[Coolshaymin]

Under the lake's surface, Arle would notice that there was an underwater tunnel pass a bunch of seaweed. It was large but barely noticeable from the surface and it seemed to get very dark in there. As one would expect from a tunnel deprived of light. Aqua stayed close to Arle for support and would probably swim for her if requested too. The girl must be very disoriented and despite being a water type now, she probably was not going to be much better at swimming. Thankfully though, the Pokemon Arle befriended just happened to be a Pokemon very good at that job.

[Mari]

Little Arle seemed oddly capable of breathing underwater, breathing water in and exhaling it as if it were air. How was she doing that..? She was, however, a little slow underwater as could be expected. She was especially slow given her temporary body, but then an idea finally occured to her. Hey! Frogs were good at swimming! Little Arle would slip on the frog suit, which oddly enough snapped to fit her tiny body with ease. ...Somehow, this wasn't helpful. It was probably how frustratingly foreign her limbs felt. "Light!" Little Arle blurted out, summoning a ball of light in the palm of one hand to help illuminate the area in front of them. Turning to Aqua, Little Arle would trudge over to her. "Agua..! I need some help movin' fast underwatta." Little Arle would request, gesturing down the tunnel. Thankfully she was small enough to be carried wtih ease by most pokemon.

[Coolshaymin]

Aqua looked to the tiny Arle as she put on... Some kind of Politoed costume for some reason... The Vaporeon looked at the young girl questionably for a moment before looking down at the depths of the water. There was various form of plants and small fish in the light. The Water Type looked to the young girl as she requested help in swimming..,. Well she did seem like she was having trouble in her body.

"Alright, hang on," Aqua replied with a nod... Wait, what? Arle could actually understand what the Vaporeon was saying after putting on the Frog Suit... How odd. Either way, Aqua moved towards Arle and allowed her to hold on before swimming down the tunnel with pretty great speed. The tunnel stretched on for a bit, though there soon came some changes. Specifically a three way split in the tunnel that lead three ways with no clear indicator to their paths. The left seemed to have some bricks in it if one looked close enough, the right went down and went pretty dark, a bit out of the light's reach, and the middle was rather plain and went up. "... I feel water rushing in from the left. A bit of a current but I should be able to swim through... But I do not know where it's coming from. Where should we go?" Aqua asked, looking back at the small girl in a frog outfit to emphasize the question.

[Mari]

Unable to drown and unable to swim; what a terrible irony. Don't leave your five-year-olds near the water dungeon, friends. They might go on an adventure..! Now, Little Arle was pretty used to animals talking to her. That wasn't too big of a deal. She did, however, make a connection between her newfound powers and the frog suit. As for the direction though... Expecting a five-year-old to have advanced survival skills was frankly ludicrous. She got about as far as deducing that the dark was scary before running out of ideas. ...Hm... Eventually, though, her young mind did think of something. Stagnant water was dangerous! Every good adventurer knew to stay away from still pools of water! There were stories of adventurers who disturbed them, only to wind up deader than a zombie in a minute flat. Her teacher's wisdom enlightened her and now her choice was clear. "Les' go left! I bet there's a wiver or something up ahead." Arle explained, her speech facing a unique set of difficulties underwater.

[Coolshaymin]

Aqua waited for Arle's answer as she seemed to consider it. It may seem weird for her to rely on a kid's judgement... But it's all she really knew at this point before she had to hide in waiting at that sink. Honestly, she was growing a little attached to this kid. "That sounds like a good idea. You are well informed," Aqua praised... though she was honestly still unsure if Arle understood her... Though she seemed to understand the current comment completely. It... did not really seem possible though for a human to understand her.

Regardless, Aqua guided Arle down the current, able to power through it quite well so it was fortunate that Arle found her. Well, that is until they suddenly the tunnel with it's tiles started to shake rather violently. In a flash, the floor caved in under them and despite Aqua's efforts they were pulled down into the area below. Though, as they did so, Arle's body would simmer until she transformed back into her normal human form.

The room they landed in was a fairly small one but unlike the intersections before, there was just a single door. "Thee who braved two trials, you have come far, but there is one last trial before you can enter the treasure room," a booming voice called down.. though it was hard to tell who. Six buttoned pedestals rised out of the ground and came in a variety of colors. Blue, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, and Orange. "Now, your trial is to solve my riddle, young one. Shimmeringly bright gold, worn down by the blue sea. This color will reveal the treasure to ye. However, do not take too long to send, or else your answer is the end. You may only choose one. Try not to be undone," the voice called down. The part about taking too long may raise questions, however, until you look up like Aqua and notice the hole in the ceiling was covered by a new roof, this one lined with spikes that gave a shake before descending down... It seems like Arle has to solve the riddle with the buttons quickly or else the roof will destroy her progress.

Final Gambit!
Go!

[Mari]

Arle beamed brightly at Aqua, quite pleased with herself. "Thank you! Iss important to go to school. Cuz you learn things n' then you reflect on what you learned to better yourself!" Arle replied in a matter-o-fact tone. That was a pretty direct answer. Apparently, she understood after all! Soon though, they reached a new area. Arle for one was just glad to be back in her normal body. Sweet relief. This didn't last long, though, as a mysterious voice promptly challenged her to a riddle. --Oh. Those were spikes. Lots of pointy spikes. Th-They looked like they'd give here a really good poke...

