[center][h1][color=ec008c]Alexandria "Alexis" Deva[/color][/h1][/center]

[@LuckyBlackCat]

Alexis and Yuki expected the swarm to turn to them, but they didn’t expect Amber and her Pokémon to join in so suddenly. The Rockruff in particular jumped to take a gust attack that was headed in her direction. Their inclusion seemed to split the attention of the swarm. Still, there was still those in the swarm that prioritized Yuki over the new threat. One such a big-type made a Combee-line (and Alexis despises the fact that such a pun popped in her head) right for the Snorunt, mouths open to take a few bites.

“[color=ec008c]Double Team to dodge it![/color]”, exclaimed Alexis.

Yuki complied and picked up as much speed as she could to make the afterimages. Unfortunately, with it being so sudden, she couldn’t execute it properly, and the Combee bit the Snorunt. Yuki yelped from the sudden pain while Alexis grit her teeth at what happened. She had planned on Yuki dodging the hit and gaining distance to hit the swarm again, but now it looks like they have to deal with this one in particular. 

Throwing caution to the wind, the wannabe idol started running towards her Pokémon and sent out Amber.

“[color=ec008c]Amber! Go help the other pokemon with the swarm![/color]”

The Eevee simply nodded and dashed over to Kyra’s side. She snickered at a handful of ways to help out, but decided to simply follow up Amber’s team. She’d simply follow and Tackle whatever target wouldn’t go down. Meanwhile, Alexis ran up to the combee that was currently gnawing on her Snorunt, and began attempting to pry the bug-type off with her own hands.

“[color=ec008c]Get. Off. Of. Yuki!![/color]”

Alexis grunted between every word, using short bursts of strength with each pull. Now, Pokémon are generally considered stronger than humans, and Alexis was certainly no heavyweight champion, but thankfully the Combee was light enough for her to pull off if she pushed herself. As soon as she got the big-type off Yuki, she shouted.

“[color=ec008c]Powder Snow![/color]”

Yuki complied and let out the attack again.

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[center][h1][color=39b54a]Deneb Astrologian[/color][/h1][/center]

[@Heckno12]

Returning to the town was easy enough. Though Deneb had only ventured a short distance into the forest outside town, the place was still something that’s easy to get lost in. Luckily, he had not ventured so far as to not be able to backtrack. He had only caught one Pokémon, but one should be enough to handle the gym battle. The contest may be a different story. The only Pokémon on his team that he knew to be showy is Edea, while the other two he has yet to actually bond with. Speaking of whom, Edea was currently dancing about with imaginary maracas. Deneb had to confiscate them when the noise she was making with them started scaring Pokémon away while they were looking for a new member.

The two continued onward towards their intended destination, the pokemon center, when something caught Edea’s attention. When Deneb looked in the same direction, he spotted some people doing something near a Well. Usually, he wouldn’t bother people like them as they tend to be irrelevant to his goals, but with the recent attempted kidnapping still fresh in his memory, he could not help but feel as if this would not just get in his way, but also become a problem for others as well. With that in mind, he approached the group.

As he walked, he slipped out a pokeball and brought his Helioptile. Edea took the electric Pokémon abs had it follow her into a place to hide. Deneb’s face was still host to an emotionless expression, and his voice still lacked any major surge of emotion, but when he reached the suspicious group of individuals he spoke loud enough to hear.

“[color=39b54a]Tell me what you are doing.[/color]”