Twists and Turns (Mod)

[SongofWindchimes]

Ser Bane smiled and nodded at the Durant, though he knew there very likely wouldn't be a 'next time.' This place was just too dangerous for outsiders.

As it was, they were off yet again, wandering in the darkness of the caves. Bane could hear the sound of feet behind him, and a subtle tension came over him, which made Rosie tense up in turn. He was largely unconcerned, but ready to strike if a wild pokemon down here was eager to test their luck. Most were much less confident after a taste of his blade.

As it was, though, their guide seemingly wasn't content to let their follower continue on, and pointed him out. Bane turned around, still ready just in case it was hostile, but relaxed when he recognized the Mawile from eariler. Pretty much second nature by now, a bit of blue fire lit the tunnel and allowed the rest to see.

Belle jerked away from her admirer before he could embrace one of her front legs. "H-hey! Whoa!" She skittered back behind Rosalyn, clicking her mandibles. "No hugging!"

Ser Bane tried hard to keep a straight face, and failed miserably. "N-now Belle," he attempted to scold, despite the laughter creeping into his voice, "T-that's very r-rude..."

Belle glared daggers at the cackling Absol. "It's not funny. These legs are valuable instruments. Just because I have a few more of them doesn't mean I can let people go around squeezing them."

Bane tried once again to fight the uphill battle of keeping his composure. "No, it's n-not f-funny. Not...a-at..." The dark type promptly burst into howling laughter, rolling around on the cave floor.

Omen bounced once and yapped. "Belle has a boyfriend!" By this point, the Ariados was wishing the ground would open up and swallow her; what was this guy's problem, anyway? She was a spider, and he was a...metal venus fly trap thing.

Poor Rosalyn had absolutely no idea what was going on. She looked from the Mawile to Belle to Bane and Omen, then tried to make eye contact with the Sableye, expression helpless. Now, what she did know was that a wild pokemon was following them, and she liked Mawile. She wasn't sure what she could do in a performance with one, but she did like them. So, she did what any trainer would do under these circumstances, and pulled one of her empty pokeballs out of her pack.

"Do you...want to come with us to the surface, Mawile?" she ventured hesitantly, kneeling down and holding the expanded pokeball on her open palm.

Belle looked at her, and considered this before skittering out again over to the Mawile. "I...wouldn't mind if you came along," she said, looking like she'd be blushing if she were human. Once Bane stopped laughing at her, that was, and provided the Mawile kept his hands, and those jaws, to himself. Maybe a guy with a metal hide would mean she wouldn't have to be the meatshield all the time.

[Lady Leaf]

The Mawile almost looked a bit sad when the Ariados ran away from him. Even his head hung a bit as he stood there listening to Bane claiming that Belle’s action’s were rude. But as Belle spoke again he lifted his head and smiled. Valuable instruments… she was right! Her legs were so perfect and beautiful. She couldn’t risk having them injured. At that moment the Mawile’s cheeks seemed to turn a bright pink and he clamped his hands together in front of him as his eyes looked at Belle with a dreamy like expression. If it were possible, little pink hearts would have been floating all around him. It only worsened when Omen claimed Belle had a girlfriend.

When Roselyn knelt down beside him and asked if he wanted to come with them, he gave her a rather disgusted look. However, the moment Belle stepped out and said that she wouldn’t mind him coming with them his cheeks turned a bright red. A huge smile suddenly grew on his face and his nodded silently. Then without warning he reached out and tapped the poke ball, a flash of light scooping him up.

Name:
Species: Mawile
Gender: Male
Ability: Intimidate - Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
Personality: He is a very strong silent type who wont say much at all unless he has to. He is a very stubborn pokemon and will rarely help out other’s around him unless it benefits him in some way. Despite this slight bit of greed within this particular pokemon, he will work hard for his trainer when called upon. He is also in love. Or at least he believes he is in love with an Ariados named Belle. When she is around him he will do everything he can to try and woo her.

