Post by Candescence on Sept 29, 2010 0:43:58 GMT -5
It was MUCH later in the day, as Team Spiral, as well as Souji, ascended the stairs towards the entrance to the Wigglytuff Guild...
"Whew... Good thing Lapras was hanging around... Otherwise getting here would've taken a lot longer..."
"So that's the Wigglytuff Guild? Looks awfully small." Souji observed.
"Actually, that's just the entrance. The rest of the guild is built into the side of the cliff. Which also gives a really good ocean view, to boot."
"That's... Surprisingly good use of space."
"Come on, let's go meet up with 'em." He walked over onto the grate that was right in front of the building...
"Pokemon dectected! Pokemon dectected!" A voice could be heard from beneath his feet.
"Whose footprint? Whose footprint?"
"The footprint belongs to... JOSH!"
"JOSH?! YOU SERIOUS?!"
"What the heck was tha-"
His own question was answered for him, as...
A Diglett popped out of the ground. "Oh my, it IS Team Spiral! They're already back!"
"Oh, HELL YEAH!" The front gate opened, and a Loudred came storming out. "Josh! Sam! Daya! What's up, dudes?" He looked past them, and saw Souji. "And... Who's he?!"
He smiled. "Oh, him? He's Souji, one of those 'Digimon'."
"Oh my gosh, one of those weird new Pokemon?!" A Sunflora also rushed out.
"But if he's with you guys, he's probably trustworthy, hey hey!" A Corphish also came out.
"Meh-heh-heh. How interesting." A Croagunk also emerged.
"He's not one of those big dino thingies, so I like him already, yup yup!" A Bidoof spoke up.
"Amazing how there is so much we know so little about..." A Dugtrio also appeared from out of the ground.
"Is he going to be joining your team, huh, Josh?" A Chimeco emerged as well.
"Move, all of you! Don't crowd!"
That was the voice of none other than Chatot, who came out last. "Ah, Team Spiral. After the recent appearences of these new 'Pokemon', I had a feeling you would return early."
"Yeah, yeah... Hey, where's Wigglytuff?"
"Coming up as we speak! Clear the way!" Chatot replied, as he cleared some space for the guildmaster's entrance...
And Wigglytuff himself emerged, smiling. "Hiya! Welcome back, Team Spiral! And hello, new friend! ♪"
Souji chuckled, as he nodded to the guildmaster. "This is certainly... Interesting. I'm a human-turned-Digimon, a 'Kotemon' right now. I'm Souji Seta. Nice to meet you all."
"ANOTHER HUMAN?! You didn't mention that before!"
"Ah, sorry... I guess that did slip my mind."
"Look, this is really awesome and all, but... We're kinda on a tight schedule. You know about the Wish Stone?"
"Ah, yes, that is indeed familiar..."
"Right, that's Jirachi's thingy, isn't it?"
"Yep! Well, you see..."
Sam proceeded to explain the current situation, and what their current objective was...
"Arceus appearing is one thing, but you gotta collect the shards to beat that evil dude?!"
"But finding the shard should be a piece of cake, right? You've explored the Waterfall Cavern dozens of times!"
"Yeah, but... There's an additional problem. We need to get some reliable sky-based transport if we want to head back to the other region quickly, and get to that guy's floating castle again."
"Sky-based transportation...? I'm afraid you're out of luck on tha-"
"Don't worry, friends, I got just the thing! Follow me!" Wigglytuff suddenly interrupted Chatot, and hopped down the ladder leading into the guild.
"G-Guildmaster?! Where are you going?!" He rushed down the ladder frantically as well.
"Is it me, or is Wigglytuff more excited than usual?!"
Everyone tried to keep up with Wigglytuff, as they headed down two levels, and followed him into his own chambers, where Wigglytuff was moving various things aside... Which revealed a secret passageway. He jumped right in.
"How long has THAT been there, hey hey?!"
"I assure you, I had no idea that passageway even existed until now..."
The passageway lead down another level, until they found themselves looking into a huge, open hangar-like chamber. What was inside the hangar, however, was what shocked everyone.
"It's wonderful isn't it?" Wigglytuff stood on the balcony, smiling.
"Guildmaster... Did you build this yourself?!"
"Yep! ♪"
"Even better question - how long did it take to build?!"
"Several months, give or take. I only finished it recently. Why?"
"Well, it's wonderful that you built something like this on your own, but... Could you at least tell the rest of the guild about it first? Especially me?!"
"Ah, sorry, I was gonna tell you, but I was so busy building it that it just slipped my mind! And it can definitely fly, I assure you! It's even got cannons and stuff!"
"But, still. We have an airship. A FREAKING AIRSHIP."
"Omigosh, this is gonna be SO COOL!"
"I just hope it can actually fly..."
Souji looked it over, nodding. "Impressive."
"Right!" Chatot took charge immediately. "I believe our priorities are - get the airship up and running, make sure it works, and while we do that, Team Spiral and the newcomer will explore Waterfall Cave in order to find the shard. Guildmaster, is that satisfactory?"
"Yes, yes, good idea~!"
"YOU HEARD THE GUILDMASTER! Let's get this big hunk of wood ready to fly! The fate of the entire world hangs in the balance, ya hear?"
"RIGHT!"
"Though... What shall we call this airship...?"
"I've already named it! I called it... The Friend-Ship!"
"Why am I not surprised?"
"Well? Shall we get moving?" Souji asked.
"Heck yeah! Let's go find that shard!" Daya chuckled, as he rushed back up the ladder.
"LET'S DO THIS!"