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An alert is sent out to all Snagems by GRAY, declaring that an attack on Dragon's Den is currently under way. Clair herself is asking for assistance in fighting off the attackers. No other information is given. All available Snagems are asked to head to the Dragon's Den immediately.

Amaranth couldn't quite say she was certain about going along on this one. Out of anyone, she wasn't the most proficient fighter by any means, nor was she too competent a battler.either. Even with Cera tagging along as she usually did, she feared that she'd be little more than dead weight. Not that this stopped her enough from flying over on her Togekiss, but it was safe to say that she was apprehensive as she arrived.

Cera would get off of Amaranth's shoulder as the hybrid dismounted, looking up as Togekiss was recalled. "No rest for the wicked, I guess," she remarked, seeing the Dragon's Den in the distance. "Besides, why would that b-"

"I'm not thrilled about it either..." Amaranth spoke up, sighing to herself and starting towards the gym before the den. "Come on, the rest are probably waiting for us."

Darts lands on the edge of Blackthorn with a flap of his miasmatic wings, two huge fans of black energy with red tips suspended in the middle of them. His Honchkrow had been happier than usual lately not having to haul his carcass through the skies, and the gambler was more than happy to avoid getting dropped on his head more than he needed to. He still carried the Under King belt slung over his shoulder as he walked through the town, casually holding the title's weight as he leisurely made his way down the pathway towards the cave at the back of town.

This was Clair's turf, so if something was going down it would be her to respond to it first, of that the young(?) Dragon Clan initiate was aware. He also knew that anyone crazy enough to assault the Dragon Clan had more than a death wish, something more akin to a suicide promise given enough time. Hence his laid-back walking speed.

Dan arrived shortly after Darts after he got the call, his Axew clinging tightly on his back. Their union together as Pokemon and trainer was still fairly new, so said trainer was keeping the dragon out of his ball for now. He was a little excited to be going to the Dragon Den, despite the circumstances; hopefully it'd be a learning experience as he went forward in his training to be a Dragon Master. Dan managed to catch up to the Giratina hybrid when he couldn't help but notice the rather large belt he was toting on his shoulder. "What's an Under King?" the teen asked curiously after reading the words.

However, that would have to wait for later, what with the explosion that followed their arrival. The Axew would peer over his trainer's shoulder, the both of them seeing the blue haired woman on a Charizard being pursued by flying boulders. "Intercept with Dragon Pulse" Dan would instruct his Axew. The tiny dragon would hoist himself onto his trainer's shoulder, using his head to steady himself. Taking a deep breath, he'd fire a vortex of draconic energy at the levitating rocks behind Clair.

RC would stare in shock for a moment. Claire was no slouch. There was reason she was Gym Leader in Blackthorn and Guardian of the Dragon Den. But if she was being controlled like this? Regardless, they had to find out was going on.

RC takes off down into the Den to find the root of this problem.

The Dragon Pulse would blast the rocks out of the air, allowing the Charizard to safely make its way back towards the city as it was spotted descending and landing in front of the Pokemon Center, setting down a seemingly unconscious Claire as it let out a cry-like roar.

Inside the cave the Snagems would find that the water inside the den was particularly violent, more whirlpools were formed than usual and despite there being no wind in the cave there was incredibly fierce waves crashing on the shoreline. The various Dratini, Dragonair, Magikarp and Gyarados seemed particularly agitated as they jumped out of the water, flailed around, and even attacked their surroundings.

At the far end of the cave three individuals, too far to make out who or what they were, could be seen walking around to the other side of the shrine where the entrance was. If someone entered soon enough and had good enough hearing they would overhear one of them stating that Claire was no longer a concern, that they had more important concerns inside the shrine. If someone wanted to sneak attack these apparent terrorists now was the time.

Palming a Pokeball as he saw the group of people at the other end of the shrine, a smile crept its way across Reno's face. It appeared that he had something of an opening. Opening the device and looking to his partner Pokemon Harleen, he waited for any of the others to launch themselves at the men before he would teleport, using his own power rather than the Snagem's Claydol to send himself across the room and in the path of the men. "I'm the bouncer. Care to show some I.D. or do I need to throw you out?" Reno said, a smug grin plastered on his mug as he swung a kick towards the closest of their members.

Darts checks to see if the Gym Leader's still alive, more of a formality rather than genuine concern, (at least he didn't have to hear her voice when she's unconscious) which she was. "Lucky." The gambler comments idly to the Charizard, which roars its concern to the heavens. "Hey don't wake her up, I was just getting used to the silence." He turns his gilt crest back to the Charizard. "Shhh..." he shushes the fire dragon, after getting back to his feet and moving towards the cave, his jacket shrugging slightly to loft a Pokeball out of it and into his hand. Inside, faced with the whirling maelstrom the gilt hybrid struggles his way into the cave, head down and eyes open for an opportunity.