The ALPH Team

Silver thought about her new friends and figured that they will need some berries to rebuild their energy. So once she had all the herbs and bandages she will need she searched for some Oran Berries and Sitrus Berries that were untainted and once she found them she gathered enough to last them all for a while. Once she had everything she headed back to the camp but searched for any dark auras nearby. When she didn't sense any for right now she headed over and when she got to the camp she heard Gormlaith saying, "Yes, I am a mother. My love, an Umbreon, and I have...or perhaps had...six pups. My oldest two grew-up and left before the infection began, so I know nothing of their status. As for the rest, they left with my husband, for protection, when our den was attacked by the undead monsters. I held the monsters off while he took them somewhere safe. He said once they found a place to stay they would be there, waiting for me. I...I do not know where they are now, so all I can do is hope for the best and search for them." Hearing this caused Silver to think of her own mother that she never got to knew since both of her parents were killed before she hatched out of her egg. After Gormlaith's tail things were quiet for a bit but then Gormlaith spoke once more, "So...I suppose I'm the only parent here? You all seemed shocked at the mention of children!"

"I'm back with the herbs that are needed for Clyde and Lalita as well as berries for everyone to help you all rebuild your energy," she called softly as she came into sight of the others. She got right to work on making the herbs into what they are needed to be for the Ninetails and Vigoroth. Once she was sure they were right she went quickly to Clyde's side knowing that he needed more attention right away since he lost a lot of blood. Once she was at his side she gently removed her scarf from his wound noticing that it was a darker red because of his blood, but she didn't worry about that right now. She looked at Clyde and said softly, "This may sting a bit but it will stop the blood, get rid of any germs that got on the wound, and help it heal." She then put the herb paste on as gently as she could on Clyde's wound after she cleaned it with the clean water she brought with her and then taking the long grass she gently bound the wound so that the paste will stay on it and help it heal. As she did this she paused for a second to look at the Gardivore and asked politely, "Can you take this herb," she gently pick up the herb she made for Lalita that was in liquid form, "and have Lalita drink it. Once she does gently bind these bandages tightly around her ribs, but not to tight so she will be able to breathe and move, so that her bones will be able to heal please." Once she was sure Alice understood her she finished bounding Clyde's wound. "All of you have some of those berries it should help you heal as well as regain your energy," she said softly.

Duskfang had come a long way from the town of New Bark, small and insignificant. Now he was in Goldenrod, which was more likely to be a treasure trove of Pokemon to hunt down, and hopefully no ash-bloods to ruin his hunting. His claws clicked against the ruined street of Goldenrod as Duskfang merely walked through the city. He would save his energy for running when he found some living in the city, even if he did have near-endless stamina for chasing. That was an instinct that had survived his infection, and the Mightyena was stuck with it for now. The purple-furred Mightyena slipped into a ruined bike shop in his search for fresh food. The shop was completely deserted, with bike parts scattered around, bent and rusted. Frustrated, the wolf was about to turn around and leave when he heard some movement in a back room he hadn't seen before. He couldn't tell if it was living or not, there were too many confusing scents, so Duskfang leaped into the room. He came face-to-face with a little Sneasel, who's eyes widened in fear and tried to flee, but Duskfang slammed his paw on its neck and slammed the black weasel onto the floor. The screams of his prey echoed in the ears of the Mightyena, and he enjoyed it as he feasted. After a few minutes, the Sneasel was dead and Duskfang had finished eating. His first living prey in a long time, no ash blood!

Duskfang exited the bike shop, blood dripping from his jaws. Fully energized, he left out a loud, eerie howl that echoed throughout the lonely city, and with that, the infected wolf set off in search of more things to feast on. He couldn't hear a heartbeat or smell any living ones, but they had to be around here somewhere. Unfortunately, this was a rather large city, and it would take awhile to find more Pokemon....but it would be worth it.

(I don't think they put Duskfang on the Alph Team list, but Suicune let me move here and post after Silver! However, can someone tell me....are you guys still in Goldenrod? I have no idea where the camp is XD)

The pain was getting worse, Lalita was fading in and out, barely able to keep herself conscious. They had stopped just at the beginning of Route 35 and, if she remembered correctly, there was supposed to be a large park up ahead. Though the park was famous for its insect variety so it might not be the safest place for them to go. No, their best bet was to cut through the trees to the little path beside the park entrance and keep going north.

