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Valor Rising Episode 15 - Road to Rivara · Pokémon Adventures by Kaden’s Korner

• 0:08
  SPEAKER_03: This episode of Pokemon Valor Rising is sponsored by Cadence Cornerco.
• 0:13
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• 0:17
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• 0:21
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• 0:22
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• 0:25
  SPEAKER_03: Right.
• 0:26
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• 0:29
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• 0:37
  SPEAKER_00: In Ballora, where steel and spirit are forged as one, a new journey begins.
• 0:43
  SPEAKER_00: With friends by his side and courage in his heart, Caden sets out to rise above every trial.
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_00: This is Pokemon Valor Right.
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_00: The fire had burned low outside Bucklin.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_00: Caden leaned forward.
• 1:23
  SPEAKER_00: Libby stared down at the glowing egg in her lap.
• 1:26
  SPEAKER_00: Crush held his own carefully in both hands.
• 1:30
  SPEAKER_00: Another crack split across Libby's shell.
• 1:33
  SPEAKER_00: Then another across Crush's.
• 1:36
  SPEAKER_00: Guys Caden whispered.
• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: The glow grew brighter.
• 1:41
  SPEAKER_00: Libby grinned.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_03: They're actually hatching.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: Crush tried to stay calm.
• 1:46
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, I noticed.
• 1:47
  SPEAKER_00: Then his egg jumped in his hands.
• 1:50
  SPEAKER_00: Crush nearly dropped it.
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_03: Whoa!
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: Caden laughed.
• 1:54
  SPEAKER_02: Very calm.
• 1:55
  SPEAKER_02: I had it.
• 1:57
  SPEAKER_02: You definitely did not have it.
• 2:00
  SPEAKER_00: The shells burst open, almost at the same time.
• 2:03
  SPEAKER_00: A warm flash filled the campsite.
• 2:06
  SPEAKER_00: For a moment, all three trainers shielded their eyes.
• 2:09
  SPEAKER_00: Then the glow faded.
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  SPEAKER_00: Libby looked down first.
• 2:13
  SPEAKER_00: Curled in her lap was a tiny bundle of soft cream-colored fur.
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  SPEAKER_00: Small, pink, heart-shaped markings dotted its body.
• 2:22
  SPEAKER_00: Tiny flowers rested near its little horns, and a miniature bell hung beneath its chin.
• 2:27
  SPEAKER_00: The baby Pokemon blinked up at Libby.
• 2:31
  SPEAKER_00: Libby's jaw dropped.
• 2:33
  SPEAKER_03: No way.
• 2:34
  SPEAKER_00: She scooped it up against her chest.
• 2:36
  SPEAKER_03: It's a forlorn Miltank!
• 2:38
  SPEAKER_00: The little Miltank immediately licked the side of her face, and Libby burst out laughing.
• 2:44
  SPEAKER_03: Oh my gosh, you are perfect!
• 2:46
  SPEAKER_00: Caden smiled.
• 2:48
  SPEAKER_03: I think she likes you.
• 2:50
  SPEAKER_03: She has excellent taste.
• 2:52
  SPEAKER_00: Then everyone turned toward Crush.
• 2:55
  SPEAKER_00: His egg had opened too, but whatever was inside was not sitting quietly.
• 3:01
  SPEAKER_00: A fuzzy brown head pushed through the remaining shell.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then two little horns.
• 3:07
  SPEAKER_00: Then two thick front legs.
• 3:10
  SPEAKER_00: The baby Pokemon shoved the rest of the shell away and stood proudly in Crush's lap.
• 3:15
  SPEAKER_00: Its reddish brown fur was shaggy and wild, almost covering its eyes.
• 3:20
  SPEAKER_00: A little bell hung from its neck, and its front hooves already looked unusually thick and powerful.
• 3:27
  SPEAKER_00: The Pokemon looked at Crush, and Crush looked down at the Pokemon.
• 3:32
  SPEAKER_03: Moo!
• 3:33
  SPEAKER_00: Crush slowly smiled.
• 3:35
  SPEAKER_03: Mootank.
• 3:36
  SPEAKER_00: Caden immediately noticed.
