making tracks. [wraith]

[SHROOMY]

She had wanted to come somewhere her new friend would enjoy.


After she had hurried from the lab, they'd had their alone time, and she learned that he had never even been out of the laboratory before. Only into the "green room", a place said to mimic nature. The smells, however, were not the same. He wanted to come somewhere big and wide, where he could frolic and relax, and the Flatlands sounded perfect to him. They had been taken over the mountains by a kind man, and had avoided danger thus far.

Now, as small snowflakes flurried down and melted on the warm ground, the Deerling ran. Murphy simply watched and laughed heartily, disappearing in the tall grass and popping out randomly to check on the Pokemon she had named Fillmore. He was happy, and be default, so was she.

Bonding between a Pokemon and Pokemorph was rather easy, for she didn't smell human, and a huge part of her didn't act it, either. So the trust that normally builds quickly between human and Pokemon is almost immediate between Pokemorph and Pokemon. They had discussed heavily the changing of the seasons, and the many evolutions of Eevee. Fillmore himself was now sporting his dull winter coat, and Murphy could not wait to see him change.

Currently, she was ruffling about in the tall grass, and Fillmore was quite a ways off on his own, kicking and running and jumping and just generally having fun.

[Kyrie]

Snow was something Wraith had not seen in a while, but also something her companion had never seen in his life. At this very moment, her was snuffling through the snow, his woolly fur getting covered with the white frost, as he bleated happily. Wraith was following behind him, albeit a bit slower, but still just as happy. It lifted her spirits to see her little friend having so much fun, but it was still absolutely freezing. Even with an extra coat on top of all her original layers, the redhead was still cold but Mareep, or 'Reep as she called him for short, was perfectly warm and cozy in his fluffy coat.

"'Reep, I think we're gonna have to take a quick break soon, I'm getting cold." She sighed as she trampled through the cold, her entire body practically an ice cube. Her Pokemon stopped his romping, instead running back to her.

"Ok, Wraith!" Wraith smiled down at her friend, lifting him up into her arms and greatly appreciating his warmth. He nuzzled into her chest as she walked on, focusing on finding some shelter nearby. She was so focused on finding warmth that she didn't notice the Deerling that nimbly ran in front of her and she tripped, almost squishing 'Reep in the fall. Her body disappeared into the long grass with a yell and 'Reep was thrown into the air, also calling out as he plummeted back onto Wraith's body.

[SHROOMY]

 

Fillmore had been much too focused on enjoying himself to notice where he was going, and they were in such a vast, empty area, you'd think you'd see people coming from a mile away. Somehow, he'd managed to knock over the only other human for miles around. He himself was rather spooked when he realized he was practically on top of someone else, and took of streaking back to where he had last seen Murphy.

Murphy, however, had been tracking this young girl, and popped out of a patch of especially tall grass on her hands and knees to stare down at the girl, who was upside down from her viewpoint. "You should be more careful." She said this in a very casual way, ears twitching, before she giggled and disappeared into the cold, stiff grass once more.

Fillmore, who had been unable to find Murphy, returned to the scene.

"I'm sorry I knocked you down," He quipped as he shuffled his hooves in the snow. "But really, you were just in the wrong place at the wrong time." As he said this, you could hear Murphy's giggle echoing through the grass.

[Kyrie]

Wraith blinked as show fluttered down onto her face, bringing her out of her stunned state. Her eyes suddenly focused on the face of a girl, although this girl looked a little different. She had the ears and fluffy fur of an Eevee, but the face and body of a human. Wraith frowned before raising an eyebrow.

"Did I hit my head hard when I fell because I think you have Pokemon ears." As suddenly as the girl had arrived, she disappeared into the grass once again and Wraith sat up, still frowning in the direction she'd gone. Maybe she had hit her head harder than she thought.

"You weren't imagining it, she did have ears." Wraith heard Mareep speak up, sat a few inches away from her in the grass. She looked in his direction and raised an eyebrow, wondering if she should believe him. In the little time they'd been together, Reep had been known to play tricks on her, just as she'd play tricks on him, but the look on his face told her he wasn't lying this time around.

The Deerling she'd tripped over before came bounding back, offering an apology before telling her that it was mostly her fault. The redhead snorted, she refused to believe the fall had been in any way her fault. From a little distance off, she could hear the strange girls giggles and she sat up further, trying to see over the strands of grass.

"Hey, Pokegirl, where did you go?"

