The UNDERGROUND Team

Marilyn's plan worked. Everyone attacked while the Venusaur was distracted. But there was a downside, however. The impact was worse than she thought and she now in terrible pain. Nicholas ran to her side and fired a weak Hyper Beam at the Venusaur via Metronome.

Rodolfo and Eris slammed into the Venusaur. Marilyn held her breath, not wanting to vomit at the smell of the rotting grass type. That would be gross. She tried to get up, grunting at her back pain. She stood up and, like the other two, ran into the Venusaur.

Bryant's large eyes widened as he watched the attack that Nick had fired from his tiny body. It looked like a Hyper Beam, but... How could a baby use an attack like that? Bryant shook out of his confusion quickly enough, however. He nodded as the Dragon spoke to him, formulating where he would attack. Before he could move, he saw the Insect, glowing red, shoot out next to him. As the others ran, so did he. In the instant before his body was surrounded in a strong, pulsating white light, he observed the Blue creature and Dragon attacking as well, with Marilyn shortly behind. Bryant's Iron Head hit it's mark, attacking the leg opposite where the Blue one hit. Almost immediately the stench of decay filled his nostrils, but he ignored it, using the inertia from his attack to bounce backwards. He needed to put distance between him and the Beast. If they didn't kill it, they would simply have succeeded in pissing it off.

((OOC: Sorry for short post. >.<))

Nicholas cried out in triumph as his attack clearly hit the Venusaur. Everyone was pitching in and it seemed to the Togepi that things would be over very soon. Even with everyone distracting the thing, Marilyn was still down, seeming to be winded from the force of her attack. He glanced uneasily at her and then back to the fray. Nicholas narrowed his eyes. Maybe if he could just get one more good attack... Without hesitation, he charged up another Metronome. 

The normal type's eyes narrowed as he concentrated on the attack. He needed a strong attack, maybe Sky Attack. Or Fire blast. Just something to help him. Finally his arms stopped moving and they glowed. Nicholas waited, tense, until suddenly a small amount of sparks materialized before him before shooting off at the Venusaur. The weak Ember attack hit it square in the face and he cried out in fear as it roared in agony, but it  ould not retaliate. As he watched with fasination, everyone had rames up against one side of the undeas and were attempting to knock it over. Even Marilyn rushed over to help, slamming into the rotten flesh. Nicholas flinched, tears begining to form at the corners of his eyes as he threatened to cry from the mixed emotions running through him.

But suddenly Nick felt... Odd. Not bad, just... Odd. 

((Ooc; Lol You try being a baby pokemon, fighting a giant beast, and not leveling up a lot ;D May or may not evolve next post <3 ))

Agni landed off to the Venusaur's strong side, grinning almost madly. It was working. The creature was off balance, another good hit would knock it down.. However, Agni was too small, and wouldn't be able to get enough moment.. He swore under his breath, and decided instead to circle around..

He charged at the creature again, now aiming for its face, hoping to distract it while the others knocked it down. "COME ON, YA BIG FUCKER! COME ON!" he screamed in his tiny voice as he rushed forward, wreathed in flames, towards the beast.

Rodolfo was relieved that everyone was putting in an effort to bring down the venusaur together. A smile touched his lips at the thought of such teamwork, such friendship. But the smell was becoming unbearable. He could feel the creature struggling against the weight, a rumbling roar building up inside the infected – at least, Rodolfo hoped it was a roar. They’d be helpless were it to attack in such close proximity. Fuelled by this fear, the charizard doubled his efforts.

"COME ON, YA BIG FUCKER! COME ON!”

