Umbreon

@,@@Midnight Scribbler, @@SilverHeart, "Ah!" Fizzle stumbled towards Muddle when the stallion ran into her, the smaller mare almost falling to the ground. She turns to stare at the stallion, narrowing her eyes slightly at first but it soon gives way back to a smile when he apologizes. "Oh, that's okay, it's not like I was really paying attention to where I was goi-". Fizzle freezes when the stallion says her name, her eyes going a little wider than normal. How did this stallion know her name? She hadn't met him before... Had she? No, surely she would have remembered! The young mare slowly turns to look at Muddle before looking back to the strange stallion, suddenly feeling a little more cautious than before. "Er... I... I'm sorry, have we met?"

@@Leafeon, Lurele nods slightly, taking careful note of what the process would take. She had no doubt that Luke would be able to mega evolve if she could get the right items for him - she was more than confident their bond was strong enough. The fact he had evolved from a Riolu to a Lucario was proof of their bond already, right? "Alright, I'll keep that in mind... Wait, did you say you had a Lucarionite? ...What would you want for it?" If she could help her Lucario mega evolve, then maybe they'd be able to stand up to those creeps the next time they ran into them... ...On the topic of those creeps, something started to click in Lurele's head. Darin kept insisting such a group didn't exist. Surely there was still some sign of their presence back on Route 4, right? She would have to go back and check once they were done here... Then she could start researching mega evolution more thoroughly afterwards. Meanwhile, Mienfoo had smiled happily when Absol didn't protest to her actions, and was currently trying to see just how much the dark type would tolerate before she had to go. She was starting to like this Absol. Holding onto the wing with one hand, Mienfoo moves around to try and climb onto the Absol's back.

@@Windbreaker, @@Vaporeon,@@Leafeon,@,@@Aerodynas,@@Tricksters Pride, Walking out of town, the road really wasn't much of a road by this point, mostly a dirt trail run down by ruts likely made by wagon wheels. It didn't take long in this direction for the farms and fields to give way to wilderness though - almost like stepping into another world. There was a wooden fence set up as though trying to keep the forest at bay, or more likely, to try and keep wandering villagers from headed into the forest by accident. Walking up to the fence, Lhee turns around to lean against it to look over his new "team". Sighing quietly, the Umbreon-Morph rubs at the bridge of his nose and mutters under his breath "how the hell did I get roped back into this..." Raising his voice enough to actually be heard, he tries to ignore the state of many of his new companions to focus on the job at hand. "Listen up! The forest thins out a few feet in, once we're past this underbrush. The canopy is too thick for stuff to litter up the floor once we're past the border. I've gone into these woods by myself a few times. They're named the Wolf Woods after the Mightyena pack that makes it their home, but that doesn't mean there aren't other creatures living here as well. Just watch your step, stay aware of your surroundings, and don't wander off by yourself... Arceus forbid that our first injury be because someone stepped on a damn Weedle." He glances around briefly, resting one hand on the hilt of one of his daggers. "We'll head in once our final member catches up..."

@@Aerodynas,@@Glaceon, Clair stops just before exiting the arena, turning her head slightly to glare at Allen out of the corner of her eye. A scowl on her face, she mutters through gritted teeth "Get. Out. Of. My. Gym. And don't bother coming back." Without giving the other trainer a chance to respond, Clair had stepped through the door into one of the Gym's back rooms and slammed the door shut behind her. ---------------------- @@Sylveon, The Smoochum tilts her head as she looks at Muna - THAT certainly hadn't been the reaction she had been expecting! What a shame. What did this funny trainer want? Unsure of where this was going, Smoochum slowly extended a hand towards Muna's. --------------------- @, The Heracross reeled back from the attack, shaking its head and stamping its foot again. Crying out angrily it attempts to charge again, though it was currently seeing double from the confuse ray. Charging at where it thought Isabella was, the Heracross hurt itself as it rammed its head into a nearby tree instead. Unfortunately the force of the collision shook the tree, and a number of Pineco fell from the tree. Many of them struck Heracross as they fell, and they glared at the large bug angrily before beginning to glow. Suddenly the Pineco began using Self-Destruct, sending Heracross flying backwards to land motionless on the ground. ---------------------- @@Vaporeon,@@Leafeon, The wild Pokemon seem to hesitate for a moment, before a Deerling pushes past the Stantler - the second Deerling, the one that wandered over to see what was happening. The first one followed behind the other Pokemon, as though hiding behind it timidly. The braver one tilts its head while looking at the psychic types, the trio of Stantler backing off a little bit but still standing by protectively. ----------------------- @@Vaporeon, Seemingly ignoring her last comment, Silver turns the map around with his finger on a dot towards the west side of Kanto. "Pewter City. There's a museum there with something on display that we need. A feather from Lugia." Standing upright and starting to walk away towards the back of his office, Silver continues talking calmly. "Lugia's strong - strong enough it could be a problem for us. Magma focused on Groudon, Aqua focused on Kyogre, yet they both ignored Rayquaza. We're not making the same mistakes - if there's a threat to my plans, we're taking care of it first." Silver turns back around with something in his hand, walking back to Sable and handing it to her - a pass for the Magnet Train, likely counterfeit. "I have an operative in Pewter already. She was supposed to grab the feather and get back, but there's been a complication. She's requested someone to back her up - let's see just how competent you are." He's quiet for a moment before adding, almost as an after thought, "Take Viro with you. She'll help keep an eye on you... Plus you won't have much to worry about if she's watching your back." ----------------------- @@Leafeon, Sneasel glares at Helioptile, falling for the taunt and glancing around trying to figure out what to do with the Heart Scale. After a moment's consideration it puts the scale in its mouth, holding it with its teeth before rushing at Helioptile with its claws out. It seemed as though it were trying for a Slash attack.

