Big Bee appeared in the carriage just as it went over a bump. He landed with a jolt, and his white cowboy hat tipped down over his face. "Bit of a bumpy start!" he said, as he pushed his hat back up. As he did he was greeted with a familiar face: the one and only Orion Cayge. "Well howdy there man! How's it going?" He asked, already grinning wildly.

He wore his blue and orange bandana around his neck, cowboy style. Aside from that he was just dressed as normal, unlike his pardner who seemed to have bought the deluxe edition. Big Bee wasn't used to feeling underdressed. "You got spurs on too?" he asked, laughing.

Sunlight shone bright and hard through the window, and a fresh breeze blew through the cabin, filling it with the scents of dust, steel, and far-off rain. He poked his head out the window, and saw a pair of black Ponyta pulling the equally black carriage.

His minimap blinked, and his UI displayed a quest prompt. Apparently they were heading to the new settlement. He gazed out the window at the rolling plains and immense metal spires. Off in the distance he saw something moving across the steppe. Needless to say some new species of Pokemon. "What a tease," he said, "they spawn us in here and make us ride all the way into town? Do you think they'd stop to let us catch a Pokemon if we asked?"

"Ha!" Big Bee laughed, climbing out the window of the upturned carriage. "Hoof it. I get it. Nice."

The Ponyta hauled against their slackened reins, and Big Bee sauntered over, trying to match Orion's laid-back attitude. He didn't have any carrots on him, so hopefully it would be enough to calm them down enough to ride. "Hey horsie," he said, shooting one of the horses with his finger guns. "Why the long face?"

Amazingly, that didn't work, and the Ponyta kept on neighing and stamping.

"Hmmm. Okay. New tactic." He approached the horses, one hand out so they could get used to his scent. He'd seen it in a movie once, and it worked for dogs all the time in real life. "Shhhh, good Ponyta. It's okay. We're going to ride you into town, okay?" he asked, but whatever program was running on these NPC Pokemon had a mean streak, and as he reached out the nearest one kicked out at him, frantic.

Big Bee jumped back.

The Ponyta's reins were tangled now, and it kicked out again, smashing the side of the carriage. "Oh shit. You got a lasso or anything man? We've gotta get a hold on these guys before they get loose or else we really will be hoofing it. And not, like, horse style."

ZZZZZZZZZ

Buzzing filled the air as the Yanma wheeled around for another attack. It swooped in low, zooming across the plain and shooting past them again before Big Bee even had a hand on his Pokeballs. "Damn! That guy's fast!"

ZZZZZZZZZ

Yanma shot past again, knocking off Big Bee's cowboy hat and disturbing the horses, undoing all of Orion's great work. They needed to catch this thing fast.

"Oricorio!" Big Bee called, sending out his own fire type. The bird appeared on top of the carriage in a rush of flame and passion. It waved its wings as if flapping a brilliant crimson skirt, and thrust its beak into the air. Its keen eyes found the bug type, and as Yanma swooped in again Oricorio flapped into the air, its sharp beak piercing the darting bug.

Bees were want to catch a damn Yanma, that much was clear.

"Two bugs with one...bird, I guess," he said, reclaiming his hat. There was no use trying to out-throw Orion, so he opted for something fast and casual. The bug was already knocked out, after all, so there was no rush, and no worry.

Big Bee tossed his own Golden Pokeball. It hit the chitinous body of the huge insect with satisfying CLUNK, and Yanma was sucked inside. "Easy as that!" he said, collecting his prize. His first catch of Asper. "Well this one's definitely an 'Aldrin'," he said, as a popup appeared to confirm his capture.

With catches caught, he turned back to the horses. "Approach from the front. Okay." He did as Orion has instructed, coming at the horse head on. "Easy there. Now, just gotta give 'em something to look at." He pulled off his bandana, waving it like a blue and orange flag. He flicked it up and down, and he could see the wild eyes of the black Ponyta settle on the distraction. The horse calmed, and he slowed his waving, until he was just holding the fabric up in front of the Ponyta. Slowly, he retied the bandana around his neck (unknowingly doing so upside down).

Now the Ponyta was focused on his face. "Okay. No sweat," he said, absolutely swimming in a combination of fear, excitement, heat, and battle sweat. "Orion?" he asked, trying to keep the urgency out of his voice. "What do I do now?"