Vast Poni Canyon

Pokemon Encounter: 404/-- || Trainer Battle: 414/25 || Moving: /3 -> -- || Item Posting: (Nest Ball) 9/10
Where: In the middle of the canyons
Company: No one in particular
Mood: Concerned, uncertain, a little worried, thoughtful
Thinking: I wonder if we can really get Burst home...
Wearing: What She's Wearing (Click) | Out of Ball: Charizard, Kovu, Nimbus, Lynno, Azuran, Burst, Cerian, Ho-Oh, Zapdos, Flix, Hantu, Salamence
OOC:

Getting hit by the torrential gust of wind high above the canyons that had caused them to split apart further, it was a wonder that any one of them were able to stay close enough to any other teammate in order to try and stay together. Salamence had only just managed to get Cerian onto his back before his wings and the shifting wind started taking him further east over the canyon tops, drifting further from the rest of his group that were slowly dispersing from each other.
"What's happening!? Why are we falling,” Cerian yelled over the rushing winds, clinging to Salamence's scales on his back as the dragon struggled to keep himself aloft.
"Not now Cerian," Salamence glowered, trying to maintain his focus, and he looked above him as a shadow cast over him, finding Ho-Oh following close.
”Why can't you fly, why is everyone going different directions,” the young dragon called out again, struggling to keep his wings folded against himself, unless he wanted to get swept away.
"We'll talk about it when we land," Salamence replied again, anchoring himself with his strong tail and trying to keep his directions straight.
"Where are we going? Where did Emiri go," Ho-Oh asked above them, looking down as he craned his neck, but that caused him to falter in the air and almost lose his balance on his large wingspan, and Salamence wasn't ready to explain to Emiri that he lost Ho-Oh through all of this. It looked like he was responsible for both Ho-Oh and Cerian right now...
"Ho-Oh, focus, keep your head straight forward,” the dragon tried to say, knowing that his feathers were going to be more susceptible to any kind of damage, hoping that he could at least get them to land and not get too terribly hurt over crash landing… The dragon tried to think fast, they were losing altitude, he couldn’t waver too much longer in the air before they lost their opportunity to try and choose which direction they wanted to go. He scanned the landscape, he didn’t want to land on top of the canyon, not without another way to go, but then just to the east he found a large clearing within the canyon walls. It was open, big space, plenty of room for them to try and land as safely as they could.
”Ho-Oh, try to follow me, stay close, we’re going to go over there where it’s open,” Salamence called up to the phoenix, angling his wings and using his tail as an anchor to try and force himself in the direction of the clearing, hoping that they would be able to make it before they lost too much altitude. Salamence was keeping himself level, following the wind he had caught onto, but he heard something coming towards them in the air. Looking around, trying to find what might be moving towards them, ready just in case it was one of those ghosts, he actually saw Lynno’s figure coming at them at a perpendicular angle, having lost the direction he was moving in and getting caught in another wind current. They were moving closer to the clearing, and were just about at the edge of it, but as Salamence and Lynno locked eyes with each other, they knew what was about to happen.
”Lynno, do something,” Salamence called out as the bird continued on his path, coming closer and closer with every passing second.
”Why don’t you do something!? I can’t change direction without falling,” the bird screeched back, clearly angry and furious with the situation at hand. Both of them were stubborn in their own way, and were already high in tension, and instead of actually doing something to remediate the situation, Lynno ran straight into Salamence’s figure as they collided, and both began to fall with a screech and a roar while Cerian fell from Salamence’s back.
”Stop clawing at me! I’m trying to glide,” Salamence roared, flailing his tail in the air.
”You quit thrashing, you’re big enough as it is, get out of my space,” Lynno squawked, his wings flapping and unable to catch the wind in order to stop falling. They argued for only a moment more, and by then it was too late, the two hit the ground hard with a thud and a plume of dust and dirt that flourished around them, effectively having fallen the rest of the way out of the sky and into the middle of the open clearing they had targeted. They were a tangle of limbs and wings, Salalmence’s scales were scuffed and Lynno’s feathers were amiss, but otherwise they were fine save for the pain of impact as they groaned and leered at their current predicament. Salamence though felt a sudden pang of dread wash over him, what had happened to Ho-Oh and Cerian!
”Get off of me,” Salamence roared, thrashing on the ground now.
