A violent nudge from Umbreon causes Prissy to wake up abruptly. Her eyelids feel extremely heavy and her body aches painfully. She motions to sit up and the three of the Eeveelutions seem to be relieved. She must seem much worse than she thought. She pets each of them on the head and motions to stand up using the stick and Sylveon's ribbons. She comes to realize her leg has gotten worse, most likely from not elevating it. Her Pokemon can tell too, as Sylveon is actually supporting her to stay standing.
"We need to keep moving," Prissy states between her gritting teeth as she motions forward. Sylveon nudges the other two to stay on either side while Sylveon holds Prissy from behind with his ribbons. They each followed instructions, with Umbreon on the left and Jolteon on the right. Prissy smiles even with her pain, finding them very brave.
Walking through the forest seems to be a bit more difficult than it was a few hours ago. Prissy takes breaks constantly, needing to let the leg rest. Umbreon looks over to Prissy's leg as she is leaned against a tree. He knows that there is more pain everywhere on her body, but what's holding her back is the leg. Umbreon gives a light bark before running off.
"Umbreon!" Prissy calls out. She motions to go after him, but Sylveon holds her back to lean against the tree. She looks at Sylveon who shakes his head and nuzzles against her. "Hm… so I have nothing to worry about huh? Alright then."
Umbreon comes back after a few minutes with a few yards of vine in its mouth. He then looks around until its ears perk up as he grabs a foot long stick that is pretty sturdy and straight.
"Oh, I see," Prissy smiles and pets Umbreon on the head taking the stick. "You wanted to get me things to make a splint. Good job."
It doesn't take her long as Sylveon holds her up. Prissy makes a quick splint to her right leg and smiles as the pain feels less invasive. When she starts walking, it becomes less of a hassle.
"Let's go!" she grins look at her trio. The grin fades as they all hear a loud explosive sound followed by screaming. All three Eeveelutions have their ears perked up to it as well. "Sounds like someone's in trouble. Let's see if we can help!"
"Espeon!" Candii calls out as Espeon uses his psywave on Rhydon but is knocked back by the horn. When Rhydon is about to stomp on Espeon, Leafeon uses her vine whip to smack back the leg. Pulling Espeon back, Candii and Bri sigh in relief.
"We need to get Rhydon to back away enough so we can run out," Bri shouts out over the noise of falling rocks and smashing.
"Well how are we going to do that?!" Candii shouts back.
"Doesn't Leafeon know solar beam?" Bri asks.
"She needs sunlight for that," Candii frowns.
"Vulpix use flamethrower!" Bri shouts out.
Vulpix jumps from her shoulder landing on the mouth of the little crevasse. Building up the flame and heat, Vulpix then blows out a spiraling wave of fire at Rhydon. The sudden hit of the flamethrower takes it aback, causing it to take a step away from the entrance. Bri pushes Candii out of the crevasse.
"Run!" she shouts out.
Candii starts moving with the Pokemon. Bri is about to pick up Vuplix when Rhydon regains its composure. The flames are no longer having much effect. The angry Pokemon then begins to use rockslide. Bri throws Vuplix out seeing the rocks falling. She falls back into the crevasse and all of the rocks fall over the entrance creating a a loud noise to echo through the forest.
"Bri!" Candii shouts out. She doesn't have much of a chance to run to the rocks as Rhydon then uses earthquake, causing everyone to fly off their feet.
"Garchomp use take down!" a male voice comes from a short distance. An extremely quick Garchomp zips by and slams the Rhydon down. The Rhydon is taken off guard and knocked back several feet. With a roar, Garchomp intimidates the Rhydon. When Rhydon motions to challenge back, Garchomp uses its dragon breath to finish it off. The Rhydon faints for a moment before dashing off into the forest.
"Bri!" Candii shouts as she runs to the piles of rocks. Espeon and Gardevoir use their psychic abilities to start moving the rocks, while the others push them out of the way.
"Stand aside," a tall male in a black cloak places his hand on Candii's shoulder. She tells the Pokemon to move as she motions over to the side. "Garchomp."
Without a word to give an actual order, Garchomp uses hyperbeam to blast the rocks out of the way. Lying unconscious is Bri. Candii runs over to her and pats her cheek. Slowly, Bri opens her eyes and Vuplix is the first to cry out happily.
