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Darkness was falling fast in the Petalburg Woods; something the Unovan had been dreading. She was tired, scared, and above all else, hopelessly lost.

Only hours earlier she'd been on a nice and quaint stroll through the forest, lunch packed to enjoy in the grass under a shady tree at a small stream. Mayhaps not her best move, considering the warnings about the bolder activity of the forest dwellers, but she wouldn't go far-- and she had her pokémon to help if anything came up. The trio of wild Teddiursa that had decided to join her when she'd sat down to eat had touched a soft spot, and she'd given each of them a berry to snack on.

It had seemed enough. Until they started begging for more. She hadn't brought a whole lot of berries, but had figured no harm was done in giving them some more, if they were truly that hungry. But at some point, her food supply had ran out, and they'd started complaining loudly, attracting an Ursaring. And another. She'd immediately left her bag for the large ursine pokémon to rummage through, hoping it would give her time to get away.

The taller, crankier Ursaring behind her however, thought differently. Spica, her Riolu, had tried valiantly in fighting it off, only adding to its bad mood, and by extent, to that of the group gathered around her. There were too many to fight at once, and in the process Spica had gotten badly hurt. Brynn had made a run for it, blindly, unknowingly straying away from the paths and into the wilderness. In her rush she'd tried calling a number -she didn't even have the time to check who it was- and had tried to explain her predicament.

"Ursarings in Petal- Woods- Help- Oh god they're catching u-- [CRACK]

The phone had slipped from her hand as she tripped, crashing to the floor. The time she needed to get back on her feet was time she couldn't waste on going back for her phone, so it was left. She'd keep on running, until she thought safety was within reach. But the Ursaring had been tenacious, and by the time it had ceased its pursuit, every single sound was making her paranoid.

Having recalled Spica so she could heal in the safety of her pokéball, Brynn had been wandering around alone. The rest of her pokéballs were still in her bag, left at the campsite, and she couldn't burden the Riolu any further just because she was feeling anxious and afraid. There was a small cave up ahead however, which at first glance seemed unoccupied. Not wanting to venture far into the darkness, Brynn just slumped down against the wall and leant her head against the rocks, tears clinging to her eyes.

If only she hadn't fed those Teddiursa those berries in the first place, none of this would've happened.

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The Girl Who Cried Ursaring

Stay out of trouble, Brynnhildr Erling.

A blonde man rose back to his feet with a phone in hand, the first droplet of what would soon become heavy rain falling up his shoulder. A bag that did not fit him hung by his side as he examined the item.

Staring at it briefly, his gaze swept over the terrain until he found the footprints, disturbed foliage and broken twigs, his free hand slipt into his breast pocket quickly, before slipping back out with a pokeball in hand.

"I need your help, Leon." He said as he dropped the pokeball on the floor, it bouncing once across the grass before releasing a Stoutland. The large canine looked around briefly before gathering his front paws together and sitting, looking up at his trainer with a serious expression.

Good; he understood the seriousness of it all. Gwyar knelt before the dog, holding out the cellphone towards him.

"Can you find the owner of this?" He said, to which the Stoutland leaned in closer and began to sniff it.

Ever the Sleuth, the canine's eyes soon sharpened as he picked up the odor. Gwyar's own gaze grew more dangerous, his hand picking two luxury balls as he followed behind the puppy.

The rain had only just begun; not enough time to wash away the trail, fortunately. However, seeing as it led into a cavern, a known common dwelling for Ursaring and its kin...

The man's grip on his Aegislash only grew tighter, his jaw tense. Besides him, his blue Gallade glanced his way with a worried look, before extending out his own elbow blades.

As they marched forth however— they found their charge almost jarringly quickly, noticing her practically at the foot of the cavern... somewhat unharmed, much to Gwyar's shock, and absolute relief.

Leon let out a loud bark, before sprinting forth towards Brynnhildr, trying to give the woman a lick across the cheek as he reached her while Gwyar released a sigh and his shoulders slumped, dropping his sword.

