One Discovery leads to Another

While Sosio and her bug-type companion were exploring Pricklemist, they had accidentally discovered this amazing new place, and all because Sosio fell into a pit trap. The discovery of the amazing Perfect Apples brought them back to town to share the news, but when they described the dungeon, everyone looked confused. That's when they found out it was an undiscovered dungeon, and not only that, but there was TREASURE within.

The two odd friends now returned in search of a new adventure and discoveries. Sosio was filled with pure enthusiasm. Not only was she the one who discovered it, but it was the ideal setting for a bird like herself to love. She might even consider making it her home, but for now, they had to focus on finding clues and battling their fights, and who knows what could lie ahead.

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William had been interested in visiting this strange, new area ever since it had been discovered.
And now finally he had been able to make the time to actually pay the place a visit.
It was like nothing he had ever seen before. The trees and the leaves and twigs on the floor were just like the Pecha Forest, sure, but the colour of it all was completely different. Where dark greens and browns were usually prevalent, here reds, yellows and oranges were to be seen.
What was the cause for this place's strange coloration? Maybe he would be able to find out during his exploration in the area. But where should he venture to first? With the Pecha Forest he had had the dubious luck of having lived there for a very long time. But here he truly had no idea where to go first. Well, he would simply pick a direction at random. It wouldn't end too badly now, would it?


(E=60-11=49)

Sosio continued to walk across the ground, breaking into a happy hop, as if music beat in her head. Her birdly gallop created a rhythm as her talons hit the earth, her eyes closed in a happy blink while her head bobbed to the beat. She whistled her birdly song; the one all birds knew. The beatless tune, that now was supplied with that missing factor from her trot.

She felt invincible, as if she could power through any exhaustion, any fear, and smile the whole way through. If she tripped, she would just get back up, brush it off, and move onward. She whistled one last note before opening her opticals to view the surroundings. The first thing she noticed; a hooded figure, standing creepy and sneaky at the entrance to the dungeon. Her reaction, a mere halt and stare, eyes wide, and unknowing of what to think.

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As he was wandering aimlessly through the forest, William noticed a little bird staring at him.
Now this wasn't anything special, Pokémon often were staring at him, but it still was an uncomfortable feeling. The Ghost type really didn't like the thought of frightening other Pokémon as past experiences had made him become quite adverse to his ghastly appearance.
And thus he decided to call out to the unknown Pokémon, hoping to be able to relieve some of the fear it was obviously feeling.
"Uh, hello there! Name's William. How are you doing?"

Sosio, still rather creeped out, continued to watch the stranger's figure in the shadows. It turned to her, making her heart skip a beat, and even spoke. The Fletchling glanced off to the side, trying to pretend the Pokemon wasn't talking to her. But that was useless, and rather ridiculous, so she sighed and looked back in his direction.
"Quite... Hooded you are..." She chirped awkwardly, clenching her beak afterwards.
"I'm Sosio, are... are you good?" Her words felt jambled, as if they tied up in knots inside her beak and spilled out in tangles.

She clenched her beak again, her eyes starting to look unamused with herself.
Of course he's friendly, he just said hi!
The bird let out a nasal sigh and walked casually over to the entrance, leaves falling around her almost constantly: one of the beauties of Autumn. The leaves twisted in the air, creating its own dance, and landing gently on its face, floating down right before the ground. The already-fallen leaves covered the ground, crunching as she walked. The smell was wonderous... but as she got closer, the shadowy figure, Sosio realized, was much larger than she thought.

Sosio's Energy Level:

"Uh, yes I am. Helps protect one from wind and rain I believe. And thank you for asking - I am relatively content with the situation right now."
Quite strange were the questions this other Pokémon was asking. But William didn't mind. It wasn't too long ago that the only thing that ever was said to him included long strings of curses and expletives, so basically anything else was a welcome change.
And now this other Pokémon was coming closer. That either meant that it wasn't too afraid of him or that it meant to attack him. One of those would most certainly be welcome, the other one would be sad but still William shouldn't have too much trouble dealing with it.

Sosio finished her skip-like hop up to the newly acquainted Pokemon, coming to a dead stop a comfortable distance away, legs at an angle, head tilted. Curiosity overpowered her skeptism.
"And does it work, the cloak? - What happens when you get hit with rain and wind? Are you like a vampire? Does it make you melt?"
She started looking about at the stranger, trying to see the best she could of what he looked like. She barely remembered anything—why she came, what she was doing—and she simply looked curiously at him like a wide-eyed child, waiting for his answers.

Now this Pokémon definitely didn't have all the berries on the bush anymore.
William couldn't remember the last time he had been asked questions as confusing as these.
"Uh, yes, it is working and I don't see why it shouldn't. As for what happens if I get hit - rain makes me wet and wind makes me cold. Just like most other Pokémon. What gave you the idea of me melting?" There had been a few crazy theories about the Ghost type back when he got chased out of his village in the past, but William certainly wouldn't have expected to hear another one on the present day. Vampires...next the Pokémon would ask about him sparkling or something.

