@1Charak2@alexfangtalon@ZachChase@floodtalon

"Oh, um...you too?" Leo raised an eyebrow as they walked away, surprised at the older teen's sudden politeness. Huh, kind of a shame honestly. There were such skilled opponents, if they had been so polite from the start, he wouldn't have minded letting them stay from the very beginning.

"Be..." Leo's eyes darted from Flabia to his supply bag as he heard his pokemon's cry. He quickly got out another potion and healed the Flabebe's wounds. For such a little thing, it sure was resilient. He beamed a smile at his new companion and the little fairy returned it right back to him. "Great job, Bee! That was great for your first battle." He pet the Flabebe with his index finger, who nuzzled up to his head, only to give him a look of confusion at the new nickname.

"Oh yeah, Flabia sounds kinda long...and funny. Bee sounds a bit nicer, I think. You like it?"

"Be! Be!" The Flabebe cheered out as it landed softly on his head. His face was practically cramped from how hard he was smiling. Even Nado could see that it was a job well done and cried out accordingly. Gira was still sort of silent, though. Stuff like this could take time, he supposed.

"Oh, almost forgot." Leo turned to his battle partner as the latter started speaking to him. "Nice meeting you, name's Leo. You and that Squirtle of yours were really good out there, you must be proud. Are you from Kanto or something?"

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As Jack spoke to answer Leo, he quickly pulled out his Pokedex and registered all of the fighting Pokemon that fought during that battle. "Actually, I'm from the Kalos region. There, Professor Sycamore let me choose one of the three starting Pokemon from the Kanto region." Jack replied, looking back up as he put away his Pokedex, instead swapping it out for his unsolved color cube. As he continued to lightly examine Leo for a moment, he began to spin the cube, as though his hands were independently trying to decode it. "Assuming from the way you are dressed, I imagine you must be from either here or Sinnoh. Since you guessed that I might possibly be from Kanto, I'm willing to bet that you aren't local... I hope that I am correct in my deduction?" Jack continued, smiling playfully at Leo.

Though it was also possible Leo was also from Kalos, as Jack knew that Flabebe were definitely native in his home region, he was willing to bet that Leo was definitely from Sinnoh. He continued to ponder, as his hands worked over the color cube, now glancing at the patient watcher of his and Leo's battle.

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Aiden didn't miss a beat, whipping up delicious smells and tasty looking foods with almost rehearsed ease. His deft hands still yet a blur as he continued seemingly without any exhaustion spreading on him. All the while he was finishing his dishes and pulling them free of the fire to let them cool on the nearby table. Every so often having to turn around and remind Zorex not to steal the food when he wasn't looking, after all they had friends to eat with now!

It was at that stage that Novis made his return with a small sack of berries that made Aiden finally take a pause in his work to look over the natural bounty that he was brought, "Thanks man! I can use these for tons of things. Just a few more minutes and everything will be ready!" With that said Aiden emptied the pouch and started to lay out the berries, crushing a few and tossing them in a pot of water, while he ground up others to put in a pan, barely over the fire. With those two things working away he returned to pulling off the last bits of the food he started before Novis and Roxy left, setting a veritable feast out on the table behind him. Then as the berries in the water began to boil he tossed it around to make a thin Oren Berry glaze and the berries in the pan a thick Oren Berry jam, taking them both away from the fire to drizzle the glaze on a few of his already made dishes before just placing the Oren Berry jam witht eh food for anybody to use. "And done!" Aiden said proudly, to which Zorex almost jumped at the food. Aiden, almost knowing this would happen plucked the energetic Gible out of the air to pull him back, "Now Zorex, we have guests and they should get first taste!"

Then Aiden sat at the table, eagerly waiting for his friends to taste his art and appearing to look even more eager for their reactions. The thing about Aiden's cooking though... He had a tendency to make edible Heaven for Pokemon, which is why Zorex couldn't sit still and wanted to dig in. And with it's potently delicious smells it was hard to see why not! However, his cooking didn't exactly tend to have the same effect for Trainers... Being... not to tasty for them... In fact it could almost be said that it may be some of the worse Human food ever made by man. Of course it didn't smell or look like it though...

