Fiery Energy clashing with Timidity

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Sosio: {34 - 11}

Sosio swirled about in the sky, practicing a new idea she invented. She kept her flame sac burning, but she didn't use it for speed. Instead, she held a burning ember in her beak that left streams of smoke in her path. For now, she was just making pretty swirls, standing out against the usually-blue sky. Today, however, was a little overcast and windy, so it was best she didn't stay in flight for too long.

Landing on a stepping stone, she looked into the entrance of the dungeon she had been to so many times. She almost thought of herself as "queen" of the dungeon after she discovered it, but there would have to be a lot of effort put into journeying and training before she could even think of living there. In fact, by the time she had the chance to, she would most likely be fully-evolved.

In spite of that, she loved coming back here as much as possible, and bounced happily towards the entrance. She knew many secrets of this place, and was chipper at the thought of maybe one day being able to escort Pokemon through, give them a tour, which she could do after she settled there. She gazed at the foliage that was similarly-colored to her feathers. It was as if it were destiny... To have discovered such a wondrous place.

Sosio: {6}

As Sosio navigated the path back, she looked around and above her. The life and color was being sucked out of the very copse that had been named for its bright colors that represented its perpetual autumn status. Everything was darkening and becoming gray and colorless so fast that it seemed like a 'super effective' Pokemon move against the island. As everything went from bright to dull in less than a minute, it began to resemble the effects of a time freeze that had been described in famous lore. Sosio was never there to see it, but Pokemon that were old enough to, like Xatu, often described it.

The Fletchinder forgot to check to see if Clara was following her, and frankly, it never once crossed her mind. She was trapped in a silent panic while she tried to figure out what was going on. Why was she thinking so intelligently? I never used to be like this! I want to go back! She shook her head violently, losing her balance in doing so, and tipped forwards onto the ground as she continued shaking. She beat her head with her wings, trying to knock her brain back into its initial form. If I can't fix it... I'll just have to pretend its fixed until it really is... she concluded, her beak splitting into a stupid smile. Even though she felt ridiculous, pretending to be her usual self was the fastest way to make it a norm again. So she leaped into the sky, still grinning in attempt to feel her usual self, and swooped down by Clara.

Clara looked up and then around and noticed sosio was missing once more. "Sosio?..." she said in a slightly strained tone. She didn't want to move. She just wanted to remain here where the trees were for the time being... She had not been paying attention to what sosio when she had gotten up and left. It would also seem sosio had not really paid much attention to whether she had followed either. As the bird was no where in sight at the moment.

It felt as if the whole world was beginning to collapse around her when the sky had changed to this sickening darkness... She could tell that this was not going to go away soon.

She figured if she remained where she was, sosio would come back. It was quite possible that sosio had went out to scout the area before they went moving right? At least, that was what was going through her mind at the moment.

However, eventually the flying fire type did return as it swooped down in front of her. Clara had still be in the same spot as before. She still had the sad look on her face as before. "Where do we go next..." she said in a sad tone.

Sosio: {6}

Sosio landed glumly beside Clara as the little Ralts asked her somber question. The Fletchinder realized she had accidentally dropped out of her pretending happy mood, but she supposed it was appropriate either way to be sad in this situation. The bird wasn't as stupid as she was making herself out to be; just looking back at her old self from her new self just made it feel that way. If a bird were able to shrug with their wings, that's what Sosio did in response to the fairy-type Pokemon.

"Didn't you say you wanted to go home? That's probably the best thing to do right now. We can go to Grassveil and ask around to see if anyone knows what's going on. Even if they don't, it's always worth a shot," she suggested solemnly. Really, she just wanted to get out of here. Everything felt corrupted, tainted, even a little evil. The timefreeze gray was beginning to darken, too, making everything a deathly black as if they were becoming the night itself. Everything seemingly blended in with each other, but fortunately the grayscale of the forest left some things white and others black or gray. The sight was so nauseating, Sosio had to grab Clara by the arm and pulled her along in desperate attempt to escape, sternly demanding beforehand: "Come on, let's go. Now."

Clara still had a large sense of despair dwelling within her. Most of what sosio had said wasn't quite processing to her. However when she had been grabbed by the arm and pulled away from the scene. She didn't attempt to struggle at all and started to follow the ember bird pokemon.