It sank back into his shadow as he managed a relieved smile, before jogging up to the woman, Gawain quick to follow as he sheathed his elbow blades.

"Ms. Erling!" He spoke up as he approached.

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The bark startled her out of her mindless daze, her head perking up just in time to see a Stoutland running up to her, a barrage of licks soon to follow. There was a sputtering retort, followed by a choked-up chuckle at the pup's happy display. Her eyes were still blurry from the lingering tears of frustration that had gathered, but the relief she felt in knowing she was no longer alone trumped all.

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Yet what truly grounded her was the voice calling out her name, and the subsequent face belonging to it.

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Despite the situation and her slightly disheveled look, Brynnhildr flashed Gwyar a trembling smile as he approached. She couldn't quite remember when she'd last been this happy to see someone. It showed in the way her hands stilled against the Stoutland's fur, how her face lit up before her eyes blurred over once more.

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"H-hi," she managed before the lump in her throat threatened to silence her. "you came?"

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It had meant to be a statement -a grateful one- but the words came out questioning, bordering disbelief. She wanted to ask why Gwyar was here, how he'd found her, but unlike her emotions, her mind wasn't that far over the place to forget. She'd called.

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In her hour of need she'd called him. Instinctively.

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And he had answered.

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The Girl Who Cried Ursaring

Stay out of trouble, Brynnhildr Erling.

If the question caught him off guard, he did not show it, smiling as he lightly tilted his head.

"...? Of course. How could I not?" He said, lowering himself onto one knee as he looked over her, his hand reaching out to gently remove the overexcited Leon. "Your message was quite alarming."

She didn't look injured to his eye, but it was obvious that the experience had... taken its toll on her, mentally. His brows knitted together, smile slowly slipping away.

He was a worried about the frequency with which Brynnhildr seemed to find herself in these situations. There was an alien chill to the thought of her being seriously injured, or worse...

He shook off those thoughts for now, extending a hand towards her and smiling again.

"Let's see you back home, Ms. Erling."

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Brynnhildr chokes on a chuckle, wiping away the blur of tears that have formed. "Well, it was quite the alarming turn of events," Still is, she adds quietly, trying her best to gather her bearings. But she feels the tears keep biting away at her attempts, fueled by jumbled emotions and her inability to deal with the foreign feeling they represent.

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"I got lucky when they stopped chasing me..." The Unovan replies, accepting the hand offered. The warmth of his palms radiates through her cold skin, and only then does she realise how numb she truly is. But she pretends to be fine, habitually not wanting to burden Gwyar further.

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Her mind digs further into the habits drilled into her subconsciousness. Voices of a time she wants to forget.

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"Fool."

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And it drags them to the surface.

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"What have you ever amounted to except being a burden?"

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It makes her doubt the relief she feels even more; surely she's just being a nuisance. The smile doesn't fool her.

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He'd already went out of his way to come and get her. She should just be grateful he did and not pester him.

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By the time she's on her feet her mind has reached its verdict and relapsed. The woman's shoulders slump, like she's trying to make herself smaller, the notable tremble in her hand somewhat kept at bay as her fingers squeeze his hand. Somewhere in the back of her mind memories replay; her anxiety finding its roots within them.

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She's afraid of the man's reaction.

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Brynn's only realising how hard she's squeezing Gwyar's hand when her own cramps, violet eyes shoot up in panic. "Sorry, I just-- sorry."

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In her panic she rambles, with every word her presence seems to slink away further. "I was stupid. I should've known better, but I still--" her eyes flicker back and forth anxiously, as if she's expecting something bad. "It was a stupid mistake-- you have to believe me"

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In the distance, thunder rumbles menacingly.

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The Girl Who Cried Ursaring

Stay out of trouble, Brynnhildr Erling.

"That you did." He nodded, pulling her to her feet whilst oblivious to her inner turmoil.

They barely knew each other— he saw tears of relief, and foolishly believed his first instinct, averting his gaze to give her a moment to compose herself, turning his attention to Gawain instead, nodding at the Gallade.