She was so tired, the fight to stay awake was draining her even more and she didn't know how much longer she could hold out. When she saw Silver come back from hunting herbs she smiled softly, hoping that whatever the little puppy had could help her. Gormy didn't leave her side, telling everyone what happened to her family. Lalita felt badly for her, to be all alone with no idea what became of her love or her children. She could never imaging such a thing. "I suppose I'm the only parent here? You all seemed shocked at the mention of children!"

Lalita flattened her ears sadly. She had never even had the chance to find love, much less children. She had though, perhaps, with Max but...well it was best not to dwell on that. She didn't know what it would be like to be a mother, but from the look in Gormlaith's eyes it must be a wonderful thing. "I wish I could have been..." she whispered softly. Being raised as a pet, living her whole life with an ailing girl, she never got to meet other Pokemon very often who weren't also pets, and they were usually female. Only the young Masters had male pets and they liked to roughhouse and Lalita wasn't very fond of that activity. She chuckled softly, because her current situation made that a little ironic. Silver seemed to give something to Alice and pointed over her way, and Lalita perked up a bit. If it was something for her pain then she was all for it.

Clyde smiled at the sound of Alice’s voice and looked up to meet her gaze; his world had finally stopped spinning. With a gentle nod of his bulky head, he turned to listen in on Gormlaith’s tale and instantly felt a painful pang in his chest. It seemed this epidemic had spared no-one; sure, they were all alive, but there wasn’t much left to live for nowadays. Lalita’s human, Gormlaith’s family, his Bonnie – all gone. He could only hope that perhaps Alice and Silver hadn’t suffered such pain in this new world.

"I suppose I'm the only parent here? You all seemed shocked at the mention of children!"

The vigoroth smiled warmly, thinking of Bonnie. She had always had that little dream that she’d start a family – at the time, Clyde had been disgusted – but now, it seemed a missed opportunity. He shook away the thought, trying to remind himself that he had to focus on the positives if he were to survive this thing. Only a week earlier he’d made his seventh attempt on his life, but the idea that he may now have found a group of friends worth fighting for filled him with guilt for his past suicidal tendencies. He looked up in time to spot Lalita’s lips moving to form the words "I wish I could have been..." and offered her a look of sympathy. All this talk of loved ones was making him dizzy again.

"This may sting a bit but it will stop the blood, get rid of any germs that got on the wound, and help it heal."

Clyde jumped slightly at the riolu’s appearance, having been too consumed in his own thoughts to notice her return. With a smile he nodded his head and moved an arm to allow Silver better access to the wound.
“Pfft... It can’t hurt that ba-arghdd,” As he felt the substance tingling against his skin he emitted an unintentional sound to distort his final word, ‘bad’. Hissing slightly, he grinned sheepishly as the initial pain gradually subsided into nothing. “Heh, I take that back.” He chuckled to himself. Watching Silver work speedily but gently to get him into a better shape, he attempted to shift his body in any way to make the process easier for the riolu but found his heavy steps rather clumsy – narrowly avoiding treading on the female’s tail at one point. However, he soon found himself all bandaged up and now resistant to any potential infection.
”Not bad,” He grinned his crooked, toothy smile whilst admiring Silver’s work. ”Thank you. Turning to Lalita, he hoped that the damage wasn’t too serious and already felt the same guilt bubbling inside his chest as Alice assisted her. Glancing to Silver, he asked in a hushed, serious voice,”She’ll be okay... right?”

((OOC: Please skip me, I can't write something without it being too short. Aplogies. Just go on saying she did as Silver asked.))

After telling her tale, Gormlaith heard Lalita whisper softly that she wished she could have been a mother. The sadness in the Ninetale's voice was quite clear, probably thinking of someone she would have liked to start a family with. She saw Clyde bore the same expression.

"Don't worry. You two are still quite young, there may still be a chance. Although one love may be lost, that doesn't mean you should close your hearts to other oppritunities. Love is something we all need in times like these. Love, and hope." She hoped her words would help the others, even just a little bit.

Gormlaith saw that Silver had returned. She had the herbs to help Clyde and Lalita. The Riolu really seemed to know what she was doing when she instructed the others on what to do and what would happen. It was reassuring to know one of them had medical knowledge.