@@Vaporeon, Silver's smirk doesn't last long before its replaced by his usual scowl - that seemed to be his default expression. Jerking his head, he motioned for Sable to follow him back into his office. "In that case, its time to get to work." Back in his office, Silver had a map of Johto and Kanto spread out over his desk. The man who had stayed silent up until now had followed the two of them back into the office, taking his place back in the corner. "Phase one is already in progress. Last night members of my team hit key points in Johto to cause distractions and confuse the media while we completed our main objective. We've captured Entei and Raikou." He spares a brief glance towards Sable, as though to watch for her reaction, before looking back to the map. "Suicune is a different matter entirely. I know where it is, at least, so we can cross that bridge once we get there. For now we have other things to accomplish..." Silver reaches up to take his sunglasses off again, setting them on the table near the map. "How familiar with Kanto are you?" ------------------- @@Vaporeon,@@Leafeon, The Stantler snorted and stamped their hooves when the Hypnosis failed, still standing protectively in front of the Deerling. The Deerling bleats again when Elgyem's lights begin flashing, and a second Deerling had wandered over to see what the commotion was. Hearing Deerling's scared cry, the Stantler's antlers begin glowing again - this time attempting to use Confuse Ray. ------------------ @, The Heracross pauses and tilts its head slightly - first they attack it, then apologize? The Heracross huffs and quickly drops back down to an attacking position - as if it were going to fall for that! Its wings start to buzz loudly as it rushes forward to attempt to hit the Clefairy with a Horn Attack. ----------------- @@Leafeon, Sneasel winced as the electricity washed over it, sneering at Helioptile when she lands and panting to catch its breath. With a low growl Sneasel starts slashing its claws against each other, using the move Hone Claws, before firing another barrage of ice shards at the electric type. -------------- @@Glaceon, The attack seemed to be too much for Dratini, and Clair had quickly recalled the small dragon back to her Pokeball. "Dratini is unable to battle! The challenger is the winner!" Clair glares across the battlefield at Jason, a scowl on her face. Losing obviously didn't do much to help her already foul mood. "Here, take the Rising Badge and get out of my gym." She tosses the badge across the arena towards Jason, not even waiting to check that he'd caught it before turning around and walking off into one of the gym's back rooms. --------------- @@Sylveon, The Snover and Smoochum stared up at Muna as he sat next to them, looking at each other and then towards their snowman as Muna places the pebbles on it. The two small Pokemon nod at each other before smiling mischievously. Suddenly the Smoochum reaches down and scoops up a handful of snow, packing it into a snowball and throwing it at Muna's face. It wasn't an attack, just an ordinary snow ball.

Fizzle @, Fizzle grins and shrugs slightly, turning her gaze back towards the other mare. "Oh, it's important to him, it's nothing fancy though. Really you can't even call it a shop, we don't have a building or anything... He travels a lot, so its more of selling along the road and stuff. He makes fireworks, I just help sell them and clean up after him. I tried my hoof at making them the way he does, it... Wasn't pretty. Hehe." Shaking her head briefly, Fizzle sighs quietly. "Emb is kinda hopeless when it comes to talking to new ponies though, he gets flustered too easily. So, I tend to do the talking for him while he does the work." Looking back to Muddle, Fizzle quickly grins again. "What did you mean by show mare? That sounds neat! I've helped with a few of my brother's shows, I fall short next to his fireworks though. All I can do is play with the smoke."

