Celadon City

Pokemon Encounter: 292/-- || Trainer Battle: 317/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Transfer Paper) 7/20
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:

Sitting there on Emiri’s shoulder, seething and brooding still, more so than he did on a fairly normal basis, Lynno clung to the shoulder of her denim jacket with his less than impressive talons and could only mull over Emiri’s words of reassurance to him, no matter how not reassuring they really were to him. All he could do right now was sit and wait, let the dragons and the bigger stronger Pokemon take care of his problems for him, and it was killing him inside. He was never one to just sit around and do nothing, he took action, and did not let something push him around by any means. But in this state, when his wings were too small to even carry his reduced weight and size, he felt rather defeated and wasn’t sure how to cope with it. Lynno knew that the sense of comradery among his teammates was strong, he could not be left without help, and as much as he didn’t like having to sit idly by and do nothing while Azuran was out searching for the Mismagius that he wanted to tear to scraps, there was not much he could do stuck like this…
Lynno was never one to be so invested in conversation, especially when it didn’t regard him in the slightest, and with Emiri standing there with Kovu and Cerian and talking to the two other humans, he just didn’t feel like being stationary there for much longer. He waited for a lull in the conversation before moving from Emiri’s shoulder down her arm, and she understood that he might just want some time to himself. She leaned down a little bit for him to hop off from her arm to the ground, knowing that her other Pokemon would help watch out for him if something were to happen, and with that Lynno started to move along the ground to just try and occupy himself in any way that he could. He didn’t know if that meant beating up some of the local bug Pokemon or what, but he just needed to get away from the crowd for a little bit.
”Where are you going Lynno,” came Nimbus’ voice, and the Raichu had since been off to the side with the baby on his tail, occupying the Chifaera and working on his motor skills, but Lynno only glared up at him with sharp eyes, hardly in the mood for any kind of talk.
”What does it matter? I can’t go anywhere I want to,” Lynno sneered, his wings hunched against his small frame as he scratched at the ground beneath him with his meager talons.
”I kind of noticed… Does something like this happen a lot…,” Nimbus inquired, and he couldn’t help but ask having seen the way that the other Pokemon, his teammates, had reacted to Lynno whom had once been an enormous bird being reduced to his first and original stage. They didn’t seem shocked or surprised, vengeful and ready to take action, sure, but there weren’t many questions asked, and they weren’t for lack of a better term, freaking out about it.
”It shouldn’t have happened again, not to me especially, but yeah. This wouldn’t be the first time we’ve seen something like this,” Lynno digressed, his tone full of anguish and resent, and Nimbus could understand if this wasn’t the first time that something like this had happened before… He would be upset, and rightfully so if he was a Pichu on the ground again…
Standing there beside Emiri on the ground, Cerian was hardly paying attention now to anything that the human girl was talking about, not even paying attention to his own name. Instead his silver eyes were focused on the small blue Pokemon that stood on the other side of the human Apollo. He had never really wondered about things outside of his mountains and outside of his clans, but then again he had never had a reason to wonder what the outside was like… So far, having been in this new world and seeing these new things, he couldn’t say that his intrigue hadn’t been touched… There was so much that he didn’t know that he knew now, and so much that he could learn about… he wondered why really his clan had made it such a point to never leave? The small blue Pokemon though had responded to him, and Cerian was kind of taken aback by his tone. It was a perceptive question, and since he wasn’t big like the other blue Pokemon that the human Emiri had, he had to wonder what this smaller looking thing was.
”You’re a Squirtle… I don’t think that’s what they call the bigger blue one…,” Cerian muttered out loud, thinking then that maybe he was wrong and that they weren’t part of the same species, maybe this blue one didn’t even use water like the big Blastoise they traveled with. The Squirtle wasn’t through though, and came back at Cerian with a similar question, comparing him to Kovu and calling himself normal sized. Cerian looked up to Kovu who towered over him in comparison, then back to the Squirtle with a kind of side eyed glance, as though he was wondering if the blue Pokemon was really quite serious.
”I’m only a Replisol, that’s why? Kovu is a Nightrial, that’s what I will be when I evolve,” Cerian answered in a matter of fact tone, as though it should be common place to know that that was going to look like when he was fully grown, and it was common place, within his own kind.
”You’re not like the other blue Pokemon though, you’re small, and you don’t have those cannons in your shell,” Cerian stated, and as Emiri and Kovu had moved from their spot on the ground, and the human male did too, Cerian and the Squirtle were left to face each other, and Cerian moved just a bit closer, looking down to the blue Pokemon. He was thinking aloud now, trying to deduce what the smaller Pokemon was if it wasn’t what they called a Blastoise.
”Are you always going to be that normal size? What do you breathe,” Cerian asked, wondering more then about this new smaller Pokemon and what it was, what a Squirtle was. There was so little that he knew and understood about the world around him, hadn’t even realized or understood that the big bird had become the small bird that the human Emiri had, he wanted to start learning things when and if he could, and it was going to start with figuring out what kind of Pokemon a Squirtle was.
Having since stepped away from Apollo and Kira for what seemed like the umpteenth time by now in the conversation, Emiri had listened to their few words in regards to Kovu and Cerian, still referring to them as ‘interesting’ or ‘cool’, and it felt like it had been forever to her that she hadn’t been in any kind of hostile environment that wasn’t Marcellus’ home.
