"I've been thinking about converting the factory," Zac said, watching Joltik take down the Hoppip. "Lot of space there, and a big back yard too. Just gotta find somewhere to dispose of all the metal."

As Kazimir turned his back to the bush, a Chespin fled the greenery. "There's another one! I'll grab him!" Zac shouted, and he threw himself at the escaping Pokemon.

Chespin dodged, leaving Zac with an armful of grass and bark. "Venusaur! Grab him!" Zac shouted, hurling a Pokeball in Chespin's path. A massive red flower burst into view as Venusaur blocked its escape, and a whirl of vines and leaves as Chespin was entangled.

Zac stumbled over, tapped Chespin with a Pokeball, and it disappeared in a flash of crimson. "Easy! Two down," Zac said, slapping Venusaur's thick hide. "Who's next?"

Catching Chespin

Kazimir Wynter

    The flare of blue fire burst against the ancient stones, granting them a fading glimpse of what lay ahead. Vines, thick as boas, strangled the front face of the temple, coiling around the columns and slithering down the too-high stairs that lay at the end of the chasm. Vanta crawled along the wall, eyes half-shut against the light of Boneling's torch.

    "Underground ruins!" Zac shouted, the excitement in his voice echoing in the enclosed space. He rubbed his hands together. "That, plus the bones? This place is either a sacrificial site, a spooky temple, or a very disorganized burial ground." He walked towards the blocky construct, thick boots crunching the smaller bones underfoot. 

    He vaulted the first of the waist-high stairs, offering a hand to Skyler out of instinct, though nothing about the Captain lead him to believe she needed, or wanted, anyone's help.

    Odium took one look at the steps, roared, and shoulder barged them, shattering the historic find into a more manageable slope. CRASH! "What are you doing mate! I can just recall you—" CRASH! Another step was blown apart as Odium forged ahead. 

    Inside the temple, something clunked into place as an ancient mechanism activated. There was a rumble of steel on stone, and Zac looked up to see a massive metal boulder cresting the top step. "Holy crap! Vanta!" Zac called in desperation. The bug splattering the boulder in Electrowebs, only succeeding in electrifying the oncoming threat. 

    The crackling orb thundered down the stairs towards them. 
    

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"Yeah mate! Came here with samuel carter," Zac said, shading his eyes from the ethereal light as he looked up into the infinite, internal branches. "We climbed up and up, but never reached the top. This place is wild."

"A fresh biome, can you believe it?" He asked, pulling out a container of wholegrain fairy bread and tossed a few pieces into a nearby bush. "Last time I was just surveying, but now we've got an agenda: get as many samples as possible. Plants, Pokemon, plant-Pokemon. Grab it all mate. We're gonna fill my warehouse and see if living in this wonderland is changing them."