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PTS - Amelia and the Earth Orb

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Amelia tumbled through the undergrowth with a cackling kecleon behind her. She was no stranger to rolling around in the dirt but she hoped she'd be able to stay a little less dirty. She wasn't a hiker anymore, she could wear skirts and flimsy outfits as a Boutique owner but that would have to wait.

Amelia waved her flashlight up into the branches of the trees above to watch Lulu leap from branch to branch searching under every leaf. It was the second anniversary of one of the more major groups within Ivywood the one that started the bulletin board system and all the fun shops, she hadn't been aroundn for the anniversary party last year because of a badly timed vacation but she was adamant to take part in this event.

She pushed the leaves away from her face and took the moment to look under the branches since she was already there. They were currently looking for one of the four elemental orbs, the uh, the... the brown one.. the Earth Orb! Amelia nodded to herself thanking her memory for actually making note of the details.

"Esper! Over here can you mark these  bushes too?" Amelia called out to her little Alolan Vulpix, she had given the little one the job of marking all the trees and bushes they checked with a bit of ice. It wouldn't melt too soon considering it had gotten a bit chillier with fall upon them. It probably also helped that the forest was so dark without any direct sunlight breaking  through the thick branches.

Esper called back with an agreeing noise before trotting over to breath on some of the leaves. What a  good child she had, Amelia smiled at her before messing rubbing her fur a bit, "come on, let's go check over there next!"

They had been searching for the past ... two.. three? Well a good couple hours now, that they had arrived at one of the forest lakes near the center of this area. If the forest had been normal the sun would have been glittering across the water, instead the waters looked inky dark as if crafted directly from the shadows that lurked at every turn.

"Okay everyone let's take a  break! We'll check for pokemon burrows after this! There's a chance some rattata took the orb and hid it." Her team reigned in and she checked them over, Lulu the kecleon had a few scratches but she was in her element and completely fine. Esper the alolan vulpix looked a bit upset with getting dingy with dirt but otherwise also fine.

Paprika the chikorita was currently eating the leaves so she was probably having the time of her life but her leaf did look a bit wilted from the lack of sun. She'll have to make sure that the little grass pokemon gets some  sun time in later or even tomorrow. Amelia paused and looked around, the other three were missing... Panic gripped her heart.

"W-where's Fione, Thyme and Potato? Did.. you guys see where they went?" A terrible feeling began to rise up from her gut as they spoke to each other but ultimately shook their heads. A deep rumble sounded through the trees shaking the leaves like an ominous wind chilling them.

"We have to find them, that could have been them! They could be in trouble!! FIONE!! THYME!!! POTATO!! WHERE ARE YOU!! THat Earth Orb iS NOT WORTH MY TEAM!" Amelia went running toward the sound as an anger started to churn in her heart, nothing was going to steal her team from her. She ran across the hard dirt sending leaves flying up behind her, the branches scraped at her arms but she could barely tell. Her heart was pounding in her ears and those three were the only things that mattered. What ever happened to herself could be dealt with later.

Amelia jumped into a less dense patch of trees sliding along the ground across some loose leaves nearly loosing her footing, her breaths came out hard and ragged as she shined her flashlight on the trees around her. The roars were louder now, whatever was making the noise was close, a bit too close as the rest of her team was still trying to catch up with her. She quickly glanced over her shoulder catching a glance of Esper's bright fur. She couldn't wait, she placed her water bottle on its side pointing in the direction she'll go. Lulu will know what she's trying to say.

Catching enough of her breath Amelia charged on ahead, "FIONE!!! WHERE ARE YOU!!" The darkness obscured most things now, the ground, the far off trees and even her own body. Even her flashlight lit up a small area just in front of her. The forest was quiet now, nothing rustled or even seemed to breathe outside of herself. She shivered trying to tell herself she wasn't afraid and she wouldn't get turned around and everything would be okay. Her foot snagged on a tree root and fell to one knee into the hard knotted ground.

The top ground was covered in tree roots here and a chilliness soaked through her clothes. She wasn't meant to be here, no one was meant to be here. She needed to leave. Amelia found herself almost turning around to escape the deep rooted fear as her heart pounded louder but she clenched her teeth. No. She had to find her team. They were here. She knew it. She would not leave!

"You can't get rid of me that easily! I've been in more secret placed than you can believe! AND NOT ONE MANAGED TO STOP ME! I WILL FIND MY TEAM!" She felt a bit silly but it helped the fear ebb enough that she could continue, she pushed up off the ground glaring into the darkness.

