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Lunaro tensed when Gliz appeared, but relaxed when the Glameow spoke out. Her ears twitched as a bell rang in the woodland.
'More Pokemon. Obviously here to see what's going on.' Lunaro concluded.
Suddenly, the Pichu took off. The Poochyena flinched back, reflexively, before watching her disappear into the treetops.
Silently, her wings receded and her fur rippled into a megenta colour.
"Pardon me for a moment." She mumbled, closing her eyes.
Focusing on the life signatures around her, she searched out for the Pichu that ran off.
Ah, there she was.
She had taken a different form. Lunaro recognized this Pokemon. A Zorua. There had been one or two in the original Chrystanigh camp.
Wait, another larger life signature.
Something near the Zorua.
Lunaro's eyes flickered open, fading from a pink colour.
She looked at Bracken and Gliz, then to Damien. "Do any of you know that Pichu's- well..." She stopped herself. "She's not a Pichu. She's a Zorua. I could sense it. But do any of you know her name?"

SHe would have to worry about that other signature later. Hopefully it wasn't hostile. It was a Pokemon much larger than Lunaro, and the Poochyena didn't know what typing it was. It was staying hidden. She couldn't see an outline at all.

Bella tensed a little when she saw the Poochyena staring at her invisible form.Does she know I'm here? Should I come out? No no yet... it seems like she doesn't know what I am. She moved back a little nervously and watched the Poochyena carefully. She seemed more interested in the Zorua.

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Crystal took a quick looked towards Lunaro who looked towards her then the space next to her. She moved behind the trunk of the tree in an attempt to hide that she knew wouldn't really work but, it made her feel better. She felt something move slightly beside her but nothing was there. Maybe it was the wind.. or just a leaf.

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[Aah, took too long making my post.]

Startled by Crystal's sudden action, Bracken made a move to follow after her before stopping. You should go after her, he practically heard Thyme tell him. She seemed really upset. But the Treecko didn't move. Was she upset that the Glameow had revealed her identity? It didn't really seem like that big a deal to him. If he did follow after her, what would he say? "I'm sorry your little prank got ruined?" Yeah, like that would be much of a comfort to her.

But more than that, Bracken's bruised pride from earlier made him hesitate the most. He could hear Thyme scolding him again, calling him selfish, saying that he never cared about others and that he should just get over himself. He gritted his teeth and forced the accusing voice out of his mind. It's not like I don't care! he thought fiercely to himself. Is it so terrible that I can't get over something that happened not even an hour ago?

Bracken took a deep breath to calm himself down. He should go after Crystal. He really should. But in the end, he stood where he was, gazing in the direction she had run off, a heavy feeling settling on his chest. He looked up when Lunaro asked if anybody knew the Zoroa's name.

"Her name is Crystal," he answered, looking down a bit.

Damian looked at the Glameow unfazed. The only real threat was Lunaro because she was the leader of the Chrystanigh. "Sure, I'd be more than willing to join." He said then looked at Bracken. Crystal... nice name.

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Crystal felt so many eyes on her. She had never really felt nervousness so this was a bit of a first for her. She didn't want to stay in eye sight anymore. She started walking farther away, jumping between a few trees when she heard more bells. Then she heard a smooth and silky voice in her head. "Why are you leaving? Don't you want to be a Chrystanigh? You should go back." Crystal stopped in her tracks almost tripping. "Great I'm going crazy, first the bells then the movement and now there's a voice in my head," she said out loud but was far enough that the others couldn't hear her. "Your not crazy but, you should go back," said the soft voice. Crystal sat on the branch stubbornly and didn't want to go any closer whether the voice was real or not.

