The cave was lit so brilliantly that everything went white. Both girls were temporarily blinded. Natsume covered her face with both arms. "OK! OK! OK! ENOUGH ALREADY!!"
Kadabra stopped, making a disappointed sound. Natsume swung her arms blindly, grabbing for her Pokémon. "Get back in your ball, you stupid animal!!"
Kadabra dodged away from her and teleported behind Erika. "Kadabraaaaaa!!" He stuck out his tongue.
"Ooooooooooooh..." growled Natsume, slowly regaining her sight. "Don't make me hurt you!!"
Kadabra threw its spoon at her head. Natsume's eyes burned red and Kadabra fell on the floor, twitching. "AAAaargh!!!" it screamed.
The Psychic Gym Leader recalled her Pokémon and growled at the dark cave.
Erika laughed. "That was a good try. Cute." Natsume muttered something under her breath. "Have any better ideas, Miss Perfume-stanching Bean-headed, dirt-covered..."
"Now that's getting personal, Natsume.."
"Your point being...?" The slender brunette sighed, and shook out her mane of long, dark hair. "I'm sorry. Ok, I said it. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm SORRY!!" She trembled a little as she said the words. "That's what you wanted isn't it? You want me to grovel and beg forgiveness?"
Erika shuffled closer to Natsume's voice. "No, that's not what I wanted at all, Natsume. I'm sorry too. I suppose...I suppose I did provoke you." She blindly reached out her palm and found Natsume's shoulder.
Natsume flinched at her touch. "I..I... Oh dammit." Natsume pulled away. "I'm useless. I...put everyone I danger, and now I can't even teleport us back. It's much to far...And I have no idea where we are, or how to survive here...We might even just die here..." A tear slid down her cheek, unnoticed by Erika because of the darkness.
Still, the younger Gym Leader crept closer to the other, until she was leaning on her. "Don't be so hard on yourself, Natsume...it could have happened to anyone...I know powers like yours must be a little hard to handle."
Natsume shuddered again. She decided to stick with the offensive. "Are you saying I can't even control my own powers?" Even thought the Psychic knew she didn't mean it that way, she had no intention of losing face by acting all mushy at a time like this.
The Grass Gym leader hung her head. "Actually, I meant that anyone could have lost their temper...As someone often does.." she mumbled. "...But I was trying to say that many people do that, even me!" she said quickly, before Natsume could retort anything back.
Natsume nodded. "Well, since we're here, we might as well make the best of it, I guess...And we'd better get some sleep. It's got to be at least midnight by now..." she groaned.
Erika frowned as she patted the cold, rocky floor of the cave. "Oh dear..." she muttered. She called out her Gloom. "Gloom, would you do something about the floor, please?" Her Gloom happily complied, and scattered soft petals all around the cave, creating a soft, sweet-scented cushion. "Glooooom.."
Natsume smiled to herself. 'How typical..' she thought. She called out her Kadabra. "Kadabra, use Flash again...WAIT! But this time, not so bright! Just enough so me can see our hand in front of our faces...Yes, that's just about right. Thing you can keep that up all night? Great, thanks."
Her Kadabra pouted and bent its into a double knot. Erika giggled at the other trainer.
"You see, we're learning to get along already! Hehehe.." she fluffed up a pile of petals and lay down, pulling some of Gloom's own large petals over her as a very tiny blanket. Natsume laughed at the funny sight, tossing a few petals over Erika. "Hey!" laughed the short-haired girl. She tossed more petals in Natsume's direction. A petal fight soon ensued. Natsume grinned, thinking 'SO much for getting any sleep tonight..."
Kadabra stopped, making a disappointed sound. Natsume swung her arms blindly, grabbing for her Pokémon. "Get back in your ball, you stupid animal!!"
Kadabra dodged away from her and teleported behind Erika. "Kadabraaaaaa!!" He stuck out his tongue.
"Ooooooooooooh..." growled Natsume, slowly regaining her sight. "Don't make me hurt you!!"
Kadabra threw its spoon at her head. Natsume's eyes burned red and Kadabra fell on the floor, twitching. "AAAaargh!!!" it screamed.
The Psychic Gym Leader recalled her Pokémon and growled at the dark cave.
Erika laughed. "That was a good try. Cute." Natsume muttered something under her breath. "Have any better ideas, Miss Perfume-stanching Bean-headed, dirt-covered..."
"Now that's getting personal, Natsume.."
"Your point being...?" The slender brunette sighed, and shook out her mane of long, dark hair. "I'm sorry. Ok, I said it. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm SORRY!!" She trembled a little as she said the words. "That's what you wanted isn't it? You want me to grovel and beg forgiveness?"
Erika shuffled closer to Natsume's voice. "No, that's not what I wanted at all, Natsume. I'm sorry too. I suppose...I suppose I did provoke you." She blindly reached out her palm and found Natsume's shoulder.
Natsume flinched at her touch. "I..I... Oh dammit." Natsume pulled away. "I'm useless. I...put everyone I danger, and now I can't even teleport us back. It's much to far...And I have no idea where we are, or how to survive here...We might even just die here..." A tear slid down her cheek, unnoticed by Erika because of the darkness.
Still, the younger Gym Leader crept closer to the other, until she was leaning on her. "Don't be so hard on yourself, Natsume...it could have happened to anyone...I know powers like yours must be a little hard to handle."
Natsume shuddered again. She decided to stick with the offensive. "Are you saying I can't even control my own powers?" Even thought the Psychic knew she didn't mean it that way, she had no intention of losing face by acting all mushy at a time like this.
The Grass Gym leader hung her head. "Actually, I meant that anyone could have lost their temper...As someone often does.." she mumbled. "...But I was trying to say that many people do that, even me!" she said quickly, before Natsume could retort anything back.
Natsume nodded. "Well, since we're here, we might as well make the best of it, I guess...And we'd better get some sleep. It's got to be at least midnight by now..." she groaned.
Erika frowned as she patted the cold, rocky floor of the cave. "Oh dear..." she muttered. She called out her Gloom. "Gloom, would you do something about the floor, please?" Her Gloom happily complied, and scattered soft petals all around the cave, creating a soft, sweet-scented cushion. "Glooooom.."
Natsume smiled to herself. 'How typical..' she thought. She called out her Kadabra. "Kadabra, use Flash again...WAIT! But this time, not so bright! Just enough so me can see our hand in front of our faces...Yes, that's just about right. Thing you can keep that up all night? Great, thanks."
Her Kadabra pouted and bent its into a double knot. Erika giggled at the other trainer.
"You see, we're learning to get along already! Hehehe.." she fluffed up a pile of petals and lay down, pulling some of Gloom's own large petals over her as a very tiny blanket. Natsume laughed at the funny sight, tossing a few petals over Erika. "Hey!" laughed the short-haired girl. She tossed more petals in Natsume's direction. A petal fight soon ensued. Natsume grinned, thinking 'SO much for getting any sleep tonight..."