Drake Callibur - Inventory;
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- MP3 Player
- Ear Plugs
- Cologne
- Sven's Premier Ball
- Melodiam's Poke Ball
Nyx Lane - Inventory;
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- Pocket Knife
- Binocular
- Chryseum's Pokeball
- Havok's Pokeball
- Lab Key
- Useless Pokemart Discount Coupon
Delilah Forth - Inventory;
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- Hairbrush
- Random Pieces of Paper
- Star-Shaped Hair Clips x ∞
- Dru's Love Ball
- Min's Poke Ball
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The sun was setting down on the far horizon, Nyx was in his comfortable bed trying to achieve sleep and refused to get up. He lied down for another 3 minutes and then got up with a jolt. He looked out the window and he barely managed to see an island off in the very far distance with his binoculars. Nyx realized he was half-naked, donned his Labcoat, and put on his slightly long shorts.
Nyx was out on the deck with only a few other people, the rest were sleeping easy or engaging in the same predicament as him. He was searching for Drake and Delilah as they couldn't afford being asleep already. No excuses, they were getting so close to the island, albeit quite late, and they needed to be up. He went to the front of the deck first and took out his binoculars and viewed the west coast of the island, he was gazing at a towering mountain. Nyx was so excited, who knows what kind of mysteries they will encounter! Its a completely new region, and less than half of it was only charted. Nyx felt honored to be the first propper, well-equipped scholar to go onto the region of Holon.
Nyx went back to his room, playing with the H-Transciever. He sees the Contacts section and browses aimlessley. He doesn't have the amount of contacts as he did on his X-Transciever, but that would change. Nyx would get acquainted with everyone who was going on the trip. He saw Drake Callibur in his contacts, but Delilah was yet to be added.
He saw the Almanac and could interpret that it was some form of Pokedex. He withdrew Chryseum and Havok from their Pokeballs, and boy were they excited. Getting crammed in their Pokeballs for so long, they were building up so much energy.
He started fiddling with the H-Transciever device he had in his ear. He pulled up a small little GUI, or a Graphical User Interface. He scrolled down and up and left and right, meandering along the Menu. Eventually he found the 'Almanac' section. He found that there were a flurry of large, flying question marks. He looked at his two pokemon with the device, and a small little blue ray appeared moving over the Pokemon.
It scanned both of his Pokemon. He grinned as he saw a little Gold Star when Sabeleye's picture popped up on his H-Transciever.
Sableye: The Darkness Pokemon
Sableye is a bipedal violet Pokemon species, identified as the Darkness Pokemon due to its love of dark areas, and because it can camoflauge within shadows. In many Pokemon Tribes it is rumored that staring into a Sableye's eyes will make your soul dissipate.
Nyx also scanned Havok, and he didn't see a gold star. The gold star must've been an indicator for the Lucidum gene of Havok's.
Scraggy: The Shedding Pokemon
Scraggy is a bipedal reptilian-like Pokemon. Identified as the Shedding Pokemon as it sheds its own skin, to keep its body in constant fit perfection. It is said that a Scraggy with the most damaging headbutt would be the leader of its group, if it pertained to any group.
Nyx was happy with the results he got, as they were quite accurate. He let the Pokemon empty out their energy so they dont go overboard on the island. The entire room was a mess, but he didn't have any tip to offer the cleaning lady. Instead he wrote a mediocore joke.
"I realize that what you see here is quite Onix-ceptable. Sorry."
He chuckled to himself as he left the room, and dusted off his labcoat. He head back up to the deck, thinking about the island adventure he was about to partake on with his two new-found friends. He took out the small note Sycamore gave him when he went to Slateport City.
Don't die, we have research to do." - A.S.
Nyx never really tried to hide his distaste for the science team that went there. He heard rumors, whispers elsewhere, that this expedition team is what caused a large scale pokemon mutation that was only recently uncovered. He wasn't sure whether it was true or not, it sounded farfetched to say the least, yet not entirely out of the question. Improbable, but not impossible. He was truly excited for this island expedition he was going on. Slightly afraid of what he might find, but man-kind wouldn't learn anything if they don't step into the great unknown.