By the time they caught up to the Eevees, it was too late. The two Eevees had leapt out of a Sitrus Berry Tree, one that had a big gash against the bark, which meant it was an Ursaring claimed tree. Sure enough, one came barrelling after them. Luckily, this wasn't the same one from before, this one was much weaker, but still quite strong and the little Eevees had no chance. Troublesome but got to hand it to them, they got guts. Still quite stupid of them, though.

Just as they were cornered and were about to get attacked by the bear pokemon, the leader Eevee jumped in and took the hit for them, with the Eevees letting out shrieks of Agony as the leader got sent flying, landing hard as it desperately struggled to get up. It was getting bad, the Ursaring was poised to strike again and the 2 Eevees were too shocked to do anything. Luckily, Ruby and Dan managed to get there in time and attacked it.

Taking advantage of their attacks, Lucy quickly took a potion and used it on Zap, restoring it's health back to fighting shape. With Zap back in action, it was time to join in on the attack. Following up on Ruby's attack, "Zap, hit'em hard with Hammer Arm!"

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"I getcha," he laughed, which honestly made Roxy feel a bit better about the whole thing. Sure, she'd left out the whole "I stole a bunch of jewelry from my parents and then fled the Region" thing, but she wasn't quite sure if that was something you just went around telling people. Not that she thought he'd turn her in to the police or something, but moreso that she felt like it'd bring the mood crashing down harder than an Aerodactyl using Sky Drop on it. Another time, maybe. Roxy listened intently as he answered her question, realizing that she could honestly relate a bit to how he felt. But hey, they were both here now, right? No sense in clinging onto the past; the present is way more fun. But now, Roxy wondered, just what was Aiden doing out here? And where on earth did he learn to cook? The food smelled so good she could almost taste it even from here. She followed Novis back, skipping alongside him as she did so.

As the pair headed back to Aiden, Roxy called for Aela and Lucina to follow her. They'd managed to gather a few berries themselves, with Lucina holding them all in her scarf. The Riolu gingerly handed the green scarf to Roxy, who put the berries in her bag and gave them back. She now had an assortment of berries to her name, though she picked out a few Oran Berries intended for Lucina. As the pair reached Aiden, she went ahead and handed her bag to him just after Novis did. "We don't know too much about herbs and berries, so...hope you can whip something up!" Aiden seemed confident, telling them that their food would be done in just a few minutes. With that matter settled, Roxy sat back down at a table, with her Pokemon jumping up next to her. "Come here, Lucina. I've got Oran Berries for you, too," she said, holding her hand out. Lucina eagerly took the Oran Berries and wolfed them down, the damage she sustained earlier almost seeming to have never happened.

"And done!" Roxy nearly jumped up out of her seat as Aiden brought over their food, smelling even better after he'd added in the berries and herbs they'd brought. Lucina and Aela were practically drooling over the smell, in fact. As for Roxy, she immediately took a bite, eager to taste the food Aiden had made. But as soon as the food hit her tongue, Roxy appeared to lose all the color in her face. Tears pricked at her eyes from the incredibly sour taste, and her arms suddenly felt like jelly. She couldn't even place the taste of it; it was all at once sour, salty, and extremely bitter. There was also an unbearable sweetness in some parts, as though trying to compensate for the harshness of the flavor...and only worsening it. Roxy looked at Aiden, with his eager expression, seeming to really want her to like it. She couldn't just hurt his feelings like that, right?

So, Roxy steeled herself and swallowed the food with a semi-weak smile. "It's, um...r-really good, Aiden! Really, it's just...great," she managed, though she then realized that he'd expect her to eat more. Roxy looked at Novis with a desperate expression, imploring him to help her somehow.

