Michi giggled briefly and nodded at Lucien's response. Yeah, it was getting a little late wasn't it. As excited as Michi was about seeing the temple, it had been a pretty long walk and the encounter with the Espurr hadn't helped matters either. She was still hurting but at least there hadn't been anymore dangerous attacks like that first encounter. Returning her Pokemon (including Fang thankfully), Michi fell into step beside Lucien. She kept up her empathic abilities this time, not wanting to be caught unawares. There didn't seem to be anything in the vicinity, but then again, she wasn't aura sensitive so she might be missing something else. Oh well~.
The deeper they walked into the forest, the more Michi became aware that there was something different about this part. She couldn't quite place it but when Lucien commented that there was something close, she knew that the feeling meant something.
"Maybe it's the temple?" Michi whispered back. One could hope at the very least. The next turn revealed that yes, it was in fact the temple they had been searching for. Seeing the temple with her own eyes, Michi stopped and stared, taking in the pillars that made it up and even the plants that had since over run it.
No wonder the Shaymin stopped coming. Nobody wanted to live in a home as cluttered as that.
"Wow..." It was something else, wasn't it. Walking up the stone steps, Michi couldn't feel the aura surrounding it but the feeling she got from seeing this temple was beyond words. There was a
lot of work to be done on this temple and it almost felt like too much for the two of them to handle. How were they going to make something as huge as this temple inviting to the Shaymin? It wasn't until Michi heard the buzzing of a Combee that she tore her attention away from the temple. Hmm? Oh, that Combee was a cute curious one wasn't it. Well, it seemed that Lucien had it well in hand.
Michi had just started up the steps again when a rather flustered looking Flabebe dove down in front of her and started scolding them. Huh? Oh, apparently they weren't supposed to enter. Or at least, that was the general feel that Michi was getting from her. She would have tried to reason with the fairy baby when a sudden Petal Blizzard had her jumping backwards with a yelp. Unfortunately, stairs were a thing and had it not been for the large vines in the temple, Michi would have certainly fallen backwards. As it was, she wasn't sure how long the strength of the vine would last.
A brief
POP would be heard as a Ducklett quickly formed a Tailwind to help Michi stand upright again. The force of the rushing air had Michi nearly stumbling
forward this time but managed to catch herself. A loud squawk would be heard from Odette as she formed a Steel Wing that crashed into the Flabebe.
"Odette, wait!" Michi called out a moment too late. Another Steel Wing crashed into the Flabebe, making the little fairy faint. Stepping forward, Michi managed to catch her before she fell and hugged the small fairy close.
"It's ok, you were just looking after the temple, weren't you. We'll take good care of it and you, if you'll let me," Michi murmured, showing a pokeball to the Flabebe. The Flabebe looked at the pokeball and then back at Michi and nodded, floating up to press the button and be captured of her own accord. Michi watched until the pokeball stopped pulsing and then disappeared to wherever it went. Kind of like magic. It never ceased to amaze her, really.
Odette flew over to rest on Michi's shoulder, her head bowed in remorse. Michi smiled and pet the Ducklett,
"You were great Odette, you were just trying to help." The Ducklett cooed, nuzzling Michi before the latter turned to look at Lucien.
"We found the temple, let's go inside~" she giggled, skipping to the top of the steps,
"It's so big! I don't know how we're gonna clean all of this up by ourselves." Spinning around inside the temple, Michi giggled as she got dizzy trying to look at all the things.
Woah... ok, maybe that wasn't such a good idea.
"Where should we start?" That was the question wasn't it. There was so much work to be done and well, it was just a bit intimidating hehe.
Words: 765 | Notes: Odette gains 2 points; Catching Flabebe
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