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"WAKE UP!!!"

"Wha? Who?" Lucius's eyes still felt hevy.

"Its time for training, sleepyhead!"

"FERN! Leave me alone, come on!! Carrie 'an you please use Yawn? I want to be back asleep...*snore*"

Fern whispers to Eve,"watch this." With a devilish grin on her face, Fern used her Ember on the poor riolu.

"Hahaha you never stood a chance, Lucius! My ember woke even my...Mother..." Fern replied, her good mood gone in a flash,as she recalled her dreams as of late.

"Hey, it will be OK! We will find her.She made it. The dream couldn't make time and space if she wasn't alive in the twelve hours it took you to get through.We will find a way to send a message back to her, even if I have to learn Physic myself,"Lucius stated, starting out of the tent into the carnival that was Volcrona Guild."You coming, or what?"

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The carnival like guild HQ of the Volcrona guikd always seemed to surprise Fern. She, and many of their clients were facinated and a bit surprised every time they came, even some of the regulars, like a Togekiss who's son tried to explore dungeons with his friends on a regular basis.Lucius saw that that Togekiss was flying in again, without a doubt on the verge of tears.

"Hey Amphoras!" "Wassup Quagsire!" "Good morning Volcorona." Lucius said, greeting pokemon as they came, smiling at each one. Fern stopped at one of the several "training games" on the grounds, a Fire training game, to hit a target through a steady stream of water provided by Rain Dance. She managed to get Ember halfway, and shrugged,continuing on was the her friends.

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Even after all of these days, Lucius was STILL surprised how quickly Fern embraced giuld life.The little vulpine acuired several tutors, one being Ninetales, for Fire training, another being Eve's aunt, Umber, an espeon, for Physic training.She was already level 8, so Volcrona assigned her to team Storm, a very popular new team, with five members at the moment. The only problem? Lucius was the leader, and liked to sleep late. Fern on the other paw... I guess she technically slept for what? 100 years? 200? I never see her sleep, she is always awake longer than me at night, and earlier then me in the morning. "OK. Let's get training,"Lucius said as they push through the Training Tent's flap.

Lucius and Fern sparred a bit,next to Eve the eevee who was fighting (and holding her own against) Typhon, their resident genius, who was a larvatar, and had a clear type advantage. Fras, their newest member,and a Zoura, was training with an axew that he found as an egg near a dungeon, and adopted him as hia son."Yes, that's it.. Use Drqgon Rage, but up, so you don't hit anything." He said, creating the illusion that he was using Dragon Rage, too. All of a sudden, Fras took his eyes off of Sharp, the axes."Hey Lucius,If you cold only use one move ever what would it be? I'm asking cause I ran across a hydrogeon that only knew one move and he was about leval 67. He said he came from a pond where zorua where prized, part of a land called Ransei, but he went through a portal to get here."

Suprised by the sudden question, he got Ember to the face.Huh. Never really thought about it. "If I had to, Force Palm. Aura Sphere if I was evolved." Finishing the fight between himself and Fern with said Force Palm, he started to watch Eve and Typhon. "They are still at it."

The dirt floor of the Training Tent was now... Wet and muddy... And eve looked a bit different... "SHE DID IT AGAIN!!!"

The "evolutions" that sometimes took eve over happened more and more frequently, and since that first time as umbreon, she had learned to control them. Now she was a- a vaporeon! "Eve, I thought you couldn't do vaporeon!"

Eve grinned a cruel grin (like this }=] XD) and said "I can now!" Eve Water Gunned her opponent down. Typhon never stood a chance! When he was about to go down, however, he hit Eve with all of his power, them both going down, and a bright glow surrounding them both.

"What?"Typhon was surprised to see the glow around himself."GUYS IM EVOVLING!! B BUTTEN ME I CANT BE PUPITAR!!"

What does he mean by 'B button me'? How does that work? In a flash of light, Typhon was done transforming. "Wow", Fern said,"now I know why all of the Pupitar's I have seen in tapestry's back in my own time were always looking angry. ITS BECAUSE YOU LOOK FUUUUUUNNNNNYY hahahahahaha"

"Its true, I'm sorry man",Lucius says, stifling a laugh.

