Large-scale efforts were still unfamiliar terrain for Waver, but he would make do with the tools that he had available. The annoyance that was his grumpy Skitty Baccus, kept in line with a length of rope he had fashioned into a simple leash, was offset by the rest of his well trained team. Bucephalus the Blitzle was energetic and strong; Helen the Vulpix could keep people warm. And the rest of them...

"Cass, scout ahead and find a path for us to take," he called, sending out his Absol into the mess to find the safest route for the injured and the children.

With Baccus held tightly in his arms for the moment, he scrambled over the debris and looked around-- trying to see if he could Analyze the situation.