The CHARGESTONE Team

"I'm not sure.... I got here just around the time you did...." Arashi could see the gears turning in the Blitzle's mind and his expression lightened as he added, "But it doesn't mean we can't look...?" Savarin got to his feel rapidly with a grin then. "Actually, when I was in the cave, I saw a cozy looking little hollow in the wall of the cave as I came in. It was... close to here." 

Savarin then began to lead the way to the place that he had spoke of and Arashi just followed wordlessly. There was no reason to speak and it would just have attracted undead so he kept his yap shut. After what could not have been more than a few minutes, Savarin turned sharply into the wall. The Galvantula followed quickly suit and purred happily as he saw how safe and easily defendable it was. Savarin seemed pretty happy, too.

"You can rest of you wish. I can take gaurd first shift."

Savarin yawned and spread out in the cave.

"You can rest of you wish. I can take gaurd first shift."

"Ohh.... O--okay...." he muttered tiredly. After all the fighting he needed to rest. He curled up into a ball and began to sleep. Soon into his sleep, he started dreaming. He had his usual dream with Felix in it....

The sky was gloomy an dark as Savarin stood mourning over Felix. His eyes were so blurred with tears that he couldn't see that Felix's eyes had been glowing red. He leaped back in surprise, terrible feelings starting to arise. He saw Felix kneel and look at Savarin. He smiled and opened his arms
"C'mere, bud. Give me a hug. I'm sorry I played a trick on you." Savarin looked him up and down with curiosity. Wasn't he dead 10 seconds ago? He walked into Felix's arms. The boy cackled as he suddenly wrapped his arms unimaginably tight around the zebra, and he pulled his neck and head in towards him.
"It's so great to have you back...." Felix suddenly suck his teeth into Savarins neck. The zebra screamed, hearing the sound of his neck being crunched into and hearing the flesh come off like an apples would. Felix then continued to eat through his neck, making his head fall off of his shoulders and the zombie continued its meal....

Savarin woke up with a huge jolt. He had had a nightmare. He didn't want to tell Arashi as to irritate or alert him, but instead just curled up in a ball. He didn't need to know....

Time seemed to pass generally quickly for Arashi. Savarin had very quickly and easily taken the Galvantula up on his offer, curling up on the very hard and uncomfortible ground, proving just how tired he was. Arashi watched with almost fatherly eyes as he watches the soft breathing of the other electric type slow, becoming deeping and more spread out, as he drifted off to sleep.

Arashi then turned and sat right before the entrence to the small cavern that they sheltered in. His gaze was alert and wide as he constantly swept the space outside. It was a long time that Arashi sat there, nothing to do but try to entertain his mind and watch endlessly. After what seemed like heart beats Arashi was aroused by a soft cry. He realized with guilt that he had dozed off and rltried to play it off as he was just laying down, situating his body in a position nicer for his many limbs.

Savarin remained curled up in a ball to think about his deceased trainer. For a long while he just lay down and looked at the stone wall. The crystal light illuminated it to make it a dull blue color. He stated with his eyes droopy and tired. He couldn't get his mind off Felix. How was he ever going to deal with this? He shifted onto his other side and looked out of the cave. He could hear Arashi's breath slow down, so he assumed the spider was asleep. He too over watch then, making sure no one would come up unexpectedly. He was now a bit more energized than he had been before. He continued to keep watch until Arashi woke up from his sleep. Savarin then started to fall asleep while sitting up. It was a bit embarrassing, but that's how tired he had been. He kept drifting between life and sleep. He could not stay awake no matter how hard he tried.

Arashi was in danger of dozing off again and he knew it. The silence of the cave save for the quiet electrical currents running over the walls and through ailid rock waa so dreadfully boring for him that he found himself twitching and strretching to stay awake. After many minutes, he finally sighed. Arashi did not want to let Savarin down and risk a deadly foe getting inside. He thought of what he could do to keep himself alert and focused and settled for pacing. The small space that they were in didn't make for Arashi to move all that much but it was noce to stretch his legs after being still for so long.

