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((OK! I actually made Lucas's Eevee Level 9 earlier this week, so I think we're effectively 13 at the moment. As a note, I typo'd 'canyon' as 'cavern' earlier; sorry about that!))

I don't think I've got any of the rest of that, but, um... Maybe we can see what we'll find on the way.

[Cake trees could exist. Potentially.]

Oh - I forgot to say. Please let me know if anyone gets hurt. I have healing abilities, so... hopefully we'll be OK.

[Lucas will follow on behind Apollo.]

((I can toss some levels on Raftina, or call up Cecilia's level 7 Silcoon, too!))

Thank you, Lucas. I can't heal, yet, but I can do spells to support us... and Raftina is tough.

[Her Eevee nods. Cecilia starts walking after Apollo, too, and grabs her staff tightly as she does.]

((Please tell me the Silcoon knows more than just Harden.))

What kind of support?

[Apollo doesn't look at them as he speaks, nor does he look around. Instead he's listening for Pokémon with both his ears and his Child of the Verdant Forest ability.]

[Though having the same ability, Lucas is a simpler soul and instead figures that with the amount of noise they're making, most wild Pokemon would steer well clear. The ones that were looking for trouble would probably find them regardless.]

I've got bandages and medicines, too - I took them from the Medical Center when I left.

I hope nobody minds, but I haven't seen anyone using that cabinet in a few weeks, anyway.

((Maaaaayyyyyybe.))

Long-range spells. I am working on increasing others' abilities, then.

[She smiles and keeps walking, looking around. She can't feel for Pokémon, but she can have a conversation with them; once they find one, she can do her part.]

Those supplies are there to keep people healthy, so no one should mind. I have some medicinal herbs with me too, so between us we should be able to handle most things.

Increasing others' abilities should be helpful.

[Wait... a healer and a buffer...]

How good are you two at fighting?

[................]

Um.

[Lucas looks apologetic already.]

I used to live out in the forest, so I know how to avoid trouble...

[He digs around in his pocket and... pulls out a yo-yo.]

I use this - and a stick, usually.

[translation: he isn't]

I can also shoot, ah, ice. And the staff can shoot fire.

[She holds it up.]

Raftina is usually on point for me, though...

[Well, two out of three isn't bad.]

It's good to avoid trouble whenever you can, but sometimes you can't stop it, so knowing how to fight's a good thing, even if you have a Pokémon with you who's willing to fight.

Don't fight unless you have to though. You shouldn't hurt anyone unless it's to defend yourself, to protect someone, or to feed yourself.

Avey can fight pretty well. I've always relied on him if I've needed anything.

[Avey growls its concurrence from Lucas's arms.]

I, um, try to stick with the tofu, but... I understand what you mean.

[It was really terrible fighting something when you could feel its thoughts and emotions running through your own head.]

I guess all of this means you're probably good at fighting then, Apollo.

I don't like to fight, not if I can help it... there's better things that an Enlightened can do.

[Of course, sometimes they don't get a choice.]

We can support you, Apollo, if you have to. [Raftina makes a soft chirpy noise. Cecilia looks down at her, then back up.] And her, too.

((Speaking of fighting, if either of you want to throw a random encounter in feel free. Same as if you feel like we should skip ahead to the canyon. I'll probably be starting a bonding thread for whatever Apollo meets there below at some point too, but that'll probably just float somewhere in continuity while we continue tagging, if that's okay.))

The soybeans in the tofu had to die without growing a new soy plant to become food. Humans can't live without taking lives, even if those lives are plants instead of Pokémon. You just have to remember that whatever you eat, be it grass, berries, or Pokémon, you have to live its part. Don't waste a thing.

I'm not sure how good I am at fighting, but I can hold my own. You're right, though. Enlightened can do more than just fight. We can help humans and Pokémon understand each other and live in harmony.

I guess that's how it is with everything. Even the plants grow better when there are other dead plants to use as fertilizer...

It feels a lot of people still think that Pokémon are there just to harm us... But I think they just want to live the way they know how. That was the lesson we were supposed to learn, back in those old days, wasn't it...?

