A Gift (Elayne/Mod)

[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Lance smirked when Migual was forced to step down by the Kirlia’s decision to continue to fight. It also meant he had found himself a pokemon well worth his time. She may have been weak now but with a lot of harsh training she could become extremely powerful. He knew a psychic pokemon would be a perfect addition to his team. As long as she could keep up during the training. “Much obliged.” He mocked Miguel as the man stepped down. It was clear Lance was enjoying having Miguel humiliated. At the very least it had whipped the idea of commanding Felis to keep the man from Rosa. He just needed to work on the mans choice of clothing next. “X-Scissor” Lance then gave what he believed would be his last command of the Sceptile. The grass type nodded and crossed his arms again, sending two sharp blades towards the Kirlia as he raised his arms again. As the pokemon attacked Lance pulled out a poke ball getting ready to see if the Kirlia still had a bit of fight left in her or not. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

As the X-Scissor came forwards, the Kirlia suddenly split into dozens of dancers and avoided the move before then splitting into even more. It seemed that she was going to try some sort of evasion tactic of the like, maybe. The Lopunny looked silently back at the Audino rather tired at the moment of having talk. However, she did her best to have some sort of calmness about her. The Togepi had absolutely no trouble at all turning and smiling. Waving her arms, the small normal type grinned. <We're going off to a tree!> she answered back matter of fact-ly.

[Maid Melody]

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[atrb=background,http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/lilDiablo_/miguelmid.jpg] [scrolly:h(166),w(410),sy] Grace looked interested in this tree that the Togepi spoke of and smiled,<"That sounds really cool! Can we come with you?"> she asked in a kind, excited voice, looking up at the Lopunny as she did so. Miguel watched calmly as Grace spoke to the two Pokemon and waited to see what would happen, he had no wish to frighten either Pokemon off, in fact he was just as interested as Grace was about where they were headed that had the Togepi so excited. [/scrolly]

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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Lance grinned when the Kirlia split into many dozens of little dancers. It seemed she was a rather spiffy fighter. He liked that, but that only gave him even more reason to win this battle. He needed an attack that couldn’t miss or that would cover the entire field but what… “Vipin, use Swift.” Lance called out to the grass type. Vipin opened his mouth, forming shat shaped rays that moved to seek out the Kirlia. It wasn’t a super effective attack like the ones before but Lance was at least certain the attack could help them figure out which Kirlia was the real Kirlia. The battle it’s self was heated enough that Lance had almost completely forgotten about Miguel. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

The Togepi looked up at the Lopunny with shimmering eyes, and after a few seconds, the Lopunny sighed and nodded her head. <Alright, of course> she sighed a little while the Togepi giggled and clapped her hands rather happily. With that, they set off again through the trees. Not far off, a Ralts could be seen hiding in the brush watching his sister battle the man. If anything, he was in awe of her abilities and her strength in the face of a human. At the angle of the brush, only Miguel could see him at this point.

The starts hit the Kirlia and caused her to cringe falling back as the clones disappeared as well. Forcing herself up, the Kirlia kept a strong face and formed a psychic making to throw the Sceptile right then and there.

[Maid Melody]

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[atrb=background,http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/lilDiablo_/miguelmid.jpg] [scrolly:h(166),w(410),sy] Miguel was about to follow Grace and the two Pokemon when he looked back to see how the Kirlia was faring and was rather surprised to see a young Ralts watching the battle. Deciding that he could catch up with Grace later, he moved quietly over to where the Ralts was hiding and knelt beside the young Pokemon. "She is very brave and strong....I can see why you admire her."Miguel said in a quiet, gentle voice after a few moments of watching the Ralts watch the battle with rapt attention. Grace watched Miguel walk away out of the corner of her eye but didn't make a big deal of it, the Audino knew that he would come find her when he was ready. Smiling at the Togepi's excitement, she nodded her thanks and followed the Lopunny and Togepi wordlessly as she marked the trail with tiny scratches on the trees here and there. [/scrolly]

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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Vipin was about to use another attack but before he could he felt his body suddenly raise from the ground. The next thing he knew his body was tossed back, hitting a tree behind him as he fell to the ground. Lance’s voice then rang out with command, “Get up” and the Sceptile slowly stood himself up. “Agility” Vipin started forward, racing towards the Kirlia. “Furry cutter” With that last command he lept into the air and began slashing his arms at the psychic pokemon. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

The Ralts' head turned towards the man, and for a moment, the small white humanoid creature seemed to reach forwards and put a hand on Miguel's arm before telepathically speaking only to him. <She doesn't give up easily......> was all he answered back with before he moved his arm again and continued to watch the battle play out.