• 3:39
  SPEAKER_03: Ooh.
• 3:41
  SPEAKER_00: Crush glanced back at him.
• 3:43
  SPEAKER_03: What?
• 3:44
  SPEAKER_03: You like him.
• 3:46
  SPEAKER_03: I never said that.
• 3:48
  SPEAKER_00: Libby hugged her mil tank tighter.
• 3:50
  SPEAKER_03: Well, you are smiling.
• 3:52
  SPEAKER_03: I smile.
• 3:54
  SPEAKER_03: Not like that.
• 3:56
  SPEAKER_00: Mootank stood up, puffed out its chest, and immediately punched Crush directly in the stomach.
• 4:03
  SPEAKER_00: Oof! Caden fell backward laughing, and Libby nearly dropped her Miltank.
• 4:08
  SPEAKER_00: Crush doubled over.
• 4:09
  SPEAKER_00: The tiny Mutank gave a proud little snort, and Caden wiped tears of laughter from his eyes.
• 4:15
  SPEAKER_02: Strong shells, eh?
• 4:17
  SPEAKER_00: Crush groaned.
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  SPEAKER_02: Strong everything.
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  SPEAKER_00: By morning, the cozy campsite was no longer quiet.
• 4:25
  SPEAKER_00: Libby's belorn Miltank wanted to explore everything.
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  SPEAKER_00: Flowers, rocks, backpacks, war turtle's tail, Libby's breakfast, especially Libby's breakfast.
• 4:38
  SPEAKER_03: Hey!
• 4:38
  SPEAKER_00: Miltank grabbed a berry from Libby's plate and happily chewed it.
• 4:42
  SPEAKER_00: Libby put her hands on her hips.
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  SPEAKER_03: That was mine.
• 4:45
  SPEAKER_00: Miltank blinked innocently.
• 4:48
  SPEAKER_00: Libby's expression softened immediately.
• 4:50
  SPEAKER_02: Okay, you can have it.
• 4:52
  SPEAKER_00: And Caden shook his head.
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_02: That lasted about two seconds, Libby.
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  SPEAKER_02: She's a baby.
• 4:59
  SPEAKER_02: She stole your food.
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  SPEAKER_03: She didn't know.
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  SPEAKER_00: Miltank reached for another berry, and Libby quickly moved the plate away.
• 5:06
  SPEAKER_03: She knows now.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_00: Crush was having a different problem.
• 5:09
  SPEAKER_00: Mootank had decided that everything was training equipment.
• 5:13
  SPEAKER_00: A fallen branch?
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  SPEAKER_00: Lift it.
• 5:15
  SPEAKER_00: A rock?
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  SPEAKER_00: Push it.
• 5:17
  SPEAKER_00: A tree stump?
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  SPEAKER_00: Headbutt it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Moo Tank! Thunk! The little Pokemon bounced backward from the stump.
• 5:25
  SPEAKER_00: It shook its head and then charged again.
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  SPEAKER_00: But Crush grabbed it around the middle before it was able to impact.
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  SPEAKER_03: Okay, that's enough.
• 5:33
  SPEAKER_00: Mootank kicked its legs.
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  SPEAKER_03: No! You cannot fight the entire forest.
• 5:39
  SPEAKER_00: Mootank pointed angrily at the stump.
• 5:43
  SPEAKER_00: Caden raised an eyebrow.
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  SPEAKER_02: I think he disagrees.
• 5:47
  SPEAKER_00: Crush looked down at the tiny fighting type in his arms.
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  SPEAKER_03: He's got spirit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Libby smirked.
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  SPEAKER_03: Do you mean you love him?
• 5:55
  SPEAKER_03: I did not say that.
• 5:57
  SPEAKER_00: Mutank leaned back and headbutted Crush right under the chin.
• 6:01
  SPEAKER_00: Crush stumbled.
• 6:03
  SPEAKER_03: We're working on some things.
• 6:05
  SPEAKER_00: After breakfast, the trio packed their camp and continued east toward Rivara.
• 6:10
  SPEAKER_00: The farmland around Buckland stretched for miles behind them.
