Powers Combined [Encounters]

[Hiro16]

Hiro looked around as he, rather slowly looked around the forest. This was a weird feeling to him. This was something new to him. An experience, so to say. As he was looking around, he noticed something. It was, rather silent. Hiro sighed a bit as he pulled out a Pokeball and sent out his newly acquired Abra. Hiro looked down at it as it started to float in the air. The Pokemon himself did, not really add to the silence. But that itself wasn't the problem all that much. It was the fact it seemed like there was nothing to be seen no matter where he looked. But, it was fine. Hiro looked down at Shika and closed his eyes as he thought back about a day ago, where he actually got the Abra.

Just yesterday, Hiro finally decided he needed to tell his mom what he wanted to do. And that itself made him want to quit the, rather a ridiculous-sounding idea to just stay with his mom. And really, he was always afraid of bringing anything up with her. Afraid of how she would react. Natural for most kids really. But how she reacted, actually surprised Hiro. The moment he brought it up to her, she just stayed quiet for a moment and got up and motioned for Hiro to follow her into her room. Once Hiro's mom walked in, she opened up a drawer to reveal a blue and black box. Hiro's mom soon explained that since Hiro's dad left them, she tried to throw away any memories that still remained. But she couldn't just, throw away a Pokemon. She then explained how she made sure to keep the Pokemon active, and healthy. How she was so very proud of Hiro. And she wishes him the best of luck in his travels.

Hiro sighed and smiled as he reopened his eyes. That was a rather good memory to him. Just the simple fact that his mother agreed to him traveling, made him feel like he can take on the world. Hiro finally looked up to notice that he had been walking the whole time he was thinking back, and thus had no idea where he even was anymore. "Huh, well, this seems unfortunate," He commented, cupping his chin. He looked back down at Shika to see him just spinning uncontrollably in the air for, whatever reason. Hiro smiled a bit and then went back to his default face as he looked around, trying to see if he can see anything at all from where he was at.

[Kudagitsune]

There was not very much to see except trees.. many trees. It seems that Hiro had gotten himself pretty lost indeed. But wait! What's that sound? Off in the distance, there seems to be something moving. Closer inspection would reveal it to be a zigzagoon, doing as all Zigzagoon do, moving in zig-zag patterns. "Zig-zag-zig-zag," it repeated as if breathing the words. It paused at a berry on the ground. It inspected it cautiously before picking it up and nibbling on it. It looked up for a moment toward Hiro before it simply went back to its berry eating.

[Hiro16]

Hiro dug his hands into his pocket as he tried his best to make sure there was enough space between him and the Pokemon for it to, not get scared off. If it did. Hiro looked down at Shika and pondered for a moment. Do Pokemon feel threatened by other Pokemon that don't usually belong in that territory? Even if Shika actually looked anything but threating, Hiro didn't want any unnecessary problems occurring, so sighed lightly and returned Shika back into his Pokeball. Once he did that he walked over to the Pokemon, keeping a close eye on it, two poke balls in hand. One that was holding Shikamaru, just in case, and one that was just empty. Once Hiro felt like he was getting dangerously closer, he stopped and actually put Shika away into his bag pocket. Hiro then walked even closer to the Zigzagoon and kneeled down once he was a foot away from it, looking at it like it was one of the most interesting things in the world.

[Kudagitsune]

The Zigzagoon continued eating its berry until Hiro had gotten closer. The Zigzagoon stared back toward Hiro for a long moment before suddenly throwing its half eaten berry at Yamada and running quickly away, though at a distance, it stopped and turned, looking again at the trainer curiously. The Pokemon was clearly one of incredible caution, but also curiosity. Approaching it without frightening it may be impossible, but then that isn't the only way of getting closer to the Pokemon.

[Hiro16]

Hiro looked at the half eaten berry and then at the Zigzagoon. Hiro then stood up and stretched a bit when he finally stood up straight. Hiro then looked at the berry once more and then looked around a bit, trying to match the half-eaten berry to the other berries around, Once he found ones that looked somewhat close to it, he picked a dozen with one hand and tossed it halfway between where he as and the Zigzagoon, and then backed away a bit. Hiro, if anything, was trying to determine it's personality right there. On one hand, it could be the cautious type, and may want Hiro to back away even more. Or, could be the, rather ditzy kind of Pokemon and not really know it's surroundings all that much. There were a lot of possibilities that came in front of Hiro. But, maybe he was putting a bit too much thought into it.

