The S.S. ANNE Team

Chex continued to look to the bird who was crying. Chex felt a bit of pity well up in her heart. She noticed the birds bloody claws and mouth. "It must be infected...." The thought rang through her head, and she almost worriedly looked up to Ruffles.

"Ruffles says no on helping."

Chex nearly fell off the rail in surprise. He was saying they weren't going to help this little kid?! Chex opened her mouth to say something angrily before Ruffles stepped down on the ground.

"Birdy must introduce self, we cannot help one that we don't know of."

Chex sighed inaudibly in relief. So they were going to help.

"We will find Lucas! But Birdy must introduce self and provide information of everything Birdy knows of him!"

chex smiled at the Braviary, then at the Archen. She added gently, "Yes, we can't help you unless you tell us, dear." Chex felt so motherly at the moment she thought she'd put in a word she usually doesn't use with any pokemon. She'd always had been caring, but not enough to really mutter a word such as "honey" or "dear" or "darling". She looked up to Ruffles, then glanced to Amberly and the Archen. "Maybe I do need someone to love...." she thought. Just... who could she ever love...? She was so held back for her emotions to be happy. Every day she wants to cry but instead laugh. Who could ever deal with all of her?

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(OoC: I actually made a post. -w-)

The pretty Swellow seemed to have jerked in surprise, nearly falling off the railing in the process. Ruffles handed her one brow rose up in the air, giving a questioning look, but nonetheless, gave a disapproving frown to the Archen who simply said nothing. "Yes, we can't help you unless you tell us, dear." Chex cooed, the Braviary lifted his wing, the edge of the feathers tapping his chin as he began thinking of the various details surrounding him. Not that he usually does that, but frankly, the fossil bird didn't seem like she was going to answer very soon.

As the Unova Pokemon glanced down at himself, horror struck him like a bullet through the heart. He was still covered in blood! Maybe he was intimidating the fossil bird too much? Ruffles came up to Chex, using his wing to cover his beak as he began whispering, "Chex, Ruffles is going to go clean blood off. Blood might be scaring Birdy. Chex want to come? Amberly can watch her for now."

[Ooc: Short post cause I really don't know what to do lol -winging it- /shot for pun]

(ooc: I'm on this team, I've been on it for a while, I just wasn't able to come online. .w. So yeah, I think you guys skipped me and Eve. >w<)

Continuing his post count from Pallet.

The sky was dark and and the air damp as the small bug pokemon wondered his new surroundings. He still wasn't sure how he got here, but he was here, wherever here was that is. He clicked his mandibles together as he heard voices. He looked around and came up on a small group of pokemon. He wasn't sure what to do about these pokemon so he just sat down and waited. He wasn't about to go meet these pokemon without learning alittle about these pokemon first. So he sat behind a box and listened to the pokemon.

(I'm SOOOOOOOOOO sorry guys. Been busy with studying and such. So anyway, someone can see him or not. It doesn't matter)

Before Chex could give her reply, Ruffles heard a loud CLANG! from down below deck. He felt his face immediately turned into something of a curious child's, "First, Ruffles go check noise." He said defiantly, as if thinking he was a hero ready to take one for the team. The Braviary was ready to venture down the stairs as he turned on the corner. Though he got distracted by this... smell.

It was different than the group's, it had to be a newcomer, but the thing didn't smell like Ruffles one bit. The Flying-type turned his head over to the sight of a pile of boxes, frowning, "Ruffles smells you. Ruffles wants you to come out and introduce!" He stomped his claws against the deck. Arceus, he just loved doing that.

The small bug clicked his mandibles together as he heard a voice. "Ruffles smells you. Ruffles wants you to come out and introduce!" He then heard it stomp it's claws? He slowly moved forward, but stopped when he smelt blood. Alright wait, this new pokemon smelt of blood. That's one strike against it, but he had seen living pokemon with blood on them before. Something 'bout this one kinda threw the small bug off. It had stomped it's CLAWS on the wood of the ship, so that either met it was a bird, or something else with claws.

Venonat wasn't happy with his chances either, but he slowly and steadily walked out from behind the boxes. He came face-to-face with a strange bird covered in blood. Strike two. He clicked his mandibles and his antenna's twitched. The bird, Ruffles from what it said earlier, had asked for his name, but he couldn't speak and there was no way he could write his name. He was on wood and it's kinda hard to write in wood. He looked around and found a bucket of what he thought to be paint. He stuck his paw in the paint and withdrew to find it was a royal blue in color. He walked back over to Ruffles and wrote on the deck in blue letter's, Hello, my name is Venonat. It's nice to meet you Ruffles. Once he was done he looked back up at the bird and waited for his response.

