Jackie kept walking but she also listened to what the others had to say. After Toorop gave his answer, Jackie stopped all of the sudden, and turned to look at the Trainers. Well now would be a good time as any to grind, get our Pokémon stronger, and get counters for the fire gym," she said to them, as she looked around the area. She quite certain they still had a bit of a ways to go, but it wouldn't hurt to train. Plus if need be they could even walk a bit in the dark. Especially if they got THAT close to the next Town. However she added this to seem not to pushy, "If you guys want that is. We can even split up into two teams. Ya know, to make sure neither one got side tracked." Jackie then proceeded to gather some sticks, each one a different length, but she made them look even while holding them. She put them in them infront of her and said, "We can even draw for teams. The two that pick the longest sticks are one team, while the others are the other." Starting to feel like they might be judging her, and maybe even asking why, Jackie simply stated, "I think we all should get a chance to bond with one and another. Besides going off on our own is a bad idea. Who knows if there are more Blight Obsidian goons around here." While yes, most of them might be strong on their own, it would still be foolish to take on any of those grunts by themselves, if any were around.<br/><br/>As Jackie waited for the answers of the others, Torchic looked around the surrounding area. He was looking for any signs of people coming near, or Pokémon who want to do harm. Gastly noticed this and asked Torchic, "Why are you always so on defense? Don't you ever relax?" Of course Gastly asked this in Pokémon language, so no one (besides Pokémon) understood, but Torchic simply brushed off the question. He couldn't help it, from the moment he grew a bond with Jackie, torchic wanted to protect her. Like she was his younger sister, which he didn't understood at all. Torchic is even trying g to learn the move Flame Charge, or at least that's what he thinks he is doing. Gastly was the same level as Torchic, level eleven. But only knows the moves Lick, Hypnosis, and Mean Look. Not very good moveset, but that might change in a bit.