The Kirlia was hit by the attack, and that was finally what pushed her too far. Falling back, she fainted then and there exhausted from the battle that had been fought.

The Lopunny and Togepi continued to walk for a bit fore slowly coming to the large foot of a monstrous tree. The Togepi threw her arms up in the air and jumped up and down glad to see that they were there. The Lopunny smiled happily as well.

[Maid Melody]

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[atrb=background,http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/lilDiablo_/miguelmid.jpg] [scrolly:h(166),w(410),sy] Miguel was a little surprised at the thoughts he heard from the Ralts but took it in stride and nodded,"That she is...I was trying to stop the fight earlier but she decided to continue...she has some fighting spirit..."Miguel replied before watching the Kirlia go down and flinched inwardly before looking back at the Ralts,"She fought bravely...if you'd like, I could help you become strong, like her."he continued in a kind, gentle voice. Grace looked up at the huge tree, and all but gaped at it. This...this was ENORMOUS...just how long had it been here anyway; by size alone, the tree had to be here for years CENTURIES even. <"Wow...">the Audino finally said before falling silent. [/scrolly]

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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] The Sceptile froze when the Kirlia fell back and hit the ground. A small smile slipped onto both trainers and pokemons lips as Lance pulled out a pokeball and tossed it up into the air towards the Kirlia. She would be a strong addition to his team. Hopefully. She wasn’t a grass type or a dragon but she may do just as well. Afterwords, Lances eyes scanned the woods noticing that Miguel was still around. It seemed the man was talking to someone. Most likely another pokemon. Such a weak, foolish man to talk to pokemon. They were nothing more than pets. Creatures that were meant to serve humans, not befriend them. Miguel was one of the weak Lance would surely crush someday with the fall of the Nobles. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

The Ralts looked at Miguel and was quiet fro a moment before resting a hand on his arm again. 'How?' was the question that was finally posed. He was... curious, really, over everything else. The Togepi burst into a fit of giggles and then made to start climbing the roots of the branches and made her way to one side as she continued to move this way and that through them. Climbing was fun! The Lopunny seemed to watch with a careful eye in case anything went wrong. On the other side of the tree, an Audino could be seen watching the Togepi from where he was 'hiding'.

The Kirlia was drawn into the pokeball, and after a moment, the ball itself rang in capture.


Name:
Species: Kirlia
Gender: Female
Ability: Synchronize
Personality: A calm but strong-willed pokemon, this Kirlia won't back down even when the chips are down. She has a heart of a lion and pride as such. Because of this, she will defend her trainer no matter what. However, she is not stupid and doesn't appreciate being used simply as a tool. For this reasons, he will sometimes defy her trainer's wishes in order to substitute them in for what she believes to be right instead. Though she has quite a bit of psychic power, it will take a while before this Kirlia will open up and speak to her trainer psychically.


Not far off from Lance, a Bonsly could be seen cowering behind a tree. If one bothered to look up into the tree, he would see a Delcatty curled up among the branches of said tree. Farther off, a Volbeat could be seen looking around worriedly for some reason or another.

[Maid Melody]

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[atrb=background,http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/lilDiablo_/miguelmid.jpg] [scrolly:h(166),w(410),sy] Miguel smiled softly at the young Ralts as he posed the question, and raised his other hand to the sword that was strapped to his back before slowly drawing it, not to fight or threaten, but to simply show the Ralts. "I can help you train my young friend. You see, I am a knight myself and am constantly in training, improving my skills with this blade whenever I get the chance. I could teach you, and one day you will be just as brave and courageous as the Kirlia that fought with the Sceptile."Miguel answered kindly, waiting to see what the Ralts thought of his proposition. Grace very nearly had a panic attack when she saw that the Togepi was climbing the tree and immediately snapped out of her daze and began climbing after the young Pokemon, oblivious to the watchful eyes of the other Audino. <"Careful!">Grace called up after the Togepi as she climbed onto another branch TT_TT heights were most certainly not her favorite thing...what was she thinking! [/scrolly]

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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Lanced had noticed the Delcatty in the tree branch and for a moment almost decided to catch it for Rosa but then something inside him decided against it at the last moment. He didn’t even see the Bonsly or Volbeat as he turned around and made his way towards Migual, over hearing the man’s words. The foolish words instantly made Lance want to insult the man. Now, he knew he was suppose to be attempting to keep the peace with this man. After all, he was a knight of the Rossi family. However sometimes Lance forgot his attempts at being tactful and thus an insult came flying out of his mouth before he had a chance to stop himself. “And just as foolish as this man” He claimed, adding to Miguel’s statements. “Bravery and courage are nothing if you rush into fights without thinking first.” Lance was referring to just a few moments ago when Miguel had tried to stop the fight between him and the Ralts sister. Lance had no intentions of taking this Ralts with him. It was nothing more than a tiny, weak looking pokemon. No, the insult to Miguel was purely because Lance hated the hero types like Miguel. They were the ones that kept Era in its sorry stat for so long. Lance believed that full heartedly. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

