Eleyan grinned and clapped the Pokedex closed.<br/><br/>"Right!" She grabbed a Pokeball from her belt and threw it. In a flash of light, Scyther materialized. Eleyna pointed and told him, "Growlithe's got something! Let's go!"<br/><br/>The Pokemon nodded then took to the air, "~Scy!"<br/><br/>She ran up the slope with as much agility as she could, but its general unevenness still kept her moving slow. Remembering that Naomi was also lugging around the portable healing station, she doubled back a few times to help her over particularly tough terrain.<br/><br/>Scyther had gone ahead and hadn't returned, though Eleyna couldn't hear any sounds of battle either. Strangely, the silence made her even nervous.<br/><br/>"Come on!" She told Naomi, "they've got to be close...by."<br/><br/>Eleyna came to a halt as she found Growlithe and Scyther, not engaged in battle or in a standoff, but with their faces buried in a berry bush. Eleyna sighed and smacked her forehead. "Ahhh... figures."<br/><br/>"You're supposed to be helping me find the cave, not snacking!" She planted a hand on her cocked hips. "Dame desu ne... I guess it can't be helped."<br/><br/>Eleyna leaned on a tree which had grown at a curious angle, its roots digging down into the deep crevices between the boulders. "Motivation's a fickle thing, I guess." She stroked her chin as she considered this. "I wonder if that's Tentacruel's problem..." She then sighed, her head drooping. "But that baka hentai only seems interested in panties and butts. I'd be out of underwear in less than a day if I started forking them over to keep his head in the game."<br/><br/>She felt a tremor in the ground beneath her feat and heard the branches of the trees lightly shake. She stood up, looking around in surprise. "An Earthquake?"<br/><br/>But the question was answered on its own when the cluster of boulders Eleyna was on rose and parted and from between them came the armored grey shell of a Rhyhorn. Eleyna yelped and fell on her butt, looking down at the Pokemon. Growlithe and Scyther, surprised, stood frozen, staring at the intruder. The Rhyhorn noticed that he wasn't alone and glanced at the various individuals present. But rather than a territorial standoff, the Pokemon simply seemed to smile pleasantly as passing stranger might. He hobbled over toward the berry bush, grunting in an approximation of humming to himself.<br/><br/>He nosed through the bush then nosed through it some more, then became suddenly still. Slowly his head turned, the Pokemon's eye twitching as he looked at Growlithe, Tai, and Scyther, who had managed to eat all the berries. Eleyna could feel the malice radiating from him.<br/><br/>Eleyna muttered, "Oh dear..."<br/><br/>The Rhyhorn charged suddenly, Bulldozing forward and hitting all three of the Pokemon that had so rudely taken its lunch.<br/><br/>Eleyna hopped up and pointed. "Alright! Scyther! Its rock type, get in the air and stay clear of its attacks! Growlithe, he's your hard counter! Stay clear!"<br/><br/>She grabbed the other Pokeball on her belt and threw it, "Tentacruel! You're up!"<br/><br/>In a flash, the Pokemon appeared, ominously bellowing "~Tentacruel!" while wriggling its tentacles.<br/><br/>"Tentacruel don't do anything stupid! He's strong against Poison! Use your water attacks!"<br/><br/>The squid Pokemon looked at Eleyna, "~Tenta?"<br/><br/>She yelled back, stamping her foot, "Not me you idiot, watch the Rhyhorn!"<br/><br/>But it was too late as the Rhyhorn jammed its horn into the rocky earth and began flinging stones at him with Rock Blast. Tentacruel flailed its tentacles and retreated.<br/><br/>"Damn... Naomi!" Eleyna turned toward her companion. "He's a counter to my entire team! Tai is the only one that can fight him! We'll distract him, you go for the big hits!"<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>