• 6:14
  SPEAKER_00: Gradually the landscape began to change.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quiet country roads widened.
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  SPEAKER_00: Wooden bridges became steel.
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  SPEAKER_00: Power lines appeared alongside the road carrying electricity toward distant towns.
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  SPEAKER_00: Huge transmission towers rose above the fields.
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  SPEAKER_00: And far ahead, barely visible through the morning haze, something enormous shimmered against the horizon.
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  SPEAKER_00: Libby pointed it out.
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  SPEAKER_03: Is that Rivara?
• 6:38
  SPEAKER_00: Crush shaded his eyes.
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  SPEAKER_03: I think so.
• 6:41
  SPEAKER_00: Caden stared.
• 6:42
  SPEAKER_00: Even from miles away, Rivara looked unlike anywhere they had traveled before.
• 6:47
  SPEAKER_00: Tall buildings rose around broad rivers, bridges crossed the water in every direction.
• 6:52
  SPEAKER_00: Aircraft moved through the sky above the city, and along the horizon stood huge towers, turbines, and electrical stations.
• 7:01
  SPEAKER_00: Caden grinned.
• 7:02
  SPEAKER_02: Okay, that place looks awesome.
• 7:06
  SPEAKER_00: Their new Pokemon traveled with them for part of the morning.
• 7:09
  SPEAKER_00: Miltank happily trotted beside Libby.
• 7:12
  SPEAKER_00: Mutank marched next to Crush like he was already guarding the entire road.
• 7:16
  SPEAKER_00: And at one point, Miltank spotted a patch of wildflowers.
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  SPEAKER_00: She wandered over toward it, and Mutank followed immediately after.
• 7:23
  SPEAKER_03: Libby called out, Hey, stay close.
• 7:26
  SPEAKER_00: Miltank stopped and sniffed a flower.
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  SPEAKER_00: Mutank stared at the same flower.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then he punched it.
• 7:32
  SPEAKER_00: Crush closed his eyes.
• 7:34
  SPEAKER_00: Dude, why?
• 7:35
  SPEAKER_00: Caden laughed.
• 7:39
  SPEAKER_02: It might have looked dangerous.
• 7:41
  SPEAKER_00: Miltank stared at Mutank, then gently nudged another flower toward him.
• 7:46
  SPEAKER_00: Mutank sniffed it, paused, and then sat down beside her.
• 7:50
  SPEAKER_00: Crush smiled despite himself.
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  SPEAKER_03: They're pretty different.
• 7:54
  SPEAKER_00: Libby nodded.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 7:55
  SPEAKER_00: Miltank rested against Mutank's side.
• 7:58
  SPEAKER_00: Mutank immediately looked uncomfortable, but he didn't move.
• 8:02
  SPEAKER_00: Libby grinned.
• 8:03
  SPEAKER_03: Awwww.
• 8:04
  SPEAKER_00: Crush pointed back at her.
• 8:06
  SPEAKER_03: Don't even think about it.
• 8:09
  SPEAKER_00: By early afternoon, the trio reached the outskirts of Rivara.
• 8:12
  SPEAKER_00: The quiet road widened into a massive bridge spanning one of the region's largest rivers.
• 8:18
  SPEAKER_00: Water rushed beneath them.
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  SPEAKER_00: Boats carried cargo downstream.
• 8:21
  SPEAKER_00: Electric rail lines crossed high overhead and planes banked toward distant runways.
• 8:27
  SPEAKER_00: And all around them the city hummed.
• 8:30
  SPEAKER_00: Literally.
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  SPEAKER_00: Caden could feel it beneath his shoes, a faint vibration.
• 8:35
  SPEAKER_00: Generators, rail systems, factories, power stations, Rivara was alive with energy.
• 8:43
  SPEAKER_00: Libby turned slowly as they walked.
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  SPEAKER_03: This is definitely bigger than Buckland.
• 8:47
  SPEAKER_00: Crush laughed a little.
• 8:49
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, just a little.
• 8:50
  SPEAKER_00: Caden looked toward a sleek tower in the distance, marked with a lightning bolt and a wing symbol.