Fizzle @, ((Sorry for the slow reply, had a bit of an absence from the forums)) Picking a direction at random without bothering to consult the map she'd been supplied, Fizzle starts walking while keeping her gaze turned to Muddle. The young mare keeps her friendly smile on her muzzle, her tail swishing slightly as she walks. "So Muddle, what do you do? I mean, that probably didn't come out right... I guess I'm just curious, everypony else I've talked to has seemed so interesting. LIke, it's no wonder a prince would have invited them to come to his fancy resort town and stuff, but all I do is help run my brother's shop. Oh, do you have any siblings? I'm the youngest in my family." Well aware that she was asking a series of questions without giving the other mare an opportunity to respond, Fizzle clamps her mouth shut loudly before grinning at Muddle again. "Er, sorry, I tend to talk a lot..." Fizzle laughs quietly before piping down to give Muddle a chance to speak, one ear twitching to show she was still listening while she glances around to take in the sights of the town as they walk. This place looks like it'll be pretty nice when it's done... I mean, he did say they were still renovating it, I can't wait to see it completely finished! Not that I'll probably get invited back by then, but it would be interesting to see...

@@Leafeon, Lurele had been staring at the Absolite, but slowly turned her gaze back to Darin. "Er... Right..." He knew something he wasn't saying, and she didn't really like that he kept insisting that such a team couldn't exist... She knew what she'd gone through, after all! But there was no point arguing about it... Instead she turns her gaze towards her Lucario, tilting her head slightly. "...You said Lucario are capable of mega evolution? ...What's involved in the process?" Her Lucario grunts quietly, still staring at Darin with his arms crossed across his chest. Mienfoo was brought back out of her daze by the feeling of Absol patting her with his wing, and she nearly falls over as she tilts her head back to look at the dark type. Wait, it had wings now? When had that happened? "Mi?" Mienfoo shakily gets to her feet before moving over next to Absol, tilting her head and reaching up to try and tug curiously on one of his wings.

@@Leafeon, Sneasel hisses and tries to retreat further into its Den, and a little while later a few rocks near the wall move aside as it climbs out of another entrance to the hole. "Snea!" The dark type makes a taunting gesture at Helioptile before abruptly firing a barrage of quickly moving Ice Shards towards her. ------------------ @@Leafeon,@@Vaporeon, Deerling looks from Elgyem to Espeon before backing away and bleating timidly. It seemed the sudden presence of the two psychic types may have intimidated it. As Deerling bleated, suddenly a trio of Stantler had rushed forward to stand in front of the smaller Pokemon protectively. One of them snorts and starts stamping a hoof against the ground while the other two stare at the psychic Pokemon, their horns starting to glow as they begin using Hypnosis. -------------------- @@Vaporeon, Kaleb's eyes went wide as the Electrowebs flew towards him, before being caught in the electrified strings. "Ahhhh! Get it off, get it off!" The other trainer falls to the ground, writhing under the Electroweb, his Slowbro very slowly turning its head to look at its trainer as Galvantula rushed past it. Fortunately for Kaleb his Mightyena sprang forward from where it had been laying on the side of the battlefield to slam into Galvantula, obediently trying to protect its trainer. The battle would be interrupted as the sound of laughter and a slow clap start to echo through the room. Silver, still lounging in one of the couches that had been shoved against the wall, brings his feet down off the arm of the couch to stand up. "Alright... You pass." The red haired boy grins slightly before nodding at Sable. "...Welcome to the Storm." -------------------- @, The buzzing in the tree quieted, before some of the upper branches start to shake. Abruptly a few of the branches snap, sending a flurry of twigs and leaves to the ground before a very large, very pink Heracross dropped to the ground in front of Abigail. "Heracrosss!" The bug glared at Isabella before looking to the Pokemon's trainer, dropping down and looking like it could charge at any moment. ------------------ @@Glaceon, Clair grits her teeth as Dragonbreath missed, Dratini wincing as the electric webbing fell around it. She was well aware that Dratini couldn't keep this up much longer, not after the Blizzard earlier, so she would have to end this now. "Dratini, Dragon Breath again! Keep it up, use it as cover to get closer, then use Slam!" The tired Dratini looks back to her trainer before nodding and attempting to follow through with the orders, firing another Dragonbreath and trying to move closer to Jotik as she did.