Sableye had been watching in silence the entire time. As the Mawile disappeared in the poke ball a look of curiosity seemed to cross his face. Perhaps he could… No. The Sableye shook his head before pointing down the tunnel. He was going to get a backpack for helping this human girl. Then he could carry all his favourite gems and stones along with him. If he left the cave he would have no need for a backpack. Deciding on that, he began to stubbornly walk down the tunnel again, leading the way to the exit. Finally a gust of wind that brought along fresh air with it could be felt within the cave. That meant they were very close to the entrance.

However, when they came into view of the entrance a rather large Gigalith was standing there, blocking the way. Wrapped around him was what looked like an Ekans. At first one might think that the Ekans was attack the Gigalith but when taking a closer look it was clear that the snake like pokemon was simply talking to the larger rock type. What was odd about the Ekans was it’s strips. It had it’s normal yellow ring around it’s neck but it also had many black rings all the way down his body and one circle on his nose. It was a rather rare site indeed.

[SongofWindchimes]

That look had not been a good sign. Even Rosalyn could understand that. At least he'd said yes, but she was predicting trouble in her future. "August," she mumbled as she put away the now-full pokeball.

Ser Bane finally stopped laughing and got to his feet, dodging the attempted smack from Belle. "Say a thing and I'll web your mouth shut." He nodded obediently, a grin still crossing his features. Omen opened his mouth. "You too, fire boy." His jaws snapped shut.

Then they were on their way again, but it seemed like there was one more obstacle between them and freedom. Bane motioned for Omen not to light things up right away, as he didn't want to disturb the pair until he knew exactly what to say, and sudden light could startle them and send the wrong message. He looked over the Ekans' odd markings, vaguely curious. Always Rosalyn's pokemon first, he remembered that she often said that a pokemon with odd colouration was a good eye-catcher in a show. It was a passing thought, though; Rosalyn was not that type of trainer.

"What's going on?" Belle hissed in a whisper to the large dark type.

Bane lowered his head a bit and whispered back. "A Gigalith and Ekans. They're in front of the entrance."

Belle tilted her head a little, listening to the voices. "Both guys?" she asked.

Bane blinked at her. What an odd question. "Yes. Wh-"

"Oh for the love of Arceus!" The shriek came out of nowhere, and Bane jerked back, his ears ringing, and Rosalyn squeaked and stumbled into the cave wall. Omen hopped back with a yip and summoned his Will-O-Wisps. If the chatting pair hadn't realized they were there, they surely did now. "Are there no women in these damned caves? Did we stumble into the 'men's only' part of the tunnels? No wonder that walking beartrap was following us! I'm probably the first female pokemon he's seen in ages!"

Rosalyn waved her arms a little, frantic and just a little terrfied of being flattened by an angry Gigalith. "Belle, please...calm--"

"I will not calm down! I'm tired and hungry and cold and had to play meatshield when fought a Lairon and am sick of swimming in the testosterone ocean!"

Rosalyn held up her hands in a pacifying gesture at the wild pokemon, grimacing, the picture of 'please don't kill me.'

[Lady Leaf]

The moment Belle started yelling, Sableye hissed and ran behind Rosalyn’s legs. Both the Gigalith and Ekans stopped talking and looked up at the group a bit surprised to hear what Belle had to say. When the spider pokemon stopped talking the Ekans slithered down off of the Gigalith and towards group, stopping about five feet away. The Gigalith on the other hand looked rather uninterested in the group and instead stayed put.

<‘Be ssssilent you foolish morsel!‘> The Ekans hissed angrily as he raised his body up, trying to make himself look a bit taller and more intimidating, <‘Those fowl words coming from that large trap is incredibly annoying.’> As the snake like pokemon spoke the Gigalith simply shook his head and closed his eyes for a moment.

<‘You shouldn’t intimidate them my friend’> the Gigalith spoke calmly, his voice rather low and lazy sounding, <‘You’ll only make them angry.’> The Ekans turned his head to look back at the Gigalith, his eyes narrowing in irritation, <‘I don’t care! Her bickering is so irritable!’> Once the again the Gigalith shook his head, this time letting out a long sigh. He had tried to calm the Ekans but, well, his dear friend could be a bit hot headed sometimes.