• 8:56
  SPEAKER_02: That has to be the gym.
• 8:58
  SPEAKER_00: Crush followed his gaze.
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  SPEAKER_02: Flying and electric.
• 9:01
  SPEAKER_00: Caden smiled.
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  SPEAKER_02: Sounds fun.
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_00: Libby looked at him.
• 9:04
  SPEAKER_02: You said that before, Clara.
• 9:06
  SPEAKER_00: And Caden's smile disappeared slightly.
• 9:09
  SPEAKER_02: Fair, but didn't I win that one?
• 9:12
  SPEAKER_00: They hadn't come to Rivara only for the gym.
• 9:14
  SPEAKER_00: Before leaving Buckland, Clara had given them an address.
• 9:17
  SPEAKER_00: No explanation beyond a name.
• 9:19
  SPEAKER_00: The Wardens of Valora.
• 9:22
  SPEAKER_00: The address led them away from the crowded city center and toward an older district near the river.
• 9:27
  SPEAKER_00: They stopped outside a stone building tucked between a museum and an old library.
• 9:32
  SPEAKER_00: It didn't look secret.
• 9:34
  SPEAKER_00: It didn't look important.
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  SPEAKER_00: It barely even had a sign.
• 9:38
  SPEAKER_00: Crush checked the address.
• 9:40
  SPEAKER_03: This is it.
• 9:40
  SPEAKER_00: Caden looked at the door.
• 9:42
  SPEAKER_03: This is the secret group?
• 9:45
  SPEAKER_00: Libby shrugged.
• 9:46
  SPEAKER_03: Maybe secret groups aren't supposed to have giant signs that say secret group.
• 9:51
  SPEAKER_03: Good point.
• 9:52
  SPEAKER_00: Crush knocked on the door.
• 9:55
  SPEAKER_00: Then the door opened.
• 9:57
  SPEAKER_00: A woman in a dark green jacket stood inside.
• 10:00
  SPEAKER_00: She was older than Caden's parents, but younger than Professor Buckeye, with silver beginning to show in her dark hair.
• 10:07
  SPEAKER_00: Her eyes moved from Caden to Crush to Libby.
• 10:11
  SPEAKER_00: Then to the Pokeballs at their belts.
• 10:13
  SPEAKER_03: You're Clara's young trainers?
• 10:15
  SPEAKER_00: Caden nodded.
• 10:17
  SPEAKER_03: I'm Caden, this is Grush, and that's Libby.
• 10:19
  SPEAKER_00: The woman stepped aside.
• 10:21
  SPEAKER_03: My name is Dr.
• 10:22
  SPEAKER_03: Mara Vale.
• 10:23
  SPEAKER_00: She smiled slightly.
• 10:24
  SPEAKER_03: Welcome to the Wardens of Valora.
• 10:26
  SPEAKER_00: The inside of the building was nothing like the outside.
• 10:30
  SPEAKER_00: Maps covered the walls.
• 10:32
  SPEAKER_00: Old books filled shelves from floor to ceiling.
• 10:35
  SPEAKER_00: Computers sat beside ancient stone tablets.
• 10:38
  SPEAKER_00: Photographs showed caves, mountains, ruins, and Pokemon habitats from all across Valora.
• 10:45
  SPEAKER_00: Several people worked quietly around the room.
• 10:47
  SPEAKER_00: Scientists, trainers, researchers, even what looked like former gym challengers.
• 10:53
  SPEAKER_00: Libby whispered.
• 10:54
  SPEAKER_03: Whoa!
• 10:55
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 10:56
  SPEAKER_00: Vale led them toward a large table in the center.
• 10:58
  SPEAKER_00: A map of Valora was spread across it.
• 11:01
  SPEAKER_00: Small markers covered locations Caden recognized.
• 11:04
  SPEAKER_00: Forgemont, Grenora, Sindril, Orok, Bucklin, Rivara, Crush leaned in closer.
• 11:12
  SPEAKER_03: These are all the places we've seen Team Crucible.
• 11:15
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 11:15
  SPEAKER_00: Vale nodded.
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_03: And the places we've been watching them.
