pierce<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Old Douglasberg, Ruins<br/><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Hibana, Skylar, Lexi<br/><br/><strong>Current Pokémon:</strong>None<br/><br/><hr/><br/>The doctor remained calmly quiet while the three younger people made sure each other were okay and made sure there pokemon were okay to move out. "I'm sorry to put you through all that," the historian said to Lexi and Hibana in particular, since those two had only come down to find and save her. "If there's anything I can do to help out you and your pokemon and return the favor, please tell me. That even goes for you," she said, turning her head toward Skylar and smiling, even though she really couldn't see the boy. Though she had put herself in a great deal of danger to come down here for it, she didn't mention the stone that the Metagross tank had stolen from them. It must have seemed insignificant next to the risks and sacrifices these trainers and their pokemon had taken.<br/><br/>Taking a firm grip of the railing and using her other hand and the ring device on it to detect her path, Dr. Pierce followed the girls back up the stairs. The darkness and dampness of the massive cavern seemed much less dangerous now, but even more oppressive without the crashes in the background caused by the Steelix's rampage. Without the Iron Snake pokemon causing such a ruckus and scaring all of the wildlife into hiding (or most of it, anyway), there was no telling what would come slinking out of the omnipresent shadows of the sunken city.<br/><br/>Thankfully, the only immediate threat they faced was when they moved up to the higher levels of the walkways and discovered a wild Drilbur sniffing around for dropped food or items. Hearing the group approach, the pokemon lifted its nose from the cold steel and immediately went defensive, raising its claws to try to scare away the sent-out pokemon while looking for a direction to flee.<br/><br/>(http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/c/cf/529Drilbur.png)<br/><br/>===<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/20/VSMisty.png)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Misty<br/><br/><strong>Location:</strong>Douglasberg Casino<br/><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Draven, Elly, Marco<br/><br/><strong>Current Pokemon:</strong>Starmie<br/><br/><hr/><br/>"Well, I guess being famous does give me a better opportunity to change things for the better when I need to..." the orange-haired beauty answered awkwardly, keeping her distance as she patted the pantless Scrappy on the head before moving to her station. recalling Starmie, she sent her own Dive Ball down the tube, then glanced over and almost squealed as she saw the Torchic resting on Draven's shoulder. "Aww, he's adorable!" the "tomboy" exclaimed, reaching over to pet the little chick a lot more comfortably than she had Scrappy. She never said much about it, but she had to admit that her rival type, Fire had some of the most adorable pokemon she had seen, with Torchic, Growlithe, Vulpix, and even Charmander. It had almost been enough to make her consider switching her specialty back when she was something of a more girly girl.<br/><br/>As soon as all four trainers were ready, their pokeballs went down the tubes and Lucille, Specs, Aerodactyl, and Starmie were all released into different parts of the complex maze. The room was large, so there was just barely enough room for Aerodactyl to spread his wings, while the other pokemon would have plenty of space to move around. With a chime, the match began, and Starmie immediately began by rolling forward to her first intersection. Misty watched with confidence as her pokemon stopped and looking around; the floor had the symbol for Fire it, instantly recognizable to one who had taken down many Fire-types in her day. The path ahead of her was painted with a feather, while to the left, there was a leaf, to the right, a stone, and in the direction she had just come from, a fist.<br/><br/>Misty didn't even need to say anything, as even her Starmie was smart enough to know Rock was strong against Fire and immediately turned right, heading down to the next intersection. With Starmie working out the challenges herself, the other pokemon would have to act fast to beat her to the prize.