After catching Aria the Natu and entering Sheridan Village,I was met by 2 people having an argument which resulted in the younger purple haired girl(Jeez,how many purple haired people are there in this region?)The old lady turned to me and said that I should enjoy my stay in Sheridan even with it's faults. I rested at the pokemon center building they have for a bit but I decided that instead of going over to the Gym Leader's house,I'd go back to Route 2 and do some training,there were a lot of trainers there after all. Boy did that pay off,after a few battles,Pyrrhon the Gulpin evolved into a Swalot and a good 10 battles later,all of which were with a Breeder,Aria evolved into a Xatu and learned Air Slash! That'll be really usefull against the Fighting Gym in Sheridan.
I went back to Sheridan Village where I finally made my way up to the gym. That purple haired girl;Aelita,was waiting there. She said she the Sensei of the village had locked everyone else out and she was trying to get through to him. When I went inside,it was the same guy who was with the Xen grunts! He didnt seem to recognize me though....He said his name was Keta and told me to find a certain item,a Soul Stone in Amethyst Cave....
So for the 3rd time today,I had to treck through Amethyst Cave but I couldnt find the Soul Stone anywhere....that is untill I noticed a certain red stone,when I examined it,a cave entrance appeared and it led me to another area of Amethyst Cave. Once there...I found a ghostly version of keta...He said that he was who Keta once was,before he seperated himself from his emotion...and he admited that he was a member of Team Xen....
I was shocked and walked back,could this be a trap? But he eased my worries as well as telling me more about Amethyst Cave,apparantly it held Arceus which explained the statues of it around here,Team Xen was after Arceus aswell which meant that the had to be stopped quickly..... He gave me the Soul Stone that Keta asked for before leaving.
I went back to Sheridan after that,finally ready to challenge Keta,I gave him the Soul Stone but he said I could keep it for whatever reason. He went outside,to the large battle field in the middle of Sheridan where I would battle for my Second Badge.
I wouldnt regret training before this at all,Keta was tough and his pokemon reflected that. His Hawlucha managed to dodge a few Air Slashes and nearly take down Aria with it's Aerial Ace before Keta Switched in his Hariyama which went down quickly. His Gurdurr went down just as quickly and then he got serious. He sent in his Lucario who wiped the Floor with Bob and Pyrrhon with a good combination of Gale Strike an attack that raised your attack stat and Ice Punch before Flaria took him down with Critical Hit Arm Thrust . His Medicham and Hawlucha went down quickly thanks to Aria's Air Slash and Ominous Wind but then his Mienshao took her down with it's U-Turn. It ended in a matchup between Flaria and the Mienshao and Flaria thanks to Arm Thrust managed to take the Mienshao down,luckily the Gale Strike Missed or I'd have been in Real Trouble!
Hooray for big update lol...