Poppy ducked in and out of her bag and Rai couldn't help but chuckle. "Yeah, she's adorable. Scott's gonna have a hard time saying no to this little cutie." Rai reached behind her back and ruffled the Piplup's feathers. When she got older, the water type would probably learn how to use her charm to her advantage, and when she learned that, Scott would be in trouble. The thought made Rai laugh. "You've got a dashing little fella with you as well." The girl added before giving Dusk a bright grin. They were getting farther and farther away from the boys, but that was because their were no good camping sites nearby. 

The girls continued walking, and eventually wound up in a flat clearing. It was pretty and despite the destruction around it, looked unharmed by the quake. There was a drop off not too far away, but aside from that, the area looked fine. Alice stated it would be perfect and Rai gave her friend an eager nod. "You betcha, it even has stream for Poppy to swim in." The girl turned her head, so she could give the Piplup a smile. "So, what do you think Poppy?" Rai waited for an answer then turned to Alice who spoke excitedly about stargazing. Last night had definitely been a treat after everything that had happened. Just staring at the sky, chatting away, and fooling around with Scott, Tobin, and Alice had felt so good and it made things seem so much better. During that short span of time, their problems were nearly nonexistent. 

"Let's camp here then, we can stargaze later, and it'll be just like camping--!" Suddenly, the ground beneath her feet began to shake. Instantly, she took of her bag and hugged it close to her chest. Her first instinct was to make sure she kept Poppy close and her second was to rush towards Alice, but before she could do that the shaking intensified and she found herself struggling to stay on her feet. "Crap, Alice, just stay calm!" Rai yelled as she hugged Poppy close. The trainer made her way towards her friend but before she could get there the ground below Alice collapsed and she watched as her friend disappeared into the earth. "Alice--!" Rai called out desperately as she ran forward, but the ground beneath her feet shifted and before she knew it, she was on the ground, the wind knocked out of her. The girl let out a sharp curse before curling herself around Poppy, she needed to help Alice, darn it! But at the moment, the most she could do was keep Poppy safe.

The ground beneath them split apart and soon they too were falling. The ground came up to greet them and Rai landed on her side, taking most of the impact. The air had been knocked out of her lungs and sharp sting shot throughout her entire body. The ground shook, her vision blurred in and out of focus, and a loud crash echoed throughout the cave. Rai floated around in a state of semi-consciousness, the pain fogging up her thoughts. She held Poppy close, and the world tilted as black dots swum across her vision. 

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"Ready?" Scott had asked.

Tobin stared at the tree, then at his friend. He wasn't ready, but they had to do it. "Ready," he answered before giving the Quilava a small smile. Scott began climbing and Tobin followed, he planted his foot on the bark, held onto a low branch and pulled himself up. He managed to do it, but the thought of going higher frightened him. Still, he forced himself to be braver and climbed a little higher. "I can't see anything from here just yet," he reported, preparing to climb higher. Scott was just a bit higher up and he mentioned how climbing trees was tough work. The little comment made Tobin laugh. "Indeed, I'm out of breath already." He reached out for the closest branch. However, before he could hold onto it, the ground below them began to shake and the tree swayed from side to side, the leaves shaking violently.

Flame let out a warning, and the flames on his back flared up. He couldn't climb trees, so he stared on worriedly.

"We're okay!" Tobin's voice was higher in pitch than usual and he clung to the nearest branch for dear life. "Hold on tight Scott!" He yelled, but before his friend could respond, there was a sickening crack and a branch snapped, fell, and hit Scott in the back of his head. The boy began to fall and Tobin reached out, managing to grab onto his friends arm with one hand, while he held on the tree with his other, but he wasn't strong and he couldn't keep this up for much longer.

"Caterpieeee!" Suddenly, a caterpie fell on Tobin's head. He let out a shriek before falling off his own perch. Both boys fell onto the grass before and Tobin coughed and sputtered before jumping to his feet. Thankfully, the had been pretty close to the ground when they had fallen. There was a dull ache, but nothing more than that. Flame rushed towards both boys before his eyes flitted towards the forest. Tobin stared at the Quilava as fear ate away at him they needed to find Alice and Rai--and was Scott okay?!

He tapped his friend on the cheek. "Scott," Tobin mumbled, his friend's breathing was normal, but had he gotten a concussion. This was bad...very, very, bad. Tobin shakily got Scott to his feet. He pulled the trainer's arm over his shoulder, then got Scott standing through his support. "Flame, we need to find them." He walked as quickly as he could we an unconscious Scott leaning against him. Tobin's heart pounded in his chest, what could he do? "Scott," he whispered again, this time in a much more desperate voice.

He could only hope his friend would wake up soon. Slowly, he walked into the forest. They needed to regroup!

"Alice!" He screamed. "Rai! Poppy!" Over and over again, Tobin called, but there was no answer, only silence.