Shadow of the Noibat

A Noibat fluttered through the dense black mists of the tall mountain, pausing only to close her eyes for a moment and see if her sense of smell could detect anything remotely smelling like food. Some kind of fruit would be ideal, but one look at these surroundings told her that was less than likely. With a small, almost inaudible sigh, she continued onwards, the alluring scent of something edible having not reach her nostrils. It felt like she hadn't eaten in weeks, though if was probably only a day or so. Having grown up in a forest, she had taken the resource of food for granted, even when it had been scarce. Here there was nearly nothing at all, just rocks, dust and more rocks. As she soared over said rocks, her hurried wing beats became more laboured and she could feel her height of flight falling, the shadow that marked her position on the ground below becoming larger as she did so.

Below the noibat, on the rocky surface of the ground that was filled with sheer drops and dangerous looking boulders that looked as if they would fall any second, was a goat like creature bouncing happily around from rock to rock as if it were nothing too dangerous. The pokemon seemed to be used to this type of terrain, and was merrily jumping up and down without a care in the world. The pokemon was a skiddo, and it seemed to be humming a tune as it made its way around. It had not noticed the black mist covered top of the mountain, and was joyous to see the rocky terrain that was similar to his homeland surround him. That was, until he had stopped to check behind him, hearing a strange fluttering sound. The skiddo's eyes widened when he spotted a shadow rapidly racing towards him. The kid bleated in fear and made a dash for it, trying to escape whatever predator may have decided he would be a tasty meal!

Very aware that she was quickly losing altitude to her lack of sustenance, Nereza quickly scanned the area for a decent place to land. Unfortunately, everywhere was just had she had seen before, rocks and more rocks with the occasional spattering of dust. What did attract her attention, was a Skiddo, who bleated fearfully before turning tail and running away as fast as it could. In surprise at the sound, Nereza lost her focus and plummeted to the ground, not that far away from where the Skiddo had run to. As she landed, she found herself skidding across the ground before colliding with a conveniently placed rock. Dizzy and confused, she lay there unmoving as she tried to get her bearings once more.

The skiddo's eyes widened as the beast landed in front of him and placed his hoofs out to stop, he skidded and kicked up quite a few rocks before finally turning tail once more and bouncing his way towards and behind a larger boulder that was twice his size. The skiddo was shaking, wondering if the monster had seen him. He did not know what pokemon it was, not having a good look at it. It was at this point that his curiosity pressed him to look over the side of the rock, his horns, eyes, and ears showing along with the bridge of his nose. The skiddo's ears raised as he examined the creature, a strange bat like creature that reminded him of the zubat that would roam the mountain skies at night. They had a nasty habit of biting...and sucking...the life...out of....things....The skiddo's ears flattened and his eyes went wide once more. Was this thing an evolved form of zubat?! Was it going to eat him!? Even though he thought of this, he stayed, Curiosity burning like a wildfire.

As the dizziness caused by her hit to the head began to subside, the Noibat ever so carefully pushed herself to her feet, initially not noticing the Skiddo in favour of checking herself for injuries. Very quickly she deduced that only her head was remotely hurt, still aching now. Happy that she was pretty much okay, she turned her attention to her surroundings as she dusted off her fur and scarf. The sight of the Skiddo's sudden presence made her leap out of her skin, literally stumbling backwards a few steps in surprise and tripping over the end of her scarf as she hadn't retied it properly yet.

The skiddo noticed that the pokemon also seemed to be frightened of something, he assumed it was him due to no other pokemon being in the area. The skiddo's ears shot up once more and he stepped a hoof out from behind the rock curiously. He was scared, but this was a pokemon, another being, a potential friend. His mother wanted him to make friends, perhaps this would be his first! He stepped out completely from behind the rock, taking a few steps towards the strange pokemon before him. His fear forgotten and replaced with curiosity. He tilted his head, "Hello?" he spoke, wondering if the pokemon would respond.
He wished they would.
He wanted to make friends, his mother told him to.
He had to make friends, he just had to.

Nereza watched the Skiddo as it stepped closer. Though she was unsure what to do, she was now clear enough of mind to identify the Pokemon before her as a Skiddo, a grass type; very clear from the leaves growing on it's back if she hadn't known already. Gathering her blue and white striped scarf from the ground so she wouldn't trip over it again, she blinked as he spoke to her.
"Uh.. H-hello?" she replied. This was the first pokemon she had spoken to in over two months. She wasn't sure what it wanted from her, though the fearful bleats she had heard before surely couldn't have come from the same pokemon, as it's eyes and stance were now full of curiosity.

