Fairytan Rescue (p2)
Rookidee didn't wait for any other signal, as he tried pushing against the bars of the cage. He grunted and pushed as much as he could, feeling his body squeeze through the tight space until he popped right out and plopped on the ground.
Rookidee shook his head and stood up, looking at the higher up surroundings and noticed that he was free from the cage. "I'm free!" He said and opened his wings in a victorious pose.
"That was unrealistic" one of the pokemon in the cages commented.
"First time these poachers actually blunder putting a small fry with a big one" Dragapult added as well, and the Dreepy he had nodded in agreement. All the Pokemon around started looking at Rookidee like if he was their only hope left to get out.
"We should find a way to help free these pokemon too, Rookidee, it must be awful for them" Ponyta suggested, feeling a little sympathetic for the other pokemon that are trapped.
Some of the pokemon responded in protest of the treatment humans were giving them, while some agreed on wanting to be let free. One common thought was that all the pokemon here wanted to get out of these cages.
"If you can find what is causing our moves to not work, then we might be able to get out." Dragapult suggested and as expectable for Ponyta, the Dreepy he had nodded excitedly in agreement.
Ponyta wondered for a moment if this was some kind of coordination between Dragapult and his companions, or it's just their personality, but she left it as simple as them being them. She wasn't in the world enough to understand pokemon too well, and she definitely gave up on understanding the dragon-type pokemon at all.
Still, however, Rookidee looked like he heard from Dragapult, given he was hopping in an observant manner, as if looking for something. Rookidee searched around the four corners of the room, hoping to find some clue as to what thing could be causing pokemon moves to be disabled.
Rookidee stood around for some time and eventually said "I do not know where it is" he said, having an arched look in his avian face.
Ponyta tilted her head in confusion. For once, the only chance they have to actually escape and Rookidee can't find anything. Or can he?
Ponyta looked around the place. She could see a few boxes with blinking lights that seemed quite unusual for a tent to have. Ponyta had an idea, in which Rookidee would fly and peck on every single box, hopefully destroy them and hopefully deactivate them so pokemon moves could work again in the area, at least before their captors find out that Rookidee is free.
Ponyta explained the plan to her friend. In the midst of discussion, Rookidee questioned whether this plan would be viable, given he'd be doing something exactly within the description of his move, Peck.
"Don't worry, just trust yourself, and fly!" Ponyta encouraged in as much of a rousing voice she could muster.
"Okay, then" Rookidee replied plainly, and started flying over to the top of the room, in search for devices. As soon as he found one, he slammed his beak straight into it and landed on the ground with the device as well.
Ponyta was not even sure what was Rookidee thinking when he did that. It's not like pecking isn't something that he could naturally do without activating a pokemon move, because as far as she was aware, Rookidee has a beak.
"I said peck the devices, not slam your face against them" Ponyta scolded, but she was more genuinely concerned about Rookidee's well being rather than being assertive to him. She wondered for a minute if she was being too harsh on him.
"It's not working" Dragapult said, and routinely, his Dreepy nodded as well in support. He looks like he was trying to do something, but apparently can't.
"Shoot, and that hurt really hard" Rookidee complained and shook his head (well, body) is disdain. He later continued upwards and tried to gently peck the devices, but nothing would ever happen.
"Uh, nobody is asking you to hurt yourself but it's not like kissing the devices will do any better" Ponyta corrected with some insecurity, observing everything that is happening up there and trying to help Rookidee, even though she was stuck in a cage and being completely useless.
"I'm trying" he protested and pecked the device harder on the side, causing it to fall off the place it was secured in. Rookidee shook himself again, being lucky to not have lost his balance from the impact. "Oh, yay!"
"Still nothing" Dragapult replied and his Dreepy did the same. One thing different though, was that a lot of the pokemon were also trying their pokemon moves in futile effort.
"Shoot" Rookidee complained and continued pecking devices until one specific device fell off and explosions began happening in the place.
The smoke rose and the cages fell down from the impact. Ponyta was calling desperately for Rookidee as she was finally able to use her moves again, despite the devices supposedly jamming them before.
"Nazeu! Where are you?" Ponyta called out and quickly saw an avian face in front of her, flapping his wings while feeling proud for himself.
"I'm right here! Ready to go?" Rookidee asked enthusiastically after landing. Ponyta whinnied happily and nuzzled Rookidee in a thankful manner. The two shared their bits of affection, yet soon enough...
"What's going on in here?" One of the poachers, apparently Cain questioned in bewilderment that soon became rage.
"It's the pokemon, they're escaping! Catch them" one of the grunts said and launched himself towards one of the pokemon, apparently a Roselia, and fell on the ground as the pokemon he tried for was quickly saved by Dragapult.
"Dragapult! (You'll pay for this!)" Dragapult exclaimed and started readying a move. Ponyta was somewhat curious for this, but Rookidee was poking her intently.
"Roo, rookidee! (Come on, we have got to get out of here!)" Rookidee said and started for the way out, dodging humans as he flew.
"What is..." Ponyta looked at Dragapult, somewhat dazed at what he was doing, but as soon as Dragapult looked like he was going to launch his Dreepy at one of the grunts, Ponyta bolted for the exit as much as she could, stabbing humans with her horn if necessary.
It didn't leave them badly injured, given she was a little too young to have a hardened horn, but it did hurt them enough to have them staggering back and looking at her as Ponyta dashed off.
"Catch her! She's getting away!" Ponyta could faintly hear from one of the poachers. Apparently, she was either more valuable, or a more sensible choice, given that Dragapult would probably blow those poachers to smithereens.
An explosion happened back there, but Ponyta did not pay much attention to it. She tried to follow Rookidee on the way out, but when she found Rookidee at last, it seemed that he was being cornered by apparently Syrus.
"You will be mine even if you are the last pokemon I sell" he said in a somewhat sneeringly deranged manner and having his arms wide spread, as if he'd cover more space than he really does. He was so skinny, he'd fit better as a gentleman butler than a poacher.
"Niiii! (Leave my friend alone!)" Ponyta whinnied and charged straight towards Syrus and used Tackle on him. The attack landed and caused Syrus to fall down right on the same side that Rookidee was on.
Rookidee got the memo and flew to Ponyta's back. Ponyta gave a dismissing snort and galloped away in search for the exit.
