There was a familiar pulse within a nearby cave, something that tickled at her senses and pulled her in like the tide. It was nothing but a gut-feeling, and even as the time ticked aggressively overhead, she decided to listen to it. The inside of the cavern was dark, she could barely see her own hand placed in front of her face. However, she felt it, within her heart. A dragon was here.

"I know you're here!" The pinkette announced to the dratini that seemed shocked by her presence. "You don't need to see a dragon to know its there. You feel it in your heart!" Her bold declaration was followed by a dramatized shout, as though she were putting her all into a single throw. The safari ball flew through the air at a near superhuman speed to nail the wriggly creature right in the forehead. It was actually a bit of foul play, as the unsuspecting pokemon was sent flying.

[capture attempt on dratini!]

The pinkette squealed in delight when the safari ball hit the ground, the dragon trapped inside of it. She went to pick up the ball, only for it to be abruptly snatched. Floating in the air in an almost whimsical manner, the invisible mischief revealed itself. A gastly delicately balanced the ball on its elongated tongue, its cryptic laughter causing a slight cringe to come to the priestess' expression. She retrieved the drool covered ball from its grasp, shooing the ghost type off with a hand. "I'll er...exorcise you. Shoo, shoo!" Noelle huffed, trying to frighten the pokemon away. It whisked around her head for a moment in an almost nagging manner before finally fading. With the 'threat' dealt with, the priestess returned to her safari hunting.

Leaving the cavern to traverse through a different section of the safari zone, she felt her senses tingling slightly. it meant either a dragon was near or her allergies. it was likely the second, but noelle would like to believe it was the first. because, it was with a sneeze that she caught a flash of blue before her eyes. yet another dratini had appeared. it spotted her and coiled into itself, frills puffing out in a 'threatening' manner. it wanted to fight, did it? not one to embarrass a proud dragon, noelle offered it a fight in the form of releasing her garchomp. the far larger and aggressive pokemon looked back at her with an annoyed expression for the lack of an opponent, irritation evident on the pokemon's face. however, it didn't protest giving the hissing little dragon the fight in wanted in the form of a dragon rush to the face. "you didn't have to be that rough!" the whine of protest was met with a scoff as noelle tossed forward another safari ball.

capture attempt on dratini

She began on her trek back to the entrance now, content with her haul. Her garchomp slowly stomped behind her, as though on the lookout for a suitable foe. The dragon suddenly let out a small growl, and Noelle's head tilted. "Really? There?" She pointed towards the shuffling grass just near the entrance. Lo and behold, there it was; the final dratini! It spotted the trainer and pokemon duo, its lengthy body rearing threateningly....And then, from its mouth, a hyper beam spewed forth. Both Noelle and her pokemon barely avoided the powerful attack, and both were clearly surprised by it, as they exchanged a glance. Although, the reckless attack did leave the wild pokemon wide open. And so, it was with a single dragon rush that it was knocked out, followed by yet another safari ball being tossed forward towards it.

capture attempt on dratini

Just as she's about to leave, the pinkette caught the faintest slither of blue and white from the corner of her eyes. Withering between the tall grasses, the serpentine dragon emerged, rearing back like a snake as the woman approached. Joy was written all over her face, as she scrambled to get her last remaining safari ball. The garchomp that lingered by her side gave a heavy roll of its eyes, only to be caught off guard by the dratini using a dragon rush, likely startled by the duo. It managed to push the larger dragon back, who retaliated with a snarl and an iron tail that sent the wild 'mon flying a bit. "Hey!" Noelle's protest was a whine as she sent a pokeball chasing after the dratini's blown back form.

[catching dratini w/ my last safari ball!]