Waterfall Cave: Okay, Let's Try This Again...

[Candescence]

Once again, at the Waterfall Cave... The new group, consisting of Team Spiral, all of whom had evolved during the time after their last visit and this one... Souji, of course, and Wigglytuff and Chatot.


"I will stick to fighting the Grimers, if I must. I loathe to admit it, but I will not fare well against the rock-types."


"Understandable. It seems they will not expect our sudden increase in power, but types are still vital." Souji noted, as they walked along the cave.


"Yeeeeep. But... We have some awesome new tricks to deal with these jerks."


She grinned. "One Sky Uppercut from me, and they'll go flying."


"Wait a minute!" He looked around, to find that... "The Guildmaster is missing!"


"Don't worry. He'll turn up when he wants to." Josh chuckled. "Let's focus on finding those rock guys. They know where the shard is."

[Alien-Child]

Meanwhile in the cave...
In was praticly empty, as just pebbles of rocks everywhere, and two beaten blobs of toxins groaning on the floor.

@grimer@
"Oh... my head..."

[Candescence]

"The heck?!" He rushed over to the Grimers. "What happened to you guys?!"


"Um... I think someone else beat us to the Shard while we were gone."


"Oh, you're JOKING. After we took levels in badass, too!"


"Do you think HE did it?"


"If he's able to travel across regions? Quite possibly."

[Alien-Child]

@grimer@
"Some midget came by... with some guys..." Grimer groaned.

@grimer@
"One of them... he punched so fast...ouch..."

[Candescence]

"A midget...?"


"What did he look like?"


"And, for that matter, is he still in the cave?"


"I just hope he is, otherwise coming here again was kinda pointless..."


"Not quite. At least we would know who else is gunning for the shard."

[Alien-Child]

@grimer@
Getting up, he shook his face. "That little bastard and his gang just left five minutes, going down the river. And frankly, I'm getting out of this place now, its no fun!"

@grimer@
"Wait for me!" He shouted, running after his friend.

[Candescence]

"GACK! I think I know why the Guildmaster split from us! He must have somehow figured out that someone else had left the cave!"


"What the hell are we waiting for, then?! Move it, guys, we've got thieves to catch!" He immediately dashed in the other direction, towards the cave exit.


"Right!" They ran after him.


"WAIT FOR ME! I just hope it's not those Team Skull hooligans again..."

---

Meanwhile, down the river, Wigglytuff was already following the tracks he had spotted earlier.


"Dum de dum~" He hummed, as he continued to waddle down the riverside.

[Alien-Child]

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"Jeez this crap is heavy!"
"Why does the boss even want this stuff?!"
"I dunno... still, why do we listen to a short guy like him?"
"Shut up a keep packing!"
In an opening by the river, a bunch of large mons all carried crates and sacks of varios items, all into one large vessal-like digimon.

[Candescence]

While Team Spiral and Chatot hadn't reached this spot quite yet...


If there was certainly one thing Wigglytuff was known for not having, it was subtlety. "Hiya! ♪" He cried out happily, seemingly oblivious to the nature of what was going on.

[Alien-Child]

@hitmonchan@
"What the hell was that?" The fighter pokemon look behind him after he placed down a crate.

@gorillamon@
"Duh... I dunno!" Gorillamon shrugged, "Maybe that gfat rabbit might know!"

@hitmonchan@
"Fat rabbit?" Hitmonchan blinked looking behind him, "That's a Wigglytuff you moron!"

[Candescence]

"Oooh, oooh, what're you packing?" Wigglytuff suddenly rushed over, examining the crates and sacks with varied interest. "So much stuff!" He then looked up at the airship-like Digimon. "Oh, you have an airship too?!"


However, unlike Wigglytuff, these guys were actually subtle, hiding behind rocks nearby and observing...


"_{WHAT IS HE DOING?!}" Chatot groaned, trying to keep his voice down.


