"It's complicated. Ummm, I suppose you could call it a territory war. See, we have this small house-slash-store, but some of the local Pokemon decided to start a game with us..."
The house was just outside Rustboro's city limits, Lily explained. It was only one building, with what looked like an antique shop on the main level and a large bedroom upstairs. In the back was a garden surrounded by a fence and filled with Berry trees.
Except that when they reached the house, a swarm of Pokemon filled the garden and the first floor. Weedle, Wurmple, and Caterpie were crawling around the yard; Zigzagoon and Rattata were munching on the Berries from the garden; and Shroomish, Teddiursa, and Poochyena were shuffling about inside the open door.
"And Sean, the Scyther that leads these raids, is probably waiting at the foot of the stairs. Shy, Sam and Clo are defending the bedroom?" Lily asked. Natalie nodded. Lily returned the nod with approval--there were certain articles that needed protecting more than the store. The one time a Poochyena had made it inside the room, he'd come out wearing blue and white stripes on his head with his ears sticking out the leg holes.
When they reached the front gate, the sounds of battle became audible from the second story. Natalie's body tensed and she looked up at the window with wide eyes. "Don't worry," Lily said. "We'll get there in no time. Especially since Owen here came to help, right? So here are the rules: no attacking when they're already down (including sleep and paralysis); no chasing a retreating enemy; don't break anything, especially inside; and if we can beat Sean then we win. Ready?" Lily drew out a single Pokeball and threw it. "Shana! Show them your flame!"