[SongofWindchimes]

If the Ekans was hotheaded, Belle's carium was the equivalent of the Fire Pits. Trying to intimidate her was a little like going over to an already-rampaging Tauros and saying his horns looked dorky.

"Morsel?!" the Ariados screeched, her voice hitting an octave high enough to shatter glass. "I'll show you a morsel, you fat little worm! I'll shove your tail so far down your throat, your friend will be able to carry you in a lunchbox!"

This was the point when Bane felt it a good idea to intervene. The Absol very carefully trotted over to the furious spider and cleared his throat. "My friend, you surely remember that we did not come here to fight? I understand that we are not meant for this place, and being here has taken its toll on your patience, but antagonizing the natives--"

Belle snapped her head over to him and hissed. "Shut up, chuckles. I got enough of your 'sophistication' eariler. If this joker wants to go a few rounds, I'm going to knock him out." Her forelegs were already raised and sliding against eachother in a Hone Claws manoeuver. Bane winced, immediately regretting his fit of laughter eariler; seeing the big spider actually run from something had just been so funny.

Rosalyn knelt down to scoop up the Sableye again, trembling slightly. She was still afraid that this was going to turn into a massive brawl, and turned her wide eyes to the Gigalith. She couldn't tell what he'd said, as Belle was in no state to be playing translator, but his body language made him seem like the most reasonable of the two. "A-all we want is to leave. We-we're not...w-we've been lost and we...You're standing in front...There's a...We just need to get past you...if you don't mind..."

After her fit of stammering, Rosie looked down at the Sableye in her arms for confirmation that what she'd said was accurate. He was the guide after all. She was just the poor human who needed his help.

[Lady Leaf]

Fat?! Did she just call him fat? How dare she! The rest of her insult didn’t even make him flinch but the fact that she had called him fat! <‘You’re nothing more but an old balloon stuffed with hot air!’> the abundistic Ekans hissed in anger, <‘I dare you to bring you’re scrawny over grown legs over here and try it! I eat ticks like you for breakfast!’> As he gave this last insult his body Coiling up as he increased his Attack, Defence and Accuracy.

The Gigalith simply closed his eyes and let out a long sigh. He had a feeling the Ekans was going to get into yet another fight. He had already been in three fights that day. Each and every time he ended up needing help. He didn’t open his eyes again until he heard the voice of the human speak up. At first he didn’t have any idea what the human was babbling on about. When she finally asked if he could move he needed. <‘Why didn’t you just say so?’> He asked, not knowing that the human couldn’t understand him. He then turned and made his way out of the tunnel, before stepping aside so the Human and who ever could pass.

Sableye then pointed at the exit and smiled. It was defiantly the only exit to the tunnels that he knew of so he was pretty sure this had to be the exit Rosalyn and the others were looking for. Now it was just the matter of getting the Ekans and Belle to stop fighting.

[SongofWindchimes]

He'd moved. That was easier than Rosalyn had hoped. Now she just needed to reign in Belle, who was already hollering again. 'Old' was about as good a word to throw at her as 'morsel,' and insulting her legs was a crime worthy of the death penalty.

"I don't need to lift a single leg, you piece of fishbait!" A blue glow encased Belle's body, her eyes like lanturns, as the psychic power in the air became near-tangible. "I can shred your weak little mind from here!"

A look of completely terror crossed Rosalyn's face. She'd already been going for her Ariados' pokeball, but now she scrambled for it, nearly dropping the orb twice, as she only had one hand free, before activating it. Belle vanished in a flash of red, the feeling of impending telepathic pain fading away from the surrounding area.

Ser Bane, realizing that the Ekans may decide to find a new target, including his poor trainer who had just saved the wild pokemon from becoming a vegetable, immediately did what he did best, which was start talking. "Terribly sorry to cut this short, chap, really, but we terribly need to leave for the surface."