"R-Riddle..? I..."
Arle recoils in horror.

"GWEEEEEEEEEI!!" Arle cried out in alarm, panicking a bit. "--I dunno what the sea means!" Arle went on to blurt out in distress. She didn't even have a concept of the ocean from her own memories, forcing her to try and assimilate one of her older self's memories, a process that was unfortunately deeply flawed. Her undeveloped brain simply couldn't process those memories correctly and they all felt weird and disjointed as a result. Like she was watching a memory instead of experiencing it. This resulted in information being lost in the process. "Agua, I'm not sure I can do this..." Arle lamented in distress, fishing out a single gold coin from amongst her person. It had been hiding in her dress or fur this entire time. "I gotsa coin, but I don't have any sea watta...." Little Arle softly went on, pleading for aid somehow. How much time did they even have?

[Coolshaymin]

Aqua watched Arle freak out as she seemed to have problems figuring out the puzzle. Looking up, the spikes were descending so they still had... a small amount of time. If they dawdled much longer they may be in trouble. Aqua thought about the riddle for a moment. "Wait, let's think for a moment. There are different colored buttons, right? Do they mean something? Maybe they want us to combine Gold and Blue Water somehow... I... am just not sure how you would combine those to form a color..." Aqua suggested, clearly at a lost at that point. It seemed like there was still some time, but the roof was slowly getting closer and from the words of the voice, a wrong answer is probably bad too. There was some shaking in the room and some dust falling to remind though that it was definitely going to end well if they take too long.

(Turns until the Ceiling meets floor, 2 turns)

[Mari]

"Gween!" Arle blurted out. Blue and Yellow made green, of course! "No, wait... Red! ...Orange... Like rust..." Little Arle went on to lament, becoming upsset. This was a literary example, so surely it referred to the colorr of rusted gold. ...But red and orange were both the color of rusted gold! "This duzn' make sense..." Little Arle continued to lament. She looked like she might cry at this rate. But ... hold on. If both colors of rust were present, but there was only one answer... That meant neither color was correct! That would imply there were two right answers! Which meant... "It's gotta be green! I know it!" Arle blurted out. Her patience was running thin.

[Coolshaymin]

The ceiling was getting lower now, dangerously close to the two and now visibly shaking as Arle was struggling to think of the answer. It looked like the ceiling would fall at any moment if the trial was not finished... assuming the roof stopped. "... Sounds good to me," Aqua replied, honestly not really getting the color mixing but Arle's gut has been right so far so what's once more? Aqua quickly booped the green button with her nose and there was a tense moment as the ceiling shook some more...

Before the spikes retracted and the ceiling returned to the top of the room as a ding-a-ling sound went off. "You have deciphered the code correctly. Now, you may take the treasure from the chamber, worthy ones," Aqua did a little hopping dance as the door opened to reveal a room made out of gold with a single chest on a pedestal with a blue portal behind it that assumingly was a quick way out... As there did not seem to be any other exits at this point.

"We did it! Thank you so much!" Aqua said excitedly, happy she was finally able to finish what her and her trainer started. "... Hey, I don't really have anywhere to go now, can I come with you?" Aqua asked, clearly not wanting to go to the wild.

[Mari]

Arle plopped down with a sigh of relief, relaxing for a moment before she took notice of the treasure. "Aaah!" the tiny mage gushed, rushing over to open the chest and see what was inside. Oh boy, treasure! She hoped it was really cool or shiny and awesome and... and-- ...Huh? Arle stopped to look at Aqua, considering her request quietly for a moment as an old bartender screamed in rage somewhere. Arle... was probably too young to be taking care of a Pokemon. But then again, someone had to fill the pre-schooler class archetype. Plus she always wanted a dog. Aqua was a weird dog, but she was also drinkable and Arle's favorite color. Maybe she'd be more of a pet than a fighter for Arle..?

"Mmokay! I'll take you home wif me. We cin say hi to Princess Peach and eat cookies!"
Arle cheerily offered, happy to make a friend.

[Coolshaymin]

Aqua smiles happily as the small girl accepted to look after the Vaporeon. She has been raised by humans since she was born from an egg so she doubted she could make it on her own, it instilled a bit of fear after being isolated for a while. She walked up to the small girl and nudged her hand... apparently giving a wordless sign for pets.

Moving back to the treasure, it would appear the box... wasn't opening no matter how hard she tried. She could try to force it open with magic but she might destroy the treasure. There was a strange gap in the box but she did not seem to have anything that would fit it and activate it. Maybe the Shy Guys at the Gamble Guy Casino knew how to open it up. They probably want her completion to be reported anyway so they can reward her for that mess she went through. For now though with the exit leading out, it looks like she has completed the challenge Game Guy has given her so...

Gamble Complete!
(Congratulations! You may report your success at the Gamble Guy Casino now and receive your prize... And perhaps the secret of the treasure.)