Trouble at the Peak

Tsukishiro happily lead the way up onto the peak of Dark Mist Mountain. Known as Dark Void Peak because of the many hallucinations and the dark atmosphere it had. Despite this, the young Absol had to say that the black rock was quite pretty if you looked at it the right way.

Having just reached the Peak, Tsukishiro glanced around, looking for where that item could be. The one that had brought them up here in the first place.

Izumi looked up at the completely pitch-black sky that covered the peak of the mountain, one of the other reasons it was called "Black Void Peak." You could almost lose yourself in it if you stared up at it too long. Izumi shook her head and looked around. "Okay, one of the ghost-types that live up here should be able to point us in the right direction. Let's not stay up here too long." She explained.

Ooc: I can't decide on a NPC so can we just roll for one?

Tsukishiro nodded and glanced around for a Pokemon. She frowned as it seemed there was no one here... however, Ghost types are extremely adapt at hiding and escaping people's gazes so Shiro just kept looking. There had to be someone here somewhere.

OOC// Yea xD

This dice is not existing.

Izumi kept looking diligantly for a ghost-type to help them find the item they had come so far to retrieve.The Black Mist Absol Tribe had made a deal with the ghost types that lived at the peak long ago stating that if the ghost types protected their treasure then they would never be harmed. The only Pokemon that knew exactly where the treasure was now was the village elder and the ghost types, who acted as guardians.

Suddenly, a buckling could be heard around the two sisters and a wild Banette popped out of nowhere in front of them.

"What are you two doing here?" she chuckled darkly. Her voice was raspy and she spoke somewhat slowly, drawing out her "o"s.

Tsukishiro's gaze rested on the Banette and she tilted her head slightly to the side.
"We... We came for our item." she replied, looking to Izumi as she was unsure of what to say next.

"Yeah, and we need somebody to help us find it. And since your kind have been hiding it for us for centuries, your people are the perfect candidates." Izumi added in a slightly threatening tone, narrowing her eyes to slits and staring the ghost type down.

The Bandette chuckled. "Well, you seem convincing enough to be the real deal. It's been awhile since we've seen any of the Black Mist Absol up here. And luckily, I happen to know where your item is." she chuckled in her raspy voice. "I won't question your motives, and since you guys are from the tribe I can give you the item without causing any trouble or suspicion. In fact, if I give it to you now we don't have to guard it anymore and that makes us free." she added unusually happily. "Come with me, it's just this way." she chuckled. It almost seemed as if the Bandette knew who they were and why they had come.

Tsukishiro was relieved that there wouldn't be any trouble between them as she didn't really want to cause havoc for the rest of the tribe by attacking the Ghost types that lived here. Though she did mutter the word "creepy" a few times.

Shiro followed the happy Banette to where the item was, but waited for Izumi to lead.

Izumi followed the Banette along quietly, a little weirded out by the Pokemon and the atmosphere, but also excited to finally be receiving the item. She also was anxious to get off the peak because of the fumes.

A she was walking, Tsukishiro wondered if those tales about people hallucinating once they reached Dark Void Peak were actually true. She didn't seem to be feeling any effects of the supposed fumes that were emitted from the rocks here. But perhaps that was just her.

"All right you two, here is your item." the Banette announced with a slight cackle, pointing to a small Dias made of black stone. Izumi cautiously stepped up onto the Dias and noticed what looked like a small button with the tribe's insignia on it, which was the outlying of an Absol surrounded by a misty black aura (ooc: basically a less detailed version of my avatar). She put her paw on it and it retracted into the Dias. A small door opened and out came a very plain-looking box.

"...That's it?" Izumi asked.

"The item's inside." the Banette chuckled.

Tsukishiro watched curiously over Izumi's shoulder as she stepped up to the dais and put her paw on the button. Their tribe's insignia had always intrigued,her, despite how obvious it was.
Ignoring the insignia for now, the young Absol watched as a small box was retrieved from the dais.
"I wonder what it could be...."

Izumi grabbed the box in her mouth and slid it carefully into her bag. "Do you have any clue what it is?" she asked the Banette. 

"Not a clue. I only knew the location." the Banette chuckled. "Now, you two may want to get on your way before the fumes up her mess up your heads." she added.

Tsukishiro tilted her head. She had glanced around whilst Izumi had been speaking to the Banette and had spotted something not far away. She padded over to investigate.

Trapped between two rocks was a piece of fabric, blowing softly in the small breeze there was here on the peak of the mountain. Tsukishiro gently tugged on the pale blue fabric, trying to tease it out from between the rocks. She froze all of a sudden.

Izumi began to wonder how she was going to get that Arceus-forsaken box open. It had some sort of seal on it and she couldn't open it herself, so maybe somebody in she and Tsukishiro's new Town could help....

Izumi vaguely noticed Tsukishiro start to move around out of the corner of her eye while she was thinking these things, but she didn't think much of it until Tsukishiro stopped moving. "Tsukishiro?!?!" Izumi cried as she whirled around and ran over to her sister. "What's wrong, are you okay?!" she continiued to cry out, not noticing that the Banette had disapeered.

A Summer Form Deerling zigzagged along the bottom of the crevasse as she tried to escape from the Pokemon that were chasing her. She didn't think she was strong enough to stand up to them as it was three versus one. She paused at the entrance to Obsidian Rift, worrying about what might be on the other end, however, a fourth enemy leaped out of hiding and swiped at her, catching a hold of her blue scarf. The knot tying the scarf around the Deerling's neck came undone before she dived into the rift, the scarf blowing towards Dark Void Peak.

It was gone in a flash, but Tsukishiro had to do a double take and go over the events of the past few moments. She stood there for a few seconds, before she registered her sister's concerned voice.
"I-I'm fine..." she replied, staring at the fabric still trapped in the rocks. There was no mistaking it... it was the same scarf as she had just seen...