[Kudagitsune]

The Zigzagoon was clearly interested in what Hiro had in his hand. It sniffed the air toward him curiously. It even got a little closer, then taking the step back. The Zigzagoon was still being too cautious to approach. It seemed that while the Pokemon was an extremely curious type, at the moment, its sense of caution outweighed its curiosity. The Zigzagoon seemed to realise the trainer's desire to get closer, though it was uncertain about trusting him. The Zigzagoon gave a small growl, though it did not sound very threatening. It shook its fur and the amount of dirt that flew from it showed just how wild this Pokemon was.

[Hiro16]

Hiro started to take a step back, but soon stopped himself and only took half a step before stopping and looking at the Zigzagoon. Hiro then actually cracked a small smile for the extremely non-threatening growl that came from the Zigzagoon. Hiro then raised both hands, keeping his right hand closed since that was the hand holding the berries. Hiro then bent down a little bit and fell backwards, thus sitting on the ground, actually feeling rather tired from walking for how long he has been. Hiro then opened his right hand and then used his left to pick up on of the berries and look at it, wondering if humans were even able to consume the berry or not. Or, he could give them to Abra... Options, options.

[Alice Hope]

Of course a person could consume berries, although it really depended on what kind of berry it was. Not all humans would be able to cope with something that was extremely spicy or bitter, for example, and severe dryness in the mouth was generally nothing short of unpleasant. In this case, round blue oran berries were perfectly yummy to the right tastebuds, and very mild.

Zigzagoon had huffed out a very slight chuckle as Hiro tumbled down tired. Humans didn't seem to have the kind of stamina that Pokemon had. He was still sat on his rump, back and shoulders slightly hunched from tension, but eventually zipped forward to snatch another berry up for consumption before putting a little distance between himself and the human again. Hiro did not seem very threatening, but the point was that he could be, and Zigzagoon had survived his wild life well on caution and analysis thus far.

[Hiro16]

If there was one thing Hiro wasn't all that aware of, it was berries. So, of course, he took a mental note to read up on them once he gets to the next town. But for right now, he had to focus on the issue at hand, where the heck he was even at. Hiro just sighed as he pulled out a Pokeball, and out came Shika. Hiro just raised one of the berries in between his index finger and thumb as Shika wobbled over, grabbed the berry in its hands, walked away from him a bit, sat down, and started to eat it. Hiro smiled him as Hiro, himself, looked back towards the Zigzagoon.

It's weird. In some way, the Zigzagoon reminded Hiro of himself. How it was being catious. And how it was not judging a person based off their looks. In hindsight, the Zigzagoon was outsmarting Hiro when it came to this. Hiro should not be just sitting here, thinking the Pokemon was comepletly harmless, just because it looked like it. But, he stayed calm, and looked back over to Shika eating it's berry, about to finish it. So, to just make it easier for his companion, Hiro automatically rolled a berry over to Shika and then returned his attention back to the Zigzagoon. "I decided. That Zigzagoon is going to be the first pokemon I catch." Hiro thought to himself, lightly smiling.

[Alice Hope]

Zigzagoon hunched a little as Shika was released, but once he realised that the psychic Pokemon wasn't going to attack, he slowly began to soothe once more. He suspected Hiro of intending for a fight, for a capture, but couldn't be sure. Either way, if the trainer wanted a battle and to claim the wild creature for his own, he would have to make the first move, and before Zigzagoon fled back into the brush.

[Hiro16]

Hiro sat there for a few more moments before getting up and dusting himself off and looking over at Shika, watching him finish his food before looking up at Hiro. Hiro smiled a bit and asked, "ready for your first fight?" he then dug in his bag to pull out one Pokeball and then looked over to the Zigzagoon. "Okay, first battle, Hiro. Let's see if you're cut out for this." He mumbled to himself as Shika floated up front. Hiro opened his mouth, about to say a command Shika to do something, but soon stopped. He felt like it would only be fair to make sure that the Zigzagoon knew what was about to go down.

[Alice Hope]

The mention of a battle perked up the skittish Zigzagoon's ears, and he tensed up, devouring the rest of the berry stiffly before getting himself into a fighting stance. He was tempted to run away, but the level five thought against it, and went for the opposing strategy - a swift start might make life easier. So, without warning, the Pokemon rushed Shika, using tackle!

[Hiro16]

Hiro was not expecting that at the least and watched as Shika flew back a bit from the result of the tackle. Hiro looked back at Shika and smiled a bit once he hopped back up. "So, that's how it fights, huh?" Hiro thought to himself. He then looked back at Shika, not sure how to play this. Time to experiment. Hiro pointed at the Zigzagoon and simply said, "Rush it at full speed!" Shika tried its best to rush it as fast as he could, and even though it wasn't as fast as Hiro wanted, it could do. "Now, use ice punch once you're close!" Hiro instructed, with Shika following the order without haste, and went for the move once he was a few inches in front of the Zigzagoon.