But then an idea came to the spider! He rubbed his small mandibles together and he purred happily. Arashi still had Mocha and the TM were still attached to his underbelly so his arms remained free. This way we can both rest without worrying about those buggers, he silently thought to himself. Arashi moved over to the entrence, moving his body back and forth as he worked, his mandibles flicking to and fro. A few minutes later, a golden green spiderweb covered the entire antrence. He purred happily, pleased with his work. Now he could rest without worrying of Savarin getting hurt.

Arashi then settled down in a comfortible position, beaming he was so projd of himself. What could go wrong?

Savarin managed to blink his eyes open and see the soft light in the cavern. He shirked away from it at first, then looked to find the golden, stringy web covering the entrance of the cavern. He smiled. "That's brilliant...." Next thing he knew, he had blacked out again. When he had first been beaten to a pulp from fighting, then how they have to sleep on the floor, his muscles ached badly. His head felt as if ice was rubbing across his brain. He tossed and turned for a while, just groggily trying to get comfortable. "Why can't I sleep...?" he groaned mentally, and continued to flip around. He didn't have any success so far. He then just decided to stand up and fall asleep standing. He was a small horse/zebra pokemon, and horses can sleep standing. That's when he finally got to sleep.


| Chargestone Cave // Noon |

Savarin awoke on the ground. How long had he slept? He didn't know; the cave kept the same amount of light any time of the day. He looked around for Arashi and saw him in the cave. He smiled, and put his head down. He'd wait for Arashi to wake up before they did anything. Just as Savarin closed his eyes, he heard a sudden whimper echo through the cave. He jumped up and looked around, scared of what might have happened. He poked his nose through part of the webbing to sniff. He smelled something coming at them.... He frantically jumped around on his feet, making a clopping noise as his feet hit the ground multiple times. He went to Arashi to wake him up.
"Arashi... Arashi! I hear something outside of the cave...." Savarin said, a hint of fear in his voice. He knew the thing was undead. He had no idea, however, what it was.

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(OoC: It's a Jolteon. |3)

The sudden sharp cry awoke the Galavntula with a start a d he immediately jumped to his feet, blinking sleep from his eyes as he saw a worried looking Savarin before him. "Arashi... Arashi! I hear something outside of the cave...." The Blitzle was standing over Arashi and the spider fought to get over his drowsiness. "Buh...?" was what escaped him. He blinked several times before he fully processes what was going on.

Arashi steeled his nerves and walked around Savarin without hesitation, motioning for him to stay back wih the wave of one arm. He moved right into the front of the web barrier he had put hours ago. His eyes narrowed. He didn't see anything at first... Suddenly the spider scrambled back in shock and fear, calling out, "Holy shit!" A face had literally popped out before him, one that he could only guess was a Jolteon by he spikes around it's neck. It's entire face was blood and just muscle, no skin or fur left. It's teeth shown in a disturbing grin and its ears were shredded. It tried to rasp out a word but only a rasping noise escaped it's throat.

But the worst part was what it did as Arashi backed away. It gave a creepy hyena chuckle... And launched itself at the web, causing sharp electrical jolts to run through it's body. And it wasn't effected at all.

Savarin watched as Arashi looked through the web.

"Holy shit!"

The spider stumbled back and into the cave. Savarin jolted from the sudden movements of the spider. If it make Arashi scared it must be something horrible. "Wh--wha--" suddenly the cackle sounded in the cave. Savarin leaped to his feet in surprise. He didn't expect such an odd cry from the thing that he happened to detect and that Arashi had happened to see. He was going to ask again what it was, but then it hit the web. Savarin screeched with fear as electricity bounced all over the place. The web had been partially broken. He then saw what the creature was; it was a Jolteon... with no skin. Savarin nearly threw up just from the disgusting sight of the pitiful thing. His hair stood up on end from the stench and look of the thing as it started to claw through the web. Savarin growled, and steadied himself for battle.
"Get back you horrible thing!" He ran at it, and used Flame Charge on it. It made it go back a little to stop its advances, but then it hissed and gave a muffled dry noise as it slashed at the web harder. Savarin took a step back, but then used Double Team. As the illusion started to leap from his body, the real Savarin turned to Arashi.
"My clones can distract it, just get out as soon as it gets in! It should buy us time for a rebound or an escape!" Right as he mentioned his plan, the webbing finally gave free.

