The LIBRA Team

From his vantage point at the bow of the ship, sitting with his legs dangling over the railing, Lucifer could see both the sun beginning to rise, and the moon lowering itself in descent. His tears began to dry as the heat from the desert sun warmed his skull-mask. He always cried at night. It felt natural. Clutching at the necklace he found in the ship, he replayed the previous night's events.

The large ship loomed over the Cubone like a giant monster opening its jaws wide, ready to chomp down at any given moment. The sun was already going down, and Lucifer decided to go inside, even if only one half of the boat seemed accessible. Inside the ship, he had found himself surrounded by storage rooms, most of the boxes broken or sealed shut. It was in one of these rooms that he found the blue necklace that reminded him of a tear drop. It had been strewn on the ground, forgotten. He figured that nobody would miss it. As soon as he put it on, however, he heard noises in a nearby room. Carefully, he poked his head in, and found two undead Cacnea fighting each other. Luckily, neither had noticed him yet, and they were both occupied with each other. Backing out slowly, Lucifer carefully climbed to the top of the ship to think things over.

Lucifer didn't like the situation. He knew there would be food and supplies in this ship, but he didn't know what else was lurking down there. Shaking his head, he wiped the last of the tears from his eyes, and stood up. He reached into the air and stretched, letting out a large yawn. He had been up all night, of course. Finally, he decided. He would look around first, then decide for sure what he would do.

The Froslass scrunched up her nose [hell, does she even have one?] as she sniffed around the ship. Not like she was a filthy mutt no! The scent of death reeked everywhere [well she's dead too, not like she can smell herself though]. It didn't amuse her one bit how the ship always began creeking in her most vulnerable moments, making her jump. Lady Game was a lady! No slut, whore, or some hobo! Well considering it's an apocalypse, it's possible she's a considered-hobo. She gave herself a facepalm, thinking a bit too hard wouldn't help one bit.
Nonetheless, the ship gave an eerie vibe, as if something was lurking in the darkness, she was well aware of the various goodies and treasures that was about, but those always came with a price. Lady Game would sacrifice a pawn just to check-mate, but if that pawn determined her life or death, well... That changes everything.

She watched as the sun began to rise from the ocean depths, it was beautiful really, Lady Game glanced up at the sky, noticing the blue-purple features. It was pretty much indescribable really, and how the clouds seemed to glow against the sunrise. The Froslass took the scenery in, it's surprising how unaffected in seemed by the Epidemic. Well really, Lady Game just assumes everyone hasn't taken a shower or a bath in a while. Good thing she keeps her handy dandy, nice smelling hand sanitizer around! Helped her smell like cherry blossoms, keeps away the scent of death on her. She just hoped it wouldn't run out anytime soon though. The Froslass couldn't bare the thought of smelling... She shuddered at the thought.

Lady Game clicked open a door that headed below deck, the click was loud, and so was the door's creek. She just hoped no stinky hobos come popping out of nowhere now.

Beval always loved flying at daybreak, the warm colors in the sky breaking apart the dark blues and blacks. Shadows dancing across the ground as stars faded and the sun rose to greet the world. It was a magical time, in any region, and in this one it was especially pretty. The desert sands gave the dawn an ethereal orange and pink color, making the sands glitter like gold. It was very beautiful, and the Pidove enjoyed this taste of freedom most of all.

Truth be told, it was the only thing he liked about this region. He had been flying for days over open ocean, unable to land, and he was growing very tired. But as he finally came upon land, he found nothing but desert. Compared to his beautiful Unova, Orre was downright ugly. Sure, Unova had a desert, but almost all of the region was lush forest and grass and snow-capped mountains. This place was just, well, barren. He could have sworn he saw a city made entirely out of scrap and junk! And it had, what, one forest? Puh.

Something glinting in the morning sun began flashing in his eyes, and Beval nearly dropped from the sky as it startled him. What the heck was that? Something out in the middle of the desert that could reflect like metal? He flew closer to the strange light and was startle at what he saw. It was a boat. A boat, in the middle of the desert. Who the heck puts a boat in the desert! But the strangest part, some strange looking creature was sitting on the front, legs dangling over the edge. When it got up he could see that it wasn't that large, but it was alive. He decided to fly in for a closer look.

