[color=orchid][center][h1]Sophia Danvers[/h1]
[h3]Outskirts of Mesalon[/h3][/center][/color]
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As Oscar joined in the battle, a warm, comforting feeling spread over Sophia. It was like the hand of a friend on her shoulder, reassurance that someone would look out for her. A quick glance at the Pokemon at his feet revealed the reason - was he getting Daisho to send her that emotion?

A bird swooped at Roadrunner, snapping Sophia back into action. [color=orchid]"Arcturus! Water Gun!"[/color] she commanded, still out of breath. The Staryu's jet of water knocked the Hoothoot aside. Angry hoots and the flapping of wings sounded through the woods as more owls flew at the group.

Lacey advanced, her luminous force field still in place. A Hoothoot crashed right into the glowing wall, bouncing off. The Gothita stumbled back, having taken some minor damage, but the Reflect had partially absorbed the blow.

[color=orchid]"Lacey, hold on! Use Confusion again!"[/color] As the bird tried to repeat its attack, Lacey's Psychic-type move sent it spinning through the air. [color=orchid]"Grimalkin, hit with Scratch!"[/color] The cat pounced at one of the Hoothoots, swiping with her claws.

Sophia had planned to get in some training before the day was out, but this wasn't exactly what she'd expected.

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[b]Pokemon Party:[/b] Gothita "Lacey" lv10, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv9, Staryu "Arcturus" lv8
[b]Pokemon in PC:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b] Pokeball x3, TM33 (Reflect)[/hider]
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[color=chocolate][center][h1]Amber Pine[/h1]
[h3]Outskirts of Mesalon[/h3][/center][/color]
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[color=chocolate]"Kyra, which way did they go?"[/color] Amber asked as she hurried alongside Solanna, glancing from side to side. The Rockruff sniffed, yapped, and scampered ahead, towards the outskirts. It wasn't long until Amber heard the cries of Hoothoots, and raised voices. Battle commands.

Her pace sped up as she and Kyra arrived on the scene, staring up at several pairs of glowing red eyes. [color=chocolate]"Ok, Kyra, use Bite!"[/color] she called, standing beside Nyxx. The dog sprang up, clamping her jaws down on one of the Hoothoots.

More bird Pokemon attacking with little to no provocation... Was this like the Rufflets yesterday? No, they weren't being quite [i]that[/i] brutal. They weren't ignoring their injuries or blindly firing attacks everywhere. It was probably a case of birds being territorial, like Aedre had mentioned earlier. Even so, Amber kept a wary look out for any particularly violent behaviour.

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[b]Pokemon Party:[/b] Kabuto "Chalcedony" lv10, Yanma "Aeshna" lv9, Rockruff "Kyra" lv10
[b]Pokemon in PC:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b] Pokeball x3, Potion x3, Dusk Ball x2[/hider]
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[color=orangered][center][h1]Solanna Delacloude[/h1]
[h3]Outskirts of Mesalon[/h3][/center][/color]
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Solanna sprinted over to the rest of the group. [color=orangered]"Whimsicott! Cotton Guard, then hit those Hoothoots with a Stun Spore!"[/color]

The Grass-type fluffed herself up. Her high level and extra cotton allowing her to shake off the attacks despite her type disadvantage, she blew a cloud of orange powder at the Hoothoots. Solanna's team would easily be able to take them out with stronger attacks, but it seemed the group had turned this into a training opportunity, and were winning. Besides, the level gap meant her Pokemon could seriously harm these birds if she tried that, and she wasn't going to risk it except as an absolute last resort.

A cheery tune suddenly accompanied the heated battle, blaring from her bag. [color=orangered]"Wow, bad timing much?"[/color] she said, forcing a laugh as her phone stopped ringing, only to start again. Whoever the caller was, they were clearly pretty set on getting through to her.