In truth, despite the fact that Miguel had drawn the sword out carefully and justly in his explanation, the Ralts's general nature towards fear seemed to cause him to lightly cringe for a good second or two. However, after a moment, he seemed to calm down again. At Lance's words, the Ralts jumped and looked sideways towards the man that had caught his sister. Though he knew there was not much he could do about Lance seeing as he had watched the battle and seen the power of the Sceptile, the Ralts found himself a tad defiant for some reason or another. Who was this man to speak to another in such a way when one was only being encouraging? It was... was not right! That's right. It wasn't right at all.

The Ralts slowly frowned and breathed inwards trying his best to draw the psychic air around himself so that he could project his thoughts further rather than having to use contact of some sorts. However, because this was his first real try at it, the voice came out extremely shaky and timid in sound. 'Y-y-you n-n-need to b-.....be nicer to people....' he managed to project before instantly regretting such an action. What if he was attacked? Would he be able to defend himself on such grounds? The Ralts was unsure of that, but it was too late now wasn't it? He had already spoken out, and now there was nothing to do but simply wait for some sort of consequence or another. Oddly enough, though the wish for his mother to suddenly appear and fight off the man came to mind, the Ralts pushed it aside and tried to at least appear strong in the face of the man before him. H-he could do this! >~<' Come on....

Oddly enough, not far from Lance, Miguel, and the Ralts, yet another Lopunny could be seen walking side by side with a Chikorita. Neither one seemed to notice the tension that was going on not even when the Ralts had projected thoughts into the open air. It seemed that they were both too busy having some sort of conversation between one another. If one could understand poke-speak and could actually hear what they were saying, it seemed that they were talking about someone or something. Hm, now that was interesting.

Back at the large tree, the Togepi continued to climb up almost oblivious to Grace's comment. However, when she did, in fact, realize that someone had called out, she looked first to the Lopunny and then towards the ground. o - o... In that moment, the Togepi had frozen in place and shivered suddenly very afraid. Why had she looked down Dx?? Oh dear! Oh dear! <Help! I'm scared! I'm scared!> the Togepi cried out rather terrified. The Lopunny seemed to snap into action and was already moving directly under where the Togepi was climbing. <Calm down! Don't fall!> the Lopunny called out in an extremely unnerved vice. The other Audino all but resisted the face/palm. Seriously? Seriously. Oh for the love of Arceus. Hmmm....

[Maid Melody]

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[atrb=background,http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/lilDiablo_/miguelmid.jpg] [scrolly:h(166),w(410),sy] Miguel's expression darkened slightly at Lance's words and he looked at the man, a rather serious expression on his face,"Spoken from the man who attacked the Kirlia when she was simply picking flowers. That was neither brave nor courageous, but cowardly, I stepped in before I knew that the Kirlia wanted to finish the battle, despite the way it started. You should listen to your own advice Lance."Miguel replied in a rather serious voice before turning back to the Ralts. Smiling as he heard what the Ralts had said, he nodded, agreeing with the young Ralts,"Indeed my young friend, I agree. A wise man once told me that courage isn't the absence of fear, but the willingness to face it. You are brave my young friend, truly you will become a fine warrior one day." When Grace heard the Togepi's cries of fear, her own fear of heights was forgotten and she hurried up the tree. <"Don't worry honey I'm coming!">Grace called out as she stepped onto another branch. [/scrolly]