(Sorry, have no computer or internet, I should be back now, though)

[Hiro16]

(Bump it up?)

[Felix Leonis]

The zigzagoon's ears perked up and its snout twitched when it heard the abra's master yell something, noticing that the trainer's pokemon was suddenly rushing at him, the wild pokemon tried to escape by quickly turning around and launching himself to the left, but the zigzagoon wasn't fast enough and in a white flash Shika's icepunch connected, sending the poor wild pokemon flying for a few yards until it skidded to a grinding halt.

Shaking the flakes of ice from its fur, the zigzagoon trembled slightly on its tiny legs, showing that the Abra's attack had done quite some damage. "Zig-zig-zigzagoon," The tiny pokemon yelled, bracing itself, while letting out a loud growl to scare Shika.

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[Hiro16]

Hiro frowned a bit as Shika retreated a bit after the growl. Hiro cupped his chin in wonder, trying to determine how to do this. He couldn't just go for the same attack, or, at least he is giving the Pokemon more credit than it deserves. Hiro had to make an opening himself. Shika and Hiro looked at each other, Shika was looking like he was waiting for direction from his trainer. But, this was Hiro's forte. All he did was wait and see what the Zigzagoon was about. If she was an attacker or one that hangs back. Depending on the Zigzagoon's next move, Hiro can and will adjust accordingly.

[Felix Leonis]

The zigzagoon noticed that Shika seemingly took a step back after hearing her loud growl, but even so, the tiny furry pokemon didn't seem to be making a move just yet, as she was basically doing the very same as Hiro and his Abra: trying to figure out her opponent and move accordingly.

However, it was when both trainer and pokemon looked at one another, even if for just the shortest possible moment, the zigzagoon saw an opportunity in this moment and suddenly rushed towards the abra with a lot of confidence and hope in its own tactic, trying to tackle Shika quite hard in the side.

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[Hiro16]

Hiro smiled a bit, seeing the Zigzagoon run straight for Shika in the corner of his eye. Hiro got a pokeball ready as he pointed and called out, "Shika! Use Ice Punch immediately!" The Abra turned around quickly, already using the move, and also went head first, going to take a tackle head on to land the ice punch.

[Felix Leonis]

While the zigzagoon was charging straight at the abra, it was suddenly surprised by the reaction of Shika, as Hiro's small pokemon quickly turned around, listening to its trainer's advice. No longer able to stop, the zigzagoon had no other choice but to take the challenge head on.

When the furry pokemon tackled the abra, shika's glowing fist hit the wild pokemon at the side, resulting in the both of them being pushed away for a few feet, each landing rather roughly, but after a few moments it was obvious that the zigzagoon had taken the hardest hit, but even more surprising, it seemed that its fur was littered with ice and it couldn't move properly, as if it was frozen solid.

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[Hiro16]

(Sorry, was busy)
Hiro's eyes followed his Abra, who flew a little bit away once he got hit with the tackle. Hiro clenched his teeth a bit, feeling like this fight was, actually not go in his favor.
Luckily, he was wrong.
Once Hiro looked over to the Zigzagoon, he too saw the Pokemon's fur be sort of coated in a kind of ice. Hiro thought this was the perfect chance to get checkmate in this battle, and quickly pulled out a Pokeball, and pressing the button to enlarge it. Hiro made sure to aim as best he could, not wanting to waste a Pokeball, then threw it as best he could, straight towards the Zigzagoon.

[Felix Leonis]

With Zigzagoon unable to move due to the ice cluttering all of its fur, freezing it in its place, the poor pokemon couldn't react when the trainer threw a ball at it. In an instant, the furry pokemon vanished into the pokeball in a flash of red light.

The pokeball moved once, withe it's light blinking, it moved twice and the light was still blinking...

It moved a third time and the light stopped blinking, showing that the zigzagoon had given up its struggle and accepted its capture.

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[Hiro16]

Hiro kind of held his breath before finally letting it out when he saw the Pokeball stop wiggling and make a little ding sound. Hiro looked down at Shika, who was once again in his own world. Hiro just gave a slight nod his way before walking over to the pokeball and picked it up, smiling at it. "I hope we can become good friends." the young boy told it, as he put the new Pokemon, which he nicknamed Paxton. "Well, Shika. Lets try to find a way out of here." And so, Hiro, Shika, and their new pal Paxton continue to walk, to gods know where.

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