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he’d learned the scientist’s name; the one with the showstopping shadow lugia. gavin merlino. he was a scientist with a strong penchant for fossils. maddonis had decided that would be his way in: through the heart. get someone talking about what they love, and they’d likely open up about all kinds of things. he needed to know more, about the lugia, about team rocket, about everything. his desire to accomplish his primary goal had been slowly giving way another; the desire to gain as much power as he could, in general.

there was a major expedition happening in hoenn — several, actually, and lots by people who had no idea what they were doing, but there was one company in particular that had softly announced their activity within a small circle that maddonis happened to be a part of, and, by chance, perhaps gavin too. they could go together, and if they STAYED OUT OF SIGHT, there was a good chance that they’d reap much more valuable rewards than those that could be found at the smaller sites.

he wound around the submarine until he came to the labs. after poking around for a minute or so, he inevitably came upon the man he was looking for. he spoke softly at first from the doorway, so as to hopefully not disturb him terribly from his work. “gavin merlino,” he started, and smiled with a politeness that was all for appearances. “i hear you’re fond of rocks.” his shoulder hit the doorframe as he leaned a little. “my name is maddonis glosse. it so happens that i know lots of people fond of rocks, and i’ve caught wind of some business i think you may be interested in.” it was possible that gavin had heard of the glosse name, if not just for the massively expansive glosse jewelers chain that marked several regions.



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Though the Rocket labs are undoubtedly better-equipped in comparison to his basement setup, Gavin always finds himself missing the comforts of home this far below the ocean. Lycanroc and Lucario wrestling in the living room, Alcremie offering sweet treats when he gets so focused he forgets to eat, ...[break][break]

He's adrift in his thoughts when a voice addresses him by name; his gaze shifts toward the sound, head tilting.[break][break]

He lets the other speak without interruption, though a soft huff of what could be taken as amusement escapes him at opening statement. His reputation precedes him. Good.[break][break]

"Glosse." Now this was interesting. "I've heard of your family. Rock collectors in their own right... albeit of a different kind."
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Gemstones were of interest to Gavin only for their value. Something about the way Maddonis words his proposal suggest that the rocks he speaks of will be more to the scientist's tastes. It's not often one of the grunts approaches him out of the blue.
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Gavin tugs off his latex gloves and tosses them into a waste receptacle, wrings his hands.
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"When do we leave?"

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maddonis smirked similarly. he was fairly used to being recognized by his last name, but it continued to feed his ravenous ego. he had so much pride for his family. they had given him an origin that made him, if only in his cherub-esque head, better than people. he was someone. notoriety. he would chase that high to an early grave, no doubt.

before he could explain, gavin was ready to take action. maddonis smiled, pleasantly surprised by the sudden enthusiasm. “do you already know about the seafloor cavern?” they’d been excavating for a couple of days now there, a scientifically-driven rogue company going by the name of arco research center. they’d been operating on the backs of a well-paid mining company with which the glosse family shared some connections. one that he could almost certainly pay more to have look the other way if the spoils were worth it.

“i suppose that’s up to you. i don’t have any more pressing matters to attend to, myself.” his smile remained, and he waited for some command from his superior. maddonis was arrogant to a fault, but he wasn’t about to make those kinds of calls for a guy packing death itself.



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The Seafloor Cavern.[break][break]

Gavin conceals his misgivings well; his expression does not shift from placid curiosity even as his stomach turns.[break][break]

"I'm aware of the place, though not of any expeditions taking place there."[break][break]

Fear of the darkest ocean depths wars with scientific curiosity. Ultimately, the latter wins out, if only because he refuses to show any form of hesitation in front of another Rocket. Fear is a weakness, and weakness gets you killed.[break][break]

It assuages his ego when Maddonis defers to him: this grunt, at least, didn't need to be reminded of their place. He smiles, white teeth flashing amidst the cold sterility of the labs.[break][break]

"Meet me at the airlock. Be ready to dive."[break][break][break][break]



Once pressure has equalized between the airlock and the ocean, the hatch opens and Gavin finds himself in the open water. He glances back to ensure that his comrade hasn't had any trouble, then releases his Arcotvish and grabs on while gesturing it to the surface.[break][break]

He lowers the breathing apparatus to take a breath of briny sea air. "I can have my Rotom provide coordinates."
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"You have a water Pokemon, or would you rather fly?"

