No longer raining!

[Nix and Jade]

"Ach... ach.. ACHOO!" Nix sneezed, as she walked through the path, shivering as she went. The rain stopped, but a cold wind was blowing adding to Nix's misery. The trainer was foolish enough to actually go ahead and journey to the next town, without taking a rest. Behind her, was her companion, Jade.

"...are you stupid or something? If you were sick, you should've stayed behind at that city.." the male commented, obviously annoyed. "You'll get worse, y'know."

"I didn't want to get left behind.. Besides, we have a few hours of daylight left.." Nix stared hopelessly at the ominous-looking dark clouds that were quickly approaching. "I'm sure we'll get there in no time!"

"Uh.. huh."

[Edgardo]

She wasn't alone out there. A very dim flame could be seen up ahead...a Charmander was struggling for survival in this torrential storm which was rapidly appraching Nix....The poor thing had been abandoned by it's trainer and left for death. The small orange lizard pokemon was holding on to a large palm tree frail, and over 's tail to keep the flame from going out...It wasn't incredably effective either... Charmander looked like it was about to give up.

[Nix and Jade]

A bit worried about the coming rain, Jade decided to look on forward to find the quickest possible route out of there. He saw the flame... and wondered if there was a battle up ahead.

"Nix. Did you see that?"

"See what?" the female trainer echoed, as she squinted to look in the direction Jade was pointing at. Upon seeing the flame, she zipped behind the other trainer and looked on fearfully. "Waaaah! Is it a ghost?!?"

"...My Ghastly's a ghost. That thing's a flame."

"Oh. Can we go there, then? It might be the remnants of a campfire, and I want to see if there are any people around.."

A few minutes of walking gave them a better look; It was a Charmander, after all! Nix just gasped at the poor little thing, but Jade bent down to take a closer look.

"Potion."

"What? Why?"

"It's sick. See that tail? If it goes out, goodbye Charmander. If we spray it with a potion, it might last long enough for us to take it to a pokemon Center."

"I-I.. see." the female trainer held out one of her potions, and gently sprayed the pokemon with it.

[Edgardo]

The pokemon's flame did grow, but Charmander passed out. The lightning became visable in the skies above, as the storm was intensifying. The rain was getting worse and worse, and the flame was starting to weaken again...and quickly. The small lizard was easy enough to carry, if they chose to though. Upon further inspection, it was clear he wasn't the only pokemon who had been abandoned here... A cubone was also nearby, under a large pine tree, keeping dry.

[Nix and Jade]

"d**nit." Jade muttered, pulling out an empty pokeball. "In you go then." He was surprised when Nix swatted his arm -and the ball- away.

"What did you do that for?"

"...don't catch it.. We'll just have to carry it with us."

"Are you OUT of your mind?? Catching it is the best way to keep it safe!" Jade yelled. "What's more is that we're miles away from any pokemon center, miles away from any help or shelter!"

Nix looked around. "There. Under that tree.. with the Cubone." The trainer gently lifted the Charmander, taking care to shelter the flame from the wind her umbrella. "Jade. We didn't battle it or anything; it wouldn't be fair if we just catch it just because it happened to be weak when we came along..."

The male trainer said nothing; he just led the way towards the tree.

[Edgardo]

Cubone watched them approach, and appeared to take a defensive stance with his bone as a weapon. It didn't really want them to come nearby, and it growled a bit as they were holding his friend, Charmander.

~"Put him down evil humans!"~Cubone demanded.

It appeared Cubone's last encounter with mankind had not been pleasent...thus the reason why a rock pokemon was keeping shelter under a tree in a torrential rain storm.

~"You're all the same...Stupid humans...you think you can just take whatever you feel like taking...you have no remorse for your endless greed...Drop the lizard immediately, or I WILL throw this bone at you...~" He threatened.