Agni’s shouting made the charizard jump, almost losing his footing as flames from the larvesta’s attack at the creature’s head flared dangerously close to his being. Eyes widening, Rodolfo emitted a roar as the venusaur finally succumbed to the combined weight of the group acting against it. He only just managed avoiding falling on it, balancing himself with his heavy tail as he took a moment to catch his breath. He could almost taste the rot. The venusaur lay on its back, its flower crushed in a gory mess beneath its bulk as its thick, bloodstained legs wriggled helplessly in the air. Agni’s attack had permanently disfigured the creature’s face, only a repulsive, undistinguishable canvas of gore and bone remained.

Rodolfo looked away sharply, holding back the urge to vomit as he focused on what had to be done. Someone needed to kill it – now. But there was something about the monster’s helplessness that stopped the charizard. It was hideous, foul, determined to strip the living of their flesh, but once upon a time, it’d been just like them. It was probably in excruciating agony, knowing that death was lurking ever closer, and Rodolfo grew fearful that it may have some hidden consciousness.
“I-I can’t kill it,” He blurted out, turning away from the scene. He didn’t want to leave it alive to recover and continue its hunt, nor did he want it to remain in this cycle of agony, but in this world, the survival of the living took priority. “J-Just slit its throat or something.... s-something quick...” Rodolfo directed his request at nobody in particular, already growing squeamish of both the idea of gore and murder. He’d never killed anything before and hadn’t intended to begin now, regardless of having the virus or not.

Eris backed away when she felt the infected top over, hearing the crunching plat of its back flower as it was crushed under its weight. It was times like this she was somewhat happy she couldn't see.
The smell was horrid though. She was getting a huge wave of the infected stench, which made Eris back away even more. She was prepared to hear the boiling body of the infected from Rodolfo's Flamethrower, but she didn't expect to hear what she did.
"I-I can’t kill it." Was what he said and she turned to face his direction. "J-Just slit its throat or something.... s-something quick..." He added, and Eris turned back the the infected grass type.

She didn't know what to do, but if he wanted it ended fast, she knew just what to do. It was her only long range attack, and she was the only one that couldn't see it, so she wouldn't be sickened by its sight, though its smell was another tale.
"I-I'll do it..." She said as she began to walk to where she believed its head to be. Eris kept her distance, not wanting to be caught in its blood, or its smell. She had never killed before, this would be her first time. Sure it was just an infected, but it was once a living thing just like them.
She gulped before opening her mouth just as an orb of energy began to form at it. I'm sorry... She thought as she realized her Dragon Pulse onto the Venusaur's head. She could hear the sound of its breaching the things head as its brain was destroyed, as well as the sound of it dying.

She stopped and waited, listening for any sounds of it still being alive, but she heard nothing. Only the wind sweeping over the abandoned streets.
"I-Is it dead?" She asked them as she turned her head to face them before walking over to them. It was already dead, but was it now dead dead. She hoped they would know she meant that kind of dead.
She looked to them, then to the dead body of the grass type. Where was he, why did he go.
"Hey, Eris. I'm going to be leaving- I decided I need to go home, back to Unova."
Princes Fair well was still plastered in her head, even though it hadn't been long, she still missed the Fraxure. He went home, to Unova. Eris was from Unova, maybe it was time for her to go home to.
She turned to her new friends and smiled. "I... I'm going to go home. To Unova, where Prince went." She said as she went and rubbed her head against Rodolfo's leg as a goodbye. "I have given up looking for Ares, I doubt I will ever find him. So, I'm going to go look for Prince instead." She added as she began to walk away.
Eris didn't know where she was going, or where she would end up, but she would get there somehow. Looking over her shoulder, she added, "Thank you my friends, goodbye."

((Eris has now left the team. Its been fun, but, bye.))

Marilyn could see that the Venusaur was getting weaker. But it wouldn't die. How is it still alive? "I-I can't kill it." Rodolfo said, "J-Just slit its throat or something.... s-something quick..." Thankfully, Eris did just that with a Dragon Pulse attack. "I-Is it dead?" she asked. Yes, it was dead. It was not moving and it smelled worse than it did when it was undead.

