Once we realized that, we acted fast. We had to escape, no matter what. Run, and hurry. He had Mason and Grookey return to their balls, then ran as fast as possible. But we weren't gaining any distance at all! That was only to be expected, since Onix wasn't an outrageously slow Pokémon. No matter how hard we humans ran, we couldn't get away, which led to the scene from earlier.
"Holy crap, nobody told me you were this strong!?"
"Hahaha, I might not be able to run anymore."
"Yuri, hang in there! Miss Sonia, is there anything we can do!?"
"Don't get so reckless just because you're our senior!?"
Hop and I seemed to have plenty left in the tank, but Yuuri was starting to struggle for breath. I could probably keep going a while longer, but my limit wasn't far off.
I needed to do something, fast.
I turned my head as I ran, thinking. There was simply no way to escape like this.
If there was something that could draw its attention... think!
"Miss Sonia! Miss Sonia, didn't you get something like a doll when you first came to the Wild Area?"
"A doll? Do you remember buying one? I'm pretty sure it was a Clefairy. Didn't she tell you to use it in an emergency?"
"Now that you mention it!!"
I reached into my backpack as I ran, searching. It slowed me down a little, but we still had a good lead, so it was fine. I carefully checked the contents and pulled out what I was looking for.
"Found it!!"
What she pulled out was a Clefairy doll. It wasn't just my Pokémon; whenever I visited parks, I often saw others playing with these dolls. They were among Pokémon's favorite toys. For some reason, someone