@@Leafeon, Lurele shielded her eyes slightly from the bright glow, before gasping as Absol changed before her. "Wow - wait, what was that? Did your Absol just evolve!? How?" Without waiting for an actual answer, Lurele reached for one of her Pokeballs and opened it up. With a flash of light her Lucario was standing at her side, his arms crossed across his chest. "I mean, I know how evolution works, I watched Luke evolve..." She had been shocked enough by Absol's mega evolution that she almost missed what else Darin had said - he DID know something he wasn't saying! She turns to look at him again, nodding her head slightly. "And yeah, I saw Keldeo and Terrakion fighting last night. I uh... Well, sort of got in the way, but that's not the point. The way Keldeo was behaving it was like he had been captured and was being forced to fight Terrakion. Or, I don't know, brain washed or something... Not to mention one of those freaks nearly stole my Pokemon before that!" Her Lucario growls quietly as he hears Lurele bringing up the topic again, staring defiantly at Darin. The fighting type wasn't sure if it was smart for Lurele to be discussing this with someone she'd just met... Let alone someone with a Pokemon as powerful as that Absol. As this was going on, Mienfoo had been left dangling helplessly from the altar. Stubbornly, the little fighting type tries to pull herself up towards the altar to get on top of it. With a surge of energy she scrambles to try and grab something to hold on to, before failing and falling back downwards. She smacks her chin on the edge of the altar as she falls, getting left dazed and dizzy sitting at the base of the altar.

((Sorry all - went AWOL for a couple days. Let's get this kicked off again, shall we? :3 )) @@Aerodynas,@@Tricksters Pride, Lhee sighed quietly as he offered one hand towards Naomi to help her back to her feet, responding to both of them at once. "Couldn't say. I can honestly tell you that I know as much about this assignment as you do - that arse Shade didn't tell me anything. I'm assuming the pay will happen whenever we get to Mivenpool." Turning his gaze towards Merric, Lhee jerks his head towards one of the buildings. Lights seemed to be coming on in them - it looked like Iselia was waking up for the day. "That building over there serves as the town's forge... Don't expect too much though, Iselia is a farming village. Their good iron is usually spent on plows and Ponytashoes. They might have some copper blades you could pick up or something, I dunno. Don't worry too much, I've served as a medic before, as long as you don't go and suffer a fatal blow I should be able to patch up any holes you happen to get." @@Windbreaker,@@Vaporeon, @@Leafeon, @, "If no one else needs to get anything, let's start making our way towards the Woods." He figured it wouldn't take Verric long in the forge and the other Morph could easily catch up. "It'll take us a couple days to get to Mivenpool if we're cutting through the brush rather than taking the roads, so the sooner we get moving the better." He lets his gaze drift back towards the dead Emboar again, before looking at Gallin. "Er... Thanks for the gift, big guy, I don't think any of the rest of us are big enough to carry it though. I guess you can lug it around if you want and we could try to make use of it later... Or we could give it to the townspeople here, if you don't want to carry it." With that said Lhee starts to walk towards the edge of town, in the opposite direction that Shade had gone a short while ago. He assumed the others would follow - or if not, maybe they HAD been in the wrong place. Either way it didn't seem to concern him that much.

@@Leafeon, Lurele hesitated at what Darin had said, rubbing at the back of her neck. "Oh, erm... I'm Lurele." She smiles slightly at the man, figuring that it was only polite to introduce herself after he had. He knew more than he was saying... In fact he seemed to be making it a point to not say anything in particular. Without thinking about it Lurele punches the palm of her hand, tilting her head slightly. "If there WERE one... What would they want with Keldeo and Terrakkion? Er, y'know, rhetorically? And if someone had a bone to pick with 'em... What would you think they'd need to do to do something about it?" Lurele rolls her neck a little at that until she hears a satisfying 'pop', sighing and letting her hand drop to her hip. As the humans were talking, Mienfoo had managed to scramble up partway onto the altar. She was looking at the Pokemon eggs, though she was now stuck. Unable to pull herself the rest of the way up, Mienfoo was stuck with her legs kicking in mid-air as she tried to figure out how to get out of this situation. The newborn Pokemon turned to look at Absol before squeaking at the Pokemon, trying to convince it to come help her. "Mi! Foo, foo!"