"Where are we going?" she said despite the fact it had already been stated. The sky still looming with an immense darkness. The had felt as if it was full of negative energy. Since they had begun traveling again. Clara had noticed several pokemon in a state of fear as they hid from the darkness. First passing a sentret that seemed to be calling out on it's hind legs. Seeming to warning the pokemon of the forest of something.

continuing further, the ralts spotted a pair of deerling that had bolted from the area they had been approaching. She felt the same fear the others had. It was a lot for her to take in. Her ability to sense other's emotions seemed to make her have this same fear as she traveled, but to a lesser degree.

Sosio: {6}

Sosio began to grow uncharacteristically annoyed.
"Home. We're going home," she snapped in between a gritted beak. The darkness surrounding the two Pokemon was clouding her mind, invading her peripheral vision with what seemed to be the beginning of blacking out. It made the bird dizzy and nauseous, making her anxious and frustrated. Her senses felt clogged, and the feeling of terror of what might be happening to her was distracting her from what she was doing. She now had no idea where she was going because her memory was blocked off by the darkness.

Even though Sosio could see the Sentret and Deerling as they passed, they felt fake. She felt as if there were no presences whatsoever, not even Clara, even if those bodies were right in front of her. She felt throttled as breathing was stopped by bubbling in her throat. It felt as if there were a huge air pocket in her trachea that was preventing air from flowing, or a large sum of food went down the wrong pipe. Sosio hurriedly let go of Clara, and pressed on the sides of her own head with her wings with as much strength as her upper limbs could manage. Her eyes were squinted shut so hard, tears began streaming from them. She felt as if she were either about to die, faint, or be sick. The only thought in her mind was shouting help!

Clara continued to follow Sosio as she dragged her through the forest. However clara felt something off about the bird. Sosio? she thought to herself.

The emotions coming off the flying fire type seemed off. Almost as if some kind of storm was starting to rage between its emotions. As sosio let go of clara. Clara had noticed the emotions getting more erratic and eventually painful. Noticing the bird was starting to cry as whatever was happening was consuming the bird.

Clara quickly stopped and held onto sosio. "Sosio! I am here! Please, stay with me." she said as she held the bird close to her. She had no clue what was going on in the bird's mind. However, she knew that whatever it was... It wasn't good, considering how erratic the emotions that were coming off her were, and the fact that she was now in tears.

She embraced the bird as she waited for what was to come to come, or to pass. She didn't want to leave the bird's side now.

Sosio: {6}

As Clara turned Sosio over, her eyes were expanded so the dark part filled her entire eye. Light was able to get in her pupil so easily that it had the effects of staring straight into the sun. Something was terribly wrong indeed, and the fact that Clara was both able to see and sense it signified that Sosio needed help... and fast. The bird's beak began chattering and her body went limp. Her eyes remained unblinking and soulless, her mind unresponsive. Her head was trapped in a void of emptiness, not even full of any thought whatsoever, and completely unaware.

Inside, strange pink luminescence glowed at the back of her head, spiraling into a galaxy of pink and blue dots and swirls. Blotches of black blocked off her view, and as the colors took the shape of a body, she couldn't even make out what it was. It filled her with a dream-like terror, but be instantly forgotten when pulled back into reality due to her unconsciousness. Perhaps Clara didn't receive this to her Fairy-type side, but hopefully her psychic side could sense this before it was over.

Clara held onto the flying fire type closely. She didn't want to lose her, she was the closest friend she had at this point. The ralts had a tear in her eye as she held the bird close to her. "Don't leave me... Don't leave me." she repeated over and over again.

Within her head, she repeatedly thought about her going home. She wanted her and sosio out of this place... As quick as possible at that matter. Not knowing that a light was starting to glow around to both of them. Just as she blinked the scenery changed ever slightly. The water was now visible once more and the stepping stones were now visible a little ways ahead. They weren't far from the forest entrance now. However, what really confused her was the fact on how they even got there.

However she didn't worry about it much as she wasn't going to leave her friend behind, nor worry about other things until her friend is better.

Sosio: {6}

While it would seem unconsciousness wouldn't break so easily, the bright light from Clara's reflexive Teleport flew through Sosio's wide and exposed pupils, reaching her conscience and awakening her from the open-eyed nightmare. Sosio gasped with her sudden ability to feel and have control over herself, unaware of anything that happened in her mind, and spoke gibberish as her pupils returned to their normal state: "nrs ul vizdvy" and suddenly snapped back into the world as she came into control. Being held by Clara, the bird looked to her questioningly.