”What do you think I’m trying to do,” Lynno screeched, flailing with his wings, but there was a sweeping shadow, and a circle of dust that came up from the ground as Ho-Oh safely dropped Cerian to the ground whom had been clutched in one of his talons, and despite his stumbling and struggle to remain upright, Ho-Oh did land safely off to the side from where the two had fallen to the ground.
”You crashed into each other, why did you do that,” Cerian called as he ran towards Lynno and Salamence, and the two released their tension with a groan and went back to being sprawled out on the ground for a moment more.
”I won’t say anything about this if you won’t,” Salamence glowered.
”Deal,” Lynno sneered as the two made their attempts to untangle themselves and get up off of the ground.

Charizard || Female || Lv. 100 || HP 1000 || Hold Item: Pixie Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Blaze- HP >1/3 fire type attacks x1.5 raw damage
Personality: Bold, fierce, protective, loyal, touchy, does not do well around those who cross her
Judgement- 100 [+10] || Inferno- 90 (Inflicts burn) || Dragon Rush- 100 (4/10 flinch) || Focus Blast- 100 (L sp d)
Kovu || Nightrial || Male || Lv. 100 || HP 1000 || Hold Item: Dread Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Static- 3/10 paralysis with physical contact
Personality: Intelligent, stronger than he might let on, playful, but is a bit distant and difficult to get through to sometimes
Toxic- Badly poisons || Furno Pulse- 110 (3/10 paralysis) || Sky Attack- 120 (2 trn, 4/10 flinch) || Dark Pulse- 80 [104] (3/10 flinch)
Salamence || Male || Lv. 100 || HP 1000 || Hold Item: Salamencite || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Intimidate- Lowers opponent's attack one stage
Personality: Recklessly confident and loyal, ambitious and very proud, judgemental and still has a hint of a young heart
Fire Blast- 100 (3/10 burn) || Hydro Pump- 100 || Darkest Lariat- 90 || Dragon Rush- 100 (4/10 flinch)
Azuran || Aerodactyl || Male || Lv. 64 || HP 520 || Exp (4/49) || Hold Item: Choice Band || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Rock Head- No recoil damage
Personality: Gentle, and highly protective, level headed, but has a mean temper when those he loves are threatened
Iron Tail- 100 [+50] (L. d) || Stone Edge- 100 [+50] (1/10 x2 dmg) || Earthquake- 100 [+50] || Sky Attack- 120 [+60] (2 trn, 4/10 flinch)
Lynno || Mega Pidgeot || Male || Lv. 96 || HP 930 || Exp (3/24) || Hold Item: Pidgeotite || Pokeball: -- || Ability: No Guard- All moves will not miss, including during semi-invulnerable
Personality: Tough, stubborn, doesn't back down from a fight, secretly loyal and a bit reckless
Thousand Arrows- 90 (Hits non grounded, grounds opponent) || Sky Attack- 120 (2 trn, 4/10 flinch) || Heat Wave- 90 [+27] (1/10 burn) || Mimic- Select opponent attack remainder of battle
Nimbus (Nim) || Shiny Alolan Raichu || Male || Lv. 99 || HP 980 || Exp (9/43) || Hold Item: Zap Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Surge Surfer- x2 speed in electric terrain
Personality: Spunky, competitive, active, easy going, friendly, likes to be a part of things bigger than himself
Psychic- 100 (L sp d) || Moonblast- 90 (L sp a) || Safeguard- Prevents ailments 5 turns || Thunderbolt- 80 [104] (3/10 paralysis)

Pokemon Encounter: 406/-- || Trainer Battle: 416/25 || Moving: /3 -> -- || Item Posting: (Nest Ball) 10/10
Where: In the middle of the canyons
Company: No one in particular
Mood: Concerned, uncertain, a little worried, thoughtful
Thinking: I wonder if we can really get Burst home...