"Hey!" A deeper voice called out. "Tiovoa, you stay with me!" It was rough and stern, but even the characteristics of the voice could not hide that it belinged to someone quite young. The small dragon was walking through one of the many hallways the Libra heald within her. He moved on all gours, his narrowed red eyes flickering from side to side and he growled with frustration. Now where has she gotten to now? He thought with frustration. The hallway was quite bare, not much to hide behind, but the Unovian pokemon knew better than to underestimate the little one. And sure enough- "Gotcha!!" A huge weight was suddenly thrown upon his back and the dragon grunted with the impact. Luckily he was on all fours to distribute the weight or else he would have been shoved to the ground. As it was, he could not help but crack a smile. He turned his head to regaurd his attacker with a smile. She was a small Larvitar, due to her young age, but that dis not deter her big personality. Her faded red eyes gleamed happily as she giggled from where she heald on tight to his back. "Did I getcha Axy?" the Larvitar asked with another giggle. 

Axew chuckled softly, bouncing on his back laws so that she could get a better hold on his back for a ride. "Sure did, Tio." The younger one giggled yet again, grabbing onto his horn with both stubby arms for a better grip for the ride. Axew did not mind, he was used to Tiovoa by them and he honestly enjoyed her company. Having her around gave him something to do as well as not being able to dwell on the past and his lost future. 

Tiovoa squirmed around on his back, but the dragon type did not slow his pace. He had been listening to many sounds around the ship for hours now. The two had been there for a few days, but Axew was always on gaurd. The day something hurt Tiovoa was the day he loses what little happiness is within him. His fears were realized when he heard movement above them and he froze. It did not sound like something big, but something small could still be a problem. However, Axew and Tio had never been this high up in the ship before. He had no idea that they were heading straight for the deck. "A-Axy?" Tiovoa whimpered and Axew could feel her trembling on his back. She was not stupid at all, the Larvitar knew  when something was wrong. 

A sigh escaped Axew and he made his legs move to continue walking. "It's nothing." He never let Tio be awear if something was wrong unless he had to. By then Axew and Tiovoa had reached the end of the hallway to where a single door was. The dragon type narrowed his eyes at it. Something seemed off. He was proved right as the doornob began to move. He stiffened, fear widening his eyes before narrowing in anger. If they were not friendly then he would attack. Just as the door opened, Tiovoa cried out, "Pwetty smell!"

Huge canines were exposed in a lengthy yawn a sleepy mightyena unleashed, his head only just above his paws, where it had rested for several hours prior. He usually never really slept all that well, but for some reason, being in the comfort of the desert cruise liner allowed him more security. Whether or not this was really a good thing was still up for debate, but the upside was that he always felt far more refreshed when he awoke.

Downside... well....

"Gotcha!" The voice sent his fur straight on end, and before he knew it, he was standing. "Did I get you, Axy?" the voice continued, and Logan allowed his body to relax. The voices were somewhat distant, but definitely in the ship with him. His nose worked to find out the identities, but to no avail. The other scents of mold, decay and death masked their own, and the wind did not favor him either. He could only listen as the two? strangers made their way closer and closer, their thumping footsteps easily trackable.

Logan frowned. Their immature voices accompanied by their lack of care or stealth meant that either they were naive children or just plain dumb. It was difficult to choose between the two... He carefully made his way to the barricaded door to listen more closely; as their voices had dropped down in anticipation. "A-Axy?" the first called. After a moment of tense silence, the other, "Axy", replied.

"It's nothing," he said after a sigh. More silence, and then the slight grind of a doorknob turning. Logan's eyes flicked to the doorknob of his own room and quickly deduced that they were opening the deck door instead of his own. 'Good,' he thought grimly to himself. 'I'd rather not have to share my space so quickly...'

