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(sorry about the harsh tactic. I just wanted to proceed with the rest of the Gym Battle faster.)

Sableye recoiled at the pain of the pecking, but proceeded in digging his claws into Nevermore's wing and tried to grab a hold of Nevermore's other wing flapping at it. Not able to grab the other wing without his hand being beaten and smacked away, the retaliation weakening it even further, Sableye made an impulsive and unusually bold move.

"Sable...." Sableye whimpered in an apologetic manner, before biting down on Nevermore's other wing with his rock-crunching teeth and trying to hold Nevermore firmly in his grip. Slowly he began to float, lifting unsteadily into the air---obviously, Sableye was not skilled with this ability. Perhaps biting down on Nevermore was the means in which Sableye found the technique within himself, as a sort of catalyst.

Sorry, Steph thought about saying to Aaron---the attack must have hurt terribly. However, it was not her that commanded Sableye to do that, and besides, she could always apologize after the battle. For now, her attention needed to be on the strategy.

(If it means I still recieve the badge and can continue onward with my journey, I am willing to lose. Also---since I know the reactions of the Gym Leaders' Pokémon cannot be controlled by the challenger--you could always say Nevermore managed to roll out of the way before Sabelye crashed into Nevermore.)

Sableye recoiled from the Peck ---a glancing blow at such an awkward maneuver, but with so much damage already accured, it did have an effect on him. Without being able to maintain his floating technique, Sableye fell. Sableye crashed, with Nevermore still below him.

(I am glad that my maneuvers were creative. Thank you. Would saying that Sableye did enough and recalling it be considered forfeiting, and not count as a victory? Steph is inclined to spare her trooper Sableye from further damage in the battle. Note that Steph does not know if she will receive a badge if she loses.)

Sableye might have possessed a champion's willpower when faced with how it withstood physical attacks, but so far along in its reduced strength, a Supersonic attack could not help. Sableye held his claws to his ears. Normally, Steph would recall her Pokémon at this time, so it might not accidentally hurt itself in its confusion, but without any other Pokémon, Steph could only watch her Sableye dizzily totter----miraculously still standing.

Sableye did not stand a chance against Aaron's Ledyba, so weakened and confused. Ledyba would make him faint before he could possibly recover. Steph did not like to lose, but perhaps Bombur needed a new strategy.

Surely.....she could always come back here after training? First Gyms typically allowed training, and rematches.....

Aaron was waiting---Steph did not call out an attack as quickly as she typically did. He seemed a patient person, but.....Steph glanced at Aaron again.

Aaron was so blond......

"Sableye, defensive maneuver.'' It was an ambiguous command, but it would let Aaron's turn commence and his Ledyba finish Sableye more quickly. If she was going to lose, she wanted the final attack to be swift.

(Yes, finally...I have been planning what I would do after I received the badge for weeks...)

''Sableye, return.''

''Would I be able to heal Sableye, if you happen to have a healing machine? As for my Pokédex....I suppose the phone and storage system capabilities cannot be integrated into my current one?'' Steph inquired. ''Also, Aaron....''

Steph brought out a large book within her backpack, titled "Big Book of Blonds in Bombur". "Do you have any cameras or photographs of yourself? I was thinking of adding a record of your...blondliness....to this book, for documenting blondliness as it occurs in Bombur.''

(Now, I should be able to join with Lumin. Remember Professor Oak's aides giving out items to the Trainer in the gatehouses? Sorry if Steph seems...brusque, but my impatient tendencies might have been expressed.)

''That shall be my destination, then.'' Steph passed her Pokédex to Aaron. "Professors...and probably professors' aides...have a way of making sure that items are delivered; so I should recieve it once you are done with it.'' Steph hoped that this was not being too much of a bother to Aaron, to expect him to be able to upgrade it and bring it back to her somehow.

Affirmed decisively with her plans, Steph head out of the Gym to set out of the first step of her journey in Bombur. That step was interrupted and compromised, however, by a passing Postork's bundle dropping on her head.

Steph, bewildered and indignant from the pain of the collision as she exited the Gym, held out a Poké Ball before remembering that Sableye was not in any condition to fight. I wonder what that was, Steph thought, not familiar with the Pokémon of Bombur, or even knowing its name. The bundle beside her unraveled, and a small cheep came from it. ''Tiquail."

Steph delicately held the Tiquail in the bundle to herself. The Tiquail seemed a little surprised at first, before, with a small cheep, cuddling next to her.

Smart to use your cuteness, Steph mentally commented idly.

With another member to her party and a bump on her head, Steph continued on.