Nyx could've spent hours thinking about the island, but if he did he would eventually lose his cool. Nyx didn't only sign up for catching the Mirage Pokemon, which was highly improbable, Nyx wanted to be the first scientist to analyze the whole island, and of course, he couldn't do it alone. As he was walking to Room 137, he started rapping his knuckle on the door, awaiting a response.
***
A loud thump echoed in the room, waking Drake up with a jolt. Upon awakening, he realized that he was the cause of said thump, apparently falling off the side of the bed, covers and everything. However, it did explain why his arm hurt so suddenly...
Drake looked around to find his clothes. It also seemed that Sven was nowhere to be found, so his first impulse was to check his Poke Ball. He was in there, sleeping soundly like Drake had been.
Up until that point, at least.
Drake found the clothes he was wearing earlier: a gray T-Shirt, plain and stuff, the red fanny-pack that he wears on his hip, because he's a HIP-ster... Get it? Ehh? ... Anyway, he also found the black jeans he was wearing yesterday, not even dirty at all, so he decided to put them on, along with the rest of his clothing.
The one thing he couldn't find, though, was his hat... ... Where was it? The only place he could have put it was-
Rap rap rap!
The male was startled by the sudden knock on his door. Who could it be at this ungodly hour in the night?! Still, he wanted to know, so he opened the door to find... none other than his friend, Nyx.
"Why are you here at... 7:30 PM?" he asked the older male as he rubbed his eyes, as he was still tired...
"WHY?!" He said getting all up in Drakes face. "Because we are about to land on the island... And I might as well wake you up from now, because we have supplies to get to ensure your 'alive' status does not abruptly change to 'dead'! I have a promise to myself that people in my company must keep their alive status at all times!" He said with a hearty grin and he grabs the teen by his collar "Tally-ho good friend! Lets move!" He said as he pushed him towards the nearest PokeMart.
"Wait! My hat! Stop pulling my damn collar!" The teenager yelped as his door was... still open as he was being dragged away from his room.
His scientist buddy, being the great guy he his, went inside, took the key, and closed the door. He put the key on his keychain, and continued to drag the teen along, hiding the key in his breast pocket as he kept mandandling Drake all over the place.
"But... Sven and Melodiam are in there! Get off me!" He screamed as the thought of going anywhere without Sven scared the crap out of him. Especially considering that Sven was his best friend, ever since they were born!
"Dont worry my good friend, no need to throw a tantrum in a ship" He said as he clipped the two PokeBalls onto Drake's belt. "I told you, Scientists always think things ahead. Now let's go get you some life insurance, medical insurance, Meowth insurance, insurance insurance and whatever else we can insure you for, " He said, letting go of Drake seeing if he actually wanted to go. He wouldn't wait for the young man's response, and instead started to walk in search of any sort of store with Trainer goods, not looking back to see if he was following.
"Uh... okay...?" The young man said as he shuffled his hair around, hoping to find the black beanie he loved eventually, while walking with the odd-scientist man.
"So how do you plan on supplying yourself? This Island will be full of unknown dangers, so I recommend trashing your whole wallet. You won't need money on a deserted island, anyway." He said, laughing at his own empty wallet somewhere in a trashcan.
"Oh? I was planning on buying that lovely woman we met yesterday something nice..." the younger male said, now starting to think about romance way earlier than he should have.
"Well, that would work, you could most definetly do that. However, it would most likely result in your survival chances plumetting, also I don't think she has much interest in men at the moment. If I were you, I'd try to bark up another tree. A tad bit less... colorful one, if possible." Nyx responded, with a smile. A smile about an uneasy subject. Seriously, who smiles while talking about death and despair?
The younger male did think about his survival chances. He wanted to live, sure, he hasn't done all of what life has to offer just yet. But still... he couldn't stop thinking about the Furisode girl. Why she was stuck in his head, he didn't know. But he was determined to make sure that her survival chances were at maximum.
"Nah, I'd rather use up half of my supplies for her. I mean, she's human too, right?" Drake told the older man, streaking his own hair with his left hand.
Nyx considered what the younger man was saying. "You have a good grasp on selflessness. If you want to buy her stuff, go ahead. Its not cheap, however." He said with a merry smile. "But don't worry, as long as you watch your step, and not act rash, you're going to be fine. It's important to act calm and collected in such situations. So don't act strong-headed, try to think situations through." He said, with a slightly more serious tone.
"Sure... whatever floats your boat." Drake commented, flipping his unruly hair, hoping more than anything to find his beanie soon.