He had no intention of forcing an exhausted, possibly traumatized Brynnhildr to trek through the same woods she had been chased through on their way back home. That would be impolite at best.

Prrropopop. "Oup!?"

Before he could fully instruct Gawain to take them home however, Brynn's hand had clamped around his own like a vice, making his knuckles audibly pop and dragging a small exhale out of the man.

Which seemed to frazzle Ms. Erling's nerves, the young woman immediately launching into desperate apologies.

Which simply confused the blonde man, his head tilting. He really didn't know much about Brynnhildr. He couldn't even begin to guess at what was eating her up inside.

"...? That's enough, Ms. Erling." The man said softly, grasping her shoulder to try and seize her attention. "It was just a mistake. Anyone could've made it."

But he could try to be empathetic, if nothing else.

"... Let's get you home, Brynnhildr."

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Panic still dances in her eyes when he grabs her shoulders, trying to make her focus on the now rather than the thoughts in her mind. Her gaze is pinned on him; yet however strangely, she does not see Gwyar in the first few seconds, rather a distorted view of someone else. But they don't own the piercing blue eyes looking back at her.

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And they would never use her name.

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"I- I...," Brynn's falls into silence as panic shifts into confusion, and then something that looks an awful lot like cautiousness. The tension in her shoulders fade underneath the pressure of his fingertips, and for a moment that's just all she does.

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Allowing the silence to fall over them, violet eyes endlessly searching for the truth in the knight's eyes.

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"Anyone could've made it."

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Then why had they blamed her alone for those mistakes?

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No. That was then. They'd cast her aside years ago to fend for herself. Never had she breached the rules they'd set since they had; but even before that none had bothered telling her that it wasn't her fault.

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When she finally relents to those eyes, she casts her eyes to the ground at their feet, her speech muffled.

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"-don't want to go home-"

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Like a startled deer Brynnhildr suddenly rears her head, her hands back on Gwyar's arms while her eyes peer at the treelines behind them, clearly put on edge by the sounds of breaking branches interrupting the forest's silence. She sucks in a sharp breath, gently pulling Gwyar with her as she takes a step back. "Nononono," Her voice but a silent whimper as a first Ursaring breaks through the thicket. "They're back."

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The Girl Who Cried Ursaring

Stay out of trouble, Brynnhildr Erling.

"What?" He said, befuddled by Brynn's words.

That... complicated matters. If not Lilycove, then... No; Sootopolis wasn't a safe haven either— so where else was he supposed to take her?

Well, he would have plenty of time to think about it while dealing with Brynn's furry stalkers.

"So they are." Gwyar said as he let go of her and turned towards the few Ursaring lumbering out of the thicket, their large, heavy frames casted in dark shadows by the occasional clap of lightning in the distance.

The blonde man remained unperturbed.
'
"Gawain." Oh... "If you would." Duh.

POW!

One second the Gallade was nearby, the next, he was slapping one of the Ursaring across the clearing, throwing it right back into the bushes before turning his red, glowing gaze to the next victim.

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While she's petrified for reasons beyond her ken, Gwyar just makes it look easy; the way with which he orders- asks? his Gallade to take care of the towering bears that've found their way towards them.

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She merely watches as the Gallade makes short work of an Ursaring, turning to the next one. It's piercing red gaze seems to stall the other Ursaring, some even looking at where their comrade disappeared into the thicket; pained grunts seem to come from behind them, but the Ursaring in question doesn't seem to resurface just yet.

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But their slowed reaction does not last. It's only moments after that they decide two should do the trick, and pincer the pokémon from both sides. Thunder beckons the rain; little drops announcing the coming of a downpour in the make. It's cold soothing on skin heated by panic and a surpressed flight response. The thunder did call forth something else however, from the depths of the cave behind them it stirred, a low growl echoing.

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The Girl Who Cried Ursaring

Stay out of trouble, Brynnhildr Erling.