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After watching the deftness which Aiden portrayed around the kitchen, Nov couldn't help but feel excited about the meal that was being made. It looked so good he had to physically hold himself back from sneaking a bite before it was all done, and it seemed their pokemon felt the same. Nier was practically gravitating towards the dishes that Aiden was setting on the table, the smell like a pied piper. If it tasted as good as it looked, Nov wouldn't blame 'em, but of course, he hadn't even tried it yet.

Aiden put down some bowls of food for all their pokemon, and it was at that moment that Nov realized he still hadn't made amends with his new catch. So, Nov took a step away from the group and tossed the pokeball into the air. "Come on out, Levi!" He called, the red light emerging from the ball and forming the shape of the Drilbur. As soon as it materialized, the mole Pokemon freaked out and scattered dirt at Novis. He wiped it off him with a grin and watched as the Drilbur hid behind some nearby rocks, peering out from behind them with great scepticism. It didn't seem to trust Nov enough to even let him approach, so Nov started his great plan: the fastest way to a Pokemon's heart was through its stomach. Holding the bowl of food Aiden made, Nov was sure that a hungry Pokemon would be able to resist such an appealing meal, and right he was. The Drilbur, though clearly hesitating to do so, rushed out from its hiding place and snatched the food away from Nov. Though it turned away from Nov, it didn't run away again, so Nov just laughed and stood back up. "Sorry about that whole scuffle back there," Nov said, taking a few steps away. "We'll see how you feel once you get some grub in ya."

After that was momentarily dealt with, Novis returned to the main group, making sure he was able to watch for Levi just in case. Sitting down at the table next to Roxy, Nov looked over the huge array of dishes that Aiden had cooked up, complete with garnishes and jams made from the berries and herbs they'd found a few minute prior. "Woah, man, you shouldn't have! This is a lot, dude!" Novis crowed, "I don't even know what half this stuff is." Well, whatever it all was, Aiden certainly made magic in the kitchen. Or, well, at least it appeared so to the uninitiated. Since Aiden insisted they be the first to try it, Novis was more than eager to dig in. Hovering over a plate of almost everything piled on, the aroma... The visuals, the design... It was amazing, truly artisan. Nov took a heaping forkful of it all, and tried it with fervor.

Novis almost choked when he was hit with the terrible realization of the mistake he just made.

It's not that it was inedible, per say. Individually, the flavors were great. Except, it was sour while bitter, tangy, salty, sweet, and bland all at the same time. All of them felt overpowering at once, making a melange of, well, badness. The texture was exactly as it should be, but the flavor didn't match the texture anyway... Did he mix soy and oran berry together? Regardless, Nov was half-way through a single bite and it was a struggle to even stomach that. After a bit of fighting, he swallowed it and started coughing due to the violent aftertaste.

"Sorry, went down the wrong pipe..." Novis muttered. Aiden was looking at them with great anticipation. Novis and Roxy made eye-contact with each other, unverbally expressing the same desperation. Neither wanted to crush Aiden's spirits, and Roxy had already forced out a compliment. If Novis told the truth, it'd just seem like only he hated it... But if they weren't honest, then it would mean they would have to eat more of that cooking abomination. This was a true test of character and moral.

"Look... It's, uh... You tried your best, yeah?" Nov started, but quickly realized that was too vague. He gave Roxy a steeled look before continuing. Hopefully she'd back him up. "It looked real good, but it's... well, putting it bluntly, it tastes like garbage. What exactly did you put in it?"

The Ursaring's wide swing narrowly missed the Eevee thanks to the Peck obscuring it's vision, as if recovering from their daze the two sprinted off towards their leader with worry, before observing the battle that was to occur. The Ursaring stepped back to try and ward the Fletchling away from it's face before being struck with a Moonblast from behind. As it turned to see the source, it was immediately met with a Hammer Arm from the Elekid.

