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''Use Sand-attack on Sparquail's wings!'' Steph commanded.

Tiquail flapped his wings, drawing debris to himself, including a few dusty feathers. With the debris coalescing into a loose cloud, Tiquail scattered it away towards Sparquail with a kick of sand from the ground.

(Great, now I think I forgot my strategy...well, the sooner I lose, the sooner we can return to Bastion City.)
This is not according to plan.
''Tiquail, the strategy has been changed. When Sparquail is low enough in the air, use Tackle to knock Sparquail down.
Tiquail moved towards Sparquail, looking for an attack opportunity.

(I should be referring to Tiquail as a he more consistently.)

Tiquail was buffeted by the Tackle. Landing in a feathery pit, all he could do was chirp weakly, seeming too weak to rise back on his feet again.

''Tiquail, that is...enough.'' Steph recalled Tiquail. The outcome of the battle was disappointing, and she always felt so weak, unprotected, and afraid when all her Pokémon fainted. She felt like scurrying back to a Pokémon Center, with no further ado to any other subject, and started to do so, retracing her steps. After walking some distance away, she noticed Seth was not following her. ''Do you want to come?''

Before Seth could ask where, she decided to answer his question for him. "I am going back to the Pokémon Center."

"I meant just to a Pokémon Center. But, I suppose there would be no harm in you joining me on my journey as well." Steph explained, stepping through the doors that slid aside in her passage.

"Nurse Joy?"

A Nurse Joy looked up from the magazine she was reading. Startled at being caught reading Bombur's edition of Pokémon Pal on duty, she swiftly set it aside and stood attentively.

"Could you heal my Pokémon?" Steph usually did not bother in the request; simply setting the Poké Balls on the counter was a universal gesture that the Trainer proffering them wished for the Pokémon to be healed. However, having caught the Nurse Joy off guard, she might be helped with a little prompting.

Apparently in a rush to be back to reading her magazine, Nurse Joy took and placed Steph's Poké Balls on the healing machine. In a few seconds, their health was restored, and Nurse Joy presented the Pokémon back to their Trainer before casually returning to her reading.

"I am going to the Bastion Gym next. Do you want to come?" Steph asked Seth.