Eris announced that she was going to Unova. Where Prince was. She said her goodbyes and headed out. Marilyn was amazed. In one morning, she met six pokemon, all still alive, only to have two leave shortly after. Marilyn didn't care that much. They would be on their way to a new adventure. She hoped for their survival.

She glanced back over to Nick. She saw that there were tears forming in the corners of his eyes. She quickly walked over to him and asked, "Nikki, are you okay? Is there something wrong?" Marilyn was frowning out of worry for the little Togepi.

Bryant was surprised by the force of the attack that the blue pokemon had used to kill the Monster. He was even more surprised that she announced her leaving. He obviously felt no remorse over her departure, but he felt for her friends, who had been with her already. That was a harsh way to make a farewell, he thought to himself. Shaking his head, e quickly ran over to Nick and Marilyn, the only two that had actually given him their names. The baby pokemon was beginning to cry. "Hush now..." He said awkwardly. He was young himself, afterall. Looking at the small pokemon, he realized something was bugging him. What it was, he couldn't say, however. His heart went out to him, and he was glad it was obvious that the Monster had not come close. He was afraid what might have happened if the others thought he had been infected. He shook his head again. That was no way to think. Looking back at the corpse, he frowned again. Quite the exciting group, he had found himself paired up with.

"I-I can’t kill it." Nikki heard the Charizard say, his words stumbling over eachother. "J-Just slit its throat or something.... s-something quick..." There was ovious discus in the way he diverted his gaze and the baby could not help but notice how he almost seemed to be turning green. Before anyone else could react, the blue dinosaur volenteered."I-I'll do it..." She walked over closer to the thing, but not that close. She was still a few feet away when she began to charge up a powerful  looking blue ball of energy. Then she released it and Nicholas jumped from the supprise and quickly closed his eyes with a whimper. He didn't want to see it, but he sure smelled it. Even when she asked if it was dead, after the sounds of the beam faded away. No one awnsered her. But then she spoke again and the Togepi's dark eyes snapped open. "I... I'm going to go home. To Unova, where Prince went. I have given up looking for Ares, I doubt I will ever find him. So, I'm going to go look for Prince instead." Unova? Prince? What? Nick was utterly lost but as he watched her walk away, was met with the sight of the undead and had to glance away, bile rising in his throat.

The tears forming at the corners of his eyes threatened to overflow and the Togepi whimpered. "Nikki, are you okay? Is there something wrong?" Marilyn's voice supprised him and Nicholas' eyes snapped open to see the foreign pokemon's frowning face. Nicholas wanted to hide and cry and make the world disappear. But that was what a baby does. And he was determined to not be a baby. Not then. Not ever again. The new resolution seemed to burst something open with the Togepi as he suddenly burst into a bright light. He could not speak as suddenly his eyes were blinded. He realized with shock that his body was changing- moving and growing!- as if he were being stretched by an overgrown child's hands. And there was something odd coming from his back, a slight pinching sensation. Regaurdless, where the light died down and finally ceased, stood a newly evolved Togetic.


Nicholas opened his new eyes for the first time and they immediately widened as he gasped. He was suddenly so tall! He could meet Marilyn's eyes now! And the ground was almost a frighteningly far way from his head. Nicholas tried to take a step back in supprise, but stumbled immediately- his legs were too long now! With a squeak he fell backwards onto the ground.

It was ironic really. How Alice was on her way to her home. She recently left the Pokemon of Alph alone, it made her feel really bad, especially in the heat of the battle, but she really didn't know why she drifted off like that. The Gardevoir stopped her steps as she continued her gaze on the ground, she realized how she had been walking on the road the whole entire time, the trees surrounding her, a city life ahead of her. The Psychic-type was unlike herself the past couple of weeks. All she had done was doze off, rather than focus on predicting, mind-reading, the things she does as a fortune-teller. It's as if all had disappear in a flash.

