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The rooftop of Tao tenements felt warm against Cedar's fur as she relaxed, hidden away from view. Nothing calmed her nerves better than when she managed to steal enough time to take a long, relaxing nap on the roof. The ascension up the fire escape and the feel of the rough tiles felt like second nature to her now. The cool breeze was a welcoming old friend. Of coarse, she used to go up here with Stratus, but that seemed so long ago, like some old memory.

"Cedar! Cedar, are you up there? We've got a mission"

Cedar couldn't resist smiling; Every time there was a mission announced, she was always up here. Luckily, she had enough friends to let her know before she had to get down. The Eevee stretched her muscles, yawning, and peeked her head over the side. A Scraggy looked up at her, arms crossed. A Rhyhorn waiting impatiently behind her, face hidden behind a mask, clutching a handbag and looking anxiously down the road.

"Ah, hello!" Cedar called down to the pair of 'mons.

"Shroomsworth told us to get you. He said you'd be up there, and you wouldn't go without someone reminding you."

"Yeah…"

Cedar pulled herself to her feet and made the climb down the fire escape. It wasn't long before her feet met the ground outside the Tenement's entrance.

"I suppose Shroomsworth told y'all my name." Cedar smiled warmly. "What's yours?"

"I'm Liz." The Scraggy said, pulling at her pelt. "This big lug is Manny, my partner."

"Hello, Cedar."

"Hello." Cedar said offhandedly. "So, what's this mission all about?"

"We're going to the Woods with Lexy to play Hide and Seek with a ghost."

"A ghost?" Cedar scrunched her nose. "Like… a Gastly?"

"No, like a ghost." Liz said, rolling her eyes. "A Pokemon who died and didn't come back."

"So when Pokemon die, they either come back as ghosts, move on, or turn into not-ghost-pokemon-ghosts? Man, this world is strange."

"I have often thought about that too…" Manny frowned.

"That doesn't matter." Liz shrugged. "What matters is that we've got a mission we've got to do. It's kind of vague. We're heading off now, so maybe we'll catch up with you later. You've got to get at least one other person to go with you, though."

"Oh! You need to go in Teams of at least two…" Manny smiled. "I heard some Rescuers were doing it too, though! Do you know any Rescuers?"

"Yeah, I do!" Cedar chuckled. "I'm friends with a group of Rescuers. Oh man, I can't wait to kick Oliver's little blue butt at hide and seek!"

"Alright, if you've got company, we're heading on ahead." Liz tugged at her pelt as she gestured toward the road. "See you soon, okay?"

"Yeah, see you soon! I'll go and see where Oliver is."

The two merchants walked off toward the road, and Cedar ran deeper into Tao Village, in search of Oliver and his new little teammate, Nym. They weren't hard to spot, especially since Nym was so noisy and wild. Cedar yawned as she continued. This was going to be a long, interesting day.

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Description
The rooftop of Tao tenements felt warm against Cedar's fur as she relaxed, hidden away from view. Nothing calmed her nerves better than when she managed to steal enough time to take a long, relaxing nap on the roof. The ascension up the fire escape and the feel of the rough tiles felt like second nature to her now. The cool breeze was a welcoming old friend. Of coarse, she used to go up here with Stratus, but that seemed so long ago, like some old memory.

"Cedar! Cedar, are you up there? We've got a mission"

Cedar couldn't resist smiling; Every time there was a mission announced, she was always up here. Luckily, she had enough friends to let her know before she had to get down. The Eevee stretched her muscles, yawning, and peeked her head over the side. A Scraggy looked up at her, arms crossed. A Rhyhorn waiting impatiently behind her, face hidden behind a mask, clutching a handbag and looking anxiously down the road.

"Ah, hello!" Cedar called down to the pair of 'mons.

"Shroomsworth told us to get you. He said you'd be up there, and you wouldn't go without someone reminding you."

"Yeah…"

Cedar pulled herself to her feet and made the climb down the fire escape. It wasn't long before her feet met the ground outside the Tenement's entrance.

"I suppose Shroomsworth told y'all my name." Cedar smiled warmly. "What's yours?"

"I'm Liz." The Scraggy said, pulling at her pelt. "This big lug is Manny, my partner."

"Hello, Cedar."

"Hello." Cedar said offhandedly. "So, what's this mission all about?"

"We're going to the Woods with Lexy to play Hide and Seek with a ghost."

"A ghost?" Cedar scrunched her nose. "Like… a Gastly?"

"No, like a ghost." Liz said, rolling her eyes. "A Pokemon who died and didn't come back."

"So when Pokemon die, they either come back as ghosts, move on, or turn into not-ghost-pokemon-ghosts? Man, this world is strange."

"I have often thought about that too…" Manny frowned.

"That doesn't matter." Liz shrugged. "What matters is that we've got a mission we've got to do. It's kind of vague. We're heading off now, so maybe we'll catch up with you later. You've got to get at least one other person to go with you, though."

"Oh! You need to go in Teams of at least two…" Manny smiled. "I heard some Rescuers were doing it too, though! Do you know any Rescuers?"

"Yeah, I do!" Cedar chuckled. "I'm friends with a group of Rescuers. Oh man, I can't wait to kick Oliver's little blue butt at hide and seek!"

"Alright, if you've got company, we're heading on ahead." Liz tugged at her pelt as she gestured toward the road. "See you soon, okay?"

"Yeah, see you soon! I'll go and see where Oliver is."

The two merchants walked off toward the road, and Cedar ran deeper into Tao Village, in search of Oliver and his new little teammate, Nym. They weren't hard to spot, especially since Nym was so noisy and wild. Cedar yawned as she continued. This was going to be a long, interesting day.

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Team Tempest- [link] [link]
Team Rudiment- [link]

Team Steamroll (cameo)- [link]

Next- [link]
Previous- [link]