The moment Cinnamon's feet sense the small trembles against the ground, she quickly used her nimble movements to leap from the ground and climb up one of the nearest trees to protect her trainer and herself from any damage caused by the Earthquake. The massive fighting-type Pokémon is going to be more of a pain in the ass then she hoped that it would with powerful moves like this.

"As usual, it does not seem like you are doing a great job at it! In fact, I could probably blame you for all of this since trouble seems to love following you around!" she teased him with a smirk. Her cunning smirk soon faded away as she watched the Absol destroy the massive boulder. Majestic and powerful. Airi thought to herself, watching the Absol in amazement. Cinnamon let out a loud hiss, signaling for her trainer to get her head back in the game, too.

"I am not one that likes to solve problems with violence at first, but it seems like we do not have too much of a choice at the moment. I refuse to let these hooligans destroy the cemetery," she stated, sliding down from her Salazzle's back. "Cinnamon, work your charm!" Airi commanded her Pokémon with a smile. Cinnamon raises her back, then shakes her slender body to release thick pink power with light pink sparkles from her pores. The Sweet Scent drew out a few male nearby Salandit from the wilderness to help fight the lackies. "Now, we can focus on taking out the boss." She told her old friend.

"Or maybe I will be the one to dazzle you," Airi smirked at Kouji. "Flamethrower!" Cinnamon opened her mouth widely, releasing a gorgeous, yet eerie light purple and pink steam of fire from her mouth at the opponent.


Kouji Matsubara

Airi smiled, then nodded her head at Shinobu. "I suppose." She responded to him. Although she did not admit it to him, she slightly disappointed that she was not able to find an Absol this time around. Perhaps, she will have better luck the next time. "You have a garden, huh? I've been thinking about starting one myself, too." She shared with him, shifting the topic of their conversation to a lighter one.

"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea." Airi agreed, glancing down at the tired Bean, resting in her arms. "Let's get them healed up, then we can grab some food together afterwards," she suggested, taking the lead to guide them out of the cave.



Shinobu Awai

Airi frowned at Kokou's words. The last time she checked did not ask for his advice. In fact, she gave him two simple orders to obey, and he appeared to be having a hard time with following through with them. "Some Wild Pokémon do understand our language. Rushing and showing aggression right away doesn't do anything, but make the matters worst. It is always worth a shot to at least reason with someone before acting out with force," she told him in a stern tone.

Airi sighed, her plan did not seem to be too effective. At first, she thought the shower of rain was enough to snap the Swellow back to its senses, but that does not seem to be the case. Airi keep a watchful eye on the Swellow as she took a few seconds to brainstorm another idea. She rolled her eyes as she watched Kokou attempt to "shoo" the Swellow away. He just told her that Wild Pokémon do not understand human speech, yet he is trying to tell the Swellow to go away. Airi shifted her attention away from the young trainer, then focused them on the majestic owl flying beside her. "Kokou, remember what I said, okay?" She said, hoping to remind him of her request from earlier then though he has disobeyed her words a couple of minutes ago.

Again, her words are in vain. She watched as Kokou's Pokémon attack the Swellow, knocking it down from the air and pinning it down against the ground with its unique powers. "Do you ever listen?!" She shouted at him, if she was closer to her, then she would have twisted his ear or something to express her frustration towards his actions. Luckily, the Decidueye's attack was ghost-type, which meant that it would not deal any serious damage to the Pokémon's body. However, the special effects of the attack still seem to be effective.

Airi signal for Cream to lower them back down to the ground. The Dragonair nodded her head before flying lower towards the ground. Airi carefully jumped down from her partner's back and landed on her feet in a graceful manner. Meanwhile, Bean decided to stay put on Cream's back. "You could have at least warned me about your plan. We are supposed to be working as a team after all." She expressed to him. "Sorry, Swellow. We really need to find another place for you to build your nest. A place that will be a lot better than this place. I am sure that Kokou will be able to free you right away if you promise to follow us," she spoke in a gentle tone, a warm smile curled against her lips. Bean standing on Cream and using his voice to translate the Swellow's words.


