[h3][color=FF69B4]Piper the Skitty[/color][/h3][b][Altepa Desert][/b]

[@Ninian]

Each cry made Piper's heart race faster and faster, the sounds of the impending threats pumping terror into her core. [color=FF69B4][i]I-I'm going to shit myself at this rate...[/i][/color]

Listening to Alodi's explanation, she nodded her head, yelling in response so that she could be heard before the silk covering her face. [color=FF69B4]"O-Okay! I'll be fine t-though! You don't need to ca-"[/color]

The sudden flash of light made her eyes widen with fear. Freezing in her place, she couldn't move to dodge the surge of flames aimed directly for her body. Waiting for the painful searing heat, she closed her eyes, only for the damage to never come. Confused, she opened her eyes and saw her partner's heroic move.

Immediately, she felt a wave of worry rush over her as she called out. [color=FF69B4]"A-Alodi! A-Are you o-"[/color] However, a realization suddenly hit her. The move would most likely have not done much damage, considering he was a fire-type. Thinking back to the plan to press onward, she eyed the shadowy figure in the distance. [color=FF69B4][i]Maybe if we take it out, it'll give us an opening...[/i][/color] 

Without any more thought, she put her risky plan into action, fastening the scarf tightly around her face so that only her eyes would be peeking out. [color=FF69B4]"F-Follow me!"[/color] She exclaimed before sprinting out from cover. Keeping her head low, she ran towards the assailant and charged up an attack, her tail taking on a dark red glow. [color=8B0000][b][Piper used WAKE-UP SLAP][/b][/color] After glancing up once to see that the target was near, she dashed to the side and jumped up, swinging her tail down at its face.