The PORT Team

The Tirtouga had a mouthful of seaweed when he heard the Shellder cry out. He dropped it all instantly, rocketing up to the surface just as the Feraligatr from earlier roared into action, using a powerful water attack to smash against the intruder. A red creature assisted him, one that Viggo hadn't seen, but wasn't about to ask questions.

As he surfaced, he looked at the bleeding corpse in the water. A Blastoise! Too close to home! Dammit! The turtle swam beneath the undead monster and resurfaced on the inside of the cave.

"Arrgh, you bloody bastard!" He roared, releasing a powerful brine attack right into the chest of the rotting creature, forcing the body out into the open waters of the ocean and out of the cavern.

"Everyone inside, get inside!" He barked at the others with the Feraligatr."Don't swim through the blood!"

Things were happening much too fast and this quickly frightened the young Shellder. His cry echoed along the walls as he snapped his shell shut immediately, protecting himself fromthe sights of the struggle he could easily hear outside. Shellder began to tremble, tears starting to flow from his eyes as fear rang through his small protected bidy. A loud booming roar shook him to his core only to have another one follow in response. Shellder did not dare open his eyes. He did not want to see what was going on outside. But then the Turtle's words ran through his head and colorless eyes snapped open. Mama! He had to protect Mama! Shellder had promised!

And with with that the child foced himself to open the shell he hid in. His eyes immediately took in the sight of the two monsterous pokemon clawing and bashig into eachother just in the water before him. The tears still ran down his shadowed cheeks but Shell was filled with new courage. He would not just pet Mama get hurt cause he was too scared! Shellder whilped around, bouncing forward until he was at the bigger pokemon's face. Her eyes were closed so she must still be sleeping. This worried him but the shellfish ran his tounge aling the side of her broad head. "M-Mommah! Wake up mommah!" he cried out, his prodding growing in intensity. Why would she not wake up?!

With the blastoise somewhat down, Jaws finally got to notice that the lapras was passed out, the shellder was crying for her to wake, and the turtle, Viggo, blasted the blastoise right out of the cavern, back out into the open waters. A small wave of relief washed over the feraligatr, but it quickly vanished as the turtle shouted out to them, "Everyone, get inside! Don't swim through the blood!"

Jaws looked down at the guy, then to the waters. It would be difficult for Nerissa to avoid any of that, the bird would have an eaiser time. "I'm gonna go get someone," Jaws stated before swimming, keeping his head above the water. As long as the stuff didn't get inside of him, he'd be fine, right? He swam to her, relieved to see her ok. "I think I need to carry you, if that's ok," he began a little awkwardly. He didn't realize how strange of a request it was until it left his mouth. "There's... There's blood in the entrance, and I don't want you to get sick from it." He turned his back to her, silently asking her to board. That way, she'd be able to get through no problem.

Nerissa watched the fight's conclusion, admiring Jaws for his skill, yet was still disheartened by it. She would never be as strong as that, there was no way. Her momma was strong, but Nerissa could never match her, either. She could see more Pokemon in the cave and her anxiety level rose quickly. The turtle, especially, didn't look like the happy sort. Especially when he jetted the corpse out the door and started yelling.

The little Seel wasn't able to make out what was said, so she just watched everyone else to see what she should be doing. In a colony of Dewgong and Seel, it is easy to find your place. You just follow the family. But this group was scattered all over the water, and she wasn't sure who to follow. So she sat still, waiting for someone to make a move.

Jaws was the first, and he was heading straight for her. Nerissa tried to calm down, to not let him know how frightened she was of his 'friends', but all she could manage was a weak smile. "I think I need to carry you, if that's ok." Her mouth fell open and she just stared at him. Did he...did her really just ask to carry her? What kind of a-"There's... There's blood in the entrance, and I don't want you to get sick from it." Oh.

