William hadn't planned on returning to the rookery so soon, but he'd truly enjoyed his time the last time he'd come by and well, Stripes had turned out to be such an adorable little thing he couldn't help but feel drawn to the place. As he wandered into the rookery a popup appeared, explaining to him the rules of the different season, it became quickly apparent that finding and hatching an egg would require more work than it had last time. Refusing to be discouraged the grey-haired man released both of his Pokemon; his still unevolved starter and the all-too-large ferret which he'd evolved relatively quickly upon acquiring it from the rookery.

"You two will help me out, won't you?" The man speaks with a slight smile on his lips, crouching down to pet both of his Pokemon before straightening back up. Looking around, it didn't take long for Will to spot a flock of bird Pokemon gathering; approaching with his Pokemon, he tried to see what the Pokemon were gathering around for.

As Will approached, he could see the large blue egg behind the poochyena. He'd not expected to find one so quickly but he was very proud of Stripes for spotting it nonetheless. "Good job Stripes, you spotted that so fast!" he complimented before stumbling back. The poochyena clearly didn't want to give up on the egg, lunging at the human, trying to bite before Stripes slammed into its side, sending it stumbling over.

"T-thank you," he managed, breathing a sigh of relief as he almost instinctively picked Sniby up so that the small creature wouldn't accidentally get caught in the middle of the battle. It was easy to forget that something so small and cute could be equally strong as any other Pokemon in the game.

The poochyena lunged forward again, now trying to bite at the fast-moving furret. While its teeth did sink into the fur of its tail, Stripes seemed to have no issue coiling around the canine and constricting. Once it whined and tucked its tail between its legs the furret let go, watching the other Pokemon flee. William immediately approached, complementing the Pokemon for a job well done before kneeling down to take a look at the egg. It seemed completely unharmed. In its exitment, when Stripes turned its attention back to the egg, it rushed over and almost knocked into it. Luckily Will saw it coming and was able to put his hands out to catch the large furry creature before it could accidentally damage the egg.