((Creepy stalker Logan is creepy *w*))

The clicking sound he heard behind from him scared Lucifer enough that he fell backwards, nearly knocking his mask off his head. Thank the stars he didn't fall forward! Looking around cautiously, he prepared himself for an attacker. Perhaps those Cacnea had gotten tired of fighting each other and come at last to eat him. He thought he caught a glimpse of something disappearing deeper into the ship, but that was silly. Who would go deeper into the ship? It must have been the sleeplessness playing tricks on his mind.

Once again, he heard a sound, and once again it came from behind him. It was a soft sound, such as the sand moving in high winds, but so soft he barely noticed it. Spinning himself around, he looked over the edge of the boat, but didn't see anything. A flicker of movement above him caught his eye, and he saw a pokemon flying in the air. He had never seen a flying pokemon before! Awestruck, his eyes widened in his skull. "H-hi!" He said, excitedly. The creature looked to be alive, its eyes didn't glow red. He had never met anyone that wasn't dead...

"Pwetty smell!" Lady Game immediately took her hand off the doorknob, leaving the door only half-way open. She wiped her hands in disgust on her handy dandy handkerchief, feeling as if the contact with the germs on the ship giving her delusions. The Froslass fixed her gaze on the door opening, feeling as if nothing bad is really down there... Oh hell to the fucking no is she falling for that trick! She's not going to be that one stupid bitch in those horror movies that always take the upstairs - well in this case, just the hallway - and ends up dead in the end.

Then again, Lady Game was already a ghost. She rested her hand on her chin, this was an interesting layout in the chessboard. Though she was the Queen - basically the badass - she was the most valuable player to have as well. The Froslass smiled at the thought, it would be an interesting gamble.

As the Ghost/Ice Dual-type peered into the opening, pushing the door farther wide open as she entered this really really fucking dusty hallway. She gave scowl as she gazed her surroundings. Her eyes met two little green fellas, she guessed one of them was the one that complimented the Froslass. Nonetheless, she gave off her usual royal wave, "Hello little ones, were you the one that complimented my scent?" She gave a smile, Lady Game actually looked like some sort of queen that secretly plans out some evil plan of taking over the universe, "Nonetheless, I am Lady Game, what is your name?"

[Ooc: Whoops, forgot I was in this team lol, apologies for holdin' up ;0;]

"H-hi!" Beval was a little taken aback by the enthusiatic greeting, and wasn't sure whether or not he should continue his approach. Usually the only non-Pidove Pokemon he encountered he was ready for a fight, this one was basically inviting him over. It was strange, to say the least. But, he mentally shrugged and continued towards the ship anyway. What was the worst that could happen?

He landed on the railing of the ship near the Cubone, his talons clicking on the metallic bar as he tried to settle. he looked down to the little ground type and offered a smile, always happy to meet another smiling face. "Hi there, yourself buddy," he answered, ruffling his feathers to get comfortable. He leaned over to preen a few as he felt an itch under a few dorsal feathers. Flying in the desert was awful, sand got in everything. "So, uh, what's happening?"

((OOC: Post is lame, sorry, but I will make it up next round. I'm just having trouble thinking today.))

The door at first opened not even half way, taking the Axew by suprise and making him half stand in alarm. He could hear Tiovoa squeak unhappily and felt her arms wrap  tighter around his horn. However the dragon calmed quite quickly as no threatening sounds not smells drifted to him. As his forpaws slowly lowered back to the ground the passage opened all of the way, revealing another pokemon. Tio's happy chirp about her smelling 'pwetty' was no understatement. A nice scent did drift forward to swirl around the duo, like the first true breeze of spring. Axew blinked, only enjoying it for a few heart beats before really turning to regaurd the newcomer. Jt had to be female, just by the aroma that had accompanied her, but the actual species was a complete mystery to him. Axew knew many of the natural species of Unova, but even they sometimes escaped him. Regaurdless he did notice that she was hovering, floating just slightly above the ground. His bright eyes narrowed slightly. A flying type? Paychic? He had no clue. 