"_{He's fine, as long as the Hitmonchan doesn't attack him, and even then, if they get him angry, they're in for it.}"


"_{On the other hand, this is a time where you're actually useful, being a flying-type and all.}"


"_{Though... What are they packing, and who is their leader?}"


"_{All we gotta do, though, is keep that airship from getting off the ground!}"

[Alien-Child]

"I don't know, my shorty-boss just told us to bring in!"

@gorillamon@
"Well lets see..." With a mighty pull, the gorilla pried open a crate, "We have chips... beer... hentai manga...donuts...pizza..."

@hitmonchan@
"...What the hell is my boss planning?" Hotmonchan groaned, "What does he think this is, a party ship?!"


"Hey you two!" A voice shouted from Blimpmon's entrance.


"Hurry on and bring that stuff in!"

@hitmonchan@
"Right sir!!" Hitmonchan nodded. His boss he has no respect, but he can respect this Digimon who can make a mean punch. "LEts go idiot!"

@gorillamon@
"Duh, okay!" The gorilla nodded, picking up the crate.

[Candescence]

"_{... HENTAI MANGA?!}"


"_{Let's not start, please...}"


"A party?! I LOVE parties! Can I join in?"


Meanwhile, Daya had already moved, stealthily hopping onto the ship and trying to disable the propellers, first by using strong webbing to hold the propellers in place to prevent them from moving in the first place, and then moving inside to see if he could disable what makes them move.


"_{Daya has the right idea. Let's try and get on that ship before it takes off.}" He started moving between crates and sacks, using them as hiding places in order to sneak by to get into the airship.


"_{Good idea.}" She immediately followed Chatot's lead.


They both nodded, following Chatot's lead as well. It helped that Wigglytuff was there as a distraction.

[Alien-Child]

"I WAS BEING SARCASTIC!" Hitmonchan groaned, walking into the ship. Behind him, his fellow employees had no trouble packing up the crates, not knowing who hid in them.

[Candescence]

Of course, this was Wigglytuff he was talking to, who didn't really care that he was being sarcastic, and simply waddled up into the ship casually as if there WAS a party about to occur.


Thankfully, Team Spiral and Chatot had managed to sneak their way on-board before then, hiding amongst the cargo. "_{Alright... I guess we should wait for this thing to start taking off... Or wait for them to get sick of Wigglytuff and try to attack him, I guess.}"


Daya came around a corner, having finished his work, and hid as well. "_{Both the propellers, motors, and the internals are webbed up out the wazoo, and I've made sure it'll hold. This ship ain't going anywhere anytime soon.}"


"_{Excellent work.}"


"_{But they're whipping those poor Digimon like slaves out there...}"


"_{We'll get our chance to free them. Meanwhile, let's wait for the best opportunity to ambush these goons and their leader.}"

[Alien-Child]

@kangarumon@
Through steel slidding doors, Kangarumon bounced in, holding his boxing gloves up. "Yo boss, every is set. Time to get this junk off the land and into the sky."


"Excellement..." The boss replied, sitting on an rotating chair. He was completely concealed in the dark except for the light shinning on his sharp teeth and claws, forming a triangler shape. "Take us into the air!"

@kangarumon@
"Right away!" He nodded, bouncing to the control panel and pushed a button.

---

Despite all the webbing, it was nothing to the complex mechanics of a Machine Empire Digimon, the blades spun around slicing them while fire burst and burned them away. Into the air, Blimpmon and the mysterious gang took off.

[Candescence]

"... Okay, I'll admit. That was fail."


"Well, let's cause some-" Then he noticed... "Wait, what's Wigglytuff doing?!"


Wigglytuff had somehow managed to reach one of the control panels, and was pressing random buttons with glee. "Oooh, that do these do?"


"Okay, I think that'll be the last straw. I'm surprised they haven't attacked him yet."


"Yes, that is a surprise, since he isn't supposed to be on board..."


"Like us, for that matter."