"You don't think I know? Help me I'm lying on my side and I can't move!"

"OK were done making fun of him, right?"

While no one said yes, and Fern still giggling uncontrollably,it was a hard training session.

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Later, as they were taking a break from practicing, Gloomy, Volcorona's second, came in, finding a Totidile, Dadenne, Flareon, Deino, and Larvesta.

"Oh hello Flare," Gloomy said, meaning the larvesta."I thought team Storm was in here, not team Solitude."

Flare looked confused."we are team Storm," he said as a Zorua walked out of the shadows, snickering "Fooled ya, Glooms!" He said as Fras dropped the illusion."Well. Fras, and the rest of team Storm. It is you after all.I'm impressed, you little trickster! Anyways, I'm here to give some good news. Volcorona is giving you your first mission!"

"Really?! WOW!" Lucius said,sending "Glooms" tumbling out of the tent."Oh... I must have learned Roar in my excitement..."

"That is quite alright! I'm fine!"Gloomy yelled from the training booth across the path. Luckily it was a Fighting type game, not Ice, or Fairy, or Gloomy wouldn't have been fine. "Just... Go see Volcorona!"

"You heard Gloomy, guys!" Lucius yelled in glee."Lets go see Volcorona about the job!

As the sun reached its highest point over the carnival that was the Volcorona Guild Hall, The flap of the tent that served as Volcorona's office opened, with a riolu, zorua, eevee, pupitar, and axew stepping in, nervous. "Hello Team Storm. I trust that your training exercises were successful?" The Volcorona already knew the answer, of course. Typhon's evolution was proof of that. "Yes, Volcorona. I am now at level 15, with Lucius at level 14 and Fern at level 15 as well. How I evolved at level 15 is beyond me, however..." The team's brainiac trailed off." I suppose that would be a part of Eve's, ah, _special gift. _She is, of course the Evolver, being an eevee."The bulk of the team looked at her with confusion, with axew happily playing and Fern looking at her with curiosity. "So you figured this thing out, too? The song my mother wrote, I mean." The small fox cocked her head as she looked at the volcorona. "If you mean Destiny's Way, yes. I believe that you all, Team Storm, are the subjects of the prophecy." The mildly confused looks continued." You mean that folk-song? Fern had a copy of it in the book that came through with her." Lucius sighed. "We thought so, too. The fact that Eve changes her form so much, and the fact that Typhon evolved is enough proof. I guess that that makes me the Aura Reader. Slash is obviously the Hatchling, too" The riolu said, indicating the axew."And that would make me the Trickster!" Fras grinned, then stopped." I wonder what the prophecy is about, anyways?" Volcorona shook her head." I that I knew, too. But I don't. There was said to be a larger part to the song, but sadly, Fern's mom was tried and drowned for Witchcraft before she could publish anything else." The giant insect sighed. "The rumors are that the song has something to do with a dungeon called Mage's Hill. It is a tiny Mystery Dungeon though. I was hoping you could check it out." As the members of Team Storm considered the job, Lucius asked, "What's the pay?"

"Well, there is an artifact that is said to enhance psychic power somewhere in the dungeon. I'm sure our psychic types could use it. Along with Fern, here, of course." The team members waited. "Experience is the pay." They nodded, understanding. "The dungeon starts in a small tower in the Basalt Foothills. Here is the map to it, and some supplies for you." she said, handing Fras the map and Fern a pack. "Off you go!"

After the Team left, a Tyrannitaur, a Lucario, and a Zoroark came in. Team Hurricane, the parents of Team Storm. Only Eve's mother, a sylveon (the first and only one in the town in recorded history), wasn't present, off on some mission for Volcorona. "I trust you are treating our children well?" the Tyrannitaur, Leo, said. Lucius' mother, Hope, said "Of course she is. She is doing the best she can. She just sent them on their first mission." The Zoroark, Fras' mom, chimed in. "Yes. I presume the Dungeon you sent them too is deeper than you let on, Volcey." The Volcorona sighed again. "Yes, Zoë. The dungeon is much deeper than we had originally thought. You will not believe what is at the bottom. Or will you?..."

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