But Tiovoa had enough of being ignored. Now that Axew was back on the ground and she was back in her position upon his back, he heard her trill happily. He could just imagine how she was greeting the newcomer- a wide, toothy grin with vigerous waving of one hand, her other arm clutching his horn still. The red, white, and blue lass regaurded them both cooly, moving one appendage through the air in a wave to the children. "Hello little ones, were you the one that complimented my scent?"  Yep. Deffinately female. Axew immediately disliked being called a 'little one' and a scowl formed on his face and darkening his eyes. He said nothing and, sure eniugh as he expected, the Larvitar's chirp rang happily. "Me! Meee! I did cause you smell pwetty! Oh, and you look pwetty too!" Axew shook his head slightly, not happy with the younger one's carefree and friendly attitude. He did not fully trust this lady yet.

Axew's feelings were only confirmed as a new smile split her face. In all reality he was probably imagining it, but the dragon could only see a dark gleam hidden behind the grin. He blew air from his nose as he regaurded her unhappily as she spoke again. "Nonetheless, I am Lady Game, what is your name?" Axew simply stared at her woth hard eyes, only the hint of a glare there. He did not like this Lady Game and he would not let her near Tio if he had anything to say about it. However, the Larvitar had opposite thoughts. She squealed happily again at Lady, squirming happily upon his back and making the Axew grunt with a slight wince at her weight. "So pwetty! Pwetty!" Tiovoa giggled happily. Before Axew could sush the chatty kid, she kept going. "My name is Tiovoa! Or Tio, Tio! And this-" Axew felt a sloppy slap at his side and knew that she was hitting him with her free arm, motioning to who she meant. "This is Axy! Axy is very nice!" 

It irritated the Axew when he thought of anyone calling him by the nickname save Tiovoa. He quickly butted into her happy babbling, his voice stern as he corrected the Larvitar, "Axew." He tried to show in his voice that he would not talorate being called the sweet name by Lady Game.

Logan's ear twitched as he padded to a hole in the weak ceiling that presented the outside to him, or what little of it he could see. It seemed as if there was another pokemon on the ship, and if his ears served him well, there was another conversation somewhere else, though words were indesernable. There, above him on deck, were two pokemon he recognized from his limited vantage point, a froslass and a larvitar -which revealed herself as Tio- riding some pokemon he didn't know, which turned out to be Axy. Curious, analyzing eyes studied them as they had their conversation. It was an awkward enough angle, looking up at the pokemon rather than a head-on view, but it was better than nothing. At least he knew what was there, for the most part.

He let his gaze fall to the wall to ease his neck as he listened. The froslass, with her cool, low voice sent chills -forgive the pun- down his spine. Even not seeing her face, he could hear the small, malicious grin in her voice, tainting her words. "Axy" didn't seem to buy her fake generosity, and Logan felt a twinge of pride for the little guy. 'Good for you, buddy.' Then again, Axy'd be lucky if she didn't just freeze him right then and there... After all, she seemed a full grown pokemon. And in his experience, children didn't beat adults.

He glanced up again, seeing only feet now. At least he was right; they were children. But... what would he do if things got nasty? He waited, letting his conscious sort itself out as he listened in on the conversation.

((Lucifer's just going to miraculously understand language, for the sake of plot development. >.<))

"Happening?" Lucifer twisted his head slightly. The word sounded strange on his tongue, but somehow he knew what it meant. "Nothin' that I know of. I've been here overnight and seen nothing but Undead." Interesting, once he began talking, he found it was hard to stop himself. Pointing with his club, he indicted the back of the ship, where he had heard the clicking earlier. "I heard something over there, but I was afraid to investigate alone."

The bird pokemon fascinated Lucifer. Its species was obviously not native to the desert, yet, it seemed relatively accustomed to flying in this weather. He had never seen a pokemon with wings before, and it was amazing for him to see such a creature flying with ease, and landing with just as much skill. Lucifer had a brief vision of himself with wings like the bird, flying through the desert at high speeds. With a soft chuckle, he dismissed the thought as rediculous. "I'm Lucifer, by the way." He said, smiling once again.

