“Hey, you hear about those Luvdisc trapped down in those tunnels?”

“Yea, poor things. I think the Rangers are getting some tools and some bodies to go help them, though. That’s good.”

“Indeed. Just worry about… the rumors.”

“Oh?”

“Could just be rumors, but… I heard they’re thinking about blowing them up.”

“Gosh, that sounds dangerous! I hope they know what they’re doing.”

“Who knows. Apparently, all they’re waiting on is the local council to approve the plan, but… I don’t know. Might just tell them to bring some drills and say get to it.”

“I guess time will tell. Hopefully they get them out in time… hey, was that guy listening in on us? Why is he walking away so fast?”

“Maybe. Not like it matters though– what is he going to do, steal the Ranger’s equipment and go down there himself?”

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Tavish zipped up the suit and gave it one final look over. It’d been easy to swipe it from the Ranger’s HQ, and the explosives weren’t hard to whip up himself. And a good thing too– their bomb wasn’t nearly strong enough for rock. He’d given it a bit more oomph– hopefully enough to create a proper hole.

Toxicroak was there too. In case some wild Pokémon showed up and tried to mess with Tavish. He’d never hurt them, of course, but it was always a possibility. With Bloke there, he could safely place, arm, and detonate the stuff. So long as everything went according to plan, then the Luvdisc would be free.

They sat along the edge of the water, where its frigid tongue licked the bottoms of their feet like thousands of Yamper excited for them. It was somewhere in Slateport, or maybe somewhere right outside of it. It was hard to tell with these massive metropolises where they started being them and where the outside world took over and claimed it as their own. Not that it mattered though, once they entered the water.

Once the last few bells and straps were secured, they'd be ready to enter the water. And the sooner the better-- he'd heard on the way down that the Rangers caught wind of his idea. Not him exactly, but that their big fancy bomb had been stolen. Seemed like a rather important thing to lose, if the severity of the missive they sent out was anything to go by.

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