"Get back you horrible thing!" Arashi was still in shock as Savarin bravely charged at it, covered in flames. He valiantly smashed into the web, but unfortunately it did nothing to scare away the monstrocity of a Jolteon but did end up leaving embers on the web. The spider wracked his brain for options as the Jolteon continued to slash and throw it's body against the barrier, weakening it along with the remaining flames. They would have mere seconds.

Arashi wracked his brain for what to do when the thing busted it's way in, but suddenly there were a dozen goggles Blitzle's in the cave with him and the Galvantula jumped in supprise. One of them suddenly turned to Arashi, breaking out of the identical copies of himself."My clones can distract it, just get out as soon as it gets in! It should buy us time for a rebound or an escape!" Savarin shouted, bt Arashi disagreed. He knew now from the fight with the Elektros that Savarin was more fragile then he let on. Arashi hissed in annoyance as there was a snap and a hissing cackle of triumph. 

The spider whipped around and met the oncoming undead with a powerful Electroball right in it's chest. There were sickening wet snaps as it's ribcage was knocked in and smashing a few ribs in the process. It reacted as if nothing had happened, though, and just ricocheted off of the wall and junged at Arashi with it's gorey claws out. With the small space, he barely had time to send a Signal Beam to defend himself. The attack managed to go clean through the side of it's neck, but did little more than make it stumble back with an angry hiss.

Arashi took time with the pause and spat over his shoulder, "Go! I can take care of it!" He silently hoped that Savarin would realize that he would be no match with his lower level.

Savarin watched as the Jolteon lunged for Arashi. He kept attacking the damned thing and it didn't seem to be affected by even the more fatal blows. Savarin growled as he sent his own clones to Flame Charge the thing to hell. Arashi hastily spat at him as they both attacked it.

"Go! I can take care of it!"

"No! I'm not leaving you here!" Savarin yelled, and forced all of his clones and himself to throw Shockwaves at the Jolteon all at once. It would have hopefully slowed it down. It seemed to hit it and throw it back, the extreme voltage making its muscles falter for a bit as it became paralyzed. Savarin landed on the ground from the top of a rock ledge and used Flame Charge on it repetitively. "No matter what happens, I'm not leaving Arashi.... He's the only reason I have to live anymore." He thought. It sounded horrible coming from a 10 year old, but he believed it true. He fought with all his might to prove his worth to Arashi. He refused to run. Only if Arashi would, so would he.

Arashi watched as the monster recovered and was ready to attack again. This small space, Arashi realized with horror. We have so little room to move that it will just keep flainling until one of us gets hit.  "No! I'm not leaving you here!" Arashi hissed with fear fueled anger as Savarin bravely declared that to the spider. Suddenly flames were everywhere, surrownding the Galvantula as well as the Jolteon. He stared in fear at the many Blitzles ramming at their foe repeatidly and in sync. Arashi was glad to have his back watchend, but the flames were making him feel more than uncomfortible. That was his main type weakness and even if Savarin would never hit him directly, Arashi felt the heat coming from everywhere in waves.

The stone walls of their fortress that normally pulsed with beautiful electrical currents was now his enamy as they absorbed the heat and simply shot it back to him. The insect found himself with his mouth parts open, his own version of panting. He needed to get out of there. And fast. But he would not tell Sav that he was the reason. Arashi shook himself, steeling his resolution. His clear eyes narrowed and he found himself charging the Jolteon with something he had never done before. As the beast whipped around to bite at one of the clones, Arashi shot forward and dove beneath it to give a powerful jab well aimed at ot's lower side. Somehow the natural instincts of it's former life took over and it stumbled back in pain. Arashi felt like he was suffocating with the temperature just rising and rising but he then used his Slash attack.

Arashi shot forward before Savarin could and slashed skillfully at the side of the beast's neck. It responded woth a garglled screech of anger and pain and lashed out without aim. Pain suddenly shot through him as it's filthy claws ranked over his left mandible. He retreated the arm with a hiss of pain and smacked it with a Slash from his other arm.