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The skiddo's head straightened as it perked up upon the pokemon speaking and saying "Hello" back. The skiddo smiled and said more enthusiastically, "Hiya!"
He was unsure of what other to say than saying "hello" back once more. The skiddo, having been secluded to just his heard all of his life, was not in the know-how of proper conversation starting. His curiosity saved him at this moment as he decided to ask a question, "Whatchya doing?" he smiled, his eyes glittering in the same state of mind that the skiddo had been described in the past few moments. He shuffled his hooves, making at clopping sound against the harsh surface of the rock which was natural to him and were what his hooves were practically built for.

The Noibat blinked in confusion as the Skiddo merely said 'Hiya' back. Unsure of whether to continue the conversation with the overly curious Skiddo, she took her scarf off and began to re-wrap it around her small neck so that the ends were even and short enough that tripping over them would be a thing of the past.
"Whatchya doing?" he asked next, his eyes shining as if he'd never had a -sort of- friendly conversation before.
"Uh..." began Nereza, "I guess I was flying. And then I fell, and now i'm standing here," she replied, currently unwilling to describe why she was flying but not wanting to just stay silent. She didn't mean to be harsh or sound distant, she was just unsure how to proceed. The Skiddo could have some ulterior motive for talking to her for all she knew.

(Changed Nereza's speech colour already |D)

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The skiddo didn't push any farther with questions, not willing to lose his chance of making a friend and angering the...whatever this was. The skiddo decided it would be best to introduce himself, "I'm Aries!" the skiddo announced to the noibat. He was still quite a distance away from the noibat, and hadn't thought of asking if she was okay or not sadly. Aries had assumed all was well since the noibat was not rolling on the ground screaming in pain or anything like that. He tilted his head once more in a friendly manner, as if expecting the noibat to reply or something. The overly-social skiddo may have looked similar to an overly attached girlfriend in a cuter manner, but this was only due to his ignorance towards knowledge of socializing.

"Nereza," she replied out of politeness. Though she felt rather uncomfortable talking to a random stranger, she figured it wasn't as if he could do anything terrible just by knowing her name. Her yellow eyes glanced up at the Skiddo and watched him curiously, as if trying to see if there really were any hidden motives behind his communication. Upon doing this, she caught the scent of some sort of food. Immediately turning away from the Skiddo for the time being she looked around, trying to figure out what might be sourcing the scent. It definitely wasn't fruit, but any food was good at the particular point in time. Spotting a seed a short distance away, she quickly fluttered over to it, picking it up with the black claws on her lavender wings and examining it. With a small sigh, she resisted the urge to just toss it away. It was a Stun Seed, something she'd rather not eat due to it's negative effects. Instead she tucked it into the secure folds of her scarf, figuring she could use it if she got into any trouble at a later date.

The pokemon had given its name and suddenly flown away, the skiddo was surprised at the sudden departure and followed a few steps, not really wanting to be alone. The pokemon that he met seemed interesting, it was definitely not something he had seen before. His father's teachings were telling him to be terrified and to run, but his will to know was too great for the hammered in instinct. The grass goat watched as the noibat picked up the stun seed. He wondered if he should say something about it, congratulations perhaps? Yay? He decided to just say something else, "So...this is a nice place huh?"
He was unsure of what else to say, but he wanted to socialize. He had not seen another pokemon since he had left the RockyPoint herd, a friendly voice was just what he wanted.

Nereza blinked, pausing after rearranging the folds of her scarf so that the seed wouldn't fall out.
"I personally don't think so," she replied truthfully, turning to face the Skiddo, "There's no food here that I can eat, just rocks and, apparently, stun seeds. Though I guess others might like it," she hesitated a small smile and a shrug, this being the most she had said since the Skiddo -Aries, she reminded herself- had said hello. This pokemon just seemed to be too carefree and innocent to be dangerous, but that didn't stop her from being cautious. After all, she had accepted now that no matter how nice a pokemon seemed, they were always capable of doing something unpredictable or stupid, and that made everyone dangerous and untrustworthy.

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"I like the rocks, especially the bigger ones, they're great for jumping on and off of and let you see from a higher place. You fly right? I bet you can see from even higher than any rock could!" The skiddo said happily. He gave a slight bounce as he spoke, becoming excited that the two were actually having a conversation. The kid's grin grew as he spoke, welcoming even more conversation. Would the noibat be his first "friend" that his mothers had told him to get? How many friends did she even want him to make? The skiddo had just decided to make as many friends as he could, who knows? Maybe one day he could invite them all back to his mountain and show his moms all of his friends!

"Yea..." She replied, "I guess I've always taken it for granted that I can fly and see everything that high up. But I suppose if you live on the mountain you could just climb to the top and see everything from up there," she mused, watching as the Skiddo hopped up and down excitedly. As he did so he knocked something off of the rocks he was hopping on. Curious, she picked it up. It looked like a TM of some description, judging by the colour it looked like a fighting type move. Flipping it over she found the name of the move etched on the back.
"Focus Blast," she said out loud.