• 11:18
  SPEAKER_00: Caden looked up.
• 11:19
  SPEAKER_03: So you already knew about Ryan Jay?
• 11:22
  SPEAKER_03: We knew of them.
• 11:23
  SPEAKER_00: Her expression hardened.
• 11:25
  SPEAKER_03: But we can never draw them out until you came along.
• 11:29
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 11:30
  SPEAKER_00: Vale explained that the Wardens were not a police force.
• 11:33
  SPEAKER_00: They weren't part of the Pokemon League.
• 11:35
  SPEAKER_00: They weren't even one organization in the usual sense.
• 11:38
  SPEAKER_00: They were trainers, scientists, historians, engineers, and researchers who shared one purpose: protect Valora from threats too old, too powerful, or too strange for ordinary institutions to understand.
• 11:53
  SPEAKER_00: Crush folded his arms.
• 11:54
  SPEAKER_03: And Team Crucible is one of those threats.
• 11:57
  SPEAKER_03: Yes.
• 11:58
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 11:58
  SPEAKER_00: Vale tapped the map.
• 12:00
  SPEAKER_03: Magnus Crucero has been gathering followers for years.
• 12:04
  SPEAKER_00: Caden frowned.
• 12:06
  SPEAKER_03: Magnus?
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_03: The man leading Team Crucible.
• 12:10
  SPEAKER_00: For the first time, they knew their target.
• 12:13
  SPEAKER_00: Even if they hadn't met him yet.
• 12:15
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 12:15
  SPEAKER_00: Vale continued.
• 12:16
  SPEAKER_03: Crucero believes Valora has become weak.
• 12:19
  SPEAKER_03: He believes comfort has made people soft.
• 12:21
  SPEAKER_00: Libby frowned.
• 12:22
  SPEAKER_03: So his answer is burning farms?
• 12:26
  SPEAKER_03: He believes destruction creates strength by weeding out the weak.
• 12:29
  SPEAKER_00: Caden looked down at the map.
• 12:33
  SPEAKER_03: Reforge Valora.
• 12:35
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 12:35
  SPEAKER_00: Vale nodded.
• 12:36
  SPEAKER_02: Exactly.
• 12:38
  unknown: Dr.
• 12:39
  SPEAKER_00: Vale walked toward another table.
• 12:41
  SPEAKER_00: This one held old drawings beneath protective glass.
• 12:44
  SPEAKER_00: One image showed an enormous dragon winding beneath the mountains.
• 12:48
  SPEAKER_00: Its body was surrounded by stone.
• 12:50
  SPEAKER_00: Above it, cracks split the earth.
• 12:53
  SPEAKER_00: Caden stepped closer.
• 12:55
  SPEAKER_02: Foundrake.
• 12:57
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 12:57
  SPEAKER_00: Vale looked at him.
• 12:58
  SPEAKER_02: You've heard the name?
• 13:00
  SPEAKER_02: Darok told us Team Crucible might be trying to reach it.
• 13:03
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 13:03
  SPEAKER_00: Vale nodded slowly.
• 13:05
  SPEAKER_03: Then it's time you understand what that actually means.
• 13:07
  SPEAKER_00: The room became quiet.
• 13:09
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 13:09
  SPEAKER_00: Vale placed a hand on the ancient drawing.
• 13:12
  SPEAKER_03: Foundrake is not simply a powerful Pokemon.
• 13:15
  SPEAKER_00: She looked at all three of them.
• 13:17
  SPEAKER_03: Foundrake helped shape Valora.
• 13:19
  SPEAKER_00: Libby blinked slowly.
• 13:21
  SPEAKER_03: Like, actually shape it?
• 13:24
  SPEAKER_03: One of the oldest legends says Foundrake moved beneath the region before many of our cities existed.
• 13:29
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 13:30
  SPEAKER_00: Vale pointed toward a marking on the map.
• 13:32
  SPEAKER_03: Where it traveled, hills rose.
• 13:34
  SPEAKER_00: Then another mark.
• 13:35
  SPEAKER_03: Valleys cracked open.
• 13:36
  SPEAKER_00: And another.