"Me! Meee! I did cause you smell pwetty! Oh, and you look pwetty too!" This was the Larvitar speaking, she must be fairly young, but at least mature enough to speak. 'Awesome, now to make them my minions so we can go kick some infected ass!' Yes Lady Game, that idea is totally brilliant. She rolled her eyes at her own thoughts, the kids were pretty chill actually - pun intended - and she would surely hang out with them... for a short while. "So pwetty! Pwetty! My name is Tiovoa! Or Tio, Tio! And this-" The Larvitar said excitedly, pointing at her Axew friend, "This is Axy! Axy is very nice!"

Before the Froslass could allow her tongue to speak their names, the Dragon-type interrupted her, showing defiance already, "Axew." The Ice-type clapped her hands together, dismissing the defiant act as if it happened minutes ago rather than a second, "So Tio and Axew, shall we explore this ship together?" 'Could totally use some time to loot some stuff.' Before she could wait for a response, she floated past them, going toward a door. It seemed to give off a strong aura, as if it was of upper class. Lady Game guessed this was the Captain's Quarters.

"You guys can follow me whether you want to or not," She said, "I shall be lo- I mean, heading over here to explore." Lady Game gave a sweet, yet menacing smile, "We can cover more ground if we go separately."

"Happening? Nothin' that I know of. I've been here overnight and seen nothing but Undead. I heard something over there, but I was afraid to investigate alone. I'm Lucifer, by the way." Whoa! This guy was one heck of a chatterbox! Beval gave a small chuckle and ruffled his feathers, waiting to get a pause out of the little Cubone. If the other wanted to strike up so many points of a conversation at once, he could oblige. "Chill out dude!" he laughed. "I'm sure it's nothing! What the heck would be out in the middle of the desert anyway?"

The little dude was pretty cool, Beval had to give him that. This place was pretty harsh yet the ground type seemed to be doing just fine. Anyone who could survive out here without flight he have to give their props. He gave another chuckle and put out one wing in greeting. "Nice to meet you Lucy, the name's Beval. Adventurer Extraordinaire. I've left my home region of Unova to find an adventure! What are you doing out here?" His talons clicked impatiently as he waited for a response, a large goofy grin plastered on his beak. It was so nice to meet new people and not fight them!

Axew was not amused. The 'Lady Game' was just too full of herself. She happily clapped her two hands together as soon as the Axew had interrupted, giving his real name. "So Tio and Axew, shall we explore this ship together?" The Unovian Pokemon regaurded with with wide eyes, challanging her with that one movement. Defiance shown in the single movement, clearly talling her that he had never agreed to go with her nor would he. Axew made no move to follow Lady Game as she turned to float farther down the hallway. But Tiovoa called out happily, "Me! I wanna expore! Expore with Game!" The Larvitar chirped happily. Axew ignored her words and turned, his back to the floating Pokemon as he headed to the door she opened. Tio gasped dramaticly. "No! No! Axy, Axy bad! Follow Game!" She scolded her ride, flailing so much that her legs dug into the Axew's side and he winced. Her talking thrned to a whinning whimper, "Axy mean..." Axew forced himself to ignore her. His instincts told him not to trust the Lady Game and he would stick to it.

"You guys can follow me whether you want to or not." The voice of the newcomer drifted to the pair, a cool authorative tone. Axew wasn't the smartest nor was he the oldest but he was natoriously stubborn. And if his gut said no then he would say no. Tiovoa suddenly wailed, loudly and full of distress. He knew that she was crying now, the words she tried to say becoming a gargled mess that no one could dream of understanding. And yet the newcominer still spoke. "I shall be lo- I mean, heading over here to explore. We can cover more ground if we go separately."

Axew ignored her but continued his slow walk through the door to the deck. "Calm down, Tiovoa," Be murmurred, trying to calm her. "Calm down." The Larvitar continued to cry but the sounds dropped to distressed hiccups, then a simple whimper. Axew smiled as they set foot upon the deck of the ship, soft sun light lighting them up. Axew blinked against the light, even if it were only that of early dawn. 

Logan's eyes widened at the approaching voices, and he backed away from his door once more. This froslass was incredibly close, and she had mentioned wanting to explore... He frowned as he tried to decide how to approach this. Does he take the nonchalant route, greeting them with ease as they enter, or take the creepy approach, which is how he'd been going about this whole thing, and hide and watch, waiting for them to leave? What if they attacked? Well, after seeing just who he was up against, he figured he wouldn't have a problem. Two children and a ghost. If he couldn't handle that, it was time to hang it up.

