A Meeting in the Mists

A cold mist fell upon the hills as Rally wandered, uncertain of her way. Night was soon to fall, and Rally was very much low on supplies, tired, and cold. Why is this mist so thick? Rally thought to herself. she looked inside her bag for something, anything that could help her. Nothing. A small sniffle escaped Rally, who was working hard to hold in the tears. She needed to be brave; she couldn't let mist stop her or she'd never be able to become an explorer.

Rally checked her hands, making sure they were clean before giving herself a small slap on the cheeks. Looking around, Rally tried to spot some sort of landmark that could help her find her way. The setting sun barely was noticeable through the thick mist, more like fog than anything else. That is the Day Star...which means West is that way... Rally started walking again, hoping that she could find her way to someplace safe for the night. Preferably someplace less...scary...

Through the mists and the tall grass a small creature was crawling, one not commonly found in areas such as these. In fact this kind of creature was not commonly found in this time period even.
Tiny droplets of water clung to her hard shell while she was searching. For what this Pokémon did not know. An item maybe. Or a clue. Essentially for anything that could help her figure out what had caused for so many poor other beings to become feral and how to cure it.
Now Revira knew that it was unlikely for such a cure to simply be lying around in the grass, but maybe that's why noone had found it yet. After all everyone would start searching in the ominous places, meaning that completely normal areas such as this one would not be searched at all.
And if she were to find the cure to this, then maybe she could become a hero! First there was the searching though...


(E=26-10=16)

Zorre looked around the foggy dungeon, wondering how on earth he had managed to get into this place again! He hoped against hope he wouldn't run into that horrible, horrible hole again -the one filled with the bones of long-dead pokemon. He shuddered. He considered himself to be a brave pokemon, it was true, but the sight had still sent chills down his spine and had featured in more than one nightmare since that night. He had not even dared go to the copse he and Sosio had found beyond the boneyard in fear of a monster capable of such destruction to come after him.

Now he was lost in the fog and he couldn't help but feel paranoid that were he to turn around he would come face to face with some nameless monster ready to devour him whole...

A rustling noise in the nearby grass startled Rally. Not sure of what it was, Rally moved back from it, hoping beyond hope for it not to be a feral pokémon. As the rustling slowly got louder, Rally slowly backed further and further away. In doing so, she wasn't looking behind her, and was unaware of another nearby presence, one much larger. Slowly she continued to back away, until suddenly she felt a solid object behind her. "Hoe~?" she remarked in surprise. She tilted her head back to look both above and behind her, unsure what she'd bumped into, but certain it was much larger than she was. Slowly, she looked above to see...a Scyther! "HOEE~!"

[Energy: 6]

A sudden noise caught the Omanyte's attention. What had happened? Was there someone in trouble over there? Maybe, maybe not. But one thing was certain - something had happened over there and there was a chance that who- or whatever made that noise would be in need of help!
As quickly as her tentacles could carry her, the Rock type scurried over, hoping to see what was going on. However considering her heavy shell and the fact that she currently was not under sufficient amounts of water, her speed was rather limited. Thus it would definitely be a while until she would be able to help this other Pokémon. Hopefully it wouldn't be too late by then.
"Hello! I am Revira and I am here to help you!", she shouted.

Zorre froze at the strange sound in the mist and then nearly jumped out of his shell when something bumped into him from behind. He lost control of his voice as something screamed from beneath him and yelled back in terror, his mind jumping to illogical conclusions from the strangeness of the day. "SCYYYYYYYYYYY!" he yelled, whipping around and backing away from whatever had bumped into him.

His heart was racing a million miles a minute, he was sure he was going to just die of fright. He peered through the mists to see what had bumped into him. He jumped in surprise again as another voice called out cheerfully into the mists.

"Hello! I am Revira and I am here to help you!"

Zorre peered through the thick fog, unable to see a thing. "Uh.... h-hi? T-there... w-who is?" he stammered anxiously.

Energy: 23 - 10 = 13

Rally

Rally crouched down on the ground in fear. I am doomed, she thought to herself. ...That Scyther...no doubt...I'm doomed...

"Hello! I am Revira and I am here to help you!"

Rally remained where she was, whimpering in fear as she cried into her knees.

"Uh.... h-hi? T-there... w-who is?"

The same voice that had screamed in response to Rally didn't sound angry...in fact, it sounded almost as scared as she did. With great caution and a slow pace, Rally raised her head from her legs and looked around. The thick mist limited vision, and with the setting sun, it would only get darker. Rally had no choice. Closing her eyes and focusing inward, Rally called upon the power of her aura to view that which she could not. A single pulse echoed out from her being, traveling a small distance before returning, giving her knowledge of the position of everything within a 10 meter radius, though all a bit fuzzy. In front of her, about 7 meters away, was the Scyther, which instead of being in a combative stance appeared to be in a similar fearful state. At the same time, approximately 4½ meters from the Scyther and 10 meters from herself was an Omanyte, crawling through the grass. Presumeably, the Omanyte was "Revira" who'd called out offering aid. However, the Omanyte also could have been a feral pokémon, so Rally stayed put, hoping that nothing would attack her...

Revira cringed as a rather lound scream reached her.
Something definitely was not in order here, but the grass was too tall to actually be able to see anything. Thus the Water type had no choice but to keep crawling forward in the direction she believed to have heard the scream from.
The Omanyte began to wonder who exactly it was who was in danger in this situation and what exactly the problem was. Hopefully it would be solveable in some non-violent way.
Oh, what was she thinking? All problems could be solved non-violently. One would just have to think enough and find a way to make everyone happy!

Zorre shook as his question went unanswered. He was so frightened, he was sure he was just going to keel over right then and there. Then the image of Serenity, his fellow Exploration Team member, came to his mind. She looked up to him -thought him brave... what was he doing, standing there shaking like a defenseless Lilipup? He was a SCYTHER, the fierce and bravest of pokemon!

He took a deep breath and stepped forward, steeling his courage. "Somebody is there?" he called, moving forward and squinting into the fog. "Not hurt, I shall you... Not scared, be you..." he said in a gentle voice, suspecting that he had scared someone else just as much as they had scared him.

Rally

The same voice from before was now calmly speaking, though in a rather broken manner, to the young Riolu. Unsure of what to do, Rally turned her thoughts inward, trying to remember something...anything...that her Aunt had said.

"...and then your mother smashed through the wall to come to our aid, striking the rapscallion with a mighty punch..."

No, that would not do...

"...One time, before your father had won her over, he tried to bake her a cake. I swear, I have never seen so much fire from someone who didn't even know any fire attacks!"

Come on! There had to be something that could help her in this situation!

"Always be true to yourself, Rally. Even when you are scared, know that your will is that of iron. You are strong, but do not be afraid to rely on others just as they will one day rely on you."

A quick sniffle came from Rally's direction as she raised herself from her fearful crouch. Her knees knocking and blushing profusely, Rally approached the Scyther with great caution. If it turned out to be a trap, Rally would flee before either one of the pokémon could get to her.

Revira kept on crawling forward, the tall grass still blocking her view of whatever it was she was crawling towards when suddenly she heard a voice once more.
"Yeah, I'm here! I still am Revira! And don't worry, I'm not scared. But thank you for saying that anyway! You really are a nice Pokémon!"
Now this was a good sign. The Pokémon didn't seem to be in trouble after all.
But why had it screamed then? Maybe it accidentally stepped on a stone or something.
That would definitely be a painful experience that would cause someone to scream. Or maybe it had just woken up from a nightmare?