“Pfft... It can’t hurt that ba-arghdd,” Silver heard Clyde said and then she heard “Heh, I take that back.” She then heard Clyde chuckle and smiled up at him when he said, ”Not bad, Thank you.” She saw Clyde look at Lalita and then she heard Clyde ask her, ”She’ll be okay... right?” She smiled reassuringly at Clyde and said "Yeah, she will be fine." She then gently touch Clyde's claw and with another smile she went to a nearby pond with her scarf so she could clean it. Once it was clean she put it back on her tail though when she look at it everyone could see the sadness in her ruby red eyes.

She sighed sadly as she thought of her dead parents and how much she miss them though it's been a while since they were killed the memory was still fresh on her mind. She only saw it through her egg before she hatched but she will never forget how her family were killed and her dearest friend.

It was another empty city as Garth walked through it. He was still coated in the blood of his early victim, a female Espeon who he had so easily tricked into trusting him before she met her end. He may be all right now, but it was only a mater of time before the infection killed him, and then he would rise an undead. He simply grinned and shrugged at the though. There way no way he could be more insane then he already was. Right now he just needed to find a place to wash off this blood before it got dark a crusty. It was hard to lure in a victim when you where drenched in blood.

He made to to the other side of the city without much trouble, though the structure that you would need to pass through in order to get to the route 35. He saw the glistening shine of water as he got closer. He grin at finding what he was searching for. Garth quickly rushed over to the water, and started to wash the blood off him. His hands came first, then he started to wash his body of the rest of it. The felt soothing as it touched his skin, he even bent down and took a few gulps. He was already infected, so what did he have to worry about if the water was contaminated.

Soon after he was clean he jumped into the trees. He wasn't called a Wood Gecko for nothing, he had superb climbing capabilities. And he wasn't going to waist this gift by treading on the ground. Off in the distance he could see figures, so he got in closer for a better view, blending in well with the foliage of the trees. They where living pokemon, he gave a grin as he watched them, amused as how they would soon all be nothing more then a pile of blood and guts, oh how he couldn't wait to tear into there skin and listen to them cry in agony, but first, he had to get in close, earn there trust, then he could pounce.

"Don't worry. You two are still quite young, there may still be a chance. Although one love may be lost, that doesn't mean you should close your hearts to other opportunities. Love is something we all need in times like these. Love, and hope." Lalita gave a sad smile to Gormy as a silent thank you. she knew the more mature female was right but with the way things had been going lately she wasn't too sure about there being anymore chances. Things were getting pretty dire and things always tend to get worse before they get better. She smiled at Alice who had the herbs Silver gave to her, and tried to choke the mixture down. It was harsh and bitter, and Lalita wound up in a coughing fit a few times in her attempts to drink it. The coughing hurt her badly, and blood came out on the last fit, but the herbs seemed to be doing their trick as the pain faded quickly into almost nothing. She sighed in relief, still being careful of her injury, and let Alice bandage her.

"Thank you Allie..." she whispered, voice full of gratitude and affection. These creatures, even though she had only just met all of them, were being so kind and helpful. In her current state she was a hindrance to the group, little more than dead weight, but rather than leave and focus on survival they all stopped to help. Even poor Clyde, who was (in her own opinion) worse of than she was, seemed more concerned for her than himself. Warmth filled her heart as she thought of her friends, who were quickly becoming more like family than anything else. "Thank you, everyone."

“Don't worry. You two are still quite young, there may still be a chance. Although one love may be lost, that doesn't mean you should close your hearts to other opportunities. Love is something we all need in times like these. Love, and hope."

Clyde smiled weakly at Gormlatih’s words. As inspirational and heartfelt as her speech was, the vigroroth had started to fear that the feelings of love and hope in this world were fading into nothing but a burden. Glancing around the group, it became obvious that everyone was thinking of loved ones and again, the vigoroth’s mind wandered back to the smeargle. Despite her infected state, he prayed every night that she was okay; he didn’t care if she was a bloodthirsty monster, inside she was and always would be his Bonnie. His eyes moistened slightly but attempting to keep hold of the masculine demeanour, Clyde turned to Lalita who had spoken up.

"Thank you, everyone."

The vigoroth smiled again, shaking away the emotional burdens of the past and focusing his mind on what could be a brighter future.
“We survivors have got to stick together,” Clyde answered bluntly with a shy smile. “Right?” He sincerely hoped that no matter what happened in the next few hours, this little group of strangers would stay intact and grow ever-stronger.

