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Due to the sounds of small thuds coming from the upper part of the tower that was connected to the first level with a ladder, Stella quickly bounced upward from her crouching position to watch the holes that gave vision to the higher area. A singular flash of red color followed with a black figure is what was to be seen, and while small, they appeared to be running rather quickly; in response to seeing this, in which the Vulpix also saw, the ranger would quickly pick up her companion and let her sit among her shoulder in order to see better off the ground. With a singular sakura-stick in hand, she would point upward in worry toward where the ladder met the second floor of the tower, diverting Matsurika's attention to what was about to appear. Hopping down from the second story in a swift motion was two wild Pokemon, both of which the girl of light green hair had seen before in various places across the region. The first was known as a Magby and the second was known as a Houndour; they both appeared to be quite angry, as the cry of the fox Pokemon was loud enough to wake both of them up, therefore they would fight until they were victorious and could go back to sleeping in peace. As they had hopped down from the upper part of the building, one appeared to be much more aggressive while the other appeared to watch from the back; the one with the fully red body appeared to be of this personality, as it was much more angry that it was woken up than the other. However, the dog Pokemon would most likely hop in when it was taken care of fully or if another trainer showed up.[break][break]

As the Magby ran toward the Vulpix, it would appear to channel its energy into the round mouth upon its face, causing the air around its face to look as if it was beginning to spark with fire. "Ma- Matsu~! Use.. use CONFUSE RAY!" Stella would shout with determination, resulting in Matsurika quickly hopping downward from her shoulders and running toward the opponent in an even faster manner. While it was quite scared, as the Magby would shoot outward a small burst of fire toward the fox it would simply take it head on as it struck her, not taking any damage at all due to her ability and natural properties that it held within. As she burst through the flames that had launched toward her, the vixen would stand still and cause multiple orbs that were gold in color to rotate around her body, those of which were definitely marvelous to look toward; they were as if liquid gold was condensed into a few, delicate bubbles. With this, Matsurika would push her paw downward onto the scorched wood and cause them to launch forward toward the fire type slowly, those of which would rotate around the Pokemon and cause it to become confused. After this had occurred, the Vulpix would run backwards to stand in-front of the girl of light green hair, her eyes still greatly focused on the Pokemon it was to defeat. It appeared as if it was very confused, as it was, and looked as if it was having issues deciding which way it would run in order to fight. Attempting to utilize the ability of EMBER once again, it would instead burn out of its mouth and cause it to take a bit of damage, as the mind of the Magby was in a state of confusion; this would allow Matsurika to utilize another move, as there was an opening in the fight. "Now- now is your chance~! Use EXTRASENSORY!" Stella would shout as she pointed her sakura stick toward the Magby, resulting in the fox's eyes to twinkle in the colors of white, gold, and pink as it quickly ran upward to attack.[break][break]

While the battle occurred, the ranger found herself standing near where one would go downward to the basement level; therefore, when what appeared to be a slightly frustrated individual and their Pokemon came up from the lower level, it would startle her greatly. Upon Kyle's arrival and speaking, Stella would be jump-scared and flinch, causing her to let out a small gasp; while the tone of the individual was neutral, their face looked to be slightly angry. "Oh, um- I... I'm just training my Vulpix..." she would begin to say as her cheeks would become slightly rosy, "I- I'm sorry if I startled you. My... my name is Stella." As she spoke to them rather quickly, she would soon adjust herself to face the Pokemon battle occurring once again, watching as a large blast of energy blasted out of her eyes to strike the Magby. It would result in the wild Pokemon being pushed backward a few feet and falling onto the ground, soon picking itself up and causing their eyes to flash a red color (leer). This would cause the fur of Vulpix to to shutter; it felt much more vulnerable, though not in pain in the slightest. "Matsu, it- it's almost finished~! Use EXTRASENSORY once more!" Stella would point her cherry-wood stick toward the Pokemon, resulting in a quick blast from the eyes of Matsurika hitting the Magby; it would in turn fall onto the floor into a state of unconsciousness. After the wild Pokemon was knocked out, the Vulpix would quickly run toward her trainer and prepare to hop upward into her arms- though, upon seeing the other individual, it would run to hide behind her legs and peek her head out to look at him. As she was battling while he ran up, she did not see or hear the two come up from the basement; she was just that focused. "Oh.. and th- this is Matsurika." she would say with a small smile, looking down at her feet to see her twitching her ears due to her shyness. Stella would not notice the Houndour slowly walking toward them with anger.

