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Questions for the River - Stage one

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 “Keep your eyes open guys,” Wick said as he rode on Harmony’s flat back, “The bell could be anywhere.” Casper responded with a salute as he watched for anything shiny sparkle from the river bed. Bella meanwhile had a rake and was combing the river bed behind them in a vain attempt to drag the bell along with them.
 [Feel anything yet?] the sableye asked taking a chance to look toward his friend.
 [Nothing yet,] she replied with a head shake.
 [Of course the One day that we decided to leave Shelldon home, we need him the most.] He complained despite his trainer’s lack of understanding.
 [He’s going to be moved to Howard’s Division,] Harmony replied as she brought her head back of the water for a quick breath. [He going to need to be more active in the defense of Keyma than spending time out here with us.]
 Rolling his head, Casper replied, [I’m aware of that. It’s just I wished that we had him hear so he can help search the river with you while the rest of us walked on shore.] He paused a moment be added, [Why are we the only one’s here? We should have come here with a company of soldiers to help search.]
 [I heard that Suicune is a being of great power,] Bella chipped in, [maybe bringing to many people might make him aggressive?]
 [That could be it,] Harmony said, with a nod.
 [That’s a lame excuse,] Casper replied taking his off the water again. [I bet Wick didn’t expect something like this was going to happen.]
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 As they continued up river, the search party started to see small chunks of ice flowing downstream. The small ice soon grew in sizes and in numbers until the surface of the river was frozen over.
 [Just perfect, how are we going to progress?] Casper shouted in distress.
 “Harmony, bring us up to the ice,” Wick commanded ignoring Casper.
 [Right,] she replied swimming up to the where the ice was thick enough to support the landlocked Pokémon and trainer.
 Once they had disembarked, the trainer said, “While I think you and push through this, I rather not risk it. Dive underwater and follow us from there. With a nod the lapras chimera submerged herself into the water.
 [It seems we are walking on ice now then,] the sableye complain some more only to be encouraged by Bella. From that point onward, the three on foot continued looking for the bell. It didn’t take long though for them to move to the shore after the first round of slipping on the frozen water and causing a few cracks to appear on the ice.
 After a few minutes, the whining of Pokémon could be heard from up a head. Rounding the bend, they saw a ranger trying in vain to save a herd of deerlings and sawsbucks from drowning in the icy waters. It only took a call from the man for the lord of Keyma to move into action.
 “Casper, Bella, get me a blanket from my pack,” he shouted rushing to the ranger’s side, “Harmony, breach now underneath as many Pokémon as you can.”
 As commanded the stone slab shell of Harmony rose in the broken area of the ice, catching four of the younger Pokémon as they tried to return to their mother that wait for them on the other side.
 Once their hooves hit solid group, deerlings tried to leap off. While three manage to reach safety, one fell back into the water.
 “Sir, can you get them to calm down?” Wick asked of the Half-fae ranger. Shaking his head, Wick turned to his Pokémon who were dragging an old camping blanket between them. “Take it over to them and dry them off. Also try to get them to calm down and follow my orders.”
 Saluting smartly the two rush across the thicker ice as Harmony tried to surface underneath more Pokémon again.
 [Save me!] one of the sawsbuck screamed at the top of her lungs.
 Bella approached her. [Please remain calm, the human over on the other side of the river can help you. But you must remain calm and listen to his orders.]
 The bellossom’s pleas reached the Pokémon, having most of them calm down with one or two still panicking. Still it made it easier for Wick to have Harmony save more of the Pokémon and drop them off on the bank. From there, the sableye and bellossom used the blanket to dry off the wild Pokémon’s soaked fur coats.
 “How can I thank you?” the ranger asked when the last one was safe.
 “Is there any other migrating herds of Pokémon that cross this river?” He asked.
Shaking his head, the man replied, “No but given the chaos, I do expect more trying to cross it to get away.”
 With a nod, Wick ordered Harmony to create a bridge of stable ice that crossed the river. “We’ll break the rest of the ice along the way,” he said once it was finished. “Try to herd any fleeing Pokémon to this point.” With that he bid the ranger a farewell before continuing on his search.
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 “Where could that bell be?” Wick asked himself as he scanned the river. The four of them search the river for the past two hours and made it to the point where Harmony could no long swim. From there, the land locked Pokémon disembarked from the chimera and started checking the shore line as they made they made a return trip back. Pausing, he watched as Casper and Bella searching the other bank across from him while they ride kept time with them from the center of the river.
 He was about to call of the search when the waning sun reflected just right off the water’s surface, temporarily blinding him. That moment of unstably cause his foot to step on a soft part of the bank which collapsed under his weight. Now unbalanced, he fell down into the river. With a splash, he was underwater and being swept away by the river.
 Righting himself, he saw that Harmony was already moving to recover him. He began to swim against the current to reach her when he spotted it. The golden bell buried in the mud with just enough of it showing to catch the sunlight. A part of himself said that it must have been the bell that blinded him, that it must be fate. But from lacking faith most of his life, he pushed that aside as he grabbed the bell.
 Once he was safe of the chimera’s back and his Pokémon at his side, he began to clean the bell so it can be returned.
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 Finally, back at the shrine and back on land and finally dried, Wick and his team approached the Shrine’s base with bell in hand. The sun had already set allowing the torch light to illuminate the statue’s features. Using a strand of the blanket he had to make a substitute string, he threaded it through the proper place on the bell.
 A gentle breeze rolled through the shrine, causing the already hanging bells to chime out.
 [That’s pretty,] Bella said listening to the tune that was being played.
 [I’m going to have to agree,] Casper replied taking in the music. It was at this time that Harmony started to sing along to the music, creating a perfect melody to go along with the chiming bells.
 Despite the fatigue and the near freezing experience earlier in the river, the music gave him the motivation to finish his task of returning the item. Using a stool provided by the shrine keepers, he got up to the statute and attached one end of the makeshift string to it. Moving around it to the other side, he attached the other side to the already hanging strings. It took another gust of wind before the returned bell to start ringing with the rest.
 “I hope it works,” Wick said with a sigh as he returned to his Pokémon. At this point he couldn’t fight the fatigue and fell asleep on Harmony’s shell.
 [That seems like a good idea,] the chimera said as she brought her head down to relax with her trainer.
 [That leaves us all alone,] Casper stated looking at the bellossom.
Looking back at him, she asked, [What do you want to do?]
 [I have a few ideas,] he said taking a look at the statue. [Suicune represents fertility.]
 A slight blush appeared on the steel/grass type. [Are you saying what I think you saying?]
 [Maybe,] Casper replied with his trademark smirk. [How about we dance to the music first, and see where it goes.] He offered his claw to her. Blushing harder, she took his claw and walked out toward the statue. Waiting for another gust of wind to play the music again, they danced the night away, with only the Pokémon outside watching from afar.
Word Count: 1500 words
Correct Spelling & Grammar?: No
Items: Lucky Coin
Casper | Sableye: Major
Bella | Steel Alchemized Bellossom: Major
Harmony | Lapras/Crustle:
Major
Wick | Leader:
Major