He sighed and looked back to the door and decided against hiding. They would probably find him anyway. But maybe he should play this aloof, like he'd been asleep this entire time, even invite them in? His story could be the shrieking banshee child woke him up. 'Legends, it's been so long since I've had to entertain guests, I just don't know where to begin,' he mumbled to himself, sarcasm dripping with every syllable. Still, there was one way to find out... He shrugged to himself and went for it.

"...Is someone out there?" he called, pawing at the door. "...I heard crying."

The flying pokemon's personality struck a chord with Lucifer. He already knew he had made a new friend! His first friend! Although it would appear he already had a nickname. Lucy? That sounded much too feminine... Perhaps... Lucifer ran through potential names in his head, careful not to say them too early. Finally he landed on one that he liked. "You could call me Lucas, if it's easier." He didn't want to offend Beval, but he didn't want to be called 'Lucy' either. Suddenly, his eyes widened again. "Adventurer extrodanaire? So you've seen the outside of the desert?" Lucifer didn't have time to wait for an answer, however. Instinctively, his body twisted towards the source of the sound before he noticed he had heard it. Something had come onto the deck. A flash of green color was all he saw before backing up to the railing. The cacnea! He thought rapidly. They found us!

"You could call me Lucas, if it's easier." Aww, Beval's wings dropped sadly. He didn't mean to insult the guy by shortening his name. But Lucas was as long as Lucifer! Hmm. Well, he'd have to think of another one the little guy might be okay with. "Adventurer extraordinaire? So you've seen the outside of the desert?" A wide grin spread across his beak.

"'Course I have friend! I have traveled across the great seas without rest all in the search of adventure! Though, from what I can tell dude, this region is pretty much all desert. I mean, you got what, one lush green place and then a port? Kinda sad really." He tapped his talons on the metal in irritation, reminding himself of all the sand that would get stuck in his feathers out here. "Back home in Unova, we got one desert right in the middle of the region, but everything else is so green! It's wonderful! Not like here. Here is a whole lotta nuthin'."

Suddenly, a though occurred to him. So in a spontaneous burst he blurted out, "What about just Luc then? Haha!" It was completely off subject but usually Beval said whatever popped into his head anyway. There wasn't a whole lot of filter between his brain and his beak. Though more often than not it just got him into trouble. But trouble was nothing for a great adventurer like him!

Axew was mean. Mean, mean, MEAN! He told her no! Only MEAN people would ever tell her no!

As it was, the young Larvitar was not at all pleased at the negative response she received from her companion. She wanted really bad to jump off of his back and run back to where the pretty Lady was. She had smelled just so nice! But Tio knew better. She knew that Axew would be very angry with her. He would talk loudly and give her a timeout. The Larvitar sunk lower with a whimper. She didn't WANT to be talked down to or given a timeout. She was never happy with either of those things. 

Tears streamed down her eyes even as Axy told her to calm down with his gravely voice, her crying dulling to simple hiccups. He was being so mean. It wasn't fair. Just not FAIR! Her small paws griped Axey's horn-spike tighter, using it as leverage to pull herself up closer to his head. No matter how Tiovoa would ever feel about Axew in certain situations, she would never leave him.

Whe would be crushed if she ever lost him.

But as the sunlight suddenly beamed down on the pair, her bright red eyes blinked as they worked to ajust. "Bright..." The Larvitar breathed in wonder. She had not seen the sun for many days; her and Axy had been been in the huge ship for a long time. He had never wanted her to go outside. Tiovoa had always wondered why... But her thoughts were distracted by the two figures she saw before them. There was a rail going around the sides of the small overhang and there was a small bird resting upon that as well as a little brown dinosaur with a cracked skull on it's head. Axew had clearly already read her train of thoughts as he spoke in a stern, warning tone as the child gasped happily. "Don't do it. We don't know if they are friendly or not. Stay with-" But she wasn't listening. The small dinosaur had already bounced off of the tiny dragon's back. Her face was split with a joyous toothy grin as she ran forward, aiming right for the mask wearing Pokemon. Her young mind could not comprehend that he was oviously cowaring before her- she just wanted a hug! 