• 13:37
  SPEAKER_03: Rivers changed course.
• 13:39
  SPEAKER_00: Crush stared at the map.
• 13:41
  SPEAKER_03: You're saying one Pokemon did all of that?
• 13:44
  SPEAKER_00: A man working nearby turned from his computer.
• 13:48
  SPEAKER_02: Legends exaggerate.
• 13:49
  SPEAKER_00: He walked toward them, carrying a tablet.
• 13:51
  SPEAKER_02: But stone does it.
• 13:53
  SPEAKER_00: He showed them geological scans, lines of broken rock twisted beneath the region, massive, ancient, fault-like paths, mineral deposits, and collapsed caverns.
• 14:04
  SPEAKER_02: These formations match several of the oldest Foundrake stories.
• 14:08
  SPEAKER_00: Caden stared at the screen.
• 14:10
  SPEAKER_02: So the stories might be true.
• 14:12
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 14:13
  SPEAKER_00: Vale answered quietly.
• 14:15
  SPEAKER_03: More true than we'd like.
• 14:16
  SPEAKER_00: Then Dr.
• 14:17
  SPEAKER_00: Vale continued.
• 14:18
  SPEAKER_03: When Foundrake moves underground, the earth moves with it.
• 14:21
  SPEAKER_00: She pointed to Rivara.
• 14:24
  SPEAKER_03: Tremors.
• 14:25
  SPEAKER_00: Then to Sindrel.
• 14:26
  SPEAKER_03: Collapse tunnels.
• 14:27
  SPEAKER_00: Then to Grenora.
• 14:29
  SPEAKER_03: Changed waterways.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_00: And then Forgemont.
• 14:31
  SPEAKER_03: The rock and mineral deposit forced toward the surface.
• 14:34
  SPEAKER_00: Caden's expression suddenly changed.
• 14:37
  SPEAKER_02: What happens if it attacks a city?
• 14:39
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 14:39
  SPEAKER_00: Vale looked directly at him.
• 14:41
  SPEAKER_02: That's the problem.
• 14:42
  SPEAKER_00: And then she paused.
• 14:43
  SPEAKER_03: Foundrake wouldn't need to.
• 14:45
  SPEAKER_00: Nobody spoke.
• 14:46
  SPEAKER_00: Tacit concern filled the entire room.
• 14:49
  SPEAKER_00: Then Dr.
• 14:50
  SPEAKER_00: Vale continued.
• 14:51
  SPEAKER_03: It could travel miles beneath Rivara and never know the city existed.
• 14:55
  SPEAKER_00: She tapped the map.
• 14:56
  SPEAKER_03: Buildings could fall, bridges could break, water lines could shift.
• 15:00
  SPEAKER_00: Another tap.
• 15:01
  SPEAKER_03: Entire sections of the city could sink.
• 15:03
  SPEAKER_00: Libby hugged her arms.
• 15:05
  SPEAKER_03: And Team Crucible wants to wake it?
• 15:08
  SPEAKER_03: They want more than that.
• 15:10
  SPEAKER_00: Crush looked up.
• 15:11
  SPEAKER_03: They want to control it.
• 15:12
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 15:13
  SPEAKER_00: Vale nodded slowly.
• 15:14
  SPEAKER_03: Magnus Crucero believes Foundrake can be used as a weapon.
• 15:18
  SPEAKER_00: Crush glanced at the drawing.
• 15:20
  SPEAKER_03: And you don't?
• 15:21
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 15:21
  SPEAKER_00: Vale's voice was calm.
• 15:23
  SPEAKER_03: No.
• 15:23
  SPEAKER_00: She looked around the room.
• 15:25
  SPEAKER_03: A weapon waits for someone to pull the trigger.
• 15:27
  SPEAKER_00: Her eyes returned to the dragon carved into the ancient stone.
• 15:31
  SPEAKER_03: Foundrake is not a weapon.
• 15:33
  SPEAKER_03: It's a natural disaster.
• 15:35
  SPEAKER_00: Caden suddenly thought about Durac, the stolen drilling plans.
• 15:41
  SPEAKER_00: The machine designed to reach impossible depths.