It's attention now was fully on the three trainers and their Pokemon, and began to use Fury Swipes, striking the Elekid who was closest, while threatening the Fletchling in the flurry, trying to get some space.

Berry's Moonblast was a direct hit! Ruby rejoiced for a second but it was too early to celebrate, the battle had just begun. The Ursaring turned its attention to the three teens and their Pokemon with an enraged gesture, using Fury Swipes toward the other two comrades. Hesitating on what to do to help them, Ruby screamed her next order with a hesitant expression, "Berry use Fairy Wind to blow them away from the attack!"

Seeing as the Elekid leapt towards the Ursaring to attack and the Fletching flying, with both of them in the air, the Fairy Wind would hopefully carry them away from the hostile Pokemon before any real damage occurred. The Sylveon's feelers spread themselves as a gust of pink wind blew toward the three Pokemon, the wind being strong enough to blow away the two light Pokemon. Once the two were away from the Ursaring, Ruby decided to follow up with another Moonblast. "Looks like the audience wants an encore for your Moonblast, Berry~!"

Berry smiled a little at hearing the word encore before barking again in response. Opening its mouth, the Sylveon charged up a larger amount of pink shining light compared to earlier before releasing it with the aid of the full moon above her. A large ray of pink beam once again made its way towards the bear Pokemon.

@Lord Szall@1Charak2@alexfangtalon@ZachChase@floodtalon

"Huh? Oh, right, the clothes are kind of a dead give away, aren't they?" Leo raised both of his arms into the air for emphasis and looked down at his coat. It was actually a hand-me-down from his father and he was hoping he could get a more fitting outfit once he got some more cash to spare. His hat sort of made him feel like a burning poffin sometimes. "But Kalos, huh? Never woulda of guessed it. I think I've heard of Sycamore before...um, he studied mega evolution right?" He wondered if that Squirtle of his had one. It would make sense given the professor. What kind of monster of a pokemon would that thing turn into?

"Oh, this is Chance, by the way. We're traveling together for the time being." He glanced over the boy and his small team of pokemon. He had been sort of late to the party all things considered. "If you'd like, I could introduce you to everyone else.

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The offer to meet everyone was tempting. From when Jack entered Chromis, he had not thought about the possibility of travelling with other Pokemon trainers. Since Jack didn't have much experience as a Pokemon trainer yet, he never knew so many trainers would end up travelling together, even the two punks that they had just fought seemed to be close together. The color cube Jack was holding in between fingers began to spin faster in place, his fingers no longer continuing to solve the puzzle, but instead simply turning it at his leisure, almost as though he had stopped thinking at all.

A short pause was held, while Jack's thoughts continued. He had just finished his first battle, but his Squirtle only received a small amount of damage from fighting. What's more, although he had been running across route 9 all day, Jack wasn't really fatigued. If anything, watching his first battle ensue only made him more determined to find more Pokemon. Now that he had fought, he had the desire to catch his first Pokemon.

This thought made Jack turn on the spot. Almost forgetting there were other trainers behind him, he titled his head around, revealing a smile. "Thanks for the offer, Leo, but I can't stop here. Now that I have fought my first battle, I'm driven to keep moving forward, that means I have to leave you guys. It was very nice meeting you both, and an enormous pleasure to battle..." Jack continued, turning his head back, staring onwards towards the edge of the clearing. "Fighting with you has taught he a lot, Leo. I look forward to seeing all of you again, and take care in all of your travels".

And with that, Jack put the color cube back in his pocket and walked out of the clearing, now completely dead set on adding another Pokemon to his team.

Dan held his staff thigher as things played out. Francis peck managed to draw the attention away from the eevee who rejoined to their fallen mentor. Who was still alive, hopefully the old leader will hold out till the end of the fight. Maybe then a potion and a few berries would help him out. The attention now on them the Ursaring retailed by furiously swiping at Francis and Elekid. A few of those landed as his pokemon, but Francis ignored the hits and tried to stay close and get another attack in.