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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Lance glared at Miguel as he spoke, his eyes narrowing slightly in anger. He very much wanted to lash out at this man, to beat him into the ground and show him exactly who he was dealing with but… This knight belonged to Felis. Showing too much of his natural ways may cause Felis to grow doubtful towards Lance and push him away further. He couldn’t allow that. No, he had to stay calm. “I knew what I wanted and went for it. You went in blindly.” Lance stated, mastering up all of his wits not to snap his words at Migual. When the Rults spoke up he just about did snap, but caught himself in the minute. A pokemon, of all things, was telling him what he needed to do? The creature needed to learn it’s place in the world. Ha, but if it went with this knight it surely would grow to think that it was actually equal to the human kind. But wait… maybe he could use this to his advantage. He needed to keep Felis thinking that he was trying to change into a better man. No one changed over night but there were ways to make it appear that one was at least trying. If he tricked this man into believing he was at least trying… “The willingness to face it…” Lance all but mumbled the words, a somewhat sad but thoughtful look upon his face before he shook his head and turned away from Miguel. He was acting as if he was actually considering and thinking about Miguel’s explanation to the Ralts. Before long he had leaned himself up against a tree, appearing to be in deep thought for a moment before his eyes glanced up and spotted the Lopunny and Chikorita. The Chikorita would be a good gift for Felis but he would have preferred the last evolution for the younger brother. It would work though… Perhaps he could trick this man into helping him… learn. But he couldn’t be out right obvious with it. It had to be subtle. So, he pulled out a pokeball, looked at the Chikorita again and then sighed. His hand with the pokeball fell to his side and he looked away from the pokemon. It gave the appearance that he wanted the pokemon but actually decided against attacking it. Of course, for a man not knowing how to interact with the pokemon he just couldn’t figure out how to go over there and talk to it. His hope was that Miguel would catch onto it and perhaps help ‘show him the way’. It was a long shot, but the man did claim to be a noble knight, did he not? [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

A... warrior? True the Ralts had thought of this but the words from Miguel were something well... comforting, overall, really. After a few seconds, he slowly nodded his head in full understanding even then managing to smile a bit. 'I... I understand' he answered back after a few seconds more. He wanted to get stronger, that he did.

The Chikorita and the Lopunny continued to talk and walk with one another despite the fact that both were becoming aware of the presences around them at that point. It was a peaceful place, after all, and neither one was expecting to be attacked there.

The Togepi continued to cry out scared until Grace made it to the branch that the Togepi was now clinging to. The Lopunny that was watching seemed to tense up considerably and looked extremely worried. Looking towards the male Audino, she then looked back again. The Audino watched Grace and the Togepi carefully, and after a moment, he hummed a little and used a Psychic to hold the Togepi until Grace go to it.

[Maid Melody]

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[atrb=background,http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a190/lilDiablo_/miguelmid.jpg] [scrolly:h(166),w(410),sy] Miguel ignored Lance's comment and carefully slid the sword back in his scabbard before smiling at the Ralts,"So my young friend, would you like to come with me?"Miguel asked in a kind voice before pulling out a pokeball and showing the Ralts. Hearing Lance murmur something about willingness, Miguel glanced at the man out of the corner of his eye but said nothing. Surely the man wasn't afraid....and if so...of what? Pushing these thoughts aside, Miguel turned his attention back to the Ralts and waited to see what would happen. Grace finally managed to get on the branch the Togepi was on and hugged the Togepi close to her. <"It's all right honey~ you're safe now sweetie don't worry...">she whispered in a gentle, comforting voice as she sat on the branch which was thankfully large enough to hold both of them without much trouble. [/scrolly]

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[Lady Leaf]

[scrolly:h(230),w(390),sy,as(padding:4px;margin-top:10px;margin-left:10px;)] Lance stood in his same spot, his back against a tree as he thought to himself. In truth, if Lance actually had been seriously thinking of attempting to talk to the pokemon he would have no clue where to start. Did one give a name? That just seemed ridicules giving a pokemon ones name. He doubted they would even remember it. Perhaps maybe a psychic would but the others? Ha. They were nothing more than magical creatures. So in one way or the other, he actually would be hesitant in talking to a pokemon. Perhaps it was why he faked it so well. As he thought, he did keep his eyes out for other pokemon that might be interesting. Perhaps a deerling or Roselia would be worth his time. [/scrolly] [bg=black]

[Jay]

The Ralts blinked slowly fully taking in the notion of what was being asked. After a few seconds, he smiled and nodded his head slowly. Sue, ok, he'd go with the human. 'Alright' he answered back. He wanted to be strong... and this human seemed... likeable, really.

Both the Lopunny and the Chikorita continued to talk and walk and were getting farther and farther away by the moment. Farther off, a Stantler was grazing quietly. Not far from that, a Sawsbuck was also grazing wearing a fine spring coat in tow. A bit closer up but more hidden in the brush appeared to be a Butterfree. However, instead of flying about, it seemed to be on the ground and moving rather slowly. Well... that was odd... was something wrong with it, maybe? A few Budew could be seen even farther away if one looked.

The Togepi was infinitely soothed by Grace's presence and seemed to relax completely. The Lopunny below sighed outwards quietly and seemed to half smile. The other Audino seemed to nod his head a bit and finally spoke for the first time. <Good, everything is good> he murmured.