He leaves Gawain to handle the two gentlemen outside, his attention stolen by the growling echoing within the caverns.

His Stoutland Leon growled right back at the unknown threat, bouncing forth to stand between its master and the cave's depths.

Likewise, Gwyar moved to stand before Brynnhildr, narrowing his eyes at the dark. What was in there...?

The answer was... something he did not recognize.

Never a good thing in Hoenn.

"What is that?" The man muttered under his breath, his eyes slowly widening as a large, heavy shadow lumbered towards the cave's entrance, eyes glowing in the dark as it claws as thick as trunks dragged across stone with audible scrapes, leaving scars upon rock like it were mud.

"Bloody hell." Muttered Gwyar yet again as the lumbering giant wandered into light, revealing its form to them.

It was... vaguely Ursaring-like. Vaguely.

Not good, he thought as he gently pushed Brynnhildr back, his hand gripping at the handle of his sword as Leon whimpered, but stood its ground.

Not good at all.

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What... what was that thing? Even compared to the Ursaring it seemed enormous, hulking over those present before it like they were mere pups. But these pups were ready to fight it if necessary.

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And by the look of it, fighting it wouldn't only be a necessity, but an inevitable turn of events.

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The only thing that worked in their favor as the lumbering bear made its way out of the cave's depth was that even the Ursaring surrounding them seemed to back away from it. If she hadn't had her eyes pinned on the gigantic monster in front of her, she would've seen how some had even decided to abandon their prey, choosing safety over rewards.

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Gwyar, who'd positioned himself before her, now quietly pushed her back, planning on taking the beast down alone. Brynn hesitated but moved back a bit, not wanting to get in the knight's way. She could go even further back and allow him all the space he needed to fight together with his team, but her heartstrings stung at the mere thought, as if that meant abandoning him for her own safety.

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Reaching out towards her bag, Brynn fished out one of her other pokéballs and tossed it out, letting her shiny Drilbur Delta take the stage.

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"I might not be of much help, but I'll do what I can!"

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The Girl Who Cried Ursaring

Stay out of trouble, Brynnhildr Erling.

A dangerous, unknown titan stood before him, a lovely damsel behind. If he were younger and more naively innocent, perhaps he would've found these as ideal circumstances.

As it were, he was sweating bullets, knowing not a single mistake could be made if he was to keep Bryn safe.

Gwyar eyed the Drilbur wearily, glancing between it and their massive opponent before securing his jaw.

"Thank you." He muttered. "When I go— have him dig beneath that thing. A ditch hole."

It could help and remain out of harm's way.

They might have been overestimating this thing... but he would rather that than underestimate it.

"Leon, roar!" boomed Gwyar, his nervous Stoutland snapping out of it to glare at the towering ursine and rear back.

A booming roar followed, enhanced by the cavern's walls around them.

Ever so briefly, the giant bear winced, before lunging for them— meeting Gwyar's own lunge in turn.

It's massive claws smashed into a repelling barrier, the jarring smash making them tremble and grow more brittle as it roared.

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-Galatine used King's Shield.

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Brynn nods, leaving the battlefield to Gwyar and his pokémon. "You heard him, Delta, just wait for my sign and dig as widely as you can."

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All she has to do is wait for the opportune moment.

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The very moment they clash, Brynn gives her Drilbur the go-ahead. It disappears underground almost instantly, clawing away at the ground that grows to mulch underneath their might. Using the vibrations of those above it, it deflects the main field of battle as not to disrupt the soil there, making a turn once it knows it has passed the Ursaluna's back.

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And then it starts digging in a single line behind it, over and over again, a tunnel as wide as its reach allows it to. Once. Twice. Above ground the only tell-tale sign is the subtle change of the upper layer- less solid, like someone just having overturned a field.

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When the Drilbur pops back up it nearly catapults itself out of the ground, letting out a loud cry -amplified by the cave's echoes- to distract the Ursaluna and to warn Gwyar, before disappearing back into the ground, out of harm's way.

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