”He does work really well with electricity, we just have to be careful sometimes, or else he gets over charged,” Emiri mentioned in response, patting Kovu on his nose. She still wasn’t too keen on being followed like she was, and still was leery about the cameras they had with them and that Apollo was talking so much about making a story, but she didn’t necessarily feel unsafe she supposed… Maybe just a bit bothered that they followed her still as she moved towards Kovu’s saddle. Kira was the first to speak though as Emiri moved to pick up the heavy worn leather, hefting it up into her arms as Kovu moved towards her in an understanding that he was being fitted for his saddle, but he still wasn’t entirely sure why since he had only just now started to get to a point that he could fly. Emiri glanced at Kira with her dark brown eyes, taking a moment to hoist the bulk of Kovu’s saddle up onto his back and shoulders as he leaned down for her to do so. She wasn’t sure why they were so intrigued, Kira now more so than she had been since she had been so standoffish, and of course she could already tell that this was just who Apollo was, and he looked on with great interest as well, and no intent on leaving… Emiri felt as though she had to avoid giving Apollo a glare when he referred to Azuran by his name. It was just so foreign to her, to hear anyone call her Pokemon by their name except for her and Marcellus, she almost didn’t appreciate it, didn’t like the fact that he felt like he could use their names like that, she hadn’t even introduced them…
”I don’t know how you can help… Unless you have flight training too,” Emiri answered honestly, not knowing really what it was they were trying to get at, or what it was they thought they could do… Judging by Apollo’s remarks of his strong Pokemon or being able to handle situations, she wasn’t sure how seriously he could be taken. And Kira’s own Pokemon, most of them seemed young, and she already expressed a kind of fear almost for her Aerodactyl because she had been unable to successfully train it, so she wasn’t sure that she had really even worked with her Charizard in that respect, but still they persisted…
”My plan is to help him make his wings strong enough to support his weight again, and to push back against the wind going through the air,” Emiri answered, taking great care in fitting Kovu’s saddle, it had been such a long time since he’d worn it last… Emiri missed having him in the air with her, he was one of the most unique flying types she had ever had the pleasure of training, the way he could fly through the air was astounding, and she wanted so much to be able to give that back to him. Kovu stood at his full height, his head coming well above Emiri’s now by a good few feet as she began to work on the straps and fastenings to make sure the leather was going to be secure. With Kovu's thinner frame, he was easier to fit with his saddle, but it didn't make it any less interesting for how small of a human Emiri was compared to any of her flying Pokemon. She first fitted the straps that came from the top of the saddle down around his neck and made sure the buckles were secure, adjusting it on his back and making sure they weren’t too tight before moving to his legs. There were two holes in a thicker part of leather that came across his chest, and his two front legs were meant to fit through those holes so the whole thing would remain secure around his body. There was no haste, nothing pressing, so Emiri took the time and care in this moment to make sure that Kovu was going to be comfortable in his saddle again, and he took the time too to adjust to having it on again, flexing his wings to make sure that everything was as it should be. Kovu was homed to have his saddle on again as Emiri was finished and stood back to make sure that he was comfortable, but she held one last, much longer, leather strap in her hands and he leaned over to sniff at it in question.
”My plan is, to find an old tree stump to tie you off to, and generate enough wind that we have to get your wings to fly against it, but not have to worry about you falling through the air,” Emiri continued, coming to Kovu’s muzzle as he leaned down to sniff at her, and she couldn’t help but give a soft smile at the small spark she could see in his green eyes, knowing that he was ready to get back up in the air as much as she wanted him to. That final push that he gave on the reserve, Emiri could really see the effort he was putting in and the want to move past what had happened to him, and she knew now that he was going to be able to prevail over the scars that shown on his scales and in his wings.
”Does anyone see one? I need the oldest, biggest tree stump… And a lot of clear area… I don’t want to knock anything or anyone over,” Emiri questioned out loud, so used to doing so in talking to her multitude of Pokemon that she always had with her, looking around and hoping to avoid knocking over any other trees in the process as she knew that she was going to need to generate a great amount of wind power to get Kovu’s wings working like they needed, and she knew Salamence would be just the generator for the job.
Having only just been passing by, Flareon had made his comment aloud but he hadn't expected any kind of response since he didn't refer to anyone directly. Of course he should be used to the concept by now, his own teammates spoke up about anything they had to say even if a situation wasn't about them, himself included, and he could have expected as much from a kid. He turned then on his paws, his ears quirked in the direction of a young voice, and he found the Bagon talking to him among the small group of dragons and younger Pokemon.
"Hey, chill out. You're that little fire starter from yesterday, don't need to get too excited," Flareon commented, recalling the Bagon from the reserve they had been on, when it had caught the grass on fire and he'd had to put it out before it got out of hand.
"You're fine, I wasn't talking about you. I know a Salamence and I've never seen a Bagon before," he finished, just trying to get the kid to calm down, but then the small bear had to get in on the mix and go on about how he was going to be a Charizard or a Gyarados...? Man kids were hard...
" Okay... You kids sure have a big imagination," he remarked, getting a little weirded out and unsure of how to deal with the young Pokemon after gaining their attention.

