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Okay so... The ladder was broken, but no need to panic, right? Right. She could just climb up the stone wall right? Like, rock climbing. She'd done that before, although granted it was on artificial walls at some fair with a lot of proper safety measures and colorful rocks that clearly indicated 'GRAB HERE'. So, this was going to be new. New and probably really dumb. But, what was life without a little risk here or there, right? Besides, she just had to somehow make it up to the part of the ladder that still remained in one piece just like twenty feet up, so this shouldn't be a problem!
Trick was off her shoulders already, climbing up to the remains of the ladder to sit and wait for his trainer to catch up. She shot him a flat look, annoyed by how he made climbing look so easy while for the time being, she found her self assigned task to be a little daunting in all honesty. Despite hyping herself up, she was unfortunately quite aware of the fact this was dumb, but what else could she do? None of her contacts were even in this region, man. She could call a ranger or the police, but was the number for that the same as the number for it in her own region? Plus, this was a silly thing to get the authorities all worked up over.
She could do this, for sure!
With that last convincing chant in her mind, Ricki began her attempts to scale the wall. Unfortunately, as she began, she came to the terrifying discovery that the walls of the well were soaked from the humid atmosphere down here. Despite some of the rougher surfaces, her hands still slid off again and again. She fell and flopped before even getting to potentially dangerous levels of height as nothing could get a grip. Gloves helped a little, but as she got about half way up, again she slipped and this time the landing was not as kind. The wind was knocked out of her and she scrambled to catch her breath for a moment, before finally she sucked in a deep breath. With a pain filled breathless cry following her loud gasp, Ricki sat up and rubbed her back with a hiss of pain. Scratched up, filthy, and just down right sore, her patience was really wearing thin.
During her struggle to catch her breath, Trick had dropped back down to come to her aid. He leaned in with a worried gaze, checking to see if she was okay, before Ricki just gave him an exasperated but reassuring look. "I'm fine, just a bruised back and pride" she assured, reaching up to scratch his head before trying to get up. However, the movement was met with a wave of pain throughout her body and so she just dropped back to settle for sitting on the well's soaked ground. With a quiet curse under her breath, she pulled out her phone finally to cave and try the authoriti--
No service.
"Of fucking course" she grumbled, before looking over at Trick. His eyes rested on her with a continued worried look, but he was forced to finally relent when she playfully flicked his forehead. "I'm fine, Trick, it's okay" she assured, before pointing up to the opening above her. "Do me a favor, though. Climb up top and try to flag someone down with your best Lassie impression, eh?" she prompted. The Treecko wasn't exactly fond of the idea of leaving his trainer by herself, but after a few moments, he relented. Getting up and scrambling up the well wall, the wood gecko easily made his way up to the top of the well with no issue. He settled himself down on the well's wall, glancing up at the cloudy skies worriedly, before scanning the surrounding area for someone - anyone really - to help with the situation at hand.
It was surprisingly quiet in this area though, likely as a result of the incoming storm Treecko could see, but after nearly half an hour of looking around and waiting, finally he spotted someone coming their way. Hopping up to his feet, Trick began to wave his arms with a loud cry to try and get the passerby's attention. From inside the well, Ricki's voice echoed upwards "You finally see someone?!"
THOUGH WE STILL STAY UP ALL NIGHT, THE MORNINGS AREN'T QUITE AS BRIGHT
It took a second try, a map, and another rest day at the pokemon center, but Zernebog and his small party finally made their way through Union Cave and to the wild bushes of the other side. By then, it was starting to get dark out as the first hints of dusk were starting to set in. Of course it could also be that storm coming this way from the other edge of the sky making it a little darker than usual.
Despite the incoming rain, Ra decided to stay outside and accompany him along with Isis. He didn’t know if it was pride or if it was because he didn’t trust their new addition to the team despite her modest and polite nature or if he got a little paranoid after their encounters in the cave, but he let him stay outside with them despite his nature as a fire-type pokemon. At least he wasn’t a Charmander or this might’ve been a different story.
Of all the things he had been expecting to see though, a Treecko perched on some well near the end of the route was not one of them. A Treecko trying to get his attention while on said well was even lower on his list of expected things to see, but really Johto kept throwing him curveballs with unexpected bullshit so he really should be less surprised than he was.
”Wonder what it wants…?” Zernebog wondered, tilting his head. He paused for a moment before his curiosity won over, making him go over to the pokemon on the well.
”Okay, I’ll bite.” He remarked with a small smile as he went close to the Treecko, not noticing the thoughtful expression on his Torchic’s face as he stared at the familiar Treecko. ”Do you need something? Or does someone else need something and you’re just the messenger?” He guessed with a wry smirk.