As if something was reading her mind, a literal warm flash breaks Alice's thoughts, the Gardevoir covered her eyes with her green arms upon instict, gazing up as it slowly died down. To her surprise, there were... Pokemon, and a Togetic in front of her. It was as if magic really, they just simply appeared. Speechless at first, she was, completely caught off guard by their simple appearance. She did come up from front, already crossing out her choice of hiding. The Gardevoir gave a small smile at the group, not even sure if they noticed her one bit, "H-hello..." Alice stuttered a bit... Nothing more, nothing less had came out of her mouth. She wanted to introduce herself, ask of how Goldenrod is, but it never came to be.

She just simply waited for a response.

((skip it. god. I'll evolve next cycle.))

The beast’s groaning was brought to an abrupt halt at the sound of exploding brain matter. Rodolfo didn’t want to look, but when Eris finally spoke, he mustered up the courage to face the venusaur’s corpse. He instantly regretted it, quickly averting his eyes to the deino as she approached him.

"I... I'm going to go home. To Unova, where Prince went. I have given up looking for Ares, I doubt I will ever find him. So, I'm going to go look for Prince instead."

Rodolfo could hardly believe what he was hearing. Eris wanted to leave too? He couldn’t fathom why, but apparently, there’d been some sort of silent bond between herself and the fraxure. It touched the charizard and he gently patted the top of the deino’s head as she said her goodbyes. If it was friendship, her leaving was reasonable enough, but if it had been love, her leaving was integral – Rodolfo understood that much.
“Goodbye Eris,” He said quietly as she departed, watching her form disappear into the distance. He wondered if she’d ever find Prince – he hoped she would. He hated the idea of either of them being alone in this hideous world. “Be careful...” He spoke in a whisper, lost in his own thoughts as he finally turned his attention to the pokémon that remained. They’d all congregated around the crying togepi, and Rodolfo felt a pang of guilt for not previously noticing.

As the charizard slowly trotted towards the group, a bright light engulfed Nikki. Taking a step back, shocked, Rodolfo beamed brilliantly as the light died down, revealing a togetic in its place.
“Congratulations!” He called, watching as the creature stumbled about, adapting to its larger body. Before he could continue, a faint, hesitant voice met his ears and the dragon turned to spot a gardevoir approaching. He returned her smile, nodding his head politely in a greeting.
“Hello to you too,” The charizard chuckled lightly, pleasantly surprised at the new face. It was almost as if she’d arrived on cue – Eris was gone but a whole new pokémon had appeared to fill the space in the charizard’s heart. “It’s always nice to see another pokémon around here. The name’s Rodolfo,” Whether she had any intention of joining their little group or not hadn’t occurred to the charizard, but he introduced himself regardless. He was trying to numb the sad news of Eris’ departure, and it seemed this gardevoir could provide the perfect distraction.

Marilyn realized that Bryant was concerned for Nick, just like her. She glanced over at him and smiled. Her attention was brought back to Nikki, who was surrounded by a glow. Marilyn knew what this meant. He was evolving. She couldn't wait for the day when she would reach her final form.

The glow faded. A Togetic now stood, meeting her eyes. Nikki stumbled over, not used to his long legs. Marilyn beamed. She kneeled down to help him up. When he was up on his feet again, she suddenly hugged him. "I'm so proud of you, Nicholas." She let go of him and asked, "So, how was your evolution?"

She was so caught up with Nick that she didn't notice the Gardevoir until Rodolfo introduced himself to it. Another one still alive! Could this day get any better? She went up to the embrace pokemon and said, "Hello there. My name is Marilyn. What would yours be?"

Nicholas sqeaked with supprise as he fell backwards but a joyous grin was splitting his face. Had he really done it? Had the baby Pokemon finally evolved? Nick heald his small hands out before him. His arms were so much longer and the same white as his shell. The Charizard's energized call confirmed what he had thoght.“Congratulations!” Nick didn't even try to get back up when he fell lightly. He was so light in weight that he would not hurt himself, but he sat up instead. The Togetic turned his head on his new long neck to regaurd the small fairy wings on his back with a awestruck expression. Could he really fly now...?