Axew's strong voice called out, loud and strong, "Tiovoa! No! STOP!" He was rushing after her as well, holding his head low, a dangerous look in his eyes. The Axew would be there in an instant to defend the young Larvitar if anyone made a move to harm her. However, Tio was not awear of that. She aimed her assault right at the tan Pokemon and then striked! She barreled through the air, smashing into him with so much force that she knocked the both of them over. She landed right on top of his belly, bouncing and giggling happily as she hugged him. "Cute!" she chirped, beaming. "You are so cute! Will you be my friend! I am Tiovoa! Tio, Tio!" Axew cane to a stop next to them, warily watching for the reaction of the Pokemon that Tio had so enthusiasticly glomped.

((Ooc; Had permission to tackle the Cubone :3))

A frown creased the mightyena's mouth as the noises seemed to move on. "Hmm. Maybe they didn't hear me?" he quieried himself, taking another look at the door. He shrugged, more for himself than for anyone else, and gently pushed his door open. Sure enough, it remained empty, but the scent was close enough to follow. Taking in a breath of apprehension, he gave himself a firm nod of resolution. He was going to check this out.

Carefully, he padded his way up the dilapidated stairs, wincing as they groaned under his weight. Hopefully, the others didn't hear him. The streams of daylight made him squint; he hadn't had to deal with the sun's direct gaze in some time, and it was showing. Still he ventured forth onto the barren deck, frowning at how hot it was already getting. The shade really did help, and his dark fur did not.

He paused when he saw the backs of Axy and Tivova, as the little one crashed into a near by cubone, who was talking to a... bird of some sort. Another species he didn't know... Well, no time like the present. He closed the gap between him and Axy, and paused right as his front paws stopped on either side of the dragon. "Hello," he greeted from above, head very near the top of the other's.

"Luc? That works fine!" Lucifer smiled again. Beval was awesome! The first person he ever met, and it was someone as nice as this adventurer! Immediately, Lucifer's thoughts filled with fancies of the outside world, the... Port? Lush? These were foreign words to Lucifer, but it didn't matter. He had a friend! "Tell me more abo-"

CRASH!

Lucifer's first thought as he hit the ground was that he should have heard the attacker coming. It was his own fault for not paying attention. The second thought was that his mask has flown off. With a quick "Meep!", Lucifer threw his assailant off and dove on the mask, which had fallen a few feet away. When the mask was back in its rightful place, he turned to face the newcomer. Only now had his mind registered what the female had said. Cute...? Lucifer was suddenly very glad for his mask, so that the others could not see the red growing in his cheecks. Stammering, he noticed two others coming onto the deck, but the female took his attention. Tiovoa? "I- I'm Lucifer." He said shyly, never breaking eye contact.

"Luc? That works fine!" Beval gave an approving grin as his suggestion was taken wholeheartedly. This could turn out to be a grand friendship indeed! The little guy complimented his personality so well, maybe he could even ask if he wanted to be partners in the Grand Adventure! "Tell me more abo-"

A loud crash had Beval flapping off the railing in panic, hovering just over where he had once been perched. Something tackled his new friend so hard, it had knocked his head clean off! Beval screeched loudly at the intruder, until his saw a young green thing sitting on top of Luc, who was still perfectly in tact. Odd. He could have sworn... They both looked so silly in that position though, and did she just call him cute? Luc seemed to be a little nervous as he introduced himself and the Pidove just couldn't help but chuckle. Females sure where crazy...

A voice caught his attention, and he looked back over to where the green blur had come from. There an Axew stood, but right above that...was the coolest looking dog he had ever seen! Wow the guy was huge! Oh if only he could take on something like that in a fight, he would evolve for sure! Excitement began to pump through him as his mid played visions of the epic battle, fang versus wing, and he lost himself in the daydream. Oh, how he dreamed of evolving!