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Krea woke up with a start, small blue paws scuffling against the sand and dirt. Looking up with liquid silver eyes and squinting at the harsh sunlight. Krea got up and shook out her fur, dislodging a spray of sand. Looking around cautiously, The small Suicune eyed the Trees that seemed to go on for miles, as well as the undergrowth that towered over her head. Whimpering slightly, Krea shrunk back into the small shallow she had dug out in her sleep and called out in a soft, high voice; "Any-Anyone Th-There? H-H-hello?" Not able to keep from stuttering, Krea whimpered again, eyes shining with unshed tears. "H-H-Hello? Anyone?" Keening in Dismay, the poor little water legendary sat back and began to cry.

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Aurum walked around aimlessly, feet crunching on the dead leaves. Groaning in boredeness, Aurum looked around for a moment before settling himself in the hollow of a tree root, Golden Armor shining in the sunlight. Leaning his head back against the wood of the tree with an audible thump, Aurum groaned again; was the path to becoming a Chrystanigh really this boring? If it was, Aurum would rather have stayed with his brother; at least then there would be interesting fights to fight in, and contests to compete in. Flopping over on his side, Aurum yawned loudly, and started to drift off to sleep.

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"Hm, that was unexpected," Gliz sighed. "I meant no harm, really. The truth had to come out some time, and it's no surprise you already suspected something was up if your truly a Chrystanigh. Maybe I was a little blunt though..." shifting her weight uncomfortably, she finally rose to all fours as the Poochyena left. Looking over at the Treecko, she tilted her head. "Hey kid, you're the one That Zorua was saying she pulled one over on, right? Glad to see she didn't fool you this time. What's past is past, though. On another note, do you know of any Pokemon around here who wears a bell? I keep hearing it, but it's not a consistent sound, like it would be if they were walking really moving at all. Maybe I'm just going crazy, though," she laughed with a small purr, though inwardly she hoped for some confirmation that she wasn't hearing things.

However, when a new voice broke the quiet from a distance that only pokemon with hearing as sensitive as hers could pick up, she perked up. Whoever is was could be no more than a child. At night she'd been fooled several times with this trick by ghost pokemon, but it wasn't night now. Besides, even then she'd never hesitated to find the source of the calls. Looking back at the other two pokemon, her ears still flicked out to listen to the calls, she gave a short nod. "Please excuse me, but I'll be back. Don't worry, I want to be a Chrystanigh too, but somethings are higher up on my agenda." With that and no more explanation, she took off toward the sound at high speed. It couldn't be too far, but yet she felt like she couldn't get there fast enough. The voice had stopped, but she remembered about where it came from. Drawing close, she stopped and listened again. The sound of a small pokemon crying could be heard. Approaching more slowly now, she carefully called out. "Hello? I heard you earlier. I'm Gliz, please don't be frightened..." Almost as soon as the words were out of her mouth, she finally came into site of the pokemon. A dog, but not like any she had seen before. No, this was definitely one of the legendary pokemon that she'd heard many myths of. The blue fur and purple mane... It had to be Suicune. Stopping dead in her tracks, she blinked a few times. Could this be another Zorua? It wasn't a Ditto, for sure, because those had a distinct smell. It was so real though... Maybe a Zoroark?

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Krea continued wallowing in the shallow hole she had made herself, making a strange, watery warbling sound in the back of her throat. Glancing fearfully at the Glameow with tears in her eyes, The small suicune forced out a few words, hiccuping in between each one; "W-w-who are y-y-you? Do I kn-kn-know y-you?" Hiccuping again, then sneezing after breathing in stray bits of sand, Krea started to shuffle away with small, ungainly steps. "I've never seen you before..." She said, with a bit more confidence; at least she wasn't stuttering now. "Don't hurt me, or I'll... I'll...." Running out of threats to say, Krea looked around, most likely looking for something to help her so - called predicament. Finding nothing, Krea then assumed an offensive stance, more out of desperation than anything; of course, the stance paired with a small size and a vulnerable expression did not help much. "I'll... I'll attack! I'll use.... I'll use bubble on you!!!" Krea growled, voice cracking. Opening her mouth to show small but sharp canines, The small legendary Pokemon took a deep breath, then prepared to launch the elementary water attack.

