Luciel: It's a tactic that-- A warp orb might--
Suddenly a swirl of fire appeared around the group. Bastet jumped
up, clinging onto Luciel's back and started covering her tail.
Auto: They're here.
Cerberus: Alright! What did I say!? Fool proof!
Innocent: Everyone begin.
The Houndours were shooting fire into the Fire Spin. It was
difficult to move without getting hit now.
Innocent: An Orb! All Absols...!
They were stunned by the Stun Orb. Innocent was unable to finish
his command. The Fire Spin disappeared as the Bandits, Dawn
Rangers, Heroes, and Ruby warped.
Cerberus was also effected.
Cerberus: Grah! Come on!
Luciel held her breath as Ruby used the warp orb.
Luciel: Yep. That was them. Alright... We need to get back at them.
Luciel: An ambush, huh? Alright, I can get behind that idea. Just
keep this mental note. The Fire type we dealt with specializes in
ambushes and tactics that aren't traditional. The other leader is
straightforward, so you might not be too surprised. He's old, but
experienced in combat. He's very traditional.
Poochyena: Alpha, the team at the shrine dungeon are
struggling.
Alpha: That's a first.... Alright, send reinforcements with some of
those Orbs we bought. I wonder if those new seeds we got would
help...
Poochyena: On it, ma'am. We'll send aid to Innocent and Cerberus.
Yung: "Spread out and pick them off. But not too far. They probably
think of us travelling as one big group, so we should try and keep
that illusion intact as much as possible."
Yung: *to Ruby* "If this is to work...we need to spread out."
*He sighed and looked up*
"Knowing the enemy as well as yourself, there is little threat."
Innocent and Cerberus were freed from the Stun Orb.
Cerberus: They couldn't have gone far.
Innocent: This is just a game of cat and mouse now. No more flashy
tactics. We do this old fashioned. All of us shall go in groups to
find them. Stay alert.
Innocent and Cerberus separated into groups with the rest of their
underlings and began to patrol the floor.
Luciel: Alright, Bastet and I will act as decoys this time. We know
the enemy, we will try to lead them on.
Cerberus resumed patrolling (presumably) the eastern portion of the
floor while Innocent was investigating the western area. Each of
them had a group under their command (3 for Cerberus, 5 for
Innocent).
Innocent: Cerberus didn't seem happy with that... Hm... Well, I
hope it doesn't really hurt him. Although, I did smell a Lucario in
the attack... That Stun Orb had their scent. Maybe I should be
concerned?
Cerberus: I must be getting old or something! How did I get
outsmarted by intruders!? The Houndoom was spitting embers as
they spoke.
He was growling to himself as he led his unit of 3. They were
mumbling under their breath and stopped talking when Cerberus
glared at them. They would all walk through the dungeon in
silence.
Luciel and Bastet nodded and ran off to act as decoys. Auto would
remain with Yung, Ruby, and the others.
Bastet: We're going to try and speak to Innocent, huh? We're not
acting as decoys? Bastet pouted as she sat on Luciel's
back.
Luciel: Innocent's the one that has Perish Song and really
experienced at setting up. I'm certain he'll hear me out. If we
find Innocent, we might be able to let him take the others and
ourselves to speak with Alpha. She's... Oddly more familiar about
these events: Shadow Pokemon, 'Dark Matter'. Besides, Cerberus
would probably blow flames upon seeing either of us at this
point.
Bastet: ...Fair point. Let's find Innocent.
Yung: "I'll fill you in: We just got out of being cornered and we
managed split up Houbdoom and Absols group. We're going to split up
ourselves slightly, ambush them and defeat them. They've clearly
underestimated us, that Houndoom especially. So go and hide and
prepare to attack with an element of surprise."