(OOC: Maybe I do, maybe I don't. ;) Also, do we have to do everything in one post or can we split it up between two or so posts?)
Kaylin continued to run down the forest past, not even aware of the trees that rushed past her or the wind that whipped up her hair and made it fly, nor how she kicked up dirt around her. She continued to run until she just couldn't bare the burnning in her lungs any more and the aching in her ribs. When that happened, Kaylin leaned against a near-by tree and breathed rapidly.
It didn't take long for Kaylin to lose that little strength and collapsed onto the ground. Still breathing, the girl absantly mindily reached into her pocket and took out the Pokeball that held Chomp. She stared at it for a little bit before hugging the red and white ball to her chest. She knew, right then and there, that this little Pokemon was the only thing she really had. She had no idea that she would be setting off on an adventure so soon. She thought that she would have time to go back home and say good-bye to her mother and grab some stuff beforehand. How was she suppose to know this was going to happen!? To make things worse, she had separated from the other kids and was now alone.
"What am I going to do?" Kaylin whispered, tears coming to her eyes as she curled her knees up to herself and hugged the ball closer to her. "I don't know where I am, what I can do to help. Its not like they need me. Those other kids can tell Steven what happened. Not to mention that Team Rocket is going to come after me now and I have no supplies..."
More tears came to Kaylins eyes and soon she was silently crying to herself, her shoulder shaking with her sobs. A cold, northenly winde suddenly appeared rushed past Kaylin, causing the leaves to shake violently and even cause a few birds to fly up in alarm. Kaylin felt the cold but, compared to how hot she was just a moment ago, this felt like a relife, though it did not stop her crying. Soon the wind stopped, not that it affected Kaylin at all.
"May, now this just won't do," a soft, female voice said above Kaylin.
Kaylin, tears still dripping from her eyes, looked up when she heard the voice and just stared, her mouth nearly going slack jawed. Above her was possibly the most beautiful woman she had ever seen. This woman seemed tall, though Kaylin couldn't tell too well from her position, and had white, flawless skin. She had long, purple hair that flowed down her back and a circet with a blue outline of a crystal was on her head. She wore a tight, blue long sleeved shirt the molded her perfectly. She wore a matching blue, long skirt with white, transpairant diamonds on it and two white ribbons coming off at the sides. On her feet were white slipers that reached past the skirtline. However, the most stricking thing about this woman was her crimson red eyes. They did not take anything away from her beauty, however, and they still gave this calming effect to Kaylin.
The woman gave a heart-breaking smile as she saw Kaylin's expression and gracefully lowered herself to Kaylin's eye level. Reaching out a hand, she softly wiped away a tear that fell down Kaylin's left cheek.
"See? There's nothing to cry about," the woman said, gently cupping Kaylin's face. "At least, not yet. You are still in good health, and I see you have a Pokemon with you who can protect and help. A safe area is not far, and there are others who can also help going to the same place. There is no need to feel sorry for yourself. Not to mention that tears really do take away from your beauty."
Kaylin sniffed, strangly comforted by this strange woman. When the girl's green eye's met the woman's red, she honestly felt that there was no place safer then where she was right now and that everything would be okay.
"But..." Kaylin said, finally gaining her wits, "I don't know where I am and where I have to go in order to reach Evagnor..."
"That, I can help you with," the woman said taking her hand, as if relectantly, away from Kaylin's face and standing up. "However, you must do two things before I am to help you. The first; is to take my hand and stand up." That said, the woman held out her hand.
Kaylin looked at the the hand, then at the woman who it belonged to. After looking into the crimson gaze, Kaylin took the hand and pulled herself up, still holding onto the ball. She wiped the few tears remaining away and looked at the woman, and waited for the next thing she would have to do.
The woman gave a kind smile. "Very good. Now the second thing you have to do is...battle me."
Kaylin blinked and, before she knew it, the woman had produced a pokeball and, with a quick throw, released a pink furred Buneary. The rabbit Pokemon gave a happy cry and bounced around, happy to be out.
"Wait!" Kaylin cried out, "I...I can't fight you! I've...never been in a real battle before..."
