[center][color=8CBED6][h1][b]KAI[/b][/h1][/color][/center]Luck was on their side as sometime after Kai was helping Connor look for his lost bag the group found it up in a tree. Connor's Duskull grabbed it with ease and it seemed as if their problem was now solved. Offering to repay him for the help, Connor threw an open question towards Kai. The blue haired trainer was new to Hoenn and hadn't had any other real experience battling outside of school, so maybe this was what he needed.

[color=8CBED6][b]"How about a battle?"[/b][/color] Kai said, cheerfully grinning. [color=8CBED6][b]"I'm heading to the Petalburg Gym, but having a quick battle beforehand might give us some good practice in. We probably need it."[/b][/color] The trainer looked down at his Marill with a smile, reassuring his partner that he was confident in their abilities, but still uncertain of how things would really go in a real, out-of-school battle. [color=8CBED6][b]"So how about it?"[/b][/color]