Bring It On [MOD]

[kaiyumi]

With the pile of twigs at a suitable size, Faris exhaled a small ember. It took a couple of tries, and they had to discard some sticks that had become too damp, but soon a crackling fire flickered not far from the Zoroark. Aylin smiled at her Pokemon, reaching out to pat each of them in affectionate and approving gestures. Hopefully this would help warm the dark Pokemon up a bit. "Does that help? Are you still cold? Do you need another potion?" The girl had an appearance not unlike that of a fretting mother as she searched through her bag for anything that could help.

When the swinub were mentioned, the whole group froze at the irony of it all. Faris was the first to recover. '...Ah, is...is that so?' He exchanged glances with his teammates, 'We had been nearly trampled by them as well, but we just managed to get out of the way in time.' Aylin, meanwhile, had slapped herself in the forehead.

Those blasted Swinub.

[Jay]

The warmth of the fire was greatly appreciated, and the Zoroark seemed to relax a bit more around it. As she heard the account of the Swinub, the Zoroark breathed in deeply and then breathed out again shaking her head rather sadly. <It's......they.....I.........> after a few seconds, she found she wasn't making any sense and simply fell silent.

[kaiyumi]

Aylin jumped up in alarm when the Zoroark fell silent, and quickly hovered over her. W...was she okay?! Was she just sleeping, or...? The poor girl looked like she was about to have a coronary. She had never had to tend to an injured Pokemon in this kind of situation--stuck in a forest during the winter in a region she was unfamiliar with--and needless to say, she was a lot jumpier than usual.

'S-she's not...dead, is she?' Nahele voiced Aylin's concern, and the trainer frowned as she tried to listen for a heartbeat. The little Eevee wriggled up against the large dark Pokemon in an attempt to provide additional warmth, while Xiaoli fanned at the flames in an attempt to make the fire larger.

[Jay]

The warmth slowly brought the Zoroark back into consciousness. She was... so tired..... and... Breathing inwards, she breathed out again. <Sorry for bothering out all....> she breathed rather weakly as she looked at each one of them. <I'm.... just a bit tired....> she sighed.

[kaiyumi]

Her tense muscles relaxed when she realized the Zoroark had simply passed out, though technically that was concerning in it's own right. "No, please don't apologize," she said, her tone firm, "Is there anything we can do for you? We can bring you to a Pokemon Center, and then bring you back once you're healthier." Faris would probably be able to carry both of them so long as Nahele and Xiaoli returned to their Pokeballs.

The Arcanine padded up and peered into the Zoroark's face, a small frown tugging his mouth downwards, 'It would be best to get your professional medical help if you need it,' he commented, 'Aylin is but a normal trainer, so what she knows of caring for wounded Pokemon is only the basics, unfortunately.'

[Jay]

<I....don't know if there are any working ones in the area....> the Zoroark answered back rather quietly. <A year ago something.......they started disappearing...> she broke off a moment before cringing and trying desperately to shove herself up. However, in the end of it, she only managed to hold herself up for a short time before her muscles relaxed again.

[kaiyumi]

Aylin was quick to move to the Zoroark's side, trying to gently prop her up so that she could remain in a sitting position. "Well we certainly aren't going to leave you here!" Aylin exclaimed, "We can find you the nearest Pokemon Center, regardless of how far it is."

Her only concerns were whether Faris could carry them both for that long--maybe she could send him ahead with the Zoroark?--and simply whether the Zoroark was well enough to make the trip.

[Jay]

The Zoroark seemed to manage a gentle smile again and nodded rather slowly still trying to get her form to move. <Thank you> she said rather quietly as her eyes moved around the area suddenly. A sound.... far off.... Oh dear Arceus please not that horde again.....

[kaiyumi]

Now, how were they going to do this? Aylin wasn't very strong physically, but perhaps she could help the Zoroark onto Faris' back by simply providing suppo--

...What was that?

Xiaoli looked around with a frown, while Nahele and Faris had gone back to pricking up their ears, the latter bristling with anticipation. Was it the group of Swinub again? Or maybe they were being too jumpy, and it was simply a group of more passive Pokemon passing through?

[Jay]

The Jynx seemed to have gone full circle and ended up back near the girl and her pokemon again. The rather calm ice type seemed to be on the brink of singing yet restraining herself for now. The Zoroark blinked rather surprised to see such a creature there, yet after a few seconds, she said nothing and looked towards Aylin.

