Luke was still admiring the new body of Croconaw after he had spent sixteen years in Totodile's form and now everything was different, Luke felt as if he had learned new movements with evolution and was tall enough not to stumble into the scarf Saren gave him He gave:
XERNEAS: Did you like the new body?
LUKE: WOW !! *Puff
Madame Xerneas spoke calmly and yet Luke ended up being scared and falling down on the ground, so it seems the emotion of evolution made him forget briefly that the legendary Pokémon was watching him. The Croconaw then stood up and with a smile and with a serious look he speaks enthusiastically:
LUKE: THANK YOU MADAME, NOW I CAN SAVE MY BROTHER AND OTHERS, EVEN MORE XERNEAS !! ARGULES AI GO TO ME !!
The Croconaw was already running out of there when Xerneas used the Psychic movement to lift him up in the air, Luke was surprised and a little distressed as Xerneas moved him to put him in front of him:
XERNEAS: Luke does not rush, do you really think that only with these powers can liberate Argules from General Krauser ?! Do not be a fool...
Madame Xerneas then canceled her move by throwing Luke on the floor sitting in front of him, Croconaw began to feel intimidated by the legendary Pokémon. Xerneas had an empty and strange look that frightened him a little, and then behind Madame Xerneas came a Kirlia wearing a pink ribbon on her head and a clipboard in her hand. Gradually she approached Luke who was still sitting on the ground looking at her, Xerneas then says apathetically:
XERNEAS: This is Maria the second in command, treat her with respect as she will show her first mission, welcome Team Soldier Luke Hidron.
Xerneas then turned and headed out into the woods, Luke swallowed dry still sitting on the floor and raised his arm to retrieve the scarf given to him by Saren, yet he ended up holding the drop-shaped brooch that emerged after the maid Touched him. The Croconaw realized that the brooch was no longer just something that would prevent the scarf from falling but rather a sign that now his life as Soldier would be ahead of his family and his town and this frightened him, was when he felt a light hand caress his face.
Luke then touched that Maria had knelt and looked him in the eyes, he smiled shyly to notice that the Kirlia like all the others before him would have already been through it all. He then stood and held out his hand to Maria to stand up as well and turned her head to the right saying in a low voice:
LUKE: Thank you, this is all still new to me ...
Maria hugged her clipboard, responding to Luke with a playful, playful tone:
MARIA: I know, but the best way to adapt to all of this is facing forward and not turning your face, now follow me as Soldier you have a lot to do and lots of pokémon to help!
Maria then walked to the opening of the Tree of Life, Luke took the scarf Saren had given him and took a deep breath closing his eyes shortly after he followed Kirlia. This time the Croconaw went to a different place because when he arrived at the tree he was taken by Taire directly to the dormitories and now Maria was taking him to the control center that was in the center of the tree, there were several Orbs and pokémon that seemed very Occupied.
Luke then heard sounds of quick footsteps coming toward him, he turned around and saw a Pikachu wearing round glasses and a light blue bow on his left ear, she then took a few breaths and said to Maria:
SAKURA: Lady, I sent the Delibird Soldiers to the mainland of the water as you requested and I have the papers on Mr. Marcus's mission ... huff huff, I wanted some ice pokemon to use Blizzard now, or something like that ... I'm melting .... ouch ouch ouch !!!
Croconaw used the Ice Punch a move he learned as he evolved to tap lightly on the shore of the Pikachu that at first was bothered by the cold, but then relaxed in a way that seemed almost to sleep under Luke's hands. Maria with a serious look puts her hand on her mouth and simulates a cough:
MARIA: Okay, Luke, that's Sakura, my personal assistant, she's very smart and she was with the help of some of the Soldiers who designed everything you're looking for ... ... by ....... DO YOU WANT TO STOP THAT?!
Sakura was already lying on the floor with her eyes closed and sleeping while Luke continued his massage using the Ice Punch, and Kirlia's sudden scream made him stop and caused a big fright at Pikachu who got up quickly and with his glasses misplaced, she then the squat turned to face Croconaw thanking him for the treatment. Maria took Luke along with Sakura to the Nexus room, a giant orb with a pyramid below that had details of the globe and was a part used by explorers who also aided the Soldiers, Kirlia then touched the globe with a virtual keyboard and on it She wrote the name of Croconaw; A few seconds later the Nexos shines with a light blue color and a Compartment opens in the pyramid below the Orb and from it comes a bag with a Soldier emblem, Maria picks it up and hands it to Luke smiling:
MARIA: Here is your work material, with it you can perform missions on behalf of Madame Xerneas and protect all Pokémon against Dark Matter, rest a little as you are new, your mission will be a simple reconnaissance of not very dangerous area.
Luke then grunted and pressed the red scarf Saren gave him and said with a serious and respectful tone:
LUKE: With all due respect, I am a highly trained and trained rescue team pokémon, and I demand missions at my height .... I have dealt with Hellstalkers and today I am here to tell the story, I want to have as much experience as possible Soldier to be able to accomplish my goal that is to save my city and I will not be able to do this if I do not start in difficult mode.
Sakura's mouth dropped open in surprise at Croconaw's reaction and shouted in her glasses,
SAKURA: WHAAAAAAT ?! SOLDIER WORK IS DANGEROUS AND IF NOT GETTING STARTED DOWN IT MAY NOT HOLD UP AND ABOVE .... hm?
Maria raised her arm in front of Sakura to silence her, then with a more professional and serious way Kirlia says:
MARIA: If this is the path you want to follow I can only ask you to be careful and try not to regret it, take it.
