Lucky Meet-Up

The frog muses with a tilt of his head, "Crcrcr...need some help there, hun~?" He squats in even harder before leaping down from above the Leafeon. The cat snarls and was **** to release the Typhlosion from her legs, rolling over to the side just when the Toxicroak lands in the water. The frog clenches his fists and whisks them up, revealing the large orange knuckle claws of his hands. "Then I shall accept this dance. You seem to lack the proper etiquette, missie." He taunts the infected Leafeon. The feral hisses with her fangs showing before dashing to the frog to fight.

Jackal's head spurts up from the water to take a **** inhale, only to **** on the air itself too hard and coughs aloud. "Chh-chouaak! Oughk, ouh...!" He clutches his chest and you rush over to him, gripping him by the shoulder to try and pull him up.

"Jackal, just exhale and inhale. In and out." You worriedly tell him, watching his mouth struggle at first, all before getting a rhythm going after enough water left his mouth.

He cups a hand to his own throat and blinks repeatedly. "Sh-Shit dude...insides...hurt like hell."

"It's alright, you're okay now." You explain to him.

The Typhlosion coughs again and pounds a fist at his chest to try and clear any more water. "Th-The...infected though..."

You glance over him to see the Toxicroak go at it, dueling with the Leafeon as she attempts to slice the frog with her clawed hands or Magical Leaf attack. However, with the way the frog eloquently moved, he was able to dodge her attacks and seemed to...enjoy it a great deal. He chuckles when she dives just over his head when he crouches, leaving her to flop onto the ground a bit aways, splashing into more water. The amphibian twists himself around on one foot and keeps himself completely perched and stable on it, resting an elbow on his knee to cup his head. "Now, now. The infection is supposed to make you not just simply stronger, but faster as well with a better reaction speed. I can only presume you were slacking in your time before then."

The Leafeon growls and pounces on all fours towards him. The frog leers and allows her to get close, all before he purposely slings himself backward. She barely whisks over his body, but not before he swings his hands quickly with purple lines leaking out from his knuckle-claws. The cat yowls when hitting the water again, this time clutching her stomach and the Toxicroak merely rolls backward back up to a petite stand. "Forgive me dear, but I will have to give you lessons another time~" He muses, crossing his arms behind his back.

The infected cat eeveelution hisses once again to stumble up and scowl at him, releasing her arms from the scratches of her abdomen to charge the frog. The Toxicroak doesn't even budge as he smiles giddily to see the infected get dangerously close.

"Watch out!" You bellow out. The frog doesn't seem to care. The Leafeon gets within meters of him and flexes out the clawed fingertips of a hand to him...only to then stumble. Her body wavers over in a direction, all before collapsing.

The Toxicroak catches her into her arms, watching her writhe and whine. "Shshshshshhhh..." He pats her head and she eventually faints. Scooping her up more properly, the frog carries the feral on over to drier land, laying her gently onto a bed of moss.

You ensure Jackal's alright before approaching the stranger, the one you hoped to find. "Uhm...thanks for showing up. And helping, I mean." The frog turns to face you and has a curious look on his face. No, it was more so that he was captivated with intrigue by your presence. It wasn't what you said that put him in a more amused state, but he seemed to be...looking you over. He doesn't say anything at first, but it was obvious his eyes were sizing you up. You decide to bait a different reaction. "My friend and I are in your debt. We've actually been looking for a Toxicroak in these parts about the infection, and..." You trail off as he walks circles around you.

The Toxicroak has a curled finger to his chin as he investigates you all around, confusing you as to what he was looking for. He finally speaks up, "Is that so? Well, it appears that I have found you instead~"

"Y-Yeah, I guess that's the case..." You mutter feeling his presence behind you for too long. Glancing over your shoulder, you mention, "So you're him then? The one we're looking for?"

The Toxicroak finally steps back around to your front and squats down, leering at your leg. "Potentially." He pinches a finger behind his thumb before flicking it at your injured leg. You gasp and twitch it back in reaction.

"O-Ow, watch it!" You grunt. "What are you doing?"

The Toxicroak rises up back to a full stand, showing off that he was taller than you...nor did he seem to care for personal space. His wet chest was nearly touching your own as his face floods your vision. He smiles with a wide grin. "...You must have had a rough journey if you came all this way with that kind of injury. It isn't fresh, and you've been trudging through this kind of water with it?" He clicks his teeth. "Tsktsk, this will not do. You also have several abrasions to your sides and arms."

The taller male leans a bit to the side to check on Jackal. The Typhlosion seems to have finished his coughing fit and was clenching his aching head, still sitting in the shallows. The Toxicroak adds, "Your boyfriend does not appear to be fairing any better."

"Wh-?!" You wince at that. Obviously, it was a mistake, but if Jackal heard that...he might just charge over and roast this frog where he stood. You try to downplay it and assure the Toxicroak without raising your voice. "We're not...that. He's just a friend helping me on my...quest, of sorts."

"Oh~?" The Toxicroak cups his hands together. "That's delightful then. So he won't mind this~" All of a sudden, the frog whisks his arms around you and scoops you up into almost a bridal-style hold. You grunt at the sudden change of gravity and resist at first.

"Whoa, hey, what are you-?" You huff aloud.

The frog shakes his head and croaks with a smile, "I will not allow you to walk on that leg through this bog until it is properly treated. There are many beasties about, so we can continue this conversation back in my hut." He whistles over to the Typhlosion, "Helloooo~! I'll be taking your pooch. You're welcome to tag along, 'friend', if you'd like! But I may just keep him if you don't~"

You didn't agree to this. "I didn't agree to thi-mph?!" He silences you with a finger to your muzzle.

Jackal meanwhile confusedly rises up completely and twists around, seeing a Toxicroak carry you away in a direction, having his back to the Typhlosion. "H-Huh?! Lace? Hold on, I'm comin' to get you! Hands off of him, freak!" He spurts whatever little fire he could from the backside pores of his neck before charging forward. Albeit...slowly through waist-deep water.

"Freak? Why I never...!" The Toxicroak mutters to himself with you in tow.