As Danilo heard Ruby order Berry next attack he knew what he had to do. "Quick attack, and then back off!" Danilo shouted, not wanting to risk for francis to get caught up in the moonblast by being too close. Francis started to focus and in a quick flash obeyed hitting the bear pokemon in the head. To draw back and out of range of the pokemon claws.

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Aiden watched as his friends seemed to... well... hate his cooking. Though this didn't particularly adversely affect him. In fact he almost looked like he expected it, like he knew his cooking wasn't going to be very well received. Nodding he took a bit of his food for himself and just like Roxy and Novis he too curled his face into an expression of disgust, "Drat! I thought I had it right this time..." At that point he went back over to his set down pack, pulling out a notebook and speaking aloud as he wrote, mumbling something about not enough sour to contradict the sweet and vice verse at the same time. In fact it mostly sounded like the ravings of a mad man. Though he did have a moment of clarity to say, "I'm sorry about the food. I could have sworn that I had the recipes perfectly balanced. Try the desserts and snacks though, those tend to be much better than my main courses." And he spoke true, his snacks and desserts were always to die for, even if the rest of his cooking would make you die for...

Zorex on the other hand couldn't get enough and anything that was not being eaten he stuffed in his mouth. When Aiden left his dish Zorex was the first to literally leap onto the table and start scarfing it down with a hunger unlike any have seen. You'd think that he was starved for a month to be eating so viciously, but in fact it was just the cooking.

While Aiden didn't fully understand it, for some reason his cooking tasted awful for Trainers, but Pokemon couldn't get enough. That's often why Zorex drools over the mere thought of a feast like this.

Aiden meanwhile had finished with his notes and returned to the table, not caring to touch his main dishes and instead started to go for some Oren Berry glazed tarts that he made from the gathered berries his friends made, taking a bite of one and this time not curling up into a ball of crying disgust, which must mean it wasn't NEARLY as bad as the other courses. It was at this stage that he spoke up to respond to Novis' question, "It's nothing I put in... it just... doesn't work sometimes. I'm stilling working on perfecting it for human consumption."

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Roxy was half shocked, half relieved as Novis spoke his mind. What exactly that meant in terms of their individual character, she wasn't sure. Nonetheless, his honesty seemed to clear the tension in the air, as Aiden tasted his own food and recoiled in disgust. Roxy giggled at the look on his face, feeling sympathetic toward his...culinary endeavor? One moment he was at their table, and the next he was scrawling something in a notebook and mumbling to himself. If she was being honest, it was...almost concerning. Maybe he just really liked cooking, and wanted to get it right? Aiden was apologizing for it, anyway. "Hey, it's alright! It's the thought that counts, you still went to the trouble of cooking for us." She was lying if she said she wasn't eager to see if he was right about the dessert, though. Roxy took a Pecha Berry strudel, hesitating for a moment before taking a bite. The instant she did so, her eyes widened; not out of repulsion, this time, but surprise. It was...really, really good. A grin quickly arose on her face as she spoke, "Wow, Aiden, no kidding! This stuff is really good!" She immediately took another bite, not even concerned about savoring the flavor.

As for Lucina and Aela, their situation was vastly different from that of their trainer. When their plates had been set in front of them, Lucina was a bit hesitant to try the food. After all, most of the time it was Roxy feeding her, not another trainer. Aela, on the other hand, immediately dug in, throwing any trace of caution to the wind. And she showed no sign of stopping, either; she was enjoying her food as though she'd been starving for weeks. Lucina anxiously looked between the Rockruff and Roxy, before taking a small bite of food. At once, her eyes widened, and she immediately took several more bites. Then, it seemed that she abandoned the grace she ordinarily had and began to chow down on the food Aiden had put before her. Both Pokemon were wolfing down food incredibly fast, especially when one considers their small sizes. As Roxy went for another strudel, she turned her attention to her Pokemon with an amused grin on her face. "Looks like these two are already fans of your food, Aiden," she teased as she pet Lucina's head. Aela pulled away, having finished her food first, a satisfied expression on her face as she let out a cheerful bark. Roxy hoped that meant she'd trusted their group a bit more, as she certainly wanted the Rockruff to be a trusted companion of hers.