Nikki looked back up to glance at everyone around him. Everyone had seemed to of gathered around the young pokemon to watch the miracle of life happen. Their eyes were all sparkling happily. Nick grinned, but his expression quickly fell to one of puzzlement. His species was known only to evolve when full of pure joy. He wasn't that happy. He had been estatic to have found so many new friends all at once but was it really enough to make him evolve within minutes of meeting them..? Nicholas did not have time to think too much about it, though, as Marilyn was very close all of a sudden. Her face was so bright as she kneeled next to the Johto pokemon, extending her arm to help him back up. Nick smiled back at her as he tentatively took her offered hand to help himself back up. He was cautious as to be more awear of his huge feet then, as to not fall again, but just when he was gaining his balance again, he was yanked into an Usaring hug by the kind psychic type.  Nick happily hugged her back, wrapping his arms around her. Marilyn let go just as fast but the excitement was not lost. 
  "I'm so proud of you, Nicholas." The Togetic beamed atthis.  "So, how was your evolution?" He blinked at her before thinking of a good response. "It tickled," the Kindness pokemon giggled. 

Someone called out in a soft voice and suddenly everyone's attention was diverted from the duel type. He blinked curiously as the Charizard offered the first greeting. “Hello to you too,” He gave a quiet laugh before saying his own name.  “It’s always nice to see another pokémon around here. The name’s Rodolfo." Rodolfo was so nice! Nikki grinned up at the great fire type before listening to Marily give her own greeting. But there was a problem- from where he stood she was blocking Nikki's veiw of the newcomer. He stood to his new full height but still just could not get a good look. He frowned disapprovingly. Instead he looked up at the sky. It was a beautiful color of light blue as the sun rose higher and higher into the sky. Nicholas had always admired the way it could stay the same even through the Epidemic. Suddenly something tickled the Togetic's nose. He sneezes quietly before turning to see..leaves?! 

Nicholas was surrownded by leaves! Had the tree somehow shed all of it's leaves onto him? It seemed impossible but that was when Nicholas was awear of something else- he couldn't feel the ground! With a squeak of fright, he looked down to see himself floating a few meters off the ground and well within the branches of the tree Marilyn had been knocked into during the fight. But as soon as the negative emotion shot through Nicholas he bagan to drop back to the ground at a fast pace as if gravity had been switched back on. Nikki plopped back to earth with a grunt, bouncing on his tailbone a few times. "Owww," he groaned, getting back to his feet.  This time, though, the Togetic had an idea. He thought of happy thoghts-his evolving, his trainer, his new friends- and suddenly he was hovering a yard off the ground! Nikki grinned triumphantly. He had figured out the secret of flight within a minute! After a few seconds of figuring out how to turn in midair without suddenly dropping of elevating, the Togetic was finally able to see the newcomer. He didn't know her species, either, but he offered her a toothy grin anyway. "Hiya! I'm Nicholas!" he called with a wave of one arm happily.

((Ooc; I figure that if they are Happiness pokemon then their magical power of flight without flapping their wings should be linked to their emotions :B))

“Hello to you too,” The Charizard spoke, chuckling lightly, it reminded Alice of those that saw her as Alice, rather than the fortune teller of Goldenrod, “It’s always nice to see another pokémon around here. The name’s Rodolfo,” The Gardevoir nodded in acknowledgement, giving a shy smile. It amazed her how they didn't recognize her as the famous fortune teller, but it made her more relaxed, no needy fans, nor haters.
It especially surprised her how this Pokemon Alice didn't recognized immediately embrace her and giving an introduction, "Hello there. My name is Marilyn. What would yours be?" So much love for complete strangers!