It did not suprise Axew in the least that Tiovoa simply tackle-jumped the poor masked dude on the deck. What he did not expect was for her to start giggling about how 'cute' he was. It brought an amused smirk to the Axew's face as he clearly showed that he was not going to react agressively, instead righting himself and responding to her name with his own. Lucifer. Huh. His bright eyes turned to the bird hovering right above the railing of the ship's edge, no longer worried about being attacked, and was plesantly suprised to se a Pokemon species he recognized. A Pidove.

Axew blinked at the bird. it was staring at something over his shoulder. The small dragon was about to turn and look when a deep simply spoke one word, right behind him. He whipped around with a snarl, his face hard as he suddenly found himself face to face with the biggest dog hhe had ever seen. But the Axew hardly cared. If the thing tried to harm Tiovoa, they would have a problem.

The Unovian Pokemon stared right at the black dog, his hard gaze unwavering even as he heard Tio chirp happily. "Luci- L-Luci- Luci... The young Larvitar was trying so hard to get the word right and, despite himself, a small smile began to distort the nasty frown he had been giving the dog. Tiovoa just did that to him. Suddenly she exclaimed, "Lucy!" And the Axew could just imagine her beaming. The small dragon sighed, relaxing his posture but still keeping himself planted firmly between the dog and his companion. "Who are you?" he asked flatly. He should have done the same thing to the Pidove and the skulled dude, but neither looked half as intimidating as the dog.

Logan was more than pleasantly surprised to see Axy whirl around and snarl, giving the little guy a sort of cute attempt at intimidation. Logan didn't mean any harm, but even if he had, the attempt would have just made him laugh. His eyes glanced over the others as Axy questioned him, the other's posture slackening as Tio made a very cute try at pronouncing what he could only assume to be a name. His tail raised slightly as his attention came back to the creature before him.

He could only guess it was a dragon-type, or maybe a ground type by the way it looked. "...Logan," he replied civilly, tilting his head a little. "I'm Logan. Pleased to finally meet you in person, 'Axy'. I've heard a lot about you." He gave a knowing smirk as he looked to the others.

"I wish I'd known there were more than just flybags on this ship; I'd have come up sooner." The others seemed just as young as Axy, or at least in the same age range. It didn't surprise him that he was the oldest, but... not by so much a gap. Strange how so many kids managed to gather in one place.

Lucy? Not that again... "Um... If Lucifer's too hard, you could call me Luc, or Lucas..." He said, stammering slightly. Tio was about half his hight, but she seemed to be about his age. She acted younger however, perhaps because Lucifer had been brought up differently. Another voice whipped Lucifer's body around in reaction. Startled, he backed up again, fearing that the Cacnea had returned. But no, he didn't see their spiny green bodies or the red glowing eyes that accompanied their arrival. It was a four legged beast with green eyes.

Logan, as he had introduced himself, made Lucifer suspicious. It wasn't that he thought he was untrustworthy, he just didn't know his motives for surviving. For that matter, he didn't know any of the other's. He would have to play it safe for now. It'd be no good if he got into a group with the wrong sort... But then, Bevel and Tio didn't seem bad at all...

Beval grinned like a fool at the exuberant green female, feeling a great kinship to her bubbly personality. She was much like himself, always taking to the bright side. 'Atta girl!' he thought to himself. His eyes strayed back to the large canine, Logan, and he took to the air, settling on a crate nearer the beast. "I wish I'd known there were more than just flybags on this ship; I'd have come up sooner." Beval cocked his head slightly in confusion, not really getting the reference. Oh well.

When it seemed like he had the moment to jump in he hopped off the crate to glide in front of the Axew and settle in front of Logan. "May I say, sir Logan, that you are a fantastic specimen. I have not seen your like in my adventures thus far, and for that I am sad. Allow me to introduce myself," Beval paused, jutting out one wing and crossing the other in front of him to perform a bow. "The name's Beval, Adventurer Extraordinaire." He rose from the pose and flapped his wings in a stretch before they settled once again at his side. Beval's grin never faltered even as he sat right within jaws reach of the beast, as he awaited a response.