Running Amok

Sierra

By the time the young Shinx cub had seen the town, she swore it was just a mirage... but then again, mirages don't really happen in temperate climates, do they? With a deep sigh, her weary pawpads slowed to a stop as she gazed down upon the town.

Well, finally here... curse that old bird, why did I even listen to him? Her thoughts clouded her mind as she almost seemed to scowl at the town. The Skarmory had informed her to, and she quoted "Pick yourself up and act like a decent 'mon", by pushing her towards socializing. But, this wasn't one of those towns where you'd go and actively cause trouble.

No... she could clearly see there was a police station from her vantage point, which made her stick out her tongue in disgust. Authorities had nothing better to do then to harass her, in her mind, and were better left out of the equation. Still, it meant that there wasn't going to be any funny business... at least, not the severe kind of funny business.

With each solid, yet weary step, the Shinx had moved her way into the town, weaving expertly through the population in the streets. In all honesty... it was a relief nobody seemed to have recognized her... the 'Shinx of the Jungle' had built a small reputation for the few, tiny jungle towns far off, but news of the street urchin hadn't really spread to the major towns. It was a sigh of relief to be sure.

Eventually, the pokémon stopped at a small watering fountain, and stared into its depths. At that moment of time, she wasn't so far beyond drinking the water at the risk of her humility, but the last time she drank from a fountain, well... 'disrespecting an ancient feature' wasn't a crime in her book until recent. She grumbled and simply sat.

It was a bit depressing, really. A quick check on her person led to... nothing, essentially. Not even a single Poké to spare. Further more, she was hungry, thirsty, and spend the last three hours walking. All in all, it was kinda a bad day.

The Shinx grinned to herself... no day was gunna be a bad day... she was gunna find an adventure, and make friends!

......................She watched as the pokémon around her walked by. Eventually.

Fang sat against the fountain arm's crossed eye's closed as she listened to the town as everyone walked around, she rubbed her arm slightly moving the black arm band tied arouns her arm with her clan symbol on it. At her side was a balck bag with the same symbol but bigger on it. She didn't k.ow why she came back to the fountain, might of been because she met so many pokemon here.

She remained there not moving as a Pokemon walks to the opposite side of the fountain, shw didn't open her eye's but her years of training honed her senses so she knew soneone was there but seeing as this was a town the shiny charmander juat shrugged it off and remained motionless

Sierra

There was a startled twitch from the youngster, eyes boring deep upon- wait... was that... was that....

Sierra sat back in disbelief. A shiny? Here!? Of all the possibilities... she... kept herself cool, rolling her eyes. Shinies... they weren't that cool, right...? Okaynevermindlookattheshiny!!! The shinx spend a few minutes eying the Charmander, but remained highly astute while she did so. The moment she would look, the Shinx would be gone... staring was good, but getting caught was not worth it in the end.

Still, it made her go back to what the Skarmory said about making friends... but from the tags and other markers on her, it was clear she already had a group of individuals... the sensation of pessimism started creeping up her tail, nibbling the star and moving upwards... she shook herself clear, and kept watching... waiting until it was her time to move on.

Fang sat there for a moment eye's still closed but she felt slightly disturbed about something, she didn't know why but she felt like a pair of eye's were staring at her. She chooses to ignore it like she normally does but qheb they pair of eye's didn't leave was qhen she started to feel slightly uncomfortable about this.

She slightly turned her head so slowly it would be almost impossible to see the movement, she eye's the Pokemon in question and getting slightly. Fed up with it sighs. "Staring is rude ya know" fang shouted not even bothering to turn around and face whoever was.staring

Sierra

There was a gasp, and Sierra's heartbeat suddenly got five times quicker... she knew! She knew... what to do, what to do...

The Shinx knew her options were limited. One, she could run away, which would further her guilt of staring at the Charmander. The result would be of distrust, potentially of a community member that she may not want to get on the bad side of. That idea wouldn't work.

The second option would be to baton pass the blame onto another pokémon, and try to pin them for the staring. Yet, none of them were admiring the Charmander just like she had, and they all probably knew her in the end... Besides, she didn't have Baton Pass.

Which left the third option... essentially, it was rolling over and playing dead, but, it was better to accept it now then to try to fight it. She couldn't judge the strength of the Charmander, but getting in trouble with the police wasn't on her plans for today.

