DarkLight

696

694

Plusle

Electrike

691

Meditite

688

685

Mawile

683 Wha...?

"Yeah, he's strong but... Should we at least tell him so he could be prepared?" she asked, her worried expression still etched on her face as she walked back to the table with him. ----- Avis was happily surprised at Corona's courageousness as the firebug called out to Jacob and Kristen in such a loud voice. This was the first time Corona was actually coming out of her shell without the black bird's support. Once she was sure that Slade will stay with her master, Avis flew over to Corona and gave her a pat to show Corona how proud she was of the firebug. Corona blushed in embarrassment before she looked at Jacob (and to a lesser extent, Kristen) once more.

Ralts

661

Wingull

656

Nuzleaf

Despite her concern, Slade’s interest in the battle made Danielle raise an eyebrow. ‘Looks like Avis’ ADD has some competition.’ “Weren’t you just hungry before, mister?” She then shook her head in amusement. “Nevermind, we could go see the battle and get food together anyways. The food is on the way there.” Danielle paused for a moment as she figured out how to phrase her concern. Slowly, her footsteps fall into Slade's stride, making them walk side by side. “Slade, I’m worried about how Jacob would react to this… I don’t know if he is over me yet. Shouldn’t we ask him or something? I don’t want to hurt him again…” Avis, still perched on Danielle's shoulder, looked back at where Corona was stationed. Seeing Corona's fear of the annoying Kristen, she uttered a "Murkrow" that was soft enough for a Pokemon to hear from that distance to tell Corona that she could leave the table if she wanted. Like Danielle, Avis thought they would go back to the table after they got more food; since that was not the case, it was pointless to have Corona stay there by herself. ------------- While the Pokemon went off to look at the battle, Corona obeyed Avis and stayed on the table until she was allowed to join them. As she sat on the table, the little bug decided to look at what Avis was mad at, only to find Jacob and a redheaded girl. While Corona was happy to see Jacob, the girl behind her frightened the fiery bug with her disgruntled expression. Corona also heard a heavy sigh from Ryan, who didn't seem happy with Kristen either. 'No wonder Avis doesn't like her. She looks so scary... What is Jacob doing with her?...' She then heard Avis calling for her to come over. Corona began crawling over to rejoin her companions when she stopped on the edge of the table, having second thoughts. The Larvesta quickly turned around and gave a loud cry that could be heard around her table. For some reason, she was trying to get Jacob's attention...

625

Raikou

623

Heracross

593

Sunflora

563

"Flare!" Danielle laughed alongside the trio of boys. She was just glad that this was finally off her chest and could enjoy the result; Danielle secretly thanked Alastair for the advice before she proceeded to wipe off the sauce on her Pokemon with an unused napkin. As soon as they are done cleaning themselves off, however, she heard Avis gave a low, threatening cry. This time, the Dark Pulse that was threatening to come out from her beak was finally noticed by Avis' human. Danielle, surprised at her sudden hostility and the new move, looked towards where Avis' gaze settled on - Jacob and Kristen - before she pat Avis. Although Kristen didn't seem to like to hold her tongue against the coordinator, Jacob's presence seems to make her think twice about throwing an insult. "No Dark Pulse, Avis. Jacob has it under control." The mention of Jacob, however, also brought another unsettling thought to mind: Would Jacob be upset if he saw them together? 'I'm going to need to explain to Slade about this...' Using his hunger as an advantage to get away, Danielle got up and began walking towards the dinner table. "Why are you still sitting here then? Let's go~" she invited, although her tone indicated that something was worrying her. Hopefully, Slade would be perceptive enough to pick it up. Avis looked perplexed when Danielle said "Dark Pulse." So that was why she kept on having these dark, violent thoughts whenever an enemy threatens her master! She looked to Corona, who also seemed surprised by Avis' anger. To test it out, Avis let out a sigh that released a few loose, black-purplish rings that exploded in midair. Corona chirped, congratulating her Murkrow friend for a new move. Avis nodded hesitantly at the newly found power; she was going to have to get Danielle to help her practice this before using it in battle. For now, though, Avis told Corona to stand guard and flew towards her master after hearing her worried voice. She then gestured to Slade to follow her, in case he didn't get the memo.