[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Finally, after they've been running for ages through the woods ist seems, Ventus and Shiva arrived. However, what was that...? She couldn't spot any sign of a battle... Meaningful Silence dwelled instead. Tension filled in the air. Where they too late already...?!

Wait, there was Larry, alongside an Ekans *ugh, snakes again!*... near them, a Mankey. Appearantly defeated. Appearantly poisoned. Nathan was standing in front of it, seemingly protecting it? Oh well - was this the threat Ventus mentioned? Looks like they are indeed too late, but at least the danger has been averted already.

Shiva didn't even realised how much breath she spend on the way and had to catch up on that now. Sport, especially if it's endurance sport, is definitelly not her thing... She nudges Ventus on the shoulder. "Eh, Ven?...Was this the... danger you... were talking about?"

"Apparently the danger has passed while we were running about. Fortunately, there are not any more Mankey, so things will finally quiet down a bit. At least, I hope so," Ventus said, looking slilently on the scene in front of him. Watching Larry and Nathan treat the injured Mankey, he was pleased to see them take proper care of it. He would have admittedly tried taken it to a Pokémon center for the Nurses to deal with it, but using Temporary Balls does the job just as well; and probably admittly much safe way.

"I'm sorry for dragging you all the way out here for nothing then, Shiva. I promise I'll make it up to you at the soonest convinance. Right now, I need to speak with the Ponyta rider" he said, before stalking over to her. Examining her, he found much the same qualities as in her son (He did call her mom, if he heard right) Nathan, except she seemed to have a much fiercer and protective temperament. 'Given that she's his mother and own what sounds like a ranch of Ponyta, I don't find myself too surprised. At the very least, I should be able to talk to he without any motherly backlash, so I believe its time for me to apologize to her,' he pondered.


Cranning his head up to Ms Nathan, he bowed to her respectfully, keeping a fair distance from the Ponyta. He doesn't want to rile it up and get trampled, after all. "Hello, mam, I do not believe we had the pleasure of meeting before, but my name is Ventus Zackarieh. I'm a Pokémon Researcher from Unova, here on a Visa to conduct my research on behalf of Dr. Mallorn. As for him being on Mt. Molten unaccompanied by his Pokémon, that would be my fault. After we reached the Pokémon Center, I requested we have go somewhere to answer some personal questions of mine, while I answered his in turn," he said, taking a shallow breath before smiling bashfully, and continued.

"We ended up in the forests surrounding the base of Mt. Molten, and unfortunately drew the attension of the local predators. We managed to escape and get help, in the end, but it was my fault that he ended up on the mountain to begin with, so if you are going to blame anyone, then please direct it my way, not his. I should have know better than leave without MY pokemon, after all," Ventus said, looking appropriately chagrined and embrassed by erroneous course of action. In hindsight, things would have gone much differently if they just waited for there Pokémon, but that was then, and this is now. 'I learn from my mistakes, so that I never do them again. All I just hope right now is that Nathan doesn't take any blame for this, and that his mom forgives me,' he though.

Suddenly, though, he began to feel very faint, and started to sway on his feet. Looking to the group, he smiled bashfully again, before saying "Well, since I haven't gotten any sleep since a few days prior to arriving in Chesire, fought against a nest of Ekans, and have been running all over surround area because of a rouge Mankey, I believe I'm about to pass out. I'm terribly sorry about this," he said, before his eyes closed and he collapsed where he was standing. Oh my.