"Oh, you know you're enjoying yourself," Leon shot back. Instead of moving to her side, though, he simply whistled, letting Nido come back to him. Now the Beedrill were surrounded by the two Nidorans and a Bulbasaur. He glanced down at the grass type and grinned at him. "Ready to take them down?" The Bulbasaur cried confidently, planting its feet and preparing for the next attack. "Go, Leech-"

"Smokescreen!" a woman's voice shouted above the other two. A plume of smoke cascaded out of the trees, covering the battlefield and losing all participants of the battle within. There was the sound of fighting before everything went quiet again. Leon tensed, crouching down close to Bulbasaur and Nido, keeping Oddish close to him to keep it safe. Slowly, though, the smoke began to clear. As it did, three figures stood there. A tall woman with blond hair, wearing a straw hat atop her head, stood at the center, a young Pikachu standing in front of her, the Beedrill fallen at its feet. At her right, a small Charmander stands, the user of the Smokescreen, apparently. Her clothing was very plain, though the beige jacket she word had the symbol for an electric type imprinted on the back.

Leon didn't move, still stiff and shifting his weight forward. He was keeping himself in the way of the three Pokemon with him as he stared at this woman. "Who...are you? From what I heard, no one usually lingers in this forest..." he stated slowly.

The woman smiled at him. "I suppose not. I keep a low profile," she replied. "If you two can still walk, why don't you come with me to my cot. I can get these Pokemon tended to. You really picked a hell of a fight for just entering the forest." Leon wasn't sure what to make of the situation, glancing towards Rasca. She was better with interacting with other humans.