He grabbed Rosie, who was still holding the Sableye, by the sleeve, tugging her along and continuing to speak through the fabric. Omen just trotted behind them, oblivious to the other dark type's worries. "The dear lady's actually rather valuable to us, to be perfectly honest, and we'd rather her be in one piece, though if the situation were not so urgent, I can assure you we would have allowed you to continue your debate."

He yanked a little harder on the sleeve, and Rosie hurried her steps in response. They'd arrange payment for their guide after they'd put a little a distance between themselves and the wild pokemon and were sure they weren't going to be attacked.

[Lady Leaf]

Sableye - M
Abundistic Ekans - M
Gigalith - M
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<‘Piece of fish bait?’> The Ekans hissed angrily before he felt the Psychic attack beginning to fill the area. Out of all the moves she could use, a Psychic was defiantly one of the most painful. It was up there with the rock attacks. It was why his friend, the Gigalith could always beat him in a battle. It just wasn’t fair. However, if he could withstand this attack than he could get her back with his r… She was returned? She was returned! <‘Ha! Victory! She was no match to me!’> The snake like pokemon hissed proudly as he raised himself a bit taller to make himself look, well, glamorous.

The Gigalith just shook his head. He knew there was no point in trying to convince the Ekans that he was wrong. He had actually been hoping that Ariados would have kicked his butt to perhaps have his ego drop a little. Now this only going to grow even more. Well, it couldn’t be helped now. At the very least he could apologize to the other Pokemon and the human girl.

<‘Valuable? Ha! I’d be of much more value than some insect.’> The Ekans hissed back at the Absol, <‘Wouldn’t I Gigalith? Tell him! Tell him I would be!’> It seemed the Ekans wasn’t one for listening to reason however it didn’t appear that he wanted to fight any of the other pokemon. The Gigalith just simply shook his head at the Ekans but said nothing until the human and pokemon made it up next to him. <‘I apologize for my friends rudeness. I assure you he means no harm. His ego and mouth just seems to run away with him at times.’>

[SongofWindchimes]

[th] Rosie

Ser Bane chuckled good-naturedly and nodded to the Gigalith. The loud boasting, in the place of the threats he had been dreading, had caused the Absol to slow his pace, the urgency having left him. "No harm done." It took two, anyway, and Belle had provoked him.

However, the gears were turning. The way the Ekans had replied to his comments, the insistence of his value, seemed like a advertisement that could not be ignored. Leaving his trainer standing next to the Gigalith, holding the Sableye and looking horribly confused, Bane turned around and trotted toward the Ekans with a smile.

"Perhaps I should rephrase what I said. The dear lady is valuable due to certain skills useful to humans. The ability to speak their language, for instance; my Rosie can't understand a word we say, unfortunately." He gestured slightly to the human woman, who just shuffled awkwardly and gave a confused half-wave. "I'm not discounting your own skills, chap. Were you to decide to leave these caves for the surface, my trainer would be mad to deny you a place with us."

His gaze slipped to the Gigalith. He knew ego-stroking the Ekans was probably not what the rock pokemon wanted, but was it really ego-stroking when everything he said was true? Belle's place as a precious companion was rooted in many non-battling skills, including speech, and he really did think Rosie would jump at the chance to bring the snake with them if he chose to come with them of his own volition. His glance at the serpent's friend, however, was meant to convey that his indirect invitation could be extended from one to two.

Or even three, he added mentally as he thought of the Sableye. Other than his diet, the fellow dark type seemed much more suited for life as a human's companion, in his own opinion. However, he would wait to see if the Ekans bit, metaphorically speaking, before broaching the subject. One step at a time.

[Lady Leaf]

Sableye - M
Abundistic Ekans - M
Gigalith - M
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Speak the human language? Well, he had never had a use for that skill but he was certain if he had needed it he could learn it. But he wouldn’t want to. Oh no. That was just silly. <To leave these caves? > The Ekans hissed, his sounding rather sceptical on the idea, <A royal creature who demands the up most respect at all times.>

<Not this again…> The Gigalith sighed as the snake started into his whole ‘I’m royal’ thing again. <For I am the prince of these caves> The snake continued. <So he thinks.> The Gigakith added. <I would require only the best places to sleep.> The snake nodded. <He sleeps between two rocks…> The Gigakith added again.