Pokemon Encounter: 293/-- || Trainer Battle: 318/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Fire Memory) 1/15 | (Water Memory) 1/15 | (Grass Memory) 1/15
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:Dowsing Machine Activated (1/7)

Taking a look around the park in Celedon, Emiri was making sure of things as she wanted to move on in her working with Kovu's wings. Flareon was off on the side more towards Kira's group of Pokemon and Lynno had hopped off towards Nimbus and the baby and was staying close as was Cerian whom had begun to watch her move around with Kovu. Azuran still was out searching for that Mismagius, and while he had been gone for a while now, she knew that he was doing his best to search every where that he could. For now it was up to her to try and get them ready to face the Mismagius again should they find her, and that meant having all of the forces they could to fight her. The spirit was able to fend off some of her strongest flying Pokemon in the air especially because they had been caught off guard, but for Lynno's sake, she knew they weren't going to let that happen again. At a moment's notice they might have to jump into action again should the spirit decide to come back to finish her work, she didn't know how much time they had before she might have found them or decided to come back which was the most daunting thing about all of this, but if she could make sure they would be prepared against the Mismagius then she would do what she could. Kovu's power and strength went unmatched in most any situation that she could recall of him, and if they could get him ready along with them just in case, then they may just stand a chance. She wasn't sure how long it would take before he was completely well again and back to his regular dexterity and prowess, but she knew now that he was willing to put in the work for it no matter what it took, and she was going to help him. Emiri only wished that she could have seen his flight from the fields of the reserve over to the campgrounds where the baby had been hatching so she could gauge where his wings were and what it was they needed to work on most. She heard his landing from inside the Pokemon Center though and could tell that it wasn't clean or smooth by any means, so that at least gave her somewhere to start as she took the leather strap in hand and started to look around the park. They needed to root Kovu to the ground as securely as possible to make sure they could put the kind of pressure and weight on his wings that he would expect on a normal flight, and an old tree stump was the best thing that Emiri could think of for right now without having to find some pipes or otherwise that might go deeper into the ground.

