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As the Kalosian was drinking away near the tree, something would take notice to the larger man. After a moment of studying him, the Skiddo would slowly make its way up to the man. Thomas turned upon hearing the creature cry out for his attention. Thomas recognized the species of Pokemon. Gently smiling, the trainer closed up the flask, and put it back in the little holster he had for it. He would then begin to pet the Skiddo gently, causing the creature to cry out happily.

As Thomas' hand stroked the Grass-type, the Skiddo's head would gently bump up against the side of the man affectionately. "So what brings you here?", Thomas would ask the Skiddo. It was then that the goat would nudge towards Thomas' bag, specifically where he kept treats for his Pokemon. Thomas smiled, unzipping it, and grabbing an assortment of five different colored blocks. He would let the Skiddo pick which one he wanted.

When the Skiddo went for the pink block, Thomas would put away the other four, and feed the Skiddo a few more pink blocks. "There you are, little one.", Thomas said to the Skiddo, letting it eat. Before he left, he would give the Skiddo another affectionate ruffle on the head.

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Thomas would watch the Skiddo begin to run off. That was, until he saw the young Grass-type get wrapped up in some silk. The Skiddo cried out in panic, struggling against the Toxic Thread it was wrapped up in, its movements becoming more sluggish as the poisoning set in. An Ariados would approach the Skiddo, delivering a Poison Jab to it in order to further subdue it.

Thomas hurriedly fished for a Pokeball, before finally bringing out Freke the Alakazam. The Alakazam saw what was playing out, and quickly acted. While the Ariados was distracted, he would blast the venomous insect with a Psychic burst. The Ariados didn't even have the chance to cry out before it was launched several feet forward, being knocked out on impact. The Ariados would smack right into a tree.

Thomas would make his way over to the Skiddo, before taking a knife, and cutting the creature free of the Toxic Threads. After Thomas gave the now unconscious creature an Antidote for the poison it suffered, Freke would use Telekinesis to lift his body to a safer area in the brushes.

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Not long after getting the Skiddo tucked away safely, the duo would hear something coming. Thomas looked over in the direction of the approaching creature, a ferocious-looking Drapion. Looking back to Freke, he extended out a hand to stop it from coming forward, instead reaching for one of his other Pokeballs. Thomas would bring out his Scizor, Ripper, to face down the Dark-type, knowing that he had a far better chance of facing down the Drapion.

"Swords Dance!", ordered Thomas.

The Scizor would begin to quickly perform a dance to raise his fighting spirits. Meanwhile, the Drapion would sharpen his tail against his Claws in order to Hone them. He would then attempt to slash the Ripper with his tail, venom dripping off of it. But rather than attempt to dodge, the Scizor instead took the attack, the venomous attack failing to get past his armor. The Drapion would look on in shock, before the Scizor closed in for a quick Bullet Punch, followed up by a vicious Double Hit to its head.

The attack, thanks in part to his Sword Dance earlier, was more than enough to do some severe damage to the Drapion, its armor cracking with each blow. Seeing as it was about to lose, it scurried off as quickly as possible. Ripper could only look on in disgust at the fleeing foe, before turning back to Thomas and Freke.

"Good job, you two. Now let's head back, I've got some packing to do.", Thomas told them, recalling his Scizor, while letting Freke teleport him back to Rustboro City.

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