With a heavy heart, she sighed and looked down. "I'm sorry ma'am." She winced. By Arceus, how many times has she said that? And she played an extremely well sob-story... the Shinx was crestfallen, ears down as she lowered her posture submissively. It worked so well... probably because it's how she felt.

Couldn't she do anything right? It was hard not to feel... like an outcast, and this wasn't making it any better. With any luck, hopefully she could be forgiven, and pushed away, so that she could move on with her life... that pessimism crept up her legs now, and she struggled to fight away the dark cloud moving in over her.

Fang could feel the depressed mood coming from the Shinx and like normal is made her mad, her bag hitting her side as she walks over to the shinx with her arm's crossed looks at the shinx. "Pick you're head up now' she says coldly to the Pokemon one thing she couldn't stand was depressed Pokemon.
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"It tis no trouble to me just a head's up, you never kbow who is out there" fang said feeling no knowing that sone Pokemon would lash out for the smallest things getring stared at was one or them

Sierra

The Shinx was quick to obey, and stood straight at attention on her haunches, seeming... unusually well postured for a street urchin. A glimpse of 'guild potential' could be seen in her posture, but her eyes clearly showed no interest in participation. Still, it was an interesting thing to note if one were to perceive it.

Sierra... didn't really know what to say, really. She didn't want to be saddened, as the Charmander seemed to want her to drop it. Yet... ugh. "Yes ma'am, sorry ma'am." She began, trying to salvage what little she could from the confrontation. "I apologize, it's just that I've never seen a shiny pokémon up close before ma'am. I never got to meet a lot of others in the plainslands, and the jungle had very little to offer in terms of pokémon who seemed friendly to me, I-" She slammed her mouth shut hard. Shut up! You're making this worse! She told herself, trying to come to grips with her freakout.

After a bit of composure, she nodded again, returning to that position in attention. "Again, my apologies ma'am. Is there anything else you required of me?" The last sentence felt more like it came from a history of repeat offenses, but Sierra's eyes revealed little. She waited until the Charmander spoke, and hoped that this horrible day was gunna get better soon...

Fang watches as the shinx changes.her.position to one of a more civil like look, while her eye's seemes to note no real interest and seemed to have a type of wild like look to them. This made fang laugh on omthe inside a little knowing that style it was the same fang uses normally.

"Do not call me ma'am it makes me feel weird" fang says not liking other calling her ma'am seeing as how she was a kid herself. "Huh just like me i grew up in the wild also" fang says in her normal copd tone of voice as her eye's reflected her tone, she was probably the only fire type with cold eyes and voice, she kept looking at the shinx still wondering why she.would do apologize so much.

Fang sighs. "What you can do is start this conversation over, my name is Obera Yun Fang but you may call mefang if you find it easy" fang said wanting to at least tey to salvage q conversation with another qho came from the wilda

Sierra

The Shinx blinked... that was something... someone who didn't just told her to shoo? Still, it made her realize for the first time since talking to Fang that she was just a Charmander... a pre-evolution, just like her. It made her come to her senses a little bit, and her demeanor began to change. Less submissive, more... tentative, of sorts.

"I.... I'm sorry." she began with another apology, but it seemed less repetitive this time around. "I tend to have a habit to resort to... well, what you just saw, whenever I get into trouble. It's just a habit." A rather bad one at that. The Shinx nodded in acknowledgement at Fang's name, and hestitantly met the Charmander's eyes with her own. "I'm Sierra... And yes, I'm wild, if you want to call it that. I never truly anticipated to be, but... when your Luxray pride breaks apart over the tolerance of other pokémon, the wilderness becomes a safer alternative." It was a bit of an insight in her past, but otherwise, she didn't say a word further.

Instead, she attempted to flip the subject. "And what about you? I know you're just trying to be friendly and all that, but you don't really need to bother with me. Not necessarily with your time." She gave a sly giggle, her star-tipped tail sweeping the ground slightly. "I mean, I can see a guild member from a mile away with those." She indicated to the bands. Even if she wasn't correct in placing Fang to a guild, the fact the Charmander was factioned was the idea she was going for. "So what does a member of an organization want to do with me?" It seemed trust was going to be an issue for Sierra, especially being so new in the town. She was a piece of work, even she had to admit.