Kokou Inudai

A soft, melodic song sounded off from Airi's sweet lips as the attractive ranger made her way along the outskirts of Rustboro City, paroling the area that she was been assigned to cover for her shift. So far, she was able to guide a younger trainer on the safest route, rescued a Wild Skitty from being trapped inside a fence, and even managed to help a baby Taillow return back to its nest. Everything seem to be going quite well for the most part. Unfortunately, not all good things can last forever, right? Airi jumped from shock as she heard an unexpected clamorous noise came from outside of the path leading towards the cemetery. "What is in the world? That does not sound good," she stated, her deep azure eyes glaring towards the path.

"Cinnamon!" she called out, releasing her Salazzle from her orb. The stunning, grayish purple salamander with pink marking let out a soft hiss as she greeted her trainer. Airi smiled at her, gently giving her a pet on the head as the Salazzle transitioned from her standing position to lowering herself down to all four. "Something is happening at the cemetery, and we need to check it out," She explained to the Fire and Poison-type Pokémon as she hopped onto her back and using her as a mount.

With Cinnamon's swift speed and ability to maneuver through rough terrain, Airi was able to arrive on the scene without any major challenges along the way. A cold shiver rushed down her spine as Cinnamon moved closer towards the entrance of the cemetery. One of the places Airi knew enjoyed visiting. Especially, not since she lost her beloved mother. She felt an uncomfortable feeling building up inside of her stomach just from being so close to the cemetery. It was not long before she felt her mind becoming clouded with past memories of her mother. Her deep azure eyes becoming teary-eyed as she found herself dazing off from a bit.

The sound cry of a Wild Pokémon quickly caused Airi to snap out of her thoughts. She glanced in the direction of the noise, taking in the sight of a rather large fighting type falling down against the ground. Shortly, after its fall a small army of fighting-types would emerge behind it. There is no way that she will be able to take them all out on her own. Airi narrowed her eyes a bit just enough to noticed a familiar face heading towards her. "Kouji! What are you doing here?" She questioned, happy to see his face again, but also concerned to see him in a scenario as chaotic as this one.


Kouji Matsubara

Airi's heart almost jump out of her chest as the sound of a gunshot echoed through her sensitive ears. Her azure eyes immediately glancing over at Kokou and thinking the worst possible incident that could have happened only a few seconds ago. "Hey! Are you crazy! You need to put that gun away before you hurt someone!" She shouted at him, slightly relieved that he did not shoot at a Pokémon, but into the air instead. "I am thankful that you did not harm a Pokémon with that little weapon of yours, but remember everything that goes up must come down," she explained to him, not that she expects him to listen to those words of wisdom.

Airi sighed, then turned her attention back towards the Swellow, who chose to ignore her request. If everything was not bad enough, Kokou would take it upon himself to fire another gunshot in the air. Unfortunately, Airi was not able to scold him for his actions due to the Swellow attempting to attack her. Cream quickly retrieves away from the aggressive flying-type using her agile and graceful movements. The majestic dragon let out a cry warning cry as she locked eyes with the bizarre Swellow. The Swellow puffed out its chest, cawed loudly, and flapped its wings wildly at Airi and her Pokémon. "Cream, calm it down, please." Airi instructed her Pokémon in calm down.


Cream let out another loud and mystical cry, this time the precious blue crystal around her name started to glow a gorgeous light blue hue as she summoned a dark rain cloud over the Swellow's head. Within seconds, a downpour occurred of its head. The Swellow cawed out loud and flapped it wings even harder before slowly calming itself down thanks to the cool water drenching its feathers and soothing sound of the train sounded off inside of its ears. After the bird calm down a bit more, the storm cloud eventually faded away.

"Let's give this another shot... Swellow, we have to find another nesting area for you. The power lines are not a good place to make a nest. It could cause harm to you and your future eggs. There's a forest not too far away from here. Please, allow us to guide you there." Airi spoke out to the rather large bird, hoping that it has a clearer mind and more open to her suggestion.


Kokou Inudai

Another successful capture. Airi walked over to the red and white sphere, picking it up then carefully clipping it onto her utility belt. Airi walked over to her Mudkip, praising him and rewarding him with a soft nudge before picking him up to carry him inside her arms. Although Bean was able to take down his opponent, his body did take quite the beating from his last opponent not to mention that the energy was a little low from the other battle, too. Airi took a few moments to tend to Bean's wounds, then refresh his skin with fresh water to help rejuvenate his energy level.

