“What happened back there, buddy?”
“Chim, Chimchar.”
Squirt tells the others what happened.
It goes like this:
Late in the night, someone broke into Duke’s room. Duke was sound asleep, but Squirt woke up from the noise.
It was the thug from Team Muscleball. He grabbed Squirt by the foot, intending to abduct him, but Squirt broke free.
He ran down the hall, and jumped down the stairs. He ran into a floor, hiding.
The thug looked for him for about 20 minutes, then gave up.
Squirt didn’t sleep at all.
At morning, he tried going back to Floor 7 to see Duke, but the thug caught him and chased him down.
The elevator dings.
At the top of the tower was the observation deck that allows one to see the entirety of Hoenn from it. On it was the Gym Leader Wattson, along with a crowd of Pokemon. Fireball was in the crowd of Pokemon.
"Give us the Dynamax Energy or these Pokemon are dead!," Team Muscleball Boss "Dick" was speaking to Wattson.
Not on my watch! Get out of my town now.", Wattson said.
"Well, I guess ya chose death! Now, which one should be dropped off the tower first? Hmm... how about this Scorbunny?"
"NO!"
Dick then decided to pick up Fireball and dangle him over the central courtyard of Mauville City.
"This is ya last chance!"
"Somebody try to stop him! I'll be down at the ground to catch Fireball in case Dick decides to drop Fireball."
Suddenly, Sand appears, looking out of breath and like he's been running a while. (Presumably up the stairs.)
Wait, Scorbunny is small, (Huff) isn't it? (Huff) Its terminal velocity (Huff) probably (Huff) Isn't that high. (Huhhhff) It should be (huff) fine. (cough) Anyway, Um... Crime boss man. You might know me, on the wanted list? Maximillian Sand? (huff) I'm sure you're at least vaguely aware of me. Maybe not some of the newer things on the list, but at least the "flight to escape capture and considered armed and dangerous" thing. (huff) Ooh I don't feel so good. (huff) So maybe you should surrender. Gym Leader guy, don't even (huff) try to report me, because (huff) I'm saving you and your pokemon here. (Hack, wheeze cough)...
"Hold on... I think I got something."
She then tossed one of her Pokeballs. "Go, Kye!"
Yep, I have some other Mons other than the ones I mentioned. I think I've told you about this, Goose.
artsy geek | any pronouns | "well, if you're hearing this, then chances are you've made a very poor career choice.""May I borrow the largest trampoline that you have?"
The trampoline salesman put the Wooloo he was petting down. "What for?"
"Some crime boss is trying to kill my Scorbunny by dropping him down from the observation deck!"
"Alight kid, make it quick!"
The salesman handed Char a very large roll of Dubwool wool to him.
"Hand in there buddy!"
"Time for ya to all die!" Dick then pulled out a Wishing Bomb with a Voltorb in it and started the countdown.
Meanwhile, Fireball was still falling to the ground. Char had managed to get the trampoline deployed, but it wouldn't work at the current speed that Fireball was falling.
"Gotta think of something..."

"We do not know. Come on, let's get into the elevator."