@@Glaceon, "Dratini, take the thunder wave, don't let electroweb hit! Retaliate with Dragonbreath!" Dratini did as she was instructed, wincing as she dove through the thunder wave to get out of the way of the electric webs. As the small dragon got out of the way of Electroweb she opened her mouth to fire a Dragonbreath towards Joltik, her skin starting to shed again due to her Shed Skin ability trying to get rid of the paralysis. ---------------------------- @@Vaporeon, "Protect, follow it up with Slack Off again." The Signal Beam hits Slowbro's force field as Protect springs up at the last second, before the Pokemon starts to heal again. Kaleb hides another yawn behind his hand before turning his gaze towards Sable, a bored look on his face. "Is that all you've got? Slowbro can keep this up all day... Your spider can't." ---------------------------- @@Leafeon, As Helioptile came closer, it would be able to see that the light was being reflected off of a shiny heart-shaped object. However just before Helioptile would have been able to reach the Heart Scale, it would suddenly be swiped away by a clawed hand. The Sneasel glared at Helioptile for a moment before grinning, and suddenly a blast of Icy Wind would fire out of the Sneasel's den. ------------------------- @@Vaporeon,@@Leafeon,@,@, -----Route 37----- Route 37 is a fairly small Route leading up towards Ecruteak. It's mostly covered in forests, with a couple small ledges making travel just slightly inconvenient. Ecruteak City lies towards the north, with Route 36 to the south. A wild Noctowl could be seen sleeping in the upper branches of one of the trees, with a couple Hoothoot nesting near it. A Pidgeotto was flying in circles through the air, as though watching for something it could grab for breakfast. Multiple bug types could be seen moving around in the brush - Caterpie and Weedle primarily. One particularly large tree seemed to be shaking every now and then, and a loud buzzing could be heard from that area. A loud battle could be heard coming from behind some bushes. A herd of Stantler could be seen between the trees, a couple of Deerling mixed in with the larger Pokemon.

@@Tricksters Pride,@, @@Windbreaker, @@Aerodynas, @@Leafeon, @@Vaporeon, Whatever Lhee had been in the process of saying was cut off by Gallin's arrival, and the loud thud as he dropped his 'gift' to the ground. "What the hell?" The cautious Umbreon's hand had gone to one of his daggers at the Gabite's loud voice, though he quickly made himself bring it away from the weapon's handle. "Good, you're all here now. Listen up, I've got places to be so I'm not repeating myself. Your first assignment is to report to the town of Mivenpool." "Are we seriously not going to discuss the giant dead Emb-" "There you will find one of my organization's outposts. It is going to serve as Team Sol's headquarters for the time being. On the way there, you're to pass through the Wolf Woods. There is a pack of Mightyena in the woods that has grown to critical sizes and has started attacking travelers to feed itself. If something isn't done it's going to break into multiple packs and fan out, making them all the harder to keep in check." "Really, you're just going to ignore-" "Once you arrive at Mivenpool, a man named Yamato will guide you to the outpost. As the leader of Team Sol, you'll be expected to follow Lhee's orders while in the field." 'Shade turns to look at Lhee at this point, a condescending look on the Absol's features. "Try not to let any of them die on your first assignment together." "What the hell is that supposed to mean!?" Lhee grits his teeth and glares at 'Shade', the Umbreon-Morph's ears going back at the suggested insult. However the larger man didn't even seem to notice, as he'd already turned away and was starting to walk off. "I don't know when I'll see you all again, I'll try to swing by Mivenpool in a couple weeks to see how you're all doing. Try to get along..." Lhee sighed as he watched 'Shade' walking away, before slowly turning his gaze to look over his new companions. He let one hand rest on the handle of one of his daggers absently, the other reaching down to pick up a leather pack and swing it over his shoulder. "...Well, you heard the arse. We'd probably better get moving. Anyone have any questions, or need to pick anything up? The shops here should be opening soon, I have enough provisions to get us to Mivenpool at least though... Thankfully it's not too far from here."

@@Leafeon, Lurele had been staring at the Absol until the man had walked in, and she quickly turned her attention to him and smiled. She wasn't being told to leave, that was a plus over Castelia. Though this building did seem different than the other Seeker's buildings she had been in... Probably since it was her first time in one dedicated to Zekrom. "Oh, uhm... Hello." Starting to take a few steps towards the man, Lurele pauses momentarily as her Mienfoo starts wriggling in her grasp wanting down. Letting the little Pokemon jump to the floor, Lurele directs her attention back to the man who had spoken to her. "Sorry to bother you, I was just wondering if anyone here could tell me anything about a group of people claiming to follow Kyurum?" As her trainer was talking about whatever boring thing she'd wanted to come here for, Mienfoo had bounded up to the Absol. "Mi! Mi!" she chirps happily up at the dark type, tilting her head while looking at the larger Pokemon. It doesn't seem to last long though before she is craning back and standing on the ends of her toes, trying to get her chin up high enough to look over the edge of the altar behind Absol to look at the eggs.

