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Their conversation cut short, it hadn't taken long for the curious stranger to become distracted with a pokemon of her own. Though unlike Reinier wbo had been disinterested, Shalin had taken off on a pokemon after it. Reinier approached the edge of the water to watch. Nocturne had become curious as well, trotting over to Reinier's side.[break][break]

It was hard to keep track of what was happening in the water but it appeared to be going well.[break][break]

However their attention had been pulled from the water battle by Nocturne suddenly turning around and growling. At first Reinier couldn't see what the pokemon had alerted them to but then they saw the glowing red eye of a ghost. They moved away from the water's edge and put some distance between them and the pokemon. Nocturne placed himself between his trainer and the other, staring it down.[break][break]

Reinier wasn't entirely sure what they were facing, and simply waited to see if the other would make a move. The Dusknoir's attention seemed to focus solely on the Absol, putting both trainer and pokemon ill at ease. The two engaged pokemon stared each other down before the Dusknoir made the first move with a SHADOW PUNCH. Nocturne was able to DETECT the incoming move and leap out of the way. Reinier had barely given the command for a NIGHT SLASH counter when Nocturne used the momentum from the leap with the move, himself.[break][break]

While a worthy opponent, and one they'd likely lose to with a continued battle, the moment the ghost pokemon was staggered and Nocturne was out of the way, Reinier wasted no time in throwing an ordinary pokeball. It wasn't the best choice, but the one they had available on them currently. All they could do was wait and hope for the best. Nocturne remained alert, eyes laser focused on the red ball, and Reinier remained silent. They had to remain ready if the catch failed.

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