The creature that Ruffles wanted to come out did so, it was steady, cautious, though the great bird had to admit, the guy was going waaaaaaaaay too slow. The Braviary noted his features upon seeing them one by one; Purple fluff, antennaes - a charm dangling from one of them, beady red eyes... Ruffles felt his heart dropping bit by bit. It was a FUCKING bug. Clicking them teeth or whatever - mandibles. The bug Pokemon gazed around, as if looking for something. Its eyes immediately met with a nearby bucket, the Braviary frowning as he watched the purple fluffy thing went to write something with the paint.

Ruffles didn't know how to read despite being raised by a trainer, but he continued to flicker his gaze between the Venonat and the royal-blue paint that covered the walls. "Ruffles doesn't know why Fluffy draws rather than talks. So Ruffles calls you Fluffy... Fluffy!" He clapped his feathers together jumping up and down, causing the deck to tremble. The thought of the woods beneath him could break down wasn't a worry to him, something that was left in the corner of his mind.

Not that he noticed the wood ready to break.

"Ruffles doesn't know why Fluffy draws rather than talks. So Ruffles calls you Fluffy... Fluffy!" Veno's antenna's twitched and he did a facepalm. He sighed and nodded at Ruffles. There was no point in him writing now, sense the BIRD had no idea what he was writing about. He sat on the boxes and watched the bird. He wondered what he should do, sense the bird couldn't read and he could talk.

He looked at the bird and jumped off the boxes. He poked the Bird and pointed at his throat. He just hoped that the Bird would understand that he was mute and couldn't talk.

Fluffy did some sort of facepalm (How was this even possible anyways? Very stubby claws he has), and pointed... At his throat? That or his stomach? The Braviary couldn't tell, Fluffy was just... Well fluffy afterall. Ruffles pointed at the stairs that were right next to the boxes, leading below deck, "Ruffles wanted to go down there, because there was noise Ruffles has heard. Does Fluffy want to go with Ruffles?" Before 'Fluffy' could respond, the eagle-like Pokemon stood up straighter, clapping his wings together as he jumped up and down, "Oh, oh! Ruffles name is Ruffles. Ruffles likes Fluffy yes."

He stopped his jumping, pointing down the stairs once more, "If Fluffy wants to come, Ruffles shall go now." He walked past the Venonat, heading down the stairs - carefully, due to the Braviary's massive weight and the wood obviously near breaking down - and toward the darkness. Surprisingly, his eyes quickly adjusted into the darkness, only to find mostly the area very fancy despite the webs, dust, rips, and such. The floor was covered with blood-red velvet (probably unseen blood stains are hidden about), and the walls ripped of it's covering, showing the wood behind it. Nonetheless, the boat was very pretty on the inside, no light though.

Ruffles glanced around, seeing that most of the doors are actually open. He expected them close, like the hotels Kim used to stay in. The Braviary pointed at the door to the right closest to him, edging closer as he slowly went through the half-opened door(possibly a literal half of the door) and into the room.

Veno was still trying to get used to being called "Fluffy", but he sighed and listened to the bird, "Ruffles wanted to go down there, because there was noise Ruffles has heard. Does Fluffy want to go with Ruffles? Oh, oh! Ruffles name is Ruffles. Ruffles likes Fluffy yes. If Fluffy wants to come, Ruffles shall go now." Veno nodded and followed the bird named Ruffles.

Once the left the top floor, Veno had almost no problem seeing in the dark. The room was amazing. Except for the dust, rips and broken glass, the room was beautiful. Veno just wished he could have stayed in that room longer, but Ruffles pointed at a half open door. He watched as the bird slipped in and he followed. The room was dark, but Venonat could see perfectly and he found the switched and flipped it. The light flickered to life and revealed a horrid scene. The walls were covered in blood and the floor was loitered with bodies. Veno let out a sort of squeal of horror as he relised most of the bodies were bug types like him. he clung to one of Ruffles wings as he closed his eyes shut.