The attack finally did what he had wanted it to- knocking into it so harshly to Male it fly out of the cave through the narrow entrence. "C-come on!" He yelled before rushing out. He immediately felt better with the heated air replaced by the cool electrified air of his home. However the mound he had just substained burned like rife as if it were still in the cave.

((Ooc; He leveled up :3 That move was Sucker Punch~ ))

Savarin watched as Arashi pulled back from the fight and then charged to slash at the Jolteon's neck. It groaned, but then tried to attack him back. He dodged skillfully as he did so, then used a odd form of a punch. Savarin was impressed, he wasn't so skillful in battle as Arashi. He then saw the thing slash at Arashi's arm as he came back. Savarin jumped to his defense. "Arashi!!!" he yelled in concern. He tried to run to defend him, but then he Slashed the thing so hard that it flew away.

"C-come on!"

Savarin didn't have time to protest. He ran with Arashi to a safer place. He ran right behind the spider pokemon, making sure he didn't lose him. Then they finally stopped, Savarin stopped to ask about Arashi's hurt arm. He panted as he observed it.
"Are... are you ok?" Savarin looked him in the eye, looking for a response from him. He looked around the cave.
"When the coast is clear, we should probably set up again in that little cavern.... But for now, we should go get you some help...." Savarin stepped forward and started to go back to the exit. Then he remembered. "Oh, that's right!" He grinned, and turned to Arashi. He shook off his goggles and let them drop to the floor, then picked up the Sitrus Berry that he had stored in there. (don't ask how he had enough time to lolol) He handed it towards Arashi, holding the stem in his mouth. "Here, eat it!" he said slightly weird, having to hold the berry in his teeth. He waited for Arashi to take the berry from him to eat it, a grin on his face.

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(OoC: 8UU Is he infected now?!)

The pair had ran so much that they were near the actual entrence to he cave. Arashi came to a stop besides Savarin, gasping for breath. After a few moments the blitzle turned to him with concern in his eyes. "Are... are you ok?"  Arashi forced himself to push back the sharp retort he was about to make. The pain in his arm was a burning, raging inferno now. It demanded to not be ignored.  As it was Arashi dorced himself not to scratch at it, replying as Sav survayed the area around them. "Yeah. I'm fine. We-" Arashi was interrupted by Savarin as he spoke what the spider had been about to.

"When the coast is clear, we should probably set up again in that little cavern...." Arashi norrowed his eyes unhappily at the suggestion. Arceus only knew how long it would take to cool down in there. "But for now, we should go get you some help...." Savarin began to head for the exit and alarm shot through the Galvantula. "Sav..." He began but broke off. What was the real danger? Something felt so wrong and off to the Galvantula... He just could not place it.

 "Oh, that's right!" Arashi blinked as he suddenly chirped he words loudly. Dear Arceus, no wondee we have been attcked so much! But in all truth, Arashi adored the youngster's boundless energy. He himself sometimes felt older than Mew herself. He watched curiously as Savarin exepery snapped his  ool goggles off only to slip them back on with a Sitris berry now carefully between his teeth. "Here, eat it!" He said cherrfully between the fruit in his mouth. 

Arashi pureed happily at him, but he honestly didn't think that he needed it until his arm pulsed again, firey hot agony shoothing through his body. He flinched and quickly took the berry, sticking it in his mouth just as fast. "Uhh, Sav... I th-think that we should find a stream or something. I know there is one nearby. This kinda stings..." Arashi's voice may have been calm but his eyes showed his real fear and urgency was evident with the last sentence. Oh Arceus, am I infected?

Savarin grined as Arashi took the berry. His smile quickly faded when Arashi spoke.

"Uhh, Sav... I th-think that we should find a stream or something. I know there is one nearby. This kinda stings..."