Nerissa blushed madly at her earlier thoughts, not even really sure where the heck they had come from, and tried pulling herself onto his back. It was very difficult with her small flippers, so she had to settle with flopping gracelessly to get on. How embarrassing! But, she was grateful that he was so worried about her, and a little giddy. So she found a comfortable spot between his back and head fins, and leaned down. "Thank you, Jaws," she whispered, not really wanting everyone else to realize that he was only helping her because she was too small and weak to get through the gore herself.

((Not much for Lilith to do. She just flew over the blood and into the cave where she nested back in the water waiting for the others ._. ))

Roaring and screaming is all she heard in the blackness, as if it was far in the distance.
"M-Mommah! Wake up mommah!"
Her eyes fluttered open slowly as everything fell into focus.
Her head was pounding and a hard prodding on the side only made it worse.
"W-whuh...?" She cringed as she lifted her head to take everything in.
The Shellder looked at her with wide, teary eyes, clearly terrified.
Her eyes shot to the disturbances in the water as adrenaline shot through her bloodstream. The turtle was screaming something about blood, and there were new pokemon there.
"What the hell is going on?" She slurred anxiously, pushing herself around to face all the new pokemon.

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Viggo propelled himself around the pool of blood towards the corpse, growling to himself as he used another Brine attack to force the corpse further out to sea.
Blood and flesh attracts others...can't have this near the others...

As he returned to the cavern entrance, the blood from earlier had been carried away by the current. The Tirtouga took in a deep breath, finally feeling safer now that the threat was gone.
Ah, that's right, the bandages...
He paused, searching the ocean floor for where he dropped the seaweed. He spotted it, caught on a rock. He grabbed it up in his mouth and resurfaced near the Lapras, smiling at her as she watched him with a dazed expression.

It was still loud! Loud and scary and many things happening! All ofthis frightened little Shellder even more. As the battle raged on behind the yound child, more and more tears streamed down his face. His small shelled body shook more and more as fear threatened to overtake him, bu for once he was not in fear of losing control of his power. No, he was much too frightened. The only good thing was that his urging for Mama to awake seemed to be working. Her crystaline eyes seemed to flutter open and the child sqeaked with joy, his still waterstained face now upturned with happiness. "M-mommah! You awake!" He chirped hapily, liking her face once more before she raised her head up and out of his reach. Shellder enjoyed the salty taste on his tounge, it was her taste. It made him feel safe.

But the Lapras quickly took in her surrowndings, her face twisting with an emotion that frightened the Shellder once more."What the hell is going on?" Mama called out, her voice still lacking real emotion as if she were not completely awake yet. Her gaze snapped around and Shell closed his shell slowly, watching with wide eyes. Mama turned her body around and the Shellder reased a whimper. Tears now began to drip out of his shell as his quiet crying intensified. "M-mommah... You not wake up..." he whispered, closing his shell until it was near shut, pulling his tounge in. Why was Mama so mad now? The sensetive shellfish had no idea.

((Ooc; I know that she isn't actually angry, but her cursing scared him lol))

Jaws gave the little seel a reassuring smile as she settled on his back and moved with ease to the cavern. While there was a little bit of a ruckus, he hoped that the others wouldn't scare her off; she seemed too shy and timid to have been able to meet the others on her own after such a scare...

He swam her over the gore and paused when it was ok to disembark. "Found someone on the beach," he began, looking to everyone. He stayed clear of the lapras and waited for the cool turtle guy, Viggo, to come back up. "Viggo, this is Nerissa."

Nerissa calmed a little when Jaws smiled at her, a blush rising to her cheeks once again. She gave him a timid smile in return before he began heading towards the cave where all the fighting had been. She was shocked to see so many other Pokemon there, and her small flippers griped uselessly to Jaws in fear. A Lapras was the first thing she saw, and it seemed to be in bad shape, but when she started cursing the little Seel hid her head behind one of the Feraligatr's fins. Even the Shellder seemed scared of her, so now she didn't know what to think.