Wearing: What She's Wearing (Click) | Out of Ball: Charizard, Kovu, Nimbus, Lynno, Azuran, Burst, Cerian, Ho-Oh, Zapdos, Flix, Hantu, Salamence
OOC:

Fortunately the portion of the canyon that Emiri had found herself in was deep enough that the sun only barely reached the bottom, for without any kind of cover or quick way to get out of the canyon trench, the sun beating down on her and the baby would have made things all the more difficult. The bottom of the canyon was cool enough, if not just a little chilly for her taste, but the baby’s warm, soft fur against her back did help against the occasional stray gust that would blow through the passage. Each gust kicked up dust and clay from the ground though, and Emiri was certain by now that she was covered in a thin layer of the dirt, she could even see on the baby’s paws that rested on her shoulders that his white fur was heavily showing the amount of clay and otherwise that was blowing around them. That aside though, she felt that she needed to count her blessings and be thankful for the circumstances as they were, things could have ended out a lot worse… She wasn’t injured at all, and could walk on her legs just fine, hopefully this would turn out nothing like her time being lost in the Mt. Moon mountain range… But she couldn’t let herself get lost in those feelings and those memories…
Keeping herself quiet and her movements as soft as possible so as to not carry any sound through the canyon, Emiri made sure to keep out of the way of any wild Pokemon that might be in the canyons. The baby wasn’t trained for any kind of battling, his powers and abilities hadn’t even begun to show yet, and there was no guarantee that she would be able to talk down anything that might approach them with as wild and aggressive as Pokemon could be with little to no human contact. It just wasn’t worth the risk, not with the baby’s wellbeing at stake. So far, the Chifaera was quiet and kept still on Emiri’s back, his claws clung to her denim jacket and his back paws hooked onto her arms at her waist, but in coming up on a turn off to the right, he started to get a little antsy. Emiri had no intention of changing direction, she was going to go as far north as she could for as long as the canyon would let her, but the closer she got to the junction, the more and more the baby started to fidget. Emiri wondered if maybe he just wanted down so he could walk around for a bit, but then she stopped when she felt something, a strong energy emanating from that passageway, a powerful aura. It was unlike anything she had felt before, and yet… It felt like it was reaching out to her, like Burst and Racion… When she stopped in her walking, the baby chuffed behind her, and she knew then that he was feeling the same thing that she was…
”You can feel it too, you can sense it,” Emiri breathed, listening to the quiet canyon. She couldn’t hear anything, it didn’t sound like there were any Pokemon around, but the baby squirmed for only a moment before leaping to the ground after getting out from Emiri’s arms, and he was padding now towards the passageway and turning the corner. Emiri gasped, she couldn’t let him get out of her sight, she didn’t want to lose him with so little chance of being able to find him in that event, and she rushed towards the junction to turn the corner too. Rounding the corner, Emiri caught him running now down the pathway, kicking up dust with his paws, and she ran after him to try and catch up before he got too far or before something might get in between him and her. She couldn’t call out for him, she didn’t want to draw any attention to herself, but as she looked ahead to see what they might be running towards, she did see that the canyon cut off and was coming to a dead end. She slowed, and she found the baby standing in the dusty clay in front of her, looking very intently forward with his ears up and tail stiff, and his wings still on his shoulders. Emiri moved forward slowly, there looked to be a sort of mouth to a very shallow cave at the base of the dead end, but what was inside, what she could see in the dim sunlight from above, was nothing that she could have imagined.

There was no question that it was the source of the powerful aura that she could feel, standing there at a distance with the baby close at her feet as she looked upon what was in front of them. Emiri kept herself still, and her breathing steady, she didn't want to alarm the creature at all now that they had approached, but even as her footsteps had echoed down the corridor and she and the baby had come closer towards it, it didn't seem to move at all. Instead it remained still on the ground, its steady breathing the only indication that it was even still conscious or alive at all, and Emiri had to wonder if it was injured... She'd never seen anything like the creature though, a giant white lion with an incredible mane, adorned with a crown of yellow spikes it seemed. Its paws alone were bigger than her whole torso, she couldn't imagine what it would look like to have it standing at its full height. There was no telling if it was dangerous, or what it was capable of though, anything that was wounded could have fight or flight instincts, but Emiri knew that she couldn't just leave it here, not when its power had somehow reached out to her... She wondered if when she found her Pokemon that they could come back to this shallow cave to try and help it then, trying to find the safest way to go about things, but in her thoughts Emiri hadn't noticed the baby moving from her side and padding forward towards the lion. By the time she'd glanced, catching something moving in her peripheral vision, the baby was already almost face to face with the creature, and at that point it was too late. She couldn't rush forward, that could risk startling the giant lion and causing a whole commotion that she wasn't ready for, and she didn't have a pokeball for the Chifaera yet in order to call him back quickly. Emiri panicked, already fearing the worst, but still the lion didn't move as the baby had approached and was sniffing at the ground in front of its muzzle.