Savarin nodded. He knew exactly where this river was; he passed over the bridge going over it to get here. The Blitzle spoke up.
"I know where that is. I went on a bridge that went over one. It shouldn't be that far away. Right out of the entrance of the cave and down some steps. Here, follow me~" Savarin grinned and trotted forward, but then after a few steps made sure Arashi caught up with him. They walked side by side until they reached the mouth of the cave. Saravin inspected the last quote he said. Did he sense... worry, in his voice? "That Jolteon was infected, after all.... Maybe.... Maybe he'll turn into one of them...." he thought, his heart suddenly was covered in ice. He shook his head. "No, it wouldn't happen.... If we was this wound out right now we can avoid it...." As that thought made him determined, he walked a little faster, making sure to get there before Arashi was infected. He didn't want to see his new friend die. His face went into a determined look when they reached the bottom of the stairs and approached the bridge. They arrived.
"Here. You can wash your wound here.... Hopefully it won't hurt you anymore...." Savarin smiled to Arashi. Secretly, he was scared for his friend, but he'd be damned if he let it show.

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(OoC: ;3 On a roll like this we will be official badasses. 8u)

The fear that was starting to creep up on the Galvantula made him taste copper in his mouth and his legs were going numb at the terrifying possabilities, but despite all of that he still smiled at Savarin's enthusiastic reaction.

"I know where that is. I went on a bridge that went over one. It shouldn't be that far away. Right out of the entrance of the cave and down some steps. Here, follow me." And with that he began to lead the way through the cave. Arashi followed at a more sedate pace, wincing at the pain that continued to throb through his arm. In truth, he knew this cave like the back of his mandible. He could have told Savarin just how many rivers there really were, how long each one was, how deep, and which ones were best for fishing. But he didn't have the heart or the energy to tell the Blitzle that and instead just kept pace with him.

Savarin was a little farther ahead with his sudden birst of speed into a trot but he haulted after a few paces to glance behind at the Galvantula. He purred in response and quickened his pace to keep pace with Sav. It was nice to walk side by side with him. Already it felt as if the wprld with Baby Bear and Tenebre were years away, or even another life time altogether. He sighed quietly. Oh how quickly he had swapped the kind normal type for the zebra. Shame and sarrow burned through him nearly as intense as the cuts, but he ignored them. Soon Savarin brought him to the largest river, motioning to the bank.

"Here. You can wash your wound here.... Hopefully it won't hurt you anymore...." The Blitzle smiled kindly to him and Arashi nodded in return. He was truly frightened but refused to show it. Setting the Miccino doll and the Energy Ball TM safely onto the ground next to his companion, he moved for the water. Releif shot through him as he saw the clear water was untainted. He haulted right along the edge, his forelegs an inch from the calm water. Taking a deep breathe, the Galvantula plundged his hurt arm right into the icy water. The initial shock was so great that he had to clamp his jaws to keep from screaming, allowing only a long hiss to escape him.

He rubbed at the wound while it was submerged, the small claws on his onther hand careful not to scratch at the wound. After a minute, Arashi was amazed as the fire that had smoldered so intensly before was now a slight discomforting sting. Grinning with triumph, he gently eased his arm from the water, the red scratches nothing but normal wounds that would scab over in a few hours. He winked his sucsess at Savarin, showing that he was okay. "Ahh, that feels much nicer," he purred happily, heading back over to Sav.

Savarin looked at the items Arashi had put down. He saw the little Miccino dol which looked a bit worn, then he looked to the shiny disk. He wondered what these were all about. "Maybe.... Maybe he got these from his friends...." he thought, then looking to Arashi as he hissed when he started to clean his arm. He looked back to the stuff, looking at it with wonder. He didn't know what it was like to really have any number of friends besides one. He had only been friends with Stephano, and not another soul. It felt weird thinking about having more than one person you could trust with your life. After a minute or two of looking at the stuff and delving in thoughts, Arashi finally pulled away from the water.

"Ahh, that feels much nicer,"

Savarin looked up to him, then smiled. "That's great! I knew it'd be alright~" he showed his teeth, then looked to the stuff. He kindly went to pick up the TM to hand it to Arashi. He balanced it on his nose, but then happily held it out to the yellow spider with a smile. He wanted to make the spider smile a bit. He might have had such a scare about the cut; Savarin did and he wasn't even the one who had been injured! He looked down at the plushie from the corner of his eye. He had to know....
"Hey Arashi...?" he looked up at the TM and then to the plushie again, "Where.... Where did you get these two things?" He hoped he hadn't stirred any ill feelings, but he was curious. He was only a child, after all; curious and unyielding.