The older man chuckled, and with a happy tone said "If I were you I think living would 'float my boat'. You're young, you have a lot to live for" he said as he patted the younger man's back. The only response he got was a groan from said man.
***
As the sweet afternoon breeze blew by, Delilah Forth was reclining herself against the deck on the back of the ship. Regardless on the hour, and the tight sleep schedule she adopted along the lifestyle of a Furisode girl, she just couldn't bring herself to lay down in bed, close her eyes, and even less so achieve REM sleep. All she could think of was a cluster of what to do, what to say, where to go, and, above all, what Janus would think about her every move. It wasn't a very pleasant sequence of thoughts, but it was the only thing she could focus on as she stared at the dark sea water and the sun setting behind the horizon.
She could just head back to her room and, at least, think to herself in her own private space, but there wasn't a lot of people around. Most of them should be trying to sleep as of now, as there truly wasn't much to do on board. Instead, her numb limbs stopped her from down anything but slowly sliding her body until she was at ground level, with yet another sigh letting loose from her inside. She decided she might as well just hang out with Dru and Min, just to pass the time before being required to disembark.
In between a fluster of sparkles and annoyingly big pink hearts came the shape of her Druddigon, appropiately nicknamed 'Dru'. The dragon type let a cheerful cry out with a gleeful expression as it stretched itself out, the gentle breeze waving the 'wings' annexed to its back. As it cried in joy Delilah began looking for Min's Pokeball, finding it amidst the things of her purse with slight difficulty. As she readied the capsule device to bring out Minccino, she noticed it just... popped open in a very anti-climatic way, empty, at best.
"Huh," she said in surprise, "I suppose she just... evaporated?" She was truly in awe, in spite of her expression remaining as equally blank as it did a moment ago. Min wasn't the kind of Pokemon who would just be 'outside' her Pokeball, for no reason whatsoever. Directing her gaze to Dru, she then proceeded, "I don't suppose you'd know where our little princess left?"
Druddigon merely limited himself to pronounce a confused 'Dru' while tilting his head sideways, in a clearly confused manner.
"Shame," she proceeded with another sigh, "Then I guess we need to look for her, hang on," she got up in a lazy enough way to need excessive stretching for her limbs, which were quick to fall asleep as she was lying on the hardwood floors of the luxury liner, "There we go, let us go now." She finally added as Druddigon began to happily skip behind her as she now took careful steps around the deck in search of Min.
***
"Well, we should try to find a PokeMart, because I didn't see any on the ship..." Drake told the older male, as he stepped around the ship, looking for not only a PokeMart, but his missing beanie hat as well. Maybe he dropped it earlier? It's quite a mystery, the search of the old gray beanie. It even sounded obnoxious in Drake's head.
"I think you're quite right my young friend." He said with an expression which was neither happy nor serious. He dusted his labcoat and took out the pen in his breast pocket. He fiddled with the pen to take his mind off things. "Where might you think our other compadré is?" He said, looking at Drake, expecting a worried expression. All he could see was the boy just adjusting his hair, perhaps used to his hat which he carried around. Almost like when Nyx lost his labcoat. He could never loose this labcoat, it was the first figment of responsibility he was entitled with.
Now Drake was on his knees, apparently all attention from the PokeMart was gone, and now he was focused on his beanie. "Eh? The girl? Not sure. Uh-huh," he said, not even caring what the older fellow said anymore.
"I'm just saying," spoke a female voice coming from behind, it was Delilah's, who was seemingly in the middle of a heated discussion with... Druddigon, "You can't just say 'Dru' every single time you speak, it beats the purpose of your nickname!"
"Dru-Dru!" Exclaimed the Dragon-type in a reply delivered with as much heat as the conversation seemed to intensify.
"Oh, don't you 'Dru-Dru' me, young 'Mon! I am expecting a decent explanation for this right-"
"Ahem, I hate to break up the... erm, 'Dru' conversation, but hello, my lovely!" Drake said with beaming eyes, before he remembered what he was looking for. "Now, help me find my beanie. I can't even find it."
"Beanie?" She replied in confusion, "I don't even know your name mister, and you want me to help you find a piece of your clothing? This is all happening so fast!"