[OOC: You skipped me... ;A;]

"We will find Lucas! But Birdy must introduce self and provide information of everything Birdy knows of him!" This... This Pokemon would help her find Lucas? Acro slowly smiled, blinking. Before she can introduce herself Ruffles waddled away. "Chex, Ruffles is going to go clean blood off. Blood might be scaring Birdy. Chex want to come? Amberly can watch her for now."

"W-wait!" she called, and immediately took to gliding, trying to follow Ruffles but the wind was knocking her backwards. Defeated, she began to hop to follow the Braviary. It seemed to have heard something and was going to investigate, maybe it was Lucas! Following the bird to below deck, she saw a Venonat. Quietly she hid behind a corner, nervous.

Fluffy flipped on the switch next to Ruffles, the Braviary felt himself going through a derp moment as he realized the Venonat actually followed him. Nonetheless, upon the light finally coming down, he squinted his eyes trying to get used to the newly adjusted brightness... Only to find a scene where bodies scattered across the floor, blood covering the walls. Ruffles felt Fluffy cling onto his wing as he turned off the light and closed the door as he backed away. Never going in there again.

The Braviary headed over to the room that was at the end of the hallway, avoiding all the other rooms nearby him, must be because it's usually the last room that ends up being the one horded with treasure. Nonetheless, the walk to the end of the hallways was endless, felt like minutes has passed when he finally reached it. Ruffles felt chills go up his spine as he stared at the half-beatened door. It's as if someone was watching him from behind the mahogany door that kept Ruffles from entering the room. He pointed at the door, giving a questioning glance at Fluffy, "In?" As if asking to open the door for him. Course, he can't really grip the handle nor turn it like Kim does. His trainer opens the door for him when he wants to come in or out.

[OOC: Skip.]

The bug clung to Ruffles wing as the bird made his way down the hall. "In?" He looked up at the bird and relised that Ruffles wanted him to open the door. He blinked and opened the door. Once the door was open he looked at Ruffles and waited for the bird to go into the room. He wasn't about to walk into another room after what he saw in the last one.

(Short post is short)

Ruffles got his reply as the Fluffy opened the door with him, what awaited him seemed like an endless darkness. With a gulp, the Braviary gave a nod of defiance, heading in as he held in his breath. He turned on the light switch, only to find it not working, well of course! The ship is abandoned, and has no way to access electricity at all (How the fuck did they see the last one then?). He felt his eyes adjust to the darkness as glanced around, nothing seemed quite wrong in this room, it seemed to look like the Captain's quarters. Ruffles waddled over to the desk, it was surprising how things seemed so normal here (disregarding the dust and cobwebs).

The Flying-type fiddled around with a compass that was probably used y the Captain, it seemed to still be working, pointing towards the north. As Ruffles carried it, it pointed over to the west, maybe something was there? Treasure? He put the compass back down, dusting the dirt off with his feathers - wiping those feathers with his stomach shortly after - and opened a couple of cabinets with his beak, only to find maps and papers. Of course, the Braviary couldn't read, but perhaps his friends can? Maybe the Venonat considering he was able to write something. The Undead glanced around, grabbing up a nearby messenger back and placed it over his neck. It looked quite weird, but nonetheless he grabbed up the papers delicately between his beak, placing them in the bag and closing the back as he closed the cabinet like it should be. He remembered back when Kim asked him to close her bag, get stuff out, put things in. It seemed quite fun, even though it was such a little job.

Ruffles glanced over at the compass once more, feeling his insides churn. He felt guilty to take one more thing, but perhaps the captain wouldn't mind him taking it. The Braviary snatched up the compass between his teeth turning over to Venonat. He motioned his head toward the door, 'Ready to go?' As if he asked out loud.

Venonat watched as Ruffles walked into the room and tried to turn on the lights. They didn't work, but the bird keep walking. The small bug pokemon continued to stick to Ruffles' wing as the bird went through stuff. As he watched the bird, he saw something shiny. He hoped off the birds wing and walked over. It was a medallion. As the bug gazed at the small piece of iron, he noticed a picture.

He smiled at the picture. It was a picture of a family. A father, a mother and a....son. Veno blinked away tears as the medallion reminded him of his family. He picked it up and tired it to his antenna. Then he looked at Ruffled. The bird had all kinds of stuff. Veno sighed and nodded as he clung to the birds wing again. He pointed slightly for the bird to go forward. He was ready to get out of this never ending darkness he called hell.

