Magic & Transvolution

Wild Pokémon roam throughout the forest: Frolicing in the greens, even talking with one another! The vibrant, lush flowers sprout at each bush, wild Buneary goes to sniff one before sighing in relief. It then spots the three wanderers, hopping away.

The Zorua's maw hangs, eyeing around. "Whoa," he says, his tail wagging in glee. "Never knew the outside looked this...lively."

Justin has his hands behind his head, smiling as bright as the sun itself. "That's the beauty of nature, dude." He sniffs, closing his eyes. "All of these fresh greens and wild Nativus living their life is what makes it great to see." The boy points up, staring at the sun. "You can even see the sun smirking down at us."

"Yeah!" Ramon blinks. There goes the mention of Nativu again. I wish I knew what he meant by that... The fox sniffs the fresh air, breathing it as if it's his first time. Exhaling, the fox puts up a toothy smile. "Oh it even smells amazing here, Justin! The fresh aroma from the plants nearby makes my snout not want to hurl in a corner!" He hops around. "No more foulness from the facility's corpses: I'm stench free!"

Ada and Justin's eyes leap. "Corpses!?" the two yell, the Zorua covering his ears in response.

"Ye-Yeah. I smelled nothing but the corpses while roaming around the facility."

The teens look at each other, drilling into uncertainty. "I guess that explains the dried blood on your face," Justin says, his laughter sounding like a creaking windmill.

Ada folds her arms, lifting her brow. "Justin, that wasn't funny."

"What? That wasn't me laughing at him. It was just—"

"A laugh, right?"

"Ye-Yeah. But it wasn't like a laugh laugh. It was...uh." The teen scratches the back of his head, looking down at the ground. "Nevermind."

Ada sighs, looking at Ramon. "Did you happen to find Yvonne along the way?"

Ramon looks off to the side, lowering his brows. "Hmm..." He closes his eyes, humming. After some time, he opens his eyes, twiddling his paws. He shakes his head. "No. I don't recall meeting him."

"Hmm." Ada lays a hand on her chin. "This is all strange: You mentioned there being corpses in the institute even though the institute was destroyed...Why's that the case?"

Justin puts his hands in his pockets. "Beats me. Something must have happened there."

"Yeah...Something big."

Silence.

The three stare ahead, their minds perplexed. The wind blows against them, sounding similar to one's whistle.

"So, uh," Ramon pauses. "Where are we heading?"

"...We're not sure," Ada responds, shrugging.

Ramon blinks. "Huh?" Eyebrow raises. "Mind clarifying?"

"As I've said: We're not sure." The girl sighs. "Justin and I have been traveling around the region for awhile now. We have yet to see any village nor town nearby.'' She looks at the fox. "Do you perhaps know where we can find a place to stay?"

Ramon shakes his head. "I escaped the facility not too long ago. That's why I asked you if you know where we're heading."

"Oh..." Ada stops for a moment and bows. "My apologies for the misunderstanding."

Justin snickers. "So quick to belittle someone, yet can't understand someone's question the first time." Ada glances at the boy and springs her fist, jabbing his stomach. He groans, covering it. "Ooof! That freaking hurts!" He chuckles, his voice cracking.