Simple Curiosity (Open/Mod)

Cyndaquil sniffed around a hole then raced to catch up with Moon. Looking around she spotted a broken door. Running over to it she sniffed around and went into explore. Looking back Moon realized Flare wasn't with her. The cyndaquil was gonna get herself into trouble again. Racing back the way she came she caught Flare's scent and traveled after it. Peering through the door she spotted Flare's flaming glow disappearing around a corner. They weren't supposed to go very far! Racing forward her blue markings were the only thing that stood out in the shadows. "Umbreon!"

Catching up to Cyndaquil she tried to push her back and got slightly burned for her efforts. Flare glared at Moon and raced around her while Umbreon shook her paw to cool it down. Running through an opening she stumbled to a halt in front of a Skarmory. Blinking she jumped up and down and tried to greet the bigger Pokemon. Moon hearing the greeting cautiously peeked around the corner keeping a careful watch on the stubborn Cyndaquil.

Flare looked up at the Skarmory not having the least of sense to stay away. Her curiosity was a bit too big. ("I'm Flare. We get to explore this place! What are you guys doing?") Looking about she sniffed around the walls then looked over at the Umbreon. ("Why do you have yellow markings?") Flare had only ever seen Moon who had blue markings so she was very curious as to why this one had yellow. Blinking she sat and studied the yellow and black Umbreon.

Moon stifled the words she wanted to toss at Flare. She was being nosy and not very polite. Wait till Rikka found out how far they went. Blinking she turned her head toward the way they had come. She could go get her but that would mean leaving Flare in there alone. Peering back in the room she watched Flare again.

Rikka looked up and realized her Moon and Flare had yet to return. Blinking she got up and held Night in her arms. Heading off down the path she had seen Moon and Flare take she tried to locate. "Alright Night think you can catch their scent?" Night nodded and hopped down from her arms and slowly sniffed around to find their scents.

Flare tilted her head and finished studying the Umbreon. It was new to her and she couldn't wait to tell Rikka all about it. Even if the human couldn't understand her. Tilting her head to the other side she wondered why being an Umbreon made him yellow. ("Are all Umbreon's supposed to be yellow?") He had said it as a matter of fact like they were all yellow. Did that mean something was wrong with Moon? That could be an interesting prospect in her mind.

Moon laid back her ears and bristled slightly ready to jump in and defend Flare. The stupid female was still too young to be battling these older Pokemon. Even Moon knew Flare could get annoying, but Rikka would never forgive her if Cyndaquil got hurt. Sighing inwardly she glanced at the skarmory then at the Umbreon.

Rikka followed after Night deeper into the Temple. How far had Flare and Moon gone? Knowing Flare probably pretty far. Night blinked then raced forward and stopped near Moon careful to keep out of sight. Rikka followed at a slower pace to keep from falling through weak spots.

Flare blinked and wondered why the Umbreon looked confused. Shaking her head she heard footsteps and knew she was in trouble. Moon probably had gone to get Rikka. ("Uh, Oh.") Sheepishly she left the room to greet Rikka as she stepped over a hole and appeared in the opening. Blinking she looked at Flare then at the Pokemon on edge. "Um. Was she being nosy again? She has a problem of letting her curiosity get the better of her." Pulling out Flare's Poke-ball she made her return to it. For once she went with out protest.

Moon walked forward as she was spotted by the Skarmory. ("Watching the trouble maker..") Stepping next to Rikka her blue bands stood out. Watching them she sat down relaxing since the Pokemon and their trainer were expecting an ambush. Her ears perked forward to listen to the conversation that was sure to come. Night even slower hid behind Rikka peering around her legs so that his silver fur only slightly showed. Blinking he kept his eyes on the Skarmory which was the bigger of all the Pokemon in the space.

Rikka watched him and noticed that he probably didn't want company she toned her excitement down at meeting new Pokemon. Blinking she looked at him and smiled kindly. "I'm Rikka. I'm really sorry if Flare caused you any problems. I'm hoping she will grow out it, though it seems to be sticking." Leaning down she petted her Umbreon and soothed Night who was as timid as ever with the Skarmory around. He wasn't a big fan of Pokemon bigger then him.

Moon looked at the other Umbreon and noticed that she finally understood why the Cyndaquil was asking strange questions. It was only natural that Flare thought other Umbreon's were blue. Night watched the other Pokemon. When they seemed a bit more calm he walked forward and sat on Rikka's over side waiting to see what would happen.

Rikka smiled and looked at his Espeon. Carefully she memorized its features so that she could hopefully be able to sketch it later. Looking back at Haiiro her smile stayed in place. "Nice to meet you. I guess I should probably get back to exploring. I'll try to keep from disturbing you again." Stepping backward she waved and headed back the way she had come to grab her pack.

Moon nodded at the Umbreon's statement and listened to Rikka say that they should get back to their exploring. Rikka really wanted to see the Raltz if not capture it. Moon waited five minutes more to see if the pokemon were going to say anything else. Looking at night she watched him follow after Rikka then look back to see if she was following. At their introductions she looked at Shadow and Rai again. ("I'm Moon. And thats Night.") She nodded her head toward the waiting Eevee. ("See you later, Maybe.") Standing up she ran to catch up with Night then they both raced to get to Rikka.

Rikka smiled at her pokemon as they found her packs again. Looking at Flare's pokeball she shook her head and stored it in her pack. Flare needed a time out for bugging the trainer and his Pokemon. Shaking her head she grabbed her pack and pulled it on as she started walking about she was careful to be quiet and not disturb the other trainer here.

Rikka walked around the ruins of what probably had been a nice temple. Scratching her head she realized she could have asked Haiiro about the rumor. Distracted she stepped in a hole and fell straight through. "Yeee Ahhh!" Hitting the dirt floor she blinked and looked around her while she stood up to rub the dirt off her bottom. "Ouchie. Thats what I get for getting distracted." It wasn't very far to the larger hole she had created but she definitely wasn't getting back up with out help.

Moon jumped when she heard the crack then Rikka cry out. Whipping around she ran back to the hole Rikka had fallen through. "Umbreon!" Staring down she tried to figure out a way to get her back up. Night was just as frantic on the other side of the hole. He had jumped back to avoid going through it only to watch Rikka fall right through. Moon glanced around then tried to decide to go get the other trainer. Though he didn't look like he wanted to be disturbed so she wasn't sure if he would help anyways.

Umbreon stopped as she drew the attention of them all. She was half tempted to just go back and figure out a different way. ("Rikka needs help she fell through a hole.") Her plea sounded slightly desperate since she knew on her own Rikka wouldn't becoming back up anytime soon. "Um Umbreon!" She took a step back through the opening trying to get the Trainer to realize she wanted him to follow her.

Rikka looked up at the hole and turned in a circle then went back to looking at the hole around her. Pulling out Flare's ball she considered letting her out just so she could see where she was exactly. After the brief debate she let Flare out. "Now no running off you need to stay next to me. I fell through one of the holes." Looking around she walked in a small circle while Flare's flames lit up the space before her.

Umbreon sighed with relief that they would help and ran back to the hole with them following. Halting next to Night she looked down and watched Rikka exploring slightly with Flare's help. Relaxing slightly she knew Rikka probably would only have a few bruises. Which was lucky on her part. Night looked at the help that Moon had brought then back at Rikka wondering how they would get her back up.

Rikka looked up at the sound of Haiiro's voice. "Hi! Yeah though I can't get back up." Smiling she returned Flare to her ball and put it back in her pack. "Guess getting Distracted isn't the best idea in a temple like this one."