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Terashi and Keiko could be seen among the first teleporting to the interior of the Agate Village Pokemon Center via Claydol. "What is it we're supposed to be doing here?" she asked me, feeling very much out of the loop, as did I.

"It's a mission, which means experience for our Pokemon who dearly need it," I told her, as that was my primary concern. "Other than that, I'm sure someone will fill us in before the festivities begin."

Kaya appeared in Agate, riding on the back of his Dunsparce. "Thanks for the ride, Darien." He'd thank the winged serpent for his efforts as he stepped off. As it turned out, he stopped close to Terashi. "You must be new to the team." He said more to himself than to him or Keiko. "There's someone running around this Gods forsaken desert region with a stolen Snag Machine and giving us a bad name." He explained, giving the two a look through the black lenses in his helm.

The Klefki hybrid looked around after that, trying to get a feel for the area. "Can't say I've been to this town before, though." He admitted, not even bothering to feign knowledge of the locale.

"Actually, we've probably been in the team longer than you have, just took an involuntary one-year sabbatical," I told him, with Keiko nodding in agreement before we both listened to Kaya's explanation. "Yeah, definitely need to put a stop to that," I sighed, knowing how hard it would be to make the world a better place if everyone hated us. Although that was my personal motivation for being in the team. To Connor's question, I just shrugged. "You probably do. Thanks to the coma, my memories are a bit fuzzy."

"I'm Keiko," she spoke up, introducing herself to Kaya. "This is my br... um, friend, Terashi," she added, not quite sure what to call me yet, not that I could blame her.

Aile would show up at Agate adjusting her vest slightly nervously, just fiddling with the ends. "Pah..." She'd look up and notice the others, then cracked her neck. "Well, let's hope we find this guy... He'd better still have my jacket." She'd reach behind her to make sure her knives were with her, since she felt naked without at least one pair down in the Under.

"Present." Sub responded to Kaya's question as he suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "If you need info all you have to do is open the hole which nonsense comes out of and ask nicely." GRAY piped up from Kaya's SNAG.

"Looks like a good few of us are here, splendid." Sub commented as he noticed everyone. "This is the game plan. If you checked your SNAGs and read the brief I sent you then you'll see the address this 'The Lion' person used here in Agate. House 8, Agate Village. Not a big enough place for street names I guess. Any who. We'll split up in two groups. One group will go to House 8 and just flat out start asking question, if they won't answer nicely then well we'll have to use other methods. If you find this 'The Lion' person then you are to apprehend him. The second group will come with me to the Relic Forest and poke around for answers concerning this United Orre Mining and what they want with the Relic Stone. Call me paranoid." Sub instructed the others.

"We don't, I told Issac, referring to Keiko and myself. "If you want to make sure nobody gets too crazy with the interrogations at House 8, I'll head to the Relic Forest. Hope it's not as convoluted as Relic Castle is," I told Keiko, muttering that last bit.

"Okay, just be careful," she told me.

When Tristen found out another mission pertaining to the snagger in the Orre region was on its way, he had to get going. Anything for the Blitzle he wanted back so desperately. That said, the boy worried about if having the Weavile that he snagged off of said snagger on him was such a good idea himself, though. It was his one and only bargaining chip; one he couldn't afford to lose.

He listened into the mission brief at the center and stared in confusion. If anything, he'd be trying to ask the questions, and hoping that he could find his Blitzle in the meantime. Provided that he doesn't outright find "the lion" first and fry him for snagging his Blitzle. The boy was in one of those moods.