[kaiyumi]

The group turned to regard the Jynx, a sigh of relief leaving each of their mouths. Oh, thank goodness--the last thing any of them probably wanted to see was a group of Swinub coming at them again. Aylin wanted to request the Jynx's assistance or advice, but she didn't want to move from her spot where she was still supporting the Zoroark, and her other Pokemon were busy keeping the dark type warm and fanning the fire.

Grabbing a pokeball from her belt, she released her Gothorita, Lucasta. Maybe she could talk to the Jynx?

[Jay]

Upon seeing the Gothorita, the Jynx smiled greatly looking towards the other psychic. <Hello> she spoke aloud rather gently addressing the other pokemon. After a moment, her eyes shifted over towards the Zoroark, and her entire mouth all but dropped rather stunned ;;;; what had happened. She looked form the Gothorita to the girl then to the Zoroack and all but made a triangular stare at the end of it.

[kaiyumi]

Smiling, Lucasta dipped her head politely and returned the greeting. When she noticed the shocked look that followed on the Jynx's face, the Gothorita's expression became grim. "She was hurt in an incident with a group of Swinub," she explained solemnly, her eyes flickering with worry, "As you can imagine, we're all very worried. We're at a loss as to what to do." She projected her voice through everyone's mind so that Aylin could at least follow her part of the conversation, even if she couldn't understand anyone else.

'We want to help her, but we don't know how,' Nahele piped up from his spot by the Zororak's side, his brown eyes wide and frightened, 'She's definitely not in a very good condition...'

[Jay]

The Jynx seemed to bring a hand to her chin in thought. Because the Zoroark was dark, she wouldn't be at all affected by any sort of Psychi- Suddenly thinking of something, the Jynx looked towards the Zoroark apologetically. <I have a way to help....> she said before looking at the Gothorita. <But I'll need some help to keep it up....If we both use Telekinesis, the Zoroark will be able to float, and we can move her without hurting her.....> she spoke. The Zoroark seemed to hear this as well and slowly nodded. She'd be willing to be levitated if....it would help.......

[kaiyumi]

Lucasta blinked slowly, a smile forming on her face. "That's a brilliant idea." she complimented, nodding approvingly, "It would be the most gentle way of moving her so long as we're careful."

Faris, Nahele, and Xiaoli backed away from the Zoroark a few paces, while Aylin gently pulled away and stood back only one or two steps. Lucasta gracefully walked--though it looked more like she drifted, considering how effortless it seemed--towards one side of the Zoroark, her hands held out in front of her. She glanced up to look at the Jynx.

"I'm ready whenever you are."

[Jay]

The Jynx smiled rather happily at the compliment and then nodded before moving towards the other side of the Zoroark.The Zoroark seemed to try and relax herself as much as possible before the lift started. <Alright we'll do this on three ok?... one... two... three> she stated aloud before gently rising her hands and releasing a Telekinesis slowly starting to lift the Zoroark and hoping that the other could manage this move as well.

[kaiyumi]

The Gothorita nodded silently, her eyes seeming to glaze over and she began to concentrate solely on the task at hand. Her moves mirrored the Jynx's, and she knit her brows in concentration as she raised her hands, careful to keep her movements close to the other psychic Pokemon to ensure that their attempt would be coordinated.

Clutching her hands to her chest, Aylin watched anxiously, remaining nearby in case something went wrong. Her other Pokemon were on standby as well, their gazes focused on the Zoroark. Quietly, careful not to break the concentration of other psychic Pokemon, Aylin spoke.

"Do you feel alright?" she asked the Zoroark, her voice low.

[Jay]

The Zoroark would have answered if she had not slowly started to rise up off the snow then and there. It seemed that the Telekinesis was working. In another moment, the Zoroark simply nodded her head a little. Carefully making to step back a bit, the Jynx began to move in a direction through the snow. She.... was sure... she had... an...idea of where... they could help this one....

[kaiyumi]

Lucasta was careful to follow the Jinx's lead, her eyes focused only on the psychic Pokemon and the Zoroark that they were currently carrying. Behind them, Aylin and the others were throwing piles of snow onto the fire to ensure that it was put out before they left that spot. The last thing any of them wanted was to be the cause of a forest fire, after all.

Satisfied that the flame was now nothing by a wet pile of twigs, the group followed after the trio, careful to remain at a good distance away, but still close enough to lunge forward if anything happened.

[Jay]

They traveled for a rather long distance, indeed, yet after said distance was done, the Jynx began to catch sight of what appeared to be more of a house than anything. However, one thing shown in the window and reflected a signs reflecting that it was in fact a pokemon center. The Zoroark who had managed to stay still through it all seemed to breathe out a sigh of relief when she saw the building.