Pokemon Encounter: 295/-- || Trainer Battle: 320/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Fire Memory) 3/15 | (Water Memory) 3/15 | (Grass Memory) 3/15
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:Dowsing Machine Activated (1/7)

It seemed that both Apollo and Kira were taking a moment to themselves as Emiri had made her small explanation to Kira, watching them go off just a ways through the park area. Apollo had his camera out and some other technologies, and she could only hope that it didn't have much of anything to do with her, and Kira moved off towards her Pokemon. That left Emiri alone with Kovu whom sat beside her, or as alone as they could be as they looked down at the sound of something moving towards them, the sound of something breathing and sniffing beside them.
"What is it," came Cerian's tentative voice, and Emiri looked down to see him inching towards Kovu and craning out his neck to sniff at the worn leather that was secured around his torso. Kovu looked down with his green eyes to Cerian, but laid down on his four legs to let Cerian get a closer look. The Replisol was hesitant, his wings held in close around his body as he moved closer towards Kovu, eyeing the saddle that he wore with concern and worry, but Kovu's calm demeanor was showing him that it wasn't anything to be afraid of, just something he was unfamiliar with.
"It's called a saddle, flying Pokemon wear them sometimes with their trainers," Emiri answered with a small smile, knowing there was still a lot of things that Cerian didn't know about since he came from such a secluded place. Cerian began to move towards Kovu and stepped on his leg to climb up on his back, sniffing closer at the saddle and examining the straps that came around his neck and down his body.
"Why do you wear it? Does it hurt," the dark type asked, pawing at the flat leather that rested against the back of Kovu's neck, though Kovu looked back at him with a sort of grumble and a shake of his head, letting him know that it didn't hurt in the least.
"All of our flying teammates have one, it helps me when they're flying in the air to stay on their backs better," Emiri explained, watching Cerian continue to examine the straps on Kovu's body as he looked up at her with his silver eyes.
"Do I need one," he asked then, wondering why Kovu had one then and he didn't, and when he was going to get his own. Emiri smiled at Cerian's inquiry, he was a very intuitive Pokemon and always had to understand the cause and effect to things, the rhyme and reason for why things happened they way they did.
"Well no, not yet, or I mean if you might not stay with us you won't need one, and you don't know how to fly yet," she kind of stammered, not sure of how to answer his question entirely since there were a lot of reasons why he didn't have one and why he probably wouldn't have one like the rest of her Pokemon did.

Pokemon Encounter: 297/-- || Trainer Battle: 322/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Fire Memory) 5/15 | (Water Memory) 5/15 | (Grass Memory) 5/15
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:Dowsing Machine Activated (1/7)

Whether it be because of Emiri's continued kindness towards him, or Kovu's reassurance that they would get to training him soon, just not when it could possibly be too difficult for him, Cerian digressed as he sat back on his back legs with a sigh and his wings drooping to the ground on either side of his body.
"Fine, but you promised. Don't forget," Cerian snuffed, his tail thumping along the ground in a bit of annoyance at his lack of progress, but he still could say that anything was better than being stuck in that place with all of the Pokemon that weren't like him.
"We won't Cerian, you're an important part of our team now, we won't leave you behind and we'll get you flying in no time," Emiri promised, moving forward and rubbing under Cerian's chin gently with her hand, and that caused him to settle down as he leaned into the touch.
"How are you going to help Kovu? Why did you put the thing on him," Cerian asked then after a moment, turning to look at Kovu as he reached with a paw and scratched at the leather again that ran over his torso, and Kovu sniffed too at the familiar leather before leaning down and nudging at Emiri's hand that still held the longer, more sturdy leather strap she had made mention to before.
"Well, we need to find a good sturdy tree stump first," Emiri mentioned, starting to string the leather through her hands, and at her words Cerian started to move around, his ears up and his eyes sharp as he looked around, having been surveying the area upon being released from his pokeball.
"Over here, there's one over here," Cerian offered, moving from Emiri as he padded along the ground, making sure she and Kovu were following as he sniffed around to make sure he was going the right way, and sure enough there was a large round tree stump sticking from the ground in a rather clear area of the park. Emiri moved forward and took a look at the fallen tree stump, looking at how wide it was and trying to gauge how long the roots were to make sure that they wouldn't uproot it, or at least not too soon so they could utilize it.
"I think this will work, I just don't know for how long. It's going to take a lot of wind to get you up off the ground Kovu," Emiri commented, kneeling down on the ground now and starting to wrap the leather strap around the strump as securely as she could, making sure it was going to hold tight as she knotted it and wrapped it up as well as she could. Then she moved towards Kovu with the remaining length of it, more than a few feet to make sure there would be plenty of tether room for him to move, and secured the end to the chest of his saddle.
"Now what? What is this for," Cerian inquired, pawing at the length of leather that was now attached to Kovu, tethering him to the tree stump they had found, he was curious to know where all of this was going to lead and how this was going to help Kovu learn how to fly again.

