Her rescue of the little girl having left her with mixed feelings, Sienna had decided to continue travelling for a while rather than returning straight to the trading company. She needed time to think and the best place for that was on the road or at least she thought so anyway. Besides, there was always the chance of stumbling across a job or two in the meantime and the summoner was keen to get back into the thick of things, as quickly as possible. For the moment, she was simply walking alone without the company of one of her spirits, deciding that she wanted just a little time to herself. Sylveon hadn’t been too happy about having been sent back but she’d understood and went back to the spirit world without a fuss. The previous adventure hadn’t been physically taxing but it had pulled at the emotions of both summoner and spirit, with them both probably needing to reflect.
The mage found herself in familiar surroundings, travelling down a forest path, lost in thought as she slowly made her way through the undergrowth. The route seemed well travelled and there was little chance of her tripping up but there was a sense of foreboding that began to creep up on her as she walked. It seemed as though eyes were upon her and broke her out of her thought train. She didn’t know much about this forest at all and had little idea as to what just might be skulking about It wasn’t animals that she was worried about, as the summoner was pretty good with handling them. No, it was the thought of perhaps other humans that caused her to pause. Just what was this tingling down her spine?
A sudden arrow came flying out of nowhere and landed about six feet in front of her, forcing the girl to stop in her tracks. Rustling could soon be heard and a group of human men would start to head towards her, wielding an array of weapons from bows and arrows to swords. None of them seemed to wield magic and from the way that they were holding their weapons, they didn’t all appear to be comfortable with what they had in their hands. It gave the mage pause for thought and although she remained still for the moment, her mind was already formulating a plan of action.
“Alright girl,” the leader of the group said as he came into full view, “Do what we tell ya and you won’t get hurt. We want your money and anything else of value that you’ve got on ya. Do that and we’ll take you alive and perhaps have some fun.. If you don’t then we’re going to have to get nasty with you. Take your pick, kid.”
Sienna frowned at the threat and answered in a clear and strong voice, “I’m not going to give you anything. If you want what I’m carrying then come and get it but don’t think I’m alone, bandit.”
A bright light would burst from her position, briefly blinding the bandits and by the time that they were able to recover their sight, there was another creature in their midst. A long eared rabbit, almost five feet in height, who quickly began to lash out with powerful kicks, punches and ear thwacks. It moved with such grace but struck with such great force. A beautiful spirit and one of Sienna’s favourites. Lopunny, the butt kicking rabbit.
“You don’t talk like that to my summoner!” the spirit shouted, more than happy to speak directly, dashing from bandit to bandit, delivering powerful blows and evading their weak attacks. She was entirely melee type spirit but that made little difference when faced with such foes and she easily knocked them out with a couple of attacks each. The rabbit didn’t kill anyone, knowing her summoner’s views on the subject but hit them firmly enough that they wouldn’t be causing any trouble for a while.
The mage would have helped her spirit fight but Lopunny fought with such style that she simply watched as her rabbit carved through her foes. The battle didn’t last more than a couple of minutes and with a powerful high jump kick to the leader, the last bandit fell to the ground, unconscious, with a nasty bruise appearing on his face. Clapping her hands in victory, the rabbit would then briefly search the men’s clothes, before picking up something which bemused her, which she then approached her summoner with.
“Looks like a map of some kind,” the rabbit chuckled, “Think it leads to a treasure trove or something?” She was practically giddy with excitement and Sienna couldn’t help but smile at her spirit’s enthusiasm.
“More like to their base,” the mage answered, looking over the bit of paper and examining its content, “They can’t be very smart if they need this to find their way though. I mean, surely they’d know where their base is?”
“Approaching you wasn’t smart but they did that,” Lopunny replied confidently “Judging from how easy they were, I’d say that they were just grunts. We’re going to find the rest of them though, right? We can’t let anyone else get robbed or worse by these thugs.”
“Yes, we are, you’re absolutely right Lop,” Sienna agreed, “We’ve got to put a stop to this before it gets any worse. Hope you’re up for a little adventure because you’ve just signed up for it.”
“Have I ever turned down an adventure?” the spirit quipped, “I’m always up for a little quality time with you, Sienna. You know that.”