Savarin beamed at the Galvantula as he came back a huge grin on his adorable face. "That's great! I knew it'd be alright!" Arashi was not a fool, any pokemon with half a brain cell would have known that the wound had infection writen all over it, but he was very grateful for the youngster's optimism even if it had been forced. He was glad to have someone so alike to himself in so many ways. Before the bug could scoop up his precious things, Sav darted forward and suddenly had the green disk on his nose. Fear shot through Arashi as he saw the TM teeder procariously on the horses great nose, but just as fast relaxed. The Blitzle had good balance and he was grinning happily as he balanced it so well. 

The scene was so silly and rediculous that a rumbling chuckle erupted from Arashi's chest as he burst out into laughter. It started out very mind but soon he sounded as if he were chocking, continuous louder hiccup like sounds. It was very rare, but sometimes the Galvantula let loose and actually showed his real laugh. It felt soo good that he just let all of the things he had just experianced be repeased with his laughter. Meeting everyone, befriending Baby Bear, meeting Savarin, the infection scare, and now the TM on his nose. Arashi simply ate it all up as he happily repeased all that he had held in. After a minute or so he finally reached out and gently plucked the TM from the kid's nose. "Thanks Savarin," he purred in response.

However, the mood shifted greatly as Sav spoke again."Hey Arashi...?" His wide eyes gaze flickered from Mocha to the TM now in Arashi's grasp and back. "Where.... Where did you get these two things?"  The spider's chucking stopped very abruptly after those words. He turned as to not meet Savarin's gaze as he tuought of how exactly to respond. He reached out and took Mocha in his other mandible to clutch it close to his underbelly.

Finally he sighed, forcing a cheerul look on his face as he faced Savarin. "Well, a few weeks ago I was still in the Johto region and I found an abandoned human camp site. There were a few TMs and I grabbed one that looked interesting. I, uhhh, kinda think I can use it when the time comes." Arashi chuckled lightly before his eyes settled on the Miniccino doll. "I told you that I was with friends before I came here... One of them, a great ursering by the name of Baby Bear, found this. She gave it to me because one of my old team mates was a Miniccino. His eyes held sadness as he murmurred the next sentence, "Her name was Mocha."

((Ooc; Lol They are literally the exact same height xD))

Savarin heard his response.

"Well, a few weeks ago I was still in the Johto region and I found an abandoned human camp site. There were a few TMs and I grabbed one that looked interesting. I, uhhh, kinda think I can use it when the time comes. I told you that I was with friends before I came here... One of them, a great Ursaring by the name of Baby Bear, found this. She gave it to me because one of my old team mates was a Miniccino. ... Her name was Mocha."

"... Oh.... I'm um... I'm sorry about your friend...." Savarin whispered. He looked to the water. He felt like telling Arashi of his troubles too.... "Well.... I had no other friends besides my trainer, Felix.... Felix had been a good trainer to me, and never pushed me too hard.... But.... He fell and snapped his neck. He was dead on the instant and didn't suffer. But... I'm still tormented by it...." Savarin said, relaying the bit of his history to him. He didn't feel so happy anymore. He sat at the edge of the bridge and looked down into the water. He now felt sad as memories started to rise up.

Arashi fell silent after he finished speaking. He clutched Mocha closer to him. Oh, how much he missed not only his friends at Lilycove but just his original trainer and Mocha.. And... He suddenly looked at Savarin with new eyes. Terina. The Blitzle that had been apart of the trio, Arashi, Mocha, and Terina. Pain clutched at his heart. No wonder he had taken such a liking to Sav. Arashi was just trying to replace Terina. The thought left a bitter taste in his mouth. The Galvantula was thankful when Savarin began to speak, taking the spider's thoughts away from things he wanted to forget.

