Naptime With Ruby

"I'm sorry." Was the first words out of Ruby's mouth, as she stood atop a hill of dusty sand and ruined car parts. Buildings dotted the landscape, all decayed by age and time, as far as the eye could see. "I'm sorry I was scared of you."

The Celesteela stood tall, and unmoving as its eyes looked down upon the trainer beneath it. They were incredibly small, and all it would have taken to throw them to the side was one single movement. One single rocket blast, or a vine ripped up from the earth.

Eyes glanced upwards at the sky, and then over at the broken sundial, the entrance to Hearteater still exposed.

"I know, I can't ask of you to do anything you don't want to do." Ruby continued, reaching a hand outwards slowly. "But I understand now, why you acted as you did. You had little choice but to be aggressive, when that thing was commanding you."

It still did not respond, although perhaps it seemed to enjoy the sound of Ruby's voice, even if it did not understand her in turn. It remained still, only its disembodied arms moving. The fingers seemed to be drawing lines in the sand, slowly making circles, lines, dots, dashs, things that Ruby could not have any understanding of. So instead, Ruby simply pointed towards the Broken Sundial, a firm expression on her face.

And with that, The Celesteela seemed to notice the direction, and the biggest possible grin spread across their face as their rocket engines let loose a powerful thrust of energy. Whatever that meant, Ruby hoped it meant they were willing to join her and help free the others.

There was only one way to find out.