Oh thank Arceus, the trainer spotted him. Trick calmed his attention grabbing antics as the traveler clearly began to approach him, and waited anxiously for the white haired man to close the distance. The Treecko didn't take notice of the Torchic quite yet, instead focusing on the human speaking to him. Turning slightly to look down in the well, he looked back at Zernebog before pointing at the small shape of Ricki at the bottom of the drop. Chirping a few times as if trying to explain, Trick paused, moved around to where the ladder was and patted it to bring it to Zernebog's attention.
It was a game of charades. Pointing out the ladder and then bringing up his hands to move them like he was snapping a stick to explain the ladder was broke. The Treecko pointed down once more at Ricki at the bottom, before his eyes finally traveled down to the two Pokemon currently accompanying Zernebog. When large golden eyes met small beady blacks, there was a significant pause of surprise. The Treecko almost got distracted enough to try and speak directly to the Torchic, but right now wasn't exactly ideal.
"Is someone there, Trick?!" Ricki called out from down below once more. The Treecko leaned over onto all fours to crawl down a little so Ricki could see him nodding. "Hallelujah" she sighed softly, before starting to try and get up. It hurt though, it hurt a lot, but she forced herself up regardless and stumbled to slump against the wall. Seeing her stumble around, the Treecko turned to crawl back up and give his best pair of puppy dog eyes to Zernebog that he could manage in a silent plea for help in saving his trainer from the old well. These pair of puppy dog eyes likely familiar because they were usually used in tandem with Ricki when she really wanted something.
THOUGH WE STILL STAY UP ALL NIGHT, THE MORNINGS AREN'T QUITE AS BRIGHT
Zernebog blinked when the small green lizard decided to reply by pointing down into the well. He placed his hands on the side of the well and looked down, only to see the silhouette of a humanoid figure lying down at the very bottom. Its trainer, perhaps? Or one of its pokemon buddies?
He wasn’t able to think on it more as the Treecko brought his attention back to it. He tilted his head and raised an eyebrow as he watched the green lizard pat the ladder on the side of the well’s wall and then mimed a stick snapping before pointing at the bottom of the well with the humanoid figure inside of it. From what he was seeing, the Treecko seemed to be saying that this person or pokemon climbed down the ladder but then it snapped, leaving them trapped down there in need of help.
”Isis, come over here.” Zernebog made a ‘come here’ gesture without looking at his pokemon, still looking down the well and the person in it, completely missing the Treecko’s eyes shocked reaction to Ra.
Being the recipient however, Ra did not miss said shocked expression and returned it with one of his own upon finally realizing that this Treecko wasn’t just any Treecko. It was Trick the Treecko, his friendly rival -humans called the term frivals? Or at least Trick’s owner did- that was owned by his master’s best friend, Ricki. A human they hadn’t seen in years.
Wait. If Trick is here, could something have possibly happened to his second favorite human…? Before he could ask, a familiar voice floated up the tunnel, making both Zernebog -who had been carrying an intensely curious Isis in his arms after she went over to him so that they could both check the well- and Ra go still.
Both of them watched the Treecko crawl down the well for a little bit before popping up again and giving Zerne a huge pair of sparkling, horribly familiar puppy dog eyes. If Ra hadn’t already figured it out, then this would have clued him in that this WAS Trick.
Zerne though? It only clicked for him just now. ”...well shit. I’d recognize that expression anywhere. Trick, is that you?” He paused and then his eyebrow twitched. ”And is that Ricki trapped down the well?”
The Treecko's puppy dog eyes turned into confusion, and then curiosity at Zernebog's response. This person knew his name? Trick crawled up a bit to sit on the edge of the well, before he glanced over towards Ra once more. Well, if that was Ra, and this person knew him, than this person had to be Zernebog. There was no other way for this combination to be possible. Although, the last time Trick saw that human, Zernebog was notably shorter, and his voice of a higher pitch.
He must have evolved a lot while they were separated.
Regardless, his confused expression became one of joy when it became clear that this was Zernebog. Eyes turned back to the young man, and the Treecko hopped up to his feet - holding himself back from tackling Zernebog in excitement at seeing this trainer, again. With an eager nod to confirm this Pokemon was indeed Trick, there then then remained the question of who was in the well. The Treecko scratched the side of his cheek quietly and turned to glance down at his human down below. With another more sheepish nod, Treecko looked over at Zernebog with a frown. A fraction of those puppy dog eyes came back, hoping Zernebog would be able to help here because it was indeed Ricki stuck at the bottom of the well.
Trick moved slightly to peer down at her, seeing Ricki had slumped to rest her side against the wall of the well. Her eyes met the Treecko's with the utmost curiosity, but there was only so much expressions and gestures could convey. They weren't capable of sign language, so Ricki was a bit baffled as to who it was that Trick had managed to grab to help her. The echoes of the other trainer's deeper voice bounced off the walls pretty easily, turning his words into incoherent nonsense once they reached her ears. It was nothing too bothersome for now. The closer he got to the well and more properly he directly faced her, the easier it'd be fore him to understand. She could see Treecko staring at her for some reason though and she simply brought up her hand to wave at him slightly.