Maria gives Luke the documents that Sakura was giving him when they met, in him there was the record of two pokémon Pantud the Mareep and Marcus Electabuzz, the Kirlia soon after it says the reason of that:
MARIA: I've sent these two Pokémon to the mainland of grass to investigate growing Hellstalker activity in the area, but recently we lost contact, I want you to look for just that .... I know this mission sounds like a beast, but rescue crews do that kind of thing. Thing and this is the way we must test you .... If it succeeds I'll do worse, understood?
Luke started to read the two pokémon's log, meanwhile Sakura went near Maria and whispered to the Croconaw not to listen:
SAKURA: Maria, do you think that’s right? This mission is level SS, Pantud and Marcus investigating a whole conspiracy is work for a team not for a Pokémon.
Maria did not let the pose be even for a second and beckoned to the Pikachu to wait in silence, Luke took a deep breath and then said:
LUKE: I can take someone with me, I cannot seem to do it alone.
Maria with a very serious look says sharply:
MARIA: No, you go alone, I'm not going to risk several soldiers for a rookie who does not want to follow orders. If you are going to take this mission take it alone or do things the right way like the others.
Luke then shows the brightness of PK Love in his hand and says,
LUKE: I'm not like the others, and I agree to go at my own risk.
Kirlia took a deep breath and saw that she really could not do anything but give in to Croconaw's madness:
MARIA: Be careful, and go to the port at three in the morning, there you will come to Lapras that will leave you in the town of Mognus where these Soldiers were last seen.
Luke nods and goes to the dormitory to pack his things, Maria kept the pose would be watching the Croconaw moving further away and it was at this time that Sakura showed that unlike her boss she could not keep calm before certain stuff:
SAKURA: LUKE RISK YOUR LIFE WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT REMEMBER THAT A SOLDIER DOES NOT FIGHT ONLY FOR HIM AND YES FOR ALL POKÉMON WHO WANT FREEDOM, PLEASE .... BRING OUR FRIENDS BACK!!
Luke stopped for a second listening to Pikachu's words that made him remember why he decided to be a member of the rescue team, want to save the Pokémon in danger, and Croconaw still had that purpose, but things changed and he did not. He stopped thinking about Saren and how he would be. Luke had to be strong and put up with everything until he could go after his beloved brother, but Croconaw turned to Pikachu and Kirlia and smiled "okay" with his hand as if he had said it would be all right and that he knew What he had to do.
In the dormitory Luke receives several advices from Taire how to act on a Soldier mission and how to use the authority he now would have to be part of the corporation, finally the night arrives and it was around eleven at night and the Croconaw decided to look at the stars on the balcony from the dormitory of Rex or Lucario. Luke was so engrossed with his thoughts that Cody stood beside him and touched his shoulder causing him to jump in fright, Charmeleon laughed lightly and then said,
CODY: Luke does not worry so much about Saren, I'm sure he's okay, we had lots of friends in town and sure enough one of them will help him.
Luke then lowered his head and said looking at Cody:
LUKE: Cody, you're not worried about Lencia and Ashley, after all they're there too ...
The Charmeleon folded arms smiling and said confidently:
CODY: Mom being a victim? Hehehe, you do not even know what Flamey we are capable of when it comes to survival, and if the Hidron will last all of that must be tough too, that's why I know Saren's going to be all right .... After all he's a Hidron, right?
Luke then felt like crying, yet he resisted that will and decided to tell Cody another one of the secrets that Lucius forced him to keep:
LUKE: Cody ... Saren is not my blood brother, he was already my mother's aunt stepmother's cub when she and my father were together, but he was too young and cannot remember. Cody, I've never felt for anyone what I feel about Saren, even though it's not blood of my blood I want to protect and be with him ... and now I do not even know where he is or is well, or ...
CODY: OW OW OW, calm down, calm Luke, look at me. Saren's fine, I know things in Argules are complicated, but it will not do you any good to be worried like that. You're going to save Saren and everyone and I'm going to help you, but for the time being I think you'd better pack yourself to go since your ride is about two-thirty in the morning.
Charmeleon was the closest possible companion to help Luke in that difficult time by talking calmly and cheerfully to him so that the Croconaw felt safe, Luke hugged Cody in thanks and said goodbye to Charmeleon.
The Croconaw went to the Tree of Life port being guided by a Volbeat and its glittering tail that illuminated the path between that dense forest, he walked until finally arriving at a Lapras that would already leave if Luke delayed a little more, the great pokémon of water then swam the night in to bring the latest Soldier to his destination.
Meanwhile in Mognus, a Mareep and the Electabuzz ran from the great wooden buildings to escape a mysterious enemy:
PANTUD: MARCUS I CAN NOT HAVE TO RUN THAT THING IS GETTING CLOSE, FAST TRY TO CALL THE HEADQUARTERS!!
Marcus looked back and saw the green scenery become increasingly white and transparent with snow and ice, and right in the middle of it was a quadruped Pokémon with black armor that hid its entire body but the cool air and not see The Pokémon's face only made both Soldiers think that they were being pursued by their own death.
Pantud then ends up stepping on false and falling with his face on the ground, Marcus stops to run to help his injured friend, the cold air becomes freezing and the ground turned to a floor of ice. The Pokémon looked back and there was that abominable thing that even they were not sure whether it was a Pokémon, getting closer and closer to them. Being dressed in black stretched out one of his paws and said in a robotic voice:
Frost: Tell your soldier dross that the Hellstalkers have a new asset to ensure victory for our deal, I am the ice deathly touch and I have ice heart ... I am frost ......
PANTUD / MARCUS: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH ....... !!!!





Luke had just gained his new body and would have to leave for his first mission as Soldier, even frustrated that he still can not save his city, Croconaw is determined to overcome his limits to be stronger ... But does this it's the right way? Only the future will say ...

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