An Unexpected Meeting {Maria]

[Dylan Reed]

A soft sigh escaped from Dylan's soft lips as his sharp azure eyes scanned over Mala Town. He had recently decided to explore the town a little more after visiting the Berry Grove to keep up on the new berries growing there, as well as to give his Pokemon and himself a little bit of exercise. It wasn't until he passed by the local Pokemon Center, that the trainer realized that he should probably get his new Pokemon egg checked up on by Nurse Joy. Turning to look his Pokemon, he would place his index finger against his chin. "Guys, I'm going to run inside to ask Nurse Joy to perform a quick check up on this egg. It shouldn't take too long, so please don't cause or look for any trouble. Morris, please keep a sharp eye on Sora." He spoke in a form voice, eyeing the Frogadier and Shiny Swablu. He knew that Sora would receive even more attention from wandering tourist due to his oddly colored feathers. Therefore, he wanted to make sure that his stronger Pokemon would act as the shiny Pokemon's bodyguard while he visit the Pokemon Center. "Once, I'm finished. We'll explore the town a little more." He replied in a softer tone before gently rub his Pokemon egg then slowly turning around to walk inside of the Center.

Meanwhile, Morris would keep his keen eyes open and study his environment. He wasn't planning on anyone or anything blindsiding him and dared anyone to try. Unfortunately, he wasn't looking for a huge crowd of tourist to rush toward the already crowded town in order to make their way towards the Berry Grove. The army of human quickly pushed against Morris body, pushing the Pokemon down onto the ground and startling the poor timid Swablu that was once resting on his shoulder. The Swablu let out a fearful chirped as he flew into the air and fled away from the scene. Morris would recover his composure, only to find that the Shiny Swablue that was resting on his shoulder had now let his side. A couple of minutes later, Dylan would exit the Pokemon Center and make his way over back towards Morris. "Morris, where is Swablu?" He asked curiously, somewhat bewildered by the idea that his Swablu wasn't sitting on Morris' shoulder anymore. Morris pointed towards the crowd of rushing people, and Dylan started to put to and two together. He knew that his Swablu is a bit of the timid side. Therefore, it would not have taken much to startle him. "Oh no, this isn't good. We have to find him!" He stated, placing his Pokemon Egg into his back pack before running off to find his missing Pokemon.

Meanwhile, Sora had managed to find a small tree within the town to perch on. 

Egg Post 2/10

[Maria Harper]

Maria Harper eyed what was a very out of the ordinary sight in the park. A golden Swablu had perched itself upon the limb of a tree. She had been wanting to go after a Swablu and that was why she had come to Mala. But she hadn't exactly expected to encounter one in the town, much less a brilliantly shining golden Swablu. She looked about the area and there was no trainer in sight. Rather, the people who were around casually walked about and ignored the golden Swablu.

Maria hummed as she began to try and figure out a good way of catching the Swablu. She didn't want the thing to just run off, but then the people that were around could be hit by a Pokemon's attack and she'd be loathe to make someone else feel what that was actually like. But she didn't exactly have an Ultra Ball, which would have been perfect for this situation. She hummed in thought a bit more before finally withdrawing a Pokeball from within one of the pockets of her hoodie. From within emerged Racketeer, her Noibat giving a yawn as it appeared before looking up at Maria.

"Alright Racketeer, go and grab that Swablu's attention. Don't attack it just yet though." The Noibat nodded before taking off into the air, crying loudly as it moved before the Swablu. A challenge that only the two Pokemon could understand.

[Egg: 7/10]

[Dylan Reed]

After a few more of running through the small town, Dylan would soon come to a short halt. "Ugh, this isn't going to work Morris. We'll be wasting too much time looking in all of the wrong places, if we don't think hard about the possible places that Sora could have fled to in this town." He sighed, glancing over his Pokemon. He would place his index finger against his button, thinking deeply about a possible answer to their salutation. "Ah, I got it! Morris, think hard about the last spot you remember seeing Sora fly towards and use your Mind Reader to sense his movements." He commanded with a small smirk. He must admit that his plan was a rather clever one. The Frogadier would close his eyes and use his keen senses to pick up on Sora's whereabouts. Unfortunately, his powers were a bit weakened, because Sora was not directly in front of him. However, he did manage to pick up a blurry vision of what appeared to have been a park not too far away from them. While Morris continued to concentrate a title harder, Dylan would take a quick peep into his bag to check on his egg. A couple of seconds later, Morris quickly jetted off towards the directions of the park. "Hey Morris, wait up!" Dylan shouted out, stuffing the Pokemon Egg back into his bag safely before running behind his Pokemon. Apparently, Sora would have been in some type of trouble.

In the park, Sora beady eyes would focus in on the pink haired trainer and her Bat-Dragon-like Pokemon. The Shiny Swablu had no idea about what was currently going on around him, though the small Noibat seemed to have been trying to challenge him to a battle. Sadly for Maria and her Noibat, Sora wasn't too interested in taking on their challenge. In fact, the Shiny Swablu would turn his back and face the opposite direction. 

