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With a slight twist of his paw, Umbra flipped over a medium-sized rock that didn't initially look too special. As soon as the rock landed onto the ground below, however, something showed up before them. It showed a peculiar symbol that appeared to have been carved into the rock. "I'm not sure what to make of this." Umbra questioned with a slight tilt in his head. "But I can tell this isn't something that was naturally on the rock a day ago."

"Hmm, really? Let me take a look." Jolty's eyes widened as he gazed on the strange symbol. It almost looked like an emblem of the sorts--but he couldn't make out what it symbolized. "I've never seen anything like it. Anything else you know about it?"

The dark type gave a blank stare for a moment--he was cold as he tried to think. "Not a clue. All I know is that this wasn't done from the weather. Too detailed and specific for anything the environment itself could've caused." He was currently onto something, however the small details weren't quite coming into place. Umbra couldn't help but question whether or not the person who tampered with the object had the intention of showing it off. It only made sense that someone or something caused it at this point.

"Should we hold onto it?" Jolty asked curiously.

"I don't see how we'd be able to carry it. I think the best thing we can do for now is hold onto it in our memories in case we need it." The dark type steered his view over to the right a bit, refocusing his attention onto something else. "I'm also interested in knowing what happened to the path over there."

Along the edge of the area, there was a beaten up path that didn't seem to have an end in sight. One of the trees alongside the left had a small crater on the bark of it. It looked barren, almost lifeless as there was no sound coming from that direction. Something about it peaked the Umbreon's interests--and it wasn't just the damaged environment.

Jolty's eyes steered over to the area, curious as to what caused the damage. "I'm interested too. We should head there now, actually!" He nearly jumped, ready to explore what was beyond the beaten up path. "Oh, but one thing first!"

The Jolteon looked back over to the Charmander and his friend--who both seem confused by everything they heard. "We have to go! Do you need anything before Umbra and I head off? There's nothing we can't do to help if you need it!" He said with comfort in his voice.

"We'll be alright! Just be careful! We know where we're headed already, right?" He replied, turning his head over to the Mudkip. A silent nod was given back to the Charmander. His gaze shifted back towards the Jolteon. "B-Be careful, and thanks again!"

"Everything will be fine, let's go short stuff." Jolty quickly picked up the pace and dashed towards the barren path, almost completely leaving Umbra in the dust. The dark type tried to keep up, but fell short in doing so. The electric type chuckled and slowed down a bit as they made their way through the new area ahead of them.

You could almost hear echoes as they dashed through the rough terrain. The Umbreon felt another uneasy feeling welled up inside of him. The cracks on the ground didn't seem natural; which seemed almost minute compared to the devastation done to the trees and bushes. Umbra wasn't feeling well about the whole situation. It was almost as if they were making an unwise decision and haven't realized it yet.

"Uh, Jolty?" Umbra said with a slight pant from how quickly they were dashing through the area.

"Yes short stuff?" The electric type turned his head towards the Umbreon and made an abrupt halt.

Umbra's eyes slowly drifted to left, an uneasy tone in his voice as he began to speak. "I'm starting to think we made a bad decision...walking through here. I'm sure this wasn't some environmental disaster; there's something up ahead and I don't know if I really want to find out."

"You worry too much!" Jolty stepped closer and nudged the side of his face. "I'm sure everything will be alright! If anything happens I'm here for you--alright?" He then went back to his previous position and began walking at a slow pace, Umbra following right beside him.

"I believe you, I just don't want anything to happen to you either. I don't know if I can hold my own in case something happens."

Jolty gave a slight chuckle in response. "There's nothing you need to worry about! I'm not going anywhere!"

The two eeveelutions continued walking through the eerie path, stepping carefully as they didn't want to get their paws stuck on the dense cracks along the ground. Branches scattered along the area as well, so running wasn't a particularly smart option here. Oddly enough, a little vibrancy started to show as the path grew wider. The branches littered across the area became less frequent, and berries even began to show up on some of the bushes. The two eeveelutions stopped and went to check to see if they were familiar with the berries. As it turned out, they appeared to be oran berries. Knowing that they were both edible and tasty, both of them took a seat on the softer ground and began eating some of them.

"We haven't eaten this whole time, have we?" Jolty questioned.

"Nope, probably should've brought something to snack on beforehand. Glad we found this along the way!" The dark type replied--looking up at the sky. It was almost clear, and there weren't too many clouds covering the bright sun. Rain didn't seem likely anytime soon, which was a sigh of relief for the Umbreon. They were far from home, and most likely wouldn't make it home by the time it was dark. Luckily for the two of them, unscathed trees started to become more of an abundance around the area--perfect for making resting locations.

A strong gust of wind blew over as they finished eating their batch of berries. It wasn't unusual or extreme; but they took it as a sign to continue on. A pond was nearby, which almost would've been impossible to imagine at the start of the barren path. As both of the eeveelutions crossed by they looked over at the water--large uniform ripples created by the wind brushed around the corner - almost splashing the electric type. He let out a small laugh and continued on forward. Something from that triggered a thought however, and he turned over to the Umbreon--who was still keeping up with him at a decent rate.

"Do you really think those two are going to be okay?" Jolty asked curiously, pondering about whether or not he should've stayed longer. It started to seem a bit odd that the destruction almost completely stopped halfway through the area. Even the Jolteon questioned it.

"I don't think they would've told you if they thought otherwise." Umbra replied after some careful thought. "...But I do think that something isn't adding up." He was able to see what the Jolteon was thinking just from his facial expressions. He took another moment before speaking again. "We can head back if you want."

"I think I'd like that." Jolteon responded almost instantaneously. Something began to trouble the both of them, and he was worried that he missed something.

"Although I think we should set up to sleep for the night. I don't think we'll accomplish anything if we head back tired during the night." Umbra pointed his left paw up--what seemed like a clear blue sky minutes ago became a reddish orange hue that darkened as the moments went by. The sun was on the horizon, giving them just enough time to set up an area to sleep.

"Fiiiiine." Jolty softly grumbled. He wanted to get over there as fast as he could, so the thought of having to wait troubled him. Nevertheless, he walked with the Umbreon to a nearby tree. "One moment!" The electric type said as he began to turn around. Umbra took a few steps back as he watched the electric type's tail turned silver. Without blinking, Jolty slowly carved a hollow area into the enormous tree; paying close attention to the rest of the trunk in order to keep it stable and safe for entrance. Thankfully it was big enough for it to work, allowing just enough room for two eeveelutions to sleep while elevated from the ground. The upper portion helped in protecting from the harsh sun and rain--making it the perfect place to sleep for the night.

"I didn't know you could do that! That's amazing!" Umbra said in awe, always curious as to how he made his previous home.

"Took some time, but now it comes naturally!" Jolty said with a cheeky grin. "Let's hop in, it's starting to get a dark as I speak!" Umbra gave a nod and hopped in first to the hole created by the electric type. As soon as the Jolteon went in, they snugged close and began to settle down as the night grew young. While Umbra was exhausted and immediately began to drift off to sleep, Jolty had other things growing in his mind. "Are they really okay?" Floated around in his head. "I think tomorrow is going to be rough." Also crept up, giving him time to think about what was in store for the next day. It took a while before Jolty became satisfied with his answers to these questions. Feeling content, he rested his head back and drifted off to sleep with the Umbreon.