Savato carried out 5 launched of one Fallen Leaf Copse :

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Sosio bounced around him, listening to him enthusiastically.
"Really? Well it's still pretty cool that you have a cloak. I have a ribbon."
She stroked her ribbon lovingly. Her Joy Ribbon was precious to her, a treasure she ventured far to earn. It's rarity increased since then, and she knows that jealousy and desire could be her worst enemy in others.

The strange misty shape of the large ghost no longer seemed threatening, even though he was a scary size. She continued hopping about energetically, focus on the new acquaintance and ignoring all outside distractions. She was almost entirely unaware of anything around them.

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"Uh, thanks I guess. It's pretty old though. I've had it since I was a Gastly."
What was it with this bird? It didn't seem afraid of him, yet it definitely was acting quite strangely. What did it want?
And what was this strange sound echoing through the forest? The sound of rustling leaves and snapping twigs seemed to suggest for something to be drawing closer. But what was it? And would it be friend or foe? Hopefully it wouldn't be an enemy too powerful. This was the Gengar's first venture into the area and since there hadn't yet been many reports from here it would be difficult to make an accurate estimate of the opponents' power levels.


(E=49-9=40)

(What keeps giving you the idea of William being tall by the way? Gengar really aren't that huge.)

Sosio smiled with her eyes. She didn't seem to notice whether she was making the stranger uncomfortable or not. She suddenly flapped, startled, and looked about. There seemed to be something lurking, and Sosio feared what. She had yet to encounter a Pokemon here, and frankly, didn't want to. The Fletchling had barely just found the place, and already there were wild Pokemon out to get her.

Why was it that wild Pokemon only targeted newcomers? What was it, the dungeon's vibe, or just that they didn't like the more "sophisticated" Pokemon? Did they perhaps have something to protect, even besides territory? Sosio didn't even know if wild Pokemon understood anything, much less could talk. It was weird, the divide between civilized Pokemon and feral ones. The bird could probably find wild Fletchling, and never understand why they didn't speak and would just attack out of the blue. Maybe that would remain a huge mystery, or it was already known, but either way, it wasn't known to Sosio.

(You saw the images. Still, Gengar is HUGE compared to Fletchling... but how come you don't play your rolls? :/ )

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And now the Flying type was looking around for some reason.
William had come to expect strange behaviour from the Flying type, but still for some reason a feeling of worry crept up into his head. Something was wrong. He just didn't know what yet.
However this question quickly answered itself as he found a Sawsbuck suddenly emerging through his body, apparently having attempted to ram him. This was further supported by the surprised look the Grass type gave off as it hastily attempted to stop itself, not having met the resistance it had been expecting. Alongside it then, two shadowy figures emerged from the deeper parts of the woods, Phantump if the Gengar was not mistaken. Now it was time to see how powerful the enemies here really were.


(The sounds in my post was playing my rolls. I assumed you were going to make them appear in yours.)

Just as Sosio expected, there was a wild Pokemon present. But the way she found out was not the way she had expected. After looking around a bit, she turned back to the Gengar, nearly screaming as a large Pokemon stampeded right through him, not visible before as it was behind him, and lunging further. The Fletchling hopped out of the way, terrified, as the antlered Pokemon passed her, noticing two more Pokemon simultaneously.

Looking around at each of them, still somewhat startled, Sosio picked out what she know identified as a Sawsbuck, not being totally scared anymore. Putting one foot behind her, lowering her body into a dash-ready position, she then used Agility, upping her speed so she could outrun the fast rampaging deer. The world around her seemed to slow as she increased to double her speed, and at that, using Quick Attack, looking like a flash to anyone else. Then, her beak glowing white and long, she thrusted forward for a super-effective peck, ignoring the other two ghost-types.

(I never start anybody's rolls. I leave it to the roller)

E=9

After having stood in place for a few moments, eyes wide open in shock, William was able to regain his composure and levitate into the air. The Sawsbuck wouldn't be much of a threat as both of them should be able to resist its attacks. The Phantump however could be quite dangerous, as William wasn't too resistant to attacks of the Ghost type.
And thus he tried to charge his negative energy once more into a Shadow Ball, hoping to be able to take out the Ghost types before they would be able to deal too much damage to him and his temporary ally.
It was only to hope that these Phantump weren't all too common in this area. Otherwise their travels through this place would not be as safe as the Poison type had hoped for them to be.

Sosio felt speedy and energetic, being able to deal several attacks before the Sawsbuck could even know what hit it. She pecked it repeatedly, like a woodpecker on a tree, then dashed out of reach as the deer stomped about angrily. Thanks to her new move, any Pokemon could be an easy picking. But Sosio didn't see the Phantump that gave up on talking on its ghostly enemy and targeted the bird, using Tackle. Sosio faced it, OP with speed, and used Tackle. But strangely, it didn't seem to do anything. With urgency, she used Quick Attack. Nothing. This gave the Sawsbuck behind her time to attack with a Double Kick, knocking her into a tree.