She moved as softly and quietly over the ground as she could, trying to get close enough to grab the baby up before anything happened, but Emiri stopped when she noticed that the Chifaera way emanating some kind of power. It was small, and weak, but this was the first show of any of his abilities that he might be capable of. It was a calming aura, rejuvenating, and it reached out to the lion before them as the white fur of the creature began to glow faintly. Emiri gasped, understanding what it was the small Chifaera was doing, showing the first signs of his fairy typing and the kinds of abilities that he might possess.
”You re healing, you have healing abilities," Emiri smiled, her voice soft and gentle, but with so much pride and happiness that the Chifaera was showing his first signs of his powers.

This was such a big step forward, such a huge concept for her, that Emiri had almost forgotten about the lion before them as she heard a groan, and a strained breath blew out dust in front or the lion's muzzle. The baby shuttered on the ground, his wings flitting on his shoulders, and he stumbled then at the exertion of his powers for the first time. Rushing forward, Emiri leaned down and reached out to catch the baby as he stumbled around on his paws, his tail limp and wings drooping down his shoulders, and she caught him in her arms before he fell to the ground to make sure that he could start to get his strength back. She pulled him closer to her chest, holding him against her, but only then did she realize that she was faced with two vibrant blue eyes staring back at her. She froze then, realizing that the lion was awake, but the baby seemed to perk up at this slightly as his golden eyes gleamed at the notion that he had helped out. The white lion snuffed again, a heaving breath from having been unconscious before, and it moved slowly on the ground to lift its head with another groan, and a growl of a yawn that revealed a bright yellow tongue. Emiri did not move still, holding the baby close to her, she didn't want to make any moves to startle the creature that they had happened upon, but it did not show any signs of hostility as it looked down upon her now with its shining blue eyes, a swirling blue and purple nebula of stars now showing in the crown of its forehead.
"You're a young human, aren't you,” the lion spoke then, his voice smooth and even, and gentle as he looked down and regarded Erniri. Even in having been unconscious, his overall appearance was regal and well kept, and he stretched a little in placing his giant paws out in front of him. Emiri hadn't been expecting to be able to communicate with the lion, but as she heard his voice, she heard him just like she heard Cronus or Nimbus, meaning he must be a psychic type, and he must be a Pokemon. As quickly as she might have been a little startled at the lion gaining consciousness though, she felt herself calming and becoming less tense as she looked up at his figure, she did not feel any hostility or aggression, or anything of the like.
”And you," the lion spoke again, leaning down now and looking closer at the Chifaera that was in Emiri's arms, and the baby chuffed with a small lick of his forked tongue and a glimmer in his eyes.
"Thank you for your power small one,” he said softly, and Emiri could see something akin to a smile cross the feline's features, watching him lean back up to a more comfortable position. Emiri had had yet to speak though in being regarded by the lion, though she hadn't realized until he looked down to her again and tilted his head a bit.
"What troubles you, human…” he questioned then, and Emiri stammered for a moment, coming out of the bit of haze that she had been caught in after going through such a swirl of emotion all from thinking she was going to lose the baby to meeting this creature that she had never seen the likes of before.
"Oh, uh, uhm... Sorry, I wasn't expecting to meet anything around here... The Pokemon here are supposed to be aggressive and dangerous because they don't have humans around,” she answered finally in a bit of a ramble, sitting on the ground now among the clay and dust with the baby in her lap. The lion seemed a bit taken aback at this, noting her comment of dangerous and aggressive Pokemon in this particular area.
"Hmm, and why is it that you and such a young cub are here," he asked of her then, but his tone was nothing condescending or otherwise. He almost sounded concerned.
"My Pokemon and I were here looking for... something, and a group of ghosts attacked us in the air. They used their powers to take away my Pokemon's flight," Emiri explained, though she was careful not to divulge the information as to what it was they were looking for. Those ghosts were after the dimensional hole for the power that it might exude, she didn't know if this creature would be after something similar...
"We fell out of the sky, but one of my Pokemon teleported me and our baby away so that we wouldn't get hurt... So we’re separated from my Pokemon, and we're trying to find our way through the canyon," she finished, absentmindedly stroking the baby's fur as she held him in her arms. The white lion listened to her words, regarding her story carefully.