• 15:44
  SPEAKER_02: They have the drill plans.
• 15:45
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 15:46
  SPEAKER_00: Vale nodded.
• 15:47
  SPEAKER_02: But Durok said they need a huge amount of power.
• 15:50
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 15:51
  SPEAKER_00: Vale moved another marker onto Rivara.
• 15:54
  SPEAKER_03: More power than almost anywhere in Valora could provide.
• 15:57
  SPEAKER_00: Cadence looked toward the city outside.
• 16:00
  SPEAKER_02: Except here.
• 16:02
  SPEAKER_02: Except Rivara.
• 16:04
  SPEAKER_00: The pieces finally connected.
• 16:06
  SPEAKER_00: The stolen machine, the attacks, the sabotage, the strange Team Crucible movements.
• 16:12
  SPEAKER_00: Rivara wasn't just their next stop.
• 16:15
  SPEAKER_00: It was part of Team Crucible's plan.
• 16:17
  SPEAKER_00: Libby stared through the window.
• 16:19
  SPEAKER_03: So they're on their way here to Rivara?
• 16:22
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 16:22
  SPEAKER_00: Vale shook her head.
• 16:24
  SPEAKER_03: We believe they're already here.
• 16:26
  SPEAKER_00: Caden reached beneath his shirt.
• 16:28
  SPEAKER_00: He pulled out the necklace the farmer had given him.
• 16:31
  SPEAKER_00: The white scale caught the light, and Dr.
• 16:33
  SPEAKER_00: Vale froze.
• 16:34
  SPEAKER_00: Her expression changed immediately.
• 16:37
  SPEAKER_03: Where did you get that?
• 16:38
  SPEAKER_00: Caden looked down at it.
• 16:40
  SPEAKER_00: A farmer outside Bucklin! He explained the story.
• 16:43
  SPEAKER_00: Two dragons, one beneath the earth, one ruling the sky.
• 16:47
  SPEAKER_00: Several wardens exchanged glances.
• 16:49
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 16:50
  SPEAKER_00: Vale carefully held the scale between two fingers.
• 16:53
  SPEAKER_00: The room suddenly seemed much quieter.
• 16:56
  SPEAKER_00: Libby leaned in closer.
• 16:58
  SPEAKER_03: Do you know what that is?
• 16:59
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 17:00
  SPEAKER_00: Vale examined it closer.
• 17:01
  SPEAKER_03: No.
• 17:02
  SPEAKER_00: Caden frowned.
• 17:04
  SPEAKER_03: But you look like you did.
• 17:06
  SPEAKER_03: I know what it is.
• 17:08
  SPEAKER_00: She handed it back to him.
• 17:09
  SPEAKER_03: This scale is exactly like the ones we've recovered that are believed to belong to Foundrake, except those were dark, like obsidian glass.
• 17:17
  SPEAKER_03: This did not come from Foundrake.
• 17:19
  SPEAKER_00: Crush looked at Caden.
• 17:21
  SPEAKER_00: Caden looked down at the scale.
• 17:23
  SPEAKER_00: Then Dr.
• 17:23
  SPEAKER_00: Vale continued.
• 17:25
  SPEAKER_03: There are some fragments in some of our oldest records.
• 17:29
  SPEAKER_03: Fragments of what?
• 17:30
  SPEAKER_00: Libby asked.
• 17:31
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 17:31
  SPEAKER_00: Vale looked toward the drawing of Foundrake.
• 17:34
  SPEAKER_03: Story suggesting Foundrake was not the only ancient dragon connected to Valora.
• 17:38
  SPEAKER_00: Caden's eyes widened.
• 17:43
  SPEAKER_03: The dragon in the sky.
• 17:46
  SPEAKER_03: Maybe.
• 17:47
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 17:48
  SPEAKER_00: Vale shook her head.
• 17:49
  SPEAKER_03: We don't know enough yet.
• 17:50
  SPEAKER_00: Then she looked back at the scale.
• 17:52
  SPEAKER_03: But if that pharma story is real, then it may be the answer to saving Valora as we know it.
