Night Approaches.

[Blade]

"uh, where am I?" A voice called out, no figure in sight. "And why is it so blasted dark?" There was nothing for a bit, then the voice said again, "Well, at least i'm all right. That was some fight there." A faint glow showed a masked face, the only thing showing being a pair of amber eyes. "Darn, the PDA has no reception here, where ever here is." He spun a screen around, the light from it shining a little ways out, barely enough to see much less walk with. "Well, i've been in worse situations."

[Kiki]

A boy with long gray hair wrapped hin a braid with light blue eyes walked around outside the caves. He was garbed in a black jacket with a white t-shirt underneath, red gloves with the fingers cut off, white pants and brown boots. He looked around, confused as to where he was. "Damn. I've wandered too far..."

[Blade]

As Night came around a corner, he heard someone talking, then was blinded by light streaming through. "Who's there?" he called, looking around after his eyes cleared. "Hey, don't you know this is a dangerous area? You could be attacked anytime."

[Kiki]

"I'm Akel'tri," the boy said. "And yeah, I've been attacked around here plenty of times before by the weird cratures that live around here..."

[Blade]

"Come with me, i can help you get back safely." Night walked over, folding his PDA as he walked. lousy thing, can't even get reception here. Oh well, when i'm in town it should start reciving reception. "I'm a Hunter, by the way. Name's Night." He was referring to his status as a person who hunted down and defeated the strange creatures which now plagued his home, and were immune to all but these strange rings. Nobody knew where they came from, they just popped up.

[Kiki]

"If I can get back to the forst, I'll be fine," Akel'tri said. "Or the volcano. The creatures there know me, but the ones around here don't, so... WAHH!" A Pidgeot swooped down in a divebomb toward the half net'lon and he revealed his white and blue wings to protect himself. The large bird sweatdropped and flew off.

[Blade]

"You talk about the creatures as though they're friendly..." Night said, looking oddly at Akel'tri. "If the creatures were friendly, even in areas, Hunters wouldn't be needed." Perhaps this area hasn't had the same mutations, which caused the created creatures to show signs of friendship between the natives and the creatures. But how long will it last, and why is it happening? Night decided to research more before he acted. "I'll chase off any other creatures which attack, so don't worry. I've been fighting these things longer than most other people, as well as have taken down some very vicious and violent ones."

[Kiki]

"These things are a hell of a lot more intelligent than you give them credit for," Akel'tri said. Akunza, a black NInetales with white paws and tailtips and emerald green eyes, came running up.
"There you are!" she said. "When I didn't see you, I got worried."
"Sorry, foxie," Akel'tri said. Akunza turned toward Night and her hackles rose. "Chill, foxie. Don't attack, or he'll attack you."
"Peh. I know magic taught to me by a goddess," the Ninetales said. "If he so much as makes one wrong move..." She eyed Night, waiting to see if he would attack.
"Yeah. Most of them 'round here parts can speak," Akel'tri said. "This one refers to a 'trainer' she has... I've seen the chick every now and again. Long gold hair with eyes that change color long with other people. A girl with blonde hair. She's usually round the lake in the forest with a black animal with gold rings or a red fox with six tails..."
"And to answer your blatantly obvious questions," Aknuza started. "People travel with us. We're called Pokemon. We forge relationships that run deeply. THey depend on us and us on them. It's been going on for years beyond count. It's not going to stop anytime soon."

[Blade]

"Interesting." Night said, "And I wouldn't want such friendship to stop, the war between the creatures back home and my people has cost us way too much." Night took a light step foward. "I have been fighting on the frontlines this whole time, and wish we could just befriend each other and that the fighting would end. However, it doesn't seem likely. We tried peacefully approaching the creatures when they first appeared, and they attacked and killed many of our kind, we've only just recently begun to fight back, with these rings." Night held out his hand, showing them his rings. "Not all the rings are offencive, we've found they all have different properties, some attack, some defend, and still others heal."

[Kiki]

Akunza nodded, still wary of Night. Her hackles were still raised though she was sitting down. Akel'tri sat down after he hid his wings. "Damn those bird things..." the net'lon said.

[Blade]

Night smiled, "That's how we feel pretty much about all the creatures back home." He sat. "And, fox creature, if i was going to try anything, i'd have done so by now. You can let your guard down. in fact, all i am going to do now is some research as to why you and your other creatures can befriend people." Night looked over at Akel'tri. "And as for you, i will assist you back to those creatures who are friendly. A Hunter's job is to assist the populace in any way." He opened his PDA once again. "This is a PDA. Normally, it's able to connect to the mainframe, which has all the species of creatures Hunters have met, as well as some information on those creatures. It also shows the location of other hunters, as well as a map, so you're never lost. Unless you're in a area like this where there's no connection..." He sighed.

[Kiki]

"I think that blonde chick I see around the lake a lot knows stuff about that kinda stuff," Akel'tri said.
"I'm a Ninetales and my name is Akunza, thank you very much, and the girl you're describing is Kiki Yushima," Akunza said. "She was my former trainer until I went to Yorshri."

[Blade]

"Ah, ninetails. So your species does have a name. I shall add you to the local encyclopedia, then." Night hit a few buttons. "Now, this Kiki, does she have rings as well?" he laughed, "Actually, it sounds as though they arn't necessary around this area, so that was a silly question." his eyes glimmered with interest. "But i'd like to meet her, if that's ok with you, what was your name? Akunza?"

[Kiki]

"Akunza's right," the ninetales said with a nod. "I can easily call her here, but she'd perfer being surrounded by trees. It's a Fairy thing. I know my way around this area like the back of my paw, so I can easily take us to the forest."

[Blade]

"Alright, lead the way." Night couldn't believe he had successfully spoken with one of the strange creatures he had thought unreachable before.

[Kiki]

Akunza nodded. "Just don't lose me. If you do, I won't come back." She started running, Akel'tri keeping up easily.

[Blade]

"Don't worry, my constant fighting has made me good at moving quickly." Night said. "I'm also a ninja, as well, which helps."

[Kiki]

[To the Meeting thread in the forest just in case you didn't notice]