[ti]spawn[/ti]picking the pieces up and building to the sky

A couple more tries here, Taylor mused to herself as she descended one gently rolling hill and scrambled up the side of a somewhat steeper one. And then I might look at buying a rod and doing some fishing. She wasn’t looking for anything in particular here, rather she was just curious to see what species spawned in the area. Something about these sorts of games made the idea of fishing so much more interesting than real life – she really couldn’t imagine she’d enjoy the activity in reality!

“Sorry, not today!” Taylor shouted cheerfully in the pair’s direction, arms waving in big arcs for maximum chaotic effect. “I’m afraid you’re not the birds we are looking for!” The volume and motion had the intended effect of startling the wild Pokémon , and on instinct the pair bolted.

“Damn, look at that speed!” The woman remarked, returning to a normal volume. The wild Doduo had taken off at breakneck speed as though a predator was chasing them. A glance in Zazu’s direction had her throwing up her arms. “What?!” She demanded. “You wanted them to leave, right?” The dual-type’s face(s) managed to communicate without words that they did not appreciate her less than conventional methods.

“God, Pokémon these days, amirite?” This was huffed in Mumble’s direction, and the Piplup obligingly assumed an exasperated expression of agreement and crossed his flippers. He naturally had no idea what he was agreeing to, but he was sure his trainer was correct!

Squinting in an attempt to see through the scrum, Taylor jogged closer, arms flapping to chase away the combative birds. “Get, get!” She shouted, only to yelp and stagger back when one of the angry flock dove at her, screeching. This close, it was clear that the group was made up of a mixture of Yanma, Rufflet and several other flying-types that she was pretty certain weren't even native to this area. At the centre of the whole mess was a single, harried Rufflet. The tiny bird was defiant in the face of this chaos, persistently doing its best to fight back, but being consistently beat down by the overwhelming number of attackers.

Tell-tale twin bursts of light flashed as Vixey and the recently acquired Yanma emerged alongside the already free Piplup and Doduo. This clearly wasn’t a battle in which Taylor would be stood at a distance calling orders, so all save the water-type were astute enough to launch into the fight unprompted. Assuming Mumble would do so? That was a rookie mistake, right there!

Thankfully, the appearance of several more foes drew a number of the flock away from Taylor’s now rather bloody forearms. Two Spearow focused in on Zazu, a pair of Rufflet targeted Yanma, a rogue Magnemite joined the fun and zeroed in on the idling Mumble and a Fearow took offence to Vixey. This left Taylor and the harried Rufflet facing down a rather large Braviary.

It was only now that Taylor noticed that Mumble wasn’t actually fighting. Biting back a sigh, she leaned over to whisper in his ear – wait, do penguins have ears? Surely they do, right? – an instruction. “Hey bud, think you knock out that Magnemite?”

The Magnemite in question was very confused, buzzing around the Piplup and seeming extraordinarily put out that he wasn’t attacking. Clearly something in its code required Mumble to make the first move.

Turning her attention back to the Rufflet at her side, she cocked her head inquiringly. “You got enough fuel left in the tank to help me with this jerk?” With this, a nod was given in the direction of the Braviary – it was far from a fair fight, but it was what it didn’t look like they really had much choice.

<I suppose I will have to, no?> Came the exhausted reply, as the injured bird did his best to take to the air again. He remained close to the ground, mirroring the opposing attacker.

Ducking to dodge a pair of vicious talons as they tried to rake at her scalp, Taylor turned an incredulous look the Rufflet’s way. “What did you do to piss this lot off, anyway?” The staff her avatar always carried around proved useful for once, as she used it to beat back a particularly nasty Pidgetotto. “I’m fairly sure some of these pokemon aren’t normally found here - what’d you do to make so many enemies?!”