Simply walking his path, David sighed as he looked at that of which was the Saffron City of old. The sight of the city would be more terrifying had he not heard about the surface before-hand. He tipped his straw hat to keep the sun out of his eyes, as he glanced down at Rupert, his sturdy Bidoof companion. Rupert was a strong Pokemon for his level, though over the years he has gotten a bit old to be venturing out into the dangers of the surface. It wasn't good for his health, but he seemed determined to stay with David throughout his journey, at least as long as he could.

"Y'gonna be alright, pal? You can go back in the Pokeball." David offered, though Rupert simply let out a low growl to show his disapproval. David wasn't going to force him to do anything, so he simply allowed him to stay out, and beside him. He just hoped the heat didn't harm the rather fluffy Pokemon, as he wouldn't know what to do if the poor little guy got sick or injured. "Whatever ya say, pardner. Just keep on the lookout for anyone suspicious, yeah?" David felt silly asking that, considering Rupert's job back in the station was to keep an eye out for anyone trying to steal from his family's food supply. Of course he'd be wary out here! 

David lifted his hat momentarily to wipe some sweat from his brow, feeling the heat get to him personally. He had to wonder what he was exactly going to find out here? Everything at first glance seemed trashed around here, so he saw no point in searching the area around him currently. Though maybe the best treasures hid in these places in order to be difficult to find... "This is gonna be a long trip, bud. A real long trip." His words made Rupert glare up at him, seeming to not be overly excited about staying out in the heat for a long period of time. "Of course, maybe we should, eh... Take a break soon. No sense in wearin' ourselves out, right?" 

A small nod in agreement from Rupert was all David needed, but now he needed to find a decent spot to stop. As he ventured through Saffron in search of a decent spot, he noticed he wasn't the only one around. He saw a girl and her Pokemon sitting near a rusted old vehicle, and stopped for a moment. [I]'She looks kinda' familiar.'[/I] David thought, swearing she looked like a kid some Station 5. "Think we should approach 'em?" He quietly asked Rupert, and in response the Bidoof licked it's front teeth, seeming to want to meet them alright. To which David got somewhat irritated and scared. "Don't you even joke about that, you little rascal. C'mon." David began to approach the girl, with an entertained Rupert in tow.

Approaching slowly, David raised a hand into the air and waved. "Hey!" He called out, figuring it better than getting close and speaking up. The distance was good for the fact if she wasn't friendly, distance made her less of a threat. It also gave her time to notice him approaching, instead of him being close and speaking up, perhaps startling her a little too much for his liking.

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Jezabel was having it mildly rough. She was used to the heat, but she had no method of getting around aside from her own two feet. She had saw a caravan go by earlier, and wished she had hitched a ride. They might have at least had something good on them to help her out on her journey. "I'm already sick of this." Jezabel grumbled, feeling the sand in her shoes. She sighed, starring ahead at the sand. "Oh, there will be riches and items out here! That's what I heard! All I see is a bunch of sand and a stupid snake-"

Pausing, she looked down to her left and noticed something slithering through the sand. After a moment, the head of an Ekans popped out, hissing at her.

"SNAKE?!" She yelled, startled by it's appearance. She quickly backed away, before pulling Quartz's Pokeball out and releasing the Sableye. "K-Kill it! Kill it! I hate snakes!" She demanded, and Quartz stood there, starring between her and the Ekans for a moment, until the Pokemon hissed again. Quartz's blue eyes became a furious red as he used Leer and glared at the opposing Pokemon. The Ekans became somewhat frightened, backing up and leaving an opening for Jezabel's Pokemon to attack.

"Scratch!" Jezabel commanded, and her Sableye jumped into action, rushing the Ekans and using it's claws to viciously scratch it, cutting it multiple times and drawing blood. The Ekans fought back, opening it's mouth and thrusting forward in an attempt to bite Quartz. At Jezabel's command, he dodged to the left to avoid the attack, but ended up getting caught into wrap instead. He grunted irritably at the Ekans, who ignored Jezabel and simply stared at it's currently captured prey, ready to feast down upon it. Quartz squirmed and tried to break out, but couldn't even reach far enough to bite the Ekans' body.

Jezabel, realizing the situation had gone sour, was not having any of it. She unsheathed her knife, approaching the Ekans from behind as it was readying to assault her Pokemon. She raised it into the air as the Ekans reared it's head back to strike her companion, and quickly brought it down strait into it's head. Quickly, the Ekans loosened from around Quartz and plopped to the ground, Jezabel nearly falling with it due to the fact she was still holding the knife. Though after it was taken care of, she pulled the knife out and shook it away from her, before sheathing the weapon.

"Don't go getting caught again! I might not be able to save you next time, idiot." Jezabel's words sounded harsh, but it was just her caring about the Pokemon in front of her. Quartz nodded, and gestured towards the horizon. They still had a ways to go if she wanted to actually get anywhere. "You're right. We need to keep moving before another one of those damn things ends up attacking. Let's go."

With that, the two walked on. Unsure of where they were going, but knew they were going... Somewhere.