.:Moving On:.

[Deidara]

As Yuki stepped onto Route One, she examined the pokeball containing her partner pokemon. She held the ball tighter and tighter until it opened up and released the Icil in the form of a red beam. The ice puppy stood in front of her, looking around and getting adjusted to the environment. Yuki bent down to the Icil and said, "Why hello there. I'm your trainer. Would you like mind being named Shiro?" {That sounds like a noble name to me.} was the Icil's reply. "Good." Yuki said as she stood up again.
She began walking with Shiro following his master obediently. Yuki looked down at her partner and smiled and he smiled back. Now to get some more friends to travel with...

[Rafa]

Overhead, the skies were filled with a never-ending black, with flashes of gold every now and then. Their body shapes were outlined such as those of a bird. But what seemed to be on the headfirst side of the Pokemon's head looked like a hat, similar to a witch's hat. Indeed, the skies were limitlessly swarming with Murkrow.

Luckily, none of them had noticed the girl with the Icil yet, but another Pokemon had. It was attempting to bury itself into the ground so that the only thing visible was the green leaves that seemed to be sprouting out of it's head. A few inches from the bottom of the pit it dug, though, it had noticed the human and white Pokemon come into the route that it called home. Almost instantly, it jumped out and scurried over to them.

"Sunkern, sun!"

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[Deidara]

"Something's not right here..." said Yuki looking up at the sky filled with Murkrow. 'Why are they all swarming like that? I've never seen so many Murkrow at the same time.' she thought to herself. {They better not come down here or they'll go home with no feathers...} Shiro growled, also looking at the sky. "Only if they come down here that is..."

Yuki brought her head down so she could focus on the route. She noticed that it was scared and tried to bury itself but didn't know why. As it scurried over, she sensed that it wanted to talk to her. "What's the matter Sunkern? Why are you so scared?" Yuki asked bending down while Shiro walked to his trainer's side.

[Rafa]

The Sunkern looked around nervously, and started rapidly talking, hoping that this trainer understood Pokétalk.

<The...Murkrow! Have you seen them!? They're everywhere! This is badbadbbaaddd!> it cried.

It then looked around once more, then leaned in closer, lowering it's cries a bit.

<This wasn't supposed to happen for another 450 years...That's why everybody's hidden...Nobody dares to come out...Be careful! They might get YOU...> it said, shivering.

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[Deidara]

"Calm down Sunkern." Yuki said, trying to calm the nervous Sunkern down. "Speak slower and tell me....What wasn't supposed to happen for another 450 years?" she asked, glancing at the darkened skies. {And who's going to 'get us'?} Shiro asked, walking up to the frightened Sunkern. "Yeah. Surely we can help."

[Rafa]

<The Embrace of Twilight...Why do you think all the Murkrow are there?! All the dark Pokemon are disobedient at this time. I warn you to not approach any . . . Who knows how they'll react . . .> the Sunkern replied, still quite nervous.

{{Sorry, braindead. T-T}}

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[Deidara]

"The Embrace of Twilight? You mean that old curse that occurred 50 years ago?" Yuki asked. {The one with the Goddess of Darkness, Shadegra?} Shiro finished. "If it has anything to do with that then you can count on us to try and prevent it Sunkern."

((Short posts galore!))

[Rafa]

The Sunkern's attention was diverted.

<Shade...gra? You know the...>

Here, the Sunkern lowered it's voice, as if the word it was about to say was forbidden.

<...Queen's name?> it finished, eyes widened and staring at Yuki.

<Who ARE you?>

{{Ne, the Queen's not known yet. ^_~}}

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[Deidara]

((Other character's seem to know about Shadegra. And they're not Ayra created characters either...))

Yuki and Shiro smiled. "We're just a ranger..." she didn't finish the sentence and instead petted the Sunkern. {And a pokemon that are partners.} Shiro finished. "I've done my research on legendaries and Shiro came from the lab which I bet knew about legends." Yuki continued.

[Rafa]

{{Really? Well, that's not good. 0_0}}

The Sunkern seemed to be more interested in Yuki now.

<What's a ranger?> it inquired, still not sure whether to trust it or not.

It turned towards Shiro, curious about it as well. <And...A partner Pokemon?>

Behind, a bit of green was seen coming up from the ground. Then, a yellow thing the vague shape of an oval started to approach the Sunkern, Yuki, and Shiro. As it neared, it revealed itself to be another Sunkern.