Pokemon Encounter: 299/-- || Trainer Battle: 324/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Fire Memory) 7/15 | (Water Memory) 7/15 | (Grass Memory) 7/15
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:Dowsing Machine Activated (1/7)

Watching all of this unfold, Cerian was now rather intrigued and interested to see how it would go, and see if this would actually help Kovu fly again. He had watched the right of passage ceremony within his clan before, where Replisol like him gain their strength and learn how to fly, opening the gateway to their final stage of evolution as Nightrial, but it didn't have to do with anything like this. Nightrial would fly their Replisol young over the big water to the high rocks and glide from rock peak to rock peak in a selected path by the elders, each rock getting further and further from each other until there was an end and the Replisol have to stop, or fly off the edge and earn their right to fly. He didn't think he would ever get to go through the right of passage to earn his flight since he couldn't remember how to get back or where the high rocks were, but at least he would be able to get home one day. Especially if this human Emiri was so confident in flying like all of the bigger Pokemon said, then it must be true that she would teach him how to fly and then he would be able to find his way home himself.
"You're going to help Kovu fly again," Cerian spoke up, padding along the ground and moving towards Salamence with a flick of his tail, and Salamence looked from Cerian to Emiri whom was moving towards him.
"What does this have to do with him being tied to a tree," the dragon questioned tentatively, though he almost found the matter laughable since he had never had to be tied to a tree or anything of the like, though he resisted the urge to chuckle at least for Kovu's sake.
"This was the best way I could think of to see where his wings are at without having him in the air yet," Emiri explained, moving with Salamence now back towards the other side of the tree stump and standing a few yards away from Kovu now. Emiri helped herself up onto Salamence's back, sitting on the back of his neck as she looked out to Kovu.
"It might be hard, but I need you to stay rooted to the ground the best that you can, and give your wings everything you've got. We're going to get some air under Kovu's wings to make sure if he can hold his own weight in flying," Emiri explained, hoping that it would all work out for at least a little bit so she could gauge where Kovu was at in the strength of his wings. She knew that with Salamence's sturdy build and dense body, he might be able to keep himself rooted to the ground against the push of his wings, especially if he's pushing forward and not down. The dragon mulled over the explanation given to him, glancing out to Kovu whom stood just across from him, nodding along with Emiri's words then.
"Okay, I guess that's as good a way as any," Salamence agreed.

Pokemon Encounter: 301/-- || Trainer Battle: 326/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Fire Memory) 9/15 | (Water Memory) 9/15 | (Grass Memory) 9/15
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:Dowsing Machine Activated (1/7)

Watching from Salamence's back as the dragon continued to push and thrust forward with his wings, Emiri was watching Kovu from the safest vantage point that she could without getting knocked over in the process, trying to see how well his wings were going to hold up. Salamence was managing to get enough wind going that it was catching the entirety of Kovu's wingspan, and Kovu kept his legs close against his body to reduce any drag and make sure that his wings were going to take the full force of what Salamence was giving. Emiri knew that Kovu was tenacious, he had a drive about him that could sometimes go unmatched when he really set his mind on something, which was why he had been so determined to find the mother of the egg he had fought to protect. She had no doubt that he was going to be able to make it through this and ultimately make a full recovery, and it would be up to him on how fast he wanted to move forward in further training. She wasn't too sure on getting him up in the air that same day, didn't want to push him too hard, but if Kovu wanted to keep going after this, then she would figure out how to keep getting him closer to their goal. She watched him carefully, watching for any sings of strain or struggle, and it seemed that the frame of his wings was holding up really well against the draft Salamence was building. She knew there were no more tears or holes in his wings that they would have to worry about, and from there it was working more on the muscles of his wings, like when a human might break their leg and hadn't walked on it for several weeks, they need to gain that muscle mass back in order to use it.
Off on the side, Cerian was watching intently at the progress that Kovu was making, watching him rise into the air and keep aloft on his wings after having not seen him fly the entire time that he had known him thus far. He liked Kovu, he was one of his own and they had an understanding for each other, though he still had yet to understand his real fascination with the human girl that he traveled with. He could appreciate that she was helping him now though in a time of need, working on getting his strength back and trying to do what she could for him, but he himself was eager and ambitious, and one could say a little impatient, and watching Kovu start flying again with the other dragon pushing against his wings was getting him antsy and excited. He wanted to try, even if the human Emiri had told him no before, she wasn't watching him now and what could it really hurt... If this was helping Kovu, then it could help him to, so why shouldn't he be able to try it?