”I see, I had felt a very strong, very dark energy wash over the canyons, I suppose that might be why,” the lion commented.
”Was that why you were hurt? Did the ghosts attack you too,” Emiri asked then, having wondered why it was that the white lion was unconscious when they had happened upon him, and was only brought out of that state with a small bit of healing power. One of the lion’s ears twitched and his tail brushed across the dusty ground casually, looking down at her question.
”Hmm? Oh, no, though their energy didn’t help matters. I had traveled here from a great distance, and my energy had been drastically drained after I had come here. I needed to rest, before I could move on,” he answered.
”What is your name, human? I am Aslan,” the regal white lion introduced, his blue eyes shimmering as he inquired about her own name. Emiri was rather intrigued by him now, how gentle he seemed, how soft and kind his energy was, and she actually gave a soft smile at knowing the creature’s name now.
”My name is Emiri, and this is Ephemer,” she returned, and the baby Chifaera in her arms chuffed in response, his ears perking up as he looked up to Aslan with bright golden eyes. There was what could be considered a smile that did cross his features, and he gave a small bow of his head, pleased at knowing the names of those that had helped him.
”Emiri, Ephemer, it is an honor. In my time among humans, it is truly rare to find such a bright presence. You are a light of a human Emiri, a calling that few can ascend to. I am known as both the King of the Sun and the guardian of light to humans, know that my regard comes with truth,” Aslan spoke then, having been able to feel Emiri’s energy and the light that she carried within herself ever since he awoke. While he was known to legend and lore to protect light in the physical sense, to maintain the natural light of the world that nature thrived on, light in the metaphorical sense was something that the Solgaleo was very much intune with, and he could see the light within Emiri was bright and thriving despite the trouble that she had experienced in the canyon. At his words, Emiri was little more than speechless, she hadn’t been expecting to meet such a creature in the canyons, let alone one that was known to be the King of the Sun… She could swear that she had heard of such a reference before… But couldn’t quite place it still to know what kind of Pokemon Aslan was. That aside, the light that he spoke of, the light that she tried endlessly to hold onto despite her perils… To have something recognize that in her, to know that even through the darkness she had faced in her very recent past, she hadn’t been consumed by the darkest parts of her vivid memories, it was like she had felt a bit of weight lifted from her shoulders… She had no reason to doubt this creature’s word, he had to be telling the truth to know to say anything about the light of humans when she herself was aware of the darkness that some humans carried with them...
”I… I-I’m… Thank you, Aslan… I… I don’t know what to say,” she stammered then, having felt for so long that she was losing touch with that part of herself… The white lion was a bit shocked at how Emiri had taken to his words, it seemed as though she had a much deeper understanding of what he’d meant that he could have ever fathomed, he could feel the intensity of her thoughts… but it all felt positive, she had truly taken his words to heart, and he couldn’t help but smile fondly.
”If you’ll have me, I would like to help you find your Pokemon and traverse the canyons. There is strength in numbers, and I myself am far from my full power,” the lion offered after a moment, having noted that he himself was considerably weak still due to his traveling, and was only just conscious thanks to the young Chifaera. Emiri looked up at Aslan’s offer, and his own request for assistance, and Emiri smiled softly again. She knew that it would be far easier for them to travel together, she and the baby wouldn’t be so exposed out in the open, and she certainly felt that Aslan was a presence she wanted to have.
”I’d like that, it’s not safe with those ghosts around here… If we can help each other, we’ll be better off,” she agreed, lifting up the baby into her arms again as she moved to stand on the ground. She looked over herself, it was no use trying to dust herself off from the dust and clay that riddled the ground, but that was neither here nor there as she gave a small sigh. Aslan stood too, groaning a bit and heaving a heavy breath through gritted fangs, and then Emiri could tell just how weakened he was. He managed though as he steadied himself on his paws, and Emiri was awed by his size and his height now that he towered over her. He moved carefully, and only one giant step forward before he did lower his shoulder to Emiri standing at her side now.
