In which a temporary team is formed (Part2)

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(Cont. from https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/276002839/ ) The quartet weaved their way around the crowd towards the pair, who were standing beside a piplup and chimchar wearing matching scarves around their necks. “Oh, hey Galaxy!” Melanie greeted, “you’re late!” “Late for what?” Keahi asked. “We… we don’t know,” Everett admitted, “Shiftry sent out letters to every team asking us to meet here yesterday, but didn’t specify why.” “Yeah, didn’t you guys get one?” Melanie questioned. “No… but that might be because we don’t have a mailbox right now. We’re rebuilding,” Nelvana told them. “Ah! That explains it!” Everett chirped, “anyway, this is Team Disaster! We started talking while we were waiting for Shiftry to get this meeting started,” he added, acknowledging the other duo. “Hello! I’m Cecil, and this is my partner Poplar,” the chimchar said. “Hey there,” Poplar huffed, crossing her flippers across her chest. “Let’s hope this starts soon, this is boring.” “Be patient Poplar…” Cecil sighed, not looking to pleased to be waiting so long himself. As if on cue, Shiftry began speaking, “alright everyone! Quiet down!” he yelled, and waited until the huge group went quiet. “Look, I know you’re all antsy and confused, so I’ll do my best to be quick, alright?” he continued, “I don’t like giving public speeches much anyway,” he added under his breath. “Team A.C.T. left to fight Groudon nearly a week ago, and no one has heard from them since!” The crowd began whispered amongst one another again, and Shiftry waited for everyone to calm down again before continuing. “So, this probably means they got stuck, and their badges malfunctioned. And I refuse to leave them there a moment longer! Which means we have to send out a team to rescue them! That’s why you’re all here! I sent letters out to every team that’s a silver or gold rank in hopes that we can combine forces for a search team,” Shiftry explained, “since clearly, as none of us have been able to achieve platinum rank on our own, there is no way just sending one team will be successful. I suggest that the stronger among us to face the perils of Magma Cavern, where Groudon resides. Any volunteers?” This final question was met by silence for the first few seconds, filling the air with a tense silence, everyone wondering who would volunteer to go into the dungeon that the highest ranked team hadn’t returned from. “Maybe we should go!” Keahi whispered to zir teammates. “We should…” Nelvana agreed, but hesitated. “What about the base?” Tsuki pointed out. Keahi scrunched up zir face, “oh right… this feels more important though.” “Look, if no one else volunteers, then we will, alright?” Nelvana offered. “Okay,” Keahi nodded. “I’ll go.” A large blastoise wearing a striped green bandana on his head walked from out of the crowd, and up to Shiftry. “Magma Cavern sounds like there will be a lot of fire-types, and my water-type attacks will blast right through them!” Blastoise proclaimed. With first volunteer, the ice seemed to be broken for others to join in this make-shift team as well. “Very well, I’ll help out too,” Octillery, who wore a lavender sash around her neck, announced. “You’ll need the extra strength here, sweetheart,” she purred. “Me too!” Golem, one of the few in the crowd with no accessory, called out. “We can’t only send in water-types! My rock and ground moves will shake up those caverns!” he boasted. “Two waters and a rock-ground…” Nelvana murmured, “but… Groudon is a ground-type with drought. This won’t be enough to beat them if we’re just going off of type, which seems to be what they think they’re focusing on.” Alex blinked, “you’re right… should we tell them? We should, shouldn’t we…” Nelvana bit her lip, but nodded. With a glance back at their teammates, along with Team New Bloom and Team Disaster, they took a step further into the crowd. “Hey, just a warning, Groudon is a ground-type with drought! Are you sure this is the plan you want to go with?” Alex yelled. Everyone turned towards the pair, causing both of them to stiffen uncomfortably from being stared at. Keahi and Tsuki quickly joined them, Keahi leaning close beside Nelvana to comfort her. “Knew it was a ground-type, but drought, huh? Where did you hear that?” Blastoise questioned. “Ditto,” Nelvana answered courtly before Alex could. Blastoise blinked in surprise, but Octillery chimed in, “don’t you kids worry about it. We shouldn’t have to fight Groudon, this is just a search mission. We just need to get through the dungeon, which will have fire-types,” she told them. “Thanks for the tip though!” Golem added, “I think we’ve got this though!” “Anyone else, then?” Shiftry asked, his eyes lingering on Team Galaxy for a moment as he scanned the crowd, before passing them by. “I think we can take this! Feeling pretty confident about this mission!” Blastoise exclaimed. “We should name our team, for good luck!” Golem announced.