[And because they were probably getting a little trite now, Lucas smiles, a bit embarrassed.]

I kind of hope there aren't any Pokémon near any iron mine we find. It feels a little like stealing.

((I could throw in a random encounter if you guys want!))

Edited 2014-01-16 02:46 (UTC)

((Sure! A random encounter is cool by me!))

That's what the Savior taught. But sometimes people forget that, I think. It's sad, really...

[Cecilia shakes her head, then she looks down at the ground.]

I guess, if you think about it, we'll be eating the iron ore from the ground. Metaphorically, at least. So we have to live its part, too.

Edited 2014-01-16 03:57 (UTC)

It's probably because most humans can't talk to Pokémon. If they could, they'd understand why some Pokémon attack humans.

I've never thought of humans using nonliving things being like eating them. But if we treat them like we are, then maybe we wouldn't need to mine as much-

[He senses hostility and stops walking, extending an arm to give a "stop" gesture to those behind him.]

Someone's coming.

((Go ahead, Wighty!))

Ah --

[Avey tenses up in Lucas's arms; the boy casts out his thoughts and -- ]

I can feel it, too. There's something angry...

[A slight pause as Lucas turns in a half-circle.]

They're going to attack!

[Almost before he finishes speaking, a crackle of electricity lashes through the air towards the group; the enemy bursts out of the brush! Two wild Shinx - led by a Luxio!]

Oh no--here they come!

[Thankfully, neither Cecilia nor Raftina are weak to electricity. She still gets shocked; she yelps and leaps backward, before she holds a hand up into the air.]

[A cool mist wafts over Apollo, increasing his defenses. At the same time, Raftina leaps forward. The little Eevee rushes, and then swipes its front claws down at one of the left Shinx.]

[Apollo twists and brings up his arm the moment he sees the electricity coming towards them, shielding Fletchling from the brunt of the attack and clenching his teeth at the pain of the shock. Cecilia's defense boost arrives too late to help immediately, but it won't be long before it'll come in handy.

Fletchling takes off to make it harder to hit him and circles around while Apollo blasts messages telling the attackers to back off into their minds. Going for a show of force, he mentally signals Fletchling and they both dart at the Luxio, Fletchling from behind using Quick Attack, Apollo from the front attacking with enough speed to effectively be a version of Quick Attack that deals typeless damage. They're both aiming for a knockout, not a kill, and hoping that if they take out the leader the other two will back down.]

They're not listening...!

[It's true. The three Pokemon don't seem to respond to Apollo's mental prodding in any meaningful way, nor to Lucas's. The psychics will pick up a great deal of anger - but also an intent focus. They weren't simply attacking blindly here.

At Apollo and Fletchling's charge, the Luxio simply Roars, a blast of sound that sends even Lucas, standing a ways behind Apollo, tumbling back. The left Shinx, in the meantime, bristles with electricity as Raftina swipes at it; the second Shinx sends a jolt of electricity towards the Fletchling, which it recognizes as being an easy target.]

Avey -- !

[Avey leaps out of Lucas's arms as he picks himself up from the ground and launches through the air - a burst of energy will suddenly flow into Apollo, Cecilia and their Pokemon as Helping Hand comes into play.]

[Cecilia raises her staff up into the air. A wind stirs around her, a few faint glimmers of pink light whipping about her. Then, the blast of wind goes flying at the right Shinx, trying to knock it back into the wall. She isn't aiming to kill, either, but simply drive back.]

[Raftina drops back, shocked by the electricity surrounding the left Shinx. She hisses; then she drives forward, and she lunges forward with a speedy attack, claws swiping at the Shinx. She isn't aiming for deep blows, at least.]

[Fletchling is fast, but he still can't completely dodge the attack and has his wing clipped, shocking him and making his flight erratic. Apollo mentally tells him to retreat for now, and Fletchling reluctantly struggles away, trying to shake off the tingling in his wing.