@@Leafeon, When Stella taps Cubchoo on the head with the Pokeball, it's quickly sucked inside. The ball shakes for a few times before clicking shut. Cubchoo had been caught! -------------------------------- @@Glaceon, As soon as Lumi stopped resisting Dratini dragged her back out of the water, leaving her on the arena where Jason could recall her before moving back across the arena to Clair's side. She seemed to be taking this small pause while Jason switched Pokemon to catch her breath - the little dragon wasn't out of the fight, but she did look quite worn down after fighting the Glaceon. ------------------------------ @@Vaporeon, Slowbro's Protect came up as the Electrowebs fell around it, stopping them from striking it directly. However the electrified webs did manage to hit the spider webs all around it, conducting the electricity into Slowbro. "Sloooow!" "Slowbro, use Substitute to get out of the webs, then use Slack Off!" The pained Pokemon shimmered for a second before another copy of it took its place in the electrified webs, and a short distance away Slowbro sat down... Seemingly doing nothing as its wounds started to heal. ---------------------------- @@Leafeon, "Bon!?" The slightly paranoid Bonsly tried to kick its feet to run away as Elias brought the Pokeball near it, but was unable to escape before he had tapped it on the head. Bonsly was sucked into the Pokeball and it shook a couple times before clicking to signal the capture.

@@Aerodynas,@@Leafeon, @@Tricksters Pride, @@Windbreaker, @@Vaporeon, Lhee had been watching quietly as the others started to show up, slowly turning his gaze to look at 'Shade' again. "How many Morphs did you find!? You do realize my old team was a two person team, don't you?" "I found more then're gonna show up, they didn't all accept the offer. Now introduce yourself or something, we're still waiting for one of 'em anyways." As Lhee started to turn to jump down from the fence, suddenly Henry had approached him about his daggers. Lhee's eyes go wide for a moment as he snatches one of his daggers out of his belt - it was still in its sheathe, how did he prick his finger? After just a moment of thinking it was pretty obvious though - ghost type, he just went through the sheathe. "Don't do that... And wait, what? No one is sacrificing anything, thanks." Lhee turns his attention back to the others, looking over each of them and making mental notes of who he was going to be working with from now on. After a couple moments he clears his throat, leaning back against the fence where he'd been sitting while absently using a hand to brush some dust off of his tanned leather armor. "I'm assuming you're all here to join Team Sol. If you're not, well you're in the wrong place." The Umbreon-Morph smirks slightly, one of his small canine fangs visible. "If you are, well... Welcome, nice to meet you, etcetera. My name's Lhee, and its my team you've been invited to join." He spares a small glare towards 'Shade' again at that last part, but quickly redirects his attention back to his new team mates.

@@Vaporeon, As the substitute breaks, Slowbro doesn't even try to move out of the way of the spider web. In fact it barely seems to notice it, as the Pokemon hadn't moved all that much from its original position. "No big deal, just wait for the next attack and use Protect again." "Sloowww." --------------------------------- @@Vaporeon, The Pokeball strikes Nidoran and she's quickly pulled inside of it. The ball shakes a few times before clicking shut - Nidoran had been caught! ------------------------------ @@Glaceon, Clair had grabbed her cape and brought it up to shield her face as the Blizzard ran out of control, and gritting her teeth she managed to shove it back with enough force to break the layer of frost that had formed over it. She immediately starts looking out over the battlefield, trying to find the state of her Dratini. The steam was back - as to be expected with a blizzard that large meeting the volcanic waters. She hoped that the waters had been enough to shield Dratini - if the dragon had been above the surface when that had gone off, there was no way she would still be able to battle. "Dratini!" A small thud could be heard, the sound of Dratini's tail breaking apart the thin layer of ice that had managed to form even over the scalding water. A short while later Dratini crawled back into the arena. She didn't look as fit as she had before, but at least the scalding water HAD shielded her to some extent. The dragon was already starting to shed its skin to get rid of the burns, having stayed down in the water longer than normal. Upon seeing the outline of her Dratini in the steam, Clair allowed herself a small smile. Blackthorn was near the Ice Path, she was used to trainers thinking an Ice type Pokemon would make an easy match against her. She still had one trick left to play to counter the Glaceon, however. "Dratini, use Wrap. Drag her into the water." ---------------------- @@Leafeon, "Cub?" Cubchoo tilts its head as it looks up at Stella, not seeming to react when she pats it on the head. Then Cubchoo sneezes, falling down on its rear again. Sniffling once it looks back up at Stella, looking from her to Phanpy and back again. It still didn't seem to understand what was going on... But at least everyone seemed friendly. ------------------------- @@Leafeon, @, Bunnelby had been focused on Clefairy still, and as such it had been a simple matter to hit it with the Pokeball. While the Pokeball shook vigorously a number of times, eventually it clicked closed. Bunnelby had been caught.