”Only if you’d like,” Aslan offered then, and they both knew that one of his large steps was going to be faster than Emiri’s small steps moving through the canyon. Emiri held the baby close to her chest as she reached out a small hand to the lion’s shoulder, and her dusty hand left a shallow print on his clean white fur. She grimaced a little, but Aslan didn’t seem to pay much mind, he was dusty already from having been laying on the ground before. His fur was smooth to the touch, impossibly smooth, and using his paw and leg as a foot hold, Emiri did help herself up onto his shoulders and settled on his back. Her weight was hardly felt as the white lion stood and adjusted, and now together with this human he began to move along the dusty canyon ground on his paws.

Charizard || Female || Lv. 100 || HP 1000 || Hold Item: Pixie Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Blaze- HP >1/3 fire type attacks x1.5 raw damage
Personality: Bold, fierce, protective, loyal, touchy, does not do well around those who cross her
Judgement- 100 [+10] || Inferno- 90 (Inflicts burn) || Dragon Rush- 100 (4/10 flinch) || Focus Blast- 100 (L sp d)
Kovu || Nightrial || Male || Lv. 100 || HP 1000 || Hold Item: Dread Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Static- 3/10 paralysis with physical contact
Personality: Intelligent, stronger than he might let on, playful, but is a bit distant and difficult to get through to sometimes
Toxic- Badly poisons || Furno Pulse- 110 (3/10 paralysis) || Sky Attack- 120 (2 trn, 4/10 flinch) || Dark Pulse- 80 [104] (3/10 flinch)
Salamence || Male || Lv. 100 || HP 1000 || Hold Item: Salamencite || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Intimidate- Lowers opponent's attack one stage
Personality: Recklessly confident and loyal, ambitious and very proud, judgemental and still has a hint of a young heart
Fire Blast- 100 (3/10 burn) || Hydro Pump- 100 || Darkest Lariat- 90 || Dragon Rush- 100 (4/10 flinch)
Azuran || Aerodactyl || Male || Lv. 64 || HP 520 || Exp (10/49) || Hold Item: Choice Band || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Rock Head- No recoil damage
Personality: Gentle, and highly protective, level headed, but has a mean temper when those he loves are threatened
Iron Tail- 100 [+50] (L. d) || Stone Edge- 100 [+50] (1/10 x2 dmg) || Earthquake- 100 [+50] || Sky Attack- 120 [+60] (2 trn, 4/10 flinch)
Lynno || Mega Pidgeot || Male || Lv. 96 || HP 930 || Exp (9/24) || Hold Item: Pidgeotite || Pokeball: -- || Ability: No Guard- All moves will not miss, including during semi-invulnerable
Personality: Tough, stubborn, doesn't back down from a fight, secretly loyal and a bit reckless
Thousand Arrows- 90 (Hits non grounded, grounds opponent) || Sky Attack- 120 (2 trn, 4/10 flinch) || Heat Wave- 90 [+27] (1/10 burn) || Mimic- Select opponent attack remainder of battle
Nimbus (Nim) || Shiny Alolan Raichu || Male || Lv. 100 || HP 1000 || Hold Item: Zap Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Surge Surfer- x2 speed in electric terrain
Personality: Spunky, competitive, active, easy going, friendly, likes to be a part of things bigger than himself
Psychic- 100 (L sp d) || Moonblast- 90 (L sp a) || Safeguard- Prevents ailments 5 turns || Thunderbolt- 80 [104] (3/10 paralysis)

Pokemon Encounter: 408/-- || Trainer Battle: 418/25 || Moving: /3 -> -- || Item Posting: (--) --/--
Where: In the middle of the canyons
Company: No one in particular
Mood: Concerned, uncertain, a little worried, thoughtful
Thinking: I wonder if we can really get Burst home...
