<div class="floatleft">(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7554/pkmntrainericon.png)</div><div class="floatright">(http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/7048/parasicon.png)</div><div align="center"><strong>[Route Six]</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>[Samantha &amp; Parsley]</strong> (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=137245.msg6139735#msg6139735)</div><br/>Parsley came to a sudden stop, tilting his little head to one side and sniffing at the air.  It didn't take long for Samantha to pick up on the same odd scent.  "Strange.  Is someone having a cookout nearby?"<br/><br/>She used her hands to part the grass aside, but saw nothing.  The smell had vanished as quickly as the wind had brought it on.  It made her just a bit uneasy, and it was clear by his hesitance that Parsley felt the same way.  The paras crawled back up her leg and clung to her shoulder, wary and wide-eyed.<br/><br/>Samantha cooed softly, stroking Parsley's head with two fingers.  "Nothing to worry about.  I'm sure it's nothing."  Neither of them seemed fully convinced of that.  It had smelled like cooked meat, which could mean one of two things.  Either someone's camp was nearby, or a fire Pokemon was settling into a meal of its own.  There was nothing for it but to continue on.  They headed back in the direction of the road.  If it came down to it she'd prefer to get spotted by a passing trainer than ambushed in the high grass.