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"Master? What do you mean?" Keiko asked, unsure of what was being discussed.

"You know, like one of those chi masters. Lykas and Odd have them and few other members too I think" he tried to explain to Keiko. "Well I've been thinking about that too and I think the dragon route would suite me."

Odd arrived in the main lobby via his phasing power, dropping in from the floor above. As per usual, Cadenza caught him with Telekinesis and lowered him to the floor. "I heard someone's looking for a Master." He announced, having barely heard mention of it through the floor above. "So who's looking?" He asked as he waved to Dan.

"Yes, I know. I thought about that too. I guess you could say I'm looking for a change though so I'll risk it." It was such an important decision that he thought it over for so long and wouldn't think twice to go for it recklessly. At Odd's sudden appearance, he took a step back in surprise. He politely waved back at Odd while awaiting Sub's reply which had its ups and downs. On one hand there was a master who could train him but he was technically dead. Then again, there was a way to contact him...but judging by the memo Sub sent, he'd be going through hordes of dragons, including the master's Salamence. "Well...seems very hectic but I didn't expect it to be easy. I guess I'll need to prepare then...Thanks Sub."

Keiko frowned, obviously worried about Dan and concerned about his recklessness in undertaking such a dangerous quest. She didn't push him any further, despite that.

Chaos frowned when he saw what Lux could do. "Either it's sick, or there's something else wrong with it," Chaos said bluntly.

Arthur was disappointed that Lava seemed to have gotten WEAKER, but he didn't let it show. He had to keep his spirits up if he were to raise Lavas. "Try again Lava," Arthur encouraged. "Feel that inner flame inside you. Don't let him scare you just because he's older." Lava nervously nodded and focused again, this time spitting out slightly larger fireballs that were a bit stronger. However, they still were nowhere near full strength.

Meanwhile, Squirrel and Lightning would be standing in a corner doing some training of their own...or really Lightning trying to hit Squirrel with lightning.

Lykas could tell Lava was trying but the Pokemon's personality was hindering it's power. "Alright, then...." He said as he gave it some thought. He didn't want to scare the Pokemon too much to train but most of Lux's moves would overpower an untrained Pokemon without too much effort. He ruled out Eruption due to power and Dig due to type advantage and that left him with Lava Plume and Focus Punch to work with. Focus Punch would likely be the most reliable for improving the little Cyndaquil's confidence, honestly, so he decided to go with that.

"Lux, come here a sec." The Quilava barked in response and trotted over to his master, who knelt down and whispered to him for a moment or two. After he was done talking, he sent Lux back out to the battlefield. "Alright, Lux, use Focus Punch." He told the Fire-type before him.

Then to Arthur, "If Lava can't build up his confidence, he'll never be able to break Lux's concentration. That's his goal right now. We're going to keep using this move until Lava can summon his flame at will in order to stop Lux's attack." He informed the other boy. He wasn't aware of it, but the Quilava could easily maintain concentration while avoiding basic moves like Tackle.

Odd nodded to Dan. "You're a clever guy. I'm sure you'll do fine out there." He said, attempting to show the other male that he was being supportive, even in his somewhat stoic way.

With the still weak below average ember being fired, Arthur realized just like Lykas that fear was making Lava weak, though those weren't exactly the words he used. "Lava!" he called out. This unfortunately distracted him long enough for an ember to hit. Flying backwards, he was caught by Arthur before he went too far. "It's o.k. Lava I'm here," he said as he put him down. "Now Lava if you can't get over your fear you'll just get into fights like these over and over. You don't want to rely on instinct all the time do you?"

Lava hesitantly nodded before facing Quilava. "Squirrel was able to get over his fear," Arthur added, motioning to the Sentret. He was braver now, his past nervousness almost nonexistent. Now he was the strong one and Lava was the wimp, which he of course knew. The fact that Arthur pointed it out would hopefully spark Lava's fighting spirit. It did help a little, since Lava's back flames seemed to grow. Going back into battle, he attempted to get at Quilava with tackles since fire wasn't seeming to work. Unfortunately, Lux ignored these attacks and kept hitting Lava away with Focus Punch. Luckily, though, Lava actually wasn't giving up. Arthur noticed that he was constantly glancing at Squirrel as he avoided Lightnings attacks with ease. Was he actually jealous of him?

"Now you're getting it Lava," Arthur said. "Now let's try that ember again." Opening his mouth, Lava managed to force out the fireballs this time at full strength. Arthur had actually used Lava's new found envy of Squirrel to fuel his training.

Speaking of Squirrel, he saw Alex's Lilipup approaching and made a motion for Lightning to stop attack. Greeting the Pokemon as it came, he offered it a spot training with both of them. Lightning could use the training, he'd told it.