Roxy's attention then shifted over to Zorex, who was somehow stuffing down food even faster than Aela and Lucina had been. It was adorable. "It's nothing I put in... it just... doesn't work sometimes. I'm stilling working on perfecting it for human consumption." She looked back at Novis, then at Aiden as she realized he was probably upset over the failure of his cooking. "I guess that's one thing to work toward, right? And besides, it seems like the Pokemon are totally in love with your cooking! So, it's not a total loss," Roxy speculated. "Plus, whatever you did with the desserts totally worked. I don't think I've ever had better pastries in my life," she added, going in for another strudel. How strange, though, that the main course was terrible yet everything else was perfect. It at least meant they wouldn't always have to stop and buy food all the time, which meant more money being saved. Roxy had a feeling they'd need it, seeing as they had a long trip ahead of them.

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Aiden seemed disappointed, but not in a shocked way. By the way he talked, Nov assumed that he knew his cooking was inedible trash for humans, but maybe he was trying to get better. Apparently the snacks were a lot better, which Nov assumed was because they were a much simpler flavor than whatever it was they just tried to eat. "It has to be something you're doing that screws it up, dude." Nov said, as he watched Roxy take one of the berry tarts Aiden made. After she didn't throw up, Novis took one for himself and tried it. It was much, much better than the main course, which wasn't too hard considering the Oran Berry tart was actually edible. While pretty sweet, it was balanced out, and the pastry itself was fluffy and decadent. But... why? Why was it so perfect when the other thing Aiden made was the opposite?

"Pretty good, dude." Novis nodded, taking another mouthful. Partly because it was just super good and partly because it was the only food he was getting for lunch. "But unless you guys wanna live off of strudels, until you get this meal thing sorted out, let us handle the main course. I ain't much of a cook, but I know I can make something edible. As he finished the tart, Nov heard a whining from under the table. He peered down, and by his leg, Nier was begging for table scraps. The dog had already finished his bowl, but apparently it was so good that it warranted seconds. Nov didn't want Nier to get sick by overeating, but, with how much of that slop dish they had left, there was no sense in wasting it all, so Nov set the plate on the ground and gave the Growlithe a pet on the head.

"Good thing the Pokemon seem to be lovin' it." Nov said. It only took a few moments before Nier was done and hopped up on Nov's lap. He put the plate back onto the table and pushed it forward a bit. "Well, uh, if that's that, we should prepare to head out soon. The day's still young and we got some ruins to get through, yeah?"

Route 9

@floodtalon@1Charak2@alexfangtalon@ZachChase

"Oh? Um, take care, then." Leo tilted his head in confusion. What a peculiar guy. Still, he hoped that they could meet each other once again. They had managed to secure the victory together this time, but he honestly wanted to test the guy's strength on his own one day. He guessed that the eccentric man was likely collecting badges like he was. Maybe they would spot each other in the next town? Or even the league?

Leo then turned to Bee once more. Such an amazing victory was only to be rewarded with the highest quality reward! Leo shoved a hand into his pants' pocket and pulled out what was clearly a green poffin.

"C'mon. You've earned it."

"Be!" The pokemon replied in appreciation, wrapping its vines around the snack to start chowing down. The smell was delicious and quickly attracted the attention of the pokemon in the surrounding area. Their silhouettes appeared hidden in the trees and Leo immediately knew that he wanted nothing to do with them. If he fed them a single poffin, they would probably follow him around until every last one of them was fed and he had neither the time nor resources to do such a thing.

In a rare move, he returned both Gira and Bee into their pokeballs, leaving only Nado out and about. It looked like this was the part where he split up with everyone. That was...a bummer.