Silver held back the tears that were trying to fall as she thought about her parents and went back to Clyde's side. She made sure he was doing well and then she scan Lalita's aura and saw that the herbs were doing their work. She gave Clyde a smile but when she felt a dark aura heading their way her smile dropped and she glance in the area where she sense the aura and realized that it had stop and was probably now watching them. ~Everyone there is a dark aura near us so be on your guard. I'm not sure what to expect but we need to keep watch out for this dark one and be ready to protect one another from this creature~ she thought to her friends making sure that they were the only ones that heard her and not the one with this dark aura.

She glance where she sense the aura for a moment but made sure to have it look like she was just looking around for any danger. Without her realizing it right away Silver began to glow white but the white glow disappeared as soon as it appeared. But after a few moments it happened again.

The blue one seemed to have sensed Garth's appearance, but he was unable to locate him. He had to calm himself down, make himself appear harmless and friendly, he just hoped that little Riolu wouldn't foil his plan before he had the chance to set it in motion. The Grovyle jumped out of the tree and slowly approached the group. He was no longer covered in blood after he had washed it all off in that small pond back there. The group was set with what looked like five living pokemon. He had to ponder on what kind of pokemon they where, but he was sure they would be a little trustworthy, after all, he was just another survivor, or so he hoped for them to think anyway.

He stepped out of the shadows so that the group could see him clearly. It had done this so many time before that it just came naturally to him now. He raised one of his hands and waved it. "Hello." He said with a smile. "Its rare to find other pokemon around here that don't try and kill you." He said, keeping his distance from them in case they weren't to friendly toward strangers. "My name is Garth, mite I ask what your names are?" Though he was never at liberty to remember the names of those he was going to kill later, he new it would be complementary to remember there names as he knew he was going to be with them for awhile.

Lalita was feeling much better with her wounds wrapped and the medicine finally in full force throughout her system. She could still feel bone scraping together but it was a minimal discomfort, though she knew she would probably still have to take it easy even if she didn't feel the pain. “We survivors have got to stick together, right?” She smiled brightly at Clyde, happy that he was being looked after and still in brighter spirits. "Of course, Fuzzy!" she replied happily. She hopped down off of Gormy's back and padded over to her friend, checking out Silver's handiwork for herself.

~Everyone there is a dark aura near us so be on your guard. I'm not sure what to expect but we need to keep watch out for this dark one and be ready to protect one another from this creature~ Silver's voice washed over her mind, in the same odd way that psychic types liked to do. She shivered a little at the tense feeling behind it, whatever Silver felt she didn't like it. She nodded slightly and went back to Gormy's side, feeling much safer around the larger female should anything actually happen.

She could smell...something. She wasn't sure what it was but it smelled like a...plant, or something? But there was slight hint of blood behind it that had her sneaking behind Gormlaith, just in case. When a tall, strange looking green thing came out from the trees she just stared at it. It didn't look bloody, but the scent was there even if it was very faint, so she peeked over the dark fox's back to see better. "Hello." What a creepy voice..."Its rare to find other pokemon around here that don't try and kill you. My name is Garth, mite I ask what your names are?" Lalita just stared at him and blinked. Really? That was probably the most thorough introduction to another living she had ever had since this whole thing started...it didn't sit well with her. She looked over to Clyde and Silver and just shrugged, not sure what to do.

"Um, well...Garth...first why don't you tell us where you came from? And how you got here?" Something about him just didn't sit well with the shiny Fox, and she wanted to talk to him more to figure it out.

~Everyone there is a dark aura near us so be on your guard. I'm not sure what to expect but we need to keep watch out for this dark one and be ready to protect one another from this creature~

As helpful as telepathic communication was, Clyde still despised the feeling. The strength of the voices echoing in his head confused him to no end and he shook his head aggressively in annoyance at Silver’s warning. It had already given him a headache. As he fought away the newfound aching in his temples, his eyes made contact with a shifty grass-type emerging from the forest. It was a grovyle – Clyde had a vivid memory of having the crap being beaten out of him by one back when he was a slakoth. Narrowing his eyes at the reptilian’s arrival, Clyde swiftly got to his feet; no longer comfortable in such a vulnerable position around the stranger.

“Hello. It’s rare to find other pokémon around here that don't try and kill you. My name is Garth, mite I ask what your names are?"