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Bella quivered at the sound of a crying pokemon. She moved her head to hear a little better but couldn't. She saw Glitz running towards where the cry was coming from and she quickly followed, worried about the crying pokemon. She saw a small and clearly terrified Suicune threatening Glitz to use bubble. Poor thing is terrified. She seems harmless. She came out of her invisible state and smiled at the Suicune. She made a bell sound and spoke to the Suicune using telepathy, ignoring Glitz completely. "Don't worry little one. Neither of us are here to hurt you. My name is Bella. Why is a little Suicune like you all alone?" said Bella in a soothing voice. She moved towards the Suicune and lightly rubbed her head against the Suicune puppy's head hoping to calm her.

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Bracken tensed a bit at being called a kid but then furrowed his brow. He... thought he had heard something a little while ago. It could've been a bell, but he hadn't really paid that much attention to it. He was about to say this to the Glameow, but she had already taken off, something else having caught her attention.

But her words still weighed heavily on his mind. What's past is past. He knew what she was implying. It was the same thing he had been struggling with earlier. But somehow... the fact that she had not scolded him or outright told him that he should go after Crystal made him finally get over his hesitation. She's right, he thought, sighing. I should go and make sure she's all right at least.

Bracken looked back over to Lunaro and Damian. "I'll... be right back," he said quickly, and then he darted off in the direction Crystal had gone. He climbed up a tree and jumped from branch to branch, keeping a lookout for the little fox. I hope she didn't go too far off. If I can't even find my way home, I'd never be able to find her. However, his worries were relieved when he finally saw the Zoroa sitting on the branch of a tree to his right. He slowed down and walked over, finally jumping down a few feet across from her.

Not knowing what to say, Bracken bit his lip. "Um, hey, Crystal..." he started, shuffling his feet. "You... alright?"

Krea was just about to release her attack when a strange bell like Pokemon shimmered into view. Shocked silent, the attack was forgotten as Krea watched with mystified terror as The strange Pokemon drifted even closer. Bubbles trailing out of her mouth, Krea gasped and her eyes widened as she heard a feminine and echoing voice sound in her head. Shaking her head violently, enough to make the shimmery purple mane whip about. "N-n-no!!!" Krea said, her stutter continuing, worse than ever. "What are y-y-you d-d-oing!?" Shaking her head again, Krea rejected Bella's touch and sunk deeper into the ground, looking like an out of place stone; that is, if stones had fur and eyes. "I don't know any of you. What are you guys doing here!?" Her voice rose to a histerical wail on the last word, and the small Suicune looked like she was going to cry again.

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Damian followed Bella and Glitz until he found the distressed Suicune who was threatening to attack with Bubble. He nearly laughed at the idea but instead sat down facing the Suicune. "Everything will be all right. First, take a deep breath and calm down."

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Bella saw the Gallade come over and as her natural reaction turned invisible. She watched him come over and calmed down a bit but didn't want to change back. Instead she spoke to the Suicune again "We are only here because we heard you crying. We only want to help. Unless you want to be alone in the forest again and I will leave you if you want me too," she said in her silky voice. She made another bell noise out loud and moved back a little.

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Crystal heard the voice of Bracken when she realized the voice in her head was gone. She snapped out of her daze and looked at Bracken, her eyes still a little red. She turned her head back hoping he hadn't seen it and responded stubbornly, "I'm fine. I-I just... lost interest." She didn't want to look at him with her red eyes and stayed facing away stubbornly. She was actually a little happy that he even cared but, she refused to let him know that.

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"Ah, okay," Bracken responded, accepting the explanation that he knew wasn't true. He shuffled his feet once again. Silence reigned. With each passing second, he felt more and more awkward. He had thought earlier that he wasn't good at comforting people, but he had no clue he was this bad. He fumbled for words, putting together sentences in his mind that would make Crystal feel better, but in the end he discarded all of them.