"I'm sorry I worried you," she states as she pets Vuplix on the head.
"Damn it Bri," Candii hugs her. "Don't scare me like that!"
"Sorry," Bri replies. She then looks up to see the male, who is about to turn and leave. "Thank you."
"Don't mention it," he states. "This part of the forest is dangerous."
"Wait!" Candii shouts out suddenly as he hops on Garchomp.
"Hm?" the male looks at them from beneath his hood.
"Have you seen another woman out there?" Candii asks. "She probably has three Eeveelutions with her."
"I can't say that I have," he replies. He then ponders a moment. "Why don't you two head back to the Pokemon Center? Follow the direction of the sun from here and you should get there by dark. I will find your friend."
"We can't just leave her," Bri states showing her irritation of just leaving.
"You need medical attention," he states flatly, unphased by her reaction. "The Pokemon you have with you, they are exhausted. I assume they belong to your friend as they appear nervous without their trainer, thinking something happened to her. Ease their worries and go to the Pokemon Center. It is much easier with Garchomp to track down."
"Bri, he's right," Candii states softly. "We need to make sure you didn't get any internal injuries from that rock slide. He seems to know what he's doing."
"Fine… let's go," Bri mutters under her breath as they begin to walk towards the Pokemon Center. The stranger taps on Garchomp with his gloved hand.
"Here I thought I would see a rare Pokemon," he grumbles to himself. He pulls out a great ball and throws it out. Luxray appears and stretches out. "Luxray, scan the area and tell me if you can pick up any humans nearby."
"I could have sworn the sound came from this direction," Prissy states, feeling exhausted. The explosive sound echoed, but it seems that it was not as close as they thought. Stopping a moment, Prissy looks up and notices a tree full of oran berries. "Those look pretty good right now."
As if on cue, Sylveon reaches up with his ribbons and picks a few oran berries off the tree. He then passes one to each of them. Smiling softly, Prissy takes hers and bites into it. It has certainly been a while since they have eaten, because what would taste rather bland on a normal day, tastes like a river of sweet right now. She paces herself so she wouldn't waste it all so quickly.
Sitting and resting, Prissy looks up at the sky as the sun is now in the west. It is closer to setting now and that means it will get dark in an hour or two. Sighing, she feels it will be even longer until she finds her way back.
"We should keep going," she tells her team. Sylveon helps her stand back up and they begin to walk again. She takes a few steps when her foot suddenly misses ground. There is a tunnel beneath her feet, and the misstep causes her to fall in it. The Eeveelution trio jump right behind her so that they wouldn't lose her.
Screaming all the way down, the end of the tunnel causes Prissy and the others to tumble out. Feeling dizzy, and in more pain, Prissy motions to stand, but falls right back down. She then looks around her and her stomach sinks.
Surrounding them are several wild Pokemon. The tunnel has led them to a hidden refuge for the wild forest Pokemon. It is exciting, but they are in no position to defend themselves if the wild ones decide they are a threat.
Approaching the group, a little Oddish comes up. The other Pokemon get anxious, as if Prissy might hurt it. Prissy looks at the little Oddish and smiles. She then offers it an oran berry, which it happily takes. The Pokemon around calm down and become more welcoming. They try to pull her, but once Prissy stands up, the pain overwhelms her and she falls right back down. The little Oddish blinks and then has a sudden idea. It scurries up to Sawsbuck that has a brilliant display on his horns. The Sawsbuck motions to Prissy and several vines come from the Pokemon and lifts her onto his back.
"Um… thank you," she states to the Sawsbuck. The little Oddish hops onto the head of the Sawsbuck as he walks through this mysterious side of the forest. Umbreon, Jolteon, and Sylveon follow close on either side. "Where are we going?"
Oddish points ahead to a giant tree that seems to glow with sunlight streaming down around it. Seeing this, Prissy's eyes widen to the beauty. The tree has many Pokemon of bug, grass, and flying running around it. Some normal types as well, like Aipom. There is something different though, as if there is something more special about the tree.
A new feeling soon comes over Prissy, as if there is something behind her. She turns her head, but nothing is there. She then looks back in front and she gets startled off the Sawsbucks by a pink Pokemon. She doesn't fall to the ground, for she fell onto a pink bubble of solid psychic energy.
"Mew…" she practically whispers as she looks up to see it fully.