Finally, something came from behind the group, a sneeze, it confused Alice, but nonetheless, watched as the events unfold in her eyes, a Togetic flying from the spot, and dropping in front of Alice, giving a toothy grin as he introduced himself, "Hiya! I'm Nicholas!" The Psychic-Pokemon suppressed herself from giggling, it was adorable! Nonetheless, she gave a quaint bow to everyone, "I'm Alice, I was a fortune-teller at Goldenrod... Hoping to see if anything went well, but I guess it did not." She gave a sad smile, if only her hometown lived.

...

Damn, it smells in here.

Agni awoke to the stench of undeath and filth all around him. Being shaped as he was, his attack had buried him quite thoroughly in the beast's body, and his horns had him stuck fast.

Well.. this is quite a situation. Wonder if any of them will notice..

--

The scorched hole Agni had left through the beast's face was now glowing brightly. Something moving inside Venusaur's corpse. Now the scent of burning flesh, growing strong.

--

Agni had taken notice now, as he started to change. Fur spread. Body expanded. Wings.

Wings.

--

The light flashed brightly from the hole in the beast's head. A moment later, it disintegrated, leaving behind the glowing form of a Volcarona laying on the ground, covered in a layer of ash and gore.


Uhm.. Hi. Are you forgetting someone?

Rodolfo smiled softly as he watched the group welcome the newcomer with such natural love. It eased him that such friendship and compassion was still achievable in this world, especially so that such a source was travelling with him. He chuckled lightly as Nikki familiarized himself with his new form and abilities – he could certainly sympathise. Mastering the art of flying had taken him months of training.

"I'm Alice, I was a fortune-teller at Goldenrod... Hoping to see if anything went well, but I guess it did not."

The charizard smiled lightly, unsure exactly what a fortune-teller was – all he knew what that it sounded fancy. As she spoke of Goldenrod, a shiver ran down the dragon’s spine. He wanted to be sympathetic, but there was no point in offering false hope. He’d never seen so many deaths in one place. Before images of the undead, the friends he’d lost could overwhelm him, he shook his head roughly, clearing his mind.
“You don’t want to go back there,” He answered gravely, looking at the ground as the foul image of the mightyena patrolled the borders of his mind, flanked by that terrible houndoom. A sudden burst of light from behind distracted the charizard as he turned to witness a great, moth-like creature lying by the remains of the undead. He tensed, requiring a moment to comprehend what had happened.

“Uhm... Hi. Are you forgetting someone?”

He recognised that voice anywhere and grinned at the bug’s remark.
“Congrats Agni,” He trotted over, lighting brushing off some of the gore coating the moth’s back. “Can’t say you evolved in the most pleasant of places,” Rodolfo chuckled lightly, making an effort to avoid looking at the now headless venusaur. He flicked a claw to the side, trying to remove the bloody brain matter he’d taken from the volcarona’s back, his nose scrunched in disgust. Turning back to the rest of the group, he managed an awkward smile, wondering what would happen from here. “So, what now?”

(Skip. My head hurts too much to think. Just say Marilyn congradulated (not sure if spelled right) Agni.)

Bryant laughed happily as Nicholas finished his evolution. He was larger now, and even had a pair of wings! Bryant had seen other pokemon evolve before, but knew that he was a long way off from it. He was distracted suddenly by the newcomer, however. She was a tall, green pokemon that faintly resembled a human. Bryant had never seen a pokemon like that before. Bryant followed the others in introductions after Alice had said her name. "I'm Bryant!" He said, almost to excitedly. Too much had happened in the past hour or so to not leave him at least a little jittery.

The sound of ripping flesh caught Bryant's attention, and he spun to see the corpse of the Venasaur glowing. Don't tell me it can evolve too, somehow... He thought desperately. However, before long he could tell the glow was ripping the corpse apart, not envoloping it. In a flash, the glow had ended, and a large moth took its place. Bryant jumped back in surprise, but the Dragon's response calmed him down. So that was Agni... Another evolution! "Congratulations!" He said, smiling.