After she finished tending to Bean, Airi would notice that Shinobu and Renji had managed to make a new friend. A cute and adorable Bulbasaur, who kind of reminded her of Matcha a bit. "How cute, you two made a new friend," she giggled, approaching them. Bean jumping down from her arms to get a better view of the Bulbasaur right before Shinobu used a Pok Ball on it.

"I still cannot believe your luck, Shinobu. You have captured quite a few Pokémon here and I still have not encounter not one Absol, yet. I suppose Absol is rarer than I imagined that it would be," she stated.



Shinobu Awai

"Ah, a year again, huh? I see. I have been a ranger for a few years. Every day is a different day. The job can be difficult it times, but it can be quite rewarding at times, too." Airi says, giving Scout another warm and gentle smile. Her deep blue ocean did take notice of Scout taking a few steps back to keep a decent amount of distance between the two of them. She did not take any offense to his actions at all. She figures that perhaps he is a little shy or maybe even a little guarded around strangers.

Airi turns her attention back towards the ocean. "It feels so much better being out here in here on the open seas instead of being trapped instead of the ranger station waiting for something to happen," she says, her deep ocean blue eyes keeping a watchful eye on the swimming Corsola.

SCOUT WILDER

At least the other trainer did not seem to be too bothered by Bean's present and that was a good thing. Airi giggled softly, then nodded her head at the other person. "Yeah. He is quite the curious one. A little mischievous at times, too. But I do not think that is by he needed up here. It seems that he may have sense danger," She added, her deep blue eyes making eye contact with his darker orbs for a few seconds. He seems to look a little bit familiar to her, but she cannot remember exactly where she may know him from at the moment. It is not that she is horrible with faces, just more so preoccupied with more important matters as the moment, then to figure out how she knows him.

"Exactly, this why I am going to have to intervene before anything bad can happen," she stated, shifting her attention back towards the bird and the power line as she took a moment to assess the situation. Her thoughts were soon distracted when the male trainer offered to help them introduced himself to her. She sighs a bit, debating on if she should allow him to help her not. It is not that she does not want him to help her, but more so along the lines of not wanting a civilian taking a major risk and potentially getting injured. "Nice to meet you, Kouki. I am Airi. Listen... I will let you help me out, but you have to promise me two things... First, you are going to have to listen to me. Secondly, you have to promise me that you will not attempt to harm this Pokémon." she shook his head, introduced herself, then hit him with the guidelines for helping her out. If he agrees to her words, then she will allow him to help her.


"If you have a flying-type then follow me." She told him, taking out a Poke Ball and releasing her majestic Dragonair. The Dragon-type lets out a mystical cry as her trainer approaches her, then gives her an affection pat on her head before climbing onto her body. With a quick signal from her trainer, Cream extended her wing-like ears and took flight in the air.

As Airi, Bean, and Cream approached the Swellow, Airi prepared to make an attempt to reason with the flying-type. "Swellow, you cannot build your nest here. It is not safe. Please, allow us to help you find a safe area to build your nest," she spoke out to the Swellow, hoping that it will take her request into consideration.




Kokou Inudai

A bright and pleasant smile touches the corners of Airi's soft lips as the warm sun kisses her somewhat tanned skin. She takes a moment to inhale, then exhale the crisp, yet briny air surrounding them. Her long, chocolate brown hair dancing around in the wind as their boat continues to cruise along the pristine ocean. She closes her deep azure eyes for a few seconds, enjoying the soothing sound of the boat's humming mixed in with the cries of the Wingull's flying above them.

Bean, Airi's trusted Mudkip, is zooming around the decent-sized boats, attempting to "chase" the folk of Wingull. The aquatic creature eventually bumps into his trainer's leg, causing her to open her piercing blue eyes. "Bean, are you done with the zoomies yet?" She giggled, kneeling down to pet the mudfish's head. The Mudkip nodded his before licking at his trainer's hand in an affectionate manner. A few more giggles escape from Airi's lip as she picks up Bean, then carries him towards the railing of the boat to take a look at the group of Corsola jetting through the peaceful water after Scout pointed out that the school of Corsola are in view. "Aren't they amazing, Bean?" She smiled, admiring the bubblegum pink and white sea creatures. Bean nodded his head and wagged his tail in excitement.