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maddonis was hardly surprised that the scientist knew of the area’s existence. maddonis had never possessed any nagging fascination with the ocean and the various caverns that could only be accessed via diving; there was plenty of treasure on land to keep his bank accounts full, and the process of delivering mining equipment to these types of areas was an ordeal. he wondered if gavin had ever stepped foot there, but didn’t ask, only smirking at the scientist’s air of confidence, which delighted him.

there was a simple nod of maddonis’ angelic head at the order, and he disappeared around the corner, only then lightly scowling out of sight as he headed for his quarters to prepare. he’d forgotten about the wetsuit.



some short time after, there they were, bobbing in the water. at the mention of rotom and the prompt tone coming from it in its device shape, maddonis was intrigued. “what an ingenius creature.”

it was then time for them to embark. “i prefer to fly.” by helicopter, but he'd left his at home. he retrieved decidueye’s pokeball and the phantasmic archer came to life, scooping him from the water and then hovering beside gavin and his arctovish. “i'll have my dewgong for the dive.”

“you should know, i’ve paid the miners to look the other way.” maddonis was unsure of what gavin’s response might be to this. while maddonis’ wealth was no secret, he’d tried to remain casually inconspicuous about it to the new rocket. it was his attempt at avoiding being strong-armed into helping fund their progress. it was also the biggest hint anyone could have taken thus far that maddonis was in all of this for himself.

it was getting late, and the ARCO researchers were all in their tents, presumably sleeping. maddonis had been in touch with his connections in the muscle of the operation, and a transaction had already been made that would ensure their mission’s ease — given that nothing went awry, and that the scientists did not wake or wander.

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"They certainly have their uses."[break][break]

Rotom was not among the Pokemon Gavin specialized in, neither steel nor fossil, but it boasted the sort of utility that no intelligent individual would pass up.[break][break]

Given confirmation that they'll be flying, Gavin retrieves another pokeball from his belt. If Maddonis hoping for Lugia, he'll find himself disappointed: it's Gavin's Corviknight whose silvered wings reflect the sunlight and the glittering surface of the water. The Galarian bird swoops low over the water and beats powerful wings to remain steady as Gavin climbs aboard, returning the Arctovish for now.[break][break]

At mention that the miners have been paid off, Gavin nods. "Good. They won't be harmed, so long as they cooperate."[break][break]

Rotom guides them across the ocean. A pleasant sea breeze plays with Gavin's hair as they fly low over the waves, leaving the submarine far behind. When they reach the point where Rotom's compass spins, Corviknight stalls.[break][break]

Gavin stands upon the bird's back and dives into the water, surfacing to release his fossilized fish once more. As soon as he's assured that Maddonis is ready, Gavin signals to Arctovish and it DIVES. Depths swallow light until there is nothing left but the oppressive blackness of the ocean and Gavin's heartbeat thrumming in his ears. He forces himself to breath deep and slow. Arctovish knows where to go, guided by Rotom's muted directions. It's not until they breach the surface of the underwater complex that the vice grip around his heart relents.[break][break]

Flippers smack softly against stone as Gavin orients himself and returns his Pokemon. He can hear the distant clink of pickaxes, muted chatter.[break][break]

Gavin carefully removes his diving gear, stowing it in a bag he'd brought. His footsteps now are near-silent as he creeps toward the yawning entrance to the cavern. He moves slow, affording more than enough time for Maddonis to interject if there was to be some change of plan.

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maddonis noted the violent undertone in gavin’s words. he had experienced his own run-ins with other grunts who seemed less comfortable resorting to harmful methods. he didn’t understand the empathy.

the mission began. maddonis closed his eyes for most of the flight. the wind stung what was exposed of his soft face, and he did not share in gavin’s pleasant experience. it was far from the luxury of leather and windows and cocktails.

when they arrived to the point at which submerging was necessary, he took a dive as well, after releasing fortuna. then, resurfacing to take a breath, took hold of the dewgong’s tail, and the two followed through the dark blindly. they popped up to the surface a few meters off from gavin and his swimming partner. maddonis climbed to dry land in the most dignified way he could (which was not very) and shoved his diving gear in an expensive bag, gladly.

as they crept through the shadows, maddonis noted that the base camp was on the other side of the cave’s maw. good. they reached it, to find a man guarding the entrance. there was a gate. maddonis gave a signal, by the power of money, it whined and opened.

the cave was pristine for a mining site — strangely so. few explosives had been detonated and a remarkable amount of fairly fragile rock formations were still intact. the area was being excavated very cautiously. as they neared the glory hole, maddonis reached in his pack and retrieved a handheld spotlight. shining it down, he was surprised at the sight below. no machinery or tracks at the bottom. what there was seemed to be a strange fissure, like a strike of hollow lightning through the ground.

