[centre] [h3][color=f7941d]~Avery Grant~[/color][/h3] Avery fell, landing flat on his face. The boy had tripped over his own feet. But there was a reason. He had heard Melody yell something at him. But when Avery had turned around to respond to the candy gal, he had caught sight of something leaping at Peggy. When the thing touched her, Avery kicked off, trying to get to her. He wasn’t about to just sit around while a friend became Pokefood. But… Well… Maybe he was just too excited? In any case, he was now spitting dirt from his mouth. It took him a moment to gain his bearings, to figure out what had just happened, but then it hit him and Avery scrambled to his feet. He managed to get up up just in time to see the now hatless Peggy being pelted by acorns. But the girl’s survivalist instincts must have kicked in, because she launched an acorn into space. Or at least, it might have went, had a poor fluffbutt not gotten in the way. Then her waterdog attacked it! It was a brutal sight to Avery. Had whatever hit her robbed the girl of her kindness? But then she had donned her hat once more, and with it, she had become normal once more. Interesting. So the Peggy he had met was only Peggy when the hat was present. Without it, Peggy the survivalist reverted to Peggy, Warrior-Queen hellbent on the savage destruction of all life. A barbarian so ruthless, that her name was only spoken in hushed whispers by drunkards and winos, causing madness and fear to grip the poor souls that had to endure the tales. Avery made a note to make sure her hat was not trifled with. The girl threw a Pokeball, capturing the Sentret for but only a moment. Then it emerged, once more, and Peggy cried out as it charged her. Avery quickly closed the distance, mind blank, body reacting to the danger. But something beat him to it. Fire enveloped the Sentret, ending its attack. Avery was caught off guard and stopped some yards from the Peggy and the Squirrel, the former having seized the opportunity to toss another Pokeball at the thing. And it worked. She cried out in excitement then started soothing Waterpooch. Was Waterpooch the firebug? Brain, opinion? Yep. Had to be. Obviously Waterpooch was a Water/Fire type. Not surprising, really. The Survivalist WOULD choose something that would help her in outdoor situations. Fire for warmth or cooking. Water for drinking and cleaning. Avery was in awe of the girl’s foresight. He wasn’t sure what he and Blue could bring to the group. Fish, maybe? He could get some fish. Hopefully, Blue liked seafood. The poor guy hadn’t caught Brain screaming at him that he had left his pole at home. But details, yeah? Peggy had returned back to the group announcing her victory. [color=82ca9d]“I c-caught a Pokemon!”[/color] Right on! That was awesome! Wait, Brain, we need to say that outloud. [color=f7941d]“Right on! That was awesome!”[/color] There we go. … A sound that shouldn’t be slammed into Avery. His hearing might never be the same. The boy hunkered down, anticipating a painful impact. But there was none. He looked around and saw Abigail dancing with a spiderbro. Aww, they looked like they were having fun. And just look at that happy face Abigail was wearing. Yay! Abigail had made a new friend too! It even shot some friend string at her. [color=662d91]“I’m gonna feed you to the first Hoothoot I see out here!”[/color] She yelled at it as she chased the little guy, who jumped off her and was now skittering away. Heh. They had just met and were already going to be the best of friends. Seriously, a game of tag within minutes of knowing each other? Avery would have to learn how she did it. But Melody must have felt left out, because she ran after the girl. Odd. That’s not how tag works. Abigail was IT, Melody. You have to run AWAY from the IT. Ain’t that right, Brain? But...they had strayed from the main path. They could get lost. Or hurt. Avery shouted something unintelligible and broke into a sprint after the girls. Peggy, Quietbro, Shortbro, and Awesome Hat would be safe together, so long as they stuck to the path, which was what Avery had attempted to convey. But, well, Tongue was excited too. However, Quitebro seemed to have the same idea and had launched into action right before Avery. The guy had [b][u]GUTS[/u][/b]! He bounded into the unknown, after the three, Blue charging right behind him. The little dude had been lazily celebrating his victory, but couldn’t just let Avery leave. He was the provider of Bellyrubs. Bellyrubs were pretty righteous. Right up there with Food and Naps. Such would be the thoughts of Blue, should Blue be able to voice his stream of consciousness. At least it was according to Avery. But the boy eventually stopped. Before him was Ryley. Then...then there were a ton of spiderbros in front of him. Beyond that was Abigail and Melody. Then even more spiderbros. Yet these spiderbros didn’t look like the first one. They all looked kinda hungry, something Blue and Avery could sympathize with...but no! His friends were not on the menu. Melody’s little fluffybuddy was already unleashing the fury of the heavens upon the green multilegged ones… Quietbro shouted a command out. Thunder wave on a web? But what about all of the spiders? [color=f7941d]“Blue, CHARGE!”[/color] Blue didn’t waste any time. It rushed in, either trampling the arachnids or flipping them out of his way with his trunk. Avery’s hand flashed toward his pocket and he pulled free a Pokeball. He pointed it in front of him and after a moment, out popped Green. Green was… Well, he wasn’t exactly thrilled to see Avery again. Less so to see Blue, apparently, but the pissed off pinecone seemed to despise the six-legged horrors even more. Before Avery could speak, it launched into the nearest bug, launching it backwards. [color=f7941d]“Keep on keeping on, Green!”[/color] Avery shouted some encouragement then quickly looked around. Brain was taking a vacation, so there really wasn’t any plans… So Heart had the reins, and Heart believed in [b][u]PASSION[/u][/b]! Avery grabbed a thick stick off a low hanging branch, broke it off, then charged into the bugs himself, swinging wildly, connecting with one of the ones that had been chasing Ryley. Homerun! The others however, kept after the lad. Avery and his posse continued trying to fight off the bugs immediately in front of them but... But there was only so much that the three could do on this side of things. Blue and Green ended up attacking the same Spinarak. Poor dude was launched into the air by Blue, and tackled from above by Green. The latter gave Blue a harsh look, but it must have come to terms that for at least the time being, they were on the same side. He uh...didn’t look too thrilled about it. [/centre]