Pokemon Encounter: 303/-- || Trainer Battle: 328/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Fire Memory) 11/15 | (Water Memory) 11/15 | (Grass Memory) 11/15
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:Dowsing Machine Activated (1/7)

His breathing was heavy and his wings were limp at his sides, but otherwise it seemed Cerian was unharmed as he looked around with wide silver eyes. Kovu grunted and grumbled from the ground after having been dropped in his flying, folding his enormous wings back by his sides as he moved as much as the leather would allow him, coming towards Salamence. He looked at Cerian with his green eyes, his ears flat against his head with a few snuffs and grunts, more than likely trying to tell him too that he could have gotten really hurt, and he needs to be more careful about what he's doing.
"I was just trying to practice, you said it was his turn now, so I thought I could do something by myself," Cerian tried to defend, sitting on Salamence's back now with his wings still limp against him, sore from the sudden exertion of trying to keep himself in the air so as not to fall so hard to the ground beneath him. He looked upwards though, trying to gauge where he had been in the air, and he realized then in that moment, he actually had been flying, he was in the air and not on the ground supported by his own wings. Sure... He had some help getting up there, and he couldn't hold it for long... But he had been up in the air all by himself.
"How high did I go? How long was I in the air?? I was flying, did you see me," he mentioned then, getting caught up in his own excitement at the very notion that he had been in the air for longer than a short glide he could get by running.
"Hey kid, calm down alright? You weren't flying, you got swept up there like a piece of paper, and you're lucky we saw you otherwise you could have gone even higher," Salamence sighed, trying to get Cerian to come back down from his adrenaline high to make him understand that it was really lucky that they had stopped and caught him when they did, knowing it could have all gotten a lot worse for him.
"What Salamence means," Emiri interjected, not wanting to discourage Cerian at all, but just wanting him to be safe and understanding about the situation at hand.
"This just isn't the right exercise for you to try and do some practice on your own. I know you're eager to learn, and that makes me so excited to start training you, but I need you to be patient. I really don't want you to get hurt," Emiri continued then, trying to talk him down the best that she could and make him see that she really did have his best interests at heart, she didn't want him to get hurt and she wanted to give him his best chance at learning how to fly, it just couldn't be the same way that she was working with Kovu.

Pokemon Encounter: 305/-- || Trainer Battle: 330/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Fire Memory) 13/15 | (Water Memory) 13/15 | (Grass Memory) 13/15
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:Dowsing Machine Activated (1/7)

