(Mid-week)<br/><br/><br/>Eleyna gave a half nod to Lydia.<span style="color: blue">A little, I guess. I've only been a trainer for a few minutes...</span>Before she could finish the though, Brollem surrendered the fight. It was a half surprise to Eleyna who had grown used to the televised battles to the last conscious breath. She stood up, correcting her Yukata.<br/><br/>As she looked around, it seemed almost unfair that her fight had received an audience and such congratulations while Jake would not. But then, she supposed, Jake didn't really need a pat on the back. Bulbasaur evolving was an unexpected surprise, though and Eleyna felt a twinge of jealousy that she was not only not the only one with a badge now, but that Jake had an evolved Pokemon. She jogged over to Jake - even if no one else was present to appreciate him, she would be!<br/><br/><span style="color: blue">Hey! You were really good - I mean, you know. At training, or, uhm... battling... I guess.</span>She stood there awkwardly for a moment.<span style="color: blue">You were really good!</span><br/><br/><span style="color: blue">And you have an Ivysaur!</span>She crouched down before the grass type, marveling.<span style="color: blue">Wow... I've never seen an Ivysaur up close! Ah, he's so cool!</span>She reached out to tough the Pokemon.<br/><br/><br/>***<br/><br/><br/>The disturbance of the sudden Pokemon encounter stopped the expedition. The villagers were startled as the Pokemon burst from the bush, but a round of humor followed as they looked at the small Pokemon. Any tension that they were feeling had at once come to a head then abated immediately.<span style="color: darkgreen">He's so cute! Look at him.</span><br/><br/>The Pancham's eye twitched. It punched at the air, showing off its prowess to inspire fear and -<span style="color: darkgreen">Aisha, you should try to capture him! He'd look so cute with your Pokemon!</span>Pancham sighed, shoulders drooping and he set his head in his hand. What could be done? He looked up at Aisha and Hoppip, raising a finger to ask them to wait a moment. He walked over to a tree, looked up at its branches for a moment then drew back his small fist and hammered it into the trunk.<br/><br/>The tree shook under the surprisingly heavy blow... and down fell a flurry of leaves - and among them a Weedle and two Caterpies! The disturbance drew the attention of a pair of Beedrills, who also entered the fight! The expedition was under attack!<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>