[Charles Xaqairy]

Charles was new to the Academy, so the first thing he wanted to do was explore. Everything about the island was new. He exits the Lava Dorms and heads East. He decides to go ahead and let Nibble out, figuring she'd want to scurry around as well.

Before long, the pair reached the base of the mountain. "You wanna go climb, Nibble?"

"Gib, Gible," Nibble nods.

"Might be easier if we had a ride. Think so?" Charles pulls out his other occupied Pokéball and tosses off to the side. "Come on out, Rox."

In a sheen of red light, a large, rocky, snake-like Pokémon appears nearby. "ON!" He stares at Charles and Nibble, still not entirely sure what to think of his new "friends."

"Mind helping us up the mountain, big guy?" For a couple moments, Charles wasn't sure Rox was going to agree. But when he laid his head down near them, he smiled. "Awesome. Thanks, pal."

Hoisting Nibble onto his back, he climbs up the rocky hide and settles down behind the spine on Rox's head. Patting the top of the Onix's head, Charles signals that they're ready to go.





[[Not looking for anything in particular this time around.]]

[Kitten4u]

Choo Choo



Species: Torkoal
Gender: Male
Ability: White Smoke
~Moves~
Inferno
Flail
Shell Smash
Smog

[Charles Xaqairy]

Not long after they started up the mountain, Nibble began to get anxious. "Gib. Gible, Gible." She wriggles her way out of Charles' arms and starts hopping down the boulders that made up Rox's body.

"Whoa, Nibble! What's up?" Charles pats Rox's head and tells him to stop for a few minutes. When the come to a full stop, Charles follows Nibble down Rox's back.

They hop off, Nibble quickly leading Charles to a nearby rock. The was black and had some red indentations As Charles got closer, he was sure that the "rock" was snoring. Much to Charles' dismay, Nibble starts trying to climb on top of it. It was nearly half her height, but her stubby limbs made it a difficult venture. Before she made her goal, the rock moved. The snoring stopping and was replaced by a could of white smoke and what sounded like a train.

A yellow head snakes its way out of the rock as four legs lift up. "Koal!" Nibble jumps back, surprised that the rock was actually a Pokémon. Before she could do anything else, the coal-colored tortoise spewed fire at Nibble, obviously angered about having woken up.

Nibble mostly dodges, but her left arm was caught in the stream. Annoyed and in pain , the little land shark Tackled the opponent... only to wind up bouncing off and getting a headache. Nibble seemed to have tears in her eyes, but Charles wasn't sure if they were from pain or anger.

"That's enough, Nibble. Return." He holds out a Pokéball. A red stream of light hits Nibble and she returns to her ball. Charles sighs and weighs his options while the Torkoal Flailed around. Either back away, send Rox in, or go in himself... "Hey, Rox! Let's see what you can do!"

Rox "slithers" around to face his opponent. His tail glows white as he swings it around. Unfortunately, the Torkoal was unfazed. "On?"

The Torkoal then spews a purple gas into the air. It sends Charles into a coughing fit, but Tox just brushes it off. Changing tactics, Rox tries to use Screech, but again, Torkoal was unaffected. Charles' eardrums nearly ruptured, but he realized that he would have to purchase some earplugs if he was gonna keep using Rox.

Torkoal uses Inferno again, easily hitting the much larger Pokémon. Infuriated and in flames, Rox puts all his strength and weight into a Smack Down, which visibly hurt the fiery tortoise.

Now limping a little, Torkoal lifts himself up and smashes his body onto the ground below. Charles didn't know why it did that, but he could see a crack start to form on its shell.
Rox quickly burrows under the Torkoal and comes back up on the other side of it. Almost immediately, the ground begins to sink in, trapping the Torkoal.

With the target now trapped, Charles pulls out an empty Pokéball. "You've been a worthy opponent. Let's add you to my team!" He winds up and throw the ball as hard as he could at Torkoal. It bounces off, opens up, and envelops it in a red light. After falling to the ground, the ball starts to shake. A moment passes and it stops.

"Did it work?" Charles picks up the now-occupied ball. "Neat. A new friend."