[Lithra Trease]

"Someone! Help!" Lithra yelled as she pressed her body against the mountainside. "Hellllooo! Pleeease!" The girl was frightened and regretting the idea to come out to the mountain by herself. She should have stuck with easier areas to explore, especially since there had been no island navigation classes yet. But no, she had wanted a Flying type pokemon and decided she was strong enough to make the climb. That hadn't been the case, of course, as one misstep made Lithra slip during her trek up the hill. Like some cliche story she even managed to hurt her ankle in the process. Now she was having a hard time walking.

Bell bleated unhappily as he tried to call attention towards the pair. "Anyone please!" She just needed some kind of person or pokemon to gather help. Bell wasn't fast enough, nor Mira, and she hadn't trained Tara enough to let her out on her own. This was a terrible idea and she had known it from the start.

She didn't even have her cellphone either.

"Anyone?"

Looking for Fletchling.

[Eri]

Guess who got lucky~?




Species: Fletchling
Gender: Male
Ability: Big Pecks
~Moves~
Flame Charge
Peck
Quick Attack
Roost

[Lithra Trease]

"Please," Lithra mewed, her voice failing as she leaned her weight against the rock wall behind her. The teenager was close to tears, frustration building in her chest as she blinked up at the sky. How did this happen? Why didn't she ask her roommate to come along? Why hadn't she made more friends at the Academy so that if an emergency, like this, happened she would have someone to help her. Lithra inhaled raggedly, her nose burning like a mean pinch. "What are we going to do?"

"Nee," her Cottonnee mirrored sadly, his fluffy body staying close to Lithra's hurt ankle, as if his cotton could keep it still. The pressure hurt Lithra, but she didn't want to tell Bell to stop. He was only doing this out of concern and she didn't want him to feel bad if he found out his actions were painful. The Nature student sighed heavily, ready to cry out one more time, when she caught something in the sky. It was small, but it was flying straight towards them. And quickly at that.

Lithra started to panic. "T-Tara!" she called, releasing her Sandile as it stood between Lithra and the incoming bird. Suddenly the flying pokemon burst into flames as fire lept from its body. Sparks flew off the creature as it barreled into Tara, creating such a commotion that Lithra cried out in surprise. Bell, scared by the flames, squeezed between Lithra's lower back and the mountainside.

Tara growled at her opponent, the Sandile's Intimidation effecting the incoming Fletchling. Okay, Lithra thought to herself, pretend this is Battle Tactics class or something. You can do this. Ignoring her throbbing ankle, Lithra sniffed roughly before commanding Tara. "Bite down!” Her Sandile lunged into action, clamping its mouth around the Fletchling’s wing. The little bird squeaked, its big eyes widening as it struggled under Tara’s fangs.

The girls’ heart broke at the sight. “Let go!” she cried out, thanking Tara before pulling the pokemon back into its pokeball. Tears welled at her eyes more than they ever did for her own injuries. “I’m so sorry,” Lithra admitted, apologizing to the Fletchling as she was to herself and everyone she’d hurt by dying out on this mountain. “I’m so, so sorry.”

Holding its wing stiffly, the Fletchling blinked back at Lithra before hesitantly hopping over to the girl. It pecked a few times at Lithra’s hand before sitting on the ground next to her. “Hi,” Lithra sniffled, reaching in her back to pull out a few berries. It hurt to move, but no doubt the Fletchling was in pain too. It couldn’t even fly anymore.

The bird pokemon chirped a bit before gulping down the berries. Still, even when it was done it didn’t move. So Lithra talked to the Fletchling, telling the pokemon about herself and Bell, occasionally sprinkling in a few apologies. The day dragged on and soon Lithra found herself nodding off, the Fletchling moving closer to her body. It wasn’t long before…

“Hello! We heard a voice earlier! ‘Alllllo! Anyone down there?”

Rescue was here.