As Ghost stared at Josh for a long time, the Sylveon-mounted Champion would approach him. "You stuck on this last one?" he asked, figuring locating the Druddigon storm leader might be a bit of a challenge. They were typically located deeper in caves like this one; he might need to go beneath the surface level to find them.

"Use your resources. The information's there. You just have to find it." While the examination prohibited the Elite from giving Ghost any direct advice. there was nothing stopping him from reminding him where he could find the information he needed. "If it's not in one--OWWW!!" he wailed as Xeno's teeth barely pierced the Gym Leader's right leg, the rider instinctively kicking the Gible away. He knew the dragon-type species well, and knew their bite force was much worse than that. Was this truly a wild Pokémon?

Liking Ghost's thinking, Josh and Pinky tailed him into the depths of Meteor Falls, where the Druddigon storm would likely be sleeping. The species indeed shut down at night: information he assumed Ghost got by going on RangerNet and searching for articles on Druddigon. The only sign that he was being followed was a tiny squeal from Pinky, the Sylveon ferrying Josh at a distance from his friend.

Finding the Druddigon would be only half the task; once he found them, how would he neutralize them? There were many methods, but some were preferred over others. He was so close to the promotion he wanted. Ghost just needed to remember his fundamentals... and why he was a Ranger.

Josh loved what he saw; while the fairy-type did inflict some harm upon the Druddigon, it was largely superficial. Xeno was leading the Druddigon pack outside, too. It would lead them to the outside of the mountain, perhaps to a home that was less dangerous than in the middle of Hoenn's second most travelled cavern thoroughfare.

Once Xeno was able to lead the unruly dragons outside, Josh pushed Pinky to a gallop and approached Ghost, reining the fairy-type to a stop near him. "You've come such a long way as a Ranger. Congratulations on completing the mission by yourself, and with minimal harm to the Pokémon, too. Once we get back to Fallarbor HQ, let's get us our checks. Need a ride back?" he asked, offering Aslan, his Shiny Pyroar, if Ghost needed.

Regardless of how they were getting back to town, he would give the green-haired Ranger one more piece of good news. "I'm going to be sending an email to ollie morales about getting you promoted to Senior Ranger. I'll vouch for you every step of the way." Meteor Falls was once again a safe highway to travel between Fallarbor and Rustboro.