• 17:58
  SPEAKER_00: The meeting lasted nearly another hour.
• 18:01
  SPEAKER_00: The wardens explained what they were watching: power stations, transportation hubs, unusual shipments, anything that might lead to Team Crucible activity.
• 18:10
  SPEAKER_00: But eventually, Dr.
• 18:11
  SPEAKER_00: Vale closed the map.
• 18:13
  SPEAKER_03: You've done more than enough already.
• 18:15
  SPEAKER_00: Caden immediately shook his head.
• 18:17
  SPEAKER_03: We're not stopping now.
• 18:19
  SPEAKER_00: Crush nodded.
• 18:20
  SPEAKER_03: Definitely not.
• 18:21
  SPEAKER_00: Then Libby crossed her arms.
• 18:23
  SPEAKER_03: They burned Grenora.
• 18:24
  SPEAKER_03: They almost got people hurt in Sindrel.
• 18:26
  SPEAKER_03: And they keep coming after us.
• 18:28
  SPEAKER_00: Dr.
• 18:29
  SPEAKER_00: Vale smiled faintly.
• 18:30
  SPEAKER_03: I fear our friend Clara was right about you.
• 18:33
  SPEAKER_00: Caden tilted his head.
• 18:35
  SPEAKER_03: About what?
• 18:37
  SPEAKER_03: That asking you to stay out of this would be a waste of time.
• 18:41
  SPEAKER_00: Libby grinned.
• 18:42
  SPEAKER_03: I think she knows us pretty well.
• 18:44
  SPEAKER_00: Outside, evening had begun settling over Rivara.
• 18:47
  SPEAKER_00: The city lights flickered on one by one.
• 18:49
  SPEAKER_00: Electric trains hummed across bridges.
• 18:52
  SPEAKER_00: Aircraft lights blinked overhead.
• 18:54
  SPEAKER_00: The giant gym tower glowed in the distance.
• 18:57
  SPEAKER_00: Caden stared at it.
• 18:58
  SPEAKER_00: Six badges rested inside his case.
• 19:01
  SPEAKER_00: Two spaces remained.
• 19:03
  SPEAKER_00: Crush stepped beside him.
• 19:05
  SPEAKER_03: Still thinking about the gym.
• 19:06
  SPEAKER_00: Caden nodded.
• 19:08
  SPEAKER_02: Team Crisple isn't the only reason we came here, and the gym leaders tend to know their towns.
• 19:13
  SPEAKER_00: Libby smiled.
• 19:15
  SPEAKER_02: Good.
• 19:15
  SPEAKER_00: Then she pointed toward the tower.
• 19:17
  SPEAKER_03: Because badge seven isn't gonna win itself.
• 19:20
  SPEAKER_00: Behind her, Miltank happily trotted after Warturtle.
• 19:24
  SPEAKER_00: Mootank tried to lift a public bench.
• 19:27
  SPEAKER_00: Crush quickly spun around.
• 19:29
  SPEAKER_00: Mootank! Caden laughed.
• 19:32
  SPEAKER_00: For just a moment, the ancient dragons, secret organizations, and dangerous plans disappeared.
• 19:38
  SPEAKER_00: They were just three friends in a new city with new Pokemon and another gym ahead.
• 19:43
  SPEAKER_00: And another adventure waiting.
• 19:46
  SPEAKER_00: But high above the city lights of Rivara, one section of the city's power grid flickered.
• 19:52
  SPEAKER_00: Once, twice, and then it returned to normal.
• 19:57
  SPEAKER_00: Like nothing ever happened.
• 20:00
  SPEAKER_02: New friends join the journey, but old dangers are drawing closer.
• 20:05
  SPEAKER_02: If the wardens are right, Waking Falandrake won't simply threaten Valora.
• 20:10
  SPEAKER_02: It could reshape it entirely.
• 20:12
  SPEAKER_00: Before they discover what sleeps beneath the earth, another challenge waits high above Rivara.
• 20:17
  SPEAKER_00: Seven badges are within reach, and a storm is gathering in the city of power.
• 20:24
  SPEAKER_02: This is Pokemon Valor Rising.