"This time, I promise not to touch anything I shouldn't."[break][break]
She flashed Fletcher Hyland a wry smile. Releasing Moxie and Millie, she allowed the Espeon and Umbreon to flank her as they descended further into the mechanical kingdom. Moxie nudged Millie affectionately with his nose before taking up position. A little added protection couldn't hurt, after all; and besides, the two of them were always a comfort to Delilah.[break][break]
She strained her ears to try and identify any music in-between the groaning and grinding of gears. Last time, an ethereal music-box tune had captivated her; only after did she consider that it might have been a method of hypnosis. To what end, she had no idea. This place seemed to have a mind of its own, but whether it had a purpose...that was yet to be seen.[break][break]
Her ankle, still wrapped in a light brace, twinged with a dull pain when she walked on it, but her mobility had vastly improved since the initial injury. Fletcher had been loath to let her come back here so soon, but she'd talked him into it.[break][break]
She'd made a mess of things last time, and she wanted to prove that she could handle herself...that she was fit to explore these rifts like the many other prominent Hoenn personalities that had already made their way through them countless times.[break][break]
"You take the lead," she deferred to Fletcher.

TAGS – Fletcher Hyland[break]
NOTES – mechanical kingdom #2

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