Observing everything that happened around him, it quickly became clear that there were too many people dead-set on killing the dragon that mere words wouldn’t be enough to change their minds. And that worried him deeply. 

Just as he was wondering what to do about the situation, another dragon appeared. …Which was then almost immediately attacked by one of those ‘Pokemon’ things. (The concept of such creatures also unnerved him a bit — did they just exist to kill each other in battle or something? Jeez.) Thankfully, that sword-girl managed to deflect the attack. …Which gave Vash somewhat of an idea, but he’d need to separate from most of the group to carry it out. 

And, he thought of it just as the skull fellow decided to drive off. “Oi, wait for me!!” Vash called after him, chasing the Ghost Rider through the scorched forest path as quickly as his legs could carry him.