<I would need the finest training around.>

<I’m sure the human is a fine trainer.>

<I would require new books to read.>

<He’s been reading the same one for years.>

<The best places to hunt for food.>

<She’s probably feed you for free.>

<Where do I sign up?> The Ekans eyes lit up at the sound of free food causing the Gigalith to shake his head. It seemed the so called ‘Prince’ of the cave could easily be won over by the suggestion of free food and was now expecting the Absol to explain how he made a contract with the human.

[SongofWindchimes]

[th] Rosie

Ser Bane perked up slightly. A prince was he? The Gigalith made it clear that this was something of a delusion, but all the same this intrigued the Absol. After all, he himself acted the part of the knight. Playing along was perhaps not the finest idea, but he found a childlike giddiness flowing through him as he gave the best flourishing bow he could given his four-legged structure.

"No signing required, m'lord," he said with a grin. She trotted back to Rosie's side. "A pact with a human is a simple one. Just let me inform dear Rosie of your decision."

He looked at his trainer, who stared back, perplexed. He gestured with his head at the Ekans, then stared very hard at Rosie's pack, specifically the pocket she generally kept her pokeballs in. The continuing stare of confusion seemed to perfectly illustrate why Belle's gift was treasured. Then, after a moment, realization lit up her face.

"He...wants to come with us...?" Bane nodded, and Rosie quickly fetched an empty pokeball. The Absol daintily took it from her hand with his jaws and moved to set it gently in front of the Ekans 'prince.'

"Simply touch the dot on the front of this, and it will be official." He looked to the Gigalith. "And of yourself, ser? We have more than just the one, if it interests you."

[Lady Leaf]

Sableye - M
Abundistic Ekans - M
Gigalith - M
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The Ekans watched in confusion as the Absol explained that there was no need to sign up. He couldn’t even imagine what Bane was talking about. After all, he had lived in the caves his entire life. Only ever left to go hunting for food. He had never seen or heard of a pokeball before. He had seen humans before but had mostly stayed away from them.

From the looks of it, the Gigalith knew exactly what the dark pokemon was talking about. He was much older than the Ekans and most likely had already lived out a humans entire lifetime. He had seen pokeballs before along with trainers and all of the sorts. The Ekans didn’t know this though. He knew the Gigalith was old but the rock type had never told the Ekans much about his own life. He preferred to listen to snake talk.

<Seems simple enough.> The Ekans replied, sitting up straight before reaching his nose out to tap the button on the pokeball. He didn’t even wait to hear what Bane had said to the Gigalith. A huge flash of light covered the Ekans and scooped him up inside. For a little while the poke ball wiggled, most likely due to the Ekans being a tad confused on what had just happened. Luckily it finally clicked shut and returned to the human.


[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/Ken-ji/Ekans.png[/IMG]
Name:
Species: Abundistic Ekans
Gender: Male
Ability: Shed Skin - Has a 30% chance of curing any major status ailment after each turn.
Personality: This Ekans believes he is a prince. It is unknown exactly how he came to believe he was of royal blood but has no issues with telling people that he is. He is short tempered and often demands great respect from others however that is exactly his problem. He demands things rather than asking. It also doesn’t help that he has no sense of tactfulness at all. He says what’s on his mind before considering if he should have kept the comment to himself. This often causes him to start fights which isn’t always a bad thing. He strives to grow stronger to better suit his title as prince. He greatly wants to evolve into an Arbok someday, claiming that only then will he receive the title of King.
(Dont have to use this image. I drew it quickly so you could see where the markings would be)

<No need to be formal with me.> The Gigalith replied, taking a few steps closer to Bane, <But someone’s going to need to translate what that snake says at times. For her sake.> He motioned his head towards Rosie. He was using that an excuse to come with them. He was sure they would eventually figure out what the Ekans bantering was about. True was, he had grown rather attached to the Ekans personality as it was something he had never seen before. He had about another life span to live so going with another human would never hurt. After all, it was time to move on. <Best fetch me one of those pokeballs as well.>

[SongofWindchimes]

[th] Rosie

(Actually, I really like it.)