Deciding that anything was better than this silence, Bracken forced the words out of his mouth. "Er, do you want to go back? The Glameow didn't mean to, um, upset you like that. Or... uh, do you, y'know, need some more time to yourself?" he stumbled. He felt his face grow a bit hot. His words sounded stupid and not comforting at all and he just wanted to bury his face in his hands and groan but he didn't want to do that in front of Crystal, so he just looked down at his feet.

Crystal laughed a little as Bracken tripped over his words. She looked over at him as he looked down to his feet and his face was a little red. She smiled at him and his attempt to make her feel better. She responded and said, "I don't know why I ran but, I just wasn't sure how to respond... I think I've made enough of a fool of myself for today. The Chrystanigh would be better without me anyway.... I'm only good at bothering pokemon anyway." She fiddled with her paws a little and got up. She smiled at Bracken and started walking toward the end of the branch.

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Bracken's face grew even hotter when Crystal laughed, but instead of getting upset he smiled, glad that his pathetic attempt at comforting had cheered her up. He looked up as she responded, his mouth slightly open as she began to walk away.

"Wait!" The word escaped his mouth before he even knew it was there. "I... I know how you feel. I, er..." he tried to think of the right words, but decided to let it all tumble out instead. "If you're calling yourself a failure, then I'm ten times worse than you. At least you're great at tricking people and keeping them fooled. You even had Lunaro fooled, and she's the leader of the Chrystanigh! Me, I try to make my brother relax a little and I end up lost in my own home." He sighed. "Maybe neither of us can be of much help to Lunaro. But from what she told us, the Chrystanigh didn't rely on the few who were strong to hold themselves up. They worked together as a team. So, maybe, when we end up failing and feel useless, we'll be there to pick each other up."

Bracken's heart pounded in his chest. He hadn't meant to say all that, but he honestly meant it and wasn't about to take it back. "If you want to go, I won't stop you," he said, looking down again. "But if you don't, I'll be with you every step of the way."

Crystal turned her head to face to Bracken when he spoke to her. She felt her cheeks burn red when he spoke to her. She smiled at him and said, "I think I'll come back. Also, if it makes you feel better I'm always lost." She laughed a little and started in the direction of where Lunaro was. She ran past Bracken and started giggling a little. She flicked her tail a little and teased, "I'm going back, just try and keep up with me." She stuck her tongue out playfully and flicked her tail again before taking off toward Lunaro.

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Bracken smiled widely, a warm satisfaction filling him from being able to help. His tail twitched playfully as Crystal stuck out her tongue at him and he scrambled after her to catch up. "Like you could outrun me!" he responded and laughed, running even with her and looking over with a challenge in his eyes.

She laughed tauntingly hearing his response. "I'm sure I could." She ran happily through the branches and changed into a Pachirisu to make her running look more natural. She turned her head to see where Bracken was a ran straight into a tree trunk. She flinched at that and quickly went higher up in the tree and started running again until she reached Lunaro at about the same time as Bracken. She jumped down and changed back into a Zorua before rubbing the little bump on her head.

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Gliz had been approaching the Suicune slowly, her head ducked down a bit. It was so young! Such a low level! The bubble would probably do nothing more than get her a bit wet. When the Latias appeared out of thin air, obviously invisible before, though, she froze. Two legendaries?! The Latias made a bell sound, and her heart fluttered a bit. So that's what she heard, she wasn't going crazy! What a relief.

Hearing the Gallade approach, she looked over her shoulder. Smiling, she looked back to see the Latias disappear at his voice. Continuing forward, she went right up boldly to the young scared legendary. "My name is Gliz, I'm a Glameow. Like Latias said, no one here wants to hurt you. I heard you crying, and I just had to see if I could help. Speaking of, are you already hurt? Or just lost? Maybe I can help, I know my way around."

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