New Arrival

[rexhunter99]

Rex blinked, the familiar sound of the forest greeted him as Peliper flew off into the horizon.
The forest only slightly resembled the forest he had been born in, and it was not a happy place for him to be in. The memories from his old forest tore at him, ate him until there was nothing left except a sad and nervous little creature.
His memories aside, he needed to find a place to stay for the time being, and he thought that it would be best to search in a place where he was at home... regardless of his painful past.

Rex stepped under the shade of the tall trees and pushed through the undergrowth. His dark green tail dragging behind him as he silently moved deeper into the trees.
It was getting late by the time he arrived at a small stream, he decided to call it a day and quickly wash up before finding a safe place to sleep.

He slipped into the stream, washing the mud off of him and carefully tending to his tail. It had become a mess of twigs, mud and blood as he marched into the forest.
He ignored the stinging pain and cleaned the tail, after he was certain that it was clean he quickly jumped over to the bank and gazed around. The area was full of trees of course, but he didn't feel that a tree was right - not since he barely knew the forest. Instead he moved toward a small boulder, quickly and quietly digging a small hollow before slipping inside and waiting for sleep to come.

But his mind was racing away, thinking of all the events that had occured before arriving here in Erymire. His thoughts slowly drifted to the Sceptile, and he felt a pure hatred boil up inside him. The hate made him think of terrible things as he lay there, curled up and safe from the world above. Yet he still did not sleep..

[Perri]

Perri walked carefully along the soft, thick loam that made up the rainforest floor; keeping her ears fearfully folded back along her skull. Although her footfalls were barely audible to her, she knew that predators lurked everywhere - with fearful teeth, terrible claws, and powerful attacks that could end her life before she was even aware of what was happening. Who was watching her right now? She'd never been to an area like this one before, and her unfamiliarly with its ways and wiles was haunting her with every step she took. This place....it's terrifying....

But...I need to be brave...just because I'm small and weak doesn't mean I can't have inner power....

Must press on....

Besides...I might finally find a mate here...

At the thought of mates, Perri found herself slowing down in spite of herself, and she sat upon her haunches curiously, cocking her head slightly to observe a vibrant jungle flower that grew a few paces away. Mates...

She bounded quickly over to the flower, severing through its stem with a swift, clean snap of her jaws. The bloom fell to the ground, and she scooped it up in her slender paw carefully, stroking the petals with a dreamy air. There must be some mate...somewhere...who's interested in more than reproduction. Love should be more than that...in a perfect world, it would be...

But this world is hardly perfect. Tossing the flower to the ground, Perri give her paw a few swift licks, flicking it over her ear in an effort to calm herself down. Anything could have happened to her while she was so focused on her moodiness! Not only am I a dreamer, but I'm also stupid, she thought, flicking her ears back and starting to walk through the loam once more. Why do you want to be more than what you are? You're just a Plusle, and they're meant to be lacking in power and quick breeders. What do you think you have to gain wandering through a rainforest? This isn't any place for you!

It's not too late to turn back...

Thinking those dismal thoughts, the little Plusle almost didn't notice the other Pokémon until she was no more than a few paces away. Small and green, she could see only a small part of it - an ear? a tail? - sticking out from the earth, as it seemed to busy itself with some task or another. What was it? It didn't look large enough to eat her, and she'd never seen or smelled anything like it before. Perhaps she could ask this creature for some advice?

The little Plusle jumped back, her ears drooping as she tried to force words out; to make her presence known. Why did she always freeze up whenever she tried to be social? It's no wonder no one wants me... Burrowing herself slightly under the thick loam, leaving only parts of her head exposed, she watched as the strange animal's appendage vanished into the earth, leaving her completely alone once more. Alone...

She folded her paws over her muzzle and tried to relax, but peace simply wouldn't come to her. She breathed in the scent of the other Pokémon and closed her eyes, trying to find the sleep that so far had eluded her.

[rexhunter99]

Rex fidgeted. Sleep still hadn't graced him, he had merely been hating the Sceptile.

I hate him so much! He had no right for banishing me!

He rolled over and held his tail. Memories of his family flooded his mind, they tortured him with their splendor and left him feeling hollow.

I miss them... I miss them so much and it's only been a few weeks...

He sighed before giving into the thirst that had been nagging at him for the past few hours. Climbing from the small hollow, he scanned the area.

He didn't see anything, but that was useless to go on alone. So he breathed in through his nose.

What's that? ... fur ... flowers ... it doesn't smell like anything I've ever met before...

But it was impossible to pinpoint the source, so he decided that whatever it was, was not close by. Pulling himself all the way out of his hollow and slowly moving towards the stream on all fours.

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(Sorry, sorta had writers block XD)