Friend or Foe [Mei, Lillian & Cana]

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[Energy: 17 - 5 (Entrance Cost) = 12]

The Dratini rummaged through the forest, her violet eyes wider than usual and her tail twitching nervously. The eerie silence of the forest seemed to be mocking the Dratini and her fear of being alone which maddened her immensely.

The reason why Katsumi had come to Pecha Forest was so that she could find Pokemon to befriend and Pokemon to battle. The only thing she wanted was just to see some other Pokemon. If she could simply do that, then she wouldn’t feel so horribly alone.

But of course, luck hadn’t been on her side and she still hadn’t been able to find a single Pokemon. Taking deep breaths, Katsumi stood still, attempting to calm herself. With her slightly calmer mind, Katsumi let her violet eyes scan the terrain in detail, desperately hoping that she would find any other Pokemon.

Lillian gave Katsumi a quick glare, now slightly irritated at her and her loud voice. "Katsumi, be quiet. If I could hear you from so far away, surely countless ferals would have heard you by now."

Lillian noticed a change in Cana's expression. She was looking at a tree not too far away. Following her gaze, Lillian glanced at it. Having not noticed anything out of the ordinary, Lillian was about to turn away, before she heard a faint rustling sound. Cana was onto something. There was definitely something there, in that tree. Looking at Cana, Lillian cocked her head to the direction of the tree - an unspoken question. You noticed that, didn't you?

Without another word, ignoring the others, Lillian simply set off towards the tree. She didn't know what it would be, but it'd be all the better if it were a feral. She could do with a battle.

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[Energy: 12 + 1 = 13]

Katsumi was a little annoyed. Like come on! Here I am being absolutely awesome and then Cana and Lillian are interested in a tree! Urgh! I used to like trees but now they’re horrid! YOU HORRIBLE TREE!

After a moment of annoyance, it wasn't a surprise when the annoyed glint in Katsumi’s eyes suddenly turned into a mischievous one. HEHE! I’m going to prove to the others that I’m better than a silly tree! And with that the Dratini lunged towards the tree Lillian and Cana were paying attention to.

As she leapt onto the branches of the tree, she was completely unprepared for the tree's comeback! Or maybe it wasn’t the tree but was something else… Katsumi didn’t know because the next thing she knew was that she was on the floor, suffering from the impact of some type of attack.

[Energy: 15 + 1 = 16]

Mei's eyes darted into the tree, catching a quick glint of purple. Mei growled a little under her breath, her mind spinning, trying to identify the Pokemon. Something purple... uh... Espeon? No, can't be... maybe Spoink, but a Spoink is grey and isn't exactly on trees...  Mei had trained herself especially for this--feral Pokemon are no good at all. "Katsumi, you should n--" The warning came to late. The Dratini whom she had made a friendly acquaintance had launched herself at top speed to the tree. All of a sudden, it made sense. "Aipom!" Mei yowled, flattening her ears. She had heard of this Pokemon. They were almost always up to no good.

"You okay?" Mei asked, racing toward Katsumi's direction. She did not like seeing another Pokemon--especially someone she had finally made friends with--get hurt. Her body started to glow blue in a wish, to heal Katsumi's wounds.

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{Energy: 8 + 1 = 9}

Lillian also seemed to have noticed something. Cana slowly moved behind her as she approached the tree. To her surprise however, Katsumi suddenly jumped into the tree and got knocked out of it again. Why the hell would the dratini even think about charging into the tree. Didn't she see there is a feral in there?

Cana looked up at the tree. The aipom seemed to be laughing at how Katsumi landed on the ground. Was it just making fun of her? Is it really a feral? It seemed more like it wants to pull some pranks on us.

[Energy: 15 + 1 (New Page) - 8 (Weepinbell) - 1 (Apple) = 7]

Lillian noticed a few items on the ground - an apple and a piece of candy. She picked them up, and, while she was preoccupied, a blur of blue rushed right past her. It was Katsumi - she was headed straight towards the tree Lillian had been looking at. Lillian was debating whether she should warn Katsumi of the impending danger, when Katsumi was promptly knocked to the ground by something on the tree. "Idiot," Lillian muttered under her breath, sighing.

Immediately, Mei rushed to Katsumi's side. Lillian watched as Mei spoke to Katsumi, worry on her face. Why was she showing such emotion? She was just wasting her energy on it, wasn't she? Emotions were impractical. Lillian simply... couldn't understand how Mei worked. And, all this time, Katsumi had been hyperactive and enthusiastic. Lillian could relate to the feeling of enjoying a particular activity, but... constantly being like this, about everything? Always speaking with such excitement in her voice?

It only just occurred to Lillian just how much she didn't understand all the Pokemon around her. Emotions wouldn't help anyone get stronger, or get further in life. Why did they value it so highly? It was stupid, really.

Shaking the thought, Lillian strode forward, past Mei and Katsumi, to the feral in the tree. It was an Aipom, laughing at the sight of Katsumi on the ground. It swung out of the tree easily, looking for its next target.

For a moment, Katsumi lay winded on the ground. She had officially made up her mind. Trees were DEFINITELY evil! The Dratini flexed her tail but to her relief it was okay, just a little stiff. “You okay?” Katsumi looked to see Mei racing up to her.

“Yup! I’m feeling AWESOME! It’s just that tree is sooooo mean to me! I always thought trees were nice but then…” Katsumi's voice unexpectedly faded away when she realised that Mei was healing her wounds. Even though her wounds weren’t bad or anything, it made the Dratini feel incredibly happy that there were Pokemon looking out for her. Katsumi looked at Mei before turning around to look at Lillian and Cana. Wow! I honestly don’t need to be scared of isolation when there are awesome Pokemon like them looking out for me!