Heaven's Ridge: Astrid's Pudgy Pidgey Encounter x3

[Caramell 🍬]

Pudgy Pidgey [Lv 14] attacks.
Encountered here
Weather is hailing.

[Tarlar]

One kind of white replaced the others as the dense fog lifted only to be replaced by snow which whirled around. The top of the ridge was really exposed and there was little to nothing to slow down the wind.
"Snow?!" Astrid exclaimed as she staggered under the sudden weather change, she looked on worriedly as the ground quickly got covered in a blanket of snow which would make it even more dangerous to be here, as it now on top of being hard to see where the edge was, it also would get slippery so you could fall over the edge.
"We need to find shelter!" She called out to her pokemon but wasn't sure they could hear her over the storm, she was too old to push her way through the snow and keep her balance. How on earth were they going to find a good spot for a nest now?
"Egil, you must make a path for me so we can get below the trees," Astrid urged. The croagunk huffed but did as he was asked, he would need to make a path anyway if he wanted to find some shelter.

"No! no no no no! We're too late! The storms has come and all eggs should have hatched and been on their wings by now!" The wingull wailed as it let itself plump down into the snow. "I have failed! I have failed my mate and my eggs! This is a disaster!"
Dagny landed beside the wingull and patted it awkwardly with a wing, not knowing what to say to make things better. She herself had had plenty of kids but honestly she hadn't had much to do with them and it had more been a duty to her former trainer than a dream of her own. She looked around in the cold snow, it wasn't hard to believe it would be the end of most eggs.

An urgent cry caught their attention and they looked at the plump pidgey fight the elements and failing.
"It's beyond me how they are able to survive at all," the wingull grumbled disdainfully as it watched the flightless bird struggle.
"It must mean they have some great nesting spots! If they can survive trapped up here no matter the weather, it must be a great place to raise hatchlings," Dagny quickly said, and the wingull lifted its head and looked around.
"You are right, and even if I'm too late this year, I can make it better for the next one! I will not fail again!" It said determined and flapped to disappear into the snow. Dagny looked after it but it had disappeared in the white and she had no clue was its goal was.
The pidgey could use her help though, she pushed her way through the snow and when she was closer she spread her patterned wings. "I'm going to get the snow off of you, hold tight!" She called to the pidgey and flapped up a gust she tried to keep weak but it was hard to control due to the howling wind which was already blowing around.

"Your poor little thing," Astrid said as she and Egil had reached the pidgey, the old woman looked around but saw no place for the bird to hide. The trees was too far away for the pidgey to reach on foot now the snow was already taller than it was.
"The pokeball will keep you warmn," she said reassuringly and let it fall down on the pidgey, hopefully it could help it as there was little else she could do for it it seemed.

Wordcount: 607
(ooc: Dagny uses Gust, then throwing a pokeball. Note: Saxa is not on this team.)

[Caramell 🍬]

The small Pudgy Pidgey was lost to its own emotions and the turmoil of the dangerous weather that swirled around them. The howling winds screamed in its ear and echoed through the openings of the cave dwellings they’d carved out along the ground around them. Though Pidgey weren’t known to dwell below ground, the Pudgy Pidgey of the Ridge had to find ways to keep themselves warm and alive through the worst of the winter weathers. Which meant that at times, they’d used the help of the neighboring Shroomish to become more like burrowing owls than passerine birds. “Are you trying to save your eggs?” It called out to the white winged seagull curiously, staving off the worst of its worries.

When Dagny whipped up a powerful gust to knock away some of the snow that compiled on top of the bird, it screeched. Why were they attacking it if they were promising to help it out?! The bird tumbled and rolled across the snow covered ground while flapping its wings helplessly. It managed to kick up a small gust of wind in retaliation. The two gusts of wind swirled around each other into a powerful beast the howled with the torrential snows pouring from the heavens above and slammed into both Dagny and the Pidgey, kicking large chunks of ice in their faces as it screamed. “I can’t help you if you just attack me! Why did you lie?!” It screamed!

When Astrid knelt down to present a Pokeball, the bird struggled back onto its sharp clawed talons and pecked at her hands. It wouldn’t aim to actually peck her, but peck near her in warning. This old lady was obviously trying to trick it somehow! But…as it considered the idea of the Pokeball being warm inside and it glanced around the inches of snow piling up on top of the ground…it couldn’t help but consider its options. After a long think about it and some wary glances tossed in Dagny’s directions to ensure the butterfly wouldn’t pull any more stunts, it pecked the center of the ball in acceptance. Within the blink of an eye, the Pidgey disappeared inside of the Pokeball.

99.7% catch rate rounds to 100% so...

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SUCCESS!!

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Dagny gained 3 levels.
Dagny increased to Level 17!
Dagny is trying to learn Psybeam!
Forget a move and learn Psybeam?
Dagny grew closer to Astrid. +1
Dagny increased to +2 Happiness!

Please fill out the form on your new Pokemon:

[img src="https://i.postimg.cc/nLVLZmgn/Pudgy-Pidgey-zpsyovlums3.webp"]
[b]Pudgy Pidgey[/b]
Name: [choose]
Gender: [choose]
Level: 14
OT: Astrid Lindegaard
Moves: Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Quick Attack
Ability: Keen Eye or Tangled Feet
Nature/Personality: [choose]

-1 Pokeball deducted from inventory.