savannah stumbled upon the scene by accident. she had simply been staring at her map when she nearly walked into the crossfire of the argument:, confused as heck about how she climbed a dang mountain without knowing she was going in the wrong. was the dramatic inline in terrain not a big enough clue? well, she could figure that out later. there was a more pressing concern.

she had intended to scoot away but then the woman pointed out the man’s disfigured face. what. the. fuck??? and people called her a bumpkin? at least she had manners!

typically, savannah didn’t butt into conversations but today was different. ”you ‘eard him. it was jus’ an accident.” her arms folded across her chest to hide her nervous tremble. ”didn’t your mama teach you not go runnin’ your mouth when you no nothin’ ‘bout this fella? heck, even if you know ‘im, common manners should kick in. it ain’t right to assume anythin’ ‘bout a person. y’know what they say about people who assume, right?”

she didn’t know why she felt so defensive for the unknown stranger. maybe because, in a way, she could relate. while she didn’t have any visible scars.. she certainly wouldn’t want someone wagging a finger and bringing up her past.

This was the last thing he thought he would have to deal with today. He was hoping just to catch more pokemon today but clearly, that wasn’t going to happen. As a trainer who has a passion for houndour and houndooms, the sight of a possible wild one here was a dream. How was he suppose to know it wasn’t wild? He had been tracking it for a while now and suddenly, its trainer popped out of no where. Like really? Either way, the man continued to apologize and back away. He didn’t want to fight the woman.

Luckily, someone else stepped in. Maverick only continued to remain silent as this stranger defended him and yelled back at the woman. And apparently, the woman didn’t really care. She huffed and waved her hand in the air. “How could you defend such a man,” she huffed, roller her blue eyes before turning her back to them, “Whatever. Just get him out of my sight. He is trash.” With that, the woman motioned with a nod for her puppy to follow and they two left the scene.

Warm gaze flickered to the blonde haired woman, relief washed over his face. “I thought for sure she was going to punch me,” he chuckled lightly as he approached the woman, hand extended to exchange a hand shake, “the name is Maverick by the way. The hell hound is Azula.” The massive six foot seven hellhound stood proudly by his side. “Thanks for your help. I really didn’t know it wasn’t a wild houndour. It didn’t have a collar or anything and I have been watching it for several hours.”

savannah huckabee

naturally, the pompous snob had to get in the last word. meanwhile, savannah didn’t try to get a last second, snarky comment in. she was just glad that the woman was backing down and leaving the area.

good riddance.

as the tension died down, a “phew” escaped her pursed lips. she was glad it didn’t escalate further. her weak backbone could only handle so much. speaking up to someone wasn’t a normal day occurrence. her papa always told her to stand up for others when she could, though. too bad she didn’t include herself in the same category as “others”.

savannah sheepishly tugged at her hat as the man thanked her. ”oh, uh, don’t mention it.” that hadn’t come out the way she wanted to. her cheeks burned red as she continued to fiddle with her hat. ”my name is savannah. good to meet you both.”

momentarily, her eyes were fixated on the houndoom. please don’t eat me. ”i reckon anyone would think that. it’s ‘er own fault for leavin’ the poor pup outta sight and by itself for so long.”

There was something about her name he liked but of course, kept it to himself. Her cheeks turned rosy made Maverick suddenly nervous. “Yeah.. Still… I really didn’t mean it. Houndour’s and Houndoom’s are my passion. I couldn’t help it.” With that out of the way, the man shrugged his shoulders and tried to brush it off. “All well… What’s done is done? I guess. At least, she left.” Sighing, the man comboed his hand through his hair and tried to change the subject. “So Savannah. What are you doing out here anyway?” He asked, hand extended to pat the houndoom’s shoulder blade as she lifted her nose to the air, “I mean. Are you just exploring? Looking for someone or something? Do you need help?” Maverick typically didn’t run tint people out here.

savannah huckabee not the best but almost there.

wild pokemon were scarce in orre. well, pokemon in general lacked a presence in the region. however, there was one pokemon species that she had seen a lot growing up: houndour and houndoom. unfortunately, her encounters with the hounds had never been all that pleasant. gangs, criminals, and troublemakers alike all gravitated towards these intimidating pokemon. there was also an awful underground pokemon fighting scene: houndour and houndoom were popular in the rings as they could be trained in specific ways.

the memories caused her stomach to churn as her hands instinctively clenched into tight fists. there had been a lot of horrors back home but she couldn’t let them haunt her forever. this was an entirely different region. yet still..

savannah was relieved when maverick changed the subject. she chuckled awkwardly as she rummaged for the map she had hastily thrown into her bag. ”i guess you could say i need help.” she awkwardly chuckled. ”i ain’t quite sure how i got ‘ere. i was headin’ for some town.” which she couldn’t even remember the name of ”and somehow ended up ‘ere.” saying it out loud only emphasized how pathetic she looked in her eyes.

she didn’t have one of those fancy, new-fangled phones that gave directions. her phone couldn’t even text! unfortunately, a map wasn’t detailed enough to correct her mistakes. she couldn’t figure out where she even was on the map.. besides knowing that she was somewhere on the big mountain based on the low-quality grade picture provided

The man had been on hoenn for almost a year now. Although he has yet to see what everything hoenn had to offer, he knew his way around this area and could offer assistance. “Oh,” he mumbled, a light chuckle escaped him, “Yeah. No problem. I can help you get out of here.” He moved closer to her, motioning to her map. With a smile, he pointed to a location on the map. “We are here,” he explained, “If you head this way, you should go.” After thinking about it, the man laughed and shrugged. “Here. How about we head out together? As a thank you for helping me. I kind of worn out today. It’s been a long day.
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savannah huckabee

her eyes lit up when maverick said he could help her. thank goodness. the sun was slowly beginning to creep down the horizon as dusk was fast approaching. savannah really, really did not want to be stuck on a mountain in the middle of the night.

savannah watched diligently as he pointed to their location on the map. yeah.. that wasn’t where she thought she had wound up. not in the slightest.

she repeated the directions over and over again, trying to ingrain them into a file in her memory. when the dark haired male paused, savannah unconsciously tilted her head to the side.

”oh!” savannah was relieved when he offered to escort her back to civilization but, ”are you sure? i don’t wanna be a bother.” although he claimed to be tired, savannah was worried that she was putting an abrupt end to his trip. if that was true, he surely would have shoo’d her off, right? but what if he was like her and preferred to appease others before himself?

A smile tugged the edges of this lips. “Absolutely,” the man chuckled, scratching the back of his head, “It’s no bother at all.” With that the man waved her to follow, turning to head towards the nearest town. “Is this your first time here?” The man asked, trying to make small talk as they made their way out of my pyre, “How brings you here? Surely it isn’t just to save my butt from an anger lady.” He laugh though he was sure he was going to have nightmare about it for a while. And hopefully, he never runs into that woman again for surely she would kick him in balls. Maybe next time, he really should be more careful. That wasn’t the first time he almost caught someone else pokemon.

savannah huckabee you can end it and turn it in if you want. thank you so much.