Clyde had subconsciously taken up a slightly defensive stance and had moved to stand just in front of Silver in case the creature was to turn hostile. He hadn’t any reason to distrust the grovyle although the memories of bullying were strong enough to give him a fairly powerful prejudice. His eyes remained fixated on the lizard as Lalita hesitantly asked about the newcomer’s history.
“What is it that you want?” Clyde added with a blunt growl. The vigoroth had always suppressed the typical aggression of his species, but like most of his kind, he held powerful grudges. Back before he’d met Bonnie; before he’d had a trainer, Clyde had been raised in a day care. When his ‘mother’ hadn’t been around, a grovyle and an accompanying linoone would regularly beat him within an inch of his life – for no apparent reason. Of course, Clyde wasn’t particularly pleased to be reliving these memories and wasn’t about to trust this stranger. From the sound of Lalita’s words and Silver’s psychic abilities, he had reason to believe he wasn’t the only one uncomfortable around Garth.

Silver was glad that her new friends took her warning to heart and she was also glad that they weren't going to trust this Grovyle right away if at all. She had felt Clyde's discomfort in her speaking in his mind and she knew she will apologize to him after they get rid of this creature that she knew wasn't as living as it was pretending to be. "Hello. Its rare to find other pokemon around here that don't try and kill you. "My name is Garth, mite I ask what your names are?" she heard the creature say and gave him a slight glare showing that she doesn't trust him one beat but before she was sure this Garth caught her look Clyde step in front of her which cause her to look up at him even though it was at his back as he got into a defense position ready to defend if the Grovyle decided to attack. She couldn't help but smile a little at his thoughtfulness even if it was just a subconscious thing for him to do. She then heard Lalita say to the Grovyle, "Um, well...Garth...first why don't you tell us where you came from? And how you got here?" ~Good questions to ask Lalita~ Silver thought to herself. “What is it that you want?” she then heard Clyde growl. She began to glow some more but the light faded once again as quickly as it came but this time Silver felt the change beginning in her but she wasn't sure if it was really happening since it left quickly so she just shrugged it off for the moment and waited to hear what the Grovyle said though she got herself ready to attack if she needed to in order to protect her new friends from this creature.

They suspected him, but that didn't bother him. Everyone has there worries when confronted by a strange pokemon, but they soon learn how to trust each other, and that's all he really needed. "Um, well...Garth...first why don't you tell us where you came from? And how you got here?" The Ninetales asked from behind the Zoroark. Though before he could answer the Vigoroth spoke up, "What is it that you want?" It had demanded. He frowned, making it seem like a touchy subject. And it really was, he never liked talking about his past, it was his, and his alone, and he didn't really take to kindly to being asked about it, but he had to tell them if he wanted to join up with them.

Garth rubbed the back of his neck, "Well you see, I'm a Grovyle from Hoenn. I was chosen by a trainer to be her starter and then partook in contests. But when the epidemic started, we fled to one of the ships hoping to get away from it all, but it seems like things got worse when we got here." He lied. The first half was true, but the rest was just lyes. He had managed to get to Johto on a good sized boat that drifted here. He kept himself alive by eating water pokemon and some flying pokemon till he finally landed to the very south of Johto. "My trainer died soon after we got here. So now I'm just looking for other pokemon that are alive, cause you know theres safety in numbers." He made a smile and made it look like he was trying to smile while he was still sad.

Wow, it seemed everyone was a little on edge by this pokemon. Lalita was struggling between her instinct to not trust him and the years of training she received to be polite, and wasn't sure what to do. This Garth character was too smug, too sure of himself to be of pure intention, but...he was another living. Well, at the very least she could be polite if not hospitable.

"Well you see, I'm a Grovyle from Hoenn. I was chosen by a trainer to be her starter and then partook in contests. But when the epidemic started, we fled to one of the ships hoping to get away from it all, but it seems like things got worse when we got here." So this thing wasn't just here in Johto? It had gone other places as well? Lalita's hope of ever escaping this nightmare dimmed, for what chance did any of them have if it was also going to be anywhere they escaped to? "My trainer died soon after we got here. So now I'm just looking for other pokemon that are alive, cause you know theres safety in numbers." How sad...

Though everything in her was screaming not to trust this Pokemon she couldn't help but feel a little bad for him. The only reason she was with other Pokemon was for the same reason, she knew she wasn't strong enough alone. But she wasn't just going to invite him along if the others were also just as put off by him. She put on a sweet smile and motioned for the others to come closer to her. "Will you excuse a moment Garth? I need a moment with my friends. Could you all come over here for a moment?"