"Well then now is a good time to start, isn't it?" The woman said not unkindly. "It doesn't matter if you want to or not. You must beat me if you want me to help you find your way to Evagnor. If it helps, my name is Sedna and this little bunny's name is Suger."
"Buneary!" Suger cried out happily.
Kaylin looked at the woman, now known as Sedna, then took a deep breath and threw her Pokeball in the air. "Chomp, come out!" Kaylin called out and in a flash the hyper active aligator appeared. Chomp jumped up in the air and kicked his feet acouple times before landing again.
Sedna smiled, then called out, "Okay Sugar, use Pound!"
The Buneary grinned and charged at Chomp, slamming her small but powerful paw at him. Chomp was knocked back but quickly recovered.
"Alright Chomp, use Leet then try to follow up with a Scratch!" Kaylin shouted.
Chomp glared at the rabbit pokemon, causing her to shiver in fright. He then rushed forward and Scratched at her, doing more damage then normal.
"Very good, I see you have studied battling," Sedna said with a smile. "But I wonder if that will be good enough? Sugar, Sky Uppercut!"
Kaylin's mouth slackened for the second time when the bunny grinned evily, then rushed foward and slammed her paw under Chomp's large mouth. This knocked the Big Jaw Pokemon up into the air where he landed on the ground again. Chomp was able to get back up, but it was with a sizable difference.
"How...how can she know that move?" Kaylin asked, completely confused.
"Breeding," Sedna said matter-of-factly. "Didn't they teach you about egg moves?"
Kaylin shook her head, not in answer to Sedna's question, and backed away. "There's no way...there's no way that I can fight against you. We're still so weak and-"
"Giving up already?" Sedna said with a sigh. "Well fine, whatever. Though I'm sure Wallace would be very disappointed in you. Your parents too. Not to mention myself and little Chomp over there."
For some reason, the thought of disappointing this woman over took the guilt she felt when she thought of disappointing her mom or Wallace. She really wanted to prove herself to this Sedna woman, especially after praticlly breaking down in front of her. Not to mention that Sedna was right about Chomp. Dispite taking a powerful attack, he was still rearing to go and finish this battle. This gave Kaylin courage and strength.
"Alright Chomp, use a Water Gun!" Kaylin said.
Chomped grinned, happy that his trainer was finally with him, and unleashed a powerful Water Gun attack which knocked the bunny quite a bit aways.
Sedna laughed and clapped at the attack. "Wonderful! You're doing so well. Just like I knew you would," she then grinned. "But that doesn't mean that I'm just going to give up. Suger, another Sky Uppercut!"
"Dodge!" Kaylin shouted.
Chomp was able to avoid the attack at the last second and even laid a quick Scratch attack on the rabbit.
"Follow up with Water Gun!" Kaylin called out.
Chomp took a deep breath and sprayed some more water on the Buneary, sending her up into the air.
"Sugar, come back down with Pound!" Sedna called out.
Sugar was able to turn in the air and, with her fist leading the way, charged down towards the ground where she crashed landed with Chomp, though with the lizard getting most of the damage.
"Chomp, quick, use one last Water Gun!" Kaylin shouted quickly.
Chomp heard the order and let out another blast of water, sending Sugar crashing into a tree. When she hit the ground, it was obvious that she was down for the count.
Sedna laughed once more and, after returning Sugar to her ball, clapped at the preformance. "Very good, very good! You did very well Kaylin, even better then what I thought you would do! You sure have some talent for this."
Kaylin blushed at the compliments she was getting and, after giving him a quick pat of congradulations, returned the Totodile to his ball. She then looked towards Sedna, once again taking by her beauty, and stammered, "Um...so wh-where is E-Evagnor?"
Sedna chuckled and turned to where the path laid infront of them. "Just follow me, my dear, and I will show."
The woman started to walk down the Route, Kaylin quickly following behind her. Sedna then stopped herself, snapped her fingers and said, "Oh right, I forgot that I was going to give you something," Sedna said, turning to face the girl and reached into her shirt to pull out an item which she gave to the girl, "I think you'll like it."