"Scout, if you do not mind me asking... How long have you been ranger?" She asks him, a soft smile curling against the sides of her mouth as she walked over towards him.


SCOUT WILDER

Airi and Bean, her Mudkip, made their way through Rustboro City completing the rounds before shift change. "Well, at least the weather isn't too bad, right Bean?" Airi spoke to her azure aquatic partner, who is walking closely behind her. The Mudkip nodded his head in response before jogging ahead of his trainer a bit. "Bean! Don't wonder off too ahead of me!" She called out to the mudfish Pokémon. She sighed and shook her head at bit at her partner. Energetic as always," she giggled as she continued to walk along the path.

As Airi continued to follow the path ahead, she soon felt her cell phone vibrating against her hip. She carefully removed the device from her utility belt to read the alert across the screen. Apparently, a wild bird Pokémon has been seen trying to build its nest on a few power lines within the city. Unless the said Pokémon is a Kilowatterel, there is a good chance the flying-type's life is going to be put at risk. Airi quickly marked the location of the crisis on her device. Luckily, she is not too far from it. Hopefully, she will be able to make it there in time before the bird turns into fried or roasted bird.

Up ahead, Bean found himself approaching a rather dark, and mysterious trainer and his Pokémon. Bean, being the curious individual that he is carefully move closer towards them. He glanced up and stared at the trainer for a few seconds before greeting him with a loud and cheerful bark as he titled his head to the side a bit.

Thankfully, Airi was not too far behind her Mudkip. "Bean! I told you not to wonder off to far ahead of me!" She called out to the water-type Pokémon, carefully picking him up and carrying him inside of her arms. "My apologies," she said to the younger trainer, barely making eye contact with him. However, her deep azure eyes did make contact with the flying-type above trying to make its nest within the power lines. "This isn't good. I am going to have to find a way to stop that Swellow before it hurts itself. I will also need to make sure that no one else gets hurt, too." She spoke more to herself than to anyone else around her.




Kokou Inudai

The Poke Ball shook a couple of times before coming to halt, confirming that the Pangoro has been successfully captured. Airi smiled as she walked over to retrieve the red and white orb from the ground. Airi then shifted her attention towards Bean. "You did an amazing job out there. You are getting a lot stronger," she praised her Mudkip, kneeling down to give him a gentle pat on his head. Airi knew that Bean has been training extremely hard lately in hopes of evolving someday. Once his trainer had finished petting him affectionately, Bean barked at Shinobu compliment before he rushed off towards Renji, seeking his approval of his recent battle against the larger Pokémon.

Airi rolled her eyes at Shinobu comment. "Not so bad? That battle was flawless," she stated with a confident grin spread across her lips. "But thank you. I know that I may not look like much at first glance, but I have been around Pokémon the majority of my life and I have learned how to train them to their full potential," she added, tucking a few strands of her mocha-hued hair behind her left ear.

Bean continued to engage with Renji when dark shadow emerged from one of the corners in the cave and approached him and kicked sand in his eye. The small water type let out a surprised cry as he took a few steps back from the figure then shook the sand off his body. Bean's dark, beady eyes, then made contact with a Scraggy. Apparently, the Scraggy was not too fond of Bean defeating her friend and she wished to seek revenge. After noticing what happened to her Pokémon, Airi quickly rushed over to his side. "Bean! Are you okay?" She called out to her him. The Mudkip nodded his head at his trainer's words. "Alright, if it is a fight that you want, then it is a fight that you will get!" Airi shouted at the Scraggy, not too happy about her attacking her precious Bean. "Rock Smash!" Airi ordered her Pokémon. Bean jetted towards the Scraggy with his powerful tail, leaping into the air then whipping his glowing tail around to strike to the Scraggy. The Scraggy let out a painful cry as the super effective attack knock it back and inflict a decent amount of damage to her body. The Scraggy regained her balanced then bolted towards the Mudkip for Payback. The force of the Scraggy's attack was doubled and caused the Mudkip to fly into the air before landing back down on the ground with a loud THUD. Bean groaned, but slowly managed to pick himself up back after taking a lot of damage from the powerful move. Despite her size, the Scraggy is able to strike pretty hard.