Mirage Turning her head to glance at her own meager supplies, Mirage lets another small smile cross her muzzle at Bardic's offer to share his supplies. She didn't have much, and bits weren't among what she did have... She could have tried to talk some of the vendors out of some of their wares, but that could take some time. Time was something she didn't like to waste. "Zhat is very generous of you, Vardic. You are sure you do not mind?" The mare turns her head from Bardic to Ambrosia, that knowing grin never really leaving her muzzle as she looks over her new companions again. She was glad they had both agreed to spend time together so readily - she had been prepared to try other methods if it had been necessary, but knowing they seemed as eager as she felt was a relief. It was always so much easier to get others talking when they were compliant! "Well... Should we take to zhe road, zhen?" She tosses her head lightly to make the wind catch her mane, the effort causing her golden chains to clink together before turning to start trotting down the road in an admittedly random direction. Nopony had offered a destination, so that told her to just start moving. Destinations would happen eventually by doing that, right? Seemingly not noticing herself, but Mirage was practically prancing from hoof to hoof as she walked. She really was excited to have new companions to learn more about, and it was starting to show.

OOC Iselia really was a small town - barely a village, really. A few small buildings, most of them seeming to serve as both residential and functional. The only thing really telling them apart were the small signs hung over the doors. Not that it mattered right now - it was early enough that most of them weren't open for business anyways. In the center of the town square was a large tree, a small wooden fence set up around it. Lhee was currently perched on the fence, one leg dangling over the side and the other up on top with his knee held to his chest. The Umbreon-Morph seemed half asleep, and was currently glaring at a much larger man a few feet away from him. The larger man currently under Lhee's scrutiny was, for a lack of a better word, huge. He had dark skin, offset by his mane of white hair, though one bang falling down over his face was a dark black. The claws on his fingers and the bladed tail marked him as an Absol-Morph: 'Shade', the one who had organized this entire thing. "Kid, you look tired. You should be getting some rest instead of staring at me like that." "I'm fine, and don't call me kid! My body doesn't sleep at night, and my mind can't sleep in the day... I would normally be asleep right now, but you scheduled this stupid meeting for first thing in the morning." Lhee tapped his fingers against the handle of one of his daggers - he didn't know why, but there was something about 'Shade' that he didn't like. "I'll stop calling you kid when you get big enough to do something about it. And quit fingering that bloody knife, I already told you it wouldn't do you any good against me." Judging by the claymore that was nearly dragging on the ground behind the other man, that was probably a fair assessment. "I've gone on more missions than you have..." "You've also failed more than I have." At that Lhee snarled quietly, and 'Shade' just shrugged in response. "You wanna trade low blows, go ahead. But I'm better at it." "Why are you even here? I figured it was to make sure I actually showed up - well, I'm here, aren't I? You can scram." "I'm here to give your team their first assignment once they show up... Now shut up and wait, you're getting on my nerves." Sighing loudly, Lhee props his cheek up in his palm as he turns his glare away from the Absol-Morph. He hoped the others started showing up soon... And he hoped they were easier to get along with than the jerk he was sharing the town square with currently.

@@Leafeon, Walking out of the Pokemon Center for the morning, Lurele had returned most of her Pokemon to their Pokeballs with the exception of Mienfoo. She figured the newborn Pokemon would be eager to see some of the world, and so she was carrying her in her arms as she looked around Nimbasa City. It didn't take her all that long to figure out where to go though - even with Lurele's sense of direction, the Seeker's Building was fairly obvious. Walking up to the doorway, she hesitates as she remembers the welcome she'd received back in Castelia... But, Lurele was adamant about finding out more about those Kyurum guys. Holding Mienfoo with one arm, she pushes the door open and takes a couple steps inside... Though this time she was on guard for anyone ready to try and just shove her back out the door. "Hello? Is there anyone here I could talk to?"

Fizzle @, Fizzle smiles when Muddle approaches her, tilting her head slightly. "Oh, hi Muddle! I'm Fizzle. I saw you on the carriage, sorry we haven't had a chance to talk yet..." The young mare chuckles lightly, glancing around before grinning widely. "I'd love to walk around with you, if ya wanted! I mean, it would probably be more fun to explore with somepony, right? Probably less likely to get lost too... Heh heh... N-Not that I get lost a lot! Or like, ever! I mean, that would be ridiculous, right? I'm talking too much again. Shutting up now!"