"What... happened to me?" she finally managed to utter, confused as her eyes began to adjust and her memory began to be restored, noticing that they were no longer in the middle of the forest and rather at the entrance to the island. Greatly confused, the fire type couldn't even find the words, much less think straight. She was still recovering from whatever just had happened. She had an inexplicable fear. Not of the coming darkness, but of something she couldn't understand. Something she couldn't see and didn't remember, but still existent in the pit of her heart.

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Clara continued to hold onto the bird as she finally snapped out of it. "I, I don't know what happened..." Clara uttered out as she held the bird close to her. "I don't know how we got here... I, I just wanted us out of this place." she stated as she slowly let go.

Finally getting a good look at their surroundings. It was clear that something brought them here. Especially after she had started wanting to leave. Repeating it in her mind seemed to have triggered something. As she looked back on it, a light glowed around the two before they appeared here.

Sosio: {6}

The utterly confused and mentally exhausted Fletchinder blinked several times as she stared down at Clara.
"Wh... what do you mean?" Sosio actually felt like crying because she had no idea what happened, what was going on, or how to escape the situation. As the Ralts loosened her grip on the bird and sorrowfully shyed off to the side with what seemed to be discomfort in such a subtle expression of which only shy Pokemon have a tendency of doing. Thankfully, she wasn't too depressed as she managed to look up and gaze around, trying to get her act together. Sosio was grateful that the fairy type wasn't too upset to actually move.

With a single, precise stride, Sosio leaned over to Clara, looking down at her until the Ralts would eventually look up to the bird who was casting a shadow over her. The Fletchinder's eyes were indescribable. They were filled with the sort of shine or glow, the sort of soothing shade of expression that let someone know they were there. To protect the other. But at the same time, her look was questioning, but what? The complexity added so many suggestions of sadness, sympathy, and worry, but all at the same time, were not panicked and actually rather calming. While Sosio didn't know it, her huge eyes probably reflected Clara in them.

The ralts looked at the flying fire type for a moment as it she felt confused about what had happened. Asking what she had meant. The ralts only shook her head in response as she had no clue on how to explain it. "I, I don't know." she repeated.

However as she remained where she was as she tried to pull herself together. Sosio leaned over her, casting a shadow on her. Sosio's eyes shining within the very little light the area provided since the odd storm appeared. Sosio's emotions coming off as a mass of mixed emotions, ranging from sadness, sympathy and worry. She could't make out the emotions like usual. There were to many to sense at the moment.

In the bird's eyes, clara saw her reflection in them. Tears on her face were clearly visible. She ignored this for now as she quickly looked away to the side. Still being a bit shy, despite her growing friendship with the fire type. "Le-lets get out of here..." she said with some mild difficulty. The words echoed off her mind for a moment. What if there isn't any escape from this thing... she thought to herself for a moment as she waited for sosio's response.

Sosio: {6}

As Clara began to cry, Sosio flinched a little, but her face remained unchanged. The only response to what Clara said was the short movement of lifting the bird's heavy and tired wing over the fairy type's head and patting it gently, before dragging her groggy feet over before the stepping stones. She stared at them for a decent amount of time before realizing she had spaced out, and continued, one foot at a time, over them. Every rock she passed over, she would check in with Clara to see if the little Ralts was doing okay.

But Sosio should've been more concerned about herself. Whatever had caused her to pass out drained her energy, her enthusiasm, and most importantly, her spirit. The bird shivered, trying to break out of this trance and stood tall, staring with determination ahead, both literally and figuratively. The future ahead would lie many difficulties in her path that the fire type must overcome, and she had a feeling that one of those may involve earning her old self back again. However it may be done, the bird was willing to take on the challenge. She only hoped someone would know what that strange darkness was, and what effect it would have on the land.

Clara looked up after the flying fire type had patted her head. Once Sosio started heading towards the stepping stone. Following closely behind Sosio, Clara remained alert for any new emotions that could develop from her friend.

Those emotions where the only sign she had before Sosio was completely out of it. She did not want to go through that whole situation again. It was far too painful to go through. Being attached to others, was not something she was used to.

Seeing that Clara was okay, although rather sad, Sosio finally turned to face what was before her and began to stride onward into old territory, familiar places... But in a way where they would not feel familiar now that the darkness had swept over them like a crawling hand looking to snatch up anything good in this world and hide it away, leaving nothing but darkness. Darkness was, after all, only an absence of light, much like how cold is an absence of heat and hate is an absence of love. The mediocre bird had only one thing on her mind: returning what was taken from the only world she ever knew. And that new goal began now.

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