<YOU! What are you doing?! It's not safe out here, you know that! You're supposed to be with the rest of us!!!> the new Sunkern scolded the other one.

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[Deidara]

"A ranger is a person who helps both humans and pokemon alike. We also care for the environment and make things safer and more peaceful." Yuki replied after some thought. {And a partner pokemon is a pokemon that helps a Ranger with their duties.} Shiro told the Sunkern with a smile on his face. "If it's not safe, then we'll make it safer. It's our duty after all." she told both the Sunkern.

[Rafa]

Both Sunkern shook their 'heads,' agreeing that it wasn't a good suggestion.

<No, no...It's not safe for anybody...Who knows what they'd do...> the first Sunkern said.

<Yes, even we don't know what they'd do...> the second replied.

Overhead, the sky, which had a few bits of light blue peeking through earlier, suddenly darkened even more. Both Sunkern raised their heads, and gasped how a Sunkern would gasp.

<It's turned pure black...The Queen SHALL come soon...> both said in unison.

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[Deidara]

Yuki sighed, almost giving up on the two little Sunkern until they mentioned the sky. They were quite right actually...The rest of the sky turned completely black. It definitely was not a good sign at all. "You know...I really wonder why the queen is appearing earlier than what was told..." Yuki said as she stood up, staring at the sky. {It looks like we might find out soon...} was Shiro's reply. "Why don't you two go back into hiding? I think it would be the best for you."

[Rafa]

<I guess...> the first one said, then rolled away to where it was burying itself before.

The second one, however, eyed Yuki and Shiro suspiciously.

<I'm not leaving yet...> It seemed that this Sunkern wasn't so trustworthy.

Event!
Sunkern is attacking!

The Sunkern stayed in place for a moment, then it was surrounded by a green glow, trying to steal some of Shiro's HP with Absorb.

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[Deidara]

{Grass type moves don't work well on us Ice types.} Shiro said coolly, breaking away from the absorb attack. "Good Shiro! Now use Tail Whip followed by a Tackle attack." instructed Yuki with a smile. {I'm on it.} he said as he charged at the Sunkern, wagging his tail and preparing for a tackle attack.

[Rafa]

The Sunkern felt it's defenses fall, but didn't give a moment's notice to it as it swiftly dodged the oncoming Tackle. It paused for a moment, and raised it's Special Attack with Growth. Then, another green glow surrounded it and Shiro. Then time, it was trying to get the same amount of energy as last time, only with Mega Drain.

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[Deidara]

"Dodge and use another Tackle Shiro!" said Yuki, getting caught up in the moment. She even got a pokeball out of her bag, getting ready to use it if the Sunkern fainted. {Roger!} the Icil cried out as he moved out of the Mega Drain's vicinity. He then got into an attack position and charged with another Tackle attack, this one more fierce.

[.::.::.Nessa Anwarünya.::.::.]

<sup>((I'll take over until Rafa comes back. :3))

This time the Sunkern rolled out of the way, glowing brightly once more. It was using yet another Growth, raising its Special Attack even more. No sooner that was done that the Sunkern turned to glare at the Icil, attempting to drain its foe's energy once more with an Absorb. He would surely win this fight and show that Icil!

Or so the Sunkern thought, at least...</sup>

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[Deidara]

((T'ank you! *tackleglomphugs*))

This time Shiro didn't have enough time to move out of the way of the attack. The Icil felt a bit of his energy draining and started to get a little tired. He was getting angry at the Sunkern now. Why did the plant attack anyways? Despite wanting to retaliate with another Tackle, the pooch waited for a command from his master. "Alright Shiro. Use your best Tackle!" Yuki called out, getting a bit irritated herself. {With pleasure!} was the reply from the Icil as he backed up a little. He was told to use his best Tackle and that's what he was going to do. Shiro then charged with his Tackle attack, this one with more speed.

[.::.::.Nessa Anwarünya.::.::.]

<sup>"Keeern! Sunkern!"

This time the Tackle did land, hitting the mark perfectly. Not only was the Sunkern knocked back in the process, but also slammed against a rock that had been hidden by the long blades of grass. Whinning quietly in pain the plant regained its balance oncemore, before glaring at the Icil. How dared he?!

"Sunkern, kern!"

Regaining its senses the Sunkern then attempted a Mega Drain on the canine, hoping to restore some of the last HP lost due to the Critical Hit of his Tackle.</sup>

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