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The amount of noise was uncomfortable as it assaulted Sora's ears as he continued to look through the legs of the Tauros. He pushed himself up against the gray-brown fur of his brother next to him as the Luxray spoke about Ember Cave. He was pretty sure he had heard about the mission leaving but he didn't know any of the specifics. Feral Pokémon? He didn't remember anything being mentioned about that other than their father telling them not to go outside of town after dark, or stray too far, but that was something he had always said.

[b]"Arceus, they didn't decide to turn back until three of them were dead, that's ridiculous."[/b] Storm's voice was bitter, as it always was, but there was an undertone of disbelief and sadness to it that wasn't common for his brother.

He looked at his brother with a slight twinge of annoyance, [color=a0410d][b]"They had a job to do and they were trying to keep us safe, you can't blame them for that."[/b][/color] He looked back at the ruffled feathers, fresh scars, and broken claws that turned the powerful adventuring party into a group of beaten down failures. [color=a0410d][b]"They knew what they were getting into."[/b][/color] Even he wasn't sure he really believed what he said.

[b]"Did they?"[/b] Storm asked him with a scoff, and it was obvious he didn't believe that either.

As the Luxray made his final statement the crowds around them began to disperse. He scrambled away from where he had posted up underneath the Tauros' body in order to not get stepped on as the larger Pokémon moved away from the square. The noise had faded a bit but there were still several others who ran up to the group with a barrage of questions. He didn't know what to feel. How had they failed? They were a group of the most powerful Pokémon in Sunspear, yet they'd lost the fight. It didn't make sense. 

He moved slowly to stand next to Lumi as Sable herded them together to take them home. He flinched slightly at the force in her voice as she bundled Cane along. Storm followed shortly after with a look in his yellow eyes that Sora couldn't place.

[b]"Why're we leaving? I wanted to go see them and talk to them!"[/b] Cane whined from where he was pushed along.

Sora met Lumi's look before just shaking his head slightly, [color=a0410d][b]"Let's just go."[/b][/color] The excitement from the morning had faded hard and fast. All he wanted to do now was get home and bury himself in his nest. Maybe their father would know something more about what had happened.