a walk at dusk {open}

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[/i] A small orange head popped up between a patch of tall grass lining the side of Route two. From this head stared two enormous blue eyes that took in all that surrounded them with a great deal of curiosity. "Char!" The lizard-like creature ran forward a few steps, then stopped dead in its tracks. "Char?" Something had caught its interest.

"Oh, will you shut up already!" A voice yelled from behind the pokemon. The command rang with authority, yet carried a gentle tone. "You really do talk to much. You know that, right?"

The charmander looked back at its trainer and blinked. "Char!"

Balthazar sighed, then grinned. "You're an idiot." The pokemon looked away. He glanced around, seeing nothing out of the ordinary. "What were you looking at anyway?" Sol ran over to his side and stood next to him, so close that he could feel the flames of his charmander's tail. "Did something spook you, boy? Well, I guess I can understand you being a bit jumpy. We did just have a big fight yesterday." He flexed the muscles on his left leg which still ached from being hit by that Squirtle's Scald attack. "There's nothing there, Sol. Let's just keep going."

The pair continued forward, with the pokemon refusing to stray more than an inch from his trainer's side. I wonder what's bothering him. He looked behind him at the barricade of trees that covered of the path. The light of dusk sent their elongated shadows reaching out across the land like the claws of some great dark beast. Perhaps it's just the time of day.

The sun was just setting over the horizon. Several streaks of light could could still be seen that painted the dark sky countless shades of orange and purple. Balthazar stopped and watched the setting star for a moment. When was the last time he had done this? It seemed like he never appreciated the simple things in life any more. I used to do this all the time, he thought, What changed? He turned his head away and kept walking. I guess I did.

He remained in his reverie for a few seconds longer, until the startled shriek of his pokemon snapped him back to reality. "What is it boy? Is something wrong?" His green eyes flickered back and forth across the route, though to him nothing seemed to be any different. "I can't see anything, Sol. Are you sure something's there?" The charmander didn't respond, just stared off into the shadows with a nervous, but determined, look set upon his face. Here we go again.
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[rs=2][atrb=vAlign,top][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style,border: 1px #8f8f8f dashed; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #f3f1f1;][style=width: 300px; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; letter-spacing: 0.5px; padding: 7px;] It wasn’t long before Eli found his way out of the long, treacherous Viridian Forest. He’d only been lost in the forest for maybe a few hours, only three at most, but the sun was already setting over the tree tops. Sparky, Zippo, we’re finally out of that death trap!” Eli exclaimed, looking at his Pokémon in front of him. Neither of the Pokémon ever went inside of their Pokeballs, though Eli kept them on him at all times for just in case. The orange reptile Pokémon walked ahead of his trainer to explore the new area, and try to gather his surroundings. [b}”Zippo, where are you going?”

[/b] Eli’s voice rang. It wasn’t long before he was running after his charmander, only to stubble upon a teenager. ”Oh, I’m so sorry, I was just looking for my charmander, Zippo.” he apologized before looking the guy over. He looked to be slightly older than Eli himself, and he also had a charmander.

”My name is Eli, by the way. What’s yours?” Eli looked around at the clearing, it seemed to be surrounded by tall grass and small trees. How lovely.. Eli thought, looking at the tall grass. Battling wasn’t really his thing yet, he hadn’t really gotten used to it.

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0px,true][atrb=width,420,true] [STYLE=float: left; width: 90px; height: 90px; background-image: url(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/black_bird124/balthazaricon.png); border-radius: 15px; border: #990000 solid 3px; margin-left: 20px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; width: 50px; height: 60px; background-image: url(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/black_bird124/balthazaricon.png); border-radius: 10px; border: #990000 solid 3px; margin-left: 6px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: left; background-color: #990000; color: #fff; font-size: 30px; font-family: arial; text-shadow: #fff 1px 1px 1px; padding: 5px; margin-left: 10px;] H [/style][STYLE=float: left; color: #222; font-size: 30px; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: -3px; padding: 4px; 2px 4px 0px;]IDE MY HEAD *[/style][STYLE=background: url(http://i.imgur.com/45860.gif); width: 450px; height: 80px; border-bottom: #990000 6px solid; border-radius: 14px 14px 0px 0px; -moz-border-radius-topright: 14px; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 14px; margin-top: -40px;] [/style] [STYLE=float: right; color: #222; font-size: 9px; font-family: arial; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; padding: 4px; margin-top: -19px; margin-right: 8px;]I WANNA DROWN MY SORROW [/style][STYLE=background-color: #1d1d1d; text-align: justify; color: #c2c2c2; font-size: 9px; font-family: arial; line-height: 10px; padding: 1px; padding-left: 122px;] ❚ WORDS 311 ❚ TAGS eli; open ❚ NOTES none[/style][STYLE=background-color: #1d1d1d; font-family: verdana; font-size: 9px; color: #c2c2c2; text-align: justify; line-height: 11px; padding: 0px 30px 10px 30px;] Sol continued to stare off into the distance, and, before long, something appeared out there. Balthazar squinted, trying to get a better view of whatever it was. But he couldn't see; it was too far off. However, the shadow did appear to be drawing closer. It appeared to be moving quickly, as though it was running. "Let's just wait here and see what it is, Sol." he murmured, giving his pokemon a small comforting pat on the head, "It's most likely just a trainer." Not long after these words had left his mouth, a boy came into view. He was around Balthazar's age, though he did look slightly younger. At first, it appeared to be just him, but then a small Pichu came into view, walking along in front of him. So, he's a trainer too then? Balthazar glanced down at Sol, who still seemed to be on edge. His Charmander had taken quite a beating in their last battle, so it was no wonder he wasn't eager to do it again. "It's all right, Sol. Let's just see why he's here first." The teenaged boy ran closer, then began to talk. He was only a few feet from Balthazar now. Well, there's no avoiding him now. ”Oh, I’m so sorry, I was just looking for my charmander, Zippo."