Drake was actually surprised at the obvious fact that he didn't even give out his name to this charming young woman. He always does that. Like, ALWAYS. "Ahem, my apologies, but my name is Drake. Drake Callibur, if you must." He replied with a curtsy bow.
"Callibur? Like the famous Trainer, without the famous part?" She hastily replied as she put two & and a less popular two together, "That's neat. But, anyways, I don't believe I could be of much use finding the so-coveted beanie. I'm on an errand of my own too, as it just so happens. You see, my Minccino has recently gone-"
"Min-Ci-Nooooooooooooo!" Cries a high-pitched Poke-voice as a gray lump of long ears and swaying tail darts across the deck, rushing past Delilah with a swift jump, unveiling at the same time a beanie hat adorning its left ear, barely hanging to the Normal-type as it runs past the three Trainers as Delilah stares back at Drake in utter confusion, the facial expressions of the two speaking for them:
- Was that the...
- Yup
Within matter of seconds, the figure of Delilah's Minccino fades away from their sight, "I suppose we should go get the two back?" she asks in spite of already knowing the answer.
But Drake was already gone, his figure running after the Mincinno the only thing telling Delilah where he went.
"So..." Delilah proceeded, seeing how Drake took no time in fading away as well, her gaze and attention now directed to Nyx, who has kept to himself for some reason, "I don't suppose we can communicate in some way?"
***
Setting the hands-free device neatly on her right ear, she took off the accompanying pad from her purse and quickly touch-screened her way to the contacts list and, subsequently, clicked on Nyx's name. After a nice pair of ringing sounds, the voice of the male scholar sounded across the device.
"Say Mr. Lane, I don't suppose you know something about the Minccino species?"
"I do in fact know a sufficient amount of info on the Minccino race. They are, in my opinion, the most interesting race of Pokemon. If Man-kind can somehow harness how to get those furry tails on a woman's body, the world would be a better place..." He said as he gazed of into the distance.
"I... All right." She simply added as she clicked on a big "END CALL" button displayed now on the pad's screen. Almost immediately, she now started a conversation with Drake. Given how both were behind the same thing or, at least, two things that were fairly close to one another, they could use each other's help while surveying the decks.
"Callibur," she started in her same-old fashion of rarely calling people by their first name, "Any news?"
"Hah... hah..." he replied, as he lost the gray-mouse-thing a while back. "No, I lost the darn thing. I can't even catch up to it..."
"I see," she replied with yet another sigh, this time back to being frustrated, "I just don't understand how Min can be so... herself. She seemed perfectly fine back at Laverre with my brother... Any ideas as to where to look?"
"I think I saw it running towards the direction of that blasted Burger Queen before I lost it."
"The darn thing," Delilah continued in utter frustration, "Of course it has to run to the least healthy stablishment of the liner when she's hungry. Why not Golden Cafe, I wonder, they say it's a really nice place but no, she has to go to Burger Queen, right?" She makes a stop, realizing how she had suddenly begun to vent out across the HTransceiver, "Err... Anyways, as much as I don't like the place, let's meet up in front of the thing and take a peek, okay?"
Drake chuckled in response, and simply said "You got it, my dear," And before she could remark about what he called her (again), he hung up.
***
"For the
last time, I do not want to buy
anything here. I don't want to repeat this whole scene again, so please, let us pass already."
"Nah, miss. Ye' ain't gon' get past me til' I get my burger, ye greedy princess, ye."
It was pointless, really. This man (whose nickname was probably Ironwall, given the current situation) just wouldn't stand aside, not even after being knocked out already and making a fool of himself. He was the real-life equivalent of a pointless video-game obstacle, like a physical invulnerable tree of sorts on the route next to your hometown, or a sleeping giant of green and white blocking a mountain pass next to an ordinary city known for its gambling addicts and flower aficionados. She couldn't understand it, those kinds of things just wouldn't show up in the real world, right?
"Excuse me, I got this," Drake told the lovely Furisode girl, who was obviously really annoyed at this man, to which Drake was too, "Ya know, I'd be happy to give you a sandwich to eat, good sir." He told the man, before smacking a good right hook across the jaw, utilizing Nyx's tactic (which was the second time that happened to him, poor Ironwall). "I've been told knuckle-sandwiches are better than freaking Burger Queen specials."