Bane sputtered a little at the Gigalith in surprise. Not be formal? "Erm..."

"He always talks like that," Omen yapped, wagging his stubby tail. They were going to have new friends! This was awesome!

Bane nodded to confirm the Houndour's observation and then carefully grabbed the pokeball. He presented it to Rosie, who took it, and then did the same gestures and staring as before, this time indicating the Gigalith. Rosie picked up more quickly on it this time, though she was more than a little surprised; she had absolutely no idea what she was going to do with a half-ton, living stone formation, to be honest.

Though, Gigalith could know Power Gem and Flash Cannon, couldn't they? Maybe there was potential there. Really, a massive pokemon like that was a spectacle in and of himself. She continued her silent thoughts, beginning to idly stroke her Sableye guide much like back with the Durant

Ser Bane set the pokeball down in front of the stone titan. "Welcome, friend," he said simply, "Your decision will not be regretted."

[Lady Leaf]

Gigalith - M
Sableye - M
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The Gigalith turned an eye to the houndour when he spoke suddenly before looking back at the Absol. <Well, wouldn’t want to change a man then, would I?> He said lightly before watching the Absol once again interact with his trainer. When the Pokeball was presented to him he seemed to somewhat hesitate for a moment, clearly thinking about someone before finally nodding to Bane and clicking the button on the ball. Instantly he was scooped up in a flash of bright light and a small click was heard right after.


Name:
Species: Gigalith
Gender: Male
Ability: Sturdy - Prevents being KOed from full HP, leaving 1 HP instead. Protects against the one-hit KO moves regardless of HP.
Personality: Having once been owned by a trainer before, this Gigalith is rather well tamed. He had been with the trainer since he was only small and traveled with him across many regions of Pokemon world. Finally they came to Era where the trainer had to settle down due to age. After passing away, the Gigalith left the human world and joined the wild pokemon in the Cave System. He is a very wise pokemon due to his age but rarely shows his wisdom unless a friend needs guidance. He is always seeking the chance to see something new which is why he had become friends with a oddly coloured Ekans who believed he was a prince. Though admittedly he has become a bit protective of the pokemon when he feels that it truly is in great danger. He is a very skilled battler having helped his old trainer win many badges in the other regions.

Once the large rock type was gone the Sableye looked up at Rosie. There was no need to point out the exit anymore as they partly standing it in. It meant he would be getting the backpack soon, right? Yet part of him didn’t want to leave her arms. Maybe he could get a pokeball like… no. He was getting backpack to carry his rocks. He couldn’t leave the cave… couldn’t…

[SongofWindchimes]

[th] Rosie

Bane fetched the pokeball, but Rosie didn't take it right away. She was looking at the Sableye, meeting his gaze. Rosalyn was not an easy person to read, even by her own species. Her gaze always seemed a bit distant and sad, but right now the said part was more pronounced. "I guess...I, uh..." she trailed off and sighed, "I guess we better get going to the surface, huh?"

Rosie knelt down and set the Sableye on the ground, slowly and reluctantly, before sliding her backpack off. She pulled out her items and set them on the ground, arranging them in a pattern that clearly only made sense to her, until the black bag was empty. Then she shortened up the straps as best she could and placed in front of their guide. "Here. And thank you. We...we probably would have starved down here."

Rosie started to pick up her items again, shoving the smaller ones into her coat pockets while looking somewhat at a loss as to what to do with the the ones she couldn't store in such a way. Bane, however, walked over to the Sableye, hoping to grab his attention before he decided to leave.

"You know, my friend, speaking as someone who knows the surface and humans rather well, it occurs to me that those backpacks can be terribly unwieldy if you're not built for them, especially when full. It's always much easier if someone else carries them, preferably of the size and shape required for it." He sent a meaningful look toward Rosie, then gave the Sableye a gentle smile. "It also occurs to me that there are many interesting things outside of these caves, including different types of rock not found here. Food for thought, if you'll excuse the pun."