Egg Post 3/10

[Maria Harper]

Racketeer looked at the Swablu as it turned away. He cooked his head to the side slightly before settling down upon the branch himself and looking at Maria. The pink haired trainer herself facepalmed before looking back up at her Noibat and the golden ball of fluff. She made a gesture towards him as if to say he should strike at the Swablu. But in the end, Racketeer cooked his head to the other side and gave a short cry as if to ask what she meant. This caused Maria to facepalm once more before simply saying what she meant.

"Attack it!"

[Egg: 8/10]

[Dylan Reed]

While entering inside of the park, Morris quickly noticed Sora resting on a branch with his back turned away from a Noibat and his pink-haired trainer. The Frogadier would study the trainer and her Pokemon for a few seconds before a slight frown crossed over his face. The pink-haired trainer had commanded her Pokemon to attack the innocent Swablu. Morris would glance back to see if his trainer had managed to catch up with him, only to notice that his trainer was still lagging behind him. Leaping high into the air, the agile Frogadier would shoot forth a powerful Ice Beam attack not too far away from the Noibat. He didn't have any intends of actually aiming the attack at the Dragon-Flying type, but simply wanting to give it a clear warning. Once the attack passed by the Noibat, Morris would land onto the branch next to Sora with his keen eyes glaring at the Noibat and its pink-haired trainer.

"Hey, what do you think that you're doing to my Pokemon!" Dylan shouted, finally making his way onto the scene. He had made a quick stop to pull out his egg and carry it around a little bit. He wanted the egg to hatch soon, but he knew that he would have to interact with it a little more. The Swablu quickly fled away from the tree and flew right towards his trainer, landing on his shoulder. "Sorry ma'am, but this Pokemon already has an owner." He stated, his deep azure eyes still staring at the unique-looking trainer. 

Egg Post 4/10

[Maria Harper]

The Noibat turned and began to take flight once more before a streak of icy power shot through the air. Racketeer fell back with a shocked cry of surprise, a frog-like Pokemon leaping onto the branch beside the golden Swablu. "What the hell...?" Maria muttered to herself about the odd goings-on before a shout reached her ears. She looked over at the source of the noise to see a blue-haired guy run up. The Swablu had taken off from the tree and landed on his shoulder as well. Upon hearing that the Swablu was the guy's Pokemon she then facepalmed for what felt like the umpteenth time that day.

"Of course... That'd be just my luck." She grumbled annoyedly before sighing and looking at the guy. "Well keep a better eye on it next time. I thought it was wild and didn't see anyone around." Maria was definitely not in the mood to play nice with someone so reckless.

[Egg: 9/10]

[Dylan Reed]

A slight frown quickly covered the blue-haired trainer's face after hearing Maria's rough words. "Excuse me, but you have no idea what happened in the town to cause my Pokemon ended up in this place. Therefore, it would probably be best for you not to point the finger at me. Besides, any trainer would know not to attempt to capture a Pokemon in a town." He replied in an annoyed tone. Within seconds, his Frogadier quickly vanished from the branch and appeared behind his trainer like a silent ninja. He would hug his Pokemon hug a bit before turning his body away from Maria. "C'mon guys, let's get out of here. I really don't feel like being bothered with this girl right now." He added as he slowly started to walk away from Maria and her Pokemon. 

Egg Post 5/10

[Maria Harper]

Ugh. Damn foreigners. Always thought they could come in and do whatever they wanted. It wasn't Maria's fault he couldn't keep an eye on his own damn Pokemon. Self-righteous jerk. Whatever though. It was no skin off her nose and she'd be better off getting away from the nuisance anyways. She fished out Racketeer's pokeball again and a beam of red light shot out towards her Noibat. His form glistened with the crimson light before collapsing into a red blob and returning to his ball. She placed it away and then began to walk off. Perhaps she'd get a snack before going to the Wayside.

[Egg: 10/10]

[Dylan Reed]

Dylan continued to walk away from Maria, but soon come to a small halt after hearing a few soft chirps coming from his Swablu. Although he couldn't truly understand Pokemon or speak their language, he had a strange feeling telling him that just maybe he was being a little too hard on the female trainer. Sighing, he would run his fingers through his dark blue eye before turning back around to face the young lady. "Umm...Maybe, I was being a little too harsh. I-Umm... Apologize. I don't blame you for trying to capture an oddly colored Pokemon when you don't see its trainer around or anything. It makes sense to assume that it may be a Wild Pokemon." He stated, he was never the best at making apologies, but figured that his owed the girl some form of apologize for going on a small rant. "I'm Dylan. What's your name?" He asked, hugging his head a bit as he waited for Maria to respond to both his apology and question.

Egg Post: 6/10