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As the winds that blew through the open parts of the Burned Tower began to die down, Stella's hair sat in one place within the backs of her shoulders and did not flutter. Turning to the boy of dark hair, he would appear to ask if Matsurika was alright, to which she would nod and pick her upward and hold her within her arms; with a scratching of her forehead, her ears would twitch and it would appear as if she was smiling with her sharp teeth. "Y- yes, Matsu is fine~" she would insist with a kind and radiant smile, "I... I just scare easily, th- that Seviper was very intimidating.". Despite the looks of the tower that they were in, it did feel surprisingly nice within here with the gentle breeze and scent of charred wood; it smelled as if one was at a fireplace with their family, preparing to cook a nice meal. That was actually the plan for the night of the ranger, actually; the family was to have a big fire in their backyard, that of which they would invite their extended family to and have some delicately crafted food. Her mother was always the best cook, after all. Smiling, the girl of bright green hair would remove a bottle of kombucha from her bag and unscrew the top, following in her lifting it to her lips and drinking from it; the drink was of the flavor of wildberry ginger, which was quite strong tasting but still was very delicious and refreshing. Like her teas, it was entirely organic, and was bought at a local artisan market that was down the street from where they were now. After drinking about a quarter of the drink, she would close the cap and slip it into her beautiful bag of brown and pink hues; it would fit right into where she had pulled it out from, sealed off by a few slots for potions and berries.[break][break]

With a flash of the sun above through one of the open portions of the roof and slits within the boards of the higher level, a wild Ponyta hopped through one of the open window-areas of the scorched building and knocked the floor under it with its hooves; it was looking to fight, and was staring directly at Stella. Taking the poke-ball of Vulpix out of her bag and pressing the button, her partner would retreat back into the ball and she would slide it into her bag; removing another poke-ball and her sakura-stick, she would throw it toward the ground and cause a silhouette of red to launch out of it, which would form into that of a Carvanha. As the ranger had seen many Ponyta before, and the formation of its body being on fire, it would be wise for her to utilize a type advantage; her fish Pokemon held the aspect of water with it, therefore would be able to take care of it quite easily. Pointing her stick toward the horse Pokemon, she would prepare to command Kiichigo to utilize his moves quickly in order to eliminate it rather easily, as it should. "Now, K- Kiichigo~! Use AQUA JET, and follow up with BITE!" the girl would exclaim, following in the eyes of the piranha Pokemon to glow a bright red color; it was determined to defeat the enemy. Quickly floating throughout the air with water beginning to form around his body, he would begin to channel his energy into his mouth and cause a large, rapid orb of water to form on the inside, that of which would pulsate and grow bigger and bigger until it would fill the majority of the inside. Upon reaching its maximum, the fish would open its mouth and cause a large beam of water to shoot outward toward the horse Pokemon, that of which would blast into its side and deal great damage with a splash. This would push the Ponyta over slightly and cause it to wince in pain; it would in turn launch a small flame toward the Carvanha, which would hit and push it backwards slightly, but it would not cause it to stop blasting toward it to land its final move.[break][break]

Fluctuating dark energy, the teeth of Kiichigo would appear extremely dark and look to be pouring outward into the air around them; it was preparing to BITE the foe, which would prove to be very effective; upon coming very close to the Ponyta, it would bite into the side of it with its sharp fangs and cause its flames upon the top of its body to slowly die out, that of which would result in it hitting the floor and going into a state of unconsciousness. This would mean that the water Pokemon was victorious in the battle, as she would have expected it to be; quickly floating back to his trainer, the Carvanha would appear to have a big smile across its face as it was gloating. Though, this would soon appear to widen and look as if it was extremely excited when Stella would reach into her bag and pull out a few berries that she had picked from her mother's garden; Kiichigo was nearly obsessed with berries, therefore upon seeing them it would quickly blast through the air to float in-front of her hands and salivate extremely. "H- Here you go, buddy! Good job~" she would say with a smile, lowering her hand to meet its face with the berries upon her fingers. It would quickly suck them up into its mouth and eat them, which would cause its eyes to nearly look as if hearts were forming upon them and sparkles were radiating off of its body. It was experiencing pure joy, which in turn would last for an hour or two as it still experienced the sweet, natural flavors within its mouth. The training was beginning to pay off with her Pokemon; they did seem to be getting quite stronger, and much more experienced within combat. Stella would most likely spend a little bit more of the day here training with her Vulpix and Carvanha, but for now she would simply place her sakura-stick within her bag and watch as her Carvanha would dance in the air in-front of her, along with pay attention to what Kyle was doing at the current moment.