As if by magic the colossal man fell to the ground once more. Because, apparently, he had no physical bulk and was exceedingly lightweight, thus giving him zero protection against contact of any sort, even a scrawny sixteen year old, or a scientist. Chances were Delilah could have brought him down herself by huffing at him.
"Man, either I have fists of steel, or this guy's a pushover. Now, let's find your-"
"Wait a minute," Delilah said, fingers pointing at Min, who was comfortably sitting next to a man that had fallen asleep in front of his order. By 'sitting', one should understand the Minccino was literally having a feast of the sleeping man's meal,
"GET BACK HERE IN THIS INSTANT BEFORE I WIPE THE FLOOR WITH YOU, YOU ARCEUS-DAMNED EXCUSE FOR A POKEMON!" She spaztically exclaimed in an ungodly voice tone that would make the quiet and peaceful Valerie herself shed a few tears.
Upon hearing her voice, Minccino came to a full stop, and Delilah herself proceeded to place one of her hands over her mouth, just now realizing how, apparently, she was still venting out, and quite violently at that, "Oh, I uh... I mean... Come back here, please." Drake only stared at her, with surprised eyes.
Not willing to explore how louder her voice could get, Min immediately skipped back all the way to Delilah's heels, "There we go."
"Arceus, can your voice get any louder than THAT...?" Drake sighed to himself, as he was surprised how a seemly calm girl could scream such frustration. "Apparently the type of woman who's claws come out when she's angry... I'll keep note of that."
"What did you just say,
Mister?"
***
"We at the S.S. Holos would like to inform you that we have arrived at the Holon Marshlands. Please remember to take any and all belongings with you as you disembark. Mr. Jaywalker himself wishes you to have an excellent time!
"So we're here," Delilah calmly states as the three Trainers stare from the highest deck at the masses gathering to disembark the liner, her elbows gently laying to a safety rail disposed in front of them. A modest wodden platform being everything they could step on, "I never expected so many people to come to this place."
Nyx looked down at the abundance of people, shoving their way off the boat like mindless animals "No...neither did I. This might lead to some complications, some of these people seem strongly aggressive on contact. Maybe It'd be best if we stay near people we can trust..." Nyx said as he looked wide-eyed at the hundred upon thousands of people, flooding out the boat. He looked up at the island, it seems they landed on some marsh-area. He saw many different Pokemon scattered around the swamp, mostly amphibian and reptilian Pokemon.
Drake, tending his recent wounds, product of a certain Furisode Girl's surprising mood change, and simply said "It's quite interesting, I'd love to get off this ship... Preferably after all those people are off it too..."
"Oh, most certainly. I'd hate to run into any more Burger Queen aficionados on our way down," She says as she looks down to the wooden floor, where Min has happily staring back like nothing had even occurred. Next to her Dru was exhibiting a wide smile. Delilah was just hoping they could get off the ship already.
"I agree, most of these people seem to have come for fame for catching Mew. I think that says alot about someone... So, why did you join this expedition in the first place Ms. Delilah?" Nyx said inquisitively.
"Let's just say I wasn't entirely in agreement with this journey. By which I, of course, mean I didn't even want to go. Stuff and stuff. I was supposed to come with my brother and he backed out because apparently I deserve some character development." She hastily replied, chuckling at the end as her dialogue was accompanied with multiple hand gestures.
Nyx realized it was a slightly touchy subject by her tone of voice. He immediately changed the subject of the conversation to Drake "So Drake, why did you decide to join on the expedition to Holon?" he said with a puzzled glance.
"I don't exactly know myself, Nyx. My father, as you know, is one of the most famous trainers in the world. His son, however, can barely fill the gap left by his impending shadow. Compare a runt with a mountain, perhaps." He said with a sigh and a flip of his hair, remembering how many times his father left him in the dust when it came to battling.
"And what about you, Mr. Lane?" Delilah proceeded to ask in genuine curiosity.
"Hmmm. A mystery really. For the both of us, I have no substantial evidence as to why I joined either. I mainly came for the research, however I think that I might discover another part of myself which I didn't know about previously. I always wonder if I'm researching the wrong race. Perhaps Humans is what I should research... " Nyx said, obviously thinking very deep into the matter. He didn't want to share everything. It wasn't a lie, just not the entire truth.
"I'd say we all might find something new about us on this region," she added, "It seems there aren't much people left on board. What say you if we dissembark now?"
