It was about the time the Onix started rumbling in the stage Steven had finally realized that the Pokemon battle was already in progress. That's when the surfer girl gave her order for her Pachirisu to run, which began whizzing around the stage to avoid the Onix's attacks. Steven then nodded at the rather predictable tactic of the little squirrel against its giant rocky counterpart. Predictable, yet smart. It was quite clear that the Onix will have a rough time to land a direct hit on the Pachirisu because of its size, but it still had to keep its distance from the earth-shaking of the Onix's attacks.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, the other two Pokemon who are able to fly have taken the role of supporting the ones on the ground. Steven's Tyrogue looked up into the sky in curiosity, all the while covering his eyes from the sunlight. He began to imagine himself fighting the Aerodactyl. He thought that once the Aerodactyl came down to attack him directly, pow! Fake Out right in its face.<br/><br/>Meanwhile in reality, the Tyrogue accidentally used Fake Out while he was riding on top of his trainer's head and smacked his temples. Steven felt that smack shake his brain, and he flinched back to covered his head tight in the excruciating pain. While covering the areas he was hit, he yelled out one loud "Ow!" and then repeating "Owowowow...." in a consistently decreasing volume while trying to regain himself. The Tyrogue realized this and even he's a little shocked on what he did.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Naomi watches the fight begin, turning her head away when the Gastly uses that ghost move. The increasing panic and frustration of the bullies on the other side became apparent; they had one strategy and clearly hadn't practiced any other.<br/><br/>The Aerodactyl’s trainer must have been relying not just on type advantages, but also on the intimidation factor of battling the ancient rock/flying Pokemon. Though there was a touch of improvisation, he was smart enough to try having the Aerodactyl literally blow the Gastly away.<br/><br/>The tactic might have worked, too, but then the Gastly pulled off a surprise Disable. As the Aerodactyl came crashing down right into the Onix’s coils, there was a shout next to her. She looked over at Steven, who had his hands pressed against the side of his head, the Tyrogue looking... well, looking mortified.<br/><br/>“Hey, are you alright? Should we go to a medic?”<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Steven was still rubbing the spots he got hit in when Naomi asked her question. He had his teeth clenched hard during this time, and his head was bobbing back and forth in response to the pain, but he eventually stabilized himself. He got around to facing Naomi in order to answer her question, but not after happily explaining the roughhousing personality that seems to run within Tyrogue's blood.<br/><br/>"This kid loves to fight," Steven said pointing towards the Tyrogue on his head. "If he doesn't get a chance to fight everyday, this is what happens. Still, I've taken worst hits from him before, that one just came out of nowhere."<br/><br/>He seemed so cheerful, despite the amount of pain he had to take, from his own Pokemon nonetheless. His Tyrogue became relieved as he begins to realize that his trainer isn't holding any grudges against him. The situation was calm, but he still needed to calm down, and so through his deep breathing exercises, he gradually became less bouncy on his trainer's head as the Pokemon match progressed. He still seems a bit worried, most likely due to the fact he will hit him again.<br/><br/>Steven didn't know if his Tyrogue was upset about what he had done, but he was willing to let the situation go when he said, "Yo, Tyrogue. you can still have your match. Just don't hit me again. However, you're going to wait until the Pachirisu is at full health you understand?"<br/><br/>The Tyrogue nodded, giving a little "Hau," as he agreed to Steven's conditions. And with one final breath, he was finally relaxed. Still he became more focused on the Paichirisu as he studies the battle strategy of his next opponent.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Naomi watches Steven, listening to him and looking for any sign of unsteadiness or disorientation. When the man seems recovered, she nods.<br/><br/>“I think I understand. Still, you might want to get checked out after this fight.” She looks over to it, the angry and confusing commands being shouted at the uncertain Onix making her smirk. “I don’t know, but two on one? Even if it’s an Onix, the Gastly has this in the bag, as long as the Pachirisu is up and fighting. I’m going to go back into town and pick up a few things. I’ve got most of what I need already, but it’s going to be a long sojourn into the wilds.”<br/><br/>With that, she smiles and takes her leave.<br/><br/>*****<br/><br/>Walking into town, checking her messages, she looked up and noticed the police around what looked like a crime scene. From a distance, it looked like someone had been attacked, had left some of their clothes behind. In conjunction with the 'missing' professor, that could bode ill.. or maybe it was someone else who'd been attacked. Either way, the officers seemed to have it handled.<br/><br/>It was forty-five minutes later when she finished her shopping. It had been somewhat expensive, with the sudden influx of trainers seeking to make their fame and fortune, but the extra food, camping gear, and first aid supplies would help.<br/><br/>Still, the Pokemon lab wasn’t that far away. With her shopping done, she headed to the building. She chuckled on seeing the “Professor is out” notice that had turned away so many other trainers. Unlike them, she wasn’t looking for a ‘free’ Pokemon, and she had one other advantage which she intended to use.<br/><br/>Like most lab facilities, this one had an ID reader, to verify official visitors. It also served to let whomever was inside know who was at the door with a camera, so she slid her ID through the reader, faced the camera, pressed the call button, and announced herself. “Hi, I’m Naomi Ozaki, field tester for Devon Test Labs, and I’d like to talk with Professor Pike about the local conditions?”<br/><br/>If the Professor really was there, just hiding from the hordes, that might get her in. If not, maybe an assistant would be willing to fill her in.<br/><br/>Then, the legendary Suicune strode out from the woods. Even at this distance, Naomi could see that something was wrong. That black cloud vaguely resembled an effect she'd seen before, of a Gastly who'd hypnotized and somehow possessed another Pokemon. But no Gastly was that size! She watched, in awe at the sheer power Suicune displayed, before realizing she was still out in the open.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>