Fang nods at the statement of pride and leaving your own clan to go to the wilds seemed like she knew a bit of where this shinx was coming from being in a clan herself but her tail twitched slightly as she said fang was a guild member l. "Well then we must be more then a mile away as i am not a part of the guild l." She points to the arm band as she keeps talking "this band has my clan symbol on it they are who i am loyal to" se says seeing as she was the next heir to the clan it did seem fit she wouldn't become involved in something else

Sierra

The fact Fang wasn't in a guild made her retract with statement with a frown. "Oh." Well, she was half right at least. She was beginning to put the pieces together for the Charmander, but it's not like it really mattered. Again, Fang was just there, someone she ran into. She couldn't possibly be interested in being friends, right?

"You still didn't answer my question though..." she grumbled just loud enough for Fang to hear. "Besides the fact that we were both wild pokémon, there's nothing interesting about me. So, why do you even want to talk to me?" She twitched a bit at her own words... is this what she has become? Curse that old bird now! It's been years since she's ever communicated to someone for this long... and the signs that she has lost her trust in society were becoming apparent. It was a realization that caused her to look away from Fang in dishonor.

"I... don't even know what to say anymore." She admitted. She was lost, stumped... confused and alone in this town, without a friend to support her, or someone to push her in the right direction. Things seemed to go downhill for her rather quickly with each passing second. She opened her mouth, getting ready to excuse herself to leave. It would take an interjection of some kind to keep her from departing in embarrassment over her poor social qualities.

Rally

"HOEEE~!" A cry was heard by the pokémon at the fountain. It came from the direction of the market, where a Riolu was being chased towards the fountain; behind her were a Makuhita, a Houndour, and a Swirlix chasing her, glares of rage in their eyes as they kept pace with Rally.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Rally was screaming, tears flowing from her eyes like waterfalls as she fled her pursuers.
"You think sorry is going to cut it," the Houndour roared.
"You not only spilled the boss's drink, but you din't even pay for it," yelled the Swirlix.
"We're gonna teach you a lesson you'll never forget, you little squirt!" The Makuhita, clearly in charge, surrounded his fist in flames before taking a swing at the Riolu. Were it not for the difference in speed, Rally would have taken a serious blow, but being smaller and faster did have its advantages.

"Is your ego that small you need reasons for me to approach you? I wished to have a simple conversation not have to talk to you as if you were a child who messed up."fang.said her.voice never changing tone and remained cold the entire time she talked.

She heard a familiar scream though and turned to face where it came from and sure enough there was the riolu. Fang swears under her breath as she picks up a large barrage. Of psychic rocks and threw them at the three in hopes to hot them all while they were distracted

Sierra

Sierra was about to retaliate with a hostile reply before-

Rally wrote:

HOEEE~!

♪ PMD Blue/RED - There's Trouble!

The cry instantly threw the Shinx into a combative position, condensed limbs fully spread out into a deep, wide stance. As she saw the targets chase the fleeing Riolu. She didn't even blink before fangs began to glow brightly. With three, powerful bounds, the charge began to explode outwards, dead on a collision course with the Makuhita. "THUNDER FANG!" She announced, poising her teeth against against her opponent.

Hit or not,Sierra followed though with a kick, either to his face or the ground, to backpedal in front of the Riolu. From there, she snarled, eyes blazing wide. "Oh, you shouldn't have done that~" Her words were like venom, a fire in her eyes... she was clearly outnumbered, and it was probably gunna be a horrible beating for her yet again. But this time, it was personal.

...Nobody, NOBODY, dares to threaten another like that and GETS AWAY WITH IT! EN GARDE!

♪ PMD GtI - Boss Battle

Rally
"I'm gonna- Gah! Why you little-" The Makuhita swung its fist at the Shinx, missing thanks to Sierra jumping out of range. Just in time too, as three rocks slammed into the pursuers.
"Fang!" Rally cried out before running over to her friend.
"You're not getting away," shouted the Houndour, a ball of fire flying from his mouth at the Riolu. At the same time, the Swirlix was surrounded by a wave of glowing light before forming a ball of fire in her mouth and launching it at the Shinx. Unprepared, Rally took a hit from behind, knocking her over. A small flame singed the edge of her scarf.
Upon noticing the damage to her scarf, Rally quickly tapped out the flames with her hands and looked at the damage.
"...nobody..."
"Nobody gets to burn my father's scarf and get away with it!" Rally stood tall and took a combat stance, her eyes burning with a courage that outweighed her fear. She wiped away her tears before turning to face her pursuers, ready to launch a counter attack.