The mage just blinked at that and shook her head, before leading her spirit off the beaten track and deeper into the undergrowth, in search of the hidden base. The rabbit couldn’t have been any more excited and it was hard for Sienna not to feel the same way. Her energy was infectious and they both started to chuckle as they made their way onwards, hopefully to do some good.
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The mage found herself in familiar surroundings, travelling down a forest path, lost in thought as she slowly made her way through the undergrowth. The route seemed well travelled and there was little chance of her tripping up but there was a sense of foreboding that began to creep up on her as she walked. It seemed as though eyes were upon her and broke her out of her thought train. She didn’t know much about this forest at all and had little idea as to what just might be skulking about It wasn’t animals that she was worried about, as the summoner was pretty good with handling them. No, it was the thought of perhaps other humans that caused her to pause. Just what was this tingling down her spine?
A sudden arrow came flying out of nowhere and landed about six feet in front of her, forcing the girl to stop in her tracks. Rustling could soon be heard and a group of human men would start to head towards her, wielding an array of weapons from bows and arrows to swords. None of them seemed to wield magic and from the way that they were holding their weapons, they didn’t all appear to be comfortable with what they had in their hands. It gave the mage pause for thought and although she remained still for the moment, her mind was already formulating a plan of action.
“Alright girl,” the leader of the group said as he came into full view, “Do what we tell ya and you won’t get hurt. We want your money and anything else of value that you’ve got on ya. Do that and we’ll take you alive and perhaps have some fun.. If you don’t then we’re going to have to get nasty with you. Take your pick, kid.”
Sienna frowned at the threat and answered in a clear and strong voice, “I’m not going to give you anything. If you want what I’m carrying then come and get it but don’t think I’m alone, bandit.”
A bright light would burst from her position, briefly blinding the bandits and by the time that they were able to recover their sight, there was another creature in their midst. A long eared rabbit, almost five feet in height, who quickly began to lash out with powerful kicks, punches and ear thwacks. It moved with such grace but struck with such great force. A beautiful spirit and one of Sienna’s favourites. Lopunny, the butt kicking rabbit.
“You don’t talk like that to my summoner!” the spirit shouted, more than happy to speak directly, dashing from bandit to bandit, delivering powerful blows and evading their weak attacks. She was entirely melee type spirit but that made little difference when faced with such foes and she easily knocked them out with a couple of attacks each. The rabbit didn’t kill anyone, knowing her summoner’s views on the subject but hit them firmly enough that they wouldn’t be causing any trouble for a while.
The mage would have helped her spirit fight but Lopunny fought with such style that she simply watched as her rabbit carved through her foes. The battle didn’t last more than a couple of minutes and with a powerful high jump kick to the leader, the last bandit fell to the ground, unconscious, with a nasty bruise appearing on his face. Clapping her hands in victory, the rabbit would then briefly search the men’s clothes, before picking up something which bemused her, which she then approached her summoner with.
“Looks like a map of some kind,” the rabbit chuckled, “Think it leads to a treasure trove or something?” She was practically giddy with excitement and Sienna couldn’t help but smile at her spirit’s enthusiasm.
“More like to their base,” the mage answered, looking over the bit of paper and examining its content, “They can’t be very smart if they need this to find their way though. I mean, surely they’d know where their base is?”
“Approaching you wasn’t smart but they did that,” Lopunny replied confidently “Judging from how easy they were, I’d say that they were just grunts. We’re going to find the rest of them though, right? We can’t let anyone else get robbed or worse by these thugs.”
“Yes, we are, you’re absolutely right Lop,” Sienna agreed, “We’ve got to put a stop to this before it gets any worse. Hope you’re up for a little adventure because you’ve just signed up for it.”
“Have I ever turned down an adventure?” the spirit quipped, “I’m always up for a little quality time with you, Sienna. You know that.”
The mage just blinked at that and shook her head, before leading her spirit off the beaten track and deeper into the undergrowth, in search of the hidden base. The rabbit couldn’t have been any more excited and it was hard for Sienna not to feel the same way. Her energy was infectious and they both started to chuckle as they made their way onwards, hopefully to do some good.
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