Divided Lands...

Chapter 5: Be Brave, Be Cold...

Resting near a tree upon the snowy mountain top, Tranquil let Icstra rest on her shoulder. It had been quite a cruel walk through the frozen wasteland, but Icstra had made the journey much better. Being able to have someone who could scout ahead in the snowstorm, and having some company was amazing. She could've brought out Slodge, sure, but was afraid that the cold would start to freeze Slodge's body. So, it was better to just have Icstra out.

Then, Tranquil suddenly remembered that Icstra hadn't even met Slodge before, and asked the Small Bird Pokemon,

"Hey, I have another Pokemon that I'd like you to meet. We'll just have to set up our camp first."

Icstra was ecstatic upon learning that it could meet another one of Tranquil's Pokemon, and even helped with the building process. Tranquil was new to building a tent, but Icstra holding up the building directions and tossing parts when needed certainly helped. So, they got it done within a very reasonable amount of time and hopped inside.

Tranquil was filled with an immediate warmth that she hadn't felt in a while. Her fingers were completely numb from the cold but started to regain some feeling, as she immediately noticed the metallic surface of Slodge's Pokeball. She then placed the Pokeball gently onto the floor, letting Slodge pop out as good as new. Slodge immediately began bouncing around, thrilled to be out of its Pokeball but stopped after seeing Icstra. It then began to charge a Water Gun and let it loose, Icstra circling the tent as it tried to avoid the Water Gun.

Tranquil rushed over to Slodge, grabbing it and telling it,

"No, this isn't a bad Pokemon. It's an ally, and hopefully a new member of the team."

Slodge looked to Icstra and began talking, suddenly finding a connection between one another. At least, that's what Tranquil could tell from their facial expressions and excitable cries at each other. Tranquil smiled and said,

"But, Slodge, we don't have a Pokeball for Icstra yet. So, we'll need to find one, and I was thinking we could try and find one on this very mountain."

Slodge was on-board with the idea as soon as Tranquil had pitched it, but Icstra seemed slightly sceptical that they'd be able to find such items just standing around on the mountain. But, Tranquil seemed confident in the idea and even pulled out a book to explain.

"Well, it just says that sometimes Pokemon trainers will leave behind emergency supplies in places where they think people will need them. Someone could've left a Pokeball in a supply drop, and all we need to do is find it."

Icstra was still sceptical of the idea but was intrigued with the possibility enough that it decided to follow Tranquil. It wasn't like it had much of a choice anyway. Icstra nodded and Tranquil smiled patting it on the head and saying,

"Knew you'd come around. So, lets find a Pokeball!"

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"Icstra, Wing Attack!"

Ok, so the first thing to mention is that Tranquil didn't find any sort of supplies anywhere on the mountain, even after an hour and going up even higher than they probably should've. And, secondly, they were fighting Piloswine that they had accidentally awoken from slumber during its rest.

Icstra rushed in for a Wing Attack and managed to deal some damage to the Piloswine. But, not nearly enough to knock it out. Then, the Piloswine tried to attack Icstra, but Icstra flew out of range of any of its attacks. Slodge was also on its back, so it couldn't attack there either. But, it could attack the trainer that was commanding these Pokemon.