In a deep hole

Jubilife City

Pokemon Research Tower

The same day.

Sky used his full speed and ran to Jubilife City from Oreburgh City. He wanted to order the Pokeball as fast as he can.

He was in the Pokemon Research Tower and was talking to the person who will fulfill his orders.

He had already submitted the Absol's basic health and other stats like body weight, muscle mass, age etc to them. He got them from the Pokemon Center.

He wanted to buy the customised superior quality Absol food for his Absol. She was pretty weak now and he needed her to be in her full health so that he would be able to save his life.

He fulfilled the required forms and documents and submitted them to the staff. He will get his Pokeball in three days.

He then went to the Breeders Association and ordered custom made food for her Riolu, Absol and the Pokemon that he will get in Eterna City. The food will be could be taken in a week at their Eterna City branch.

He had done all the things that he could have and he left Jubilife City just an hour after he reached it.

His destination was the Eterna Forest. He will try to find the Galactic hideouts while living in either Alamos Town or Eterna City.

He was going at the speed of around 100 miles per hour and would reach the Eterna Forest in five hours.

...

Eterna Forest

Sky was in the Eterna Forest. He had slowed his speed and was drifting at a slower pace. His Riolu and Absol were released and all of them were going.

Riolu was running beside Sky and Absol was on his shoulders. She was still malnourished and was not able to do any strenuous physical activity. That's why Sky took her on his shoulder and was slowly advancing.

The Riolu, meanwhile, kept taking glances at them. She was jealous of Absol and felt betrayed.

She was doing her everyday training at that time and that was the reason why was running beside him.

Otherwise she would have been the one sitting on his shoulders and enjoying the wind.

She was fuming with jealousy while looking at Absol. Absol also looked at the Riolu and sighed.

Suddenly she sensed something and called out to him.

"Sol sol Absol"

Sky aslo felt the changes on his shoulders and stopped. He calmed his mind and spread his awareness to everywhere he can.

He gently put down the Absol and made a hush gesture to both his Pokemons. He slowly started moving to the source.

This was the only place where he felt noises in the 50 metres radius around him.

'Deja vu'

He saw two silhouettes and it was two Galactic grunts. They both were standing in the middle of nowhere. There were trees all around them and their clothes were also proper.

'Looks like nothing happened. '

He slowly went near them. They were standing stiff, like statues. He was just a hand away from his and they still didn't react. He went in front of them. There was once again no reaction. The grunts were not even awake. They were sleeping. There eyes closed and there breathing stable.

They were sleeping while standing!?

He closed their eyes for eternity, just the like the Eterna Forest.

"The same incident, two times at that. Coincidence or is it that killer."

This time, Sky just followed their footsteps. They were still light meaning that they have been here for less than an hour.

There were also Pokemons roaming here unlike the time when they didn't encounter a single one yesterday.

It if had been a lot of time then they would have been already eaten by now.

He found a weird energy barrier around a kilometre away from the location of the two bodies.

Both the Riolu and Absol were following behind him quietly. They were tense and were looking everywhere, specially Absol, her life depended on it so she was the one who was focusing her all.

Sky signalled them to come inside the barrier with him. They all went inside the barrier. Just like before, it has a weird typhoon shelter type gate and it was opened.

There was just one thing different than before. Sky can hear noises. Noises of screaming and screeching. Someone or something was inside there causing it and it was strong.

He immediately went out of the barrier and called Looker. His Pokemons also followed him immediately.

Tut tut tut.

"Looker send the assault team to my location immediately. I found a new Galactic hideout and the person or thing that caused the deaths in the previous hideout should be inside it. I have already sent you a pic of the gate and its surrounding location. Something is definitely going to happen if you guys didn't come faster. I am going to check it out. Don't worry, with Absol my safety should be secured and I will be able to get out alive. Maybe. The moment you got this recording, do it immediately."

He tried to call Looker but he was not picking up his phone so he left a audio message to him.

"Now, listen both of you. No matter what happened inside, listen to me at all costs or we will die. All of us. Understood."

Sky said to both the Riolu and Absol.

"Sol absol."

"Rio."

Both of them nodded once.

"Good girls."

Sky went towards the barrier. His Pokemons followed him.

He slowly got down with the help of the stairs. His Pokemons did that too. He didn't want to cause unnecessary attention by directly jumping into the hole. If some Pokemon was near the hole, then a single Air Cutter and he would be cut in half.

He didn't want that. His body really lacked defence. Even a pistol was able to hurt him. Well it does heal in just a few seconds so he didn't have that much to complaint but humans are greedy.

He was thinking of the scenarios that they were going to face in there.

'Whatever let's get with it. It's not like a super strong boss level Pokemon would be waiting for me. '

Sky was thinking all that while moving down.

Whereas a super powerful Pokemon was waiting for his descent in the room. It had already sharpened his scythes and was just ready to enjoy his next meal.

It was hiding here because it got scared but it didn't think food will come to its mouth on its own accord.

He was happily looking at the hole.