Leyna's rock landed a hit, smacking one of the hanging, screeching Zubats upside the head. It happened almost exactly as she hoped. The whole colony, with one of its members suddenly disrupted, erupted like a swarm of angered Beedrills. Leyna's elation at the Zubats suddenly swarming turned as quickly as the Zubats did on the Tentacruel, and on her. She was up and running again as she saw them coming, running as hard as she could for the cavern exit. She was a long distance outside of the Tentacruel's reach, making evading it her first priority when it emerged, but the Zubats weren't so limited.<br/><br/>She didn't get more than a dozen feet before they were on her, clawing, biting and grabbing at her. She screamed and batted at them, closing her eyes and lowering her head to protect herself, but it only further enraged them. She fell as they clawed at her.<br/><br/>She fell, trying to protect herself, screaming. As she did, her bag turned with her and the Pokeball inside rolled and fell out, dropping through the air as the Zubats swarmed about, attacking Leyna. The Pokeball tumbled, until it hit the rock laden earth below, landing on the activation button and being depressed. The seal opening followed by the characteristic flash of light before the ball sprung open and its contents released. The energy mass solidified into a Growlithe who sat on the rocks.<br/><br/>Before the Pokemon had time to collect itself, or to gauge its surroundings, it howled in surprise as a Zubat dug its claws into its black striped back. The Growlithe whipped around, sinking its teeth into the Zubat which screeched in fear and surprise. The swarm rushing around Leyna attacked the Growlithe clawing and biting at him, infuriating the already irritable Pokemon. Growlithe bit at the air, but the Zubats were rushing around him, too quick to bite, darting in, grabbing at his fur with their claws, scratching and digging at him. He snarled and growled in anger, heat growing in his jaws until a Zubat bit into his neck and the Growlithe turned and let loose an undulating burst of flame into the swarm of bats attacking him, the torrent of flame engulfing the Zubats in its path and startling others, which soon had his Fire Fang attack ripping into them.<br/><br/>Leyna could do nothing but scream, huddled in a ball under the Zubat's assault as they ripped and tore at her, even as the number of them lessened as the Growlithe began its angry rampage, either suffering its attacks, or breaking from her to attack him.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>