Bane did not outright ask, as he had with the others. He knew when someone was torn. He just wanted to make it clear that the invitation was there, if he chose to accept it.

[Lady Leaf]

Sableye - M
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The Sableye was a little sad when he set back down on the ground. He cheered up right away when Rosie took of the backpack and set it in front of him. “Saaableye.” He cooed to her softly saying <You’re welcome.> When she began to walk away he instantly began trying to figure out how to put the bag onto his back like he had seen others do. It was pretty light but it wasn’t as easy as it looked to get ones arms into both straps.

He continued to trying to put the backpack on as Bane walked back towards him and began to talk. He was only half listening to what Bane was saying as he attempted to put the bag on. He had just finished figuring it out and had it on his back perfectly when Bane finished talking. It was hard to say for sure what parts of Bane’s words had reached the little dark pokemons mind but he ended up looking towards Rosie as drew further and further away.

An almost panicked looked seemed to cross over the dark types features. Within an instant he gotten down on all four and darted towards Rosie. He didn’t even take the time to look back at Bane or explain what he was doing. Once he caught up to the girl he raised back onto his hind legs and stretched out his arms towards the girl. He was trying his very best to get her to pick him up again. It seemed the food, the bag and everything else Bane had said wasn’t the reason he wanted to go with them, but it had at least put the idea in his mind. He liked to cuddle. He liked to be held. He didn’t want Rosie to leave him all alone in the cold cave.

[SongofWindchimes]

Rosie was slow and methodical with her items, and she was still sorting them when the Sableye came racing back, Bane watching him run with a warm smile. Rosie dropped what she was holding and didn't hesitate to scoop up the little dark type, standing up and holding him close as one of her hands started to stroke his ears.

Rosie said only one thing, a soft, hesitant request. "Stay?" Despite her general detachment from others, the woman had gotten attached to the little creature. Bane strolled back to them, a little bit jealous but much more happy for his trainer. One of her empty pokeballs had fallen from her bulging coat pocket, and the Absol picked up it and held it out to Rosie soundlessly.

She took it and offered it to the Sableye in her arms. There was nothing she could really say, having said it in her single word previously. Rosie didn't want him to leave any more than he wanted to.

[Lady Leaf]

The dark type instantly began to coo when Rosie took him into her arms and held him close. When she asked if he would stay he pulled away from her just long enough to nod and smile before snuggling into her again. It took a few moments to notice the poke ball being presented to him but when he saw it his eyes lit up with excitement. So much so, that he reached out with astonishment and clicked the little button in the center. A flash of bright light suddenly enveloped him, taking him inside before shutting with the ring of capture. On the down side, he had forgotten to give back the backpack and it too had been taken into the pokeball.

Name:
Species: Sableye
Gender: Male
Ability: Prankster - Raises non-damaging moves' priority by one stage.
Personality: This little gem eater has a bit of a greedy side to him. Most often when he asked to help someone he will ask for something in return. Luckily he never tends to ask for much and will ask for something else if the creature feels too attached to let go of what they have. He can also be a bit mysterious and loves to sneak around frightening people. On the other hand, he sometimes a bit timid and gets frightened easy when he feels something is threatening him. When this happens he will turn to get cuddles from his trainer or attempt to find somewhere to hide. Sometimes he will even fake being afraid just to get attention from those around him. He just absolutely loves attention, especially from anything that gives off heat.

Nothing else seemed to be around to bother the hungry group of travelers.

[SongofWindchimes]

Ser Bane realized the backpack-related mistake around the moment he saw the Sableye turn red. Well, that wasn't quite right, but ah well. It'd be rectified when they reached civilization. Rosalyn didn't seem to quite notice what had just gone on until she blinked down at the items still on the ground. She promptly facepalmed and went to scoop up everything as best she could.

Then, load in hand, the travelers finally left the caves for the surface, many more companions richer than Rosalyn could have predicted. She just hoped they'd all made the right decision following her...