[OOC: I got skipped... So skip. :3]

Fluffy pointed forward back out into the hall as he tied up a medallion to his antenna. Ruffles rose a brow at the medallion, but shrugged it off as he waddled out of the room. The hallway seemed different. The atmosphere seemed uneasy, unlike their previous time in it, the Braviary gulped, motioning for the Venonat to grab onto his wing just in case. He thought he saw a pair of red eyes glare at him hungrily in the darkness, but as soon as he blinked, it disappeared. It must have been his imagination... hopefully. As he waddled down the hall with the Bug-type grabbing his wing, his worst fears have been confirmed.

Right ahead of them was an Undead Wartortle, dragging itself through the hallway like there was something attracting him. Ruffles was thankful to Arceus how the Water-type had not seen the duo just yet. The Braviary felt his insides churn, however, was Chex alright? He hoped no Undead was roaming up above on deck. The Flying-type also hoped that Fluffy would keep his trap shut.

Without warning, the wall behind them broke out, showing an Undead Blastoise roaring and charging towards them. Ruffles immediately protected Fluffy, feeling his back take the impact of the Slam. Painful it was, but he grit his teeth, grabbing Fluffy with his talons as he flew past the Wartortle and up on deck, passing by the Rock Bird from earlier. "Get ready to fight!" Ruffles yelled, placing the Venonat on the pile of boxes he was on earlier when they first met. The Undead Blastoise and Wartortle bursting through the walls as their crimson eyes looked hungrily at the group.

[Ooc: Eve; If you want me to change my post a bit, that's alright. xD]

(Skip please. Writers block for Veno)

(ooc: I'm back from the safehouse... please skip, I don't know what to do OTL.)

Flying down towards the abandoned ship he had seen from above, Rakuen noticed the Undead creatures attacking the, what appeared to be living, so he dropped his magnificently colored wings to his sides and, looking like a phoenix in the morning light, Rakuen's wings began to glow white and he soared towards the Blastoise with his powerful wing attack hitting it right on the neck, slicing off its head with a sickening sound. The Wartortle hissed its decaying tongue at Rakuen but he didn't blink before thrusting his wings together and sending a Twister barreling towards the enemy and knocking it back against a wall. Narrowing his eyes, Rakuen quickly turned to his fellow bird type who, despite the blood on him, seemed harmless enough and he bowed gently before turning to keep his sights again on the Wartortle.

"My name is Rakuen. It's been a while since I've seen living after I left my flock. I am so pleased to meet you both." He kept his eyes on his enemy but thought the others needed to know who he was.

((OOC-can you guys umm, interact with Tiana? Shes kind of just standing around awkwardly. This way i can have something for her next post. Until then I skip.))

Chex had been blown away by a gust of wind. She caught herself, and flew back to the railing on the boat. By the time she got back to the boat, she noticed everyone had suddenly disappeared. Chex looked to her side then to see a neon-furred Zoroark. She extended a wing in a friendly gesture.
"Hi.... I'm Chex." the bird managed a smile, then became more alert towards her feelings. "I saw you earlier but we never really had a proper greeting."

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(OoC: So sorry for the short posts. ;w; They will be longer when I get back into the groove of the team.)

With a quick flash of light, one of the Blastoises' head gave a sickening crack, Ruffles immediately turning his attention to another bird. He was oddly colored, and he seemed to give off that leadership aura. Nonetheless, the Braviary was in awe as the bird introduced himself, "My name is Rakuen. It's been a while since I've seen living after I left my flock. I am so pleased to meet you both." The Flying-type clapped his talons as his wings were occupied with flying, "Ruffles is Ruffles! Don't forget that!" He glanced over at the Swellow and Zoroark, only to find them standing around, "Hey! Guys! Help?" He was surprised they had not taken a notice of them, especially with the racket they're making -- and the fact they are near to pay attention to their presence rather than just Ruffles and Rakuen.

The Braviary immediately spotted out a Wartortle readying it's claws at the pretty Swellow, Ruffles immediately diving down as his talons was covered with a menacing dark purple glow. With a slash across the belly, the Water-type fell over, the Flying-type panting as he rushed over to the Hoenn Pokemon. "Chex! Pay attention! Ruffles will be sad if Chex disappears!" He pouted, but fixed his pout to a smile as he patted his friend on the head before taking off over to Rakuen, "She's Chex, pretty Swellow." He gave a toothy grin.

(Er sorry, but just skip for now please. Just say Veno is trying to fight the undead)