"... Oh.... I'm um... I'm sorry about your friend...." The Blitzle whispered, his voice soft with sarrow but the Galvantula assumed it was not from his own problems. He nodded in response anyway. "Do not worry my friend. It was not your fault at all." But the equine continued to stare at the water as if Arashi had not said anything. Then he began to speak and the Galvantula sat loyally by his side, drinking in everything he said.

 "Well.... I had no other friends besides my trainer, Felix.... Felix had been a good trainer to me, and never pushed me too hard.... But.... He fell and snapped his neck. He was dead on the instant and didn't suffer. But... I'm still tormented by it...." Agony shot through the Galvantula as he regaurded the Blotzle in horror. No friends? Alone to cope with that horror? Arashi himself had seen his family torn apart before his eyes, but Savarin was just a child. Not yet strong enough for the horrors of the world. Arashi glanced up at his face only to see the sadness in his normally clear eyes as he watched the water go by before them.
 
Arashi moved the Mocha doll to hos other arm and placed one hand upon Savarin's shoulder. His eyes were symathetic and his voice was calm. "Oh Savarin, I am so sorry, son. The only thing we can be thankful for is that he did not have to suffer, not like that Jolteon or the Mightyena. You have to survive, for his sale." Arashi ended his speech with a spiderlike smile of his own. "Now, let us return to the cave before something else attacks us, Sav."

Savarin felt a furry hand on his shoulder.

"Oh Savarin, I am so sorry, son. The only thing we can be thankful for is that he did not have to suffer, not like that Jolteon or the Mightyena. You have to survive, for his sale. ... Now, let us return to the cave before something else attacks us, Sav."

Savarin felt a little better, and was comforted by his words. He suddenly had a thought. "He's become like a father to me.... A replacement for Felix...." As he saw Arashi smile, he beamed at him with such happiness. He hadn't really realized he actually had a friend now; a father-like figure. He grinned.
"Yeah.... Let's go back to the cave." he jumped up, happy as ever. He felt like he had a spring in his step. He had a friend! And this is when ti finally sank into his still-developing mind. He pranced with Arashi at his side, and he only went as fast as he did. Together, they reached the cave opening. It was glittering beautifully as the sun hit down on the crystals at its entrance. He looked to Arashi and smiled. He had been rejuvenated in his thoughts and life. It was weird.... Felix's death still hurt him inside but now he felt like he could tackle the world.... He pranced into the cave, feeling so glad of all that was around him, as if he was grateful for just being able to see or smell or walk. He looked up to the roof of the cave where electric pokemon were scuttling around and to the cliff ledges on either side of the pathway. He was such in a dream state, that he kept walking for so long that he hit a section where the abyss just dropped down into nothing, and all there was was a bridge. He stopped. It was eerily fascinating how deep this pit could be. He dared to look over the bridge, but then clumsily stumbled. He looked around then to find Arashi who, he hoped, had followed him.

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(OoC: Today isn't a good day for pictures, is it? :| lol)

Arashi was so very releived as he watched Savarin's whole demenor change. His head was heald high and he was grinning so carelessly. He could not help but be energized himself by the youngster's energy and he found himself happily jobbing next to the prancing zebra. It was nice. The Galvantula was very glad that he had come to the cave of his birth place, even though he had abandoned his friends, it was not his fault. He could not have stopped the Raltz if he wanted to. A sigh escaped him and  that was when the spider looked up and saw Savarin a meter or so ahead.

He was looking over the edge of a stone bridge that led from one side of the gaping casm to the other. He was looking over the edge. Over the ARCEUS DAMMED edge. Memories and visions of Arashi's own childhood flashes behind his eyes but he forced it away. This was a place children were not allowed dover to. And for good reason. It was rare but it did happen when someone slipped and met an untimely death.

Without hesitation, the Galvantula shot forward, his legs moving ast as they could despite the fact that the Blitzle did not appear to be losing balance, Arashi shot out a strong string of web at him. It wrapped around the equine's middle and he pulled him back, not with enough force to knock him down but strong enough to pull him away. "What are you thinking? You could have fallen Savarin!" His eyes were wide with worry, not wanting to make the Blitzle angry at him but at the same time his anger was fueled by fear.