@@Leafeon, Cubchoo tilts its head when Phanpy motions to follow him, carefully standing upright. "Cub?" With nothing else to do, and curious about what the ground type wanted, Cubchoo starts following after Phanpy. ----------------- @@Glaceon, "Dratini, stay down and sweep the field with Dragonbreath. Clear the haze." Dratini brings her head out of one of the holes leading to the water but doesn't come out completely, just enough to line up her mouth with the floor of the arena. A blast of a green colored energy fires out of her mouth and she quickly turns her head to sweep the Dragonbreath back and forth before diving back under the water. A little bit later she would pop up from a different surface and repeat the process, hoping to both hit Lumi and cut through some of the impairing weather at the same time. -------------------- @@Vaporeon, "Slowbro, protect." Slowbro doesn't move to even try to get out of the way of the signal beam, instead deflecting it with a glowing force field. "Slooow?" "You know the drill by now... Substitute." Slowbro shimmers briefly before seeming to disappear. After just a second of delay a copy of the Pokemon appears where it had been standing. "Good, now heal it off with Slack Off." "Sheesh Kaleb, you even BATTLE lazy!" "Why waste the effort when I don't need to? Toxic will do all the work for us..." ------------------------- @, Vulpix tilts its head and looks at the Pokeball, contemplating Abigail's offer. She had seemed nice enough - even if the Heart Scale had been disappointing, she had helped it get it. Looking from the Pokeball up to Abigail, Vulpix reaches out with one paw to swat the button of the Pokeball. @@Leafeon, While this was happening, Bunnelby had just taken a psybeam to the face and was sent rolling along the ground. It jumped back up, rubbing its face with its ears and getting ready for round two, when it noticed Clefairy's taunting gestures. Grinding its teeth a little, Bunnelby suddenly starts to dig another hole in the ground. A little while later the ground under Isabella would burst open with Bunnelby coming out of it feet-first, trying to get a surprise Double Kick off on the fairy. ----------------------------- @@Vaporeon, Nidoran is knocked into the air by the dig attack and sent rolling a short distance, coming to a stop and looking rather dazed and dizzy. She doesn't move to make a counter attack, seemingly still disoriented by the attack and vulnerable for capture.

@@Glaceon, @@Aerodynas, ((Yes, but remember, that was Bagon's 2nd dragon dance. He started the battle with one too )) "Bagon, be careful! Sleep Talk!" This time Bagon didn't seem to do anything - perhaps Sleep Talk had failed. After a couple moments his eyes start to open, just in time for the Icy Wind to strike him. Rolling backwards from the strike, Bagon starts to sit upright before a clump of hail strikes him on the head. Looking rather dizzy, Bagon falls backwards before Clair recalls him to his Pokeball. "Bagon is unable to battle!" "Dratini, make this quick. Into the water!" As the Pokeball opens, the same Dratini that had faced off against Stella the day before takes the field. It immediately dives into one of the holes in the arena floor, disappearing into the scalding water to avoid the effects of the cold hail. Clair crosses her arms across her chest as she tries to make sense of the battlefield once Dratini had gone beneath the water - with the hot steam from the water meeting the frigid hail that Glaceon had conjured, it was turning the field into a mess of a haze. Even without an ability like snow cloak, visibility would be hampered for anything fighting on the field for now. ---------------------- @@Leafeon, Cubchoo tilts its head slightly while looking at Phanpy. It wasn't sure what the ground type was doing, but it was willing to play along. It leans forward to grab on to Phanpy's trunk, falling forward onto its belly as it does, but managing to grab his trunk anyways. ----------------------- @,@@Leafeon, Bunnelby's eyes go wide as the not-quite-unexpected attacks came after it, leaping out of its hole to try and avoid the Psybeam and Bubbles. Now it was in an actual battle, out numbered, and even worse... Without its loot! Dropping to all fours, Bunnelby starts to run around the group at a quick pace, using Agility. It would just have to show these trainers and their Pokemon a lesson, and then take the prizes afterwards! Abruptly changing directions, it bounds up towards Elegym and jumps towards the psychic type, attempting to tackle it into the Krabby. As this was going on, Vulpix had sat down next to Abigail and was watching the scene with a bit of amusement. It still had one paw on the Heart Scale - it may not have wanted it anymore, but that didn't mean it wanted Bunnelby to take it. ----------------------- @@Vaporeon, As Drilbur starts to swipe at Nidoran, she puffs her spines and ears out again before shimmering briefly. Suddenly there would be two of them, and when Drilbur swipes at one of them, the Double Team image just shimmers briefly. In retaliation Nidoran fires a number of small quills towards Drillbur with a Poison Sting attack. ----------------------- @@Vaporeon, Kaleb smirks a little, rubbing at the back of his neck. "Cocky one, huh? Sheesh, some of the others will like you... Anyways, hope for your sake that little bit of confidence doesn't cost ya." He brings his free hand up and snaps his fingers before calling out towards his Pokemon. "Slowbro, time to start the clock." "Sloooo" Slowbro opens up his mouth, and suddenly a number of light purple beams fly from its mouth to attempt and seek out Galvantula. Slowbro had used Toxic.