Underground Prince

I might be afraid the old masterlist thing is outdated. Why not reblog for the masterlist specific to this fandom specifically. This will also get this blog known as well.

"Ah.. is this the way to Oreburgh Mines?" she questioned, lifting a finger up to point at the entrance.

         The magazine was tucked away underneath his lunch pail before he turned his full attention to the girl before him. "That's right!" The carmine haired miner said confidently. It was incredible to hear that more and more people were becoming interested in the mines these days--then again, why wouldn't they? It was one of the best places to learn everything one needed. Fossils were the best, after all, and what better place to find them then the Oreburgh Mines? (and the underground, of course.)

"What WAS that!?"

         "The mines aren't always safe." He started, keeping an eye on their surroundings. "Please, allow me to escort you to the entrance. I'll be sure to keep you protected." Lucky for him, he hadn't heard any of the girl's complaints about the mines. He might have gotten a bit protective, though he could see where she was coming from.

She shrieked and jumped back, flattening herself against the wall and no doubt getting her jacket dirty (great) as the pokemon charged by. Evie instantly grabbed a pokeball when the Cranidos was clear, she thought she heard a man’s voice after that, but didn’t dare turn away from the Cranidos in case it turned and charged again, “Uhm, help? Please?” She called. 

                       The two fell to the ground. It was a difficult struggle considering how much stronger the Cranidos was naturally. The pokemon squirmed and struggled under his grip. The little battle between them quickly lessened, and it wasn't long before it sat on his lap, playfully chewing on the helmet he'd yanked off his trainer's head. As for Roark, he rest his head against the happily chewing pokemon, exhausted as heck.

“Oh hello, Roark! Do you have a moment! I need to ask you something!”

              Recognizing just who it was, he flashed a friendly smile. It'd been a long time since he'd last seen the traveling trainer. He certainly looked a lot stronger and more confident than he'd last seen Ainsely. "What do you need?"

"I’d kinda like ta know where I am." He answered trying to keep his Kantonian accent out of his voice.

       "Lost?" Well, duh, Roark. He wouldn't have said what he'd said if he wasn't. Letting the magazine rest at the side, he turned his full attention to the guy. His accent was kinda funny, but so were a lot of people who came to the city these days. Whatever it was, it meant good business for tourism. Though, they must have not been doing such a good job if there's so many people getting lost. "You're right in front of the Orebrugh Mines. Is there somewhere you're trying to get to?"

Caitlin merely wanted to explore her old region again, she never expected anyone to literally walk into her. Although the blow wasn’t very harsh, her short stature made her quite weak, which was the cause of her slight tumble onto the snow-covered ground. Hues directed upwards, the female tilted her head at the man in front of her. "I’m sorry, I should have paid attention to where I was going."

             "M --Miss. Caitlin!" Oh, seems like he remembered her, but it was hard to forget a little lady with hair like Rapunzel. Thankfully, the snow was still soft and hadn't settled. He quickly acted, hunching down close to her with a hand outstretched. "I'm sorry about that. I should have been the one paying more attention to my surroundings. Are you alright?" The carmine haired miner said after she'd stood back up again, brushing away any stray strands of snow from her hair.

"I’m not used to the cold. More of a summer type’a guy right here, but my Charmander can keep me warm!"

     "He might be warm, but he'll still burn you if you get too close to that flame." Roark warned. "Sinnoh's winters can be pretty harsh to someone who isn't use to it." But, looking at what he was wearing, he looked bundled up pretty well. It was plenty times more than what some of the natives did--plenty of them, like him, only needed to add sleeves to their clothing to keep warm. "I hope you're enjoying it here, in Sinnoh despite that."