Apollo, meanwhile, has his charge aborted by the Roar and has to strain to hold his place, but still slides back a fair distance. The moment it ends though he's moving again, curving around to circle the Luxio and occasionally pass behind a tree for a moment. Whenever he does he changes his running speed, trying to make it harder to predict where he'll be. Noticing their focus, he switches to a different track and starts mentally asking what exactly they're after.]

[The response is a bit complicated - more hostility, a warning to stay out, a need for food.]

...

Wait, us?

[Apparently they would suffice.

The two Shinx focus on Raftina, now, and as the second Shinx is about to strike a blow from behind, the blast of wind strikes and knocks it reeling back. Avey leaps into the fray proper, kicking up a pile of dirt into the first Shinx's eyes - a Sand Attack, dimming its electricity in time for Raftina to strike a blow full on.

Luxio, in the meantime, has properly identified Apollo as the most significant threat amongst the group of humans and shoots off jolt after jolt after electricity - most of them strike a tree, but perhaps a few will get through.]

Fletchling --

[A light blue glow surrounds Lucas and he quickly sends a wave of psychic energy at the injured Pokemon as it flutters by him. The healing would hopefully keep it from being too badly hurt if struck again.]

Us? What happened?

[Cecilia can't follow the thoughts. She sees Raftina come under fire and shouts out a warning. That proves unnecessary; Avey leaps to the rescue, and Raftina follows her first strike up with a swift headbutt at the Shinx that it was fighting.]

[Cecilia turns to focus on Apollo for a moment. She swings her staff out, and sends another pink sparkle-laced gust of wind flying, directly at the side of the Luxio, to try to throw its balance off.]

[Apollo has a few close calls, including one where he has to bend backwards to avoid having lightning hit him in the face, but manages to avoid being struck. The response prompts him to change his tactics, and the next time he passes behind a tree the only thing that comes out is a pair of boots that arc through the air. He's no longer behind the tree, but exactly where he is isn't clear, since he's gone into full stalking mode and what sounds he is making are timed to be similar to the normal sounds of the forest. He's actually moving through the forest canopy above the attacking Pokémon on bare feet, trying to find a good position to attack from.

Unfortunately, that the Pokémon are attacking them for food means that they eat meat, and Apollo doesn't have any in his pack right now that he could offer them. He starts mentally projecting loud warnings of attacks from every possible direction, including from underground and his own location. Mixed in with the distracting warning are mental images of the humans happily eating their attackers, Apollo grinding up their bones and fertilizing plants with them, Apollo wearing their pelts sewn together into a cloak...

Fletchling thanked Lucas and circled around, trying to come up with a way to attack without being struck by lightning.]

Edited 2014-01-17 13:22 (UTC)

Um.

[Lucas finishes healing up Fletchling and turns to Cecilia with an awkward smile.]

I think they're hungry.

[Apollo's new psychic strategy succeeds in making the group angrier, although perhaps this will lead to greater carelessness. Luxio fries the boots as they come its way, though it doesn't abandon its position yet to chase after wherever Apollo has gone. Being much heavier than its younger brethren, the wind is only enough to cause it to anchor itself firmly into the dirt, scrunching close to the ground - it retaliates by turning its attention to Cecilia, who receives an electric shock arcing her way for her troubles.

The Eevee are faring a bit better against the Shinx. The second one recovers from the wind to charge back into the fray with a Spark, knocking Avey away, but Raftina's headbutt successfully drives the blinded Shinx back against a tree.]

...We should take out the Shinx first - then everyone can fight together against the bigger one!

[As Avey goes tumbling back, Lucas leaps forward now, wielding his... trusty yo-yo. The toy flies through the air with uncanny accuracy, striking the Sparking Shinx straight in the nose - once, twice, three times before it veers off to the side and rapidly begins to entwine about the small creature's legs. It appears the toy responds to Lucas's psychic ability in some manner.

...Unfortunately for Lucas, the next crackle of electricity flickers up his yo-yo string quite easily and the boy is momentarily paralyzed by the electric shock.]

Ah!

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