maddonis looked at gavin, his expression unreadable. “they hadn’t told me what was here.” he admitted, and paused momentarily. “that’s not typical.” but gavin probably knew that himself.

maddonis looked back at the hole, briefly imagining worst case scenarios, but stifling the thoughts quickly. he couldn't allow gavin to take him for someone faint of heart. he'd go first. he released his chandelure. “give us light, would you? down there.” he pointed down the hole, and the pokemon obeyed, its light fading down from one plane to another. maddonis then crouched, and started down the rungs of a ladder.

when he stepped foot onto the dirt below, the abnormality was even clearer. this had almost certainly not been blasted out by man. the miners had simply drilled a hole to another deeper level of the earth. centered was the massive fissure. it was wide and dangerous looking. there were no outward stretching tunnels. this was, undoubtedly, what they were looking for. but what was it, and perhaps more importantly for them, what unholy relics might it have contained?

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As they are let through a gate by a man standing guard, Gavin's gaze commits his face to memory. There's a nametag at the end of a lanyard and Gavin remembers that, too. A silent glance passes between them.[break][break]

Now he knew who to blame, if they were sold out.[break][break]

This place has not seen the rough embrace of explosions that is so common with other excavation sites. It carries the careful mining operations that lend well to Gavin's reason for traveling to such places — fossils. His amber eyes glow in the gloom.[break][break]

They peer over an edge into a yawning chasm.[break][break]

"Mm. Neither is this..."[break][break]

He's never seen its like, and that simply increases his desire to plunder its depths. He's more than willing to venture first into the unknown, but Maddonis beats him to it and Gavin follows after. Chandelure's lights are eerie as they dance across the rock. They find themselves staring into a fissure in the earth, darkness and silence. A shiver of excitement travels up Gavin's spine.[break][break]

"Have you heard even whispers of what they're doing here? Rumours?"[break][break]

His Rotom whirs to life in his phone, casting a sickly beam of light into the fissure.

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as maddonis’ related connections were solely within his own industry, he’d been given only the details that the mining company had been privy to. that knowledge was that, for a fittingly massive sum of money, friends of friends had been assigned the hazardous task of delivering monstrous equipment deep into an ocean and back up through the earth’s esophagus. the reason for not drilling in from above? they were led by scientists. conservationists, who contrasted the many rich assholes with explosives that saturated the mining the industry. maddonis wasn’t any exception. again, he hated wet-suits.

they stared into the abysmal aorta, which did not become any less intimidating by the light of gavin’s ghostly technology. “no,” he admitted wistfully. “but this was a very expensive dig. this sort of equipment doesn’t get here easily.” truth be told, he had no idea how they’d even done it.

interesting sllhouettes reflected in the light, jutting from the marbled and frayed strata. it wasn’t a smooth chasm. it looked as though the earth had been ripped open from the inside out. the deepest darkness was not penetrated by rotom’s beam, and there was no telling how far it went down. as the pit stared back at them ominously, maddonis went on, in a sort of stream of consciousness that was unlike him.

“what piqued my interest, was that it seemed like a suspiciously low profile expedition for such a high price. the lab this company is working for must be doing some shady work.” he paused, thinking. "considering what they’ve spent, i’d say they were pretty confident they’d find what they were looking for.” and they were small enough to have spent all their funds on the endeavor without enough left to provide their own equipment. cutting corners and trusting assholes with explosives had been a bad move on their part. a classic lesson learned, not for the first time, surely.

as his lungs adjusted to the dank, thick air, and his heart slowed (just so), an ever-elusive sense of wonder began to bloom in his mind. he did love seeing what was in the ground. this was more scary-pit-of-the-earth than just ground, but there was a returning sense of being in his element, however  vague. he pulled off his bag, looked at gavin.  “shall we?” and began stepping into his harness.

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"What a shame they missed an opportunity to work with us." Gavin's already preparing for their descent. A Lucario is released from its confinement, assisting him with its strength. There's a certain thrill in the air as they gear up to tackle the unknown. "If they had, we wouldn't have needed to liberate them of their treasures."[break][break]

His smile seems feral in the ghostly light.[break][break]

Gavin begins his descent, the distant clink of metal-against-rock fading to the lonely reality of the chasm. Rotom follows, the phone hovering in the air and sweeping the flashlight beam around their immediate area.[break][break]

The rope pulls taut before he reaches the bottom. When Gavin looks up, he can see only a faint strip of artificial light high above. His breath feels heavy, heartbeat loud in his ears. His hand brushes rough rock, the outline of bone.[break][break]

"Incredible..."

