The Legend of the Shattered Storm (Open)

Burza nodded in understanding. "I understand that this is very important to you, so we will help. It will have to be sneaky though. No tomfoolery or running off without a plan. If you want your sister back, we have to do this orderly. They'll be expecting you to be wild, we must show them the opposite," Burza explained. He flicked his tail absently and looked at Amber. She just shrugged, "sounds good."

Amber looked a bit confused, but got what he meant. "Should we wait for any others?" Amber asked, her usual annoyance coming back, even if it wasn't in full force. Burza flicked his ear and shrugged. "I don't rightly know, I believe it should be left up to Storm. It is his mission after all," he suggested thoughtfully.

Ginger wheezed as being lifted onto Cado's back, his lungs felt clouded, yet the thought of being carried off away from the fire is appealing to him.

The Floatzel bit into a burning branch's part where there was no fire after ice fang had activated, the ice had froze over it and started to melt, dropping it startled when the steams wafted into the air. She did this to a few trees, the aura started to feel cold but was broken as the water started to drip out.

Amber sat down and sighed. Okay, this was pretty lame, but she did see the importance. "Should we just go look for them, just sitting around is pretty boring," Amber muttered. Burza nodded and flicked his tail. "We would find hem sooner, but we could also get lost. That is if we don't find their scent," Burza meowed. He got to his paws and gave Storm a Cheri berry, "eat this, it'll cure your paralysis."

Just then, the bushes to their right began to rustle. Amber jumped and started to prepare her fire attacks while Burza just jumped to his paws in shock. A little electricity sparked from his tail and mouth as he stared down the bushes, waiting to see what would come out. It shook fervently before spewing out a pancham, a very angry looking pancham. "What were ya doin' makin' all that racket. Don't ya know there're other Pokemon 'round here?" he snapped, the little leaf in his mouth twirled around in a way that Amber found hilarious. She tried to bite back a laugh, which failed. She shook her head and laughed while Burza looked at her, completely unamused. "What's so funny?" he asked with a glare, which just made Amber laugh harder.

The Floatzel seemed to stiffle a little grin but it went back to normal, "Uh well, a little forest fire happened and..." she tossed her gaze at the panda pokemon.

The pancham snorted and tapped his foot angrily, waiting for an answer. "Well?" he asked impatiently. Amber tired to answer, but just laughed some more. "I'm sorry for my friend's behavior. I believe she finds your anger amusing, it was rather anticlimactic with the bushes rustling like mad to just see a small Pokemon come out of them," the Sphinx explained. The pancham bristled and opened his mouth to say something, but Amber cut her off. "It's not... well it is. You're just so adorable!" she barked before erupting into another laughing fit. The pancham bristled and balled its paws into fists. "Adorable?! Oh I'll mess ya up!" he snapped indignantly before launching himself at her. The vulpix shrieked in surprise and dodged out of the way. Burza jumped back and launched a thunder wave in their direction, paralyzing both Amber and the pancham. He glared at them and sighed. "I am ashamed in both of you. Now, we are on a mission, that you have no business in pancham, and I do not want to waste all of my berries before we even get there. Now, you two are going to get along or leave," he growled menacingly. He wasn't trying to be, it just happened. He cleared his throat and turned his attention to the pancham. Now that we gave that out of the way, what is your name?" he asked calmly, the anger before dulling into slight annoyance. The pancham snorted and glare at him, "Dagger," he answered shortly.

Burza nodded slowly and handed them the Cheri berries. "Okay, now that there will be no more fighting," he said with a glare, "I believe I should introduce everyone. I am Burza, the vulpix is Amber, and the buizel is Storm." Amber nodded at her name and ate the Cheri berry. When she finished she turned her attention back to Dagger. "So, are you a loner or what?" she asked curiously. Dagger rolled his eyes and looked at her in annoyance. "No, I'm a member of the happy rainbow sunshine squad. What do you think?" he responded sarcastically. Amber, far from angry, laughed, "heh, of course you are, how stupid of me! That's why you're so happy!" she barked and fell into another laughing fit. Dagger snorted and rolled his eyes again.

The Floatzel couldn't think of anything else, she felt confused so stood on her four paws, then asked quietly, "What... Mission...?"

Dagger glared at him. "If you weren't bein' so loud, then I wouldn't a scared you," he retorted befor crossing his arms. Amber snorted and smiled lop-sidedly. "Aww, someone's a little grumpy-grump," she tease. Dagger looked like he was about to punch her when Burza stepped in between them. "Now, now, let's all just get along," he meowed gently. Amber rolled her eyes playfully before answering the floatzel's question, "getting Storm's sister back, remember?"

"Oh," she replied, now sitting down to study the sky, she was in the forest for as long as she'd remember, now she realized the sky was setting.

Amber looked up at the sky and sighed. "Well, it looks like we should make camp for the night. Maybe Cado and the others will just come and find us," Amber suggested. She had just realized how tired she was. Burza nodded in agreement and rummaged in his bag for a few Oran berries. They were tired, hungry, and had the stuffing beaten out of them not too long ago, try needed to eat. He passed out an Oran berry to each Pokemon. "I'm sorry, I can't spare any more," he apologized before offering one to Dagger, who refused. Amber looked at Dagger quizzically, "are you going to help us?" she asked. Dagger shrugged and bit into his berry. "Eh, maybe. I have nothing better to do," he muttered.

Amber went off with Burza and Dagger to gather sticks, which only took a few minutes. They laid it in a manner that would burn throughout the night, with only a few additions throughout the night. "I'll make sure the fire keeps going," Amber announced before lighting it up with ember. Amber laid down and tucked her tails around her in a similar fashion to Storm. Burza moved over to her and laid down, taking advantage of her unusually warm body temperature. Dagger was the only one who hasn't laid down. "I ain't goin' to sleep just yet. I'll be keepin' watch over you sorry lot," he muttered. Amber rolled her eyes sleepily, "fine, wake me up when you're done. It's no use staying up half the night, even if someone could carry you."