((Ooc; Had permission to be Spider Man B3  ))

Savarin looked over the edge again, and was just about to mutter something, but then felt like he was caught in something sticky. He yelped and was pulled back towards the main rocky ledge of the cave. He noticed then he had been ensnared in webbing, and it was Arashi's webbing. He looked to see Arashi looking at him in a mix of discontent and fear.

"What are you thinking? You could have fallen Savarin!"

Savarin whimpered. He didn't want Arashi mad at him.
"I... I'm sorry Arashi, I was just curious! I mean, a bottomless gap is... just... interesting." the zebra looked up to Arashi with a small frown. His eyes grew to saucer size in fear of his best friend being mad at him. He sat still, waiting for a response from Arashi. He drug one of his hoofs shyly through the dirt as he waited for the supposed lecture he was going to get. The last thing he wanted was Arashi mad at him. It was so unlike him; he was usually a little jerk to everyone but since this was his only friend he could only cling to him and treat him with as much respect as possible. He looked up to Arashi again with sad eyes.

Arashi sighed as he heard Savarin whimper. This was the last thing he wanted, but maybe scaring the Blitzle would keep him from pulling another foolish stunt like that. The Galvantula was trembling at he thought of losing him so easily like that and pulled the web from Sav's side to hide that fact.

Arashi flung the last of the web to the side as he listened to his stammered apology."I... I'm sorry Arashi, I was just curious! I mean, a bottomless gap is... just... interesting." Arashi forced himself to shove the retort he could have said. Interestig, huh? Well I hope it is still interesting when you are dead at the bottom!

He didn't allow himself to meet the huge eyes that he felt burning into him. The Galvantula knew all too well that he would simply forgive him and then the point would not get across. And Sav might still get hurt. The thought sent a chill down his back. The spoder turned to regaurd Savarin with calm eyes and watched as he dug into the earth with one hoof. Savarin glanced back up and Arashi steeled his nerves. He was great in a fight but scolding a child and he was hopeless.

"It's okay Savarin. But... You see, I grew up here as a little bug. I had many brothers and sisters and a loving mother. I was lucky to have so many care for me. There were many not as lucky. There were a few occasions that a Joltik would come over here -where I was forbidden to until I was older- and... He never came home." Arashi met the Blitzle's eyes seriously. "I won't lose you, Sav. Not if I have a say in it,"

Savarin listened to Arashi's apology.

"It's okay Savarin. But... You see, I grew up here as a little bug. I had many brothers and sisters and a loving mother. I was lucky to have so many care for me. There were many not as lucky. There were a few occasions that a Joltik would come over here -where I was forbidden to until I was older- and... He never came home. I won't lose you, Sav. Not if I have a say in it."

Savarin looked away from Arashi after a second of looking at him.
"I didn't know it made you so scared.... I'm sorry...." Savarin apologized again. He didn't feel so sad; it was legit for Arashi to be concerned for him. He was only a kid. Savarin looked up at Arashi, and gave a smile. He wanted to make up with the spider. He knew he must have really scared him to make him take action like that.

"I didn't know it made you so scared.... I'm sorry...." Arashi sighed in releif. By the sound of the youngster's voice he was quite shaken up. The spider purred as he finally alowed himself to accept that the two were okay. They were safe. Safe and alive. An honest miracle, truly. Arashi nodded to Savarin to show that he accepted the apology. "That's okay, Sav. As long as you are more careful," the Galventula gave his own version of a grin before leading the way to the bridge. "In fact, I know a place where we can rest. The other cave might not be as safe because of the Jolteon. It isn't dead. We-"

He was cut off. Arashi's voice had been cut off be a horrifying sound. The kind of sound that many have herd before perishing. The sound that led to your doom. Cracking. Arashi was near the middle of the bridge when he heard the sound and he stopped in his tracks. It was only then that he saw it. A Golem. An infected golwm. It was falling apart and it's face was decayed beyond beleif as it roared. The spider watched in horror as it smashed itself against the opposite side of the bridge.

The cracking grew worse and worse for a few seconds as the thing threw itself again and again until the bridge finally gave way. The whole thing gave way, taking the spider with it.

((Ooc; Sav can be on the bridge or not lol))