She waited a moment before asking in hushed whisper, "So...what do you think?"

Clyde’s eyes hadn’t left the grovyle. He was desperately searching for some tiny flaw that could justify the ever-growing disgust he had for the creature. But he wasn’t aware of the fact he was glaring at Garth, head raised and chest pushed out threateningly. The inner aggression of his species was subconsciously altering his mood and so engrossed in his analysis of the grass-type, Clyde hadn’t heard a word that had left the grovyle’s mouth. He seemed slightly on the slim side but otherwise appeared identical to the vivid memory of the bully of his youth. Clyde could have sworn he’d seen blood on the creature’s claws but was brought back out of his trance by Lalita’s voice.

“Will you excuse a moment Garth? I need a moment with my friends. Could you all come over here for a moment?"

The vigoroth only momentarily glanced to the ninetales before emitting an unintentional growl, an expression of the upmost loathing plastered onto his face. Shuffling a few steps back to hear the group’s words but reluctant to physically turn his back on Garth, Clyde’s eyes flickered rapidly between the stranger and the pokémon he’d come to call friends. He couldn’t think straight. Paranoia and a need to protect those he’d come to trust, maybe one day love was overwhelming his senses. He couldn’t save Bonnie, but he would do everything in his power to stop the team suffering a similar fate. Upon Lalita’s question of opinions about Garth, Clyde kept his mouth shut. He didn’t want to admit the humiliating, painful childhood memories as an explanation to his distrust, but instinct took over and another growl rumbled in Clyde’s throat, eyes never leaving the grovyle. He wasn’t going to answer.

"Well you see, I'm a Grovyle from Hoenn. I was chosen by a trainer to be her starter and then partook in contests. But when the epidemic started, we fled to one of the ships hoping to get away from it all, but it seems like things got worse when we got here. My trainer died soon after we got here. So now I'm just looking for other pokemon that are alive, cause you know theres safety in numbers." Silver listen to what the Grovyle was saying but she could tell that he was telling half truths to them but the rest are lies judging how his aura darken more at the lies. "Will you excuse a moment Garth? I need a moment with my friends. Could you all come over here for a moment?" she hear Lalita say. She headed over to where her new friends were gathering to talk she keep Garth in her sight. "So...what do you think?" Silver was about to give her thoughts but she heard Clyde's growl and knew that he was really upset so she gently touched his claw hoping to keep him calm enough so that he will be able to think before she said softly making sure the Grovyle couldn't hear her. "I don't trust him Lalita. Garth may be telling the truth on some things that he said but others I can smell were lies though I don't know how they are lies its just his aura darken even more when he spoke them. I would prefer us to be safe and keep our guard up around him and none of us to be left alone with him for any amount of time. I heard that Grovyle's are quick creatures so if even one of us is left with him alone for a moment we may regret it," she said softly keeping her paw wrapped around Clyde's claw hoping she could keep him calm.

Once again she began to glow white which was bright enough for those around her to see. "What is happening to me why am I glowing," she asked softly to her friends because she has never seen Pokemon glow before like she is doing so she didn't know that she was starting to evolve.

[Skip me, Garth is just fidling with his fingers waiting for your conclussion ^^ ]

Lalita knew Fuzzy's answer by the deep, menacing growl that came from him at her question. She had never seen him like that before and it kind of frightened her. He looked like he was ready to tear the Grovyle apart. Silver wasn't much better. "I don't trust him Lalita. Garth may be telling the truth on some things that he said but others I can smell were lies though I don't know how they are lies its just his aura darken even more when he spoke them. I would prefer us to be safe and keep our guard up around him and none of us to be left alone with him for any amount of time. I heard that Grovyle's are quick creatures so if even one of us is left with him alone for a moment we may regret it,"

Lalita gave a heavy sigh and nodded. But she wasn't ready to make a decision yet, she just wasn't the type of person to turn anyone in need away. She looked over at Gormy and nodded her head in Garth's direction. The older female's experience would sure be useful right now, because honestly, she just didn't know what to do. How do you turn your back on someone who asks for help? She was always taught to be polite, proper, to never be rude. Telling someone to go away simply because you didn't like them was rude, wasn't it?

She gave a sad whine. "Gormy? Help..."