Explorer: Pkmn-Freak
Type of Exploration: Biome
Type -or- Biome: Freashwater
Items being Used:  River Map, Cleanse Tag

Prayer:
Pkmn-Freak
Tag Being Used: Stolen Bell
Legendary: Suicune

I hope everything works.
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Word Count: 1500

Casper gained 26 HP, 9 Attack, 7 Defense, 30 Sp. Attack, 6 Sp. Defense, 12 Speed.
Casper has earned 90 stat points! Casper gained 18 levels!

Bella gained 14 HP, 8 Attack, 12 Defense, 4 Sp. Attack, 5 Sp. Defense, 21 Speed.
Bella has earned 64 stat points! Bella gained 12 levels!

Harmony gained 14 HP, 10 Attack, 4 Defense, 28 Sp. Attack, 11 Sp. Defense, 13 Speed.
Harmony has earned 80 stat points! Harmony gained 16 levels!

Pokemon of Choice (Wick) gained 22 HP, 16 Attack, 5 Defense, 20 Sp. Attack, 5 Sp. Defense, 8 Speed.
Pokemon of Choice (Wick) has earned 76 stat points! Pokemon of Choice (Wick) gained 15 levels!

Trainer earned 410 Trinities.

Very Rare Reward
You found a(n) Destiny Knot. Would you like to take it home with you?

You scavenged 1 Cotton

You gain +3 Reputation with Suicune.