The Charizard gave a light smile at Alice's introduction, but gave a warning concerning Goldenrod, making the Gardevoir a bit saddened knowning something went wrong in her hometown. "I'm Bryant!" a small dino-like Pokemon piped up, he seemed all peppy, the Psychic type just gave a nod of acknowledgement to his name, they all had very unique ones indeed. That was when a burst of bright light from behind the Kanto Starter distracted Alice from her thoughts, turning her attention to some moth-like Pokemon, “Uhm... Hi. Are you forgetting someone?” The moth was flying above a corpse of a Venasaur, Alice assumed that the Pokemon was under there before evolution, and pretty much just bursted through the dead. Disgusting, but hey, saves the time.

“Congrats Agni,” He trotted over, lighting brushing off some of the gore coating the moth’s back. “Can’t say you evolved in the most pleasant of places,” Alice just gave a small smile at the moth, waving a hi to it, Agni didn't seem all that bad. "Congratulations!" Bryant smiled at the Fire-type. Alice really didn't know what to say to a stranger that she didn't know of up until now. The fortune-teller just gave a small curtsy, "Congratulations on evolving, a wonderful time in life indeed." Ironic, we're in an apocalypse.

"So, what now?" Rodolfo asked, the Gardevoir frowned, "It would be lovely to see Goldenrod if you ask me, but I assume that you guys have recently went there...?" Alice gave a small shrug, "If not, I recommend we find some food and shelter."

This team is on hold while the Death/Harbinger warnings are investigated.

"It would be lovely to see Goldenrod if you ask me, but I assume that you guys have recently went there...? If not, I recommend we find some food and shelter.”

Rodolfo shivered at the mention of the city’s name alone, holding back the memories of his brief time in the place. He ushered a weak smile at the Gardevoir – she seemed so eager to return there, maybe it was her home? Whatever significance the city held for her, the dragon feared her expectation would be crushed. The place was in ruins, practically crawling with the monsters of the epidemic. With a sigh, he decided he best be blunt with her. What was the point in giving the newcomer false hope?
“I-I’d rather move on,” The Charizard admitted hesitantly, beginning to wring his wrists. “I... I lost two friends there... in such a short space of time,” He lowered his head in silent prayer for the espeon and pidegot he wished hadn’t met such a foul end. “I think the city would be disappointing for you, Alice. Not to mention dangerous,” Rodolfo glanced to the rest of the group, unsure if any of them had recently passed through Goldenrod. Of course, he would follow the majority vote. Just because the city took some emotional strain on him, he didn’t want to limit the others if they were eager to investigate.

Agni has been taken off this team.

Everything's been happening so fast. Marilyn was so excited. Nikki evolved, there's another survivor, and she's nice too. The only problem was that she couldn't find Agni. Where did he go? She saw him evolve, and then he just kinda flew away.

She heard Alice wanting to go back into Goldenrod. No. Everything was so depressing there, and Rodolfo beat the Gothorita in pointing that out. “I think the city would be disappointing for you, Alice. Not to mention dangerous,”

Marilyn nodded. "Yes, Goldenrod has taken quite a turn for the worst," Marilyn said, "I don't think you'll like what you would see." Marilyn stayed close to Nicholas as everyone else stated their opinion.

Bryant listended to the others talk about the nearby City. Goldenrod... So that's where we are... He tried to remember the few names of places he had heard before escaping with the Aerodactyl. How many of them were in Johto? He couldn't remember. Judging by the way Marilyn and Rodolfo acted, going back to Goldenrod was an undesireble result to say the least. Perhaps he could offer a suggestion. "There's a place north of here, I think. Cherryteak, or Ecruwood, something like that. Would that be a better place to go?" Honeslty, he would go anywhere these new friends went. It felt good to not be alone anymore.