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So he has a Charmander too? He looked the boy up and down. He doesn't look like much of a threat. But, then again, that other boy didn't either. His eyes narrowed just ever so slightly. Let's wait and see. Maybe we'll battle, maybe we won't.

A friendly smile split across his face, not quite reaching his eyes. "Would you like some help looking?" He asked, his tone pleasant. "I haven't seen him, but two eyes are supposed to be better than one."

”My name is Eli, by the way. What’s yours?”[/s]

"Hello Eli," His grin stretched a little wider. "I'm Balthazar. It's nice to meet you."
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[rs=2][atrb=vAlign,top][atrb=border,0,true][atrb=cellspacing,0,true][atrb=style,border: 1px #8f8f8f dashed; border-radius: 10px; background-color: #f3f1f1;][style=width: 300px; font-family: arial; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; letter-spacing: 0.5px; padding: 7px;] He listened as the teenager offered to help look for Zippo. ”You’d really help me? Thanks so much!” he exclaimed, with a large grin on his face. It wasn’t everyday that someone just offered to help another person out, half the time if Eli asked for help, people would tell him not and just go about their day. ”I’m Balthazar, nice to meet you.” ”I was on my way to Pewter City when I got lost in the forest, but Zippo found the way out and then he ran off…” the words just spewed out of his mouth as he looked at the other Trainer, hoping for some sort of sign that he knew where the lost Pokémon was. Although, the boy had already stated that he hadn’t seen the charmander. ”I’m sorry about that, I’m just so worried about Zippo, he’s recently hatched so he doesn’t really know not to wonder off. I wish I’d put a bandana on him or something, that way he’d be easier to identify….” Eli’s voice trailed off into thought. He began to look around the small clearing for the orange lizard Pokémon, though so far it was no where to be found. ”He couldn’t have gotten to far..” Eli said before crawling under a bush. He’s probably scared somewhere… the trainer couldn’t help but think. Another Pokémon could have attacked him, he could be laying fainted somewhere… [/style]

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"It's no problem, really." Balthazar replied sweetly.

This air of kindness and innocence was one he wore often. How easy it was for him to pretend to be kind but, in the end, to only have his selfish motives at heart. But this boy doesn't have to know that. How many people had he deceived? How many pokemon had he stolen away? How many bridges had he burned? Oh who knows. This had been a life that he had lived for so long; he didn't keep track anymore.

”I was on my way to Pewter City when I got lost in the forest, but Zippo found the way out and then he ran off…I wish I’d put a bandana on him or something, that way he’d be easier to identify…"[/s]

"I'm very sorry to hear that." Balthazar said, never dropping his caring façade. "I can't imagine how scared you must be." He gave a quick glance around. "As I said before, I haven't seen him. Do you any idea where he might have gone? I mean, is there anything in particular he's attracted to? Any smells? Any colours?" He paused. "If you can think of anything, it might give us some idea of where to look."

”He couldn’t have gotten too far..”

"Well, that's good then. We know he has to be nearby. Do you think it would be better if we split up or stayed together?"
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"Hm..well, I suppose splitting up would be the best thing to do. We could search a wider area that way." Eli replied, still thinking about where Zippo could have gone. It wasn't like him to just wonder off like that, something must have really caught his attention.

Eli started to look at the ground, hoping to find his lost pokemon's tracks. Although he had no luck, since the trainer accompanying him has a charmander with him, the prints were completely mixed up.

"Where could he have gone?" the green eyed teen mumbled to himself. He began to wonder off, in search of the lost charmander, toward the trees once again. "Hey, I'll go check over here near the forest. I'll yell or something if I've found him." Eli told Balthazar.
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