((OOC: I want Gormlaith's opinion too because she is out of the safehouse now, plus poor Lalita is so polite she can't help but be indecisive. So NO skipping Gormy's turn! ^_^))

“I don't trust him Lalita. Garth may be telling the truth on some things that he said but others I can smell were lies though I don't know how they are lies it’s just his aura darken even more when he spoke them. I would prefer us to be safe and keep our guard up around him and none of us to be left alone with him for any amount of time. I heard that Grovyle's are quick creatures so if even one of us is left with him alone for a moment we may regret it,"

Clyde only heard parts of Silver’s warning, still completely distracted by the stranger. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t silence his thoughts and the recurring images of worst case scenarios. He knew he was acting like an idiot but the sight of the creature made his fur bristle and there was no stopping the aggression. Eventually prying his eyes away from the grovyle, he looked to each of the creatures surrounding him. Nobody seemed particularly content with the newfound company but he could tell Lalita was struggling with the decision of turning him away. Usually, he’d sympathize with her – Garth was a living creature after all, they had no definite reason to distrust him... But then again, Silver’s psychic abilities only put him on edge.

"What is happening to me why am I glowing,"

The vigoroth had turned to resume glaring at the grovyle, hoping that appearance alone would alert the creature that he wasn’t welcome in Clyde’s eyes, when he heard Silver speak up again. Slowly turning his head to face the creature, he smiled lightly, his eyes softening as he gave her paw a quick squeeze.
“You’re evolving.” He momentarily forgot about the grovyle as he released Silver’s paw – not wanting to accidentally interfere with the evolution process. “Just relax,” He grinned, taking a small step back, only to remember that the move had sent him closer to Garth. Reminding himself to keep a firm eye on the creature, he was torn between happiness for Silver and the feelings of loathing over the stranger.

This stranger looked quite suspicious. However, Gormlaith knew that one couldn't judge based on appearances alone. Still, the fact that he gave everyone else the same feeling was a red flag in the Zoroark's mind. She hadn't been nearly as friendly when she first met the group, yet they accepted her. This one, who had been nothing but polite, made everyone feel wary. There was something wrong.

"Gormy? Help..."

It was somewhat reassuring to Gormlaith to know that she wasn't the only unsure one.
"I'm...I'm unsure myself. On one hand, he has done nothing to warrant any kind of distrust. And he may look suspicious, but the way things are now it is nearly impossible for anyone to look their best. Besides, I may not look all that approachable to those who do not know me." Gormlaith switched from standing on four legs to two to prove her point. " As it is, we have no proof that he is untrustworthy.
...However, it cannot be a coincidence that we all are uneasy of him. Being a survivor doesn't automatically make one virtueous."

She thought over her words for a moment. Then, she bagan slowly, "Perhaps a compromise is in order? Perhaps, we could allow him to stay, but only on the conditions that he is not allowed to be alone with any one of us at any time, plus there must always be at least two pokemon awake when we rest." The Zoroark finished and waited to hear what the others felt about her idea.

“You’re evolving. Just relax,” She heard Clyde say to her after she felt him gently squeeze her paw before he release it. She had look at him and saw his eyes had soften when he looked at her. She smiled softly and relaxed letting her body continue what it was doing and closed her eyes. The glowing around her brighten once more and stayed bright until the glow around her showed that she was changing. After a few moments the glow left and where a young Riolu once stood was now a beautiful Lucario. The red scarf still wrapped around her tail as she looked around. "I'm...I'm unsure myself. On one hand, he has done nothing to warrant any kind of distrust. And he may look suspicious, but the way things are now it is nearly impossible for anyone to look their best. Besides, I may not look all that approachable to those who do not know me. As it is, we have no proof that he is untrustworthy. However, it cannot be a coincidence that we all are uneasy of him. Being a survivor doesn't automatically make one virtuous. Perhaps a compromise is in order? Perhaps, we could allow him to stay, but only on the conditions that he is not allowed to be alone with any one of us at any time, plus there must always be at least two pokemon awake when we rest." "That should work out just fine Gormlaith. At least that way we will be able to keep watch over each other while he is around us and how about this if he shows any sign of going hostel and attacking us we all work together to stop him" she said softly her voice becoming more feminine then it was before.

She then look at her friends before she glance at Clyde and gave him a soft smile before she said to him, "Thank you Clyde for helping me to relax and accept my evolution."

[Skip me again, and sorry I couldn't say skip me sooner, was at my moms for christmas >.< Though I'm probably already dead...]