[SHROOMY]

The grass surrounding Wraith seemed to shudder all over, the girl and her Pokemon talking in incoherent voices to one another before bursting into laughter. It didn't take long, however, for Murphy to return, this time standing. The small girl pranced through the parted grass with Fillmore close by, and offered the girl a gloved hand, smiling. "We should battle. Oh, wow, your hair is very pretty." Before the girl had a chance to take her hand, Murphy had dropped to her knees and reached out to stroke Wraith's hair.

Fillmore snuffled around at the Mareep, nimbly bouncing away and back to his trainer's side. He said nothing at this time, and instead shuffled his small hooves in the snow.

[ If she agrees to battle, I want Wraith to take the win. c: Murphy needs it. ]

[Kyrie]

Wraith frowned at the foliage around her as it shuddered with voices and movement. Reep was still sat in his original position, ears perked up and twitching as he tried to focus on where the pair had gone but suddenly jumped back when Murphy exploded from the bushes. Wraith also jumped back in surprise, but recovered quicker than her companion, blinking at the hand that was offered to her. Before she had a chance to take it, the Pokemorph was down on her knees, complimenting the redheads hair before touching it.

"Uh... Thanks." It didn't affect Wraith that much though, if people liked her hair then why not touch it? But when the girl didn't move after a while, Wraith started to get a little uncomfortable and tried to change the subject.

"A battle? Sure!" The redhead stood up, Reep also bounding into action. She smiled at the girl, taking a few steps back before speaking again, "My name's Wraith, by the way, what's yours?"

[SHROOMY]

 

When the girl moved away from her touch after a while, Murphy quickly lost interest in her hair. Other than that, the girl wasn't really Murphy's type, so she moved away and began scratching Fillmore behind the ear.

"My name is zero sev-- Ah, Murphy, hehe, still getting used to that. Murphy!" Murphy in itself was a strange name, perfect for a strange girl. She took a very casual stance before motioning for Fillmore to move forward, placing him between herself and Wraith. "Wraith is a pretty name. Like a spirit." She purred, pulling her huge tail around and holding it to her chest as if it was some sort of precious creature.

"Stop talking now, please." Murphy called out, grinning. Depending on how Wraith took this comment, it could be considered quite rude. Murphy had battled quite a bit during her time in Kanto, and no longer grew nervous beforehand. She studied the Mareep, wondering what level it could be. It looked relatively weak, but it could have much more powerful moves than Fillmore simply because of the difference in type. She mulled over her options in her head as she directed her Pokemon into battle.

"Fillmore, growl, then tackle."

The Deerling ambled forward carefully before bleating at its opponent, attempting to lower the attack. After a few bleats, Fillmore suddenly jerked forward, rushing towards the Mareep with its head down, preparing for a tackle.

Fillmore used Growl on Reep!
Fillmore used Tackle on Reep!

[Kyrie]

Wraith smiled happily when the girl moved to the battle position too and her smile widened when she complimented her name. "Thanks! Murphy is really cool too. It's unusual, I've never heard it before but it sounds like a nice name." She quickly shut her mouth though when Murphy asked her to stop talking and frowned. It was quite rude to tell her something like that and she was about to say something when she realised why she had probably said it. They were about to battle, it was understandable why she didn't want any more idle chit chat and Wraith scorned herself for almost getting so angry so quick.

Quickly than she was prepared for, the girl gave her Deerling commands and the next thing she knew Reep's attack had been lowered and was about to be hit with a Tackle. The little sheep Pokemon took it well, though, and didn't seem to phased by the attack. This inspired Wraith's confidence and she called out commands.

"Reep, use Thunder Wave and then go at him with Tackle!" The Mareep bleated, his woolly coat prickling with electricity before a wave of it was sent towards the Deerling. As soon as the current had left his body, Reep sprinted towards the Deerling at full speed, not waiting for the other attack to hit.

MAREEP USED THUNDER WAVE ON FILLMORE
MAREEP USED TACKLE ON FILLMORE

[SHROOMY]

 

Murphy grinned and clapped her hands together happily as the Mareep was struck by the Tackle. After making contact, Fillmore skirted backwards, kicking up snow, elated at his success. He threw a look over his shoulder at his trainer to see if she would give him any sort of praise. Murphy simply winked at him, and that was more than enough for Fillmore.