When Jaws stopped, Nerissa took a peek over one fin. She was by the stones and figured he must want her off now. She regretfully slid from her perch to flop ungracefully onto the surface of the rock. Slightly curling into herself, she waited, and Jaws made the first move again. "Found someone on the beach. Viggo, this is Nerissa." She looked over to see a small turtle-thing near the Lapras, and she quickly pulled her tail in front of her to hide. Her NeverMeltIce glinted beautifully in the soft light of the setting sun, making orange and pink dance across the walls of the cave. She hoped the turtle would be nicer than the Lapras...

"M-mommah... You not wake up..." the little Shellder whispered near her as it started to whimper and cry.
Oh great, I upset him...
Dahlia shook her head, trying to clear her head as she looked back at the turtle, who was now holding some seaweed in his mouth.
She watched as Viggo pushed himself up on the beach and dropped the weeds next to her fin and turned to the others.
"Welcome, everyone. I'm Viggo, and this is one of my many homes. You all are welcome to stay as long as you don't cause any trouble." He said in a friendly tone, his gaze falling on every one of them.

Dahlia nodded silently as she shot a glance at the Feraligatr.
Let's just hope he does the same...
The Lapras turned her attention back to the shivering Shellder at her fin.
"Oh...It's okay, Shell...Didn't mean to frighten you, dear." She whispered softly, forcing a small smile.

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Viggo grinned widely as he finished his little speech, happy to see so many living creatures in one spot. He smiled at the little Seel who had been introduced as Nerissa. She seemed to be hiding behind her glistening Nevermeltice timidly.

"Hello there, young one. My, you're a beautiful lass!" he beamed as he tried to make her more comfortable.

"Oh...It's okay, Shell...Didn't mean to frighten you, dear." The words were enough to calm the Shellder. He squeaked happily, the shellfish opening enough to regaurd Mama with wide, releived eyes. He was blissfuly unawear of the newcomer and the return of the giant crocodile. All that mattered was that Mama was nkt mad anymore! Sheder's shell opened completely in a split second, his tounge hanging out. "M-mommah! Mommah yay!"

The small Pokemon bounced forward happily, his mood changing completely from that a minute ago. Mama had scared Shell, but Mama was omay now so Shell was okay now. He happily ran his tounge over her fin, glad to have her no longer angry. "Mommah, ride Mommah?" The Shellder suddenly asked, regaurding her with wode eyes as he motioned to her shell with his tounge.

((Sorry, but I got nothing. Skip, please.))

"Hello there, young one. My, you're a beautiful lass!" Nerissa blushed madly at the compliment. No one had ever called her beautiful before, and she wasn't sure if he was teasing her or actually being nice. He had seemed so angry and scary before, yelling and hurling the dead beast out of the cave, that she wasn't sure if he would let her stay. But he seemed a completely different Pokemon now. She gave a shy smile and peeked out around her NeverMeltIce.

"H-hello..." she stammered. Without Jaws to help her, she wasn't sure what else to say or do. She'd never been around strange Pokemon before, all she knew was her colony, so the little Seel had no idea what was the proper way to address the turtle-man. Was he a 'Sir' or a 'Lord'? Was he in charge or just and elder? What is she supposed to do? All the confusion was giving her a headache.

Lilith was sitting in the water, watching as the Seal was introduced to the other members of the small group. There was no mention of her, was it possible that they had forgotten she was here? That was always a possibility, though she didn't mind being forgotten, she did feel a little hurt that they had forgotten her in such a short about of time.

She noticed the Turtle, and she felt like she had seen one before, but could really place it, but she knew it was a pokemon from her home region, but not a very common one, actually, this would probably be the second time she has seen one. She didn't want to keep thinking about, she was just glade to finally know she wasn't the only survivor during this epidemic.

((bad post is bad >.< ))

"Well come on in, everyone, make yourself comfortable." He said cheerily, nodding at the newcomers as he tried to make light of the most recent happening.

"My dear, you're going to need these wrapped over double." The turtle said to the Lapras as he pushed himself up to her.
"I-"
"Shoosh! You nevermind me! You just mind your little one there." He smiled, grabbing up the kelp as he winked at the Shellder.
The Lapras started to reply, but looked down at the young one helplessly.
It had called me momma...What do I do...?

