Dylan Thomas and Fox Oleander- Human and Mermaid
Beachside

"Come on, Dylan! I did not just fish you out of the ocean for you to die again!" Fox leaned down and forced another breath into Dylan before counting out the chest compressions again. After one more session of breath and chest compressions, Dylan sputtered and spit up ocean water to his side. He coughed hard and rubbed his head.

"Oh man, well I'm never eating desserts ever again. Or going near a Goodra." Dylan shivered and looked over at the Mermaid next to him. It took him a second to recognize the young woman. "Fox?"

"Don't. Say. It," she growled out. Dylan raised his hands in surrender as he glanced over Fox. He could see why this would be a truly cruel form to Fox. The woman hated girly things like fairies and mermaids. "You just fell into the ocean over there. I reached you and revived you with CPR. You're welcome, by the way. What even happened to you anyway? Were you involved in the explosion over yonder?" Fox gestured to what appeared to be an abandoned city in the distance. He saw what appeared to be damage to several buildings, one more so than the others, as well as strange rift looking things.

"It's possible… I was involved in an explosion but I'm not sure if it's that particular one. Was there a lot of goo?" Fox just shrugged. Dylan sighed a little then looked back at the city. He wondered where Jonathan had landed. Hopefully the man was safe, wherever he was. He had been helpful, probably more so than he realized, by telling Dylan that Sloane was here and okay last Jonathan had seen her. Now Dylan knew what his quest here was. That's when it clicked that this was Fox next to him. Dylan's head snapped back to Fox.

"What?" she asked with a irritated tone to her voice.

"Fox! It's you! I was sent here to find you!" Fox's eyes widened at Dylan's words. "I was supposed to come here, find you, then get you out! Well, I've done two of those things but now…"

"There's the whole getting out thing. But I'm assuming that's not what you're referring to." Dylan shook his head. His thoughts wandered to Azlan and Jonathan, as well as his Pokemon still somewhere in here. Most importantly, Sloane was inside this place too. He couldn't just abandon them.

"No… my Pokemon are still out there, and so are two good friends I've met along the way. Plus…" Dylan looked at Fox and said in a low voice, "Sloane's in here too. Someone saw her. I can't just leave without her." Fox placed a hand on Dylan's shoulder in understanding.

"I know, I got it. Hemlock's still out there too. We should work together to find them. Maybe then we can come up with a plan of action to get them out."

"Yeah but… how are you supposed to move?" Fox glanced at her tail.

"How much can you lift?"

"I can carry Sloane if that's a valid measurement."

"Then you should be able to carry me. Come on!"

And so, Dylan and Fox began to travel across the beachside, Dylan carrying Fox as they ventured towards the abandoned city.

Hemlock-Roserade Gijinka
Abandoned City
Affected RP'ers: @Neo Emolga

Hemlock watched Jonathan carefully. The man had shown up a few minutes ago after a building blew up. Hemlock knew not if these events were related, but until determined otherwise, Hemlock regarded this man with caution as a hostile. The Roserade Gijinka followed Jonathan carefully in the shadows, trying not to draw attention to himself. The man suddenly stopped and seemed to staring off into space. Fine by him, better to observe the prey before attacking if the need arises.