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maddonis smiled back, not at all put off by the darkness in gavin. “i trust you’ll put whatever it is to better use.” not really brown-nosing, but rather, perhaps, pledging his allegiance in his own way.

once they were both below the edge of the chasm, maddonis returned his chandelure to his pokeball, his spotlight remaining lit as he scaled down a little after gavin, who disappeared into the dark. he was ambitious, maddonis noted, and perhaps a little out of his mind (thought the pot of the kettle). he angled the spotlight so it shone against the mangled wall. gavin had his hand on part of the skeletal remains of a massive wailord, and it was startling in size, especially in the suddenness of its illumination.

maddonis’ heart skipped a beat, but he quickly settled, and regarded gavin’s reaction to the bones with a pensive look. then, instead of asking about lugia, as he had originally intended, he started down another path — perhaps a boldly personal one. “i’m curious. is it a love of knowledge that drives you?” a loaded question, really, tainted with far-off and dissonant notes of sarcasm only a refined palate might pick up on. science was never for its own sake. at least, not that maddonis was convinced of. he was simply curious about what sort of answer gavin might fabricate for him.

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As Rotom's shifts, the bones of a massive creature glow beneath a sickly beam of light. They jut out into the cavern like teeth, jagged and unfriendly.[break][break]

Gavin feels the rope slacken through Lucario's efforts above. They are free to descend further, though the scientist maintains this height to examine the skeletal remains a moment longer. It was not a fossil to be extracted and revived but it was fascinating nevertheless.
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"I am driven by many things. Knowledge is certainly among them."

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it was a very vague answer. it made maddonis wonder more, but he was satisfied by gavin’s tact. he was a smart man not to reveal too much. “i won’t pry.” he said simply, still watching him inspect the massive fossil.

soon, he was working his way down further. his shined his spotlight below. they had nearly reached their destination, it seemed. the sheen of fluorescent material could be seen in the light. markers, surrounding the very bottommost part of the chasm — a pit, that tapered outward jaggedly. maddonis stared at it for a long moment, gradually moving the light up the surrounding damage. his heart sank. he couldn’t pull his eyes away to look at gavin, but was certain he was still in earshot.

“i’m not sure that we’ll be finding anything this evening.” he said, with a distant grimness that was the best he could do to conceal how utterly spooked he was. he paused, and then, moving the light up the rock again, “if you know of my business, you’ll know that i’m quite familiar with blast sites. of course, we both know that this is not one, however… the direction of this damage looks quite similar to a blast. it wasn’t caused by a shift in the earth.” he paused, sighing, and admittedly feeling a tad light-headed. “it appears as though it was caused by something coming out of it.”

his head felt hot. he looked up at gavin, hoping that is valuable knowledge could shed some light on the terrifying unknown. “how is that possible?” it would have been so deep in the ground. something fairly small for the amount of force it would need to propel out of ancient rock. and being that they’d had to drill through a thick layer of cave floor to even reach the chasm, there was also the question of how something might have been taken (or escaped) from the cave in the first place — unless it had left or been taken after the miners had drilled. there were plenty of possibilities, and endless questions.

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"It would be a waste of breath," Gavin assures him.[break][break]

He comes to a similar conclusion to Maddonis as at last they reach the bottom of the pit; the miners had not dug down to this. Something had dug itself out, and they were here to figure out what. Where his companion seems grim, Gavin appears fascinated.[break][break]

"I am, as you put it, 'fond of rocks'." His eyes never leave the chasm. "Fossils. I've never heard of one coming to life on its own before... but perhaps it didn't. Perhaps it had assistance."[break][break]

The Rocket directs his gaze to the distant gash of pale light high above. When it returns to the rock, he frowns.[break][break]

"I would need to have time to study the site if I were to figure out what creature has escaped here... if it's one I'm familiar with at all." Amber eyes gleam in the eerie light given off by the markers. "Perhaps something undiscovered. I wonder: did they contain it, or did it escape them?"[break][break]

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they stared on, both fixated on the sight before them for wildly different reasons. maddonis listened to the man talk, trying to pay attention through his terror, like an enveloping white noise in the back of his mind.

maddonis wasn’t sure about how they might secure the area for a longer amount of time. “unfortunately, i only paid the miners for the night.” he felt robbed, personally, but it was good that gavin was happy. that had been the primary goal. “i’m not sure how many researchers are here.”

much of gavin’s excited musings gradually lost relevance to maddonis. he stood by, waiting for it to be over so he could collect his brownie points and go home. or perhaps gavin would have something else in mind for them.