"So!" Viggo said through his teeth as he wrapped the bandages around the Lapras' fin gently. "What's everybodies' name? We can't have folks here bein' anonymous, can we?"

(OTL sorry really awkward post...stressed out today)

For some reason Mama's expression just made the Shellder laugh. She seemed to almost gape at him, as if he had grown wings and flown around. This did not offend the young Shellder, though. He merely cooed happily, sticking his large tounge out at her before bouncing closer to her once more. The turtle was right by her again, carrying huge leaves. At first the baby watched with wide eyes as he did something with Mama's fin. Wuzzat...? However, as the blue turtle finished tying the vegitation onto Mama, Shellder understood. He cried out happily, bouncing forward and closer to him, showing his appreciation by calling out, "Help Mommah! Help her!" Shell had known that she had been hurting and her fin had hurt; he was thrilled to see that someone cared for her, almost as much as he did. "Yay!"

The tirtle then asked for names of everyone, stating big words that Shellder didn't completely understand, but he did understand the sharing of names part. The child waited a full three seconds for someone to introduce themselves... But then he decided they took too long. As a result, the shellfish bounced happily once more. "Shellder! Shellder!" He chirped blissfully. His high voice vibrated around the cavern they had all taken haven in.

In all the chaos, Jaws had honestly forgotten about the bird he had met along the way back to the cavern and he mentally kicked himself as she swam nearby, looking not too sure on whether she should be there or not. However, Viggo was much more hospitible than Jaws and opened his flippers to the newcomers. 'For a guy living in this day and age, he sure is... generous... to let all these pokemon into his home...' the aligator thought grimly. What if he let in the wrong person...?

Still, the turtle called for introductions, and since the lapras and shellder seemed to all know each other, and the other white pokemon were all timid, Jaws smiled and stepped up. "My name is Jaws, since my trainer was an original guy." He looked to the little seel beside him and gave her an encouraging nod. Hopefully, she'd come out from behind that Nevermeltice....

Nerissa felt sufficiently awkward, especially when everyone was finally together in the cave. She had almost forgotten about the bird that they had met outside, and felt a little bad about that. She wasn't very good with meeting people, but really, that had only been about 10 minutes ago. She watched as the turtle wrapped the Lapras's fin, which looked very badly damaged, and ducked shyly as the Shellder bounced up and down. What a strange group she had been introduced to.

"What's everybodies' name? We can't have folks here bein' anonymous, can we?" Nerissa watched carefully, hearing the Shellder just call himself, well, Shellder, and Jaws she already knew. But...this time he wasn't saying her name for her. Had she done something wrong? He was looking at her with a strange expression before giving her a slight nod. Oh...he meant for her to do it herself this time. Fear began to choke at the little Seel, and her throat felt like it suddenly had a boulder in it. Her NeverMeltIce moved before her once again as she looked away in shame.

She just couldn't do it.

((I can't post right now ono please skip. Don't have much for Lilith to say anyway.))

The Tirtouga chuckled as the little Shellder bounced about happily as he finished wrapping Dahlias' fin. It had been a long while since he had seen a happy child.
A rare site indeed...

"Shellder! Shellder!" The little bivalve pokemon chirped.

"Shellder, eh? Well, that's a fine, strong name young lad!" he beamed at the young child as his gaze turned to the others.
"My name is Jaws, since my trainer was an original guy." the crocodile said with a grin, looking at the Seel at his feet emploringly. The small white creature said nothing, but hid behind her ice necklace as if it would ward off the question.

Dahlia watched as the Seel struggled for words, and eventually giving up to hide behind her ice gem.
Poor dear...I understand how hard it is...
The Lapras lowered her head a bit towards the group to take everyones' attention off of the young one.
"Um...I'm...Dahlia..." She said, her large, dark eyes averted to the ground, trying her best not to choke on the words.