A thin whine drifted by her on the wind and she turned her head violently to the right, that sounded like Potato her dratini! Her fingers turned white from gripping her flashlight so tightly, the whine got a little louder. She snapped out of her paralyzed daze and sprinted towards the sound. She feared that her little Potato was hurt or alone or even, no she wouldn't think about it. Tears stung at the edges of her eyes as a small green glow lit up a small space under an old oak tree.

That was Fione's light, a relief unwound inside her as she neared the light and dropped to the ground to look under the roots to see her small family. As her eyes landed on the three of them she lost the image as she went flying into the darkness ripped away from their light. Her flashlight fell from her fingers and clattered to the ground rolling to reveal a great Serperior hissing at her as it wound itself around the tree.

The pain from the blow hit her now and she tensed for a few long moments as the tree slowly cracked from the pressure. She dug her fingers into the dirt before throwing some at the Serperior hitting it in the face. It cried out in anger as it threw its head around to dislodge the dirt from its face. The great snake's focus was on her now and it charged swiftly in her direction. There wasn't much she could do against such a terrifying pokemon but run and run she did. In what she hoped was the direction of Lulu.

It was too strong, the most she could do was hope to distract it.  "FIONE GET THEM TO SAFETY! USE MY FLASHLIGHT TO HELP LULU FIND YOU GUYS! I'M GOING TO RU-" She tripped, head over heels into a nest of roots further down a small hill. She was disoriented and couldn't get her feet back under herself. The Serperior was closing in, the rushing of the giant body over the roots was clearly heard in the snapping of branches and other loose roots.

Panic started to set in as she kept falling back over, her fight or flight drive was now in a play dead state. A state she was pretty sure wasn't going to work, her breathing came out quick and pained and she felt just as trapped as Fione and the others probably had. She covered her face with her arms to try and deflect any attacks but just as her heard it loom above her several small hisses surrounded her.

She opened her eyes and saw several small shapes worm themselves out of the roots and launch at the snake. A horde battle was taking place before her eyes and for once she wasn't on the other end of it. She couldn't make out the details as more and more small pokemon began to attack and eventually won the battle again the Serperior. It was left weakened on the ground trying to make a slow escape away from the roots to lick its wounds.

The small pokemon had all but ignored her as they returned to what was most likely their nest. She didn't dare move unless they decided she was also a threat to their home. As she waited for the nest of pokemon to resettle her eyes fell on a small glowing object right where the Serperior had been last.

She didn't notice the pokemon was carrying it in her flight but there it softly glowed easing her into a calm state. Amelia dragged herself quietly over to the orb and took it into her hands, she was certain this was the Earth Orb. Eventually her team found her,  Fione with her brightly glowing tail and Lulu with the flashlight, it must have been too dark even for her eyes in this place.

She smiled at them, "Hey guys. I found the orb, we can go home!"
Lulu whacked her on the head, "OW HEY! EVERYTHING'S FINE NOW! NO ONE GOT TOO HURT!" Lulu's response was to hit her again harder," OKAY I DON'T NEED TO BE HIT. I KNOW I RAN. I DIDN'T WAIT! BUT HEY FIONE AND THYME AND POTATO ARE FINE BECAUSE I DIDN'T!!"  

Lulu hissed slightly before trying to help Amelia to her feet, or at least into a sitting up position. It was slow progress from there as she got rather tossed around and the other three were worse for wear. Fione had taken the blunt of the damage but it seemed that Potato was targeted first as the weakest in the group. She'd have to double up on training so the little dratini wouldn't have to be afraid of exploring. Thyme seemed okay, but walked with a slight limp now.

She tried to return the three of them to their pokeballs but Fione refused to go back. Amelia was slightly happy, it'd make life a bit easier to actually be able to see where they were going with Fione's flash. She smiled, "okay, let's get this orb back to town!"

Esper peered into the nest of roots and saw the light reflect in the faces of many several rattata and backed off almost immediately with Paprika on her heels. They ran back to the group and helped get their trainer back on her feet as well.
For the :iconpokemontownship: group! 

Trainer App: Amelia Mintea
Your Pokemon: Kecleon - Lulu, Flaaffy - Fione, Dratini - Potato, Deerling - Thyme, Alolan Vulpix - Esper, Chikorita - Paprika
Guest Pokemon:  wild Serperior, wild Rattata
Word counter: 1,889 words
Items used: n/a

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Phew first time doing a writing entry, I hope it was an okay read. I'm still a bit rusty but I'm getting back into the swing of things now! Hopefully the next time I write it'll turn out better and more interesting!!
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