***
Shortly after they were all recieved by the interesting Nikolai Jaywalker himself, who directed them to a mashy clearing of the wet and smelly marshlands they were at. While his speech went on - rather quickly at that -, Delilah thought the man was quite amusing to say the least. Drake just thought that he should just shut the hell up and let them explore. Meanwhile, Nyx found him like the founding father of the BurgerQueen, but slightly more ignorant. The amusing old man was covering many subjects important for their survival within matter of seconds. Cities, dungeons, supplies, you name it. He was done just as soon as he began, and now everyone was trying to process his words of knowledge, pondering what to do as he waved one last message.
"
Not everything is as it seems! Have fun!"
Shortly after, the three took a modest amount of supplies - 3 Potions, 1 Escape Rope, and 5 Pokeballs each - as they casually sifted thru the crowds before they could create a messy gathering. In-between the many voices, and once they had gotten their stuff, Delilah had turned to both Drake and Nyx, with whom she had stayed together as they had dissembarked, "Say guys, why don't we have a nice little race to see who reaches the city first? I mean it's fair game now so we might as well split and learn to venture on our own."
"B-but..." Drake stuttered, as Nyx's earlier statements about death and stuff scared the living crap out of him. Especially thinking that Delilah would be all alone... "I'm not leaving your side! I won't!
"Now that's cute. But it's not a question," Delilah firmly replied, "This place could be dangerous, just as much as it could be safe. Either we go together and rely unnaturally on our conglomerate of strength or we face the reality that we might not always be together, and thus become stronger on our own account. I expect you to arrive before I do, too. That could be a nice first step in stepping out of father Callibur's shadow."
By the time Delilah had finished talking, one might glance closely at the forest and see a man with a fancy labcoat and black boots run by them. Nyx still loved sprinting as much as he did in the Lumiose Alleys. "PEACE GUYS!" he yelled behind him, at his newfound friends. Friends, but he wasn't going to let friends hold back his research. Still friends though, really close friends too.
Yet Drake stood firm with his opinion, too. "I won't leave your side, Delilah. I'm not changing my mind."
"Fine, serve yourself. I'm not responsible of what happens to you."
"Good. Because I'm not worried about my well-being."
***
While Nyx was running through the large forests and marshlands, he saw a wide variety of Wooper. He stopped for a second, and analyzed them with the 'ALMANAC' and updated his progress. He continued running along. He was thinking about how his friends were fairing through the perils of the Island. He was a little wreckless where he stepped, slightly disturbing some Wooper in the area. He stepped in some marsh water and he saw ripples in the water as some wild Pokemon overcame him.
***
"So... Delilah. What exactly is your brother like?" Drake asked as they stomped about in the marsh, quite annoyed at how dirt and mush were sticking to his shoes.
"An interesting fellow, actually," She said as she tried to pull the bottom of her Furisode, in a futile attempt of preventing it from getting any muddier and dirtier than it got, "Always supportive, although what he did was law most of the time. Wherever he went, I followed. Whatever he said I nooded in agreement. I didn't mind it, tho," She stopped as she was almost about to trip, her Furisode now diriter than ever before, "And I absolutely regret thinking wearing this thing was a good idea."
"Well, I do agree that it wasn't wise to wear it while hiking... but it looks pretty on you..." The male said while drifting off into his own thoughts, seemingly thinking about whatever he was thinking about.
"That really doesn't work when it's as dirty as it is right now," she let go of a sigh, "And besides-" her movement and speech are cut short, as she notices something moving along the bodies of water. At the same time, a lump walking around the marshy ground draws near with decent speed. Taking out a Pokeball from her purse with quick haste, she held the capsule as Min showed up within a cluster of light, "Don't you even think about it."
As if on cue, a pair of figures darted out from the ground and water, taking Delilah by surprise as they tried to reach her from behind.
"Delilah, watch out!" Drake screamed as he grabbed Sven's Pokeball, releasing the Snivy, ready at moment's notice to attack.
Noticing the two lumps coming from behind, and Drake's lousy warning, Delilah turned around, Min quickly jumping into action - a trail of water enveloping its tail - and stopping both lumps on their tracks, although barely inflicting damage - if at all. As both creatures fell to the ground, Drake stood next to Delilah, waiting for the pair of Pokemon to move again.