"Cough, cough... Damn, wasn't that Underwater Passage way too long?" Xuan Yuan Tianyu coughed up several mouthfuls of water and lay on the ground, complaining as though he had lost all will to live.
"Phew... I didn't expect this Underground Passage to be so long either!" Xiao Ran recalled Primarina with a helpless expression. If he hadn't realized something was wrong midway and summoned Primarina, they might have drowned in the Underground Lake.
"All right! At least we made it out. Where are we? That Underground Passage you mentioned?" Xuan Yuan Xingbang caught his breath and asked Xiao Ran.
"Probably! Does anyone have a Fire-type Pokémon? Bring one out so we can see!" Xiao Ran looked around, but everything was pitch-black.
"I'll do it!" Yun Mengqiu said. Moltres appeared at her call, its warm firelight illuminating the entire Underground Passage.
"So this is Moltres? A Legendary Pokémon!" Feng Qiaolan exclaimed in admiration. The two women had just emerged from the water, and their soaked clothes clung to every curve.
"Chirp!" Moltres gave a proud cry. Flames rippled across its body, quickly drying everyone's clothes.
"What now? Where does this Underground Passage lead?" Yun Mengqiu asked Xiao Ran.
"If I remember correctly, these Underground Passages extend throughout the Sinnoh Region, though many sections aren't connected. Coming in from Newmoon Island, this passage should only have two exits: Snowpoint City and Fullmoon Island," Xiao Ran said after carefully searching his memory.
The Underground Passages extended throughout the Sinnoh Region, but each area was different. The Underground Passage beneath Celestic Town, for example, only let people wander around beneath the town itself.
"Wait, Fullmoon Island? And this Newmoon Island?" Feng Qiaolan paused and asked. The names of the two islands sounded connected.
"Yep! Fullmoon Island and Newmoon Island are like two sides of