"Nado! Run!" The little dragon was strutting towards the wild pokemon, ready for a battle, only for its trainer to grab him with his forearms and dash. "Ugh...Nado, I'm putting you on a serious diet, know that?!"

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A light mist began to pick up across the ground, as Jack wandered east towards Beryllium Lake. The thick trees that hindered Jack's path thrived with chirping, as he continued to look around for any sign of visible Pokemon. Unfortunately, tracking the chirping was like chasing an echo, and so there was not a Pokemon in sight.

Soon, Jack had reached the edge of the trees, to find moonlight spilling over the lake. In the distance, he could make out the shadows of Swanna's sleeping on the surface of the water, but they were too far away and Jack was not looking forward to attracting a Horde of them. He walked across the edge of the lake until he heard the chirping in the trees grow louder. Jack wasn't sure if the night was playing tricks on him, or whether he was getting closer to finding Pokemon. He stood silent for a moment, drumming his fingers against his hip in thought. "If I continue to walk the edge of the lake, there is a good chance that I'll end up running into wild Pokemon hiding amongst the brush. The only downside is that I might very likely catch a Pokemon like Squirtle... I should probably head back and continue looking on the path" Jack surmised to himself, as he paced back towards the trees.

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As Leo ran away from the wild Pokemon all around, only one of them would be persistent enough to chase him would be a hungry looking Croagunk with a bad case of Dry Skin. It was unlikely to give up anytime soon no matter how far Leo ran and if he didn't stop soon the wild Croagunk was going to attack.

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After Jack made his way through the trees he would find himself on a path to Amalgam University as indicated by a nearby sign. A few people were gathered in a loose crowd as they watched a wild Pokemon battle happening. A Cubone was skillfully dodging around a trainer's Pikachu avoiding all of its attacks with ease. At one point the Pikachu let loose a Thunderbolt and the electricity arced directly towards the Cubone's bone as she held it proudly in the air.

One more Bone Club later and the Pikachu was down, it's trainer laying down some berries to appease the Cubone. It looked like it was accepting challengers in exchange for food if they lost. And it looked like it was accepting one more challenger for the day.

Thanks to their efforts, Lucy, Dan and Ruby were able to not only stop the Ursaring from striking the 2 Eevees but succeeded in drawing it's attention away from them completely. Taking advantage of the others attacks, they managed to cover the others tracks while keeping up the barrage. When it came time for the Ursaring to strike back with Fury Swipes, Ruby and Berry came in with Fairy Wind to blow them away to lessen the damage. It was quite the close call, who knew how much damage they would've taken otherwise.

Once more taking advantage of the others attacks, she had Zap use the opportunity to fall back. With their attacks, and having gained distance, Lucy decided to work towards lowering it's defense. "Zap, nows your chance, Leer!" Hoping to help moon blast deal more damage to the Ursaring.

Route 9

GM: @floodtalon

"Is that a..." Leo stopped for a second and just stared wide eyed at the Croagunk. Nado stopped at the same time, giving a similar expression. It was a Croagunk; a Pokemon native to the Sinnoh region. Admittedly, he had a soft spot for the creature based on its familiarity alone. One way or the other, he wanted it as a member of his team. Leo tossed out a Pokeball and out came Gira.

"I know a lot about you guys even without my dex. You'll do anything to survive even if it means fighting dirty, right? If you want food that badly, come and get it!"

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Jack watched the Cubone, a large grin across his face. The Cubone was actually taking on trainers as though he were a challenger himself. The potential in this Pokemon seemed not only endless, but his posturing and style gave him the flair of a champion. It was already decided in Jack's mind: He was GOING to catch this Cubone.

Coming out towards the Cubone, he clapped his hands and reached for Squirtle's ball. "You've got a lot of style, Pokemon. With that in mind, should you choose to fight me, I will not hold back anything to try and capture you!" Jack declared, smiling at Cubone.