Only to have to stop when her shoulder was overwhelmed with pain. Clutching her hand back to her chest, she took a slow deep breath and tilted her head down as she fought back an urge to cry out at that pain. Taking a deep breath and just focusing on her breathing seemed to be helping a lot.
THOUGH WE STILL STAY UP ALL NIGHT, THE MORNINGS AREN'T QUITE AS BRIGHT
The implications of Zernebog’s words did not immediately sink into the Treecko, or at least it looked like it didn’t if that unmistakable look of confusion on its face was a good indication of its thoughts. While it wasn’t an automatic no, the uncertainty in the green lizard’s expression made the theory shaky. Maybe he had made too far of a leap in logic? After all, just because a Treecko made one familiar expression and that the voice of its trapped trainer down the well sounded remarkably like his best friend Ricki did not mean that this was Trip or that the girl down below was Ricki.
However, most of his doubts were erased when the Treecko lost the confused expression for a joyous one and nodded and confirmed that he was indeed Trick. Adorable little Trick was still the same after all these years and a part of him felt content at that fact because at least a little bit of his past remained the same.
That happy revelation was marred with one of horror for both him and a quiet Ra as Trick also confirmed that the girl trapped in the well was Ricki herself. His eyebrow twitched violently, a deep worried scowl crossing his face and Isis immediately started patting his arm to try and calm him down.
Trick didn’t need the puppy dog eyes or any other form of convincing. As soon as the violent lurch of emotions settled, he already had a course of action set in mind. ”You and Ra stay up here, Trick. Me and Isis will go get her.”
In a much softer voice, he leaned in and whispered his instructions to Isis. ’You saw that girl at the bottom of the well, right? Teleport us to her.”
“Ra~” And they vanished in a flash of light, surprising Ra and making him fall down his butt.
“Tor?”
Another flash of light heralded trainer and pokemon appearing before the downed girl slumped against the wall of the well. He took a moment to stare at her dark, silhouetted form before approaching her. He switched his grip on Isis to one arm before he knelt down in front of her.
”Are you alright?” He let his deep voice echo along the walls for a moment before continuing. ”Can you stand?”
At being told to stay put instead of being allowed to come back down with Zernebog, Trick peeked back out of the well with a cry of rebellion. Stay here? But his human was hurt down there! He should go with and help make sure she's okay, of course! His arguments fell on deaf ears though as Zernebog would vanish without further instruction to the Treecko or Torchic. Bewildered by the vanishing act, the Treecko crawled slightly out of the well, only to take notice to a flash of light below. Turning slightly to glance down and see Zernebog appear once more now down below. The wood gecko furrowed it's brow at the worrying sight, but with no calls for help or signs of issue from Zernebog, Trick could only assume he had a plan for how to get out properly.
Crawling out of the well, Trick moved instead to help Ra back up from his surprised fall.
As a flash of light suddenly manifested beside her, Ricki wasn't really sure what to do at first. She braced herself against the wall, ready to force herself to take off should the light prove to be some angry wild pokemon. When it faded though, she was surprised to see a person standing before her now. They knelt down to her level, and she spotted the Pokemon cradled in their arms. Okay, that made more sense. She didn't relax quite yet though, eyes resting on this person warily before her eyes settled on a fairly familiar worried gaze. It caught her by surprise, but she couldn't see well enough at the moment to be able to put a name to this man's face. Though as he knelt down in front of her, she could see he over all was very familiar. Right up until he spoke. The deep voice was almost jarring, like she hadn't expected him to sound like that at all... Which was the case, honestly. She wasn't sure what she expected, though.
"Yeah, yeah" she dismissively answered his worried questions. Setting her hand on the wall beside her and gritting her teeth, she started to force herself back up despite the fact she was visibly pained by the act. "I'm fine, I just had a uh... Minor slip earlier" she sighed, smiling reassuringly at this stranger - or not - that'd come to help her. "Take it you're my ticket back out of here?" she jokingly asked, trying to stand upright. She visibly grimaced at that though, and leaned more heavily against the well wall. That fall was not as easy on her as she had hoped. It didn't help that she was also pretty cold from an earlier dive for a pokeball, so now that Zernebog was down here, it wasn't hard to notice her shivering.
◄ "Hello there! Welcome to the world of Pokémon! My name is Oak! People call me the Pokémon Prof! This world is inhabited by creatures called Pokémon! For some people, Pokémon are pets. Other use them for fights. Myself… I study Pokémon as a profession. First, what is your name? Right! Let me give you a quick introduction of Pokemon Infinity while you are here.
