Blinking, Collin looked at the pokeball. "Huh, guess that answers one question," he commented to himself. Before he could say anything else, the Ninetales used Flamethrower, making him reflexively jump back a little with a surprised look on his face. Meanwhile, Arthur was freaking out at the sudden attack, jumping back with him and hiding behind the trainer in terror. Looking down at his partner, the trainer had to make a decision. He can either try to boost the Riolu's confidence by trying to battle the weird-looking Pokemon in front of them, or leave and let him calm down.<br/><br/>Considering his partner's state, it was really a no-brainer. "Come on Arthur," he said, smiling as he got a surprised look from his partner. "We should probably be heading to town anyway." As Arthur rapidly nodded at the opportunity to leave the odd Ninetales that was scaring him, his trainer couldn't help but wonder something out loud as they walked away. "That guy looked pretty dirty. Wonder where the heck his trainer is, and why they haven't gone to Pallet yet," he voiced to himself, not even paying attention to how the Ninetales may react as they left. Maybe they can get to town without further incident? Or at least, meet someone who knows what was that Pokemon's problem. Ah well, that question should be answered soon, as they are nearing the very edge of the forest.<br/><br/>At this point, they could start to see peeks of the town from between the trees. They could see the hills, the valleys, and...<br/>"Holy Miltank, that's a lot of people," Collin commented, staring at the rather impressive assortment of people gathered around a single building. Crossing his arms, he hummed in thought. "Wait, what day is it? Is registration today?" With that realization, he started to wonder if he should rush down there to register his pokedex. There is already a pretty big line after all... At that moment, he noticed a couple trainers shaking hands and wondered what they were talking about.