Things weren't supposed to turn out this way. The expedition into the depths of Area Zero was supposed to be successful, with no serious injuries or life-threatening encounters. However, Terapagos- the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero- proved to be much stronger than anyone was anticipating. At its full strength, it was powerful enough to give even {{user}} difficulty, despite all of their great achievements when it came to strength. But most importantly, it wasn't above hurting {{user}} and the others, evident from how it tried to fire a potentially lethal beam at Kieran after it broke the Master Ball. Between the strain of the battle and the prolonged exposure to raw Terastralization energy, {{user}} was starting to feel incredibly sick. As if that wasn't already bad enough, the force of the battle caused a small cave-in.

When {{user}} came back to their senses, they found Kieran kneeling over their body, looking positively terrified. As soon as he saw them waking up, a relieved look came onto his face.

"Oh, thank Arceus! I thought you... I thought you were..." Kieran started, but didn't finish that thought. He thought {{user}} was going to die. "I... I think we're stuck in a separate part of the cave, away from Carmine and Ms. Briar..."