Within moments, knowing now that it was possible despite his wing span, Salamence was flapping his wings with steady, heavy strokes in order to build up enough momentum for Kovu, and he began to rise from the ground again tethered only by the leather strap connected to his saddle. He tucked in his legs and kept his wings spread, and his tail fans and dew fans were spread as well to give him his maximum capacity for surface area. So far it seemed that Kovu was doing well in keeping a steady rhythm in gliding through the air, there didn't seem to be much stress on his wings that Emiri could see, and she knew that it was all because he spent almost that entire week that they were on the reserve out in the grassy fields working on his strength. He came back so bone tired and run ragged every evening that they met up again, and she could admire the work and tenacity that he was putting into his recovery. If he was able to fly by the time that they had left the reserve, she couldn't doubt in the least that he was going to get back up in the air, and if his wings kept up like this, it could be a lot sooner than she could have hoped for.
"Kovu! You're doing great," Emiri called over the rushing wind, and his keen ears caught her words and knew what was coming next as she nudged at Salamence's shoulders. With a grunt the blue dragon braced himself even more and dug his massive claws into the ground, and he began to thrust even more with his wings, bringing forth even stronger winds that started to pick up immediately. The leather that kept Kovu grounded to the tree branch strained under the pressure of Kovu's weight pulling against it as he rose further into the air, but it held strong as the dragon coasted on the much stronger current, waiting for the right height to begin his push. He glanced down at the ground and gritted his fangs together, and with a grunt he gave one push of his wings against Salamence's thrusts, trying to test the waters and see what he was going to be up against. There was a small strain in the muscles of his wings, but they felt stronger than they had in a long time, and he wasn't going to give up. He slowly began to push with his wings, flapping against the current that was rushing over him, but he didn't feel any slack on the tether that bound him to the tree stump beneath him and he knew he wasn't giving enough in his wings. He grunted and snuffed, trying to dig deep, and he pushed harder with his wings, almost in full steady flaps with his wing span. Slowly the leather strap began to slack beneath him and he felt himself moving forward as though he were truly flying in the air, and he pushed harder still until it wasn't the leather at all that was keeping him aloft against the winds but the strength and power of his own wings. Getting into a steady rhythm of his wings against the wind, in that moment, Kovu was truly flying, and Emiri looked on with a broad smile at how far he had come in his recovery.

Pokemon Encounter: 307/-- || Trainer Battle: 332/25 || Moving: /3 -> || Item Posting: (Fire Memory) 15/15 | (Water Memory) 15/15 | (Grass Memory) 15/15
Where: In the middle of Celedon City
Company: Kira and an older male named Apollo
Mood: Upset, uncertain, concerned, worried
Thinking: Why do these things always happen...
Wearing: www.polyvore.com/cgi/set?id=233678493
Out of Ball: Azuran (Away), Lynno, Nimbus, Kovu, Cerian and Flareon
OOC:Dowsing Machine Activated (1/7)

Knowing now that it was safe since the big blue dragon had stoppd flapping his wings, Cerian moved forward too on his paws as Kovu had come down from the air and met him with Emiri as she rushed into him. Cerian had watched the whole spectacle, and it seemed to have really helped Kovu figure out how to work with his wings again, and he couldn't believe that it actually worked. Emiri pulled away from Kovu only slightly as she looked up to him, and then to his wings that were folded at either side of his body.
"Your wings, how do they feel? Was there any tearing," Emiri questioned, knowing the winds were fierce since they had to get all of his weight and wingspan up into the air and she was hoping that the membrane of his wings would hold up and not succumb to the scared tissue that marked parts of his wings. Kovu looked with his green eyes, turning his long neck and examining them, lifting one wing and then the other to inspect and make sure of any tears or otherwise. Emiri too looked with him, moving from his chest and examining his wings closely, remembering every mark and every scar in the membrane. She was pleased to see that not a single tear had been made, and that gave her promise to know that Kovu's wings were fully healed and they wouldn't have to worry about any of the scars reopening.
"Good, and your shoulders, any strain or pain you feel," Emiri continued, moving up to the junction of his wings and shoulder blades where the joints were and carefully massaging with her fingers, trying to feel for any signs of swelling or tenderness. She made sure to put pressure, but didn't move too quickly so as to not hurt Kovu too much if she did hit a senstive spot. He winced maybe once as she went on with her inspection on both sides of his shoulders, but over all it seemed that his muscles and joints were doing fine with the exertion of flight.
"This is all such good news Kovu, you're going to make a full recovery," Emiri breathed then, unable to contain the smile on her face at knowing that one of her longest companions was going to be able to come out of the shadow that that wretched man had put him in. Kovu's eyes lit up at the notion that he was indefinitely going to be able to fly again and be able to continue to move past what had happened to him, his tail swaying on the ground happily and with a smile on his muzzle.
"It's good to know you'll be up there again with us," came Salamence's voice as the dragon moved forward from his spot on the ground, knowing that he would be down and out too if he weren't able to fly like he wanted to. It was good to know that even when they get knocked down, they can get back up again, and Salamence had the utmost faith in his teamamates and the strength they were capable of.