The Tirtouga smiled at all of them, glad that everyone here was at least friendly and willing to sit in one place with each other...except for one.

"And what about you, lass?" He asked, shoving himself slowly towards the white bird, instantly recognizing her species. "Ah, a native of my homeland! Where in Unova do you hail from, m'fair lady?"

Jaws' face fell a little as Nerissa failed to find the words to speak and introduce herself. He leaned down a little and poked her ice gem, its cold radiating even through his hard talon. "...With that in the way, they can't see your pretty face, girlie," he said with a lopsided, toothy grin. "No need to be shy; these guys are pretty ok."

He stood more erect when he heard the lapras finally give her name. Dahlia... Sounded... odd. He'd never heard that name before... but it was pretty, he supposed. He then saw Viggo question the white bird, which the alligator had nearly completely forgotten about. His chest swelled with guilt and embarrassment; he'd even brought her to the damn cave! Though, it was good that Viggo knew what she was, because Jaws sure as hell didn't.

Nerissa breathed a sigh of relief when turtle man went towards Lillith. Either he didn't realize she never said her name, or didn't care, either way she was off the hook. At least for now. She didn't expect Jaws to tap the ice in front of her, and squeaked in surprise. "...With that in the way, they can't see your pretty face, girlie." A blush darkened the little Seel's cheeks as quick as a flash.

Jaws just called her...pretty. He really thought she was pretty? But she was just a lumpy little nothing, hardly worth...but then again, turtle man called her that too. Maybe it was just some common greeting? The blush faded as the little spark of hope died with that thought, until she saw him smiling at her. "No need to be shy; these guys are pretty ok." The Sea Lion Pokemon nodded her head and offered him a shy smile in return, the blush back full force as she quickly turned away.

"Um...I'm...Dahlia..." Nerissa realized that the Lapras was actually stalling, much like she herself did when she was scared. And the larger female was actually pulling the attention away, but why? Was she trying to help? The Seel was confused at so many Pokemon offering to help her and being so kind, especially since she wasn't any of their species. She had lived her whole life in her pod, just the small section of young ones that traveled in the center of the herd. She was only really used to her own kind, yet these strangers still offered to take her in now that she was alone. They deserved at least her name, if she didn't choke on it first. "Ne-Nerissa..."

"Ne-Nerissa..." The Seel stuttered timidly, coming out from behind her ice gem. Viggo beamed as he turned to her.
"Wonderful! It's a pleasure to meet all of ya! Now, how about we all settle down and get ta know each other, eh? I'm sure we could all do with a little bit of relaxation!" He said with a hearty chuckle.

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Dahlia sighed as she relaxed a bit at the turtles' words. She was hoping for some rest, but not for all the talking. The wounds she had taken were fresh but slowly clotting over. Still, she couldn't help but feel anxious around so many that she didn't know- who knows if any of them would randomly get hungry and try to attack her in a weakened state?
She looked to the others with a troubled gaze, hoping they would just kind of...overlook her.

(Um...I guess we just kinda overlook Winter till she comes back)

((Ooc; Skip me. I have nothing orz))

Jaws nearly beamed as Nerissa managed to introduced herself and gave her a subtle, approving nod. Now was not the time to be shy, since they were trying to get allies and friends. "Wonderful! It's a pleasure to meet all of ya! Now, how about we all settle down and get ta know each other, eh? I'm sure we could all do with a little bit of relaxation!" Jaws couldn't help but agree more, as he was exhausted with the events of the lengthy day.

Though... His eyes rested on Dahlia, the wounded lapras. Her uneasiness was pretty apparent, and if they weren't careful, contagious. As his trainer's started and team lead, he was used to taking care of other pokemon in his trainer's stead... so worry for his "teammates" was natural. While the memories of her snapping at him were a bit daunting, he knew that uneasiness was as dangerous as it was contagious, and it was one infection they did not need. Giving Nerissa a soft, "I'll be right back," he cautiously swam over to Dahlia.

"...You doin ok?" he queried carefully. It was a simple and honest question.