The Thunder Wave was something she had considered before the battle had begun, but unfortunately there was no possible way to dodge that, and the static electricity wracked the Deerling's body and he stood rigid and bleating miserably as the Mareep bounded towards him. He took to Tackle completely, and boy, to have all that fluff, that Mareep could deliver a blow.

Murphy gritted her teeth. She herself had never been paralyzed, but what if it hurt? That sort of went against the whole concept though, didn't it? Struggling to focus, she gathered her thoughts. This Deerling was not the Pokemon she'd spent months training in Kanto. She had been far too relaxed at the beginning of this battle and she knew she wouldn't win after this.

"Try the same maneuver this time."

Fillmore, much to his own horror, was unable to respond. The electricity coursing through his skinny body was making moving so difficult he couldn't move, and he simply stumbled forward, gritting his teeth. Ears flattened, Murphy ended her move.

Fillmore is paralyzed!

[Kyrie]

Wraith watched as Reep's tackle hit the Deerling and she couldn't help but let out a happy cry, congratulating her friend for his successful attack. The Thunder Wave also worked out in her favour, as the Deerling was now thoroughly paralysed and unable to attack back. The redhead wanted to believe she had this battle in the bag, but anything could happen in a Pokemon Battle and it could just as easily be turned around again.

Taking in a deep breath, she smiled at Reep before commanding another attack, "Reep, keep using Tackle on Fillmore!" The Mareep glanced back at his trainer once, a determined look on his face, before bleating and running forward again, preparing for another Tackle. For their first battle together, it was going pretty well. Wraith just hoped it kept going this good.

REEP USED TACKLE ON FILLMORE

[SHROOMY]

 

Murphy could only shake her head as the second Tackle hit, shoving Fillmore off his feet and onto his side. There, he seemed to raise his head once before finally letting go and slipping into a faint. Murphy removed a Pokeball from her dress pocket and returned him in a flash of red, before stepping forward and grinning at Wraith.

"You only won because I underestimated you. Don't go getting a swelled head, because that's exactly what happened to me just now. Also, fuck off."

Murphy was not angry with the girl. She had won fair and square, and that is nothing Murphy would ever hold against another trainer, because that was just flat out wrong. However, Murphy was frustrated with herself, and wanted to be alone. Normally telling someone to "fuck off" worked just fine. Murphy had never been someone who was good at communication, and times like these were where it was most obvious, for someone who didn't know her would simply take great offense.

[ Also, award all of your Pokemon 3 levels because you won, Kyrie. ]

[Kyrie]

Both trainer and Pokemon let out a triumphant laugh as their opponent went down. Reep scampered over to Wraith, happily bleating as the redhead picked him up.

"Well done, Reep! You were amazing!" She laughed, spinning her Pokemon around. She noticed the girl was walking up to her and Wraith was about to congratulate her on the battle when she spoke first. Wraith froze, staring at the girl with disbelief. Did she just tell her to fuck off? That was extremely uncalled for, she'd won fair and square! Frowning, Wraith scoffed at the girl.

"Fuck off? Fuck off? I can't believe you just said that! I won fair and square, the least you could do was congratulate me instead of being a fucking baby about losing!" Wraith could feel her temper heating up, but she did nothing to stop it this time. Reep had flattened his ears down, cowering in his trainers arms as he felt her anger rise. He'd never seen her angry before and it was scaring him.

[SHROOMY]

When Wraith exploded, Murphy just cackled. "Listen, I've been training for years, and I know how this works. You won, now fuck off. I'm not here to make friends." She pulled on of her dreads into one hand, running her fingers down it slowly. "This isn't a fucking game. Leave me alone." Murphy sniffed, and turned her back on Wraith.

That had been somewhat magical. That girl needed to calm down and check her temper. She obviously didn't understand Murphy, and thus was now boring to her. Murphy chose to no longer listen to anything else Wraith had to say as she walked away. She planned on maybe visiting the volcano next, she had never seen one. 

And thus, she walked away.

[Kyrie]

When the girl burst into laughter, Wraith practically snarled at her. "You think this is a fucking joke? I don't give two shits how long you've been battling, you could at least show some decency when you lose." 

She had so much more to say, but instead the girl walked off. Wraith snorted at her departing form, turning her back on her and stomping away through the grass. Reep was still quiet in her arms, not daring to speak in case her wrath was brought upon him next. As she left the Flatlands, she hoped to God she'd never see the girl again because if she did, it'd be way too soon.

ooc- Short, I know, but it's done now!