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The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

"If you say so." Somehow, it seemed really goofy to her. Like if an Arbok were to do that, it would be pretty strange. Can snakes go backwards...?

At any rate, the confrontation was over. Probably. They'd found the Onix, so the rest of it was to take the young lady back home. Or wherever else she wanted to go; spending a little bit of time around the islands couldn't be bad. Learning the local lands could only serve her well in her duties.

Sarah took an interest in a nearby Hoppip. The idea of catching a Pokemon to form her team took her back. She caught a few different kinds before she settled on her final team. When she found out Naien could use Solar Beam, that changed her strategy in a major way. "Haha, seems like flattery might get you places. You've got pokeballs, right?" She had some, if the student needed to borrow from her.

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

My... Tunnel? The Onix, still not quite sure what was happening, lifted his head to look. Fell into his-

Oh. Well. There was a hole. He knew where his tunnel lay, it was simply a matter of following the path with his eyes, and there, just yonder, was... It collapsed. He could tell, it wasn't dug, it had collapsed from strain. Which meant... His tunnel collapsed! The shame!

Otherwise completely still, the Onix glanced at the Ranger briefly. He'd seen the uniform before, not that his Onix brain knew what it was exactly. It was the pattern he knew.

Regan, for her part, was staring intently. It was lucky to be her that fell in, and not someone else! If she didn't have a student behind her, trying to pull her away, she'd have some OCHA violations safety concerns to... Discuss.

Onix sensed her restraint and took the opportunity to reverse back the way he came. It was Regan's run to be surprised.

"Do they... Normally do that?" She turned to look at Sarah.

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

Don't get involved in gatcha games.

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

Regan kept her eyes on the Onix, which was taking stock. Big guy, but he was cautious, too. Odd, that such a cautious Pokemon could be so careless digging a tunnel. She heard the commands the student gave her Pokemon, staying defensive and cautious as well. Smart kid, she supposed. She also supposed to was her own fault things turned out this way, too, so perhaps it was too soon for her to step back.

The Onix took a breath and gave them a roar. Regan gave him a roar right back. Or a good hearty shout, whichever you prefer to call it. The Onix, stunned or maybe just confused, stopped and stared at her. Regan pressed the advantage, "yeah, you! I fell in your tunnel!"

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

Typically not. Just been busy with other things lately. I should be able to write one this afternoon, I think.

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

Regan paused so Sarah could more easily get the Abra off her back. That made it easier to pull herself the rest of the way out of the hole. She rolled to her feet, Kawaken's pokeball in her hand again already. "Yep. Step back. He's not pleased that we've interrupted him. _{It's his own fault, though...}"

Rapier was circling, watching the situation below. It seemed as though the situation had gotten more interesting. Regan was ready for a fight. Ah, but look there. Some young fool decided to get close. Good way to get hurt. The bird banked into a dive. The bug was so occupied with the hole in front of it, he didn't notice. Plucked him right up, said "careful, now", and lifted quickly back to the sky.

"Good..." Bugs didn't mix well with rocks. And Rapier wouldn't eat bugs anyway. He preferred fish over everything, though rodents would do where fish were unavailable. "Keep your distance! Feel the ground shake?" He was charging through the tunnel he'd dug. Rather clumsily, if she took a guess. She had to wonder what he was gonna do about all those bubbles.

The Onix, to its credit, thought better of charging through the wall of bubbles, and instead decided to dig straight up and emerge immediately. The ground would shake as the large creature carved a path. The stone serpent emerged with a great roar, tossing a few rocks in the motion. The Ranger had kept herself close to the student under her care, and was able to swat away the stray rock that came toward them with her free hand.

Rapier touched down briefly behind the duo, depositing the Weedle before taking off again, circling the Onix and waiting for Regan's signal.

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

There we go. Less fluff, more action. I wasn't really satisfied with that chunk anyway. It felt like it was dragging on, to write it, so I'm glad I came up with something more concise.

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

Well... If it was really Regan's order. Rapier wasn't too pleased about taking an order from someone else, but he understood the situation well enough to know better than to argue right now, too. He motioned with his head toward a tree and boulder to the side and gave a soft wristle, then lit from the perch he'd found and brought himself down to the blockage, treading the air (as one would tread water, yes?) He grabbed a rock in his talons and began beating the air with his powerful wings. In a show is strength worthy of a championship bird, he hoisted his choice of projectile into the air. He gained some height before swooping down for speed and using that to climb higher with less effort.

Below, Kawaken was putting the last few bubbles into his wall. Regan heard her bird at work, and knew the time to stand back was soon. "Good work. Return." With one safely in his ball, she just needed to safeguard Abra. She picked him up and looked around quickly, sussing out the best place to stand. "Probably riiight... Here." She nestled into a place nearby. A little space in the wall. Must've cracked from something.

She looked at Abra. "It's a good thing you can take care of yourself... You've got such a low presence, if you weren't so heavy, I might forget I was carrying you. Hmm, I wonder if you're doing that on purpose... Clever little Abra."

Rapier had gained a satisfactory amount of height. With a great effort, he began the toss. And quickly find himself following through immediately. Rocks are dense!

He tucked his wings in without thinking, just to keep up with his payload. He fluttered this way or that to line it up, carefully. He didn't want to lift this again. With a falcon's cry, he announced the impending crash and released the stone, opening his wings and peeling away.

"Oh, there it is! Here it-" The pile blocking her escape got smashed, some fracturing, many breaking. By no means did it remove the obstacle, but it crushed it enough to make a large hole. But man, it was loud! Regan had to orient herself quickly as she got Abra on her back. "Can you hold on for me? I need my hands."

She had to cheat just a bit to make sure she didn't fall because none of her foot or hand holds were secure, but Regan made her way up quickly. Once at the entrance, she hoisted Abra onto the nearest side of solid ground. "There, it's solid there. The whole tunnel's a sinkhole waiting to happen. I need to teach that Onix a lesson about where he's digging..." She was a bit out of breath, still only halfway out of the tunnel.

A roar from within the tunnel. "Conveniently, he may be coming to us."

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

How's my portrayal of aura, by the way?

The Rorie League, a Pokémon Trainer RP (always open for more players)

Where'd everybody go? D: