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Allen laughed, "We're here to hang out! We need time away from base. I know we only just arrived at the hotel we're staying at. But why not get everyone out for some fun?" He shrugged and looked back to Caleb, "Mhmm. And if anyone would prefer some more training time, there can be Pokemon found all around, even out on the sand bars." As they reached a little island with Grass sticking from it here and there, they pulled it up a bit to where it wouldn't wash back out to sea. Allen went splashing out into the water, his Greninja following him out.

[If you do battle, please reserve your post. Here is a list of Pokemon found in and around Azure Bay. No Horde Battles without Honey or Sweet Scent. You may capture one Pokemon.]

Caleb didn't need to be told twice, as soon as the boat was pulled safely enough on to the island, he scrambled off. His Mudkip was right behind him, waiting to be unfastened. After doing so, Caleb set off, the Mudkip trotting at his side. The mud fish stopped and started crying out towards the water. Caleb turned to look too, squinting at a small school of Chinchou not too far from the shore.

"Go ahead and round up one and chase it this way," Caleb told his little blue friend. The Mudkip rushed into the water. After much confusion, shouts and water being sprayed, his Mudkip returned with one of the Chinchou running ahead.

"Tackle it!" Caleb called, moving out of their path and pulling out a poke ball. He looked up to see the Chinchou get knocked over from the hit. He tossed the ball at it, scooping the poke ball up after it had made a clicking sound. Caleb's Mudkip strolled back over, looking proud of himself.

Caleb was about to praise him when there was suddenly screeching from above. A flock of Wingulls were circling above. One swooped down and went for Caleb's backpack. The jar of honey he had purchased fell out, spilling honey on the sand. Caleb backed up as the rest of the flock swooped down and began eating up the honey, sand and all. He called back his Mudkip before releasing his Axew and newly caught Chinchou.

"Use Dragon Rage!" Caleb ordered his Axew. She merely huffed a bit and folded her arms. "Please?" Caleb sighed. The Axew rolled her eyes before shooting blue energy at one of the birds. It gave an angry squawk. The birds directed their attention to Caleb and his pokemon now, not looking very thrilled about having their meal disrupted. Caleb quickly called back his Axew. It seemed like she'd only be helpful at upsetting them.

"Umm...Discharge!" Caleb commanded, thinking of the first electric-type move he could think of. Electricity flared up from the Chinchou's antennae and shot at the Wingull. The birds fled, leaving an empty honey jar.

Caleb shook his head, picking up the jar and putting it away. He'd dispose of it properly later.

Satisfied with the battle, Rei sprawled out on the sand bar and enjoyed the sound of the waves.

"It's a good time to relax," he commented to nobody in particular. "The heat of the day is gone, but there's still enough sun to heat up the sand. Feels nice."

Maddy was sitting outside on a bench, overlooking the cliff and the ocean that extended beyond it. The sun was going to set soon, and she figured she would have a nice view of it from here. Her Garchomp and Haxorus stood off to the side, watching her closely but staying out of the way.
A breeze picked up, blowing her hair in front of her face. With a sigh, she wiped the black strands away. She was wearing her eye patch today, it seemed. Reaching into her pocket, she pulled out a lighter and began playing around with it, flicking it open, lighting it, and closing it again. Rinse and repeat.
"I wonder what's in store for us next..." She muttered out loud to herself.
After a few moments of internal struggle, she took a cigarette from her other pocket and lit up a smoke, taking a draw from it and exhaling a small puff of smoke.

Allen wondered from the hotel with his arms stretched up into the air. He noticed Maddy sitting on a nearby bench and grinned, walking over. "That's bad for you you know." He chuckled at the condescending sound of those words put together. "What's up?"

Maddy's lips curled into a small smile as three of her teammates joined her. She quickly put out her cigarette and placed it back in her pocket for later. The only person she had ever felt comfortable smoking around was Dark.
"Hello, everyone." She greeted them. She glanced at Alec as he made a comment about her smoking. "I'm sure I've done things that are worse for me."
She chuckled a bit. "Team Flare seems to be pretty bad for our health."
Garchomp and Haxorus glanced down as a few Pokemon ran up to them. Both Pokemon stayed quiet, but Garchomp nodded his head in greeting.

Suddenly, all of the houses and street lights lost power, darkening their surroundings a little. Luckily, the sun wasn't quite set yet, so they weren't thrust into complete darkness.
"Huh?"
Maddy got to her feet, looking around them. Her two dragons walked over to her and placed themselves at her side, ready to defend their trainer if need be.
"A... black out?"
She took her TADS out of her pocket. No signal. "What?"

Yamato was walking around the town when the sudden black out occured.
"What the? How can I returned to the hotel without getting lost like this?" he said