Wearing: What She's Wearing (Click) | Out of Ball: Charizard, Kovu, Nimbus, Lynno, Azuran, Burst, Cerian, Ho-Oh, Zapdos, Flix, Hantu, Salamence
OOC:

While it seemed to the two older Pokemon that being grounded from flight was really only the minimal struggle and having to look after Cerian and Ho-Oh was far more taxing and draining, Salamence and Lynno were doing their best as they moved through the open portion of the canyon they had landed in. Trying to keep Ho-Oh on track and keep Cerian from running off was definitely a chore that neither of them were prepared for, but things only got increasingly more difficult when the Cofagrigus from the air had found them. The ghost was brooding, and seemed pleased that it had found them, clearly knowing that if their little band of spooks could get to them one by one, then there would be no way they couldn’t find the dimensional rift first. The ghost meant to destroy them, it began hurling rocks with its elongated arms and lunging at them to pull them in and consume them within its body, but Lynno was the first to jump in to attack, trying to defend Cerian and Ho-Oh. The ghost didn’t let up easily even as Lynno gave a heavy assault, it had multiple arms out and reaching from its body now, trying to consume Cerian and Ho-Oh while Salamence burned the shadows in an attempt to keep everyone safe. But when Lynno fell to a fury of attacks, one right after the other, being thrown into the canyon wall and dragged along the ground to be consumed, Salamence roared in knowing he couldn’t let that happen. A powerful energy consumed him, and the blinding light of strength was enough to make even the Cofagrigus stop and stammer for a moment, and through the shroud came an incredibly powerful, all consuming blast of fire that cause the Cofagrigus to drop Lynno’s body and recoil its arms. Cerian huddled with Ho-Oh as the two watched on, and from the light Salamence emerged, bigger and even stronger, having changed in evolution just like Lynno had.
Standing now with his new found strength, Salamence eyed the Cofagrigus with a sharp glare and bared fangs, and while the ghost didn’t back down and did try to attack with a powerful wave of psychic energy, it only merely washed over Salamence. The dragon scoffed, flexing the new shape of his wings that he could feel, and with one forceful push he lunged across the ground, shrouded in a dark energy and struck at the Cofagrigus, effectively closing its body while all of its shadows and arms recoiled, dealing and incredibly heavy blow.

Charizard || Female || Lv. 100 || HP 446/1000 || Hold Item: Pixie Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Blaze- HP >1/3 fire type attacks x1.5 raw damage
Personality: Bold, fierce, protective, loyal, touchy, does not do well around those who cross her
Judgement- 100 [+10] || Inferno- 90 (Inflicts burn) || Dragon Rush- 100 (4/10 flinch) || Focus Blast- 100 (L sp d)
Kovu || Nightrial || Male || Lv. 100 || HP 1000 || Hold Item: Dread Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Static- 3/10 paralysis with physical contact
Personality: Intelligent, stronger than he might let on, playful, but is a bit distant and difficult to get through to sometimes
Toxic- Badly poisons || Furno Pulse- 110 (3/10 paralysis) || Sky Attack- 120 (2 trn, 4/10 flinch) || Dark Pulse- 80 [104] (3/10 flinch)
Salamence || Male || Lv. 100 || HP 910/1000 || Hold Item: Salamencite || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Aerilate- Normal atcks become flying x1.3 damage
Personality: Recklessly confident and loyal, ambitious and very proud, judgemental and still has a hint of a young heart
Fire Blast- 100 (3/10 burn) || Hydro Pump- 100 || Darkest Lariat- 90 || Dragon Rush- 100 (4/10 flinch)
Azuran || Aerodactyl || Male || Lv. 64 || HP 520 || Exp (12/49) || Hold Item: Choice Band || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Rock Head- No recoil damage
Personality: Gentle, and highly protective, level headed, but has a mean temper when those he loves are threatened
Iron Tail- 100 [+50] (L. d) || Stone Edge- 100 [+50] (1/10 x2 dmg) || Earthquake- 100 [+50] || Sky Attack- 120 [+60] (2 trn, 4/10 flinch)
Lynno || Mega Pidgeot || Male || Lv. 96 || HP 0/930 || Exp (11/24) || Hold Item: Pidgeotite || Pokeball: -- || Ability: No Guard- All moves will not miss, including during semi-invulnerable
Personality: Tough, stubborn, doesn't back down from a fight, secretly loyal and a bit reckless
Thousand Arrows- 90 (Hits non grounded, grounds opponent) || Sky Attack- 120 (2 trn, 4/10 flinch) || Heat Wave- 90 [+27] (1/10 burn) || Mimic- Select opponent attack remainder of battle
Nimbus (Nim) || Shiny Alolan Raichu || Male || Lv. 100 || HP 0/1000 || Hold Item: Zap Plate || Pokeball: -- || Ability: Surge Surfer- x2 speed in electric terrain
Personality: Spunky, competitive, active, easy going, friendly, likes to be a part of things bigger than himself
Psychic- 100 (L sp d) || Moonblast- 90 (L sp a) || Safeguard- Prevents ailments 5 turns || Thunderbolt- 80 [104] (3/10 paralysis)