"Come on Bean, you can do this!" Airi cheered on her Pokémon. Bean nodded his head at his trainer's words of encouragement, then locked eyes with his opponent. "Water Pulse!" Airi called out. Bean opened his mouth widely, creating a huge shimmering blue ball of energy in his mouth. He then fires the ball of energy towards his opponent as waves of water surrounded the shimmering sphere on both sides and collided with the Scraggy. The Scraggy let out a loud cry as the impressive water-type move made contact with her body, then knocked it out cold. Airi took out another Poke Ball and tossed it at the Scraggy.


Shinobu Awai

Before Airi could even give Shinobu an answer to his previous question, a powerful roar echoed through the dark and mysterious cave. Airi swiftly pointed her flashlight in the direction of the earsplitting roar. Her azure eyes widened as she watched a massive panda-like creature rushing towards them. Apparently, the small group of trainers and Pokémon had stumbled onto the Pangoro's territory. "Pangoro! We are sorry, we did not mean to disturb you. We will turn around and leave, okay?" Airi made an attempt to plead with the Fighting/Dark-type Pokémon. Unfortunately for Airi and her friends, the Pangoro did not seem to want to back down. In fact, The Pangoro reveal her powerful fist to the group before striking the air with them a couple of times.

Airi sighed and shook her head at the Pangoro's behavior. Normally, she is not quick to engage in a Pokémon battle unless she absolutely has no other choice, but to fight. In this case, there did not seem to be another way around it. Bean barked at the Pangoro before leaning out of Airi's aim, then taking a few steps towards the Pangoro before jumping into a fighting stance. The Pangoro chuckled at the Mudkip, mocking Bean for his small size. Fortunately for Bean, he is used to bigger and stronger-looking Pokémon dismissing him due to his size. He did mind it too much, because he usually finds a way to close the gap between them and obtain victory.

The Pangoro's right hand began to shine with a white glow as it rushed towards Bean with a Karate Chop. "Let's go Bean, use Rock Smash!" Airi called out to her Pokémon. Bean nodded his head at his trainer's orders, dashing towards the raging Pangoro. The Mudkip took advantage of his small size to dodge the Pangoro's glowing hand. The Pangoro's powerful hand made contact with the cave's floor, causing it to shake for a second or two. Bean took the opportunity to climb up the Pangoro's arm as he started to build up energy within his fan-like tail. Within a few seconds, Bean's majestic tail became coated with a blinding white light as he continued to climb up the Pangoro's arm and moving closer towards his face. Without a single warning, the Mudkip used his small body to flip in the air, then strike the Pangoro's face with a super effective Rock Smash. The Pangoro let out a loud cry as she felt her face sting from the impact of the straightforward attack. The Rock Smash itself caused her to take a few steps back in order to regain her balance. The Pangoro almost felt down to her knees as she felt her defense drop a level.

The Pangoro let out a thunderous roar as she pounded against her chest attempting to intimidate Bean. Bean titled his head to side in confusion, trying to figure out what the Pangoro is attempting to do. Airi giggled and shook her head at her ditzy Pokémon's behavior. Well, the Pangoro did not think that it was too funny, because she immediately began to Slash at Bean with her razor-sharp claws. "Protect, Bean!" Airi commanded her Pokémon. Within the blink of an eye, Bean summoned a beautiful, emerald, green forcefield to shield himself from the slashes. The Pangoro grew even more frustrated with her attack not making contact with her opponent to the point that she began to slash even harder and faster at the forcefield. Eventually, she tired herself out quite a bit.

"Now, it's our chance! Finish it off!" Airi instructed her Pokémon. Bean shattered his own forcefield with the fin of his head, creating a powerful beam of green light energy to blind the Pangoro for a moment. Bean then fired a blast of water towards the ground to lift himself up high into the air for more momentum as he builds up another Rock Smash in his tail. He performed a graceful aerial summersault before diving down at the Pangoro with his powerful tail, striking the overgrown panda bear directly in the face, then causing it to collapse into a nearby wall. Airi grabbed an empty Poke Ball then tossed it at the Pangoro.


Shinobu Awai